Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 18, 1876, Page 12

. THE CfiiCAGO TRIBUNE:- SUNDAY, JUNE 18, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES. OUR NEIGHBORS. The Great Meeting of Masons in Milwaukee Last . Week. Anxiety of the Cream Cify Shop- keeper to Continue Tonic Treatment. Our Regular Racine Corre- spondent at His Post Again. A Titerary Club in Waukesha Does the Big Convention in Parvo. Commencement Exercises and Masonic Stone-Setting at Rockford. Sunday Bulletins from Waukegan, Kenosha, and Aurora. WISCONSIN. MILWAUKEE. MASONRY. Bpectal of The Tribune. MnuwaukeE, June17.—The sensation of the weckwas a festivity. Fifteen thousand Badgers slept inthe Cream City Tuesday and Wednes- day who were strangers within our gates. ' There was a reunion of Freemasons. Three thousand white aprons, most of them bordered ‘with ble, marched fn parade. Six thousand, if all the 1ads and lassies availed themselves of the opportunities offered, tripped the light fan- tastic. Jed Cottrill spoke his piece like a little man and s Mason; and the rain came down like u thief in the night, and damaged thousands of sards of colored cottons hung out from the dry- goods stores and other places in token of wel- tome. The hotels were like barracks,—full of men. The streets were thick with ancient free end accepted persons, with tickets on coat-lap- pels, like goods fresh from the clothing-store. The air was heavy with brass bands. The earth shook with the tread of multitudes. Street-cars ‘were not permitted to cross the procession. The police marched, not at the head of the parade, but on either side of the road, clearing the way. In the assemblage might be scen many of the nobbiest men in the State; also some of the hardest cases. The Academy of Music was headquarters, and surpassed itself in that capacity. After 6 o'clock p. m., all places of business, except the saloons, were closed, and the saloons made money and headaches. ‘There were a8 many women in town almost as men,—the Budger wives and sweethearts know better than to trust their fellows unprotected in 2 huge metropolis like Milwaukee. The Granger gay was there with hayseed shaken out of his perfumed locks; his fair com- panfon stuck 1o his pocket-book side. It was a cheap, brief Centenninl delirium, to ‘be dreamed of for months to come In cosy beds At distant places in the quict country, where brass banasand stone pevementaarenot. It was a harvest for pickpockets, and unfortunate females who carry petitionsin ala of their suffering familics, and p-corn men, and peddiers of peanuts, und men- cant children. Our storekeepers made money, and want more reunions. Citizens who have man- nfacturing sites and residence blocks for sale pro. #inced thefr buggis and drove the strangers around —to the eligible and valuable properties in ques- tion, e _shop-doors were wide open, with <*Weloome Brethren * printed n big Jertera oser the broad portals. A fine, broad air of hospitality overflowed all over the streets, and stopped shart at the private entrauces. Every business-man made his establishment Lrillisnt with a doliar-a 05 and kept his wenther-eye Appy fuest eat drink, end be merry (hotel-terms $2 2 day), and let the festive bow! go round (15 cents 2 go). It was a glori- ons day. Lacking the fireworks, it was an carly Fourth. We feel proud over thisevent. Other Societies having any amount of celebrating to do are cordially invited to doithere. We will kee) our stores open, snd put up Jittle fiags, and tell them they are welcome, and sell them anything they want to buy, and give them our blessing. Come one, come all; if we can't give l;ml beds, we will camp’shakes. Patronize home-{ndustry, and do your celebrating in your own State. TUE SEULL AND CROSSHONES. Yor s State and city thut complainof hard-times and find it wp-hill work 1o feed the bungry months of its poor, We are com- paratively jolly. Por a city that is rarely with- ont a contaglous discase lurking in its populons quarters, we are singnlarly careless, in some wards, where the foreman is honest and conscien- tious, alleyaare found clean and wholesome; others, where the foreman 1s corrupt and **on the anake, * the alleys are simply so many hundreds of square yards of filth, rotiing and reeking, and fowing broadcast the ‘seeds of fever and death. ‘We have a Common Council, the combined activity of which is scarcely adeuate to the passage of resolutions introduced by a Board of Public ‘Works that is little else than & machine of private capitalista run st the expenee of the public. 'his Council seems not to possess a vingle mem- ‘ber with sufficient regurd for his duties_to have the evil remedied. A few years back, St. Louis drove out from her polluted "limits = journalist whose only fanlt was he cared to tell the people small- Pox was doing havoc in their midst and spreading, which waa the trath. and 21 the pereons in author- ity united to crush him, and to_certify there was 10 such thing as emall-pox existing In the city, which wasa lie. Very eoon, home truthswill have 10 be told about these rendering Locses, and dog factories, and refuse heaps, and foul alleys, and sheep tanneries, and the disease stalking through the German and r'olish wards. We have not even a cityscavenger. The only man in_the shipe of such an oflicer is one who removes the carcusses of dead dogs to render into perfumed soaps srd perhaps butter. Dust, and sweepings, and ouse refuse, are positively never removed from any residence or store, except it be nothing but pure stove ashes, or pure kitchen refuse, which the E:r::ge contractor takes, all stinking, and feedsto dozen Stars and Stri open. We bage the numbers of contract hogs that are in due time slaughtered and sold for meat. Very few of the casea of trichina that really occar ever come to light, orare talked of under that name, or certified to bl their proper title to the medical officer. Yet, frightful casesare sometimes stumbled upon by mere accident. And as 1o emnall-pox, there is noth- ing the presence of which is 5o persistently denied snd concealed. 1t shows great courage and atten- tionto duty on the partof Dr. Johnson that he has 80 peraistently followed up the cases that have come to hiynotice and made them public, in spite of the inflnences at work to keep lgem secret. A time of hot weather on_the hieels of soft raina is at band, when decaying vegetable heaps, and house flth, and sach like refusc will fester in the sin, and sollon the alr, and carry feverthrough the win- ows of many & fair mansion. Let the Council do ita dutyand appoint a scavenger 1o remove all house-sweepings in every ward. GILT-EDGED WATER. Itis s standing joke aronnd the Conrt-House that the purely ornamental work on the striclly practical, economical buildings devoted to the pum‘rlng of water mnto the city Is equal to that on the decorated portions of one of the palatial man- sions in the Seventh Ward. The accounts of the ‘Water Commissioners, I fllps)ou. are published for the Information of the public, whose money has been spent, but in the booke I'have scen thereis ‘nothing by which these expenditures can be traced. The rute charged is quite heavy, and the strict in- retation of the rule is adbered to ufninsll ‘poor n llrnElinz ‘person, but read liberally in the case of wealthy, **influentfal citlzens. "It appears this is not such s model Re&nblic but the pettifog- ging, toadying epint of the Old World bas pene- rated into our public institutions, and kisses goby favor in this city, as they do in the countries popularly supposed to be exclusive in their enjoyment of moneyed, grasping _aristoc- racies. I have h of " a number of instances in which this unplessant fact has come ont into relicf. Notwithstanding the heaps of money spent, the works are left in s shiftless state of inish; and a great deal must be done, not oerely to render them neat and serviceable, but to complete them in an ordinary workmanlike man- zer,” That precious bit of waste, the sodding on the lake shore works, is as bad a bit of financiering and management as any ever heard of in connec- tion with a public body. **It wasan error of the head, not heart.” The chaps at the head of tue «concern are ** big " and *“ must not be eriti- cised, ™ and 80 fo! and 5o on. It is time for the People's Committee, that has been making such a tremendous fars. to dosomething that will redound to their own credit and the good of the city, and a chance offers in the investigation of the acconnts of this high-toned, gilt-edged Board, and of the propased new job, the elongation of the pier. YOUR MONEY OR TOUR LIFE. The Assessors are making their rounds. You arecalied npon to make a visit to thore officials’ sweating rooms, orstand the consequences. Our taxes are frightfully heavy. Jt makes no differ- e i g et » come 0yt o i ’-’fnm you ‘a7 loslig cash every day, oF -+ Faking ina " to the Assersor you equally an ol Ject of interest, and he 1nkes no difference on as count of your good or evil fortune. The Jaw eays you are to pay for the capital represcnted in your business, whether it isyourownor romebody's ¢lse, mortgaged or free. If your business is sink- ing your eavings instead of returning yon a lving, you are equaily bound to pay on the money tied up with the man ‘who has made a big strike and is earning 50 cents on every dollar. This is the law 2 interpreted to me by the worthy Assessor of the Seventh Ward, who understands what he 8 talking obout, and is a most relisble, reputable There will have to be 2 change in this lsw.