Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 4, 1876, Page 7

One Hotel Bonanza Amid ‘Many Fallures. Poor Raw Material for a Kingly Hero. A Rumpts' Among the DeWitt :. Talmage Disciples. Romantib, Infatuation for a Trampe-- A Btory of Btolen Diamonds. Confldcnéo Oporators Exposed-==Remarke able Woman Yolitictan, Spectal Corvespondence af The Tridune. New Yong, Aug. 81.—Whether there nre too many hotels in this city for ordinary times mnay * bea mooted questlon, but just try to get room in one this weak, and you will admit thera are too few. This 13 a harvest scason for tho landlords, and the rush for accommoda- tions mever was greater than now, which {s prabanbly one.of the results ot tho overflow of the Centapnlal visitations. The leading cara- yansarica ave crowded to repletion, and aro only sble to accommodato late arrlvals with cots in parlors and halls, while some of them have ar- ranged to send thelr guests to houses in tho nelghborhood and offer them board at the iatn es- Jtablishment, Uoubtless, thero nro somu hotels ‘hero which bave niot proved good investmnents, but fot every ono of these two or threo may-bo named which are succesafully colnlng money. One of tho hotol-bonanzas §a tha old Astor Ilouse. When it yras alterod and refurnished the wike landlords up~ town shook thelr heads and predicted disasier to tiio new laudlords,—Meesrs. Allen & Dam,—but the result of the last six months has shown that it fs ono of the best money-making hotels fn the land, Tho rooms have Leen fall almost continnonely, and the restaurant fs 08 goud a8 n bonanza.mine for making money, 1 the present run of patronagd docs not cuase or diminish, the lessce may safoly retiro lu a half- dozen years with $500,0001 'Tluis, you sce, whila the 5t. James, one of our most styliah and may- piticent up-town hotels, ia {n tha market begging for 2 biiyer at 50 cents on tho dallar, thero are othera which are profitable to the last degree- ERYIKO TO MAKE A NERO OF DON CARLOS. 'The latest dodge in the effort to make a hero of Don Carlos, the Spauish Pretonder, is the charge that his footsteps are dogged by paid sples of the Government of Spafn, and that he % thereby annoyea wherever lo gocs. Just why the Spanish Goverument elould wpocially care to follow ihls would- 10 King around the country, the veracious shroniclers fail to (uform us, Dou Curlos bas been atopping at tho Windsor eince his arrival bere, snd recontly a stranger spplied to the hotel clerk for a room udjolning or opposite that ‘occupled by the Do With an-cxtraor- ainary power for ponatrating disgulacs, the hotel clerk recoyulzed the man as a dotoctive In the em- ploy of the 8panish Consul, ‘end declined to nccom- modate him. Itls reporied thero are four men engaged In the work, and two of them arc always on daty, Daon Carloa declines to make auy charges ngainst the sples, but the polico have been in- structed that they must warn tho sples that thole nctions must cosse, Tho Don lust Suturday even- thg mado 8 socond visis to Booth's Theatro, and 1o make lim ae consplcuous as possible, en- tered _tha theatrs preceded and ~followed by detctive, n- the mauper of & professional burgiar, ' ¥lo was taken fo the ntags Lehind scencs Lo wilucea the machinery of the epcetacie of *gardanapulus, " and the supcry wore supposed to hiavo beon struck dumh with aws and astonishment It’hnlll real Princo shonld visit them. Vivala Aum- ug TECULIAR REASON FOR GOVERNMENT SEIZURES. A few days ago the store of Messra, 8loan, Black & Co., No. 183 Church strect, was visited by revenue sgents, who selzed $15,000 worth of linens belonging to the firm . on the ground that they hind been undervalucd in tho Involces, and should be confiseated. It is said that the prin- cipal reason for this seizure fs that the firm wero offering tho goods for snlaata price about 30 per cent lesa than thelr competitors. If this s adduced as an additional cause: of susplcion, all right, the Custom-Houss may go'ahead. But it tho simple fact of of- fering goods for sale at o Ices price than his neighbor 18 accepted as ovidence of fraud, then our shopkecpers will soon be lu hot water, Thore 18 not hardly a firin in tho city that dacs not at times scll goods for leas than cost. There was an auctlon salo of Ulack afiks bero two ks ago whero sovoral hundred pleces were aold at Jenst 33 por cons under tho cost of importation, Later thero was a lot of Irlsh linens at 25 per cunt under the Clallinquotations and those at Etewart's; bargainy can be made sometinies far Lelow the cos prico. It s an overy day oceurronce to find suc- llon ealer of goods whicl'have been hypothecuted on arrival and pold to defruy oxpenscs, Not lnng’ age Brown Brot. & Co, s0ld out o half cargo ol Tfavana tobaceo to_ropay o defaulted loan, Tho tobaceo sold 43 1o 25 per cont below tho costof fm- portation. A WELI-PLAYED TRICK. People who are always on the alert for bar- Rains ore occaslonally. pieked up. A few weoks ago the wife of a well-known Brond-strect usukker expressed a wish for & handsome camel's "hair shawl. 8he left for Baratoga without it, however, and the husband, thinking it would be & pleasunt surprise for his wife, thought lLe would purchase her.one. Not acting upon the fmpulse iustanter, several dnys stepped by, until ho sccldontally heard of o friond who made a great bargain In & camel's halr showl bought from & forelgner who had smuggled two of thom on spec- ulntion through the Custom-liouse. lmmediatoly Le becamo anzlous, and wont to seo the friend, Bure onongh eho hnd purchascd o shawl at a ridic- ulously low figuro, It was worth, she eald, at least fiva hundred doliara In gold, and, she had sceured 1t for two hundred lu currency. As luck would hayo it, tho man fhn had ono other ehawl of the satno’ quality had promised to cail oyuln, &n sho wislicd rolative to sea tho shawland lnve o chanes to purchaso (L. In tho meuntime, tho relative had nnexpectedly gone to Eurdpe, so that the broker might hava the opportunity when thio forcelguor catied agaln, 116 handat o bia card and exprosecd his geatitudo, Two days later o stranger walkod [ulo Wls ulice with a bundie, and ‘handed bint his own card, und announved himself as coming from Mra. T—, of Fifth avenue, lio openod the parcol, and displayed wlhat seomed to bu o awazuiiicent camel's-lialy shawl, The price was 3200, T broker hesitated, and thought ho would first obinin the opinfon of an expert in shawls, Tho stranger grow eloquuent in its pratse, 2ud, when the broker spoke of delay, propose that ho would leave the viawl (n bls possvssion to sucuro thy desired opluion, Lut 88 1o Waa in prese- inz need of money he saked for an advauce of §100 to o refyrned i cuee tho broker Ll wot purchoxe, The it tauk, the uioney way advuncod, and from that day 10 this th attango forolener has not beon beard Trom, Both sbawle wero inltations, worth probably at Arnold & Con. stable's 850 apiece, EXCITING SCENES AMONG DB WITT TALMAGH'S DISCIPLES. Whou DeWitt Talinago proved his own supe- rlor virtus by rushing Into the tomptations of wuteriug-places ut Murtha's Vineyard, he left Uls clogant mansion on the corner of Oxfurd itreet afid WeKalb avenuo in Brovklyn In chargo uf o couple of his church people, Elder Cotbund bls wife, to look after thehouge and furniture, Itls & large house, snd tho Llder grew weary of it, 0 they Invited annther couple to share the spoitsof thomanslon with them. The second conple did ot stay long, and another couple wera favitud, by Dr. Talmage's cousent. Tho Inst-nmwed palr tunslsted of & young lawyer named Squircs and bis wite, For a fow daysinutters inoved slong sutiafaciorily, ‘Fhen.thore wes a difiiculty about the food, then the Judics could nut agree, and as a Fenult separate tables wero maintained,. The di- Vded house could not goon in this way, and the Deat acene was a wordy controyersy belwoon Mrv. Bqulres, Mr, and Mre. Cobbh. 