Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 4, 1876, Page 12

THE CHiIiCAGO TRIBUNE :l SUNDAY. JUNE 4, 18.76—SIXTEEN PAGES. 2 4 S — 2 - e s B * J. | inz her fifth birthday, entertained quite s nminber | was nothing more sese Dettit, Mrs. Wheeler, Mrs. Baldwin, Misses | onc of the best sportsmen in Wisconain, . of her juvenlle friends. As they were ailowed t0 | Tn fact, it 1 provants soat s Cacts, o e ' OUR NEIGHBORS. Further Advertence to Mil- waukee Pastors. Crime and Social Demorali- zation in the Cream City. Wisconsin Behindhand in Observing Decoration Day. The Old Settlers’ Reunion at Waukegan. Neenah and Menasha Carefully and Impartially Praised. " News of the Week Recorded in Aurora, Racine, and the Suburbs. 'WISCONSIN. MILWAUKEE. TIE ECCLESIASTIC CORNET- Spectal Currespondence of The Tribune. MILWAUKEE, June 3.—In my very brief refer- ence last Sunday to the four Congregational clergymen of this city, I omitted to note one striking fact in the history of all the churches overwhich they preside, towit: the eminent men who have occupied these pulpits before them. The Rev. Mr. Reed follows the Rev. Mr. Alli- son in what was originally the Olivet Church, but I belicve since the Society has located in the Academy of Music the *Olivet” part of ithas been wiped out, and it is now known as the Fourth Congregational Soclety of Milwau- kee. Allison preached in Plymouth Church before the eloguent but unlucky Dudley, and was the author of the “Allison Split™ that was the cause of infinite trouble. Some of the more wealthy and icnfluential members that swarmed out of old Plymouth and built Olivet got at loggerheads and seceded from that organization and united with other churches, after a bitter lawsuit in regard to the property. Reed came to the Soclety ina very critical time, and has eucceeded finely where almost any one else would have failed. I do not think the other clergymen of the city pray very devoutly for Reed's success, because he s taking the crowd with him, - and because he ia not very orthodox in all his ntterances, in the desk and outofit. Then, too, the place where he preaches 13 perfectly free from all theological smells. There isno *‘dim religious light " coming throngh etain- ed glass windows; no richly upholstered aristocrat- icpews;no shoddy enobs who have been baptized in the name of the gold cagle, the silver dollar,and the coppercent; no mortgage on the church: no organ, buta comct; no drawling, nnintelligible cholr, bt congregational singing; and no whining piouscant onthe platform. ‘‘Let us go down and see Reed's minstrels to-night," ia the way one 'wickedly sarcastic young fellow put it,and, as he is & regular attendant at another church, his ironical allnsion must have been inspired by a deep-seated prejudice against the Academy of Music movement. ~ Mr. Reed also put him- self in antagonism with mnearly all the **rigidly righteous ™ people of the city by giv- ix;g his warm eupport to the course of Sunday- afternoon lectares that a socicty of yonng men in- sugurated during the winter. Those~ lectares were very largely patronized by our best peopl notwithstanding some of the pious ones looked upon them as a desecration of the Sabbath, and no doabt earneetly prayed for a special interposition of Divine Providence to put & stop tothem. I have no doubt but that in many a private closet in Milwankee, ‘*where prayer i3 wont to be made, " the Lord has often been asked to stop that cornct- playing at the Academy of Music on Sunday, and 10 shake that Reed into everlasting silence gy the power of His Almighty wrath. Isn't it curions to bbeecve at times the utter indifference which the Lord manifests in remand to attacks npon the permanency of His Kingdom, when we far-seeing ind infinitcly-wise mortals sssure Him that the whole thinz is going to perdition? It looks just now 28 if Mr. Recd hed a mission. and that be is :{:fié‘“}y going forward to fulfll it. In the o ALLISON, DUDLEY, AND LO" we have ‘lecd. Hose, znd Ladd. not ga power- Tl preachers as those whom thcy follow after, it may be, but they are doing mucli to build up their cctive societies, and 1o promote the spiritnal welfare of their flocks. It is not the most elo- guent rposkers and the profonndest thinkers that make the most eficlent and valuable clergymen. $aid 2 prominent member of Plymonth Charch to e the other day, when discuseing the question of inisterial sucgess, *‘I hope we have throngh with great preschers o P sre very well represented in gt ¥ well represented in this city by Mr. Smit] of Spring Strect Church. Mr. 1oskins. of the fouth Side, and Mr. Grifliths, of the Summerfield Churen. They are all hacked by strong and vigor- ous congregations, Mr. Grifiths made himself omewhat nnpopular with ontsiders by his violent attack upon the Sunday Lecture Course, 10d by bitterly opposing dancing-parties in the pri- rate parior of his parishioners. e scems to stick juiLe closely to the methods and forms of old- ‘shioned Methodfsm, and in his pulpit ministra- dons hews to the line withont much regard to whichway the chips Oy. Messrs. Smith and Hosking 1re iore rogzeseive and more liberal men. Both >f thes kave a habit of seizing upon popular sub- iccts Lo preach upon, and seek to apply relizion to 1l ihe aifairs of ‘everyduy Tife. . Hosking tesently preached a very pointed discourse on the Methodist Church dircipline, in the course of which he criti- cised some portions of it ina way that clicited a oinder from some members of the de- nomination. Befcrehe entered the minist he published a volume of Docms that n;u-.cu.»dw’wm siderable attention, and gave him gome local popo. !‘r‘(’)’o‘g;l mamce bic has b&enb prc:fillin:d he has not e mases much, but allowe pen to lie idle on his desk. the Bheth TUE BEECHER BUSINESS. Milwankce is 2o be honored with a hand In the eettlenent of the Beecher-Tilton scandal,—if, in- decd it is possible ever 1o settle that quarrél on eurthorin the world to come. The Hon. Ashael Finch Lias been chosen one of the five Commission- ere 10 tuke testimony in the case, and he has Aig. nificd hi¢ willingnees to accept the appointment and perform that unpleasant service. = Alr. Finch I5 une of our oldest and ablest lawyers, has been 8 member of the Congregational denomination for over thirty years, and, in the celebrated Allison care, made dnc of tie most exhaustive arguments on the theory und practice of Congregational Charch ever delivered in this country. 1t was this polity claburate revidw of the &pirit and acope of Con- ‘sutionaliem thut gave bim a front place in the runks of his dehomination, and recommended him as a man fit for the most important trust. Mr. Finch cxpected to go East last weck to take part in thie grave duty, but just now there is a hitch in the arrangement in consequence of President Wool- tey and Mark Hopkina declining to Lave anything to'do with it. TUE FAILURE OF JONN NAZRO, the Targest hardware dealer in Wisconsin for the Dpagt twenty-five years, is athl the subject of dis- cussion in privatc ond business circles of this city, Itisnbad break, aud it is reported that he only offers his. creditors 30 cents onthe dollnr, which they decline to receive, and he will probably seek relief in the Bankrupt' act. It is said that Nazro owes Mitchell's bank over $50,000. He has ro- :le“n!l;ya Jeen pointed Cotlector of Customs for oks a8 if he int e hardware business altogether. . L 2oandon A 1 blood has Jeft i siai wave of blood has left its stain upon ity. T the five months ending with May last there favs Leen more violent deaths than in the whole pre- vious five years. The poor and the mirerable are always emong ug, but it is rare that one of them takes courage and murders the man offending him, or quenches in_his own uscless carcass the Gods iven spark of life. When suchan one sets up at the cross-ronds to heaven and bell the bioody sign-post, there are want- fng many "to pass that way. These epidemics of blood are familizrto the newspaper-man, re- sembling epidewics of fires and of burglaries. ** It never rains but it pours,” eaith the proverb. Communities are stricken 'with & contagion of euicide ax with a plague of cholers, or typhus fever, or *mall-pox. Milwaukee it 60 stricken. One sui- cide a day is the average, with an occasional mur- der thro Yet our police force 1s Jarger and, if possible better than ever. We sre becoming metropolitan. ~Few nights pass but a case of at- tempted p a ° highway robbery, or busilary, or “stabbing s reported at the olice “gtation. —Oar yonng men arc demoral- ed. A meeting of citizens ook _place Wednesday evening o consider the mushroom Frowih of houses of prostitation abont the cormer of Division and Xiver streets, and forblocks north, soath, east, zud weet from that vicinity, and & pe- tition was 2dopted to the Council praying for reliol from au evil that is threatening the morls of the growing generation of one of the most populons quarters of Milwaukee. Female life is abundant; vice is cheapaud easy ; virtue expensive and trouble- some. The public achools arc so excessively un- seciarian thai they fail to_impress upon youtbfal