Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 27, 1872, Page 5

i i i 30 DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1872 THE HGLIDAY TRADE. What Our Merchants Have Done, and Who are Taeir Customers. €liicago and the Buyers of the Nor west---What is t¢ Support Cur Elegant Places of Trade. The intelligent observer who has taken an oc- casion to look thrcugh the stores of our lending dealers in the goods most allied to tha holiday trado has this yvear boen struck with the most prominent fuct, astounding both to citizens and visitors from abrosd. It is only a few months sinco a wasto of broken bricks and rubbich awaitcd the building operations of spring, oa the sites now occupied by theso trade palaces. And set the Loliday scason of the samo yesr finds these palatial places of business comploted, fit- ted in metropolitan style, surpassing, many of them any stores known or dreamed of in Chicago beforo the fire. Even the marvels of Dook- eellers’ Row are more than restored, in the face of tho prodiction of veterans in tho trado, that it would be years before Chicago could again seo restored tho great book salesrooms that wore the wonder of olden cities and the great publishing centres. It was the sugury, also, that wo wero to become end remain for yesrs a plain and humble brick-built city, as regerded the accom- 1modstions for onr leading lines of trade, and yet the closo of the year finds cur great retail housos in all lines superbly appointed with plate glass and fine carved woods, better stocks than ever before, clegent ard costly wares meeting the eye sn all sides, and in quarters unknown to even a medium class of business before the graat trans- formation of the fire. Our wondering citizens hiavo seen “ opening " sfter “opening” announced, and have brought their wives and daughtors again and again and sotagain to marvel at the great jewelry prem- ises that havo astonished and oufrun every ox- pectation and would to-day be marvels on Broad- way or Chestnut strect. Our grest dry goods houses have vied with one another in the display of silks and velvets, and laces, and shawls. Our toy deslers have made all the children of the town, we fear, permanently round-oyed at the wonders of their premises, surpaseing the necromancy of the story books. Our millmery establishments occupy with their flashing wares some of our largest and most elegant atores. Tn fach, tho irrestible tendency scems to be to carry the msthetic quality oven to the decoration of every resort of trade, and tho epi- demic is sbrosd among our saloons, and their proprietors are vieing with one another to escer- tain whether the best effect is to be produced by an outlay of $15,000, or whether a littlo moro taste cannot do better with $20,000. Leav- iug these last to eettlo their accounts with the devil, where wo fear they will find all too many of their patrons, as witnesses of such finality tment, we are hero only to refer to tho inctive fentures of our restoration of trade to old quarters. ; And thus, thercfore, have we come do to tho holideys of 1872 Now all this preperation will be mis- understood by those who take a too narrow view of this subject, and apply the morale of all this business preparation to tho state of affairs in our citz, and turn to our own community for the sole answer to the inguiry, “Who is to buy all these fine goods?” Everyhody remembers that ayearorso 8go we were all burned up and burned out. We have found only two me: who did not loge over twenty-five thousand dollars in that fire. One man tried to kecp up a face.to appear among his fellow-citizens with a loss of less than fifteen thousand, but gave it up, and has moved to &n obscuro country town through very ehamo. DBut the sorious fact is and remains, and it will tako years of recupera- tion, economy, and careful busincss to bring back matters to their former position. And yot $t15 only to bo done by going strongly forward, £nd tho splendut perve with which our mer- chants have dono tuis ig the key-fact to the restorstion of this city. Put that down, and put it as the foundation Bteno of the solid structure that is rising, has risen again, and is marked on the roll of magnificent destiny, Chi- cego. And thus coming down to the holidays with elegant stores and fall stocks, it was 8 fresh marvel to find them full of purchoscrs. For eoveral days before Curistmas it was uncomfortible to mako & quick purchase in most of our leading storos. You had to find soms friend behind the counter, throw him o wink solid enough to start & mule, and then as & special favor bo shown your arti- clo aod make & hasty trade over the back of some earlier comer absorbed in tints, and settling the solemn question * whether this would suit Jane, aftergll.” And this in & city, burnt out, burned over, lau .ot.il jn debt, holding unp.-id poli- cies in bankrupt lucewance companies whose funds perhaps 50me banker Lo~ tumed into his own pocket as an offsct. Thero Jou gn geqin, Bir Crosker, sll bocause you aro- . near-sighted. Why, don’t you know that these very meichants in the holidays of last year, burried into seven-by-nine apartments, into sheds, into pariors and busements, and, with fresh stocks, did a rushing businees in choico wares, even while 80,000 houseless people had been freshly eheltered in shanties to be fed by the Relief Society and splendid outside charity ? Did you beliove Iast year our citizens were buy- ing holidsy goods? ~ And yet the goods wero bought. And do you look to Chicago of this year ag the sole, or even the principal, customers of our leading merchants ? Last year, Sir Grum- bler, you had’ October smioke in your eyes and zould not see, Take a better look at the situa- tion now. ‘We have takon some pains to inquire of our merchants in_ these great storcs whenco wero their patrons in the few deys preceding Christ- mas. And, 50 far as those scattered statistica of an unusual sort could be collected, it was aston- ishing to discover how largely the’ great North- west has sent in the buyers. One merchant gave us the name of twenty-thres points wheneo customers had como to buy notable orders (the smaller could not have been remembered) over 4is plate-glass counters. Look at the North- west tributary to Chicago, over & score of direct railway lines reaching every prin- sipal point. From these points came largely tho 4oliday trade of 1871, dore under circumstinces thot will make its annals marvelious in our irade, whatover its future; and thence have some hundreds of buyers this year. One lead- ng joweller, whoto trade Lias réached thousands 5 dollars daily for the period known to bo jiected by the approach of the holidays, ssya iat many of his best eales haye_been made to parties from abrosd. Another has, within tho 5ast two or throo weeks, opened seventy-threo 2ew sccounts with dealers in the interior. Not oue of our leading houses in this ind other showy lines but adds {0 the proofs of this samo _class. {¥hen you have looked through the new Chicago palaces of