Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 26, 1881, Page 10

3 ' e Aty sl Ry 10 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNL: SATURDAY THE LAKE PARK. Audacious Attempt to Steal It from Chicago. YVarions Moves Which Iave Been Made for This Pur- pose. " Opinlon Given the Qanal Commission- ers by Lawrence, Campboll & Lawrence, . Young Scammon Shows Its Errors of Fact and of Law, /ights of Michigan-Avenue Property- Owners—The Dedication a Legal One. Mr, Scammon Has the Docu- ments to Back Up His Position. Mr, Thomas Hoyne Also,Scouts the Idea that the Canal Has Any Title, ' ft Is nou Attempted Grab to State Claims of Canal Cone tractors, Pay “The attontion of the Cook County mem- bers of the Loglslature Is Invited to Houso Bill No. 209, tho object of which s to strip Chicago of tho Lake Park for the purposo of seliing the land and usingthe proceds to pay off the antiquated claimsof a lot of canal contractors. 'Theso Representatives should make it thelr especlal business to look after this measure, which was ‘CONCEIVED IN FRAUD AND TORN IN IN- IQUITY, nd see to it that it is summarily and per- emptorily knifed, It fs n bill to authorize the Canal Commlssloners to establish title to property belonging to the Canul Fund, of which adverse possession Is hield by any par- ties; to sell what thoy may get, and to make acanal tund to bs used for tho purpose of paying the indlvlduals or their helrs or representatives who did work on the eanal back In the’30s, und who were paid in sorip, which, they cluim, they had to dis- posa of nat less thun its face value. This scheme to steal the Lake Park Is not a new one, The first man to move in the matter, so far ps tho record shows, was Jr, Boyd, of Fulton County, Revresentative to Congress trom that district, who, in 1378, Intraduced & bill in the ouse of Representatives declar- ing that the land belonged to the Canal Fund, * and proposed to have kt used for the purpose of deepenuing the conal, 'The bill was re- ferred to & cotnmittes and dled there, ‘The niove In the Legislnture wus started at the sussion two years ago, and has been renewed at the present one. 1t Is based npon AN OPINION GIVEN TO TUE CANAL doMms- SIONERS, ; at thelr request, by Lawrence, Camphell & Lawrence, in Decemberof 1578, That optnlon 13 in brief that the city has an equitable title to what is known as the Lake Park, belng that tract of land which lies between the enst line of Miohizan avenug and_the lllinois Central’s right of way, from Park row to Madlson streot, By the net of Japuary, 1538, —the nct for the construction of the IHl- nois & Michigan Canal,—tho Canal Commis- sloners wero nuthorlzed to exnmine the en- ual route, sclect such plices as “were ¢lizible for town sites, cause them to be laid off luto town lots, and cause eanal Jand in or near Chicago suitable_therefor to bo lald off Into town lots, ‘I'he Board was further directed to sell on tho 2uth of June the lots in the Town of Chicagn, and nlso Fractional Section 13 adjoining the'Fown of Chieago, Fractional Section 15 ls that part of tho clity which lles enst of State, south of Mndison, and north “of ‘Twelfth streets. It was first to be Jaid off and subdivided Into town lots, streets, and alless, as n the judg- .ment of the Commissioners ' wonla hest pro- mote tho Iuterests of tho Canal Fund, to svhich fund the land belonged, ‘The opinton Tolds that the Commissioners hnd power to dedicate such purts of thisnndasthey might deem Best for streets and alleys, but had no power to divest the title of the State te any portion for the purpose of dedicating it as a park, or for school purl:oscs, or church puir- poses, or any other pubile use except streets and ufleys, THEY JIAD NO POWER, beoause the Leglsiature had not glven It When the Commissioners platted tho ground 2 block of lots was lukd gut neross tie Lake Park from cnst to west st tho southern ex- tremity, and the width of Mlichigan ayvenuo was then Jald down wpon the plat us 120 feet, - It s clnimed that it wonld be amisuse of terns to call this open space north of Park Tow aBtreet; but, assuming thut the Com- missloners intended it to, b one, tho dedication was not cffective be- cause tho ~clty of Chicago never accepted it; it even refused to aceept the 120 Teet which tho Commissioners, Intended to dedieate, and confined nceeptance to o width of niunety feet. So the Commissloners had o power to dedlenty tho Jund ns o park, ‘Thora [s no gronnd for belfeving they intond- ad to dedjeato It as a street and, £ they did, ;.n?lcllty did not neeept it and the dedieation ailed, ‘Ihe amendod Clty Chinrter of 1803 provided that no encroachments shoult be made by rallrond company or other porson oil this land, The reason expressed in tha net for ita passago was the mistaken assumption that the Canal Counmissloners had mile valld dedication of the land, But the reeltal of n supposed dediention which the Commis- sjoners had no power make does not stop the State from assertliyz its own title to the property for tha usv of tho ennl, TIE SECOND GROUND upon which the eity enn baso its elaim Is the Lake-Front net of "1569, which granted thy city tho Jund Iylnlz south of Monrou street, with power to sell It and uso the proceeds for o par ‘I'his grant, says the oplnlon, was a perversion of the trust, but vested the title ln tho city, 5o that, without further leg- |sluuon‘ no ?ml\clnl proceedings in the power of the Canal Connmissioners to Institute will have the effect of divesting_tho city™s title, ‘Chls net was repealod bn Ine, but thie lust act was otie of repenl stiply, and dlid not wndor- take to revest {n the State thy title to the lang i question. So wsuit now bronght by the Cunnl Commissloners ngulnst ity woull not Lo advisable, The Stats was o trustes ot this Land for the benetit of the canal, It could not grant the pru{wrly rightfully by woy of gift to the Clty or Chiciago, No person can cull the Staty to acepunt’ fn thy Courts for such n porverslon of thoe trust, %o thut in this case additunal Jeglslutlon iy necessury to vine power the Cunal Comnissioners 1o "bring o fund, suit to estabiish the trusts npoen which the State yeeelved thls lad from the Fedoral Government, “The State might resuiu th woant a4 against the elty without judielal | proveedings, but It wonlil not be deésirable, 1or the title would be ander o eloud, and the elly might have equities growing ont of ex- mns\l(urva nade upon the land whidh ought bu prutected, “iy J. YOUNT BCAMMON, ‘have not seen the apinion of Lawrence, Campbell & Luwrence,” safdJ. Young Sennis mon, *but 1 canuot concelye how any respoctable Iawyer who kuows the Glatory of the title can suppuse that thie Cunnl Comntsssioners have uny rights ere. Fractional Scetion 15 was fl\hl out ¥ the Canal Counniastoners Tu INU under the uet of 1833 In relation to the town plats, Jihteh provides that *ull Ui fivlots intended or sula shall be numbered I progressive Bumburs or by the squares i which they urg n}lunmd. and ‘their precine length und width shall bo stated on sukd plat or wap; and all out-lots which