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^ THE IfllN BATTLE. Oraphio Description of th Naval I i.^ . ii.'-i't BETWEEN THE FRENCH AND THE CHINESE. The battle ol the Min, or as it is other- wise known, tbe battle of Pagoda Anchor- ags so called from its taking place oft tbe Pagoda, nineteen miles np the river Mm and ten miles below Foocbow was tbe tost important in point of number of ships that has taken place siuae the battle of Lissa, and has also a peculiar interest, inasmuch as it was tbe unit battle evet fought with modern guns. In all there were nineteen vessels engaged, ten torpedo boats, and some thirteen war junks, besides two shore batteries. Ol thtse the French had really seven vessels snd two torpedo boats, the rest beicg Chinese. Imagine two fleets lying side by tide lor weeks, then all at once a most fearful engagement to take place. This, too, without a word of warning 1 Tbe arrangement of tbe ships was all iu favur of the French, tbe three largest French vessels being along- side tbe three smallest Chinese, while the French, being the ones to take the initia- tive, waited till tbe tide gave them a raking fire on nve of tbe Chinese vessels. As tbe fight took place with tbe ships at anchor, there were no tactical advantages won, and no ramming ; the ouly tactic* beiLg in tbe Chinese getting undercut shelter ol their batteries as far a*posmHvT and on tbe French i-iJe getting bthiud Pagoda Hill, out Of rauge of tbe heavier shore battery. Tbe Chinese dit played au iLcrecible amount of fuolicbness m leaving their torpedo boats iu fair raige oi tbe French guus, so that at the first discharge they were sunk or riddled by the Hotcb- kiss, and the Chinese lost the great moral effect of tteir torpedoes just when they needed tbtm most. Undoubtedly, if the Chinese bad held back their torpedo boats till the smoke settled, au altogether dif- ferent aipeot would bave been given to the fight. It IB interesting to note tbe relative strength ol tbe two sides, with a compari- son ol their most important features. Tbe French bad seven ships, seven thousand tonnage, during most of the engagement, but were joined later by the Triomphaute, tour thousand tons, an iron -clad ram. Tons their ships were all uuarmored, either composite or wooden, armed with breech -loading rifles, mostly nve and one- bait inches, and all well eqnitped with Hotobkiss revolving cannon, in tbeir tops and ou tbe foreoastls and poop-rails. Tbe Chinese bad 11 vessels, 10,000 tonnage, two ol which were armed witb one 18-ton gun each, tbe rest with Vavaeseurs, H inch B. L. R., and quite a number of old- fashioned guus. These vessels were all unarmored composite or wocdeu ships, Tbe total number of French great guus was 71 ; Chinese, 50 ; excluding war junks. Weight of broadside, French, 7.000 pounds ; Chinese, 4 000 pounds. Men, French, 2 500 : Chinese, 2000. Last, but not least, the French crews were in au excellent elate of discipline and confident, while the Chinese crews were undisciplined, and deserting as fast as possible, having good examplts set them by their higher officer*, who weut ashore, all that could, aud, with tbe Chinese admiral, looked down ou tbe light from the highest peak around and six miles distant . Beside the forces afloat, the Chinese had an army of 15,000 backing them. This was the state of affairs when, on August 22ud, the French ultimatum havinj expired, Admiral Courbet warnN all ships of tbe coining engagement. The 2lird of August was a beautiful day, witb a light bretzo blowing from ihe south southeast, aud at uoou tbe French c>uld be seen founding to their guus, appar* waiting. At 1 30 a uiaii-ol war WM bi<Ltjcl coming up the nvr, ai>d soou ber colon* could be made out. It was the Trioui- pbaute. A. 1 jfi a red flag went fluttering toward tbe V..Iin m>albetl, a t-uaip report broke Irvm her ujamt >|t. and tae battle bad