Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 25, 1876, Page 10

10 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, JUNE £5, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES. and we now make, if not our i HOUSEHOLD GO0Ds, REAL ESTATE. A Decrease in Applications for Toans —Money Offered at 7 Per - Cent, A Fair Showing of Sales for a Summer Week. Building Associations Explained by One Who Has Used Them. New Subdivisions---Building Permitse Real Estate in New York. LOAN MAREET. TRERE IS LITTLE CHANGE IX THE SITUATION. The number of abolicants for loaus was less than for the previous week, the amount being of a slightly beavier uhzrac‘,»cr, but not so much heavieras to call for any specisl comment. Arrongst the important tralisactions mentioned below is one for $15,000—at 7 per cent. This is understood to be for the purpose of securing an acerued indebtedness, and cannot, therefore, be quoted as indicating any weakening in the rate of interest. Rcsponsible partics arc offering money at 7 per cent for amounts of $25,000 and upwards with 23¢ per cent commission, and find no takers. These -terms demand first- class secority, and as we have scen first class sccurity paying 8 and 9 per cent jnterest and 5 per cent commission we are naturally fuclined to doubt the enter- prise of Chiexgo borruwers. There is undoubt- edly a plethiora of money secking employment. One of our oldest and most respoctable loan- sgencies has had money offered them to a very large amount the past week or two, for invest~ ment in Chicago real-estate loans, and refused 1t on the ground that it could not be profitably employed. In all loans there is of course a risk of troubdle arising from non-payment of interest and consequent foreclosure proceedings. But this is sggravated in Chicago from the persisten- cv with which property-owners fight their taxes. ‘This frequently neccssitates an additional ontlay often amounting to thousands of dollars, be- fore & clear title can be secured to the purchaser of real estate under foreclosure. Do our people reagy understand that they are compelling hod ‘st borrowers to pay more for money than thi}- would be asked to do if all these troubles wele removed? “The important loans of the past week were the following: ; . 20x50 fect northeast corner of Dearborn and Washingion streete, on which the McCartby Build- ing stands, $43,000, five years, at 8 per cent. 100 feet northeast corner of West Lake and West Wter strects, $15,000, one year, at 7 per cent. 5 fect fronting orth on Adams street, 0ppo- site Jefferson Park, with a depth of 120 feet, and 2 picce of land of the some dimension immediately routh, §31,000, five sears, at 8 per cent. COMPARATIVE STATEXENT YOR THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 24, I 1670. 187. Instruments) —— ———— ——| e ———— Xo._|Cnsidralnl| No. |Cneidratn Trust-decds| 1435 463,362/ 2101 593,250 Mortgages..| 29, 52,300 54| 605 Aggregate..| 172/$ 515,771 264§ 797,915 Roreieca®. o T S0MPARATIVE STATEMENT FROM JONE 1 TO JUNE 24. 1876. 1875. | o |Cnsidratn Cnsidrat'n Tragt-deeds| 05161, 73¢,707|[1,188/52, Modtgages..| 107 172,451|| 16 Aggregate..| 758/31,007,2211(1,348(33,213,026 Releases CHICAGO BREAL ESTATE. A GOOD SUMMER WEEK'S RECORD. ‘The sales reported below do not indicate any revival of activity, but show that the operations 1n real estate are well sustained for the summer monghs. The principal transactions were as follows: S H. 8. Everhart has eold to the Hon. Daniel Wells, Jr., and William McLaren, of-Milwankee, the N. 3% of Lot 8, Block 35, original Town of Chi- being 90 feet on Dearborn by 80, between and Bandolph, east front. This isthe old AL O. Walkerlot. The price wae $35,000 cash, or £388 per foot. This sale is an advantageous one to the purchnsers, as the lot twenty years ngo was valned at a higher price than it has just sold for. The sale was made for the Messrs, Fargo, 1L S. Everhart has aleo eold residence and lot 879 Wabash avenue, 30x180 feet, for £13,500. J. 8. Gonld has gold for C, M. Jaques to H. H, B. Mathcwe, the stone front house No. 130 Loomis street, for $6,000 cash. George I Rozet has sold for the Fourth Presby- terian Church to Henry Giledorf and Charles G. Mauller, 82380, on North Dearborn strect, near Ontario, 2 goruon of whatis known as the West- minster Church property, for $9,500, all cath. And for L. B. B. Colt, Esq., of Providence, R. 1., to Mre. Eliza Favorite, house ana lot eoutheast corner Vernon avenue and Thirty-fourth street, lor £6.000, cash. John Calver sold 14 lotsin his eubdivision at North Evanston for $12, 000. A S. Burtsold one-tourth of Block 6, Packer's Addition to Union Stock-Yards, for $17, 250. Julius Westphal sold 50x100 feet on Haleted near Eizhteenth etreet, with buildings, to Simon Foster tor §17,000. Joseph Eastman sold 42x90 feet on Ada street, vorth of Madison, to Timothy Wright for §15,000. Lewie Arado sold building and lot op State street, sorth of Polk, 25x100 feet for S15, 000, C. lopkinton sold one-half block in his rgb- {ivisiun of northeast i, 18, 37, 14, for $14,500. T. J. Foster sold 142x126 fcet on Irving place, sorner of Polk street, to George H. Drew, for Instruments| 814,520 428,508 £9,L00. George Sweinfurth sold house and lot on North avenue, east of Commercial street, for $5. 3 E. S. Dreyer eold 503125 feet on Grant place, near Hurlbut street, for $4,000. Aleo, the house aud lot No. 247 Indiana strcet, for $8,500. Grow's Upern Hall, near Bishop court, on West Madison street, was eold last Friday for a stated zonsideration of £100,000. The Real rstate Kecord remarks that thig, in common with the two other nales made by N. S. Grow within the last two monthe, is recorded at a consideration far beyond the actual price teceived. BATURDAY’S TRANSFERS. The following instruments were filed for record Saturday, June 24: CITT PROPERTY. Vernon av, s ¢ corner Tlirts-fourth st, w 1, 22 3-10x09 6-10 ft, dated June 13.... Fulton et, 120 ft ¢ of Hoyne av, nf, 150x 54 {t, with other property, d: ated June Ashley av, 167 5-10 1L ¢ of oyne av, & 1, $6,000 21,000 24x100 11, dated May 8 2,500 Bushnell sf, 180 3-10 ft¢ of Stewart av, 8 1, 25x125'1t, dated April 15 . 1,090 Ann st (No. 19), 1u9i3 ftn of Wachington et, e f, und % of 305115} ft, dated March 31... ... 4,000 Ann st (No. 19), 109} ftn of Washington 6L, ¢, 30x115% ft, dated June 23...... 9,000 Emerald at, 775 ft 8 of Thirty-first ot, ¢ f, 50x125 1€, asted June 24, 2,000 Tlybourn av, 65 ftn w of Concord-placs, n e f, 35 ft running 8w to Concord: place, dated April 12, 1,600 North av, 1 ¢ corof N 40 3-10x893 ft, dated June 10 6,600 Tentral Park av, 26¢ ft & of Chi £, 26x118 ft, dated June 19, 400 Wentworth av, 51738-10 ftn of Thirty- seventh st, w f, 24x121 fi, dated June AR veorenans 1,400 NORTR OF CITT LINITS WITHIN A HADIUS OF 7 MILES OF THE COURT-LOUSE. Rovey st, § e cor Wilson av, w [, $2x1521% 1; ‘aiso Robey &t, 42 ft 8 of Wilson av, w f, 160xC5 ft, dated June 19.. .3 1,300 BOUTH OF CITY LINITS WITHIN A RADIUS OF 7 MILES OF THK COURT-HOUSE. ‘Wentworth av, 25 {t n of Fifty-second st, e, 50x124 {1, dated Sept. 27, 1875....8 Greenwood av, 1 w cor Walnnt et, e f, 100 X156 1t, dated March 10.... ... SUMMART OF TRANSIERS FOR THE WEEK. The following is the total amount of city and suburban transiers within a radius of 7 miles of the Court-House, filed for record during the woek ending Saturday, June 24: - City salds, 06 consideration, $336,049; north of city limits, sales, 5; consideration, $7,6005 south of city limits, sales, 16; consideration, $67,900; west of city limits, sales, 1; consideration, $1,000. Total sales, 83. Total consideration, sm,;és. CORLRESPONDENCE. BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS. To s Editor of The Tribunc. o Cmicaco, June 23.