Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 2, 1875, Page 6

n < THE CHICAGO TRIBUN 1: SUNDAY, MAY 2, 1875.—SIXTEEN PAGES. " GUR NEIGHBORS, Some Friendly Remarks Con- -. cerning Milwaunkee and Chicago. Piayor Eudingtons® Annual .- Hessage, and Its . Chief Points. = i Fres Comments on the Social and Religions Aspects of the Cream City. Foar that the Water Reservoir Has Sprung a Lea.k Soms Matters in the Water Commis- sioner’s Office Overhauled. Eews and Gossip Furnished by Corre- . spondents from Our imme= F & diate Suburbs. ' WISCONSIN, K MILWAUKEE. . POMEOF TEX CITY'S SHORTCOMINGS. Bpecial Correspondehcs of The Chicago Tribuns, uwavxze, May L—Whether our peopls ars in the enjoyment of too much happiness to trouble themselves with ordinary matters, or whether s despairing hopelessneas of ever rival ing Ohigsgo hes dampened their natural axdor, is diffionlt to decide, but it is ocertain - they suffer thinge to ooour in their midst that would cause intenss exasporation anywhere else, with the otmost equanimity and indifference. Anything liks the complacency with which our citizons view eyervthing Milwankeean, sod the disdain with which they affoct to regard all. other cities —most eapacially Chicago—is one of the first of the many surprises s stranger will encounter in Milwaakee. Not only mus: you, being in Bome, do 85 Romans do, bat, Iazily eauntering in Val- ambrosa, you must awear perfume leaf pever fell outside Valambrosan bowers. One cannob Belp shinking withl Buros: 40, wad some power the giftie gio wa To ¢ce oursels aa jthers Eee us.” Ttis the worst of crimes to point out enr ehortcomings. Oetracism, hatred, and contempt await those miserable wretches who dare to speak the truth. I suppose a more brutal as- saclt on the composure of Milwaukes was never 'mada than when I presumed to point out the ab- eurdity of Mayar Ludington’s essay on municipal economy. It is even said that His Worehipful ‘Honor set outjwith s thick stick to punieh theim- . pertinent scribbler who dared to write his name excopt in terms of blsndishmeot andawe,as he did ‘oncs with another journalist. Thereisnoblandieh- ment and awe in soms dispositiops; and some people are stupidly, but constitutionally, unafraid of thick seticks and chalerio Mayors. *“Blufl old Hal,” as they call Mr. Ludington, is the idol some enthusissta have set up for all the world to worship, and iv i8 no wonder he sometimes makes little mistakes, The best of people can be spa:lt by Osttery and fortune. The mistake he made was $o fire off that message, thinking he counld hide motives, like an ostrich that covers its head with eaud snd believes its body to be also invisible. Tbe Evening Wisconsin local, who would muke a first—ciass prophet out of his own country, tock up the cndgels on bebalf of the speech (you see, be waa etilt chafingat Tax TRIBUNE baving printed s synopsis a day ahead), saying in effect that the schools snd bridges dimly shadowed forth and condemned in advance by the speech warc 88 good a8 passed upon by the Council. ‘To tast the accuracy of this statement, I have .besnto the Doardof Publio Works, have con- snlted coptractors and leadiog men, in thé dif- forent wards, and ravsacked my own memory, and drawn upon thememory of other journalists, but eannot find that 3 demand has been madefor any singls pablic -work to which' the Mayar's re- matks apply. - It is trae that a modal of & bridge was prepared, and the ontside wards thst have ‘ot yct been allowed each to spend 840,000 or £50,000°for an elegant school are supposed to Fearn for thé crection af such baildings within a fow days, more orless. Butno meetings have been beid demanding such sarions expenditures, 224 the Mayor's criticiam in sdvance of the. facia 'wzs uuwise, nocalled for, and » mistake. Not * ali the people fall in- Iine, bowever, to worship our Jucal god. A prominent public ial ac- knowledged to me, yesterday, that the old boy had goze off at balf cock, as usual.” Worse than ital, suother ctzen complained that, if his iivoor” fooud so mach mfi with the expendi- ures, it waa his duty to veto suy he thonght ex- iravagant and uncalled for, and tbus bring the Taiter in r businese-like way, before the Conn- cil, 203 forcs action upon it. The exercwse of il:e power of veto, not au empty use of words ©n tho eve of an election, is what the people had 2 gkt to expect of Mr. Ludington. Ho s such = sulendid Magor, however, comparad to some, tpak we will forgive him this httle eccentri take bim to our arms cuce more. and elect veraor, to makeroom for H. M. Denjamin, in 0 carcer n aching void exisis that can goly ed by election to the Mayoralty. THE WATER-WORES. 1 2m sarry to bonify you with some doubti a8 ta another unquestioned Miiwaukese institu- tion—tho water-reservoir. A walk to that stu- pendous grave of gresubacks will convince axy- y thore is a corsiderabla quantity of the ele- ‘went ontsido of the reservoir that ought to be ipsideof i. I make tbe statement, with hesi- tation and after cousiderable inquiryand grave tbonght, that {ears are entertained that the res. ervciris loaking. A person whose name and sddrees I have, who18 vouched for by a promi- uont citizen, declares that water is escaping . from the, Teservoir, and risiog from the ground near the sontbeast corner, threatening injury to the grrdens and csusing alarm. As the state- meat is msde by a person of credibility living in e n&ghbnrhood, and 28 I esw enough at least Lo convince me in an examivation of the place that waier was found in the neighborfiood that was usither spricg nor surface water, and might have made its way. from the reservoir, the \¥2tar Commissioners wilt be joetifed in paying ' visit $o the spot and consin local, and contont themselves with de- noaacing vour correspondent. They are not 8o immagulafe but that an accident can occur under their administration. Even Ajax thought him- telf doin; ance of of adifferent & very graud thing in the performe at electricity business, but others are on, Ooa of tho most interesting features of the Board of Water Commissioners, is their humso- ity for that noble apiumal, the horse. Indirectly ' it18 ghown in this way: Thers is a class of per- eons ip thia city who foilow the calling of hack- dnivers aud livery-kespers. Thess bave, im. one way or anothor, become invested with tha liberty nnd bappineas of larga numbers of horses, that must inevitehly saffer, if Jiberal support is not socorded. Bo the Board contiibuted to this most deserving class of men and animals the sam of 82,275 during last year. Nobody supposes for » moment that twa men (for ib18 not pres tended more than two.at & time aro enzaged in thus philanthropical pursuit) bavedevoted them- with an enthusiasm that cuals between £30 and £25 & week every week or tha year, far any other reason thanjpure love ble soimal, although thers are some cynical enough £o say that hiring teams at the cost of the peopla for the sake of charity selves to this of the no! whao ere is.not just the thisg. +: ~These Water Commissioners are 2 PULLING UP TER WATEL-PIPR 20d is Lkely to freezs again. ever: © 1sid tieloe - muake coniracis agein for next vear.” prosecuting their own in- 1t will notdotorthosa gentlemon, to, imitate Ludmngton snd the Wis- #nd relaying it in evary direction, because it wag “xiot 1xid deep enough in the first place, avd the feoat & foot to a footand a half and 1wo feet below, and frozo some of tho mains , E0lid, to the great loes of the city, incouvenience of the paople, and danger in tha even: of fire ; pen, severe winler, anisea laid deepar. So thuy a0 bemg deeper! As one of the wark- smap smd tome : * It's pothing but & job to ¥ eile aBd & ball of FiDe 18 being taken up arnd relsid in his way, one-third of which is said to be fractured, and will have to be replsced with new. 