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aMriMfel A MOMENT OF AK0EB on, The History of Mr. end Mm BrownloWe Quarrel. UV ItOIIF.ItT IIOTE. CltAlTEH t. N tlioir rolurn the theater the .err ant of Mr. and Mrs. Hrownlow ww w.lli the g-reateel Baton tanmcul that neither I ii B-aeeth . II H l.i ' ii ;il I V, WllCD their niul'Tuud mle trete dined out, thoy returned towarde eleven o'ulovk. On this particular even Ing the lady' maid at tip wuitmg fur their return. Atthrea o'clock In the morn ing Mr. Brownlow returned alone. The niald, aatonlnhed, aaked for her initroe "8ho will not come home," wee the gruff antwor. "You can no to bed" Tho ucxt morning tho aervantt rote early to giieulp over the event. They bei-an to In quire luto the facta. On tho day before the ladj'i maid, who waa acquainted with a dramatic auihur, had received aome ticket for the Htar Theater. Knowing that the matter and mlatreta were todlno out, ahe bail aak'ed for pcrmlaiiun to go out with the Book. Mr. Hrownlow, who wu In tho room at thut moment, Huid that lie bad no noed of tho valet and they niitrht tako bim with them also. All the tnrvante had left at even o'clock, laavtafttfe. Ilrowlowdrceted ready to f out uud her hulmnd flnjihlng a Icitcr. Tney hud not acnt fur a can-lag" Uit-ra wa a cab utnl n fmv "trp from tho bouio ami tho wemher w.se dry. From that momeut they knew nothing inaro. TbflDiaaierand mialreaa bud been mnr rled a vuar. Tlicy were evidently rich, bo- esuto they lived In a fathionablo part of Piilli avenue in a charming bouio beauti fully furniehed. Ouo could wi ll ten that Uiere waa no lack of money; the butcher, the grocer, tho baker, can, b..d never to prenenl tln-lr bills twice, and at meal tnnm pecuniary mat turn were never mentioned. Never'.heleaa, thero were ofu-u atormy acenea between them. Mr. Hrownlow win ulet, taciturn and headlining; he waa j never angry, hut when he hail once taken it Into hia bend that be did nut want a thing It win iRipuetiblo to make linn cbiingolila mind. Tim aervuuta did not 1 kn him be rau.e he win cold and haughty. Naturally, bin wife wan of an entirely different charac ter; aha had many i-aprlcee, and became vehement If disappointed In carrying them I tut; alio tnilib-d, cried and went, but, nfiei 1 all, It waa alwiij K alio who SSIUM flratand caiue to cmbruco bur hutuand. Hhe ml lenloua, did nothku her buahand to go nut lone, particularly in the evening, ntnl wa inxlnti to read nil tho leltera lie receive I, but he obntinutely fought for hi. Independ- Unci-, did in I Willi to tell lc r Win r.' I,.' wcl t r where lm had boon and dec an ! lilt In- . leullon to faftillll tho matter of hie corn--spnndenre. Uuslile. no li tlormy momenta, tho two aeouied to ailuro each other, but their lifo in common wa not without difll- ; eultiet. Thoy received few vleltora, and the per one wbo came to tho house were generally membcra of the family or friend. The lady a purenta were meulioned at time, but lacy tn-ver came to toe hor. After having ciimuie-iled on all these cir cumstance., thn ervaula found no motive aufll. ii ii' In explain why their mi.tron. li.nl tat returned. The valet could endure It nc longer, and he formally asked If lm should lay a plain fur mildiiiua wheu be net the table, and when ahe would come hack "loiyi tablet you alway do and let me alone," win the antwor. He lulil her plate for breakfast, then for j liuner. The uext day he omitted It. Thn matter of the houao wa tuendy mil lb Nt , he remained ahaeni aomrlimea fur day. The Miraona whine halnl It wa to call on hiui arrived ae Unual and wore n eeived by him, but nobody knew what he had laid to them. The tnvttory becain" un belli iiM.e The maid dotoruiinnl to call unou her friend at aervlco In the bouse where her muster and mistress were to bavn d iin-d on tho day of the event Hnti learned then that the family hud wuilcd f i them until i-lif lit o'clock, and that tiny bad not I ii seen them. They might have written, pcrhuii, nin e, but M dispatch bail come on that evening The lady absence became more and more unac countable Hoiiielblng extraordinary mut havo b.iiK'iied Immediately after tho departure of the servant In causa the breaking of thn engagement for dinner. And here had theydinedf Nut at home, mnrtlfj If, when they were alone, they had I'haiiKed their mind and taken 11 fancy not to go out and to dint alone, they would havedistlll lied the buffet In the dining ruum and the cuplward In the pantry. Nothing had ! en luoveiL And then the lady had not t.i in n any luggage wilh hnr, not oven a valie, not even a traveling bug Hlio had gone away in au evening drott, with n i -lug In bor hand, and lie had not come back Tho .lory MM apn-ad throiu-li tho iioIkIi borhiHHl. It could Intel est directly hut the furnisher of the house, tho baker, the butcher, the grocer, etc , wh.i knew Mr and Mr. Ilrotvulnw. They aaid that she was a very pretty aud gracloua lady and that thoy did not think ho waa vary happy. They apoko uhout it to their acquaintance, anil the affair made a great tir. I'noplo gen erally are foud of nty.leriee, but on condi tion only that they shall be told finally all about I in-ill they cousenl to silsjiend tlu-lr curiosity during l he Mi st act of tho drama, f irthcy know they widget aatisfaction In tko tilth a. t. They mut know tho last word of the mystery. I'oiisequ ully they began to luaUo Inqturir-e In order to Uud out what might have become of Mr llrownlow ; they were lost in conj.vluro up mi what might havo hapHncd on the day uf her illnippi ur asae, between m-vi-b o'clock In tho evening and three o'clock in Iho iiioruiui;; they tudied the face uf their master w hen he wentuut or when be rcturued, and tiny found out that bu ei uied atrangi-lv care WWU. I'licic V. . ie , invvil i i f pi p e lief. 10 tba bouse; they diai iisaod. the possible circumalancea of the sooret diuuia. Bourn Joker iiivcnled awiuesteiy wloch they told to Uiepaascr by, and the pi men I f that beut hud to mmlerc to make Hut rowds move on Ti e aenou pivple of the ipiarter, fathera ' I faun. li s and sluie Ke pci n, disitppl ovi of those gathering, but Iho.igbl tlutt Juatice ought U Uke the alTair tu hand-, they hinted that it is not tu bu permuted m t advuued country that one cause a woman to disapis'ur without n-tuleriiig an account of her d.sjppoarsiu e " Kn h pe pie, " aaid thay,"hae conniviions with the police and they are asked no i)uetion in uca.se where a poor man Would be arretted un medutelr " OutheotUer band, p-ip.e wou dered why the fanniy of the y. ung woman had not el put in an apK-r ai . e One may not be on g st terms wllh one rhildrvii, hut Una la not a reason to tuffer them to be murdered without aytngaw,rd ahoutlt. Perhaps the lady's parents did not know yatabatbad happened, Uwreuuglit b ha taeVxty chantabU aneagk te Inform taem at tLe mvuirrtit. Aad then new crowda gaihernl en th aal.ua.k aoar the house, with n.ui.aiv tad Ibreaienlag atUliMea. They did not pay any longer atMalioa to the injuio Uana af the pu.ic, and ordar ta the street hv mme disturbed, so that owe day the ohiaf tt police presented himself at the house el j the Brownlow. Nr," aaid this elever fasBCUonary, " for some lime past there aaa bean aerloua tumult, the eaase of whk h not very clear to ma I sent a me pullrm. men todlsperse the crowd; but new gsih. anaga are found la protnrtka a Use aid ones are acaitrred, and t W to inquire lata tba Bjouve that brought them together. 1 ave beard aiaruiar ruui t Uo nhicb . c;n n., Uttat llitT Rd9ltUnl not I hould likutoba lo a noaiUon to answer Ibcmlnii i . -i-utly in your owa interest at well a that of public order, and 1 bavo t-ouie hero to ask of you torn xp'aualion, which wl1lnaUa ma to uilo the matter wlthpmpi ct;.'' The t hief of police bad bad aome trouble to reach the end of tbla llttie apeech ; ba ex pected to bo Interrupt id nt tho flrat worda and hie bttio effort bad nut beon atudied beforehand. But lie found blmaelf in tbo preenco of aeixil man, who llatnned to him w.thout opening hi mouth, nnd who looked itrnlght In hi eye. When he bad finitbcd air. Hi i.wnlow answered bim: " It taat) air, that I have remarkod, too, for aome tlina the crowde of people Undmg before my houee. I am Ignorant 9f the reason thereof ; o f ar they have not done any dinnago to me and I d not com plain. If It hinder tbo trrvel lu the publla atreet, if there (hmild reaullany dUturb nee nf the quiet and good order of tba neighborhood, It la your nuaineaa io iaae tho n'i-esury meaauro tn pot a atop to auch a atate of affuir. Kor my purl, I should ba glad not to MM t mix In those crowde avery llm" I go nut or when I oome In." After these words he threw hlme'lf back In hie chair lilia a nn who had finished peaking and bad au d all he had to say. "Permit me l remark to you, air," aaid the chief of polir-c, very politely, "that the present aituatlon cun not be prolonged Tbagalhcriiigaof winch you are thocauaa re not of a lungciu character; Itlaa restrained uud local inovrmeut; but if fib : m .1 r ' . : V en 'i j - n a 1,1 ' ... (UbV "rriiair mx to HKMtua to tiu, iiu." prompt incuiure. aru not taken it Will aprcad to the neiglil.oring localities, and on the day when It la generally known that there le agitation around your hou.o you will havo the whole city under your win- 1 dows." "I should bo sorry, I assure you, Mr. Chief of NlMi " I'1' should give any aimnyuixo to tho city iiuthoritii ; but it does not eon-! ecru me. If thero is any di.order lu tho tr et you havo utyour disposal tlm maaal for lie raptMaiOB. Tuko j..ur platoona of i puiico;Jf thut la not luotclant, Mpd for the I aoldiereof the Nut li mill Guard, and If llm movement take u il.nigi rou atrt Joti J willliuvoit in your DoWM to cull out thn artillery But I do not bndarataWd why you bould uddrc youravll to rao in lluecir-i cumstanco. What am 1 to do?" "A foil H.k in.', alfi I w ill tell you plain- I ly. Tho r eat on of theso crowds whose un uauul presence you havo remarked yourself, In a street habitually so quiet, 1. thodiaap pcuruui ii of your w ife. 1 do not. know HMjl may hiivo given birth to the rumor which am alloal ; but 11 la aaid that for aeveral day the ha beeu absent from her home, in I tin y even go so far as to accuse you nf a crime 1 do not doubt for a moment that all theso rumors nro without foundation. But if you are willing to give mo an expla nation uf your wifo'a absence, I shall then bo able lo contradict all tho reports which are alloat on lo r account. reaaiUN nuhlio 1 opinion aud culm tho fear of Um people " Mr Brownlow rose, aud In a few words put au end In the chief's visit " 1 havo no etplunalion to glvo you, sir," aaid he, "concerning the disappearance uf Mrs. BraWWOWi The fact uf her tiring ab sent can not constitute un my part an In fraction uguiust llio laws or regulutiom of tho noUoa, uud If 1 um accused of a crime, it Is the business of the proper authorities to Ituetho proof." After tin. the chief of p lice bad nuthlng also to do but retire Ho had gathered no iuforinai lou to satisfy public curiosity, but to put hi. i-e.HUilliillt v at cover ho made out a long report upon all the minora of the quarter, BpM tlfo eouver.atlon he had bad Willi the accused, and he gave a cor rect plan uf tho situation of tho house Tin wu tho Brat part uf tho brief. The press could remain silent no longer upon llio (-M ill BetereJ Journals hud re ceived already letters from their subscrib ers, In which llioy cotnpluiiud that thero was never any nieiiticn hi their news paper of tho