Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 4, 1873, Page 3

Wy B I TR opT OUR THEATRES. A Tour of Inspection Among the - Places of Amusement, COhances of Escape in the Event of o Fire or Panio, Satisfactory Condition of {he Four Now South Sido Thoatros, Defects Discovered at the Academy, Globe, and Nixen's. . Suggestions Worthy the Attention of Hanager Gerdner and Others, Ohiengo is genorally regarded by ehow people a8 tho Lest *“show town " in Amerlen for morl- torlous oxhibitions to visit; that is to say, o firat-clnss entortafument can bo cortain of call- ing out n larger proportion of the population horo than in any other eity, Now York not being excopted, 'The reauon for this is found in the fact that wo havoe the finest places of amuscnent on tha continent, aud that nothing short of the vory best attractions aro seupporied hore, A thoroughly good performance, no mattor how insufficiently ndvortisod in advanco, or how big or little roputation it may have seccured olso- where, ig always sure to Lo well patronized, weathor and circumstaucos pormitting. Tho practico of regularly visiting one or moro of tho theatres oach week provails very largely among Chieago pooplo; while tho transiont visitors holp toswell thoattondanco, Granted, that we patron- izonmnsementsliborally,and that our thentresare morvels of oleganco and attractions—but thon comes tho vital question, so vividly brought to ovory mind by tho racont burning of THF FIFTI AVENUE THERATRE in New York: Arothey safo? Arethey plen~ titully supplicd with means of oxitin caso of firo or panic, and do they furnish proteotion to the lives and limbs of their audionces ? Chicago managers have had o bitter oxperienee with fire, and it would bo strange indoed if in rebuilding they Liad not pnid especial attontion'to precau~ tions ngaiust tho recurrence of tho calamity. Their own intorest would prompt them to do this, and that they have dono it in nearly every caso thero isno doubt. Tho chiof source of ac~ cidental fices in & theatre is found in the heating apparatus, ond & visit to tho various places of nmusement has dovelopod thoe fact that in this direction neithor oxponso, paing, nor caution have been spared to prevent the broaking. out of fire, In tho ordi~ nary courso of legitimate performancos it isnext o impossiblo that a fire should ccour on the stago tlueatoning the destruction of the tho- atro, for tho stago swarms with the omployes of the establishment, and no trouble would bo ex~ perienced in proventing the spread of tho flames. Occurrences of this Liud aro very raro, though thoy somotimes happen when thoe curtain is down, and the sudience little suspocts what is transpiring bohind the sconen. Outside of the great conflagration of Oct. 8 and 9, 1871, thore has been no destruction of o Chioago theatrs by fire for nearly a quarter of a century, TICE'S OLD ORIGINAL TIEATRE boing tho last and only one. Occasionally, how- over, littlo incipient blazes do occur, but we havo been singularly fortunste in escaping losa of lifo, either by panio or by burning. Prompt actlon and prosonge of mind have provented it in many cnses. It was not long ago that a young Indy's drees caught firo from & gas job bohind tho curtain during tho performanco of a spoctao~ ular piece, and she was badly burned. A fow years since, whilo tho play was in progross at AMoVicker's Theatre, 8 caroloss boy, in letting down ono of tho upper fly curtains, allowed it to 1all upon tho top lights, and it ignited in consoe quence. A silly follow in the parquet rose in his weat and shouted “Fire!” In an instant tho audionco roso Lo thoir feot, and in anothor moment & terrible panic would have ensued but for the promptnees of MR MYERS, THESTAGE MANAGER, who, in o loud, clear tone, shouted to the earc- less author of tho miachiof, %Cut tho rope.” The boy whipped out his jnclelnifo in & jifry, sovercd the ropo which held tho curtain, and down it eamo to the stago, where tho fire was put out forthwith, This was donen full viéw of the terror-stricken audienco, who, upon seeing that the danger was passed, resumed their soats, and ihe porformanco proceeded without further ine torruption. . But the most ample and comploto precantions agninst flro oro not enough. Firo hnsa disagreo- sblo habit of breaking out where and when it is least expacted. It is truo that the chances aro ton to ono at least that it will not break out dur- ing tho porformance, which occupics but threo « bhours out of twenty-four, and during which evory part of tho theatro is undor the con- etant notico of n large numbor of atlaches; sod it i5 i mleo truo that in nine cascs out of ten tho occurrence of o fire i8 not fraught with peril provided tho audionce will remain calm and collected. But the audi- once will 70! romain calm, and, g0 far from ro- muining collecled, thoy invariably dosiro to dis- porse. Thereforo, since it is o woll-catablished fact that panics are lisblo to occur, and that ter- ror-crazod people will rush poll-mell for tho doars, strongs men {rampling down weak women and childron, tho question resolvos iteclf into MEANS OF EXIT, Realizing the futenso nnxioty of the theatro- going public with reference to the means of os- capo from our theatres in case of pamo or fire, 8 TRIBUNE reporter yesterday visitod the varlous places of amusement, with a view to o thorough inquiry into the matter, Ifo found that in every caso the manngers woro decply interosted in tho subject, and were only too glod to furnish il possiblo information in reforonce thoroto. Tho Lurning of tho Fifth Avenuo Thentro 80 soon after it hind boen crowd- od with peopl, had affectod the manngors ag well ad the genoral public, and they were moro than willing to throw open thair establishmonty to inspection, in order that their patrons may bo thoroughly adviged us to tho procautions {akon in their behalf, A'VICKER'S THEATRE, {n the matter of ogross, is probably the safost theatro in Amerien, oy, in addition to its Aladi- 80n strect frout, it opons upon wide alloys nt tho east, wost, 2nd south. The lower floor, con- taining tho orchestra circlo, with & seating ca- paclty of 768, ba four extra exints intotho alloys ot tho right and left, each consiuting of a doubls door opening outward. Theso doors are always unlocked at the closo of the