Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 25, 1874, Page 3

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TURSDAY, JUNE o5, 1874 GAUDEAMUS. Fhe Corner - Stone Is Laid at Last. History of the Chicago Post- Office and Custom- House. Destruction of the Old Building--The New Site. Tow It Was Procured and What It Cost. Doseription of tho Now Structuro Work Already Done. Yesterday's Grand Procession and Its Line of March, Decorations and .the Crowd. ‘The Gathering at tho Custom-Tlouse Site--- Pickpocket Diversions, Tho Stone Laid with Masonic Ceremo- nies---Oration by Grand Master Hawley. Crowds at the Hotels--Scenes on the Strects. Accidents---The Anti-Masons, THE PROLOGUE. Whatever dranbacks may have boen to the svont of yesterday in this city, tho fauit cannot bo attributed to the powers that regulate the weathor, June 24, 1874, was & faultless sum- mor day. Tho sun was without a cloud, and tho sky was azuro ag thnt which posta have at- tributed to the roglon of the Moditorrancan, A gentlo northwasterly wind tompored the hoat and made existonce endurablo, if not ccstatic. Thero was little blowing of dust,—s blessing Tauch apprecinted by those who bave exnerienced Chicago sand-storms on colebration days. use 24 12 tho nativity of t. John tho Daptiat, acoording to pious chronicles, aud is genorally known, in Europo and in Amorica, as midsummor day. On the evo of that day, pagan worshipors usod to kindle their beltane firos, spronding their ruddy glaro from Lill to hill, for hundrods of miles, be- fore the light of Christianity dawned upon thio anclent world and baptized bonthon usagos with Obiristisn namos, In Iroland, to tho presant day, tho peasantry fire the frzo upon the bill-sidos, and kindlo bonfires in the valloys, in commoma- ration of tho hiabits of their remote progenitors, aithough fow of the present gonoration know why tho custom exlsts at all. THE MONTH OF JUNE Is good for anniversaries. The lIate Napoleon Bouaparto used to make it red-iot. It was on the 14th of June, 1800, that he made his fortune accure for & dozon years by tbrashing tho Austrians at Jlarongo. On Juno 14, 1807, bo dished up Benningeen and his ftussians ot Fried- Iand. Tho samo day, in 1815, ho passed the Bambre and slormed Charloroi; on the 16th ho punishod old Blucher at Ligny, and, on tho 18th, this *gloomy pugilist of war ** go pulverized by Wellington and “the drunken hussar” ai Wa- torloo. Thorofore, June i an illustrions month, more especially when we remomber that on June 17, 1776, onr grandfathers prosonted front of flame to the Lritlsh at the redoubt on Breod's H1ill, and laid a bloody fouudstion for our future {udepondence. TRE CELEERATION OF YESTERDAY was, howover, not designed to cnll up_ warlike momorios, “fifes raog shrill and bugles blared,” and, in tho procossion which attendod the atfuir, there wags much of the glare, glitter, pomp, pocu- linrity, noiso, dust, sweat, hont, coutusion, non- sonno, and chaos which generally attend upon “ glorious war" in tho embryronio atato, Chi- eago had on her “shining holiday face, " and flaunted bor new ribbone in tho facos of visitora with the enthusisam of a youny brido concious of her beauty. o FUOM ALL TIEB VANTAGE TOINTS. tho banner of the stars streamed ncross the aky, and the far off sun looked, from our main thoroughfares, liko the Kohinoor, sot fn tur- quoine, aud surrounded by brilliants, Tho Amoerican flag, whon new, f¢ the landsomest bauner in the world, which males it in- valuablo 28 an omamont to our pogenants. But, bofore gowng further, it is fitting to ob- serve o time-honored oustom and say something roncerning tho orgunizing of yostorday's celabra. tion, and the enusos which led to 1t. 'THE PREUIMINARIES. Tho Cornor-Stono Mavomont, although talked sbout for overal weeks prior to April 8, of tho present year, was fairly inaugurated on tuat day by tho lotter of Chief Architost Mullett to tho Order of Masous, which was oxteusively pub- lished at the time. The Goneral Committoe of Arrangemonts was_appointed on tho 16th of the 3amo month and the Bub-Committees woro or- ganized on the 19th, their reports being made to the General Committeo on Juno 11. The Fi- unnco Committes met for tho frst time April 22, and devised ways and moans for ourrying out tho programme on a scals worthy of tha ocassion and of the ropulntion of Chicago, The programmo was first announced on tho 8d of Muy, and the oflicial proclamations wore published Juno 12, Maeetings of the Mar- shals of tho respective divisions of the proces- sion were held Juno 16, 17, 19, and 20, and the documents in connection with the event wero printad on June 16, Tho order of the procession was published Sunday morning, June 21, aud maoatings of the sevoral committess wero hold TJane 28 and yestorday, when thelr preliminery Iabors terminated, —— A PAGE OF HISTORY, About forty years ago tho Poi-Oflica of Chi- engo was kopt in a amall country store on the lower end of Lake street, whera a mincellanoous varioty of goods waro rotailed,: Tho firat at- tompt at privato letter-boxes took the form of boot-loge nailed up against tho wall, in which the lotters were placed to awalt the coming of the claimants, When the semi-occasional mail arrivad, people looked through the contents themselves If tho olerk happened to bo busy weiglung out & pound of candlos, snd such was the primitive honosty of that early day thnt #very lotter wan suro to reach the person for whom it waa intended, 16 THE WINTER OF 1831-3, there was no Pout-Offics In Clicago, the only mail being & file of papers brought once a fort- pight from Nilos, Mich, by & Lail-breod Indisn hired for that purposs and paid by gon- sral supsoription of the oltizens. Tho early annals d Hanty {grun.ommm erymengre, 8 couseAlVEtY of tho inorifkl kmanner ii whith tho inatitution was conducted, In itacle” chiefly for soveral yoars, ‘Ie first regulazly-nuthorizod Postmastor was J. 8, . Hogan, propriotor of conntry varloty storo on South Wator atroot. Ho rocolved bis offloial commieslon in 1835, and for & numbor of yours administerad tho mall servico of. Chicago and violuity. Muils camo gonerally in a strag- fillus way from Bt, Joroph, and somotimes wan- dorod for weols_through Michigng bufora thoy roachod thoir desbinatlon, Locters and noms- papors wero suoh luxurio that 1o fault was found on account of » fow daya' dolny. Sidnoy Abel was tho sccond Fosimaster, and William Btowart the third. The lutler flonrfrhod in 1814, whon tho ofiico hiad rlson Lo such dignity 83 to roquire tho oxuiusive uso of n TWO-HTORT BMICK MUILDING 20x00 foot, Tho lobby for gantal dalivory was about hnlf tho sizo of & smull offico, and thoro but oo window, Tho_spnco down-talrs wos so small that, whon tho mails arrivod, thoy Tind to bo carriod up-stairs in_baskots for distribution, and pooplo who camo for loiters on mail-dugd formed long Jinos and awaited tholr turus at tho deliory-window. Willinm Stowart was succceded by H. L. Stu- art, both gentlemon uornnf fuli four-yenr torms, For two yoars followlog It. L. Wilson was the ivoumboiit, and ho gavo pinco to G. W. Dolo, By this timo the extonded businosy of tho Chitago Tost-Oflico, growing In proportion o tho rapid Increnso fn ‘o wealth and population of tho oity, bad nocoasitatod a 10moval to largor auartors. o little briok building al the cornor of tho alloy on Clark strcot, whioro tho Shorman Houso now stands, was no longer suitnble, and in THE OLD TRIBUNE BUILDING a0rosn tho way, provision was mnao to acaommo~ dato tho Post-Ollico, 1t was thought that thoss Inro and commodious _qunrtors would sorve thy Dpurpose for mny yoars to couo. Al were now much moro roguler thnn_ formerly, but na Inte a5 1848 tho city was froquently o weok withs out mail, In tho summer ko mails were brought acrosa o lako fiom Now Buffalo, aud in tho wintor wero transportod over tho lonis sud_todi- oun slago routo from Kalamazoo. 