accidents aud crimes which took place en Fifth uvenue. It would up pear that their column were reserved for the more central quurlers of the city or for a few privileged suburbs, as if all portions uf the city should not bo subjoct lo equal treuiiueiit afler their auuexalion, particu larly under a republican form uf govern moid. But a. soon as the affair had become the object uf a rcMrt of the police, the news isipei s begun to spoilt of it. It was at (list lu Migue tcruis; they contented themselves with saying thut u fashionable quarter of the city wu lu grout excitement on account ' of thu sudden mnl unexplained disappear Ml of young WORM belonging to the best society, but thai they did not wish to iliuko theuiselvea the echo uf the grave M I cuaallohe which were n yet foi initiated only in u whiH-r. Tho next day a new ! paper, un to bold or morn pleated for money than other., told lu full the name of the street. It was the Journal that gave' the most complete d. lulls; one ef its re pOHtfi knew the drauaUo uuthor who had given tho theater ticket, to the maul ; ho 1 could thus Interview bcr, uud, thanks to; the indications winch alio wu. only loo! much tattered, to furnish htm, he waa on j abled to inform hi reader that Ihouiate uf the young tmuiuu was Levin ru, and that ' of her husband Gusluve; ho dev-nbed the furniture and gave MM detailed iBforina IM ii kui the habit of the house. Th Ii number of laja utwsair r came into the haiuit ul tho lady'. BaraaUi h at.it her i-oute hurriedly to tho house of In. aou in law stul at onro bo asked hunt " Wuathav.iynw dcnewi'.li my daughter I'1 "Unci en .lung with bcr, air." a Where isuet'' "I eon' l know." Then you will tell rMBrthlng about hi i t ' "Mo, sir." chai'tkk a llio lady'e fathjar uiuiertussl at once that fee would only luae l ine by insisting; be questioned the ervanls, Went to the ehtat of police aud gathered all possible inform. Uill The fiitictkmary quietly explained that I theie were every day women disappeariug from their conjugal domicile; hehtdctcu the kiudneaalo aawniumcaleitattsiic cum. ! piled with great care by the head clerk pf lh bureau of police showing i hat thn an- 1 aual average of these dieipmaranco waa math latgvr for women hat ween twenty aad thirty tiye luan (or wemeu that were i older or y - unger. The rieiuilk'.e father clamoml against the hypoiliesie which this conimunnation im pbed; he ar.wored for bis daoghtrr'a , moral character, and, beanies, supfv.iug lhalshe had left her husband willingly, I he would have made known her luten'.ioe er rip msl her Hi. "hi; she would have car ried with her asinie luggage, and, more over, the husband would not have accepted Ibj. departure w.th such incredible reif. natlua. But Um ctnef of police put to him the following dllemai: "Bither your daughter weal away wi l latlyi la '.h'a caa 1 ahUl aena you to aa ui iecuir,wbe will put aiyuur disposal soon? of huagruis who are arouateaied to make Vheat Je4ateeervbo : It wUcvU vau a s. r' I - T v , Ja A t I it' ini - i i .-. b.idf cd '4-ar But 1 ao t at ma lucceis in tbaibscuiv ol the clew. Ori.- there baabeiirt a crime committed, Bf j j n-.-ui to t.clieio 1 have not suffli ground Ui ordi.r inm.eiii ataly earcB to b made; butyaucau nu-Jreaa yourself la tbo dutriftattarnev, who, upon your afadavii, will put tbo lc Is of Juatloc in motayn " Tins waa . V gr..vu, but the unknpl'V fathor, af ler having comalted bia wife and few Intimate friti.dj, after having Mel to the family lawyer, who could obtain M explanation, be thought I could not pane In ellence Ieonom'e dippcranoe, n I I decided to put the caae is tbo band of Judi cial nulborlliei. Tho public prosecutor had the eae ex plained to bim. Mr. and Mr. AkMpt D were rich property owners. Leonora wne their onjy daughter. They had maile the acquaintance of OiinUvo Brownlow In tho country at tho bouse of a mutual friend. Gustavo belonged to an honorable family who bad owned a fortune, but hud loet it again. Nothing wrong wae known con cerning him, If not that be waa w tbout money and without a poalt on. Thee h id nut eueouraurd hie attention to Mis Champion; but tho girl had fallen deeply In ; ho questioned him that be could road un love with the handsomo gentleman. The j . .nd that ho had never beon arreete.! parent! refused tn glvo their eoneent to the marriage; we gWI oewareu tna. " n -verUko uny man for her husband but Uu.tavo. Th'-y were obstinate on bolb id-e, and when ahe camo ut no eho mar ried her favorite suitor. Unfortunately, Leonora, onco alio had attained her majori ty, enjovnd tho freo dip"al of a largo forU jnowliichliad been left bor by an mint, and tin) young man must havo In-cn uo iiuaintod with I hi. fuet. The marriage hu.1 taken pluco n;'ainst tho formally cxpret.ed will of the parent, and since that lime till n totloai betWMt the two families had been broken off. It was known through tbo servant and tho school friend of Leonora, who con l.iiued to visit her, that lle-ru was Iroublo in tho house, that thero tvero often violont storm, botwoen tho husband nnd thu wife. Thoalmoluto ailonce in which Mr. Brown low abut himself up justified any kmd of upposltion, for ho had no Interest In cov ering up tho wrong doings of hi wifo if thero had iH-eu any, or to h.do tho motive, of hef absence if he knew them. Of course It waa rep ignunt to imputo a murder to n man whoso adneatfOa and bringing up seemed to prevent auch auspici m. But It wu not impossible that a man of u secret ive nature might have boon earri d away by ii moment of nnger and that ouoo the crimo committed be bad applied all there sources of ii i .'i i'i i nnd intelligent mind to wipe out ul! trace. The district attorney could hunlly be Brvethatamanofpniiiion like Mr. Brown low could havo committed ao frightful a crimo. Ho know lM-iilea how difficult it 1 to ledoa body If tho husband had cnoio bach from a j .prney one would uppnie that ho hud thrown hie wife ovor a pn-clpaoe, drowned h-i- in a river, or stranglcil her in ome mod. But ho could nut have left bit bMM until si-v.