Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 24, 1876, Page 5

scing to the Government as any deep-laid conspiracy in another country. Indeed, even under the censorship, the Odeon (which is the Theatre Francais of the Latin quarter) hss on more than one occasion been the scene of a tumult that broadened out into a riot. The person who desired to have the making the songs of a country rather than jts laws would change his ambitions to the plays of France if the Government restric- tions were removed. One of the annual reviews at a popular French theatre (the custom is o group the can-cans of the year intoa fow hours of doggerel) would be a more efficient means for reaching the popu- lsr heart and camrying away the popular ‘brain than the employment of half a dozen staid newspapers. In the case of the ErCEMANN-CEATRIAN play there was ample reason to apprehend its effect on the nation, for the book on which it is founded has done more to bresk down the traditionsl veneration for the Na- porxox family among the middle and rural olasses of Francethan the surrender at Sedan and the fiery eloguence of Gamserra. In the attractive form of a story, the Mayor of 8 Commune in Alsace is made to recite the history of the last Plebiscite submitted to ths people to sustain the Empire. In it are brought out, in the shape of illastration and not as an essay or lecture, the decep- tlons which had been - practiced un- der the Second Empire and the sufferings that ensued 28 a result of sustaining Naro- 120K IIL. There is still a formidable Bona- partist party in France, and the influence of this book is believed to have made an inroad upon its most numerous and faithful constit- uency,—the farmers. But it has also pre. sented another complication. If the French peasantry is to be converted into Republic- ans, they will make the Republican party of France conservative, and thus defeat the pur- poses of many of the Radical leaders. It is s pity that Ercraaxy-CoatRuN couldn’t have had a shy at the Parisians with the sen- timents of their book individualized and il- lustrated on the stage,—but the censor wouldn't tolerate that. The Journal people yesterday presented the new Licutcnant-Governor with a handsome ivory gavel for use in the Senate, and the pro- prictor made the presentation speech. Every- thing passed off with eclat. The * aside” or 4 entremous™ advice given the high afnitary by the Celtic city editor was sound: % If the 1cllows don’t come o order when * ealled,” use this instrument freely on their pates, if other parliamentary rules fail; as order is Heaven's first Jaw.”? ——— The Post suggests that pointing out the Acting Goverpor’s irrepressible proclivity for pardoning murderers and burglars out of the Illinofs Pen- itentiary “might have the usual effect of ad- vancing the political fortunes of the man as- .safled.”” Possibly: and, if so, then the ““man assailed ”? ought to thank THE TRIBUNE, and feel grateful for the service it has done him in finding fault with such pardons. The reccipts and expenditures of English revenue run with remarkable ‘evenness and sameness; thus we find that the receipts of revenue from the 1st of April to Nov. 25.were £46,567,657, agminst £46,533,372 in the corre- sponding period of last year. The expenditure was £49,415,007, against £49,231,191 last year. The balances in the Banks of England and Ire- land amounted to £2,140,233. . ———— People buying Christmas presents yesterday— and that was everybody, irrespective of age, sex, or previous condition of servitude—had to move sround pretty briskly to keep their fingers, toes, ears, and noses from being nipped by the pincers of Jack Frost. And last night it was still colder; it was almost cold enough to freeze up the “milk of human kindness.” e ——— County-Treasurer Huck’s announcement that he will make no more temporary loans to meet the reckless waste of the County Commission- ers has filled them with consternation. ‘The Treasurer holds the key to the situation. 1t is . inhis power 1o protect the taxpayers from rob- ‘bery, and they will back him up in all bis efforts to accomplish that end. ———— Why fsn’t this the best wayto settleit, as proposed by the Post: Let Gen. DAN CaXERoN pat himself at the head of his braves and go after Gen. S1rTixe Buit, If he brings in his acalu, TiLoex shall be President; if StrriNG BrLL 1ifts Cayes s bair, he shull be Chief of the Tammany; if the £ght shall b2 of the **Kilkenny cat” order, then whatis left of them shall be buried with the honors of war. —————— Is it an objection to Col. INGERSOLL, in con- nection with the office of Senator of the United Btates from the State of Iilinois, that he be- lieves lass and kmows more than JomN A. Lo- @ax*—Cincinnati Commeraal. —————— PERSONAL. The newsboys still cry: of yer war-cloud /" . Arennion of graduates of the New York State Normal School i to be held in the school-building 2t Albany, N. Y., on the 28th inst. Diaz, the brilliant Franco-Spanish painter, who died 2 month ago at Mcntone, was at the time in the eecond weck of his honeymoon. He married £t the age of 70 & charming young wife. All the principal theatres in New York are to be Protected ngeinst fire by the treatment of the scen- €ry according to the process recently recommended by Mr. Dion Boncicault, sné described in these columns, Mise Fannie Marsh, formerly a Chicago actress, . Preventeda panic in her Portland Museam, a few @aysago, Ly adaressing the andience, and assuring them that, if there were any danger, she would be tlie first to toll them of it. The member of Parlisment named Horsman, , Who dicd recently, was once plarfully called by Daszacll *+a superior person,” from a certain air of sssumption in his manner, and the nickname stuck to him through life. - Jtmay be news to the world that 2iss Adelaide Nelison fs under contract to Mr. Max Strakosch to l engagements at Paris and other capituls of En- Tope in the scason of 1877-5. Snchissuid to be the fact, but the news may be taken with some al- lowance. A retraction js demanded. It was Edward Ever- ¢itTale, and not James Russell Lowell, who 50 ppreciated Gen. Bartlett’s encouragement of dime- ovel reading as a preparation for better reading as % wnite to him 1n hearty approval and propose to expand the thonght in an essay. * Benator-clect John T. Mcrgan, who will succeed