Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 28, 1878, Page 6

..1575 Michizan avenoe, for S6,0003 . Btres REAL ESTATE. Was the State Savings Building Sold Too Cheap? - The Real-Estate Market Flooded by ithe Heavy KRains. Light Demand for Loans and Diminish- ing Supply of Funds. House-Rents Weakening---The Mauufac- tare of Cotton in Chicago. The sale of {he State Savings Institution on La- Salle street was the only larze transaction of thes| week in rcal estate. Thie sale put the market to * the extreme test of an auctlon sajefor cash. Opin- jops differ widely among real-estate men aé Lo swhether the price obtained was low or very low. All asree that the bailding ava lot brought a price 1hat must be considered moderate, but fome argue strongly that tbe price paid wae far below what is actually the present value of such property. But 1he fact 1s, real estate must be valued, like every- thing else, for what it will bring. There could be 10 better zauge of the value of real citate than 2n open, well-adverticed eale, attended by numerous rich men. Some of the wealthicst citizens of Chi- cazo and some of iis shrewdest resal-estate men wore present. The sale had been canvaesed for aweeks in advance a3 the sensation of the scason in reslestate. The price brought by the property under such circumetances must be reznrded as its ACTUAL CASIl VALUE. It is idle to oppose arguments about what the property ought to be worth againgt the cold logic of the fizares toat show what it is worth. The expensiveness of the building cannot be brought into the question now. 1t was putup when build- 3ng was much bigher than it is now, or probably ‘everwill be azain in this city, and ‘the buildiog itself was nonecessarily extravagzant and costly in tauy of its details. A four-story sione_banking- hiouse. with safety deposits, ana_occupying forts- five feel front on Lasalle ¥trect, opposite the City- 1fail, may seem chenp at S110.000, but, if it was 10 cheun athat price, there were men prescnt fbandanily able to buy it, and very ansious to get goud iavestments for iheir cavital. OTLR SALES OF THE WEER. The heavyand coutinuous rains of the week made eales drag somewhat both in city and coun- trv. Sofaras country eales are concerned, there are none of any importance (o note. There is 4 Llisht tucrease in the number of transfers filed for Tetorc, but nothing more than is ueuul at this sea- Eon of the year when compared with the dulluess of the fail and winter months. . A, . Averell hus sold 3 brown-stone and ot on Michizan-av. . between Twent; Thirtieth ¥trects, for & Georze It. Clarke & Co. have sold marble-front hanwe und 20-foot lof, in Groveiand Park, for $4,500. . G. Welch & Co. bave sold the two-story and basement stone-front bouse, and lot 20x135, No. forty acres of Jund. S 7. 6, in Bureau County, for §1.200; . 280 acres of land, Sec. 30, 22, 8, in Chase County, Kaneus, for §2,500. Mary E. IL. Curtis eold to Martba L. Homan lot on Michizan avenue, 160 feet south of Harrison court, east front, 40x171 feet, with buildings, for $10, 000. William Richsrdson sold to_Sarah F. Stewart lot on the southweet corner of - Madison avenue snd Fiftieth etreet, 755150 feet, for $11,100. Josiah Barnard has bouzht tne lot and building porthwest corner of Oskley avenue and West Mad- ison street, 253125 feet, for $5,500. Corwin €. Thompson soid s residence on Mich- jcan avenue, between Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth ets, 25x70% fect, Tor 822,000, Henry Eugelking sold 10 John W. Rogers ten lots " in the west nalf of the block southieast corner of Hermitase avenue and Polk sireet for $36,000. 7. B. Boyd sold to R. E. Storey brick dwelling and ot on Honore street, near Madison. all cash, for §3.500; 20 acre improved farmin Marsball v, 1a., for D. K. Clark to B. 1L Forema, for S5, 290 gere farm, near Chebanse in Iroguois Tounty, 1il., with stock and implements, for A. Tell to 5. H. Hildreth, for $24,000: 400 feet on Wentworth avenue, near Normal School, in Engle- wuod, for 3£, 000. 3 SATCRDAY’S TRANSFERS. ‘Thefollowing wstraments were filed for record Saturday, April 27: g CITY rEoPELTY. Stanton av, 253% fue f Thirty-seventh st W £, 243125 ft, dated April ) $ 2,500 Habbara st. 22t e of Hornest. s 1, [ improved, dated March 19 L 500 W venteenth st, 1 ¢ cur Wood st. s T, 48x 1 cated April 2 . . 1,000 Clark si. 1101t s of ft._improved (Cl: 11 1tand), dated April 2 40.000 20 f1 west of improved, dated Avril 4,100 v, 240 It 0 of T wenty-tourth st. % 1, 55178 {1, tmproved (John 1L, Clough et al. 10 Jume: 2083), dated April 26. 7,500 sz, u w cor of Sheldoa. & (Willlam L. Lee to Erusmus April 20. 8,250 st Moaroc st sa1r, improved. dated April 26, .. 5,500 w L st, 275 ft wof Wesern av, nf, 255 160 ft, improved. dated April 11, ... 3,500 Tracash av. bet Thirty-first and Thirty.-second *ta, w{. 20x192 {r. imjroved. dated April 22 T, Suuthworth to James A. Amitin)..... 8,000 Fark av. bet Zobey and Hoyne ‘std 0 1. 195134 1t mproved. dated April 24 (John W, Her- «_sey and wife to Martha 3. McCourtic) see BHUO willow sz 1007t w of Dayion st. & f,25x113 ft. ‘mproved. dated April 27 L 1100 Twenty-fifth st, 1633 ft e of Prairfe av, s £,24 104 71, improved. dated April 26, 5,000 West Diviston st, 103151t w of Rockwcll av, § 7. 50x1221c. dated Feb, 17. 1677. TI3kLwn av, 240 £t 8 of West Chi S0x124 f2. dated April 20. Wright t, 25 {t ¢ of Unfon proved, dsted April Adams st. 22510 w of inproved, dated April L L0 NORTH OF CITT LIMITS, WITHIN A RADIUS OF SEVEN MILES OF THE COURT-HOUSE. Hyde Park av, 10034 ft n of Brooket, = f, 40x 140 1t tmproved. dated April 25 (Wilitam 1. Ttand 10 J. G. & L. McWillams). Hyde Park av. 00% ft o of Brook t. w . 740 12, improved, dated April 26 (Willisin 1. 1tand 10 Charles . Castle), Ellisav, 06 cor uf Brook st Tooxi80 Tty ‘dated Apsll 26 (1. G. & L. MWlillams 10 Charles W. Castie).. 5 SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK. The following is the total amount of city and guparban transfers within & radius of ¥even miles of the Court-lonse filed for record doring the week ending Saturday, Aprii 27: City, sales, § consideration, $421.451; morth of city Iimits, eales, 3; contideration. $11,900: south of city Simits, eales, J4: consideration, $40.546; west of city Hmits, sales, 2: consideration, '$1,132, Total eales. 106; total consideration, £475,029. RENTS. There has been real activity at all the agencies during the past week. House-rents have shown a zather weaker tendency, and landlords are disposed toaccept the terms offered rutuer than take the risk of having their bouses left empty. We give below some of the store-rents made last week. The 1st would be longer but for the fact inat this class of lenses arcclosed more promptly than bouse- Jeases: W. L. Pierce & Co. have rented tbe store and bagement 166 South, Water street to Clark and Johnston for $1.000; the store on the northeast commer of State and Adamsetreet 10 A. A. Devore, of Pittsburg, for 1,500, fora merchant tailoring establishment; 198 East Madicon street to \W1ll- fum C. Posr & Co. for $1,500; 18+ South Water atreet toStearns & Williams for $900. Enos Slosson & Co. have rented forB. F. Adams, Nos. 53and 55 Michigan avenue. to the Trion Bag and Paper Company. for $2,000; also 7 and 49 Dearborn street 1o Legal News Com- pany, for $3,000; Nos. 56_and 55 Fifth avenne, for i, H. Hofiman, to Tomlinson & Co., ehirt nanufactarers, for $2,000; buildinz 237 Fifth avenue, for J. Corbidre, to Blocki & Bonner: and for same party. 