Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 1, 1876, Page 8

THE CITY. GENERAL NEWS, jynolda Post, G, A. I, dedicate thelr now Biall, morthesst corner of Madison and Halstod sireots, Friday evening. A meeting for young men, strangers in the sity, ia hold st the rooms of the Y. M. 0. A, No. 10 Arcade eonrt, every Monday evening, where they may mako plossant acquaintanres. The millinery shop of Mrs. Kaufman, No. 285 Madison street, was burglarizod Iast ovening for the third or fourth time, Some straw hats, artifictal flowers, and ribbons were carried off by she plunderers. Thomes Kelly, employed in tho Milwauke avo- nue railroad bnn,%nr Auvgusta stroeot, was killad at 11 o'clock yesterdsy mornlog by being 4ammed betwoon a post and a car which was bo- ing removed to the resr of the buildiog, Hia hoad was almoat completely asvered from the body. The decossed was of rish birth, abont 40 yoars of ago, and leaves & wife and two children reaiding st No. 372 Noble strest, Hughes, & third-rate sopg-and-dsnce ,E:':‘ dat 'pnmml doing nothing for a living, yeaterda v assauited and stlempted to rob tho serio-conilo singer Miss Annie Fox, now per- forming st the Adeipht Theatro, The follow ained seviosa to the lady's room by clsiming riendship with hor, but the lady's cries soon bronght hei'n, snd Hughes was ejected sud turn- od over to thie suthorities, o0 Murphy ¢ame into tho Aadison Strost Hi?l%n nr‘l-;l y’ulordny and complained that a sotled doye nmod Mary Sandwich had robboed bim of $105. Mary was arrested, but protested her innocence. Finally, in searching Mutphy, revious to locking him up, the money was found rn his pockets, 1ho unoffending maiden was allowed to dopart, and the doceitful John was put wnder tha survitlan 0o of Justico Soully. of the Eightconth Ward Citizens' (flfibmw?uu:as held at Tn%nur Hall this eveniug at 8 o’clock to hesr the report of tho Comtwittos appointod at the Iunat meoting. All citizons, vegardloss of party, aro fnvited to sttend, in ordor that a thoromgh orgsoization may be effectod ; this is necessary to-insuro future elections being carriod on ‘a8 tho laat was, and not as they formorly wero—with ballot-box stofiog and frauduleot voting. The Rev, J. Borgazzi, Roman Ustholic Anos- {ollo Missionary for China, resident at Hong Kong, has besn in this city fora woek or more, aod is on his returu to China. IHoofiiciated yostorday at the Cathodral. o baa resided in China over twolve yonrs, ancl bis visik to this country is to raise money to aid his work, 1o is » gentloman of education, zexl, and ability, sod is stopping at Bt. Iguatius Colloge, Weat Tyeltth street, whore thoso who may desire to make & donation may gee hun. A rowdy named John BcCarthy evgaged in a fistio encounter yosterday aftornoon with some uoknown follow in the vicimity of Laka strook bridge, and Officer MoCabo coming up at~ temptod to arrest both, McCarthy only was captured, and, as tho officer was towing him to- ward tho station, another rough named Dennis Drow assaultod the officer, and would have froed the prisonor had not sssistance beon slose at hand. Both aro desperate charactors, and wore put undor look and koy at the West Madi- son-Street Station. At » moeting of the Chicago Bunday Looturo Bacloty yesterday, the following olection of offi- cers was_mado: D. Lloyd, Prosidont ; A, B. Alason, Becretary; W. Macdonoll, Troasuror; J. F. Tregay, G. Tregay, aod J. W. Androws, Jr., Vice-Presidents; Exocutive Committos, II, D. Lioyd, A. B. Mason, W. Alacdonell, J. F. Trogsy, G. Trogay, aud J. W. Audrews, Jr. A'he jecture noxt Sunday by the Hon.John Wentworth. who will give his personal rominis- cencos of Clicago, will bo the last of the soason. A report of the oporations of the Sacloty for the yoar will then bo made to tho public. A special meeting of the Illinois Woman- Buffrage Association will be held to-morrow aftornoon at 2:30 o'clock In the First Mothodist Church, cornor of Clark and Washington streots, Important work pertinent to this Centennial ear of our pational history is to be prossnted. i!n. Susan B. Aothony, Mra. Elizabeth Boynton Hasrbert, Mrs. Jasoo Grahom Jonos, snd other home speakers will taxe part in the discuesion. Everybody Interestod in the politieal enfran- chisement of woman is invited to bo prescnt. Admission freo. A oollection will be taken to dofray the exponses of the meoting. LUMBEN-YARD WAGEA. The lumber doalers hiold a menllng Saturday sfternoon a: the Lumbormen's Exchauge on Soutt Water atroot, for the purpose of tuking some action regarding tho prico to bo paid for tho various clssses of Iahorors. 3r. Thad Dean presided. Mr. Carponter, in_atating the objsct for which they had met, said that it wounld be botter to omploy 160 men at $1.25 por day than to employ 125 men at al.BD'rar day. The minss of workingmen would be benofited by auch action, though the indivi-lual Iaborerd_might suffer by it. As » matter of policy, Mr. Carpenter thought it boat to employ labor st sa low ratos sa possi- Dble. Afger /a lengthy debste, Mr. Anderson moved that the rato of wagoa paid for measurors and sorters for the ensuing yoar bo 31,75, and for common laborors, $1.60 per d Mcr. Streok offerad an amendmont that the wages paid ba $1.25 and $1.50. A long discuesion followed, and finally it waa decided that a general raduction of 10 per cent in the wagea of laborors in lumber-yards ba mnade. The meeting adjourned until 10 o’clock noxt Baturday, when this question will beo fur- ther disoussed. OF INTERRST TO AGENTS, A gentleman on Fifth avenuo haa opened what promisoa to be & succesaful and emivently bon- oficial institution in the form of a dog academy, where ho toaches the nobiest companion of mao to detect book agents, lightning-rod architects, ‘venders of patcnt atove-lifters, hulled corn, and the like, aud indicate to thom in an unmistats- bla munner that the pooplo are not at home, sod if they were wouldn't want anythlog bocauso they bad got everything, Every day cach of tho canine scholars ia soundly flogged throe times by amau with a carpet-bag io his hand, so that there iy inspired in his breast the most deadly hatred for men so equipped. Thon a cigar-eign with s book or chromo under {8 arm is introducoed into the room, and the dog is +sgicked ™ upon it, and ia not fed untll he has worried tho seat of its trousers in & yatinfactory manvor, This method baa proved omineutly succosafnl, as was domonstrated on Baturday in aD exhibition given boforo several gentlomen connected with the prees, A small bull- woighing 10 " pounds, with sigps utmost fury, wsoized a woodon figure weighing 880 Ilpmmdu by the slack of ita tronders, and hauled 1t hore aud there over tho floor, and abook 1t aa if it had been o rag, and an Inter-Ocean roporter, who uosuspociingly put bis note-book uuder bis arm aud walkod across the floor, wae eet upon by a small puppy but flve months old, sud eo sbaniefullv ontreat. ed whera he sita down that he did not attempt to go home till it was dark, and then hsd to loan, in an apparently nnconcerned maoner, agaust the wnfl whonever be met any one. VOIOES OF THE DAY WE CELEBNATE, Vhers s that bed-kev? A do wonder where thonse carters haye gono to? 