Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 19, 1876, Page 5

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 1876—SIXTEEN “PAGES. SOCIAL NOTES. The Telegraphers” Ball---Surprise Parties-—The Clubs. New York Spring Fashions Stunning Dresses. Some THE SOCIAL WORLD. THE TELEGRAPHERS' BALL. Tpe third annasl reunion and ball of*the Chi- sro telegraph operators was beld at MeCor- ick's Hall Friday eveniog. The various rail- ceoteriog in Chicago kindly furnished P.mwnll telographers attending. Toe hall yas tastefully decorated. Wires were run around e room, placing tho varous instrumentsin _di- crmmunicshion with - the msin ofiico tpe Western Tnion Telegraph Com- poy. _Telegrams of congratulation wore qeceived from several cities. About 125 conples were in sttendance, among them ting Mr. -snd Mrs. D. S Ander- o0, Mr. aod Mrs. C. H. Eelly, Mr. aod Mrs. G. £, Mivor, 3r. sud Mrs. Jobn Kemp, Mr. and 3. A L. Stoner, r. and Mrs, D. T Fraacie, 3. George Kemp, Mr. sod slrs. E. L. Arm- strong, M. 30d Mrs. ©. 0, Huyek, Mr. and rs. §.E Hayek, Mr. and Mrs. 3. & Tuyck, J. 5. paidwin, E. Hoffman. Henry Stanberrs, J. Me- Totne, J. Laveer, J. Bell, €. L. Atwesden, G. gl Aiss Datrick, Miss Kent, Miss 1ds Chapin, sfiss Eatic Brady, Muss Alillie Brady, Mrs. Kelly, isa Rosa Ssndorson, Misa Henry of Ottava, Ili., 3ies Nichols of Toledo, 0., Miss Flora Adcock, Aliss Imogene Blartin, Mr. and Mrs. J. Bain of fors, Tk, Mr. a0d Mrs. E. Lacy, Gelena, Ill., £ B. Bachelor and sister, Galeoa, 111, Mr. and 4frs. G. C. Parkine and daughter, Dixop, 1., ir. and Mrs. G. H. Parker, Rutland, Tl, Mr. 423 Mrs. W. C. Jooes. El Paso, TIL, Mr. and Mra. F.W. Tew, Arcola, IiL, Mr.'and Mrs. H. C. Geargs, Arcots. 11l Mr. and Mrs, W. A Gard- per, cisr. Mr. and rs. Chias. F. Dag, St. Louis, Ho, Mr. and Are. J. S. Thompeon, Keokuk, In., Nr.and Mrs. Frank Dond, Keokuk, Ta., 3. and irs. Fdward Githews, Keokuk, Ia. Quita 2 \urge number came from St. Louis, Cincinnati, Feskuk, Tcledo, and various other cities. ‘4 largo number of Chicago_telegraphors wero o stiendance, smong them being H. Maynard, Manager of the Western Union offices; Allan Eowp, Manager of tho Board of Trade Tele- ph; Goe Carroll, T- Gallagher, Adem Bied- Jer; C. Foutier, of Milwankee; ir. Thomas, of tho Ascocisied Press; E. P. Whitford. of the Western Union; J. IL\IQI!: S. Cliifford, of the igoal Service: F. L. Foster, of the Western Tnion; E. P. Smith, Secretary to Supt. Tinker, of the Atlantic & Pacific; Samuel Bracken, of The Western Union; Charlos Haselion, of the Atlsgtic & Pacuic; AL McCulloch, of the West- sm Upion; J. C. Tallmav, of the Western Tnion; Joun Gale, Mznsger of the Atlautic & Pacific Board of Trade offices; R. J. Nicoud, of Ihe Atiantic & Pacific; W. C. Loug, of the West- 2mn Union; C. Higdon, Cincinpsti. EIDIONS—WILLISNS. At Quincy, Jil., Thursdsy evening wero mar- tied Mr. Ed S. Simmons, counected with the Ffice of the Mutual Life Insursnce Company. of this city, and Miss Nannie Willisms, danghter of tha Jate sudgo Archibald Williama, of Quincy. + fhe ceremony was performsd by the Rev. William A. Fisk at St. John's Episcopal Church, and was witnessed by 2 large number of the friends of the partics. Miss Annie Williaws, of Quincs. and Miss Leils Morris. of Wilmington, 1IL. scted 86 brideswaids, while Messrs. W. E. J. Baughman and Heory Clark were grooms- o, After the ceremony = roception was held =t the residence of Col. C. H. Morton, brother-in- Isw of the bride. The uenal bridal tour was laken to the East. SURPRISE CLTB. A party was given by the members of this Club Thursdsy evening, at the residence of the Hon. . B. Miller, No, 499 West Adams street. Among the guests were JMr. and Mre. George Mason, Mr. and rs. George A. P. Kelsoy, Mr. and Mre, Jobn M. Pe: Afr.and Alre. George \. Sanford, Ay, and 3irs. Fred Reed, Mr. and Mrs, W. L. ‘Heaton, Mr. apd Mrs. Arthur Robbins, Mr, and Hrs. James W. Ellsworth. Mrs. Cook, 3lrs. . Buklin; Misees Clara Miller, Kate Shuman, Mattie Johnson, Josie Van Cott, Nellie Gardner, Lucy Bull, Annie Siocum. Alice Startevant, Mag- ie Owen, Nellie Sherman, Hattie Merrill, Ads ur, Hattie Gaskill,- Effie Reed ; Dr. Bills, § Messrs. R. J. Ingram. Silas F. Wright, William 3 Le Baron, Jr., W- Lloyd, W. Aller, Edgar Holt, Theodore Parple. Abbott, Alfred Huntsmav, Lewis Dyer, George Bentiey, R. E. Bye, Vaa 4. J. Nasmith: ORIENTAL CONSIETORY. ‘Thursday evening the sixth and last social of this Masonic Order occuired at tho assembly- yooms, No. 72 3lonroo strcet. About 200 were esent. The hall was elaborately decorated with evergreens wrought in mottoes and Ma- sonic embiems, Dsncing commenced eatiy, the programme including twenty sumbers sud several extras. Supver was served sboub wid- night. FORRESTYILLE CLUD. The ebove-nzmed Club gave a party Friday wyening at their Lall, somwe 1ifty couples being esent. The programme of tifteen choice num- 4 waa enjoved by all present, among whom were Mr. and Mrs. R. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. J, 3L fpooper, Mr. and Mrs, J. H. Hill, Mrs. Rugor, Nrs. C. 8. Carter, 31s. Caster, Mrs. R. Melcher, and the Misses Sunderlands, Fords, Frv, Euwie Carter, Nellie Meicher, Bessie Clristian, itie Weed, Tillie Smith, Emma Lewis, Suevons, Sophis Jeferson, Tillie Custer, Miies Clark, Miss Wrern, and Mesers. Robets Wal- lxce, Charles Cuttiss, J. A. Hatch, J. Page, J. Talisce, R. E. Lloyd, John Simpson, D. W. Storws, J. J. Short. G. Melcher, G. Ford, Fraok Cutter, F- Barker, J. Jeffersou, B. Ruger, F. J. Eeiller, Bansley, Erowumark, and mauy others. SUNPRISE PARTY. The Rey. David T. Busbaoell, of Westminster 4 Presbyterian Church, was visited Friday even- dralurge numberof his people, who brought with them au eleqant easy chair for their pastor adivo besatiful works of art for Mre. Bush- nell, The visit was an entire surprise to him, and wasan appropriate expression of tho per- Jact barmony and good feeling which has alwass existed between the pastorand the people of Westminter Church. Tho evening was passed insinging and conversation, Ar. Eckhardt was drawn upon for the wherewithal to satisfy tho Sppento. 1 § i 1 IN BRIEF. 3 Miss Addie Gill entertained ® pumber of her % ricnds Tuesdsy eveniog at her rosidence, No. @ Langley avenue. - - The North Side Reception Club participated in @3 of their regwisr parties Alonduy evening at 4 ¢ th6 North Side Academy. 