Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 20, 1876, Page 7

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 90, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES. 7 GOTHAM GOSSIP. How the Extreme Heat Af- fects the New- Yorkers. Great Suffering Among the Tene- ment-House Population, The Governorship and the Political Outlook. Current Gossip About the Leading New York Papers. How Dana, of the *Sun,” Re- venges Himselt on Gov, Titden. Spersai Qurrziponaence af Tha Tribume. Naw YOS, Aug, 17.—Thers have undoubt- eily been previous acasons when the heat has been fally ex intense and prolonged as it hss {his cummer, but vever has there been an cqual Jemree of discomfort and positive suffering re- witing from avy previous * heated term.” With scarcely an ivtermission or a comfortabie yeatliing spell the heat has been intolerable \or two montbs. For upwards of 2 wonth we woiled and stewed without 8 drop of rain oming to our relicf. Then ene coptous bowers, ouly to be followsd by the prescut 1ot spell. Nor do the summer resorts this year furnish that relief from the oppressive temperature thut is usually to be found in them, Last week I was way up in the Catskily Mouutains, whither thousands of city people yave fied, a0d 1 fouud the rzercury marking 97 3oz in the shade, with not a breath of air stir- nog. Reports from mountain-retreats and from seaside watering-places tell the same story of {utolerable beat and absence of comfort. Peo- ple who have abandoned pleasant homies in the city in search of fresh air find themselves stew- jng in little TxY rooms in the country, food for mosquitocs and those oderiferous inscets pecu~ Jiar to overcrowded domiciles, and with none of {he many comforts they would have fn their own homes. Many wish themselves back again, ‘but those Laving children with them dare not risk another change of air during the heated term, and while so much sickness prevails. But it is among the occupants of the crowded tenement-houses of the city that the heal pro- duces the greatest amount of euffering. They are so packed in together that it is_utterly im- possible for them 1o avoid the stifling atmos- pliere by which they are surrounded. At night thousands of them scek the roofs of their dwellings, or_lic stretched upon the sidewalk, in the hope of obtaining air and sleep, but the ous crowds thus assembled make sleep ‘ery often the crowd, FINDING SLEEP IMPOSSIBLE, nold a regular carcusal upon the roofs, drink- ing, singing, snd_fishting all night long. To women and chifdren cxistence, under the cir- eumstances, is almost impossible. The number of people uu:ngymg_ tepement ‘bouses, and subject to all the evils which abound in them, is greater now than ever before, owing 10 the hard times of the past three years. Many & mechanic who has_ een able to ‘support his Tamily comfortably heretofore, beingnow out of employment, has been forced to take refuge in a tenement house, and pack his family into one or two rooms, in place of the comfortable house previously occupied. Lack of work, and consequent lack of suilicient food, have render- ed many of the poor persons physically unable 0 bear up under the additional discomforts of the extreme hot weather, and sickness and death are the result. The severities of our win- ters are popularly considered to be very hard upon the poor, but they are scarcely more so than the extrane heat of midsummer. The svenes to be observed hourly in the poor dis- tricts of this city at the present time, are simply heart-rendiug. = What " is to become of these K:o le if times do not improve so that they can (urnished with work and wages, it is impos- sible to conjecture. ‘The prospectis nota ? eas- ant one to contemplate, yet the question 1is be- coming more and more prominent every day. < SOME POLITICAL GOSSIP. Next weck the Republican_State Convention #ill meet at Saratora to nominate its candidate for Gover mon " eniTe et BEG 1 wivie you up: on this subject, giviug a list of aspirants for the pomination. The sitiation has changed but lit- tle since then. The Hon. A. B. Cornell seems * still to be the gentleman most ly tosecure the nomination. He is the * wnacliine” candi- date,—that is, be is indorsed by Senator Conk- ling and the ofliceholders who are in the habit of “engineering the politics of the State, and for this reason he encounters the hostility of certain Republican elements. Toere is not & newspaper in the city that sustains him, while gomcof the Republican journals have assailed him in a most discreditable manner on account of business embarrassments in which he became fuvolved at the death of his father. The fact that he has long been identified with the man- agement of politics in the State is the only ob- jection that can be ed against him. Gen. Stewart L. Woodford is coming more promi- nently forward as a candidate than would be expected when it is known that he js making no cfiort whatever to sccure the nomination. Should Mr. Cornell be set aside, Gen. Woodford will stand as good a chance for winning as any other man who is named. He is a very popular man, has a good War record, is one of the best speakiers in the State, and is indorsed oy the “Boys i Blue,” which organiza- tion is very powerful. Gen. Robertson % also a candidate, 2nd will share o some extent the support of the soldier-cle- ment. He is, however, better known in the iuterior of the State than in auy of the large cities, where the soldiers are strongest, and to whom Gen. Woodford is personally known. The talk of ex-Gov. Morgan does not appear to eseume an active working form as_yet; nev- ertheless he has hosts of ardent friends, and may become a formidable candidate. While his Iricnds are warmly attached to bim personally, “bey do not scem to regard bim as an available candidate,—probably for the reason that his 1elations to Senator Conkling are not the most friendly. Willium M. Evarts and George Wil hm Curtis are also mentioned as pussible can- didates, but 1 fail to discover anything in their eandidacy more than a mere sentiment. A great wuns would be rejoiced to see a man uished ability of either of these oceupying the Governor’s chair, but this is not 1he class of persons which-goes to work to se- cure what it desires, or is at all influential in politics. COXKLING AND CORNELL. There isno doubt but Semator Conkling is deddedly in_carnest in his desire to have Afr. Coruell nominated,—an earnesiness which bas Deen intensified by the abuse heaped upon him cause of his friendship for the Scnator. Mr. Conkling does not relish the idea of Laving his friends taboord and_denounced like criminals for the sule offensc of beinzon terms of int macy with bim. But for these unwise attacks upon Mr. Coruell, there is little doubt but Sen- ator Covklmeg would have been satisfied with &ome other candidate. Should Mr. Cornell re- wive the nomivation, the Senator will strain e\‘rré' nerve 1o secure a Republican victery in the State; but, should Mr. Cornell be slaugh- red Lecause of the friendly relations butween tLem, it is intimated that both men arc likely fo withdraw {from the canvass, and let those who denounce the “machine” see Liow the “machine” will run witkout engincer or conductor. But, us the success of the national Hcket in this State will necessitate the putting rth of cvery effort by the Republicans, Mr. Cuukling will” probably be induced to swallow ay personal pique he inay have, and come up ng)mus)y to the support of the Republican Ieket, rezardless of tue nowminee for Governor. It canuot be denied that there eat danger gl 2 Democratic sucvess in this State. The zttd times have made so many thousands of P;rsqns ssatisfied with the existing condition of things that thev are willing to- cinbrace any cheme” that promises a change. Democrats parade the statement that hard times are the Teult of Republican Government: they prom- m'-:_mdlml *reforms,” and hold out the de- erxre hope that a charge Qf Administration ‘On‘l_ the Republicans to the Democrats will mo-:;x a chunge for the better in the com- Dorlal. finasicial, and socal condition ef he people. The masscs do not stop to think 2t the same staterments were made by the. fame men when Tilden was a candidate for Rarmor. or 1o consider that, under his admin- 8 the times in this State havebeen stead- , and bu: cupid suce e puseossed with the absurd a 7d 1imes ave, in s0Mme makner, 1o ‘:_f(_‘;‘f!""