trade, lift your gaze immediatcly thereaftor high enough'to seo Chicago as tho sentre of trade of the great Northwest. Under- stand that the men who have filled these stores aro our ablest and shrewdest merchants, who san count their ten, fifteen, and twenty years in Chicsgo trade. This is not the lavishness of rmbitious novices, but the_careful study of the situation and its needs. The attractive rtores of Chicago will be tho ranrvel of the world, and, better than that, they will b the Meces of * buyers from all the pros- erous and thriving towns and citics of the Northwest and tho great inferior. It ig for this our merchants have made ready. In no former season have the holiday eales in holiday goods reached o large s figure, and wo have shown the reason why. Not that home buyers are left out of tho account. Our mer- chints know that the home patronage of Chica- 0 is immense, and they are alrongllf compotng orit. But they do not leave mercantife entorpriso yhere it, as well ag'charity in the proverb, cer- tainly begins at home. They take in the great £0ld tributary to Chicago, and when our great hotels open their doors and tho full business as- pect epreads throughout the entire business geotion. the facts each year, {0 an increasing degreo, be ehown, as fully as wo present thom truthfully to-day, that the merchants of Chicago know that their trade resorts are to win the buy- ers.of more than half tho continent, for Chicago is some distanco east of its centre, so Omaha and St. Louia say. —_— CONGRESS IN 1972, Its Representetion by the Ladies of Union Park Congrezational Church—One of the Most Enjoyable Entcrtainments of the Sen- som. Tho ladies of {he Union Park Congregational Chureh gave, yesterday evening, in thobasement of their building, the first repreecntation of “Congress in 1972," & sketch wherein the anthor has attempted to portray the method in which legislation will be carried on by women after thoy have won from man all the rights they are entitled to, and a fow more, and have relegated the inferior creature to the kitchen and ths nursery. Tho dramatis personc of the play consist of the President of tho Senate, and its subordinato officers ; of & scoreof Senators ropresenting all North and South America, and tnhe Isles of the ses, from Greonland's icy mountatns to Patago- nia's chilly strand; of some Ambaseadors from France, Scandinavis, otc., andof a couple of unhappy Lusbands who enter toward the close, bearing crying infants, which refuse to be paci- fied, even by bottles with india-rubber mouth- pieces of the kind which are gold in drug stores at 10 cents apieco. The scene commences with the opening of tho Senate, after which one of the Senators moves that the calling of thero)l bo dispensed with, since she has & severe headacho, and is really unable to bear the noise which it would cause. Then, after the reading of the roll, the order of “ gossip” is taken up, and is prolonged in order that ench Scnator may, havo an opportunity to state what sho has learned, in regard to the private affairs of her neighbors. The Ambassadors are introduced, and are af- forded an opportunity of displeying thoir mu- sical sttainments, with the exception of the gentleman from France, who starts in to sing: No one to love them, none to caress, and is hissed off tho sceme by the indignant Scmators. There are spoeches, points of order, personal ©xplanations, etc., just precisely as in o masculine Senato, only tinctured by womanism, Tho play itself is o pleasant, good-natured burlesquo, with no pre- tensions toany grest literary merit, but still abont a8 good as many productions of the same kind. The pluy is by no means as acceptable as the aciresecs. It is probubly owing to the fact that ‘many of them aro orthodox church-members who look upon & theatro with horror, and never have been within one, that they go, through their parts with perfect ense and_self-possession, and with the gracoful simpliciy of gentlewomen. Then they are well dressed, snd_are confronted by a kindly cudience, most of whom they kuovw, aud they do not for 6ne moment lapso into stiff- ness or felf-consciousness. Tho dresses, which aro designed by tho ladios themaelvos, aro rich and tasteful. Somo bave wimply put on their best clothes, since tho_oc- casion called for nothing moro, but tho Indian aud colored Senators are arrayed in character costumes, Senator Peppergrass, of Now Eng- land, is attired nfter the fashion of Mies Susan B. Ahthony, ond succceds in representing that ominent lady excellently woll. : Experienco has shown that nothing is more dangerous, when speaking of a number of ladics, whother they stand behind tablos at a fair, or on the stago in a play, then to singlo _out any par- ticular one as an object of praise. It is sure to draw down upon Ler the wrath of all ler asso- ciates, and to causo her to bo frcely des- cribed s s ‘“conceited thing,” etc. Still, sinco these horrid foclings msy mot provail smong church-members, it may be safo to eny that tho purt of Seaalor 0’ Toole was sin- gularly well performed by rs. Dean, and thab mauy 8 professional nctress might do wall to imitato lier bright, animated, and_cheracteristic ecting, The President did well, aud Sen- ator Peppergrass _would have dono bet- tor bad she been more _ porsistently a Now Englander. But all acted casily and pleasantly, and seversl, instesd of confining themselves to tho words of thoir parts, uttored any bright idea that occurred to them, jJust pre- ciéely as if they had been conversing in their own parlors. The singing, which is chicfly done by Mrs, Hayden, of Milwaukee, and Mrs. Shoryin, and_Miss Locko, of this city, is oxcel- lont in quantity and in quality. ‘Tho ladics_engaged in this pley, in order to ‘have their solemn jest upon the papers as well 83 tho rest of mankind, havo placed o tablo at tho end of tno stage, at which they eeat a coupla of femalo roportors of 1872. The ncting of theso two young ladios, Miss K. and Miss 8., is very patural, and shows that whilo 8t loc- tures 'and other placos of amusomont they havo studied with sffectionato intercst the ways of tho male reporter of to-day. Thoy are spectacled, and they bave canes; they steadily sharpen lead poncils, which they do not uss: thoy talk to ono snother in undertoncs, instead of working ; and, by mosns of tho consumption of astick of liquorice, thoy attempt to beguile the audienco into the bolief that they are chew- ing tobgeco. t it tho intontion of tho ladies to givo their play ouly onco moro—tis eveniug. But the udience last night was £0 large, and all prosent S0 much plossed, that thoy will probsbly be som pelled to change ‘their minds, and to give it tv Iorrow evening also. The foom i warm, snd well lighted; and West Siders would bo much Dotter entortained if, instosd of going to soma | down-town place of amusement, thoy wero to go to the Union Park Church, and sco how matu- rally and gracefully theso ladies can act. e e o THECITY IN BRIEF. Colone) 3. K. Shoonberger, of Duluth, is the