Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 4, 1878, Page 12

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. AUGUST 4, 1878—SIXTEEN PAGES THE CHEAM CITY. Political Points for Republicans and = Democrats, Probable Candidates for the Va- rious Offices. - Will John Sidebotham’se Murder Ever Be Avenged? The Late Wheat Corner---Peter Mc- Geogh and John Plankinton. Edward Sanderson Interviewed on -the Corner and Politics. The Gambling Homicide---Local and Personal Items. POLITICAL 'POINTS. From Qur Own Correspondent. MrLwaUsEE, Aug. 3.—Itis understood that ‘William Pitt Lynde has sent to P. V. Deuster his personsl assurances that heis not a candidate for re-election to Congress. afr. Deuster is dis- playing great activity, and is rapidly working up the field to secure the Democratic Con- gressional nomination. He has probably the best c!mnge at present of any candidate for that . position. The talk that Matt H. Carpenter will be the candidate of the Greenbackers, bolters, Inde- pendents, a wing of the Republicans and the Democrats, for United States Senator has re- ceived a stimulus from a couple of articles in the Nzwx, Democratic organ, in which Carpen- ter's “brilliancy,” * personal magnetism,” etc., are prodigiously bepraised, with an iatimation that Democrats had better take him for Senator than to doworse. If this is a movement it does not appear to havea bottom or following. It is altogether probable that the Republicans wilt support a Republican, Democrats a Democrat, and Greenbackers a Greenback man for Senator, and that the Republicans will have enough clear votes to elect their man. George W. Allen has written a letter to the newspapers in which he eays that heisnot a candidate for United States Senator, but that he shall take the stump throughout the State in support of the Republican ticket and bard mon- ey next fall. In a very peculiar article' a few days ago, the Sentinel denied that it was an orgun of Mait Carpenter as a Senatorial candidate: but it still 15 barping on the special Ieiislmve Campaign Commiittee and Postmaster Keves. Maj. W. J. Kershaw, of the Third Ward, who was clected to the Legiclature in that Irish Democratic stronghold in 1874 as a Carpenter roan, is daily filled with sn extreme interest in the proposed guerrilla campaign for Carpenter, and decleres that be is not a candidate for the Legislature on that programme. Ina curb- stone interview a fer days since he expressed the opinion that in that ward there would be a ecrub race of legislative candidates, with a half- dozen competitors in the field, and that Ed Keogh, Democrat, would be elected. Itis claimed that the Irish Democrats are all in favor of Joun E. Eldred for Sherifl, and that if be can get the Republican nomination for that office they will vote for himin sutlicient numbers to boost him in. Richard Burke. the well-known short-hand re- porter, is running well amons the boys for the Democratic nomination for memberof Assembly from the First Ward. The Greenbackers and Socialists in this county are_sffiliating, with a prospect of unitiug on a county and legiglative ticke Together they polled about 3,000 votes last year. Capt. Lem Ellsworth, the ‘most popular man in the Seventn Ward, will bethe Rep ublican can- didate for Courty Treasurer. John Bentley is making headway for the Dem- ocratic nomination for Sheriff. The fight for State Senator in the Seventh District (Second, Third, Fourth, and Seventh Wards) will be a close one. At the city election last spriug, John Black (Dem.) had 64 majority for Mayor over Casver Sauger (Rep.)in these wards. In 1§77 the Republican vote was 136 greater than the Democratic, with 269 Green- back votcs. Edwin Hyde will be the Repub- lican cavdidate for Senator. Geu. Hobart, Joseph Hamilton, James G. Jenkins, John John ston, and several other Democrats are talked of as candidates. If the Democrats and Greenbackers unite on a Congressional_eandidate, it will be more likely to be George H. Paul than anybody else. WILL MURDER OUT ? For week after week since May or June last 2 daily paper has contained an advertisement of an adjourned sale of lots and lands belonging to * the estate of John Sidebotham, deceased, each Week the notice stating that the sale would take place on the Court-House steps the followirg Saturday. Aseach following Saturday came along the officer appeared and offered the lots and lands for sale, but there were no bidders, * and the sale was adjournea for another dreary week. Nosale! The ground to be sold was stained with blood. Henry Thwaite, son of a { wealthy property-holder named William Thwaite,—a young man of somewhat inferior appearance, ot & noticeable mar,—aman whorn you might meet twenty times a day without recollecting the fact, married John Sidebotham’s daughter, and lived at No. 245 Sixtcenth street. In the forenoon of Thursday, July 20, 1576, zum Thwaite went with his wifeto his father’s ouse, away up Third street, to _dinner. After the noonday meal -he left the house, saying he wounld return to supper, and went with his father-in-law, old man Side- botham. to look at a tract of land belonging to the latrer in the western part of the city. hev were seen together looking over this ground, ‘where some city improvements were being made, and an hour or two later the two were seen on Sixteenth street to enter Thwaite’s house, there being, of course, no one there, as his wife was abeent still at his father’s house, prolonging her visit till be should reach there at supper- time. The two, Sidebotham and his son-in-law, were secn by the neighbors to enter the house. An hour lIater, the young man was seen to leave it, wearing his best suit instead of the working- suit which he had ou when he cutered; and, carefully locking the door, he walked down the street, and has never been seen since to be rec- ognized by auybody who Lmew him! His wife expected him at his father's house to supper as promised, but he did not come, and she waited 1ill too late to go home, aud stayed all nizht, thinking her husband been detained and was sleeping at their home, but still she was uneasy and alarmed. The next morning the elder Thwaite, ber fatner-in- law, walked down-town around by way of Six- teenth street, aud went to his son’shouse to see if he could find his He found the house locked. and no indications that it had been oc- cupied by his son during the night.. He then ‘went to the police oflice, returned with a detect- jve, and, after eflecting an entrance, searched tbe bouse. The trap-door leading 1o the cellar was open, and in acellar coruer, with his head shouiders pitched into a washtub canted upon edge, they discovered the dead body of old man Sidebotham, killed by two huilem through his body. He was 71 years old-at the time of his death,—strong and muscular in his lifetime. The young man was kuown to have owned a pistol, and to have had it the Fourth of July previons in his pocket, but it had not after- wards beeu seen in his possession or elsewhere, aud it was not found on the premises. The m&uen was held cn the old man’s rewnains. He b DO money on his person of which he could bate been roboed. At lus death in the course of nature, which could not have been far distant, young Thwaite's wife would have been heir 1o his handsome property, worth $30,000. Thwaite’s fatber is worth $200,~ 000, of which the youns man would have been heir. Did be thus, not only without cause, but sacrificing the vast wealth of which he would become master by fnberitance from his. wite's and his own father, commit that murder? Of course he did, or why did ne abscond and 5o ut- terly hide himself as