play, but they could bo emslly burst open in caso of & fire during the porformance. Then tho alley windows on elther mido, boin, but four feet above the firound, could bo use for excapo if nocossary, Desides all theso is tho main entranco st the front, which alonae is broad enough to cmpty the lowor floor iu five minytos, but the other exits woro provided in caso'of & firo occurring at the front part of the theatro, an in cnap of the Fitth Avenue, ‘Tho balcony circlo, with its 448 deats, and tho socond’ oirole, with its GO0 sonts, arc both enterad through the maln ball, and, of courso, may bo omptied the Bame way ; but, in order to relievo tho crowd in the lowor lobLy, Mr, MeVicker caused to he built broad staircases leading dircotly to Madison stroot, through which the ooccupants Jeavo tho thealro. Altogethor, the theatro hay over forty foet of oxit-room—sufliofent, it will bo porcvived, Lo ampty the auditorium 'in from threo to four minutes, On Naw Yeur's ovening there wero 3,300 people in the house, and they oconplad precisoly four minutes in gotting out, In the rear of thie atagein an nlglllt-fuut door openiug out to tho alley, with » kmallor staga entranco, and_an_indopoudent egress from thio rooms under the stage, The theatro is hoated by turnacos of (ho Lannatt vattern, of Cigoine natl, in tho placing of which, an woll ns the hot alr finew, the greafost caro haw boon takon to provent contact with tho woodwork. : Wator is suppliod through n thres-inch main, swhich fecds flve wator-plugs, onch having fifty foot of loso. With anch arrangomonts, Mr, McVickor holds that it would "bo simply imponsible for ufiro to broak out during n porformance ; hut, if anything of’ the kind sliould ecour, ho has provided such faoilitios for oxit that no ano nead ontortain tho slightest fear, JOOLEY'R OPEIRA HOUBE In ndditlon to his grand entranco, 20 feot wide and 70 fect In longth, with ddors 12 feot wide ulmnlng oulward from the nuditorium, Mr. looloy is about rravmlng another oxit through an nlloy to LaSallo stroot. Not that ho bolloves this to bo nccossary, for tho liouse canlo emptied in four minuios, but ho does it to rens- furo ll(uBMmus. Tho helcony and seoond el cle ench Liyo two Indopondont oxits. Inenso of necersity, n largo portion of those ocoupying sonts on the lower floor ean gain thoe slage by meana of sido doors back of tho prosconinm boxen, and thoy could also mount upon the stago at tho (uoulfihm, and thenreach the nlley through a large doublo door at tho rear of the stago. T'he thentro is heatod by flve furnnces, all en- cased In galvanized iron coverings, while the waodwork noar which tho hot air flucs pass {8 protected by tin in evory case. MMr. Hooloy gave this his closo personal attontion when the then- tro was in courao of construction, Thero would soem to bo absolutely no ground for alarm at Hooley's, ovon if n flro should break out, which it s not likely to do, asa large numbor of cx- tingnishers have beon distributed throughout tho interior, ATREN'S THEATRE, Next to MeVickor's, Aiken's Theatro wonld soem to bo tho safost in tho city, 08 it stands on tho cornor of Wabash avonuoe and Congross stroot, and lins tho bonofit of theso two poiuts, hosides nn alley in_thorear, Thore aro thros {front entrances on Wabash avonuo, with a total breadth of 22 fect, and two extra oxits on Con- gress sireot, onch 6 foot in width. Eachof ho upper oirclos are supplied with oxtra modos of egross by two staircases for oach, 8 foot wido, thus giving s tota) breadth of over 40 foot, The #tago Lias & wido door oponing upon an allgy, and anothor euirance on Congross streot. Heat ia wugpliad by furnaces, all of which are encased iu brick, and all are perfectly safo, 8o far as may bo judged. MYERS' OPERA HOUSE, sltuatod on Monroo street, botween Doarborn and Btato strocts, has a main entranco 18 feot wido, with which ia connected a soparato oxit from tho gallory. As s precaution against fire, at the front of tho building an oxtra stalrway has boen constructad from the privato box at the right down to the alloy. Bangs' improved fur- nnces aro usod, nnd nono of tho heating flues run through partitions or como near the wood- work, Mr. Myors had in view the possibility of firo when hoe built tho place, and oxercised "the utmost caro in devising precautions aud means of provention. WEST 6IDR THEATRES. The thoatros genorally in the West Division, threo in.number, wero hurriedly built, and are popularly regarded ns loss safo than tho more showy structuros on tho South Bide. Their topographical position naturally precluded the outlay of any grant sum in their construction and whatever thoro s about any of them ‘must assuredly e for uso, not for ornament. Thia lenves loss inflammable matorial for consump- tion, and to o great oxtent reduces the risk of dostruction by fire, That thoy will all eventually burn down cannot bo doubted for n moment. Tho only question of intorest to tho publio ia whother thero will bo & holocaust when that un- dosirable ovent cceur, or whether an opportunity can bo found for tho sudienco to mnko their oxit bofore the confiagration became porilous. Thore are two dangers to bo apprebended in this cnso,—one from fire, and the other from nnio, suffocation, being trampled down and rodden to death by cagor burrflinfi hocls, Lot us sco how wo aro troating tho life insuranco companies, and how tho managers are troating us. THE GLOBE TIEATHE is tho oldeat of the throo places of amusomont in tho Wost Division, and 8, as everybedy knows, conatructod ontirely of wood. Its history, liko that of many of our institutions, is that of im- pudenco and recklessnoss,—a desiro to make money without deliberato caleulation. 