Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 13, 1876, Page 8

3 ‘RIDUNZE: SUNDAY. AUGUST 13, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES. THE CF#ICAGO Fargo, No. | Miss Carrie C. Boyle, Carrie E. Bogy tream | ransacking the house of Thomas B. 0, No. igs Carrie C. ol arrie K. Boynton, 3y — = = 7 i er, and some- | came up te arrest him dirccted 2 stre 0 J o detachment of police | E. Smith, Helen M. Boynton, N. 8. Kinp, THE CITY e s ety T | R St S | Bl St o | e o el Bt | L e e RSl | vl Ut ST 2 ] . the wholesale trade to that section of B p Mr. ith the notion_that rongh, The officer o) c ucceeded In capturBig @ and wife, 2. . jaymer, Milwatkee; 3. 3, GENERAL NEWS. and the suggestion seems to ek | B i mee ot ome confucion, said | only did mot like his bird, bue who was | the Hoscand tripped and el e o or | Known thievos and the © pals” of Mary Wat- | York. T O e ot he pro. | tnat “his interlocutor was fond of it JokC, but | actually goinz to find fault with ft. His | tumbled over him, o that they rolled fn a belp | <hown Bves an8 bh (RER | Sinilif bure: |~ Snover Hoase—J. H. Talor, B. 6. Wilson, y would be benefited br the Tocation of the pro- | that, his Interlocitor was fond of bis joke, B | & ohree wos decided upon instantly. He deter | loss heap ou the muddy grass, whils the huse | son, now fn the County Jafl for & St S0, 3. D. Pierce, Milwaukes; H. Holbrook, Wiy, Col. Theodore Hyatt, the President of the | . g «onds house should agres to con- | wholly unversed in Dynamics, besides hiaving & D be denounced | kept on saturating them. Mr. Clumpole was 3 e ring for &n- | water. 3 <ylvania Military Acsdemy at Chester, Pa., | fibate o stated sura per year for five years, <o very poor opinion of humah nature, a fact | mined that the bird should not be o finally able to explain and settle matters. He | worth of [Jlunflcr, and were preparing . Pezmsjivunis Mlltary Acsdpmy e et vo be paid by the. Boston cupiial. | which the editor, as he applied 8 motor to the" in b hearinz. So. when filf-;f{,’“:,;’iw . | Bought a new uniform for the patrolman, 2nd & | other haul when captured. g MARINE NEW. daapiee : Hote would be reduced to 3 minfmam. The mat- | young man's coat-tails and propelled him down- | _ 3. Roblims, that bird of yol e o s oniE | As aburd Sl Sensrlay s widh S. A faghionable clergyman on Wabash avenue yeeently lisped to his congregation the great Bivle truth that in the perthpiration of hith brow man mutht eat hith bread. A St. Louis belle is known to possess 3 musi- calear. It is much smaller than the average car, or, say, about as big as theblowers of # pro- peller, ana is semi-transparent throughont. Supt. Hickey has a fine amethyst ring in crown setting, engraved inside “Dec. 25, 74, which was found on South Peoria street several days ago. The owner may have property by <calling forit. The temperature yesterday, as observed by optician, TRIBUNE Building, was a8 foliows: 8 2. m., 80; 102 m., 34; 12m., 82; 3p.m,80; 8 p. m., 52 Barometer, §a.m., .15; 1 p. m., 29.12. Yesterday at noon, Edward Gavin, of the firm Shmerot the tomach. A Targe cirele of frends will mourn his untimely death. Coroner Dictzsch yesterday held an inquest upen Francisca Goro’lsdlcd.‘, a woman 33 years cpi:e, who died yesterday momning u¢ No. 13 ‘Eightcenth place, between May and Fisk streets. The verdict was death from scarlet fever. “Truth,” said a {mmg man solemuly the other day, as he finished recounting some per- wopal reminiscences of a startling sort; * truth s stranger than fiction.”” * It is,” replied one of his suditors, “ especially your sort of truth.” The Committee on Hospitals and Public Buildings of the County Board yesterday after- noon agreed to advertise for proposals for the «construction of the amphitheatre and _corridors for the new County Hospital. The bids are to be opencd on the 215t inst. It is paid that Mrs. Alexander Sullivan, wife ©f the murderer of Hanford, became &0 ill from grict Friday that it was thought she was dying, and physicians were called in. She revived, however, under treatment, and, though still prostrated, will doubtless recover. = The Hor. Frank W. Palmer, who has beel menaging editor of the Juler-Ocean, severed his connection with that paper yesterday, and, for a. tHme at 1 will retire from journalism. His rucvessor s Col. Gil A. Pierce, who has been one of the associate editors of the paper. A number of influentisl Irishmen are sbout to publish x new journal in this city, to voice the feclings and aspirations of the Lrish element fu our midst. The paperis to be called the JIrish Tribune, and the first number will usgmr on the 10th inst. It will be under the edito- rial managemeut of John Locke. A boy 6 years of spe, giving the name of enry Bergmann, but uneble to give his resi- noc, fell off the Twentieth-strect pier into the Jake. The accident was witnes: by a Miss Tluut, residing at No. 5 Calumet avenue, and by Yier thie boy wus rescued. The young lady then brought the little tellow to her home and had him Lindly cared for. An zssocdation under the name of the Chicazo Florida Association was organized in this city last evening, with Muj. C.C. Harris, President; F. M. Bradshaw, Secretary; and Col. A.M. Rice 2s Treasurer, for the {urposc of locating a_col- ony or settlément in Florids, with a view of en- aging in fruitculture. Nearly twenty families ave engaged in the enterprise. A committee will go to Florida to decide upon a location. The ofler davas o pewlyappointed patrol- msan was in all the dignity of his ollice parading Blue Island avenue, an scquaintance slapped him_ affably upon the shoulder and cried: < Well, how gocs it, officer?” “Call me Mike,” licd the guardian of the peace; * for av ye <all me *Mike,’ thin it is in me cspadity av & private citizen, bt av ye was to say * officer ’ mow it would be resisting an officer in the dis- zharge of his daty. D've moindt” The Committee on Equalization yesterday completed the exumining of complaints on un- Just assessmeuts in North Chicago. The as- sesament of real estato was reduced from 10 to 20 per cent, and the ussessment on personal property wxs passed until some decision is Feached in refercnce to similar complaints in . South Chicago, where they are of a serious and { complicated character. South Chicago will be 1 taken up to-norrow morning at 10 o’clock. Sergt. Barrett, of the Cottage Grove Avemue Station, bas awaiting a claimant a full-jeweled, patent-lover, huntingcase gold watch, No. 4,077, starnped 18 k, Heury Mathey, maker; one fold AL ain of pecafiar make, with onyx ocket attached; one camco gold ring with 3ady’s head in medallfon; #n ivory gold-mount- ed pencil; a jet gold-mounted “touthpick: a plain gold ge.nd]; a pearl nail-scraper; and some rare old coins. The property is supposed 20 hxve been stolen along South Park and Indi- 'ena avenues, near Twenty-sixth street. The employes of Fraser Chalmers were gen- erously granted a day’s vacation yesterday, in which to participate in 3 picnic. The frm pro- wided five 'buses to convey the employes with their families to Riverside, and at half-past 7 in #he morning the com pany’ ‘met at the shop, No. 145 Fultou strect, and proceeded thence to Riv- erride. A hand of musicand two wagons laden ‘with provisions accompanicd the party, and the day proved thoroughly delightful to all partici- 2. A game of base-hall between the mar- and single afforded much pleasure and ex- citement. ‘There was once upon atime a big dog; this was oa the 6th of August, 1876, thermometer ahout W. A policeman came along 2nd fed