begun. H gut aid left, first one side tbeu ih other, the puQ ut smoke laiil) rolled out aud up, fol.uwed by mob crash aud roar an il all uf the devils of hell bad broken loose, while- the Cbiuete, taken Unawares, as bravely li-ed back. At first HIM ruar was appiliiLg as broadside after bruailmde was poured luto ihe Chinese, aud tbn u^h nil was hrard the sharp, quick rrpurM ol tin UutobkiMi. whiob were sweeping the Cninese trom tbeir guns anc tearing tn wr junks with tbtir crews to piece- an if they were paper, while once in a wliilo the li.i>.vy ri*|-rui ot the eighteen ton KUUH o *u d b heard. Four uiinuum alter t le first shot, at 2, 1 huge ciiuuiu if water rne over Pagoda Hill ; it was the Chuug \V-j.i, tbe Cuiueae flag-niiip, which, beiugeud uu, tried to turn around, but was blown up by one of tbe Freiicu t< i ' >do boate, uf ler rticeivtug a shot through her li'/il--r- T j the left tlie litile Chinamen on fire wan sinking at '2 08, but still had lime to train ber Uu chains ou ber deserting boat a crew, i,d, tiring ber lant guu an its muzzle dipped iu ibe water, blew up aud tcauk Ooiura ll.i.g 'i'o Ihe everlasting honor of her captain and to the xbaiue of the Chi- nese let it be said that will] tbe fcuiallt-ni aud weaktst of tbe Cumese fleet he did ih best. At 2 12 one ot the two Cbineoe eighteen- ton gunboats was blowu up by a French torptdo and i.k at ber anchor. About 2 20 tbe Tnompba.t) fired ber first shot Hum abreact of u-, and, slowly steaiini g up tbe river, took part in tbe engagement, after firing a ninn-ponud shot that raked one of th smaller Chinese from stem to stern. At 2 45 two burnn g CuiuiBe sloops-of-war frutu me left oime floating down, one sinking abreai-t of us; tha other grounded ou Flat Island and blew up at 4.61. At 3 10 the remaining Chinese eighteen - ton gunboat came driftiug rlown aud grounded on tbe steauinbip Gleifijlax, alter being literally blown to i.n n.-* by tbn heavy guus of the French. At 3.30 another buiniLg Chinese vessel, French colors Hying, drilled down toward the sea, and blew tip at 5.30. Our position as she pa*S)d was anything but enviable, for ber shotted guts kept n ing, off aud on, as tbe Htm*- heated them, while 'tray shots from tbe fight kept wauderiog in our direction, making their pretence known by anything but au ngreet.hu Koretci. As t us l*t Tewel paiwed m her crew wets np tbe mantf . forced there by tbe flames, aud as be flames ran np tbe m>t< soms went out ou iim yard arms and iy/nped overboard to n, while tbe rest hang on with the desperation ol despair till, with a crash, Ibs mast tell, carrying its living load into he seething 8 re. Ot tbe remaining three hineHf vessels, on* entirely dismantled anchored on Pagoda point, while the two off the navy-yard, thinning discretion the better part of valor, fled toward Fooohow, but UB fortunately both grounded, so one 'as shot to pieces by tbe French, while tbe other bad ber back broken. A heavy bombardment was kept up by the French till about 6, when, the shore >atteries being silenced and the Uhinese army out ot range, the firing gradually ceased. During, aud subsequent to, the engagement the river was filled with fire- rafts and burning junks witb stink-pots, which were blowu up by tbe French as they came driftiug down the river. The actual engagement larted about 'orty-flve minutes, and in this time the ~binese fleet was literally annihilated, aud 1500 Chinese found a watery grave. Tbe Kri-uoh lost MX killed and thirteen wounded, while their ships, with tbe excep- tion of one or two having a shot-hole near ihe water-line, hardly showed a scratch. The French bad at least three vessels that could get away with anything we lave iu our navy, and, as the Chinese ships were as good as tbe majority of our vessels, the result of this fight gives a lair warning ol what would beoome ot our vessels in a -innlar action. I say the result would be tbe same, for, while our men would fight as loug as they bad a gun to fire or a deck <b n<bt on, tbe result would be inevitable total annihilation. Tbe great supremacy of the French was due to tbeir ditoip ioe, luiok-loadiug breech-loading guns, aud, what was more terrible tbau all, tbe 'i.unleruuM Ilotobkisa tire. AN Ei-Wix- i in ATSilNHOM 1.1 i i i i ! t Krrrlrrr Appointed lor ih< t-Hilol I n in "I !