Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 9, 1875, Page 2

{ i i t i { i | ‘ | l | | | | deed was found, and it the had been e r ba :.iluad to note 1t. Such questions arise daily in the business of the conveyancer. No one th{ng. should be more thoroughly impressed on’ the Tnind of the lawyer as well s the business man ihan the importance of preserving ovidencs of title, . A good and complete abstract ordinarily ill 6 €l crent, bt ae a saTeguard in Cads of (BS destrnction of the putli 58, or for the pur- Pose of cartecting its dafects, or for the purpose of detecting forgeries and fraudey ibo origiast papers are invaluable. and indeed without them often {le titie will 1ail. . A THOROUGH ABSTEACT embraces everything shown by the pubo rec- ords relating to the particular land embfacsd therdin. Thesé récords are: First—The books in the Recorder’s offics of the county wherein the land is sitnsted. - Fetond—The records of the several courts, embracing, asin this county, the United States: Court, the Circuit and Saperior Courts, and the Connty Court; also the Criminal Court in cases: of Yorfeited récognizances. i Tt is freqoently necessarv 1o refer to the ree- ord of the bszrtment at Washinpton, the Lasa- Ofice &t Springfield, snd the récordsof the Canal Trustoes. It not unfrequently happens that referente must be had to statutes either of the United States or of the State. ‘We may eay that the 4 ORIGIF OF TITLE IR ILLIXOIS was in the United States Goverument, and from thas source it has coms to the prezent owners. Tn 1827 a large portion of the public domain was et off by sct'of Congress to the State of Ilinois, peared affized, but the *Pecorder had |- cérain thme, the 1668 #ill be'wold by tho Irastar.’ The equity of fedetnptidn, however, confinues, #0d the mortgsgor may redeem as any time within .twelva months, oless ke shall have waivedand. Fefeased this equity in the mortgege, in witich caso the court may decreo that tha equiry of ro- demption be sold with the land. Tue Master, | pursuant to the decree, executes tho deed. THE Masférd” dééd sHoUIA rédlts M1 the. facts meceseary to show that the Court hes jurisdiction, and tnat the proceedings ‘were regular... If the equity..of . redemption was.. pot waived, and. therefore not sold, the deed cannot be executed dotil the 'expifatioh of fif- teen months; for the morigagy has, twelve months and his creditors three monihs there- after in which to redeem. So that the convey- ancer should epmam f Rirst—See that the mortgage was properly ex-. Second—That the Court had jurisdiction of the case. Goi -y R G And, in order to determine this latter quesiion, the r¥tord Toust Fhow mervice of Bummons, either on the person or by publication it dgainst & Bon-resident,m the mitmer mfl@ed by the Chan act. If the mortgagor died his heirs mast be mads parties, and service must be had on them, and if any of them sre infants a guardian ad litem must ba ppdinted. ‘The next lind of mortgage is one WITH A POWER OF SALE;. which aathorizes the mortzagse in caye of de- fault to sell the- lind.- The power must be Btrictly complied with ; the noticé must be given 28 provided, and the eats must tako place st the time .and place designated. . Tuo ab- for the purpose of public improvement, and the ftate caused this land to_be conveyed to True- tees, with power tosell it and apply the pro- cseds in the coneiruction of toe Illinois & Michigan Capal. 1 have thus briefly referred to - the source of m‘f {‘(:r the purpose of obtaining a sturting pomt in the examination of the atstract. Congresssetapart every sixtéenth section for éducational purposes, #nd this cams to the State also for that purpose, and has been disposed of pursuant to statute, the title being vested by act of the General As- sembly in Scnool Trustees, with sathonty to sell the same. Bo that we find three original, or gubstantially origioal, sources of title: Firsi—A patent from the President for that portion s0ld by the Government. Second—a desd from tue Canal-Trustees for thas portion ceded (o Lllinois for publio improve- wents. Third—A deed from the School-Trusteés for that portion ceded for edncationa! purposes. We sre ususily satiefied with thesé souroes; bat, if we demand y A COMPLETE OBATN, '}vu—:l%‘ ';‘f'zodm tion of diseovery. i 6 ation of di B e & - ‘Becond—Ths grant by tho King &ud bis Ogas- €8 to the original Virginia patentees. Thisd—The Treaty of Peace whereby the Gol- omies were confirmed in theirnghts, =, . ourdiThe ordinauce of 1739, wheréby Vis. ceded to the United States Government rthwestern Territors. i —The treaty of the Upited States with the {;hm whereby they vacated. ‘Siath—'The Government survey. « Seventh—The act of Congreas which placed the fand 1o market. - “Fighll—The patent from the' President. Or, if Bebiool Innds : s First—The act of Congress cédibg the aix- Becond—The sct of the Ilinois Législature iding for School Lrustees. B S T desd of the School Trustees. Or, if canal lauds : First—Act of Congress ceding tb the State for ublic improvements. A E &aamfsc: of General Assembly providing for Canal Trustees. Tlird—Deed of the Trastees; ks ‘There is a's0 zuother class of Iandsin Tllindis which toms throngh the JTLLINOIS CENTRAL BAILROAD COMPANY. Pursusnt to the act of Congress cediug laua for ublic improvements, the Leguslature created she il Contral Lailrosd Company, sna granted to certam Trustees many thousands of acres to be sold from tume to time, the procesds to be spplied to the copstraction of that rosd and its branches. 'Theéré are also some Indian reserva- tions, consiating of large tracts of land reserved Dy the treaty to certain Indians and ineir heits. The Iilinows Central lands are couvesed by the Trustees, the Indian Jands by the Indians, with the consent of the President, purscant to the lerms of the treaty, which weré also iucorpo- rated 10 the deed of thie Président confirmiatory of the tresty, and without which the Indisn can- not malie & perfect titie. i ‘Ons othrer class of lands in this State must fiot 2scape our attention, viz.: THE FREXCH CLADMS. Yhe French settied on tbe Kasksiia and es- tablished trading-posts ppposite &t. Louis, and alse st Vincennes, on the Ohio, and svme, 1 think, 8t Peoris. In the act of Virginia, Dec. 20, 1783, which authornized the Virguis Delegatea in Cunfmsl to cede the Northwestern Ternivory, the following Isoguage peurs: That the French snd Canadiad inbabitants and ath- exsettlers of th &t Vincent, and the 3 neighboring._viliages who duve professed ihewselves | citizens of Virginia sball have ieir possessions con- firmed to them, and be protected in Lhe enjoyment af their rights and liberties. The aobstance of this is incorporated in the oidinancs of 1787, Iwill now proceed to examine the different eonveyances and procesdings, an abatract of which'is furnished, assiuning that th.e starting poctis good by deed from some one of the sources alrendy mentioned. I wiil spesk first of - CONVEYANCES PROPER; s and, second, bf proceedings of courts of record. There must be a grantor cspable of granting— that is, be must oot be crazy, althoogh there is Do law agdinst L being & fogl—21 yeara vld if & male and 18 if & female. Thedeed must conlain graoting words, snd a con- sideration expressed. ‘The description of the tand must be written and suotficiently se- curate g0 that s surveyor can find it by upplying the ordindry rules of his science, with & habenduri &od words of warranty. It must be signed, seiled, Abd delivered. Although the abstract discloses sufficient fo determine whethér the instrument is in form, vet it will not show whether the