Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 15, 1877, Page 11

THE CILCAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, JULY 15, 1877—SIXTEEN PAGES. me a NEW YORK. The Season Which Is Prosperous for the Dog-Catcner. But Decidedly Disastrous for the Dog Caught. How the Metropolis Cares for and Dis- poses of Its Muzzicless Curs. Mr. Tilden’s Liberty Street Lit- erary Byreau at it Again. The Man Who Wants to Chango His Name 2 to Muses, and Wherefore. ig From’Our Owih Correspondent. New York, July 12.—The long, low, wooden structure at the toot of Sixteeuth street, East River, is just now the centre of marked and un- usual attention. At- almost any hour of the day ladies fashionably dressed and Indies un- fashionably dressed, beribboned girls with jaunty bats,"and calico-clad girls without any até at all} people who come in carriages, and pple who came on foot, may be seen entering ” the door of tlfis place, which is certainly as un- inviting as any that ever was built. Stranger sill, nearly all who enter were on their faces an’ eager, anxious look; and when they come out ihere are few whose cyes do not show traces of , tears. Thatis, of the gentler sex, which has * thus far alone been considered. As for the men, the greater part of them here to be met are - as scrubby and ill-favored a set as could be * geraped togezher even ia St. Louis. The very idea of tears in their eyes would produce a dis- astrous panic in the banks of dirt below. Be- ~sides these there is gathered on the walks a moticy group of youugsters, of whom the im- mediate ucighborhood is one of the most prolific in the city. The nature of the pathetic and un- programmed show within, which draws an au- * dience so diverse in character, is made apparent. by watching a gate a fittie further on from the entrance. “Tis opens to admit 2 cart bearing a two-story coop, which is filled with dogs. Pres- ently the two-story coop is driven out empty, and another goes within the gate; while the air + is burdened with howls and moans, yelpings, and enappings, and barkings. This is the dog- pound. The show is 4 FREE BENCH SHOW of unfortunate curs, which were found muzzle less, and muzzleéssly seized upon. by the licensed dog-collectors, whose ‘zeal gathers wonderful force by reason of that clause allow- ing “) cents per dog.” This is the place where literaliy every dog bas his day,—and ‘his last. day, unless sume owner put in an appear- ance and make a rescue costing exactly $3. It maticre dot whether the dug was liccused and enrolicd by name in the records of the city. If without the restraining muzzle, his fate would be as luw,—six fect beneath the river’s waves,— or his redemption cost as much as that of the . scraggiest cur of them all, whose only license wasto roam a5 will and pick up a living and “bones as best he might. To the City Treasurer, . it would be cheering to have brought in 23 many dogs of high family connections as could possibly be tempted into the back alley, since these would mostly be re- emed; out to the dog-catcher there is no distinction of birth or breeding. TRirty cents fora mangy mongrel is much the same as 30 cents for an English bull, and the former would ‘be less likely to make a row abont being _ taken in, This taking in, by the way, is an interesting process. The poor animals seem to know at once the character of the place they have upin- tentionaliy come to. From the moment the cart bucks up to the door they becin to whine ami moar so pitcously that no wonder the tender-hearted women pick their own pockets . of handkerchiefs, Then answer, more doleful still, as from experience, is made by the dogs within, and between the two lines of cho- rus, the pound is a place for people with eeneibilities to keep away from. Yet these are the very people’ who, haying lost their pets, doom themselves to witness the woes of Mnany 1n the hope of relieving the woes oi one. To see that no cruelty is practiced, ONE OF MR. DERGH’S 31EN ports himself on top of a kennel by the door. - The dors are handled with more kindliness by far than is generally believed, and as carefully asthey thomeelves will allow. The peaceful cavis, which accepts the situation gracefully, re- ceives uo treatment beginning to egual in se verity that bestowed by ** mamina’s darling” or the sometimes exasperated cook. ‘There isa toss of afew feet, and then the prisoner tinds him- self ina narrow passaze, along witha hundred ‘other prisoners, all waiting to be collared and ‘assigned to their keunels. The first cart L saw “umteaded eentained some for'y dogs, and almost Without exception a1 aopromising lor. = Hume- Tesenegs ant hunger was written ull over thea. Here wey were given the boou of a clean box, 4resh water, and a square meal, yet ovly one or twv appeared to appreciate what was done for them. Very like meu, the majority were too auxious abuut the next turn of fortune to enjoy the present good. Tne prevalent fecling was manifestly that of fear. Even the large dogs, scarred yeterans of many a stone battle with the gamins, secmed to lose heart and strength of legs, and stood trembling aud apprehensive among the whiniug youngsters. So that, as in- timated already, this scene was ove of the most pitiful on an island which is full of pitiful scenes. ‘The pound nas six rows of kennels or boxes. In some of the kennels half a dozen little fel- ows keep cach other.company. The thorough- iy vicious beasts are sbut up alone, and disposed. of as soon a5 may be WHETHER VISITORS ARE ADMITTED farther than the office depends on the strength of thecase they make out. If they can describe the lost dog, several are brought out for their “inspection. If a lady desires to go through and make sure for herscif, there is little difliculty. Ouly as the doorkeeper remarked to me, “I don’t like to let "em in, sir, for cmotionary rea- sous. They allus cries befure' they git out, an” 1 ate to seea parcel of *em in tears, sir.” Which did more creditto his “ eotionary ” apparatus than did his rather forbidding features. While I was studying canine characteristics and admiring the philosophic spirit of a few old curs which had sought out the choice corner and curled themselves up lor sleep. there was 3 ery of joy, “Oh, bere he is!” and 1 turned to "eee a decidedly pretty young Jady hugging a Woolly ball of Spitz in a manner not to be char- acterized us anything Iess than aggravating in the extreme. Why, if this young lady had bad agallant ‘‘middy’ who bad been fone ona ‘emnise three ycars,and his ship so long uo- evoken that it was feared she had succumbed tuastorn, or calm, or something awful like that, at sea, she couldn't have made more ado over his return. And Lulu—it was a feminine Spitz at that—was as crazy as adog of her size could be when she was borne away in the arms of her mistress, who did not mind the $3 fec any more than if it had taken her own moncy instead of her father’s to pay it. In five min- utes more there Was & MEETING IN THE POUND A of amore truly pathetic nature. This time it