shai} not” exeeed ten acres in size shall in hko mwanner bo surveyed ang nuinbered, und thelr preckse length and width #tated o the plat or wayp, togother with any streets, alleys, or ronds which shall divide or border'on tio same.” The fifth sectlon of the same aet provides that ‘a plat or map made by the parties laying out n town or an addi- Lion to a town shnll be certified, acknowl- edged and recorded, and every douation of gronnd to the public marked ornoted on such plat ar map shall ba deemed 0 law and enuity sulticient defensn to vest ihe fee-sim- wle of nlt such pareel or pareels of land ns Wiereln expressed, ad shall be consideresd to nll Intents and purposes as A gen- eral wnrrnntr against such doner or doners, their hefis and representatives; and tha land Intendeil to be for streets, all Ways, comnions, or other public uses town, or city, or addition thereto shall b held tn the corporaté name thereof In trust toamd for the uses and purposes set forth nud expressed or intended. THE ORIGINAL MAI of Fraetional Seetlon 15 Addition to Chleago comptivd in nll respects with the law, and all the land from the west side of Michigan avenug to the Inke was lald out and Inid down on the mapor platasa street,—as Mich- Igan avenue, 1 haye a certified copy of . that map in my oflice, My recollection 13 that the streetnt Park placo was soma 60 or 700 fent wide, it at Muwdison street 200 or 300, At allevents It was g0 wide nt Madlson atreet that Mr. dohir Wright, who then lived at . the southwest corner of Madison street and Michigan avenue, Inclosed tho cnst portion of the stroct with n fence, and planted 1t with trees for ornument and protection. ~ The Inclosurg constituted quite a large fleld east of a good wide rondsway, and, the treey grew up to bo nrge ones, and remmned until in econse~ aitettee of the extension of the plers the di- rection of the Inke current was thrown agalist Michigan avenne, and n very consid- erable portion of it washed nway, which caused the ity nd the owners of lots front- ing on Mlehlgan avenue to mnke groat exer- tlons Ly building proteetions and exlnmullh;c [ great deal of uumu{ to proteet the street, Mayor Gurney, who had a flue residence just south of Mr. Wright's house, was called out of hils bed at night to do something to pro- toct the street appostt his house, Thu banks were erumbling away so fast that it was feared that not only might the street bo washed nway, but hia dwelling rendered in- secure beford morning. ‘Lhere was never any pretense that what is called Lake Park wiis anything but street, It was Inid ont asa street, und the lots fronting on It were np- praised by the Canal Comuissioners AT A MUCH HIGRER PRICE than any other lots in Fractlonal Sectlon 15 addition, beeause thoy fronted on n wlile street and the lake, and were sold at nauch higher price in consequence of that fact. Col. Willnn Thornton, who was then P'resi- dent of the*IDoard of Canal Comuissioners, from his earringe on Michigan avenue, with a map In his hand, while proclaiming the saly and uifering the lots at auction, declared to tho purchnsers that tho street extended from the eust iine of the lots to the Inke, and conld never be closed up or diminlshed except by the consent of tho proporty-owners. And thoe lots on Michigan avenne brought a cor- responding high price—[ think mowy than double that brought by lots In any other part of fractlonal See. 15, ‘Tlie ldea of in- closing nnf portion of itns a park originated entirely with myself. 1 wrote a petition and sent itto the Council, asking permission to incloso the east partion.of the street, leaving o suttuble rondway, as A TEMPORARY PAfIK OR PURLIC GROUND during the pleasure of the Council, The permlsslon was granted. 1 got up n sub- seription paper to rajse tho nncessnre"’ Joney to Inclose it. E, IT. Haddock, E, B. Willfams, R. ., Brlsto), und others united with me in ralsing the money, and I employed Henry L, Fulton to bulld the fenee which-Inclosed the temporary lake park. I hnve in my ofllce thy originnl subseription paper, and, 1 think, the original petition which I sent to the Council, ora copy of it, aud the receipt fiom Mr, Fulton for the money expended in building the fenee, The title to that property 18 in the elty of Chieago In trust, and (1 nobody else. “‘The Canal Commlssioners have nu more rizht, ot Interest, or elaim to it than they liave to Lake street. "The title of the 1wo b4 the snme so far is the Canal Commis- stoners ure concerned.” * Buy Lawrenee, Camphell & Lawrencosny that It does not appear that what 1s now the Latke Park was luid out as o sireet *“There were on the map Lwo llnos,—tho east and west itne of Michizan avenue, The weat line was the ling of the [ots, nud the east iine was the water of Lake Michigan,” * But they sy the city NEVER ACCEPTED THE TWHOLE OF IT AS A sTREET Y “That Is not true. e city always re- garcded It na astreet, and proteeted It as w street, compelling shantiesand otherobstrue- thons to be removed, sud recognized §t rs street when It gave me permission o inelosy temporarily the enst Puruun ot It for a park during the pleasure of the Couneil.”* *What fizure dovs the act of 1860 cut 27 It eonld not have Interfered with the rights the property-owners hiul to the whols street, The Luexislnture of 180L° exvressly reeoznized Michigan avenue ns a street, and granted, recognized, und confirmed by words o l{:ms of the adjreent property-owners thereli All these pretenses to steal Mienl- wan avenue, or to convert it to any other purpose than a street without the congent of the lot-owners on the street, are, In my opinion, ILLEGAL, ¥RAUDULENT, AND WITHOUT ANY PLAUSIBLE FOUNDATION, * There was but one opinion upon tho sub- t-ot awmong the eiminent fawyers who llved in Shieago when Fractional Seetion 15 addition wats lald out, when the Common Council wns cafled upon to make, and dld make, appro- printions to protect the streot; and thoro was no other opinion, so far as Lever hoard, until the advent of the srnofl the ‘Lake-Shore steal’ Judge Drununoind awd every othor Judge whoss attentlon has ever been ” ealled 10 the aubjeet has held 1t to be astreet; wnd moro than thirty years ngo the Cirenit Court of this county, o a bill filed by mo on hehalf ol some abutting property-owiers, enjoined arties who were seeking to bulld bath- iouses on a portlon of the streot. The pre- tense thut the lund is not all street from the cast line of Michigan avenue to the lakelsn modern veation, ‘The city hus always elalmed 1t ns u street, has always relsed nuthorlty over it as a street, tho Leglstature has uniformiy recognlzed itas a vet, nnd the property-owners have always imed that it was a street and nothing else, 1 nm perfectly famitine with this subjeet, 1 hinve always Lowhen L tived Inomy own bouse, upon Miehigan avenue. With the neriisston of the ity [ nuued both.the Lake Murk and Dearborn Park: and had the care, nml custody, and eontrol over them, during tho pleasure of the city, when they were first Inclosed, to prevmu nulsnucesin or Improper use of thom.” THOMAS HOYNE'S ANSWER, “* Thora is