Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 15, 1875, Page 6

OUR NEIGHBORS. Feeding and Clothing the Naked and Hungry in Milwaukee, An Admirable System Effi- ciently Maintained., Some of the Municipal Improve- ments Recently Undertaken. Eayor Ludington’s Hard-Cash Principles Illustrated—Dealings with Contractors. News of the Week in Keno- gha, Racine, and Other Suburbs. Late Arrivals at the Principal Summer Resorts in Wisconsin. WISCONSIN. MILWAUKEE. FIEDISG AND CLOTHING THE NAKED From Our Oun Correspondeni, MLwAUSEE, Wis., AUg- 14.—There is proba- bly more talk and less known about the County Poor-Farm than any other Milwankee insticu- tion. Iv is. nevertheless, worthy of mnotice at the hands of the pews-soribbler. The charitics of this city "are probably, more estensive and better organized than thoso of any city ia the Northwest, Chicsgo by 1o meaos excepted. I have, at various times, given in these columps tolerably full notices of ihe different independent organizations sup- ported by the ladies, and societies in connection ith churches, acd some account of the County Poor-Farm is now in order. First, it may be £aid that apybody in really needy circumstauces can obtain sdmission to the couoty institutions without unusual trouble or difficuity; snd, sec- ond, that, when admitted, they are treated with- more than the average kindness and considera- tion. Now that Bogk and his wife—keepers of the Inesoe Department—have been gotten rid of, the only exception to this rule exists no Jonger. ASD HUSGBY. TRE COUSTY FARM tuated about ¢ miles from the city, upon & uufal eminence overlooking Wauwatosa, the buildings erected thereon forming in themselves & not inconeiderable villsge. The principal etructires are, the County Alme-House, the County Hospital, and the Insave Department. The grounds consist of 156 acres of the best 1aud in the county, purabased by the county at 8 very low price some twelve or fourteen years 8go. About 136 acres a:e under caltivation, and the amount of produce raised will compare fa- vorably with that on almost sn¥ farm of the same sizein the State. Notwitbstanding the farm is exempt from taxation, and the greater part of the manual labor is performed by per- pons living thereon, the institution bay pever been self-sustaining, snd probably never will be. The canse for this is Gifficult to discover, but the vagaries of successive County- Boards, their penny wise and pound foolish policy, and the perfectly stupid mavner in wiuch they let contracts, are more responsible for it than aoything else, The mansgement of Mr. Peter Schaffner, the new Superintendent, appears to be energetic, economical, and enlightened, and has, 80 far, been fTee from even the suspicion of jotbery. TBE ACCOMMODATIONS OF THE BUILDINGS referrod to are comparatively good, but that re- sult has been obtained at enormous cost in patctirg and repairing slovealy work, the ex- pense of maintaning them in a state of semi- preservation being besond all reasonable propor- tion to the onginal outlay ; and the Dpecessity for larger structures, of a more substantial and permsnent character, with better ventilakion, more epacious courts, and modern conveniences, is slready making itselt strongly felt. BSomething in this direction, indeed, will bave to be done the com- ing winter for the accommodation of paupers. The matter has been under the consideration of the Connty Hloard, and they have determined upon more patchwork to satisfy present needs. THE OLD ALMS-HOUSE, which was built neariy twenty yeara ago, stands, all things considered, in & remarkable state of preservation, With the additions to be made, and recently effected, and the supplying of mod- ern conveniences in the culinary department, laundry, and so forth, it will be putinto & fairly serviceable condition, with room for 100 persons 10 live and breathe in with comparative comfort. The paupers are divided into male and femsale warda. In the same building is THE INSANE DEPARTMENT, which is crowded the year through. The place is L no means what it onght to be in respect to ventilation and fittings, but it is kept beautifully clean, and will compare favorably with many in- situtions of greater pretensions. A scheme for changing and entarging this parz of the bmiding 80 a8 to give the unfortunate inmates more lib- erty, more air, and greater comfork, has been ucder consideration, and will probably be soon passed upon by the Board. Only the incarable insane are admitted to this department. except in cases whera the curable inasoe cannot obtain immediste admission to ihe State Insane Asy- Jum. There are 65 inesne paupers confined within the walls of this institution, and some,of thT casea are of the saddest chacscter imagin- avle. ) FHE COUNTY HOSPITAL is & pew brick building, three stories high, airy, roomy, and fitted with every modern improve- ‘ment snd convenience. All sick and poor people are admitted to this fnstitotion. An absurd and cruel red-tape regulation that cost a woman her lifu, recentiy, has been repealed, and the institu- Lioo may be gaid to be weil governed and to bo under reasonable regulstions. There are forty- right patients in the building. The school department hae been given up. It never worked well. It is all very fiue for pewiy-elected Bupervisors to get up and blow hke trompets the praises of a syatem of which they kuow nothing except what Las been told them by interested persons ; Lut the fact is known to those who hase visited the £chool that it never has been a success, and vever can be under existing circumstances. All iho school ever did was to keep the children out of mischief. As for teachivg them anything praciically ueefal, 1t wes never possible, The ressons for this need not be here entered into; it 18 euflicient to know the fact. The children bave beeu taken to the Indusirial Home, from whice legal teps are being taken tq wrest soms of them by the Boman Catholic priesthood, as told slsewhere. Next week I shall present a few more facts rospecting the county charitablo in- | stitations. STATISTICS OF CITY IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE TEAR. Now that the quest:on of suspendin; improvements ou account of m?-nnpga:la‘ f)ig galicy of temporary loans by the city, repayable oot of corrent tax collections, is agmitating the pubhic mind, s few facts asto those improve- ments may not be unwelcome. One of the large patlsys of the year, as of preceding years, has been " for new wood pavements. Farly in the spring I presented the readers of Tre Trisrxe with detailed estimates of the cost of this work. On referrivg to those estimates it will be found that the Board of Pablic Works expected to pay an average of about £1.50 per cubic yard tor ail wooden pavement, and that was & saving, as com- pared with preceding years. . The actual cost fur 1be catrent year isaveraging not more than &1 per cubic yerd. ~ The total expenditures for the vear wili be abont £90,000, iustead of §135,000,—s the case before the Msyor adopted the practice of effecting tomporary iosns, and must be the case again, when that system is abandoned, —has had kzlmt little to do with the cheapness of city worl ; With respect to the Wisconsin street pave- met, regarding which so much bas been said by dissppointed contractors, the fact is thet the plan adopted is that generally followed in Chi- cago, and there found most durable of all, with a traffic greaser shan ours. There isno royalty topayon this pavement; it is Iaid on sand or gravel, and will not rot 8o ‘quickly a8 when laid oo lumber, which holds tho_water, the pressure is