Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 30, 1875, Page 3

e e — " resulta which biave been accomplished. THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, MAY 30, 1875.—SiXTEEN PAGES. ' AMUSEMENTS. Review of the Musical Scason . of 1874-'75. The Important Works Performed--- Chicago Pays $§112,000 for Music, vlfllfie' of the Week—The Beethoven So- ¢iety Concert—New Departure by the Apollo Club. General Dullness in Chicago Dramatic Circles. Hooley at San Francisco, MUSIC. ‘THE SEASON. TIE MTEICAL SEASON OF 167475, which inclndes the nine months between Sop- tember and June, is virtually at & cloze, and it will pow be intaresting to glance at some of the It has been a much busier seacon thau the last one, al- though from s financial pont of viow it has been more disastrons. Last season 123 concerts were given; this season, 183. The number of oporas given is sixty-nine; by a cu ions ocoincidenca, the same ‘number in each season. The programmes of 1873-'74 included 865 numbers, representing 193 composers. This season they have inctuded 1,456 numbers, rep- resenting 934 compoaers, g0 that the bulk of business has been 50 per ceut greater. THE PROGRAMNNMES. ‘Tns numbers in detal have bsen divided up amcng compoaers zs follows: Bchumann, 77; Mendelswobn, 76; DBeathovon, 57: Wag- ner, 43; Chopin, 43; Rossini, 41; Mozart, 85; Bchabert, 84; Verdi, 88; Liszt, 29; Donizetti, 23; Abt, 27; Weber,»23; Meyer- beer, 19; Gounod, 19; Hatton, 17; Ambroise Thomas, 15; Prags. 15; Handel, 15; Haydn, | 14; Bishop. 14; Auber, 14; Figiow, 13; Offen- bach, 13; Lecocq,” 11; Raff, 11; Balfe, 11; Gottachalk, 10; Rubiastein, 10; Pinsmi, 9; Bullivan, 9; Ereutzer, Penss, Puck, 8 each; Henselt, Enecken, Parry, De Beriot, Mercadante, Bellioi, Beaedict, Millard, and Visuz:emps, 7 each ; Operti, Baruby, Wallace, Costa, Merkal, Thiele, Lachner, Blamenthsl, and Hiller, 6 each ; and Smart, Nicolai, Mangold, Goldbeck, Paganini, Frauz, Barael, Hewit, Arditi, and Kiukel, 5 each. In sddition to these, 15 com- ‘posers have been represented by four numbers each; 19 by three; 41 by two; sud 142—amonz them euch prominent cowposers.as Berlioz, Bpontini, Lambilotti, Cimsross, Hesse, Strauss, Arve, Willmers, Field, Clsmenti, and Onslow— bave had but s single number each. The great promigence given to Schumaun, who heads the Tist, is caused by the Wolfsohn recitals of this somposer’s music. PROMINENT WORES. The sesson has not developed as many new and important works as were given last year, bub many interestiog ones hava been given which we print below, with the names of compossrs and exscatants : Sonatain A minor—Ritter, Fague in C major—Haugt.. Bouata in O mmor, No. $—M Ooncortaatzin E fiat minor—Thi omas Theo. Thomas -Theo, Thomas .Theo, Thomas +Theo. Thomas “Egmont " Overture—Beethoven.... Beethoven Society ~ Sons #Wa'pargis Nacht "— Mendelsa Trio, O Minor—Baeth: Beotch OPEZA 6EASONG. Thers have been fivo sensons of opera. The first waa the English vpera, which commenced Oct. 15, 1874, and included nineteen representa- Hons, the principal artists boing Kellogg, Van Zandt, Beaumont, Beguin, Castle, Carleton, Mazs, and Peakes. The second was the Aimee opera-bouffe, which commenced Dec. 21, and in- cloded nine representations. The third was the Ttalisn opera, which commenced Jan. 18, sod 1o cluded fourteen representations, the principal artists being Albavi, Heilbron, Cary, Cerps, snd Del Puente. The fourth was. the Sol- opers-bouffe, * commencing April 2, s0d iocloding foarteen represen- tations. The fifth was the ' Geoffroy’ French opera-bouffe, which. commenced Mav 4, and ircluded six representations. In addition to these there Lave been six ‘amatenr perform-: xaces of * Cinderella™ and one of the **Doctor of Alcantars.” The operas performed have besn us follows, fncluding the number of perform- tnces: Cinderells, Grand ‘Duchess, and Fille de Mme. Angot, 6 each ; Giroflo-Girofs, 5; Chil- perio and Faust, 4: Lucia, Marriage of Figaro, Mignon, and: Lohengrin, 8; ‘Maritana, Martha, ian Girl: Don Giovanni, Trovatore, La Pericliole, Genevigva de Brabant, snd Mme. L'Archiduc, 2; aud Fra Diavolo, Princesse de Trebizoude, La Bo'le Helene, Traviats, Einaui, Basber of Seville, Sunnambuls, Buy Blas, a0d Dootor of Alcantars, L 1'otal, 69 BCHUMANN BECITALS. Inaddition to the works enumerated above, Mr. Wolfeohn bas performod the following Schu- maon numbera iu his ten récitala: Papilions, op. ¥: Romances, op.28; Fantasies, C major, op. 19; Intermiezzi, op.4; Kinderseenen, op. 15; Humoresque, op. 20 ; Davidsbuendiertaenze, op. 8; Forest soenes, op. 82; Faschingschmank aus Wien, op. 26; Novele!ten, op.21; Blnsmen- Bueck, op. 19; Carnival, op. §; Arabesque, op. 18; E.uats, F abarp minor, op. 11; Album Leaves, op. 124; Etudes Svmphoniques, op. 18 ; Bante Biuotter, op. 99; Sooata, G minor, op. 22; Fantasiestneck (liret book), op. 12; Toccats, . 7; Bcherzo, gigue, romance and fughetto, op. 82; Fanwmestueck, op. 111; Kreislerisnz, :g; Fautasicstueck, op. 13; Nachistusck, . FIXANCIAL STATEMENTS. The followiug statement of the gross ressipta M the various musical entertsinments duricg tho %2 ooncert, Oct. 34. Ot Moeeeneceilll 2,000, 5 —— Sonnambula, Jag, 27 Nozze de Figuro, Jsn. ¥ Lobengrin, Jan.'29... Esust, Jan, 0. . uy Blas, Jan, - " £18,785.00 Genemeve do Cuilperic, May I..... i Hmflngnl‘l Daughbter, May Mme. Angot's Daughter, M. Chilj eric, May 5. ... Chiiperic, May 8. .. Mme, L'Arcbiduc, May § 2,280,60 ATMER OPERA-DOUSFE - Grando Duchesec, Des, 24 Princess de Trebizonde, Dec. La Fille de Mme, Angof, Dec. La Bello Helene, Dec, 2. Perichole, Dec. %5...... La Fille de Mume, Angot, Dec. 33, Perichole, Dec. 3. cev..nr GEOFTREY OPERA-TOUFIE. Siz performances. 2,706.25 Exira = —5 2,000 034N COKCERTS. 612850 = First concert, Bept. 34, Second concert, Sept. 29. Third concert, Sopt, 39, Fourth concert, Sapt, 39, Ffth concert, Oct. '501.00 8ixth concert, Oct, 1,176.50 Seventh concet, April 28. 1,016.50 Ninth concert, April 30 Ten:h concert, May 1. ‘Eleventh concert, Mz; MIZCPLLANEOUR. First Do Morska season, 4 con- . <ol “te saeenl$ 5,800.00 = Adelaide Piillipps season, 4 con- certs. 2,100.00 Cami 600,00 Second D 2,500.00 certs. 2% Richings-Bernard season, 10 con- certs........ earveneee 361650 ‘Miscellaneous homs cancests (100) 22,515.00 35,181.50 2 nz.':u.u THE WEEK. AT HOME. - The musical season is over, and from now un- til September there will be baut little to record. The only musical event of last week, mth the exceptiou of Mr. Eddy's second organ recital on Saturday, which came too late for notice in tus issue, was the BEETHOVEN SOOIETY CONCERT. The Beethoven Society, although it has & re- upion underlined for next Pridey evening, vir- tually closed its season on Thursday evening lsst at McCormick's Hall with s programme ‘which included Mendelssohn's delightful canta~ ta ‘“Hoar My Prayer,” aoloa by Miss Jessica Haskell; the THiller cantata *Song of the Spirits Ovor the Water”; Gade's *Spring Message"; Bchumann's “Wanderer's Sovg.” which is eo vividly suggestive of the vpyy Life”; Bargiel's pretty “Spring Night"; and some selections from Echumaan's *Ereislerisoa " by Mr. Woleohn, which were substituted for the Rubinstein sonata, owiog to Mr. Eicliheim's failure to putin an sppearance. ‘The audience was & good one, considering the storm wluch get in sbout the time the concert began, but the Society, for some resson, tarned out with thioner ravks in ita sopranos and. alfos than usual. Thers was s compensation attach- ed to thia fact, however, for it gave the tenors, who have heretofors been smothered by the Iadies, an opportunity to be heard.: Notwith- standing ita reduction, and the fact that many leading voices were absent, the Socisty did some good work, espegially the Iadies, whose singing of the Barmel number was more then ordinarily creditablo. The . Mon- delssohn cantata was finely given, =and Mics Haskell aoquitted berself in s superior. mauner, more patticularly in the first solo of the cantats, in which she was frosh and in good tnne. Tha second solo, *“ O for the wings of the dove,” one of themoat exquisite numbers Mendelssobn ever wrote, was sung with real feelivg, bat ot with the exactness of tuns or nicety of intonation that churacterized the firat. Besides Mr. Wolfsohn's recital of the Schumann music, he played with Mies Ingersoll a Schu- menn sndsnte and variations, which waa one of the most enjoyable numbers of the evening. The Iady is also entitled to the highest eredit for ber discriminaing and intelligent accompani- ments. The Beethoven will now rest from its Iabors until fali, and can place wpon its record for the secson: Tha Schubert Lrio in E major; the dao from Beethoven's ** Ruins of Athena"; the Bargiel trio in F major; Raff nuug”; Beethoven's Kreurzer So binstein sonsta for piano and "cello; andante and variations, for L% piano cantata, *Bong of the Spirits Over the Schumann's quintetts for pisno and strings ; Baff's trio i C misor; the Rubinstein trio in ¥ major; Mendelssohn's ** Walpurgis Night,” and + flear My Prayer™; the Epinving Chorus from the * Flsiog Dutcbman "; the Beethoven trio in O minor; Moscheles' * Hommage s Handel"; and thirty-seven Schumenn numbers given by Mr. Wolfaohn in bis recitsla. The eighth end last reunion for this season of the Sociesy takes place at their rooma Friday avening, June 4, with the following programme: L Quartette for plano and string instru- ments. H ishn, Leicis, At and Einpem lesere, Wolfsokn, wis, al Cichheim, 2. Bongs—~* Poet's Love .. -n,.u...u. \umann 3 s, Clara D, Stacey, 3, Duo*Bigognung,” for piano aud ‘cellom,...Raff Messrs. Wolfsolhn and Eichheim. jo—* Dis Loawen-braut " (Lion's .Bchumann 5. Concerto for plan +.Chio; e Libie Fayica: i The third season of tuo Beethoven Society will commencs iu the latier part of Sentember, when, among otber works, Mendelssohn's ors- tono ** Enijah ” will be _studied; also parts of us unfinished opeia ** Loreley,” and selections from Wagner's * Lohengrin,” as givon at the Cinciopsti Festival. - Dunng the spring, Mr. Woltsohn will give o series of ten Chopin re- citals. THE “APOLLO CLUB. This old and favorite organization,. Which ciosed its season two weeks ago, bas made 8 new departure, we understand. Ita first step hss been to smploy a new conductor, Alr. Tomlins, who has been go loog conuected with .the Rich- ings-Bernard troupe, and who did much to briog that tioupe to its wonderful vocal efficiency. ‘We further understand that, while the Apollo | Club will maintain its organization as & ‘maen- | the wuperiority of our Stock-Yards, and the immense - SB,IT werchor, Mr. Tomlios will commence at -once the orgapization of a large and efficient mixed chorus, saziliary to the Clab, of which the Club and the Quaker City Quartette will form part. This, a8 we upderatand, 18 to be dono with referenca to the production of larger and more imporiant works thao can be performed by a male choras, and also with referencs to futwse festivals. Ar, Tomlips enzers upon bis work with the hearty sympatby and sapport of the Ciub ; aod the in- teiest taken in this work by the Club is shown bv.the fact thatit bas determined to take uo rest, but keep on all summer with its rehoarasls, inslaad of resting until fall #s has been cus- tomary. - In this connection, we print the following communication, which will be of intareat to mu- SUALL WE EAVE A JESTIVAL 7 1o the Editor f Tha Chicago Trivuns = Whils ths foundatons of Cinclanati hsve besen shaken by the thander of ita mustesl glory, why s it that Ohicags, with sll her advantagss, sbould jdly stand aside xnd allow s sister city Lo alona enjoy the triumph of these annual feasts 7 Have we mot that degres of musical entbusiasm among our people. that will* {gnore for omce ‘alf selfish ends and ‘come to this work for the love of - the ' art and the grest good ‘it would do In our midst? We can talk without end, and with seeming prids of influx of gratn, and with a8 much pride derides our nelghboring citles becsuse they fail to show such s Tecord ; but are thera not othier subfects, and of aa much importance, wherein the best interests of socie- ty snd the better intslligence of our people are con- open for competition? Yes: as the recent Festival in Cincinnati has 80 fully demonstrated, and wa must be alive ta it, or Chlesgo will loss her pros- Lige as baing Always s3ual o great anarguncias, Have ¥a not & popular musical organization, the Apollo Club, comprising the best mala voices n the city, and, I bellevo, under the balon of a competent conductor, 2qual to greater works than have been attemptod here- tofore? Hers is a Club well drilled and resdy to take up atonce the greatest works, Would not this form the nucleus of a grand festival chorus of mixed Yolces, and next year, with ths co-operation of Theo- dore Thomas, {naugurate an era in the musical annals of this city that will be crowned with succesa? This ds fewsible; and let the Apollo Club make the first stride towards this greatend. Weneed it, snd the roph of Clicago and the surrounding country will ol you {n this glorious work. Wa want no money- ‘Tking humbug, but & genuine festival of e, usio, TCRNER HALL. The programme for the Turner-Hall concert this afternoon, will be as follows : ol " .Bach ase after . 1ve.BU) 8. Chsohmumd Prayer from “The North wwe 4. Overturs to « Mignon ¥, Tho * 5, & Awakening of the Lion =, 5 Sotpotm o Movia i . Potpou usical Signals . & Fotpoursi» Fra Disvoly . .9, Waltz, 4 Victoria ", uadrille, “ Haimo; - Blrauss In sddition to the above, a concert will be given in the evening at the same place, for the benefit of the violinist, Carl Sir, with the following pro- Arammen: Balatia; Conduct [ans Balatka, Conductor.] T J [Hs 4. Overture to * William 5. Concexto for Violin.. 6. Volksgarten potpourri. PART 1L [F: Hoffmann, Conductor.] 7. Concert overturs. €, Revere. . 