Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 21, 1876, Page 6

WORLD. FASHI i Social Gatherings in Chi-i cago During the Week. Cheap Fabrics for the Use of Eco= nomical Housewives. Jatest Styles of Hair-Dressing-«-Striped Stockings Discarded. Harmony in Complexion and Dress—- Pale and Ruvddy Brunettes. A Set of Fans Presented to a Parisian Bride---A Plea for the Birds. CHICAGO. PLEASANT PARTIES. A plessant dancing party was given at the :$elavan House, corner of North Clark snd In- @iana sireets, Wednesday evening. The Com- enittee in charge were Misses Alice Upham, ‘Lizzie 8hoemeker, Theresa Cushing, and Nellie Becker. Among those present were Mr. and 3rs. J. Upham, Mr. and Ars. J. Glaze, Mr. and Mrs. Turner, Mr. and Mrs. Washburn, Mr. and MMrs Oszood, Misses Kibbie Upbam, Stella Dean, Helen Dean, Emma Becker, Celis Eerr, Bicllie Buckley, May Green, Addie M. Miner, Ftta W. Hawtree, Imogene Martine, May Rapp, Eittle Rapp, Emma M. Galon, and Messrs. ‘Frank Upham, A. V. Shoemaker, A. C. Hamon, C. C. P. Webel, C. B Cushing, W. H. Jennings, Gray Warner, Fred G. Huber, J. H. Bell, Ed Bell, J. P. Green, George W. Flersheim, H. V. Lester, H. Tift, A. J. Camego, W. E. Purmont, L. H. Lewrence, and others. An enjoysble surprise party wis given last Friday evening to Mr. P. L. W. Janson at his ing were the orderof the evening. Among those g’}.gmt were Mr. and lb&og._ghmer.%fl'sgfi okt Mre. Rutcell, and Iessrs. C. K E. Koa, Hammer, Vierling, LeBrun, Talbott, -Cleaver, Howe, and others. ol Younj ,tgflifi,m of St Paobs .Church, at ¢ Park, gave a calico party Tues- LA mdmideg:mxmo( it ichcry gespect. Jo A, Hand, Jr., furnished the music. Flood’s Hall was the scene of the festivities. ccivell Wollnesdsy aiternoon . the residence -of Mrs. Phelgs‘ !(a.y 832 Calumet aveune, when * Miss Louise Phelps and Isaac Barnes were united #n masriage. At the game time W. H. Phelps was married to Miss Ida Atkinson, of -H; el iPark. Tbe Rev. Edward Sullivan officiat rhis usoal ive manner. The ceremony off pleasuntly, and was wit f’fy e relatieey olge ANNOUNCEMENTS, T, onotasios the merriage of thee Saueh. . Y., sanou e mt e of ir - #er, Marts L. Root, and Hugh Taylor Birch, at their t residence, No. 633 Main street, June 1 Mr. Root is a music publisher in that «ity, and belongs to the family so well known 4n this city and throughont the country for their compesitions. Mrs. James G. Foster, alady well known in society dircles for hermany excellencies of char- acter and talent, will resume the possession of the drama Friday cvening at McVicker's Thea- tre, 3p] inthe “Lady of Lyons” in con- nection with Maggie Mitchell’s company. She was an estehmed member of the company at Rice’s 0ld theatre, and before her marringe was Miss Gussie Hart. Her many friends will probebly gather inlarge numbers to witness her on the stsge. o flx&%fl«ifl events of u:nel nwm m: s Joseph Keane, of Montreal, Canada,” and Miss um%g Wioter, of this city. The lady is the of Mr. Jascph Winter, of the firm of faughter Charles Lowis & Co., and is well known in South Side eocial eircles. ‘There will be given s dramatic and musical entertainment for the benefit of the Home for 1Ibe Fricndless, by the West End Club, at Mar- tini’s West-Ride Tuesday cvening, May 30. A cholee programme ¢ promised. Gen. Rermann Lieb, tz:,lexk, will cele- ‘Trate his fifticth birthday at his_residence, No. £16 North LaSalle street, on the 24th inst. Thursday evening Miss Lizzie Hempstead will be marriced at the residence of her parents, No. 300 Ashland avenue, to Mr. Henry T. Cook, of Burlington, Ia. Jupe 6 is the day chosen by Miss Ada Haines, dunghter of Mrs. Sarsh A. Haimes, and Mr. Jolia Kidston for thelr marrisge. The pastor of the Ada Street 3L E. Church will tzhthe nuptial knot at 8:30 o'clock in the evening, and. the reception will be held in the church parlors. The Franklin Pleasure Club will give their fifth complimentary and May party at Central Daneing Academy, corner of and Hal- sted streets, Tms&sy evening, NEW YORK. . FOR TOE POOR IN PURSE- Special Correspondence of The Tribuns, NEW Yoakg, May 18.—In reading articles de- woted to fashion, its odditics and requirements, ladics often complain that they are written only for the wealthy, and that one dress alone among those described would absorb the whole sum they can afford to expend on their entize ward- robe. To supply this deficiency and be of ser- vice to ladies of slim purse but great desire, it is necessary but to mention some wonderfully reasonable prices demanded for foods really dursble and very pretty and stylish. Promi- nent among them sre the twilled de beges and varleties of lizht woolen basket-figured suitings in stripes or checks. A twilled de bege at 35 ceuits o yard, all-wool plaids in- soft grays and browns at, the same prive, and fine “pin-head " checks at 25 cents, are materials and prices that fill the bLeart of the economical shopper and “bargain-sceker " with untold delight. For 1 # yard, 36-inch cashmeres, in every desirable «color and shade, are procurable, and in combina- tion with handsome, Leavy silks for $1.50 or §2, make besutiful costumes, costing hut about one-half or little more than the price they bronght last season. Very stylish but inex- pensive overdresses are made of the check Mexicaine. They are inteuded for black or colored costumes, are not lined, and are usuall burdered at the edge with French lace gatha very full. A prexty and favorite heading to this Is tue crimped noss now so fashionable. These 3 casionally seen with marrow gs of cream-color, but this often renders untlt to be changed from skirt to skirt. The new styles ushered in with May are re- marimbly chaste end pretty, and: are almost @ndless in variety. AT Louse dresses bave the skirts more or less traived, while fashion ayain triumphs over com- mon-sanse and dictates that even street-dresses shall be elizhtly trained. A HANDSOME HOME DRESS is of havane brown. The trained skirt has a dl:epMn.sl!uunm which is twice ehirred to sim- ulate a large, full puff, which forms the headi: The overskirt consists of two rounded tablicrs; the lower one reaches the edge of the dress, the upper, balf-way, to the bottom. Both trinmed with deep silks fringe. The. corsage is tight-fitting, with long rotud sleeves are tfig;‘g at the wrist and outer scam with fringe. e collar is- guite pretry; it is double, the upper part being narrow and flarir whie the lower is round, about the neck. A bandsome and almost in nsable portion of aladv's summer trousscau is s black grens- dine. of the premiest models for making up tids favorite material hus been seen and en- Tied, at the rooms of one of our most fashiona- ble modistes. To begin with, there is, of course, a thorough foundation of silk. The frontof the dress is in the css shape. The grenadineis laid over the silk in broad, full puffs, which commence it the bust. The upper part of the walsts a Yokie The pufts of “silk, :‘ml continue to within 12 begins with a tiny knife-pleat— ing of silk. The b: of the waist is plain and ose-fi 0 the belt, where, by the addition of extra widths, a full wattesu pleat is formed. ‘This is angl\tluwo&aufs, then falls in a 93 | train. e train isfinished witha fne silk pleating, which is headed by a bias fold of ine, and over this is a narrow fold of il The