Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 9, 1873, Page 2

THE CHICAGO DAILY RIBUNLE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, i87 NEW CHICAGO. Progress of the Last Year. 37,013 Lineal Feet Built on During That Time, Nearly Two-Thirds as Much as in the Preceding Year, Complete Tabular Statement of Buildings Erected. Detoiled Description of Potter Palmer’s Hotel, Field, Leiter & Co. in Their New Store. Chieago, like Rome, datos all Lior entorprisos from tho day of the foundation of tho city,—not of the Chicago which at this hour, two years ago, was rapidly boing molted into smoko and ashios and seattorad over tho faco of tho North- east by n nowling southwosterly galo, but of tho smighty, splondid Chicago which took tho placo of that which perished, and is to-day looked upon ns tho wondor of tho world and the beauty and ornpment of the continent of America, Atl that was of Chicago two yoars agowns o smoking proirio, whoss surfaco was covered with jagged walls and bonfires, unbabitablo by mou or beast. All our Dbusivess wag o chaos; our population distracted: nthird of it absolutcly homeloss; thousunds wore mourning their dead, snd thousands moro in ngony of susponec for thoso of whoso lifo or denth thoy had, and could have for a long time, no agsuranco, Evorything was gono but sympa- thy and lundnoss from abroad. 1t is noedless to rofor minutaly to tho spon- tanoous outburst of brotherly sorrow that brought assistauce from overy habitablo quarter of tho qurth, but & roference to the firo on this sccond sunivarsary, or, indeed, ou auy future one, would bo incompleto without au acknowl- edgment of WIAT OUICAGO OWES UUMANITY. Tt wag by this holping hand oxtended to Chi- cago that hor scattored forcos woro col- locted, and brought to bear upon the onormous work of rosurroction, Our industries wero suppressed ; our places of busincss nttorly swipedout ; there was neither capital mor col- Tatoral, but monoy came pouring 1, and stroct by stroot the city began to assume an aspoct of opulence that astouished even thoso whose gon- erosity and taste had conspired to render build- ings for busiucss, pnlacos, nud unconsciously erect for thomselyes and the city monumenta of Teauty and ort. A8 the dnys wout by, and o fooling of coufidonco in the coming city sprond abroad, commonor building matorinls, and sim- pler architectural models were discarded, und pach now enterprise was GRANDER THAN THE LAST. Such a senson of building sctivily ss that be- twaen Oct. 9, 1871, and Oct. 9, 1872, was nover known in the lustory of civilization. The anni- veranry articlo publishod in ‘Ine ThMBOUSE on that lattor dato shows that in thoe burne district, by actual count, 51,610 lineal feol of building hiad been done, nt a cost of neatly £50,000,000; that while this tromendous offort of roconstruc- tion bad beon going on, businoss had been Jod back to its former channels, sud the prospects of o brillisnt commercial future for tho city wero botter thau ever. Those buildiugs wore all of & suporior ordor, in_point of finish and archi- tectural boauty, and woro sullicioutly numerous to almost fill tho streots left bare by tho firo, 1eaving only occasional gaps to be covered dur- Jng tho past yonr. A resident hore may scarcoly have observed $ho amount nccomplished during TUE PAST TWELVE MONTHS $n closing up unsightly openings on the business thoroughfares of tho city, and a list of buildings commenced and finished sinco Oct. 9, 1872, will probnbly croate surprise in its oxtont. And yet this is but s fraction of tho amount that has really been achioved, Last aunivoruary saw the wvirtual reconstruction of tho business district; to-dny colcbratos an inuneuso nmount accom- plisbed in tho rosidouco portion of the city. Our recuporativo onorgy in rostoring the homes Qdestroyod two yenrs ago is Bearcely less romarka- ‘blo then that exhivited in roplacing rows of buildings with DLOCKS OF PALACES. Tho official record of the work done during the past twelve months shows that 37,013 lineal foot bave beon built upon in that time, mostly resi- donces, nourly bwo-thirds the smount dono last year, The charactor of the buildings diffors from that of tho preceding yoar, and tho cost has been much smallor in proportion. But ihoartis- tic elomont bas survived, and in the thousands of buildings erected for dwellings an improved osthetio feoling is oyorywhore visiblo, Thero is no marked contrast botween tho business blocks and the residences. Thoy nre oqual in point of ‘Dbeauty. The work of building has been contined 10 10 oue particular division, THE NONTH SIDE, sshich included the gronter portion of the burnt district had, to the lino of tho fire Mimits, boon protty well built up with woodeu dwellings and wmall stores & yoar ngo, =and 1o account was tukon of theso choap structures in the reviow of of tho work accomplished, slthough tho cost must bhave beou souto millious of dollars. A wide atrip, running from the main branch of tho Clicago River to Lincoln Purk, nud nearly holt & mile wide, including the two main thoroughfares of the Nerth Bide, Lad been but spataely cavored with durablo buildings, throo- story common brick structuros being, i gonoral, tho only evidencos of relurning prowperity. During the past yoar hundvods of costly dwoll- fugs bave covored vacant lots, whilo Liore and thera on Clark and Wells stroets imposing brick nnd stone buildings have boon raised. “Tho principal stroets (hus improvod on o North sido aro LuSullo, Doarborn, Btato, Pine, and Cass, An ovidonco of tho dosiro for bonuty #6 found in the diversity of tho stylos. THE GOTIHIO REVIVAL of tho past decado lias beon slowly working its avay West. It bos found oxprossion in sovoral of the forty-nine plans submitted for tho new Court-House, and takou morosolid form in those ologant North Bido dwollings. On Doarborn streot especially, many of the pow lousos aro Gothle in goueral deslgn, moditied oceasionally into o not unploasant hybrid. Stono, marble, snd prosued briok are the matorinls employed, sud what was two yours ngo tho benutiful rosi- donco quarter, tho Drooklyn of Ohicago, will u tho poar future doserve to rank with the fineut of wuoh distriots in tho world, Tho placo of the dolightful shade-treos, aliko, tho comfork and boatty of the old North 8ido is boing slowly filled with boulthy saplings, and tho timo is not far dlstant when the old rosidents will hasvo re- turnod to their former homes, foeling that, after all, the fire has not hoon without its benefleial yopults to thom as individuals, Tho #ame spirit how impolled tho property- ewnors on TE WEBT AND BOUTII BIDES to cover tholr lots with Jargo aud well-bully dyollings, Along tho avonuos of tho South Divislon, south of Twonty-second streot,— Wabash, Michigan, Indiann, Pralrie, Calus mot, and Bonth Park,—handsome brick and atono structures aro daily nearing com- plotlon; blooks of dwollings, with stono and marblo-fronts, and