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RELIGIOUS. THE METILODISTR. Tho Methodist ministers held thelr regular weckly mecting yeaterday morning, Presiding. Eider Willing in the chair, Tho Rev. E. V. King, of the Newark Confer- ence, omi Capt. Bundy, of the Lake Misston work, were Introduced Lo the meetive, | Dr. Hatfleld ealled attention to the want of punctuality on tha part of some of tho brothren In coming tozether Monday mornings. Aficr s guod deal of talk on the subject It was decided, ou motion of Eller Borlng, to mcet bereafter punctually at 10:30 o'clock every Monday morn- ng. ‘fho order of tho day swvas then taken up, and the Rev. W. F, Cralts made some interest- fog remarks on ** What Can thoe Ministers and Churches Do, More than They Are Doing, to Bave Minors Not Unly from Intemperance but Also from All Other 8insi" I'revention, sald be, was always better than cure. It wos also cheaper, more complete, carlier, and casler, More could be done in forty-cigit hours with youne people than In soven weeka with ndults, Prevention was safer and surer, for the reasun that ft obviated any mecessity of npplying a cure, As the sculotor could not nroduce the same rcaults with tho hard stone as with the plastic muss, 80 it was moro difficult to work on the old than on the yaung heart. OUno way to assist in saving minors was to co-operate with the temperance work, and in sayine this be did not nican to say snything in favor of that legalized Inlquity, the Moftat bell-bunch, which, even its apologists aimitted, would increaso tho dram-scllers’ Tevcumes. The Red-Ribbon movemont, fn con- nection with the movement to probibit the gale of Hquor to minors, had worked wondera in Chicaro. . Supt, Hickey had lately stoted that 6001 ealanns had heen efoscd a8 one of the re- gults of the agitation, By keeping the Inw In force, o latze number of “saloons must cvonte vally ba closed, becauso the Jaulh!ul custom- crs were [n the majority, and by cutting olf that custom thero must be a visible decreass In rofits, Chriatians coulil labor in_auother way, viz.: hy neslsting in weeding ont tho munnerons «Boys' and (Hirls Weekics" which bad sprittie up of late years. The statistles of crime showed that thonsands of criminals had beew frst led awny from virtne hy these sile publications which threw n glamour around crime, and nindn it nttractive, Mr. Crafts also betloved that {here should be a reform v tho uso of tobacen. Littic boga, of 5, 7, 8 years of age, wero actually smoking cigars, not cigarettes, and chewing tobacco. Ita use in early life, he belleved, rreated an_appotita which™ could not in Inter vears bo sotisfed by tobaceo, but which munst. ha satiated by strong drink. Scrviees for young people exclusively, including the five-minutn seruion brfore church Bunday mornings, should not bo neglected. Young men abould he kent in the Sunday-school, and not allowed to grad- uate, and fo this end there slioulil be a chango in the teaching, 80 a8 to present to thom matter in which they wonld be {utorested, and which wonll not place them on a plane with the ehill. dren, Then there shonld bn special revival eervicen for chilidren to bring them to Chrlst. Dr, Thomos suruzested that themecting listen to Capt. Bundy, who needed some ossistance In his work. It was abjected by one or two that the Captain should 1iral Interview the Lusinres Cummittee, and the matter waa finally poste ponedd one week In order to give the missionary an opportunity to sca that Committee, Dr. Thomas, referrriog to Mr. Crafts! re. marks, sald there had been no more fmpartant rubject beforo the ministers' meetings this win- ter,—not even the subject of future punialimmt and the Hell question, He ha notteed tn chil- dren o lack ol reverence, a distasta for attend. ance on chureh and Sunday-school, which might fe accounted for verhaps by the fact that they wero 8o pushed duting the week that on Bundsy they hal no desird to attend services, " Then there was this dew- fangled reven-vear study of object leseous fn untlay-school,—good enough, perops, in , it whiclh should be followed up by something moro solid, Children were growin; up without the firm hand and close geip arvun tiem which they should bave, Itineracy in the mintstry was responeible fortho loss of acqualnt. me between paators and children, It would take bim threo years to get acquainted with the chlidren of Contenary Churcl, sud, i he livea il then, sumebody would be ready to step into Bis place. ‘The thitr was to entehthic boys aud cirla of 1his generation, and In so doing pastors would eateh the men and women of the next, The Catholle Clinrch of this dloceso was, with Its system of close church educalion, confirming moro children than the Rock River —Conference recelved fwo the Church, While liv wes not o sectarlan, Lie il Lellevo that ehildren should bo trabed in the tundamental doctrives of sume church the Inliuence of which went with them through lUfe, ‘The Rev, Dr. tiatflelt had sotnething to eay abuut the rufimumlbiluir o1 paronts i tho tralu. fniz of thelr elnldren, Mo also ind a goon deul 1o rav nbont the permenting influcnce of ob- seene Htevature, A young mon bhad once told B that-the worst tetnptution to which lic was ever exposcid was {n bis Sunday-¢chool trom the bove sround him. D, Jlatilelt sabl he dlan’t need fo inquire particularly what that tempta- tHon was, for Lo thought be knew the trouble, aml that it was notiug Jess than this obsceuo Iterature, The Revo Mr, Crafta remarked that Anthon Camstock hud sald be would never send his chilren to acollege which publishied its catae logue, becouse the men who engaged in this vile busincss of obsceue Hterature took thoso cataloguos, and from them oblalned the names of young people to whom they sent it. 1o toerofore: offered the following: Aesolred, That we rocomend to the conductors of our literary fnstitutions (o conslder the fact tliat the cuvlom of publiahing the namos of stue dents tn conngution with Sur colleges amd seinl- naries Alds the venders of corrupt lemture in pobsonine b youthinl mind, nund whethor such Publication uf nuwes vught not to bu dlscoutivped, ‘The oditor of the Northwestern Christian Ad« tueafe remurked thut ho hed talked with Come stock unee on the cars from here to New Yorlk {or the spuce of tiwenty-four hours, From that Talk the ‘eititor bad obtalned s good peep fnto the pit, and bis truly gowl feellngs were horrls tied beyond measure, Few people knew the eatent of this evil of obsceno literatury o went on to show) however, thut he kuew some- thinz about 1t hv saying that he could, If it wasu't for divulelng nunies, narrato n case fu- volving two ladies tn prounont fumiiles bern who owed thelr tain to tuls very thing, But foralt that, he didn't beileve the resvlution practicably, because to ceaie the publivation of collego catalogues would meet with oppoaition from thosy woo were fond of saylug with o fioml deal of pride that the daughters of Bishop 0 wind-Bo atteded sucli-and-such a college. The Rev, Mr. 8wartz fusisted on the lmpor. tance of home tniucice vn childeen, i UOne or two others spoky, wud the preaiding elder sugwected thut the sublect be coutinued one week, uud that somethlsy be said aboug eaviug ehilldren who were out of the churchies a3 Well us those who were in the fold. The resolution of the Kev. Mr. Crofts was sdopted, On mation of the Rev. M. M. Parkhuret, It was decided to contipue the dlscusslon vext ‘):lumhy worniug, the Kev. Mr, Tobias to lead "flie mecetlog then adjourned. THE 18T8H. Tue Baptist winisters