sleeves, which are plain at the shoul- lers, are in puffs to the elbows, whence falls a sather inna xl‘;mna& This wfl:]:‘fi is flmf:]i\'c])(' stylish and becoming, partici ly to a lady of ):)x.npa.rnivd_v slender figure. * 1 VERY MAGNIFICENT DINNER TOILETTE completed for the trousseau of one of our elles soon to attracts much attention. The skirt is long, with a flaring train, and lasa Sounce 18 inches deep. Tuis is lined with white satin, wiich shows slightlyat the top. The gkirt is of velvet, in colar a nfia deep purple. The flounce is elabarately with gold snd qHE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. MAY 2L and lies smoo )3 are scparated . ‘sfiver threatt, and theeffect 3 very beantiful. The overdress is of gaze of a shade gimilar to the velvet. It is loog, and fits the figure closely, and bas a border richly wrought dn gold and sllver. The waist is a bflm basque, with long, pointed fronts, 8 I¢ - ed back. The overdress is fastencd from the throat to the bottom with light silver claeps, with hearts of purple cnameled pansies. B A pretty dress model, known as _the Rovigo, has a long, plain skirt, trained, and generally of a bright color. The tunicmust be of fine black cashimere, forming a long apron in front, and draped Ligh on the sides, maldng at the back a lurge, full pul. The trimming on tle front is simply 2 gui and 2 heavy tha ipure - insertion, flkfifiqfl pocket on each side of g‘?—f’m and nbbon bows. A very simple and - imm‘ lonatse is very long and cling- A me polonaise Ly ing, folded ovexpoln the back wlfl.:m%mns, the two eides are ticd, forming =z sash. The front of the polonaise is closed with hooks and eyes co! Dy loops and ends of ribbon. A fancy that takea well |s to insert 2 piece of silks down the front of the basques and cut the outside proper into straps which button across and give the n?mmnce of avest. The same arrangeiment o sleeves is quite pretty. The result is of course morz tive when two colors or materials are used. There are many pretty modes of AREANGING THE HAIR, but in almost every case it’ is worn very close to the bead. The Greek coil is much affected ; it consists in combing the hair smoothly back, and twisting it in 8 low, larze knot, fastened +with a fancy comb. The foshion still prevails of wearing the hair *“banged,” or low upon the forehead in curls or waves. A bmmiugfics‘yle for a young married lady is to comb the Bair high up from the napeof the neck and then braid it. These plaits are crossed at the top of the head and allowed to fall on the neck, where they are joived. For cvening toilette, gold and silver braid are worn in several bands over the head, fantsstically mixed with flowers, fruit, or feathers. A very charming coiffure for a young r]condsuincrimrhig e hair all over the t 1o ead, and drawing it 1cosely back. It is then fastened 2t the nape of the neck with a bright ribbon or a f;\nccg or slide. ‘The ends are two or arrang e, fufly curls, and allowed to hang. In the “ Cogue™ coiffure the front halr is cre, and turned back from the temples. At the back it is rolled into thick marteaux, pinned down with fancy ornaments. In every case, the hair is worn high on the head, while the back falls carelessly in enrls, plaits, puffs, or rolis. Gilt Dwe‘;‘:fi ys of flowers, wreaths of rich leaves, Wusters of ting fruits are all effectively employed in dressing the hair. The fruits most used are red cherrics, often mingled with the richhued ‘“‘ox-hearts,” clusters. of strawberries, set in the leaves and blossomis of the fruit, grapes, currants, and all the berries. The new kid gloves present extremes in color— light tints for dressy wear, dark oneafor general oceasions. The high!g-finished, dressed. kid is being. ngidlv 2 led by the undressed, or gant de Suede. Formerly tlicse exguisite]y soft gloves came only in. 3 few colors, but now that ihe demand has'increased they are im; ed in every desirable color and shade. In white, the undressed kid is selected for evening wear. The handsomest gloves have no ornamental mu:hlng, simply a2 welt of white around the wrist. Gloves for general use have either three ar{tonreléutwm. idly Tosing £ Striped stockings are rapi osi vor, being almost too prononce for'refined taste. Ladies now select plain,unbleactied Balb: ) or those with a hair stripe of color around the leg, orin upright rows. With other styles so adapted for use as' well as ornament leather belts again eome to- the fore, and relieve us of the care of fan, umbrella, and vinaigrette. TRAVELLING DRESSES ° are now a matter of secondary im- ortance, for no lady cets forth on a Youmzy 'of any length® without being dul equipped with a tmglflgelonk. ‘This is of su large dimensions s to conceal cverything be- neath it. It is also such a protection, that many ladies who do not wish to be burdened ‘with much baggage, often wearone of their best suits, one that will not easily crush or become disarranzed. A pretty summer costume for o Tittle girl of 8 years 15 of buffl plage trimmed with ingrain scarlet cambric. The front of the dress is cesse, and the back has alengthened waist, with a kilt skirt beneath. The' bordering to skirt-sagh, collar and cufls is scarlet cambric. A charming toilette for a ladykin of 4 years, is of pink and white popeline Ecossaise, garnished with Tose-colored buttons. The skirt has pleats at each side to form the tablicr. The corsage s made with basque, bordered with rose color; sash of rose-huedsilk. Coiffure waved, adorned with band and bow of ro The latest dress- ing-gown pattern is the Princess. It has a par- row yoke of solid tacking, to which the full, slighitly gored skirt is gatbered under a broad ‘band of embroidered insertion, which continues down both sides of the open front. Pockets on ‘both sides; open sleeves trimmed to match the front; a narrow finish of embroidery around the | Corszges for youn 1s are exceedingly lovely, but un!urmmt%lygi;lmost. indescribable. Marie 8. PARIS. THT HAPIT MEAN, Special Correspondence of The Tribune.. Paris, May 4.—*Ni trop, ni trop pea!” Such is the language of reason at all times, and in all things; men can conform to it, but, alas! when fashion is concerned, how many of the fair sex Jjudge that too.much is not emough. Thus spoke Saint Lonis at the Chateau de Corteil, during a feast of Pentecost,to the famous Robert de Sorbon. The latter had reproached the Sire of Joinyille with being better dressed than his King, bt received in return s bitter Teproof,—*Spare your advise, Master Robert,” answered the sire; “I'clothe myself in purple and vaire, for these were left me by my parents, but the manner in which you are attired is not becoming to one whose origin is 5o low.” Let aun?