8o rapid wwna Ghicago's growth Lhab khll lrgor Pont-Oifice ac- commodtions soou bocamo ay imperative nces- sicy. ANOTIIER LOCATION Iind to bo found. - Tnsao Covk, tho soventh of Chiengo's Postmaslors, ontabllshod tho oflas in thio vicimty known thon as * tho_ Bricle Blook," on Dearborn stroot, betwoen Washington nnd Tiandolpb. wheto it romainod till removod to tho butlding on the northwost corner of Doarbori sud Monrou streets, Mr. Cook was supersodod for on yoar by William Drive, and wns thon fo- appoiuted nd romaiuod in’ ofiico threo yoars, o next incumbont was the appointeo of Tre dent Liucolu, Mr. J. L. Scripps, sinco deconsed. who filled tho ofiice for four yenta with integrity, Lionor, and aility, and was followed by Samuol Tiourd, who, in 186, gavo pluco to Col. ltobort 7, Gillmore, who mot his death n for months aftorwards by drowning in tho lako whilo salling abont, Tho vacancy wau fillo by Gon. i Trank N. Suermu, who was followed by Col. Frank A, Lawtman, Provident Grant'a first_appointoe, and o y G Johu Mesthur, the presout iucuia- ont. THE OUSTOM-TOUHE. On the 10th of July, 1316, Congross passod an act establishing tho Collection District of Ohi- cago, to ineludo tho tairitory, burbors, rivers, and waters on the wostorn shore of Lako Miclic gan, from the dividiug lino of tho States of Tu- diatia and Tilinols, northward to, and including, the Town of Sheboygan. Up t0 1650, Milwau~ keo belongod in tho' Collection Diatrict of Chi- cago. _ Previous to 1640, Chicago was & port of dolivery only, aul _belonged to tho Colloction District of Dotroit, Whilo tho port of Chicago ‘was in tbis infantile condition; the lnst Survoyor of tho Fort waa William B, Snowhook, wha was also firue Collector, surviug as such {rom 1846 to 1549, Ho way anccoedod by _Jacob Luskoll, who acted until 1352, whon Mr, Showhoul wos ignin appoiuted, rud seevod wutil 1835, Phca Phulip Conloy Leld the oftice for eight months, g!vnlgi way Lo Jacob iy, wha held the position unti 1359, whon I, K.’ Sirothor was agpomted. At iu ‘douth Juifus White was appointed, boiug tho first Colicctor undor the Ropubfican Admiu- istration. o resigned to entor the army, aud Luthor Haven succceded bim, fifling’ out tho term, and receivig & socond appoincent ; bt le' lived only 8 shors time in Lie socond term, dying on the 13th of Fobruary, 1860, His dutios wero assumad by tho Doput, Colloctor, 'Thomas J. Kinsella, who servéd until Juno 80, 1866, when W. B, Scates roceived tho appointinont,’ and complated the term., Tu 1868, DIr. McLoan took the oflice, Gorving four yoars, 110 was succended by N.'B. Judd, tho prosont incumbont. In 1860, the Custom-Honeo, which lind provionsly ocoupied ronted quarters, woved into the Dearborn strest building. THE OLD OMICAGO POST-OFFICE AND QUSTOM- : 1HOUSE moa comploted in 1660, Like othor oud: less noted bulldings, it was dsvastutod, if not suni- hilated, in tho genoral havoc of Oct. 9, 1871, The rofnains of this structuro still stand on_tho northwest cornor _ of Monroo and Donr- born stroets, Despite tho boast that hed ‘' been made of its fire-proof qualitios, tho building was found fatally wanting il the grand. furnaca blast so often referred to, Tho nolid walln cracked, and all but crumblod ; the irn roof collapnod, for the most part, and the vaunted vaults refused to porfoim their' duty in proteoling the tremsuro there mo\nlizcd). Thore perishod in the safes tho itnwonso amouut of §1,500,000 in groonbacks, $00,000 in Nae tional Bauk notes, nud $G0,000 worth of nos- tage-stamps, The aum of §35.000 in mutilated ourrency, placed 1n & safo outside tho vaults, slugulnily onough, oscaped destruction. Somng 225,000 in gold, and 5,000 in silver got melted up, but most of 'the #pocio wus racovorod ta the National Troasury. o much for the perfootion of ante-ellum Governmental urchiteciure. Lie TPost-Oflico people. wero left pohing to say, for overything bad, virtually, gone to suash, THE SEFARATION, Trom the date of tiat fatal Octobor ‘JIIZB, the two departmonts of tha Governmont soryico— thoso of Custom-Honuo sod Post onlico—in Cli- caigo bacamo noparated, sad each b to provide uiriors for itself, Tho Postmanter of (hat era, “ol. T A, Eastioan, took o tima in locatiug his bendquariers in tho crampod rooms praviously occupied s a saloon und billiard-room, o the northwost comer of tho BURLLKGTON MALL Block. Thoro, mail business was fully feoponed on Mondy, Oct. 11, 1871, and was continued, with adnirablo rgularity, considering the mant: fold disudvautages, until the middioof Docom- borof_the same yosr, whon the Post-Offica ws agaly romoved, to the building which tho dopart- ment still retatus,—snd which had beon specially fltted up under thie Postmastor’s dirootiotis,—tho old_ Wabueh Avonue Methodist Church, on the corner of Unrrinon stroot. COLLECTOIL 3t LEAN wan equally prompt in_seouring quartors for tho Custom-Hlouso otlicials, aud Congross 1all, situntod on the staot of thal 1ume, was tompo. ravily ronted, In that placo Uncle Snin's mon anngod to ool after tho revenucs of the Uuiied Seutos, until the now buildiug, kuows au tho o~ public Life, situated ou LuSalle, bobweon dadison d Mouras igot had boea'comploted. Tuto this moro_comnodions structuro tho Customs Ifouso peoplo moved in Juno, 1372, and_thoy, togathor with tho Unitod Bintos Court, shll remau thero. ~ At tho. timo, thora was considernble coutiovorny au to the bost plice in which to locate tho Oustom-Iouse, but this bullding_appoared to affoid most. ao: commodation, and tho Government obtained pussossion ot a rental of 626,000 & year for throo vears, by which time it it expected that the now Custom-Houso and Lost-Oflice would bo built ox & wsgniticeut metropolitan wowle. OCOUPANTH OF TIIL: BUILDING, The presout Quetom-llouss _quarters, in Arcade “cuurt, oponing off Clark stroet, between Madieon and Mouroe Blreety, wer rented, as boforo stated, from Johu V. Furwall, at 5,000 per venr, from ay 1, 1872, toMuyTof tis yeur, wiou ine lgnse vas ro" newed, ou the sama’ terms, until May 1, 1877 whon, {t I8 oxpecied, the new struciure will be fit for businoss, The presont Custom-Houso ofll- coru and employos of Chicago aro sy follows: Collaator, tha ‘Hon. Nornian B, Judd; Spoclal Dopuly Coliactor, John Ihitt; Anditor, William . Wallis; Corroapondenco Clork, oroy L. Shnmau; ' Casbior, Gustavns L. Bardon; Ase sistant " Auditor, 'Edward P, ‘Harrin; Deputy Colloctors, _ William __ J, ~ Jowell " auil Trank C. Gieon; Inspector of Clgars, Ttoubion Cleveland ; Glorks, Chinrlos B, Wright, Joln Tiobinson, Jeremiah Hondrioks, Harvoy D. Briggs, Jamos Quirk, J. B, Nordham, Ldgar W. Olarke, Addison Pilioo, Johm MoLandburgh, William “E. Osgoud, Pefor Kiolbasse, _Alpha Rookwell, Theodore Walkor, William G. Gilbart, he Intipoctors aro 1 O, B, Throop, John A, Titch, Patrick 1, Bloan, Groar 1. Waltorhoune, Francis W, Jeat, Jobn' Bonflold, Poter Almin+ dinger, Henry O, Hontenoy, Charlen A, Baldwin, Janios' Duft, Olo T, Matholand, Jacob fn Danjel Whito, Francis Itodman, Houbeu Kuox, and W, Knowlton, NIVED STATES BUL-TREABUNY. For a number of yeara the Ce or of the Jott combinod with Lis other dutios that of tho oad of what was called the Unitod Statos Dosly- ustod Dopository, With tho growth af tho city, however, the business of this oflico avsnmed & maguitudo which rendered_its eoparation from thie Custon-touso a nocessity, Accordingly, in My, 1873, a ‘bill was pomsod_locatlng s Sub. ‘Creasury at