WASHINGTON. The Elections—The New York Election a Moral Dem0..,,-xratic ..,,-xratic Triumph. .jcrv-tol Wew Appointments—Boker and Walker. Greeley's Colfax. More About the Fish-Catacazy Feud. From Our Own Correspondent Washington, Nov. 8. Yesterday’s elections prove, despite the Kcw York Xatious skepticism, that w© can trust the people” under American institu -1 ions. After a fermentation of thought and scesfng, itsolf elevating to tho public mind, unit deepening.our sense of need in the heat institutions, and in universal personal sacri fice to secure them; after a coalition, not •iiuly of all tho good forces, but of whatever depraved ones could bo persuaded to give help,—tho Tammany Ring, the monster and model of political tyranny, has virtually .perished. The Legislature of New York is 'Trio longer Tweed’s; Sweeney has ceased to he a Fagin and a repeater together, as ho has not only retired from office and politics, but hereafter will do the single act of voting.” Thus expire the Satan and tho Moloch, the Tvit and tho rapacity, of Tammany. THE NEW YORK ELECTION., The victory was attained by tho co-opera- tion of parties,—Horatio Seymour* Charles O’Cohor/and other Democrats, not only giving countenance to tho civic struggle, hut omiug down amongst* tho people to stand tor small offices, and to do volunteer work. This i i a greater victory than, tho more recovery rf the State to tho Republican party; it shows the mi ght beneath parties, tho suprem «cy of decency over passion, and liigh citi zenship never wholly extinct amongst the Host reactionary and ambitions loaders. The victory in New York is ascribable mainly to Democrats amongst politicians,—to William i\ Barrett, John Foley, Samuel J. iTilden, .-*nd Seymour and O’Couor. These nuui re ceived jgenerons support from many of the inland Democratic newspapers, hut none, to t peak of. from the Democratic papers of Now York city. Here, then, is tho first real Dem cratic victory in twelve years.—a victory Democrats over corrupt organizations, and a reviva! of that wonderful personal energy imd enthusiasm, which three times bore Henry Clay to the dust, and, as led by Van Luren, opened the way for tho slaying of slavery. While the Republican leaders of Now York were often sulky and selfish, these letter Democrats, with everything to lose, f.tood together like a walk The great docu ments of the campaign were theirs, beginning with tho transcripts of Tammany frauds furnished to tho Now York Times by James I’Biieu, followed up by the speeches of R. B. Ivooiovelt, Havomeyer, Ottendorfo, i James Drown, and Barrett, and concluded by the Lap.TS of O’Conor, Tilden, and others. .It mast not ho forgotten, either, that these men yropared the Rochesterplatform of the Demo cratic party in tho State, wherein all the aunendments to the Federal Constitution were unqualifiedly concurred in. This, I eay, is the first Democratic victory since the nom i nation of Douglas by tho Northern Demo rracy at Baltimore, when they throw off the insolent domination of the Southerners; it is now a victory within the party oveb the des potism of tho Northern Irish. What a line of euch moral victories may not ho seen for for these gentlemen in tho future, if they possess tho heroism to proceed and tone their organization up to tho period and thoir own Letter convictions! The Democratic party needs, first of all, the confidence of the coun try before it can achieve any reliable series oi victories at the polls. It oanuot win any •-.•quonce ot races till it is rebuilt or remod elled. It is now like an old Spanish galleon, manned with determined idiots, and*racing with tho yacht America. SIMILAR FALL OF THIEVES ELSEWHERE. These elections show the stcadyprogress of morals and independence everywhere. The impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson broke the old despotism of organization, and the heroic Senators who stood the shock of party rage gained the last groat battle of the war. Lover, since that howl of despair from t liieves, bigots, and parasites, have wo heard the crack of the whip in the Republican party. Flowing out the great example, even the Democrats brook phalanx; ana while, in Now York, they assist to sack Tammany, in Chicago they coalesce with Republicans, and show the hrst spirit of the I’hcenix to arise amongst the ruins of the city. A few years ago, Chicagowas a strong hold of a Republican Ring hardly better than Tammany Hall: to-day. it is .nearly a government of neighbors by neighbors. Look further, and in Now Jersey, whore the Republicans easily carried the Legislature, they paid the penalty of nominating Walsh lor Governor with hie defeat. Walsh was a church politician, like Harlan, Newman, et ol. t who ciphered up and prayed out his nomination, although the city of Newark, which understood him, voted against him in convention. The same city, which would have given a deserving Republican 4,000 ma jority, went for the Democrat this year by 2,000 votes transferred from the unworthy *lVal.°h. The Massachusetts election shows that the Labor Reform party—a sort of American Feniamsm, with W endell Phillips for its O’M.ahony, and Bon. Butler for its James Rtcveus—is about as big as Jack Cade’s original crowd. The Temperance party in h-assachnsetts did not poll high, as Sam. C arey, of Ohio, the great oratoncal bilk of that ism, was absent in New York making speeches for Bill Tweed! Temperance and i weed make a refreshing beverage. In Maryland, Creswoll’s county of Cecil Lasgoneßepublican; all the western coun tiiiSof the State go Republican, including 2‘Yedenck, Tome.* Creswell’s uncle carried Jiis own county for Governor. The ignorant lebel vote diminishes every vear.ancf would Vo overcome much sooner if the Republicans had a reliable and disinterested paper in Bal limore—ono in tho interests ol civilization .instead of offices. f Tho Statoof Virginia, although anti-Eopuh- Hcan, hold a perfectly fair and just election —vruup and black voting together, without prejudice or arrogance—and this is a victory ot peace, which over way tho result proved. In PluJadelphia, Bill Mann, the hereditary District Attorney, ran several thousand be hind tho Republican ticket, and would have been beaten but for tho bad conduct of the Democratic police and tho unfortunate oppo sition of the Kvaxing linUctin—a paper whoso support is fatal, whoso opposition is alwavs coveted, and which appears, bv its general thinness, to use bean soup for printing ink find to be editiKl bv an oyster. APPOINTMENTS TO OFFICE, George H. Boker has been given tho Turk ish Mission, virc W ayne McVeigh, Cameron’s son-in-law. This is a docent return to the style of man wc maintained there during the v hole Lincoln’s and Johnson’s administra tions, when Kd*vard Joy Morris, a literary man, as well as a good legato, hold tho post continuously, Boker is a man not old, hut a Ditto passe, with the enjoyment of a fair r mount of wealth, accumulated hy his father, who was a hanker and merchant. Ho wrote several good dramatic pieces many years ago, and. at the beginning of tho war bent his muse to do national duty. Although h» wrote few finepieceaagainsttheroboliiom is wrote many timely ones, and many good euongh for tho groat masses who furnished soldiers, votes, and money. Amongst those was* piece entreating equal treatment and uutior for the colorou regiments—somewhat romarkahlo as the emanation of this aristo oraao Philadelphian. Had George Bo xer lived in some other city ho might have been a good seed of literature, maated m kindly soil; but, like Bayard Taylor, Dr. Conrad, and other Philadelphi ans, he is not without honor except at home, ~I mean, of coarse, in literature. Mr. Tay a«»r, who has made repeated and very intii- Tidual attempts to commemorate his native estate in fiction and verse, working as a labor or love and art together, and from nomoslead attachment, told mo that on the occasion of 1 a late lecture-course at Philadelphia, bis por trait -was hissed by the varlots, as it was dis played among the other lectures of the course. Why 1 He had tried to do something lor the Shite! It is rumored that General J. A. Walker is to ho mode Indian Commissioner, although Vincent Collycr U crowding for tho place. C'olycr is generally set down, among those who. know him, us a hypocrite.