&arcl themselves,” remarked the King to the dispatants, “so that the wisest man can never say, qu'on en fait trop; nor frivolrous youth, qu'on ea fait "m,P pew.’’” We reiterate, *‘ni trop, ni "OF , ™ to those who wish to throw the graceful arabasque of modest ele- over social life without destroying the lelicate woof with superfluous adornment, and in searching the past in present models, we ad- vise conforinity in all things. Blodern toilettes: do not favor an indiscriminate mingling of the Pompedoeun, or any otherstyle, which is so often attempted 8t the present time, as fashions gdgflmd by any age require one type dominant in gs. “This fact invites us to an_inspec- tion of some of the drawing-rooms of old. Look at those pasties of the reign of Louis XV., and say whether an air of resemblance is not found in everything? Do not those comu- tenances express the same * frivolite spirituelle’” that the sunoung.icn§! have, in the midst of which these powd ‘pereonages onee moved? How _ephemeral {5 the tout ensemble? Let 'ms contrast these mirrors, sportive pictures- of Wattean, the pastels, the costumes, the furniture of "mcefpul but slender proportions, with_the solld grandeur of the reign of Louis NIV, Here true art is pare- mount, and the sombre huc which has thrown over this pomp and splendor well ac- cords with the finiched taste in ol Treasures are peeping from heirlooms long hidden from the light o day, aud amo: these them the dalnl}‘ lace glove, such as_we see in the por- traits of Mademoisclle de Is Valliere. Rare, in- deed, and wonderful in beauty. We trust the effort to revive them, will succeed. Those of black net6 such as were used a few years ago, are used g’ same, but the delicate kid will only yicld to those gossamer ones of old, whicl, tissued with lilies of the vale or tinyflowers, were as effective in perfecting the enchantment of a lovely hand and arm. ‘Wide lice and Roman scarfs are much usedy| for draping skirts, and the former are very bea tiful In combination with the new Foulard sitks, ‘with their graceful running desis and bou- quets jetes. As fans are an Jmportant ad- Jjunctof the toilette, I will mention those prce- sented by AL e Baron de R— to his fiancee, the pretty Mlle. de Saint D—. They were six in number, and appropriate for every occa- sion. Two were for the toilettes de bal; one of which was exquisitely embroidered and mount- cd in carved pearl, with incrustations of Etrues- can gold, and the 'second, a_delicate painting, excauted by one of our best artists, whose wounting is a chef d’euvre of rare workman- shipin pearl. A thind, for the toilettes de diger, is of Chantilly lace, with the crest on one side and mounied ‘in tortoise shell. For the theatre, one of ceru faille, ornamented with small running flowers and mounted en Bi 08, and for ordinary use, two fantaisles, mounted in ebouy and fvory, with flowers and designs in arsbesque of exquisite workimanship and perfect taste. - Tam happy to state that a subdued and elcganttfimmat the establishments of our hest and the toilettes in prepara- tion for the summer are equally simple as they are besutifal. i MATRILDE, HOW TO DRESS. ’ (Dedicatec 10 his pupils by Ch. Eiveens.) THE PALE BRUNETIE. Tke pale brunette type has a- pale skin, per- haps in some instances having a trace of sallow- ness, with dark-brown hair, at times approach- ing to black, and eyes of a deep brown or brown-black hue. The powerful contrast which exists between the color of the complexion and the hue of the hair and eyes shows that either light or very Cark colors will suif the brunette better than meedham tints, the light barmonizing with the complerlont?\’nd ark with the hair and eyez. We tl fallow are, adopting her own satis- facters coloring, and_ sustaiuing her effect contrast. The tints chosen zs analagous to the complexion remain like it, fn contrast with the bue of the hair and eyes; thosesclceted as anal- us to the latter sustain the contrast with the color of the complexion. To adopt colors of medium intensity between the skin and hair is injurious to_the pale. bra- nette, because they have a tendency to reduce the expression, which is the greatest charm of the type. Black, analagous to the hue of the hair snd:eyes, is highly favorable to the pale bram contrasting in the most perfect manner with the complexion, as well as purifying and value to its. hntaral color. Almost all the shades of dark brown, which stand, as fur as analogy is cuncerned, in the same positions in referciice to the halr, are, like it, very suitable. ~Claret, dark russet, and crim-~ son, are, suitable to this ”Efi but not so much so as black v?r}et WIL Dar)];— bla or o] may e bl butS oot with complexions having the slishtest trace of ycllow. The nearer these colors lpppmul;h ‘black, the more suitalble zllxles,tv become. Positive blue, green, or purple m be avoided. White, anrlozous to the color of the skin, is very favorabie to the pale brunette, and enhances the richneas of the bair and eyes. For evening wear noting surpasses white, as it is rendered particularly )flming by the yek Jow cast it receives from artificdal light. ‘The union of yellow and whhgzs é;grcicznxgledfixl‘ evening dress, lighting up well; but it is and poor for day costume. Gold-color or maize iz most suitable to the pale brunette; it forms an eable contrast to the cyes and hair, deepening their tone; and it neutralizes any un- pleasant sallowness which may exist in the com- plexion. THE PLORID BRUETTE. The most perfect of all the types: of female Deanty is that of which we are ahout to speak. The florid brunette has a rieh-toned skin, in- clining in some cases to the olive, in others to the copper-colored complexion, with more or less deep redness abowt the checks and lips. The eyes of this type are black, the bair 2 jet or blue-black. The complexion peculiar to the florid brunette may be said to cousist of alight subdued yellow or orange-brown, and the por- tions which display color are more of a positive red than a rosecolor, as in the blonde types. We muy observe that, in the complesion of this type, tonesof yellow, orange, and red predom- inate, which harmonize together by analogy, and with the hair and eyes which are black, by con- trast. [0 de continred.) SPARE THE BIRDS. A PLEATO THE PASHIONABLES. To the Edlior of The Tribuns. CHICAGO, May 19:—1 was overwhelmed with sorrow 85 I read the extract from the New York Sun in your issue of the 7th, concerning the preparation of birds for ornaments. . Can it be that such croelty is carried on in a civilized community, withont exciting the indignation of the people! I thought I had witnessed cruelty in . its worst forms, in the manner I have seen poor, feeble, half-starved horses beaten and bruoised in oar own city. Does a constant witnessing of cruelty harden’s man's heart! I think it does, for I bave known kind, tender-hearted people to engage in the commission business, and in a few months scem to have no compunctions of conscience when hnnd.linfi '{"',"l wusigr;fd t?i fl;l;flr charge, gras] lem 80vagy and pull- ing ‘t%em bgt,\\'gmn the bars of the coops, regardless of their cries, and utterly carcless of broken limbs or bruised flesh. People who have never witnessed the cruelty of commission men have no idea through what suifering the poor things that make them such'delicions food have passed in order to pander to their superb sppe- tites. But I had no thought that our beautiful, blessed songsters were treated so fiendishly to add to the transient beauties of our toilettes, to humor the capririons whims of Dame Fashion. 