nothing in the elaim of the Canal Cowmlssioners,” snid Mr. "Thomns llurnc. The ennnl urum-nf' cmbraced the whole of See, 15wl they [nld it ous Into blocks amd lots for male. ‘The streots wore dediented ny highways usually are to public use. The luke front was alt opon,—thore was u bend thoro ot tho time, the wnter coming In ny far a8 the avenuo at Monroo street,—and the lots from Manroe streot wers offered for sulv and soll with the understunding that there shonli er b wie open space or purk in front of aiul it was for that reason that the 1111- nois Central had to go 400 feel east of the Iino of Michtgan avenuo, ‘Tho Comnilssions urs, in wdvertishng the lots, mentioned the advantages of 1 water view, puraalr, ete., and the lots” in consequence browght n higher ries than they woithd otherwlse have done, Lo whole of ‘[ractlonnl Scetlon 16 was dis- Lmnwl of fn that way, sl neithor the Canal Somuiissioners norany one ulse ean wyor recldm or | revoke Tthe grant of that upen nvncu ‘or park, in conshderatlon of witleh thoe purchnsers of the lots fronting 1t pald wora for thelr property thun dul those who bought Jots an Withush avenue, sold at e sine time,'” * f{ad the Commlssioners authority to DEDICATE TUE LAND FOR IFARK PIHPOSES™? *Fhoy cortainly hud the pawer under the Inw, ‘Fhestatutdelothod them with power 1o make plats, lny out steeets, and even parks, I necessary ; othierwise it would have been il(lt‘ll'”' Impossiblo for thew to have sold tho und, *Wasthls open spaca set nside us astreet? SThat mukes no diferenes, “Thers was no atroet thero: tho lund ran to the water's ndgo; the city ran a street through, wnd left the rest open for n park.” * What nboub the act of 18402 “ 1L euts no tigure, but the act of 1568d0es, 1 atuting spechifeally: ¢ The 1Stato of_ Liil- nols, by Its Canal Commissioners, having do- elured thut the public gvound enst of sahil tots shaubd forever remabn open and vacant, neither the Comuon Connell of the City of Chicugo nor any othor authority shall ever have the power to permit encronchments thercon without the usseut of all the persony owning lots or land onsald street or avenue,’ Lhe Legislature thero recognlzes the dedica- ton, Tho net of 1860 wis shaply n great rullrond steal. ‘They were nol ufter the eround dedicated for a street or park so tuuch s after thioe square miles outsido the breakwater, which would have given tb ubsolute coutrol over tho harber privily, Itappears from the siateineuts of M in wny . MARCH 26 ABSI—SIXIGIN L Hoyne and Scanimon, hoth lnwyers of high standing, both old restdents of Chicago, and nmrnmfilly famlllar with ail the facts con- nected with tho salo of Fractlonal Section 15 by the then Canal Commissloners, and with the dedication of what is now called the Lake Park, that there Is NOTHING WHATEVER X THE OPINION ot Lawrence, Campbell & Lawrenee, of which an abstract is glven above, [t Iyevi- dentthat the wholy scheme, so far ns tho parties in tho background wro eoncerncd, is stmply an offort to eapture this valuablo property, which the Canal Conimissloners meant should remain forever vacant, for tho purposs of gettlng enough out of it to vay n ot of stalo clabns which have been outlawed by ftlme, and never hnd much of any fonnduation in justies, Hut, evon If the Canal Conmissloners should gel possession of the property, what would it avail them? They would liave to tako i1, ns the vpnion given then siates, subject to the equities of the city, aul these "equitles are such as to swhilow up tho value of the entire property. The city has for years bieen Improving that land. Tt hag fliled it up at sreat expense, What it woulil cost now to b up that prop- erty fa difticult of computation, hut tha sun would be so large as to stngzer propls, So that, after all, if the property wore taken from the ity and sold. the holders of these venerable elalms would get nothing, the city would get o large sum of money, and tho sufferers wonld he tho people who bought Iots on Miehigan avenne with the distinet understanding that they shoull foraver have n Inke view, of which thoy would find them- selves deprived. THE OLD PEOPLE'S HOME. What a Visitor to tho Institution Saw aund ifeard, T the Editor of The Chicaga Tribune. Cnroaao, March 24— Yestorday being visiting dny at the O1d Ladies’ Home, the ivriter of this wonded hor way, in company with ono or two other ladios, to visit (o mothar some oki-time frionds, now domletied in that institution, and to learn from her, maybe, something of tho “true jnwardness" of tho trouble now belng ventllated in the columns of tho Chlengo papers. 1 found my friend (u very bright, scnsible, and Intelligent ludy) oceupying what woy bo called “neutrat ground,” With nothing to complain of for herself, shic yot could not shut her cyes to tho Injustico of tho tre~tmentof thuse around her. ‘Through ny friend T wns Introduced to ten or a dozen of tho Innates, and, though cautious nt iirst, it wus not long before thoy opened thelr hearts to me, nod while thuy did “nothing extenunta® neither did thoy scum to “get aught down in mallée™ In reward to the causesof complaint which had been mado os to their treatment while In that institution. Ta be brief, the sum total of the’troublo was, tho horsh, exnoting, unnccommodnting, and ridiculously uureasonable rules that were con- stantly belng lssued by tho lonrd of Dircctors, —riles which woutd be applicable to u roform achool ora_county jall, but erucl and insulting whon applicd to senalble and inotrensive old Indies; and n Mutron who I8 u too witling instru- ment in the hunds of n heartless Bonrd, und who carrles out too zealously tho maudutes of her superlors. ‘The rules lniddown for the govorn- mentof thoso veucrible end infiem old Indies wotlld do credit as n wkase from the Czae of all tho Russins, yud from which, ns in tho case of the ukase, thoro 13 no nppenl. This 18 n greut cnugo of dlssutisfuction umong tho luniates of tho f{ome. "Ilic only way opon to them to stuto any gelovanco or inuko uhy nppeal s throtgh the Visiting Commlttee, n purt of the Bourd it- gclf, and the Very purty who promulgutes tho offonsivo rules, Fow, tlion, can tho ald “lulles obtaln justice? 