'The women were eabeclally violent, but the day endud without any- Yoty beiny Lurt, At Jength Elder Cobb wroto s Better 1o Mr, Hqufces 1o which he reflected npon Squiros, ond requusted them o Josve the Squlrea wwked sn oxpliustion aug Cobb ded to give it, 'They wore adjustiog their diliculties rapully when M, Cabb put fu un ap. bouruncy and “opéned tho wounds afrosh, Ouo Word lud t wnother, snd fiually o Ulaw was glven sud returi ud & regular flsticudf fght eudued, o wotien' scrcomed, the boya in th nolght aried yelled, and the punching Ntiused untl) u pollceman fiterferea g diroveuted fvher hustlitivs, tiaulwl aud lifa (\'::fh :’l.:ll;jlltdIIOlnnu. “l:fi |||lll\;'I:ln‘J wn‘:tclmlfilhflb}l:-t Sharepyorydcroan Uoblb wiliba Inveatiyated by tho ROMANCE OF A TUAMPS' OROANIZATION, An cnterprising ity reportdr profesics to avo been Inftiatod fnto a lodwe of beggurs or Lamps With s inuch coremouy a3 if ho wers 00 of tho Becret (founcil of Ten, The -story ;‘nm ubau tho eredulity ruthor strong; but a3 t 1 given for truth tho reader must fulge of Its* ! rout probability efore accepting {tug The, Iyoorter hcg{d of & nacrel ladgs of trawps thtough’ THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1876, 8 Police Court adventure, and, disgulsing himeelt azan Itallan named Peolo Balsando, found a man nomed Plotro In & low barroom In Daxterstreat, {o whom he had been reforred, 1aving familfarized hlmself with the tramp slang, ho submitted Lo the quentioning of Pletro without difficalty, After & long preliminaey talk, Plotro sald for two dollnen he conld be Initiated tbat evening, to which the reporter sgreed. TThen he was accompanied v s introduced Into A small, dhnly-lightes barren of nll orna- mentation, hut furnish ome_shelves coi- talning soveral searlet muelin robes, decorated wilh pletures of a Leart, a goblet, and a daggor. An lll-appearing old woman dreased in one of thers tobes humllnmfinu enwith asoiled handkerchlef, Proviously he psid her §2, and signod an agreo: ment to pay G0 conts per month when In town. and half that sim when abaent, to nnpqnlt the lndge. Suldenly a door at the furthier ond of the room opened, and ho saw ann central figuro 8 woman at. tired in' s Zingard costamo (bare lege and arnm), and sround her 8 group of dirty-faccd Itallan and a sleepy Chilnaman nmoklnuo{n wim, At asigual & fire was lighted in A brazier, from which smanated horriblo odaps. Then the eandidata (served him right) was belabored with slightly-made stuffed cliibs, —the company slnging an Italian song. 1o was cxhansted by thia proceas, and allowed to rit down, Again Qs oyen were bandaged, amd ho wan raquired to drink from 8 goblet, Assoonasho hnd u;\cd the liquid tho bandags was removed, and ho saw that hie had touched his lipa to blood! Ho etood his graund, however, and was welcomed 08 a brother, Cortaln signe and prips were ox- plaincd, and tald 1f ho got Into trouble of was ar- rested to send & postal-card to Bux —, New York, with the letters X Q upon 1t, and_the order wilt render b nll needed asaistancoe, These and other dotalls are given with a minutencas that ox- cites admiration.” Tow ls that far a wholesale lie? INPATUATED IY A TRAMP East Newark has had a romance. If your readors could sce the placs they would not ask what kind of & romance. Thoy would under- stand that it muet belong to the lower classcs and {f this particular romance did not serve o filustrato & phaso of humanity which has its Iikoness I tho experituces of the uppercrust of soclety it would bardly bear recital, There was . woman fn the caeo, of course. ller name Is Katrina Hen- L6i1, tho wifo of an honest shoemaker, who occa- slonally takes boarders. Ono day & tramp—an or- gan-grinder, that {s—camo along and soliclted en- fertdlnment. Katrina saxontod, and the husband thought It would be a good thing. The tramp'a nume Is Antoino Savellinf, and his othor self lan monkey,—his_companlon overywhore. Katrina 1iked Antoino's music so well that she poruaded him to atay throo days, which waa o good thing for the monkey, us ho probubly got somelhing to cat. But the cfect vn the shocmaker's happiness was dlsastrot Kuring fell in Jove with tho tramp and hls monkey, and, when the latter were ready fo leave, sho cfl!ped with them, robbing her hus- band of & goodly sum §n cush and his poace of mind at the same timo, It was a clear caso of love ot ficst sight, ' ond tho shocmaker was the victim. fio mought information, and re- colved it The olopluf wife and Ter cotnpanions wero scen that day on- the road (and hero camoa i tho romance), the wowan bont for- ward, carrying the heavy organ, and the man care rylngg tho monkey. ‘The ehoemaker had themn ar- rented und recovered his money, hut he let hly wifo go, and doubtlcss aho Is anjoylug the teamp's soclety by carrying hisorgan on berown back, whlle{lu trudges along llghtly, What woman's devotion can surpasa this incident? SOCIAL SCANDAL ABOUT STOLEN DIAMONDS, A ceftain family, distinguished for the Chrle- tian benevolence of the mother and the beauty of two daughters, has recently been seandalized by an occurrence which has Leen made kuown by one of the vietims of it. The party referred to 18 n young man very well known in soclety, and bie was for many months engaged to be mar- ried to the youngest of the two daughtcrs aforesald, whose unmes, by the way, aro Mabel and Annle, the latter the eldest. ‘The young couple wera vory fond of ench other, and tho marriage was talked of os likely to tako place next winter. The party, whosa nanio {s Chafley B—, very often took out the two girls together to the thentros and concerts, and a fow weeks ago had an appolntinent to oscort them to Gilmore's Garden, TPt tho dooe-boli mid entured the houso an usual; onoof the girls hcard hix volco and eald, ¥ Como up-stalrs, Chatloy; we will ba ready in halt nmoment.” 1lo ascended the stalrcaro atid found the uirlaxnlklng on tho finiahing tonches to thelr 23‘1‘%“&'& ot #o_he quuld go” sround tho corner to cta cigar. Thoy assented, ard Jio rotlred, ~In ¥un ‘minutes lic rétuened and found a scenc which amazed him, Tho famlly sere all in the parlar, and upon entering ho was confronted by father with the ncousation that ho stolen the dlamond earrings of Mlss Annle. Us denicd it, but Aunle’ boldly stated sl suw hisn slip thim into his pockot a fow nioments bofore hy had rotired, 'Tho father raved, and Clinr- ley, finding thero was no_calming him, loft the ‘hiouse, Tho sequel to this afflair wascurious. Threo dnya after tho father learncd that hils daughtor hod mwned the jowels, and invented tho story of the hmn ta conceal her own dlsgrace. ‘The uso sho designed for the money was dingraceful aa the lio itsolf, The relations of Charley B — with the family hava been sovered, and tHe story Is told by Dim in revenge for his froatinent, FEMALE PRAUDS ONCE MONE. Bome time ago referenco was made fn this ecor-. respondence to o number of confldence women, and especially to one woll-remembored South- ern femnle who sclects Boutherners chifef- ly for her vietims, This women las some literary pretensions, and rccently she has been “dolng” Long Branch with a literalnees that hor unfortunate acqualnt- ances understand to thelr sorrow. Hor latest gawe ia to glvo sclect readings nnder the patrousge of somu