1remember a time in the past—the blessed past of my_early childhood, when a tender mother led my young life—in which the old_maple sugar-bush played its mystic part, with the echo of the Wi ’s axX mingling with the whisperiog and sighing of the wind, as it toyed and through the quivering tree- tops, in whose thick toll’hfle s:m% and chattered tiny . birds of beautiful plumage, their wild_songs echoing out through the mystic ‘woodland, now in drifts of gladsome joy, again in plaintive accents as if bewailing alost love. Amid the whirrand music of the larger warblers, and the buzz of the beautiful plum: hum- ming-bird, my happy, careless childhiood days were passed. “And can it be those cherished friends of my youth, or their like, are so ruth- lessly murdered to humor the whims of my sex? Can it be that you, Indies, favored of Heaven by wealth with which to ease the pangs of your own _life, will still be the cause of so.much cruel suffering to the dainty. little feathered darlings! gives you only & pense of the m sl pleasure at the - of quivering victims?. If not, will you, gentlemen (for we cannot make lawe), be humane enough to establish a law that shall prohibit the inhuman practice of murder that is in vogue! You cannot make laws for another country, but you can lend your influence to that end. . : At least Iet the victims die before their frafl forms are mutilated by the ‘cruel Lnife. At Jeast let us know that the brilliant plumafi that nods above our heads, though bought by the price of innocent blood, has mot likewise wrung out the shriek of protracted torture from their dear lives, as the skin has been ruthlessly torn away while still fluttering in the hands of the destroyer. T have grieved over the tiny bodfes torn and bruised by the talons of the swooping hawk, which, govemnd alone by instinct, learns no oth- er way gwhlch to gain its food. That man, overned by intclligence, can tear the quivering csh for the love of gain, is too harrowing to dwell upon. That woman, accorded guch fine instincts, and such a tender, lov- ing. heart, will pander to a fashion that brings with it such terrible torture to those guileless innocents that God has given us for song aud beauty—those precions warblers that greet the spring with such grateful melody, and make the woodlands merry With their song —1}3 a sad encomium on the beauties of our hu-~ mane government. The deed is not done in our country, but the fruits of it are partaken of by its citizens, and & _continuous demand created. May Heaven speed the day when fashion ehall dispensc with this wholesale butchery of the innocents.’ Mi3. MATTESON. MARINE NEWS. . PORT HURON. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. Port HuroN, Mich., May 20.—DowN—Props Tdaho, Tuttle and consort, Tecumseh, and schr Ganges, Sanilas and consort, Bay City and barges; schrs Laura, Senator, Winfield Scot! Norih 'Cape, Guiding Star, Goshawak, E. & Roberts. Ur—Prop Blanchard, schrs Delos DeWolf, 8t. Andresw, Sophis, Minch. Wixp—Soutl, gentle; weather fine. Porr Hurox, Mich., May 20—10 p. m.—Dowx —Props Alaska, Arctle, Huron City, Snook and nsort, East Saginaw and barges; echrs P. S. U1 cor Marsh, Sunnjside, Monticello, Jamaics, Pandora. P—Progs Champlain, Cubz, Badger State, ‘Waverly, N. Mills and barges, 8. Chamberlain andvtows; schrs Ferret, Niagara, Higgle & Jones, Col. Coolk: G:m;m,Shcrm:m St. Law- rence, Quayle, H. J. Webb, Lone Star, John Minfer. ‘Wrxp—South, gentle; weather flne. The tug Cms«fir passed down this evening with schr Sunnyside, which was. ashore on Bo Blanc Island, in' the Straits. The Sunuyside was leaking slightly, but could keep free with her own pumps. P ——— DULUTH. Special Dispatch to Tie Tribune. St. PAUL, Minn., May 20.—A Duluth special to-day reports the ice blockade still firm. All the ice in thie lake is crowded to the western end, and covering it for 28 miles. The steamers Craig, Duluth, Asia, Sovereign, and Mantstee are not far apart about 12 miles out. Another, supposed to be the Ontario, les aloné toward the south shore. Nine men from the first-named steamers made their way to the nearest land over ice piled in all imaginsble Am&s, and thence through the woods 1 All broke througli, but esca cold baths without harm. The wind favorable, and the ing is not bright. still un- prospect of the harbor open- Special Dispateh to The Tribune: Er1z, Pa., May 20.—Arrivels—From Chicago, pr;p Arizona; ;r_om Buoffalo, schr E. P. Beals. epartures—) i H o gx % Cornxng?r Chicago, prop Young; schr No charters to-day. EADS' JETTIES. Sr. Louts, May 20.—R. S. Elliott, Secretary of the South Pass Jetty Company, received a tele- gram from Capt. Bads to-day, stating that the steamer New Orleans, of the Cromwell Line, of 15 fect 8 inches dranght, passed throngh the: jetties this morning. - She reached Southwest Pass yester- day afternoon, but finding the AhI‘p Blm{n‘g‘!um or Port Eads, aground in the channel, she satled :rrhi!: r.hen:uha‘th Sglé‘cloek‘tm morning, and sy oo 8 ol sesd, ittt 1 Will you not jgnore the fashion that- FINANCE AND TRADE. The Dullness of the Loan-Market Unbroken. New York Exchange Weak--Clear- ings of the Week. The Produce Markets Generally Slow--- - Provisions and Whisky Firmer. Grain Easy, but Wheat Closed E Strong. The business of the banks waa very quiet. Trade is dnll and times are hard. Borrowers make themselves as scarce as they can. These fe very lztle profitablo employment for money, and it ja* ‘bocoming & pressiug question where the capital ac- camulating here as at every point in the country is going to fud an outlet. Country paper is be- coming searcer, and these is not muck new paper offcred the banksby their mercantile and mis- cellaneous customers. Discount lines aré lower, and the deposits ere growing greater. Tho surplus of loanahie funds, like the weather, Je getting up into midsammer figures. The prospect in Chicago is that the toun market will remain essy for many months to come. Rates of discount are 8@10 per cent to regalar customers, Concessions are made to desirable ont- eide borrowers. . On the street rates were G@18 per cent, with very few transactions. ‘New York exchange was weak, and sold between ‘banks at par to 25¢ per 81,000 premiom. The clearings of the week are reported as follows by Maznager D. R, Hale, of the Chicago Clearing- Hounse: 247,009.92 285)568.00 851,681.77 238, 590.59 1,618, 800. 2,230,706.28 20,530, 181.10 NEW NATIONAL BANK. ‘The following new bank organized end suthoriz- ©d to commence business is ofiicially reported to the Comptroller of the Currency: 2,333. Union Natonal Bank of Sonderton, Penn- svlvauia. Authorized capital,” £90,000; paid-in $88,000. Isnac Q. Gerhart, President; JacobC. Landes, Cashier. Anthorized to commence busi- Tiess May 11, 1876. THE CURRENCY. ‘The following, from the office of the Comptroller of the Carrency, shows the amount of legal-tenders deposited for the purpose of retiring circulation, the new circalation fssued, and the circnlation re- deemed and retired, during the week ending May 13 and the preceding week, and the bank circals~ tion outstanding at tie close of business each week, exclusive of gold notes, $2,009,190: - Legal-ten- ders de- Newcir- Notesre- Outstand- posited. cnlation. tired. ing. May 6..3677,850 §52, 400 $223,500 $336, 563,122 AMayl3.. 