-n o'clock; he hail returucd nt three o'clock in thn morning. It wae not in eight hour, lh.it he could havo found tho iiecoesarv tune for the execution of tins crime, ll was legitimate to exact from him an explanation ns to the employment of h:s timo uud to discover wiuil reasons he aught have given to himself for bV apparently uiiexplalnuhledinippe.iranoo. On li e next inomiinr fltmrave- Brownlow reeeivisluu liivitntinn to present himself ut the office of tlio public prosecutor. On seo Ing him enter Ibis oflli-er was Btnick by tho expres.iun uf tloomj dcterinlnntton winch was stamp. id on Ins face; one could rend In it nt tho first hWM o cold rosnlutmu uud an entire self possession. Ho took a scat Without saying. i word, looking attentively tt the prosecutor. The two men observed earn other before opening hostilities. Tho people's toWynf waited for n moment in tho hope that hi adversary would by hi first word, betray sentiment nf some) kind; but the lilaaM becoming prolonged ho wu forced to upon llio conversation. " 1 bavo sent for you, ir, to usk you for onto explanation of the disappearance of "i a. vi sint rnn roti." Mra. Brownlow. I warn you that a 0 m Malnt hit been lodged by your wife' fum- ly, and I hope that you will not per- t be- fore me in tho uttltudn that v.. a h.-nl ut the .line of tho vUlt irf the clcof of polios, Tho iiYiiumtaiiec which accompanied this dis ippeiirniicc are grave enough to impel me 0 demand an account thereof." "I hate nothing m ire to te'lyOu, Mr. Dis trict Attorney, than 1 have told already to the pcrs.ius who hare oueU6ned mo 011 lhi subject. 1 d not know where mv wifo la." ' " I'tnler what circumstances did stio leave your honer' " Th; t d.n not roncern you " a How, Slrt" exclaimed the Lawyer, con founded. '-You forget that rou uro speaking to tho representative ef the law. f,et ma remind you of it." MI do not know by What right you que lion mo Spoa w hat p.iea in my hOQie, and I Uud your inquiti'iveiieu offensive " " There can be no often .. in tho exercitu of n legal Bilasloo. I Invite you to answer uiBnnd to doit politely." "(Set uiotheriampieby not mixing your arif in my affair without being asked." " 1 um oblU'ed 10 mix myself in your af fairs," answered tho BIMSOUtSf, becoming ltnpatnnt; "before going farther in tuul fair I had a Wish to talk with y.-u la klio hupo that tho exp'anat ion Hint vo l irtlcht have given mo would put me In a pvution to calm Iho anxiety of a JttBtly alarmed fani.ji; but your answers justify all iup poeition." "What suppositions do you aliudo tel" Sake 1 Quatavs hrovrnlow. " You havo killed your wife." a Y ej ui - i.up-.tdent, lr." " Take care, sir, you insult me." "It m.i you who Insulted me first by IhMSflai ta my fo,v an aUaflSiiM unbe coming montf well hml people. Same MM of your friends; I will put thorn in relation with my own and lo them wo will submit our it fTen-uco." "What! A challenge! You sir ltholl II , d a wav to make t..u sneak." HI..V rvitre. "It wn not wvrlh while to disturb me II you had nothing else to tell me " The two imer:o?utor coldly .eparated. The public pro,vutor wae lnilih-ua;itan-.l exaSps-ratcd H,i wa utisl to .(unk t. huaible ps'ple who rudcavored to please hiea aud aiways were respectfu iy Mhlah ive in hie presence, and he could not admit the pretention of tht. man to treat him at aa equal. He had been on the print of luv lag him arrested on the pot, anon the c Sasal Ma m.uluug a la oOvvrin the ex etcrjeot his functi.ia; then he waa afraid ta open a pruarvution on a personal inc. dent UitaiwayadltagreaabletoaclrnowU - slire ittal we have been treated diareaptvt- fully. He had. betKle. nerfiv.lv raX aSS at hit disposal u make hi. adversurt at hi. .t,. 1 i .i wil at bis BBBMaBJ Ve MaBS hia advemarv und-rttand that one can aot thut alien. it wwuaeju.ti.se; 11 waa to allow the pro oeeding. to fodow their aermal courae. The rorr same day he teat the mutt to a "h U own brief te the aoan. aad os ) ' r ' 151 ' MM lea, arVifni nti u him ', . j ,,UM 0f Mr. Brownlow with a ma le no i ran' of arretu n- r . . r. siiUiiL-o and no nhscrvali-m. In confornv . ..n. .. i.v with the law no w- 1-, 'w roan louiei"- n Mnl Inlorr. '-'lltorV. tslo .u.tov.l -. rl,Mvi, ..-J to answer i: , . i ; V' ' 101 warrant uf ar.-.t bad ' J ..cm. Kfarbebadbn atom im m ho WtoaM of bia lnny; he had de-UimUM-not lobe f.-r.-.4 toan.wer ,ea lion which no one ha.1 a right Waek htm, ba had bewme ant ry at 1... visitor. Now he wae la tic hand, of tho law, he M no reason for refusing to answer. Be did notn.ii.iuer h.ins-.f wn.-n o -.or, .... ,,., the nreaenceofau equal, butn prl.oner .landing before tho rcpresenta- .lo of tho tow, Md ho WM d POel b. n livo Ul IIIW l", -- n.wer the qudi ne tnat - - dressed to him In to far a. they borod. recllv upon the a.-.-ii..,ti hi. Coiiaeqnently ho t-.ld hie name, Ar ,.mfe..,on. hi addro nnd nlttce'of hi'rth He affirmed to the Judge i-fo nnd thai he had satisfied hie obliga tion aa a ritu-n. Bui Whl n the magistrate asked bim If lm had kdled hi. wife ho aim ply answered: " No." " Whore I she I" "1 do not know." "When did "ho goawayf" 'On Tiusdar. tho 14th, between MtM nd half mst seven o'cl-ick." "What eirctitn.tancc bavo caused her departuref " As to that, I do not owo any account to anv one." Tho Judge remarked to him that this ay temntie refusal to answer smguiany ukk 1 u-maie- io " . .,;,i t1 vut.-d hie case, and even constituted, to tell the truth, the only a.