9. Torch Danca. THE PRATT CONCERTS. _ The Pratt concert is now deflvitely sottled for June 10, and the list of participants showa an evident desire on the part of Mr. Pratt to give an entertainment, not simply asan excuss to sell tickets to his fricnds, but one which on its mer- 1ts a8 a concert will -xzan.l to the general pablie. The secaring of Mr. Sfanley, the {enor, will cor- tainly bs a refreshing change from our regular tenor diet, and the **Quaker Citv” Quartetto onght to fill a hoasa of themselves, to sav nothiog of the other-asaistance, which includes Ars. Wat- 8on, whoso pisno plaving is exciting much en- thusiasm among musical circles. Aside from the sttractions which Mr. Pratt offers, there shoufd be taken into coosideration the fact that be s for the second time going to Eu- rope to gather strongth with which to prosecute bis musical labors amougst us, and that the encouragement and supnort he is the recipient of here will 2id him maturally in the successful acaomplisbment of them. ABROAD. RULINSTELN'S ' TOWER OF DADEL.” Rubinstein produced bia Bitlical drama, * La Tour de Babel,” in aris, on the 4th of May. Ze Menestral writes mith extreme bitterness of the “new and deplorable tendencies” exhibited both in this work and the new pianoforte con- carto which Rubinstein played ia Paris aboat the same time. Of the first tablaan of the ** Tower of Babel” this paper saya : * It is written ina style o diffuse, so incoherent, so complately Izcking inimagination, 8o willfully disordecly,that the publio, strack with & gort of stupor, knew not whether to believe ita ears, and half suspectod that it was miade the butt of an attempt at mye- tification.” The principal characters in the drama are Nimrod and Abraham, ‘‘the femsle element except in the thorus being conepicuous by ite abseuce.” The writer in Le Afenestrel, bowever (M. Artiur Pougin), confesses that «“some of tho pagea in * La Tour do DBabel®aro extremely happy, and deserso to be in better’ company. Unfortunately these pages are not very nnmerous, and thestyle of the work does not bezome clear until the second haif. The tempest is_evidently strange.and powerful ; the air of Nimrod, ‘Abl quel roseau que Ia pussanca humaine,” in E flat minor, is broad in style and beantiful in coloring ; but the sudienco was cbarmed most of all by the three successive cloruses of the children of Shem, Ham, and Japhet ; the [ast especiallv is adoratle, and the first, with the intervals of the sugmented sec- ond ‘which occur persistently in the melodic de- sign, produced a truly novel offect and an inde- scnbeble charm. The second part of Abraham’s sir, * Et tous les hommes seront freres, is slso very melodious. Unfortunateiy the work ter- miatea with a triple chorus which brings us bazk to the incomprehensible style of the firat part.” ** LORENGRIN " IX LONDCY. The first performance of * Lohangrin” ia Lon8on took placs at Covent Garden on ths 8th inst. It created extracrdinary ioterest, and secms to havo been entirely successful. The scepery, droases, and properties wers unusnally splendid; the chorus is said to have been good. Miss Albani a8 Eflsa, Mlle. D'Angeri s Or- trud, Sig. Nicolini as Lohengrin, aud M. Maurel as Telramondo, made » deop impression; and Big. Visoeai is highly praised for the taste and skl ‘with which he cop- ducted the performance. The andience was large. brilliant, and entbusiaatic. The Vorspicl, tho chorus followiug the first appearance of Lolengrin, and the introduction to the third sct were repeated, and all the artists were callod be-~ fore the caortain agaip and sgsio. The demon- strations at the close wers especially exciting, altbough the curtain did not fall until ten min~ utes before 1. The public, as often is the case, appears to bave been mach more prompt and de- cided in its appreciation than the critics. The only one of the London morning papers in which we have seen an adequate review of the opera and the performance s the Daily News. The remarke of this paper aro sensible and interest~ ing, while the Zimes and the Daly Telegraph ara entirely at sea. < TATTE IN LONDON. Patti recently rotutned to London, and the Times of that city says: ‘*That Madamo Patti bas scldom, if ever, presented a more ethereal embodiment of the character may bs stated without reserve. With what perfaction she can 8ct s well as sing Dinorah has been repeatedly 2nd convincingly shown. The part was always a special favonto with Madame Pattl, and equally 80, witn her many admirers; but never, porhaps, since o the summer of 1862 she first attempted- it (with what applense is still remembared) was her performance more striking and admir- sble. Its grace and finigh, combiued with the simplicity that enbances its charm, were pever mors keenly appreciated. That Madsme Patti, on appeanng before the footlights, was greeted in the'heartiest maouer, will essily be crodited, Every one iu the house was glad to see her gain and to pay ber the bomaga due to zealous servico and well-established merit. Her voice, in power and flexibility, is what it has long been knowa to be ; moreover, whilo tho higher notea retain. sll Lheir freshness, strepgth, snd brill- isncy, the middle and lower uotes are still more remarkable for richness of quality and evenness of tone,” s THE OPERA NEXT WINTER, o ‘The New York Times of Thursday last says: “MNr. Adolf Neuendorff, mauager of the. Ger- mapia and Stadt Theatres, will sail for Europs next Thursday for the purposs of secoring an operatie troupe for the coming sexson. He has already eecuied Wachtel, and will endeavor to engage Mme. Peschks-Leutner. .- For some time past Mr.. Neuendor® has held correspondence to that eod with- Mme. Leutper and her- manager, but has thus far failed to obtaln a decisive snswer. Like all for- nign artistes, the gifted lady besitates to cross the ocean, and notbing but extraordmary induce~ menis will tempt her 1o viait this country. Mr, Neuendorfl believes that in & personal interview with Mme. Leutner he will be able to overcome her sorpples, with more satiafactory results to both partioa than hecould hopo to effect throngh correspoudence. While in Europe ke will en- gage & troupe which will render eflicient sup- park .to these great artists, aud will also care: fully selsct good singers for the chorus.” * GILMORE'S BAND. The reed and brass band with which Mr. P, S. Gilmore intends to open ths Hippodrome con- Gerts next Saturday 1s modeled after the French snd German military. bands which visited this country at the time of the last Boston Jubilee. It compriees the following instruments: 3 pic- colos, 2 fiutesin F, 2 concert flutes, 1 A flat clarinet, 8 E flat clarioets, 16 first clatinets in B fiat, 6 sccond ditto, G third ditto, 4 fourth ditto, 5 saxaphones,. 4 surasophones, 4 buagoons, 1 coutra fagotto, 4 haatboys, 2 T flat cornets, 4 B fiat cornets, 4 E flat trumpets, 8 Frevch horos, 2 fiugel horns, 8 alto horns, 2 B flat tenors, 2 B flat baritones, 6 trombones, § tupss, 4 drums, oymbals, &c. Total, 101.—New York Tribune. .~ oAmL RosA, ; ) Afr. Car! Boss’s English Opers Company is making a very sugcessful tour through the pro- ‘wingial citiss aad towns of England and Ireland: Miss Herses is the prima donns, and Mr. Arthur Howells 18 stage manager. Mr. Rosa writea: #T have been most fortunats in finding a new American tenor, Packard, from Boaton; he has been a very great success, I wanted Zelda Beguin to come over, but she does not wish to leave Americs, and I bave enzaged another American contralto, Miss Jessie Jones. Yon sea by and by we can call it the American company.” The report that Mr. Rosa purposes bringing hia “troupe to the United Stated ia the autumn seems to be unfounded. —_—— THE DRAMA, ‘THE SUMMER SEASON. A DULL WEZK. The opening of the summer geason ‘of warm weather is a doll affair af best; butthe past week has been almost bopelessly uninteresting. But for the perssverance and pluck which, apart from his dramatic ability, Mr. Charles Pops bas dis- played during his eogagement at McVicker's Theatre, the week would have been the dullest onrecord. Mr. Pope was the sole representa- tive of the drams, unless the performsnce at the Adelphi be included, He has mét with no en- couragement durivg his stay {n the city. Mis business has been very light, but in spite of this neglect he has played his beat every night, and bas extracted from. tho company such show of merit au it could make. The present week thero will be but one dramatic perfarmance, if the piece eotitled ** On Hund " can be by any stretch of concience thus designated. * THE ADELPIC appesrs to be the most interesting thoatre dur~ ing the present week. Playbills are decoptive, but that is the business. of managers. A caro- ful stady of the promises for the weok ssems to indicate that Mr. Grover will have things pretty much his own way. Tbere is no drama thia ieek. ‘The oliois consequently stronger than ever. 