Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 27, 1876, Page 5

fesslt the Inw In New York City. We tr ¢hot » Jong, honorable, and useful earecr lics pefore them both in thelr protession. They ave chosen an anclent aud honorable profes- slon, and thelr futuro witl bo watched with in- terest by the public. Itisa hopetu) sign that tho Presidents’ sons are setting up for them- eelves and not relylng upon the fame of their fathers for success in the world. ——e— Capt. EADA Is doing very well with his jetty {mprovement. The channel {s gradually but purcly becoming deeper, and from 8 feet, when he commenced, he hns attained adepth of 1. Buta New Orleans .dispatch snys that the steamahip New Orleans, drawing 173¢ feet, grounded o the jettles chnunel u 10 feet of water, PERSONAL Jonquin Miller ix to delfver the poem at the partmouth College Commengement. ILoulsa Alcott's new book {8 entitled * Little Pitcher,” + May It have long ears, nccarding to the proverb, that it may hear all the goud things sald about it. # Brick ** Pomeroy has mndestly placed a bust of himeelf on the outer wall of his newspaper oftice. It I8 feared that he will soon have ready 1 bust of his newspaper. y Wirt Sikes' nomination withdrawn, and Olive Logan's services unrewarded! That besutlful letter about Titiens! visit to the White-Iouso [s surely worth something, Tho anxicty of Comptroller Hayes, Mike Bafley, and Murshal Goodell to save the city by remaining in oflice {8 ns refreshing us jt fs commendable. Sauve gqul pent, The serious, * grown-up * magazine nrticles of Mary Mapes Dodge, the cditor of St Nicho- lug, are goon to be published in a volume to bo zalled * Theophilus and Others," It is reported that Mr. Tweed, the statesman, bas arrived in Australin, If allowed u proper opportunlity, and suficlently pressed, he will probably give the fnhabitants of that Continent wome specimens of his gkill in stateeraft. Mr. Longfellow hus taken a house in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, not fur from Phila- delphla, for u few weeks. e agrees with Arche tishop Wood in thiuking the Expasition should beopen on Sunday, after morning service. Mrs. N. P, Willls, widow of the poet, I8 now living In New York with her second son and two young daughters. Her eldest son and daughter sre married and scttled down, the former {n the tuterfor of Pennsylvanly, snd the latter fn Ex- eter, N, I The Italiun reviews, with notes of ndmiration, say of the Amerlean novels which have recently been translated Into that language: *Thess novels are of so pure and clevated a character that they may be sofely read by all, even by young Jadies.” The resolution for the expulsion of Doorkeep- er Fitzhugh wus reported to the House by his “wormit frlend,” Mr. Cox. P.8. It Is safd confidentially fn Washingtun that Mr, Fitzhugh is *a biger man than old Grant.,” Dut he was deenpitated all the same, At the auction sle of Haus Christian Ander- sen's effects, his own nutographs fetched an average of 3 to 4 shillings; autograph lctters of Charles Dickens 20 shillinge; aud similor letters of Georuze Sand, Alexander von Humboldt, and Lord Lytton, 10 shillings each, Poole, the famous English talor, dled two weeks oo at Brighton. e was an Amerdean, torn at Woreester, Masa, Curreut literature s full of references to him and his establisment, He possessed fn perfectlon the art of dresalng mea badly and gettlug well pald for it. At the coming cominencement of Willlams College, ex-President Hopkins is to speak, by fovitation of the alumni, on * Tho Relation of College Culture to the Natlonal Progress.” The essay will doubtless show the results of the cdear methods of thinking for which Dr. Hop- ks I8 g0 Justly famous. We cannot find In Mr. David Blakely's new papery the St. Paul Ploncer-I'ress, as tull reports of the fraud on Miss 8weet as may be found elsewhere. The people of Minncsota generally wem to have been kept in profound ignorance of the whole transaction. David merely forgot to mentlon {t. That is all. The New York Nation suggests that it will be well for the honest men at Cincinnat! to remern- ber that though Simon Cameron may sell delo- gates, he cannot sell voters. There Is an error at this polnt, 8imon can sell voters,—he cannot deliver them. He 1s capable of selling any- thing, whether it belongs to him or not. A correspondent sends word that a party collar fs the thing to wear with a bloody shirt, Now will some other kind friend explatn how a rag-buby can be kept alive? We fecl anxious about these matters since Frank Palmer hus at- tempted to adopt the blood-shirt and the rag- baby {nto the Republican purty of Illinals. A large number of wise young men in Chica- E0 never bet on buse-ball unless they have usure thing. These are exactly the young men who lose their money. ‘The pool-rooms in which this betting 18 carried on are gambling-cstabllsh- ments, and should be closed by the police. They tre demoralizing the young men of the elty. At the Presbyterian General Assembly, tn New York, a resolution wus introduced deelar- fug it to be the sense of tho Assembly that to deslgmate the Lord’s Duy s Sunduy was n hea- thenish practice, and that the denomlbstion thould use its influence to have the more uppro- priate nume of 8ubbath substituted therefor. Onc of Lord Wellestey's aldes-de-cainp wrote 2 book called “Aun Overland Journey from Indla: A Personal Nurrative of Travels.” Wellesley, alwaya a purist {n the use nf worls, objected to “personul” s employed in the title. He referred the matter to Lord Plunkett, with the nquiry, “Pray, Chicf Justiee, what is your @efinition of * personal.” “My Lord," W8 the neat reply, “we lawyers always con- slder porsonnl as opposed to real” The wite tlism has §ts application to certalu newspapers W the present duy, A charaeteristic note from Ralph Waldo