grantor was laboring under apy disability. Tnis must be asceriancd from Bther sources. Proof of the execution must be establiched. When the scknowledgment is in due form the ebstracs ie silent on the subjecs,—only the de- feocts are noted. The form of the acinowledg- ment is governed by the Iaw in force at the time of the dute, notwithstanding that liw msy” be subséquently repealed. The exacution of & deed may bs nroven éither by the acknowledgment, if io dne form, or by fimving the eignature when not acknowledged. cannot be admitted for record when not sc- knowledged, but is just as gdod as évidents ‘when proved by the common law rale: A deéd pot retorded i not notics to persous dealing with the land; nhless zctual notics is given. ¢ The record of a deed ia constructive notice of is exwtence, and all persons attempting o #sal with theland aro bound with notice. A tertified copy of therecoid of & deed cannot be used in evidence, except upon first showing Iha loss of the original. A deed not acknowledged and not recorded is bindwg on all parties dealing wiih the laid if the grantes is in .possestion of the lioa; in fact: eveivhody s bouid by whatever titlss person bas m actual posssssion, whether he dis- tloses bis title or not. = Another important question i, % HAS THE GRANTOR A WIFE? it the sbatract is silent oo the subject, it is theduty of the-conveyAncer to ascertsin thé fact. A siatement in the deed that the grantor is a widower or bachelor does not prove the fact, for the grantor cannot thus iske evidence to cut off the dower if theseis one. Itis, however, a strong circom- stance. The deed may be so old that in all prob- ability the wife is dead. The fact must, how- ever, be established. Affidavits of parties fa- muliar with the erantor are ordinarily cient when they state the desth, Xt is well to insert afier the name of the grant- ot hisresidence aud occupation. A deed from John Smith would be a dubions affawr, for John Smith, lawyer, of Waukegan, might bo_ the real party. Yot there are forty John Smiths, some 3ne of whom mght be rascal enough to attempt 1o rell tha land of John Smith, lawyer, of Wau- EaD. . QUIT-CLAIM DEEDS, A quit-clsim ceed is just as zood fopasas tle as a warranty if the grantor has a perfect itle. There are two kinds of quitclaim doeds. 25rsi—A quit-clsim which conveys the land.. Second—A quit-claim of any intersst ‘the Jrantor has ip it Fio Intter i8 good to convey the title if be has %, but if be has po interest and subsequently wquires $he title it wall not innure to the bene- IS of his grintea. MOBTGAGES AXD TRUST-DEEDS. " ‘Titlea frequently pass through murtgage fore- slosures. Thers two kinds of mortzages—first, in mortgages, and, second, with power of sale. firet land must be foreclosed in chancery. Whers such i the case the conveyancer must be sxtisSed thar the mortgagor bad the title, that o I eapacity to exocuto tho instrumeut, and Shat flnvg‘- ‘progerty Mkr:gwledge& zod_ deliv- wed. it appexrs on the record, it is pre- 2d to bave been delivered. 43 is true of all veyances. In ehort, the mortgage must be . Mscertam aed gpecific as & deed. The decrea of thy Court s for a specifio eum, and ssuslly, if the sum is mot .paid by a stract. it complete «shbuid . show "SIl :’thd proceedinge, aud in all cages whero it is not complete resort must bo had fo the orginal records ; and I may say once forall, that o law- yer should pass % title which comes through court proceedings without gowng o the record, and examining carérully all the papers and records, for the abstract may ..bs in- correct. 1t may fait to show many facts which a lawyer would deem essoptial. The debtor is helpless,—~~he has no part or 10t in the proceeding,—and all persons exercising arbi- traryand extraordinary powers must be held to a strict sccountability. Purcharers even st 3 mortgage eale, ander a power, arerequired to seo tnat the creditor gets his money, unless the ‘mortgage expressly provides that he ehall not be 8o required. What I hava said sppliés equally well to trust-deeds. A trust-doed 1s an instru- ment which conveys the-land to n third person in trast to sell, etc., under tlie difections con- tained init. These directions must bs pursued strictly: g Prior to the Chicago fire, deeds of this kind mflmfl: required that sales should be mnade st o . KORTHE DOOE Of THE COURT-HOUSE. When the five came the north door was destroy- ed, and_the questioh afose- as to the place of sale. The Circuit Court decided ths sale could not take place_whero the rorth door was, bub the Supreme Court decided otherwise ; 80 that now wé ftequently gee z Trustes and one par- chaser (nndlc‘ the credifor) sprawling around on the ruins, trying to getas near as possible to that particalar place in the uuiveise which formerly was known a8 tho north door of the Court-House. . We find in the cours of the exsmination of the title that - . TAEE CONSTRUCTION OF A WILL isinvolved. Some person, st one time an owner of the property, devised 1t- to cerisin persons from whom the title is derived. Of coiirss the standing-poiht in & cate of this kind What was the intention of the testator?" To ettle this question involves a knowiedge of wilis, and here agam I may say a whole lecturo may be brought in. The will must be proven, in due form, but the conveyancer sbould not rest liere. ‘|isutbdivided ,into three. g.a‘nul.lptholl that uponledgh of -the law amended. Sfarting;off, then, with & kuowledge of the commos” Iaw, the -mdu;:, nhu;l?l become fnmiliub‘wltfi certain Atatuf and, if he proposes to become & prac- tilidnet in Dllinois, hgfm%nld mingle his réading: gf ctet{a common law with those statutes which af- ect it There is one statute, however, which relates “to titlen” ¥sperially in-thiscounty, which isof great importance, and which- materially chango the rules of evidence.: AN has been intima! the evidence .of title_ is a matter of Jaw, and . when deeds or instruments relsting to lsod are ones executed pursusut to the common laworsa particuiar-atatute, yei a repeal or modification of- ithelaw does not ordinarily change the effect of those inemm:enu{1 generally they run throngh on tneline on which they started, so that it often ' becomes necessary to recur toslaw which has been rapealed. 5 " Thea: statutes, or, iB fact, the law, m& t5 ahd ‘declard : - EIZ‘;MET:!;:o title, “'1 Bk —The retl o ‘Tnird—The ovidenvs. Lavws relating to THE TITLE OF INTEREST | form a part of the consract...And £0 at.common faw x:d married woman labored urv:dgr %:u:bmt)l' in sard to .her separate property; . butifalsw Jets, passed en!;hling her . to déal-with ot property tho same 28 if- she™weré gols, and while such = statute were in force ‘sho should execaté & -wirranty.”deed, it would bo_good, becauso by that statnte she was suthorized to efecute Buch a contract. Now, it that statute were ropealed it ould mot affect thas deed, because the Constitation” iwill not permit a law to be passed which impairs the abligation of a contract. . . ) Nor, &3 to the evidence, it is competent for the Legislaturo to declare -the fules that shall gov- ern in a contracs between parties. -Lhecommon Iaw is, that aa original deed .must be produced, The testator may have left devts behind fo be paid regardless of the terms of his testament. Has the estate been seitied and the- debts all paid off ? If the abscract fails to show this, re- couige must be had fo the records themselves. Perhups the real estate in question has been #old io pay debts. Inguch case the proceedings must be examined, and here arises the question of jurisdiction. The petition may be all right, the proofs complete, the order of the Court suf- sicient, tho sale in due form, and tlie execdtor’s deed correct; but sapposo the abstract fails to show that the de=d was confirmed ? Then réfer to the recocds, and, if it trauspires tuat the deed was never copfirmed, the title has failed to paas by the praceedings. PARTITION PREOCEEPINGS +ill often appear in the abstract; involving mot only s koowledge of chancery practics, bas - also of the statute relating to partition. = All tho par- ties in intercst must be bronght io, otherwise their rights are Dot affectsd. In remedivs given by &tatuzes the statate must be strict!y followed. 