I Secret of tbe Plundered Safe
) By EMILE OABORIAU I
chapter xxiv.
Aa hour later Mme. Fauvel ordered
hrr carriage, aud went out M. Fauvel
jumped luto hackney coach atiJ follow
4 her.
"llesren grant tliat M. Verduret ma;
resell tlirr to time: cried Mm to her
rlf, "otherwise Mm. Fauvel and ltaoul
art ltL
Mn. Fauvel hastened to Veslnet
convinced that some Dtw misfortune wai
In store- for her. Her alarm was ground
less. Hlia found ltaoul mora tender and
affectionate than be bad ever been. )!
aw tha necessity of resssuring her, and
winning hie old I'lare In her forgiving
lieart, before making hla disclosures. He
tucceeded. The poor lady had entiling
and happy air aa aha aat In as armchair,
with ltaoul kneollnjr, before her.
"1 hart distressed jrou too long, my
dear mother." he aald. In liU softest
tones, "but 1 repent sincerely; now llln
t. my "
He had not time to aay mnr: the
door wa violently thrown open, and
ltaoul, springing to hla feet, waa ron
frontal by M. Fauvel. Tlie banker had
a revolver In hla hand, and waa do. idly
!nle. It waa evident that ho waa mak
ing aiiperliumau effort a to remain calm,
like a Judge whoa duty It la to Justly
punish crime.
"Ah," ho. anld, with a horrible laugh,
"you look surprised. You did not ex
feet me? You thought that my ImlK-clle
credulity insured your safety."
ltaoul hmi tha courage to place him
elf before Mine. Fauvel, and to eland
!reprd to receive the expected bullet.
"I assure vou. uncle " he began.
"Enough!" Interrupted the banker,
with an angry gesture, "let me henr uo
inortj Infamiiua falsehoods! Knd thU act
ing, of which 1 am no longer the dupe."
"I wear to you"
"Spare youm-lf the trouble of deny
ing anything. I know all. I know who
imwued my wlfe'e diamonds. 1 1 now
who committed th robbery for which
an Innocent man waa arrested ami Im
prisoned." Mme. Fauvel, white with terror, fell
upon her knees. At lait It had come
the dreadful doy had come. Vainly bad
Uh added falsehood to falsehood, alnly
had ahe sacrificed heraelf and othen; all
waa discovered. Sh aaw that all waa
lost and wringing her hands, ahe tear
fully moaned:
"Pardon, Andrei I beg you, forgive
me!"
At the heart-broken tonea the bank
er ahook Ilk a leaf. The memory of hla
loat happlnes waa too much for the
trlcken man. lie forgot the present In
the paat, and waa almost melted to for
giveness. "Unhappy woman!" he murmured,
"unhappy woman!"
For Bom momenta nothing waa
heard but the eoha of Mme. Fauvel.
"I cam here," continued the bunker,
'with the Intention of killing you both.
Hut I cannot kill a woman, and I will
not kill an unarmed man. Defend jour
aelf!" cried the banker, ruining hi unu,
Hf you do not "
Hut the horror of the acene waa too
much for Mme. Fauvel to witness any
longer without Interposing. She under
atood but on thing her aon and her
husband were about to kill each other
lefor her very eye. Iluahlug up to
ltaoul, ahe threw her arma around him,
and aald to her huaband:
"Kill me, and ma alone!"
At the word M. Fauvel glared at
the guilty pair, and deliberately tiik'.ng
aim fired. Neither Ilaoul nor Mme. Fan
Tel moved. The banker fired a aecond
time, then a third.
II cocked the platol for a fourth shot,
when a man rushed Into the room,
natcbed the platol from the banker'
hand, and, throwing him on the aofn,
ran toward Mm. Fauvel.' Thla man
waa M. Verduret, who had beeu warned
ly Cavnlllon, but did not know that
lime. Gypsy had extracted the ball
from M. Fauvel' revolver.
"Thauk heaven!" h cried, "ah la un
hurt." "How dnro you Interfere!" cried th
banker, who by thla time hnd joined the
group. "The villain shall die!"