397,750 104,860 851,721 335,371,530 AN DIPORTANT STEP PORWARD IN MERCANTILRE LAW. ‘We have several times called attention to the se- rious dificultfes which attend the bill of lading un- der recent legal decisions. In alate case in Ohio the Court laid it down distinctly thata common carrier was not bound by the act of an agent issuing o fraudulent or imperfect bill of lading. Other de- cisions in different States have affirmed the doctrine that whoever takes a bill of lading does so, n the eyesof the Iaw, with a foll knowledge of all equi- ties that may exist between the original partics. According to this it has mone of the valuable properties of a megotiable iustru- ment. Whenever an advance is made upon its security, a perilons amount uf confidence must be givento its validity, or a laborious Investigation madeof the circumstances of its issue. In other words, the bill of lnding holds the dubious place in bunsiness that was occupied by the promissory notes and the bill of cxchange when the Common Law of England denfed them the quality of nego- tigbility. Parliament fnally intervened and gave them by law their present character. The Hrst Legislatore in this country to recognize the need for enacting negotisbility for the bill of lading ia that of Maryland. All bills of lading, warchouse receipts, and securities of that nature, execated in Maryland, or- which, being executed elsewhere, provide for delivery inthat State, are by a recent law made ncgotiable instruments, the transfer of which conveys title toany bona fde holder for value, frec from any rights or equities existing be- tween the original parties, or other prior holders. e hope this timely legislation will be followed throughont the conntry. GOVERNMENT BOXDS. Bid. Asked. Unitea States gs ot 'S1, ; % United States 5-208 of °65. 115 5-2208 of 'B5—Jan! }l? 1n 53 0f 117} United States currency 6s. avne GOLD AXD Gold was 112@11235, Greenbacks were SOK@S8%. FOREIGN EXCHANGE. Sk ity day. ot i’ng i 41 LOCAL STOCKS. City Raflway, South_ Side. City Bailway, West Side. City Ru West Chamber of Commerce.. rd Chicago Gas-Light &Col 130 Exposition stock 40 Exposition stock Exposition stock (serf *And Interest. MONEY, GOLD, STOCKS, ETO. New YoRg, May 20.—Gold closed at 112%, the only prices of the day being 11234 and 112%. Governments firm. Rallroad bonds steady. State bonds nominal. The principal featnres of the stock market were a fall in Delaware, Lackawanna & Western from' 105% t0 102, and a reactlon to 103X, and advance in Union Pacific from 58 to 624, with the later do- cline to 61%. In the latter partof the dey there 'waos a pressuro to sell coal stocks, Lake, Shore and ‘Western' Union, on o weak market. The most active stocks of the day, in addition to the above, were. Pacific, Mail and Erie. The market closod activeand weak. “Among the sales were 10,000 Paclfic Mall, 19,000 Western Union, 12,500 Erie, 30,500 Lake Shore, 9,000 New. York Central, 3,000 Union Paciflc, and 3,000 Hicthml Central. The weekly bank statement igas follows: Loane, decrense, $2,598, 300; specie, decrense, $481,7003 legal-tenders, incrense, sa.med:oc; deposits, in- crease, £93,900; dmulaldng crease, $27,800; Teserve, incrensc, S2, 541,400, 3Money, 3@ per cent; primemercantile paper, cenl t. receipts, $208,000. The Aseistant disbursed $143,000; clearings, $7,000,- 0. Sterling exulmng;, 4884, @489, Conpons, '8 @ugoon; 65, Xe Auantic &Pscificpfd. 2 Indians Central, Y 12 P Tilhog Costsal Central Pacitic bonds. 109 ing . Cleveland & pitisbiirg 803 | Gnlon Pacific bonds. 103% Northwestern. 3¢ | G. Pac. land-grant... 89 Northwestern 584 | U- Pac. sinking-fund. 83 C.C.C &1L, i [ Vireint V1 nia @s, new. AMisSourl Paci The following were the receipts and ehipments of the leading articles of producein this city during whichk amonnt to twenty-four hours ending’ st 7 o'clock om Satardsy morning: Withdrawn from store on Friday for city .con- sumption: 5,518 bu wheat, 775 bu onts, 486 u barley. The following gratn was inspected into stors in this city on Saturdsy morning: 7 cazs Xo. 2'N. W. wheat, 26 carsNo. 2 N. W. do, 1carNo. 1 spring, 35 care No. 2do, 27 cars No. 3 do, 18 cars rejected do (115 wheat); 1 car white corn, 25 cars high-mixed do, 97 cars No. 2 do, 1 ear and 6,000 bu new mixed do, 36 cars rejected do, 9 cars no grade do (160 corn); 1 car No. 1 onts, 5carsNo. 2 white do; 14 cars No. 2 oats, 1car rejected do (21 oats); 5 cars No. 2 rye, 9 cars No. 2 barley, 1carNo. 3 do, Total (320 cars), 120,000 ba. Tnspected ont: 30,207 bu wheat, 34, - 571 bu corn, 24,724 bu oats, 8,572 bu rye, 2,416 bu barley. The following were the receipts and shipments of breadstuffs and live stock at this point doring the ‘ past week, and for the corresponding weeks ending Cattle, s The following were the exports from New York for the weeks ending as dated: Afay20, May1s, 1878, 1878. 9,018 429,795 l:'A.‘fl"::l bu.. "A bag of flonr was roceived from Dallas, Texas, on Satorday, labeled **3agnolis.” It purported 10 be from mew wheat, bt there was a taste of old flour in it, which suggested that it fa a **fancy mix- tare.” Nevertheless, there was fome new wheat in it, and that fact shows that the harvest of 1876 has already begun to be gathercd in outside of Philadelphia. ‘The rules of the Board of Trade are generally un- derstood to mesn that a short is not oblized to psy more for property to fill his contracts than the fair shipping value of the property. If they were also construed to mean thata party on the long side ehall 1ot be obliged to pay more for the property on de- livery than the price at which he can afford to ship it to New York, the nnderatanding would be equal- 1y fair for both sides—bat it would probably cut off business. Theman who buys grain fora futare month, and takes it at the contract price though the market be 10¢ per ba against him at the time of de- Tivery, is apt to feel sore if the seller refuses to de- liver because the market has gone 3c in favor of the buyer. e do not think that the present rules of the Board were intended to mean that; but it cannot be dispoted that they are so fnterpreted. Some of our warehonsemen in this city are now offering special inducements in the shape of a re- bate of 1c per bu on their charges, to induce grain to come here. That is well, bat it would be better if they would make the reduction gencral, and annomnce it publicly, 5o that little shippers might have the same advantages gs the bigones. Discriminations in favor of certain parties never payinthe long run. It i3 sure cventually to be recognized as a fact that special favors to some are injustice to therest. A cargo of oats through from Chicago to Europe, by way of Baltimore, was contracted for near the close of last week. Perhaps Beetbohm will tele- graph this fact to the continental markets asan- other *‘new feature.” The nuisance of *‘seller donble™ ought to follow in the wake of ‘‘puts and calls,” especially when the phrase 18 uttered a£f0 voos 83 8a addendum to alond offer tosell at ¥c under the market for seller single. That species of *‘sawping” should e stopped forthwith. The leading produce markets were rather slow on Saturday, very little being done-in several depart- ments, and not mnch in any. There were no large orders in hand, either to buy or sell, and our home talent was not equalto, the task of active trading, as the day was warm, and the end of the week, which is generally comparatively quiet. The shipping movement was dull. Griin was casier, and provisions firmer. ‘There was no apparent change in the position of the dry-goods market. Trade in mostdepartments was quict, almost to