Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 7, 1877, Page 10

10 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. JANUARY 7, 1877—SIXTEEN PAGHS and falling in long square ends behind. Others were of lively bues, and, fiitting here and there amoung the floral offerings, azure, rosc, marine blug, and cardinal toilettes vied with the brill- jani colors of the flowers. A tablier of netted vines and roses was wora over a Dblue merinos one of scarlet flowers brightened a plain white cachemire; a corsaze of cgu'dlnpl satin gleamed under a fichu of lifies of the vil- ley, and all the fair guardians of the floral offer- ings were equally charming as those deseribed. THE ORLOIT RECEPTION. ‘The most Lrilliant n.'ctc‘ytinu torecordat present. 15 that of Prince_Orloff, which took place last Thursday at the Hotel of the Russian Embassy. The toiléttes on this oceasion were less elabor- ately trimmed than those which appeared early in the season, and many of the corsages bad long, pointed, whalcboned fronts. ‘These give an exaggerated appearance to the Iength of the “aist, ih_union with the plain scant skirts now worn, and they will doubtless be scon aban- doned on account of ~their unbecoming appearance, unless their true accompaniment, he full-gathered skirt, is again revived. A ra; appearance of the Spanish waist also secmsl hierald the return of fullness around the waist, asitis hideous over the plain surface which lias so Jong usurped the place of graceful dra- pery and folds. These Spanish waists are fre- quently stodded with jewels, but their be.am.) is not in conformity with the expense, excepting h of ivory satin, where ornaments of Roman pearls produce a ciarming effect. The toilettes whi i‘flcs:_flbcd “as being prepared for the opera balls will svon be brought fnoto \usfl.{t}n. and mauy others are challenging the skill of our most renowned modistes. A lace dress 10 be worn by the Duchess de C— is wonder- fully wrought with raised flowers and leaves, and'will_be arrau in Watteau style over & Jong-waisted, limmy-fiuini; amber-satin _robe. Anoticr, of silver grav faille, is embroidefed in solden spray ud one of pale-blue satin is covered witli silver bees. TUE MOST STYLISH CLOAKS have no longer broad bands of fur around them, but pumeroils narrow _ones, divided by elegant passementerie. The furs mostly in vogue are decidedly those of the Asiatic castor and the marmotte. The grebe is very elegant for young srirls, but is only worn around the neck and for he little muff, and is general accompanied with a toque of black, maroon, or blue velvet, srimmed with grebe. Toques fu otier are very distingue, and coats of the same have the only objection of belng very expensive. Velvet Tobes tre cmbroidered au passe with color on color, or in white, and somctimes with shades of the dress, but the beautiful damasse bands, which have Intely appeared, are frequently substituted for the expensive ewbroidery, and are very effective. The cachemire buurnous are taking the place of opera cloaks, and their popularity promises & long continuance of these graceful Wwraps, as Wwell as those of camel’s hair, which of coursc are more desirable, but beyond the resch of many. THEATRICAL. Prominent among theatrical performances, the “Revue sans Titre™ prescnts jtself to no- tice, wherein Cooper has achieved great suceess at the “ Varietics,” by caricaturing Capoul in the role of Jaul. Every word and gesture of the great _tenor is worked up into the truly in the most laughable comic, and _presented 1 form. 'This burlesque is creating as much furore as the original upera. The * Perie de Bresil,” by Felicien David, will begiven at the ““ Lyrique when fully prepared by the care of M. Vizentivi, and transtormed in grand opera. This great work will again appear on the stage where it was first_represented o 1851 It was then en- thusiastically received, and obtained more than 100 successive representations. ‘Lalla Rookh,” by thesameauthor, which has proved sosuccessful «t the Opera Comique during the present sca- con, first made its appearance on_that stage in 1863, and M. Carvalto Is costainly entitled to the honor of its restitution to the repertoire at the present time. Another great work of Felicien David, *‘ Her- culonenm,” will probably resuwme its place on the stsge ere jung, and the uomnfi,’n which bis high iuspirations have recently called forth promise to restore to the public other worksby the au- thor of the “Desert.’’ Impressed with the music of the Arabs durinz loug vovages in Egypt and Alzicrs, surrounded by vist hotizons and ‘boundless solitudes, Feliclen David brought to us & new melody and an art unknown, which deserves to be sustained. MATHILDE. ————— “BRDIE'S” SELF-SONG. From that glad moment when The brittie sucll ibeir ** Birdie ™ burst, Sare ushered mto life, since then The pareats’ fond hopes nurst Of hor in song Their liiile pipiug throat Would swell, producing, swect snd long, Fuli many triiling note: -some da Of when, from branch to branch, His body, bornie on spread wing-sail, Like fairy-boat, wonld lizhtly Jaunch Un wave ctherial; Of wwhen the fall-fledged breast Would brighten, hned with stripe and epeck, Plumed comely be the nodding crest, $ “and smoothed the sloping neck. But vain 'tis hopes to cherish, The future to falfll may fafl; Or prespect visions fair to perislt Wien lifted is the veil. For promiges were rife, And “*Birdic's™ pinions feathered full, When came the Autumn-time of life, And tarned its ardor cool. Earth'a wold grew drear and dark, And, born to #inz a happier fong than its, The restices soul. to leave 1t prison-ark, Around its home-branch tits, — Till, after trifling trials, Wings it in flight, through chilly skies, To where the sun perpetual smiles, In Spirit-Paradize. Yet does the little **Bird " At reasons draw in fondness near, To whiper many hopeful word And mersage sweet of cheer. And, beoutiful and blest, Tle bulldx in one of leaven's groves, On tree eternul, one nica nest For thosc he dearest Joves. MarcoLx TATLOR. ——— ‘“‘MAN AS A DESTROYER.” NES SUGGESTED EY A RECENT DISCOURSE DELIVER~ ED DY PROF. SWING. Since God from darknees brouzht the light, And peopled Carth with bunian souis, Man hus been cager for the fieht, will be while this planet rolls. A *Fell Dertroyer™ man has been, Since Coin his hrother Abel slew, And we have been #0 steeped in sin That innvcence i known to few. We read of men, on listory's pa Who an thix Western Homisphere: Once lived. the wonder of the age, Stranzers 10 tyranvy or fear, The Incas raled in mildness—peace, il the bleodtiursty Spaniards cime; They xaw their glory then deerease, And mourned decadence-of their fame. And, durinz the relizious strife Waged “twist the Prutestants and Pope, When war and biovdshed ail were rife, And Chrixtiuns bade adicn to Tope, Man. **the Nestroyer. ™ forward £prang, 11 fe 1L an rapine and on war. Wh..o through the lund lond warlings rang, And many & heart with grief was sore. And in the sacred homes, to-day, The Feu Destroyer's steps we see; Intemerance holds its fearfol sway, from 1ts scourge few homes afe free. an an angel, if you w A heir of Immortali Iic i the Fell Destrover etill, “Iill froia this vice he s eef free. Oh! may these angry waves that ri ‘That threaten our frail bark to Wmm, Lead s to turn to Summer-skics, Atonce, our trusty guiding-beim. So _joyfally we all way write, Not **Man the Fell Destroyer™ now, But **Man the Savior " we'll indite, 1n polden lelters, on our prow. * Cmicaco. Carr. Sax. ——— THE HUNTERS AND THE BULLDOZERS. A Fable not frvm the New York World. HypE PaRg, Jan. 6.-A party of Hunters met a large number of Bulldozers (a new species of beast unknown to Darwin, oftener mistaken for Men than for Gorillas), and were about .un- suspectingly to camp with them for the night. The Bulldozers insisted that a squad of their #Young Men* should take charge of sll the Weapons and Valuables, and areued that’sll Law-Abiding Persons should submit to the rule ‘anemajoru%.:_ But the Hunters, having meanwhile observed that the Bulldozers were picking their Tecth with Human Bones, declined to accede to this plan, prudently basing their refusal op the counter. yraposiflnn that *“aery rule has its ex- ceptions.™ 9 AMoxar—It is only a Joint Rule which will Work Both Ways. A.S. B —_———— The boys were coasting on the bills last even- ing. and “their happy young voices made the night merry. Many o Weary man, Worn' with this empty Jife-strugele, stopped and listened, zud perhaps a tear gathered as he wished be, 200, were a lad again. Then a boy threw a snow- Trall at him, nud be chased him four blogks and heked him- till be couldn’t stand up without Jeuning agaiust a wall.