Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 2, 1873, Page 1

VOLUME 26. CEICAGO, WATCHES AND JEWELRY. TEWELRY ‘We shall positively close our Re- teil Department, including our en- tire stock of Fine Goods, March 1, and offer one of the finest stocks of. JEWELRY end STERLING SIL- VER WARE, especially for Bridal gnd other presents, ever sold in this city.- This is the only establishment of -the kind in the city offering goods gtthe ACTUATL: COST. Call at our gtore if you wish great bargains for- the next 30 days. B ERORRIS& 0, 137 & 139 State-st., o (Just south of Madison). Special bargains in the best quality of GOLD CHAINS, AMERICAN. WATCHES, and STER- LING SILVERWARE. RODDIN & - HAMILTON, 99 Statest., cor. Washington, ~OFFICES IN TEB rilne Buldig - Now Realy for- Ocenpancy. The finest single offices and suites in the city. : The building is strictly Fire- Proof. B e i The floors are laid in English Tile. "Fireand Burglar-Proof Vaults- ‘All appointments of the bes description. . i An elevator connects with all the floors. There are several choice of- fees offered at reasonable rates for'a term of years. ‘See the offices. - For terms quirs of W. C. DOW, . . Room 1, Nevada Block. TO IRV L g, O, ol Lafs Inall parts of thacity. Appl fiparta of theclty. £20ly 42 sa1pson & CO., , Real Eitpfl and Renting Aconir . 144 LaSalle-st., A. O, """ Banker and Broker. Toannse A 1busin , but, partios wishing to sell Bt bring 14 with thora 04 16ave {62 Y ofice. - . "INSURANCE CLATMS. Pasties wishing to dispaze of claims or balances after Atvidend agatnst the {nsolvent Companies, can obtain th rexy highest price by calling on me at 150 Dearborn-st., Boom . J. N. WITHERELL. DI G Claims of all deseriptions (barring outlawed paper) pramptly eollected in any part of the couztry. No attor- 2¢33" foes {n suits, and no collectlons no charges. Inquirs who wo are, our responsibility, eto, FRASIER'S Mercan- tile Collection Agency, 146 East Madison-st. S & ' TO LEASE. e TO LEASE . Tor a Term of Years. FINANCIAL. Jets oa Ohto, Indians, and Kingsbury-sts., well adapt- $hir manutacturing prispose Ueraeta all paved. . Ap- o MITCHELL, Age: 7 Clark asoment Superior DISSOLUTION NOTICES. " DISSOLUTION. b‘mlhmwhregdsdngu 8. & H. Florsheim and & Flombelzys Co, Enve this day” dissgived, by matoal St 7 SRS EAY %h- I.:m. #. FISRSHERL ¢ nodezsigned have this 1c d partnershis Iv‘@mhasmme axd ltylg?l f'};n;éfl:nagm. P Feb. 1. 1573, Partner Wanted, Amsuafycrod 3 p 1A Zulactesing and fobbing houso whoss 100 cent for the past fir ears, T T Feterent oF e bt resident parines. Cart i Tequired, aboat $50,0.0. . Address, with Toal mame: hd_msufiummfii 03 whero s Interview may be & CO., care'Carzier No. 6. .'Improve this opportunity. The OFFER Slaughtef,' FURNITURE. IMMENSE SALE FURKITURE! AT AUCTION, 220 Wabash-av., On Wednesday, Feb. 5,1873, com- mencing at 10 o’clock. WM. A, BUTTERS & C0., Auct'rs. Having decided to retire from the Retail trade, we shall dispose of our entire stock of Furniture at Auction. Our stock consists of Parlor, Bed- room, Dining-room and Office Fur- niture, and a large variety of Com- mon Furniture, nearly all of which is of our own manufacture, and su- perior to most of the Furniture sold. on this market. The attention of the trade is called to this sale of very desirable goods.. ‘greatest bargains ever offered in ‘Chicago. WEBER FURNITURE COMPANY 220 Wabash-av. INSURANCE. STATEMTNT OF THE WILLIAMSBURGH CITY FIRE INSURANCE CO., OF BROOELYN, N. Y. TANUTARYTY 1, 1878. Capital = - - - $250,000.00 Surplus = = = = - 203,960.99 $453,960.99 ASSETS. Real Estate. s ‘Loans on Bond snd Atortgage. yre g5.020.17 13,720,863 8717.33 §593,333.13, . LIABILITIES. 3 141,372.14 5 8453,990.99 DAN, M. BOWMAR, Agent, 150 LaSalle-st. MANUFACTURERS’ F. & 1. Tsureacs Compay, BOSTOIN. Organized January 1, 1873; Capl Gall e ), - - 500,00 GEO.C.CLARKE, A GENT, 8 & 4 Bryan Block. FRENCE BRONZES. BRONZES. TO AMATEURS! Real Artistic French Bronzes. Bplendid Mantel Set; Marble and Bronze Olock and Candelabres; - Statuettes. F. LA BONIDE, 59 North Clarlk-st. Also, Imported Guns, latest styles in gre]a‘eh-r.anderé. French Burglar-Proof ocks. g FOR SALE. INK. SEANDS LETTER CLIPS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. CULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & (0, 118 & 120 MONROE-ST. MERCHANT TAILORS, ARTISTIC & SUBSTANTIAL TAILORING. 