Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 14, 1873, Page 16

HCAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1873, FOREIGN EMIGRATION. Number of Arrivals Last Year. . How Many Reached Chicago, Reasors for the Foilling OF In the Numbers Poor Railway Transportation, and What It Costs. Those Going West, and How They Weat, Dangers fo 'Emigrmlts on Arriving at Chicagos Omnibus Agents, Runners, and Hotel- Keepers. instunces of Fraud and Legal Abuse, The German Society Sceking a Remedy. No country in the world Las ever increased so rapidly in population, wenlth, aud iufluenco as tho United Staies siuco tho yonr 1847, In that year the high tide of emigration to this country began, owiug to tho famiua in Ireland aud the rev- olutionary troubles on tho Continens of Europe. Wuile from 1834 to 1846, the avoinse sunual ar- rivals in this couutry Larely oxceoded 90,000, the vumber of alien passengers arrlving in the eight yenrs from 1847 to 1451 averagod 838,000 por annum, From 1847 to 1872 inciusive' thove ar- rived, with tho intention of setiling fu this country, about 7,000,000 omigrants, Lho amouut of money thoy brought with (hem can- not bo correctly stuted, but sufliclent dutn ars oo Lmnd to warrant the belief that S7 for each pnssenger 8 not an overestitate, and tiat, therefors, tho 7,000,- 000 of emigtanta brougut with them, in hard money, $5600,000,000. Aud this snm, largo ay it appears, Is absolutely insiguificant whon com- pured with the yvalie to tho counlry of the 7,000,000 of people who, within (ho last quarter of o contury, huve been added to our popu- Intion. VALUE OF AN TMIGRANT. Thore is a diversity of opinion us to the money- valus of oo immigrant, but, talung the lowest ostimeze, $800, it will Lo found that the migra- tion of tho luut 26 years hus added to our national wealth, besides tho $500,000,000 that it Lrought . us in cagh, the evormous sum of §5,600,000,000. LAST YEAR'S EMIGRATION, New York it, and atwaya has been, the princi- pal lending-place of these living cargoes. The Loti! numbor of omigranta acriving ab that port during lagt year was 204,081, which shows an increaso of G1,942, and is the Inrgest emigration to this country atuco 1847, except thut of the yoars 1854 and 1857, Of tho incroase, 44,104 is duo to te amizration from Germuuy and 8,241 t0 that from Licloand, whilo the cmigration from Alsaco und Lorraine and from Italy has more than doubled. CHICAGO A8 AN TMMIGRANT DEPOT. Noxt to Now Yok Chicago 1stho largost immi- praut denot in tho couutry, and, whils only the poorer, weaker, and less enlerprising remain in tho Enet, tho strong and vigorous emigrants, those who becomo the bone aud sinew of our agricultural pepulation, scek their future home in the West, sud most of those come through tla cliy. DISTRIDUTION OF EMIGRANTH, 0f tho 291,651 emigiants who urrived in New Sork lase year, 110,000 remained in tho Stato of Kew Yok, while of the remminder, 169,564 20 ught a hemao In tho West, as will be seen by the rollowing stutcment: 26 Callfornin Wasbinglon Ter. 00§ Wyomlig. . Hhoul SPOICLD BY RAILROADS. Although tho number of emigrants arriving ab New York increaced nearly 65,000 during the last year, rtiil tho records of tho various raiironds in Liis iy which lcad from Lastern ports show a decrenro of tho number of @wigranty pakging thrauph tbis eity during {he evme space of time. “Thera woro triusporled by Putsburgh & it il Indians..., Making in round unmbors 72,060, whilo {he saio runds trausporied neurly 100,000 the year PiGVIOLE. OAUSE OF THI DECRIASE, ‘This decreaso is i n great weasuzo due to tho uncuviable repucation Chicugo evjoys in those s whoueo our emizrauls cuino, More 4 oulruges ure perpetrated upon d cmigrauts e this, thau in uny yin the Umted Blates. Whilo thoso arving ut New York are taken ento of and di- ceted by Comminsioners, wid aro provided with 0od lempormy sheller ut Castle Garden nnd Nard's Ttluud, they ure hero leit to the tonder 1acreics of o lob of tuuners, agents, and cmu- grent-boure keepers, who induco them to come to their hourey, und, vueo thero, they ero not likiely 10 Jeevo nguin Vith w cent of money in their posLesgion., p Rieports of the eystematic yobberies and out- rages that emigrants nio subjectod (o i this eity have rencted the old ‘country, and emi- grioty, therctute, give Chicogos Wido berth, Slany of thuse who wonld find it to their advan- tuge to reck their lomo mthe Weat vin Clucago £0 by wuy of Grand Huvon and othor pluces wercly to avoid tho daugers which emigrunts usuully Lave to encounter tu thin city, UNIOR ENIGNANT DEFOT XLEDED, A union owmigrant dopot, ouniside the clty, where emigrants would flnd o shicltor while wait- Iug to be tranferred from the Lastein te the Western tgnius, and whero their buggage and money could not-bo stolen by dishouest oxpross- ‘mon, yuuuers, and lotel-kecpers, would obvinte mauny ol tue evils complaiued of, for nocuxo cun D more deploreblo than that of ‘strangers, i a strango lund, ignorant of the provailing lnuguage, vith no menu, und deprived of thow clothing and lousohold goods. It very often constitutes tho differonco Lotween settling iu » homo in tho conutry and & miserablo striving for bread in o Inepee city, whoro, espectally in Limes like these, mauny mos must ho without einployment. EXIGUART TRAINS, The fvst bome and lundiug placo of the omi- paant in nl) inlond cities is tho railway depot. Buwe of the dopots have sunitable’ rooms, whilo otlios have not; aud when omigration, au 1t wan dutizg the Just fow yoary, is vory great, oxlra emigrant trains are sent out, which, Leing “wild,” ure comsmflcd ta feop out of (he way of ollicrs, o that often four doys aro consumed be- tween Now Yorit and Chicago, and emigrants havo Lo sulsist the Lest thoy can ot tho depots elong the routs, The most favorile voud with amierants trom Now York to this city 15 the Tuetuburgh & Fort Wayne, Lhis runs extra cmi- grau treing mado up of passably good passon- {ter couchios, aud cowes through from Now York 11 (hivey-el% hours, never stopping at inter~ metinte poins, thus protecting culigrants trom Lemg swindlod while on runte to Chicago, 4 “Flio cwmigrant ears of tho dichigan Contrul Dudlt for emigrant traflic, nud aro Aed for Lhis pnrpose, bub tho cars to freight tiwing, conwid- being orablo smunoyaunce and dizcomfort re caused by tho delay in This rond recoives many of {ts emigruuls fiom tho Cesud Trunk Rullway da Csuads, whick iv 8atd