“lf“ o or affected by politics. Tt is by s 10 tell them the: the Goancial condition Hiag o ped as bad as in this country, and kimug,“'e' uently volitics has nothing to da, e it Their Democratic teachers instruct 0 differenily. anl they conscquently throw P thcir bats for the men uf prowise; \e'urkiug “that the Tritunc is pocur thus mpon the credulty of mien who are suffer- ing from the financial distress of the conntry, Who are restless, discontented, and dissatis- tied, the Demograts atc liable to make some ac- cessions of strengtin Add (o -this the pride many would fecl in secing a citizen of this Statein the Presidential chair, and Mr. Tilden becomes % candidate whose pretensions are not to be fgnored. Nathing less than the carne: hearty, “and_persistentwork of Republicans, whethier illc;ltilim( by the * machine®’ or uut, can secure the suceess of the Hepublican tick 2 this State s all. e THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION. This Association, whichi at one time was quite a formidable rival of the Associated Press in the gathering of news for the press of the country, T learn Bs abuut on its last legs. For several years it was managed by Mr. & of the Eeentug Mail, who w and through whose energy amd p ry ussist- ance it had been plag on a payitie basi This spring a clia of management took place, some of the stockholders sceming to be jealous of Mr. Jolmston, and now, instead of being a profitable Association, the A, P. A, in debt, docs uot pay | its employes, has lost many of ~its custumers, aud is in a condition of general declive. Iam in- forined that total collapse may be looked for , leaving the stockholders with quite a ble array of indebte staring them % ¢. Atone time this Association bid fair 10 monapolize & mreater part, of the even- ing paper businesss of the country, and, under hiberal avd judicious managewent, it might have beea successiul. NEWSPAPER RUMORS. Almost every dav new reports regarding the Tribune are started. It is to come out for Til- den; jtisto be rabid Repuslican; it has been bought up in Coniding’s interest: Tilden has just purchased its outstanding mortsage; the “young editor” is 1o be superseded: and, in fact. all the possivle changes are predicted for it. Among the latest 1 have heard is the rumor that, immediately after the State Con- vention, it will fall intd the hands of zealous Kepublicaus, who have succeeded in obtaining control of it without being incumbered with the real estate and the “tall tower.” While there is 1o verifying thi€ rumar, it is no secret ¥ hard up,” and that any chauge which would put money in its purse would be hailed with joy by all wio are in any wise respunsible for its d 3Mr. Jones, but is expected home ne play an uctive part inthe Pres Tam informed that the Tones stock which he boucht at the time of Jennings' retirement from the cditorial manazement is owned by ex- Gov. Morgan. This_wouid account for” the Times' opposition to Conkling and Cornell, and for its prefcrence for ex-Gov. Morgan for Governor. It is unfortunate fur the Republi- in this State that the Zimes is such an “ Administration sl ad,” for its per- sistent attacks upon Gen. Grant and his Ad- ration are injuring the Republican party. A prominent Detnocrat_said to me a day or two since that be vegarded the service which'the Times was doing the Demucratic party as far more eilective than any the World could do. Every blow the Times strikes at the President is the best kind of ammunition for the Demo- crats, who hold the Republican party respon- sible for every act of the Administration. While the Zimesis a zealous Republican journal iu every other respect, it kicks over the milk-pail by coustantly switching its tail at_everything that annoysit. If Mr. Jones were cither a poli- tician or an editor he would realize the damage be Is doing to the party and his paper, bui as hie is only an amateur in citber of these professions, tterly fails to compreliend his responsi- es. e is 3 mighty good fellow, and means well, but the honest his intentions does not atone for the evil be is doing. What the of the Zimex,is now in Enrope, t month, in time to idential campaigu. Times nceds is a live, vigorous _edit- or. This running a great political journal through the counting-room speaking- tube is altogether too serious a job for the short- winded George Jones to accomplish success- fully. ME. DANA, OF TIE SUN, is inhis element in s political contest. It is When prominent men spring up on &l sides of Dim as targets for his puper bullets that his soul rejoices. . Having no regard for cither men or principles, e pops away promiscuously, and makes some good line-shots occasionally. a rule, however, the Sun's missiles are harmless; it is only when the accusations it makes are backed by truth that they do any damage, and this is seldom. 1t requires a vast amouut of corroborative testimony to make a man believe anything the Sun says. Personally, Mr. Dana is bitterly opposed to Mr. Tilden, for personally Mr. Dana is a gentleman. This is why he sup- ports him in the Sun. Ile knows that by this means be can surely accomplish his _ defeat. No amount of _ spevial leading on the part of Mr. Titden will induce Alr. Dana to forego his devilish E\U’"IQSL —he is determined that” Tilden shall be slaughtered, ani therefore he advocates his election. Not even the bl:mdishm‘cms of that *‘bar’l of mon- <y can swerve hun Irom nis purpose. Mr. Dana is a good hater, and he will never “let up™ on Tilden till he has sccn him snugly tucked away in his little coffin. But, while aratifying his persoual revenge, Mr. Daua isnot oblivious to the dollar and cent features of the campaign, and so diversifics his assaults upon men and things as to make his paper very much sought for. It is to beseen in everyboay’s hand in the morning. People buy it to see what new lics it invents cach day, laugh incredulously over its abuse of everybody, and enjoy the insidious attacks it makes upon Tilden. Thus Danu coun- trives to make the Sun sell, and, at the same time, work out his personal revenge upon Gov. Tilden. The FExpress is said to be plowing in a tough row of stumps. Some time ago A FEW SANGUINE DEMOCRATS were foolish cnough to put up $25,000 with the hope of forcing the Ezpress into the position of the leading Democratic ‘mper in the city. All #hi¢ zin-mills and beer-saloons, all the pot-house politicians and_petty officeholders, were dra- gooned into taking the paper, and there really was a promise of Detter times for the deerepit old sheet. The manager even went so far as to raise the salaries of some of its writers from “50 to $10 per week. But the thirty-day sub- riptions expired, there were no_renewals, the 225,000 was exhausted, and the Fxpress was back 1o *‘hard-pan.” Salaries were reduced to the old fizure, one or two editors who had been en- gaged in the ‘“flush™ times were dis- charged, and the establishment furned over omce _more to the ald gang of Rip Van Winkles and moles who have held possession 