threo and fonr story rost= doncos, finfshed with the Intost modorn improvo- monts, On tho Weat Sido, Woshington, Adams, and Monroostroots linve boon similnrly improved, until the number of dwollings for tho wenltbior rosldonta Jargely oxceeds those in oxistonce be- foro tho fire, The region—and, to tho oyo, it is a vast ono—lying outsido tho firo limits hns ‘Dboon sottled witls still greater energy. So rapld- ly Is the population incrensing, that tho Wost Sido, boyond the reach of streot-car sccommoda- tions, and ovon remoto from tho supply of water and drainago, has boen filled up WITIL UNEXAMPLED RAPIDITY, Wooden lousos oxtond now wost of Asghland svonue a8 far south of Madi- son as Twonty-socond atroot; and boyond tho Columbus, Oincibnati & Indiana Contral Railrond ' track, along tho lines of Madi- son, Monroo, Adnms, and Jackson stroots, & sottlemont liay been growing whioh would sur~ priso thoso who had not visited tho West Divi- sion for o twolvomouth. In fact, on ovory sido aro indications that tho forco of that groat cone structive impulgo which succceded tho Chieago firo of two yoars ago, sccoloratod by tho cireum- stanco of au_ovor-incronsing domand for dwoll- 1ugs, hins not evon yot given ovidonce of fuiluro. SATADOXIOAL ABIT MAY ARREAN, this activity is not much groater than it waa provious to the fire. Inquirios among prominont architocts elicit tho fact that tho business thoy hnvo dono this yoor doos mot grontly oxcood tho averago of former years, ‘oxcopting thnt slono which followed the firo, Tonco thiero is reason to supposo that when the third annivorsary comos round, and tho directory Tins announced another incresso of population, Dy including thoso names which have boon omit: ted this yoar, such as Ald, Arthur Dixon, and others, too ‘prominout to be left uurccordad, room will bo found among our yot unbuilt acros to sholtor thom from tho suow of approaching wintor. In roforring to tho mighty efforts put forward during the past your, it would saem too modest for Clilengo Ir slio did ot polnt with prido to o numbor of BUPERLATIVE POBSESSIONS which can bo paralloled by nowo in tho country, and if the presont oceasion should bo rogarded s fitting ono for o little oxprossion of that local pride for which, n8 n_community, wo aro alraudy notorious, sirangors will pardon it ou tho plon that wo ein buck” our boasting without trouble, Chicago claims, as n city, to bo the handsomest in tho country. Uhat is concedod. It is not all Lior own work, but hor citizous desorvo orodit for thoir sharo, Forcign copital did much, but Liomo entorprito did muro, "Lhero are moro state- ly and handsomo buildivgs in Chicago than in any othor city on the continont, Moro regard hes boen paid to comfort nud artistic offcet in our buildings. ‘'hoy aro all now, aud our bufld~ ors bave availod thomsolvos of nil tho Intest ro- snlts of Luman oxporionco. Thoy will, in tho distant future, bo in thomselvos A MISTORY OF THE CALAMITY which produced them. Thoy possess, therefors, an interest which no_similar colleotion of build- ings can possess, npd tho city which contms them, and 18 mude uy, of them, likowiso possosses o distinetive featuro, fortuilously hormonious with its character, Chicago powsosecs also, in _that part of State streot botweon Randolph nud Adams streots, n. business thoroughfuro which _caunot bo surpads- od in tho country, and would hold its own in contrast with any stroot in Lurope. It possosses at prosont ano of tho lurgeut aud bast appoitod dopots in tho -country; it carrios and handlos nenrly all the grain in tho country. It posscsscs the tiwo Inrgest hotols i tho country, in {ho now Palmor Hotiso and tho ucarly now Grand Pacific ; it has tho only hotol dining-room which can seat 600 persons g onco § it I morohotols than any other cityin proportion to its sizo; it is tho great railrond contro of the country ; it hny moro churclios in proportion toitswze ; ‘moro businass than avy other city. Lts thoatros aro, in point of clegance aud tono, Aecond to nono in_tho conn- try, and, numarieally, accond only to thosoofono city, threo times its izo, with bottor companics and’ s botter claes of drams, It hos o rostau- rant, in *Browns,” sccond in conduct and cuisfne to nono iu this country, and superior in glogaco of arrangenont sud siaterial Lo any it a8 a0 XPOKITION NUILDISG of maryelous beauty, orected in_tbroo months, bettor In ovory rospect than suy iv tho comntry; it has a litlcas supply of watar coming thrauglh a loaky tunnol; ithes soven miles of buildingsloss than o yonr old; ithos two Mayors, both of them_gentlomen of unusual_ability, ono in Bu- ropo and tho other in the City-Huil; it hes a Dotter newspapor oflico ; it has onormous taxes— but thut 8 cnongh for tho prosont anniversry. Sineo o robulding of tho city commonced residonts and yisitors from abroad wore plunged from ono condition of wondermont. iuto anoth- or ns cach niow hotel project wasannounced. Pro- vious to tho fire, tho city possossod vory fair hotel accommodation, and an_nddition_ was contom- plated by ono of 'tho wenlthiost and most public- spirited capitalists of o city romarkablo for the possession of moro than its share of such men. 30, POTTER PALMER Lind comploted o Lotol of the firat class on tho comer of Quincy nnd State_streots, and, haviug presentod it toluis wifo, docidod upoii tho orection of a hotol npon scale commensurato with tho prospeetivo &izo of tho city. During an oxten- sive European tour, which followed one of tho ‘most momorable socinl ovents of tho time,—his marriage with Miss Honoro,—3r. Palmer studiod up carafully tho various mammioth hotols of tho 01d World, und fonsted Lis mind upon o study of tho architacture of conturios. 1t had boon his dotermination proviously TO BUILD A PATACE, but bo was not satisfied with' o limited knowl- cdgo of euch building. The annonucement of Lis intontion was tho gorm of that spirlt which hus_subscquently given to Chicago tho namio City of Mogniticont Hotels,” froquontly sppliod to hor by ndmiring nud nston- fsliod visitors, Tho mito selocted by Mr. Palmor is now vory familine to tho pub- lic, for it has becomo fanious ns bearing up tho most conspiouous architectural figure in tho city, and ono which must remain_among tho finost bulldings on tho continont, Iis ondoavor was t0 socure the wholo squaro bounded by Mon- roo, Stato, and Adams strocts, and by Wabnel avounuo. Unfortunatoly, portions of tho squara woro owned by partios who could not eell ; otheys wero occupiod by leases, which ho eould not buy, and only a comparativoly smatl area was Joft him. Upon this, howover, ho dotermined to mako & boghining, caving the' plans in Auel o shinpo that additions could bo mado as tho prop- erty bocamo availabio, At tho timo ho atartod hia MAIESTIC ENTENPOISE, Mr. Palmor was rogarded us tho millionaire of Chicago, A man of nnnsnal norvo and businoss gagacity, thoro was no renson for Lig not _carry- ing