181 Jackszon street to D. L. Cook, 239 and 231 Fifth avenue to M. Schlandecher, or- Zoan maker. 11,000 11,000 11,000 LOANS. In the real-estate losn market business was very dull the past week. - The demand was light, actnal transactions were few. aad money was not very shundant. Interest rates remain —unchanged, those who are disposed to loan on real estate being content with 7109 per cent. If the eupply of Fahds contimoes 1o Himiniet, an advance in the Tate of foterest is not jmprobable under an active demand for money. AL present there are no indi- cations of a lively market. Payments are reported 10 be coming 1n very sat- istactorily, and their larze number forms the ‘principal feature {n the weck's report. The fol- Joywing were the principal loang of the past week: Teyorth Peoris street. sontnwest comer of West - ect, east fron 000, yt’ailk B:rs‘ per cent. i i i, an - The trianeular ot northeast cormer of Will g‘_v.r:ce: :::L)lflmnkee avenue, $8,000, five years at ilyde Park avenue, between Forty-fourth an Torly-tith strects, southwest Tront, m“o}imd Togt? £3.000. 110 years at 7 per cent. 1%%aolS3 and 165 Fiith avenne, 40390 feet, * “’nbf-'n“-'ffni“"‘m 28 per ceat. e, between Monroe and Madiso atrects, west e Joar Tt froot, S0XI80 feet, £30,000, five OMPARATIVE STATEMKNT FOR XENT TOR THE wEER EXDDG 1878, I Ceideraln) S 167,975 31,207 1877, No. | Csideral’n. 1098 400,679 1878—SIXTEEN. PAGES. mits last week. Among them was one to the Union Mutnal Life-Insurance Company to erect & three-story armory for the First Rtégiment on Jackson street, between Michigan and Wabash avennes, to cost $20,000. Some of the other per- mits were: % Frank Wack, two-story dwelling, 21x50, at 213 De Koven street, tocost $2,100. ‘B. A. Eckhart, two-story barn at 499 Weat Mon- roe, to cost §1,000. o ames Norton, one-gtory dwelling at63 Williams street, to cost §1,000. Nicholas Kubnen, two-slory warehousc, *on Superior, near Clark, to cost §2,000. E. $polder, two-storyhouseat 52 Dickson street, 10 cost S1,500. Charles Secgers, one-story house on Milwaukea avenue, near North avenue, to cost 1,250, W. E. Hale, improvements on the builuing on the southeast corner of State and Washington strects, to cost $5,000. CILCAGO AND THE COTTON MANUFACTURE. .o the Editor of The Tribune. CaicAGo, April 25.—1las not the time arrived for takang into consideration the question of Jocat- ingin our city the manufactareon an cxtensiva gcale of the varions goodsmade from the cotton product? With the establishment of direct through Tines to New Orleans and the interor of Texas by the Tilinois Central and Chicuzo, Burlington & Quincy Railways, and the increased facilities offered by the Chicago & Altonand the Chicago & Eastern Itlinots Rosds, we secare a healthy com- petition to and from the cotton-producing gection of the Sonthwest. _Any locality in this city having ek conneetion wiil the different railwaye woald be » better locality on which to buildsuch a factory than woula be any conntry point in_the interior, Tor the reason thal here you cun fecare competi- tion in freights on both the raw material and tho 200ds after being manufactured. Wages would be fower and more regular than they would be 1 an out- of-the-way polnton acconnt of the competition o lazge city always affords, and, taking into consiger: ation crerything going Lo make up tho expenses of 2 family. it will’ be found much cheaper for the operative to live in a city like this than at suy emall manafacturing town where the popalation ‘are too much of one vocation, and are at the mercy of the country storckeeper. 1n comparison with New England manufactaring villages, CIICAGO HAS EVERY ADVANTAGE. Wearing appatel s cheaper here, and what goes on the table is but little more than half price, com- saratively. An income in the East which would arcly afford a lirimg wouid, In Chicago, admit of family living well, and enable them to enjoy life, and save something' for the future. Such cner- prises would bea great help to Chicago in many f the Sonth sends her cotton here, she ways. will buy her gmdncc and manefactured goods at tnis point, and the railroads, in_getting north- bound freight, can make 1more favorable return rates, and_in that way largely aid our mer- chants in estending their trade in that di- rection. Our _ population would ‘be largely ncreased notonly to the extentof the operatives and their families, but also by the auditionul store- Jecpers and mechanics in the various branches, —all necessary to the development, and for the supply of 3 community,and in this way the purchasing power and trade_of thecity would become iarzely ad- Saoced. Everything elee being equal, it i8 aiways an object to manufacture goods at the POINT OF DISTRIBUTION, and'we are fortunate in having plenty of room in Chicazo. There is easy access by railroad to the more distant manufacturing districts of the city, The nearer centres are reactied by diazonal nventies striking out from the beart of the clty, both to the northwest and soutiwest. There 13 plenty of river Tront and dock facilities, mearly all having track connection with the dilferent railwass, thus saving expense of drayage. Jteal estate can still be purchased at a low figare. beildings can be put up and_machinery parchased at the lowest possible price. New busivess houses are bemglocated, new manufacturing en- terprises are being started, and new canital IS be- inning to come in for investment. all of which must promote a_tendency to irmuess in values. The firm or corporation who 1nay enter into this, as well as other manufacturing enterprises in this city, will secure the benefit arising [rom going in on the ground floor. The business wonld represent he lowest possible_ capital upon which to declare dividends, in addition 1o the fact that the property itaclr from its reasonable cost would largely appre- ciste in va To sum up, with our finc geo- graphical position, with uncqualed railroad facili- Tics, with real estate, builainz_ material, machin- ers, and waves athé lowest price to the investors. With a healthy climate and low price of living to the operator, with the currency que ion apout set- tled, and epecie resumption practically accom- plished, it remains to be scen whether or not our Capitalists have the discernment to see their oppor- tunity. Evidently now is the time.: It were better late than not at all, but better now than luter. A Ciizd NEW YORE. DEPRECIATION OF REAL ESTATE A New York correspondent writes: Y3, Comnolly, who was 3 brother of Richard B. Connolly. but altogethera diTerentsort of man, nad veen largely engized m the tobacco trade for many years. Hemade a zood deal of mouey and Te invested most of it in real estate, mainly far up town, He had a finc residence near James Gordon Bennett #nd Charles O'Copor at Washington Herzhts, und the greater part of his property was in that section, which promised to become the choice part of New York. e left all his estate to hi caildren, and the execators recently decided to have an uuction sale and close up his ailairs. Tne eale took place on Tuceday ana sttracted a large pumber of buyers. Six years ago the real eetate Was considered worth ot