popular character, and with permission of the hotel-proprietor to chargo for admlssion. This small awindie ls very shrewdly managed. Upon o rainy day sho gave two reclrmllnnu (‘)mrl ‘best) In the resenco of forty or ifty of the principal guesta. )‘Iluy were fl]ld(fll hted, and pregenll 4 some one in har special contidonce anggeated thal it would bo n good fen to Lendor tho woman a_complimentury testimonial and axk her o give an evonlig of hopi- lar rocitatlons, This was, In tho streot-parfance, a put up job, but it worked ndmlmhl{, 'ho affale wan taken hold of by some of the prominent guosts, tickots Issucd ot $1, and xoid in 810 Jots (for who *woul be mcan at a fashlonahlo watoring-place) to the yuests, and tho recitations. given “accordingly. Thoy were wo uttecly void of fnterest und 8o common-plato that nalf tiie audicnce loft before the programine was gono throwgh with. Thiw is precisely the plan this o Southurn adventuross pursued wintor bofora Iastat Woshington. First sho read to a select cirolo aud out of that grow a public entortalnment, ‘Tho Long Branch profits wero nearly $600. LOAT-RACE IN PONTOONS, A novel boat-race took place last Saturday on Gowunus Bay, near this clty.’ It wasa contest for a sllver cup, and the competitors rowed in pontoons, Old soldiers know what a pontvon {s,—fow othors ever suw ona or can jmagine It save. from descripion, It s almply o flat bottomed Lox, and fu the racs the boxes wero 5 teut lung and 2 feot wide and 10 inches deep, To propel them the rower had to Bit upon a Beat © mot mory than 2 [nches from the hottom and row with oary notover 4 feetlong, Theso conditions come as near to doscrloiug o tub-race as may be, save that the boxce have square cnds, 'Thero were seven contestauts ot tho start,—only four nlehed, Tho bost man of the Jot was nained Kuvanaugh, but ho ot with an accident which upset his boat, and, while e waw endoavorlng to tight his hout, un- uther rower namod Dergon ynesod hini, Kavanangh ubtained ce froma row buat to right lifs pontoon and atarted off bruvely a ocond ting, iio auset all s contentants and camo 1 fraty Bt o uist- st th prize on the urunnd hio had pecepted auce In rlghting bis Yoat, Bergen way ghe winnor, ‘TWls 18 abuut the most oxtraordinary boat-raco evor witnossud i thess wators, and If any of yuur aniatour spurtsinen in Chicago want to know what hurd work {s let thom try poutoons, WOMNN AB POLITICIANES -, - Excopting Washiogton, thers 15 1o’ other Amnierlean clty whore wuinen are so fifluential ns politiclans as tn this, The wives of the Manbat- tan Club meémbers have {n thelr teain hoats of young men who aro as indifferent to politics as they are to the tides i tho harbor, They aro clerks, salesnen, youug lawydrs, or profession- als, who esteem it a very groat privilege to min. glo In the soclal clrelo of which the wife of some dlstinguished wan {s the contre. These women datter thelr malo frlends, and boldly ask them to voto the Democratlo ticket, just peior to an elec. tion, with as much nonchalance av if it werg every-doy affair, Dutinall the range of fem: political futluenco thero Is none of the lady poll ticiouy _who can_equsl Mra. tho wife of & populsr Ropublican ofiicial, iler Lome (not &t present, however, sz shy {3 in Nowport for the season) s the resort of scorcs 6f people. ler upsn-hauded hLoepltality combines graceful courteay with an eye to the matu chance o politics. 8he has a long list of cligible® young ludles at her command, aud tho vase aud auuvity which sho manifests fu cunquering the political prejudicos, of It may bu the Indiferenco, of young men'le ramarkable, * When her own per- andsive powers have fatled she manuges to get upa gentes] irtation Letween one of her young-lady ‘tunds anil the masculiue obstinate ‘Whom sha wivhied Lo ovorcome, aud If ho does not vote right, etween tho mackinatlons of two fonales, he nmusl boa Lard coso. Mer fricuds eay that who hag already broken up one Tliden Club of young men, S tiat Bor taiunce 1 aqual to 200 Votew which otherwlae 3 might bo counted s doubtful, Bl Ldiits herinterest In politics, and laughlugly calls It *“a woman's privilege," Dsacry, A ‘Tildon’s Loyalty, Desdotues (Iah Reghater. ‘Tilden's loyalty, wo fancy,” waa ltke thatof the hees "I incouss. story'of the Calllruia Judge, who produced & Vivginia witness to prove that’ ho Lud uover beea Lusillo to the nion, | the land, +| nse talk n ey was plnty of epare time sakid _chamiplona of The witnesa swore that the Judge was as loynl a8 ho was himself, but, on bolng yurstioned, conld not rocnll an fnstance fn which he had cx- hibited sny loynity, At lsathe was asked, 4Well, wlien Fort ‘Sumter wna fired on, what At he say?" 1 dlaremember what the Judge Aid may, but I knew ho felt just as I dhl" % And pray, sfr, how dmi(m feelt™ 1 Well, the fact is, 1 always have felt that tho firiug on Yort Bumtcr was premature,’ B ———— LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. THE PIRET COMPLAINT. Tv the Editor of The Tribune. Cnircaao, 8cpt. 2.~Tugmen first and pedes- trians aftorward {s the rulo which for five ycars past has governed bridge-tenders -acting under ordera from tho Bosrd of Public Works, It la doubtless right to place satlors and puperanin- ated Jake captains (ncharge of the bridges,which are thereby more llkely to swing in sympathy’ with the wislies snd commands of the Vesscl Owners' Assoclation; but there is euch a thing a8 carrying ']mu sympathy too far, and making 1t 1ean “wholly to onc sidé, as in tho following Ifstnncs: One of our rlnclpnl bridges (West Madison) is in chargo.of an old navigator, who belleves,and has Leen lieard to say, that Chicago 4 Creck ¥ (80 lumbermen call it) Is ana always has been & novigable river, and as such ought never to have' heen —obstructed by bridges of nny kind, Hence he maintaing (and acts accordingly, as 50,000 Weat-8lders can rrava) that vessels have—us thoy ought to ave—ptho eolo right-of-way and precedence over edestrians or vehicles at all times and scasous, o 1s willing, liowever, to concede this much, being now a semi-landsman himsclf, and to that extent only In sympathy with the land truffic of Clifeago, that the public may have the privilege of crossing hia thoroughfare™ (the Unlted States River) whenover not fn use by veescls, but whenover o vessel licaves in aight, though lialf amile distant, tha public must wait until she has passed. 1 hava reason to bellevo that other bridges which scem to be governed by the samo tules aro in charge of worn-out nnvuinmrp, whose nymflnthien lenn more to tho eca than to ut thero is hope yet for the people who aro compelled to traverss Madison and othor atreets that, when the Prindivillo ad- ministration Is overthrown, a new arder of things will prevall. Then sensible rules will govern the bridges ond bridge-tenders, ond {ledestrlnna will Kave somo rights whicl bven ugmen dare uot dispute. M.C BUPT. NICKEY'S LAST ORDEI. 70 the Kditor of The Tribune. Cr10AG0, 8ept. 2.