THE POWELL EXPEDITION. Movements of the Explorers np to (he Ist of November. Labyrinth, Stillwater, and Cataract Canons, and Bonito Bend. The Origin of the Aztecs—-Arche ological Discoveries, "The l uion of (he Green, Grand, and Colorado Hirers. 1 Grand Scenery—An Adventure—Sun ning the Falls. from OurSpfd;:] f.tnvspriLtJriil. —Moimr or Pahiha River. Nov. 1, 1116 My letter left the expedition at the tool of Castle Valley, 'i bis strip of lowland is the only considerable specimen of green •earth we Lave seen for many weeks. Tbo miles of bare rock and ai id plateau that lie parallel to Green Fivcrafibrd subsistence for very scanty vegetation, and present .sterile landscapes. Here, for twenty miles, we cau see emerald glades and groves of trees, and make collections of beautiful ferns and brigbi-bned dowers. The river can be ford ed along the valley's length, and many in •uian trails lead down on either side. >i'i*i. 7.—We are now iu I.AJJVJJINTU I.MXnX, Its Trills are coniparativelj' low. varying firm .V» l«» feet from the water'd edge, I.in vertical. The storm continues at inter nals: it is the first rain-fail we have encoun tered since leaving Illinois. The rain adds io the labor and discomforts of the voyage. The camps are hooded frequently, and, in order to act water at all drinkable, wc arc •obliged to dig wells upon tho beach. Iso scene in nature can appear more disappoint air and desolate than a desert in tho rain. The steep walls of tho canon are hollowed *ut in many places by the winds and waters, WA s‘fh-ring line .subjects for the camera, which e a Tre improved. Twin Alcove is the name fin. siren to one of these beautiful chambers in Vl the rocks. The river winds and doubles upon itself so tortuously and continuously as to bo verily labyrinthine. The stream here has no perceptible current, and everv mile of ad vance is made with incessant use of tho oars. The “Pean” inn aground on a sand-bar. during a drenching rain: the entire Ureeu and Colorado Exploring Expedition was obliged to take to the water like heavers, ami chant that refrain to sailors familiar .‘earning with— The bow-lino, the how-line. The bully, Jmliv bow-line, Haul! At night we pitched tho tents in a semi circle, around a roaringcamp-tire, in a thicket of willows, ami listened with remorseful Jcehngs, to a philippic from a Tardy explorer, on the crime committed in consumimrall the gravy before his arrival ru:uniN«; a In,—We follow now a double bow knot. twisted by the turning si ream. The tetter S, placed horizontally, tltly indicates im- bend. Kighieen miles of river-travel !ind> a?, less limn half a mile from tiie morn ing*.- camp. A limb, narrow ridge separates ihe channels; up which we dumber to got fttcreescopic views. One of the adjunct* 1' a travelling photographer, is a ••ox, with a canvas projection, used .-is a dark loom. that, has to be *'toted” over hill and dale. The incubushasreceived (with lhe hearty execration of those who have in dulged in the luxury of carrying it about) ihe name of the hand-organ, or mountam howi'zi r. It fell to my lot on the trip to day. ami a /til undertaking it proved. hile -tnnmlini: up the height, a misstep sent mo Kittling djwu the cliff for twenty feet, with that infernal appendage on my back—a bniisml limb and well-ventilated pantaloons resulting. The view from the crest of the i idee is very tine. The river threads its de vious way through high rock*, tvliose mat ted sides are indented with caves and grot levs cut in terraces and ledges, and hollowed out in enormous grooves. The summits are thickly set with rounded peaks, and shafts, and columns—suggesting the ruins of ionic ancient citv on the Xile. The width of the ridge on which we stand is an eighth b-r of a mile. "To go around this tongue of land by water requires a journey of six miles. In descending 10 the boats. I was obliged to 01 cep along a beavers trail through the wil low.-. Jack happened to be absorbed in med 'Vl Uallun, ,11 tliT- initlier Diiloi iUo opauine. rna. Hearing, suddenly, the noiaeof mj* approach, toriai .'thinking a “Grizzly” was upon him, gchm explorer beat Dexters” time on a pre ntate retreat. While bringing the boats .round a beaver was sighted and shot by cs r Andy, the coek. Views were completed, fus es nils collected, and measurements made. The mt wali> proved to be from SOO to I,ooofeet- high, eca To quench our thirst we improvised some vac ,‘monade from citric acid and rainwater; is not an intoxicating beverage. BUTTES. men g KI >T, 31. —Pulling steadily at the oars to ay. wc pass long lines of buttes, the river ited vails becoming more and more broken into cccm hese solitary buttresses. They are chiefly viou omposed of red sandstone, of novel and sug- T i- ‘••stive shapes, and towering from 000 to 3,“»00 Lri ;t in air. One in particular attracted our at lL -cut ion—a beautiful rock in the form of genen Grecian cross. Another resembled a in d rastory, with an arched entrance, from official -h iwo springs of waterponrtheir crystal of the ds into the muddy and motionless river. wUah the ojienings between the buttes was .a vicWS indescribably grand, of rocks luen 'ed noon rocks, in vast and varied been h jession—a wonderful panorama, of he mad unique architecture and fantastic alwaTE is of this silent land, willows thickly make ß the margin of the stream, and, when c are capital substitutes for feathers. ,;le writing np my journal, the party sur- CS I ,CCI iD d the evening camp-lire in picturesque frruiu ,jpg. wliile the Major beguiles the tedious dent urs by reading from the poets. Ourlibrary the* nges from John Hay and Bret Ilurte to merson aiiuDarwin. Su'T. 12,—Wc enter, now, 0 D STILLWATER CANON, re named the Canon of the Green, wa The valley separating this from the preced aU ing canon*is merely a break in the walls, •v c a short stretch of stone towers. The channel crows narrower; the banks gradually iu crease from SOO to 1.000 feet in height, and a; differ in their geological structure from these m- of Labyrinth Canon. HONITO BEND. Sept, IS.—The river has worn a new pas sage through the wallsits former bed winds in and around the cliffs,—a broad and vi« -Jugular trail wo have named Bomto Bend. Tvi-‘ >uanfities ot purest salt were found eu listed upon the rocks. To-daj*. Dellen y .ugh, the youngest of the party, celebrates C' liiiihdaj*. “Ko cards.” The geologists oiop frequently to collect fossils, ami our rate of progress varies from ten to twenty ""Us per day. DISCOVERY OF HUTS, •Shut. U.—While .Steward was hunting for specimens, along a ledge of rocks, back of camp, he found some stone structures, indi cating former occupation by nfnn. Sum moning tli*; remainder of the party, we fol lowed. ami, aud found the ruins of two modi' lints, plastered with mini. We con jectured that the larger one had been used lor shelter, and the smaller for storage ■jiurp'‘*ses, by some hunter, like Daniel Do'- of solitary habits. The most mi so. 1 opine, will have no cause tu feu* oxiitroaching neighbors in these iun'-'y latitudes. The Major aud Pro fessor, coming at supper-time, announced a pin *«r discovery, of three or four more "ntlie dills. Deumau found a corn vo. While dreamily watching the Miioke from our Kiiliklniek cigars, blent ■wit.., he denser volume from the pile of dtiiiwond burning brightly before us, we ii.