dullncss. Prints, summer dress fabrics, and notions were dealt in with some freedom, but in other lines there wasno appear- ‘ancé of activity. Groceries were ordered on a gen- erous scule, and the market preserved the steady, firm tone which characterized it on the preceding days of the week In the butter market there was o reasonsble degree of activity, but prices were not sustained. Of late the supply hes increased quite rapidly, ond, 38 there has been no corresponding increase in the demand, stocks bave accummlated to sm estent that has caused some uneasiness among holders, aand the snxiety to reslize hasled to & steady *‘shading off” in prices. Saturday's trading was chicfly at prices below 25¢ though for fancy yellow 27@28c was realized. Cheese aleo was weak and unset- tled, with o tendency to lower figures, A light movement was witnessed at 6@10c for poor to best new. There was a good demand for dried fruits at about previous quotations, thongh prunes were casier and currents firmer. Fish sold mod- erately at Friday's quotations. Lske fish are on- settied. The coal and wood trade continnes dull. Bagging was weak at 25%c for Stark, and 22¢ for American. Olls were unchanged. The yard trade in lomber was fair at unchanged prices. At the docks a fair business was transact- ed carly at recent figures, but the market was very quiet in the aftcrnoon, and several cargoes were carried over. The wool market was dnll and easy under farr offerings of old wool, considering the fuct that the new clip will be coming forward very goon. Broom-corn was in fair request and steady. Secds were very quiet, but steady, especially timothy, owing to the light offerings. Tho receipts of hny were larger, and the market was more active at unchanged prices. Green fruits were in fair re- quest and steady, except pincapples and straw- berries, both of which were plentiful and easier, Poultry and egzs were slow and weak. Lake freights were dull and unchanged, ot 2%@ 2%ec for wheat by sml to Buffalo. Rail freights were quiet and easy at former figures, with a good many cars offering. They were quoted at 20c to New York, 15c to Philadelphin, 17%c to Balti- more, and 22%®&25¢ to Boston, per 100 bs. En- gagements were made for 35,000 bu wheat, 150, 000 bu corn. and 20,000 bu osts. The following table shows the receipts of wheat at this'point for the week ending May 20, in com- parison with the corresponding weeks for the past two years, and the averages for previous years as indicated: i Bame week 1874. 482,520 Same week, avorage, v e ere A6 eck, avorage, 10 year. ... 58301 CHICAGO VS. COUNTRY ELEVATORS, I the Editor of Ths Tritene. Cuycaco, May 20.—The resson why Chicago ele- vators are losing the grain trade is because the grain 1s béing stored in country elevators. Chicago men who are earryinglorge quantities of grain, keep it in the country, where they get cheapor storage and very much cheaper insurance. Country elevators are all putting in car-load scales,. and Burhels; 271,000 Price. $1.05 442,880 in 120 losded in throughcars, Red Line, White Line, ete., and {a notunlosded wotil it roaches its final destination,—country deslers, in many cases, pre- ferring to sell their graln for 1 cent per bushel less than they can realize for it in Chicago, and have it welghed on their own scales, and save com- missions and short weighta. ‘The demand for country elevators has incressed very ly in_the lnst ears. We can name over 1 L have been built in that time. We have supplied plans and superintendence for 73 AN i X i T esots, 8 ia Indiana, 3 in Nebraska, 4 in ngss, 3 i Ohto, 2 tn Kentoeky, 1 in Texas, 1t Wisconain, 1in Michigan, and we have neatly 50 in prospect this eummer, Coumtry elevators are handling grain at 1 cent per bushél, and are de- claring annual dividende of 100 per cent. Farmors are storing large quantities of grain in country elevators on their own account, and they d cleaned cheaper than they could n' n‘:wx "t farm, and they are mnot crowded in 8 _bus season and bad ronds to market their grain, but they haul ft at their leisure when tho roads are good, and if they want money they take a warehouse recefpt toa bank and reise money on it, and sell their %l;.\!n when they get a good price forit. A coun! nk is always sare to come to & town on the bailding of 2 grain elavator. Farmers are not compelled_ to sell thelr grain at a eacrifice to raise money, but they pet a warehouse receipt for it and negotiate a loan for It atthe bank. Grain-dealers do not have to ship their %aln 10a Chicago elevator to ruise money on it, but country banks are very glad to take their grain-receipts as collaterals. National Banks do not like country-elevator re- ceipts, bat they are growing in favor with the Chi- cago private bankers. < The railronds encourage the building of country elevators; most of the railroads will haalall the material for building elevators upop the line of thelr roada at half rates, and some roads haal it for nothing. Itisa great advantage to the railroads to have the grain stored on the line of the road in- stead of on the farm. It insures 3 more even wup- ply of freight, and shipments do not fall off during © fong niege of bud roads, . The milroads see this and appreciate country elevaturs. > The bulk of onr grain will always be owned and controlied by Chicago men, bat these same Chicago men are going to patronize country elevators to the neglect of Chicago elevators when it is to their in- terest to do so; in fact, a good many of these coun- try elevators are boilt and owned by Chicago men. Ciasg ELEVATOR COMPASY. PROVISIONS. HOG PRODUCTS—Were qulet but firmer, though hogs were easy at the Stock-Yards, and other markets secmed to tend downwards. But there was a general Impressfon smong holders that f¢ swas abont time for our market to turn upwsrds, after the recent extensive ‘movement in the other direction, and they did not care 10 offer thelr property at current quotations. The following s given ns dn approximarion to the record of summer packing to date at the principal points: Chicago. [ndiaapo Ctocinnasl. Cedar Rapfds. Des Moines.. Mess Pork—~Was quict but firmer, sdvancing 20c per bricarly, and closing 12Mc ab 16 Iatest prices of Fridsy. There was ouly 2 lizh: & mand, but holders were not anxious to sell. The icported sales were ,000 bris seller June st $20.5520.65; 3,750 brlaseller .’hg;on $20.73620.504: and 350 bria seller Augast at 21.00. Tol 5.000 bris. sTflc mll'k:‘:"!wfl steady at $20.65220.75 cash, ac- e ! S ast o seller July: and 42 2070 ine; 32 7% seller 3 g"‘.’ Wx_.m’l.;ii :euer August. Seller the year closed at 17. 506e17.75, - ’eme;pgss_'mqnowduas.'lmmmdex- tra aC$15,5021 Lard—Was quiet, and Ffl!r:l“y dall, but advanced 7iec per 100 DS, shough Liverpool was quoted 6d low- er. the offerings here being stwall. Sales were reported of 2,750 tes seller June sllemfl‘_’"fl: . s seller July at $12.35@12.45; and 500 Bel Auj at$12.60. Total, 7,750 tes. Tl it $12.2 25 cashor seller May; $12.22£@12.25 12. 40212 4235 seller July; and at $12.556G scller August. Zr—Were in_rather better demand, and o shade f¥mer tn consequence, though buyers were Dot gener- ally willing to pay an advance. Sales were reported of 53,000 D short-yibs at $10. 