the Uiz deg 2 little meat, well seasoned. Soon there we< a dead dog. This was on the 6th of rust, and the dog lay in state in the centre Cottage Groveavenuc, near the Hahneman tical College. The pext day came and the was large. Aug. Sthe dog was larger. m this time on the history of the poor dog short, not sweet. Aug. 9. Same dog, uch leryrer, and covered with flies. Aug. 10. ne cog, filling the air with odor. Aug. 11. far gone. "Aug. 12. Hair gone; snd the ice;and members of the City Health De- partment turned their noses to beaven, and pussed by o the other side. A young man read in the Ledger a few days azo that if you wanted to find out if the woman Fou had relected for your future epouse had a good temper, you ought to take occasion to step on her dress, or snap the sticks of her fan, or in some other way amnoy or discompose her. “If," said the great authority who presides over the column of advice, “if she be- trays, no signs of ill-temper she will prove 3 model wife.” Accordingly the Young man seized an oglpunnnn when his Fweetheart was rigzed in her most{tflflng array to step on her trail and pulled out about three yards of gathers, with a rip Like a peal of thun- der, exposing about threequarters of the frame- work that makes her dress stick out behind. But, instead of meeting the accident with per- fect equanimity, she turned round and jabbed ber parssol into his eye, called him a Junk- neaded leper, and asked him why he didn’t wear bis feet side ways. He expresses himsclf as thankful that he didn’t marry the girl before finding out what sort of a temper she had, but the doctor doesn’t think his eye will grow out again. Theburned child dreads the fire. An enter- rising book-peddler had long infested the %hinc’cmh ‘Ward, and e a terror to all the houscholders by the manner in which he gained admission to and ravaged their dwellings. He hizd beeu known to steal children, with the aid of his confederates, and then rescue tliem and bring them back to their heart-broken parents, and while these latter were embracing their re- covered offspring aund calling down heaven’s <hoicest blessings on fts preserver, : “Abem! Yes. Parental Jove is the holiest in- £tinct of our fallen nature, and the youthful £ambols and ears soon dried of childish in- nocence reminds me that I am at present taking ordersin this territory for a book without which no family can be—the War of the Taiverse; complete in 156 weekly parts at the low price of 10 cents per park, parable on delivery.” Thus he had man- aged to earn for himself the hatred and sus- picion of all good people, which at last, indeed, caused nis death. On Tuesday last they saw kim coming up Hoyne street, and,.as fs their custom always on °such occasions, st once rnatched up their little ones, pulled down the bilinds, locked the doors, and prepared for a siere. The unhappy man had just reached the corner of Pratt place when he'fcll in an apo- plectic iit, and, 85 the neighbors, warned by ex- perience, thought that this was only some new dudge he had devised in order to gain admission to their residences, they all kept away, and, be- fore any assistance reached him from a passing stranger, he was dead. “The sad event has not cast any gloom over the community. A NEW DEY-GOODS FIRM. During the past week a Boston tleman, who represents about $2,000,000 which its own- ers contemplste embarking in the wholesale dry- goods businussb;e)mfided they can get things to suit them, has been in conversation with some large property-owners on Wabash avenue with = view of renting the Drake and Wilder boild- ings, on the corner of Washington street and Wabash avenue. Tlh:n Boston' p;rt'imes do mnot ropose to pay any fancy rent, and the owners E.( pmpcrt,v%: the vicinify of the strects named ] 1 teris now in the hands of Mr. A.J. Averiil, who is doing all he can to perfect the necessary arrangements, to the end that the Eastern gen- tlemon can have their supplies here in time for the upening of the fall trade. The sum to be contribut by the Wabash avenuc people is $30,000, and the subscription paper is going the rounds. Peter Page, it is satd, has put down his name for $1,000. The rent of the two build- ings will be about $20,000 a year. THE SECOND REGIMENT PICNIC. A novelty in the line of midsummer amuse- ments will be the encampment and picnic given by the Second Regiment _next Tuesa.ny, Aug. 15, at the lower South Park, near Woodlawn Station. The programme embraces a variety of inter- esting features, prominent in which will be & dress parade and a sham battle, which will be parfi"glpnudin by sfx companies and a Dbattery of artillery. The Chicago Light Cavalry, com- manded by Capt. Miller, has signified 2 _desire to join in the affair, and the Sheriden Guards, from Milwaukee, are also expected. The un- usual facilities for access to the grounds and the novelty of the affair itself can hardly fail to attract an immense ering. Ample prepara- tions bave been made for the preservation of good order. No improper characters -will be admitted, and no liquor will be sold on the Emunds. ‘The following rcgimental order has een issued : The members of this command arc hereby or- dered to appear in full dress uniform Monduy even- ing, 14thinst., at 7:30 o'clock, for the purpose of attending_Prof. Creswold's concert at the Expo- sition Building, to which the regiment has been invited. On Tueeday morning the entire command is re- quired to be in line in the armory, in full dress, at % 8. m. sharp, and will march thence to lllinois Central Depot, feot of Twenty-sccond street, there 1o embark for encamnment ard picnic gronnds at the. lower South Park. Theline of march will be east on Adams to LaSalle, north on LaSalle to Washington, east on Washinzton to Wabash avenue, south on Wabash avenue to Twelfth street, east on Twelfth to Michigan avenue, south on Michigen avenue to Twenty-accond, sontheast on Twenty-second to lake shore. Companies B and D are hereby desiz- mated as ekirmish companics tv open the sham bat- tle, which will commence at ‘.’% m. Cowpanies Cand D will support Company B. and Companies G and H will support Company D. The artillery #quads will be detailed from Companies F and G. Aealute of five zona will be fired on arrival of the first train at picaic grounds. JANLS QUIRK, Lieut. -Col, Commanding. Joux Laxicaxw, Firet Lieut. and Adjutant. ON THE LAKE. Monday evening there was a moonlight excur- sion which will long be remembered by those present as one of an exceedingly pleasant char- acter. The excursion was given under the au- spices of the Young People’s Union of St. Paul’s ormed Episcopal Church, and its success, both socially and financially, reflectsnuch credit on the Executive Committee. The stcamer Joseph L. Hurd-was chartered for the occasion, and, long before the hour announced for depart- ure, was filled by nearly 400 representatives of the best society from all parts of the city. The weather was propitious in the extreme, and the elements sccmed to combine in rendering the affair an_enjovable one to all who participated. ‘The company Ieft Washington-street dock about 8 n‘docr and sfter four hours’ sail, during which music and dancing were ndulged in re- turued to the city unanimous in their expres- sion of delight with the evening’s entertain- ment. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ball, Evert 8t. Johu, J. S. Hubbard, John Walker, Jolm Fairbanks, B. A. Eckhart, and R. S. Whitcomb; the Misses Lua, Lizzie, and Mag- 51: Cammings, MeIntosh, Annie Odlin, Annie ory, Carrie Griswold, Laura Lindley of Otta- Cora Benson, Nettie Dean, Belle Warner, 3 and_Messrs. Garrett La Due, J. E. Landell, E. J. Walsh, W. Mitchell, R. W. Wilson, J. McDorald, J. H. Kingwell Frank Mallory, Gray_Warner, — Cornell, Ed {. Powers, H. Dean, W.J. Dean, and Charles ce. wa. and Lena Hemming: A MODEL OF CONSISTENCY. How beantiful a thing is devotion to princ- le! The other night, just as the last 'bus was eaving for Lincoln Park, o snan approached a young gentleman and said, piteousiy: * Will ou please give two cents to make up my fare? I bave been wandering all day about the stony— or, to sgflk more _correctly, Nicolsony—streets of this heartlees city seeking labor but finding none. 1live in 2 miserable hovel out near Lin- coln Park, 2nd I am too faiz: with hnnger and exhaustion to walk thither. irst I may die with my wretched family on the pallet of moldy straw which constitutes its sole furniture.” “Now, sce here, kindly eaid the younggentle- man, *'that’s too thin. "That’s played, cully, so cheese it. You just want to buy whisky, and you know you don’t live up Lincoln Parlt way. wn up that you're a _ fraud, and Tl give you & quarter.” I protest, sir,” responded the mendicant, ‘““that so sure as a bountiful heaven created (amid other objects too numerous to mention) small apples, so surely is my plain, unvarnished tale the tru the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.” “Well, come along, jump into the bus, aad I'll pay your fare,” said the zood young maia, Now that mendicant was Jying, and he knew that he didn’t live up_at Lincoln Park at all, but 2wnfi out at the head of Canalport avenue, but witl Spartan devotion he got into that ’bus, paid his 3 cents and the 2 that the benevolent young man gave him, rode away out to the confines of the German' Empire, disembarked at 1.07 a. m., and fervently thanked his_benefactor; then took 2 hack at an expense of §6 to drive home in, and all this rather than let it be known he was romancing. So beautiful an instance has never been recorded of chivalrous devotion to prindple. . ALL THE DIFFERENCE. A young man residing on Calumet avenue re- cent] ly visited Saratoga in company with the family of which he desired to become a mem- ber by marriage. His Dulcinea has a strong love for theromantic blent with admiration for practical labor, and she and the other girls went into ecatacy over the victorious oarsmen, when they were paraded on their comrades’ shotlders very much in the garb of the Greck Slave, ex- cept for a pair of short linen drawers. *\What exquisitely modeled proportions of manly beauty!” eaid onme. *What an example of courage and abstinence do they not set iu their lonz and laborious trzining!” cried another. “How becoming are the henviog chest and massive limbs bedewed with the—ah! the per- spiration of exertion!” observed a third. ‘What s pity that so much bravery and endur- ance should have been lavished and produced nothing practical for the amelioration and en- riching of humanity!” cried a fourth, the young man’s Dulcinea. The young man was struck with an idea, and, as soon as he got back to Chicago, went into active training, living on underdone chops and steaks, dry toast, and weak tea, eschewing cigars and whisky, and go- ingr to bed at $:30 p. m.; meanwhile devotfng himself assiduously to sawing wood. On zn av- erage he sawed and split 103{ cords a day; e re- duced his weight from 1?9 “to 146 pounds, his muscles got “as big as watermnelons, and the skin peeled off his back just as if he was a Cor- nell student. When he had gotten himself down to fice trim, he arranged to have the girls come tg his father’s house one day. They were ushered into the buck parlor, and, atagiven signal, the window-curtains werc drawn aside, and, looking into the yard, they beheld,—what} ‘Why, that young man with the muscle of Her- culés and the beanty of Antinous, clad in a pair of racing-drawers, and sawing & match of wood against a railroad wood-cutting machine with two horses! He was four sticks ahead on the Domepile and winning easily. His breast was _heaving with exer. tion; his brawny hands closely clenched drove the glittering buck-saw through the wood; ke turned to listen to the plaudits of the ladies, who, he felt confident, would appreciate his performance, especially as his labor was not unproductive. To his surprise and disgust, howerver, they gave little screams, put their fingers before sheir eyes, aod scurried nway in- i tly, erying, “Don’t let me see him!™ “What an awful thing!” *“ How terribly inde- cent!” “What a disgusting odor of perspira- tion!” And yct that {'oungman looked just like an oarsmauv, onl e had a trifle more clothes on him! And his Dulcinea, far from ad- miring him, as soon as she got home, sent him back his presents, sent her brothers to lick him for insulting her, and sent her father to the po- lice-station to swear out a warrant against him for indecent exposure! THE LAST NEW MOTOR. A voluble young man with & goatee and an oroide waf ain came into THE TrIBUNE office Friday and said he wanted to have his motor written up. It was, he said, worked by the simple decomposition of the chemical affini- ties of water, that, combining with its oneosaphic antipathies, evolved Force. *Why,” said be, “‘that armachine’ll be worse stirred up with one tumbler of spring water than John B. Gough would be.” The cost, he proceeded to explain, was_infinitesimally small, being com- posed, in so far a3 the working model was con- cerned, of the following items: Thterest on cost of machine, oneyear. Wear and tear, 5 per cent. Water, 365 glasses a year. Rent, taxes, and insurance. Total... $422.39 The cditor asked how much force the above expenditure would represent, and the voluble {g\mg man re&lied, 268,854,291.17 horse-power. as that all ihe expense! It was absolately. “It secms to me, my friend,” said the editor, “turo men promise & magnifcent displa; stairs at about 617 horse-power, admitted. THE EXPOSITION. PROSPECTS OF THIS YEAK'S SHOW—TIE ART GALLEKT. . The Inter-State Industrial Exposition for 1876, altbough it will not opon for nearlya m'onth hence, is already an sssured success; that is, so far as present appearsnces indicate, it will be a more representative exhibition of the arts, man- ufactures, and wealth of the great Northwest, than has yet been vouchsafed to the city lounger or those who take advantage of cheap excursion rates from their rural homes. Secretary Reynolds and a corps of able assist- ants are “about this time,” to borrow a phrase from the patent medicine almanacs, busily en- gaged in looking after the wants of intending exhibitors, who are unfortuuately for them- selves desirous of obtaining the “coigns of vantage,” in order to catch the eye and engage the attention of the visitors. TUp to date ALL THE SPACES ON THE MAIN FLOOR, save three, have heen appropriated; and for these there is a lively demand, but the awerd has not yet been made, because the products which the Intending exhibitors propose to show do ot hannonize with the other goods in fn- mediste proximity. The boot and shoe manufacturers have recurcd a larger space than was allotted to them in former years; and this is granted in order to exhibit to their full- est advantage the improveinents in boot-malk- ing machinery which have been perfected dur- ing the past year. The buzz-saw man, and ‘the dmer;'u? youith who presides over the band saw, with which he ts wont to ocwasionally lop off & finger, and with artistic cunning_produce miniature sofas, rocking-chairs, ete., will be on hand in all their refulgent