M. Verduret eelzed the banker' wrists
In a vise-like grasp, and whispered in hid
nr;
"Thank heaven, you are saved from
committing a terrible crime; th anouy
mou letter deceived you. Do you know
who that man. la that you attempted
to kill? Her aon."
Th words of thla ttranger, showing
lila Intimate knowledge of the private
affair of all present, itemed to con
found and frighten Rnoul more than M.
Fauvel' threat hod done. Yet he had
sufficient presence of mlud to aay:
"It la th truth!"
Th banker looked wildly from ltaoul
to M. Verduret; then, faatenlng his
laggard eyes on Ms wife, exclaimed;
"It is false! You ere all conspiring to
Jecelv me! Proofs!"
"Yon ahall have proofs," replied M.
Verduret, "but first listen."
And rapidly, with bla wonderful tnlent
for explanation, he related the principal
points of the plot h had discovered.
The true state of the case was terribly
distressing to M. Fauvel, but nothing
compared with what he had suspected.
Ill throbbing, yearning heart told, him
that he still loved hi wife. Why should
he punish a mistake committed so many
.year ago and atoned for by twenty
yBra of devotion and suffering? For
some momenta after M. Verduret had
finished hia explanation M. Fuuvel re
mained silent.
Bo many strange event had 'happened,
rapidly following each other in succes
sion,, and culminating In th shocking
cene which had Just taken place, that
M. Fauvel seemed to be too bewildered
to think clearly. But th sight of Ruou) 1
froz the word upon hi lip.
"So this i your sou," he said to his
wife "this man, who ha plundered you
and robbed me?"
Mme. Fauvel was unable to uttor a
word In reply to these reproachful
word.
"Oh!" said M. Verduret, "madam will
tell you that this young man is th ion
cf Gaston de Clameran; she has never
doubted it But th truth 1 "
"What?"
"That lu order to swindle h.r h has
perpetrated a groa Impostor."
CHAPTER XXV.
Raoul had been quietly creeping to
ward the door, hoping to escape while
no on wae thinking of him. Hat M.
Verdure! was watching blm out of th
corner of on y, and stopped blm Just
aa he waa about leaving th room.
"Not so fast, my pretty youth, b
aald, dragging him Into th mlddU of
th room; "It la not polite to leav ua ao
unceremonious!). lM us finish tb story.
Clameron hastened to Ixindon. lie had
no dlinculty In finding the farmer' wife
t whom the old countes had Intrusted
Caston'a aon. Hut her an unexpected
disappointment greeted blm. 11 learned
llmt th child, who nam was regis
tered on tli parish book ltaoul Val
entin Wilson, bad died of the croup
when eighteen montha old."
"Did any one atate such a fact
that?" Interrupted ltaoul; ."It la fair!"
"It waa not only stated, but proved,
my pretty youth," replied M. Verduiet
"You don't suppose I am a man to trust
to orol testimony, do you?"
II drew from hla pocket several offi
cially stamped document, with red eesla
attached, and laid Ihera on th tabl.
"These ar the declaration of th
nurs, her husband, and four witnesses.
Her Is an attract from tb register of
births; thi I a certlflcat of registry of
hi death; and all these ar authenti
cated at th French embassy. Now ar
you satisfied, young man?"
"What next?" Inquired M. Fauvel.
"Th next step was this," replied M.
Verduret. "Clameran, finding that th
child waa dead, supposed that b could.
In spit of this disappointment, obtain
money from Mme. Fauvel; he waa mis
taken. His first attempt failed. Having
an Inventive turn of mind, he determin
ed that the child should com to life.
Among hi larg circle of rascally ac
quaintances b selected a young fellow
to personate Ilaoul Valentin Wilson;
and th chosen one stand befor you."
Mme, Fauvel waa In a pitiable ttnte.
Aud yet she began to feel a ray of hope;
her acute anxiety had ao long tortured
her that th truth waa a relief; h
would thank heaven if thla wicked man
waa proved to be no aon of her.
"Can this be possible?" tb murmured;
"can It b?"
ltaoul saw that tb gam wa up.
"You ar a detective!" be ejaculated.