was little girl, ueatuess herself, though in cheap doting clad. There was sv eager a look in her fave that the doorkecper let her pass without d word. Way atthe foot of he filth Yow, a8 she was about to give over hear search, there soundea a shrill bark, and almost simul- taneously her outcry. Then the little thing, 9 years perhaps, took the pet in her arms, sat -down on the floor—pity it.was not a cleaner— and cried as if she Lad Tost all her friends, in place of having found orf. Sach a flood of Years a boy never experiences. He may shed the copious drops on his return home after a fishing or swimming escapade, but the tears Wrang out by emotion are to those wrung out by astick as green corn to the canned, the nat- ural and the forced. But crying would not saye her dog, and the little girl bad no money. Sho hat vo idea anything «was neediul save to find Fido; and when she was told he immense sum, as it, was to her, which the jaw demanded, she began tosobas if her-heart would break. To have found Fido only to leave him to die was more than she could bear. Then stepped up that man of Bergh’s to prove he had been well chosen. “Give her the dog,” said he; “IN pay | the fine.” At that the wet eyes turned. up to the blue-coated officer with a look worth the money; and when ‘she walked away with the dog—collared and muzzled by the agent as well —in her arms, there probably wasn’t a bappicr or more grateful girl in the State. If the agent had ason, aged about 12, and this son should some day chance to marry this owner of Fido, what a daughter-in-law she would prove to ber benefactor when he was too old to look after people who were cruct to animals. This is the sort of thing they do up in novels, and. it mieht bappen. But there is no further room for incidents, though an hour at the ponod furnishes a large and y2- ried assorticnt of them, from the real to the mock pathetic, from the painful to the absurd. The dogs do their share, but they take on no worse than the visitors. To consider another feature for a moment: dog-catching is a RATHER PROFITABLE BUSINESS _ for the dog-catcher. At 30 cents a dog, the prof- its of a load are considerable, and so far there hhas been less difficulty in getting the loads than in making place to accommodate them. In a week there have been some 4,000 dogs impound- ed. The number of valuable animals captured was very small, and these were held for redemp- tion Tonger than the rest.” More than 3,000 out of the whole number were doomed to the iron erate which sinks into the river with its living freight. Owing to a break in the ma- chinery, some hundreds of dogs have had a brief respite. The city is likely to lose moncy by this precautionary and necessary dog measure, though not to any amount, as oné dog redeem- ed will pay for ten brought in, and the running expenses are not. heavy. The hard times ex- plain the coniparatively small number of re- demptions. In other years people in moderate circumstances would spare the tine for a favor- ite dog; but now they are not sufficiently ccr- tain that the bottom line of depression has been. reached, aud they apprehend the need of-every dollar. Such times bring dogs into the class of luxuries, to speak as an economist, and this is severe on the dogs. MAYOR ELY’s DOG. ‘fhe ‘enly noted seizure was that of Mayor Ely’s full-breed, and it is more than half-sus- pected that this was a practical joke played un the official by some of his friends. The Mayor did not, however, remit the fine. It is remark- ed as a curious fact that the authorities do not sell the more valuable dogs .when offers are made to redeem them. If a visitor is disposed to give $3 for one of the captives, why not de- liver the snimal when the time tor his redemp- tign bas passed, and thus save money on him? But there appears to be a rule, rendered ex- tremely uncertain by circumstances, against new ownership dating from this point. If the doz scoms to recoguize the would-be purchaser, —and must. of the captives are but too eager to respond to every name and appeal to every passer-by,—the rescue can be made, of course, since apparent ownership cannot be detected from real. One or two attempts were made by fanciers to ect posscssion of 2 fine hound and a blood mastiff, unquestionably superior and highly valued. In such cases, however, the poundkeepera are sharp enough, and the dogs doomed themselves by being too intelligent. This is considerable space to devote to the Gog movement, but there is reason why it should be 2 subject impressed thoroughly on my mind. If there wis a woman ia your house who owned a small black terrier; who had his name and residence engraved on his colisr; who tied his muzzle on 60 securely that it took from one eatiug-time to another nearly to get it off; who rushed around every seven min- utes frantically crying, “Where's Ebony?” and made you go two and a quarter miles to tie pound every time the beast got shut in the cellar or was occupicd with the rats under the back stairway,—don’t you think this subject would look pretty large and important? Try it once, or no,—bettcr than that,—take my word for it. $ TUAT LIBERTY STREET SILL. Ibis said that Mr. Tilden is going to Europe, is out of politics, and expects to remain out of them for some time. It is said, further, that he does not care astraw about the Qoings in Louiri- una, and bas no idea of contesting at law for the Presidential chair. This is put forth as positive, and may all be true, as part of it cer- tainly But what has the Liberty Street Literary Bureau been set at work again for? What sort of compound is being gruund out-at present down there! ‘That is the question which Col. Pelton, the nephew, might but will notanswer. Atl that can be stated vow is the fact that the Bureau which last year flooded the country with. pamphlets and circulars, which cdited nine-tenths of the Democratic papers of the country, and which got its inspiration and ideas direct from Mr. Tiden, is once more ‘busily engaged in work. The tact alone is a very significant one. Per- haps Mr. Tilden considers himself out of poli- ties. This docs not look like it. Perhaps he wishes, for one reason and another, tu be con- sidercd out. The knowledge that his pet Bureau is running,—this Bureau whose originator he is proud to call himself, privately, and whose power he estimates as equal in running a campaign to the Corliss engine in running the vast machinery of the Exposition,—will not ‘help him in tue wisu. Tlenceforth it will be interesting to watch the editorials sud general political tone of the ay- erage Democratic newspapers, especially those in the smaller vities aud places. It is early to begin work, but Mr. Tilden owes much of his success to haying alwars begun early, avd got things well into shape for himself before others thought of action. Whatever his subordinates may be doing, they are doing what he tells them todo. And, in the event of the depart- ‘ure of this skillful statesman from his native land, it is interesting to know that his