—throe parts Pecksniff and one part Jonas Chuzzle vit. .General Walker has a more undoubted humanity than Colyer, a more ingenuous na ture, amt he is a man of affairs, and no noto liety-soeker. But I should pity him between tholndion Ring and the Colyers, the prairie irolves, and the prairie dogs. He is giving its ft conscientious aud reliable census, not yet completed. COLFAX FOR PRESIDENT. This is the discovery of John Bussell Young, in that Horace Gree lcv,*theWarwick of small things, moans to bring Colfax up by hand, as old Nat Lang iam, the prize-fighter, brought up the Bir mingham Chicken, and precipitate him-" upon the convention of 1872. What a light' of the light-weights it-will be—qmto a scone for a punch-show! Unint sviirooroe up ugly every round, and Obl&x- smiling, of course. Whichever gets mankind will “copper” on XimThopiujr the other way. It appears prob-| able that Young, who is a good deal of a man-: ogcr, means to incense Grant against Colfax,: for some unknown purpose? and it js, there i ore. Imperative that 3&. Colfax should again make ‘three or four retirements in advance irom. public life. Certainly nothing in the spiritual, natural, moral, or intellectual world ■would approach, in profound importance, the l elevation: of one of these great men to a high*, office by the other.,, It would rival in-* gran deur tbe scone when Oliver Cojvdcry and Joe Smith mutually ordained each other withtho priesthood of Molchizidck, on the banks of xhe’ Beneca Biver. It took two of them to piaks either one. Tine ha! domy:«ycs dooeivelceT l perhaps Colfax's gcutlo insinuation, that wo take the taxes off tea and coffee, was tho inspiration of Greeley, and pfirt of this great Fumble* chookiau scheme! THE FISH QOASBEL. i _ Since writing yesterday Fish Mid Catacazy feud, I have heon told, from, the State Department, that Mr. hisli has really. obtained serious points. against Gatacazy; among others, manuscripts from tbVNow York Herald office, indited by the Russian Minister, and making feeling against our English treaty. Mr. Fish’s friends allcgotlmt.Gfit&CAzy is the worst sort drdinlomatic Bohemian, and that be haa bcou usea by Gortsohakotf for years to start scandals, o ariardt, dhd newspaper on dils over Western audCentrnl Europe.' Wheth-_ er by instructions, or from natural Inclina tion intrigue and plotting, he resumed his rote in this country, and worked himself into our newspaper offices, fabricating columns of lies, and then, with a moral obliquity scarcely comprehensible, denying bis agency in the some. He was found to be utterly antrastworty in confidences—taking inter national matters down to the Newpaperßow fresh as they were revealed to him at the State Department; and lie drew the aged aud good old Baron.Gerolt into his intrigue against ihe treaty, by which tho latter years of Gerolt wore humiliated, and his of u quarter of a century in Washington, broken up.. Fish had-Gerolt recalled, and -or dered Minister Curtin to hare Catacazy also recalled. The latter, still true to his incredibly crafty nature, forged a pseudo-correspondence, pretending to be from Russia, and had it published in New York, saying that Fish had demanded his re call, but that Gortschakoff would; not con cede it. The State Department was as tounded to see this letter, because tho recall of Catacazy. was a measure secretly resolved upon. Comparing tho date of the correspond ence. however, with the period required for transmission of Mr. Fish’s request and reply, Catacazy’s forgery was exposed, and tho al leged Russian letter traced to him at Staten Island. People who know Catacazy describe him :is a rough, common jjarvaiuc, uo better than .some of Grant’s appointments to second-rate missions in Europe. His wife was named Berwick, a woman of mingled French and English extraction, whose first husband, Count Somebody, used to whip her. Cataca zy has quai relied with a part of his own Le gation here; with one of them because a newspaper paragraph said the attache’s wife :vas prettier than Madame Catacazy. The ither was an officer, and Catacazy had him tamed ont of the Russian' army. T|ie diplo matic correspondence due next session will disclose Fish tearing the character of Cata cajy to pieces in approved international phraseology. The quarrel has been named acre "The Cat Fish war.” THE FARM AND GARDEN. The Flowing Wells [of Xroqnoio County— Duty of the Htata Geologist—Wotor-Sand —Boring and Piping—The Cost lof the Well—lts Value for Irrigation—The Source of the Water—Farther Aid from the Stale. From Our Agricultural Correspondent. Champaign*, IU. Nov. 11. The question of water-supply for farm- is becoming one of no small importance in many parts of the State. Ourprairiesoila ;ire capable of holding a large amount of water, but there are times, like the present, when a long-continued drouth exhausts this supply. It appears to mo that one of the most important duties of the State i Geolo gist is to give this department of practical geology his most earnest attention; Cor it is one that has -much to do with agriculture. The Geologist should “not only be familiar with the rock .strata, but with the earth strata as regards its mechanical condition. The prairie country presents many points of interest ns differing from other land formations. Right On the borders of Lake Michigan, the water from the rocks spouts up near a hundred feet; ;md. in Iroquois County, wo find flowing wells without penetrating the rocks. I, therefore, ask if it is not tho province of the Geologist to explain these phenomena, and to ascertain tho extent of these developments. Most assuredly it is, and, for aught that 1 know, or the public knows, these subjects may bo at tbis time under bis-supervision. Scientific geology is of no value to the State, unless put to practical use. The theories and speculations of mere hook-men are worthless to tho farmer, unless they can point to some useful result. We have other things to find in our soil, in our rock formations, and m the carboniferous groups, than tbo metals or coals. Water is one of tho needs of the farm, :md wo must know where to find it when needed, and how to dispose of it when wo have an over-supply. For these and many other reasons, wo need a better knowledge of our soil formations. If flowing wells come from tbo soil, without auy connection with the rocks, as in! Iro quois County, it is possible that wo may have tho same condition of things in some other part of tho State. At; least tho cause of this singular phenomenon ought to ho in vestigated and made known tho public; for now it appears to be involved iu no mystery, beyond too single fact of its existence. 33A short timo since, I spent a couple of days m the county of flowing wells, iu order to learn something in regard to them. They vary iu depth from SO to 120 feet. The, bor ing is through blue clay, such as is common to tho northern part of the State, showing that the drift is of tho same age as tho country to the north and south of tho location. Jast before reaching the water, which appears to he inlilflated through a fine white sand, which, in places, is more or less mixed with gravel, there is a crust, or shell, of cemented sand and gravel, about two feet thick, and of groat firmness, through which tho auger is forced with diffi culty. The well-laborers know that, when they strike this hand of hard-pan. as it is called, they aro near tho coveted water. As soon ns the “water-sand” is penetrated, the real difficulty is met; for, if the sand is fine, —that is umnixed with gravel,—it is forced upward, and often fills tho hole so firmly that it is difficult to clear it out. Tho value of.tho well depends upon the quantity of gravel present m the water-sand,” as this allows the water a freer flow upwards, while tho fine sand is liable to pack so closely that littio or no water can find its way to thesur face. BORING AND PIPING. A two-inch anger is used in the boring. This is made for the purpose by a black smith, and is similar to a common auger, with a pad of some twenty inches. The bor ing is done by hand, and the anger is raised with a common hand-windlass, with ropes and pulleys attached to a common three legged derrick. It often occurs that the augur moots a small S* e boulder, when the boring is aban and a new hole started, generally within a foot of the first. Sometimes three or four of these holes are made. It is diffi cult to drill through those isolated pebbles that are scattered through the clay drift, for they have been rounded by glacial action, and the blows of the drill make them change position in the bed of clay; hence it is found to be the most economical to start a new boring, and try the chances of passing down without meeting them. For merly a four-inch hole was bored, and this was tnhed for some thirty feet with wood tubing; hut the two-inch hole is' how considered the bettor size, and this is tubed with ouo and a fourth-inch gal vanized gas pipe. After the hole is bored, and the flow of water ascertained, the point of tho gas pipe tube is prepared. If tho flow is free, indicat ing a gravel stratum, large orifices are made in tho point; hut, if the now is limited, indi cating fine sand, tho orifices are made of less size. This is attached to tho pipe, and a careful measurement made, that passes the point into the water-sand,” which is often ciuite shallow: ffor, if tho point should go into the clay below this sand stratum, the water would bo cut oil'. .Sometimes the sand tills up the tube, and shuts off tho flow of water. In this case a small pipe is inserted in the larger one, and water poured inte the larger ouo; and by thus producing a hydro static pressure, the sand is forced up through tho small pine, mixed with the