Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 31, 1880, Page 6

DRY-GOODS CLERKS. Their Reception Last Evenihg at Farwell Hall, Given under the Auspices of the Young Men’s Christian Asso- ciation. An Interesting’ History of the Trade in the Enrly Days of the City by Mr, T. B, Carter. (fr, John V, Farwell Belates His Expo- tionces of a Later Date. A reception was given at Farwell Hall Inst evening by the Young Men’s Christian As- soelation to the young men of the dry- goods trade of Clieago, ‘The tdea of holding sues receptlons tor the purposo of bringlng to- gether in a socint! manner the young men engaged ina particular trade lins for some thn vecuplert the attention of Christian As- sociation workers, and was fully discussed at thelr National Conference heltl fast yearat Baltimore. It has been tried with cousidera- ble success li other cities, In St. Luuls a receptlon was given by the Young Men’s Christian Association Inst yenr.to the young men of the grocery trade, atd a similar re- ception was given -at Boston to the young men of the boot and show trade, Lt wns found thatthe young men thus brought to- gether lind only been aware of ench other’s existence previously through the sharp com- petition of trade, and thelr mutual Introduc- tion soelatly. was attended with very bene ficlal effects, The Cities, of Baltimore and Portland have just had Inrge receptions of a similar character for the young men of the dry-zoods trade; and at last the Young Men’s Christian Association of Chiengo has taken tho matter up under very favorable ausplees, The business firms have taken o lively Interest In the matter, and given the project thelr utmost encouragement. The reception given last might to the young men of tha dry-goods trade was the first of a serles which {t {s intended to hold during the winter,—the representatives of ench com mercial Interest being brought together re- spectively at each In turn, The Invitation Committee consisted of Messrs; J. KK. Warmon, of J. V. Farwell & Co.; J. dL Walker, of A, T. Stewart & Co,; dames O, Cleveland, of Cleveland, Shelby : Co; D, Mayer, of Schlesinger & Mayer; A. Shaw, of tolling, Shaw & Co,; Henry J. Willing, of Fleld, Lelter & Co; 0. C, Goytes, of Charles Gossago & Cay E. Mandel, of Mandel Bros. ; George It. Thorne, of Montgomery, Ward &'Co.; E, Bi, Mantz Robert Seott, of Carson, Pirle & ‘Scott; Pardeldge, of C. W.” Pardride & Co; O. 1 Keith, of O. 1. Keith & Co, 3 *. Lockwood, ot S. 'f. Lockwood & Co.; und W. M. Keenan, of Albright & Keenan, " Owing, nal] probability, to the severity of the wenther, there wns but a sinll: at- tendanee nt the reception given last evenling. ‘The platform was occupled by number af eutiemen connected with “the Young Men's Association and with the dry-goods trace of Chiengo, among whom were ‘Messrs, Thomas Dent, J. V. Farwell, Walter Khe ball, Join ‘IT. Chumasero, J. KK. Tia HON, Watts De Golyer, Edward Ely, 1. D, Carte a EB Elmendorh James O. Cloveland, 5. M. ‘oure, and others, after prayer by tho Rev, Arthur Little, a brief address of welcome wns delivered by Mr. Watts Do Golyer, Vice-President of the Young Men’s Christian Agsocintion, He be- gan by giving an outilne of the Association's work and the objects for whieh It was estab- lished In this city. ‘Tho Association, he sald, is as yet only In its Infancy, but le hoped the thne was not far distant when tts power would. be felt everywhere throughout the city. He extended to the young men pres ent ncordlal Invitation to attend the mect- ings and Ivetures of the Association, re minding them that for one tustitution jn Chiengo whose object was tu lift them up to a higher aud, purer ananhood there wero a hiundred whose pur- pose and object was to drag thom down. ' ‘This Association aimed to help young men ‘in bulldinyg wpa higher character for then selves; and the object of this reecption— which It was Intended to follow up by 0 so- ries of similar entertalnients, commencing with the various trades—was to give nn in- aspiration to the young men which would Jend them to regard the rooins of the Association as thelr home, and to yisit them whenever they were In tho vicitity, Ie also an notneed that the ladies of the Women's Christian ‘Pemperaney Union Intend to keep open house nt Farwell Halt on New-\ car's Day, to which ull the young men of the city ‘are cordially invited, t the conelnsion of Mr. De Golyer'’s re- marks, he Introduced Miss Gertrude Carhart who performed aphina solo tn a spirited manner, ‘This was followed by a reeltation by Prof, Walter ©, Lyman, who received it warn cneore, Next ening a concerted yoo) pleco by the Harmonla Quartet, consisting of Ars, Gordon, Mrs. J. Baltour, ‘Mr. BT. Hows ard, und Mr,'f, L. Stoan, ‘The elforts of the Quartet were alsu rewarded by wn encore, SUT. By CARTER then addressed the meeting on the early history of the dry-goods trade of Chien Tle set ont by giving Webster and Worces- ter's definition of dry goods, as distinguished from groceries, and said that if elther ot these gentlemen visited Chieago to-day he would have to enlarge his definition, for “dry goods” now comprehended — sown, Yunkew clocks, stationery, Un-pans, and oul seuttles, and other miscellaneous wares in addition to those mentloned by the lexicox- yaphers, ‘The enrly trader sold his wares to the Indian aborigines, and. no doubt was obliged to sell chenp, inorder to meet the competition of his neighbors In Montreal, Detroit, Mackinaw, Green Bay, 8t Louls, und other Western points, Tho first retuflor in Chicago of whom wo havo knowledge, ashe war Informed by Mr. Gurdon 8. Hubbard, was a Frenchman nanied Corals, who, ng the ageat of the American Fur Com- pany, catablished bimself in Chicuyo over 100 yeurs nyo, to whom belonga the ‘honor of selling the frat calico dress and blanket shuwl to the aboriginal indies of Chicago and our pralrio Janda, ‘The Ine of succession in the enrly his- tory of the dry-goods trudy cannot bo certainly: traced; but in 181) one John Crafts wis tha agent of tho Compuny hore, olforing grevt bur~ gine tu his swarthy customers in the tlie of lunket ehuwis, caflevos, boads, und 60 forth, . particularly during the holiday season, closing ottt before the 1st of danuury to prepare for the ow sprius styles, At whut ting this agenoy was transferred from Chicago he hud no mens of knowing, but dry goods huve been gold huro by the sutlers col ud with tho army ne long as thie ro mutned a military post.” In Ibs dir, Jolin 8, U, Hogan was tho ngont bere of Oliver Newberry, af Detroit, who held the position of Suter, wid profably ceovivud the lurvest share of the profits, Mr. Hoyun was succeeded by Mr. 0. W. Dale, dtr 1831, ‘who continued in that position as long as tho garrison remained, Mr, Dole was afterwards ussociuted with Mfr. Newberry in tho forwarding und commission business and for many yeurs did the largest trado {1 that Hne In the city. itis diMcult now to uscertaln who waa tho first teopen a regular store in modern Chienya, whethor it wig Mr, J townewan, Mri information seemed to. polr who eating here In the full of 180, Ho roturnod East the satne fall and cumo buck dn the spriug of Ass with n stock of merchundise, Whothur dry ads werd Included then Is not certainly known, ir. Peck uponed nour the old Fort, and) in BSE or 183 renioved to his bullding on the corner of Water aud La Salto street—tho trat fraino Duiidiog ereoted tte Chicago, This building. re- mulued almost intact until a year or two bofore the tire, which swept away all the old relics of that kind iu the central part of the city. Mr. Peck continued “in trade" until about the your 1858, when bo sold nut and gave his uxe cluvive wttontion to bis large wud increasing feal-cstate intercets. Mr. John 8. C. Hogan must have commenced business “ou his own hook" jn 16. He wad Hppoluted our ret Postimister, and kept the Post-Otfice at “ the polat,” near the intersection of Lake wud Water streets, and near the old Buiganceh Hotel. He kept ao yencral stuck, In- eluding dry goode, Prouubly Mr. Jumes Kiuzie was tho noxt pers son tocaubileh a bualicss bere, Iv opened iy 182 on West Lake street, neur the "green true,” wad near the river. . ‘tho populution ut this time, Mr, Carpenter Ine forma the speaker, could not uve exceeded 200, mede.up of Indlung, balf-breeds, Cunudian= Freuch, and a tow Americana, 3 in the your Jk there were several acccusories fo thy trade, us Chicuge had begun to grow aud (a Ettruot considerableattention. Messrs, Muse~ ley & MeCord opened on Wator street near Lu Balle, with dry kouds and provisions. Both of Wes youtlowen uoquired large ie porties, MMe, ley died in ItG and Mr, McCord suverul yeure lator, Messrs. Kirobull & Porter openud on Water street vear Clark in 165), and continued In trade only i few yours, ‘Mr. Hibbard Porter, of thly frui, dicd within tho past clyhteen mouths. Mr, HE CHICAGO TRIBUN FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1880—TWELVE PAGE Walter Kimball started tho same fall near tho corner of Clark, on Water, He continied the Wuasiness few ra. Fle Ja atlll nresident of our city, WPL & TIL Woodworth wie noth er firm that commenced business that your. Thoy were on the corner of Wator and Walls atrevis. Mr. d. Hf, Woodworth served as Mayor SOE and 1840, Messrs. Harmon, Loomis & Co, niso opened tn the apring of 18h, on Water street, near Clark. ‘This firm was: composed of Messrs, Charles L. Harmon and 1, G, Loomis. Afters wards Mr. fenne PD. Harmon and Mr. lene: Louints eamo inty the tlem, | Mr. 11. (. Booms fa atilin resident of our elty, His brother, Henry, returned to New Enghuid. Mr. Tente b, ttnr Toon so gurvives, thovgh {a very feeble health, Peter Cohan was nnather addition to the trio during the year IKE, He opened a large stock on the corner of Dearborn nnd Water street. Mesera, Gurdon 8, Hubturd & Co, also engaged {fn ageneral business, Including dry goods, In ISS, on Water street, weat of Clark. Me, Hub marae ae visitio Chivagolt willbe remembered was in 1818, In 81} there was only one nddition tu the morcantile eommunity, that of Messrs, Jenkins, Keynotta & 0 o. Who Were the frat to open on ‘hey continued In trade only Tn 1835 Mogses, Magic & Wilkinson opened on Tako atreet, near Clirk, in what was alterwands known ns“ flotten Row.” This firm was afters wards Magic & Iigh. A FEW YEATS LATER Mi. EDWIN NUACKMAN Jaid the foundation of his fortune by being ad- initted to membership tn tho firm. Ho $s still a resident of the city, After Maylo & then ree tired from the trade, Mr. Mackin and Mr. A. G, Downs snieeceded to tho business, Messra,O. H. Thompson & Coy Reaublon & Horger, JohngWright & oi do Mr. ad. W, Cy Conti alsa “opened "tn Chico during, tla yenr. Mr. Collin purchased tho stock of Peter Cohen, 18 the spenker was Informed by Mr. J. 8. Rumsey, who was clerk for Mr. Cohen at tho time. Mesera. 1, W. Iaymond & Co, opened in Lake Btrect fu IkW a gencral stuck, and continued In ‘business uyil WE Mr. Ruyimond was twiee elected Mufor—in 180 ind BE. When tho Giles na & Chicago Railway was organized, Mr. Huy- anond wos one of the netive men In scouring the construction of this frat railroad of value in Mtnols, ‘The henellts of this great enterprise every young dry-goods traveling man reallzes, who goes with His * samples" over this read to nenrly every city, town, and village in tho Northwest. “Mr. ftaymond still survives,—ono of our oldest and most respected vltizens, Mesers, Goudsell & Cuinptett eamo here in 18, and opened In Dearborn’ street, between Luke and Water. They contluned In trade until avout 1815. Messrs. Rogors & Markoe were tho frat to commence with dry foas alone, They enme tn 1836, nnd continued only Lwoor three yenrs. Mr. B. K. Rigas, ofthis tirm, is stil in active busl- ness here. Mr, Markoo resides in New York, Mosara, Parker & Gray, both roaldents of | this city now, opened on Lake street, near Clark, wiih n general stock. ‘They subsequently gave up ir gouda and confined their trade to gro- cerles. Messrs, B. A. Berry & Co, and Messrs. ‘Taylor, Brose & Co. commeneed here during this years both firms doing a large general business, From the year ISS until about 18 Water strevt—now ‘the great market for fat turkeys, aud chickensy—wns the Fashionable d . woods promemiude, a8 State street now fs. The sidewalks then consisted oither of prairte soll or a single narrow board, on which two persons could, not pigs t nt curt! convenient plices—like tho cars on Indlamt avenue south of Elightcenth stre In_ those early days, and for may seurs nfter, it was ito uncommon thing to see hidies going out shopping, when tho streets were very muddy, In a brond: wheeled one-borse enrt, tho vart bucking up to the sidewitlk to let out its fale occupant. One can Imagine under what diliculdes a shopping expedition wis n- dertaken, or a display of the lutest style of dress or bonnets was mado in those curly days whe the mud was balf knee deep on our streets, with nett sign of a aireel-crossing. Stayla and fancy dry guods were tho leudlug iden of the trade of that day, aud our faney dry-gouds stores contained na grout n vurlety then they do now—only more so. ‘They kept everythitg from tur emery-biyg to Ohlo yrindstones; from a darn ie lvton evewbur: from ab necklice ton Jog-ehuin; and from a tine-tooth comb to an old-foshloned horde-reke, . ‘Tho yer 184 wasn memorable one in tho his- tory of Chicago. The population at this thio waa ubout 4.000, Hundveds bad been drawn here by tho reputaden Cafengo had then nee quired, THY GPIRIT OF SPECULATION wag rampant and people were growing rich—on piper=at mugical rates. Corner lots were held at Inbulous prices, und nothing was too good for peopte to buy. The trade of the vity had grown to large proportions, und our funvy dry-soods stores were doing it“ lund-olfice " business, 08 tho term was then used, The ladies in that yeur spent asimuch money for dress nud show tt portion to our population and ol thoy did during the lute holiday wet satin dresses, sitk stuckings, rich embroliterics nnd tuces wero not too youd for our Indies In those duys. “Uwonty-fve or $50 were pald for handsome ombroidercd valiar, luca or ombrol- dered handkerchief, People fole rich. ‘The panic eame, which swept over the land with tho besom of destruction. Chlenyo suifored 3 niveh or more than any other city Ce ots began to titnble in price, and the u ‘hants were falllng by tho score. Chicago, which © went tike a rocket,” soon “camo down like nastics." Our imerchints. who bud been speculuting (and whith of thom did not specu. Into) werg still rich In reul estate, Some of thom who went to New York with lurge amounts of Hrat-class real-estate securities to“ settle up" wero arrested for swiidiing. Deanlation and gioom prevalled, and most of ottr merehints closed the year with neither monoy nor credit. Bue we will Jot tho curtain drop on tho frst commarciul and real-estate panie in Chicago, ‘There wus little or ne hnprovement during tho your 1857, nnd, ug far as I cun learn, thore wero no new additions to the trade, Many dry-gouds voncerns closed up to be heard of no inore under tholr old tirm-numes, ‘Tha commencement (i 1&8) and progress of tho Ulinols & Michigan Canul helped matters sume, and monoy began to circulate more freety. in 1838 business begun to iunprove sume, and several now concerns sturted that year, Among thom ware Ayers & Mt, G. W. Merrill, and I. 1, Carter & Co. on Lake street. ‘The fashionnble Indies of the clty had now trunsCerrod (holy custom Lo tho * fangy and: staple" dry-goods stores on Lake street, and over