1or so many yewrs. Even the newsboys repudiate it. and the tempt- ingz offer of S1a week will not. induce them to attempt its sale. It is now looking for another bonus, aud will probably et it, for the Demo- crats want to make a show, at least, of news- paper cxistence, if not of vitality. THE LITTLE * sTAR ™ still twinkles, notwithstanding Joe Howard has dropped out of it. Jt bas suspended twoor three times within the past two or three months, but, after lying torpid a few days, some one comes forward with §30, and it takes anew leasc'of life fura couple of weeks. Tt is v auxious 10 be corrupted by the Demacrats, and, as it pretends to have @ *workingmen’s con- stituency,” that party may be induced to bite. "The Evening Mail, which hasheretofore prided itself on ienoring parly politics, has recent- 1y become a very pronounced Kepublican journal, aud is doing very. effective work ~ for the parly. _Maj. Bundy, its editor, has alwaysbeen an ardent Republican, and in this cmergency, when there is danger of Tilden’s carrying the State, he could not refrain from prominently taking up the cudgels in the 8¢ interests of his party, His aid is timely, for the mixed policy of the Times, and the thinly-disguised Democracy of the Zribune, render.an outspoken Republican paper & necessity. Maj. Bandy is an able and vivorous writer, a clear thinker and reasoner, and has already made his mark as a political counselor of judgment and discretion. ~ Itisa wouder that the Mail has survived the vi tudes of journalistic existence during the hard times, but it has, and its advertising columns indicate that it is doing a prosperous business. The Mail maks pecialty of the insurance business, ant rewarded with a_liberal in: ance advertising patronage. Perhaps thisis what has pulled it through the bard times. But newspaper gossip is endless in this city, and were I o write of all of the rumors as they are talked about among the **fraternity” and elsewhere I should fiil your paper. S0 herel stop for the present. Derros. T Will Do as the Monkey Did. Tne most absurd story is going the rounds of the Roman journals, which, of course, comes from Paris. Some diplomates were talking about the Oriental auestion, and one of then cxpressed « wonder as to what England would do eventually in regard to Turl The P Ambassador ssid. England 2will do 1 the monkey did ¥ The Persiun told how a le;\n!:lt;d c man of the zood old times, wishinZ to tes! power of maternal affection in a she monkey, ook one, with s young monkey, and put both in « high, Jarre tin boxX, which box was pla ced over tlie tire, where it gradually beated. When the box began to be hot the poor monkey seized tlie little monliey in ber wrms and jumped and danced about ou the Lot floor of the Dox. At 1ast the Aoor w: hot that all ker leaping was of uo use_ Then what Qid muther monkey do! She took Ler baby moukey, put it dowa on the floor and stood ou it! The poor ltitle fellow roasted, but her fect no_longer burned. Up to the present England has stown 2 mother's heart tuwards Turkey, but when the fire be- comes Iutolerable she will cook ber young monkey.—Jlume Letter. NASBY. He Waits for the Letters of Tilden and Hendricks. And, in So Doing, Becomes a Serions Burden to Bascom. A Convocation of Stumpers Receive In- struetions from an Agent of the Great Reformer, The Harmony that Prevailed Among Them, and How 1t Was Brought About, Toledo Blade. CoxveDRIT X RoADS, WICH 15 1N TRE STATE ov KENTUCKY, Aug. 7, 1 There wuz wanst a doctor wich hed a bark wichwood either physic or pulke, accordin ¢z he stript off the trec up or down. Like to this doctor is Tilden and Hendrix. Reed ther letters up and they are Lard moncy physic—reed em down and they are soft money vomi ‘The day I got back from the St. Loois Con- venshun I commenst preparin for astumpin toor for our gallent standard-barers. Iborrowed an extra shirt, so that I coud hev one; Iborroweda vallse to kerry it in when I wuzn’t speakin, and also to give me standin at sich hotels, ez the Committee didn’t become responsible for my hoard, and Bascom completed my travelin out- fit. by contributin a quart bottle uv the newest, to be Kerried {n the valise to be yeosed in locali- ties where the necesearies u¢ life wuz bard to come at. Ez 1 coodent go ont instructin uv the people till T knowed wat. my candidates bleeved in, I decided to wait till 1'got their letters uv aceept- ance. Did that Iikher stay in the valise? Not any. Itwuzall gone the fust day, and I went to Bascom with the empty Dbottle the next mornin. “Fillit up, G. W.,” sedl. “Tcanteo till T ‘hev seen them letters.” “ When will they come?” askt he. “ To-duy or to-morrow,” sed L “Yoo shood hev kept wat yoo hed till the let- ters come, gafl he. “Bascom,” wuz the response, “likker like yoors cannot be kept.” And then scein trouble ahead, I continyood : “Promise me that yoo will keep this bottle filled till them letters come. 1t will be but a litile while, and remember, Bascom, yoo got the $400 that Tilden, the Reformer, paid for my vote at St. Loois. 7 promise ! he groaned. ¢ And, likewise, until 1 hev read em and un- derstood ¢m, so that I shel not go out and spout false Dimocrisy.” [ promise!” he groaned agin. Day afterday passed but no letterscame. But promptly every mornin I wuz at Bascom’s with that botile, which he groaninly filled. On the thirticth day he retoosed pint blank.” G, W.,"sed 1, sternly, ‘*‘remember yoor promise. Iway be called any minit. It wuz the foolish virgins wat hed no ile in ther lamps. 1 am no foolish virgin. Fill up the lamp for I may be called to-nite.” And he filled it, becoz he hed promised. But every mornin he wood lift up his voice ez I come in, and how), “Grashus hevens! ain’t them Ietters never comin to releeve me uv this incubus?”? At last one mornin the letters come, in the Looisville papers, and Bascom come-over to me happy, ez thougl a great wait hed been lifted off him. “T fill the bottle for the last time,” sed he aily, **for lo! here be the letters.” I took the papers and red the lcttcrs, and the gext‘ morning was promptly at hiz bar with the ottle. “Fill it ¥ remarkt camly. «“Not any,” sed he. * Yoo hev the letters.” “ George 'Washington B, I replied, * yoor promise wuz to keep this bottle filled not ‘only till T hed red the letters, BUT TILL I UNDERSTOOD £, 1 hev bin applyin my intellek to em for ten hours, and ef 1 know from them letters whether 1 am to talk Hard money or Soft, Immejite Re- sumption or Perpetooal Postponement, 1 hope never to be Postmaster.” ’ Wat did the perfljuswretch do? He telegraph- ed that very day to both Tilden and Hendrix, ez follers: Shel Nasby, on the stump, advocate Hard money or Soft? Anser to wunst. Important, to eave an innosent Dimocrat from rooin. And the anscrs come prompt: FROM TILDEN. Tlard money, uv course, but soften it a 2004 deal in the West. ~ Strike boldiy, however, for Referm, and agin the Corrapshen uy the Republikin party. TILDEN, 'FROM HENDRIX. Soft money, uv courre, but harden it 8 good deal in the East,” Strike boldly, however, for Relorm, and ugin tie Corrupshin of the Repablikin parcs: DELX. And so, hevin m instrukshens, I hed to go. Ishel, howeser, before I pecls, getinstruksbens from John Morrissey and Fernandy Wood, ¢z to the best methods uv bringin about Reform, and uv fightin corrupshen in governmental matters. PETROLEUM V. NASBY, (Wich wants to be Postmaster.) Toledo Rlade. COSFEDRIT X ROADS, WICH IS IN THE STATE tv KesTucky, Aug. 14, 1876.