Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 2, 1874, Page 12

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 2. 1874, month ago, and 53,586 brls a year since. FASHION. Description of a Bridal Trous= seau. fow Creesus Dresses His Daugh- ter for Her Nuptials. ‘This ie, perhape, what might be considerad THE OFF-BEASON IN FASEION. Ia fact, the gocd dame isoff to the sea-shore, {he mountaine, and the valleys, taking her out- ing, but keeping that busy brain of bers at work devising change of some kind for the coming season. No doubt she s ina state of wonder os to what it sball be,—exercired in her mun?. a8 our Yepkeo fnends would eay. ‘ Havon's I them eversthing in turm, and all together?” she mo doubt so- iloquzes. 1 bave puffed my fair chil- aren ont like balloons, and lurl_ed 'fl.\em ciosely 88 umbrellas. I have mlnd»lha\r bair np on their beads, and bave strung It down their backs ; made such huge chignons nhnflhsl-!fln@kut would scarce cover it, and then twisted it into guch a pug that the most rampant of reformers contd not declaim against it. What next can or fhull Ido? Bide awee. Inspiration will come. Harpocrates, befriend me, that 1 may whisper no word of what I mean to do, bus leave these devotees for & while with Do new insigaia of their calt.” . This beine Fashion's determination for the have we to say to it? Notling but to zequiesce. Ono thung s has decided upon, Losever: thiat, let the rest of the wardrobe be as elaborate as it may, travoliog dresses are, for the rest of the season, to be MIEACLES OF SIMPLICITT. If tLe ekirt is tnmmed at all, it is only to haves Lingle gatnered fiounce, and the polonaise i Guished with a plain bom. How glua we ought {o Le for to sensible a fashion! Auy dress which ove wears on & journey seems utterly unfit to Le put on again after it bas fultilled the purpose for which it was designed. If the rimo of travel extonde over muny weeks, then one feels {be pecersity of duplicating that drees; and, if it is plainly and simply made, one docs not mind it. When, however, 1t is an elaborate affair of expensive materials, then the question of use or disuse assumes u diffcrent form. ‘he labor and cost of tne garmeut present themselves, cs- pecally if one ouly preteuds to being a near {eiative of Creesus, sud the dusty, uncumtorta- Lle purwent 1s resumed. Very thauatul ouglt we to Le, then, for the =imple, inexpensive duess that wiil permit 1eue sal. 3 'So much for the geveral public, and now a few words for those fair ones wLo are about to be- given things present, what OR OLD MEN'S ELAVES,— g inteimitcent, aud usually ruperiauced by @ good dier. There is enoush of the terder pusre geuerany forall practical I Parposcs, bue His Highuess usts.ly expects and | accents auy smount of service {from the darbug. However, Atumiuta 18 COUIAZEONE ; and, mo:e-. over, sie knows thau hers is a peculiarid;l, quite uuhke ihe experience of ordiuary worias, uud | ghe would much rather gnow v bat she nad betier Wear tiau to hear any supersunuated old maid, | i1t co. kecron carle, who never bad an offer m | hhfe. croak ntout waat is certaiuly a0 impos- bibity i ncr caso, Very well taen, for Ler L we will desciibe o tronsseaa recentlymade fu. & very young biide. 5L WEDDING:DRESE, of course, demasas Wie first cousideration. As 1t Ses miendad or the present month. it was 2 muscle uf ghtuess. The sill elip was quite | in, and not of very bLeavy materisl. “lhe was of tulie. A deep flounce was sewed siik 8:ip, reachiy to the kuee in fiont, " ouud the eutire tramn. This was trmied wita three side-pluitinze of rulle, meaded with wreaths of tivy whute blossvme. au cu.tre 8p1oa of the same tlo=soms coversd the frout ; while a trple oveiskirt aud sasnes of | b the taile, caught with dowers, completed we skit au the back. The low cor- saze wos first mode of sk, sud | covered with d:uile tufle. with a berthe of tulle oud flowers. Shot puifed slecves, analong veil | of talle. \Winte el siippers, with bows of | tuile, Eutre perure of peals, coveisting of | bracelets, neckiuce, ear-rings, aud locket. Tuo ! braceicts sud uecilace c¢omsisted of seveial strings of pearls, held by 8 tny ounch of cape Jestutnine Liossots, ald0 composed of pea.l:. Tliree of ticge were tasiened by the szmblaace | of # Lot of 11bbon, Lut coLsistiug of s toy edue of gold, tlied 1w with dinnonas. Tae locket Wi in the shape of a larger flower, mada of wita three pear shaped pearls, forming IlLe eat-rings were buds of he pear- shared pearls. A corouer snd comb tfor the bucr matched the o.licr postions of this exquixite set. THE RECEPTION-DRESSES wereggarly ali made v reference totho seeson. Ot e of sbese, uf seasbel!-tiuted s.ls, hud on the Geigi-trmn two scalloped tounces of the s.lk, sLout five inches wide. Above these were five rufiles of white brocaded grenadine, headed by an embroidery in luss. A deep powted apron, reacbing uearly to the boitom of the dress, was of the grevadine, fimshed with frivge and em- bioidery. The plain basque-corsage of the silk Lad tleeveless corsage of greuadine, turned back with emiroidered silk revere. A ruche of Gint-ay plique at tho neck: Slevves with » scal- Lped rufic of the silk. aud inuer iufiles of pom:-applique, wlile above tue ruflle wus a i eacent cutl of the grenadine, finished with em- Lroidery aud fringe. A recond drees, of pale-blue silk, bad nine ruf- fles ou the ekirt bebind, each five inches wide. The front bresdth had tive rowsof point-appligue, about tlreo inches wide. across it; while long pieces ut the side, reaching to tho sacond flouuce, were embroidered with winte jet. The baraque, deep in the back, with double points pied each other, was also embroider— ite jet. The fronts were plain and poiuted, finished with o cord, while tue 1evers Was embividercd to mateh the other parts. Sleeves with embreidered cuffs and trimmings of point-lace. A plain white grenadine bhad two mitred flcuncer on the demi-train, edged with blondo aud bound with scazlet velvet. A polonaise of strived Chambery zauzo was caught high on the leit side with & coral clasp, and1cll almost to the bottom of 1he dress beliud. beng quite sqnare scross. 'This was mitred and trimmed to mateh. 'I'be puffcd sleeves were held by bauds of scar- let velset, and the gurament was festencd with coral bustong. Plaiting of gauze, liced with Efi;flct &k, at the neck, aad iuner ruchings of tulle. A pouchard silk, with one embroidered flounce, bended by a buad of velvet s shade darker. was finiched with 3 polonaiso of white camel’s bir, vith a band of velvet. Velvet belt, an- sere, and koot for the throst, completed Ttas costume. White deep Liat, trimmied wih v vet, featl:ers, 3ud & tea-rose. A black silk dress bad one deep flonnee, head- ed Ly five ebirre, aud edged with & rufife. Over- skirt sjuare in front, and falliug in two poiuts bekind, covered with FEoghsh embroidery. Seshes to mateh, with pointea basque, also em- Lroidered 1a compass-work. Tiis basque was poiuied bebind and on the hips, and syuare in 1rout. Cuils to match. Standing collar and 1uf- fles of Valenciennes at neck and wrist. A dress ot black prevadive had one plain stripe. and ore embrowde:cd and jetted. Tuis was wade iu & Princesse robo, cunghe up with o poufle, aud beld to the figure with & jetied belt, Closed ob the frout, aud butioned at the right sde with