Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 3, 1873, Page 12

- THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNI: SUNDAY , AUGUNT 3, 187 : PERU. The Fashionable Bathing-Re- sort for Callao. Processions to the Houses of the Dying. Dccorating the Tombs on All Saints’ Day, Speetal Correapondence of The Chicago Tribune, Lasta, Peru, Jung, 1673, I havo boen down to the FASIIONABLE BATIING RESORT for Onlino residonts, cnlled tho ** Poiut” ; and a Httlo deseription of my trip there might provo Intorosting. Tho ontire population of Callao go down to this point for son-bathing during tho ontire yoar, and many familles sccure rooms nt somoe of the hotols thero for tho threo-mouths sununor-soason. The Point is distant a milo from Callao, and streot-cas IR down and back every ten min- utes, nlthough the better class of poople rido down thore on their own splondid Clilian horses. Itig s vory popular rosort, and answors to our Long Branch in its attractions. The Pacifio Ocenn takes o suddon bond at this point of land, and, coming up on the south sida of tho land, turna diroctly toyard tho weat, so that Callao renlly is surroundod on two sides by thosca. Thero aré throe vory largo and fino hotols oroct~ ol at tho Point, Whoy aro built with balconies. outside snd insldo, and are opou o as to form a hollow square in the cen- tro, In this square are the rending-rgoms and silling and smoking rooms: aund you can como out on {o tho vorandsh of the second, third, or fourth floor, aud look down upon the poople sit- ting Lolow, in tho wide, open: epaco, which has no roof over it, as thore is nover any rain; and which is tilled with swoll tables, at which aro peaple cating, laughing, snd smoking, waited np- on by small, bright-oyed, nimblo Chiuoso boya in white aprons, Crousing tho balcony on the lower floor, wo come upon . THE RATHING-RAOMS,— for gontlemeon on tho one side, and Indics on tho othor. Unlike Loug Brauch, howover, or any of our own watering-places by tho sea, thero is no soft ennd for your feot, All bathors woar hoavy white linon shoes, with heavy double soles, and well laced up around the snkles. Lven then your footing is very uncertnin, a8 your feot constantly slip on smooth, heavy boulders that strow tho ccorn-bed. Those aro hugo slones, sharp and slippery; nnd yot ono would think they would bo worn smooth by tho constant action of tho wators. A vory heavy eurf nlwiys bouts aud roars here, much heavier thian at any of our Atlantio cossts where I havo ever bathod, Iu cortain months of the yoar, ECORIIONS lio arouud among those stones, the bite of which igdeath. Butn more frightened croature ‘than = gcorpion, 88 well as & more ugly one, I mevor saw. Alarmed at the footfalls of amuy ouwe over their hiding-placos among thoy rocks, thoy are much moro frighten- «ed than the porson himself, and at onco beat & precipitous rotreat, when they nro genorally beaten and stoned (o death. I oneo gob ono in my shos; and a friend bathing had one run up tho loowo slaovo of her bathing-jncket, and as suddenly run out ngain. DBut, when thoy are coruered boyoud all hope of escape, thoy will bite you, and their bito is always doath, BIARKS, also visit theso bathing-places about twa months in the year, when ail persons bathing ave warned sguinst tham. 1t is not a ploasaut rofloction, whilo taking a sen-bath, that a scorpion may get into your shioo, or o shark turn up Lis vorie cious jaws in iuurimmodlnm vicinity; but, at tho ouly time in the yeur whon sharks are visible within the ropes of the bathing-grounds, per- sons stutioned on thoe bonch with fleld-glasscs give duo wurning of their appronch, nnd they ure ehot wilh long-runge ® rifies, Yot tho bathing is more doli$u¢ful in tho Pacific thon ot suy of our Atlantic sca- laces, for thero is no undertow, aud tho groat reakers roll and: toss you about like a- toy, Kopes are_driven into stakes to form n hollow Bquare. "Tho Loruvian ludics, andall the chil- dren, from tho nfio of 2 yours upwards, swim like veritable ducks, TUE VIEW BEAWARD from the Point is very fhi. The constant do- parturo and arrival of steamors, ships, brigs, and Bloops necossitato & constaut passing to sud fro of smull boats, with their dusky own- ers; and crafts of all kinds' come and go, ocach one Inden with luggago sud puksongors, — plensuro-partics, picuics, grain, fruit, aud produce boats plying the oars, wth faughitor aud song, Tho ships_are noarly all of thom discharging cargo, unlonding conl, or shipping the products of the country; and the Lonvy launches ply back nud forth; and the monotonous soug of the strong-armed oarsmen, who paddle theso lnunches, comes to us very pleasantly as we buffet among tho broakers. There are soyoral immenss shower-baths of {xeeh water, built on the bench, and overy ono Tere, after batliug i tho surf, stops into one of these, in his wot habilimeuts, aud takes a fresh- wator ehower-bath, I is & vory odd custom, but very agrecuble. Ono of the very protticst procossions of this Catholio country, although & vory solemn one, isthe custom of going in tho ‘evening, orat night, TO THE HOUSE OF THE DYING, to ndminister extreme unction aud the encharist. Both eides of the streetare lined with men car- rying lighted tapers ; aud in the middlo of the streot, under a silken canopy borne by four men, and preceded by boys “swinging consors, wallfs tho priest, chanting in o low mitor koy a% o walks, and _the whole crowd responding in mournful refrain. As tho slow Pprocession thus files down ihe long, narrow streats, the chaut and roquiom reuach tho ears of the Faupln in the houses, and they ono and all rush to tho open doors or entrances to their court-yards, boaring a lighted cnndlo, and fall upon their knees, Thuw thoy remain until the wholo praccesion has passed “the liouse, If thero should bo an evoning-party, and thoy aro all dancing and fonstiug, just as soon as tho sad, dirge-like touos of the pudre are bornoiu at the opens windows, they all coaso dancing, or enting, or talking, instantly, and, in the very midst of their ontortainment, rush to the strect-entrance to prostrute themselvoy, even if in ball-room at- tire, upon their knees, and joiu in the prayer for thesoul whoso doparture they are ngsured of, Justico compoels mo to suy, however, that they jump up, and resume the broken daiice or fonst 24 suon 48 tho procession has got out of wight. Among the bosutiful celobrations of this foast~ loving und feast-giving country, I think tho fluest sight to a foreigner is tha decoration of tho graves of the doad on ALL BAINTS' DAY, : at tho native Pautheon, or cemetory. This day isthe only day in thewhole yoar when foreignors not Catholics are permitted to onter the native cometory. On that dny, all places of business aro closed by order from the Prosident, and overy Poruvian family dovotos the entiro time to visiting tha Puntheou, whore sleop thoir boloved doad, and mlm‘uiui und beautifying the tombs, Nodead bodies ure buried in the ground, for fear of boing rosurrocted by oarthquako-shooks, bat the coflius aro shoved into stono-vails, buflt in tiers, oue nhovo the other, five tiors in hoight, and coutaining about 500 coffins In one bloolk of tiers, 'Tho entire front of these blocks is of whito marble, and the oponiugs aro of wide plate-glasy, built in doublo linings, or thicknous- 04, to hormit the ornaments to ndorn the headof thocoilln, betwoon the two plates of glass, so that thy cau bo soen, but not disturbed by sny sacrilegious hund, Outside of the glass, and on ench sido, ure bronzo lamps, in brackets, snd tleso lamps are uot