-> It - til. In. on .V < " Another step was taken on Friday in tbe itigutionover the goods and possessions of the firms ol Davies, Atkinson .v Co. John T. Davies, tbe senior partner in the firm, now a resident of Liverpool, Kugland, on Tuesday filed in tbe Superior Court a bill against Jobn A. AtkiLSon, asking tor tbe pnomtment cf a receiver lor tbe firm. Ibe bill, wbiob was suppressed until yester- day, sets foitb that on July 20lb, 1880, Davies aud Atkinson entered into a copartnership, uuder the firm name of Davies, Atkinson & Co., and engsged in the business of buying bot> and bog products, aud curing, packing and supplying such products to tbe firm ot J. T. Davies A Co., of Liverpool, England, commission merchants and for shipment to tbe continent ot Europe and elsewbere. The defendant was, by the terms ol the partnership agreement, to devote bis entire time to tbe business in this city, and was to draw a salary ol f ">,000 a year, payable semi-annually, for bis ser- vices, aud besides was to receive one-third of tbe pr. tits of tbe business. A special provision of tbe agreement was that Atkiu sou was not to speculate outside of tbe regular business oi tbe firm, and be was not to Mgu or indorse any nctes, bonds or auy obligations for any ether parties, or beoome security for any person without the coueeut ol the complainant- Ou all the moneys advanced to tbehrm Davies war to receive .*> per r ut. interest annually, and Mrs. Isaac Atkinson, tbe defendant's mother, was to receive per cent, ou all moneys she loaned tbe firm. The other two-thirds of tbe profits was to go to Davies, aud the partnership was to be dis- solved on either party giving tbe other three mouths' notice. Davies says that Atkinson, in violation of the agreement, "secretly aud fraudulently engaged in gam bliug in ottion deals on tue Board of Trade," aud, to carry on these deals, gave utitoks ou tbe linn's account at the C titntental Natiuual Bauk aggregating 121012.50, and at tbe 15 ink ol Montreal fur lii 0011. Aikiufou, at the time these obecijjes were drau, bad no individual account at either ot the btukit Up to Oat. 4th, 1884, Davies sayn, hm p irtuer t.pnro- priated 120(1,000 of tue lira, * assets iu tbe payment ol individual IOSBPM. A < soon as Northwest Note*. Manitoba hss entered upcn tbe four- tebjuth year of its existence. Arrivals from tbe Rockies on Saturday report four test of snow there. B. H. Sbadriok, organizer of tbe Knights of Labor, has arrived iu Winnipeg nud will address tbe people ot Winnipeg ou the above, subject. In tbe first week of October ripe wild strawberries were found by tbe two 1ml, sons of Kev. O. H. Hooper in tbe township of Buunysids a very good proof of the tujlduess of the fall. A farewell banquet was given to Dr. 8. F. B. Reid at tbe Grand Union Hotel, Winnipeg, on Saturday evening by a large number of bis personal friends. Dr. Reid leaves tbe oity, not from oboioe. but necessity, the delicate health ot Mrn Reid rendering her return to the country uuad- visable at tbe present time. Tbe doctor returns to his old home iu Glt, Out. A few prospectors came into Calgary last week all well loaded . One ol tbem claims to have discovered a valuable silver mine within an easy distance ot this point. An imperfect assay shows {65 to tbe ton. One old prospector, who had been through tbe Fraser River excitement, wbicpered con- fidentially in our ear : " You kin take my word, miuter, next summer them ar' Bel- kirks will astonixb