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to have a pleasant evening, without regard to the ex|M*nse. "But her brother was not the only person to he there that evening. The head of the firm was waiting where ho could sce lw cn . ter, and with him was a policeman. supper was brought, and was pro progressing - gressing progressing finely; we had each taken a glass of champagne, and possibly two glasses, and, as the servant came into the room bringing something I had ordered, he was followed by the head of the firm and the man in blue. Johnson was arrested for theft and his sister for being an accessory to the theft. Both turned pale; the young lady fainted, so that we had to dash water in her face - seriously injuring the elegant dress she wore. John Johnson - son Johnson stoutly denied his guilt. He was taken from the room before his sister recovered. When she came to her senses, we told a par pardonable - donable pardonable falsehood, and said that he had con confessed - fessed confessed everything. She supposed our state statement - ment statement true, and then acknowledged that she had first urged her brother to the commission of the theft, in order to gratify her love of finery. With an eye to economy, she had always induced him, when stealing on her account, to take enough to pay for making up the material, so that she would not be subject to any expense at the dressmaker's. "Johnson maintained his innocence until his sister told him that she had made a con confession. - fession. confession. Then he acknowledged his guilt and explained how the robberies had been carried on. "He had managed to ingratiate himself with the porter who swept out the place after the day's work was over. During the day he would fold the silk he intended to steal into a bundle that might resemble a lot of waste paper, watch his chance, and throw it into a place just large enough to receive it, under a shelf, a few inches above the floor. When the porter swept the store, he brought out the package with his broom, taking care to have a sufficient quantity of waste paper and rubbish lying near to pre prevent - vent prevent attention to the package. In this way he would get it outside, ami take it to his home, where Johnson would call for it. The porter received something for his efforts in the cause of dishonesty, and the stolen projH erty would be taken to Laura's house, whence it would go either to a dressmaker or to a receiver of stolen goods. porter was arrested an hour later, and both he and Johnson received the pun punishment - ishment punishment due to them for their crime. As for the girl who was the'cause of the theft, she was allowed to escape, on condition of leav leaving - ing leaving the city immediately. The firm would have prosecuted her, had it not been for my intercession. I liked the girl, and was ashamed of the trick I had played upon her: but then, you know, it was in the interest of justice, and a man ought to be willing to do anything for the sake of honesty. "It is a little off color to make love to a girl, and pretend you want to marry her, just for the sake of entrapping her into the disclosure of a crime; but this is the way of the world, and anybody who thinks differ differently - ently differently does not know the whole duty of the detective. Why, I have been to a fellow whom I suspected, ami told him that his wife and children had been killed by a rail railway - way railway accident, and got him worked up to a terrible condition of anguish. I did it just to throw him off his guard/make him a little crazy perhaps, and then, while In* did not know what he was about, 1 would accuse him of a crime, and get him to own up. "If a man is going to be a good detective, he must not go frescoing around with any anything - thing anything like feelings. If lie does not go in for all the tricks of the business, he is not likely to succeed in his profession." - Under profession." - Underyround." - yround." profession." - Underyround." KATE FIELDS SEES THE SHAH. Kate Fields, the sprightliest of lady writ writers - ers writers for the press, has iu the New York Tribune a long and lively letter from London, giving an account of the grand re review - view review at Windsor in honor of the Persian -Shah. We quote the best points: Ah, it was a pretty .-nglrt! On three sides a charmingly green field closely mown, large enough to deploy 7,000 troops, hedged in by beautiful elms; on the fourth side, banners unfurled, pavilions overflowing with gaily, dressed women, drags top-neuij »v»tK Eng England's - land's England's aristocracy, officers in effective uni uniforms, - forms, uniforms, sauntering up and down, everybody talking about the Shah and wondering how much longer the show would be postponed. "He asks a great many questions," said one, "and hates music." We all know what he who hath not music in his soul is fit for, and because of this hatred, I suppose, he lias been bullied into attending operas and concerts. It must have delighted Patti, Faure, and the other artists of Covent Gar Garden, - den, Garden, to sing to a man who would not listen to them, who paid no attention whatever to the stage until the appearance of the ballet, when his lorgnette became glued to his eyes. '^l'hat of course," said a Spaniard. "All men, especially Shahs, understand the language of legs." Persian's Heaven is quickly made; 'Tis but dark eyes and lemonade," sings the ballad; but really, judging by Shahs, 1 should say that the "Black Crook" would be the beau ideal of a Persian's para paradise. - dise. paradise. "He's really quite amusing," observed a lady; "at the Stafford house ball he wonder wondered - ed wondered why the nobility danced. 'Why do you wish to make the effort?' he asked; 'why do you not order your servants to dance for you?'" "He's a brute," quietly remarked one Englishman. "He's a beast," chimed in another. "A dirty blackguard," echoed a third. fine pig-sty he'll make of Buck Buckingham - ingham Buckingham palace, with his filthy retinue. Fancy what a condition the kitchen will be iu 1" A fearful bug has made its appearance in our house, which is about half a mile from Buckingham palace, and I firmly be believe - lieve believe it came from Persia. Wc call it the Shall bug, and it is my private opinion that the whole island will be overrun with de devouring - vouring devouring insects imported with Nasr-ed-deen. Nothing would induce me to occupy Buck Buckingham - ingham Buckingham palace after the Persian invasion, and as Victoria detests residing in London, slie will now have a good excuse for residing at Balmoral. ... "He's nothing but a nigger," said a free freeborn - born freeborn Briton, and at this cue trumpets sounded, cannon resounded, and die royal cortege appeared upon the field. _ First came mounted officers, resplendent iu the royal livery of red; thou followed royalty in car carriages - riages carriages and on horses. They