~How many tines, T would 1ike to know, will Bupt. Hickey have to call the attentfon of his force to Generat Order No. 48, Issucd Nov. 8, 1876, nearly ten long months azo? How long before mock-auctioneers, gam- bilers, bunko gnd confidence men, or even pollee- men, will understaud what a generul order menns? Can it bo that any large number didn't read It, or couldn't read it, or was thero a gen- erol understandtng that a genernl order was not. futended to he ohserved and enforeed, but only to he ueed in gulling the public into acquicacnce with the existing order of thiugs? But the real sceret of the non-enforeement of that ten- months old order i3 that members of the foreo did not think and do not think that Supt. lickey nenus busiucss aud is really in carnest in enforelng the law and. suppreseing the crim- inal classes referred to. ' No one doubts Super- Intendent Hickey's exccutive ability to enforce that or any otlicr order if he has tho diaposition to do 5o, but, when the latter is lackiug, it {s no {ng about any other qualificatjon, Po- lico officers and mch very soon tuke thecue frown thelr Chlel, aud’ know by his glunce und manner whether he means business or not. it does not take ten months, or even one munth, for an average polleenan to nscertain whether Ifs Chief wishes him to befriend and go cn.-{ with the eriminal clusses or_to push themn with resolute hond to tho wall, There are two ways of exceuting General Order No. 43, One {s to ddo ft spuemodically once ov-twice n_ year, and the other is to enforce It doy and night for three or six months at a time, glving the crim- {nnl clusses no rest for thelr feet within the city limita. Cun you do it, Buperintendent Hickeyd TITfA 13 MIXDDRESS, v the Ediior of The Tribune. Crnicaqo, Bept. 1.—1 sce a letter in to-day’s Trivung, signed ¢ Cave Canem,” to tho ef- feet that the writer thereof, feeling ag- grieved at some remarks fu your loenl columns on some rejected communieation of his, has re- solved In revengo to renounce Tun TRisuNe aud to transfer his patronngo'and letters to the Chicogo Zimes. AsIwas tho party who wrote the unfortunate rejected letter about the white bull-dog, permit me to say that the *Cave Cuncin® letter of to-dny is afraud, It hasbeen written evidently by somo one who had noticed your editorlal remarks nbout my lctter, and who thought ho could play a joke upon you and m 'his is certalnly of no great consequence, but 1t puts mo In the'ridiculous light of secming to say toTux TRUIUNE, ¥ You lave offended e, and us an overwhelming punishinent I herehy cnst you offt aud adopt the Chleago Thnes,—you may now as well shut up shop.'” 1 think you might have given me credit for o 1ittlo more common senso. It is, of course, not of tho sll{;htc&t conscquence, but T may mon- tion that I'have no intention of elther giving up Tug Twsvsa or having anything to do with ZVmes, and_further, that™ it I'have anytbing to say which I deem of intercst to the public, T shall bo bold enough to address you, leaving it to you to print my letters or not, as you iy jurin:a best. As the best newapaper {1 this @t of the world, Ishall always cansider Tne Thin- UNZ as open to mattersof public finportunce, no matter whetler from the pen of the most secom- plished journalist or ouly, from that of the orig- Imu and only genuine Cave Cancw, TIR OENTENNIAL, " v the Editor of The Tribune, 4 CuioAao) Bept, 1.—Huving just returned from Philadelphin, I am willing to give “Lady 8ab- seriber? the beneflt of my experlence. At first I had no fixed plun, but commenced with the Matn Bullding, and attempted to #do that at once, but found myselt wearled and bewildered, unabla to appreciate or remember anything of the vast display. 8o then I adupted the follow- ing plan: To take halt of ono side of the Imlhhng. uving comploted that, I went out- doours, seated myself In ono of the cars which run around thy gmumls(fnr it Is such u roliof to wearled oyes and limbs); then took lunch; after which=1"spent the remuinder of the-fiuer m .\lnchluur{ 1nll, which will lenve & short flme also for the Art Gallery, 'Tho next day 1 took auother quarter seetion of the main buflding— the Agrlcultural Holl and Art Gallery. In this way I completed the Main Bullding ind other principal buildings in four days, leaving ull the minor bulldings und u relvew of the Art Gallery for my Iust day, und I cune home with o protty rood geucral fdea of the Big Show™ obtaed fn five duys, A MO TILE BION QUESTION, v the Ryitor of The Tribune, Cnioaao, Bept. 2.—1 read a pléee in to-day's poper alluding to the ronoval of sigug from off tha sldewalks of ourcity, I think it I8 a good thing for the public fn genersl, But thers ia onu sign In particular I wish to speak of. fal- lude to the large, doublo-faced clock on the corner of Btate and Mouros strecta, Now, I think it Is & benefit to the people, and would ho sopry to wes b taken dowa, f courso theye are u great many signs which ure molther usclul or ornamontul, and are ouly an obstructlon on our sidewalks. As that {; about the unly relinhls town clock wo have at presont, I foronoe say let {t remain to remind us of the fight of thme. Now, I hopo that the clty offleers will tako no offonse at_this letter, as Imerely muko a suggestion, sud I um suro there muny othera who will sido with mv, The sldewalks are wide In that ‘mrl of tho clty, and I think that this Is ono of the lll{‘llfl thut ary usuful ue weil us ornwancutal to our city. Hop- ing that tho city authoritics will consént to let it stand, I romain yours n:lpcrt{ullg’ X U 51, Daxen, B UAD TO PAY. v the Kditor of The Tribune, Cni10460, 8Bcpt. 2.—~You are mistaken in edf- toriulof to-lny In refercnca to tho lucome of ofil- cors durlng the War belug cxempt from taxa- tion, It was most faithfully collected by tho Yaymaster in cach case without consultation Wwith the officers for any excoptions or allow- ancea whatever, Aud you wuy be cortain Gen, Hayes puld his tax wui tho othors whoso bual- neas durlng that time it happened to ba to fight {for the prescrvation of the Unfon, - 4 Ex-You. Ovv;cnn. ANOTUBY PLAN, 3 70 the Bditor of The Tribuns, Cmioa00," Bopt, L—Pleaso let a smoker be beard. Iam o smoker, hut scldoms smoke on the ears. Tpity with all my heart thuse who are vbliged to smell a stink that {s yuploasaut to thein. Thut tobaccowmoke fs slickening to umu{ we know, and that no mau bs obliged to emoke {n company we wlso kuow, Soniq of the & smoking nulsance whine sbout, going howo at night woru oub with thelr dally toll. Men who work hard seldom smoke lurd. But {f they are tired, 18 it any reason for smoking in other people’s faces! Can anything be tnore nausentfng than tobacco-sinoke to a man who does uot smoke, whn is going home at. night tired and with mnp‘y stomach? I have o plan, and it Ig slmple, and” for iy part will do my best to sce ft carricd out. Fill the smokers! art of the car with folks who do not smoke. Ladles and pentlemen, sit on the three rear scata, Gentlemen, stand on the front platform, It will work, and 1t 1 no troubleat all. You can aft where you please. BMOKER. B ITAY-FRVER, . To the Fditor of The Tribune. Cmicaao, Bept. 2.~In my prescription for hay-fever, in your fesue of Aug, 81, the dires- tlons for use should read, “Use one ounce.” The would-he facetlous critic made a mistake In tho date. It may Lo that his head waa suffering the cffects of his firat preacription, viz.: “Bofl the head aud fill ft with dried peas. After making a number of prescriptions, ho winds up by snying, * Therols nlmulutcly no_other cure for It than a dmm}n ot climate,” and signs him- self “A Bufferer,” Is It pussible that “onc suf- ferer should ho so nudaclous as to forcatnll all discayerles for hay-feverd This is only one of the characteristics of the age, The lalty will he able to (Hu{mnsc with all ot our Lxru essional men soun; they are ready to presctibe on all oc- casfons with an assumed “arrogance thot would shame the most arrant quack Ig medicine, I will say from real expericnce that hay-fever Is as amenable to treatment ns fever and ogue, but not cured so but what it may return the next year. I know of one case whiere It hus not returnied up to this date. Je i BQUARING THE CINCLE, 70 the Editor af The Tribw CnircAco, Scpt. 2.