'The cost of this nice little job will not bs lass than $6,00". That is a very low eatimate, but the facts will be sa difficult to ascertain as waa the number of hydrants frozen solid 1ast winter. When thess pipes were first laid, cogineers urged they should be deeper, showing that our eevere winter frosts frequently penctrats fiva and a Lialf to six feet below the surince in gravel soil, in cold, open weather. Then take the North sireet ridge; it bas, s far, cost 73,000, whilst one of the most reliable and responsible con- tractors in the State proposed to take the con- tract for its entire copstruction, bidding both for the stone piers and iron eaperstrucinre for a sum within the original estimate of the cost, $£40,000. The shoddy work on the new slopes at the znmp'mg-wum has already made iteelf manifest. Tho gradiog aod eoddiog hes all “slid” this spring, whilst neariy a balf & milo of slopes and terraces mimilarly situated slong the biaff of Seventh sod First Wards, on poblic a8 well as privata grounds, and’ properiy done, stand firm and intact s the day they were finished, The trouble was, the Water Commis- siorers conld not find the g&ht man 10 do she work. 'Ibey employed & good many, in the bope of getting bim, but the right one did not tarn up. They had a superintendent (st a salary of $250 per month!) and several mspectors and :lvlerseen to watch and carry ous this work'in its GILT-EDGED ELEGANCE ; S but among the log the nght maa was not dis- covered. The first Secretary of this dismond- dusted, morocco-bound, rose-scented, philan- thropic Board, -was paid $4,000 a year, and 1,000 for exira work. I will find you & dozen men, among our business-houses, quite as smart as this Becretary, a8 business-like, a3 realous, aud very much more industrious, glad to do all the work be did, and do it zs well a8 he did, for the ‘‘extra™ alone, not to speak of the salary. The emoluments of this for- tunate Secrotary were greater than the combined compensation of the Cily Comptroller and City Clerk, who devote all their time to the arduous duties of their veryresponsible positions. 3any members of the Council protested against this oxtra ‘but the Legialature had placed the Board beyond the control of the Council. Lay- ing the pive 53¢ feet below the surfsce was doce a4 the pressure of.economy. Bui elaborate pressed brick and Iilinois marbla grace the boiler casings at the eogine houss, snd s diessed- stone coping eurronbds 8 reservoir on the top of a distant bill in an uniohabited part of the city. Mir. Lane, the chief angineer, ‘cannot be held re- sponsible for all this. He isa man of experience and ability, but enbmiszive and mild, and eamly overraled by tho gentlemen whom it would be useless and suicidal to oppose. It is a pity some- thimg cannot be done to overhaul the expendi- turaes of Lhis gilt-edged board of philauthropista. From Another Correspondent, Mrwaukes, April 30.—Posaibly thers was s time in the history of Western progress and de- veloyment when Milwaukee gave pramise of be- ing = rival of Chicago in the raco for the sa- premacy i wealth, trade, population, and power inthe grest Northwest; but that day is lons sincs past, if, indead, it was ever marked at’ by the hana of destiny in the calendar of the years. If waover bada chance ta eurpass you we neglected to improve it until it was too late, and tho relative status of the two citiea is now fixed quite bevond the power of any probable exigedeies to alter; 80 ‘that therc is 20 need of repining over the resuit. You are four times as lsrge 88 we ara ; faster and wickeder in pro- portion to your size ; with a capacity and dis- position to advertise yourselvas that was never quite satisfied uotil yon made a bonfire of yoar wholo eity; so that you might bosst of your calamity, @hen it 8o happaned that you weredriv- en to the wall by your rivals in the up-hill tug for groat achicvements and mighty consequences. Chicago has much that is really excellent to brag about, and very few of her sons have any na- tural hesitancy in manfally proclaiming her su- periority over every other city in the Uniop, or in attacking the hollow pretensions or demolish- ing “he shallow claims of all others; slthough no Chicago newspaper was ever known to deride the efiorts of St. Louis or Cincinnati to become first-class towns, and to avail themselves of the ordinary comforts and conveniences of civilized commuuities! The generous and unseifish epirit that Chicago bas always manifested to- wards Lier néighbors has challeoged the admira- tion of the whole country, to be imitated, let us hope, by all rival cities on the continent! ' As an instanco, yout trestment of S5t. Louis bas always. rominded me of good Uncle Toby when he would ecaich a fly, and, after plucking off its wings and legs, say: “Goin peace; there’is room enough in the wide world for both you and me."” T _ Bat if Milvaokee cannob bs your rival in the great strugcle for commercial supremacy, she may at least be your friend aod ally, and warmly second all your efforts put forth in the interest of the peopla of the Migsissippi Valley, that is 8000 to becoms. the centre of the political and agricaltural power of the whole nation. Thers is ample room for the growth and development of both cities, and. the success and thrift of the one interferse with the other in aless degree [ than it is customary to believe. Lying so near together, our comservative ways szuod stesdy bsbits may act’ ss & brake upon your too-mpidly whirling car-wheels, and ~im- pede your swift progress to the bad,—a journey that you sometimes goem de- termioed to take in spiteof all our good advice, and the example of your indomitable energy snd pluck may serve 88 a geod tonic for our stolid and phlegmatic dispositions. Yon may always feel certain that in Milwaukee you bave a good neighbor, and, as wa were the first to send you 2id when the flamea were, devouring your build- ings nkedry stubble on a windy day, so let us cultivate friendly relatiorsas capital to pat in the bank of comity, from which both may draw in the future as their necessisies require. MAYOR LUDINGION has recently delivered his annual message to the Commoa Council, in which he gives a vory plain and eatisfactory statement of our city affaira. Ho argues strougly in favor of atd pomnis out in woat way the Council may curtail expenses, 1f they are 8o disposed. The necesuity for such aplea on the pars of the Mayor may be readily inferred when it is known that the taxes in this city this year amount to about 3 per cent on the assessed valuation, with the liability to be chargod for extras for sewerage and other special sasessments. Milwaukee has loog been pointed oat by the Democratic papers as ** the bast gov- emed city in the Union,” sud ag its municipal goverument has always been in the hands of that party, with occasionally an ofiicer, such as Mnyor or Tressurer, who has really nothing whatever $o do with the matter of Isvying taxes —the tax-payers begin to have & practical realiza- tion of just what it costs to have tha best gov- erned city contiousily under the Democratic re- gime. And the Mayor tells the Common Coun- Cil very plainly that wa csunot go on taxing at therataof 8 cent and expect other capital- ists to come hers 2z engage. in manufacturing onterprises and in helping to build np the eity. The ~figures 1n the Mayor's message in regard to our city = indebiedness are derived. from' the Compiroller's repart, tho substance of which I sent you Sunday s week 8go, snd need not bo repeated at this time. ~ It is not so very wondex- ful that people will lie and hide, if they can, when the Assessor makea appearance to list their property for taxation, when they know that there will be a 8 per centlevy. Noris it surpris- ing that the people clamor for a change in the Iaw which