water, and tho tube is thus cleared of the sand. As the water is filled with sand, or, rather, as tho water makes ite way -through this thin sheet of sand.it is evident that the force of tho pressure is feeble, and that the flow must be not only moderate, but limited, at any particular point, and that an enlarge ment or tho boring will have lit do corre sponding effect on the flow of water which will remain about the same, os more depends on the presence of gravel than the size of the boring. THE COST OF A WELL. At tho time of my visit, Mr, W, H. Maun, of Gilman, had just commoted his fourth well. It was 104 feet deep. The post is as follows: Mnn and apparatus, four days,* at |5 per day $30.00 Two men, four days, each ti.co per day 12.00 Hauling apparatus to and from well 3.00 101 feet pipe, al 2T cents per foot 33.00 Ono drive well point 3.00 Well trough. j.OO Total cost The usual price. by the well-jobbers is $1 a foot for the well completed. In the village of Gilman, a few rods west of tub depot, is oua of those flowing wells, that serves to supply the inhabitants with water. The water of all those wells is very clear, but slightly charged with iron, which, in tkuo, coats the vessel with its oxide. The temperature is abont 52 degrees. It is used for all domestic purposes except washing, where rain-water is preferred. ns VALVE FOB UUUGATIOK. Hr. Maun had given it a limited trial on some beds of forest evergreen seedlings and ciittmgß of the small fruits; but, not being familiar with the management of water in this manner, only made a partial success, roI P what I could see of thin one experi inent, I have little doubt of its final success. In urigating, tho laud must be made even; that is, must run In small drains tlush with tho surface, hut, at tho same thne, must not be allow cd to overflow, as tho water is to simply soak into the soil, and to fill it with watery vapor. In case it fiows over the surfacolt forms a crust that excludes the air and is.also liable to induce sun-scald of the E louts, as wo often see in tho fields after a cavy ..rain, in places where the water stands on the surface for a longer or shorter period. That these flowing wells will materially add to tho value of this part of the State; there can he no doubt. For the THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 187 L strawberry, nursery stock*, blos, and grass, it must bo mvhluablef THE SOURCE OF- THE‘WATER.> W,e.all knOw that the source of this wattvr supply must bo at a point above this level but, as thowater can at best be forced hut a few feet abovQ the surface,-and often will not reash to the level of the higher* ground,* we need not loqk to any very eloVotml plain Os tho point fiWhero it sinks below the crust ofliard-pan that overlies the white sand. A writer in tho Scientific American re fers to tho Rock River country, or the Mouce water-shed, os the source of-supply; audun engineer avers that this Inst is the actual point, for there arc presented outcroppings of the water-sand, showing to him most conclusively that that-is th«-poiut.—lf wo take Lake Michigan as our datum hue, we find Monee to he elevated 217 feet, while Gilman is 85—a difference of 132 feet. But, to show that neither the Hock River country ortho Monee water-shed cau possibly be source of tho water-supply, wo have .but do recur to the fact that this water would; have to cuter above the Niagara limestone-and come, out above, and that tho Kankakee River flows over this stratum of limestone, aud would cut oft* tho flow at that point. Tho railroad bridge at Kankakee is 47 ieoV above the lake, and US feet below tho flowing Hjv-ell at Gilman. This rock stratum is the“Bame that is bored at Chicago for artesian water; but the water is found in the sandstone be low it. Beginning at Kankakee wo will take a look at tho contour of the.coontry: Bed of Kankakee River, say. Railroad bridge Cbcbnnse, 9 miles Ashkum, 8 miles iriltuun, 8 miles. Onurga, 4 miles Spring Creek, 3 miles Loda, 11 miles Paxton, 4 miles Ludlow, 6 miles Rantoul. 6 miles Champaign, U miles, i’esotum, 15 miles.... .Mnttoon, 30 miles.... Effingham Spring Creek, and the North Fork of the Vermilion, of the Wabash, as also the Sanga mon, have their source in the high laudJnear. Loda. A few flowing wells are found-near Onarga, and two or three in the ‘town of Kerr, some ten miles east of Ludlow. A few miles west of Ludlow, are numerous springs, that form large ponds of water, filled with rushes. These indicate that at that point is the natural outflow of the artesian water. Tho surface of the limestone near Chicago maybe assumed at 20 feat above the lake, ana the bed of the river at Kankakee would bo 8 feet above this, or so nearly on tho some level that, for practical purposes, we might say it was the same. If this same level con* tinned at Gilman, we should find tho rook at (fifeet; but, as tho well at that point is 90 feet, the rock must have something of a dip to the south from Kankakee. Ati Cham paign, if on a lovel, it would he 133 feet, hut iionngs point have failed to reach it at 220 feet. As we go southwest we fiud this rock in the Mississippi River bluffs, near the mouth of the Illinois River. At Morris T aud Wilmington the cool rests on this rock. As tho dip of the Niagara limestone from Chicago is to the south, there is some hopes of reaching water by boring down through it. If tho artesian waters nee 100 feet above tho lake level, it would bo 53 foot below*the surface at Champaign; while the points north of Spring Creek might hope for flowing water if the sandstone below tho llmerock could bo penetrated. Wo therefore need careful bor ings in all parts of the State to determine tho water-supply, and to this should ho added a general topographical snrvey, connected with the Geological Department. Such a survey would no doubt show that tho flowing wells of Iroquois County have their water-supply from the east, near tho Indiana State fine; and it would also givo us some idea of the bounds of this water district. Will some member of the Legislature look to these mat ters. and thus do something of practical value to the State T Rural. Oath. THE APIARY. Beekeeping for the Past Two Tears— Cleaning Desolated Hives—When to Ex amine the Swarms—Wfant the Bees Aro Now Doing—Bend Swarms. For Tbo Weekly Tribune. These two years of drouth have had a very depressing influence on apiculture. And es pecially has it hoeu discouraging to those who commenced keeping bees daring tho last two years. When entering into this business, their hopes were very bright, for had not others engaged iu it and made'small fortunes by managing their apiaries accord ing to the new method? And could not they bo succossf al as well f But drouths hare blighted the expecta tions of the apiarians; and, at the close of another year, we find little or no surplus honey- and, in some hives, where otherwise would have been strong, healthy colonies, only weak ones are found, Many have been more un fortunate, and have lost promising swarms by the ravages of the moth-worm, or through neglect to feed them. It is no wonder if the now beginners are much discouraged, or even are disgusted with beekeeping; for these repeated failures shako oven the hope fulness of the veteran apiarians. But it is not.well to brood over our misfortunes, es pecially when, in comparison to many .others that the drouth has brought upon our laud, the loss of our bees and honey is very small. We beekeepers will then foster carefully the colonics that wo have remain ing, and will look forward with hopeful ex pectations to the coming summer of 1872. Lot the beginners not give up in despair, but try onco mere next year. Wo may thou, perhaps, reap an abundant harvest of honey, which will atone for our past losses. DEAD SWARMH, The hives containing dead swarms should not bo permitted to remain without cleaning until spring, but should be removed from their stand, and thedead bees and the debris of the moth-worm brushed from the hive. It is not a good plan to wash the in teriorof the hives with water, or anvother liquid, us it soaks into the wood, and is apt to fix any odors that may ho present. The better way is to uso a broad-bladed and flex ible knife and awing. With those easily procured articles a hive can bo thoroughly cleaned. The worthless nieces of comb, moth-cocoons, and other debris, should be burned. The nocessitj’ of this is apparent when it is understood that.there is usuallv a large number of moth-eggs in these desolat ed hives; and, if left until spring, they will hatch oat, and the number of these pests be thus increased. When cleaned, those hives should bo placed where they will not bo subjected to the dam aging effects of the wintry weather, and will bo ready for use the next season. WHEN TO EXAMINE TIIE BEES. During these autumn days, wo have oc casionally to examine our swarms; and it is best to select those days when we will find tho bees the best natured. Tho operator finds them tho most troublesome when the sun shines brightly, and when