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a THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, JULY 4, 1880—SIXTEEN PAGES. Yr REAL ESTATE. Chicago the Third Largest Centre of Population in This Country. Delight of Real-Estate Men at the Results of the Cen- sus. statistical Proof of the Improve- ment of Real Estate in 1880. principal Sales of Real Estate Last ‘Week—Building Improve- ments. te result of the census of Chicago is the ‘at news item of the week in real-estate cir- tes. Yesterday THE TRiBUNE was able to an- ounce that the population of Chicago had been qecertained by Supervisor-pf-Census Wright to pevirtually HALF A SILLION. Real estate men have been waiting for the re- turns more eagerly than any one else. They know how much of an impetus will be given to the growth of the city by the discovery of how fast it is growing. Chicago, it is now settled, is the great city of the interior. In the census of 3570 St. Louis, with its 310,000, was runked next after New York, Philadelphia, and Brooklyn, and Chicago was fifth with its 208,877. ‘This time Thicagosteps forward one place, and, though its sharter is but forty-three years old, ranks as the fourth city in the Union and the FIRST IN THE INTERIOR. In the past ten years St. Louis has increased {giving it an allowance of 25,000 more than the rensus iu order to gratify its grumblers) to 400,- p00, or 99 per cent, while Chicago has. grown 66 percent to 500,000. These figures will be the best aivertisement Chicago ever hud. A city that, in spite of youth, fire, and panic, can grow at such arate, must be a good place for the investment of capital, for new business enterprises, and for people to move into for business or pleasure. ‘While Chicago has grown 68 por cent, New York has increased 24 per cent; Philadelphin, 25: Cincinnati, 13; Baltimore, 23; and Brooklyn, 40. Chicago's development has been the most rapid, though the most beset with difficulties. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK are the only two cities that come out of the census better than they expected. Tne Trrpune cal- culated before the enumeration began that Chicago would be shown to contain $30,000. It is 70,000 better. Another change of pusition is made by Boston, which with 250.5% was behind Baitimore with 267,354, in 1870, but now with 352,000 leads Baltimore's 330,000. The marvel of the census of cities is tho increase of 614 per cent in the population of Denver, Colo. In 1870, Denver was a frontier town of 4,759; now it numbers 34,000. Recurring to the population of Chicago, it is to be noticed that the Chicago Di- rectory puts it AT 590,000. ‘This result is reached by multiplying the num- Der of names in tho Directory by three and onc— half, ag a fair allowance for the average number of the household represented by each name in the Directory. The United States census of the city stops strictly at the corporate limits, though the population streams on beyond this at many points. Chicago hasa very extensive network of suburbs, none of which count in the census, andeven sucha hive of people as the Stock- Yards district, tying just south of the nominal limits, is not included. Counting Brooklyn a3 an annex to New York, Chicago is the THIRD LARGEST AGGREGATION of people in the United States. THE SALES OF REAL ESTATE recorded inthis city for tho first six months of the year number 3,836 in 1880, against 2,59 in the similar period of last year. Thevalue of the roperty sold has been $17,478,615 in 1880, against Eirias in the first half of 1879 ana $8,596,467 in the same time in 1878. In six months of 1880) more real estate has been sold than in the whole of 188, when the total was 16,618,024. An analy- sis of the figures shows that the increase has + almost all been in city property. The figures for the district within seven miles of the Court- House compare as follows for the six months of 1880 and 18:9: City property. Bouth of cit; West of city limits. North of city limits. Total, Following is a comparison of the transfers by months: Z 1880. No. |Constdert’n, 1879, No. |Considert'n ‘Totals.,.| 66] $17,478,615 Increase." toe| Saas G. S. Hubbard, Jr.. has sold FOR MANUFACTURING PURPOSES 10x48 feet on the North Branch, near Chicago avenue, for $35,000. Three hundred dollars 2 foot has been offered for forty fect on Canal, foment Fulton. Mr. Hubbard has also sold a ot, 30x140, on State strect, near Sixteenth, for $155 afoot. There is a great deal of inquiry for manufacturing property. Mr. W. T. Baker hus bought for $5,250, or $400 8 foot, .a lot, twenty-three feet front, on Michi- gan avenue, near the northwest corner of Twen- ty-third street. Garnett & Thomasson have sold the north- West corner of Green and Fulton, 150x150, to Mr. David Bradley for $10,000. A mauufactory will be butit on the lot. building 91 Dearborn street, stone front, four stories high, owned by A.B. Mecker, bas Beea oe for $i3,02 to Chauncey Kelmer, of t Mr. B. P. Hutchinson has bought for $133.33 0 foot the Catholic Church property on Prairie enue, corner of Twenty-sixth screet,—200 feet Mr. Hugh McFarlane has bought for $102 a foot, 305 tect on the southwest carer of Har- vison and Canal streets. nth? West Division Street Railway Company axe, Purchased two blocks ou the corner of pearitt and Coulter strevts,on which it will build car-barns and stables for the sccommo- lation of the Blue Island avenue line. ‘he South Park Commissioners have pur- shased. Jor $15,000, of Junius Mulvey, a piece of 1d 108) by 334 fect, included in Fifty-tifth Street boulevard, for which a condemnation pro- ceding is now pending. dolph Loeb & Brother have sold within the few days the following real estate: No. 55 Ta gille street. near Randoiph. for L. Brentano, On EB. Of New York, for $14,100; 75 feet tEearborn avenue, north of Division, with se gawellings thereon, to W. Stewart for &22,- ; 50 feet on Dickson street, corner of Bloom- 2 stg oad, to Chase Epps for $10,000, on which rs mult-house is now being erected; three iors 0b Halsted street, near Forty-fifth, to Will- im Walter for $4,500; thirty lots on Forty-sev- Norn ree east Of Wallace, for 39,500; lot on for $3.4b calle street near Schiller, to John Horn OF Hiner Bve lots on Thirty-fourth court, west Stana/sted street, at $550 euch: house and jot on Strect, near Forty-ninth, at 23.200; and house and Pauline for on West Madison strect, near riflin & Di Halsted street set baye cold for cash a lot on iworstory: frame building’ theca xo 3S Fiartley, eeeeg, a Btteeh to Mr.” Joseph. duilding Knows 1S No, tH, the, lot sed teen jor Mr. Longshaw, of Kentucky, 10 Mee beeck Boden, for $3.500;'a lot on W hear Campbell avenue, for Si ieeser Street joseph, to Mr. William H. Staats, for $LeOUonsiz two lots on California avenue, near the ooreens fo Douglas Park, for Mr. Sounds, of Kansas. ‘to ir. J. Garvey, for $50) cash, cach: for Minis Fo Stowe to Mr. William Evins, the stonctoug house and lot No. 13 Throop’ street. for Sony cash; for Mr. James Garrett, to Mr, A. Dee the brick house and lot No. 365 West Harticed Street, for $4240 cush; wlso for Mr. James Gee rett, to Mr Downing, ‘the brick house and tot, gd of nand Morgun streeta, for $6,000 Mr. Jonn De Koren has sold three hy i J louses wit is x on Dearborn avenue, between ion and Goethe streets. ‘They are Of brick, ‘three brought 22500 for the threes | Meme and Beverly & Skinker, of V eer r, of Virginia, sold to D, me eres forty cient feet on State street, ame twefifth, for $2,400. ran Viissingen has sold Petterson street car-barns for the Chense wed yeo8 Raltroad Company to Peter L. Groot. ja, Property is located on the east side of Cathaees, Street, extending from Wright to patharine streets, having a. frontage of lea dross The peg of 100 feet. It was sold for $8,000. reno edings will be thoroughly repaired and Eayaet 22d adupted to heavy foundry-work. paige’ sold for L. P. Crevier the Hon, gs 4nd Lot 34 in Block 2% Brand's Addi- a , 10 Theodore F. Lawrence, Esq., $4,600, ._ 2 THE SALES OF THE WEEK oyere S5xi25 feet on Morgan street, north of