The fat man smiled grimly,
"At present," he replied, "I am merely
a friend of Prosper Hertoray. It depends
entirely upon your behavior which char
acter I appear In whll settling up this
little affair."
"What do you expect me to do?
"Itcatore the three hundred and Pity
thousand franc which you hav atolen."
"The money Is In this room."
"Very good. Thi franknesa I cred
itable, and will benefit you. I know
that th money I In thla room, and also
exactly where It I to be found. B
kind enough to look behind that cup
board, aud you will find th tlirt hun
dred and fifty thousand franca."
Itnoul tremblingly went to th cup
board, and pulled out several bundle of
bank notes, and an enormous package of
pawnbrokers' tickets.
"Very well done," aald M. Verduret,
aa he carefully examined th money and
papers; "thla I th moat senslbl tp
you vr took."
ltaoul relied on thi moment, when
everybody' attention would be absorbed
by th money, to mak hla escape. II
lid toward th door, gently opened It,
lipped out, and locked it on th outside;
the key being still In th lock.
"II haa escaped!" cried M. Fauvel.
"Naturally," replied M. Verduret.
without even looking up; "I thought h
would hav sens enough to do that"
"But I h to go unpunished?"
"My dear sir, would you har thla af
fair becom a public scandal? Do you
wish your wife' nam to b brought
into a case of thi uatur before the
police court?"
"Oh, monsieur!''
"Then the best thing you can do la to
let the roscal go scot fre. Here are
receipts for all th article which he lias
pawned, bo that we should consider our
selves fortunate. He has kept fifty thou
sand francs, but that I. all th better
for yon. Thi um will enable him to
leave France, and we shall never see him
again."
Bo saying, tho fat man took up his hat
and quietly left th room, aud Jumping
into hia cab, ordered th driver to return
to Pari, and drive to th Hotel du
Louvre aa rapidly aa possible.
Ill mind was filled with anxiety
about Clameran. II knew that Knoul
would give him no more trouble; th
young rogue wa probably taking hi
passage for some foreign land at that
moment But Clameran should not es
cape unpunished; and how thla puuiah
ment could be brought about without
compromising Mme. Fauvel was a prob
lem to be solved. j
After long thought he decided that an
accusation of poisoning must com from
Oloron. He would go there and work
upon "public opinion," so that, to satisfy
the townspeople, th authorities would
order a post-mortra examination of M
noul. But thi mode of proceeding re
quired time, and Clameran would cer
tainly escape before another day passed
over his head. He was too experienced
a knava to remain on slippery ground,
now that his eyes were open to tha dan
ger which menaced him. It wa almost
dark when th carriage stopped in front
of the Hotel du Louvre. M. Verduret
noticed a crowd of people collected lu
group, eagerly discussing torn exciting
event which seemed to hav Just taken
place.
"What has happened?" he demanded
of a lounger near by.
"The strangest thing you ever heard
of," replied th man. "Ye, I saw him
with my own eys. He first appeared at
that seventh story window; h was only
half dressed. Bom mn tried to seiz
him, but with the agility of a squirrel
he jumped out upon the roof, ahriekiug
'Murder! murder!' Th recklessness of
his conduct led m to suppose"
Th gossip stopped short In his narra
tive, very much surprised and vexed; his
questioner had vanished.
' "If It should be Clsmeranr thought
M. Verduret; If terror baa deranged
that brain, so. capable of working out
great crime! Fat must aav Inter
pol! Whll thus talking to himself be el
lowed Lis way through tl crowded
court yard of th hotel. At tb foot of
tb staircase be found M. Fa oft riot and
three peculiar looking Individuals, stand
ing together, ss If wsltlng for some on.
"Well." cried II. Verduret, "what U
the matter?"
With laudable emulation th four men
ruhed forward to report to their su
perior officer.
"Th matter la this, patron, said
Tanferlot, dejectedly. "I am doomed to
111 luck. You see how It Is; thla 1 th
ouly chance 1 ever had of working out a
beautiful cas. and, paf! my criminal
must go and flxzle! A regular case of
bankruptcy!"