out his pet project. Ly thotima tho firo camo tho walls of tho Stato stroot front hud rison to the hoight of two storics, and tho henvy iron irders for tho third floor woro being laid, Mr. Pulmor had decidod from tho first that his build- ing sbould bo_ proof ngainst tire, and dofondod from ovory aceldont savo an enrthquako of yery respoctabio dimensions, Houco smid tho funios and smolls arising from ovory squaro foot of tho burnod district, and tho acros of Jaggod maasos of unpicturcsqiio ruing, tho xisiog wally of tho now hotol wero abont the only symmotrical fig- wros to o toon. Tho flro was Lind enough to swoop away all tho old bulldings whioh stood in Mr. Palmor's way on this sito, bub it like- wisio- Bwopt awsy 4 mass of mgnificont edi- flvos ownad by bim, Dolng & man of norvo, Bowover, tho owner iurned thingn to his advane tago. Tho phws woro hauded ovor to a young architoct of unukual promive, MIt, 0, M, PALMER, and remodolod to suit tho enlarged aron, and work was commenced in o fow months with the intontion of opening in Moy last. _According to the now plans, tho Biate sireet front was 25{&{ foot, tho Mouron stroot front, 214 foot. Tho cortier of Wabaeh avontio and Monroo atroot 3fr, Palmor could not oblain, and tho Wabash avonup,_front_commoncod on the lot adjoining, “Iho building g divided up into flvo opon conrts, with alloys runuing jato thom, and_muking the wholo masn of masonry morp lilte o foudal castlo thun an_ordinary Totol 14 i impossible 10 iivo dotuiled doscription of the manner in which tho bullding Is aid out, oxcopt iu & gono- xal way. Tho Stato nud Monrdo stroot frouth aro elght, sud In somo placos NINE HTORIRH HIGH, whilo the Wabash avonto front i & story los. o niloy which runs through th blogk f7om tho middlo of tho Bouroo utroot front divides tho ground plau into two, but i built over ubove tho socond story, “'ho ’parallologram formod by this slloy and tho Stato stroob fronk Is not & wolld mags, It fs bullt round & cowst, in tho contro of whiloh aaaln 18 anothor building of uni- form shupo with tho original, containiuy; on the round tloor, tho oftice, and on the tloor above 50 Gintug-rooma. In tho cantre of tho blaok 8 & Jarge quudranglo 65340 foot, used ns & carriage~ way, counocting with the Monroo nireot ‘tront by the trut-ugmed alloy, aud with Wabash avouue and Adama stract by almilar mosns. This quad- ranglo I bounded ut tho south by ANOTIHER DISTINCT DUILDING, 86308 foot, whicl Ia octagonal in form, and con- nocts with tho othor buildings by moann of brlok [umagen. 1t soniaing [ Ue bsomont ho bil- inrd-roorm, half n fllght of stoph bolow tho muin Dullding. 'Ovor it, Lnlf o flight nhove tho maln Tovel, n suporbly-finiehed bar-room ; nbovo that & monster kitolion, tho fincal on tho coutlnent, of which montion will bo sade horenftor, Thio Wabnsh nvenuo division 1 to be conducted an tho Enropoan principlo, with soparato diniug- roowe, but tho eamo kitohon supplics both sidos, Ty wldo s Mnished off with a_gonoral desire to achiovo luxury rathor than aplondor, and, wiile suporior Lo iy hotol in tho Weut in point of olo- ganco, doos not compnre with thio mbjor portion of tho hotol, It boars in THE INTENIOR ADORNMENT tho samo rolntion to that of tho olhor side, that {hio Wabnals nvontio front doos to tho Stato traot fuendo, Whiio 110 porson [n tho city but hns paused to admire the oxtorfor of tho building, and no jour- nolist, visitor but hinu oxpressad himeolf in print upon ity honuty, thoro nro many peoplo in_tho country who fatl to voulizo its grandour, 1t & huilt of Ambiorst sandstono from Clovoland, in thostylo of tho Frouch ronnissauce, profusoly omamonted, Tho first or ground floor is 18 foot @ inchos high, and tho second 10 foot 6 inchos. Theso two storiou aro troated in the Dorlo ktylo, obgorsablo fu the mosslve irou_columns whiicl support tho building. Tho third and fourth sto- rion nro of tho Composite ordor, tho fifth and sixth Coriutbian, tho soventh nu ottio story, aud tho cighth and ninth are in o firo-proof munaard roof. Tho main entranco is on Blato stroat, cov- orod with n poreh bvo slorles Lixl, supportad Ly four colossn) columns of tho Doric order, pro- jeeting in full roliof from tho building. Over tuio cantre of tho poroh s A GUOUR OF INMMENSE STATUANY. Tho comer of the building i clrcilar, sup- portod by cightcen columuy, This form 1§ pre- served 10 16 apex of tho dome, Liven in tho windows In tho cornor, tho plate-glass in which iw also ourved with tho radius of the structuro— amovelly In_ construction nt oo cxprossivo of tho mimite emro taken in prosorving tho nnitics. a8 woll ay presontlug n atrango offect. Tho ornate charactoristics of tho Stalo streot facado ara greatly wodiflod in tho Monroo streat front whilo on Wabash avenuo the exterior is almos! soyeroly plain by conirast. Whila tho building is a monumicnt of beauty, it will (carthqualcs nlono excepted) stwnd o monument of progross in tho scionco of its con- struction. 1T 18 ESSENTIALLY FIRE-PROOY, Tho Jowor floors ara built ontirol arches; in_somo places tho syelont_Lnviug boon used to ndvan- tago, whilo yot & varioty Las boon affordod in tho corrugated iron systom of arches upon which Tuz TmpoNe Duilding is roudored sicoure from fire, Tho various sections of tho bullding aro slmilsfly troated, tho lightor forms being adopted in the uppor storics. Thuy, without sy furthor recommeniations to his bullding, Dir. Palmer would havo n structure withiout & counterpart in tho country, and might Tnvo digponued with any of that internal splondor which makes the bellodor pauso on tho spot mule with admiration. Ouo lardly knows whora to begin, aud doscription which must bo written with all its ndjectives in the suporlativo dogroo many soom oxnggeratod aud tirosomo. Terhaps a fow facts may sorve to relioyo tho sublimated langungo applicable to_tho building and it appointmonts, as well 18 give nssuranco thnt this articlo is nob o burlosque. As ono onters by the main hall-way, tho foot como upon a marble pavement. On efthor sido is A _TOW OF RIOK COLUNNS, standing on bases of whito marblo, inlaid with slabs of variegated marblo resplondont, with pol- 18l On cither sido, the walls, of dazzling white- ness, aro wainecotad for 3 feot 6 inchios with whito marblo_similarly Inlaid with panols of va- riegated marblo. Botween that entrance and the ling dividing tho oflico from tho Lall, tho dazzlod visitor will have paseod by forty-tivo ‘different variotio of polished marblo, brought from tho romotest rogions to garnish tho walla of this superb botel. Tho watls are rolioved with rich Doric pilasters, with bases similar to thoso of tho columus. Ono roachos tho oflice in A BLAZE OF WONDER. From overhioad hangs nn_immeiko chandolior whoso thousand prisms glittor in the gne-light. Around (ho oo aro s Liost of gne-lumpn, kot & Tow feot apart around a space 168 feot long and 64 feot wide, rocalling Byrow's poom of Bolshaz- zarsfonst. o 'In