Bemator Goldtuwaite, of Alabama, is abont 50 Jears of age, and a lawyer and orator of high rapk. Hewasan Elector on the Breckinridge ticket in 1530, and eerved with distinction in the Confeder- e service, rising to the rank of Major-General. A ribald holiday mummer—known in modern Parlance as a street-peddler—lifted p his voice on the street-coner yesterdny to this purpose: “Hete's your gold-mounted, nickel-plated, stem- Y¥inding ‘donble-action, Centennial watches, with Aoody and Sankey movements, only 25 cents.” Inthe conrse of preparing the ground for the Bew University schools in Oxford, Eng., the site of what s considered by some an undoubted Brit- ige or eettlement more than 2.000 years old Yas1aid bare, A number of~mounds of gravel e been discovered, which on closer examination Pove to be the walls which divided the pits in ¥hleh our progenitors dwelt. . Nr, Vambery, the Hungarian traveler, gives 'sk prase 10 the new Sultan of Turkey, Abdul- id. He has, It is safd, cat down his civil list, :mpelled those abont him to retrench vigorously, & hns appointed as the tutor of his children All Ui Effendi, a real reformer and a democratic The young Sultan is becoming very PODlar, and he ciroulates freely among the people. M. Aldric's magazine-asticle on manners be- 0 Ponkapog and Pesth contains some observa- ©On Farleian cab-drivers and hotel-keepers to Ruchthe Springteld Republican tekes exception. TEPrescnts these meeful fanctionarics as being olite in Paria than in New York; buttne Of the cob-driver who was recently ¢‘Here's a full acconnt THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE : SUNDAY. DECEMBER 24, 1876— arrested in the ter his fa with water drawn for the borses, and Lucy Hooper's recent testimony in regard to the superctliousness and dishonesty of Parislan hofel-servants, are circnm- etances which do not make towards the confirma- tion of Mr. Aldrich's statements. . Howard Glyndon has some bad verses, entitied Juliet on the Balcony, " in the Galdzy for Junu- ary. The best stanza is the last, whidh reads thus: My, 4pirit leans and listens, 5 heart goes out o him, Thl'ons{n all the long night watches, Until the dawniny dim; )({ spirit leans and listens— By city for domaing which he had ¢, el To flood me with Gelighis 5" The New York World, after a hasty perusal of Tennyson's new drama, ventures to pronource it a faflure. ‘Al the characters, it says, *‘speak in the sume langunge. ~Each one fs Alfred Tennyson, thinly disguised in a different cowl, crown, ar mantle, and all speak theaflected dialect in which, of late years, he has been accustomed to disguise hisoracular utterances. He has been a great poct, but he is rapidly degenerating into a great bore, - Some of the newspaper humorists should by all means make a romance of the Christian plumber in Boston who had not the conscienco to refuse to dray his brother's ass out of the pit—or, in valgar phrase, to mend the water-back of his kitchen stove—on Sanday. Not only eo; bat, because ft was Sunday, the Christian plumber refused to take any pay for the job. 1f Boston contains many plambers like this there must be dearth of sin- ners there. Mr, Ruskin has written an instructive letter to young girls, which, the Spectator Eays, deserves attention on many accounts. He urges Lis young readers to cultivatea Christian spirit and a cheer. ful disposition; to dress in bright colors (if be- coming), though in plain material; to avoid Ppreaching to the poor, the chances being that they 2re inflnitely better Christions than their young- lady patrons; and in particalar to go about the Lord's work quietly, not girding themsclves np too ostentatiously for what may prove to be a comparatively fruitless mission, James Hez, a tough old Yorkshire schoolmas- ter, has just died at the age of 81. A local paper eays that he taught school at Colsterdnle from De- cember, 1822, to January, 1867,:or for 2,202 con- sccative weeks, never missing 3 lay, and the dis- tance each way being four miles, traversing 110, - 104 miles, or nearly five times aronnd the world. One-third of each year he taught a Sunday-school ata place equally distant, bringing up his pedes- trian accomplishments to 115,816 miles, Six months more would have make the distance he traversed to half that between the earth and the moon. It is somewhat surprising to find in so reputable 3 paper 2s the New York Zimes an apology for the poblication of an advertisement of the Western Gun Works, jolned with a confession of ignorance 28 to the nature of the promises sct forth therein, The Western Gun Works, purporting to have manufactory at Chicago, agrees to furnish a revol- verand ‘‘a month’s ammunition free" on the re- ceipt of $3. Some of the snbscribers of the Times, it appears, having forwarded the sum speclficd, have not had their hearts gladdened by the receipt of the revolvers or the ammunition. How merciful then is the Western Gun Works? It was bod cnough to advertise a revolver and esmmunition for $3; but zctuslly to have sent broadcast through the community such frightfu! instruments of destruc- tion would have been an injury to the human race. Many architecte and buildere express the opinion that Plymouth Church in Brooklyn is not provided with proper exits, nor ordinarily supplicd with the means of rafety in case of fire. Mr. Samuel B, Duryes, one of the Trusteed of the Church, in a letter to the Board, says that the seats in the aisles should by all means be removed, and that appa- ratus should be obtained for the extinguishing of fires. But, If the views of the Rev. Mr. Atkinson are correct, it is not possible that Plymouth or any other church ghonld be burned whil: anybody is init and in danger of being hurt. There i3, if this argument is sound, no reason why any precantion whatever should be taken in the case of cLurches; andif all the theatres could be protected by the holding of religious services on Sunday, they would not need to be altered in accordance with fooligh notions of safety and precaution, . Mle. Bonfanti, the danseuse, wos married some years ago, it appears, to George Hoftman, Jr’, who belonged tooac of the tealthiest and most respectable families of New York. He keptthe marriage a secret for some years, fearing that his fether, if he knew of it, wonld disinherit him; he therefore sllowed the impression to get abroad that