Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 6, 1880, Page 1

~The Chir “VOLUME XL. OS GENERAL SUPPLY STORE, Days are coming. No doubt of it. Bot a New York importer, made fearful by changeable weather, has accepted an offer made by SHA For his entire stock of Japanese, Chinese, French, and English Almost ss FANS s Dellare Aways {ND JAPANESE PARASOLS, yipst IN THE CATEGORY WE QUOTE FOLDING Bir Sie. ‘ JAPANESE. 1 "ALM J FANS, Cc = FANS, pines, better, and large: Folding Fans for 2 and 30. SCREEN FANS,; LONG HANDLE NOVELTIES, ‘4 cts. JAPS, Long Handled Screen Fans, 4c. SEVEN CENTS. red Stick Japanese Fans, with Sil- 7 ‘a decorations, JEPiew designs, and ia allcolors, SEVEN CENTS. Wore Iets. and 18 cts, Soares aaa'ss cs” IVORY STICK JAP. FANS, 29cts. 29cts. 29cts. 29 cts. BLACK SILK FANS, Woitdssbeti ‘WORTH DOUBLE, THE FASHIONABLE NOVELTY. DECORATED SATIN, Sarah LONG Bernhardt HANDLE Fans, ‘wo ay ts. FANS, SARAH BERNHARDT FANS, AFTER-DINNER FEATHER FANS, o0gco sold in New York in Four Weeks of LONG HANDLED FEATHER FANS! ‘We sell them 79 cts. Sold for Sr.soall this week for over the city, ALL COLORS FANCY FEATHERS. FINE EVENING FANS. CROWDED SEA’S JAPANESE PARASOLS! FOR HOUSE TO PLEASE peconation.2 CtGatae cHiLoREN LARGER ONES, 5, 7, and xz cts, LADIES’ LARGE SIZE, Saf 24 cts. “sis 20 DIFFERENT STYLES. DURABLE AND ALL THE RACE For Street Wear. Finer ones, 39, 48, 59, 67, and 74 cts. Half other's prices. JAMMED SEA’S, ONDER» RIBBONS AN Colors, Gros Grain Ribbons, good quality, ‘width, No. 2, at only Inallstand- r yard Gros ard colors, 1 Cc « Brain Ribbon uo big lots Fancy and Pinin Ribbons at one-third actual cost Lot 5 Cpl 2 cis. Lot 6, 3 cts. for Lotz, Choice for 5 cts, nt, [4-C. wT au, OC, NINE, Including all Sk and two-tone Satins, Satin and Gros Grains, Blntas Stripes, Fanoles, Brocades, etc., etc. RIBBONS i wwe SO ct. Ribbons for 29 cts, 75 ct. Ribbons for 48¢, In all New Varieties, Sea’s Laces! Spanish, Bretonne, Languedoc, Russian, Full Assortment! Actual half value! ratsena ppiicred ond Tass Page OOL- AIIDREN'S SUITS. Embroidered Pune Pointe Styles, Prints, eto., etc. ALL POPULAR CORSETS. Giu moy UNDERWEAR. Notions, “ss Hosiery ‘Very wide widths, Mull and Lace Tics. ? 00 Brocaded white French | | 1] week: price, C. Printed Percates, One-third less than Dry Goods stores. and LINENS, COTTONS, TOWELS, s HOUSE PCRNISHINGS. ver. CROCKERY, All tn full blast this Wonder Week! 12,000 BOOKS sold last week. 3,000 Xeft-—-Must go This Week. ‘due BOOKS : Almost given away. -FLOWERS. oss Largest Fariety yet. "attern Sprays sent from Franceto mone different, worth from $2 to $3 each, for Feest French ples Pari. Samples Paris- Aateriats. fA CUS n° tan taste. Plossoms, “ede each, Pansies, Be. paele. Sprays, Sc, Sey The. ot 8 a NEW STOCK FLOWERS. Basement and Main Floor---Hetail. Keoond and Third Floors--- Wholesale. Fourth, Floor---Recesving and packings ONE GRAND RUSH All the year round, Look through SEA’S, 122 and 124 State-st. Hard- ware. We offer the following lines at the prices stated as being positively ‘*the best value’? shown in this city. Finest Materials! Superior Work~ manship ! INSPECTION INVITED. Ladies’ Chemises. A new line; among which ‘SPECIAL BARGAINS ” will be found at 25, 85, 45, 50, 65, and 7ie. ‘ FINE MUSLIN CHEMISES, trimmed with Torchon Lace and Insertion, at Sdc. $6 Special.” FINE EMBROIDERED CHEMISES from 95c to $2.50. Ladies’ Drawers. FINE MUSLIN DRAWERS at 80, 43c, Special,” up to 75c. TRIMMED WITH TORCHON EDGE AND RUFFLE, also Embroidered, at.S5c. “* Special.” TRIMMED WITH FINE WSERTION AND EMBROIDERED EDGE, at 90c, $1, $1.08, $1.19, **Special,” to $3. Night Dresses. NICELY TRIMMED at 65c. Trimmed with Embroidery aud Insertion at 85c. Special.” SOLID TUCKED YOKE, EMB’D EDGE, at $1.12 1-2. ELEGANTLY TRIMMED GOODS from $1.25 to $1.75. FINE EMB’D ROBE NIGHT DRESSES from $2 to $3. FINE YOKED NIGHT DRESSES from $2 to $5. White Skirts. Fine TUCKED SKIRTS from 50 to Sic. Fine CAMBRIC FLOUNCED SKIRTS at95e. ‘*Special.? EMBROIDERED