exempta the $4,000,000 worth of prop- eriy in this city and county that fow escapes :axation, becausa it belongs to religious socie- ties. It i8 high time, in time of such high taxation as we are now experiencing here, that eversthing ehould be taxed,—the msjestic cathedral that rears its lofty spire towards the clouds ought to made to pay its share for running this expeniive munic~ ipal machine the same as tho poor widow's cot that i scarcely worthy of the 'name of home and sheltor. And Bothe thought of these bigh taxes drives us deeper and deeper into this question of simplicity and economy in overnment, and we ask ourselves if this repub- icanism of which we boast. and ich has cost 5o much to establish aud' maintaiz, ia reaily less expensive than the luxurious royaliy tbat has fastened itself with such an iron grip upon she peoples of the O World? Haveu't wetoo much and too costly machinery, ranning st too high a rale of speed, managed by too high- priced workmen, carrying too many deadheads, and with too many reserved geats 2 Look at the horde of office-boldars that est qut our sub- stance and prey upon our financial vitals—the highway,the school,the townsbip, tha county.the city, the Stale, and the ¥ officials swarm upon us liko the grasshoppers of Nebrasks. Extravagancs in hij avery grade of socioty, aad the desireto spend mo10 than we can houestly earn, snd excel our ueighbors in show, is the bane of American life | in this year of grace 1875. And unlees we take AIr. JE?!I‘!OIJ'I advice, sod often recor to first rinciples in ZinZ-onr govarr mental affai Endxuolumldhmto the rules of - gimy] ._I l:drm’— . day do him some good, it is'trus, if in no other , tionship, - means.of his gatting an introduction to a better igh " places has infected | and economy recommended by our - fathers, the experiment of salf-government will prove to be, in the long run, the moat expensive one that was ever established. THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED. _ Both the Mayor and the Gity Comptraller have recommended to the Coundil a curtallment of tha expenses for the next, year, and, a8 their advice ia seconded by's unanimons growl on the part of the tax-payers, it is quits likely tho members of that august body will heed the call. There has been . too much street-grading, to0 many sewers made, too many expensive bridges erecteq, and too meany costly echool-houses buils in wards that did not need them, or could getalcng well enough without them. Bat do not imagime that we are not prosper- ous becauss we are unhappv aver the high rate of taxation that now temvorarily afilicts us. That is a temporary drawback, easily remedied, and the ours liss in the hands of the people, who will pot be slow to applyit. Milvaukeo was never more active than at the present moment, and never had she such high hopes for the fu- ture. Qur poople have ‘graduslly turned their attention to manafacturing, until the aggregate smonnt of goods that ia apnuaily. produced here would astonish the folks who think we devote the most of our time to drinking lager beer or - ecalping- ~ each other on ’Change. The principal products of our manufactories are iron, leatber,.flour, steam-engines ‘and boilers, clothing, boots and shoes, willowware, wire-work. furniture, hats and caps, car-wheels, manufactured tobaccos, piznos, church-organs, plows, wagons, carriages, ebains, edge tools, chairs, paper collars, mape, carpets, paper boxes, brass monutiugs, mill- goaring, trunks, pipcs, stoves, and & large number of other articies too numerous to men- tion, but which swell the ‘snnual production of our artisans to immense proportions, and-sdd thousands to the-wealth of the couatry. OUR BCIHOOL SISTEN. An exhaustive articla apon our public-school system, treating the subject fully and in detail, would fill many columns of Tur TRIBUNE, and would doabtless interest thoss of ita readers who are aengaged in school work themselves ; but as I have room for only a short paragraph, the whole matter must be disposed of by thi statemeut of a few of the most important facts. The system has grown with the city's growtn, and our schools are now as good 88 thoac of aoy town in the West, aud much better than some of those of older and richer cities elsawbere. Our .excollent Buperintendont, McAllister, bas issued his anoual report, and a careful perusal of its 250 dantily printed puges will gatisfy any ome of the trath of what I have been saviug. It cost the city, during the last year, $147,000 to carry on the schools, of which $116,000 went to pay teachers' wages. Tho number of children of school-age in the city is 33,600; the number attending the public schools if 9,250 the num- ber atending private schools is 7,300; and the oumber not in schools of any sort is 17,200. When & city offers’ the stroogest induce- ments that ecan be held out to prevail upon parexts to send their childrea to school, provides the most comfurtable and costly baild- ings, and supplies them with ever{’:nnveniauce, hires the best teachers that can employed, . and then only sacares the attendsnce of one-: half of thechildren that ought to attend, is it not time for the Legislatars to enact a law on the subject of compnisory cducation? It istrae that many of thess chilaren and youth that are reported as absent from the: public'schools be- long to poor families which need their labor themselves, or need what they earn of others ; but after all those. are subtracted, it leaves so many unaccounted for that the nomber is suffi- cieotly large to attract the attention and arouse the apprehension of educators and philan- thropists. The subject is s0_sogeestivoand im- portant that the pen 18 turned from its Eion with reluctance. THE HIGH SCHOOL has taken another new departure and added new o portunities to the Normal Department., The High School itsell is made up of pupils taken from all the public schools of the city that are able to pass the proper examination.” and such of those as are preparing ta become teschers areplaced in the Normal Department. Hore they bava been instructed in the theory of teach- ing all branches of education that were desig- nated by tho Board of Education, and recently a Model Department has been-added for’ the pur- pose of testiog these prospective teachers in ths praotical business of giving ivstruction. Each young teacher is required to take her turn at tea a closs of emall children that have been selected from the public schools for that purposs, While both teacher and class are aoder the eyo ‘and’ general suparvision of the the Principal of the department. This gives tho ‘teacher the apportunity to test her powers, not only in impartiug instraction, but in governing a clags, and the latter is quite as importanc 1o the preparation for teaching as the former. —The de- partment is noder the general direction of a thaoroughly competent and experienced texcher, snd ita com; lete success is already assured. > THE MILWAUEEEAN AT HOME. 1In gtudying the Milwaukeean at home, tho ob- server 18 imoressed with the fact that Lis church relations influznce him more' socially taan they do religiously, and the society to which he be- long is chiefly estimated to be of value to him on account of _the social plesgure it is able to afford him and bis family. Theservices on Sun- way than to furnish & cosy opportmnity to sleep under the dull, monotonous draw! that proceeds from the macred desk, aud the weekly piayer- | meeting i8 of interest to him, not bacause he attends ik, ‘but because 'he believes in prayer, ‘especially if ‘uttersd by a sincere and devout person; but when it comes ta the charch sociables, the charch leo- tores, the charch suppers, the church exhibi- bitions, the charch fairs, the church picnics, the church dances, or the church spelling- echools, be i8 