Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 27, 1881, Page 1

~ The Chicago I SUNDAY, MARCH 27, 1881-TWENTY PAGES. SEA’S DEPARTMENT STORE. | ; FIRED HO BURNT, WET, SHORED HOSE, SAVED FROM HRE, THs M’S SEZISATIGH. HOSE FIRED Out, Thrown Out, Tossed Out to yon at these 'sensptinlu{prices. A GONER GAY--A GAY GONER. THESE MYSTERIOUS WORDS EXPLAINED BI%LOW. Sea's Columps of Truth, | S Smatial S Tt JOLUME XL. ; S S Rl ST DRY_GOODS, & INAUGURAL OPENING, Tuesday, Wednesday, March 28, 23 and 30, Monday, L& G OF THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTS: Laces, Trimmings, . Notions, Embroideries, Handkerchiefs, Neckwear, Cents’ Fur'g Goods, Parasols, - ‘Worsted Goods, Perfumery. IMHENSE ASSORTMERT CHOIGEST NOVELTIES, And Thousands of Articles of our own importation, with numerous styles controlled by us exclusively. 3 OUR MOTTO: |*WE SHALL NOT BE UNDERSOLD.” SAMPLES BY MAIL A SPECIALTY. *-.On application we shall mail free of charge samples of Laces,” Embroideries, and Dress Trimmings. desired, and address ' MORGENTHAU BROS. & CO.,’ +163 State-st., Chicago, Ill. CLEARING SALE. State the prices and styles : p: H é ; 5 DRESS GOODS. BLACK . CASHNERES. BLACK - CASHUERES. 'COLORED 1 CASHNERES. COLORED ¥ CASHMEREN. il “We do not want to tell you a i{ story about these goods, but you ! will never, never, buy such goods a.the price again for which we - It will pay W;:si:: l:::'i'c:es, it:‘ you please: y _0 u h an d" § sk Purs A1LWoul 10-Twll Bk | SOy to call lashmers at 486 per yard, and see us. i Winth, the same as above, 12-Twill, & fir 6¢ per yard, — ,LEADERS ANPF PROMOTERS Popular Prices. Wneh, same quality as above, for 53¢ Madison & Peoria-sts. 7 Das Hore.” AND WE WILL HOVE 70 State- and | MafiLsmn-sis. - Jér yard, in 10-Twill {ineh, as above, in- 12.Twill, for 60¢ ~ per yard, . We will give you the same qual- yand the same width in COL- ORED CASHMERES at exactly the same price. Also,14- Twill Goods in the same Peoportion. Also, g8-inch Goods in all the ove grades, and proportionately ifi Cheap, - The ‘cheapest FANCY SILKS, PLAID SATINS, SUMMER :EKS; PLAIN COLORED ILES, BLACK and COLORED SATINS, SATIN DE LYONS, Sershown in the City of Chicago. 'W ¢ warrant the price on every utide to be 25 per cent cheaper p any one dares to sell them. BinkaupT SToRE, 4 and 186 State-st., QPPOSITE PALNER HOTUSE. PIANOS. . ‘been in the diréction of mechanism, he appl ed him- self 1o perfecting the toue, wnich he fmproved re- markatly, producing a brosder and more musical quality sud greater singing_cupact v, bis plano pos- Sessivg that largeness of tone yolume and duration 80 desirabie. and also. to = degree before unut- tained.-that symputheile senaibility which is its char- teristic, und which renders It o indispznsable to singers because of its susaiining and tarmonizing consonanco with the volce. Added 1o this, these {n- struments meghanieally combine the highestachleve-, wents in the art of planu-making. M & Tl Upriyht Pianos of this male are espe- elally desercing of nole, all the difficulties en- countered in dis form of construction belng ovcrconio to an extent not realized by any other &% . S.SHIREK. | e ; PHOLOGRAFEE. The Root & Sons Music Go. . ROCHER, | ——oree=_——— i H. A HURLBUT & 60, 'HOTOGRAPHER, : ??79;81 State-st.. Chicago. Wh??,lff;l,l,e .,,.,Rf.'