'I'hey promieed to ‘bo hore at 9, sud now_it's noarly” balf-paat 10, Of course thoy haveu't moved ot yet; well, if 1 bad such sticks of furnituro and carpets liko that 1'd want to move by night. Juat hko their sbifilessnens; loft “tho windows and uover weshod them, aud there's O bushe els of dirt if there's ® apeck in the kitchen clossts. Yos, moave in, hofore we move oat, catch diphtheris, sud I don't know what, from their thiogs. Well, if 1 was somo people, I'd—0, yes; lis promised 1o calcitnine the kitchen, but bawn't, sud, a8 for that back ard, why, there’s s willion oysler-cans thore. Xh. whera's the tucks? Io tho bottom of the trunk, my dear, nuder the wmnter clothes. O, e, pa's boen and put ths fatirous on top of the tea-sst, Just like the mau; ho's moved sevonteen times and can't carcy two rooking- shialrs under his arm yet without puttiog out his oyo and tripping himself. Now, then, bu loas: old Iady. Titna's money to-day, Iite up them plctures, Jim. Dump them down in the corner and slsw the stove on top of ‘em, Jively, Well, if ever I move sgain. " '{bau aro the timoa that iry men's sonls, you 11 —_— LOCAL LETTERS. DRUGS, Tw ths Editor of The Chicaan Tribune: Outcaco, April 29.—Your correspondent on *Cheap Drugs™is not at all correct in bis statements, which might burt his undeniably $ust demaud for chesp and pure medicine. Ho mates that, ** a4 & rule,” his modicine costs him gors than his doctor, inasmuch as he hiad to pay 91.50 for medicines evory time he paid his doo- tor 81, If your correspondent desires to bo just, lot him do a4 the undorsigned has dono. 1 have ascertained in ten different drug-stores in. this city the prices of tho prescriptious prepared Io these stores during one month. Ay the zosult of thess obeervations, which were care. fully conducted, 1 am propared to state that the price cbarged for the medicine aversged fzam 43 Lo 49)4 contae. Of courss, thore aro s fow bucka in every herd, d you may gro to somo stores and have to a3 much as $3 on tho averago. Dut what of that? You pay your munoy and You taxo your choles, and, as tho roverb in regard to severe weathor used to go rn oldon times, ‘‘Bavers masters nover reign long.” Such outrages will and do peter out on their own deserta. 8o much sbout thocost. Tho writer is decidedly nninformod as to the purity of modicines. If theprescripsions of * renown- od Eurapesn physicians " aro not tho same hero e they hiave beou in Europe, it is not at_sll tha faul ¢ the draggimts, Tho different E‘l‘:‘:l oln Enmpnuhna all differant, onrantislly varving, pharmacopriss, and #0 have wo, In this conntry some preparation 18 not alwaya the same aa some of the many dif- ferent Iawful formuia books 11 Europe call for. Indeed, if your cotreapondent wonld traval in Europe o wonld find a differonce In his medi- cins i ho got & French preseription propared in Eugland, Germauy, Denmatk, Holland, or Nor- way. This can't be holped by the druggiate, If on arein ltome, do a3 the Romans do, and if {ue modicine from your ronownod Europsan physician does not give you satiafaction, go to s renosnad Americsn physicisn and you will bo )l right. The poople mnat always bear in mind that the majority of druggiata are not to be blamed for the lack roguiating ihe medical buainess. ro to-day, & man may be a shoomaker to-dny and to-morrow » doctor, snd if ho has Juck and choek onough to brave i. tbrough, ho may be a promineut oue, too, one of tho highest order] Auny barber may haog out his shingle and boa druggist. This state of affaira is not at all likod by the good clsss of druggists and physi- cians, and, had it not been for tho comstant struggio with imbecilo law-makers, the medical profession would have laws regulatiog thess thinge. \Vg fight for thom hard enough, in spite of the law-makors. If thore bo any need for consola- tlon we sud all good peopto find it in the classics of tho ancients: ' Eyen the Gods fight fn vain agaiust stupldity.” Thinking ths statomont only a juatico duse to the drug-trado, peli’lfililh ',T k;’_ ruu‘necllrully ask your psper to ul ory truly yours, P & Huoo Brauzn, Druggist. DR. GOODWIN CRITICISED. To the Fditor of The Chicago Tribune: Cmicaco, April 80.—Wa have listened with rapt plossurs this evening to the Rev. Dr. Goodwin's description of the wonderful work done by Mr. Moody in New York. Every listenor must hiavo boen filled with a desire to co-operate with and participate to a aimilar good work in our onn city, It was next to being thore. We wish that the reverend gontleman had been ma happy In hin remarks to the moemory of A, T, Stewart. CGod has endowed mon with many varying ways of thought, and it s not strange that somo should conslder the great- est benefit confesred by ouo tolling, aweeping action for good. A. T, Stewart was ovidontly not » man of this description. His long and auccessful business carosr shows him to have boon a man of unurual foresight and systematio mind. He was no miser; his millions wero activoly employed to s dollar, Lad ho been a miser they =~ would have Leen call- ed in from the uuncoriain com- morcial world, and mafoly atorod away. Instoad, bowever, they wore emploving some 9,000 men and women directly, aud thonsanda of others indirectly. Who shall say that A, T, Stowart did not consider this honest indopsnd- once ho was conferring upon #o many as the groatost philanthrophy be could bestow 2 And in hia will he declared that this ahould atill be carriod on aftor his death, With all his money investod 1n his vast undertakings, what botter use cPuuul it be put to for.the good of ks fellow- mon That bowas honorable and nupright in all bis dealinga i genorally concedad, and though in the future world he may occupy no worthior aphere than mauy of us who are poorer stlil, ara weto asy that it shall bo loas worthy ? The thonsands who sre blest with umplo{- mont may be less enthuaisstio in thoir gratitude than the thousaods would bo by endowments, but their years of quiet maintensuce and poacofn) thankfulness for houest work for their hands todo must be a pleasing view to an nll-wise God, And if tho resting soul of tho groat morchaut princo s per- mitted the privilega of this view, who of ua shall #ay it 18 not reaping its own happy reward ? PiiLANTHROTRY, LOOK OUT. Ao the Editor of The Chicago Tribumnes Omoaao, April 20.—I would call the sttention of Tur Tainune to the dangerous condition of tho sidowalk botwoen Nos, 82 and 86 Wabash avenue, Thero is no railing or protection acainst n doad-tall of 12 feot from tho esst side of the walk. The writer hereof fell tnrough the pit- {all & fowr days ago, fortunatoly eacaping with na broken bones, though badly shoken and bruis- ed. The sidewalk inspoctor should look the matter up, if he is anxious to keop his phmh. —_——— 5 THE GRAND-JURY REPORT. A CODIEOCTION BY MB. W, ¥. BTOLET. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: ~ Omoago, April 80.—An orror oconrred In the report of the Grand Jury, as publishoed in Tnx Tumune of Sunday, which, as the jury dosired to be ontiroly accurato, and to not mako any- thing appear worsa than it actunlly is, shonld bs colrnnus. It is in _the following sentonce : “ Building-Inspector Bailey swore . . . that tha foundation-walls (of the County-Hospital), in placo of beng 8 feot § inchies, sa called for by tha contract, are only 3 feot.” 