more equally borne, and in case of repair the work 18 more cheaply and rapidly done. To set~ tle the pavement, it has been rolled with rollers three times as heavy 88 sny ordinary team,—the soil being previously prepared by equally heavy rolling ; and the resuli is most satiafactory. . REPAVING BTBEETS is another item of considerable oxpense. Ay we have bad brought the crops up ‘“‘ rank and good,"” and easily damaged by the many storms of wind and rain we bave been hgv_mg in such abundance. The small graios surviving the har- ricanes of the weel preceding the last have the fields uncaced forare almost worthless. Tgesday last was 006 of the dreariest days of thé season ; the rain camo down in torrents near noon, with & zold northeast wind which blew great guns. A few vessels on the lake were sondding under bare poles, and the breakers were roaring over thereef in true sutnmnal fashion. Such weather makes street pedestrian- jsm a precarions necessity; scurrying along with one’s back to the storm, trying to right sn inverted umbrella and tusseling with the wind for ita possession, endangers a caso of ¢ toles- esl te of last sprivg has been about I th:u:h‘elpneal in matenal and labor being more {ban connterbalanced by the greater smount of work effacted. In_rasing tho grado of West Water street, great difiiculiy, delay, and ex,anse, wera caused by the sreet-car trsck, which had 1o bo 1aised to giade, € inches. The work, how- ever, has been excallontly done. Tho total cost has only been $25,000, or an average of 80 ceuts per yard for about 30,000 yards. 2 Graveling, curbing, fading, and guitering have been goiug on more this year thsn ever be- Tore, and there 18 no class of public works for which the property-owner i8 mors anxious, or more willingly paya. ‘This class of improvement s been more particularly carried out in the ot~ lyiog wards. _1n the inner wards, however, thero ie a good deal of repairing and refixing goiug on, owing to the deraugement of the street sur- face by Bewerage, gas, OF water-mains having been lnid. 'This class of work is done chietly by the wards themselves. Tho total amount ex- pended for revairs of street thiz year will bo quite $100,000, all of which is chargeable to the ward funds. = THE SEWERAGE WORK OF 1875 " will cost abont $200,000. One-balf of this amount is raised by taxes on property fronting on the sowers, and one-half is paid ot of the general tax funds. v There were abonut 11 miles of sewerage laid. out to ba built, of which about 9 are already under contract, and nearly completed. The ar- rangements for bnilding the remainder will soon. be completed. : The whole of our city improvements will be completed much earler this year tban last. The contracts were let more rapidly, and, thanks to the temporaty loan system, the necessary funds were available 8¢ the right moment, and no Iuteh oceurred, until the late legal rumpus, to prevent the work being carried to a prompt and gatistactory conclusion. The contracts have beeu let; all through, cheaper than ever, owing to the competition and other causes, as related above. Dredging will cost, this year, about $20,000. CASH VS. **SHAVED " ORDERS. Apropos of the flurry as to tie hitchin the way of the city borToning money for temporary purposes, in lieu of issuing city orders, a fow words may be in order by way of making clear what must be quite unintellizible tomau, people, Loth in this city and elsewhere, who are inter- ested in the problem of economic municipal government. The taxesare not collected, 1n anything Dike large sums, ull December. In Jypuary the coliections become large ; and in February of each year they reach their highest figure, and before slurch hus passed away, the bulk bas been received. During the whole of the preceding summer,— let ua say for the sake of ilustration,—public works, of uecesaity, Lave been constracted, aod the sggregate — say §200,000 —is to be paid out of heso taxes for smch woiks. Each contractor, 8s Le tinishes kis conlract, has to be paid off, in order that he may pay hismen. As there is no money, and wall Dot be, for months, in the treasury, he1s given a city order, payable, say, in Febrasry. Ou tbis he raises mouey; and -his men are paid off. The ra'sing of mouey necessitates a heavy shave, from 15 10 25 per cent,—an average of 2( rer cent,—snd this 18 of course added to the reguiar price of work in the estimates on which: the con- tracts arelst. Thas, every £100,000 worth of work costs $120,000, under this system, besides introduciag everywhere habits of shifslessness, extravagance, and recklessnets that always dis- tiguish bosiness transacted by discounted paper, a8 compated with cash. When Maror Ludington was elected, he quickly perceived the rumous character of the jovs that were spring- ing ke mushrooms out of thia rotten system. City orders were lying around, unpaid, depre- cinted, and in bad odor, everywhere ; worsing men were obliged to contract debts, and encour- agedin s mean, hand-to-mouth way of living, and the whole business of contiacting was kept in a few hands. The first Milwaukee **ring” grew out of those fat days of jobbery and corruption. The Ludington adminstration sooa chsnged all that by adopting the simpie expedient of 'BORROWING MONEY FROJM THE BANES in aaticipation of the taxes, at a fair rate of in- terest. A 1esolution passed the Council author- 1zing the new system, which then became firmly estaplished, and has ever mnce been in opera- tion, enabling our people to go on with plans of public imp1ovements so complete, perfeot, and far-reaching a8 w0 excite the wonder of sil visi- tors familiar with the subject, atacost tothe aty of from 20 to 30 per cent less than such works could be dooe in the average United States city. Poor men, being paid cash every week, were enabled to tako small contractsat day-wages prices, and the backbone of thievery, jobbery, corruption, shninf, riogs, and capital ‘monopolies was broken. It is tuis system of borrowing and 1ts attendant advantages that I wrote of last week, as likelv to be broken up by alegal opivion just deliversd that it was un- sathorized aod uaconsututional, and must be discontinued. i OUT OF THE DILEJMA, The opinion influenced bankers to withdraw their propositions, and the ausnorities were left to solve the financial problem to the vest of their abitity. F¥inally, after soveral sosstous of the Committee on Finance, Mayor Ludington soggested & plantbat was adopted, and was sub- sequently indorsed by the Common Couvcil. It autherizes the Treasurer to receive such sums as may be necessary before the lst day of December on sccount of taxes for the current Tigcal year, and to spply the money in payment of taxes, with interest thereon at 8 per cent. 1o Committee, the Mayor wonld listen to o ‘proposition looking to the issue of cityorders. Ope of the memvers thought the plan but an- other way of whipping the devil about the bush, 8nd wonid not agree to the propoaition until an amendment was offered to the effect that all foture cootracts _shonid pad in ecity orders. Mayor Ludington declared that the pcor laborer who had depeaded upon 100 ceuts on the dollar shomld be paid, even though Lhe authorities wonld be obliged to beat the davil about the bush. While the amendment wss pending, he walked to the window over- looking the equare and thrammed nervously upon the casing, appsrently wroughtuptoa feeling of despair at thongnt of s lirelibood that bis grand idea of transacting the business of thée cityon a cash basms would suffer for want of appreciation. DISTILLEXY CASES. 