—Norwich Bulletin. THE THEATRE Inspection by the Superintendent of Buildings. ¢ General Suggestions for the Benefit of Managers and Theatre-Goers. Providing for the Occupants of the Gal- leries---Preparing to Meet a Fire. ‘Detailed Statement of the Condition and Defeots of Each of the Theatres. The Superintendent of Bufldings, Mr. L. D. Cleaveland, yesterday submitted to the Mayor the following, which will be seen to be a report of the theatres as they were found in the reccnt inspection made by 3r. Cleaveland and his as- sistant, Mr. Willett: The Hon. Monroe Heath, Mayor of the Cityof Clicago—Sin: In accordance with your request to employ euch assistance as was required, and make a survey of the theatres, public balls, churches, &chools, etc., of the cify, I engaged Mr. James R. Willett as a special assistant for that parpose, and proceeded to comply with your de- sires by carcfully examining the theatres and malk- ing plans thereof to be keptin the department for reference, upon which are marked such changes as are thought necessary for the safety and protection of the public. As {t will take several wecks to complcte the survey and examination of all the buildings, itis thouzht best to report on each class of buildings as soon as the survey is made. 1 herewith inclose my report on theatres: GALLERIES. The means of egress from the main floor of some of the theatres are suflicient, but that is not the cage with the galleries in any of them. They have thelr exits exclusively In the front parts of the Duildinge, and a fire there would endanger the safe- % of the occupants of the gatleries. There shonld slso be stairways from the gallcries near to the prosceninm _where the stage boxes are usually placed, and they should be of suflicient size. The exits for the different gallerics should be separate. The main floor should be provided with_exits, #0 that an sudience there could readily escape without meeting the stream of people from the galleries. In case of a panic, the peoplein the galleries arc in the moet danger, belng farther from the ground, and they should not be delayed by meeting_other streams of people from the main floor. Tland-rails shonld be placed on both sides of all halls, stair- ways, passages, etc., o that people may have something to hold on to to enable them 10 resist pressure which tends to over- throw them. Where possible to avoid it, there should be no steps in aisles snd passages. " If the rive does not exceed one foot_in ten feet, it would be better fo have the iloors Isid on an incline. There should be no long flights of straight stairs. Dbut the Stairs should have many landinzs and change direction at each landing, and :in no case should circulur stairs be nsed, The object of this 1310 prevent the enormous pressure which arises where the stairs are long and straight. Some of the resent lights of stairs are longer than iy desira- le. All doors leading out of the house should open outwards, and be 80 fastened s to be readily opened from the inside, and not 5o strong as to re- sist pressure from the inside. Over all places of esit, especially those_most generally nsed as en- trances, the word ** Exit " should be painted in large letters. The mory scparate and distinct that the exits from the building are, the more security there will for the audlence in case of fre. People i a panic whether from areal or imaginary cavse, have no jndgment, and ehould be provided with ample safeguards, protec- tion, and exits when such occurrences happen. ‘The theatre that can show the greatest amount of security will (other things being equal) meet with the most liberal patronage for at leas monthy, and perhaps years, after such a calamity 28 the fire in Brooklyn. No place ghould be tolerated for large ‘assemblies that has but one means of exit, po mat- ter how spaclous that one may be, for a fire is a5 likely to oceur there as in any other part of the building and_ thus cut off all means of escape. Toia will apply to halls, churches, schools, etc., a8 well ad to theatres. TiE BROSCENIUN WALL or partitions in theatres yet to be erected should be a brick wall running through and above the roof. In those now erected, which are all of wood, it ‘wonld be suflicient if they be covered on the stage side with 2 thick coat of plaster or iron lath, eheet iron, or in tome other suitable way (acceptable to the Superintendent of Buildings), made less liable 10 ignite when tize occurs on the stage. This par- tition should run up through the attc to the roof, and also down to the floor under the stage, and ail openings except the stage should have iron doors. Tne ceiling under the aaditorium should also re- ceive a coat of plaster or iron similarto that spoken of for the proscenium partitions. The use of wood, such as is called **ceiling-stutt, " should be more restricted than it it 18 often used for the par- titions of dressing-tooms and other permanent partitions. * Such partitions should be at least “*stud ™ partitions, vlastered on both sides. ‘The epace over the auditorium should not be ased for a carpeater shop, nor for the etorage of combus- tble materials, as is now the case in come of the tueatres, All domes should be lastered on both siges 50 that the wood-work may Be eatirely covered: In the construction of new domes, wood should not be allowed in any portion of them, as there is a great deal of heat generated inthem by the gas from the chandeliers which usually hang there. This hest should mot be al- lowed 2o escape into the attic, but shonld be taken ou throngh the roof by a flue constructed similarly 25 domes, THE DROP-CURTAINS of all thestres could and shonld be mado of wire cloth cuated with fire-proof materialsuch as is now used for couting ecenery, A curiain €0 constructed would keep back fire and_molke from the anditori- um for u considerable time—probably long cnough to enable an audience to escape from the building before a fire originating on the stage conld com- munieate with the auditorium. All lights on or avout tho stage, including fly-galleries, rigzing- loft, ete., should be protected by wire netting Inced af leust six inches away from the urner. Border or hunging lights should be cover- ed with metal, in addition to having wire netting aronnd them. There sbould be o large ventilator -I over the nizzink-loft, with valves that c.uld be, readily thrown open by a person on the stage or in' the fiy-gallery, In case of @ fire on or about the stage. This Wenld form an exit for smoke, and tomil fo create a current of air from the auditorium to the back of the building, in place of a draft towards the front, as is now the case when the cur- tainisup. All dscless and inflaoimable material saould bo removed entirely from the building, In plate of being stored In every out-of-the-way place, nook, and corner, as is mow the case in some of thetheatres. The theatres should be pro- yided with stand-pipe and hosc, and toese should be placed 60 as to be readily seen, and not hidden or covered up in eny way. Tliere shouldalso be an ample supply of fire-extinguisners, ll in full view: indeed, it would be well, at least about the stage, fiy-gallcries, eic., t0 have & numberof buckets always kept full of water ready to throw on the fire at its commeneement. The bucket of water has this advantaze—cvery one knows how to usc it, and it 18 ready for instant use. The difficulty With stand-pipes 1s that they Tequire a pump or some means of forcing the water through them, and could not bo used until the fire-engines arrived, which in all probavility would be some time after the fire had broken out. Itis therefore meccasary to have a sufficient number of FIRE-EXTINGUISHERS and buckets of water on the stage. Thera should he at lcast two extinguishers on each side of the stage, one on each side of the ni:-nuery‘ and _two in the rigzing-loft. There should be at least two cxpericnced and relisble men to have charge of all appliances for the extinguishing of fires. They should be ssigned to this as thelr cupecial duty, and held respopsible for the efi- gicacy of WG fre apparatus. Thestres should be licensed to contain the proper number of persons, and no more should be admitted. passages should never be blocked ap by chairs or stools, nor even by persons standing, a8 the passages are cal- culated to give egress o the numbers of perfons who can bo seated, and not to_the number of per- £ons that can be packed standing in