tu treat the omigrants passing over [ts Yino much worso tlun gattlo, Tho cors wned for omis rants on this rusd ave old hox-cars, with atrips of bonrds for seats, avd smull holes for windown, As many porsons a8 possible wre orowded into thega envw, sud they nro (hen locked, aud not n[mnctl upnin vmtil'thoy aro transforred to tho Michigan Centrul, Mnny complninis were formerly mado about tho dishonesty of #oma of tho Agents of this Cumpany, who allowed the runners to do Just about, s thoy pleancd at tho depot where tho onugrants prrive, At no othor depob woro omi= granty subjected to such dangor . of belng swindlod, T'ho Superintendont of this rond having ~ becomo wware of thoso facts, and always unxious to correet abusea com- fvg withiin his ‘obearvation, hny sob neida & largo room st the fioight depot for the oxcln- sive uso of emigrants, and furnished the samo with lmnlmi water, und a cooking-slove, Lmi- grants arviving by the Michignn Central now find o snfo sholtor in Lhis plics, sud runners nud agents nra oxcluded thoroivom, On tho Michigan Southern, old dilapldated pansenger-conchey, which hinve become 50 worn thut thoy could no longor bo.used for regular trafile, uvo used for eniprants, Theso coachios are attachied to frelghi-trains, and it-ordlunrily takes nn emligrans chreo days to make his jour- ney from Now Yorlk to this city. Compluints are freauently Reard that the cara provided for cuwigiant {raftie on this rond are oxccedingly flithy, owiug t tho curolessnoss of somo of the otmployes of the road whose duty 1615 to keep thein clean, The cwigrants coming via the Groat Eastorn & Pan-Hnudle Ruilrond como dizect from Bulti- moe. Tho aceommodations on thin rilwsy nre sbout tho ewmens on tho Pittsburgh & Fort Wayno, it bong undor the same managoment. THANSPORTATION CIARCEG, Tho, chnrges for tura on _ull these ronds from Now Youl to Clicago {s 518, which, cousidering the Iind of transportation furnished, it oxcoed~ ingly high, bomg abuut tirco-fourths of that charged tor frst-clngs pavsengers, "Lho charpes for extin bageago amount nlmost to contlscas tion, Eaghty [ounds ou]i‘ aro allowed to each adbit paseongoer, and, as the Gormans vud Scan- dinaviunspatticalnly, bring with chem leavy boxes, und_quantiies’ of houechold goods, this oxtru f1cight chargo very often rmounts to more than tho passego-moncy. As an illustration of the rapicity of thesa railways, und the littlo con- sideration “thoy have for the emigrauts, whom they scok to induca to sottle upon thir fuilway giauts, the following tuble of chiarges for vurious points in the kovernd Westorn Stutos is annexed. 1t will bo scen that $120 per ton of freigt car- ried ou regulur f1onght Luning is charged to any point in Kunsas, 15 “mmilar chargos were mado upon 1 inrrel of flour, the froight would nmouut to from 10 to ¢16. Tabular statenwnt of fares and for cxtra package churged pex hundren pouuds : Extra tug- g, pet 100" tos, Emforant ute, From New York to— EAIORAN Tho most oungervus of the buman vultures which proy npou unwary emigrants ara those who spesk 1hcir (the emigrants’) own tungue.— their own countrymen,—Wwho ones wero emi- grauts themselves, and probnbly wero thetsclves onee treated as thoy treal others now. “Iheso wmen usunlly epenk thiae or four laugusges, and bave studied tur yenrs tho system of swindling and robbing emigrants, Owing to thoir polite and polithed menuery, they soun gain the conil- denco of their victius, o describe ull tho “ waya that aie dark and tricks that are vain * of theeo emigrant swindlers, would fill- seversl issues of this papor, and for want of space bus fow of Lhewn can be related, Tho firat acquaint- ance emigran.s usually mako with Lliekc wen is on vosrdof the ruilway Lrains about forty o filty miles from the city, A man with o Jargo ring of brass checks enters tho eats, and requents the em- igrants Lo give up their bagpage-cheeks, ho being li’m reguiur trunsfer-agent of the railrond com- puny. In rotwrn for their baggage-chiccks, Lo gives them some of the Liaesclicclus on his urms, nud ihich nic entirely worthicss, Inving ob- tained & number of the checky, hio and his con- federatcs leavo tho emigravt-tinin, and roturn to tho city in tho next express. As, soon as the - enugraut-train arrives, theso follows are b the Lagguge-oltice, aud, aisguised a8 emigrants, ob- tain tho enugrunts’ Laggago, which iy im- medintely takon on expreus wagons aud earried to purts inknown, Of course, when the rightiul ownor mekes his appeacence, aud preeents tho check fio recoived Tiom the swiudler, he is fn- formed that the cheek is worthless, aud thab his oaggoge has aaeady been takon away. From thurly to lifty casen of thus kind occur every month, end, an agent of the Germau Society is kept continuully basy 1u searching for missing buggage, ubout 60 Ler cont of whichis usnnlly recuvered through tho interventivn of thmt Hociety. g THE OMNIBUS AGENTS, Another sot of men who ave after tho money of tho enugrants are the vmuibuy ngents of Mr, Parmelee. It must bo undorstood thnt emigrants who do not tind the end of their destinueion in Clicago, but truvel further West or Notthwest, wherover their intended liome may Lo, bave to pay 50 cents extra for their transfor. Altbough postersing through tickets that are supposed to ewary theut to their destination without any ox- tuw churge whatevor, they nve forced to pay trib- ute to tho omuibus shavks who fetten on the mouey thus olinived, 1f these agenta would scld theso trausfer tickots to such emiginnts ouly an wish Lo Lo tiansforred, according 1o the iusiructions of Mr. Puymelee, who is an lionest mau, and cannot be held responeible for the ae- tious of thexa agents, who not only swindle tho emigrants, but i) rmelce bimsalf, thero would Lo nothing wrong in this, Dut the agent ontery the curs, and hauds every cmigrant » braneter ticket wheilier he iutends to be truusfeired or not, sud charges 50 cents for thosumo. e puys the smouny, tupposing that it s usualty cal- lected trom ull tho emigrants arriving in the city, Wien those who A0 nob go uny further thuu Chicago aivive here, thoy find that they huve beeu swindled ont of 50" cents, nnd that lhu{ liwvo 0 uxo for tho tickets, nud give them lothe cmigrant runmers who lake clnrgo of them, Formeily e runuers could got 2 cents apiece for theso tramsfer tickets frowm Pauncleo™s ngents, who used them over mid over again, sud pocketed the monay themeelves, But idr. Parwelco, huvivg loarned;of this gwinalo through un rrticlo publistied iu this pupor about & yenr ugo, bas £inco kopt an oyo on- Lhew, und, coueequontly, they refuso to buy the tickets from the yunners. but it is well understood by them that the fickets con bo sold now to driver of J. V. Norusl's omigrant hotel at tho same rate proviously paid by Larmelec’s ogents, 'Phiy driver eets undoubtedly us the ngent of Parmolco's men, for there is no reason to suppose that he would iuvest uo muci money in worthless tickets, There are caves known whore these sgonis bave charged an emigrant 31 and 52 for transporting Loy, and when the cawe wan roported they oxeused thomeolves by suying thint 1t was done on account of overweight in their bagguge, A Swedwh gitl nemed Kavyn Petereon, who aruved here Thursday, snd iy wtill in tho city, wos thus muleted ous of » dollar, aithough shie did not want to Lo trausferied at all. 