glory. For the de- dectation of intending, housekeepers the f:_ll;lll,l- of the joiners’ art; and the stovemakers will expe- dite ad nauscam on the fuel-saving qualitice of their respective bread-bukers and steak-broilers. The man with the patent cradle, the tireless enemy of the *soothing syrup” fiend, will ex- periment with all the £at frayments of human- ity which proud mothers and lazy nurse-girls will trust him with. Of patent back-actfon rolling pins and sclf-adjusting smootking-irons; noiscless and noisy sewing and kpitting machines, there will be a sufliciency, and each will have its own special orator to sound its praisss and quictly givea “backeap” to its competitive neighbor. THE £GRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT is filled to repletion; and o great has been the demand for epace for straw-cutters, threshers, planters, and such like goods, that the Directors were obliged to set apart a large section of the gallery for the exhibition of mowers and Feapers. The carringemakers have sccured a larger space than usual, and promise a brilliant display of phactons, landaus, drags, ete. 1t is proposed to make a large exkibit of the products of the looms of the Northwest. George 8." Buwen,who was the father of the Woolen Manufacturers’ Association, of which little has been heard since the “Dig fire,” has the matter in hand, and has atready been promised the active co-operation of some of the largest mill-owners in the Western country. This ais- play, it is confidently expected, will form one of the big features of the Exposition. The descendants of Tubal Cain will be af- forded every opportunity for an exhibition of their manufactures in iron and brass. The original sword that was turned into a praning- hoolk has been secured at an enormous expense, and, properly authenticated with the simon-pure atfidavits, will have a conspicuons place m a highly-ornamented glass case. Of iron rails, bar-iron, heavy castinzs, steam engines, pumps, and all ‘other descriptions of the products of Vulcan’s forges, the exhibition promises to be interestingly large. A large section of the southern end, jmme- diately adjoining the floral ball, has been set aside for the benefit of the various horticultural and_pomological societics of the West. The produce commission-merchants of the city have promised their individual and collective aid to make the fruit collcction one of the features of the show. Tor some unknown reason—probably the lack of novelty— THE WATCA MANUFACTURTES have declined to make sn exhibit this year. This department of industry will be missed, and 8o will the taper fingers of the langhing girls who presided over the miniature latbes, or squinted through magnifying glasses at infini- tesimal perforations in ‘the garnet and other jewele which are component parts of the indica- tors of the march of time. The “charm-bell " girl, who two years ago traded tinkling brass for crisp grenbacks, will not be on hand to prey on the hearts and pock- et-books of sumeceplible young men from country towns and commercial colleges. She is now 2 recollection of the past. On the lower end of the gallery, & section of about 160 feet frontage has been sct aside for the Academy of Sciences, which will exhibit the priceless relics which adorn their museum. The pre-historic man,the :nthropnmorgho\u ape,and the guadrumsnous monkey will be on hand in all the ghastliness of well “articulated and well blcached bones. The implements, peaceful and warlike, of the Stone Age, the potteryof the Mound Builders and embalmed Egyptisns, who probably helped Pharaoh to chase the Israelites over the Red Sea, ortook wgun. in the revels of Anthony and Clcopatra, will testify that man is_mortal, springeth up like a grasshopper, taketh his departure to that bourne from whence no traveler ever returng, and leaveth be- hind him in some cases only his name, which is spelled wrong fn the newspaper announcing his demise. THE ART GALLERY, which at each exhibition has been the great at~ traction, promises to nake an excellent, display. As our readers are uware, the Art Committee, after making a carcful survey of the field, came to the conclusion that they could better subserve the interests of art and the public by making a loan collection from _connoiscurs and art patrons in the West, than by depending on what it was possible to pick up in Eastern gallcrics and studios. It is_not gen- erally known that there are in the hands of pri- vate owners in this city, Milwaukee, and neigh- boring tuwns, a great many pictures from the eascls of the best-known ™ native and foreign artists. So far the labors of the Committee bave been crowned with saccess. The Hon. J, Russcll Jones, Collector of this port, has placed at the disposal of the Committee the large and valuable collection which he made up during a seven years’ residence in Brussels. Among his treasures are originals by Van Schendel, Plu- mot, Brunuer, Canone; Woutermacrten, Por- tielie, Webb, David Col. Vorhoeckhover, Scli, Colle’ Leone, Herzog, Madon, and others of equal reputation. Mr. J. M. Durand losns works by Zugel, David Neal, Baisch, Hacker, Kurzbaver, Zim- merman, Helmberg, and others. The Hon. Mark Skinner contributes from his collection paintings by David Col, Winkle, Kerwassig gcrc, Outin, Lenber, Hermann, and_ others. From the gallery of Mr. U. W. Potter there has already been received works by Werner, Rota, Young, Whiting, Morton, Loy, Grevort, and others! Messrs. H. J. Willing, ' Gen. Chetlain, tie Rev. Robert Collyer, 8. E. Barrett, A. B, Mecker, A. J. Marble, T. B. Blackstone, J. Me- Gregor Adams, and R. 8. McCormick have already sent in selcctions from their private collections; and others of our prominent citizens will act with equal liberality. A LOCAL ROMANCE. MR. TIFFIN AND THE MOCKING BIRD. Mr. Robbins has a mocking bird of wonderfal voice and equally wonderful industry in using it. That bird thinks nothing of singing twenty- four hours a day, and even then does not seem todohis best. Indeed, herarelystopssingingun- less it be to take some refreshment. He never :}Ieeps—nt least, he has never been knownto cep. Naturally, Mr. Robhins fecls much pride in this bird, and has great respect for any one who admires it and speaks well of it; and a great many persons, knowing this, do commend the erformances’ of the bird just to please Rob- ins. However, Mr. Robbins has a ncighbor, Mr. Tifln, who prefers his rezular cleep to any bird: music,—prefers it to anything, in fact. In the opinion of Tiffin, Robbins’ bird is simply a con- founded nuisance, and he has frequently said so —not to Robbins, but to Mrs. Tiflin. Last Thursday night Tifin could not get sleep at all by reason of the melodions perse- verance of Robbins’ bird, and he resolved that, come what might of it, he wonld go the very next day and carnestly remonstrate with Rob. bins against longer harboring upon his premises a bird which was a downright infliction upon a man of sensitive nature like himself. “In short,” said be to Mrs. Tiffin, after breakfast the next morning, *¢if Robbins don’t destroy that infernal bird, I will, or my name’s nofl_TIIfl]n.’d' R‘;l’z’g Tiflin gallied forth. ¢ founs ins engaged in pulling weeds in the yard in front of L%)’::glatwr’u uuse‘g Ste, ping nip to the fence, he s;.i‘:i witha s](ght{; trembling voice and an equive sort of smile: # Mr. Robbins, that bird of yours—" Mr. Robbins looked up. The tone of Mr. Robbins interrupted him, saying: AR ot Do a Ano’ onelSuch a voice! loud and—7" “Yes, yes," broke in Tiffin. * but I was going to say that—1 o *Don't mentlon it,” eaid Robbins, *I know all the bird's good qualitics, ana I really feel when you praisc that bird as though you were someliow complimenting me.” “But,"” exclaimed Tiiin,” when a bird per- sists fo signing all night—" " 4 All night ! interrupted Robbins again, ‘‘s0 he docs, s0 he does. There’s nothing lazy about that bird. Ireally believe he could sing awhole month without stopping.” s “VWell,” said Tifhn, growing desperate, * I want to say, once for all, Mr. Robbins, that the singing of that bird kept me awake all last night, snd—> “ And yet,"” said Robbins, in_a confidential way, ‘““and yet, Mr. Tifin, would you belicve it?'there arc persons 8o uncultured, so soulless, as pot to like it. Ah!?