tho rays give forth but little warmth. Tho reason is this; Tho atmosphere is not sufficiently cool to stupefy the hccs, nor is it warm enough to tempt them to fly. Therefore, they are more irritable, and, when disturbed, will avail thomselvesof every opportunity to annoy the operator. A very cold day, or one that is pleasantly warm, when the bees will delight to fly in the warm air should bo selected, when it is wished to ascertain the condition of tho swarms. Lot us visit the apiary and see WHAT THE BEES ARE DOING, We glance at tho exterior of a hive, and wonder if the inmates are 4 silent in death,” for no signs of life are visible. We make a slight disturbance on the alighting board, and immediately two or three bees make their appearance, They advance slowly, as if loth to make any unnecessary exertion: but, if wo remain in near proximity to the entrance, the little insects will manifest to us that, though a little languid, they can show moro or less of activity, and we may learn that iu their sting is concealed tho same pain-giving Soison. In looking into the hive, we o not find the bees idly resting on the honey comb or bottom-board, waiting for some thing to turn up.” They are apparently very industrious, and aro putting their house in order, no doubt. They have no idea of wait ing for their keeper to mako all necessary provisions for their wintering. And it is for tunate they do not. for these beekeepers arc often very though and are some times very neglectful of their duties. But tho bees are not guided by impulse, or dcxiendent on memory, but un failing instinct leads them to the prompt performance of their allotted tasks. Swanns often die in the vain en deavor to help thonisclves, whereas if a little assistance had been rendered, at the proper time, by their owner, they might have lived to serve him. How docs a beCkeopcris con science accuse him when, upon paying a tardy visit to his apiary, ho finds one colony tho victims of starvation f ft is really a touching sight to see tho inmates of a hive stilled forever in their active labors—no more to gather tho delicious honey, mo more to brighten tho garden by their cheering presence. This should stimulate the apiarian to a more faithful performance of his duties, as tho beholding of the corpse of a fellow- 1 Ueiug has led many a one to better resolu tions for tho future. Ella. .168.00 Saved by Heroism* A largo portion of Gratiot County, Mich., was overrun by the late tiros, destroying dwellings, fencss. timber, saw-mills, and other property. Tho only mill saved in that section was that belonging to D. L. Case and JamesM. Tamer, of this city. An old Englishman in their employ, named Jacob Laird, saw that the mill was in the raugo of the tiro, and that it was spcodily coming upon hipi, and ho made pre parations to meet and fight it like an obi soldier, for he had served the Union cause gallantly during tbo late rebellion. Taking all tho movable property from thu mill, blacksmith shop, and boarding house, he buried it where it wonld bo safe from, tho devouring elements Then he dug a series of wells, eueloeiug the mill and hundreds of thousands of feet of lumber, placing by the side of each well a barrel tilled jrith water, a nail in each well and another' in' the barrel.' These wells were dug thick as needed f|dgniticant paper upon Army Frauds,” as, developed in the recent}’ European irar; "The Surgeon’s Story’ translated from tho French rand a brief sketch of. Sayanqatf a spirited must ration by Fenh, whose fine en- gravmga of American': soeneryiiro beginning i to bo the most attractive features of this ex- i ceileut periodical. i We are indebted to’the Messrs. Lipplncott i Co. for tho November number of Good Words,^ 'containing The High Mills,” by Knthenno Saunders Sliort Essura,” liy ‘tha antliur BMoro PaniS by Jacob !de Lieftfe •♦Wliy.ls This Ugly, t” by An U6&r Man; “TRf%igUhot by* Robert ilnoharian: "KeUgion m 'i,taly. by tho Rev. Dowis M. Hogg; “Tho- Sylves tres,” by M. Do Botham-Edwards; “School Lessons in HduseholdEcouoiny.” by Mrs. William Shaen; Dorothy,” by U. L.T.; Economy.’ira. Temple sermon, by C. J. Vaugban, D. D., Master of tho -Temple; •f Sketches iAmong the Dolomites,” bjr the author of A voyage eu Zigzag:” “A Small Hospital- with a’ Large Name,” by E. Lyim- Lintou; “First Impression i of France and Itnlv,”- by-Nathaniel Hawthorne; “There are Twa Sides to Every Question.” Illinois Teacher, which makes: its tho“month of November un der tho editorial conduct .of E. W. Coy, coii-. tains,-anions btHor: papers, tho following, which aro especially!noticeable: “ASum mer Vacation m'England and Scotland, and What it Costs;” “A Superintendent’s Du ties;” “Methods of Teaching Geometry;” “Notes,. Lexicographic, and Literary;” and “Tbree -Thinga Necessary to Success in a Primary tTcaohcf.’V The remainder of the magazine is occupied with educational nows, of special interest to teachers. Literary Notes. Scribner Co. will shortly inaugurate' their Theological and Philosophical Libra ry, by* tho issue, hi two volomcai of Ucher weg’s .“History of Philosophy.!’ --The same house has also commenced an Illustrated Li brary of Travel, under tho editorial super vision of Bayard Taylor. The first, of the series,*• “Japan,”,will be issued on the 15th‘ inst.* —George Eliot’s new novel will he ’issued in England iu eight ‘monthly-part*, tho first appearing in December. J —St. Augustin’s “City of God” has just been translated and; published iu England,: being the first English translation that has been made of it iu two hundred years. —The Rev, Nehemiah Adams, of Boston,** is about to publish a record of tnd extended European tour he took some time ago. —George Sand’s diary of her impression of the late Franco-German war is attracting great interest in Europe. —Louisa M. Albotf has issued a number of her juvenile stories, which first appeared in a aeries of small hooks in 1871, in one volume called “Morning.Glories.” i —Mrs. Stowe’s book, “My Wife and I; or, Hairy Henderson’s Heart-History,” is out. —Tho Cosmopolit ami Amerikamschcr Far mer (both-Gorman weeklies), heretofore pub lished by the Cosmopolitan Publishing Com pany, of this city, under Professor! Silver smith’s management, will be resumed imme diately. —Scribner Co„ announce a reprint of Professor Jewett’s translation of Plato, —one of tho finest English books of the ‘preseut year. —William Winters tribute to his friend George Arnold, is tho finest poem in- his new volume. —The Poems and Ballads of Guefhc, translated by W. A. Aytouu and Theodore Martin, is announced. —William Ellerv Chauuiug, tho Concord poet and pet of Emerson, has broken the silence of half a dozen years by giving the pubic Tbo Wanderer, —a colloquial poem,” Imbliahod iu a small but handsomo-volumc, >y Osgpod'& Co. j —J.S. C. Abbott has inflicted auotucr su perficial history upon tho hook-stores ;*this time, “Louis PhilJjppe.”. c' —Among the literary losses by tho Com mune violence were the manuscripts of Thiers’ History of Florence.” .—The number of periodicals in tbis country bus increased full 10 per cent within tho past three-years, while tuo sales of books have diminished.- o —Tho South is beginning to make an ap pearance in literature. Ex-Governor Wise, of Virginia, baa written a book culled “SeveuDecadesof the United States.” Paul H. Hayne, of Augusta. Ga„ has a voluincf of noems in press t likewise, Miss Nettie Power Houston, daughter of tho -late Governor Houston, of Texas. i —Partonisio give tho world his Life of Thomas Jefferson” first In the pages of the Atlantic Monthly, in which, periodical it will appear as a serial, running through an entire year. A year of Partou! —Tho Loudon Athcnaum unsparingly criti cises Father Ignatius’ “Leonard Morris; or, The Benedictine Novice.” —Augusta J. Evans is at work upon a how' novel. —George Sand his commenced a now novel, with the avowed purpose of attacking the cs-Empress Eugenie. —Blanchard Jerrold’s “Tho Coekaynos in Pans,” is to be illustrated with thumb-uail sketches by Doro. —Dr. Zimmerman, of Germany, has written the life of J. W. Meick, who is supposed -to have been tho original of Goethe’s J/ppAfo tojihelcs. —Auerbach has published a German trans lation of Spinoza’s collected works, in two volumes. —The author of “Ginx’a Baby” has astbry in press callod.