15 PEE CENT. ‘We offer to gur frionds and customers and the public, days, goods in our line at 15 per cent below tho regulsr price. Please givous & call and exam- ine ourstock. Wedding Sulta a specialty. REINHARDT & FOREMAN, 3 328 Btate-st. MISCELLANEOUS. MAIZE FLOUR! MAIZE FLOUR! JONES & STAUDING'S PATENT, Where can you buy 1t?_ At Skizaer & Lock's, €23 West 3t 3 J Laby, cor. M 4 o b oart: 310 Weat Siadisoner, o0 Lincel 5. H. McOREA & CO., Gen 2 167 East W Agents, onat. $_40,000.00 95:818:08 REMOVALS. Grecnebaum’s Building, FIFTE-AV., Bstweel Randolph and Washington-st. The three Banking Of- fices on the main floor of this Building will be oc- cupied, from and after Monday, Feb! 3, by : e Garnm el Bt The German Savings Bank, Henry Gregnehanm & Company REMOVAL. Moo osurance O oF ARTHUR €. DUCAT IS REMOVED T0' 155 LaSalle-st. (ANDREWS BUILDING), Northeast Corner of Arcade-court. REMOVAL. COLLINS & HONT MANUFACTURERS OF Shirts to Order, AND DEALARS IN NEN'S FURNISHING G00DS, | HAVE REMOVED TO 128 De_arborn-St., North of Madison-st. REMOVAL. 1. 1, [ERATY, PAPERHANGINGS, AT FACTORY PRICES. 4 174 & 176 State-st. REMOV.ATL. STORRS & WARE, Doalers in Roal Estate, and Propriotors In tho Normal School Subdivision, Englewood, have removed to thelr nuw and elegant Ofice, No. 94 Washington-st. Chieago, Feb. 4, REMOV.AX. SONTAG&STAUDINGER IMPORTERS OF Ching, Glassware, and Fancy Gools, ‘Havo removed and are now pormancatly located at 160 ST ATE-ST. Rermoval. J. M. ADSIT, Banker, 'HAS REMOVED TO 968 WASHINGTON-ST., Botwoen Clark azd Dearbornoste, REAL ESTATE. # FORSAIIN .BY C. C. THAYER & CO,, 186 EAST MADISON-ST. The following Acre Property, 8t and adjoining Washington Heights: 20 Acres in Sec. 7, 37, 14. 10 Acres in Sec. 16, 37, 14. 17, 37, 14. ey 1873.. 80 Acres in Sec. 2 105 Acres in Scc. 30, 37, 160 Acres in Scc. 3 160 Acres in Sec. 13, 37, 13. 10, 20 and 40 Acres in Sec. 19, 37, 14. aro cxcallent tracts for subdivislon, and b et mking food iarestmente: EDUCATIONAL. - - STEAM WARMING. Decotivo besting apparstus of churches, stores, ete., ‘made to work satisfactorily, snd meet requiroments of Board of Underwriters. Bids furnished for steam-heat- ing. Jobbing attended to. WATSON & MORRILL, 105 Michigan-st. STEAM HEATING, And Dealers in Wronght Iron Pipo and Fittingz. SAML I POPE & CO., 87 and 89 West Lake-st. "Sicrap Iron. LU0 tons wronght and cast s wroughtand cast {iapror bonis, 36d o1l kinds of old Total wanted, “which I will pay the highest cash r?x-lce. Wholesale Deater ta Scre- Toone O Metsss, £ : c Ao gy Kl i A oy R e oy A Olesale and Retail, Masks. assortment in the Westat . -st.; mear 3 “WHOLESALE AKD RETAIL. NORTH SIDE SCHOOL, 63 NORTH CLARK-ST. The next term begins MONDAY, Fob. 10, 1573, Par- enita desiring to obtais for tnelr sons & caruful preparation | for College or the Sciontitic School, withs ttorouzh in- struction In the modern langusges, and personal atten- {ion to gcnerl depgrment ad, Sltafp TN Reiorencos—E. W, Blatchford, K. N. Isham, Tinkh: 1L Wi donst. £CALES. FAIRBARKS STANDARD SCALHES OF ALL SIZES. . FATRBANES, MORSE &00 - WEST WASHINGTON-6T. X TREMOVAL | | NEW PHOTOGRAPHIC PARLORS We have just received an elegant assortmentof GORHAM MAN'UI‘AG__TURING €o0.’8 Sterling Silverware, ‘Warranted 925-1,000 Fine. The Gorham Company is pre-eminently distinguished for their artistic designs and ornamentation, filne workmanship, and the purity of their Silver. Their great facilities for manufacturing enable them to produce Sterling Bilver that cannot be approached in utility, beauty, and price. An examination is respectfully requested. N, MATSON & €0, " State and Monroe-sts. PHOTOGRAPHS. I THE REPUTATION OF 'BRAND, THE ARTIST 1s a sufficient gusrantos to those ds- siring Photographs, that at his PARLORS, 595 WABASH-AV., Thoy will gst noth but the St ety Aednigend .| “Shadow" and “Rembrandt” Photos in Berlin Finish, STUDIO, 596 “WABASH-AY.| COPYING. sour OLD Pictures of do- Take ceased “friends to BRAND'S, to havo them beaatifally copled. Brand’s Art Gallery, 595 Wabash- av. CHILDRENS PICTURES, ‘Best Herlin Finish, only $3 y per dogen, at [BRAND'S, 596 WABASH-AV. "PROOFS. Mr. Brand shows you PROOTS of **negative" and does NOT Testrict you to ONE .SITTING, And e hs ta- | 3 L Pt in evary particalar. ART GALLERY, 506 Wabash:av. (] @D | & | 3 J. H. ABBOTT, formerly of 131 Sonth Clark-st., and ashingtonet.. will pen s Now and First-class’ Gl tatost., over Grover & Baker Sewing Machine ‘the 15th day of this month. Patronageof formor ., on trionds will be eolicited. , ~VENI, VIDI, VICI. PHOTOGRAPES, 50 CENTS PER DOZEN, At WOOD & BRIGGS' Photographic Art Gallory, .