Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 9, 1875, Page 1

- wear Ashia; 140x300. VOLUME 28, REAL ESTATE: PROPERTY FOR §ALE 8. H. KERFOOT- & CO., 61 DEARBORN-ST. NORTH SIDE. i3z, porner Stato and Tndiaasat., chesp- SR, covaor lato snd Heron.ste sud Huron-ste. FR= et i it Brtooeis eastot Clark. % 2108 Soram Crargnd Ontarlo:sts., with building. 300x113, corner La%alle-st. and North-av. Soaldl,‘Ciark st near Schiller, with bulidias. St cormer 4y Thres sl iad Fadommest biiek rocidonce ox Dearbera- 8, noas Chicago-ar. d basoment raarlg front rosidence wsipatasion i oo ke Lopt mdnes ‘oaay torme. ) Y KLso,several choico boitding o Lakoview, chosp and on ~ tes, znd some nice hemes ina. t. e n Stale and Dearbora. 25 fost on Dedrborn-st., betwocn Jackson and Vax Burvo. v s Iot corner Cottago Grove and Sonth Pavk- i martle. front 284 bHcE eridunces on Wabash, PR, Tt doarn el Freny tmae 2002 WEST SIDE. md with stores. ook, Po LR o Ceniral X vormes Madlsonat oy 54 brsee 'Tn’: t’sd:fi'dm on Congressat., Bvoaion sad basemcrs trame dwelling on Falten-sh., v "Axhlandav., with front on Rivor alip. o A O PHOPRRTY. 8 a0d 10 acroein Jeflerson; cheag. B soros W intersection of Lincoin and Western-ame.: o on casy torma. S ACHEY Ta Peciors Sunal betwsen T third sod Forty-fourthata., ata GLEAT BARGAIN. 30 8cvoa on Chscago-av., nasr Cantral Fark bowlerard & Sino pias for Fubdivision. ® Sores at (he 1ntormection of Milmaukoe aud Futleeton- av. baviog a frontage of & quaricr of s, mile on Ham: Bl Pume Bomorind e % bitutith Froperio, and ay terme. ol anvey Y %STE RERFOOT 2 Co., & Dearbarhat. " Dwelling for Sale. The Marble Front House No, 39 Twenty- fifth-st., with Brick Barn; just been thor- e eRioarimarad s termas cases ¢ Bl ; unimoumbered ; terms esay. : C.H. & @. C. W, 13 Chamber of Commerce. FOR SALE. 40138, corner State snd Harrisom-sts, with building” @10 oo Fourthav. Apply te e P. O'NEILL, 188 Stato-ut. REMOVALS. T REMOVAL. C.F.HAPPEL & (0. Are now prepared for business in their NE% STORE, 1041-2 SOUTH CLARK-ST. You ere invited to ex- amine their large and NEW STOCK of Watches, Jewelry, Silverware, &c¢ REMOV.AT. GEORGE HOWISON PUBLISEER AND DEALER OF RELIGIOUS ANB NATIONAL PICTORES, Proel_Engra: Chromos, Family Bibles, Look- e her, Wholowly aed Fatel ve. tromn 35 Bauth; Clark-st. ta the slogant asd #pacioas double stere, Nos. 589 and 25 Wabashaav., 5 E. ez, Van Buren. Woekly payment taken. REMOVAL. E. F. C. KLOKKE, Hatter and Furrier, TO 96 STATE-ST., OPPOSITE FIELD, LEITER & CO.'B. REMOVAL. ‘We have nngad to 57 Lake-st., v]:e:ef hall ne onr re; busines: i"‘m;m-,?:gx‘}u%,mq.fl}’%n w0 Gon. close out and Heating ?:ovel n& cost; srTangements zre made, 4 i those who have pur- fits. Cool REMOV.ATL. Miss M. J. Sanderson’s Millinery Rooms, Kate No. 276 West Madiscn-et., are removed o 256 WEST MADISON-ST,, NEAR SBANGAMOY, @There sho hopes for & continaance of former patronage. REMOY.AL. J. K. VAN DUZER W Wm:uanhl(n.mm.m.(!;nk. ‘sat to sell store, cor. Madison and Paulinasts. Good trade and haap reit. Bell oaly far oash of good REMOV.AT.. JAS, WRIGHT, Undertaker, Haa removed to No. 73 Fifth-sv., third door south of Randolph-st. CATHOLIC BOOKS. P. V. FITZPATRICK & CO. have remorsd to No. W& Awenty_gecond-st., whers they kesp a full Lins of Station~ > Books, N eriodioals. tck- p-i wspapers, and Pe; . Pastage igtsand Dratta to all pointa in K 1d a8 Towest rates. (B Rt the azmber, 1) Toents sotontat. REMOV.AL. A. GOLDSMID, sl I O REMOV.AIL. HARDWARE. B RA AR peeed to 1 2 REMOVAT, J. . Crouse, Dentist, from 652 Wabash. En to 734 lfl.’xcmxm..v.. corner Twenty- REMOV.AL. rgmn“o‘zw OF EUROPEAN PAINTINGS. inspection of many now gems 3 eiay G, BIGHWOOD, 165 Wabash-av., corner Monroe-st, REMOV.AL. DR. LUDWIG, Dentist, IXUOVED 70 (3 PARK-AY., COR. PAULINA-ST. —_— FIRM CHANGES: DISSOLUTION. Tha copartnership herstoforo existing under the name * ¥ Boadiey, Bheppard & Simith Js hereby disaled by Either Skl Mmoo member s autborized to igm the ame Sn e kquidation. F. E. BRADLEY, THOS. H. SHEPPARD, CHAS. K. SMITH, Tt wndersignsd will oarzy om the business, contlouing ifl-hmm-mmu-mwnmnmmd. . 