Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 23, 1876, Page 3

THE_CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, JULY 23, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES: 3 LAKE-REMINISCENCES. some of the Men of Auld Lang Syne. How Bill Caverly Brought His Fore- and-After into Buffalo Creek. st. Patrick’s Day in 1846, and the Wreck of the Brig Rosa. 4 Fearful Time at the Mouth of the St Joe—0Oapt. Nelse Naper's Bravery. Perhsps nowhere on the face of the globe pave such wonderful changes oceurred, in the ssme space of time, as upon our inland seas,— * (ne “unsalted seas,” as the marine man of the Times calls them. Not only in the character of the vessels employed in lake-navization, but in the style and manner of the men who manned snd commanded them, {s this change remarks- b‘;“t the palmy days of the fleet and mammoth steamers which, during the *“forties” and & fities,” challenged the admiration of the world, bave pasced away forever: and sail-craft have elso scen their best days, as o glance at themarine reports of any day, this hot July, will fally evidence. The great steam-barges, with their tows, arc even now driving the best of our white-winged racers from the track, and forcing them into the stone or lgmber or any sther trade whereby they hope to make coough fo pay CTDEnECs. R “AGLD LANG STNE.” . But Tam reminiscencing, and, without look- Jng into the gloomy future, T turn my memqry back to the golden past. Born within the sound of the breakers’ dash, *apon the beach at Rockavway, L. I., T early im- bibed a love for eailor-life which has not de- * ereased after nearly forty years of active service, some hatf-dozen of which were passed upon our Inland seas; and here Imade the acquaintance of a class of men whose sterling qualities Ivery soon lcarned to adinire, and whose true manli- s I shall ever respect. ne(s); Long Istand, in my boyhood days, the son of any man who could Iay claim to be_consid- cred 1 wealthy —$25.000 then was an indepen- ent fortune—owned his gun and his bag of fehing-teckle, and strove £6 obtain the mastery of all the implements of sea-coast life. When I was 14 years of age I could swim like 2 Kanaka, could handle my sail-hoat as well as the oldest fishermen at the inlets, and I had learned from one of thase old-time hunters how 1o call the wild fowl down within reach of my anerring gun, while at blue-fish trawling I kad fow cqualé among all that hardy band of long- shoremen on the Rockaway sands. “ DIGRESSING,”" smI? Well, I must digress now and then to get at my objective point. I was always an carncst reader of Cooper’s sea-tales, and none interested me more than the “Pathfinder,” and the colloquies between Eau Douce, the youns lake-skipper, and his passenger, * Old Cap,” the unele of Jesper's inamorata, the pretty Mabel. You recollect, perhaps, that.during 2 héavy gale of wind on Lake Ontario, the schooner was in Pmminent peril, and the old *galt,” Cap, urzed the necessity of scudding before it, when Eau Douce quietly ran his vessel down close upon a bigh-blaff coast, and calmly dropped his anchor. Cap stood by, cting to see the light hawser snapped like pack-thread; when, what was his astonishment to sec the cables Iving slack under the bows, with scarcely any strain_upon them. Fan Douce pleasantly explained the cause as being the result of the under-tows for. as the ‘heavy, seas rolled up against the bold headland, they formed an outer current, which rendered his judgment 2 perfect success, and drew forth high encomiums from the old salt, who con- fessed that 2 man may “live and learn.” Coming, thus prepared, to find some sailors on these fresh-water ponds, I did not under- rate the accomplishments of my fresh-water brethren. A LIVELY SCENE, - Iarrived in Buffalo before the opening of navieation; and early in spring e down- bound fleet were ~ espected to arrive Sitting one dsy in the counting-room of Mesers. Joy ‘Webster, a forcand-after was deseried coming down before a fierce gale from ihe southwest, while the snow-squalls were thick and almost constant. The sea was making a complete breach over the bezcon lighthouse at the pier-end, and crowds of anx- ious people were watching the result,—it seem- fng almost impossible for a vessel to makea sale entrance through the boiling surges. % BILL CAVERLEY.”” T know I myself watched the little craft—she seemed so little to me, just from the deck of a tthousand-tonner “—with many misgivings as to her probable fate. = ‘But down she came with the wild-bird’s speed, while seated in the ecross-trees, the better to Heun” his craft, was a stout fellow in his shirt- slceves, though it was{reczing cold ; and I could hear his *Starboard!”? “Port!” as his schooner cae fving up the creck znd Mr. Waltor Joy exclaimed: “That’s Bill Caverly!” andsoit was, and I made his early acquaintance, and bear this cheerful testimony: % He was 2 good man and true!”? TIE WRECE. In 1846, I was Captain of the old Rosa, bound, with a cargo of stone., for St. Joseph, ~Mich. ~This craft is still recollected by many of the old lakesailors; but I will venture a description of her, for the benefit of the later crowd. She was a perfect prototype of Irving's “ Guat Vrouw,"’ deseribed in ‘“Knickerbocker,” &s bringing the Hollanders over to New Amster- dam, or Gotham. *She was 90 feet long, 90 feet broad, 90 feet decp. _ She sailed just as fast inacalm as in a gale. She made juet asmuch lcewny as headway, and she was particularly great in a calm.”? = 80 much for my “ bonny bird.” ST. PATEICK’S DAT, In the year 1816, will never be forgotten by any Bailor ho was then upon_the Lakes. On the preceding evening, I hauled my vessel down to the picr-head, and the sails were loosed, ready to get under way. A lovelier evening it would be difficult to conceive. The westering sun was sinking over *Widow Berry's Point” when 1 noticed that the barometer was rapidly fall- Ing; and I told the Mate to haul the topsail- reef-tackles out, and that I would not leave till midnight; for, as the sun went down, I noticed there was 2 fleet of schooners bound, like my- & “hairy * Jook about the western borizon. But self, to the castern shore, and they eame sweep- ing down the creck with “cheerily® songs, ‘made sail, and away they flew. DAVE MACKINTOST, 2 jolly skipper whom I ke, hailed me ashe passed, in this manner: “Hey, old salty! *fraid 10,20 out to-night?” 5 elve vessels passed us in this wise, and my bonest Mate secmed much chagrined that e was with a man that believed in those “ glass humbugs 3 and I told him to get under way. I lay down for » short time after our’de- parture, when the Mate called me; and, going o deck, T found the wind had chopped around 10 the northeast, blowing in fitfal gusts, while the snow was failing thick and fast. § We could see no light; no land at day-light, aud I headed the Rosa off-shore until afternoon, whea I saw the mouth of the St. Jee and bore away for the harbor. The sea, by this time, was ‘mountains high,” and the weather so intense- Ircold that my anchors were buried under a foot of ice, while to leeward of the piers I saw the wreck of the schooner Jeflerson, which had gone onto tlfe beach shortly before. 