—1 am ‘no mathematiclan, but Ideslre to say this relative to the “dis- covery* of Mr. Cort. T heard this same sub- Ject discussed by the New York Liberal Club four years ago, A gentleman (I forget his name) who had devoted ten years' study to the Pythagorean problem presented, {n a paper read hefore the Club, this “discovery ! as the result of his Iabor. The subject was debnted with some animatlon, aeyeral of the ablest menbers golng ugalnst hitn, Yet ho pointed to tho naked fact,~it is.not true in all cases, Wo nroall taught to belicye that this proposition 18 true fn a1l cases, hence the dogmatic asacrtion of Its exactness. Mathematles cannot be exact while we find frrational quantitics, aud ratios in tho Nigher are uan' approximate. 1 liope your nutice will hring out the mathe. maticlang, for kiere 13 o fine ficld for an Inter- .esting discnesion. A, U ©OOD FOR ATR. To the Eaitor of The Tribune. Cnroaao, Aug. 3l.—As the present clection {8 drawling near, I want to fnform all the ser- vant girlaof Chicago to tell their beaux and male friends not to vote for Sammy Tilden, be- enuse hie is nothing only a bitter, sour old Jolin Bull of a fellow.. The ladies are dlegusted with him, Any hdi; would not marry him, Of course, he may have lots of money, but he did not carn it honestly, and before the eleetion day he will have it alt !{nunl from huyln;f- votes from the ignorant peaple who know nothing of him. Now girls, tell your beaux to vote for Gov, Hayes, e fs the only fit person for the Presiaentinl chair, and_he "must and will be clected without fail. 'We want peace and better times. Now gils, be sure and tell your beaux. Now, will you make this public in next Bunday’s papet, so L pirls will have plenty of time to rond ity sud ublige a reader of your paper. HaTTIE AN, R ———— THE BROOKLYN SCANDAL. Moulton's Lateat Move iu the Sult Agalnst Piymouth's Prstor. . Netw York Sun, Sept. 1. Gen, Roger A, Pryor, counsel for Mr. Francls 1. Moulton, served on Mr, Beecher's attorneys, yesterday afternoon, un ameuded complalut, asking for o trial of the case of Moulton agninst Beeehier o the City and County of Now York, The affect of this amonded complalnt {8 to take the casc entircly out of Broukiyn, so that no motlon of ‘chango of venuo to Franklin County can be argued before Jndge Dykman next Mon- day, The following interview was bind with Mr, Moulton: Reporter—What 18 the object and sorving the amended complaint | Moulton—Within twenty days after service of an answer, plaint!ff hos the right, Without appli- catlon to the court, to serve an amended com- vlaint, The only amendment made in the com- Iniut {8 a change of the plucs of trial from Kings County to the Clty and County of New York. ‘I'io serviceof the amended complalnt, 08 1 am advised, instantly changes the {; ace of trinl to the City of New York. "I Mr, Beecher makes no objection, the trial may and will take place in New York Clty. Toporter—Iluve you any objectien to trylng the eave in Brooklyni Mr, Moulton—On the contrary, my personal reference fs_to try it in Brooklyn. 'Thera Mr, I‘!cctuer and I have long lved, there wa are both known; true, by virtue of his position he has infln(!eiy moro following and Influence than [, nevertheless I am willing to trust the people of Brooklyn to try tho issue between uss nearly nil the witnesses Ilve thero or I its vlclu‘l_v. Every convenlence will be consulted by tryiog thecasa in Brooklyn. As to the diftieulty'of getting a Jury there, that shall not stand in'the way, for I um'willing to nceept as jurors any dozeu Irre- proachable citizens who will swear that, not- withstauding Pruvloul Dbing, they will give tho case 4 fulr trial on the evidence. Reporter—Why do you think Mr. Beecher dLiBl‘L;Hn'.ml Fruuklin County for the placs of triyl Moulton—Obviously because he knew that to send the case there for trial would be in effect to deny me any trlal at ali. To try the caso at 80 renjote and $noceessiblo & place would quad- ruple the cost of the trial. Mr, Beecher can aflord that expouse, for the ssme cougrezation that gave him §80,000 by acclamation to defroy the expense of hls last trinl will, if need be, voto him twice the ammount to dufmry the expenso of tho comiug trial; but Mr, Beocher knows that I um not o rich monj that I nn just commencing business n;‘nln. and that all Y Means are e burked Iu thie business; he knows thet my con stunt prezence in the ity 1a absolutely required by 1y business, wille ho can caslly ot 8 supply for his pulplty ho knows thut I caniiut lear Ui burden of o trlsl awny from this vicluity, and thut, unlike himn, I havé nobody to assist mie, He knows, furthormiory, that inuny of my wit- ncsses are reluctant to mmly. nnd that 1 should huve great diffenlty In geiting them toa dis- tant point; ina word, he knows that I cannot try the casc where he desfgnatus, and that {a tlio reason ho_dosliuates that B\m, 1o g findd another motivo In someo’ job put up by his unserupuous attorney to have the case tried before & purtinl Judics or @ picked jury, but his malu object 18 to avold suy triul. Now that the Issus {s ptripped of wll cxtrancous embarrass- ments, and Mra, Tlton {4 a computent wum:u‘ he dare not meot the issuo before au tnpartinl tribunal, His motion to (!hlll;fil) the pluce o trlal {s o trial, a aubterfuge, u skulk, llepcrtur—i)u you think he will aceept your offer to try the cage ln New Yorkt Mouito—01 course I do not, siuee I know ho doesn't mean to try the casoat all, unless ho can play the anu with lomled dice, 1f, how- ever, ho declinus my chulleuye to try the casein New York, cevery [ntelligent man 'will sec his objuct; meaningto ruu away from a trisl, or to Rota distonest trind, Neporicr—Do you think an fmpartfal jury could bo got in thie City of Nuw Yorki Monlton—Undoubtedlyl Tho detallg of the scundal ltave booti much” more generally rond and pondered lu the country than in the chy, “The convictions‘ol fiuoplu Iu the country are much guore clear und obstinate than in thé cll{. Ilere, a8 o general fact, wo catch only the maly outling of nuws we read hurriedly, and a great wany things fu rapld succession, and one lin- pressfon fa soon effaced’ by another. Ins the country they read at night, ‘instead of golug to the theéutre, and they rumf !unv.h‘yl‘ aud they ponder what they resd. You will find that }nrmer in Franklln I8 far better informed of_the fucts of tho scandal than & merchant in New Yorkj becides, jn New York we Lave a million of peoplu from whom to draw & jury, half of ‘whom, 1 yenture to suy, have uo oplifon about the seandal, Neporter—Do you think— ¢ Moultop—Stopl Mr, Boecherds doubtless in~ fluenced by unother motivedn’ carryiug this case away [utothe wildernoss, e docs not wunt tried fn the eye of the public, whers evory man- euvre and mwnipulation-will Le detected and exposed, Now, I'want this case tried {n the fuflest blaze of publicity. I shall uot seek a verdiet by any art or utrigue, and my purt of the trial 1 i willlng should be published. m"fx"lu"'"_m you think tho e will bLe 1 Moulton—DMost certainly; for it (s sliply ime ‘}uulhlu thut any Judge ‘i the Btate of New ork should clange tho placs of trisl away from shis vietuity, when ho kuowa such change can ouly result In denylng we any trisl, and when ht kuows that un intelligont and Lupary tial jury muy bo readily obtained ju the vity, "YELLOW FEVER, . 'Bavawmam, Bept, 8.