she wag his mistrees. But last winter, after his death, Mile. Bonfanti proved that she was young Hoff- man’s Wwife, and was acknowledged as euch by the members of his family, who were much pleased to know that the rclutions between them were much more respectable than had been supposed. She has since appeared on the stage of Daly's Theatre, and contemplates entering upon a dramatic career, One child, the result of this romantic union, 18 now at Milun in charge of Mre. (Bonfanti) Hoffman's sister. The grandparents have made ample pro- wvision for its support. The Taylor Johnston zrt-sale in New York wzs highly succesefal. The sum realized on the sec- ond night amonnted to $176,000, and the total reached over $300,000. Vincenzio Vela's statue, ‘*Last Days of Na was sold - for $8,100 to s representntive of the Corcoran Gallery at Weshington. No person bid was made for Story's statue of Cleopatra and it was passed. The Jlerald report contains the following: ‘*Bnldini’s *Scene in an Orchard’ sold for the remarkable sum of $2,150, and Winslow Homer's * Prisoners from the Front ' was bought by gome good Union man “for $1,800. Gleyre’s not very good picture was carried off at the remarkable price of £5,200. It certainly was not eacrificed. There , was an amusing contest for the possession of Eastman Johnson's *Wander- ing Fiddler," for which some enthusiastic admirer paid §2,375; Gerome's picture of the ‘Death of Cerar 'sold for 88,000 Van Morcki's *Herd of French Cattle’brought $5, 100, and Schrey- er's magnificent pictare of * Arabs Retreating * went for$6,700.” *‘The Slave Ship™ goes to Boston, HOTEL ARRIVALS. Shermen IHouse—The Hon. J. B. Warner, De- Kalb: the Hon. W. L Ilealey, Boston; Anton Hopfen, New York: James Kirkpatrick, Palmer, Mich.; C. R. ochester; Col. . Tremont Houre— Burlington; Wong A.Brush, Detroit; the 5d. W. Strongand J. W. S. 3fcKay. Boston; W. Worden, Boston: Col. D. Fleming, G. Magee, and Meintosh, London: W. T. Dwight. New York; A A. Sfearns, Grand Rapids; ¥. Juurer, ' Urbana; Maj. C. Wetherell, _Bangor, 5 _the iion. Stone,- New York; C.' E. York; 4. I Patty, du Lac.... Grand Pucific—3. J. Hill, S. Paul: H. C. Hiead, St. Louls; J. L. Delano,’ Ohio: E. B. Namee and A. G. Nish, Montreal J. Fatrick, and W rick, - Omaba: Col. Dunbar, Wankesha....Pal- mer’ IJouse—il. M. Kussell, Gelesburg: C. L. St. Catherines, Canida: Snmuel Hunt, srydges, Philadelpnfa; R, W. ‘Montague. San F. ew Zealand: C. e, Zanesville, 0. cisco: Mr. and D Aldrich, Boston: R. F. Irv B. Barbour, Scotland. e — . THE WEATHER. WasmiNGToN, D. C., Dee. 24—1 a. m.—For the Lake Region, increasing cloudiness and oc- casional snow, with o light fall in temperature, and rising, followed by falliog barometer and northeast to northwest winds. LOCAL ODSERVATIONS. Cuicago, Dec. 23. B, | Vieather ; minimum, 5. GENEEAL QBSELVATIONS, 3 Cincaao, Dec.23—Mtdnight. \Bar.; Thr.| _Wind. 5w w Veather. Stations. Sarquesie, 3“‘]‘3"‘:«57- 3 Toled OBITUARY. Special Dispatch to The Trivune. GALENA, IIL., Dec. 23.—Nicholas Stahl, amem- ber of the old and well-knowa firm of Foster & Stahl, wholesale merchants, and brother of William XK. Stahl, of Chicago, died at his resi- dence in this city at half-past 8 this afternoon, of paralysis. Dcceased was one of our oldest aan most respected citizens, and for many years has been ldcnfixfied with the commercial inter- 1 this section. 3 K Yor, Dec. 93.—Col. William R. Ver- milye, of ihe house of Vermilye & Co., bankers, died this afternoon. Mr. Vermilye was 2 con- spicuous member of the famous” Committee of Seventy, a brother of Jacob D. Vermilye, President of the Merchants’ Bank, and formany years Colonel of the Seventh Regiment. FOREIGN. Leading Provisions of the New Turkish Constitution, A Host Liberal Conceszion to the De- mands of Civilization, ‘Xt Leaves the International Conference Almost Without a Grievance. The London “Times” Speculates Con- cerning the Geneva Award; And Wonders Whether Any of It Will Be Returned. THE EAST, . WILL TUREEY YIELD? LoxpoN, Dec. 23.—The Dally Telegraph's specinl from Pera says that Midhat Pasha, on ‘Thursday, communicated to the Suitan the in- formal conclusions of the European Plenipoten- tiaries. At this interview it wus resolved that Turkey could yicld jn nothing which would i~ peach her independence. | Other special correspondents think that Tur- key will accept the proposaisof the Powers. The Standard’s and the Times' representatives ex- press themselves strongly of this opinion. The Times dispatch declares thut the majority of the Turks seem disposed to be reasonable, A dispateh from Constantinople to the Pall 2all Gazelte states that Midhat Pasha, the new- ly-appointed Grand Vizier, in conversation with the Marquis of Salisbury, said, “The Turks haye decided to accept no terms giving exclu- sive sdministration to Bulgaria, Bosnin, or Her- zegovina. . We intend,” he said, “giving larze reforms to our subjects, even to the Turks, who, with you, don’t count. Kurope asksusto cut our throats. We must trouble Europe to do it for us, if they areto be cut. We came liere a small humber; if we go- away, we go aswe came, leaving England to cover the graves of thoselett belind.” OCCUPATION. Brussers, Dec. 23.—Tt is positively stated that serious negotiations are still proceeding for the occupation of Bulgaris by Belgian troops. TOE TURKISH COXSTITUTION. CoNSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 23.