were received with cheers, and passed down the field to in inspect - spect inspect the troops drawn up in what would have been a hollow square had there been more sides to it. Along tlie line was played what is called the "Persian Hymn," but as nobody is quite sure that Persia lias any hymn, this baptism is apocryphal. It will serve, however, and as one strain sounds very like the refrain of "Johnny comes marching home," I have not a doubt of its eastern origin. I shall not tell you about the review itself; first, because the cable lias already reported the facts; secondly, because 1 know nothing about military matters and care less. Soldiers in gaudy uniforms, as elements of the pictur picturesque, - esque, picturesque, please me; soldiers as instruments of war repel me. My fervent prayer is that war on laud aud sea will soon be made so deadly as to become too devilish for civilized toleration. Meanwhile, whenever there is a pretty theatrical exhibition at the open-air Theatre Royal, Windsor, may I be a looker lookeron. - on. lookeron. As a spectacle, the review could not have been finer. Seven thousand troops are not imposing, but seven thousand picked troops, marching, trotting, galloping before you, returning again and again, like the supernumeraries of a dramatic pageant, who disappear on one side of the stage only to appear at the other, make a brilliant pano panorama. - rama. panorama. Nothing of the kind can be better than the Horse Guards, mounted half .on black and half on white horses, saddles cov covered - ered covered with black aud white sheepskins, silver breast-plates and helmets glistening iu the sun, their noble beasts keeping time to the music of the band, and so well held in hand that the lines remain unbroken even in gal galloping. - loping. galloping. As troops, the Horse Guards are useless. They cost more than the workers, but they are comparatively few, arid are cer certainly - tainly certainly nicer to look at than the Cataract of tite Ganges with real livery horses. Then the Life Guards marched magnificently, aud mili military - tary military men indulged in enthusiastic applause as they passed in double column. The High Highlanders - landers Highlanders were extremely picturesque in their kilts, bare knees, and towering bear-skins; so also was not the Prince of Wales riding at the head of Ids regiment. What is it to belong to a ruling family! The Prince of Wales is colonel of four regiments, draws Ids pay for all, has the fun of wearing four different uniforms, and never docs a day's military work. We haven't quite attained to this, but there is no knowing what the next four vears may do for us. His Royal Highness 'the Duke of Cambridge, com commander-in-chief - mander-in-chief commander-in-chief of Ute British army, like-

LOVE AND JUSTICE. Some years ago it was mv fortune to be become - come become acquainted with a professional detec detectivo. - tivo. detectivo. He was not of the elegant sort whoso labors are confined only to the exposure and punishment of crimes of the higher grades, but he was a man who, to use his own lan language - guage language to me one day, was "ready for any anything.'' - thing.'' anything.'' He told me several stories of his experience. He did not present documenta documentary - ry documentary evidence of their authenticity, and some of them were, too much for my belief, oth others - ers others were plausible enough to be true, and, as the man always appeared to have plenty of money, I concluded that he must be an ex expert - pert expert at the business. One evening he told me his experience in working up a ease of robbery, which 1 will endeavor to give as nearly as possible in his own words: "A dry goods merchant on Broadway had lost a considerable amount of property at va various - rious various times, but on one occasion there was a large quantity taken. Of course the clerks in the establishment were suspected, but there waq no way of discovering whether they were guilty or not. A close watch had been set on all of them, but nothing could be discovered. I was engaged to work up the case, and, to enable me to do so, 1 was employed in the store as an extra clerk and salesman. It was thought that the foreman ami the floor-walkers might be guilty of the robbery, and, therefore, they were not taken into the secret. The head of the house explained, however, to the foreman that 1 was a relative of his wife, and had been thrown upon him to provide for. It was therefore understood that I was not to be required to work very hard, and was to be allowed t<» go out whenever I asked per permission. - mission. permission. With this understanding 1 went to work at my new business. 1 did not know anything about dry goods, nor about selling I them, and consequently they put me upon the commonest articles, which were not in very great demand. This gave me plenty of time for looking around and observing the habits of the clerks. "I became ;icquainted with one after another, but made no headway for several weeks in discovering the secret. 1 accom accompanied - panied accompanied the clerks to their rooms occasionally, and sometimes we were at the theatre to together. - gether. together. 1 knew the salaries that were paid in the establishment, and 1 knew just how much money each man could afford to spend, aud my object was to find out what man among them was living beyond his income. All of them appeared to be quiet, well-be well-behaved - haved well-behaved young men. Some of them were mem members - bers members of the Young Men's Christian associa association, - tion, association, and others patronized the Mercantile library, and spent most of their evenings there. Three or four were a little inclined to fast lives, but evidently did not have inonev enough to carry out their wishes. "After a time 1 found that one, who was the most quiet and unobtrusive of the whole lot, seemed to be living a little beyond his means. Upon him 1 fixed my suspicion, and watched him closely, both in the store and out of it. -'He and 1 became fast friends. We went about the city together; we visited theatre and beer gardens, and on Sunday took a trip to Coney island, where we occasionally spent several dollars in entertaining ourselves and chance acquaintances; but the young man, whom I will call Johnson, was constantly on his guard, and whenever I proposed any new amusement or any additional <*xpense. he always opposed it and said that he could not afford it. though somehow he did gener generally - ally generally afford it before we got through. "I found he had a sister living in Harlem. Occasionally, but not often, she called at the store. She rarely bought anything, and never remained longer than a few minutes. He visited her every few days, though some sometimes - times sometimes a week or two might intervene be between - tween between his journeys to the place where she Jived. Several times, when lie