-i- iud to a lecture on Tin: origin or Tin: aztecs. Aces aco, a dmtim-t and peculiar people V.\ *-d in i In- fertile valleys and on the arable <>f Utah ami Arizona. Tiiey were short n >iatj;i(*. symmetrical in form, and aflablo •n manner;* moje given to peaceful Utis i-m.nry than warlike pursuits. They lived in sul.s-jaiitial and convenient dwellings, and ‘■piled themselves the Shiuemos (pronounced .'•die.n-e-mui. Stronger bauds of savages .'.1:1 H.uijding and encroaching upon ihcm. the SLinemos took- refuge in ;lu; lemote and almost iuaccessible canons of toe (irceu and Colorado Itivers, and m the mount ains of Arizona. They sub ul>OH what game they could catch, tlu co they could raise on the islands V 'pj l'"' T s “"Sin. At the valley, near Lmtah, we saw their picture-writing ontlie rocks: autl.imw hero to the Gulf traces of their occupation abound S migrated to Mexico. rl !-V\ neighbors, and under the more 1, ences of a liue climate and“ fertile soil Tii neu-ased and flourished. mitnViw^J 1, t] -Y •Mvabion and conquest. The art wore still numerously renn.< ft!? tn, PS land of their fathers. Muav of now remain, and some are H till l itVi\ r »i o 1 l S s We will visit them during the J! [“''kited, h am more of their hisiorv. lniiiTL U l L r ‘i irons riles, from personal* obsoi-v-..*? ru study. Powell has spent a s’unnmr U .S aud tin sd Indians, and hIT Zu n T* experiences to largeruudiencesiuti,pi>.,t ,ll he could scarcely, nowever, ha.*e {l.w’i ntoresteu listeners than now. IWhmi the dills above us, stand thecnmibHuo 1 descried bahitationa of this siiiilSV f In the darkness below, the river \ind< n,.,* ki j.t their secret, and guarded th-jr bom.? long ami well, lu the glow of the firelight* an enthusiastic speaker relates thd r poeti’ cal legends to a motley group of curious pale* faces. 1 DISCOVERIES. I’i. lA—'\Vakingcarl l v,tlirce of usstarted m quest of ihe ruins. Climbing up auC along a steep and narrow ledge, wc came to a clus ter of dilapidated houses, with bnt six feet of wall remaining. We found pieces of pot tery and fragments of arrow-heads, with oc casional perfect specimens of the latter. Andy discovered the most interesting and valuable prize, in the form of an earthen iug, artistically fashioned, ami in an excellent state ofpreservatiou. It was hidden under a root, with the month covered with a stone. Tho jar lias a capacity of fouror live gallons, and contained small bundles of split wil lows, used for baking corn-bread. The* bun dles had been tied with twine inado from wild hemp, now rotten with age. On the river again. We frequently run aground on sand-bars, breaking oars. The canon narrows, with vertical walls. l,r»oo feet in height. This is by far-the most beautiful of all the canons yet seen bv us. At -t p. in we came to the union of THK (iJ'KKN. (WAN'D, AND COLORADO. Tlic Grand liiver is about tlio. same in :m --p.-aram-e as the Green: it iscallcdtUc “Pride of Colorado." rhc smooth waters rippling Injit shimmer and glance whom the sun lielil falls, give little token of the dangers to come. J lie boats separate and land their crews on the hard and level beach. Camp ing in the shade of some immense cotton woods. wo survey the lions of Junction pmlfi. Here wo also find the arrow-beads ami pottery of the Sbinemos. Our c\cuing meditations wore seriously distmbed by the caving in of tbo bank on wpicb the tents were pitched. The river, constantly cutting below, finally under mined ns, and, with a loud splash, soventy fiveof our hundred feet of ledge has fallen into the water, driving us higher ami farther up. until now wo roost like crows, in the limbs of a patriarchal cottonwood. Our rations and photographic stores arc running short, and ICO miles of fretful water lie between us and the Crossing of the Fathers, our next Mjpph*-station. .Sugar has become contraband of war. and beans a luxury. fcKPT. 10.—At to a. m., with boats packed and m sailing trim, wo bid a final farewell to the Green and Grand, and trust our fortunes to Hie Colorado, the geographical puzzle of this continent, and but ouce before success fully navigated. A steady current speedily brings us within tbo portals of i{ 11 CATARACT CANON*. Soon rapid succeeds rapid, and the old routine begins, -with -work and danger in creased. We now enconnter a deeper stream, a stronger current, and harder, sharper rocks of limestone. Has the reader any adequate idea of what is meant by “xonningarapul It is sometimes a hazardous experiment to run over a mill-dam, with a fow feet of fall, in an open boat. Here wo have a largo river, crowded between high and narrow canon walls, turned andtwistedbyprQjcctingrcefs. and churned into foam by rocks fallen from the banks above. The average fall of the Colorado is very much greater than that of the Mississippi. Such a cur rent, plunging over falls varying from four to a dozen feet..at oft-recurring intervals, with shallow rapids between, presents diffi culties that few navigators can overcome. During this digression, the liag-shlp shows a signal that bail rapids are ahead. By watch ing the course and signals of the pioneer boat, we can escape many hidden rocks ami treacherous eddies. With helmsman alert, and oars stoutly grasped, wc slowly ap proach, when, suddenly, the current takes ns at railroad speed over the fall and among the rocks. With might and main we pull at theoars. The loud shouts of com mand are confused by the noise of the roar ing waters. Blinded with spray, drenched with waves coming in.—now scraping a reck, again forced violently to the ragged walls of the shore,—now spinning round and round in whirling eddies.—with an ominous grating and stunning shock, we gronnd shallows. Dropping oars and plunging into the water, wo tug and pull the boat over the barrier, when away it shoots, hardly affording time for the men to giasp the sides and kick the runaway from the rocks. Woe to the man, then, that has legs of llcsh and blood! Jammed, as in a vise, between boat and rock, cut bv sharp edges, and bruised by frequent collisions, those members, ordinarily useful, soon be come ill-shaped and painful appendages, colored with all the tints of thu rainbow. The entire party wear honorable scars. The excitement and novelty have worn away: the water is colder and dirtier. It is simply terrible toil, this wrestling for weeks with rock and nver, and it tells visibly on the strength and spirits of the men. Kapids and falls, falls and rapids, follow last, each worse, if possible, than the pre ceding. Sometimes a ran of half a mile requires one day’s bard work. The canon walls vary from 1.200 to 1.500 feet in height, broken, now and then, into peaks and crags. Narrow and perpendicular, we can see but slender patches of blue skyabovc the frown ing clifls. Sept. 20.