1In ordinary chincery proceedings where the re- lief songht is within the discretion of the Court the decres will bind all parties to the suit, but in statctory pxoceedingn, a8 partition-proceedings to el Jand for debs, to support minor heirs, &e., great’ particalarity must be observed. The law attempts to protect thése who' aro ubable to protect themnolves, a3 in case of infantsand lunadics. 1t is impossible to coamerate the - CASES WHICH MAY ARISE IN EQUILY concernivg lind,.bnt the conveyancer charged with the exainination of title should see to it that the proceedings bave passed the title be- yond a peradventure; Ordinarily & decree binds all tho parties to the suit, but eéither party mzy take a writ of error at any time within tive years, and, if the decree is reversed. it is bad for a pur- chaser therennder: If, however, the five years bave elapsad; it in pretty safe to take the titie. 1f, howevar, s bill of review is filed setting up frand in obtaining the decree, dand that the do- fendants had actuzl notice of the fraud, the Je- cres will be set aside if the fraud and notice are proven. . f There may be many defects i the title, but if the réderd fails to disclose thiem, . a purchaser will be protecied, unless tho defects dre -proven %o Dbave been known to him when he purchased. So » bill pending concerning laod is notics to all parties who deal withi the land; and if they purchese they do so at toeir poril; taking the chance of the result of the enit. CONDITIONS IN DEEDS. It often cccurs that & conveyancs contains eome conditions upon hich the tille depends. Bee to it that the condition has been_verformed; 1In 1833 a treaty was made witt an, Indian inbe whereby certain lands were ceded, in congidera- tion of.their vacating the vicinity of Lakae Michi- gan. Sixteen hundred seres were ceded to one Billy Caldwell, an Iudian in. Cook County, but” upon the condition that neither he dor his heira should ‘sell the ‘same with- ont the spproval of .the President. He did so, however, and tho present owner, Who i8 & sbn of the grantee of the Indian, desir- ing to borrow money; bad his abstract broaght down. Iushowed the tteaty, but did not . show that the President had ever given his consent, nordid the records at Washington show the fact. An examination of the authoiities developed the construction the Courts gave to such. g case, which is, first, that the approval of the Presi- dent was a condition precedent to the sale by ths Indian ; and, second, . that am -approval mow would fot relats batk; but must take effect as of its-date. fi ' - aud its execution proven by wituess. The atitute is, that' it may. be proven by th certificats of acknowledgment. By statuto, ncertified copy of the rédotd may ‘be introduted in evidetica if the original is Jost. So that you will observe the importance of ttiess statutes whei the va- lidity of a tiLls is in question. * * I Lave given you s very basty glance of the questions ~ €bat may = arise _in. . the examination 'of an abstract of title. I have rot attempted _to demonstrate the simplicity of ab examination, but qnite the coutrary. And if I have accomplisbed any good at 21l it is in exhib- iting the difcylties which embarrads the convey- anc I- would lrave but littls confidence in the opinion of & lawyer who imsgined himself Coi- petent to solve_readily all the problems ‘that might arise. My advice is, be thorough,. go slow, and charge well for your services. St e THE CITY TRANSIT QUESTION. WEHERE 8 THE REMEDY? . To the Edilor of The Chicago Triduie: - Cmicago, May 8.—Tho question of city and smbarban transit is every dsy rising into greater importance. It is fimé that measures of rélief should be séngusly considered. g Tha horse railways, as at present managed, are becoming; from-necessity, perbaps, sn intolera- ble nuisznce. . This opinivd 18 by no mesns an individusl one ; it is the opinion of ninety-nine citizeus in a hundred, while the single exception is that of some one connected with or in the em- ploy of ‘ftio Gompanics. The forbesrance of .the puiblio thus far has been & matter.afwouder: It is » mavifesiation of generosity that the Com- panies certainly have not deserved. A limi, howover, hine beén reached. It is in the nkme of an injured public that this remonstrance is written, Itrust that it may serve as a note of wholesoths waraing.. It 1s a gotieral to- mark tnat “corporations hive o souls.” Ia this maxim there is muct trath. In all public bodies it is diffcult to fix personal responsibilit; ‘Fheir only aim is self-intorest, that of drawing the greatest profit at the lesst cost, . This ten- dency to eéncroachment i3 suré to goon iotil it is arrested by the reactivm which injustico “al- sways produces. 8o long 83 the public will ba sat- isfied to be herded like cattla, 80 long wiil thero be a scarcity of cars, and 80 long Will they be as unclesnly aa they are. Why should seats be fur- nished, if passengers ere conzent to stand ? Is it ot ciéerly o waste of capital ? Asit is now, 50 will it always be, unless tlus outrageous selfish- uess is rebuked, as it oaght to be, by a powerfal and vnited pubic sentiment. There'is no excuse whatever of .the prevailing system, of getting much and giviog little. These Companies have becn treated with astonishing Jiberality, to say the least. Whv +as the Wabash avenus charter granted on suth exay terms ? Thoso only ho 4re n the secre: can giv® an answer; and it 18 vot hikely that they will do =o. To this profits of monopoly thers -is always a &0 adequate remedy devised. T'ne oniv radical Eure 10t monopbly is competition. * Compétition ehould therefore be encouraged, instead of being straogled a8 it has beon by the Common Council of this city. Competition wonld soon. brin; about & very different order of things. Instes of boing jammed like animals into filthy cara, every one would have a_seat, and the cars would be orderly and elean. Thus much wonld be ns- suted. Laodies and children wounld ride in' comfort_and security instesd of being crowded and insulted 8s_is now the rule. The *one-horse™ abomingtion would be prompe- Iy done sway with, and mo miserly plea of “loss " would bo accepied from corporationt that are inskiog 50 o cent profit by swindling the community- Every man who rides in s hores car is entitled to & seat, and, if this isnot fur- nished, he should tiot be compelled to pay. Let this be the law, and there will bs cars enough and seats cnotigh, otherwise, cdrs will be searcd and seats will be at d proiium, until “the day of judgment.” This is'a matter that 'shotild b8 regulated by law, in the absence of competition. The prosent vexation should be stopped .in some eflicient manner. . Public opinion i8 now our only reliance. 9 Thers i8 no other city where such gross im- position would: be tolstated. The' provérbial good nature of the Chicago, peoplo hos been tested in the severest madter. Ibs time for a chirigg. . 