—The men uv inflooence and them cz hez bin appinted to stump the State of Injeany for the great re- former Tilden, and the finanshel genius uv the 19th sentry, Hendrix, met at the call uv the Chairman uv the Centrel Committy, in Inje- naplis, yisterday, to be instructid in their doo- ties by the Grand Organizer, wich is makina toor uv the diffrent States a doin uv that, One uv the speckers remarked that it wuz ez hot ez h—I, and I rebooked him to-wunst. “Don't speck disrespectfully uv that place,” sed I; “the heft uv our frends are there. Never Tevin scratched the Dimocratic ticket, I bleeve 1 cood be electid to Congris Irom that decstrik mysell.” The Grand Organizer got to bizness at wunst. e took the Dimocratic platform and explained it to the speckers so that ther shood be yoonan- imity in their talk, and so that they shoodent clash in different parts nv the State, but present a yooniform front to the encmy. He got to the Civil Service plank, and be remarked : “Gentlemen, on this pint yoo must dwell with great carnestness, fnd much length. Make po mistakes in this. T that, ef Tilden and Hendrix is clected, no wman shel be histed out uy offiis becoz uy his politikle vews; that no man shel be np?‘inlud to oflls becoz uv ser- vises to party; and that fitnis, bonesty, and sich, wich were Jeffersonyun tests, shel gzovern the distribooshen uv q:xtron:ug’u. Remember this and make no mistakes about it. This must be dwelt upon.” Immejitly every one uv the stumpers rose ez one man to his feet, and demandid to be heerd. They come up in solid platoons, and, ez 1 glanced along that line uv shinin noses, I wuz reminded uv fireworks. “This is all very well,"” said one, “but I expectid that I wuz to be Collecter uv the decstrik in the event uv the elecshen uv the Grate Reformer.” “1will hev the Postoffis in my town, or not a word will I howl!” shricked another. Aud every blessid one uv em insistid that he’d hey a place, or reform mite o to blazes. The Grand Organizer rose, camly, selected a book from out uv a dozen or more he hed, and addressed hisself to the first man who raised a shindy. * Yoor name is—" *“ Simpkins.” st Yoor county?? “ Posey.” ; “You are_down for Collector, I see. UV course yoo will hev it.” « And what is fixed for me?” demanded the second. Yoo are to hev the Postoffis in jour town. And before we go any further we will settle 1his matter uv tiie ollites. We arranged it with yoor Committy at St. Loois.” And heredout alist uv the offises in the State, and who wuztoher em. There wuzsome trouble, for they all warnt provided for; nor wuz those wich lied bin provided for alluz satis- fied withwat hed bin given em. It wuzall fixed, however, for in coumnties wich hed Dimacratic -majorities some uv em were promised nomina- tions, snd quite a number uv Consulships and small Furrin Mishens were huv in to satisfy em all. ‘The next question that come up wuz how to trzchfl the money question. Instrucshens wuz asked. The Grand Organizer riz to his feet. “Lemme see,” he sed, *wat State am I in? Oh yes, I remember, Injeany. I find, by re- ferrin to my instruckshens. that in Injeany yoo must be sott-mon -modertly in the northern part uv the State, but rampantly in the ex- treme southern part, goin ez fur ez Pendleton did, with a strong and “decided leanin toward repoodiashen. _Also down ther yoo may sand- wich in ez much uv the nigger ez yoo kin gitin. Ef yoo hev any old banpers left over from former campanes depourcin nigzer-equality and deprecatin marryin nigRers, it wood be weli to | trot em out agin. Returnin to the carrency, ef any uv yoo shood be called to speek in other States,—wich yoo pmbablg won't be,” headded, glanein at ther faces,—*don't tech the topic at all till ¥oo hey consulitid the lokle Committees. Be very kerful about this. And in_ other States don’t go on the platform full of likker, so ez yoo shel mot hev yoor mmemories. Be kerfal about this, for ¢f ¥00 shood make an Injeany speech in Connecticut it wood rovin us. Don't git drunk till after the meetins and after the people bev all gone home. Here yoo may do ¢z yoo please, for I shood suppose the drunker the man wWuz the_more he wood talk to the satisfaction uv_ the Injeany Dimocrisy; but in Connecticut and Noo York it's dierent. Yoo must keep sober till after the meetins there.” Whereupon the speekers all rose ez one man and remarked that ef it wuz_all the same they didn't want to zo to Connecticut orany uv them beastly States to speek. They wuz simple sons uv Nacher, and dispised a bioated aristocracy, sich ez the Grand Organizer wuz describin. Then I rose. “8ir,” said I with~a stern and determined look, “one thing more remains. Are we to go out like the Apossels without scrip in our purses? That cood be done in Joodee, for that ‘climate wuz mild enuff to sleep out duors, and the Appossels didn't hev whisky or tobacker to buy, ez I _hev bin informed. "1 never saw i1 any Bible 1 ever red any account of ther¢ .a' it.” “Uv course we can’t elect the Grate Re- former' without money,” ejackilatid another. “Tn my county I hev fo import a couple hun- dred uv Irish patriots who ain’t nateralized, and there nre ten or a dozen Irish wet groceries in my town who hev to be arranged with, to keep em strate. Desides, one man who hez a stone- quarry rekires at least a hundred dollnrs to keep his men tite enuff to bring em in solid on ¢leck- shun-day.” “ My frends,” red the Grand Organizer, “all uy this hez bin provided for. Do s0o suppose the Great Reformer wood let the coz of Reform be jeopardized for want uv money! Do yoo suppose that John Morrissey wood let us” zo into the skrimmage unprovided? He is runnin his three faro-banks nite and day, and hez pledged all his profits to the-cor. We hev as- sessed all the men to whom we hev promised the Fedrel oflises in Noo York, for money to Kkerry Injeany, aud we hev ail that we kin yoose.” And he gave each uv us ennff to do wat shood be neces: and instructid uv us to draw on the Commiity in Noo York fer more, ez fast ez it mite be necded, and went his way. He organizes Ilinoy next - Thus properly provided, both with fands and instrucshens, I go gaily ot to battle for the grate coz uv Reform. Ishel work in Injeany till after the October eleckshens. Thank Herin for a platform with sich solid lanks in it ez Civil Servis Reform and Anti- orrupshun, and thank Hevin that we hev candidates onto em who kin appreshate my idees uv them grate guestions. 'ETROLEUM V. NASBY, ‘Wich Iiez hopes uv bein Postmaster. —— DR. PARKHURST. To the Editor of The Tribune. CH1caGo, Aug. 19.—I was hizhly gratified 1ast Monday morning to find in the columns of your paper so discursive an opinion by the Rev. M. M. Parkhurst on the Sullivan-Hanford tragedy. I have been anything but gratified during the past week in readiug the fimsy, nonsensical trash written by so wany of your correspond- ents in criticism of that gentleman's remarks, and I think 1 may safely include in the non- sense the short editorial which appeared con- temporancously with the sermon. Mr. Parkhurst could not more plainly dis- claim an intention of injuring the cause of the criminals, nor could he very well be in a posi- tion to more fairly judge of the merits and demerits of the sud’ affair, unless it be that he trected the chief actor in the terrible tragedy as a man whose character had been, up to the fime of the murder, above reproach, while subs quent developments bave proved the contrary. Mr. Parkhursts’ charges as sgainst Roman Catholicism are substantiated by the past his- tory of the Church in every country, and no onge versed in that history, or pessessing a mo- dicum of knowledgeon those points, can attempt to disclaim or refute them. Noue of your respondents, nor. your editor, have essuyed it, but policy alone has dictated the remarks which have appeared in your columns. T heartily indorse every word of the reverend gentleman’s sermon, and I think it pertectly eafe to say that you know he did_hot utter it with a view to “produce a sensation and to pro- volke eriticism,” although vou preface that by “The apparent intention.” Who should have “ regard to the bitterncss and bad blood certain tobe engendered,” when it 1s necessary to pro- claim tho truth to awaken the slumbering peo- ple to facts? * Facts are stubborn things,” and unless the ministers of the land proclaim hem, how are they to be known? A congregation is not responsible forthe ut- terances of its ministers any more than the read: ers of THE TRIBUNE or Zimes are responsi- ble for the brain-emanativns of the editors of those shects, and I and many oth- ers should ba decidedly loth to accept all their utterances as Gospel. ~ 1f the truth be spoken, facts confirm the assertions, that the coun- try as a whole is a mass of corruption; venality rius riot; justice is unheard of; profligacy and vice are rampant; and gold or greenbucks se- cures immunity from the legally-prescribed re- sults. Why does Tie TRISUNE dai state of Mrs. Sullivan’s health? 