32 South Olark-at. ¥. E. BRADLEY. SPECTACLES. BEAZILIAN PEBDLE SPECTACLES Edtted eoal) e siebta b(r m»-u;nflm?nmlfi'n Ooptt- 5 ddles, Whis Hnmfl!nl?xlnls(&& les. ps, FINANCIAL. -CANADIAN BANK 0F COMMERCE, HEAD OFFICE: TORONTO, - - - ONTARIO, Canital paidup) - 86,000,000 Gold Reserve Fund - - - §1,800,000 Gold HOH. WILLIAM MGHASTER, Preieat An agency of this Bank will be opened in Chicago on Monday, 10th inst., at the offices 128 WASHING- TON-ST, (corner Exchange-place), for the purpose of transacting & gen- eral benking business. Sterling Exchange bought and’sold. Collections made in Canada and elsewhere on the most favorable terms. I. G. ORCHARD, Agent. TEE STATE Savings nstfution, €9 and 82 LaSalle-st,, Chicage, 'THE OLDEST AND LARGRST BAVINGS BAWK IN TUE NORTHWEST. Paid Up Capital. Surplus Fund.. 70,000 ik tia g et iu Jnterest paid om De its at the rate of ot annum, compoandod half-yoarly. 9 0 oo yer HOTEY 70 TO0AT On improved and unimproved Chi- cago property, in large and small sums, at current rates. . J. D. HARVEY, 80 Washington-st. MONEY TO LOAN. SAVMURI: GEXR, Removed from Tribune Butlding te No. 11§ Dearborn-st., has the following sums to loan on Chicage real estate, G , one, BLatnforone! i of thies Goare: 000 for one, two, ur three yaars. 33,000 for thires Lo fivo yoars, 5,008 for threa to five years. BAMUEL GEHR, No. 114 Dearbora-st. CEICAGO DIORTGAGE LOANS, JOSIAXL H. REED, M Nasaust., New York, roprosented by JOHN H. AVERY &CO. 159 LaSalle-st., Chicago. First-class facilities for finnucial nezotintions in London. I AM MAKING Bhort loans en Grain and Provisions, and long omes on Mortgages, at ket raton. * M EATY RIS SILYERMAN, Bakor, Obamber of Commeroe. FOR SALE. T Apply to & 8 TLOYDTG, GAGE, 76 Washingtou-st. WINES. WINES. THE PIONEER OALIFOEFIA WINE HOUSE PERKINS & STERN, 90 East Washington-st., Chicago. sttantion of all the ho destre sl PURE WENEN o PASLY DRkt pur e £o0d PORT, Vintage 1564. ANGELICA, Vintage 1864. MUSCATEL, SHERRY, REISLING, HOCK, and CLARET WINES. Aleo a chojos stock of Pare California GRAPE BRAN- DIES, which, in point of flavor and excellenca, are nn. egualed. B&mzmmr the placo, 99 East Weabi 3-8t ART SALE. Gontinmed Art Sale, The Seventh Night’s Sale of Val- ueble PAINTINGS at Exposition Building on MONDAY NIGHT. Im- portant Paintings, hitherto unsold, to be offered. Free Exhibition in daytime; better call before 1p.m.. TUnusual chance to securs CHOICE ‘WORKS. B. B0OTT, Jr., of Philadelpbis, ecnducts the sale. WM. A. BUTTERS & CO., Auctioneers. MILLINERY. MILLINERY. FRENCH OBIPS REDRESSED AT Mme. GELINEAU'S, Ne. 244 WABASH-AV. BUSINESS CARDS. EENTON & EEUME, Manafactarers, wholosals and retail dealers in FINE HARNESS, Stable, and Tur! Goods of all kinds, S Wabash-av., Chicago. _UNDERTAKERS. Casa and Undertakers, 716 Weat Lake-st., Oblcao, keap onatantly on bund & fall of Wood and Metallle Cases and Casksts. and Carriages farnished on reasonable terms. B. 5. McOAUGHY, Agent. FINE OLD WHISKIES And other iguors for madicinal purposss, tn small quan- titles, a CLOSKEY & U0.'S, 10 East Adams-st. LAUNDRIES. DOREMUS " L33 West Madisont., MUNGER’S LAUNDRY. JOES— 126 Dearborn-st.i 138 Michigaaet.