Tromont. Fred. H. Tubbs, Division Superintendent of tho Western Union Tolegraph Company, isa the Tremont. All coupons on Chicago city bonds must bo presented for payment on or bofore Saturday, or they must be sent to New York for redemption. Prof. Swing's class in English litorature will meet this evening at tho Clarendon Houso, on North Clark, between Ontario and Erie stroots. W. 8. King, Eeq., Postmaster of tno Houso of Represontatives, at Washington, was at tho Tre- mont, yesterday, en route for his home in Alin- nesote. " Tho Mississippi River_between Cairo and Go- Iumbus, Ky., is clear of ico, and regular conuec- tions aro being made botween the Lilinois Cen- tral and tho Mobile & Ohio Railronds. The mombers and friends of St. Paul's Church (Bev. Dr. Ryder's) have a free holiday festival in Standard Hell, this evening, under tho | auspices of the Sunday School Association. An inquest was hold yestorday on the bods of John Ryan, who died suddenly at' No. 97 West Van Buren stroct Thursday morning.. Tho jury roturned a vordict that deceased died from ‘apo- plexy. . Upon the death of Julius Colun, of No. 893 Archer svenne, a boy aged 4 years, who foll into a tub of scaldlng wator last Tuesdsy, tho Cor- oner's jury returned s verdict of ‘* accidental death.” Tho First Scotch Presbyterien’ Church givo s soirep this evening in tho church at the corner of Sangamon and Adam straete. Porsons desirous of liquidating the floating dobt of the congroga- tion will go. Dereona baving large tracts of Jand in Chicago and Cook County should not fail to pay thoir State and County taxes this week, a3 au oxpenso of about 20 cents per lot for advertising will be added on Monday next. Tho noon prayor meeting in the lecturo room of tha Mothodist Church Block will be led to-day by Major Whittle, one of the most carncst aud able of tho leaders. Tho subject will be ** Con- fession.™ Mr. E. W. Blatchford, President of the Chi~ cago Shot Tower Company, bas tho Leartiest | thanls of the members of Engino Company No. | 17, for tho manner in which heremeimbered them cn Christmas Day. A Christmas tree blossomed and bore frait in tho Old Ladies’ Home, end the Board of Di- Tectors and friends of the institution furnished tho wherewithal to prove to tho inmates that the * genial currents of the soul ™ were not all frozen by tho cold weathor, The following were among tho arrivals at the Tremont yesterdsy: Barry D. Carr, Topck Arkansns; Thomas Thompson, Boaton 5 B. Boone, Florida; T. V. Tipton, Wi Va. ; T. K. Asken, N. Y. ; Barton A. Iiill, Golo rado; M. V. Tylor, San Frauciseo ; T, J, Joucs, Columbus, Ohilo, The followlng were tho arrivals &t An- at | Creek, British Golumbia, on Nov. 9. Harvy, Toledo; W. H. in, Moutclair, J.; A. R. Thompson Memphis; Jemes il and wifo, Stenienville, Ohio ; ‘George Bryan, Washingten. D. C.; Edward Walker, Philadcl: phia ; Alyron L. Laughton, Salt Lake City. Anew and handsomely oquipped stago ling has just been started on West Randolph and Lako streets, running from State street to West- ern avenue. Tho lineis' to cousist of ten cle- gant 'buzes, costing §1,000 each, with superior Rorees, tho design being to make quicker timo than i¢ now made by the efreet cars. Star of Hops Lodge No. 15, Independent Order of Good Templars, will colobrate its eigh- teenth annivereary this evening in the chapel of tho Washingtonian Home, West Badison strect. Tho exercises, commencing at *:30, o'clock will bo of anovel and interésting character. Mem- bors of the Order and friends of tempoerance are respectfully invited. Tho marriage of Colonel Thomas D. Snyder and Miss Mary A. Grovermen took plece, yester- day afternoon, at Grace Episcopal Church ; the Rector, Rov. Dr. Locke, officiating. Colonel Snyder and lady left the city for tholnst via the Leko Shoro & Michigan Southern Railroad, last ovening. They will bo absent some six weeks, during which time they will make tho tour of the Eastern States and tho Canadas. By the omission of s little word from the con- cluding sentence of Tue T E's account of tho cutting affray in tho dining-room of the Avenue Hotel on Wednesday, the reader was led to infer the Christmas dinner was not a success. Woblasten to mako perfect the sentenco. It should Lave read : * Another cook wzs put in Hill's place, and the dinner did not suffer by his absence. A man named Nicholas Bergin, emplosed by the Iifinois Contral Railrond Compeny s switch- ‘man, was run over by engine No. 4, at the foot of Washington sirce, yesterday forcnoon. The Coroner's jury returned a verdictof “sccidental death,” and exoncrated the Company and their oxployes from all blame. Decensed was s single man, and & native of Canada. Tho alarm of fire from Box 5, ab 4:40 yosterday afternoon, was caused by flames being discoy- credin the Merchants' Exchange Building, No. 12 South tVater street. Tho firo originated and was confined in the restaurant of Philip Dister, in the basement, and was caused by the eplo- sion of = gas méter whilo putting in some_alco- hol. The flemes were ostingtished without maferial damago, being dono, end before the arrival of the Fire Department. A boy named John Smith, living at No. 279 Catherino streot, was loft 'in the Tubulated Plaster Company's experimental building on Christmas night to watch the heating apperatus, an open hard coal stove. Ho fell asleep during the night, ond the fumes from tho stove ren- dered him inseneible, in which condition ho was found yesterday morting. Ho was taken to the West Side Station, and will probsbly recover. About 4 o'clock yesterdey afternoon s man nomed John Lobin, aged about 60 years, com- mitted suicido by shooting himsolf through the head with a pistol. At the Lime of the shooting Lobin was sitting in his chair at his boarding house, No. 46 Newborry avenue. Ho died in- stantly. Domestic infelicity wes tho cause of iho commission of the deed, Tobin’s wifo having left bim, for causes not kndwn. TLo body was taken to tho Morgue, snd tho Coroner notified. Tho Reliof Socicty reports that the real reason of the remerkable fact that no pevzon was frozen to death in Chicego during tho lnto cold snap is, that every peor family was well provided for be- fore the kovere weather camc. The agents of the socicty have boen very diligent in scarching for tho helpless poor, and their wents during tho cold woather wero enticipated. Tho socioty ia ing, wholly or in part, 900 families, roprogenting 3,500 porsons. It i3 giving orders for 75 tons of coal per day, and about 80 pairs of shoes. It dispenses about 1,000 per dsy in provisions and clothing. Reserved seats for the Scott-Siddons Read- ings, at tho Ninth Presbyterian Church, on Ellis avenue, next Monday ovening, are selling with great rapidity. Mrs. Siddons’ agent has tele- raphed that sho will read her most popular so- filclxona. and will not appear, s a reador, in the oity again this winter. Oakland and Hydo Park are alivo with enthusissm regarding these read- ings, and Mrs. Siddons will doubtless be ac- corded tho gamo welcome sho recoived a fow