large jet bottons. This was very eimple in design, and yet oue of the most els- gaut dre<se: the eutire trouseeau, A mauve silk had bouilloaers of mauve tulle placed vertically on the entire skirt. A searf overekirt of tull: fell low in frout, and was caught up ou ore side with a bouquet of Leliotrape 20a keariet geraniuw, while the ends were draped beland. Low, _anro corsage, with tulle bouil- lonecs, and a nluiiiag of tulle pas:ing ucroes the :lq“““ {cont of the corsage and over the shoul- ers. Round waist and velvet belt. A MORNING:COSTTME ;fc i) ::& wLite vilk had & wiae plaited flouccs, S ehinings of plain gray eilk. Deep ovurskirt, with ruflle aug shirtinge, ; 5 match'the skirt, shirrings of gray silg nmmig. Plaited waisc of gray silk, and s.eev, 5 Sl cwte, o ooves of the stripe, with gray A blue orrands bad three bauds of blae the ekirt, any the same o, k on waist, with bels and eqn“n,‘g‘g;fi;vkl’rm.h{- rench loose coat-glecre, with itk cutrs, | - ¢ sk A goats Lair gron.dine, 3 stade, bad the entice sk.rt trimmed my CCRRY Toldx, while vortical bauds of vielut g UAFTOY [rom'tho wawt 1o the Lom. Ovemtns 425 *ront, cdged with iolot silk; and decp. pupys ind clasticd jocket of tho sik—all edged wig ihe fiucst of cream-colored Yak tace. A wLite orgaudy nas made ik 8 desp Spag. th fouuce, henied by 8 box-pladed rual dged with Valerceones lice. Pertectly puin wolonaige, with a plativg sucilar to that «u tLe fiug passing up the front aud arvnnd the neck. Three similar piaitings on the sleeves, and held with kuots of black vetvet aud pink ribbon. A pale Jemon-colored Jasn had threa flowers, embroidered on the edge with purple puusics. Au overskirt, basquo, aud eleeveless Jjacket, wero finisbed o match. ¢ A Llack siic had tbe skirt with a flounce of bandsome Chautilly lnee, and a point of the samo druped 88 an_overskirt. Two coreages to this dress, one bigu and the otuer low, were both made entirely plain, {hat tho various fichus aud berthes which formed patt of the furnishing might be worn with them. And bere comesin A HINT for those who have not & large sum to speud on a variety of dresses, or do not Lhink 1t desirable to buy asif they were never to have a chanco to get anything azam. A bincl silk with a prettily- trimmed slurt, not over-trimmed, and two such coruages, with one or two lace fichus. voste, or berthes, with enshes to correspond, will prove ‘most satirfuctory, a3 from them can be origin- ated a surprising nuraber of toileites. To get back Lo our sheep, bowever, who is preparing for the eacrifice. Three polonaisea—one of jetted lace, another of Chantilly, and the third of fine embroidored mushu—vwere inteuded to vary what really seemed in the first place to be infinite variety. An apron overskirt and sleevelesw jacket of yel- lowieh-whito puipute, jetted with white, formed anotber of the small diversifiers. A pearl-giav kia_travoling-cabal, embroidorod in tloss rilk, aod mounted with gold-pluted clusps, matebed the naveliug costume in shade, Belt of the same, with wilver clasps, to which was attached chains, with large siiver vinaigrette, capable of holdiug o gill of Colo:me,—suilicient 1o bathe the faco or fingers. Portemonnaie of silver, in smail bag of emtroidered kid. Wateh with stueld-chaped mouutings in silver, also attached to the chateluine. Kuwfe, sciesors and_wmall vnaigrotte, attached to tho sma'l chatelaine-bag. Coatelaine of curiously-wrousht gold chainy, for evening wear, beld a carved aud jeweled ook for the fan, aud & jeweled bouguet- hoider. A balf-dozen FANE,— one with stick of carved coral, and circnlar fan of satin and luce; n tad with besnufully-pol- ished rearl eticks, with poiut-d’Aleucou lace over white satin ; abutterfly fan, the body bewug of gold and biack eusmel, the ‘winzs of black laco over pale rose sutin,—handle Lulding it of pure gold (the peculiarity of this fan conswsted iu the fact of it beingmado to resemble a butterfly, the head being jeweled ; fan of pale- Dluc e1ls, pomted iu Watteau style, with sticky of micely-carved ivory, sad rare cameos in- serted un tbo outsde slats,—on one #ide the head of _Apollo, on the otber that of Aurors. Parasols to match the various swts were added. wita one or £wo m -o notice- able than the rest: A beavy white : . witha point-isce cover aud coral baudle ; wud . Jther, With Chantilly covor and carved-ivory ..ndie. Au umbrells of biown silk, bes, Englizh walke, Wwith bardie of 1ale amber. Pearl-gruy pacadol, lived wita rose futri sili, to mateh e wavoling dress. ‘'ne only thing noticeable in ehoes was the fact that the slippsrs were cut quite low, and thut among the boois wus oue resombling a sandui, as the sole aud heel wore beld on the foot by a serios of straps. 'These were intended to be worn over striped ur colored silk hose. HATS AND BONNETS to match the dresses were also shown. Two shite caips,—cne trimmed with pale cviue, sud the other with black velver, cream wailte silk, and blush roses; & gray chip to match the travei- ing wuit; o olack cli.p. and ove Llack jetted face. Three orpamental comcs—one of torto.se- shell, & gecond of iron, and a tuird of coral— were among the ornumeuts for the bead. One powt-a'Aiencon aud ore poini-applique hand- kerchicf; onme of finest linen, the ceutre edeed with Valeuciennes iusertion, aud 1he futed border trimmed with an edgug. One dozen of finest liuen, with two-inch wide hem, und & vine of the very fluest embruinery above it. Tuese were tha principal 1iems, and this is WIHAT CRESUS DOES for his danghter when sle gets 1eady to forsake Luw for anvther. A emall loituze 1s ivvested 10 her waidiore ; but this to Crasus is no more than the €50 which Mr. Farmer can afford to give his asughter when sbe fulills that engazre- meut whica was the uatural result of the winter smging-rchool. Sometime we bope to tell Susan Furwet bow she can vest distose of ber $50,— justead of merely chromehng what Mies Creesus bas deemed pecessary to complote her outtit. tious, however. TRUTH. In a cavern cool and still, Nuture Lid a_jewel years ago, Wrought, with rare putience and unlesrned ekill, Of geuTots buch us unstained Kjarits know, And telf cach oiher of in Yoices low, As they their ways I Cscle npon cycle flew Dunoted vy,—the jowel with i3 Ught Giving beaith and strength to il that grew Under its influence, turning gricvous mght To joyful day.—:8 et how pure ana Lr:ght, No human spint kuew. At length there came some wisg Thilosohers in seszch of eecrels rare Witk pick end oz, peering with purblind cyen Into the world's dust-heips, whom chunce ‘ed whera That precious jewel shone, ut which they stare In duli, unpleased surpmise. §:1d one, What this mas bo I Qink we'soon can learn,” and with a blow He broke the gem in piecés, but to eeo Fade into night that life-bestowiug glow. Ho picked tue fragments up : ** Al now I know What that lost brilifaucy. # “Tyeas carbon,”—Whether wrong or ight, It matters nuot, but o fur clear : No carth-born wisdom can restors the light Of that'fuir jowel, or the pieces here Muke whole,—pale stars that hardly make less The durkuess of the night. HUMOR. drear A Z. “The living link "—Dog. —TFust law of grasity—pever Iaugh at your own jokes. —1\Why did he hatejtso? A certzinmember of Congress has_given s New England College no less than 1840 Patent-Office reports. —Note-shavers succeed finauciaily because they *‘take so much interest in their busi- ness.” —\When is a ship like a railroad ?