Em- o e {nserted, in facsimile, in the German translation of his “Letters and Soclal Alms,” feeently publishied by August Auerbach, Stutt- gt Mr. Emerson writes: “I owe to Mr. August Auerbuch, whose agreenble acquaint- tuee I made durlng ble visit to Americs, the Lonoring proposal of addressing my village thouglits to the most Intellectunl of nations, 1¢ Teould repay to any Gernan reader any part of ny limited but precious deht to his rouutrymen, {twould give mo sincere satisfaction,” Jawes Gordon Bennett's marrfuge with Miss May fs been postpuned, it is saldd, becuuse ho been engagiug lurgely of late n cocking- meins, e has been put on Wis good behavior. “Thore ars loveller tnalidens (n Gotham by far ¥bo would gludly be bride to the young edi- Win” glnyzy Jumes (lordon; but, lke Lochinvar, 't think that suy other matden witl do forbim, 8o, farewell, Farewell, cusangulned kel Farewell the neighing mustang and the tblany-bull! Yurewell the gilded conch aud the Ug dogs—that make wmbition virtuel Jim Beunett's occupation’s gone. HOTEL ARRIVALS. Palmer Fouse London; E, I, Calro; Le wi Syracuse; Dr. . He 4‘»-‘ Sioux Natomi and llenry K. Elilott, Toklo, Japa - Manafield, New Haven; K. Duncan, Le .~ %" Slmpeon, ' Worcester, J. B Fry, United States Hudson, John Btafford, snd . Iu Grand Pacific—J tench, Cloyeland; W, a. i C, W. Uoyer, Memphls; D. T, Little, w. ‘G, 'x‘omlu( Indlanapolls; T buy Dioclale, Cedae Rapide; Clinton Fure b New' Yorki G.° M, Tilden, New 3. Kk Springgeldi Jula ons, Hoounc Faila: Wil- 0y, Willlam McMillun, St. 0 Cambridga. ... Zremont i . Hobart," 8t Louls; Col. 8. G. kot New York; tho’ Hon, Juwes Dlair, Grand Blda; Brf, A" A, Grifith, Freeports the Ho. m.L Sproat, ‘81, Puul; C. 1L Allen, 8t, Louis; e Mo, Edward Kilbourne, Keokuk....Sherman §7W—The Hun, P, A. Wooley, Urand lisyen; § & Qardiner und 8, ‘L. Gllletie, “Boston; Prof, Yoru: 800w und Judge W. L. lelfenutcln, Now Wik Col 3, C. McVay, Yankton; the Hou. wliam Brewart, Pittubur, H. Jacksun, Cun- w;“-vm Htmfl:'.. F. Musters ludl‘}mnl:llh.le Jion 11, ) ey, ny; the Hon. v . ‘Tuatcher, Vollugizh 0. WY At Sow Orlvins. }{nmuw. Wyoming THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY. 1AY 27, 1876—~TWELVE PAGES, COUNTY CORRUPTION. Poriolat’s Old Partner Before the Grand Jury. Forsyth Swears that Certain Exe Commissioners Were in with Periolat, And Were Furnished by Him with Sup- plies Bolonging to the County. Examination of Samples in the County Agent’s Oflice. The Grand Jury continued its investigation into the crovked-contract business yesterday, and at 3 o’clock In thoafternoon adjourncd over untll Monday mornlng at 10 o'clock, when further inquiry Into the tangled ways of Perfolat and the Ring will be made. So e addi- tlonal bottom-facts werebrought out in theex- amination of James Forayth and John Dieden, the County Agent, the jury subjecting the Lutter nervous individual to o cross-questiuning which rather took bim by surprise. But he was atartied by A COMPARISON OF SAMPLES more than anything elee, nnd it was thers that the jury discovered a great discrepancy, and Dicden opened his eyes in wonderment and sublimo perplexity. For iustance, he could not reconclle a wsample of green tea at 56 cents per pound which was the kind contracted for, with an 18«ent tea which bo lind been issuing out to the county poor ap- leants from the stock sent h{ Clemens F, Perfolut, and which was designed to answer in place of the higher-priced and better article. Ho came out of the jury-room about 2:30 o'clock, much confused and” worrfed. In auswer to in- terrogations propounded by the reportorial ine quisitors, he stated that he did not know who brought the snmples of the cheaper articles to his place, but they were there, nevertheless, and he Lad belived all along that they were those Turnished hlin o year ago by the Board of Coun- ty Commissioncrs. He safd he had received {;ouda from Periolat which corresponded with i3 aamples, and he could not see how it was that the Jury had gotten differcut samples. 1le was tryinj to think, bhe sald, who 1t was who Lrought his samples to him, but he could not for the Hfe of him. He hied bimself away in & musing mood, Early in the forenoon the jury went down to an ante-room oft that of the Comnmissioners’ Clerk, where the samples of county supplics, /s contracted for, are kept, and small packoges conslsting of coffee, tes, ricc, barley, spices, ont- menl, chicese, cranberries, dried cherrles’ aud ruspberries, beans, peas, taploca, sago, tobacco, sirup, soap, aud molasseswers takenupiuto thy jury-room and spread out on atable. There are on the Graud Jury, fortunately, severul whole- sale provers, who urc experts {n Lj!u:.lgmg of the quallty of goods {n their line, and tlhies¢ gentle- e, having Leen empowercd 80 to do, visited Dieden’s oflice’ on Cnnal strect, and procured eamples of tes, green and black, coffee, rice, aud suap, from the stock drawn from In issuing supplies to the paupers. There was A VAST DIPFZRENCE IN TIE QUALITIES of the gouds, und it Is suarcely necessury to say that the comparison resulted” very disastrously to Perfolat. ~ Tho greatest discrepiney was shown to be In the teas, The contract ealled for green tea at 56 cents per pound, and black at i rice at 8lg, coffee at 20, and sonp at blg. Goods of far lesa value, including green tea worth 18 cents per pound, wers found in the County Agent's depot. ~ Nearly cvery other article” supplied by Perlolat to the County Agent, the Poor-House, and Insane An{lum. nnd the Hospital, was found to be inferior in quulity to the samples upon which the contract was uwarded. The Hospital nul)pl(u should have been of better quality than those for the other {nstitutious, but, with the exception of n few articles, they are not. Dieden osserted that ho examined all the sup- plica sent hlm‘ aud on tinding that they corre- sponded with 9 bis " samples, secepted and s sued them. Il sald it was not bis business to seleet the goods; the Board gave bim bis sam- ples, and all ho hod to do was to compure the goods b recelved with them, The Commitice on Public Bervice, it wus learncd, made the ex- amination of the J)mposnh for county supplics in Mny‘ 1875, and on thelr rccotnmendation Perolat's bld was sccepted and the contruct awarded him under o boud of §5,000. Commissionors Holdou aud_ Busse, O, P, Ba- ker, and the cook und the buker at the Insanc- Asyluin were exumined in the forenoon, but so far a3 could be learned very little of tmportance ‘was gleaned from them. But the bonanza of the dav was JAMES PORSYTH, e was examined at some length, and told all he kuew. He was the former cmployer and partuer of Periolat. He began operations by going before the Court and procuring an order of immunity such as was glven to Smith, %l’xe 1ij llxtuhlg-md man, and then he unbosomed himself. In answer to interrogatories, he made states ments which, if true, implicated ex-County Commlssioners Ilarris, Johuson, Jones, Craw- ford, Ashton, and Russell, and Kimberly, Porto- lat, und McClevy, lu extensive frauds” on the county. Periolat would rcecelve a requisition for cuun%y supplics, while the house of Forsyth & Co., of which lic was a member, lad the contract, und would enter it on the bonks. The Commissioners above named would order quantitics uf {;roccrlau amounting to $100 or 3500 cach, und they were sent to them by Perlulat, who would” deduct them from the requisitions sent from county institutions. Forsyth knew nothing of these transuctions ut dlrst,” but discovered” them about three ycars ngl‘{" and sald be tried to stop the practice. He nsked Perlolat if the Commlssloncrs would puy for the goods they recelved, aid he sald it wos none of witness’ husiness, and he would attend tothat. On nearly every requisition that was sont in goods were deducted from the order and given over tu some one of the Commission- ers shove mentioned. Forsyth wanged Charley Curpunter, his shipping clesk, to * KEEP A MEMOUANDUM OF ALL TIH GOODS thus disposed of, and ardered him to lock after them. Witness was abseut a greut deal in Now York buying goods, and could not give the mat- ter il attenition. Wien * Butfulo ™ Miller waa in the Board he also received goods from Perfolat, Dbut they were charged up to ilm and witness be- lleved ihey were pald forby bim. Commissloner Lonergan bought goods of the firm and paid promptly for ‘them. McCaffrey did not, as he Wwaa ot fn the Board when Perfolat was tn the lhouse of Forsyth & Cu., and the witness did not know of anything crooked on his part. This steal wus carrled un nearly ever since the Board of Commissoners went into existence, continu- Ing over aperiod of about three years. Large quintities of gooda were obtained” in the man- ner stated by the persons bumed, und one or two others Whom “witness did not recollect. Witness, on seclng that Periolat was about to bring his house into disrepute, talked with sev- eral prominent merchants about it, and was sd- vised to keep u cluse wutch on him and prevent him from getting the Grm Intodifliculty. Pack- uficn aml lmiu envelopes, which undoubt- cdly contained mouney, came Into the sture frequently for ° Perfolut, Lut wit- ness nev where they — camo from, Other Yumknguu, coutalning goods, were ulso brought in for the Conunissfondrs, so that witness began to think his houss was a place for such busfuess, and he questioned his purtner about {t, but to ne purpose, On the bookskept by McClevy, who was the right-bower of Perlo- lut, and atiended blm in sll his transactions, was ou sccount credit to * IC," which meant KIMBERLY, TIE COUNTY-MOUSE WARDEN, ‘This aecount was for guods furulshed outside of the firm by Periolat, such as hats, caps, clothlog, and - curled balr for mat- tresses, Witness understood from Yerlolat that Kimberly wns to have one-third of the profita resulting froni the contract und the steals. But o far as the witness could Jearn, Perlolat took all of the proceeds. "The Iatter and McClevy often went out together snd bought goods. Jerome was the cashicr, and received the munu{ for the buuse. Bawples of all the goods supplied the county from the house wers examined by the witheés, und the orders, so far us he’ could direct, were flled m‘anliui to contract, in the matter of quality. 8 to quantity, there wos & slortage after the Commmlssioners’ orders were filled. In December, 1874, witness' purtnership agreement expired by lmlitation, and he got Perlolat out of his store when the time came. e had nothing to say about Conly, Blkelly, Singer, Burdick, Hulilen, aud McCaltrey, u connection with the frauds, ‘Ths examination occupled nearly all_the fore- tioon, and other mutters were touched upon in the coursc of ft. But the sbove fucts were the most important. A Tuinung {nquisitor sought Mr. Forsyth and questioned him further Te- gurdlnclf his kuowledge of Perlolut and county und clty crookeduess, belleving that be knew more than he hud been called upon tu give, Thu followiiig wus the reeult of the Tuterview : ¢ Mr. Forsyth, what do you kuow sbout THE HOSITAL LOT MATTER" i Perfulut told e the Comuniasiouers made $20000 out of that, wnd it wes distributed among themn. in honght the lot of Matthews, and sold ¢ at an sdvance of $20,000, which Peacock, o broker, handed around wmong the Commlsnioners.” “ o you know of any other crnokedness 1 “ Only a little Job wiilch Perlulat Tl on hand while I'wns in "New York. It was In June, 1571, when [ returned and discovered that he b Bndd out 6,000 of my moncy. [ asked him what It waa for, and ho told me be had to use it to buy Aldermen. I said had no mnnc{ for such purpose: and insteted on Dis paying it back. He pald back atl but $2,500. That'he could not get, and eharged over to himaelf,"” ** What are the names of the Aldermen who accepted the bribes ¥ ‘1 could not learn, and, In fact, did not have time to attend Lo it had I eared to do st “ Auything more ‘A year ago last June Perlolat testified he- fore thie Grand Jury that he never offered n bribe nor gave a cent to any of the oflicials, 1 asked him how he conld du that, and he sald: *Well, if 1 hadn’t dong It they would all went. to ')r!:«m.' i) “1ow did i’ou come to fall n with Perlolat1? 