only kopt burning during the two days of All Baints and All Bouls, but the wealthy residonts eiploy asorvant-man exprosu- 1y to trim ond koep burning these lamps of brouze during the entire yoar, day and night. On All Bajuts’ Day entire familios oome clad in doepost black, to communa with the departod, to offer prayers, to burn incense, and to bring FLOBAL AND OTHER BEAUTIFUL OFFELINGE to adorn tho frontof those marblo resting- lacos, They really bollove that on theso duys flm pouls of thoir "departod loved ones revisit the tombs, and look upon thelr absent frionds, and aro pleased with their offerings of lova. Many families bring photographs of tho family- group, sud year by yoar open tho outer glass oawo, and inclose tho photographs within tho lasy, belioving that, on theso days, the spirit of Elw doparted returus to look upun tho abuout or mlsaing facos of its own lovod famlily, Thin waa the old, suporstitious bollof of tho Incas but that it fs sl hold a8 bollof 15 avidencod by tho phiotographs with added or missing faces among tho fumily-group, Dbrought thts, yoar by yoar, and doposited in tho samo _vault, “And not only are photographs brought, but tho moist elogan’ and. costly ortine montd—ireaths of frosted silvor, flowors mado of whito crapo, with purplo satin lonvos 3 blnok ::ll_vn::“fl:\voan ontwined ;mh w'l;lfio oraps lonves, god porson; immortollos, aud ever kind of bosutifiod design in e B TOUQUET, WREATI, AND ORNAMENT, aro frooly bought, nuu }rl.\vu(l within the outer glaws, ovor tho nshes of tho loved oncs. Thoe amarblo and honvy stono monumonts, contalning tho romaine of Poru's grontosk Gonorals an noted mon, aro draped in soft hanglngs of orapo, whito tullo, laco, and tapestry. Many of tho mills tary mon aro lying undor monumants ndorned with gold lace and royal-purple yolvet flowors, ontwined in the most tnstoful and boautiful mannor. Bomo of the most oxquisito designs, in bair, floyors, and pur,lo sntin and black orepo, viues, and lonves nrs placed ovor tho tombs of oldorly porsons; nnd silvor-frosted Ic .ves, with whito orapo flowers, ara placod at tho tomb of a young child. A silver doye, ver; chusto and borutitul, is plced, surcoundod wit Inco, at the gravo of o Infant., Thousands of people go, from curiosity alons, to admire tho tloral deslgne ; aud strangers, far from making it a day of mourning, make it & day for jollifica- tion and jubilco. Down tho long, shaded walks, and strolling among the rose-covored trollises, are young lovers carrying on thoir flirtations and lovo-making ; and, outsido the grounds, and Just at tho very gatés, aro booths aud fonts erectod, filled with sll ‘the native eatablos nud drinks, includiug intoxicating lquors, For- morly A VERY DISGRACEFUL BOENE to o {om:)gncr wag the sight of many young monks and friars, who would it bn?orn the tombs, with a u;i\hmd candle and crogs, to offor npu[!mv.yurn for tho souls of the departod. ‘Thoy would drive_such an auimated trado, and be- come 80 ambitious to oarn the customary foo, thot thoy would rua cach other most unmoreis (u‘g{, jumble up a fow lnsty Latin words, and mado tho wholo affair Judicrous and disgrace- ful, If ono monk would offor to ropoat n prayor for a rial (10 conts), another monk would offer to ropoat it for a medin (6 conts) ; and thoy would .drive & vory animated trado, and cut the menr to n vory short sontence, Thoy would vary thoir chargos by the ability of tho oraon soliciting the prayer to pay much or ittlo, and would muttor vory many prayors, and earn & gront donl of money, ~ All of this” was on- tiroly supprossod by the lato Prosident Balta, and the padres whonow sit atthogatestoofforup prayora for thosouls of tho dead aro mon that can- not be bought for any such purpose. Indeed, tho Panthoon is o vory lovely spot. Btornal sunlight sifta through tho branohes of tho trees, and noi- ther storm, rain, snow, nor cold visit tho quiot placo tho yoar ronnd. Flowers bloom in fra- grance snd luxuriance from day to day, all through tho year, also; and the odor of tho #weot-sconted” shruba is always in tho air, And it soome o very fit rosting-place for the doad, who slaop thero in ondloss rostand quiot, with otor- usl sunshine on their graves. Warpa. S e R MICHIGAN AVENUE. AN OUTBAGEOUS BTENOH, To the Rditor of The Chicago Tribune: Bin: A fow days since,—it was one of thoso charming aftornoons whon a sonthwest wind made tho shady side of the walk so agrooable,— Twns enuntering loisurcly through Michigan avonue, at the closo gf my dny’s businoss, when 'Isnw o wagon, in front of a palatial dwelling, receive o lond of large trunks, evidontly tho {amily-baggago ; and it reminded mo that my friond — Lind told mo tha ho was going to talo his wifo and grown-up daughter to Sara- toga nnd Nowport. I was mysolf a now resident on the lake-sido, of which I Lind become & gront admirer, though Tiving a milo south of —, whoso homo i3 not remoto from Twelfth streot, As I looked out enstward on the majestio in- 1and sen, dottad with white sails, with tho inter- vouing park to malko it more beautiful; and then ot the shaded sidowalk over which I was pnss- ing, and at the home-liko houses, with their nico gross-plats and flowers,—I wondered that any comfortable resident of this fino thoroughfaro should abandon his ample rooms, with such an’ outlook, for tho *eribbed, cubined, and confined" apartments of the sunumor-resorts in tho East. “'P'\vay wtrango; ’twas passing strange,” mo- thought. But yostordsy, in taking the same walk, my wondef was materially lessoned, as my some- what capacious nostrils winced under the incoming of a most outrageous stonch, I was 1!.““ passing tho up-rushing structure (which grows every day in the weok), the Lxposition building, and it occurred to mo that the_workmen ought to be paid doublo wages. 1t was at firat a Now-York-dock stonch ; but, bofore I had ronched Twolfth atrest, it had increasod in concontrated nastinoss so much that I came nigh drawing the conclusion that all the common sewers of tho city wore holding o convention at the broskwator, or basin, near the end of Park Row. Only Bridgoport conld sur- pass it, How in tho world that neighborhood can escape tho cholers, [ can't imagive! It ox- {flnmnd to me the mystory of at loust some of ho doparturcs from Chiongo this summer, Can you find a remedy | A LB Curoiao, July 31, 1873, DUST AND MOD. To the Editor of The Chicago T'ribune: 81 ; Michigan avenue, botwoon Park Row and Congreus stroot, yesterday was o lake of dust; to-day it is n sen of mud. Thus has it beon all this dolightful summer, when tho changoe camo {from suushine to rain. Plenso stir up_the City Government, so that wo many havo this thoroughfare cloaned up a little before the summer i ontirely gone. A RESIDENT ON THE AVENUE! Cn104a0, July 50, 167 e BIORNSON, THE NORWEGIAN POET. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Sir: In your last Sunday's issue you pub- lished that the eminent Norwegian and novellst, Bjornson, is snid to have his oyes turned to this country as his future home; and gavo a touching nccount of a recont visit to thepoot by & writer in a Bwedish periodical, in which Bjorn~ son’y intention is announced. The writer introduces tho reader to o pluco ho calls “Swantwyk,” of which Bjornson i the Viear, but *four hours” {rom Troudbiem; and describes tho quaint old village in profound tranquility. 