~ 170 South Halsted-st. L5~ Phot¢ 5 'z dozea. COPARTNERSHID NOTICES. The undersigned have this day formod & copartnership under tho firm namo of Enight & Leonard. .. CHAS. A, KNIGHT, Chicago, Feb. 1, 1873, CHAS. E. LEONARD. OHAS. A ENIGHT. ~ CHAS. E. LEONARD, KNIGHT & LEONARD, SUCOESSORS TO Horton & ILeonard, Printers, No. 10 Norih Joffrson-5t LIMITED PARTNERSHIP. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thit a limitod partoer. sbip has this 2ith day of January, 1873, baen formed by and betwean William Numson, Jobn W, Numsen, &. G. Numsen, ‘m. N. Nomees, all of Baltimore, Mlary- 1and, who are the special partaors, and who e Contri ‘uted'tho sum of 310,600 to the capital stock of snid part- Dorship, and E. A. Waidner, of Ghicago, who 1 the gon. partnor aad successor t6 th Grm of Wm. Numsea & BSons, of Ublcago. Taat this limited partnorzhip is to contnue for the piriod of two yewrs from this date. The business of the old firm will hereafter bo carried on at Nos. 43and 47 River-st., Chicago, under the namo and stslo of F. A. Waldner, who will pay all tho debts against e e e s for 211 outatavding indebtodnese, dae_ to WWm. Numsen Sons, of Chicago, i % A SLAIDNER. VAl N, NUBBEN, © Chicago, Tk, Jnu. 27, tema. - " icial Partiers. ‘ BANKING. 105 CLARK-ST., Methodist Church Block. Six per oent interest allowed it able seund- aanaally, Jaly 1 aad Ju(.:l' ) “‘E’%fi.m’ by ey War. Krvary Reep, Casafér. % KOTE, Dol furtt 1 calling at o Dk whl b6 prossaiad e Por oL ek fao gad 020 dimedeposited to his ?, which sum éan be drawa pleasars, orherc: HOTELS. HMatteson House, ¥ ‘Wabash-av, and Jeckson-st, This clegant Hot - Feb. | P el fgal&’flngnnpfnmmpnbuc)flnnw ‘el BERT HILL, Proprietor. St. Charles Hotel, Desplaines-st,, near Washington, 82,00 per day. Nohash. No.1. Tiyit. ‘A. KIDDEE. " Propristor. -noxae-delusion in it that wi REAL ESTATE. An Increasing Demand for ANl Classes of Residenco Property. Business Gravitating Toward the Old Centres. A Dull Feeling in Regard to Some Classes of Residence Property. A Banker’s Opinion of Real Estate Specus lations---Transfers for the Week, The most prominent feature of tho real estate market is the demand for nearly all classes of residence property, both improved and unim- proved. Thero is quite an active inquiry for first-class residences costing from $20,000 to €30,000. Tho fact is a littloremarkable, because, in times when monoy is tight, ss it has been for the last thre months, this class of property is usually the hardest to sell. We can give no ox- planation of it excopt that moneyed men (which, in gome instances, is known to be the case) look for ectivily in trade and prosperons times next spring, and think tho present pressure for money tho best opportanity to take advan- tage of the necessities of owners of such prop- erty. The demand iseqnally good for residence Tota at prices ranging from 350 to $230 per front foot, aud builders are beginning to inquire for loty suitabla for the erection of blocks of dwel~ lings that can bo sold at $10,000 to $15,000 for each houso and Iot. The demand for residence property extends to suburban lands, and the at- tention of speculators is directed mainly to acro property. During the whole of 187 there wos very little, building of rosi- dences of ¢ eny cluss in Chicago; the whole attention of builders and contractors was turned to the rebuilding of the business quarter of the city. In the meantime, the popu- lation of the city has increased at least 15,000. These facts arc 2 sufficient reason for the in- creased rents and the increased demand for dwellings. e BUSINESS PROPERTY, Tt is difficult to sell business property excapt on certain streets and within certain limits. Notwithstanding the vast amount of capital that hins been expended to draw trade into new locali- ties, there is an eyident tendency in business ::flgm\‘itale back to the old centres. First-class e has been permanently located on Madison and Washington streets, as far west as the river, and on Wabash avenuo as far south as Van Bu- ren, but with these oxceptions no permanent ex- tonsion of firs{~class c has resulted yet from tho firo. A good many fino business building have boen built in other now quarters, in the hope of drawing trade to them, and though this result will doubtless be effected in time, thers &eems no disposition on the part of merchants to try the experiment now. B ‘There is now a surplus of business buildings over the requirements of trade, and this being the case, merchants naturally concentrate in the old centres, leaving numbers of new buildings in now quarters without tenanta. A BANKER'S OPINION. 