"Then It Is Clameran wh "
"Of conrs It Is. When th ra-al aaw
m this morning he scampered off Ilk a
har. You should hav n him run: I
thought he would never stop thi aid of
Ivry; but not at all. On reaching th
Boulevard de Ecole a audden Idea
set mod to strike blm, and b mad a be
line for hla hotel; I suppose to get bis
pile of money. Directly he gels there
what does he see? these three friends
of mlno. Tb sight of the gentlomen
had th effect of a sunstrok upon him;
he went raving mad ou th pot Th
idea of serving m such a low trick at
th very moment 1 was ur of suc
cess!" "Where I h nowf
"At th prefecture, I seppos. Fom
policeman handcuffed him, and drov off
with him In a cab.
"Com with m."
M. Verduret and Fanferlot found
Clameran In on of th privat cell re
served for dangerous prisoner. II had
on a etrait Jacket, and wa struggling
violently against three men, who war
striving to bold him, whll a physician
tried to fore blm to swsllow a potion.
"Help!" h shrieked; "help! Do you
not see my cousin coming after me?
Look! he wants to poison me!"
M. Verduret took the physlclsn asld.
and questioned him about th maniac.
"Th wretched man I In a hopclesa
stat," replied th doctor; "thi pecle
of Insanity 1 incurable. II think aome
on 1 trying to poison blii, end nothing
will persuad him to cat or drink any
thing; and, aa It la impossible to force
anything down his throat he will die of
starvation, after having Buffered all the
torture of poison."
M. Verduret, with a shudder, turned
to leave th prefecture, saying to Fan
ferlot: "Mm. Fauvel 1 aaved!
CHAPTER XXVI.
Four day had passed since th vtenta
Just narrated, when, on morning, M.
Lecoq th official Lecoq, who resem
bled th dignified head of a bureau
was walking up and down his privat
offlc. at each turn nervously looking at
th clock, which slowly ticked on th
mantel, a If It had uo intention of trlk
tng any aooner than usual, to gratify
th man bo anxiously watching Its placid
fac.
At last, however, th clock did strike.
and Just then th faithful Janqulll
opened th door, and ushered In Mme,
Mua and Prosper Bertomy.
"Ah," said M. Lecoq, "you ar punc
tual."
"M. Verduret gave ua express orders
to meet here in your office this morning,
and w hav obeyed," said Madame
Gypsy.
"Very good," said th celebrated de
tective. "Then be kind enough to wait
a few minutes; I will tell him you are
here."
During th quarter of an hour that
Nina and Prosper remained alone togeth
er they did not exchange a word. Finally
a door opened and M. Verduret appear
ed. Nina and Prosper eagerly started to
ward him, but h checked them by on
of thos peculiar look, which no on
ever dared resist
"You hav com," he aald, severely,
"to hear tha secret of my conduct I
hav promised, and will keep my word,
however painful It may be to my feel
inn. Listen then. My beat friend la a
loyal, honest man, named Caldas. Eigh
teen months ago this friend was th hap
piest of men. Infatuated by a woman,
he lived for her alone, and, fool that
he was, Imagined that ahe felt tha same
love for him."
"She did!" cried Gypsy; "yes, she al
waya loved him."
"She showed her love In a peculiar
way. She loved him so much that one
fine day she discarded him. In his first
moment of despair Caldas wished to
kill himself. Then h reflected that it
would be wiser to live and avenge him
self." "And then!" faltered Prosper.
"Then Caldas avenged himaelf In hla
own way. II made the woman who de
serted him recognize his Immense supe
riority. Weak, timid and helpless, her
cousin waa disgraced, and was falling
over the verge of a precipice, when th
powerful hand of Caldas reached forth
and saved him. , You understand all now,
do you not? The woman Is Nina, th
cousin Is yourself, and Caldas la "
With a quick, dextrous movement he
thrw oft hi wig and whiskers, and
stood before them tha real, Intelligent
proud Lecoq. .
"Caldas!" cried Nina.
"No, not Caldas, nor Verduret any
longer; but Lecoq, the detective."