3. N Tho Sans Pareil Club met Monday evening at “Bournigne's Academy, and, a8 usual, a dolightlul time was enjoyed by the participants. Tue reg- i membership, with few exceptions, wero ;7 Present, % Wednesday evening the South End Club par- ticipated in” anouher of their parties at Bour- Bigue's Academy. The attendauce, on account of the exceedingly disagrecable night, was not 80 e s expected, but thoso who did sttend fully ade up for any deficiency in pumbers by the y good will with which they entered into the amyusament of the Loar. The Nooe Such Club met Mondsy evening st e residence of Mr. A. W. Plattenburg, No. 770 st Jackson atreet. & e Skinner %uu m:i-t at Cnrr‘f Hsl‘l Wednes- eveniog, They will give a Leap-Yoar party a the 29tn 1nat. & , lhe Geneyieve Club held their third recoptioa ® Carr’s West Side Hall, Thursday evening, %4d dewpite the stormy weather it proved to be 1':1""" oyable. The pest party givea by th:s d‘lb will be & ** calico,” which will occur Thurs- ; J evening, March 30, ANNOUXCEMENTS. The fouth End Ciub givo their next party edneaday evening:, March 29, st Bournigue's Atademy. 5t Panl's Assembly will give the firstof 8 Beriea of two parties Tuesdsy evening av tho res- f‘::n: of Mra. A, B. Pullmsn, No. 196 Ashland 8. Tt closing party of the Weet Side Reception Clab Wil occur Monday_evening at dlartine's it Side Acadamy. Dancivg will bogin .P;mvuy &t half-past § o'clock. he aunnal ball, given by the Chicago Tarn- einde, complimentary to the sharcbolders of 1 15 Jorih Side Turner Hall, il takis place Sat- Wiy The Board of Trustees of the Societv, 50 were intrusted with the arraugemente, have 10 efforts to make the ball o brilliant ; aud it will undoubtadly be ss enjosable aa o balls bave been in former years, E The Usion Park Club meet Monday evening Tibie residence of C. H. Wood, Esq, 516 tms stroet, being thaé eve nfl“ of }:s8 Myra Hudson. e “Bon Amy " Clab will give & mssquerada Rty Monday evening, March 27, st the resi- M“"“ St Mr. ang Mra. 1. N. Czmp, No. 549 West toe :ér:at. **German,” upder tho anspices of the Kentiemen of Prof. Bournique's Avadomy, will eur Wedneadsy evening. 5 H West Mourca etreet, Warzen S. Kessler, £50n, Atthe honse of the bride's father, No. 6271‘1 & will be day eve‘x’:’i;r;ad to Lada W. Van Arsdale, Thure- ‘Tuesdsy evening a reception will be given i eg::]f’?( :t“stBb“: ]?.:djianlzil'tfi,zer‘ the .\"eg\;"\"‘flxrxl’: st 68 re Clars, ones it the residence of Mrs. Clark, 791 Mr. George Dickinson and Miss Jenais A. Sbumway will be mar Thureday evesing at B ;im?k.mmmh Chmnh The Ladiee' Beuefit Saciety will hold & socizble 8t Soows Academs Tuoslay ovoning. . Brown will give a porty Fri i i rossdence, No. 25t Corommas avaciar T F LAWNDALE. ‘The house of Descon S, S, Merzill has hesn the rcene of many a festive gatheriog, but it was filied Tuesday evening with a gayer crowd than usual. It was the fifth anniverssry of his wod- ding. Deacona Albro, Sweet, Parmalee, Me- Cann and the Rev. Mr, De Woli wore tho eolid men of the company. The Hon. Jobn Crawford and wife, Mr. and Mre. Garside, Mr. snd Mra, W. H. Lawrence, the Hon. A. C. Milard and wife, Mies Lillie Phillips, Miss Guile, Aliss Clatk, the Misses Albro, Dliss- Mary Parmaleo, Mr. Chapin, Mr. Henry Merrill, and Messrs, Griflin, Dix, and Albro were prosent, and joined in wisn- ivg the honorod couple mauy returns of the auspicious day. i FASHIONS. TIHE LATEST NEW YORK MODES. Special Correspondence of The Chicaco Tribune. New Yonx, March 15.—With the return of de- lightful weather, and the advent of **beautiful 8pring,” new spring styles and novelties begin to appear, and most of them are exceedingly protty and becoming. As vot we have had but fow * openings,” but from them can be gathered 8 few Lints a8 (0 what our modistes and milli- ners will make up and our dames de socieles wear. The past and prospectivo exhibitions of eleganca and variety act on our fashionablea like a mag- ical wino of life, and economy, for o long our universal cry and lament, will have to take s ‘back seat. Ata recent dieplay of novelties , I waa shown eight entirely new silken fabrics to ba used in the composition of hoad-gear, and a corrospond- ing number of 8of: rivbons. The most striking of theso silks waa the Nubrenro, scemingly broad strands of floss loosely wovon. Another ia known a8 Granite, 2nd offers a finely frosted surface. Tho Mosaique describes tself: itisa very showy ribbon, and bids fairto attain to favor and meperal use. The Australinois a henvily-frotted silk, snd i3 shown in some besu- tiful designs sand shisdes.- It. makes up very offectively. Cashmero Iace still holds its own. It will en- ter extensively into costumes and house-dresses o4 trimming, and it is certainly very rich and dressy. A Jater manufactore of sil patterns, is known as Princess lace ; come very fashionablo. HATS AND BONNETS. Thera is again & tendoney to cover everything in the wayaf hat or bounet completely with flowers. Sweot pess, heliotropes, marguerites, Dyacinths, wheas in many shades, and wild pinks, ars seen in profusion. Tho blossoms are.ail made of natural size. Chip is evidently the thing for spring weer. It is obtainsble in in rich and varied it will be- overy color and every shade, so that the most _exscting snd _fasudious can be graufed. 'One exquisite bLat has 3 brim of white chip, bound with pale pink Nu- brenue silk, and 5 soft crown of mingled silk and cream-colored Princess lace. On tho laft side is alarge bunch of pink wheat and wild pinks, varving in color from light blue to dsop Violet. Tuesa flowers cover tho antire side and back of ti:e hat, and are fastened by a bow of ribbon low down, while tho stems are seen protrnding from aader tho ctown. Tbe Lats, 88 o general rulo, are mock emaller than those vow worn, One model stows a cap-shape witha close brim, to be worn so thac the front will bhe conspicnous. A high eloping crown, surround- ed with a flaring bnm, is s decided and attract~ ive novelty in chip. Therais a &tylo to suit every taste, and tho majority of them aro quita bs- coming. The ornamonts are Leautifal and very costly,—the handsomest being of earved peari, aet in steel, silver, and fire-giit. A very delicate spray_of almost transparent mother-of-pear], spup into dainty clnstors of morning-glories, i3 ghown, and will donbtless create quite 2 domand {for this rare and oxquisite novalty. CREAM-COLORED CASILERE, . in all its delicate shades, from slmost %hits to ecra, will bs chic for street-costumes and for morning-robes. Oue handsome model is made of pale cream-tinted cashmero, faced up the front with black velvet, and buttoaed from top to hem with wrought steel buttons and twisted icops of velvel. The dress is tight-ftting, with Iong; saama from tha shoulders, nod close sleeves made with flaring plaited cuffs, velvet lined, and having little velvet bows with flowing ends. Where the velvet belt is fastened ab the bsck is & largo bow, finished at the bottom with several long loope. For home ovening wear, and at small goirces, these eoft, clinging Freuch cashmores are in high favor. They comein nll the new shades, sud lend a peculinr grace to almost overy form, falling, a8 they do, w pliable folde. ,There is an- other soft woolen goods only 1o white, which makes exquisite costumes whon combined with violet. maroon, brown, or myrtle-green silks. These dresses aro vory stylish and elegant, and the use of the rich dark silk renders them suf- ficiontly subdued to suit the most