Ohloago, ‘Gon. Webstor was ap- polufed Ausintaut, Tranmpor, & position he uill LT o B D B £ g 5 thoroughly known and appraciated by our mor- canttlo community, All tho businoas that would othorwlxa liavo to'bo transnctod in Wanhington i8 done hero, with wmuch grentor enso and loss Tosn of tima, Al the National Bauks call on the Bub-Treasury for thelr supplios of fractional citronoy: tho Intarost duo on Governmont bonds Is lioro liquidatod 3 bonds it have boon calied 1n, aro_rodoomed and n hundred other mattors of groater Importanco ara attonded to. Anidon of tho uaofuluoey of this dopartmont may bo formed from tha fact, that, durlue tho lust flacal yosr, moro than R18,000,000 pansed throngly the hiands of the Ausistaut Tronsucor, and during tho ourrant yoar tho amount will doubtloss ox- cood 20,000,000, o offlcors of this dopartmont sro: Asslste ant ‘Lreasurer, 7. D. Woebsior; Coslior, W. O, Nickolu; Aesistant Cashior, J. W. Vorden’; Frnc- tiounl Curroncy Tollor, I% 31, Blount; Account- ant, H, L. Sloan; Bookkeopor, Goorgo A. Ham- mun]‘ Gold Clork, John E. ¥ry; Mensongor, A, W. DMoLnughlin; Watohmon, 'Mark 0. Woir, William Flood. ATPRAISER'S BTORE. Tho omploges horo arat Anpialsar, Choxlos 1. llam; Examiner, Qoorgo O. Merrill} Ausiste ant Ixaminor, 1L, 8. "Wheolor; Clork, Aloxandor \V. MoCluro; Opora_, aud Packora, damas Mo~ CGormick, inrney MoCormick ; Mossongors, Otto Folz, Uoorgo Princo; Janitors, Geargo Poters, James Cinioff; Walchman, Jamos Plammer’ Btoambont-Inspactora: Jobn P. Farrar, John B. Wornor, INTERNAL-REVENUE DEPARTSENT, Snparvisor, D. W. W, Munn, Cairo, Ill.; Agont, the Itov, T, T, Bridges; 2Collsotor, the Hon. A" 8. Irwin; Chiof Dopuiy, 1. ¥ Hoyt: Casbler, Frouk II. Dattoraali; Oniof of Division Depu- tios, O."L. Root;' Offico Doputics, William Minty, B. I, Winchestor, 3, 8. Jamar; Clorks, James M. Mann, Philip E. Coohrana: Divisior Donution, tearge Dunlap, A, B Jolin Comp- boll, L W, McCaskoy, Ilomor A. Dlimplon; Unitod Staten Gangers, AL, 1. Beook mor, 1. A, Calloudar, 31, V. Hall, A, T\ Tlinkicy, I, 'Kenuicott, Georgo Kennicott, Thoodors Lichtouhein, Adolph Muellor, 1. Miiler, If. O. Marshall, Loronz Mattorn, Goorgo I Robinson, Teano Rutothinuser, Owon 'Btuart, 7. G. Savage, D, L. Taylor, C. It Vandororook, Tudolph Vooko, A. Watermad, Porry A. Wattlon, J. 1. ildrath, Commillus Cox, R. i, Wataon, John W. Hood, Jamo . Millor, H. O, MeMullen; UniteaStatos Btorckeopers, Iorman Becker, M. Buttorsiall, Jr,, Louis orgor, Louis Ebersold, A. H. Hoge, Gatzort, . 8, Torsyth, Josoph Rudolph, Jamon Millar, Joneph Lehner, Chinrlos Moppa, It Mattorn, G, T, Mucllor, Augustus Newhaus, O. W. Poolo, G. D Phelpw, J. A, Sodgwick, Theo- dora Schirickel, O, E. Vargho, W. E. Waile. UNITED HTATEH MARSHALS. Marshal, B. B. Campboll; Doputics, L. O. Giliaau, A. 0. Cainpboll, J. . Tuel, 4. N, Bucl; Bailim, 'N. J. Aduws; ’ Gior U, 8, Court, If. 1, Ruger’ Janitor, Adun’Caroy. Tiho foregolng dopartments omploy, all told, about 153 men. TiIE POST-OFFIOR DEPARTMENT omploye, including clerks, carvlors, otc., somo 400 Lhands, malo and 1omalo, The_following nro tho resotit oflicers [n this city: Tostmaster, John Modruur; Assistant Postinastor, O. 8, Sqnires ; Sectotary,’ W. K. Patten; Huporintendont of Muils, Maurico J. MeGrath; Suporintondent of Curriors, John M. Toffard; Suporintoudent of Gonral Delivoy. P, 3. Clowry; Suporitondan Money-Order Dapattmant, J. V. Gregg; Super- intoudont Registry Dopartmont, W. D, Rawling; Casbior, John MeArthur, Jr 5 Accountant; Jauon I3, Brady; Specinl Agonts, U. R. nwloy, J. 8, Ewell; buperintoudont Railway Moil Sor.; vico, J, T. Whito; Cluof Olork Ruilway Mail Bervico, W, P. Gampbell, To givethe roador a siight idea of tho magni- tudo of this oftico, tho following statistics are published, Tlioy ate officinl, and muy b reliod upon as entiraly correct: Mo numbor of Inmp- pout boxos nos in uko Is 4057 the numbor of mnil lotlors delivorad 1 1673, 14,715,135 ; tho number of ociby Iatters dolivored iu'187J, 2.0612,- 637; tho wumber of nowspavors detivered f 1473, 2,959,523 ; tho number of_lottors collacted by carriors 1 '1873, 19,362,507; the numuoor of nowspapors collocted in tho khmo year, ,779,438, Total rovenuo from city mattors collected uud doposited in the Chicago_ofice for dolivory in tho city in 1872, abont $61.758.72, Ihe poaplo of Chicgo nead not he nehamed of their ofilce, It is now acknowledged by the Post-Oflica Department at Wasbington to bo the Inrgest oflioo in tho country, viowed simply us n dintributing ofice, Othorwiso, fu_overything olo, with tho exception of the chrrior vorvice, it ralis noxt to Now York. Philudolphia's lotfor- garriev servico it on o Inrgar calo, but Chicago in far shead of snclyplaces as Boton, Bt Lows, Daltimore, and Cinoinuntl. Comparod with Chis cngo, Lioso offices nre accond-clnna. The busi- ness of tho registry, tho pontage-stamp, the mon-. ey-ordor, nud tho formgn dopartmouts of this ollico arc immonse. 1415 fact creditable to our national _intolligonce, that o loss than 4,000 aacks, or 250 tons, of newspapers alono pass througgh thin ofico and ara distributed cach weok. As ench sack coutains an average of 400 papers, it will bo seen that tho totnl number distrilutod here wackly roachios the enormous sum of 1,000, As for tho lettors, the nnmbor haudlod moathly are far up in the milloon. 'l Judgos of tho Uuited States Clreuit and District Courts are tho on, Thomss Drummond, and the llon, IL W, Bladgott. Tho Courts om. plos, o Clarks, BuililTs, aud liors, nbout twen- ty-1ive men. ', 0'Con- i THE NEW DUILDING. THE QUESTION OF IENUILDING, Tho vox populi Appearsd to call for the site in the old block, which is nnmbsred in the map of Chicago, No. 119 Seliool Section Addition, and which is boundeil by Monros and Madison stroats on the south aud north, aud by Dearborn and Clark streots on the cast and west. This prop- erty was considored extromely valusbla by the owners thereof, but, none the loss, thoy co- quotted with tho Fedoral agents relutive to its sale, and, for a long time, it was belioved that the nogotintions would result in rogular trans- for to the United States, for » goodly amount of cash, to-wit : $2,100,000. The Governmont al- roady owned ono-sixth of the blook, the wreoked Post-Oflivo building beiug situated upon it, and the price was considered oxorbitant. In order thot overything might bo gottled to tho satisfac- bion ef o Goverumont, the. proport;-lildrs and the pooply, the Judges of tho United Statea Cirou it snd District Courts, In thiu city, wero empowerad to solect - TIEE COMMISHIONERS before whom ovideucs as to tha actual yalue of tho property should bo taken, and roported upon. “Iho pentlomon soleoted for this onorous duty wero L. C. I, Froor, Joel D. Harvey, and Houry W. Bishop, Mastor in Chancery, 'TIHE MATTER OF APPROPIIATION was dobated fu_ Covgress durivg tho Docembor torm of 1872, and, aftor considorablo ameud- ment both in the Houss and in the Sonate, the bill wan finally passed in tho following shapo ¢ “thut tho Socrotury of the Tressnry be, and heroby 1w, wutiorized and direciod “to purcluse, at private sale, or h" condemnation, in puraianve of @ statuts of tho Stats of Ilinois, tho remninder of the square of grouud, ot now belonging to the United Btstos, on which tho Oustom-Hoteo and_Post-Office* building, utely deatruyed by re n tho Olty ‘of Chieago wuk situstod, if the anma can bo obtained either by private ucchust v condemnation at what, In bis judgmont, i8 & falr and roisonable price for the grouid; but, if not, then It wsll bo bis duty to purcliske, in ono 'of tho'ways aforesald, ono of the twenty:five syuares neareat to sud {mmadiately surrounding the eqisre in sald buflding destroyed by fire ws located, and s to bo erected oit tho square purchinsed a ' fire. proof building suilablo for ths sccommodution of the Custon-lioure, Sub-Treasury, Dost- Oieo, Unfted Btates Courts, and Penslon and Internal lovonuo offices’; and for thin purposo there is heren; n]vrrnprlnlu\ out of any movey in tha Treasury not otherwlirs uporopriated, $2,000,000 to bo expended unior tho diraction of the Seoretuty of the Treamury, who shisll cuuse roper sitos snd esfimatcs to be made, 20 that o expouditurs shull bo made or authorized for i fl comyetion of sb b, dnchiding (ho et of the slte, oxceeding $1,000,000 3 und hn!nrulur monvy iu expended upon thie coustructlon of the building, ti Pplau of the same shiall be approved by the Socretury of the Treanury, (Lo Postruuster-Genorsl, and the Allor- ul?