'ho tinnwfor tickews tho recoived from the ageut ure uow ut the ofiica of ‘e Trinyse. LMIGRANT HOUSE TUNNERS, Anotlier aud shill mors dungorous clrus of canigring ewindloiy ure the runners and agonin of emigrunt bouses. Those men aro liconsed ~ by tho sily, and, ulthough clinegges are_{roquontly peeferved ngainst them, it is very seldom Uhat tho Jicenso of ono of thom is rovaked. 11 by chunca it is, it is nlways givon Lack again just beforo eleetion, beenuss these mon contiul a large uumber of votes. A crowd of theso runners 18 usually nt the ruilway depots whero the emigrunts urvivd, Nowoonor do thare unfortunato victuns alight from tho cars thun the runnors pounce upon thom like hungry wolves, und fores thom iuto their wagons by all tho davices imaginable, 1t is only n woek ago {bat tho writer of this snw ab the Michigan Con- trul dopot o runner pouuce upon a child betong- ing to un emygant family wiich retured to go {0 un emigraut house, aud tako it io his nrms aud taka it away ms fust s his legs could cawry bim, and the fumily wero thus compelled to fol- low bim, sud wera nde Lo stop at his houso, Thy depot polico nw all this 3 ntill thoy lookod on, al nover strotched out nu avm to help that fumily 1ecovor thuir child, One ruuver who is omployed at J. P, Moraut's * Union Hotol," openly houstw thint Lo hae all the policemon stationed at the depots ynder his thumb, and thut ho Lins mado ovor £5,000 out of his vieuus, Tmst year this samo runner tiuveled througl Turope like u Prince, spending some of his ill- gotion gaing, Many chiaygon of complicity with runnors _are mada nguinst somo of our police- mun, and that many of thoso aharges exo not un- founded will bo hoen by tho followingg luetn : WHAT IEVELIL THI MENNONITES, Abont two months ago s number of wealthy TRussizn Meunonites, huving with them nhout ono willion in_cash, arivod ju this country, Of comre the vauners weio on (e look ont for chem, These Mennonites, liaving Loard of the dangers which, wanully besob wenitny emigranty iu this city, sont_ahend one of thelz nuwiber, o Mr, Gruasthal, who was ouo of tho moat futolligont in the party, to get them lodging-lonses where they could stop withont clangger of rohvory. Mr. Gruenthal arrived lioro, sud zeenrod rooms ab Hirce of tho best smigrant- louses i tho clty, When the ‘pmty arrived, ho was at tho train Lo conduet them to tho places ho hnd_cugagod. Dut the emigrant runners wore aleo thero, nob willing 'to "he nau ansily chonted out of thelr prey. At {heir instigation, tho dopot polico wrosted Mr. Gruenthiul, nud ool Wl bforo tho ront. cxpoundar of aw, Justico Banyon, and chinrged hit with acting na omigrant-tunnor withont s lieenso, ond tho gront dudgo liold him under boil of %900 to nppear’ for triul tho noxt morning, At tho tiinl the next day, Mr. Chruenthal, m emigrant bimsolf, who way on liln way to eoltlo in Noyada, was convictod on the testimony of tho ofiicors and runners, and fined 83 nnd oosts for ncting o emigrant runner without n Trcenwe, bt Banyon did not ot & chunco to send tho unfortunu.u victim to the Dridowell, us he had dono in sumilnr ensens, becauno Mr, Gruon- that's fino wan prompl 7 paid. Anothor body of Meunonites arrived in the clty shortly aftar the ubovo ciromnstauce ocour- red. They had not takon {he procauntion to sond ouo of thoir number In ndvanes Lo secaro thom lodging, 'T'ho rauners, as usnal, woro as tho.de= pot to Heetita Lhem, bu thoy sloutly 10fused Lo nccompany them, becausa it was_their intontion to go straizht thiough to {he end of their ronte, and anked Parmeleo's drivor to take Lo to the Cinlona Dopot. Parmelee’s ngents put thom into thole and drove off but, instead of lonviug them nl the dopot, they drova by and taok them to No, 100 South Water stree, where Morast's' Union Emigrant Hotel jn situsted. T'ho dMennomtes demunded to bo waken back to the depot, but tho driver rofused, made them leavo tho 'buses, and drovo off. Until 12 o'clock miduight the unfortunate vie- tims ptovd -on the sticos refusing to go inido tho *hotel,” untik nt lnsc thoy woro drivon in by the police, g 2 A BOCKERY OF LAV, About nin monthes 650, uu_emigrant, baving o taauly consisting ot o wlto and two children, lolt Lis boardiug-houso to seck employmont, hiy tands bol g ot duy tido, Buunloriug wlong Ci- uul strest, ho sow o policoman trytuy to nrrest two rowdioy, who bLud made n” dislurbance. Dnrh|§; tho mcleo tho policomn's eap was lnocked olf, The emigruaut ntun{:oa\ down to pick it up. _ Beeing this, tho officor beeame enruged, ond, Instend of arcosting tho rowdics, bo wrostcd the emigruut, Look hitn beforo Bahyon, and preferred ngnitst him n charge ol disorderly conduet” and resistiug un ofticer, Latyon arked the emipant whne he had to say for himsell 5 but the mun underctanding about ns mueh English ag Tanyon aid of law made no toply, not knowing whas™ he was urrested for, Mo was theroupon found guilty, and Laviug o moncy i his possession was sent L0 tho Brideweid tor twentv-two dags, His wire und ¢oildron st up und waitod for his roturn all that night and the foilowing aud when night aguin came, and still there was no tidings troin hum they gave way to despair, being contutent that hieLnd et with an &ntimely deatl, Dufigent search wits wado for him but without wviil, Who could have possibly supposed that this poor und inotfensive mn, who did not even waderstand our luguage, s-onld bo at Fentou's Drick-yurd for haviny 1esisted an ofilcer? Lho unfortunnto wife and her two hittle childron hav- ingz uo monoy sud no frionds wera ront to the poor-house, ° T'ho mun and his funily wero al- most forgotten when alter the lagke of tho twen- {y-two duye, tho unforfunate man agnin ap- peared ot tho bourding-houke in ‘seureh of his Tmanily. Ho was direcied to thoe poor-house. 