never 1o have left a dis- i coverable trace of his fuitive track or of his whereabouts from that day tothis? As I wrize, the deputy official is offering the lots and lands for sale, and I see and hesr him through my open window on the Court-House steps. There are no bidders. In stentorian tones he cries: * This sale is adjourned till Saturday next, Aug. 10, st 10 o’clock in the forenoon of that day.” Will murder out? CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PROP- ERTY. Jo TrE TRIBUNE'S correspondence a week ago, the history of the Chamber of Commerce property was given. It bas produced fruits. The land and the building onthe corner of " Brosdwsy and Michigan street, with only an alley dividing them from the magpificent new Qlischetl Building, are ownoed by Alcxander AMitchell, Thomas L. Ogden, and the Jate James S. Brown’s estate in common. Probably the title to the undivided portion belonging to the Brown estateconld bepurchased at 8 rcns?nsblc price, but Ogden refuses to sell at what is con- sidered a fair valuation; wants to sell, but asks too much; and he grows on his price every time be is talked toon the subject. Oxden’s interest is mortoaged to the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, and bas, until the buflding was recently partially depopulated, paid 3 hand- some income over and above the interest on the mortgage. Alexander Mitchell has applied for apartition of the property by due process of law. As it is not really divisible, an appraise- ment and saie will have Lo take place, and Mr. Mitchell will doubtless be the purchaser of both the other interests in the property. A twin Mitchell Block will then probably arise. THE LATE WHEAT CORNER. Quiet has been restored to the Board of Trade, except as discussions of the late corner are beld. The defaulting *shorts™ have not settled, neither has any demand for arbitration been made. The following is the by-law of the Chamber of Commerce in_relation to [ailure to deliver property on contract: Infcace any property contracted for futare deliv- ery 14 not delivered of received on the day of na- turity of such contract, the party agerieved shall Dbe entitled to any damages that can be shows 10 have been sctually sustained, and shall be entitled 10 protect hie intercst by purchase or eale of 2 hike quanuty of property in onen market, on or before the next regular session of the Chamber. The right of parties azgrieved under this rule to an arbitration is also established, and if the deaision in the arbitration is unsatisfactory the dissatisfied party can carry the matter up to the Board of Appeals. The following are these Boards: Arbitrators—S. T, Hooker, E. I Chandler. George 1. Foster, William 2. igham, Wilham Graham., Committee of Appcals—Charles Tisley, Jobn Jobnston, C. J. Kershaw, E. Sanderson, John Bradford. It will be 8 week before the matter is settled. Expericoced men think that the settlement will be quictly made without an appeal to the arbi- trators. ‘The angry, sarcastic, 2nd unkind shorts now pronounce the name of the manager of the cor- ner us if it. was spelled **Mctiouge.” Peter McGeogh is a man near 50 years old, five feet ten in height, with full, brownpish whiskers and full, reddish face, wears 2 brown pahu-leat hat and'a suit of mixed colors, and weizhs 235 pounds. He has a habitually good-natured ex- pression on his face, but has a will of iron, the oluck of a rhinoveros, and feelings as tender as. those of a chil He had melting eyes anda pale color as he faced bis antagonists_in the cormer who bad refused to settle, when he said: “Two years ago [ walked out of this pit worth nothing but the ciothss on my back. I didn’t lay Jown. T wentto work and made coough to piv what T owed Now you (2 swear ward) plead the baby &et.” He nas pad his borrowed inoney on which he ran the corner, has redeemed a mortguge of $45.000 on his homestead and dairy farm just v, and has got $50,000 in cash And yet there seems reason to believe that the corner grew ou Lis hands that * he builded better than he kuew.” He says: *Say this: that I did not have adollar trom Alexander Mitchell, except what 1 put up collaterals for.” John Plankinton, who has the credit of back- ing McGeogh, has lived in Milwaukee since 1846 He is tall; heused to be thin, but is now stouter; he bas a wonderful, long, peering nose, —a nose of character, one that you aiways kuow where to find it. He is wodest and retiring. During his early residence in Milwaukee, he sold beefsteaks jor five cents a pound and cut them off himself. He rose to great wealth by frugal industry at first; then by bold and lucky speculztion. He has probubly added but little 10 his wealth by the corner: but has been glad to see Lis old butcherfricud McGuozh make money- AN INTERVIEW. This forenoon Edward Sanderson was leaning against the reiling of the teiegraph corner in the Chember of Commerce, and the correspond- ent opened the interview “ Are you going to be the Republican candi- date for Congress?™” *No! Ihave never thought of being a can- didate. 1 couldn’t be elected. Who are the Democrats =oing to nominate?” “Probably P. V. Deuster.™ “Well, he is_very popul Cail Milwaukee County even: ' Ozaukee and Washington Coun- would oive £:3,000 majority for the Demo- cratic candidate. 1 could not carry Milwaukee County by enough to overcome that vote.” *1s Matt Carpenter a candidate for United States Senator ¢ *-Besides the Greenback yote. and the Soclal- ist vote, and everything els€. Oh. Ishan’t run,” * Bat, about Matt Carpentere? “Oh, he will be next United States Senator, sure! The Democrats are 2ick of their experi- ment on Cameron; they want to make amends now, if they canuot elect a man of their own,— which they can’t. He can always get a big Re- vote if he is.acandidate. Evervbedy ts the whole State is in his favor; why shouldn’t he be clected?” ¢ What about the wheat corner?” O, 1 am 2 friend of McGeogh's. But sup- pose Kershaw did defauit in 000 or 30,000 bushels while delivering 5,000 or 10,000 bushels to McGeogh at §1.252 He was acting for his customers; heis a commission maw, bolding different Jots of wheat for different parties. He acts under instructions; selling some for his customers at the best fizures, acting under tele- srraphic instructions. he refused to settle for the shorts whose ageut he was. That is legitimate. Nobody is injured. If MceGeogh has suffered any Joss, on arbitration be will be awarded all the damage he can prove.”? * How did youclear on St. Paul stock #? The interview suddeely came to a close as the 12 o’clock goni sounded. By, the way, Russell Sage, Jr., made §4,000 on St. "Paul stock. Sam McCord has handled sev- eral blocks of this stock judiciously tor Milwau- kee partics, and they are all ahend. There are 2 number of smiling faces aboat the St. Puul offices, notwithstanding the stock is away down. LAW AND OKDER IN THE CITY. The fatal aflray which closed on June 26 by the shooting of Theodore B. Hendern in a hotel saloon by auother professional gambler has caused very much discussion as to the gambling population of Milwaukee. Probably the indi- widuals composivg this population are as well koown as the leading members of the Board of Trade. The most of them live here and have {amilies, are provident husbands, and bring up their children well. A few of the vounger class of gamblers imitate them in being usually so- ber, quiet, and stricily devoted to business. The c¢ity is not larce cnough to support a boikterous, rowdy zaur of roughs as an ap- pendage to the Lwoor three faro-rooms in the city. All the gambling-rooms ‘have been closed since this affar; Lut doubtless quict