interests will not be uegiected here. Possibly the Bureau simply means to try to compensate the country for the loss of Mr. Tilden’s presence. Jt bas undertaken more difficult tasks in the past. Many, even Democrats, regarded it asa failure in much of its campaign work; it could hardly fail in this, if as surmised. Nay, thouga ‘Mr. Tilden were to hire storage-room and take his Bureau with bim, tne country might with- stund ft. As to the work of the Bureau, it Is surmised, and only surmised, that to it is duc the stirring up of sentiment in the South re- garding the Louisiana Returning Board, and that. the coming campaign in this and other States is being prepared for, that no chance be Jost which can in the remotest degree affect the Presidential contest of 1880, when Mr. ‘Tilden expects to be righted. ~ "4 WUMORIST’S PROPHECY has been somewhat singularly fulfilled in the case of Mr. Alden, of the Times. Jn conversa- tion some weeks before the issue of bis book, 3 conversation afterwards published in Tue Truss, Mr. Alden jestingly remarked that be believed he could ruin one publisher, and that at any rate, in giving out his book, he had done the best he could toward -it. The publisber 8 reverses began long before, a fact of which the gpeaker had no suspicion. It so resulted" that the iseue of the book and the culmination -of financial troubles occurred in the same week, 50 that scarcely had-Mr. Alden received an invoice of books when be received also a notice of suspension. His was the last book the house printed, But no disaster could stop the career of his jesting, and it was apparently only through the combined persuasions and threats of his friends that he was restrained from petitioning the Legislature to change his name from Willism to Moses Alden, on the ground, that a prophet ought to have & prophet’ ‘sname, evedbif it were G JOURNALISTIC. The New York Tribune's Fight with the Printers’ Union. s A Complete Success for the Tribnne, and the Union Doomed. The Trouble Xet a Question of Wages, bat a Fight for Emancipation. A Little Trick that Was Played by Mr. Bana Years Ago, Managing Editors a Dangerous Institution in Newspaper Offices. Speciat Correspondence of The Tribune. New Yors, July 11.—Some weeks since I wrote youthat the New York Tribune was about to institute a crusade agaiust the Print- ers’ Union. Well, the raid has becn made pre- cisely according to the programme | indicated, and the Tribune has won the fight. Mr. Thomas M. Rooker, a stockholder, who has been for thirty years the foreman of the office, has been retired on 4 pension and gone to Florida. The day after he left Mr. Whitclaw Reid issued his pronunctamento, which resulted in all the print- ers—between sixty and seventy—leaving the e, refusing to abate one iota of the scale of prices laid down by the Union. Thereupon a Mr. Thompson, who had been foreman in the Graphic office, marched in a new sct of hands, and the next morning the Zribune not only ap- peared as usual, but also printed a supple- ment. There was a little friction with the new men for a few days, but everythiog is now working smoothly, and the Tribune is emancipated from the tyrannous dictation of the Printers! Union. This contest wasnot so mucha matter of wages as it was dissatisfaction with the Union, which had im- posed arbitrary rules upon the emplosers, vir-. tually denying them a voice in the management of the mechanical department of their business. Asatisfactory compromise could easily have been made with the men—some-of whom had becn in the office since the foundation of the paper— had it not been for these unreasonabie rules ‘of the Union. But the Union, with its usual pig headedness, insisted more strenuously upon dictating how the business should be conducted than upon the point of wages. Therefore Mr. Reid resolved to drive the Union men out of the office. Some time since he offered TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS toa well-known printer if he would take the Tribune out of the Union. Ho finally found Mr. Thompson, who undertook the job, The prin- cipal objection to the Union seale of prices was the rule requiring the oflice to furnish “ bogus” copy+to the printers When there was no other for them to work on. Under the working’ of this rule the Tribune, itis said, bas paid $500 per week. I know the rule was in foree twenty years ago, when I sct type in the office, so that the Tridune must have spent. a large fortune puying for type-setting which was not of the slightest use to it. This las now been done away with, and it is stated that the Tribune saved $70) on the first week’s work of the new men. In my previous Jetter I stated that the Union imposed burdens upon ‘the employers which were simply outrage- ous, and were only submitted to as amatter of necessity, the printers having the upper-hand at the time. Your correspondent, “Slug Six,” took issue with ine as to the bone- fits conferred upon workingmen by these labor organizations. It is not a question worth argu- ing in the face ot the fact that all over the country laboring men are withdrawing from these organizations because they stand between them and thelr daily pread. I could name a dozen such organizations iu this vicinity that have virtually gone to pieces because its mem- bers would not submit to their dictation. The Printers’ Union isa notable example of this. For over a quarter of a century Typographical Union No. 6—“ Big Six,” as it is called—hbas boasted that it was the strongest labor union in the country, powerful enough to dictate its own terms to the employers. . And'so it was, until it assumed to make its members its subservient tools, and then internal dissensions and revellions robbed it of its powers and its membership. Last year, contrary to the judg- ment of its best memners, it ordered, A STRIKE OF JOB PRINTERS, andtor nine weeks. hundreds. of printers lay around in idleness at its command. Finally, after spending $50,000, it was obliged to accept the employers’ terms, and the men were glad to go to work arain. The Union has since ordered strikes in different newspaper - ollices, und seen Union men turned into the streets to make room for non-Union men, while. the employers gained their point every time. To-day there is but the semblance of a Union left; its members are working whererer work is to be had, utterly regaraless of the ‘scafe of prices Iaid down by the Union, The Tribune, Times, Lost, Commercial Advertiser, Evening Mail, -owd Graphic are all non-Union offices. The Herald and World are preparing to throw off the yoke, and in a very few weeks the men who still adhere to the Union will be ruled out. of all the offices. And all this comes of the fact. that the proprietors will no longer permit their offices to be controlled by their employes. The question of wages is one of secondary im- portance to the employers,—that could always. be satisfactorily arranged with the men,—but it is the imposition of arbitraty and unjust rules regarding the management of the