—The new Turkish Constitution was solemnly proclaimed to-day. It consists in substance of the following provis- fons: The Empire is indivisible. The Sulian is Caliph of the Mussulmans, and Sovereizn of all the Ottomans. His prerogatives are those of the constitutional Sovercigns of the West. Subjects of the Empireare called Ottomans, their liberty is inviolable. Islamism is the re- ligion of the State, but it shall not bave any other distinction of g theoeratic character. The relleious privileges of communities, and the free exercise of public worship by oll creeds are guaranteed. Liberty of the press and freedom of education are granted. Primary education is compulsory. The right of association and right of petition to the Chambers are accorded. All .individuals are equal in the cyes of the law. All are cligible to public offices, irrespective of religion. Taxes - are to be -equally distributed. Special Jaws are indispensable to authorize their collection. Rishts of property are guarantied. The domicile is inviolsble. The functions of tribunals are defined; no one may be deprived ot his natural Judges. Legal pruceedings are to be public. Rights of defense are recognized. All judgments are to be published. The Ministry has no right to interfere in judicial matters. Confiscation, servile la- bor, torture, and inquisition are pro- Dibited. Ministerial responsibility is ecstab- hed. Ministers impeached by the Chamber wiil be judged by the High Court, consisting of the chief judicial and administrative function- aries. No public official can be dismissed with- out legitimate erounds. Their responsibility is maintained, and they cannot be released from it by the fact of having received orders from a superior, if those orders are contrary to law. Two Chambers will be instituted, s Chamber of Deputies and a Sepate. They will receive messages- from the Sultan, and have the freedom of voting ard ex- pressing opinions. The sysiem of imperative mandate i3 prohibited. The Initiative of fram- ing Jaws belongs tothe Ministers and the Cham- ber of Deputies. Laws submitted by the Cham- ber of Deputies and revised by the Senate re- aquire the Imperial sanction. The Senate can reject laws contrary to the Constitution. Judges and functionaries are irremovable, A court of accounte, which is irremoyable except by vote of tke Chamber of Deputles, will aanually pre- sentto the Chamber a complete financial ac- count. Provincial administration will be on the broadest basis of deceniralization. General and Municipal Councils are to be formed byelection. Fiually, the Constitution is only to be modified by a vote of both Chambers, and the sanction of the Sultan. : SATISFACTION. Viessa, Dec. 23.—Servia has most readily rendered complete satisfaction for firlng on the Austrian monitor Maros at Belgrade. The Aus- trian flaz was solemnly saluted to-day. GREAT BRITAIN. TIE GENEVA AWARD. LoxpoN, Dec. 23.—The Zimes says: ** The United States Congress is perfectly within its competence in considering how the surplus money of the Geneva award shall be appropria- ted.” The indemnity was paid for losses which the United States, as a whole, was held to have sustained, not what individuals proved to have sustained. It would be too much, perhaps, to expeet any conscience, in Congress sensitive enough to'inquire whether the Geneva award was too high, and. consequently, that portion of the unappropriated balance might be returned. We would be sorry to see such a delicate ques- tion raised, interesting as it would be.” FRANCE, L THE LEGISLATIVE CONFLICT. VERsAILLES, Dee. 23.—The Senate to-day passad the public worship estimates restoring the salary of the clergy, which had been reduced by the Chamber of Deputies. The Senate also reinstated -the grant for seminary senolarships, which was likewise suppressed by the Chamber. THE COMMUNIST CONVICTS. Paris, Dec. 22.—The sentences of sixty-one more Communist convicts have been remitted or commuted.” e HOLIDAY [TEMS OF INTEREST. A Merry Cliristmas. A cordial welcome to Santa Claus. Ormsby, the leading photographer. Last chance to buy Christmas presents. ‘Hall, the photographer, No.170 East Madison. Give old Santa Claus free access through your ney.- Christmas trees are decidedly popular. Every- body has one. . There js nothing Christmas presents. Amidst all your napplness on Christmas, do ot forget the poor. - - ’ ‘The problem: What to buy for an appropri- ate Christmas preseut. Plenty of snow and ice, and now the boys will hsve a gay time for a week. Little ones hang up your stockings, and see that the holes are all arned. There will be many a girl sad because she re- ceived no Christmas present. Your little ones will surely hang up their stogkings. Do not forget them. Attend Martine's Academies, where you can learn ail the new dances at once. Do. not make a fool of yourself because Christmas bappens but once a year. D.'W. Van Cott & Co., jewelers, 224 State, will open until noon on Ctristmas. Skecn & Staart, 77 Madison street, will be open Christmas morning until noon. A Western paper bas tnis personal ftem: “ Those who kgnrnlce old Mr. w'flsan. of this like it. Soow, ice, and place, will regret to hear that he was asssulted in a brutal manner last week, bat not killed.” L. C. Pardee, dealer {n fine groceries, 196 State street, will open until noon Christmas. Hamiiton, Rowe & Co., jewelers, 93 State, will keep open until noon on Christmas, Christmas egg-nog is very pleasant to the taste, but drink It sparingly dad be wios. Woicott & Co.’s art store, 199 and 201 Wabash avenue, will open until noon on Christmas. E. H. Goodrich, the jeweler, Yo. 90 Madison, will keep open store until noon Christmas. Webster, dealer in fine millinery, 124 State, will keep open store until noon Ghdistmas =" Chicago Floral Company, 77 State -street. Choles cat. flowers. Store open Christas dar. Jansen, McClurg & Co., 117 and 119 State, will have their store open until noon Mondsy. Open until noon Mondav, the great sale of fine clothing and gents’ furnishing goods at No. 150 State street. Tiwo thousand holidayjbooks at $1. _Chapin's, 91 Madison street. Ope.n uptilnoon Chrlsgmns: Buy your girl a Christmas present, if nothi but 2 stick of candy. peth deiting ‘The celebrated confectioners, McDonald Bros. & Stillman, 148 and 206 State, will be open all day to-morrow. 2 ‘* How we done it is the heading of a Dulath newspaper-editorial. Send up some grammars there quick. ““To bee or not to bee,” as the man said when he got home and found a swarm of ‘em settled on-his front door, knob. The New York critics are rather severe on Mr. Woolf's drama, “The Mighty Dollar.” They can’t sec any cents in it. ‘Vergho, Rubiling & Co., importers of toys and fancy “zoods, 138, 140, and 142 State, will Leep open until ngon Christmas. 