'Ihis, of coureo, rofors only to tho construction of tho building, snd not to its monagemont, ‘which bag slways been liberal and undosorving of censure. Tho auditorium is capable of seat- ing just 1,000 persons, withont those pernicious moyablo seats forbidden 1){; tho city ordinances undor ponalties, but which are too froquently used in the Wost Division. The seats, it will bo remembercd, aro movable wooden chairs, with- out any protension to upholstery or ornament. Thoy are arranged in the parquetto and dross- tirolo ut comfortable intervals, with n broad islo from tho orchestra to the door, sufliciently wido to admit of tho speedy cmptying of that portion of the theatro, provided no camp stools wero thrown in tho way, and no ohairs hoedlessly thrown out in a hurried rush for tho door. But thero can be litlle doubt that, an nlarm of.fire ouco given, the ocoupants of the seats would make o simultaneous run, overturn- ing chairs and people, and a acene of diro con= fusion, injury to lifa and limb from tho pell. moll oxit would follow 88 surcly and a3 cor- tainly as tho subsequent reduction of tho theatre to ashes, With tho villanous camp-staols in the way, the confusion would be terrifio, and half o minute would suflice to kill or maim for life atlenst twenty or thirty 'persons. Tho dress circle ia divided into a'number of sections, and, wero the chalrs stalionary, wonld bo convenien! oud safo, but oyen hore the same dangor would rovail to n less de((;run. The doora of the hentra lonvo little to bo desired. Tho main entranco to tho auditorinm comprises a_square porch, with threo swinging doors, which would amply allow the oxit of the au- dience in tho parquotto or dress circlo, with & main entranco to tho street fully capablo of lot- ting out tho threo ntreams, Desides this triple doorwny, there aro threo doors on the stageloud- ing out to tho alloy, and oight windows from which an exit could 'bo made vory rapidly, tho ;nmp Lo tho alloy being but threo or four feot. The occupants of the “family eirclo,” should thoy escepo annihilation by falling over tho chalrs lying seatterod round, could make an oxit down two flights of stairs hndlnf,' directly on to Dosplaines streot. They would bo men and boys, rough fellows, who would rush hecdloss upcenone anothoer, but manage to keop their bal~ ance, On tho whole, tho Globe, though unsafo to- day, could Lo readily made safo by fixing the chairs to the floor. Thomenus of oxit aro aufii- cient. But the faults we havo pointed out should be immncdiately attonded to,” and a strict watcl kopt by the polico to pravent the obstric- tion of tlio ailes by tho camp-stools, Tho build- ing is heated by four furnnces, and Lus little on the atage that could endanger the building, or cause its rapid consumption. THE ACADEMY OF MUSIO, on Halsted street, is stoutly built, It is n small structure, aud capable of soating only a limited number, ' The keats in the parquotts and dress- circlo, 28 woll a8 In the “ family cirelo,” aro woodon bencliok, noatly upholstorod. Thoy aro arrangod nt cnsy intorvals, and are divided into sections, Tho centra aislo down the par- (Y‘mtto is wido, and will ompty that part of tho theatro in loss than a minuto, if thoro is no anic, Tho dross-oirclo is not so readily clearad, eceusc of its uhdl}pn, and the sootiona aro a little too close, Tho distanco botwoon tho seats and iho wall is too narrow, but this inconvonience would only bo felt near the stage, A means of oscapo could be found by climbing on to tho &tago and running out of the doorat the wost or groping through the side door noar tho drossing-rooms, There {# not much room here, and one unfamiliar with tho arrangomonts would possibly loso Lis way, but the crror would be found outdn timo to es- cape, without.roasonablo doubt. TFrom {ho fam- ily vircle thoro aro_two stairways, ono on tho south side lending direcily into the strest, and one on thonorth side earrylug the stresm into tho main outrance, through a narrow aud wind- ing passage. ‘I'Lit is not a good as it might bo. "lieso staircancu arc all that reliovo tho family cirolo and gallory, and (he erush would Lo tor- riblo. Homis moans ought to bo dovised for a separato slairway from tho gallory, and thus give tho occupunts of the family circle, noar the stage, =& chance to getb RWAY, otherwise ‘thoy would bo compolled to romain struggling and packed togothor until the whola of the gallery was cmptied, aud their pro- docossors had vanished, Iu casoof the firo broaking out near the east end, thero would ho tho sltornativo of romuting or jumping into th parquette at the risk of ncok, mms and logs, with but s poor chance of oseaping doath with that plonsing addition, 'The econery is mnot more inflanunable than in nnr otliot thoatro, Jess 8o in fact, bLut the fivo would originate In the loft wing of the stago, In front of the dressing roains,- Hore the passagoe is very narrow, and to mako the thing more dengorous, a large cast iron slove isin the way. L'hisis used to warm tho stage and drossing rooms, aud is froquently honted to a pltch of rednoss that is positively painful to any ono within ton foot of it. Tho woodworli, w.ihin four feot, Is unprotacted, and 18 already blaokenod with thie heat. low it' La escapod Ignition alroudy Is & marvel, 3Ir, Gard- neor's nttontion hag beon called to this point sov- eval times, and ho ban promined to proteot the surrounding woodwark with zing, but this pre- oautlon Lias never baon taken, Now, bofora tho theatro is burned down, it would be woil for Mr, Gardoar to zino tat wandwork, aud for the Lire Wardon in that district to bo inatructed to soo thot ho does it, Xt funot in Mr. Gardnor's in- toroat moroly, but in the intorest of thousands of pereons, property-ownors in tho meigh- borhood, nnd visilors at tho theatre, Thera should e no_dolay, for thero is no nocos- sity for it. A fow dollars would cover the whola l;lncn with zing, and_half a dozen actors and no- 108508 osenpo boing burned to doathi hoforo they could leave thoir drossing-rooms, Tho camp- stool nulssnce provails to a sorlous extont horo, snd should ho promptly abated. NIXON'A AMPITHEATRE in mearcoly to 1o classed nmunfi tho thontres, bo- ln%moru espocially an nmpitheatro, davold of gellory or upper cirele. The parquette is n broad cirolo, nlternately used as a clreus and a portion of tho auditorlum. Tho gront rocommondation about, thia placo of amusoment is that it cannot rondily burn, © It 8 n largo circular box, * with * nothin, insldo ~ Dbut the flooring and chairs, outsido tho stago, to catch fire and burn. Thero aro two doors only, one at the enst ond, through which the whole of tho two thounand porsons who cram tho building are compollad to meko their oxit, and one from the siago to the alloy. But should a fire ocour dur- ing o porformance, thoro would be n- terrible pushing, crowding, jamming, suffocating, and ylolding_up tho ghost from shoor nlarm and pnnle. Everyono would make for this ontranco, which though wide nand commodious in iteolf, would bo lamentab], lnckinlg in caso of . panio, The managomont, Mesars. Nixon and Colo, are congclentious and pains-taking gontlo- men, and thoir arrangoments to pro- vont tho outbroak ~ of firo cannot be too highly commonded, but thoy do mnot apponr to reslizo tho danger incident to a sude don rush to the doorway along the narrow proms onado that runs nronnd the entlro building. Thore should bo anathor entranco on onch side of tho building, a8 Inrgo au tho mam doorway, nnd nothing less will rendor the building securo. ‘I'ruo, thero ig littlo to burn, and vory little dan- gor from firo, 'Chat is. not the quostion, No place of amusoment is ontiroly freo from the possibility of firo, and still lcss go from n suddon alnrm, It {8 tho lattor that must bo provided against, and that thoroughly. 