games are constantly in_progress, and tiis tragedy will_not result in suporessms the vice of sgambling, but will keep it behind blinds and locked doors and away from the public gaze for a while. LOCAL AND PERSONAL, Prof. C. H. Haskins, Superintendent of the Northwestern Telegraph. who sailed for Europe with his wife and son in May last, has retqrned 10 his rooms at tiie Newhall House. The First Bapsist Church (Jefferson street) of this city, which hae been without a pastor since the departure ef Dr. Grifliths last year, has wmade a call on the Rev. M. G. Dodge, D. D., of Kalamazoo, but he nas not vet signified his acceptance of the fovitation. This congreya- tion includes Gov. William Smith, Allen Johuson, J. F. Antisdel of the N House, Prof. M. P. ett, and other prominent citi- zene. Lieut. McGarrigle. of the Chicago detective force. was formerly 4 resident of Milwaukee, J. P. C. Cottrill, Esq.. will move into his new residence, corner of Farwell avenue and Dane place. uext week. William Beek, for many years the efficient Chiet of Police of this city, who was removed from office by Mayor John Black fu May last, has been appointed to a position in the révenue detective service. Capt. J. H. Dodee delivered an interesting Jecture Thursday cvening at Kilbourn Hall, His subject was * Across the Plains in 7625 Hercafter the St. Paul Company will run a Sundasy train to Chicago, leaving the Union Depot at 1 o'clock p. m. Also, the 9 o'clock m. from Chicago, reaching Milwaukee at mi might, will yun Saturday nights, which has not hieretofore been the case. —— A Reasonabie Nisgara at Last, s Letter to pattymore Arrerican, Nisgara is revolutionized. It is no longer the same place. Not that the scemery is at ail changea, of ourse, for bevond doubt the Falls are Lere, as granc. end awe-inspiring as ever, but in che practical, unsentimental, and ro- mantic, but still all-important item of costs and expenses. it it no longer Niagara, All those who are interested. pecuuiarily or otherwise, in the welfare and prosperity of the place, dis- covered that *gouring,” inside or outside, di- rect or indirect, was sbort-sighted policy, un- remuperative and suicidal, The Mayor and Trustees of the town took the matter in band, and, with the important and valuabie aid of the botel proprietors, arranged a code of rules and regulations that oromise to restore the place x.u its old positiou of oopularity and prosperity. All prices are immensely lower, and upon all sides one who has been here in past years sces evidence of a desire and a well-dire ted inten- tion to attract custom by politeness, attention, and reasonsble charges. A It secms almost incredible, but it is a fact. We actually to-day rode a mile—seven persons —in two elegant barouches for 50 cents for & party of seven, and a hackman offered this even- ing to drive us two miles in any direction for 50 cents apiece. The whited sepulchres known 38 the bazaars have also come down in_prices, aud the very bootblacks are **shining up” at live cents a job. The oulyman in Niagara who nolds out is the barber, who won't shave for less than 25 cents. ENGLISH THOUGHT. o g o Hns the British Public Pald Too Dear for the Cyprinn Whistle—Comments and Crit- iclsms from the Chief Representatives of all Shades of Opinion. Atr. Jennings® Week. Cyprus will st1]l belong to Turkey, and it can- not be said that Evgland will be allowed to oc- cupy it on very casy terms, for she engages, among other things, to defend Turkish territory Moreover, Russia is to get Ba- toum, Kars, and Ardahan, so that the arrange- ment is by wo means so favorable as that to in Asia Minor. which we looked forward with some little hooe last week., Many people object to the uew treaty on the ground that it increases our re- lities, but the fact is that a great nation sponsil has no alternative between doing that or grad- ually declining from its ancient position. The ereater respousibility of holding India includes wl the lesser ones. The true objection to the treaty may be that it exacts much from us and gives us little in return, but until we_have scen the constructed ? manp it will be Impossible {o decide the exact importance of the changes we are now witnessing. An otlicial announcement has been put for- ward at Constantinople, to the effect that En- land _has agreed to pay the Porte £150,000-a vear for the occupation of Cyprus, * whereas the present revenue from that nd is only £120,000.” According to this, Turkey will gain 430,000 a year, an amount which is-always ac- ceptable to au insolvent country. This being one side of the bargain, many people will nsi how it stands on the other side, and what En- gland is to et for quaranteeing the integrity of the Aciatic possessions of Turkey? Cyprus can never be a source of profit to us, for if the rev- enues exceed the expenditure, we _are to hand over the balance to the Sultan, and in any case it seems that we are to pay £30,000 a year more than it yiclds now. A commercial people will very vaturally look 4 long time at the figures aud possi come to the conclusion that this is a very excollent tramsaction as it stands—for Turkev. Thereis reason, however, for believing that there is' eomethingz in the backeround and that the whole storv kas not even vet been told. Saturday Retiew (of Goternment Tendencies.) The scttlement whicl has been effected at Bertin will be accepted a5 ou the whole not un- satisfuctory: but it will be asserted that equally advantageous terms mizRt have been obtained before the war by 4 friendly understanding with Russin. The objections of the more zealous oppounents of Russian aggression are more genuine and respectabie. It is true that En- eland has unwillivgly acquiesced in_the partial dismemberment of the Turkis mpite; and that_the lawless cupidity of Russia has been eratified by the sequisition of Bessarabia, of a arge portion of Armenia, and of the coveteld port of Batoum. It may also be admitted that the undertaking not to make Batoum a military station has little permanent value. When oc- casion offers the Russian Government will probably announce thai the fulfiliment of promi: ncompatible with the dignity of the Emperor: and the English party which ap- plauded the rupture of the Treaty of Paris in 1570, and which prematurely demanded the aa- mission of the Russian Black Sea fleet into the Mediterranean, will not fail to further with its accustomed complaisance a new ageression. Chitehall Beview. The effect of the treaty in Asis will be not much greater. [tmay, for a time, sccure those portions of the Sultan’s territory which lie be- tween the new Asiatic troatier and Stamboul from the attacks of Ru: on the eastera side, but that will be =ail. en Russia is ready for her next march on _Coustantinople she will not need to_zo round by Asia. Thanks to Lord Beaconsfield’s * brill uccesses ' at the Ber- lin Congress, bis * glorious triumphs of noble resolve,” the Czar's forees huve their road to the Turkish Cupital made straight and easy through Roumania, Bulgaria, and Roumelia. The Isiand of Cyprus is, no doubt, a valuable addition to the British Embire, and an English protectorate of Asiatic Turkey is a phrase to conjure with at a county polling-booth; buthow either one or the other is to hinder the next Russian invasion of Bulgaria it is bard to dis- cover. . . . A formidable obj Treaty is already b diplomatic circles. ish Pashas best” declare that they will never tolerate Englisk: interference in their domestic affairs, and that Russi; dors and Con- suls will take advantage of Turkish resentment 1o cffect the long-sought aliiance, offensive and defensive, between the