weoks 8g0. Tho hoavy snow-fall of yostordsy morning continued the numerous delays in the arrivals of railway trains, which tho recont cold snap inau- ated. Trains from all dircctions came in ato, somo two and 6omo eix hours bebind the schedulo time. This, of course, throw all trains out of time, and incronsed the inconveniences which havo been suffered during the past few days of cold westher. Thero aro almost tho saimo accumulations of freight at tho froight- houses s during epizootic days, which oc- curred—ovorybody knows whon. Accidents aro numerous ot this season. Mrs. Quinlan, living at No. 187 Main street, fcll on tho ico while dravwing wator from a hydrant on Cbristmas dny, and Droke her leg above tho anklo; Mrs. Fitzgerald, residing on Welluco sircot, not far from tho Stock Yurds, had hor hands’ and feot frozen so badly while walking home on Tuesday night tlnt ampatation will bo necessary; and on Weduesday, Sichecl Smith, while adjusting o belt on machinery in tho Bridgeport rolling mills, fell a distance of nently thirty fect, fracturing Lotk bones of his right leg and broaking threo ribs. The Minority Representation Society of this city did excellent_service by dieseminating is formation regarding this now method of voting. It is now proposed to organize a society for tho purpose of studying and practically testing all the modifications of minority representations, The new society will meot onco or twico 8 mouth end elect somo ofiicer, using a different_mothod of votiug on ench occasion. Personu wishiug to bocome membera should apply to Mr. Sidroy Myers, st the Merchants!, Farmers, sud M. chamics’ Savings Dauk, No. 75 South Clark streot. Thera is yet enother Jady heard from who con tako caro of hercelf. Yesterduy morning, in o Cottago Grovo car. & gontloman was stamping Dis foct to warm them, in the noar vieinily of & lady's dress. All unknown to him, ovory time Lo set his foot down ho left a little bit. of melt- ing enow upon tho lady's dress. She bora it till her eyes flashed with indignation, and her cheeks grew rosy with the Luc of anger. Still ths cold-footed vrretch cleancd his feet upon Ler clothes. Unabla longer to restrain_ bersolf, sho startled the man with her fect, £0d tho passen- gers who sat near, by eaying in a poremptory tone, ‘Sir, dow't 'you know youre soiling my dress?” Thio poor fellow blushed nud bowed, and asked pardons, till a general tittor througll tho car mado him unsblo’ to longer endure the situation, and he walked out. A regular meoting of tho Boerd of Polico and TFiro Commissioners for the Firs Department was held yesterday alternoon, President Reno in tho Chair. Commissioners Sheridan and Davis Jore niso prosent. Johio Glesson, pipeman of Engino No. 2 was chiarged with noglect of duty and intosication, sod was fied throe days’ pay. Josoph Lagger, engineer cf stoamer No. 19, was charged with inefliciency and incapacity 88 an eoginecr. Tho testimony went to ehow that Lagger had, on threo separato and distinct oc- casions, omitted to havo steam up on Lis * ma- sheen ™ in proper time, and failod generally to menago it. ~ After a long and tedions oxamina- tion, the cace was laid over until the steamer should be cxamined by an oxpert, and conelu- sion bo arrived at, whether the engino or the engineer wos tho incapablo party. The Board adjourned. i e Halford Sauce. Whenever you want to enjoy soup, put into a plate of it a table-spoonfal of Halford Leicestershire Table Sauce, You will not eguin taste soup unless you have the sauce, if you can possibly get it. ' Tho samo thing Iiolds good (try it once and be utisfied) of fish of all descriptious, and of meats. All & 1 grocers nave it, —_— The Enabe Piano, A Knabe Piano cannot be excelled in power, purity and brilliancy of tone, whilo it elegant finish and grest durability bave been known for forty years, Try one at J. Bauer & Co., eole ageuts, Nos, 590 to 305 Wabash avenue, The Saratoga Geyser Water, Buck & Rayner draw true Geyecr at the * Spa,” —_— A Much«Travelled Piang, A valuablo piano, purchesed in New York Cit: on July 2, 1872, srrived st Springfield, on Sody t b When tho piano Was purcnased in Now York the thermom-. eter stood ut 103 degrees, and on tho day of its arrival the (hormometor’ #taod at zero, Note witbstending tho chsnge of temperatura, the Do was found to bo in porfect tune.’ The Touto was as follows: Now York to San Fran- cisco, 3,30 miles by cars ; from theneo to Victo- ria, 800’ miles by €tsamer; thonce to Westmin- tor by steumor, 50 miles ; thenco to Yah by river steamer, 70 milea; thenco by n springless freight w zon 240 miles, {0 the Ono Lundred and ity ilonso; and thenco by sloigh 23 milos to cld, making o total distance of 4,516 —_— _ —Longfellow owned lsrgo quantities of stock in o Eoston insuranco compeny, which before derson's European Hotel, vestorday: R. A. tho fire was worth $135 a share and is now worthless : RAILROAD NEWS, The New Offices of ihe Lake Shore Road at Clevelard---Earnings of the Com- pany---The Rolling Stock. The Pullman Car Company---What a Boston Man Found Out--Rliscelianeous Railroad Items. Tho Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Rail- way Company, in conneetion with the Cleveland. Columbus, Cincinnatti & Indianapolis Company, hiave purchased a plat of ground, 110x120 feet, on the corner of St. Cleir and Ontario streots, Cleveland, Ohio, with the intention of erecting thereon, during the coming year, o building to bo used for tho genoral ofiices of tho two Com- punies. The plous, as alresdy drawn, are for o Dbuilding containing fivo stories and basoment, covering tho wholo lot. It is to bo built of stone, and when finiehed Wil be as near firc- proof as o house can bo made,—the general opinion being, sinco the great fires of Chicago and Boston, that no building can bo made com- pletely fire-proof. Tho estimated cost is $300,- 0005 with the lot, $957,000. 1t is estimated that the gross carnings of the Lako Shoro and Michigan Southern Railway, for 1872, will amount to the large sum of S17,- 500,000. Tho gross e .ings for 1871 weze S14,- 798,000, showing an inereaso of about two nnd threo quarter millions. The taxes on the gross carnings per year aresabout 2 per cent,or nearly £350,000. This sum is paid over and goes into the Trcasuries of tho six diferont States through which the road passes, tho Com- pany thus being of benefit financially to the peoplo of thesa States, and the road o grest con- venience to the shipping and travelling public. Tho rapid incresse in the business of the rond during the past year has Decessitated the em- ploying of a larger number of men than ever Defore. The numbor of employes is now 12,265. The total amount of saleries and wages cained Dy this army of men is $652,155.85 per month. This immenso sum is disbursed by Paymastor T. S. Lindsoy to all east of Toledo, and by Peymas- ter J. H. Hinkley to all west of Tolodo. It takcs these gentlemen about sisteen days to pay out this sum. The Company have added to the rolling stock during tho past year