'Thon, probably, Nlxon's will bo about tho safest placo n tho olty, RAILROAD NEWS. A Double Track Betweon Chis cago and Buffalo. . Purchaso of the Louisville, New Al- ‘bany & Chicago Road by Vanderbilt. Thé rapldly increasing businoss of the Tke Bhoro & Michigan Southern Railway has noces- sitated the construction of n second track from Chleago to Buftalo, and it ia the intention of the Company to comploto it as soon as possiblo, Tho prosent year hag beon devoted to finishing tho worlk from Buffalo to Toledo, botweon which pointa tio tracks are now in uso. Previous to tho spring of 1872, thirty-oight miles of double track and siding weroin uso. As sgon s the {rost was out of the ground in the spring, work was commenced on the grading of tho romaining fifty miles, " Tho work on the Buffalo Division Lias beon vory hoavy, and over one million cubie yards of material have been put upon the road- bed by tho contractors during tho last year. To accommodate the new road-bed, it has boon nocessary to lengthen tho masonry of all oulvorts, bridges, abutments, and cattle-guards, and tho oeenslon was takon to robuild all such that thowed tho lonst nocessity for so doing, Ovor threo hundred piecos of masonry have Loon thus oxtonded or robuilt. In situstions ‘whore stono archos were impracticable, wrought iron bridges placed on stono sbutments have been used. The now rond-bod husbeon ballasted with cighteon inches of clean gravel. The track-laying is o work of great magnitudo, and has been carried on mnder many difleultics: All iron, ties, and othor supplies have had tc bo distributod from tho old track, without intor- foring with the running of regular trains, which number from sixty to cighty day, Tho railsused in the second track ave all of English stool, sixty pounds to the yard, and are lnid on the bost whito onk tios, all joints fish-plated and laid in iron chinirs. In pddition to thoe fifly miles of track eo Inid, tho sidings have beon all relaid, and stool xails substituted for iron in the main track a8 fast a8 the lattor becamo worn out, thoro boing ot presont ovor sixty miles of stool 1uils in the firat track on the” Buffalo Division, Tow companios sro oxponding moroon_thoir track and in the construction of depot buildings than this rond, and its liboral managemont bave dono much for Clicago in tha orection of the magnificent dopot at the foot of LaSallo streot. It nt ouce malkos that portion of thoe city attrace tivo, nud is o fit companion to tho Pacific Hotel near by. A QOOD THING FOR EVERYDODY. The Lounisville, New Albany & Chicago Rail- road hias boon purchased by the Ohio & Missis- sippi Company, and is theroby mado a part of tha great combination of railwnys mansged by Commodore Vanderbilt and other officials of tho Now York Contral and tho Lako Shore & Michl- fil\n Bouthern Ruilways. For many years this ino has boon mannged by its ofiicials £ incroase thoir private fortunies, and noithor the intersst of the road nor the prouparlt{ of the country alon, its routo has boon cousidored. As a résult o this mismauagement, the road has been one of tho poorest in the country, and promiged to Le banlrupt at 1o distant day, The eale recently consummated places it on & firm basis, and in- 8UTEB AR 1mrtovoment in its managemont ywhich will spoedily placo tho rond in o good mud healthy condition, This cannot be but hlihl satisfactory to tho business community of Chi- cago, as tho rond is one of much importance o thom, ns indoed, to tho poople genorally, As alocal line, it traverses the entire lnxi;lh of the Btato of Indiana, begin- ning at Now Albany sud terminating at Michigan City, running through somo of tho righest and most fertilo sactions of tho8tate. Much of thig Lecomes lribulnrfl to Ohicago, by tho salo of tho line, which will bo mannged in'the interosts of the Lako 8hore & Michigan Southern Railrond, But its importanco is not alone local; considered as part of o through routo to Chicago and the Northwest from the South Atlantic Btates, by the way of Loulavills and Now Albany, if is chiefly important to Chicago. The completion of guch a line i ono of tho mnecossitics of tho prosent, cortain to bo realized in a noar fu- turo. ‘Tho routo would becomo the most direct from Louisvillo to tho Pacifio coast, by the way of tho Union Pacific Railroad. Even if thispros- eot {8 nob roelized, that' portion of Northern ndiana through which it Ppasses becomes directly tributary to Chieago. It also runs through coal flolds, which, by the miserablo management of tho road, havo never been usoful to Ohicago. o undorstand that arrangements havo boen mado to run cosl trains from them into tho oity. Rogarding the terms of tho eale little {s known, Tho first offor was two millions for all tho rights of theroad and its rolliny stocl, and the first mortgagoe bondholders signi- fled tholr intontion to mako a deed for tho prop- eorty for that amount. THE INAUGURATION, To-morrow evening, at 9 o'clock, the formal opening of the now lino from Gblcagc to Bt. Paul, by the way of tho Ohicago & Northwestorn and tho West Wisconsin Neilways, will take Ince. The firat passenger irain will loave the hicago & Northwestern depot, on Kinzio streat, 8t O oblock, sod rn through to Bt Paul, a distanca of 410 miles, withe out change, Two traing will leave Ohicago, thoreafter, daily, one at 10 o'clock 8. m., fha other at 8 p. m.” The road has beon comploted for gomo timo, and such full accounts writton in I'ne TRmUNE concorning its route, the o uipe ment of tho road, and the country through which it paseos, that suy furthor doscription is un- necessary. . LEFT OUT IN THE COLD, Tho citizons of Marble Rock, Iowa, aro vory much onragod ngeinst the Burlington, Codar Rapids & Minnosots Railway Company for strik- ing Marblo Rook from tho list of stations on their line of road, It ucoms that tho village ann the Company tho rlfihc of way, pormitting t4 employas to tramplo tho rosos whfol blooma in thelr gardons, paid tho Grmpany $18,000 in tax and subacriptions, and bought dopot grounds for them. 