fzatidious tastes. ONE EAXDSOME VISITING TOILEITE bas the skirt quie narrow, and with 3 demi- train. Thare is a deep box-plaited flouncs ab the bottom, surmoneted by double rovers. This i ol mede of 8 warm, raby-colored silk, popu- larly knowa as caghmere 1il The overskirt is tablier-shaped, lous 1o frout, and made of white woolen fabric. ~ Around ihe edgo 8 3 handsome fringe, about a finger deop, above which is & vioe of embroidery elaborate- Iy done in several shades of ruby and violet flogs. ‘The basquo fita lodsely to the figore, is cut equare behind, and with Jong ends, reaching to the knees in front. Tis spcqueis made of the sils, with double plait- ings of white and ruby aronnd tho edge. Hend- ing tbis 15 & band of the soft white stufl, eimilar- Iy embroidered to suit tho tablier. The sleeves consist of alternate diagonal puifs of wilc aad wool. The entire dress is very elegant, aud has been ordered for one of our most fashionable 1sdies. A BUPERE FULL-DRESS DINNER-TOTLETTE has just been deeigned and executed by Mosch- cowitz, the Worth of New York. The skirt. of « pale, though exceedingly rich, shade of pink, ia of heavy &ilk, and perfectly plsin. Ia front, rising to & height of abaut ono foot. are upright pulls of tho silk. Just above this, from tue left hip to somewhat lower ou_the right side, two ‘breadths of deep maroon velvet arc loosely and gracefully draped across the entire front. TFrom this doponds over the puffs a deep flonnce of rich Mechlin point. The corsage, shenth-shaped. ig of volvet, cutlow sndsquore, Tho necks Slled in with raro old lace. Tho waist is Iaced in the back with cords matching tho silk in hue, and is finighed around the bottom with a aoubie ruche of siik, below which 18 a fall of laco somewhat more narrow than the flounce. The back of the skirt is of narrow velvet, lopg and very fall. It i8 without any adornment. save & wide eash of the sitk, which is tied in o large, utegular bow, low op fue left. Decp ciimson and pafo pink roses for the hair and in the bouquet de corasge, —for jewels, rubies and Qiamonds,—and this exquisite costume is complete. ' "ll'ho iitzlo capes that are to replaco collars in dressy toilottes bid fair to achiove popularity. ‘They are mede of threo or four rows of whie jace, and tied behind with two ends of laco that fatl to the wast. When mado of black lace. s rnche of white crope Lisse is indispensable; 1his ia to be worn close to the ibroat. The black laco is more offective if thickiy studded with jet beods, A velvet bow at the back is de riguer. The soft, lustrous Louisine silks are very fashiopable, and_are imporsed in_low-priced qualities for spriog overdresses. Theso come in small checks, and &re sold for 31 & yard. Tlus silk is preferred above gros-grain for over- dresses. Fancy silis in attractive shades nre displayed. The very best qualitics are offered for 81 per yard. SILVER ORNAMENTS AND TRINDIINGS are in great request. Some of the articles made of this metal are narrow bracelets with eusmeled mottoes in French or Latin, dog- collars of pare silver, daggers for the hair, chased chatclaipes for the fan, clagps for sunwls, silver buckles for slippers, and mono- grams and clasps for bags of eilk or velvet. For ornamentation, it ie much sdmired as, as ismore popular than, the fiver, yellow metal, gold. An- tiquo buttona are in great domand, and, in some instances, are_very costly, Thouo of tortoise- shell aud pear] aro ihe most sought; some of these are inlaid with quaint and beautiful de- signs in gold or silver. 5 KS‘L!):W §ery beaatiful fans are exhibited. One, very striking and expenaive, is made of pheas- ant feathers curved 1o natoral shape; the sticks 0 of real tortoise-ehell, with a delicate tracery of gold, Marne 8. —_—————— Scene, a butcher's stand—Batcher: *‘ Come, John, be lively now: bresk the bonesin ¥ Willicms’ clops, and_put Mr. Smith’s ribs iu the paskot for him.” John (briskly) : * All right, 5 just as £oop 88 [ have sawed off Mrs, Mur- phy's leg* - AMONG THE STUDIOS. The Academy of Design and School of Art—A Panel at 0'Brien's. Phillips’ Centennial Paintinge-- Chicago Artists Abroad, ART IN CHICAGO. GOSSIP AT THE GALLERIES. * In local art-matters nothing of moment has occurrad dunng the weok which hos just closed. Therccent sale at the Associated Art- ists’ Gallery-on Wabash avenue pretty: thor- oughly denuded the walla of that institution, apd at O'Brien's nothing new has been reccived, save some additional photographs of Gerome's creations, oxhibiting the gladistorial contosta in Rome daring the reign of Vitellws. Conetant Mayer's “ Song of the Shirt,” which has been subjected to close aalytical criticiam in Boston and New York, is expected to arrive to-morrow. It will bp exbibited at O'Bricn's. The locl_ll artists promise to be well represent- ed 8 their gallery duting the coming weok. Until the pictures are placed on exbibition Turther mention is withheld. ‘The travsformation of the upper floors of Pike's Building, at the corner of Monros and State stroete, is_steadily progressing, and the Academy of Design hopes to bain possession in abont six weeks. Nearly ail of the local busi- ness will colonize there, a3 s Jarge number of studios are being fitted up in the buildivg. Now would be 3 good time to rebabilitate the * Etching Club,” which at tho time of the big firo was entering upon o useful carcer. It went down in the ruins of tho Crosby Opera-Honse, wud has not been henrd of since. ‘The removal of the School of Art from their late querters in Pike's Building to McVicker's, on Madison street, 13 doubtless the beginning of o uew era for this successful: institution. Ita history dstes back less than a year, but its unex- pocted growth has induced the manngers, Mesers. Holines and Loke. to extend both the apartments of the schiool and tire scope of in- struction. By the engsging of other teachers, thie departments of modeling, negativo rotouch- 1wz, and_architectural desizn will be added to thoke of paiuting, drawing, and mechanical draughting, which are now in successful oporation. The school now oceupies a balf of j the third apd fourth fioors of the ' above-named building, ~ the rooms having been remodeled and decorated with spparent forethought, avd is now prepared to do & good Work in its way toward the opcour- agement aud cultivation of the industrial and fino nrts, Ii should meet with proper encour- agement from the public. w'he rooms will be open to visitors after Wednesday, when all may obeerve for themselves. At O'Brien's there i on oxhibition from the privata collection of Zenss Eastman, Tug., of thia city, » panel picturo signed Leunmig. 