133§ per 100 Daseiler Juge, and 310.35%10. July. O ther _dexcriptions were Inactive, ant ‘were dull. The outward pnegineie ot Mewis s sgain on e facrenss. The fol- luwings was the closing range of prices: ¥ St 'l ng Bhort Bhort dors clear. rlb clear. w0 x% i ERE 1 1 % i i) hori clears at 105c cush, and 103§c seller weet pickled hams, 12@13¢: Cumberlands, h or seller April; long-cut hsms, 12¢ a; bacon hams, 14@l15e. vaa quiet ot e, ODUCTS—Were steady and quiet at $10.75 @11.00 for mess, $11.75@l2.00 for extra meis, and 22, .00 for hams. Tallow—Was quoted 8% 8G8YC for clty, and 7%GSc for country lots. BREADSTUFFS. FLOUR—Was very quiet, but without quoisbie change in prices. The inquiry was light, both from shippers and from the local trade, but small stocks en- abled bolders to remaln firm. - Sales were reported of 100 bris winters on private terms, and 000 brls spring extras st 85.874@6.75. Total, 700 brls. The market closed steady st the followjng range of prices: Cholce winter extras, $7.374%7.87%; common to good do, $5.87527.25; shipplog extras, $4.50@5.00; good do, $5.0065.37%4; cholce do, $5.30@5.87%; patemts do, $6.00629.00; lanesota, $5.0056.75; spriog supertaes, $3.504.00; rye flour, $4.25€4.50. Bran—VWas quiet, and a shade firmer, owing to the faet of light offerings. Sales were 20 toas at $10.50 on track and free on boardl cars. Middi{ngs—Saleswerc 10 tons fine at $18.50 free on board cars. g Corn- eal—Coarse was nominal a¢ $17.75 per ton on track. WHEAT-—Was quiet, and averaged 3{@1e lower than Friday’s range, Lut closed ut ihe same as on that i3y, ‘an’ advance of %c from the latest pricea of Fridsy. The advices from Liverpool wers coaficting, Beerbohm quoting that markes as **improving,™ with an sdvanoe of 2d per cental on the lowest grades, while a private dis Tecelved at the sume Instant reported Liverpool as 1d lower, with finer weather. There wasa moderate demand for shipments Incloding the lower srades, and prices of cash luts were well sustalned, but the speculaiive inquiry was less active thac usual though holders were génerally firm i thelr views, ane profeased to be satlsfied with the situation. There Isno doubs that if the Continental (European) demand con- tinues the markets of the world will exhibit s further Improvement: but o one can reckon on that, the Con~ tinental demand being siways as uncertaln as the ver- dictof a petit jury. It is ap| ntly 2ood one day, snd The next day may have entirely censed, Our recolpts exhibited a slight incresse, but the weekly posting [ndi- cates a reduction of the stock I store to about 1,320,000 bu, the shipmenta having been very nearly double the recelpts during the pust week. Sclier June opcaned at Eliea o Tl 00k, TIoNar ot 1 0k, ol uaty satd facd to $1.04, closin 1055 “celier suty 59 11,004, clostag ot the Instds: nd seler the 3% ol at $1.05; Neat—Was cars, Tot u. CORN—Was less active and steadfer, though siight: woak, chiedy for this month, The Market declined :14c per bu, chiedly 28 » consequence of fine weather, which restricicd tte demand for shipment. Liverpool W8 quoted steady, but New York waa essler, chjelly in_sympathy with the tendency here. Our recelpts were somewhat larger, but the weekly posting Indf- SO0 duriok. The WeRk: Deing nos o Ao uring the wecl ng now ouly abous §m.000bu. Thigtac o sof -uh.'&'@h.q" closing at $75¢5 and bigh-mixed o d. Cat ed of 12,000 bu_high-mixed at & YT ed gt He: T840 bu Mo, 2ac g 5 m the offerings of which were langer,. Sppérs toole hold froely & SIE3THE fOF Ko, 5o which closed at the Inside. New York was quoted stronger at the'close. The trading in options was ight and princl- pally fn June, which gpened o dic, sold 8t Sois3ic, and closed 830%c. July sold a3 S1Xc down (o i closinz at 3ic. May Was quiet at S0:6531c. closing ab ok At the outside. Rejected oats were quict 2 Samples wore u it deman. Cantales were ronore of 60,800 bu No. 286 I1@3IE: 34,000 bu by samiple Ngeride L d 35439c for "Iflleyflfl l{l'fihélk‘. for T 20 7,200 bu At 313 WISC free on board. 0! = YE~Waa friner az oSe for car and 69 foF s bk 9L o, 2. Lt was reported that round iots were wanted £ i Py ey 're no sellers %hfl market. 1d Cash sales tnclude 400 bu No, 2 nt 63; 1,600 by rejected at 63¢; £ o3¢ track._Total, e o trick, 2,80 BARLEY—Was very gufet, but firm st Pridays price: June helcg stronger. | TheTe was hation ?‘elmréflnmwmd: i ontlozs, a3d the s s § the KTESLeT PArtof the seas| Sold early at T3¢, and June wis quoted at SOIGE. Toh Tecelpts were a i{ztle smaller, but the offerings of cash were larger and they were s00n bought up by the shorts © Sy ugalnst thelr contracts. No. 2s0ld at T2@T2ige, It Is thougdt that the recelpty will e ek, a8 the pricos Sow pald 107 No. 2 can Earecly 1R 10 bring in Ly 8¢ the outlook after this 13 not much barley to come. 40c, andrelected sold 3t e, Samples remain yolet. Cash Tejected 8306, TOtaL 400 bu. - o 2e1ecs 400 DU SATURDAY AFTERNOON CALL. Fpieat o quict, and with sales of 15,000 bufor June at $1. 648 pork was steady. Sales: 574 107 TP and 88 Sar0% for Rap” DFL 8 820 ‘Lard~Sales: 250 tes Tor July at $13.40. LATER. In the afternoon orers Tork 10 buy wheat st Tall lrais Tor shipm® Mo sdvanced e, selling. &t 21.053( 1o the offices. It was Eu;g:pr:fl that warllke news had been rucelved from BY TELEGRAPH, FOREIGN. Special Dispatch to The Tritune. Liverroor, Ma; 20~11:: —Flour- 3 (LETmoon, ay 20 a. 0.~ Flour—o. 1, 24s: Grain—Wheat—~Winter, Xo. 1, 9910d; N ; peog, Yo 1, 9u5; No. 2 se3d: white, Nor 1 o0 100, ~o. N 0. 1, 10a4d; No. - XO.‘.”“{N‘ZQHI: 455 ¥0-2,90100, Cors Provtaions—Pork, 82264, Lard, 585, LIVERPOOL, May 20-2:90 p. m,— Provisions~Lard, May 20-Evening —Breadstuf—Callfor- %I‘lmv‘l:ilglnzbg'm Jverage 08 8469 10d; do ciub, 88 11d D160 0 Ninter AR DTIRE, No. 2 10 No. L' 345 o TG0 10l Figur—Western American. 35G356d. Barley-—33 6. e Clover Seed—American, 5583, me mess pork, 3%s 6d. Prime L~ American, Sl Racon—Long clear, ese~Fine Amer 5 Tullow—Firm; Ainneflans,n{ll. irits Detrolrum—caGas 6d; retined do, 108 53114, e o 'y 20.—Consuls—Eor money and aceount, American Securiiise—63's, 108(; 67, 1003(; 1040, 51: ‘short 2l 3 rew 5;: 1003¢; Wew York Central, go; Efl_’,% erpentine—21s 34, % PRODUCE. FEY YORE. Spectat Dispaich to The Triduxe. Xxw Yorr. May 20.—Crata—Wheat—Markot ey £ad prices slightly In buyens' favor; mles 78,000 by $1.051.00 for rejected sprin .09/ graded spring; S1.09G1.11 for No. 3 Chicago: s 1.16 for Xo. 3 Mfiwaukee; $1.19G1.21 la:‘;o xflx.&; €3g0; 81.20@1.21 for No. 2 Northwest; 81,2331, o Fo. 3 Mihwaakiee; $1.3001.33 o No. 1 mring: s 10 1.3 for winter rod Western; $1.22Q1.45 1, SL.35@! Vegters 2l ar uie toarTive, atashic and nnehanged. Corn without dectied sharosich sales 4a.000ba 3¢ edige for no arade mixed; 6 S ed new Western mixed; also s, 000 by oo Stcamer mixed; @24s for grade 000 b graded mized . for June .az8lc. rm ;" sales : Du at 35@4c for mixed Western and Sta 50 ! fopwatie Wesen aad stace :’“‘““"“‘ 220 oririons—Qulet 22 1134512 for 3 100 tew st womE, chear. Lant firm; »: S$1260 for prime steam. ~ At firstcal May $12.45 was bid Qe Tor June. 1255 DA and 1203w etk B ST Asred for Rt 'sfi‘i'ds""a d $12'90 asked; {or Seplember, Si2.55 bid 198 Sy ia et i) a8 1-16c; and a3 3 Biie.” Catee market, dull and. heav: o qaotopis e Y e prime. . 1 SaSiletn LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE, PROTECTION POR WOMES. To the Editor of The Tribune. CHICAGO, May 19.