the paseaces. Although some of the passages. are not as wide ns they should be, they will be snfficient if the addi- tional exits proposed are made. There are no objections to allowing theatres to have in them a greater number of versons than can be seated, pro- Vided the cxits are calculated for all ‘that are sllowed to enter; but generally sll the scats that can be gotten in are put in, and the exits arc often insuficient forthat number. From etatistics from the theatres of New York, it appears that out of nineteen theatres the number of persons ad- ‘mitted over the number that could be seated varied from 25 to 92 per cent above the seating capacity, the average excees being 58 per cent. Fromm this it is cvident that provision for the safety of this excess -should be made. A sufiicient number of oil-lamps or candles hould be put up and lighted every evening, so that If the gas was turned off or went ont the building would not be left in total darkness. The henting-apparatus should be thoroughly protected; where near the wood-work, it should be ecparated therefrom by brick or plas- ter, or fron lath. In some of the theatres the pro- tection is not what it should be. The hearth, for a distance of five feet at least, should be on brick or stone. Mectal smoke flues, they come within three foet of wood should bo sep- arated therefrom by plaster or brick, 2e before ‘mentioned, or by & metal covering two feet broader than the'pipe 0d six inches from it and from the woud work. It would be well, though mot per- haps niecessary, if cach theatre was furnished with an zutomatic fire-alarm connected with the Fire Department, and havinga sufficient number of sta- tions or bulbs through the building. This wonld give on early and prompt alarm when any part of the building became dsngerously hot even before afire occurred. 118 due to the managers, own- ers, etc., whom I huve met to ssy that they have beca cotrteous, aad bave generally expressed a de- slre to imprave their buildings 20 8s to make them thoronghly eafe. ¥ CHICAGO THEATRES, or some of them, are not inferior to thoee of other cities, They canall be made reasonably secure, snd some of them could be made very near perfect by a jndicions thongh not extravagant expenditure of moneys When the changes froposed are made, and the law complied with, 1t will give the depart- ment t Y]wnm to make that fact known to tha public. If the suggeations herein made are® carried out the Chicago theatres may be considered 23 compiging withail reasonable requirements of safety, I herewith submit my report and plans for changes necessary to be made in the different thea- tres.” Very reapectfully ubmitted, L. D. CLEAVELAND, Superintendent of Buildings. M'VICKER'S TOEATRE. This theatre has an alley on each side and one in the rear. ~ There are stores and oflices in the front part of the buildi The entrance is from Madi- son strect by a hall-way forty feet long and twen- ty-four feet wide, between 1o stores. Thereare stairways on both sides of this hall-way from the oftices over the stores, which reduce the size of the ball-way to sixteen feet. There is also a ticket-of- ficein the hall by which the width is still further reduced to twelve feet net, but a portion of the au- dience could get out through doors into thie storcs on each side before reaching the ticket-oflice, and thence to the strect. There in a corridor on the ‘main floor, and ulso on the first gallery tloor. run- ning across the front of the nudlmflu'r‘l\\e. There i a door at each end of corridor _ande main floor opening on the alley. This corridor _also contains two stuirwaye to the galleries. The galleiies also have doors opening into the halls of the oftices in front, which lialls have stairways leading into the hail- way on the main floor, which hallway constitutes the entrance to the theatre. Thereare Lwo doors, one on each side, opening from the parquet circle into side sileys. There arc two galleries above the floor i about four fect main_floor. 'The main abovo the grade of the alley. There should be o stairways from the galleries (one on euc] near the prosceniums, the most suitavle, place for nid stairs being now oceupied by dressing-rooms. Thosc staira shonld not communicate With the main_floor, but should open out dircctly on the side alleys. The prosent doors from the parguet Sivele tothe side alley should each be_widened to five feet. Other doore, on each side near the front, should be opened. The doors from the corridors {0 the side alleys should be reserved for the ocen- pants of the galleries. The carpenter shop 3 in the attic over the auditorium. "I'his theatre posscases an eicctric fire-alarm con- nected with the Fire-Patrol house. There are five fire-plugs to this theatre, one.in- the basement under the stage, onc on cach side of the stage, and ane in each fly-gallery, with hose attached to each. There are also {wo_stand-pipes with fire-ladders outside (one on each side of the building, extend- ing to the roof). The theatre s heated by seven furnaces, located as shown in the basement plan. There are 1ty buckets kept filled witls water in the carpenter-shop over the auditorium. The prosce- nium partition should be plastered or covered with iron. = Generally tile improvements mentioned under the heuding of ** Remarks™ should be car- ried out.'The seating capacity of the entire baild- ing1s3,700; main foor, 775; frst gallery, 461; second gallery, 464. 2 THE ADELPHI THEATRE. e This building has the advantaze of being used exclusively o 8 theatre. Itis surrounded on all sides by either streets or broad alleys. There is corridor acrons the front end of¢the main floor, and also across the first gallery, which contains two stairways to the gallerics. It has three doors open- ing into the streets, also .a door opening from the 1obby into the side_alley, which Jobby communi~ cate3 with the pargict-circle, front corridor, and, Dby means of a stairway, with the bar-room in the basement. There is also a door opening out into Dearborn street from the parquet-circle. The main floor is sbont the same grade as the street. There are three galleries above the main Hioor. The only stairs to the galicrics are the two flights in tho front corridor. There should be four doors, two on cach side of the parquatcitcle, openingun strect oralley. Two of these should be uear the prosce- nium, wnd the others close to the corridor. ~ There isonc of these doors now Iu an_opening on Dear- born strect. Stairs should be built mext to the roscenium partition, communicating witn the gal- eries but not with the main floor, and opening ot on street or alley. Tho dressing-rooms are in the basement: their partitions should be of studs, plastercd on both sides. , They are now of wood—**ceiling-stufl.” The underside of the foor of the auditorlum _should be plastered. The theatre is heated by seven furnaces and one stove, lathed anc located 8s shown by the basement plan, The carpcnter-shop is in the west tiy-gallery. There is one fire-plug with hoie attached in the basement under the stage, two on the stage, and two in the Ay-galleries. ‘The seatinz capacity of the entire building is 2,301: main floor, 711; first gallery, 430; second gallery, S00; third gallery, 300. “The proscenlum partitions ehiould be covered with plaster or iron, and generally the fmprove- ments mentioned in my report should be curried out. HAVERLY'S THEATRE. This building s situated in rear of the Fidelity Safe Depository bullding. The only exit and eti- trauce to the auditorium is by mesns of a hall seventy feet long and eighteen Teet wide, leading in from Randolph strect. The stairways leading, from the gallerles ultimately lead into this hall, wwhich fact feduce the width to thirteen feet. A pra- jecting box-oflice still further reduces the width to Ten feet, though not nntil the stairway from the highest qallery is paseed. There is‘an allcy on the west side of the anditoriam, and also one in rear of thestage, The muin ficor of the auditoriam s about seven feet above the grade of the alley. The only stairways from the galleries ure in the front art of the auditorium and in the entrance-hall. he partitions of dreseing-rooms are of wood, and are located under the stage and suditorium. There ure two galleries above the main floor. The car- pentor-shop Is over the auditoriam. The defects of this theatro are: it has but one exit, and that through a long hall, into which all the streams of people would come}; the stairwags are all in the ront part of the house, There should be two exits into the side alley