frout, in a direct lino with tho outranco, is & superb counter, built of white and colored miar- blo, 62 foot long, gracaful in ite sinuous_ shapo, and oxquisito in its richnoss and artistio beauty. One turns to the immonso columns, throo feot in diamotor at tho fool, standing on thoir marblo basos, and supporting a masy of oruato Corine thian brackets, upon which rest tho mssive brick archies of tho coiling. Avound tho oftico is o gal- lory, from which hundrods of peoplo might gazo dowh into tho spaco bolow. This gailery is reaclied by A DOUDLE FLIGHT OF MARBLE STEPS, withs four magsivo iron nowel-poxts, upon onch of which frowns & great grifin in bronze vord autique. % “Ihio parlors of the otel aro upon tho third floor, acconsible equally by tho olovator ond by moans of a Hight of marble atairs, onriched with incised work, aud gorgeous in bronzo bulusters, Thoy aro judiciously arranged, aro spacious, and will, whon furnished, bo oqual'in poiut of beauty to tho oflico ) Tho dining-rooms of this hotel aro six in numbor, First, thera is s breaklant-room, 35564 foet; adjoiniug it & diniug-room_ without nn equnl. It is not as largo as that of the Graud Tucifle, being ouly 78105 fect, and 27 feot n hoight, but 1T8 GRANDEUR I8 UNPARALLELED, Iho colliug 14 supporiod by colums, similar to thoso in tho ofico in overy respoct; tho floor i6 puvod with choico marblg, whilo tho wall is wainscoted in tho game maundr, tho panols bein gloveryvarioly from b logroan o doop Liood-rod, "ho doors of this romurkablo dining-room arg 1ok yet in placo, but from u_Lrief description of them given by the architoct it is but fair tosup- poso thoy aro firtiug mutes for tho othor splon- doxa of tho room. Adjoining the main dining-room ia a ton-room 65x30 feot, iniehied off lilto tho Lreakfast-room, and leading off into s club dinmg-room, 32x40 Toot, wimilarly lnished, s Tiasiden thaso dining-rooms 18 s _commodious room, 52160 faot, to bo nsod for ‘the Buropean Totel, sud in the Wabssh avenuo division a sixth diniug-room, 44300 feet, THE UALL-WAY on tho main hotel loor iy actually palatial, Alr. Talmer admitted that Lo ld nover scon anys tiner in any of the palcos of Europe, and as it s by imtouion to- oxcol angthiug’ thus o might find thero, it ja probablo that Chicago hins beon reserved to poseoss tho most besu- tifal aud oxpeusivo specimons of decorativa art on this continont nt any rato. It is usoloss to desaribo it. Suflico to sny that shioddy orun- moutation law reccived its donth-blow loro. Thoso who mako tho tour of Potter Palmor's Liotel will nover again tolorato slioddylsm, Pluin honost work, however inforiorin display, will alyays bo tho first choico. No moro gilt or rod paint. _Iu this particular, at avy rato, if in no other, Mr. Palmor dosurves tho honrtfolt thanks of ovary truo lover of urt that ho hay given us such 8 standard of art that shoddyism will nevor be toleratod besido it. on brick ollow-tilo THERE I8 HONESTY in tho arrangemont of tho denign, honcsty in tho oclegaut orunmentation of ~the oxtorior, honesty in tho wnssive system of fire-proof coustruction, and honesty in the decoration, ‘What was worth putting into his hotel wan paid for, no watter wlint tho cost, What was too ox- poisive (f you cun tiglk of angiling tog contly for such i pilaco) Mr. Palmor did uot attempi. And there 1 no UIID'I‘) Imitation of anything in tho building. Wlat Js callod plato-gluss ispiato- gluss § what is ealled marblo is tho richost of marble. Chonp matorials nro mnot dignifled Wit rich numen, g is too frequontly tho caso, Thero remarks ure not cnruclull;’ applicablo to tha hull-way, for thoy ave truo of overytling in the building, My, Palmor has TWO DRIDAL CHAMBERS on tho ‘second floor of tho hotal. ‘I think," sald Do, * I can moko thoso rooms the flnost fu tho country.” Thoy are not comploted yet, but in ench of them iH » pieco of furniturc almost too raro and costly for uso. Wo ailudo to tho mautol-pieces, ‘Uhoy aro hown from n block of tho purosf Italian murble, and oxquisitoly curved in desigus adaptod to_the apartments, In ono contral’ figuro in onchis o gronp, Vonun and Cupid, on olthor kido festoons of vinon and creops o, 'The worlk is ko futricato and olaburato that the foathors on tho plumage of & tiuny bird #winging in the vinos ure clenrly visible,” Tho other mantol is oven richor in clusters of fruit and loavos, Thoso ornauionts are tho work of an Amorican_sonlptor, and were on viow st tho Exposition for u day or two, but & foar of thoir being soiled induced Mr. Palmer to place them without deluy whore thoy would do the most good, Buch tronsures of art are too valun- blo to be exposed, and witl bo protected from iu- Jury and dust by rich drapory, Thoy will sorye 0 choor and encourngo the miserablo mortals whoso recont net of folly hns sontouced thom to tho tomporary ocoupation of tho chambor, From tho bridul-chambor to tho Litchen is & long step, but THE KITCHEN, porhaps, dosorves moro thun & mero montion, 1t s 81xG8 foot in aron, and stands on u level with tho divlug-rooms of Loth hotold, although in an lsolatod building. Tt {n bullt separato, in ordor to provont any of tho disagroonble results of atonm and smoll onsuing from it too groat Jrosimiéy " fo 'tho toumninblo poriion” of fio Liotol. 'Tlio rangos aro upon now princlplo and tako wp ono ido of (ho kitchoit, Thio cple nmna_supporting tho_iron boams of tha callluy aro, Iu tho Jino nonroat, to tho Tanges, sbout § faol shortor than the othors, and Lionco tho do- flclonoy is mndo up botwoen ' thom and tho cofl- g by monus of a golid iron pastition. Thua tho stonm nd smoll arising from tho rangas aro (e oniously conflucd to thoir immodinte neighbor- iood nnd_presod through tho ventilating aper- titroa In tho roof. Ivorything herois arrauged It porfoct ordor and with n thoroughnoss that tolll of thought aud oxporionce i such mattora. Anothior novalty Introducod into tha Palmor Iouso ia ono which will meot with gonaral ap-. proval on tho part of the guasts of tho houso, wnd that ia tho provislon for their oxolusive uso of & bull-rooin, 60x00 foat, with vecoption- rooms, dmnalng-rocmu. oud all' tho accosrorica thnt nio dositablo In connoction with such an apnrtmont. Thls, it will bo undorstood, is for {uuonta alono, aud will bo a social feature in otol-lifo quito 85 unususl as accoptablo. Thore aro so many OTHER FINE FEATURES about this hotol that anything that claimed to bo a Just dosoription ~would ocoupy moro spnco than’ this isuo could afford to glvo, and wo naro roluctantly compolled to draw tho prosont notico to a closo, In a wook mnny of our roaders will bo parmittad to sce for thiom- aolves, taking ono of tho two onormous olovators situntod within ton foot of ono anothor, and ca- pble of holding fifton_and twolvo potaons ro- apootively. Tharo aro 700 roonis to fuvestigato, and thoy will find plonty of work to do if they attompt to go through the house, Mr. Palmor has alroady commoncod RENTING ROOMS to pormnnont boarders, and will throw open tho complotad portion of tho houso ou Wednoaday noxt. 