minds the commonest principles of morality, and athcisim is the creed of the majority. The brain of & narrow man i tlled with tie image of a talking- wmacline -set in motion ata cost of s0 many thou- sands of dollare yearly, and of the ifty or 100 doubt- ing. uncertaiz Christians who listen to the music and pay the piner; bt the citiceu of the world pavses not Lo critltlse 13 elosely the cloguence of not asingle pulpit orator when every beer-shop in the “city ‘atiracts ten times the number of adorers at any chapel of a Sunday. The pleaeant dance, and the foaming lager, and tue frisky cvening hours of summer in the beer gar- dens, are preparing the way for more meetings of citizens 1o protest against the growth of more hougcs of jll-fame_and more epidemics of murder and saicide in the dim fature, An outgrowth of the prevailing crime and hope- lesencss, atheism and insuflicient rag baby, ia the roster of lost men. _In a sigle week five grags-wid- ows reported their desertion by husbands. CONELING'S VALUE. The day Conkling, ex-Revenue AfignL arrived in Chicago from Canads, I gent you a dispaich stating the fact, a8 well 28 the reasons that took him there. Tiwo days later, 1 made public for the first time the torms of his agreement with the Govern- ment. Later, a corrcspondent of THE TRIBUNE wrote a letter, amplifying my dispatch and appropriating my thunder in o very gentiemanly 20d coniident manner; alsoindulging ina great deal of agreeable gossip as 1o the persons supposed to e implicated by Conkling's testimony, and nsining such persons. 1 will now furnish the' correspond- ent with anotlier_opportunity of enlightening and amusing the public, and doing some graceful writ- ing, at no greater trouble thau rewriting in extend- ed form the few facts that have since transpired. It appears, then, the expectation that Coukling's e:idence would be sufficient to indict certain lead- ing Republicans in_this State is not likelyto be re- alized. Conkling's wrilten etatement, and his verbal statements under searching examination, do not tally. and it is quite likely that no effort will be made t6 use his testimony. He is unable: to throw light on severul points. Somelinks are want- ing. Itis uncertain whether heis telling the whole truth, or half the truth, er anything but lies. As his evidence was discredited in the Munn case, so is it likely to be discredifed here. There are several import2at hitches in the cace made out nyainst the po{i‘!lcinnx. The case made out is mnot exactly identical viith the facts testified to by C. The ehain of evidence leaves many points to be cleared up. Asin the Jonas case, tlere. may be no doubt of the moral gui't of the parties, but of their legal guilt there is not sufficient proof. i Again, the understanding is, if Conkling cannot be got off otherwise, he is 10 haveforty-eight hours® notice and a clear track forCanade, The Commer- «cial 7imes of Thursday has the following brief but sulicient item, which'is **inspired': **The public will be disappointed to learn that Dixon snd Mclienney, after all their good work againet the Whieky-Ring, finched from indicting Gertain politicians whose guilt they do mot dare to spute.” e samo issue of the Zimes containsa copy of what purports to be the evidence of Dave Grifliths, an ex-Gauger subpenaed to Washinzton. 1t look bad—on puper—for **Bows™ Keyes, but a cro examination would tear it to ribbons. There is nothing in this whole bueinces of which the pith hus not long ago been extracted by readers of the telegrams from Milwaukee in Tug TRIBUNE. ‘The item quoted is one upon which several col- @mns of conjecture, editorial, and interesting gos- 8ip, might be built up. Ivacate the feld infavor of your correspondent, and uwait with_intense in- terest and curiosity the publication of his nest de- velopments, founded on' the above facts, gome next week. PATRIOTIC. Decoration-Day was observed asa general half- holiday, tradcsmen who usually find time to visit the neighbors and go out trapping during the week stopping religiously at the store on the firm persua- sion that large multitudes of costomers would flow in from the country. The decorations on the graves were but so-g0, very little of the accastomed vigor jn collecting money and flowers being displayed. 1t is as much 18 an ordinary woman can do to coax 2 spring bonnet out of papa these hard times, let alone o subscription for_such & worn-out memory as Decoration Day. The love of the anni- versary i8 1O lnnicr mationn], but it iy reserved among the forcigners of lowly Jies who 108t roiatives that, wet mto the War, caring nothing for the cause, but wanting bread. The msjority of mourncrs at all places of public resort were German women of worn faces and rough hands, cheaply clothed. Out of the poverty of their esrnings they gaveabundantly. Out of the abundance of the rich, very slender parings found their way to the public decoration fund. A few gentlemen who were once army officers paraded on horseback, and there was a fuir turn-oat of citizen soldlery and veterans of the G. A. SMALL-POX. Itisasingularfact thatnearly all persons of Galllc, Teatonic, Scandinavian, or Sclavic extraction dread vaccination worse than small-pox. _The majority prefer to inoculate their children with the discase to allowing vaccination. Everyone who has_trav- eled or resided in the German or French provinces, in Uanobian Austris and the Principalitics, South- ern Russia, aud Lower Canada, where destendants of the French are still in the majority, know this tobea fact. Inthiscity of mixed nationalitics, where the Teuton prédominates, and even the Esquimaux have found an abiding place, it is al- most impossible to enforce vaccivation; hence we arealways more or less In danger of n spread of amall-pox, which never cesses to lurk in hiding- places of large citics where the ignorant, dirty .Classes abound. The vigilance of our Health Board, ‘which has bitherto had & keen, progressive man at its head, in Alderman.Wall, for President, and an - nnusualiy sbleand encrzetic exccative ofiter in Dr. Johnson, has hitherto kept the fiend within limits. A'gharp iookont is being maintained. APPROACHING MARRIAGE. On Monday Fred W. Payne, Esq., Depaty-Col- lector, one of our most respected citizens, leaves the city for Grand Rapids, Mich., where he will be united on Thursday to Miss Sailic Evans, one of the most beautifal and accomplished of the daughters of Grand Rapids. Miss Evuns is one of the finest pianistes of the day, and as good 8s she is lovely. Everybody who know them wish them life-long happiness. + GOSSIP. Tn default of balls and parties, lawn matinees and garden soirees, receptions and ‘dejeuners a lu fourchette, society has nothing better to gossip about than its own peccadilloes. One of the most delightful stories of the season is charmingly told by & majestic Seventh-Ward madame, who, it ap- pears, has a littledebt to pay. The hero isone of the swells, rauked high in the army, tools one of the nobbicst tcams in the city or out of it, and owns any number of servants inlivery. Thisswell, notwithstanding hisstanding, has never been abie to divest himkelf of rongh army babits, swearing, drinking, etc. Nature snd his Emnmgcd«.-nieui’nm those fine-cut features, slight but athletic form, and aristocratic car- ringe that open wide the doors of socicty at eight. Atheart he is still fonder of **a niglit with the Dboys” than the choicest refinements of the high- est-toned circles. The other day he **wentin fora *‘regular bender.” 1In one of the saloons, where he found himself with a lot of other choice spiits, a ‘row—a - low, disgraceful row—took place, 'and eeveral of the party, who were too stupid to zet off in time,—our sifell among them, —uwere hauled off to the' Police-Station, and fined, like common Joafers, next day by Judge Mallory. BREATUING-IOLES. i The City of Milwaukee ix pierced, 8o to =peak, with numerous breathing-holes. 'Its compact, closcly-built eurface is broken at about equal dis- tances with Jarze and handsome «paces filled with trees, and grass, and plants. These are called public parks. The Seventh Ward Park is on the outer edge of the city, eastwards, dipping from the head of the bluff down into the lake.~ Northwards, still on the luke shore, and in the Sixth and Thirtéenth Wards, are two large sectione of land around the Water-Works and reservoir. The First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Wards have open squares, which might casily be_called parks. The Eighth Ward hasa park in Waiker's Point Addition, and again in Clark's Additfon. The Second and Sixth unitein a_park, the First Wafd bus Haymarket Square and Seventh Ward Market Squore, a total screage of 40 46-100 acres. TUE LABOR LEAGUE. This organization is a union of the laborers of the city, with many employers of labor. Their object is, primarily, to overawe the Common Conncil and County Board, for .the purpose of preventing improper crpenditures. -They belicve in the disunion of Church and State to the extent of appraising church property and mak- ing it pay taxes, thas reducinz the burden falling onthe poor und those least able to find the money one dollar out of every three. They are making ready for future elections, believing they will con: stitute the majority of voters. In Minnesota and all through this Stite similar ieagucs are forming. 