- 1t will not stand the pressare of bard times. Another thing will be looked after. If the poor, strugeling business-man, who sees his capital daily diminishing notwithstanding every effort on his rln. and who can neither get rid of the load nor ighten it, is made to yicld full tribute, he will take a fierce delight in sceing that all his wealthy pelghbors at leaat bear thelr share of the burden. Look out for some big aseessments on_the tax- thieves whose infinence has hitherto purchased them compa ative immunity. SOMETHING NEW AT LAST. There have been 2s many waye of disguising the ‘business of life insurance as of snfibwnung nau- scous medicincs. Workingmen have found out that benefit-clubs are but life-insurance companies on & monthly-psymentsystem. There is scarcely a copsiderable suciety in the country but has a de- partment nominally devoted to philanthropy but reslly eecking the profits of life insur- ance. It has remained, however, for an Eastern genjug to combine the attactions and _pleasurcs, the formula, regalia and organization of a ccret soclety with this business. 1¢ has been ancceeefally accomplished in the estab- lishment of the Temple of Honor, an asrociation that already has 300 lodges and 10,000 members. This order established o branch here this week. The names of good sound business men appesr on the list of charter members, affording a gunrantec of its sound character and the integrity of its man- agement. The following oflicers were elected at the first meeting: B. M. Weil. Past Dictator; D: G. A. Stark, Dictator; W. IL. Brazier, Vice-Dic- tator; W, M. Merritt, Assistant Dictator; J. L. Rippey, Chaplain; C. II. Ross, Guide; S. G. Lap- ham, Reporter; C. A. Chapin, Financial Reporter; H. Townecnd, Treasurer; J, A. Marvin, Guardian: W. E. Ormsby, Sentinei; W. G. Roberts, J. B. Hill, A L. Boynton, Trustees; G. A. Stark, AL D., Examining Surgeon. The Order puys $2,000 to the. heirs of deceased members. HAPPY MILWAUKEE. Ina Sixth Ward shanty on Island avenue, the Coroner found the corpse of on old man. Six ema- cisted children were huddled up in a corner. The mother left the cabin carly in the morning looking for work to buy food. ‘The father died at noon. The children had eaten nothing all day. The mother returned at noon, and at the unexpected sight of the corpse sobbed 2s though her heart would break. Deceased, Juhn Ingland, had been sick for a year. The circumstances of the family are deplorable in the extreme. The condition of the dwelling was horrible. ‘The premises appeared as thongh they had been neglected ever since thelr occupation. The stench was frightful. A public ‘burial was given to the remains of the deceased. THE DEMOCKATS. 1t is understood that the delcgates to St. Louis will assemble in Chicago the Sunday evening pre- ceding the Convention, and proceed thence in a body to the ¢ity of.a bridge. The delegates are al- moxt 8 unit for Tilden, but conriderably split up on the financial question, those who live in German communities shoating for hard money, and those who live in dyed-in-the-wool, old Bourbon local ties ewearing by the rag-baby, &nd lots of it. With 4 considerable section the unconditivnal repeal of the Resumption act is demanded, with a_ cessation of all Con sional interference with the laws of trade, and of supply and demand in gold. Judge Davis, of 1llinols, 1s considered the sccond choice of the msjority. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL. At the last meeung of this insutution informa- tion of & very interesting character was given. One girl of 13'had been sent to the school by the Municipal Court, another had been committed by order of a Winnebago County court, the latter being Lorn at Beaver Dam, the parents residing ut Oshe kosh, and a child had been committed by a lady to the care of the institution. Amongst other waifs was a little one of 7 years of age, found wandering about the docks at Chicago, Tiving like n dog, on such scraps as conld be picked up. ~ This child \vas forwarded to a relative in this city, who, bemng in- digent, sent her to the Iadies, where she 18 now doing well. T'he matron reported that all in the schools are doing fairly, and that considerable progress had been made by all in deportment—one of the essentials in which the pupils are most lacking. ‘They are instructed in colinary affajrs und honse- Leeping by the cook, honsemaid, and matron, and sewing, knitting, repairing, and 5o forth by viirious persons. RACINE. INTENSE POLITICAL EXCITEMENT. Special Correspondence of Tie Tribune. RaCINE, Wis., June 17.—The past week has been one of feverish auxiety among all classes of our citizens; and an extensive tour through the principal cities of our State develops the same excitement everywhere. It is seldomn that anything is discussed among a group of idlers other than the Cincinnati Convention, and what it has sccomplished: and sterling Republicans who have the good of the partyat heart arc glad that the “fiery Jim,” of Maine, has been thrown overboard. The immense influence of Tae TriBUNE is undoubtedly responsible for much of this healthy fecling, and it is well that the doctrines inculeated by such a powerful Jjournal were heeded by the makers of Presi- dents. Republicans at large should not connt 100 surely on this State giving them a majority at the next election, hence it was of vital neces- &ity that the strongest possible ticket should be put in the field; and while many regret that Bristow was ignored in favor of Hayes, yet numbers will tender the latter their suffrage who wouldnot have voted for Blaine on any con- siderstion. Indiscassing the political feeling in ‘Wisconsin, **0ld timers™ aver that the victory last fall was dne Jargely to the existence or repeal of THE INPAMOUS POTTER LAW, £0 much o that party lines were often entirely ig- nored. The lavish expenditure of mones by the ‘‘bloated monopolists” also helped to make a showing that unfortanately has no stability. Very many of Wisconein voters are Germans who clamor [for reform in the administration of nationai afairs, and who consider Blaine as lackingin the quali- tics they assign to Bristow. All are hopefal, how- ever. that victory will perch upon the Republican banner when the straggle comen. The weather bas been Lorrible in the extreme, The days remind one of dreary antamn, and the nights are vexed by the patter of the drizzling rain and the groan of the old fog-bugle. As a matter of course, goclety events are decidedly elim, your gorrespondent being unable to chronicle éven a “itea fight.” Maidens sigh for lawn partics and plenics, and gailants look disconsolate. BASE BAWL. The grest event of the season among the sporting freternity of our city Is the propused game of buse ball to be played on the College Campus between a new organizationtermed *+The Store " nine and the College Club, which will take place next Tuesday ufternoon. The first-mentioned **‘team' 1s com- posed of the leading gentlemen of our soclety, who are famous chicfly for the amonnt of work they can't doand the quantity of palutable provender they consume. e ‘majority of them have abont as practical a conception of the rules governingn ame as a Root-Digger Indian has of the moral fiws and. yot they ure good boye, too. names and positions are 2s follow; Thewr .