held their yegulap veekly meeting yesterday at the headquarters, No. 71 Raudolph street, the Rev. Dr. Custls In the chalr, The meeting was also the seint-an. nual one, aud the election of officers was In order, Messrs. Coverts, Chapell, snd Perren Were appolutea a Cummitiee, sud they selecied the following ofllcers: Presidest, Dr. Oweng Becretary, the ‘Rev, E. K. Cressey; Committes Ul Arrangements, the Hev. Drs. Everts, Allf 20n, and Haker, According to motion, the reports of church wgrk 10 the past month were presented. The Hev. Robert Alifson reported for the North Btar Church tive additious by boptiam, with wore soon 10 foilow. He sald that the vEldren's meetiugs were growing in attendance 80d interest, and that the Children's Sewiug 'F]:Muy bud doubled in numbers within the past e v & B, Rewite 4 four adal « L. K. Hew AnD . tlous by baptism ond tive by l?:tn:: to o\‘)‘z’clc:n- senntal Chureh, m“«m Rev. Mr, Randolph, late pastor at Wio- labangunounced that the chureh place st thay ‘:":uded Sunday, 1t Lad veen dons with "u reluctasce,” and yet, atter a thorough hunnmlu Of the situstion, the sction seemecd mlné::fl:u:iu[’co;‘;lu were u:!h:mx {rom inao- C , and man, tl regal Ln;lg«;nould from the pl _go osphatn cral pastors made remarks of regret at :l‘s‘: action of the church, and Dr. Eu-vzn. Dr. Loreo, and Ar, Cbapell thought toat the de- X wiiatiou should bave beew sppesled to,be- u_!laullw distuuding tuok place. a me‘llu - L. Purren, of the Western Avenua g oy feborted three suditious by baptlam Srhute by detter, “Ing Rev. J. C. Husselhuho, Mme l:lm. Uerman Church, reported one by s fM-Ld the Rev. E. K. Cretacy, of Coventry :“E' threo by baptiem sud oue by letter, lacsl ¥erts, of tbe First Cnurch, revorted four b, and said that bis people wero ioter- THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY. MARCTI .p, 1878, ested in the temnerance cause, and were organ- Izing Bands of Hope, Dr, Owens, of the University Placo Chureh, sall that his observation led him to the biea that the emotional eonversions were exhausted in last winter's mectings. Not the conver- slons were only accomplished by arguments which induced solld convictions. Tha young people’s meetings ol his church were Ihcrensing, nand the congreeatinum werogrowing, Matters wers generally bupe- fuly and he Yl recelved one nerson by letter. (g people had taken up the temper: and at a mesting jn the church Bundny night twenty-five persons rigned the pledee, The Rev. Mr. Qugman. of the First Bwediah Church, reported seven baptisms and one addi- tion by Ietter, Dr. Halzh sald that he had heen called from his designated work to special mlestonary work, He had recently visited a chureh nt Falrficld, In. 1t was in ndleplorable rondition, hut befure elforts hud ceased 84,000 had been raland,—§700 more than was necded to pay the church debt. Dr. Maieh referred to aflalrs at Galesburg ina hopetul way, ‘The Hev. Mr. Therlo sald that he was about to Alart ot a misslotury tour among the colored rcu(-lu of Vircinia, North Carollus, Bouth Caro- ina, und Georgta, The Rev, Uulusha Anderson reported for tho Bevond Church four additlons by letter. Ife suld that his pastornte elosed Thursday nizht, and the aMalisof the University would hereafter oeenpy bis tine, 1le spoke of the exeellent Finance Committee at the head of the institus o, and suld thut they had decliled, to ralse tho debt, that they woulid make a natlonal appeal lurnL(mlSllm,tm.ml:L'i,Wl for the lquldation of the fluating debt, $100,000 for a debt to an insuranee company, and tho rest as an enday- ment fund. ‘Che ‘fnstitation waa the most Im- vortant oblect tiefore the aptists of this coun. try, und ho refoiced that persvns lving afar oll had intimated thelr readiness to assiat it By asking for dollar subscriptions he thought that the debit coulil be rafsed, The Rev, Dr. Custis, of Michizan Avento Churely, reported one by bavtium and oue by letter, Ho explainedt the wiping out of the church debt, ss heretofore explalned In Tus ‘Trinuxs, and introduced Xaraphonethes, a Christian Greek, to the conference, ‘The Rev. C, F. Tolman, {n behait of the For. elpn Misslon Boclety, asked for $100,000, onc- tenth of which o wished raiser in the Weat. The conlerance thee clused with prayer, BOB INGERSOLL, ‘Tho Chicago correspondent of the St. Louls Clobe-Denwcrat sends the following to that paper: The forvor with which Chicagn peapla go head- Toug Intn any movement founded upon’ rellglon or antl-religions emotionatinm, it ls_ rmmored, (3 aboul to bo demoneteatod once more. The nihelsts nudd rationnllsty hinve never forglven Moody for Ihe excitement he cansud lnst winter, aud now Dr, teynolda Naunts his Dittle red ribbon in their facen, nn;‘ they arc koing fo do sometting which shail ec o anythiug ever Lefuro atlonptud by proe ‘edl akeptics. he hrand the movers of the echeme nre sald (o he prnrulnutn cast into tho tinder-pile of Chicago sensalionsl Chrietinnlty Is none other 1ban l“m erection of an linmense l&:m“ln of free thonuht, nt whase ahtine the faithless shall bow and Halen to lmlrnt tensons for thelr unbalie! from the sacris cgiue lipe of no lons a personage thn < Fopo Chleago clergymen profess Matant hinsphem Ingersoll, of Teoria, uot 1o care what but when the silvery accents of the eloguent lnger- oll are known to munifestas grent o power of sttraction as the swords of all tho clerical gentlemen cambined, 1t ls thought that there Is some nervone. ness as woll an faith hidden snder the ample fold of tho cloth. There §a one thingaure: They an; thnat the Athelnts con never have the Moody an Sankey Tabernacle, and, wilh o amile of sntisface tlon, they think they have gol Bub Ingersoll in a corner from which ho wiil find excups aiflcult, The frecsthinkers, however, say that they don't want the ‘Tahornacle, and never did. ‘They will buflda great hall opon dome pleasant #lte, of which there arc many vacant on the North Bide, and there pather around the throne of reason, What Col, Ingereull has to say upon tho aubject Jenot yet known, except to tha favored few. Imdeed, the movers of the project are a yet somewbat reticent aboat dotulls of tho plan, and will not eny Just when ond where thu movement will be fnsugurated. Upou one llll\{cnh however, they a1k wilh coniidence, and probably because Ahat Is the suvject thul is giving thicm the most un- eariness,—ihe walary of the greul Pagnn priest, when thay get iim; can thoy ruina itY They say it ahall donbin Prof, Ewtng's, the preacher at Sce ‘Vicker's Theatre, and ahall rival lleecher's, Tho leudern of iho Bwing movemont are opposcd 1o the now templo mosement an it ia now, Most of the people who oro anxjous to bave Ingersoll hero an b preacher go to bear the Profeasor at MeVicker's Theatre, and the solid men who gunrantee Swing A a year to hear ral Christianity preached, fear they shonld ba called on to make it good should Iogersoll oven up as & rival attractlon, GEN. GEORGE B, M'CLELLAN'S TESTIMONY, To the Editor of The Trbune, ¢ Crrcago, March 2,—WIIl you plesse publish the following extracts from s lewter of Uen, George B, McCletlau to the Hon, Join Coburn, Chairman Military Commlttee, 1572, oppoalng very atrentiourly the consolidalion of the Subsistence and Quariermusier's Deparlients, as is nuw pro- ]‘m&m o b done in Bunning's 1. R. bill"No, oy eay, Nxw Yonk, May fl‘ 1872, ~Dean Bin: Your Toticr covering certaln querles concerning the uraanlzation of tho stulX depariments of the army duly reachied me, My occupations have prevented an cartler acknowledgment, and 1 regrot that | have toa litile time at my disposal to prepare auch an extended and careful responso on tholmportace of the subject dewands, 1 trust that yon will accept thin very brief rl:‘)ly ny_cinbodying tho to. Aulte of theroftection and experlenco uf some thirty years, both abroud and in (Ae fleld at home, 1 do not think any of tho #iafl departnicnts can Lo connolldated advuntaccously, for the that thelr dulles are quile distanct, requiring spectal experlence anit {ralning, Our present aystem 4 thd alow growth of neurly aixtyyears, emboduing the resulls of the expervance of peace and war, 1t hns grown up under tho hinds of aule admin- {strators, and bas met the wants of the peaco extnh lishrent, as well au of our vurlons Indian wars, the Mexican War, and the late Clvll War, Tho fest to which it was pubmitted during the War of 1l o 1KU3, wheu £n immonse aruy was built up upon the narraw foundstionaof the old establishment, seanlleil 30 favorably that (L would, 1 iy Judi ment, be exceedlugly unwise to revert to a syaten tried and condemned long vears ago, 1 have no roasun (o believe that the number of ofiicors in the Quartermaster's, Commissary, anl Pay Dopartments i8 now {n excess of the deiauds of the service, nor do I bulleve that a cansolidation wonld decresse Lhe nunib nd, i this connee: tion, [ way be permitied tosay that the number of staff oficere in peaco should b kept ow large as posaiile In oraer to provide for Uie contingency of & sudden incrense 1n the event of war; the digiculty in efficiently orgumzing & new ariny is more in the spectal an, o in The line. 1do not mos ANt ordanl- zation of the trebution of thetr dutles, | t podsible, bul 1 am very articul with a proper orgadration and under proper ro. :nmeusn--ln render them compstent Lo poriorm olr dutles. . . . I think, uuder the condi- Hone just mentloned. milltsry oRicers aca iuro of. Bolen{ who wre rducated, tralued, und prowoted for specialt) ce. Iu closing this very brief, and 1 fear unsattafact- ory, letter, ] desire io s{alo that one of the greatest diftcalties mot with In orguulzing armics during the late War was w the duliclency of the number OF cducated stafl oficers, aides-du-cuniy, et It 18 In this direction that offorts whould be made to 1mprove the organization and Instraction of the army; snd it 18 sbsalutely certatu thet our proper polisy I8 ta nuke the number of opicers un the per- mdnént eatablishment very large in proportion to Fhe number of min. COBMOFOLITAN, —— Forging Editorial Thuaderbolta, Nor Yord Graohte, Process of composiug 8 savage editorjal Qnmn the silver men und ucryhmfy outside of ew York: TRIDUN® PROCESS, Editor (to sub)—Swith, pitch toto the pro-sil. ver Westuru people. T’u:y'va been and gone snd doge It, Smith—Aye, aye, sir. (Writes.) ¥ Lilars, plunderers, thieves, knaves, fools, blunderers, {diots, schemers, design. 1ug koaves, simpletous, gluttons, igoorant clods, Mars, pirates, repudistionists, Lum- mers, loafers, thieves, lars, scatupi nil-birds, carrion crowa, jackale, i iars, burglars, scrubs, footpads, highway men, cfnmounh, dogs, buuis, cught to be hup Ehuotf article up stairs, Editor overlooks manuscript sud remarks plendld, clear, forcible, srgumentstive, Toglcal, brillisut. Fine writer, Smith. 1 must raisc ble salary, 0 that he can move out of Slul- berry street.” TINES PROCESS. Editor-lu-Chlef (tu sub-editor)=Brown, stie ‘em up Houth this mwornlug. Brown—All right. (Writes.) *‘Murderers, assassing, thieves, olun. derers, traitors, ku-kiux, stabbers, grabbers, baru-burners, nigger-drivers, traltors, murs dgrers, garroters, thieves, robbers. Hape! wmurder! tre! thievest police. Callout the wilitery! Assasslus, thileves, plundercrs, traitors, bard money vermin ! Murder! Mur- dert! Murderil{® Bhoots article up statrs. Editor fuspects snd cowmments: *‘Goud, clear, forcible style, that of Brown. Vigorous aud fuclsive. Cuts Jlke a koife. llo seca tLe situation. 1 must ralse Browu 10 cents 8 week." How & C upted » Sermon, New York sun. The pulplt of the First Baptist Church o Nassau street, Brooklys, was occuoied on Sup- duy eveulug by the Reve Liswellyu D. Bevau, D: ., pastar of the Brick Presbytorlan Church | QU RRENT GOSSIT, :;'E this l:“"l The l“mmrn mu! Inll;mu.luxl' L 0 continued mewing of acal, which at Iasl . o obliced tho cloreyman Lo stop tnd sk Lhe ex- Aty MENAURS, tonta_remave the anfnal, saying, In explana- oo Tedeher.) tion, *Whethier that voice comies from ahove or Feschies, Withiey below, {t [nterferes materfully with eccleiastl- Al day tencies, enl discuesion.” e Key, Dr, Howanl Groaby, o time thiukce, No time sny “Me no likee, " who nernpled a seat in thie pulpit, juined with Dr. Bevan oml the congrazation in an andible laugh oa the scxton reported that the cat was 1 in the organloft oud could nutbo reached. fl:{h”l’:l‘; ::.';::' ‘The sermon was continte: Nomnch pay. THE "HEAVENS IN MARCH. Talkeo, taikee, y — All day talkeas No Evaning Stara~Soma Farts About Mars Night, mark papers, Nerves p shova. ‘Temper taspee, Foot old maldeeés No one claspee, No one love. Man mnchnomeo, Take all moneys Woman workee, She no voice; Ehe small wazee, Bug heap ahiamee; Bhe nn hiolpee, 8ha 1o cholce, 3an not mindee, e aoon findeo lis small chilaee Little know, Man much roguce, City pooree: Long time waiteo, 'Feacher go. NOW AND TIHEN, Phitadelon Press, Bomo over-scusitive people think that the terius of peaco to which the Turks ure subjected Ly the Russians aro too hard. They forget the fate of Constantinople when taken Ly Muhomet 1l Ihat Christian capital and boulevard of Roman and Greek civilization was delivered up Lo lust and rapine for three days. Its huraries, tho depositorics uf rll the worka of the anclent wtiters, were burned, and thelr ashes senttered to the winds. Over (0,000 of the population wero sold or carried Into slavery: an indiscrimi- nate massacro of the wultitude of men, women, atd children who had lled to the Church of St. Sophis flooded {ts pavement i bloo and Uranus-Sirias, tha Dog-Star, and s Dusky Conpanlon—Steline (Hinsts—The Vernal Enulnoz. New York Tribune, March 1, ‘The monthof March opens with an almost cntire absence of evening stars. Jupiter, which waa 80 conspicuous all through the carly winter, vanfshed befora the clossof the year, was In cone Junction with the sun Jan. 6, and Is now reap. pearing as s morning star low down {n the sonthcast, In the conateliation of the Archer, Venus lingered fu the lap of February, but has also dieappearcd. Bhe was in conjunction with the sun on Feh, 21, and will acon be & morning star {n Aquarius, attaining her greateat brilllancy about the 23th and 20tk inst, 8sturn will also be in conjunction with the sun on the 13th, and Mercury on the 21st, aud both aro consequently Inyisible, Mars is still an evening visitant, bot the rud- dy god is fast retreating, and what was so glori- ous nn objcet in September 18 now no brighter than n sccond-class star, The cause of the change may be scen frum a few figures. Last autumn, when the planet shone like a glowing ruby, Mara was only 84,800,000 mlics distant from the carth, On March 1 he will bo 161,600, 000 miles away, or ncarly five thnes 8 far off ns he was six months ago. No wouder, then, his glory has departed, Mars, bowever, can still bo scen, and his course through the month I quite interesting, At the begluning of March he is on the horders of Arles (the Ram), but soon travels castward futo Taurus (the Bull) e may be noticed now a short dlstance below Plcindes, or Hoven Bisters, toward whom he 18 bastening, Intent, perha L, K. L