™ continucd be, with rapture, * what music can compare with the clear liquid ringing notes of that bird! Surely, only the harmony of the spheres—"" o Tiffin waited £ hear no more. He abruptly started for his house. Wkhen he entered the door_he was met by Mrs. Tiffin, who, observing that her spouse was rufficd and perspiring, said to him: 2 o \‘\",ell, my dear, is Robbins going to kill the *No,” reshonded Tifin, shortly, at the same time kicking the cat which happened to rub aguinst him, “ What Jid he sey in answer to your com- plaint "’ asked Mrs. T. in a mild voice, sceing that Mr. T. was fu great need of being soothed. *“He's an old fool!" savage.y growled Tiffin. ** I couldn’t make him undersiand that I com- plained at all. The blockhesd cven thinks I went over there to praise his »ird’s everlasting screcching. He as much as ssid so. He’s the stupidest idiot [ ever saw.” 5 And now Tiflin sleeps with all his windows closed, 50 that he cannot hear Robbins’ bird, and he no lorger notices Robbins when they meet. THE HOSPITAL. SHERIDAN’S STORY. Since the investigation irto the Hospita closed, Mrz. Edgar has, from ime to time, been the recipient of evidence coroborative of her charges. The following is a ecimen, and it is to be hoped, If there is any tmth in the story, that the writer will testify to his allezations Dbefore the Board: To the Honorable Board of Commissioners of Cook County, Illingis : Wishing for me to bring to your notice the mammer in vhich patients are treated at the County Hospial, and not being aware that you were jnvestigatng the same unti your Committee had closed ils labors, I take this method to inform you how at tines I 'was treated: 1 went there about two years 320 In a very feeble condition, was placed in Wamd F, where there were many parties having the very worst conta- gious disesses. 1 was thero eight weeks. The closets wero in such a terrible cendition that o per- son could hardly endure it. At one time L complained to me doctor because aboymadea great deal of moise, at which the nurse abused me for such complaint. Many times cloths were taken from patients' wounds and spread on the ¥ame table on which we_eat our meain, and only a little while lefore, and the ta- hlh:l t;.flmld not be cleaned after puiting on said cloths. "The tea and coffee were brought up_in ‘pails which were greasy, £0 much o as to €poil the cof- fee or tex. T went there free from anything offen- sive, but was soon covered with vermin, and I was unable to help myuclf aftervards, owing to my feebie health and (he negligeace of those Laving charge. The food wasmot nouriehing. and the soup was not such as A person_could tae. Dr. Steclo was the regular doctor. He did not sttend me regularly at all, many times pot noticiag me atall when I was very low with fever. ‘The nurse, without giving any repson, when 1 was very low, told me T must leave. 1 dressed and went from there to the Home of the ¥riendless, where I staid two weeks, and from there to St. Luke's Horpital, through imfluence of Dz. Rautter, at wkich place T ataid until better. This epring I wastaken sick again and retarned to the County icspital, hoping the treatment world be better, bt foand the place in all respects worse instcad of betier. The closets were so terrible, and the food was such that I had tozo. 1am now treated free by Dr. Mary Thomp- son. Refer to C. T. Caskman, of St Stephen’s Charch (Epbiconal. ASNE SHERIDAX. tate of Iilinoix, Cook Cownts, ss.—Anne Sher- idan, being first dly sworn, deposes and says that the sbove’ statement 35 trne of her own know- ledge. Daxmzi W. Poxgroy, Fotary Public. TAX-CASES. BPECIAL ASSESSMINTS, Judgment and order of sie was rendered Festerdsy in the County Court in all cases of CHex> special assessments, and also those of Cie.u, Lake View, and Jefferson. Mr. Willett, Village Attorney for Hyde Park, being very ill, Messrs. Kretsinger & Veeder, attorneys for the Town of Lake, being before Judge Gary om trial, Messrs. Goudy, Chaniler & Skinaer, attorneys for Lincoln Park, not being on hand, and the West Park Commissioners not being there to represent Division street assessmont, those cases went over until Monday, with some Washiugton Heights cases, in which the wit- nesses were not in Court. In the Lincoln Park case new questions rise which will present themsclvu%n the form of conundrums for the Supreme Court. This beau- tiful adjunct to our Garden City has scemed to be the victim of more legislation and judicial misfortune than any other. The Legislature provided & statute requiring the towns abont it, comprising the North Side, to issue bonds an carry on the work, but the Supreme Court held that the Legislature could not run the towns into debt. The Legislature then provided that the corporate authorities of the towns shomld levy an assessment for park purposes; but, in Hundley, et al. vs. The Lincoln Park Commis- sioners tne Supreme Court held that the Super- visor, ‘etc., of North Chicago conld not levy a tax in Lake View, and vice versa, and no cor- porate authorities of any town could levy a Lax or assossment. {0 puy for an improvemcnt in another. town, and so the Supreme Court overturned the ‘sssessment. Now, they have another law under which the present assess- ment is made, and the questious presented to the Supreme Court will lead to a dotermination whether under it the park can be completed and supported by special assessments. n the Division street assessment case, it ap- cars to be made at. the instance of the West Park Commissioners, Ly the authorities of West Cliicagro, within the jurisdiction of the Common Council of the City of Chicaro. With the Lin- coln Park cases, 1t will involve a complicated question a3 to what authorities have the power tomake such assessments, and whether the authoritics of towns, cities, parks, ct., can, under our present form of State Government, be united into a happy family, and made to work harmoniously together. A SUMMER PIECE. Mr. Clumpole, who resides on West Adams street, not far from Ashlend avenue, is a man who loves Nature and is s littie short-sighted. The other day he noticed that his dooryard-plot looked a little dryand needea wateriog; so when he went home at night he took a nice now garden-hose with him, furnished duly with a small nozzle and acoupler. He attacned it about dusk, having taken the precaution to leave his giasses in the house, and, sallying out, Iaid a stream on the corner of the grass-plot. Having reduced it to the consistency of mud, or thin porridge, he resolved to turn lis attention to another corner, nud so attempted to ex- ecute the mancuvre of bringing the hose round in a circde, nozzle downwards. He did so very neatly considering his limited experience, and after filling his slippers full of water dircet- ed the stream vchemently upon the flarmed