—The party, divided in couples, climbed the walls that have for davs im prisoned ns, and completed geological, topo graphical, and photographic w work. By re quest. Jack and myself helped Messrs Thomp son and Jones tow the “Nell” over a half mile rapid below camp. Something of ensur'd. Two of us grasped tho boat and steadied her In .tbo water, while the others held the line. The current crowing strong er, we all took the rone, and had mst suc ceeded in lowering tbo craft over a fall, ■when a treacherous tide instantly caught her, and, in a twinkling, four voyagers were piled promiscuously on the rocks, and the Nell” was dashing swiftly awav. We hur ried after, in hot pursuit. Jones remarked, in language vigorous and sententious, “i>he has gone to the devil I You bet!" was the prompt response. As we scrambled over boulders on the shore, visions of starving men in overloaded boats, to say nothing about the scientific loss of a crippled expedi tion, produced very cheerful and encourag ing sensations. Tbo runaway, meanwhile, threaded safely the tortuous windings of the swift and colliding currents. An invisi ble helmsman guided her safely fioui the hungry jaws and sharp teeth of the rocks, unt ii we came abreast as she was being slow ly drawn over a fall. Swimming out from shore. Jack and I suon got aboard, and land ed the truant without loss of cargo or spring ing a plank. Major and Dellcnhaugh came in late from {•xplorations among the rocks. The latter killed a rattlesnake, and brought the rattles as a trophy into camp. Two years ago, a boat was swamped in the rapid just above us. Upon the beach, a half linished oar reminds us of the toils and mis haps of the pioneer voyagers. Our diuuer stat ion next day was under the shade of a hackherry-tree, with boulders scattered about, Pic-uic parties and fashion able tourists will hud it a romantic aud pic turesque spot. 'Xhe canon-walls now tower to a height of 3,000 teet. The narrow strip of shore is scarcely wide enough for a bivouac. The waters of the river become clearer. Wo have obtained some instanta neous views of a fall. At night, the moon just shows her brilliant disc over the broken edge of the dills. Sixteen rapids eucounter cd'in one day boats leaking badly from pounding against tho rocks two unloaded lor repairs. gEPT. 2o.—The canon-walls now approach within 50 feet of each other; the river, hem med between, surges swiftly through over a perpendicular fall of six or eight feet. Major Powell decided to run it, and have instan taneous views taken of the passage. The “Dean” took the lead. The camera was adjusted, and wo all watched intently the dangerous experiment. The river above is smooth as a mirror, hut below is churned into loam hr the plunge. Slowly and steadi ly the boat approached the miniature Niagara, when suddenly it shot over the fall, and was springing from wave to wave right gallantly. Ihe view was lost. The “Nell” next assayed the- feat; but, in spite of the photographer’s utmost care and skill, the picture proved a failure. Wc then got aboard the Canonita,” and safely followed. i-heuebed all day, and worn with work, we look anxiously for an outlet from this gloomy abyss of contending demons of 1 cam and rock. Naught meets the eye hut in Iv!. 1 1 r °aring river,—not shallow enough out ,S!: n ot deep enough to float the boats ni icach of boulders, reefs, and saud- i-Axn views, AN ADVENTURE nr.VXLSG THE FALLS. Jaws a "witches* cauldron, full of toil ami trouble, that, Jliko a hell-broth, doth boll and bubble.” Lying at night on narrow slopes of sand, the waters wail loudly at our feet: voices of rapids above are echoed omi- by cataracts in the windings below, a lullabv, neither musical or cheering. In the shadows of the tall and frowning cliffs, those sights and sounds are m uni son with our sombre nmsings. Time wanes apace. Absorbed with vivid recollections of perilous experiences, I have lingered too long with dull details. What more I know about farming on the Colorado is reserved for a future letter. Suffice it now to say, that we have arrived AT Tin: MOUTH OK Tins I'AHUT.V niVKII, with two boats, and provisions nearly ex hausted. Two men are sick in bed, another is sulleiiug from iiiHanunatorv rheumatism. I he winter rains and snows are at hand and alheavy and difficult trial lies bcforelns to the aionnou frontier settlement. A small train, having made a forced march fiom JCaiiab, brings us temporary supplies, and will forward our letters,* CJ.E.MKNTPOWEU.. THE PRINCE OF "WALES. V Iml Solbcru, I lie Actor, and Saullcy, the Singer, Say of Him. From tho Now VorkWorM, Dco.3. i esterday afternoon the writer had an in terview with Mr. fcothernconccmingtbo all absorbing topic of the rumored fatal illness of the Prince of Wales. During bis recent sojourn in England of seversd years, the actor and the Prince were upon very inti mate terms, audit shows that the Prince had so far forgotten the statutes of Queen Elizabeth relative to actors and other vag abonds,’* that bo was able to recognize m "Lord Dundreary'* all tbo social finalities which constitute a gentleman. For about nine years the two were extremely friendly, and met not only hi the bunting-fiolik and theatre, but also in tbo drawing-rooms of Buckingham Palace, on the grounds of per fect equality. Tbo lirst question asked of Mr. Sotbeni was; “Will you allow mo to ask when you saw the Prince of Wales for tbo first time?” •‘Certainly. Tbo lirst time X bad tbo pleas ure of seeing bis Foyal Highness was at tbo stag bunt at Windsor, in 1801. Tbo stair— and a line buck bo was—bad been lot loose: tbo bounds were in. full cry after him, and the whole lield was in rapid ebaso. I rodo down a narrow lauo, bordered on tbo side which the stag bad taken by a high, quick set Ledge. All tbo riders refused tbo only leap which could bo taken,—a six-barred gate. I backed my horse to tbo further side of tbo lane in order to bo sure of clearing it successfully, when, just as I was about to try tbo leap, I beard an equerry cry, Tbo Prince is coming.” Naturally, I at oucc dis mounted and Hung open the gate for him to pass through, at the same time bowing. Ho acknowledged my salutation most courteous ly, and. 1 may say. from that moment our acquaintance indeed, friendship com menced. After tbo bunt was concluded be sent to inquire what was my name, and wished that I should bo presented to him.” “Did bo often come to the theatre where you were playing Yes, at tbo very least bo was there tbreo or four times every week. I was performing, as you probably know, at tbo Haymarkct, in my particular part of Lordßnndrrary, and. aftciward, Brother Sam. The Prince would i invariably come up to my dressing room, sit tboro awhile, smoko a cigar or two, and drink a little brandy seltzor. Then, when I was obliged to dress. I would say, ‘Excuse j me, sir, but I must uow trouble you. 7 Upon I that bo would immediately say ‘All right, j old fellow, see you between the next acts;’ and I would make my toilet while be went to bis private box.’ “How about those stories of bis going on the stage, and llirting with tbo girls there?” “He never did—at least to my knowledge, and I bad a good opportunity forjudging. At the Haymarket I alwavsran him oil the stag, and not onco did bo go within thirty feet of where the girls wore assembled; and, in addition to that, be never came upon tbo stage that I did not meet him at the door.” ,v ere you obliged to be very formal with bun?” “Not iu the least. I never did auy ko-tow business, and Ido not wish to. Usually 1 would call him anything which I would ad- I dress to a jolly good fellow who might bo one i of my companions, occasionally throwing m a/sir -by way of a slight token of bis posi- tu»n. I Then be was affable?” “Very much so. lint to illustrate the trutii ci what I say, let me give you au in stance. At one stag hunt {where the animal was started from liarrowand linally found in a coal-bin in London, a distance of fully IC* miles) my wife was ridingwith thchoupds on a little mare of mine, Making a leap she broke her knees, and my wife came down, Instantly the Prince, who happened to bo within sieht, rode up. dismounted, and ask ed her what he could do to assist her. When she told him that she needed no assistance, he begged to lend her an equerry, or servant of some kind. At this juncture I came up, and appreciating the situation,hadtho pleas ure oi presenting my wife to him. Ho did me the honor to say to her that he was ex tremely happy to meet her, and renewed his oilers of aid/*' “1 have heard stories to4fco effect that the Prince was not very fond of those sports which involved active physical exertion—in fact, that ho was somewhat inclined to ‘funk “That’s a calumny, sir, a great calumny. I have seen the Prince in the held very many times, have ridden close by his side, anil have seen him take leaps which all the rest of the held would refuse. I never saw a braver or more dashing rider.” It is rather a delicate question, but may I ask of you anything concerning the rumors as to Lis being so fond of ladies* society “I have net the slightest objection in the world to your making public all that I know upon that subject. Ho yielded to temptation no more than would have done any man in his position subjected to the constant inducements to go astray to which ho was always exposed. Indeed, ho must have been made of adamant to have resisted the—l may say—pressure brought to bear upon him from every side. His wife was and is very delicate, and companionship ho was forced to seek elsewhere. In conclusion, I can say that it will be a long time.before I shall meet a better friend, or ono who will be more kind and considerate to all whom he met.” To the Editor of the Xew 1'orl: Times: I have read, with much concern, in Satur day’s JPorM, an account of certain inter views, reported to have taken place, into which have been introduced reflections, as unjust as they arc ungenerous, ou the char acter, as a gentleman, of the Prince of Wales, in his relations with the theatrical world. Prom considerable experience in Her Ma jesty’s Theatre, the Royal Italian Opera, Drury Lane, and the Gaiety Theatres, I can state positively that the bearing of the Prince of Wales, in these relations, was uni versally courteous and manly, and charac terized by the greatest propriety. lamau- by Mr. Charles Feebler, whose op portunities of judging have been at least as irequent as those of any other manager or actor, to corroborate the above assertion on lis behalf in the strongest possible manner; and Mr. Lindsay Sloper, a friend of Mr, Bancroft, of tbo Prince of Wales’ Theatre, desires to add that he would have no difficulty in obtaining from the latter gentleman a complete denial of the allegations against tho Prince in con nection with that establishment, wore it not too ridiculous to suppose that His Royal Highness would everpresent himself at the stage door of any theatre whatever. Anyone connected with the stage must de sire, at the present moment, to concur in all that Mr. Sothern is reported to have said as to t ho nrbanj* and modesty displayed by the Prince of Wales in his dealings with actors; and it is a pity that tho same column which contains this testimony should bo disfigured by the slanderous aspersions I deem it my duty to contradict. I am, yours respectfully, r C. Saxtlkv. Cr.XTUAi. Hotel. Sunday, Dec. 10, Death of Archibald lieroy, the Alien County Xlermit. From the Fort Wayno (ImL) Sentinel, Dec. 9. In the northern paxt of this county, deep in the heart of the primeval forests, stands a rude log-cabin, until yesterday tho homo of Archibald Leroy, the hermit. For nearly half a century he lived the life of an anchorite iu that lone and secluded spot, subsisting on wild game, tish, berries, and the vegetables which he cultivated iu the little garden that surrounded his house. At one time Archibald Leroy must have been a line-looking man; and his regular features, bright black eyes, and tall, straight form, gave him to tho very last a distiiii/itc air that age was unable to overcome. It appears that when he was a youth of 20 he met a young lady to whom ho became ardently attached—that they wore betrothed —that on tho evening prior to tho marriage she begged him to release her from her pledge, because she did not love him, and that uiion his compliance she married a blase man of the world, whose money was his only recommendation, and whoso reputation was that of a rone. Archibald Leroy thereupon withdrew from society, aud came West. He built tho house where he lived, and across whose tlireshhold he was carried to-day in his coffin. He was a great student. Tho walls of his cabin are lined with standard works, aud all these hear the evidences of frequent use. He was also an artist, aud in his portfolio were found a number of exquisite sketches of the beautiful scenery which, surrounds his late home. He was in many respects a remarkable man, with excellent traits of character, as his neighbors testify, and with a wonderful store of information on every subject, no matter how abstruse or profound its charac ter. Opening of the Ppu*»inn Diet—Emperor William’* Speech from the Throne, The Prussian Diet was opened on the 27th ult. by the Emperor in person. In his speech from the throne: His Imperial Majesty com menced hv thanking the people for the noble attitude they had maintained, during the late war, and proceeded to point out that, while the maintenance of the national power and security belonged to the German empire, the Prussian rcpresentativcslcould the more thoroughly devote themselves to the healthy development of thointernal institutions. The speech further mentioned the extremely sat isfactory financial condition, which will be THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1871. still more favorably developed. Bills are f announced in connection wltli the employ inent of tlic Prussian State Fund, consequent upon the formation of the Imperial war j fund for flie payment of the State debt. I 11ns relief, as well also the increase of the amount of the revenue, and, in addition, the important surplus of the last tiuancial year, will enable the government in IST2 to justify the roonirements in all the departments of the administration to tho fullest extent. One of the most important propositions be one for a general increase of pilicial salaries, and other bills will be introduced relative to the regulation of tho Audit Cilice, the reconstruction of various .State railways and the increase of the plant of tho State railways. Bills relative to trade, landed property and the government of the six Eastern provinces will be pre sented to tho members. The speech also dwells upon tho further successful develop ment of the communal local administration of the provinces. In reference to the agita tion on church questions the government is determined to preserve perfect independ ence for tho .State with regard to the administration of justice and tho civil s law, and at tlie same time to maintain the legal independence of the churches and their followers and to protect I the liberty of conscience and faith of all. In connection with the constitutional execution of these principles, hills will he laid before the Diet on tho marriage laws, on the regula tion of the registry system and tho legal ellect of secession from the church. In refer ence to public instruction very considerable measures are promised for tbo satisfaction of many hitherto neglected requirements. 