—In your issue of Sunday 1ast appears a communicstion signed * Clerk,” inquiring into the equities of the system by which loans are made by Buflding and Loan Associations. Having practical knowledge on this subject, I shall be glad to give “Clerk” t .. dencfit of my experience. For the past five vears 1 have pald $20 per month house rent, which has made a considerable “hole” in a salary of $1,000 peranpum. Qut of my earnings, having saved $500, I found a nice litte suburban ‘home which could be purchased for $1,200 cash. From the People’s Building and Loan Associa- 600 . For which I received casl tion of this city I borrowed the remaining $700, and bought the property. I now find that, instead of $20, my whole out- lay is $13.7 per month, which will in a few ! e;nms make me my own landlord. Taking the . usiness of this Association for the past two | years as a criterion for the future, I lnd that it | will take seven years for the series of stock in | 34 which my loan is made to bevome par, at which | time thedebt will be canceled. To ilustrate: Being the owner of ten shares of the stock of the: Association, at one of their loan meetings I | bid and secured a loanonmysharesata premium of 30 per cent. 1 gave my note sccured ofl the pmpertye'{’unrbsl,ooo 7 . 300 per week on the ten interest on the $1,000 Thirty per cent premium. Now iny paynients are shares of stock, and $5. ayable monthiy. Pt yoars payments on stock will be...§ 433 ‘And seven years' interest on $1,000........ 700 Total outlay.... - ..81,155 But, having received $700, I find I have puid out $455 more than I received, which amount is the interest for the time, and which will be ex- actly 9 2-7 per cent per aunum. Supposing, for the sake of argument, I could have borrowed as much on my property from auy other source, my commission would have been at least 5 per cent, and the loan would huve stood me: Cush received ....veee.s Commission, 5 per cent..... Note for.... assessssnecss s STID, Upon which in séven years the intes WOUIA Do ereaereozenne = And the principal at end of thai Total outlay. Upon which, having received & interest to have been $549.50, or over 11 per cent per annum. Aside from the advantage of small monthly paywents, the actual outlay of money and rate of interest is smaller in” the Association. I share iu all the profits of the business thc same as a non-borrowing member, the profits on my stock applying to the extinguisiment of my debt. BOOKKEEPER. REAL ESTATE, To the Editor of The Tribune. CrICAGO, June 23.—Since the panic of 1873, real estate has been in 2 comparatively depress: ed condition. This depression Las.beéen aggra- vated by the perststent efforts which some sous in the community are continually making to throw discredit on real property, i this city, and create the impression that but very little of unimproved property could be bought and improved so 28 to pay any- thing like a reasonable return as income on the instrument. Now, while prices are lower than they bavebeen in the times anterior to 1873, and in some exceptional cases will sell for only about one-half ol those prices, still there isa large amount of property which fully maintains theold standard. This is more_ especially truy of residence property, ranging from $50 to $125 per foot. Property of this description at the present prices of material and labor can be im- proved 5o as to pay from §to 10 per cent net on the outlay. The fire and panic combined have so far affected the finances and condition of the wealiliier merchauts of the city that the de- mand for the more valuable lots and costly houses has been very largely dininished, but as this more expensive class of residence property is not bought or improving with reference to income retus it_does not figure much in reference to real value, which in a great ma- jority of cascs is indicated by the rentsorincome derived from the investment. There is plenty of land which can be bought to-day and im- proved soas to pay 10 per ceut net even in these dull times, with thechancesin reserve of a rise of value in the land, greater cost hereafter in building, and consequently enhanced rents. In reference to sales ot busiitess property, cen- trally located, which have been effected of late, it will be found that, where @ proper reduction has been made on the value of the improve- ments to conform to the present scale of prices, it leaves the price ubtained for the land 85 high as it has ever been. Take for example the store on the northeast corner of Madison and State streets, recently sold for $190,000. ‘This has a frontage of 533 fect on State strect, and the depth about 165 feet. A store of a style suitable for the location, and with the same room and facilities for conducting the business carried on, could be built for about $50,000. This would give a trifle over §2,500 per foot_front for the land, which is quite as nuch as it would have brought in the pulmiest days of speculation. This certainly does not show much decline in value. Some property not only inaintains its_value fully, but has very largely advanced. Madison street, west of Lu- Sal‘ie to the South Branch, brings as much to-day as it ever did, and twice what it would have Lrought before the fire. After the panic of 1857 property was alsoina very depressed congition. But the existing state of affairs now are widely different, In '57 we had a vopula- tion of less than 100,000. Now we haveovers00,- 000. The crists of '57 was aggravated by two years of successive bad crops following in ’58 and ’59, but the other collapse of our State currency of thirty millions in 80, and the anxicty and depression grow- ing out of the egrospcut of a civil war which threaten our very existence as a nation. In'57 the country tributary to Chicago waz deeply in debt and embarrassed by poor crops and heavy mortgages, but to-day the same country is in an eminently sound positio; and will force Chicago ahead Whether she wil or not; add to these considerations the fact that we have a circulating medium abundantly suffivient for all our puryosa and amounting to $00 or 900 millions, wiule in ’57 there was not much more than one-third of this amount. in existence, and it would scem as if every cir- cumstance of the present condition pointed to the soundness of investments in real estate, particularly when prices have run down to ihe present low level. There is no city in the Union of the same size whose brilliant pros- peets In the future can be compared with those of this city, and, at the same time, there is no city where the prices are so low. Allusionis herc made to good property inside, as well as that on the immediate outskirts of the portion of the eity now well built up, and which, from the natural increase of H}mlmon. must soon be reached and surroun by improvements. If partics choseto go 1 or 2 miles outside of the fringe of the cluse settlement, it is simply speculation and must result as most specula- tionsdo, witha few prizes and a great many blunks. It is not surprising that in cities like Boston, where business Hropenyhns sold at 380 per square foot and residence Eropeny at $20 per square foot, or in New York where business property has brought £10,000 per foot front and residence property $4,000 per foot front, that a fearful revulsion should take place in the for- tuncs of those whose means are invested in real property. These prices range from five to ten Limes as high as similar property would brivg at any time in Chicago, and we feel at once that there is something forced and unnatural in such 4 scale of values, and are not surprised that a panic causes a fearful loss, In Chicago the prices of umimproved real cstate has never been exiravagant, and there is mno sound reason why any materfal decline should take place. Real estate at this present time offers the best o{pommity for an investment that is open. No one thinks of railroads. Manufacturing stocks are decidedly off in color, the departmeits of business are well filled up with cu{dtnl. Governments are limited inamount and high in price, and yet the yearly accumula- tion of saved capital, amounting, as is supposed, to from 500 to 800 millions, must find invest- ment somewhere, and it will find it, sconer than most people imagine, in the property which is the only E:mancnt foundation of our prosperi- :(y, and that is real estate, Under such a con- ition of things the good time coming cannot be far distant, and those who have idle funds may after a few months regret that they were not ready enough to appreciate the situation and improve the chances now offering for a sure and profitable investment. e, —— MISCELLANEOUS. BUILDING PERMITS. ‘The Building Department issued stventeen permits last week for the erection of thirty-one new buildings, as follows: John McGillen, one-story dwelling, 22x26, at 365 Centre avenue, B, Griffin, two dwellings, each two-story, 21 on Park strect. C. Andereon, four-story stone, 24x75, on Chica- goavenue. “Andrew Landgren, three-story dwelling, 23260, at91 Townsend street. John Koppmeir, two-story dwelling, 20x59, at Eugl:’?;ilngvl; ?ueu. . T. Pulsifer, three-etory dwelling, 14x14, at 50, m‘:d 51:‘._ Sguth Park. m-clnnrf. 