§ ot Madiionet i » | rofanded & icage Dailn CHICAGO, SUNDAY, MAY 9, 1875.—~SIXTEEN PAGES. CHINA,CROCKERY, &c. ONE FACT! The prices that A.PICK has advertised to sell his large stock of China, Crockery, and Glass- ware at are well worth remem- bering by all buyers. 276 STATE-ST. HOUSEREEPERS, ATTZEE”_I‘ION ! s Crockery, Gling, Glagsware, Table Cutery, Sitverplated Ware &, AT EXTRRMELY LOW PRICES BOWEN & KENT, 262 & 264 Wabash-av., Just round the corner from Housckeeers' Row. PIANGS. JULLU BAUER & (0, General Agents fir the Celebratsd KNABE Grand, Square, and Upright PTAINOS. - Every PIANO ful i . AESE DIAND tolly warranted for ax ualimited time, Favoriie Baner Piano, Usedand indorsed by 20,00 famflfes, Profcssors, snd \:flfibli. Yfih'fl&llnk}nlmnfle&‘l ln‘aun nlflfl;uhnfl ourpaientod agratte. Ws el Rukiborof secand-Land Fianos: * ¢ Lo¢ o ohaip, & Wersrooms : OO, STATE & HONROE-STS, LR HOUSE. Second-Hand Pianos! The Planos as per all in exeellent orde, and ‘re offored st fow Drices mentionod viz: . Marhall & Wendell, 7-ootavs, carred logs, handsame nufigfla‘- Bros., $ostars, carved logs, handsome case, Kohule, Ti-octavs, carved lo tra large sine, §150. Smmfiwmvz"‘flned le “pfih case, 8.‘11":!5" Btainway, T-ootave, carved legs, almost a8 good as now, Yoee, Toctave, plain legs, plain case, $1%5. Haives Bror., Tioctars, vesy Heh wass, earved logs, Chickering, 7-octave, Parlor Grand, 8300, Chickoring: Toctave: Coptect Gragils 1. Galo, Bi-octave, carvod logs, very handsome caso, SITS: Bosrdman & Gris, € oclave, piain lows, plain case, $15. Usitod Pisno akers, carvodlegs, ozt Taria size, $%o: Parties ordering either of those Pianos can have moncy ghonded lf not wtataolory, LYK & HEALY, neral iwestern. 's Plaac Bats and Monroo-ate., Uicegor oo Flsaos, WCOD CARPET. Wood Carpet, 161 LaSALLE-ST. Head of all. Beats all Wood Carpet for Billiard, Sample, and Dining Rooms. Also Offices, Kitchens, &c. Parties fitting or re- fitting will find it to their advantage to call on J. DURYEE, L GENERAL NOTICES. Scavenger Notice. Boanp or HPALTH OF THX OITY OF Cmcaso} HEALTE OFFIOE, CHICAGO, May 8, 1815, On and after Thursday next, the 13th inst., Iwill ro- move Garbage in the night, eommencing at 6 p. m., in the following distriots: In the North Division, all south of Division-st. In the South Division, all north of Twenty-second-et. In the West Dirislon, all north of Twelfth-st. te Kin- tioat., and wert to Ashland-sv. Also all north of Kin- zioat. to Chicago-av, aad west to Morganast, PETER DOWNEY, City Seavengar, P. B.—Put out your Garbage in tight vessels, ns required fi@hlaufl Far T This elegant hotel, ono hour's ride from the city, on the lake 3 be opened for guests on May 27. 'Parties desiring rooms, which can be had on ressonable terms, can make applisation at the hotel or by letter to AMES L. BURNS, Manager, OLEVELAND & BURNS, Proprietors. (rand Army of th Republic, The headquarters for the bezt235¢ meal in the oity is at the CALIFORNTA RESTAURANT & HOTEL, 164 MADISON-8T. Chicago Steam Carpet CLEANING WORKS, No. 943 Wabash=av. Carpets Cloansed, Shook, Beaten, aad Brashed by the Macilno, Aoths destroy whilo bolgg cloansed. ESTABLISHED , ocated on one of tho best business I R e e 1o, roliable, ane labloarticle. i EeRRiren,. Addrew W HOLESALE GROCERS, B O. Box 545, Baltimore, Md. Burial Flowers Prerurred by MBS, J. M. BELL, ¥ Nosth Sheldan-gh Tist bolow are tho extremely JEWELRY, &o. FRESH NOVELTIES, Elegant Coral, Cameo, and Gold Jewelry, Sil- ver and