1t is tito: that thesa corporations shodld be taught that the - public have rights ¥hich intst bé Tespected. PRI STt How is a change to be bronght abont ? Sim- ply; by holding the Compasics strictly t6 the 18t ter'and the spirit of thewr chartors, and by the enzctment of such salutary laws as will secure a reasonable degree of regard to the convenience and comfort of the public. = On the South Side the City Railwiy Company have been granted {ot & limited reriodan absolute monopoly; Wkich, in justice to tho people, shounld never have beon permitted. = b # ‘The demand for better means of transit to the suburbs end within ths city limits is becoming every day more impera The horse-car system, however el improvad; wifl never fully sapply the .public necessity. Fho main trank tailroads. will only furnieh ficcommodation to those dwelling along their lines. The tens of thotisandi Who live in the sibiifbs detand some other moré efféctusl and rapid mode of transit. Fnis can readily be afforded by the construction DOWER. Some of . the mosl woublesome guestions srising in An abstract are those relating to dower. Under the statute of Illinois a married stoman has Gower in an equitable estate. If. therefare, & quit-claim deed should be required tocut off an equity, care should be taken that the wife should join. But the estate must be complete, not merely an interest in the husband, whith might ripen into an estate., . A woman cannot. be divasted of dower exoept a8 provided by law. Referduco to the statats must be had to sep if ehe has prop- erly joined her husband in the release. She can- not release her dower to one while her husband conveys the fes to another. It is an appurtennnt to tho fee 80 long as the woman lives. Afterher bueband's desth she may release her dower— o the owner of the fes only, however—even be- fore it is assigned ; and after ansigument she hag & Jife estate which she may sell to any one, 1 will call your attention now to . ) i FRUSE ESTATRS: : s ese may arise in several ways: by will; marrisge seitlemens, by declaration a!_imnt,_fi deed for particular purposes. The owner of the {ee may burden an estate with & trust, and may create or carve oul life estates; some or all of them depending on contingencies. A simple declaration, duly etecuted by A,in whom_the fee is, that he holds is in trast for B and his heirs forever, will, by operation of the statute, place the title 1 B, In order to preves the operation of the tatuts, it ia requi- site that somo @ power " granted by the conveyance w! he cannot exercise unless the feo remsins.in bim. Buch an instrument snould be drawn with great care, and every con- tingency should be, provided for—that is, an event might happen which, if not provided for, would render all the rest uncertain, or possibly defeat the main features of the trust. EVIDENGES OF TITLE. The common law of Englaud and statates in | aid thereof has been adopted in this State, by an expresaact of the General Assembly. Hence all the rules of the common law applicable to real estate are recognized here, oxcept 8o far as they have been modified by siatuie. Theso etatutes cannot bo fully understood without = retty thorough kuow! e of the common law. ence Coko, Saunders, and Sheprerd aro good authontice. - Oune statules; eo far s they relate to roal estate, ure but smencments of thg oow- mon law, snd of. course, . then, ap underssamiing I of thaze amendaigry siatuies ITuET embraca | 1 AY pasy conf. of elevatoed railways radiating from the heart of the ciby;'Iike the svokes of a wheel, to different Dboints of (ho circamference, Such roads can be built with sbsoluté sdcarity and it Hioderato ¢ost. , That they would pay imimensic)y is béyond a dotibt. I entertain no question that the construction of agingle elevated lihe to the stburbs would successfully solve the. transit problem. Other lines would inimédiately follow, and all the thtough travel would patronize thess' roads; ‘The great economty in time, and the immensely grester comfort, would soon bo appreciated by a long-suflering public. The effect npon subur: ban property would be prodigigus. There is mow such » road in operafion in- New York City; ‘which is rapidly grdwitg into favor. _The' work- ings of it and its results should be carefully looked infb. I believa, thej would prove both enco! ng dnd satisfactary.. . Relieved of the through-travel, the horsecar system would ac- commodste the:local travelmuoh more- etiicieat: 1y than it niow doea. . In fact, it doed not accotn- inodate any one at present. . Tnstend of a nuis- ance, a8 it now is, it woulfl bctome a conven- 1ence.’; The “public’, &omplalut . would” Ebase, Do t'ome - wonld “be injured; - witle’ the community womid be largely benefited. The horse-cars now are completely filled with through passcngers, who occupy the seats at starting, and retain them throughout. -All oth- era’havs to stand; brédthing a contaminated air, and inconvencing those who aroso fortunato’ as tohave dedts. - o Bomething must be done, and that speedily, Forbearance can go no fartner. The nécessity of the case is my apology for intiuding on your columns: - Some ono must $beik, and in this in- stante I am confideut I am but' the mouthpiece of ‘the public thoncht. It isthe Guty of ths pross o give £o such uiterance its powerful sup- port. I trustitwilldoso. A revolution must then occur. The-loss of time, the trial of tem- er, and 'the injury to health, which are affecting the publie urder the present “*catile-car ” sys- tem, demand reform, and in soms -shapa .relief must comes J. Ess1:3 WARREN. FRAUDULENT SUEDIVISIONS. To the Eéitor of The Chicago Tyiduhes ~ - - - Omics6o, May 7.-The real-esiats srticle of 125t Sibdsy’s TRISUNE dontdined aa - intererting atitement about the friudileat suburbag sub Jors, ind $ha exjeh the Assessars,” ' ' ! Now, I wish fo call attention to som which , appsar on ihe fécord in regard ta, the +Boiilevard Additions” of G W. Scott, in tHie Town of Worth, refertéd to in that srticle, and _in view of these facts I cannob seo how Gen. of any ofher oficia e ‘any hinéh-expenss of books and Slerk-hire injst- tending taxes on these lots. 160 acres of Sec. 19, Town of Wo! led Bcott, and kndn ss his- bonlévhrd_additiops. . One 40-acre tract of this 160 acres is, i1 believe, subdivided into comparatively fair-sized lots 18 feet by 80, though I have not : examined the record a5 to this. Tho rest of the said acres appears on the records in soma twelve subdivisions of ten acres each. A plat of lots | appears for each of tuese ten acres, the lots in each plat numbering 673, or 8,064 lots. the ' acres. ‘g IR Now, does calling a thing' s lof makejts T have lots in these subdivisions the los hould . be surveyod, the streetd theasiired, and the di- mensions of lots and width of streats cortified to by the surveyor, and entersd on the record, ahould they not 2 Now, perhaps you will not believe it withont examiriation of the recortl, but peithier - those - lots 'nmor streels “have ever been eurveyed. Thoe certificats of the Surveyor, Mr. Scrmltu:il npnenzéed dt'o the tecord only purports to give the outeide dimen- gions of aywh loh&lcr':hpxscé. snd thit ‘he gives only in chaing and links. O ~ He will teél Jou aldo, s he hhs’ idld ms, ] he never did survey or pretend to survey gny. Jots or streeta in theke additions, but that thése ‘ware.marked out on the plat after ho had'aigned the ceruficate appended, -but no. ditnénslons von. . - . - e l!xMr'.LScofl: s merely made & worb of chécker-- board: of ench rectangular -10:xcre piece, placed pumbers in Wwhat- look like- blocks'and lots, and handed themin for record.