(éhaplam stitutesare Will Miner, assistant surgeon, who is epeciully delegated to hide the ball when- ever he gets a chanceand yell ** lost ball;" Charlie Ward, who will be stationed betseen’ the third Dbase and the home-plate with a ciub to and erippleany of the opponents who are i score: the Hon. N. J. Field will occupy a position between the first and second base, and will ealously guard against more than one base being made af & time. Hy Raymond wik assist at_all the Laves, dragging members of the College Club away from them, and howling for the ball to be fielded tothe base player. Jim McClurg will be assizned the umbrella stand, and will see that **the boys" are properly protected from the sun, Starkweather will run bases for the crippled, and Martindale, 28 umpire, will unwaveringly decide in favor of **The Store " on pain of instant death. The nniform of the **down town " nine will be rather unique, consisting of white **plug™ hats, No. 11 shoe packs, and a supply of chewing tobac- co. Those plavineg bases will be allowed peach bLaskets in which tocatch the **hot ones,” while the catcher ‘‘wrastles™ a wash-tnb. A pit has been dug at the pitcher's stand, and covered with o trap-door, through which **the Judge” will dis- appear like a gopher the moment he has delivercd ball; this will prevent any disagrecable collusions between him and _‘‘liners™ from the bat. The catcher's whistle will be the signal for his reappear- ance. The Mayorand City Council have promised “‘the boya " & champagne supper in East Park should, they succcod fa vanqulshing therr oppo- nents, and the band will discourse their most de- licious music. The city will visit the campus bma].u-. and unboundsd amusement is antic- ipate PThie admirers of the **West ¥nds of Milwaukee are not g0 jubilant as they were before their game with our college nine last Wednesday. Sangaine £ports were anxious to bet two to one in favor of the Milwankee club until the first two fnnings had been played, and then their enthurissm waned, finally ending in unmitigzted disguet at the close of the Iast innlugs, which sowed a'score of 11 to 3 in favor of Racine College., This year's nine are de- termined to make it tropical for other clubs who have the temerity to tackle them. THE PRODIGAL’S RETCRN, Charlie Ward says that there are just 1,403 tele- iph poles between Dubugue, Iowa, and Racine. i Wab prepared to farnish statistica bearingon the number of railroad tics up to within two miles of our city, when a big-hearted Granger hailed him and gave him a seat in his cart. Fragments of his eda] extremities ae on exhibition at **the store, " Charlic sayy that if the e Judge ma‘filgnmld the pools snd hlhlll‘!ed the cash, he wo wve been solid. Asitis, he only ehakes and sighs. *Ansome 'Arry of the ‘‘Boastings™ has been presented with” o Centennisl cap by the **store nine,* of which he is ** Capting. ™ “Am! I'VE SIGHED FOL A PICNIC.” A fewof our young gentlemen determined to Dreak the monotony of the idle eummer days by organizing a pleasant little excursion to some sylvan retrest near the suburbs, and accordingly advised the Iady members that it - hooved them to provide liberally of the things for the imnner man,— and woman,—while they wounld attend to such tritles as **compounded drinks.” Wednesday was set apart for the frolic, and all dsy Tuesday Main street **divinities™ were upto their eyes in the Hloar barrel, banging flap-jacks and biscuits into cunning little eandwiches, for their Romeos to munch under the greenwood. Wednesday morning dawned foggy and damp, and developed into-a bleak, drizzling day. Beautyeat at herwindow and poated, and thought of her lusclously-stored basket. ut the provender was carefully stowed away in the cellar, and Thursday expectantly looked for. And Thursday came even more cissed than the preceding day. Baskets were radly brought from the lower regions, 1he cockroaches carefully sorted out, the flapjncks turned, and aired, and repacked, and placed on the refrigerator shelves nfi!.lu, await- ing the blink of the cheery sun. But afl vote pic- nics a delusion and a snare, and this one has been postponed indefinitely. GIDEON'S BAND. The first note of Gideon's horn sonnded s revelll last Sntuxdn{. which was answered by a few choic dicciples, who hied them to their beautiful Iitte island in Brown's Lake to spend the Sabbathn quiet worship after the manner .of their religia. ke little band of innocents was headed by thir President, Fred Wild, and was composed of he foliowing members: 'Capt. W. Vance, Hy Ry- mond, CBauncey Lathrop, T. G. Martindale, NJ. Field. ‘and Gov. Scanlan, 'of Racine; David Vaice, of Milwaukee; and the Wella brothers, of Burlng- ton. Saturday evening was spent in nshin%:md suiling on the moonlit waters of the lake unti the dawn of the Holy Sabbath, Then the seclusim of the tents was songht with a Zesl becomin the **mystic crew.™ During the glorions sunny day that followed, rambles in the shady grove and quiet communings with their better naturet were indulged in, and on Monday morning ty ail Boaked their heads and came home. NOT HIS PAPA. One duy last week one of Chicago's mostpromi- nent criminal lawyers visited our beaatiul city, accompanied b{is Iady and child, and regisercd at the Huggins House as **Mr. Blank, vife, and child.” "Just before dinner the lawyer and the lady retired to their room, leaving the briht little oungster alone down stairs. A gentlenan who Klpsened to be in the Hnrlnrcareasec’lhe carly head of the boy and casuafly asked him ** Where papa had gone¥" The little chap opened his_eyes wonderingly for s moment and then sai: ** Why, papaisin St. Louis!" BAPTIST FESTIVAL. Last Tuesday evening thie members)f the Bap- tist Church held a festival at their sancaai , Which was largely attended and thoronghlyenjoyed by all. Ice-cream and strawberries formd the staple consumption during the evening, the Ldies smiled thetr eweetest and gnthered in the skkels with a grace only exceeded by their beauty. ALMOST A TRAGEDY, Your correspoudent has repeatedy advized the “heart manglers ™ of our burg to selct for escorts gentlemen of nerve and tact who canget them well ontof difiicnlties when occasion ¢mands. Bat two ladies ignored this well-meant alvice one night Inst week, and accompanled a cougie of students for a drive behind two fractious ** cowbaits,™ The result was a ghastly attempt at a unaway, which fortanately did not end dmastmm}, but the stu- dents skipped frickily out and Jimbed a fence while the Ladies stopped the nagy, RUMORS ~ : of a dnal wedding are on the wing of every breeze, the contracting parties being praninent members of Racine society. The prospectve Benedicts are gentlemen who delight in cavoring up and down the highways and byways behind nobby turnouts, while the incarnation of their ceams nestle lov- ingly by their sides. SINBAD, THE SALOR. **Eit" hos returned from :he perils of the “*vosty deep.” He hnd the gaul fortane to gaze on the ‘‘valley of diamonds' unce—a diamond **flush, *’ but the “*old man of the sea," the rag- ing Vance, raked in the pile wika little **foll." As amariner, Kit is an enthusiit, and even in the fitful watches of the night he cimbs the bed-post, grabs a length of stove-pipe foa glass, and yells <<ahip aloy!” A GHOSTLY DESATE. The Democratic **orator" who holds ferth at Congress Hall had a _rather heited discusslon with a ‘*bloody-rhirt" irrepressibl: one day last week, which almost resultedin a resort to Krupp an Gatling guns. About 2 o'cleck on the following morning, frantic yells were heard from the room of **Demosthenes, ” that awoke the slumbering echos of the McClurg block. Wizdows were harriedly raised along the floor, and protruding heads were horrificd to see the gaunt form of **specle re- sumption perched npon his window-sill, shaking his long, bony arm st his rivel, who was delivering a Fourth of July tirade fromAis window on the op- pozite side of the stroet. Their attennated forms in fepulchral garb—the waning moou, and blinking etarlight made a tableau thut was supernstural in the extreme, NOTES. Bichop McLaren will preach the baccalaureste sermon at Saint Luke's Charch next Sunday. Com- mencement exercises on the following Wednesday. Derwin Andrews, Eeq., hos been suffering from a dangerons attack of paralysis. The Circuit Court convenea next Monday, Judge Wentworth presiding. Fourteen. hundred dollars has been raised to defray the expenscs of patriotism on the Tourth. Walk up to the Captain’s office and drop your ehekels. PERSORAL. The Hon. B. H. Buker has been attending the- Ginclnnati Convention as ** alternate ™ of deléyate owe. M3, Cluyton, of Frecport, visited our city last o week. 2Migs Toot Martindale has returned to the arms of her fond ** parients, ” from Batavia. Miss Lilly Ball is making ¢l rixing gallauts Uy tht prom in our city. Herbert Horace Weeks, of the School of Mines, is cheering his fricnds with his intellectual smile again, Charles Erskine, Esq., and wife, and the Misses Emmaand Flora Erskiné arc home again from the ** Golden Gate, " after a year's stay. 3ry, ate Price, of Kenosha, was the guest of Mry. Wild last Safurday. Robert Mitchell, Esq., of Chicago, came up last Tuesday eveningto eee his *girl,™ but lost heart and went home disconsolate. George Hendricks, Esq., the festive ** Hoosier, " is reviewing the scenc of his uld conquests in this city at present. Jtush Adams and bride returned from their *¢sentimental trip " last Monday. J. A. Brown, Exq., of Milwaukee, made a fly- ing visit to Racine a5t Wodnesday. Styron 1. Baker, of Kenosba. took in square meal at the Belle City Just Weduesday. The **Lackawanna divine * viaits the heathen of the Lehizh during the coming week. Clarence Snyder, Esq., i3 now permanently lo- cated in our city ms law student in the oflice of Faller and Winslow. Ilis brilionts talents cannot but command the highest ring in the mythical lad- der ere long. Hoora for Hayes! KENOSHA. MOIST WEATHER. Special Correspondence of The Tribune. KEeNosHA, June 17.