since, wit! about the yoar 1408, that street hetd the prominent position of a fushionnble truding thoroughfure, ‘Cho sidewalks of tho streot iad naw grown from an singlo narrow pink to one of convenlont width ind security, 1800 and ISU there wore abuut fifty concerns: that sold ay vods, some Of tiem exclusively, but most of thom in conncedon with other goods, Among the strletly dry-goods dealers were U, W. Merrill, doin Fennerty, axa D.. amon, Steurns & Hallam, ‘C, 0, Carter & Co. Clitord 8, Phillips, Wadsworth & Jones, 1 0B, & de IL Woudworth, and Gearge FB. andolph, ‘Those four lutter fring wore wholesale tleutors exe clustvely, and whose entire sles did not exceod $100,000 ‘prabably, : This was thy beginning of tho wholesnlo dry- pools tride of tho city, which has new grown to enormous proportions, the tacts and figures of which will be given by a more compotent pon thin mine. . Iwas cuatomary to have a spring and fall dry-goods opening" in those early days, as 4 done now, Tho date of the spring openiiy, how= over, could not bo fixed, as 18 now the eee, That depended on another opening, und thut was the opaning of the harbor at Huitalo and the Straits at Mackinaw. Hence the spring opane ing, alwaye looked forward to with great laters ext, sometimes ocourted (0 April, though ottenor Jn May, aud in geome Justances nut tliidune, so ‘that the LATEST STYLES OF LONNETS: and dresses advertised I the New York fashion dourmtls could not bo exbibited here ward long after snany. of our tndivg had exhausted thelr patience tn walting for a new spring bonnet oF dreds, Mra, Abram Gite could wot promise to. furnish hur “lovely bonnets" to her fashionable custowers certainly betore tho lst of May, and porkips nut til tho itor June, Whit would holadics of Chleago to-day gay to such a vexa- Vous delay? ‘the variety displayod at au openings during tho early -yeurd of tho drys dé trade wae not Buch ag iv soml-aunmlly ultur & Co. Goasuge & Co,, or or Pardeidge & Co. ‘Onvof our Stuto strent firma, of opening tholr ae xoods, among which was a dozen puirasols wot ony color and style, was romonstyated: with for not having some Vurluty to seteet froin, “ Ding it,” sald he,“ f bought Thom wll ike Bo that tho women would not hive any trouble in pleking out what they wanted ‘Tho mode, tne, and cost of transportation of imerehundlas from the senbourd to Chicugo was somowhut differunt from that of to-day. Goods wore alipped fram New York by stuambout to Albiny, eunul to Buffato, and thoney by stenm or all to Chicago, The time required was Crom twonty to thirty days, though sometimes much longer, capeciily In tho spring, The freight chitges were usually from i to 82.40 per 100, Our wholusilo dealers got tholr goods ‘carried Ot) uo sue FoUtY HOW at from 16 (0 25 contA, Jn the wititer and spring it required from iwe' fifteen duys to make the Journey—alt m Chicngo to New York. If our lenge merchant return! before the opening: of novigution, he waa oblized to stuye It back, In that case he would pack bls extra clothing: with his goods, and fil bis trunk—usually a lirge one~with his funoy goods, which the sluiga companies were obliged to carry ta the extent “of OU pounds, ‘This gave the inerchant some udvantuge over ti ly opening, Ine our goods would re; would be brought by toums to Chicago, Jt fy tnpossible to get a correct eatinuto of tho value of dry goods sold in those early days. 1 presume tho sale in 183) would not reach 81.000, while in 1855-"d6 It must buve reached fron. $260,000 to $100,000 annually; und fous than that 1h 1807 and 1815, bu IHU Vehould catiinate the wale Of dry goods tu bo nut 340,000 or e000, Our four wholesale concerna did uot sell over #00,000 np $10,000 ouvh. Aga class, the dry-gnoda merchants of Chicago hive ranked equal to those engaged Wn wy ather bruach of trade, They were honorable u wen of jngeaelty Saad ood business ene p —who muda thalr word as good aa tho! ond.” Reverses overtouk and chunged tho forte Uned of juny of them, as it did with thoge of other cities und towns; but it bas been the mun ‘of Jntegrity who bive made thole nurk and fort. unes be Phos still living who were our curly merebante are among OUT most respeeted: citlzena, Vivok with groat satifiotion on those ens waged tn the dry-goody trade to-day,—thuse 6 ho lund, neighbors inthe way of an delayed fll shipmenta, trolt, und trom thera whom {knowns boys thirty or forty years ngo, Among tis number are Marshall Fietd, John Ve Faryell, i. 4% Geller, Jolin K. Harmon, Hdnry J. Willing, who began thelr mercantile carcer on a entary Of from 82 to $0 a week. There are others, who ben tho trade many years Inter, whom T highly respect, Those ten ll not “go into nx store” and expeet to becanin Jpicteare xftur. tho fleat your, ay many do now, uit thoy began at the very lowest rotind of the hudder, and. hace worked thelr way up to the very tap, ‘tholr-siftient Industry and strict mercantile integrity,” There nye many cotiiincreial wrecks strown all along our streets and averites, but with renren- ly anexeeption no stain reatt tpon thotr good Titine, There wre many iso who have pong to tho * botter ind" af whom Twonkd be gia to Rpenk, but thine and patience forbid tho mons lon of even tha names of the large number who have left us. After another glee by the Tarmontn Quar- fet, and another reettation by Prof. Lynn, Mit. JONN Vi FARWEL delivered an uiddress on the dry-zoods trade of to-day, Contrasting It with that of forty years nyo, he sald ib might well chal 3 ihe admiration of ihe world that ae! forty years should ‘grow from, nothing int sttch magniticent’ proportions in that tn find out of the ashes of two wanibitating th Too much eredit for this result had bee given to the men who have manned our busl- ness Interests. They aro entitled, however, to nll credit for seizing upon the possibilities whieh our magnificent Northwestern coun- try presented for development, and willzin, the favorable location of Chieage ns a grand commercial centre. But broad eres tn every direction, stirred Into Ife by tho all-pervading locomotives engine, are the real corher-stones Oo! our rapid growth and the only foundation for a permanent. upbuilding of great and prosperous cities. And yet, strange ag it may seem, some of the leading dry-goods merchants of thirty years azo were opposed fo railroads, when the first one was pro- Jected, anit by the prodigious efforts of a few nen, bull ag far as Elgin, ‘The streets of Chicago ot that time were literally blockaded with-ewheat teams, coming from 200 miles in every direction, and these traders. furnished ealivo dresses for those farmers, provided their wheat sold for enough to indilge In extravagunee, Sueh inerehants could not afford to lose that trade by rail- rons. {tis needless to say that th oon retlred from business under threatened de- vastations from railroad connections with tho country. One facetious member of the Legislature suggested an tinprovement on wagon trans- portation to save them from sucha disaster, vi that they petition the General Assembly tomake a Jaw requlring farmers to market their wheat In two-bushel baskets, with Chi- eago as the only port of entry. Having been one of those farmers, and’ having hauled Wheat 100 miles to reach Chieazo, and then having aided E, gd, Wadsworth (the pur ehaser) to elevate it with 0 wheel-and-rope elevator into the second story of his ware house for 45 cents per bushel, all told, 1 was practically: prenared to enjoy the joke, par- lcularly as 1 had to take eatico at 20 cents per yard in part payment for the wheat, Its sitlso needless to xy that I was a strong raltroad man mentally, but eapltal obleu tions interfered, and so L drifted Into a dry- goods elerkship nt $8 per month, and that, T suppose, ts the reason 1 have