1 answer, in 1o way, unleas dis- witereated parties outside teke i Inte est iu_their welfuro and seo thom right edi thoreforo, ey godspeed o Sid- mey ‘homus, who coines forwied a8 n true knfght to do batele fur the werk and Infivin agninst wrong und error, nod 1 trust that a right minded publio will not allow bhin to go unres wirded, us T understand bo §8 not a rich mun, and I8 dotne the work and wiving u great dent ot timo for the suke of principlo und out of ayi- Pathy for a eluss whuo itro totully unable to help thomselves, fur wo must alwuss bear in mind that most of these ludies are uctunily infirm, ufinrly all of them sulfering fruin suime chronlo uilment, 1 sorry' to sny thore acemed to bu no dis- crimination hetweon disincllnntion and dis- ubitity; dutles were required of thoin which was next to impossible for them to pecform, amd 1P deellned tho decliner was regarded therenfter ns contumncious snd treated accordlogly. For ustance, If an frynuto s able to Lo up und puss through the hall to tho clusot, she 13 regurded ng well enonga t o downs twi palr of stalrs to ber -menls, “which if stie does not shy Is put upon i dlet of carckers und mllk, week in and weck out. One Indy told me she hnd had nothimz hut this fur fortytwo weals, though shu had begged for n potato, and would have hieen overjoyed it a pieco of ment, This hld,r'& injuvies kept her to hoe roo und elfectually provented hor climbing Atalrs, but did muterially sifeat ber appetite, Judgo, the: hor disgust nt ersekors and milk for two wocks. Luckily for her, some outade friends cime to her redouo and supplied her with somethlug o lttlo more palatable. I was shown, to, it ono_sick-room somo ont- meal mush () which would not huvo mude do- cent chivken-fond, oud would requlre the atomneh of an ostrich to digest it. The conrsest meal, partiully cooked only, thiok, raw, and badly burned; yel this Indy was suilering front Inttammation of tho stomach, und must eat this or uothing. She sald sho was hungry for n Httle soup, or for snmo meat and potatoes, She snld she was dying by inches for the want of proper food, ‘The ruly for nll this 1s that uny one who fs bl to bo up at wll must go down to nieals, und thoy nre sturvent inta dolng thls, No indnlgence {s ‘shown, uo specinl cuses nilowod, und, worse than alt, no favor §s allowed to ba showwn by tho othor Inmutes: they are specially Dll;f)h“lll:!lfl from carrying ansthing away from the tabio. 1t spuco nllower T could alte a dozon_just such arbiteary, uneliistinn-lkoe rules, in which thore 18 o seise and can bo no HN|KIK. und which ean only emanato from nn wnkind spleic, It cannot bes that it {8 from a wotlvo of economy that nll this is done, ns thero certninly cun be no need ot auch rigld economy, the contributions from the gencrous Chicugo " publle netting conslderably over 1,000 per mouth, besides the bounteous contributions in the way of game, poultry, truit, vegetables, groceries, und clothing, enough, ong wotlld think, to supply nbitndantly every wint ot those azed peapln. 1low L wish thint thoss gonor- ous donors would tuko the trouble to sce how thelr gifta nre upplied] wur not let tuoso oid indles fnduleo In n com- fortable meal sentup to thoir roums, a8 long s they nre willing to winlt on one anothoer? 1 leav 1o question of the legal Flght of the Bonrd of Munagers to turn these ot luillos out of doors for telviai and unsubstuntinted cinrges to othor und mors abie defonders than myself, nnd deal with it from o hununitarion and Christian atandpolnt, Hatd one old Iady to wo mourntully * Wo used to havo a4 huppy homa hore, but (8 5ot 50 1o et Loy ridd ot us, and don't scew Lo Why Is this? Some great DKo mist ity oceuried i the trentment of l{:f’muhl ludles to briug forth such romurks as this . 1L wns very evident to mo thut thoro was o “refgn of terror” an o smnll schly exlating wmong the lumntes of the Homo, Thero sounud 1o me to by enutious glances and stops which told of fonr, of esbionuge, and doubdt, and danger, ns though thoy did notknow whose iead woulid bo the next to como uler the gulllotine, and it behooved them afl 1o bo wary, A triul in tho Cuourts vitl bring ont tho knowledge ot o #tuto of thingsof which the publio ittio drenmod, ‘Thora suems to have beon plenty of rules, but vcre' httle love in the manugement of e lusti- tutfon; plonty of pruyer and very littlo charity with the fntirmities of the old ladies; plenty of rellgion, and very tittle of the wllk of buman klml[mmn towurds theaso heiploss objocts of pros teatlon, ‘Thu Matron of such & pince should bo a porson of superlor breeding and intelligonco, with too much dignity of chareter to eall numes or show temper; bn faotn lady, who, belug in porfect camim of horaelly, would fhd no dittleulty In cgmrnllinu othors " who' wore placed fu " hor chrgn, ‘The reaponsibllity of tho ehnracter of tho Mutron rexts, howevar, upan the Sonrd of DI~ Feetons: 1t 8 fur thom to sec that thuro Is u it porsan [ the position, s tho wholo birdon of njustico must rest upon thum (F injustice hns tunken plico or oxists ut ull, n canetaston, T mnst sy that from very closo Inqulry 1 am oonvineed that w very vudical chunge In tho mapagement of tho Houws shoutd aod must bo mudo boforo the ubjocts far which the tnstitution was sturted enit o obtained, numoly, the fureishing of asafo, ploasant uni peroanent havou for our heipless und ngo Trionds, JUBTITIA, What a Man Thinks Who ¥as Rond tho Newspaper Ieporis, T0 the Editor of Tha Chicagu Tribune, Cuteaao, Mareh 23,—1 beHuve thut | reprosent n lurwo otury of your rondory, it notn very hirgs majority of theni, whon 1 state that the repurt of your mu sunt Lo Iuvestignto tho lust trouble at thu Okl Puople’s Jlome IS of A very unaatis- fuctory churneter, 1t looks ton man upa treo us though your represontatives, probably u very JOURRE 1At Was 80 upsot by foarniug from tho Matron that food had not beon pefused to tho poor old fady, as charged, but on tha contrary hud buen placed on tho table every meat for ber, ad sho Invited to partako, that he forthwith awnltawed tho Mutrou's ontlre story and set down the eowpluints us ouly tho garrulousucss und poovisiness of ago. It scewms that food was notdonied the ol lndy—sho vnly sturved bersol? voluntarily, preforring that to losing bor bomo altogethor. Your reporter did not seom to uppreciate the ghastly joke of tho Ma- tron's placing a plato on the table for ber victim and ready so soon as the old lady loft bor room to ook and barricade It against bor. Poor old ereature, {uto tho alternative to go foodiess or he awept with tho snow-covered street! Nono of the inmates excopt Mrs, Creagh, your reporter snya, nlleged anything of welght ngalnat the Matron or taele treatinent: it ho anys tho nelghbors ontalde scemed nll very bittor against tho Matron, Abl n wisoman, unbinsed, woulil oasily havo scen that those mied lnmates, terrorized by tho discinline they aro subjected to, and the power usurped by those 1 obnrgo, dare iot breathe a word iralust ol tyrtats which (4 llkely to o reported tn any ono, To thuso nelghbiors in tho confhlenco of triendship mnanyof these people have, how- aver, dotailed the unfeeling. unjust, and wicked systom of munagament uder which, tnstond of A howo, thoy huve a sort of combination of n Lonnling-sctiool and bridewell, Itroems, from Mra, Sbankland'a own stato- metit to your reporter, that the offens for which Mrs. C. was oxpelied was diarospect to hor, the Matron, 1f 1" recolleot aright, It wis a similar erimo which caused the vjeotmont of Mrs, Hlodgett, and soowmna to be the must heinous of- fense of which the inmates can bo guilty, And ol the question of gullt it scemathint the Matron I8 Judge, Jury, and oxeeutory oflicer. Under our wisa luws, no tmwan or woman can ho put out of his home for any renson oxm}n hy due process of a summona to appear beforo i mn‘: strate, a teinl by Juy, If he wisties {t, and n right of appoal if the verilict 18 fl\lm!l him. All this tekos weeks, DBut what kind of a flomo 18 thia whero an aged femnle, for alleged disre- spuct tu her Majesty tho Matron, s 1n n trice, without trinl, ejected by the Matron from this refuge provided for her tottoring feet by tho Retier and Afd Bocloty? Therg I8 something” altogethor wrong n tho Apirit of the munagement of that institution, ‘Tho Matron mlght do well overseeing the Foor- house or tho Iieldowell, ut eho his no business Arliero she i3, and the Directora who sustain such 1 state of things motbifks show alzo thele utter uénnlneu for managing such a peeallar and holy charity. Patfence, tner, common sense, kinidness of henrt, as well 18 oxecutive force, nre required In tho Buperintendent of such nn institution, nnd those who have not auch qunlitics nlmnl(n have notaing to do with i, All praise to Sldney *Fhomns for bis onurgy atd boldncas in exposing thin mllli" l{lnnny and chumpioning the rights o of these helpless old peoplo. E. P. HoTgikies, What n Womnn Suys Who Helped to Run tho 1Xomo Soveral Yours. To the Editor of The Chicago Tridune, NO. 1020 IXDIANA AVENUE, Murch 2(.