1lo arrived thero at & in tho afternoon, finding: the poot in his shirt-slcoves in the garden, with a/sprinkler in his hauds. In roply to this statemont of the writer, ba it eaid there doos not exist any vicarago of such n namo, either “ four hours" from Trondhiem, or anywhero olge in the country called Norway. Evyen if it did oxist, Bjornson could not be its Vicar, becauso hie is not graduated for that pur- poso. Bjorngon Ling, sinco he commenced his litorary working, years ago, constantly lived in the Capi- tal of Norway, Olrlstinnis, Roforring ~ to the writor's discourso with Bjornson, it has nover boon known in Norway that tho latter las had any particular strngglo for “maintenance, al- though it oasily might be comprehendod that thore in a wmaterial differonce to an author in writing fora nation of about 2,000,000 of inhab- itants and ono of 40,000,000 ormoro. Novertho- lous, Bjornson’s bookw Liave always beon warml roceived by tho wholo nution, and are mucl reand by tho_othor Heandinavian - countries, Bwodon aud Donmark. Bosides, his works, in- oludiug his pluys, aro translated ‘into other fun- guages, _'he Norweglan poople have alwayuap- prociated Mr., Bjornson as ss & national poot and suthor, Tho Legislature voted him, somo flunm ago, an annual donation of §600, for which o randors no direct sorvico at all. Br, D{?mnnu is nn enthusisstio republican, ex- Ppresses his political croed with frunknoss, and worky ardontly to propagato his liboral {lcas. That he, therofaro, wshould seek a fuiure homo iu tho grent American Republio has never boon hoard, oithoer among his countrymen horo, of in theold country. T'ho writor in the Bwedish poriodical seems to bo & nowsmongor with sn_invontive brain, As concorns hiy intorviow with Mr, Bjornson at Bwanbwyk, ho must have had it in & droam, or olso it i & perfoct hoax, Very rc«}]:wlmlly, 0. L. MorsTap, » e e BATHING IN UNION PARK. T the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Bin: Would it not be propor for the boys to ba pormitted, these fine moonlight nights, toenjoy a swimin Union Park aftor cortain hours? It might also be restricted by compelling thom to woar bathing-suits, Bupsouiurr, ~ Ciuoaao, July 30, 1873, . JEFFERSON AND MERRY. The Grent Domocrnt and o British Minintor, £ . Jamea Parton in the August Atlantie, It o clhiancod that the Britlsh Minlstor from 1803 to 1800, with whom Jofforson bind most Lo do, Morry by namo but not by nature, wad a fanntio of otiquatte ; and it apponrs thnt, provi- ous to his presontation to the Iresident, ko had not henrd of tho businoss-llke manuor in which tho affuirs of the Whito House wero conducted. Ho wns stunned at the manner of his recoption! It mado an Improssion upon his mind which uneither oxplanation nor tho lapso of yoara could ovon kofton, much leus oblitorate., And, really, whon wo consider that ho had passod his lifo at courts whoro tho nod, tho smile, the frown, tho glanco, tha tone, the silence, tho prosenco, tho absonce of tho hond of the Government woro mattors of importance to bo noted, rocorded, trausmittod, and woighed, wo ought not Lo laught at this Mr. $orry nu wodo, Boallos, as Mr. Jot- forson remnrks, * Poor Morry hiad learned noth~ Ing of diplomacy but its suspiclons without Load enough to distinguish whon they wero mia- placod.” Novertheloss, ho comes down to us borna on tho billow of laughter, aud lio remains to this day one of the stock jests of Washington. Thus ho'recounted his woos, threo years after tho evont, to Mr. Josinh Quincy, of Massachusotts, tho ablost Federalist in Congross, aud ono of tho worthiost : *I callod on Mr. Madlson, who sccompanied me oflicinlly to introduco mo to thoPresident. Wo wont togothor to the mansion-houss, I being In full official costume, as tho obiquotée of my place required on such a formal introduction of o Ministor from Groas Britain to the President of tho United Statos. On arriving at tho ball of audionco wo found it empty, af which Mr. Madl- son soomed surprised, aud proceeded to au entry loading to tho Pros{dont’s stndy. I followed Dhim, supposing tho introduction wes to take laco in tho ndjolning room. At this momont \Ir, Jofforson ontorod tho ontry at the othor ond, and all three of us wero packed in this narrow space, from which, to make room, I waa o{’)llgml to back out. In this awkward position my introduction to tho Presidont was mado by Mr. DNadison. 'BMr. Jof- forson’s appenrance soon explained to me that the genernl circumstances of my rocoption Dad not boen acoidontal, but studied.* I, in_my oflicial costume, found myself, at the hour of re- coption ho hiad himsolf appointed, introduced to o man ns Prosidont of tho Unitod States, not morely in an undress, but actuslly standing in slippera down at the hools, and both {mntnlocuu, cont, and underclothes indicative of an utter slovenlinss and indifforenco to sppoarances, and inn stoto of nogligonco actualiy studied. I could not doubt that tho wholo scono was pre- parod and intonded a8 an insult, not to ma _por- sonally, but to the su\'nrulqn Irepresonted.” Tt it fust possiblo that Ar. Jefforson thought, that morning, of tho timo whon Gouverncur Morris kicked his boels four months in London waiting for the promised auswor to tho British Government to as roasonablo and urgent a com- munication from President Washington as ono Govornment over made to another, and thon had to loavo England without getting it. Iousibly, aluo, it did bappon to occur to his memory thal Mr, Adams had been kopt vainly waiting threo years in England for a roply to tho same pro- posals. Porhaps, too, he romombored tho pe= Tiod whon ho hinigelf ‘was presentod to the King of England by Mr. Adams, and tho King froze to them both; an example which waa followed Dy tho * King's frionds,” and socioty gonorally; 80 that it ru(lulmd courago for a courtier to show them moro than cold eivility ot an nvonlnE party. And this, whilo thoy wero ouly nsking the King to stay the bloody rvagos of tho Indians by giv- ing up tho soven posts within the boundarios of their country. He may, too, have thought of the timo when ho, as Socrotary of Stnto, wonld send _an important ° commuuication to tho Dritish. Minister at Philndelphis, snd wait mauy months for an answer; but if ho failod to aumwor o lettor within three or four days, ho would bo *‘gonded” by a socond. Por- liaps he thought the timo had como to show the Fedoralists that ho did not accept Great Britain at Ler own valuation, and did not beliove uho was fighting tho battlo'of man aud liberty ngainst Bonaparto. It may e, too, that Lo, Iuowing the childish politics of Europo, and whiat n ridiculous importanco was attached thoro to trifles, may have pausod beforo ringing for o air of shoes not down at the hocls, aud won« ored it his old slippers, duly reported to Boun~ parte, might not drive anothor uail into_the bar- rain for ]Eouiuinrm, just concluded by Mr. Liv~ figaton and Mr. Monoo, o tho groat joy of Prosidont und pooplo. Afl thoso thoughts moy havo flitted through the Prosideni’s mind, and leld back Lis haud from the boll-rope; but, in all probubility, ho had no thoughts of tho kind and only woro tho clothes Lo usually did whilo ab work, A fow weoks after, arrived in Washington tho young Irish poot, Thomas Mooro, who had erosusd tho Atlutid in the ssmo ship with Mr, and Mrs. Morry. To him, also, tho aflronted Dritain rolated his sorrows, and oven exhibited tho Prosidont clad in tho uame style, Mr. Morry rescuted Mr. Moore to the Presidont at tho \Vhite Ifouse, “I found him,” the poot records, ‘“gitting with Gen, Dearborn and ono or two other ofticors, aud in the samo homely costume, comprising slippers and Connomara stockings, in which Mr. Morry had been received by him, much to that formal Minister's horror, when waiting on him in full dress