1t is in the Flemieh scaool, and in somu respeets fol- lows Teniers in the modeling of the figures, sud Rembrandt in tho troatment of . the lights ond shadows, though much less vigorous. _Tho _subject is 8 6cens from hamole Holland life. “ A family grouped around tho dining-table, on which ‘are the rom- nnots of the midday meal, are watching the movements of 3 wandering minstrol, whose per- formauce on the violin is a decided novelry to some of the yoongor membors of the Lousetold. The composition 18 very grucefal, and in the modeling of tho Taces thers is mora idealization than ona i3 accustomed to 502 in _pictaras of tha Flemish echool. ‘The handling of the grays and browns is vers effective, and the varying effects of tho cross-lights are dpicted with a matlio- matical exactoess. 'The accessories mro care- folly worked up—in fact, as much satten- tion i8 pnid to them as to the actors in the composition, That tho work i an original is the opinioon of all the connoisseurs in the city by whom it has beon inspected ; ad if it bie not, itis moro thana copy,—it is & tranelation, to make which requires genius little shozt of the creative. —— ART ABROAD- ITSCELLANEOUS GOSSIP. George Innes isgoing to Californiw. It is likely ho will settle thers. «Poily wants & cracker,” pain ted by L. C. Earle, of this city, was sold in New York, a faw evemngs ago, for $130. At a recent sale of psintings ana studies by Wekeman Hoberton, in New York, the prices ranged from 25 conts to £35. E. L. Weeks, another promisiog srtist in Paris, Ias forwarded to the Centennisl a large figare pieco—*Tho Arsb Story Teller.” The Ladies' Art Association q{ New York are holding weekly mectinga for tho purposs of rais- ing fauds to aid women who wish to send Works of art to the Centennial. *Fred Williams, » promising member of the American Colony in Varis, hes recensly sent seventy of his works to Boston, which will be offored at public sals at an esrly date. Kruseman Van Elten, of Now York, whose Iandscapes sre well known to copaoieseurs in this city, haa_boen appointed by the Kiog of Holland tho Royal Commissioner to represent Lis pative conntry at the Centennial. Tt is oxpected that the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts at Philadelphis, will be opened thia apring, under tho direction’ of Prof. Schussle. Pupils’ will roceive_froo instruction, aud thero will be both day and evening classes. This Acad- amy bas boen founded by private bencfadlions, several baviog ovntribused £10,000 esch. The American students in Muuich have started an illustrated paper called Scheps—wmeaning the scrapings from & palette. It is an autographic Journal, and the first number, which appesred in Japaary, was o great succest. Amoug tho con- tributors to the pages aro Diotz, F. Kaulbach, and other woll-kuown Germen artists. Frank Duvoneck is abont to go to Paris tospond a few wecks, and thon will make 8 tour in Ttaly. Strong, Birch, Chass, and Shirlaw are also going to Paris, the two latter on their way to Amcrica, A correspondont of tho Boston Adrerliser 33783 The picture Tepresenting *“Tho Firat Meeting of Mario Stuart and Rizzio,” on Which David Neal, of Aunich, biss beon engaged for thres yozrs, in finialied, aud provesto boa work of soci rare cxecllence that tho artist_hes recefved the great silver medal of tie TRoyal Academy, which is tho highest prize given by that_instituudn, and which they bave now coafetred for the first time Uupon s Americsn artist. This high compliment would seem to place tho picture beyond the reach of ordinary criticism. 5 amoug the gentle- men of theacademy who fat iu_judgment upom it Were_somo 6f tho most celebrated arlets in Europe. Mr, Neal was warmly congratulated on bis success, and the exhibition of his picture at the rooms of the Art Undon of Munich attracted a largo crowd of ad- ‘miring visitora. The New York Evening Post of recont dato says : John Phillips, of Chi is it o, who s passing the winter 3 busily engaged upon a large piece en- titled *¢ 1776 and 1876, for the Centennial Exhibitio The subject is Ulastrated by o group of figures con- Sisting of an old centenarian, a soldjer of the preseut Qday, and a young wifc holding her infsut on har knecs 8 the repregentative of 1876, ~Tbe old man is relating his oxperience, and the soldier and young mother aro deeply interested in the story. Tho Jatter ia a besutiful typeofa young American woman, nud has sn intel- lactual o well 38 3 charming face, The composition is as set in its first painting. but the motive of the work $8 already atrongly indicated, and ¥ succexs{ully car- Hed out will niskewatriking picture, Mr. Mhillips lius rocently finishod portraits in oil of Col. Tappan, of this ciry, apd Mre, Bowring, of Brooklyn. LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. TOW 70 GET GOOD OFFICERS. To the Editor of The Chicago irioune: Crcaco, March 18.—This is & good time to take lessons from old-time practices in sclecting candidates for office. 014 peopla recollect the time whep & man could insure bis own defeat in contest for any office n6 more effectuslly than by nominating himself or by electioneering for himself. The later practice of allowing capdi- Gates to organize and conduct nominating con- ventions, and to pay the expenses of conducting the election, is alone enflicient to account for alf she official corruption thnt now disgraces our politics. 'The system ropels and absolutely shuts ont of offics honest snd competeut men. How would our large business m;usa u’m}: i ecoive & proposition from their 5&?@':%"::::&»;« genfnllv to allow them to Sominate themselves for positions, and what would be the inference providing they shomd propoge to pay for the eitaation 2 This practico of self-nomination 1nvolves the spirit of bribery, and contributions to _election fands by candi- dates, which ia essential bribery, and this is what i8 the matter with, onr civil service 1o general and io detail. This country has as many honest and capable men as it ever had. Tho terms of office-getting, both by ballot and by appoint- ments, amount to & prohibition of boneaty: and ability. S ug.n xhuyr.rim in our city affairs with the lesson which the humiliating spoctacle of our national oolitics presents, the tax-payers of Chicago can- not atford to ignore the fundamental conditions of good governmeat auy longer. The tex-parers must orgavizo and nominute their representa- tives and employes. and they mnst keep up the organization to watch and prompt them after thiey aro elocted. There is 3 nightmere fear of bammers and rascsls pervading the responsible portion of our communities, not because the bummers have power, but because thes have the gunum%:tu divide and distract the tax-payers on ues that are not relevant. Tax-) 18 all over 1be city know men in their immediate localities euitable for the Jocat offices, and the tax-payers sll over the city will reapect a nomination mada by roputable men, and alect & ticket indorsed by tbem. The issuo once fairlymade and contested between *tax-payers™ avd ‘‘tax-eaters™ will settle the questicn of “how to do is™ for all time. The majoriiy of the voters of this city ore_honest. Now, what opportunity have people who