Sultan and Czar. ‘These apprehensions, we should add, are enter- tained in quarters where the main lines of Lord Beaconsfleld’s Eastern policy are catirely approved. London Truth (Liveral). The sinzular perve with which Lord Beac- onsticld has made himself the orzan of the continuation of Turkish misrule over the prov- inces which ousht to be anpexed to the King- dom of Greece is greatly to be deplored, and it Jooks as if this Greek surrender is part 'yprus bargain, That the Premier should have resisted the Russianism of Roumelia is only vroper, but the sole reason for giving to the Turks a shadowy. suceraincte over Eastern Roumelia was to get the Russiuns as speed- ily as possible out of that provioce. T'o have increased the area of Grecee would not have in- creased the influcnce of Russia, but greatly the reverse. o allow the Turks to retain power over provinces disaffected toward them and in- habited by Greeks will not augment the defen- ive strenuth of Turkey, while the arranzement is fruittul with the seeds of future trouble. As for the Greeks, we recommend them never auzain to trust to the assurances of any country. Had thev not been tricked into sheathing their swords by England’s promise to support their demunds at the Congress, taey would now be in pussession of Thessaly and Epirus, and very nrobably of Crete. Let them perseverein an armed resistance to the wang of devastating Fashas that pillage their brethren, and let there never be peace cither in Epirus, saly, or Crete so long as the Crescent waves over these countries, aud GreeJ peasants are robbed for the benefit of eunuchs, Sultanas, Pashas, and cosmopolitar loanmongers. London Suegtator. The **magnificent resistance’ of Lord Beae- 1d_ to tue cession of Batoumn turns out o be bistrionic merely. He had the seeret treaty in his pocket, and acvordingly Batoum was given up; the Lazes, whom Dr. H. Sandwith proves to be merely a tribe of kidnavpers, are handed over to Russia; and the line ot the Sugnauli Dagh is surrendered by Turkes, Olti becoming Russian. As Batoum had been sur- rendered by the Anglo-Russian agreement, the fizht was merely Kept up to smuse the Jingoes, who were told first that the port would be saved, tien that the Lazes would be made inde- pendent, and then that all fortificatioas would be forbidden. It appears, however, from the telegrums of Thursday, that the treats will con- taln **no word about fortifications,” their non- existence being eupposed to be implied in the fact that Batoum will be & * frec commercial port.” Londou isafree commercial port. but 4 nostile vessel might find it diflicult to pass Tilbury. iver out of place, Fellen into sad disgrace; 3lan of tongue and pen to #ild, But eelf-centred and relf-willed; Potent from s gifts and rank, Who can this 3¢, Histors, wh Plotter 'zamet the old renown Of Dritaznia’s Justrous Crown: Yocthful Tory chauged Lo **Rad," Undermiaing. mad and sud, “Thoush the church and nation wane Which he's paid weli to waintain; Stirrer up of strife s0 vil Arch and giddy Ruseophile; Flattered chief of noisy crew— Who can this be. Reader, wno? e U EVENING. At noon this frame was restless togsed .Beneath the Sumimer’s arid blaze; Nor lived a gleam of rope bat lost Its glory in ill-boded daye. And 'thwart the parched earth, and th; The well-nigh cloudless reach of eky,mnzh Bat forms that worried met the view, And rapture siarted bus to die. But now the cooling hours of eve Are moving all %0 genial on, Axnd thoughte that did at noontide grieve, With ali their wearying train have gone. B. R. BoLaLey, THE SOCIAL WORLD. ‘Weddings and Other Frivolities Personal Notes. The Costumes Worn at the. Sum- mer Resorts. - Gauza Ribbons, Yoke Waists, and Other 4 Fallals, CH1CAGO. WRAT A DILEMMA. The young ladies of Hyde Park and Kenwood are intercsted in baving:a late—a very late— train running from those poiuts to the city, but they are mot so deeply interested as certain young gentlemen who reside citywards. cral weeks 2go a member of the Farragut Boat Club was visiting a young lady in Hyde Park, aud at aratherlate hour be found himeell compelled to walk home, a distance of about three miles. As he was proceeding by a clump of trees 3 man stepped out and asked the time of night. The young man thus suddeuly interruvted in his pleasing reflections tremblingly informed his interlocutor that he had left his watch al home, which so_enraged the thug that e rapped upon the head of the unfortunate youth with a pair of brass knuckles, knocking him senseless. did not give up his attentions to the fair Hyde Parker, but procured a pistol of extraordinary size, which he flourished in hishand as he watked along the road. He also contracted the habit of accompanying the lamp extinguisher as he traveted in his direction, attend- ing to the duties of his profession, which so annoyed him that he threatened to have him arrcsted for carrying concealed weapouns, although this charge could not have held water, as the weapon in question was farfrom being concealed; but it 5o frighten- ed the swain of athletic pretensions that he in- formed the father of the youne lady, who went to the police headquarters and requested that the young man should be allowed to proceed upon his lonely route unmolested. No further developments up to date. MATRIMONIAL. Weanesday evening, at the residence of the bride, No.11 Ellis Park, by the Reyv.John Peddie, D. D., of Philadelphia, Mr. G. L. Barber, a young lawyer of this city, was married to Miss Mattic Brewster, a soprano singer of corsider- able note in Chicazo. The couple will spend a few weeks in the East, and, returning, will take up their abode in Chicazo. Friday afternoon at half-past 3 o'clock, at 325 Fulton street, Mr. Alberv L. Baker, of the Western Union Telegraph Company, was mar- ried to Miss Florence Glasson, of Chicago, the Reyv. W. H. Holmes officinting. Mr. and Mrs. Baker left for a month’s sojourn in Michigan. SOCIAL AND CLUB NOTES. The Society of the First Presbyterian Church held a most enjoyable entertainment lust Thurs- ternoon and evening upon the grounds of Mr. Faulkner, on Oakwood avenue. A party of ladtes and gentlemen, consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Smith, the Misses Hattie Muirhead, Nellie Smith, Bessic Hunter, d llattie Smith, Messrs. A. M. Fletcher, Tyler, and Hal Foster, of Englewood, have been litving 4 pleasant week at Snetlield, Ind., fishing and camnping out. The evening was griven up to the youne people. An excellent lunch was served at 7 o’clock. Wednesday evening a delightful moonlight excursion on the steamer Peerless was give uuder the auspices of Co. K of the First Rezi- ment. Mr. and Mrs. William Best entertained 2 small company of fricnds Thursday eveniag, at thew residence, No. 61 Oak avenue. A very pleasant little party took vlace Thurs- duy cvening at the residence of Mrs. Gifford, in Torestvitle. Quite a number of the little folks were present. The following Chicazo peaple are registered at the Put-in-Bay House, Lake Eri fr. and Mrs, Frank Thorn. Mrs.D.A. Hughes, Miss Ger- tie Ryder, r. HL. N, G d, George Gilbert, Mr. A. A. Kolin, L. 1. Pinny, Cnarles E. Good: speed, G. M. Vanzwoll, R._E. Curley, W. Ec ort, Van. B. Tridell, John Mann, James Walsh, W.'J. Sheensn. i Toe new and besutiful drama, “Fate,” will be presented with new, rich, and elaborate scenery at Grow’s Opera Hall, 517 Madison street, by the Parlor Dramatic Club, for the benefit of the Central Free Djspensary, on Monday evenivr, Aug. 12, The "o ystal wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Lar- minie was velebrated at their residence in Madi- son Park, Hyde Park, Thursday