1 1-iually, a general education bill as well as i one for tbo supervision of schools are 1 promised. ALEXIS IN BOSTON. Speech of Eatacazy—Jfifolmcn* Poem. boston (Dec. 10) Despatch to tho New York Time*. Mr. Catacazy's speech at the Duke’s ban quet last night, -was shrewd ami ingenious in view of his unenviable attitude before the country. Crafty in its omissions as well as its utterances, its evident object was to present himself in tho light of an injured person and to create sympathj'. Ho was called outat tho very end of tho evening and evidently with reluctance on tho part of Mr. AUnthrop, Tho speech was substan tially as follows: gentlemen If tho goddesa of diplomacy wero to bo sculptured, I would present her wrapped In a dark robe with a linger o» her Up. Mure than any one else I should adopt that attitude, aud wrap myself ns close as possible, and hold my fingers as tight as possible to chain mvlips: but on this occasion I will take my finger ’a moment from my lips and place it upon my heart, not for making a speech, but only for relating throe anecdotes experienced in ray career, in 18.» l I had the honor to bo an attache of tho Imperial Legation at Washington, and 1 met there ouo of the greatest men, I do not say of Amer ica. but of the world—tho Cod-liko Daniel Webster [cheers] and, as all great intelligent men, ho was exceedingly kind to youth. 1 was then a mere boy, bat he .showed mo so much sympathy that I took tho liberty to ask of him to explain to mo the rea sons of this sympathy almost instinctively ex isting between our two nations, and ho replied to me: Those reasons are us numerous as tho drops of water in the Pacific and tho Atlantic.*’ j A few years afterward, whenyourcivil war broke out, I had tho honor to be the secretary of anoth er great man—for groat ho is—Prince Gortscha keif. [Applause.] At that time, on all sides, tho most dark prophesies were uttered about tho issue of your war, of your great national calam ity. Political vultures were already preying upon i what was supposed to be the corpse of America I must confer that I had mjself doubts about thei?sueof tbcwnr, and I spoke of it to my il lustrious chief. Ho replied to mo “I pity those who doubt tho issue of this crisis. I pitytho°c who believe that a Divine Providencejwoutdhave erected the magnificent American structure for clashing it to pieces in a few years. (Cries wf “Good’'—applause.) America will come our. of the dames of civil war like the phccnlx, more ladiant, more brilliant, more strong than over’* Nine years after that, or even less, I have been honored with the mission to the United States,and I will go so far in the way of an Indiscretion as to repeat tho very words of the Emperor, my mas Ur. “Your instructions.” said ho to me, i are short, bur decided. You must always re j member that our best friend is the American I people.” Applause.] God Is my witness that f have done everything in tho power of my feeble intellect to obey the order of my (sovereign, to obey the dictates of my own conviction and tho i impulsion of my heart. If 1 diduut succeed com pleicly in this task assigned to me, the gentleman w ho represents in so worthy a manner the United states at St. Petersburg, where he is esteemed and treated in the most kindly way. succeeded in his. I propose the health ot Governor Curtin, the United Suites Minister at St. Petersburg. [Applause, during which the toast was drunk. 1 The features of tbo banquet wore the Prince’s speech, the poem of Oliver Wendell Holmes, and tho remarks of James linssell Lowell. Tho following is Hr. Holmes’ own corrected version of his effort: Mr. President: You are so good a scholar that you must remember well that on the 16th of March, icjl, a pilgrim standing on tho desort shore received tho first welcome from ouo of tho native inhabitants, from tho Indian Sachem, whoso remarkable name, Samoset, has come down to us at the present daj* by tho words which he has reported, which are these; “Welcome, Englishmen; welcome, Unclishmcn.” I have ventured a Utile further iu the following verses: One word to the we have gathered to greet, The echoes are longing that won! to repeat: It springs to the Ups that are waiting to part, I- or the tyllahh.s spell themselves Unit in the heart. It* accent may vary, its eonud may ho strange, Hut it hours a kind luossago that nothing can change Tho dwolluru by Neva its inclining cun toll. l‘or the smile, ita Interpreter, shows it lull well. That word, how it gladdened tho pilgrim of yoro, As ho stood in the mkiwoii tho desolate shore. When the shout of tho Sngomore slarlk-d his oar In theplirasool theSuxou, ‘twas music to hear. All! little conld Samoset offer onr sire. The cabin. the eoni-cake. tlio seat hr the fire. Hehad nothing tu give, the jxxir Jurilet the hunk But lie gava him a welcome, his heart hi his haml, Tlio trilie of the sachem has molted awav, lint the word that lie spoke is remembered to-day. And the page tuaf is red with the record of shame The tear-drops have whitened round Samoset's name. The word that lie spoke to the pilgrim of old. Way sound like u lulu that has often been told; But the welcome we speak is as fresh as the dew. As the kiss of a lover that always Is now. Ay, guest of the nation, each roof is thine own. Through all the broad continent’s star bannered aonc; From the shore where tlio curtain of morn Is unrolled To the billows that flow through the gateway of gold. The snow-crcstcd mountains are calling aloud— Nevada to Ural speaks out of the cloud; And Shasta shouts forth from his throne In the skv To the stonu-bpliutered summits, the peaks o£ Altai. You must leave him, they say, till the summer Is green. Both shores are Ids homo though tho waves roll be tween, Aud then wo’ll return him with thanks for the same As fresh and os smiling and tail as he came. But onrs is tlio region of arctic delight We can show him auroras and pole-stars by night. There's a Muscovy sting in the ice-temperwd air And our firesides are warm aud our maidens are fair. The flowers arc full blown in tho garlanded hall. They bloom round his footsteps wherever they fall. For the splendors of youth and tho sunshiny tliev brlng. Make the roses believe 'tis the summons of spring. One word of our language he needs must know well, But another remains that is harder to spoil. We shall speak it so ill if he wishes to leam. How we utter farewell bo will have to return. James Russell Lowell made the pun of the evening. When referring to our purchase of Alaska, ho said that our relations with Russia aro now of the most cordial aud intimate kind, for tho Emperor has mado us tho keeper of his seals. A Showman at Warwick, From the New York Evening Post. The burning of Warwick Castle brings