1t is the nucleas of the new party. The Lca?l\c holds u meeting at the North Side Turner liall nest Wednesday evening. The League has been divided into guilds, representing trades. Each guild will have an ofiicer on the platform to receive applications for membership from trades- men who have not yet entered. ITEMS. To meet $100,000 of railroad bonds falling due Thursday, bids were invited for a fresh issue to an cqual amount. There were thirty-seven bidders, Danks, insarance companics, and_ private capital: ints, the highest offer being made by George H. Holt, New York, namely, $102 82-100. Holt re- ceived theaward. Bids are under_consideration by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroud for the construction 9t tuo new biidge over the Mistlsulpp! at LaCrosse. The Jowest bidder is N. Lassig, Chicago, $90,100, and highest, L. Soulerin, Milwaukee, $137,500, The second lowest is the’ Leightcn Bridge Com- pany, SU2,714. _ The offers for $92, 735, We have two weather prophets in this city, and there iu quite n competition between them ‘a3 to which fs wrong oftenest. The Water-Works Commiesioner collected $66, - 084,10 for the year ending June L. The Board will have to be looked after. It is charging poor and American Bridge Company rich alike. The rich get all the advantages. A poor man can obtain no considcration. The rales ;h: fi: iron, and will have to be modified—or the oard— : The swill-man will not remove floor-sweep. inge, becauee it docs mot feed the pi; and no other contractor can be found to do it.” Lot some member of the Council who bears in mind what he 'was elected for look after this thing, by calling on the regular resident correspondent of Tue Tris- uxE, a1 104 Mason strect. Col. Cameron, Delegate to the Republican Na- tional Convention, from Jamestown, N. Y. this city, aund will go South with the delegates i{mu,; thi xun ¢:|t{’.i LhH;J. is ca lilmne mE:h Nl;r Cameron s stopping. . Payn ., Postmaster, bls brotuer-La-law. e RACINE. ‘WHO WILL COME TO THE RESCUE ? Spectal Correspondence of Ths Tridune. RaciNg, Wis,, Junc 3.—Unless something turns up very soon in the wayof balls and parties, beaux and belles will be obliged to be reduced to plenics, and instead of dancing by thelight of a chandelier must be satisfied with the light of the modn, and for' acarpet the green sward, It will be dancing under diffi- culties, but far better than no dancing at all. Many dresses of shimmering silk #F airy gos- samer are waiting impaticntly upon s back shelf for the time when they can muke their debut, and feeling (if dresses can feel) that they will bring successes to the belies who wear them. Now that the wretchedness and discomfort that come from the spring house-cleaning is over, matrons, in recovering their strength and tempers, have found that their energy and willingness for party-giving hos departed,—~has been, in fact, shaken, scrubbed, and dusted out of them. - The young people, not realizing the mad- dening effects of the semi-annual tests of strength that honse-cleaning and its attendant evils always ring, elghand wish in vain that some one would prive them a chance for a divine waltz or two. = No ‘one comes to the rescue, and your correspondent grows pale thinking there isno prospectof a chance to describe the beanty of Miss -, the dress of iss , or the desperate flirtation r. and Miss are having. DECORATION DAY. ATl dwellers in Racine have g wild idea that they ‘have a tremendons amount of energy and enter- rise, and an unlimited supply of public spirit. Bat, put them to the test, and they are found want- ing. Decoration Duy came last” Tuesdny, bright and smiling, and instead of being well received was treated most shabbily. The day began and ended without the usual public demonstrations. Early in the morning the sound of a brass band was heard in the streets. Men, women, and children were on the qui vive, expecting something was go- inzto lappen. But, after playing o few displrit- ing alrs, the musicians disuppeared, goingto their bLomes or to the haunts where swei loger cafal- ways be found. Afternoon came. Still we hoped fora duy of jubilee. Stores were closed, hundreds of hard-working people were for u few hours et loose from care aud labor, the men ap- pearing in their Sunday coats, the women in their most gaudy dresses. They walked or rode through the dusty strectaand country rosds until they reached Mound Cemetery, where they found nei- ther a band o play nor s address to be made, and on **Decoration Day no flowers with which to decorate, g0 wandered aimlessly, thlnklmi_i play wns about as wearingas work after all, Rustic Tovers abounded, and, restingunder the dark shade of the evergreens, 10oked the picture of perfect bliss, and as they could not decorate the soldiers graves, decked cach other with branches and sprays of the lilac, until they looked like animated _ lilac-bushes (that ~ flower s the eymbol of the duy, 88 a flag isof the Fourthof July). These lovers divided their time between giving little demonstrations of affections and eating the contents of mysterious brown-paper parcels, which nine times out of ten contained peanuts or pop-corn, and the air was redolent with the mystical odora of rose and pep- permint. 2 Handsome Romeos and fascinating Juliets were to be seen driving by, with hearts filled with love, 10 doubt, but having the exquisite tact to keep it to themselves. Prospective fathers-in-law and mothers-in-law passed them, feeling complucent and satisfied, with a **Bless-you-my-children ** look npon their facce; perhape a thought comes to them of duys long ago. In_the evening Market Sqguare was black with men listening to music from a band perchied on' the shalky ateps.of Ui aucient Conrt-Nonso. The entertainment was varied by the ringing of the old cracked Court-House bell, aud the sounds gave every one the *‘dismals,"— and would have vent the smallest hnf to bed if the band had not again commenced to play and rean- Jimated the mournful crowd. At last the musicians would play no more. The idlers disbanded. *‘The long, loug day * was over, and few wished it might come again. THE RED, WHITE, AND BLUE. The fiat has gone forth. We are to have a Fonrth of July celebration. Dands of music, a parade, booming of cannon, laying of the corner-stone of the Court-Houee, addresses by prominent men (Long John Wentworth was invited to give us an oration, bat he could not or would not come), a dinner ‘given by the patient church-working Iadies by day, and fiteworks by night, completes pro- gramme that eecms quife stunning. The wholo nation must boast to other lands of its grandeur and success, although the country iy still in a fear- ful state of panic.—nothing yet at bottom prices. But we must dance and play over the ruins, and make believe to other nations that **cverything Is lovely." And furriners think we have much to be thankful for. We must own that, although our statesmen are sound enough in the heady they are fearfully shaky inmorals. No country can compete with us in the number sf gentleman swindlers—for no man knows what he is capable of until he becomes a member of the Cubinet. And as we look at the great West, we find it bas prodnced & Whisky Ring big cnough to encircle Great Brifain. We must own these things look a little bad, but the best thing we can do is to have faith in Uncle Sam, and on the glori- ous Fourth drink to the toast that he will bring the country **Right side up with care.” ADAMS—SAGE. The only socicty event of the pust week was_the marriage of Rush'S. Adams to Susic Sage, both of Racine, the wedding taking place on Wednesday, the 31st, at the residence of the bride's sister, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. Mr. Hinck- 1ey, in the presence of relatives and a few intimate fricnds, The bride was dreseed in white tarletan, clatorstely made, and she wore the regalation veil and slowers. The presents were numerous and Dbeantiful, Mr. and Mrs. Adams left on the noon train for St. Panl and vicinity, and with them went the best wishes of their many {riends. IACINE COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT.” The invitations to the Commencement exercises and clas« party are already ont, and the young la- dies are talking over what they shall wear, and who will be thers tosee them In thelr glory. To the younz men who are zoing to the ball, and yet are nof studeats, I would suggest they look sharp, or the Lieavy classicals and airy scientifics will flll the Foun ladies' dancing programmes, and, when they arrive in the ball-room, will stare blankly at the long lists of engagements and not find a blank whereon to put thelr names. 