peither absent nar asleop. * We bave gone atill fartkar here in ' Milwaukes than in some other places, and have had our eectarian Bilver-Mining Companies, i which the shrawd elect who was inside the riog took the financial bide off his unsuspecting brother and hung it up todry, just for the pleasure of keeping & good thing inside of tho church! We have: not yot chartered & denominational ¢ LIFE INBURANGE COMPARY, althongh there are several organizations' that ere willing to issue policies agaimst fire in the world to come, provided the insured accept their terms, nor have we Lnilt & Methodist or a Catholc railrosd ; but that we have not_ already dope so is probsbly owing tothe pernicious in- fluence of the Potter Isw in discouraging capitalists,’ and not to any disinclina- tion om our partt. And what. & and an April shower or two, have dissipated onr doubta, and we now look forward with a com- fortable sort of fesling to the enjoymeut of half & spring at least -Northeast breezes are a luxnry after & day of broiling hoat in mid- summor, but a contionance of said breezes for 8ix weeks or more at thin season of the year to those who have no liking for Mnnc}:i{is. colds in the head, and pulmoniry affections. is anything but a delight. ; are somewhat at a standstill; those for the bene- it of the different churches being of most inter- est at'present. A spelling-match of more than ordinary interest is advertised to tako place at the Congregational Church this evening. The Episcopalians will do their level best to spell dawn the Congregationalists, and. vice-versa. . These spelling-matchies have proved a source of much fun to_ ontsiders and some profis to tho cohnreh societies. It has been quite laughable to 826 Bame of our fine spellers git down with such 5 woebagonae cast of conntenanco after spelling “ separate,” * hypoericy,” * salery,” ‘‘eubig- uity,” zad tho like. N rof. Olker's band gaves dancing party at their hall Friday evening. The attendance was large, and as all sesmed bent on having a good time, the affuir may be ssid to have boen a suc- cess. E The Georgia Minstrols wers grested with a very small aadienco on Saturday evening last, and their entertainment, by thasa competent.to judgs, waa copsidered anything but good. REAL ESTATE. Mr. Levi Grant bought recently the old Runals Housa lot, corner of Main and Wisconsin streets, and intends ereoting & bzick building a8 soon a8 the debris left over from the fire of 1860 can bo removed. All of our citizens have felt snxious that a_hotal should occupy. this sitd, and the pablic epirit necessary for this enierprise we hopa to ses manifested .in the erection of a fine hotsl by Mr. Grant. - BUILDING ITEMS. Mr. Pennoyer is still further enlargieg his wa- ter-cure property by tha erection of large two- story {rame-building for the accommodation of Bummer-guests. . - ‘Nhis building stands in the cantre of the spacious grounds belongiog to the Water Cure, and commands 3 fine view of the island, lake, and harbar. A Mr. E. Bain is building s carriage-house in ad- dition to hus already extensive buildings on Ko- nosha stroot. * The German Catholics have the foundation of ‘their new school-house finished, and, if the weather continues favorable, not many weaks will elapss befara the building will ba ready for ocoupancy. Gossre. ‘What people eay about things- in gaperal, and ourselves in paracular, is always refreshing to buman pature, whether it walks the - strest clothed in purple and fina linen or /clad in the humble garments of poverty. Wa do not deny that wa are fond of a bit of harmless gossip ; -and, knowing that many of our friends have this® failing 80 common to the human race, we have endeavored to discover auy stray scraps of gossip that might be floating about tiis suburban oity, and note them down for the edification of our rural friends. £ Dame Rumor has it that:one of ocur blushing ‘bellea will change her name the comingz June ar Heptember for that of one of our fashionablo youug men. ‘hin fair lady has ket her engago- ment s profound secret, as she thivks, but such thinga will get out some way, you know. As thigis an affsir among. the ‘‘upper tez thou- sand,” we suppose it will be the evens of the ®oason. More anon. UOue of our youag clerks, who was taken iu by a member of the O. T. 8. Club, was 80 highly | indignant about tha aiticle--which appesred in ope of our weokly papers in reference to said affair that he has dropped his name from that paper’s subscription-lst. - PERSONALS. Mr. Dick Drom is confined to the house with. savers illness, Col, J. H. Howe, after an absence. of several weeks in tho East, has returned home. Mre. Baker, dnughter of CoL Carleton, is vis- iting-ber parents 1 this city. Ivr. —_— ILLINOIS. WAUKEGAN, . LAKE COUNTY NEWS. Bpectal Correspondencs of Lhe Chicage Tritune. WauszasN, Moy 1.—Spriog has come at last; the Westher during the fore part of ‘the week was beautiful, the latter part being somewhat raioy. ' The gardens are now being put in proper condition, and the lawns nicely cleaned up; in fact, ali improvementa usually made in the spring are now receiving sttention, except, perhags, house clesning. In this branch little ‘can be done mutil the ecloss of the Beccher trial, for ag long 2a that continues the convenience of vigiting the neighbora.and conversing with Mrs. Smith, Jones, and others. about the merits and demerits of the case, 50 long will a rossonable excuse be found for the non-performance of tlus duty. The first thing of unportance which happened during.the week waa - A4 the spelling contéat, Monday night 1 0 spelling coutest Mont night last, & betier time was enjoyed than -z"-’hy in the pf.z, and it can aleo be said, unhcsitatingly: too, that the preschers and journalsts were giad to get through. Tho fack that the teachers did work * rather bard, wae the absolute cause of their op- ponents’ retard, but if they will again give the rentlamen a chance, their valua as spellera will greatly enhanoe. . . i THE CONCERT . given by the * Miiwaukue Favorites” under the -mansgement of J. L. Rippy & Co., which took place at Phovix Hall Tnesday evening wasa grand sucecss, in fact it was superior 10 sny con- .cers heretofore given in this citv. Judgg from the large number present, THE SuxpAY TRIBUNE ean truly gay that the people of Waukogan can and do appreciate & good concert, notwithstand- ing it has been reported to the contrary. Itis unnecessary to make any individusl mention ; everything was executed in a manner in every ' way creditable and satisfactory. BShould Mesars. Rippy & Co. ever in the future conclude te visit Wankegan again thoy. can safely rely upon a fall hausa. - ' i . PERSONAL. “The Bpesker's Clork,” he so well known throughout the State from the fact of his not ra- comfort it is ta_kiow thab if We are cheated at |- coiving $6 por day, but only 4, concluded that the grocery, tho coal-yard, the milliner's, or the undertaker’s, it is done .by one of thoss beloag- ing to the same household of faith as ourselves, snd that possibly the identical overcharge on our 1ast month's butcher’s account was placed on th plate on Sunday, when the collection was taken up, and thus we were made to contribute indirectly more to the good cause than the ples ot_the mijuister was able to get out of us. .Soyon observe how natural itis fora afil- wankeean ‘to ‘connect himself with some re- spectable religious society, and the more re- ‘spectable it is the more certain he is to get converted. It helpe » war® in his trade, in his business, in society, in all his sgocial relations, and makes life brighter, moro "happy, and mare prosperons every way. Oncoe on a time & man in this city who made an ex- ent article of &oap had the bars all stampod oma to. Jesus,™ a8 & sort of pions trade- mark, and it helped the sale of the soap