M. Lecoq broke the stupefied silence of
his listeners by saying to ProBp?"-
"It Is not to me alone that you owe
your salvation. A noble girl confided to
m the difficult task of clearing jour
reputation. I promised her that M. Fau
vel should never know the secrets con
cerning his domestic happiness. Your
letter thwarted all my plans, and nade
it Impossible for me to keep my prom
ise. I have nothing more to say."
no turned to leave the room, but Nina
barred his exit
"Caldas," she murmured, "I Implore
you to have pity on me! I am so mis
erable! Ah. If yon only knew I Be for
giving to one who has always loved you.
Caldas! Listen!"
One month later was celebrated at
th church of Notre Dame the marriage
of M. Prosper Bertomy and Mile. Made
leine Fauvel.
The banking house Is still In the Rue
da Frovince, but as M. Fauvel has de
cided to retire from business and lire
in the country, th nam of th firm
has been changed, and Is now:
PROSPER BERTOMY & CO,
(Th and.)
Llshtlajg th Ilarn ftafelr.
One cannot be too careful using
lights of any kind In barns, but there
Is little danger If a lantern la used and
Borne wsjr provided ao that It may be
securely hung beyond th reach of
danger. The illustration abows a sim
ple way of doing this. If there are
several place In the barn where light
I likely to be needed stretch a strand
of smooth fence wire so that It will
hang taut over these places first slid
ing on another strip of wire with a
ring and with a snap at the other end.
When the lantern Is to be put In place
simply snap over the bale of the lan
tern as shown In the Illustration.
If the lantern I to be placed where
there, 1 little chance of any one run
ning against It a long hoop may be
made of one end of the wire. Instead
of the anap, and the bale of the lan
tern slipped over It By making the
hook long and pinching the upper end
so that there will be Just room enough
to slip the handle of the lantern be
tween, the danger of knocking It oft
la much lessened, although thla plan
la not as safe as the snap.
Fmall Tarda for Poultry.
When It la not possible to supply
range of considerable size for the
fowls and they must be practically
kept In yards, aa excellent plan la to
divide the yard Into two or three sec
tions, according to Its size, and treat
them in the following manner: Plow
or spade each yard, and In one or two.
If divided Into three spaces, plant aome
Mrly vegetables that will require some
cultivation radishes, for example.
When the crop la taken out, turn the
fowls Into this yard and plant the
others In the same way. When the
yards are divided Into three, one of
them may be prepared thoroughly and
grass seeds or oats or millet sown In
It, with the vegetables In the second
yard, while the fowls occupy the third.
When the grass or small grain gets
two or three inches high, turn the
fowls in this yard and sow the soli In
the yard they occupied, In a like man
ner. By the time they have cleaned
out the grass lot, the one In which the
vegetables are grown will be ready for
them to scratch over. It la surprising
how well the fowls will do under this
plan, even' though each yard la very
mall.
Good Pig Trough.
O. C. Burch, of -Nebraska, sends
Iowa Homestead a plan for making a
pig trough to prevent the hogs get
ting In It "I have mine." says Mr.
Burch, "with a number of holes In the
uprights at the ends of the trough ao
It can be adjusted to suit different
sized hogs. The top piece or rail can
be taken out In cleaning out the
trough. A trough of this kind Is al
most always clean and such a thing
as mud Is unknown about a trough of
this kind."
The Perennial Plant.
More and more people who love flow
ers are getting Into the way of grow
ing the old-fashioned flowers such as
tho sweet William, hollyhock, larkspur
and others familiar to most people who
have reached middle life.' This class
of plants are among the easiest to
grow -and are- particularly useful on
the farm grounds where it Is not al
ways easiest to care for tender plants
over winter. The one complaint about
hardy perennials Is that they are not
so profuse in blooming the second sea
son of flowering. "With many of the
classes this may be remedied by plant
ing the seeds as soon as they ripen, In
the late summer, In the places where
you want the plants to grow and
bloom.
The Vinegar Process.
Cider turns to vinegar, first, by the
sugar being converted into alcohol, and
next by taking more oxygen, when It
becomes vinegar. The process is a
chemical one and cannot be prevented,
as long as the least quantity of oxy
gen (In the air) reaches the cider. Bac
terial agents, however, have something
to do with the changes that occur.