-rioue charge against him. Ho replied with an imporiuruuuiu ermines 1 that he could not be prosecuted for the simp:o fact that hie wifo had left hi houso and thai was tho only fact ho ac knowledged. "You accuse me nf having killed my wife," said ho. "I deny It It i for you to furnish tho proof. Show me l.erbody. 1 can not pr-vo thnt I have not killed my wifo. ProW to mo that I have killed her." "But what reason havo you to refuse the explanations which would savo you from an ituii rtleentof murder! If thero is any thing of a delieuto nature concerning tho honor of your namo you mut have con fidence anoafl In the justice of your coun try to lin.iWthat It will not 1)0 divulged. Tho personal duty of tha magistrate, ns well aa his professional honor, is a guurantoo to you. If you do not nnswer It Is because you have aom. -tiling to hide. It Is In your own inter est to speak, for whatever you have to hiJu could tn- . ' r be M grave as that of which you uro accused." "I shall nnswer no question which hae not a direct h'-aritirjon the uctof which I um accused. Btato your proofs; I shall discus their value. My wife's disappearance is not a proof that I bate kni"d her." After llils interrogatory thn judge mudo out 11 warrant of arrest against Brownlow, who WM committed to prlsou. Cl.APTKrt IIL A soon as it became known thnt Brown low bad not only been arrested, but that ba wu urnler formal accusation, and thnt his trial for murder would soon tako place, tho MCltement Wbtoh pervaded tlio neighbor hood uf his handsomo houso on Fifth avenue abated. But the newspaper threw themselves wilb all tho muro earnestness luto the mystery of clearing up tho disap pearance nf In wifo. Their lejwrts wero sent out in every direction, and at time they supplemented tho work of thedoteit ives, nnd nt times they went iuto investi gation on their own account in a charac teristic way. Thefami.ie of both Brown low hi I Champion were MOMM fully in terviewed and emissaries of tho press wero constantly dogging the heels of tho police ami presenting themselves ot headquarters totl.nl tho latest clew. Certain enterpris ing ropbrtera visited the morgue from day to duy uud tried lo identify bodies as tho remuinsot Mr. Brownlow, and many a sonsntlomil story procured good returns to its writers by tho space given to llio matter by allthe principal paperi In the city. Tho private Ufa ,,f Champion wm lajdban i b gratifying to that gentleunin. lleaiititno the police continued their mvestigutions uy themselves, and gave a liitio Information to tho reporters us possible. Tho detectives Called up iii the servants of Mr Brownlow, im4 ...... 1 nil Itw, il.teieea in their novvcr to hduce them to give teslimouy which should . lead to a d. finite clew. Tlio servants ud mitted that they hud been prcseut at some pretty lively discussions which were brought about by the jealousy of Mrs Brownlow . r the irritation of Mr. Brown low against her parent. But tho di agreement had never, apparently, gone furlher tlnin high word belwceu them. in theso dispute Mra. Brownlow ncvcl botituttdto live VMS to her aueerintbl presence of tho f rvnnts. As to what might ,uvo taken place on Tuesday, tho 14th, tbey know Mthlng ci.-ept that when tney left tho house ut soveu o'clock Mr. and Mrs. U.. I.. I I . - 1 ... . A II' II lOO I, Hi It- II-IXI'I ul-u Olll, uiui turn , when tbey returned both tho master and the Balatreae were stiiluhscnt, und furtner, thnt Mr. Brownlow returned alone ut three o'clock In ths morning. Although no definite facts, therefore, were developed in this testimony, tho tenor of it was decided ly unfavorable. Whether they disliked their m ister or whether thoy hud some I fixdi.lt pride to tatisfyin seeing the accu ! sathw of which they had turn Is bed tho fir.t alamaata corroborated, they osrtalnly expressed the moral convict ion that in their absence SMMtBlng terrible must have passed between the couple. As for the neighbor whom the detectives Interviewed with uuceasiug perseverance, rone hud remurked whether Mr. and Mr. BrOWBlOW had gouo odt on thut evening separately or together. Tho ittkalty of establishing thut II r.t point wu one which , caused tho dticcuvesthe keenest ansjety. Brownlow in iho few wortis which he hud Maseatad to -alter had declared thut hi wife had left thn house between seven and half past sev. n. It v this point that scv- erul nf Ilia .l,o....t i,-..fc t.O. a .,.a on tin. casedrV-..t.-d most seriius v wiien they met one morning far a consultation in tho chiefs BCBCS. One of tho most enter prising tad Moosssfulet the detectives on the regular, lores w Mr. Beth Kctcham. Ho had worked longer than any of the others BMa iho Base, and on the palatal issue Midi., hi rh -fund c ivigu,-: "luaiinuchaalVrowakiwdsclareathat hi wife h Ii tbo huso between uvea aud hall petti . .it must bo a falsehood a man in in Krutte oi society nnu or Ins peculiar:!- s' ' arn pri.lo of character could not lot ny thing SSMM through Inadvertence, and if he had furnished this indication it could only nave MM with the purpose of mislead- UXg JUIUOa It is therefore reasonable lotitv m....... .... . . .V, ' . u l. " "c mho o X'-a i .... 1 ..- 1 v.. -, v I..I ,11 II., II u -r 1 .1 1 111. 1. ate.l In all probability the deed was it new Indoor, and the body thriinflor MSMaM in some way that we have to And out. In my opinion, therefore, we should search the houao. Iu all probability Mra. Brownlow was murdered wt.ho ,t prcuioditjt.on, probah yin a moment of anger. Between seven and midnight, the hour when the servar.te hfd relarned, the assassin hail Ave hewn to cover up ad traces of his crime." "But." suggr-stod the chief, "it Is not eot'cuvauio that, having committed the crime in t ne house, ho could hare carried tbo body eu bi. bark through tho street of V V IT . .Hi ... . . neea obliged to " carriage. iu ooutu not have put the K - s ia ..1 .