the world." There have been very extensive prairie fires ou allbidi H ol Nelson during the past few days. * Mr. 8. Lowrey, of 4 3, lost three stacks of wheat ; Mr. A. McCaulay, cf 1-10, lost four stacks of wheat aud all bis hay ; Mr. J. Ewen, of 2 10, had all bis oats destroyed ; Mr. C. E Goiwell, in tbe same neighborhood, also suffered neverelya Mr. Weary and Mr. Fritti, 211. lost , taresher ; and Mr. Oscar Finley, 2 10, was completely burned out, losing house, granary, stables and bis wbole year's crop. We also bear ot great damage done by tire in l-'Jand 1-10. <n i< HI J. K. Ur.. I , a WS>llr-llBlr< rf Nino.r .1 74, uJ Jnr Wmd, llardrurrf |>ll,.lrr 01 Oil. I ., M. hr! I fcr . pi. t. . u.rd ol nil * iru. !uu. O.ublr Tl M r- drr. A Centre, Ala., despatch aays : At 1 o'clock Wednesday morning tbe Cherokee County Jail, located in this town, surrounded by thirty masked men on horseback, and all heavily armed. The horsemen were drawn up in double columns. One column faced tbe jail svnd tbe other its approaches. Twelve men tbeu dismounted and, mskrchiug to tbe door of tbe jail, called on tbe Sheriff to advance from bis room, wbitber he had retired and fortified himself for an assault, and sur- render J. R. Dorsey and Miss Jaoe Ward. Tbe Sheriff refused. Tbe doors were at once battered down, aud the men in an mm am were in tbe inner corridor, tbe doors to which easily gave way before well-directed blows. Tbe noise 3( tbe furioui assault awakened the six iu mates of the prison. They all hurriedly dressed, and a negro, who' is held for theft, directed tbe mob to tbe cells of Dorsey and Mies Ward. The mob tbeu demanded the Sheriff's keys to the cells, and be surrendered them. One brawny mountaineer unlocked tbe door and erked Dorsey out into tbe corridor. lie begged piteously for his life, and tben giving way to tears fell at tbe feet of tbe mob, and, liftingbisbands, prayed fervently for divine relief. He was 74 years old, aud his long, white hair flowing; in tbe soft hrt-i / n that peottrated tbe avenues of tbe dismantled prison, lent to bis prayer an air of reverence that wan most pathetic and induced two of tbe executioners to [lead in his behalf. But the other ten v ere inex- orable. The scene atjtbe cell door, whence Miss Ward was little less rudely taken, was equally pathetio. She bad passed her A '111 I III K III licit lll> OrlS % OUIIK In. I. Into Iroul.lr hi h i .i... A Chicago despatch says while Fourth avenue was filled with promenaders tbe attention of every person was attracted by a young lady wbo oame out of 418 and walked gracefully along the western side ol tbe avenue. But it was not alonn ber beauty that attracted so much attention. Tbe fair girl's form was encased iu a white Mother iiubbard elaborately trimmed witb rich lace. Policeman French encountered her, and after gazing earnestly at tbe liths figure walking along so demurely he followed tbs young lady. Come witb me, Miss," tiolaimed the officer, as be laid a beavy baud upon ber shoulder. " Heavens I" ejaculated tbe fair prome- nader. " What bave I done ? You have surely made a mistake." Sbe almost sank upon tbe pavement in surprise and shame, but tbe officer, roughly seized ber and walked ber along to the police station. A crowd of sympathizers followed the policeman and his prisoner. Tbe young lady was placed iu tbe dock, where she hang ber head and cried bitterly. 