was absent and 1 knew he was to be away for the even evening, - ing, evening, 1 visited his room and searched it care carefully - fully carefully ; but Mover a tiling ooul.l I Hiul h* im plicate him in the robbery. Not a scrap of silk or lace or anything of the sort could ever be discovered in the room. *-1 ncii a 10 be introduced to his sister, and of course 1 pretended a great liking for her. She was living in a very quiet way in a boarding house, and was a teacher on a small salary in one of the public schools. Having ascertained her salary ami calculating her expenses, making an esti estimate - mate estimate of the value of her clothing as nearly as 1 could. I was satisfied she was living somewhat beyond her salary. "One day Johnson told me. that he was going with his sister to a school picnic. He had obtained leave of absence from the store, and 1 thought it an excellent time to make investigations. So I went to his sis sister's - ter's sister's boarding house, inquired for the young lady, and of course, was told that she was away. 1 explained, to the landlady that I had received a message saying that she would be at home several hours earlier than she had expected, and that I was to meet her that afternoon to go on another excursion. I said that it was about time for her to reach home, ami, if the land landlady - lady landlady had no objection, I would wait in the parlor. As 1 had been there frequently, and the landlady knew me, she made no ob objection. - jection. objection. Luckily she went out a tew min minutes - utes minutes after, and gave me more freedom to operate than I had expected. I immediately went to the young lady's room - of course it was very Impolite forme to do so - and searched it thoroughly. It is of no use telling you all 1 found there, un unless - less unless you have never been in a lady's room and do not know what it contains. Bhe had a very good wardrobe, better than most young women in her position. It struck me as very odd that she had four dresses of rich black silk, which did not appear to have been made a very great while. Four dresses of black silk are a pretty good supply for a school teacher on a small salary, and i made up my mind that the silk came from the dry drygoods - goods drygoods store where Johnson was engaged. "Therejis a great difference between be believing - lieving believing a thing and proving it. You may be certain of it from the circumstances, but it may not be very easy for you to go into court and show its reality. Now, here-was my predicament. I thought four dresses were too many for one young lady, just as 1 once thought when I searched a man's trunk and found fourteen coats of different sizes, and no trousers or vests, that it was a re remarkable - markable remarkable wardrobe for a man to have. But bow was Ito get at the fact, and show the connection between the wearing apparel of Miss Johnson und the Broadway dry goods store ? , , "To help matters along, I made love to Miss Johnson in the regular way, referred to my relations with the dry goods house, and obtained an endorsement from the head of the firm, as a relative of his wife. 1 was getting along well, only I did not want to propose and get an engagement, because that might make the situation a little awkward. I deferred the day of proposal on the ground that my uncle in the country, from whom I had expectations, was opposed to my mar marriage. - riage. marriage. except to a lady of his choosing; and that 1 should be obliged to wait until he had handed in his checks, which would be before a great while, as he had a lovely cough, and the rheumatism, supplemented with the dys dyspepsia - pepsia dyspepsia and gout, so that the situation was perfectly charming. "Johnson approved of my rfttentions to his sister, and of course we became warmer friends than ever. All this time 1 was stu<ly stu<lying - ing stu<lying to entrap the two, so as to fasten the rob robl>ery - l>ery robl>ery of the dry goods house upon them. One day I pretended a great admiration for a certain kind of silk that I had seen at the store. 1 told Laura that it suited her com complexion - plexion complexion exactly, and was just the dress she ought to wear? It was a light-colored silk, of a peculiar shade, which had been made expressly to order for the dry goods house, and 1 knew that they had the monopoly of it. I spoke about it several times, and said 1 hoped, one of these days, to be able to present her with a dress of this sort, but did not know when it would be, as my income, just at that time, was too small for any lavish expense. "Love for me made the girl incautious. Four or five days later, twenty or thirty yards of this silk were missing from the store; and in a week or more, when I made a call. Laura surprised me with a dress of the material I had so much admired. 1 praised it, and praised her, and she was happy. "I invited her to accompany me the fol following - lowing following evening to a theatre, and told her she must wear that dress; that I wanted her to be the prettiest and best dressed woman there; and, dressed in that, I knew she would be. We went to the theatre, and afterwards to Dehnonico's, where 1 had arranged to be shown to a private room for supper. I had invited her brother to join us, and, to avoid his suspecting anything, 1 told him that the day before I had received a remittance of fifty dollars from my uncle, aud was going

make us distinctively men and women - womenthose those womenthose powers of reason that gather the facts of the universe and construct the philoso philosophies - phies philosophies of the schools; those powers of aspira aspiration - tion aspiration that make the men who live in time the fiossesson of heaven's gifts - it is a fact no one can deny that all these noblest faculties - at least, in our present use of them - are immediately dependent on our bodies. No soul can be effective that is not well organ organized. - ized. organized. Christians in this age, and especially in this land, need well-formed, symmetrical, compacted, fibrous bodies, more than they need architectural beauty in their churches, or fasts and vigils for their souls. Hence, I cannot deplore the tendency now apparent in our country, to drive out dyspepsia and subordinate nerves in a development of a type of manhood that will be at once elastic and strong. Ido not altogether like profes profesdonal - donal profesdonal boating nor professional base ball clubs, and I have no liking at all for horse racing as such; the betting and pool selling connected therewith I utterly abhor; but in tlie aggregate of this general tendency that promises to the i>eople sounder bodies, and therefore sounder minds, I plant some seeds of my worldly hope for human redemption. A Device to Prevent Check Raising. - Bankers and business men generally know' to their sorrow the artifices usually resorted to by swindlers and forgers for the purpose of