oflices—rules. laid down by the Union without consultation with the employers—that has forced the fight~ ing. Now the printers arc powerless and at the mercy of the cmoloyers. But these latter are not fuclined to push theiradvantage. On the contrary, they are determined only upon one point, and thatis not to employ Union men. They are ready to follow the cxample set by Mr. Jones, of the Times, and make yearly contracts with their men, also contribute liberally to the establishment of a benetit fund. This contest in the Tribune office, which has been decided so satisfactorily to the employers, and with so lit- tle trouble, fs another Mlustration of the fact that trades-unionism in this country is virtually dc.d, a'fact upon which the workingmen are more to be congratulated than the employers. MANAGING EDITORS. Afew days since Mr. Dana, of the Sun, printed a facsimile letter of Horace Greeley, going to show that Mr. Grecley, after nis defeat for the Presidency, was not permittcd to resume control of the Zrivune. In other words, the Sun charged — that Whitelay = Refd bad robbed Mr. Greeley. of his pa- per, which fact hastened that good man's death. While itis nigbly prgbable that, after Mr. Greeley’s defeat, the stockholders of the Tribune did not think it safe to restore him to his old position; and while it is doubtless true that Mr. Reid did allin his power to maintain his position at thehead of the paper. Mr. Charles A. Dana is the last man in the world whoshould throw stones at Mr. Reid. There are muny old journalists who remember Mr. Dana’s career as managing editor of the Tribune; how he abused the power confided in him; how he curried favor with the other stockholders, and so managed matters that he felt strong enough to snub Mr. Greeley; and that he did this on many an occa- sion, refasing to let his editorials co into the paner when. they did not suit, and generally usurping the functions of editor-in-chief. Finally, at the beginning of the War, we remember how he and Fitz Henry Warren raiseé the ery of ‘On to Richmond,” whereby the country was led to distrust its military leaders, and finally forced them into the bloody Bull Run disaster. The country, edged on by the Tribune, demanded a forward movement of the army, and Bull Run was the. consequence. Then Mr. Greeley became the object of abuse from one end of the land to the o@-:r, and he was denounced as the cause of this terrible disaster. To save himseif and his Tribune, he was obliged to assert himself, and be accordingly vublished his famous “Just Once” editorial, wherein ho disclaimed all re- sponsibility for the ‘ On to Richmond ™ articles, and declared that thereafter he would be the factual as well 2s nominal editor of the Tribune. Mr. Dana was terribly chagrined at this publica- tion, and, secing that there was no longer any chance of his pushing Mr. Greeley from his stool, hu retired from the Tribune with such grace as was possible under tho circumstances. After.a briof.term as Assistant Secretary of. War, he founded (and foundered) the Chicago Kemuiblican, It was while editing this paper and abusing President Johnson that he wrote that famous letter begging for the appointment as Collector of the Port of Now York, which letter Mr. Johnson was:cruel enough to publish at a time when Dana was loudest in his abuse. So, if Mr. Whitelaw Reid did scheme to get control of the Tribune during Mr. Greeley’s lifetime, he was but following the example set him by Mr. Daun afew years before. ‘The Tritune'’s experi ence with managing editors shows that they are DANGEROUS PERSONS . to bave around.’ The authority conferred upon them gives them a taste of power and makes them ambitious to occupy the first place, or that of editor-in-chief. It is a grand thing, no doubt, to direct the destiny of a great newspaper, aud there .ia little wonder that a talented, ardent, and ambitious young man like Mr. Dana should think he could manage the Tribune better than Mr. Greeley. He was suc- ceeded by John Russell Young, who was also ambitious and schoming, but whose brilliant ca- reer was suddenly blighted by the discovery of some little irregularities connected with his Philadelphia “ baby,”—asmall newspaper which he fed daily with news stolen from the Tribune and the Assoviated Press. Sidney Howard Gay was Mr. Young’s successor, and, as he wasa thorough gentleman and a great admirer of Mr. Greeley, he was content to creditably fil the position of managing editor without scheming to displace his chief. Then came Whitelaw Reid as managing editor, whom fate made eventually editor-in-chief. There is prob- ably vo truth in the Sun's. story about bis hay- ing snubbed Mr. Greeley. As nearly as I can ascertain, there was no time after Mr. Greelcy’s defeat when he was physically or mentally able toassume control of the Tribune. It is true that he contemplated doing so, and it is also true that the stockholders’ of the paper were anxious for him to return. But it will be re- membered that just as thet memorable cam- pain was drawing to a close his wife died, and this, coupled with the excitement of the clee- tion, was TOO MUCK FOR THR GOOD OLD »AN, and his health gave way. He was utterly pros- trated physically, and finally his mind suc cumbed, and he became crazy. Before this last. sad calamity befeli him he had written some 3 editorials for the Tribune, in one of whitch he declared his determination to return to his editorial labors. I think no one would bave been more rejoiced to sce bis familiar face at his accustomed place than Whitelaw Reid. He had accepted the sole management of the paper atter Mr. Greeley’s nomination, and I do not believe he then had any ambition to retain it after the election. But Mr. Greeley’s death put the matter in a new sbape. A conflict of interests was at once developed, and that harmony which had char- acterized the action of the stockholders during Mr. Grevley’s life was at once destroyed. Con- tending interests at once usurped the place of harmonious action, and there was a violent struggle to obtain control. Mr. Reid became the representative of the Greeley shares of stock, and, to save these to the daughters, ‘he combined with other stockholders us against certain others who were known to have robbed Mr. Greeley while he was alive, and who would not have hesitated to have taken advantage of the’ daughters. After a world of trouble, Mr, Reid was succcss- fulin making a combination to protect the Greeley interest and his own, and this very nat~ urally gave him the control of the paper as editor-in-chief. Had Mr. Greeley lived, I be- lieve Mr. Reid wouid have been content to have returned to his former position as the trusted lieutenant of his venerated chicf. But, now that Mr. Reid is at the head of the Tribune, he is actually as well as nominally its head. He attends strictly to his business, fs indefatigable in bis labor, attends not only to the editorial department, but to every other. He is alto- gether too shrewd to delegate his authority toa managing-editor, but