11 What is your name," asked Clerk ('linger, kind|y, while Justice Foote looked over bis ^**t. 1 < at the prixoner. Mamie Allan," she replied in a tremu- lous tone. ' What has sbs been doing ?" asked Jus- tice Foote. " 1 caught ber on Fourth avenue wearing this white Mother iiubbard," said the officer, pointing to tbe offending garment " She also abused me wheu I arrested her." Miss Allan denied the latter charge, but had to acknowledge tbe Mother Uubbard The spectators laughed at tbe uuu-ual charge, but were a^ton lulled when Judge Focte fiaed Mine Allan S in A friend of tbe young lady called and pid her liue, aud she returned borne iu a cab. b'Oth year, 'and in ber yontb 'bad been a woman of rare beauty. Ber form aud bearing bad been well preserved. She presetted a venerable appearance. Wuen ihe vigilantes first seized ber she (ought. jul ber resistance was of short duration. ler strength gave way, and with a last assertion of innocence she fainted and fell leavily upon the ttone floor ot tbe prison Jue of tbe men caught ber in bis arms, and swinging ber body across bis sboulder bore ler out of tbe jail, followed by Dorsey and i in escort. Tbe mob tben took a tide road and marching down to a ravine on tbe banks ot tbe Coosa Kiver, tbey attached the rope to a limb that extended from a tall bauk over the placid water* beneath. Tbe rope was so adjusted that it would not slip and both tbe ends were loose. Nooses were hastily adjusted at both ends, and were slipped over tbe heads of tbe aged couple. Several well>n ;wu ladirs will crolett I > ivies learned the state of uffairs iu which agviost Judge F rate's dicitioo. his partner bad involved tbu buniuesH, be 1 Meauwbile ynULg ladies wl.o own wh t gave him Lo.iM that tbe partnembip was Mother Ilubbardsare afraid to venture upon to be disrolved. Among tbe aiuieM of tlie , ih e utreel with them. tirm are large quantities of barn*, baoou < and cured meatn, which, unless soon sold Them are . a must depreciate in value, great tnauy outstanding credits and indebtednesses, which Davies expects he must settle, as be charges Atkinson to be iusolveut snd in debt to tbe firm in the sum ot about 9200,000. H* therefore ak for a receiver, an accounting of tbe firm's ' business, aud an injunction u> restrain tbe defendant from collecting any uf the out- standing debts due tbe firm. Robert Y. Hibden was a; painted by Judge Gardner as receiver of tue, firm, hm bund being fixed at 100 000 Chicago Timet. A PKUlll.lAI* HAM*. PUVKHIV, mi'ttUKK *l>u 'l ID*. Kill* ttrt i, 1.1 ,,,,.i Brian i.-.n..i by II. II. i r t. t III III III. . .1. 10 I....II. \\ III. Ill I ...tn. I-., i ol II. i Fill 1.4. . A l.nrfr Alirr iturf. A Philadelphia despatch says : A bard- working, uucomplau log youug wifa aud mother named Aunie L gu has lived ai No. 1,208 Callowbill street for nearly two years. Driven to de*|>mr by tbe desertion ot ber wortbletH Lui-baiid she n.ur.l. n-.l her 3-year old son aud ibeu ooinrmf.ecl Mm. Ligan had been reared ootuforublv, ) aud uiariit-d -l.--i. Logan, a travelling I hali-i-man. R X >ers agn. I lit y lived toge tber uuul to weekn mo, when be i o cm d i bis wife. Tills druve liar to suob auoudi- lion of decptir timt eb looked iien-K iu I her room aud wr< t> tbe following pathetic A Brookville despatch esyn : A p ouliar latter to ber brothers ai.d niiei ft-!' in medical practice, and an ca.i as w-ll-to do pioule, from wnom hue tinx kept ill' eeorel of her ij c- puver y aud neglect. Sbe mid : " I li\. lived quite t It-nil as I could i> a it F>r twu i"k I bave hi.ff.rici in miner) Inr I" f .r. t ml I was happy My bu>bu>d ban forsaken run aud hm dear little boy wbo t n'Uitit there wan no oue like his father, aud was linking f .r bis leturr. 1 g>v up all for him and will die lor him. I fnrniVH and Hiill love Lien. Howard would h-v rie,,,i 3 yearn old tbe 8 b day uf mxt M-.ci Ii Pieai-e bury him in n.y Dear brotbern, furgive me aud buiy me wherever yon wisb to. >ud-b)e iu al pi-ouliar, occurred here ab'>ut half-pi Son Wednesday afternoon. D . V. 11. M ore WM summoned, at tbe hour im-iitiui.t il, to viHit the home of a rntubauic uaiued McElvaney, on Water street, where he i. ,i.u i Mrs. MoEivaney, a woman about 3) yearH of age, apukreutly dead iu a ctiair. Iu ord r ti reach ber mde tbe pbyKioiau bad to pans through a pool of b ood three ft wide, Hbnut twelve lent in length, and of n.fi-in t