obtaining money. Among the most com common - mon common of their artifices is the process known as "check raising," i. e., increasing the amount for which a check was orignally drawn. This is usually done by some slight alterations in tlie body of carelessly drawn checks, or by the expert use of chemicals in erasing the filling in of the amounts in those more carefully written, and the substitution of larger amounts. To prevent this species of fraud a simple device has been patented by W. J. Comly, at Pettingill's, which seems more effectual than the usual one of punch punching - ing punching the figures, It consists of a square table attached to the ordinary bank check, divided into six rows, each containing a complete set of Arabic numerals, and marked respec respectively - tively respectively "units, tens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands and hundreds of thou thousands." - sands." thousands." Over these numerals are six con consecutive - secutive consecutive blank spaces. The check is filled out in the usual manner. The figures, in this case supposed to lie $8,627, are placed on the blank spaces over the numerals as they stand, 8 in the "thousand" column, 6 in the "hundred,'' etc. When this is done it is necessary to seek the printed numerals be below, - low, below, punching out the figure 8 in the "thou, sand" column, the 6in the "hundred," the 2 in the "tens" and the 7 in the "units" columns. The two blank spaces in the table to the left of the written numerals are then punched out and the check is complete. If two holes are punched in any of the printed columns or the table is detached from the check it is invalid. Tlie process consumes only one-eighth of a minute and is an abso absolute - lute absolute security. The Rise of Reuter. - Twelve years ago each London newspaper had a special correspondent in each place of note upon the continent. .Inasmuch as the facts of news to be transmitted were similar, Reuter argued that one agent in each place was suf sufficient - ficient sufficient to furnish all the papers all the news. He went to the managers of the London journals and asked them to use his dispatches free of charge. According to a correspon correspondent - dent correspondent he said: "I vant you to zee my leetle telegrams and use zem as you like. I vant no money. Just zay ze dispatch comes vrom Mr. Reuter. I shall be entirely zatis zatisfied." - fied." zatisfied." The dispatches were used. Time showed that the statements made in the Reuter telegrams were accurate. The Lon London - don London journals discharged their special agents and subscribed to Reuter's agency. The little Jew became in and of himself an asso associated - ciated associated press. His charges, though much less to his patrons than the expense of the old system, yielded him a most liberal mar margin, - gin, margin, and the Jew becomes a baron, the hus husband - band husband of a beautiful lady, the owner of a winter residence, a summer residence, and a cottage by the sea; the occupant of the most desirable box at the opera, and the most ex excellent - cellent excellent carriage at the Derby - all the result of "my leetle telegrams." No one charges dishonesty upon the prosperous baron; his WiU tlie legtimate profit from the continent intrust their otiidiai /v uerfa^.Xhe to his agents for publication to the world, and tlie general confidence in his good name seems fairly merited. A Tough Story. - Tlie Christian Union, whose editors are all honorable men, vouches for the truth of this story: It concerns a terrier and a cat. The dog's part was chiefly passive, but he must have possessed remark remarkable - able remarkable qualities to awaken the affection which the cat had for him; so we record with honor the name of Pip. We do not know the cat's name, which is a pity, for she deserves what whatever - ever whatever immortality a newspaper can bestow. Thus, then, it fell out: Pip fell sick, and for several days lay languidly in one place, eat eating - ing eating nothing. Again and again the cat brought to him bits of the food given to her, and tried to coax him to eat, but in vain. At last one day a woman sitting in the room where they were saw the cat, who had been watching Pip with evident anxiety, dart suddenly out of the window and rush across the street. In a moment she came back carrying something in her mouth, which she brought to Pip and laid down. Pip got up, sniffed at it, then turned away and laid down. The cat drag dragged - ged dragged it close to him, and thrust it under his nose. Thus persuaded, he tasted it, and ate half of it. Puss then carried the remainder to the grass plot, and herself fell to work on it with a good appetite. It proved, on exam examination, - ination, examination, to be a hot mutton chop! The per person - son person who watched the affair went to the house across the way, and asked in the kit kitchen - chen kitchen if they had mutton chops that day. "Yes," was tlie answer, "and as the dish stood before the fire, in rushed your cat, and before we could stop her she carried off one of the chops!" Weare happy to add that Pip got well. The Christian Union should take heed to the eighth verse of the twenty^ first chapter of Revelations. Gallantry of an American Student. - An accident occurred the other day upon the Hartz mountains tlie circumstances of which, as reported, are highly-honorable to a young American concerned. This gentle gentleman, - man, gentleman, Mr. Tatham, formed one of a party of student excursionists from the Prussian school of Miner. It proved nearly dark when they reached the chasm and looked down it. Unhappily one of the party, a German, named Krawel, somehow lost his footing, and was precipitated down the preci precipice - pice precipice at the edge of which his companions were standing into the depth below, where all sight of him was lost. His comrades dispersed in search of aid, but it proved too late to do anything effectual before night completely closed, and their dismay was added to greatly when they missed Mr. Tat Tatham, - ham, Tatham, who was supposed to have perished in a vain attempt to rescue Krawel. At dawn the other students were on tlie spot with plenty of aid, and to their surprise saw the gleam of a small fire far below in the chasm into which their comrade had fallen. It turned out that Mr. Tatham had managed to scramble down after the fallen man by the aid of bushes and rocks, and finding the ob object - ject object of his search though terribly bruised still alive and partly sensible, had tended him through the night, covering him with Ids own outer clothes, and keeping up a fire of sticks both against the cold and as a signal for aid from above. Although the height down which Herr Krawel fell, or more properly rolled, is reported to be o>er 200 feet, he had broken no limb, and was making a good recovery at the last accounts, thanks' to Mr. Tatham - Gazette.