“Lord Bantam.” —A now translation of Marco Polo’s works has lately appeared in England. —Tho Lippmcotts have published the ad vanced sheets of John Forster’s Life of Dickens.” As Forster was tho intimate friend of Dickens, tho work will bo awaited with the Greatest interest. —Mrs. Bouligny, widow of a former Con gressman from Louisiana, has written a vol ume of European travel, called “Bubbles and Ballast.” —The new drama by Dumas, riU, “Unc Visit© do Noces.” is so indecent that it has aroused the indignation even of tho French critics. —Du Chailln has yet another African book in press called, The Country of the Dwarfs.” —The Atlantic Monthly for December will contain an article on General Butler’s Cam paign in Massachusetts, by “Warrington.” ilia account will embrace the fullest report of the celebrated interview between General Butler and Senator Sumnerthat has yet beeii published. —The publishers of Hearth and Home an nounce .a serial story by Jean Ingelow, to appear in its columus during the coming year. —Christina G. Rossetti has in press a nur sery rhyme-book called “Sing-Song.” —Madame Sophie Schwartz's novels are to he issued m sots. Tho last one out is The Right One,” and forty more are in prepara tion: which puts Mulubach in the shade. —The Lippincotts announce, as tlu» open ing paper m their magazine for December, Scrambles Amongst the Alps During the Jcars 1800-09,” by Edward Whymper, pro fusely illustrated after the author's own drawings. RUSSIA. The Imperial Family. From tbo Boston Post. The near advent to our shores of tho young Pnnce Alexis, third son of the Czar Alex andcr. renders all concerning his family in teresting; and this is more especially Inie, as the present Czar has always been, at least as far as' outward appearances go, friendly to this country. The. Imperial house is de scended .from Runck. Duke of Kiov, who' iriguod in SO 2 A. D. This title of Duke of Kiov was totamed until 1157,- when the title L G r n ili lu e 0f o Wladimir was adopted. 1323 80 feovereiga Princes of tlie b:ist became Grand Dukes of Moscow. In C :f, a^ eai liu Ti t rcat King.” Peter the Great, 1089, was the first Muscovite Sove.-‘ reign who boro the. title of Emperor of ail the Russias, which is still borne ov his suc cessors. Tbo present Emperor was the eldest son of the great Nicholas, who. as is known, succeeded his brother Alexander L. in 1825. the heir and elder brother. Constantine ab dicating in his favor. Nicholas died on March 2. 1855, wheirthe present Czar acceded to power. Alexander IT. was horn on April 20, 1814. .At that time his uncle Alexander was on the throne and his father was a simple Grand Duke, with no prospects of the suc cession for the then Emperor might yet have children, and between Nicholas and him was Constantine. The vonng Prince was most carefully educated by his mother, a lady of rare accomplish ments, Alexandra Feodorowna. daughter of the then reigning King of Prussia, sister of the present Emperor "William 1., of Germany. She was thoroughly versed in the »tadica and literature of the dnv. ami her German influence is betrayed in ‘the Enipe fors character to this day. He had, besides, an excellent German tutor in Gen eral Macdar; while the Grand Duke Nicho las, his father, overlooked hia military educa tion, initiating him in thqso soldiery exercises in which it was hie own pride to excel. Alex— auderisyouth was passed amid these favor able influences, and his education was com pleted under the guidance of JowkousKi, then the first of Russian living poets. At 10 be graduated from this somewhat singular course of education, and, thenceforth par ticipated actively in the affairs and pageants of State. His father was then Emperor, and young Alexander 'nt once assumed a high command in the Imperial armv a b the Czar’s chief Aid-de-eamp. \s such it was his duty to take the lead in those splendid military reviews and ceremo nies which were tbo special prido and do-, light of Nicholas. Russia was long, at peace with tho world, so that tho GzarowitoU had no opportunity to display or military talent. That Re mado. au excellent carpet-knight was acknowledged on all hands; and his fathers subjects .wore proud of the handsome and stately' vouhe prince who rode so gallantly and gracefully at the limd of his cmrassed and hclmetted troops for Alexander was inferior duly to the Km ptror Nicholas .in personal beauty, and the nubility of his I’rcsenco. When ho was twenty-one or two the charge ‘of all' the nrlitary schools of tho empire was given'into hb hands, and as governor of these h< made frequent Twite i to them, and dtigently searched out and provided fer their defects. Ho imornVd' i I*l, when ho was2y Maximiliana. daughter "f Louis, Grand,Dnko of HesVe, a handsome a l r. C n ?ll shei T', ivlio still lives to adorn .tho consort throne,,— The Czaro witch.was little sccn-it.'court from the time of his.mairiage to that of his accession, for he was busy with hismiUtarv duties and studies; and in ISM ho made a Inig tour to the remotest confincsof the vast empire, visiting the. Crimea, the Caucasus, anrl Circassia, being received withenthusias tiobonorwhoroverheiventeltwaa.kiiciwii, before Nicholas died, that hia heir was lib eral m opinion, and was fully resolved to pnr sne a policy In many things antagonistic to that of his father. This produced a breach mow or less serious between father unison, and for some time tho Emperor refused to I admits tho sou to his presence;/ It ♦whispered, at onqtimythai Nicholas iiitend-. Sfl toriepnvo'£Alcxpndor.. of tho succefcaiopd anti to couferat iipoi£tho Grand Dukol.Con-j stautinc, who •zealqhaly aympatliiiod-with* him aiid was ius favorite son- Thoi quarrel extended to .the and bitter feud/dividing the ,court v and the political parties between them. They never spoke or hold any perwihal relations with each other. A simila?“Btatc of things fol lowed to that which existed in England in the reign of George Il.rtho monarch had one court and the heir another, each bitterly hos tile to each other. A reconciliation, however, took place just before the death of Nicholas. He called his oldest sou to his bedside and an adopting and'affectionate scone ensued. Both* were melted to tears, and the long estrangement was aV an end/' Nicholas then called Constantine to him; and besought him to make peace with his.brother. Tho. young mail; fuUblooded; obstinate, and self-willed, at first refused; but the dving Emperor's sup plications at last‘prevailed;-and the two brothers were clasped to each other’s hearts jit the sick bedside. There .were everywhere fears lest Coustantido, who.was bold, adven turous, and ambitious. as well as exceedingly popular, should resist Alexander's succession, anil endeavor to secure tho crown of Mus covy and Russia for himself by a military eon# d’etat; but on Nicholas* death these fears were speedily dissipated, for Constantino was tho lirst.to hail and swear allegiance to tho i new-• Czar, and to offer him self .for his. service. Alexander's accession to the throheK was hailed by the liberal party of Russia as the beginning of an era of true progress: and this promise, during tho first years of his reign, was not helled. Re forms began to be decreed by ukase after I ukase, frightening the nobles, disgusting the old Russia party, and calling forth tho ad miration of liberal Europe: The Czar had seen with his own eyes tho oxfcravgauco and corruption of tho public functionaries of tho Empire; and he first cleared tho Augean sta bles of the State of their rubbish and placed the administration on uneconomical and sys tematic basis; Then bedecroed a greatly im proved.syatsm.of education/ tho universities were freed-, from .tho restric tions’ -imposed* on* them by tho des potic. Nicholas’, tho military tyranny over civil affairs was abolished and some of tho mostlrksomo* Taws' restricting tho press were abrogated.--All this war'prune in tho very first year of Alexanders reign. In his second year he turned his attention to Po Land, granted an universal amnesty to the exiles.of 1830, removed many ot the despotic laws which weighed on that unhappy land, and and earnestly endeavored to ro cuQsile them to .Russian rule. The Emperor found his efforts unavailing, and was soon obliged to restore the repressive administra tion of I he.old Russian. Governments. Then came the magnificent act of freeing the serfs —an act. betraying a courage of which Alex ander had not been suspected; and manv more bfoaffaud liberal measures which have been put into operation iu Russia might bo traced to his power. Alexander is the least military, of his spect he is not a true Romanoff. lie is known to shrink from warlike measures, and to prefer tho paths of peaceful internal im nnprovement. His nature is soft ami polish ed. rather than hold and haughty, like his father, Nicholas, or active ancTgracious, like his uncle, Alexander.’ No‘prince ever pre served a loftier reputation for purity, dignity and mildness of personal character. That lie is often melancholy and gloomy is perhaps u hereditary misfortune, for so was Nicholas and Paul before him. A great con trast to tho-Emperor is his next brother, Con stantino. grand Duke and Grand Admiral of tho Russian fleet. He is perhaps the ablest imperial prince 'of the house of Romanoff since Peter tho Great. A man of indomitable activity, strength of will, personal power over men, war-liko, bold, quick-witted and tenacious of purpose. When a mere lad. being then admiral, his brother Alexander happened to bo taking a cruise upon his flagship. Constantino, us comman der, ordered the Czarowitch to do'something, which oi-der tho latter resisted. Tho young Admiral at once arrested him. though ho was heir to the crown, and kept him iu conlino mept till they reached port. Nicholas se verely reprimanded Constantino for this act, but it was believed that in his secret heart ho was prouder of ids rough sailor lad than of his more gentle and pliant heir. Constan tine, indeed, was''cast in the mould of his iron-willed father. His tastes are martial, and he is the idolized loader of tho ultra old Russia” party which regards it as the sacred mission of the Empire to expel tho Moslem from Europe, and to assume tho. headship of the United Slavic race of tho eastern side of tliat continent. He is the Pan-Slavic chief. Ear from being liberal, as younger sons of Kings are apt to be, he is opposed to educa tion, emancipation, and freedom within the Empire iu any direction. Ho would have tho whole energies of tho Stato bent upon its military strength,- and upon the' establish ment of -an irresistible and permanent war like power. Had he been Emperor instead of Alexander—as it was at one-time thought probable he might ho—Russia would long since have been plunged into a war to,avenge ■the Crimea. Russia, according to Constan tine, must fulfil her mission, obtain her “natural fronticis,” and assume her right position as chief of tho Slavonic nations and protector of the Orthodox Greek Church. Different as they are in character and in their political views, the Emperor Alexander and tho Grand Duke Constantino alsopresent a striking contrast in personal appearance. The Czar is tall and rather slight, a remarka bly stately and handsome man, with large blue eyes, regular features, and almost clas sically-cut face, and a nobly shaped head: hw expression is serious, almost even sad; his manner is quiet and unassuming. The Grand Duke is bluff and active, with square head and face, stoutishbody, curly hair. Keen pray eyes hidden behind a pair of eye glasses which he perpetually wears, broad smlor-liko shoulders, rath er. -.ostentations in dress, and prompt, abrupt iu manner. He is anioro uni versally accomplished man than his brother, wid is especially fond of and conversant with the English language and’literature, which is unfashionable at St.- Petersburg, French being there the language iu fashionable vogue, and French fashions the example to the haui monde. Constantino is hospitable mid loves ranch society; Alexander prefers sohtude and mingles rarely with his court. Ihe one is a thorough man of the world, tho other a royal recluse. Such iu brief, are the father and uncle of Prince Alexis; both men of mark, who have had an interesting his tory, and who are the chiefs and representa tives of tiie two antagonistic Russian ideas. A Bird-Fancier Become* Drunk, and fiitaya no a Week— Ilia Place locked l T p—The Bird* and Animal* Die br Score*. From tlio PhilaUitlpljla Telegraph. For about ten years past, on Coates street, above Eleventh, north side, a funny old man has kept a sort of fancy birds’ auddogs' ba zar. The one-story shauty. for it is nothing more, was originally a carpenter shop, but the bird man had it changed to suit his pe culiar business: The interior was filled with cages ami kennels, and tho yard Was roofed over to form one immense coop, in whicli was kept the pigeons. In this den of his he had every variety of dogs, pigeons, rabbits, and fancy game fowls. The passersJjy could not hut pause in curi osit}% and gaze into the place at the novel sight. There were about two hundred pigeons on hand, and a score or twoof choice Maltese cats, in addition so the'other feathered, grunting'and harking inmates. The place has long been a nuisance totUeneighborliood, owing to tho immense amount of vermin gen erated, ami frequent complaints have been made about it, but until yesterday did no op port unity offer of bringing the old man to ac count. Besides Ins passion for dogs giid birds. tlio idd man whq presides over this menagerie has a fondness for nun. A week ago yester day ho undertook a tremendous journey into the domains of Bacchus, and has not been seen unto this writing, Of course hosafelv locked his life treasures up when he started, •i™} t,,l *the key with him. Yesterday as O&ccr Ullmrt, of the Eighth District, was patrolling the street at tlmtrpoint, ho heard a most satanic and hair-raising uproar. For some lit tie time he was in doubt ns to whence the fearful din came, hut at last he discovered that it cmanattxl from the bird fancier s shanty: Ho walked rapidly to tlio spot, the noise becoming lender every mo ment, and iH*ered through the dirt-begrimmed jind cobwobbed window. The sight that met Ins eyes was a fearful and sickening one. He could descry dead bodies of Tunis, dogs cats, and guinea pigs lying around, while tlio dogs and oats that were alive were .scream ing with agony and fighting each other like demons. Tlio Maltese cats that survived had become ,luau aud gaunt,_ and their eyes burned red "’dh tho fires of madness. Tliedopr gnashed mid foamed and roiled upon the floor in all tlio horrible sulletiug of starvation. Ho saw at once what-had happened, and biu-st the door open. The stench that issued forth was horrible. Dead bodies in-a high slate of de composition-lay in the cages and over the lloor, o er v lurli erawled and-writhed a hor rid mass of vermin.. C do all he coufd.to save the ani mals and hiMs not yet deal, he purchased meat and cabbage from the grocery store and .fed them, ilt was the first they had to cat since their master's disappearance. A warrant has been taken out for the pro prietor, and (Jje case wili -bo placed in the hands of the Boar d of Health. A Singular Duel. Prom Uio New Orleans Picayune, Oct. 2J. An extraordinary encounter took place Thursday morning, in the Fourth District.- Iho scene of battle vras the marble top of a bureau; tho actors an ant, of the smaller size, ana a mosquito. Tho winced combatant seemed to be stupid from too neartv a break last on human blood. Tho ant approached and retired several times in quick and eager but very cautions dashes. But the tempta tion was too great; ho .rushed ini and ~wns soon entangled among tho limbs of the in sect, which now began a.fegrful struggle The ant first, clung to a leg,, and by close observation .through 3 a'^arge,. magnifier he waff seen the’Sr ot thigh joint. The mosquito tried to fly but foil after rising a few inches. The ant had then disabled one leg and had ,changed to The hmsqnito flow up llgai “V‘ t felt instantly, as before, and the tierce and relentless ant attacked one,of the Winis' and in less than forty seconds it was paralyzed and useless. The work was done. and tho rfg&asL&ra conquered antagonist could not";movei Jie darted away, clamber* d .pidown *the aide of the bureau, met several of his brethren, salut ed each, of them with Ida untemuo #r for degs and rushed on. Having thus a dozer ot more they turned back, surrounded the dymg; or dead mosquito, and by inexplicable engineer ing, bore him slowly but triumphantly away. The weight ot tho mosduito- must have been twenty times that of his fierce and eager little assailant, but with true stratogic-instiuot-he did his work by detail, a legrat a time, instead of making oh'indis criminate'onslaught. (luthe Bpirit'of>thbhoy who-was digging out a' Woodchuck, tho ant was “bound« to kill the mosquito, because tho colony was out of meat.” The £ontb African Dianond jFinldi. Intelligence from the diamond fields tends to. show that their richness and extent can scarcely be exaggerated. Tho finds are con tinuous anduumerous beyondprecodeut; and the proportion of Targe stones—stones from 20.t0 18carats—seems to increase.; “Afort night ago,’’{says the Standard and Mail of Sep tember 5, “we should' havo pronounced Do Beer’s the richest of all the fields; a month ago our verdict would have been in favor of Du Toit’s Pan;, and there is no doubt that both are wonderfully* productive. 1 But it seems that there is a Now Rush which eclip ses both in diamond fertility. People become rich there in the morning, and turn out their fifteen or twenty stones of various sizes before mid-day dinner. Meanwhile, every thing is peaceful and orderly, and: life mid property appear to he as safe in that part df tho world os they are in this city. 1 There is a rumor, indeed, of some-of the' Griqnas wishing to get rid of Watorboior as their chief, and substituting some favorite in his stead, but nobody heeds what is said the Griquos are not warlike, and the diggers are quite strong enough to keep them in order if they attempted to kick up a row/ Three British magistrates, with their staffs, will shortly be stationed in the field.” The Ihtrgherndorp Gazette states that tho find of a 174-carat diamond, which had been hitherto doubted, has been confirmed. A gentleman who had it in his hand savs it is without a flaw, and of good color, but pear-shaped. It was found by a man looking very much like a navvy. Ho hadanott*er of £30,000, which ho declined. The Standard and Mail says that the Inland Transport Company was scarcely able to meet the demands upon it by passengers, to tho diamond fields, and it was necessary, in order to obtain a berth, that application should bo made a fortnight or three weeks in advance of the day fixed for the departure of the wagon.