lcast $300,000. At the gale on Tucsday the whole of it, in twenty differ- ent lots, brousht just £187,000. or very liitle over one-fourih the estimsted value ic good times. And as & matter of fact it did not even bring that, for a considerable, if pot the greater, part was bought in for the heirs, the bona-fide bids not be- ing satisfactory. The same thing may be enid of two-thirds of the large real-cstate sales of the past three years. . ALFRED MORTON. Who He Is, and In Whose Pay He Is Working—An Emissary of Tilden. New York Fimes, Avril 26. Alfred Morton, once a Special Agent of the Post-Office Department, aod a Conkling emis- sary to the Virgivia Republican Convertion in appears to have been the engincer of the Tilden mine in Florida. Morton helped Mr. William E. Chandler to supervise the count of the Electoral vote in Florida, but Morton was ousted from his place by an ungrateful Ad- ministration, and Scnator Conkling pro- fessed himself to be without in- fluence enough to find bim an- other. So, being without money or {friends, and despalring of being able to earn an honest living, Morton fell into the hands of Tilden and David Dudley Field. He was readily hirea to goto Florids and prove things to be ‘black which he had previously declured to be white. In this, however, he was partly aided by ex-Secretary of State McLin, who bad also suffered from political Ingratitude. Between them they have got out a & confession” whose worthlessness as evidence is asapparent os itsab- solute irrelevancy toany liuest(ou which can now ‘e raised affecting the title of Presideut Hayes. The tflorida incident. may serve to modify the rearet felt at the elimination of Kepublican Jesders in the South from national politics; it will bardly be reckoned as a serious clement in the political problems of the hour. Morton’s political career is simply thatof a satellite of Senator Conkling. During the pre- Timinary canvass for President he was exceed- ingly active in Virginia and elsewhere to secure the pomiuation of Scnator Roscoe Coukling. He was at that time a resident of Richmoud, Va., aud hiad been the Chairman of the Repub- lican State Committee of Virginia. Finding him of great service, and_believing that bis in- fluence would secure a Coukling delegation to Cincinnatf, the scuior Senator from New York, through President Grant, made Morton a Special Ageut of the Post-Oflice Depurtment. Con- gressman Thomas K. Platt was ostensibly the backer - of Morton, but Conkling ~ was in reality the power that zave him his_place. Having secured the position named, Morton went to work actively to work for _his patron, and it was through his iostrumentality that the Virginla Convention refused to declare unani- mously iv favor of Blaine. This gervice, how- ever, was all that Morton could render to_Mr. Conkling. Still, the Senator from_ New York was grateful, and prevented slr. Jewell from removing Morton, which ths cx-Postmaster- General st oue time contemplated doing. Just after the election, as has already becn stated, Morton procceded to Florids, and did good service in securing evidence upon which the Returning Board afterward based its action in refusing to count the votes of a number of precincts. _ After the inaugura- tion of President Hayes, Mortou, relying upon these services to the party, referring, as he well could, to Lis record as a public officer, confi- deutly expected promotion in the service and personal consideratiou from the President. In spite of the gaod service which e had rendered totue Republican party in Florida, be wasabout 2 year azo uncercmoniously dismissed from the Post-Oflice Department. He was at Atlanta, Ga.. when he received from Postmaster-General Key information of his discharee, and 8t that time, in an outburst of indiznation, which was, perhaps, natural under the circumstances, he assured your correspondent, who was also at that time in Atlanta, that he would onc day repay Mr. Hayes and his Administration for the injury which bad been done to him. In spite of this threat, however, Morton returned to Wash- 37 3920013 2003 793,792 COMPARATIVE STATEXEST PROM APRL 1 To aTm 27, 1678, 1677, Csiderat'n|| No. | Ceideral'n. 952,633 607/ 1.471.471 251,440/ 155|° " 603,918 752§ 2,075,382 646]. .. i2:§1, 207,079 i BUILNG P 1TS. The Building Depdinent jssncd fifty-four per- iogton and endeavored, througi Senator Conk- ling, to sccure reappointment in the ¢orps from which he had been dismissed. - The Senator, Thowever, assured him that be ad no influence :lvrl;‘; p:g‘e Administration, and 50 the matter Recently, howerer, azents of Samuel J. Til- den approached Morton at his home in Syra- cuse; N. Y., and, knowing of his intimate ac- quaintance with the Florida count and the ma- neuvres which preceded it, offered him many inducements to o to Tallahassee aud obtain sny information which would tend to reopen the old Electoral controversy und aid the cause of Mr. Titden. There scems to be no doubt about Mor- ton'sconsentingtotakethis course. Atallevents, be came to Washington and- had numcrous con- sultations with anti-Administration men here. The result of these conferences was that he pro- 1 ceedea to Florids, and to-night, in well-inform- ed circles, tiere is no doubt that he wae instru- mental in secaring from Mr. MeLin his confes- sion. ‘that Morton has been with McLin in Thomasville, Ga., within the past few days is certain. That he was exceedinaly intimate with McLin is also beyond question. That both he and McLin were exceedingly embittered against President Hayes there can be no doubt; and that they were both in such needy cireum- stances as to be willing to accept a sumn of mon- ey offered by Tilden is more than probable. Tilden’s object in offering such an induce- ment, and _the reasons for his desire to keep open the Elcctoral controversy, must be at once apparent. He, of course, sces that the old stories and testimony in regard to so-called frauds in Fiorida, South Carolina, and Loul ana can avail him nothing, and being, a8 is well known to his intimate fricnds, etill burning with ambition to occupy the Presidential cnair, he is willing to resort to any meanncss which may aid _him in that direction. He believes that, when both Houses of Congress are thoroughly Democratic, he will be abic to force President Hayes out of the White House.” Even if this result is not sccured until the spring of 1850, he is confident that be will still have time cnough 50 to manipulate the Federal patronagze 2s to make his accession to the DPreslaency 8 matter of no auestion. This beloe his object, it must be confessed by even his most ardent sup- Eurtel's. that his first move upon Florida has not een altogether a successful one. Indeed, the confession maae by Mr. McLin can only be re- garded as a very tame and inconsequential state- ‘ment of facts already made public. THE GAME OF DRAUGHTS. Communlcatiéns intended for Tis DravenT EDiToR should be addressed to O. D. ORVIS, P.-0. Box 215, Chicago. L E For Publisher's price-list of standord works on tho game, address the Draught Edltor. Y CUECKER-PLATERS' DIRECTORY. Athenzum, No. 50 Désrborn street. NO. 63. . ¥pY, Chicago. PROBLEM 7y o r%/z/éy £ il 7 7243 7 Helel ol & 7 » (////////; Jittite | 7 (B, i n ‘White. White to move and win. POSITION NO. 63. By CuarLes HerTez, Chicago. Black men on 2. 3, 5, 12, 13. 