5 5 ohn Yale, six dwellings, each two-story, 20 x50, on Pearce strect. B % Same, cight dwellings, each three-story, 20x56, “iomas Dwyer, two-story addition to dwellin 0! yer, '0-$l A 01 at 148 Liberty sireet. AEA Mury Price, two-story dwelling, 20x30, at 74 Mcauley street. B. Bush, three-story dwelling, 25x76, on Prairie avenne, near T.-ti¢ Jh strect, F. Temple, two-story dweiling, 29150, on Supe- rior street. L. Walter. four-story dwelling, 2252, on North Dearborn street. Potwin & Corby, two stores, each one story, 18% x5, sontheast corner of Madison and Oskley “;‘ML Sed tory dwell ke cter Sedes B welling, 20x32, 2 Newberry ave, i ke at 38 Neigleson & Shields, at 191 Dearborn etreet. . Sullivan, two-story store, 24x72, at 253 J. Clark street. NEW SUBDIVISIONS. The following plats were filed for record the past week: > %3 Tv_ameraBond‘l Subdivision of part of tho east % of Block 10, Codwiee Subdivision of the west 14 southeast 3¢ Scc. 18, 39, 14, corner of Lincoln and West Taylor strects. 2. Subdivielon of Lots 18 to 19, Block 17, west 33 of west % of northeast i Sec. 17, 39, 14, This i8 a subdivision of 175 feet fronting north on Ad- ams streot, opposite Jefferson Park, 3. Hill & Latham’s Subdivision of Lots 20 to 31, Daster Subdivision Ouflmette Roscrvation, Sec! +. Subdivision of Lots 5 to 10, Block 3, and Lots 13 to 18, Block 4, of Blocks 3 and 14, Morris et al. Subdivision, Sec. 18, 39, 14, B 5. Honrd & Potwin's Subdivielon of part Lots 6 8nd 5, Block 9, Rockiwell’'s Addition, fronting 121 feet north on Madison street, 126 fect west front on Oakley street, and 121 fect south front on Mfimroe street, making 14 lots, with two 16-feet alleya. NEW YORK REAL ESTATE. Affairs at the Exchange Salesroom were not. without interest during the past week, in so far as they pofuted out in” unmistakable terms the tendency of the timnes and the inclination of in- vestors, The entire Lexington and Fourth avenue block between One Hundred and Sixth and One Hundred and Seventh streets offered no inducements to outsiders to outbid the par- ties in thelr intcrests, who secured it for the sum of §2,000. Even the boasted Boulevard rchrty, seven lots of which adjoining the ark, were offered on Thursday, but had to be withdrawn from sale, the highest bid received for the lot nearest Sixty—thirtf strect being §13,- 000. There were a few buyers present at the Iatter sale, but they were evidently not in u moud to- pay more thgn the very bardest of “bed-rock prices for them, Per contra, the sale of *Jauncey Court,” with a frontage of 61 feet on Wall street, commanded a price ex- tremely satisfactory for these times, active bid- ding being.kept up by several parties until it was knocked down to an English insurance com- phury for $334,500.— New York Jteul Estale Jiccord. "A CRY FOR BREAD. Troubles of the Workmen on the Fullerton Avenue Conduit. Unfortunate Complications Between the City and the Contractors. The story of the Fullerton avenue conduit will undoubtedly be some of the most interest- ing reading in the history of the public works of Chicago up to dute. The present contractors are Fitzsimons & Connell. Those partics signed a contract with the Board of Public Works to do the work after the most approved fashion. Among other things, it was specified: That both the land portion and the luke portion should be of brick- masoury, 16 inches in thickness; the masonry to be of lard-burned, clear-ringing, well-formed bricks, free from lime, of the sized used for con- - struction of sewers in the city; the brick to be Iaid in the best cement-mortar, in four rings or shells, to run longitudinally with the conduit, with the edges toward the centre, and with toothing joints; the = cement to be cqual ~to that known as the best of Clark’s LaSalle, of past years, and not merely the Lest that may happen to be in the market for the time being; the mortar to be made by mixing two measures of clean, sharp sand with oue of cement, and used as soon as possible after Leing mixed; the bricks must be clean and thoroughly wet if required before being Iaid; those having smooth sur- faces to be used on the inside face of the con- duit, and to be laid fair and smooth by line, and 1o a true cylindrical form, and so forth. To see that all this was xlunc, the Board of Public Works APPOINTED INSPECTORS. ‘The duty of such Inspectors was to report ir- regularities_at once. Their names_are as fol- lows: H. Kroeschell, J. H. Bishop, W. Keegan, A Steinbach, Mining lnspectors; G. Huuter; M. McGann, and one Barclay, Masonry Inspectors. The finn of Fitzsimons & Connelly having given the necessary bonds, entered upon the work, agreeing. to do the sune in conformity with the speeitications. In the contract it was rovided that the confract should not be sub- ¢t unless with the written consent of the Board of Public Works. The City Engiucer says it is hardly probable that the Boird gave its written consent,” yet the tirm of Fitzsimons & Connell entered ilto an arrangement with another con- tractor, Peter Callaghan., According to one of the firm, Mr. Callaghan was not a sub-contract- .or, but did what is known as *‘ task-work.” MR. CALLAGHAN forthwith engaged about fifty men, to work at a given price, eight hours a day, it being expected to nl.ummphshin that time a **shift "’,—a regular day's work. Barclay wus appointed as Inspector of this portion of the work. But he disuppoint~ ed the Board of Public Works, it appears. Ir- regularities were going on all the tine, and were never reported. He was, accordingly, dis- churged, s, also, were Mr. Callaghan and his men. > June 16 the Committce on Streets and Alleys of the North Division submitted a report to the Council, which gave v THE OPINION OF EXPERTS on the work to be that the job in this particular section was miscrable. The followinyg extract from the report will suflice: ** The suffit, or first wing, and also the second wing, were Inid in cement, and in some pieces the third wing, but, in nearly all cases, the outer or fourth ring we found to be perfectly free from cement, and the bricks thrown in promiscuously, regardless of shape or solidity, and, we think, totaily unfit for the pressare that it will likely be subject to at some future time; therefore ‘Wwe caunot sce any way out of the dilemma but by taking down the arch in sections and rebuilding the sume, it being, in our views, the ouly praciicable way of rcmu()ying the evil.” The report was laid over aud ordered published. The work in this section once stopped by reason of non-compliauce withthespecifications. Fitzsimons & Connell, the main contractors, refused to pay Callaghan,and, as a conscquence, Callaghan could not pay his men. Hereupon the workmen, the majority of whom have large 1amilies, conterred among themselves, and have determined to TAKE UNANIMOUS ACTION TO OBTAIN REDRESS. Who is liable in tue ‘prenfisus, they do not know. They are yet suflering, they declare, for the neeessuries of 1ife, by reason of the compli- cation. Ald, Sweeney presented the following petition, signed by forty persons, at the mecting of the Council Iast Thursday afternoon: To His IHonor the Jlayor and the Common Council of the City of Chicago: We, the under- sigued citizens of Chicago, would respectfully rep- resent to your honorable body that we have been at work as miners on the Fallerton avenue condut, cmployed by Peter Callaghan, sub-contractor to Flwzeimons & Conncll, contractors; further, that. we are informed that said contractors have been paid for their work, etc., by the city, and now re- fuse to pay the sub-contrictor, Peier Callaghan, and that, in consequence of such refasal of puy- ment, we, the undersigned, cannot be paid, und have to uffer, with our families, for the necessa- ries of life. Thisisa ehort and true statement of our just canee fo sour honomble body, and we hope that you will take such action in the premises 28 are necessary for our immediate relief. ‘The petition was referred to tho Board of Public Works. . 