Salicylic acid Is used for keeping vine
gar, but it does harm. Boiling the ci
der also retards changes. A method
UJii ill ill
THI BAB LAXTEB.
GOOD PIO TROUGH.
used In Canada with good results is
to filter the cider, put It In a clean new
tub and expose It to the denae fume
of burning sulphur In a box having a
lid. closing the lid for half an hour
and repeating the process two or three
times. The sulphurous acid gas la ab
sorbed by the cider (which should be
cold), and prevents fermentation with
out injuring the ckler.
Plea for OraranlMtlon.
There seems to be no good reason
why an organization among farmers
for mutual benefit should not be as
successful as similar organizations In
other lines. It Is not Intended that
such organization should Increase the
coat of farm produce to the consumer.
for this Is unnecessary. But there Is
certainly room for a plan which will
enable the producer to market his
crops st a price which will give him
a fair return for his labor.
The subject is too large to treat ex
haustively In one item, for there are
many essential things to do to make
such an organization a success. The
Idea Is worth serious consideration,
but It must be based on business prin
ciples, the lack of which has caused
the failure of nearly every attempt at
organization among soil workers. Here
are a few of the things which must
be done to win success: Every mem
ber should bear a proportion of the
expense In accordance with the pro
portion of his crop to that of other
members. Crops of unequal quality
should be marketed on their merits.
In other words, the grower of Infe
rior frnlt or any other crop, must not
expect to share equally with the man
whose shipment Is of the first grade.
The manager should be selected with
care and then be given proper control.
If these few essentials seem too for
midable, work up to them by combin
ing with one or two growers whose
crops are of the same quality as your
own and select a good commission
man and all work together. A year
or two In this line will give you faith
In the larger organization plan. In
dianapolis News.
Fertilizers Tested.
Bulletin No. 253 of the New Tork
Agricultural Experiment Station (Gen
eva) gives the results of analyses of
commercial fertilizers for . the spring
1004. There were collected 468 sam
ples representing 371 different brands.
While eighty-one of these brands fell
short of their guarantees In nitrogen,
twenty-nine branda In available phos
phoric acid and seventy-five brands In
potash, a general average of all shows
that the guarantee waa exceeded In
these Ingredients. Farmers who are
purchasing commercial fertilizers
should send for this bulletin In order
to ascertain the standing of the goods
they are using.
Fiffbtlnsr th Cnrcnllo.
The one enemy of those who grow
plums and" quinces is the curcullo and
the nature of the Insect Is such that
It is only possible to get it out of the
tree by Jarring the tree; shaking the
tree will not answer the same pur
pose. The curcullo Is hard to locate
and the only way to ascertain if It la
at work is to Jar the trees every few
days until the insect Is found and dis
lodged or until one is certain It Is not
on the trees.
Poultry Picking.
Exercise Is cheaper than medicine.
The dust heap is absolutely neces
sary for fowls.
The brood still under the mother's
care should be liberally fed.
In feeding ground bone to young
fowls, be sure to have It fresh.
Feather pulling Is a vice that comes
from confinement and idleness.
Allow no filth of any kind to accu
mulate within reach of the fowls.
Thoroughness In detail In poultry
raising Is the great secret of success.
Young chickens may be fed almost
anything that Is clean and wholesome.
Common fowls do not possess the
characteristic qualities of thorough
breds. When fowls are permitted to roost
In' foul, damp houses It causes droop
lshness. Caponlzlng should be performed
when the cockerels are three or four
months old.
After the fowls begin to moult they
should be given a little ground bone
once every day.
Fowls will eat a great deal of granu
lated charcoal. As a preventive of
disease it Is Invaluable.
By giving young fowls a free range
It will aid materially to develop a
strong, healthy constitution.
Poultry should always have access
V) green food when possible, and when
they cannot it should be supplied.
It is easier to keep fowls In a good
condition now than to allow them to
ruu down and then build up again.
Corn, when' fed to the hens by It
self, has a tendency to fatten rather
than produce the most profitable egg
laying.