evening. The number of invited guests present was forty. The gifts in havpy remembrance were very rich. A lurze number of very smail people assem- bled at the residence of Mr. Gifford, corner of Bethuue avenue and Forty-third street, Thurs- Qay evening, and were handsomely eatertaiued. “The following Chicago people are at Congress Hall. Saratoga: Miss_Nelli¢ F. Hutchins, Miss May C. Hutchins, W. H. Woodward, and" Mrs. Jobu Roper. ‘The Oricotal Consistory are making extensive preparations fora grand excursion to Milwaukee at an carly date. . s ‘Almost. every eveniug large parties of ladies and gentleren may be scen bathing in the lake ak Oakwood. They are equipped in bathing suits, which are far more convenient than grace- tul. - The other nizht they had a tub-race, which was highly enjoyed by the spectators. A very pleasant party was held at the res- idence 6f Mr. Plumer, No. 4 Oakwood avenue, Thursday night. Between twenty and thirty young ladies and gentlemen were present; and with dunving, music, and other amuscinents, the cvening was most enjoyably spent. Friday evening the Young People’s Bible Class of the University Place Baptist Church, together with a nuraber of their friends, met at the residence of the leader of the class, Mr. Sherer, No. 503 Vernon avenue, and spent an evening of social enjoyment, derived from a and musical programme. 1 cond annual excursion of Hesperia Lodge to Geneva Lake will sake place Saturday week. PERSONAL. Mr. C. C. Bonney and fumily returned last evening from un extended sojourn among the Eastern watering-places. Gen. George A. Forsyth, who went to Mack- aw to inform Mlrs. Gen. Sheridan of her broth- deatn, has returned. Mrs. Sheridac and Mrs. Col. Grant are still at Mackinay. iss Alice W. Lausing, of Plainfield, N. J., is visiting her cousin, Miss Louise Washburn, No. $u3 Michigan avenue. Mrs. . Syuires and Miss Clara Squires, of 16133 Wabash avenue, are spending a few weeks at Milwaukee. Col. F. W, and his wife are_visi charming suburbs. Mrs. Margaret Ellen Liscom, of Heyworth, 1., formerly Kinzie, and the first " femnale child boru in Chicago of white parentage, is vis- itiner friends ou the West Side. Mr. T. O. Thompson, of the Times, and wife are at Pewaul Mr. and Mrs. D. 8. Covert and daughter have depurted upon_a trip for their health. They will not return before ext summer. Mre. Herbert Aver and family are spending the summer at East Falmouth, Mass. Mrs. William McLatn, of Colorado, is visiting Tier parents ut No. 857 Michigan avenue. Dr. and Mrs. E. M. Hall are sojourning in Wiscousin, visiting the resorts. Mrs. William Butterfield and family are so- journing at Narragansett Pier. Prof, Roduey Weich went up to Fox Lake on 2 fishing excursion last Wednesday. Mr. Frank T. Baird left this week for the East, \vh’m;e hslwi‘lll n::lausmn until September. John Marder, -, and family went to Gen: Lake Wednesday. : & o Miss M. Ida Burdick, daughter of Mrs. 3. J. Burdick, of Twenty-sccond street, left last week for the East to visic friends at Utica, Buf- falo, S!\Il.}','um F;l}s. mlm other places. 8. S. Buss aud famuily are spending th, meunis st Sorwood bark Hoteh - o s Alice Wilder took her departure Mon- day iastfor I.hl:tE.ast, \fhm{la St it spend a month or two at the ‘sea-shore, and in vi wi{f\ he:LmnnyElriends. et Buslitng Miss Ames Edwards, of Brookline, Mass.. whi bas been yisiting Mrs. E. Phelps, $61 Indi:m: avenue, left last week for her Eastern home. Mr. Philo A. Otis, Mr.ana Mrs. Charles Stark- weather, and Miss Delia Otis. have_been spend- ing the past week at Twin Lakes, Wis., enjoying fisgllpz g_nd tfle ;)Ic:gzilul scenery. 5 iss Frankie n is spending eeks. lsl‘:;nd "IV'{ 3 pending some w at Mrs. J. W. Anderson and family, of Michigan avenue. are sojourning at the sumy mer residence of J. W. Doane, Ese?-, in_Connecticut, and will visit the seashore befare their return to Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Holden and Mrs. George ice, of the Nutional Hotel Revorter, ting Minneapolis snd its Ricney are sojournin; Cnd Hapes % at the Cutler House, Miss Emma Boulton, of Ottumwa, Ta. is socnding ber vacation with Miss Nelli . son, No. 1312 Indiana a\-lcnuc‘ R The Rev. T. N. Morrison, Jr.. of the Epiphany Church, has gone to the White Mountains and seashore. -Alr, Heory C. Elc}suey will leave to-day for Sev- The latter Saratoga and Long Branch, and will be: absent seyeral weeks. Mrs. Milton_Kirk and family are sojourning abpPewaukee, Wis., guests of the Oakton Springs Hotel. . Dr. and Mrs. Edgar, of St. Louis, are visiting thie family of Dr. Willard, at No. 327 Fulton street. Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Teall left yesterday for their summer residence at Stockbridge, Mass,, where they will remain until sometime in September. Miss Kate Scott and Miss Naylor, of Leaven- worth, Kan., who have been spending some weeks at the Gardner House, left last Monday for their home, much to the regret of their maoy friends. J. McGregor Adams is spending the summer at Highland Hall, Highland Park. Capt. A. O. Downs, Frunk Booth, Georze Muchmore, Charles Billings, and Charles Downs, of the Farragut Boat Club, have beea visitiug the Minnesota Boat Club, of St. Paul. Miss Florence Estey, of this city, and the Misses White, of Fort Atkinson, W are vis- iting school friends at Ogdensbure, N.J. They will spend the sumfner months at toe different ‘watering-places. Mrs. and Miss Minnic Benoer, wife and daugh- ter of Fire-Marshal Benner, returned home Tues- day from Western Towa, where they have been visiting [riends for five weeks past. Rumor says that Miss Fannic King, of No. 1339 Indiana avenue, is making preparation for a honeymoon in September. A Bumalo artist is said to be the inducement. The Misses Sharp, of St. Louls, spent several daya in the city as the guestsof Mrs. James Barrel, No. 1187 Michigan avenue, oo their way to Wisconsin. Miss Lottie Sargent, of No. 981 Michigan av- enue, in company with Mr. and Mrs. William Dillingham, of Louisville, left Yast week for the seashore. Col. Fred Grant has joined bis family at Mack- inaw, having returned from the West via Du- luth, and the steamer * Peerless.” J. H. Fairchild, Esq., of the law firm of Fair- child & Blackman, of this city, sailed yesterday from New York on the steamer City of Chester, of the Inman Line. He will visit the Exposi- tion and quietly do the Continent. Mrs: Jennie E. Wright has returned to her home in Oak Park after an absence of five wecks. The Rev. Dr. W. H. Thomas and family are sojourning up in Wisconsin, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. D. Grannis are visiting for a season in Canada. 3 Mrs. D. N. Bash is at. the Island Souse, Fort Mackinaw. 9 Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Hatch, of Englewood, bave returned from their visit to Cleveland. Mr. Henry W. Magee finds Hillsdale, Mich., a very attractive resort. Perhaps his interest in 1Ilnc plase will dic out after a certain event takes place. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Falk left last Tuesday for nil'our-\rceks' tour among the lakes in Wiscon- sin. Miss Effiic Ream is visiting friends in Tiffin, Mrs. F. W. Winston and family left this week for Lake Superior. Norman Williams, Esq., and family, have ve Beach for the season. ev. J. W. Curtis and family have gone to Philadelphia to spend a few wecks. Col. 4. T. Foster is rusticating at Brimfield. Messrs. A. B. Condit, E. D. Parker, T. W. Hamill, and A, H. Veuler, of Englewood, bave gone on a pleasure-trip to Minneaota, Col. Henry Howland, of Englewoua, has gone on a business tour which will detain him from home several months. Mr. #ud Mrs. Audrew G. Dinnen departed for Geneva Luke Thursday last, to rewain until September. Miss Boyington, of Brooklyn, who has been visiting the Misses Durkee, of Miclngun avenue, {‘ur scveral weeks past, returned howe Thurs- ay. Henry Bishop, Esq., and family have departed for their summer residence at Lénnox, Muass. Mrs. Dr. Isham. and famiiy have returned from a vovae to the Lake Superior region. ‘The Misses Johnston and a party of Cincinnati young ladies left this week for Cape May. Miss Eftic Ayers, of Jacksonyille, IIL., is visit- ing her cousin, Miss Nellie Noyes, at Evanston. Mr. and Mrs. Jobn B. Mavo leave the first of the weck for Rye Beach, to remain some weeks. Miss Buel lias gone to Massachusetts to spend the remaining weeks of the summer. SOCIETY TOPICS. In Boston no mention was made of the cclipse. Everybody spoke of it as the “obscuration of the orb.of day.” Young men arc now selling their ulsters for 75 cents who will set down in the agony of spirit next November and wonder for hours at a time where they can get trusted for an overcoat. The brunctte has come'to the front at last. Ladies, rub your cheeks with lampblack snd color your hair ancw. Alexander Stephens, being unmarried, ostenta- tiously styles his Georgia home “Liberty Hall.” A neat little volume entitled * The Making of the Book,” issued for gratuitous distribu- tion by the bookbinding establishment ot A. J. Cox & Co., Lukeside Building, contains some very valualle informationon the history of the bookbinding art, the sclection and ‘care of and the styles and cost of binding. The superior character of the work of this firm is justly celebrated throughout the Northwest, and the little book is worthy of careful study. The New Orleans Picayune is of the opinion that the man who ties on bis wile’s Sunday bonnet and pelps ber off to church displays a desire to go to Heaven, but a Michigan paper thinks it is because he wants to go fishing as soon as she i3 out of the way. Ghormley has returned from his Loke Supe- rior trip, and finds plenty of business in the deferred orders from ladics who could depcud on no oue clse for the exquisite creations and faultless costumes peculiar to this artist. ¢ Love’s Faintest Sigh" is the lutest perfume. Love’s sigh '8 at its faintest when Arabella learns that Jaw-ge reports the murders for a morning paper, and is vot the heir toan Earl- dom. 1t is no wonder the public are heaping such flattering encomiums on the excursion steamer Flora, for besides the absolute safety of the boat, tbe prevailing order noticeable ou board reflects great credit on the management. A woman who weighs 100 pounds Lere would weigh 2,700 pouuds if ou the surface of the sun. —Graphic. Are there any street-cars up there, do you know? A new departure in the furniture business is the exhibition this week of some mmgniticen’ walnut snd ash bedroomn sets, parlor suits, side- boards, aud bookeases of the newest Queen Aune designs, for the full trade by Messrs. Donnelly & Barnes, maoufacturers of the cele- brated Cottage furniture, 270 and 272 Wabash avenue. An_exssperated apothecary in France dis- persed his serenaders by throwing suiphuric acid down upon them. The people of the United States will eventually Le driven to siwilar desperate measures. The exhibition of Edison’s? phonograph will continue during this week in tho Merchants’ Building, corner Madison and Dearborn streets. An improved machine is expected Monday, which will be founa very much superior to any of those heretofore seen in the West. American wheclbarrows have no sale in -ause they don’t groan and squeak like ing over scrap-iron. “Johw's” teeth t on edge. The numerous patrons of Mr. Oscar Field will be pleased to learn that he has just purchased of Messrs. C. P. Kimvall & Co. one of those etezant Killam landaus. A boy with a pateh on his knee can’t be hired i on an errand to the mext house, but he will follow a band-wagon all over town, and pever realize that he 1sn’t dressed in broad- cloth.—Dketroit Free Press. 1t i3 with pleasure that we read that R.S. Murray, ot St. Louls, was sunstruck while sing- ing ** Grandfather’s Clock.» A Cincinnati divine bonestly explains: “I dou’t believe in horse-racing, but then I do so Late to have any oue pass me on the road.” 1t is said that kissing the baby may result in deforming its uose and bringing on near-sighi- ;:dn'e.ss, but what on carth are they around here or? The New York Zribune advises tramps to marry and get some one to support ’em. NEW YORK. SOME PRETTY DRESSES. New York. Aug. 1.—Long Branch, Newport, and Saratoga do not monopolize al! the fashion and enjoyment in the world at this particular season. That this is true L realized last weck, when my junketings brought me to a pretty wayside inn, with the stately green mountains of Pennsylvania keeping watch and ward in the backeround, and the rapid, limpid Delaware flowing swiftly by in front. Shobola is not down on the cards as a fashionable resort, but it isa rare and delightful retreat, dear to the hearts of those who koow it. But 1 wander. The occasional dances, sans ceremonie, but hugely enjoyable, bring to the fore as pretty and as tasteful toilettes as one cares to sce. ‘Che other evening showed an array of lovely ‘women, becomingly attired, that may interest you, for every toilette was pleasing—and yet the hotel does not Yive shelter to many millionaires. A word of the dresses will show you what can be accomplished by ladies of taste and ingenuity, if not of unlimited mesns. One sweet-faced young matrou, still radiant with houneymoon-light, wos daintily attired in soft dove-volored or French gray silk. The skirt with fan-shaped train was ornamented with pleatings of the same. The overdress has the front falling in two shawl-shaped points, while the back revealsa gracefully-disposed drapery. A rich fringe of the exact shade of the silk and with a handsome heading borders the bottom of the overskirt. The close cuirass basque fits exquisitely, and is handsomely trimmed to corrcspond.” The neck and sleeves are filled in with rufties of rare laceand a collar- ette, or rather a small bib-shaped plastron of marvelously fine tatting ornaments the front of the dress. "This little affair is of such wounder- fully tine thread and is wrought in so lovely a pattern that the uninitiated or careless observer might well mistake it for rare old point. Ladies who pride themselves on their deft and skilltul fingers are reviving this very pretty style of trimming. Outside cuffs and deep, broad col- lars of some claborate design in tatting are be- cuming ** quite the rage,” and on hotel verau- dahs one sees mauvy a fair Proserpine weaving the dainty web, but with not even the faintest intention of raveling it during the night. All this by way of digression, but pow revenons a 10s MOULODS, or rather our fair dames. At the side of the throat securing the plastron or Jjabot of tatting was worn a cluster of vivid searlet geranium blossoms, while the coiffure of light puils and graceful curls was adorned with a half wreath of the same glowing flowers. Another VERY TASTEFGL AND DECOMING TOILETTE was of fine white dotted Swiss. The dress was made en Princesse, and, at the foot of the skirt, was trimmed with finely laid plisses of the same. The back of the skirt had the necessary fullness of train sccured by having the lower portion of it Iaid on in a larire double box-pleat well below the waist. The neck is cut square, and the sleeves reach barely to the elbow Botn are bordered by deep fritls of handsome black French lace. A'fichu of figured Brussels uet, very fine and of an extremely pretty