1, MR. CONNEL of the firm of Fitzsimons & Connell, the main contractors, stated that the fault of the matter Tes with the irresponsible-Inspector. It was his duty when he discovered sny non-compliance with the specifications in the work to report at once to the Board of Public Works, from whom Te had obtained his commission. He did know that Mr. Callaghan’s workmen gained hetween one and two hours' time per day out of a ghift »* of efght hours, which was considered a day's work, ‘That his firm owed Mr. Callaghan something, he did not deny, but in the present muddle there was no time to think of this mat~ ter. What repairs should be made, what arrange- ment, inlact, should be cntered into with the city, he knew not. As to the sufferings of Mr. Cailaghan’s men and their familics, Mr. Connell Eaid they were pmflE removed by the firm hiring them to remain working on the conduit. Mr. Conuell, being reminded of the fact that in the contract with'the Board of Public Works it was stipulated that the contract should not be sublet, stated that Callaghan was not a sub- contractor, but did for the tirm of Fitzsimons & Connell what is known as *task work.” In 2 knowing way, he added, tbe firm did not go into the matter without legal advice. Mr. Callaghan feels very sore about the mat- ter, and considers himself shabbily treated by somebody. He considers it an outrage that his men should be deprived of _their carnings through any complication in which either the city or main contractors were interested. He states as a peculiar circumstance that the In- spectors have time _and again_brought liquor iuto the conduit. If the workmen should oc- cagionnlly become demoralized it would not be very marvelous. Immediste action by the Council in the premises seems hecessary, as the workmen represent that they are informed the main con- tractors have received their money, and that the greatest distress prevails ambng themselves by reason of the refusal of said main contractors to pay their hands. — —— Early French books bring increasingly at prices at the Paris auction sales. Rcccllgt‘;; 8 moderate-sized Jibrary realized 500,000 francs, o copy of Rabelais brinzing 6,000 francs; LaFon- taine’s Fables, first edition, . 3,450 francs; Mo- liere, edition of 1660, 5,700 francs; and a Holy Bible, in twelve volumes, illustrated with 300 designs by Marillier, 24,500 francs. . THE WORLD. Fashionable Reception in Chicago ===A Recent Wedding. An Enjoyable Entertainment at ‘Washington. New Parisian Toilets---The Migration to the Country. 5 AN AUTHORS’ FETE. DESCRIPTON OF A IGULY-ENJOYABLE ENTER- TAINMENT AT WASHINGTON. Written for The Tribune. The Woman's Christian Association of Wash- ington is entirely a faith-work,—that is to say, there is no endowment; benevolent people give as they are inclined, and the general public are ready to grant their assistance and liberal patronage to the various entertalnments ar- ranged from time to time by its Board of Managers. The most successful effort ever made was the Authors’ Carnival, held several weeks since. An account of an affair that was pronounced the most brilliant success of the season, and netted $1,500 in these hard times, may be use- ful to those whose lot it is always to be apply- ing a sumar-coating to the bitter pill of money- getting, and making 2 selfish world believe that it is really doing something for sweet charity’s sake. It is,at all events, a change from the worn-out round of strawberry festivals and Centennial tea-parties. WILEN FIRST PROPOSED among the ladics, there was considerable doubt about it. No one scemed to know exactiy what an Authors’ Fete was; entertainments ealled by that name had been given in Buffalo and Harg- ford, but no one could tell precisely how they should be arranged. Finally, it was scttled that cach chiireh or club which chose to attend to it should have a booth, decide on an authar, select the characters, and be respousible for the man- agement, and all expense connected with it. In this way, a great many became interested in the affair, and considerable rivalry arose among those who had the bootbs in charge,— cach determining to have her own the most attractive. The largest hall fn the vity was se- cured, and numbers of dollar tickets were sold, cach entitling the holder to an ‘entrance during the three evenings, or admitiing three people on one night ouly. The ‘day before the Fete opened, confusion yeigued supreme; the booths were in all stages of progress, and the hall had the appearance of entennial, Pict- ures, LOOKS, curi costumes were L-omi'ug in; Committees were fying here and there; it was all delightful litterary. By even- ing, however, everything Lad assumed its proper shape, and the scores of characters were ready to receive their numerous expectant gucsts. KENILWORTI CASTLE occupied the upper end of the hull.” Tt was painted by s scenic artist, and tastefully dee- oruted with ivy green. he light within was very beautiful, and thewhole arrangemncnt guite artistic. This was the New-York uvenue booth, and under the innnediate supervision of Mrs. 8. M. Fassett, formerly of Chigago. Qucen Mary and Queen Bess were seated in the castle, sur- rounded Dy a goodly company ot lords and Indies, all in brilliant costume. Many of Scott’s characters were grouped about the eistle. The Gypsy Queen wus appurently listening to the “harpist, while _shyly = flirting “with Rob Roy. ' Elen Dougliss aud = Young Lochinvar were sipping lemonade. Occasional- Iy the sound of the bagpipes was heard above the other noises in the bull. Scott’s poems and pictures, and various souvenirs from Abbots- ford, were sold at the fancy table, by young lu- dies in Highland costume. The booth had some surroundings that cast a humorous light upon the solid grandeur of Scott’s poetry. “Ellen’s Ile”” was u_chandelier supporting “a number of beautifully-painted wax-candles. “The Lay of the Last™ Minstrel” was a mam= moth nest filled with highly-colored Easter- egae. “Mountain-Dew ¥—the idea of Mrs. Alexander Shepherd—was a large crystal basin, shaped from,a single block of fce, and_ dlled with delicious ice-cream. The dish and its con- tents -had a mutually cooling influence upon each other, and the prismaticcolors thrown off by the sparkling ice gave a very beautiful effect. THE VALE OF CASUMERE. The booth that occupied the right-hand cor- ner of the hall bore the naine of ““Moore.” It was covered with a gorgeously-colored canopy, —made, it must be contessed, of strips of bright cambric,—and represented the Vale of Cusi mere. Lalla Rookh—a beautiful, dark-cyed girl in ruvishing attire—reclined upon & divan, supposed to be a bank of roses. She was sur- rounded by hermaidsof honor,—a lovely group, —and, at her feet, & fuir female slave'sat fan- ning her. The handsomeand cynical Fadladecn was there; and just withoutstood Feramorz with his gkitar,— hieroic, beautiful, breatl- ing music from his very cyes,” and weaving_ & spell of enchantment about the fair Nourmabal and her ladics. The scene was bewitchingly brilliant, and attracted a large portion of the rudience during cach evening. It may be added that the costumes were entirely of "homé manufacture; wedding-veils and dresses, pearl neckluces, jewelry of all styles, aud richly-colored shawls bad "been solicited from every quarter for the evening-toilet of the charming Circassian girls; and r.fley were ver- tainly displayed to the best advautage. One felt hke repeating: Stay, O stay! Joy so seldom weaves a chain Like this to-night that “tis a pain To break its links so soon. Strikingly in contrast to this was the plain in- terior of GRETCREN'S TIOMB. It was Sleepy Hollow in truth, and did not need the name “ Irving to tell to whose imagi- nation we ar¢ indebted for the finest of Ameri- can plays. Rip Van Winkle did not appear un- til after his waking on the mountain-side. As he tottered throuzh the hall, with his rusty gun in ‘his hand, and his long white hair falling over hig shoulders, inquiriug of this onc and that one if he bad scen Nicholas Vedder or Brom Dutcher, and then pitcously exclaiming: “ Does nobody know poor Rip Van Winkle?'