21: kings on 10, 1 White men on 7, 9, 13. 16, 30, 3i: kingsonl, 1L White to move and win. TO CORRESPONDENTS. H. C. Chipman—Solutions recefved. James Laverty—Book malled to vour address. D. Mular—Tho games would be very welcome. Charles J. Davis—Problem accepted with thanks. Danfel Bacon and C. B. Newton—Price-list mafled. John Kirk—Inclosure as stated received with thanks. 'A. J. Dunlap—Letter at hand. Your rcquests shall bé neerrully complied with. i M. Kelly—The match to take place fn this cliy in May can be witnessed by all who pay the admisslon fee, whicn will be fixed reasonably low. Frank Greenlee—(1) Have written. (2) Mr. Hefter says that In your correction of the Hefter-[nl Fife ame, at 24 nove play 22—18, 15—22 23—18, and white raws easily. For the bencfit of plagers who do not keep files of this columa, our correspondents shuuld alwaysstate the positian of the pleceson the board when critieisfag an: given stage of games which have spocared In o Dumbers of THE SUXDAY TRILUSE. CHECKER CHATTER. Portland. Me.. lis3 a new chiecker club, with head- quarters at the flotel de Julian. ‘Newark [5 1o be blessed with another checker. tourna- ‘ment a3 500k a8 the one now In prugress is inished. ‘The last tifty gomes plased between Mesars. Merry and Fresman® at Providence resulted fn the following score: " Frocman, 25 Slerrs, &; and 13 gumes were awn. Mr. A. J. Dunlap, rtakeholder In the Iiefter-Reed match. scknowledies the receint of the articles, prop- grly shimedand 5 forfel from cach of thc princlpals, This begias 1o Took as If the partics were fn earnest, 20012 iVely aud ciosely-contested motch nay be lookeld or. James Dykes. the unsuccessful contestant lu the Jate mateh for the champlonsliip of Ontarfo, has fssued W chalenge 10 bfs successul opoonent Mr. James La- Dadie, to play another match of 4ty game, draws and wins to count, for $230 & side and the checker cham- plonship of Cinada. The second match for the champlonship of Drald- wood, 11I.. between Messrs. Dickson and pl.lllltj()lm Terminated on the 13th fust. {u favor of the former, by the following sco! Dickson. Littiejoh drawn, 3" Total. 11 games. “Mr. Dickson now has Contidence 1o his ablifty to bold that litte champlonship against all comers. Our correspondent, Mr. John Kirk, of Burnett, Wis., recently contested o friendly match with Mr. Randail, Siampion draughc-player of Brandon, Wi Rirk =0; Randail, 0: drawn. several, "Mr. also contested cleven games over the feading Jeffersan plasers, Score: Burnett, ferson. 3. Mr. kirkadds that checkers are on the qui ~ive up that way. The oldest living checker-player can probably re- ‘member when Mr. John Dempster, Jr.. New Yorx, inaugurated a little prize nroblem tourney sume time away hack in the year 1877, offering the alluring gift of sn ehllum(d)i:wrnughL checker-hoard, composed of many curlous kinds of wood, to the problem-composer who shou'd hand in a regular old **settler,"—onc that Tone of the hoys conld solve. Twelve competitors ea- tered the arena and racked thelr cbecker brains for Shany 10ng, weary days and nfghts in heated rivairy for he Bigbis cherlshed prize. ~Of courso all were confi- dentthat thelr effort wnd genus would be rewarded SFith victory. It now comes to pass. however. that Yohn Dempsier. Jr... was one of the tweive competitors and, in consequence, after the judges hind rendered fhdir dectsfon Ta favor of a Chicago problem, Julin gave Ponds, so to speak, and appealed the case 10 another. Jf nota higher * conrt,” and won the **suit.* thereby scooping tn that much-coveted checker-hoard himself, Seaicn f6 doubtless eminently satisfactory to Joliu. SOLUTIONS. SOLTTION TO PROBLEM X0. 62 By It G. Clark. -1 15— 8 5—7 |19-19 815 [16—19 |32 4—19 White -1 |=-16 =10 114 Wins, SOLUTION TO_POSITION NO. GZ. By . E. Davidson. 30-25 |15-22 |12-16 | Black wins. GAME NO. 198—0LD FOURTEENTIL By Mr. Frank Greenlee, Lafayette, Ind. I 514 711 5= 9 4 (b) 2318 (8) 10-14 ' 1 19-10 26: 5 11 18- 6 B. wins. Hefter cndeavors to 17- (8.) In_Tur) #how & draw by this move. () Correcta varfution fih moye, Where 2—1 15 played an GAME NO. 193-GLASGOW. Played at West leenyl.x 11’3 Mr. 3), Tusf Fame 1,455, me 1,455, at the white wins, tween J. P. Metealf a 0; Miliar wo. GAME NO. 200~LAIRD AND LADY. Plagedac Oshkosh, Wis., between Messrs. Parkinson and Elsemore, : 7 Lo Elgemore. ——————— | HEARD THE ROBIN. I heard the Robin matine sing, Tiis first sweet notes of welcome bring, And lay them at the fect of Spring, ‘Within her cradle-hed He sang thesong ail Jovers sing, And like all lovers did he bring Sotn tallsmanic offerinz Ere he hia spouse shiould wed. He sang the song that lives to-day— Wil live forcver and for 3y, "Twas Nature's own sweet roundelay— The sweetest that w. Yea, sweeter far than all the rest— £ cmes from out her loving bresst; ‘Obedient to a high benest, The rhythmi¢ measures flow. Without a jar—a perfect sound, With naught to mar—tis beauty found, And, like true Beaury's self, i3 crowned Tn lgsting lovelncsa. Where Nature walks, we find her there: When Nature talks, what's half so fair? And what can with her God compare? The Robin singeth this. e sings the lays that ne‘er depa: That warble sofily 10 the beatts i O bonnie bird, of sang thou art * gip.he messenzer of Spring. Sing on, sing on, throuvh glen and glade, Through 80%'ry dell and forept-shnde; Be thine Love's own sweet serenade— A winsome carroling. Josera D. TERNEY. . FINANCE AND TRADE. The Banks Report Disconnt Lines Down---Clearings of & Dull Week. - - The. Produce NMarkets Less Active-- Grain Stendier---Provisions Weals. _ A Pressaro to Sell Pork Products for _ams...m Wheat Movement---Receipts aud Skip- ments of the Week. FINANCIAL. The week closed qaietly in il departments of focal finance. The spring trade of the city is past its highest point, and banking transactions are conscquently not so active as they have been. The suppiy of loanable paper is light. The banks have great difficulty in inding investments {or their sur- plus funds. Inthe present condition of the dis- count market, it would be easy for the city author- ties to obtain loans from the banks if the negotia- tions were properly conducted. The parties to whom the new city certificates have been paid out policemen and other employes—have applied in a number of instances to the bauks to discount them. Their applications have not been success- ful, a8 the bankers are not willing toaccept a secar- ity of which the amount to be 1ssucd fanot known to thiem, and as to the legality of which they have not had any authoritative opinion. On the one elde, tho banks have a plethora of funds demandine em: ployment; on_the other, the city has need of large Jonns to keep it golng. It ought not to be impos- sible for some local financier or statesman to ar- range a loan between these two partics—both will- ing. But the bankers will not risk their depositors money in such a loan as long as there is the pres- cnt painful want of confidence between the oflicials of the city and its business men and bankers ag to the proper management of municipal affairs. Rates of discount at the banks were 7@10 per cent. New York exchange closed firm at 75¢ per 81,000 pre- mium, The clearings of the Chicago banks for the week were reported as follows by Manazer D. A. Hal i i e A A Y SN R AR M T Dase. Cleartngs, Ralances. Monday. § 217,220 Tuesday. Weun Thursday Friday. . Saturday.. ‘Total.... Corresponding week last yea: COIN AND GREENBACKS. Gold and silver dollars were 1003%@100% in greenbacks. Greenbacks were 993@003 conts o the dollar in coin. FOREIGN EXCHANGE. The rates current in New Yorkand Chicago were: Sixty days. Sight, sterlinz... -89 4R Tnited States 63 of °8) United Statea of 3 United States 528 of *67, Jan.and July, 1063 Tnited States 5-20s of "63, Jan. and July. 1093 Unlted States 10-408. Gpiied States new o Ulifred States new 414y United States 4 per ce LOCAL SECURITIES. i d. North Chicago 7 ver cent (Lincoln Park) * 93 City Rallwav (South Side). 