'Lho joy of that wife and childrea con Lottor ho imngined thau deseribed when their futher and supportor, whom tLey supposed to bo among the dead stood before tiem, ulive aud well, The man, koou afsor the wluve oceurrence, ectired a biluwion on b fnrm, not far lrom this city wheto hio Ja itill nt work houestly supporting lus family, IMICHANT-HOTLL KERPERS. A fourth clnes of men, who care not over much for tho welfure of emigrauts, und flocee them whouéver they get a chance, fra the cmigrant- hotel koepers, Thore ure o fow of themn who aro houest men, but u mjority of those in_the Dusiness uro a dungerous ns the yuuners. Buii- suunts onco in their hands uro nob apt to leave them with 1auch monoy m their posscssion. Varlous, und often artistic, aro the devices by which they are muleted of their money. A young mus named Slathies cume 1o thiy country ' a few months ago and put up at an emigrant-honse, It wud soon found out that hio hud a cousiderable amount of money in Lis vest po , One. of the runuers ewd ho could taie his vest off withont distuiving Lis cont, aud accom- plisled the fent o the great astonishment of tlo emigrant, Tho greoihorn was tnught the Lyick, and after & white ho could do it g woll us tho yunner, When, after o while, he examined his vent-pocket ho found lns moucy had disep- pevved. Anotber tavorite dovica i to pluy dice with tho emigtants, the dice boing loaded 80 that the cigram-hotel keopor always wins,' ‘Llhioio nre at present ouly nine emigrant-houses {u the cily, sovernl of the worst hoviug given up businees, on necounc of tho cxposuies mude in T'ug LRIUsE nbout & year ngo. Thoe champion emigrant-sw Robeut Lunsing, who kept o houro on Fourth uvenue, hms loft the éountry, and is wow sojunrning i Buropo, It must bo still rememibiored how this man, about o year ngo. was mude Lo disgorge, through tho instru- entality of » ‘rinuNE repottor, thosum of 2400, lio bnd Imudulouely, obtainod frout wi cmigsant nmed Vollmih, ~This man had 540 i Lus poseession which o wished to depost in s-baulk, uid, therefore, ko usked Lansing wg | which viny the best in the city, Lansing told Lim 1hat tho suvings-banks In this city woro all * ehaky,” but it he would deposit the money with huh ho would pay 6 per cout interost per eonum, After muchvernaasion Vollmuth con- sentcd, and Lanning, to havo oyorything dono ¢ on thosquare,” ook him to i fawyer, who kept o cigar slore on (arvieon street. Tho “ Juwy who sold n box of cigars, for which ir. Volinulh Lad to pny, for his tees, mado out o reeeipt which Vollinuth, justead of Lon- pivg, wog mudo to sign, the omugrant (hinking it was the way things were dono in this country, OKEY-BROKENS, Azothor elags of emigrant-svindlera coneist of the smull Germau monoy-orokery, Onoe of thess men sendy agenty fo nll tho emigraut trains to ehango the money of the omigraut, ‘'Lhis man way made to diigorgo only two weeks as thro the instrumonlalily of ihe German citty, ©40 ont of which he lind swindled an omi- graut by shaving bis bills u little too mueh. EMIGRANTS GOING WEST. Of the 72,000 cnugrunty 1hat wore bronght to this city by tlio Eastorn roads, about 50,000 went Turther West and Korthwest on througi tickets el d in New York, ns will be reen by the :‘ullu\\'ulg stutement, ‘Pliora ware transported hy's 119,000 L 4,000 * 8,000 ;50 0 & ity iitnots Central lailroud, Tiovk Txland Ledivo Burlfuglon & Quini . . 0,660 No cmigrania nro tieusportod over the Chicago & Alton Teilrond, the wmanngers - cluim- ing ilmt Lbeirs, boing the longest route, thoy would luwo . monoy by cnrrying fliera ot tho establivhed = rates. Theubove number does not embraca nll the sm- igranws carsied by the rouds, only thoso wito bought through hekets at New Youk boing ue- conuted for. These who purehased tickels in thin city are not entorod s ewigrants, but o regular pussengers, 1t theso are ndded, tho munber will be “wwolled about 10,000 in additipn {o tho 60,000 abovo mecounted for, muking v total uf G0.000 cwmigrants who passod throvigh lus eity to pointy furiher West and Nottliwest. Ths leaves abont 12,000 who munde this city (hiciy permanent home, wihiich fs o falfing off of 0,000 8 compared with tho venr previous, This is wainly duo to the fact that the year previons (o this many Inborers and artisans camo hera to lilp in tho rebuilding of tho city. NATIONALITING OF EAITORANTS, About two-thrds of the emigrauis who pussod through the city were Gormune, while the other third wns mainly eowmposed of Beandinnyinns, Yronch, Liish, wud Engglivh, Of the Weetern rouds, the Chictgo & North- weutern has carried the Turgest number of emi- grants, Most of (hovo huve sebtled in Wiscun- sit uud Minuesots, Ono thousend wix huudred und sixey of tho emigranty takon by this road l\\m’u Mormons, Lho muivily of whom was as fole ows ¢ RIS ot WETH I ol st THEY SLTTLED, I'ho emigrants that pageed over the Chicago, Rock Islund & Pucific Relivond sottlod mostly in this Btate and lowa A lurgo numibor of those who weut ovor {he Chicago, Burlington & Quiney Itailroad settlod avonnd Gulesburiz and Watseka, In this State, while tho remuindor found » home in Iowe and Nebruska, . Of thoso who paseed ovor the llinols Central Tinilrond, nbout ono-fifth settlod in the Bouthern e, whito the somaindor sougsht homes in the Weat, muiuly in Kuneas, ho emdgrantn who prused over (e Milwaue keo & B, .