pathway, causing a misty drizzle that took all the curl out of his family who bad assembled on the doorsteps. At thiis noment he beheld a pedestrian looming up through the dusk, and giving the nozzle an upward jerk so as to avoid wetting him, was rewarded by screams of agony from fixe second-story window of the houso across the way. Hehad delivered the etresm with singular scenrucy upon the bed of an hys- terical old maid who was laid up with rheuma- tism. 1n his surprise and nervousmess he brought the stream down and directed it tow- ards his boundary-fence, but the eleva- tion was too great and it went over, administering a raking fire—or water, to speak more correctly—upon his neighbor's dsughter and his neighbor's daughter’s young man, who were sfln,g::‘g upon the gate. In three seconds he had reduced that young man’s straw hat to something very much’ like birds’- nest zoup, and his alpaca coat and duck ta- loons were clingiog to his chilled frame fike a wet sail to a mast. As for thenelghbor's daugh- ter, her hair was washed out of curl, and her. cheeks rubbed off and smeared her nice white mauslin dress, but fortunately she didn’t fecl it, because she Lad gonc off into hysterics when the first few pails of aqueous flnid went down her back. Mr. Clumpole was mow helpless- ly uncontrollable, and when Officer Maho, man, and a new dvess for her, and paid the old maid’s doctor’s bill, and if the attack of inflam- matory rheamatism he got Goesn't prove fatal, and thie old mai@ doesn't’ die, and the neich- bor’s daughter doesn’t get damages for the loss of a lover who saw her beauty whea unadorned adorned the least, all will be well. THE CITY HALL. The city’s receipts yesterday were ‘$60,000 from County-Treasurer Huck, $1,200 from li- ceuse fees, aud 31,943 from the Water Depart- ment. 1 The employes are anxiously awaiting a pay- day. The Comptroller can set no definite time, but says that another month’s salary all around will probably be dealt out in a few days. Banker John DeKoven yesterday deposited $19,876 with the Comptroller and took a corre- sponding amount of the revenue time warrants. he investment {5 made for a Connecticut capi- talist. Supt. Hickey yesterday took formal pos- session _of his new quarters in the ofiice once assigned to the use of the City Marshal. The rooms are cleanly and commodious, which statements could not be made about his old quarters. Supt. Hickey has in his possession a lizht- amecthyst ring which was sent in by some hon- estman who picked it up on the street. The ring is inscribed with some words and figures. The owner can have it by calling and proving property. The falling off in the number of those apply- ing for saloon-licenses, and, in fact, Tor licenses of all kiuds, hgs led to the deterinination to have the police poke up the delinquent ones by making arrests. Those whose busincss requires that a license be obtained will save time and money by calling at the City-Hall and tuking out the necessary papers. Comptroller Farwell yesterday received a dis- patch from G. 8. Coe, President of the Ameri- can Exchange National Bank of New York City, stating that the fact that Chicago was sending rumittances to pay interest to Aug. 1 on past due vertiticates was giving a great deal of satis- faction to New York capitalists and baokers. Interest on the certiticates pavable here is bein paid at the Comptroller’a office. Mr. Farwell regards the dispatch with pleasure, and thinks ul;:]‘i I‘t points to restored contidence in Chicdgo’s abilities. The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Raflway Company has notified the city, by a letter tothe Mayor, that the srrangement recently made in regard to the removal of certain tracks from Sonth Clark street, and the grant of a_strip of land on the west side of the street, would be ac- cepted. But the Lake Shore & Michigan South- ern Company, which clains to have the same rights upon Clark street which the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad possessed, has written that it would not abide by the compromise. S0 another squabble between the city and the citi- zens on oy side and the Lake Shore & Michizan Southern Railroad Compray on the other fs im- minent. The adjustment of the difficulties be- tween the citizeus of, South Clark strect and the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad occu- picd several years of wrangle aad debate, com- mittee meetings, and talk. It will be remembered that Fire-Marshal Ben- ner in his quarterly report of last April suggest- ed that one-cighth of ‘the money received from the foreign msurance companics, which are re- quired to por into the City Treasury annually 2 per cent of their net reccipts, be -appropriaied to the Fire Department as a pension fand for firemen worn out or disabled by connection with the force. The idea, Marshal “Benner thinks, i3 a good one, and says that inasmuch as the de- partments of other cities, and particularty those of Earope, have such 1'Yx'oflsmn, that it would be a good thing here. Ile spoke to the City- Attorney yesterday upon the subject, and asked whether it would require an act of the Legisla~ ture or of the City Council to make the appro- Eriuliun, and be was informed that the Council 2d suthiority in the matter It scems that the appointment of Mr. George Wilson to the additional pesition of Superintendent of Buildings is only a tempo- rary arraugement. The Mayor sald yesterday that he had cxpected that the Cowmcil would abolish the entire Buildin, Degllrtmcnt, but should it not be done he (the Mayor) should send in to the Couneil for confirmation the name of some gentleman fnlly conversant with architectural work and all brasiches of building for the office of head of the Building Depart- ment. Mr. Wilson kad his hands full with the Qutice which his position in the Board of Pub- lic Works put upon him, and it was not to be ected that he conld attond to both. Mike Bailey, although having plenty of time to work for Tilden and’ Hendricks, has evidenyly soured on his action in resigning from the city’s em- ploy. He remarked vesterday: * Be gob [per- Taps the Recording Angel did not understand it that way] they will bave to abolish the De- partment or appoint some one as head of it.” ANNOUNCEMENTS. The Woman’s Ald Assaciation beg leave to inform the ladies of Chicago that they still furnisk good rcliable domestics of all nationali- ties, at No. 12 Arcade court, Y. ML C. A. Build- ing. A meeting of Irish Nationalists will be held in Cooke’s Hall, 1016 Halsted street, near Archer avenue, at $p. m. to-day, under the auspices of the James Stephens Circle, F. B. Good speakers will be in attendance. The Chicago Athenzum calls attention to the evening class in clocution for Monday and Thursday cvenings, under Prof. A. T. Burbank; also to the Saturday morning art class, under Prof. Freer, both of which will give entire sat- isfaction to all patrons. The autumn classes will begin the middle of Septomber. The United Sons of Erin will hold a Centen- mial celebration at Oak Forest Park, on the Rock Island Railroad, Tuesday. There will be foot races, sack races, ctc., an oration by Thom- as A. Moran, and prizes distributed to the mother of the oldest living baby born in Cook County in 1876, and to the lady first married this year. Another meeting of property-owners on Ca- nal strect will be held next Thursday evening ot No. 441, corner_of Taylor street, when it 13 expected they will decide whether they will have the street repaved with the original gflml- son pavement or cedar blocks. A decided