150 City Raflway {West Slie). City Kallway (North S Traders' Insurance Compan; Cl 70 Gasllght and Coke Compx Division K. R.7 per cent_cert(s And interest. BY TELEGRAPIL NEW YORK. NEW Yong, April 27.—Gold steady throoghout the day at100% Carrying rates, 26 per cent to flat. Governments steads. Railroad bonds lower for some. State secarities dull. The following gentlemen were to-day elected officers of thenew Erie Company: IL J. Jewett, President; A. R. MacDonough, Secretary; A. S. Spencer, ‘T'reasurer. David Dows, Sidney Dillon, and W. L. Scott in acircular published to-day, ask proxies forjthe June election of the Chicago & Northwestern Road. on the poucy of rigid cconomy, contlnuance of friendly relations with the lines west of Chicago, mutual reciprocity with the Union Pacific Railroad, regalar dividends hereafter on bota common and preferrea stocks, and such action as will increase the large trafiic maturally tributary to the North- western Road. There were reports on the strect of & movement 1o divide up the surplusstock in the treasnry of the Western Uni on now that metters have all been srranged with the Atlantic & Pacific. There was considerable buying of stock this afternoon on these revorts. < = William TL. Vanderbilt, President of {he New York Central Railroad, sailed to-dav for Europe. Many rumors were in circlation as to the object of his vislt abroad, one being that he proposes to ar- range for a new steamship line to be run in al- Jiance with the Central Road. Mr. Vanderbilt, however, £ays his trin is one of recreation. Seventy-five thousand sharcs of the Michigan Central Railrond have been transferred in the jn- terest of Mr.. Vanderbilt, supposed to be with a view to strengthen him at the next clection of tho Comuany. The stock market opened firm, and prices ad- vanced % to 1 per cent, but subsequently coal stocks, Western Union, Michigan Central, and St Paul declined 1 to 1% per cent. Afler midd a firmer feeling prevailed, and there was a recovery of 14 t0 % per cent an the entire list. Throughout the afternoon the market was strong, with an ad- vanco in prices ranging from b3 to 1% per cent, closing at the best fizurcs. “Tranactions aggregated $147,000 ehates, of which 830 were New York Central, 3,500 Erle, 25,000 Luke Shore, 4,500 Northwestern common, 8,000 Norihwestern breferred, 16,000 St. Paul common, 6,000 St. Paul preferred, 5,000 Kansas Pacific, 28,000 Lackiwanna, 1,400 Delaware & Iudson, 2,000 Morris & Essex, 1500 Michigan Central, 5,000 Wabash, 2,400 Ohios, and 32,000 Western Union. NMoney_2@t, closing at 3, Prime mercantile paper, 5Gb. 1stoms receipts, $212.000. he . Assistant-Treasnrer digbarsed $13,000. Clearings, S18,000,000. * ‘Sterling quiel: long, 486141 short, 480. The weekly bank statementis as follows; Loans, decrease. S$1,811,900; specie, decrease, 3,350, - exal-tenders. increase, 33, 747, $003 deposits, decrease, S1,178,400; circulation, increuse, $38,- 900; reserve, decrease, 308, 400, e banks now hold 517,572,630 in excess of their legal Tequirements. GOVERNAENTS, Coupons, ‘8] 10738 New 13s.. . Courons, 104~ New § fier ceats Gonpons, '67 10636 10-408 reg Coupons, 6. 10 1Coupons, New 55, 1055/ Currency STOCKS. . Unfon Tel Quicksfiver Qul ksflver Tuclllc Mall. Mariposa Land., Mariposa pid. Adams Express, Weills-Fargo Amierlcan Expr <ourl Pacic. ., 1. & Q. . 6% Hannibal G5 Central Pactile bo: i Cnion Pacific bonds, M 4 U 1% lund-grant. g 2y U P- Staklug $iind’2 95 rester | Northwestern prd. Tennes: Virzina €3, old Loxnoy, April 27.—Consols for money and ac- count, 94 15-16. American econritice—G3s. 104133 '673, 108%; 10-405, 10 1 Erie, 1214 preferred, Y. b Parts, April 27.—Rentes, 100f 4255¢. COMMERCIATL. The following were the latest auotations for Avril delivery on the leading articles for two days past: Saturda S 8.57 Short ribs, boxed Whisky .. Whe The following wer of the leading articles of produce in this city dur- ing the twenty-four hours ending at 7 o'clock on Saturdsy morning, snd for the corresponding time twelve months ago: Receipta. Shipments. ‘Butter. 1bs. Dre'd hogs, No| Live hogs. No. Cattle, No.. Sheep, No. Hidee, 1ba. Highwin' Wool. 1b: Potatocs. Coal. 1003.. Hay, ton Lumber. m.ft.| Shingles, m.. Sillk_ bris......| 4781 5607 5539 Lo Witharawn from store durlng Friday for city consumption: 1,460 bu wheat, 400 ba corn, 437 bu barley. The following gratn was {nspected jnto store in this clty Saturday morning: 41 cars No. 1 hard wheat, 15 cars No. 2 do, 4 cara No. 1 goft spring, 59 cars No. 2 do, 7 cars No. 3 do, 3 cars rejected (120 wheat) ; 2 cars No. 1 corn, 83 cars hign-mixed, 7 cars new do, 24 cars pew mixed, 275 cars No. 2 corn, 68 cars rejected, 5 cars o grade (404 corn); 1 car No. 1 oats, 25 cars No. 2 white, 83 cars No. 2 mixed, 2 cars rojected (111 oats); 10 cars No. 2 Tye, 3 cars rejected; 1 car No. 1 barley, 3 cars No. 2 do, 3 cars extra No. 3 do, 1 car ordinaryNo. 3. do, 5 cars feed, 2 cars no grade (15 barley). Total (732 cars), 306,000 bu. Inspected out: 92,781 ba wheat, 282,094 bu corn, 4,832 bu rye, 2,400 bu barley. . The following were the receipts and shipments of breadstuffs and live stock at this point during the past week, aud for the corresponding weeks ending as dated: 127, April20. Avril28, Ao, Asne: e Receits— 3 Flour, Drl 81,403 6069 Wheat, bu JE | 56,557 Live hoge, Cattle. No Shipments— Fiour, url ‘Wheat, bu. Dressed logy, Live hogs, No. Cattle, 15,478 16,647 The following were the exports from New York Flour, pris. Wheat bu. Cort, Bu..uczer . 835 "The principal item of Western news on *Change Saturday was to the effect that our receipts of wheat will soon show s material increase. The wenther west of the Mississippi has not been 0 villainously bad ae with us, and the better prices now ruling are encouraging the farmers to deliver. Towaand Minnesota alike are preparing to gend wheat forward in increased volume, and thie fact prevented wheat from -advancing in our market Saturday, though the news from Europe was fayor- able to a rise in prices. A good denl of this wheat hus already been sold to arrive here for shipment to Eutope, 80 that incrensed receipts will not necessarily mean much larger offerings on our market; but the effect of 8 more hiberal movement is bearishness in the speculative .crowd all the same. _Another noteworthy fact was the widening pre- mium paid for carrying pork from Moy into Jue. The difference amounted to 223¢, and that in Jard incressed also in sympathy. The cause was 8 stroug pressure to gell May and buy Juoe to avoid the risk of carrying the property through nest month. Some of the parties who were spoken to on the endject thought that the question of condi- tion had nothing to