8. Hyman, jeweler, No. 235 Wabash avenue, corner Jackson, will oven until noon on Christ: mas to oblige his customers. N. Matson & Co., our leading jewelers, corner State and Monroe, will keep their store open until noon on Curistmas-Day. A tourist who was asked in what part of Swiizerlaud he felt the heat the most replied, * When 1 was going to Berne.” James Wilde, Jr., & Co., clothicrs and_gents' furnishers, Statc and Madisen, open their store Christmas morning to oblige patrons. Merker_Brothers, manufacturers of pocket- books and_chuive leather-goods, 79 Randolph, “iilil opeu Christmas morning. Bargains fn é)m: albums. For the accommodation of those wanting to make their purchases on Christmns-Day, Hadle Bros. & Co., 63 and 65 Washington street, will remain open until noon. ¥ When Tus TRIDUNE man called at Simm’s, Xo. 56 State, he was informed by the young lady who dispenses caramels that Mr. ‘Simm would keep his store open Christmas-Day. During the past week 370 persons have had some kind of dental operation pertormed by Dr. McChesney and his able_assistants, evidently making preparations for Christmas dinners. He furnisiies a splendid vew sct_for 38, and gold- filling warrhnted at one-third usual rates. We take pleasure in recommending the house L. Putnam, 109 South Clark street, who is fine line of gents’ furnishing goods, , gloves, and latest styles of scarfs and neckwear. Mr. Harkin, so wcll known in con- nection with the house, continues to wait upon customers as usual. Store will be open until noon ou Christmas. ] . W. VAN COTT, at 224 State, has one of the most complete and carefully-selected stocks of jewelry, con- sisting of diumond-rings, seal-rings, gold ‘coral and cameo sets, mecklaces, bracelets, chains, buttons, studs, ete., to be found in the city: also, a large assortment of American watcheés, Gorham silverware, aud Rogers Bros.” cutlery. Those so fortunate as to_patronize this popular house will be waited on by Mr. A, B. Van Cott, one of the oldest nnd most_reliable jewelers in the country, having started out in business in New York'in 182%. We cheerfully recommend this establishment as one most worthy of pat- ronage. ——————— STATE STREET. The Improvements of the Past Few Years on this Thoroughfare South of Van Buren Street Indicate Clearly that It Is to Be the Futuro Great Business Street of Chicago. Few, if any, of the great avenues of traffic with which the go-ahead City of Chicago abounds are undergoing such material changes, nor are any making more empbatic strides in the march of improvement than the section of State street to which attention is called by this ar- ticle. Many of our citizens who have not recently traveled-on this thoroughfare south of Van Buren strect remember many s of it as more nearly resembling Bunyan's Slough of Despond than enything else. -To such a visit at present would reveal & most agrecable surprise. . ‘The laying of the wooden pavement from Van Buren to Taylor street, last fall, has greatly im- proved that section, and when the widening of tho strect beyond that point shall lave been accomplished, as it already has been in a od many places, we risk B0 nothing in declaring that State street will be the finest business avenue in Chieago. Al the buildings erccted during the past two years are hindsome and enduring structares,” ana the busincss men energetic and practical. Their stores in many cases contain stocks that will compare favorably with any in their respective lnes elsewhere in the city, snd it isbut au act of justice to give publicity to the names of those merchants who have been prominently instrumental in elevating this section of thi street to its present commercial importance. Dry Goods—Simon Klein, 850 State street. C. Kaun, 1477 State street. Merchant Taillors—C. Kassing, 400 State street. G. Aug. Jummrich, 444 State street. Victor \Walter, 413 State street. Drugglsts—J. W. Elrman, 357 State strect. Thomus Whitfeld, 833 State street. A. L. Waller, State, corner of Twenty-fifth. Mathison & Buchmun, State, cor. of Thirtieth. Masquerade Costumes—>Mrs. C. Oehm, 294 State strect. Grocers—J. J. Dwyer, 1482 State street. Rottler & Bro., Stuté, corner of Twenty-ffth. Furniture—Schieferstein & Haman, 439 State. Conlcctioners—Heissler & Yuuge, 418 Clark, Branch 438 State street. F. W. Rucckheim & Bro., wholesale and re- tail, 394 State strect. Bunte Bros. & Spoelir, 456 State, wholesale and retail. Their caramels are considered the best in the city, Millihery and Notions—Oplatkas’ Temple of Fashion, 470 State street. R. & J. Gaw, 6JS State street.. “Stoves and Hardware—Brown & McDonsld, furhaces a specialty, 1461 State street, . Sinclair Bros., ~ Griflith’s ventilators and smoke conductors, a specialty, 366 State street. Jones & Stebbins, manufacturers Volcano Chimuey Tops, 538 State strect. Daemicke léros‘, 912 State street, corner Archer avenue, butchers’ and mechanies’ tools a specialty. Branches corners Fourteenth and 'll\v'ellly-l|lnth streets, on State. _Hats, Caps, and Furs—R. & J. Gaw, 608 State. Jewclers—A. P. Boynton, 582 State, near Twelfth. F. H. Baum, 400 State strect. ‘The Champlon Weather-Strip Co., manufac- turers of the strin, Tose, gilt, walnut, and cabi- net moldings, chromos, and statuaries, 329 State strect. Steamn Dye-Works—H. W, Momberger. Gar- ments dyed and cleaned. 129 State street. Spring-Beds and Cots—L. C. Boyington. Of- fice, 753 State street. Factory in rear on Victo- ria avenue. 2 Trunks—Brown & Co., 692 State street. e ——— HOW TO SELECT PIANOS. TIn purchasing a piano it is advisable to have the services of an cxperienced musical fricnd. If such services are not at “your command, look carcfully over the recorded opinions of eminent musicians, and be_guided by their unbiased expert judement. In either case, you are cer- tain to' find that the Hallet, Davis & Co.'s pianos Jead any others ever invented. Your conscientious musical friends will assure you of this fact. ~ The statements of musical masters all over the world confirm the truth of this assertfon, while it is conclusively proven by the verdict of the accomplished Centennial jurors. Theselatter, after patiently testing the pianos of upwards of forty of thelcading makers of the world, united in awarding the highest horors to the Hallet. Davis &Co.’s instruments. The uprights of this tirm were the only ones singled out of all exhibited for particular com- n&cndnlloth The ju[{m;s ;‘:mtl?llyusg&n (::; these uprights stand in_tune lonz others made anywhere. . W. Kimball is Gen- eral Northwestern Agent for them, corner State and Adams streets. - HMOLLAN. . Have you secn the handsome suits, the nobby overcoats, and low prices that Mollan is offer- ing for Christmas gifts? Then call at his par- lors, 83 Madison street, and be convinced. PHOTOGRAPHS ENLARGED by the new patent