from the main floor, one at the southwest corner of tge auditorinm near the opening Intotho entrance halland anoth 5 nearthe proscenitm, together with the necessary steps to reach the side alley. There should be § stairway Irom the galleries on each side near the proscenlum. That on the west sida of the housd khould open on the side ulley. The other oné might open into a pazsage to be made under the stagsiniothe rear alley, alio luto the parquet circle. The front stairs to the bascment should be closed up, and the space accorded to the hallway. Ina’ panic, persons would be likely to be forced over the railing into the bascment. The stage entrance i3 now In the baserent. _There should be anothgr entrance from the rear alley. The door should not open into any other room, but into & gen- eral passage-way. This would increase the safety of tne actors, but nat that of the audience. Thera is ome of the’ colunims which carry the galleries, “which does not ran down to the ground, but {s car- ried on a girder. This column should bé continued down and rest on a solid masonry foundation. The theatre is heated by five furnaces and three stoves, Tocated as sbown in the plans, 'There are no fire- plugs in the building. There are four fire-estin-s zuishers,—one on the stage, one in the basement, one in the fly-gallery, and one in the anditorinm. There arc xéven buckets filled with wader in the carpenter shop. The eeating capacity of the en- tire building1s 1,086, —main tloor, 489 ; frst gallery, 207;and second gallery, 800. The proscenium: partition should be covered with plaster or fron, and generally tha Improvements above mentioned shauld be wmade. _TUE NEW CHICAGO THEATRE. This building has buildings adjoining It on both sides. The frout of the auditorinm is on an alley. The stage is on 3 small inclosed court six und one- fourth feet wide. The principal entrance to_the auditoriam I8 throngh 3 “hallway cighty fcet long and seventeon foet wide, openingfrom Clark street. This hall has a gtairway coming down from offices - over the aame, which reduces the width to eleven feet eight inclies in the clear. There is also anoth- er exit fu the front portion of the auditorium by means of & ytairway in the northeast corner of the bilding leading to the alley. The muin entrance- Tall leaves the auditorium about the centre of its western sidc, - There are two stairways from the gallerics, both leading to the main floor. One of them continues down to the exiton the alley before mentioned. The other appears to bave been continued down at one time, but it 18 now closed up. The main tioor is thirteon fect above the grade of the aliey, but its average height 18 2bout ten feet above the alley. There is ong gul- lery above the main floor. ‘Ihe etairs (now cloged) which lead to the alley should be opened, and an- other exit thus formed. There should be made an exit from the stage Into the court n the rear. | The building i3 heated by hot water. The boiler is lo- cated in the basement, under the alley. There are no fire-nlugs in_the building. There aro no fire- extinguishers in the building. There are four buckets of water kept in the rigging-loft. The seating capacity of the entire buildine is 984,— main foor, 5923 gallery, 302. Generally, the im- provements mentioned 'in my report ehould be made. WOOD’S MUSEUM. e This theatre has a sgreet in front and an alley on the west side, and one in the rear. _The main floor of the theatre is on the second story of the build- Ing. The front portlon s occupiéd as a museum, the rear portion as theatre. The only entrance and exit from the auditorium is by means of a_hall from Monroc stroel. This hall is twelve feet wide, and contains s ticket oflice, which reduces the width to eight fect cight inches, and the stairway which leads up to the maseum and theatre. The museum has three stories, which are tho second, third, and fourth stories of the building. The theatre has only one gallery above the main floor, which main floor is on the gecond story 'of the bnildinz. There should be stairs from_both sides of the gallery, near the proscenium. There should be a sairway on the side alley from the main fioor to the ground. There should be a passage cut thronzh from the stage-entrance stairs from mear the al- ley, on the east side ofthe building, to the parguet-circle, €0 that a part of the andience could depart that way. The door at the footof the stairs should be widened to the full width of the staira. The theatrc'is heated by three furnaces lJocated as shown on the plans. The carpenter-; &hop 18 in the west fly-gallery. There are-no fire- plugs in the building. There are no fire-ex- tinguishers nor buckets of water in the building. ‘The seating capacity of th entire thaatre is 60, mainfioor, 432; pallery, 258. The general im- provements mentioned should be made. TIE ACADEMY OF MUSIC. The building has 2 strcet (Halstod) in front and an alley in the rear. ‘There js a passage on the south side of the building about eighteen inches wide, and runs back about the length of the audi- torium, and i« used as a stage entrance. There are buildings on both sides, the one on the -north being adjolning and the one on the sonth being separated by tie eighicen-inch passage refersed to. The muin floor is on 2 level with the strect. Thore are two galleries abave the main floor. The cn- trance to the main floor is from Halsted street through a vestibule eighteen fect wide and eight- ecn Jong, and also by a door on the eouth side leading into the passage sbove referred to. There 13 a stairway in front, and on the south sids of the building leading from the sccond gallery to the street. ~The carpenter shop is inan ©*L* off from the building on the south side of the staze, In this **L" "are located the dressing and proverty. .roome, The second gallery has a door on each alde Iending to-the roofs of adjoining houses, but there should be provided some means of escapo from the ro0fs to which the door of the second story opens. There should be made some provision for exits on the sides near the proscenium, both from the main foor snd fist gadery. This . might . be done in_ & similar manner as in the sec- ond llery,—~by making doors into the nujolnfig lot on the north, and into the passage on the soutl, which passage should pe extended to the rear of the building and widened if possible. The theatre is beated by four furnances located a8 shown in the basement plan, There are no fire-plugs in the building. There are three fire-extinguishera (all.out of order) in the basement. There are no buckets flled with water kept in the bullding. The seating capacity of the entire theatze Is 1,009.— main foor, 410; first wallery, $100; second gallers. 830. ‘e general improvements mentioned snould be made in’ this building, Respectfully submit- ted, L. D. CLEAYELAND, Saperintendent of Buildings. e —e———— A ROMANYIC INCIDENT. How an Albanian Slave Girl Affected the Interests of Three Countrics. % Birmingham (Eng.) Free Press. The French Superintendent of Polico who, when a crime was reported at his bureau, asked, before knowing any of the circumstances, *“ Who is the woman?” contributed an axiom to the science of detection by the aid of which other than criminal problems might find a solution. At the present moment oll Europe is in a hub- Dbub ostensibly arising from adherence on the part of England totraditional sentiments touch- ing the maintenance of the Ottoman Empire; and adesire on the part of Russia torearrange the map of Sowthern Europe. The French Police Minister to whom we have referred would not have been satisfied with such an explanation, but would have asked, ¥ Who is the woman?” The diary of a French nooleman—the proof- sheets of which were suppressed by order of the tate Emperor Napoleon, but which ar¢ shortly to be reproduced by Messrs. Berter & Calvini, of the Boulevard Sevastopol—enables our Paris correspondent to supply the answer by saying, “A beautiful Albanian slave.”” The story, ex- tracted from the proof-sheets of the forthcom- ing publication, is shortly this: When the oc- cupation of Paris by the Allies was at an end, ana tne various crowned heads and Princes were departing to their own dominions, certain imn- ortant. dispatches of joint import were sent om the Duke of Wellington and the newly- installed French Government to the Sultan. The bearer of the French disputch was a young French nobleman, the Vicomte de M—, since become celebrated as a supporter of the Legit- fmist party in France, while the Duke of Well- ington’s dispatch was intrusted to an