in that Lappy family or hils reputation | The churches and wonasteries were plundered 18 nona of the msl], but moro meubl hoplug | of thelr sacred vessels and treasures, to find thera his Lelosed Aulirodite, whose ab- | and of the Clirls- the Fr«nlcr purt. tlan places of worstiip, fnctuding the magnitl- cent Cathedral of 8t. Sophia, thy pride amg nlnr_yrol ho reign of Justinjun, were converted fnto Turkish mosques, Lhe cross removed trom their domes, ond the crescont put fo s place. With the fall of Constantinople tn 1423, Christian refiucment and clvillzation in the East gave way to Mobnmumedan brutslity awd eeneuahity, and the Orieutnl world was covered with gloons and despafr. Letters ceased to be cultivated: a darkness, like that of the Middle Ages in Southern aml W 1 Europe, scitled over the terrltory of the Greek Bmplre, and the Qrlont Inpsed agnin into a demt-hurbaric state. gcenco has roblicd the heavens of thelr greatest Jewel, 1o passes the Pleiades on the 15th inat., A trifle south of Aleyone, nnd at theclose of the munth will bs gImost directly north of Alde. Daran, the bright red etar In the Bull's head, Une more planct Is also visible In the evening, and one which few people _have ever secn—tho vlanet Uranug, discovered by the elder Here echel on Mareh 13, 1581, Uranus is an enormous globe. mora than scventy tiines s Inrge ns tho b, but makea his journey around the sun at sich an fnconcelvalila distarico that he con only Just be secn with the naked eye,—and that a very gondone,—when he s in opposition, his” distance from the earth bewg then | For_over four centurfes the Chnistians rixteen huidred willions of miles.” Now, | of Turkey have been subjected to the Uranus was in opposition on Feb. 188, and so 1s | wost cruel and songuluary despotising favorably placed for eceibg. He may caslly be fotnd with an opern-ghuss, ana shonid be tooked for In the coustellution Leo(the Liun). 'The stars Iv the peck and forepart of the llon form the well-known group cabled * The 8ickle,” The Urlght stur in the handlo of the sickle s Regu- lus, one of the nlue stars whoss places have beeh accurately determined for the use of sail- ors on loug voyages. On Feh. 3 Uranus was cxactly north of Hegulus, at an spparent dis- tunce ‘of leas than the diameter of the moon. During the past month the planct has they have had no riuhils before the lu that noy Mussulman was bound to respect) the gnirit ol progress Los been stified, and they have been erushed Dy exorbitant tuxes Lo patu- per the sensual appetites of theirrulers, 1f ever & people deserved the sympathy sl conixisers ation of the world it {8” the Clittstfans of Tur- key. ’lv‘hu Russinns do not prapose to inflict on the Turks treatment. Jike that to which tuey sub. Jected the Greeks, They dispossess them of n city and country which they have mirgoverned been moviug to tho west or right of | and impoverished, and of which they foreibly thu star, on & line slightly sloping | deprived {te anclent possessors, A conquerer northward; but hts pace ts so slow | cannot Justly complaln if he Is divested by foree that his position fs practieally unchionged. He crosecs the meridian March 1, at 11:18 p. m., and Is visible In the northeast., just above Regulur, os carly 287 p. m. Uranus Is attendeid by four moons,—Aricl, Umbriel, Titanis, avd Oborun,—aud Tiorschel fancled 'Lie saw’ four othiers with bis great rellectur. Even these would give the planet but half of his praper number, if, as some have supposed, tho satel- lites are distributed nccordivit to u general law, ‘Thus, they argue, if the eurth has one moon, Mars twomoons, Juplter four moons, and Sat- urn euihl.. then' Uranue, the next In order, sbould havesixteen, Modern fnstruments bavo, however, fatled to detect more than the four mentionied. 1f others exist, ns {s probable, they arc too sall to be scen with the largest telescope yet inade, But though there is no conaplcuous planet to nct as guardian of tho evening, that post §s well filled by Blrius, the Dog-stur, Which sbines and flashies with s vividness only Inferior to Venus and Jupiter. Its light Ia futensely white, with nsnp[;hlru tinge and an occaslonal gleam of red; but its color haa probabiy chinuged. Bencea called it redder than Mars, and Plolemy clussed it with the ruddy Antares. On account of its brightuesa and besutiful chauges, Sirfus has always attracted aitention. It 8 kuown to bua plant sun, sotio 5,000 tines larger thun our sun, shiningut a distanco of moro than & hundred millon milllous of milgs—a dlstance so great that llght, which comos from the sun I eight miuntes, takes twenty-one and a half years to roach tho carth from Siius, 1t has beun dlscovered, too, that the star {s journey- fug south at the rato of twenty miles a second, and_{s plto golng away fromn the solar system at the ratoof twenty-six miles per sce- ond, Where it I8 golng no ovecan tell, No doubt, at_such an cnormous distance Sirlus would flud the Journoy ruther lonely, were there not reasons for belleving . that kiudly nature, alwayw rich In_compeusations, had civen it a of prms of wint he gdlned by might. Had the Turks bueen “benefuctors to the country, had they identiticd themselves with {ta people, and promoted their prosperity and lm‘wmcn. there might be some catiss to regret their expulston from Europe. But as the reverse {s the case, they aro rightfully compelled to Jeave a land which "they have bifizhted with thelr prescuce. During thelr stay In Europe they have waged Incessant war against lern fdeas. If all Europe s not Mohummedan ut this day, it {s only becousro the repeated effort to maoku it such was checked by the disustrous defeat of the armny of Molmuined 1V, before Vienna in the seventeenth century. It s full timo that the city 6! Constantine the Greust, the lirst Chrlstian capltal the Roman Emplre, should agaln beeome s Chirlstlan metropolls, FAKED BIRDS, ZLonaon Daily News, During the present bard times the sellcrs of birds ju the Lovdon strects arc sadly put toit tomakoa few shillings. Necessity belug the mother of {nvention, an old but very lngenfous device moy somctimes bo observed, espectally in tho strects whero the poorer classes mostly reside or go tomarket, It §s the making up ot common birds #0 os to cause them to appear uew and most extraordlonry creatures. The process of dressing the birds {s called * fakfns, " Wo have lately had the opportunity of carefully handlog and examining a Faked Blrd," annd- mirable epecimcn of art as appifed to bird mill. fnery. Au ordinary greentineh (s the subjecet of thls transformation scens, The costume woin by tho green bird In qguestion when aualyzed appears to bo composcd as follows: On the head a flab wik, ncntl{ wmado of white Prar- migan fentherss under the Plarmican feathers are the hackle feathers of a woudvock su ar- auperior ’ raniged that when the bird bobs Lis head down ot it bOgan to b obrerved | o foed “or drluk (o foathors. represct tho not fu tho swalght line it should be If it wero | Flslug of & cuckatvo. Io the middle of tho all nigne. o the astronowmers went to work | back are seon two Jet black feathiers curling up- ward and outward: these are the tall feathers from o common wild drake. Hesules hils own proper tufl thu green bird’s tall Is supplemented iy the bucklea from the neck of an ordinary fowl, so that bis pendulous tall wiat re- sutibles the tall of the gluss-blow eucock with their flzures, and cawe Lo the conclusfon thut the stur had u companion, about two- thirds of Its own size, which revolved around it once fu