—When the eargo's on it. v publishing & nonpareil paper in a long- primer town is what did the business for a Kau- 8a8 editor. —A bad habit to get into—aA coat that is not paid for. —A New York paper gravely observes that the svicide of a farmer, which it notices, ** is singu- larly strange, inasmuca 88 bo has not been 1n the habit of doing such things.” —Thero are no bouquets about a newspaper office, but sometimes the contents of the te- cup acquire a maturity which by auy other name would smell as sweet. —Laweg, like sausages, would fail to inspire respect if nll peoplo knew how they were made. —In time the mulberry trec becomes amllt gowy, and the silk gown becomes a woman. —When is a bullet like an ox ? When it grazes. ‘What is the d:fference between fixed stars und thooting stars? 'The ouo are suns, tho other darters. —It is aid that Dr. Mary Walker now carries a pistol for uewspaper-men. We have always #poken of that bean:ifnl aud accomplirhed ph gican with the highest respect.—Louiscitle Courier-Journal. —*1 wou'dn't have left, but the veople kinder eazed me on,” £aid 2 man who was asked way Lo quit his Kunéas bome 1v a bursy. —A boy was seen in the streets of St. Paul a fuw dnss ago with his cap full of green apples, He was lollowed balf a mile by three doctors betore the first grige scized Lim, and then they all bad plenty of vusiuvess for the next hour try- ing to keep hitn undoubled. —Col. Ige:ton, in the Britich Houge of Com- mons, said philan:hropy is eo cuergetic that “J¢ yequires n good deal of influcvce nowadays to get hauged.” ¢ Wouucock," says an_exchange, “can now be killed legally.” Al righi—provided youare a good shot. ~If uot, the legal part of it wou't Lelp you one bit. —A Kentucky gentlemsn did=~'t get angry un- tl he had been called **u uar’ eighiy-one lt.:imea. The mounotouy of tue thing **riled” m. —One of the most vexatious things in the world 18 to have vour wife's uncle kicked in tho stomach by a horse, will you $20,000, aua tien deliberately get weil. -An Alvanv man who was excitedly demon- strating to a ctowd that there is no such thing 35 hvdrophobia was the finst to shin up a bat- ber's pole when a exali yellow dog came rushing duwn the stiect. '—TLe tirst photographer bas opened his sa- loon 15 Truckee, Nevada. aud bas been sbot by 8 miver, who jusisted on bLaving his picture taken by lumplight, as be was going awsy eury ia the mormog ! ¥ —When a stranger stands on the public square 10 Denver, ¢pits on lus hands, and cries out “ Climb ov to me by thousasds!"” even the Post- mastor pu Is oif Lis coat and goes oat to make the reapunse a success. —a Culfuoinia Temperance Association Lmits the beverares of its members to wine, Le : cider, * except wheu laboring under '8 re.re f discouragemcut, aal theu winsky eball be atlow- Alay they each bo Luppy iu their dilfercut sta- | ¢ ¥ tiey PRy 18" ¢ but the race would not be 8o casy if some of the ed.™ They are said to_ b thomost discouraged temperance people in the State. R ¥ikine znyg bis gul waved her bandker- chief at him as ho p.assed the house last evening. In respouse, ho waved his coat-sleeve, which he ey aan bandkerchief. < Thistles are growing thriftily in_ the strects of Victoria, aud the pupers are clamoring for the enforcement of the ordinance azainst nox- ious weeds. They sayin offect: “*Thistle never don ~_Popalar juvenile conversation : First boy— « Temine eeé your tongue.” Second boy—Lem- me seo yours.” First boy—' ibere.”” Sccond bov—* Your mother only lets you have one piece of huckleberry pie. Had the panic down to vour house, didn't you?” ZAftec the prosecutiog attorney had heaped vituperation upon the poor prisoner without counsel, tho Judge asked him if bo had j2oy- thing to say for himself. * Your Honor," re- plicd the prisouer, ** I ask for a postponement for cightecn davs in order that I may find o blackguard to answer that one there.” —+ What's your business ?” said a magistrate of & Police Cott, the other mormng, tos prison- er. *I'm an_obsorvationist, your worsbip.” «An observationist! what is that?" * who looks around in the duy time tosee wha can szeal at night, if it pleasen your worshi —+*Quite & hml-storm last night, " remarked a guest to o Californis landlord, as he cama down stairs the o:ber morningz. **No. Only a few of tho boys hooting at a Chinaman, and ‘the balls ratiled againsy the house. —1If you see & policeman_aim at a dog, don’y run—try to got as near the dog s possible. —The Saiurday Review, in a recent aiticle on railway guaraptees, observen: “It is alwars inoro or less uncertain whetber a railway will produce 8 large return to the undertakers.” Is it? —Academy Pencilings.—Affable _Stranger— + There, vir, my work 'ubg on theline aguin Sir Fraucis can appreciete a good thing, sir.” Astonished Stranger—+Eh? What, I thought Millois puinted thi——" Affablo Stranger (contemptuously)—'* Pooh! 'E may bave paint- ed it, but I mado’ the frame.” —A pliysician, on presenting his bill to_the exccutor of the estate of a doceased patient, asked: *Do you wish to have my bill sworn to?” **No,"eud the executor, ‘‘tbe death of tho deceuscd is enough to prove that you at- teuded him professionally " —2Most Crusl.—When young Greenman wore a tail-coat for the first tune, he gave himself awful airs, und wanting to pretend be had aoother parly to go to, e aprrosched his hostess, ibanked her for a pleasunt evening, sud was going on with his story, when she broife in with Z+0b, I'm 50 sor1y you have been sent for so soon !” Thero is, here and there,—like angols’ visits,— gnys tho Free Fress, s Detroit boy who cun let apother boy driuk out of the nozzle of a pen- stock hose of which be has cnargo, and resist the temptation to move the nozzle u little—just a little—out 1f these boys were sl collected to- gether thoy could all staud inside of & hat-box, and leave iots of room. A certain * Uncle Jamee™ of our acquaint- aace, whose esccution 1¥ not quite equal to his {Jrclm’cuca for the viohn, was paid a dehicate efi-hauded compliment the other night by his little niccs, who, being awakened somo time in the small hours of the nigit by the ndeous per- formances of two felines under_the w:ndow, naively 1emarked: *Mamma, 1 dout't like to hear Unclo James play ou the vivlin."—Provi- dence Iress. —A critic thus alludes to the merits of a nsing young astist: **Ile posscsses some merits asnu arust, but it is hard to say whether it les in landscape or wmarine painting ; you never can tall Lus cows from bis shupy, except when thev have their tails exalted, when tbe absence of spars betraye their casracter. Even thiea they muy be mistaken for schooners scudding under bare poles.” —The following is & copy of a will left by a he man who ¢ -» fo be lusown lawyer: *Thia s tae last wil. . . tentamont of me, Joun Thomas. Igive allm;’ <8 to my relations, to be di- vided mmon;: . the best way they can. N.B. —If anybo p & row, or makes any fuss about if, he is have anything. Sigued oy me—Jobn Tavt. . —Whyehonid : -hean keap ahead of all othor vege:nbles? Eo o it hos the pole.—Lowell Courier. The bc... has the pole, but in tbe vegetable race the cabbage is always eure to come in a head.