—it was the very impersonation of Joe Jefigrson himself. Next to Irving was the ““Dickens” booth,— by many judged to be the best of all, onac- count of the number and variety of the charac- ters, and the capital manner in which they were sustained. The booth was a fac-simile of THE OLD CURIOSITY-SHOP. The Smithsonian Institution and the model- room of the Patent Oflive had beenransacked for the suits of mail, the rusty weapons, the fantas- tic carvings, the faded tapestry, and strange furniture. Many things were’ for sale here: photographs of ~Charles Dickens, _and of mang of hs' queer ~people. Miss Jennie Wren was on hand with ler dolls, and Mr, Dick had his Kites.- For the most part, the characters were circulating about the hall, talking to cvery one In thelr peculiar thascolog)-, and creating great amusement. frs. Squeers hud o huge bowl of treaclc, and served 1t without stint” to evexa‘ open-mouthed individual whom she saw. Dolly Varden ap- eared in a gayly-tantastic dress, that was great- ly admired in” a Newport ball-room ouly four years ago. Quilp was there in all his ogling hideousness. One-handed Capt. Cuttle was continually opening his huge silver wateh with his ¢crook, marking the time of day, secing everything, and “making o note ot The Grandfather was wandering about the room asking for Little Nell, and saying, “I've lost her—T've lost her.” Mr. Pickwick was a promi- nent physician of the city, and Mrs. Bardell the wife of a well-known cx-Senator. They were closely followed by the inimitable Sain Weller, rubbing his hands, and rcmarking, I h'am appy. I W'always likes to ’ave them two to- gether.” MOTHER GOOSE'S NEST was pcnr!cd by several fairies from Wonder- land, little Bopeep, Jack-the-Giant-Killer, cte., ete. Just outside was the hut of Robinson Cru- soc. Friday, dressed in skins, was traveling about on all fours, to the infinite amusement ot the children present. ' mAcmss the hall from *Mother Goose” was e DBURNS COTTAGE. It was one of the prettiest structuresof all,— being thatehed with straw, and an exact repre- sentation, within and without, of a Scottish easaut’s home. It was arranged by the Burns Club of the city. The ladies in waiting were tastefully dressed in Scottish garl, and Lad for sale memorials of the poet-plowman of Ayr- shire. . TOE DORIORTAL BARD OF AVON was represented by a large booth just opposite “Dickens.” Butas ‘Al the world’s a stugc! and all the men and women merely players,’ we had to look in the saudience for the actors. Othello was prominent for his swarthy beauty. King Lear was there; and fair Ophelia, saying, mournfully, ©“ Oh! woc is me, to have seen what I bave seen, and see what I sce.” A booth to the left of ¢ Shakspeare,” where the name * Longfellow * shone in sparkling fras-jets, was TAE HOME OF MILES STANDISIH. John. Alden sit at his desk, busily writing. ‘The Captain was examining hiswarlike weapons, burnished bright aud clean, but paused nowand then to speak to old_Nokemis, crovning over bis fire, or to gentle Evangeline, who bhad wan- dered there i search of Gabriel, The beauti- ful “ Rose of Love" and the * Puritan maiden Priscilla” offered for sale_the autographs that Henry W. Longtellow had kindly furnished for the oteasion. The wigwam of the ancient Ar- rowmaker stood very near, * where sat the lovely Minnehaha, plaiting mats of flags and rushés.” Apparently Hiawatha was wooing iume othewfluidun, for he did not come to aughing Water. Oric of the most_attractive features of this entertainment, and which could not be arranged in all places, was A STUDIO, where Vinnie Ream stood molding a bust of one of Mississippl’s Congressmen. Sneworked with 80 much case and grace that it was faseinating to watch her. ‘Two attendants were busy keej ing the clay moist. Their dusky facesjthe hand- some, good-tiatured countenance of the Hon. Mr. Lamar; and this fair, slight woman modcl- ing the figure with her little white !m.mlui while Ler pet dove perched upon her shoulder,— formed the most artistic group in the hall. “When she gits done, mayn's she take my bunnit?? piped, Betsey Springer’” from under an immense calash. I wounld much prefer that she should take the fave under it,”” hand- somely respouded the gentleman from Mis- sissippi. The refreshment-room was A QUAKER KITCUEN, where gentle-tyed Quukeresscs, in the garb a) propriate to the tine of William Penn, di pensed favors. If their “thees” and * thous” were sometimes _confused, thelr supper was de- licious. It somehow tasted better for the white imns, suowy kerchiefs, and drab dresses of the adics. A grand promenade of all the characters closed each evening’s entertainment. Queen Mar,y und Queen Bess neaded the procession; Sam Weller couid never keep inline; Gretehen and Rip Van Winkle hud drank the health of everybody and everybody’s friends in harmless lemonade, and weré at peace; the poor old Grandfuther no longer walked alone, for little Nell was found. Such an entertainment Involves, as may be supposced, uo siall outlay of tine and ingenu- ity; but the real, intetlectual enjoyment 1s so Keen that it it is well worth the attempt. Many [ authors might be taken, and perhaps with even better su “ Unele Tom’s Cabin” and * Tent on the Beach,” could certainly be casily represeuted. 1t is a novel sensation, this being face to face with the characters of lustory and fiction,—pale creatures of. the imaglvation. People easily fall into conversation with those with whom for many years they have been on familiar terms, and are preparcd to be pleased with the person- ages who represent the ideals of a life-time. . QUIXOTE QUICKSIGUT, PALIS. Special Correspondence of The Tribune. Pamis, June 7.—The scason of sunshine, and flowers, and birds, Is now enticing many away from the city’s turmoil. Some go to vld ances- tral homes, whose battlements and towers pre- sent a dreamy aspeet in the midst of relies of o former age; others to charming chateaus; whilst the fashionable world is in a tlutter of prepara- tion for noisy and inconvenient places a lamode, where frivolty, cunui, und nullity reign su- preme. To the traveler, “a voiture,” France presents unrivaled beauty and historical re- uown. There arc provinces dow deserted and silent as the grave, whose lovely valleys,coursed by limpid streams, and surrounded by moun- tains, whose peaks covered with cternal snow, form scenes of grandeur that can rarcly be ex- celled. As the traveler pursucs bis way, di mantled towers and vtherrelies of a feudal puwer arise before the view, and the mindis Iost 1n this majes| olitude, where aucient customs have passed away aud modern life bas nut begun. In the Proyince of Limousin, stands the old castle of the Lords de Cosnac, vencruble in its antig- uity and defying the ravages of Time. Along this route, the heavy chariot wheels of centurics ago once rolled, aud the tinkling bells of horses, at « later day, that chimed so merrily with the pustilion’s whip, are no more heard in this vast sulitude, where cven railroads are unknown. These old_chateaux with their frescos of rhomb and trefoil, their immense chimneys, symboli- cal of domestic comfort, and other solid”appur- tenances, are well worthy of inspection. In u subsequent age, when the Hotel de Ram- bouillet was the centre of nobility and grandeur, socicty assumed another aspect, but Was uo more courteous or hospitable than that of feuduldays. It has degenerated since, and passed from “les grandes reverences,” and courtesics of the past to the rudeness and apish simplicity of modern times. 