been requested to say sumething to you nbout the dry-guods usiness of our city at thls.time, NO OTHER CITY. COULD AFFORD to burn up an masse Just ag an advertise. ment, aud by so -deing quadruple her busl- ness hi ten years St. Louls looked on with 0 bloated census, vling that rivers would yet nutke better fine than railroads, and, with a pen dipped In that ilre, wrote our epitaph. A Chicago man happening to be there the next morning after the fire, he hurried to the depot to take the train for Chicago Just ag it was moving out Cursing fis lick with St, Louis manners, the. tleket agent reminded hin that there was another train diy. “Yes, [know tat,” sald our frlend they'll have the town built up before I get there, and 1 want to see the rns,” While other elties hive been writing our epltaphs those inagnificent temples of trade oceupled by Fletd, Lelter & Co, Carson, Pirte, Seott & Co, A, Stewart & Co. Mundel Bros. Charles Gussage & Co, Partridge (who puts ‘Josten In one store beet py lig oaly halt of the sidewalk wt that), and a host of others too numerous to inentlon, sprang up like young giants, and what was thought to bu tombstones, marking the site of n defunct elty, ure the most magnificent ving moni ments of human enterprise on this continent, Tf notin the word. A. ‘T stewurt & Cu,, the pioneers and Hee lone pein shi the dry-goads trade of Now York City, have ade a tds ful bow to Clilcago, and in piteling thelr tent here have sald to the world, “The Chicago dry-goods trade Isto tead the world tn the magnitude of its distributions,” A very fow years will demonstrate the far-seeing wladon of that practleal prediction ns to the coming eentre of trade in this country, Milwaukee has Stormed thiseltadel of com- meree with her Hill battery. and St. Louis and Cineiunath would very Hkely send tholr best men here if there were nny vacant stores for them to yet into out of thecold, Noxt year we may be able to accommodate thom, Alter referring to the faet that after golng forth én a elvilizing tour, the last days of Chicago dry goods were Spent lu miking it possivia for xgreenbacks, bank bills, Goy- ernment bonds, to letters, and books to mike people happy, while at the same tine, from Democratic and Republienn rags, such mnngnifieent sheuts as ‘Tie Ciucaco ‘Lin Usk, “lines, Inter-Occan, and Journal, go forth dally, trumpet-tongued, by the mill. Tons, to si ity more Ignorance in thelr very glenth, than In the laces, lawns, and shirts of ieir former history thoy had covered up, Mr. Farwell snd; T did it ever Geenr to you that tha printing-press. was indebted to a heulthy, vigorous dry-goods trade for its wonderful efliciency In elovating mankind and that Chieage hat the greatest and most enterprising newspapers in the world? THE AMOUNT OF CAPITAL EMPLOYED in the trade, Including millinery and fancy cools, at thls thme bs ubuttt $10,000,000, Inn the Wholesale and retail branches, Goods sola amount amually to about $0,000,000. Tho attoiber of employds in the wholesala branch of the bustiess, 3000; In the retail branch, 8,000, ‘The tonnage handled may be approx: mated, from rellably statlstles, gathered fron some of the large shippers, whose ayer- age In and out trelght during the busy season renches 250 tons per day, and averages nearly 100 tons for $00 days of the year—ninklnig twenty-five careloads cally fore part and an average of ten cars for the whole year, ‘To handle this enormous amount of freight requires in the Louses that do it five or six stenm cleyators, und from sixty to 100 truck horses euch In the wholesale branches of tha business, Muryshull Field, and some others now in the trade, who uso to help man rope-otuvators: and Jond a few one-horse drys, early fn the morning, to clear the deelks for a new day's work, never dreamed that they were so son to be cheated out of this healthy exerelse by the eneroachmont of steam power, Novers theless, they seem to survive the change, sid would be site comphicent over It if the rail- roads would Inerease thelr factiliies for shi pln In Chicago ag raphlly ns thoy nre ox. ending thelr nes {nto the country, ‘Their alin fuellities of to-lay are compara. THE ONE-HONSE DRAY and tho rope stovater, For ten years no on- lnrgement has occur unensumte with the Increase of bush and the conse anence fy that every day morchants are actus ally losing thousands ef dollars from deten- tun of tracks at rallroad dupoty waiting thelr regular turn to untoad, Naw Ines of road entering Chiengo, which have comprehended and pravlit wromudy for this evil, have jimped Inte n large freight Ditalness at once, without aly other solteltor wae tha disposition to abate tho detention wubinnice, When satesmon sold goods by day, billed and packed thom at night. and helped to load those one-horse drays before breakfast the noxt morning with the result of thy previous day's work, that one-horse rallcoad to Elgin could manage to siwatlow all that came very vomfortubly, But the salesmen of to-day are, like rall- roud men, busy and aristocratie, having no tine to handle” boxes, muke out bills, and awenr at frelght agents," ‘They are expected to handle men only, and measure swords with cach other to see which could sell the choxpest and mike the most money, and this make sullreals profitable, 2 ig thoy wll sneceed, the evidence Is con- elusive that none but the ablest talents ean uniter that fraternity, and, Indeed, they are y splondid class of tull-zrown men. nr. Farwell concluded. by ay sing that the dry goods merchants of Chicnga have always been Iberal to coumendable nbtects for the good of our city, and -this insthution is one of the evidences of thelr generous thoughts foward yours ni s The Young Men's Chilstian Assoclation is the expresslon of one of the best thoughts of the age, tn that St seeks to beneit that elasa especlally who are the hope uf the fut- aredn Chureh and State, First, because tt fs the practieal manifestation of Christan unfon umong all orthodox Christians, and thus isan answer to Christ's prayer tu the seventeenth of dol, Second, in tralahug youu wen to work in that harness, und fo earrylng (he reflex Influence of that unton of thotight and efforts Into tho findiyidual churches Tron) whieh they come. [laytty proved Its athe discottragements, tts members desire to rene der to all their full share of praise for results, and espeeinity, this eventng, to the tiry-goouls fraternity, than whom none have been more reatly to seeqnd avery effort to make thls As- sochition a giecess, “This may aeeount for this reception, for which, on thelr part, he returned thanks, After some more music by the Tlarmonta nartet, a pleasant saciable tine was had. the assemblage breaking up inte groups, mid Rconsiderable amount of fremdtly handshak- fallowed, A conmitive soustating Of gett: tlemen well known to the trade, Introduced abtinigers Inthe parlors of the Association at tho'tloge bF the exercises, and though the Mbers “hn atten were somewhat sinailer than had been anticipated, the Asso- clatlon may fairly be congratulated on lays Ing a¢complished a great, suceess in this, their first, reeeption : FIRE RECORD ' CHICAGO, The alarm from Box 43 nt 11:94 yesterday: forenoon was caused bythe burning out of a chimney Ina one-story frame cottage at No. {Mi Throop street, ocenpled as a tlwelllng by Patrick Cowey. Danyage trifling. ‘The alors was turned Ju by Mrs. Patrick Cullerton The alarm from Box 178 at Lo’clock yes- terday afternoon wes turned tn by Abraham Lepski, of No, 8080 Cottage Grove avenue, who thought thats frame tenemont, former- ly known as the United States Motel, No. 3103 Cotfage Grovo, either had or was about to take fro, owlng ton stove In one of the aparjinents faliing down, Fortunately, the pran.ses did not tike fire, ‘The oceupants