fifty yenrs, Dut a star of this sizo would bo nearly as bright as Birlus itaclf, and no such bod; bl ever beem seen, G ) B5 they sakd the tinkuown atar muve be d dark | Of e f““"l"fi‘;‘"fl The breast, f';;“- s, and one,—in fyet, & burat-out sun,~un ofd dend | BC °h"“’ bird _are 1"'0" urt! tk,:_ pointed World, giving itdo or o dght, but ethi koep- | With clirotio of, uliuirlie. . TWWC 12, of fug company with its younwer and briillant W";m ouly °fli‘fl 5" "s‘ ress u‘ hat can be nelghbor. Well, In February, 1803, wiicn the | 2pplied — to rds, pare rlr.h!,—wlurcd Messrs, Clurk & Sous, vl Crubridg feathers aro bought from the ladivs’ bonnet. e, Mass., wore testing the Jarge telescope they had Jusl fiutshed for the Deartioru Observatory at Chica- go, Alvan Clark, Jr., discovered this dusky companton, sbivlng Hke o star of the tenth tagnitude, Prof. Newcowb deseribos this talut Loy us @ very Interesting and ditllenlt object, Sometimes, he eays, 1L cunnot be seon with the zroat Washington telescope, whils ut others it ¥ visible tn vary sumll Justruments. Tenpel, a well known European observer, has, however, ust thirown doubla b Its very axistence, an juts Lout the vompanlon is, ufter all, only ono of the “phosta’ or tulse stars which appear In shops and utilized for decorating the birds, haidly avy two of them befng dressed nlike, ‘Thesa *foked " birds are so artfully made np that they might oceastonally deceive even con- noleseurs in ornitbology, When the bird s properly dressed great “cleverness s shown to ubtuin g ?uluk market for bim. ‘The vender of the bird {8 urcased o8 p gentleman's scrvant livery, and the bird 18 lest_at the bar of a ublic bouse to bo taken care of: here It s goneralty much admlired for ts beouty, The mau leuves 1or some timu till the customers round the bar aro attracted by tho colors and curfous brizht closeope: " ! vx. | foathers of this strange bird, and benn to dis- ,l,‘,,l,';:,',‘,"”" 1‘1':"“.',, ,‘ '"{"",',‘. ‘:.‘;L""".M" ,_f,,x‘, cuss ita naturo aud orlgln, The bird milliner, companions to Birlus, but Lu also sees | Bnxlous to secure on fmmediato sale, tells bis etory thus: “le has brought the bird all tho wuay from Nouth Awmcrica {a vluce ulwoys se'ecled becnuse guaily-colored birds arg ~ found uaturally In “South Amwrl- cali. even In {ts native country tnfs kind of bind s cousidered A vy rare and valuable specinien,” Ho brings nstters to o cilmax by savini that * his master will not at- Jow himn to Keep his Jittle pet bind on aceount or tue great pobso it mnkes stoelng.’’ ‘The curfual- ty of the people asscmibled §3 fo exclted, and thelr judzment as vo what bird it {s so question- ed, that Lhe gentleman's sepvant from Soutn Aunierica 18 surs 10 sl bis bird, the price being accordivgz Lo the class of persons present, ayer- nhy erally from 4 to 10 shillinzs, The h‘r\l ouve at Lowne and thoroughly scttled down, Venus with tho same attendunts. 8o frequent. Iy, indeed, do tuose Yuhosts’ appear (i the cuse ol Yenus thut & full wccount of the dis- cusslons which huve arison as to whether thut plunct has 8 moow or not, would 9l a Jares yolume, Perhaps Mr. Burnliam, the keen-cyed ubserver of Chicugo, Is the best mun to scltly the disputo about Birius, ¢loce bo lins now cone trol of the very telescopo with which the com- panion was diecovercd, On March 18irius ls ex- 'M:ll)' wouth at §:01 p. m., aud scls Hve bours ater, One other Interesting event In March s the veruul o lurtnufi"muox, which occurs this yeur at noun on the 20th tust. The suu, which hos been south all wlu(cfi then crusses the equator Ny Do s sprini commencen, ST t0 take bis bath, and the, of courac, tho sun's path ds called also the - First | urtificial colorand feathers vunteh, In o few Polnt E,f rles,? and is the starting | hours this valusbls Bouth American singiug- bird ts transfarmod luto a comuion grecntingd, worth three shillfuge o dozen, It 18 8 profese sloual sucret as to how theadventitious feathers are joined on to and fixed in umong the vriginal feathers of the " faked ™ grecn bind, Wo can point from which sstronomers measure longl- tudes and right-ascensions, Hut though tho suu is traveling worth, it muet not by -upgoml that he s coming any nearer. Onthe contrary, lits distance from the earch is now tucrensing at v & : By, assure our (ender-Learted reaacrs that there s e ayerege ,::fi?uat“}g'm ":,'I',“Dc".“n{"i;". ,‘:‘; no cruelty whatever u dreasiug up the bird, distance being 00,550,000 mifles, O March | B s it will bave added 1o thess Baures 760,000 miles, TIHE LATE PIUS IX, London Daly Aews, When Plus IX. returned to Romo under the protection of the French Army of Qceuvation hits policy was changed, for it was then that ho ook Antocelll ag his adviser; but hls private character remsined what it had always becu. Ut a sunoy gentlencas, bu took pleasury In forgly- {ug, and wmore thanouco mitigated the barshness and on July 3 pext, when the earth is faribes! fron the sun, its distance will be $9,930,000 miles. Thus the earth Js more (han thres willions ot wilcs farther away from the sun i summer thau fn winter. But it bsppens that the nortbern parts aro then turned more to- ward the sun, sud 4o receive a grester amount of beat and ligut—iust as a person sitting bear the élde of a large fre would fnd it much hotter at & greater distance if ba were right in front of J % of bis Miutster, who kuew not what pardon was, L’f'ngfi ffi?&'fl# :‘::":grr..‘.: nmu ...’,' ‘;‘::‘ rml’ It used to be said In Rome thot the Popebad tho correaponding suniners when 1t was most re | evil eye or jeltatara, Tho ellly rumor bad prob- mute, I toe year 4000 B, C., or about the sup. posed epach of tho wreativn of the world, the suu was uearest the carth atthe vernal cquinoz. 101230 A. D, it was nearest st the winter sol- stice. Ind3sd A, D, it will be uearest at the sutumual equinox, sud in tho yesr 11938 A. D. the earth will be nearest the sun {u summer and farthest from it 1o winter. At that distant eposhi—t¢n thousand years bence—tbo average temperature of u New York winter will be zero or B3 deg. below freezing volut, with the cohd often su extrewe as to solldify wercury; and of summer 10 dex., with the thermoweter often running up to 130 deg. in the shade. What wavner of man must tho future New Yorker be 10 bear theso extreines with equanitwityl ably snisen (rom somo superetitious wouder as to hils Juck fu cecupluz tho dangers that bad sbreatened bis dife; but It was g ludicrous lhlui that such » veport should ave buen circulated about the Heud of the Church, and Lhe Pope was ather annoyed sthesring thatsuundry folhs wers Iu Lo hablt of making the signof exorclim when ho passed. One day 85 bo was Loy artven i his mule-drawu cariiage through the Trastever- e Quarter, be distinetly saw u woliun 4t a street corper put up ber two forctingers ke horus ou eitbier side of Ler head, which, us cvery one knows, lathe siga by which thy muletces uf tbo Evi) Eyo are conjured. Wlshing to put au end to such prooks, his Holloess onlercd the coach to stor, and, beckon{ug 10 the wumusy, 3 who, half dead with fright, had aiready flung hersell on her knees, he gsked her to look ap intn her Tace and sec §f there was anything dia- bolienl fn jt. The Lumorous twinkle of the eyes with which this fnvitatlon was accompa- nicd was reasaaring enoueh in itself; but when the Pope procecded to ask the woman whether ane had any children, and promised her that her pext chill should be haptized with his own hands, atul trained for the priesthood at his ex- penge, he wou n greater victory over