440N, T took him off the street nine years o, and finding bim capable, pafd him $7°8 week to begin with, T acon gave hlm more, and tinall an interest in the house. e wua all right antll y‘n lul‘l'm with the politiclans and the’ County ing. ""i understand he Is golug to do some squeal~ ng. % Well, {f bio docs hie could 1] half of the Pen- ftentlary." “DId’you not give testimony hefore A FORMEI GRAND JURY, which implicated certaln County Commissioners In frands In connection with Perlolati” ‘1 did, but it was not let out at the time, and the matter never got any further,' **Suppose the Commissiuncrs whom you have implicated are indicted, do you think uu( cun be convicted under present drcumstances " “Why, no. Perlolat says n"iy cin't Jury to convict those fellows. I heard a cftizen remark that it was no use for the Grand Jury to indict any of those men when the Sherifl would pock the {ur{m:d thus prevent eonviction. ! ¢ Did Mr. Herting get any of the county sup- plies ke the Comimissioners you testified ubout m—d;?' o % None whatever." “What do you think about DIEDEN, the County Agent 1" * T belleve hiin to be an honest man, and if there [aanything wrong fn his oflice, it is not his fuult, but that of Periolat.’ * Iaye you heand that Perfolat was gofug to squeal on everybody counceted with™ county coutracts 1" “No. But let him do so if he will. He kuows all about it, I can tell you, and can make some startling revelations. But lis testhmony would not be”taken in court. e I8 just lke Relun in that respect. He has told all over about the crookedness of the Cummlsuluucrs‘ and has had them where they could not squea). TO3SILLE INDICTMENS, During the recess which the Grand Jur: has taken until Monday, the Iaw officers will investignte the matter, und seeif indictments can be found agalust the partles implicated. If 80, then additional fudictinents will doubtless he found nfiufiun Periolat for bribery and per- Jury, since the testhmony of }.-‘ursf'lh flatly con- trudleted sume statemeuits rocently nady ander outh by olnt. It 15 'quite cvident that the investigation has hadl the eifect to eauso A GENERAL BQUEAL, which hins extended to Perfolat himself, who wus heard to say to Kimberly, with much ve- hemence, yesterday, that [f they peached on hin he would send the wholc lot to prison If o had to go bimself. Now that Forsyth hius told what hie knows, it §s not unlkely that Porfolat will follow suft. Kimberly, the County House Warden, is satd ta be sorely uffected by the developnicuts, and 15 melancholy enough to drown Limself. ——————— FIRES. AT LOUISVILLE. A\ LouisviiLe, Ky., May 2.—The Vaudesille Theatre, of this dty, was discovered on fire bu- tween 1and 2 o'dlock this moming, The flames bod made great headway when first scen, and on the arrival of the englue the entire structure wus ou fire. The theatro Is almost u total loss, amounting to $15,000. The bullding was owned by W. Judah, who has $7,600 insurance. The theatre was under the mauagement of H. J. Chupman. TIlis loss 1a $3,00), Twenty actors and actresscs also lost heavily. Among them were A. Chapman and Marsh Adams, who were starrfug fn “Oglleda.” The office of the Water- Works, on one side, Herndon’s theatrical board- ing-house on the other, wnd other resldences near by, were more or less infured. Jobn Lane, the property-man of the theatre, was asfecp, and so surrounded by fire that when he endeav- ored to cacape the flames touched every part of his body, Iis Injuries arc very serfous. Rlch- ard Bache, Charlés Hunt, and Willlam Ragglo, all firemen, by the breaking of a ladder, were budly burt, zel o IN SAN FRANCISCO. BaN Francisco, Cal, May 28.—The Brittan Block, at the corner of California and Davis streets, was partlally destroyed by fire lnst night, The oceupants were Holbrook & Co., ship-chaudlers; and J. D. Arthur & Sons, wag- ons; and ofllees ju the upper storles. The loss is shout $300,000, fnsured mostly in Eastern companiea AT CINCINNATI, O. CiNCINRATL, Muy 206.—The Gazelte's special reports the burning of the Globe Furnace at Jackson, O., last night. Luss, $15,000. Noln- surance, AT NORTII GROTON, N. II. DosTon, Muas., May 20.—~The Holllugsworth Taper-Mill, at North Graton, is burned. The luss 1s $140,000; the Insurance, $80,000. AT TAMAQUA, PA. TAMAQUA, P'a., May 26.—The Unfon Hoteland adjolulng stores were burnod this mornlug. The Toss 13 $50,000 —— FINANCIAL. WINDSOR LOCKS, BostoN, May 2.—A special from Windsor Locks, Conn., says the Medlicott Compang, manufacturers of underwear, have fafled. ‘Thelr liabilitics are $109,000, and thelr asscts, it 18 hoped, will pay thelr indebtednesy, dollar for dollar. The stock of the Company is principally held in Hartford and Boston, though W. G. Medlicott, of Long Meadow, is a large sharo- holder. Medlicott dlsappeared a week ago, and hils family have received information that he hus one to Europe. Mo had drawn 847,000 upon iis own personul account, and m,uoé on the ulllng¥cnt of the Company In New York. New Yok, Moy 26.—The agent here of the Medlicatt Manufacturing Company of Windsor Locks, Conn., says there are no truth whatever in the statement” that Medlicott has gone to Europe with uny of the Companys funds. e, huwever, admits the failure of the Company. ————— CANADIAN NEWS, Centennlal-—RIght of the Dominion to Keg- lute for Itaelf, Special Dispatch to The Tridune. Havpax, Muy 26.