of the \Guililing belong. to tho poorer class, and they could ill stand belng burned ont in this Inclement season, ‘The alarm from Box 965 nt 11:10 yesterday forenoon wns caused by a fire In a two-story brick dwelling at No, Morgan owned by Joseph Wallek, who oceuples t front portion as a groce te James Aulzack ovetpies the rear ns a tailor shop: ‘The fire orighnated In tis latter apartment, and was enused by an overheated stove setting fire to ufrune partition which divides the shop from the grocery. Damage, S10, The alarm from Box 22 nt4:80 yesterday snoring Was caused by a fire on the second floor of a flve-story and basement. brick bilding at Nos. $t and 43 Wabash owned by J. W. Downs, and vecupied by Shoyer & Howland as a wholesale ter and colfee house. ‘Lho fire orlginnted from wni- known eatises about the water closets. Dam- age to bi fing nnd contents, $200, which Is fully covered by hisivanee, ‘The alarm fram Box 125 nt 10:55 yesterday forenoon was cntsed by a tire Inn two-story frame barn iu the rear of No. 400° Indl aventte, owned by Isaac Wedules, and occu- pled by dacob Kohn as a cont and storage house, ‘The ortghliis unknown. ‘Damage to hullding, $200; and to contents, $100, ‘The fire extended to barng on both stiles: No 07, owned and occupied as a storage and eonl house by Adolph Hirsch, and Nu. 2411, owned an occupled for similar purposes by Bernhard Steele. ‘he danage to ench Is hi the nelghborhead of 8200,whielt ts fully covered by-policies for $u00 in the Liverpool, London & Globe, ‘The alarm from the same. box at 1240 in the afternoon was caused by fire breaking ott Ina two-story frame barn In the rear of No, 2413 Indiana avenue, owned by Norman ‘TY, Gassette und occupied by David Walleek asa carriage barn and livery. Damage to Inttlding, $400, and to contents, $100. "The latter loss Is covered by 2 $3,000 policy in the Hambure & Bromen, The tre was caused by a spark from tho rains of the barn in the rear of No ting blown by the wind through a crevice in the walls of the Iyery- stable. where itset some tiny afire, A stl nlarm to fool and Ladder Company No.4 at8220 last evening was caused by it (ire in the dry-geods store of Ranney & Leach, No, 135 ‘Twenty-second, street, Dan ue trifling, AnemployG {1 the store wns attumpting to thaw outa gas metro with al cohol, when an explosion occurred, The alarin from {ox 335 nt 6:30 Inst evening was caused by wiire In the basement of theev-story brick’ building at No, 129 West Madison street, oceupled by Latham & Tripp aga paintshop.: The fire was in a pity of rags, and la supposed to hayo been caused by spontaneous combustion, No damage. Tho warm, tronBo: Fut 8 o'clock yes- terday atternoontwas: onused) by nvctirdatne two-story framy; house ut’ No, “167 Nortlt Peoria street, awned aud oceupled aga res- {lence by It. Wilson, Damage to bullding and contents, $0, Cause, 2 defective tlie, A stlll-alarm to. ‘Truck No.4 at 5 o'elock yosterdny afternoon was enused by the burn- Ing of some overgreens which were twined about.a gus chandelier in the ball of ‘the Jlome for the Bricndless ut 104 Wabash avenue, F —. AT DEERFIELD, MICH. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Aprtay, Mich, Dee. 80.—Porter & Can- non’s grist mil; at Deerfleld, this county, burned about inidnight, Loss, $7,000, In- sured for $4,000-In the Orlunt, of Martford, Conn, Tho mill hind just been put in thorough repair; Incendfarlsm is suspected, AT TIOLYOKE, MASS. Sprinarieny, Mass, Dee. 80.—The stoel infll of the Sprhigteld Blanket Company, Holyoke, was partly burned this evening by rags in the mixing machine, Loss, $19,000, mostly m raw stock, Tho bullding wus jus finished. Unlusured, AT BLOOMINGTON, IL. Sptclat Disputeh to The Chtcugo Tridune, Broomsatos, ML, Dee. 30.—-The fouring mill of C.J, Wheeler was totally destroyed by in last night, Joss, $6,500, Insurance, TIL YAR. CINCINNA'T Cryeiwxatr, 0., Dee, 80—Tho fortheom- Ing report of Superintendent MaxvWell to the Chamber of Commerce says of the whisky trade of this elty. for tho past commercial years “Ithns been a season of singular prosperity, which tins como not from great profits, for competition hus been yery aetlve with olher markets, snd goods have been sold generally on slender marglus, but It has arisen from the largely Inerensed business, wnusunlly goad credit, and from falthfully colleeted revenues, It 13 believed that In twenty years there has been no such exemp- tlon from bad debts? ‘The production of Hamilton County for the year ending July 1, 1880, tras Mighwines and continuously distilled spirits, 11,783,270 offnee EMlons, showlng an Increase of 1,100,000 over the pre- eeling year, ‘Che ngeregate production of this county and the district. across the river, Which, In a bisliess sense, belangs to Clie eumnath, was nearly 15,000,000 gallons, taxes on this aggreaty amount toSi3. showlng an increase of $1,250,000 over the preceding year, Rectifiud gouds show an im: portant inerensa in the produ 4 reagpied 10,250,000 gallons In Cin 00 in Covlagton, belny an iy two places over last year of 2,095,000 gallons, Tntheuxtontot bushes of rect itylnge, Unis elty stands ahead of any other tn the United States, OF the 40,074,000 gallons of spirits reetified Jn the whole country, Clneiniat] produced 10,471,000, Shipments from tly city were tha largest In the Alatory (ot thi trade here with the oxception of one: yeu turing the War, ‘They agcremited 450,010 burrels, being an increase :of 5,000 over ta preceding year, 4 ‘Thy 000; — ST, LOUIS, - Sr. Lovis, Dee.'80.—Tho port-list of this clty foy the pust year shows .2,871 steamboat arrivals and 3,800 departures; abort 4; barges also arrived and departed. Freight recelyed by riyer, outside of- lumber, 89,860. tons; shipments by river, 1,037.50 tons. Twenty-eight murders and fifty-seven aut cides wore conmnitted In thhs chy during the. past. year, OF tho persons unirdered, five Were women and two were dnfants. ‘There aro now eighteen murderers contined [n the Jail awaiting tral, i DETROIT, Detnorr, Mich, Dee. 30—The Post and Tritune will contain to-morrow morning the annual statement of the produce trade of thls city for tho past year, Lecelpts of lead- -F 41,187 barrels; wher 1,030,000 bush Ori, 428,000; wats, 507,000. barley, 300,000; butter, 045,000 pounds; cheese, 33,0003" wool, 4,080,000, , POSTPONED, Louavin.e, Ky,, Dee, Thedrawing of the Willard Hotel lottery, the local sensation here, bus been postponed wath Apall 7, y Inthe past, nid multiplied YALE. The Annual Banquet of the Chi- cago Alumni. Vrosident Noah Porter Attends and Mokes an Address. The Progress of the Colloge—The Young ‘Man from Ohioago, Remarks by H, T. Steele, A.B. Mason, and Others —Eleetion of Officers, The Chicago Yolo Assoelation, together with its assembled guests,—all told, a une dred-odd “ Yale’ fellows well met,”—pnssed anotlicr mile-post In {ts nssocinted career inst eveing, when ft gave its fifteenth annual anger, and pald its devoirs at the shrine of Aluin Mater. Interesting as have been these annual spreads in past years, that of Inst evéninw nt the Grand Daeifle tuok on an added’ importance from the presence tn proprin personn of Ynlo's Prestdent, the Ttev. Non Porter, for many years tho honored head of the institution, This of ‘Itsel€ was enough to call out tho Intent crithnsinsm of all the Joeal members, and to.nttract not a few from sister cities, until the assembly was even Inrgor than any of ‘its' memorable predecessors, and tho In- tellectual nud physical feasts provided sur- passed in their respective merits the stce cesses Which hayd ench recurring year beon ‘pronounced ahead of nll the rest, ‘The ban- quet was held in the Inrge, roomy Indies’ ‘grdinary of the Grand Paetitc, where “ THE FOLLOWING ALUMNE sat down to dlscuss one of the cholcest menus ever made to be enten: ~ Presttent Noah Portor, Thos. H. MeKinloy, ‘60, |. EdwatdG. Mason Pres Jos. H, Andrew, ident of tho Assogia- Samuel Appleton, "J, tion. pe » Alfred Hnrtovw, “1 Alten Scovitle, a8. Josial H, Bissell Hon. Carter iH, Hare Edward ‘C. Bla i TD, rison, "45, 41.8, Boomer, "T, Wm, F..Poole, 49," W. 1. Hushnell, °6, 11, 'T. Steule, "40, Erneat 70, A. A, Sprague, i ty Luthor H, Pierce, ‘58, Franktin MaeVeagh,'2,Wash Healing, Jumes T, Mutthows, bi, Ex-Stite Senutor Rob- dunes 8, Norton, '65, ‘i David B. Lyman, Ut, SW, Flak, "i i hn’, Bur- Stewart Clarke,’ w Clarke, "7 roughs, 43, Dow Ularko, 0 John Johnston, dr ’03, ‘Phomas B, Doollttle, "80, Gourge C. Egan, ‘7 Genrgo sts to jeorze Mills rs, "%t treat Gampuole' tee William D. Alten Willan Armour, ‘79, Willian: G. Asay, Arthur-D, Bevan, Henry C, Burnat $8. Leonard Boye Dre. W. 1K. Harriaon J I, Stay Charles H. Ferry, ‘3 Henry. V, Freeman, “6 Prod Gaylord, ‘51, ‘Thomas W. Grover, 74, 4, Jtenj. 