—filmurnl: Provided, That uo money Leroby svpro- rlatod ahall o unod or uppiied until’a vaild title to lie Jand for th slie of such rebuilding shall be vested in the United States, aud until the State of Ilinols atill cede to the Untled Btutes tho right to tax or in any way 2ald site, or the property of tho United Hiat aay be thereon, during tho tine that the United Blates shall be or reinuin the lossor thoreof, TIE COMMISSION. Tho firat seasion of tho Covernment Condom- natory Commiusion was Leld in Congroes Hall on Wadnasduy, Fob, 7, 1872, Mr. Freor presid- ing. Tlo following bids, In’ addition to that of Blook No, 19, wero' laid befors tho Commission- eyt Val, per Trice, wy. it sL260000 3982 1,510,000 1190 1,100,000 .20 A quantity titlos wore Gxsminod and passed upon. Among the promineut oitizous oxaminod s to the just valustion of tha property spocificd, doouments haviug roference to wero the Tion, N. . Juid, 0. N. lfoldon, 0. L. Jonks, Goorge ayior, Calvin DoWoif, Joln I, Drake, Col, J. K. Warron, B. I 'Kerfoot; Williain O, Goudy, and Lenjumin Lombard, Tho irei seskion adjouriud without reaching a conclusion, and eeveral other maotings wera hold during the month of Fobruary, the woight of_ovidonce anpoaring to favor tho purchuse of the rouiduo of “the blick on which the old Ous- ton-Tloute was built, Aftor an immenso smount of rascarcly, tlio Cominiuelonera. ized th, notyal Attorney Glover telographed tho fact toBSocretary Riobarduon, who sent s reply vrdoring tho DIECONTINUANOE OF FUNTIHER PROOREDINGY in that dircotion, A fow days lator, ou Moxdsy, Tob. 12, 1873, tho Scorotary tolographed to tho Distriot-Attornoy that tho Cioverumont hnd con- ehudod ot to givo mora duwa, 81,200,000 for tho sito of the building, and that, aftor conmliation ith partios in Washington, Lio thouglt tho bost thing to do was Lo procood ' with tho condormun- tion of THE DNIGELOW BLOCK, all potitioners o puy their own costs. Accords fugly, the Commissioers st to work at once, and, nftor working hard for sovoral months, suo- coadod In complotlug tho businoss, tho owars of tha Bigolow Blook Linving voluntarily agroed to pay all costs'in tho potitlon proveodings. 'Ihl purchige, or coudomnntion, causod a good denl of murmurihg among porscus intorostod in tho ualo of tho other blocks, and the Common Councll ninnifosted a_disposision to_ throw obataoles in tho way of the consumimation of th investmont, Some 12,000 fool of Quicy strot, which ran east and wost through tho contra of the block Liud to bo vacated baforo bulldiug could bo com- monced. A vacation jordinanco, presonted by the Board of Publio Works at tho suggostion of o apecial committoo, found liktlo favor nmong & Tunjority of tho Aldornuan. Tho. nter wegld only pass tho ordinanco on condition thal tho Unitod Btates surrandorod to tho City of Clifea~ g0 tho old Post-Oilico sito, in liou of tho ground ““im to bo vacated. "hoso torma waro contidored too hard by tho Commissioners, but tho Aldormen romainod fn- oxorablo, and for waoks kopt up s bitter fight over tha proposition. No doubt the wrauglo would hiave becn prolonged, if not intorminabie, iad ot TOE LEo1szATURE stopnod In, and, oncly in Murol, 187, paseod bill whoreby that portion of Quilicy nfract whioh passed through the tizelow Block, was codod to the Unitod States by the Stato of Hliuols, This was sovering tho Gordoan ot o a vory clovor manuot, and tho wnwarrantable quarrol in tho Council' was hnppily closed, for Gov. Palmer very promptly sigued tho bill o mossure in tho Aasombly was immediatoly followed by an additionsl Congrossional approprintion of $800,- 000, making the ontiro amonnt of tho subsidy for the purchato of the eito, tho condemnation ox- nonsies, and nelive commencement of work, TAYING OLATNS. Thio Commirsioners then turned their atton- tion Lo the claims of tho differont ownors, ani tho Hon. Norinan B. Judd, Collector of Cis- toms, was empowerad Lo’ pay tho purchase- mouay to the parties properly ontitled thoroto, to tho smount ngeood upou. ‘The clamants wera vory numotous, aud grent difficulty \was ox- -porlencod in gottlug ut safo titlos. -The Bigelow iolra wera Infants, and owued about $207,000 s thoir sharo In the ' ground, so the Distrlct At- torney hnd to proceod with greateaution, o tan thoir wulereats, ns woll s tlioge of the ovorn- meut, might bo protected. Tho other claimants ‘waro logion, but, by pationt invostigution, avery- tuing wos happily ottlod, aud, iu_the month of Auguiat, 1872, tho lnst’ inutullthont wus paid, nid the quit-claim docds placed fu tho custady of the United Stutes Courts. THE TLANS FOR THE NEW BUILDING wero preparcd by the Governinant Architaot, Mr. A B. Mullott, nnd wore fully disonssed in tho columne of tho nowspapors at thnt poriod. Sinco thon those plan hava boen considorably modi- fiod, but, besond the moro ganoral plati of tho building, Me, Mullott Lns not. roveslod what dos tailed disposition in to b mada of tho soveral apartmonta'and oflices of the mammoth struc- ture, Tho 10ason assigned for thia s that, wera tho solection of court-tooms, oltices, cte., 'made known promaturaly, thero would bo ‘ondiéss ob. Jection raiger, and fho burinoss would becomo & porfect muddlo. Thorofore, o ofiicas or rooms sl ho deniguated for any patticular use witil tho buulding is rendy for aconpancy. TUL SUTERL NDERT O CONSTRUCTION for the Unlicd Slutes, Col.J. O. Ruukin, n Yoteran in tho art_of publio’ building, arrived horo from Washington Sopt. 10, 187%, nud, on tho duy succeeding, o Inangurated aetiva més- nros by taking the * first shovel{ull” of soil out of the Bigeluw Block to_propara tho fomndation of tho new Cuistom-Honge and Past-Ottice. Tho eutira fall was conwmed in preprring tho ito | for building in tho kpring. A blockndo wus oreoted all nvound tha mquaro, so Hint tho work- ien might not be futraded upon aud intorrupted byidlora nud busybodios. ‘Lue wiuter of 1572 closed in vory sudionly whd novaroly, and come pollod the suspension of uctivo meuntivos on tho 18th duy of Novomoer, 1872, sixty days ufter ground was first brolien, WORK WAS ENERGETICALLY RERUMED on the 7th of May, 1374, and was pushied with vigor until the 18tk of November of tho snmo sear, when operntions upon tho stone work was suspondod for the sorson. Up to tho Innt mou- tioned dato the entire working time upon the building was ouly nine months, aud it i no ox- eggotion to slnte that thero nover Liea boen 80 much Inbor accomplished within no briof a space, a8 roferance to the subjoiued facts will prov Tho bullding mensures on the ground 841 fack Dy 210 foet, and i plkead oqut distant from tha siurrounding strocts. ‘The appronches will by from ench of tho four streots, the ontvance to the courts, tho customs, and the Sub-Tronsury bowmg by grand staivways opening from aud Jockeon streets, Tho Pont-Offico Ganoral