1find nothing new in the matter of the Govérn- ment ':gunst distillers, except that several of the establishments were 8old_under the hammer by the Collector of Laternai Revenue. Kunowing onas sesume to know that the crooked stills were bid in for their owners. each case the Govetnment realized small sdvance upon the upset prices, and, as this was expected, it was wot & matter of surprise to the officars. Lows scoping ” with some unfortunate fomale in the game predicament. Country Bohemians leo labor under disadvant~ agos in gloaning items of intorest. Those who are not compelled to beont and doing stay de- murely indoors. Even dogs bave a solemn look and a melancholy droop to their tails, lacking ambition to indulge in a fight, which would re- lieve the monotony in & mossure. But “it's su ill wind that blows nobody good ;" the mournfu) screech of the hand-organ, and thie nimble caper of the frisky monkey Lave *ceased their tronb- ling.” ‘he swarthy Italian has untied his cramped limb and sought new pastures_where the skics are sunnier ; aad the pinched, childish fnce of his brat haunts us na more. THE GERMANS seom to be the only class of our citizens who are indifferent as to the state of the weather, and I veily believe they would have their lager and pretzels, and hmberger, if their pionics had to Do held in csnoes. A delegation of Turners from Mitwaukee were here in the early part of Jast weelk, and pitched thelr encampment in our aristocratic park. An excollent ‘band sccom- panied the excursionists, which a8 a source of unbounded enjoyment to the onildren, if not to the more sobar residents in the vieinity. Tast Sunday our own German population beld their woekly picnic at Neid's Park, where « Hans " and ** Jansen,” who work * mit Miller” and * by John Beck,” guzzelod the fosming lazer and masticaced the speckled bologns while Iing at the feet of their pespiring ** Katrinas.” TIE BT, LUKE'S SOCIABLE, tendered to the friends of the parish by Mrs. Castello, was a magnificent affair. The grounds were splendidly i!luminated, and enarling over croquet was kept up until quit late. The circa- lar carriage-house made an excellent and novel ball-room; & full band was in attendsncs, trot~ ting the dancers through in a lively manaer. The *“old folks” becoming disgusted over the frivolities -of the rising generation left long be- fore «he party broke up. YVARIETIES, On Tuesday, the borse attached to the delivery wagon of Peil & Busch made a desperate effort to run awav, and partly sucoeedad. in creating some excitement. People would rush ta sheir shop-doors, dodge behind a lamp-post and signal the horse to stop with their bats, only increasiog the speed of the apimal. Bat it was Snally cap- tured by Charley Troy, and turned over to the owner. Charley is a character in bis way, and has stopped more runaway horses thao any man in the conuty. ltis a matter of indifference to bum how fast a hoise miay be galioping: he will scramble over the wagon, or. climb the animal's back. and bring 1t to & halt every time. 'At last the bridge long promised the Fourth- Warders is in a fair way of beiog built. Ao ap- propriation of $9,750 was made by the City Council last Mondav for that purpose. It will materislly add to the value of the property in that vicinity. G. Washington Childs is now a contributor to the Racine Journal ; so the local eays. DBut the quotation of last week is unjust to the real author as wetl as to G. W. O.; it is & beantiful gem in spite of the comments. ML J. Park has zesigoed his position as Prin- cipal of the Third Ward School, much to there- grec of the children as well as the parents, with both of whom he was a great favorite. His successor had & hard row of stumps to .pull be- fore be got the appointment. He is a youog ienuemsn from Kenosha, long sud favorably nowa there; and was the Superintendent of Public Schoo:s for that county voiil recently. But two of the Commigsioners voted agaiust him because & rumor, originariog with some old tovthless woman, bad reached the ears of these zealous officials that he was in the babit of “abowing partiality to the girls,” and they were getermined to install somebodv who never in- dulged in such falliogs. He was appointed. PEBSONAL. Dan Castello is home on a visit. JobnJ. Fisk has returned from San Francisco, snd waxes eloguent over the glorioug climate they are bnviu? there. C. H. Lee filled his tobacco-pouch with fhe weed, and the tail pockots of his claw-hammer coat with his wardrobe, and started on a visic to the *rising sun” last Sunday. Starxweather wouldn’t, but sent Tots of candy. In Beloit the young men are sioging, mourn- fally, *Fair, fair, with Golden hair.” ~ CaTo. —— KENOSHA. ANOTHER SCOURGE. Special Correspondence of The Chicaao Tribune. Eexosga, Aug. 14.—Rain, rain, rain! andstill it continues, with & sunshiny duy thrown in once in & while as s ravity. No wonder thé farmer relieves his overburdened soul in groans and sighs as he contemplates the calamities that have been his portion on accounc of the ex- treme wetness of the season. Nor do his troubles end here, The army worm has invaded the country in large numbers, and threatens to relieve the farmer of all ueed of using soythe or gickle. Even the city gardens are not éx- empt, and the hungry worm regales himself alike on cabbages, beets, house plants. Auy- thing, in fact, that is green and fresh-looking serves a8 8 dinner for this despoiler. Beveral ficlds of corn in the immediate vicinity of the city show fthe ravigea of the army worm; and, unless somo maans of exter- munation be used, will doubtless add one more to the losses already sustained by the farmern. One man in the city, who makes a speciaity of raiaing vegetables for market, has a large fleid of cabbages, whichhe has taken the greatest Ppains to have in fine condition in order to sell them in the fail. When be discovered the army worm in possession of the fleld, and that he was ina fair way to loso all his cabbages, he used Paris green with no sparing haud on said vegota- bles, hoping in this way to get rid of the worms, and save Lis cabbages for bome consamption. Query is, whether caobages well seasoned with fu‘an green will prove beneficial 8s an article of food. e AMNUSEMENTS in this city, lately, bave been mostly in the line of indoor parties, &s the wet weather has pre- vented the lovers of croquet from indulging in tueir accustomed wport. Two parties of this description, however, have taken place during the week, only one shower interfering with the pleacure of the croquet-playes. On the evening. of the 6th inet., Mies Faonie Whittaker gave a danotng party to a small number of friends ber residence on Main street. Tudsday evening of this week, Miss Clara Jilsun enteitalned a Rindakopf's mill is again in operation, and it is expected tbat the establishments disposed of under the hammer will also be et in motion by toeir new *owners.” ‘WELCOXE VIBITORS. ‘The abbence uf alarge number of our business men at waterinz-places und consequent lull in business has made the field's meagre one for the local news-gatherer. The oaly event of import- anoe during thoe week has been a large influx of strangers fiom Iowa beut upon improving the brief season of rest before fall business sets in, by forming closer relations with the poople of Milwaokee, with whom they are now in commert cial intercourse through direct counection with the Western Union Railway. The excursionists were abont 200 in number, and represented the | public-spirited men and women of Davenport, | Marion, Maquoketa, Waverly, and other poiote. They recerved no formal reception, but were shown the courtesy due to guests by our_ liberal business meo, O the evening before their re- tarn, Antisdel, of the Newhail House, invited sl to a banquet and ball, which was largely attend- ed, and in point of :nj?menz sod entertain- ment fully realized the design of the generons landlord. The iotercouree of the live men of Icwa with our mercbants, and the many agreea- ble associations of the stay, have no doubt been of nutual benefit in closer commercial alliance for the future, e — RACINE. THE SEASON, Spedal Correspondence of The Chicaoo Tridune. saving of §45,000 oo ope item. Thissavingis due o toe lower price of labor this year than last, causing competition among coutraciurs, WL bave very ht:le general work.avd to the genewal cheapening of material, The fact that money for work done has been obtsiusble prompuly, without discouni wstead of _holders being obliged to wait till mouey came into the treastry, ~ ==hmit '+ gutrageous shavel.