weclson, $5,500; 40150 feet on Jetlersan, southe malt howe? Of West Indiana, with the ‘Burton Wi use, $20,000; 23x80 on Dearborn, north of ashington, $18,223; Blocks i and 2, northwest “tadies’ and gentlemen's waitin; ithwest corners of Leavitt and Coulter, < 9144x83, improved, on Cottage Grove avenue, northwest corner of Thirty-cighth Street, 534,500; 25x80, improved, on Monroe, be- tween Clark and Ta’ Snife, $25.00; 1003200," im- proved, on North Clark street, south of Deming court, $18,000 31 on Clinton street, south of Van Buren, $4,000; 50x125 on Superior street, northeast corner of Cass, $8,00); $10 Michizan. avenue, $8250; 37x100 on Sedzwick, southwest corner of Twomey, with improvements, $3,000; 44x100 on Milwauikee avenue, south of ‘Oukle $3,250; 25x50 on Harrison, west of Morgan, $4200; 56x188 on Monroe, east of Ashland avenue, $0,500; 50x12) on Fullerton ‘venue, southeast corner of Perry, $4,500: 305x110.on Harrison, southwest corner ‘Canal, $31,000; 150x 160 on: State street, south of ‘Thirty-ninth, $15,000; 0x00 on Park avenue, east of Oakley, $4.500:" 738x178 on Culumet avenue, north : Twenty-ninth strect, S: § 85-100 neres on West ‘iwenty-sccond sircet, Southwest corner of California avenue, $11. 108, improved, on Sedgwick street. ‘$10,000; 25x150 ‘on West Har- risor t of Morgan, $4.00); 46x100 on Canal, south of Twelfth, $3,400; 24x10, improved, on Johnson, southwest corner of Wright, $4,600; 533 250 on’ Grenshaw, northeast corner of Wash- us tenaw, $12,000; 5x130 on West Monroe, south. eastcornerof Leavitt, 3 150x412 on Park avenue, cast of Homan, $7,000; 25x11, improved, West Madison, west of Western nvenue, $5,100; 100x150 on the Green Bay road, northwest cor- ner of Albert strect, 33,51 IN HYDE PARK, one hundred by 150 feet, commencing sixteen feet north of Fifty-third street, cast front on Jefferson avenue, was sold to C, I’. Hutchins for ‘This week, on Thursday, the FIRST AUCTION SALE of the season will be held vy Elison, Flershetm & Co,, auctioneers. The !and to be sold com- pris seventy-five valuable building lots on State, Dearborn, Butterfield, and Arnold streets aud Wentworth avenue, between Fitty-sixth and Fifty-seventh streets. This property is well situated, near railroads, churches, and schools. The indications are that the sale will be well at- tended. It takes place on the ground at 3 o'clock, Mr. Rehwoldt, the architect, has drawn the plans for A NEW THEATRE, to be built on Third avenue, between Van Buren and Harrison streets. The building will be 50x 10, brick, with stone trimmings, will havea front elevation 45 feet bigh, with an auditorium ’é1x4s, having a seating capacity of 900, and will cost about $15,000. ‘The Squipment. Will make the theatre cose $20,000.. The vestibule will contain rooms. In the second story there will be x billiard room 19x36, and inthe basement a kitchen. This theatre will be devoted to the vari ad will be on the same plan as Coster & Biel's, of New York. The proprietors are C. C. Earle, of Au- rora, and Fred Moss, of Chicago, and tho lessco PA ctl poakaad Stone. The theatre will be open ug. 10. ‘ Mr. Beers, the architect,has drawn the plans for several new residences at Hyde Park,among others for Samuel Larminie, Esq., and for W. C. Jounson. There isa good demand for residence jots in Hyde Park. ~ BUILDING PERMITS issued last week numbered ecighty-nine, and covered an expenditure of $144,000. Among them were those to M. Hoffmann to erect a three-story dwelling, Nos. 479 and 481 Dearborn avenue, to cost $10,000: one to T. Volkl to erect a two-story dwellin; Morgun street, to cost $4,000; one fo Sidney Suw: yertocrecta three-story store and flats, Wa bash avenue, near Hrrrisog street, to cost $14,- 000; one to the Chicago City Railway Company to ‘erect a horse-barn, “corner ot _Dear- born and Twenty-tirst streets, to cost $15,000; one to M. Johnson to erect a three-story dwell- ing. corner of Dearborn and Chicago avenues, to cost $18,000; one to W. Hause to erect a two- story dwelling, Augusta street neur -Asblund avenue, to cost $3,040; one to J. W. Webb to erect a two-story dwelling. Leavitt street, neur Congress, to cost $2,000; one to John Kris to erect 8 two-story dwelling, Nineteenth strect, to cust $2.20; Mrs. Pasel, two-story dwelling, 20x 56, at No. 753 South Muy strect. $2,000: C. J. Hull, three two-story dwellings, 45x45, at Nos. 333 and 340 Morgan street, $4,000; one to Marks Nuthan, to erect a three-story dwelling, No. 167 Fourth avenue, to cost 3,000; one to F. limann, to erect a two-story dwelling, No. 519 North Clark street, to cost $4,000; one to Ityan & O'Brien, to erect three two-story dwellings, corner of Lin- coln and Van Buren streets, to cost $3,500; und one to Joseph Lande, to erect a two-story dwell- ur, No, $32 Wood street, to cost $1,300. "Giyde Park real estate owners are excited by a ‘NEW BELT RAILROAD project. It_is for a double-track, steel-rail, belt-line railroad, to be constructed at once, from Lake Michigan, in Hyde Park, around Chi- cago to Lake View, without any connection with the management of any existing railroad, except for the transfer of freight and pusseu- gers to and from all other roads. The agent of the parties} declares thatthey have $100,00v, cash, to expend on exch mile, if necessary. 1t is said that the company will establish new stock- yards, if, necessary, for the speedy transfer of stock. Connected with this transfer line there will be established several larze manutfactories. One of these is a iarge woolen mill, from the East, now employing 3,000 hands, whuse products. are now controlled and sold by u large Chicago house. The transfer linc is not yet located, AT PULLMAN the stone foundation ot the new car shops has been finished, and bricklaying bas been begun. Over 300 men'are at work for the Pullinan Com- pany, and nearly 100 for the Allen Compuny, and about forty cars londed with white wood, pinc, walnut and other varieties of lumber, are Lela unlonded at the yard of the company, to be use: in the construction of cars. The Town Buard of Lake bas passed an ordi- nance requiring the Fort Wayne and Western Indiana railrouds to build a viaduct over their tracks at Forty-third street within six months. CITY IMPROVEMENTS. Among the bids opened for building two new engine-houses, one on Ogden avenue, near Win- chester avenue, and the other on the corner of Ashland avenue and Jane strect, were those of E. F. Goble, who offered to build the Ogden ave- nue house for $11,119, and :J.G, Lobstein, who offered to do the same work for 710.550. For the building of the Ashland avenue house Mr. Goble was the only bidder, offering to do the work for Sil. A ‘The Common Council without a dissenting vote has repealed the ordinance opening Dearborn street, and has affirmed the ordinance of July 1, 1878, which also repealed the ordinunce opening the street. i ‘The Commissioner of Public Works ‘bas been directed to prepare an ordinance repealing the ordinance for mucadamizing South Park ave- nue, from Twenty-second to Thirty-ffth street, and in favor of the passage of an ordinanee for puving the same with cedar blocks and cobbie- stone gutters. The West Division Committce on Streets has decided to report in favor of a sewer in Page street, STREET IMPROVEMENT contracts have been awarded for paving Madi- ing Mudison street, from Hulsted to Western avenue: for paving Clinton street, from Madi. son toCarroll avenue; for grading and paving Jackson street, from Clark to Dearborn; for ding and paving Crmaiport avenue, feom Gralsted to Twenty-second-st; and for curbing. paving, and grading Fulton street, from Canal to Sangamon. Bids have been received, but no awards made for curbing, filling, and micadam- izing the following streets; Etlis avenue, froin Douglas avenue to Egan avenue; Calumet avenue, from Thirty-first street to Douglas avenue; Calumet avenue, from Eighteenth to Twentieth; Eighteenth strect, Indiann to Calu- met avenue; ‘Twentieth street, from State to Calumet avenue; Eldridge court, from State street to Michigan avenue; West Jackson strect, from