'ho error con- pinta in the insortion of tho word **tha™ before tho word *‘fonndation. ” Thoovidence was that ocertaln foundation-walls are of tho lesser thick- noss, W. F. 8roner, Foreman late Grand Jury, FORESTRY. To ths Fditor of The Chicaro Tribune: Oxana, Nob,, April 25—The American Torestry Association, which was organizod in Chicago, 8ept. 10, 1875, calls on the groat State of Illinoiy for statistics of hor prosont foreste, what {s being donae io planting, and all avallable facts and information on this subjeot. This interost is ono of groat importance to the welfaro of tho whols couutry,—both to aid its agricalture tuow, as woll a8 to supply the great and increasing demsnd for timber in the futuro. 1 ¢ Wil not the press of your State call attention 1o this matter, and will mov thonss jutercuted in growing now foroats on our prairies (and who is not?) sond all atatistics that can bo obtained to the members of the Committse from your Btate, —A. G. lumphreys, Onlesburg, snd W, O. Flagg, Moro,—or diroctly to mo, at Omala, Neb, 7 Tho next meeting of the Association will be held in Philadelphis. in Beptember next, whon {t is bopod that a report will bo presented from avery State in the Uniop, sbowing the condition of our forests to-day, and the rate of docresse. Thoreby we Lopa w0 awaken the people to the neceasity of plantiug forests on a largo ecale, for & future demund, 1 ehall be pleasod to roceive, at as early a day a8 possible, anythiug upon this subject. Jaxes T, ALLAN, ChN-I%mIn of Commilteo on Statistics, Omaha, ob. e PEDESTRIANISM. Special Disvatch to Tha Cnicago Tribune, Brooxtnatox, Iil, April 80.—Iu s thirty-hour walk, eodiog a4 midnight last night, betweon Davia of Chicogo snd Btearns of St, Louis, the former walked 1254 miloa aud tho latter 12134, Btoarns walkod lus fustost mile in 9:00. Tho ‘walk was for a purse of 2500, nald Mountain Again, The Wilmington (N. C.) Post prints s letter, dated April 19, and signed 8, Trivott, which says: **On my way from Marion, N. O., to Henderdouvillo on last Baturday, about 5 p. m,, whilo passiog sho baso of Bald Mountain, near the McDowell and Henderson County lines, I heard a rumbling like unto heary blssting orthe report of abeavy canon at s mile's distauce, cobaisting of three different reports, all within one-ha!f minute's tims. I{elt no shook, sod apon juquiry made uf pardons along the rosd I was informed that the report was generally heard, and by aome at twenty miles' distance, whils somo who live nesr say it was the loudost seport that thoy ever heard from Old Daldy, and that they felt the earth tremblo distinctly, snd that chay havo beard it several tumes this spring. Now, whatever muay be said of tho rumbliog in tho mountaln heretofors, I know nothing, but I na certain Iam not misiaken in what I here slate.’ — Hounse-Seekers, Tomymber that auction salo of four new and elegant marble-front resldences, corner of Douglas placo and Lake avenue, st § o'clock this afternoon, by Ellson Pomeroy & Co, . —_—— There i8 & repor} extant that the Biaine con. nected with the Union Pacifio Railroad scaudsl 1s not ex-Bpeaker Blsine, but his brother, John %ln’lnlnu'. anxlxlh n)ollufi mv.:)vlh fmportance at this juncture. He who publish & card, how- ever,—~Lowhville Courter-Journakh % Hay THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, MAY I, 1876, THE EASTERN WORLD. \ Closing Notes of n Young Chica- gonn's Trip Around tho Globe. sifigulnr Chinese Rites and Ceremonios Observed at Singapore, Sight-Scelng in Canton«=The Flowery Pagoda and tho Street of Benevolence and Love. Private Letter frem o Young Gentleman Making a Tour of the Worid. HTEAMER ARRATOON APEAR, Cmina Bea, Tnee- day, Mareh 7, 1876,—Oh for frosh phrasos and strong adjoctives to aing the praises of theso southern elimos, whose oconsummate beosuty standa in deflanco of word-piotures, and Iaughs palut aud canvas to soarn. Thon this delight- ful nomndio ‘oxistonco—offering aa it doos n nover-coasing vatiety of onjoyment—proclades tha possivility of theso wonderful sighta savor- ing at all of the ‘‘commonplace,” and, conse- quently, the Impressions carried sway aro al- waya rose-colurod. Somo one, whose authority cannot be quos- tioned, has remaarked that the Iattor and longer hialf of lifo consisted in the contemplation of the oarlier and shorter half, Just imagine the momories I eliall have of days, svery moment of which have beon worth years of ordimary exiat- once ; of weeks and months pacsed io viewing tho stores of art in Europo, the monumonts of the past in Africa, and tho woalth of Asia, to- gother with its glorious relics of fallen dynas- tiesl Why, oven now, I can's spoak of rural England, of dear old France, or of music-loving Germany wishout a thrill of dolignt, snd whon [ read, the other day, for the hundredth time : Thou art the garden of the world; the homa Of all Art ylelds, sud Naturs can decrsa; Lren in ty denert, what s 1ike to theo? Thy vory weeds are beautiful,—thy waste 3ora rich than other climes’ feriiiity, Thy wreck a glory; and thy ruin grand With an {immaculate charm which csnnot be defaced | my mind went baok to peerless Italy, and I do assure you the romsmbrance of her Indescribable lovelinoss caused tho blood to course through my velns with s gr ater ardor than when I stood in tho Eternal City, or breathed the * im- msoulate ciarm ™ of S-rrento and Datae, But tlus apirit of recapitulation 18 hardly cousistont with the toaor of s lottor written from TUR CRINA 5E8, #0 in pursuance of my dosire to have my com- unications arsume & sort of & sequence, aud convey to you in s rational manner my ‘*sd- ventures by land and mos,” lot mo speak of Singapore, where we passed thirty-sight hours most onjoyabiy, Early the moroing of the 29th of Fobruary wo steamed into Singapors Harbor, whicls, though plcturesque, hardly impresscs ooo ss does tho handsome bay at Penang, As we approachied tho pior, the ateamer was sur- rounded by nativos in fragile canoos. Theso men are wondorfal swimmors, and it was astonishing-to seo tne dextority with which they dived into the wator aftor the coppors thrown them,—never failing in geteing tho monoy be- fore it reached the bottom. 'The boas being moored to the wharf, ws took carriagesand drove to'tho town proper, which is 114 miles from the docks, the road leading ns through » porfoct parndiss of verduro and luxuriant fohage, which {8 to bo soen here to the greatost mdvanisge, inas- much, as Bingaporo {8 within 80 miles of the Equator, and—s still groster canse—showors occur two dsys out of threo tho wholo yoar round. This placo being the Capital of "the Straits’ Bottlements, thero is & greator propon- derauce of Europeans than at Penavg, though tho actual population ls somowhat smaller, Hore wd mads our noq'ulln!lnco with * Poram- buiating Restsuranta,” the littlo stovo and ather sppurtenances beiog suspended from tho two onds of a bamboo polo, carriod ovor the shoulder of John Chinaman,—and were initiated into THR MYSTERIES OF A JOBS HOUSE, or Chincse Tomple, with its idols, countless aragons,and impossiblo animals that dofy anato- my_ and put antodiluvian creatures to shame. And such smolla! It was about as bnd a8 the nnbearavblo effluvia arising from tho * Well of Kuowledge™ at Benares, but our cariosity callonsed oar stomachs, and wo marched into the sacred huildiog, whers most unaccountablo ceremonies were in progrosa. Thore wero quito a number of men acd womon busily ongaged in consultiug the gods. Certain rites wero first gono through with, aftor which & vase contain- ing & groat number of small sticks wasebaken ond upset, tho maoner in which the contents foll indicating the good or bad fortune of tho applicant; this information boing conveyed to &!