Silver Plate. Fine Geneva and American Watches and Chains, French Clocks and Ornaments. - GILES, BRO. & (0., 266 & 268 Wabash-av, Goods scnt e approval to any part of the Northwest, JATSON& L0, JEWELERS, Are now daily opening New Goods in every department. They offer bargains in Silver Plated Ware, Watches, Chains, Diamonds, &ec. State & Monroe-sts., (Opposite Palmer House.) TO RENT. TO RENT. STORE AND BASEMENT, 108 Iralxe=st., Opening into the Commerecial Hotel. Also, fine, large BASEMBENT on corner Lake and Dearborn- sts., under Hotel. Apply to H. G. PULLING, in Hotel. TO RENT. No. 122 East Lnake-st., four-story and Basement Brick, Stone Front; woll adapted for Wholesale busi- ness. Rent very low.- 228 South Clark-st., Store; good location for any Retaii business. Basement 186 South Clark-st., at $25 per month, Rooms in buildings numbered 128 and 130, 201 and 203 (Kentuc Block), and 222, 224, and 226 Souf Clark-st. h Apply at thre Offica of s MALCO! NEEED, 8 B R Bialae Betataot e Goal Yard for Rent Centrally located, with gide track. Rentlow 0 arty. A Eoodp C. %fl y&:mG. C. WALKER, 13 Chamber of Commerce. Dock for Rent. 150 feet front on South Branch, between Polk ana Harrison-sts, . H. & G, . WALKER. 13 Chamber of Commerce. FOR RENT. Part of the first floor of Store 195 and 197 Wabssheav., corner Adems:st. Inguire on premises. SPENCER . PECK. DOCK FOR RENT. 150 foot river front, near Twenty-second-at. Bridge. Railroad Tracks on the property. Apply to JAMES GAMBLE, Room 5 No. 40 Dearborn-st. TO RENT-—-CHEAP. Tho five new 3-story and basement octagon stons froat Houses, cor, St. SIaie and Syperi o Sr. . REAFOOTE Gou t3 Whiblosion-st. BUSINESS CHANCES. BUMNERS CHANCE. FOR SALE—The wall-known Boston Carpet-Oleaniag Lstablishmont, 44 and 46 West Adame-st., Chicago, doing a cash bustness dalty of from 8100 to 8200, with Horses, ‘Wagons, Harness, Boiler, Eagine, Oxrpet Machines, and all fixtures complotc, Will take part good property, Will sell patent for State of Mlinols or for city only. Address by mail or call, from 4 406 p. m. Tuseday, st Fuotory, 4 and 46 West Adama-at. To Dentists, A chance to purchasoa Splendid Ofice Practice, Far. nitare, otc., at mere cost of articles. Roasons given for selling who desiro it. Address DENTIST, Plankinton Houss, Milwaukes, Wis. borman Plysician WANTED far & desirablo clty location, whars the in- fluence of au old Drug Store will be thrown in his favar. Addross L8, Tribune office. FOR SALE OR EICHANGE Yor city real estats, the Stoc] Leass Bt clies Boot and Shos Sisra: Masniratid Lo ol e E&!é;flflhfl reasons for seliing,” Address L 79, Tribuns WIRE SCREENS. -—- o s Wire Screens ¥or Doors and Windews, 25 haeid stand, = - 8., Tribune Buflding, Avord the resh, sad ord: 5 o v, dad, black, and landseanmy WO 6% MR T 1 FURNITURE. Furniture! WEARE OFFERING GREAT BARGAINS In every Department of (aline! Frmifure OPHOLSTERED G00DS Al of the latest designs and the best of stock, warranted. We deem it & pleasure to show our soods. Spiegel & Cahn, 222 Wabash-av., REMOVAL JOHN KRAUSS FURNITURE Warerooms W, 7779 & 81 S, UP STAIRS, ‘Whers, with increased facilities, I will display the larg.. est assortment of FINE AND MEDIUM FURNITURE, Parior, Chamber, Library, and Dining-rorm Sefs, at Prices to Sut the Times, 53 ANl Furniture boing manufactured st my own fac. tory, Nos. 3 (0 100 West iiloventh-si., I am enabled to e full guaranteo forvalue and durability. BUY DIRECT FROM THE HARUFACTURERS, Through their Agents, Sampsen, Greene & Co. And save the .REITAILEEK'B PROFIT for : o FURNITURE! AND BEDDING. 