'Tho first appearance is announced of the famous Wilson Brothers, four in number, who constitute one of the best teama of athletes on tho boards. Miss Angie 8chott, in her clever il- lusion, * Lo Balon du Diale "; the Cawthorne cbildren, Miss Jonwie Soutbern, sod Blancha Selwin* are slso on tho bill. Shed Lae Claif, the romarkable trapaze performer, remaing Lhis week. His act i8 000 of tha neatest, mo.t skillful. and graceful seen on the Adelphi siage, and deserves espocial mention. ‘Lhe per- formance _concludes with the screamig farce “Turn Him Ont,” with the best of the company in the cast, includine Mr. Frauce. There wil be two ladies’ nights this week. THE ACADEXY OF MTSIC. The meazon of four weeks of minstrelsy at Hooloy's has not daunted the mansgement in brioging out Haverly's excellant company to take their place for the present week. The company was very successful on its last visit, and has been meeting with flattering notices from the newspapers of Cincinnati and elsewhero. It is aétrong combination. Among its members aro D. L. Morris, Primrose, Wost, Edwin French, Burton Stanley, George Wilson, M. G. Barlow, and the Californis \%Iurlal, consisting of the Welling Brothers, J. W. Freeth, and T. B. Dixon. The Lill gives every promise of an enjoyable en- tertaipment. In addition to the regular min- strel performance will be produced a drama enti- tled “*Eva: A Tale of the Bayuus,” founded upon +Uncle Tom's Cabin.” It i8 said to be mads up from the higher scencs of that woll-known story, aud contsius bothing dismal There are four steamhoats in tho piecs and s moving paco- rama by Ar. Piggott. Tho munstrela are includ- od in the cast of the piece, HOOLEY'S THEATRE. Perhaps the most effective notics of tho per- formance to be given at Hooley's this week would bo & quotation from the modest -playbill, which 18 sa follows: *3fonday, May 81, and every ovening snd Wednesdsy and Saturday mat- inees. and until farther notice, the Inimitable, the - Unapproachsbls, the Incomperable, the Great—surnamed the ‘Modern Proteus ’—Alr, John Thompson, the moct versatile artist living. Author, actor, mimioc, comedian, vocalist, danc- er, musician, composer, - will appear in his speciaity drama of * Oo Hand.'” Of o warvel- ous = ganias we feel ourselves totaily meompe- tent to speak with proper superlativeness. M'VICRER'S THUEATRE. From grave to gay, from “Eamson” and “Macbeth™ to **Jack and Jill," is the lasp at MoVicker's Theatre this week. The “Jack and Jill" pantomime company is under the manage- ment of N. D. Roberte. Among tho specia) features are the Joe Brothers, the little Vaidis Bistors, Prof. O'Beardon on the tumbleronicon, Miss Emily Herbert, the danseuse, Ennice and Fraoklin, paotomimists and comedians, Charles Carigdis and A. W. Maflin, and Mlle. Dearborn, with her company of Iady velocipsdiats. FOOLEY'S COMPANY appear to have already loat their hold upon ths public. They opened'with * Peril,” by Bartley Campbell, and there appesred to be s general foeling that the entirs list of Alr. Campbell's plays was to be given. 'Chis horrible apprehoen- sion waa strengthened by the fact that Mr. Campbell bad preceded the party to San Francisco, was still thers, and s now. Mr. Hooley then’announced **Uilimo,” and coapled it with ** The Big Bonanza.” ~Warned szainst this use of the same, he called it * Buy- ing - Booaoza.” Mr, Daly’s lawyer in San Fran- ciseo procured an injunction which proventcd bis using the word ** Bonanza,” and thna killed lus pieco. Hooley becamo rattied. Business snd Bartley Campbell did oot go together. He tried * Caste,” and it failed. He put on * Check- mate” and *Jenny Lind,” and threatens to keep oo changing. ** Pariners for Lifs” and ** Lilisn’s Last Love" are promised. Tho fact of e mat-. ter is Hooley is rattled acain, and we aro sin- coroly sorry forit. Had he fought shy of the flimsy, nogrammatical, and plagiarized mess of +modern society drams,” which tie commenced with, he might havae held the respect of the San Francisco public. . DALY'S COMPANY. Mr. Daly will opeu at McVicker’s Theatre two weeks from to-morrow with tha ** Big Donanza.” His stay in Chicago is to be of but thres weeks' duration, and the question is whether the run of . the firat piece will give him an opportanity to produce snything eise. His intention wasto play, in sddition to the famous farcical comedy, **Women of the Day,” which was the first suo- casa of the season just preceding ths ** Bonanza,” “ Divorce,” * Rose Michel,” and ** Saratogs." Although it is still two weeks before the com- pany comes here, and the oponing of the box- offico has not boen announced yet, applications for eeata have beeu made by a vory large number of people. This seems to indicate thasthe season hero will be nnusnally prosparous. It is 80 long sinca we have had any novelty and com- edy that . Mr. Daly may count upoa a heasty re- caption. STUFFED ANIMALS. The large collection of stuffed animals, rep- tiles, birds, and fishes connecied with the recent Chicago Museum, which, it is underatood, coat neu¥ 820,000, ure offered for sale by tha agent, AMr. T. B. Boyd, No. 141 Madison street, for $3,« 500. Here isa fine chance for some enterpria- ing showman. PROF. PEFPER will give a lecture at the Aczdemy of Music this evoning, with new experiments aod new ghosts. His lectures are well attended and quite popular. DR. 0. H. TIFPANY will give & lectare this afterncon at McCor- mick's Hall in aid of the Polytechnic Socisty. SEC ottt olvtenhok DECORATION-DAY, 1875. "Tis ten years einte our horrid War had close, And dove-eyed Peace again bleat all our land, And, fiufln be praised] the ald wound .scarcely, shows, : And will not when on Equal Rights we stand. - Above their dust (slajn XE;XIL\- nlugnmu BX&:! IL ing bays We sirew sweet flowers, types of (ho las 0f those who drive away Opgression’s nigh With righteons Justico and her healing rays 1 Altiough we never can forget the caus Of this all-haliowed day, wa do foreive . ‘Thiosa who 80 trampled on the Natiou's laws, Yet memories of such can nanght bus ive, Thus ever for true harmony we pray, And mourn alike the noble Blue and Gray! # QILRIAMEL,™ 1875, - - .