‘:o dovotoa by meana of gay bits of paper, boar- ing vorses 1n Chinese charactors, We noticod s scribe baving oo his left haud finger-nalls 3 inches long, and some women with thio proverb- ially small foet, which caused thom to wadale along in & moat ungraceful manner. A small aum of monoy induced the priest to burn the buudle of Joas sticks which wo had purchased, and to set firo to the books of tinsel paper which are used at religious ceremonies, and then wo atartod fora drive, aftor o Lasty visit to & Bud- dhist Tomplo, which offered little of intorost. Novor can I forget that onchauting ride,—it saomed more liko s glimpsa of tho ** Othor World,” than an estthly roalityl Thore were great trees bearing gorgeous blossoms, which rivaled the sunsot tints of theso southern akios, vinos that were porfect cataracts of verdare, and » juugle of foathory pisuts, resembling, for all tho world, & maguificont fernory. The Areca palor, withite tofted hoad and cluatering fruit, thenst itsoif obirusively amid the rambling branches of tho lens graceful Rambustan, while curious treos, looking like a gori08 of umbrollas placed ooo abovoe the othor, towored abova thick coconnut groves, weighed down with frait, We tirss visited TITE DOTANIOAL GARDENS, which surpassed anything of this naturo that we have yot wseen, aud then drove oa to tho country seat of Mr. Whampoa, a Chineso merchaut **rolling in wealth," Euteriog a pisguiar gateway, guarded by two gaudily paintod dogs in porcolian, and a couple of ram- paot flsh of the samo waterial, we passed into a haundsome garaen laid out after a most uniquo fashion. 'Fhere wero odd hodgos and arches of liva cane, great tanks tillod with aquatio plants, prominont amoug which was the ** Victoria Rogia" with ite groat waxy blossom and bhugo saucer-like loaves, some of which were 5 feot in diameter, while grotesjueness found a climax in figuros of men, animals, ahd insmmate things formed by s spocies of * box,"” which was some- thing of a climbing plant. The afligios of Man- darive and Clinose womon were the most comical,—hoads, bands, and foet of some roa- terial resombling ** papier mache ” belng sup- plied, and addod greatly to tho natoralness of the figuros., Then thero wore full-riggoed ships, Chinese junks, fiah, birds, horaos harnossed to carriaged, a frogabotit to leap at a goat, pagodas, b fact strange conceits tha} baflle description complotely, aud oue can only stand aud wonder at the ingenuity displayed by tho gardener) The method adopted to socura these strange croations 18 to first make an exact model in wiro of the object to be produced, and tuen to care- fully tiain the plant ovor this framowork, I poticed in some instances tha} tho wircs had ‘beou completely removed. but in othera—such o# & 8hip with ite shrondy—tus frame-work was allowod to romain to insuro solidity and strongth. We passed a delightfal hour amid the singular trecs, abrubs, and tlowers to be found m this bizarre spot, and then drove back to the town, whero wo amusod oursclves by taating the vxumzun tropical fruits which horo grow in auch plonty. TIIE PUNMELOW, which ia » large fruit abont eight inches in diameter, is rather dissppointing ; for when you cut its green rind, and soe the rod, orange-like ru!p, you prepare yourself for somotiug de- icious, rather than tho ocoarse, bitterish tasto that salutes the palato, Tho guova, with its ex- quisite aromn, is sbout a8 satisfactory as a green qunce, but the bansnas are the finest that [ haye ever tasted, I sm confident that you would enjoy the mongostoen. It is sbout the wize of an ordinal llilfle. aud bes a smooth skia of a dark purple color that is noarly a balf an inch in thickuness, and of n desp carmine inside, that #0ts Ol tho suowy white kornol or fruit ta tho reatost advantago. It bas a taste peculiarto tself, aa has also the rambusiav,—a umnfi- vegotsble creation that e shaped exactly liko the burr of & chostout, and is, outside, of & red- diabs color. Upon cuttiug the skiv, the pulp, which iy whito aud egyg-whaped, shps out, pro- pefling a moat toothsowo sppearsnce,—yet, I tlank, I prefer a good apple. As to nmurnlu. I Lave alresdy eaten eunough to kill any ordinary individus! under ordinary circutn- stances; but after clowiug gui uhngd ourries u.u-on‘ 5 : igestiug rod poppers oa . Danticating "‘homb-y ducks,"” &mdu partaking of the nug- werous cther Lot dishes which form such fea- ture of the East Indiau cuisino (not to gay auy- thiug of a continuous* life on the ooean waye,”) 1 suppose my stomsch i above losng Its equi~ the times o day librium upon the IYpenrnn e of anch a faoble enemy a8 ripo frult] It would do your Loaris good to see the deck of thie stenmer, embellish- ed as it is with long rows of plantalns, bushols of mangostoens, and festobas of odorons pine- apples, Wall, the aftornoon of Maroh 1, our Chiuess passongors thraw thoir bits of gilt pa- por on the borom of *'old ocean,” to insure a auccesfnl passage, and awav wa sailed into the China Soa. Tho sun went down amid an omi- noun burat of cotor that the Captain claimed augured wind. Aud sura enough, it has blown a little, and tho aea has beon anmuwh-u;lulcd but—will vou beliovo {t?—I hko it! I shoul rmblhly bo stiot and quarttered wero thoso sen- imonta to rench the ears of somo of my whito. tacod nompnuk’nl‘ who have been '“apostro- phizing the ocean” fn a rympathstic manner that calls my Atlantio trip vividiy to mind, Gra- clous! T burst out laughiog whon I call to mind how Waltor, Ed., and Euacu to slt discounolate- 1y togothor, aad, with vislons of glorious Europo vanished from our miuds, computo what steam- ship line would oarry us back to Awmerica {n tho shortest timo. Liad any one told mo thon that my journoy homo would domand at loast ton weaks of soa lifo, I shonld have complacently sssured soy such individusl that ho was de- mented. ‘We are to arrive at Hong Kong oarly to-mor- row (tho 8th) morning, which will make our voyaga from Caloutta oxactly sevenicon dave in length, instoad of fouricen, aa wa had oxpootod. e no" only bad a hoad wind to contend with, but slso au” advorge curront which redaced our spond matorially ; 1ndeod one day we made but 150 milas, which is docidodiy staw-golog for thio Apcar, that lays no clsim to being & swift boat. 1ONG_KONG, THono Koxa, Sunday, March 12.