fhihi ffress. SATUWdAY .11 i.\ 1?. ICTIIYOLOGIUAL DEDUCTIONS. The appended "ancient ami fish-like" reflec reflections - tions reflections upon the vanity of human pirtensions, by the tlmh'r of a fossil Ganoidian, appear in the Indianapolis Journal without credit to their clever author: THE GANOin. With a biscuit in my pocket, and a hammer in my hand, (.'hipping bits from off the strata that were crop cropping - ping cropping o'er the land, Wearied out, at length 1 rested by a fracture fresh and new, And gaizvd in languid humor at the thing it brought to view. I had found an ancient casket that e'en Agassiz would hall, When ho saw beneath its cover that a Ganoid curled its tail. It was lying half imbedded in its matrix in the stone, While, scintillating round it, bright micaceous fragments shown; And 1 thought of ail the weary, sad, and slow re revolving - volving revolving years Since the earth commenced her circling search for light amid the spheres; And the huge Icthyosaurus must have felt his courage fail In the turbulence around him, when this Ganoid curled his tail. When from out this turbid ocean seethed an at atmosphere - mosphere atmosphere of steam, And the waves refused, in darkness, to reflect a single beam, And barren rocks that dimly rose, like spectres o'er the waste. Glowed grimly for a little while, then disappeared in liaste; Melted down in heat and horror, even gneiss could not prevail In those liquidating eras when this Ganoid curled his tail. Check the onward inarch of nature, and roll back the wheels of time, From the morn when Eden blossomed in its fresh- ness and its prime, Roll them backward: roll them backward, back backward - ward backward still, and backward more, Through cycles till the effort strain the mind till it is sore: Still, a nebula beyond you,down within the past's dim vale, Are those years unchronologic, when this Ganiod curled his tail. And 1 thought of all the struggles that we make with much ado, To preserve our name from sinking for a century or two; How the deeds of warrior, poet, stern philosopher, and sage, Are writ in brilliant letters on the past's historic page; And yet the ' ears the best have won are but a fabric trail By the grand, unnumbered eras since this Ganoid curled his tail. You're satisfied with glory, and you think the thing is done, If you perish in the conflict and a marble bust is won. Here's a rival, look upon him; this is not a carved ideal, For a'lime infusion keeps him still original and real. The antiseptic properties of fame would prove but frail, Had you done your deeds of wonder when the Ganoid curled his tail. Perhaps in scaly armor, up and down those an ancient - cient ancient seas Roamed he, with restless appetite that nothing could appease, Crushing hosts and shoals of beings, every one of which that ran Might, in course of time and season, have de developed - veloped developed up to man. But Futa sic prnfulgent, and we only can bewail Our dear relations slaughtered when this Ganiod curled his tail. But it is a sad reflection, sad and stern enough for tears, To know that blood and carnage trail along the track of years; That Love, and Peace, and Mercy had not even then began To sow the seeds of quiet for the future coming man; And the cries of God's first creatures was a uni universal - versal universal wail Of fierce and brutal conflict when this Ganiod curled his tail. LETTER FROM BOSTON. [From Our Regular Correspondent.] Boston, July 18, 1873. Spence 1, «.-, name find tame are not altogether unknown in your locality, was before the supreme court to day - or rather his case was - his counsel applying for a reduction of bail, which is now $20,000. Pettis now lies in jail in this city awaiting the result of exceptions taken on his late trial before the superior court for being ac accessory - cessory accessory before the fact to the uttering of forged checks on the Third national bank of Boston. Judge Morton was on the bench. Attorney General Train and District Attor Attorney - ney Attorney May represented the government, while Hon. George S. Hillard and M. F. Dickinson appeared for the petitioner. It was claimed that the bail v.as excessive by the prisoner's counsel, a view which was strongly combated by the government. The district attorney represented Pettis as one of the smartest villains in the country, who had pursued an uninterrupted career of crime for fifteen years. Superintendent Kelso of New York had declared him the greatest rogue in that city and had stated as a proof of his adroitness that he had been trying in vain for years to get him into state prison. He was the consulting engineer of all the heavy gangs of burglars in the coun country, - try, country, including the Boylston bank robbers, and was the associate of Glover and all the smart criminals, and there was little doubt that he had a hand in the Bank of England forgeries. The bail was fixed by the judge who had presided at the trial of Pettis, and in view of the crime with which the prisoner was charged, and the certainty of his guilt, the amount of his bail was not un unreasonable. - reasonable. unreasonable. Mr. Hillard insisted that Pet Pettis - tis Pettis could be reached in any part of the coun country - try country if out on bail, and that there was no danger of his attempting to forfeit it. W hile admitting that his client might be a danger dangerous - ous dangerous man, he declared that he was entitled to stand under the constitution of the country, which said that excessive bail should not be required. Judge Morton, after summing up the arguments of the petitioner's counsel, gave it as his opinion that a case had not been made out, and that consequently the application could not be granted. So Spence will have to remain in his present snug quarters, and the banks of the country will be assured a further rest. THE COMMON COUNCIL yesterday decided to take a vacation, and ad adjourned - journed adjourned until September - an act which is not only a godsend to the ixqwrters but to the city. We have a suflicient amount of completed city legislation on hand - such as it us for the next three years, and they still keep piling it up. The fathers have not yet acted upon the question of reor reorganizing - ganizing reorganizing the fire department, although it has gone so far as to appoint a committee and give it carte blanche to travel whithersoever it listeth in search of information. Some Sometime-in - time-in Sometime-in the dim future something may be done, though even that is a matter'of uncer uncertainty. - tainty. uncertainty. It was decided lust evening that the apartments to be used as city offices should be located in Niles's block, instead of Pem Pemberton - berton Pemberton square, as at first proposed. THE BOOT AND SHOE MARKET. In spite of serious drawbacks the volume of trade increases, as it naturally should do at this season, and the tone of the market is more assured than for some time past. Ihe week's shipments of boots and shoes to places outside of New England foot up to 15,823 cases, against 11,744 in the previous week, and against 26,251 in the corresponding week of last year. The total shipments since Jan January - uary January Ist to places outside of New England, irrespective of those on Bsston account made from the factories direct, amount to 644,777, against 602,828 the first twenty-nine weeks in 1872. Carl. Jones was telling of a friend of his, who came near being drowned, but. who kept ns cool all the while as you could imagine until he was finally rescued. Smith said he didn't believe any one ever kept a school under such circumstances, ami this led Junes to inquire. "Who said anything about keeping school?"