—Boston Advertiser. Of course ueither the bean nor the cabbaze cau be beet, grecn things cared more sbout it. The carrot, for insiance, seems to caro—0.—Bosfon Tran- scripl. That last pun isso very rmall that it nugat be called a pun-kin.—Boston Globe. ZA teoder, appreciative soul—Mies Words- wortly, eister of the poct, was passing through a wood, which the stock-dove was filling wulr its £oft music, when she fell in with s covatry wom- an, who exclaimed, “Iam so tond of etock- doves.” * Ob!"” thougit Miss Wordsworth, ** at Jast I have come on ono of pature's poets, with a soul to appreciate the beautitul music of the birds.” Very 1uthlessly was the drcam disen- chanted by an explanatory remark of the wom- an's—*¢Some likes 'em in pics, and sowe likes "em roasted ; but for wy part 1 think there's nothig like 'em stowed with onjons!” —4a County Cork farmer told a farmer friend & cheag reccipt for sweeping chimnoys Get a quose, ang tie it by the loz toa long piece of Btrings light a little firo in tho grate, and hold the goose over it. The flames will make the bird fiy up. and the epreading of its wings will bring down the soot in the chimney. When it s gut to the top you can pull it down by the string back to the fire.” Iis fricnd thought lis plan an excellent one, only for the cruelty to the goose. * O, I never thought of that,” gaid tho other; *‘buc L suppose a puir of- ducks would do just a8 weil.” —Inclination vs. Duty—A correspondent of the Lewiston Journal 1elates an Androscoggin legend, which has probably been mellowed by time, though the narrator sass he cculd givo tho names if he chose, a8 he knew the parties well in his bovhood. ' It appears thatona clear. cold, quict morning, some fifty years nzo, & fam- ily were seated around the table takiug their breaisfast, when s rap was heard at the door, and, as the custom then wag, the outsider was ‘bidden to * come in,” when o man past middlo life entered, aud, after the usual salutation, seeted himeelf in a chair. Ho wasa neigabor hving some balf a mile distant. He was asked to g1t up and eat some breakfast ; but he an- swered: * I don’t suppose I ought to stop, for our house ison fire, and they sent me to tell o —A clergyman recently sat down to's wedding breakfast after pecforming o marriage ceremony, and a speech beie expected be unid: * Wo can- not, I am sure, do petter than express a desire that the resualc of their union may prove itsalf stiictly anaiogous to that of tho parents of the fair bride.” Some one pulled his coat-tail, with the remark She is not their daughter, but a niece who came to live with them when ber own father and mozber were divorced !” —A voung couple were out on a door-step on Gospel Ridge lute last Sunday might, loolung at tbe comet now visible in tne noitbern heavens, At least 1t was evident the young Iady wanted to see, because she was overbieard to te!l the young zent to ** keep his faco out of the way &0 sho could see the comet!” Then there wasa noise ke the sndden diawing of a horse'’s hoof out of tho &tiff mud, and then—and then—iwell, the old wan thrust his head out of the front door of that house, and the youug astrcnomers turned their backs to cach other, and began connting the stars aloud with great vehemenco. Toe ol man told them that the spbeioidinl mass which they had been so diligently contemplating on the ethereal dome scarcely demanded any more of their umted attention that evenivg, sond the young mau would very much oblige him by peregrinating in the direction of his own local habitation at that immediate period of time, or Le would enable him to £ce stars with more mul- titudinositr. The young man * got” at once.— Portland (Or.) H-rald. —_— A STAR CAME FALLING DOWNIWARD. FROM THE GERMAN OF HEINE. A star came falling downward Out of the twinkiing hefght; The star of love came falling,— 1 watched its downward fight. Thare fell from tho orchard-branches Tho blooms, und the leaves came down The wanton wind came trying o Ier plays with the leaves 50 brown, A swan sang on the water, Aud glided o'er the wave, Aud, ever ringing famter, Sunk in her river-grave. 1t $ o black and silent, The leaves have Llown afar, Thc vong of the swun is ended, And dark is the f-lien star., B CianLes NobLE GREGORY, Female Officc-Ilolders in California. It wis dec'ared in a statute vassea ny the last Lezi:a ure of California, that women over 21 years «f aze, citizens of tho State, are clizible to all educauoual ofiices except those from which they are excluded by the S:ate Constizu- tion. This covered all such offices but tbst of S ate Superintendent of Public Tustruction. The elecaions have bevn held ull over the Statc, ana but two womon bave apres:ed as candidaies for the ofiice ot School Trustees. Osa of these, awidow 1n Contia Corta Counts, was chicen @ l:ul the unexpired term of her late husband, waulking over the course without opposition. ne | ‘The other got 22 votes in Eureks, but a man kot 74 snd the Trusteeship. The San Fran- cico Bullelin wuggests shat tho women 8r6 Woit- ing for the salaried oflice of County Superin- tendent. FINANCIAL. BATURDAY EVENING, Aug. 1. The money market scemed duller than ever to-day, after tho excitoment of the corners of vesterdsy. The busiuces of the banks received its usual montbly acceleration from the settle- ments that come with the 1st, but beyond this the quiet of the season was unbroken. The rate of discount at the bauks was 10 per cent for regular customers, and concessions of eev- eral per cont to other good borrowers. On the strcot money is B@18 per cent; Teal estate loans are 9@10 per cent. New York exchango was dunll to-day, at 50c premum for $1,000 between banks. The clearings for the day are $4,000,000; for the weeic they aro $19,545,173.64 ; and the bal- avces are $2,750,140.63. The figures for the cor- responding weak of last year are $20,338,251.63, 2,996.76. Skow-Potersen, Isborg & Co.. report the rates of foreign exchange ss follows: London, 483@ 1003 ; Paris, 5163,@513%4; Hamburg, 95%@ 9637 : Derlin, T13{@72) ; Belgium, 515@5113; Tolland, 41@41%; ; Sweden, 23; Noway, 11133 Denmark, 56 ; Finland (Russin), 205 Cable transfers are, Londou: 493; Paris, 50814, LOCAL STOCKS. Quotations for Jocal sccurities are as follows: Bid. Asked. Chiengo City Te. .. s .eg 100 Seven per cent city certificates...... 99 & fnt. Six per cent clty cértificates . 96& int Cook County Ta..ee.enen. .oy South Tark 7 por cent bon L8 West Pa.k 7 per cent bonds. ... Elgin Watch Company. Chicigo Gan Light & C Traders’ Insurance Compauy. Globe Insurance Company. DEFAULTING RAILWAY BONDS. The folloning hst showing the latost quota- tions for defaulting railway bondsis furnished by A. O. Slaughier: Bid. Asked, Burlington, Cedur Rapids & Jinnesota firsi-mortgage 78, woid, Minnesota Di vision . Ts Burlingtos, Gedar Raph 3 o frst-morigage 75, gold, Miswsukee Di- wvisfon, B85 Canada Cmortgage 75, @olil.. 63 i Chicago & Canada Bouthern first-mort- 30 38 45 g 50 Des Moiues Valley frst-mortgage 84 50 Des MoinesValley Iand-grant 8+, a5 t-mortg ige T4, 30 25 50 s1 25 8 I frst-mortgage 2 Texns & Pacihe Sfst-mortgoge grant....... AT LONDON BANK DIVIDENDS. A correspondsut of the New York Daily Bulle- fin bas this to sav_concermng the semi-sunnal dividends of the joint-stovi banks in Londou : It is moticed thut the profits huve been fucreased during the last haif year, when the rate of di-count the same as before, and the Usion the sume on an_ in- creuse of the capital, while the National Discount Com- puby pays 2 per ceut more, and several other institu- tions 1 per ceut persnnum more than formerly, From this exhilit it 18 not only argued tbat capital is Lest employed when thorates of iuterest are low, for tho goueral prosperity, but also for the capital- ft, who, after all, makes tie most when bhig mouey 18 the oftcnest rcused by frequency of transictions. 