to doliver his cre- dontinly. Aly single intorviow with this remark- able person was of very short duration ; but to Dave seon and spoken to the man who drow up tho Declaration of Indopendence was an evont not. to bo forgotten.” L'he poot did not approve of tho Prosidont, and said #o in soveral satirical Btanzos and pooms In his noxt publication, at which Mr. Jofferson was amused, and evon sur- rised, for ho had not bofore heard of this new tht ib litoraturo, Mr. Randall rolatos a ploas- ant 1ucidont to show how littlo ho had cowmo to rogard the stings aud arrows of outrageous poli- tics, A few years aftor his retiromout, a grand- doughter placed inlis hands Moore's Irish Molo- dies, a8 the book of the sonson, which was lnving a grent run on both sidos of tho ocoan. The young lady, curious and oxpoctant, watched him a8 hio oponed tho work and turnod ovor tho lonvos, Baid Jefferson, ¢ Thia is tho little man who sntirized moso,” Rteading on, ho was won tho flowing music and patriotio focling of the verso, “Why,” he snid atlongth, ‘““ho iy u poet, after all;" and, over aftor, evén to tho end of his life, Lo was fond of rw'fln§ certain fayorites among tho poems of Thowas Moore. But poor Morry's troublos wore not yot at an ond, .}Uo and his wife dined oue day at tho ‘White Louso; and, when diunor was announced, tho President offered his arm to tho lady near- ost him at the momont, Mra. Madison,—nat to Dira. Morry, who was on the othor side of tho room! Insult upon insultl “ Poor Merry” mado such an _outery st this in Washington, that Mr. Madison deomed it best to explain tho circumstauces to Mon- roo, tho Amorican Bhmister in London, thot ho might bo propared to moot Merry's version, Mr, Morry did xelate his grievances to tho English Ministor for Toroign Aflpirs, who, howaver, forboro to mention tho matter to Mon- roo. If ho had, Monrog was rondy for him ; for, besides boiug fully alive to the humor of tho affair, bio had soen, a few wooks beforo in an ofticial drawlng-room, the wifo of an Un- dor-Socrotary of Stute _accorded preco- douco ovor lis own. Mrs, Morry wont uo gmore to tho White Iouse, and hor husband ouly wont whon official duty compolled. But nothing could tire the placablo good-uature of Jofforson. Some time aftor, desivous to rostore pocinl iutercourse, he caused Mr, lerry to ba informally asked whother hio aud his wife wonld accopt an invitation ton family dinner at tho Presidont’s house; and re- celving, an ho understood, an afirmative intima- tion, Mr. Jefferson wsont tho invitation, written with his own hand,” Merry rose to his opportunity, Ile wrote to tho Boerotary of Stuto, asking whothor tho Trosident of ‘the Umited States invited him as a private gontloman or as British Plonipotontiary; for, if aa a private gontloman, ho must obtain the King's permission boforo ho could nccopt ; it in lus official character, ho 1must huvo assur- anco that hie would bo treated with the respeot duo to it, Madison, With short eivility, waived tho solution of this problom, and the matter dropped. But it was not till 1800 that Dritish mto‘rluulu in America wore coufided to ablor udy, e S STREET-SCHOOL POLICE. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Bin: I dosiro, with your pormission, to sug- geut tho idoa of a Btrost-Bchool Police, or Hchool Btroot-Monitors, for the boneflt not only of mer~ cliants, but of paronts and childron in goneral. Tho necessity of such an institution needs no dobate, for it i well known to the loast-obsery- ing that childron, especially bt‘:HE tako liborties that a propor systom of rog alion would nob tolernto, If tho oity is to ba 8o largoly taxed for educa- tlonal purposes, it should bo thorough, and should apply to street as woll as school-room order. 'Mmro might then e n pouulblll? of merchants doing business with loas moloestation, vico hiave loss froadom, etiquetio bo ore com- monly praoticed, the law of God (Honor thy fathor and mather) better regardod, liomesmado more huppy, out-door amusomonty more enjoya- blo, driviug on the publio highways moro safo, aud tho siroots norno boforo midnlght. - If the Bonrd of Education will think over this mattor, mid adopt some moana for the out-door enltivation of tho rislng gonoration, they will placo both paronts and childron nndor Insting” obligations, and sot an oxsmplo for the world, Yours In the hopo of n sireoteroform, CutoAco, July 80, 18] E. FoAxos, MONETARY. BATURDAY EVENING, Aug, 9, The wook closes as it bogan, on a vory dull monoy markot. The oustomors of our Inrgest ‘banksdo not appear to want any fuuds, end in most of them doposits and cash manns arostoadi- ly inorensiug. Bankors sit in tholr parlors, with coats off, rondy for work, but fow, if any, oppor- tunitics ofter. Tho whent corner mado conaider- ablo talk for n day or two, but it produced little, if any, offcck upon the financial affaira of tho clty, ~ Discount tates nro nominnl at 10 porcent, Luk most of tho bauke would shado short gilt- ml‘\‘“o paper vory considorably, dld an opportunity offor. - 2 TExohango is in protty fair domand, but rates aro without ohango, viz.: par@20o per 81,000 remium; to customors, par@1-10 prominm. ost of thoe banks, however, sell to good depos- itors the year rouud at par, In tha ‘stroct, roal estate and othor outsido paper goos at 1@3 por cont disconnt por month, with commissions, 'About all is takon that offers, g! ratos nro satisfaciory; usual figures, 1@14@ 'ho Journal of Commerce roports tho New York markot on the 81st as follows : Thore appeara to be no jmportant increaso in {he epoonlative demand for money, and londers Aind con- siderablo dificulty in oblaining omploymont forall thelr surplus funds ot current tates of intorcat, Oall loans aromado upon good scouriiioa ab 3@ por cont, the higher bolng tho provailing rato. The best commer- clul paper {5 readlly placed at G@T)§ por cont por an~ nun; discount, STATISTIOAL, DBULLION PRODUCT. Trom the Journalof the Amorican Burean of Mincs, an able and beautifully-printod periodi- cal, published in this city, tho first numbor of which we find upon our table,wo tako the follow~ ing artiolo ¢ . : o Inst monthly roport of the Washington Burenu of Blatistios contalus a statoment, proparod by tho United States Mining Commissionor, of tho gold and silvor product of tho country for tho threo years 1860 to 1671, both inolusive, *35 near a3 can ba Ascor- talned,” " From thin stafomont it appears {hat tho pro~ uct wan $01,600,000 in_1869, $60,000,000 in 1870, and 66,004,000 1n 1871, Bupposing _theso fignres o be ap= proximately corroct, tho incroaso for 1870 ovor 1660 ‘W sbout 7.8 por cont, whilo tho increass for 1871 over 1870 wna_only a triflo over 1 por cont, Of couraono cortain conclision can be drawn from such ingufi- clent dats, but thoy furnish ground for tho surmino, ot losst, that the production of tho precious motals in ‘this_country has about ronchied ita climax, Rich deposita may indeed bo discovered, but itwillziol do to vy upon anything of tho kd fn makiog ealculations for tho payment of the publie dobt, 0a somo of our Washiugton atatesmon Linvo done; ‘much fess will 1t pay to make Iarge investments in un- dorground explorations, na proposed by tho patriotio aud disintoreated Mr, Sutro, - Indoed, if Prof, Corr s right in saying that the cost of mining groatly exccedn tho product, it would be a good spoculation to abandon all tho mines thnt are not preity suroto nay, ond g to paying off tho dobt out of tlie profits of thoso lines of businesa which may Lo rolicd upon as steadlly romunorative, Thero may bo one abject in incroasing