has judiciously selected assistants to do as he directs, while he remains the only “+ boss.”” ° MENRY J. RAYMOND would never have a managing editor. He was wont to say that the Zimes had but one editor, and that was himself. During bis absences his assistanté carried out his instructions. but no ‘one assumed to be managing editor. Each had his line of duty to perforin, and all consulted as to their daily work, but, whether in Congress or in Europe, Mr. Raymond was always the editor of the Zimes, Mr. Jones ig carrying out this same policy toa certain extent, but, not being a juurvatist bimsclf, has to rely considerably more upon ais writers. Still, he is the supreme authority, who gives the tone to the paper, dic- tates its policy, and manages it generally. The Terald has nu managing editor, nor did it ever have. It has numerous writing editors, who write to a policy—or lack of policy—laid down by Mr. Bennett, and who hold regular consulta- tions daily, Mr. Thomas Connery is charged with more responsibility than auy otber editor, but he has little authority from Mr. Bennett. About once a month Mr. Bennett has AGENERAL “SHAKING Ur’? of his editoral staf, when the night editor is re- manded toa reporter’s desk, the city editor made night editor, the marine editor converted into city editor, and the theatrical critic of last weok made marine editor this. A general swap- ping of places oceurs, and the men will no soon- er get settled down to their new desks than Bennett comes in and “ shakes ’em up” again. This accounts for the géneral houge-podge ap- pearauce of the Herald, one never knowing where to look for anything. This system must be inconvenient and extravagant to the propric- tor, and certainly is not satisfactory to the cm- ployes. Some of you Chicago editors oucht to come down here and teach New Yorkers how to make real, live, enterprising, and entertaining papers. CARROLL, ————=__— FAREWELL SONG, Breathing eadnese, bearing sorrow, Tones that tell of parting near From each heart sweet music burrow, Float to us from lips most denr, ‘Telling us that bonds are breaking Which have held in magic spell, And, thouzh Reon our hearts are aching, We muet bid you all Farewell! Memory leads us captive willing Back through happy houra, When dear hands our minds were filling With the stores of Learning's bowers. Faith and Hope 0 with ux, casting Sanbeams bright that shed around, _ ‘Through our path, ewect peace and Jasting, From the teachings bete we've found. ‘Minutes shorter grow, and dearer, Ere the parting word we say; Whispers Puture, drawing nearer, You mnst here no longer stay. ‘Then im softest, tend'rest measure, While beneath dark pain doth dwell, Say we now to those we treasure, Sistery, schoolmates, all—Farewell! 8. P. F. Scuoor, Cuicaco. K. Dunx. ——_————____ MY DAILY PRAYER. O Heavenly Father, Great and Wise, In mercy turn Thine ear, And hear the prayer of ono who loves ‘A little Sister dear. If mde and flerce a stormy blast For her in store must be, O change it for the zephyr's calm, ‘And send the storm to me, ‘Her gentle form, so frail and fatr, Yor burdens ne‘er seemed made: ‘That brow so stainless, mast thereon ‘A thorny crown be Isid? Aty no! zetaln for me the thorns— Her path bedeck with flowers; . ‘Ifdark one spint here moat be, Place hers in sunny bowers. And if on Earth, in fotare years, ‘Our pathways wide be riven, In Memory's casket may we ltve, And meet once more in Heaven. Cosstaxcz P. THE FASHIONS. Styles Suited for the Fervid Days ‘ of July. Delicious and Costly Fans—Fashiona- ble Morning Dresses---Attract- ive Novelties, Paris Overloaded with Summer Goods Advertised as Novelties. A Daughter of the Ex-President of Vene- suela Arraigned for Theit. NEW YORK, CHARMING TOILETTES. Spectal Corresponcence of The Tribune, New Yors, July 13.—The fervid July days have brought into active service all the. charm- ing toiletzes of organdy and lawn that had been Prepared to meet any unplessantly ardent ad- yances on the part of Old Sol. Flowered and figuredmorgandies divide popularity with plain- colored ones, and-in this latter variety pal¢- blue, cream, delicate mauve, and vvarl-gray seem to be the favorite light tints, while among darker shades brown, a rich chocolate, or chest- nut, navy-blue, and dark green are most ap- Proved. Styles for making up these lovely fabrics are as varied ag are the goods them- Selves, and, while the polonsise and other styles are often seen, the favorite method scems to combine skirt, overdress, and jacket. Torehon and Valenciennes Jace are used profusely in tzimming tuese dresses, and a new fancy elaborates the back of the jacket with laces arranged down the centre seam of the back after a fashion known as zig- zag, or more elegantly as cascade style. Inser- tions play a prominent part in the adornment of these costumes, end 2 novel arrangement of them shows them to much advantage. Pulls of insertion surmount the edgings or rufiles, and under the puffs are placed ribbons of some ‘right colors, while ut intervals knots of the sane mingled with lace impart a delightful effect. A VERY PRETTY DRESS exhibiting this style of trimming bas the skirt of white organdy bordered by a deep-gathered flounce. This is edged by Valencieuncs face a little more than an inch in width. Above the flouace is a scant puff of insertion about three inches wide, under which is a soft rose tinted ribbon. At distances of half a yard are long loops of this ribbon, which Js satin, so arranged as to fall over the flounce. The upper portion of the dress is supplied by a polonaise. ‘This garment, exceedingly grace- ful, is cut at the throat in surplice shape, and at the bottom of the front the corners are also rounded, giving 4 similar effect. A narrow Jace-edged rufie finished the garment, running all around the feck down the front and along the bottom. Following this outline is the pull of insertion underlaid with she — delt cate rose ribbon, and long loops of the same supply the fastenings for the front of the polonaise. The sligbtiy. loose sleeves are finished to correspond. This sort of decora- tion will certainly gain constantly in favor, as it is a pretty way of toning and softening brill- jant-hued ribbons, and of enhanving the deli- cate tints of paler oncs. An organdy of pale mauve ground, shot with points of shaded cardinal, is most tastefully made as follows: The trained skirt has a gath- ered flounce cight inches deep surmounted by tures narrow pleatings. The overdress is grace- fully draped at the back, and is of a plain pat- tern; but the arrangement of the front is at once novel and attractive. A piece the shape of a triangle is cut out of the frout, and the open- ing thus formed is filled in with a scries of nar- row side-pleatings, each edged with fine Tor- chon: Jace, as are the flounce and plisses onthe skirt. The jacket, three-fourths fitting, as are almost ali made of these fabrics, is trim- mid Lo correspond, and the whole makés a very pleasing toilette. Servians ginghams represent asort of