to mind a somewhat notable visit made to this great ehow-bonso some years ago byP. T. Bamum aud the late Albert Smith. The day’s sight-seeing was conducted, as one or two hotels abroad are, on tho American, not the European, plan, and Stratford.Warwick. find the surrounding country wero “done” iu a few hours in a manner which Albert Smith afterward fully and facetiously de tailed in a paper iu BcnUcrfs Magazine, iu which he said that the business was accom plished with suck rapidity that, in attempt ing to write an account, ho found the whole thing so confused in his mind that he came near locating “Peeping Tom” iu tho houso of Shakspeare, while Guy of Warwick would stick his head above tho ruins of Kenilworth, and tho Warwick vaso appeared in Coventry. After visiting tho red, cedar, and gilt drawing-rooms aud tho State bedchamber, to say nothing of tho boudoir, chapel, dining-room and Guy’s tow er, our tourists went to tho porter’s lodge and saw Guy’s armor, punchbowl, sword, and toasting-fork, and a huge rib-bone of tho gigantic “dun cow,” that, according to tra dition. once haunted the region. Having seen these wonders, Mr. Barnnm horrified fhe attendant by gravely proposing to buy them for his museum in America, and when he was informed that no amount of money would buy these precious relics, ho said: “Never mind; I’ll have them dupli cated for my museum, ao that Ameri cans can sco them, and avoid tho ne cessity of coming here, and iu that way ITI bin st up your show.” Smith laughed, espe cially at the amazement of the porter, aud afterward introduced tho incident, with chance of uames aml locality, in his lecture which accompanied his famous panorama of Mont Blanc. Nor was there .anything so very absurd iu a really serious proposition to purchase these relics, siuce Bamum ouce had the refusal of Shukspcarc’s house, which ho meditated moving in pieces and setting up again in this city. The fear that this might be done prompted the subscription which put the house in repair and made it tho prop erty of an association, so that Mr. Barnitm really did an excellent thing iu stimulating new interest in and care for a notable land mark which English neglect was suffering to go to decay. A Reverend Rxpectorntor. 'Jefferson City, Mo. (Dec. 7), Correspondence of tho St. Bonis Democrat. A racy piece of scandal, which attracted considerable attention last summer, has been renewed again in new form. It will bo re membered that tho Rev. Mr. Whittaker, Sec retary to the Board of Trustees of the Lin coln Institute for the Education of Colored Children, in an altercation with Colonel Fos ter, another member of tho board, and for merly thaprincipal of tho institution, spat in his face, as the two were seated during a meeting of the board at opposite sides of tho table. Foster cautiously resented the insult, not like Luther, by hurling back an ink stand, but by merely wiping the spittle from his face. The action was considered as an insult, not only to its direct object, but to the entire board, ana several gentlemen waited on the ecclesiastical spittcr to request an explanation, and to receive, if possible, an •UJ®., r hittaker replied that ho had desired to insult I osier, and had made the matter a subject of prayer, in order to obtain some counsel as to how he might most completely execute his imrpose. ilo arose from his knees determined'to spit, and so he spat. Of course for spitting bydi vine counsel he could not apologize, ami ho therefore persistently refused to do so. Tho ncanl at ns next meeting very pronorly ex pelled him. As his heavenly revelation did not conrem l>l,'Jte expulsion, vVhittakci* refuses to be ex pelled. lesterday he caused a f/no warntnlo to no served on Mr. .Seymour, Assistant Super intendent of Public Instruction, wbohasbeen appointed to his place in the board, to compel him to show by what authority he serves in the board. He has also caused a mamlumun to be served on Governor Brown, who is the rr-oj/fV/o.President of the board, to require him to show cause why he shall not be per mitted to resume the scat from which ho was expelled. Until those shall have boon answered in duo form of law, Mr. ‘Whittaker proposes to hold the otlicial papers of tho hoard which have come into his possession as Secretary. Tho case was cn trusted by tho board to legal counsel yesterday, and the re ply will be made in due tim e. THE ERIE BRIBERY CASE. NinteiuoniH of ihc.Tnror* In ihc C*ukc—Thousands of Dollar* Offered for n Disagrccmenl— The Charge 'Denied* KronMlie Nc\v York Tribune, Doe. 11. At thotimo the verdict was given in the Black Friday suit ol J. O. Davis and others against Fisk and others, tried in the Superior Court before Judge McCunn, last month, the foreman of the jury. Walter Gib son, charged that three of their num ber had been improperly approached by hirelings of the Erie King in order to in duce a disagreement, and that they were anxious to present the facts to tho grand jury. The Judge accordingly summoned the jury to appear before him last Saturday and testily in regard to the alleged efforts to bribe them. Daniel \V. Whitney testified On the 27i.1i of November a man called at my residence, No. 53 Bond street, and asked mo if I was not on tho jury in tho gold case: I replied that I was, and lie then asked if we had agreed;..J told him I did not wish, to converse about tho case; ho said, “There isa good deal of money for a disagreement of that jury, and I want to fix it on the spot; name your snm for a disagreement money is uo object,” I replied; I will not converse with you on that subject, not for tho best house in Fifth av. I then turned from him, and he went away; ho was about 80 years of age, full faeed. with a heavy mustache ami a Jlorid complexion, and wore a light overcoat and a slouched hat; I do not know that I have overseen him except; on that occasion two days after this, Thomas O’Callahan. who was formerly an Alderman or Assistant Alderman, told mo that a person had spoken to him about getting the jury to disagree, and he said, “lam going to make money by it, aud von can too;” he asked mo to meet him at Thomas C. Fields’ office. No. 11T Nassau-st. During his cross-examination. Mr. Whit ney said that after the jury retired, on the first ballot only two voted fur tho defend ant—Mr. Gibson, the foreman, and James O’Brien; Mr. Gibson soon came over to tho majority, but O’Brien continued obstinate, and refused to converse with the others; witness then spoke of the great efforts that had been made to induce him to disagree, and found that Messrs. Davis aud Visier had been approached in a similar manner; this led them to suspect that O’Brien bad been bribed, aud caused considerable feeling; the night was very cold: they had no lire, aud were obliged to keep themselves warm by physical exercise: some one pro posed to hang O’Brien out of tho window, and other threats were made to Induce him to agree with the others; tho next morning they obtained a copy of tho testimony, and, after reading important portions of it. O’Brien finally became convinced, and agreed to a verdict in favor of the plaintiff. William L. Davis testified that during the trial u man called at his residence whoso general appearance was tho same as that of the man