the gold and silvor product as much 0s possiblo, namely, to dopreciato tho whola stock whilo tho country s paying off its debt, Butan iptaligont busiaoss man would bo very likely to roject that ingenious oxpediont, us ono more lkely to yickl a Tow than o profit, Tho tabular staloment above-mentioned shows somo intoroating local ohanges in mining industry, In 1860 Galifornia stood firt, nnd Novada sccond ; the former prodneing §32,600,000, and tho lattor $14,000,000, In 1870 tho two Stntca atood jn vory nearly tho sumo Tola tion ; tho formor producing $15,000,000 (an incronsa of one-niinth), aud tho lattor $16,000,000 (an_incronso of oucsoventh), But in 1871 {ho two Statos changed places ; tho former only producing $20,000,000 (a de- creasn of onc-Afth), and tho Inttor $23,600,000 (an fn- creaso of mors than two-Afths), Tt 4 cstimated that tho increassof silver tn_tho Tnited Sintea has boon about 20 per cont over 1871 for {ho Inst year, nnd that tho not sflver product of Utah and Colorado will, during the coming veagon, fully reuch that figure ; but tho alatiatics fail fo show auy inereaso in tho gold product, During each of {ho threo 'years tho two Slates Galts fornin and Nevads produced Toro gold than all tho othor States and Territorics in which thoso metals arg mincd. In 180 they produced $36,600,000; tho rest of the cotintry, $25,000,000. In 1870 'they produced $41,~ 000,000; tho rast of the country, $25,000,000, In 1871 thoy produced $13,600,000; tho reaf of the conntry $24,103,000, Thus 't appéars that tho increaso of roduct has been confined wholly to_California and Rovada, whilo In tho othor Btatos and Tarritorios toro s boon o llght decroaso, This fact, like that of tho very moderate increaso in tho total product, tonds to tho conclusion that gold and silvor mining hs soon ta Deat duys in tho Unlied Siates, unlesa rich doposits should be discoverad in hithorto unoxplored reglons, or our minos worked on a aclentific basis, and preacrved from reckless and wastoful mining, s iow, Tiio Mining Commissionor docs 1ot stato what part of tho annuni product of {ho precious motal {5 _gold, Thero fa o provailing improssion that the yield of gold iu decreasing quite rapldiy, whilo that of silver fa-fn- creaving. This fmpression s correct, doubiless, but ftSSould ba Intcrostiug to kmow with some degrdo of certninty at what rato_(hls chaugo s toking_ placo. Bomathing may bo inferrad from tho fact that Novada, which produces silver chiefly, dncrensed her product sz and o half millions in 1871, whilo California, which produces moro gold than sllver, shows n_decrcaso of fivo millions u 1871, This proity clearly indicates that tho chango reforred to fa taking place, Lut it ia not enough to warrant any conclusions respecting an carly change in the value relntfon of gold to aflver. CHICAGO OLEARING-LOUSE, Cloarings for tho weok ending Aug. 3, 1878 : Date, Clearings. Balances, Mouday $3,143,180.08 $350,700,65 Tuesduy. 3,248,680.97 “Wednesd: 3,490,083,21 Thursday. 3,710,147.05 Yridoy.. vees 8,53,25192 Baturdoy . . 4 810,180,07 Total. 21,080,642,03 $2,357,627.74 Corrospo yoar. . 20,607,076,73 2,103,288.54 Lunt, , 0f this city, roport as follows : Buying, 5-2080f '632. 167 6-208 0f 164 4 B-208.0f '65, 5206 of 67, Jan, and July, ex. in 5-208 of 68, Jun, sud July, 10-408, 00001 Gold Coupons, Gold Exchan Storling Exchu Northiorn_Pacific G Chicago City 7 Cook County 7 Tilinols Gounty and Townsip 104, LAND WARRANTS, 1608 War 181 1 1208 not War 1813.... ‘Agricultural Collego orl Tho following quotations furnishod by Mossrs. Hammond & Gage, finan- cial agonts, 76 Washington streot : lllld. Aljl:éfl. 5 First National Dank, Third Natious} Bank, Fifth National Bank, Unlon National Bank, Commercial National Bauk. Morchants’ Nutional Bank, German National Bank., Monufacturers’ Natioual Obicago Oity Rallway ito West Division Raflway. 180 North Division Rafiwa 100 Pulimay alaco Car, . 1185 Elgin Watch Compan; i Chicago Gna Light and 1§ Chsmbor of Comumereo. s "raders’ Insuranco Gompany . 100 BALEA, $4,000 Third National Bank at 135, COMMERCIAL. BATonpAT Evenma, Aug. 2. Tho following were tho recoipts and shipments of tho leading articlos of produce in Chicago during the past twoniy-four hours, and for tho corresponding dato ono year ago: BECTIPTS, BIIVMENTS, 1612, || 187, | 162, Flour, brls, 3,051 48411 5,00 Whioat, by, 3403 67,195 56,160 Gorn, bt 840| 145,815} 242,043) 288330 7,1001 “02,008) 81,770 1,500 1,050 1 24,085 Tiroom-corn, 164 14,000 Oured moats) lua 15,870 Beef, brla Tork, brls i Lard, 110,485 Tullow, 1303 Butter, b, 03,050 Dressod hogte, N dbees Livo Liogs, No 13,1711 Gakle, Bleopy No.11) o 3 i Ao, g vRit) ighwine 186 'oigl Wool, 1bs 32,001) 61,287 Totatoos, 1,40 L ey Lumber, m aow0ll 1o0f "3 inglos, 1. sl nongf 1ods Tath, m dasff 'y '260 Balt, brls 5,808! 1,600(| 5,03 6 Yithdrayn from storo on I:;xldiy for ity conaumption ¢ 2,287 bu corn; 879 bu rye § 220 bu batloy, Withdrawn for do during tho wook: . 13,771 bu whoat ; 12,018 bu,corn; 15,000 bu onts ; 2,007 bu ryo, 1,004 bu barloy, Tho following grain has boon inspocted into atoro thia morning up to 10 o'clook: 98 cars whont; 405 cars corn; 84,100 bu No, 2 do by onnal ; 10 cara onte; 1,000 bu rolooted do by coual; 1earryo; 1 car barloy. Total (401 cars), 220,000 bu: Tho tollowing woro tho roccipts and shipmonta of brondstufls and lvo stock at this point dur- ing tho past woek, and for, the corresponding wooks onding as doted: i Aug. 3. July2s, Aug.3, 73, 1813, 18713, Flour, brl 30,001 91,607 20,608 Wheaf, B2 71,373 Qorn, b, 1,761,661 765,073 Oats,' b JI940 66,20 lise’ b 1090 6,104 Dacloy, bt 270 14,900 Livotogs, N 73124 60,105 Gattlo, No 17618 16,885 Flour, brl 34200 17,110 Wheaf, bu, 200,260 _ 170,050 Qorn, bu 2, Oats, bu 361,800 164, Ryo, b, . 1831 0,67 arley, bir £ 4760 11,000 Livoliogs, No sLoIl 4207 Oatle, No. G 13026 12074 10,085 Tho quostion of puts and calls, a5 doveloped by tho rocont whoat corner, was rathor exten-' sivoly agitatod on tho floor of tho Exchango to- day. Thoro was & good deal of pro and con. in regard to the rights of individuals, but vory lit- tlo #aid on the moin tople. Tho fact is that those privileges aro a burning disgraco to the Board of Trado, and ought to be purged out. Tho prac~ tico is one In roference to which we should fol- low tho advico of Hamlot to the players: *Ohl reform it altogothior 1" It is especially obnoxioua to; domooratic institutions, which aro supposod not to sllow the existouceof * priviloge " classes in their midat. THE MATKETS. Tho leading produce markots woro rathor less sotivo to-day, but average somowhat highor in priocs, owing to tho fact of rathior smsll offor~ ings in proportion to the domand. The recelpts wero light, excopt in corn, and tho shipments liboral, With the samo excoption. Tho goneral oxpoctation, or fosr, that tho wonther of thin month will e vory unsottled, may have holped to a slight upward movement in pricos. Bomo improvement in the dry melu Jobbing trado s noticonblo, and tho market is nssuming o firmor, healthior tono. While the demand is still azgoly confined to mail ordors, tho attend-~ nnca of buyers in porson is now on the increaso, ond our wholesale merchants fool confldent tha thovolumo of business during tho presout month will oxhibit o Iargo incroase overtho enles of August, 1872, At tho moment tho goneral mar- kot is stondy, though in the more &taplo articlo tho tendonoy is rather to advance, In the groco- g market thoro “wore no quotable changes. oftees, hiowevor, wore reported vory stroug, with a tondonoy to higher prices. Rice, aleo, ‘fs