—The yollow-fover lutere meats to-doy Dumbered sovel, - effect of CONFLAGRATIONS. A Monstrous Calamity Befalls the * City of 8t. Hyacinthe, Que. 8ix Hundred Houses Destroyed, aad Thousands ot People in ‘Want, Barely Time Given for the Most Speedy Tlight Before the Wind-Driven Flames, The Loss Roughly Estimated at Two Milllon Dollars, A CITY BURNED UP, Bpectal Dispateh to The Tribuna. MONTREAL, Sept. S.—About 1:30 this sfter- noun ndestructive fire broke out fn the west end of the City of 8t. Hyacinthe, npd, fanned by a northwest wind, soon literally swept tho lower part of the city out of existence, The flames lapped over first into the main street and ran down both sfdes with Ightning- like rapldity, taking Inits road the 8t. Hyacluthe, Quebee, and Natlonal Banks, Post-Office, mar- kets, Court-llouse, factory, and over eighty wholesale and retall stores. Eversthing fell be- fore the devouring element, deepite the frantie exertlons of the pooriy-organized fire brigade und the citizens, The firo during this time, or shout3p.m.,’ Lhiad sprewd, by tneans of burning cinders and the wind, to three parallel streets, and burned everything up. House aftér hovse, generally wood, was swept off like chinfl. People had not timetosave a stich, and at7p.m. the news caine that 600 houses had been burned, and that the conflagration wad over because there was nothing more to devonr, At2p. m. a diepatch was sent to the Chief of tho Montreal Fire Brigade from the Major, maying: “The city all on fire. The water- works burst, 8end all help possl- ble” Tmmediately on recelpt of this, ten men and a steamn fire-engine were sent by a specal train, ond reached Bt Hayacinthe at 6:30p, m. It was then too late to save much, ond, by the time hoso was lald to the river and operations begau, it was 6 o'clock. An attempt waa nade to blow up some outhouses and sto the spread of the fire to the southeast, but it utterly falled. undreds of families are homeless and with nothing to eat. Food {s urgently needed, Such a terrible fire vever visited a Qachee tawn be- fore, with the exception of that ot St. Johns, No acrlous casualtios ame’ct reported. ‘The loss §a roughly estfmated at §2,000,000, The Royal, Stadacona, Queber, I'rovincial, and Ikx'nl Canadian are heavily intercsted. later dispatch from” 8t. Iyacinthe, dated 0 p. ., €axs: “There {8 not n mouthful of Ilz'ruu inthe clty. We are iu u terrible coudi- on. f AT IIOBOKEN, N. J, Now Yonrk, Sept. 8.—Busch's Hotel, Ifo- boken, opposite the docksof the Bremen steam- ships, and nalnly oceupled by German fmml- fi'fllllt!, took fire varly this moniing. Theflames ave spread to adjofning buildiugs, AT TYRONE, PA. Trroxe, Pa, Sept. 8.—Allerts Brothers’ steam gaw-mill, Jouathan Boyntun’s lumber- ard, and the Rallrond Company’s water-tanknt Wondlandawere hurned thls ‘morning. Loss, $40,000; Insurance, $14, NEAR PHILADELPITIA. PmiLApeLPam, Pa, Scpt. #.—Mund & Al- breet's eatablishment at the Falls of the Schuyl- ?1“ hnvo burned: Loss, $10,000; Insurance, THE RAILWAYS. TITE MICIIIGAN CENTRAL. The Now York Sun of the 81st of August has the following article In regard to the financial condition of the Michigan Central Rallrond: Tho Michigan Central Rallrond Company has ‘been exteneively disenseed fn Wallatrect recéntly, owing to the remarkable fail in the price of the stock, which formerly ruled above par aud paid 10 wor cent dividonds, but lately sold at less than 40, arge numbers of Investors haye kuffercd by the heavy decline, and while guensing has been rifo ax 1o to the causen of the deprectation of the proper- ty, no informntion of an ofiicial nature has been vouchsafed, It was etated that the leased lines, of which thero aro & large number, aubjected the trunk line to o heavy loss aununlly; but this seer- tlon was denled by members of the former Hoard of Diroctions Tliere was an elcction in the last Jartof the sumoier, and s Board of Direction was nstalled who were connected with tha unthracite coal interest of the East, Tho aifaies of the foad have beon andergolug a thorouyl overhisuling intely, and luva been dls- covered to be ina deplorablg condltion. o sy tem of leared lines alisorbs all of the legitimate net carnings of Michlzan Central, and the present Jow rates for frelght and Imung»n 18 toa heavy an in- cubns for the trunk-llvu to carry. — The Dircetors receitly autharlzed a. proposition to the leased Tiuea that the orliginal terms of the Jeases should be cancelod, on the ground of the uttor inability of the Michlgan Centtal o comply with their provis- fous, Tlhe lines were asked to accept new con- tructs, by which they should be guarantecd only what they actually earned. 1t is understood that the partics owniny the leased lines are in most in- stances {udisposcd to accept tho proposition, and will resort to thecourta If any attempt is made to Dreak tho torma of thelr contracts. Samuel Sloan, Presilent of Michigan Central, says that propoxitions are being made by the new Dbuard to recoive better terina from the leased Hnes, aud thatthe concurn i 80 Incumbered by theee worthloss leasen as to be almoet valucleas unless they ore abrogated, The trunk iine s working, he nays, to pay Intercet and divideuds Lo corporations thut do not'carn what is given them. The Jock- son, Lansing & Saglunw Hallroad s one of the 1inos with which the Directors of Michlgun Contrat are In uegotiation, but he would not mentlon any opiulon a8 to tha succeas of the elfarts being made, The now Dircetors of Michigan Centra) eold thefr atack saon afler obtaininzcontral of the road, and It I understood that Russell Suge 18 now the Leuvicat stockholder, NEW RATLHOAD PROJECT. &Spectal Dispaich to The Tribune. Des Moixes, lu., Sept. 8.—A corporation has been formed, with F. H. Grgeg os President, and & L, Drew as Scerctary, for the following purpose: 1. The purchase, inprovement, malne tenunce, and operation of the main line of the Chleago & Bouthwestern Rallway, running from Washiugton, in this State, to a point on the Mirsvuri River outelde the City of Leavenworth, wlth power to extend the same from Wi hlnq- ton to Davenport, in_ this State, 3 The purchizse of ‘the Des Moines, Indi- anola & Miesourl Raflroad, exteuding from Des Muyjues to Indianols, with a power to extend it with a connestion with the Southwestern main Nue. 8, The glln‘.huu of the Des Molnes, Win- terset & SBouthwestern Raflway, with power to extend it to sume potut on the .“Iumll'l Riverin a southwesterly directlon, On Thursday a cons wffluuu was mixde bero of all the rallrond prop- erty of the Des Moines, Indianola & Missourt Ioad, subject to certatn outstand- ug Doy o which an action of foreclusure fs mow pending in the Unlted Btates Cireuit Court here.” flence, to muke titls perfect In the new Compin llmy will be olilfiged to pay the bouds, or purchase ut the foreclosure sale. The, Des Molies & Wine teeset Roud ia In shinflar condition, except that s debt ds lurger. A deerce of fore- closure has already 'boen mado apalust the Chlvago & * Bouthwestern, for ubout §0,500,000, The case has been carried to the United Btates Bupreine Court v appeal (rom the decree; and, when that s settled, this now Cumpany expects to ffl' possession b{ purclise, and at oiwe begin_ the extensfon of the road southward froin Iudianola to Leayenworth. “These three roads are now operated bi' the Chl- cagzo, Rock Island & Paclfic Rallroad Company, willch fs doubtless auxious to get buck tiig money it has put into them, T —— TICKET AGENTS' CONVENTION. A large number of the Ueneral Ticket und Passeager Agoeuts of this city huve left for New York tositend the Annual General Ticket and Passenger Agents' L’:unvunuun1 which witl bu beld ut the Nichiolus Hlotel, New York, on the 8th fust. “They will ulso take {n the Centens niul at Philadelphfa. CUICAGO & LAKE ITURON, Spectul Dispatch 5o Ths Tribune, Lansing, Mich,, Scot. 8.