ill (I'll to tborougbly saturate In- DOOIH nearly half way to tbe lunlrp. A- quickly an potw-ible the unfortunate t in.m was helped to a onuch near at band, where rehtorativtRhUoaevdud iu bringing her b.ok and ev> ry one aud to vat dear 1' ivy II iwa'd ued these Use wiird*." to oonc-ci )U-ueH, but only for a nbort tiujn. I II vu g laid this Iwiter oo ths tab'e sh death eodii g IHT M.fl'-ringH in abiut bait swakeui d tbe child, nave him a cup o! au hour after the diBOuvery wa mde. Tbe I lauduuuin which sbe bad prepared, and n .IHM of death was the tursiii g of a vnrinni-.' veiu about midwuy belveeu ibe knee sud ankle of tbe left leg. Ibrougb to LI. lant a fright or weskueHH the poor woman did nothing to savo rn-rnl', and had bled to 'l.nMi within twenty levtol ueigboorN and ! lends. Ni-arly evi-rv drop of blood iu bur oody bad 11 iwed imo ibe crinmoD p ol ou i be floor. Tbe phynician reports iue case as an unusual our. tben hbchvd tbe little ff-llo hi> i i 'I ln-ii tin' wretched wonmu took deep drauitnt ol tbv dndiy drug, turned ou tlie gnu. aud, gathering ill" o)ioglo- iu Rev. Dr. Tbomos uo ie more pople In her ni in- i u,| i i-p.i ) i ri II for all eteiuity '1 liH luunli r iti ii xuioide were <1ii>oovr c utxt afternoon by tbe nm-ll < f ftar, and this t>rible oial trsg^dy by a womau u-i'ui-)iic -t1 if prtvn UM oriuie became pri ot th bixory ol tbe day. CMINI NBW T*HK. Taclr n.prr.iiii.ii. . J I a. ir raialtsia. Boon alter ibe first batch ot CbinaBea pat in tbeir appearauoe in Nsw York tksy began to lorrouud themselves witb heathen tooesaoriss to which they bad been accus- tomed iu San Frauoisoo. Before three uiontbs bad gone by they bad several flourishing opium dens, baM a dosen " fas ton " games and lottery potLta, and a doaen stores for tbe Bale ol Oriental oommtditits. Having provided tor tbe amusements qj tbeir daily livea, tbe moou-syed straugets set up relationa with tbe powers above, by establishing a Joss houa, wherein they hang their piayers with commendable regu- larity aud punctuality. Next they set about en oompaasiug order by the founding ot a Chinese law court, and, lastly aud very recently, they completed the social circle 9! Chinese life by opening a hospital, or, more properly, a houite whereiu tbe kick may die without bothering their friends aud rela- tives. Chinamen are well known to be fatalists. This trait in tbeir national character makes Chinamen,* wbo are otherwise cowardly, meat death with the ntmost stoicism. Uu tbe Pacific slope executions if Cbiuamen bave been by no meaus infre- quent, and in no case has tbe victim of tbe law failed to march to tbe eoaffuld witk the fortitude of an ludian. The belief that what is to be, aud uo act of a person may avert a catastrophe, renders the healing art moot difficult of application tj Chinamen. Once John becomes really sick, he is pretty sure to die, because be gives up all hope, refuses to uke medicine, and resigns him- aelf Btoiolly to the fate m store for him. lie is superstitious, and places what little laitb be has iu curatives, not iu drugs, but m queer amulets, funny bags, aud uaussa- This once Hug liquids blessed by tbe priests, tupersutiou affect* bis relatiuns, and tbe hand of death IB considered to bave set The slips were drawn and a moment later tbe bodies were sboved from tbe bank, and dangled until life bad become extinct. Tben the swaying ceased and tbe lifeless bodies hung until noon yesterday, when tbe coroner out them down. As aooD as tbe bodies were sboved off tbe brink tbe vigi- lantes remounted, rode at a gallop to tbe glen where they assembled, aud tben, after holding a hurried conference, they sepa- rated and soon disappeared. Tbe crime for which tbe aged couple gave tbeir livea was one ot the most atrccious evsr perpe- trated in tbe Houtb. Uu tbe night of October 5th Mrs. Mary Uavin was sitting in ber parlor ei t <rtan ibg C. C. Jones, a