—08 Wis Racse, Ang. 14.—The rresent year has been # 8ad sne for the * Patrons of Husbandry” lo- cated slong our lake sbore. Spring opened about a moath late, with cold rainsaud raw winds. Event:ally summer came, if I am not mustaken, and & yueer summer it has been—a mixtare o; all theseasons, and yet not enongh of any one stating to opoak ok The few warm_ Gays number of frionds with a card y. Messrs. F. Gottfredsen and A. Wheeler, ‘::;:thur with & number of their young friends, had 2 picnic Mon- day at Durkee's Drive. Music aud danéing Were the chief attractions of the occasion, Wednesday eveniog Messrs. Bain and Gottfredsen gave a dancuig paity at Reed's Hall. Something new in the -amusement line is promised on the 23th of this month. Howe's circus and bippodroms will extubit their large collection of Living curiosiiies to the wonder- loving publi¢ on that day, and will o doubt draw jmmense crowds, as it ia the only exhibi- tion of the kind toat has visited this city this season. IN GENERAL. Saturday, the 7th iost., the Westerns of Chi- cago played & match game of base ball with the Grangers of this city, rosulting in the defeat of the Westérns, the acoreé standing 13 to 8 1n favur olnlha Graogers. Deacon Clarks Jeft the city Wednesda: i hu‘a' dsugh{sx in Connecficuit.y v.tovialk udge Wentworth makes his home it the ‘Water-Cure while ing i i ‘hi!‘n"c‘“sf!- bolding the Circutt Coust for Mr. Dayid Crosit has isil fn:n ) igf;w i In gone East to visit old osie Bond, while driving one day . met with a severe gcadnn;,g belog ‘fir{::fr'f‘::x‘: :).::‘ ::g:: r:l::o drayiged }al:mé distance befors the byfiixaém;tnp.p ) @ was severely briised . C. Meuntzenburger intends putting fine new resicence s6ou on tha silepol bisglo‘:::s: residence, which is bemg removed for thit pui- pose. —_—— WISCONSIN SUMMER RESORTS. b OCONOMOWOC. &pecial Correaponaence of The Chicaao Tridune. Ocovoxowoo, Wis., Aug. 18.—Dur hotel-keep- ers are disapnointed, and that Yowa excursion party is the cause of it. [t was distinaily under been badly flattened, and those out and Iying in. stood somo wesks ago that Oconomowoe sfter spending s few days in the Cream City; but Wedoesdsy, the dsy they were to arrive, 00 excursionists came, and & privato dispatch to one of our citizens stated that they were oatterad to sush an extent that the excur- sion would have to be nostpaned. .. AMUSEMENTS. Our residents and guests arc eagerly longing for next. wesk, s it brings with it Frank E. Aiken with.s fine dramatic company, who are to amuse the theatre-going people of this place xith * Van, the Virginian,” and **The Lady of Lyoos."” Mr. Aiken played bere two years ago to erowded houses, snd . there is no doubf but that Oconomowoo will appreciate gaod talent as well now as then. Howe's London' Cireus is to be here Thuraday, and the juveniles are happy in aaticipation of the event. THE ABRIVALS for the past week have been largo, congidering the weather, which has been 60 cold that over- coats have boen in good demand most every day. Tho promment arrivels for the week at the ‘Towneend are : C.W. E. Pardridge, wite and family, C. H. Reed and wifo, C, A. Mann, H. Crawford sud family, Mis N. Eont, J. M. Prusiing, F. S, Eams, L. D. Webater, J, A. Hunger, L. Barrett and wife, Mrs, H. B. Green and 1o daughters, Dr. O, B. Neston, L. O, Merrick, Mra. 8. Hapgood and daughter, Ars. L. L. Brown, Mrs. N. Tattls snd dsughter, William H. Annin and wife, W. C. Goudy and family, L. H, McCormick, Mrs. J, E. Hanson, Dr. Brown and wife, Charles D. Cole and wifo, Mrs. D. Ccla, Mrd. R, A, Petecs, 8, S, Leonard and wife, Chicaga, H, 8. Frazer, A. Rivert and wife, W.'W. Woolen, J*., and wife, Indianspolis, Ind. ; £, Brodell and wife, R. A. Lake, St. Louls, Mo, ; O. Murphy, Weshington, D, C.; J. P. Whaling oud wife, Milwaulie, Wis.; T. B, Haight, Waukosha, Wis.; George Reld, Manitowoo, Wis. Draper Hail—Miss L. Fuller, Miss E. Johnson, Miss . Johnson, Enos Brown, Miss Griggs, Thomas Mars- ton, Jr., Misscs A. C. and E. Marston, J. D. Bangs, W. B, ferce, Alrs. W, E. Bpencer, J. V. Heuderson, Will: iam Arnold and wife Lester, L. D, Webster, Mrs. A, Haater, A, W, M Chicago, IlL; Miss Behr, J. T. Howenstine, wife, and family, Mrs, W, M, S8am- uels'and dsughter, D, P. Rowland, J, A, Adertos, Msn. E E. Samuells, 5t. Louis, Mo, ; Georgo Sealey,'J. M. Smith and {amily, J. Walston and fawily, E, C. Rich- ards and family, Galveston, Tex.; H. A. Hardin, Mil- waukes ; Willinin H. Johnson, Mixs A. Atkins, ‘Biss J, Wall, Tndianapolis; Ind. ; Miss N. C. Moafort, Cin- cinnatl, 0. ; B, @, -W. Jewell, Summit, Miss, ; Benator Howe, Fond du_Lac, Wis; James Layton, Boston, Mzss. ; Birs, W. K. Knowels and daughter, Hochester, N. Y. MIXOR ITEME. R. G. W. Jewell, late United States Consul at Canton. China, who has been spending the sum- mer io Waukesha on account of his wife’s 1ll- health, was in this city Satarday. He expected to return soon and stay the balance of the sea- son hore. Mi:s Edwards still officiates at the Post-Office, and the many candidates for the sppointment louk dowacust. Last Saturday s ’bus-load of Wankesha's guests visited this city and spent the day at La Belle Lake in boating and fishiog, & loxury that the Spring City does not afford them. Tt is rumored that Gifford is soon to give an- other of those open-air hops for which he is so Justly colebrated. v Col. Jenkius, propristor of the Clifton Honse, Cbicago, 18 not'stopping at the Townseud, as stated in the Hotel Ieporter, but is with his fam- 1I§‘ at Gifford’s, oo Oconomowoo Lake. 'he hop at the Townsend last Saturday even- lfng waa well attedded, and was an enjoyable af- atr, A.D. Harger, editor of the Oconomowoc T¥mes, retuined last pight from & week’s trip to Council Bluffs, Ia, GIFFORD'S. 8pecial Corvespondencs of The Chicago Tribune. Grrronn's, Wis,, Aug. 18.—The amnvals here for the last week have been large, and telegrams haye be o received reserving rooms for a Chicago party nambering some twenty-five or more prom- inent business men, who are to spend [3anday bere. Among the most prominent names on the register this week ars the following : . Rdmund Burke, J. B, Tilden, C. H. Ham and wife, amily, E. B, Springer, Mrs. Chapin, Col. W, A. Jenkins und gar, wife, snd daughter, amars, Mies Jennie Brown, Mrs, E, J. Grover, 8. Louls, Mo.; the Rev. Mr, Passsvant, George J. Robipson and family, Mr. McPorter, J. B, Brigham and family, Mrm. O. ¥, Isley, Hattie Deutcher, Mrs, Charles Colirell aud som, M Browa, James Peck and wife, William Allen and family. Mrs, Angus Smith and son, P, E, Diutcner, E. Shaw, W. N, Winuie, H. N. Huichins, W, Perkins, W, W. o, ‘wife, and son, Muss Clark, Migs S:evanson, E. O, Wall, Mias Maltby, Buffalo, N, Y.; A. T. Spotta. New York. Col. Johneon has caken his new bt Floy to Oconomowoo Lake for tne use of"f}xflord‘l guests. LAKE SIDE. Sperial Correspondence of Ths Chicage L'ribune, 'LAKE Stos CorTAGas, Aug. 13.