2 e bluff was lined with™ people, and, just as Wes nearing the river-mouth, the main-boom toppimelift gave way, crushing the wheel, and leaving ay vessel at THE MERCY OF TAE WINDS AND WAVES. very few minutes only Were necessar - throw the brir, thus deprived of her guiding helm, into the breakers to thesouth of the picr, Where she soon bilged, while fifteen Lumans were on her deck almost helpless. s ut soon aid was seen approaching in the £hape of a well-manned boa}c{, which proved to the ¥awl of the brig E. H. Scott, steered by CAPT. NELSE NAPER, ;bohmi shortly befor€ reseucd the crew of the erson, and then braved the angry breakers salvation to my human freight. Dark, stormy night was closing rapidly; ;flfl, having {aken most of my people on board, € urged nie also to embark; but I was sure m—éh"{'fi’ nbs mt& load a; “was prudent to go iZh the breakers, and I slij his painter and told him to be off. posd H § Helanded every soul in safety, and then re- ‘urned for me and a young kinsman who had Tefused to go without me; and thus, through enerzy and bravery, some twenty souls were #aved that day at the mouth of the-St. Joe. 4 RETIED.” Some weeks since 1 had the gratification of oy Capt. Naper by the hand,—thirty years ioving clapsed since last I saw him,—and h'flhug of s retiracy from sailor life, I wish to ar tuis testimony 1o his excellence as a man, i?llus undoubted capsbility as a scaman, and to well-known generosity and bravers. Capt. Johin Prindiville was on the Jeflerson, to vd Lie and ] believe that 2 morc tempestuous 2y than the 17th of March, 1846, never was &Tn ou FLormy; it igan, the fleet ‘of twelve vessels that salled in company from Chieago on St. Pa X the Next gunset nine wera ashore ,t Tx?e,s teh‘;: ice tory and Wave, had gone down with all hands, —poor Dave MacIntosh among them,—not - vh ze ever being found, while a Lower-Laker, tho Cleopatra, with a deep centre-board, was ah the foot ot the lake, and would not have weath- ered the gale two hours longer. Capr. Sax. SECRET SOCIETIES, ODD-FELLOWSHIP. REGALTA AND DRESS. by ‘The General Joint Committee have issued @ circular giving the regulations relating to the regalia and dress to be worn at the grund dem- onstration of the Order in connection with the coming session of the Grand Lodgeof the United States. That part pertaining to Sub- ordinate Encampments and lodges is given: Marshals and Assistont Marshals of Encamp- ments. on foot—Black silkc sushes, with gold trim- Encampments may wear regalin or badges, but edch Enchmpment. must. hase nniformity. in tho appearance of its members. Black dress, black silk hat, and black gloves. _Marshals of subordinate lodges, on foot—White silk rashes, fearlet rosctte, silver tassel and fringe. Asxistant Marshals on foot—White sill sashes, blue rosette, silk tassel and 2c. Dress of Marshale and Assistants—Black coatand pantaloons, black silk bat, white vest, white gloves, and baton. Lodges may appear in regalia or with badge, rosette, or scarf, as cach Lodge may detormine; Dbat_each Lodge must appear aniformly in its own ranks in dress and insignia. Dark dress, white gloves, uniform head-dress. Oflicers may wear jewel of office. Misccllancous—Lodges and Tincampments may carry the Holy Bible, banners, the flag of the Order, the National and State flags, and the flags of the countrics in which the Order has been estab- TNE ORDER IN GERMANTY. The following extract from an address deliv- ered in Berlin, recently, gives the status of the :Order in German; % The first lodge in Germfhy ‘wae Wurtemburg Lodee, No. 1, in_Stntteart, instituted by twelve brothers, Dec. 1,1870; the first in Berlin was Ger- mania Lodge, No. 1, instituted April 2, 1871, Since this time forty-fve lodges have beenadded; 0 that at the presenttime in Germany and Switzer- land we have the respectable number of forty- seven lodges, besides which there are five encamp- mfigz.:‘ one degree lodge, and two Rebekah-degree The membership of these is abont 2,200. In considering thia result, and comparing it with that of the year previous, we rec with satisfaction that in the past year onr Ordor has been increased by the addition of fourteen lcdges. In Berlin there have been three; in Basel, Constanz, Frankenthal, Frankfort-on-the-Main, Hambnrg, Halle, Kulm, Mannheim. St. Gallen, and Waldenbers, one each. Ten cities have been won to the Order in which there had previously been no lodge On the same occasion N. G. Lepsclietz used the following language: We celebrate to-day, not the birthday of some great man whose noble achievements asnd heroic decds we praise and admire, but the natal day of an institution: founded on_the purc and spoticss Eflndp}e: of true humanity, glowinz with noble eart, immortal for all time, ard which, likea new religion, has penetrated all lands. XNot fire and the sword, but the word of love; not fanatical envoys, but sincere human joy; not ambition and the demand of blind obedience of heart and mind, but the recognition and conviction of equality and freedom of all, are the pillars of this new social life, and there are thousands upon thousands who come to enjoy it. NEW DAVES MONUMEST. The dedication of the Odd-Fellows’ Monu ment in New Haven, Conn.,, a few days ago, was oneof themost interesting events in the his- tory of the Order in that State. The weather was propitious. The procession was composed of the Battalion of the Uniformed Eucanp- ments, the Subordinate Lodges, and the Grand Lodge. The appearance of the procession was very imposing, as it marched through the streets leading to the cemetery. .The burial Iot is Jocated ucar the cemetery entrance. After singing by the ladies, prayer by Grand Chaplain A. G. Shears, and music by the band, Past Grand Master Philip Pond delivered an historical addrees and unveiled the monument. Many Dbeautiful floral tributes, the gifts of Naomi Lodze, Daughters of Rebekah, were then depos- ited near the base of the monument. Excellent addresses by Grand Master Driggs, of Waterbury, and tio Rev. Dr.Wedlsler ol owed. Bro. Thomas Phillips, the originator of the enterprise and builder of the monwment, read a history of the undertaking. The monument thus completed is from an original design by E. G. Russell, Esa., architect of this city, and is in height from tke ground near 26 feet, and its base measures 5 feet 10 inchies square. It is com{msu\i of six solid blocks of light Connecticut and dark Quincy ite combined, measuring 236 cubic feet, the whole being placed on a stone foundation con- taining 250 square feet of solid masonry. NOTES. At the recent installation of the officers of Eintracht Lodgze No. 531 of this city, Louis Mnueller, the retiring N. G., was prescnted with a P. G. regalia, richly embroidered, in recogni- tion of his faithful services while presiding over the Lodge. The Hon. T. B. Needles, P. G. M. and P. G. R., of Nashville, was in the city last week. The Hon. Jacob Krohn, W. 'W. Grand Patri- arch of Freeport, is spending a few days in_the city. He reports the Patriarchal branch of the Order in a flourishing condition. Gen. J. C._Smith, R. W. Grand Scribe, re- turned from Philadelphia Jast week. Capt. 8. F. Brown, N. G. of Fort Dearborn Lodge No. 214, as gone to Vermont to rusti- cate, and takesin the Centennial en route. W. W. Morris, Grand Representative of Ken- ucky, has gone to Europe to spend the sum- mer, but will return in season for the Grand Lodge in September. 5 ENIGHTS OF PYTHIAS, . INSTALLATIONS. On Thursday Tast the ofifeers of Cosmopolitan Lodge No. 6 were duly installed. The Lodge is one of the strongest in this jurisdiction. The following is the list of its mewly-installed offi- cers: —J. 7. Healy. . C.—Jolin Brennen. Y. C._Thomas J. Shea. . lex. Henderson. M. of E. —Abe Lipman. M. of F.—L. S. Hudson. K. of R. and S.—W. B. Ives, M. at A, —Augnet GoodKind. 1. G.—James McGreror. o —Willinm R. Simpson, Relief Committee—William O'Brian, S. D.; J. C. Barr, W. D.; Alex. Henderson, . D. The following officers of Dionysus Lodfic, No. 20, were installed by Dept. V. G. C. M. Vessy, assisted by P. C. Duncan: P. C.—Thomas H. Dwyer. C. C.—Gen. Joseph L. Reynolds. V. C.—Raphacl De Clerf. P. lan Jolinson. P. C.—A. J. Elory, K. of R. and S.0L. w. of F. P. C. Ansem M. Truesdell, M. of Ex. ArthurJ. Myers, M. at A, 3 Andrew J. Barnhard. J. G.