—This scason scems des- tined to rival all its predecessors in eccentrici- ties. A long, cold spring and now a summer that has started in with more than the usual amount of cold rains and dismal atmospheric changes. A week or two since, and the denizens of this place rejoiced in warm sunshine and balmy zephyrs, with a prospect of enjoying some of the delights peculiar to the summer season. The last week, however, has been a succession of rains, fogs, and bleak northeast winds that have totally dissipated their dreams for the time being, at least, of linen suits and cool musling. ‘This unpropitions weather has caused a dearth of picnica and croguet parties, and a general complaint is heard of the great dullness 1n society matters. ‘“THE IRISH LION.” The young people of the Congregational Church are indefetigable in their endeavors to increase the building fond of their church, and with this ob- jectin view prepared the farce of **The Irish Lion" for public presentation last Tuesday night. The mere notice that Miss Frank Bain and Mr. A. Sinclalr were to take the leading roles in the play 'was safficient in itself to drawa good house, as their hietrionic ability is an established fact in this community. They were ably supported by the other *‘comedians " who took part in the farce, #nd **The Irish Lion* proved the success antici- pated by the friends of the good canse for which it wasplayed. The cast of the play was as follows: A. C. Sinclair .C. H. Winsor .....Will Farr Eugene Plerce Hurry Sinclair 1. M. Thiers ‘rank Slosson Frank Bain AMre. Sinelair ~+-.Mre. F. Slosson ¢ opening scene of the play some very fine vocal music was given, consisting of solos 2nd a quartette of male votees. Mr, Winsor sang ‘*Separation,” a beautiful baliad, in her unsually graceful style. Minnie Doan's solo, ** The Flow- er Girl,™ was a flne selection, well rendered, al- though the ymn;g, lady suifered somewhat from stage-fright. * *‘Rock of Ages,” the selection giv- en by Mise Runale, which was descriptive of the different changes that occur from youth to old age, was, perhaps. the best appreciated of all the voea] numbers of the evening. The audience gave the sweet ginger a hearty encore, but she failed to re- spond to the well-dceerved compliment. The en- tertainment as 8 whole was fine, and deserving of the patronage it received. NEWS ITEMS, ‘The base-ball fever has broken out in this quiet suburban town, and broken bones will probably be the resalt. The articles stolen from the German Catholic Church some two wecks ago have been recovered, but are 50 badly damaged as to be unfit for nse, with the exception of the ciborium, which i o good 28 when taken. Last Saturday & sening the National Band treated the citizens to some fine music gratis in the park, of an extended stay d the hearts of the It was agpmchud by those who had the good for- tune to hear it, and it fs hoped this outdoor con- certs will soon be repented. ’ A little son of Afr. M. Baidis while playing near Durkee's new dock fell into the water and would have been drowned but for the timely eforta of & teamster who happened to sce him. THEOLOGICAL MISCELLANT. ThoRev. Mr. Wulker will preach at the M. E. Church Sunday. Morning service 3t 10:30 a. m., and Sunday-school immediately after at 12m. Everlng service at 7:30 p. m., the pastor preach- h;g‘:)n the topic, *‘The fiou of God, and the God of ve. ™ At the Congregational Church, the Rev. Mr. Hifcheock will occupy the pulpit both morning and evming. The subject of the morning's disconrse wil be ** The Spiritual Life,” In the evening the Eumr will consider **Theodore Parker as a Theo- glan and as a Reformer, " Services ot the usual hours at the Baptist, Catho- ic, and Episcopal churches.- The Rev. O. B. Thayer occupied the pulpit of the Congresational Church lust Sunday. The Methodist Church sociable was held ot the residence of Mr. E. Grant Thursdsy evening. A pleasant time. PERSONALS. gamie Howe left the city Monday for Cincinnati. Miss Jennle Head has lefi the classic shades of her native hieath for a sojourn in Ohio. Mr. J. C. Holt and bride have returned from their trip tothe Centennial, and will make this city their permanent place of residence. Mr. Alston Mygalt, formerlya resident of this place, died at Vicksburg, Jise., the 4th of this month. _He wos o highly respected citizen of that city, and it was mainly his efforts, against etrong apsnmxnn, that secared the adoption of the school code of the State of Wisconsin in that State. 3fr. Wallace Mygult, of this city, isa brother cf the deceased. J. U. Jennings has purchased the interest of J. Lathrop in the farnitare business, and will carry on the business in the future. Alrs. Jonas Rhodes returned from New York and the Centennial Wednesday. ‘lefi'cenrfi(e Pllr‘l'ier made a ul}flrfi !‘tvnp ‘fit this place this week on his way home from Washington and the Centennial, e Mr. D. Crosit and wife started Tucsday fora short trip to Fond du Lac, Ripon, and Green Lake, Arthur Whecler if now sole proprietor of the Chi- cago fce-cream restaurant in (%ls city. Ar. F. Davis, 8 former resident of this place, is'in town, viewing the growth of the city since his departare, Fred Wright, one of the employes in Z. G. Sim- ?axgblnfi;lilflcm;l%g eul.lbliu;u&ent. lm‘rli‘ his left un njured by some of the machinery one e . r. C. Schend returned home last Monday from Philadelphis. is short stay in that city of won- ders was the result of iliness. WAUKESHA. 4 THE NATIONAL CONVENTION. ‘WAvUEEsHA, June 16.—The National Repub- lican Convention, arranged jointly by the young people of the Literary Society, Choral Union, and Carroll Colicge, and held at the Town-Hall Monday evening, was a grand success, socially, financially, and politically. Mr. W. E. Bowen was chosen as the temporary Chairman. The delegation from each State was represented by a single individual, who cdst as many votes as his State is known to have in the aczual nomina- tion. The preliminaries were quite lengthy, as some of the delegutes scemed bent upem filj- bustering, to the amusement of the audience, and the evident discomfiture of the Chairman. After the report of the Committecs, Judge Griswold was made President of the permanent organization. He gave a brief address to the “citizens of Cincinnati, and the representatives {from all parts of the country, in Convention as- sembled.” The platform adopted was long and heavy—a plank for every political issue of the day. When the time came for nominating of candidates, Mr. Edward Gleason, temporarily from Maine, had the honor of presenting the name of the Ifon. James G. Blaine. Ile madea handsome little speech that quite captivated the audience, and won a number of votes, after the compliment to the eeveral *‘favorite sons™ had been passed. Mr. William Green, of Ken- tucky, closed his telling remarks by giving the name of Benjamin H. Brietow. Mr. William Street, true to the epirit of the Empire State, spoke firmly and frequently for Roscoe B. Conkling. Mr. W. Bowen, of Ohio, presented the merits of Gov. Hayes, Ar, Sumner earncstly and eloouently leaded the pomination of Gen. Sherman. -Mr. wight Tyler of Connecticut, named Marshall Jewell. A stirring, patriotic epeech wus made by the delegate from Indiaus, forthe War Governor. The nawie of Gen. Grant, Elihu Washburne, Fred- erick Douglass, and Mr. Evarts, were alao present- ed. The result of all thie eloguence was, on the irst inforinal ballot, 176 votea for Bluine, aless number for Bristow, and the rest scatteriug. On the second ballot the Hon. James G. Blaine re- ceived a majority of 38. The vote was spcedily made unanimous, and, amid loud and prolonged cheering, the people dispersed, having shown their interest and enthusiasm by remaining until mid- night. Several amusing incidents occured during the Convention. Atelegram was announced