—There has not been & vacant cottage since I arrived, and, judg: g from the nimber of telegraph dispatches M. Taylor receives daily, there will not be any for some time to come ; but guests can most al- ways be supplied tith rooms st the main cot~ tages. The arrivals of the past week I give below : Mrs, M, 31, Covie, Allen G. Cone, W. €. Goudy and two daughters, Chignt},ll.; J. B. Edgar, O, F. Gar- rison, W. 8. Pope, Bt. Louis, Mo.: Mr. Chamberiin, Cincinnati, 0.; ©. R. Bradford, Miss H. Lyman, Misa Togers, L. Everingham and family; J. R. Brigham and family, Ars, Pirle snd von, Aiiwaukes; B. A, Colter, wife, and family, Peoris, Iil AMr. Nash, the owner of Lake Side, has been spending a few days here in boating and fishing. PEWAUKEE, Special Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, PEWAUEEE, Wis., Aug. 14.—Following are the prominent arrivals at the Qakton Bpring H ouse the past week: John O. Richenburg, W. A1, J. English, J. W, Whit- fey, Hiram Hyde, Oharlés Henrotid, wife, and child, Dr. Henrotin and wife, Mrs. J, Chapin, A.' J. Cutler, A. D, Robinson snd wife, W. Heston, James Barrett and wife, Misn Dors Bruning, J. O, Hiiton and_son, F. L. Beggs, Obicago, Il ; J, H. Carter, J. 8. Hendry, Edwin Sanderson, W. F. Sexton, E.L. Cary,F. B. Yisley, John. Thompson, G, W. Chandier and wife, A, . Hill, Jumes Gibson ind wife, J. A. Elson, A. W. Bulchmer and wife, Mllwaukee; B. Huchinson and wife, Miss E; Lite, Indlanapolis, “Ind. ; G. B. snd J, ‘Rogers,Kenogha, Wis, ; the Hon.'H. B, Hard snd wife, Evanston, Til ; G. B. Stealosnd wife, Mattoon, Il ? the Hon. F. O. Day. St, Louls, Mo, ; George B, Lord, Evanston, 1iL; B. D. Mussy, Cincinnati, 0. : OAKTON SPRINGS. Special Duspalch to The Chicado Tribune. PeEwAvksg, Wis., Aug. 14.—The register at the Oskton Bpring Hotél during the past week shows the following afrivals from Chicago: Willism M. Kirk, wife, and family, Jobn A. Cémstock, Charles Henrotin and family, A. J. Cutler, James Barrett and wife, A. D. Robinson and wife, W. H, Easton, Mrs, Mary Green and family; F. L. Biggs, Jobn O.-Hilton, Dr. Hen- rotin and wife, bosides fifteen persons from Evanston and many ftom other places. The Hon. H, B. Hurd and wife snd the Hon. C. B. Steels and wife, the gentlemeén well known in the 1llinois Legislature, are also hére. Over 600 flsh have beed caught out of Lake Pewauges by tne puests of the above hotel during the wéek. People are here from hll parts of the connt! Wenther Hne, atid the grain ©rops mostly ested in great abundance. bttt ILLINOIS. WAUKEGAN, LAUNCHING OF A STEAMER: Speciar Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, WAUREGAN, ILl., Ang. 14.—Last Monday after- noon many, persons assembled at the pier to wit- ness the launching of the new pleasure-boat R. lmerson, owned by Mesars. Robert Marks aud illiam Wright. The boat glided through the water in such a manser a8 to do credit to the builder, aod render eatisfaction not only to the owners, but many citizens who bave long felt the need of such a boat: The boat is 36 feet n length over all, 4nd 12-foot beam, with an en- gine rated at 8-horse-power. Ehe will comfort- ably seat forty persona. ACCIDENTS. On Tuesday, Lute Flagg, who was out camp- fog ‘with & humber of others on the Déad River, about 8 mules north of this city, was accidentally shot in the right cheek. One of his comrades had drawn the shot from his Run, and discharged the powder just aa young Flagg happened to conie out of the tent. Heis now doing well, under the care of Dr. Maxson. The same day, and about the esme bour, Ed Kirchner, who wad empluyed in Dow’s sash and blind factory, while adjusting a belt became entangled and was drawn over the shaft, caus- ing his arm to be broken near the wrist. e RELIGIOUS. The 'Rev. Mr. Welis, of Keokuk, Is., will preach ai the Presbyterisn Church to-day. sdechodist Churcli—Preaching by the Presidiog Elder, the Rev. Dr. Jutkios. The fourth quar- terly mesting of this confetence year.wil be beid to-day. 2 1ast Ssturday from California, whithpr they had been on & visit to relatives. The Rev. Jobn Wilson and wife, wno have lived in this town for many yesrs. will star for California in a few days with the intention of residing there. y Mz, Barnum (the prosecuting atiormey in the Tarner trial), accompsvied by his wife, arrived in this ity Friday morniug. They &re stopping at the residence of Judge MaAllister. The following ate among the prominent arriv- ala in the city duriog the past week: Charles C. Rics and family, Travis J. Mason and wife, Prof, Wheeler, and Miss O'Hara, of Chicago; Mrs. Jenkins, Boston. Mesars. George Kirk, Oliver8. Lincoln, George Lypo, and John Donglas will start for Iowa this week. They are goiug on s hunting expedition. IN GENERAL. a The citizens of Waukegan appraciate tho value of a good newspaper; this faot is fully ilistrated by the report of Mr. Ponsonby, the popular newsdealar, who states that the number of subscribers for TiE TRIBCNE is rapidly in- creasing. A lady of the pin-back order, wha resides on a fashionable thoroughfare on_the South Bide, may do well to be on her guard. An attempt is to be made to steal her sweatheart. A *“Granger " arrived_in town on Thuradsy and stopped at the Qity Hotel, puth’nghflu barse in the stable belooging thereto. On gettin, ready to return homo ho went to the stable, and, being deep in thought, took the wrong horse, hitched him to the buggy, and proceeded as far 88 tho etreet, when the owner of the hurse met him aod mguirud where he was going with bis property. The man was startled; he then ob- served that he had taken an mnimal not worth half as much as his own through mistake. That man sbould remain at home and look after the cora. —— ST. CHARLES. LOCAL THOUBLES, Speetal Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, 8r. Cmartes, Ill., Ang. 14.—There has been a great amount of trouble in the Common Council lately. The city made -an appropriation toward graveling the Bt. Cbarles and Geneva road, the Mayor, a8 customary, superintencing tbe wors. The work the Mayor (James K. Lew:s) bad done excoeded that which he was authorized to do by about $250. He reported’ the factto the Couucil, and they received the report and ordered it placed on the records. Tha next stepthe Council took was to pass a resolution of censure against the Mayor for bia action in creating the debt of $250 . against the city unauthorizedly. It is understood the Mayoris trying to run things himself, and might sacceed if all the Aldermen were like Mr, Alexander. A few yearsago James K. Lewis ran the corporation in debt about 3600 inthe ssme way, withont authority. The St. Charles Leader never puts in 8 word against the Muyor. The Counecil ed resolutions that re- flected severely upon him, yetthe Leader man- sges to suppress all such resolutions. Why? But then the 3ayor owns oo property here, and pays only abont 75 _cents taxes yearly. Ho was elected by the whisky ticket, and the result is the foregoing. BASE-DALL. Tuesday afternoon about 100 persons congre- gated on the ball grounds in hope of seeing the match game that was to come off that afternoon. Bat the rain was 50 continued that 1t was found ‘expedient to postpone the game until the after- noon of the following day. Wednesday was 8 very pleasant day, and at 3 o'clock there were from 300 to 400 persons on the grounds, 1nclnd- ing