prejudice than If hio Lind get bis [loly Inquisition to work, The I'ope was alwasa. very }om] of children, 1 frequently had some lttle street urching it for to prattio with him_fin his garden, ‘These never went awvay empty-handed, On one oecasion, however, Lie haa to deal with a very astute brat, wlio, betng taken to a drawer full of wold pleces, wheze he was bidden to hclr Kimaell to as much as he could carry In both hauds, answered, T biad rather send for father; e han bigger hands than mire," The Pove was a great billiard-player. o had 8 French table (withont rockets)at the Vatiean, and, when his hiezlth allowed it, used to play two ur three grames every evening before goin) to bed, Tle was not an cerly riser, and his habita had o great deal of the Italian indolence. He tked sweetmeats, pastry, and playful conversation. Wike he never touched * at table, and ho tuok all his mcals alone, it being contrary to ctiquette for apy one, even a crownod head, to cat with the Sapremae Pontill,. Most of the bulla and astorals tssucd from the Vatican were Indieted by Cordinal Antonelll or Cardinal Stmennl, both excellent Latin scholars, whickh Plus IX. wos not. Ile wrote Latin fluentiy, but not too cor- rec 1"““ mada no Prclcnae of perusing the classles, which ho sald wearied him, Reading, in genceral, had few attructions for the sprightly conversationalist, dnd he never emploved the services of a secretary, as his predecessor, Grer- ory XV, did, to entertatn bim with Frenc novels. On the other band, he spoke French well, and ocenslonally threw an ege over M. Louls Veuillot's articles in the Univers, THE DOCTRINE OF CIHANCES, onular Srience stonthly, It Is an Indubltable result of the theory of prohabilities that every gambler, If he continues long enough, must uitimately be rulned. Sup- pote he trics the martingale, which soma be- Heve Infallible, and which Is. as I am fuformed, disallowed fu the gambling-houses. In this method of vlayiug Le flrst Lets say 815 it b Tuges 1t, hie bets §2; 1€ he loses that, hie bets 845 if he loses that, he biets 233 1f he then gaing, ha bas lost 1 plus 2 plus 4 equal 7, and he has gmned £1 more and no mutter how many bete hie loses, the first o lie grafus witl make hm $1 richer than he was (n the beginning. It that way he will probably pain st first: butat last tho time will come when the run of luck is so against him that ne will not have toncy cnough to double, ond rmust therefore let his bet go. This will probably happen be- fore Lie ins won ns . much us he bl i the first tace, €0 that this run agatust hitn wili leave iy poorer than he beuan ;. some thne or other it will be sure to nulumu. Itis traa that there 18 always a possibllity of bis wlunlug any sum the bank can pay, and we thus come upon o celebrated paradox that, though he is certain to be ruined, the vatuo of his expectation, calcus nted according Lo the usual rules (which omit this consideration) fs large. - But, whether n gambier piays In thls way or auy other, the gatne thing 1S true, numely, thut 3t be plays lune enough he will be sure sotie tine tobuve such o run against hin as to exhaust his enttre for- tune. The same thing ts true of an fnsurunce company. Let the directors take the utujust palus to he Independent of great conflagrations and pestilences, their actuuries cun tell them that, according to the doctrive of chances, the = thme must come ut last when thelr losses will bring them toa stup. They way tide over such a crisis by extrsordinary teung, but then they wiil start galu (u o weuk- ened state, and the satne thiug will hurpen azuin all the sooncr. An actusry might be fn- chiued to deny this, Lecause be Knows thut the cexpectations of his company is large, or perhaps neglectine the Interest on.moucy) Iy lofinite. ut celculations uf expectatfous leave out of account the circutnstances now under consid- vration, which reverse the whole thinge, How- ever, 1 must not be umlerstood o saying that fusurance is on thisacconut uusound, uiore than other kinds of business. All human afluirs rest upun probabliities, anad the same thing Is true everswhere. 10 man were immortal ho vould e perfuctly sure of seciug thy day when everything he had trusted in should betray his trust, and, in short, ol coming crcntuull{ to lmpvic misery. e would brenk down, at last, o8 every great fortiue, ns every d{unnly, a8 every clvihzation does, Iu placo of this, we have denth. KEEPING UP AVIPEARANCES, Detroit Free Press. A member of tho sanitary police force came across o boy tho other day who was whecling howo a load of oyster-cans and bottles, nnd, curlous to knuw what use tho lad could put them v, bu mnade a direct {unuiry, “(lomg to throw them over foto our back ynn?," I’I'cdtlm Loy, *Itook twoloads bome yesterduy, whut do you use 'etn fori" 411's o trick of the family,"” grinned the lad. “iow trick " e 1'd just os lief teln,"” continued the boy, as ho spit ou his hauds to rosume his hold of the barrow, ** We're groing to Lave some relushuns come o from the country. We may not_have smeh to cat, but if they sco these cans, and bot- tles, and boxes they'll thiuk we've had Isters, champagoe, s, aod nuts till we've got tired of fem, and nre lving on bread aud taters for o Nealthy chanyol ** ‘Lhie. otlicer scratened is car liko a man who had recetved o new fdea. QUIEN. ** Misfortunes never come afogly.” Bame way with twine. A baby, according to the French, 18 an angel whuso witgs decrease s fts legs lengthben, Ada Cavendish Is golng to travel as a star {n Amwcrica If sho can get u manager to bac'er hers Bhe must expectorate pretty high, O'Leary, the walklst, used to be a collector in Chiengo, and that's bow he happened to flud out s Jegs would do to bet on.—Ctnelinatl Break- Just Table, Every day or two tho tclegraph announces thut somebody has discovered o new ssterofd, Which inicates corelessuess n not sprinkling ashes on the sldewalk, A youth of aninquiring mind’ writes us to ask whether the * Hon. John Uright {s the fne veutor of Bright's dlscasc of the kidneysl” We answer this bright kKianay.— Whiteha't Times. Thero {8 at least one man In Warcester who hasn't; forgotien his New-Year's resolutions. le wus observed atalate hour holding sn carnest argument with o tobacconist’s shen, sud was heard to closo the discuasion with the re- mark: 1 tell yous suo uss; shworcoll smok'n drnk'n lash New-Yearsho— Worcester 2'ress, Tho Portsmouth (Mo.) Zimes says thatat a trial of a criminal caso ju tho Supreme Court in Buco recently, the prisoner cutered aplea of *not guilty,” when one of the jurymen put on his hat aud started tor the door. The Judge called hilm back and Informed him that he could not leave uttll the cuse was tried, #Teled ' :\:wrh.-\l thy Juror. * Wby, he acknowledged that he Is ot guilty.” Dentistry on » Henvor, fnatnn nacriul. Among the futeresting thiugs at the .Tn. rium, 13 West street, ts a beaver that had worked away ou tho metal atandpipe till he uad worn his under teeth down to Lhe gumy, the upper teeth growing down to mect them, ‘The reault wus thag the upper teeth grew until they form- edu perfect wuzzle, completely shutting tho imouth, In order to save him from starvation o dentist was consulted. With atlin il ho cut off somu threequarters of un Inchof tho upper tecths this gave the under teeth a chiance o come up to thar proper places, which they did fum very short time, The beaver is now dofniz: welly and dovs lus part of the goawing, but dues uut trouble the standpipe. 