attache of the English Einbassy, who has since become fanous for his vizorous and undeviating au- tagonism to Russit and her policy in the East. While waittog at Constantinople for the answer- ing dispatches—as wus then the custom—they came in contact with a number of strangers who' by one way or another bad reached the Bospharus, among whom was a Russian of dis- tinguished presence and apparently incxhausti- ble pecuniary resources. On several occasions the young Englishwan aud the Russian bad found .themselves in friendly rivalry; but at a reception at the Austrian Ambassador’s an altercatlon arose between them which, at_one moment, threatened to have a serious ending. The conversation turning upon therecent cvents in Euroog, the Russian twitted the young at- tache upon England’s attitude during the French Revolution,. stating that the English Government had looked coldly on while that convulsion took place, and only interfered when thelr own interests were threatencd. We com- mend the English Government for their wisdom. But Sir S—— R— replied—so says the diary— that but for England’s interfercuce and her victories on the Peninsula, Napolcon would then be holding his court in Russla, fustead of the allied sovercigns being in Paris; and added, that but for the perfidy of Russis, Bonaparte would never have been in a position to threaten En- glaud. The Russian replied that the statement Was false, and the yonng Englishman had_ turn- ed in guddeu wrath and was about to strike the man who had questioned his word, when the Tatter, stepping back to avoid the blow, pro- claimed hunself o be the Czarowitz. = The Austrian Ambassador, together with the other faests, at once interfered, and the Englishman, bowing to the Russian Prince, and followed by his friend, whose diary we qlllmtc from, leit the roow. -Thus the first breach was made between the future Emperor of all the Russizs and the man who in after years was to thwart that Emperor's views and invoke the English sword in defense of the Turk. But such a quarrel, as the diary observes, would have been forgotten in a week had notbiug occurred to intensity the dislike on either side. It happened, however, that a sale of slaves was to take place in the slave market of Constantinople,—then an insti- tution in full vigor,—snd the two young at- taches from Paris attended it. Qur correspoud- ent gives the account of what took place almost as the diary tells it, save in_auother language. Ve passed,” says the Vicomte, “from the narrow street which we had traversed though a crowd most dense who permitted itself many remarks, to us not complimentary, into an open square in which the sale, culpable and in- huinan, though absorbing Lo our curiosity, was to take place. Ilere there were numerous oups of persons, male and female, about to fi; suld to best advantage. There were many groups of men, inhabitauts of Turkish provinces, and negroces from parts of Africa we know not which. _Some also there were whose nationality did pot reveal itself, but who showed to the spectator much sign of misers. We passed by these, bestowine on them pity, which was of good all we could make for them, and pushed ourselves through the crowd that assembled itsclf more and more to the place where they put to sell the women. To every group of oinen were many persons, who made to under- stand that they wished to buy; but greater than all other groups was one that gathered it- sell round youu: womaz, half nude, of fair skin and complexion, whno strove to shrink from the eyes of the people surrounding to hide with- in herself her shame, and who was already de- sired of many at high price. To my gurprise beyond expression, Sir S— R——, of the English Embassy attache, presents himself, in large voice, a buyer of the beautiful stave, and at the same moment, an official, whom I recognize of the Austrian Embassy, declares that he has obtained the glrl by falr pur~hase, and demands her for his employer, for whom he is commis- sionaire. 1 remonstrate with my companion, but he is of the English obstinate, and declares he will not allow a woman so beautiful to be- come 2 slave, he having the intentiou to present to her her freedlom. For me, Ido not believe he will so easily leave her, and I fear for_his position at the Embassy, should Milor the Earl of C—hear of his subordinate’s fola?'. He continues to offer largely his moncy awainst the- Austrian, who, at the end, whispers tous that he buys for the Czarowitz. Fatal words! Ay {riend declares that he will give his patrimony for the %irl, but that the nce shall never succeed 1o obtain her. He rages at this; he frishteus the Austrian official, he pays the money he had named and causes to be taken away the girl.” The diary then goes on to deal with other matters, but’ we learn farther on that Sir S— R—— had the girl conveyed to a ) cottage, on the Thcmriu side, where she lived, making many English friends, and where, not manf' years ago, she ended her days. The young English attache, yielding to the spell of the Albanian beauty, remained some time iu the East, and then, returning to England, rose {from onc post toanother, until he became Am- bassador to Constantinople, when the flery assion of youth had softcned down to an ai- cctionate fricndship for the occupant of the cottage among the fig-treesat Therapia. But the anger engendered between the young En- glishman and_ the Russian Prince by the open antagonism displayed by the former in the slave market, and the disappoinment of the latter, deepened into positive hatred. The English- man being named in after years for the Embassy to St. Petersbure, the Prince, who had in the in- teryal become the Czar, refused to receive him, and in _consequence, durlng & long series of years, the pirsonal quarrel between the Em- peror and the diplomatist was fought over the shoulders of the Turk. In every trifling wish, as well as in every serious plan bearing- upon the policy of the East, the Czar found the Turk guided Dy the advice of his English rival, while the latter succeeded in creating inEurope, and particularly in England, a sentiment of jealousy and distrust towards Russia. Fretting under his continued diplomatic failures, the Czar determined that by the conquest of Turkey, if no other means were sufficicnt, should his in- fluence at Constantinople outweigh that of the man he hated. It was this that led to the prop- ositions made by Prince Menchikofl, in 1853, under cover of the squabble about the keys of the holy places, eventuating in the Crimean War, the fall of Sevastopol, the death of the Czar, and the recording of the fiual triumph of the former attache. Curiously enough, the Albanian girl, then an old Iady well known to English_travelers in the East, died on_the day on Wwhich the peace after the Crimean War was signed, and her body rests by the waters of the Bosphorus in a tomb surmounted by 2 cross placed there by direction of her former liberator and lover. alive. He wasun officer in the Turkish Con- tingent in the Crimea, and now commands an - Albanian corps operating on the Drina against tbe Russlan General Tchernayeff. The now veteran diplomatist moves no more on the scene, but the sentiment of Conservative English statesmen towards Russla, and her views in Eastern Europe was, if not ereated by ‘'him, at least so long and carefully fostered that the attitude assumed by Europe at the present moment, an attitude that poses these two great European rivals on the brink of war, is the natural and inevitable result of the Englishman’s lubor and the outcome of his fancy for the pretty Albanian girl. One child of this stolen love remains | NAPOLE2QN. . One of His Contemporaries Liv= ing in Chicago. An Old Dutch Lady Who Saw Him in His Younger Days. The Neatest Honse in the City---The Trajned Dogs---Memoirs of a Nonagenarian. The odd Dutch clock fu the corner went off with a whizz and n rat-tat-tat. Deference 20 its age and its high worth of character alone pre- vented a smile at the funny, cracked tone with which it struck the hour. If it hadbeen a clock of fine scnsibilities it must have known that it was showing itsclf off in a very foolish light, and would, doubtless, bave wanted to hide its face bebind its hands. Being, on the contrary, a clock of long experience of the viclssitudes of life, including tumblings and jammings on rail and water over a large part of the earth’s sur- face, it had necessarily lost much of its modesty and shyness. For all that, it was a well-mean- ing, faithful old clock, and honesty was written all overits