192 & 194 Statest. It will pay you to come up-stairs one flight. IRON WORKS. To Water and Gas Companigs. INTERNATIORAL PIPE (0, OFFICE, 50 West Washington-st., Chicago """ Iaprepared te contract for and farnish CAST IRON GAS & WATER PIFE lowest markat rates. Prompt! SCOTT & (0. 192 & 194 IMADISON-ST., (COR. FIFTH-AV.), CARRY THE LARGEST STOCK OF FINE FELT HATS AND MAKE THE LOWEST PRICES. ENGRAVING. Wedding Card AND OTHER ENGRAVING SATISFACTORILY DONE AT COBB’S LIBRARY, 236 VMonroo=st. BOOTMAKER- »: “KELLER," LADIES’ BOOTMAKER, s+ NOW AT 75 DEARBORN-ST., Opposits Gas Offce. WANTED. ENPLOTMENT WANTED, By s gontloman of large experionco in_general business and oifice datics, 1343 ycars of age, roslded in Chicago 5years, has a family, corroct persoual habits, large c. quaintazice: is financilly respousible and competent for any position where {ategrity, ensrgy, and eXecutive abil- ity is required. Atan interview, a party deriring 1o em. p{o! such a man in any capacity who does not get drunk, ar get away with other people's monery, will be furnisned satiafactory references and pasticalars. ' Address H, care T, P. Tallman, Cashiar Traders' National Bauk, Chicago. I WANT th some first.class builder to bulld mes i A At o improved city property in payment therelor. Cajl sadses, yEsTwouTa, STTOATION Feot of Sonth Water-st. By a member of the Board of Trade as Bookkser or gea- WANTED. present cmiployers and athsss. X8, Tribune REAL ESTATE. Review of the Business of the Past Week. The North Shore Drive to Be Completed. ‘What Constitutes an Abstract of Title. Lecture by the Hon. J. P. Roet Be- fore the Law College. What Is Required to Make Valid Deeds, Mortgages, Ete, Necessity for an Improved Syste'ng of Suburban Travel. BUSINESS OF THE WEEK. A BOANTY RECORD. ‘The amount of negotiatidn in progress in the real estate market has been large and spirited during the paat week, in spite of the very de- Ppressing weather which has made it almost im- possible to show property to inquirers. The results, however, nave not been apparent in as large a number of important sales as we had to rocord last week. In a number of cases whers cash offers have been made both parties, if there i any difference, are very temacious of their figures. In such cases the property is generally offered at eomothing like sacrifice, and #ho seller is not willing to go lower, whilo the buyer expects fre- quently a better bargain than he is fairly on- titled to. Acase or this kind is within our Imowledgo where a differencs of $3,000 prevents nsaloof spiece of real estate that sold for $108,000 before the firoof 1871. The holder wants only $65,000; he is offersd baut $62,000; and there the matter stands. The Aact is, the present prices of real estate in Chicago are felt by owners to be at the ‘‘bardpan ™ point, and they are not ready fo make farther concessions. Thia gives the mar- ket a great deal of steadiness. The movement in suburbau property has not yet faizrly opened. The alluring charms of this species of realty can best be made apparent in balmy dags, which bave not yet beon experienced. The lst of Msy baving passed, & large demand for residerce property that was folt prior to that date has been satisfied or diveried into lessed property, and & natural panse iu business has followed. RECENT SALES. NUMBER 258 8. Johnson, two- and bas Y 260 feet, No. 15 Chwngom rene, o sk, 3 A. D. Sween, oze-story barn on Wesé Adams o . O. Hopkina, 2-story and bssement brio! 24x36 feet, Hoyns nvenua, between Fowler l!; Eyorgroen aveauos. ot 4 T Sk, (untley, ory and bassment b: . 