1t is aluo assumed to be a strong indica~ tion of » present healthy condition, and a sure presgo of un iy roving future, when the number of business operations will be inzreased on _the basls of a lower level of prices, by which the profits of all concerned will be sugmented. - Roverting o this period last year, it 18 1o be remembered thut inactivity commenced after 8 stringency in the money market was threstencd, and the barvest prospects were gloomy. Now it scems that the worst of the dejression i3 rapidly disappearing, when great ease s apparent in the future of tue money marker, while the harvest s unusually promising hero &t home, but ulso elsewhere throughout;the world from whence Eugland draws her supplies. CALIFORN1A BAVINGY DANKS. The San Finucisco eavings banks have declar ed their dividends for the lust semi-annual term. As expected, the dividends are lower than usual, and comp.ate as follows with the corresponding term in 18732 —1813— —1874— Ordi~ Ords~ Cal. Savinge, per cent. Farmers’ Lank,. French Bank. San Francisco § Bwvings xnd Loan, Secunty Baak... LATEST. New Yong, Aug. 1.—Money closed at 2 per cent on call : prime mercantile paper. 5 to 7. Sterling dull at 4.863{@4.87}¢ for 60days; 48914@490 for eight. Customs_receipts, $365,000 to-day; for the week, $2,581,646. Imports of dry goods for the week, $3.304,505 ; merchandiee, $3.904,222. Pro- duce exports, 6,661,788 ; Bpevio exports, $1,218,- 245. Gold opened and closed st 1093 with sales in the inotorim at 1003§@109%. Carry- ing rates 1@3 to flat. It is reported that the Treasury will sell 310,000,000 gold 1n Angust. The Assistant Treasurer disbursed §905,000. Ciearings, £41,000,000. Governments steady. State bouds dull. Ruilroads firm. Stocks opened weak, particu- latly for C.,C.& I C. Tho temper of spec- ulation soon changed, however, aud at noon aun advance of Y@l per cent had teken place. At the second cail the market was firm and re- maiued g0 to the closs, the tinal dealings being generally ot tho best prices of the day. Tuo leading features were C., C. & I. C., Union Pa- cific, Lake Shore, and Western Unjon. ‘arnong the sales to-day are 7,500 shares West- ern Union ; 7,000 Lake Shore; 15,000 Union Pacific; and 4,000 C., C. & I. C. GOVERNMENTA. Coupons, 81, +' Coupons, 7. Coupons, 63 Coupons. '68. Coupous, New b3 ex. div Coupons, 5 10-40s..... Coupons, \1163; | Currency 08 STATE BONDS. . 923 | Virginioe N. Carolin N Carolinas, new. Misgonrs. ... Tennesscos, old. Tennessees, new. Virgluias, now. STOCES. Canton . St Paul pfd... ..vee 543 Western Union Tel.. Wibash .. 3635 Quickellyer. . cvvas Wabaeh pfd. 5 Adams_Express. Ft. Wayne. Wells, Fargo, Terro Haute, Terre Haute . Chicago & Alton. Chicago & Alton { Oaio & Missrissipp ! Gleve.. Cin. & Col. Chi Amerfeun Expresa, .. Michigan Ceatral. Pittsburg & Fi. W. Northwestern Northwestern Rock Island, New Jerscy Bt, Paul, Boston, Hart. Del,, Lack. & 1 14 Veal'n, 10717 e — COMMERCLIAL. SaTURDAY EFENTNG, Avg. 1. The following were the receipis and shipments of the leaving articles of produce in Chicago during the past twenty-four hours, and for the corsesponding date oue year ago : RECEIPTS, SHITMENTS, 1574, | 185, 1874, | 1573, Flour, bris.., 4,626 10 3 102,397 0 78 2,226 ,6741.901,000 420,000 000 The following fizures are furnished by the Produce Exchange: - Received. Shipped. Poultry, coops.. s gL i Game, Pk 5 ey 757 60 450 76 % . 14,850 ¥ 801 104 Withdrawn from store on Friday for city con- sumption : 2,003 bu wheat, 451 ba corn, 568 bu oats, 761 bu rye. The following grain has been inspected into store th:s mermmng up to 10 o'clock : Scars No. 1 red winter wheat; 4 cars No. 2 do: 1car No. 38 winter; 1 car rejected do; 6 cars No. 1 spring wheat; 40 cars No. 2 do; 9 cars No.3 do; 3 cars rojected do; (69 cars whest, of which 51are new); 119 cars bigh mixed corn; 202 cars and 17,876 bu No. 2do: 29 cars rejected do; 16 cars white oats; 22 cars No. 2do; 4 cara rejected do; 19 cars No, 2 rye; 2 cars rejected do; 8 cars No. 2 barley; 2 cars No. 8 do. Total (457 cars), 216,000 bu. Inspected out: 38,502 bu wheat: 191,765 bu corn; 5,186 bu outs ; 390 bu rye; 480 bu barley. The following were tho receipts andshipments of breadstuffs and live stock at this point during the pust week, and for the corresponding weeks ending as dated: neCETPTS. Aug 1, July 25, 1874, 1874, 3 26,135 Flour, brls Wheat, bu., Corn, bu Qata. bu e, b Birley, bu. Live hogs, No Cattle, No. Flour, brls. Wheat, bu . Rye, bu tarley. bu, Live hogs, N Cattle. No. The exports from New York during the past week inclade 25,200 brls flour ; 440,000 bu wheat ; and 810,000 bu corn. The in-inspection of grain in this city during the past month comprised 17,472 car-loads, or about 6,933,800 bu ; and 1,303,458 bu in 224 canal- boats, Total, 8,292,238 bu, sgainst 8,194,52¢ bu inspected out. The stock of flour i this cityis reported at 25,150 brls. This does not include stocks in the Lands of dealers; but is understood to include 5,000 brls above actual couut, to cover possible deficiencies in the canvas. The corners in corn and oats wore rather freely commented upon on 'Chauge to-day, but chiedy by those who dJid not succeed in wuaring up their linbilities on Friday. ‘The rest were too busy 1n thinking aboat the future torpare many moments of thought for pass deals. The chief pointrused, and, indeed, the only oue of importance to the commerciel commnu- +, was whe:her or not those parties are liable, cither in law or equity, who had bought coru irom brokers for tho ring, and cowd oot deliver to the ring, simply because the said brokars did wot deliver till the stroke of 3 v'clack. There is no doubt that under the ruies of the Board they ste liakio; but there 1 eqanlly no doabt that, if they can prove the existeuce of a conspiracy 1 prevent tuem from doing vhat they had agreed to do, they wiil have the wiup-end of the trgia- ment. Tho goneral opinion is that few pereons on the Boaid Lave been reriously burt by the corn cor- ner, and nonc have beén proclaimed as “lame ducks” thus far. The deal was chiely a trade be:ween city und couniry, in which the country holders had the best of it, being avle to sell acd deliver large quanritics of corn at good prices. Very few of our local dealers were sbort on the lae¢ upward turn, having covered Le- forepand, and somo of them at a good profit, while the countrymen simply dold their corn to arrive, and delivered most of 1t on time. There is no doubt that the combination got hold of a great deal more corn than they calulated on receiving. aod would probably have been swamped, but that the con- tinued Lot and dry weather was in their favor, calling ont a firm tone Eaet, o anticipation of another shortage in the crop. As it is. they may make a fair profit; but even that 13 not yet as- sured. The leading produce markets were very quict to-day. The excitement of