Tarred paper is better than almost
any other material for lining the in
side of coops and houses. It Is also
excellent for driving away lice.
The only sure and safe way to keep
large flocks, whether young or old, Is
to separate them Into small lots, each
one to occupy a place for itself.
The distinguishing characteristics of
the Sylesbury breed of ducks are their
fecundity and early maturity, com
bined with their great aptitude to fat
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The greater part of the Russian
army was concentrated upon the fron
tier of Turkey, contemplating a seri
ous move against that country.
The French general at Nanles order
ed the seizure of aM vessels suspected
of carrying provisions to Malta or the
English squadron.
The Russian and British ministers
were received in private audience by
the King of Prussia.
War was declared between England
and Spain.
Six cardinals were named by the
Pope to accompany hla - holiness to
France for the coronation of Napoleon.
M. Henri, a Frenchman, was In
Washington, engaged in translating
Into French the life of George Wash
ington, from papers In the possession
of Bush rod Washington.
Emmet, the Irish patriot, arrived in
America.
Seventy-five Years Ago.
Trafalgar Square, London, was be
gun.
The Emperor of Austria presented a-
magnificent service of porcelain to the
Pasha of Egypt
Francis Scott Key. made an eloauent
address before the African Coloniza
tion Society, which met in Philadel
phia. Two large mirrors arrived at Phlla
delphia from France for the east room
Of th Whlfa TTaiisa Wuhlnirtnn
A steam vessel made Its first voyage
from Dublin to Bordeaux at the rata
of ten miles per hour.
Provision was made for the fret
navigation of the River Rhine, Ger
many. -
Angola, a Portuguese settlement la
Africa, revolted aeainst Don MIsmeL
fifty Year Ago.
The royal Danish railroad was open-
- . 1 11 WW.
eu dj uie lung. . .
Two additional asterlods were dis
covered by M. M. Goldschmidt and
Ohacerman in Paris and named Poly
monia and Pomana.
The famous "charge of the light
brigade" took place at Balaklava.
The American clipper Lightning ar
rived at Liverpool, sixty-three days
from Melbourne, Australia. .
Several detachments of British
guards left London for the Crimea to
fill up casualties caused by the battl
of Alma.
The remains of the English explor
ing party under Sir John Franklin
were discovered near Great Flah Rlvei
Buck. In the Arctic Oram
Pierre Soule, American minister to
Spain, on landing at Calais from Eng
land, was stopped by the French police
and obliged to return to London.
forty Year Ago.
Delegates from the Canadian colon.
les at a meeting at Quebec agreed upon
the basis of representation In the Ca
nadian confederation.
Gold In the New York market
dropped from 218 to 213, and wheal
from 11.73 to $1.63, In eight hours.
The United States internal revenu
report showed an Income from thai
source of $300,000 a day.
Confederate forees under Price wert
routed in an all day battle near Kan
sas City, Mo., and were driven south
ward.
President Lincoln answered a nrotest
by the opponents of Governor Johnson,
in Tennessee, declining to interfere la
the State fight
Petroleum discoveries were made al
Dundee, Monroe County, Mich.
Thirty Years Ago.
General Frederick Dent Grant and
Ida Marie Ilonore were married In
Chicago.
A gale swept the northern coast ol
England, doing great damage to shin.
ping and costing many lives.
The Presbyterian synod of Illinois.
north, sustained an appeal from tha
decision of ,the Chicago presbytery,
which had acquitted Professor David
Swing, and directed that the noted
preacher's name be erased from th'
roll of members.
The. Porte denied the Joint reanest
of Austria, Germany and Russia to
make commercial treaties with Rou
mania. Twenty Years Ago.
Seventy acres area in Carthaim. NT
Y.. was burned with a DroDertv loa of
nearly $1,000,000. ' ;
Paris dispatches declared thai
France had declined a proposition from
England to mediate in the Franen-Chu
nese difficulty.
The dry goods house of T. A. Chan.
man & Co. and the camet honaA r
Stark Bros., Milwaukee, Wis, burned.
with loss of 1750,000.