'The building iy 5o arranged that tha o~ cupapts of tho complotod balt wll vol livo ron- son to know that the romaindor ia not finishod, Ty Ohristmas overy room will bo furnishod, and tbis moat magnificont hotel filled. Ono wonld think that quartors in a caravan- nory of this sizo and beauty wonld ba exponsive, On tho avorngo, thoy will bo oloapor than suy- whoro olao. M. Palmor Los graded his pricos with the altitndo of tho rooms, upon tho Patisinn mothod, and thoy will range s foliows, for translont guests: +£5.00 day 450 Tourth floor. ... Fifth and sixth fioors duy In & parfoctly fira-proof hotol, whora two ola- vators, almost " adjoiuing, constantly communi. cato with tho raof, thoro " will bo no objaction to an airy room abovo the fifth floor, The groat objection to altitude is, genorally spoaking, o foar of firo, Rowovo that, and many peopla would a8 roadily take rooms on tho sixth os the ird floor, It Is almost pity that this onormous palace should not bo thrown opon on the auniversary of tho firo, although oa it roally suffered nothfng, and goined almost nothing by the firo, it bas o alighter connection with tho ovont commomor- ntod to-day than any othor building in tho city. Tts only conneotion” appoars to bo that it worthy to bo tho most conspicucus pilo of archi- tocturo in tho now Chicago. . FIELD, LEITER & CO. Tho acoident of tho firo in the new Singer Building being_fitted up a8 a storo for tho mam- moth dry goods firm of Mossra, Fiold, Leitor & Co., lins Tesultod In 8 _coineldonco of two notes worthy ocourrences. To-day is the second anni- voreary of tio Linsty exodus of thosa noted mer- chants from their marble pajaca on the northenst cornor of Washington and Stato stroots, Had thore boon no firo in tho now buildiug which is to_ rocelvo them, thoy would have boen rotailing dry goods on the gnmo ot & month ago, but iha’ ropairs {0 the building consoquent upon the fira in the roof do- Inyed them, and thus, by s fow othar accidonts, thio Fates ordained thnt thoy should reopen on the same day which commomorated thoir exit in hasle, Tho delay has been incouveniont to thom, but, after all, thorois something plensant- 1y romantic in it ‘The old_storo, bullt of Vormont marble, was long considered the finoat aud lnrgost buslness Dbuilding in Chicago, and its dostruction way the sourco of daop rogrot on that account. Tho new stora is considorably largor than tho old ono, boing 166 foot on Stato stroot, and 1 fect ou Washington, five storics and basoment in hoight. Af the timo THE BINGER COMTANY * orectod tlis building, tho arrangoment was mado with the architoct to build it in such a manuer that it conld be flufshod in five soparate storos or thrown ioto one. Ouly ono firm was dolng o busiuess adequato to o structuro of this size, but thoy did not tako the leaso until it was on tho way to complotion. Howover, the huga Duildiug, if constructed upon deslgna’ furnished by this’ woll-known firm, could not be bottor adapted to thoir needs thaa it is at prosont. The arrangement is singalar, but oxcolient. IN TUE CENTRE OF THE ROOF is a lnrgo glass dome, from which lifl)l. is thrown upon overy floor, from an opouing In that above it 08x88 foot. Oue can stand bolow under the dome, look. n‘swrnn] to the roof, and soo tho bal- ustors around tho oponing onovery story. Whilo this takes up a grent deal of room, tho Immense adysntago guined in a strong uniform light mora thau compensatos for the loss of space, ospecial- 1y ns, tho building boing usod for rotail pur- posos ouly, thoro {8 room enough nf prosont. Advantago ins boon takon of the direct light from abova to place tho kilk departmont on the ground-tloor under tho sky-light, with s glove- counter wsido tt, thus furnishng to thoso do- parimonts which roquire tho most brilliant iilu- minntion the very bost and most accessiblo posi- tious in tho store. The firet floor is used for theso two departments and gonaral stock, the #ocond a8 cloak-room, and for wooleus, domes- tics, and mourning gooda ; tho third for carpots and upholstery; tho fourth as & manufacturing departmant for carpots and upholstory ; aud tha fifth for a goneral work-room, THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE BUILDING givos it tho appoaranco of & vast andience-room, with four tiors of fin!lcrlas above it. ‘Iliose up- por storias, or gallorics, aro reached oithor by & handaomo staireaso or by two olovators, ono of which iu of Otis’ best pattorn, and tho other bottor. than most elovators in thoe city. Thoy aro both lnrgo, and capable of carrying twico tho load thoy Will contain without giving way. "Tho gas-chandoliors, fixtures, and carpoting of tho storo aro ull admirablo, and_the coiling of tho first two stories iu vory prottily adorned with frosco-work, lr_nEnrhng eil air of richuess quite h; Larmony wilh tho cloganco of tho goods dis- playod, ) Tho bullding is protectad againgt o by tha introduction of stationary tubos in tho vall for couvoying water to tho uppor stories, ‘Lhese worebuilt uto the odifico during ita construc- tion, and_would have eaved its roof, without doubt, had thoy boon in working ordar, Mr, Tield thinks that no fire of any magnitude can oceur in thie building during s ocou ancy. It i 50 like ouo room thut a firo can bo_discovorad within o fow momonts of its origintiug, and the monns aro 8t haud to quoench it immaodiately. Thora will bo about 500 employes n tho building during tho day at all timos, i THE OPENING TO-DAY will ocour at 10 o'clack, L'ho firm do not court a big rush, but will bo F\nd to recolve tho con- gratulations of their frionds, aud oxhibit to thoir country customors and visitors gonorally the largost rotall storo of tho Wost, Tho Market streot building will bo rotained for wholesalo purposos, MLSHIIS, D, B, DYCIE & CO, Tho flrst_aunivorsary flitingly witnossod the return of the Toard of Trade to its new build- ing, whilo to-day is tho occasion of the roturn of mauy merchants to tho placos of businous ocen- plod’ b{' thom hoforo tho fire. Among_theso is the old and_well-known firm of T. R. Dycha & Co., rotail druggists. Two yoara ugo, thoy wore sltuatod on the corner of Randolpls’ und Donr- born stracts, witha Wost Bide storo ou the cornor of Halstod and Madison stroets, To-day thoy will reopen with au ontirely now and Inrgo stock of druggiets’ goods, in & now building, ono block from their Tormor place of businoss, on tho northwest cornor of Stato aud Jtandolph streots, It s d4x53 feat, four stories high, with basomont, and bullt of sandstone, with a richly~ ornamonted front, and quilo worthy of tho cou- aplonous position’ it occupion on that cornor. ho first floor, on which tho storo Iu situatod, Iins boon ologantly fitted up, ‘Tho flooring 14 of Euglish tilo, and” the counter of richly-carved wood, & work of art in itself, Spocial attontion has beon pnid to the disponsing dopartmont, tho prosoription case boing o modol of beauty and utility, unoqualed by “any in tho city, Thoir assortmont of inported toilot-goods, perfumery, soups, and tho 1iko conslits of tho bost and moy popular artivles to bo found, It iy vory oxtous slvo, too much #o for cuwumeration,” Among othor things, tho finn Las mado & specislty o surgioal {nstrumonts, s oiroumstanco that will Lo of {utorost to thoso whoso businesa In ta uso, and not to shudder over, glitteriug blados and digtracting littlo curvod and polishiod wespons, ‘I'ho oponing of this store, well furnished and fitted up as It is, doou not fuduco ono to holiove inu panio. 