settling up the July dealsin corn, oats, wheat, pork, and lard was over, and left. & good many Operators "*t00 tired " to care about trading to-day. There were scarcely any deliveries on Auznst options in grain, -and” not msny 1o provistons. Hence there was little to offer for sale except current receints, snd thev were light, as compated with Friday. The Saptember option is at s discount in ~evoral of the graiu markets, becanse opera- tors anticipate lower prices on more hberal receipts from the new crop; and for that sud otbor reasons cash grain commands an addicional premium. Hence not many poople cared to buy cash pioperty to fill with, aud the sbipping do- mand was small. Oly fair sctivity was apparont in the dry- goods market, country jobbers still showing an indisposition to anticipate future wauts to sov materinl extent. Prices remain very firm. Gro- cerics were quiet, oniy two or three articles in the list displaying any activity, but thero were no signs of weakucss. Sugars are strong. and coffees, sirups, and teas are also held with confl- dence. There was a good demand for butter and the moderate offerings were readilv disposed of at fully late prices. Choice_table butter contin- nes scarce, and is quick sale at 26@2Sc, while selections of an exceptionally tino grade weie sold 88 high as 30@3le. 'I'he cheese market was roported quiet and eteady. ~Continued quict is noticeable in the dried frt trade, and most va- rictios of domesti-s show a declining tendency. New blackberrics are coming forward treely, and a further decline is noted. Jobbers of fish re- port a quiet market, but the small stock in store and the hicher prices prevailling at oth- er points, 1mpart a firm fecling. ‘Lhere is uo falling of in the demand for grain bags, and the market retains ite buoyaut towe. In some quarters Starks aro now held at 3¢ and Americans at 30¢e. Leather, pig-iron, wood, and Paints were quiet and unchanged. Oils met with a fair inquiry at yesterday's quotations. Tobacco continues active and firm. Lumber remains quiet, aud o change worthy of note has beon revorted. ‘Trade is expocted to 1mprove soon ; in fact, there aro already indica- tions of such an eveut in tha way of mote in- ries and orders at the yards. The wholesale market was dull, as usual on Saturday ; besides, the offerings = wero emall Building ma- terials aro more active, and some par- ties anticipate a coutinued improvemens, but no immediate chango n prices since the atock of materals is large euough to supply all probable wants. Metals asd iron wero quiet, and tails nearly so, thoush quoted firm at $3.6214 rates. Lhe wool trade was fair, aud the fecling ono of firmness, owing to & simi- lar state of affaus elsewhere, and moderato of- forings. Hides were steady; broom-corn and hops dull, and the latter Xweak. Timothy seed was in fair demand avd trm at $2.75@3.10 for spot, and sold at £2.90 eeller Amgust, Oth- or wecds were rather quiet but firm. Green fruits rold to the retail trade at a shade lower prices, the offerings being libernl, and the day the last of the week. Choice lots of potatoos met with a good demand, while poor lots were elow. Poul- try sold at low prices. Tceders were taking emall epring off the hands of sellers, whilo large stock and turkeys met with & fair demand from retml dealers. Eges were weak, being to a large extent ont of order. Sales of strictly fresh were made at 1234@Lic. Highnines were quiet and firm at the recent advance, with sales of 150 brls au 93¢ per gallon. New Yotk was quoted a shade firmer, nud stoczs here are small, waile there is & good sbipring Geumnd, with light receipts from other points. All the offerings were sold. Take f1eigats wero Gull at uochanged rates, at 24<c for corn to buflalo, and 3c for do to Port Colborne, with $1.0 per 1,000 bu off in each case. The vessel-owners bave not ve: begun to act out their recent resolve, but a ebade more of firmness is poticcadle, asone vessel, atleast, lins retused to carry at curtent retes. A total of seven charters was reported, which will carry out 26,000 Lu wheat, 180,030 bu corn, and 15,000 bu oats. Provisions were quiet and strong, arparently on solid ground, as there was very httle business Ieft unsettied in options for this mouth’s de- livery. and only one or_two lots gowyg aronud. Mexs pork advanced 3714@50¢ per bri, under a 1moderate demand, w~ith verv light offerings. The soeculative feeling for Sepieioer was very strong, the stucks being s small 08 to permit an indefimte ndvance so Jung as 1t Leeps withio eating bounds. Lard was 10 z00d demand, but 28 hoiders would not eell exc-p: at an advance of about 25¢ per 100 Ibe, buyers held back. Lara is moving out freelv in_proportion to stocks ; and the bulk of that bere is owned by two or three strong parties who are in no lurry to sell, as the markets at other points ore on thie advance. Meats wete quiet to-day, but Inrge Bales were made last eveung. and bolders advanced their views 3{c per Ib this morning on duminished stocks. The stock of mess pork in New York is 43,355 brls, sgainss 57,233 brls & i 1.1, 1873, together with comparisons : The market closed firm at the following raoge of prices: Moss pork, cash, or seller August, £93.65@23.75; do, seiler September, $23.8734 @24.00; do, seller October, nominal; do, seller December, $15.75@16.00; do, seller the 3 Lstd, cash or seller Aug- year, $15.62)4@15.7 ust, £12.871Z@13.0( do, scller September, 214.124@1325; do, eeller the year, 39.05@ 10.00; summer lard, 125¢@12}d0. Sweet-pickled bLams, 13@13%c per Ib for 15@16 Ib averages; dry-salted meats, loose, at 8c for shonlders, cash, and 8lfc seller September; 10X@103%c short ribs, cash, and 103{@10)c seller Sep- tember; 103@10%c for sbort clear, cash, and 11@113¢c seller September; no Camberlands or longclearshere. ‘Fhe sameboxed at ,{@%(c per 1b above these prices. Bacon meats 8i7c for shoul- ders, 113gc for short ribs, 113{c for short clear, all packed in bhds; the same loose, k¢ lower. Dacon hsms, 15@16c. jfess beef., $11.25@ 11.50; oxtra mess do, $12.25@12.50; beef hams, 334.50@25.00. City tallow, T4@7%c; greaso nominal at G@8lfc. Salos were reported of 750 brls mess pork, seller the month, at_£23.50 : 1,000 brls do, seller September, at £23.87}¢ ; 250 brls do at $23.75 ; 100 tos lard, seller tho vesr, a1 £10.00 5 40,000 Ibs shoulders at Sc ; 500,000 1bs sbort ribs, seller Seprember, at 1057 ; 300,000 s do at 1054c (both last evening) ; 200,000 {bs short clear (do) at 10%c; 80 boxes summer- cured long clear at 10}{c’; 40 boxes Strotford middies at 103¢c ; 40 boxes bacon shoulders at 83{c ; 50 tcs summer sweet-pickled hams at 13¢5 kigs brown grease at Glgc. ‘e’ Daily Commercial Leport gives the follow- 10g as the shipments of provisions from this city for the week ending July 30, 1874, and since Nov. 1Zard, Hama, Saoulds,| “Middies, Tea.