'ho peoplo declare they only want what they paid for—nu station, — e Look to That Cold, 1f you aro troubled with a slight cougl, hoarsen or wora throat, you may uave tho oxpense of & dootor's il by uslng at once Dr, Jayne's Expectorant, A neg- lected cold often tormiuatos, through much suffering, {u consumption, A slight Inflammation of tho lning of the wind-tubes, the ususl symptoms of which roa #ore throat, or & paln in the reast, will, {f not prop- orly atteudu to, frequently lead to bronchitis. . Tven a8 & matier of economy, Lo say nothing of comfort or the l!nminr to ‘pulmunary s bronebiat orguun, not prudently with your cold, anil by rosorting in time to o stundard remédy—to Expoctorant—says monoy, pnd ©05caD8 miore Aorlous trouble, Bold everywhoro, THE LAW COURTS., Sults Against tho City for Damage to Property. } A Military Gentleman in Search of 8 Divorce, Yaluo of an Anto-Ruptial (}ontrmnt---'l‘mdo Attachments, Geriernl Notes from tho Courtse Attorney’s Record. Two sults, “which may bo rogarded s teat cngos, wore yosterdny fllod ngainst the city, namoly, by Horaco I, Waite, for £16,000, and Olarles D. Quinlan, for £30,000, for demagos sllogad to Linve beon sustaiuod by tho plaintiffs, by the opening of the Washington strest tunnol, Plaintifts aro tho ownors of property at tho cast ond of tho tunnel, and on the South Side, and olaim that such proporty hns boon rulnously ot~ feoted by tho altoration and partial blocking up of tho streots by tho doop cutling for the car- risge-way, and tho maesiva masonry facing on Markot stroot, all of which sorve to diminish carriago trafiio, entiroly divort pnszengor trafilo, ond rondor the thoroughfaro well nigh impassable, and unfit for commoreo ; thoroforo destroying tho only value it possossed as a busi« ness proporty. Plaintiffs ‘roly on tho absoluto right of approach to busincss premigos hold on publio streots, notwithstanding the fact that the atreot was granted by tho oity for the pnrposc'of ereoting tho tunnel by due process of municipal Iaw. These auits will {eat the power of corporn~ tionw to oroot public works without proper con- domnation of property and paymont of damages, DIVOROE BUITS. Among the divorce suits filed in the Superior Qourt, yosterday, wore two of a character mor-~ iting notico. Ono was brought by Goneral Chaorles . Doron ngainst Amanda Doron, Po- titiouer is understood to boa prominent member of tho etaf? of Gonerel Shoridan, and bhis caso, na hostates- it, is rather a molancholy one. Ido rolates that ho married the lady from whom ho now dosires to be soparated, on the 10th of May, 1864, tho lssue of the union being Eugeno, aged 0 years, Amanda M., nged 4 yoars, and Grace M., nged 2 yoars. No complaint is made of nnfu.\lng lmirx'rupur, or of unhappiness in the family, until March, 1870, when petitionor al- leges that his wifo committed adultery with ono Terry, Without glving names and dates, the petitionor gocs on to sgsort that his wifo thorenflor committed the mamo offense * with divers mer.” It ia not related how theso . threo weoks ; to bo followed by tho Kaltonbach matters camo to tho knowledge of the potitioner, but the conduct of Mrs, Doron ia said soon aftorward to bove becomo intolerable and un- ondurablo, and soveral instances aro related of ;111;51031 violenco. On tho 19th of Docombor, 871, the ladyis oroditcd with ssenulting the General with o henvy iron poker, and beating bim with it about the head so badly that ho was lnid up, sick and disfigured. At another time gho s charged with having attomptod his lifo with a knifo whilst ho was in bed an invalid, boing restralued only by the medical gontleman who was in the room. "Tho petitionor soes no way to ond the trouble but by divoreo. The othor suit relates to particain humblor ciroumetancos, bnt is nono the less, apparently, hoartloss, Toso Koerfer sues for divoreo from hir husband, tho keoper of tho restaurant near tho dugot af Domont, Ogle County. Sha al- leges that thoy lived in happiness for somo timo; until tho birth of a child, after which her hus- bond beeamo cruol, and she went to live_at Chi- cago, ho refusing to allow her to_livo with him, and turning Lor forcibly ont of doors, In Chit cago sho shows that sho found n maintenancoe by her own oxertions,and managed to provide for horsolf and child; snd soows to have been begin- ning to bo comfortable, when horhusband, ns sho alleges,came to ber placeof rosidence and prom- iged to take hor back to his home ; repeating his visit and promisos movoral times until lo tirod of hor ngain, and wont back to Demont, atill refusing to allow Ler to como noar him, ‘Tho result of their partiaily rencwed intimney waa the birth of twins. Alter the lattor ovent, the husband still rofusing to do his wife justico, the latter brought the puit, Bho shows thal William owus several lots, the houso Lo lives in, and another houso, runs the reataurant roforrad to, and acknowledges himself worth 7,000, Wheroforo sho prays alimony. NEW WAY OF DALAYING JUDGMENT, Asa Dow, David liruigh, and Clinton Briggs yesterday fllod a bill in tho Unitod Statos Circut Qourt, sgainst Mark Kimball, Assigneo in bank- ruptey of tho Mutunl Scemily Insuranco Com. pany, praying that the dofendant bo restrained Trom collecting judgmentobtained aguinst thom, on notes duo by them to the bankrupt company, Thoy nssort a8 & ground for the prayor that - thoy _hold the policy of =~ Mra, E. J. Vnitnoy, - for §0,000. The notea on which ljudgmunfs havo beon obtained nmfmrtlnuy paid up, the balancos remmining un- 'paid smounting to $1,300 in tho case of Kreigh, £330 in the caso of Dow, and §610 in the case of DBriggs. The separato intorests thoy claim in