1y aceessories to the erime of the murder of Francis Hauford not occupying adjoinine apart- ments in the gaol with the chief parti- ceps criminis 2~ Why is not 3 common felon’s cell sufficiently good for Sullivan? The answer is known to all in the land. Bah! is it any won- der that such ignorant fellows as the Commu- nistic leaders here should have influence with the masses, the canaille, if they possess but enough ability to state the facts comprehensively? To reply to all the letters which you have pub- lished on ‘the Parkhurst sermoun would entail the occupancy of a much greater space than you would be inclined to devote to it. I think ‘the sermon may be safely and profitably re-perused by a numher of your eorrespondents, fnciuding R, J. Hanna,” who knows very little about Mecthodism ; and if fair-mindedness be one of the aitributes of the readers they will modify their tone of censure, or admit & conversion to facts. TrRUTI. B ——————C—————— A DOLLAR'S WORTH OF SILVER." To the Editor af Ths Tribune. CmrcAco, Aug. 19.—If A buysof B100acres of land on ten years' time, payable in 1,000 bushels - of wheat of standard quality and weight per bushel (say 62 pounds), would it be honest liquidation to pay in a poor-crop year 1,000 bushels of wheat called standard, and weighing only 58 pounds to the bushel? Amain:_Supposc A has 1,000 fine Spanish merino sheep, and makes this contract with B: A agrecs to let B have these sheep for ten years on condition that B takes care of the sheep, gives - one-half the wool-clip each ‘)l'car for use or f{nterest, and returns the 1,000 sheep at the expiration of the ten years. Now, supposc B drives these sheep to Mexico, where land is cheap and wool coarse. while there these sheep mix and breed with the coarser flocks of that country, thus deterforat- ing the quality of wool until the original merino breed was almost lost. Would it'be just and honest to compel A to accept cach year his half of thewool clip in a constantly deteriorating quality, and at the end of ten years 1,000 coarse- wool sheep? 1f A maxes a contract to detiver to B so much coin in dollars, so much wheat in bushels, or so much wool in guality, let him deliver the same or their equivalent, whether in silver for dol- lars, pound weight for bushels, or more in quantity for lack of quality in wool, as at time of contract their relative value was to each oth- er. Nevertheless, let us have the silver dollar. We will increase its value as bricks do clay and lumber does trees. HoWARD. ——————— A PUBLIC NUISANCE. To the Editor of The Tribune. Cricsco, Aug. 19.—I would resnectfully call the attention of the Superintendent of Police to several saloons or groggeries located on Van Buren street, Nos. 130 aud 124, between Rock Island depot and Clark street, which are kept open all vight and are infested by a gang of roughs who make it their business to insult, abuse, an maitreat all peaveable citizens passing them, and the police pag no attention to’them whatever, but on the contrary seem to enjoy the inults and abuses heaped upon citizens who have oceaslon to pass them by. I hope the Superintendent of Police will see to having such nuisances abated, or such places should have their licenses revoked. A Citizex. BOULEVARD RAILWAY. To the Edltor of The Tritune. CrIcAGO, Aug. 19.—It is proposed to lay down upon the South Park and Grand Boule- vard a horse-railway. Horse-railwave have al- ways been considered nuizances upon all tirst- class residence strects and avenues, Can it be, then, that the proposition is seriously enter- tained by the South Park Commissioners to lay down upon our public parks and boulevards— retreats for retirement, and pleasure, aud the enjoyment of the beautiful—that which is_con- sidcred a nuisance upon s private residence street 1 w. THE JOB. How McNeill Came to Get the Court~House Contract. An Interesting Conference Recently Held at Hike McDonald’s. An Agreement Made Between Fanmning, MeNeill, and Hennessy. , The action of the Joint Committee on Public Buildings and Public Service in rccommending the making of the award for the stone-work on the new Court-House was the all-absorbing topic yesterday in certain circles. Very few had expected any such result, and hence it wasa surprise, For the reason that it was well known that McNeill had no money to buy his way, there was something ijuexplicable in the whole transaction. No oce doubted that there was corruption about the afair, but how and where to fasten it was another matter. From Walker's action it was believed—in fact known —that he had aninterest in the matter somehow, but just how certnin antagonistic elements hud been harmonized no one knew. It was kuown that when Walker was beaten on his bid of £695,000 he had attempted to take up the bid of Atkinson, which failed only because Walker and the “Ring" were too hoggish. Then it was expected that some one else would be taken up if man could be found who would be satisfied with a very small part of the steal, and that there was a steal in the job, Walker had demonstrated by already decreasing his bid ahout $300,000 on the entire work. MR. M'NEILL 'was the man, it appears, that was wanted, but, as before stated, no one understood how he had beep eaptured, nor how the “ Ring could have the impudence to take him up, present his name and bid, and push the latter through. A TRIBUNE reporter took it on himself to in- vestigate the matter somewbat daring the day. and, as will be scen below, his work was not entirely in vain. ~ He found, in the first place, that MeNeill bad in the last fourjdays become thie bosom companioun of Walker and Periolat, notwithstanding bis indirect instrumentality in causing the indictent of the latter, which ac- tion he was kuown to have takenin a revenge- ful spirit to get even with Periolat and the “Ring™ for rcfusing to give him the con- tract” for the Court-House foundation. Following this lead, the Teporter ascertained that a few evenings ago Walker, Periolat, and McNeill met at Mike McDonald’s by ap ointment, to arrange to take the job, Periolat haviug arranced previously with John- son, McCaflrey, Carroll, aud Conly, that what- ever arraugenients the trio might ‘make would Dbe ratified by them. McNeill's bia wae, on its face, the next lowest to Fanulug’s, and, Fanning haviug turned a deaf car to 2l overtures, Me- Neill evidently was the man, and, besides this, the most likely to serve the purpose. The meet- ing was lengthy aud animated, for a° great ~deal of confessing and forgiviog had to be gone through with before busincss could be reached. Finally, however, EVERYTHING WAS AMICABLY ADJUSTED. Mr. McNeill was to be awarded the