ag- tond to honost business and read the papers™” to determine the quslifications of the candi~ dates ? The press. to which they look for honest criticism, is divided, each for ity favorita ticket. ‘They baveo no counfidence in the fow supposed repatable candidatea on esch ticket. Tney Lkoow their xa?nufian must be a sham, or they wonld mot be found in company with rome who =are on the same ticket, Thoy prefer not to bo & party to political cor- ruption, and refuse to vots, They have been fooled o often that they prefer to foot the bills and eave their seif-rospect rather than be conscious abettors in sach a husiness. In- doed, every man who owas o lot or who works for & mpa who pays taXes, is praying to be do- livored from this incubus of corruption. All they want 13 a nomination made and indorsed by men of character and reputation, and thoy will tako caro of therosult. Professional deadbeats snd leeches are no longor a terror to docent people whon thrown on their own resources. {ti8 only when thoy suc- ceod in dividing and using decent peoplo that they are politically dangerous. AoNgoE. I PROPOSE. To the Editar of The Chicsgo Tribune s ' Omicago, Blarch 18.—When goiog to school and disturbing the orderand bampering the general progress of the stodents, the tescher hns & right {o suspend the disturbers. Thatis right. Itis better that a fow bo sacrificed for the good of all, than that all sholl have to suf- fer. When tbat ig right in this case, should it not be common senge to us who use the Public Library to apply the same ruie to some of our Aldermon? There you have that busybody, the noisy Hildreth. Would it not be wise to scratch that namo Off the list at the next elec- tion? » More thap - 40,000 ; citizens are using the Tublic Library; ¢ every ome of that number is vouched for by snother citizen, who hereby scoms to be convinced of the nsefulness of that institution ; about 80,000 citizens prove by their acts that they bavo the intorost of tho Library at hoart. And now comes that blind fcllowar of 2 still blinder leader, *¢ the foe of progress,” apd tries to cat down the &p- propriation for tho Library in the Council, with no other purposo thap "toXill sn institniion which is the pride of eyery woll-menning Chica~ goer, and a blossiog to thousands of men, wom- en, snd children. There was o steal n it 5 thers was no fat job in it for Pat, Dao, or Bridget. otherwise the appropriation would have besn .doubled, peri:aps by the instigation of that samo ‘political wire-puller. 1 What I now want to propose i simply tbis : Erery ono who makes use of the Pablic Libracy, and is 8 voter—or who feela merely an intorest in t—never mind to what party ho belongs— should pled;ze his bonor not to give his vote to any candidate for Alderman wiio doesnot declare oponly, in the papers, that he will use o)l his in- fluenco to double the approprirtion for the use of the Pablic Library. The big tax-payera take care of their interestas wo. who by our [abor and industry don't amass such grest fortunes, but, nevertheless, ourich tho community at large, have not meroly s right, but a duty that we owe to ourselves sud our chuldren, to look for a libera! sppropriation for public education, whereof the T'ublic Library is ono of the exponents, VAN pee LINDEN. AGSEW'S BOARDERS. Tothe Editor of The Chicaon Tribune : Crcico, Match 17— was locked up five weoks in the County Jail on the charge of larcouy. I waa dischargod the other day, 1o bill being fonnd,—thonk God,—for had they kept me five woeks longer I would have been nothing but ekin and bones. It is shameful the way Sheriff Agnow treats and sllows his under-offi- cers to treat prisoners. The food is ghout as bad 28 they can get it, and they do not give more thaz balf enough, such as it is. Ten contsa day will pay for all s man gets. Iheve gone to bed many pights whea I wonld have given any- thing for only a crust of bread. Itis the same swith all the other prisoners who baveno friends or money. I and many others havo had to go to bed in the muddle of the day to keep warm. coannot describe to you how miserabls a man foels to bo locked up in thst gloomy place almost chillad to death and not half onough to cat. If ou have monoy yon are all right. I am_ speak- fug of the prisoners whio are locked op fu their cells ail tho time. There aro many priscoors who are out in the hall all duy, and only locked up st night,—some who pay for this favor and othes who have jail sen- tences. Dovle and bhis officers trest tho prisoners woro Iike conviets than like men who are innoeant until they are convicted. I have heard men say who bave been in Stato Privon that the Cook Counnty Jail was worse than any Stato Prison in the country. Of course thero may be some very bad men in the jail, but thero mustalso be eomo good oues, but they are ail men, ood tho county paye 0 have them get enough to cat and to be kopt warm. A man must be o mean man who will starve and freeze & fellow-man for o few conts 2 dny. Some one makiog money out of the fasding and warm- ing tho pnsonets. Who iait? I koow Mr. Ag- new and his ofticers will say this is all a lie, but let the Couaty Commissiouers go through tne jail and ask the privoners who are locked up in thoir cells all day,—not those who have mon= ey to pay for favors. A Discaraep PRISONER. TERRENCE O'CDIEN OX HOME BOLE. 1 To the Ediiuy oF Tae Trybuina2 Hype Pank, Cimesco, March 17.—Shure an the uther day, at night, I wint tos magtin® in favour of Home Rule for peor oald Ireland, and after passin lots of things called resolurions, which made ould John Bull trimble ; way cross- od over from the mastin’ to Mike Fay's, that kapes » saloon which pays in drinks for its Ticense, to the city of Sheeamgo, snd be dad, way took lots of drinks to tho health of Mayor Col- win, which sayme Mayor way iotind to bo im- peror of Ireland whin way get fraydom from England, but bad ses man I am oirsid our Qare countirymen would, all, wsot to ba im- perors fur after takin’ of dHoive or six glossce of Bour mash and potteen whiskey, way fell too in good old Douny Brook Fair style, and 2 foipe time way ‘ad, seeip’ which man had got the hardest lioad and our dsre cuntherymin tho perleecemin, faut came to se faut was tho mat- tor. took drinks aud put us into straytes to Eavo Miko Fay's glesues ; 80 after gettin’ my eyes in mournin’, I wint home to_Bridget. Whin I got bome to her, says she, * Where've yo bane ye dirty blaggard?” I've bano to” the Homa Rulo maytin,” says I * Homa Rule,” soya she, «T'd loike to seo yes rule at home, bad ses to ye's, sod milk the cow, clane up the childer, and db all the cookiu for ye'r dirthy belly.” Sy I+ Bridgat ye's don't undorstand Homo Rule, fawt it maynes.” ‘‘Dout understand home rule,” says she and ber eyes looked loike tho fierco eycs of & wild bavat, and before I could spake she broke the fryin' psn on my nose which mayed me to se more stars than there is in the sky, and my blood boiled until itranon to my old cost which was down for & carpet naro tho stove. - "ot nnderstaud * home rile," ye dirtby blag- gard,” she yelled, and thin gave may the hot wather from the tay-pot. the dog gos rome, and thin ran under the whare the pig was siyin, and the pie came out in a bhurry and ran through my legs, which sint msy with my head agmst the stove and tno last thing I remimber Pridget was givin may o tasto of the soft ind 6f the foire poker, snd sbontip, * I'll show X L. 0'B. don's know anything about * Aomo rul anLLING. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Curcaco, AMarch 18.—\Whilo there are s great many things occupying the attention of capital- ists, thero is one that seems to escspe them, and that i8 milling. There are many reasons why money pow invested in it will bring a better retarn, o larger por cent, and & mors certain continuation of the same profit than simost any other manufactare. There 60 certain facta to ‘be looked at: First, hers is the great centra of tho wneat-growing conntry ; bere are the best facilities for handling, the best options for the bayer, aod a good market for disposing of all millea msterial. Nexs, Chicsgo boasts of ag good material for builuing for leay movey than any other locality. As for mechanics, there are 23 good here asjanywhers, and labor is much low- er than in almoat any placein the United Statas, ‘There i8 no neceseity for a0y experiment, as oth- ers bavo alrendy done that, sud sy one can step into the market aud buy apy kind of » machivo bhe makes up his mind to with eatisfaction guaranteed before paying for it. Thore nover has been a time when Chi- eago could build mills for the price it mow can. ‘There are opportunities presented to places and sud individuslas at eertsin times which, if al- lowed to pass, are not easily obtained when wanted. Thera are many apparent obiections, bu, when looked at with figures and_a littlo réason, they are no objections at all. They say, ‘*See the mills burning all ever the country.” Thoso vorned where there is business ere being buils agam. We Liave onlt to look at the mills of to- day. which, with sll tho cost of years of experi- ments apd improvements, are making mooey steadily, and caonot §li their orders. not being compelled to put their flour on the market. Thess sumo mills to-day can be put on the ground, in better shape, for half the monoy they bave cost. There i3 another thing to be Jooked at. I ask tbo reason of St. Louis flour to-day being in our market. Take imto cousideration the cost of their places of business, then the cost of bauling all of their coal, wheat, 80d other material, from 2 to 4 miles to and from the levee and cars, snd then the sbipment of their flour to. Chicago. There are many other thinga to bo thought of and figured ap, and all point o the same resuit, that, as Chicago is the great wheat ceotre, 80 it could ba the great willing contre of tho coutinent. BrsTANDER. JORE TOWNS HEAED FROM. To the Fditor of The Chicago Trivune: Cnicaco, March 18.~TIn sour issuo of Satur- day appears & statomont given by Superin- tendont Pickard in regard to tho cost of ingtrac- sion in & portion of the large towns in the United Statea. Tt is very good as far as it goos, but the trouble is it docs not go far enongh. It was doubtlessly copied from a statiatical table in the report of the Commissioners of Education for the year 1874, In this tablo the cost per capita for insfruction is wiven as follows for twenty- cight cities in different parts of the comntry $11.5110swego, N, Y . Erenavitl, Tud gansport, Iu South Bend, Ted Des Moines, 12:95 Harrisburg, P, ‘Worcester. Mags, 12.42|Norristown, Pa. Mnneapofis, 1333 Williamsport, Pa. Now Brunswick. N,J. 12.13| Warwick, R. 1. Paterson, N. J. 953 1059|Fond du Tac, Wis. Trenton, N. J.. 12,21 Wilmington, Del..... 10.45 18 o very easy thiug to find cities whero thoro is a larger debt, higher rates of taxation, and maro expensive fire, police, and gehool de- partmonts, then exist in this city. is also ensy to find cities in_which greater oconomy is showa in the administration of public affairs. ~ Twas greatly misrepresented or misreported in relation to any remarks I made about the mat- ter of floating teachera. I never stated that a number of teachors names were on the pay-roll who wera not assigned to places. On boing asked, I explained, as best I conld, the natars of the duties of a tloating teachor, an ipstitution peculiar to the echools of this city go farasl am aware. 1 also stated bow soveral exponses wero reduced immediately aftor the grea: fire, when, a3 now, it was deemed wise to practico aconomy in the management of schools. Ropyey WrLcm. STEALING UNAVOIDABLE. o the Editor of The Chicaao Tribune = Caicano, March 18.~—It ecems to me that there i a great deal of unuatural and unreasonsble fass made about the stealing, embezzlement, bribery, snd defaleations of public men, bank cashiers, etc., nowadays. . How is & man who hes & wife and danghters to take care of going to get along without stealiog ? 1have s lady friend who hass little boynamed Roy. One day thero came s-procossion, with a band of music, throngh the stree: where they live. Hoy wanted to Lear the music, and see tle zay bannors, regalia, ote. His mother gave him permission to go and sit on the front steps, butstrictly enjoined him from going away. But Rov became 80 excited thnat he followed the crowd. On his returu his mother reproved him for his disobedience. ** My son,” said she, “why did yon repay my indalgence in permit- ting you to go tothe front step and see tho people, and hear the muaic, by such disobedience of my positive command, had to\ T conld not « Mother,” said Roy, hear the music unless I did. Now. it strikes mo there wes a great desl of philosophy in_this answer. How is & man who hag s wife and daughtsrs—Iadies of the period— to tako care of them witnout gtealing ? He has tosteal. It secms to me to be very sbsurd and very unreasonable to make such sn ado sbout a mattor which is entirely unnvoidlhla.u Wk A SILLT STORY DENIED. To the Editor of T'he Clucago Tribune: Carcaco, March 18.—Permit me to use your columne regarding the following item which is Dbeiog published in all the papers throughout the East and the West : Milan (Tenn.) Exchange: _Pinkerton, the detective, stopped a few hours at the Central House here a few daysago. A gentlemin with bim sid Pinkerton told ‘him he could put his hand on_Charlsy Roas in twenty- four hours if money enough was put up. Ho said re~ wazds had been otfered, but tho money was not in witciat. If this be true, iinkerton should bo “lost™ until he makes the Loy 8 whereabouts known, Hero, where I am so well known, it is scarcely necesaaty for me to contradict this article. Itis a barefacad lie from beginniug to end. Neither 1 nor any of my #ous, have been in Milan, Tenn.. Tor the past two years, nor bave I any kuowlodge @3 to tho whereabouts of Charley Rogs. Pleaso do me tho favor o publish this and ablige, N PINEERTON. I¥ BAD TASTE. Tothe Fditar of The Chicego Iribunc : Cnrcaao, March 15.