Halsted to Hoyne avenue; Elizabeth strect, from Madison to Lake; North avenue, from Wells to the Chicago River; Clybourn avenue, from North to Racine; Clybourn avenue, from Racine to Fullerton avenue; Centre avenue, from Taylor to Twelfth; Centre avenue, from Blue Island to Twenty-second strect. Property-owners in the vicinity propose to close La Salle street, from Van Buren to Jack- son, and in return to widen Sherman street and Pacific avenue. SATURDAY'S TRANSFERS, The folowing instruments were filed for rec- ord Saturday, July 3: crry PROPERTY. seater 19 ft s of Concress, w f, 200x163} Stave d dune st (estate of B. F Tobia to H.C, i 3 cottese. Meroe av, 31810 {15 of Thirky-tiest st, wf Siest Ty daved June 24 (sume to Therest Gebring, ‘Western etick Weare! erick Wear i it 8 of Twenty-sixth st wf, eis (Wilinm Dononoe tole | P. thuteninson 325 West Brie st, 25 f¢ dated July” 2 (Estate = ‘Thomas Moran) Carrollay, ne cor of Union st, 3 12x e dated Jul: sani to suns) 3 -j5x1 ze 2,500 ont itn of Thirty-sixuh ef, ater ane i) Bi Werloy & Skinker to DIL 240 Rian. ner + 2200 v2 hi second gh waite ed ts of 10 acres (except east 12 a Unted July 1 Cludrew Jy SieWhirter to Susan “iit i, Svat) mi Pre ay, di fin ufiiwentyeninibesn wf Six Thy to dated June @ (edwin Lenning to Bo LP, Tiutehinson).... . Prairie av, near decay ee af ft, daved July 1 (C.1.. Hau gs a Pratri ‘wenty-ninil Isi¢ {1 with building, dated July ‘olte Bishop to C, 1. Hutchinso: wenty-vicbth st, wf, etd sui 3 (Ge de Mutehingon 10 © ie av, n ted June 10 (C, 't. Gre: Shartied av, sos ft of Thirty-iifth st, 13 ft, duved July 2 John Niven to B. Uh. olson)... Prairie av. 1, dated Jun G. Breuker) Sanie lot as above, duted July to . L. Hutebinson). Prairie av, near Twe IL, dated June W ( G. Breuker) Same lot as above, dated Jui to It, B. Hutchinson)... Xo. isl West Polk st, dated June AM chael F. improved. dated June W® (E. and’ AM.’ Ludw to Charies Emmerich) SOUTH OP CITY LIMITS WITHIN A RADIUS OF SEVEN ‘MILES OF THE COURT-HOUSE, Union ay, 310 11 wof Cottage Grove,n f, 5 X19 ft, dated Sul: rt to James. &. Hismilton)... A * ae sree Jeffervun st. 16) ftn of Fifty-third, e f, 100x100 fu dated July 1 Wi. L. Purner to Farjis) 4,250 Kimbark av, 200 "tt @ of Kifty-sixth 3 Bi dated July 1 (ss ms msc). 1S Tennant)... 700 Champlain av, adjoining ‘the ‘above, wf, 3 = ft, duted Jung 21 (Same to Mary Tennant) 70 w of Swowirt, sf ed June 1S (ILC. Morey to rt) -. 1,00 25 tte of Wallace uv, 3f. 25 ft to alley, dated June 10 (M.E. Buckingham toa, F. Connor)... ieereee 50 SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK. The foliowing is the totnl amount of city and suburban transfors within 2 radius of seven miles of the Court-House filed for record during the week ending Saturday, J i i Ti deration, $505,57 s ‘onsideration, 25.9%). mits—Snles, 14; consideration, & of city limits—S: Total sales, 133; tutal consideration, $536,170. THE YOICE OF THE PEOPLE. The Jepson Case. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. Lake Forest, UL, July 3,—I incloso you $5 to- wards the fund to prosecute tho brutes who so fearfully abused that poor Jepson girl. Yours, A Wotan. Wear Your Uniform: To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Cnrcaco, July 2.—Thirty yeurs ago or more, in anEustern city,the Fourth of July occurring Sun- day, one of the papers proposed that every of- ficer owning a uniform should wear it on Sun- day instead of his Sunday suit. The effect was very pleasant, the duy looked gay, and ail were pleased. offer this to you ag ‘u Suggestion. ‘e#y truly yours, WL. . Stone Pavement. To the Brtitor of The Chicago Tribune. Cricaco, July J—After I had visited New York, Boston, and Baltimore, examined the pavements, and heard the continual rattle, bang, slam, I cgncluded thut, if I owned a busi- ness house on State strect. Chicago, I would pre- fer to puve the street wjth wood blocks every yenr thin than listen to that infernal noise pro- dueed by stone. This isno putent that 1 want to introduce, but the honest opinion of a think- ing business man of = CHICAGO. The “Arbelter Zeitung” Repudiated. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Cmeaco, July 3.—The article headed “Com- munists” in your issue of the 2d inst. contains a translated article from tho .rbeiter Zeitung, the Socialistic daily of this city, which is caleutated “todo much’bhann to the Sociulistic Labor party. ‘fo prevent this, allow me to state that neither the translated article nor the writer| thereof represents the opinions of the party. “he ar- ticle was the mere personal expression of wn in- dividual; and !, as un active Sucialist, emphat- ieally repudiate said article as 2 libel ‘upon our organization. Respectfully, 1. J. Morgan. LocomotivesSmoke. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. Cmcaqo, July 3.—There is 2 very easy way of getting rid of the smoke nuisance as regards locomotives. Simply for them to carry a small quantity of coke to use us fuel dufing the tine they are within the city limits. Except the ex- pense of a sniall partition to keep it separate froin the coul, no other vutlay is needed. ‘As the engines do not run at full speed while in the city, the question as to whether coke or coul is best to make steam does not apply. Either will do all that is wanted in the same fire- box fer the running inside the city, and the cost of the two fuels is uot very different. G. H. Epwanps, A Million Postage-Stamps. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. Cricacy, July 3,—I xm desirous of obtaining a little information, and, if not too muck troubic, would be much obliged if you would enlighten me through your columns. I have heard from several sources that any one could obtain for oue million canceled pustage-stamps the sum of $300, but trom whom have been unable to Jearn. ‘Will you be kind enou;h to giveme what information you can on the subject? Also, why is it that State street, from Vun Buren south, is in the disreputable ‘conditicn, morally, that it now is? Is it the fault of our * Best Mayor"(2)? Yours truly, SUBSCRIBER. [d) The postage-stamp story isan old one; but there is no truth init. It has cost untold labor to silly boys and girls, and ought to be ollicially contradicted. (2) State street is a crowded thor- oughfare and naturally offers a fine fleld to dis- reputable characters. That portion near Van Buren not being filled up with tine stores like the section from Randolph eouth. has naturally. fatlen into the bands of hard cases. (6) It is not ‘the fault of the Mayor.) Equestrianism, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. Cxicaco, July 3—In your columns you de- vote space to baso-ball, tennis, urchery, yacht- ing, ritle range, terpsichorean art, and polo, but not one word of equestrianism. Wodo not speak for tho male riders, but for our fuir sisters. The Indies of this city, usa class, ride much better than the gentlemen. My observation has been mostly contined to the South Side. Lust week I noticed many ‘fluc riders, tho inajority being in fayor of the Indies. It occurred to ine then thata great deal of plensure might be afforded both riders and spec- tatora by occasional “riding touruaments,” oa stated evenings, In our parks, a reporter to be stationed nt a certrin place where he might have a fuir view of ail participants. One of the side tracks in our South Park might be devoted to equestrians exclusively, and all wishing to race should confine themselves to that place. The mettled steeds exhibited almost every evening uttached to vehicles word a great del of plensure to spectators and owners of less spirited animals. 1am sure the equestriun con- tests would also afford greut pleasure to citizens who seck-the cool parks in the evening, know very little of the North or West Side riders, but let them come over and show them- selves, or challenge us elsewhere, and we'll try our best. N ENGLISHMAN. Tho Women’s Physiological Society. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Curcaco, July 2.