neighbor who bad called tonne berhimbaud. It was just after twilight when a loud voice was beard calling ber to tbe door. Bhs responded. Her appearauoe at the thresh- old was instantly followed by tbs report ol a shot, and with a piercing scream sbe fall dead, bleeding from tbe wounds ol a heavy charge ot buckshot which levered abreast- Done and spattered f rsmeots of ber vital organs upon the wall. On bearing the report of tbe gun and the womau'ii norname JOUHS hastened to tbe door ouly to bave tbe t ip of bis head torn away by a fimilar sbot. He, too, fell dead instantly. Tbe assailants at once disappeared. H -d.re tb life blued of tbe viotiius bad fairly ebocd sway toe husband of Mm. D*vm appeartd in oom- piny with solus ueigbbois, aod all w*r uon iti d at tbs volatile ol ihe dead b diet* which lay aorosseaeri ..tin r. Circumstance" seemed to pnioTte P.irwy aud Mm Ward an the pi ['otratoM of tbe horrible crime. Mid tLey ere at -orrtniKly arrested. A lyuohing would kav at ouoe en-uc-cl bad not the Shf.tf'rr r-i. il the priiioners aud pUned Uieni is! iht- J ulat Al|iiua, Gt. That niKbttbry wire spirited away , abd it was in t until fwo rtvn ago that tbeir wherr- Kb.ut* wew deirotoJ. The events of Muii- day tiigftt at once followed. Doniey was jttalouy of M H. D<tvm, wbo was bis mro , and tht i the only motive that can be asoiibtd for the crime. MisB Jsue Ward wan a "(liuMter ot CO years. Prior to tbe war she was rion and beautiful, but an inrti-ern-t aetburt bur reputation, aud from i bat titue sbe baa lived secluded nooiety Hbe bad a violent dinpo aud rtofliitly beoima attached to D ir"j. S'IH was cunbidered an acuvbsory to tL killing. its mark upon tbe sick man's saffrou fore- bead be in au outoant. He IB carrion, and no more tit to remain in bumau habitation, forabould he die uuder tbe root all inauuei of ills will tall upon the inmates. Therefore he ia bustled out to die. In Ban FranoUoo dying men are often found upon the street*. Parents are as ruth- lessly sacrificed, once their ailment in con- sidered hopeleas, as the veriest stranger and yet tbe children of a Chinaman are the most dutiful el any children ot any people. Hearing that a hospital, or Hick house, as the Chinsse term it, bad been establivbed in Chinatown, a representative of tke CommtrcM Advertiur set cut to find tke id explore it if opportunity offered. r'ruiu inquiries made among the white nsople iu the neighborhood, tbe house was ucatod ou tbe north side ot tbe street, five A lady in Wtmt Poiu(, O.,basa psrft matrioiony tfaan any two otbaruiiuiit*rsiai whit* rat, ssid to b* quiigss>tU and ao Cnioago, and it H a f*oi th*t no two wbo , eioellsiit mon'er. Hs i said to b " roniih wrre ever united by him bar* been n mice," as well as as a terror tobisfsllcw divoreed. ' * of color. I .lin.i.,,1 K. .... - %.-. |. .1. n Y-iung alr-n told UH that when K-an wss pU>ing in Paris iu 1828 bis irregular habits ud ui pinoiuality were oon>ti-t >ouro< s of iui>t*rrai!Hineul to the in preaiin, r a,i. 1'Hifi l'ir He seldom if uver t mini reu<ar,-i, and one eveuiog, wimi Main Ut '' wa ai nanuoed, took it into bis bead KI be abiwtit himself from the theatre alti gether aud was at lei gtb dinoovurud by lit- "tage tnauager bait an he ur before the 11 rue a| poiuied fnr tbe rioiiigof ibocurtai at the oafe ds 1'iri-.. vigoiou-ly attacking ln thud bottle of Cbauibertin. In vaiu the boir flea functionary t-xpomulattd, nllegn g an an i xir* mducietiiBol that tbe D johest-e de H -n y bad oguifled her tuteb- tlou ol witueMlug ill" |<ei fnc u, mire. ' I am not the Ducbets' Servant," coolly replied ibe trageoian. Ab, bnt >ou are not twtre," in-inuated ibe other, |.l*)iug I i" lat trump, " that bur royal Lulibwn poei ively nffirms ttiat mi CM i v.-r t quailed Tuluia iu ' llatnlM."' 