thoe polioy aforosaid nro as follows: Iireigh $1,200, Dow 3800, and Briggs 2600. Tho usual courso pursued by x':eraous who Lave obtnined policics in bankrupt companies to which tho: owe monoy, has been to filo a petition or bill, claiming tho right to & sot-off ; theso gentlemen Fn astop furthor, and judgment on tho notes iaving boon rocorded against them, ue for an in]ux‘mfian rostraining the collection of the judg- monk. AN ANTE-NUPTIAL CONTRAOT, The snit, Suthorland v. Sutherland, for parti- tion of tho ecstato of tho deceased husband of rs. Suthorland, tho dofendant, brought in tho Circuit Court by tho brothors of the decensed, whioh has so long Leen bofore Judgo Willinms, waa yesterday brought toan ond. In this cause, tho docensod before marringe mado an antc-nu; tial contract, aselgning cortnin estato to lis futuro wife for her lifotime; and with the con- tract wae an ngrooment that this provision should dotermino all claim of widow's dower in tho ostate, The husband diod some yoars aftor, without making a will, and loaving no children, the law of the Biate, the widow, 08 holr, would tako ~ half tho _ yeal ostato and all tho porsonal property, and this bill was to docldo a8 to whothor her right of dower nlso existod, Sovoral times during argu- ent the Court has oxpressed the opinion, gon- orally, that under such circumstancos ssare Lere outlined, the widow would be barred by the anti- nuptial contract; butshe would bo unaffectod in hor rights ns heir, and, undor tlis boliof, a Recolver has been appointed, and half tho ronts havo been J)nid to the widow. “he Court ro- served final decieion, THADE ATTAQTMENTH, Lowls Benodict yostorday obtained an attach- méut utininn I8, Crockott, junior, of No. 5670 Fulton stroot, for rent of Nos. 178 and 180 Wost Kinzio stroot, $168.62, balance due on the gumhnau of lumbor, tablos, and machinery, 916,665 nnd notos, $06,95, $32.560, and 877, alleging that tho said Crockott is concealing hig property with the view of defrauding hiu crodite ors aud to avoid payment of tho above dobts, Tor alloged frandulont concoslmont of prop- orty, and romoval of goods to cheat croditors, Jacob Buchbinder E'mmmlny rocured o writ of attaohmont againsf Bdward Bolaws and Ignatz Doimel, Tho plaintiff proceeds under a clalm of 080 for a stook of grocerles and such-like mor- chandizo, x OENEBAL NOTES, John Dodds & Co., and other firms, yostorday petitionod the Diatrict Court for tho bankruptey ot J, B, Luco, of Enrlsville, LaSallo County. The following croditore join in tho potition as holdora of promissory notes; John Dodds & John W, Stoddart, of Dayton, Olio; Jou, Maor- hofor, of Ottaws, Ill; Donjzmin I, \Var- dor, Ross Mitcholl, ~ Ada T, Bushnoll, and John _J, Glosauer, of Ohicago, and Nel- son La Tourctto & Co. of Dushuoll, IlI, ‘[ho potitioner, alloges, among othor causca of bankruploy, tho asaigmnent of goods of valuo, whilo thie dobtors wore known to tho rocoivers to bo in o state of insolvenoy, to Joseph . and John Radloy ; and the payment of monoy under tho snmne circumstances to the Entorprisg Man~ ufuturlnf Company, of Handwich, Il War~ runts for tho arrest of tho dobtor, and tho soiz~ ursof his stock, wore issued, R:Flsler Hibbard makes an announcomient whicl: will be roceived with interest by huniredy of policy-holders, Largo asis the numlor of claims on policios in bankrupt insurance com- punlus “ proved ux," in stlll larger amounts ‘proofs_of loss® have nover botn flled. Judge Blodgelt will on Mondny next, at 10 in the moraiug, hoar argumonts |n relation to allowiug all suoh clalwms ; and ag large nummbers of unproved claimg azainst Iepkrupt compaunlog | dopend upon the deeision made,ell altornoys In- torcstod aro dosired to be prosent o oxprows tlieir viows. Tha will of Sylventor Roxton has boon in the County Jourt for ten or twelvo yonrs pant, A poouliar clauso of tho will fa to tho effect that, should cortain oxocoutors dlo, other executors waoro to follow, Tho will Ia in .moro respacts thau ong, inconsistont with the Inws of this Btato, Y rosident of Illinoin, npplied to bo appomnted ns successot of ono of tho oxecutors, deceased, but was rofusod. In tho mattor of tho Grent Weatorh Insurance Com; nng tho offort to dircovor tho nnmes of tho atookfioldors whoso pockolbnols hnvo yot to blebd in the causy of tho poliey-holdors, wos 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 29, 25, 21, 27, 9, 48, ot 60, et T ey itod i e Tnte it ho H, E, Duckbinder v. sdward Talawn and Tguatz Diomel anmtnplt ZObnrlcn MeUonvilla v, Jolin Karasick, o, 41,#77—lentiott v, Fredo- tlek Kachlor s divorco nud alimony. — 41,878—Jumen A, Tonsevell, nnd ‘Theodoro Tansevelt v, A, Wol- estorday, W. K. Boxton, who fa not & | catt, Amos R. Swith, Spraguo ; nsdmpsit § singular statoment that, while she experionces groas roliof from it during the winter and spring. months, it utlorly fails in hot woathior. Can iho fnct that the suu'in 6t shat timo in Cancer hiave anything to do with it? ¢ 114, 49, 41, 44, 40, 47, ! (n{’]filnlNlA‘rvligir; itinklay's Hubdivislon of tho N, W. ¥ of nkloy's Hubdiviuol o b el 3¢ of Hon, 8 Township 78, ] 21,060, and silduvit for attachnont, 41, RT‘ R.'v. Amands Dorou; divorca, 41,8i6— Toppin appeal, 41,870—Mark {Valsh lam Denjaiuin Page, o 0,000, s e ~—A Indy who has used oundurango makes the Eestordny resiimod, noveral old oflicials havin, con unanrthod whose testimony, it wan_hoped, might Joad to gomothing satisfactury, Nothing very docidodly brilllant was renlized. Mrs, Dunn, carrying on a mfl]lnul;{ businoss mnoxt to Field & Lciter's boforg tho flro, yoster- day altonded bofore Rogistor 1ibbard to prove hor clnim ngainst the Biato Insurauce Comnpany, The claimaut {4 tho holdor of policion in half dazen difforent Companles, the only ouo of ‘which likely to produce nnytlflug 1s the Sinte. The ssmo E. Griffin, who racently won tho sult for n perpotual injunction rostraining one Inlscher outting ico on bin lensed proporty, now brings o similar suit agninst Anson Piper and others, enjoining the cutling of ice between the wont line of Slip B aud enfltqluu of Blip E on the ‘Wost Branch: Tho First and Becond National Panks of Aurors, Tils,, f‘ustul’duy commeonced suit ngaingt Martin'D, Miller, Town Collostor of that town to restrain tho collection of taxcs on the stockof tho