fish scale pattern in brown, navy blue, or dark green. Torchon lace is usually the trimming, and the Breton the model after which they are made, Madras and Scotch ginghams are in as great favor as ever, and pretty toilettes for the seashore are made of them., ‘There again is a large demand for Torchon lace, and ribbons also lend their aid in beautifying these dresses. I have before expatiated on the beauty and necessity of APPROPRIATE WRAPPERS, which may not be worn perhaps at waterinys- place hotels, but which are so charming and so comme il faut when visiting ata private coun- try seal, or even when entertaming summer guests'at your own home. As to the color and material most admired for one of the dainty dresses, the former is white and the latter batiste, thongh all light tints are admired and. worn. \s to the- shape of these, even at the risk of being monotonons, I must declare that the Princess is the first choice. A wel trained skirt is often united toa handson fitting, or perhaps 2 Of the former, a cream-colored has uo trimming, save a cascade of cream- tinted lace, frum throat to toe, and in the centre of each is a small cluster of ripe red cur- rante. ‘The dainty breakfast-cap of cream-hued blond and lace is also embellished with bunches of the tiny, pretty fruit. Ancxample of the second shows the skirt of white batiste having a Ince stripe alternating with one of satin finish. A cep Spanish flounce, edged un cach side with Torchon Iace, trims the skirt. The sligcitly- loose sacque is cut in front in along point which ts cut off square at the bottom. The back reaches but a little below thehips. A lace-cdged ruffle borders this garment. Clusters of lace down the front of basque and skirt hold in their centres small bouquets Parma violcts _ which are scented so a5 to apparently retain their own fragrance. For the completion of sucha charming mprniug- dress the jeweler lends his aid, and a set of fine porcelain, pin and ear-rings, in the form of vio- lets, is worn with this dress. These sets may he procured at trifling cost, and it is possible to have one matching every and avy dress. Small roses, with a leaf or two, gracefully drooping fuchsia, a. spray of lily-of-the-vailey, a sturdy little daisy, all may be bad, and all are ‘very pretty. The sctting is usually silver, but olten all mounting is dispensed with. A NOVELTY, Fi yerr handsome for morning toilettes, is watered linen or percale. I have seen some exquis: ite dresses of white watered percale, garnished with bluc tilleul and coral-pink ribbons. This material may be obtained in ali the desirable shades, and is already in great de- mand. To counterbalance all these goods, which are incredibly cheap, there are more ex- pensive fabrics which are distractingly lovely. Of these I think the chief is the lovely Alge- rine goods, which rauge in price from $1.25 to $4per yard.. The ground of ivory or cream- white has delicate threads of scarlet, blue, orange, purple, and green. ‘Sometimes there is an admixture of gold or silver threads which enhance the gorgeousness of the material. I aye seen a very beautiful one having a surface of ivory-white threads of arrow ‘lines of dark and light blue and of sil- ver. Avother, on & rich cream. round, has stripes of scarlet, vurple, and gold. These showy fabries are, of course, sel- dom or never used to make the entire dress, put form only portions. They are commonly umited with silk, but sometimes with velvet,and this last forms an extremely rick combination. ‘The popular fancy I mentioned some time ag0 for HAND-PAINTED FANS continues, and increases to the delight of ar- tists whose “bent ” is small landscapes,or minia- ture portraits, or scenes. These faps thus cn- riched are veritable works of art, and in virtue of their merit cost enormous prices. A fan vembellished with water-colors ranges in cost of |; I from $10 to $100, snd I have scen one which even exceeded this last. The stocks of finest ebony were carved in a design as delicate as frost work, go fine and airy 1t would scem that a Ureath would shatterit. The upner portion is of white gatin, Upon this is a painting by C—, one of our finest landscape painters, represent- ing a bit of the breezy Berkshire Hills, so true {oO nature that one almost dips one’s haud. into the coul, sparkling water of the little moun- tain lake, or catches ata bough of the great overhanging trees that seein to bow to their re- flection mhirrowed in the lake. On the ‘reverse 48 an exiuisite portrait of the owner's mother, ‘Whose delicate teatures and high-bred air are iworth perpetuating. I wish I could describe to You how beutiful this fare is. Suflice it to say that since it has been seen the lucky artist has found so many patrons that orders lie around his studio thick as leayes in autumn. Plain fans of black or white satin are considered very leant. They are usually mounted on sticks of ivory, mother-of-pearl, or ebony. A novelty is a new kind of shell called. Sen- soic, and Japan lacquer work of black and gold are favorite styles. White kid fans, mounted on mother-of-pearl, inlaid with gold or silver, are elegant, and are generally decorated with paintings. Some of the most clegant fans are of green, pink, or ercam<olored marabout fcathers superbly mounted on sticks of elouued. amber. - The feathers, daintily curled, are very handsome, ' An exquisite one of delicate green Inarabout feathers has the lower part of opales- | cent pearl. -A fan like this is valued at 335. Fans of plain silk, browy canary, Cardinal, blue; or coral have staves of violet wood or plain ivory. These cost from $2 to $3. NEW DEVICES IN JEWELRY constantly appear and find ready purchasers. Bangles have come upon us with a rush—in- deed there seems to be a bangle epidemi, and here, iv our good metropolis, it is raging fear- fully. Seventy bangles at atime is not an un- common sight, and seventeen is an every-day number. The first symptoms generally show themselves in the presence of three bargles. In a short time this has increased to five or seven, and so incredibly -rapid is the progress of the discase that the next appearance is that of twenty baugles. The newest and most tlegant of these fashicuable handculfs shows a little four-sided bell of .gold, enyraved wita cabalistic Ggures, thus serving the double pees of an ornament and a talisman. Balls, Hs, half-moons, stars (and in due time will come garters), are most used. Some quite new ones have lizards, lotus flowers, crescents, and. other hidcous and charming things. Before bangles have run their course it will probably become fmperative to wear them around the, ankles. Should such come to pass, intimation shall be forwurded forthwith, Marrs 8. oy PARIS, EVERYBODY OUT OF HUMOR. Speetal Correspondence of The Tribune. Paris, June 30.