'Tho West Bido storo wlil stilt con- tinuo in active operation, BUMMALY OF WOLE DONE. ‘Tho following table has beon compilad from tho oftlial record, kopt by the Toard of Public Works, of all bulldings erooted within tho firo- limits durlug the puye your, It doos not profoss to givo all that ias boon dono, but ia conflned to tho Houth Divislon and the loading thorough- fares of tho North Bida. AOUTH WATER STHEET, | Frontage,] Fect.” FRANKLIN STREET. Frontage.] Haterlal, | Starles. Stone, Tirlcl. Drick, Pes MADISON STRERT, Fame. Fyontage,) Malerial,| Storter, E, F. Do 106 i8tono, [ T, Maller 45 |Stono, 4 @, W, Yom 30 |Btono, E Jobn "Borde, 40 Istone; H W, M, Run 50 [Stone, 1 Stearne & 160 [gtone; 4 Brown & Dro, o 50 (Stone, 4 Estato of E. . Horrick,| 152 [Stone, 4 Total Total Gct 0, 167411 Grand total.........| 8,8 MONTOR STRERT, Frontage, Material. |Stories, 45 [Stone, 4 27 |Btoue. 4 25 |Brick, 3 07 | Total Oct, 0, 18 988 1 Grand totat .. 1,08 ADANS BTHEET, Fawe. Frontage.| Material. | Storiee, @.L. Colla. 2 |iron, ¢ Total Oct, 9, 1873, 507 Grand total. [ VAN DUREN STREET, Nanme. Frontage. | Material, | Stories, Graco Methodist Church| 00 [Stome. 4 Jam0s QlaTo.,ovseereess 25 Brick, 3 Tenry Dutter., B0 Drick, 3 Wall & Phillip 100 [Brick, 3 Total... 175 Total Oct, 1, 1871, 576 Grand total.... 60 MIONIGAN AVENDE, Name, Frontage.) Matertal.| Stories, 8.8, Goodloa.... 80 (Iron, 5 Potal Oct. T, 1,288 Grand total.........| 1,018 i WADABIE AVENUE. Naie, Frontage.] Material, Stories, 8. G, Miller. 50 Iron. 5 L. L Leach; 40 |Ston, 4 Joseph 2, 0 25 [Brick, 4 Estate of £, AL Her: 98 [Stone, 5 Enos Blawson, .. 43 |Stono, 5 Tot e . 281 Totul ‘Oct, T, 167 3,830 Qrand total,evnreel 4117 STATE STRRET. Name. Muterfal, | Storve G. F, Work. Brick, & Enos Slawson. Brick, 4 Stone, 4 Brick. H Stono, 5 brick. a Brick. I stono. 4 Stone, 4+ Btone, 5 stono, 5 iirick, 2 Brick, + Brick. 3 Stone, 5 |Stone, [ .1, Dyclo, Blous, ‘ “Total, = 933 Total Oct. 1, 16750 g,81 Grand total . 489 “DEALORN BTREET, “Fame, Frontage.] Jatertal, | Storiea, Wornor Sapple | m (B 3 Brown Bros, 23 |Stone, 4 M., Dickoy. & [Stono. | -5 Total... 125 otul Got, 1, 187011 1,708 Grand total,... ... 1,800 GLang sTnEET, Name Frontage,] Haterial, | Storta, Wall & PLillip 108 [Brick, | 2 J, C, Gillespio, . 60 (Stone, 4 i, G, Loomis. 20 [Briok, 8 — Piouto 35 |Sion, ¢ Brown Lro 2 (stone, 4 Willlun Saw 21 [Sioue, h Trown Brokvsesesescesa| 35 [Btouo, B Tolsl, AT Total G5k, 3, 1674101 ads8 Qraud total.... TA_BALLE STIEET, Naie. Frontage,) Matertal. | Storfet, W. H, Condon 20 |Brick, N 0. Brisby. 8 (Btouo, 4 Biato Bavinga Inaiitutn, 43 |Btous, 4 Total, . 8 Yotal ‘Oct, ) 16 1,608 Grand total. o 1,600 ¥IFTI AVENUE, Name., Froutuge,) Muterial, | Storfes, Galbraith, ¥aro & Bassotl 100 (Btoue, 4 Wilbue B BLOEY 1 vevon & |Stone, & William Obloudort. 80 (Birlels, 8 0, Dourr. 20 (Brick, i @, Dosrr., 20 [Urck, 3 E, L, Dnvi 80 stone, 5 Jumes L, Batol 25 |tono, 4 Ohristun Kotz, 30 itoue, 3 1, 11, Hotlma 44 Itone, 4 John ¢, Dor 25 |Brick, a Tlinols Stone Gainpany, a1 birlck, 2 Estalo of Alox, White, 6 [Blone, 5 Willlam Fitzyorald rick, 4 Grund todlisniee | Kame, " | Matertal,| Stortes, .11, McCormiok 10 Brick 4 Joln Forilo. .. o [hick H . A, Itobbing, 20 |Bticl d Eatafo of T, . W, 0 [Brick 4 Oreniolaleessisuil -, 063 Eslaloof I\ . . 20 [Brick i NORTI GTATK ATRECT, h@.‘l"fl“gg‘w; i };:E:E 4 Name, Tyontage,| Haterial, | Storics, T, a1 (Dol 8 LR 4|3 Wil 3 [intoks B 8 [Brick 3 2 v, i 9. |Brick 4 B Trick. 2 o fonex 4 0 |Brick, 3 20 |Brick 3 20 (8touo. 4 bie ; 24 [stono, i 3 120 |Brick 1 21 |Brick, 9 i 48 [Briok 4 4 [Brick: H ck, Drick = &0 [Drick, 3 oaly & D 25 Brick, 2 Mrs, Matilda Vor. a7 [stona. i 0. Bmith, 25 |Urick, 3 L Total,cuvvirsisan| 407 RAST LAKE PTREET, Total Ok, 1, 167411 T Fame, Frontage. | Muterlal.] Storics. Grond fotal....... | 1,200 10 iBlone, |8 WORTI! WELLSH BTRKET, §z %fig‘z 3 Nome, Fronlage,| Matertal, | Storfes, (Bl [ August Lautorgung. 24 [Brick, ] 0 |Drick, & | Valfutin i 3 ook |8 80 |Iron, & 25 | Biick, 2 40 |Tron. [ 25 |Brick, 8 2 |urick, 4 50 (Brick, 3 Chorics Busby. 3 [Brick, H 2 1Brck, 2 11, T, Dickoy. . 180 [Stono, | 8 2 [ H .38 |Brick, 3 22 (Brick, a a7 (Brick, 8 T 2% |Brick; 3 TANDOLYH sTREET. s Fame, Frontage,| Material Storics, dasl [ Fornandasonca, H Tho total numbor of faot horo_givon for busl- 4 | nees purposos is 6,995 foot, of which 8,863 aro of 3 | etous, 5 4 THE CITY IN BRIEF. i e : Tho annual banquot of tho Chicago Merchants' H Exchango will b givon at the Grand Pacific Ho- Arthur Windott, 5 | tol to-morrow avening. T Thoro will bo s specisl mooting of tho Mau- ‘Tawal Oct. T, ngors of tho Half-Orphan Asylum this morning Grand tofal. __E;WT ! atAlo}{ o'ch:::k. h;{lnon‘a]!l{n. 3 Cluml::on Hotel. conventlon of the delegates of the people Sy, | Interosted in tho bullding of tho Obleago & ame. ntage, |Mat | Sterfes. | South Atlantio Rallroad will be held this nftor- R:“:". fv-i‘le{.flrh 23 g:unm g noon ot 2o'olock, at the club-room of Pottor folph Wehr one, v Tout & Stanie 4 20 |Stono, 4 | FRlmrHoteL E D. J. Wronu, .’ 40 Stouo, g ‘¢ J. AL Royolds, Prest.,” announces & “ Peo- 0. Duaby aud | 140 stona 4 | plo's Rounion” thia ovening at No. 199 LaSallo P e {0 lstone: | .4 |[stroot. He says: *Tho poor and working . F. Lo 2_: g:one. & { classes will not be ignored, and all are respect- i $ | tuliyinvitea,” i Inrioc i At o rogular communication of Chicago 0 [Stone: & | TodgoNo. 