many of the fair sex, who seemed to take more interest 1n the gama than most of the men resent. The contesting clubs were the Cast imu ‘nine formed from the men employed in Mr. 8. L. Bignall's foundry, and the Recreations who are combosed mostly of the businoss mon of the City of St. Charles. The game was called at 2:30, the Recreations winning the toss and sending the Cast lrons to the ba: first. In the fourth inning, Mr. Charles Caustin, the catcher of the Recreations, and one of the fiuest players in Eaoce County, while standing very close to the bat, was bit by the ball about ove-half inch be- Jow the eye, causing him mucn pain, and forcing Tim to abandon the catcher's position pro tem. Mesars, James Ferson and Charles Caustin, of the Recreations, and Mr. Haseluarst, of the Cast Irons, made the best batting scores; the best fly-catch was made in the right field by Mr. B, B, Bigoall, which was caught by him in one hand while runing backward. . Mr. Eq Bowman, of the Excelsior Clab, um- pired, ana be received the sincere thanks of both clubs for the fair ana decisive mauner in which he gave his decisions. BIRTHDAY PARTY. Miss Mamie Strader gave a party Thursday af- teruoon to her friends in honot of her birthday. The usual sccompaniment of out and indoor games were well patronized by all, and a most pleasant time the resmit. Among the youny la- dios present were the Misses Lulu Brownwéll, Olive Matteson, Nettie Wilcox, Atinie Zabriskib, Lucy Alexander. Daisy Bigoell, Alice and Clara Durant, Nellie Smith, and Hattie Rockwell. ACCIDENT. Anvdo Zabrislae, the little daughter of D. 8. Zabriskie, & young and pretty miss of some 5 or 6 summers, met with an accident Tharsday ar- ternoon. It was a hair-breadth escape, and 18 8 miracle that she was not killed or crippled for lite. As Miss Annie was crossing Sccond street on Illinois she was run over by 8 hoavy beer wagon from Aurors, the horses knocking her down and broising her severely with taeir hoofs. ‘The wagon passed over without touching ber. Bhe was carried nome to ber pareats, who fully appreciate the good fortune in coming outof such a placo alive. ‘Miss [da Barber, a young lady 19 years of age, died Friday at 1 p. m. Miss Barber was bighly esteemed by her laree circle of friends, and her Joss will be keenly folt in society. PERSONAL. Mr.'and Mrs, E. H. Cbapman and daughter, Miss Carrie, are spending o tew weeks at alrs. Chapmau's facher, Mr. E. P. Farnald, Mrs. Jobnston and son, of Memphis, are stoppibg at the Ma'lory House. Mr. J. C. Veeder, of Veedeisville, TiL., is mak- ing a short stay at the Mallory. 3re. Baroer, of Chicago, is making a short visit with her father, the Hon. Irs Minard. Mr. J. Fraok Richmond and wife, of Chicago, who have been making & short stay at AMrs. A. Fersoo's, returned to Chicago this weelk. Mas Carrie M. Wood, who has been visiting with her friend Miss Emma Colling, retarned to her home 1n Watsega thie week. Mr. Lue Braundbold, the Cbicago artist, wbo has spent his vacation in this place, returned to business this week. - - Conductor Ed Bross, who has been missed from his train lately on ‘account of ilh:ass' may now be seen sinfling and calling * Tickets1” in & healtbful mannet. -Aftér the game of ball Friday, Mrs. Mallory and Mrs. Johnston wers seen playing catch in front of the Aallory House. Tenn., — OAK PARK. THE DEATH ROLL. Death has duriug the past week gathered into the valley of the shadow of death two little omes. Clara Ruth, only dsughter of Mr. and Mrs, A. Shafler, whose little hife had only been two months long, died Wednerday avening sud ias buied Friday. Thursdsy afternoon, Waltor. son of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Banscom, algo died. His childhood had geen eight happy summers. Ho was taken sick while on & visit to friends, where he Lad been spending his school vacation. Deep sympathy 18 folt and expressed towsrd the suflering pa- rents. 2 ‘Mr. Arncid’s fioe residence on Railroad avenue 18 very nearly completed. A BUBPRISE PARTY ‘Mary Furbeck, Thuradsy eveniug. by her young friends. Misa Fuarbeck has been away fot some time, sad the pleasant affair was given In honor of her return. ~Among. the number preseot were Misees_Grace Raynoe, Hattie Montgomery, Emma Ray, Huttie Hodges, May Wolcott, Annie Gray, Faonie Ray, and was tendered Miss Meossrs. James Connell, Will Hodges, Blies, ‘Horace Humphrey, Simpson Duniop, Judson Whaples, and Frank Q.ay. Mr. Tony 8. Bowler and Mr. W. 8. Boughton, who have: been spending the summer in the Park, bave returned to the city and tuken rooms st the Paimer Houee. ‘Miss McDongall gave & very plaasant musiesl goiree Tuesdsy evening, at” her residence on Firreat avenue, Miss Web t.r, of Springfield, Mugs., was tue bright particular siar which the sesembly gathered to_bear. Among the guests were, Miss Websier, Mr. and Mrs. Horton, Mr. and Mrs. Eckert, Mr. and Mra, Doné, Mr. \‘Vni{‘l Mrs. Kn_ug,n.i-a Montgomery, aod Mr. Hurd. Ar. and Mrs. J. A; Whitaker, of Fnglawood, have beenthe guests of friends forthe past week. A young lady of the Park was tendered guite A NOVEL BURFRISE PARTY by her Sunday-school class Thursday afternoon. Bhe was Jazily sminging in the hammock wheo the servant aunounced that some one wanied to see her. Bhe loosed up from ‘the iuterestiog book she was reading, and samd, * Ask them to come hers.” Iunfes momeuts there dashed round tLe corner a Ty tr.0) of gayly-dressid little giris, briogiLg n their bands florat offerings and gifts their own hands had wrougot. it was s genmine surprise. Tne afterhoo> =was Bpent in merriment abd guned. Bolresnments wocs served at The tables were et under the treesin the lawn, and, tired with playing, the little folks said their good-night about 8 o'clock. The little misses who comodosed ths company were Mary RKirkoff, Luella Masters, Lena Straight, Jessio BRuston, Florence Everton, Susie Ingrabam, Mamie Huston, and Faomie Morkes. i . The Baptist Society held an ice-cream festival in the recenily-completed parsonage Thuredsy evening. —— PARK RIDGE. REWS OF THE WEEK. The army-worm has made its appearance in this vicinity, and is producing sad havoe. Mr. Belke had forty acres of oats entiraly destroyed in one night by this pest. Other fields have suffered soverely. . The annual meoting of the Methodist Episco- pal Church Sacietv for the election of Trustees wad held at the church Thursday evening. Messrs, Jones, Moes, Grubbs, Paine, and Keene were elacted. * In these times to be without a scandal case is to be out of tite world. Brooklyn set the fashion, and forthwith scarcely s place in the country but 13 ambitions to be Brooklynized. It is contagi- ous, and even quiet, rural Park Ridge has been infected. ‘The air bas been rife with rumor, and gossip has been excessively busy for weeks past concerning the alleged evil doings of & promi- nent member of the M. E. Charch, who has hitherto borne anunblemished reputation. There was, of course, & woman in the case, else there could be no genuine, full-blown ‘scandal. 