FLOUNCED SKIRTS at $1 and $1.08. Special.” BEAUTIFUL SKIRTS, elegantly trim- med, from $1.20 to $4.90. Superior line ef TRAIN SKIRTS from $2 to $8. ** Special value.” Large assortment of INFANTS’ SLIPS, from 50¢ to $6. INFANTS’ ROBES, handsomest line in Chicago, from $3 to $10. INFANTS’ HAND EMB’D FLANNEL SKIRTS from $1.85 to $7. INFANTS’ HAND EMB’D FLANNEL BLANKETS from $2 te $8. MISSES’ UNDERWEAR in full variety. JUST .RECEIVED,: A SUPERB LINE OF Ladies’ Dressing Sacques AT LOWEST PRICES. ~ SPECIAL HOTICE. ° We desire to have it distinctly un- derstood that OUR assertion that above goods are “positively the best value in Chicago”? is correct. We mean just what we say,--nothing else,--and urge upon Ladies the ab- solute importance of examination before purchasing Elsewhere. COUNTRY ORDERS RECEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION. PARDRIDCES’ MAIN STORE, 114 & 116 State-st. "FOR SALE. TO NEWSPAPER MEN. A first-class Chambers’ Folding Ma- chine, with the Kahler Attachment, Will fold a sheet 86x50 or 24x36. In good order, at a very low price. Apply at this office. 2 ICE. To Ice Dealers and Brewers. ‘We have in store in our Ice Houses nt Kankakee and Momence, Ul, also at Oshkosh and Green Bay, ‘Wis, and Escanaba, Mich 20,000 Tons Splendid Ice, free from vegetable or, impare matter, from Biot inches thick. “can be delivered in cara oron yesselg. Address "JAMES MIX PRESS, Kankakee Ice Company, 28 Clark-st., Chicazo, Or Kankakee, Iilinois_ PROPOSALS. Bids on Masonry, Cut Stone, & Iron OF AN _TRON BRIDCE Win de received by South Park Commission at thelr ofice In Times Building up to noon of WEDNES- e hole work. Partlow may bid in dotail or on whole VOFk yaya, Commission reserves uns and sp idcations to be seen at office of Burn- ry pane foot: Kronteces, No, 0) Wasbington-st, PHOTOGRAPHY. H. ROCHER, PHOTOGRAPHER, 77-79-SI1 Stiite-st., Chicago. agy Daily '; SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 1880—SIXTEEN PAGES. PHAETONS, BUGGIES, AND BAROUCHES, PIANOS A ianos---Uprights and Squares, I every variety of style and fin- ish. full line of our own manufac- ture in Ne’ and improved designs, f the best material and work- manship, : sg" on installments if required. i rgans. rR Orchestral Effects, Ce Organ Swell, A’ the modern improvements, N°, and unique styles of our own design. end for Illustrated Catalogue; Free. Address the Manufacturer, W. W. KIMBALL, Corner State and Adams-sts, oe A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF THE FINEST INSTRUMENTS IN THE WORLD! AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES, Bry BEHNING, McCAMMON, & and others, Bauer and New England Organs, PRICES AND TERMS to suit all purchasers. Every sustrumont folly wurrunted for five years. Importers of Musical Merchandise, Band Instra~ monis, dine Violins, and Strings a specialty. Pinnos taken on storaze. ‘Pinnos tuned, repaired, and polished, The best, workmen employed tor the different branches of ropafring of all Kinds of musical instru- meats. Illustrated Catalogue sent free. Julius Bauer & Go., 182 & 184 Wabash-ay. FACTORY—125, 127, and 129 Twenty-ninth-st,, corner ae Lexiiguon-ur., New York. a G oF \S Fine Rosewood Pianos, $155, $166, $175, $105, $200, $225. Square or Ua These are HARD CASH prices for reliable goods. REED'S TEMPLE OF MUSIC, 136 State-s' - near Madison. 22 DENTISTRY. VITALIZED AIR. New Safe Remedy. No se Pain with Teeth, $8 Finest and Best Full Set. Experience 1), und . Nv fancy prices. TECH EN EY BitOs” DENTAL PAIC-ORS, Ce vd Iiph-sts. LAKE N Attractive Summer Excursions Lake Superior. ‘The Elegant Passenger Steamers of the “Take AMichizan and Lave Superior ‘Transportation Co.” will leave for Duluth und intermediate ports on ¢ ‘Tuesday and Friday evening at § o'clock. Unsurpassed Climate---Beautiful Scenery. Avoid Dust, Heat, Hay Fever and Asthma. AVIGATION. Send for Descriptive Circulars, giving fall particu- lars, to pee SSP ENGEIC Seen, ‘74 Market-st., Chicago. JOS..AUSTRIAN, Gen’ Mi ViCTOR