407, A. F. snd A. M., tho sum of 3162 was donated for the roliof of their suffering brethron in Memphie snd Shreveport. A Low-ind-Ordor moeting of the citizens of tho Eighteonth Ward will bo hold this evening at tho ackyool-house, No, 104 Dremer_atraot. Tho' Hon, A. L, Morrison and ofhers will address the mooting. A sociable and rounion will bo hold this even- ing at the St Paul's M, E, Church, comer of Maxwell stroot and Nowberry avenue, Rofrosh- ments will be furnishod for all who dosiro them, Tho Ohriatian Union Lycoum moots 58 usual to-night, at 8 o'clock, in Union Hall, No.114 Madison stroot. All aro invited to attond and 800 what wo know about tho Salary-Grab.” Tho progroas of tho gumo of Fronol bilinrdn for a pures of 8400, to bo playod ot Indinnapolis, this evoning, botwoen Goorge Slosson, of this clty, nud Jucob_Bchaffor, of the formor placa, wiit'bo sunounced by telograms a¢ Foley'a. The ladies of the Union Park Congrogational Cliurch are giving 5 sorios of lunched at No. 1712 Madison streot, o fow doors wost of LaSallo atroot. Al porkons wanting & good dinuor ara invited to take notico. Tha oighth annual raunion of tho Sovouteonth Rogiment Iilinols Volunteer Infantry will bo hold at Galva on tho Slst inst, A gonoral at- tondanco of the surviving mombors of tho rogi- ment i expocted. Tho main Post-Offico, and aleo tho West Di- vigion Station, will closo at noon to-duy. Mails for tho early afternoon trains will close at noon. The ovening mails will closo at tho usual hour, Cacriors will make tho morming delivaries ony: Severs] sulogu-keapore woro finod by Justice Danyon yostorday morning for broaking both tho 13 o'clock and the Bunday ordinances. Chsrlos Ryauhamer was oo of tlio pumber who do not baliovo in “ sixty-day mon.* Ha raceived 5 $20 loason, A mateh game of bage-ball for the champion- ship of the city will be playod this aftornoon on ho Twronty-hixd stroot grounds by tho Bramkiin and Liberty Clubs. An admission feo of 25 conta will be charged. Tuesdsy evoning lnst, Mrs. Mottie Chaso Waughop. gave & soloct ronding nt Trinity Malliodist iplscopsl Oharch undor the suspicoa of the Ladies’ Aid Bociety of the chureh, [r, Waughop read with exquisito taste and focling, and with groat originslity. ‘The Swiss Mmnnorchor of Chicago give thoir firat ovoning ontortainmont this season in Ore pheus Hall, noxt Sunday, Au excallent pro- grammo hia been prepared, aud fino musio and singing may confldently bs oxpectod. Thio Board of Publio Work yeaterday let the contract for hoating apporatus for tho Firat Pro- cinct Bistion to Crano Bros. Manufscturing Company for £4,300. Thoy also decided to phitoyaah tho walls of the Washington stract unuel. Tho fair and festival for the benofib of Bt. Columblill's Church oponod at the Wost Sido Rink Iast evoning, and will continuo for twelve nighta. Ald, Dixon and Mr. Buwyer wiil con- tend, in & voting way, for & prizo of a gold wateh snd chain, tha winner of which witl b doclored the most’ popular of tho two. Al molontifi gentlemen fn tho clty wishing to 860 1 fino collootion of rare minorals from the Azolo rocks of Westorn North Carolins, can Diave an opportunity of doing 8o by calling at tho oflice of Mosars. A._ Vail & Hon, No, 125 Doar- bora troot, whoro Prof. Smith, of North Oaro- lina, bias thom on exbibition, Thoy will bo open until the ovening of tho 9ib. The schoonor Truman Moss, which wan aunk day bofore yostorday by running into the south pior, has boon raisod and towed to the Contral Dook by tho tug G. W. Wood. Sho will bo pumpod out fmmodiatoly, ‘sud hopes aro ontor- taincd that sho Was not 58 sovoroly damaged 88 +waa st firat supposod. Mayor Bond aud the Board of Guardians of tho Birldoll hold tho rogulss quartarly mosting Jestorday attoruoon it tho Bridowoll Daildinge: r. A. G. Garfiold, tha presont contractor, desired (to make & contract for the sorvico of fifty mon and ifty women, tobo soloctod by Lim, for worlk In thoshop. Ilo dosized to hava things g0 much lis own wWay thut tho Bourd rojected hia proposition. Tho Third National oponod yestordsy morn- ing, pursusnt to notico, aud kopt on the poace- ful'tonor of its way during the day. Owing to tho amount of business which lad accumu-~ latod, thore was s stoady stresm of people in the bank, but nothing which resombled & run. _ Tho oflcars, who woro constantly busy, oxprogsod thomsolvos fully satisfiod with the condition of aaira. : Commigsioner Mark Sheridan was complaining yestorday aboul the hoad lines of the proceod= ngs of tfln Polioo Board published iu Tite Tain- UNE of Tuerdsy, in which L was mada ta apnear 88 an apologlut for tho assault upon ofiicor Dougborty, o claims that the hoadlug did him rout lul‘uauco, a8 Lio nover wislied to apologizo for any breach of the law, and folt great sympa- thy for Dougherty, Tho American District Tolegraph Company soutto thie Polico Board yosterday n roport of tho calls for police ofticers made to the ofiice of Distriot No. 1, during Soptomber. 'Ihere wore thirty-four calls made, of which the majority woro to arrest drunken and disorderly custom- ors, Thoro woro two thiovos srrosted, and one onll was for o shooting affray, This oftioe fs on LasSalle atroot, botwoon Madlson and Washing- ton, At a meoting of law-andeorder oftizens of the Fourtoonth Ward, held on Mondsy evouing, Qat 0, 8t tho rouidono of O, . Mory, tho fol: lowiug ‘organization of & Luw-and-Ordor Ward Ol a eifeotod: Prosidont, Oapt, W, I, Dob- sony Vice-Drosidouts, B, . lunyan, 5, I Qlovoland, Jumos Quirk’; Beorotatios, 0. G, Dixon, Johu Ennis, ' An Exooutive Committes of 20 was sppointed, Dr, Ooyne, T\ W. Rook- well, and G, M. Barry wore appointed & Commit- too on Resolutions, fo rfiPDrt at a meeting of tho law-gud-order citizens of tho Fourteenth Ward, Gorman school-house on Fulton utrn;L noat Hoyno, Mr. R, Hollub hias writton a lotter to thispa- or in which Lio sy that an errorlias beon made n tho account of tho robbory at tho houso of Mr, Bishop, in the statemont that tho policoman broke through o plate-glass in the door in his hauto to got in the honse. Ilo says that the oflicor romnined outkide of tho houre, apparent- Iy afraid to go fn, until a Indy told him thay he was n misorablo coward. 1lo furthor stalos thn\b moat of tho honses in the noighborhood have boon ontored by burglars of lato, and that the polico in tho vicinity are oither uniwiliing or un- able to put & stop to it Tho Grand Lodgo A T & A. M., of tho Sty ot Tilinois, in sossion st McCormicl: Hall, clactod tho followlng ofiicars yostorday : Qrand Master, . Jomes A. Lawloy, Dixon 3 Doputy Graud Mastor, . Goorge 1. Lounsborry, 'Mound” City; Sonlor Grand Wardon, Josoplh Robbing, Quitioy ; Grayd Tronguror, J, A. Deloncey, Oontralin;' Gray Booratary, Ofti 11, Minor, Springold. inataliation of tho cleotod anid uppointed officor will tako pinco at 10 o'clock this_morning, nftor swhich the Grand Orator, T' 'T, Gurnoy, of Chi- cugo, will dolivor an oration, Tho Grand Lodga rossgombles at 9 this morning. Tho Board of Polico mot an usual yostorday, Tlo cnso of Oficor Prismoyer was sontinud until to-day, and ho was euspendod from dnty uatil the conolusion of tho caso. Oficor Koly was found guilty of conduct unbocoming an offi cor, on tho complaint of Ald. Bohaffuor, bu, it Doing thought that tho latter was 1athor dom- incoring, the sontonco was limited to ropri- mand. After an animated discussion upon tho morits of trotting vorsus ¢ ekipping " horsos £, gnginos, tio Board doldod to try dindamo Ud's Indder ut iho comer of Rundolpls strot and Michigan avonuo, Tho Lake Shoro & Michigan Southern Rail- r0ad 15 in tho habit of loaving cars on streot crossings, hnd thus obatruoting tho way, Sove aral porsons lavo complained £ tho propor sy Hioritios, and tho officars prominod that a com- potont