— London Times. Alottor frem Du Toit’s Pan July 21, to the London Times says: Tho Bultfontein diggings abut alraost.on to those of Du Toit’s Pan J)eßeer’s, tho third, being distant two miles-only. All three, in fact, are adjacent each to tho other, and on them are congregated about 15,000 whites (men, women and children), with their native servants. Nearly all live under canvas; many iu their wagons, which are commodious, and answer all the purposes of eating ami sleep ing rooms. Stores and hotels mo built of iron alone, or wood with iron roofs, and being numerous, tho whole forms a curious and in teresting sight as seen in the bright sunlight; There is nothing else like it iu South Africa, if in the worlds certainly nothing else like it exist; anywhere connected with the search for diamonds. These diggings are far removed from any river, the work being confined to dry siftings. At first diamonds wore obtained on and im mediately below the surface. At present they are found largely to a depth of 15 feet or even more. This morning a stone of 124 carats has been unearthed, probably not worth more, however, on tho spot than £2,000, being of very irregular shape. /‘The other diggings are all within carting distance of water, nearly all on tho Vaal Riv er, which will bo found on the maps as form ing a junction with the Orange Hi wr in about lat. 20 05 N., long. 2410 E., alfcm soil claimed by the Free State and South African Repub lics. Iu all, some seventeen river spots nave been worked with varying success, but are all belug gradually deserted for tho neighbor lioodof Du Toit’s Pau,whero the workismuch lighter. Later reports are confirmatory of what precedes, largo finds continuing to bo made daily. Just as X embarked at Cape Town, on the sth of September, my friend Mr. Ross showed mo advices ho had that day received of a diamond ninety-eight carats, one fifty carats, and several small ones hav ing been found iu the Victoria District, about 100 miles from Hope Town,-ou the Orange River. This being in the Cape Col ony proper largely extends tho line ou which diamonds exist. These are the first finds worth mentioning that have been reported so far down as tho Orange River. aly eon, writing from Do Beer’s, reports a new rush there the day after I loft, which has yielded handsomely.” Wife Beating in England* McCarthy writes from London to the Now York Mail: I don’t know anything more lamentable and shocking than the steady increase of a certain class of deeds of violence in England, I mean the brutal treatment of wives, and, indeed, of women generally. Of course, these ofi’enccs are confined to a very low class, but they are rampant there. Take up any paper any day and you cansupfullof horror on such stories. The London rough comes home drunk, and the mere sight of his wife is enough to madden him. Ho beats her on the head, kicks her in the stomach, knocks her down and jumps upon her. A scries of kicks in tho abdomen is as familiar a rebuke to ono of these wretched women as a box on the ear to a naughty child. A brute 111 the North of England tho other day set a horco bull dog at his wife and kept the sport going until tho animal had torn lumps of llesh out of tho woman’s arms and shoulders: thou tho hnsbaud finished np by beating hor on the head and breasts. Ho got six months’ imprisonment! The woman’s life was at one time despaired of. but sho did not die, and so he escaped any serious punishment. A man in London quarrelled with his wife be cause she complained of his going to a public house. Ho beat her to death with a blud geon. A lazy scoundrel out of work was coming out of a public bouso: his wife met him. Without waiting for her possible rc proach be knocked her down and stamped up on hor iegaandstomach. Another fellow came homo drunk to the beside of his dying wife; lie struck tho woman on the face. lam not inventing or exaggerating—all this appeared m the papers last week—and when the poor S woman s father and sister remonstrated ho i knocked the father down, seized the sister in l his brawny arms, ran to the window, opened it, and hoisted the shrieking young woman on to tho sill of it, resolved to lling her into tho street, twenty feet below. Tho woman, wild with agony and terror, clung to the frame work of tho window with frantic clutch.’ While thewretch was deliberately endeavor ing to unclasp her fingers,the neighbors rushed in and saved hor. Of course he will got no adequate punishment. The British rough has got it thoroughly into his head that wife is his property to beat and kick as he pleases, and unless ho actually and deliber ately killed the woman, having formally announced his intention beforehand, he never sutlers more than a few weeks’ impri l sonniont. Tho beast would be more severely punished if ho were to break a pane of glass I m ttsfiop'iTiudow, The papers positively overnow with these crimes just now. It is 1 almost superfluous to single out any par tienlar caso as an illustration, for they are all just the some. lu no country of the civilized world, save England alone, do such things oc cur to the same extent, and tho fact is a hid eous disgrace to our laws and our society, i »cueed for these cases either special and I exceptional legal punishment or lynch law. hither the law must deal with a man who does Ins best to murder his wife as with a murderer or society outraged by these crimes must become a law unto itself. This very day—siuce I began to write this paragraph— -1 reartiu the police reports an account of the doings of a ruffian whose brutality almost sickens one to think of. This man—he is young, only 22—comes home to his young wife, who is described as very 44 clean, neat, and attractive in appearance,’- and who is far advanced in pregnancy.” and hebe-i pins by beating her and blackening one of lier eyes. An hour after ho begins again—lie beats her anew, and blackens the other eye Later, on tins’same happy evening, sho goes to bed. whereupon he pulls her out of bed by the hair and kicks her until sho lies insensi ble. and her mother finds hor stretched out apparently lifeless. What punishment is awarded to the husband? Three months’ imprisonment Again, I say, the only remedy for this sort of thing, while wo wait for the working of oqr now system of national edu- Lyuch’” 13 cxceptlQnal legislation—or Judge Hunting Hade Easy, rr°m the Minneapolis (Minn.) Tribune, Nov. I. .Mr. Nathan Gletehur, a resident of Eden fraine in thin comity, was on Thursday last crossing a field m the neighborhood in "which no resides, when ho discovered some distance from him. among a cluster of Jack-oaks, a splendid large buck that had evidently be came cntmiglod in; some manner, and ap peared to_bo straggling-to-free itself. Ap proaching nearer ho discovered that there Kvfn,. t VO 'T"i tb ™~f ne *sad and the other I™ lhey evidently been-en- l n i. a rough ana tumble fight, and whdo thus amusing themselves their is,-, bccn tvertged ...together nvt™n&ft? 1 ft wasimpossibloforthem to eemle?ii' w!!?.- 8tro 8er f tbe tw O had SllC cccued in breaking tlie neck of bis onnonent but unfortunately for huu, was offts 1 !f!.ia e I'®; 1 ft shake off the burden 'Vj ad Mr. Fletcher-drew his thß buck, endcav throat, but the deer, enenm aftms^-eroi'rf* Ivaß too much fortim, and S tet cralnnauecessful attemnts.iu which be was rather roughly handled by this linnaSwft 1 of the forest?’ he returned to the distant) and secured his heading it with a heavy charge of ‘“ft returning to the scene of his animal efforts 80011 despatched the uniucky A Dead .JSatairiH- Thc'Wlllin.i" Genera Pm BMBhterr n _ From York Son. benfy Hillon.an ox-Union soldier, tor of a newspaper stand at Montgomery aud Hudson, streets, Jersey-City, yesterday’re ceived a check for live hundred dollars from li of tbo Jate General Stegman, of the- CoitfetleKito army. The circumstances under which, the money was paid are roman tic. During the. war Dillon served in the Second New Jersey Cavalry. He accompanied his regiment on. Gnereou’s famous raid through Mississippi, and while on a scouting expedition one day encountered Gen eral Stegman and oao of, Uia staff .oiUTi'i C7ILI Shdtrf** 7 Vtei& exchanged, audj the rebel General* "ifell uom his saddle wounded.;- The staff offl cer but "was overtaken and captured by a cdfnrado of Dillon's. In hls'dyihg moments Goa' Stogmau requested his J slayer to take from ouo; of his inside pockets jus will, be. queathiDg,aU. his -property, to his wife and daugliter, and a life insurance policy for SIO,OOO. He asked Dillon to keep them, and send them to his family.? After, the war Mr. Dillon advertised in vain for,the owners, and he resolved to retain possession of ’the papers until some inquiries should be made for them. Recently an ad vortisement appeared iij the Alabama papers, offering SSOO for, tho. missing will, Dil lon answered'* it, and ‘General Steg