1t a complete history of the nccumulation of wealth by individoals in the United States conld be written,it would undoubtedly show that more men bad grown rich by the increase in value of real estate than -in any other way. Notwith- standing tliis, it is & fact that bankers generally, and alsothe keenest classof speculators, themen who haudle bonds and mortgages, who deal in stocksandmanipulatethe dailymarkets, areinclin- cd to Iook uponwhat thoy call * real esfatespecu- lation " with o feeling slightly akin to contempt. It seoms to them too easy a plan of making money; too easily comprehended by tho dullest intellocte, and, for this very reason, they cannot divest themselves of tho impression that there is some day be sud- denly dispelled by a collapse. Tn conversation, & fow days since, a thought~ fal banker wes asked: “ What do you think of the condition of rcal estate speculation and prices here in Chicago #” . “Well, 23 long 18 we havo the prosent inflat- ed volume of irredeemablo currency, I don't see but prices niay be sustained.” . “Then you attributo the continued risein values to en inflation of the carrency and the immunity from redemptions in specia?" “ Yes, to a large extent. _Currency is & medi- um of exchanging other things; a factor which can be pat to use in no_other way. been expanded and coined, 8s it were, into a tangible shape, in excess of the legitimate commercial roquirements of the country. But, being in existence, and baving no means of retiring a8 it would natarally do if it were redeemabloin specie which could be ex- ported, it obliges an increase of transactions fo make artificial employment for its supe:abund- ance. Failing to find sufficient occupation in the speculation in commodities, it affects real estate and increases tho volume of transactions, and tho activity of trading in land creates the popular impresaion that tho lsnd is rising in value.” But don’t you admit that the rise in value of real estute in Chicago is more largely attribata- ble to the increose of trada and mplflniifln of thecity ? You see that in other places, even in the West, real estate has not risen in value asit has here. “Yes, the growth of the city is to s great ox- tontghe immediste causo of tho increase of prices, but the growth of tho city, the increase of trade and speculation aro all in & measure at- tributable to the redundance of the currency. ‘When the currency is cllowed to contract to its natural volume, speculative enterprises will diminish trade, will fall off, and immigration will decrease, I tell you, sir, if we had been on a specie basis last ‘November and December thoro wonld have been not only a currency panic bat a general commercial panic, and real estate swould hiave depreciated largely from present prices.” ? With your views, then, would you sdviso men who have money in any sum from £300 up to 310,000 to keep clear of real estate ? *B; means! Notwithstanding the prob- able sl age of values that would result from o resumption of specic payments, investmonts in realestate areaftcrall, theeafost for the largest class of men, because there are comparatively Tow of thoeo who ever get hold of money by any hook or crook_who are keen enough to succeed in trade, and, even with these few, success is in most cases only temporary; they ‘make money, but do not keep it. ;The fact ia that it is the mon of mediocre talent who accumulate and keep money. They are not smart, and they know it. Having onco gob hold of money they are afraid to trust their own judgment to invest it inanything but real estate, orsomething of thet kind, which can never lose its wholo vaiue, un- lesaall the relations of commerce and society arebroken up. The most cautions ones prefer investment in mortgages, which bear 10 per cent interest, but, in the general esgernoss to make the most, are not satisfied with 10 per cent per per sunum, and take the mext eafest thing, Which is the ontright purchase of the property." The foregoing, if Dot tho exact words, is at Ieast the whole substance of the opinion of one of tho most thonghtfnl and successfal bankers in this city. On the whole, we should conclude that in his opinion any man who wss not satis- fied with 10 et cent per annum, sccompanied by 