{'nul Hairoad vore gonerally Beandis naviuns, most of whom eettled 1 Wisconsin and Minnenvta, The sccommalations furnished to omigrauts ou the Wosteru rowdis ave far suporior to thoso on tho Eastorn onen, 'Ihey all clarge scoonds clawn faro, and furnish rogulnr second-olass ac- commodations, but, ‘while they pny for the transfor of rogulur socond-clavs” pase songrers, thoyannko amigrants pay bl couts cach for their transfor, nlthongh they pay the same fave an tho others, The only road that makes uo dig- tinetion, and pays for the transfer of cmiginuts tho knnto ay for roguine second-clayd passongors, 1#llie Milwaukao & St. Paul, - THE OEBMAN BOCIETY, It §8 u shamotut faek ihat Chleago, which stands foromost in outorpriso, grontnons, nud chuity, hina for years lefe Uieso omigrants to human valtuves. The Gormnn Soploty, foc the protection of emigunts and the filendlens. doos all it ean with tho wmnll mcans ut its command, In mouy Instances, lost baggage nud monoy ls recovored. throwgh ils fnstumontslity, Muny ara aided and sont forward to thelr dostination, whilo worls {s secured for thoso who remain horo, All our citlzons, regardlesn of untionulity, should Joliu togother, and wto that propor profoctiv Worded thetio friondloss strangern, Chi owes to emigrents much of lor presont great- nesn mnd prosperity, Moy of our Inrgos Puycm nud most ontorprising cilizons ar ere a8 poor omigrauts, mong them are Georgo Schuelder, Homy Urconobaum, Petor Sehuctlor, and manyothera who woull be an lion- or to any city, Meon of hike stamp daily srrive in thiy vass contro of travol, who will, probably, in thio futute ho promi iueut ih womg othor city, and who, ii their exporiences hera bad boen pleas~ unter, might havo boen pdded to tha list of our inbabitants, But for thoeo rapaclows ngents, rumery, ote, who geom to have mndo n study of the art of robbing cmigranis, wo might to-day number mnn{ fmndreds, or oven thousends, of fndustrious fuhabitants who havo givon us a wide berth, on acermt of the reputniion the city onjogs in thiy veupuct. b FEDERAL AT, Gceorgo Schneidor, L., tho Preeident of the Govmant Bocioty, who for the lust twenty yours s beon indetatignble in hir exertiona t0 seenre o Letter trentment to tho emigrunts avriving in this country, lws nt last succeoded tu enlisthiyy iho United” Bintes Governmont in this matler. A Comunigsion lus been appointod to oxaaine uud report on the trea!ment of omigrants, A majority of the Committes have mnde their ro- rort, and they strovgiy. recommend that Con- prees should ab once estabhish a Bureau of Emi- Bintiou to superviso tho machinery of tianspor- faticn, nud giving, throngh its agouts,” all nocesanry informailon, Tu is clatmod that tho aid of " the Covernmont is uceded to weouro justico in many casos, jnas- much o8 the emiprant” is unable to wait the convenfence of orditnry coutts of jua- tice. A Foderal cflicer, stationied ab poinfa of trausfor, charged with the duly of ading pas- songers in_ {ho recovery of missing bagpage, might ba of great benetit, Sinco the lase Con- ggress, moved by philanthropis notives, did uot nesitate to ])ramc: auimnls n trongit, it is hoped thnt the almost cqually Lelpless omigrant, o mujority of whom ave jguoraut of our langunge, will not be neglected, Although other countries offer lasgo bonnties to_invilo™ emigrniion, aud this offers nothing, still emigrants neek onr shores almost exclu- wivaly, Morcover, thoso wha. huvo secumulated amplo fortuney, and souyuht to spend thom in their former homes, have nhmost nvarinbly turned o their ndopred land, aud it in dorirablo that measures should be taken to protect them. MPIGN DWARF. 0 If it bo true that some men arc born great, somo achicve greatness, whilo somo have grent- ness thrust upon them, it is equally so thut other men are born amall, nchiove smaliness, or have smnllnesg thrugt upon then. Of the laat claseis Jolin M. Lowis, of Ixonis, Wis., who, under the charge of W:lllam flughes, will be introduced to tho Chicago public this wook, as the groatost wonder in the Liliput lino which tho woill has ever producod. 'I'o bo brief, Mr. Lowls, who is 18 yours of ago, is tho smalleat man in the world, Lis hoighe being ouly 27 inchies, and his woight 20 ponnds to o wmicety with his clothes on. Ho s .tho ollost of o fumily of govon childron, the romaiuing six boing stout nud hearty boys oud girls of tho usuel size for their ages. His parcnts ‘are Lowis and Cath- orino T awis, of Ixouia, Jefferson County, Wis., originaliy from Wales, both full-grown and lienlthy adults. Tho ronson of their fivat-bomn's diminutive sizo is o mystery whlch thoy havo cogitated upon long aud earneatly, bus without reocliing o eatifactory result, At his birth ho weighed about five pounds, and up to his sccond year he way of (ho usual sizo and strongth of habics of his ngo. Whon ha ronched that ago, howover, without auy promouicory symptoms Iiw growth suddenly . stoppod . forevor, Sinco, 18 befora {his strange occurrence, ho hns enjoyed oxcellent health, and tiio mental facul- tios nvo been fully doveloped in his stunted Lody. Iis intollect is quile on o par with that of the averago young wanof 18 years, He rends and wriles both Welsh and English, and holds his own in tho Ixonin Acadomy, which ho is nt- tending ns o soholar. 1o is of a decidedly re- ligious turn of mind, and recentls, ot the aniual Conforeuce of the Welsh Congregationnlists of Wisconsin, hold at Bangor, toolk u prominent pa.t, to the nsionishment of many of the meml ez, o is fifteen inchos smaller (ban the renowned ‘Tom Thumb, ten inehes smaller than Commo- doro Nutt, and two iuchies smaller than tho dwarf who traveled in Barbum’s circus. The grent showman, who heard of the Wigconsin wonder, made him an offer of £1,000 o month to travel and oxhibit, Lut religions scruples pro- ventod the littlo nian's neceptance of tho tempt ing offer, Mr. Iughes, himsolf o Wolsluman, aud an intimato fneud of the Lowis family, has been moro fortunnto, ho having Ecrsuadufl A, Lewis to appenr beforo tho Chicago public, whiclt lio will do this week in conncetion with lectures on the art of elocution, in which ho iy #id to bo n proficient, 1Is will ho on oxhibition as Grow’s Opora Ilall, Blonday aud 'Luosday ovoniiga, . CITY ITEMS. The only business about the County Offices vestorday was transactod by tho Commiltco on Public Buildings of tho Board of Counly Coms miseionors, who hnd' soveral references in the shapo of small bills bofore them. The pigeon-shooting tournament mentioned Inan isguo of e Tranust lust week will com- menco at Doxtor Park on Tuesday, Thore will Do threo doys' sport. e first day will bo do- voted to svoepstukes shooting, and will Le meraly n day of practico. On Wednoaday u medal, which ig to be emblematical of tho State clinmpionsbhip, will Lo shot for, and all the crack murksmen of the State are entered for tho prizo. ‘I'no third day will also bo devotod to piveep atokos shooting. From present indicntions 1t would seom that the tournament must ho suc- cessful, financinily and otborwise, None but umateurs will o pormitted to perticipate, and it ia Dbelioved that tuo disgracoful ecencs which sometimes mur profossivnal pigeon-shootiug ‘matelion will not bie apparent, in tho contests of tho tournument. 