design. is trimwed alsowith pleatings of Frencn lace. The arrangement of the ficnu in the back is quite graceful, and additional effect is imparted by a handsome bow of pale lemoun-colored ribbon. All down the front of the dress are long droop- ing bows of the same. and smaller ones orna- ment the siceves. The bandsome chestnut- brown hair of the wearer was arranged in a larze loose knot st the back, encircled by a wreath of natural dfizies. The fronc was elaborately dis- posed in pufls, and short loose curls starred here and there with Qaisi Altogether a sim- ple, but very pretty, toilette, A third handsome costume was of black grenadine with pipings of black satin and rutlles of fine French lace. The overdress was gracefully looped and secured with large bows of black satin und lace. Briznt scarlet flowers were worn with this costume, lending a pleas- ing gleam of color. A toilette of rich black silk enveloped the slight, graceful figure of a caltn-faced brunette. The long-trained skirt was bandsomely trimmed with box-pleated flounces, and the overdress, with rounded froot and squere back, had its edzes bordered by & heavy fringe of spun and crimped silk, with a pretty netted heading. The basque, which shares the honors bestowed or polouaise and Princesse, is a close-fitting one, and is trimmed 1o mateh the overdress. re point lace in neck and sleeves, creamy white roses in the hair and as bouquet de vorsage, and a glimpse here and there ot bandsome gold jewelry, complete this toilette, elegant in its very simplicity. One more, and I have done. A long-trained skirt of heavy black silk finished with narrow pleatings, and an overdress of sheerest organdv of misty effects, with borders of shaded roses and garni- tures of delicate pink blossoms. combine to pro- duce a dainty and pretty costume. Althouzh the scason is already more than middle-ared, novelties arc not things of the past. Every day NEW FABRICS are worn, and _keep us alive to the wonderfal and exhrustless ingenuity of the inventors. The wrenadines, both black aud colored, are very lovely, and new varieties are - still appearing. The laminee grénadine is truly gorgeous, with its soft sitky bluck meshes threaded with scarlet, silver, and zold, or almost any combination one can desire. I notice, as a rule, that grenadine toilettes are made with basques, although both polonaises and Princesses are much worn too. A veryelezant toilette has a skirt of black silk, with an immensé fan train, trimmed with a deep pleating, above which is a full puff of laminee zrepadine, which is itself surmounted by a narrow gatiered ruffle of silk. The grena- dine here used has a cross-barred ground of black, with drops of” scarlet here and there, while a tiny thread of silver veins the surface irrecularly. The overdress is of grenadine, open from the belt and falling in a slender point a little to each side of the front. The left of the overdress is looped _exceedinzly high, show- ing the whole side-width of the silk skirt. This is bandsomely trimmed by a cascade or s})lnl arrangement of fine French lace which runs from the Hounces on the skirt up to the belt. A bit of color is imparted here to the toilette by loops of narrow double satin ribbon, black and scarlet, mingled with the lace. A pleatiug of lace borders the overdress all around, and the back is dispused in thiree points falling one above the other. The basque worn with this toilette is exceedingly plain, the minee grenadine being laid smoothly over a silk liniug, in order to show the handsome fab- ric to its best advantage. The front of the basque is rounded at the bottom, and is bor- dered with face. A broad collar of black silk extends in the front and tapers to the belt, thys forming a plastron which is outlined by pleatings of lave. The side formns extend over the centre back.thus forming revers,and theseareornament- ed with large black crochet buttons embroidered in scarlet and silver. The coat back is not trimmed with lace, but is finished witk loops of the narrow double ribbon, scarlet and black. Grenadines and gauzes are almost invariably made over slips of silk, and the colored oues over silk thut must match them exactlv. The fine cross-barred gauzes, black, are sometimes made over brilliantiy-tinted silk,—as cherry, corn-colored, violet, etc.. and tne effect is ex- cremely handsome. Very stylish toilettes are made of gray batiste, with overdress and coat, while the vest is of some very bright color, or of plaid Madras, which is most frequently used. Gay ribbons of one or two colors, or else of * bricht plaid, form bows which o) nament the toilette. Costumes of mastic- colored and greenish gray barege are much worn by voune ladies this summer. They are usually made with coat basque, kilt skirz, and sash drapery. The zauze ribbons, onceso fashion- able. haye been revived, aud meet with much favor. They are areatly used us bows on such dresses as these, and are generally very brillians in color and show a marked contrast to the dress material. The pretty sage-green nud gray linens have again appeared as candidates for popular favor, ana have been well received. They are made with plain, good skirt, tinished with pleatings or raflics,a simple overdress, and pleated or gathered waist attached toa yoke. Heavy Cluuny lace matching tse fabric in colur, and larze looped bows of velvet, are the oarnitures preferred for toilette, of this descrip- tion. 1ecannot sufliciently impress upon you the great popularity of these YORE WAISTS. Not to have one, unless indeed your avoirdu- pois counsel otherwise, is to acknowledge one- self far behind the fashion. Pointed yokes, round vokes, scalioped yokes, square vokes, any yokes the ingenulty of woman can sugzest, are permissible, and all are pretty. Even summer sillks are made in the style with excellent re- sulis. When the silk showsa narrow stripe, sometimes the yoke is made bias with a_ very mnovel and mot displeasing cffect. Chambery seems again growinz into favor. It makes up very handsowely, and is richly trimmed with Russian lace and large rosettes of ribbons of three colors, onc of which must match the dress. Thus a toilette of pale blue chambery has a pleated waist wita yokes; this latter bordered with Russian lace. The long trained skirt is trimmed with flve narrow rufies, each one edeed with lace. The over- dress shows a very new and pretty design, hav- 1ne the bottom of the front turned up some- thing likec the Laveuse or washwoman’s over- skirt. and then cut off diagonally, and here edged with lace and secured with handsome mother-of-pearl buttons. The back of the overskirt hangs perfectly straicht, having two full widths eathered closely to the belt. A the back pass two bands of chambery confining the fullness closely to the figure, and these bands are bordered on cacn_side by lace. This dress js of palest biue chambery, aud all over it is u profusion of tri-colored bows, pale bue, deep maroon, and olive. Another’ chambery toilette is of faint rose tint ornamented with large full rosettes baving several short ends and made of black velvet, pink gros-grain and myrtle-green satin ribbou. The fine cashmeres are still excessivels worn. and make most hand- some toilettes. _The best grades of Torchon lace and finest Russian are frequently used on woolen dresses. Very' clegantizalloons are being impo for cashmeres and the fine French bun! . They snow the richest and most brilliant colors, and are frequently fur- ther set off with threads of gold und silver snd cdged on either side by a short glossy fringe. These are extremely lovely, especially when used on buntings or other zouds of a pale, deli- cate hue. Cotton guipure is a new and popular garniture and one much esteemcd. 