perial nose rested a pair of gold spec spectacles - tacles spectacles that would slip down, and in consequence, seeing I to absorb most of the imperial attention. Whether the Shah enjoyed the review or not, I cannot say. All I know is that he looked at the pavilions quite as much as he looked at the troops, and turned his horse's back on the review whenever a favorable opportiunty occurred. Once or twice the Prince of Wales rode to his side and talked for a few moments; sev several - eral several times the Duke of Cambridge entered into conversation with him, ami was re rewarded - warded rewarded by a Persian sabre presented to him by order of the Shah before the beginning of the sham fight. His Highness seemed to be immensely tickled and handed it over to the queen, who examined it closely, while Nasr-ed-deeu stared on immovable, as if he regulated creation, and the creatures about him were children, to be endured, and occa occasionally - sionally occasionally to be encouraged. The supreme moment arrived when Jolin Brown and the queen's footman got oil the royal box and produced a small luncheon bask basket. - et. basket. John Brown is a sturdy, gray grayhaired - haired grayhaired Scotchman, who might pass for a respectable father of a respectable family. The footman was resplendent in red, but otherwise resembled the rest of his noble breed. Who was the basket for? It was small. It certainly would not "go round." What was in it? First came a bottle of stout. This was poured out into one glass and handed to her Majesty. Then came some sandwiches. These were placed on one plate and handed to her Majesty. How could 1 see? By the finest glass that ever my two eyes looked through. "Whatever are they doing?" asked one of my neighbors. I answered, "her Majesty is drinking stout and eating sandwiches." "You don't say so! Well, she does eat im immensely'.'' - mensely'.'' immensely'.'' It may be republican prejudice, but really, if I'd been English I'd have been ashamed of my queen. To sit in a caiTiag«' and eat and' drink by her herself, - self, herself, with Shahs, royalty, lords, com commons - mons commons and people around, witli lunch not long gone before and dinner not far dis distant, - tant, distant, struck me as decidedly vulgar. If the Shah had then and there invoked his impe imperial - rial imperial coffee pot and hookah, the picture would have been complete. But no, he turned and gazed impassively, and if he thought queer things he kept them to himself. So, too, did the Czarowitz, a tall, fair Russian, who kept his horse in the background and seemed a model of unobtrusiveness - which amused me immensely, considering the relative po positions - sitions positions of Russia and Persia, and how the Shah is nothing more nor less than Baron Reuter's *> - mind; Russia doesn tcare. AnJ apiopos. u,. . ' Vn (l . v why me Duke Alexis was sent to AnwfW®, and is still traveling all over the world? Because he was so absurd as to fall in love with a charming young woman be beneath - neath beneath him in station, because lie was yet more absurd to marry her, because his father became very much enraged at this outrage, and because the practical order went forth to separate the pair, in the hope of killing love by separation. Nice, is it not? The more I think of it, tlie more I see reasons for sympathy between a despotism ami a republic like our own. But to return to Windsor. Side by side sat the Princess of Wales and her sister, the Czarevana, both dressed alike, both womanly and pretty. The Czarevana is fresher, and they do say that she was sent to England because the Shah admired her. and thus to counteract any effect produced upon him by the Prin Princess - cess Princess of Wales. I don't believe it, but what difference does that make? The average Englishman thinks that Russia is the root of all evil. If cholera or a financial panic, or rinderpest, or potato famine, or an Ala Alabama - bama Alabama treaty, disturbs the public peace, Rus Russia - sia Russia is to blame. Silver City, the county scat of Grant county in New Mexico, a flourishing town of several hundred houses, was only three years ago the home of hostile Apaches. The dis discovery - covery discovery of silver deposits in New Mexico about four years ago caused a great influx of miners into that territory, but as the precious metal was generally found in veins which could only' be worked with the aid of ex expensive - pensive expensive machinery, poor miners generally found their labor anything but remunerative. One day a party of these men, on their way to the Pinos Altos gold diggings, which have always yielded to industrious workers two or three dollars a day, by mere accident ran across some rich chloride ore lying on tlie surface of the ground, which was easily re reduced, - duced, reduced, and assayed several hundred dollars per ton. They at once went to work. Those who had mules put up arrastras and went to grinding. Those less fortunate followed the Mexican plan, built little stone furnaces and smelted out fifteen or twenty dollars at a time. That was the beginning of Silver City, which now contains four quartz mills, several others being in process of erection, with substantial brick buildings of various kinds, and the usual complement of hotels and business houses. Silver City is only seventy-five miles north of the Mexican border, and labor is therefore cheap, as men can be hired from Mexico for thirty or forty dollars a month. - N. Y. Sun. Muscular Christianity. - One of the signs of the times is the renewed attention given by thoughtful men to judicious muscu muscular - lar muscular development. We have long heard the phrase "muscular Christianity" used with more or less flippancy, as if it were a passing fancy, an idle catchword. Now here is a clergyman, the Rev. O. P. Safford of Spring Springfield, - field, Springfield, Mass., who seems to have some fresh ideas on the well-worn theme, and he strikes out with them right manfully. Preaching last week on the subject of the Christian race (Ist Corinthians, ix., 24, 25), he said, among other things: 1 heartily rejoice in the present tendency to exalt the body through friendly physical contests; I believe it betokens good. Twenty years ago, within my own