1 Qur Bodices ke Burned) s A ppletann Journal, Wo have receatly annonnced to our rerdnrs thnt u naciety hnd heen orgamzed in Hauover, Genanny, tiie mombers of which pledged thems solves (0 insert a clauso in thoir witls roquiring that_their bodies bo burns after death, Sinco making that aunouncemont, it hus como to our Inowludgo that w similar eifort i balng mudy in this city, and that w numbor of thoughttul men huvo becowo intoreeted in this question of the cromation of dead bodies, aving already aspressod an opinion in favor of n thoughtful diseussion of this subjeot, wo will not uk pres- ent euy ony moro rospeeking the cinims 16 hns upon public attention. It is cvident thut the question is ono not to ho dismissed with u shake of tho head or nshuddor, and, pow that health and_sanitsry aseocintions ure doing so nwel to- ward thoe prevention rathor than eure of discure, would it not be well to cousidor whether the gormu of mauy duwgerous maludies may not ho fosterod by the cormon oxposura of the strisk- en and inmumste hody, or its convoynuce throngh tho mnin thoroughfares of u erovded city?” From & reecnt number of the Union Mdicale wo lonen (hat oue Dr, Polli has been malting certain osporimenty in the cremution of dead bodiod, the niothods und resulls of which aro doretibed s follow: “ln tho eylindrical rotort of rofraclory clnyho plucad the hody of » dog, ton kilogrammes in weight, Tho nppava- tus was Leated by o orown of flames iswuing Irom u eirenluy tube, perforated o as Lo rondor thy combuntion moro uctive, tho ordiunvy gus Deing mixed with a cortuin quantity of paro nir, ‘The cremntion contluned sovoral ours, produc- ivg o thick smoke und (Lo odor of vousting meat, (tho mmoke was cusily hurnt by apply ing tiune at tho uppor orifica) After enrbunization, n complote incinoration was obtained ; (hat is to suy, tho enleination of all wolid parts of the body, voprewontod by o weight of B0 gruminos, Thin frf utlowpt provos the abllicy of reduoing to ashes the hody of an mmul to ahout one-twolith of its wolght, ‘The pipon buinging tho gas woro thon dlsposed o ns hatter to favor ith mixture with air, In this way w o duzi weljghing nincloon Kilogramines wiy tnoincrated in two hongs, lanving ® rosidus of D10 grummiow of melion," HOLIDAY GIFTS. A Reviow of Learding DBusiness IHouses, Attractions Ifeld Out to Purchasors, Thero 18 one thing evory ono approves of s a chorming and boautitul brosont (and the better Iho tasto tho more cortmin tho spproval), and that Is o beautiful book, or sot of books, forn grown-up frlend, or one of tho oxqulsite littlo childion's hooks for tho littla folky,—nnd evory one wanting books naturally goos to JANBEN, M'CLURG & do.'n, It {y fortunate (hat wo havo o bookstora which ovon vieitors from tho East and from abreal aro boginning to say is falrly entitled to bo called uniivalod nvywhore, tn the beauty of its arrangomont, and the wondorful fulluoss ond comploiness of ite collection of all that {s bost nud mout tompling in new nnd old lltora- turo. Itis uuoless for ua to sunmorate, for hero 19 overything in book-form that England or Amatien produces, from tho finest rots of all the greal suthos in tho bost editions, or tho most sumptuous mt foliog, to the most tiny of tho charming Euglish juveniles, Tho collestion of Shakspearian, of Beott,, Dickens, Thuckeray, Motley, Hrwihorno, Do Quiney, Irving, and of the rplendid books fllustratod by Dore, {s par- licully jutercsting and varied. AN tho latest gift-books and books of general liternture aroe here in quantities that must nstomwsh those who thiuk lightly of Westorn culturo, If oug desfres u bonutiful photograph album, ask them to show you some of tho benutiful quartos and folios which they bave imported Qircet from Mavcus Ward & Co.’s, Loudon, For exquisito beauty of finish and durability, thoy sucpneg anything we hnvo over recn. Thoy bold Trom G0 to 800 picturos, and cost from 350 to §60. Tor o modest vresont, nothing is more ap- propriate than a papeterie of the royal Irsh linen paper, also imported direct and sold by bis fiyrm. In short, if you want any book, or unything conneeted with hooks and stationery, yout ean tind i here, . D, PEACOCK, the jewoler, {8 so woll kuown in Chlengo that Ly uamo lms becomo o household word, und his roputation oy u Lusuicas mon s borng tho wet of a long votics of yours, Mo ouo of tho old- est, il not tho oldest, joweler fu the city, Ho -was well known before tho fire, aud now ho has openad one of the most mnguificont jowelry houses in the West. Wacre aro lundreds of jewolry bhouses in the Wost, Lul none of them wnrpnss this, 1t s locutad on tiie northwest corner of State and Wasbing- ton stroels, ona of the best sites in tho city, Tho exterior of thio bunuiug in imposing, the most impressive part Leing tho first foor dovoted to the ralesroom, & splendid apartment lighted by six iunnense Froncl-plato glass windows. In- wide, the piylo of decuration butokens exquisite tato, ‘Lhe ceiling is beautifully froscoodin neu- tral tints, wiich liing out boldly the many colors in_ the = sbading, Visitors trond on tosselated tite, Around tho walls, nro flve omsos of cxquisite woikmaoship, avd linving glasy fronts monsuriug 12 by 6 feel each, ‘o eontonts ave rolloted by mirror, which of thomselvos are an anitruction, Tho stoek s simply efquisite, Thoro s o benutitul ussort- mout of silverware of all kiuds, diumonds and Jowels fit Loy a Shah, gold ehning in the nuwesy Ltyles, comaéo wots, ladios’ bulf soly, gentlemen's sluove-buttons and studs, and everything that fuucy can dogire or money purchuso in tha jow- elry line. A vieil to the establishment will o a trent, and will ropay the expenditure of time aud troublo, # GUNTUER'S, ‘The indefatigable Guuther bns mado olnborate preparations for holiday times, and presonty such an array of novellies as is keldomsoen, 11is stock bas'beon imported from Yaris, Berlin, 2ud London, and combrises bonlonnieres, fancy Loxes, ({ree-orunments, surprize-boxes, ele. Iheee are nothing less than exquisite, Of the contectionory dispiay, 1t {8 suliiciont to sy that it is in evory way worthy of Guuther, and 18 far suporior 1o that of formsr years, GILES, BRoTHER & Fo. Tho cohllulludlm pularity of any firm can bo accounted for only by tho " fuct thut the public hus lenrned, durlug years of experience, thut the articles in which it deals aro what they purpers o bo, nud that tho prices asked are rens sonuvle, Thin will oxplain why, in the face of dicnsior, of totnl loss by fire, and of the depressing inlluencs of & flnaucisl panie, tho tirm of Giles, Lrothor & Co, bos constuntly progpered, and i aiways nssurod of steady and mercasing putronage. At no time more thau at the present aro thoy bidding high for popular favor, Realizing the importanes of nccommo- dating their prcos to the provailing disposition towurd econowy aud retronchment, thu{ bave &0 lowered them us to mako it difticult {o bolieve ihat- they can get a profit on their goods. Nur 1 they, but chat Lielr porsonal connections with (ke Dest mauufecturers nt home and abraad cnablo them to ofier the finest goods ab prices never before drewmed of. The vis- nor at their wtore sces displayed be- fora lim watches from ovory woll known munufnctory, jewelry of all kinds, aud of tho richest and oyt wrtistio designs, solid silver and plated goods, and Gvery conceivablo articlo which artist in gold or silver has cver wrougbt.” 