step will be in this much-needed improve- ment. Ho! for Geneva Lake! Suchis the cry of the food people of Western Avcaue Baptist Chnrch, Who have orgunized an excursion to this charm- ing spot. The train leaves Clinton and Kinzie streets at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, 224 inst., stop- ping at Ashland avenue, Oaklcy street, Austin, Oak Park, and Elgin. The fare for the round trip is but §2, and’ you can buy a ticket of the Baptist Publication Socicty, Buel & Rayner, Root & Son, or Shourds & Co. Organize your parties, and buy your tickets at once. Therewill be a conference and missionary meeting held fn St. Paul's Universalist Church, Michigan avenae, between Sixtcenth and Eight- centh streets, Aug. 18, 19, and 20, commencing With prayer and conference Friduy evening at § o'clock. ~ Saturday morning at 10 o'clock the regular business will be transacted. The after- noon will be devoted to considering and discuss- 4 fog the most perfect plans for forwarding the work in the future. ~Keligions services in the evening. The Central Homeopathic Free Dispensary, southwest corner of Michigan avenue and Van Buren street, is now open” daily (Sundays ex- cepted) from 10 to 12 a- m., and’ from 1:30 to 4 Y: m. Hours of special service are as follows: iye and car clinic, Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:30 p. m., Prof. Woodyatt: skin discases, Mon- days, 3 p.'m., Prof. Kippax; surgical diseases, Tuesdays, 11 a, m., Prof. Adams] surgical dis- cascs of women, Thursdays, 11 a. m., Prof. Dan- forth; general medical discases, Thursdays, 2 p. m., Prof. Mitchell; diseases of women and children, Fridays, 11 4. m., Prof. Streeter; sur- gery, Saturdays, 11 a. m., Prof. Deebe; and dis- Densary physician at all regular hours. CRIMINAL, It Is expected that the trial of Alesander Sullivan will begin at the next term of Court. Annfe Williams, a denizen of the ranche of Jennie Dalson, on Pacific avenue, took in a dose of opium yesterday afternoon, from the effects of which she died at 8:15 last evening. ‘There was 2 fearful and wonderful row at St. John’s Church picnicat Colehour Grove yester- day afternoon, caused by a conflict of auth between the Ltydc P:u-kx’md Chi cflg pl:)‘iicco::{l the picnickers.” Some dozen heads were pretty badly smashed, but, 8o far as can be learne nothing of a scrious nature happened. During Friday afternoon some citizens resid- ny | inz along Indians avenue discovercd burglars ored burglar entercd the house of ill-fame No. 123 Fourth avenue, kept by Emma Ritchie, and, after packing up all the siiverware in the house, prepared to make his departure through a rear window. Officer Madigun had becn watching is anties for zome time, and as soon n's'he reached the alleyway attempted to capture iim, but thic fellow saw him and made good his es- cape. The oflicer recovered all the property, however, and returned it to the owner. A notorions North Side rough tamed James Crowley entered the saloon of Mrs. Bines, cor- ner of %\[arkctand Ohio strects, last evening, and at_once procecded to demolish c\'cr_nruu7 he could lay hands upon. A large crowd of roughs gathered about to witness the scene, and when Officer Burns attempted to make an arrest, he was violertly assaulted by the crowd, and stripped of all his clothing. Scveral other oflicers came to the rescue, and succeeded in lodging several of the marauders in the Clnmfi: Avenuc Station. Officer Burns was found to badly used up, and will hardly be around 2gain for a few days at least. Late Friday cvening, Frank Wessman, a sa- loon-kueper at No. 332 Ogden avenue, Wwas an- noyed by s noise in the rooms overhead, ngd, upon going to investigate the cauge, he was brought to terms by a couple of revolvers held in close proximity to his bead Wessman sen- sibly returned to his saloon, where he armed himiself with a carving-knife, and awaited the thieves at the foot of the stairs. The first man to come down was badly cat about the head and neck, and some of the others also came off sccond best. The police were early upon the scene, and after a”close search suc- ceeded in arresting two of the gang, ** Nibsy’ Paine and John Ryan, a brother of the notori- ous * Cabbage " Ryan. Henry Wolf, 52 years of age, residing at No. 142 Barber street, drunkard and vagrang by pro- fession, has put himself in 2 nice boat,according to all accounts. Yesterday afternoon he came home drunk as usual, and procceded to whip his poor hardworking wife. The quarrel was translerred to thearcain front of the house, and while it was in progress the low brute raised a pail and dashed it against the head of his daughter,a pale, weakly creature some 5 years of age. The child fell’ to the earth, and remained scoseless until the .arrival of Dr. Stremmel. As yet it is impossible to_tell whether the child will recoyer or not, and Wolf remains locked up n the West Twellth Street Station. Yesterday Constable Michael DQr:m, an_offi- cer of Justice Foote’s Court, called at a disre- utable resort on Madison strect, kept by the Eurly Kaltenbach brothers, to serve xn ca‘.. sa. n _ favor judgment of $25 and costs, of “Albert Irving, upon the older of the brothers—R. Kaltenbach. The Constable commenced to read the judgment when the big Kaultenbach struck it from his hands. The Con- stable called in Policeman No. 197, and, backed by this limb of the law, read the judgment. ile engaged in the reading, Andrew Haber- corn, an insolent employe,—they are all inso- Ient there,—grabbed the Constable ronghly by the neck and shoved lim_ about., Kaltenbach, however, accompanled the Constable to the County Juil, where he scheduled some property and rave bonds as an insolvent debtor. Cor- stable Doran then went back to Justice Foote’s Court and swore out a warrant for the arrest of Habercorn for resisting an officer while in the discharze of his daty. The manwas arrested, brought before Justice Foote, and bound over to the Criminal Court in bonds of $1,000. COMMERCIAL PAPER PORGERIES. A skillful forger has been victimizing Phila- delphians by sclling them notes purporting to have been drawn by Samuel Bliss & Co., whole- sale grocers of this city. The existence of the spurious paper was discovered only o few days ago, and, thus far, notes for $5,235.70 have come to the surfase. Two of them, onc for $1,7%6.21, and the ather for §1,716.23, arc In the hands of H. Geiser, of Philadelpliia, and a third for $1,- 786.21 is in the possession of Greenebaum Bros., bankers, to whom it was sent bz H. F. Bach- mau, note broker, of Philadelphia, for collec- tion. How many more are ont, if any, will not be known for scveral days. It was through the instrumentality of Greencbaum Bros. that the forgeries were detected. About a month ago, Maxell Bond & Co., of Philadelphia, who are stock brokers, wrote to A.D. Adsit, of this city, describing a note for $1,786.21, bearing the signature of Charles Bliss & Co., and asked what he would discount it for. He answered “ 12 per cent,” and his letter was publisized, with what view it can be easily im- agined. If Naxell Bond & Co. still hold that note, they, too are * stuck.” As the figures are identical with those sent to the Greencbaums by Bachmau, the laiter msy have purchased it. It will be noticed that the same figares are nsed in all the notes, the last form, however, being transpored. Mr. Blies intends, if possible, to find out who issued the notes, and he has telegraphed to Mr. Geiger asking his co-operation. HYDE PARK. GOSSIF FROM OUX SOUTHERN SUBURB. - Among the principal arrivals during the past