much valusble machinery. They aro now using 414 locomotives, which have run in the passenger servico of the Compeny since September lest 230,134 miles ; in freight sorvico, 593,034 miles. Total number of miles run, including working and switching, 1,172,054, The averago cost per milo for repaira was, 06.34; for fucl, 07.52; for enginemen, firemen, and wipers, 06.87. Total average cost por milo run, 18.32. Thoy hvo now on hand 130 first-class passen- ger coaches, 18 sccond-class, 2 pay-cars, 27 omi- grant, 11 postal, and 61 baggage cars,—maling e total of 239 cars nsedin tho passenger business of tho Company. Thoy have also 9,000 freight, stock, and other cars—making a grand total of 9,210 cars owned by tho Compuny. The domes aud alf the Mansard werk of the compsny’s magnificent now dopot in this city, aro Leing built of brick and covered with gal- vanized iron shingles, g0 fastened that tioy cannot warp out of shepe, besides rendering them porfectly noncombustible. ork is pro- ceeding a8 rapidily ns the weathior will pormit, and it 16 now thoaght the building will be roady for occupying sometime in February nest. TUE PULLYAY COMPANY. A correspondent of The Financier, writing from Boston, gives the following information regarding the Pullman Palace Car Compauy : The capital stock of the Pullman Palaco Car Com- pony is £4,000,000, divided into 40,000 shares of £100 ea Tle principal ofiico of tho Company is at Chicago, Charles W. Angell is Secretary (so signs), but_scems to perforin the acts of Treasurer ; Georgs AL Pullman is President; C, G. Hammoud, Assistant Dresident; General Horaco Porler is Vico. President, and he is {0 manage ifuirs in tho sbeenco of Mr, Pull: man in Lurope, now contemplated. Dividends on stock are $3.00 per hare, quarterly, paid in Boston, at Szcond National Dank; i New York at Farmens’ Losn oud Trust Company (I th d e Company’s oflice in Chicago. No fnancial report hies been pub- Jished, 80 far aa I can sscertain. No cash dividend over 3'per cent quarterly aud no stock dividend can bo made until tho bonds aro converted into stocks, or unlil after four years from the dateof their ssuc, when tho option cxpires, The bouds amount o $3,000,000, divided fnto throo serics of $1,000,000 cach, convertiLlo into stock at per thin four years from date. Tho after three years and v series zro: s, $1,000,000; dated Jan, 10, 1871; duo s, $1,000,000; dated Scpt. 29,1871; dug 891 serics, $1,000,000; dsted March 19, 1872; dne 168 % Fourth serics, $1,000,000; said to Le coming before o ng. ‘Tho bonds all bear interest at 8 per cent, payalls d 15, ol the rious times; slso that thero were divideuds of 33 quarterly previous to the iseuing of bonds, with some extrzs, both cush and stock, THo conclndes by saying that “tho property is ry valueble, and {ho profits largs and increns- A CHICAGO CAR ON ITS TRAVELS. Tho New York Grocer of lato dato says: belonging to the Chicago & Burlington Road Is ¢ Harier Dopot, to which 1S atiached Miltimore's compourd car azle with independent wheels, Thougl a common car of the Burlington & Quinzy Ttoad, it is far guperior to any of the jirat-class cars onany of our Zastern rouds. The purpose of the visit of this car ig to show IIr. Miltimore’s patent, snd its prsctical workingon the road, It Las been run out several times on thie Harlem fhrough tho courtesy of Mr. Lis- gell, the Superintendent, and the master car-builder, M. L. Garey. The car has been on to Boston, but strange cnough could not run_over the New Haven or the Shore Lino Road. _For the car is o mucb higher tlian those run st the East, audit could not go throuzh tho bridges. The train wes tuken round through Al bany. It will pass on to Philadelphia and to New Or. leans, cn route to Chicago. Tho most cminent men in the city Lave examined tho new lnvention and have pronounced it a great success. THE LAST CONSOLIDATION. At 2 meeting of tho stockbolders of the Bar- iington & Misgouri River Road, held at Burling- tou, on Tuesday last, it was unanimously agreed that the Company should leaso tho road to the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Compauy, the learo to take offcot Dee. 81, 1872, Much inferest has been of Iato manifested regarding the effect tho consolidation will have upon the removal of offices and_officers. The new mauagers ore ei- lent regerding the matter, and nothing can therofore bo said. THE MILWAUEEE AND 6T. PAUT, The recent cold snap, and tho enow of yester- day, not only had tho effect to delay railway trains, but also to compel railway companies to ceace o] operations on now lines. Tho Chicago branch of the Milwaukeo & St. Paul Road hos beon abendoned by the workmen for some days, and operations will not be resumed until milder weather. - This will so delay the complotion of the road that tho manrgersdo not auticipate that passenger trains will be runuing into the city befors Feb. 1. | ACCIDENT STATISTICS, The Chicago Ratlway Gazclle tabulates the railway acoidénts for the month ending Novem- berlast, a8 follows: Number of accidents, 459; Dumber of persons killed, 245; number injured, 799. Tho number of accidenfs was grester in June than any other one mouth of the ten, and a greater number were killed by collisions than in any other way. If the results of the railway accidents of this month were added to these, thoy would be much increased. PERSONAL, Mr. L. A. Hopkins, formerly connected with tho St. Josoph & Council Bluirs Kailroad, in tho management of which he hold i high iosi- tion, and filled it with great credit to LimiSelf and usefulness to the rosd, Lius baex appointed Vico President of the Illinois Central Reilroad. Tho action haa ‘et with tho leartiest approval of all intorested in the affairs of the rosd, snd hos }-ccutvcd commendation from the Wesiern o —_— AIKEN'S THEATRE. Tho last night of “Julius Cmsar” and Law- rence Barrett’s Cassius, at Aiken's Theatro, satw but a beggarly attendance, for the reason, lat it be urged in behzlf of Chicago's testa and appre- ciation, that tho night was cold and stormy. It seemed pitiful that ono of tho finest actors of the age should face so small an sudience, and it +was as much to b regrotted that not more than threo lundred people ghould witness Lis ' superb {mporsonstion of Cassius, and listen to his magnificent oration over Cesar’s body. The beauties of this eplendid | piece of declamation were never beforo 80 vivid- Iy mado known. sud tho slight iregularity gf | _Anfony’s Yines being spoken by CassiusNs lost ight of in tho fervor of admiration and enthu- siasm produced by the mastorly rendition. With womo slight changes in dress atd make-up, Mr. Barrott appears quite a different person from tho “lean aud bungry-looking” conspirator whom wo saw but & moment ago, so that tho seeming incosistency of the situption is still more easily ect eside. Tho offect is 80 fino that the audienco itsclf is almost ** moved to mutiny,” festiiying ils acknowledgment of truo genius Dby cafling tho actor before tho curtain. Thozo vo bean kept away from