—~Will you bo kind enough to allow me & small spece 1o the columns devoted to *“Lotters from the Paople,” to say a word in ragard to an incident that ozcurred at tho **Cen- tral Qhareh ™ (Poof. Swing's), during bis sormon last Szbbath. When Mr. Swing remsrked that he thonght #]atterly wine bad not done 8o much harm 24 Iace "—svidently refersiog to the Belknap ex- posura—he was greoted with 8 round of ap- planse, clappiug of hands, etc, Could anything bo more out of place aad in bad taste” than such a demonstration in a place of worship ? It i8 to be hoped that it will not occur szain, 88 it is not only sacrilegious but excaodingly distaste- ful tothe masjority who ere attandants of the clareh, aad paticalarly Bo to the eloquont pasior. Deconry. Livernool and London and Globe. What ineurance company can show & better record thao the above for the past year? Facts aro the best argumeants, and the resder will do well to consider thoso presented below. The fortieth aunual meeting of the Liverpool aud Tondon and Globe Insurance Company was held in Liverpoo! on the 23d of February. From the Secretary’s report wo learn thot the net fire preminm income of the past yosr amouated to $5,723,124; the logses to ¥2,869,5:2; and after paying sll charges and expenses tho sccaunt shows & surplus from the fire business alone of 31,196,734, and that thev had carried from the surplus of tho year $823.000 to the general ra- gerve apd fire_ro-wsurasce foad, which mow amounts to $4,675,000. Alfter giving many other intoreating details tha report concludes by pro- posing to pay a divideud for the yeac of 30 per cent. 1n moving tke adontion of the report the Chsirmain stated that the profit on the whole business of tho Company amounted to 31,817,~ 678, and tbat tho invested funds of the Com- pany now amount 10 28,425,160, —thus showiag, 88 one of the speakers remarked, that **the present finapeial position of the Company was better, by & very considerable amount, than dur- ing tho best period of its existonce hefora the great American_disasters”™ (the Chicago and Boston fires of 1571 and 1372). —_— Auction. : in to-morrow, st 10 s. m., Lipman will sell the forfeited pledges, such as fine gold and sitver English and American watches, gold chajns, jewelry, diamond clusters in pios and rings; alsos lot of gold charms, lockets, seals, cte. All goods willbe #old for cash at William Butters & Co’s new auction £0om, corner of Wabesh avenue and Madison street. ————————— Drew’s Business College is undoubtedly one of the best businees training xchools in the West, and the only oze in the city which gives the counting-house practice. This college has Eecome one of the permanent institutions, and young men who invest in 3 businesa education mever regret the cost. Grand Opening of Spring Styles. We are receiving this wesk, direct from our sgents | at Perls and New York, a large variety of trimmed auitain all {be leadivg spnng stsles. Commencing with Mondsy, the 20:h {nst., we sball Le pleased to ex- | bibit them to the ladies of Chicago and vicinity. A cordial invitation is extended toali. Domestic Sawicg achine Company, 180 State Gens. Grant and Selknap do not purchne their frniture, stoves, snd esrpets of the largo house-furnishing house of W. A, Lowell & Co., 736 West Madison, but they have all they can at- 1end 10 to wait on tte thoussnds who viatt their store from Chicago, They have the finest house-furnishing store west of New York, Four foors of their three- story and basernent stone-{roat buildingare fillad with choice goods, which they will sell at reasonable prices for cash ar on easy monthly pagments. Nowis the time to commence houaekespiag, whils prices aro low and rents are down, Their springstyles of carpots are DOw being réceived, which they will sell at leus prives than any house west of New York City, Al in need of furniture, stoves, and carpets should call before pus- chissing. Practical Work for Boys. Thia is a practical age, and our boys muat get right dosn to careful, systematic, Tapld work i order to snceeed in the great race for business sugcess. H, B. Bryant's Chicago Business College and English Trai ing School {s doing a good work {n proparing soung people for the active duties of life, 1t ia exactly what is needod In theso timea. He Will * Suit” You. For really clegant attire at thelowest of priceslet every gentloman reader of Tnx TmsuNE call upon I, Graham, No. 121 Lake street, Nothing but perfect Sitting garments ever go out from his estsblishment. Pianos end Organs. Beuides the Hazelfon, wo bave also a number of other frst-class piancs, We are also the genersl agenta for aome of the best organa in market. Pelton & Pomerog, No. 231 State street. “‘Isn’t It Queer, We Ask You™ it wives, mothers, r sisters, will persist in selling Rente’ ol clotiies, wfic % & McLain, No, 80 Desr- l&um street, make th esentabls and return O, . D.7 IMoths and Their Eggs in furniture, carpets, ete., thoroughly destroyed by Churcl’s patent process at the works 1215 State street, Apply direct or through tho farnitare dealers, Ozonized Ox-Marrow for the Hair, by Buck & Rayner, makers of the * Mars ™ Cologns, Lundborg’s Perfumes are like naturat fowers and bougnets e ‘Because a person hat 3 bad cough it should not ba inferred that consumption bas set in, although a cass of consumption is rarely met with, unsccompaaied by 3 distressing cough. Whete, howeser, a_disposi- tion to pulmonary exiats, o cough, if left to itself, strains and racks the lunge, wastes'the general strenith, tad soon establishes an incurable complaint. Tn all canen, then, it is the saee plan to get rid of 3 congh, cold, or hoarteness without delay, sad for £hi bitrpose no rermedy acts more promptly oF surely, or with moro beaefit to the organs of tha chast, than Dz. U, dayne’s Expectorant. BUSINESS NOTICES. What Causes Catarrh? The same that eauses Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Coa- sumption, sndall forms of Skin Diseases ;—the canse it the sarie 1 either case, only modifiod and charac- terized g it happens to atfack the Vascular, Mnacw'ar, or Nerve tissue;—all these diseases are Luf différent ‘modifications of the same direct cause,viz, : & trus in the blood. Ilow this condition of things hua come about finds ita answer in the life-rocord of Wiose who have pre- ceded us, 28 linked to like haits voluntarily fmposed npon ourdelves. As those wha preceded us failed to build wiscly, we suffer the happiness and well-being after us, as heira to onr health or bodily {ll4, 8o absil we make use of every Imecans At our command to cleanse and punfy the life-current that festers in our veins. Ture blood and perfect heuth aro heaven's ts to 1man ;~they aro woman's diviae legacy to the child ehe