1t's only a little game of the **Town and Gown,”and thé advantage is 1o those who are first in the feld. * THERE'S MUSIC IN THE AIR." We have all heard of the little girl, that ** when she was good she was very good, and when she was ehe was horrid.” * That npfixlic& to church choirs as well as to little girls, and to Sf. Luke's choir especially. It has slow- Jy grown from bad to worse, and now the young ladies and gentlemen of the congregation Tave volunteered to sing and give us blessed har- mony. As Mrs. Charife Taylor, Misses Eva Ward, Kitty Duncombe. Ida Bull, and Georgie Hurlbut, with Messrs. Washburn, Duncombe, Robinson, and T4l have slready been busy with rehearsals, we shall luok forward with pleasnre to hear voices that are sweet and well cultivated, and order at last will come out of chaos and real music will be the result. WHAT A SUBSCRIPTION-BOOK WILL DO. The City Improvement Committce are victorious, Subscriptions have been raised so that the East Purk will this summer be made a ‘‘thing of Dbeauty.” When completed there will be u large fountain, four broad cemented walks leading fo it, four large reflecting lights, band-stand, rustic seats, cte, The Iadies of the Centennial Tmprovement Com- mittce will give a grand dinner on the Fourth of July under tents and_booths in East Park. and all motiey cleared from it will go towards the improve- ment of Jarket square next summer, and that desert will in a year be converted futo 2 beautiful square, with its drinking-fountain and statues,and the now barren gronnd will be covered with *‘living green.™ With tivo such improvements Rucine will Tot knov itself. J. 1. Caseis building a new fence around his driving park, and crectinga new grand stand, and jmproving the track, so before Jung the race-course will be in a splendid condition, STREET-SPRINKLING. It is a strange idea that Main street residents will suffer from dusty streets, and let billows and clouds of dust fly inat_the doors and windows of the elegant bouses, and not make an effort to have the streets well sprinkled. For a small sum ar- rangements conld_be made with the man with the blue water-tank and the inconvenience ended. Our dusty weather has just begun. Can not kome en- Lerprising person start out ith s subscription-book and sec what can be done? ORPILUS CLUB. This encrgetic Society gave ita fifteenth solree Friday eyening to one of the best honses of the scason. The audience seemed in such good humor that the performers felt eqmfll{ beppy. Among the audience were Mr. aud Mrs. 11, 1 Fuller, Nr. and Mre. Edward Spalding, Mies Eva Cooley, Miss TFlora Knapp, Miss Hettic Case, and a number from the college, both_professors and students. The concert passed off without a break to mar the even- ing. Mrs. Fish descrved the applause she receiv- ed, singing *‘The Wanderer with great sweetness and expreseion, *‘The OId Crow” is & much prettier picce than one would think by the title, and was sung so finely by Mr. McDowell that he was the recipientof alongand energetic_encore. We are only sorry he did not respond toit. Miss Eva Ward played the sweet nocturne of Leybach with the expression and dnish we now espect from her, and the duet by Miss Hoy and Miss Darand gave the audience an gpportunity of Hearing their volces at their best. This evening is the last in- forinal concert of the sesson. The closing one will be given soon, and will be publicly aunounced. PEISONAL. After boating about on the **great lakes” for several weeks, Will Miner nds himself at home in, and zlad to be un terra firma once more. et Sunday found Mr. Fred Ranney oguin in town. The wife and children of Cook Ely are {ll with the dreaded discase of small-pox. chught on ' th cara while on thelr way to Oshkosh a short time 70, "any old triends of Mr. Dok Dutton had the pleasure of meeting him in town the other day. He ‘was looking and feeling finely. The news comes to us that Judge Warkness will s00n return to Racine, his health not being im- Pproved by hls trip to Denver and Salt Lake, Stephen Bull and family have returned from the Freeport races. Mr. Bull's borse **Phil Sheri- dan took the second mones, £130, which yas & rprige to Racine, a8 every one im: " Sheridan " moat come out 1T agp. L oened " FRI EKENOSHA. MRS. JARLEY'S WAX-WORES, Special Correspondence of The Tribune. KeNosma, June 3.—The exhibition of Mrs. Jarley’s wax-works, given st Kimball Hall Tuesday evening by the young people of the Congregational Church, proved a' success in every respect. The leading characters were represented by Misses Bain, Merrill, Stryker, Thiers, Mrs. Slosson, and Mrs. Baldwin, who were all good in their respective roles. Miss Bain as Mrs. Jarley was as near perfect as it is possible for an amateur to be, and her fine act- ing might, perhaps, put the original Mrs. Jarley in the shade. Jean Ingelow’s “Songs of Seven” was finely sung, Jennle and ' Luln Bond, Stryker, and Wood taking part in the same. The sclections played by the National Band were well rendered, and added much tothe enjoyment of the evening. The receipts of the entertainment go toward replenishing the library of the Congregational Sunday-School. When the efforts of our amateurs meet with so much success, itscems a pity that so much talent should be ** hid under a bushel,™ only allowing, itself fo be scen .once ortwice a year, It is hoped these enterpris- ing yoang people will favor us with another exhibi- tion of like character cre the summmer is over. CHILDREN'S PARTY. Monday evening Masters Jlarry and Freddie Sin- clair entertained their young friends at their pa- rents’ regidence on Kenosha strect. At hnif-past 7 the little folks bezan to nssemble, and the parlors were soon_ filled with o crowd of little fairies dressed in white, and @ large number of youthful masculines, who seemed to fecl the@hadow of coming years resting upon them, and the necessity of acquitting them- gclvea with credit as gallants for the little misses. A prettier sight cannot be imagined than this part of huppy children as they gracefully mov through the changes of the dance, their eyesspark- ling with pleasurc, and no thought of cire or the morrow to dim the brightness of the hour. Prof. Dickhnut furnished the music for the occasion, and the youthful dancers tripped the **light fantastic™ until near midnight. ir. Sinclair, Sr., closed this charming party with ‘one of bis inimitable Irish songy, and then the little ones sought their home- nests. . _SACRILEGIOUS ROBDERY. Sunday night 8 most dastardly burglary was com- mitted in_this city, the new German ‘Catholic Church being the victim. The burglars effected an entrance through one of the south windows, and tovk something over 200 wurth of the cliurch prop- erty as booty. The silver chalice, gold mou- strance, a ciborium, silver cap, the baptismal font, and some of the priest's Vestments were the mpet valunble articles taken. The banners and some of the vestments were cut and otherwise marred, and the sacrilegious wretches left the scene of their depredations well content, doubt- Jess, with the night's operutions, Notwithstand- ing all the ¢fortamude to discover the identity of these burglars, so for they lave eluded detection, and are probably preparing to charm our night- police with another visitation. Who next? PROT. COOKE gave two entertainments Saturday and Monday cvenings at Simmong’ Hall for the purpose of ex- posing modern Spiritualism and spiritual manifes- tation. Tlis entertsinments were worthy & better attendance than they secured, there belng only a small audience present both evenings. Prof. Cooke claims he can do all that any medium can do, and explains to the nudience the manner in_ which the s0-called manifestations of Spiritalism ara per- formed. Anything that is really good and des: ing of the public patronage is uot well patroni: here, as Prof. Cooke found out to his own gatisfac- tion. He did not mske expenses. ‘WHERE IS Suct A little German girl of this city has mysterlons- 1y disuppeared, and is not likely to be found by her unnatural parent, whois searching diligently allthe **by-ways and hedges™ of the city, that he may assert his authority over her, and compel the child to shave his ‘home (¥) in the wiklsof Texas, As the father strongly resembles the brate "creation in his nature, aud is desirous of bringing up hie little daughter after the same fash- ion,” friends of the little girl, out of love for her, and for thesake of humanity, have scen fit to transport her to another clime out of his reach, and he must return to his Texan bovines ashe camc—cmpty handed. She came to this country from Germany about two years ago, und was taken by an American family ‘of this city, who have treated ber in all respectsassnown child. Con- trary to the law of nature, she loves her kind friends much more than ehe does her own father, whom she shuns and fears. This is the second time he hics sought to force Lier from her pleavant home, but, to the great delight of thuse who are acquainted with the” facts in the case, he has again been unsuccessful. KENOSIIA DRIVING PARK. Among other notable places of resort in.this city isthe fine driving park belonging to Mr. A. P. Tead, The track is a full mile in length and is kept in the finest condition possible thronghout the entire scason. Any fine morning a lover of turf- eports can view the fast steppers of this