—Barnard Cohen. OTHER SOCIETIES. GRAND ARMY OF TUE REPUBLIC. The National Encampment of the G. A. R, recently held in Philadelphis, was the most numerously attended and important meeting the Order has ever had. About 15,000 comrades were in Philadelphia during the Encampment. Gov. Hartran{t, of Pennsylvanis, the Command- er-in-Chicf, presided over the Encampmnent, and Gen. J. 8. Reynolds, of Chicago, the Senlor Vice-Commander-in-Chief, presided over the )Infiumfl Council of Administration. % 'Gov. Hartranft was re-elected Commander-in- Ghief, Gen. J. §. Reynolds was re-elected Senior Vice-Commander-in-Chief, and Col. J. J. Palmer, of Rockford, I1l., was_elected a2 mem- ber of the National Council of Administration. The next National Eummfpment will be held at Providence, R. L in July, 1677, fenio of Rilwinning Lodze, No nual picnic of fd . m{h:-fl?nbc held at Shnrpshoozers% Turk next R 1 hold its fifth , No. 642, will hold its an- nnA ouignli‘r?g Tnncg‘;\‘enue Grove, Wednes- day nest, July 20. Trains leave the Rock Island Depot at §:40 and 10 5. m. and 12:20 p. m. 4 PROTECT THE DAUGHTERS. To the ‘Editor of The Tribune. Cmcaco, July 22.—In discussing the proposal to allow the public to bathe on the lake-shore, « A Daily Reader” in last Sunday’s paper says: Y ask you if it stands to common sense that T am to be annoyed with a crowd in front of my dwelling creating a disturbance and _dcgr;uuug the morals of my daunhters.”” This reminds me of n true story out of the annals N . ter Stuyvesant, the of .old New York. Peter “mf,’ e old Dutch Governor of New headquarters of the B e ot mof cdigtrid in which his officer in command of the home was situated, and requested that his sol- diers be forbidden to bathe in front of his hqjt:ge on the Hudson, as it annoyed his family. o c officer, ready to extend any favor to so dist n; guished a gentleman, promised mstsnue\' that the necessary order should be given, and the ;:x- Governor, deeply gratified, was about to rcgr re:i when the officer remarked: “ By the way, sb i thought your honse was a coup! ¢ of miles xr\lf from the river.”” “Sogt is; l;.‘:t]’;i, ;:rmg}ml", S “mine galshave got 2 pig sy¥-{ By E\lomngAur DER. THE FASHIONS, The Prevailing Styles in Hats and Trimmings. A Buperb Bridal Dress andea Ha.misome Dinner Toilet. 7 Noticeable Dresses at a Brilliant Parisian ‘Wedding. . NEW YORK. . TATS. % Spectal Correspondence of Tha Tribune, EW York, July 18.—Is there ever a day 0 Warm, a pursuit so delightful, or a household care so pressing, that the latest styles in milli- mery _lmve B0 charm for a woman? Ithink not, and, if we can judge by“present manifestations, most og my sex agree with me. Chip hats are Wworn more than any variety of straw, for, apart from their dainty beauty, they have the greater advantage of being light and coa). Among the shades in chip, the favorite is still the delicate creaw-white, which harmonizes so exquisitely not only with trimmings of the same, but of any shade or color. Probably the most popular shape in chip is tne Pamecla. With its low, round crown, and drooping brim, which oresses close to the sides of the head swhile at the front itis uprlfiht to a height of several inches, it ,is extremely becomingto most faces. Qne very pretty model is thus trimmed: A narrow fold of black velver binds the edge of the brim. which is lined with white siik, A roll of paless blue silk is carried lightly around the crown, over which threc larze loops droop at_the front. Beneath these are fastencd two ostrich plumes, one of cream-color, the other blue. These fall over the crown, and at the back droop somewhat over the hair. Pleatings of lace and a large cluster of leaves and flowers form the face trimming. The strings, of soft Dblue silk, are tied looscly beneath the chin, in a large square bow. n exceedingly stylish hat, which finds many wearers, is known as the Loraine, and is often- est of black chip. A mnarrow line of white chip inserted near the brim has the eifect of a fold of white silk, and is very pretty. A puffed crown of frosted black sills {s substituted for one of chip, and is surrounded by a double ruching of the ‘same. Two large roses at the side hold three short, thick tips in place. Thesc curl carelessly over the crown. The face trimming consists of u double ruche of black tulle, and at the left side two rosps. The strings, of black serge ribbon, are simply knot- ted beneath tlie chin, not tled. Hats which tlare excessively at the sides have fallen into disfavor. It has been decided with rare good Judgment thata “lalo* is_rather inappropri- ate Ior most of our belles. Wide-brimmed hats are much worn and are made charmingly jaunty by being turned up before, behind, or at either side. “A favorite hat is the Helmet, which is' much worn in traveling, be- cause it is easily trimmed and _ looks well when worn with a veil. A new and popu- Jar shape has an odd low crown, either round or s(%u:u'c, with a wide brim which droops at one side and is caught up hizh on the other. Z FLOWERS are still held in high favor. Some hats and bon- nets are absolutely covered with them, For those who admire vivid and brilliant flowers, there are some most exquisite popoics, which one hardly dares to pronounce artliicial. They are combined very effectively with oats. Wheat is much used 13 8 marniture for hats, and is con- sidered exceedingly stylish. On round hats, smooth black plumes and jet slides are exclu- sivel{ worn. Children’s hats are charmingly simple. A pretty shape has the brim, upturned both at the left side and the back. There are not many novelties in the way of trimmings for dresses, but the few seen are 0ri§in'.|l and attractive. An_estremely frgsh cnd pretty style of finishing flounces on grena- dines is tocut the lower cdge indeep square gcallops. These are lined, uot bound, and are edzed with tiny pleatings of grenadine, lace, or silk. Box-pleats are much favored for striped grenadines and other 1materials, for the stripe is made to occur at regular distances, and the result is quite pleasing. Hamburg em- broiderics sell_at such " incredibly cheap prices that it seems almost one’s duty to ornament at least one dress with it. Very handsome morn- ing dresses of white fabrics are profuscly deco- rated with trimmings of ribbon. = The double or faced ribbons, mentioned in a previous let~ ter, meet with increased favor. A general fancy existing for the combination of violet with pale blue strikes me as rather barbarous, but it is an established fact. For the foulard cambrics, which are again in vogue, . very showy garni- ture is ecrn cashmere lace, which “contrasts well with the indizo aud navy blue cambrics. For traveling, are some . LOVELY COLLARS in colored linen, much resembling gentlemen’s Cheviot sets. In shape, collars are changed. They are much decper at the back, narrowing ‘toward the front, where they roll back from the throat in rather small, ehort péints. An infinite number and variety of collarcttes are exhibited, 2nd gome are very dressy. A handsome one of Swiss muslin is n three-cornered picee, edged onall sides,an inch-wide insertion with tiny dots. ‘The rufile bordering this is very showy, wrought in deep scallgps and aleat design. ‘This is put on in_ box-pleats, so that a leaf comes in the centre of each. A bow of Swiss muslin, with emnbroidered ends, fostens the eollarettein front. A very showy set of cuffs and collaris ‘‘home-made,” ani very handsome. . A series of upright pleats is altérnated by horizontal rows of hemstitching. This, twice repeated, fcrms the back and side of the collar, while the fronihins rolling_points, which consist entirely of rows of hemstitching. Tiwo rows of vers narrow lace edge the collar, and a ribbon 8 inches wide passes around it, and ties ina square bow in front. The cuff is sim- flar in cverything, and is round and flares slightly over the crown. A few words about A BRIDAL DRESS may perhaps suit somebody. An clegant one, now in course of completion, is of rich white faille, with adecp flounce pleated in clusters, and sarmounted Dy a serics of gathers and an upright ruche. Tlic overdress consists of floun- ccs of point de Venise, caught with the tradi- tional orange-flowers. The corsage of faille is cuirass-shaped, and edged with lace. Down the front are two frills of the same, with sev- eral folds of faille. The sleeves reach to the elbow and terminate with pleatings of faille, inside of which are similar ones of crepe lisse. . A very pretty toilette for a_young lady at an informal wedding is a skirt of ‘ereamn Silicicnne, with a very fine, deep pleating. The overdress is polonaise of finc cream cashmere, orua- mented with many fringed-out bows of faille. * A HANDSOME DINNER TOILETTE for a young married lady is of soft brown silk. The back of the skirt, which is devold of orna- mentation, is disposed in graceful folds bya large triple box-plcat. A scanty ruffle finished Dby three shirrs and a frill trims the front. Two lnsters of wide folds, the lower one edged with lace, are draped diagonally across the front and form a most graceful overdress. . . ‘An 0ad style of polonaise shows_itself with " one or two cusunm:si but, is hardly, I think, des- tined for much popularity. One s of delicate pearl-gray cashmere, trimmed with a {fringe of the same shade. This fringe bas a wrought hcndlng which is 6 inches deep and very elabo- rate. 