from George Francis Train, to the effect that he was the coming man, snd would accept the numination ‘with pleasure. Two or three well-known Demo- crnl.uglemme, for the time being, stanch Repub- licans and decried **that old Democratic party, " “ithat rotten organization.” The weight of the titles beneath which the delegates labored was something overpowering. There = were Gov- ernors_and ex-Governors, Judges, Senators, Generals, Captains, Colonels, - ex-Aldermen, efc., all manufactured to order from material. Buot, "l-hc{ gave their honors to the world again, and slept in peace.” Besides the sport, it was really 8 profitable exer- clso, for the proceedings were carried on according to parliamentary rules. Several important topics of the day were touched upon by speakers who had given time and thought to their preparations, and the votes were cast according to the actual animus of the Statesat the last advices. A Democratic Convention will be heldon the evening preceding the gathering at St. Louls. We recommend the 1dea to other Literary Societies that have not yet closed their dogrs for the eummer vacation. The result of the Convention was telegraphed the next morning to delegate Enos at Cincinnati, He re- plicd that the National Convention would without doubt, ratify the choice, and uominate Mr. Blaine on the first formal ballot. EXAMINATIONS AT CARROLL COLLEGE—THE ECHO. Preceding the commencement exerciges at Carroll College, to be held at the close of next week, are the cxaminations now in progrees. Prof. Nortn, of Pewaukee, has been examining the three claswes of the High School, respectively on the branches required for the three grades of certificates issued at the County Teachers’ Examinations. The result hae been highly creditable to the school. Orul ex- aminations on the claes work of the year will be continued throngh three days. of next week? In the interesting article on Amatenr Journalism pub- lished in Tite TRIBUNE, several days since, men- tion might well have been made of the Carroll Echo. it is a small paper conducted entirely by the stndentsof the College, and compares fnvurabl{ with average school aud college journals. A double number has just been issued, in’honor of the close of the second year of its existence, It is quite readable, and is an excellent advertisementof the institution. PERSONALS. Mra. Waller's dancing class gave an entertainment laet week. She has gone Eusttospend the summer. Miss Leedom started for ¥ngland Tuesday. Dr. Kendrick and W. D. Bacon, Esq., have re- tarned from Philadelphia. ‘The Circuit Court has been in session during the week, ong those present are mentioned Gen. Winckler and Rtichard Burke, of Milwaukee, and Floyd . Babcock, Esg., of Oconomowoc. ‘The Lake Shore Baptist Association is in sesslon here. A numnber of delegates Mexrescn!, and the exerciges are of an interesting and profitable ma- ture. ROSES. No wonder that the poets in all time have written the praiees of the rose, and made it the symbol of their fairest. swectest ideala. Burns sang: ** My love s like the red, red rosc, That's newly-eprung in June, Tennyson says: ¢* A rose-bud set with willfal thorns, And sweet as English air could make her, she.” 0ld Robert Herrick tells us to— ¢ Guthier the rose-buds while ye may, 0Old Time is still a-flying, And this same flower that blooms to-day, To-morrow will be dying.”™ Whenever we think of June, it {s *‘June with its roses; June, the gladdest monthof the ca- piicious year, ® The rotes are in thelr glory nor. 'he damip, warm days have gently unfolded them, and their wealth of bright beauty and bloom stands disclosed in every door-yard. Every time thatI look up from my paper I see o large bush covered, loaded down with hundreds of fair, fragrant blos- eoms. They are of that indescribable color which names itself, —being neither scarlet, crimson, pink, or magenta, —simnply rose-color. Wonld they smell a8 sweet were they called by some other name? Would they be as beautifal were they notso fra- gile? Already the ground I8 bright with fallen petale, and every guulng breeze scatters a skower of warm, fragrant leaves. Loveliest of lovely things are they On earth that goonest pass away; ‘The rose that lives its little hour, Is prized beyond thesculptured flower. THE NUMBER OF VISITORS in the village eteadily increases. The *‘rush" is expected immeaiately after the Fourth. Appar- ently, the Centennial will not materially diminis] the Dumber of summer guests here. Hotela and L)rh'ue houses are in readinest, and mow {a the cst time to secure 3 boarding-place for the season. Soon the most desirable Jocations will be selected. QUIXOTE QUICKSIGHT. OCONOMOWOC. GUEST3. Special Correspondence of The Tribune. Ocoxoxowoc, June 15.—Although it fs yet early in the season, the Place of the Beaver is being occupied by the stranger; and his stylish turnout dashes through our streets out into the country, *Over the bills and far away,” much to the joy of all concerned. At Mann’s Hall Inst night a large and select sudience listened to the operetta of ““TRE LOST CHILD,” rendered by the music-class of Lakeside Semi- nary. The young ladies did remarkably well evidence thé applause they received. The clos- ing exercises of the school took place to-day at 11 o'clock. The Seminary will now be thrown open for the accommodation of the pleasare-seek- ing public. Last Monday night THE GREEN-EYED MONSTER got Into the bosom of one of our Third Ward citi- zens. Tseems he had an ides, whether mistaken or not does not appear, ‘that a_certain traveling *‘soul-saver” and Temple of Honor erector had Dbecome pretty well scquzinted with his wife,—that g, he thought that the *'vesse] of honor" **knew " her, and it made him mad. He pitched highand low and went for the game with a **six £pot,” ewearing that he would send the ** pirate to o ‘‘temple not made with hunds eternally in the "—lower recions. But some Christian (%) 1 formed the **chosen vessel ™ thata **man o' wa was cruising fn that vicinity, when he immediately raised his anchor, mufiled his oars, and **silently stole away " to eome distant ** rtation. ™ LOVE AND GINGERLREAD. A few daysugo I was somewhat smnsed by a couple from the ‘*new-mown district.” They were walking leisurely along the strect, their hands filled with *“sweet thinge."™ 1lis_left was full of hand, £0 also was her right, while his right and her left held mammotn bunns, in which their ivorles werc cutting new moons; while the ** inno- cents" themselves lovked ** moony.” **Soft eyes looked Jove to eyesthatspake again, " while ** their months were too full for utterunce.” Once he had to epeak, and I think he did speak, but all he said was, “*Yum{ Yom1™ Crops of all Linds are looking well, and are Yar in ndvance of this time last year; while all thinzs tend to ehow that we live in **aland flowing with milk and honey. " Vaisa. ILLINOIS. WAUKEGAN. POURTIH OF JULY. Speclal Correspondence nf The Tribune. WAUKEGAN, June 17.—Let objectors and neu- trals, or those of our citizens who are known 2s such, go to work after a disciplinary manner, and, by contributing a small portion of their time, honestly aim to increase the interest that has been awakened by a few of our leading citi- zens toward the success of the Centennial Fourth of July in this city. One great initial difflculty in the way of a grand 'celebration in many cities is the absolute want of means to ob- tain that which is necessary to fnsure success. But Waukegan, I am pleased to say, is possessor of some * princely men who are prineely givers,” therefore all obstacles in a pecuniury sense are entircly removed, and all that is apparently wanting is the personal attention ‘of all inter- ested to sec that everything passes off in 2 man- ner that will not only be a credit to the city, but those perfecting the arrangements or participating in any way. On Wednesday even- ing the Committ ee previously appointed to make arranrements met plt the gunncil Chambers. A few others wore also present, but not a suflicient namber to give it the title ** model meeting™ for éuch an occasion. On the contrary, there was none of the demonstration that has formerly been mani- fested on similar occasions. There is but a little over two weeks remaining, and all should remem- ber that this year will culminate, as it were, all former jollifications of this kind. Nearly all citics of any consequence have declared their intention o celebrate, and it will doabtless be the height of )Ia,lcn-m for Waukegun to be found *-at home.™ ".‘,‘,‘" :1“ the followiug committees have been ap- pointed: ]-‘Imnre,nfi. S. Lincoln, A. G. Blodgett, G. a ‘Watrous, R. S. Datsford, E. D. Besley, F.Rq A. C. Bower, ond Jouw Douglas; Fire-' . 