excoodingly firm, ntuc%m bolng light and tho do- mand active, Bugars aro moro sottled, tho in- crossed firmness at tho East having checkod the downward tondeney here. sonm‘cnudlu BYTUPSE, and spicos wera comparativoly atondy. Tenas ro- main weak, Tho chooso trado was_moderatoly octive, with prices firmer. New York is uj anothor half-cont and onr market has respondod, the quotations now boing 11‘}4@12 o for Now York factory, and 10}¢@11igo for Ohio and Wostein, Coal was soflfug nf formor ratos ; Lo- high ot 810.50; Lackawanna at $9.60; Walnnt Inll ot £0.00, and Wilmington at £0.00, No chango was noted in tho prices of butter; cholco yollow, being scarco, {8 firmly held, bub othor grades are in full BI:P?lyflud Tulo onsy, Tho do- mestio and foreign dried fruit market continues activo and oxcitod, and some further chonges in Erlcns are noted, Raising are in short supply ore and at the Enst, and pricos wero to-day ad- vancod to $2.65@2.76 for layers. Blackberrios ond halves penchos have also taken auothor jump upward, the former mow goll- ing bt 113@12)6c, and tho latter nt 0%{@9%¢o. Yish ‘wore in‘ good requost ot provious quotations, where, as a ralo, tho woro firmly held, No now featuree were dovol- opod in the hay market, Prime is scarco and rendily’commands tho advanced , prices recontly cstablished, whilo low grades aro in oxcessivo supply and aro nneslable. Hides and leathor aro roportod quiet and stondy, Oils, paints, pig u):m, tobacco, and wood were without quotablo chango. ‘Thoro was no chango in lumber at tho yards; tho domand_was moderate at previous prices, The wholosalo dealors wore botter supplied with lumber than &(«s&arduy. and salos woro quite roadily effocted in the morning. Motals and tin- nora' atock were quiet, and prices were lower for tin plato, tinned copper, aud galvanized and shoet iron. Tin ¥lnlu i 60c off ; now rluolod at$14,00 for I, 0. 10x14. Iron, nails, naval stores, and coop~ erago were without now features, Wool wasquiot and stoady; broom-corn was also inactive, but vory tirm under modorato atocks and the proba-~ Dbilily of o light crop this senson. Ilops are meofing with more inquiry, cspecially from country consumors, and the ‘markot for good to choice grados s firm. Boeds wore quiot, oxcopt~ ing timothy, which met with a fair domand at 23.25@4.00 for common to Yrimu. Domestio green fruits wero in fair supply and easy; for- eign romain firm. The offerings of poultry were large, and prices for emnll chickons woro weak snd irregular, whilo old sold at full prices. Ziggs wero scarco and higher. Lnko freights wero quito activo and firm at the advance gained on Friday, at 530 for corn to Buffalo; 113(e for do to Kingaton. Through ratos by lako and rail to New Eng;lmd points ‘wero unchaungod at 23¢ for corn via Buffalo, and 260 vin Ogdensburgh, A total of sixtoon char- tors was raportod, which will carry out 80,000 bu wheat, 460,000 bu corn, and 90,000 bu oats, Highwines aro quiet and » shade easior at our quotations of yesterdny for round lots, with snlos of 100 brls at 930 por gallon. Tho market closed stoady, Provisions wore quict and unchanged, excopt on mesa pork, which was 10@15c per brl highor, under & moderate demand from tho 'short inter- ost for this month, with very littlo offering, Lard and meats wore not much inquired aftor, and indeed the corner was deserted during a great part of tho sossion, It is belioved that the atatoment of stocka in store hore will show vory littlo ments on hand, and not much pork, Tho market closed at the following range of pricea: Moss pork, cash, 816.63%@16.76; do gollor Angust 16.633¢@18.75; do wollor Sophom- bor, 816.: o@is.m; do sollor December, 813.25 @18.60; lard, cash or soller August, $7.76@7.80; do sollor Beptember, 87.00@8.00; summer do, TX@0ido. Bwoot plolled hnms ‘quotod i, 10 @12%0. Dry salted moats atoady ot 7}3@7%:: for shoulders; 9@92¢o for short ribs: and 9o for short clear. Boxed shouldors, 7J{@80; English moats, 93@93o for short ribs; 934e for short clonr. Bnconis 61lmtod ot 8Y¢afor shouldors ; 100 for clearribs ; 10@10)(e for short oloar ; and 1814 @15}4o for hams, ol packed. Moss beof, $8.75@ 9.00; oxtra mess do, £9.76@10,00; beof hams, $24.00@25.00. City’ tallow, Ti{@7}40; gronso quotsblo ot 5@Gi4o. Bales woro reportod of 250 Urls moss pork at 21670; 960 brls do at 16,6255 ; 1,600 brls do, sollor tho zionth, at 816.635¢; 100 tos summor, lard at 7igo; 20,000 1bs summer-cured bollies at 8140, Tho Daily * Market Roviow givos the follow- ing astho sl ipmontuolrmvlslmm from this point. for the wook ending July 81, 1873, and sinco Nov. 1,1873; ulso comparative figurea: Tork, | Lard, | Hama Should'ra| Midiles, L N N S tba, PR ACH I W B Binco Nov, 1,173, (324, 2031190, 60770, 883 4,090, 8160, RS, Baune thras 773, | 19, 460(171,063(76, 815/13, 99, 16|02, 75, 058 “Tlie aliipmenta 1n dotall woro aa follows: Hhouldors, B4 bxa ; short rib) 113 bxa; long cloar, 42 bxs: loug rib,d bxs; Cumberlands, 6 bxss Strofords, 20 bxa; Btaffordublre, 5bza; Soth Btaffordaliro, — bxa} Tong Lame, rminghame, — bxn § Trlsh cut, —bxs; bacon, 542 bse; Staffordeh: ollfes, 23 bxa; shorf rib, 7,070 pea; Prosfon linm 4bxs ¢ plae’ tongaes, 28 brli ;' beof hams, 100 brl eef, 258 brla; shioulders, 17,608 pes; rumps, 60 greaio, 850 ted ; 1. aldos, 6,107 pes, Flour was in bottor domand, and rathor moro aotive, * without“chango inprices. Tho inquiry wos_chiefly on local account, but s fow low grades wero tolen for shipment. DBran was &0c por ton lower, and ryo flour was firmor. 8nles waoro reported of 100 brls wintor oxtres at $8,00 ; 100 brls do at §7.25; 100 brls da ot $7.00 ; 100 brls do at £6.00; 50 brls do on privato torms ; 226 Lrls wpring oxtras at $6.25; 200 brls do ot §06.00; 100 brls do at 86.76; 200 brls do on pri- vate terms ; 135 brls unsound do at 3,76; 100 brls spring suporfines at 84,60 ; 100 brls do at £8,00 § 100 brls ryo flour at 4,35 ; 100 brls doat #4,25. Total, 1,700 brla, Also 20 tons of bran at #0.50 on track. Tho following were tho olos~ iro liama, 115 bxs§ ing range of pricos : 675 @ 0.00 625 @ 7.00 84 0,60 450 @ 600 800 @ln.gn @ 7,033 @ 480 @ 4. @ B Whoat was modorately active and flrmer, in sympathy with a stronger tone reported from Xurope, whero there is o bettor demand for car~ §oos off tho coasty aud an adyanolng teudoucy in Franco. Hore tha recoipta’wera vory light, tho stacka in toro almont (]\Vflldldd down to a point, and prospocts of very littlo to arrivo, ot lonst during the first half of this month, to fill lino of shorts almost unoxampled in magnitude, Tho lowoest of mauy ostimatos placos the short intor- oat for Augunt nt fully 4,000,000 bu, nnd sonto Plnca it nt twloo that smount. ,Of courso, thoro, 8 just 8 muoh long aa thorois short'; but if the' loug sido is in two or throo Lisnds, whilo tho othor sido is sonttored, as {8 usnally’ the ongo,’ tho chances are very much againat t[ym scattorod onos, just a8 thoy wore on tho July cornor, At the Bamo time it may bo romombored thut Aulguat cornors binve almost invarfably rosititod in loss to thoso who engineorad them, on acoount of tho largo quantilios of now grain thoy bring during " tho Iattor half of tho month ond tho ~ rocollection of ' this fact ~ may provent tho attompt this time. Homo of theso thoughts woro undoubtedly the monns of oausing a good domend from tho short- Intorost for this month ; but it subsided soon nftor 13 o'clock, whon Now York wns quoted dull, Sollor August openod at 81,16, advancod to $1.10, foll off " 3¢, rouo to 81.16%¢, declinod to 91,163, and olosed at 81.15%, the gonoral averago being 1@1}{o higher than