28 near absolute security as can be had, could Dot do better than invest in real estate. BATURDAY'S TRANSFERS. The following instruments were filed for rec- ord on Saturday, Feb.1: crry prorERTY. Mohawk st, bet Linden et and North av, w £, 25 £t fo alley, with buildings, dated Jan. 31; consideration, ,650. . in n of Block 35, in Brand's Add, with other property, dated Jan. 24 ; consideratfon, £2,100, North Curths st, bet Kinzls ef 20d Waslington av, o 1, Tt 7, with fmprovements, dated Dec, 9, 1872; con- sideration, §7,750. West Kinziost, bet Lincoln snd Wood sts, n f, 501 10 alloy, dated Dec. 4, 18721 conelderation, £2,000, ‘Sub-lot 4 in Honore’s Sabdivision, Block 33, Sec 7, 39, 14, with buillings, dated Oct., 1872 conslderation, O our st bet Fulton and Kinzioats, w £, 24125 | ‘4107, dated Dec. 9, 1532 ; consideration, §3,000, Credit has | Wood st, s e corper of Kinzie st, Lots 21 to 23, dsted Dee. 9, 1872 ; considerstion, $9,000. Lot %6, in’ Adams’ Addifion, dated Dec. 1L 1672; consideration, $00. North Halsted st, bet Kinzie st and Washington av, 6 1, 40x1001(t, dated Des. 11, 1672 ; consideration, £10,000. Lots 18 and 21, in Browh and Hurd's Block 3, in Car- Deaters Addition, dated Nov, 25, 1873; considerstion, Onehundred #t wide, e and w across o 3 Lot in the partition of & X Sec 3, 39, 1 1 Dec, 6, 18723 wmui‘num?' ss,'s'r?l'.mm o One hundred ft across the w i of the above lot, dated Dec. 0 considerstion, £4100. ‘Washington av, bet Unfon and Desplatnes sta, n f, 60 1t foulley, «linud Jane 13 consideration, £17,0. erald st, n of Thirty-flrst 1, 25 dated Jun, 18; consideration, $500, " 7 > 1+ 0 *0eTs Second st, bet Templo and’ Keith ats, 8 £, 241t to alley, dated Nov. 25, 1871 ; consideration, $830, Hurlbut st, 8 of Black Hawk st, o f, 2 fttoalley, dated Jan. 31 ; consideration, $1,500. Henry st, n e cor of Laflin st, 8 f, 221t to alley, dated Jsn, 11; consideration, §1,500, Part of Lot 33, In Butterfield’s Addition, datedJan. 21; consideration, $750. X Part of the above lot, dated Jan. 27; consideration, Stato st, between Thirty-first and Thirty-second sts, w1, 150 {1 to alloy ; also, Wabash v, between Thirtioth and Thirty-first ats, w £, 24 ft to alley, dated Aug. 15, 1872 ; consideration, 21,500, Clayton st, n e corner Fisk t, s £, 252100 ft, dated Jan. 30; consideration, $1,200, North 3¢ of Lot 17, iy Biock 21, in Iglehart’s part of 22 Section i, 83, 14, dated Feb. 1 consideration, Green st, between Van Buren and Tyler sts, 1 £, 25% 125 t, dated Nov. 25, 1872; consideration, $3,125. Third st, between Armour and Bickerdike sts, 8, 18 £ to alley, dated Dec. 3, 1813 considerations, organ st, 8 of and near Gurley st, e £, Lot 3, dated Jan. 87 consideration, 81,200, North av, 25 ¢ w of Seymotr av, nf, 25123 1t, dated Feb. 1; consideration, $830, Daniaov, 241 {t 8 of North av, W, 253128 £t, dated Feb. 1; consideration. §550. ainia av, 266 £t 8 of North av, w1, 255126 ft, dated Feb. 1; consideration, $550. Second st, bot Armour and Bickerdiko sts, n f, 25 1t 10 alley, dated Jan. 1, consideration, $1,400. Lot 1, inn 3 of Block 5, of se i Sec. 20,9, 14, aated Nov. 6, 1872 ; considération, $500. Beymonr av, 717 ft 1 of Thompson st, W f, 25x126 t, dated Feb, 1; consideration, §550, ‘Nora av, '@ corner of Kirach st, £, 25x126 ft, dated Feb. 1; consideration, $550. Beymour av, 25 ft n of Hirsch st, wf, 25x126 ft, dated Feb. 1; conaideration, £450. Seymour av, 50 {t n of Hirsch s, w f, 25x120 ft, dafed Feb, 1; consideration, $120, ‘Western av, 300 ft n of Hirsch st, e f, 25x126 ft, dated Feb. 1; cons{deration, £7150. Danid av, n w cor of Hirsch st, o f, 60x126 {t, dated Feb. 1; consideration, $1,000. Noraov, 216 ft 8 of North av, W f, 25x126 ft, dated Feb. 1; consideration, $550. North av, 48 {t e of Noraav,n f, 24x125 ft, dated Feb. 1; consideration, $800. Danin av, 160 £t n of Hirsch st, wf, 25x126 £t, dated Feb. 1; conziderstion, $450. Seymourav, 316 ft 8 of North av, e f, 25x126 ft, dated Feb. 1; consideration, $550, Quinn st, 8 of and near Wrong 8t, © f, 25 {t to alley, with buildings, dated Jan, 15 ; consideration, §1,500. ‘The premises, No. ¢4 Wilson st, dated Nov. 16, 1872; consideration, §6,000. WOUTH OF CITY LOMITA. South 181 25-100 £t of Block 8, of Packer’sn 6 3¢ of 8 i Sec. 6,35, 14, datad Jun 03 consideation, Egandale av, between Forty-ninth and Fiftith sts, ;1! égghxlw 4-10£t, dated Oct. 2, 1872 ; consideration, Lots 41 and 42, in Block 12, in® Adsm Smith's subdi- vision in & w % of Sec. 36, 39, 