43 E(fet. on Be‘ldén ;Lanna. Brunton, S-story and basement, 20x43 ::at, on Wood strest, betwean Adams aad Jack- D. Otto Brandt, 1-story brick, 25x36 feot, No. 1123 West Madison street. J. Q. A 4-story and basement stone front, 403164 feot, northeast eorner Wabssh awe enue and Harrison street. Joseph Martonson, 1-story briek, 21243 foah, oo Nora avenne. NEW YORK RYAL ESTAYR, - 11_':- New York Times saya : 6 total vaiue of city real estat the Ezchange for the woek uriTng:l'l:dShm‘ ey, 7, ey 1, amounta to 41,074,050, a4 against $507,943, the Agurea for tho previous weck. 'The apparent Lrgs incraase in ::dg\:,x’m;fm of 3 sinle Teok arisea {rom the sales 1da) propecty o Broadmay, nor‘l‘fl-!::wi;e'r'o&?g‘i"”‘mm"" The market !nth&wufl times. ~No othar sales of i) tance were made during the week. e —_—— THE LOAN MARKET. CAPTTALISTS PARTICULAR ABOUT AEGURITY. There hos been a fair amount of activity {hs Ppast week; in fact almost il the agenciss, from the least o the greatest, hava had something to do. Loans for improvement of property are in the majority, but they are not 80 marked a fea- ture as in the previous weeks. There is plenty of money for investment. Capitalists have not lost faith in Chicago real estate, but ‘their re- qurements 33 to securities are rather oxacting. Inside business property flods no dificulty in se- curing loans a$ 8 or 9 per eent, but outside, fancy, and speculative enterprises sre looked upon with much suspicion, and no one seems willing to ventuze their money on this kind of security. . COMPARATIVE SEATHMXNT FROM MAY 1 TO MAY 8. 1875, 1574, Considerg- No. Hon, 07§ $ T4 8 ;fim Q095 3% 3 w1l S99) 33,104,%0 1= B.ieeeiarane | 28] Ne. tion. SATURDAY’S TRANSFERS. The following instraments ‘were filed for rec- ora Saturday, May 8: Teving place, 108 510 t, o of Wat Palk st a1, ¥ stiatt, dated oL e 3 250 24x1237-10 11, dated May 1... 5 av,8 W cor of Tweniy.aixih s, e £ near 63 310166 ft, with 604 1-3x266 ft, above, dated 3 2y 7. Parkay! 25171016 f Hoyhe av, 5 1t, with building, dated 3fay Property on North Dearbora street is in re- quest for those who wish to erect fine residences for themselves in a lecality 550 whero all the improvements are of | Maocostnw corol T ™ congenial kirid. A sale was made by George H. rfl} hpr’n‘mi‘;u Ro. 11 ” Y T... eereranaas ,000 Rozet on favorable terms to the purchascr of | x METT. ST B ok Thirty-et B W, 1, 171 feet on North Dearborn strest, morth of Schiller, east froat, for 8175 a foot. This and 76 feet on North Clark, in the rear of the fore- going, sold by Mr. Rozet for $75 & foot, were the property of the Mechanios’ National Bank, and have gone at rates under the ruling market price. C. G. & J. H. Wicker havs sold to C. M. At- kine wharfing Lots 1and %, Block 16, opposito corner of State and Water streots, 110x160; Lot 4, Block 18, Woolcot’s Addition, $0x100; Lot 8, Block 86, 63x100; at the northwest cor- mor of Market street and Chicago avenue, the north 56 feet of Lots 12, 13, and 14, in Block 64: », 35011 50x103 {t, dated Msy 5. Fifth av, 275 ft south sud Lot 18, and east 3¢ of Loz 17, in Block 10, for $143,000. Bash & Potter have seld a lot on North Dear- born street, north of Division street, for $200 a foot. The lot has an east front. They have also sold 47 feet on Oskwood Boulevard, south front, for $100 a foot, and 50 feet on Winchester avenue, near Van Buren street, for $75 a foot. James H. Stevens has sold house and lot on Oakley streot, between North avenns and Wa- bansia street, for $3,760; 2 lots on Shober street, in Wataon's tower and Davis' sub, for §1,800; 2 lots on Lenvitt street, in Watson's tower and