11. Morrel), A. Johneon, 2 "V, Erb, 3 Earll, B. Porter, und O. S. Liacoln; Ordnance, G. H. Burnett, William Batler, anaa. 5. Powell; Grounds, J. F. Powell, William Keid, 'S, Bots- ford, aud B. F. Porter; Vocal Music, F. C. %stec, R. W. Clurkson, O. II. Heath, and C, B. Georga} Procession, Dennis Marr, A, C. Bower, G. b. Watrous, . Dr. Roesch, E. Wernick, C. A Schwarm, John Aves d_B. McCanna: Print- ing, J. J. Cory und Botsford; Representa- it . Roesch, . D. Hayward, and E. M. Dennis; Presidentof the day, the Hon. H. W. Vice-Presidents from each townskip in The programme of the duy will be ready for next week’s jssue. PIOUS READINGS. ‘The Rev. J. P. Bates will be at the Baptist Church this morning and evening. The Rev. K. W. Curtis, of the Presbyterian Church, wiil to-day be found in his lot and place. ‘The Methodist Sunday-school will be keld at 12 heresfter instead of 2, 33 formerly. CHURCH BURGLARY. On Fridsy morning the Rev. E. W. Gavin, of the Catholic Church, soon after arising went into his church, aswzs his newal costom, and found, upon entering the eacristy preparutory to having mass, that an empty ciboriun, censer, chalices, an other valuables, were missing, and at once decided that thieves hud visited the promises. Upon look- ing around he discovered an open window in the north wing through which ~the thief or thieves probably ~gained their entrance. The true state of afairs was at once apparent, and, upon inquiry, it was ascertained that two men, suspicious in_their appearance, were seen lurking in the vicinity the afternoon before, and were probably the ones thst committed the theft. Father Gavin states that, before retiring the night previons, he exzmined the premises carcfully to see that everything was closed, and found them to beso. No clue to the robbers has yet been ob- tained, but exrnest cfforts are being made to secure them. " PERSONALS. Mr. and Mrs. Roduey Parker, of Chicago, called upon Waukegan friends on Thorsday. - The Rev. and Mrs. IL. L. Martin, of Chicago, formerly of this place, were gueats of P. I. Warger on Thnrsday. 5 Mrs. A. O. Wright and her sister, Ella Fimm- ming, started for a visit to Colorado on Thuraday last. George B. Sickels ard wife, from Clicago, made friends here a very pleasant visit Last Sun J. F. Powell zud wife, of this city, are visiting the Centennial; will be home in about two weeks. Hurry Klare and Mr. Kinney, of Chicago, have put{x-nm appearance upon our streetsduring the week. Col. Lippincott, of Chicago, has been adding to his avoirdupois by a visit in this section of Jate. Gorv. E. P. Ferry and wife have returned from the Esst, and will remain here 2 short time before retarmn to their home in Washington Territory. $ }Il-le Lflum Barclay, of Chicago, i3 visiting friends n this city. The gcn{al face of the Hon. Richard Bishop, of Metlenry, was noticed upon our atreets on Tucaday laxt, Mr. John Ponsonby, THE SUNDAT TRIRUNE dealer, is_at present erecting a ncat little cottage on the West Side, in which Tur Tniuxe will Liereafter be read by himseif and family. We hope Jolin's prosperity will be unlimited, Fred fnga i5and B. S. Cory, Jr., in the employ of the United States Fish Commission, having oc- cagion to be in Chicago on last Saturday, tooka run up to sec the folks. B ‘The Hon. E. M. Hsines, of this city, will, in pur- snance of a rezolntion of Congress, and in accord- auce with a request of the City Council, furnish a historical sketch of Lake County for the Fourth of July. MULTUM IN PARYO. ‘There is considerable ** being utilized by our citizens at present relative to the Iate eensible action of our City Fathers in grantinga franchise for the construction of sas works 10 this city. lowever, citizens should’ be very careful as to “what kind_of fiu they introduce, or a general “*blow up " will be the result. There are more widows residing on the South Slde than your correspondent supposed, which knowledge has been obtained at the expense of the brief allusion to one of their number in last Sun- day'sissue. The Widowers' Association should require no further hint, but walk up like men and cast their fate. The Democratic voters of this city, of whom there are very few, will hold a Convention at Fire- mun's Hall to-morrow afterncon for the purpose of ¢lecting delegatestoattend the State Domocratic Convention to be held atSpringficid on the 22d inst. In the walking match at Phanix Hall last Satar. day evening, J. C. Kniser, Esq., wos defeated by T8 colored opponent, The etrawberry festival which was to have been held at the residenco of P. J. Warner, Exq., was postponed on account of the weather, but wus held lu( e‘\icl‘;lng at the Methodist Church, and was well attended. ‘The Insurance Clerks' Base-Ball Club of Chicago are desirous of displaying their abilities in o game with the ** Country Jiukes™ of Waukegun. A gume will probably be armnged. The nomination of Iayes by the Cincinnati Con- vention seems to meet with general approval by the Republicans in this gection. The Democrats are Tess hopeful, as they claim Hayea will be more dffi- cult to defeat than any other seeking the nomina- tion. The strawberry festival given by the ladies of the Presbyterian Church on Friduy evening was the oc- casion of much enjoyment. 5 The interest manifested by our Republican citi- zens on Friday evening relative to the actions of the Cincinnati Convention was mercly a fore- shadow of what will be done by them during the campalyn. As the term of all county officers will expire this fall, lively times may be looked for. The Repub- licans of Lake County are yearly galmug ground. AURORA. TUE FOURTH OF JULY. Special Correspondence of The Tribune. Avurory, 1L, June 16.—Notwithstanding the immense pow-wow at Cincinnati, the tremen- dous efforts to secure the nomination of Blaine, and the possibility that Gen. Logan s the “@Great Unknown,” we shall have a Fourth of July Centennial celebration in Aurora which shall double-discount any, previous cfforts in the way of cclebrations, and entice a larger number of visitors thun has ever beforc investi- gated the attractions of our beautiful city. The several committees who have iu charge the various duties of arrangement are working with awill, and all areinterested. Everybody will be out on this great occasion, from His Honor the Magor to the smallest boot-black,~the Fire Department. Masonic, 0dd-Fellow, Tarner, Temperance, Catholic, Protestant, Military, and Civic Societles, and cverything else in the shape of an opgaaization, will be out. At present writ- ing, however, the prospect is that the First Regi- ment, I. S. G., will not be out, as the preference of the members scems {n favor of Madison, though, should they decide wupon Aurors, they will probobly not find us wanting in hospitality. Thelr final conclusion will not ma- terinlly interfere with the programine s nOw ar- ranged, much as we desire their presence. i AR TORNERS, oo have been laboring very energetically for some weeks to insure the success of their Bezirk Turn- fest, commencing to-morrow upon the fair-grounds Just outside the eastern limits of the city. They will kave o Iarge attendance of brethren . from the northern portion of the State, —it being estimated that some twenty socleties will be rq;mcmud.—- and will-undonbtedly have a right royal good time; but if desirous of securing the respect and best wishes of this commnnity, the management was a little unfortunate in selection of dates. since the Turnfest opens on Saturday, closes on Monday, and gives opportunity for the punishmentof 2 vast amount of Iager on Sunday, to which we are Puri- tanically oppused. _Yet our police force—compos- ed of the Marshal, Tke Rice, and two night watch- men—will be pmmpu{lnn hand to enforce order, and, if they carry out the sugzestion of the Mayor, will be” sutliciently uniformed to strike terror to the heart of any thoughtless Teuton who shall attempt "to navigate New York street after 10 o'clock p. m. witha g| 100 much. Justnow the prospect is that TOO MUCH RAIN will greatly mar the enjoyment of the occasion, if not cansing it to prove a complete failure. The fall of rain in this section is very much nbove the average, and ir beginning to trouble farmers with serions forebodings 88 10 the result. Ten days since they prayed for only the bright sunshine and not a drop of rain for a month, —but the rain comes down with total disregard to their wishes, znd 1 mention 23 a notable fact that up to G o'clock last evening the rain-full for the previons four days Lad averayed over 4 inches. THE LIGET GUARD EXCURSION to Ottawa and Starved Rock arranged for to-day is indefinitely