13, dated Bept, 27, 1672; consideration, $600. Lots 1 and 2, in Block 10, of Pryor & Hopkina' w 3¢ of nw X Sec3, 39, 14, dated Jan. 21 ; consideration, 0,000, Lota 36 and 27, 1n Block 2, of Prout & Colman’s sub- divigion, in 8 © X of Sea 4, 38, 14, dated April 26, 1872 consideration, £1,600. Lot 5, in Block'?, of n 74 rods of n e X Sec4, 38, 14, dated Jan. 1 ; consideration, £2,400. SUMDMAEY FOR THE WEEK. The following ia the total amount of city and suburban ‘Z,‘,“J’ transfarred during the weck ending Saturday, Feb. 1: City property—number. of sales, 169; consideration, $784,708. North of number of sales, 4 ; consideration, City Limits— $21,400, South of City Limits—number of acn_.las ; consideration, 8144,868. West of ity 28 Limits—number of sales, 2 ; consideration, $136,000. Total sales, 203. Total consideration, £1,036,076. EVANSTON KIATTERS. The Contest for the Hinman Prize at the University. The annual contest for the Hinman Prize, es- tablished by L. P. Hamline, M. D., occurred Friday evening, Jan. 31, in the University Chapel at Evanston. The commodious chapel was liter- erally packed, chairs having been placed in the aisles, and even then a large number were com-" pelled tostand. These contestaare grea events, in the lifo of the student, and at each recarrencs. the interest is unabated. e B Professor Carhart ascended the rostrum at’ balf-past 7and opeaed the exercises with prayer.’ Ho thonmade s fow remarks, stating that the prizo was to be awarded to that member of the. Hinman Literary Society who ehonld write: and resd tho best English eseay, and that- the judges, Messra. Charles R. Bannister,of 69, Professor L. L. Knox, and Professor Charles Raymond, were prosent, and in the sward would take the merit and reading into consideration. * After music— * The Blushing Bride,"—by the Hinmsan Quartotte, Mesars. Beatty, Whito, Bates, and Gaines, Mr. E. C. Amold, of the class of 78, proceeded to’'read his cssay entitled * Fiction.” The roader was per- hapsalittle harder on fictions in the first part of his_eseny than was consistent with his ** res pudia,” but his effort was in the main ve commendable, and, barring his articnlation, an at times hesitation, waa woll reccived. Misa Emma Wobster followed, and deserves credit for attempting to evolve anything new out of “Destiny.” Sho advocateq strongly that ¢ Man is the architect of his own fortune.” Her essay vas smooth and well read. Misses Gish and Webster, and Messrs. Batos and White * masicated.” J. R. Leslie, of the Class .of '73, selected for his theme * The Lessons of History.” Ho said that mankind have been slow to learn the intrin- sic value of expericnco. History gives the ox» perience of past ages ; is the classifiod record of ‘Tman's actions. The essayist grasped his subject firmly, and produced favorable impression. - _ M..S. Kaufman, of tho Class of '74; read an eessy on **Charles Goodyear.” He gavo a short sketch of his lifo and inventions, and placed him in the front rank of the world’s bene- factors. The audience failed to see, howover, why Mr. Ksufman should so work into the spirif of India-rubber as to give a series of gutta- percha motions while reading. i Eight members of tho Hinman Society gave a rattling old college chorus, that in spirit and sen- timent evoked the heartiest spplause. J: M. Hawks, of tho Claes of 74, read an ex- cellent essay on ** Monks,” taking them as the representative body of the Catholic Church. -, L. Butterfield, of '73, had for a subject “Biology.” Ho gavo a review_ of the subject, and howed familiarity with his theme, and a commendsble amount of research. Had his voice been stronger, those in_ tbo back part of tho chapcl could have better judged of ita mer- its. Tho essnyists wero, without _exception, too prosy and serious, evidently laboring_under the misspprehension that wit would be out of place. The poor light ehould go & great way inexten- motion of any poor reading, and it is_ painf that an institution radical in other respects should still cling with such consorvatism to tho old classical oil. Tho Truatees ought to know that old ““midnight " is playing ont. The judges, after consultation, awarded the prize o J. R. Leclie, of the class of '73, after Which the audience dispersed. W MISCELLANEOTS. There were crowded houzes on Thureday at the exercises of the Day of Prayer for schools and colleges, at the Methodist Chburch. Dr. Charles H. Fowler ed a searching and eloguent sermon in the evening from