—Are there not enough women in Chicago among the wealthy classes; who are interested in the welfare of their lesg fortunate sisters, to form a woman’s protective aid society? Women are paid 12 to 25 cents for making shirts, on which the employer makeg - from $1 to $2 net profit, and for overalls, bed- ding, ladies’ wear, and everything elsc they arg paid in proportion, and even then” they arp often cheated out of their hard e: 25 on thy pretense that the work is not done in the map, ner required. Said one old French lady to me, T have trieq everything to supgun my family deeently, and cannot do so, and these men Isagh at our misery. 1 have tried canvassing and found out that the . ’ great inducements held out were like every.. thing else, a humbug, ealculated only to get more_money out of the poor women. If &“ were in France the women would rise en mas and tear down the shops of the oppressors, but here they must submit to nnf outrage. Tknow of a Franch lady of nobie blood, fely edocated, who was indaced to come here by misrepresentations, and after sperding , all her’ 8 in trying to obtain a situation, - was at last ebliged to go to workinnhnr,d,&a; associate with negroes. Why don’t the papers . tell the women to stay away from Chicago ag ’ they would from a plague! There is only pov erty and ruin here. 3 Do wcdtlg women, who haggle sbout the price of useful articles of clothing, and thep spend hundreds of dollars for useléss jewelry, know that every penny lost on those artie cles is made up out of the wages of the employe? If while they were Pt i ey would not 101'53. to become - ‘possessors of those rarer jewel: rity acd con- sistency, instead of saying, “Be ye warmed and fed,™ meanwhile kecping at a safe distance from poverty, however respectable, and give ma- terial aid and comfort, we should sev less rnined homes and broken hearts. Perhaps the thought that they have saved 10 cents wherewith to pur- chase another cigar for the husband is suffi-- cent compensation for the thought that each penny was a weight to crush out hope in some or girl’s heart; but let us hope that fashion as not extinguished all humunity, all moral gflndple, and that the words “Am I my- rother’s keeper?” will be less often repeated in - Chicago, and they will try to exert a little influ- ence, if nothing more. J. GERALD, 7o the Edtior of The Tribume. - CmicaGo, May 20.—As this scems to be an era of reform, permit me to suggest one place where it should strike, and that is Police Jus-. tices. Forinstance, on the South Side the inr cumbent receives as good as $3,000 a year from the position, and that, too, almost legitimately, . Does that_Jarge amount alarm you and make. you think I am exagzerating? If’it does, what do you say tothis:” Four thousand dol 3 year salary; $1 the minimum for l:lkl:hg bonds; and the Lord only knows what tlie maxie maom_is. That depends upon circumstances. ‘The Circuit Judges y receive so much, and: they are generally regarded as pretty well paid. Now I know tbat there are one or more South- Side Justices who would be very glad to take that place et $1,500 per year, if the present in- cumbent don’t want it at that; and I further know that even he would much prefer to retam, it at 21,000 e ear than give it up. Here thenis’ an item of 33,000 which ean be suved : The North-Side Justice don’t get so much }my, but really he does little or no work. think even” the West-Side Justice could well afford to work for $2,500. You see none of those men have to—or by ordinance are pere mitted to—have private offices, so they save $1,500 a year that way. Again, they have no bad debts. Their business is all cash. I desire_to call attention to the Board of Health. While the old Councl has made no :fi»ropdnllon for them for two years past, they did pot abolish the office, and the Board intend to sue for their pay when the time comes. Abolish them; stop that lesk.. Then look at all that array of sidewalk-in- sgectors. Idefy any man to say that one of them was ever any good to the city when sued for defective ‘sidewalie. They never leave the office of their chief till nearly 10 every morning, and then Ieave it _for some comfortable place to spend the time tfll 4 p.m. They are worse than uscless. There are many more I will call your* attention to in & day or two, and I only trespass on your time as.Iregard you fearless in yont: oppusition to extravagance. REFORMER. BOVEE. : To the Editor of The Tridune. = Cmicaco, May 20.—Your correspondent “Jus tive seems hurt by the exposure of one of the ‘eccentricities in trifling financial matters ™of" Mr. Marvin H. Bovee. These eccentricitlesin the pscudo-philanthropist are normal. Harold Skimpole was not more accomplished in the eass. with which heJeould live on others, or the genisl. manner in which he could discharge a pecuniary” obl'.iflflfion with a bland smile aud graceful wava -of the hand, than Mr. Bovee. His equanimity of temper is never disturbed by umug?m of up- paid debts, and he pursues his bencvolent mis: sion unrestralned by harassing dreams of Silked cni-dhor!. % n one case he became agent of a_company nsin, collected something a little ]g:s {hlfl $100, of which he never paid 1 dollar, except in sunny smiles. I doubt whether in that State ba. could get credit either for the price of o new hat, or for hdnesty in the views he advocates. It canse is good, it should be committed to worthfer hands, and not be made a cloak of ine digent frand. ‘EQUITY. CHANGED HIS MIND. To the Editor of The Tribune. CHICAGO, May 20.—I do not wish to be res garded as a spectal apologist or defcnder of e, Bovee, nor to vouch for his honesty, except 50’ far as my own personal intercourse with him 18 concerned. T had heard of instances of his bor= row[r‘n?- money and ne‘ilecfing for a long time to E:{' at all; but I did not suppose it was-a it. If that Ishis general reputation, as it. now seems to be, Idon’t care how munchit i3, ventilated. Idon’t back dead-beats. - JusTicR THE PRIMARY SYSTEM. To the Edltor of The Tribune. CrTizeNs’ ASSOCIATION or ChicAgo, EXECO«' TIVE COMMITTEE, Rooxt 30 MERCHANTS’ BUILD-- NG, CiICAG0, May 20.—Many complaints and criticisms having appeared lately relative to the defects and abuses of the present system of nmominations by primary elections, this Committee, deeming the subject properly within the scope of their inquiries, have directed- s:e irt: luv(im correspondence from all parties esirous of making suggestions or giving in- formation in the l:igmmiges, with o iew t.%tlw {formation of some plan in, substitution for the present mode of nominating public officers. All communieations will_ be preserved un such time as they are sufficient in' number ta’ Tefer to a competent committee, as the basis of areport on the subject. Yours respectfully, ! J. C. AMBLER, Secretary. STREET-CLEANING. To the ‘Zditor of The Tridune. . Carcaqo, May 19.—Can yon make any estt mate of the present expénse of street-cleaning, . or how much can be saved by compelling the Bridewell birds to do this kind of work? You must recollect the good old honest times of tha: ball and chain, when the Bridewell birds did al} the street-cleaning. Why can’t we revive that custom now; minus the ball and chafn? It ‘aps Bkl o s e st 3 easu) laborers on the s{:wu. g Ecoxg:n