described by Mr. Whitney; ho gave his name as Baker, aud said he was engaged in thedry goods business in Buffalo: he acted in a very mysterious manner, and finally went uwav without stating the ob ject oj Ins visit ho said he would call tho day at witness’place of business, hut failed to do so. John iaier testified that one evening dur ing tho progress of tho trial, while standing in Jront of Ills residence. No. 04$ Eighth ave nue, a stranger approached him and asked if he was not on the jury in tho gold case, and on witness’ replying in tho affirmative, he said, there is money in that case; it is woilhs2,Cfio or SB,OOO lor a disagreement; he then displayed a large package of hills, and said, “1 might increase it to §10,000;” witness replied. “Von must not talk to me in that way;” whereupon he left, remark ing, \ou will he sorry for not accepting my offer.” Mr. Field, counsel for Fisk aud Gould, said he had affidavits to show that neither of the defendants in tho suit approached any member of that jurv, or authorized anyone to do so, aud if anyone didapproach them ho must have been an enemy to the de fendants. He moved to set aside tho ver dict. but tho Judge said that such a motion must be made at tho Special Term. The case was then adjourned to this morning, at 12 o’clock, and Die Judge requested tho jurors who Lad testified to bo in attendance at that time, to revise and sign their testimony, aud meantime, ho said, ho would consider what further action should be taken in the mat ter. Mr. Gilmore nt Home Again* From the Boston Adverii-cr, Hoc. 7. Mr. P. S. Gilmore has finally arrived in the city after his extensive reconnoitre amotii; the musical celebrities of the Old World. The City of Antwerp, with Mr. Gilmore ami his gigantic project on board, reached New lork yesterday morning at half-past JO o clock, in safety, and Mr. Gilmore, escaping with unsullied skirts from the meshes of the New York Custom House, in less than two hours was speeding over the iron rails on hia way to this city, which ho reached at mid night. Whether the waves rolled rhythmi cally and the breezes blew in per fect accord as the crossed over Atlantic water. Mr. Gilmore modestly makes a matter of conjecture, But certain it is that ho has canvassed the Conti nent pretty thoroughly, has sung his notes of invitation in half a dozen or more coun tries, and has received assurances t hat every nation of Europe will be represented on Bos ton made land nest June. Evervthiug in connection with the enterprise has succeed ed beyond even his most sanguine hopes. There is a possibility—ami to this possibility Americans will cling with their accustomed tenacity—that Strauss, whom Mr. Gilmore saw in A'iemia, may he able so to modify his existing engagements that lie can take part in the great jubi lee. Many of the most eminent musiciansof Berlin, aud, indeed, throughout the Conti nent, are enlisted on Mr. Gilmore’s score. Ho is confident that there will ho present a baud of every European nationality. It is to bo hoped that Prussian aud French, Russian and Pole, will not ho located in too close proximity, else discord is possible, to say the least. The details of his great plan are ar ranged to Mr. Gilmore's perfect satisfaction, ami will be given to the public at a very early date. Meanwhile it is enough to say that he is iu excellent health, aud comes back ready and able to bring the scheme to a triumphant reality next Juno. A J.cttcr lo Alexis from an Indignant Colored Gentleman. Jo the Grand Duke Alexis: Slit: I write to inform you that, desiring to purchase tickets to tho ball given iu honor of your arrival iu Philadelphia, I was refused the same for no other reason than because of my complexion. I cannot believe, represent ing. as yon do. an empire which embraces within its limits men ol many dilferentraces, that tills narrow and illiberal act of caste and prejudice can, in any way. receive your sanction and approval. I attribute it rather to that flunkey spirit in certain poor-souled republican Americans, who, while they are ever as ready to fawn upon tho great, are also ever ready to insult the humble aud friendless. Believing that your spirit is Tike the aspirations of your mighty country—cosmopolitan—l am satis tied that you approved ot no snch contempti ble act ol some impoverished spirits around you. Denied access to your presence, I ven ture to thus pay vou my respects, aud that, although a Grand Duke, I regard you as a much Letter republican than those Ameri cans who have, in my person, insulted a man on account of his complexion. The act would not he tolerated in Russia, and I be lieve you despise it, as does your humble servant, Tnos, J. Dorsey, 1231 Locust street. PHILADLU’IIIA, Dec. 4, 1871. 81 are Trade in Polynesia. From tho San Francisco Bulletin. During the past two years much has been said and written about the slave trade of the South Pacific, and the horrors that the un fortunate natives have been subjected to; but if recent information reaching us from respectable sources bo correct, the truth has only nartiallyreached the civilized world. A gentleman who has recently returned from a voyage to the westward describes tins trade as terrible in the extreme. Some fifteen or sixteen vessels are employed kid napping natives to cultivate cotton at Fiji, Queensland, and Tahiti. Formerly when a vessel neared these islands hundreds of natives went aboard to welcome the stran gers; but now, when a vessel is seen off the island, the natives at once go inland. The mode adopted to obtain these simple people is horrible to contemplate. Lute in the night a boat leaves tho vessel with ten or fifteen ruffians. After effecting a lauding they cautiously get behind a native house and set -lire to the thatched roof. Tho in mates rush out, and arc at once ironed. Then the people come from tho neighboring houses, generally two or three at a time, and as they approach are secured. It is quite customary, on any attempt to escape, to shoot them down like dogs. Tho British Government has asked tho Australian Colonies to assume such protect orate as will stop this inhuman trade on the adjacent islands, if it can he effected with out cost. —One thousand freight cars are to he placed upon the Terre Haute Road to run between Brazil, Ind., and Chicago. WATCHES AND JEWELRY. A. H. MILLER, Established, May 1,1856 Burned up, Oct. 8 and 9,1871 Re-established, Oct. 12,1871 AT 479 Wabash-av., Corner JEldridge-court, And is opening the most elegant assortment of HOLIDAY HOODS Ever shown in Chicago. The above stock having been select ed by Mr. Miller in his late trip to Europe and designed for his magnificent store in process of erection, comer State and Madi son-sts., which was also destroy ed in the late conflagration. Mr. Hiller's connections abroad have not been severed, which enables him now, as In the past, to stand as the leading Jeweller o{ the West. Also, has his Hamifnclorlng De partment in full operation, retaining all the old Urst-class workmen, and Is prepared to make or repair Jewelry, Watches, Silver ware, &c., to order. A. If. MISTER, 479 W abash-av., Late Corner Clark and Bondolph-sts. MitiHJiii, 946 State-st., COK. OF TWENTIETH, Have just completed the first Jewelry Store erected in Chi cago since the great fire, and opened the most complete and elegant stock of WATCHES, DIAMONDS, PINE JEWEL RY, SOLID SILVER, SILVER PLATE, etc., etc., ever brought to this market, at their usually low prices. BDIIII SrIiILTDI JEWELLERS, State and Twentietb-sts. EBSONH. GOODRICH, Lale Goodrich, Kirby Co., REMOVED TO 931 W abash-av., NEAR TWEXTIETII-ST. Watches, Jewelry, m mi mm tail Prices Slower than Ever. WOW RETDSI, but will sell here at REDUCED PRICES, the large stock of DIAMONDS, WATCHES, FRENCH CROCKS, AND FANCY GOODS, ordered during the past summer in Europe for our New Store, 83 and 85 State-st. GILES, BRO. &GO. 384 AVabash-av. BRANCHES—2I7 West Madison-st., aud IKTwcn* ty-.second-n. liAßffGSi By, W- 3S Wholesale dealer in Cheap Watches and Jewelry, tit North Cannl-wt.. Chicago. 