the 8th chapter, 14th verse, of Romans, +* For a5 many a8 sreled by the spirit of God, thay are the sons of God.m Mies Francis E. Willard lectured before the young ladies of the College on the **Martha Question " last Friday afternoon. TLyons Hall was thesceno of & * Grand Prom- nado Party,” gotten up to liquidate tho debt on tho Cathollc Parochial House. An oyster sup- er and dance, Nevins & Dean's Band furnishing rho mausic, made the enterprise & grand financia success. Profeasor Alvin C. Bartlett preached in the Congregational Church Friday evening, it being tho Congregational day for prayer for schools and colleges. X —The Arkansss City Traveller tells of a boy only 14 years of age, living with John Smiley, on the Arkansas, whohad both his lega broken some time ago, and since then bad the two middle fin- ers of Lis left hand torn off in a sorghum mill, and Iately ehot his right haod off, " of humility. issed him . of - those whom' the " P Efim@@‘ i : NUMBER 167. - FIDELITY AND SAFETY. The Most Secure Place for Valuables im . the World. The Vaulls of the Fidelity Safety Deposit co_mpany. On the 1stof June, 1871, the Fidolity Safety Deposit Company, of which the Hop. Thomas B.' Bryan was the moving epirit, began operations in this city, on Randolph street, next to the Sherman House. This now enterprisa did not meot with & very enthusiastic reception. It was difficult to start it, "and, while it was well pat- ronized when onco begun, yet thera was stiik mauch confidence in safes and orlinary vaults;! and if people did deposit their valusblesin Mr. Bryan's vaults, it was only to.mako assursnce’ doubly sure. Then came the Octobar fire, which worked such destraction tothe safes in which eot much trust had been put, and for s moment it wag ‘belioved that tho vaults of the ' - Fidelity Safety Depoeit ' Company had shared s similar fate. Butit is well remem= bered how victoriously they went through that ordeal, how the watch-dog romained alive in tha basement, how delicate laces, combastible popers, and solid silver cnme out unseathed;. how millions of dollars’ worth of property we preserved, and how for days after tis fire tia. Company's vaults wero tho only placs whera: valuables éould safely bo stored. Tho result of this trial haa been that the Fidclity Safety” Deposit Company has grown o greatly in the public eatimation, and the demand for accumma- dations there has bocomo 8o great, that it hes been compelled to increase its capakity: Yestorday this Company and the ban’t which is connected with it took formal possession of tha Randolph #treet building; which has s frontage of 60 feet, tho western portion bfl'?hg occapied by the bank, sod the eastern by fhe Depoeit Company. At the time of the fire there weid' six vanlis. Of these, the ono on the first floor, ‘which is divided into compartments, and rente: ont, cost $22,000. The walls, the roof, and the floor are a solid mass of metal two and thresy quarter inches thick, built up of threo plates of, steel and two of iron. On the sides of this vault are abont a_thousand bozes, each on with its special key, which are xen'l.fig st from 210 to $40 & year, depending, n&an ¢ gize. Atthe northern end of this vaultis immense safe, with doors weighing.3,000 Ea\mfls-, Almost in front of this vaalt, and a little ta the west of it, is the new vault, which is th strongest and finest in tho world. It has si thicknesses of iron and stegl, the plates overs Iapping esch other, and held 'in place by conical bolta secured bi nuts on the Inside, and & farther strengthened by stecl angles. ' Tho total: thickness of metal slone, below end on_esch sido, is more than three and a half inches. Even ir bury hed time, and the best of tools, it would fake themx days to force thelr way _ throught these massivé walls. This vault has two doors at each cnd, the outer ones weighing 7,50(F pounds each, and tho inner 2,400, making 19,500" pounds of metal in tho doors alone. The cost of this vanlt is £85,000. - Owing to the doors st each end, the light and vontilation aro perfect. This vault has & capacity of sbout two thousand, xeu. 4 - The first thing which meets tho eys as ons’ enters the door next to the Sherman House is &- grand front of burnished ‘metal rising to the ceiling, and the entrance to the new vault in the the centre, whilo on the right-hand side is tho’ passage wiy leading to the old vault previonaly mentioned.. Qver the door of . tho new vault is the inscription : g Fidelity