—Ax I was pon- ning the foregoing lines, o cr{ from my com- rades aunounced that & whalo was in sight; and rushing upon dock, sure enough, thoro lay the monstor flah away to the ntarboard, now plungiog into the depths of the ses, and now spouting wator in high gles. Ho kindly favorod us -hhi\ls presonce until sunsot, whon A mist oams stoaling over tho water that geadually ro- solved 1tsolf nto auch & denso fog that tho Cap- tain was forced to slacken epoed and await until morniag bofore enteting tho landlocked harbar of Hong Kong, Upon awakoning the moraing of tho 8th wo found ourgoives riding fnto tho magnificont bay, the anchiorage of which was cromdod with merchant oiaft, men-of-war, aud trading junks of evory varfoly, haviog eyos painted at the bow; for **Jolia " eays sagoly, * No havao oyes, no can seo!” Hong Kong has a population of 193,000, and_ {8 beautifully sit- uated on tho steen s.opo of Victoria t'oak, which 18 1,900 foot high. Deing founded in 1842, and having all the advantages of Westorn clviliza- tlon, it of courss ia tot by auy meana a Chinoso {owa, though there ‘s onough of ** Celestial" olemont to give it'a unique look toa now- comer, Disombarking In a native boat, having s sort of ,arched ‘bambon cabin, which formed the dwelling-plac of the man and woman who rowaed tho boat (fot hero the gentler sex wotk hard), wo procesdedto tho shoro, rewmark- ing, meanwhile, the woolerful dextority with which the woman manipalated tho osr, nol- withstanding the weight of ber baby, which was attached, by means of s Lag-like contrivance, to ber back., Tho wsy the liitle thing was banged around waa n cadtion ; indeed, themother gave 80 littlo beed to tho ohild tbat I expoctod ovory momont to soo it's head enapped off, thongh tho infant boro tho epasmodic jerkings without o murmur. Wo wery carried to the Hong-Kong Hotol in sedan ohsirs mado of bam- boo, the Coolica wearing large rouud hota 8 Toet in diamotor, carious ssndaly made of strasw, aod tho provorbial looso drem and pig-tail, Although Hong-Kong s noarly oa tho samo par- allel a8 Havaos and Calcutts, the wintors are somowhat cooler, and wo wore not a little sur- prisod upon fluding tho thermometor standine at G0 degrees, as well as disappointed in hayiny our adveni daiaponed by a rain-storm, whicl horalded the approach of tha rainy soasin, and shroatened to interfero eadly with our sight- seeing. Fortunatoly our foars wero groundioss, and ecatly the following morning we stactos in an American-built rivor-stesmor for Canton, tho *first olty fn tho Ohing Empire for advantagos of position, wealth, ani d distant from [ong Koog aboum ~boat making the trip in six CANTON 18 A CITY OF A MILLION AND A HALF IN- HADIFANTS, it boasts but two hotels, and thoy are most wrotched, I understand, My unsual good luck did not forsake me at thia junctare, for Mr., H. was acquaiuted with ‘tho {umnr part- ner of the houso of Heard & Co. ot Hong Kong, and this gontloman gave ua a lotter to the branch honse st Canton, bidding Mr. Fearon, tho agont, to eatortaiu us to the bost of his ability. Tor tho businoss-firma in this part of tha globe have a houso {n oach city for tho en- tortatnment of guosts. The * O’uy of Nams " has a boat popalation of about a qaartar of n million. so you may imagine the sight that greotod us ns wo steamod up to the wharf, and mado our way along the teommg docks, Thoro are but 200 Euroguma horo, most of whom 10- elde on A small island, which was cedod to the Fronch and English in 1857. It is approachod by two bridges, which aro guarded by gatos, as no Chineso are allowed on tho ialand, excopt ttiey bo in the omptoy of somo of the ocoupants. Mr. Foaron assigned us most comfortablo apart- monts, with bath-rooms, closets, and othor modern contrivauces which I havo nop soen for monthe. And when I entored tho bril- lontiy lightsd dining-room, swith its cheorful grato-firo (for tho coolncss of evening rondered thia vory acceptable), and its tablo coversd with tho whitoat of linon, which showed the pyramld of camolllas snd roses to tho groatest advantagoe, 1 roally folt as it this woro a foretaste of my own dear land; mad yet on tho morrow I was dostined to witaess one of the most foreign sights that has yet como within the province of my travols, aud to parade tho strects of & oity- the entire day without sceing a Eurapean faco, —a thing that novor bofore has transpired in my lifo. Our host proved n most companionablo gentloman, possossing a number of talonts which caused ua to bloss our stars that our ‘*livos had fallon in such ploaeant places.” Tho first aftor~ noon we passed 10 & rido on the river to some Chinese nursery dens, whore trecs and shrubu are tralndd in most groteaquo forms, and sold at oxorbitant prices, and in a visit to vomo toy-shops, whero littlo puppot thoatros wors made, tho flgures of which wero kept in motion by moans of a mouse hidden in the back of the toy! We succesdod in_getting Fuldn that could speak English, and, armed with a tine lunch, wo woro catried the npext morning chairs through the gates [nto Canton proper. ‘Tho streats avorage about 8 feot in width, though at times thoy are 8o narrow that & ‘*sedan " can- I:'x‘::hhrhuulodthmush; and this fact, togothor 0 MYRIADS OF GAY LANTERNS and gaudily-paintod, pnr;mndlnulnr aigus, givos to the narrow thoroughtate amost strikingly odd sppearance. The best shops aro built of a gray- ish brick, and are so arrangoed that the whoio front ia romoved in the davtime, revealing the display of goods and the everlasting tineol Jous places to the ayea of the passors by, lsseinga woman with foot sbont 3 inches long, who was boing carried on this back of a cooley, we said * chin-obin " in salutation to an old man whoso gray moatacho fudioated that he was a grand- father, aod passod intotho Tomple of *' Five Hundred Gouil," the gato of which {s guarded by four colussar imagos of demons, who act ag watchmeon. The idols (which are richly gitded) are arraoged in avonues, sud it would amuso youtoseo the oxtraordinary positions which Bome of thom assumo, Howe are laughing as if their sidos would split, whilo otlhers seem to bo bowling in s most misorablo mannor., One bad eyebrows =» foot long, whilo an- other ~ possessod n lobgthy arm, the hsod of which grasped tho moonl In fact, they weore & *rum crowd,”" as my Lnglish frionds would say. Our portors then bore us past stores for tho salo of jade-stons, delloate work in lvory, tortoise-sholl, and nmhl-wood, as well a8 furnituro inlaid with mother-of-pear, —to the Examiustion Hall in which are 9,637 stalls tonantod every throo yoars by candidatos for the pomtion of mandarin, Boforo this singular bufltllnfi is an immenso mural painting typical of ambition,—a preposterous-looking whalo {8 spouting water st a dragon in the eky. who sesms to be thoroughly eujoying the stiower-bath | Resuming our tour ot iuapsotion, ourattention was attracted by a vonder of pan- cakes, whoso busincss was transscted by munns of a lottery. Tho purchasor lays his monoy on ono of the numbors painted on a board dlyvided ini0 squares. ‘Then dice are thrown, and if tho sum of the threo dice is the same an that on which tho monoy lies, the propriotor of the - stitution gives tho man a cake for nothing; otherwise the would-bo purchaser not only guts 10 cako, but loses his money into the Vargain! TUE *TEMELR O HoOKNOns" contains the guardian idol of the city, besides teu large alcoves in which wood- on flgures reprosent tho ten punishmenty of hell; which are horrible enangh to suit the most morbid taste, This place is nlways crowded with_tradespeole, fortuua-tellezs, aud gesmblers, and wa had some litilo tronble forclng oursolves through the staring crond (for we were regarded in Cauton as great curiositios) to & coprt in which was & vase tilled with oaithe stuifds, vald to contatn & sorpeut that detects robbories by biting the culprit wnon ko s brought near tho vase! In this tomple is a largo and sipgular room whore women not blessod with ofapring come to {ntercedo with + Joss ™ for that blosslug which heaven Lias de- nied them. The oouchos prepared for tho dei- +| threo ties are most remarkallo affairs, and by the bedstde stands liats and shoes of overy nize for For in s room bo- low stand about s hundred fragoes, whose offica it is to sct in this matler, and each applicant ::lcutu ono by tying a pleco of red atrivg abont tha use of tho idol choson. Wa then pald & hasty vislt to the nativo ar- mory, which contained liitlo to interest un,dmg theu procoeded to the ** Flye-Story I guaried by two hnge sandstone lious, uatod on an emluonce commanding a floe view of thacity. While enjoying the proapect from the fifth atory of thin building, we dovoursd our lunch, and thua rofreshed wero carriod in our chairs for a aliort distance along tho walla that surround the town, after which we want 1o THR * FLOWERY FAGODA," an ootagonal structure 170 fost high, and cons tainiug niue storios. 