weather-beaten features. A fit companion-piece to the clock was the woman who bustled in and out of the room, dividing ber sttention between dusting the chairs, looking after the welfare of certain ket~ tles in the adjoining kitchen, and entertalning her visitor.. She had a broad, good-natured face which would have shown her to be of foreign birth without the additional proofs of DRE3S AND DIALECT. The Iatter were both noticeable. She had a red kerchief flung over “her shoulders, a loose jacket, and a skirt of wide proportions. One would expect to hear the clatter of wooden shoes as she walked across the bare floor of the kitchen. Frau Kochter talked with difficulty in English, being a Dellt woman, and Delit, as everybody knows, s as thoroughly Dutch as any town in all Holland. % +Dic all moder,” said she, *sie sleepmooch. Ah,” shrugaing her shoulders, and waving ber hand emplatically, * zesterday sie sleep alle day.” This was said with an unconscious accent of pride and filial admiration that was quite touch- ing. 5 Frau Kochter had evidently brought over with her from far Holland tliose habits of neat- ness for which the people of that country are noted. Even while she spoke she cast a wary glance at the biz arm-chalr, as if to detect some culprit speck of dust, and instinctively bestowed a few blows upon it with her dusting-loth, although to ordinary eyes It was the perfection of cleauliness. Everything about the room was arrauged in exact order.” The gleaming coal- stove might never have contained auy ashes, so far as any external indications were concerned. The littl¢ bureau in one corver stood bolt up- right, and each of its polished round knobs stared at the visitor with paircful whiteness and rigidity. It is doubtfulif any other house on Lytle street, or, indeed, on any other street of Chicago, could boast of such extraordinary neatness. “] tell de_moder en yunge mann_ kommt,” said Frau Kochter, and disappeared smiling. Soon from an adjacent room there came various wheezings, and groanings, and quarrelous mut- terings. “the old motiier was evidently getting up. 1t was; in fact, the mother of Frau Kochter, the Delft woman, that the reporter had come to interview. To talk with a PERSON WO IIA3 SEEN NAPOLEON BONAPARTE is a pleasure not vouchsafed to everybodsy. "This old lady, s0 it nad been alleged, had seen Napoleon when First Consul. She was and is living with her daughter and son-in-law at No. 133 Lytle strect, which is a short passage-way between West Taylor and West Tiwelfth streets, ncar Centre avenuc. While the old mother was making her toilet Frau Kochter explained that she was alittle shy of strangers, and was diffident of sceing the visitor. However, she was very strong snd Dealthy for one of her 2ge, belng 93 years old, and had a wonderful memory. Al this infor- mation was imparted by the aid of frequent and expressive gesticulations. To while away the remainder of the tlme, she begged leave to introduce the visitor to her dogs. Vanishin; into the kitchen, she soon reappeared; follow by three sedate and intelligent-looking canines which marched along in single file without ever brenking ranks, or even expressing by a wag of their tails their sease of the presence of a stranger. . “Hult1” They stopped: “8it sie!” They rose upon their hind legs. Frau Kochter then produced little red caps which she placed on the heads of the avimals. Tu the mouth of one she stuck a pive; to an- other she assigned a pair of spectacles and a newspaper; tothethird she gave a drum. At her conimand they all took up a position on one of the chairs, where they remained during the rest of the visit wise spectators. % Several times during this exhibition the at- tenion of the reporter was dmwn to a curious phenomenon which oceurred at. the door of the adjacent bed-room. A WIlITE EAD AND WRINELED FACE peered cautiously out, and quickly withdrew on being observed. Mcanwhile, the quarrelous mutterings went on unceasingly. Frau Kochter went into the bed- room, and, on coming out, laughingly explained that the wother was afraid to mske her appear- snce. She went again into’ the bed-room, and secmed to be using ber powers of persuasion with good effect, for soon she came back follow- lowed timidly by the old woman. The latter S;u‘crcd feebly around the stove and sank into a chair. 2 She was very old. Her stragrling locks of .thin, white bair wereconfined by a cap. Her face, wrinkled as it was, retained, strangely enough, faint yet perceptible traces of former beauty. How many geunerstions ago was it that she was a merry, laughing Dutch maiden with wrosy checks and a score of suitors? Her cyes were now quite colorless, however sparkling they might have beenonceon a time, and her hands trembled, and her form was bens. A boy came rushing into the room overflow- ing with animal spirits engerdered by out-door exercise, but immediately upon secing the old woman became quict. His mother requested him to act as interpreter. He spoke afew words to the crone in her native tongue, and her {lnicc brightened up suddenly.- She answered m, “Grandma says she SAW NAPOLEON IN DELFT in the year 1800. He was riding down the street on a white horse, and there were lots of grand lords apd ludies with him,” Slmglc words, and told in the briefest lan- guaze! Whata picture was called co! agine the old city as it was in those days. ‘There were the canals, with the carriage- ways along each bank, and back of these the high, sharp-roofed dwellings of the citizens. ‘Were the windows of the residences crowded with the beauty and fashion of Delft? Were the streets lincd with spectators, and did they huzza when the already famous General ap- peared at the head of his soldicry, and, accom- panted by the nobility of the country, glittering in lace and decorations? History says that the rcaple were generally favorabie’ to the occupa- ion of Holland by the French army under Pichegru in 1795, three years previously. Itis not atall unlikely that tbey were friendly to Napoleon, therefore, when he dropped in upon a visit of lnspection. *“She says they were all glad to see him, and as be rode along he bowed to the right and left, and kept taking off his hat,” cootinued the youthful interpreter. Who was with the conqueror on that oceasion? Were the Van der Heydens, and the Ten Broeks, and the Floytenhuys represented? 1t is prob- able. And there were o great many others in the procession and on the streets. “She says that Napoleon was invited toa great bapquet in the town-hall, and that he ‘went, but li¢ was soafraid of bclng poisoned that ke ate nothing but white beans.” He could not, then, have placed much reliance upon the professions of friendship which these leading burghers of Delft made to him. “She says that Y SHE WAS A YOUNG GIRL THEN, and that day was visiting a school friend o the grlncxpnl street, and 80 bad a good view of the onsul. She says her name then was Elisabet Stolk, but littfe while after that her name was Elisabet Deroo.” ‘Why, this is a singular statement, as well as uncalled for. - No onc asked the old lady any- thing about her name. Involuntarily one Flnnwd at her, but ber wrinkled face and color- es5 eyes gave no sizn of what might be passing. in her mind. Did she know that in those few words she was telling a whole romance? Was she young and happy then? The red-cheeked interpreter pat the latter qnc:t!lon, and the old woman nodded her head eagerly. Vas the stalwart Peter Deroo with her on that day when the First Consul came riding down the street, and did he swing his bat n.nfi huzza with the rest? And was he dressed up in his best holiday suit, and did he look handsome?l ‘I'he crone nodded her head joyfully, and something very like a tear stole down her with- ereq, shrunken face. A, Elisabeth Stolk, Elisa- beth Stolls! The days and the years have played sad havoc with the pretty blue cyes and the plump red cheeks that once ensnared the leart of the voung artisan, Peter Deroo. But the odd Dutch clock in the corner struck the hour. Frau Kochter came bustling in from the little kitehen. £ “De poor moder, sic ist tired,” she said, gen- tly stroking the hcad of the old woman. The visitor_therefore concluded to retire, Before going, the old mother clapped” her band on her Ppocket, and manifested great symptoms of un- casiness. Frau Kochter, seeminz to under- stand, immediately went into the next room and returncd bringing AN ANCIENT-LOOKING BATTERED SNUFF-BOX. The_old mother seized it with her tremnbling hands, pompously struck it once on the top, and then opened the cover, and