contract, but theonly interest he was to have in it, out- side of a ift of $5,000, the difference between Fanning’s bid and his own, was that he should be employed to do the stone-setting, while Walker wus to_do the rest. The division with the “Ring,” it was agreed, should be $5,000 apicce on the county’s half of the building, as Liad been arranged before. During the mecting a ve mysterious paper was discussed, the nature of which could not be learned except with the greatest difficulty and by ways only known to those whose duty it is to sce through brick walls and read letters through an overcout pocket,—a facuity acquired only by the longest practice. The first intimation of the contents of the paper gained was that it was in the shape of an agrecment between stonemen of some kind, and,learning this much, the docu~ ment was traced to Mr. McNeill’s pocket, when it was followed, as wad also the gentleman supposed to have it. The reporter saw it subsequently displayed, and still later heard it read and discussed ina back room on Clark strect. It wasan AGREEMENT BETWEEN PATRICK F. 3'NEILL, AND PATRICK M. HENNESSY, of date of May 23, forming a copartuership for the erection of the Court-House, and, to the as- tonishment of 41l concerned, a copy thercof is erewith printed as follows: Articles of Agreement made and entered into the 23d day of May, A. D. 1876, by and between Patrick Fanning, William McNeill, and Patrick Hennessy, of the City of Chicago, Connty of Cook, and State of 1linois: WiTxEssETR, That the parties above-named have agreed to become copartners, and by these pres- ente do agree to be copartners together, under and Dbythe name, or firm, of Fanning, McNeill & Com- puny, in the building and construction of the cat- stone portion of a certain buildiny for eaid Cook County, to be crected and constracted on the Court- Tiouxe snnare. in the City of Chicago, in kaid county: eaid building to be constructed inaccordance with the glnn! and specifications preparcd and submitted by . J. Egan, architect: Provided, that certain pro- posals about to be submitted by the parties above- named to the Board of County Commissioners of Cook County, for the labor, workmanship, and ma- terials of the cut-stone portion of the building aforesaid, are accepted, and a contract made an entered into by said {mnies jointly, namely, by Patrick Fanning, William McNeill, and Patrick Hennessy. or cither of them, severally and individ- ually, for the labor, workmanship, and material of the #aid building. on the said Conrt-Housc square, with the said Board of County Commissioners of Cook _County. It i8 expressly understoud snd agreed, by and between the ssid parties to this agreement, that said contract shall be for the joint and several interests of all the said parties hercto; that is to say. each of the parties hereto sha!l re- £ain and be entitled to an equal one-third share _of the profits, receipts, und emoluments to be de- rived from the performance of the several works mentioned and sct forth, expressly or implied. by the eaid contract with said Board of County Commissioners. In comsideration of this agrcement, the parties hereto mu- tually bind themseives, their heirs, execators, and assizns, to act in every lawfuland business-like manner as equal partners in the advancement of their joint and Eeveral interests, and they. the parties hereto, ehall give tothe execation, perfo ance, and supply of the said lnbor, workmunship, and materials of #aid bnilding as expressed and {m- plied by the said contract, such rcasonable share of time and attention as euch one of them is best adapted to perform without prejndice or injury to any other bueiness which either of them may en- gage in or undertake, and they shull actin the per- formance and execution of the terms of said con- tract as equal partners throughout. Inwitness whereof we have hereunto sct our ‘hands and seals the day and year first above men- tionod. P. Faxsixa, [Seal.] WiLniay McNEeu, [Seal.) Patrick M. HeNNEssY. (Seal. ] Attest: Cuas. A. FANNING. After getting bold of the document, or at least gainiug 2 knowledge of its contents, the reporter elicited from one of MeNeil's confident- ial friends some of the CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH IT HAD BEEN DKA As told by him, McNeil wanted to have a hand, it appears, in the ere ion of the Court-House, as did also Hennessy. They saw Mr. Fanoing and boasted of their influcnce with the * Ring,’ and got from him the figures upon which to base a bid, agreeiny to make it $3,000 higher than Fanning’s. Mr. Fanning refused to bave anything to do with the * Ring” movement and MeNeil 3‘icldcd to his ideas, whereupon the two_joined forces to play into the hands of the * Ring ”” with the avowed pur- ose of getting the work, and then turning their acks upon it._ McNeil’s part of the work w to push the thing through,~the contract speaks for itsclf. The same person told the reporter that since the award to McNeil he disputed the agreement, took back all that he had “said, and if the award was confirmed by the Board, pro- Kosed to live up to the fimcmtn! made at Mike IcDonald’s between Walker and Periolat and 2o into the work, preferring to take his chances with the “Ring™ to fulfilling his attested and formal agreement with Fanuinf‘ ‘The above establishes beyond dispite the rot- tenness of the whole matier of awarding the Court-House work, so0 far as it has gone.” The haste and readiness with which McNeil’s bid was acvepted and adopted, establishes the knowledge of the **Ring of the whole trans- action, aud the fact that McNeil now turns his back upon his Farning agreement ought to satisfy most persons fawiliar with the history of the Court-House stone question that McNeil has sold out tc Walker and Periolat, and that the award to him would be au®unblushing steal to which vvery member of tie Board who votes for ti]l. would become a party, directly or indi- rectly. ‘Thie question of ratifying McNeil’s award will come hefore the Board to-morrow if the * Ring* does not 2zain lose courage. Two reports will be submitted, and it remaios to be secn which will be adopted. TUE STONE-CUTTERS. The stone-cutters last evening, to the number of several hundred, asscmnbicd on the Lake shore to express their indignation at the action of the County Board in trying to mae the award to McNeil, or any one else regarded as irresponsible. Several speeches were made, and a committee of four was appointed to | attend the Buard meatings Lereatter to repre- | sent the interest of the workingmen untd the the contract shall have been let. THE WORKINGMEN’S INTEREST. To the Editor of The Tribune. CricAco, Aug. 19.—In see in your report of the proceedings of the Joint Committee on Pub- lic Buildings and Public Secvice that the Com- mittce have recommended that_the contract for cutting stone be awarded to William McNeil & Sons. ‘In the discussion I notice that Com- missioner Cleary said that he wzs a friend of the workiugmen. Ile fails, however, to practice what he preaches. If he had taken the same Qnins to investigate the respousibility of Mc- Neil that he took in the case of the other bid- ders, he would not have failed to have found him an entirelv irresponsible party. How is it, Col. Cleary, that the men who had such scruples in awarding the contract for the foundations to Mr. MeNeil on account of his irresponsibility, when it was a mere mite in comparison to the present contracts? Goand ask the me- chanics and laboring men that have worked for McNeil, and they will tell yoa that prompt pay is not oue of his failings. " He is no stone-cut- ter, and has no _understanding of the business, as the botch he has made of various churches in this city will show,—notably, the Plymouth Church'and the First Baptist Church on Thirty- Girst street. On this latter building he was obliged to give up the work without completing it, as, no doubt, he would the Court-House were it awarded to him. There would be, perhaps, some excuse to offer were McNeil’s bid much lower than the others, But, instead of that, it is higher than those of perfectly responsitle men and good mechanics who would have the wark done in the city, where they have their es- tablished places of busiuess, and in_a superior manner. 