—Paris is not very attractive at present, as every one seems out of sorts cx- cepting the venders of lemonades and ices. The heat of Senegal and that of politics render the cousumptiou of ice incredible, The immensity of its proportions this season, and the exorbi- tant prices demanded for cooling drinks during the recent excitement. at the races, remain una- bated. On that day 35,000 bottles of champagne were uncorked at Longchamps, in addition toao incalculable namber of cheaper beverages, and. the present ability to extort the same amount for those luxuries proves that business is at Jeast lively in one direction, amidst the depres- sion complained of in gencml. The great estab- Jisuments of Paris are still overtoaded with sum- mer gouds, which are constantly changing naincs and advertised as noveltics; but it will be Labor lost to enumerate the new appellations, as materials are generally the same as those which appeared. early fathe season. Modistes are endeavoring to sustain business eomewhat in the same manner, dut their ability is more extended, as slight modifications of former styles are suflicient apologies fer GRASPING EVERY NAME that fs toremost in the exeitement of a moment. Wo have now the Normandy bat transformed into the St. Christaphe by adding a wider rim, and the Lagrange turban, similar to that of last month, but trimmed with more brilliant colors. There never was such 2 yast expanse in the fashionable world for the exercise of individual taste as at the present time. Thus, a pardessus a Ia mode oscillates between a masculine-louk- ing coat and the ‘ mantelet frou-frou,” or the Pompadour, covered with ribbons and bows, all buried in face, and the lange fichus of mustin ‘ith vuflies and puifs. Bead trim- ming is revived in every possible form, not only in jet, which, in fact, bas never been abandoned in Paris, but in pearls and various colored glass beads. Tnniques, epaulettes, pelerine: nte~ Te asflounces and bands, are’ fairly ‘ith these decorations, which naye the ‘of allowing those in possession of ¢ articles to bring them forth; but | advis uot to attempt this style of embroidery, as siat soon becomes weary of it when too pra- lusely displayed. Among NEW APVENDAGES OF THE TOILETTE, the ecinture Hetinan may be mentioned as rath- er anique and pretty, but as it possesses pecu- liar facilities for abuse, it will probably not re- main long as the beau monde. It differs from ordinary belts by not directly encircling the waist, bntis adjusted to the pointed bodices now so much tn yorne. One of peculiar beauty came under my notice at 2 recent concert in the Salle Erard, which certainly enhanced the class- ical clegance of the toilette with which it was worn, but which, ean readily imagine, would he hideous on graceless forms, or if arranged malapropos. ‘This was formed of white silk galon, etubroidered in an arabesque pattern with sitver braid and azure silk, and, fastened beneath -the front of the bodice by a filagree clasp of silver set with surquoise, added peculiar beauty tu the deticate blue toilelte of Bengaline wit which it was worn. There are clasps for these ceintures, now displayed at the jewelers? on the Ruc dela Paiz, ornamented with diamonds, which may bf favorably regarded by those who can afford to have their jewelry remounted when it becomes passe, but few others will accept the expensive risk of these ceintures remaining long ada mode.* © FANS SET WITH DIAMONDS have fallen from their high estate; not because Mine. Musard_ planted hers in the sight of the Duchesses de Broglie and de Mouchy, the Com- tesse de Ppurtates, the Orleans Princesses, and others of royal descent, on the occasion of the grand charity ball last winter, much to their in- dignation; but on account of the brazen ef- frontery of the nlece of Gen. Pulgar, who dared to appear in a police court with the diamond- studiled fan, which possibly elevated her in the estimation of society last winter, where she move as an acknowledged queen; but which now stands aghast at bebulding her arraigned before court off the charge ofstupendous thetts! Anieve and the husband of the latter are also deeply implicated, but as the affair will doubt- less be fully reported, even to Venezuela, where the father cf the youngest culprit once ruled as President, I will not repeat it. Another robbery case,accompanied with singu- lar incidents, recently oceurred as follows: A larce audience was enjeving a comic song by Sf. Paul Marx at. the Folies-Montparnasee, when suddenly the wife of the sinyer rushed on the stave and throwing her arms aronnd him ex- claiined: ‘Then thon art notdead!” She then fell fainting, and it was not until she re- covered, after a lapse ot forty minutes, that it was discovered she had been the dupe of de- signing thieves, whp informed her that her hus- band fiad just fallen dead on the staze. M. Marx, divining all, proceeded home with all pos- sible ‘speed, and’ found the house completely ransacked. Silverware, jewelry, money, and everything of yaluc was gone. THEATRICAL. The princfpal lion of the day in the theatrical world of Paris is Delaunay in the “ Marquis de Villemer;,’ at the Francaise. Worms, of course, grandly sustains his role, but the manner in Sich Delaunay masters old repertoires, as well as the new, is almost magical, and unequaled by ‘any other actor on the French Stace, fopplsh dress, and hair parted in the middle of his ead, is equally becoming to him as the thirty-two- ounce -perrugue of Louis XY., and nis volce adapts iteelf to the seventeenth century with all the finesse of that period in 2 manner no other i mpts at the present time, actor attemp! pl ‘Murutpe. ——— WEARY. vLay me to reet where the flowers are peeping, Modestly peeping out at the day, And let their sweet tendrils, while over me creep- ~ ing, ‘cep St but the sunshine and zephyrs away. hen calm and contented ehall be my repose, ‘Ended this tong day of sutrow and care; Peacefully laid ‘neath the daisy and rose, No grief can assail me—deceit is not there. Lay me to rest where the flowers are peeping, SL pour heart is tired of life's mortal clay; Tired of etriving, of hoping, of weeping, ‘Weary of friendship that melteth away} Tired of hollow hearts fond love professing ‘Till adversity’s dark cloud has bursted in twains Tired of the Judas Iucariot caressing; Take me, dear Earth, to thy bosom again! Lay me to rest where the flowers are neeping, — The panvy, forget-me-not, violet blac; ‘They will protect me while calmly I'm sleeping— ‘They are not eclieh, unkind, oF antruc. Let their bright petals in showers around me as they put meaway in tomb: Freed irom toe cares vith which the world boand mi Peace will be written by them in the gloom, Caicaso, July 13. ‘Annie P: NEWPORT, The Tribune Occasions a Breake fast-Table Sensation. A Bumor of a New Club---The Birds of Paradise to Be Members. The Austrian. Consul-General’s Children. The Town and Country Clnb—Susan Coole idge-Takes the Place of Mrs, Howe. : From Our Own Correspondent, £ Newronr, R.I., July 12.