postponed in consequence of con- tinuous rain. and everybody is sorry, becanse onr people had grrauged to give the bors a splendid *send ofl.” They have been organized but a few weeky, but have made fiie progress in drill, and wear¢ all pround of their accomplishments. A substantial acknowledzzment of this fact was made on Monduy :venuf last, when the company wie most unexpectedly preseuted with a magnifi- cent flag by Alrs. I. B. Copley, inbehalf of the ladies of Auroru. Last evening they did them- selves credit in an exhibition drill at Masic Hall for the benefit of the Temperance Reform Club, snd got handsomely ducked while returning to their armory, If they can manmage to sirike a plensunt doy for that excursion, the C., B. & Q. Company will not be able to spure coaches suficient to ac- commodaté those who desire to accompany them. TOE FRENCI CATHOLIC ra after asuccessful run of six nights, closed on Wednesday evening with a special party at Masic Hall. Put;Howard’s orchestra furnished the music throughout. The attractions were varied, the So- ciety was tinancially benefited, and everybody in- terested was very much pleased with the result. . _ A CENTENNIAL COSTOME SOIREE, iven by the yomfi Ynop]e uf the First Baptist Church, st Hoyt's Hall, on Wednesduy evening, was largely attended, well managed, anda very pleasant atfair, A STRAWBERRY SOCIABLE wae held at the Tremont House on Tuesday evening by the yom people of the Episcopal Church,” and though only thirty-five couples were present, all seemed to be extremely happy and to enjoy the occasion for all it was worth,—which s saying a great deal wher: it is taken into consideration that 0. M, Larris is roprietor of the Tremont, and ever on hand to ook after the welfare of his guests. THE COW QUESTION is still annoying, and the ordinance not carefally cnforced. Poundmasters, like some others of onr oticials, are dilatory in the discharge of their du- ties, and local papers are eternally but inefectually reminding them of remissness, and when patience ceusee to be a virtue we shall probubly have a new cut and a new deal in reference to Poun ters, THE CITY COURT Das been in seesion since Mondsy morning, Judge Aimis presiding, thongh the docket discloses nothinz of eepecial interest, and the June term will Drobably close to-morrow. PERSONAL. Posmaster Pfrangle, W. 1. Watson, and John "ndfierbnr the Beacon, are attending the Cincinnati S - F. Hetington, late of Nebrasks, a son-in- lawof G. J. Sy , of Aurora, mfi“'wmm’.’mé‘a [h‘.‘l})hllcflcl.‘"lif Win this city, Cliarley Host, Bfar gpends South, upent list Suhicay In Autecs rod Ik Mondiy for Indisna, to thae ont the' £og kb0l Hoyt Manufacturiug Company's —woud o le machiiery, previous t fhe erecion of their 5% chops. Mr. and Mrs. R B. Campbell 2ad Mrs. L. W. Camplell yesterdsy departed for Massachnsetts und the Centennial, (o be absent some weeks. W. W, Wilcox, for ten years Superintendént of the €., B. & Q. Car Department, yesterday re- sigued that position to M. John Basler, of Bur- linzton. Bill Loomis and Charley Disbey are still **bum- ming™ alongon the way to Kansss,—with a fair prospect of being sent home on ice, L. B. Judson and L. W. Rood have associated tglcmszlvtd in a real estate and brokerage partner- ship. Dr. L. W, Blakesley and family started East on Tuesday to spend the snmmer in the vicinity of Boston, in hopes of benefiting the invalid caugh- ter, Mies Lizzie. Nir. W, A. Westover, an exemplary young gen- tleman, for a vear past’ employed InJ. R. Under- waod's jewelry-hotse, on Fox street, has rerarned to his home in Elgin. John L. Brown and wife, of Peoria, took Aurora inin their wcl.ldmg-lflr. and were for a few days the guexts of W. B. Bevler and family. . John Irwin is aiein in jail, and shoald be kept there ur sent to the Reform School. - A. G. McDole was partislly sunstrack on Sunday, and it was only 92 in the shade. H. H. Miller will hercafter run a watch-repairing shop of his own in the north window of Sims' triple store. Mr. George McElwain, formerly of the Chicago firm of Nowln & McElwain, has formed a partuer- ship with William Lombard, at 16 Fox street, in the jewelry business. After a vacation of five weeks, the Rev. E. W. Lounsbury resumed his duties a9 pastor of the First Baptist Church on Sunday last. 'he widow of the laie Elijah Hyde expired on lSx\lxmhy morning last of heart-disesse, after a long ness. The Holland Publishing Company, of Chicago, is about to publish » Centennial irectory of Aurora. . Joln Rodange, John Plain's bovkkeeper, is en- joying a trip through Minnesota. Mayor Iill will address the Turners at the Fair Grounds, and the Council will be there. Sixty children received the rite of first comma- nion at St. Mary's Catholic Church on Sunday. Will Cooper, of the firm of Cooper Bros.. 1s suf- fering with an attack of fever nad agae. A. Quackenbhsh, of Dubuqu=, la., ia endeavor- ing to estublisha lodge of tue Anclent Order of United Workmen in Aurora. AMr. Pickering bas porchased a residence on w York street, and removed his family here from Chicago, ROCKFORD. COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES AT THE SEMINARY. Speciul Correxpondence of The Tridune. Rocrrorp, IIL., June 16.—The pleasant June . The First and Third tired in white tulle and orsne bl great day; and they are for a time 435::;':} ’;:,l' A In Leing considered the centre of Attram 20 thoueand persous. It is right that ope iRl & year shonld be devoted to thair servives 227 Of tha 3 ALAYOR BHOADES AS A SAVIOR, Our Prohibltion Mayor feels n Bigh apiete now. At last he Lea done something p e Jut commendation of our citizens, - Herejagorsasd fde confined his operstions mainly 1o epamitisd mode of the liquor trafic, and conelfMe gery man to delak 3 gallon of heer, whey SbCLIIE Iy a%lass or two would bave answared gy CAeD equully aa well. Taut weels e ondercd oreLoTENe Flthin the clty limits that stored gumpogel S0 move all but 5 pounds oatsids of the cjee Lo This Bat caused considerable dissatisfesticl the dealers. One frm 1n South Rockford sy posndsf ast, two 5:‘ re: ning 25 % after the powder had been e Burned down. The other posns "ot MWy Msyor Rhoadés refers o tils manner 1 B, Bseveral liveg yy .naaved » 3 business block: aad 0, and in as many ways, g9 does tthe firat deciston, of the Suprime FanT his favor. ~Street and alley drinking, ang num i of rowdism, Uil contintics. o ou atreess hord the fallon systemn of drinking. Nearly st ns remain open, and report by Tog. Somuch for Pronbitige Uusines fouriy,! A GALA DAY IN PROSPECTIVE. Next Thureday will pe the greatest day fn history of Winnebsgo County. Forty-two bel® az0 this'fall, _the rst white men-Garalel Kent and Thaicher Blake—came down Hogr tacst in an Tndion canoe, and pitched thelr tegt pillet banks of the river, 'on the present site of R, ¢ Eight years Jater, we ind Rocktors o oy ocklord inbubitants, - At this time, Chicazo had 309 of 4,470; Alton, % 810; Spi uincy, 2, ;. Gale: 3 Yet thitty years later, Rockford has ¢ Jro sl Latlon than the six largest cities in the Sarr pl cinding Chicago—had then, while Chicagn ol population of nearly 500,000, On the 224 of month, Winnebago County willlay the corner e ot a 5200000 Cotrt-House, and. the. oocampm o bring up the olden times when tall John Wentworth used to canvass the rural districts for the Chic Democrat, and dunce with the vrgsent mothers of Rockford, at +* Currs: Tock-R. t Democracy + ballo "0 CUTERET and A PROCE SION OF THREER THOUSAND The Nvous and Enights-Templar have the 1o ¢ corner. tire manuy.went of the ceremonies. Th stone will'be iead vy tue Lrnd Louge A. AL of Lilinows. ‘The oration [8to come Grand_ Master De Wits C. Cregler, of Chicagn, Historical addresses will also be given by severa] early scttlers. The Crusader Commandery, of thiy city, has extended an invitation to tix Commang, erles to attend. and all the invitations have been cordially accepted. The different Blue have done still more, and have invited no lm ffty different lodges of Master-Masons, At thy lowest_estimate, not less_than 3,000 Mason wil] pmarch in procession on the streetsof Rockford nexy ;L;h%-:;yd.”rfi em.h'v:r cfinmyll looking forwarg one of the never-to-be-; days In the county s history, = o 0 D TOrzotan THE CHICAGOS IN ROCEFORD. [The Chicag Lase-Ball Club will play the Porest. City Clab on the Fair-Gronnds in this eity, oy Wednescay, June 28. Rockford has sent forfuie best base-ball players the world has cver proguces. In speakingof the Chicagos, and of their wondesie] F. ang. from Fasi achievements this year, a Rockford very wisely remarked: °*The secret of e 2% cuss lies largely in their moral au well their physical powers, The Chicago Club e young men whose moral charseters wiiy pael closest scrutiny. Liberally endowed wite: o physical robustness and endurance peculie o boe \West, their lives outside of the field have aor s spent in debauchiery and diseipation. » Thor i Lrulsm (a tbls, * Grea:Interest s (et n the comigg n al e C] 2 formert; Fesldénts of Roekford: — o 50 Club were formerly i i ITEMS OP KEWS. ¢ seventh annual cxcarsion o Torin Lakes of* the Niposink Club comme = tues wntil Aug. 17, Ated A 4. 