—On thu completion of the contruct, which termlnates shortly, the Allan line of steamers will cease calling at this port. It is sald that no subsidy will be voted by the Tinperiul or Dominjun Goveruients to stewmers calliug at Halifax, Special Dirpatch to The Triduxe. OTTAWA, May 26.—Benator Skend las sceept- ed the position of lumber judge at the Centen- ulal, Benator Christle will beappointed a Judge on agriculture, The United Stutes Commission allows Canada four judges. Two more have yet to be appolnted,—one un fur and one on manu- factures, Special Dispatch to The Tridune. TORONTO, May 20.—A speciul cablegram from London, England, to the Globe says the Tnes of to-day ndmftted that Cunada hus full powers to leglslate with respect to shipping, without re- zard to British legislation. ‘l‘;lughlulsteu at ttaws were L0o modest fn sendlug a represent- ative to plead for Canada when she should - sert ber rlghts. Perhaps Cansda trusted that u s0l6 tember of Parllunent would recollect the legialative Independence of the Dominlon, but, it60, her confidence was misplaced. Whether the remonstrances of the Canadiun Premier wero deadened during transnifssion through the Colon fal olice, or whether the Board of Trado was slow to recefve lmpressions from without, the cffect has been that Bir Charles Adderly bus ’)mmuml the Merchant Shipplog bill without reference to the Dominion ct, which he helped to pass, and Sir Stafford Northieote has been drawn after him into the sane error. Canada must look to the House of Lords Lo carrect the consequences of a mistuke which wust vitiate the o‘muuon of the bl if it be not amended, and which can jn o case redound to Britain's authority and infu- euce fu Cunuda., TIE CENTENNIAL ER, Ita Practical Music as Heard All Over a the World, by A Beautifal Adjunct of the Philadelphin Exposition. . The Oharming Villa of a Famous Industrial Organization, Notes, Within and Without, by * The Tribune " Correspondent. Fpeetal Correspondence of The Tridune. Pritanzrrnia, May 24.—Close by Memorial Iall, the art home of the Exposition, stands a Apaclous ulry villa, of dainty architectural pro- portions and bandsome finish. Mounted upon the blulfs of the Hudson, it would be taken for the country seat of sume merchunt prince of mure than ordivary taste. Iere In the Exposi- tlon grounds it is likely to impress the visitor who trst sces (L from o little distance away as the most unique and attructive of ulf the State licadquarter buildings, A CLOSER APIROACH, however, tells o different and vustly more Intet- esting story. Erceted upon a gentle terrace; bowered in great trees; surrounded with garden plats, and heavy vases filled with cholee Elnn(u and tlowers; nndF?’ly bedecked with the bright enslzns of the chlef nations of the eurth, stands the Exposition hume of the Singer Manufacur- lu;i Cunpuny. "he chivracter of this, the foremost of all sew- ing-machine organizations, was such that the Cen- tenninl Commissioners cheerfully accorded ft the ground upon which to erect o ¥pecial struc- ture of Its own, It was well understood by the Exposition suthorities that justice conld not be done I:“ the vlvutlrusou.r‘c.elu :)t the Slngl\:ru(étg‘rln- pany by cooping its exhibit in a crampei pagoda ‘u Machinery Hall. Fermission to pu{) up a bullding forits own exclusive use was accord- fugly given the Company, Mr. Inslec A, Hop- per, President of the Singer organization, sp- preciated the value of the concession und mag- nitude of the event, and the noble edifice, with its outer beauties uud funer magnitice: o UrilHunt evidence of his bustucss judgment and artistic culture, ‘The Blnger structire stands with all its doors hospitably open, and long lines of wondcflnfi, mlmlfln;ivl ‘visitors pass n and out from the earli- ;:sr. till the latest of hours esch day, The Pluce A CHARMING, COOL RETREAT, pecullarly grateful ufter the glare and heat of the mouster maln butldings. Of all the chmmnl features of the grand inclosure ut Falrmount Park, I find nune more l{m ular than a saunter through the Singer buflding, studying its elc- #ant proportions und furulsiings; fnspecting jts incomparabie muchines aud the snmples of Heh work executed by them; und lstening to the <lear, courteous explanations of the Cowmpany’s ottaches in attendance. Pnesing up the stulrway to the chief entrance, the swarining visitors soon find themselves fn TIHR MAIN APARTMENT of the butlding. Ivis n great room, three sides of which look” out through broad windows and doorways to the green lawns and woods beyond. The spurtinent rich with gold and colored scrotl and floral wall decorations, mussive s and bmmnfia, ond ornate furniture. A yelvet curpet yields to the tremd of the count~ less visitors. Pleasantly ensconsced be- hind French walnut “raflings, in three or ~ four pgroups, work some twenty ludics and gentlumen, It fs undoubtedly the most agrecablo work-shop (n the world; & perennial reception in an apartment whose lux- ury would shume many ulxmwnuoua drawing- roum. Hero the skilled fingers of happy e~ ployus exhibit the measureless capacitivs of the Sluger mochives. Here are stitched huge thick- uesses of leathier, thin films of lace, gloves, caps, shocs, corsets,—in short, anythlng ane everything through which a needle can be driven, At one uaching sits a“fehtlcmnn making the most nonchalent dispatell with those erstwhile terrursof poor woman's Jife: button-holes. At another {s a lady doing embroldery ou u machine that Is Bueceptible of nearly 200 different kinds of patterns. * I am fain to airree with the remark of ‘a eritical visitor, that inventlon Las ahout ex- housted ftscll fu sewlnyg focllitics, There Is nothing n 8inger machine cunnot do speedily, noiselessly, and thoroughly, TALL GLASS CASES, aregroupedabout