111, Dressed Hogs. Wo are now ready to handle Dressed Hogs as nanal, and ran extend to Shippers every advantage furnished by any Inmso in the city, having, for the sixteen vears wo have been In business, sold more Dressedßogs than any house hero. Commission one and ono-Imlf per cent on enr load lots. Liberal CASH ADVANCES mado when desired. Shippers can draw at sight with a railroad receipt for tlnee-riuarters value of shipments, without further notice. Personal attention given to sales ami deliver, ies. FuU market ptices and satisfaction guaranteed. Send for stencils ami weight lists. Also, for special freight arrangements. Provisions Bought and Sold on Margins* Sherman Hall Cook, COMMISSION* MERCHANTS, 283 MICHIGAIST-AV. References: First National Bank Fourth National Bank. GiLBEET EEEGi, COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 43 Ciinahst. Advances made on consignments ol Grain, Seeds, and Provisions. tx?* Special attention given to buying and selling on MABUIKS. RDMSEY. WILLIAMS CO., 43 CANAL-ST., Aro now paying particular attention to handling D&ESSSD HOGS, And will make liberal advances on consignments of same. Daily Market Reports, Weight Lists, and Stencils famished npon application! JONES RAYMOND, Commission Merchants Provision Dealers, Bear old Chamber of Commerce, Corner LaSalle andWaahington-sts.,Chicago. Particular attention paid to handling Dressed Hogs. PROFESSIONAL. fySRS. DR. GROSS’ WEST SIDE OFFICE. To accommodate her patients, MBS. GROSS has opened on office at 315 West Monroe-st. Office hours from 2J to Sp. m., Tuesdays and Satur days. South Side Office at her residence, 75Q Mlchl gan-av. ________ llElilli mu ISSIIIUTE, Before tho fire at IS9 Wabash-av., now at NO. 123 CALUMET-AV.. CHICAGO. This is truly a home of modem improvements, full of comfoits h>r tho Invalid, and the best medical ami electrical means known in the profession use-L For reference send for a circular. JUSTIN HAYES, M. D., Resident Physician. ORGANS. Estey Organ. STOREY CAMP, General Agents, 29,ooo,ooo—Exclusive of Late Chicago Losses. Cash Capital, $3,000,000, With an ample re-!nsurancefund after Paying Chicago Losses. Assets Over $4,500,000! ThlsweM-known and reliable Com pany, which has stood tho tests o over half a century, will continue issu ing NEW POLICIES and RENEWING OLD ONES at current rates. com men, mis, Office, 585 Wabaih-av., 13 South Canal-it., Adjusting Office: 750 Wabasb-av., Up to Saturday, SoTcmber 18,1871,1,291 claim* bad been paid, amounting to *2,327,- Miisieiil aid Colhtii OS? BAM CLAIM At tho request of many of my old customers, T will undertake the adjustment and collection of claims by our lato lire. Special attention given to chnma against insolvent companies. T. L. DULLER, ■ls Sontli Dcsplaincs-st. Putnam Fire Ins. Co. Office, -Room 2. No. 30 West Madison-st. Tlie credit ors of tills Company aro requested to call at their earliest convenience to consult the President in ref erence to a settlement ol tlieir cLiiru*. STATE A 1 GAMY CM. Policies bought for cash, at highest market*rates. SHU-FELDT it,PALL, r, "West Madison-st. Teutonia Fire Ins. Co., OF CLEVELAND, OHIO. Adjusting Office, HI West Wushington-st. IS. S. TIFFANY. AdjUStOr- FURNTTURE. FURNITURE fl’e have now on hand, and arc constantly manufacturing, all kinds of FIIiMTURE and Office Desks. Also, BEDDI-\G of every description, wliich we arc selling at our former LOW PRICES. CALL BEFORE PURCHASING. I MISTM k C 3., 320 MICIUGAN-AV., Between ITnrninn-roart mid TwdfUi-Nt, WEBBS FURNITURE GO., WAREROOMS, 213 ii24S Soi (M-St, CORNET. JACKSON ST. A large amount of goods arriving daily. A. A. FARWELI/, Agt. TERRA COTTA. TERRA COTTA. Inflow aii Door Coos, Belt Comes, Cornices, Brackets Glliey fop, Vases, Eipg Sestets, it. CHICAGO TERRA COTTA CO., Factory and Office, near the corner Sixteenth and Renben-sta. BUSINESS CARDS. IVIEAD&HIGGINS, Wholesale Grocers, 201 206 West Washln^ion-st., Offer a full line of goods at very low prices. Call and see ns. MALT. HAVING COMPLETELY REBUILT MY iMLAJL/T HOUSE, 493, 494 a 496 Nortb Statc-sl., I am prepared to fill orders for Malt the same as ho foro the are. CIIAS. POPE- BASE BROS. GO. WHOLESALE MLLINEE7. 961 Indiaaa-ar., between Twentieth and TweniyflrttUHtt. TOY'S. Vergho, Buhling Co.’s Be tail Store, 034 Stats-st. THE ILLINOIS IRON WORKS, Corner of Wells and Van Buren-«ts.» have reopened tboir business again, and are prepared to take orders for ventilators, shutters, gratings, rail ings, stairs, and all kinds of building work. Particu lar attention will be paid to the manufacturing of screw-jacks, dorriaks, etc. A. BOLTER, Proprietor. aw m mm nm S. S. GREELEY, 364 Wabash-av. GILBERT R. SMITH, BROKEE, J%“o. 17 IFarmon-cowrt. CORY, BARRETT HANNA, Brokers and dealers in Drugs, Paints, Oils, and Win now Glass; Carbon Oil, Naphthas, 74° and 85 Q Gasoline lor lamps and gas machines. 138 JUicbigan-ar., lake from, corner of Adaros-st. E. Sweet, Jr. Co., Civil Engineers and Contractors* 99 is, Clintou-st Chicago. Contractors for railroad, dork and VINEGAR s’E.ussirjo-’S VINEGAR WORKS. AGAIN IN FULL OPERATION. Cider, White Wine, and Double Vinegar, at the lowest manufacturing price. Xil and 333 Wabaah-ar., between Harrison and Congrcss-sts. CHAS. G. E. TRUSSING, Proprietor. The Commercial LOAN COBEtI43TY Has purchased, since the great fire, t*fr &*u building, ICB ARCHER-A V., Junction Twenty vol a at., and havoie?umed business as usual to said tag- A flrst-clow fire-proof vault is completed. Thtk patrons of the Bank can deposit vdoablo papers or articles In said vault without charge. TItE COMMERCIAL LOAN CO. will transact a savings as well as s general hanking business, «mn bills of exchange on New York, and tie principal cities of Europe. Tho Commercial Loan C% ha» also secured a twenty- years lease of the northwest comer of North Clark and Michlgan-sta. A fire-proof building and vault Is now being built on said lot, andws expect to msutae our' North Side business about tho first day of January next. FRED. MEYER, Cashier. TOLMAN WHEELER, President. TRUSTEES—If. D. Buchanan, Conrad Rehrke, Toiman Wheeler. C. Kann, Wo. Knot©, V*ia. a. Ewing, Bacon Wheeler, C. B. Meyer, Thomas Buchan* nan, dr.. Fred, Meyer. O. Craakhlte. CHICAGO, NOV. 20,157 L Dry Goods Bank. CAPITA!,, ©l,OOO, COO; 336 Broadway, SEW TORHc- DIBECIOBS. Jarvis Blade. Thomas P. Eldridgo, Samuel B. Dana, Cornelius N. Bliss. M. F. Hunt, Walter n. Lewis, Eldridge, Dunham dk Co. TJpham, Tucker A‘ tw; John s. Ebon Wright