yestorday. Other options woro dull but firmor. Beller Soptembor, sold ot f 81‘07}{%1,08, and sollor the yoar at 31.04%(@ 1 1.04] oth closing dull at the insido, Thero wasa litle domand for cash whoat for shipmont bo{ond that for two cargoes of No, 2,' which was soli by o, Byndicato at 81,18 ‘who also sold 10,000 bu st the samo prico, sollor first hnlf of Augunt. Onsh No, 2 closed nominal ot 81,173¢@ %, snd $1,10% for bard. No. 1 spring 9126, - The grades wore strongor, oclosing at ©1.06 for No. 8, and loc for rojoctod ng{r{ng. Cneh salos wore roported of 16,000 bu No, 1 spring, moatly hard, at $1.25; 800 bu No. 2 spring’ (hard) at 81.90; 5,000 bu do (A., D. Co.) at $1.19; 58,000 budo at #1183 B,hOO bu doat 811734 ; 1,600 budo at 8117 1,600 bu No. 8 spring st 810530 8,200 bu do at $1.08; 8,200 bu rojected spring at 01, Total, 01,600 bu. Corn wad dull, and 3o por bu higher for this month's delivery, whilo the range for next month wad nbout tho wame as on Fridsy. The diffor- onco botweon tho two options diminished to 1o por bu, owing to tho anxioty of many operators to buy in tho corn they had contracted to deliver in August, and soll it for Boptember delivery, Thoro waa a good doalof this irading, and it onusod somo_oporators to think that thoro will bo & matorial falling off in rocoipts within a fow days, But this vurning over procoss constitutod tho great bulk of the busindus transncted; and thoro was comparatively little buying for ship- ment, portislly because New York wae dull and ‘onsler, and pactislly on account of a firmer feohg in sk froights, Those gontlomen already own & considerablo propor- tion of tho corn now in stors, and seom dis- posod to lossen thoir stocks; whilo the narrowed romium ou oarrying into Septombor mado capi- {nuuu, less nuxious to buy cash corn. Seller tho month, or rogular No. 9, opend at 870, ad- vanced (o 873(o, and foll off to 37c st tho closo. Hollor Beptomber sold at 38@3814o, cluu(n% at tho inside, Soller Inst half Boptomber sold at 880 ; and soller Octobor (unrlyyul 8010, New roceipts of No. 2 closod ot 87)4¢, high-mixed at 88c, and rojocted at 84lda, Wo noto that tho in- oronso in the receipts of Iive hogs thus far this yoar is about 564,000 hoad, which is equal to an extra consumption of some 12,000,000 bu of corn in the process of fattening, Cash sales woro reported of 16,600 bu high-mixed at 3814c; 800 bu do at 880; 60,200 bu No. 2 (A. D. & Co., and partly gilt edgod) at 873¢0 ; 24,400 bu do at 875605 52,000 bu do st 87)e; 20,000 bu do at 3705 4,400 bu rojected at 314¢0 ; 2,800 bu do at B45¢0; 21,600 bu_do at 84340 ; 10,400 bu do at B4lfa; 400 bu do at 84c; 800 bu no grade nt 2003 2,400 bu do nt 280; 6,000 bu_high-mixed o arrivo) at 30360 ; 6,000 bu do at 38150; 18,000 u No. 2 ot 38%£o; 6,000 bu doat 880 aflont. Total, 241,800 bu. Oafs_wore moro activo, and averaged about 1{o highor undor & good domand, both for cash {ota and optiona. ~ Bearcoly n bushol of tho Au- gust options have been delivered yot, and thero is atill a disposition on the part of many to hold off from filling, but some thought it advisablo to toke hold to-dny, a8 any ono of sovoral possi- Dlo caueos might causo a radioal advance. Cash oats sold ab 2096@270, and seller the month at 263@20370, both closing at tho imsido. Sollor Scptember sold at 26@261¢c, and soller the yenr at 233(@360, Cash sales woro roportad of 24,000 bu No, 2 at 370 15,800 budo at 268¢c; 5,000 bu do nt 363¢o; 8,600 bu do st 263fe; 2,400 bu ro- Jooted at 240; 4,200 bu do at 3380 ; 8,600 bu do nt 23140; 1,200 bu white by ump‘o ot 87c, on track; 600 bu No. 2 white 'by do at 23}¢o in stora. Totel, 60,400 bu. Ryo was quiet, but docidedly firmer. There ‘was little inquiry for onsh lots, but a good de- ‘mand for gellor this month, or seller September, with 560 bid, and no sollors under 68c. Cash sales wore limited to 800 bu No. 2 at 680, and 400 bu do ot 570. Darloy was very quiot, but was quotablo at 1o advanco, at 82@82o for mow No. 3 sollor Boptombor. Cnsh No. 2 was nomiual at 70@75¢ for old ; No. 3, at G5¢, and rojected at S5@40o. Bnlé!lg wero limited to 400 bu No, 8 (A. D. & Co.) at 6o, closcd nominal " at losyor PORK-PAGRING, A mooting of the Pork-Packers™ Association was held this afternoon, at which the rules for manufacturing pork were considered, and cortain changes agreod upon, which will bo submitted at an early day to tho Directors of the Board of Trado for thoir approval, EUROPEAN MARRETH. The following is Boorbohm’s dispatch to the Board of Trado w-dn?: Ave, 9,—London—Floating cargoes of wheat off coast, upward tondency. Demand from Frauca strong, and it {s belioved will increase, Cargoes of whoat on passage—moro disposition to buy. Weathor in England fing, Liverpcol—Whent quist}’ Amurican Spring, 118 3d@115 93, Corn unchanged, > LATEST, Trading in'the aftornvon wag limited to o fow transactions in wheat and corn. Wheat sold lower than tho closing prico on 'Chango, but olosed at the same_figure, and the September option was firmer.. No.2 acld at 31.163@1.15%, sollor tho month closing ot tho outsido, and b 81.075¢@1.073{ seller Beptombor. Corn was quiot and steady at 870 teller _ tho month, and 88@38}o soller Soptember, tho insido prica bid for tho lattor option. Other grain, provisions and lako froights wore quiot and nominally un- changoed. : P CHICAGO LIVE-STOCK MARKET, MReview for the Weck Ending Snture day Evening, Aug. 2. BATURDAY EVENING, Aug, 2, ‘The receipta of live stock during the week have been s follows : Hogs, Cattle, 6 Sheep, 418 Tmat woek.. .or Week before last. Bhipments woro aa follows : The arrivals from Jan. 1 to Aug.1, this year and 1ast, were as follows TEORIVED T 1613, HMogs, Sheep. 801,245 99,251 o760 37,120 271,630 81,00 202003 25,670 201301 1,030 5,800 20,202 244,560 1T,607 Tolaliisevartesseres. 483,810 2,230,305 193,600 REOKIVED 1IN 1872, Sheep, 43,069 41,803 34,170 24,771 0,360 13,176 13,819 iverearienn391L238 1,703,108 190,707 A comparieon of our rocelpts of Lo atock for the soven months ending July 81, with tho rocoipta durin tho corroaponding period last year, show the somewu! remarkablo increase of 92,685 cattly, 654,197 hogs, sud 1,80 ahoop. During tho month of July thero was an Ancreuso of 14,708 cattle, 83,620 hogs, sud 3,878 sheep, Tho attoution of 8t, Lous and aspire to o rivals of Ohifeago in the Live stock trado, s roquestad (0 tho above exbibit, OATTLE—Tho weok just closed may falrly bo classad amang the dulicst and inost uneatisfactory of (he aca- son, - Neithor tho local or outslde démands have shovn auy approach to activity, and alihough tho re- celpls, comparatively, wero fight, the dally arrivals considorably excocded to seyirinouta o tie trady, and a uteady sccumulation of stock and a steady dopreciation o veluos was the inovitablo ro. shippin, sult, Good to choico ‘booves—coms riging as they did but & small proportion of {’hu receipta—have sufforcd least, but the decline in thosa grades was a stroug 256 por 100 iba, aud not all tho offerings wero salable ovon at the roduotion, Some eapectall 5uluhln lota were disposed of nlrl{ in the woek at £6,00G0,35, but since Wediiosday no saics have been effectod at over $5.00, aud very fow above $5.60, whilo roally good droves wore a drug at $3,00@5,33, Tha decline in common to falr grades rvachos 500, It 18 hardly uecessary to sdd that holders of thess de- soriptions of atock have suffered pecuniarily, The ‘bulk of the common co! and rough, half-fattenod ‘stoans could not bo worked aff at any advauce an thy ‘prices pald for thom fn tho country, but thio high rates of feoiglt virtually proventoi