1f Commissioners Cleary, Mulloy, and others, will do their duty, as_some other Com- missioners who make no pretensions will do, the work will be secured to the workingmen of Chi- caro, and the tax-payer will get a cheaper and better job. In view of the unusual hard times, the bids are far below what they would usually be, and it behooves the Commissioners to let the work immediately, that they may io some manner al- leviate the sufferings of the working classcs. TAX-PATER. THE SOUTH FORK. 2 1t Does Not Deserve the Hll Name Given It. A Reporter of ‘The Tribune?® Strolls Along Its Banks, And Finds that It Is Not Responsible -for the Bridgeport Smells. The wind was blowing from the cast, and, as the reporter crossed Archer-avenue bridge over the south fork of the South Brauch, he got a strong whiff of one of * the rankest compounds of villainous smells that ever offended nostrils.” Witholfactories in perfect working order, he had started out to do a little investigating on his own account. East of the bridge no disagreeable smell was appareat. On the bridge, near the bridge, and all around it, the odor .was, to ex- press it mildly, decidedly palpable. He gazed into the muddy stream below and wondered. Could this be the very cssence of smells, or was it only a hint, aa index, & whiff, of worse beyond? The waters were simply muddy and odoriferous. No umsightly, sickening scum covercd the surface of the sluggish stream. The waters were dark, and they smelled abom- inably. Aboatmaninamud-scow wasapproaching at sluggish speed, and the oars stirred up the water, which, if possible, only added to the in- teosity of theefiluvia. About 4 feet south of the bridge a small dead dog, with its bind quar- ters uppermost, floated on the top of the waters —or rather it remained stationary, for the wa- ers were not perceptibly troubled. “Do you smell anvthing disagreeable about this river?” said the reporter to a neatly-dressed Irishman cowing across the bridge. ¢ hada pleased look. He appeared to be a_workman at one of the rolling-mills in the inity, had re- ceived his week’s pay, got on his next best suit, g for the city, probably on a lark. ‘U SMELL ANYTHINGY? replicd he. O, no. I doesn’t deteet anything. It used to'be pretty bad here about elght years ago, but we doesn’t consider it much of a smell now. That glue-factory there [pointing to Otto Wahi's] is what docs the mischief. The river don’t smell bad, at all.” Tt is surprising how callous some people Wwill become even to bad smells. Here was a man who had probably lived in this vicinity for eight years. At first he noticed that the river did give off unpleasant odors. Now he is not aware that there is anything particular the matter. ‘The reporter got down frum the bridge and walked along the left or west bank south. On this side were the Cuion Rolling-Mills. On the other bank was Otto Wabl's glue-factory. The smell lost none of its tone as he progressed. Just at the end of the rolling-mill” grounds a dilapidated water-closet projected over the bank of the river, the recking offal sending up an odor of incomparable vilencss. A rushing, gurgling stream of refuse matter poured ford from the glue-factory just opposite, and the ud. ditional odor of dccaying horns, bones, and picces of hide modified the general character of the smell. Continuing the line of march, the reporter came to a bend in the fork where A DREDGING MACHIN was dashing up huge loads of ¢lay from the bot- tom of the Stream. The scent of anything but roses hung round it still. Alrcady a large bank of ¢lay had been formed, ready Tor use in the manutacture of bricks in the adjoining brick-yard. As the big iron scoop descended into the stream the waters parted, awl, when the scoop was at the bottom and plunging into 2 mud-bank, they gi':rglcd overit, andswallowed it up for the time being. When it came up it depasited its ill-smelling load on the pile of clay alrcady formed, and the mushy stuff spread here and there, carrying the vile odor with it. Further down, the reporter ‘came to a man who wus unloading broken bricks for the purpose of repairing a road. He appeared as one to the manner born, the reporter tackled him. place for smells, this, ain’t it?" t’s nothing when you've got used to to it, and asked the man WHAT CAUSED THE PERFUME. “Well, you sce, these packin uses and glue-factories run their stufl in , and it sinks to the bottom of the river, and that's why we smell it, I suppose._ This dredging sort of cleans out the river and helps the matter for a little while. But it’s just as bad asever ina shart time.”” The reporter passed on. To the right lay a marshy place through which ran a_pool, its waters covered with green glime and sending forth an odor which smelled to beaven. At its edges grew rank weeds and wild flag. Thifty- fiith street bridge was passed, and the oldor grew worse. Ou the other side of the bridue, near the point where o canal has bLeen made leading south, a sort of breakwater had been coustructed. Inside this modern construction the water was covered with a slimy, sickening substance, and was nearly, 3 if not quite, still. On cither side the inevitable brick-vard appeared, and great mounds of clay which had been built out of the mud dished up fromn the river. The stream soon begun tu fead towards the soutbieast, and, when opposite the perennial slaughter-houses, the muddy hues of the almost stagnant wuters changed to a dark- brown color, thic effect of a generous mixture of blood and staughter-house offal with the natural waters of “tne fork. The force of the stink did _ mot i any degree’ de- crease. Near the baok it was almost overpowering, but, at a distance of 25 or 50 feet, it was not 8o perceptible. Probably the intensity was in iuverse proportion to the square of the distance. The slaughter-houses and the fertilizing establishments, with their nct-work of railroad tracks, were passed, and the reporter was by no means insensible to the odors which_these stink-factories, as if by dev- ilish ingenuity, have managed to invent. The waters heeame more and more discolored, and, at last, when the traveler stood on Ashland avenue bridee, which is near the head of the fork, the hue of the stream was almoat blood- red. BUT THE SMELL isn’t bad on Ashland avenue north of the bridge. As the traveler returned to the city he failed utterly to perceive the odor, although the wind was in a favorable direction. It might be said that he, too, was becoming so used to bad smells that he failed to_notice them, but this theory willnot hold guod. Neartheriverthe worst set of olfactories in Chicago can detectthe suell, but at a distance of half a mile ur so nobody is aware that there is anything unplessaut in the air. It diminishes’ very rapidly as the smeller is reinoved from the source of the evil. The south forkis truly an unsavory pool, but its odor is not o pervading, o* €0 capable of unlimited extension and diffusion, as the stinks which proceed from the slaughter-houses, and the rendering-houses, and the fertilizing estab- lishments. These are the root of the cvil, and the Commities on Stenches nr‘finized by Dr. 3cVickar mistook & mare local disurder for the cause of the intolerable smells which come from the south when it agreed in the conclusion that be south fork was responsible for the nause- gus odors we complatn of when the south winas BRIDGEPORT. o the Editor of The Tribune. - CHICAGo, Aug. 19.