Dolivery will bo situated on Doazborn iraot, as | formerly, and the mails will be recolved and | digpateliod from Clark straot, The buildiny consists of three high stories, n basoment, aud au attie. ‘he basemont and fest iloor will' be occupled for post-oflice purponas, and those two loor covor Lhe entica nroa of the suoco accupiod by the building. Above tho flrst floor is an iuterlor opon court or quadrangle 863108 foor, The frat floor of Around the court in the uppoer stories aro con- tiwuous cortidors which are lighted from the Toloroal tovenue, and _other oflicos connoctal with the Trossury Dopurtmont, while the third floor will b oceupiod by the Courts and other oltices connected with the Interior Dopartmants. The various storics will be appronched by four pussionger elevators, placed in the immediato Viciuity of the graud staircases, THE FEATUNES OF KEATING AND VENTILATION Davo boen vory careflly studied, The vitinted air will be conducted downwared to four large ventiluting shafts, sud thencs expolled by natural meawvs, Tho styls of architecture is somowhat novel in this vicinity, boing tho Ttomanoxquo with o Venitian treatniont. 1u the fist story the opemings will bo meg- mental, aud each of the eutrances on the vari- ous fronts ix provided with Lundsomely propor- tioned porticos, In- tho socond and third storics the openings aro oircular, fininhed with tha pocalinr pointed moldings common to this stylo, ‘Llie nky line is vary boldly broken by eight massive uquuro tow- ers, two balng situated on each front, 'Thorenre bold gables and pinnaclod torminntions to the rusticated piera which flank tho various corners of tho Luilding, ‘I'his feature of the building has been vory se- vorely criticiied, but it iy believed that the enk- Livalod tasto of tho truo architcctural eritic will very roadily bocomo reconciled to it. Taesing from tho intorior to the ox- terior of the Dbuilding, it wil be noticed, by rofercnce to the plans, that the firut story is troated with the segmont arch. “The oponingn are fluishod witl: segmont arolics,. having stone mullions in the contre, that termin- afo on n slono tranwom, which is very michly ornamentod. ‘The jutrados of the ‘wrch i also elaboratoly wrought out. The drat-story coruleo is onriched wilth dentals and s carved bod-mold, and the joluts on the wontlioring are covered with rolls peculiar to this style of archi- tecture, Tho bold, rich transom adds to thesolidity of thiy story, and lzrnveu(a any n‘) pearanco of | attonuntion “which the piers would othorwise live, The Post-Oflice raquirements for light rro such as to mako it & ditticult problem Lo solve as to the best means of survendering all the wall #paco to glas, and at the same time not destroy tho architectural effect’ by croating an uulplnal- ant {oeling of slightuesn of support for the su- perstructuro, ‘Lho problem has been happlly eolved in thia cage, Ilandsomo aud capacious porticoos on tha firet alory form & plensing us woll as thoughtful feature, THE HECOND HTOMY commencen on a siylobate, the panelings nnder- noath tho windows belng ))il\n::d In an effoctive manuer, Tho oponings of this story, which xre circular, aro fiauked by boid, square columu, with caps richly carvod and admirably propor- tioned, 'I‘he‘] are finished with the .peculiar poluted moldings common Lo this style of archls tecturo, The cornleo of this story I alsy en- richod, and tho rolls in tho weuthoring are aguin introduced. THE TIIRD GTONY is similar to the sovond, the proportions and de- tuils only difforing, ‘Lhe widows of theso two are dividod st the contra and st tho springing of the aroh with stone mullions, and cach “angle Is buile with mawnivo and tiohly molded quolns, * Tho windows bavo somi-giren= Inr hends, with pointed Vonotian srch-moldings, “Uhis and the sccond story aro well dofined by broad belt coursos, carofully docorated. Above the third story o THE MATY CORMJGR, , - . Tho tluor of the uxmn'mlgn through its entire blocks varying in woight from & to 17 largest brick storo {| Employod by the Govornwent st tiio b TIE BUILDING, T nor, whoroby & good atory 1s obialnod without tho'inokneyod Mausard roof, and tho ontlines of it windows, with a rioh frieze, givo n fluo iroats mantof a_difMleult problem. ' Tho cornces car- zlod up on bold and yigoronaly outlined brackots, that apring from tho cornor quoina and tho squarg oolumns, A highly-ornamontoa parapot or bolustrado st its oulor odgo Is & somo- what original fosturo of tho cornice. T podestals~ aro richly carvod fo bold railef, and tho panols hotivoon e carriod through rolid, and tho molling of thia coraloo fs higily ouriclied, an oro alio tho brackota which suppor it. Above tho main cornico THE ATTIONTONY arlses and Is surmounted by & stoap, slopin roof, which glvos all tho offcol, tht Is' scoured by fho Mausard troatmont. From tiio pentro projoctions on ench of tho four frants of the vuifding riso éwiu towars, which nro construotod ontiroly of stone, those on Olark and Denrborn ntreots boing 177 feot in hoight, and thoso on Adams and Jackson 138 foot. o ond projoce tions on Clak aud Donrborn stroots ara gablod Lo conform to tho shape of tho roof, and tio nky Tino i grandly sud boldly broken by the towors, vontilating #hafts, aud othor projoctious, 'Tho roof will Lo covored with nlato, and the windows will contain 1mga shoots of plato glass. Tho following is about T ANOUNT OF MATERIAL used, thus for, in tho construction of the bulld- ing, how In cotirso of erection t Cast iron, 1bs, ‘Wronglit Iron, . Concrete stone, onl Limestons foutings, cubio ft. Vista stone, cuble f Cerment, brl Bund, cublo yds., Drick. a1 radicin 000, 10 uny nothing of Fimbnr and Jamtons TWO HUNDRED LABORERA wore almost coustantly omployed on_ the foun- dation of tho building durlog tho nino mouths aiready spocified. In tho excavation of tha kito thoro woro romovod 21,915 cublo yards_of oarth which is equal to 13¢ milos of tho Erio Cany oxtent was paved with boncroto 4 foot deop, which callod for 9,668 yards (oubio) of that mato: rinl, suliclont to pave Clark stroot n distancs of 236 ‘miles and 6 Iuchos thick, On tho footings, §2,500,000, Klnru, and #ill courae of tho basoment story thero 2v0 boon ucd 130,215 cubio feot of stons, which would make u kolid colnmn 10 feat square and 1,000 foet high. Of ths stone, 105,374 cubio feet are composed of Buenn Vista nméntonn, the ons, Tho cutting ou this stono amounted to 135,814 feot, suporilclal moasurement, and it Is ostimated that' thls amount, if usod s facing-matorial for buildings in tho usual way, would wupply 11-6 milos of four-story froutugo. Thero hava been used iu laying tho foregoing concroto aud stono-work 4,9%4 oubio yards of sand, 12,806 Larrels of coment, and 60,300 gal- lons of wator, Tho latter itom brought the City of Chicago $106.90, tho water boing meas- urod through & wetor and charged at the ususl rates, Up to Nov. 18, 1873, thore were Inid—although that part of tho work had not baen very loug in hiand—541,000 brick, saflicient to construot the biora is in Chicago. Enough iron had baon usod up b tho sawme date ta cone struct 1737 milos of railroad, or 1,518,530 pounds, “Tliat woight would supply cannon:balls for & fiest-olass battle, such as Loipsic or Watorloo. TILE COST. There wore othor etails of not so much im- poriance, but the entiro cost of the work dous, up to November, lost yanr, was §348,207.08, ot that sum $47,652 was exponded for shops, sheds, dorricks, toolk, ongine, foncos, machinory, scas folding, ' sidowniks, ote. "Thero wero at oo timo, during thoso aotivo nine nionth, as many as 1,600 mon employad in this worls, being distributed as follows : A% the