remembrance, dyspepsia was at a premium, and soft-hand soft-handed - ed soft-handed and soft-headed beau-fops were the pre prevailing - vailing prevailing type of tlie gentleman. Then no young lady was interesting except she was delicate and likely soon to die. Chalk and vinegar and such health-destroying agents were said to be means used for obtaining the complexions that were fashionable. ell, the war took a great deal of that nonsense out of us. A different idea of manhood and womanhood has come to be cherished. Jt was come to be a recognized fact that Chris Christianity - tianity Christianity has a claim on men's bodies as well as souls, and that sound bodies are no less really to the praise of God than souls, kept free from the great transgressions. Now there may be possible evils in this tendency. So there are evils connected with every ten tendency - dency tendency and every usage. You say that men ought not to exalt their bodies and thereby degrade themselves to a department where animals will be superior to their best. After a man has run his three-mile heat and ob-

gouse ^urnishinn. [AM E S BItOAD BEN T, DEALEH IN NEW AND SECOND-HAND FURNITURE, And Furnishing Goods of all kinds, 390 Main Street, (UpStairs) Worcester. Cash paid lor second-hand furniture. -Im jol JOB ALL KIND 8 O F FURNITURE, Feathers, Mattresses, Crockery, CLOCKS, TABLE & POCKET CUTLERY, WINDOW SHADES, Children's Carriages, &c., C. V. Putnam's, Nos. 243 and 947 Main St.. WORCESTER, .... MASS, ts 11128 JOHN D.UHOLLAR&UO. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS FURNITURE - AND - Upholstery Goods, are now prepared to show as LARGE and COM COMJ'LETE - J'LETE COMJ'LETE a Stock of Furniture as can be seen in any city in New England, awl we invite the people of Worcester and neighboring towns to call and ex examine - amine examine our goods. On Our first Floor may be found a choice selection of UPHOLSTERY GOODS. LACES. CURTAINS, SHADES, CORDS, TASSELS, TRIMMINGS, RED SPREADS, PILLOW SHAMS, ETC. Book Cases, Hat Trees, Ladies' Desks and Office Furniture. ON OUR SECOND FLOOR We are offering PARLOR SUITES at very Low Prices indeed. We have a new style Panel Frame Parlor Suit, covered in Hair Cloth and Terry, which we are selling from #BO to $135. The same in Flush from #IOO to #175. These suits are really worth more money than any we have ever sold at that price. We have many other stvles in this line of liner stock and materials, which we shall be happy at all times to show. On this floor also can be seen a large variety of Mlll Mlll - - Mlll TABLES, CHAIRS and DINING FURNI FURNITURE. - TURE. FURNITURE. We would call especial attention to our SIDEBOARDS, which we arc selling at very low and medium prices, and would say to anyone in search of such, to give us a call and examine for themselves. Persons wishing to see CHAMBER FURNITURE are taken to our THIRD FLOOR by a Patent Safety Passenger Elevator, where we have a nice stock of Painted Chamber Suits, which are selling fast, at prices ranging from #26 to #75. These suits are of our own design and finish, and arc well worth the attention of buyers. Our usual quantity of Ash and Walnut Chamber Suits are kept up to the well-known standard, and are marked at prices that will defy competition. Call and see MARBLE TOP WALNUT SUITS, Selling from #BO to #l5O. Mr. GEO. W. GIBBS, for many years in the em employ - ploy employ of the late D. B. Maynard, will hereafter be found at our store, where he will be pleased to see all his old friends and as many new ones as will give him a call. JOHN I). CHOLLAR & CO., No. 472 Main Street. OPPOSITE OLD SOUTH CHURCH. al-dly _ JACOB E I D T , UPHOLSTERER. FURNITURE MADE AND REPAIRED. Special attention given to making FINE PARLOR SUITS AND LOUNGES. Hair Mattresses Made to Order. Window Shades made and hung. All work per pertainin'!; - tainin'!; pertainin'!; to the upholstery business promptly ex executed. - ecuted. executed. No. 620 Main Street, ly WORCESTEB, MASS. 11122 ^anhi mid ganltcr#. M° N E y TO LOAN BY H. M. RICE & CO., Central Exchange, Old Pest Office Building. M « jy O T I C E Money to loan! UY L. A. BLY & CO., jel «i Cor. Main A Pleasant Sts. gAMUEL T. BIGELOW, B A NT K E R , People's Savings Bank Building, MAIN STREET, WORCESTER. Bonds, Gold, Silver and Coupons bought and sold. Railway and Bank Stocks bought and sold on commission. . , , Drafts issued on England, Ireland and Scotland for .UI and upwards. ' ml-tl UICE, WHITING & BULLOCK, BANKERS, Corner Main and Pearl Streets, Worcester, Buy and sell Railroad, City and County Bonds. Special attention given to orders for the pur purchase - chase purchase and sale of Stocks at NEW YORK and BOSTON BOARDS. Agents for the Various Lines of European Steamships. Persons contemplating going abroad will find -at our office Cabin Flans of the Steamers of the several 1 ines, thus enabling them to select and secure rooms without the delay and expense of applying at the principal offices in New York or Boston.' Letters of Credit furnished available in all the principal cities of Europe. Drafts Drawn Payable in any City in Europe. ^"United States Passports procured without charge. H al I|jONEY TO LOAN BY ESTABKOOK & SMITH, 424 Main Street, Worcester, Mass. a 8 ly _____ gybarto and £iflars. ATEW CIGAR & TOBACCO STORE. WM. Gr. FRANCK, 533 Main St., opposite Chatham, manufacturer of Fine Cigars, Dealer in Tobacco, Pipes and Snuff. Also Agent for the CELEBRATED CORNING GLORY FINE CUT. 533 Main Street. ni2o-i y nn reward""'will' be PAID for the apprehension and conviction of the person or persons who have stolen or may steal Tur. Daily Press from the doors of subscribers, where they arc deposited by our earners. EDWABD B> FISKE * CO. Worcester, May». l»ob_ :f nfrlO_ TJOSTER PRINTING IN ALL J- SIZES, iu Black aud Colors, at the Frauklin Job Office*