the room. 1 these are shown superb samples of completed work wrought by the oranipotent Singer, There s light and eavy embroldery and fine’ stiching on smoking-caps, cushions, “children's attire, ladies’ morn| gy dresscs, ball-salters, allppers, Larnesses, und by onin almost endless variety, The msthetieal uttruetion of utl, however, is a1 o LTTATELY WAX LADT, i standing In a large crystal apartient by herself, The sllk bangings of the ms‘(‘:??rum oulf which she caluly Teturns the puze of the visiting thousands, are of a rich blue, setting off adinir- ably her repal evening costume of white satin luvishly embroldered with gold. Leaving mf’ femninine friends divided between rapture at this figure's magnificent attire and heart-burnings thut they, nu\'endlf and collee- tively, are not the owners of sim! larly superb robes, I 9uss to the second reception- roow, noticiug first the eclborate paint- fngs ~ on_one entire side of the firat room. These are carefully-exceuted repre- sentations of the Singer Company's vast fao- torles at Elizabethport and Newark, N. J, South Bend, Ind., and Glasgow, Scotland. In the second grand apartment we are met with the swne uustinted elegnuce of furnlshing, Here are more velvet carpets, more rich draperies, more choleely-upholstered chairs and sofss. There I & heuvy carved plerglnss. and mantels, while the inbumcrable knfck-knacks ofa rfjl_lned drawing-room are seattered thickly arouu TWO LADIZS welcome us to this place. One is Mrs, M. E. Curtls, of New York, who receives all visitors} mukes o Judd, plemsfng cxplanation of the ex- hibits, telling bier story for the thousandth tine 6 preaclously and eariiestly as though it was for the first, and serving as an admirable hostess from morning titl night. The other lady fs from Chleyro, and” fs a tall, shapely wux dame iu & spaclous glass | chumber. Bhe s attired in o house tuilet of delicate pink silk over what I suppose {5 n petti- coat, of luxurious white satin, alrly allve with emnbroldery of rurely beautiful designs and con- summate workmanship. Of the' details of sweeplue train, embroldered corsnge, and trim- minge royal fn thelr cost und elegance, 1 way not speak. The freemasonry of minutely de- seriblig toflets 1y something to which I erave no inltlation. But I do assure all readers of Tnx TIBUNE that the costume s une of surinssing artlstic ftness and beauty,—such as 4 Queen fght wear or a8 Van Dycke paint. Worth, in his huppicsthmplmzlonnlnuvur concelved a more fuscinuting costume. The attire s complete, with all the detalls of pink slippers; a gusswner bandkerchlel; rich wold necklace, wnd eye- ‘:lujnul through which' she composedly surveys her myrinds of admlirers, with not 5o tich ns a dip of hier courtty head in response Lo the uever- emlllng cjuculations of encomluma showervd up- on her, This triumph of toflet fabrication was achieved in Chicugo by two urtists connected with the “9""““ icre. One of these rentlemen, Mr, H, 51 cCall, Jr., remulus here during the ' Exposi- thon. In the apartment of which I have endeavored to give u peu-sketch is A REGISTER, on which such of the visiturs as chooss may In- scribe their vames, This regluter already hus the uddresacs of severnl thousand callers, al- thulufl:, of courso, by no mesns all of the peo- ple who pass through the channing building think to leave thefr names. The two-milljonth mnchine made by this Company fa also shown in thls connection, and witl be awarded by lot at the cluse of the season to some one of the Visit ors cnralled ou the :igiatvr. ‘The structure, in addition to the apartments noted, has convenfent withdrawing rovins and u cosy oftice, where President Hopper makes bis buslness haunt when bl‘lcfl{ here, and where one may oceastonally see the \uu:}v fuce of Mr. J. Payne Lowe, edltor of Pen and Plow, vast num- bers of which are elrculated throughout the United States und Cauads. Thero are also vhambers on the secomd floor for the cus- todiane of the place. During the duy over —twenty-lve persons, wost of them skllled workers, ure cmixluy.-nl i repre- seuting the Conpany’s interests dnd capubilitles In ditferent purts uf "the buliding. SUCH 18 TILH CONTRIBUTION r Manufucturing Compuny 1o the It is & contribution of material im- ¢ und rure beauty, Only u grest organ- zation~one of lfixlml Wwealth aud'of yalue to the untlon—would huve been allowed such a conspicuous nd space; and only v of BUPreINg FESOUrL: nd cultured management could have fmproved that place and space to such graud advantuge. There {8 uncommon pleasure in store for all readers of Tus TrILUNE visiting the Centene nlal o fnspecting the attractions of this capa- cluus cottage. They will here meet people from every uation on the face uf ths globe, who all rocgnize and have good words for the Sluger sewiug-machlnes, They will gee the gittering dlspluy of me awarded this Company by the consclentiovs committees of preat and little expositions in cvery State and land for the pust dozen years. They will see the infinite nses to which the Binger {s put; the Infinite range of work it con nnhfi:vu They will see all this in a palatial structure built by the Binger Company, and devoted entirely t the exhihition of ita gnorls, Sceing thene things, they will the more fully comprehend, aa T How Legin to, the enornoiit stagzering sticeess of this Company, They wil the: better underatand how It s the Binger Man- ufacturing Company always sells considerably more than 200,000 sewing-machines every year; how it {s that it annual sales are lnrger than the combincd sales of any ten organizations in the saie line of husiness. Quagen Ciry, AMUSEMENTS. M*VICK 'S THEATRE. The company which assembled at this theatre last night to welcume Mrs. James I Foster back to the stage waa flattering testimony to the esteem in which she is held by