},g?,,‘sm* < RESTAURANT. © " STEAM PIPE. JOHN DAVIS & CO, * 75 MICHIGAK-ST. Just. d. a1 1ot of Wronght and Cast lron Binare Bios cadl FItira i OFtbingian Si6am FULS, at Jowest market rates. : URLOLN'S RESTAURANT 157 South Clarls-st. Gf»’l'Reduc.fion in Prices at] Wfl 5,5 k fifibnm@o e LAST WEEKS OFTHEGREAT FIRESALE THIS WEEK, at 8:45 a. ni., mammoth offering of fire HOSIERY! Saved from the two milllon dollar stock of Mcgsrs. Bweetsar, Pembrook & Co., 3 an adway, New York, rocently dustroyed by tire. .Also all romaining DRIESS GOODS Prom the same, firo and the CAY BANKRUPT STOCK Of Crockery described In next column. IF ARY OLD FOGIES, SLEEPY HEADS, Read these RED-HOT FIRE prices and 4o not wnke up, Gavriel’s Tramp will fuil (0 rouse them. They'lt sleepeternally. e HOSIERY FROM FIRE. First in the lat, becauge trst in our hearts, CHILDREN’S, Misse#’, Youths', Girls';, Boys' (Children's) Hoslery saved from fire. Tiot 13,00 pairs Children's ¥ancy Striped and Mized 0se, = 2cts. Ter pur, worth 8, 10, and 12c. Lot 8-2.80 T Colors, Sitipes, Dinids, and Fancy Hose, all alzos, 3 cis. 0 to 20a. Lot 3—General mixture, Lot 5 2 FOR rs Ro- Per pair, warth 1 all 4o Lot 4~Another conglomoratlon. Still another, cholco ie. Lot B—ic. Lt 7—8c, vei mixed. .ot airs Krench Hose, ‘rarcan Plaids, Roman Stripes, Lalf Plald. Half Snild. Siin Calors, High Colors, ltibbed or Pisln, &c., Ppairs, your cholce for ALL . ALL sizes 9 cts. sums #inches to 5i inehes at sume price, worth 15 to 8¢ French, Enziish, or German, fmported, regular made, #55 the Blanchard Pacoat Sosatess, 12 cts. 811k Embrojdered, Tinsel Embroldered. Silk Brog ocklngs, Plain “ar Fanc; | nowatyies and golorings. 14 16, 1 21 to 3%, worth 4L5; ok the’ blghest Foods. de- the LADIES’ HOSIERY 33> FIRE, Fine at thé bottom, cheap at top. Lot 12200 dozen F St pairsansy "4 cts. For 2 stockings, for a pair Ladies’ Ribbed Hose, rolid colors, Ladlos’ Whita ( otton Hose, Ladies Stripod Hose, 40 pair; worth 8 to thc. Lot S-LADIES” BALBBIGGAN HOSE, M O cis. SIZES SIZES ‘Unblesched Balb ¢ pair: Gpairs in box for 36¢c; Bty Stk oped Mot Brows Siised How, Sceal Mired Hosge, 6¢ palr; worth 10 to 2c. Lot 3—Finer Balbrigghns, 8c. - o Lot A—qur'[;n‘:: Biriped, 8c. Lot 5—S Lg:l‘s’&)xum (all colors), Bc.. —Goneral assortment, 1. Lot 7. SILK. CLOCKED. BALBRIGGANS, Extra welght and quality Balbrigzans, Silk Embroid- ered up the entire front of the stocking, 12 cts. Per pair; 6 paira in box, Tlc; worth 3¢ pair. : i bor, 163 SILK CLOCKED BALBRIGGANS, “White or Calored, Blik Embroldervd, LoT 10T v l4cts. =% Lot 9—"his is {hl! ulren;fu mulur%wu gur ffered, DESCRIBE this lot. Plain Colors, Fancy Coiors, Siik Embroldered Froats; Sllk Clocked, &c., &c., worth 35 sins {9 cts. i “Lat 10, Léflias' Fill Regutar Made Balbriggans, Extra tino quallty, 21 cts. Same with 5lik Embroldeged Clocking, 4 cts. , ‘Worth 40c: 5 ¢ quality, %ie. Lot 11. ALL 87O s 25 cis. i Ladles’ Full Regular Made French Hose, solid colors gncluulnz Curdinul), g Striped (spring styles), I‘? or Halr Striped, 81l ¢ (all our comvetitors 2a 296 for Finer Full Regalar Hose, worth 60c; 3ic, 3c, 44c, 45 Spring Strles, finest aualitles. worth (e to 35c. $13nd 81.2 gualitles Ladie§" Extra Fine, Fancy, Now Style 1iane, 630, b, NEXT THURSDAY We shall inauzurate the firat of our SENL-WEEKLY SALES! For tull pyriioulars 500 mext Wednesday's Tribue. GENTLEMEN'S HOSIERY Saved from this same fire will be one of the offerings. Also many other goods SAVED FROM FIRK. - TO-MORROW, LAST FIRE SALE DRESS GOODS, Wiich tili now o had no room to show. THE BURNT. PARTS have been cut out, which has made somie short leniths or . REMNANTS Méasuring 3to 20 5ards, Black and Colored Alpaca Worsted Debege, and-5-general assortment of new Dress Goods at 6 cts. and 76 per yard, worth_18to 25c. Newsstyle Figured il Brocaden, | N CASHMERE, aliat9and lic per sard. Black Goods, SI Py Crapes uctuaf hulf value. s LACE SAILX! Embracing all remaining partly bumnt Laces, ¢, Ic, . te yard. . S SEE EIGHTH PAGE ™Huif0i2™ Tie. TRIBUNE. ‘CARPETS OPENED. Comunencing To-morrow (Monday) Morning, . pals 3, —8c, very 181 &c.