BABY FOOD. ‘This Invainable and atrictly American GT roteeing be Seeceeere r ‘YY; City’s most eminent physicians, tay be > ¢ 2 Implicily relied on aa the best known nb © iz, wtate for mather’s milk. 40.0 diet for tho AUS ged, the alck or convaleeceats, It Isunap~ aS proached Saal cqperantity, One Dollar, IT WILL KEEP? ‘Treatise on the Proper Nourishmentef Yofans FREE, VICTOR E, MAUGER & PETLIE, 104 to 210 Reade Bt., New York. BS I 2 CS en PRINCETON COLLEGE. A Loeat E: ination for entrance of the Fresh- man C. or ane Academic and Scientife Dopart- ment will be ‘beld in Chicago. ot the Tremont House, pie done te te tage to THOMAS D. JONES, Koom il Nien Portland Block, Chicago, Sieceais Renan “FANCY RIB. OPPOSITE PALMER HOUSE, Offers this week Great Bar- gains in MENS UNLAUNDERED SHIRTS. 50 Dozen Unlaundered Shirts, Fruit-of- the-Loom Cotton, 2,000 Linen, care- fully made and warranted to fit, com- Plete with button-holes, with Cuffs or Wristbands, At 85 Cts. Each. 30 Dozen Boys’ Unlaundered Shirts, eus- tom-made, New York Mills Cotton, finest linen, At 75 Cts. Each. A SPLENDID LINE OF NOTTINGHAM LAGE CURTAINS, In Ecru and White, Lambrequins to match, at greatly reduced prices. A large lot NOTTINGHAM CURTAIN- NET, great variety of patterns, full witths, at 10, 12, 15, 20, 25, to 80c per yard. 20 PIECES 62-INCH Bleached Table Damask, Very heavy quality, better than any coarse all-linen, at 60¢ per yard. The above warranted to giye satisfaction. A SPLENDID LINE OF Damask, Huck, and Gloss Towels, Also NAPKINS, DOYLIES, and TABLE CLOTHS, at greatly reduced prices. MILLINERY DEPARTMENT. Full lines of SATIN and GROS GRAIN RIBBODS, in Black and all the different shades. all the Newest Styles of ONS, for Bonnets, Hats, and Sashes. REAL OSTRICH FEATHERS AND PLUMES, in all the different shades and Black, at one-half the usual prices. We call the attention of the Trade to the above lines, and Retail Milliners will find it to their advantage to give usa trial. HATS and SHAPES in great variety and at very low prices. Fringes and Passementeries In yery great variety, at 25 per cent less than any other house in the city. Prices guaranteed. As usual, will give you great Bargains in CARPETS ARD CILCLOTRS. We are well known for the CHEAPEST CARPET HOCSE in the city. A lof of MISFIT CARPETS and REM- NANTS very cheap. Country Orders promptly attended to at the BANKRUPT STORE, 184 & 186 State-st., opposite Palmer House. S. SHIREK, Proprietor. ORGUINETTE. In the history of MUSIOAL, INSTRUMEN Musical Wonder of Also. B nothing equals the success of the the Axe called the ORGUINETTE. Only two yeursaxo {ts manufacture becan ina single obscure room, Now a $0.00 fuctory turning out over 3000 & month, or 40,000 a yent, barely suffices to mect a demand that increases so’ rapidfy us to baife con- is due solely to its intrinsic merit. werles in the adaptation of stenm and city, it meets a want never before supplied. It ‘artistic musfea! enjoyment to tho millions who have rousic in their souls but not in thelr ungers. and who have not the time to master an ordinary in= strument.. sy passing through it x strip of perforated jiper representing any chosen piece of music, a child gan perform upon this mechanical orvun all grades of rouste. from a simple popular air to an elaborate over- ture. ‘This simple instriiment, costing 810 or more, muy, by any unskilled person, be ade to supply te i tunes for public or family worsbip, waltzes, polkas, gulops, etc., for the social circle.