most wonderfully. Some wicked vedple lsughed, 28 they laugh at everything solemn and good, but who can tell the exact measure of benefit which that laconiu exhortation produced upon purchas- ors and consumers ? That man had' been ro- peatedly importaoed by his pastor to carry his rehigion into his business, and that was the way bo did it. Moreover, the bars of soap wers all full weight, made of the best ingredients, and althongh thev contained Iye, es sll good eosp |, musat, thoy did not tell a lis by pretending to wash in hard water as well s in soft. If you ‘ssk me how that very small class of pergons in Milwaukee who do not belong_to any church manage to keep up & healthy social rela- ionship, my answer ia that they join tho Ma- sons, Odd Fellows, Sons of Temperancs, Knight Tem; or some literary or scientific club, or, if driven to the lasy extremity, they can = UNITE WITH A LAGER DEER BALOON, of which there are only 700 in the city. Visiting 8 lager beer ealoon may not be considered dn intellectual performance per se, nor is it calen- Jated to to throw a man into the bestsociety that con be imagived; nevertheless, the music that he hears there is as uncootaminated by its earthly associations as if it was proamced Paradise, and Ius waywardnosh myEbs the very cissa of people. The crusaders might find him out and care for him, as thev would not bave done if he bad kept straight and steady, And there are 80 many young men in Milwaukee who delight to be counted aa loat sheep for awhile, 8o, |: that the ninety-and-nine that go not astray may be lefs to shirk for themselves, and thev be songht after by interesting parties until theyare fouod and brought back amid general re- joicing. : T —_— E KENOSHA. v THE WEATHER. Special Corespondence of The Chioase Tribuns. even at that salary he could afford a *‘better balf,” and, per consaquence, was last week nnited in wedlock to a far and well-educated young 1ady of Springfleld, Miss Carrie A, Gourley. David Balentine, who for some’ time past has been confined to the house on account of sick- Dess, is now able to be about once more: B . M. Little, s prominent lady from East Baginaw, Mich., has been visiting Mrs. Hayward, s relative, who lives on the Bouth Side. She re- turns home, speaking very highly of Waukegan. IN GENERAL, Bome person, who evidentty received no bene- fit from -hiy knowledge of the Eighth Com- maondment, took from the barn of Aaron Smitn a set of' harncas, the property of the Rev. 8. S. Fisk. Mr. Fisk eays that if ho will havo the kindness to return the property he will make no charge for the mse of the same, and will also consider ¢ an unexpected favor: .~ Itis stated thatif the Patriol force had been at the spelling-match Monday night the presch- cers and journalists would have come off vic- torious. E & The Firemen's ball will -tsko place at Phaenix Hall Thursday evening. . Good mausic from Chicago been engaged, and ' necessary parations are now making. Invitations have -been sent to all firemen in this city, and also to mm?‘ Knnosth.ohn P by £ ias owin| 'ongonby for THE Suxpay ‘TRIBUNE Will ie domng him nyhvor if they will call and pay up. y -/ AURORA, A DULL wEER. Special Correspondencs of The Chicage Tritune, Avuzozs, IIL, May 1.—Our city has beenun- | usually doll during the past week, and the cor- respondent can recall but fow incidents worthy of note, Trade has'been extremely light, and " the continued disagreeabls and unsettled condi- tion of the weather is &, sourca of znhoyance to all—unless, perhaps, to phyaicians, whose prac- tice Is vary heavy this spring, aickness being sp- parenily on the increase. At 8 o'clock ‘this maraiog & heavy, driviog rain‘set in from the narth, continuing until mid-day, whenit changed to bail and snow, ands hesvy frost is anticipated ' to-night shoold the storm break away.: The fifty-sixth anniversery of the' foundstion Monday evening by the ladies of Mipnahaha De-~ gres Lodge, D. of B, by a delightfal sociablo at tpeir. ball. Delegations wera prezent. from each of the city lodges. Appropriate speéches, excellent music, refreshments, and, plessant so- cial intercontse, cansed the honrs to puss rapidly away, and all present oujoyed the occasion most heartily. The membera”of .Concordia Todge gav .finnd ball on the sama evening, whick was well sttended., | S THE " ADELPHL COXNBINATION.” : ‘The peopla wero inilensely disgusted and dis- appointed Sasurday evenizg last an being shame- fully eold by s party of scrubs from Chicago, who by flaming show-bills sunoanced themselves s the great *Adelphi Combnation.” The en- tire company geemod at 828 npon the stage. not a shadow of talent was manifested by a single member, aud the ladies present left the opera- house in -disgust before-the conclnsion of the firat part. 3 7 Y. X C. A During the week the annual meeting of the Young Afen's Christian ' Association has besu held, and the following gentlemen elected a3 officers. for the ensning year: E. A. Powell, | Presidant ; C.T. Douglas, Vice-President ; L. R. Maydwell, Recording Secretary ; J. O. Mason, Corresponding Secretary. The Board of Mana- gers will be eleoted Monday evening. The as- sociation is_in a very flourishing condition, and .ia compoeed of earpest workers, whose labors . James | of the. Order of 0dd-Fellowship was calebated | - have been productive of muchgood. They have a fine large buiiding, centrally located, and ele- gantly foroished—the spacions grouod floor containing the reading-room, o valuable librars, and the chapel; the Women's Christian Asso- ciation ocoupy the second story, while the base- ment is devoted to the Mission Sabbath-school. THE UNION BAPTIST BOCIABLE, held at the residence of C.'H. Adams Wednes- day evening, was s more than usually pleasant Fnlherin‘g. a gnzx::l Buccess socially aud financial- y. The membérs of thisdenomination are just now mourninyg oyer the resignation of Mr. T. G. Damon as Superintendent of the Babbath-Sehool, » position which he had admirably filled for a period of pine vears. Mr. Damon’s health has been failing, howevar, for the pust year, and he has found it not only becessary to withdraw from the school, but to abandon his_ large busi- ness here and seek rotirement for the summer, at Ieast, in Massachnsetis. AN OLD RESIDENT. Wednesday last a large numberof our citi- zens weat out Lo Sugar Grove io attend the fu- neral of Steven G. Paul, ane of the founders of Kane County, and oneof the oldest and henvi- ‘eat farmora of Sugar Grove Township, who died Monday, at the age of 62 years. ofr. Paul came to this county in 1838, and had always been an sctivo and energetio farmer. He mingled but little in politics, though’'he was always well in- formed about town and county matters. and during five yeara (1861-'65) he representod Sngar Grove on the County Board of Supervisors. He was a man of decided opinions. and they were generally such as commended thomselves to his fellow-townsmen. The Su¥nay TrinuNe failed to reach Aurora Sunday Jast, and much dissppointmont was-ex- pressed in consequence. Many of ita readers here would prefer to dispense with their break- fast rather than Trg TRIBONE. » A large number of the old soldiers resident in Aurora and vicinity, will be present in Chicago at the military rennion on the 10th inst. And speaking of soldiers the boys are making an effort to ormanize a post of the Grand: Army of the Republic. Some years since they had a suc- cesstal organization with & membership of 150, but certain political trickaters got the reins into their hapds, and eventuully succaaled in running the wnstitution into the ground. KANKAKEE, Special Correspondence of The, Chicago Tribune. . EANKAKEZ, May 1.