1o muy goin not intouding to buy, but ho falin o wilting vietim when Lo learns how littlo he has to puy for tho object which has attracted him. IMDSON, NORWELL & CO. aro offering unnsunl wducements to purchasers at their populur store, Nos. 79 and 81 Suto wlveet, This weels will bo opened for public in- speeiion un assortment of embroidered sots that aro worth sacing, ns aro also mauy other usoful und orcamental ftticles, specially” intendod for holiday purposes. I'hare ure also oflered at low prices ensbmeres, merinoes, alpacas, {lanuels, und housekeeping goods. W. W. KIMDALL, 2 Tho manufacturo of o perfect piano is one of the grewtest of human efforty in en aviistio wuy, Tu b cukon almost un ago to reach this stags of perfection, and the unrivaled instraments sent one from tho factories of 1nllet, Davis & Co. aro tho hest specimens of it. For purity eud richnoss of touo and symmolry of form thoy stund alone. These wondorful itstrumonts have found their way all over tho laud, and their muayio may ho heard on tho Atlantio #hore, by tho Great Lakes, and whero tho Paeific rolls on the westorn edgo of tho contient, ‘I'ne West has boen supplicd, and is now supplying, by W. W. Kimbull, whose elegunt rooms are ab tho corner of Mtato and Adnms strects. OF this oxquinite piceo of musical mechiunisn Franz Liszb says ¢ MOt is the most admirsble instrament ovor Ar, Wimball is also the solo Westorn agent for tho Union & Kimbafl pianos, which possess rare morits, aud con be bought for smollor sume, o lus also square, grand, nud upright pusnad, suitable to ull tustes, Tho Binith Aner- icun organn, which are renowned tho world over, nro for sale ab this establishmont, Auything bought of Kimball is ‘,:llllrullmml o to its morits, and persons contorplating the purehaso of any- thing in the musienl line should vikit tho ostub- lohmont, JODDIN & WAMILTOS, Another of Chicago's well-known lousos, i tha jewslry establishment. of Roddiu & Ifwmil- ton, at tho corner of State und Washington streot, A large gquantity of Lollday jewelry of all kinds hns been opened, and is now on ox! bition, Bvery oue should see it before purch: jug., Uho nssortment s varied, aud prices as down to the lowest notel, Salos ko far lave boen lnge, mul they aro expectod to be much Jarger duving tho cuanin 80 weeks, IBA . DOWES 4 €0 nt Noa. 262 yud 26 Wabush avenue, have one of the largent atocks iu thelr lino over imporled, Thay hawve lutoly greatly roducsd prices on their Whiols ktoek, aud cupeelilly ou fanoy goods, vusor, decarnted ware, ete., aud henee avo propared to offer speela) inducethonts Lo huyers of holidu: gifts, Thelr slock s woll assorted, luolnding ail tho now styles aud latost wlnpes in decornted waro, dinuor, tua, und dessort sots, thoy Leep an unaq‘unlua varioty, They have s lurge demund for thulr a=sorted French china sots, which thoy soll at 580 and 295, Auy ono desirivg goods thuir lino will find whint “will suit, and they may 1o assured that pricos will bo mado at o vory low figuro, WILLIAM N, 3AY0 & GO, "Thio word Jewelry sud tho name of Muyo & Ca, ara almosl synouymous, g0 long have they beon in the trade, and so woll and widely are thoy known, They rank awmong the lending housew inthe trade, aud thelr pasy roputation is ably vustainod by tho goods offored 1o hollday pur- ohasors, Lverything in the jowolry line cun be found in this establishmont, — Ilere I8 fino Jowelry of exquisito workuinnship, watches, dia- wonds, ludies’ soty, silvor and platod ware of ull aoacriptious, aud ot prices to suit all comos. For style and bounty, the stock cannot lio ox. ouiled. Kxtrnordinnry indusementy sro offor to purchavern and the goods are marked up the lowoat posnible tgured, Lhuy v oue of thw chenpest, na woll as ono of the bont, honses in tho city. ~ Lrominont among tho holiday ntteac. tlony. whict thoy offor is o_beautiful axsortment of French flowers, which desorvo special notloo and atention, L, 3, COLTURY, tha well-known confoctioner, No, 67 Randolph slreet, ing 1edneod his prices 20 per cont alneo the fivo, and 1 connequently doing nn smmonse butlneus, ITo manufnciuren his own goods, and is reuponaibla for their purlty. ‘Choy are alwnys fronia and mico, Choiceo varioties of all kinds of enndios nro on hund all the time. A visit to tho outablishmont will couvinea anyone theb itls ono of the best in s line.n the elly, WENDELL & NYUAN, Jowolora, No. 235 Wabash nvenue, liave had nnnntactured at Genova for thelr trada specinl- 1y s wateh makd to bosuporior Lo anyother watch n tho mnikot, Thelr onterprive wHi uadoubted- 1y bo rownrded by a Iargo salo. Bofero purchas. fi;&:‘ porsons intending to Luy should eall upon om, ATOREY & CA3P, No. 211 Stato nlract, aro ready to mpply the West with planos and orgams, of winch thay havo an unequaled atock on oxhibition. The Atlon plano equals the hest, It has threo pa- tonted improvoments porsessed by no othor in- |. etrmnent, and Extoy's orgen, snid to be the bost organ In tho world, contalns the wonderful Vor Jibilante and the boautitul Vox Iermana, Pur- chngora are cordially invit-d te eoll and examine the )“nmlmoum, and satisfy themsolves of their oxcollon FURS, Turs! Furs! SMITH & CO., 206 W. Madison-st., Dotermined not to be undersold even by oertain Wholesale Stores, keeping a cheap clasg of Furs for the country trade, have MARKED DOWN, and are gelling, their lnrge and superb stook of LADIES, GENTS, AND OHILDREN'S FURS, of their own manufacture, at LOWER PRICES than others are selling