1t {5 admi- -rably suited for trimmiog toilettes of batiste, linen, and percale. THE GAUZE RIBBONS T have mentioned show a peculiar and striking Variety designed for erenadine costumes. We are tard they present the *‘antigue tapestry colars,” such as china blue, d olive, bluish lavender, and durp gred) sty 1t 15 safe to say that the most popular trcrtab? Just at this moment is ribbon. At any il never have ribbous been so extensiy, T, ¥ Tate, ed asnow, and never have thereuy employ. Been sych < pumerous and elegant varieti, also used zllmos'.g to efi::: l{‘m i 80 soft, lovely, and of ok infinite variety that one cann, et fuseness. Inblack laces, Frg:el?men ‘hm g cessfally vanquished all iis ivals. gy S ish bloude s occaslonally seen an rok Spa-: f black gauze and grenadive, but it is notyél it ble, as it rapidly loses its color and e i® greatly. Hence, though very elegant in eum“ it is 0ot much slected. A new ang v C1¢ lace has recently made its appearance: oy introduced under the imposing titte of B s dour. Tt is a species of Torchon laes, 1 W2% fine, of slngularly pretty patterns, and hag ) scallops at'the edee wrought in some i delicat color to harmonize with the toi 4 color ¢ oilette it The prettiest shades are blue, delicate lavender, and pale fifiifi‘.‘“&‘.‘,‘i&: are but a tithe of the lovely garnif ed for our approvat and selgcilfln. mfi&:”s‘.’b THE GAME OF DRAUGHTS, - Communlcationsintended for Tre Dr, should be addressed 1o 0. D. ORVIS, fifaou;::f?" Chleago, 1Nl ] For Publisher's price-lst of standard wor game, address the Draoght Editor. i OHECKBI-PLAYERS' DIRRCTORY. Atheazum, No. 50 Dearborn street. PROBLEM NO. Eading from the Switcher. by ! The Malden of tny 1," East Woburn, Masa, Black. 2% 2% B 2. B N e o e el el ielel I V7 N % ‘%// % i ‘White. White to move and win. How many of the gentler sex can salve the oy problem by our falr Easc Woburn contributor? POSITION NO. 77, Br CrAELIE HEFTER. Black men on 18. 2 n 1, 6, 15, White men on 10, 24, 35 43: King on3l, White to move and win. TO CORRESPONDENT! H. McCarthy—Quite right. George Conway—Solution recelved. H. C. Chipman—Thanks for the favor. E. J. Pease—Price-list mafled to your sddress, John Kirk—Have glven your communicati 12 this fssue. G John C. Wallts—It 1o0ks very much Hke s dra. 24—19 move did It. bt J. A. Kear. Bristol, England—Your favor came dly tohand. We anall Be- pleased to comply with yoer wiihes. CHECKSR CHATTER. Jfessrs, Busby and Stroud have been at It at Wiintae ton, Del. Score: Busby, Stroud. 27; draws, 4 10tal, 89 games. A friendly match at draugnts has been arranged, DEpiayed sa0m. hetween SYe of 1he Jeadlag i Kaakakee and au equal number from Momeee, 1D, Mr. Wyllle gave exhibitions of lis wonderfal powers across the board at Musonlc Hall, Boughry Ferey, re- ceatly. winaing thirty-four, and obly one game driwn. A match of Afty games has just been York Betwesn Mo, Gonn Demprter. T b i Sew Schiacter. Scorc—Schaefer, 17; Dempster, 13; drawe, 21 gmunes. W. Howles, noted a8 one of the strooge: in the West, {5 ulways **at home” to ts checker-playing fraternity, at Lls new laundry, No. & South Halsted street. Mr. Fraok Henderson, well known among the plyy- ers of the South Division, 18 now prepared 1o e all lovers of the game whio may be pleased 10 dropia 32 his new quarters on West Lake streer. Mr, Labadle has snnounced his williogness to play 3r. McNabb 3 match at draughts for SIO 3 side, iowtig, i thy player Mr. J. Labadie, ex-champlon of Canads, while og & visit to Detrolt recently. piayed a few games with Rr. Goodman, with the folluwing roswi: Lsbadle, 8 G ‘Total, 11 games. Mr. H. B. Hall,.Jr.. and Mr. H. C. Chipmen, recent- Iy contesied a friendly match of Afty-six gsmesst draughts, for supremacy, a¢ Momesce, fil., revulting: in an even scor,—nineteen won games each, elgiiteen games drawn. e The Hamilton Spectator says that wrrangements ara In progress for a match petween Mr. ez chinmplon of Canada. and Ar, Keed, of Pitubug, ¥ha Tecently defested Hefter. of Chicago. Articles bara been recelyed by Mr. Labsdle, but, s they were ofa Tather one-sided character, they nave bee smended and returned fo Mr. fzeed for approval, and, If satls- factory. a inatch may be looked for at once. Checkers are preity lively aroond H: ot Several matches have recently been ;:ynmm. Some are now {n progress, while others are to take place n the Gear future. The {nterest In the same Is further enilvened by the dally coming: of the leadini; players at the Dominion Hotel, whers strangers are welcome £o come [n and get moss beantl- fally thrashied, unless they happen 10 Snow a thing o wo about the mysterfes of the game themselves. BURNETT, Wis.. Julf-ax.—rnm Draughs Editor af The Tribung The circumstances of the match be- tween Mr. Keyser, of lron Ridge, aud myself, are & Toilows: Ve agreed (o play ifty gamesin acconisaes , with the standard Inws of the game, hufing excepied. There Was no_ siake. 00 speciiicd time fa whicawe .~ rhould tin'sh the match, no referee appolated, porsy artlcles of asreement ‘drawn. We commenced piay A A G awn of day, the score standing, i . 33 rah, 7; Total, 13 paImca. A dlspute arose on the I3k forfefted according to Rule 10, and he placed the 10 his credit. I refused to’ play looger without® referee, und, as the violation of the rule oceurred ou account of Mr, Keyser's deafness, Irefused 2o give him the game. He agrced 1o leave the mmnmym decision. but scems i Luve grown {mpatient, 154 rendered # deciston of his own as ahown I the score gives fn last SCNDAY'S TRIBUNE. ]am Nlfl’lfl‘l:‘. sume the match any time he may meation through ths coluinas of wour paper, praviiud a referee w ‘whouse decislon fu case of dispute shail be final. Now, 23 Mr. Keyser calls Tor a declion, levusbavelt, The decision our correspondents have asked Ta% THTUEE 10 £ise 1t fally abswered in he sbove feter, Mr. Kirk says, ** We sgreed to play Ity games n‘f'- cordance with the standard laws of tie game.”, Eales 10 and 22 cover the case as follows: (10) After the 4rst maye has been made, if either gllx)'er arrange soy I;MII without giving fntimatlon to his opoonent, be shal forfeit the kaine: but If it 18 his turn to play, hemay avold the penaity by playlng that plece if roulble, Efther player committini: a breacl f i Inust submit to the Denalty, aad his opponent fs edds bound tg cxact the same. The score should, therefors, stand—K1rk, 3; Keyser, 33 tal,’ 13 gam SOLUTIONS. SOLTTION 7o FLOBLEX 0. 78 y 29 10-13 T b 1519 3 drawn, 2. GAME NO. 20—EDINBGRG, Played in Chicago at the conclusion urlmelgfleffil; Reed match, between Mr. Jumes Reed, Jr. a0 L. B, Starkweatker, of ~Bosto.: oiindfold. 24 | 14-10 15-10B. wini. s0-21 | 1912 (@) 17—, 59, ¥ GAME X0. 231—SIXGLE CORNEK- By 1. F. 8. York. G—10(s) 113—9 15— 9 14—17 5—14 o~ 8 31=37(3) | 1417 j17-22 | B.wis -3¢ [M~17 [9i—w7 o [17-22 |B.witk (a) As played by Drummoad. GAME No. 212-0LD FOURTEENTH. Played in Chicazo. becween Mr. Cook, of New Torks and the Drauzht Editor. Cook's mov k'3 1 1714 i 10— 6 1418 15-i1 o A 5 518 1-i0 B z 181 e n-1 1823 =3 =i white 13- ] winde . ——— in- A crocodile watched s small boy who sab judiciously near him on the bank of the r!\g'; : The small boy was eating a plece of brea HE was hungry. The crocodile was also huncry On perceiving this sympathetic bond between their natures, the crocodile was moved to tfllm §~_ “Poor boy!” he said, *‘vou want your b o fast. So dol Yet, whyshould I de;:rxvz:fi" of your bread, which you eat with so mach! 8 ish? [ will not. But your legs—you mno‘ them. [ will eat them for you.” f