—A fine rain of six hours’ duration visited this section yesterday, quicken- ing the yoaug vege:ation, and bringing smiles of Bsatisfaction to the countenances of the farmers. “GROWING WEAKER, MOTHER.” The tail-end of tha spelling fever is trailing wearily over this city. A match was announced for last evening at the.First Methodist Episcopal Church, which two or three weeks ngo would bave called out a crowded house. Two classes of sesagenarians ware promised, but their diffi- dence got the better of them, aud there was not an individual in the room who could be classed’ in that crowd, except Steve Moore, Heis not quite 60, bug be is * ald enough to know better.” A pumbor spelled af list of twelva words taken “from adaily paper. Not one spelled the eutire number correctly, though two or three miased bat two. . i ‘*THEM GEESE.” -+ Speaking of ‘‘Steve,” rominds one of his Jatest and crowning. sbot. In company with John Durbam and "Barrison Loring he went out-on a O, L. & C. freight-tram the other morping for some snipe-shooting: While anx- iously peeriug around the end of the caboose on the lookout for *“aigns,” he discovered three wild geese sitting mnear the track unmindful of the train's approsch. The breech-loader was hastily prepared, and, a8 the train slowly passad, Steve **let flicker,” and knocked over two of the birds. With frantio gles he lit out aftor the con- - ductor to have the train stopped, when some one - diacovered two youthful Grangers making nn- mistakable demoustrations of gricf and rage over the dead game; and then the Judge let the train keep on, while the boys went into parox- ysma of inughter, The news went over the line pretty thoroughly during the day, and when the party came back- at night, Steve ran a perfect gauntlet of gibes.- d % FIRE, ‘The blacksmithy of McElwain & Son, at Mo- mence, was burned last week. Loss between 24,000 and $5,000, with no insurance. The ongin of the fire is uncertain. WOODWARD'S QUAREY. This valuable property bas been leased for s term of three years by Adams Earl and -another goutleman of the C., L. & C. Railroad, who will soon pat in 8 large force of men. The quarry contains valuabla bailding stone, and the. devel- opment of the property will benefit Kankakee as woll 28 the lessees. o DRIEF NOTES. : Thae directors of the Lpdies’ Aid Society had » meatig the otber day, and decided upon giving a dramatic eotertainment at no distans day, for the purpose of starting a fand for nest winter’s operations. In the entertainment to be had, not & “ single ” person will participate—all «ill be married. . A well-known lawyer of Kankakee, and a bach- elor of 40 years' exisience, waz married last evening. He rather got away with'the boys, but when be gets back from his trip they purpose giviog him a ** benefic.” § g A wholesala liquor store has been openedhere. -Elder Raymond, the well-known Evangelist, foll down stairs a< Momence the other day and received 2ome protty severs bruises. * Only fourteen marriage licenses have been issued during April—about one-half :the usual number. Mr.and Mrs, W. B. Hickox mourn the loss of their only eop, a bright, handsomae little fellow of neatly4 years, who died lsst Sundsy. The sympathies of the entire community are freely given to the bereaved parents. Wae regret to leara that Alrs, 8. N. Hathaway is dangerously ill. Mayor Bhaffer refuses to sign an order in favar of Ald. Davis for lumber and cosl, on tho ground that the city charter probibits members of the Board from selling material to tho city.” Tho ‘Alderman- in ?ueszimx has furnished " the city with nearly allof the lumber used for several years. It i8 understood that the Auditing Com- Tittes for the present yesr will reject bis bills. LAKE. THZ POLICE FOBCE. = Btill forther does Lake strive to emulate the “virtuea” of Chicago and copy after its officials. Thie latest is the turning of the police force into & political organization. Wednesday the newly- ‘elected Board of Trustees meb for the purpase of putting new men an the police farce, appoint- ing the patn and road-masters ‘for the ensuing yesr nod sundry offices requiring in their esti- mation an overbauling. ~ X Mr. Condit, the new Supexvisor, introduced a resolution to vacate all thess offices,. and callicg upon the Board to fill the ‘vacancies at that meeting, Mr. Brinkman was opposed to includiog” the Police Department, as he did not think they onght to be removed without canse. “He was of the odpinion that the law would not sustain the Board in discharging them wishont charges, and hoped the discharged men wonld contest it. The resolution, bowever, waa put and carried, Mr. Briokman votiog nay, Officer Fergus Riley, of the northeast corner, who was discbarged at the last meeting, was re- iostated by tha Board st the request of a num- ber of ‘citizens from that part of the town. ‘The Polica Committee then reported the fol- lowing officers for the Board's consideration.; _Stock-Yards, Sergt. Patrick Grady, and Officers John Golhmahn ‘ames Burns, Michael ~Marky, James Burr ; lewood, Philip- Bartimus and Smith ; Shops, Michsel Egsn. and llgwid Jordan'; Janitors, C. Sheflor and C. Muse- The officers as reported were appointed, with very litile opposition, Brinkman and Carey vot- ' ing against Grady, and Brinkman_alone being in the negative on the voting for Michael Marky and Charles Siith. .On motiou, & resolution was alzo adopted con- | tinuing J. C. Walshe as a special policeman far one month Jonger. 3 Mr. Hugh Chtitick was appointed Ovacseer of * Roads in District No. 4. consisting of-all that part of the town westof Asbland svenue. The easterz portion was thdn divided mto three rosd districts and the following gentlemen ap- pointed path-masters: District No. 1, Samuet Cozzens ; District No. 2, G. AL Adams; District! No, 8, George Satherlsud. .- A littlq morg minor business_was then fravs- acted,”'s0d the Board.was sbout to:-adjourn, -when, communication was recaived fram. Bargt.: Gshan, notityiog the Board that he would con- sider lumaelf an ofilcer till removed for causs, or charges praferred againet him; and until sach time as he was legally removed he would not give up his star. ’ NEB, COLMAY then csme farward and requested the Board to settloup with him. He waa ready fo vindicate .himself, snd repudiste the charzes that- he was .short.” Ha was willing to pay over what was due the town, and was anxious to get xid of the money, and any farther troubla wath ig. * - The Board then adjourned, and met again in regulst session yesterdsy. A full Board was present, but nothing of any particalar impor- tance was traneacted. - The new Bupervisor has_very suddenly come to the conclusion that hia time is valusble. He could during election days very easily afford to beont every evening, and stay ant till late the ‘naxt morning.. * Aftera storm comes a calm; 80 in case. He can . now oaly afford to pay -out moneys every': Mon- day. All nills againss the town 'will hersafier be presented to him Aonday at the Town Hall, where be can be found almost all the time after 9 o'clock in the morning, SCHOOL MATTERS. .~ The Board of Education meeting at Engle- wood was not - of any practical importance ex- cepting the Superintendent's report. - From is is gleaned the information that in the six schools of the district there are .enrolled L425 scholars,© who show - an average attendance for the . month of March -of 86.6 per cent of the enrollment. Ha also reports 827 cases of tardineas, 27 of cor| punishment, 4 puspensions, and 16 cases of tardinesa among tha teachers. ‘The next meeting wilt be beld to-morrow’ af- ternoon at the Springer School. A mocting ot {he Duglevood Literary Socisty moeting of the Englewoo: ociel was Bold Iagt mght at the 1] achoolhogso. Tho regular business was transacted, when Miss Wood relafed to her own matisfaction the his- tory of Miss Flora McFlimsey. 