do with it, as the vackers guar- antee the condition of their pork anyway. If this e 50, then the only remaining reason is fear for the safety of the pork dunnga Communistic ex- citement; indced, this was freely sssigned as the canse for the change, thouch it is not improbable that the allegation was groundless. The leading produce markets were somesvha less active, and grain was steadier, while provis- fons were easier nnder a diminished demand. The advices from Enrope indicated farther strength in breadstoffs there, bot the morning's news was construed to mean *‘no more fighting” on the Eastern question, and tbia prevented a farther ad- Yance here. The receipts of produce Were fair in volume, those of oats being large. There was a rather quict market for staple and fancy dry goods, the diminished movement ‘being due to the disagreesble weather of the past few days. Prices remain as before, ruling steady and fiem. The demand for groceries was up to all rea- conable expectations. Orders were numerous and liberal, and the volume of gales was larger than in past ecasons at a corresponding period. Sugars were steadfer than during the ecalier days of the week. Coffecs and teas were firm. The butter market was withont marked change. - There {8 o depresscd fecling among nolders, and a good deal of anxiety to realize is manifested. Cheese also remains in o weak and unsettied condition. Prices of dried fruits, canncd goods, and fish re- ‘main unchanged. The oil market was devoid of new features, A fair demand existed, and the prices current on the preceding days of the weck \ere adhered to. Bagging, tobacco, leather, paints, colors. coal, and wood wete guoted as before. ‘At the lnmber-yards trade continues active, the sales of dry stuff being as large as on other days of the week. ‘The cargo market was fairly active for 2 Saturduy, the common grades declining about 23 @30c per 1,000 feet. in consequence of the news from the pine regions that the logs are runsing ont rapidiy, the heavy rains having raised the streams to high wator. Sceds were quict and steady. The season is sbout over, ond dealers are fill- ing their small orders with sced from store. Broom corn waa dull and easy. Hides were sala- Dle to the Jocal dealers at unchanged prices. Eggs were firmer and poultry steady under s fairin- quirg, with limited offerings. Green fruits were in good request at recent prices. Iy met witha good local demand, and closed frmer, the offerings being searcely adequate.. Lake freights were rather dull at the inside quo- {ations of the previous day, at 3¢ for corn to Buf- falo and nowinally 3¢ for wheat to do, Room was taken for 140,000 bu corn. Through rates by lake and canal were cnsy. To New York they were quoted at 9%c on wheat and 8%c on corn; and 12¢ and 1lc for do via lake and rail. - To Boston, 14}c and 13ic. Rail freights were quoted steady on & basis of 25¢ per 100 .1bs on grain and boxed meats to New York. IN NEW YORK SATURDAY. April 27. —Receipts—rlour, 9,042 brls; wheat, 18,600 buj corn, 16,150 bu; oats, 2,705 bu; corn- meal, 183 pkgs; tye, 30,147 bu; barley, 20,000 bu: malt, 6,040 bu; pork, 52 pkgs; beef, 27 pkgs; cut meats; 1,510 pkes; lard, 709" pkgs; whisky, 905 brls. Exports—Flour, 6,000 brls; wheat, 56,000 bu; corn, §7,000 bu; oats, 15,000 bu; rye, 12,000 bu; barley, 9,000 bu. The quantity of wheat on the New York canals 50,000 bu, and of corn at 1,200, + GOODS RECEIVED at Chicago Customs, April 27.—Field, Leiter & Co., 9 cuses dry goods; C. R. Osborn & Co., 1 hogs- head gin; II. 1L Hayden; 600 bags salt; C. M. Linington, 1 case needles. Collection, $4,407.99. PROVISIONS, 1106 PRODUCTS—Were less active, and tended downwards. The hog market was quoted steady. and Jttle clionge was noted fu provisions st other polnts, but outstde orcers were few, and the local fecling was averse to carrying the property through May, for which reason the premium for carrying widened out to an un- usual extent, belng 22i4c on pork and 10c on lard. “Ihe followlar table shows the outward movement of oy products from this ciys For weex ending Same time, Articles. April25, 8. 57 Pork. bri g 331 Lard, tes. Lard, bri Lard. othei Tiams, box Hams, tes. Hams, bris. 1 Stdes, hoxe: Stdes, tes Sides, brl Shouiders, bo: Shoulders, tes. ... Shouldens, bris. .. Shoulders. pleces Tongues, PKGS.... 1locks, pke... Tatal zToss welght Iha— . Lard... 2,500,344 139,633,205 B5,351.818 Tinws. 393,648 93,350,183 T6X,052 Stdes. 76,000 200,031,160 185,402 672 Shoalders. Z025,573 46.774,283 28,161,58, The Cemmercial Bulletin of this city says: ** The acking of Chicago since the close of the winter season 1a about 420.000 iiozs, azalnst 350,000 to date last year. 220210,600 to date 10 1878. At other polnts in the West packing I8 progrossiag slowly. and ontstde of Milwaukee na Cedar tapids will probadly show a. decrease a3 compared with Jast years business. Thepackiucat Gedar Ttaplds to date 13;39,309 hogs, agalnat 22,573 10 date last yenr. Mss Pors—Was heavy, and moderately active In @ small way. under a pressure to chiarze over from 3ay to Junes the latter decliniug 75%@i0c per bri. while {hé former was fully 12} lowe: ies were, ceport 0f 9,750 bris seller May at $3.35G3.7: 00 bris seller June at S8.774GS. 5,750 Lrls selier July 8t £5.05(9.05; and 750 bris selier thy vear at S3.508. Total, 24,250 brls, The market cigsed tame. @8.85 ot 8por, $8,574 seller April. € (3. 60 setier May. 66,6083 823 sciler June, and & X July. Prime mess was nominal at $8.25@S.50, aud extra do D\ ay rather quiet and weak, deelinlaz 102 per 100 Thson May and sécon June deliverics, uder some pressure to sell the forme fex spot at $6.5086, 925 @6.95; 3,500 tes sel tesscller July at S market closed tam $6.3714. 0 tes. The 8715 seller 3700 seller at $0 99 sull S7.00. 07 seller July. Were duil and easder, but with no tmportant s i very lizhe demand for constitafed the buli of 000 1 M. change In prices. There Shipient, sad localch Shtes were ro 305 40,000 1bs long clears at & 1o short ribs nt $4.70 Fpot. St hor June, and 84,85 seller Jul SE0ET Ot 50 boxes loni-cur nams on private (erits. it olbmg ooty ine Hodncprices” per 1o s on the principal cuts of mea Skl Sad " snore L anagn. shere ders Loose, part cured..S2. Boxed... April, boxet Ay, bosed. e, boxed Torg cleer Cumerands, 5 Doxed: sweel-pickied hume, G y B e CSrakn, hamms, SHa%C o same Averages; green shoulders, 37 E acon quotcd at si@s\e for showiders, SUESHC for short ribs, 5%.26¢ for short clears. 