—Several local notices have appeired in THE TRIBUNE from time to time for several weeks past fram which the public have been able to gleun the idea that an effort was being mado to effect an organizition of some gort under the nime above indicated. ‘A similur organization exists in otber large cities, organized for the similar purpose—nume- ly: of educating women in the luws of life and health, and to inspire in them. a desire for scien- tific research 1n the directions of physiology and Institute of Boston is the oldest Incorporated society of women in this, country, and probably in the world, having organized in 18S, since which time it has tinued its work without a break over a period thirty-two yeurs. At the time of its ormmizn- tion the sentiment of soci entific investigation for womun that it was hardly considered respectuble to even attend its mectings. Now, however, it has an average membership of about 500 of Boston’s best women! I fact. A Chicago soviety has now become afi Taree preliminary meetings hive aire held, with # good’ attendance of leadtin, ready done at these meetings cl the carnestncés of purpose of thy enguged in it, ulthouch the amount accomplished muy seem. very little. A constitution and by-l: been adopted after careful study and tion of every point, and next Wednesday after- noon at3o'clock, at Athenzeum Hall, the con- stitution and by-laws will be presented as a whole, and memberships solicited. Members will then be received on payment of $1 and signing the constitution, after which the permi- nent officers:and a Board of nine Directors will be clected by ballot. “Who are expected to become members of this Society?" All philanthropic women; all who are interested in the advancement of a knowledge of the laws of life and health amous women. It wili be a working society, 23 well as a society for study. It will embrice both philanthropy and cducation. The organization 1s in the hands of no clique, and is under the auspices of no existing society. While its work will be in the dine of the higher aims of the Social Science Associntion. of the Woman's Club, and of the A. A. W.. yet it will be an or- ganization wholly independent of all these ex- celient Societies, from ull of which, however, it will desive a membership, us well as frum out- side of all these. Hence, if any womun feel the need and desirability of such an organization, she is wanted xt Atheneum Hall Wednesduy afternoon to ussist in the comple- tion of the Wonran’s Physiological Sucicty. {ts purposes und objects ure of a very hizh order. it has grand intentions. Come and help Jaunch her grandly and brondly upon in ocean of un- tried existence. She will have work for all, both old and young. L. G. BEDELL, M.D. arly indicates Is It Justice? « To the Editor of Tie Chicago Tribune. Cmicaco, July 3.—On behalf of a werkingman and a person whora I respect, who is nlso « very: industrious mechanic, [claim that justice should be done him. In this cuse, it appears about two. weeks ago avaluabic cow was killed on the rail- way track of the Western Indiana Company, or rather our new railroad on Fourty-ninth street. ‘The animal was the property of Lawrence Doyle, and was being driven home from its pasture-ground out of storm that prevailed at the time mentioned above. The beast had to be taken along the track of the Company to reach its destination, and, as a consequence, had to cross over the ‘tho track. Unfortunate- ly, a construction train came-along, and, with- out any slarm whatever, came with 1 rattling speed, ran down the animal and injured it to. such extent that the services of a butcher were called into requisition without delay to slaughter it, The owner of the cow called on the Hon. Str. Brown, President of the road. awa eg) Hos the true circumstances of the case. ‘That officer referred him to the authorities of the Town ot Lake. According to the ordinance Ghimals showld. be providea “witeoge? A sponsible -horder.. The owner had a ‘herd- oh r. Brown's plea — was that animals should be fenced in. Now, T would uke to ask whether railway companies should not be compelled’ to have their tracks cuarded by fences, when thoy run thoir tracks almost inside of a’ person's back-kitchen door, ‘espe- clally when they are granted the right, of way, and the taxes pnid by the citizous’ of tho’ own of Lake? Why did not the Company purchase the property instead of lay- ig their track on the principal street? The tax- pnyers will soon have to open up another street for some other railway company, The owner waited on the Hon. Mi. Brown and only asked recompense for his loss, when that gentleman bestowed his liberality by giving him the Inve sum of $10 for four days’ lost time, as well ng the expense of slauhtering the animal The writer would like to hear from some person on this subject. Yours respectfully, T. J. HANEIGAN, A Word to Merchants, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Cmicaco, July 8.—Your journal is moro wide- ly read on Sunday among the business-men gen- erally, and tho day is also a proper one to read them a lesson on their misdeeds, for I callita misdced on their part to intrust such responsible positions to such young men as this poor Fred Evans is. ‘They are first prompted. through greed toemploy boysto do men’s work. They mect u youth of their choice, and straightway place him in the position that thoy would posi- tively hesitate to place their own sons in: Tho young man is dazzled with his own importance, and itis his first step on the. road toruin. I have no hesitation in saying that the criminal part is on the side of the employer, Then, again, in that hotbed of spoculation, the Board of Trade, tates of the sudden fortunes of some lucky fellow induce this young man to make one yonture. .He may win or he may lose,— I do not care which,—but it is his Becond step on the’ roud to ruin. If he wing, and realizes a few dollars of “his own,” he dreams of sudden and unexpected fort- une at once, and makes another and another. But we will suppose that on his first venture the market is igainst him, and he holds on by put- ting up margin until the whole of his limited income is exhausted. “Pluck and nerve is one of the strongest attributes for n man to be suc- cessful” is the constant talk of the operators on the Gourd of Trade; and then the young mun drinks it all in, and to save his’ loss he bor- rows from his employer. ‘The thought of steal- ig, or uppropriiting other people's money to his own use, would cause him to have a thrill of horror, He merely borrows it, for the market must have a turn, and it does. He realizes, and gets out without 2 loss. Thisdoes him still more harm: he has managed to obtain a loan from his employer without bis employer's knowledge, and this leads him on until he gets deeper and deeper, and then it bursts, and all the sympathy is for the merchant, and none for the culprit. Is his fair? Is not the employer to blame forin the first place criminally placing such young men in such responsible positions when, fora little addition to the pay, they could em- ploy tirst-class, reliable, and trustworthy men,— men married and settied, who have been thrown outof employ from a variety of causes beyond their control. The position they once held was won by hard toil and a” high sense of rectitude. A prudent bookkeeper takes upon his own shoulders much of the responsi- bility of the house that employs him, and to guard it against losses will have a statement of cash on band and what can be relicd upon, and, per contrr, a list of obligations, knowing, as ho does, that in protecting bis employer he is pro- tecting bimself, How often is this done? Never ‘by u young, inexperienced man; for, if not de- manded by is employers, it would never be thought of. And yet youths will get the prefer- ence tor responsible positions. Now, you are-aware, for your columns attest the fact, that there are many bookkeepers of experience waiting for employment. Their bread, and the bread of those dependent upon thom, is hanging in the bannce. A bookkeeper is advertised for. Hundreds rush to get the place, nnd when they are favited to call they are met with a remark, “Ob, we wanted a young mun, as nll we bave to do would not warrant our paying only limited wages." They get the man, and it is just simply fortunate If they do not live to repent of tuking so young a man and disre- garding the applicant of more aye and experi- ence, and who cannot be tempted into all the follies and vanities of the day. .. A BOOKKEEPER. The American Boy. ‘To the Editor of The Qhicago Tribune, Cricaco, July 5.