city, also ll‘mne from ubroad, clge, as they take their daily exer- The summer meeting comes off June 21 premiuns $300. Jumic 21 the races nd 2:40 trotters, pursi 11 be for horees purse $120, and the last race is open to all 2:50, trotting horses, purse $140. Entries for these races close Alonday, June 19, JOTTINGS. Friday afternoon Millie Simmons, a little dot of 5 years, celebrated her birthday with a pm'té', which was attended by thirty-six litfle oncs of her own nge or thereabouts. These wee epecimens of hu- mianity played on the lawn, under the supervision of their elders, until they were summoned to par- take of the dainty refreshments prepared for the: The table was spread on the lawn under the branch- esofa \\‘Ide-srrcld‘ng oak, and these tiny men and women did full justice to the birthday feast, Next week Mayor Quurles, Dr. Saunders, Mr. T B. Hinsdale, and Mr. bbins will leave this city for a six-weeka' tramp in the far West, Wheelock, of Green Day, has been spending the weck with friends at the Water Cure. O Friday evening the Methodists gave zn ice-cream and strawberry festival in their church parlor. A pleasant time. W. Hays, of Chicago, spent last Sunday ity. Mir. C. Schend and Charley Kupfer left the city Wednesday for the Centenniel. - A flne barge is being built for Mr. E. Bain, which 11\3 ,inlends using at his country “residence on Twin es. To-morrow (Sanday) being Whitsunday. the Rev. Mr. Walker will preach atthe M. E. Church on lu{)icx n{;pl‘opfinw to the day. Afrs. Bachus and doughter have returned from Manton, Mich, Mre. Meyers and Mrs. Brady, of Albany, are vis- iting Mrs. J. IL Slosson. S. ‘Rameeand two daughters, from Yokohama, Japan, are stopping at the Grant House. The Rev. Mr. Hitchcock will speak Sunday evening on *‘The Recent Expose, or Spirituslism an: Modern Miracles.™ NEENAHT AND MENASHA. A SEETCH OF THEIR SPORTING AND COMMERCIAL CAPABILITIES. Special Correspondence of The Tribune. MexasHA, June 2—The famous family fend of the Montagues and Capulets, immortalized by Shakspeare in “Romeo and Juliet,” was, not so long ago, almost rivaled by the bicker- ings, jealousies, and strife of the otherwise calm inhabitants of Neenah and Menasha. They were geographically so near, and yet, taking their neighborly associations into account, sentimen- tally so far apart. To put it squarely, they were nearly on as good cat-and-dog, give-sud- take fighting terms as the villages of Chicago and St. Louis. Novw, to o certain cxtent, THIS 13 ALTERED. The dividing party lines are no more, the batchet is buried, albeit the handle fs distiucily visible to the unclothed optic. Necenah nmo Ionger openly crows in being somewhat more extensively populated than Menasha, and Menasha is under no pressing necessity to sit down in sackeloth nnd ashes in conscions acknowl- edgment of the truthful appliciation of this triumphantly-uttered taunt. Hands have . been clasped over the sanguinary abyss, and at this date all is comparatively lovely. When Menasha rejoices Neenah congratulates, and Menasha cousiderately mourns when Neenah re- fuses to be comforted. ‘This ehould be 50 with all well-regulated town- hips and families. Sooth to say, the commercial leaders of these two thriving centres are beginning to digcover that their interests are more identical than antagonistic. They find it morc consoling to run in double harness thun pull counter to onc an- other; hence they are more likely to arrive at the goal of commercial prosperity abresst, and in good trim. Maybe their long-continued snarling susceptibilitics originated by rcason of their close proxinnty to the rivers named after those two domestic petd, the Fox and the ' Wolf. And yet these two tributaries to Lake Winnebago are, in reality, all the time—and at this geason speeiully cause of the mercantile and piscatorial pros- perity of the twin cities. Just now the Fox River, on which Neenah and Menasha are situated, fairly swarms with the finny tribe, and the finest possible Eport ie afforded to the ardent votaries of the rod, ‘who are flocking in from all points. Those IN SEARCH OF HEALTH and_recreation—and their number is leglon— should at prescnt bear in mind the unrivaled sport- ing facilities of these places. Though neither so fushionable nor 80 expensive as some of the other famous summer resorts of Wisconsin, their legiti- mate sporting attractions are eecond {0 none in the ‘whole State, and Bm!é‘blganbfi excelled in the en- tire Northwest. atd, barges, and railing-vessels are all called into requisition, and before Jong the basg, the pike, and other piecatorial denizens of the deep will hiave no caey task to dodge the astate anglers, who are busily intent on enticing them from river and from lake. JIOW TO DO IT AT MENASIIA, It sou choose Meaasha us your hapoy hunting grounds for the time being, you will find ample ac commodation A. M. Bruce, ** mine host™ of the **National,"—a gentleman widely and de- servedly appreciated in sporting and commercial circles "anywhere within a radius of 1,000 miles. ‘Take his alert and competent major-domo, Mr. M. gl; Dnrka‘n wlyollr cufln!;tgencc, 83y unto him in e morning ** I go a-fishing," and straightwa; tackle, l.migbout, and oarswun will be in relfi(n::xz snd nothing lacking to minister to the enjoyment of your aquatic excarsfon. AT NEENAILL O, if you clect to make Neenah your headquar- ters,'the tourist can rely on having every attention bestowed upon him by J. B. Russell, proprietor of the well-appointed lotel bearing his name, We have not at present been a guest at his establish- ment, but everyone n{l:nk'x higbly in ita favor, and what everyone says is ordinzrily supposed to be true. One of the most enjoyable metliods of passing half day, #nd having rare sport, 1 to make upa party and charter the stesm-yacht ' Julins, eklil- fully navizated by Capt. G. ¥. Thompson, of Nee- nob. Nothing can be more exhilarating than 2 run across the lake under a good preseure of steam, or you can lazily, though with - keen enjoyment, drop your lines and haal in vonr fish with your craft nnder scarcely perceptible hend- way.” Within view. and almoat within hail of us, Aitkens, of the Eveuing Iisconsin, Milwaukee, i ot on the river with his _wife and Mrs, C. F. llisley. Mr. Altkens arrived ut Brace's National Hotel jast night. He I3 thoroughly familiar with the local fialiing grounds, and the fish ordinarily evince an anxicty to visit foreign parts when he Tays for them. TUSINESS. - . Revorsing the old axiom as to the deslfabllity of placing business Grat and pleaeuro afier, we uow cel inclined to say a few words fo the readers of Tyr. TripuNE on the business resonrces and capa- bilities of Neenuh and Mennsha; and in doing so we mayat once comorehensively rate them ax being first-clas, The industries arc of o munufecturin: order, and are mainly developed by the nnrisale water-power eajoyed by each clty. Neenah, iow- ever, (s o considerable grafn-distributing 'potet, and " consequently prescnts_an_amount of ktrect trafllc and activity which Menasha cannot fairly rival. It, however, the streets of Menasha are lesa thronged, it is for the reason_ that her entire adult male population is, during working hours, profit- ably cinployed In the manufuctories. As indicat- ‘THE TANGIBLE PROSPERITY of both places, it may be mentioned that no house with a roof on it §s unoccupied und to let, and it Is difficult to £nd @ local loafer on the streete. One of the principal_industries of Menusha is the cele- Drated Wooden Ware Manufacturiug Company, af- fording employment to over 100 men, besides running fmportant_ branch-works at Depere and otber points. Webster & Lawson also employ about 150 micn at their hub and_spoke factory,— the largeat of the kind in the Nortiwest. Other consldcrable concerns are aléo vigorously carried on, such as the extensive stave-manufactory of Syme & Joncs, the woolen-works of lewitt, Chap- man & Co., the douring-mills of Mewitt, Symo & Co., McGinty & Wable, and Scott & Co., the eash, door, and'blind factories of Mlitchell & Watke und Ruorer & Schoelder, the saw-mill of Ramsny & Jones, the Excelsior Clothes-Pin Works of Noyes & Davis, the machinery-shops and foundries of Colborne Bros. and Howard & Jennings, and the azricnltural implementdepot of F. W. Webster. Two important additions to *enashn's commer- cial cnterprise are also in progress, viz.: u large establishment for the manufucturcof reapers, efc., y Messrs. Little & Song, and # joint stock con- cern with o capital of $50,000 for the mapufacture of common wrapping and other papers. The Nationz! Banic of Menasha, President, R. Shiclls; Cashier, Henry Hewitt, Jr., is doing & thAving business, and Ias helped materially to foster und develop the Ictent busincss energies of the place. The same remark s also strictly appli- cable to the National Bank of Necnah, which is under the uble dircctorate of Henry Lewittas Prea- ident, and Robert Shiells, Cashier. Mehasha bonsts of two weekly newspapers, one tlic Menasha 1Weelly Press, under the ediforial puidance of the Ilon. Tom' Necid; the other the Beobachier, managed by Mr. Jobn Klinker. Neenah's