bears, Tundseds of thrasands of dollars are expended an- nally for snufis and powders and solutions, with lich peupls drench the throat and nostrils in the at- tempt to stop a morbfd discharge, which attempt, if auccessful, would be a8 destructive to life a8 is con- sumption jtself, A more stupid assnmption never came from the lips orpen of the most illiterate emparic, than the pro- tended curability of estarsh with local spplications, Catarrhal matter is a morbld excretion from disorder. &d blood, azd will stop only when those elements of which the blood ia deficient are surplied. At the Massachusetts General Lospital, in the sum- ‘mer of 1853, my attention was first called to the exint- ence of catarrli as 8 then comparutively new diseade. Prior to that time ho uthor bad written npon the dis- €350 to auy extent,no phyeician had given it avy cepecial attention, and nobedy had advertised 5 @ ea- tarrh remedy.” In 1835, T wrote the first treatise npon (he disesse_ever publinbed in the English lnguaze, and from then i) now have made catarch and it eom- plicetions a subject of especial study snd trestment. Tho conclusions 1o which T havearrived respecting tha ‘cansed, character, and curs of caterrh are not drawn from books nor based upon speculative theories, but on the result of more than twenty years study. investigation and treatment of » disease wnlch 1 re. gard as entirely humoral in character, and which, if Tot arvested, is a8 cortain in its teadency to cousump- tion as ia the risen sun to go downat the closs of day. Every age has had a class of diseases pecullar to its time; catazth sud ita complications are tha diseases of our time, and are neitber more nor less than tho o~ gering romnants of scrofuls in the English-epesking Ees, atiacting the, mucous membrioe sad mors lelicate tisgues wit instead of sppearing upon the Sxtate of the body ¢ In forsmer times. upon this hypothosis fs the trestment of which iz {3 my pleasare to be author and sdvocate, and which I believe commendatory alike to the pro= fession aud the public. DR. CLESSON FRATT, author of Motopathie Inedicine for chronic diseases. Trofessional rooms No. 272 Stale street, corner of Alams. Reception hours from 10 0 12 and from 2 to 5 Cousuitation free. DRY GOODS, &o. IHPIRTART ? 800 cases of Spring Dry Goods now opened atastonishingly low prices. Noteths follow- ing bargains: 175 pieces Black Gros Grain Dress Silk: 80c, §1, 51.25, $1.50. $1.75, and $3, fully 25 per cent less than last year’s prices. 250 pieces Colored Dress Silks, all shades, $1.10; price elsewhers, $1.50. Striped and Checked Silks in great varisty at very low prices. 350 pieces Black Cashmeres, all wool, 1% wide, 85c, 75c, 85¢c, 00c, and S1, best valua in the city. 300 pieces Black Alpacas, 25c, 30c, 35¢, 40c, 45¢, and 50¢ ; special barzains. 350 pioces Sorges and Dasket Cloths spring shades, 20c, worth 35¢. 375 picces Double-Fold Alpacas, new shades, 25¢; cheap at 37c. 500 Doudble Broche end Paisley Shawls, part of an importer’s atock, will be closed outat50c on the dollar, * In addition to the above we will offer pert of a Bankrupt Stock of Hamburg Embroid~ eries, Corsets and Undorwear at lsss than half price. PARDRIDGES, 11-4 & 116G State-st. ALSO, NEW YORK STORE, 281 & 256 West Ma, .. BANK STATEMERTS. _ REPORT OF THE CONDITION o THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CEICAGO, At Chicago, in the State ot Ilinois, at the Close of Business March 10, 1876. el RESOURCES. 29 and discuuns... L anzIgang s B £ st rerdra 100,000.00 403,300.00 § 637,365-88 ia el T X Duo from iber Na ] ponal ek 207,444.87 From Stat ‘aad Banke: 737.99 1,013,802.6; Restenate. 202704, Lo p X ek koo Uibgae 3,064.90 232,430.71 e * 50,000.00 . Factional " Uncloding niexels, | 2:277.36 ecio. ($TRSTR, 5000.00° ol o000 arer{vtherthan 5 par Fy. o= 21,000.00 e D19,4B1.78 Total.. 97,053,748.08 Capitalatock paid In " 81,000,000 Sufas fund S1.908:800: rehin, 152,182.04 sty v.000.50 o . Plfidflz‘d‘nfi"fuh‘m i 90,098 x?e?;n.'a"a’eiffi':}m'"‘ 24 °‘§7 o1 daponit.- .6 Coreitien ehesia 32020.20 Dassootlie o e 1,504,384.08 Paduia 931,704,374 T 5,111,531.0€ Total, 8tate of Iiinois, Cook County, sa: 1, L. J. Gags, Caatior of the above-namad Bank, ds wolemnly swear " that the above staement s truo o the best of knowledgo and belief. L.J. GAGE, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 17th day of March, 1875 H. R SYMONDS, Notary Publis. Correet—Attest: ANCELTALCOTT, L 3. NICKERSON, GKAY. ———— Economy, health, comfort, and per- sonal agpearance are invalved. Dr. McChesney's deu- tal estaBishment Las become the most fashionable and popular resort in the city. Best fuil set gum tecth $4; Fabber o celluloid the samo price. The Bnest gold Hillfuges ot one-third tho ususl ratés. Warranted ten years, Satisfaction or money refunded. ‘Three medals were_nwarded at Vie cona, Philadelplis, snd. New Tork, to Henry Locher, artist photograplier, No. 721 Wabash aveuue, Chicago, pischinsis s bssapmsionly s *y Coconinc kitls dandruif, allays irritation, and promotes the growth of bair. 1EHING GOODS. IMPORTER'S STOCK Corsets. 500 Bone Corsets st §2, retailed elsewhere &t 53.5 300 Bone Corsets at $1.50, worth $2.50. 100 Bone Corsots at 00z, worth $1.50. 200 doz. Extra Quality Embroidered Cor- sets at S1, worth S1.75. 100 51105.5 French Corsets st 75c, worth JOB L.OT 500 %cs!. Camel’s Hair Serzes at 20c, worth BANKRUPT STOCK OF A Large Retailer, COMFPRISING Dress Goods, Hosiery, aud Notiogs, AT 50 GTS. ON THE DOLLAR. BOSTON STORE, 118 and 120 State-st. CDCDAE}:ANS. ‘Cocoa Beans 3 And Cocoa Shells, at HICKSON’S, 167 South Clark-st. SEWING MACHINES. “A DECIDED ADVANCE. Juigss' Report, Amer. Ins, Fair. NEvT WILLCOX & GIBBS AUTOMATIC BILENT SEWING MACHINE. Awardal the grand = Gald Medal of Progreas,” o the Awerican Inetitute, 1575, and the “Scott Legacy Medal,” of the Franklin Inatitute, Oct., 1873, NO OTHER SEWING MACHINEIN THE WORLD HAS AN “AUTOMATIC TiNNSION.” OR OTHER OF ITS CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES. Correapondence and investigation inviced. 1 WILLCOX GIBBsS S, M. CO., 40 Bars tor $1.265, at HICKSON’S,167 South Clark- REMOV. HAS REMOVED HIS FIRE IN§, AGENCY From 106 LaSalle-st. to §.B.Gor.LaSalle & Monroe-sts. FLOUR. Winter Wheat Flour $7 Per Barrel, at HICKSON’S, 167 South Clark-st. — e BUSINESS CARDS. _SHIRTS. PLENTY 0Of people srs annosed by wearing Shirts that melther look wellmor fit well. Give us a trial and your trou- | blea {n this matter will be ended. HARRIS & COBB, REL. 15 pound kits for $1.25, at HICKSON’S, 187 South Clark-st. MACK Al 74 STATE-ST., 12 the ONLY practical WIG MA- KER snd Orpamental Halr Man- ufacturer in Chicago. Cornpars § ourworksnd prices withothers, CORNS. Corns, Bnplons, 1ogrowing Nails, kc., trested In the ‘most exillful rpanner. EA IN, 137 Ezat Madiaon st., Room 8. ' o SPEG1ACLES. URAZILIAN PEBSLE SPECTACLES Buited to 2ii uighits by 1 clan, 38 Madison 5.1 SOUTHWICK