thelr reshipment, and ovwnera wara loft fli6 unploasant altornation of closing out ot such pricos a8 Luyers wero gonerous onough lo offer, of ‘of errying it ovor to noxt wook, whicli Jiolds out no promisca of a bat-- for ntato of things, ‘o mors Eastorn Statos contl to supply tho markeis bolow with about ol the gra {gatllofioy roqulro, and, if our proront rato of wipply- ) is mointatuad, n furthor® dopreciation in valuescan acarcely lio avrtod, + Inferlor natisos nnd thin Toxnng Tow nell 0 fory a8 43,00@2.60, and, unless tioro o 8 natural dlimbnution fn 1 Tacalpts, Wonlcrn shippora Teod nok bo surprisod to fco thelr senllawngs solling ot $1,00@2,00, Thoro s stfil an_ abAeuce of any consid- orablo domnnd for afack atoors, and until tho proswnk frofght tarill In modificd roverd will promate their own intoroata by witliholding that class. Veal calves are in steady fair request, nt $3,00@5,50 for poor o choleo, - with galos el lnll1y at $3.003 450, Now milch cowa eoll all tho way from $20.00, for poor, to $45.00 for cliolco qualities, To-day tho market wan lifoloss, Duyors woro fow and ind{fforont and tho mount of salcs accomplfelicd wan oxtremoly small, Pricos were nominslly lower, but in the abienco of transactions, the morkot must e quoted unchangod, Somne 3,000 femain fn the yards unaold and tho markat closed Weak with an unfavoras bls “ Jook-oty" quoTATIONE, Lxtra Deoves—Gradod aloors, averaging1,400 Ius and upward, . riiieeaeees el $5,8020.00 Oboto Beover—Tins, faf, well formod year to & year old stoers, it 1,250 i Atects, averaging 1,100 o 1,260 unsaa " City, whick Iy . B ol Modluth Orader-lcorn in fale Rest, wver O BGI0R 1,050 40 1,200 8. v v vvves s oraseves 4,G0BAI0 Butchers! Block—Commion o fair siers, st good o oxten cown for ity nlaughtor, avoroging 800 to 1,100 1a. ... . 3 Blackhflnmn—,cmg’mgn lcaméL in j ek 0oh, averaging 700 to 1,050 ibs, 3.0084.35- !M‘nrlo'r—bfil]q t and thin covs Sas atag 5, and scallawng steo: 2.00@3. Ufllln:’-’l‘oxu; Northern wintered, 3,2283 W Oattlo—Toxne, througn droves.... 3.00@2, (0GB—Tho arrivals during the weok have 88,126, ngainst 05,104 lost \vcuk,gnnd 54,877 wcnkuhum: Inet, "Onder the heavy supply of Mondlay (tn aadition to iho freal recolpts thero woro Lolwden 7,000 and 8,000 stalo homz thio morkot was_dull and lower, but the Light arrivala of Tuosisy—5,83 hesd—induced o ‘moro confident Tooling and. sollots succeedad in worke 108 up pricea to $4,6095.00. They Wato ot long sus- tainod at that range, Lowevor, tho oxcessiva recoipte of tho following iifeo days handing thom” down 'ta $4.16@4.75, where they closo weak, ‘Who demand haw boon principally for light hogs, suitable for tho New ‘York markot, whilo the offeriiige have largely consisted of heavy gratles; honco tho former liave commanded much tho bost prices, they selling fully 400 per 100 s highes than hioavy welght. Tho quality of tho hiogs fs excoplionally good for {he woasom, ago welght of thoss markeled during Jdaly boing 2313 1w, Roports from different soctions all concur {int thiora ia a larga hoge-rop o bo marketed, 4o coming fall ahd winter, aud unloss the corn-crop: slioukd bo Injurod by early frosts tho pricoof hogs. muy bo oxpacted to rulo fow, ‘0-day tho markot was innctive, Buyers would not: operats except ot lower figures than holdfrs were will- iug to concedo, and only n limited amount of trading woa dome, Bome 12,000 romain in the pens unsold, and tho markot closed fat at $4.16@4.35 for heavy, an at $4.50@4.76 for light, BHEEP—The condltion of tho sheop market has not changod in any important particular, The supply and domand continuo protly oveuly balanced, and prices romaln comparativoly steady. Local buyers wero abaut tho only operators, but thoy huvo kept the peus well cleared, and the markot closod stendy at $2.75@3.50 for inferior to common; ot §3.75@4.00 for wedium; and at $4.25@5.00 for good to extra. OOEAN NAVIGATION. " FOR EUROPE. INMAN LINE ROYAL MATL STEAMERS, Wil sald from Now York os tollows: ho aver~ CITY OF PARIS...... OITY OF LIMERIOK y, Aug. ‘A'g‘v:‘l.li!’n‘%l: ;:F:g'nngs‘;‘msfi;lrglllblfl‘ and THURSDAY,, Cubln Pnusngo, 870 and 890 Gold, Btoerago, to Britisl Porta.., +00$30.00 Curronoy.. Rownd Trip Tickets at Reduced Rates. BIGHT DRAFTS for salo at low rates. FRANCIS C. BROWN, Genoral Westorn Apent, 82 South Clark-st., corner Lalko. Salling twico n wook from New York, and carrylng nase mengors toall parts ot Great Hritaln, Iroland, Continoutal ‘Europe, and the Modlterranoan, Unbin from $66; Stoer- age, Weitiah and Irish noris onet, §00; west, %%, ' Contl- neutal ports samo as athor rogular lines. U2, olircanay. Aboly for full iformaiton at ‘the Come pany's oftices, No, 7 Bawling Greon, New York, and N. K. Gornor LaSullo g Madlson-ats., Cliiengo. HENDERSON BROTHERS, Agents. All pasable fo. OARRYING THE UNITID STATES MAIL Between New York, Cork, aud Lirerpool Tho magnlficont now and full.poworad Stosmshins of this Lino offor nnrlsalod accommodations to all classos of posscngors, Tiia stoamugs bolng aliky, travolors securo he groat advantaga of having an nannll’ od and fast. steamor for ench and ovory satting, OCEAN! OELTIO, BELGIO, REPUBLIQ, BALTIU, ADRIATIO, MAJES- T10, BRITANNIC. Shiling from Now York on SATUT DAYS, from Liverpoal on THHURSDAYS, calling at Cork Harbor bath ways. iten as low as any tirat-claes lino. for fusthor ftrmation ayply o Compagyle Wastora Qllco, 91 and # South Clariat,, noar Washiugtos, cago. Drafte on Groat Britain and Troland_from £1 “upwards ALFRED LAGERGREN, Aont, GUION LINE. FIRST-OLASS IRON STEAMSHIPS, Botween NEW YORK and LIVERPOOL, oalling at Queenstown, Carrying the United States DMail, SAFETY AND COMFORT, ngors booked to and from the principal Ene t I 1t ratos. 3 Tottors of Grodit fasuad on losding Banks and Binkon thrmugiont Basopo. HENRY GREENEBAUM & CO. FLETEL-A V- CUNARD MAIL LINE. ESTABLISEBED 1840. Steam Between New York, Boston, and Liverpool, FROM NEW YORK. Jul gust 6 August 13| 5 “And from Boston every Tugsday, Cnbin Passage, 880, 8100 nnd 3130, Gold. Exourslon Ticketa at Roduced Ratos, Staorago Pasaro, 820 ourrency. Passengor and (roluht Dbooked to and from all parts of Europe at lowust rates, BigltDrafts on Groat iritatn, Troland, and tho Continent. o . 11, DU VERNET, Gou'l West'n Agont Bl DRV lark and Handoloh NEW YORK TO CARDIFF BRISTOL, LONDON, And ol Other Points in England and Wales, The South Wales Mllviulouflnnmhln Uompany's now firat-class Stoanishipa w from Ponusylvania Ratl- road Wharf, Jorsoy CIt Russla, Ju GLAMORGAN.. L July 10 PEMIROKL, by oo steamsiiiia, bullt oxpressiy for {16 trade, are pro. stdod with il tho ldtest Improverueats for the coifortaud and o convenienco of Cabin rroncy ; B Hroorago Passongors, ucond Cabin, 3865 curtoney; Stoer: hronaid Stcorage cortificatos fram Gar- o P e ek, at tho Com. o 1 Dok Clibiers, and 1a Now York to y €O, A ite, HIBALD BAXTER & oAy, NATIONAL LINE OF STEAMSHIPS. Balling from Now Yerk for Queonstown snd Livorpool o) d for London direct overy fortnight, °'F5}fi'§'s‘c’flm'i‘3\v"n'u‘fifi‘i'x'vmuvuub. frow Piors 44 nd 47, North Rivor, 8 e thainr, Aug, 2. | Groceo,, Saturdny, Aug, 16, onlive Sioday: A 5. | Ryt Satardey: Aug, 20, Oabin Pussnge, 870, 880, and 390 Curreucy, Jteturn Tickets, 3140 und 8160 Currency. BIEERAGL PASSAQH, 420, ourroncy, kod to or from’ Germau and Boandina« i 1no are tho largost fu tho trada, I, Ireland, and tho Continont, WILLIAM, MACALISTELR, torn Agant, (opposite new Northeast cornor Ola Bherman 1aus), € FRACTIONAL CURRENCY, 85 Packages FRACTIONAL CURRENCY FOR SBALYK AT “TRIBUNE OFTICE. o'l Wost and Raudulph-sta, g0,