quarry near Gincinuatf, paid by tho con- tractor who furnishes tho stone, about, Stonceutters, paid by contractors, , Ironworkera at Bouton's fouudry. ... . Below aro given in dotail tho class bursements on_nocount of thin worl mouey having boen paid at tho Custom-fiq the Dinbursing-Agout, Colloctor Judd ; Total 81,820, 78,20 THE PROCESSION, At about half-past 10 o'clock the procession moved from the corner of Lake stroat, and pro- cosded southward on Wabssh avenue in tho fol- lowing order: FINST DIVIATON, irat Sectian, Capt, Hickoy nnd Mounted Polico Skirmfshers, latoon, 6 Policemen under command of ergt, Jolmson, Gow. Jamea W. Forwyth, Chief Savabol, Gon. Jowph Btuokion, Gen. A, C, McOlurg, Col, H. Jackrou, Uol, Lackwood, C. If. Gillcapie, Mr, Tixyan Lathrop, 3iv, Ed, Norton, Asais- taist urahily, Uniled Blaten Arsonal Baud, of Grand_ Murshal of Masoulo Division, e cat uud Alds—Mn. Geo, Mason, M Gage, N.' 0. Tglehart, N Exponition Tavd, 16_pleces, fgu Couslglors, 8. P, R, 8,, 12d, 68 In \ I, Gurney, Gommuudor-in-Chief, ncort to ‘the Oficers of tle Supreiao Councily, A. & A, Rite, U. 8, A,, in carrliges (doubfe fle), - Visiting Consintoric A, Rite. Necond Sectinn. Louls, 22 pleces, : Orfental Sove Bumb D. A. Cashman, Aesistant Grand Marshsl; J, H, Tiuyek, Aid, this court 1s_covered with & glara 10of, Which | 1y corriugon n Ao ot A 1ning Unitod Stat lights tho working part of “tho Pout-Onico, | *ZRINETIRICIN Ty Congeluing Blied Suates us! Comumitten, city xud county oflicials, aud officors of the court, and give ontrance to tho varioue vflices, JHourd of Trude. : the otfices fcluu lighted from the seversl streots, | Officars of the Produce Ezchana'!. Ju o largo furniture The accond floor will provide nocommodations T i for tho United States Cuntoms, Sul-Troasury, i and, A2, Dennalt, Asslataut Granid Sarsbal ; 3, 3, Gavin, i, Jotiot, T, Morrly, Tit, Waukegan, Til, Urbanu, Til, ‘Woudstok, i1, Syeamore, LI, ana, Jollet Commandory, Bluuey Commandery, Waukugai Commandery, Urbanis Coinmundery, N Calwiry Commandry, No, 43, K, Sycuinore Comnandory, No, 16, K. Laporte Connnandery, It, T. Fourth Section. Land, E.IP. Tobey, Assistant Grand Maralul ; N. 3. Mosser- ior, Ald, Oltfeago Commaudory, Nu. 10, K. T,, J, H, Witbeck, ‘Cowitnandur, an excort 10 tiie Graild Eucampment 'L, of U, 8, A., and the Grand Commandury ', of Tilinow, with oflicers of Btato Grand Commianderies in carringes, Fifth Section, Joseph H. Dizon, Arsistant Grind Marshal; I, R, Groul, Ald, Ottawa Commandery, No, 10, K. T., J, T. Nash, Gom- munder, a8 cécort 10 the oflicers of the General Grand Chaptur ®, A, M. Uniles Btates, und those of tho Grand Chaplor It. A, AL, Iili- nols, with oflicers of other Graud Chapters in curriages, Washington Clupter, No, 3, Clilcagn ; Jollet Chapter, No, 6%, Jolict ; Now' Rullana‘Chiapter, s No, 112, New Rutlaud W Sixth Section, Grent Weatorn Light Guard Band, W, A, Blovenn, Assistant Grand Muretisl; . 8, Allen, All, Apollo Commandery, No, 1, Knightn Templar, Chicago, E, It Myere, Gowniandor, 1 the immediste ‘aucort 0 e M, W, Grend Lodge of (116 Blale of Iilinoe, Oficon of thu Graud Lodgs A, F, aid A, Manons of {hio Btate of Tilinol¥, und Ofieers of Grand Lodges of other Btates, in car- Ingle carriage, Seventh Section, Soath Boud Silver Oornet Band, 3. A, Orawford, Asslalunt Grand Hurabaly Fravk 0. 3, K, T,,"of_Clileago, iler, an’ oacort ud A, el 8t, Dernard Commandery, X Heny Mason: Bouth Bend Commundery, K, T., 40 members, One lundred mombers of various Masonlo Lodges, Lighth Section, Kondall Cornet Bind. G. 0. Bodwell, Auistunt Grand Maralal ; O, 3. Franks, iy Ad, “Ilires hundred membors of Masonlo Lodgos, Ninth Section, Ba D, I, Orogo, Asulatant Graud Morshal; George Howle a0u, Josepli Bpelel, Aflls, Two hundred members of Ollcuge Lodges, 3 ECOND DIVISION, First Sectioi, Olfot Marshal J, Ward Eilin and Alds—E, D, Shull and O, i, Hofler, Bterliug ity Baud, Blerling City Guirds, 50 sirong, Polial Koaclunko Guards, 18 strong, Blx carrlages coutafulug (b Grand Oficurs of the Gruud Encuipuient and Grand Offcors of thie Graud Lodge of 0dd Feliows, Second Section, Tand of Buinio, ‘The Independent Order of Gdd Follows, a8 followay Ameriean Oty Encampuiout, 160 members, Amerioun Visiting Enckmpiments,’ with Tatrisrchs, 60 menibers, American City Lodge Aweriean Visiilog Lod - Ahwrd Sec Band of Muslo, _ Mursbial aud Ald, 200 members, 100 members, | mprehiea in b German Visiting Encampmonts, with Datriarchs, abont einbnra, 4 Inein German Olty Ladgor, aboni 1 o, Gormuu Visiting Y'rnl[?m‘. with nl?«;“ufi'fi"‘l;:&‘nm. SHUD BIVIATON, Marabal Gon, 2. N, Eliridgo and Ali—Bamnel 11, Tolden, Omtles B, Brawnson, Filwln Fried. ‘man, Nolson 1. Morrill, 13, IT, Phame ‘mor, and Waiter 0, Dyer, Nevans & Dean's Band, ]?{]‘:w::l’lll Z‘nunveu. 44 strong, 2 Zounves, 20 ntrong, Tho Xndependont Ozder of Kulghtn of Xythins, as fole — ow Jolin J, Mealey, Gommand "Tho Variou Cits Logon nbohe 00 somiacs, Houtli Tund Cornet Banl, Virlting Lodgon, in commnnd of Past Ohancellor G, 8, Daug, about 76, strong, Four carriages, with enry 0, Torry Chumecion 0, G iy W i Graam 3 n of Illinole mP, @, 0., Willl Long, Grand uagenlior of ‘1‘\x|'rn!|':m an i’ 2. G, Gy J, 1, Honshal Gfand Glaiteniir ot ‘Wi " connin, The Bupremo Lodgs of tho Kilghts of Pylbias of the World in fhres catriagos, UNTIL DIVIsION, BfaJ, Robert M. Woouls nud Alds—jt b @uy 1. Gould, John Lyon, a.“fl"&fa‘dmfi'“‘ Josopl tvunel, . . Ncntagus, ral i, . Cancallor J, Loy Fedf Dowuglao Band, Tannlbel Zousves, tn commnud of Capt, 2, T Mooro, 28 sirong, Ouatom-Houre emplogte, I m;fi‘:lmma of Goarge Reed . i Alds, a8 follows : Firat—stono.cutiorn aud'carvors, 200 Atrong § appron- . eos and Inborors, 95 atrong, Stcond—Fngincors, blackamitls, and carpenters, 105 #Lzong ; ntone-settors nnd bricklayers, 225 stroug ; dorrickmon an Iaborors, 125 strong, Band ‘o Music, Btone-contractor's men, {n ive largo trucks, with fire sgocimens of carved stong, Limestons-contractor's men, with five trucks contain- ing Smincuse wlabis of limastone, Tron-contractor's mon, with throo" trucks contalutng Apecimens of fron-work, ©One wagon couiaining aliout 45 boys, Second Section, ©.8. Squires and Alds, in command of Post-Ofico employes, Tiydor's Silver Cornet Liand, of Aurors, in a band- wigow, Trwenty-one monnted loltér-carricrs, One bundred il Uroniy-ie, Jetor-carriars i uni- oria, on_foo One beautifully-festooued wagou containing the clerts of thio Monoy-Order Dopartment, Sevon trucka siud wix wagons containing 1ho clorks of tlia various othor deyurtinonts in the Post-Oblco, ors, apprantiops, Inborors, englnoors, blackemith earpoitors, stonesottors, brickinyers, and deteiolct mon. Tn addition thioro was a long lina of stono-. ko banring smplos of fho ditforant quniltica ot Kton ttred in tho construation of tho Govern- wont bullding, Ths branch of tho procosslon was not nt all ordorly; but the mon conduoted themsolves an woll s could havo boon oxpoated, in viow of il utincqusintatuoo withs gk publio displngs. “Iha Post-Offico omployes woro alao part of tho Fourth Division, ud mado an ox« tromoly craditablo show. 