- As the Recorder. used to get 50 much = lot for rocording & Aub- division, the job of 8,000 lots was too good a one to be” ériticised too tlosély; &nd thé, frand: be- came a record: ", Thers 18, however, no proténse o the recotd of #ny size to- lats or: width -td streets. But how this copld escape the notice of connty Officiald: who ' me ! én;t_ to so uch “troublo . in g taxes on these myths of lots is moro than I can under- stana, Thers ate no lots thére. There are only acros owned probably yet by G. W. Scott. Scott bas not parted with any titld by all the deeds he has wiven of lots in those additions, and it seems to me he may be liable to each buyer for obtain- ing money under false pretenses. Of this, how- ever, I oxpress no opinion. This, howaver, ssems plain to.me 1. that, if.the county officers have spent much time and money in handling these subdivisions on their tax- books, they have done what a few minutes’ ox- amination of the records would have shown them to be unnecessary. X TWOMAN. The Saratoga chip who m rried & girl fast suthmer, liaving fallen in lové with her beautifdl complexion, savs how that it wasa ** skin game.” Btrawberries have appearsd at thé refréshment #nloons, and Tor & while Young ‘mieh withlight purses will be cautious Low they invite the girla Hes, Koen, of Snrisglield, declined. to sllow limit. A reaction i then cartuin to sef in. and- her daughters totake part 1o & spellingimatch because she lieard somebody say thiat’ knotty words would be given out. “These ate the nights for star-gaziiig With' your sweethiéart, svon if youi are kept budy bfushing the dew from her lips with your moustachs, to keop it from ge:ting into her thiroal and givieg ber tho diphtheria. - ) Lewis remarks that most™ aty woman csn. sif down gracefullv in & street car, but uot one ina bundred can descend from the .back eud of a buggy when the horse is running away withoat feeling thit she's going to, overdo the thing. «Yon wring my bosom,” said a despairing Bal- timore Iover to & ooqueltith S whotit ;he had long_sought iti ‘martiage.” Hid burat of grief decided her, and, puttiog out her hand, she softly murmured, * Well | ring my finger, if you will ba the happier for it; I will vex you mo longer.” B A girl out West ate seven pounds of heavy wedding-cake, in order that she mighs dream of ber future busband. She dreamed that a man with testa & foot 160, dog's feet; atd & hair-tip, sazon her all night; and, rither than marry Kiiin, 8he conterplates suicide ind an sarly tomb, where the botiolinks sing. . In Boston the other day & vain g fellow, dressed in a new spring sais, cailed at the house of a lady acquaintance anfl askéd her how she thought he looked. * You remind me of early groen pens,” was the ahswer. "Hb was obliged to dopart without a sointion of tnis conundrum, tood it afterwards when he heard & way that early poas looked nice, bub A gentleman. was endeavoring to enjoy an evening ih _the . company.of a young lady.npon whom e cailed, bnt found a serious obstacle in the person of & stern father, who &t length ve: Diniery atimatod fhat the hour for rotinng had arrived: “ I think you are correct, my dear eir,” returned tho unabashed young man, * Wehave besn waiting to have you go to bed for overan hour.” % Sasan Jine must have been Acaxtily dressed when she was looking out for her lover aud qmagt o S8 T L Ho'll coine to:iight § tHe wind's at rest, -« This moon 18 full and Bkr 3750, L Tl wear the dress ihat pleased him beat— \. . Aribonfomyhalr ., . o j gracious, no1” axclaimed lirs, Harrowfat: to Mrs. _Qnofgud raisiog her hands and !i.flélklfig- jo o very oxdited tohd, **She was 8o ill whisn, ber new bosnet_csme home that she -couldn't gotup ; but; deat ankes | Jané, that didn't mat- ter nothing, for she jitau put her hat o, and 147 with ber head gut of thé window the:wholeafter- noon.” s : z i - K Wéaterd editor excluitnéd : ' Boston néedn't attempt fo sell..any of hef * shirt-boséms, war- ranted not to rumple,’ ‘in this locdlitz. Not much! The sigh; the esclemation, the sweet, tromulous accent, thie delicidus fragrance of her hair and breath—all theso-may pass away ina moment, but the rumpled -shirt-bosom remaing ever with you a8 a present reminder of past joya " ¢ s they @itered & dry-goods stors yesterday you would have. gaid- that-love dwelt in both hearts, and that a dove of peaco roosted on grery dhingle on.the z00f of.their abiding-place. Bhe saw a [ovely dicge, 2id she begged hum. to buy, but hd replied 1 can'y, darling, not be- fors mext weok.” - *Ca't you, dear?” she Giniled. . Well, Lwill wait.” “They Liad hardiy pasesd odt the door betote he said: ‘*I'd like to geo myself getting. that dress!” And she an- swered: ** You couldn’t buy one side of ir, and ;{ Jou could you aro fob stingy aiid meitt to do e e 0 - <, KAMELESS. -~ * Fhérs 15 a ifme 80 Fivelt, 40 deaf, ‘That I could nover write it here, | o4 g Where careless eyes, perchance, might sde,— The zamie 3 16ved one gate tome: . . -"A-little name, one simple word, Bofyah th twitter of a bird R Bréodihg above her tiny nest? 3 3 -« But, ohi ] it 1& the desrest, best 5 ! . ‘And softly Pl that name repsaf : - . Datil my hoart shall cease o beat | B o T the wholo dsy longs . 7 - * I heard it ouce at day’s decine,i . (' i Tow reath'd by ips close-presied fo fini, " Twould not that A cafelesdeat T ¢ " Bhould cateh the hong I fove to hear; - ¢ . /s throbbings come and £6 _ Aa to myself I breatheis low: . ..Boul-music boly, giad and deep, - Within muy heart of hesris I keep. e jés of pure and tendet Hud? 1 ktiow fall 5&1 néed hot Pkt . Xoat Fate may bring, if they Are Hear. Oh1 fond, trne faith on wiith I rest, * And own myzelf eo richly blest] | : Oh faithfal friend, for whom I yesrn) And courit the hotirs tiil they return: - - Tho name, tho sang, the heart I owz, 1 keep for thee, arid tiice alone | Gmcao, Moy 6, 1975: e - - A Remarkable Ficture P Alma-Tadeina has juat finished a remarkable pictare in- thres compartments; called the “Tragedy of an Hodest , Wife.”. Cbilperic, Kingr of ‘the Frapks, having many-wives; made a1 offor to the {athor of, Bruhild for bis young- st danghter, Galsuintbe, in marriage, pledgiog himself to dismiss all her predecessors. This ho did, but Ferdegunda, one of the discarded wives, * set herself o win back her lgvet, and one mdrning 'Galsninihe was fonnd sttangled in bod, But wherd sho' was buried a great miracle happened, for the lamp over her ‘tomb féll on the paverhent, bai, Instead of beiog broken, ths pavement gave way to receiveit, and it burned on in the marbla. . In the three peparat_portons of his picturs Mr. Alma- Tameds shows Fredeganda looking trom. her “minfo oh the mattiage ‘of Qhilperid 'and ner Yivaly-the dawning of day'in Galsuinthie's apart- ment sfter the murder ; and -the.crypt with the ¢ ‘fesr which s monk is lsm bufniog in the pavement abo) grave, FIRging: nbdivided by } b | tie Adient of Hme, Ris ik Lander, Dan Bijaat’ —-The A - 008 the Minstreley -y i Tho Apollo Club Concert and tho Beetho- ven Society’s Reception. The Cincinnati Festival. ‘THE DRAMA, T A NUTEWORTAY WEBR: T * | The past week has’ been prificipally :notable for the fact that it is the firat within the mém- ofy of Chicdgoana of the present generationt which Kas been uttefly without & dramatic énter- tainment. ' The occapation of the star theatres by opers “houffe companies under -the. same | management, and of the stock theatra by Emer- gon’s Minstrels; left the legitimnta nothing. The weéek :has been unéventful in .eordeguence. Referonce to it is not necessary. For the pres- . ent week, however, the publio will find material i enough for patronage in' the simultaneous ar i ri%al in this city of the greatest modern nctresses, | Mme, Ristori andl Afrs. Lander. © © s WVICKER'S THEATRE. 