carbon process are superior to any others. Made in Chicago only by Gentile, 103 State streat. THE DAY WE CELEBRATE A Feature of General Interest in Con- nsction with the Holidays. Establishment of a New Cigar~ House, the Largest Institu. tion of Its Kind in the West. Mr. Lewis Moss Henceforth to Minister to the Delight of Western Smoke ers on an Enlarged Scale, He Is Now Associated with the Well- Enown House of McDonald & Co. From the Times, Dec. 23. ' ‘What ample capital, good business judgment, and close attention to matters in hand will ac- complish, was strikingly {llustrated by a recent visit to the thirving establishment of M. C. Me- donald & Co. This house, though ouly opened last spring, has grown into one of the most vigor- ous and successful of Chicago’s many commereial institutions. The proprietors began business upon the broad and enduring principle of deal- Ing in nothing but the choicest of goods in their line of trade. With plenty of financial means to back up all they said and did, they not only determined to themselves give the Northwest at least one establishment where THE FINEST AND PUREST of wines and liquors could be procured by the wholesale, but also to wage aggressive war on all pretentious concerns that had been hood- winking the public in the past by palming off cheap g0ods as the “best fn the world.” How well this bold and fraok course succeeded is now a matter of recorded history. The Western public has, through the efforts of this encrgetic house, learned what constitutes good and healthy liquor; how and by whom it is alone made; and that there is absolute certdinty of rocusing it nowhere in such standard excel- ience as at this establishment. The effect of this sgiriwd attack upon long- established shams, and the effect also of han- dling only goods of the very ghest grades, has been that inJess than one” year’s time Messrs. M. C. McDonald & Co. have BUILT UP A VAST BUSINESS, 5 the proportions of wlich are simply astounding. The writer, in an inspection last week of this place, situated at the mtersection of Clark and Monroe streets, and having: its chief entrance on the latter thoroughfare, could not but admit that if the present was a season of unparalleled business stagmation, Chicago possessed one mercantile in which no evidence of such gnation isible. : ere wasa great warcroom stored with lines of barrels containing every tempting Jiquid known to the bibulous worlil. Here were also tiers on tiers of the vblong baskets loaded with the precious vintages from tne sunny cham- pume tricts of France, the vineyards of Hmln, Germany, Italy, and every other land whence emanates the rarest and Furesb of wines of every brand known to cultured palates. Here, too, were great ua:kn%'cs of fine ales, liquors, cordials, cte., while all the mifuor ac cessories of n first-class establishment_of this kind were to be secn in systematic abundance. Additional goods were arranged In pleasing array upon the upper floors of the building, while in the chief apartment below a busy corps of workers were engaged in bottling, packing, and shipping goods. attending to ofice business, and otherwise carrying forward the affairs of one of the largest, most methodical, and busiest establishments in the city. The range of choice things kept in steady stock by this firm gives its patrons AN UNLIMITED PICK. Retail dealers, families, hotels, clubs, and all others who desire the very choicest of pure sour- mash whiskies, champagnes, brandies, wines, liquors, and mineral waters, can be snited here as nowhere else in the Western country. There is no standard brand of thesc articles which the house does not_handle, while it also has the special agency for certain very rare lines, ob; tainnble nowhere else. Such specialties as Mc- Mullen’s “ White Label ? Bass’ ale, the Monarch and Loch Na Gaar whiskics, ctc., are samples of él‘lhe’sdgntlcx peculiaralone to this establishment. THOE MERRY HOLIDAY SEASON, and the next fortnight will witness the 1ycal-ly revival of general good feeling, brotherly love for cverybody, and enlarged human affection, attendant upon the joyons Clristmas and New Year’s time. Finc liquor and wine to aid in warming heart and body, and to give a new im- L)ulse to blood and sympathy, s an indispensa- le adjunct of these days of Merry-making. For Christinas cncer, and_for the replenishing of tables to Ercct the gay New Year’s visitor, these potables have ever been a necessity. We com- mend all who desire to procure the choicest of wines, whiskics, brandies, et al., for Kris Kringle’s day, or for’ the supplying of their New Year's callers, to the superb stock of Messrs. McDonald & Co. It is unquestionably the most varied selection ever seen in this por- tion of the country. Evervthing staple is con- tained in it, while for those who bave a fancy for rare and curious brands careful provision has also been made. The prices of this house have beea particular- Iy reasonable from the start. The proprietors BROKE THE BACK of monopoly rates when they first began busi- ness, they putting most of the standard goods into the “market considerably below the then prevailinz figares. This, of course, brought down prices elsewhere, and dealers and the gen- eral public have to thank this house for the fact that good liguor and wine is now obtainable at wholesale at rates commensurate with the re- duction in all other walks of commerce. Oi course the bouse possésses an unapproach- able adventage in making arrangements withits customers, on accouny of the immense quantity of goods it constantiy hasin store, as well us becuuse of its remarkably good understanding with distillers, vintagers, brewers, importers, and others. To underbid M. C. McDonald & Co., in any first-class goods, is impossible; and first-class” goods can alone be found at their place. N 1t will interest the innumerable friends of the firm to know that henceforth the finest of cIcars will be obtainable at this place. The firm has just concluded an arrangement with Mr. Lewis loss, who will have general c¢h of this new department. A strictly bigh class importing and manufacturing cigar house is to be opened, and this feature will be 50 founded and man- aged as to coustitute it the largest and most erfect estublishent of its kind in the West. What Mr. Moss does not know about the cigar business, probably