1t looked **pran mew,” Laving bosn lately repaired by a mandarin, who, whilo lying onlngsick-bed, was told by the priests that his lifo would not bo saved uoless hio ro- pairad the bullding in_quostion. The saffering man died notwithatanding the repairs mado, yot tho crafty priosis will assure yoa that tho man- darin would havo boou saved bad ho not deforred tho worls so long | Pnslnq undora sort of gablo thrown over tho stroot, which served to protect 8 numbor of bizatre lanterns, hung ont to show that tho nolghboring building was a houso of maurning, wo continuod on our way to the tem- plo of ¥ Kwong-Hau," whoro wo obtaluod our rat glimpso of tho gods of heaven and earch, and alno saw tho Sleoping Buddhs, which lles in an adjoining pavilion. Itia claimed that this pavilion waa once aprivate bouso in which Sngul gono by) & man died. Upon on- oavoring to romovo the corpso 1t was found to bo too heavy to bo stirred, no matter what force was appliod, 80 the body was covered with ‘Yhnor aud gilded, and is now worshipod aan god| Of courao, all this 18 not to bo disputed! Rere aro threo largo statues of Buddha, bofors which a number of peoplo wers bowing in adoration, Thoir pray- ora boing at ag end, thoy throw two pieces of wood (rounded on ono side aud flaton the other) on thefloor. 1f tho tlat mids of one and tho raund side of tho other is up, the **Joss" hing heard the potitton offorod him ; otherwise, he nas not listoned, and the prayor must Le ro- peated. oriog the stroet of ‘' Bonevolonce and Love,” wo wore startled by TILE CLAMOR OF GONGS, upon hearing which our boarers thrust our chairs half-way into an adjoining shop, in order to mako wav for the procession which approach- ed, First camo the' gong-bearers, crenting a foarful din; thon & number of boys drosied in grotesquo costumes, with immonsely long foathors stuck wn tholr head-dress; sftor thoso warched mon carrving curious bano aod then came the Vicoroy aeated ina pi quin, followed by two horsemon riding aingle filo. Those wore about the only borees I saw dariog my day and a balf stay io Canton. This cortege haviug passed, wo wout on to the **Tomple of the Fiva Gonil,” with its_groat boil wolfibiug 10,000 pounds, the souud of which js sald to forolell calamity to tho city, Hore, In a rock, 18 n huge fodiprint of Baddha, and also tho stonos into which tho fivo rams on which the **Five Gonii ™ rodo o the city wors convorted | From this lo- goud Canton derivea its sobriquet of the * City of Hams!® Takiug » boat, wo crossed tho Pe Kiang or Poarl River to the Honam Templo, aupposed to bo the tinest in Chins. Inthe great hallof worshtp 1a the Past, Presont, snd Futara Buddhs, and the eignteen Aposties, but the groat Teaturo in tho Lioly pigs, which aro 8o big and fat that thoy can scarcoly move, Thoy are lopt hore in fulfillmont of tho commsaud of Buddba, that each wan shall do what hio can to provont tho destruction of animal lifo! We wero shown uraa fliled with the calcined bones of priests who wore burnod afior death, and also a peculiar sort of a chair in which the corpae ia placed during tlis procens of croma- tion. This comploted our day's labor, and we rotnrned to tho house considorably tired, but with ou appetito that was positively voracious, causing the good choer sob befors us to disap- ponr ius most miracutous way! ‘Tho ovoning ‘was spent o A UAMDLE ABOUT THE BUBURDS (tho gates of the walled city are closed at sun- 8ot), aud the followiog morning wo returncd to Hong Kong. The rivor stowmors afo all pro vided with amplo moeaus to prevont avy out- lreak on tho partof tho Ohinose passongers. Tio * Colostials * (oxcopt the higher grades of s0daty) are all_locked iu_tho lower saloon, & 8lude of arms, londed and half-cocked, being in readtiens fu tho main cabin, while smali arms of all ‘nds aro hung up on every side. Eightacn monthsago a schomo was Iaid in one of the gambling dens at Cantontotake yiolont possess- fon of we “Hpark,” & seamor bound for Alncao, and gupposed to bave the prooseds of loitery on board. Tho ruflans boarded the utoameor iu disguise, and a8 she proceoded doivn the river aroso aud murdered oyery whito per- son on the oat, oxcobt ooe, who was left for doad by the bloodthiraly wretcnes. Sinco then overy procaution has boon taken to provent a ropotition of this dastardly autrage. ul my letter will dovelop into n volumo if I keop onnt this rato ; and yot I havon't written half that Lexpected to! Tueaday morning we S: party of saven) expoct to embark i tho P, & O. steamor Geelong for Shanghai, the Journoy roquining about four dava, Lonco we go turough the Inlan Hen of Japan to Yokolamna, eailing, I trast, on the 10th of April in the Bel- gio far Ban Francisco. Axnruun, AMUSEN T8, THE CHOPIN RECITALS. Tho uniformiy large sttendanco at the Qhopin racitals at Btandard Hall each Saturday afiar- noon indicate that both the musio and the piay- ng are approciated by the musical public, The programmo Saturday wag an excllont one, instrumentally and vocally, and embraced tho Third Ballade in A flat major, op. 47; throo waltzes—posthumous works—in G flat mojor, F minor, aud D tlat major, op, 70, Nos, 1, 2, and 8; throo waltzos in A flat major, A minor, and ¥ major; op. 34 Nos. 1, 2, and 8; Berconse, op. G7; oud tho Polonaise Fontaslo, op. O6l. Tho Third Ballado Is the best known of tho four, and s included in the reportoiro of most concert planiste. Mr. ‘Wolteohn's interprotation of it differs from that o f other pianists in this respect, that he playod 1t in the samo tompo a8 tho composer has writ- ten it, most artists cutting it up fearfully, changing tho tempo soveral times during their playing witnout auy apparent roason thercfor, The posthumous works—the throo waltzes, op. 70—are moro short musical skotches, which havo novor been finished or olaborated. The othor waltzes, op, 84, aro vory woll known. Mr. Wolfsobn's playing of the Borecuso mwdo o decidod — sensation, and was recelvod with rapturous applause. The Polonaive Fantasie is new loro, and 18 seldom playsd. The themes throughout are dreary, sombre, and fautastic, and at the samo time subdued, and hore and thoro a broak, with BOMO movoment reminding ono of other polo- natacs of Chopin of a moro martial charactor, It socms $0 roprosent o aucoossion of strango thoughts, fantastivally oxpressed, the continuity of which 1s porpotually betng broken, while the stormy climax *uul beforo the end illustratos tho roalization of all that had before boon imagined. ‘Tho mauner in which this number onds strongly remind the hearor of the fortlasimo ending of tho *Ridor's Polonalse. 