'A hitle read- ing and considerable . musio followed, when all the married men of the Society, backed by a fow sensible ladies, then argued with & fow more on the follawing : *+ Re- solved, -That the extravagant babitg of tho | American people in living and dress aro dis- couraging to matrimony.” . The Englewood Amatear Club met at tha resi- deace of Mr. A. @. Warner Tueaday eveoing with the intention of electing officers. There was a slim- attendance, however, and ths Club sdjourned to meet at the same place Tuesday next. OAKLAND. GENEBAL ITEMS. The Rev. A. J. Trost proached an excellent germoo last Sunday evening st the University Place Baptist Church. His apbject was 3 close comparison between *Little children and the edrly Christian,” atter which the ordinance of baptism was administered to two candidates, out of the result of A. B. Earle’stwo weeks’ minis- try. The Hon. Ephratm H. Sanford,” of Topeks, Kan., has bean sojonrning in Qakland doring the past week. Heisnow on s way to the East. where he 18 to fill his lecturs engagements during the: coming summer.- His subject is, * Several Proposed Amendments to the Coneti- tution of the United States.” Heleft for New “York last Fridsy morning. An event which has long been looked far, and which has finally happeued, was tiie sudden de- mise of another butcher-shop on Cottage Grove avenag, moar Wabpunseh. Threa mopths ago Oakland wns nossessed of thirteen butcher- ghops, but now thare are only seven left. The new block of stores to ba erected on the corner of Cotlage Grove aveuue and Thirty- eighth street are to run up under the name of Dr. Jahnson, who owns pearly all the property there is n Oakland. ? This evening the people of Oakland will have the pleasura of altending one more concert, to be given in the Oakland Congregational Church, by the membera of the Sabbath-achool. The gcholara bave been rehearsing “for the past two weeks, and nodoubt but what they will maie the concert the best one of ‘the season. Every! i8 cordially invited to be present,and to brivg along everybody else. The church is large enough to accommodate all. The Chicago City Railway Company has just racerved 160 head of genmine wild mustang ponies, just from the plains, which they are placing oo the Cotlage Grove car line, in place of the old plaved-out steeds now in use. " It is worth more than the price of admission toa firstclass menagerie to sit in a sireet-car and see the drivers trying to break in the ponies 80 a8 to make them fit for nse. But soms of them will not break. 3 R. Excell is, completing his block of stores near Ecan avenue, nearly in time for 1st of May occupants. He is alsoerecting a store an the goath side of his old” block, adjowing the meat market.. Ho cleo intends moving the frame huilding vn the corner of Cottage Grove avenne and Thirty-ninth strect, and will erect a brick building in place of it &t an early day. The pulpit of the Oskland Methodist Episco- pal Church was occupied last Sundsy morning by tho Rev. John Willizms, Mr. Meridith occupying the pulpit st the Wabash Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church instead. ‘Workmen have been busily engaged in patch- ing up the leaky water-pipe on Cottage Grove avenue, near Woodland Park, during the last tw} ;mek& i ‘The street sprinklers did not put in an appear- ance last Thursday morning, owing to th;pém that Nature did"the sprinkling herself, thus giving the man in charga a ** day off,” The sidewalk has been laid on University geh:e ; trees have been planted ; the grading bas 'n_completed, and University place is now ‘begining to look lilse the proposed park. 'he various public schools in Oskland have been closed during the past week, and the young schalars bave been afforded tha pleasure of a week's vacation in which to rest their weary brains and ;:Iu chess, croquet, go to the circus, aud lend s helping-hand on moving- day. The 1st of May witnessed the exit of a great many old residents from this part of the city, and their places are all filled by new families who have come to try the place for one yesr. An Italian frait-peddler has opened a stall .in the place formerly occupied by the * Professor.” Mr. McCormick, the well-known florist, bas disposed of his interest in tha flower business, to E. J. Newberry. Alr. McCormick is now erect- ing several floe’ greenhouses on_Thirty-eighth street, which he will run under his own ndivid- ual name. RSN LAKE VIEW. CHURCH BERVICES. The unian services of tha several churchss were brought to a close Tuesday evening by a sermon from Dr..Worrall. This popular preach- er made a wonderful impression daring his stay of sight days, speaking fourteen timea daring that period, sud holding in close attention full ‘houses of interested hearers. The churches are ‘waked up, and bard at work a8 a result. The Rev. W. C. Young will preach to-day, morning and evening, 3t the Fulierton Avenue Church. Thelndies of that church will gives sociable, With refreshments, . in - their rooms Tuesday evening. The aanual congrogational meeting, for the election of Trustces, will be held at the same time, thua combining business and pleasure. : BUILDING ITEMS. Mr. 8. K. Kerfoat, who became an involuntary sojourner in the city by reason of the burniog of his residence in Fabraary, has returned to hia old home, having fitted up and improved by ad- ditions a cottage on his lake shore’ place, where he is now residing. His famuly are till in Europe, where they have bcan nearly iwo years. Presbyterian . Tneolngu:al Solm.nlg is abont to have a subatautial addition in the ahape of achapel ana library building. The ediice will be 40 feot wide and 70 feet in deptb, and will be built of pressed brick, with atone trim- mings. There will 'be two stories, the upper containing the chapelacd library, aod running up into the roof, and the lower containing gev- eral recitation-rooms. The design i Gothic, and includes an entrance’ tower at the southenst corner, where aconnection 18 o bs made with the main bulding by a corridor. The’ plaua have beon drawn by G. P, Bandall, and as s0on as proposals can be récetved ground will be broken apd the -work pusbed, fao 23 to ba com- or Fridiy, in which_twelve Iadies parti pated, two gtanding when {::nind was r:url?;i), and the fortunato winner of the prize standi alum&\lfir truultll:g;koma gistanca n)?wlhn secol round. Tue text-book used waa the Westmingtey Shorier Cat echism. . OAK PARK., \.... NEWSOF TEE WEZK. . The marrisge of Harry D. Smith, son ef ¥u. Jeseo Smith, of Oak Park, with Lilly Eenecus, formerly of Chicago, was solemnized at tha real dence of the bride, in Denver City, Colorsdo, s 19th of April, A The Dramatia Club of Oak Park gave the representation’ of ** Among the Breakers,” st Temperance Hall Thursdsy evening. The piecs shoved faithful rehearsing. The dramatis pers saua, was a8 follows: -David Murray, Mr. Frauk Rowe: Larry Divine, Mr. Mills; The Hon. Bruce Hunler, hlr. Watson ; Marks, Clar- ence Hunter; Peter Paragraph, Mr. Marsellus Niles; Scud, Mr. Rodgers; MissMinnie Daze, Miss Emory ; Bess Starbright, Mrs. Gurley: il{o%zr Carey, Miss Currier; Biddy Barne,.Miza . Buoory. - & With few exceptions the roles wers well chosen, and the piece-acted with much spint. Mr, Fraok Rowe looked and dressed his charac- ter finely, but added force, and expreasion would improve bis reading. Miea Carrier, as the reputed .witch, susfained her character with telling power. Blrs. Gurley, usuaily the bright partic- ular star of- the company, in the role of Bess Slarhrifihl. seemed ouv of place. Although it was well acted. atill it did ‘not show her powers to the best advantage.. Tha life of the play was centgred in Mr., Rodgers’ Scud.. .His paxticular talent in this direction would &tand in ghow rivalry with Billy Manaing or Ben Cotton. The play was a success. It was well mounted, and witneased by a good house. Mondsy evening, by special request, it will be repeated.’ Tha namae of the now depot i La Valetts. Ii was given its name by Mr. Mahlon D, Ogden, of Chicago, he nsming it mn hooar of s friend, a ‘rolative of Count Ls Valette, of the time of Napoleon. - Rt . Mr. Perry and family left Wednesday for tha East, where they willspend the summer. The Missea Porry have besn an scquisition to tha vocal cireles of the Park, and thay will be xiuch mssed during their months of absance. PSS f EVANSTON. 5 MISCELLANEODY ITTMS. ‘ The Eelectic Club met Monday cvening af the residence of Mr. J. H. Kedzie. The Club was entertained by readings by Mrs. G. Q. Wileox and Mra, W. O. Comstock, Misa Gano favored the Club with # song, and the remsinder of the evening Was spent in social conversstion. Tha next meeting of the Clab will be: held at the . residence of Mr. J. B. Page.’ ¥ A spelling match ook placs in the chapel of the Preparatory School Fridoy afterncon, be- tween the Euphronian and Philomathian (gentle- ‘man) and the Zatholethisn.(ladies) ' Literary So- cieties. . Ten spellers. wers chosen from each the Rev. E.N. Packard as referee. The Zethe- lothian Society was the winner, Misa Havens, of that jearned body, being the victorious one. Dr. Fowler hay left tae students tobe decided by ballot the queation of patting _ the Uniyersity under military disciplioe ; the students will far- nish their own uuiform, and he expects to per- suade the State to furnish the arms. £ The Index has a rival inan amateur monthly paper which has been started by Harry Taylor; n Evanston juvenila who aspires to litarary dis- inction. ‘Lhe South Evanstonr Soctal Club closed their season’s eotertainments with s very pleasant party 8¢ the residence of Mr. C. H. burn. There was n very full attondance, and 7 was the order of the evening. . The hours sp rapidly away until the Club was summoned by their genial host to partske of refreshments, which were heartily. enjoyod by sll. Among those present were noticed ilr. & Mrs. W, Wilde, Mr. and Mrs, G, H. Ismon, Mrs. C. E._Adams, Mrs. Hall, Miss Crepser, Miss Emma Davis, Misses Newell, Johnr Bell. Dr. Wadsworth, L. H. Hay- man, and G. W. Ecklea, E - At the school exaibition at the church Fridsy eovening, the exercisep consiazed of declama~ tions, dialogues, and singiog. The sunimer term will commence Monday, Msy 10. B It i3 rnmored that there wiil be a matrimonial alliance. batween the voung folks near the church, unless he ceases his 0o ** Colnornish® attentions. Prof, R. L. Camnock will give a select reading under tbe_zuspices of the Osgoli Literary Socie- ty of the Wuman'a College, Tuesday evening. Mr. W. W. Fiald, Secretary of the Wisconsim Btate Agricaltaral Society, of Madison, Wiscon- sin, is stopping with his brother, George Fiald, for & few days. - e % OTHER SUBURBS. PARKE RIDOE. The formal opaning of tho Park Ridge Hotel was held Friday evening, under the direction of some of the leading citizens. A large party was in attendance, smong whom ware many from Chicago, Norwood Park, sod Desplaines. Two bands discoursed music,—the Park Ridge brass band and » siring band from Chicago.” Bupper was served at 11 o'clock; and the darice. waa pre- Ionged into themarning hours. Qur people now congratnlate themgelves upon having as large and attractive s hotel as any of her aister suburbs. Mr. Davis commenced Sunday morning last in the Congregational Church & series of sermons, Jin which he will demonsirate the barmony exist- ing batween religiou and science. ' His first dis- course was ngg: the felations of astronomy to religion. "As Mr. Davis has made theso subjects s -peefi atudy, & very interestmng course may be expecied. e The Young Ladies’ Sewing Bee mot Tuesdsy ‘sfternoon st Ars. A. W. Penny’s ; a large num- ber were preeont. - An election of officers was Teld at the closé of the meeting, and thd follow- ing ladies were imanimonsly elected: Miss Minnie Penny, President; 3iss Kennicott, Beo- retary; and Miss Minnie Clemens, Treasurer, to hold office oné month. Rumor was rife the peat .week, and the young ladies had food for thonght at their last m::lfing. Thahdcankamul‘lhm milb risge of a -certiin youn, was tboroughly discussed, and as the I:ofuun’wu ordered a fr_mg time'ago, it is feared it will be out of fashion by the time it arrives. Mrs. Murray nas_been under Dr. Newcomb’s oare for the paat six weeks, but -is now better. Miss Kituie Davis has been visiting in Chicago “for a few days. Mr. Enowles ia fiing up gen- erally, pew carpets and furniture adorn his ele- gant home, while his summer house is being ine closed with-lattice and otber oruamental work, The new foace whick has just been completed on Prospect aveoue, was a needed improvetment. Mr. Millar, an enterpriging citizen, has added to hisalready extensive residence 2 kd‘chen, which is & great ornament to that corner. © BIr. Hawley has improved the looks of his cor- ner lok; opposite the Post-Office, by erccting & new fence, almost too eubstantiil to be calied pretty or fancy. A néw honse is soon to be erected near the depot, at & cost of £20,000. Mr. Lewis, of Chicago, was in town Iast week, vigising his college chum, Will Knox. George Carpenter was here for a day. Frank Stout, of Evanston, was s guest of Mr. Moss. || PALATINE. | Church-going peoplo sre soon to be enter- tained and amused by * Pious Dramatica.” The church organ muss be paid for, and it is thought that & large sum can be realized by these dramatio entertainmenta, ? Beveral new buildings are goingup, asd # makes business seem lively. The Quarterly Conferenco was held in the Methodist Church, Saturdny snd Sundey last, theRav. D. R. Jutkios, the Presiding Elder, of- ficiated. Mrs. Jutkins organized s Woman's Missionary Society Sunday evening, and obtained a lurge number of namea. Ita members sre to bald monthly maetings and contxibnte 2 cents week for the poor heathen—not as homs, ut in foreign lands, - %l’i(}wz 18" bufldinogu water mklng“win(}; mill for the purpose of- ing water throug] his extansiva grounds ; m slready lud to different parts where he ia to bava fountaing and pleted in readiness the pext ' fall term. The corner-atone of the arigmal buildin; was laid twelve years ago this month, and tha of this addition will. probably be rf‘“ in place on the anniversary of that event. The cost will be “between, 813,000 and.’ §20,000, of which amount 85,000 haa ‘been ‘donated’ by the Hon, Jesse L. ‘Willisms, of Fort Wayne; $5,000 by C. H. Mo- Cormick, and’ 25,000 by C. B. Nelsop, of this city. The remainder will be raised on subseri tion by the sgent of the Seminary, J. Al F: When'this improvemeat is'completed, this Bem- inary will be’ equal in'its sccommodation to any \in the land. 5% 2 The Lake View. Base Ball nine played . their t match of the season Frida :il%lpifl'kad i 6. beating them by a score of S CATECHISM MATOL, : ‘\Leke View, evec original in its nndmafing. R 8bsda by catechism thrown the spolling match_into the s greater ‘novelty still. Tlos ‘was & _ml,ahbityup,_}'q Sunday-schoqk claases, hald pands. ‘Mr. ‘O. expects to have an attractive plece in a few yoars. - - ‘The victors atthe *spell™ last Fridsy even- ing, were Miss Cherry, Miss Lytle, and Miea Wood. - The sum reslizad towsrds' the crgaa fund was $5.40. - Charley Lyons 1s makiog him- self useful, attending the ** New Barrington.™ 5= NORWOOD PARK. The new Board of Trustees wers &worn into office last Baturdsy evening. The following gentleman compose the Board : L. B. Shephard, 3. F. Fargo, Thomss H. Seymour, Henry W. Niemsn, Join F. Eberhart, Solomon H. Bur- hsuns; Village Cletk, James Winship, ‘The seem to give goueral satisfaction. £ 1 Mr. Field sold two lots Jast week to- parties in *The Hotr George’ Dunlap bas returned from his visik to Chargpaign. Mr. Sutton has sold oad Society, Prof.’ Fisko acting as pedagogue,fand . | | \