extended the snuff- box to the visitor with all the grace of a court- lady. As thevisitor departed she rose from her geatand bowed kindly again and sgain. The three dogs, which during all this time had been sitting on the chair where they had been station- ed by Frau Kochter, even departed from their customary sobriety of demecanor so faras io wag their tails and look at one another know- inely. SUBURBAN. DESPLAINES. NEWS OF 1HE WEEK. One of the pleasantest affuirs of the weck was a sleigh-ride and surprise party combined. A gay company of young people equipped them-, selves with all the material necessary for a win- ter cvening’s frolic, bundied themselves mto sleighs, and wended their way to the hospitable mansfon of Mr. E. Scott, located some threc miles down the river. Though unexpected and unannounced, they met a warm and hearty re- ception. A bountiful supper was specially pre- pared, and enjoyed as only appetites sharpened by the ride and the frosty night-alr mizht be expected to enjoy it. A few hours thus passed in dancing, and the ride back to the village over the smooth snow, to the music of the merry sleigh-bells, concluded an evening of rare enjoy- ment. The party consisted ot Miss Fannie Taleott, Albert Parsons, Miss Hattie Parsons, Mr. Jones, Miss Mami¢ Moshicn of Chicago, Joe Jeflerson, the Misses Jefferson, Fred and Frank Lee, C. Parsons, and C. Luce. ‘The party given by the Social Club Monday evening was one of the best ever given here. It was a beautiful night, the sleizhing was superb. A large party of Deerfield and High- land Park people pere_present, besides depnta- tions from Northfield, Wheeling, and the Grove. Uhicago was represented, while the young peo- ple here were outenmassc. The programme com- prised tventy numbers, and the dancing ccased at8 o'clock. George's Light Orchestra fur- nished the music. Mine host of the Ward House prepared the supper, which was in all respects creditable to the house. There were about thirty-five couple present. The Club give their third party of the season Friday evening, witl- out programmes. Asleighing party from Arlington Heights visited the . \ard House on Thursday evening, and had ~an oyster-supper. After supper the spacious _dining-room was cleared, and a social dance ~made the order of the evening. The Desplaines string band furnished the music, which included the Moody and Sankey waltzes. The company was composed of the youth and elite of the He¥hls, among whom wcre Mr. and MMrs. A P. Tewksbury, Will Sawyer, W. O. Lyman, E. M. Thomas, Clark Cooley, Misses Ella Sawyer, of Vermont, Nellie Noyes, Rose Goodfellow, Maria Whiting, Lizzie Crego, Bell of Peoria, Ill., Kittie Keonicott, Mary Newhall, Stella Whiting, Mrs. Hammon, Messrs. Clark Thurber, Georze Page, Frank Davis, Milton Goodfeliow, Chbarles \Whiting, Mat Carson, George Wheeler. A_Pound sociable was hield by the ladles of the M. E. Church Tuesday evening at the resi- dence of Mrs. Swartz. The time chosen was unfortunate, and inconsequence the attendance was very small. The Congregational sociable was held at the residence of -Mr. Hiram Jeffer- son Friday evening. ‘Lhe lovely winter night and widespread pnguhnh.y of “the host and hostess combined to bring tozether a large com- pany, in which the young people were predomi- nant. Mrs, M. Hoffman has left for California to ;g: her husband, of whose serious illness she just learned. County Commissioner Senne is winning rold- en opinion for his faithful and fearless discharge of duty. His constituents may well be prondof their representative and the careful maaner in which their interests are guarded by him. Mr, Horace Hopkins, a well-known aged resi- dent of this place, is visiting friends in_Roscoe, TIL. This is the first visit made by Mr. Hopkins away from his home in ten years. ENGLEWOOD. GENERAL NOTES. Mr. A. J. Marks and wife were surprised by a few friends Friday evening, but, as it was an im- promptu affair, they did ot bring along the customary eatables. The time was spent in con- versation and music, and by the company in ad- miring some of the beautiful paintings executed by Mr. Marks. The sccond attempt of the Literary Soclety to hold a session Friday evening was frustrated by non-attendance of members. It was adjourned till next Saturday evening, when they hope to Lave a full attendance. A portion of the open space between Went- worth avenue and the depot has been flooded, and will be used as a skating-park. The Englewood Hose Company give a mas- quernde ball on the 2fth of January, which promises to be a great success. An cvening-school has been opened in Morony Block by Mr. E. A. Alcott, where persons en- gfi;d in the day can improve their evenings in study. . Tuesday evening the annual eicction of offi- cers for the Sahbath-school of the Methodist Church was held in the church. Charles W. Jones was chosen Superintendent, Mrs. A. J. Marks Assistant Superintendent, Ralph Brown- ell Secretary, Charles Jenkins Librarian, and A. J. Bird Treasurer. C. T. Northrop, the retiring Superintendent, thanked the teachers and Church for the support they had rendered him while in charge of the school. The Rev. John Donuelly, of the Baptist Church, preaches his farewellsermon this morn- Ing at 734 o’dlock. He will leave for his new fleld of 1abors at Ionia, Mich., during the week. The Bantist pulpit will be supplied each_week by volunteers until a regular pastor is selected. "The Rev. Mr. Sunderland will preach to the Universalist Socicty at the old brick school- housc at 3 D’L'.l$ck o _the afternoon. Subject: Faith, Charity, and Infidelity.”” Services at the Presbyterian Church as usual by the Rev. Mr. Forsyth. The Rev. Dr. Busworth preaches to the Reformed Episcopal Socicty at 3 o'clock p. m. in the Baptist Church. Dr.” Brobrideze will Erl:ach morning and evening at the Methodist FERSONAL. A. W. Brayton, teacher at the Normal Scnool, has accepted an appointment as teacher at In- dianapolis, Ind., with an advanced salary. Mr. Dodge will fill the vacancy in the Normal School, occasioned by the resiznation of Mr. Brayton. . Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Thresher rcturned, Jan. 1, from their wedding-trip to the East. Town Clerk Rndofph iester ‘has returned from his visit to New Orlcans. ARLINGTON IIEIGHTS. ODDS AND ENDS. The residence of Mr. Gurke was entered Sat- urday evening last by burglars. They succeeded in obtaining $100 in money, besldes wearing ap- parel of considerable value. The foundry was also entered, but nothing of value taken. The rascals then appropriated a tcam, belonging to Mr. Cooper, which had been left standing at the Methodist Church, while the family were at- tending the eveming service, and hastily de- camped. The horses were reclaimed in Chicaco the succceding day, but the other articles stolen have not becn recovered. A large cnmPnny left Thursday evening fora good ofd-fashioned sleigh-ride.” They went as far as Desplaines, where the evening was de- lightfully spentat the Ward Hotel. Refresh- ments and an impromptu dance pleasantly wiled away the time until the hour of depart- ure for home. . Mr. and Mrs. George Hall mourn the loss of aninfant son, who died on New-Year’s Day. Alarge delegmtion from the Macnnerchor at- tended the prty given by their slster soclety of Palatine at Kuébler’s Hall, in that place, Thurs- dn( evening. > Sr.and Mrs. E. A. Thomas, of Desplaines, visited their son, Mr. E. M. Thomas, of this lace, Tuceday last. Mizs Jennie Wallace, of loom, spent the holidays here with her aunt, Mrs, John Fleming. Miss Hattic umont has departed for Chicago, where she intends to remain.some time, pursuing her studies. “The subject of vrening u? across road from ‘Wheeling to this place has long been agitated. As contemplated, the new road would lead from Mount_Prospect and intersect the Rand road. It would bave the effect of making a large sce- tion of goud farming country tributary to this place, and would be very convenieut to a large number of farmers. - A mecting of the Town Board of Wheeling was ‘held yesterday at the residence of Mr. Benry Katz to take into consideration the mat- ter, and listen to arguments in favor of an against the proposed incasure. . The fuperal servies of Mr. John A. Kenni- cott were held in the M. E. Church I An unusually large cirde of rellst%vs:m" Iricnds were present to pay the I o B respect to the mcmorvpnot tie (lt-i‘ea‘e?i.