'wrho vocsl part of the programme way uousually oxcoliout, Mies Eila A, White sa four mouge of Richtor, entitled, **Scheld * Liobosdacht ; * 4 Liebosbotschaft ;" and ** Die Zeit let Hin.," Mies Whito caught the spitit of the songs un- usunlly well, aud gavo thom all su artistio in- terprotation. Attho noxt rocital, which has beou postponod for & wook on account of the Yon Bulow concert Baturday afternoon, blisa Llzzio Forsoman will elug somo ballads of Franz, Ontho Baiurday afternoon following tho last rocital, Mr, Wolfaohn will give a music. al recoption to tho pnpllu of tha Chicago Muaio- al Oollego aud Mr, Ziegfold, ita director, when ho will bo mssiatod by soveral of his papils, Dy this Mr. Wolfsohn wishios to roturn s similar compliniont me to him soms months sgo by tho pupils and director of tho College, . THE NEW CHICAGO THEATRR Arthur Mueller's colobratod drams, ‘*‘Salon and Kloster,” * Drawing-room and Convent," was given by Alexander Wurster's Gormsn Dramatio Company at the Now Chicago Thoatro Iast cvoning for the benefit of that ‘ex- colient Cermsn charactor-actor, Mr Carl Moyor. The. louso was not a8 crowded a8 it had bosn heretofors, which was mainly owing to the fact that the regular dra- metio s0ason of this company has paswed, and ately only bonefits to the leading actors woro given. Those, however, who stayed away nissed quito » treat, as tho pleca provod oune of the most offective produced this season, Tho acting was unusually good, all the performers doing credit to their parts, The bene- fleiary, . Mr. Moyor, a8 Alban Strassner, conld hardiy bave acted better, sad demon~ strated again that hahpae\_mnflyflued to rep- regent atrong charactors. Miss Biary Woll as b daughter Lous acted with more than usual auimation and fre, alowed to beiter nd ait- country a chauco to come horo. ntage than she has for some Lims, Bhe wan frequontly applauded, and sovoral times oalled boforo the enrtain. Mr. Donald ma Dr. Weiling noted vory woll ond abaroed in & messnre tho applanas beatowed npon Miss Wolff, Probably the best acting of tho evoning _was that of "Mra, Jiorn as filrl. Goeppner, Whatever falla to the lot of this talented lady 1s givon well, and it ia doubtful whothior there is an actress who porforms ** gceontrio old women" parts in this or the oll oonniry who eoxcel hor. The per- formandes "~ of Mr, Koch _and Mrs, Clausson wore also vory good, and thoy desorvo particular orodit, bacauso the roles wers entirsly out of tholr line. MMr. Georgo Isonatoin, :‘n LDummerjahn, also desorves favorable man- on. Nozt Sanday Miss Mary Wolft, tho able lead- ing lady, takes her fezawell bonofit, for which occasion sho han cliogen tho celebrated play of “Frou-Frou,” Thero oan be no donbt that, in the handa of so ablo a company as that of dr. Wurater, this pleco will Lo performed as woll an it was at Daly's ¥itth Avenuo Thealrs, wuich fact, aside from tho popularily and merit of the veneliciary, ought to draw a crowded housa. st e il o RAILWAY NEWS, SUBURBAN RATES, Tho Illlnois Contrsl Railrond has made & further reduction {n subnrban rates, which fact will undoubtedly be approciated by the pecple reaiding in tho suburba aloug that line. Tho now ratos are ag follows : ' Blngls Ten 25 Threo tate, rides, rides, monthn, 10 76§ 150 . 5150 9.00 7-Rovont) 160 9,00 -firat stroet.,,. 180 .00 165 9,15 1.75 10,60 2.00 12,00 2,25 1300 250 1380 2,65 14.80 2.90 18,50 318 16.60 318 16.50 818 1080 Kennington, 450 2500 Tavordale,... 5,00 23,00 The_sing 0 Bamo a8 horoto- foro, but tho reduction on the ten, 100, and throo-montha-ride tickets is quite considerable, a3 will be soen by the following table 1 Dotween Central Biogle Ten 100 Three Dopot and— fato, fares, farcs, monihs, Weldon 3100 $3.00 $12.00 Twenty. Loo 7800 123 Twonty-noventh street, 0 100 800 1200 Thicty-Airst atrest,ocans JI6 100 B00 1200 Falrview., 10 800 1200 Oakland,... 100 80 1200 Forty-third 145 3000 13.60 Kenwood, 145 10, 13,50 1350 13.60 10,50 106,50 10,60 1080 2000 25,00 28,00 No twoaty-fivo rido . tickets wero herotoforo sold, but many poopla boing unable to purchase #0 large o number ot “rides at a timo, tho Com- pany decided to sell twenty-five rides for the sawo amount In proportion. CHICAQO CENTENNIAL RATES. The Contonnial celobration of tho Firat Regl- mont L. B. G., to bo held at tho Exposition Boilding noxt Friday and Baturday, promisos to Lo a grand affair, and sn immonso numbor of people aro oxpocted to attond. The rallroads will' offer spocial rates to give poopla in tho The Illinois Coutral hun made a reductlon of more than ono- haif of tho regular fars from sll the principal points on their line. Thoe round-trip rates from tho various pointa to thus city will bo s followa : Homewood. <8 95Ashkum ..., Mattoson + L18{Danforth. ... .. seses 1,20{CGHimsn The reduced rates from poluta on tho Chicago & Alton Road will bo as follows for tho round will be made on tho Mich~ Igan Contral, Chicago, Milwaukes & t. Paul, and Chicago & Took Isiand Dallroads. * FROM PEKIN TO CHICAGO, Special. Dusvatch to The Chicaao T'ribune, DBroomixaron, Iil, April 80,—A through pas- gonger-train betwoen Pokin and Ohicago will 8oan bo run ovor the Pokin & Bouthwostern and Chicago & Alton vis Jollet, Coal Oity, and Btroator, —_— HARD TIMES--THE REASON WHY. Tothe Edtor of The Chicago Triduna ; Cuicaao, April 20.—~Business is depressed, trade is dull, money is scarce, and times are hard. This le the common complaint all over the country. Now, why a4 1t? Thoro {8 a magon for averything, and there must be & ronson for this atate of thinge. A tbousand-asnd-ono theories havo been advatced to acoount for this snomalons condi- tlon of pffaira. Ono set of mon claim that it is paper monay ; nuol‘mr. that it is over-produc- tion of msaufactures; anotber atill, that it s corruption in oflico; and yet anothor, that itis thoresult of an autagonism bstwaon Iabor and capital. Thets may be somo truth n all of theso theories, but fuis evidant that thoy are not tho producing causea: thoy aro simply offects of anotlier cause, aud, in my opinon, that causo is this: Whon businoss Is sctive, money in nbundant circulation, and timos generally flush, tha popu- iation which hos Leen produclog the wealth from the soil look atout for an easior mode of Fottlnu o living ; thay flock from tho farms and ho mines to tho villages, from the villages to tho towns, and from thatowns to tho largo citles and groat contres of trade and businoss. Speculation {s rife, snd monoy easily obtained. Hore theso farmors, ceaslng to bo producors, operating a8 middlemen aod spece ulators, become worshlesa to themsolves and to the community; they esrn nothing, aud maka nothing, 1t18 only a quesiion of a llttio timo aa to Low long they can live upon each other; ond, whon that declaed, thoy become boggars. In mane per tho groat marts of trade and business— Now York, Boston, Pbiladolphis, Clleago, ana othor citics—get to be overstocked with ‘an idle and useless nopulation. ‘Then the ory goos up for employment and for broad. A hundrod thousand idle men In the City of Now York, ns many more in 8. Louis, 75,000 in P'hiladelphia, 50,000 in Boston and Chicazo, are looking for work, which they cannot find. [Theso figures aro much oxaggorstod. There are not 100,000 men in 8t. Louls, counting omployed and un- employed,—tho vate of tho city being less than 40,000.