11 OEEIOES, TEOUR NUMEROUS wulisvo hl)lullhuj vi3l0n8, &% deslgnate: Al Ml:lktr forthe saing 11 will bo recefved Pe M. during L week, snd untll D p, u. oukseller aud stadonor, 170 ‘wear Wabaali-av. M. & W biatloner, eta., 1000 tat Madison: r W v, () do News Dopot, 3 i Jeweier, Nowa-Deler, aud ¥aacy t., corner Lincoln, OM 7, 170 MADT- £13.000)-"100x703 font Jot, with butlaings, on northaast earner of Halated and Ada ta.1 terms to sultt Itis & nrgain. £, 300073 West Adame-st. This honss will cont to- dny €4,600 to huiid. Lut 18 25214, and {8 worth ot snction §2,540. liriek_ham Ia_ worth 6410; furace, £751 A itures, §27. Thean aro avction prices thetd bard iimes. The houia 1a three-story, inanssrd flate toof, Th-roam Lr{ekdwelllnz, sonth fromt. between Wooid and Paulina-sts., two biocks from Union PArk snd onc of the best nelghtiorhonds fo Chicsgo, IHai} Fu'n?,\'l.f BYT. D, BOYD, ti ¥%,500 ench—Two fine 3-tory octagon front brick dweliloes, and lots 2x10, on (ihio-Rt.,near Urarbarn, These liouses will Tnt and pay 10 percent net. The: Arewhere joy ean walk t9 o from disnery 10 mis- , 0 down. ASpiendid octagon front hriok e, ga3-Axtures; hausa is 110: on Monroe-st., between 1123, 01 Franke.at., between d-8¥, half Liock from street £4,200-$300 down, 8 olendld d-room cottage, and lot 3x125 south front, on Walnut-it., one {rom sireet carar houso has just been mewiy caicimin- cd, and in in sutendia order; will take batance of pay- ments monthly, 428 Walnat-st, 40009 rouin dwelling, ail modern Improvementa, and Int 23x123, on Prairld-av., north of Thirty-fth: s, Certainly chiesy i ed dwelling, 14 rooms, andlot 25 X107, on Landolf clowe W £4,00-Large tr: n. ; £3,00 ncn—l’lrm are threa 2-atory and dasement octagon front brick dwellings, sonth'fronts, on flare Haon-st, corer of Mayt 81,000 down, wymenie; housea have 10 rvome, and every ! Enmurimenl. ust two tincks fram strect cars, In heart of city, nd good nelzhbornoos better than rent: ng, 01 BALE—$4.500=THE THREESTOIY B e N S Foath e Yarn, ot 21342143 fe e clatm Bircé of pruperty affcred o Chlcagn, Title petfect £ Dozt t £V DNtza onion barn. 1ot x Tk A oAreatre Kooy 3 Cottage S0x4G, bAFD J0t 23%1 84, A batzaln: By B R A e 250 Weat Madison, PO SATF—ST.40n, A-1i00M COTTAQR t1 HAR: e 3 T raom hotve, 0ot West olkost s #1, 0.0, G-Tom 30 1{arvard-at. : $2,00). 10-ro0in brick, ol i, J0eroony faieey brick 1 82,000, 10-ruomn bric entern-ay. AT b’o"uv,nl:lmo';'umlnnemt. Joquire at 7 WILL PURGHASE ELEGANT Fnt hotise containing 10 ranminj beat bargato fa city. Location on Ashisnd-sv.. near AAORAL Ifqalre of I, S BOULD, lovm 12 M- Cormick Bullding, Handoiph and Dearvoru-sis. FUBBALE-NEW 4TONE soUTH PRONT HOTRR on Jackaon-st,, 10 fect weat ot Ashiand-av., 10 foomss “diufag-roon and kitchen o pariar foots Turs nace, chundellers, marble mantele. and wasli-bastine, bath-roums, etc. | $5,.000, §L,¥0 10 §2,000 cash, bale ance I, 2. und 3 gelrl at8per cent. J. 8, GOUULD, 12 McCoPmick BlocK, Jron sALE-$1,00 WILI, P (ABE_ A.RTOILY lirfek house and Int 424 Irving-pisce: cost £3,0n, inquire at 45 Westernav, JOIt BALE—THE GREATEST RARGAIN fered fn t ) ® Faitonat, n Hoyue-av..two-story dweiling. nawiy painted. ¥ roots Bot and coid water, bath, etc'., twoestory briek ba and lot 24x12% oniy €2, 400, i t pay to go and ace it 1, C, MOT NEW RRICK | k: .- T0 RE Dining:rom and kitchen on st fvor, As 162 South Water-t, Fogsainomem i N09, A3l AND 853 Wedt Congrese-st.. weat of Jiugie. The houses I inodern Improvments, with kitehen and dinlng- o d can be' biad at & bargain, Terme ¥ T K e farm, s miles from Union Statfon, on N. W, £i5 mibles frotn Chicago, 1 McHenry Couniy, 1t Iy farm bt fino frema dwelijug: cost (0 two Jarge framed barin, iwo orchards, i “Acres of fine tinber, all under good fencey Innd &l the very beat bisck soll, Just Folling enough 1o druin weli, 1asting running water, sl necesary out- bullgings: thists one of the finest dairy or stock farma il I eannot see why nen_ will pay €401 €30 acrefor fartis 100 afd 200 miles from Chicagy when they can ity such a Gne farni 8o slose (0 BIATkES for €24, %) per acre: 87,447) dow wO=81. 00 down=~ilcre lsa 100 acre farm. good {knews all_necemary outs framed dweliini, cost §40; ulla! 10 aéres under plows all under fencas 20 o young tre wlies fram Slouz Cliy, . The lana iethe very Lest et Tomcsnion &t once. e 1t l Call suil_get & T, B Bovh, toam 7_174 Madison:st. ' ! EST. ‘VANT D—=NONTH 810 borti of Ollo, soutly oF feet uninproved; cheap fo HICH, 64 bouth Water-t. WANTED —~ A" CONFOTNTADLE _TWO-RTOIT bouse In good pelghhorhuad, with all modern con - iicagu-aY.. 60 tn 100 oh. - Addfess Cartler venlences and in goud condiglun. Address, giviug il description and ternis, V¥ 20. Tribune olfice. e EQ_MENT-IIOUSES. South Bide, '0_MENT-WE HAVE A 13131003 JOUSE ON Wabash-av., neat Fourteentti-st, A very nice liouse on Iudisna-ay,. uear Thirty-third. . 1 nge nice houss on Prafrie: near Tweuty: s “I'wa frame houres near Oakiand statton, A nice brick house near Forty-third-si statton. Alsu tiats 9t and siores ou Ktate TURNER 102 Washingtan-at. & 110! 7['0 RENT- E corner Thirty-oft) possesalon”at ou Laroy al XHBNT—IH PEIL MONTH WILL RENT A arge house, 613 West Van Bores- WANTED=NALE HEL®, fookicecpern, Clerks, &ce VWANTED-EXPRRIESCED | BALL nolcgale gracery trade, by old estahifshed houves addresastating roiite; only thiosc with eatabitshed trada nerd anuwery reterences fenuired. Addreen T 20, Trib nasomer. v . TANTE T WANT ONEOF THE VEUT DEAT and most gticcesiful salesmen that travel to anil sn estbliiied lino of grocers’ sunurien i Michigan: st bays experience and bewt ity roferences, Wil Srestonly with very vest men. X, caro Carrier’, Stac o A. Tradess VWARTED-A FIR4T-CLALS DBARBRR (COL« WY “ored),_Appiy ta L116 A, Diivon, 3, V\ARTED= FUIRT-CLASS COATMARENS IN X city’ ahant forty miles from Chicago, AppiF Treadty Marct 5, trol 16 w1z Delock . al T sture of HETD W & BTEIGLITZ, coraer Wabsshe v, and Madison \ ASTED=TWO§ ® s from cornor Harrisun and Sherma VWARTED-NUMBER OF ‘GDOD JOURNEYNES evmpl' h"lrI.n"‘“l“l“‘l\"rd‘h”"ll;u.I'I":udfmfn’]‘.l’l usle hatl: wages 82 per dag. _laquirs of L. B, ANCIUK & BRO. oF JANFS DALES S Y VWASTED = CARIMAOESMITHS, — FINTRIRNS, and helpera st 3w Wabssh-av, PARSONS & NEVIELE, mcnlufv_.’eugm ot Wahash-av. and AdAhrEL: Employment Agencics. VWASTED=AWO Goop FaUM HAXDS, (00D ;| N & €0, 269 South Water-st, Miscelinneans. TVAIED=MEN TO TAKE * AGENTS' QUIDE." Tells who want azenta and what for: 40 pauses BUNYR. {1 COpY O} & JT. 438 o, .S CoLt, O Dearhorn-at, ELL LARGEST AND DisT ut, icw novel 1A te-st. itionery 248 O elties, etc. American Nuvélty Compan VAYIED=A GEXEILA Statn for fant.e- SWIFT & €0, bor 1 it 93 Athiande > Domesticss ‘ ANTEN=A COMPETENT HOUS 1y with references Wednusday a¢ Lorn-av.. Nurih Bide, ‘VANT D=A GIRL COM ernl housework and who la no reference wanted, 044 West Washing ‘ ANTEN=FIRYT-CLAYS DIN in private huanting-Lowse. Abply AY., tecond door south of Monroceal. : - ‘VANTF-D—CIIA,\U]K“MA"l IMMEDIATELY AT dlu(um: Hlouse, corner \Wahasi-av, and Twenty. second o5, A FInsyS WALRRGT 8 \ TANTED=WET Sitip berave ROUT CHILD. en o m. and 1%, BUYNK, w17 Watssl-av. Tandan. o 1o Laundressess VWASTEI=A FUSE-CLAYS SUIRT-IRONER, AT TV REte-a L BITUATIONS WANT Bookkeepers, Clerk: QITUA'I N WANIED=DY AN b man; capahie of taking el of busiiiess, — Sstisfactiry 1 Address for vue week V Ik, I ribune uifice SI'I'UATIUN WANTEN-A% Rrovery by one whn fine l: a3 mianager, and {5 Dow pusng ereuces ed, Adiiress X Trndcy, o any Kivens SITCATINN WANTED-BY A FIRST-CLASE CUT- V) tep, Amurtcon, Am o3 prariteal tafiar piitren yeara' xpe City or cunntry. Best of tetecs ences. _Addrem Va1 THbune oftice, s QITUATION WANTED=As ¥ 4> a1y or levomotive. Can furuivly Faaress T, 1231 Dearborn at, LETATION: L of refettue, Coachmen, Tcamsters, & lT“AT.la!