7){'sa/ec for hams, all canvased and packed. UniAsE—Was quict at 4 . BEEF PRODUCTS=V ady and guiat at $9.00 50 for messy S10.00610.90 [, exira messs and rhams. vasquoted at (@734 for clty, snd 7874 for country. BREADSTUFTS. FLOUR=Was in falr demand, and stronger, fn sym- ‘pathy with wheat, though less active tiian the previous doy. Stocks are light, thouzh there i8 Nttle preasure tosell. The greateststrength I8 in winters, the winter wheat crop belng mienaced by the lon: continued stormy weather. Sales were reported of 236 brls win- tersat $5.75@6.85; 1,000 brisspring extras at§4.75 @7.25; 100 brls superfines acd 25 bris rye tlour on private terms. Total, 1,411 brls. The mar- ket closed ot the following as the nomiual range of prices: Cholce to favorite brands of winters, $8.00 @8.50; good to prime brands of winters, §5.00135.75; choice to fine spring, 25@5. falr to. good spring, $4.76@5.25; low spring. $4.0ug4. falr 10 goud Minnesota gprings, $5.C065.50: cholee to fancy Minoesota springs, $5.7566.257 putent sprinzs, $6.504 8.50; low grade, S2.75G3.00; r¥e. S3.00Z3.25. ‘Brax—IVas active, and a shoue easfer. Sales were 90 tons, at $11.50 per ton on track sud S11.50 freeon board cars. AMippLisas~Sale was made of 20 tonsat §12.23@ 50 per ton, and 10 tons ut $1 “Cous-Mzat—Course was nominal at $14.75 per ton on trac WHEAT—Was lessactiveand steadier, there belng Joss change In prices. The market advanced 1c from the Iatest prices of Friday. but only ¥¢ above the high- eat quotations of that day. Liverpool was quoted Strong. with cargoes a shaue dearer. but consold were Two potiits Bigher, and some Gperators siated thuc 3 Jarge fncrease [ receipts hoth here. agd at Milwaukee ey be cxpected tae coming week. This nade operators bearisii, but the tonc of "the f Bustamned the murket. Lliere was azal for shipmens At May prices, and it was stated that & Tstee proportion of the wheat about to move from the Cotatky has been bought there during the Dast week on “forelgn orders, The reculpts durlme e Dast ‘week have been somewha: exceeded “by fic snipments. so that the _auantity to be arried 'around next Wednewlay on ‘May de- fiveries 18 quite small. Seller May opened at S1. 134 @1.13%, advanced t0 1.1, fell back to 1,13, im- ovedto SLld, sud Glosed at S1.138." Selier the month was qifetar Mas prlc @l (@10, _ Gllt edged e 351 Spot sales were reported 0f 1,400 bu 000 but No. 2 2t $1.13 1 au 00 bu do I } 3100 bu by sample st S1. 13, ani 1,000 bu do 4t 9295¢. Fotal, 35,500 bu. Tiejected was quics at Sdc bid. HARp WitEAT—Was quict and stronger, very little oelngolfered. Sales were [imited to2 400 bu by satpie RtSt.20: 400y doatS1.19: snd 5,000 bu ou private terms. Total, 7,800 bu. WINTER WiizAT—Salés were 1,000 by No. 3 red at $1,07, and 500 bu do (sneclal iotse) 1t S1.08. i the afternoun Junie sold ac $1.12/c1.13, closing pominatly at the outside, but tlie”quotation 15 frrey Jar. there being no guarantee Lhat the contracts will evér be carried oat. COIN—Wau active and firmer. The market for next month advanced ise..and closed e higher than on Fri- Ty afternoon, while spot corn was firm, and rejected {¢nigher. The Britfsh markets were quoted & shade ‘dearer. and New YOrk was active and strong, while the Shipiments of the past weck appear. to have been active enqugh to decrease overstocks by same 200,000 bu. The tacts of unsettled weaiher and easicr frefeht rates alsotended o @ berter demaud for suipment, while The speculative department was steady throughont, but \irn not very much dolog. Seller 3 0¢d 8t $13(c and_advanced to 4z, clo Seiler June sold st 42b@423¢c, closing at At 423idc, Seller the mouth was inactive, befog quotcd at 13fe at thecluse, Giit-euged recclpisiof No, Ylosed ar 4136, £oot sales “were reported of 251,060 +and high-mixed ¢ $134@12c, " the instde belns B0 i new high-mised s 10iac: 10,600+ bu new mifzud ot 39iact 20.400 b reje 133f0s5.200 bu by sample ot da%GHE 0n track; 3 Boir b o at 39440¢ free on bourd cars. Total, SU - 000 by, OATS—Were less active, belng most of the time quiet, aad ruled easfer. ‘The recelps were large. 111 dars belng tnspected (n, and this fuct causcd weakness. though must of the oatd were forwarded to be delfvered on May contracts, and therefore did not come on the The_ shilppinie demund was light. Moy was more freely offercd, and transfers were made to June, the latter being Ata premium M. Seller May d at 203kc_and_ closed at Seilér June soldiat Seller July sold at closed at 1 00 Dt N i{c.” June sold at early at 4@ ant fnside. No. 2 cash sold at 6k at the outside, and mixed sumples brought Fhite do, 28G20%c on track. Cash sales were re 500 biz Mo. 2 at 26%G263}c; 6,600 bu by sample at Sr@3mgc on track: and 13,800 bu do at 27ki3lc free on It ‘otal, 23, 600 bu. T E—Was In tair demand and_firmer, with sales of X0, 2 4% 60¢, and of samples at STG(14C on track. The Teceipts were Jarger, and 80ld ehietly by sample to the local trade. No.2 was wanted for shipment. Cash sales were reported of 5,400 bu No. 2 at 60c: 3,700 Lu by sumple at 57GGI3C on track. “Total, 9,100 bi BARLEY—Wns quiet and firm: moderate request. several partl having recelved country orders to b“i but the offerings were very {izut, and the higher bids failed to call out any scliers. Afo deals werg made privately, chioty o eiveting changes trom May to June, ut a difference of 1bac. Seller May sold at i3}Ke, and June at 50¢. hoth closing at these Dirures. No.2in Fuiton brouzht 33c: extra i ths, 30¢; and teed, 3c. No. 3 was quoted aples were dull. Cash sales were reported ?H:‘J“ lb:;w : m‘l& {'f ll)l bu L'thia 3 3;30 400 bu feed at 35¢; 1, u by sample at 35!{446kc on track. Total, 3,600 Uu. LY TELEGRAPH. FOREIGN CITIES., Speclat Dispatch fo The Trivune. LIvkRPooL, Aprll 27—11:30 a. m.—FLove—Xo. 1, 263 64; No, 2, 263. . 1, 118 6d; No. 2, 1133d; 115 No. 2, 104: white, No. 1, club, No. 1. 1254d; 3d: old No. 1, 27s 8d. ProvistoNs—Pork, 475 64. Lard. 3039d. Liverroor, April 27—5 p. m.—CoTrox—Dull at 5% @Absd: snles, 5,000 bules: specalation and export, 500 Amerlcan, 3.000. Graiy—Californla white wheat, 118 4d@11580; do club, 118 64@124 3d: No. 2 to No. 1 red Western soring, 10516108 10ds do W 11s@10s 64, Flour—Western canal, 263 6d. Corn—New, L 265 3d; oid_do, 30@27s00. Oats—American, 34 Barley —american, 38 8d. Pras—Canadlan, 363 6. GLoven Sep—Amerl Prov1sIoNa—Mess pol 803, Lard—Amerlcau, 363 9d. 6d3 st d. T ALLOW—American, 503, TRTROLRUMN—SPIFit, 73; efned do, 93 9d- LINSEED O1L~28: 3d. 1N—Cominon, SrimiTs OF TUs Cuggse—Fine Amerlcan, 63s. ANTWELP, Apri PRTROLRUN—163 6d. ‘The tollowlng were received oy the Chicazo Board of Trade: 2423, Prime_mess beef, Bacun—Long clesr, 263 VEittooL, Aprl 27-—Prime mess pork, Fastera. 5937 Wustern, 4. Dacon—Cumberiauds, ' 28s; short Tibs, 98s: long clear, 24 6d: short clear, Gd. Shoulders. 223: hame, 573, Lard, 6s 9d. ~Prime mess b i3 mess beee, 895; extra Indta mess, 1003 e : Loxnox, April Livernool—TWheat stronj fornia club, 118 3G 123 do white, 113 5i@11s 1056115, Gorn 8 shiide dearcr at 203 i Cargoes off cunst—! at 3 shade deare Californin, 565@368 ud; fair average No. 2 spring, 513, Corna shade dearers fair average Amertean mised, G4 Cargoes on pssige—Wheat and com a shade Qcarer. Good shipping Cailfornia whent Just shipped, Si0: nenrly due, 503 6. Fair average quality of No, 2 Thicago sprinc wheat for shipment durine the present and following month, 483 61«49 Falr averaze quall- ¥'of Amorican mixed corn for prompt shipmient by sall, 253 6U@20. r averaze NEW YORK. New Yors. April 27.—CoTToN—Dull at 10}{@10%c: futures weak: April. 10.80410.92c; May, 10.81G 10.92¢: June, 10.9861¢.09¢: July, 11.05G11.00c; Au- gust, 11.09¢: September, 10.77G10.70¢; October, 10.57 November, 10.47G10.49¢: December, 10.46@ January, 10.46@10.48c: Febrnary, 10.60@ 10.70¢. Frovn—In fair demand: recelpts, 10,600 brls; prices unchanged. Rye tlour and corn-meal steady and ua- changed. Guaty—Theat qulet: Tecelpts, 19.000 bus spring, $1.20; No. 2 Milwaukee. $1.30: 3 No. 3 do, 2 Northwes: - Barley quis Malt quict and unchianged. Cori qui secelnte, Joow b, Ot liecelics, 2.0 No. 20 Sjmstes No. 1 whitc, 40%cs mixed Westerd, 545 3giacs white do, 3¢ R Ha iy and unchinceed. Hopa—Dull and unchauged. Grocerizs—Coflee quiet and steads; @17c: Johbing, 13%@IBic fn gold. ' Siear quier an unehanged: molasses do. . f2ice quiet but drw, PernoLECN~Crude, Gic: retned do, 115c. TALLOW—3teady and finchanged. Eesiy—Dull and unchauged. SpiniTs 0F TURFESTLN2—Duil and unchzaged. Eoostnclanged. | ZaTaER—FIrm; hemlock sole, Buenos 3 R O st woien s hd CBAL fornia do, 20G2ic: commnon do, 19kTzalc, Woou-Dometlc fecce, J:@toc: balled. 