- . L Morrre, TIn England it is spoken of as s remarksble fact that Jobn Bright, of whom ten years 8go Do person would bave belioved ench & possibil- ity, baa become the patron, of, Marquises. In 1865 he was ** tho taibune of the people.” In 1875 he proposed the Marquis of Harrington for Liberal lender, and has juat introduced & newly- glected Member of Parliament, the Marqnis of Tavistock, to the Speaxer. ‘The Ducal houses of | Devonshire knd Bedford coneent to be patron- ized by- the. Rochdale mannfscturer, snd the- democratic Quaker becomes politicsl sponsc for FRESH-WATER SALTS. The Chicage Sailor and His Pocnllari- ties, ¢ Mautual Anfipatliy between Him a;nfi the Mosshacks, Shipping for a Cruise---Life o: Board. . Co-operation - Among the lomogim—"i‘ho Sailor in Winter, v H'ow They Live in Chicago~-Their Criminal Record. Althouch Chicago is par excallence tha rafl- road city of the world, and is indebted ‘chiefly to the iron roadway system of which- she is the centro for her eminance among. Western cities, yot much of her greatness is dus to her position aa a port and the excellence of her harbor. ‘The barbor itself, with ita milas of navigable waters and commodions wharves, all the more” wonder- fol because artificial throughout, is one of the greatest evidences of the enterprise of the eity, and hardly meets from the aversge visitor with the attention which- it really deserves. Bat while admiring the port and its forests of ship- piog, the claims to favorable consideration of the men who do ths bard work in connaction with them must not be overlooked. As a rule, s sailor. is looked upon with . prej- udiced vision 23 a reckless oreature, devoid of principle, .without aim in life, and with bardly a thonglt ss fo what the moriow will bring forth ; but this picture, which might have been a truthful one & century ago; caunot be accepted s a fair represenfation of tho sailor of to-day, especislly of the sailor who pliea his vocation on the greas fresh water lakes of America. . Y s THE LAKE SAILOR OF TO-DAY * is in many respecta vustly dissimilar to his prede- cessor of some tea or fifteen years since. At and before that time the vast msjority of our in- land navigatora were Americans,—the farmers and sons of farmers, whoso property lay' ad- Jacent to the great, fresh waters,—and the life was not generally followed 28 a steady means of gaining a livelihood, but sa & stepping-stone to something better. It was quits common in those days for the head of a farming family to acquire an interest in a veseel, and, leaving the care of his farm to his wife and elder boys, spend his summer in craising and_his winter 1o helping the family through with the agricaltaral work at home. The combinstion of agricaltural ‘and nantlcal pursuits ia still affected by many of the mariness, bat by no meaos to_ the extent which obtaned formerly. One reault of this way of Qoing businesa was that the ‘salt-water' seamen had, or affacted to have, & contempt for the ¢ fresh-water " sailors, and an ntier lack of taith ia their seamanship, while the Iaka eailors were xuito &3 ready to oxpress their scorn of their salt-water “cousina i such disdainfol ex- pressions as ‘' shell-back,” and others egually eloguent. It was hardly to be expectod that a life of eailing on the ‘lakes would kold forth sufficient inducemonts to American yonth,” born in the midst of such a field for successful labor aa is prosented in the agricultural region which euvcircles the Great Lakes, tocause thearisingof regular ses-faring population such as is to be scen in other lands and in other parts of this country. This could Dot be, aod, consequently, year by yoar the proportion of American saiors resident on or pear the Jaxes has dwicdled, until to-day they, together with native sailors from the sea~ coast, do nof amount to one-taira of the whole number engaged in our lake marine. : THE BEMAINDER ARE FORRIGNERS, made up chiefly of the Scandinavian, Norwe- gian, Swedish, and other branches of the tribe of Norsemen, and a scatlering of Scotch, Eo- glish, and Irish—slmost all of them men who Bave learned their seamanship baffeting the an- gry waves of the ocean. With such a hetaroge- neous collection of men it would not be sur- prising to find a wido variety of 1diosyncracies, aod yet, though they come together hers from msny and widely-separated parts of the world, their common mode of life makess them all v much alike, both in appearance aud in maonei. ‘The native sailor, and those who como hither from the-other countries where’ English is spoken, present more the sppearsnce of the traditional sailor than : THE NORSENEN. They have more of tiie brusqueness, of the five- her en{‘llymmt of fan, and of the recklessneas which has always been assocated with the sailor, than hava their comrades who bail from Norway and Sweden. ' The iatter havo the character of being good, ateady, reliabla seamen, with but little faocy to such pleasures as cost money. In fact, while they quite come up to tho ides of the sailor when afloat, they fail to exhibit aov of his frolicsomeness aund - tendency to diesipate when ashore. In one thing thov excel both the native foreign English-speaking seamen, and that is in she formasion of copartnerahips to carry on business on t. eir own account. - Thers is an am- bition lurking beneath the zpparent apathy with which they accept the good and iil torns which fortone bestows upon thom, sud tist i3 to become - -some day the part owner in a vessel. - To this end they practice sclf-denial sod save, and 2 500D x8 » pumber of them sufficlent to navigate a vessel havesaved up enough funds thoy iuvest it ins bottom, apd, baving relected from their numbar a maater and,other officera, whorm they opey just a8 scrupuloualv as those in whoso service they were formerly hired, rug the veesel on shares, and, 1f pood fuck attend them. each ouy of the balf-aozen or dozen partners soon puts himeself in the way of owning a vessel of his own. Itis rather surprising, when thelarge -number of Iake-veesels which are owned . by foreignera of this claas is considered,,tbat the American sailor is naver found to adopt this method of rising to wealth and position, but, 1n the opinion-of rn old Iake Captain, the trouble mith them is, that. they would all want to be Captain, or, if not sll Captains thers wonld bs such s gener- sl disposition on their part,.when afloat, to bo “as good as the Captain,” that discipline would b an impossibility. It is prob- ably due to 8 proper foreboding on their part of how the venture would turn ont, but no case nas yot beon known of native smilors clubbing to- gother in this fashion in order to become part- proprietors, yet it must not be understood that the American sailor is an unambitious man, or that he cannot, when he thinks proper, practice that self-depial which is necessary to lay the fonndation of a venware, When one of them tukes to marine life for good he does it with agpirations at least ss high as those of the foraigner, the differonce being that he likes to work up his own destiny, and climb the different steps of the Iadder unsided. NE NOTABLE DIFFERENCE . between thé life of & lake-sailor and that of the seafaripg man is that, whilathe latteris out off from all hopes of any but very slight promo- tion, the former can, by the display of ordinary ability and steadiness, look forward with cer- tainty to being the master, ar perhapa the owner, of a vessel. In the sea-service, whera uwviga- tion is s aclence, the ‘master of & veasel must be 5 man combining a thorough ‘technical and gen- eral education Wwith certain patural essentials H while on the lakes, where a ‘‘atraight couree”, lies before the vesael, no such requirements are necesasry, and the main desiderata are a knowl- edge of the different barbors andthe coast along. the lake, good character for steadiness znd care, and the necessary experience. These re quali tios which = large proportion of tho lake seamen | poasass, and beuce it is only natural that they should be mors ambitious in their ideas than the shell-backs. A comparison between the two clasaes of sailors, arisiog in fact from the condi- tion of affairs just set forth, shows that the ofticers of the sea-vessels 1o n% iof to the same cises of men on the lakes, le the ordi- Dary fresh-water Reamen are in a squal degres superior to their briny brethren. In viow of the fact that lees than one-third of the Iske ssilors are to the manner boro, it may be wrong to aliude to the mariuer at present in: our port 88 Chicaga's eulor.. He is bere to-day, balf-way up the lake to-marrow, is aaaniog him- self_on the wharves at-Buffalo a week after, or, withi more time given him to sccount for him- gelf, he may be fonnd splacing himself with the. cheap laxuries in lquid shape which sra dis- ponsed at the Cacadian ports of Montreal and Quebec, after » long and fedions fresh-water voyage of over 1,200 miles in length. Buk a8 he comes back again on the return tnip, and as Chicago is hix contre for the time: being, and 18 ‘every ane likes to be considered 88 belonging: 1o be can- this oisy, w)nu_mj ho does or Bk, siderod, whether native-born Norseman ar old- THE CHICAGO SATLOX, | and will be alluded to accordingly. He comea in the epring-time just s little after the ice bresks 1p, and io such seasons as the pregsnt, %!’}!hm s lictle while before the leaves of summer, -Where he comes from nobody knows or cares, but, just 28 the marine reporters, who have been lying Tsllow all winter, begin to brushup their nantical lingo for the summer campsign, snd simul- taneonsly with the first music of the calking hammer, of & sudden their presence is made lnom': a the river-side, and the Bethel, aud the ®ailor's boarding bouses. Thew one comman object on arrival 18 the BECURING OF A VESSEL, &nd this they set about doing nmmedistely, 8s, with few exceptions, it will be found that the earlier arrivals are not s well supplied with xmoney 58 they might wish. To secare an en- gagement they apply at one of the many employ- 1nent agencies, conducted chiefly by ex-sailing- masters who have gained the confidence of ship- pers as relisbla judges st sight of the abllity of the spplicants,' and wno for a fee secore men for the shirs, and shirs for the men. Judging by the papers which they aro obliged to sign on jolning their ships; it in plain chat, however Ioogely a sailor may conduct himsalf on shore, he has to kouckle down to work when he geta afloat. The followng iss copy of THE ABTICLES generally used: . It fa aqreed, between the Baster and sesmen or ma- of tire—— or veass! called the —, whereof —— g at prevant Master, or whoever shall go for Master, and which vessel is to be employed during the time in which the services -hereinafter mentioned are to be rendernd, in makiog such vosages and trips as the Mastor or owners tharsof may direct, between the dif- ferent jio-ts on the Inkes aud other mavigablo waters Spon the northern and. ortawestarn froaers of (e United titates. . The se veral persons whose nAmes are hersunto sub~ scribed liereby 2gree to serva on board the said ship or vemsel in the several capacities expressed against their respoctive names, and to remain and_do duty on board upti) ghe voyage'a fully ended, according to the i rines. torme of thil} agroement, tho crew agreeing to take in aad dischary e Gargoat iny port Ly vessel msy o to, and also to d.ischargs the same at her final port of chiarge, when the Yoyage is fully completed, until which time p1) wages shall be paid to the parties bere- unto. And ibesaid crew agree to conduct tnemselves ina3 orderly, faithful, honeaty nd sober manzar, snd to ba st ull times diligent In.their respective du- ties, and to be nbedient to the lawful commands of the waid Master, o7 of any person who shall lawfally suc- coed him, and af their superior officers, in_everything relating 0 the siid vessel, and the stores and cargoes thereof, wheth ez on boatd, in boats, or am shore, In consideration o€ which services, to be duly performed, thosaid Master heroby agrees o ras the sald crow, aa ‘wages, Lo sums agaiust Waeir pames respectivaly bx- ested. PA0 143 bersby ngresd, that any emberzlement, or willful or negligeatt dostruction of any part of tho ship's eargo or alores, or defaclog. {njuring, or destroriog the gails, rigging, tackle, sppatel, or farniture of the said vesgel, or anything unto her belonging, ahall be made good'to the Gwi1er out of the wages of the person gailty of the same ; y:d if any person . eaters a3 qualified for o d'1t7 which be is incompetent to per- form, his wages shall bo reduced in proportion to his incompetency. And it 1 2130 agr tecl, that in case of sickness, ship- TER 13 s aghee bt Airespectial wngangs to it 13 also age offcers, oz imporiinent canduct, spall bo sadiciont cause {or dischargo at any port, on payment of wages due up to that time, And it is also agreed, that i¢ any member of the crew considers nimself to Lia aggrieved, Le aball represent the same to the Master, or oificer in charge of the ship, 1a 2 quiet and ordarly’ maoner, who will thereupon taks s.ch - tops as the cado ahall require. Ard { 1thermors it it sgreed, that if the time of service of auy sbaman o otherperson s:all terminate whcn absent from the port of — this agreement shall con’inue untit her arziva atthat port, and her cargo discharged, unless sooner lajd up by. mutual conseut,: Ang furthermore it is t4Teed, that each na every one of the said parties sk el in all things, ablde by the 1sws of tho United States of America for the govern- ment and regulation of eamen 1 the merchant service, C In witness whereof, the 11xid parties have subscribed their uamea hereto, and agroad to rendor themselven on basrd asid vessel, sober azid capable of doing duty, on ar betore —, the — 4ay of —, 13-, THE LIFE OF TL'E TAKE BATLOS afloat is, in many respecis, much mors enjoya- ble than that of the men who go down into the ges in- ships, There are no long and wearying sbsences irom sight of the shore, no monot onons harc-tack and salt-pork, no ill-tastiog water, the restraint placed_apon the actions of the men is not 8o harsh as ix: often imposed upon the salts, and the penls of ravigation are_much leas. Tho division of Iabor o she lakes is the same a8 at 20a ; the day is dirided into regulsr watehes of four hours each, v:ith **dog-watches™ between 4 nnd 6 p. m., to zive exch watch al- ternately eight hours below in tho night time. When on duty, the men are ongaged in general work sround the vessel, and . when it ia their watch below ma{ are at libexiy to amuse them- salves asthey think proper, & matter of privi- lego in which the Iake sailor has much the ad- vadtage of the alt, a3 on maay of the sea-going vesaels, ospecially those enga gud in making long voyages, ail