- i"v m i iwq aou Ul.ea ll OUl Bga without making the c achmaa ldsaeeeSa p'-Mja. Now, hehadhaduotim o prepare for Uiie compUcily, aa he did not know an hour before tereno'cl,k that all tba ...rv.m. , bai, aurbt. There la iuit of p a a - viiiuim man to goto the theater of hie 0W UM lor so ..,..l,m;.n Wkl for tne even ug w- - -r certainly xaam, J--- ith kl. to Jl noiiboonuwuu --r"-- .i,lim,h OttaeOBW woo r uuuk I pose of tho body. Therefore, although 1 "IT irXMS PIIOUABLI HOW, in. un greo that the houee should be mot thor oughly searched, It i highly Important that wo should look after all the hack drlvcra In the neighborhood, if not all In the city and vicinity." Tho next day tho aearch wae begun aa Kelt-ham bud .uggestcd. Almoat all the detectivca were confident that in the thorough eeareh men of their calling know how to make they should find ome direct clow to the crime In the houee. For al- though a hackiuaii might nave oeeu in w Bro;.ulowln the terrible pJJtdM wilb J LlZadltaxlea. rT..lr overt- thing pointed to premeditation, Inasmuch as ho had arranged mattera o that he could be alono with hi wife fur aeveral hour. ; Tho police searched not only every corner, every armoiro and cupboard, from cellar to garret, and all tho barrels and boxee and package; they ounded the wall; they dug up tho stone of the cellar that eeuied tobelooee; they ripped up the floor and the tep of the stair; for three day they devoted thcmeelves to a systematic and unremitting aearch, and literally left no tone unturned that might by any possibili ty conceal a clow to tho enmo. Tbey found nothing. They had to come back to the first hypothe sis that Mr. Brownlow had induced hi wife to leave the houso and had led her to eomo out-of-the-way spot and there murdered her, where eventually they would find the body in such a state of decomposition that it Identity could not be established. It would only be ono moro body to add to those which are found daily in the river and by tho docks and in out of tho-way places. Another consultation was held in the chief office, in fact, they were held every day, but at this one a now theory waa suggested, this lime also by Ketrham. i It seem probable now," he said, "that thin deed could not have been committed I m Mew York ut ull. Brownlow must have known how difficult it is to hide for any length of time the trace of a murder upon ground which 1. traversed daily In all direc tions nnd watched over by a police whose effective foreo ia tho atanding admiration of the entire country. He hud plenty of timo not only to get out of the city but to gn for u long ilistanco. There are a great many railroad running from New York with fre quent t ruin in the early oveuing. Ho could have token any ono of thuso and gone out a far ul from llfty to ouo huudicd miles and yet havo had two boure or mote in which to earn out hi parpoae and return to the city bv the la' train and reach his home, us tho servant will testify that he did. ut three o'clock In the morning It will be necessary, then, to havo tho nMl'On proceed until all ground is covered within a radius of ono .l.red jnile from Wejf.Epek." he Aneleni - ..... .sun 11..1.1. Good Among Haaaji 11. If any one tolls you that superstition has died out among sailors and thai the old pivjudioo iiL'tiinst iroiiia- to son , Ki-i.lv no lonmr exists, don't baliava : The lupor,UUoni prajudtoe, call it what you will, is as strong Merer and lives in quartan srhore one would loust expect to And it. Nono of OUT big ocean uJoainors loava the port of New York Friday, It would be oon sldered unlucky by everyone of the crew from the captain to the cabin- boy. The Cunard Line steamers sail from hero Saturdays and from Boston Thursduys, the White Star Wednos days, the Anchor I. inn Wednesduys nnd Saturdays, the Pranoh Line Satur days, the German Lloyd Sttturdayaand Wednesdays, the Hamburg Lino Thurs days, the raeifio .Mail Mondays and Thursdays, and ,o on all down the list of the big companies that ferry tho Atlantic. Not a vessel belonging to any of tham is allowed to commence a ., ""I T0 011 a ''"idllV Speaking of Friday being an unlucky lay, I last evening asked Commander Mock well, who commands tho United States steamship Yuntic, if it is con sidered unlucky In the navy to sail on a Friday, "Certainty it i's." was the response. "Very few officers want to sail on a Friday if it can bo avoided. I am certain that I do not Why, the lirst time 1 over put to sea on a Friday wo were near having one of tho great est tragedies that the United States navy has experienced in fifty yeuin. It was while I was serving on the Oneida that we left Norfolk, Va., that day. and we were hardly at sea when a lire broke out close to the magazine, and, before it could be extinguished, the powder bans were so hot that we ex pected the ship to blow up at almost any moment No, sir, if I can get ready I will leave tho navy yard April 1, out if l am ready a Friday 1 shall certainly wait over until Saturday." I Captain BookwaU is a typical officer 0f the school which is giving us our L- .... , ' , ? 1,8 our ! np m- hen men of his stamp '"ink Friday unlucky, Is It a wonder that Poor Jack should light shy of the ; uulucky duv ? -N. Y. Star. Increase or the World's Navies. According to a recent estimate, the number of war vessels launched last Jew -v '"c navul powers of the world was m while BOM than HKI were building when It closed. Knylnnd led with lo vessels launched and 28 build ing. Tabes launched ! and laid down IBs Russia launched nnd began ML Ucrniany put 6 vessel into the water and ordered or hied down 4. Italy launched 10 and lnid down IS, Austria launched no vessel, but laid down or ordered X China added 4 vessels to her imvy and ordered or laid down 4 more. Japan ordered 8 aud launched 3, the United Statee launched 6 and laid down 6. m x A woman always seems to wear the iaruost hat she can find at night; a man wants the largest hat he can get in the morning. Yonkers Statesman W lit SIMPSON' DISCOVERY. M,. the ...