—1 have read with profound sorrow tho nttnoks mado from timo to thno in the nowspupars agninst tho management of the 0l People's 1ome fn this eity. As Iwasamemberof tho Bourd of Munngers of that institutlon for somo yonrs— viz.: from Muy, 1857, to Moy, 1850, Ithink myselt qualliiod, and feol it my duty under the circum- stancos, to say o word to tho public, not fn an- swer to tho aforesmid attacks, but us glving somo genoral #oa of tho ckaracter of the HHome and its merlts. The Home is Incorporated, and tins been in oporation nenrly olght yenrs, It is controlled by a board of nino gentlemen nnd thirty-six Inay manngers, Danlel A. Jones boing President, and W, IL Ryder, D. 1., Secrctury of tho Trustoes, and Mra. Dr. Aaron Gibba President of the Manngors, Like all similnr lustitytions, L hus Ly-lnws. 1t I8 tho duty of the Matron to ubey these Inws and seo that thoy und tho Iustructions of her superior olticers aro properly cafurced, If the rules nro bad or the orders linprover the fault is not with tho Mutron, If the Matron la delinquent tho public should condemn the Hoards, whoso om- flnr‘d sho 18, fur continulng her in the service. 1old the prinolpal, nut the stewnrd,responsible. From what [ baveseen and houril of Mry, Shank- Innd, the Matron, 1 hnave svory reuson to bolieve hee i oxcellont woman. well qualiiied for her position, She stands high with those who know ber best, and ent exhibit satisfactory festimanis nls as to her character from relinble parties who bave known hor long and well, and &0 far as [ know tho manngement are satisfled with bor, It {8 hardly necessary to suy that tho Trustees md Munngors reeolve no com- pensution for -thelr scrvices, which ure uttentlmes arduous and rksnme, for they nre nll well nud falthtully performeil; Lesldes, the ollicinls In the ngrregnio contribute Inrgely to the support of the institution, and they ura from among tho oldest and most highly respeotud of Chicago's citizons, Any one lonk- ing ovor the list of numos would soe how alisurd it would nppear for such au organlzation of and women, ncting solely in the laterest of b nuvolence, to bo nccusod of nbusing or pur- mitting to bo abused un old lndy undor their ohnrge, Tho rules nuty bo, and posaibly nro, fin- llur(rm, thoutgh [ am tiot nware that exporlonce hns shown thoni to be unnecessarily sovero, Howover that may be, thoy must be currled ont if order and decorutn atu to_prevadl. That itis fsometimes dllicult for uld people whoso hubits huave bucoms fixed to conform to new rules I true; they do not always nltke comprebend the necesalty” of ecertnin restrictions, amd some of thom are restive under any rostralut. in a houschold of slxty, ono dissutlsticd, abstinate splrit can ciuso much disscuaion. The object of this noto §s nut to defend the ollicers or Matron of tho Old Penple’s {inmo; they do nut reautro It; but I writo in behult of tho prosent large famile of bappy and contented old Indles nuw In tho [lome, und of those who tro to tollow tham whon thoy shatl hnve passed tho bounds of thne, Tho Homae has beon i stie- cess, wnd us s, futre ‘lirl)nnurllg depends on the charityof the good poabic of Chioago It will nut answir, 80 lonse ng It 18 desorviog of public contidence, s It most assurcdly (s, to allow its only meany of Ill|)‘lllrl 10 bo withdravan through nwant of that conlldence, and lts worthy inmates mude otborwise depeadent, Flunlly, L would recommend nll who uro Interested in'tho wollure of the Huma to visit tho Inatitution at the cor- i ‘nerof Indinng avenuo und Thirty-ulnth strovt, and read 1t8 nuounl vepart, which not only shows what it is doing but contulns tho numes of its oftivers, Trustees, and Manugors, nlso the by- Taws. . SARAIL L, BAYIB. — MICHIGAN FRUIT, Tb the Bdltor of The Uhfcago Tridune. Rexton HAnnoRr, Mich,, March 24,—As it inny intorost that cluss of Chicngy commission mor= chants who handlo Miollgan fruits, the Hortl- cultural Boolety of Derrion County wish to nnnounce that thoy will hold a mceting at Hentan Harbor on the 20th proximo, at2p, m., for the spoeial pur OF discussing iy pe- otnlury intorests ot the fruit-grawors ns pifecied Ly thutransactions of the Chicago comimnlssion merchunts, It {4 deomod ossential thot a repro- sentntive from Chicairo should be here to conter with the Hortienltural Socivty rolatlve to mate tors lnvolving tho Interusts of the buyers aud sollers of frult. R. J. DAvID, Secrotary, ACROSS THE BORDER-LAND, For ths Chicapo Tribune. L atep nerass tha mystio bordor-laud, And look ulmn tho woudor-warld of Art, Low beautirul, how heautiful ats hills) Aud all its vuiloys, how surpussing fuirl The lllmllnfi \mlhl that lead uo to the highte Ara polished by the footsteps of the great. ho mountain-peaks stand vory neir to God: ‘The chiosen fuw whose feet huve trod thercon Have m)ll:m&l with Him,,and with tho Augels walked. - Iloro nro no sounda of dlscord—no |:mtnua Or senseless gossip of unworthy things— Only tha songs of chisels und of pens, Ot busy brusius, and ecstntlo straing Or souls surohurged with music woat divine, 1toro ks no idlo sorrow, hio puare griet Far uny duy or objeot Jeft hehind— Fortline I8 counted procions, and heroln 1s sich completo abundonment of Belf- * ‘I'hut teara turn fnto rninbows, and enhance ‘The bouuty of tho tund whure ull I3 Tair, Awed and afrald, T cross tho border-land. O wnoum I, thas Ldure entor here Where the gront artists ot tho warld have trod, Tho geniussurawned nristocrats of Earth. Only tho Ainger of a littio sutg— Yeu loving Are with such n mighty lovo Lhold it greater to huve won a plico Juston tho fule lund's cdgo, 1o muke my grave, Fhun in tho vuter waorld of greod and galn Vo sit upon u royul throne and relgn, Ernd WHesnen, The Northampton ank-Robboers Go rec, - Boringfeld (Must,) Republican, Tho rohbery of the old banic at’ Northnmpton passes into_ history a8 ono of tho most bellitnat crimmul oxplojts” this country over suw, und with It must by rogorded the fuct thut the plune dered foved thelr moncy more thng Justice, |t wunld b diflionit to