nobody in this section of the country will try to teach him. Fully identified with Chicago aud Western interests and tastes, lie is pecaliatly enabled to minister to the de mands of. the cigar trade here. A connoisseur himself, heknows what other connoisscurs will bave. If good cizarsare to be had, cither in Havana or this country, we will vouch that they can hereafter be obtained at this place. ‘The new department is already admirably or- ganized with Mr. Moss In charpre, assisted by Mr, David Meyer. Thefirm has heavy orders out in Havana, New Orleans, and New York, and will be in complete running order in a few weeks, Meanwhile it is now in ample condition to ill any demauds that may be immedintely made upon it. To all dealers and others wish- ing the best cigars procurable on the face of the globe, selected by a well-known and_consclen- tious expert, we say, leave your orders with 3. C. McDonald & Co. ; A PEATURE is to be made of smokers’ box goods, for which the finest cigarsthat can be found in Havara wiil be specially imported. Moreover, there will be no fancy prices charged for the same. In the r department, as in all other branches of their business, a just regard for, and attention to, thelr customers’ best interests will charac- .terize the dealings of this firm. Such has been their policy from the start, and such, weare certain, will continue to be their practics in the future. i THE DEST TEMPERANCE ADVOCATE is not he who tilts ridicuously against the use of alcohol and tobaceo. It is the man or firm who does everything possible to see that these two grand necessitics of modern existence are served up to man and woman kind in the purest. and most healthfal form. This is precisely what this firm has been doing ever since they began business. ‘The dwellers in European lands, where wine, ale, and beer flow almiost as freely as water, are the healthiest of living people, unless, indeed, we except certain portions of Kentucky, whence come the Reerleu sour-mash whiskles. It is to make our Western people more familiar with these nutritious, cheeringbeverages that Messrs. McDonald & Co. have red so assiduously, and to them all credit is due for having been the first to make known to us all what consti- tute really pure wine and liquor at honorable prices. 3 “Swearing off ? is a popular piece of New Year's nonsense. Inits place might profitably be substituted a resolution_touze only such choice, pure liquors as are sold at this establish- ment: to smzfiie only cigers that have passed under the vigilant and experienced scrutiny of Mr. Moss. A YOW . of that kind would be apt to be faithfully kept, and would result in 2 new lease of life and en- joyment to whoever ‘should make it. New Year’s tables graced with carefulselections from this fir’s stock will prove incomparably ut- tractive, and will cause theday aud the fair hostesses to linger long and pleasantly in the remembrances of all callers. In naving thus united to their huge liquor in- terest the wholesale trade in fine cigars, Messrs. McDonald & Co. have made a shrewad business move. The two lines should naturally go hand in hand, and what the public desires is only to be assured of the unvarying excellence of the goods carried. This i3 insured by the previous record of the house, the proprictors of which have always exercised a personal supervision over thefr business, TESTING CAREFULLY ’ every new invoice of goods aud throwing out everything in the least inferior. The same zealous watcfulness will' prevail in their cigar business, and the fact that nobody ever knew of &oor wine or whisky leaving their establishment conclusive evidence that an ordinary brand of cigars will not be allowed, under any circun- stances, to go out of their warerooms. There is nobody, unless we except the unhap- py dealers in cheap tobacco, who will riot wish 1 prosperity to the new enterprise. That it is to be a brilliant, enduring success is an absolute certainty, for M. C. McDonald & Co. do not know how to take hold of a thinz without mak- ing it succeed from the word **go.” HOLY ORDERS, Special Dispateh to The Tribune. BALTDMORE, Md., Dec. 23.—At ‘the Catholic Cathedral this morning Bishop Beckey, of Dela- ware, conferred the degrees of Holy Orders on twenty-four young men, accompanied with great religious pomp. Among the candidates were E. J. Dempsey of St. Louis, J. J. 0'Brien of Boston, Andrew Andreis of Natchitoches, La., P. W. Dunn of Chicago, and James Murphy of San Francisco, all of whom received orders. —— CHRISTMAS GIFTS. The new Wheeler & Wilson sewing-machine, No, 8,—an entirely new machine, with straight needle and no shuttle to thread. The Centennial judges rccommend it. Sold on essy monthly install ments, o lideral discount for cash. Partles hay- ing old Wheeler & Wilson machines will find it advantageous to exchange. Office 155 State atreet. ———— CHRISTHAS SPREAD, Ed Gray and Parks, the diamond man, are doing business at 130 South Clark street, and claim to sct up the best liquors and cigars in the city. They will have a nice lay-out Christmas-Day, and wonld like to see all their friends. ——————— WHY CHICAGO MEN ARE HANDSOME. ‘This fact is proverbial, and it never occurred to us why, until we saw how beautifally their old clothes were clcaned and repaired by Cook & Mc- Lain, 80 Dearborn street, 93 and 261 West Madison. ’ NEVER FAILS, To avoid the disappointment 53 often experienced by the use of the ordlnary favoring extracts, buy Dr. Price’s Special Flavorings. BUSINESS NOTICES. Eupeou—The unprecedented sale of Eupeon is the b2st evidence that it gives satisfaction for f l rheumatism, neuralgia, headache, toothache, Pleariey, piles, burns, of any”ache or puin. It i3 he best remedy known. Sold by all druggists at 50 cents per hottle. ———— Boland'’s Aromatlic Bitter Wine of Tron isa remedy for nervous debility, impoverished blood, and impaired digestion. Dcpot, 33 Clark street. b s i Dunbar’s Bethseda Water for kidney difil- calties. Gale & Blocki, 85 South Crark street. VEGETINE. THEH® “LOST ART” ) RECOVERED. Galen, the most celebrated physician, flourished in the second century. His theory was that roots and berbs, properly compounded, are Nature's remedy. His gures were 80 marvelous thiat he was accused of magic. His mighty skill and success silenced hls enemles, and Lis oplnfons held