~Track-laylug Is progrossing on the Clitcago & Lake Huron Rall- road at the rate of over u intle per day, at which rate thy road will reach Vernon Junctlon bo- foro the 25th of this month, A new engine has Just bocu brought n tho road,. which will add aucxire tralo for huntlixfi- Regular truing will run to the Detroit aud Mllwaukee Juuction soon. Five large engines wre nearly completed : f y . 3 i It at Taunton for the heav the linc s opened throu freight-trafile vzhnn NARROW-GAUGH. Bpectal Dispatch to The Tribuns, GarkNa, ill., Bept, 8.—Tie Galena & Bonth- ern Wisconsin: Narrow-Gouge Raflway, which was completely wrecked by the feartul storm that prevalledin this vicinity on the night of July 4, has been ummufim‘y repnired under the management of the cflicfont Hulmrlntcmlem.. Willlam Blewett, and I8 now in hetter condition than ever before, Through traing from (ialena :3,,""“"““’ will commence ruuning to-mor~ L —— y FRAUD IN A POOL. E7. Louis, Scpt. 8.—~The Atlantfe & Pacific Ralirond Company lias brought sult sgalnst the 8t. Louts, Kaneas City & Northern Company for non-compliance of contract In the matter of pooling of receipts for fruli(lxlcunvcycd hetween this city and 8t. Joscphi, Mo, made” In Septem- ber of last year; $£00,000 damages. —— WASHINGTONIAN HOME, Tv the Editor, af The Tribune. Cri1cAGo, Scpt. 1.—Mr, Jolin C. McGregor dn- swers my cominunication {n to<day's fssue not only unfustly, hut in extremely bad taste. He befilnu hiis Jetter Ly refuting the charges I made, and concludes his rambling cpistle by accusin, all Good Templars outside of the ]{udlmla o kfxlng inordinately Jealous of the latter organi- zdtion as & means of conversion. That one Templar ehould ba jenlous of another simply beeause hie dos more gourd, 18 o sceming para- dox that Mr. Mclregor can probably solve In B anka mé: 4Why T it el ¢ asks me, Ly n't help to restore order?” and there Mr, McGregor hemnl tu talk | unjustly, Ididoffer my services to preserve decoruih to one of the aforesald frantle mana- Ft"‘ and was rebufTed with all the dignity that ie could muster in his excited state. Why I was rebuffed 1 shali not attempt to eny, as Iam larger than the nvurn?e Templar and could have created quite ndiversiontn favor of the Raidieals, snd that is the resson I was mixed fo with the erowd. Nomember of & regular lodge ought to be Jjealous of the Radicals,as they I'EIICJI nihlu out- side of the former's aphere, and It would not be conducive to o regular Templar's standing to [l.mpu!u or vouch for them, When Mr, §1c~ ircgor ogain makes such an nccusatfon as jeal- ousy Iet, im remember, “ionf solt qul -maly pense.” WitL E, BAKER, ———— SEPTEMBER, 0 goldenmonth! How high thy gold fa heaped! The y:lmw hlrc'h-](-n\'el shine like hrlggl co.n8 strung. \ On wauda; the chestnut's yellow pennons tongue To every wind its hlr\‘eub’chlllrn’ame. Hteeped In yellow stil] lie fields where wheat was reaped; And yellow atill the corn-sheayes stackod amung The )'ullm:l gourde, which frum the carth have wrun: Her nimost rold. To highest bouchs hath leaped The purpte grape,—last thing o ripen, —luto By very renson of Its preclous cost, O'Heart! remember, vintapes are lost it ?mpz 0 not for freezing nleht-dews walt: Thiuk, while thou sun‘at thyeelf in Joy's criate, llfl}‘hlllf than can'st not ripen without trost! =11, . in Seplember Atluntic, AMUSEMENTS. RET(H_IN OF THE FAYORITE! THE GREAT SHOW COMING AGAIN! CHICAGO FOR TWO DAYS ‘CNLY ! Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 4 and &, ON LAKXE FRON HENRY DARNUM, Manager, T GREAT LONDON CIRCUS MENAG~ ERIE, MARDI GRAS, &c The entire resources of TIIS GREAT SHOW will Lo produced, The Lest Clreus over In Chicago, Vouehed for by the Press and Ihublic, Tlie Empress of the Arens, M'LLE DOCKRILL. The Australan IHorsemsn, MR. JAMES MELVILLE, ‘The Graceful and Accomplished FRANK MELVILLE. The Gymnnat Wonder, M'LLE JUTAU, YM. 1. DATCHELO! “u\\n\lu- Doy, B GEO. BROWN, WAL CONWEL WE'S D ks LNl ra ALEX, WILLIE, FREDDIE. ‘ana JEAN, A6 Thlrty Utier Bpeciaity AT.lats, A Cholce Menagerle, a School of Natural History, s Mardi-tros Catnival, &c. Tha Grand 1{ppo-Zoolo-Mardl-Gras Corntval Strect Paceant will take piace at © o'clock {u the moring, e %) Cushloned Qpers, Seate. - Admtmion as uaual, 47 p. m, Dours open ot 1 an “ COMING,” The grandort exhibition painting in the world, “LOOKOUT NOUNTAIN,” “The Battle Abovo the Clouds,” i# conaldored the most romarkable picturo In exlst- onco. Jdames Walker, the arifst, sketched the pasition of the forces engaged during the battle, snd a photographer made 600,negatives for this work fmmediately after the fight. Tts nceurncy of detafl has been attested by thoueands of Unfonand Cunfederates there enguged, and IU excites the decpest futerest as an” illusiration of 0w of the achlevinents of our own ** Army of tha This grent work, coatlng uearly $70, 000, the proparty of Gon, Joo laoker, bun Leen obs fained i grent exyento by the fspaitin Comunlt- tee for their Annual Exhibition; conxequently they will Le obliged to charge a small additional admix- sion fee. NEW CHICAGO THEATRE, L. Opposite Eherman Howe, oOLETS “THE MINSTREL PALACE." Monday, Bept. 4, and every evening at l‘-)(‘m '\\ ‘ednesday aiud Saturdny Matinees a2 p. GRAND TRIUMPILOF 1I0OLEY'S MINSTRELS. Touses crowded nightly with ellto of clty. Rvery sct, ete., encared, K NEW s snd an entfrely newprogramme this ek, CARBOLL and MACCAI- THY, It T, TYRRELL, FRANK and_ LEW COLLINA engaml il il sty appetr, | FIRANK SIOIAN and BIERIDAN and MACK.~ se¢ programmes. 7 SR 3 McVICKER'S THEATRE, Every Evohlng and Saturday Matincs, THEERE 8P X. Ohas, Barry as Gen, Washington, Every Tablean Encared. A tireat it, Next Week—I0HN T, RAYMOND--C| LERS, 'HERE'S MILLIONS IN IT. HAVERLY'S THEATRE. Late Hooloy's Thoatre, Handololiak., buiween Clark ! {AGUINE & TAVETLY. roprietars fLLE. CITAPS AN, asgor The famous and nEv CALIFORNIA B{IN- BTIELK, headed by the pecriess Ethiopiau Comedlan, BILLY EMERS ening. Sept. 11, and durs e the woolk, it appearance In “hicagout'the great ot ol SNl A aSepancd sKetclin: " Seps series of thelr ? K < e B L ) A BT el Bremiont i [ Tl renowied inlcations of actors, vocallst e, | art, C IN{‘(EM. and Blly twrigh Wil shorily uppesr, Matinees Wednesday & Eaturday. EDUUATIONAL, ADANS AJADBNM Y. QUINGY, MASS, o HOS. CIANLES FANCIS ADANE, Lt D, . WILLIAM Tt. DIMMOCK, LL. Dy SHOkter o ¥ X Lo R el a2 Ieges, Hoy trom admiited to arvard, Yale, lirawn, and Amler Iy 670 Are nina teachers~all gontieman wbility and expericnce, , P Thera (R preparatory clam for those too young for the Acadensys ami the inatriiction glve s care(ul and Eyemntic, desianed to Kt the puplle’ thoronghly ToF the Uigler'work Jf the Acaiemy, No paplis aro, ra o under 10 ,Mirs of aga. \ Nt eantee, Grith i Tamily) and, the, Aststant Teachers reatide In tie Academy Bonrling School; and: Thie SOUNRET bk have each n separale aiava in 4 Iarge’ armitery thiat communicates directly with the Mase pedriom, 1oys can siko lin loarded fn For catalogues adiresa the N e dibiintoionldenill et il N i PARENTS&EZGUARDIANG" .lfi-:'('-fio vt rivate familics. sater, Al pages, Just [ewied, jg oInpiled ek preaaly far NERaNNR StRon) Fatran, whEras {n may be obtafneil all fornation relatin: tot rAter clwa of acholastic {nxtititions in the count neceary to the election of auch o one as they may bo In searcli of, withous the Inconvenlence {ncident to thi usual meant of collecting the anme. Completa List of Kehuols, and