—The stench which so of ten befouls this city does not come from the slaughter-houses at the Stock-Yards. It comes from the fertilizing establishment at that point. Bridgeport, and the neighborhood of the Stock. Yards, we all know, is one cesspool of stinks, but it is not the stench of these places which is wafted over Chicago. The stench which so neuseates this community is from toe distilla- tion of dead, putrid cattle and hogs. One has but to watch the direction of the smoke from this fertilizing establishment to learn what gnrt of the city, at any particular time, i3 being lessed with the odors which this hog and cuttls distillery is constanly givine forth. Its smoke carries the odors of the wstab ment with it, and any person in the wake of this smoke, while it is passing over, be the time Tonger or shorter, has to submit to this outrage upon decency and health. JAMES R. Lucas. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, 7o the Edltor of The Tridund. CuicAGo, Aug. 18.—I have read with a great deal of {uterest the Ietters published in behall of our dumb creatures, and Ido hope human people enough live this great city to keep on writing, and Tax TRiBUNE publishing, the let- tess, in behalf of those creatures that o wise and good God has given us, both for our pleasure and profit, as your correspondent says. If many of our zood and human people only knew of one-hall of the cruelty to horses turued out to die of starvation when unfit for labor, and the abuse of boys toward them at the same time, they would do their utmost to aid the Humane Soctety. 1t seems the greater part of our peo- Ele have no time to notice such things. If they ave the time, why is so much cruelty practiced, not only upon horses and dogs, but cows, chickens, cats, and everything that cannot defend itself? surprises me -that auy human indivilual can eat the chickens that are sent ta the Chicago market. You can see any day, by passing along our crowded streets, coops of chickens packed so close that they can hardly live. They stand on the sidewalk in the huf sun all day, in many cases without food or drink. 1 will tell you of some of the cuelties that T have witnessed recently. I livein a neighbor. hood where some families have cows to supply thetn with milk. They will take these same puor creatures, tie a rope around their horns, iasten them securcly out in the broiling hos sun, and leave them there all day to be tor- mented withflicsand fiendish boys and scorched by the sun. 1 bave scen these cows almost frenzicd by this refined cruelty. The owner of one of these same cows sold” the cow’s calf 3 days old to a butcher for the munificcnt suw of $2.75, and undoubtedly some one feasted last Sabbath on very young, blue veal. Another cruel “act I witnessed a few days aze on South Water street. There was a densely- packed coop of youn chickens on the sidewalk A man standing near them was sprinkling the walk. These chickens were 5o ‘near fumished that they struggled for every drop of water fell near them. ™ The thing with the watering pot told me the cnickens had come in on the morning train, and there they had been until 5 o'clock in the afternoon without food or drink. Yet our good and humane people will buy and eat the chickens, which are unfit for food™ after such cruel treatment. Another act of cruclty [ witnessed driving alonz West washington street afew evenings ago. I saw a youngster S or 10 years of age, with two beautiful white rabbits. ¢ had them by the ears, whirling them around as far as he could make his arms wo. I stopped several moments and watched him. His po- rents and other members of his family were sitting near bim on the marble steps, and had riot seen his croel treatment of there poor little defenscless pets until 1 called their attention to it. They appeared shocked at the youngster’s conduct. 1 could fill columnsof Tae TRIBUNE with such thoughtiess cruelties of men, women- women—and children. I trust, however, W 1 have mentioned here will have its zood el in setting some parents on the watchof their offspring. Yes, it rests greatly with parentsin bringing up their children to be humane to cv- erybody and every one of Gol’s creatures. awmd [ hope your correspondent will use her pen, so long as Tae TRiBUNE will publish her letters, in behalf of the Humane Socicty and the cause: and I hope some of onr goud ministers who de- livered such eloguent sermone laat Sunday upon the late murder, will take up this cause, and write about and talk to their congregations about it; and our lady writers and temperance reformers to write and talk for our cause,—the vrevention of cruelties to animals. And rest assured it will have its effect; for [ firmly he- Jieve that when one is crucl to animals, and will kill cats and dogs for pastime, one will just as cruelly treat human beings,and take a brother’s life as quickly as a cat’s or dog’s. Mrs. L. SILKS. JLAGK SILKS 20 pes. Guinet Gros Grain Dress Silks, 22 inches wide, at $1.35, oth- ers ask $1.75. 25 pcs. Guinet Satin-finish Gro Grain at $1.50, worth £2, 50 pes. Guinet and Bonnet Dress Silks, superb finish, at $1.90 and $2, worth $2.25 and $2.50. 50 pes. Col’d Dress Silks at $1.10, worth $1.25. ® 500 Remnants of Guinet Gros Grain Col’d Silks, from 15 to 25 yds in a pattern, at $1.50, worth $2. Z 20 pes. Lyons Silk Velvet, 27 inches wide, at $4 and $4.50, worth §68 ancwa.so. PARDRDGEY, 114 & 1S State~st. . B.--Bankrupt Stock of FINE DIAMONDS at hslf price. e MEDICAL CARDS. Lock Hospital, cor. Washingtoa & Frankliz-sts. Charzered by the State of Liltnots for the espr=ae pur posc of glvinx nmzdiate relfef 1 all cases of peiva Chronfe, and Urinary discases {a all thelr complicate Sorma. It Is well known that DE. JAMES has st hc head uf the profession {or the past 30 yeazs. A cxperieace are all-Important. Nemins) Weakueas, BiRIc losses by drcams, plnpieson the fce. fost than: und, can positively be cured. Ladles wantinz the mosk delicate atteation. cail or write. Pleasant home for tlents. _ A book for the million, Marriage Guide, which tells you all about these diseased—who shuuld inarrye wliy not—10 cents to_ay posare. Dr. Jamcs has v Tooms and parlors. _ YOu sce 00 oue but the Doctor. Dr. Jammes Ls sixty yesrs of age. Consuitations always freg and lstted. ~ Office hours, 9a° m. 7 . 1. Sundaysy 1010 122. m. Al busineds strictiv confidentini. [e— Criceco, of Medictae (a0 mereary), only Scientifl Sresla st 12 thaeis Songeet tocaied Taront iiceicala t - Chtonia aad Rerual Divcase, of eith Fiacding, deticute; Inirich R e Faty avited fo- Sall ot wrte comsel Welkacre sod ‘Tatoreney pormeaeniy arear GUID : how 1o be gy for 2siampe, at ofce D7, Outs, 15 S. Clurkest., cor. of Jlouroe, ¢’ ay be consulted, personaily or by mall, frec of charxe, on nll chronic or nervous diseases. DI J. REAN 13the only phyeician In the city who warrantscures or nopay. Ofice hours, 9 & m. 108 0. undays from to 1. DR, LITTLE, all private di: estored 10 manly vi; | 1y - Bat one interview recuired. Ofiice strictly private. Eart Madizon-st. old au DR. COBURIT, 177S0UTH CLARKST., longer_establistied than an: other phyalcian in the city In the treatment of all pri: vate anit akin discasea, Seminal weakness treated with unparaileled success, having cured mora cases o less tiine than ans physiclan tn the U. S, _Age and exper! ency cumblued, can be relled upon. ES-Cures Fnaran. teed or money Tetunded. Lours £r0m ¥ a. M. WO b, M.