—" Heavens, what a racket!” cried Maude when she opened her eyes at 4 o'clock this morning and heard her small brother in his room across tho hall shooting off his matin salute tothe day. The fpnicent heavens which she apostrophized were silent as she peeped out from behind her window-blind to take an antic- ipatory enjoyment of a fineday. Maudois ao typical Chicago girl, and as such will be finmensely plagued ‘to;day by the Chicago boy, Who 18 an’: extremely long primer type of the American Boy who isin his clement and extremely numerous to-day. He will be a prominent feature on to-morrow, and Monday as well, tor some ot him will. persist in rating euch of these as Independence assert. his independence as the citizen and ‘k horse of the rising generation. ft is on the National birthday that the American. Boy is at his best. On his own birthday he revels, und rejoices, aud riots, but when this whole great country has a birthday at once the boy goes mad with his jubilanco. He jumps and shrieks, and yells and hops, and’ hvots and howls, and skips-aud hurrabs, and writhes around generally in an exhuberance of effer- vescence. He loses his individuality and be~ comes a part ofthe grand whole. Chaos is noth- ing compared with his seething muchness. Piebeiun or patrician, it is the saine. The dainty silk-hosed boy who rides his bicycle down the avenue and waves those stockings in the face of tho inudvertent passer-by who is near him when he tumbles, and the boy whose song is always “Shine, shine, shine,” lose their identity alike in the grand pasion which ingulfs to-duy the soul, the gelf- ood of the American boy. Of all the glad New Yenr this is to him the madeest, merriest day. The streets ure crowded with sulesmen peddling the instruments wherewith his heart shall be ro- Joiced and his auricular organs enchanted, The cry of “Fine Messina lemons,” “Black your boots,” and ‘Mornin’ paper, flikyount the murder,” pale into insignificance, and are not notit beside the cry of which advertises “ Bomb-shell and box of caps, only fi-ve cents,” uttered with that peculiarly emphatic inflection which isa prerogative: of the State-street ven- der of sinall wares. * Best Chinese gums ‘here, wi your pick! The boy invests,if he has acent,in some of these, or inthe dear, old familiar firecrackers and torpedoes, and sets about his day's enjoy- ment. He wanders almlesly over the city and explodes his missives of mischief under your fect and above your nose. He sits pensively astride the ‘stone’ lions on State street and fires his torpedoes in mild-appearing melancholy. He struggles into Madison strect, a. tangled up among the He covers the lake shore and -up and take ‘est Sidc, and not less apparent on the north of the river. Healefiesall rutes and regulations, and maxes picturesque similes of human nature which would set Victor Hugo to scribbling upon the soul of the American race as to be evolyed. ‘The Chicago boy isa fair speciman of the boy who Is rampant to-day from Maine to Culifor- nia. ‘Possess your souls in this ar. for. there is no possible use in cultivating any other .grace in the cal- endar. Curb the boy all you can,: hold fast the check-rein, but let him trot, There would be as much possibility of making a woman hold her tonrue a week, or dun tulk that length of time, #3 to have a “nice quict time” to-day. You might enjoy thatalone in a rowboat ten muiles out on tho Inke this evening, but ten to one a steamer lond of the boy would capsize your craft, and his excursion would sail home- ward mid balloons, and rockets, and serpents, nd stars of wheels of uscending gayety, while you would sink in silence and oblivion, with the fur-nway sound of the canncn which the boy, grown larger, is sullenly firing. Bubble on, boyhood! Bless your briskness and bewltching freedom from care. All over our city and our land you, are appreciated by those who berate you most loudly. The boy inherits a hundred years of celebrations. He can't help celebrating any more than he can help talking Slang. It isbrediathe innermost fibres of his nature, and Muude the dainty and Martha tho careful and troubled must find to-day an inter- regnum in her dynasty. Sbe may as well subinit gracefully and sbrick as_gently us possible at the barbarous racket. The boy is the Com- munist of to-day, and itis dangerous to the peuce to let hjm suspect his possible power. By next Tuesday the boy will be badly de- moralized. He willbe covered with glory and court-plaster. He will need a denl of petting and. patehing, and his mother and bis grand- mother and his nurse will come gallantly to the rescue and pay their loving penance of wutch- ing, and weeping, and spanking to the dear, dusty, noisy, and numerous boy. HELEN GILBERT. patience — From the number and character of the tes- timonials recently published in favor of the celebrated Hallet & Davis piano, it will be seen'that there is no chance to dispute their wonderful popularity. The testimoniats are from the leading musical authorities both in Europe and America, and are all so warin in heir commendation of the instruments of this make that there is no room to question their absolute superiority. The uprights in particular ofthis make seem to embody all the desirable qualities of a perfect piano, such as sweetness and strength of tone, du- rability, and perfection of workmanship. The rapidity with which they are finding their way into the homes throughout the country shows that the public in general agree lieartily with the. professional musi- ens in their estimate of the Hallet & Davis piano, A Jamestown, 3 ’ OUR SOCIETY. CHICAGO. MATRIMONIAL. The Rev. Alexander Monroe married Tues- day evening Miss‘ Matilda M. Marks, daugh- ter of H. B. Marks, of this city, to Mr. Thomas T: Graham, of Louisville, Ky. Mr. James Monroe, of Appleton, Wis., was married Saturday evening to Mrs. Mariette Ray, of Syracuse, N. Y., at No. 512 Warren avenue, the residence of Mr. Edward Hud- son, by the Rev. Mr. Bueher. Aauiet wedding took place at 5 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at St. Columbkill’s Church, the contracting parties being Miss Aggie Gibbons and Mr. John V. Ladd, of this city. Father Burke officiated. A re- ception was held in the evening at No. sot ‘Hubbard street, the residence of the bride’s mother. The marriage of Miss Nellie L. Mahony and Mr, John R. Hayes was solemnized at the Church of the Holy Family Wednesday evening by the Rev. Father Demesters. Miss Rose Sullivan, of Philadelphia, acted as bridesmaid and Mr. Willian Daly as grooms- man. A reception was held atter the cere- mony at the residence of the bride’s father, No. 214 West Taylor street. Miss Annie Swan and Mr. L. L. Coburn, of this city, were married Wednesday. June 23, in Brooklyn, at the residence of the bride’s grandmother. They will receive Wednes- days, Sept. 15 and 22, at the Grand Pacific otel. Miss Grace Earle,.the well-known young artist, was married ‘Thursday afternoon to Mr. N. P. Harrison. The ceremony was per- formed at the residence of the bride’s mother, No. 593 North La Salle street, the Rev. W. J. Petrie officiating. ‘There were present only the immediate friends. Mr. and, Mrs. Har- rison have left for Mackinaw, and will return. in time to receive their friends after the first week in August, ‘Tuesday evening in Jefferson City, Mo., Was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Herman. J, Rodinan, of this city,son of the Hon. Francis ‘ Rodman, ex-Secretary of State of Missouri, to Miss Nettie Grimshaw, daughter of Jonathan Grimshaw, of Jefferson City. The