Collegen, Dencription of Locatfon, Ralls and § , ete, g Uolted Bulc‘;. showing the exact location resented, 2 this Bnreau. . i childten to educate upon receipl af posisza (9 cents) t the oftlee, 1ree. Toothers ot .WIJUXIIF It for 1 UTpose statee £ centa, 1, COTESWOITH FINCKVRE, Na(jona ireai, lomestic Bullding, Brosdway'and Fous + New york, N, Y, " LADIES’ SOHOOL, Proparatory, Academis, atid Collegiata; CLIFTON SPRINGS, N. Y., will Open Sept. 33, 1876, _Ttoom large, eleganily turulrhed, heated L{ steam, end lighted by gan.: Epucial atiention to healch. - Gymnastic deill, Ra pabilc cxaiminations or exhibltlons: ] Prof. . Blesaner, an experienced Instenctor and §omposer, will liave charge of the Department of Dr, Tenry Foster will have charge of the Heslin Department. u e Dr. George Loomin will have the government of the echool, 'to whoin sl commtinieations ahonld be addressed, Send for clrcular, 7 H. B. BRYANT'S CHICAGO BUSINESS COLLEGH And English Training School, . BTATE-ST,, 8. B. COR. WASHINGTON, Largest tnatitation of the kind In the United States, ' Tharungh Instructioo. Excelientdiseipline. Commencd stany time. Good baarding pinces for studenta out of o clty.”Can select wny branenes, Addrens forclrer | Iars, 1. 1. BIRVANT, Chicayo. Til. Chicago Academy, An Enelish and Clasical 'Day School, furnishes ouzliand eysteinaiic tralning for fupifs of all ages, In the I'rimary and Intermediate Departnenta thoy are carefully {nstriicied In the common branohes, aRd tn he Colicglate Departmens mey ’ v ve lsnguaces. Pupils of both xex liave: equnl adyantoges In all departments. Tenth yearbeglas Sept, 1. For eirculars addresy H. ML BABCOCE, Principal, 11'Eightoenth-st. University of Nofre Dame, NOTRE DAMBE, IND. This Inatitution affords atudents an_opportunity. of pursuing at will a Clarsical, Sclentlfic, or Com- » mercial C The P radunte Course ,of Civll Enginearing Is now {fully catahlished, Cl will be resumed on Tuesday, Sept. B Board nnd taition fur acholastic year, $300. For catulogues addroes % REV, I J. COLOVIN, C.8.U., Presiden GHARLIER INSTITUTE,- Central Park, New Yark City, for boys and yoiing centlemen of 7 o %0 years. floarding and-Day Echoul. College, Iusinesk, West Point, and Scleu-- tific Schooln. ~ French, German, snd Spaniu ca: fully tauzhit and spoken. fiullling now, the best of {8 kind, Twenty-recond year bepine Sept. 18 Prof, ELLE CHARLIER, Director.. OHICAGO FEMALE OOLLEGE, e MORGAN PARK (NEAIt CHICAGO). The fall term of this institution, commences on Ta Sept, 12, 1876, Another new building will pleted and ready for occupancy at that time, lts' capucity will he sulllcient to sccommodate fifty ad- ditional bonrding pupite. _For further information | orclrculors nddrers the Presfdent, (. THAYRR, Chicago Ecmale Callege, Morgan Park, Cook Co., Til.. or ut 77 Madison-wt., Chicago. MT. ST, MARY'S COLLEGE, EMMITTSBURG, MD. Ticgnlar, ecnsion boging Eept. 6, 1870, Students recclved at any time, Conrre eiubraces collointe, preparatory, and funios depnrtmonta, Inet-named {n n separate buildlog, Arrungomenis liuve been made with_ the Sistors of Charity of Nuzareth to take charzo of the domustic department uf the Collexe. _Send for catalogue. . Kiev, JOIN McCLOSKEY, D.D., Principal. P BOARD AND TUITION IN FRANCE * - - For yonng Ladies in a comfortable Christlan Tome In Verenilies, o hnlf-hour from Parls, A aal- ubrious situation;' Frotessors of tho firsi-clas thorotgh {ustruetlon: torms, 1,600 francs (§300) for the'term_from Octaber to August. Adddress - Mlle, CRETIN, (formurly Professor in Vasear and i itellmuth Collegce, ) at No, bis ruc do Ver-. pennes, Versables, b Refara for paricul i o Mr. R. G, HATFIELD, 81 Plnc-st., New York. ¢, ‘Tarrylown-on-Hudson, ro- .12, Thorongh listraction and traine -, The following gentlemen are patruns of tho U P balrliid, 42 West b7l sty New Georze M, Stono, DD, - Circulars from , A. ARMAGNAC, Principal. ST, XAVIER'S ACADEMY, Walagh-nv,, cor. Twenty-hinth-st., Will be spencd for the reception of bosrders and duy acholars on the flest Monday in Seplember ¥or torms addrees THE MOTHKR SUPERIOR. ’lle C. BROUSSAIS tug. schinol: York; Mr. O, Chunute, Chief Enelncer Frlo way, New Yorki tho Rev. Tarrytown, N. Y. Wl reo i School on Sopteme ber 1% wiil bu asisted by il AL FFENS, andothercomes M " 1) epartient opens oo Euvltmb«rl. - o e ! RS. GARRETTSON’S ./ ROARDING AXD DAY-SCHOOL for soung badios -+ - and children, No. 62 Wesl Forty-eaventh-at. Now . York, will reopen on Wednceday, Sopt. 27. Facllls " tlea for tho atudy of French, Uerman, aud Muslo unenrpassed, Thoroughness in overy dopariment, ‘Aiily porsonally or by leiter, a8 abovo. MAD. B O. DA SILV.A and Mrs, Alex Dradford's (formerly MMrs. Opden Hoffman's) Euglieh, French,and German Doarding § aud Duy-School for'youns ladies and children, with calisthenics, No. 17 West Thirty-eighth-st. . New York. Heopeos Scpt. 25, Application oy be wade by letier ur personally, as sbove. CHEGARAY INSTITUTE {Heurens Wednendoy, opty 0 FOR YOUNG LADILS AN 4, Doarding and Day fchool Latiu, English and French, Korench Ia the Ianizunice o the family. 1827 ad 1520 Kgruce-sts, Phlladeipliia; Penn. BADAM ERVILLY, 1 rincipal, AR RACINE COLLEGE. The Autuwinn Term will begin Sept. 0. Col- Tego and Grummar Schoul open the s ‘or catnlogyes apyly fo REV. JAMES DEKOVEN, D. 1., ftacine, Wis. ivil_und irehanical Bnalnoorine 4 i fard Plfshiapical Mnpleoripe ot e - uatTacton very praciical. Advantuses umsurpassed o Graduntes obtain excellent positions. sept, “fl’l- For the Annual Liegister, cone Lainlng imptoved Cotras nf Study, and full PArticuisn, aduress PIHOF. CHANRLES DROWNE, Diroct TORTIL BILE KCHOOL FOR TOYS, 008 Chteagorar. ‘Term opens Sepl. 28, IR o 1870, Address or apply atter Sept, . CHeIlanxes, A, p., e e . _—.u'“"' LVE G00D BOVA—A BELECT FAMIL ‘hool for boys trom cight to poaveed st the Dickluvon liom ept. 47. Number Itinited, sad ) '}MIIIHMNL Address Propristor, oreut Lil, ROGELAND INSTITOTE FOR YOUNG LADIES— yack-on-liudsuu) Deauzifal aituation, " plessant e ety el ethelen, Wi Albert Wells, A, R Priveinals B 13 * ADELPUI THEATRE, This Monduy Evening, Sept. 4, Immenso succoes of the now (:nmpmy‘ Firstap- poarance of the {neen of Bong, MLLE. ZITTELLA. Flrst time of D, L, Morris* “DUTOCIT AGENOY,” Coutlnuation of tho lmm:lnn Olio Compuny of Iast week ut an Immense outluy, Ladies’ Night, Thursduy. WOool's MUSEUM. MONDAY MATINEE—AMBROSE QWINETT; or, tho Sca-8ide Mystery. MONDAY EVENING—TIIE MIVALS. WABASII-AV. PAVILION, Between Harmo: rt and Twelfth-at, ‘TO-NIGHT, sud B ht tbls Week, GRAND INSTRUMENTAL CU‘\,CI‘ P b . Admlsion Free. & 3 DM¥REMOISKLLE b OREMIEULY, AND MISS Keith (well known forinerly us Mrs. dicCauley's &chool), French and English boarding and day school {uryousg tadies foupeah Bepk. 5 No. 477 Madisou-sy., oW York, Groye Hall, New Havon, Oonn, A supetior , 3 Home School for Young Ladies, llcur‘nn-Sep L, 8, < 1870, Address MISS M, P MONTFORT, I'Ilfi:fl?& ]'“Amufi CLEMENT'S BCHOOL, GERMANTOWN, Pu—~Tho Tall sesalon of 1u70 will open W edoesday, Bept, 20._ For irculary upply to the Principal. Thgueas ACADEMY, for. pliu.. Erolikros e graduates tor So posltiuns fu coilivd und sclcatiy b s, W, . BRYAN'S SUARDIN Bl")uunllmlu: Lo N o o JORWICIL UNIVERS Sclentifi and Wtitary N RN T hr. Al L MILITARY " i i wis NOL §50. §100. $200. §500, 1,000, ALEX, FROTIINUMAN € CO., Dugkers wad firck: 1o 13 Wallat, N Vo ke fofcusioriony dearable fnn.'olm:nu f Jarge oF swall Amlounu (o slocks of B exithusjauhyacier, wich trequeally pay fromays te et e Sty ekl exe iy e QS Bercomt Clrcuiare and waokiy Tpcorys som fro