20340c, 5071103 4 _vor 510.00. " Do 3 LariPriine steam, 754 00 s e BuTTER—Western, T@12c. Ciiersr—6w12 Wuiskr—Uuil; $1.08 MEraLs—Unchanged. with moaerate inquiry. - — King Hambert's Body-Guard. Rome Correspondence Jariford Times. TFollowing the Royal carriage came the body- guard of the King. ~ They are the tallest men in the Kingdom, every onc of them being over six fect in hight. Their dress is exceedingly pict- uresque. ‘They have high-top boots, tight-fit- ting white breeches, breastplates of pollshed No. 2 0 cargoes, 13 steel, helmets of glittering steel and gold, wig e i Hlatses of horse Balto ol night. To the belt of each oneis buckedq sword in a steel scabbard. They arc a mamig. - cent body of men, and they carry themseves as though they were aware of this fuct. (s visitor, when he first comes to Rome, loks with astonishment upon these huge men, mq the_mind reverts to the days of Marius, Taig, or Cwsar, and fashioning their lezions out such material as this he sees, he hardly knowy which to admire and wonder at the most, tny martial bearing and stature of the bold array o the genius of the commander. ONLY LETTERS, And this is the end, my friend, i "t marks the year's completeness— Your letters flled with the hreath O Memer's vanishing awectness. t was little enough from your glad, To gractously ey ac g, QUL Only one ray, from mine to base, Of friendshi rare and tende: The silent lesson these monzhs impart T press to mv empty, aching heart. "Tis years since Love its chambers fled. : And 1 lay these, 100, with tie past and dead. Cora W. Harm, ®AIL ARAIVAL AXD . ExLaxaTiox oF RErERENcE MARKS.—Saturiyy greomied. *Sunday excepted.” 3 Monday excepied CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERY RATLWAY, 3 st (S 3 ‘miciet Oulces, 62 Ciark-aty (Shermiaa. House) adyy aPacificFast Ltne. aStoux City & Yai aDubuque Day Ex.via CI *10: aDubuque Nizlit Ex. via C'ion| v o: aQmaba Xiztic Expross asfous City & Yankton aFreep’t, "d & Dubuque. aFreep's, Rockr'd & Dubuque bMilwaukee Fast Mail (datiy}s 8: bMilwaukee Express. Mflwaukee Passen: EMilwankee Pasenger (daiiy) § bGreen Bay Express..... | 2St. Puul & Minneapolls Fx.. 65t Panl & Minneapols E: im. bWinona & New Tim. bMarquette Express . aGeneya Lake & Koc Tullinan Tlotel Cars are run through. betw cago and Council Tlafls, g - 0 other roat 8 \man any Of botel gats west of Chicago. i Sherlond G <i3apot corner of Wells and Kinzle-sts. §Debo corner of Canal and Binzle-sts CHICAGO, EURLINGTON & QUINGY nep?’:z No;. of l_:‘:‘e-sL-&I“dgn,guv -nod !%x*&nng-ln‘i‘ Caual and Sixtecnth-st o i at depots. Hees, 53 Clacke Trains. Ortawa & Streator Rociford & Freeport Exp Dubuque & Sioux City Expreas Taclic Fast Express..... Kansas & Coloradg” EXpress. Downer's Grove Passeager. Aurora Passenger. Mendota & Streator ‘Anrora Passenger. Towners Grove Pas Freeport & Dubugue Expre: Omaha NIght EXPress...o..... | Tens Fast EXDress ... .. Kansas Clty & St. Jot £xpress. ‘Pullman_Pajace Dinlpge-Cars and Pallmanig-whed f : Sleeping-Cars are run between Chicago and Omahaca [ the Pacinc Express. - 7 CHIOAGO. ALTON & ST. LOUIS AND (HITAGD ; KANSAS CITY & DENVER SHORT LINE. Tnfon Depor. West Shde, near Madison-st. bridge, wenry third-st. Tieket Otiice. 122 o E [ Leave. | Amire Ransas City & Denver Fast EX St. Louts & Springfield Mobile & New Orteans EX. St. Louis, Springfield & Te: Téoria, furiington { Fas EX & Keokuk Express. Clifcaco & Paducah R. K. EX. B Streator. Lacon, Wash'ton Ex, \ Joliet & Dwight’Accommdat'n. v = 3 5 CHICAGO, MiLWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RATLWAY. § Tnlon Depot, corner Madison and Canal-sts. Ticket Utlice, 63 South Clark-st., opposite Sherman Hoass and at depot. Milwaukee Express.... Wisconsin & Mlnnesot: Tay, and Menasha thro Day Express Wisconsto. Ior £ota Lixpress... Wisconsin & Minnesota, Green| Tay, Stevens Point. and Ash- 10:10a. m. [* 4:00 o :C0p. 1. [*10:458. T land through Nighi Express. [t 9:00p. m. 2 7003 2. £ Al traing run via Milwaukee. Tickets for St Paal . v and Mfuncapolis are good efther via Madicon aad Pralre du Chlen, or via Watertown. LaCrossc. and Winons. E ] i 3 TLLINOIS CENTRAL BAILROAD. -st. and fout of Twenty-second- epot, foot of La Pt Cker ottice. Randolph-st., nearClark. __* Artive. Leave. St. Lonls Express St. Louts Fast Lin Calro & New Orleans Ex aCafro, New Ori'ns & Texas £x § Springiield Express. R R ¥ TProria, Burltozton & Keokuk * 8 leoria, Burllozton & Keokuk §10: ‘Dubuque & Stoux City E 10: Dubuaue & Sloux City Gfiman Passenger.. a On Saturday night runsto Centralta oaly. On Saturdsy nizht runs to Peorla only. MICHIGAN CENTRAL RATLROAD. Depot., 100t 0f Lake-sL., and foot of Twenty-second-st. Ticket Otlice, 67 Clark-st., southeast corner of Ba dolply, Graad Facloe Hotel, and at Palmer House. Teave, | Amire. Mafl (via Matn and Alr Line)... 75350 I Doy Express. o 7:40p. @. Kniaiiiazoo AcCommodation 0:308 - [t Atlantie Expreas (dally - |3 Ai00a. . NIRUC EXPress..crrees s s I " PITTSBURG, FT. WAYNE & CHICAGO. BATLWAY 1 Depot. comet Canal und Madison-sta. TickerOfices gy ! 'G5 Clark-st., Paimer louse, 20d Grand Pacie Hotel n “Arive. . 2 Mall and E; ¥ Mall and Expres Paclie Ex| rrveu w N BALTIMORE & OHIO. Tratnsleaye from Exposition Building, foot of Mos Too-tt. - Ticket Offices: 83 Clarkat., Paimer [t Grand Pacitic, and Denot (EXp ___—__‘__f,'——— M 5 flmee i A TAKE SHORE & MICHIGAN SOUTHERY. Morning Mafi—Old Line. ...« H N. Y. & Boston Special EX... Atlantic Express, dally. it Express. PITTISBURG, CINCINNATI & 8T. IQUB R B (Clacinnati Alr-Line and Knknmnl.l‘n‘!i)‘ Depot curuer of Clinton and Carroll-sts. Ay Depart. Cincinnati, Indfanapolls, Lou- fsville, Columbus &' East, Duy Express. ** TNignt KAREAREE LINE Devot foot of Lake-it. und foo of Twenty-secord “Ar AT Cinclnnatt, Indtanapolls & Loulsville Day Express. ©+ " NightExpress. s 9:00p-8 § 73082 CHICAGO, EOCK ISLAND & PACIFI0 EATLEND Depot, corner of Van Buren and Sherman-fis. Uitice, 56 Clask-st., Sherman kouse. Omaha, Leavenw'th & Atcl Ex Feru Accommodation. NI ght EXD"J!. “All meals on the Omaha Express Are serYe cars, at 75 cents each. - < CHICAGO & EASTERN I *“Danville Route,” Ticket Offices: 77 Clark-at., 67 Dearborn-8t. corner Clinton and Carroll-ts. Day Mafl - Nushville § 7:00 P 33 GOODRICH'S STEAMERS. For Raclae, Milwaukee. etc.. dally ... Saturday's Boat don't jeave tnti] For Manlstee. Ludington. etc.. d For Grand Haven, Muskexan, etc.. For St. Joseph, etc., dalls. Saturiay's St. Joe host don't leave For Milwauxee, Green Bay, T Frida For M ‘Tuesday. For Milws Wedneeday Docks foot of Siichizan-av: T ASCELLANEOUS: r. JAMES,. PRIVATE DISPENSARY. 204 Washington St., Chicagi ! Yt ta well known Dr. Jamen for the past 30 yeara bs® Flat, 1ho hend of the profession 15 the traatment of a1l L pe’ Sl disesat it equle mmediate sUeRlios 47 Gy e milicn, xplelaing wha shoald tarry ! W07 208 vt or 5 Rpmarie g Cousaltation fres. O 'Dr. Jazaes 13 60 years of axe.