hands are kept o11 deck during the forencon watch from 8 o’clock: tntil noon. But perhaps tho greatest co ntrass between the daily lifa of the freah-water and salt-water sailor is to ba seen ab e MEAT, TOME. 5 . The food of the former is not only superior to that of the latter, bus thera is s greater variety, aod'the cooking'is asarulo better done. The rule on bosard the lake vessel is {hres good solid meals & day, and oo many ships a lunch 1s served ont at midnight, and a bowl 1" coffee and a *‘gnack * at the chaogo of watch at 4 o'clock in the morning. The cook is » very important per- sonage on board, and s good one, who does the work up ia good, savory sbape, 1d is plessaot and obliging, 18 sare to be the mos: popular per- son: on boanl. There’ in only wue clasa of cooks which the sailors look' wupon with disfavor, and thess are, strangely enongh, in view of the well-known gallantry of the marinar, the wome:2, or, as the sailors contemptuously term them, tn e ** centre~ board " cooks. Strange to say, mavy- of these are young women of remarkably flue personal sppearance, and in 50mo cases the sidlors will close ona eye and vaguely hinc that it .is to thia ‘fact rather than to their culinary abi lities that thoy owe theis selection by the Captain to fill the pesition they occupy; which proves that the sailr is o8 dearly fond of a pioce .of mandal.as the rest of mortality. Itisnot on raount of auy enspicion or knowledge of & stato :0f affairs of this kind that the sailor has an antipsthy to female cooks in general, but rather becs use their presence on board canses to devolve upon the men certain duties in connection with th @ kitch- en, such as chopoing kindling, etc., 8> which they have very grave objections, sud which a man-cook always does himself.’ Chicago i8 by far the moat popular of wae lake ports with sailors, party on sccount o.f the va- riety of trips which they can pick frprn, partly because of .the attiactions of plave, but chiefly because wages are always alittle fugher hers, than at aoy other point, and employment can Lo more readily procured. There is ONLY ONE OBJECTION the sailors have to the place, and that is that it is better supplied with the different kiadsof Ianc-sharks who devots their energies toflevcing them of their hard-earned wages. It would take too much space even to begin to enumeraie the diferent voyages, long and short, which & .31lor can ship for here, but an idea can be gainetl by mentioning &8 the extremes the run acroem the Iake snd back, and the round trip from Chicugo to an English port, which bas been succestfum:lly accomplished by tne bark Alice and the schcioner Trumpft, and partially performed by Capt. JPrin- dovi.la's schooner, Pamlico, which got safely ver to Ireland, but has been dotaiced since in Queenston harbor, two attempts at returning home having had to be abandoned on sccount of stormy weather. ? The longer the trip the more popular it is with the sailors, who are paid off directly the veisel arrives au her destination, and become non-rxo- ductive consumers until they begin to work oo » fresh engagement. . THE VZSSELS IN THE LUMNBER TRADE are as a general ule manned by a crew enzaged for the season, whose pay runs right shead, the sailors helping to load and unload while in Dort. The grain vessule, however, which generaly briag » cargo of coal to port, wbich is handled by ihe consiguees, and which stay & week ormore in port at a time, discharge their crews oo arriving, and take & new one for the pext trip, an econom- ic measuré which "’l:lmado d:ublv necenuryl nex: these particalarly hard timen for vesssl ownar Ttini theas unfortunste interims that tha sail- or is apt to fall & victim to . THE TEMPTATIONS OF THE CITY Inthe dsy-time he bsunts that part of the river in the vicipisy of Lake streot brudge whichx | all through the season presents the sppearance of s large floating lumbor yard. It fenoc a plessant place to Linger in, 86d yet all day long the unewmployed pass the and down tho narrow wharfs or increasing the brilliancy of the polish of anch of the stone win-~ Gow-sills a8 are free from asysiem of spises sod afford a resting place for the weary, Even here they ara not permitted toenjoy their meditations undusturbed, for s bestacred and brass-battoned myrmidon of the peace, envioua spparently of thovir life of ease, ingists upon thair risiny and torning themselves into ‘perpetual motioli ma- chines. - [z 1s hardly to be wondered at or con- gemued; if whea night comeson, and the only 3 — e It there in auy one in the world who on; bt to gnmgxeg with s pleasans. reacing-place. whon o); aty it ie the sator who, with Al tis fondnesa for & wandering lifs, ia as appraciative of homo comforts as any other class of men in tha wor:d. Before the fice some of the sailors’ buarding- houses on Canal and Kinzia stroeta wers placos of indescribsble squalor and wratchedness, where a8 many as fittv unfortunate men wera buddled togotber at night in s singls room, sud where the board supplied was on s par with other sccommodatiors. The improved siate cf uffalis which obtains at present is Isrgels dus to the competition provided by the Bathel at the corner of West ke and Dasplaines atrosts, which is_condacted by Bsajamin Franklsnd, General Superintendert of the Wostern Sea- men’s Friend Society, which has stations as thire teen of the principal poits of tha Weut. THE SAILOR'S WAGKS, like those of all other classes of map, vary ase cording to supply and demand. Last season, which was an especially poor one for stuppers, seamen’s wages did Dot average more than ten shillings a day, but the poorness of the prospect this year baving apparently had the effect of diminishing the number of sailors, the demand exceeds the supply, and 28 a consequence wages are up, faurteea shillings being tha averags as pregent paid. Thia rate is quite high in relstion to the rate of freights, and it i3 expected that when the supply of saamen increases the wages bave to come down. As a rule sailors ars not guccesafnl in their combinations to elfect & rie or to combat a threstened declioe in wages, In 1873 there was an extended strike oo the part of the lake sailors, but similar _efforta bave in the art of striking aa laudsmen. The oficers of veesela are generally psid by the month. The second mate gats generally from 35 to $7 8 mooth more than the sailors; the mate from $13 to $18 more, while the master is paid according to tho aize of the vessel, the average hitnerts for master'a pay being from $30 to $130 s month, which figares had been decrcased 2t least s this since the hard times fell npon the vessel-owners, ‘The paY of man cook or ateward is the same a3 that of the ordinary szilor, aud that of & womaa cook is generally fxad a: 82 & dsy. It mast of courss be remember=d that in addition to ihe pay all bands are fouad 1o food and lodging while on boar TRE XIT of a lake-sailor ia by no meaas o formidable an aflair a3 that of hia salt-water cousin. Aoy of them are the owners of a big wooden chost of clothing, which they leave at their boarding: house during the sailiog season aw & mort ol bank of deposit, which they draw upon as the clothes they take off with them on theiz voyages give out, The favorita trank in which the nailors kesp their working kit is