companics, The Union National Dank, of Aurors, also commenced similor suit. Judgo Portor is sufforing from n distrosningly govora cold, and_the alternate fita of heat and frigidity with which the Courts aro favored by tho ecconirio atonm-pipos, ovory day, arc not likely to condueo to L recovery. Dfi the” omission of two words in our report, published yostorday, n parngraph wns mado to read that Judge Torter would not call the Jan- | unry calondar, It should have been *January calondar, numbor two,” Binco the fire nhout forty burnt record suits hiave beon filed in the Bupreme Court, snd thirty- four in the Oircuit Court, Ior Lo latest ece to«day'a records 2 Tho bittle botweon tho city and tho_ South Chigago Turnvoroin has hoen transferred from the lowor Oourts to the Circuit Court, by appeal filed yesterday: P Tt 18 oxpoctod that the Dyer caso will bo proa- ecuted in the Criminal Court in the courio of lquor (teat) caso. Among the indictmenta roturned by tho Grand Jury yosterday, was one of couspiracy against one Barnes, snd Fullor and Rainforth. The Grand Jury, up to'yostordny, found eov- enty-five indictmonts, after which they dispersed to t{mh‘ Lomes and business, Lottors from Judgo Jameson convoy tho in- telliganco thot His Honor in recovoring health slowly, and may bo lookod for, bor necidonts, in tho spring. A $60,000 assumpsit suit was yesterdiy coms menced in tho Superior Court, Itoosovelt ot al: v. Wolcott ot al. (seo Record). Tho prisonors in the county jml, awaiting ar- raignmont, will bo brought into Court to-duy. Joln M. Scott yestorday fovo tho required bailin tho suit, Hamilton v, Scott. Stato's Attornoy Reed goes to Joliet, to prose- cuto Porteot, tho weok saftor noxt. ATTORNEY'S RECORD, CALY, TO-DAY, Judgo Blodgott will s Mouday ar arjrusients rola. 4ve to claims not proved up agalnst bankvupt Insure auco Companies, Judgo Porter will call 34, 95, 36, 97, 29, 40, 430 68 nclusive, 2 Judgo Troo will hear motionn to-day, and continuo tho'canzo on trinl on Monday, Tudgo Rogors, on Aiouday, il ry from 1 o 93 e clusivo, o followsng claim ealendar was set for ndfustment in tho County Court for Mouday : Ohurlen Tetz, Lonin Coln, Ourits Murton, Abuer W, Hendurson,' Bilah Larison, Jeremiah’ Lears, dohn Tralved, Vnter Bohmmlo, Silas W, Fort, Aufust, Knrziuskl, Matlins Blmon, Wm, 1, Day, Lotls A. Kormendy, Edward W, GriMin, Mary’ A, Clayton, Coriclius Twoniey, Ellzabeth Gunnon, John' Tussoy, Jdustus Schucler, Thnothy Collins, Barah Fignu, Ita A. Shurtlelt, Wa, D, Wiuer; Bamuef V. R, Hickox. 4 citaNorny, Tite Crtiourr Qoun- illiams, J.).—185—Weldon J. v. Florenco Cobb; datres of @ivorco, B, I, 11— Tshnm el l, v, Hundy et al.; leavo fo filo petition, os of Bept. 4, 1673, i liou of petition lost 3 motion upon file, and detreoin compllanico therewith, 777—Fannio Mathiss Lavallot ; docsce, 728—Win, V. May Davi decree, 411—Mary v, Jamiea King ; decree, J.)—680~3argurct v, Bernard lio hearing on ‘Monday ‘at 10 x. m. 4sl—Thompoon v, Thompeon ; dismiseed by complainant, 60—ickiacl v. Margaret Colill ; order for temporary nilnouy, aa prayed, 6370—3ayer v. Rice et al; form of notics to unknown owners, T'np SUERION COURT—(Gars, J.)—0%0—Krones ¥, Krones ; motioz for femporary slitnony rud solicitor's fees dented, G0i—Forenian v, ‘Tobcy 3 death of Dontl suggesied, And leavo to tilo’ aupplomental ili in tha naturc of o bill of Revivor. 10%—Tolzin v, Jucob § demurror of Gagetts overriled, aud rulo to answer inatenter, 739—Morchaui. v, Morchunt ; exceplions to amended suswer sustaiued, tnd leave to smend by 10 8., Oth justant, 180—Blonchard v, Childs 3 (s~ missdd by complatuan, COMMON LAW, Tz Cmovre Couwt—(Hoerd; Marava v, Kakuska ; rulo esterided 15 day —Wm. M, Caso v, Ilenry Hutehinmon § portios 0 rostoro respeclive pieadings, verdict, mott, 1 for mow trial, cte; defendint excente, (T'rec, J.)—=03,149—Gould v, Heitzian + Judgient 3158, S37—Brenngu v, Bontag ; timo to o bill of exceptions oxtended 20 doys. 666—Walsh v. Trasices of tie irit Prosbyteriau Chureh and Socicly of Iydo Purk 3 trinl rosumed, 1,058—Wlitohotao v, Hay iseell by plalulif. (oalty i Beott ; tme to filo bond cxtended t Tolmin ot al, v. Wieka; judgment 3 dton v, Seoft ] boud niproved, 1 and Iron Worka v. Wolf 0 cas Tule on S1—Girard Tulia et ol.;” judgment $62.75 ogninst Row.ll, gnrniehee, 613—Clarle ot al, v. Kaw- sou; Hino to o bond cxtended 4l Wednesday, Tity: Sur: ‘ounr—(Forler, Van Veckiciu el al; danurres to smended second plea overruled, and leave o reply in ten dags, 3,90 Deveroux'y, Montayue; dismizsed by plaintift, O'Nelll v, O"Neill ; appesl dirmissed with proced for want'of aflidavit. of merltn, 9,695—Rothburth v, Schnell ; dofnult of Courad Schiell only, 2,536~ teen of Blair Lodge, etc., v. Republio Tnsuranco Come pony; leavo to amend nnrr,und cummons, Gugno v, Commerclal Insurancs Comipas amagea asaoksed at $6,923, 1,640—DBnker v, Barden: alas mime mone to {esu in placo of that 10st. 3,H07~Stern v, Lomner; dismdséed by pluintir. 9,849—Do Condrea . Allen § order ¢ per stipulation, ' 8,200—Hszley v, Joss; Jury to seal verdict, BANKRUPTCY, Tue UNre Stamis Disyuice Count—(Liodett, J.) —3,070—Llkan Uenoch eb ol dischergo of Ritan enoch entored, 3,176—Jobn 11, Luco ctal,; on tho petition of Dodd & Co, et al.; 1ssitod ueual rulo fo show causo, g J)—2,620—2Tanfl v, PIODATE, Tne CouNTy Count—( Wullice, J.)=-Charl inventory apprafsomont and wward” approy Jamin ¥, Haddock ; leave to adminiater to roleano cel tain goouritlcn.—Jamea YWatt : fuventory and spprajice ment spproved, aid clatms of Wilfaw Astiton lowed, —8ylvuster Bexton ; tlles rostored ; applieation for lotters testamontary a4 successor, refused.—James Munroo ; will proven ; lattera {eulathentary granted to Aloxander Munroo; hond of $,000,—Cyrus b, Allico ; Judgmentin fvoror Slegol ‘Hesu rentored.