wedding was vbrilliant affair, and the pres- ents especially numerous and fine. After the ceremony the bride and groom left for this city, where Mr. Rodman is publishing the Wine-Grower’s Monthly and the Hide and Leather Weekly. The marriage of Mr. Origen S. Merrill with Miss Jennie Sidwell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, R. L. Sidwell, was celebrated Thursday evening at the residence of the bride’s parents, No. 3408 Wabash av- enue, in the presence of a large gathering of friends and __ relations. ‘The ceremony was performed by the Re: G. R. Van Horne. The bride was richly attired in a pluin-colored silk. Geneva Lake is the place selected for the honeymoon. The list of presents was long, and the gifts them- selves were of a substantial cl ter. Wednesday evening at No. 368 West Har- tison street, the residence of the bride’s parents, was celebrated the marriage cere- mony of Miss Amelia S. Reid and Mr William G. McLeod. Onty the immediate friends and relatives were present. The floral decorations of the parlors were remarkably beautiful. The ceremony _was pertornied, by the pastor of the Third Pres- yterian Church. ‘The presents were, of course, beautiful and numberless, The bride and groom will be “at home ” after to-mor- row at No. 363 West Harrizon street. PROSPECTIVE BLISS. . The engagement of Miss Lottie E. Mitch- ell, of this_city, and Mr. Frank C. Wait, of Dublin, N. IL, is announced. The marriage is set for early in October. The juarriage of Miss Theodosia Hamline, daughter of Dr, L. P. Hamline, to Mr. Horace aA. Goodrich, will be solemnized_at the resi- dence of the bride’s parents, in Evanston, at 5p.m. Wednesday. 3 ‘The murriage of Miss Mollie Geary. daugh- terof the late Prof. Geary, and Mr. E. D. Smith, is announced to take place during the latter part of this month. A MILITIA GATHERING. Thursday evening Mr. Michael Schmidt celebrated the thirty-fifth anniversary of his better-half's birth. A number of officers and members of _Tobey’s Battery. of which Mr.-~ Schmidt-—-is—--a-—- member, ith:. a large gathering of — other "fifénds, assembled at the house at No. 29 Twenty-sixth street, and duly celebrated the oceasion. Among those present were Maj. and Mrs. E. P. Tobey, Lieut. and_Mrs. Athy, Lieut. Bailey, Orderly-Sergeant Lane, Quartermaster-Serg’ ant E. D. Magee and wife, Sergt. Smith, Gunner P. E. Robbins and wife, Privates Fred Snell, J. Cahill, J. Shafer, 1. Lee Gilmer, i. Flight, E. Athy, J. Lyons, F. Boyer, J. Lancaster, Commissioner Louis Hutt, C. Taylor of the First Regi- ment, Mrs. Rt. Lewis, Miss Cahill, Mrs. Fred Snell, and many others. PERSONAL. 9 Mr. Adam C. Keeler is visiting relations in Ohio. Mrs. W. H. Morgan, of No. 85 Loomis Street, is visiting friends in Detroit. Mrs. H. L. Thompson and her ‘sons Clyde and Stanley have returned from a visit to relatives in Michigan. ~ a Mr, and Mrs. C. 11. Rowe are spending their yacation in the Dells of the Wisconsin. Mrs. Silas F. Wright will sketch the sum- mer days away in New York State, George L. Armstrong, the city editor of the Inter-Occun, left yesterday for Colorado. Mr.and Mrs. Clarence Eddy celebrated their iron wedding last Thursday. _ Mr. and Mrs. Dangier, née_Corwith, have returned from their bridal trip, and will re- ceive at No. 1702 Michigan avenne. | ‘Mr. Edward Carson and his sister, Miss Ida Carson, are enjoying themsclyes at Salem, Is. Mr. and Mrs. St, Clair, née Pratt, left Wednesday for a trip in Michiean. Capt. and Mrs. Ben Bullwinkle left ‘Wednesday, for a month’s sojourn in the Bast. A ‘Mr. Horaee Tucker has returned from his Eastern visit. ed é Mr. George Braham, of this city, will sail for Europe on the Westphalia ‘Thursday of this week. He takes hisson with him, Mr, and Mrs. J. H. Swan will leave for the Continent in the Messrs. G. A. Wilmerth, S.J. Dorgan, and R. C. Duncan. have left for Fox Lake for a two weeks’ sojourn. : Miss Nellie Swett, of Washington, D. C., will spend a few weeks with the Misses Woodcock, at No. 499 West Washington street Mrs. John Sebastian, née “Russell, of Kan- sas City, is visiting Mrs. J. Ogden Bryant, of No. 2151 Wabash avenue. . Mrs, James A. Myersreturned home Friday from a visit in the lower part of the State. | Miss Florence Jennings, of Detroit, is vis- iting friends on Calumetavenue. Mr. and as) C. K. Miller have left for Tencoe for the summer. 2 iss Clara M. Squiers, of No, 3024 Wabash avenue, is v! ig friends at Rockford and Beloit. Boe and Mrs. Charles Seeberger, née Bridge, have returned from av extended trip to the West. ‘ Mrs. Col. Fred Grant left Galena Thursday with Gen, and Mrs. Grant for Colorado. ‘Mr. and 3frs. Potter Palmer have taken for the summer the house at the intersection of Forty-eighth street and the Grand boulevard. Emil Liebling and family left yesterday for TE. Goodman, Miss Mamie Doty, Miss Dais and Mrs. Samuel Brown and daughter, of this city, are summering at Geneva Lake. J.M. Walker and family and J. E. Mark- ham and family are enjoying the cool breezes of the Masconomo Motel, Manchester, N. H. ‘Mrs. IL. C. Goodrieh, of Woreeste formerly of this city, isimaking a visit with her daughter, Mrs. L. L. A. Brodersen, at No. 737 West Washington street. Mrs. A. E, Prendergast and her daughter Kittie have gone East to remain until Sep- tember. i R. S. Critehell and family are at the Prince- ton Mouse, Asbury Park, N. J. . ‘The Rev, J. A. Fisher and wife, née Tullis, will be “at home” Tuesdays in July, after 4 o'clock, at No. 1416 Michigan avenue. Mrs. James. 'T. Hair and sons have left for an extended summering at Oconomowoc. ‘Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Reeney have returned tothecity, and are domiciled in their old hoine at No. 74 West Monroe street. ‘Mrs. Frederick Courtney, wife of the pastor of St. James’ Episcopal Church, in company with Miss Cleve, of London, is the guest of James M. Andrews, at Saratoga Springs. Dr. J. W. Lutehins has returned froin the East. Miss Alice A. Hutchins will remain during the summer at Long-Braneb. s. Gen. A. L. Chetlain and her daughter, Miss Edith Chetlain, have gone on a visit to Salt Lake City, Utah, to be gone two months. They will return by way of Colorado. Mrs. Perry U1, Smith and her daughter, MissEmma Smith, and Mrs. Fred L. Fake 7 ve gone on a month’s visit to Manitou, Solo. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Hess and family, Mr. and Mrs, A. E. Bournique and family, Mr. eA and Mrs. Henry Towne, Mr. and Mrs. George Eldredge, and Mr. and Mrs. F, J. Maguire have taken up their abode for the summer at Oconomowoc. Bishop and Mrs. Merrill and Judge Tuley will take the steamer this week for a summer trip abroad. The Rev. George ‘C. Lorimer was one of the passengers on the steamer Italy. Mr. A. W. Wheeler left on the Baltic. Among the society people who have left for the East to enjoy. vacations of varying lengths, are Mrs. X. L. Otis, Miss Ella Swazey, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Brega, Mr. and Mrs. C, E. Benson, John T. and Miss Nellie Lester, Mr. Frank T. Baird, and Mr. E. G. Newell. The Rey. F. G. Thearle, Messrs. C. H. Knights, Ishi Smith, and G. F. Glidden and their families, have gone to Geneva Lake, Vis., for a months camping-out. Mr, and Mrs. Millington, of South Taven, Mich., are the guests’ of Mrs. L. B. Milling- ton, of Englewood. : fiss Mary Hubbard of Marshall, Mich., and Miss Mary Smith of Laporte, Ind., are visiting Miss Clara Brown of Englewood. Mr. Edwin Brown has gone to Geneva Lake to spend the Fourth. Miss Kate Conley left the city Monday for Muscatine, Ia. Miss Julia Hoyan of Dearborn avenue has returned from 2 delightful trip to Lakes Minnetonka and Bear. Col. E. D, Swain, Ain. J. D. Bangs, and Quartermaster A. L. Bell left for Oconomo- woe last evening to perfect the final arrange- ments for the encampment of the First Regi- ment, which is to be held there July 17. SOCIETY TOPICS. Ifa chap is “too lazy to walk,” how is it that so many indolent fellows run into temp- tation? This is the latest for wedding-invitations— “Come round and see us capture a mother- in-law, at 8 o’clock sharp.” Kerchiefs with the point on the left shoulder, astraight edge at the back, and a slight gathering on the right side, are the newest. They are fastened by a group of bows on the right side. Ata social rennion a few evenings ago the question was asked, “ Of what sort of fruit do a quarrelsome inan and wife remind you?” The young lady who promptly an- swered, “ A prickly pear,” got the medal. OE the forty elegant gold prizes made for the M. V. A. R. A. by those well-known jew- elers Trask, Rowe & Co., 105 State street, our Chicago boys captured sixteen, valued at nearly $800, An utterly inoffensive young lady was banged over the head the other day. The outrage was perpetrated by a hairdresser. One of the newest materials for combining with handsome dress fabrics is the “Corah ” silk, which comes in a variety of designs and colors. ‘The designs are nearly all Jarge in this silk, and have a Japanese eifect. 