| tes ba. 23 Week ending] July 30, 189, 461 Same week 1373, ) 1,733, [ 181, 90; Since Nov. Same time ““Includes all cut meats except shouiders and S. bars. Flour was in moderate demand on asmsllscale, chietly by city brokers, woo wauted Minncsota spriuge, sud wete willing to take new winters at low prices, There was no change in quotations. DBian was dull, Cash sales were reported of GU0 Drls white winter extras on privatc terms ; 25 brls snring extras (patent) at $9.00; 770 brls do on private terms ; 40 bris superfiues at $4.75; 100 brls rye (King Wulliam) at $5.873¢. Total, 1,535 brls. _Also 30 tons bran at $13.00 on track ; 10 tous do at $13.50 free on board ; 10 tons mid- dlings, fine, at $17.00; 10 tous do, choice, at $21.00, both free on board ; 500 bris corn meal at §3.8214. The market closed at the following range of prices : Fair to good waite winters. . Choice do. Lted winters. Good to choice apring extras. Medium to fuir do. Good to chofce Minnesotas. Patent do.. e Falr to choice spring superfines.. Common d Ttye flour, Bran... _Wneat was quict but firm, averaging X@%c bigher on the vption for this month, with a pre- mium of 1@1Xc on cash wheat, though thero was & very hizh shipping demand. Liverpool nas quoted stendier, and our receipts were ratber light, while operators were not disposed to expect large arnvals till tbe laiter part of the month. Hence there was no pressure on the market, and most of those present were disposed to hold off aod rest after the ex- citement of yesterday. There were scarecly any delivories of Auguet wheat mode to-day. most of the shorts preferring to wait till lacer | on before filng. Seller August opened at 03%. advanced to $1.043¢, aud declined to 1035 at the close, Cash No. 2 epring closed 3 3 st 51.042{. Seller September sold at 31.015/@ 1.023¢{, and secller the year at 31.01@L.01K. No. 1 kpring was quiet at $1.08% for new. Xo. 3 do clored at 97c, and zejected do at Sic. No. 2 Minnesota wheat wis nominalat $1.14, and No. 1 do at £1.18, though holderszenerally asked 81.20, Cash sales were reported of 400 bu No. 1 spring, old, at 1.12; 1,200 bu_do, new, ar £1.08!¢; 18,600 bn No. 2 spring at 31053 ; 22,400 iu_ do at £1.05)¢ ; 21,300 bu do at $1.55; 10,000 bu do at S1.0%5, ¢ 10,300 bu do at $1.043; ; 2,000 bu No. 3 spring at 973¢c ; 400 bu do at v7c ; 800 bu rejected spring at 87i¢c; 400 budo at 87c ; 400 hu No.1red winter at $1.10%; 400 bu doat $1.10 ; 4€0 bu No. 3 do at 95c. Total, 92,500 bu. Corn was slow and steady at about the same avernge of prices us oo Friday for the August option, witl: a disappearance of the greater part of the premizm on cash lots. The only interest in the deal was when a lot was occasionally cffered at auction, ** on account of whom it may concern;” sach being a relic of the fray of the day preceing. These lots were understood to be grain that was wside the Sturges office at the tima the door was shut at 3 o'clock, but refased because they bad not been laid on the ccunter betore the tap of the bell, or lots sold as “cash ™ after 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon, and refused when tendered before 11 o'clock this morping. Under the rule, the seller of cash grain after2 o'clock, has the right to deliver the next morning before 11, if be €0 chooses, unless the time of delivery be otherwise speciied at the time of eale. Most of these lots were offered sbout 1 o'clock, making the market cloze weak. There was no apparant fear of another- corner this montb, notwitastanding the strong intimations thrown out in certain quariers to that effect. Tne general opinion among tho ehorts secms to be_that the longs bave had enough of it. There is no doubt that most of the parties ongaged in the late corner are golog onty but itis whispered that their placea are Deing taken by others, who will have an eagier iask than their predecessors if the receipts : should fall off, as they promise to do. Seller the month opencd at G13¢c. and declined to6lc at the close. Seller Soptember sold at 6034@ G13¢e, closing with Glc asked, Cash No. 2o0pened at’ 6ilge, and declined to Glc, closing at 61@ Gl}e. High mixed closed at_62c, under a very good demand forshipment. and rejected at 59%4c. Cash sales were reported of 19,600 bu hizh mixed atGdc; 16,000 bu do at 623¢c: 2.400 bu do at 6214c ; 4,800 bu do at 62%¢c: 800 bu do at 623 5,000 bu No. 2 at 631¢c; 5000 bu do at 63¢; 19, 000 bu do at 628¢c; 55,200 bu do at 62}¢c: 54,400 bu do at 62)¢c: 22,400 budo at 62¢: 59.000 budo at G137c; 10:.000 bu do at 613¢c; 55,000 bu do at 611c; 15,000 bu do at 6lc; 6,000 bu rejected at 60c; 7,200 bu do do at 59%gc; 2,400 bu do at 59c. Total, 458,200 Lu. Onts were moderately active, and 3{@1c highor than vesterday on the option for this month, which was 1n good demand throughout. The short interest became interested in’ the ramor that the_market 18 cornered for this month, and they took hold freely. while others boucht long in the hopo of making a profit by hold- ing. The option opened at 57i¢c. advanced to 9%, and closed at 873 The more deferred options astracted bat little attention. Seller s%lcembur sold at 353 @35%{c, closing at 35}ge. Seller the year sold at Sil¢@3se. Old oats were ulmost nominal at 50c. New No. 2 opened at 45c, and advanced to 46c at tho close. Rejected (new) closed at 33lgc. Cash sales were reported of 7,200 bu No. 2, new, at46c; 5,000 bu do at 45c; 600 bu do, old, at e ; 1,200 bu No. 2 white, new, at 47c ; 2,400 bu do at 46i¢c ; 2,400 bu_new rojected at381gc; 1,200 bu do az 3% ; 1,800, by sample, (surprise) at 52¢; 1.500 budoat 50¢ ; 10,800 bu do at 45 ; 1.200 bu do at 47i(c: 600 bu mixed at4Sc; 1,800 bu doat 47¢ ; GU0 bu poor do at 40¢, all on track ; 4,800 bu do at 4% ; 1,200 bu do at 433¢c ; 1,800 'bu do at47c, free on board. Total 46,- 400 bu. Bye wns quict and Sc lower than at the close on Tuesday, when No, 2 were dull at 73c, innzead of 75¢, as represented. The receipts were awple and buyers held off. Cash sales were repotted of 400 bu No. 2 at Tlc; 2,800 bu do 8t 70c; 400 bu rejected at G5, and 400 bu by public will then as who are canmed:?x:ix‘:l.n tho names °§,flmm. LATEST. ooy, ‘Wheat was dull and weak, closing thao on "Chauge. Tho decline. ey, 24c oM partly to rumors of failures in Liverpog, uitd August sold at 31.035¢ down to $1.03 an, dSaue, § o'cleck to SL02K closing at S10pgaris® Seller September at $1.01@1.013;. " (-{f@ub. rather quiet and steady, closing st gle fur "8 ust and September, wit ealesat soa,@m"Ang- were quict and steady at 3TH@3710 sell, : Oa ust. - Mouw pork was 10@20c Liglier, selre 08~ bris) at 324.00. Lard was stronger. g, 00 Loty were old ab 313.50 eeller Septampe, <3 400 tes seller the year at 10.00. 1 a0d s THE LIVE-STOCK MARKETS, CHICAGO, ATURDAY Evrarsg, The receipts of I h Ang. 3, bekn s Ty 7P sk during. the v Hoy 6118 “‘m 7xa M .57 T Was R 9,133 m 5,500 i anom Ry i : 146 Shipped during July. ? ‘Shipments were 72 14430 Hoq, 423 6,01 1.0 i3 6,253 % 3 ve sf Aug. 1, thls year and bty corapare gy 4. > Cattle, Hogy, 457,088 %‘fg 238,723 ET 31)1,9{5 100 s 1 A 160 24N 185508 81,205 i N 268 3 208 2557 261,351 21,000 2550wy M0 Inew 192,c08 Lhe hugs received for the montbs ending July 31, this year = jmonths ending July 31, this year and last, compare 1874 167, January, average. Janusry, average. 253% February, siery 215 March, aversge. ..... 201 April, averazo. 1973 May, aversge. 1997, Juze, nrersge. 