5 It is, perliaps, unvecessary to 2ad to the an- inouncement of Mme, Ristori's coming any eulogistic referonce to her triumphs. It would ! be impertinent to the reader to spesk of the ex- alted artist’s reputation, for everybody who is in the habit of attending the theatro is supposed to - know of her. since it is but six years since she was in this country, That epgagement was memorable alike to herself and tho American public, and tho present is equally go. After holding & position on the stage which none could approach, she, like our tiygedian; Chartojte Cushman, is about to retirs, from itinto private life. Her presént tour un- der the mabageément of Messra. Grau & Chizzo- Ih" fiittakes of thendturh of a-farewéll. ' Tils phraseology has béen adtmaiikiat mikinterpreted of late, and perbaps the loss one- alludes to it the more pleasant the recollcction. me. Ris- tori, however. is making a tour of tho worid. Before playing in New York this season, sbe had played. in the great cities of Etrope,—London, Borlln, Paris, Madrid, and St. Perersburg, and thore Ititely in Aexico, Havana, Rio Janeiro, and Lims. Before she retirca she will bave visited Melboprno; Byduey, and the other cities of Australia, Pekin, Hong Kony, Bombay, Cal- cutta, aud Madras, thus accomplishing a circuit of the eutite civilized world, With Whose limits, it_is not too much to_say, ber famme is con- tetminous. San Francisco is, of course, the jast American clty in Which she will play; for sne takes her passage thenco to Australls; Therd is this dréwback about a performance by.Mme. Ristori. 8he piays ex- clumvely in Italisn. = There is, however, this atcompAnyiop Tompensation: eh8 brings a £8< nlarkably good compauy witu hor. Thoss who saw Sig. Salvibi will call tomind thé sutomatio perfection with which his pieces were rendered by bis company, aud the astouishing pdvwer ho displayed of conveyiig the mennitig of bid ords without the aid of a libretto. Equal, if not Enter', enjoyment may be expected of Mme. tori's performances. There will be butsix, all toid, for Saturday night there will. be none. The motines will be ber last performatics in Chicago. Monday night 8ha appears as Eliza- beth in Giscomotti’s celebrated drawma.of that name. Tuesday evening shé will act Alarie An- tvinelte. . The ufi:” is also_by Giacometti. Wednesday_evening Victor Hago's * tragedy, ** Lucretia Borgia,” will be given, with Mme. Ristori in_the_ titlo olo; Thursday evening +« Mario Stuart,” and Fridoy évenng ** Medca,” to be fvllowed by tho aleep-walking scens from + Macboth,” which will be rendered in English. Saturday afterncon * Marie Antoinette ” will bo repeatod. . AcApiary oF arisic. At the Academy of Music Afs. F. Y. Lander will play for one week ouls, and that, too, in almost the same pieces. She comes hers sup- ported by a stock company in which appesr the famihar himes of Fradk Laiwlor, Mrs. Myers, and Mliss M. Gallagher. . Afr. J. H. Taylor, too, is a membeor of the company. He is famous for bis personation of the Earl of Essez, which is early as well known as Mrs. Lander's Queen tizabeth. The bill for the week is a8 follows: Monday and Taesday evenings, **Elizabeth " ; Wednesdsy and Thursdoy evenings, ‘‘3Matie Antoinette” ; Friday might, for the beiefit of Mré. Lander, 2bd Saturdsy, for the first tims 1o Chicago in some vears, *Antony sud Cléopa- tra.” There will be Wednesday and Saturday Matinees. s 3 THE BRYANT BENEFIT. Thé death of the famous minstrel, Dan Bry- ont, left his family.in straitened circumstances, 28 everybody knows. The benefit performances given for them at the different theatres in New York and other parts of the country, together with the spontangous contribution to a general fund by members of the profession and admirers of the decéased; were among the ot interesting events of the season. They netted a handsoms El Ohicago has not yet contribtited to the und,. but under. the management of Mr. an.0'Hara, City Treasurer, s benefit perform- ande will be givén ilth this object i view this evening at the Academy of Music. Ar. O'Hara was an intimate friond of the fawmily, and feels called upon to head & movemtiit which only néeded a leader. The artists of this city have volunteered with cistotiary readinéss, &nd the bill coutaing several pieces. Considering the number of our sotors at present away from home, the abowing is large. The first meéce on the Dbill is the comedy ‘Littlo Toddlokins,” in which Mr. Fred Maeder, Mme, Rens, -Frank Pierio, Frank Maeder, Mrs. C. F. Maeder, and Mise Marie Wilton, will play, Following ' this, Miss Emily Soldens and Mied Clara Ve the preftiest mémbor of the company, sin “The Minstrel Boy,” from Moore. The four act of ** Camillo” follows, Miss Louie Lord tak- ing the part of Camille; Miss Lord is mot a stringet in Chicdgo, having lodg been's residdnt in this city. - The has not plaved here, however, in magy years, She will be siipported by Mr. Sam Piercy and others. Mr. W. H. Rice, the so- rano of tho Emerson company, will give an act: illy Rice, Little Mac, and Getrge Richards will Flay “Thg Myatorions - Branger,” & roaring hrtie ; the éntertainment closlig with a ninsical melsngs in which Messrs. Kayno, Surridge, Kim= berly, Dew, Goodwillie, and Fitzratrick parti Eate. Others have volunteered, bat their offers ave been thankfully declined on acconant of the length of tue bill. ‘It is not unlikely that the object. of thio entertsinment will oulweigh tho seruples against Sunday entertainments held by mény ehatitablo poraons. i 5 W . 1O0OLEY'S THEATRE: . . . - .. The minstrel company in posscssion of Hoo- ley's Theairo just at presout, wndet the manage- mont.of Toin Magaire, havé been pliying driring the week to'the best. business of the season. Théy have nightly tarned away numbers of visit= ora who have come tdb lite to_obtain #eats, and on mioré than one eccasion bavd been unable to supply even standing-room to those who wished it.. 'THis looka well for £hé party, and, as fuccess ia‘sznerl. everybody will be glad to léarn that 8 Beeh met with, The conipany, 28 befors obiserved, is the best thofe isin the country at the present tine, ceriainly tho béat that ever tiins West, Emerson is ons of {hé funniesy and neatest minstrels over seen on the boards, and, with the other favorites. Cotton, Arlington, ‘Eéitible, Billy Rice, and Little Mac, shonld carry all before him. The openiug bill wis drranged in s hiurry. The company arrived ‘bere Satur day, and had Little time to prepare for the cams paign. It wds gobd in almost every respect, but will be improved this week. A change for the better might be mads, mdia!uxge’uted to the mansgemeat., It i8 in relation to the- perform+ ante of Mr.'W. H. Rice, which is coarse and dis- pleasing to ‘Chickzd_ itdicnces. The _enter- tainment is 8o refreshiogly frec from sny- thing elfe 'which could give offenes thué this be¢omes particularly noticeable. An éntife change of pfogbtime s annbunced, In the first part are the usnal comic songs and senti- mental ballads, jokes, abd clidracteristic non- seusz. Arlington, in the Becond part, leads off with his banjo solos; Billy Rice and Con Murphy play the skeich ** The Invaded Studio;” Emerson and Cofton play ** Tha: Rascal Bully Littio Mao has his inimitable act ; Korcroas, W. H. RBice, and Arlinglon play anotber ekstch, « Big-Bone-Ann-Sir,” and Emerson comes oo as “ Apldoon, the Solid Man.” The performance concludes with tha laughable farce ¢ Troubles in the Family.” 