-.b.u- ''",1:'"'!:1:,,',cfc rnforu. Here ttruua , Th,- name of Doctor (afterwnrda Sir) James Young Mmp.0.1 became .-lowly Identified with the study of .inutili ties Hi approached the lubject with adueaenaeor it Importune.-, and ap-; plied to It .1 MlMtifld skill of the flrat order Siveral deaths OOOatTed through the careless and indlHi-rimlnute use of ether, causing- that afMt to be ,-e-1 giirded with diminished fnvor. A leaa toUWWU hut equally effective Mb I tiinco w.w culled for, and to the dw- coverv of this Dr. Simpson devoted hi' 1,,-st energies. In his researches he wm aeslst.-d by several able pi-ofeasois, nnu for a lime thoy gave 11 lui-ge ahai-o of their iitleiilion to the uwlt'-r. Any volatile stibsUinee In which aniesthetio prOpertiM were aiispected wax cure fully examined, und It was not long before the experiment brought fori h the coveted rewurd. One night Dr. Simp-011 and his assistants were sitting lm,.. bout on their self-imposed tusk. A number ot chemical Hulds hml been MltWtod for experiment, each man pro viding himself with a glass into w hich u small quantity of the particular sub- stunee engaging attention was poured, the glass being placed over win-in water Ui help the evolution of vapor. In tbla way, With their mouths and nos trils held ovor the vessels, they tested one vapor after Mother, but it seemed as if the spirit of uiit-onBclotiiiese was not to lie evoked. They tried many gases mid liquids which no ono bad ever thoiightof testing in this con nection before, and at Inst a small bot tle of dark liquid which provoked no area expectations, and wasotil.v known M 11 chemical curiosity in the labora tory, was raked up out of some ob scure corner and put to take its turn with the rest. This whs 11 Utile bottle of chloroform. Presently, after more promising substances hnd failed them, it wus resolved to submit it to the test. A smnll K)t-tion of the liquid was poured into each glass and the ex perimenters began their inhalations. Prof. Miller, one of tho assistants, has described what took place. An un wonted hilarity seized the party: they became bright-eyed and very happy, nnd conversed with sueh itll-lligetice : m more than usually charmed other ' listeners who were not hiking part in j the proceedings. But suddenly there : WM a talk of sounds being heard like those of a cotton 21 ill. louder and louder; a moment more, then all was quiet, and then -11 crash! On awakintr, Dr. Simpson's flrsl perception was mental. --This is far stronger and better than ether," he said tn himself. He next observed that he was pros trate on the floor, und that his friends were confused and alarmed. Hearing a noise, ho turned round ana sntv his seeli taut, Dr. Duncan beneath a chair; his jaw dropped, his eyes staring, aud his head half bent under him; quite unconscious, and snoring in a deter mined and alarming manner. Moro noise followed and much commotion, and then his eyes overtook Dr. Keith's feet and legs mnking various effort! to overturn the table, or more proba bly to annihilate every thing that was upon it. All speedily regained their senses, and from the middle of that night dnt -s t'ii discovery of the anssh thetio uses of chloroform. London Tablet. HUMOROUS GEESE. How They Hoi n Good Deal of Fan With a Number of Vo-aus i' u A goose has perhaps the keenest av proelatton of humor of any animal, un less it bo hor own arch enemy, the fox. Tho w riter onco saw in a little gTasaj! paddock some eight or ton fttt and healthy pigs and half u score of geose. From tho paddock a narrow open (rate gave entrance into the farm-yard, and, as evening drew on, the geese ranged themselves in a row near this Ther mopyla). Obviously supper-time wus approaching, and tho pigs wished to return homo to their troughs. Equally clearly the goose had given enoh other the word not to let them pass through the fata which they guarded, without paying toll. First there cume up a jolly, good humored little pig, njjjto trotted cheer fully along with a confidence- which ought to hare disarmed ori tic lam, till he cumo among the geose. Then, with a cackle and a lnroam0T0rj nock was stretched to get a bitu at hiin. and, squalling and yelling tho poor little porkec ran the gauntlet. The same fate befell six or sevon more of his brethren in succession, each betraying increasing trepidation as ho approached the fatal pass, and made u Inilt through the corps dtgatilt of geese whose chattering and soreeohos of de light were almost undistingtiishable from human laughter. At last the biggest pig of the party luought up Iho rear. He waa a pin k lleshed. clean young fellow, with fat iimbs and sides, and his oars were cocked, and his tail shut-ply twisted in tho intelligent. ' wide-awake manner which so completely distinguishes the intellectual pig from the mote swine multitude. With a loud grant of de tiHnro. this brave beast charged through the Booh of goese, and bad actually al most gained the gate, when a largo gray goose mado one grab nt his fat ham, caught up the skin in a bunch, and gave il a tremendous pinch with her red henk. Needless to uy. the ntr was rent with the nquenls pf agony of the injured pig and the ecstatie pa-ans of the Hock of geese in chorus. From tho order in which th'g trans action look place, I derived tho im pression that a similar game of prison ;r's base probably formed tbo enter Jiinnioiitof the goeso every owning truiuvs lWer Cobb SCHOOL" AND CHURCH. Cornell University has put I40Q,. 