1D. Magruder, ‘66, A. F. ititich, ‘Thomas B. Marston, "i, ‘Thomas, Hedgur, Jr.,’67, Alfred B. Masott, "71, C. 1. Hosmer, ‘38, Wiloy 8. MeCren, ‘oughteling,'76, Georga A. Meech, * ir. J. N, fiyde, ‘Ol. Hugh IT, Malirinty, °%75, G. P. Johnstone, °70, Loring M. Palinor, '07, Witliam 11, Leo. 70, | 8, P. Mattorsan, ‘shy, ‘Thomas H. Linstey, 0, Henry 3. Payson. * Whittemore Jobn J. Perrin, ‘74, Ww, C. "hy 1. C, Perkins, ‘The tev. G. B. Wilcox, Charles 1. logera, ‘ 48, Henry W.ltaymond, ‘tt, Tho Rov. E. P. Williams, Honey 3. Robbins, t4.' 756 5 56, Edward L, Uyerson, 76, 1. M1, Wilson, ‘68, Tho Rev, George I, Fred 8. Winston, "T7 Buvuires, “44, Alfred L. Moore, ‘70, Chas. D, Reeberyor, 40, George 8. Needuan, 44, George M. Stone, "17, As HH. Gunn, “ht, y; slaraa, 7 Ullman Strong.) ALB. W. &d. Paylor, 78, 0, EL, Wate Wirt Dexter Walkeor,’80, Walkor in! Samuel 1. Wheeler, '68, Azel F, Hately, Dr, E.N, Whitnoy, "75, ‘The feastof good things over, the Inter flow of soul was taken off the tap, duly uncorked, and freely allowed to cffervesce, . PRESIDENT MASON - called the guests to order, and congratulated. thom on the continued life of the Associu- tion, Commenting on the prevalling weather Jn this Intitude, he remarked that no degree of coltt without could affect the warmth within, or Interfere with the welcome which was extended to all, Yale had room for the mien of 81 09 well as for the yenerable grade ales who dated buck to the “40s, and all were welcome, Briefly and somewhat humorous. reviewing the past .and present of Yale, and coming down to its future, tha President of the Association had something to say about In- tellectual ns woll as physical athletes, with an evident partiality for a more numerous al- Jotncnt of the former, But, in the presence of one so well qualified to spenk of Yale as President Porter, Mr. Mason foreboro to ox- bress any further views on that subject, aud, uring to that venorable but hale and Honely gentleman, called upon him for the expecter fuddress of the evening, 5 PRESIDENT PORTER was grected with a fluttering ovation, and ex- pressed hils pleasure at being present, all ap- pearances or previous Impressions to tho contrary. (Latyhter.) Yet he felt some- what cibarrassed In nddressing n company of alumni, such as tho present, who were apt to know moro about the tatitution, in xome partleutirs, than hedid. (Laughter, He brought with hhn the hearty greetings 0! those who represented tho collezo at home, and ai assurance that «the oflicers and Fueulty yalued tho affection of the College alumni, and relied — more upon it” for the prosperity of tho Institution, and for its healthful workings, than thoy were apt to think, ‘ho colleze was still the same tn its most important feat- ures, and yet It was not the same, Subtia changes took place avery term ant every yenr. Cerlain advances, or, Ibinight be, cer- tain, retrogradations, hut certainly certain changes, were constuntly taking place tn the old college, wlitle it yet sufllctently preserved its tdentity by an adyanetng growth which sceured the contilencoof one generation utter qnothey, ‘Tho collexe was growing, und yet It was these. 1¢ galved its strength and. held the conttdence of its pupils and its Munim Its polley was very much the sane, dow could tt do otherwise than grow In this erent, growing nage, this seething thie of speculation, this daring and’ soar- ing thie of Mterature, when the world of thought wns agitated «more wilely and nore profoundly than ever before, and When tho hearts of men were moved ta music, rong, und oritory by themes which in some Tinportant respect’ were new 2 +, Tv respect to what was called tho tuternal or- der of the Institution, Presitunt Porterspoke With spine Jenyth and detail, He was glad. jto say, "that In thls regard there were no sc Mons*{nfructions of the dlsclplins to raport, aud po serious occasions for its enforcement, [Laughter] HEME WAS A YOUNO MAN Fitost CHICAGO the other dny, however, of whom It was sald that he had thrown a box which wasdestined for coal trom tho head of tho stairway, ‘Tho fuse wis reported to him, and he had sald that hoe would take the matter in charge, lo “sald to the young: minn one day; “Yon threw on box downstairs, de you? Arent you older than that? ‘ffamighter | aro you about 10 years old? Renewed laughter.) ‘The young wan re plied, very unlyely, “Why, sometines. I think Tmt about fo years ol” [Moro Jaughitor, | But the company would excuse Din for thinking that, In view af the pure, Innocent Hfe which he browght from bis native city, [Great laughter.) But the dis- elplhre hid notbeen relaxed, anc oceastonally students were punished aoverely, Ove casionally, alsa, ~ they dropped out, Jn the earlier —duys of enllege {fe from gross hunorality they dropped out and were seen no more, But beyond this there has been nothing, such ws had oeourred several tiie in the college lite, in the way of surlous dereliction ugulust college Inw to ree qulre the enforcumunt of yery suvere pun- shinent, . Li'respect to the disetplino for bail sehglare ship, he could say what he doubted “not many of thos present would be gratitled to heavy. ‘The Freshman class of a year tgo contained 163 seholars at the beghming of tho first term. At the oni of the term it was not necessary to dropasingto mun {applvuse) something which never oecurred be fore probably in the hitstory of the college since the dselpling had been applled for deftelent scholarsitp, The sume was true, very nearly, of the presont Freshman class, ‘This showed that there had been an improve- ment in the preparation for admlsslon to the college, or that there was perhaps a wiser und more patient method of dealing with tnembers of tho edriler classes, At all events, he could say with, a goo deal of confidence, though ho should not like to have It repeated, laughter), dat the standard hid Tniproved 1 thy earlier classes for a wumber of jean and thy college nnichine—It they would enll t such—warke more quietly and more effectually than formerly, President Portor next reverred to the great IMPROVEMENT (IN THE OUTWARD DECORUSE of the students, yartlouluily ut morning iS) prayers, which he attributed, among other things, to thelr vory superior surroundings now as compared with soveral years ago. In tis connection he recalled the remark of thet President of the Wesleyan University somo three or four years ngo_ that the behavior of the students In point of decorum nt colle; prayers tnunifestiy surpassed that of tho studonts In his own college, “where, you know,” Presitlent Port naively. add ed, “they are alrendy by election and” predestl- nation ministers,” [Laughter.) In respeet te the Intellectual oullure of the students, President Porter remarked that thoy stil] atanchly adhered to the old trad. tlonis, and