inan’s daughter came North as tho guest of Roger Al Pryor; She related tho particulars of tho long search for the will, tlm difficulties that bad been encountered, the production of u forged will by. her fathers relatives and their Mobile lawsuits. She ex pressed deep gratitude to Hr. Dillon for tho recovery oi tho will, and said that through it her mother and herself would he enabled to regain possession of their extensive Alabama and Georgia estates. The estates ore valued at SBOO,OOO. Dillon is to he subpoenaed.as a, witness in tho suits for their restoration' to the rightful owners. Young Dillon gallantly distinguish ed himself in several actions during the war, and was one of, the. few private,soldiers to whom Congress voted a gold 'medal for bravery. The Use of Soluble Glom for Rendering Wood Fireproof. From the Engineering* and Mining Journal. We can scarcely expect that the building of wooden houses will hereafter in all coses he forbidden by law, and no fireproof mate rial has as yet been discovered, which can take the placed! wood which now enters into the construction of both brick and stone houses. Iron beams and columns have proved entirely inadequate io withstand an intense heat. They are, under such circum stances, hut little, if at all,.better than wooden ones. They twist and curl to such an extent that, in Chicago, buildings, it is said, fell down owing to the heat from neigh boring fires. We can, however, with but little trouble and expense, render wood al most as passive with regard to lire as brick or stone; and wo think that this precaution should bo insisted on by municipal authori ties. The process to which wo ollndc, and on which there exists no pateut t so that any one who likes can try it, is briefly as follows Tho dried lumber is soaked_for a short time iu a solution of soluble glass, a silicate of so da or potash, and then immersed in a bath of lime-water. Ini this way the silicate of soda is decomposed, and a silicate of lime formed iu the pores of the wood. This substance occurs in nature as a min eral known as Wollnstonite, and is both fire proof and insoluble iu water, so that wood once treated in this way will never change its qualities. Soluble glass is largely manufac tured in this country, and used for a variety of purposes. A Bankrupt Become* a millionaire ia Three Tears. From the Jfcw York Times. Three years nco Alexander Frear, the protege of Peter B. Sweeny, and the associate of John J. Bradley, also, a member of ono or two Ring Commissions and th 6 obedient agent of Tweed iu tho Assembly declared himself a bankrupt, and was adjudicated such in the United States District. Court on his own petition. Ho made oath that his en tire property consisted of S2OO worth of wear ing apparel, and SSO worth of. hooks, while Ins liabilities amounted to upward of SIOO,OOO. At the present time he is estimated to bo worth one million dollars. That a man pos sessing property only worth $250, and' owing a small fortune in the »w:iy of debts, could rise to the position of a milUonmrc, outside of ordinary business channels, in the short space of three years, seems almost impossible. Such, however, is the case of Frear. who has accumulated his money without the aid of business. Ever since he became a bankrupt ho has been nothing else but a Tammany politician and a favorite of the Ring; and this fact, iu the minds of many, will probably bo accepted as tho best explanation of his rapid accession to wealth. *Ho filed his peti tion in voluntary bankruptcy on the 19th day of February, ISGS, doubtless regarding it as the surest way of escaping his indignant creditors, who were pressing him to pay tho debts which he had contracted. Bytiieonler which adjudicated luma bankrupt, he had all his liabilities entirely “wiped out.” A Wild Woman. Gt-bhaiisviUc, SonuTsotCoimty.Pa., claims the sensation of the week,: It has a genuine simon-pure, wild woman, almost as .undo as was Eve after the fall, forsh&wunrs only an apron of leaves, sandals «f .barb, and a-neck lace of teadicrries. Swift as,a doe, people have rarelv been able to see her features dis tinctly m her visits to the neighboring farm houses and outskirts of the village; yes those who have seen her declare that she is far from uncomely in person and countenance. Her oval face is set with keen black eyes and framed in long masses of flowing.blacfc hair; and with her tail, slender figure, she has the air of the queen of the forests. Like most women, she has a great dread of men, and bounds away over fences ami fields whenever 9110 attempts to approach her. Yet she is consistent, and avoids in like.manner too great familiarity ■with women. For children, however, she seems to have a great fondness, as was exemplified only a few days past. While passing near the house of a farmer she espied a little girl threo or four years old, playing in the road. Crouching, sbe crawled behind a fence until within a short distance of the child, then, with a bound, cleared the fence, in the next moment seized the screaming little one, and was away at the top of her speed. Tho mother hearing the screams of her child, pursued screaming yet more loudly. Her husband, attracted by the cries of both, hastened to the chose. The wild woman, finding herself encumbered by the weight of the child, dropped it and escaped. The latter was nu innired, with the exception of some scratches which, no doubt, are attributable to the long nails of the strange denizen of the fields and forest. Satisfaction In Stealing* A curious case of kleptomania has come to ligut iu Lftwrcnco, Alasy. A burglar, after breaking luto tlio bouse, tviih captured, shot and earned to the lock-up. Although hU wound was slight, it was agreed that the sur geon should tell him he would not lire more than an hour, in order to draw a confession from him. The burglar, after exacting a sol emn promise from his captor that all the money m his possession should ho. handed over to his wife, confessed that he was tho unfhor of many burglaries that had been committed m that region, and thiit he’ had secreted in Ash Grpvo Church, in Albany, under the pulpit, two tin boxes idled with gold and silverware, and u b'-s room on Arch street, in that city, several hundred dollars in-bank notes around the wainscoting of the windows and m other places; also, that his real name was Carrel Sanborn. and that he wdrkctTfor a Jlr. McDonald in Albany. He then handed, over bi,J>oo in greenbacks, saymgtiiat, accord ing to the agreement, that sum, with SBOO in a sayings bank n Albany and siOQmoro secured in his room, should btf given. to 1 his lie. Ho had not robbed for money, he said but for the pleasure of it; it was a that camo over him at times, and which he, could i until he broke into some place. Iho dark lantern found in his possession i is a marvel of perfection, and was madX hfm- s wife, who resides in Bristol of°bi?.» ro ’T 1 8 sll,lL ket '"■hensho heard of Ins. arrest, as-she supposed that he was at AU tbc uu,nty and cateih uro found concealed in the places indi- The English Pnj«n( Law. i; r, The report of tho British Coaunhjsionors of Fi^i^U 870 j, nst P“WW«d. BtataSSt since lhi2. when the present act went into operation, patents liavo been issued, of \v Inch B>,SW lapsed at the end of tho third at tlu en< tile seventh year. I*>*U there were 3,405 applications for timfoVjn a ere Passed. In addi tion -.110 specifications wore filed! and 1.265 patent claims were forfeited, through tho negligence of the applicants. Tho work of printing tho specifications of patents! under in nnm her, and running from 1711 to 18a2, was completed in irsr Since KWO the abridged specifications have he n i! I ri7| drV lllart CTI V Tho nnbU6a«oMl| nriso Comn? issioners of Patents cam. pnso -.,050 Tolonies, tho cost of which is over |12,5U0. Complete sets to tho authorities! o^tfi 7 lmvo bu S' l to the of f Jnmt if-fi e r n cl Pi'l cities and towns of Great Britain, on condition that tho vol nines shall ju daily ucccssihle to tho public. free of charge. Tho British Govemmont.-jt may ho remarked, has also presented several complete sets to institutions in the United States, and two copies of this invaluable se nes Of nuhhcations. are to he found la this c *t3’* rt-tho gross receipts of the English pat ent office amounted to ?sSo >(Jis of |jo _ 3(to were paid to law officers of the- govern ment m England andSl7,2soto the law offi eors in Scot land and Ireland; Tho' hhihc pondod balance remaining in the hands of tho C< mmisaionera at tho end of‘ Igrn amounted to 4317,055, and the total-3nrffi,i« es c elßo3Eas reached the sumbfgi* Trlrgrnph Around the World.: ky-a TOramS-'whleh^w^oSw^St cable are about tobo-laid nn Mr. Cyras w. Field. One wfil hif tw. di otlQn 0 t cisco to Honolulu. t hence ta U Mldi^,“ T Jj“* n ,Pran tbcnco .to Yokohama, a,sis miles aU( bo from Victoria, vimcouverti-r«i A o, ber will dadl, Japan.thcico to AstoUo mJSfti'® Hako- Oiitmp wPh Possiotto, which is iTli»5 l P’ c-ommani by telegraph witbSL Petorehur- rei, dy<*nnecte