'The polonaise in the back is_quite long, but is much looped. In frout it is cut into a round point, and is shorter on the sides. The peculinrity of this garment is the manner in which it is fastened. A row of ]cr?c flat but- tons begins at the throat on the left sheulder, and passes down the cntire length of the polo- paise on the seam just in front of the arm. For those who prefer niovel odditics, here is an in- dulgence that is rare and still that i retty. TTIE 8. PARIS. TRAINS. Special Correspondence of The Tribune. Paris, July 10.—Although the fashionable world is fast leaving Paris, the boulevards still present a comparatively appearance. Ex- pensive dresses trail along the promenades, and to their length a yard is added cvery week. Superhuman efforts are required in many in- stances by unfortunategentlemen who attempt to pass these barriers of silk and lace, and it is evident that pages or train-bearers must again be brought into requisition. Perhaps the gal- lantry of cavaliers will not disdain the Quixotic performance, as self-defense demands them to devise means to support the voluminous trains on public promenades, and the danger is visibly increasing. Among the departures from Paris is that of the director of the Theatre Lyrique, who has gone to London to find a Virginia for the opera with which he expects to open the coming £ea- con. AsTinformed you ina formerletter, Nilsson Tas expressed a_desire to make an engagement here, aud she will probably be the choice, al- though Albani is named by many as the prima donna in the opera of *Paul and Virginia.” The words of this opera are by M. Jules Barbier and the music by M. Victor Masse. It will be succeeded by Le Timbre d'Argent,” also by Al Jules Borbler, and music by M. Saint Saens, . and “ Le Bravo,” by Messrs. Blavet and Sal- vayze. Last week A BRILLIANT MARRIAGE % took place in the Ciuchur the Redemption, Rue Chauchat, where all the elite of the Swed- ish population of Paris were assembled to wit- ness the unjon of Mlle. Sebel and Count Lag- ergren, of Stockholm. The ceremony was per- formed at 4o0’clock, and was followed in the evening by 2 eplendid banquet, at which all the members of the Swedish Leguition were present. Mile. Scbel was the ;cr{ccuon of lovliness in ber bridal attire, and the toilettcs generally were the extreme of elegance. One was of white satin, with plain blonde drapery, looped profusely, and _retained in graceful Tolds by clusters of Roman pearls. A light tinted blue Emg prain, flounced and draped with tissue em- roidered in leaves of gold, and bordered with ruflics of filmy lace, produced a very ethereal cffect, as this light trhnming crossed and eu- twined amidst the folds which covered the skirt, excepting on the sides, where it was held high by antique clasps of gold studded with tur- quoise. There wereanecklaceandbrazeletsof the same gems. The corsage was in blue gros grain covered with tulle. A toilette of rose taifeta endlace with diamond ornaments wes very beautiful; but as_space will not allow further detuils, it will suflice to add thatn more re- cherche wedding has seldom taken place in this metropolis. The same cause prevents a detailed account of i hich 1 ab Malhous which was given at 2 ousc last month, in honor of the ehibition of the mannfactures of Alsace, and which brought into requisition the utmost ingenuity of our most fashionable modistes. Many Parisian ladics assisted those of Alsace in the patriotic festival, and gt the grand ball at Mulhouse all the toilettes were made of cotton materials. Althoush no silk or lustrous fabric was allowed, the bellesof Alsace and Paris never presented a more charming ap- pearance. Muslin, delieate and tinted cotton- velvct, painted lawn, cretonne with bouguets Pompadour, and other goods manufactured in Alsace, formed these wonderful toilettes. Dia- monds werc quictly resting in their easkets, and wmedallions in the colors of France hung from lack velvet bands which were worn around the neck, whilst bouquets of similar colors, formed. of wild Eoppies and dmics‘l;\'erc tied with white ribbon beariug the word * Patrie” in letters of old. Thcscuzluccd on corsages and among raperics, rivaled in beauty of effect that pro- duced by our rarest flowers on more stately oceasions. A x is_was in its glory last week on ac- count of & s GRAND REVIEW OF THE ARMT. Itwas indecd a brilliant sight, as squadrons of cavalry and regiments with their thousand colors passed in glittering array along the Bois de Bologne. Among the departures from Paris Iast week were a number of carrier-doves, sent to Lisle from this city, by command of the Min- ister of War, who is engaged in utilizing them for the army. Until recently, many merchants in Amsterdam were _in the habit of sending their messages to Paris to ob 2 speedy knowledze of the price of stocks, and so great interest is manitested in_a revival of this means of communication, perhaps it may be so perfected that the correspondence of the great Exposition of 1578 may be carried to you under the wings of these messengers, who travel 2,700 1oiles a day. MATHILDE. ——— THE FINE ARTS. The Galleries and the Fall Exhibition. The * studio-flies,” as Dingelstet, in his pleas- ant novel of the * Amazon,” calls the flancurs of the art-gallerics, are more or less discon- solate, because there are no noveltics in the local world of art. At O'Brien’s therc is nothing Worthy ot any detailed notice. High- wood's collection, which is cxccllent in its ‘way, displays nothing new, and at the Academy there has been no increase inthe attractions dur- ingthe week. This scason of the year is pro- lific of the absence of artists, who havegone either to the shady nooks of the Adirondacks, the quict pastoral valleys of New England, or the rough and rugged Indian. trails of the Rockies or Serras. David Neal's great picture of *“Queen Mary’s Mecting with Rizzio” is underlined for the coming- week at the Academy. The Boston critics pronounce it a powerful picture, both in color and treatment. Mr. Neal is a graduate of the Munich school, and is well known in art cir- cles in this city by his twin canvasses, West- minster Abbey ” and * St. Marks,” which were on exhibitionin_ante-fire times in the Crosby Opera-House gallery. THE THGIWOOD COLLECTION, which contains many pictures of absolute merit, will be largely reinforced next month. Mr. High- wood bears the same relation toart-culturein this city that Gaupil does in New York, and what- ever there is in the open market that is_worthy of placing on exbibition his correspondents in art centres in Enrope will put him in the way of obtaining. Yesterday he received the invoices and bills of Iading of about fifty pictures, which he hopes will arrive in time for the early fall exhibition. 