~Ep, TrisuNe, Thero 18 ono_remedy for thia state of things, nnd bat ono. Tho tidal wave has boen flowiag in ene direction for fiftesn yenrs, and it muat bo &0t back; it muet bo mado to tlow tho othor way, This surplua’ population must go baok to the soil, and ‘earn its own living, Wheao that I doue, and thls sorplus of pooplo coase to be consumers, and turn producers, the difiiculty will be golved. The farmors all overthe country never wore in n botter condition than thoyaro to-dny; they aro generally ont of debt, with land “paid “for and improvements 1made, and bave monoy fto lond, The prues of farm-products, notwithstandiog the gouoral dapresalon, are good ; wheat and corn bring fair ratos, and pork is exceptionally high. Thow things can all bo raised at & profit. Any indus. trious, willing man can got & hiving on 40 sorex of land, snywhero in thid county ; and there are willlons of these 40-ncro tracts yot unoccupied, waiting for the hand to coms which aball turn thie furrow aud plant the gi I am awaro that it I8 porl E»B » matter of great difiicuity for o man who bay bocomo impoverish- edin & groat city, with his family dopendont upon him, to got out of it and sway, to got tho land and work it; but there aro huudreda of thonsauds of idls, singlo mon, who haye no such impediment, aud they cau move, and make room wod work for otliers, At sll events, wo shall bave no rolief untli the tide turne, aud the nou-consumers again becomo producery. Gxosax A. BuvrzLor, Jn BUSINESS DIRECTORY. AGEIOULTURAL IMPLE! 'URBT A BRADLEY MANUFAOTURING 00y, pans—Flows, Hiding and Walking Ouitivatars, Sai Hay Kakes, and R Borapers. 57 i & Norlt Dyg, <o SONFECTIONERY, Aannannan, OELERNATED {hy the Unlon—ezpresned Jo oy B0 st o e #0y X rrag grdord gfifiggxm Uoulegs —— oner, — e Moui0r, Uhicar AUCTION SALES, ATTENTION Ta earneatly directed to tho now and seasonable liney 1o be offered in our (REAT AUCTION TRADE SALE OF DRY GOODS, On TUESDAY, MAY 3, nt 0:30 8, m. Frea rival of Slandard Prints, including Merrimack clfics, Coneatogos, sto, Vory desirable Dreas Dlaids. al6o Tiorksnire and Lancaster Ginghame, 4-4 Dieached A Cotlons, and 7 Brown Muslins, 800 pieces Klsck Al pacan, 800 ploces Flaiu and Platd Bash Ribbona, Bpring atylon Bliawls and Wraps, 50 csses nssortod Hoslory: Clothing—A very npenior and woll-nssorted line of cnstom mado goods, and special fostura {n fins Casr simere Pantaloons. ' Men's, Hoys', and Youths' Haty and Cape, tncludisg ull lides Sirioe and Linen goods, White Goods and Linens, Geats and Ladlea’ Hand: Xerchiefs, Towols, Nnpkins, Tabls Damaaks, Loom sng Fancy Cloths, Crashes, Uamburgs, Nainsooks, Mulle, etc. Notions—Stspenders (new), 'Kid Gloves, Belts Bpool Silk, Rubber Combs, Tollol, Clath, and fhof Bruslics, Toflel Soaps, Gheap Jowslry, Pearl Button Bnos Lacen, Nattona! bius, Ruings, Fiowors, Pen an Tocket Qutls~y, Plated Wate, otc, Gente’ Furals Overabirt: (o, CARPETS—THomp, Vane\hn? '".fi Cottor Ao 3 snd Sl T, GED, P. GORE, & C0,, 68 & 70 Wabuail-ay, No. 462 and 464 Randolph-st, Nosr Tnion DPark, tho entlro furnltute of twen roome, on Tuosday, May 3, at 10 ofclock promy rain or shino, Licgant Tousshold Furnitur Tarlor Sultos, Fine Dreasing.Case Clismber._ Sels, ols qant Camp Ohiirs, sud Lounges, Walnut Wardrobes Emplre Tedsieadr, Marble and ‘Wood-Top Diireaus, Marblo aud Wood-Top Tables, olegant Tockers, Bed: stoads, Extension Tablce, Dining-Room Ohirs, Tes. Yoys, 'Osk Chambor Bets, Iall Trocs, Mirrors, Beds and fledding, China, Glass, and Platod Wars, Brussel aud Englsl’ Threeply ahd Tngrain Cacpits Patioe aud CookStoves, Ollcloul, Tho parior and chamber furnlture was mado to order. An elogant, Ano-tong Fiano (Hsloes Bron,), very, ciaborately cafved, Ti: 0. . GORT: & U0, Auct'rs, octave. West Washington-st., No, 461 Near cornor Sheldon-st., Chattel morigagosale of Elegant Housshold Furniiur and Piano, on Wednenday, May 3, at 10 o'clock prompt, Marble.Top Chiambor Sets, Jrocatelle and Tlep Farior Hete, olegant Marble-Toj Tables, Bedsteads, Dureaus, Commodos, Extension Tablee,” Bidobosrds, Dining Chairs, Patntings, Refrigorstors, Bods and Beddiog, Tarlor_ and Cook-Btoves, Glasn, Clins, and Diat Ware, Valvet, Drussels, and_Wool Uszpet, two olegaul Pler irrors, with Cornice fo mateh, Pano, Btool, ud Cover, @, 7. GORE & CO,, Auet'm, GEO. P. GORE & CO., 68 and 71 WABASH-AV,, Will at thelr regular weokly Auction Sale on Wednes a7, May 3, offer an tmequalod Lino of BOOTS, SHOES, AND SLIPPER In all styles and variotlen, Including a lazge variety of QHILDREN'S COLORED GOODS, Oatalogues andt goods ready for inspoction Monday GEQ. P. GORE & CO,, 68 sud 70 Wabash-av, On Thursday. May 4. at 94 o'clock, Wo ahall close out & very large and good assortment o Household Furniture. BE ON HAND FOR THIS BALE, t Parlor and Chamber Hota, Sideboards, rdrobes, Hall Treos, Eany Ohiairs, Extons ., Whatnots, Lounges, Walnut Chairs and Rocke ers, Marblo-top Tables, Walau edstoads and Dureaus Book Cascs, Parlor and Offico Deaks, Bhow Cases, bab trosses, Springs, Carpets, Oil Cloth, ste. G. P, GORE & €O., Auctionsers, By ELISON, POMEROY & CO Auctionears. &4 and 8 Randolph-at, At Residence 903 Waba:l-Av, Monday Morning, May 1, at 10 O'clock, © The entire Furniture of private family declining nousckeeping. Enalish Dody Brusscls, Velvet aud Moquette Cazpets throughont tha bouse, Rich Parlor Suits, Qoamber Sots, a large collection raro and valuablo OIL PAINTINGS, {mported by (he presout owner, Dining-Ttoom, Kitchen, snd Laundry Furniture. Crockory, Glass, China, and Plated Ware, Ono aplendid Pano, standard moker, Whols outfit for housokeeplng purchasod within a few montha, sll in firat-class order, and to be positive- Iy sold. Walt for This Sale. ELISON, POMEROY & CO., Auctioncers, Watches Diamons, JEWELRY, Silver or Plated Ware, GO TO A. H. MILLER'S GREAT OLBEARING AUCTION SALES, BVBRY DAY THIB WHIK, at 10:30 a. me ond 2:30 p. m, Also Tuesday and Saturday Evenings at 7:30 o’clock, At 61 Washington-st, ELISON, POMEROY & 00., Auctionsers, Mr. J, I, FRENCH will conduct the sala, GREAT SPECIAL FURNITURE SALE, AT OUR BTORES, Tuesday, May 2, at 9.30 a. m. Now wod second-hand Parlor Buits, Chamber Seta Dioiug-room Furniture, Carpets, and Geners! House keeping Goods, O l‘{-lflDN, POMEROY & CO,, Anounnm_l BUTTERS & CO'S REGULAR BALE, Wednesday Morning, May 3, at 9:30 0tlu, Av118and 120 Wabash-av,, N, E. cor, Madison-sh, 200 PACKAGES ARSSORTED GLASSWARE, WHITE GRANITE WARE, Yollow n:dhlcll;:;;;dg;:nmh%mo, 7 All-Wool Oarpets, Fine Tablo Cutlery, Cigars, 20 brls Ground Coffes, &c., ko, Al 12 a'clocky PHAETONS, BUGGIES, & TARNESS, DUTTERS & €08 REGULAR TRADE SALE Deairable Lines of STAPLE AND FANCY DRY 600DS, REGULAR MADE OLOTHING, For Mon's, Boys’, and TYouth's Woah FURNISHING GOODS, Notions, Edgings, Embrolderies, Hosfery @loves, Hats, Uaps, Boota and Shoos ALBO STRAW GOODSH, - THURSDAY MORNING, AIAY 4, at 9:30 o'clock, 3¢ ibielr Auction Rooms, 116 v DOSEBe ‘it corner af Muilagurat, " 1 Vevlar. B BUTTERS & C0.8 SATURDAY BALE, Biurday, Mayo, o'clock, o, m., ¢ thelr salesroomy 118 snd 120 Wabash-av,, }7' TERINITORE, l_|Cm'petx, Piapos, Househiold Goods, Ete. X DEATHS, OANBERRY--April 29, st 10:30 o'clock, at his lato resideuce, 13 Comore pisos, of typhoid-pncumonia fover, Patrick Carborry, aged 57 yeani, p 1;u¢;en| Ly carrlsgea Lo Calvary at 1f o'lock, a,m, o-day. MANBALL—At the yesidence of Mra, E. Philll No, 438 Michiyanav,, iss Amalis Mscsall, sgedal ?*}ieral from Grace Caurch 8% 3 By me this day. Fricnds aze daviled, By JAS, P, McNAMARA & COs e ‘Wabasb-av,, N. W, corner Madison-st. 2,10 Cages Bors i S A ON TUBSILY NG, , 2t 9:30 I ns%"néol;}rg G HAY.‘ZGI&OM?&OUN \