Safety Depoait Cos , founded Junel,: Hthatod tho gieat fire Oct. 3, 1571, unharmed; Eavig millions. Immediately below this is the head of s dog, - in metal, emblematic of the one which lived: through the fire. = % i In the basement are three vaults intended for bullion and silverware, two of them being 0f: stons blocks of immense size. The othervanlts,’ . for thare are now efght in cll, are intended for. the storage of trunks of _papers which do mot_ have to Dbe.aften’ reforred .to,-and’ iwo.aro’ for 4ho' _moo of +ho Losn |Investment| Department. * There has gone into this builditg sbout 300 tons'of metal, and the vaulls are e3 well made that, if a kog of powder wero to be, fired off under one, it would tear tho hage jrox~ box from its place, but would not burst it open. In addition to the sn(sy to be derived from theso thick walls, the, building is patrolled dsy. and night, insido and ont, men snd dogs uniticg - to keep off unlawfal infruders, while burglar ;, and ell’ similar contrivarices, have Bee:s resorted to. The Company owns tho premises clear through to the alley, so that therc iz no danger to be feared from tho rear. It is thoi.- tention, at an carly day, to build-over the gre in the rear; and thus provide rooms which c=d i » used for execators of trusts, etc.: therc is a row of recesses or stalls the usa of rentors, whera thoy can seclude them- selves and examine paporsor bonds with a cer=" tainty that they ars free from all inspection. At present the Lom, J C. Heines, formerly of* tho Stato Savings Bank, is President of the De- posit Company, and Alr.-Simpron is_still custo- disn, & position Lo has cccupied sinco tho Company began operntions. . — A-MERITED REBUKE. Judge Williams on the Prevelent Fractice Among Lawyers of Charging Reputable Citle zens with Frand--The Owancrslip of Part of the Sonth Park Property Scitled. Tho long-pending caase, Harris ts. Cornell and Fellows, the South Park Commussioners el al., was yesterday decided in fevor of tho de- fundants, their demurrer being sustained and the suit dimigsed. The suit wes brought to contest the ownership of a large property to the south of .the city, some eixty acres or more, part of which has been used in the creation of the South Park. Tho ill also contained charges of perjury and fraud against moro than one defendant, and the Court (Judge Williams) soverely condemned tho prac- ticoof attorneys, now becoming more and more common, of making vague and general chargea of fraud againat defendants. This was o complicated case. Cornell and Fellows, two of the defendants in this case, filed s bill, some fifteen years ago, against Harrs et al., the complainant in this case, praying thas the successor of & former Sheriff should bs directed to make a deed to _them of the lands in question, which - they Ead: scquired at a judgment sale, and for which they held the ususl sale certificates. The suit waa resisted, the defendants endexvoring to regain posscsrion of the lands, which bad been sold ia compromise of claims by creditors, After ‘ha matter had boen in Court some time, sad the usnal processes of law had ien accomplished. o bift was takon Gonfesso, thero having been service by publication, and the Court grant- ol a decree in accordance with the prayer of tha Somplainants, direoting tho Bherif to ozchangs tho ¢ ax certificate for & good and sufficient deod. Some time Inter this bill was filed, by the de- fondats in the suit, in which 5 decrio Fargrant- ed, in the shapo of a bill in Te making eoveral geueral allegations of I on the psrt of Paal Gornell and Fellows only one instance meking specific charges. this bill s demurrer. was' yeelerdzy trgu which the Court sustained in ‘s einguirrly ! and exhaustive opinion, on Eoinis of clm 8] N T purely legal complexion. The Imsin cod tion x{\ :’ ich thg) mostions turned ware alleg. tions of fraud, lng these the Court beld wers tez general to be sustained, in theozly ose specific ! 08 were made, the facts being material. Mesars. Dent & Black, Page & 1 and Leaming & Thompson eppeared for the fendanta. - —The Gaulois says that when Baron da Bour. going bad an audience with tho Pope, to eave he knelt down to kiss “his feet, Lut Pi IX. would not, apparently, tolerate sucli = deyren Ho plled ap 3L de Bourgoiog i kiss on both_cheeks, s3ding theso ward-, ' une toix emus, “No, dear -Count, you ase cxs - embraces.” Aftar which, the Gaulois says, His' Holiness “ blesscJ the Count and his family all round.” 5