newspapers nare the Gazetle, run on Republican principles by Mr. G. A. Canningham, and City Zimes, the Democratic organof Ar. J. N. Stone. "It ulso boasts of & temperance paper, 7he Tetolaller, run on strictly anti-party and cold \water proclivitics. MANUFACTURES OF NEENAH. Havingmentioned the industeial resources of Me- nasha, we must—to avoid sculping—chronicle those of Neenah, which sre. to-wit: the large paper- mills operated by A. W, Patton, Kimberly, Clark & Co., and John R. Dayis & Co. The second- named’ irm run both the Necnah and Globe Mills. s there are no Iess than six, being . Kimberly, Smith & Procter, Tippler & Son, Stridde & er, J. R, Kimberly & Co., and Cloments & Stovens. ' & oouple of pluning’ mills ure run by J. Senforl and Meesrs. Hooker Klerwert, while 2 saw und shingle mill is controlled Dy Mr. Henry Sherry. “Augther important branch of industry is that_of the Necush Stove-Works. the proprietors being Messrs. Smith, Van Ostrand, and Levins. Ncenah is careful to have its brewery as well as its Temperance puper, consequently we find a couple of brewerics fourishing. one of them regu- latea by Erghott Bros., and the other by Joseph Mayer, of Doty's Island. NLCWS OF THE WEEK. More might advantazeously be written concern- inz the twin cities, and of themanifold beautfes of théir scenic surroindings, but we desist for the present, merely observing that Menasha bas had the puli over Neenah in the matter of affording lively local items for the past few days. It has had —among other socinl luxurics—a bloodless shoot- Ing affray, & fire destructive of two or_three thou- sond doflars’ worth of property, and, lastly, the wedding yesterday of Mr. Frank Smith Lo Miss Cora Keyes, daughter of Capt: Abel Keyes, and niece of Boss Keyes, of political renuwn. THANKS. We cannot closé this rambling cpistle withont ex- pressing our indcbledness jor. courtesies ex- berienced At the hands of Mr. Van Ostrand, Mr. . C. Kerwin, and Capt. Thompson, of Neenah, and from the Hon. Tom Reid und Mr. A. N, Lincoln, the obliging Postmaster of Menasha. The Iatter géntleman strack a chord in our breast by evincing a regura for Tux THBuxE, which was demonstrated” by the exhibition to' your corre- spondent of n carcfully-preserved and labeled stone relic, which once “formed part of the old Tutnuse building destroyed by fire in the memora- ble'71. W.IL C. I ILLINOIS. WAUKEGAN. THE, COUNTY-SEAT. BSpecial Correspondence of The Tribune. WaukeeaN, June 8.—The cdtizens of Wau- kegan are doubtless aware that other scctions of the county, being desirous of the title “ county-seet, ”” will work for its removal from this elty; but a journey in the direction of Libertyville and the townships south and west of same, will reveal the fact that they have al- ready commenced in earnest to accomplish their purpose. Petitions ure now being cirenlated in cach township west of the esstern tier calling for an clection, at the same time ascertain- ing the individusl fecling of the inhabit- ants - relative to its future location as best suited to them, The Libertyville people express themselves as having great falth in their undertaking. The systematic manner in which they have entered into the strife will certain- 1y accomplish a great deai. This is a question in which the citizens of Waukegan have considerable interest. The location of the county records at this vlace tends to draw trade that would undonbt- cdly go elsewhere were they removed. Therefore, as it requires but & majority of the votes to remove 1o Libertsville, and ten ont of the fifteen townships arein favor of removal, it behooves the citizens of ths place to be up and doing lest they suler loss in theend. * OLD SETTLERS. On next Wednesday occurs the 01d Settlers’ Re- union at this place. Extensive preparations have ‘been made by every town in both connties to make it an imporiant event, and the attendance will robably be larger than’ was ever scen in this city. ety tonn promises to attead **inbulk,” euch one coming in faith, believing that their respective town will carry home the champion flag, The procession will' be quite lenzthy, and 1 be nccnm‘mnled Dy the Fire Department (in wniform), Masonic Fraternity, St. Mary's Total Abstinence Society; also several brass and_ martial bauds. The procession will march south across State- street bridge to Delvidere strcet, west on Iel- videre to Genesce, north on Genesce to Clay- ton, west on Clayton to Utica, south on Utica to Washinzion, west on Washington to Park avenue, north on Park avenue to the Fair Grounds, where the exercises of the day will be conducted, Percons desiring to come’ by rail can do o at oue and one-fifth the regilar fare. Speeches wiil be made by the Ion. John Went- worth, the Hon. II. W, Blos . the Hon. E. AL Hainet, the Hon. T. D. Marphy, and the Ion, Richard Bishop. No labor or expense will spared to make it comfortable for ail who may attend from a distance. The first shot from the cannon will be fired at 11:07 a. m., at which time the Lrain containing the speakers will arrive from Chiczge. Eight minutes later look out for the procession. TIE BEST 1S TIE CHEAPEST. J. W. Kittlestrings, Esq., President Ok Park Board of Education, visited Waukegun on Thurs- day for the purpose of fll’ol:lll’ill_: teachers for that lace. I understind he made 8 proposition to rof. Crawford, Principal of the High School: also to one of the Indy teachiers in the same building. TThe propositions are very liberal,—consfderably in advance of their present ralarics. 'Ine late action of the Board of Educution in reducing tace salaries of teachers can hardly be expected to b & gain in the end, as the teachers cmployed are capable of commanding higber prices for their iabor. The citizens of Waukegan would be very sorry to lose Prof. Crawford or any of the teachers now em- ployed, —in fact, they conld not afford to do ro. ut they can_afford to puy adequate salaries to competent individuals, rather than suffer the great inconvenience that will inevitably take place. INMPROVEMENTS. Many fmprovements are now being made throughout the city, but more especiully in the northwest addition. ' Every property-holder in the city bas beautified the same in muny ways; new fences, walks, znd other things, too numerous to mention, a1 of which denotes prosperity u any town. In epeaking about this place it can truth- {ully be described 48 being in u tlourishing condi- tion, and, if new residents continue to come as they have of late, before long the population will no doubt be double what it is now. ~ Wankegan has therefore a glorious future. PERSONALS. Mr. Frank McGinnis, of Detrolt, made Waake- gon a Nying visit on Wednesday. Mr. John S. Tuttlearrived home from his Esat- crn tripon Thursday. He expresecs himself as well pleased with the Exposition at Philadelphia. 3r. Frank Rogers, of Gilman, 1ll., is ona visit to Waukegan, improvinghis health by the use of mineral water. . J. Bradbury, Esq., of the Patriot, ia expected ‘home from Philadelphia this evening. John M. Snyder, of the firm of A, E. Swift & Co., gas inanufacturers, f6 In the city with a view of making a propusition to our City Fathers. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nichols are visiting relatives and friends in this city, their former honie. TIIS AND THAT. “tMake thee an ark and be prepared.” Many will couslder this advice illustrative of sound judg- ‘ment at this time on account of the vast quantity of rain which has of late favored this place by its almost continual presence. The new hydrants Intely pat in convenient places upon Genesce street by our City Fathers prove to be # two-fold benellt, as they not only farnieh pure, cold water direct from the artesian well, but they alug serve to eatiely o portion Of the community that previonsly dropped into the nesrest saloon **to take & drop o' omethin’.” Thife St Rhie BARE Palmer, last Friday be- do as ihey pleased, they were pleased to Lave a good time. b Base-ball matterzhave apparently awakenzd from thelr slumbers, and amony the clubs recently or- nized are the Centennials, Lone Sta-s, Black tockings, and Printers. ‘Chus far the nlack Stock- ings have taken the lead, being victurs in every cuntest. . The purses to be trotted for in this cityon the 4th of July amount to $300. Fast horses ure expected from abrond, but they will have to du some tall trotting in order to beat Weukegan's favorites. Muasic may be heard on Satarday eveniags once more, farnished by the Glen Flora Band atthe sprinirs, 4 P Rother pedestrian match is advortised for next Saturday, the 10th irst. The purse is for 310, and the contestants are Juliuy Co:aar Kalser 2nd Hen- ry Hudson, bogh ofswhom are well known in this city. The'distance is 50 miles, und the walk will take place at Phenix Hall. Church troubies are purkaps the moat sericusthat mankind are uub,'ccte(l’ta‘ at least guch id the ex- perience of some of-our Cliristian brethren at the present time. . The strewberry fostival given by the juvenile clags of the High School st the residence of Georze S. Whecler, Esg., on Friday cvening, was largely attended, and was the occasion of much enjoy- went. Everything in the shape of a horn, drum, or fife is nt present being called into requisition prepara- tory to tho Ol Settlers’ Reunion and the 4th of uly. AURORA. DECORATION-DAY. Special Correspondence of The Tribune. AURoOR4, June 2.