hungline o more utter and bllghtig dlsrogant of Justico than wis oxhibs Ited in Northampton on Friny when three of the men ehguied {n erucking this rioh old erib walked oui of the arms al the law and etlos brated gheir reloaso by n ewrouse ot w local tavern, The caso of thu Stato broku down cotie plmulf'. Ldson, the oxpert, whoso testinony s wfl Imortaiit, tound s Inoinory for ausons tinds n binnk, “Tho parndue of extradition pupers of the vhnlant Plakortons; the explolt ot wre reating ** Rted,” and * Shang,"” und * My "' the summoning of a Grand Ju thio coting of the Juitge wid gathoring of counsol—~ult this dignd Hled machinery of Justios wis belittied and unvlo diculous, No wonder the sober sonthnents of w-ublding New England is deeply ontriged Uy B0 uifensive i farce, so. shameluss trifling with the safegunnls of soolety. it would be interestinge to know what sumns of money worg Imldlho threo nated crucksimen whoure put in the rile of publio buncinetors, ‘foy brokn u bink und th laws 0f the vommons wunith, and gre rowarded for it Lut tho burgs+ lury hus cost the Btate somothing, 1t puld 7,100 for vatehing robibore fn N0, and the bl fue 1850 hus heen pi tod,~#1,100 for counsol foud at Now York und $%00 for othor oxponsew. il foro this bill I8 ullowed, the Leglaluturo had bote ter Inquire whether this expense was inourred in catehiug the threo distingulshed gentlemen who woren't Indicted tho othor day, “Tha Northamptun correspondont of the Spring- feld (Musx,) Republiean 1hus auswers tho quess tiun how et the robbers of the Northampton Bunk kuls *Thoy took &S00 [0 voupon wnd reglstered bouwds, abiout &R0 In - certilled stooks, &100,000 i hills receivuble, and $1:4,000 ln bunk bills. Cuucellng tho thind itew, wu huve ® total whose face vajue {s $1,20.000. 1he robe bers soon made uway with tho bllla and the 8§45, 00 Governwent coupon bonds. Tho cortitiod stoaks they gould not negutiate. Con tholr subdequent spendings duruyg | and ruflies at his wrists, soara have Leen conlined to (ho first {tem, and, ELrunge an 1t may secul, thoy huve not ised over £150,000 of those bonds, Homo of thosn which aro leftaro tha soeueitics af reconstricted ralte rond compantes, und buve suffored a hig shrink. ngo, but othors, notnbly the Ghlo & Misstzslppl, huvo tnken on a very matorial riro, There wia F7000 inveated jn these sceurltios, nnd nenarly the full amount “has heen recovered, eoupens and nll. Tho vatue of the whole hudwet when tiken waa £185,000, then it sank to #2000, and I 1ow anoted at over 2,000, somo of tho hotds with the attnched eoupnun baing worth $1.400, The John Clurke Ltbrary Fumi which was left to tha towie 13 nvested {n those bonds.” Whon thoy randown to i peoplo wero anxious t , and rowo of them thut had been doposited fu tho bonk’s enfe, which tho robbera left untatiched, wero sold at that figiree. The owners of those that were taken havo now no lttle cause for self-congratulnton.’” LIFE IN WASHINGTON. Exeentive Outzolng and Incoming— Private Serretnry Nrown—Tilitnry Influence nt thoe White House=Tho Clerieal Force—Garflold HRonds tho Papers=Tho Mistrens of thoe Whito MMonse=Tho Roceptionsnnd What Wans \='Fho Mahoncs and tho Cump- Knotty Polntsof Etiquolte—Tho Diptomata—=Campbollltes nnd Unitae rhtus — Literary Socletlies — Blnloe ~ Windom—0ld Curloslty Shop—Loan Exhiblttons—Amusements—Turift. Speetal €orrespondence of The Chicago Tribune, WAsnINGTON, D), C., March 20.~Tho sun, 80 the nlmauncs Inform us, crosecd the lno thiy morniug, und 1t 18 to bo hoped that tho winter of onr direontent will by speedlly suceeeded by epring, shud, and strawherrles, with tho fresh flowers and fashions of tho vernnl season. This 18 . worlt of change, und it s bres inpressed on little Fanale Hlayes, the youngest child of the ox-President, who has been left iere to proseeito herstudies. Lust Thursday tho lttlo miss tripped over totho White Houso to make neall on her friend, Mollie Gartluld, But it 50 happencd that thy Diptonatie Corps woro thon belng receivnd, nnd a noy donrkeepor, obuying orders, refused 10 lot MI3s Fannlu cross the threshold. It was all right,” #nldshe ton friend of her mothor's, *wo aro nobody now, aud I hd no right to go n whilo there was n reception.’ When Mrs, Gar- flold heavd of 1t sho mive orders that Miss Fan- nie should nlways be ndmitted, THE NEW PRIVATE SECRETARY, Mr. T, B, Nrown, is o. grent fnprovoment on Rogers, who did much to make [Iuyos unpopu- lur with Congressmen and others whobad to eall ut the White Houso, and who muy find it difll- ouit tobe confirmad oa n Judge of tha Court of Clulins, which ho hus solccted us his baven of rest. Brown Is igore courtcous mmd truthful, and s wolt nequaifted with the leadlng men nnd tha customs here. Ifo wns trained for office- work in tho Geologlen] Dapertment under Muj, Powell, and he will be n very useful man to tho Presldent. TIE MILITARY INFLUENCE at the Whito Houso will ho the nowly-promoted Judge Advoeato General, Duvid G, Bwaim, and Capt. Ruckwell, who {8 to by on acting Cominis- sloner of Publle Bultdings, s Lo is in the Quar- termastar’s Department, while tho Jnw requlires the Commisstoner to bolong to the Englncer Corpy, It Is withSwahn and Rovkwell that tho Presldont enjoys qulel smokes, drives Into tho eountry, and wilks fn secluded parts of tho clty, and thelr nuvieo ovidently has great welzht with him. Dlaino ntfects to coutrol tho Admin- fstration, but, bind I faver to ask, T should tie to Swalmor Rockwoll, or to both of them, TIE OLD CLERICAT, FORCE, mostly first appointed by Graut, remain at thelr desks, but thoy do not feel nitogether sure that thoy will nut bava to bo *rotatea® into sumo otber plices, Tho nasistant I'rivato Sccre- tury 18 Mr. Pruden, who takes messnges to tho Capitol © wnd dellvers them with marked dignity, Cbarlie tlendley I8 tho short- hand man, and to Lim tho Preskdeut dlotates all of his importunt lotters, sluning thom nfter they huve been writton out, W, H. Cruok 13 tho dis+ bursing clerk, who koeps all the necounts con- neuted with the White flonse, und who knows exuetly to want extent Uncle Bum will pay them. H. C. Morton was kopt busy by Mr. Hayos in cutting’ from he nowspupers gent to tho White Houso everything sbout hls Administen- tlon, and puating it In scrup-boaks. Now, GARFILLD NEADS THE PAPERS htmsoll, and thus keeps better Inforined on pub- lic oplnion than bis predecessor was, Four now elerks eomplote the forco, and thoy are kept dlilgently ut work, oponing’ piles ot (utlers, aud sending them to the varivus departments, whers tho testhnonials of the wpplicants for vilice iro recorded. There §8 also a telegrapher, Mr, Mont- gomery, who 18 regurded ns o swift gnd » caro- ful oporator, The President ofton used tho lues to tho Capitol and the Exceative Dopart- ments for o hittlo talk over tho wires, Indeed, 1t Ia ovident that he intends to keep himself woll "\l‘lll‘flgflll, and not (o trust to othova for infor« mitivz. MRS, GARF alar nt Way w old tabul D ngton, with the ex- 3 Whom sho never fanelod, Bho isjdevoted to * Gran'wa Guriiold,"” 68 the Prealdent’s mothoer 18 