2 The success which has so far sttended the *Sunday afternoon admissions to the Academy of Design has warranted the Managers in per- severing with the Sunday scheme. The gallery will be open, free of:charge, to the public this ufternoon. THE ART COMMITTEE OF THE EXTOSITION are succeeding very satisfactorily in their efforts to secure pictures from private collections for the exhibition this fall.” The Ilon. J. Russell Jones has placed the cream of his large collce- tion (probably the finest in ‘the West) at the disposal of the Committee. Mr. Samuel M. Nickerson, who is ifow in Europe, made pro- vision before he left by which the Commit- tee are to sceure the best pictures of his vory valuable collection. Mrs. ~Alex Mitchell, of Milwaulkee, has consented to loan Trom her gallery some of the choicest works it contains. The "Committce also have hope of seenring the very beautiful collection of the Hon. Charles T. Gorham. of Marshall, Mich.,— a collection made by him while Minister to Hol- land. These collections will of themselves make an cxhibition that has rarely becn sur- passed in Chicago, and it will odd_to their at- tractiveness that they have never before been opened to the Chicago public. Inaddition to thoco, there live been 'secured the promise of valuable works from the collcctions of P. V. Kellogz, Hedry Field, E. G. Asay, George M. Pullman, E. S. Stickney, T. B. Blackstone. J. F. Stafford, John G. Shortall; J. McGregor Adams, J. M. Daraud, C. P. Kellogg, John Buckingham, and C. M. Henderson. A number of of! gentlemen—owners of valusble pictures—have partially consented to loan their treasures to the Committee, but their names cannot be published at this time. An ef- fort is being made to zet together all the works by painters of note that are owned by citizens, cither in Chicago orin other cities in the North- west, and it is believed that if they cau be so obtained the public will be surprised at the treasures that are contained in the private houses and galleriesof the West. Suchan exhibi- tion is now being made in New York, aud is a very notable one. The Committee hope that our citizens may take so much interest in this object, that even those who may not themselves possess pictures that they care to cxhibit, but may bave knowledge of valuable works of art in possession of their friends, will notify the Committee of such, that they may make an effort to sccure them for the Exposition. The Art Commuittee of this year is composed of the following gentlemen: “George C. Clarke, the 1. Jones, Samuel M. Nickerson, Charles P. Kellogg, John G. Shortall, and E. 8. Stick- ney, with M. W. R. French as Secretary. Mr. T. B. Bryan hes very kindly placed at the disposal of thé Cominittee his fine colleetion, at present in Washington. Among them. are originals_by Gerard Dow, Corot, Van Drke, Sacger, Voclst, Jouvenet, and the celebrated Healey portraits of the Presidentz and eminent statesmen, mostly from life, the exceptions be- ing the earlicr Presidents, copied by from the originals by Sully and Stuart. A general mecting of artists is called for Wednesday cvening at §:30 o’clock at the office of the Academy of Desizn in Pike’s Building, to consider the subject of cxhibiting pictures in the Exposition Exhibition in September and October, and, in_case & local and Western Exhi- bi(iotn is undertaken, to arrange for its manage- ment. i "CITY REAL ESTATE. B To tie Editor of The Trivune. CrIcAGo, July 22.—Now is the worst time Quring many years for the city to sell, or at- tempt to sell, its real estate. Much as the city needs money for current expenses, it is better to borrow money at Ligh rates of interest than to sell at the present ruinous prices of real estate. Any sale now made, with the exception of the depot site already contracted to the railroads for $809,000, would result in a sacrifice that any business man .would condemn if it related to his own private affairs. Even if the 0dd picces of real cstate owned by tbe city conld be sold for cash, they would bring. but little, but a fraction of their actual value, and afford the city no appreciable relict, while 2 few speculators forming a, ring would be_the only gainers by the city’s misfortunc. While most persons would advise the speedy sale to the railroads of the ground already contracted for, no true fricnd of the city would, it scems to me, recommend the sale or slaugliter of othe® ieces at the present most inopportune time. ctter berrow money at 10 per cent than sell the real cstate of the city atless than 60 J pec cent of its real value, B. B. NEW YORK THEATRES. Their Lay-Out fox the Season of 187677, The Plays to Be Presented, and the » Companies that Will Present Them. New Fork World, July 21. The approaching theatrical season, which will begin in September, promises to be quite as brillinnt 23 any of the past seasons, except in regard to opera. Notwithstanding the reduc- tions which the managers have felt bound to make in the salaries of their employes, there is 1o evidence that there will be any ceconomizing in respect to the production of new plays. - All the leading theatres promise to present n num- ber of attractive novelties, the Union Square and Wallagk's being forcmost in cnterprise. There seems to be a growing sentiment in favor of English dramas and comedies, as op- posed to the sensational plays of the French school, the Union Square alone remaining the -home of the ‘‘adopted” French drama. There promises to_be more ballet-dancing than there has been in New York since the davs of ¢ The Black Crook,” and the ballets will be produced * on a scale of magnifi- cenee hitherto unequaled.” So one is informed. Very little change has been wmade fu the person- nelof the various companies. Miss Eytinge leaves the Union Square company, ai Tiss Jdewett lc;“'es the Fifth Avenue for the Union Square. With hardly an exception, the other companies remain unchanged in respect of their erncitnl members., Miss Carlotta Addison and Miss Augusta Sohlke, who join the Fifth Ave- nue company, are the only foreign accessions to the New York stage of any importance. The rogrammes of the various theatres, so far as they bave been made up, will be found below: WALLACK'S. . ‘This house will open for the regular season cither in the last week in. September or in the first week in October. The favorites of last senson, such as Messrs. Wallack, Gilbert, Montague, and Beckett, will‘appear in some of their old roles, and in several new ones as well. Mr. Wallack has an abundance of new material in readiness for production, including “ Clan- carty,” by Tom Taylor and Stecle McKaye; Al for Her,” by Herman Merrivale and Palgrave Simpson, which, Mr. Wallack says, “is the finest play ever written,” and, last but not least, Arthur Matthison’s *The Great Divorce Case,” an adaptation from the French, which is having o remarkable run at the Criterion in London, During the season * The Shaughraun® will ~ be revived, with very nearly its original cast, including Mr. Mon- tague as Capt. .‘fhlgnwuz. 1t is probable that the opening piece will be * The Great Divorce Case,” and if not, the season may begin with “The Shaugbraun.” Mr. Boucicault and Mr. Montague will sail together from Englandonthe Russin on_the Slst, and they will be here carly next month. THE UNION SQUARE. The regular season at this house will begin on Oct. 1ith the revival of “The Two Or- ]flmns," ich will be presented with very near- Iy the original cast. The only chaoges will be the substitution of Messrs. Stoddart and O’Neil and Miss Sara Jewett for McKee Rankin, Mr. Mackey, and Miss Kitty Blanchard. *‘The Two Orphans” will be followed with a picee. “ast finished, but as yet untitlced, from the Frent: of M. Nus, the author of the original of “The Ticket of Leave Man.’ This play has bcen specially arranged with a view to assiguing the leading part to Miss Clara Morris, whose fast improviug health renders it almost certain that she will be able to assume the part. Mr. Nus’ Play will be followed with the Count Newski's great success, ““Les Danicheff.” ig the recon- struction of which he was aided by Alexandre Dumas fils, to whom he is related by marriage. This piece ran 220 nights at the Odeon in Paris, and is now playing in London. It will be pro- duced here as an exact cngg, in respect, of cos- tumes and mounting, of the representation'in Paris. Besides this repertory there are ready for proluction at this house, in case they are needed, a new play from the pen of Theodore Barriere, author of *The Marble Heart,” and one from that of the veteran Dennory, author of 4The Two Urphans.” There will probably be a preliminary season of_threc or four weeks in August, when cither Bret Harte’s * Two Men of Sandy Bar” or the burlesque of “ Bvangeline,” now playing at the Boston Theatre, may be roduced. The compauny is not yet completely formed, but it can safely be gaid that it will in- clude the following well-known actors and actresses: Charles R. Thorne, Jr., James O’Neil, Charles Parselle, Stuart Robson, J. H. Stoddart, W. H. Montgomery; Claude Burroughs, Lysan- der Thompson, Alfred Berks, William Seymour, Miss Clara Morris, Miss Kate Claxton, Miss Sara Jewets, Miss Fauay Morant, Mme. Marie Wilkins, Miss Roberta Norwood, Miss Maude Harrison. Mr. Marston will continuc to be the scenic painter, angl Mr. Tissington the leader of the orchestra. * BOOTH'S. This theatre, which is now undergoing a thor- ough course of renovation, will open for the fall and winter season with Mr. Charles Calvert’s version of Lord Byron’s “Sardanapalus,” which will be mounted with great care and precision. All the furniture, dresses and appointinents are constructing after models secured from the British Museum, and the representation is expected to be at once a great spectacular play and a great triumph of archological accuracy. Mr. Calvert, writing from London to 3Mr. Jar- rett, says: ““The cast is fine; the piece will certainly create a profound semsation in your country.” The leading parts in the icce will be nssigned to Mr. F. C. Bangs, . Agues Booth, and Mr. Louis Aldrich. .The management are engaging a large company, in- cluding several of the original cast'in England, to complete the cast. A feature of *Sardanap- alus,” which will be produced under the direc- tion of Mr. Calvert, will be a grand ballet, danced by sixty Italian dancers recently en- aged by Mr. Palmer, who are now on their way Begs The ballet-mastor will be Signor Mascag. no, of Milan. The premiere danseuse is Mille. Barteletti, who is spoken of as one of the most beautiful women and accomplished dancers in Europe. Should *Sardanapalus” not run the whole season, it will be.followed with a new American comedy b{; Mr. George Fawcett Rowe and a revival of Shakespeare’s “ King Lear,” with Lawrence Berrett as the King, supported by E. L. Dzvenport. F. B. Warde, and others. > THE FIFTH AVENUE. After the preliminary engagement of Mr. Sothern on the S1st, who wil Elny Lord Dun- dreary and David Garrick, this house will open for the regular fall and winter scason about Sept. 11. The opening Yk‘ce will be 2 new local, sensational play, now writing by Augustin Daly. That is expected to have a run ri\'n]ing those of “The B;'% Bonanza™ and “Pique; but, should it not last the season, the manazement have in reserve comedies by Judge Barrett, John Brougham, William Davidge, and Bioascn Howard, and a drama by Duuias, which met with greatjsuccess in Paris. The company has been considerably augmented, and will include Charles Fisher, Jobn Bronfbnm, D. Tarkins, M. Barrymore, James Lewls, Jolm Drew,+ Sol = Smith Russell, W. Rockwell, ¥. Chapman, Dasidge, C. R C. . Morton, Charies Leclerq, Frank Hardenbergh, W. D. Ringgold, Fraok Bennett, J. Devoe, and Miss Fanny avegport, Miss Em: ily Rigl, Miss Jeirmnys-newis, Miss Kate Hol- Jind, Miss Georgina Drew, Miss Sydney-Cowell, Mrs. Gilbert, Miss Mary Wells, Miss Belle Whar- ton, Miss Florence Wood, Miss Emily Chester, afiss Alice Grey, Miss Linda Dietz, Miss Elsic Moore, and Miss Hettie Osborne. The company will be further strengthened by the accession of Miss Augusta Soblke, a celcbrated Hunga- rion dancer, who made o tour through the United States some years ago; Miss Josephine Bowne, the newly-wedded wife of Charles Fisher, and Miss_Carlotta Addison, an actress well known on the London boards. Other im- ortant_engagements are still pending. Mr. gfimcs C. Kenny will replace Mr..Dodworth as leader of the orchestra. + NIBLO'S GARDEN. This house will reopen Aug. 23 under the ‘management of Charles E. Arpold, lessce and manager; Mr. Jobn A. Mack, Business Maua- ger; and Ben Sherwood, Dircetor; when a new extravaganza and unlimited ballet will be pro- duced and en effort will be made to regain for the old tiouse its andent prestige as the home of the ballet. The picce will be extravagantl; ‘mounted, and the four ballets which oceur in it are promised to excel anything of the kind ever scen bere, and dancers lave been engaged in Europe specially for this piece. The scenery is £aid to represent places in the East and inci- dents in Oriental life. Thecomg‘u.ny enfiaged,so far, includes: Vining Bowers, W. I Crane, J. W. Jennings, J. E. Irving, James Danvers, Vin cent Hogan, S. Glenn, and Miss Emma_Stock- man, Miss Lulu Jordan, Miss Emily Lewis, Miss Florence Levian, Miss Rose Peyser, and Miss Eitie Bernard. The baliet will be under the di- rection of Mr. Blandoweki. THE PARE. The Park will reopen about the first week in September, completoly renovated and its front entrance considerably improved. Itisasyetun- certain what the opeping attraction will ) but it \rmlpmbflb'ly beTheodore Barrjere’s *‘Scan- dals of Yesterday.” It is reported that Duinas’ ¢ L'Etrangere also be produced here during the sezson. The company s not yet complete; it will include, among others of the actors of last' gesson, John Dillon. Alr. Morri- €on, Cyril Searle, Miss Rose Wood, and Miss Marie Louise. - OPERA. ‘The prospects of a good opera scason_are, €0 far, not_flastering. Owing to the refusal of Mme._Titiens and Mile. Trebelli Bettini to visit America, Mr. Mapleson has been forced to give up his idea of giving a series of performances here. Mme. Palmieri, the piima donna who made a success in Boston in “Semifamide™ last season, has taken the Academy of Music for six: weeks, and will probably give a short season of Ttalian opera, beginning in Octover. Of the regular Italian opera season very littleis known. but it is understood that a company is forming under the direction of an_impresario who, has his reasons for keeping it in :Ec dark, and who .has engaged the Academy of Music for a season of Italian opera for one month, from November 1L](lz"D[etcv:mlu:r. h’l]‘hc same company wi]dl pmlmg ¥, If successful, appear at the ~Academy of it dlso in Febry, 0 i THEATRICAL NOTES. The Olympfc Theatre has chanered hands. Mr. 5:"“’ of Brooklyn, succeeds Mr. Poole as man- ager. The Theatre Comique, lately managed by Josh Iart and Matt Morgan, passes into the hands of Messrs. Harrizan & Hart. It is understood that Mr. Maurice Grau will give a short scason of opera bouffe with Aimee at the Lyceum, beginuing about August 20. Signor Rossi’s eneagemen there bering Sept. 13. " When he comes he will bring with him a company of twepty-threc actors and actresses ¢ will appear at the Lyceum; but it is not yet known what picce he will malic his bebutin. The old Bowery Theatre will reopen for the regular falland winter seasonAug. 26, under the management of Mr. Meath. The com- pany is not yet completed. It will _include Mr. Tannehill, Mr. Brown, W. T. Melville, Mr. Stuart, Mr. Sylvester, Mr. Massen, and Mr. Johnson, Miss Amelia Wangh. Miss Emma Grattan, Mrs. W. G. Jones, and Miss Moore. As usual, the company will be reinforced by a num- Der of stars. LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. PUBLIC MORALITY. To the Editor af The Tribune. Cmicaco, July 22.