a long can- vas sack which, when filled to repletion asd standing on end in the forcastle, looks lika & huge stocking. Itscontents sre generally one change of inside aod outside clothing, one suit of water-proof over-clothing, an extrs pairof ts, & balf-dozen pairs of woolen socks,ia Bpare hat, toilet essentials, some wall-vorn reading watter, and a variety of other effeats ta suit the tasta of the propretor. THE CBOMISAL EECOED of our sailorsis not by any means 23 bad a1 might be expected of & class of men who ara au ject to periodical spells of enforced idleness. aad wWho, daring this time, are gzenerally well sup- plied with money. The temptations which besst tho gailor just pald off from his crnise of 2 ‘montd or more coms with doubla power, sod the wonder is that 8o few marioers do appear bofore the Palice Courts. When ho does file an appsar- ance belore Sur:mertield it is generally oo 2 chargo of plain druok, or drunk and dworderly, and he paya his fine withoat 8 murmur, and ac- cepts the lesson of the Iaw with becoming resigoation, When i liguor he i3 frequently quarrelsome, snd cases bave been where ho has uved his knift with terrible effect, but these are the exception, and, tskiog bim all iz slt, the lake-sallor mast be considered a peaceable and lsw-abiding giti~ zen, He bas bis weskneeaes, bat they are of an amiable descrption, and if bis fonduzsa for the traiter spocimens of the frsiler vesas! occasion- ally results in his getting * pulled,” it is na more than bas hlpganud to gentlemen of tugher tone before now. It bas loag besn aasarted of the salt-water blae-jacket that his weaknesa for the fair gex was apt to lesd him into the commit- ting of indisoretions bigamous, or® even polyga- mous in their nature, the evil raport, in fact, have ing crystallized into the old saying that » sailce as a wife in every pork. Whether or not this holds good with the salt-water emior of to-day is & matter of opiniom, bat it i certain that the saying does not apply with any force to the lake sailor. Though instances of au over-indulgence in matrimony have beon known among them, 88 s rule they liveasdecent- 1y when ashore aa the average, and whea sfioat their vices are of s necessity somewhat limited io nnmper. While tonching on our sailors’ weake neasos, it may be stated that GAMBLING, in the form of buying lottery tickots, is one of them. The sallor is naver seen in & regulsr gambling-house ; heis comparatively innocans of the pleasing excitoment which is cznsea by coppering the Jack, playiog the deuce open, aud chuck-a-luck, sweat-table, snd even the child- hike keno is to him erally & sealad myatery which ke bas 0o desire to inveatizate. All their taste for gambling lies in tne yolicy and lottery me in walking up | solace Jeft him is tiiat which can be foand in the dingy apariments of a Kinzie street boarding- house, he seeks in the beery atmosphere of = Canal strest musio ssloon ¢o pat 8 joyful finish toa dlamaldays work. Although a grest im- provement has taken place1a BAULORS' BOARDING-HOUSES since the fire thers is atll room for amelioration, Tine, and many of th:fi are 50 infatuated with the game that the bulk of tueir earnings over geveral expences is speot in a vain andeavor ta airikie & big booapza,—a thing which ‘it is need- Teas to say none of them ever accomplish. Kav- ing alluded fully enongh to their follies, # is only jasc to let THEIR VIRTUES haye an pqual putlicity. Perbaps the most no- ticeabl#zood quality which they show a8 & cluas is their generoeity. They are open-hearted and {rani, and when they have money they are al- ways ready to apply itio aid of & friend orto help tbe destitute. In tneir.charities the corn- sels of the head carry no weigh! inst the dic- tates of the heart, and conseguently the mailor'’s money is Often misapplied in o msnnar that would ex Indicraus pity on the part of tha more syatematic bat not more charitable lznds- man. The domestio circle to which he belozgs comes in for its dua share, many sailors sending home regularly a portion of their wages. Another fexture in the clags worthy of notice is the pure- Iy democratic principles which prevail amoo; them. With them the stendard of excellance the individnal's ability or willingneas to work, snd genersl u} areness of conduct, and s man who 18 right In thess essentials ig right all through, no matter what his color, creed, o1 natiopalicy. m’:‘ha avidences are every day becoming piainer 1 THE TRXPERANCE IDEA is gaining ground fast with the sailors. Time was when many of the veasels oo the lakes car- ried spiritnous liquors as an essential part of the crew’s rations; but that ia all changed now, sad common sense has placed coffee in its place, & change which even the saflor who takes bis spceo regularly every time he is paid off acknowlodges is 1n every respect s wise ooe. Wuite a farge proportion of our sailors are total sbatainers, and many of them ars members of different temperance societiea and orders, and work with a wll to gain over their comrades to their way of thioking. A At the cloge of the sailing season thers is a geveral dispersion of the suilors, of whom at least three-fonrths lesve the city. Quits a nomber of them, however, =re married men, living in Chicago, the great bulk of them baving their residences in the northwestern portion of the city. Thess men goneraily work in the packing-housesall wintar. The rest loave the city, some of them going iuto the woods as -choppers, but the majority making their wav fo the ccean, the favorite ronte bemg by way of New Orlotna. Wherever they hbetake them- selves, bowaver, the following pring ia sure 1o find all of them who can do 80 returning to the aty, the tongh ones who are not afraid of the extra dangers and discomforts of the early #pring appeariog firet, sud the less hardy waii- ing until the latfer end of May or tha begibning of June. F —_—— Baptism of the Guils. Pall Ma:l Gazette, ‘The openlng of a bridge at Arles has besn the cceasfon of an _extraordinery pooular diversion, known as tho Baptism of the Bulls. Nearihe townis an immense plsin called the Camazgae, where multitudes of cattle nsually zraze in pezce. During grest pcblic festivals, however, & Isrgo amphitheatre ia formed of carts and hurdles, which serve to define the half-circle, A sirmight line is- then drawn with a plow between the ex- tremities of the curve, and this open space ¥ towards the Camargue. A number of buiis are then driven ioto the arena so formed. Tbayin- stantly endesvor to leavo it and retarn o thawr pasture, bus they arc stopped by s body of horse men armed with tridenzs. A few, however. man- sgo to break throngh the line, and thea comea the resal excitement of the dsy. The plow-mark is guarded by men on foot, who meet tha fogi~ - tava buils, seize them by the horus. throw thera | dowx, and apply the branding-iron to exch from among those beariog the names of the cattis- owners of the Camarzue. As, however, biand~ ing the ball is considered n grest honor, sho handsomest spectatress of the sport s led fore ward to give the unfortunats animal bis ficry #bavtism.” Suciis tha cceue with which the opeving of the bridge of Arles was celobrated the other dsy. The men liked ft, the women liged it, and it is to be hoped that the balla liksd it toon . i