—Olinrlcs t. Oarroll et ul; minors ; report of guardian to &tand s tnventory, LUNACT, Tz Qounry Count—(Wallice, J)—John Bromer ; vordict, insano and not & pauper, - Willlsn Vance 3 vordiet, not fusaue, Trlal of John R, S.cles cone nued il tho Ol inst,, ut 10w, m, Hew s, Tow Unitep Brates Ommovrr Count—Asn Dow, David Krelgh, and Clinton Driggs v dlark Kimbal) Assigneo of the Mutual Sucurity Insurnnce Company of Chicago, BIII for sctolf of n polioy of Mrs, L. J, Whitnoy for 93,000 against Jullments procurcd by the defendant ngalnst tho plaintis, Firet, Hecond, and Undon Natioual Bunk of Anrora ¥ Town Collcctor§ bill Spooner v. to restrain the collection of taxes on stock, Tz Coure Count,—5,080—~Franlk 13 Augustus Wollboum; confossion of judgmont ona n0to of $300.45, 6,381k, Griilin v, Auson 8, Piper, St Plyor, ud hn Plper; bl to rostrain tho cute tug of ico on tho Weat Branch, betwoen Slips 1 and I, 8,582—Lewis Benudlet v, E, Caockett, Jr.; attachmoent for a dobt clalmed of §1,291.63, 6,383—Hoss v, Will- {am Koorfor; divorce. G8i—Edward I, Chaud- ler. Albert M, Dodman; petition to rextore Judgment of $128.05 nud costs, 5,336—A1na. v. John Klommo ; appenl, 6,386~ 3, Cuvo v, 1y, 0. Hutehinson ; notles of application 1o restoro record, 5,387—Carl A, W, Wolnberg v, Carl J, Ewborg; cons. fesuion of Judgmient, $335. 6,UBH—IClfurth v, Gross- bitach { appeal, 6,085—Thiomny ot al, v, Goro ; same, 8,690—Maubntan Bowing Machiue Company v.' Lin same. 5,30(—Schwab v, Hendricks ; samo, 5,0 Horaoe I, Wait v, Clty of Chleaizo: caso $10,000, 5,303—Charles D, Quinlin v, City of Chicago; samo 50,000, 5,394—Withihold, ~ 5,395—Lamberlsin v, Do- fluf;ur‘ appeal, 5,90—ITogan v, ltoguells; samo, 5,307—Joln I', Andorson v, Andrew Gunderson (7) - stmpeis $300, ~ 5i08—~Lowell & Barker V. McCormiek & J, 1, Rowell; mechanics' flen on No. 149 Kiuzio streof, 5,309—City v. Bouth Chicago ‘Turn-Voreln, 6,400—Same, 6,401—Illen ¥, Richmond & Jaa. I, Richmond v. V. I, Briuk & tto Muor; cnso $500, B, 03—Joshua Manly v, Hoston Star Collar’ Coin- pany; ‘msaumpsit §500 (Burnt Records Hill)—Si— Clifcago Vickling & Provision Compuny v, whom it may coneern ; for ull thnt port of the tractioual Hoce Lion 28, {n Townslp 49, bolonglug to tho Company, on Lumber street, Si—AUelino 0. Kont v. all whor it may concorn; Tots 13 aud 14 on Rowbon Tnylor'a Sub- divislon of tho cast half of owl-Lot 61, Caval Lrustces Aubdivislon of Buction 7, Township 39, $1-Sidney A, Iont v, all whom it may concern: 9 feotof Lot 0, wholo of Lots 10, 13, and 10, fu Block 127, Sehool Trualoss’ dilition, T Burenion Govrr—i1 f12—Tuclus A, Wiliard v, Thouss A, Hill, Nathan 2 Fit-h, and all whom i mav eonasin 5 potfijon to eatublisl titlo to Loty 15, 10, blo. e “Tiight T combinos thn tiost valnahla Bubatancos, and diff acoous foods, which, Lelug quite nuablo to afford proj nourishmont to a 1 ooty nnd ilotIo condlijon, . {lam s airo tho nisantagauf Loing fr hualc of (1o orn, which produces berlt and fntenetabio W“md. 'SPECIAL NOTICES, Dest Food for Intants. S I IT, Prince Albort, Vlnl'll"r lr’\'!"'m” s0_woll upon 1¢ (it SEwst b very good. Kondal, Medical At antan 11 42 fiimons. tio. Drindons. ot Wales. X ""BI'F" resomblos Mothor's MUk as fllol(l;u as " ¢ i i on g oad : oate o Lt o pAbto. g aid Towo-forming fors. onnontinlly {rom oftioe farins por itly lond to a & Maoro's propara. 20 from tho ground atlon of Ui howols atralufng ro- & Mooro, 143 all chomists, growing Infaut, froqtent Havo frerhion, No hillug_or Buid in tina. Teapared by fiuvor ow Tlond.at., London.” Prosurablo o druggisty and Rtaroknepnes throughout thn Rlates, e DIUNEMIEN S, ATKEN'S THEATRE, ‘Wnbnsh-av. and Congross-st. Matinoo at 3% o'closl:, Fvcning at 8, ologant comody and Tomblle deand, DON CZESAR DE BAZAN. - DON OESAR, . FRANK . AIKEN, Shamus 0'Brien and Naval Engagements, LIEUT. KIKGSTO! FRANK Ji, ATKEN, I-Jnllrg Cfl!llllul)flly doghe R'B 1 ’}\‘l‘nulr:;ofi!':}lflu—llm S A 5ta; Bvoorid Taicony, O oia. odayesdonoph 'rostas und Tho liod Laskat Book. HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, SUCCESS! SUCCESS! SUCCESS! Thursday, Jan, 2, every ovening during tho weok, and Baturdey Matinee, 1 ntod, i ton goneral deslro to it~ N RSO BN R R aor, Fatonor's boantifui romant e dramo, PomEDT O'DATW L TWith tho fall trongiliof thio company in tho cast, new efents, suporh appointmonts. MoVIOKER'S THEATRE, Thudye, Prtdey and Butunlas, and Sntucdoy Matinoo, ronditionof GUEEN GAPHERINE, 1n Tistorical Play of R VII OABDINAL WOOLSIY.... LEVICK," in hor ureat Shaksponre's T MILNES ondzy, Tnewlay, Wodnesday, and Thursdny noxt, MISE OUSIIIAN AS MEG MERRILIES, Beats can bo seenred. 2~ Carringo Baltanco from Monroo-at., alley oastof the Theatre, NIXON'S, THAETSE SUCGESS ! {1 TREMENDOUS APPLAUSE!!! Tovival of tho groat cmotlonnl drams. UXCLE T0R'S CABIN. or, Lifo Among tho Towly. " Ille. Rarie Zoe. In hor great_obaractor of TOPSEY, introducing hor famous Camp-Mecliog Song. Grand % tineo on Saturdas afternoan, . ACADEMY OF MUSIO, Grrarcl Bnglislhh Oporas Monday—MARTIIA, Tucsdag_MARITANA, 2 Wodnosday Alatinos DOOTOR OF ALOANTARA. Wolnostay Nlght—BOUESTAN GILL, with tho followini fasorito artists: Miss Rowo Hnraeo, Miss Emma 1 Are, Zolds Soguin, Mr, Broo housa” Bowler, M ugeno Olark, Mr. Gustavos Hall, M. dolu Glnr\xhz\h' didvward i 's'.""' A, J. Chatlorsun, i e orélostra ntd chorts., ARAbteit Dirostor.seeeee 3 fr. 5, Bobrons Mualcul Diro i f MYERS' OPERA HOUSE, Mooroo-st., botween Dearbornand State-sts. Attington, Cotton& Kemble's Minstrels. vy Now Year ta All._A Monstor Bill for tho Tol. e S ichad - Do, Artiats,. Mioldn and Wilson, Chi i andd U'rinl NOTI 5E: Tho 3 vielock Teain, Tricks Auentire EII‘TI'X’XR‘G of progran . Sk wil bo givon V'Fliares MATINEE. AGADEMY OF MUSIC, SIZ HIGIDS, KEW YEARS AND SATURDAY MATINEES, ENGAQEMENT OF Robert McWade, Tho groatost natural nctor in hifs wwondorfal porsonation of RIP VAN WINXLE. NO ADVANOE IX PRIOES. GLOBE_THEATRE. Mondus ¥rcalng, Den. 80, ovory nlght and Wodnosday “had Eaturday Matiuuos, 2. IVE. CATTRILOT L, And Bls Liys, Th Goneral, Mantor 1ddio and Littlo Dok, LEOIN BRO’I‘HERS,H Wby Noweomb Tora D Mirs Tucy Adains, B A e Attos Ralila St and (hra C fn'n now nud ehuioy bi Drama entitled HE 15 D) Co: g, new Coutie oncinding CK TUR- i o PIN. (o2 MINNIE MYRTLE MILLER, Leoture on “JOAQUIN MILLER, The . Poot and tho Man.” EATURDAY G, Jon, 4, 153, nt UNTON PARIC CONGREGATIONAL CULURCIL, coruor Washe tugton-st, and Awbland-ay. : Adrmleston, i0 cents, Rescrved Seats, 76 conta, Miokets for zalo at Wt sido Library, 459 Madison.st., and_Boll's Drug Sto fson, ournor Sholdon-st. PORTER'S NATIONAL TELE- GRAPH COLLEGE, y eveninie, ats weludk, ubject—Tho 1lstory of the kicctrio . DISSOLUTION. Th tnership heretofora cxlsting botwaen Thas. 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