called, and dues evorything in ber powor to nuke tho vivielous old dame comfortuble. Hor children are not very thoroughly diseiplined, and tha hoys would tnch prefer golng Duek to thetr father's furm jt Mentor, where thoy —can o n-1ishing, rido colts, und wenr old cintties. ‘They don't fanoy Washington, and -thoy wunt Grandmu Garileid to go home with thoin, but tho uld ludy, with n commenduble pride, wishes to enjoy her son's elovation i little moro. TIE WINTE-IOUSE RECEPTIONS have been brililant affaies, Flrst tho members of tho Diplomntic Uorps, thon tho Army wml Navy, thon tho Judicinry and Congress,—ull ne- punied 13' Wolr wives, “thelr slstors, their cousins, and thgle sunis” No refrosiments ware sorved, but the State snloons wore nidorned with o luxurlance of follage, plints, and rara tlowers, urtisticnlly nrrangoed, white the Marino Bumt perfornied o clioloe progeam, ‘The’ diplo- ntats and officers wero in full unitorm, with an abundanee of gold embroldory und gay oolors, which contrasted oifectively with tho dresacs of thu ladles. - . WITAT TIHE LADIES WORE nt the Congreaslonn! recoption may be worth reconding, Mrs. Garflokd wore an olaboritoly- muGy deeas of ruby slik volvot, with ‘a conrt truln, trimmod with satin of the samo alidos on her waist sbo woron_boquat ot whito roses dnd forn leaves, Mra Scorotury Dlulne ware & becomlug dress of black broeade, with Ince, and her daughtors wore u suit of light groon silk, tritmed with velyot and polnt-lace ruflies, M. Scerotary Windom woro i rdress of A3 nliways po ception of cot winu-colorei velvor, with n swoeping trula, and ruro duchess luco, Mra, Becrotary Lincoln wora n becomiog binok volvet dross, ‘M. Secrotory roly Hunt woro grenmecolored siik droas, trimmed with sragt velvet und Spanish lwes, dra, Secretury Kirlkowoud woro n dress of black sutin, The wite of Postuuster-Gonernl Jatoes woro i stunning dress of palo bluo sntin, on which tiowers ~wera embroldered Ju old o, trlmmed with heavy draporics ot plain silk of tho same color, and with vare natural rosos, Mrs. MucVeagh uceompuanled tho Attorneys Gonernl, wonring i lnvender-colorud silk, with n.-h‘luulun of u lightor-shado of the sume mntos vlals, TINE MLCH-ORSERVED MANONER wera the llovs of the roception. ‘Fhe littlo Gen- eral wore whit usod to be tormed ' peg-top trowsors," bagay about tho walst, but krowin, sialler until thoy titted tight to his ankies, witl a callar that ktood up ko an Ellzabothian ruff, Mrs., Mahone (who'ls 18 much ahove (he ayvorugo size of woman as ho I8 Wielow tho ayorage Wlze of winu) woro un clabornto dress of broeadod satin, trimmed with rare polnt fge, and diameids thas in polnt of 8120 und brl!llxllluY wre unequnled hereubouts, cuativg s Hood of Tight uround her, LOKD AND LADY CAMPUELL woro excorted by Sir Edward Thorato) yuunger brather of the Marguls of ho Iy w slunder, eracofut, girllsh porson, with a clear plexion and light brown balr, — Sbo wore white satin, with un overdruss and drapo- rled of rave polut Inse, wud rare dinmunds,—but, Targe na_they wora, It hid o bo confessed that Mols n orne, and thioy wore oelipsed by tho dlunonds of Mys, Ma- :Il“lfl- er ‘Thoy “have “roculved many attentions sol Uiolr visit i prompi tho Marqais of Nu Lo como dow, I he oin ever \"u" tho rincess Loulso bk o his bed und board, MANY OTHER LADIES wero superbly drossed, tho wives of Henators Lagan, Ingnlls, Camoron, and Conger ench wonr- by Auperb deceses of bluck vel Miss Mally Mitehioit, of Chlcago, who was escortod b Hoti ntov Forry, woro n dress of oornecolorod silk, with punlers Jana trimmiug af maroon colored velvat, embroldered with brivht flowers, Quito w numher of th ex-Representutives woro thore, with those of the courige Coniress, wearliyg an Al af intonke roapoctavility on tholr high foro- humis, and uvpurn-utly opprogaud with tho re- sponaibilitica betore thom, THE WEDNESDAY RECEPTIONS af the wives of tho nembors of the Cabinet are uimorously attended, and ou Thursdays tho wivea uf the Senutord uare “ut bowmne' Mrs, Hulne, who recelved on Thursdays whon ber husband was o senntor, 18, oy that ho is Secres tnry of State, *at ot i Weduesdays, whillo Mys, Shormun, who vecolved on Wednesdoys wheun hor huaband was Becrotary of the Troiss ury, da; nuw thut o 18 8 Sunutor, »at home* on ‘Panipsduys wgim. Tho dliiferent olasses, ar palit- fenl stratn, buvoeach thelr regulur duys, althousn Iuwould be fur nore copvenlent it ull tho ludies in sociuty realdlug In tho focality wore “at boma' on the sume diy, Now to cail on tho fumillos of tho Judgos of the Buprunie Court requires u drive ot six or seven twiles, WARIINOTON RTIQUEY 13 vory rigld und samewhat ubsurd in the mate ter of * lirst calls,” und a very olover wowan fllustrates it Ly snowing how Mrs, llalne wnd lrs. Buerinan huve soverul thnes roversed thoir fouitions on thfs tportant paint. Whon Mr. Jiulio Hrst came hore In the winter of 1883-'84, asu Beproscutative, Mr, Bherman wis u Sonators Dlaine had to mako tho first oali at tho commoneoment of enoh Acaslon on Mes, Bher i When Me, Dinhin wa eleoted Byenker fn W71 1k becwmo the duty of Mrs. Bhormaa, a8 tho wifo 6t 1 Senntor, to cali wpon Mes, flalie, the Rpeaker's wifo, In 15 Mr. Korr was clocted Speakor, and It ol to Mra, linlne, as tho wite of 1 ltopressntative, to make tha first eall uj Mra. Sherman, the wifa of a e Mr. Bherman hnd breome tho S “Teensury and Mr, Biatin hd b Henn o Mes. Hherman had 1o make to first cull ppon Mrs, Binine, and now, tho ovder v e been odd, Mre, Secrotiury finine has e call wpon Mrs. Sherman. THE DIPLOMATS nro gonernlly disposed to keep Lent, nt thoy huve n goad deal of quict visiting, with dinners nt which something moro rubstantinl than fsh fa vaten. Sir Edmard sroton and family havo dono thelr best (o muke the viait of Lord Georga Campbell ngreeable, and Lady Thornton b "f(uru' tho grand rounds® of tho eity siwhts with Lady Campbell, not forgetting to show ber tho - S Gen. lleats gave ento In session. Camphells n brlliant reception nt the ofd D eatur manslon,” at whiol Mrs. Senntor Logan was uno of the guests, THE CAMPDELLITE CHURCH 18 naw the centre of Sitnday moralng's religlans atrnctions, The Compbellite falth wis “flest preached here i3 1830, and for some yonrs tho mnll corgrogntion used to mect In “halls, Tn 1633 th Halt, and it wis niot untll 1800 that lhcipur- chuserd w small enureh oreoted for tng Mothodlst rovel mado the Jirst Church Sonth. In 157 they hought thoir pres- ent loeation, aod it v inodest chireh on It mueh of the money hving been rised among the persunsion at the West. The building is of wootl, pilnted drab color, ahont 40xt8 Teet, with o gallery at tho east end for the ohofr, 1t will fent about 14, and tho chiarch 1tow number 450, Fresident Garfichd hus alwaya baen regular at- tendint, and ks, frequently, in the nbsence of o clezymnn, addrossed tho eongregntion, al- wiys speaking from the Hoor. Col. Ward I, Lamon and wite used to nttend, and nlso Judge Jdere Blackand famlly, ALL-SOULS CHURCH, whora the Unitartans worship, which {8 une of tho tinest editices in \Vn!hilumlofl. has