^xriirsimts. |? X 0 V it s i o N POST 10 O. A. IL Will make their SaZ fifth H ANNUAL EXCURSION ja Y HOCK Y POINT and NEWPOHT Friday, July 25, 1873, Accompanied by the Worcester National Band, 22 Pieces. All friends of the order are cordially invited. A. M. PARKER, 1 Committee ,1. B. WILLARD,' of GEO. EAMES, ) Arrangements. jy!2 J2&W I MM E B TO URI ST S. T lIE BOSTON, BARRE & GARDNER R.R. CO. Have made arrangements for the season to furn furnish - ish furnish EXCURSION TICKETS AT REDUCED RATES for HOOSAC TUNNEL, SARATOGA & NIAGARA, Via the Hoosac Tunnel Route. Tickets good for 30 days from date, with the prix ilege of stopping off at any point desired. For Tourists and Pleasure Seekers the above route offers the following superior attractions: - Good track, quick time, new ami elegant cars: the splendid six-horse Concord Coaches between Hoosac Tunnel Station and North Adams, a dis distance - tance distance of nine miles, affords relief to the monot monotony - ony monotony of railway travel, and gives an opportunity to view the magnitirent scenery of Hoosac Moun Mountain. - tain. Mountain. The Steamers for comfort, speed and safety are unsurpassed by any in American waters. The scenery of the Dcvrtield Valh-v, Hoosac Mountain, Niagara Falls and Hudson River is unrivalled on this continent. Ask for tickets via B. B. & G. and H. T. Route. I. N. ROSS, jy4 2m Supt. B. B. Ct G. 11. 11., Foster st. ^lothinii and ^ookns. yyii CALL THE ATTENTION OF THE PUBLIC TO OUR CLOSING OUT SALE, as only a few days are left us in which to sell out the bal- ance of our stock. Cali early, it will pay you. G. Hollander & Son. 417 Main St., SIGN OF FULL DRESSED MAN. ts je23 iUiwd and ^o^l. gTR ON G & ROGERS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN COAL, Fire Brick, Clay and Kaolin. Office, No. 416 Main St., al dtf WOBCESTEK, Mass. yy II . JOUB DA N, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in ANTHRACITE AND BITUMINOUS C O A L . OFFICE: | YARD: 2 Lincoln Block, I Green Street. WORCESTER, MASS. alts yy ILD E B & HAMMOND. COAL! OFFICE AND YARD, 113 and 11 o UNION STIiEET. Also, office at No. 6 Foster street. a 3 ts iy o tice. P. BROWN, Manufacturer of aud Wholesale and Retail Dealer in TRUNKS, VALISES, and Carpet Bags, Nil. 370 MAIN STREET, WORCESTER, Solid Leather, Fancy Packing, Common and Ladies' Bonnet and Dress Trunks, Valises and Bags constantly on hand. Repairing done at short notice. 3m Je7 EWENG L A N D CONCRETE COMPANY. Gravel Hoofing A Shingle Paint, CONCRETE & ROOFING MATERIALS FOR SALE. OFFICES - 36O Southbridge St., 26 Pleasant St., at Knowlton & Bacon's Paper Store. I'. O. BOX 285, WORCESTER, MASS. T. C. Rice. - - Lorin Foskit. 2taw ts jyio rj O THE LADI ES . Brown's French Dressing Will make Ladies' and Children's Bootsand Shoes that have become rough and red, and Ladies' Traveling Bags which look so old and rusty that thev are ashamed to carry them, look just as good as new. It will not rub off or smut when wet. Softens the leather. No lady will be without it alter one trial. Beware of imitations and coun counterfeits. - terfeits. counterfeits. For sale everywhere. B. F. BROWN & CO., Proprietors, jc3 TuTh&S 3m Boston. _ ^HORE HOUSE LOTS TO LEASE. For a term of years, at Cherry Grove, on Narragansett Bay, in Rhode Island. These lots are 4' a miles from Providence, near the beach, the railroad depot ami the steamboat wharf, from whence the boats leave hourly. The elevation is tine, overlooking the bay, the land is well covered with trees and has excellent spring water, with fine boating, Ashing, *!tr. Price from 85 to S2O a vear. Address A. A. M HI lE, .iMey .iMeybosset - bosset .iMeybosset street, Providence, 11.1. je!9TSTul2t GBEAT SAVING TO THE PUB PUBLIC. - LIC. PUBLIC. Every one wishing to DIG A WELL FOR WATER Can have a Living Spring found them by calling on the subscriber. WILLIAM E. HI Residence 16 Stockwell's Block, Mechanic st. Office 2 Brinley Hall. TSTutf jes TAOLITICAL PBINTING DONE A at Bhorto st notice at this Office.

and ^'OW IS THE TIME TO BUY A Cheviot Suit. WE OFFER TO-DAY 250 CHEVIOT SUITS at a large discount from former prices. Ono lot of Forty Fancy CHEVIOT SUITS, at $ll.OO, Former price 815.00. One lot of Thirty-live CHEVIOT SUITS at $13.00, Former price sl7. One lot of Thirty Genuine Scotch CHEVIOT SUITS at $15.00, Former price 820.00. Seventy-live CHEVIOT SUITS, in different lots, at equally low prices. We also have about Sev Seventy - enty Seventy CHEVIOT SUITS that we shall close out for $3.50, $7.50 & $8.50 Per Suit. Having recently purchased in JOB LOTS over 800 pairs FANCY CASSIMERE PANTS, we oiler them to our customers at prices less than the cloth can be bought for at retail: $4.00 to $5.00 buys a pair of Fine Cassimcre Fants worth from 87.00 to SB.OO. I). H. EAMES & CO., ONE PRICE CLOTHIERS, Corner of Main and Front Sts., lyd&w WORCESTER. jelS ]> O U N D TO SELL! EVERY LINEN GARMENT In our large stock at some price during the NEXT GO IYAYS. Also, our THIN WOMENS, ALPACAS, and in fact every vestige of our SUMMER STOCK OF CLOTHING, FURNISHING GOODS - AND - CUSTOM SUITINGS ! WE MUST CLOSE OUT These goods to make room for our Fall Stock, now in process of manufacture in our Work Workrooms. - rooms. Workrooms. Prices made to insure the removal of the goods. IN SPECIALTIES a We oiler a large line of SHERIDAN AND KNICKERBOCKER Suits for Children At $5, $6 and $7 a Suit, About half price. ALSO, A LOT OF CHILDREN'S Linen Blouse Suits I'or $2 to Close Them, LOT OF BOYS' AND YOUTHS' SCOTCH SUITS Going at Half Price, BIG DRIVE IN MEN'S PANTS For $2, $3, $4 and $3 a Pair. Come early, ami remember that wo close our store at 6 o'clock every evening except on Satur Saturday. - day. Saturday. WARE, PRATT & CO. CLOTHIERS, FIRST NATIONAL BANK BLOCK, MAIN STREET. d&wtf d lO MR . & MRS. LLOYD, 230 FRONT STREET. Cash paid for all kinds of Second-Hand Clothing. Money to loan on Watches, Chains, Diamonds, Clothing, and other personal property. Also cleaning and repairing. >y D A V~I D B RANA M, CLOTHES Cleaned and Repaired, DYEING DONE TO ORDER, SECOND HAND CLOTHING BOUGHT AND SOLD, ly 88 Exchange St., Worcester. m 24 limit dries and ^yORCESTE R STEAM LAUNDRY AND DYE HOUSE, No, 80 Southbridge St, and 242 Main St. Newly fitted up with the best facilities and every convenience necessary to produce the very best work at the shortest notice. CRIMPING, FLUTING and POLISHING done in superior style. Laundry wholly in charge of female help. jyfldSnu HENRY ADAMS. pXCELS I() It LAUN DB Y STORMS & QUOW. Laundry work done in the neatest manner: also Cleaning,'Dyeing and Repairing Clothes. 58 Southbridge St., ly WORCESTER. m2l VINE " COLOR PRINTING, A f Specialty) at the Franklin Job Office*