—even toa complete set of quadrilles, with all the calls, —is always in tune, is grave or gay to suit the occusion, ‘never smokes, drinks, uses profane Iangunze, or ‘introduces had munners or esplonnge into a private party. What thut it ly eaverly sought for in the parlors of the rich and the cabins of the pioneer, and that each one sold muitipties the demand by scores. Send for Descriptive Cataluue. J. HOWARD FOOTE, General Agent for the Northwest, {88-190 State-st., Opposite the Palmer House. ‘TO RENT. TO RENT. A desirable suite of offices in the Trib- une Building, on the third floor,—three rooms. Apply to ‘WM. C. DOW. Room$ Tribune Building. TORENT. My furnished house at Oconomowoc, for the sum- DORE, i aoe eH RRLES A. DULHE, 4 Portland Block, LOUDER. PRICE FIVE CENTS: . A GENTLEMAN WHOSE SEAT IN THE GALLERY IS THE TOP NEAT OF SECTION “J.” Requests the Honorable Chairman to Announce to the PRODUCERS JF VOTERS Of the City of Chicago and County of Cook, that the noted Willoughby, Hill & Co. will, to-morrow ‘morning, com- mence the gratuitous distribution of “CUTE PUZZLE PICTURE CARDS” to the coming voters and their Lady friends, e., the Boys and Girls of this county who will call for them, in the Children’s Clothing Department. On Mon- day, Tuesday, and Wednesday, we will distribute one style, and Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, another. Willoughby, Hill & Co. the “Sleepless” Clothiers, Rest- less and Ceaseless workers for trade; Square-Dealing, Low- est Prices, and Best Goods the tools used by this Boy-stir-us House to induce the patronage of the people. Strangers should see America’s Greatest Clothing Store before leaving what is destined to be the greatest city of the world, “Chicago.” One hundred years from now Lake Michigan may be simply a “park pond,” surrounded on every shore by the metropolis of the world, and (sit down.) WILLOUGHBY, HILL & Co., Corner Clark and Madison-sts., 190 fect front, WE MEAN THE STORE. Also 416 to 424 Milwaukee-av., between Carpenter-st. and Chicago- av., 100 feet front on Milwaukee-av. and 100 feet front on Curtis-st.; also corner Blue Island-av. and Twelfth-st., 163 feet front; in all a frontage of 553 feét. How is that for a front? OPEN TILL NINE AT NIGHT. SHE YOU AGAIN PERTAPS, iSURANCE. WH. CUNNINGHAM & C8,, {75 La Salle-st., REPRESENT NONE BUT PHILADELPHIA FIRE INSURANCE - COMPANIES. Old, Stanch, and Conservative. AGGREGATE CAPITAL, NEARLY $7,000,000! Before our visitors take their, departure for home, we hope they will call on us, if for nothing more than to get‘un idea of the maznitude of the business of & representative Chicago House in CARPETINGS, FURNITURE, WALL PAPERS, CURTAINS, BEDDING, ETC. No Such Stock las oree before been exhibited in Chicago. CHICACO CARPET C0, £56, 138, 100 and 162 Wabash-ar., cor. Monrne, FINANCIAL. ‘We desire to call your special attention to the Pub- Ue Sate of VALUABLE SECURITIES AT AUCTION, Atour Office, on MONDAY, June 21, 1880, at 2p. m., r_of the Ion. W.D, Shipman, Assimnee of Broete™ sherman «Co. at whieh time’ we shall omer to the highest bidder, for cash, a lurke line of Pur- chnse Money Notes secured by mortimge on Real Es- tate adjoining the City of Chicago. agzreguting some Thirty-five Thousand Dollars, sb) tunity for Investors. OME ues draw interestat7 per cent por annum Full particulars can be obtained at our office, GHANDLER & C0., Mortgage Bankers, 72 Dearborn-st. W. A. BUTTERS, Auctioneer. i WANTE! By alarge Retail Dry and Fancy Goods House on State-st., a competent Floor Manager. Must be thorouglily posted in all branches of the Notion and Fancy Goods trade. Address B 64, Tribune Office. DENTISTRY. Dr. Day, 133 East Madison-st. Best {tiiun.| $5 Gold, $10. Filling, 1-4 Old Bates. VITALIZED AIR (Or as) given free far painless extracting. 153 East Madixon-st, FUR STORAGE. FOR RENT, FINE OFFICE, base! it, with large voultin office. Building Win lene BAIRD © BRADLEY, 9) La Salle-st- ‘FURS preserved from Moths, stored infire-proof rooms. For. perfect safe- ty leave your Furs or address to send for them with BARNES, 86 Madi- son-st. (Tribune Buiiding). DIAMONDS, WATCHES, &c. GILES, BRO.