Aiken's this hio forbidding weather may well regret 12 snow and storm came just at this time. & Mr. Barrett takes his farowell benefit, eppearing in one of his most verfect and charm® ing characters, that of Eliot Grey, in the beauti- ful play of “Rosedale.” His admirers should make a point of turning out en masse. i The Author of ¢ The Heathen Chinee? in'Trouble. Tho Boston' Eccning Gazelle says: Mr, Brot Harte nurrowly escapod en introduction to the city ofliciels, who Lave in churge the safo-keep- ing of tho City Prison, on his asriving in Bostoa on Fridoy ofternoon. As the story goes, Alr. Harte tool occasion to replenish his wardrobo during s provious viait hitherwards, but neglect- ¢d tho somewhat indispenseblo roquisite of sat- isfying the pecuniery demands of tho tailor who -supplied his wants. Bricfly, therefore, he do- arted from the city, taking with him an entiro- y new suit of clothes, aad leaving an irate clothicr bobind. His suit suited him, bui its procuroment necessitated the_ begiuning of another _ suit of & _ different ma- ture. Hearing thet Mr. Harto was goon to return to this city, Mr. Hull obtained a warrant for his arrest, aud it wes served by Doputy Shoriff on Friday, just as the distin- guished lecturer left the carsat the Boston & Albany Railroad depot. Here was s sceno, as might naturally b expected under the circum- stances; but, finally, Mr. Harto consentod to the occupency of o seat beside the Sheriff with- in & carriage, his creditor mounted to tho box, and the ontire_party were driven to tho resi- denco of Mr. H. S.'Clark, of the firm of James R. Osgood & Co., whero Mr. Harto had nc- cepted an invitation to di Mr. Clark at first appoared somewhat surprised at the advent of 80 largo o number of visitors, but when tho maiter was_explained to him, bo enjoyed hearty lough, and gavo his individual note on demond to liquidato tho bill and release tho prisoncr. The muiter has been arrangod to the satisfaction of all, g, Bteam Canal Navigation. Froin the Bugalo Courier. The commission to award tho prizo of 3100,000 for tho moss practical invention for ravigating our Stato canals aro required to make their de- cision beforo the closo of tho prosent year, and, 88 might bo suvposed, o great deal of pressure is being brought to bear in favor of the various dovices, of which thero are over & dozen. The prizo is worth a strugglo, and all mauner of ox- pedients are rexorted to in the hopo of influenc- ing the members of the commission. It is ex- ceedingly doubtful, howover, if any improssion can be mado upon them that is not ontirely justi- fied by the morits, ‘Tho members sre not of ap- liablo kund, as will be ecen by reading over tho ist. They aro: General McClollan, David Dovws, W.J. Nolson, George Geddes, Van. R. Richmond. W. W. Wright, Canal Commissionerr Fay and Chapman, Goorge Crouch, and E, S. Prosser of this city. By the act of the Legisla- tare sppointing them, they are not obliged to make the award unless in their opinion the re- quirements are fully met, and it is possiblo that none of the plang presented will satisty them upon that point, e Xmportance of & Nmune. An affair of considerable importance, so far as tho interests at stako are concerned, is about to be tried in one of the large commercial towns of the North of France. It appears that in tho country which is to bo the sccne of this litiga- tion, thero ere, very unfortunately, many per- sons of the same name, 0 that tho custom pro- vails for tho husband o add his wife's ]&ltmn)‘- mic to his own. Some time ago, s M. Cornu married his cousin, Mdlle. Cornu, and, after tho fashion of tho country, styled himsolf Cornu- Cornu. A Parisian clerk, having to address & uantity of goods to tho merchant in_question, irected them to M. Bis-Cornu (which may bo either interpreted twice Cornu,” or ontlandish), and tho insulted gentleman rofused the goods, ‘which, being perishable, were lost. In the ac- tion abont to bo tried, the jury will havo to de- cide whether M. Cornu-Cornd was_ji fied in rofusing the merchandise forwarded to him, for joke. — A Loug Bridge, N. Y., Dec. —Tbhe St. Law- brid;icd with ico between Capo snd Kingston, Ont., o distancoof 18 crosy in sufot; MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH. New York Financinl News. Nzw Yons, Dec. 26,—Tho holiday duluess was fn- temsitied_in Wall strect, to-day, by tho furious snow. storm. The attendance it tho Stock and Gold Rooms was slim, Mooy was stringent ; opened at 7 per cont, advanced to & per day, closing at 1. Bterling quiet and frm, ot 109:@100%. £100,000 ¥igit Lills WATERTOW rence River Yincent, N. 12 miles, and £ 5 Abont jroro el st 11by, aud £70000 audadvatieed from 1113 to 1124, Loans, 13,7 for carrying, and ‘Clearingy, 325,000,000, Treasury Qisbursements, $133,000. Governwexts rulel higher and firm, with o better demand, Siate stocks neglected. On the Stock Exchango, New York Contral was Srm and bigher, selling as high 28 §92,. Pacific Mail was k and low declining to 73, Otberwise the mar- oIy dull, ~ Tho Wholo'list closed firm, ing, 10937, Goupone, 'G5, ‘Coupons, 65 ( 5 BONDS. |Virginias, old. orth Catolinas, oid. North Carolinas, now.18 AMiesouris, Tennessees, old. Tennesaces, n Virginias, new W, U, Tel. ash . | Wabash ped .. 3, Fort Wayne.. % Terro Hauto Terre Hauto pfd . Chicago & Alton . 5 C. & A. pfd R0, ex. div.. 83/ Amorican Expross. United States Ex Pacific Mail. rlem D Hichigan Cen Pittaburgh.... Korthwestern . Northwostern pfd. Rock Island, X. J. Central, Bt Forcign Markets, Brw Yons, Doc. 26.—To-day fs s holiday in England, and thero ie o regulas Liverpool niarkot, Loxpoy, ‘Deo, 26,~To-day is a hoiiday ; no market, Buffalo Live Stock Narket, Burrato, N. Y., Dec, 26.—Cattle—No recsipts to- day, and 'nothing reported to_arrive, | The fotal supply for the week (hus far has been only 1,48 or 82 cars, against 305 cars the samo time last Week, Tho market is plow at ic advanco on kst week's closing rates. But little in Jards fo sell, and nearly all will by cleared out to:day Ly shipmenta, Salea for Christmas and to-day, 555 1ilinols stecrs 1,099 to 1,038 Ibs., at $5.87@5.62% ; 142 Miscouri steers, 1,141't0 1,243 Tos,, &t $5.0056.72)4"; 43 Obio steers, 1,339 bs., at 6,00, SnEEP AND Lustns— Recelpts to-day, 600, making the total supply for the weel'thus far only 200, againag 6.200 samo time last week, Market dull for tho want of wupply. Sales: 43 Michigan sheop, 89@05 B, %.25@0.50 3 93 Indlana sheep, 85 1bs, $5.20 ; 12 Canads 26 lbs, §3,00; 83 Canada sheep and lambs, 93 Hoas—Roceipta to-day, 4,000, making tho total sup- ‘Ely for the week thus far 20,500, against 43,500 the samp st week, The dificulty i sbippiug, on cccouny of the Teduced water supply, makes the mazket, slow ot & flight adeance, Sales sesterday, 45 Ghio and Indlaua oge, 197@200 11, ot $2.50(@3.