2 Fetherly, 189 Wabash avenue, respectfully announces that he will leave for Europe per steamer Scythia July 21 to obtain styles and novelties for the coming season. Commis- sions intrusted to him will receive careful attention. Never get out of temper with a barber. A gentleman not long since was sitting ina arber’s chair trying to read the morning pa- per while having his haireut. The barber in the meantime was worrying him witha long story about the barber’s boy and the shoe- maXer’s daughter ata ball, a story that was strung out until forbearance ceased to be virtuous, when the man being clipped looked. up somewhat annoyed and exclaimed, “Oh, cutitshort!? The barber did cut it short. When that man left the chair he was as bald asanew-born baby. He wears a smoking- eap in church now. Shurly, the jeweler, has removed to 103 Randolph street, Saw a fine pair of 434-karat ‘diamond earrings, gems, at his store, very Jow indeed. Other goods in proportion. A little 10-year-old miss told ner mother the other day thatshe was never going to marry, but meant to be a widow, because widows dressed insuch nice black, and al- ways looked so happy. When belts grow so wide that they have to be stiffened with whalebone and ornamented with ten buttons, it’s best to begin to think of anothername for them. They would be better than the white belts, however, were they even twice as wide. . It isa surprising fact that the Antonini Jeghorn salad oi! has asale of 10,000 cases Per annum. “They were ata dinner-party, “and” ne re=" marked that he supposed she was fond of ethnology. She said she was. but she was not very well, and the doctor had told her not to eat anything for dessert but oranges. Nothing so comfortable as one of those patent rockers to be had at Wirts & Scholle’s, 22 Wabash avenue, Being called to account for the statement that a certain meeting was “a large and re- spectable one,” when only one other person besides himself was present, a reporter in- sisted that what he had set down was literal- ly true; ‘‘for,”’ said he, “1 was large and the other man was respectable.” A summer course will be given at H. B. Bryant Chicago Business College for the older public-school scholars. If you wish to be safe, take your girls out only on Sundays, and you can_ let them look in all the windows they want to, and you cau out your colossal salary and it needn’t cost you a penny. A suitable texture for bald-headed persons would be mo’hair. E The Bernhardt wave never requires crimp- ing. Only to be found at Burnhaw’s, 71 State street. Enamored bookkeeper—‘Oh, you know, I’m not like an ordinary clerk, I talk to the members of the firm justas I do to you.” She—* Oh, gona gracious! George, rou don’t really, do you?” The genuine Fisher refrigerators, Kedzie’s water-lilters, and seasonable household goods at Hatch & Breeze’s, 50 State street. An opera-singer cannot only sing airs, but she can put them on, The watch lacks self-respext; it is always trying to run itself down. _ Truffied sardines in oval boxes, the last del- icacy offered; packed with truffles & pickles. The new shade of red is a dull brick color, and is called Zulu-red. Mme. Emma Soulé, robe et manteaux; wed- ding trousseaux aspecialty. 19 E. 16th st.,.N-Y. , Brazilian beetles and other bugs are used in profusion on the new bonnets. It’s hard to beat Lovejoy’s frames or fram- ing to order. "88 State street, up-stairs. Dairy fair—The milkmaid. ‘The ulster covers a multitude of shins. Unsubstantial fruit—Currents of air. gcenrebip is not to be run by the rule of ree. A novel scheme—A proposition to write a romance. Pride hath two seasons—A forward spring and an early fall. Thome leads the fashion in hair. 20 per cent discount in tailoring and gents’ furnishing goods during July. Ward & Davis, Palmer Louse. OUR .NATION’S FLAG, For The Chicago Tribune. As Freedom descended from Heaven’s bright dome, She guthered the emblems of Truth for her ome, And epront o’er our Nation her banner’s light fold Of bluc, white, and red, with what spangles *twould hold. : For TaGhOry she borrowed from Heaven’s own ue; For Hplenabiipy white cloudiets without taint or te: nes For Courage, the rninbow’sred sign of the storm; For palace she took silver of stars and their form. Near flag of the Union, thy symbols of light The sources reveal of our Country's proud might; To empire we've bounded, full-powered, in youth, For God sends success with affiations of truth. Bright banner of Freedom, that’s kissed by the breeze As proudly it sweeps tho wide circuit of seas, Oppression rebuking whenever unfurled, And blest with the prayers of a trodden-down worl Ab! Freemen adore thee; their hopes round thee twine, AS next to the Cross of our Savior divine; Our Country's salvation emblazons tby fold, All gloried by heroes whom Freedom enrolled. No treason's defacing thy colors shall mar; Thou'it triumph in beauty, cach lac and each star; And tyrants may threaten, but vainly ‘shall rave; er Union and Freedom forever thou'lt wave. Soe Unouans Hesry FAUNTLEROY. —————— Democratic Harmony. Now York Tribune. Bvergtbing is harmonious, they say, because John Kelly went to the platform of the Con- vention and made a speech in which he said pust differences must be buried, and then he and Jobn #. Fellows shook hands amid gpplause. “struck me violently several times, and I wus, . with a little We have no desire to disturb the of our Democratic friends, but it tes ree are making rather too muchof a bullabaloe over this business. There was nothing strange in John Kelly's being harmonious; be had ng reason to be nnything else: the Convention had come to bim, and had done his bidding. And ag for Col. Fellows—his was pretty much the ense of the Dutchman's wife. ‘Did she seem re- eae asked the amas, who was called i eral.” Resigned?” “Mein Gott! she had tobe.” _ Reted Hane HER BABY, Touching Incident of the Seawanhaka Disaster — Mrs. Gray’s Sad Experi+ ence. New York Tribune. A reporter ot the Tribune called upon Mrs. we W. R. Gray, at No. 93 Eighth avenue. She was seated in an easy-chair in her bedroom, sur- rounded by friends sympathizing with her in ber misfortune and endeavoring to alleviate ber trouble for the time by concealing from her the fact that her child was dead. She betrayed symptoms of great nervous prostration. Her oyes were intlamed by weeping, and her utter- ances were broken by convulsive sobs. She said: “ Twas seated in the saioon at the rear of the vessel when the explosion occurred. Iwas one. of the first to see the boiler burst, and as soun as. I recovered from the shock I received L screamed. A gentleman than ran up and en- deavored to quiet me. I exclaimed: ‘Ob, my God, are my baby and myself to perish?” “* Have you any one with you? said the gen- tleman. “*No, Lam alone,’ I immediately responded. “He at once said: ‘I will save your baby; leave iv to me and look to yourself.’ The tlames. were rapidly approaching the place where I stood. 1 stayed until the last moment, and. tak- a farewell look at my baby. I threw myself out of a stateroom window. Ag the water closed above my head [ prayed for my baby. I bave never seen it since. 