—The services of Decoration- Day were under the management of. Aurora Post, No. 26, G. A. R., and were of 2 more than usually interesting and impressive character. There was not a perfect cessation from business, but the citizens generally turned out to do hon- or to the memory of their dead defenders. The Knights Templar and the Aurora Light Guards —Company B of the Third Regiment—took part in the ceremonies; 2 most eloguent oration was delivered by Comrade Rev. Samuel Paine, and the excrefses closed with the G. A. R. memorial service. TIE COMMON COUNCIL acquired unenviable distinction upon the occa- sion—all members cxeept Ald. Hawley, Benson, and Evane—by their failure to be present. They had voted unanimously to accept the invitation and instructed the Clerk -to procure carridges for their accommodation, but, ‘becom- ing offended at the comments upon their recent action in refusing to vote an appropriation for the Fourth of July celebration, they thought It would be u smart thing to display their anger in this manner. They have the satisfaction of know- ing that they have won the disapproval of nearly thie entire community. TIHE REVIEW OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT occarred on Satnrday last. and was entirely satis- factory,—the apparitus andmen in splendid condi- tion, ~The members were highly complimented by the Mayor, who. in behalf of the Conucil and citi- zens, thanked them for past services and present etliciency. FUNDS FOR THE FOURTI are being generously subscribed by all classes of citizens, and we sh:il have a rousing celebration. AN EXCURSION to Ottawn and Starved Rock has Leen annoanced by the Light Guards for Friday, June 16. PERIONAL. Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Weston started Fast Satnr- day Iast, and after an extended tour will spend the late summer and early fall months in Brooklyn. ‘Travis Rhodes, an old Aurora typo, late Private Secretary of Gov. Ames, of Mississippl, bus been visiting friends in this city. ‘Allan W, Stolp, the Boston agent of *¢ILill's Manual, " is spending a few days ot his home in Aurora. Tarry F. Cooper, of the Main-street grocery firm of Cooper Brotliers, was Jast week nnited in mar- riaze with Miss R. Delle McConike, one of Prince- tor's fairest danghte The second annivervary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Watson was uppropriately celo- brated Friday eves last. Miss Emma Burronghs, of Chicago, is visiting her gister Martha in this city., John Miller. sun of Jacob Xiller, arrived home Wednesdey evening afteran extended European tour. Arthur Meadows and Miss Mary Casley weremar- riei on Wednesday by the Rev. W. C, Hopkins, the lady having made the trip from England to take part in the ceremony. 3r. Mendows isa C., B. & Q. brakeman, who, by industry and econo- my, hod eccured a pleasant home -+ summon- ing the lady of his choice to join him. **Uncle™ Hiram Scrafford, onco? the early eet- tlers of Aurora and a respected citizen, expired on Wednesday evening, ufterlon; fTering from dis- easc of the liver and kidneys. He wasu genia old gentleman, whose plezsant countenance he greatly miseed by ail. His brethiren of the Masonic fraternity will coadect the faneral ceremonies this afternoo; g Harey W. White. alias E. C. Sheldon, fora week in the employ of William Giles, sewinz-machine agent, wns detected of forgery on Tuesday after- noon, and locked ©p affer a hearing be- fore Fsq. Adaws. Te was wanted ot~ Min- neapolis, Minn., and aleo at Sprinzchl, IIL., to answer to charges of forgery and embezzlement, the mo«t serions of his crinies having been commit- ted in the latter city. An oflicer fron: Springileld put inan appearunce on Tuesday night armed with the necessury papers, and at 6 0'clock next morn- inz departed with his ner. Prof. Mandeville, of Jenuings Seminary, isfill- ing the pulpit of the Ottuwa Methodist Eplacopsl Charch during the temporary absence of the pastor. Prof. E. . Crane, the well-known natoralist, is @ puest at the Fiteh Mouse. The Rev. James Green, of New York, is visiting his futher, the Rev. A. H. Green, pastor of the Free Metiodist Churca. Prof. W. B. Powell and wife were pleasantly su ?riscd on Monday evening by u larze compuny of friend, the occasion being their eleventh wed- ding annlversary. D. C. Pease and his bride arrived home on San- day evening last. Str. and 3rs. Sam Crance depart on Monday lo visit the Ceutennial. Dick Northam cume up from LaSzlle to partici- pate in the decoration of soldlers’ graves. Alr. and 3irs. Isaac Morzan are expected home to-morrow frow their wedding tour. Ex-Engineer James Dattles has enzaged in the grocery bsiness, porchasing an intercst in Robert Pierpont's popular establishment on Main strect. ‘Thamas N. Dontney, of Providence, R. 1. advertises himselfas a **reformed inebriate, - dresses the Temperance Reform Club this evéning, Reformed inchriutes, ®omeuow, seem to take fo the rostrum as naturally us ducks to water, and since nine lecturers out of ten take pride in nssum- ing that role the frequent repetition of their ste- reotyped story has become 2 little monotonous. Jifes Neiswinter on 3onday next will open a eelect school upon the Kindersarten principle at the corner of Oak and Galena strects. ‘The price of taition is 50 cents a week, ~the sesslons being from § to 118, m., and from L:20 to 3:30 p. m. 2Mr. Orin Whitford, an oid citizen, for many vears residing on Hoyles avenae, accompanied by {){n‘: family, depurted Wednesday to seck a home fn nsa; Dr. ¥. L, Pond has commcenced the ercction of an extensive aadition 1o his cancer-hospitzl, on Root street, which will more than treble the pres- ent capacity of the estublishment. L. II. Water- house hus the contract for tie mnson-work, and work. quite Tow at her of inflammation of Minnimin & Son the carpentes Mrs, John Creighton is 1 residence on Lincoln avenue thie Tiver. - “The Rev, Mr. Jackson, of Doyner's Grove, ocen- pied the Union Dupti<t pulpit wmost aceeptably Sunday last, morning and cveniug, Teobert Miller. foréian of the Chicago, Burling- ton & Quincy car-denartment, aad In the empioy of that Company for rixteen years, hias accepted the position of supstintendent of the Gar uni building epartment of the Michizan Central Road. Mr. Miller is thorough mechunic and pecaliarly fitted for the responsible past with which be bas been honored; Lut while congratalating him upon s g00d fortune, Aurora can flly atTord to lose a gen- tleman of hix sterling qualitics. 1le was brought up umong us from the cradle, §8 estcemed and Fe- spected by all who have the pleasare of his ac- quaintance, and It Is safe to eay that no man Lus ever left the Aurors shons whose loss was more sincorels and universally regrotted, ames Freeman has béen elected President of the Aurora Gun Club; K. W. Gates, Secretury; and J. M. Short Sccretary, " The club hay o membership of twenty, and Clinrley Evina carried off the cham- plon badye at the last match. ' EVANSTON! GENERAL ODSERVATIONS. There has been a lamentable dearth of events of general interest during the past week in Evanston. In fact, the villageis indulging in the anpual torper which precedes the rush, hurry, and activity of the Commence- ment season, for which Nature is mak- ing beautiful provision, to say nothing of other preparations. Everything is beautiful and blooming, und Evanston never looked bet- ter than now. COMING BVENTS. The chief “coming event of general inter- est in connection with Commencenient exercises g’ll_l be tll:c ’m‘elcung' of the Pastors’ Theological nion, the full programme for whicl T sppeated in Tus Suaar TRIBUNE. h Basalaty THE MATRIMONIAL MARKET, Other *‘*cominy events™ which will, in each in- stance, moet deeply aftect two persons—one of each sex—are affording topics for the gossips. The proepects are good for o number of interesting cer- emosies before next_ winter sets in. Auspicions eventsof this nature are none too frequent in Evanston, but the number now in_prospect prom- ises to enable the village to keepup a {fair average. BRAGDON-BYERLY. Dr. M. C. Bragdon, a Ymmlncnt and talented young physician, and an old resident of Evanston, will be united in marriage to Misw Lizzie Byerly, :rb Ir”l;lrlailngtph'(:‘ in 'i.w'x ity next Tnee&ily.n ,uu; rough the Eastern cities, Dr. ang Mre. Bragdon will be **at home " in’ E\'lfll;!wn. * A. J. BROWN. It Is understood that Mr. A. J. Brown intends to carry his appeal from tiie finding of the Committee which investigated his cave to the Quarterly Con- ference, which meets next week, but those who are posted in Methodist law consider that the chances of the appeal blng Esiheidored by thatbody are very doubtful, inasitich as the penalty iniicted uted this action ok in making u n thie hope of pulting anend o the saei appenrances soein to indicate that - it i) 2 dossn, ™ but will pring up in come new shaps. 