cheaply-made goods, FINE SEAL SACQUES, MUEFS, and BOAS, RUSSIAN and HUDSUN BAY SABLE, LYNX, ROYAL ERMINE, &o,, &o. MINK SETS At $12, $16, $26, and $40 and up- SOUTH PATRK. SOUTH PARK SPECIAL ASSERSMIENT. Notice is horeby given that the SEQOND Tustallment of tho Sonth Park Specinl As- sossment against the several Liots, Blooks, and percels of Tand in tho Towns of SOUTH OHIOAGO, HYOE PARK, and LAKE, is now duo and payable ot Room No, 2 Repub- lio Life Building, Nos, 161 and 163 LaSalle~ st, Poyments 'may bo made through the Post-Offico, by forwarding address and do- soription of property to the undorsigned, and the trouble of calling b this offico theroby avoided, W, L, GREENLEAF, Oolector. HOLIDAY JEWELRY, AT COST! A.large stock of Diamonds, Ladies’ Sets, French Clocks, Gold Brace- lets, Bigin and Waltham Watches, Gold Chains, Silver and Silver-plat- ed Goods, in fact the ontire stock of fine goods yet remaining from our AMUSEMEN'T3S, TOOLEY'S THEATRE, FAREWELL WEER Of tho UPIERA TN ENGLISIT by tho Golohrated KELLOGG TROUPR G0 Dy HESS and MAURICE GRAU......... o Dirceters, RLCPERTOIRE FOR THE LATT WELX, MONDAY, Dien, 1 (by epocia . s ISP T L0 G e L0ty W, UARLTON, U, 108 LL, rt's Tmmiortal Oners, : 0%-‘ F‘IIGARO- M 0 Tolnt apyg K UARLTOY, FRA DIAVOLO, M W A K I PEAKIG, W VDN D NZANDT, Mre, HIG 1L TILLA, (30,51 ) TUESDAY, Do, 18, THID MARRIAGE OI' FIGARO, (With tho sumo Graml Onst), FRIDAY, Dee, 10~ Bnefit of Misa KELLOGA, LUCIA DI LAMMEBRIOOI?R, Mian GLATA TOUISE KELLOG ) TR AL AN N e GANLFON Gy TTATL, For™ BATURDAY, utdo'clook, FAREWELL MATINGE WiLroRp Mon. JUTS, 0. PEAKES, FAUST, Mre, JENNY VANZANDT, Mra. BRGUIN, " Moss S :5‘“‘"‘{ OARLTON, A s AR GRAND FAREWRLL KELLOGG NIGIIT, T e iy THE WHOLH RKNLLOGG COMPANY an - dnlailo FRANK OWSON, 0 ”, Adi Lund 606, e i MoVICKER'S THEATRE, THIRD WELK OF THE UNIVERSAL FAVORITR LOTTA., Production of her New Spark!iug Comedy, Z LT OR, POINT LYNDE LIGTIT, ZIP, with Songs and Dauc PHILOSOPILY JACK,, V™ ZIP according to tho pross of othor eities: ““Bparkling and fall of fun,"—{I'hila, Inq. **Tho bost play tn Lotta's repertofro,"~{Wash, Chron, woro Tuughing y i Caronials tho piay. - Ditor dmariian. ) "PlndIaZ ol o Qurlittlo pot {n a play that suitn her."~{Buft, Goa. Prosidant Grant, Qun, Shorman, an bora it wors Qullhiad Wi ot Wame R o tnughier aud applausy from fieat to o, . ACADEMY OF MUSIC, FAREWELL T0 JISS LTDIA THOIFCH, Last wook of hor engamement—Positivoly last timo sha will ever apnuar in Clueigu, . SPAftor the prosent, scavon, sho retires to Encland, t0'ehioy ot iruds wouliy noowinalatod Unrongh sea ot brilltunt sucousaes, Monday, last time, - - - - BLUE BEARD Toesday, lasttime, - - - KENILWORTR Wecnestay, last time, - - - ROBIN 1I60) Matinge, last time, - - - AMY ROBSAWI Thursday, last tims, - - - - HEPHISTO FRIDATY, Grand Complimontary Benotit tonderod to Miss THOMP BON by many of the leading citlzens, and for tho first time, Es T EL T TN . Satneday, last time, - - THE LORLEDURA Matinee, lasttim3, - - - - - LURLGW® Monday, Doc. 22, ~ MR, SOTHERN STAR LECTURE COURSE. MUSIO HALL. **Charles Dradlaugh 1y prolalbly (o-ay the areatest af Ue- Ing oratora, uith th stnwle exception of —New York Daily Grapaic, Oct, 4, BRADLAUGH, Tuesday Night Dee, 16, “The Republican Iove- ment in England.” Tickots, L0 and 75 cts,, for sale at Janson, McClurg & Oo.'s, aud at. Hox Otticu, Muste Iiall, Carpenter d Sheldon, MYERY OPERA-HOURE, Motroo-st., bot. Dérborn and Stuto, Arfimr;un, Cotion & Komble's Miastoel Complets and Extire Change of Prearamme, First appoarance of tho distingaished Tonor Balladist, Rotail Store. ‘Wo shall retail at cost, or LESS THAN COST, to close them out. It will pay, THIS YEAR, TLook up stairsat our besutiful stock, 148 State-st., near Madison, B. . NORRES & (0, WHOLESALE JEWELERS, : : TAR GO6DS, Thoso desiring to make HOLIDAY PRESENTS should bear in mind that thoro is no ariicle so appreciated by the LA- DIES an one of thoso clegant HAIR SWITCHES, purchased ut F. CAMPBELILS’S, 78 MADISON-ST., NEXT, 0 MCVIOKER'S, Soi IEOSOUMENLS, o U. 0. LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, (trend Faney Bazaar LIBRARY HALL, Southwost corner State and Monroo- sts,, opposito tho Palmor XHouse, commencing Monday Evoening, Doo, 16, Ending Saturday Evening, Dec. 20. Season Tickots On " PRILOSOPHIOAL SOCIETY. EXTRA LECTURE. On MONDAY BVIENING, Dow, 16, ot Leetura Room (o tho Jvat AL i Chnrely Blook, GERALD MASSEY, Tho distingolsbied Englsh Poot und Pollosophee, will do. 1vor s sutonvoly fnteres this: Jacture, antitlod 1,2 or, The Dnighu of Evil, Surg'wand Stote & Emor. rlr»,"ul _\hvfi'llllfllm ’ DR, KAHNS AR} ANATUGION, MOSEO, Kutursl Sstonon aud Art, 148 Bunlh Olathsat,, iase q Lot b Nouda) 1 tonss Hhiy, S Firat thwe of tho Xxtravagaut Burlssquo and Operatts Sketelr, cutitiod THE DOOM OF TUE FUNFOOZELUM. “ The Aotive Boy” - - Bohby Nowcomk ERNEST LINDEN, Burlecque Queon of Souz. “Thg Ladder of Fame,” - Bitly Ricg aud 1, I, Surridas Mast, GEO, DAVENPORT, in lils Teutonle Songs and Dasce: A M nid WILS i thelr renownod .'(Y:‘.n itlos. Tho wholo to concludo with tuo Cumie Bketeh, entltled MORE SUITORS THAN ONE, Every Evenaig und Saturduy Matineo, HOOfiEYlS_lEEATRE. THE GREAT EVEHT OF THE SEASON! MONDAY, Deo, 22, the great Now York succees THE GENEVA CROSS, Gotten wp ut o cost of over 23,000, Mr. Hooloy, atscr great troublo and axponsn, hnving ubiained tha Hight for ith production In this elty, 3, e carpontent, "”mplnu‘-“mnr eostumors, and sconfe fartista of HHooloy eatry” L een atwork dur. ing 1 st Uiron Nooks on thin GIUEAT DLAY, and 1y will o' proxented o thin atovo dain_In ail fin splex dorand mingnincence GUK OLT FOI 108 GLOBE THEATRE, e T s RAY pad SATURDAY MARIUSTURCK In the Thrilling Drawma, LIGHTNING BOB! Monday, Dee, 2--SAN FRANGISUO MINSTRELS. " GROW'S OPERA HALL, 3 inchos sliortor than 0 1bs., in bis ye win Lifiput, M will maks at “Grow's Oporu Hatl dey and "Paceday oves e awipices of Me, col and popular musio. piots b Wast Madisonsst. ), 13 and 1 under iy s, avcompaniod by ela 0Fs OPEN AL 111 10 ISl 5 MR, SULLIVAN'S DANCING a0 ADEMY. 149 Twonty-socond-st. A Now Clani for, beglanors, Mowday am) Wednosday avinlig, Childeen's Cliuss, Tuosdur it Hutnday Sltors Mall to b Parlles, " BOURNIQUE'S DANCING ACADEMY, 128 Twenty-fourthest... near Indinng-av, Schiofars ean witor at any (no, Tha NEW TERA commencus ‘Tuerday, dan, ACADEMY OF WMOSI0,” MR. SOTHERN, MONDAY, DEO, 23, YOUNG MEN, Skl N B0 milo Castelur,