1 cannot swim, and when | threw myself into the water [ bad no life-preserver. I simply trusted to Prov- idence, and, as fur as I myself am concerned, £ did not trust in vain. Whether my baby is lost or. not f cannot say, but I hope that Providence which preserved me hus also preserved my child. When L rose to the surface after my first plunge E saw close by me a woman clinging toa life- preserver. As it was within easy reach I ulso. caught hold of it. She, however, seeing that I was endangering her chances of esca| '. obliged to let go. As I went down again sho! kicked me in the breast. but when Teanie up < again I was once more within reach of the life- preserver, Again I clutched at it, and this time I obtained a more tenacious bold. Sho could not shake me off, and, in order to prevent. us both from sinking, she caught hold of the anchor chain. To this my new companion held on until we were rescued and taken on board the yacht of James A. Boyd. One of her hands was badly burned by the tlames in which the- anchor chain was frequently enveloped. “When I was rescued I was perfectly ex- hausted, and my mind was tortured by tho thought that my little one might be drowned, or worse, perhaps, be burned to death. I suffered. an undescribable mental anguish, but still I was sufticiently recollected to request to be takep to the residence of my husband’s uncle, Dt Steinert. who is the Police Surgeon at Harlem, There, of course, I waswelleared for. This morning I was sufliciently recovered to return home. Lam in hopes that my baby is saved. “If women could swim,” she continued, TF: am sure they would be more corageous than men. The cowards, for the most of them were nothing else, took ‘session of the portion of the life-preservers and left the women and children standing helpless on the deck. Ihad hoped to have been comfortably settled in the country now instead of being hero. in terrible suspense regarding the fate of my baby. We were going to Glen Cove to spend the. summer and esc:tpe the heat of the city. Baby~ was sick, and I was afraid it would succumb to the unusual heat we are experiencing in tho- city.” ‘At this juncture a friend of the family entered the room and intimated that he had some In-. formation: eoueerning the saild, Gi “You may as well tell me the wor eorge,”™ said Mrs. Gray. ‘Is it dead?” res “i i “1 cannot say,” replied the young man. “A baby has been found with gold pins in the front and back portion of its dress.” : “That's my baby," exclaimed Mrs. Gray, and once more fell into a fit of weeping. Before she recovered, the young men, who had evidently come for the pu: of breaking the sad intelligenc2, departed. “When Mrs. Gray~l had sufficiently recovered to continue the con- ; vapor, she. Lace bes “ My husban wis been out ail day trying t find the body, but as yet he has been Tansuceese= ful. He has ‘now gone to Randall's Istand. Ob,4 Thope it's safe!” Here Mrs. Gray carefully glanced over an! evening paper lying beside ber. Suddenly sho{ theous-tt from. + Tce Taner hands, she again sobbed violently. This time all efforts to soothe her were fruitless, One of : her friends picked up the paper and discovered ‘ that the cause of her grief was a brief account” of the identification of her infany at the Morgue by her husband = THE UNQUENCHABLE FOUR, - For The Chicago Tribune. Last night, at the tavern of Gapin & Chore, By accident met the unqueuchuble four: Daubachi, the mun with the calcimined hair; Billardi, the great, in his glory was there; Moffetti, decked out in u new suit of clothes; And genial Brasheri, with specs on his nose. ‘The bottles and barrels with laughter did roar, As they gazed on the great, the unquenchable ‘our. Daubachi arose, and with dignity satd: “ When Earth above water tirst lifted her head, She suid, * Tasteless rubbish, away from me gol Queneh the thirst of the tlends in the regions clow!? Q dear Mother Earth, an example you set ‘Which tong as we live we shall never forget. The brishe-fonming: tunkard with rapture we'll rin, ‘And, when ‘it is empty, we'll fill {t again. The wine-cup for us shall eternally tiow, «ind water we'll banish to regions below.” Billardi then rose, gave his coat-tail a shake, And said: “If a world of my own could make, In every river a full-flowing tide Of rarest old Bourbon would gracefully glide. Each ocesn of bright foaming lager would be, ‘And lakes of champagne stretch their arms’ to e Sen. ‘Though some crazy stomachs for murpheys might ery, Ti be dashed if one mortal would ever go dry.” Brasheri got up, and said: “Comrades, I thinic We have bad foo much talk and too litte to drink. ‘What's the use of the pleasures of drinking to tell, Bis When our windpipes are parched as the hinges of—well! Ho, waiter! four schooners immediately bring; ‘They shall tly down our throats like a bird onthe wing. Ho! bring a Magara of Jager to pour Down the throuts of the great, the unquencha- ble four!” Moffeti then rose—there was fire in his eye— And he said: * Like Sabara [ always nm dry. And oh, if this world should be deluged once more, May it be with the sonr-mash of Gapin S Chorel in no ark of safety like cowards we'd stop; ‘The beautiful deluge we'd drink every drop; And, when dear Mother Earth op’d her optics once more, She'd behold with surprise the unquenchable - four!” Rosert ToRNEY. —— Love that Glorifies the Humblest Man. Catherine Cole in New Orleans Times. ‘There 1s nothing in the world so sad us human | nature, and the tears come into my eyes now a3 + I think of the pitiful story Tont told me as be~ smoked his ufter-supper pipe last night. Tho other day, just before [ came home, ‘Tom hid occasion to go over the Iake. On bis way bac and when the trun stupped at the Bay, be no- ticed a man getting into the cur in front of him mby lying in bis uring. The baby seemed young, and the man hushed it in his arms with a gentle, rocking’ motion, bending over now and then to kiss its little white face. After the train got under way: the conductor * came to Tom and sald: “Come with me; { want to show you the saddest, strangest sight you ever saw in your life,” and he led the way into the next car. “Do you see that man over there?” said be, and there sat the man whom ‘Tom had noticed with the babe. His precious Aittle bundle Iny quict on the seat in front of him, and, us these other two men watched, he leaned over, looked long and curmestiy in tho Iittle tlower face, and then xissed the frail fin- ger-tips he held so gently in bis hand. “* Thut baby’s deitd,” said the conductor. “It died this morning at the Bay. He coaldn’t bear to put it inacoflin, becuuse then it would have to go without him in the baywage-car, and so be is just carrying it home to New Orleans in bis arms.” And the car rattled on; the boy called the. stale slices of sponge-cake and his cigars through tho train; the passengers laughed, and smoked, and fought tho mosquitoes; and he, stricken tu the heurt’s core, sat there quiet und unheeding, watching over bis dead child, kissing the fingers that would never ugain softly clasp his, looking down upon the white lids thet nad ek dover the bright cyes ns the petais of a itive Hower close ut night-time over its deli- heart,—and the world was nothing to him. a Tho Russian Empress Failings. Pull Matt Gazette. The vulnerable point in the late Empress of Russia's moral being was ber proneness to nurse grier. Her first great sorrow was the death of her eldest son, for whom she resolved to wear rpetual mourning. Anremia deepencd gloom. Religion ran into superstition. A pleurisy grew to be chronic, endnecessituted a warmer climate. In the Empress’ absence, a favorit, lively, adroit, and healthy, arose at court. Alexander wanted a little cheerfulness in his life, and the Empress ‘was of 2 suniess disposition, and conversed 23 if upon heroath. While he basked in the lady's smiles, the Czarina. mournea with priests and a devout maid of honor over the falsity of the male heart and the murderous spirit which Nihilism had let loose in Russia. sensi cate \