her friends and acqualntances. The house has not held during its whole history, except in opera sca- sons, a more brilliant or a more fashionable audlence. The character of the audience, com- posed in large part as it was of friends of the debutante, while in one wnr reassuring her, in another prevented the most favorubie xl(»pln)l' of her abilities. Her extreme nervousness and anxiety were apparent at the start, and, instead of diminishing, they increased ns the play al- vanced, o conrequence of this want of self- contr he expended prodigally in the earlicr scenes much of the energy that a moure prudent actress would Lave reserved for emergencica at the close; and when the heaviests detnnnds were made upon ber resources was least able to meet them. On anuther oceasion, with a less critical audletce befors her, and with the advantage of the experdunce she has galned al- ready, Mrs. Poster would give a much better tmpersonation of the part of Pauline, 8 it was, we think hier performance was highly creditable, Her elocution was correct and re- fined, and Ler movements gcmral‘lf' graceful sud intelligent. She showed, indeed, how casy 8 inatter it s, comparatively, for a lady to play the lady. Many of the representatives of so- clety onl the modern stage acarcely know what society Is; and If thelr efforta to portray it often fall lamentably short of the truth and nature, the rcason ls that they nre ignorant of the model] on which l)m;Y try to fashlon themseives. Mrs. Foster's pe. cullar merit in this respect must have been gen- erally remarked upon. ™ Her obvious shortcom- inge were a nerveless method and want of pre- uision, She played the later scencs, particularly those in the cottage, in atentative, experimental mavner, not{u the firm and bold style of onewho commanded the situation. She wis ever feellng. about for fanlliar Alrp?lugvnmnu, not steiding along the way confidently and buoyantly. She slurred some passages in the cottage seene badly, particularly that in which she heaped re- lerMLA'B upon Clande. Her anger was not limtf vehement cnough. Tt forined no sufliclent background for the tenderness and forgivencas which followed. 1t the lnst act she was almost exhausted, but showed even then how well she understood the subject, und how kcen was her sense of artistic propricty. The support rendered by Miss Mitchell's com- pavy was indifferent. Mr. Willlam Ha ris us Claude was stiff and awkward, but otherwise tolerably snccessful. Mr., Varrey as Col. Damas and Mr. Bcutt ss Heauzeant were falr. The other persons fo the cust were happiest when they missed bclngi ridiculous. The perform- ance, which was for Miea Mitchell's benefit, closed with “Iatty O'Sheal," the beneficlary assuming the titulur roic. NEW COICAGO TIHEATRE, A good audience gathered at this theatre last night to nsetst ot the bencft of the pupular minstrel, Rice. The programme was faithfully carried out, including jmitations of leading nee tors by the boy trugedian, Mr. Edwin Byron. —————— ACQUITTED. Saeclal Dispatch to The Tribune. Peoria, I, Moy 20.—The fon. W. W, O'Brien, of Chicago, has been engaged for the past weck In defending John Davidson, a farin- er living near Monmouth, Warren County, ou o charge of forging his name to a deed for a farm worth about $10,000. The fecling was so high in Warren County that the case wus tired before Judge Coclirane of this Circuit. A great amount of evilenes wus Introduced on both sides, and counsel for both partles mude powerful appeals to the jury. Davidson wus, huwever, acquitted by s verdict rendered to-lay, and after con- gratulating his lawyer he left forhome consider- ably relleved. BUSINESS NOTIES. Listen to Remson!—There Is m' polron In Wishurt's Plne Tree Tar Cordisl Entlrely free from any infasion that may suppress one diseane, toInduce certain death by causing another: The pure llfe-sap of evergreen vegetation, \arranted to cure cwfh" colds, hoarseness, and all pulionary discases ———— Dr. C. W. Benson's Celery and Chamomile Pilla are prepared expresly 1o curo sick hesdache, nervous headache, dyepepilc beadache, neuralgin. nervousnesa, and sleeplessness, and will cure any caso. Price’50 cents. Sold by Van Schoack:, Ster venaon & Reld, No. 02 Lake atreet, comer Dear- born, and all drageists, ks i SRR S The Southern Totel, St. Louls, having puseed foto the Lands of Ménara. Dreslin, Darling Co., of the Gllvey and Metropolitan Hotels, o New York, will bo completely renovated, decorat- @d, aud refarnished, and kept Srt-cluss' in overy respect. ————— Colds and Coughs.—Sudden changes of climate arc aources of puimonary and bronchial af- fections, Tuke at once **Brown's Bronchial Troches, * let the cold, cough, or irritation of the throat be ever ev allght. i Burnctt's Cologno—in cork nand glass stop- pers—prepared from the purest and best materials —nnrivaled in richness and delicacy of perfume. CLOTRIIENG, ONE DOLLAR EACE WhiteDuckVests ALL LINEN. AS MANY AS YOU WANT. AL WOOL PLAID SUITS Reduced from $18 to $13. Weo manufacture our goods and retail them without the Jobbers’ Profit. GOLDEN EAGLE CLOTHING STORE, 136 and 138 Madison-st., __and 144 Clark-sf. BATHS, DR. SOMERS' TURKISIL, ELECTRIC, ANDMEDICATED VAPOR BATI INSTITUTE, for the treatmeut of discase, Grand Pacific Hotel; entranceon Jackson-et. , n: Lasalle. Klectricity s used in all forme, with and without the bath. The Ladies' Departwent is under the personal supervision of Mre. Somars. GRANULATED SUGAR, GRANULATED SUGAR, 10 1.Co per 1b,, At HICKSON'S, 113 Faut Madivon.st. BOOTS AND SIOEN, (loaks & Suis, CARSON, PIRIE & (0, Nadison & Peoria-ots, 150 Black Cashmero Cloaks at $4.60, for. mer price $8.50, 150 Blaok Cashmere Cloaks at $5.60, for- maer price $B. 100 Black Cashmere Clonks st 87, former ‘price $10, 100 Black Cashmere Cloaks at $8,50, for- mer prios $132. 