11 U en ill- , by O ?' eiolainied K an r i-ii. g In in bin "cat, and c-agetly gra>-|>ing lii- n mi H.niiin'h arm ; " ibeu, Mr, 1 am ready, and by the Lord Harry, tbe shall tell a citU rent ktory to-moriow I" P-.li may b laid to fo.low pleacors a iumatow. A uavvilrr i*ys Miiiisslrpi id A haoja are eovsrsd with mor'g>Mi held by N :* Orlean* msrcbants. (K>od limbered frapsrty in those Skates san bebsmgbl fer M e*ats an aers. or six doors from the corner ot Chatham street. Tbe entrance was under a stoop, aud opened into a long, dark hallway, that u turn led into a baud court between the rout aud rear buildiugs. Tbe drains Irons ibe adjoining bouses emptied into the tone -flagged court, and tbe sewage lay in :>ooln in the broken stone, sending up an iverpowering ateuob. Garbage was scat- tered over tbe ground, where it bad been thrown from tbe wiudows, and lumber, wxes, and barrels filled up the intervening Hpaces. Picking bis way across the court, tbe writer reached a deal door wbiob appeared to open luto tbe rear bouse, but wbiob really opened into a loug alley, al the end of which was another door ou wbiob was pasted a red sigu in black Chinese characters. Knocking produced uo response. The vimtor lilted the latoh aud pushed tbe door cpeu. A volume of foul air aud smoke ponrea out, nearly stifling tbe reporter, who drew back, lor a moment ; bnt recover- ing be entered. Tbe place was dark, but gradually tbe eye becoming accustomed to ibe gloom it was poosible to distinguish the IHUIIH of ths place. Not a stick of furni- ture was in iLe I'laoe, but a brazier, made of an old coal oil cau, burued iu tie u ijdla f the room. On oue side Were their bunts, arranged eud foi end, and uu uue, covendl by a i) nit made ol guuuy aackx *i,d rage, lay a bumau form. As thu vimtor ap- proached tin' mmsrable croaiure half raic-ed npoD ha elbiw, ud aaked in a bol- low Tin- : " What lui ? " "You sick?" interrogated tbe reportea. " Me belly sick," atmwered the Clima- n f , I ! ., hnoa with a groau. " Ilutgty " .>,..., oau eat." " Wuere are jour friends ?" " N jgot flieiuds. Au g me." An tbe puor fellow oeased, a b' Uow >ugb told tbe story. II j WM dyinq from omi-umpliou, wbiob oanics iff fully half of Hi' race iu this country. Pour toed, iieLt olothiug aud an unsanitary uiuae of life K MID wjik havoc with the weal qie ol tue coolie, aud his vicious a ol opiuui smoking and gambling uurry him uu until, to weak to stand, his Irieiidx urry biui to the sick-hou^e. Tbere waa nothing more to learn. Jchn was d) ing, aud he would dj nc tiling to help hiujnelf , fur WKH not the band of death upon liuu ? K , It aviug a small piece of silver in tbe talou like band ut tbe nick mau, tbe reporter lad. As he slopped luto tbe court the proprietor of tbe sios. bouse wa* coming in with a uu pltte of no-j and a diminutive cranked cup if tea. What is the matter with that man Jubu ?" %nktd tbe reporter. O, him die." ' Toe ba I aiukness ? " (C onso caption ) " Y-lt. Hull illn t . Ill -li .#. ' 1 Wberx are Lin Irieuds?" " 1 1 in. ll i ud plenty lion. G it'eru sterf. Payee Sm K plett) money kerp Ah Jim.'' - Wi-y dou't you get a doctor ? " WLS for ? Iliin die. Wna 1 for spend urn money dootoi ?" Way dou't hm friends keep him home wb> ra be can be comfortable ? ' " All rame bd J.s ouine, he die there. Ah .1 .in all lie. Him die plei.ty click's have big fluu'ral. Heud'um buu.es back Cbiua." Tue next dy when a reporter called, Ah Jim lay iu a piue box. lie bad oo a n. w >uu ol blue nl /. -d 11.111- lin, and a Hkull cap witb a bright red buttou. Hu face wore s oalni rxpri'sdiou, aud tbe Ikin bands were oroimtd over bis brtasl. Funeral puuh burut-d, sud litile gilded paper ciruuoopias were ecaiiered around. Across the street graud preparo tious were making lur a great fuuernlft-.it, fur Ah Jim bad 4ied out oj tbe bnta>, aud be ouuid now h honored. fork CfmmtTcial Adferliur. *, I Kite BmaUe) , ths Fort Piain, faster, is mil adv.-. Wbat aod bow ;at*,i(aoyjBing*u)ia)grsata mystery as sver.