—This year is the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independ- ence and the foundation of 2 new Government, under which all men were to be free and equal, and eseape from the taxation and jobbery im> nosed on the Colonists by the Government of England; but, now that the first cycle of a hun- dred years has passed, what is the existing state of ‘“public morality?” Mot the result ome would expect from the ideas, opinions, and laws carried out by the Puritan fathers and their immediate descendants, but, instead, a wide- spread degradation of morals in all classes, from the President and officials in Government down to the humblest citizen. The sense of Thonesty and respectability in its highest term is lost to the nation, or, if not lost, s so hidden that few now know what it is. ‘What respect do the people show for law? Can it be expected they would show any when the administrators of the law, in numberless in- stances, do not respect themselves, and allow Jjustice to be bought and sold to the highest bidder? What terrors have the infliction of a sentence to & man with moncy? Witnees the Iate flagrant casc of a batch of men, so-called respectable, who have been convicted of run- ning crooked distilleries, cheating the Govern- ment, and sentenced to imprisonment in the Countly Jail. I ask you, Arc they there? Is it not a farce, is it not "an insult to the law-abid- ing part of the community, to say thesc men are suffering imprisonment,” with ‘troops of ac- quaintances calling on them, faring sumpta- ously every day, and_everything done to make them comfortable? Where is the disgrace, the ignominy, of beinz a convictgd felon in this casé? Is it any wonder the people get reckless and go to any length to get money? Forit seems to be now established that there is no such thing as shame or disgrace, and honesty must have been, by appearances, blotted out of the langmage, and also the code of morals. If this is thestate of things at the end'of the first century, what will it be in_future unless energetic steps are taken to raise the standard of honesty and purity, and enforce it, and sec that two series of punishments are not in vogue for the same offense; that is, one for the poor man, who suffers asintended by the law, and the rich man, whois simply confined and suf- rounded by Iuxurics. The image of Justice is rep- resented with her eyes Wlindfolded; that is right, while hearing the evidence and giving judg- ment, but her eyes ought to be preternaturally open afterwards to scethat the sentence was properly carried out. Crvis. SWDIMING-SCIOOLS. 7o the Editor of The Tribune. Caicaco, July 20.~71 was quite surprised to read in the columns of your paper of any per- son objecting to the ercction of a swimming- school. Ihad thought that such a project for the public good would meet the approbation of everyone, but such is human mnature. There are always some persons who grumble at every- thing. A “Daily Reader” says “that for 25 cents he can get washed in any bath,” but that is not the question. We desire the erection of 2 swimming-bath for various reasons: First, for cleanliness; second, for the purpose of learning to swimj third, for the pleasure of swimming, and various other reasons which I have not tlie space to enumerate. Now, I wounld like to ask the *Daily Reader” how many of the deaths by accidental drowning that occur daily does he think could havebeen avoided if the victims could swim? I am positive that nine out of every ten would have been saved had such been the ‘case. Furthermore, the “Daily Reader” says_“it would degrade the morals of his danghters to have a swimming-school erceted in front of his dwelling.” How does he know that it will be built exactly in front of his dwelling? And even if it is, how can his daughtcrs’ morals be degraded if a building is crected which is cg;}"crc'd entirely, as is the style in the Eastern cities ? Parents, if you value the lives of your boys, exert yourselyes to the utmost to forward the object in view. Now, gentlemen of the Coun- cil, I call upon you in behalf of suffering hu- manity to take hold of* this matter and carn the thanks of your constituents. IRESE. THE BEAR’S DEAD, To the Editor of The Tritune. TUx10N PRk, July 21.—The bear’s deed; I mean the wee bear that was in the cage wi’ muckle Bob. 0d man, I'm eair forfochen aboot it, for it Was a bit kindly cratur altho’itwasa bear. Oune o’ the black deevils in the next cage got a haud o’ the puir thing’s fit, and fairly chowed it, till it was as saft as parritch, an in twa hoors, ma unfortnit wee freen was deed; deet o' Ioci:-jnw (enter noo, as the French say, did ye ever hear o’ a woman decin o’ the lock- jawl Ma faith, Im thinkin no). Weel, as T was sayin’, the puir thing’s awa, and T jist thocht I would let the folk that frequent the ark (it’s in butiful order the noo), ken through the columns o’ yer paper hoo the sad accident happened tae the bit beestfe. Aloo me tae add that we'll hae a #uid bit o’ fat, an’ I was thinkin’ o’ presentin it tae the Toon Coun- cil, for the purpose o’ greasing the municipal machinery. It has been skreechen badly fora lang time back. Yours, PETER SHAW. THAT USPOPULAR LOAN. To the Editor of The Tribune. CmicacGo, July 22.—Why don’t the Finance Comnmittee, if really desirous of making ‘the loan popular, come right down to business, and do that which alone can make it such, namely, adopt the French plan of advertising for sub- seriptions in sums of, say, $10, $25, $50, 3100, §500, and $1,000,—the subscription list to be closed by a certain day. Let the Council adopt this plan, and faithfully carry it out, and all the money needed, and more too, can be obtained. Such @ loan would become popular at once, and the press would have no difticulty in securing an enthusiasticindorsement of such an investment. Had the suggestions of Tne TRIBUNE, made weeks 220, been heeded, and the French sub- scription plan adopted, more than half the en- tire amount required would by this time have been garnered into the Treasury. L.E, THAT METEOR. To the Editor af The Tribune. Cr1cAGO, July 22.—In reading your account of the meteor of July 8, in this day’s TRIBUNE, I see that you question, or rather deride, the idea of any one having heard it. With two friends I was sitting in front of the house that evening, and we would say that we plainly and distinctly heard either the rushing of its passage or its explosion, but whether we saw it first or heard the explosion first, both were 80 appar- ently simultaneous, we would not swear, but we plainly, I might_almost say visibly, heard it, and we very much question the correctness of your correspondent asto its being distant (0 miles. Yours truly, Z. F. RAYNERE. WHAT 13 WASTED. To the Editor of The Trivune. % Cmicaco, July 22.—We are approaching an election for State’s-Attorney. WIIl it not be well for the voters in South Chicago and Hyde Park to nominate and clect a men who has maral courage enough to enforce the statutes against the stench nuisances? S ANTI-GLUE FACTORY. LAXE BLUFF. .What the Sunday-School Assemr bly Did Yesterday. The School of the Present and of the Futare. Yesterday closed the first week of the West- emn Inter-State Sundsy-School Assembl, e Lake Blufl ; J 8 . Itwasa comparatively quiet day. The session began Tuesday and led gradually to the climax of Thursday and Friday, when Tal. mage and the Centennial celebration imparted the crowning Interest to the same. Fridsy saw 5,000 peopleat the Bluff, and the hotel and lunch-stand did a thriving business, while hun- dreds brought their lunches with them and pie~ nicked on the Bluff. Friday evening, the great influx of population returned to their homes, and the Bluff was left to the quict and nndis- turbed possession of the tenters and regnlar uests of thehotel. A few of these returned to their homes yesterday, but the rezular stand- byswill remain till Tuesday night, when the Assembly will adjourn. THE EXERCISES YESTERDAY MORNING began at § o'clock, with Gen. 8. Lockwood Brown as Chairman, and included worship and Biblercading, conducted by the Rev. M. M. Parkhurst; ‘o Sunday-school in_full operation, conducted by Mrs. F. Queal, of Evanston, Mrs. Partridge, ofSt. Lonis, and Mrs. V. J. Kent; and a Bible-reading