2o tan The Walioniuns start for Twin Lakes July 24, and return Ang. £ Street M. E. clty bave lately consolidated into e ‘I“m-xrlehl::mrmh.u own oS the iz T ety % ‘entennial M. E. Charch of e East Bockford High School - mencement-txercisca af the ey pooic i om s.‘zhrl;:crl;e'i'hm:ndny_ 2fternoon, Juge 39, 'The anni- Ve ercises in tl v e, e West Rockford High School r. R P. Doty, ‘of thi married week to s Edua 3 e Lk rles H. very, the rated married fo this city last week for bk ho is said to be worth 200, 000. . e corner-stone of the Church of this city was laid 1&23&?&5&% John Wigren preached a sermon in Swedish; the Rev. W. i1 Burny delivered an oration;and the hore Vilder Smith and the Rev. G. L. Wiley mado BROTE " Adreqses. Several ‘rafiied Several hundred dollars was Paiell on L apot by the large a3semblage congre S prozeniad to LS STRomien wad toe iaey = HYDE Panx, THE SOCTH PARK CONCER:. Owing in part to the uncertain weather, spe concert which wasto take place in the pam yesterday afternoon was postponed. The South Park Commissioners are building & strong pier of piles at the northeastern extrem- ity of the lake-shore park. Mr. Chase Sibley, Jr., gave a pleasant party last Tuesday, the oceasion being in honor of his second birthday. Alr. Carlson is engaged upon a new atlas of Hyde Park. Ib!ltcbelugufl"e vlsolunes. and very l:gm— Plete. The death of Mr. A. C. Rosing's son, notice of which appeared {n Tz Trmuse of Friday, caused by a coard, which was thrown by a careless yrorkman from the steeple in process of construc- tion on the Firut Presbyterian Church, and which struck him on the he: Hellved but a few hours after the nccident, and hia funeral took place yes- terday. . A well condncted vocal and instramental concert aa Eiven two dayuago at the Sixth Presbyterian ™ The Hyde Park Hotel continnes to improve in conveniénce and beanty. ong the recent arri- vals there are: Potter Palmer, Jobn B. Drake, Chauncey T..Bowen, Chicago; E. Tabor and wife, Sherman Paris, J. W. Pringle, George H. Ailen, New York; Emery A. Storrs and wife, John Tyr- rel. George M. Pullman and_wife, H. O. Stone and wife, Williom C. Lyon, Chieago. Hyde Park Station has long been noted for its splendid depot, batnow the place promises to be still more attractive. 1In front of the depot are two fine fountains which were purchased and erected a¢ 8 cost of $137; one of them runs an ingenicns :;ntsr-wl:c&l, i‘“""'ffi bbyflcnpl. Bailey. smiu' 4;5 e depot the gronn onging to the Iliinof Central Railroad have been extensively laid oct and planted with fragrant flowers,. while twining vines will soon be seen upon the frame-works lately erected. The whole scene isa luxurions one, and reflects great credit upon Ar. Bailey, at [hose expense aud under whase direction ft was arrang The new dining-hail of the hotel was opened to the guests for the first time yesterday e\‘en’i’n:. It is a splendid hall, clegantly furnished, and capa- g;u(;l !;.c‘llgg%'“ ?Oa];ea eia With the u%e tion e Pacific Hotel, it ig the 8t in the vici of Chicago, the dimepsions of - the A Commencement-days, so fall of college-songs, oratorical trinmphs, and profound speeches on every imaginable subject, from the existence of God to the manufacture of a toothbrush, are here again. Soon the old rafters in the college- chapels throughout the land will ring with the voices of gallant youths and handsome girls, bravely wrestling with knotty questions that gray heads have long since failed to solve, and unraveling them fn a debate of twenty minutes. Bseloit, our neighboring city, will have unusually interesting Commencement exervises this year at the College. The programme for Commence- ment exercises at this institution is as follows: BELOIT COLLEGEL COMMENCEMENT. Bacealaureate Sermon, by the President, Mon- day, June 25, at3:30 p. m., in First Congrega~ tioual Church; Missionary Address, by the Rey. S. J. Humphrey, Sunday evening, at 7:30 pom.; cxamination of candiaates for College classes, Aonday, June 2, in middle college; Archzan Address, by the Rey. R. Edwards, LL. D., Mon- day evening; prize declamation, Tuesday, June 27, at 8 o’clock p. m.; Alumni Oration, by the Rev. HLJ. I‘»‘I);e, Class of 1866, and Alumni Poem, by George B. Adams, Class Jine 212t 8 0'lock Pt oo eadas ercises Wednesday, June 25, at 9:30 a m,: Senior concert, “‘c«fnesday evening, at 8 o'elock ROCKFORD FEMALE SEMINARY. . Tae Rockford Female Seminary—an Institn- tion on o pur with Beloit College In an educational ~ point of view—being its annual Commencement exercises next Sun- day, when the Baccalaureate Sermoj be'preached. in the First Ccugrcgnfiouu%h?ml‘:fi; Rockford, by the Rev. E. K. Chandler, of this gity, The same evening. the Rev. Edward F. Williame, of Chicago. will deliver the address be. fore the Society of Missionary Inquiry, at the Sec- ond Congregational Church,” Monday evening, & md_ conservatory concert. will be §Ceond Contregationa; Crorty, "1l D el the Rev. C.H. "Richarde, of Madison, Wis., wiii deliver the address beforc the Pierian Union: at . First Congresational Church. S kv and Its Masterplcces, ** i e 2 % A clANGE ¥R THE DETTER, ‘or some years it has Leen customary i S stitation_to” drag the young xndua."uf?ex':h?hlz?r essays have been read, through the hot sun, to the First Congregational Church, and’ there, without Jny reftesiiment, they were compelled to listen toa long-winded discourwe from. some renowned gentleman.” Last year, two of our local papers, and also TiE Criicavic: Trinsrss and other Chicago papers, called especial attention to this foolizh custom of keeplng 200 frail girls with. guta morsel of food from 63. m. to3p. m. | The Trustees of the Institution have taken the hint. aud this year Prof. Joseph Emersan, of Beloit Col- lege, Wisconsin, will deliver on historical gddrecs gL the First Congrezational Church, the evening be- fore Commencemest-day, —Wednceday, Junc 21, Fharsday will be the diy of days.” Fiuttering + heurts, overflowing with all kinds of pretty sentic ments, and tremulors voices, giving utterance to ymoothly.polished sentences, “are about all the dil.nlcned map of the world can discover in these plays. But to tus Litle graduate, daintily ag. the two being respectively, 112x50, azg 108x42. lt;‘lu:. Dew wing is now fitted ont in the latest EVANSTON. THE COMING WEEE will be fruitful in events of interest to the res- idents of Evanston and the multitude of friends of its educational institutions through- out the Northwest. The past week has been on exceedingly busy one, but the preseat wll be more s0. The commencement exercices of the Northwestern University will consume most of the weel, Leginning this morning with the Baccalaureate sermon by President Fowler ab the First Methodist Church. Class day comes on Monday, and the senfor class will make its exercises interesting to all. Following is the programme: Music. Prayer. Musie Introduction of the Class. . Prof. Kistler PONBEL...c.uua.. ident. Fowler Class History.. Jennie E. Pattison Taylor Krants Poem.... Mo Distributing of Prizes. Class Song. EVENING EXERCISES. Oration—**Burning Booka™ ... Concert Oration: A Ivy Song. The Trustees meet Tuesday and Wednesday. The orations for the Euster prize will be deliv- ered Tuesday evening. Toe reonion of the Alumni Asscciation and the anniversary of tha College of Technology will occupy Wednesdsy evening. Commencement comes Thursday. The anniversary exercises of the preparatory department of thie University were beld at the church lust evening, the following programme be- ing carried out with credit to the participants* Balfs Masic. Quartette—**Blithe snd Tripping™........ Prayer. Music, ... Selected Daet.... " Des Moines, I3 James E. Nichol John W. Bemmu(. Frank D. Shecta. -Oregon, T **Toleration. Clara D. Dnrlzsi.!;.fl... eezeee s Milwaukee, Wis Duston Kemble s, 20" Bryan, 0 -Ed,n':;;"n;. Poe.® nsfc. Solo and chors— **Centenninl Bells™..... ... Danks Rebecea H. Wortley.oo....co.o. . Shullsbirg, Wis **Stepping-Stonea.” Joseph Coombe +eee o Macon, I Tepgbiicaniim. ¥ sl Quartette—**Trip Lightly Over Tronble™ ...Potse "The annual. anal ercises of the public 1¢hoo1s of the village' Will ocear &t tho Birat Setts