%0," Saleg this morning, 300 Ohio Bogs, 200 1bs, ut $4.00, Wow York Live Stock Market, New Yomr, Dee. 2—Tho eoverest snow storm of years is keeping thio stock trains tack. Only 11 cars cattle arrived to-day, making <0 cars since Monday, Demand light, few lyers venturing out, Holders pok 3ic advance, our cars poor Texans, 1,025 s, sold ab 3 2cars Iilinois, 7 ewt, XK@ , 10350, " shicep since Monday, and selling higher, A car Michizan, 80lbs, Gje; 1 car, & 1 ¢ar Ohio fine, 120 1bg, 84ye. 200, Dressed ad- -Arrivals since Mond?y, 16,2 c c to-day, selling ut'54,830Kc; Wostern dressed, 5ic, fowrcaching 5330, Tivo cars live sold at 43400 Now York Dry Goods Market, NEw Yosx, Dec. 26.—A heavy enow storm has pre- vailed all day, and hias reduced ths volume of busincss to the lowest possible point, The masket presented no features of interest, and was exceptionally dall. Cot- ton goods were unchanged in price, and no further changes ate lookted for during tho romainder of the season, Stocksin first handa are unususily swall, and there i5 o rospect of reduced quotations for some time to conte. Thero i8 very litt'e demand for wool- Iens by the clothing trade, ~ Fore quict, but both importers’ snd joulen reduced, DBaliimore Live BALTINORE, Doc. 20.—CATILE~Y celpts Lzt ; vory best on s generally rated first qulity, 53 @6c ; medium or good fair quallty, 4@5c. Rceeiptr, 622; sales, 471, Hogs—ITeavy 5 ' Teceipts depress the market; de- mand only melerate, Sales at 6@fo; Tecelpts, L SmEEp—Very dull, at 4@6c. Recelpts, 1,108, Pittsburg 0il Market, Prrrsauna, Dec, 2.—Crudo potroleum dull and un- xettled; sales’ at Parker's Landing ot 3$2.85, Refined quiet and unchanged; Philedolphis, 27c; New York, T3¢} Pittaburg, 42c,” Barrels quief. The Produce Markets. NEW YORE. Nrw Yonx, Dec. 26,—Corrox—In moderate do- mand ; middling upianda 20e, rekosTUFFe—Flour _quict ond steady ; ‘rocelpts, 12,00 brls ; superZuo Western and State, $3.65@6.25 § comumon to good, $5.57@T.03: good to choice, $7.106 7.85 ; white wheat oxtrs, $7.50@8.65 ; extra Ohio, $8.90 St Louls, $7.10@12.50, Byo flour dull st Corn meal unchanged, Wheat qulct and. 3 Toceipts, 46,000 bu; No. 8 spring, $1.41; No. 220d No, 3mixed, §1.50. Eye, barley, unchanged. Corn firmer and in fair demand ; receipts, 21,00 bu ; 0ld sail Western_mized afloat, 66@67c : in store, 63X@033{c; mew, 65@65c; yellow Western, 67c. 'Ot quictand steady ; black Western, 40@ATc ; new, 46@48c; white, 49G5: EGGs—Quict and wesk ; Western, 334@34c. Hax—Firm. Hors—Firm. Now York crop of 712, 45@55c. Grocenrzs—Coffee nominal, Sugaz quiet 3 falr to food, refining, 95GOie; Cubs, Sy, Bide dull; e, PETTOLETN—Crude, X @I1X ; Tofined, 2T3o. TURPENTINE—Firm ; 60}@6lc. PrOVISIONS—Pork ahd beef nominally unchanged. Cut meats quict, Homs, 93@10c; shoulders, 5c} ddles dull; long cloar, 62@64¢c. ' Lard quiet No. 1'to prime sténm, 75@73{c; Kettle, 6@8}7c. BETrER aND Curese—Unchanged. WinssEY—Firmer, but {rregular ot 97GSe. PHILADELPHIA, Prrrapereim, Dec, 26.—Tho sform interferes with business., BreapsTUFFS—Flour dull and and unchanged. ‘Wheat dull; red, $1.85@1.90; amber, $1.92@1.95. white, $1.95@2.05,” Rye nominal, Corn dull; old yal- low, 65¢ ; new, G9@E0¢; mixed, &3@A6e. , PirmoLevsi—Nomindl ; crude, 16)¢ refined, 2 e, WintssET—Firm o ALTIMORE, .—A heavy snow storm inter- BueapsTurrs—Flour and wheat unchsnged, Corn firm; wized Western 61@02e. _Osts duil} mixed Western 45@46¢; white, 47@i8c, RBye unchanged, ProvIsoxs—othing! Borrer—Unchanged, Wamssez—Nominalat 07e, LOUISVILLE. Lovisvitiz, Dec. 95.—CoTroN—Quiet snd up- changed ; low middiing, 18c, BueapsTUFFS—Flour in frm demand and moderate ; extra family, $6.00; A No. 1, $3.00; fancy, $3.30. Wheat firm n¢ $1.60G1.65, ProvisioNs—Guict and steady ; mess pork, $12.50, Bacon—Shoulders, Sc; clear ribs, Tic; clear sides, 8ic. Bulk shoulders, 33/@374c ; clear rib, 63:@5'c § clear, 6'zc. Loose and round lots green hums, 77 Tard—Choice leaf, T3:@8¥c. ‘Hoos—Steady ; range, $.60@3.90. Receipts sinco Tueaday, 3,950, MEMPHIS, Mesems, Dec. 26,—CorroN—Dull and nominal; g0od ordinary. 17xc ; low middling, 18, BueapsTUFFs—Llour excited and’ Ligher at $7.003 11.00. Cornmesl scarcoand firm at §3.40, Grain and teod markets bare. Burx Mears—Shoulders, 43c; sides G @3xc. WaseT—Quistat e 0. 0SWEGO, Dec. 26,—GRAIN—Whest firm ; extra white Michigan, $2.10. CamTflnjl:‘X né;gc. Barley unchanged, 5 . Br. Lous, Dec. COTTON—Q low, 18¥@18}c. BaeapsTUFFs—Flour stoady and moderate domand ; superiine winter, $4.25@5.00, Whest, epring, higher : ‘winfer, nothing doing, Corn 2,340 in warehouse, Outs, 3 No. %, %6¢, cast track. Barley, eady, ' 93¢, s—Pork dull and nominal; $11.50G1175 3 dry salt only order trade, 3%c; packed, 4c; looea clear; ribs, 5@5%c. Bacon, mothing doivg. Lard, quict and good ; e seller Ja. 15 to Feb. 15, Grocesms—Coffces highor, ranging 131G ordinary choice. Sugurs, 10@I1Xc fair to" ol Molasses in ‘wad demand at 65@C6¢ for plantation, Hocs—Dull and drooping at §.25@3.60. CaTTLE—Quict at $3.00@5, for choice to extra, RecerpTs—Flour, 2,000 brls ; wheat, 6,000 bu ; corn, 9,000 bu; oats, 3,000 bu rye, 1,000 bu'; berley, '1,6003 Hogs, 3,655 hesd, DETROIT. DeTROIT, Dee. 26.—B and in moderate demsnd ; amber, $1.63; extra, L4 nd unchanged, Oats dull and unchanged ; N I8ke, Dressep HoGS—$4.45. GINCINNATT. : Cntenenats, Dec, 26.—COTTON—Quict and un- changed. BREADSTUFFS—Flour steady; demana moderato, Grain firm; unchanged, Eccs—In good demand at 35c, Crezse—btoady ; demand modcrate, Provisioxs—Quict and frm. Pork, held at $12.005 in demand dt$1175, Lard steidy 5 steamheld at T3;c : Tie bid; ottlo, Ti@T2¢c. Clear bacon mides, steady, at33e; "clear 1ib, 5x@6%c; clear, G3;@57ic, Greon meats {n good demand ; shouldors, 3%c; eides, 4703 sales of clear riba at 5%/c. Ham hinchanged. ' Bacon in good demand ; shoulders, 43¢c ; do cloar Tib, galos ot );:;c clear, 838t7c, 065—$0.75@3.85 ; principal sales carly, at $3.7 .60 ; closing firnicr, at §3.83@0.90, e ‘WiuskEy—Steady, TOLEDO. ToLzpo, 0., Dec, 26,—BREADSTUFFs—Flour firm and in fair demand, Wheat firm end i ir demand ; extra white Michignn, $1.814@1.82; No.1 do, $1.63 ambor Michigan, $1.67) suller January No. 2, Oats quiot at 3c, ProvistoNs—Pork and lard dull and nominal, Dnrssep Hoos—Snles, 430 head, Recerrts—Flour, 200 brls; wheat, 6,000 bu; corn, 8,000 bu ; oats, 4,00 bu, StupMENTe—Flour, 3,000 brls; wheat, 8,000 bu; corn, 8,000 bu; oata, 8,000 bu AILWAUKEE. MILWAUREE, Dee, 26,—BREADSTUFFs—Flour quict snd unchanged, Wheat dull snd nominal: No, 1, $L24Y; No.2,§1.19, Oats steady and in moderato st mand; No. 2, e, Corn exclted and higher ; No. 3, 36c. Rye steadyat Te. Burley steady. Reoreza—Flour, 2,000 brls; whent, 10,000 b, SmiraeNTs—Flour, 4,000 bu; wheat, 3,000 bu, BUFFALO., 2LIL@LTE Burraro, Dec. 20.