3 Mr. Maguire is not aresident of Chicago, and is, consequently, not aware of - the éxistzuce of aa ardinance forbidding the use of .camp-chairs xg thehtrsd. The aisles dra vightly filibd with thela extempore seats in violation of the city's courhands, It is needless to say that the obdi- . nance i ektremely necessary and ahonld be en- “foreed, W Ty A THE AD! The © Patchwork ™ company, headed by Mr. Nate Salsbury, have been playiog to good honses RENSERR I o g stick BHE for the country Monday night. Mr. Salsbary 1a _an actor of great versatili d posaceses lh.g faculty of imilation to an nntsual dégree. His imitations of celebrated fetofs are remarkably TENKE 38d. Amusing. . H6 has, during his=eti filgement bt !J;a ‘Adalpm,’shnwndt t;ilynt for urlesque which 'is equally good. He sings woll, )3”‘ the.. banjo vlithgthe skill of an artiat, and is ready with impromptu speeches and-sction.- Mr. Ed Marblo is & fayorite-low. comedian in Chicago, and is full,of broad fmj which hus délicate figure sud graceful carrizgo would not ldad one to suspect. 3ir. Webster and & =, ies Nellie McHenty were mémbers of Hod- ley’s company, and, in their respective lines, were favoritts. Miss Katie Wilson has pot played much in Chicago this eeason, but was one of the Testures at the. Academy of Music. She {8 & bright, vivacious, and pretty little fou- brette, and o valuablo Addltion to a burlesque mphng whicl aims to please Without' offend- ing in e¥en the most insignificant point. -1 % GossTP. - ” Tk gossip of the week pointa to tive Elitnges which are likély to becdr. One is that o lady; not long ago a favorits aotress in this city, who left the stags to marry & wealthy and_highly-és- teemed gentleman of Chicago, is abouu to be- como n managercas. She bes applied, 8o, 8ays rutnof, for the laase of the theatrs at.which she formerly played s leadibg lady; and will man-' sge it herself. The ' tnderstanding is thet her hueband js ophosed to her appearing again be- fore the foot-lights, and that Ler theatrical -ex- poriences ill consequently be confined to man- agement, ™ % e The other rumor iy 'to the &fféct that after their season. at Hooley’s the * local favorited of Kmersoh's Mindtrel Company will remain Chicago sud take up their quarters at the Grand Opsri-Houge, under the businéss management 6f Mr. J. H. MVicker. A e _— MusIC. AT mOME. The musical season -is rapidly drawingtos close, and, with™th® éxception of thé two con- certs by the Apollo Club and Besthoven Socie- ties, cloding tholr sekob; Little need bé expéoted until fall. - THE OSHKOSI CONCEBT. ! * The concert in aid. of the Oshkosh sufferérd will be given at McCormick’s _Hal, May 12, with the follawitig programme : 5 ranT I 1, Chorus—¢ Begutiful May ", ,... - “reja Stngtna Soctel 2. Migon's Song— ‘Hask Thoi E'er Seen the Thomas .: Airs. O. 1; Foz. 2 3. Ohorns--The Wortd'is Beant:fal.”, lkcher Germania Manngretor, "L Pl u. Audante in F, op 25, Mendelssohn 4 iano Solo— {3 {0 +..8chubert Nitary 4. Todd, .Been B, Mareh. 6. Duet—Violin anit Plano. s Mary A. Todd iid Mir. jiéman Aller, 7. 41n the Wooda.”... Arzanged by Laj Swedish Stnging Soctety. 3 PART 11 1, “Der Eafer und die Bluma ..., “Ey Tv(;'a,mflnia Mannerchor, 2, “Evening ght”, aker 3: Ballad (selected); 4, “Ths Mofriing ™. sty Iira, Btridiron, HMusces Planzius, ahd Meisrs; Herts, S ieariron, and Olsoh. 5. Plario 5310 The Earonjoud Blicksthith”, Hindel 8. e Spring . Sicedish S il plis ipa am Lewss and Miss In ¢ THS' LIZDERKRANZ CONCEDT. The teiith concert of the Liederkranx Sociot: will be givén this'evening at the Narth Sid Tutrer Hall, with tiie following fine progtainme: 1. Overture to i Gberén 7 . Orcheira, 4 4 Pro pecealis,” from “ Btabal Mater "My, P. iFirtacharek. 3. Recitative and Batile Hymn; from enzi”, . .. Tiederkranz, s 4. Andante, from Jn‘;i:ir Symphony ”....... Mozart L ' * Ocean, thon mopster ™., S “"fi‘zfi Q;iufi. THE LEWIS TESTIMONIAL. _ C The éoinpliniéntsry concerf to Mr. William Lewik, the viclinist, which was to hzve taken plade last Friday evening, ‘will be givéen on Wednesday Evening of this week. The following i8 the programm s s 1. Quintét—Piano string instriimiénts,. 8chdifann [Allegro, Un moflo d'an marcis, Allegro-itdle.] MHesshs.” Watfsahn; Lewis; Huvodrd, ilen; and £ich- 3. Bcena and aria—t Ah perido”. iss Jessica Hoaskell. 3. Elegle for volin. 4. Fluthenreicher Eoro 4, Songs {a. The Two Grenadiers§ * Earope this season, 28 several of our promineny musicians are contemplating a visit there for pirposes of study. Among those who will leayg us in the early summer is Miss Jessica Haskell, ths well-known soprano, who purposes going te Paris to put herself under the tuition of Garcia, 2Miss Haskell hiza long been o prominent figure 1B 16641 musfeAl World. both 1 & cRaRRE [ concert singer, 5ad her Ghmé hisbekn pladsiaty familiar upon almost ‘every progradimo éf im. ortanics difig Ehe pist &IX OF ElZht Fe4re - Buy !is 8 young and. ‘Dromising sitger, full of ambi. ‘tion and industry, and, undes the tuitiod akig, :woilld receive #broad, especially under .such “teacher as Viardol-Garois, we Liave linfln’%mfir ;that she will return to nd with gréatly increaseq povers, and with s finish that Wit give her 3 -very prominent place aniohs musicians, and ons that will be uch iors thin l6cA1 & charkoeass It ¥law of Lier. early départure, we understand: that her friends- are_organizing a testimonia} concert tobe given her in 4 faw weeks, which - will undoubtédiy not osly béa very Hatteting personal compliment, but will very materi aid hzg {]n mel!l p:fsm‘téo: of her plans o snc. cesn. Sho will take witir her the ésar' & li;}r!t;l Yfiénl:h. h“" wishes u’ . Pratt, the pianist, also contemplaf to Enrope, and will give s farewell c:no::.%e\gg 10,"at Farwall Hall, the first -rehearsal of ‘which will be beld at, Reed's Temple of Music Thire.? dsy. All the members of Mr. Pratt's old chorns. 3.;@' invn?’d to hogre:eut& h)in:s Glentt leaves in- une, and we understand thas Mrs wiilL:laf g0 tg_nsl ks:xmmcr. Sehomaitiy; . Lonis Falk, the organist, havipg fot from his teip and sctusdrfiavm,’mu now gmf himsel? very largely to teaching this sammier: _A complimentary concert will bo given ta Mrs, WilliamCarroll, the accomplished harpidt ang pidnist, Taesday evenixig, at Martian's Hall, cof. of lndiana avenue and Twenty-secoud stteet.’ Miss Jesaie Haskell, Mr. Ledochowaki, ifr..He. man ellan, the Temple Quartet, and others will: assis! \ 2 The recent Linda Gilbert coneert in Kow York doas Dot scem to have been & vory decided ‘sus- cess. A 5 There will be & praiss eérvics av Plymonl Church this evening, undér the direction of ll';h L V. Fingler; the organist, with the fullewisg programmes 2 e 4 Fesfival ‘fe Dona # " ; G T e o L. “g, for Wiaes 6{ s Doty “Savior, Source of Ever; Bl #Héas Xy Pragor (nrz{:ged) Organ Poetluds, * Bigrol reappetred ia Londs a3, artes 1) reappédred in London récedlly, af an l‘bfignu of eight yedrs: ' The critics ny;y n‘fi yoice ia nmot what it was unce, but ke nses it with #ach skill a8 Well nigh to hioe the fivigeq of timé. Th¢ London 7Times says of his per- formance in *Martha”: *The Lionello way Signur Brigooli, who, though- he has deserted ag for {dreign parts, and especially for ted States of Americd, waid hot the’ loss coridially reteived. This artiat’s voice tisy tot be what it used to_be,—and what voice can for< évef rutaiiiits primé? Bat, oo the other liand, his mesbiod of delivery and his style of phrasing are, oa thoy havo alwars been, legitimate, which ensbles him to-give expression without . undus 3 #ift Hos 8o common now as it was wont to be; - This was espécially shown in the amor- ous' §6liloqdy, *M'appari fute’ amor,’ Which: ag :ni_gh(n have been espected, he bad to-sinz wice. g e The Atherieumt does. not join with the dally journild of London in swafdirig unqualitied praise to pretty Blics Thalberg. It says: *Wa may ask; despite the cheers when Alle. Thalberg. wade ber debut, whiat_wonld have been ber faie had she uct appearsd béfore the public with such & very popular name? Neither in acting nor iz siuging did she give indicationa of any -amounnt of ability beyord that of a very convantiodal compranaria, trained for a gpecial part.” | Madame N:lsson’s recresentations have been éxtented fosix, at the Théatre dé la Woodaid, in Bruesels, such wais Ler succesd: Madamé Pattf has begn singing 4t Pesth with the simc etlal i in Vignia. r .. 