000 n new buildings the past year. Ninety-five per cent of the stu dents or PraakUa College. New Athens. (X, are professing Christians. Sixty fire per cent of tho graduates of the college have entered the ministry. stys a prominent clergyman: "1 I den't expect to aee the millennium. , shall be quite satisfied If I live to see the day when there will be as many churches a grogshops in the country." OF tip.Ul7 rn.i. t A Kan. ot M ,j, JV l the Mlooen, ..'V W Tlio orlo-ln of ti rm-n in ofon.-iiil, nud ,.f o n ml oil. III. mil i the early his!,,,.; , ' ... .1 K i .ill i , wo van m about tl.. " donee Ik that thoy f,,...,, . l "''' of itiatN eurllest recognLtable n.prot, ' S (reologioal time is the lnon!,trli, therium. an aquatic anlmMttoS , trunk, and with two Ima-Tall tusks, in-oicctini ,i,. . al loally front hi, I,,,,-,- ,,,, : per jaw. lTe dlnolherla2a llrat appearance upon u,i, other stage in iha jij "l Hod; but an ho couU coui-so. havo uppJ J (likn A)hroditu ami l'.....i 1 vv i ..... ,n, ,, US p M roadv a fait-lv s i ili-,,.,1 a i .i 1 . , t " r- o intisi njac ireiiiili.il I Ii nt klu .. """a I.II...IKII "M. ir ll. UIUI I-,., i, .... . . i!... I.... I I ' UJI I ui inn a m neiinid, to fP u known, in the matter ot tMrfbu lo-.'ioal voitohoi-H. Tl.o.. ... .., . -,T ;7 "! nanus! mi uu ti-ir iDllity. jfave uiii iug trteir earner and ,T,HU "l-i ion. to ... :i . in... mii-l i -. - -1 . i , .... -.1 i i. .. . wuvaaat youth to throo main amUj Tho senior branch produced ik, botherlum, a vast brute, who ly the world too full to hold biui, the clone of the tertiary perio,! mlsed suddenly without is,,, l inj,' tho honors of the family j, BtngiBBan ages mi tin; jUUiur beta Tho second brsaei .In, ..1. 1 111,, mnul.,,1 I. . .uu .....niifoiMI,, I ll'H n tiros oi oio iiiitiiittio n it Um , j teii.'id miidt of 1 1 . ..... i.i . H in t io tinner anil nivm. lm... a. tho mulei- linn- woi In-,.-, o. I I n llM est. llio thli-il 1ii-iiiii.i ..,a....i r-",svci trim elenhtinls. inclinHm. io J --"e w.ll nun lorn lm tun mn A foi.-... . c na. wo lis tho uonnmotli 111... ii .. HIMB many other extinct conjjeiim the.elepbanta proper hnve but .... t ....i.. ,.r i ...... i .i . , 1 i.i.i. bj .mil,, .-to-ei'.-l o.eif.iif It, o -1 . ...... , u,r j - won. i mm 'I'll., teno tdonliool. iieil,. ll,,.;.. r. . I iii.iii, , , .n i. ii ,,n nun, -j jj I'liocono period that is, the preeddtnA; the Great Ice Age. bloMMimod out at one into an ,il.n number of species. C'.irnblll zitio. THE AGE. OF SPECIALISIt 1 I. ii, .,. i H Ii i I. II... ... u. I'rooonneed Kverjr i-o i i n 1 1 o i i oil 1 1 1 ii ins . .a cci nuit Ml I 111 M It 111 SI I IO Oi : a .. r t ., i . ,,: found tin insect which in hit , ii... i ... i i i. w W 11 KIM II IL III 11 it I :, 1,11 , . , , .1- .....I. one happenesl to bo, or, inolln-i to liud out its name So, Uke mill iinli-iiiti - citizen, he relcnvdl a s nee ti si - list is a M-nsiii,e wilh a broken Iol' would call in i . u -.-i I urn II I- in ll em Lit-uii. lie itttii friend and said: "Here is a beetle. N"'. n entomologist; pleaae tell bssH is." "Ob, no." stiid the raferea ' not nn entomologist." Not an entomologist? ttb thought that was your line, "No; I only wish I wcie,'' be sadly. ii . . I, ... i . . ii call a beetle sharp -a celMptsHal "No," said he, ino:letly, an! t dopraoaaoty air, "no, I in coleopterist. If you insist upon ts ing, I might claim (iiiiw brij'aMl up) to bo n scarabaeist; that ii auuwi in nioi iuti wiii.v... ..- a regular coleopterist," It is not. so into- aL'ii thai 1 i 1 1 o.i t ...i of tun ji' .11 iiiiuu, unv v....w I l l ' I I ' , UlllO 111 HlrtSllln i--r- ...... i . i i..i... I ... .. .. .. nnmnMai 1.1111 u- minimi, llio nnu. in - i & il .. ..r i. .mi .in u I'll'it". 11 'II- t-iltl 11 III ..hi" ...1.... rl'l 1... .. . nit HH . Kngineering and Mining Jouri The Mail Service in 1775. n-i u. : :.. l.'..,iiiL-liii til ll no ll i n-iijaui i n iimm pointed Postmaster General of ouies in if f u no ttiiiuwi.ii' i- iiLi.. ui- i hi eial in i I i t ii in. iiiiuu nog lieliinu tlio oniy no" room which cousin."" - no il, a ii weai io um"- ' a small book of lifty-three psf which ho op -tietl an acciiitii ..no,!..- f.-. 111.. flll-tV OUll I i I , . 1 , 1 I'-i i.v ' '- -' offloat in the thirteen colom kept ii ntmaou. t r l tisLiiiasior-i iciiecui. m - Villi 11 1 WIS til lltll"'-i-- --. .,uu;t u ,,,i.l ..a lot- c el-Kn. I'- -i. lli.lll. . linn . J nave anv. At ouu nun--. . .. . l...,.e:-t .... . u was it inn loni-si.uio nf the nelo-hhnra did not , .: . ! .. I Inlitl Stnit- ourtj nun to ay win i .---. master utJuniperville. rraaat-j ... .. . i " t ... .i,., ..ii.- iiust-omw ..!.... .... 1 1 , .. lo-l . ii" main iu muni "i mv hv tntr.i oil evorv welt I0 ....... (.. r.v I.,.. i ,.c- ... le Ulii-"- Rnrinsltv teeker can sec nw Mn bound book in which FtWj tho accounts of the (ii'vornmes transactions for three lo 177M, inclusive nro nr-i-ir clul IIIU -lllll'i- III -ei.. .lint .. .1. i i na m;i" .oil, in- uam 1,1 haVO Clll afanaitaaa-al ri.rne.. 0 1 Cn 4- the record ol the uncalled lor din-clod Intl. rs that wen-rein the eleven years from l'7' The book covers forty-four pw" .v.. .i. .:-. 'otters "J u 1 1 1 III If mil liiuo ww . ... c-ived. The number oi r turned to the 1) tad i...iter now evecasTes 1 1. ' a - - I'ylaL . The "hireling mitii-1"? longer so obnoxious us in fort to the Friends. It Is -aid" ui-o in V.. V u State IiiouIm nnitiiM. arhn ftl't- W MvV ported bv Friends' chinches. m. . ...line a 111., hrirn.1 e.n,'rUK"" world, numberinf? 4.S fa" tilt tha w unH nf llnwilll. . Feeiiana cmther regularly f1 worhiii Miuliii'iisi-ar. wit" and 200,000 of her subjects, 5n the id of the Cm. In tri" IV islands there are ."si.w who contribute tl5,UJ a y ligtous obiecu.