% Slatey 5% ol 2 Messrs. Snow and Bzrtholomery offiy Tho remains, were taien Mondsy to Mok for burial. The circumstances Sttondiosls death of this estimable young man werrs, & iarly mournful. Two chiliiren, the onty el 2 Luve bub just given np their sweet voun o £5 and now the husband and father has deses and of that household circle, which by b8 55 time azo looked forward to the new youe % so much of bright hope and aatiipatie, N bereaved mother and widow. alone reme 2 view the wreck of her once happy home. mflmg to her :,t ma; tzels smallcomfort, she hag thedely sympathy ol entire community in hep ble afliction. T b e EVANSTON. e NEWS OF THE WEEE. ' - New-Year’s Day and the Haskin-Easter wed. ding scem to have exhausted our residents, u “all is quict on the Potomac.” Prof. Sumner, of Yale College; a fine audicnce on Tuesday night in Lyon’s on “Free Trade.” Ilc took strone excepiliy to Protection as a weakening and wastefnl gp, tem. Dr. Davis presided, and many membery of the Philosophical Asgociation were Dresent, - < The Benevolent Society, composed of =2 sentative ladies of all our churches, without ey, ception, Is doinz great things in relleving sy poor, and ina few weeks the Social Club sy bring out ¢ Caste” In fine style, the procesg arising from the performance of which will g & togid the needy. st oun Ford is making careful pre, his forthcoming Iecture, Which,‘l’l tpl:x,n l‘)’g"l; don’l; fall, will be delivered in about three weeks. s The Hieh School Is full, and Prof. Hay i forms the public, throughy the Tuer, tha 1 3 mor@puvils can be received. The Professor vy '3 presented with a very handsome copy of Hny. son’s Shakspeare by the scholurs'a day o i el Marcy has obtained i Marcy has obtained many samples i teresting Liberian upmducts. \’;'kinkpmuh g placed away in the University Musenm. The Agreeable Pleasare Club, which rus 3 lively opposition to tue Social Club, danced g intu;‘rrgpted{ylgimhs o’clock on New Year'sDey %3 right to 5 o’clock the next morning, and S s ovied. R Mr. H. A. Pearsons’ home was invadeq Wednesday night by about twenty-five of bis 5% friends, who insisted upon helpine him and biy %5 amiable better-half to celebrate their tenthwed. /& ing anpiversary. Z% Mrs. Putnam has returned from a prolonsej absence in Ohio, and her husband 1’3 ‘himelt oain. Mr. J. D. Croirsant has just returned from 3 Jecturing tour through Wisconsin and the north: ‘orn portion of this State; he picled up the guld dust by the handful. i Mr. J. L. DeVine, the Superintendent of the g South Evanston PnLHdSchool, went all the way to Pittsburg lass week for a wife, but the trp ¢ has paid him. 3 3 The contest for the Gage prize, which was set g down for to-morrow, has been postponed one ¥ week so that the week of prayer may not be i terfered with. A Dr. Nnges will preach fn the Presbyteria Charch this morning on *Instantaneous Cor- version.” The Baptist Church has adopted the frezsest system, but everybody is expected topaya much as he or she can afford. ‘The ladies will have special afternoon meet. ings daily during the week of prayer. X DECLAMATORY. Tne auditorium of the Baptist Church ¥ well filled Friday evening by an appreciative andience, who listened to the contestants for the Mann declamation prizes. The speakes were chosen from the Juniorand Sophomore 3 classes, all of whom did creditably. Musicwas farnished by the Euterpian Quartette uf Chies go, and judging from the numerous encores their ability was recognized. i J. C. Hoag, 'i8, opened the conteat with ths i declamation ‘* Idols.” He labored well for the prize, but owing to a misconception of the piece, or improper _training, signally failed. He-ws ! followed by W. A. " Hamilro Y who rendered ‘*Webster in the in a manner surprising to best acquainted with his ability. The third con- testant, J. T. Musgrove, *79, declaimed * Herne Riel ” in excellent style. C. F. Ryder then de &% livered * Irish Aliens and English Victories® 3| It was the best production of the evening. The judges awarded him the second prize of $10, The next selection, * Charlie Macchree,” by Miss Mary Bayne, was short and sweet, b above the average. Mr. S. Lewis, *70, labored under the disadvantage of & cold and a recest sick—bedfiyev. was able to mamfest to the audk T A EI AN ARG AT T R R ence that he possessed reserved abilitr Miss _Ida__ Stuart, '78, recited “Toe Raven.” Miss Ella Prindle, 7, lowed with *The Famine,” by Longfellov. G. E. Ackerman, 78, delivered the fsmons i- eulogy on the negro ‘ Toussaint L'Ouvertare” g “Patriotism a Reality,” by G. M. Basset, cor- cluded the cutertainment. The students of the University are jubildnt over the success of their representatives at k¢ § intercollegiate contest held. at New Yorkon the 4thinst. The orationof Mr. F. H. Scott, the declezate ormtor, was commended by the New York papers, while Mr. F. M. Taylor, the delegate esenyist and mental scientlst, sw E ceeded in securin‘gi two prizes—a first prizelo an cssay and the second prize in menty science. OTHER SUBURBS. OAE PARK- The union meetings held in the Methodit | Episcopal Church each evening of the past week 3 have been well attended, and great interest b 3 3 been manifested. The Gospel hymns, sunghy = 3 choir composed of the best singersof the plaer, 3dd much to the impressive interest of the ser- vices. The meetings during the week of prayer will be held in the same place, commen with a young people’s prayer-meeting Sundsy evoning, ab 6315, Public services at T3 3 preaching by the Rev. Mr. Blackburn. Tae- day, Wednesday, Thursday, snd Saturday ever ings there will be song and prayer st i 7:30. Preaching at § o'clock Friday evenint. Gospel tem%’:mce meeting, conducted by M Frances E. Willard. The public schools opened Tuesday morsies. Miss Bohrie, of Wisconsin, has been added@ the list of teachers. was married AUSTIN. Mr. Wallace Gilbert, of Austin, last week to Miss Anna O\rv:ns,’nf Morrison, The severnl churches of Austin will com mence union services this week. PARK RILGE. New-Year’s calls wers ‘ot as numerous 3 heretofore, owing to the prevailing sickness @ mauy familics, and the absence of many {rost the place. Among the few who received wal Mrs. A. Dickenson, assisted by her daughten Mrs. F. Dickenson, and Miss Martha Eastman. Miss Kittie Davis has been su—mns‘l{y il the + weck. Her many iriends here and In the ghe is mo¥ city will be pleased to learn that thousht to be convalescing. = The aufll‘i:r;md{rnm c;:e dalmrlet fever are 1D° roving and the discase is disappearing. P e Amusement Committee of .Lhctoniflflfl‘ tional Socicty mot at, the residence of Yr- Knowles Thursday evening to arrange for ln‘; other entertainment. It was decided uu»':h should be dramatic in character, and will place in about three weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Broughton, of Chicazo, are ber, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Orr. _Tney are 8501 to leave for Fiorida, where Mr. B. will eogg® in the lumbering business. BARRINGTON. The M. E. Church Sociable was held Wedces- day evoning at the residence of Mr. Philander 3foulton. It was adinitted by all to have beed the pleasantest of the scason thus far. A lsgo number favored the party with their presence and thoroughly enjoyed 2 beautiful winter avel ing devoted to rativhal amusement. elose of the soclable the younz people ile; vised 2 sleighride, which proved even 1more Joyable than the previous indogr attractions, ‘A young son of Mr. ticorzze Pettit met wit] 2 ainful accident at Barrington Centre. Hu;fl gd\'ing a team attached to o sled, and through it when in motion and broke aleg. = Mr. J. Haslett, formerly of this place, but 0% g‘l Cbi 2 0, lrcvisitc&hg:]:ld home J‘(ul:g-:;; m“ Myron Hawley, of Woodstock, was In ings the weck.. " Mrs, Sheridan, of Palatine, bt been the guest of Mrs. Catton the past wdefn" 3 Mrs. Vancuran, of Towa, who has been spendi £ Bseveral wecks with friends here, left Fridey Marysville, Mo. TIGHLAND PARE. i On New-Year’s Day the Parkers turned o i full force, and the day was spent by r.um citizens in’calling on the ladics, who, With s few exceptions, ived. 5 the New-Year’s nivbt a &m\' was given ab AT residence of Mrs, W. W. Bogington, at whIZt quite a number of the {mm: people were prRT ent. Wednesday Miss Tda Woodb Jeft land Park for her bome in Uoncord, N. H. i Woodbury has spent. the last three of fl:\u months with her fricnd Miss Boyinzton, and will be much missed by the namerous iriends she has made during her stay. o Thursday night _x sociable was given at residence of Mr. Clark by the Episcop: which a quilt was ralled off by the ladies. 27" fortunate recipient was Miss Eunice ? Other articles were also raffied off,and the fl’" ing was an exceedingly pleasant one. 5