1t is but just to the party accused tostate that, owing to the not very eaviable character of the woman, the sympathy of the bhetter classesin the com- munity has, from the firat, been with him, and the impression has been gradually gainiog gronnd that he wns being mads the victim of tho spite and ill-will of certain ‘young men, who expected in’ this way both to shield themselvesand re- venge. their own fanoied griavances. - The matter bad pecome 80 public, however, that it became necessary for the church to notice it, the lady io the case, Miss Alta Meacham, boldly pro- claimed the truth of the stories and thereby her own ‘shame. It is to the credit of the pastor and the church that no disposition was shown to hush up_or postpone action in the ‘natter, but, on the contrary, an earneat desire seemed to be manifested by all that the whole truth might be known. The party accused. Mr. Chiarles W. Manchester,” feeling deaply the dis- grace heaped upon him, was also anxious for a tria! according to the rules of the church, seem- ingly confident of his_acquittal of the wrong- doing imputed to him. The whole matter ac- cordingly culminated by the trial of Mr. Man- chester Monday evening last before a committee selected for that purpose. The gentlemen com- posing the Committeo were, without an excep- tion, chosen from other churches, and wore men of reputation and good, sound judgment. After consuming uearly the whole of Mondas night in the case, and listening to ali the testimony which could be gathered concerning 1t, the Committee were of the opirion that the charges and specifi- cations had not been snstaied. It is to be earnestly hoped that tbis will end the scandal. It has been an unfortunate matter for all con- cerned, and the fair fame of the town has sof- fered. May it be long before gossip has such another savory morsel to feed upon. The anniversary of the American Bible Society will be held m the M. E, Church thie moruing. All the churches of the place will unite in the services. An addresa will be delivered by th Rey. Mr. Daniels. . Among the arrivals the past week were Mrs. @. F. Foster, of Oak Park, Mrs. James Whitaker, of Eoglewood. Mr. A. W. Howe, aud Mr. C. M. Lasner, M. Plio T, Grandin, ot Chicago, Miss E. Lent, of Le Roy, N. Y., s, D. S. ills aod %[“b Stephens, of Chicago, guests of Col. obb. r. Charles Grean, of St. Louis, forperfy well known here, 15 visiting his sister, Mra. C. Carpen- tor. Miss Green hasreturned after an absence of some months. Mra. Etta Tucker returns to her home at Rock Tsland Monday. She will beaccompanied by Migs Minnie Perry, who will remain with her several ‘weeks. S HYDE PARK. THE MOONLIGHT FETE. The fote given by the Iadies of the St. Paul Church, Kenwood, occurred last Thursday even- ing, as stated. Early in the evening the ladies arrived and put things in order, sssisted by few of the muscular 8ex. Chinese lanterns without number were hung on the piszzas, trees, pier, aod other convenient places. At about s quarter past 8_carriages began to arrive in & nearly continuois stream. and the street in froot of the hotel was soon filled with vehicles of all deseriptions. ‘The dancing began sbout s quarter of nine, Johnnie Hand formishing the musie, snd daing the yelling for the quadrilles. The danciug-platform, which had bzen con- structed a fow yards north of the hotel, was soon covered with gay-hoppers (not Kansas), while the piazzas were crowded with people who came to hear the fine music snd watoh the dancers. The scene from the north piazza was very fad- cinating. Ou three sides, the locomotive head- lights provided for the occasion shed their lurid beams, giving to the place a brilliant appearance. The Chicese lanterns suspended from the irees and other places adjoining the platform made ope involuntarily think of a fets in China, whule the good old moon looked down With a kiodly emile, which seemed to] sy, **How gelightful! You do me an honor,” and the merry waltzers with their glistening surroundings, sug- geated Paris to the imaginative minds. There wete about Su0 persons present, among whom were Mr. and Mrs. Tayior, Mr. and Mrs. Waldron, Mr. aod Mrs. Buwen, Mr. and Mrs. Hoxie, Mr. and_Mrs, Atkinson, Mr. and Mrs. Myers, Mr. and Mts. Sanbotn, 3ir. and Mis. Davis, AMr. aod Mra. Armstrong, Alr. and Mrs, Clarke, Mr. snd Dra. Larminie, Mr. and Mrs. O. Smith, Mr. and Mis. Ackermap, Mr. and Mra. Bridge, Mr. Rosiog and farily, Mrs. Marsh, Mrs. Buriey, Mrs, Rich- ardson, Mrs. Smale, Miss Calhotin, iiss Allison, Miss Aokerman, Blisa Kepnicott, the Misses As- kinson, Miss Buckley, Miss Dunlap, Miga Adams, Miss Gulbort, Miss Sharp, AMiss Remmar, the Migses Barroughs, Miss 'arker, Miss Boardman, Miss Weaver, Mies Myers, Miss Fisher. the Misses Oakley, Miss Lawrence, the Misses Bark- or, Miss Lewis, tbe Misses Sanborn, diss ¥rench, the Misses Huli, Miss Burton, the Misses Tavlor, Miss Dow, and Mesars. Nelgon, Burley, Calhous, Col. J. H. Bowen, Comes, J. Bridge, Lightner, TRoléson, Billy Smith, Root, 1. J. Medill, Wood, DBurroughs, Alcott, Hardin, Watars, Col. Lyon, Medlurdy, Bowen, Rommar, Parker, Gen. Cbet- Jai, McDonetl, Cutler, Sichelior, Ewing, Stick- e Dow, Watson, Weaver, Frasher, sod many o broke up & little before 12 o'clock, The partvy t the baud winding up with * Home, Sweet Home,” rendered with exquisite ekill. ** CRIMINAL." W. H. Morrisey was atrested by Policeman Hogan for bathing in the lake in » nude state in daytime, and fined &3, There were several other arrests for the same offense. Porsona wishing to bathe in the day- time must wear bathing-clothes. H. Goldhammer was arrested as a vazabond. James Oolvin was arrested on & charge of in~ toxication, and, being unable to pay hus fine, was put in_jsil. ‘A maa giving his name as Harisinger wasar- rested for being drunk and disorderly and fined $10. = F. W. Wilcox was taken in custody by P. Mc- Carthy for driving an express-wagon on the Boulevard; fived $3. P. Baucher was fined 815 for moving s build- ing on the street witoout a permut. A LITTLE OF EVEBYTHING. _ : A man went asleep on sthe Kenwood pier Fri- day and rolled off into the lake. No damages but a docking. . Mrs. Downer gives a moonlight' fete st har residence, corner of Forty-seventh street and YVincennes svenue, on Tuesday, the 17th, The public school 18 being repaired. Kenwood court :; I::mzt opened from Forty- eighth to Forty-pinth streets. the m’abuon of the Town Board moeting in ‘Tue TRIBURE of Friday, the writer blames the Board for contemplat- the coostruction of & mamn sewer Lnnsl’ony-fim street instead of Thirty-ninth, . where the city would bave to pay balf the ex- ‘penses of onildiog it. That was & mistake. It was Mr. Waite, the Village Engineer, who pro- posed it The Board has not yet decided whelh- er toadopt it or not. 1t was als0 a mistake in stating that the coet of vuilding » main eewer would be about 84 per foot. Tae estimated cost was’ much nearer €5 per foot. 2 o * sir. Basby ie building & marble-front block on Washinzton avenue. The bop will take place at the hotel as usuar pexs week. A Judge Wallsce is registered at the Hyde Park House, _ ‘There is § bandsoms brick house just fnished on Jefferson avenus near Fifty-third snother in process of oonszrr:c’t.inn “::*?:S = 3ir. Hoole is building & comforiable home Greanwood avento, in already Lingg 1 “This straet in with numerons fing residences. T 6 Journal of Friday statea that is building a residence on Madison .v}::g‘?’ 