Invitod o the Rev. Itush R, Shippen t In the place of tho KRev, Cla conneetion with the Sacluty Muy Fast by mutual conscnt. Mr. Shippen be- gan bls pastoral work nt Chilcago, wnd thon preached at Worcester, Mass,, but for tho past ton yenrs he lins heen the Goneral Scorotary of tho Ameriean Unitarlon Soclety, Through his exertions nuich of tho imoeney tor the ereotlon of “ Al Souls® was ralsed, and thore was a general desiro to have him ocoupy its pulplt. ‘The sulary 13 $4.000 a yonr. THF CLASSICAL SOCIETY held fts last wook's menting ut tho studio of Miss tnngom, fn the Colonization Bulldmy, Those old mombers, the M'resident und Mrs, Garlield, wore not presont, but thoy eenta ltind romom- hranee In tho form of & basfcet of eholen Howers from the White Houso conservatory, The press coinn ItA pustor, MeCauley, whosy wis dissolved in | ent ofizers of the Soclaty are: Thoe [Ton. Samtel Shollabargor, President; tho [Ton, Williwn Law- rence, Vico-Presidont; Mrs. Senator Blair, Ho- eording Seeretarys Correspouding Sceretary, Gen, Wililum Henry Browne, A paper wus roid by D W. Do Huns, on_naielent nrt, ns oxenpii- fied by tho pottery found ut Cyprus, Niuoveh, ‘Thebes, and tho mounds of tho Western Itciu- isphere. THE GRODEL BOCIETY mot Iast wock in thu plousant parlors of Mr. R. W. Feuwick,on N street, where tho host and hostesa cordlally welcomed the members nud fn- vited guests, Tho o J. M. Wilson presided, Miss Morton neted s Scerotury, Thore was in- strumentul and voeal muslc, essays, und dlcta- tion oxcralsos by Miss [Hatch, whion woro very entertainlug. SECRETARY DLAINE begins to renlize that [t 18 not pleasant to be knawn us the Wurwick of tho new Adininiatea- tion und Luslogod with offlcc-soukors oarly and lute, especiuilly when ono hus o lot of politieat " wortgnges out, tho holders of which think should bo forcelosed Immedi- ately and ndvantagonusty to thom. On Saturday tho staiwurt statesinun from Maino was 80 ox- huusted that ke hid to remain at home, and his frionds fonr that tho pressurd will rove too strong, Mr. Bialno 8 much disnppolnted be- eauso his uffer of the positign of First Assistant Seeretary of Stato to JOIN C. BANCHOFT DAVIS has been refuaed with thaaks. Mre. Blalne bad had $1,000 1 yeur ndided to tho splury, but Davis would ot glve up the life Judgosiip he naw holds untess the Assistant Keereturyship could bo made permunent, liko the position now hold ‘enterden In tho British Forelgn Ottico, AMr. Binine coutd n dnrnmls:s. und 80 Duvis declbned, s John Hoy had previously, tho pro- posed place. SECRETARY WINDOM I8 toking matters very easily ut the Trensury Dopurtiment, His Quakor-like face is nlwnvs wrenthed In smiles, his whito criuvat 8 nl\Vl‘lf’u serupitlously tivd, and he would give n eordiul reception even to u book-nwent, 1le resides ina hnuse which bio bullt two or threo yenrs ago on Vermont avenuo, whero his wifo 18 nhiled in ro- celving visitors by her sistor, Mrs, Hateh, They bavo threo childron,—a son, Who Is now In New Humpshire prepasing for colluge, a duughter, Miss Helon, who will sopn cuter sooloty, and n young duughter, Miss Netllo. TILE OLD CUNIOSITY SHOP, . 1234 Pennsytvania avenuv, has lost [ts own- er, Mr, Androw Hauneock, who bus kept a ruse taurnnt there for neavly hnlf a century, and ue- enmulatod muny Interesting relica of tho past, Ho was made n Muster Mason in 1346, and a Knight Templne in 1818, und was n zealous mom- ber of the Musoni Order, withough ho would never neeept any positlon higher than Senfor Wardpn ol his lodgo, Washington Commanders and Fedorat Lodgo attenderd s funerat in fnll reealin, and inteered his remalns with tho ritog of the Order. I8 collection of antiquities will 1o kept wp by his son. THE AIT LOAN LXIIBITION far tho benetit of the tralnitg-subuol [or nursos, in the old Taylor muuslon, hus been vory cessful. Chinn bowls, plates, oups, and sauvers bave licen docorutod und Bold 148 souvenira of the exbibition, and on Thuraday next the young Tndies wio hive purticipated will give n Masthu Washilngton tea-purty ut tho Mnsanle Temple, wonring tho rovolutlonnry cpach costunes. There ure n kool mnny of theso heronbinuts, and some of them sre very rich and beautful, Mrs, Rickotts, Mrs. Montgomery Iilalr, Mra, Emory, Mrs, Itoss Ruy, and octhor Lidios lu socloty are to chopuron tha oatortutnment, AMUSEMENTS. J. 8, Clarke, an old fuvarit here, hns returned from bis long sojourn abrond, nnd will play dnrlog the comlug weck at tie Opora-EHousc, whon Lo will meet n cordint welcoine home, itico 18 to lave his “Surprise Party ™ at the Niuttlonal, and the muny pretty women in it will crowd tho frout sents of tho paruet with balds hendod Coneresamen, A fortnight more und Adnm Foropaugh wiil L here with his clrous, which is ulwaya well patronized. TIR INAUGURATION was a financlsl success, tho not profits of the bill having Leen over ¥3&000, which not only defraved the expenses of ducoriting, flluminn ing, arch-bulldiug, ete., but cnablod the Trons- urer to return every cont of tha $13,000 sub- seribed, n most unheard-of net, ‘This was owlng to Mr, J, W. Thompson, the Chalrmun of thu Flonnee Committee, who kept thu oxpenscs withlf bouuds, * pEMocnacy " ia tho name of a novol which has made quitoa stir horo, and the uuthorship is nscribed to tho Tuto Mra, Wiso, to Mrs. Eumes, ant to Miss Mary lmrlnr, a dnughtor of Jiwilzo Loring, ‘The horu 4s salil to Lo w portralt of Mr, Hlalio, while tho nerolue 18 Mrs, T» Digolow Luwrenoe. While theso ruuiors make tho- book road, it ls tot a eriilinnt production. RACONTEUR, ——————— A LOVE-SONG, . 0 lasste, wilt thon gang with mo Adowi tho moendows ercon? Tho protty thrusa sings werrlly ‘the Hing-leuves betweens Tho vx-oyoed dnlgy noddois low Amonyg the grissos woty 'ho suft wind slghuth swoet and slow Athrough thy locksof jot, And wherotoro shoull I gang with thes ‘Adown tha monduws greon, E'on though tho theush sing merrily Thn lilac-leaves botween ¢ Low nous tho mmlest dalsy-flower, Tho solt wind bloweth free; Dut, at this carly matin hour, Why should I gany with thoo? The vy swingeth on the wall, With suniight gilnts between; 0 lnsslo, thow 0 tair nod tall, Como diwn the meadows greon! And by yon brook grow violts blue, Lilke unty thy swuot oyos. 0 pome and hear my lovo o truo= Tho love that noyor dies} Yen, laddle, an that be tho why, 1 fuin would fuuy Along-—- For truw, true love doth nover dle, Hut yoarly waxeth Mmu{l. . O winds, and tiow'rs, und {vy-vino, flow sWwoot yo bo to-duy ! O yellow sun, how bright you shine! Comun, Inddle, lot's nway ! DusuQue, lowu, Franos Devereavs, e Tolephony Without Yagnotism, An Iln?orllml.nlwph!l beeu uttained in tel- ephony by Dr, Cornclius llerz, by which the urun.-ltvlu of magnetism Lus voon eatirely dis- carded aml the mugnetty recoivor abolished, A lung sorics of experiments huve beon suucesss tully conducted under the patransge of the Fronch tiovermnent op the tolegruphie lines of : tho State; covcluduiy trluls wero witnossc uwmoni othiors. by M, Cootiery, Ministur of Postal Tologenphys M. 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