0. D; Hess is now the’ chief Yepresentative of Foglish opera in {his couni of Orgadizidg the Parepa company &3 forimed tlie Kelloga troupe, and likely ne will join hiids with Carl Bosa flext season.” o ey A Nilwsukeo mausician, C. H. M. Tobéy, h-g composéd an operctia called ** The Iunkeeper't Dauglrer,” baving six characters in-the cast. It ia to be bronglt out this month. e Neuendorfl boastd of having secired Mme, Poschka-Lentner_snd Wachzel, with & superk erma opers compauy, for the coming season. 5. Larghetto 1ac violencello : . Evchhietm, 3 6. Berenata fot soprano, with ‘celio obligatd. A . 3as Haskell, 7, Sotiaté—Adaglo dnd finale. idss Ingersold and ifr. Letwis. THE A¥GLLO CLUD CONCERT. _ The last cohbeit of the géasbn of ths Apolls Clib will ba giveh ot Wodnésasy svehitig, May 19, at Farwell Hall, on whichi oceasion the fol- ‘lowing programme will be performed : ... marTL 2 1, # Break of Morn *~~Charai .Abt Apillo G 2, {a Nocturns * 0. Volkslied. Guaker City Quaricttes . [Messrs; Barmes, Knorr, Holmes, and Nobie.] A st from WElh v L AMeideisiohs 7. 8,-* How Came Love 5 A 6. Trio from “ Night in Grézial Hrs, Wenham, Messrs. Barnes K PamT I v 7. Beteriade “ Cotn in tho stilly might ™. ..., Wandler Apolto €lup, 8. *Znvitation bo the Dance ™ (Weber).yvove, o TAUSIE . .“E s Twll‘l’i"l;l’l"fl. Watson. 9; “Evenin, it 7, . 3 & T Suaker G 10, et froms Sreation h Jira. Fenhar and 11, # Hoi bavs T loved thet, e Apolin Club. e & .. We .afe dusired td snuonnce tha ticketa. dis- tributed for the sccond concert are good for thia ohe, and that 4 fuil rehéatdal will be pivdn on Monday evening, at whichall active niémbdrs ate requested to bs in their places at 8 o’'cloch: ¢ . o TUE BEETHOVEN SOCIETY. 2. The prografiime of the last reception for the scason of thé Béethotb Socioty; which will take placs May 27; at McCormick's Hall; ix ag followa: e PART L 1; #Heas My Prayer "—Caniatd D0, 80i0; and. chorus, .. 2. Sonata for plano and 3. ¢The Water-Lily”": 4, Wandezer’s Songs, :‘. o sgmg( Night ™. : emsage 7 Do for %0 pian0R.ere " ihumann & Finale of the secondl dch of “Fidelio,” " for salo vaices sad (Harus. .. 8. - Asthis réceptionis totake place soon, thé attive memberd ate urgently requested to bs present 2t all reheatsals. 3 for sopra-"- * * ¢ < M TURNER IALL. b L2 The programme for tho Turner Hall coucsrt’ 58 afternoon will be 2a follows: 1. Wedding March from * Midsummer Night's DIeatl " veeocessoeeensn, . Mandelasohn 3. Overture to “ Lestogue " Auber 3. Becond Finala from * "V 4. Jubilee Overture, ......... H u‘lmm:g‘;m %mflah 6. (rom the Eighth 8 7. Fantasie~* Tha Ssvoyud's pLE 8. Chartvari= 9. Waitz— Ever Ea 3 10, Quadeillomt Flowes of the Dasiaba .o os L umabet THB GINCINNATI FESTIVAL. - - As very many of our musical citizens intend to g0 to Cincinaati for at least a day or two during the Ieatival, we make the following announce- ment of the dates of thé principal nurhbers, e that they may select tho perforniances they pre- for to attend: . Zuesday—Lohengrln,” Brahama? “Trlumph irear - ednena Gl gk Thursday—Bach's “Magnificat” ind Beothoven's N i heiTerts Nuith € phony and Lisds & promethous.” alesrilriis e * LOCKL GOSSIP. A *' Chicago will ‘be ‘well represented musically in On dit; that Mapleson's Italian opera compsny frof' ‘Drury Lane, Longdon - (Her Majestyy opern); will give a seasoh at thé New Yori Acad- emy of Mubic déx} fall. RSy e Signor-€athpanini lias sifected hid- rentreé ab gflmry Laoe Theatre;ia ‘London, in * Lucrezix rrriai” i z § iflet Alvani hds regppeared at Covent;Garden in LaSonnambala.” She is announced tosing Eisa.ofi May 8. TR Hard drinking—Cheving ica. o o - Stiving buslsesy=3akug barrels, . Common pleas—Pleae shat tie ddér. It is 64id thidt 'thé Diggef Indlidd &id fbvee khb¥n to émile: Théy ato gravs Diggers.” = How little do wé kaow.what changes a déeade msy bribg forth? Esp‘.fauy. décade msekeral: © e Bair of & yéung lady fn Vermoiit barusd Ehi;fi E axggh fi}.;hg 8ha Féil info s four - Disttict Visitor (blendify—<o Walt, dssis, dod how do yon ind thupgw zow 21 Crpity oftt vot saser— How do I find Eingéi! _ Why, by looke ing arter ’em, to bd suré—drat you!"” An actor being recently absent from rehe thé stago manager said Ho itst be fined., 2 Bu Télord ha i4 fined he mast ba found,” suggested the low comedy actor of the company. At 5 recent meatifig of & #ociety composed of men from the Emerald Tile, a member made the fallowing motion ;" ** MF. President—I mpve ye's th vash the céiling green, i houor of the old g o e . “+The battlp of spring,” says the New .York Bening Mail, - is fought with_ blades of grss.” What does'spring med:; then, by arminy all her flazm with -piatils ?—Louistills Courier-Jour- nak -~ T poh . A Littié Troy il . spoken of as a g woman, remaried that the acholars were the ** painstakingess,” for they were generaily whipped roued every day. ‘- : ¢ A Fansds min kiied £wo bicds with ons sfode. Whils hé was buyidg t in the cemetcry abd lifriii - 1iia wif's grave. dug, ke broposed mesr= ringe to a widow Who Was having Hor husband’a gravegodded. ... - - The, coming insane-asylom keépér $o visitor: + Do you meaa thit man wiih hus héad bowed, Lis eyes cast down, and his lips moving? .. Ok yes: be was -spetled down too; but he keepd Tight on piacticing just the sate; I baliove his word is *syzygy.’” ) i In this pait of the couslry. aated frisnds meeb they shake handd and ex- oldim, _* 3Ty dear fellow, F'm swiul glad io'see you,” ‘but out in Denyer: they “camd p, and whadkin each dther omr the bask, dxeizim : * Old patd, I've fouléd'ye. Lev’s booza,” & A bad littie- boy; uipokk being - Hromised five centg by his moth:r if 6 wogld tako & dods of cagtor oil, obtalued the morey, and thed told the u-aulrh uznk she might oil iu the streeks @ will make a hnmorous newspaper phist one of thess daya. * b Yesterday as an old citizen was maillog a *Te Rent” card on a vacant house, a pedestrian balt- od and remarked that *1iowze " was not the right i¥ay toepell “house.” ¢ How long kave. you lived in Detrott ?" asked thio old citizén, scoml ing savagely. ‘¢ Fifteen years,” was the repiy “ Well, I've lived fiare lL}r thirty,” continued the old man, “and I guess I know how to spell as well ag you do."—Deiroit Free Press. < DRY CLEANING. % pABGERIzAtion of Goadssensratodhy OO arer ac e e o iy supscty s ‘maaner of cleaning ever in! countzy. Yoa ¢an2ave much time and money by bringicg ous Silk Suits, ‘Woolen Suit: :BExpensive Si. Earty Dresses, - < Embroidered Sacquesy 8hildr€r‘fl’i§] ‘Wear, rape Veils, _ Shawls ot Every Descriptidh . Lace Curtains, A s ‘Lambrequins, etc., TO US, for tha DRY OLEAKING PROCESS doos Ll cesal.alo i garmentsin 65 tiro long sep- Boc tho ripping af ‘any way, oc tue 20~ morviag of Trimmings. All g00ds reteln their original lastro and shape. ATC. SCEHARWZ, __ BOSTON STEAM nnnovnl.n‘ 158 Tlitiofs, 365 West' Madison, sod 19 B dets, 200 St e 10