940,000, The Journal bad better Jearn so thing abont thiogs before it speaks of o Tho builder of that house says that it wil) noy cost over 815,000, independent of rarnitars, - Hl;m fne residonce of Mr. I, 1. Waile, o vde Park avenue, near Fift P o e el r. N. C. Perking’ bouso is recei ita pri cont of psllnL celving ita primg rof. Shaw gave a dancing lesson oods - Hall Saturday afternoon. The ehdd::;gne.l £ome very queer things remarkably wall. lTha :lr:ug m:]n of Hyde Park amuse they. selves by trying to see which can alin; lu;amer l.!u;l Iflm:arul. & Sty hers will ba a farge attendan c?;:&chu Bunday if the weather ounhl:n: iot 5 —— ! OAKLAND. AOSCELLANEOUS 1TEMS. The Rev. Lewia Meridith, pastor of the O land M. E. Chuorch, has been seversty ill for thy past two weeks, in consequence of which Cj lain McCabe occupied the pulpit last Sabbath, The Oakland Oongregational Church' now hag a regular pastor in the person of Mr. Bull, of England. The fittle steamer Bret Harte now makes sem!, weekly excursions from Oskland to Lincoin Park, ont to the lonely crib, down to the raging ?glnmec. and to the Lotos Beds on the Calumes iver. Moonlight fotes are now the order of thadsy, ° Soveral have been given in Oakland thus seasor, . and have Leen prooounced a success, both aocial- ly and financially. In view of thia fact the ladies of the Ellis Avenue Presbyteriaa Church wilt give a similar ono Tuesdsy ovening on the spa.: ctous grournds of Mr. Downing. corner Vinceansg aveune and Forty-seventh sieet. E A young eagle was captured on Eagan stresy 128t Tuesdny evening by a young man, whois now spending a!l us spare’ time in trying to tame it. Quite a sensation was created Wednel evening by the appearance of what appearedto bo a ** Bot-air ” balioon off Thirts-seventh street, ataa altcnde of about 500 feet. It interesteda large crowd of spectato:s for nearly two houm, when the balloon caught fire and was 500D con- sumed. It turned out to have been norhing bus ~ a Cainese lantern tied to a kite, and seot up bys good little boy in commemorauon of his fathar’s . birth-aay. Owing to the cheapness of builling materialy more building is beiog done in Oakisud this season than ever heretofore. W. P. Bmithis just completing the morth row of marble fronts in what 1s calied Aldine Park. The Jobusoos bave their stores oo Thirty-sighth street nearly ready for the roof. O. R. Brouse is also com- pleting a brick cottage on Evansaveuue. Brad- ley & Co. have complated their row on Langley - avenue. S. L Wood 18 abont to ersct three new brick honses on Longley avenus, which he mag- ages to sell before he builds them. Oakland capitalists are bound to keep on building untif ovi available foot of ear:h is coverad miths * good, substantial building. These men rebnilt Chicago, sud now they are gomng to give their attention to tois section. The South Park Commissioners have justcoms | pleed an addition to the Boulevard Park en Oakwaod avenue. It has been proposed to fence it in and £ill 15 with deer. A petition has been extensively circulated a3 signed for a street railway across Engan avenns ' to the Stock-Yarda. But the City Kailway Come pany does Lot thiuk very favorably of the move- ' meat. Mrs. Evans, on Thirty-seventh street, is ths , possesaur of a natural curiosity in the shapeof a trailing fuchsia, nearly 50 feet long, and cor- ercd with 700 blosSoms. It has been im fall bloom all tae season. . ' Osakiand’s champion hypoerite witl not allows Sunday newspaper to enter lua househoid for - fear of corrupting the morals of his familyof . ceildren. But te will sneak off to his neighbond ° Sunday morning_and resd their pspers tbrough © from beginning to end, instead of going W0 ° churen. % A champion dead-beat bas just left, with bis bousenold goods and all, leaving & score of creditors to mourn his sudden departure. . A little son of Mr. Thrall was bitten by ablaex - spider Wednesasy evening. His foos is so badiy inflamed that it canoot be touctied on account o the jntense pain it cansea. 3 The Pro. Jos. Ciub have had some club badges made lately, with the initials P. J. made ioto 8 ° monogram. They need not be taken for Petit Jurors, or Justices of tne Paace, 88 they areall . 100 young Lo serve ia either of those capacitieg. . They resame their weekly meetings shortly. Ar. Lemon and Misa Van Buren were unitad in the holy bands of matnmony Tuesdsy. Mr Edgrington followed in the same track Ssturday. - Soma persons, intent oo nouse-breaking, go sbout during the day and steal the keys to frons doors in order to g easy access at night. Par- ties shouid either remova the keys from their - doors auring the dsy, or else keep them locked, - thereby foiling the andscious rascals. Variois excursioajsts to raral retzests are wending their way homeward, while others ars. just bent on going. ‘fhe" Oakland . E. Sunday-school contem- plates giving avother esoursion and basket po- e to Woodiawn in Septemoen. —_—— LAKE VIEW. GENERAL NEWS. . The services in the Fullerton Avenue Church to-day will be the last held therd this month, 3 the house will be closed swo weeks for zepsirs. The Rev. Mr. Young leaves to-morrow for his summer vaeation, which he will epend in Keo- tuckv. He will probably be absent four Bab« baths. His pulpit will be supplied in Septamber untit bis refurn. The Lake View nine defeated the Olymoics from the South Side Friday by & score of 15t02. ‘This club 18 making itself a fine record, sud it probably one of the best amateur nines in o around the city. The hoise-cars on which the good peopls of Lake View depeod are throwa constders: biy off therr tme by the comstruction o twe sewer on Norta Clark sireet, from Wells to Fallerton avenae. Tl interruption combined with the swivging of the bitdge, makes travel to Lake View rather tedious, and the cars frequently tarn back st tullerton avenue, lear ing their suburban passengers to wait for ths - next car. This Is only tiresome during thedsy, * bus at thg close of day, when business men m8 hurryiog to their homes, it becomes somawbst , of a nwiance to be turned out to wait ten min- utes for a car already full. North Clark street 16 shortly to be paved up & Fullerton avenue. This will give another fig entrance into the town in addition 10 the Laks Bhore drive. The town should sake up the wock at the point where the city stups, and improv¥e the Lake View rosd which leads up from tash point. There is room for improvement. At the regular meeting of the Town Board to- morrow night the gaestion as to whether orno the saloon regulation ordinance shall ke repasted will come up for dicussion. ‘Those who e v terested in the matter should be on baad —_— & WHEATON. y NOTES AND ITEXS. o Special Correspondsncs of The Chicago Tribune, - WazaToN, L, Aug. 14—The onmber of D matos now employed in the Connty Jail is ff- teen. The fall term of sthe Wheaton Colisge opens Bapt. 6. The house of L. E. DeWolf is nesricg 0o~ pletion. 1t is built on Mallory's Addition 40 Wheaton. The Misses Stoltz, of Chicago, M® the guests of Mrs. Albert. ; Col. B. L. Vallotte left Mondsy for Colorsds: The Rev. D; H. Muller, D.D., of Covingie Ky., discoursed at the M. E. Church last Bundsy- The brck-layers have finisbed thelr work on C¢c- tzal Block; and but little remains to be adid before the handsome block is completed. Mr. G. 3L, Chadwick is putting up s finersd- denlv:; on his d-acre lot in Msllory’s to Wheaton. . £ ‘Tho Bav. M, Cavanas, of Lombard, presched : st the Pln:d (;huxcl} of ‘Ci:;mbsx‘x,ndfl. Yfl'j Webster filled his pulpit at Lombard. o T Bav. 3. L. Bariow, of Now Tork, gd Lo Baptist pulpit Sundey morning. He sls - ms?iu.- lecture on *‘Masonry as mm’&: : Monday evening at the Baptist Chucb. {ecture in the hands of the sbie spesker Ffl‘“ one or&mmg interest. Tne suditoriam ¥3¥ well fil 2 The Rev. William E. Van_Doren, Cwlfifi Evangelist, preached in the Weslegan Chaschof ‘Wheaton Thursday evening. 3 Ang. 5 waa tbe wedding-day of Mr. l'lfl‘!o P PBrown, of the Theological School, Obaslis, O« . aod Mise Emma Sedgwick, of Whestoo. 2 puptial knot was tied by the Rev. ster, Prof. Webster assistiog. The w! emony was at the residzuce of the brida's moth® A vsaag. pecsli having » rorud of e young people are having & ro¥ lessurs, Tawn %ufieummo ‘thing of (b8 P peason. Very agreeadle gatherings have hsea heid during the weak as Mx. Chamberin® Wed,_