'rho ontiro onrriore forca was ot in uniform, and wero on foot. and on horsobuok, and all the clorks woro csrried. i tho mail-wagons, Col. Jamas Btowart, tho Rocorder, lod TUE FIFTH DivisioN, in which woro massod the Fathor Mathew Tem- E:;::f:.?ndm ‘1‘1’}1 Tiand, and :’l‘:’in or three Inbor ions. ‘Thore was nol wortl - iug about thotn, FEmIR a3 'THE BIXTH DIVIBION was torribly nolsy ouo. It soomod as If all the agona {n tho city wora orowded into It, and all tho urahins that could bo ploked up crowded into thom, Flo boys kopt up an_unconaing cheor £rom the timo thoy startad, whioh, togother with the rumblo of whoels, cronted 'au upronr thab Was at timos almost unbosrablo, All tho ox- Pross companica and prominont business firme Lurwiehod volos in sbundunon end. thoro wae privato wagonn bearidg uoarly evi dosaription of advortising dovicor - 'O ‘TILE LAST DIVISION was mndo up of & dotachimont from the Tiro Do~ pattment, undor command of Fir Marshal Bone nor and’ Assistants Mersham and Shay, aud aqualod tho hoad of o proconsion a8 Fgards ordor and_display. A s customary with iro- mon In overything that portaius to a public show in_which' they tako n part, thoir apparatus and porsonal appodrauc wero béyoad all praise; aad they maraliod along in porfoct ordor, like' inon who knew thoir place aud whom n6 smoust of confaslon could dhsturb. Tz Sewsto, The procession wns well oquipped with parndes Jurle, of the thuent qunly. Firet camo. tha Unliod Btates Arsoonl Buad, stationed at St. Louls, with bwonty-tro placos, sl uilver. "Tho looked somowhat hiot and uncomfortablo in thol cavalry uniforme, hut they made splondid muslo. Noxi behind thom was Hanry 8, Pogo's Exposts tion_ Band, of sixtoen picces, brans and resd, jir. Pago leading with bia eornot, Tho. asiec: 2 X wigoniond of opirtoms tions givon by {his band woro muoh admired, FIFTH X T > Col. James Blowart ta Aldn—G, T, Matson, Jaceb | af e B (958 und good. porformeucos Grose, Dr., John McCartly, Dan L, Buone, Fatlier Maluon Juvenlly Tobipersace. Dind, thicty nirong, 4 Father Matherw Temporance Cadets, saventy-five Atrong, Groat Easters Bond, Bohemian Workinginen's ~Heaovolent Assaclation, about fifty wroug. Scandioavian and Gernan enevolont Assaclation, 100 Hirong, Band of Misle, Horseshoors' Protectiva Assoolation, twenty-cight u strouyy, Varlous Labor-Unious, nuinbering about 150 mon, ‘Wagun with u benutiful pyramid of livo stowors, SIXTIE DIVISION, Marshnl Denamin 1, Guyton wnd_Afie—Charlos Darker, devrgo G, Tityson, W. D. Parker, Ira I, Bowsn, ," D, Kent, George M, Harvey, ‘George 1. Bowen, and J, 8, Cooper, Bund of Music, Assistant Marahal Oharles Parker and Atds, Tweuty-nius trucks Wit Soutls Division school ebil- iren, Thirty-seven trucks with West Divislon schaol ehil. e, Seventeen trucka with North Division school childron, [Owing to the late arrival of many of the teams some 2,000 boys were left out for want of couveyance, and tho Mazabal would not permit them to march on foot— and, as the line had been formed, aud the procession under march, §¢ Wwas too Iate to wwnd for thotn, A% It wan, it was one of {he most enthusiastio divislons in the fino,] BEVENTN DIVISION, Fire Marshal M, Beuner; Williun Mushe and B, W. Bha, Al The Ollaio Fito Dapirimoti, corelating of two hook- and-ladider tricks, four hose-carts, to Babe cock engines, 'and #iz stenmers, fully equipped and manned, TUE OENLRAL EFFEOT, In the subdivision of the procession, the place of honor was awardod to the Mnsonte' Ordar, as the cornor-stono ceromonies wore to bo con- ducted in accordance with that ritusl, This ar- rangomont gavoriso Lo same dikentisfaction on tho part of sovoral local milltary organizationn, who consoquently rofusod to talo part in tho oxer- civos. ~ Thoreforo, the distinguishing fonture of tho procossion was Masonie, and not military. This ntate of things addod to, rather thun de- {ractod from, the appoarnnce of the line, 88 no Chlcngo military orpanization could havo pro- eented 80 clogunt and imposing n demonatration a3 did the Kuight 'emplara, Willo it is to be rogrettod that the ‘military did not unito in a poneral turnout, it is also true that thoir ab- sonce was uot materially folt or obsarved. THE FIRT DIVIBION, componed exclusively of the Masonio Fraternity, togethor with Unitod States, Stato, municipal, and cocuty officials, and rupro<entativos of come iuercial bodies, was tho aontre of obsorvation. “Ihe Convistorios and Commanderios, with thoir waving plumes and oo uniforms, and tho por- fect precision with which their manifold march- ing manenyres wero axecnted, wore tho subjects of much attention nud admiration, ‘Lo ofileors of the Supreme_Counoils, Consistorics, Grand Encumpment, Grand Commandories, Grand Chapters, and Grand Lodyon, in full rogalin, oc- cupiod carringes ai various poiuts in the line. ~ Among thoss progent wora tho followlng : Urand-Lodye Ofticers of lllinols—Grand Master J. A Hawley, Dixon; Doputy Grand Mastor, Georgo F. Lounebury, Mound City; * Senio Grand Warden, Dr. Jnnu}xh TRobbina, Quinoy Junior Grand Warden, . J. A. Dolaucey, Cou- tralin: Grand ‘Lreasurer, M. D, Chamborlain; Grand Socretary, Johm I Burrell; Sonior Grand Doacon, D, L. 1familton; Jumor Grand Dencon, L.J. Jeromo; Grand Standard Dearer (pro tom.), A L. Avery; Crand Sword Boarer (pro el I. 8. ffotch; Grand_Purmnivant, T. O, Clork Grand Ohoplain, J, E, Forrester; Grand Stowards, L. A. Hamlin, A, H, Hongoheldk, M. 8. Bowman, George 1. Chittendon ; Grand Tylor, Goorge It Tornw; Grand Marshal, Henry Duval, The vis- iting Graud Oflicera wore Wm. L. Wabber, Grand Mastor of Michignn; Honry Chnmborlain, P. G., Michigan : Jos. Chapman, Grand Master of Iowa s W. D, Auchony, Grand Master of Colorado; N. W. Wobbin, Grand Stoward of Towa ; Fostoe 'Pratt, Graud Hocrotary of Mich 1. W. Landon, Graud Troaguror of Michigan ; D Ii. Grafton, Tust Graud Mastor of Tonnoseco. While the flst or Masonic division was by far tho most orderly and imposing part of the procansion, and won_the larger nhara of genoral admiration, it formed but o small portion of the whole pageant. Thero wero aix ather divisions, and_thongh, with fow excoptions, they wera bandled in szll:{;llug muoner 6 tho start, aud otder from beginning to'end, thioy holped to cronte an improssion in the minds of those who were unused to suoh displays that tho procossion was an_extruordinarily lan'f and onthusiustio one, if not & brilliaut and well-gov- orucd turn-out, TIE BECOND DIVISION was composed entirely of Qdd Fallows, formed into sections accordiug to tho rank of {lio mem- bery, and not au separate lodges and encampients as tho printad Fpmgmmmaumn:ht lond tho reador to supposo. Firat camio tho Storling City Band, o fair musical organization, arrayod i gray wuits and cookade Luts, They woro followed by tho Bterling Guards, similaily uniformed, and pro- souting n fine oldiorly spnoarauce, and afior thoso cama the Amorican-Polish Guinrd, undor tho load of Dr, Buiard, Thoro wero but fow of them, and their peculine style of uniform was the ouly foature about ihein that atiracted any sitoution. 'Ehien oxe tho Marshal and hiy aids, mounted, and tho grand digmitaries of tho # Mys: tio'L10 " in carriagos, Thoy wore almost nidden by tho inslgnia of their varlous oftices, looked very flushed about thoir faces, which wan uot at all to be wondered st In viow of the intenss hoat and the groat amount of oxtrs wolght they had to boar, and doubtless wished they waro any- where away from the burning san aud their dis- troesing loads, Tho highor brauchos of the Order—Patrlarchs, visiting oncampmonte, vis- itiug lodgos, &c.