—BRE2DSTUFFS—Market generally inactive; holders firm ; asking $1.45 for No, 2 Alilwau. kua club wheat. Corn—Xo. 3, 5%, Oats—Xo. 2, 40c. CLEVELAND, CLEVELAND, Dec, 26, —BreADoTOrFe—Flonr steady snd in moderate demand, Wheat nominal; No, 1 red winter held at SLIIELT2; No, 1.62. Corn steady ; new high mixed, 4Ge. sad unchanged ; No. 1 State, $7c. REFINED PETROLEUM—Unchanged, [ okl N SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS. Tdolprho YWWolfo's CELEBRATED Avomatic Schiodam Schuapps, A MEDICAL DIET DRINK, Of Eminently Salutary Qualities, MANUFACTURED AT SCHIEDADN, IN HOLLAND, In Gl‘nvql, Gout, and Rheumatism, in Obe structions of the Bladder and Kid- neys, its effects are prompt, da- cided, gnd invariably " Tolinble, t fs now soms twenty FoArs si the - {igeea I Totho ATy A e prevriotos st o 0 has roceived ovor three thousand lotters rom phyai- sians Indoruinyy it s tho prcost Lguor they hare sre soad in thelr practico. Ttis mude from batloy of the ARset quadity, solooted with groat caro from tho products of tho most cetobrated grain growing distriotas 1 Ravoced witn tho essonce of the aromatic Juniper borry of Ifi-‘lflnfl.nd is ctificd By pocillar Drogoss, which expols. Hom g X3 & meann of plovoniing and corrocting tha dis - - bio and ofton du eots prodncad upon 15 stom: ach and bowola by a chungo of mater & daitation o how sottlors, ‘and all_ unacelimatisod which travolors, Ppersons are poculiarly liable, tho Schiedam Aromatic Schuapps Will bo found absolately fafallible, w dropsry geavel, obitractions of tho' Kidnsrs: Hiccases of the bladder, stricture, dyspepsia and goneral debility, it 1s recommended most’ emphatically by the most distin. guichod members of tho madical profotsion, It is put ap in quart and pint. bottles, in cases, with the ‘pame of tho undersigned tho b Tao wimilo oF his sigmiatare on the Iape) + " Corks snda et UDOLPHO WOLFE. FULLER & FULLER, LORD SMITH & (O, VAN SCHAACK, STEVENSON & REID. STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING. NOTICH. The annual rmosting of tho stockhaldors of th Natisaal Bank of cu?u‘;]n. Tor 13 oloagion af ‘direstors for tho onsuing yoar, wiil bo hold at th offico. of seid | ank, ‘hicago, on Tuesday, Jan. I, 1873, between tho hoursoi 3and 3. m. ISAAQ G. LOMBARD Cashicr. Chicago. De SCALES. FAIRBANKS® STANDARD SCALES OF ALL SIZES. TATRBANKS, MORSE & CO 65 WEST WASHINGTON-ST. HOLIDAY CHROMO, e reuaiuel S b RPN Splendid Holiday Chromo, MOTHER IS QUT, Giren to each a 11 f the GREAT AT SHIRTS. Made to order in the most complete workmanlike manner, of fabrics un- surpassed for durability. Money tcheox-mlly refunded if not satiface cry. 1083 State-st.,, 35 West Madison-st, (Sherman ouse), Ohicago, Pike’s Opern Mouse, Cinclnnatl. REMOVALS. Removall ‘We have removed our South Side Store to 103 STATE-ST. WILSON BROS. GENERAL NOTICES, Through Bills of Lading from Europe ATUSTIN BALDWIN & CO.'S American-European Express FAST FREIGHT LINE. IN BOND from tho differcnt EUR( thy, UNTIRD. STATES, and CANADAS, Gaods tor wwarded without delsy In Now York from Transhy ment or Custom's Examination. NOGHARGE. FORFORWARDING AT NEW YORK. ‘Tuv attontion of Importors is requested 0 tho now arrangemonts for. imtme: diate dispatohof Merchandise on THROUGH BILLS OF LADING. For farther particulars apply to AUSTIN BALD & 00., Freight Department, 72 Broadway, New York. AL FPRS LIV oF sTEAMERS THE NATIONAL STEAMSHIP CO.... THE CHOR LINE OF S'l'EA)I0 THERBETIE, KANE & Gor ™ 33 R LEERBETTE, KANE ;»‘t“&;,": Rptcing JANES R MepO AL G Sommeree. % HazD UHLMAN & ConeenrooroiH B il Vo lesus tirouish Bils oF Fading o proc it Particulars, Goods consignedto *“Caroof AUSTIN BALDWIN & CO., New York," forwarded and dolivered in sy part of Furops FREE OF COMMIS- SIONS in New York. TAXHS. R R R A e e B Notlco Is hereby giren that tho Warzants for the colleon tlon of Stato and Conaty Taxzes for tho year 1972, are nom in tho hands of Town Collectors. FPayment may be mada as follows: North Chi T . 3 oRorth Chicago—To John B. Walsh, at 119 Norta South Chicago-ToJ. W. Tappan, st 161 Lasalio-st. m 10 ‘West Chicago—To A. L. Morrison, Roor Masonty oot Konaciob o melladels, e o Park—To demes H. By a¢ ’ Sico—To Daniel Burclr, A A rroa Clcaro—To Andrew O. ‘Butler, at 143 Wost Washings oy hxg.'w Viow—To Mortin Van Allen, at Room18, No. 18 ailos Frnaston—To Honry Ozkes, af Evanston, Cook Couse BT T D PO AR Bha Gloe ‘ Election Notice. Notlcu is hereby givon that thero will bo & mesting oft tho stocklolders of tho Merchants' Savings Losa & Trust Company, at their office, in the city of Chicago, oA ‘Tuoeday, Jan. 7, 1573, between tho hours of 10 o'clock .. m. and 12 o'clock m., for the eloction of eloven Trustess,” toserve during the ensuing year, and for-tho transaction of such other bustness as may como beforo the mooting. CHARLES HENROTIN, Cushler, OFFICEOF THE MERCANTILE AGENCY. Cor. Madison-st. and Fifth-av, Subscribers wishing a copy of our Januars, 1873, editfon of Reforenco Bool, asn got ono by soading o X o advanco coplos Juss roceived. e pee R. G. DUN & CO. ELECTION NOTICE. ‘The annaal oloction for Directors of the Traders' Insurs anco Company of Uhlcago, will bolald ai tho olicy of saidt company, N and 37 Chamber of Commorco, Gn Afondag, (o dth proximo, from 10 o'clock a. m. ta Woelock m. Lo transtor books of tho Com) ba slosed Tox o wask framm thg Sist ‘n’n;‘z‘u}iem g&wm\vfll oF = Board. . Chiceio, Dec. %, 1872, kot INOTICE. CHICAGO, Dec. 26, 167% The.annusl mosting of_tho stockholdors of tho Chic City Rallway Company, for tho eloction ot a Hoard of it rectors, will be Leldal tho office of the Company, o Tursda, Jan. 7, 1833, betweon tho hoazaof 2 ands o'clook p.m. J. . JOHNSON, Secrotary. THE CENTRAT, NATIONAT, BANK. Cuicago, c. 14, 1873, Tho enauxl musting of the Stockholdnin of thls Hs s for tho oloction of Directors for tho onsuing yoar, will ber Leld at tho Bankicg oiies, on Tuceday, the 1ith day of Jamatiy, 5, Berwoon th Ngury o8 od Tl X & HMUSICAL. HUV . We recaived to-day, direct from Genevas,. Switzerland, an invoice of 200 MUSIQ BOXES, at prices from $2.50 to $200. Among them is the finest display of Fancy Goods ever seen in this msarket. These BOXEB were made to our own order, and, expressly for the Holiday Trede. Arriving 1ate, we shall offor them during the balacce of the Holideys at prime cost, rather than carry over 80 large s stock. The opportunity is a rare bne, and we com= ‘mend it to those loolking for choice end novek Holidny Gifts. FOOTES MUSIC HOUSE, No. 9 South Halsted-st. Dacember 5. PIATNOS? THE UNRIVALLED Decker - Brothers’ Grand Square and Upright Pianofortes, “'?Illsmfi“fhufi“'fdu‘fi P(?lwll of all les and pric oF vory lowest, Drice. for cash moats. i e N O 455 Wabash-av. Mason & Hamin Oroan Go, 281 Wabas .y cornor Van Buren-st. These Ol’ffl! ara to bo uarivalled in ellonce. -Soo ILe RATED CRTALOGUE AND TESTINCRIAL Al Organs to rent. MISCELLANEOUS, Asbestos Felting Company. Tho best and most darablo BOILER AND PIPE COVERING In nso. Special Qualitios—st, isa saving of 10 to 40 per centin fuck, . 5d, ita durability, without crepking. S, e or-inflamability and non-conducting gualities. = 4th, i’ fluxlbflltf and powor of contraction and_expansica. Bth, L portaet netness in appesranco, O B COTTEN, Gonoral Agent, 51 North Wells-st., Chicago. GIVEN AWAY. Ona pound of the finest new enrrants is presensed to R R R an 3 o % CHIGRED TRV RS By 26 Biag Lland-av. - FRACTIONAL CURRENCY, $5 Packages FRACTIONAL CURRENCY FOR SALE AT TRIBUNE OFFICE,