by Mr. B. F. Jacobs. Shortly after 1 o’clock a’ heavy breeze sprang up, the skywas overcast with' clonds, and things portended a glorious wetting for the Bluffers. The onc_ Chicago policeman on tbe grounds busied himself with giving directions to the workmen at the Bluff about securing tent ropes and tent poles, and al- thongh the breeze was a “lifter,” no damage was done to the temporary habitations. A hard rain set in and. lasted about one hour, the wina keeping up a good, strong, steady blow all the time. The air was delightfully cool, and mnst of the rusticators, during the rain, remained in their canvas-covered - hahitations, or ‘at the hotel, variously engaged—some reading or smoking, or doing both, and others holdine prayer and praise meetings in the smaller church tents. About 3 o'clock un sttempt was made to hold a meeting in the Taberndcle, Lut, as tle place was somewhat damp, an adjournment was made to the Evanston tent. where the Rev. Mr, Williamson, of the Wabuash Avencue Methodist Church, delivered an address on Babylon. A children’s meeting in the same tent took the place of a lecture by the Rev. C. C. McCabe, who, for some unknown reason, did not arrive at the Bloff. This closed the afternoon’s exer- cises, and_the Bluffers by this time were very mach inclined to huddle together in the tents, cover themselves with all the available bed- clothing at band, and_enjoy a comfortable doze until supper-time. Many carried out this pro- me to the letter. At 8 o'dock in the evening, the Rev. H. C. Tilton, of Whitewater, Wis., delivcred an ad- dress on - “THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL OF THE FUTURB Indicated by the Past.” He traced the origin of the Sunday-school from the earliest Christian times when the young wero guthered on the Lord’s Day and taught Christian doctrines anid dutics. It was noticeable, too, that agan adults shared in these instructions preparatory to baptism and charch membership. These schools continued for a long period, subject to yaria- tions and classifications as the chaoging condi- tionssand opinions of society seemed.to de- mand. But, during the dark periods of the Church, thede schools_ finally disappeared. In 1527 Luther organized several schools in Ger- many, and in the last half of the sixteenth cen- tury ‘Cardinal Borromeo organized a school in the Cathedral of Milan, and soon extended them throughout his Diocese. Nevertheless, while some religious instruction was given, the principal object of these schools scemed 1o have been education. During the seventeenth century the Sunday-school grew up in England, Parls, Ronfe, and Vienna. One was said to have been established in Roxbary, Mass., in 1674 They multiplied during the eighteenth century under the leadership of such men _as Raikes, Fox, Wesler, Asbury, and Bishop White. Gradnal- 1y volunteer teschers were replaced hired teachers, and, as the gratuitous instruction of Sunday-schools obtained, the religious element revailed. The constantly increasing facilities for secular education at” public expense had much to do with this ¢hange. Since the bc‘i:m Sunday- ning of the present cent schools had _rapidly multiplied, un- til the Sunday-school had ~come to be onc of the most gigantic religious institu- tions in the world. From this Centennial Sun- day-school milestone, as it were, the, speaker surveyed the past in search of the prophecy of the future. One great fact was clear: the work of ome period was a preparation for the next. The childhood of the world-should be PRE-EMPTED FOR CHRIST. It should not only be taught truth, but it should learn to love truth. It should revere Christ, white it also had personal faith in Him. It should not only know the ten command- ments and the beatitudes, but ft_should haya them inwrought with every fibre of thought and focling. AIl history proved the necessity of thorough disciptine In childhood. One thing, however, seemed quite true. The objects of the present Sunday-school were too indefinite.. The school of the early Church had aspecific object—the preparation of the pupil for the high I)urposes of church membership. The schools of tha, Reformation taught puptls to read, study, and interpret the Word of God. For 100 years the movement had grown towarda the spiritnal, but it had not yet culminated in any particular phase of spiritnal life. Religious cducation and intelligence appeared to be the general ends of the present Sunday-school sys- tem of instruction. The speaker was inclined to doubt the bencfit of the present system of uniformity in instruc- tion. Sameness was not_the Divine order. Churches had died of it. Variety in unity was God’s_method. Safficient organization was needed to secure permanence and sufliclent flexibility to secure adaptation to various neces- sities. At present about oll that was required of a pupil was reasonable punctuality, respect- ful manners, and the proper care of library- books. JIn the Sunday-schoot of the future, pas- tors and teachers should enter upon the special work of making the schoolsgrand spiritual aids for those who would solemnly pledge them- selves to o devout Christian life and member- ship in the Church of God. Clear, individua! Christian experiences, the philosophy of prowth in grace and knowledge, the natnre and force of temptations, the importance of a pure, external life, the faithful performance of all Christian (lutics, should be made the subjects of instruc- tion peculiarly adapted to the condition of each pupil. TO-DAT. - Many Chi ns and people in the suburbe went up to Lake Blufl last, mfiht to remain over Sunday. Probably none of them will ever re- member to bave spent a pleasanter Sunday in summer. To all desirous of leaving the city this morning, Tz TRIBUNE states that, if they will get up early enougl to read this announcement and to get ready for an early Sunday morning trip, they can leave the Kinzic street depot at Y705, and reach the Biuft at 9 o'clock. If they desire to return to-day, they had best stay at home. The only train to Chicago leaves @ Forest at 3 o'clock, which invalves a walk from the Bluff to the former suburb. But if any de- sire to remain over Sunday, no trip could be pleasanter, and, to - those religiously in- clined, mothing could be more spiritually profitable. _The day will be ushered in by wor- ship and Bible reading_at 8 o’clock, conducted by Mr. J. W. Dean. ~ This will be followed by the holding of a_ Sunday-school at 9 o'clock, +ith the Rev. Arthur Edwards as pastor, Mr. Johin E. Miller as Superintendent, Mrs. R. F. ueal Assistant Superintendent, Mrs. V., J. Rent, Superintendeut of Infant Department; r. Jobn R. Woodbridge, Secret At 10:45 the Rev. 8. N. Griflith, of Milwsukee, will de- Tiver a sermon, and at 2:30 p. m. a Sunday- school love-feast will be conducted by the Rev. A.J. Jutkins. The Hon. J.V. Farwell will con- duct a teachers’ consecration meeting at 4 p. m., and at 8 o'clock the services of the day will close with a sermon by the Rev. J. W. Caldwell, of Chicago. ————— FIREMEN'S SALARIES, 1o the Editor of The Tribune. CmICAGO, July 22.—Tt is to be hoped that the City Council will see the wisdom of the resclu- tion presented at the last meeting of tbe body- by Ald. Sommer, and decide that, when altera- tions in the salarics of members of the Fire De- partment are made, that the drivers and plpe- men in the employ of the city shall be re- munerated equally. The former have fally as responsible a position as the latter. They must be at their on the fnstant when an alarm s struck, and on their en =nd skill in_guiding their horses through the often_crowded strects depends the safety of. valuable property that may be undergoing de- struction. It is not my ‘intention to make & Iengthy plea for Mr. Sommer's resolution. It seéms that it§wisdom is plain; all persons who have any knowledge of our firemen will surely declare"it se. Thea let the Coundl adopt it when it is reported back by the Commit"-]_uc on e Ay s