he could say with confidence and ride that if there was anything for whieh aly was pocuilne It was that it dal not be. Neve ln shams in any form of iutellectunl culture. [Applause.) They believed tn no short ents to learning, or anything whieh supplied the discipline afforded by the nppll- eatton of tho indvidual mind. Hence, they belleved fu frequent — reeltations, eon stant oxmininations, marks of college standing, and fn holding a man to, that severe and constant Intellectual régine for the hablis ncquired by which he would tinnk the College nil his life afterwards. White inistakes might be nade in the appll- entlon of the theory, still it was the theory, and all the hrrangonents of the College nf- faults were adjusted with respect to it. ‘The optional systein had been intelligently Intro- duced into the sentor and junior years, the optional studies and recitations being allotted. exclusively to the afternoons, and the course being so arranged that students night make during the two Inst years special progress in the specialtics to which they were devoting themsalves. ‘The system had been found to work very satisfactorily, and was AN IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENT aver the former course, But thoy had not thereby at all departed trom the theory of holding studonts to honest work. Indeed, Ahoy thought that one great advanta wot this opttonal system was that they could hold the students more rigidly ton spcelfied class of studies In which thoy deslred special pro- fictency, and they believed in holding tho students to thefr Ideals, ‘Tho cramming theory had no ndvocates at Yale, and he ie- fended its system because tha Col-. lego’s strength must Ile In the con- fidence, which — was felt in it. One of the advantages of the system was that it taught a man to mensure hiinself with his fellows, throwing the whole community into one fusing and seething association of inlnd upon mind, heart upon heart, In tho interpretation of character and the thorough development of the Intellectual nature, Emergon had never said a tracr thing than when he remarked, “You send a boy ton schoolninster, It is his associutes that he goes to schiovl to,” 'There'was always 0 waste of routine in all intellectual machinery, An timensoamount of frictton pertained to the working of tho best machine. But, after all, there were ma- chines that ground Well, and those that ground less perfectly, and every machine must be taken with Its drawbacks. ‘Tho seemingly waste hours of college Ilfe, too, were often the most proiitable to Jook back upon. If thera were tles mrowing out of college life,— a college spirit, in short,—then tho alumni ot Yule should be true to old traditions, To this Association might he not say that of It It was always true, “Noblesse oblige”? In conclusion, the Speer referred to tho spirlt of Yolo as gaining Inspiration, even If it gained sobriety, from its views of the othor life, and, with a further acknowledginent of the cordial greeting extended him, sat duwn amidst answering appliuuse. OTHER ADDRESSES. After the singing of “Alma Mater” by tho assembled alumni, President Mason turned over the onerots duties of toastmaster to the Chairman of tho Executive Committee, Mr, Samuel Appleton, who pleasantly Introduced Mr, Henry I. Stecle, Mr. Steele responded to the thne-honored toast of “Almn Mater,” and did it, too, ina way which resulted In more handelnpping. Mr, Alfred Bishop Mason mado one of the best hits of the avening in his response io “The Poets of Yale.” In his felleltous and pleasantly humorous way Mr. Mason re- called the poetic strivings of Lvomis, Dana, Thatcher, Marsh, Emmerson, and others, not forgetting Seerctary Evarts and a certain ulleged epic by that master of the art of con- cealing ideas Which was described as con- sisting of nine books and two sentences, “Lauriger Horathis” was revivified b tho assembled company of music aut vntrth makers, After which, ox-Senntor M. W, Robinson responded to tho toast "Yale in Public Life.” He was plontiful in his local allusions to rising young Yale politicians, including Carter Marrison, A,B, Mason, Sam Appliton, titid Washtigton Heslng, and in his references’ to quite an important. branch a} ‘ale graduates in the versons of the “ Indepentent Sergtehers.” In conelusion, he drew a happy augury fron the election to‘the Presidency of an “eszen- tially collego man, who, In a tim’ of peace and prosperity rarely equated In a nation s history, had a golden opportunity of elevate Ing and puritying the tone of political life, and whoso inclinations and associations promised well in that direction, aifording o hope that n new and nm better foundation would be latd, and that there would coma forth better and more useful forms of pollt- {eal organizations and higher types of pu- litical tite. = dtr, Krnest Carter responded to “Young Yalo” Ina way that recniled sume of ‘the pleasantest and some of tho most doleful exporiences In college: life under. the Now Havon chins; and the company Inughed itself almost sore over the lugubrioug musical per- formanees of Messrs. ‘I. W, Grover, L. 8, ‘| Boomer, and Thomas Marston, who had cleverly set some of tho old college rules toa solemn chant, which they delivered In the most serious style, ‘The effect was ludicrous {nthe extreme 1 eo 1 r. Walter, Blaine, of Minnenpolls, 2 so of Sonator Blaine, responded to the toast “Things that Wore,” A pleasant speaker, with an Interesting theme, he revived a mum- ber of old-time collexo experiences in way that recalled the pst to overy member prea ent, and apparently made everybody wish he were n boy again, - Mr. Azel F. Mateh responded to tho: Inst toust onthe lst, Alma Pater,” the com- pry joined In singing the Chienro Alumni song, and tho social features of tha aifalr, so Plessaut in all respects, werd reluctantl, rotght to au end shortly before mnldnight.” ELECTION OF OFFIOENS, - Atthe conclusion of tha banquet a bual- neas meeting washeld, with President Mason tu tho chal: al t tho E amugl Applctong from the Executt Committee, aubmitted the followit Tit ot officers for 1881, and thoy were elect President, James Nevins Hyde, '6ly Firat Noblo, '53: Vieo-Prosident, Frederick A, ti, FS: Second Vice-President, Edward G, Matden, Oy) Chairman ciltive Committee, of- Exe Francis 1, Butler, 63; Executlye Committee Perry Trumbull 70, George Mills Rogers Enis Ernest Carter ’7), W.S, McCrea '80; Secret tary nnd ‘Treasurer, Charles 1. Ferry, '72 A telegram from the Athletic Committee, stating that they must have$10,000 pald In by. Feb, 1, was referred to the Executive Com- iittes with power to net, * ‘The mectlng then adjouried, : ———— Man. é Extracts from an Olt Volume, Tho avorngo welght of un adult man fa 40 Pounds O ontices. "i ‘Tho average welght of 9 skeleton fa about H pounds Number of bones, 210, " The skeleton ineasures ona inch less than tho hight of tho living man, ‘The averayo Wolybt of tho brain of aman fa Oy gundes ofa woman, 2 pounds 1] ounces, The brain of aman exceeds twice that of any oHiho nvorws, Hight of an. Engtlsuman ts 8 6 average hight ofan Englishman fs 5 foot 9 tnehes; of a Frenchmnn,s fyotUinehosy und of Heiglan, 5 foot 6g inchea, Tho ayerayo wolyht of an Englishntan ts 150 pounds; of y Frenchman, 136 pounds; and ofa telat, 10 pounds, ‘Tho average number of tooth tg w., A nin breathes about 20 thines in a minute, or 1,200 tlines in an hour, A man breathes about 18 pints of alr ian min- ute, or upward of 7 hogahoads ina day, A man gives olf 4,08 por cent varbouie gas of the alr ho regpiros; respires 10,600 cublu fect of bono veld guy In twontysfuur hours: cone aumes 10,007 cuble fect of Oxyyon in twenty> Teur hours, equal to 125 cuble Yicnoe of com mon alr, ; contributes to vegetation 124 A wan annually