\ WANTED=UY A CAPASLE COLORED onchiman, In a thorough humsepon e d il A 0f housewark. “Goud recommens O D, 14 Thiri-ar. Mincellancous. ITOATION WANTED=DY A MAN A8 JANITOIL > T‘rw Call, for threo days, for C. PHILLIPS, Domesticss QITUATION WANTED. A YOUNO GIRL A3 cook o reneral housewor k fna privaie family.’ Call DJ)vbolnh Biate-st, ITITATION ply for three LARS CODIE Ehven It ta- ANTED 3 tu some private Tawil aqulred, Call oF address QITUATION WANTED = N1 i private familyi 40 West Olilo-st., cott. e call fur two da, 'gi'rrin‘ VA &) general housewnor| Veruvn-av., Tuesday aid 4 SITUATION WANTED-GENEIRA 1 country s cly refercnds q{TUATl“S ED=DY A COMPETENT 6] LY man girl as cook In hostding-house or private f: Tiys cily oF country, 63y btate WA NTED-BY A RESIECT AL lx'wl‘wuhm‘ and lIroner and plain Ve ! snu‘n 0N WAN work by middie-ag ENT- G000 0110 PETERSON & D, a IO BERTLRMCK TOUsES, MODENT menis, & ) i otfiers €14 aud $10, Bell o Jayments. Greav vumains. " JOIN ¥, EDERUALL, North Sidce 0 RENT~PROM MAY 1 NEXT-THE 3.8TORY and hascnient white stone front nnmll;filn prriect grder, at o, s Vesrbom-ar.§ also, he saine ate, {ho S-story and basenient white stone front houses, n good arder, at Nos, T34, Uik, and 340 Norlh State-st: eveuitigs 8t Nu. 877 Misccllnncous, SOUTIE SID morw_ruowd, cornep of Van suitable fof Targe bostditig- Duuse or hotel. Large basement in asme bullding; very low reat. Larke Tranie dwelllug, with lards jol nd Dara, 40 ‘Twenty-sccond-st, Mtovtits on third flm‘r\, 42 Fifth.av, BT BIDE, 2illnry and basement brick, 301 South Oaklcy-st. 1 815 frih Cottageand barn, 16 Kendall-st, Slureand. dweiling, coruer North-av, and Dicksons at A 8 month, ity frame dwelllog, 770 Wast \Washi atory ud Uasomgpu bl 174 Throu ¥ et Lrick, 101 Delaw: 2atory and baseme K A BTy 1tooin 7y, Lo Lafalie-st. Suburban, l ENT—AT OAK PARE, SEVERAL 00D O REN T arge grounds. A, T. HEMINGWAY, livoni & 76 Filth-av, FO_RENT-LOOMS, South Slae. ENT-NICKLY-FURSISUED ROOMB. APPLY Al AT g _T0 RENT=-STORES, O Beoros. " ENT—TWO STORES COR. LAKE.ST. AND L pitRour. Chteat troms Shens it 5o fecs dees it baseinent, weil lishited; can be tinisted ner &8 Ay by mreed un, Abply al D. ., ur loave notice there directe. reat swail tworstory asd 4ot bear Laky, 30" DEAI lnl Jmmn Houuw d, TERy &co 11‘0 HE! feet fron ¢ CoNBICT, 130 L . NT-DWELLINGS; COTTAGES, iarts of the city, Personalatten® thon given Lo the collsction of reat, ric, OWN, utlug suent, 033 Cottagu Liruy D=TO HENT-A FUI WAL TSl near the auburb. _ Addres ribul pRETS WA HED T [ Lake, ur i & near A LA L s wa tie North, Souih,sud Sldes. 103 Waabinuian st, BOARDING AND ] South Bldee [> WASHINGTON-5T. —ENGLISH HOUSE— L BT e ouwtch board: Iroth 86 ks 37 per wasks tranalent ra por day: 31 Feslatrant val tickets 54 Mithners, l;l‘(h:flflx WANTED--DY A FIUST-CLASS uer. BiLe 11 or sddress ) state.at., thicd foor. ALLCA TTAI FOI LADIES AND GENTLE. A Mineiecast o clothing. Urdera by wail Lronily stiended to, JONAN GKLDRR, 364 Stare-st, A QUOBIICH, ATTOUNKT-AL-LAW, 124 0 + boru st Clicago, Bdvice frea; 13 years' exputie ence. T, T ALLES TTIAGTICAL KUILE™ AND +_msntoul 110 Fourth av., Chicwga. E, OEu. N, h \ TEATT "ANUTT, L, ieretutora dolng businesa under tho ot GEORAY RV T EEGE e "y i scot dissolved sali fuin thls day. 78, AND=A BASE 01t COLNT ter . about 30 (0 40 fect lung, vall AL 11 Bouth Clark esday, etween 11 ani 12, \ JTANTED — CHEAY BHORT 1AL atove, or Iaundry stove, with Lirge upen bulltuk water,Apply at Koom ju, 181 Clarkes, SKYLIGHT “BUITABLE FOR 1TI0Y raphing within four bl carner ot 1 Mudlson-sls, ETROW 1, Tor sho DIAMONDS, WATCI 1A privats om G Al PN FOIL OLUT G v on waichies, dix, o al GULI toney o of every dear Oicetlices QIDELITY AND STATE NAVIA fur cash; Toney (U [ukn o DRI Douk watchea, b wiid secarition ot ali kinds GO LUAS COMPAN b Madisn 116 Waahinguon-at., ftoon 6, 018 BALE~A 1 FIT MORTGAUE ON X Tin near Cineinati for $1,000, bearfing 4 per oo anuual lulerest, utervst romptly paldy payieht guar anteed. Address 003, Tribune ol " LOANED 0N FURNITUGE, jon.is, machinery, warchouse recel) A0y good COUBLCTALS, Toi) Last Washington s i S on At ot 310 & 118 1 AND UPWAR $ (1A Tad In exchanga for currency at the couutings the Tribuiie Campany. TE HAD ha cou dulphi, LS n, N EACHANGE TOIL m_of ts_Trivutie. SILVEN 37 ARD) 80 CE: INTACKAULS ot §i0in e asige for currency st countiig-roum of Tribune Com on 2 Tluuie oftice, TED=TO HORROW =1V horated company, out of the threo ur ive years, Partlcs desrlug 10 take auch i luag will address V 10, Tribuveolice, Qs 0 LOAN, 1S BUMS TO BT AT ? 0,000 Eedies S by, Witk Ci)y 08 Dearboru-sty, ear W DG tusd. = _LOST_AND FOUND, TOBT-BUNDAY FVENING, DN STATE.ST, "fl&%-"-"l!.‘:r Yi nd Twents-elhili p book coutatulug & sniall sumi of iavney. s twu tled togethor with & bl ribbuu. e diler wiil ple o #70 fudt Ive reward. GBU SUCHIUAN-AV. =3, LARGE =~ PL EASANT Jouin Lo guntlemen, st moderate tarima; vef+ erences exchauged. e SAATE ST —PURNISHED vN'S (IOTEL, 370 sTATE-ST.~FURNISHE $4 day ARENCE HOUbE—1351, BiJ, 451 ) 857 5TATE, al., four blocks south of Pelmer House—Uoard und room per day, $1.5010 i per week, §5. 0, sud §7. Also fluraisticd roots to rent withiout board. TEVADA HOTEL, 143 AND 130 WADASI-AV.— Nt e Gt 0he a0 borrd $0.80. per days 8450 10 #7 per week, Day board §4 per week. .. BOARD WANTED. ______ \T TWO YOUNG GENTLEMEN 1N Piit- Vile Tamily, Letuaoh Siteentn 1 Lutats-f - B, ant of Btate. - Address W 43, Triouno vilice. PRINTING JIATERIAL, 2 NV AVERI= A edALL SsOUTAES L 0F SECONT- ¥ hand type. etc., 17 circulara sud bill-hesds, eic. KR DAVIs & sON pleo. 111, Joit Ea 'ir»'-*i\iETfooP COTTAGE EYER 13 (o be toved RuBirdiately. . 6. HEATO! 2 ALE=A TOALI “O)I SALE-BALOON LICENSE AND 7IXTUKES, Logelber of scburaie. Apply st 147 Archer.a & __ MACIHINERY, ~A 25-HOUSE-POWER ENGINE AN & 2 alvall-putip st fouudry, 1WS-1edd swutl dcat FIT«E-i {07 furuiture, i Ay Alounts i atki of v JMORSES AND CAIRIRIAGES, E-HOR3ES, CARRIAGES, PHAKTONE, Y 0 bugglen top deiivery weruny wid wx: e tn faGh, 31l Liuds Of Wazunk DATDCad duubic £ 'L Wa-ortineat ju thtdffl wii be B Rresl s Norce to let by tlis sy or weeks MCiley sdva 1) el on moatlly cota 0T e3change. sk e wold 60 PIY SFAgY. PSRRI s e ool FAITYERS WANTED, _____ REPLINe ‘\Ill{lun:nal. Addrces Tuyen &t least §4,0.0 10 Miwauses, Vs, . ~ MOUSEMOLD GOODS, ___ J30R BALE—CHEAV-OR WILL EXCHAKGK FOR CATpy ' ¢, @& Lrelly Bow parlur Dreabe i T R T e o e Ead e olen o6 7398¢Ks00 4.y HOAT SLAE. o lacket with (A lader will receive ¥ 0) wonorram ¢ Foward at fad Cotiage Gl AT 3 WRETBO O ATURDAY L. O T e T & BALE~A $7.000 BIOCK OF 1A TG PALE R Al iayment 8o ur tig ) o b o Foerone, Srick Dubiadhis " Audrece 1. 0. ox'ad. 1L CLAMK, Hoopeston, 1, IVANT AN AUTIVE MAN WITH $50 T0 1701 8 bustness [n thlg eity and btate; has oo coi 1itio, aud will pay 830 (0 875 ver week. Addrced 12, Tilbue oilice. P [¥BIASA IEDFHESSED TRICK VARG ol eap. Machines and preased 2 " foialie of NEWTON BUEY DTS 11 w. vrder, Jioom 4. o B0OBS. A8 PAID FOR BOUKS-STANDARD WORKS ng yood priccs. Latare yuu scll {10818 Corher Msditun sud Dearb § ¥ BOOK IBlank books, cte, duwi ruale. B.000 R ctatogus: e, WIUIDS-PAPPTS ELVTIOpCR, t‘u‘fl D00k slurts L0 adnan st 01D THE RUBH BY 04 vniun W sclect_your sheet-Diuslc aud clasloa Atudles at oue-half off. aud ail salcs uver §3 AWy -ibirds G BTOKY & CAMP, 311 sedinrate