week at the Hyde Park House may be men- tioned: Chauncey T. Bowen, A. J. Fisher, Chi- cazo; M. Tootle and family, St. Joseph, Mo.; iss Ida Edgar, 8t. Louis; T. N. Robinson, Labrador; M. MacPherson, Petropolowski; J. L. Bailey, Denver; Mr. and Mrs. Harlington, Potter Palmer and wife, Chicago; Thomas Davis and wife, Poughkeepsic; D. Sanborn, Galesburg, 1l.; B. P. Hutchinson and family, Miss. Huteh. inson, Chicago; D. T. Higginson, New Zealand James Hallon, F.E. Racnier, N. T. Snyder, Chicago; J. Daves and wife, E. A. Thayer, H. H. Honore, 8. D. Kimbark and wife, A. Steele and wife, E. C. Leach and wife, C. W. Comes and wife, AMliss Cloyes, Chicago; A. Kontze. New York; S. Givens, Abingdon, Il.; D.S. Taylor and wife. South Chicago: Miss Green, Tort Wayne, Ind.; = William Mack, New York:; Misses M. and H. Irwin, Albany; J. Mari, Mrs. L. Bush, J. H. Nitchie, Alexander \Vh(t.eh Chicago: Charles Schuster, Cyrus Prescott, England® Joha For- syth, Mrs. Burwell, Chicago; W.W. McDer- mitt, Cleveland; A. Fowler. A.J. Buchanan, Chicago; A. French. Pittsburg; G. Sery, Stock- holm, Sweden; A. L. Rockwell, Philadelphia; J. H. Kellogg 'and wife, Chicago. The num. }.u:r of asrivals at the Hyde Park House is very arge. Messrs. Robert Higeins and Henry Cort- wright leave for the Centennial to-morrow. A meeting of the Republicans of the Second District was held at the Oakland Louse last night for the purpose of organizink a local Re- publican Club for the campaign, as previously arranged at. the mass-meeting in July. The yacht Anua Loulse Cary arrived here yes- terday, and is to take out a pleasure party to- day. THE RIPLE CLUB. Yesterdava_portion of the membters of the Chicago Rifle Club assembled at the South Park range to compete for the Shaller prize at 500 yards. S. W. Burnbam came ‘out ahead. A mecting was held in the club-house, at which it was decided to aceept the challenze of the Mil- waukee Club for a_match at the range of the Jatter between the 25th aud 31st of the mouth. Col. R. S. Thompson was clected Captaty, with power to select the team and day. A communication from the Northwestern Rille Association, stating the arrangements and rules which it had made” for the selection of a representative club of the Northwest in the coming world’s tournament, was received. It asks all clubs, whether ofliciating or not, to cv- operate with the Assodation in carrying out the object sought, and to join in the competition for positions upon the team. As shooting is allowed but one day in the weekat the South Park range, the Indizna Amateur Association of Fort Wayne lias kindly o:l_’cred its fine range for the use of the Associ- ation, PARK AVEXUE. To the Editor of Tte Tribune, CHICAGO, Aug. 11.—I noticed an item in the Evening Journal a_few days ago, under the heading of “ Hyde Park,” stating that the rest. dents of Park avenue bad resoived to ask that Park avenue beturned over to the South Park Commissioners—that being done, the Park autliorities would then fix up the street! Will the South Park Commissioners please point out the scction of the Park enactment under which they fm;lled legally assume control or maintenance of the strcet propos turned over to them? ity After that street has remalned dormant and unimproved for years, are the property-owners thereon now striving to have it improved at public expense? y what modus operandi could the Park _Commissioners charge such za expense to the Park fund, notwithstanding two of the Park Commissioners do live on that street? Query. WAUKESHA, 8pecial Dispatch to Ths Tridune. Wavrzsi, Wis., Aug. 12.—Arrivals to-dny at the Fountain Spring House: E. M. .Taylor, H. C. Tilden, F. M. Tilden, Chicago; Wratt Brown aud wife, C. B. Bray and wife, St. Lonis; R. T. Race, Irving Park, NIL; H. BT B ark, 1IL; H. K. Lee, Clin: Mansion House—George J. Gray, F. R. Bray, PORT HURON. Special Dispatch © The Trivuna, Port Hurox, Mich., Ang. 1?.—Dowx—hop, Java, Canistco, Salina and barges, Havana ad barges; schrs G. M. Neclon, Fame, Angusta. ‘Up—Props Nahant, Vanderbilt, Badger State, N. Mlls and barges, E. B. Hale and tow; Nellie Redington, Belle Mitchell, Alva Bnd)q J.F. Card, Escanaba, Fayette, Brow. i ‘Wixp—North, zentle; weather fine. Special Dispaich so The Tribune, PorT HrRrON, Mich., Aug. 12—I1 p m DuwN—Propsl,}r:lddi:s, Phi‘l::ulpgia, and Alle. hany; schrs Middlesex, Annic M. Peterson, é.isk{n’ P:muml; > R B Cr—Props Portag laska, Pris Aug g:u'g sz:wrgtng{elqg fi:d burv{gg u:eg}.: and barges; schrs Siberia, [tascs, Wan W, Rathbun, L1, A. Richmond, coms, J, WiNp—North, gentle; weather fine. THE CANAL. BRIDGEPORT, Aug. 12.—ARRIVED—J. Bonch ard, La Salle, 6,000 bu corn; Danabe. Otta 5,200 bu corn; Midgie, Ottawa, 5,700 bu com; Montgomery, Seneca, 8,000 bu corn; D, T Wright, Morris, 6,100 bu corn; prop Whaj Sencca 3,600 bu corn: Friendshis, Semca, 6,350 bu corn; Omaba, Morris, 5,500 bu corn; Gracs Griswold, Minooka, 6,000 bu corn; Essex, Kag. kakee Feeder, 5614 bu corn; prop )Iam.mk’ Lockport, 2,055 bu corn, 310 bris four, 400 brly meals. CLEARED—Prop First National, Joliet, m&m 1t lumber; prop China, Utica, 25,240 {t lum] T, 115 m shingles, 97 barrels salt; Chicogo Belle, Utica, 94,236 ft lumber. MARQUETTE. Bpecial Dispaich to The Tribune. MARQUETTE, Mich., Aug. 12.—ARRIVED— Prop D. M. Wilson; schrs Frank Perew, J.R, Whiting, F. A. Georgia. 3 CreareD—Prop D. M. Wilson; schrs Frank Perew, Goshawk, J. R. W)minfi. Passep Up—Props J. L. Hurd, Cuyahogs, Jarvis Booxp Dowx—Prop City of Duluth. ————r——— THE WEATHER, WasnNGron, D. C., Aug. 13—1 a. m.~For the Lake Region, rising, followed by falling barometer, slight changes in temperatare, winds mostly from the southeast to northeast, and clear or fair weather, possibly succeeded by rain areas along Lakes Superior and Michizan. LOCAL OZSERVATIONS. 3 Cutcaco, Avg. 12, Tind. d. Time. | Bar. Thr i, {75! 85 Cal 828, 70 & fent geatle.| E. fresh, S E.. gentle. |7\ Clear. 91'S. E.. gentle.]..."l'Clear. Mazimum thermometer. 8. inimum, 74, GENERAL OBSERTATION®. Cmicaao. Aug. 12-Midnight. Ber.| Tar.| TWind. | Rain) Reather. |7 ‘Stattons. BEEELEEREEREEERES A BROKER'S DODGE. Sax Fraxcisco, Cal.,, Aug. 12.—The redemp tion of $50,000 of greenbacks in silver took placeat the Sub-Treasury todar. A crom n;::l bythe brokers, waited by the building ght. OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, LivEnrooL, Aug. 12.—Steamship Bothnia, from New York, las arrived out. NEw York, Auw. 12.—Arrived, steamship Wyoming, trom Liverpool. POLITICAL ANNGUNCEMUENTS. MARCHING COMPANIES. The wards comprising the Firet Ce essional District, including the Towns of Hyde Park and Leke, having reported organizations of marching companies, a meeting of all the officers of snch companies will be held at the Grand Pacific next Friqay evening, the 18th, at8 o'clock, to elect a Division Comnmander, and to transact such other business as may properly come before the meet- ing. Officers whose companies shall be organized and officially reported to J. 5. Reynolds, Room 14, No. 108 Fifth avenue, before 12 o'clock pext Fri- day will be entitled to participate i the business of the meeting. LOUIS SCHAFFNER, Chairman. FQURTE WARD HAYMAKERS, Company ** A" Fourth Ward Haymakers will meet Monday evening, Ang. 14, at the new Armory, corner Thirty-first street and Michigan avenue, for drill. Every member of the Company, and those wishing to join this or Company B, C, or D, which will be formed anring the cvening, art respectfully and esrnestly requesied to be preseat. ‘WARD REPUBLICANS. 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