sway In the medical world for centu- rles, untfl the art of compounding vegetable remedies was gradually lost in the thickening gloom of the mid- le ages, and pojsonous mineral mixtires took its place. But the clouds arc bresking_in our day. and the almost fasical Virtues of Veurrive Jorfally attemed by thousands. stamp it u8 a true Gilenical compound, and, 8 a blood-puriller ard health-restorer, probubly had ‘had no equal stace the days of Galen hiniself. SCROFULOUS HUMOR BURSTING THROUGH THE SKIN ON ALL PAETS OF THE BODY. A Hopeless S—fil@er Cured by Vegetine, H. R. STEvENS, EsQ.: Dearsir. {0z that & statement of my case may meet the eye of solue one suffering from Scrofula, | g youto publish the following, which I cheerfuily furnish of my own free will: 1 have been allicted with Scrofulous Humor from my birth. and at mes very badly. When about 6years ofil the disease made {ts appeasance on my head, and it was deemed advisable to iave the hairshaved, but they were gbliged to eut It of with emiroidery scistors, 18 my head was 5o sare I could not have {tshaved. After we had succecded In healfng the Eorcs on the outside they broke, but on the {nside. causing me great paln. There have oen tines when the surface of my bunds was all raw from the effect of this hunior. and no pen can de- seribe the great sufferings I have endured. Alout thice years ago small kemnels made thelr ap- runce on the cords of my neck, several of which grew into quite large tumors, and Hothing which we could use would reinove them. My whole hysiem was #0 full of scrofulous humorthat ftseemed rendy to burst through the sifnat all| 213 of my body, aod { was I u e wealk and fecble condition. The tumors on my ek had grown to such a size s to disfigure me badiy. When In this hopeleay condition. 1 was sdviced Ly’ friend to try the VEGETINE, und I at once commeaced taking I¢, and. after I had used It 4 shorl time, the tu- mors commenced dischargiog, and 140 notthink 1 over. estimate the quaatity froin ezch tumor whien 1 uay that 8 fuod-slzed teacupful of corruption ran out,‘atier whilch they commenced to heal up and disappear, and 2uw oy neck is a3 smooth and free from bunclies 13 a0y 1ady’s. I'believe the VEGETINE has entirely cleansed every tafnt of serofula’from wmy system, and 1 deslre to have thisstatement publivlied. 30 that otlier suffercrs moy fnd Tellef, 3a they surcly will do, If they try the VEGRTINE. It will aford e _pleasure to give any further Infor- Tation relative 1o my case to all who will call or au- dress me. ALICE SHIKLI Nov. 11, 1874. ‘Nounk, Cona. TUnsolicited Evidence, SPRINGPIZLD, Me., May W, 1872, ME. H. B, STevENS—Dear Str: My diughier has been out of lienith for ubuut two years. ADOUL year ago she had & tumor come on her side Which was very pain- ul 1saw VxGxTiNE advertiscd in the Farmer, and sent toBangor and got twobottles. Sheisnuw taklng the second hottle; her - health ‘fs niuch {mproved, and the tumor 13 xolng away as fast as it camc.” Every one (o this vicinlty Knows What VEGETINE hias done for iy daughter, und 1 take every opportunity to recommend 18 t0'those Who are N0t Awire of Iis great value. Very respectfully, MRS. SGSAN €. RANDALL, Every One Speaks Favorably, EAST MaTeurixo, M., Aug. 31, 1870, M. STEvENS—Dear sir: 1 have been troubled with Canker from childhiood, csusing my mouth to be 30 sorz. attimes that]wasunable fo eat. Have taken maoy preparations. but with no effect, un:il I tried your Vc- ¥ After takinga few doses { found It relleved the faintnessat the stomach that always accompantes e “and by the time [ had taken the thizd bottle my mouth was entirely cured. Have mot beea troubled it It ince that time, wlch Is eight monthis ago. [ have recommiended It to several of my scqualot: ances,and cvery one speaks favorably of 1ts %ood efe . Yours truly, P S. SHERMAN. 'VEGETINE extends Its {nfluence [nto every part of the human orgaatem. commencing with its foundation: correcttng diseased action. and restoring vital powers, creating & healthy formation and purification of the blood. driving out disease, and leaving razure to per- form its allotzed task. Sold by all Druggists. ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS. PARTY FLOWERS AT RETAII. Choice Garnitures for dress trim- mings. Also Flowers for evening wear at TAYLOR, THOMAS & CO.’S, 110 and 112 Wabash-av. 1 BRAZTLIAN Salted to all sigiits by Optician. 85 Muthisou-st. (Tribune PEBBLE SPECTACLES Irspedsion 2o MAXASSRYS, | Buildinz, CHINA, GLASSWARE, Etc, WILL RECEN AEW YEAR'S, Tables Supplied INGTON'S, 146 S_ta_te-st. Dinner Sets, Tea Sets, Puneh Bowls, Glassware, Hajolica Table We.», F e JEWELRY, BOOKS, &c. TILL ONE P. M. KENDALL, 242 State-st., cornur Jackson, will consinue on Mecnday, till 1 p.m., and every day this weeik, his Clearing Sale of Jewelry, Silves- plated Ware, Albums, Pocket Books, Pocket Knives, &c., &o. Going out of retail trade, entire stock must be turned into money regardless of cost. B Great Bargains in Watches. BOOKS. New Miscellaneous Books at wha - they will bring. Books worth $1 * $5,for40c to$l. Episcopal Praye : worth $2 to $7, for 50c to $2. 242 Siate-z KENDALL, cor. Jacks FURS. SEAL SACQUE Reduced 30 Per Cent. SPLENDID GARMENTS MADE IN FINEY MANNER, CUT IN LATEST STYLE. Londarn dred. The manufucturer received the highest zni only award at the Centennial. PRICHES: $65, $90, $110, $125. R.T. MARTIN, Black Bear Fur Store, 134 STATE-ST. SHEAT FTATS FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEY, B2, $5, $8, $10, F1s. R. T. MART! 154 State-st. TOYS, GAMES, &3, AT COST! During Holiday week we will sell our gtock of Games, Toys, &c., 8t cost. Open uatil noon Monday. SPALDING BROS,, NEW YEAR, Order your Blank Books, Printing, and Stationery, of Culver, Page, Hoyne & (o, 118 and 120 Monroe-st. Nowready and furnished free upon. application, thelatest revised Tele-: graph Fire Alarm and Calendar for- 1877, neatly arranged for the pocketi FURS. 25,000 DOLLARS WORTI OF FINE FURS AT ACTUAL COST, H. JACKSON'S, Greefing and CARDS FOR THE NEW YEAR. Visiting COBB’S LIBRARY, 38 Monroe LIERARY. TET FOR NEW YEAR! SUBSCRIBE TO C0BB'S LIBRARY, White Spanish Grapes, 500 packages N. Y. Catawa bas., Sweet Florida Oranzes, Yellow Bananss, Nellis Pears, 1876. Crop Nuts and Figs. Gomez Raisins, Only Exclusive Frait House in Chicago. E MILLER & TAYLOR, No. 3 CLAREK-ST,.