1t is so diflicult for selfisnness to be polite, We will not dis- turb vurselves, but true retinement requires no exertion, and, as Fenclon tells us, *itis the re- flection of a purity of soul.” It has been re- marked of THE COURT OF FLANDERS, # “11 connait la politesse des princes” never disregards the slightest rule of etiquette, al- though it may vary from the formula of to-day. Thus, on accepting an invitation, he always ob- serves the appoiuted hour, and even at the pub- Hie reception given in the ‘Academy of Sciences last wek, he, with his hundsomé young wife plainly attired, was puuctual to the mo- ment. They were both also present at the fete recently given in the charming Hotel du Boule- vard Mullot, where 250 ts were present. Among them were many distinguished names, —the Countess de Portales, Princess Menschi- koff, the Countess de Ganet, the Murquise de Chasseloup, les Baronnes de Rothschild, and mauny otber equally prominent ladics. Among the ‘gentlemen we find the Prince of Orange, Baron Adolphe de Rothschild, Gen. Fleury, cte. THE TOILETTES were exceptionally handsome, but one is be- wildered with the thoughts of selecting any for description, as they were all so beautiful. One, of blue Canton crcpe, was elabor- ately embroidered in white ‘flowers, which formed festoons on the black pleats the whole length of the skirt, and branched very thickly over the extended train. Small festoons also ornamented a flounve on the front of the skirt, which was finally hidden in the fullness'of the train, Corsxtfe ‘Marquise, trimmed with em- broidery and point-iace; point-lace tunique looped “with natural roses ot diffcrent shades; regence gloves, laced to the elbow, and hair dressed high, with a pompon of marabont and gold; turquoise jewelry in crescent form. Among the novelties, I notice delicate silk flow- ers of charming tints; those of ruby and the Yrose jaune de Dijon” are very cffective and pretty. The small buttons for dresses are now raneed in five and scven rows the whole length of the polonaise, and also used with galoon in forming the Grecian border in trimming skirts. ats generally have two wreaths, placed one above the other. Thus one is of myosfis, and one of wild strawberry; an- other is foliage of different greens, and auother of roses inievery shade. The opera of “Aida” closed the scason here, The tribute then paid of the genius of Verdi will never pe forgotten, and when he was forced upon the stage to receive the overwhelming ovation the enthusizsm of the audience knew no bounds. The Requicm was given at the Thea- tre Italicn last Saturday, and as the Maestro led the orchestra, waves of harmony scemed to flow from his magical baton. DMessrs. Eugene Grange and IHenri Buzuet are writinga fantastic play in four acts, entitled, *“Les Voyageuses pour Philadelphia,” which promises io afford wuch amusement. MATHILDE. i CHICAGO. RECEPTION, Friday evening Miss Adeline J. Freer gave a reception to her class graduates of Dearborn Seminary at the residence of her father, L. C. P. Freer, No. 247 Michigan avenue., The following are the names of those of the class that were present: Miss Jessie L. Fawcett, Miss Harrlet Fos, Miss Mills D. Everhart, Miss Clara Holmes, Miss Jessie Jenks, Miss J. Louise Nexsen, Miss Eugenic A. Hoyne, Miss Frances C. Porter. Jobn A. Hand, with fourassistants, charmed the young ladies with his always choice sclections _fln(% usley furnished the delicacies in his usual style. - }i‘hc floral decorations were unusually abund- ant and arranged in a yery artistic manner, throwing a beautiful perfume all over the house. The motto A. Q. A. (Agis Quad Agis) was most prominent, hanging at the head of the parlor. The whole house was thrown open. The young people promenading in the garden made a gorgeous scene. Following are some of the names of thosc who were present: Miss Lou Swasey, Frances Kingsley, Miss Sadic Swuscg, Mrs. Jessin Freer, Miss Bessie Reeve, Miss Spaulding, Miss Clara Hunter, Miss Molle Jenks, Miss Bell Allen, Amclia_Smith, Miss Rellic Beceher, Minnle Beecher, Emma_ $mith, Miss Emily Lyon, Mrs. Buckingham, Mr. and Mrs. Lancaster, Miss Katic Hatchinson, Miss Gray, Miss Kittic Miycrs, Miss Larrabee, Mr. Burbank, Mr. Hamiiton, Mr, Lorrabee, Mr. Nathan Freer, Mr. C. C. Collins, F. G. Hoyne, B.D. Dodson, C. C. Adsit, J. 3L Adsit, Jr., Charles S. Jernegan. Mr. }ioyne acted as floor- manager. BOWMAR—TURNER. ‘The following account of the nuptinls of a Chicago gentleinan is taken from the IVoodford Weekty: ““Although the Garden City, in her multitude of indevteness, may not have kept a strict account of her obligations to Vcrsufl’fes Iy., she has drawn freely upon our town an county in a matrimonial wuy. The Hon. James B. Waller, the Hon. B. 8. Morris, and a number of others from that, enterprising city have found i arze numberof cholce b Just purchiased. W. d b R‘i:ngrb“{)ces c:u}‘ to Chicago, certainly as valua- ‘ble a contribution as any Leretofore made. The nuptials of Joseph M. Bowmar, formerly of Versaillcs, now of the Merchants’ National Bank, Chicago, and Miss Charlotte Tur- ner, of this place, was solemnizod last evening (15th), by the Rev. W. F. Talor; of the Methofim Church, at the residence of the bride’s father, Ulysses Turner;, Esq. It is rare that the entire suitableness of a match is so apparcnt. The m‘e-lung nc«&un!ntnnm of the parties, the intimate friends ip between their respective families, time out of mind, and entire congeniality of temperament and tast':sb!:'lvc assurance of harmony, uscfulm:s:k and biiss. Both are accomplished musiclans, Mr. Bowmar Deing a remarkably fine amateur viollnist, and Mlsusl'urncr an unusnally skillful performer on the piano, Miss Charlotte will be ‘missed more than we can express from our Woodford soclety, and from the church and Sabbath-school with which she has been so closely identified. We can only loan her to Chicago,—we cannot give Lier up for good.” PITHER—STARR. At 4 o’clock Tuesduy afternoon Miss Hattle de J. Starr and Mark M. Pither will be married at Unity Chureh, e ——————— The typographical corruption of the text of greatwriters is illustrated In the fact that Long- ans’ reprint of Gray's Elegy, in thelr new sc- ries of * Annotated Poems,” bus such new read- ings as *‘bubbles,” instcad of ‘babbles,” & yyrithes,” instead of * wreathes,” and *irony,” instead of *ironing," besides helf adozen others where plurals become singulars and singulars plurals. PERSONAL. ERSONAL —IF MATTHEW DORMAN. FROM Langham, Enzland, wili send his address to Thom- 8 Swingler, cire of 1i. Sharpe, Wilkesbarre, Pa., he wiil recéive Information fn regard to Lhe cstute of his nlch will Le of advantage to him. FAGT WORTH NOTING THESE HARD T A TAGLNORTI NoTL o HARD ThiE Y Fon-st., fell ull KInds of houseliold furnfouy ok 1y or monthly payments; parlor, ¢ i {:wm onth {lp y parlor, chambes o r than sou o t vt ¥ i loarn 0UF plan f dojog heiole {f we cangot conrlnco yuu chac it 13 the faires, saah best plau for poor people In hard times, we i you to our customers and Tely upon thejr L NION FURNITURE CU., 503 West Madisoq.perics T BOTTOM PRICES, 2 PER CENT LES A e hotsee andasme arbie-ta fets S lccosy from S35 up: clesan, ablmaias] dressing-case ectd, marble-tops. 3 pleces, mm‘fllu Eables, Trom 84 Lo’ S5 spring-bods At he s LAl up Other goods, t00 numergay priccol tion, at the lowest prices for vash, or ot iy paier your money. If yo 2 eany tnatallments to art SWi y_’a’;t. Madison-st. il OF GOOD SECOND HAND o B ND HAND ¥y, carpets, &c., wanted B tfon, a S, P 15?