Davis’ sub, for 3,200, George A. Emery sold his two-and%e-halt story and basement frame residonce and groands south of Forty-fourth street, on Prairie avenue, for 316,000, Philpot & Honore sold 100 feet, morth of Forty-seventh street, east front, and 135 feet on Calumet aveuue, corner of Forty-seventh sureet, west front, for a total consideration of $35,000. George H. Hess sold house and 33 feet on Staunton avenue, east front, south of Thirty- seventh strees, for $5,500; also, 150 fest on Centre strest, near Racine road, at $70 per foot, F. 0. Wells sold 75 by 150 feet on Ashland avonue, near Congresa strest, for $15,300. . W. Carrington gold house and 44-foot lot on Ellis avenue, south of Thirty-eighth street, for b 2,500 Oliver J. Btough purchased 40 by 80 feet, north front, on Addms sireet, east of Wabash avenue, for 830,000, ¢ Louis A. Uhlich sold to John and William J. O’Malloy 166 by 122 feet on Market street, north- east corner of Jackson, for $30,000. James E. Baker has sold to dary O. Truemsa 504x123 feet, with 288x123 feet in same block, on West Erie street, between Leavitt and Hoyne, for $26,400. Potter Palmer bas sold to N. K. Fairbank 50 feet on Monroe street, east of State, for $38,000, being 8760 per front foot. George H. Rozot has sold 125x200 fest on the northwest corner of Ashland avenus and Adams street for $200, and 100 feet on Fifty- }h-et street, overlooking the Park, at 8150 a foot. OUTSIDE sALES. The Chicago & Calumet Canal and Dock Com- pany have sold seventeen lota for $11,000. L. A. Gitbert & Co. eold 42 acres In the south- eaat 3¢ of northeast 3{ of Seq. 25, 87, 13, Wash- ington Heighta, for $61,000, helps & Honore have sold 1,050 feet in Bloc:oé, McNeill's Subdivision at Evanston, for ¥ D. 8. Taylor has sold, in his First Adadition to South Chicago, Lots 3, 4, and 5, Block 2, for 81,200 ; Lots 12, 18, and 14, Block 3, for $1,250, and Lots 8, 10, and 11, Block 3, for 81,200, George H. Hess has s0ld 3,600 feet at Lacton at $7.50 per foot for improvement. Harbert, Rickards & Co. have sold two lots at Park Ridge, 60 foat each, for $1,200. < Merril Ladd sold 24 acres in Krueger's Subdi- vision in Sec. 80, 87, 14. for $19,i84; also 57 lots in Ladd’s S8econd Addition to Evanston, for $94,008, and Lots1to3, Block 81, Evanston, for $13,125; all were purchased by W. O. Pier- 20D, . J. 0. Fox sold Lot 8, in Block 28, in Irving Park, and lslotlu in Melrose, to J. B. Wheeler for $20,000 total. Ir‘QBrnvm has sold to C. J. Boattie & block of Gacresin Thornton for $500, and to snother party 6 lots in Park Ridge for $600. THE NOBTH SHORE DEIVE. There is at last a prospect that the long-talked- of and much-deferred drive alonz the Lake shore on the North Side, betwesn the Water- Works and Lincoln Park, will be eompleted. The Lincoln Park Commussioners at their last meeting appropristed the money necassary for the work, including -» separate road for fast driviog, and the contracts will probably be let during the preseot week. The . Com- missioners are understood to have on band nmearly all the _ funds thoy will need for this enterprise. Property-owners on the line of this boulevard have been so often disappoiated in their expectations of seeing it actoally built that some of them have grown incredulous sboutit; but this action of the Park Commissioners seems to give aasurance that the work will soon be under way. BUILDING PEBMTTA. ‘brick, 25150 feat, No. 160 W. A. Barton, two-story Nos. 272 to 374 Chicago avenue. oF 0OUBT-nOUSE, Woodlawn av, 7123 ft n of Fifty-0fthst, o £, 50x164 £, dated May 4... .o Poalins st, 123 {t n of