—My last letter to Tur TRisuNE has made-a sensation. Yester- day morning, coming down to breakfast, I cania: upon a white-clad damsel, looking the image pf what Matthew Arnold would call sweetness ard jst as far as her outward make-up of cambric nd lace was concerned, but wearing a most uh- mistakable warlike aspect in lowering brow and bia peer lips from behind the shield of a bi’ cigtt-paged newspaper. * What is that you are glowering at in that flerce fashion, Blondina?” Lask innocently, asI brush past her in my jowr- Dey to the open window. 2 “1am reading your last letter to Tas Tris- uns,” is the instant reply, in sharp terms of reprobation. i Tpause in amazement. ‘My last letter ‘to Tne Trinong! And what then! What is there in that to call forth your wrath?” [ question, open-eyed and open-mouthed in pe : “What, indeed! Luok at tisat, if you pldase,”” and Blondiua thrusts before my eyes the big cight-paged sheet, with her small finger point- ing to a paragraph, which [ proceed to read, ; WITH HORROR TAKING THE PLACE oF MY AMAZEMENT. i This is the paragraph: § “<The Boston stiffness and culture’ offers Blondina, who now and then ‘jaws? at Boston, though it is the city of her heart.”” “ How could you have used that word, even in i quotation, in counection with me?” bursts forth Blondina, at white best. My first horror over, 1 have a decided inclina- tion to laugh, an inclination. which Blondina nips in the bud by the increased severity of -her aspect, whereapon I rush to the big dictionary which lies upon the table in the adjoining brary, and presently invite Blondina to follow me. When she looks over my shoulder I am pointing to the word ‘gird’ and at the defini- tion—*a sarcastic remark~a jibe.” ar That is what 1 wrote, Blondina, and the prnt- ers have turned my fine old Saxon word into the rowdyish “jaws.” Again I laugh, ‘anil finding my breath explain: 1 know it is dreadful, and 1 KNOW THAT I OUGUT TO FEEL OUTRAGED, for I dare say my reputation for taste and ; delicacy will sutfer from this slip of the types. ~ Idare say that nota few of my. renders kave long ere this exclaimed, “Well, if this fs tho way that N. P. is developing into Billingsgate!” or “$V hat taste, what literary demoralization!” Yet, in spite of this, I cannot help laughing as I remember my innocent word—the fins old ! Saxon, upon which I rather prided myself when I wrote it— GitD, AND THROUGH. THE PROCESS OF THR ‘TYPES IT COMES OUT “saw — that American Billingsgate which the native ! unshriven yulgarian, out of the fullness of his wrathful heart and the fouluess of his mouth, bestgws upon his opponcat or upon any tn- fortunate who crosses. his path. But when I recall the fate of finer words, when I remember how very proper, not to say a prudish, correspondent of a metropolitan ‘newspaper from Boston spoke of the “ daring and dashing”—well, Ict us say—Ben Butler, and. the types transposed it into daring and darting, : —when I remember this, shall I hold myself the most unfortunate of mortals and withhold my laugh? But while Tam exptaining all this to Blondina, Brunetta sails majestically in, and E nave the whule ground to go over again. By that time Dor Carlos strolls in from the piazza,.. aud asks, “wnar’s THE ROW?” , Blondina relieves me from all further respon" sibility by telling the story in piquant fashion, and when the coffee is brought in and we snif” its aroma with the sea-breeze we: are lauuched. upon a sca of discussion upon the iniquities uf printers, and “ Words and Their Uses.” " ‘Did I not gay truly that my last letter bad mace a sensation £ But all things must bave an end or & ange, and gowe slip at last into Newport chit-chat ifter - cansihing types and printers to a wonly perditiun, Andin this chat I find that’ Dor Carlos has been out on a morning drive at one of the early-bird hours, and) met that pretty sight—the Austrian Consul-General’s fotr-ine hand, filled uot with fine dames or lackey’, bat with i . “A TROOP OF ROSY CHILDREN, SEATED OF THE Tor OF THE COACH, : most of them,—a gay, rollicking band Singing out their tally-ho from their healthy young , throats with the clear notes of the born w the footman sends winding forth from his perch in the rear. Every morning this coachful of children can be seen of all carly risers who will take the trouble. And it is worth the trouble, say those who have seen it, for it is one ot the prettiest sights of N&wport, where pretty sigits are so many. Another of the bits of gossip is of and cnr cerning anew club. {tis mere cumor, aud I think the origin and fuundation shaky. Bat here it ig: Thata party of young ladies, reaf- birds of Paradise.—and by Parauise I mean, of course, the Paris fashion world,—are to seu up aclub with the unique name of “TNE ECONOEZY CLUB,” i the spirit and purpose to be retrenchment in the matter of gowns and gloves and all the rest of a fine woman’s fine rafment. As I huve said, Ithink this story rather apocryphal, but the suggestion certainly is interesting and, worthy” of attention, though Don Carlos declares that the dry-goods business would at once collapso if the birds of Paradise should al} at once cease. to clothe themselves in purple and fine linen. , But we have pretty well proven that the cuun- try that runs tothe waste of purple atid fine Yinen, and calls such waste by the naines cf econom{c production and consumption, is on thers, wrong track. However, I don’t think that Dan Carlos’ fears are likely to prove true. As far ns the birds of Paradise are concerned, I think thy ‘dry-goods merchants are likely to “live lon. and prosper.”” Another club-house, which is of very solid foundation, — THE TOWN AND COUNTRY CLUB,— x misses the bright and genial presente of Julia © Ward Howe this summer. Susan Coulidze, otherwise Miss Woolsy, is sald to tke Mre. Howe's place very admirably. Susan Cootidze, : it will be remembered, is the author of a Ust of | popular children’s buoks, which are the rivals of i Miss Alcott’s. She is less generally knywn 2s a poet, though she has written afew poems that | are unsurpassed in their way in the Enclisa | language. Take, for instance, that little poem { wiich went the rounds of the newspapers a few i i i years ago, commencing ‘Ob dear and friendly death, End of my road however long ft be: : This is one of Susan Coolidze's,—the best of | it isso good one wonders that itis. | not followed by uthers equally strong as ume } goes on. But time is not always the povt’s best friend,—cireumstance Is aften a better. And: i may be that the pretty pleasant fue IN THE PRETTY NEWFORT HOUSE is not conducive to the state of mind that fa needful t write such strong songs. But the them, of the writer, however much the public may miss the writing. It is never aliowed to visiter orguest at the town and country clubto somuch | H i “pleasant life. perhaps, is bettcr than the sunzs | - i | ! as peep of the good things that are said wad | © done at the meetings, else, doubtiess, we might hear and read of a great many brilliancies from |< Sesan Cuclidze and Col. Higcinson, and pe‘) bape that Boston wit,—author of “Syrian Sure | ae Feehan Ree a ais talon gt pleasures hay dwellers bece in 0 ey of pl 3 the toa who hes immortalized Boszon's east ; winds by an cpl . NP Wie ayer senea) sales?