2 297 ¢ d :vious one, there was noticeable improvem Situation of the market for the week Just closed. - all the more prominent Esstern markets an sdvance of X @1c was established early in the week, and, as the improvement has peen maintained down 0 tt» close, our market haa ruled fairly active and firm in symps. thy. There has been,and is likely to be for soms titne to come, & scarcity of fat cattle, and for such there need be little apyrehension of materially lower prices; but common and medinm grades ars abmn- dant, and some slrinkage in values may ba I for.” The arrivals embraced some very fine cattls, the Lest of whicu wers taken at $5,40@6.75; the numter of transfers at a higher figure than §5.00 was very small. Most of the sales were at prices below$5.20 or at £2.00@4.60 for poor to extra through Texns; s $2.50@4.25 for Northern-wintered do; at $4( for stuckers ; at $2.50@4.25 for native butchering at tle, aud $4.50@5.40 for common to good shipping besves. The buikof 1he through Texans found their way into the hauds of Chicago butchers at $2.50@3.75, Ouly a few native cattle were taken on local scconnt, Calves have beeu in liberal though not exceseive sope ply, and, under a good demand, prices have been sus taitied 2t $3.50@3.50 for poor to choice, Sales of new milch cows .00@30.00 per head. To-day the max ket was quiet, with Lttle or Do varistionin prices. Shippera were not inciined to operste at former rates, but the small surply of well fatted cattle enabled holue ers to sustain prices. Butchers bought with fair Yive erality, and & numberof salss were reporied in favar of feeders, The market cloeed quiet and steady. QUOTATIONs. [Extra Beeves—Graded stecrs, averaming 1,4¢ Ibs and over. eeeiereees ---£6.10@65 Choice Beeves—Fine, fat, well formed 3 year 10 5 year old steers. averaging 1,230 to 1,400 bs. oi.eee: ST3G00 Good Beeves—Well-fattened, finely formed steers, averaging 1,150 t0 1,300 Ibs Medium Grade—Steers in fuir flesh, aver- 5ging 1,050 £0 1,150 ILs. . Butchers’ Stock—Commio: 2nd good o extra cown, for aity slaught averaging 850 to 1,100 lba... Stock Cattle—Common _cat: flesh, averaging 700 o 1.050 Iba. Toferior—Light sud thin cows, ‘stags, bul's, and scalawag steers... Cattle—Texus, choice corn-led. Cattlo—Texas, wintered North. .. Cattle—Texas, through droves. 200@425 HOGS—Underthe scant suppilcs of Mondsy sad Tuesday tho market was active, and higher prices ad~ vancing to $6.3U@7.25, but the increased rocerpts of s following three usys sensibly weakened the views ofboth buyers and acllcrs, and at the close of the week prices of ‘all grades except extra Philadelphis hoge are back to zbout the closing quotaticns of the previous week. In comparison withi lsas week an increase in the sup= iy of some 8,000 head i noted ; but theincrease was muinly of immature bogs, the number of well-fate tencd droves Leing noticeably larger than List week or the weck before. That there 18 a scarcity of mer chantakle hogs no longer admits of & doubt, and thai prices will ruie high for several weeks yet is generally conceded. Too many thin grassers aro being sent fore ward. Feeders would no doubt promote tbeir own in- terests by withhoiding such until fed up tosmens chantable condition. To day the market was dull sad easy, especially for noor to medium gualities, A few selccted lots were taken at $3.00@7.15, but most of the transfers were st prices below £6.70, Following ara the prices now current, compared with thoss Tuling on Aug. 1, 1873 Extra ... Good to choice Poor to medium, Av. Price 235 Xo, KER ZALLREBLRERR 20 148 6537 230 650 SHEEP—The pust week has been among the doll=st of the present scason. _Altliough the wotal supply w8 only a little over 3,000 hcad, selicrs were unatis o do moro than sustain former prices, sales dragging 3% £1.00@3.50 par 100 Ibs for poor to common, 3t £.15@ 4,00 for fair to medium lots, and at $4.35@5.001cF good to strictly choice. Siace Monday, when 20 ‘were shipped East, there have been no purcuases by shippers. A few lois were taken by feeders, but b demand may be said to havo been coufined to Chicig® butchers. The markat closed dull. e NEW YGRK PRODUCE MARKET. Xgw York, Avg. L— Corrox—Quict; middling tp- lands, 17c; futures closed quiet; rali, 6,500 Lalts; August, 165@16 3-15c; Septewber, 16 132@16 -1 October, 18 7-16@R16 15-s2¢; November, 16 138 16%;¢; December, 16 3,@16 13-32c; January, 16 18 @i63c; February, 16 19-12@105%C, BreansTUrFs—Flour very dull and lower; recelrth 9,000 brls ; supertine Western and State, $4.:02500¢ common to good, $5.15(3.65 ; good to_choice, $5.108 6.10; white wheu! $5.10@8,50; extra ObIoy . $5.60311.00, Ry flour st .10@6.60, Cori-meal more active ; Westerhy Wheat very dull, and lower; recelilly Cuicigo, $1.23@126; 1o, 23 ; ungraded Towa and Minoesi sample at63c. Total 4,000 bu. The market closed at Te. Barley was quiet, withlittle demand, buta shade firmer feeling than that established at the closo on Friday. Cas No. 2 was irregular at 31.02@ 1.04, cloing ot $1.02. Seller September was weak carlv at $1.003¢, but improved to $1.02 at the cloge. Cash eales were reported of 460 bu No. 2 at $1.04; 2,800 bu do at $1.02; 400 bu No. 3 gt 95c; 400 bu by sample at ¥1.00. Total, 4,000 . THE CORN-CORNER. T the Editor of The Chicano Tribune: Sin: As you well 8aid yesterday, the conduct of the operators in the corn-corner was dis- acetul. It has been as much a usage of the ard to make settlements before matarity of the option as to receive irom A the corp bought of B. g In Board of Trade parlance. thia is & “ring.” G sell 10 85,000 bu corn, seller July, at 63cents. He bas bought from G, be from J, he from M, who ia S's broker, In such case the universal custom has been to make settlement, the first seller collecting or paving dilfercoces and ad- justing with_intermediate parties. This 8 re- fugea to do, delivering graimn sold by his brokers at one x%inu:,e I.éa 3 xo'cl_m:k, to Iprevam it getting to tius office by 3. It is eimply a couspir: extort money. = £y Pt 1 am connected with a firm who deal only on commuagion. Tor J4c per bu we buy and sell, and guarantee hoth ends of the deal. Wa had 20,000 bu bought of partics who bought of S.'s brokers, and it came to us at 2:59, and we reached S.'s oftice at 1 minute aiter 3 and found the donr locked, and are called ob to pay damageaup to a price made by bogus sales (as the 250,000 bn at 80c by JI. to 8. wheu it was offered at 70c at the same moment). We hope this whole disgracefal business will be ventilated by the caunxu. The ; Dew winter red and amber Wert fiew amber Tennesce, $1335 7. 5143, Rye quist. Burley Do ‘Lt quiet. Corn nvhade essicr, with modersie 8 mand ; receipts, 57,0 bu; Weatsrn mized. 1@ prime, @784, O unsettied snd lower issd Western, Lint sales, 853, HAT a%D Hops—Unchanged. Grocrrmzs—CoTec in good demand and firm. S8F quietsod firm 3 fulrs to good refining, 1@8¥% Molasses and rice quist. PrrROLETM—Crady, 5c; refined, 1136 gflnrl‘_:irl.‘l—%‘cli at M@ Ge—Heavy ; Western, ListarnGiady 3t Byiaste; Ortnoco, 254870 Woor—Firm; dothestic flcece, 43@65c; a2 ulled, 5:4@53c ; unwashed, !7@15:-"‘ s—Pork firmer ; new mess, 325 74 unchanged. ildles steady ; long lear, 11c firmer ; _prime eteam, 137;c spot; 13c &1 BurTen - Steady ; Western, 19G27c, Cuee-e—Unchanged. Wanssr—Dull and Iower at$L03. " k:mAg,—n?utficmx;ed coprer unchanged n unchanged, Russia sheet, 1537¢. 2 Citne, $5.0080 NaiLs—Steady; cut, §3.750 =4 PROFESSIONAL CARDS DR. A. G. OLIN, oo Pf, Wlsl‘:,uzg‘xun-ll_ ‘Tno longest enzaged “{,“ ‘m‘;}‘“‘ d all Chror callar 1o fsmales :‘[w‘;.dflré Bu;Dd.d‘n e 4 att, board, attendance, &¢. e reeatie, Faticnta st a distance treated bY N 2! 3¢5y Dr. Keal, 360 SOUTH CLARK-ST.. cnw:::igvl Babmemetpralil B PR b B, SR S . Sundays rom9