\":"1’11_1:‘" GRS Gd Laicrois CHb vy, PPRAIS&D FREE OF CHARGE—PARTIES fgw: s houseliold coods to dispuse ot :&Tfi‘}““ e T O e L aXe-8t., Ve elr g be disposios of them. F0h Appeie. by PARLOR SUIT OF 7 PIECES A £\ and upward to $150. ot o Btock of 1urniture, and t {aducetents t0 purchasers W ate closing out our gyl crefure WAk eRraondang . 54 State.q, NTIRE HOUSEHOLD FUENITUR] i 4 includig plagouad range. Kol £ T ce. LAKE OTf GOTHIC CITATIS A7 TAE e S O e nntom S AT, \H\E‘lffi\s‘é O1E SAL NITULEE OF THREE [y If 2 0013 for housekeeping, cheap. Call at once or hoisciopt . Call 3t once at 747 Yoy : SALE—A FIRST-CLASS LARGE BLig Prince cooling-stove with reservoirs. X & Ertnce cooklng-stove with Teservirs. "Appivaigy T7OR SALE—CHEAP—FAMILY REFLIGEEATOR R itz news good mate. lmécax.gn&l Salle-st. 0R SALE_AND T0 RENT— OONS, W G provemants, oh NOF Deatoarnsy., T AL PE(»:O.\AL—A MIDDLE-AGED BUSINESS 3MAN withont soclety desires the acquaintance and friend— Ip of u preposscasing single lady similarly sltuated who would make herself agreeable, Address, in cout- dence, D 74, Tridi ERSONAL— party as Sacurday, Jun AL—A YO the eity, would i u young iady or widow. appointing fnterview. 0NAL—TUESDAY MO! - 1o Wabas] V. ., Twenty-fi{th to State-st. Lady i black; send bl address 16 M. m"""______,,,___. WARE, CALL ON THE SAME t the thine, MAN, STRANGE' 1o form (e acquatniance of ‘Address L 92, Trioane office, JPEusONAL—S TOUNG WIDOW LADY WISTIES 10 forn: the acqualntance of a gemtlewan. Address MES. B., P. 0. Box ¥5, city. ERSONAL—] )] ASE CALL AT 118 WEST Wasling! DAY. OUNG MAN OF STEADY HABITS, csent eatpluyed lu the mncreaalile business in a mining camp {n Aridona. wishies v correspund Wit u youn lady who hus to work for a iisiog. Object ma- trmoay. Address G. F. STANTON, ilneral Purk, Mozave Co., Arfzona. PERSONAL—A WIDOW OF 20 WOULD L Tor the scquaintance of a middle-aged gen 1o assfst her in busin 10 T ERSONAL—TWO LADIES(STY LIS BR ‘would ifke to make the acquaintance of Two gentie- icn. Object plensant suciety. Foud of driving, boat- iug. and all outaour ainuscients. Adiress MADGE a:d OLIVE, Tribase oflice. PERSONALL GENTLENAS WOULD LIKE 70 ‘meet s lively young lady. il 1, Tribune oilice. LADY DGESSED IN BLACK WITI Jady friud and wwo children, who recogzized e usmanin front row at cireus Toursday. Flease address. stating: whiere {olerylex may b had. Obje improving ueqgalntauce, Will bein towa Wedaeiiay. Address £ 71, Tribune vilice. ERSONAL—A YOUNG WIDOW LADY OF ELE- Tinement, 2 siranger In the clty, desires to mo Fentleman of means. Object, Tiutusl enjoymert a perhnps matrimony. Address M 92, Trlbunc vifice. ONAL—DBLONDE OVEL THE WAY. YOUR alntance 18 desired. Address I 76, Tribune SERSONAT—TO JOEL BISSELL, ALIAS CHAI- 1cy Moouney, iste of Suriluglon, Vi., plcase it rvom 25, 175 La Salle-st, where you will ear of some- thing to your intereat. C. ENSTLRUCTION, JUNIOR OF HARVARD COLLEGE, THOROUGH- iy acquainted with the requirements, whl give speclal fusiruction during the pro i vacation to pu- pils who desire to enter ai the fall csanunations. Ad- aress £ B, caro Irof. E. Colbert, Tribune ollice PRINCIPAL OF PUBLIC SCHOOL IN CHI- Ccngo wiencs to give private fnsiruzion during a few hours each day or the summer montus. Address B +£._Trlrnuue’3m¢e. HA\’L\'G EVERED MY CONNECTION WITH THE Athenenn, 1 ehall give ori In paintlug and drawing at my studlv, Am nuow form! tasses. . u(!fihld.l. i NSTRUCTIONS GIVEN ON THE FLUTE AT 20 North Ann- g ANDSCAPE PAINTING—] i landscape art by D. 1 5 gny of Deslin, soutlivesr turuer State aud Mourve 1 Skétching frot Natur a c leasy] Wabash-ar. VON S Dearborn-st. ‘PROF. R. EDOUARD (PARIS), FRENCH TEAGH- crat the Chicago Musical Coliege. hus Teturicd to the clty,and (5 ready 10 resume teaching. Lrivate e~ eons and claases 05 formerly. Address 4uS Wa- basn-ay. hed PRIVATE TESSOSS 1% TATIN, GREEK, STATiE: ‘ematica,‘or any knglish brauchl, bya Profestor fn one of the first. iustltatcs of Chi Terms you. _Address 162, Tribune ofll PERSONs TO LEARN SHORTITIAND. CLASSES dayand evening. Terms low. Telegraphiug taugit Tree of charge. Gardner House Phonograph and Teie- sraph College. {KETCHING EROM NATURE TAUGIT IN ONE Tesson for $5 (not including shading). Pupils taughitonly a thelr residences. Address C. ELvesYs 2 ce. TTUATINN WANTED—AS NURSERY GOVER- ncss by an American glel, refaed and {nteillzent. bust of references. Apply ab 24 West Van Burencst. VOICE ASDIIOW 10 USE IT-AE. . WOOLLETT. vocal teacher fn the Chicago Athienwnm, will gb aterm of lessous in volce-culture during vac: term of 12 lessons, §i3; privase lewons {n singing or el cutlon at the Athicnedm or 461 West Jackson'st, V/OICE CULTURE OF SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES- ‘practieal aud artistic reading and actiug taught by alady catablisied and {nfiential.” Address D s, Trib- une ofice, ANTED—FOR THF, CLASSICAL DEPAL of & schudl fn this city—A thoroug young man who can bring first-cless references in re- #pect to bility and character. Address, with name and residence, C 93, Tribuue office. MACHINERY. 'OR SALE—A FOOT-POWER MORTICING MA- chine, a boring machine, and & cross-cut saw. Ap- By 0161 § FO SAL er engine Afchlgan-st. FO% SALE—ONE TRON PLANER, WITH TDOLSi Chamberlain's, Doston, make: 5-foot rod; wil Inquire at ¥0 and 82 \West Ran- o sl 50, PLETE OUTFIT 25-HORSE-POW- and boller. HARDY & BEHLES, 21 scll cheap for cash. dolph-st.. b E P R S P am pump, second-hand preferred. C. DA .»40Ln531}_clnpx. # e ‘ 'ANTED—A SECOND-HAND MOWER (McCOR- mick's or Wood's inake) verycheap. Inqulreat Ra?m 9, 1 m_rbom~u. ANTE] ND-TASD ENGIN er. UTSe; Tust b )i?o and cheap. in writing B, Room 53 Major block. D—A GOOD SECOND-HAND FOOT POW- er scroll saw. _State name and price. Address C 1 W, 170 Twenty-second-st. TWANIED—X GO0 SECOND.WAND STEAM clevator; also, boller of 25 or 30 horse and station- ary tnl:me of 8 or 10 horse power; must be (n Arst-class condition. ress L 89, ‘ribune office. V ANTED—TO PURCHASE—A CIRCULAR SAW fable gheap for cash,_Appls; at78 West Monrtoe. HOOKS, MAPIN'S ORIGINAL OLD BOOK STORE—91 E. Madlson-st, opposite Trihune Bullding, recolves books weekly from the East; examine our stock. 'OR SALE—CHEAP—A SET OF ZELL'S ENC a pedia. _Address D 34, Tribune ofl.lce‘: TETLD) O‘m’ncoks. NEW BOOKS—GIBLON.S ROME, 6 vol $4; Hum fllulm’y. 7 vols., $5; Smollett's Hiatory Yol 003 Allson' Histors of bubvws, S [or 2 1cets of writing paper. ™ A 10" BWE , bascment 102 )hdl;’o‘;:r. HEE0! PICEURESOUE. AMERICA, $30; British Tlhcil"e 20 NE AND BOIL- "Address VOLS.. FULL 0., plates, Aleo'a ate Hbrary, Dearborn-st. T. KEI it can be acen, M 16, Tribune ofice. 86 SARLIT RS SRS X 3¢ Clark-st., between Ilandolph and Lake. ¥ BUILDING MATERIAL, 'OR SALE—SASH, DOORS, BLINDS, AND FR.A [ e a5 second hand, ut 140 Hias lotamgrae D1ES: 'OR SALE—CHEAP—A LOT OF 8X8 DRY T R JAMES M. HILL, 108 lflnglqunv. 2ETTLUBER "OR SALE—12" SETS SILVEL-PLATED FLUSI ean-handle allding-d I gvggu}:'m,fifim" e bty Upaai Cheap. A HILADELPHIA AND BALTI) R P HALE'S Agency, Jo}»nsgllemt?oug TRIoR “\T PEILADELPHIA, DALTIMORE, AND INDIAN I pressed brick kept cons ORE, “m‘“\‘t ntly on hand ;3:““'::'3;0'% mlalfiee& )vrlccs:lt’xvuo n;l‘l Dlllf(‘}' mmd("l . lers . J. W. HAR g 85 Washington-st. BIOWREY: -8 M o HITE AND CREAM-COLORED S Wi HALE'S Agency, 90 Casalierey £S8ED DRICK et S SO TYORCES QUIETLY AND LEGALLY 5 ? PFee atter du A¥oroe Agency, Box 243, Chieao, 1o -7 a8d [VONCES—LEGAL ANTWIELE, AINE D mithout prblicicy, restacnce., O oot pres) Lor, Incompatibitiy “etc. Aidaviy anicledy Dosite Sherman ‘lonu'c._?:n?ni:n'. 