Pounds of carbon, ‘The average pf tho pulse in infanoy {9 120 per minuto; iu manhood, b; ut 0 yours, J. Tho pula of fomalea is more frequent thas that of ‘Yye welaht of tho clrouluting bioud fa about oa moun, he heart beats 75 tines Ina minuto; rends nearly 10 pounds of blood thrpugh tho yelns and urtorfas cach beut; mukes 4 beats walle we MEitaumined and forty pound vehundred und fort tinds, or ono bogs bead 1 pints of blaod use throug! tho heart it oo volve tt ct a stb ‘olve tho tsand pounds, or 24 bogsheuds$ giillons ,or 10,7645 plut, pags through thahourt in “Oita {housuud eninces of blood th tho kidneys in one hour. pees Soma Onv hundred and seventy-four nulllion holea orcetlaurain tho lungs, which would cover a tastes thirty mes greater than the human ee Inaction of the kidneys and urinary organs cause fad worst of disengea, Which Hop Bitters ‘DR. CLARK JOHNSON’S nian Do pup, iH Sat Ha Sz< sig LEY AW Wn: 7308 s28nd asi) ea \ gang al Cures 8cnarn A CURES FEVER ayn i snoal URES BU tousypee' AND Siy biseaseas = 1930 "pLiil * [rmane aR.) Dyspepsia Liven Diseases, Fever & Ague, Ttheuma~ tiam, Dropsy, § % C U R Heart Disease, Biltousness, Nervous Debvility, ete. The Bost REMEDY ENOWN to Man I 9,000,000 Bottles SOLD SINCE 1870, This Eyrup possesses Varied Propertics, It Stimuintes iho Ptyntino tn the Salivng 99 food Into glucose. A deficionc: in Ptyaline enue Ind and Hourin: sausge Wid and outing ar tie fad in the ately afier entin, is votenod i the fumentaten of fod) ets tipo the Tver, He note upon the situne if Xe Parives the ined, which converts the Starch and Sugar Be aod, ¥e Quiets the Nerv : AE Rremncen aigeationy 7 tem At Nourlebes, Stee; iy eu,” Hi Seelatea ibe onf mised tantrorntee, ores race! Biealthy ‘Perspiration, Phe SRNR One Anitnees { Tt noutralizos tho hereditary taint, or polson tn, th » which gene : ployod In ita manufactare, ‘oan be taken by the most d a Sged and Coobloy care only tang repetread ay cacy CAUTION TO DRUCQISTS. Beware of Countorfott Medicine, 1 employ no travollng agonts or runners to solicit trade from uruge plata, TESTIMONIALS. _ ILLINOIS. or Disonse of the Stomach and Liver. Cairo, Alexandor Cu. DEAR Sin: Buffering for sumo Uma with Houdacha snd Disease of the Stomach und Liver, 1 was induced Re ee reat tnd eroaaates: rae erfect Health aud strange. NO. W Wht oe CHAS, SUELLIEY. An Excelient Remedy. Rolvidere, Noone Co.. INL, Fob. & 1 DEAR Bin: | have beon using your |. oD BYRUY for somy cme. and am jiortectly satiated with, the results, It Puries the Blvod, Itvatoros 1.08t ADs patite, Strengthens tho Norves, Kequiates the Stoo Reh arid Bowes, and itolloves Mheumatian. 1 woud dot bo without it, MICS, WISSTALL, Midnoy Dinen: Fisher, Champaign Co., Tl}, DEAR Bin: “This to. to early thas ye INDIAN BLOOD SYILUP has done me more goud for Kidnoy Complaint and lcare Disease than nny other ined clue Leverused, It also cured une of m Chills and Scrotula. MANGALET CLS, ‘Third-Day Chills. TM,, Flora, Ciny Co. DEAN SIN: This Is to certify’ Mar your INDLATE BLOUD SYRULD has cured ma of the Third-Das Chills after all other medicines had [nilna,, * . MISS BROWN. Chills Curcd. « Mattoo: ‘olos Co.. Tit. Dean sm: ond your INDIAN LLOOD STGP peedily ctires Chills, and can reconimond It 5s the fest medicine In the country for Hucumatian uod jotratgia, £7 TOL MITCH Le All that It Ia Recommended to He, Be 1 DEAR Btn: I havo found, by giving your IN Jumont, Cook Site BLOUD BYLUE' a fnir trial, that it is ail it ts recoms ended to be, hwnd advise any One who way be in pour anit to ulvG ie teil. MAR, HUME AN, Chills Cured. ae Neogs, Cumboriand Co,, 11), RAT Bint My daughter lad Chilis for fourtuen yonths, and I tried almost ovurything, but without cb anEt L cbaiuianoed the uso of four INDIA BIGOU SYRUP,» sort trial of whlch etectualiy ured her. Tho Syrup dns aiso rently: benofted the amily-and I bave had nu uso for 8 GUCLOE had your modicine in my house. I would ous It, wn SSSA NN Its uso to suffering ISSANNALL UAW MENG! Pain In tho Back. Watorman Station, De Kalb Co. Ub. Dean Bins This ia to cortity that your INDIAN OD BYRUP has cured tao of Hain In the Back, tia valuable medicine. ‘MRS. WOOD, Dyspepsia and Indigestion. 4 Sandwich Do Kalb Co. 1. PEAR Muti This a to cortify tut your INDIAN BLOOD SYRUP, which I procured from your agent, has complstoly cured mo of Dyapunsln, Tig tha boat moedicina 1 ever uscd. TIURAR BALLIN, Cure for rt Disense. - ‘Teutopolia, EMngham Co. UL. DEAR Bit: Your great INDIAN BLOUD BYRUP Is the vost medietng given hed for loare Diseaso. £ Feoommend it to all similarly aiicted sy ag, All that It Is Rocommonifiled to Ho. & Kansas, Kdgar Co. 11, DeAU BIR: I have uscd your oxcellunt INDIAN BLOOD SYRUP tn my tninily for the past tive yours, nd bavg eiwoys found it just aa recoinuonded. At it cle OVGr Usd Hn tuy fotly. abel era ite AL. As ULC, of Fire Lungs, Hunton, Franklin Co, 11h, Thielsto cortity that your INDIAN VIROL bas oured ine of ung Disease, wien tue furalung Unie, I chverfully rural eri h ty. Maater ne EIA WLYTINGTON, Wor Neuralgia. ron. ot DEAR BIR: Twos troubled with %. Discas Dears: Thi BLOODS bad boen troubling Tecommend it to al milton Co. Tt, Ni sae forsome it, ee a asa itlins entirely cured tase , , re BERUI', ad Am happy tosay eT UEG, TVIN. Cured. jyinouth, Uancock Co. It. DEARSIN: T have been troubidd with Biliousposs, gad Dyspopals, and indlyostion, and Have wsod your NDIAN BLOODS YAUL, Bnd found It te 60 a inuss valuablo medicine. WHOMAS THUMBLE, Never Fails 14 Care. én, ord, Ieoquols Co. TH, aay hare oi, aa, u I Loinact ol i Bee ter cr vato trouvied with epusas: und in bu tocar, casos it efoctad a compote Cott, | nines METZ. ie imouys . Am Aconty, dung raqiols Ca il, th AU Stu: T can say this td DIAN BLOOD BYROH tus no wpuel tor ‘cbiatipation. ‘Mloketivude acha, wate Hee. [i ee! ned CHS, mie: Tenn sutaly Fioouam my, Hee eee ee TULA AC RKED, Rocommends a to Alle Co. Til ro: He Co. Tit, Dean suits t have used aimg ut your INDIAN BLOOD svc P with benolcla) results, and 1 tbiok Wb HG uoad modicing to build up, Ahyaystou vunorallye ‘Would recomuond It to alt suttoring’ arging! au Liver Complatut. pean hie Dehourruliy westity tint Jour huntly est eto ° gprated INDIAN BL GOL SiGe hivos univursul ante “i and is bighty eateened by all who have used tw Tee used car Mradietne wih the mn sallutnce SA SUu Ma with true Couplatat ana sleeltendaene, Spey PIM AILAL DENI, + Rhow Muckiny Kan IL, May 18, DRAW SI b was y gront sudpror from heutn end found uo rallef uutll | commenced TY 7 rr toil ANNA V1IS33ENUERG. A Good Blood wurifier, Wuaucunda, Luko C DeAU Sit; T havo used you 1, thay 04 Tt rroas INDIAN wLOGD BYNUP and have found if unequaledas 6 iuod Vurke figs, and take piousure lu recummondisg ites such, ‘ Cdn PRATES uppresssion of Monstruation, FI Sheridan, 1s Balle Co., Ut. DEAR BIR: My daughtor was a suueror fru’ Sup. ression of Blunstruntion, aid after inburitne undue ia dificulty fur ture thun # your, with the treate Hons of two physivina-ono Athopathie un Dlomeupathio—withuut retlus, also a tale trial uf wasy otbor wiedicmes, among wich wee Weare’ Alture a me . SAiaue joverduieks om tho isvaw with bled who . dintely prevailed un her to try fudznouis and to Ha Yop" ot atl syne, pitted to ERgRah ste wus soow rontiies io Whirudnis Female Wenknese oer M , Livigtston County, 1). pean ain rote ia tutor gina f dava Geen s{y pononted by unity yourgrout INDIAN BLOOM Reet Sin ovdeiugeure cf axe, and bavo born ret iatt fast iike ns souns bits 1 can racomanivind it Bee valusule reniody. Whoa BAULtET LISTOF WHOLESALE DEALERS Dr, Clark sa’ Tn Blood Syrup. GHICAGO, ILL, VAN BCHAACK, STEVENSON & CO. 9 and 4 aska-at, ¥i RULISON, PLO D 3 ? ipa IN EROMMICL & CO. 32 and of Lako-sh, Toblan & LD, WiUUTENBUNGL & 00,, @ Wabssh-ar, al