Pifty-third e, 125 1t, dated Dec. 15, 1874, STMMARY FOR THE WEEK. The following is the total amount of city and suburban transfers within a radiug of 7 miles of the Court-House filed for record during the week ending Baturday, May 8: City sales, 105; consi ion, $746,513. North of city limits— Sales, 5; consideration, $40,100. South of city limize—Sales, 22 ; consideration, 131,430 West of city limits—Salos, 3; consideration, 920,800, Total sales, 135. Total consideration, 938,843, ABSTRACTS OF TITLE. LECTURE BY THE HOX. JAMZS P. ROOT. Yesterday the Hon.James P. Root lectured before the Union College of Law oa **Abstracts of Title.” His remarks were substaniially as followa: One of the moet, if not the most, importang branches of the law is that which relates to the ground upon which we live. Originally, naked possesaion was the only evidance a man had of an interest in or ownership of Iand. His teoure depended upon his physical ability to hold the possession. In progress of time, how- ever, the right of ownership in particnlar parcels of 1and began to be acquiesced in, be- cause & covetous man, having power to drive some weak noighbor off, mighs find, apon his re- fum from somo marauding expedition, that some stronger than he had occapied; so thatit was rather fear than any particulac sense of right ar of honesty that induced the erystallization pro- cess whereby the rights to 1and were defined and acquired the force of law. The next step was to rocoguize tho right of property, although not coupléd with possession, for in the earlier times men were much called away from their homes by war, and therefore some additional evidence of ownership became necesaary to secure the rights which otherwise the first squatter might violate. A SYSTEM OF CONVEYANGING grow up whereby writtea instruments wers used as evidence of title. They were called muni- ments of title, and passed with the land to the purchaser. What we callan * abstract of title™ is a synopeis of the several instruments and pro- ceedings composing & chain of title prepared by some person familiar with the records. Bafore the Recording act in England, all deeds passed with the possession, and it was the busi- nees of the conveyancer caployed to arrangethe business to examine all the conve; aad to make an abstract showing the title. It was a specialty, and some of the old and well - estabiished conveyaacers retained the - custody of these muniments, so that every tims tha property changed hands they seemed to havo s corner on the business. But in those dsys ths tendency was to keep estates together. 1In this country, however, where the statates of nearly overy State, if not ofall, provide for re- ecrding of conveyances, and the uso of certified copics thereof in evidence, peoplo bave bocoms exceedingly careless, and original deeds and tax- receipts have not uniformly been preserved. The advent of s great fire, which de- stroyed tho entire records of a county with & popnlaiion of half a million, snd whsre for thirty years the haodling of real estats haa been carried on 83 & distinct business, lndvr.‘ézu almost every citizen has made from cze to fiity deeds, has demonstrated that EVERY SCRAP OF PAPZE which relates to a title, or which throwa light upon it, should be sacredly preser Even if the record were not destroyed, it may be incorrect. I havein my mind & case whers the sbstract and the failed to show thas anotary in & foreign State had affived his notarial seal a8 tha statute required. The maker of the - deed hsd bsen dead many yessa. After e -diligent search of some woeks the erigipa’