2 eas oo roos. op- | offcron timie zt the I family, with A No. )} furniture for sal foF oaly So cash cofL 51,100, all news Tent very cheap. m{é,&‘fi 73, Tribuge btice, 'OR SALE—CHEAP~—TIL E F : of i Cotiage lduses every nfiafly‘:’:fifiifl Chance for pereuns Kolng W ecping 5 165 West Vangiarenac. - e s o el F()ll SALE— LOOMS OF GOOD FURNITURE ALy complete fOr §160, at 334 Tiwenty-third-st., SALESAT A SACEIFICE. OUTFIT 0§ sepinic (8 luts o dil puséhiseersia good oty uboard-st. X ) dres. walngt scus, parloraui, 18, stoves, oll-cloths, and crockery, and, fn fact. n the Lne of houschold gRoods,cneap fop asy WCCKy or munthly payments at ULICE 2 ladizon-st. 1GIES: FO§ fota, Address A F W, OWER THAN EVER—JAME: Stute-st., {3 Getermited tuat e 50d by a0y dae, Baving Just purc T PRICE Jor socond b or smaly —JAMES y i slzunént of elegats hodschuld” furniture of the faes Litlsh, wake, audsiyles, Which he can sell xtpsie thiac cnnot e eualid. Al3o cholce patterns cte. P 1 efore purc instailmenis: n URE, CAELETS ssoves, wnd crockery. Cash prices, and oa iy 26 3ult the purchaser. We caiTy the Lirgest, noste Ilable, best talshizd, and best sclecled i ture on the WessStde, Our goocs are | 0\$n manufactare, we can, therefore, iy o eryacloe Zure on beiter gouds thalt otier estabiiv. ments. Ve hiave a large and carefully-nelected lize of the newest patierus of ingrala and Brussels caryeq cluthis bougbt siuce The recent deciine that vt weet cash prices. Inocratoch Ves we have some of the bes sod orably-k OlvnluTl;\rcIu(lmulztfkfl.llgnyv 0 ez our prices And tu examinesour goods before boy ingelsewhere. JUILN E. SMYTH, 134 We L O.\'t; INSTALLMENTS—FINELY FINISL andsonue i -top chamiber Suiia, parlor sufts, and vlishand weil mads, oo Hods, abd quarondeating Suannited JOLS & SSYTH, 134 West Madlsun-st. 5 x N Pl PAY: AIN AND BRES: uels carpets from ard, oa week. a yard and upw: we arc making lower prices siving imoré favorable terms ‘cst Madison-st. cat comforis, slices Dodsioade cie, 3% progors nov be undersold, WHIPPLES 1Y, 7 State-st. EFRIGERATORS— A LALGE, ASSORTMENT= ‘The * er,” ** Domestic,” ** Fairta, " and vibers. H, 272 and 274 Stute- TIHE RIGERATOR. BLATCH- Lot of water-caolerd very clear out the stock. WAL O. SMITH, 272 tate-st. “ley's lce-cream freczers. cheap to and 74 S ED—A GOOD SECOND-HAND LOUNGE. ive description and price, and siate where (bmay Address E9f, Triount uitice. AY CASIT FOR A FUGNISIED TOUSE, d will assiune lease I well Jocated. 177 Madi w o. “TA. ED—L. A\'il". I3 M VEGETABLE T4 ble, aud steet [ron bake oven; alto diniug-room gurnllllm. Must be cneap. Address F 67, Tribazs ATANTED—A B. W. CHAMDER SET I condition. ~AMust Le cheap for cash. Addres stating number of plecus and price, K 26, Tribus CLEARING OCT DALANCE OF FURST plush. i3 Gloth PREIOF o, TR oot Commocs SoEl ; i ’ B prices herutofore antienrd ot CABOCr suliy N0 T ASONABLE OFFER nErUSED. RT. MANTLY, 154 Scitesst. ¥ EASY MONTILY O WEEALY Furnlture! Furniare! | Furnitur Carpets! I Carpetal I 1 Stox S Crockery’ ! Crockery! {1 cke We now have the dnest stock of zoods in Chicago. Four flours of the three-story and basement stuue-front bulldiug are Alled with choice woods, which we will soli as prices lower than was ever known before In Chicago. We have fing ¥ood and marble-top tables for $2. $3, $4. 56, S $9.50, $11, and upward; good ehamber sets st upward; good parior séta at $40, 45, £30, 75 $00, and upward; good carpets at G0¢, 60G, T3¢, K, 0¢, $1,_and upwand; £0od halr matiresses with best $ICK for'$15; £0od Stovea and ranges at 16 ta $90: gool lounges at 312 Now 18 the time to commence house- Eeeping while hrices are low and rents are cheap, aad re- meimber e are the only house fu Chicago who czn furnisy u house completo with Grst-class Roods, and that we can and will sell £00d S00dS t leas prices thaa any other house {n Chicagu, aswe own our bullding sad pay 0o rent, and have very Isht expenscs. Having al classes of £00ds under our ruof, we can Affurd to kil ciieaper than thote who keep just one line of goods. 0ods can be purchased at this time to be delivered s SRR Defore parchonn caaber e 5 LORAE ¢ befor urchasing ewhere. - W. E'C0", 736 West Mad RPETS! CARPETS!! GARDETS!IT CARPETSI Carpetal I Carpetal 11-—The tricst solection f car petsinthiscity. New srnm; styles are now arriving, and wa will sell at lesa prices shas any house 1o the ciy. Great care will be taken 0 SHoW onr customers 180 market, ‘Chl betove. ookeaims (T TOW arket. Call before purchasiog. . . LOW- ELLECO., 736 West Madison-st. o TOVES! ™ STOVES!! STOVES! 1 I—WE HAVE D the largest and best asiortment of stoves westof New York, which we can sell at yery low prices and oa €asy monthiy payments. W. A. LOWELL & CO., 78 West Madtson-st. IROCKERY ! - CROCKERY! | CROCKERY! ! == ./ The best class of cruckery and glassware on essy monthly payments. W, A. LOWELL & CO., 738 Weit Madison-st. PARTNERS WANTED. ARTNER WANTED850,000—A SPECIAL DART- eliy. For ¢ c CUF. FIELD, 10Forand Biock. - Poroiculars apply WANTED—A BUSINESS MaN WiTh $ 0 £5,000 1o foln the dvertiser in manu- facturing a paténtable” machine. Thls in eutton s a monopuly, and Is destined to wars 3 complete revolution In the” manufacture of s siapie artiele of every-day liousehold use. Foll (nvestization L. - [cterenc ¥en ang N o 160, Tribune otce. - © o s NER WANTED—A LADY STARTED 1IN 4 poying business wants & partner. Addresh une oflice, PABINEE WANTED—AN ENERGETIC MAN: ability more than \oney Feauired; Lusinesato ot Centennial. A 3182, Tribune office. P.urr.\'fin—‘w NTEDIIALF INTEREST IN 3 DiteTt T8 Wl AuAch sy Sersed Fequiteh. A U s 4 dress C 73, Tl‘]l!ul;‘u otllee. Py S100 ARTNER WANTED—WITII $.000 10 §16000 1 an established manufaceuring basin w‘nm estrs large pro0ts can be realized at vnce. ress J 6 Telvune otfice. DARTNER WANTED—IN THE GROCERY BUSH L nesss good loention: must have $800 to $1,00% Call Manday av 1203 State-st. tate-st. 1)‘\ ITNE NTED—WITIH $2,000 TO §h00 cashi 1o engage in a satc, profitavle manufactari: business where that amount can be made in the pest five mouths and no risk. _Address G 39, Tribunc Anfl’n’:;’izr; WASTED-WITIT 510, 1 nm"!’:m):“s usiness; $25 per week. JON ARTNER WANTED—A MAN OF several thousand dollars, £o K0 10 arup in goods on wiiich the money can be red short time. _ Address M 16, Trivune otlice, PARINER WANTEO_T DESIRE TO MARE THE scquaintance of some capitaiist who will at &1 time advance money when rare opportunities $30¥ themselvess the right party will do well to invest Address G 93, Tribune ofiice. ARTNEL WANTED=IN \ DUSINESS TUAL P will pay 100 per cent. :mnum.uwll.h from §5,00 10 $20,000 cash. None need npply unless tey liste cash and mean busigess. Call o address fod | Marinc Bulldin; DO B l)AW\'. ARTNER “'ASTED’—’(V[T“ $300 TO $400- PAT- Ing busineas. Inquire at 33 -37, 2 ER WANTED—T( Y O THE,HALEY D e el pgyln?:l;nlfi‘s‘l-nes‘z;{mm s Sgl]l reqaired; reason for cl )Mzfi. {traze Pa golug partner must zo South. Address C 33, T ARTNER WANTEDWITH 5,000 T0 JOLV X8 Giross 1 2 Trivune ofchs > © ored SLOE o DARTSER WANTED--WITH $7.000 1IN UNISCOH Sroaticdeal estate t0 tako an actly pate ;‘l"lfl'g;_’ 700d busloess; 1 base + L want Address ¥ 47, Tribune oflicer TVORCES QUIETLY OB NED FOR INCOM- patibllity, etc.; lzful everywhe: afdavits sufi- clent proof: resldence immaterlal; fee after decree. R. 8. MARVYN, Koom'5, 8 Washington-st., Chicago. Ill. DARTNER WANTED—WITH A CAPITAL Of S1:500 €0.£3,000'caah [ well-paiog Disla DProfta 300 per cent. _Apply at 161 West LELEY I)-Wd“UES LEGALLY AND QUIETLY:-OBTAINED in every State and Territory for Incompatinility, E;fidfifl;flfnffi;l"nfli&!flg’ blfi‘l‘(? Il]fllel'dcv.'rcfi- rience. . CH, at & 20 Bearborn ste, Rooin 1o oo HOmeY 124 Dearborn-sts, Room1. AGENTS WANTED. e &Gssrs WANTED—WE OFFER EXTRA INDU £\ "ments to s few active, Intellizent apeats. Ged men orladies. PERLEY, JEFFELS & CO., 70 MEDICAL. il R MFS, G, THOMAS, M. .. LADIES PIYSIGIAS d trician, 508 Sout! g 0 L4 hetetrician, ith Halsted-si. Faticats ] GENTS WANTED—TO SELL LOCKWOOD'S it iAW screum, They Ace only 50 el Callat 146 North Ada-st. iE A CENTS WANTED—TO XKLL COOKS. 3 ‘Lrated show-cards; 40 cents Blices. 234 St (P'atent pendiag) . riicees