& C0, The Oldest Wholesale and Retail JEWELRY HOUSE IN CHICAGO. Visitors to Chicago can here find all Novelties in SILVERWARE. Visitors to Chicago can here procure the Latest, Most Artistic, and Choicest Selections in DIAMONDS, FINE WATCHES, PRECIOLS STONES, HORSE-TIMERS, All people visiting Chicago are requested to call and examine such articles as they may wish at this well-known establishment. State and * Washington-sts, ARE STUDIO. Beants ORLEANS far the best in the city, $6 per dozen. Kew and Very Siylish, $10.00 per Doz. CHILDREN'S 2°spesia ONLY SB PER DAZ. C ARDS. FOR EXTRA FINE PORTRAITS In PURE CRAYON of the Highest Standard. Brand’ Studios 210 & 212 WABASH-AV. OPTICAL GOODS. Fine Spectacies suited to all sights on scientific principles. Opera and Field Glasses, Telescopes, Ml» croscopes, Barometers. ec ‘WASHINGTON, Senator Ferry Indignantly De- nies the Scandal Impli- cating Himself. Both Houses Given Up to Watch- ing the News from ~ Chicago. Conference Committees Appointed on the River and Harbor and Post-Office Bills, The President Explains Why He Superseded Certain Census Supervisors, The |. T. Bill Passed by the House and Concurred in by the Senate. THE FERRY SCANDAN. THE STORY IN WASTUNGTON. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasninaro, D. C., June 5—The Evening Star contains a dispatch from Milwaukee, stating that Sidney W. Cooper publishes a card there this morning relative to an ulleged scandal at the National Hotel in this city, some time last week, in which it is charged that he (Cooper) committed an assault upon Senator Ferry. The story has been circulated here for a few duya, and has been generally discredited, particularly tor the fact that Senator Ferry and his friends most indignantly and emphativally deny it, nl- leging that it. was libelous and slander- ous, and for . the further renson thut the sensational publication that wag made concerning it was inconsistent, and in fact carried its own refutation with it. The. Evening Star this evening, commenting upon the subject, says: ‘As to the origin of the difliculty, if any one knows anything about it, they carefully conceal it. Since the occur- rence, which took place on the 23d of May, there have been a thousand and one rumors regarding it, some asserting that the Senator was taken to task for an alleged insult by the daughter, who went tothe Senator's rooms, where she used a cowhide, and that he, in attempting to get it from her, stuck the butt-end of it in his eye. Others assert that she only gave the Senator A TONGUE-LASUING. But, as will be seen above, the black eye was caused by Mr. Cooper himself. On the cause his card throws no light. It is now remembered by many people in the hotel that on Sunday (the day of the occurrence) Mr. Cooper appeared much of the time to be in a deep study, and evi- dently was contemplating the attack, but he kept his own counsel, and was not secn down-stair after the attack (which occurred about 9:30 or 10 o'clock), except when he went to the druggist’s to purchase something to put on bis band until next morning, when, with his wife and daughter, accompanied by a friend, he walked over to the rullroad depot and took his departure. A few days afterward, an article having been published here regarding the affair, Senator Ferry denied it, and recently the explanation has been made that the Senator had had an altercation with a prominent Southern Republican, in which both received black-eyes.” ‘This publication having been called to the attention of Senator Ferry to- night, he, with very earnest, MANLY INDIGNATION, said that he heard to-day that the story had been published in Chicago, and that it was un- qual iediy slanderous and filse, and that ho did not consider himself called upon to make any further denial than that word of truth in the story. AN ANXIOUS DAY. LITTLE DONE IN CONGRESS. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, ‘Wasuixcros, D. C., June 5.