poraon would bo appointoi o romdy thia ovil, But it scoma this fing not boou dono, for an ompty frolght-car was loft on tho crosing of Clark and Twonty-sovonth streots for oighteot hours. Yestordsy morning thoso facts wora elicitod aé tho trial boforo Justico Banyon, who fined tho Company 8100 and costs, Goorgo Allon, his wife, Hattio, uud hor sistor, Mary Knox, aro & proclous frio, for whom * panel gamo " {s & propor synonym. Our rend- ors will romembor tho cago of n cortain Hughs, viho, » short time ngo, was robbod of his monoy by tho Allous, for whioh crimo Hattio Allen i nOW amaiting triol. ' An 0ld gray-honded_farmor from Linden camo to Chicago o aco tho Lxposi- tion, ‘with about §1,500 in money on bis poror Mory Knox mot him, and, of conrso, o had his money stolon. - Luckily they overlookad 8600, aq ho lost only §1,000. Whou they woro arrosted, of courso tho monoy conld not bo found in thoif possossion, and thoy will likely escapo punishe ‘S’I‘S&b flt\awufih .n}?ucu imm on ol Alon & ,000 and Mary Knox in 81,600 bail to appor 8¢ the Oriminal Coust. LD Tho Committao on Organization, sloctod at tho lnst meoting of tha Pliilosophical Society of Chicngo, v beon indofatigublo in thoir vori and will'offora tickot on Saturday ovoning that connot fail to command rospoct, not only for the talont rapresouted, but the diversity of the accts and achools of fhought which it contains, No namo hins been used without consont, and this consont I8 itsolf & promiso of succoss to the Bocloty, for whon_mon of opposito views cons sont to'meot and in condor disouss their differ- oncos, & groat stop in gaived. It is hoped thnt an opportunity may occur to listou to that olo- quent scholar, tho Rov, W. R. Algor, aftor tha Dusiness of tho ovoning is fAnishod. o public is invited, Tho placa of meeting is tho Mothod- ist Epieoopall Churcli room, southoast cornor Glark sud Waslungton streots, aud tho bour 7:30 o'cloolk, Pat MoFarland is owner of batn, s no paiat on it and oo of Lis nsighbors, Mr, Kinklo, has an oya to tho_ boautiful, and tha slght of an unpnintad burm, was guling to Lis fatic oye ; 8o, finding a timo when Potor wna swoy from his cottago, o took » pot of paint, and, without permiesion, began fo paint in & vigorous maunor tho ofonding bar. Tho ac- commodating Fates, in ordor that tho roportor conld got an itom, ordered Poter ' home. Ro obeyed, aud found, to his smazoment, tbat’ Kinklo g poluting bis barn, Ho throw the pot of paint ovor tho fenco, and intimated_that something waa prompting him to trent tho ownor of it in tho samo wway. Mr. Kinklo prudontly withdrow, and frionds of hi thraw brickbats nt Potor, an bo, with tho holp of eympathizing rolatives, putmmoled the Kinklo crowd with stavos. The thing becamo s0 mixod that it must bo Inid on tho eholf with tho *Schloswig and Holstefn ™ affair_and tho adoption of & Court-Ilousa plun, a8 another of tho unravalod myetorios. Tho Star Weekly ia tho titlo of s sprightly lit- tlo shoot publisiod every Tucsdoy by Messrs. Carpentor & Sholdon, tho maungers of tho Star Locturo Courso. Tho first numbor_contains tho oditors’ salutatory, stoting tho objoct of tha papor, ashortarticlo giving sovoral vory good ronsons why tho musical publio muowld tarn out on maswo to heor Thomns' Orchesten, and sovoral bright and yondablo bits of gossip of overybody and overything in any way conngcted with tho Star Course of lece tures. * Tho shect i printod on tintod paper, and its gonoral apponranco I8 a credit to its publish- ers, Tho oditors snnounco that a prizo of 85 will bo 1aid each weok for tho bost original para- graph witticism, thus offering cnconrngoment to our Jorrolds and Bwifts to awakon their lntout powers, Owing to its extonsivo circulation, it is 5 good advertising medinm. —————— SUBURBAN DOINGS, BV This barn 8TON. ‘The Trustoos nssembled in the Council Cham- | bor on Tucaday evening., There wero present Moasrs, Blanchard, Gage, Powers, Phelps, ané President of tho Board Gilbort. Bills amount. ing to $402.70 wero audited. Tho Stroct Com: missioner roported $121,76 ss tho amount ex- ponded in tho improvomont of streets, A wide- walk was ordorad Iaid on tho wost sido of Ridge avonue, botwesn Davis and Crain streots. Hugh A, White, the Attornoy of tho Board, tondered his resignation. On motlon, tho con- sidoration of tho rosiguation was laid over one woek, Tho appropristion bill for the Water-Works was takon up, discussod, and passed. Adjourned for ono woek, BODTIH EVANSTON. Tho Board of Trustecs of this village assom- bled on Tucsdsy night. Prosont, Trustocs J. B, Adams, B, Goodenow, A. E. Warron, N, Didier, and N. Morpor. B. Reed prosonted a Lill, ne 8troot Commissionor, and tondored Lis rosigna- tion, Tho bill was sudited, and bis_rosiguation accoptod, W, 1. Huntoon was appoiuted to 4l tho vacaney. Anplat of Blocks 8sud 9, White's Addition to Evanston, was prosonted by Trusteo Warren, &nd spproved, Tho Committeo appointed to investigate the titlo to tho old comotory lot reported thut tlc ot was convoyod to tho Sohool Trustoos, anc that tho dood was lost. _ Acceptod, Mossrs, Adams and Warron wero appointed o committeo to meot tho Highway Commissionars at Calyary sud consult as to tho opening of Firat atroot, ‘Tho Committes on Cost of Coustructing Streot 4Crousings roported, and woro dischargad. Ad. ournod. THE PHILOSOPIIOAT ASSOCIATION mot_on ‘Tuesday ovoning in tho library rooms, Prof, Oliver Muroy {u tha chalr. _ Oflicots for the onsuing yoar wero olookod, as follows : President—A, Shumun, Vice-Lrestiert—Ts 3. Gage. tecording Seeretury—0. W, Penron, Corresponding Seerctary—lioury Uannister, Treastirer—W, O, Commtock, Librarian—Goorgo W. Winslow, Tho foasibility of mooting Monday nights wrs disoussod, and uotica givon that” an- ttompt gm;ld bo made at noxt meoling to chango tho yelow. Prof, Maroy road & very Intoresting papor on “ Mologular and Atomfo Structure," which way freoly discussod at tho ronder’s close, "I'io Association adjourned to meet on Monday night, Oct. 20, lo-wmorrow_ ovening, tho discussion hotween tho Minman Litorary Socloty nid the Tri-Kapps, of Chicago Univorsity, will ecur In tho Mathod* it chuich, —_———— The Acting Governor of Louisianit, Tho Now Orloaus Herald givos this skotol of Cumsar Antoino, tho conl-blnale aoting Govarnor of Lowslana: “1iia habilimonts aro in tle Intost Fronch utflu, and hig appouranco alwayd noat and gontoel, and his bonring by no mouns prosumptuous or solf-suficiont, Without tie dash and art of Pinchbnok, Lo it also freo frow tho flashinass and rowdy alr of that eporting oharacter, Without tho dignity and port, ho is alko freo from tho austoro aud chilling gran- dour of tho lamented Duun. Alt_a?ullmr, lion, Anutalno is ratnor an ongaging individual, and uo jmprovemont on his ancostors, o is, too, ona of uy, knows our ways, and has soma sympa. to bo Leld on Thursdey evoulug, Qct. 9, ab tho | thigy for oyon Liy unfortunste white sul focts," -