1O oy Dr. Wentworti and the Clingch for Jeies 3 . perhaps. The Quarter] meet Mouday évening, June 12 CCRereRce wil THE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY. ‘The report of the Dircctors of the Fico Pbl Librury 10r the ear ending June 1, 1576. has o cn completed, and contal 2 o e ; alns the' foliowing s ecerTs. Printing ....... Gas fixtores’ and ropai Incidentals .. Total .. Talance on hand. Number of books in Increase durinz vear. Number of cards in force, of familles using library Increase during year. Number books 10ane i year, chielly fiction, Listory, and travels.o13,103 0 d:;xscm.nsxrans MATTERS. & 8 stated last Sunday, the annual Baceala Sermou will be delivered June 18, and tuis why o aururate the Commmencement exerciacs of thy Uuversty, The chavel of the Preparatory School crowded Friday eveninz 1or 81 entertafames siven under the auspices of the Enphronean ang hilomazhean Literary Socictics of that Tnstitution The exercises were fully up to the aserage of thy University) cntertainments, and were - very in: tereating, \while the einging of Harry Tiomas Chicngo Qulartette scemed to be generally apgee - ciate Miss Trown will lecture at the Congregati Church Friday evening o -*+ Christian Syatorey The local poem alluded to last Sunday will by fesued by the Jader office Tacaday. 1Itsanthor It Prof. C. W. Pearson, of the University, and it appearance is awailed with interest, 25 the poem, which contains 125 stanzas, Is mainly local o g nature. The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Wentworth will leave for a three months' absence In Lurope Wednesday o Thursday. PARK RIDGE. NEWS OF THE WEEK. Tuesday evening proved to be all that conle be desired, and the ladies of the M. E. Chord were made happy in consequence, as the pleas ant weather insured a full attendance on thei festival and a ready sale for their strawberriey and ice cream. A large number were presen! from the village and ncighboring suburbe, ani all seemed to realize that every dollar investet was to be returned to themn tén-fold, inasmued as the proceeds of the entertainment were to by devoted to payment in part of the pastory salary. Tle amonnt taken was not as large a it should have Deen, the prices charged being altogethier tov small. People resort to sucl places with the expectation of giving, and nott Teceive a full equivalent for their money. Among those presentfrom Despliines were no ticed 3ir. Harry Knott, Miss Sarah Knott, and Mr, Woodworth. * Those from Norwood Park were Mr, ond Mrs. Shepard, Miss Walker, Mr. znd Mrs fiurd, aud dir. Treat, of Chicago, guest of Elda Soring. Decoration-Day wag obeerved here in a smal way, there beinzbut two soldiers buried in the Park Ridge Cemetery. Many private famlies, owever, devoted the day to decorating their cemen tery lots, and the graves of buried friends and rels tives. Amonzsuch covercd with beantifal decora. tions, were the grounds of dir. It. W. Meacham, Mr. J. Janes, Mr. Whitinz. and Col. T. P. Robb. In the Potter's Field was fonnd a geave of an un. Lnown soldier, and sympathizing nands had places = bouquet of delicate flowers tpon his lust resting: place. 1% wes a touching teibtte to tae memory o) the fullen baave. ‘Whut came near being a serious accident occurred on the premises of Mr. Carl Hultz Tnesday night. The family were awaizened a the middle of the nightto discover that their house was in ames, 4 few monents more and sozac orall of them wonlé have perisiied in the £re. By the great exertion ot the family aud the neizhbors who hustily gathered, tire flames were exti ed after nearfy cousume ine the bullding. Huitz iz foreman of Dr. Fri; e gurden aud farm, and 2 hasd. workin: 5 wan. e hustne sympathy o tiie entire comnumnity. The bre is rensonably sup posed to have Leen tie work of an incendiary. Last Friday a preccelous youth 17 year of age, named Willie athews, alius Redney, broke into 1 2] e and stole sume $20 worth of val. ables. Tae articles were ind in his mother's Lonse. Mr. Eastmzu, Chief Marshal of the vilicge, upon learnieg tae facts, started to arrest the younj thicf, but fennd he had left for parts unknown. A meeting of the citizens of Ridge i+ called for Monday evening ut 8u’clock at the M. E. Chured 1o wake arrangewents for a celebration on tht Fourth of Jul . s - OTHER SUBURBS. OAR PARR. Never hos the Park looked more charming than at present. Muuy fine ioprovements have been added Quring the season to the handsoma grounds and residences of its citizens. The fine ishing work upon the audience-room of the Methodist Church is progressing. The fice four-story brick building on Lake street, erccte cd by Mr. Hoard, will soon be completed. Mr, George Ingals bas removed his present house {rom bis beautiful grounds on Leke street, 2nd is making ready to build a handsome residence. Other baildings are being completed, and there is a gencral air of enterprize. The Geddessof Pleasure has, however, depart. ed, and the place has vielded itself to the arms of ictude and dullness, but the summe plyrs bear on their bosoms faint rumors of pleasure for the tuture. Mrs. King and daughter Ida left last week for the East, to be gone several months. They ;Yfll \;Elf. the Centennial and other places-of ine erest. Mr. Philander Smith and wife have retarned. Mr. tmith is much improved in health, and it is the pzinful operation he bus undergone will 1t in o permanent cure. _Mr. and Mrs. oily have retarned to the Park ta live, and will restde ‘in Holly court. Mr. E. F. Dai i . last weel of their danzhter, Mra. F. N. Gray, and returned * last week with the remains for interment in Grace- land Cemetery. Mrs. Gray has been {il for two years of consamption. She spent last summer with her parents in Ork Park, and made for heraelf many friends. She leaves oue little son, whom sha gave to her mother. JEFFZRSON. One of the most cowardly and ruffianly nssanlts which ever occutred in this vicinity happened Fri- day night of last week. If the perpetrator be not inane, he deserves to be visited with the severest penalty of the law. Aman by the name of Paul Lawson assaulted his wife, when alone in the house. with a heavy whifletrce. and beat and wounded herina terrible manner, with the evi- dent Jintention of taking her life. Leavingher senzeless, and doubtless stpposing he Lid nccoms plished his desizn, Le managed to inake Lis eccape, Though badly wounded, it 13 hoped that his victim ‘may recover from her injuries. The festival given by some of the benevolent ladics of the place lust week for the benefit of Mrs, Moore, a poor and respected widow, having a iarge family to support, proved to bes grand success. AbLoutS69 was realized and turned over to the grateful recipiont. It is such decds as this which teud to strenythen one's faith in human nature, and it i8 pleasant to now that the citizens of Jef- ferson are ever ready to extend a_helping hand to such as prove themeelves worth of their bounly. There will be a concert given at Hnf Hall Tucs- day evening, in which both home and forcizm talent wiil be bronght into requisition, and it will doabt- less be worth the patronage of the music-loving public. The lrving Park T Club and Mm. I A. Dewey have kindly consentedto lend their ald, a8 also Miss Millie” Holcomb and Mr. C. H. larris of Chicago, the well-known basjo and guitar-player. 1t is hoped that the hall may be crowded, as the object is to swell the orgun-fund. ATSTIN. The dancing-school clused for the season with a fine calico party given Tucsday evcning by Mr. Russell in the Town-Hall. A large company were present, and the party pronounced a success, 35 all secmed to enjoy heartily the evening's cnter- tainment. Among the number present were Mr. and Afre. Murray, Mr. and Mrs. Crafts, Mrs. Snow, Mr. and Xry. Orin Warner, Mr. and_Mrx. Eassett, Mr. and Mrs. Plumb, and Mr. and Mrs. Cleave- land, from Chicago, the Misscs Warner, Miss Mary Hitcheock, Mixs Maitie Hastrieter, Misses Spen- cer, Lanshe, Warner, Hopkins, and others. Thursday evening there wus given by the Iadies of the Presbyterian Society an_ ice-cream and strawberry festival in the Town-Hall, Owing to the great etorm few were preseut. 3r. and Mrs. Gould have returned from o long viit in the East. Their many fricnds welcome them home. MMrs. Moore returned last week. B ROGERS’ PARK. There are at present five or six fine large resi- dences in course of erection, which, when finished, will add greatly to the beauty of the Park. There will be a strawberry festival at the M. Be Church ‘Tuesday evening at 7:30 p. m., weathes permitting. There will undoubtedly be s largs uttendance, o the new pastor is very popular. Thundny eveniug Rogers' Park celebrated ita first wedding, The cervinony was perfurmed a8 the Rozers' Park M. E. Church, by the Rev. M. §. Koufman, pustor. The_happy conple were Mr. Charles I Wharton and Miss Lounix: Woudbnry, both of whom have resided_here fur several years, and were well known and highly cetecmed by all. Owing to the inclemency of the wenther, severl of the good town-fulks fuiled to attend; nevertheless, they 21l unite in wishing the Luppy couple s pleas~ , ant Journey.