—It has been a day of anxious and exciting expectation at he Capital. Congress has gone through the fotma of legislation, but neither Representatives, Senators, nor their presiding officials seemed to understand or to cure what the condition of business was. Tho excitement was so great that it paralyzed all efforts to consider anything ex- cept business of the most routine character, and there was a tacit understanding that no attempt should be made in either House to consider po- litical questions. In the Senate, to ba sure, the Stalwart Bourbon Suulsbury, of Delaware, succeeded in having the Kel- logg-Spofford case resume its place af the unfinished business, so that it may comeupinorder next week to permit some speeches to be made, but there was no attempt to press it; indeed, the Senators scanned each bulletin with the keenest interest, the telegraph companies supplying manifold sheets of the ims portant action of the Convention nearly every five minutes. These sheets were piled upon & desk near that generally occupied by Senator Conkling, and Democratic and Republican Sen- ators gathered around thisdesk and read each ‘bulletin, apparently with equal interest. IN THE ROUSE, indeed, when it was decided to go to the Speak- er's table, it was agreed that no bdills containing any politics should be considered, and that only those measures should be considered which would excite no debate. Some wags in the gal- lery took advantage of the excitement to perpe- trate a hoax upon the House, and twodispatches were sent in, one announcing the details of the first ba! lot to be very largely in favor of Blaine, signed “R. C.,"” and directed to the Speaker, it owas read with avidity, passed around the House, nearly every member taking out his ‘prepared memorandum of votes and beginning to figure. It was some minutes before the fact was discovered that the House had been made the victim of & joke. ‘The Grant men generally were despond- ent. They admit thut the drift seems to be aguinst thelr favorit, but they insist still that by some mysterious process he would win by yirtue of cohesion of bis supporters. Tho dark~ horse supporters, notwithstanding some dis- atches stating that the exciting incidents of jast night bad placed dark horses ont of the race, seemed to ttke a very notable interest in the proceedings, and were in receipt of frequent telegrams. SENATOR WISDOM wag in_ his seat in the Senate attending to the usual duties of legislation, but certulaly not Jess anxious thun the rest to know of the pro- ‘ceedings at Chicago. Geu. Hawley, of Conaecti- cut, whose name was occasionally mentioned ag one of the grext unknowns, was in his seut in the House scrutinizing like the rest, with watchful interest, the bulletins as they came in. Of the Presidential candidates, Senator Blaine remained at bis house beside his tele- graph instrument, and in his library, until 3:39 o'clock, ‘when he went to the Senate and commented with his colleagues upon the news. He bad received dispatches from Chicago which showed thut his supporters were very confident that the vote of 2i6 during the day on one of the test motions wag the maximum of Grant's strength, and that it would not require many ballots to show the break from Grant, ‘There were u great number of persons anxidus to be admitted to the privacy of Blaine’s iouse, but few (and those his most intimate friends} were admitted, It was an occasion when it was desirable to hold a town meeting. BEFORE THE BATTLE. WO CANDIDATES. Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, ‘WAsutsTos, D. C., June 5.—Mr: Sherman was at his desk in the Treasury at the usual hour, and the only variation from his customary daily procedure was that he remained tuere after office hours, foregoing his customary daily ride. He transacted business with his accus- tomed facility and calmness, dictated otiiciul letters, reviewed reports from Bureau officers, nade suggestions, discuased the condition of the money market and the relations of government finance. There were few political caliers at his office, but there was one circumstance which reminded those who did call that events of unusual importance were trans- piring. From the adjacent Frye used 23 a private office, there could be heard the un- necustomed but constant clicking of 1 Morse instrument, which showed that Mr. Sherman, like his. great rivul Senator Blalue, was also there wus not &