—followed tham ou foot, and after tho 'Inttor camo the ordinary Cor- msu encampmonts avd lodgos of tho city. The wholo - divislon prosontod s hot nand duaty sspect oven befors it began its march, and whouovor 1t was vlsiblo in the procusuion ap- pearod to be out of its own maiching time aud somovwhat disordered. THE TIIND DIVISION was composad oxclusively of Kuights of Pythias from this and other portions of tho Btate, "oy . wero marshnled by Gen. I, N. Lidridgo, and hendad by Novans & Doun's Dand, which fur- nlshod them excellont musio, A compuny of the Mulligan_ Zouaves, in command of Liout, Jumes Farrall, oxcortod thow, and plonsed tue spoctators with mome vory protty and wall-exoontod maneuvory at_differont voints in the lino of murch, Capt, John J, Honloy led tho Kuights, all of whom were splondidly unl- formod, A dotachmont in sbining holmots, odeckod with gaudy plumos, wes partioularly attractive to tho ey, and callod to miud descrip- tious of tho romantlo Knights of old, Tho rear of the sootion was brought up by minent memkers of the Buprome Lodge of the World, aud otlor bigh oilicors of vingon. Gen, Cliotlain, the Dowaglao Dand, and the Hanuibal (colored) Zouuves headed THE FOUNTIE DIVISION, hich was mada up of tho moohsnics and labor- ers on the Customi-Iouss, lod by Qeorge lieed. o Ordok, in car- of tho South Dond Silyor Cornot foaturo, whilo tho Great Western Light Guard, Novaus & Dean’s, sud the Gormania Bauds wers all very flue, land woro a —_— ON THE ROAD, THE LINE OF MARCH was along Wabash avonuo nouth to Twenty- flvat stroot, thanoo oast to Michigau avenue, and north on Michigan avenuo to Adams stroot, exst to Wabash avonue, north to Like stroot, anst to Doarborn sbreok, and south to tho slte of tho Custom-Houso Building. donsoly crawded with pooplo, and eligible out- looks commanded s premium, balconies of business blocks and residsucos “along the nvenuos waro flled with ladies, while Tho routo wns Tho windows and the sidewalks and stroets were so fillod with struggliog sight-seors 83 to rendor nooessary the oxartions of a large polico force to k oop tho way clear. Tho Expoaition balcon ies afforded a splendid viow to thoso who wero 8o fortunato na to galn admission, while tho many windows of tho Adolphi Theatra gave a fluo outlook up and down Wabash aveuue. THE TRIVMPRAL ARG, Tho gean d trlumpnal arob, which spanned Wa- bash avevuo from curb to ourb, opposita the T presont Post-O filce, noar th corner of Harrison suroot, was tha ohiof ornamontal featuro of the pagonnt. The framoswork ws of light wood, tho haight of tho arch being, from npox to base, 24 foet, ‘This was supported by pillars fivo fost squaro, Tho height of the crown of tho arch from thio ground was 45 foot, The wostern pillar was omblazonod with tho State arms and iho molto *1818—1847" in wrought flowers, The aastorn pillar boro tho arma of the oity, and tho wotto **1836—1874," srrangod o a tim{lar man- ner. In tho centra of the arch, sbovo the porti. co, waa tho ol of tho Unitod Statos, with tho national eagle and colors. The motto B Plyribus Unum, bonutifully worked in_fowore and ovorgraons, mbellishod tha archivolt, Tho arch was crownod with handsomo colonnades, and flankod by stars done in many oolorod flowera. Suspondod bolow tho arohivolt was the motto © Juno 24, 1874, whiok presonted s foral varioty quite rofroshing to bokiold. Tho flowers wora artistically roliovad by tho indisponsable avorgraen, which tho irraverent dust could hard- ly disfigure. Tho flowers of humblest quality wore pinced at tho summit of the arch, where they " could nob bo distinotly seon, and whore distanco lont tho usual ' en- chantment; whilo tho more aristooratia blossoms ' fostooned the lower portions of tho structuro, and shed their air whicb, if not’ desort, was mate by their gloiove comminglod p flowors used in the aroh woro rosos, immortellos, onruations, syringas, toa-roses, potonia, verbes nas, and othors of the sweot-sobnted family. Tho arch wes dovisod aud icorated by thg woll-known florist, Edgar Sanders, who has i moro funcrals odorous and moro bridala resplens dont than sny artist in bis line in the Northmest, THE BIONT-BEERS. Aban onlyhour poopls Logan to sppes ia Wabash and Michigan avenues in_searoh of eli- giblo seats for viewing tho procosslon ns it puasod. Thoy eamo In couples, groups and alone, and, aé tho Lour was oarly, saintored along lois= uroly on the shady side of tho traot. Now and then somo of them would drop out and teke places upon tho stono-ataps of ona of tho houtcs, and, deliboratoly sproadiugs out skirts aud shut’ ting down poraxols, comfort thomsolves with tho retlcotion that they wero sottlod for tho shor, AL 10 o'clock soats wero_gonrce, aud woro held ats premium. Tho lady who Ownod & stona flight in » shady locality, suddenly discovored thit {riends whom sfte bud forgotien for yoars Luew hor porfoctly well and woro dolightod to sioa her. -Of oourso, thoy waro ncoominodated with siftiogs. Tlolativas from the country alao appoarod, looking ominonsly hungry wad bring= ing the childeen. In most instances thoy will stay o day or two. ‘A B8OULLESS INDIVIDUAL who owns & smart block of stous-fronts noar Fourteontl stroct was g0 oblivious of tho - portance of the day ns to Lavo a braoe of paint- crs at work upon tho cornice. Loaple bolow would it down for & momout wondariug at thair good luck, but, upou gotting & paint bah, would get up aud romove thomneives without boing told. Tt hoartlass propriotor, in the moan- timo, eat withm an adjaceut door protending to road’ n_newspaper, but_really smiling at the specklod procession that turned angry glances wigry glaucos upon him and passod digosntly down street, THE OFTURCRES wora oarly favorad with such gathorings s sol- dom goek them on other duys, ‘Tho old Olivet Clinreh which Las o row of high steps was througod with poople, and very muoh rosumbled the gallery al a theatro on & guln night. A few ‘moments provious Lo the apponrance of tho pro- cersion the whole east side of Wabash avenue, from the Post-Oflice to the turning-poiut, was fllled up with sight-zeors sitting upon the steps, and stonen, aud projootions, filling the windows, and aldo the vohicles in the atrents, THE DECORATION of houses was not romarkable, but the effoot of the bnuners and streawors in the loug vista was vory fine. Tho appoarance was also Leightoned, whon many wero gcated, by the display of colors shown in the gay dresses and ribbons worn by tho ladios, filmnt this time peoplo becamo anxious. There was ovidently & hitch. somo- whore, nnd the atous sealy became no softor. Peopl coming up atroot woro interrogated aw to whethar it hnd started, and false alurmu beoxmo astanding joko imong the small fry, It also Logan to gov warm, for tho Bub Was creaping to- wards the zonith, Fans flutterod, Fat poopls poreplred and wiped thoir demp brows, sud the MAN WITHL THE FAMILY of ten suddonly oame in sight, ''his Individual mey bo mean on ovory fots dny. Lxpensive amusements are out of his line; o, on thons oceasionn he foels that he must do his duty. 1l accordingly Touts out his aged father and mothor, who would much rather stay st home, soours up the childron and gives thom b centy apiece, carvios the wee thing in his arms, aud, followed by hia faded wife, atarts off to sou the fun, ‘I'he cavaleade does mot go far befors Johmny In missing, Then the old lnd¥ suddouly socs Willy undor a wagon-whool ; thero is & shiriok, aud the family start to the resous, In tho meloa that follows tho rest of tho offprin, dissppear. lat, augry, and anxious, the paren netu down the baby, and goes for thoso young. wtors in a way that somowhat astonishes” then, s he ploks them up ono by one, chooks them off with & spank, The comforling mother s wsungos tholr grief with oracker or swoet-caka and thoy pass ou and out of wight. At this tim( ADVERTISEIS HEQIN TO MAKE HAY, A man who never knew how to blush for hit sox passed up stroot sandmiched belwoon tw cards that tell where corsots may bo had, An othior paraded a plaoard withan inmense plotun of a hideous foot, I'lllu with bunions, and tellin how Doctor Cox will eradicate thoso afiliotiou without pain (to himsolf), An enterpiising m Evory man omployod on tho bullding as pros- Jinery ficm sgit au avalanche of hand-ills g |