50 Blaok Cashmeroe Cloaks at $10, former price $16. 200 Black Cashmere Cloaks, extra quality, 4t $13, $15 and $16, worth nearly double. LADIES’ STUFF SUITS. 25 Ladtes’ Stuff Buita, $10, worth $14. 25 Ladies’ Btuff Suita, $13, worth 310, 25 Ladl tufl Buits, $16, worth $20. 25 Ladios’ Stuff Suits, $18, worth $25. 50 Ladies’ Btuff Suits, fine quality, $20, $23 and $25, nearly half price. Ladies'Linen Suits and Ulsters. 200 Ladios’ Linen Buits,in 3 pieces, for $3. 200 Ladies’ Linen Suits, in 3 ploces, nico- 1y trimmed, $4. 200 Ladioa Linen Suits, in 3 picces, em- broidered, $4.50. 150 Ladies Linen 8uits, in 3 pleces, em- broidored, $5.50. 1560 Lodies’ Linen Buits, in 3 pieces, with knife piaiting and Embroi'd, $6, 100 Ladies’ Linon Buits, knife plaiting and fine Embroi'd, $7. 500 Ladies’ Linen Buits, very handsoma Swita, fine Linen, $8, $9 and $10, former price $12 to $18, 300 Ladtes’ Linen Ulsters, for $3.50, $4 and $5, the cheapest and best mado goods in the city. A large line of Bilk Cloaka for $13, $15, $18 and $30, made very nicely and of good 8ilk. Ladies’ Print Buitar8 pieces, trimmed with kuife pisiting and3!nbd, for $3.50. Ladies Percalo -3uits, $4, $4.50 and §5, very nicely mado angd Jackot lined. Children's and Misses’ Cloaks o specialty, atull line of sises-Som 3% years to 15 years. G Typm==—=tni Ladies’ Dresses and Cloaks made to order. Also cutting and fitting done, West bl Dy Goods o, LINSN AND QUILTS. Field, Leiter & Co. STATE & WASHINGTON-STS., Still continue their great sale of LINENS AND QUILTS, and have just opened another lurge invoice of CROCHET QUILTS, at 75¢, 97 1-2¢, and $1.20. MARSEILLES QUILTS, at $1.25, $1.50, $1.80, $2, $2.25, SLE0 L0 q’s’z.su.’ ’ 4 e also offer 11-%# DMarseilles Oueilts, new designs, at $2.75 and 3 ; baryains never before equaled. Special attention called to our $4.60 and $5 Quilts, in beautiful paiterns, entirely new. JUST RECEIVED alargeinvoice of BLEACHED TABLE LINEN at £0c, 50c, 60c, 75¢,85¢,95¢, & $1, NAPKINS at $1, $1.30, $1.50, $1.756, and $2 er dozen. Bleached Huck Towels at $1.00, $1.25, $1.60, and $1.85, REAL BARGAINS at %2, $2.60, and $3 per doz, TURKEY DAMASKS, extra quality at $1 per yard,former ki Zflw”s}.zo. i Bleached Damask Towels $4.50 per doz., former price $6, SPECIAL NOTICE.-—-We have Just received a large importation of EXTRA FINE DAMASK CLOTHS and NAPKINS to match, which will be sold atcorrespondingly low prives, Attention of lieepers partic- wlarly invited, CROCKERY, CHINA, Etc. CONTINUATION OF THE Discount Clearing Sales OVINGTONS, 122 State-st. English Dinner Sets, 120 pes English Tea Sets, 58 pes..... French Tea Sets, 66 pes... French Gold Band Sets, 66 pes Bpeoial prices for single articles for replen. shi sots of White China, Gold Band Ware, and Qlass~BELOW GOBT, Bargains tll Removal to New Stors, BRAZILIAN PEUBLE SPECTACLES, Sutted 18 21 dhihis by Taapeerion e MA S KA, Opticlan, ¥8 Madison-st. (Tribuna Buliding). = NEW BOOKS, Everybody Invited. Jmuse Bck of Custorn-Mad Eu‘fbfi“:‘ffl’n“ufi'r‘%s. d-:’" Bave :ulm\,‘m » it B toc! ) conts 0o the dollar, which we ere ec| l‘loll‘ll“ D:l;bu NEW YORK gllui’s‘"u“& us “'\l‘ adlhad it sornar of Dasplaises. T LOOK GUT ¥OR SUSAN COOLIDGE'S NEW BOOK, Tor Summer Afternoons. Spotial AnnonIcemenl MANTE| BROTHERS. IMPORTERS, Beg to announce that we hawvs greatly reduced our prices In every Dep't of our chaice stoclk of FINEp FRENGH MILLINERY G0ODS, Comprising some of the MOST RECHERCHE STYLES and DISTINGUE FASHIONS in TRIMMED BONNETS & ROUND HATS, For LADIES, MISSES, and CHILDREN. SPECIAL OPENING 0f NEW SHAPES, JUST OUT, in CHIP, STRAW, LEG- HORBRN, PEDAL BRAIDS, at less than WHOLESALE PRICES. PARIS FLOWERS, OSTRICH TIPS, PONPONS, WINGS, ETC. BOYS® ELATS. SUN UMBRELLAS & CANOPY PARASOLS. Our stock in Dress CANOPY PARASOLS and SUN UM- BRELLAS is unusually large, in all grades of SILK, and spe- cial designs in Handles. 1,000 SUN UMBRELLAS, with Pear] Handles, EXTRA HEAVY SERGE; ininch, 20, gg, 0262; in price, $4.25, $4.50, 1,000 SUN UMBRELLAS, with Vegetable Ivory Handles and extra heavy Twilled Silk; in inch, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24; in price, $1.76, $2.00, $2.25, $2.75, Ladies in search of fine goodsa ntlllow prices should not fail to call at 121 & 123 State-st. MLLINERY. French Chips, Eng. Milans, Shades, Trimmed Hats, &c. 124 STATE-ST WEBSTER'S. Qur usnal POPULAR PRICES. HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR, Summer Underwear! ‘We keop this department constantly sup- plied with the best Foreign and Domestio productions, with prices alwaya at the low- est point, and solicit attention to & choice stock of Gentlemen's Underwear; Jean Drawors of superior cut and manufacture, at Tooand $1. Eng. Balbriggan Vests, all sizes, B1. Irish do,, from $2 npward; with full lines ®f tho finest grades Cartwright & ‘Warner's India Ganzo and Gossamar Goodx for Ladies, Gentlemen, and COhildren. 8pe- cial Bargains in Lisls Thread and Novia 8ilk, Also in Hosiery; of whioh wo offers Job Lot of French 8tripedl Lisle at $1, usual price $2.25; Eng. Bro, Lislo, regular-made, at $4 per dozen, and the best quality of 60c Balbriggan to be found, Upwards of & hundred styles, in TFancy and Plain Colors, from 260 to $25 per poir, including duplicates of atylesshown at tho Qentennial by * Morley," of Nottingham, Chas. Gossage ¢ Co. State-st.--Washington-st. e ————————— LOGK OUT FOR Miss ALCOTTS NEW BOOK, SILVER PITCHERS. "MEDICAL, CATARRHL. D & thews ‘The Catarrhal subject who resolves u ough trial of Gray's snglum Remedy for will ind & safe wud painiess treatment marked sleady tmprovement and a final cure, Bent by 10 any l\lvrluu upou receipt of &go-. One dollag per packugs. HARRY SHERIDAN, A Reom 14, 137 Madlson-st., Niw noows, THE _NEW BOOK BY THH AUTHGH OF LITTLH WOMEN, OONTAIN INDEPENDENCE, A CENTENNIAL LOVE STORL