~4,50 Fancy I NEXT WEEK LAST FIRE JE! CAY A CONER. Avout 18 monthaazo (to begin eur story) Mr. Geo. | * Gay opencd in Chicago & large ané boautiful Stock of Crockery, But & man named Sea baring almost Monopolized the Grockery Trade, Few customers found theirway 10 Gay. Nor Gayly Gay was Gay, Tor the Sheriff a fow woeks sincaselzed the stook and sold it 0 Ki6, ANOTHER CAY, LuLGF, (Whase Initials are L. C. F.). Ha bouizht to sell at auction, 2nd accordingly an Auctdo sale has bes InZ on At 23 Washinzton-st. for sume tims, but, as the suctloneer wouldu't sell a_thing for less than it valug, the sale fell fiat, and Mr.L.C.F. Gn(. tired of suctlon sales, 3 i SOLD THE STOCKITO SEA . At one-halt its Actual Gay cost, 8S shown by the fal- lowlug " CARD FROM MR. CGAY: Offico of Geo. Gay, dealer in Chian, Giass, Crockery, JLamps, and Faucy 400ds, No. 23 Bast Washlngton-t., Chicago, March %, ISS1.—Having decided to close out my Crockery business in this u“(il have s0ld a large partion of (t to Messrs. Sea & Ce. ot half price, aad Buthorize them to 0 atate It. (SKned) Bucessor of Geo, GaY. S0 SEA IS GAY® sceotssor. AND GAY IS 44 SEA, To make room for this stock, and in consequence ot | the great success of our Crockery been compelled to devote to 1t our Entire Basement, Which we have entirely ‘r'zuulrr:i n.z Kreat exponse, This Special Cay Sale . 5 ill be beld. * ENORMOUS OFFERING Of the Bankrupt Stock formerly .pelonging to Mr. Geo. Gay, 25 W nehingion-st.al S0 PAAOI At losa than - ¢ 'Half Actual-¥alue, And fess than Half Auction Prices, Consisting in part of = THE CELEBRATED [WARES: Spode, Copeland, Wedgwnood, Longwy, Royal Worcester, Kiol, Cloisonne, s Banco, Kaga, &t., &C., : Together wi | Pottery and Bric-a-Brac, | * . Real French Ching, ; Real EnglishChina, . . Iror-stone Granite, Cut Glass of the Baccaratmake, Schaffgotsche’s (3ohemian),} £ Vases, Bureau Sets, Colojng Seis, ~ Dinner Sets, Tea Sets; Limgs, &c., &e. - Lo-Morr # ~Monday, the Gay slaughter. f cent. IRON-STONE CHINA, NY ran 2o conmspass.” Fol e acka | YOUR Lnrl’(e siz¢ Boucers. Individual Butier Plates| Smail sizo (Tea) Plates. oN Full size Sauce Plates. Itound Glass Plates, Gluas Salt Dishes. Dep', we bave ko o, ‘Any of tifs nbove, 1 cent. Brought e, b, and 6 at auction. 2 cents. Good Size Plates. 2 7 Full Size Satcors, 2 1ce Cream Saucers, CTs. e e 5™ [CTS. L o THREE CENTS. [Very Large Saucers, 3 tone Chins Plates, Htone China Platters, « . Bide Vegotable Dishes, CTS. HOi i Bazern - |CTS. asuce Dishes, Napples, &c., &c. Also 3,000 Lamp Chimneys, Allshapes, kinds, sod sizes, | At 3 cents. if ALL ! FOUR CENTS. GOBLETS st broekeisn. GOBLETS T-inch Stone China Dinner Piates, | - Iron-Stone Ghina Platters, All at FOUR CENTS. Gny's Auction Price, l%. 5,000 Majolica Individual Batter Plates Five kinds, ‘Green, B;:. E‘?fl‘l‘ Pottern, Brown, &c., THREE CENTS. MAJOLICA WARE; immense varlety, half value, 500 Majotica Tugs and Pitchiers, 19 cis., worth cents. Gold Band China Easter Egg 0ups, & cts. Stone China_Soup® Tureens; with Ladle, com- _ plete for §1.74 Porcelain Covered Dishes, 48 cts., worth $1. Ninety difforent styles and colors of ERGLISH DECORATED TEA' SETS, $4.88. . - A Gay Anction Price was 83, FRENGH GHINA TEA SETS, Docorated, Assorted Colors, and Gilt, | - $10.18. Ev'erything:éins}ally'found First:Class Crockery Store! : THE GAY s Bankrupt Stock Commencing To-morrow. TIN WARE . Carpets Opened. CILUNBERS, GARPIELD, See_Book ‘Advertisement on : Eighth nge; BULLETIN, - | smallest possible dmotnt of consideration, by Willoughby, Hil - ARIYTHE MORNI BY THE BRIGHTUSHT, -;'rlm'e'uafl,m - thety don’t back up all slaten PRIDE OF CHICAGO. 45,000 square feet, cor. Madison and Clarl, devofed to supplying the wants of men-kind, for & Co. ~Notwithstanding our great espense, the GREAT TRADE e are driving makes the COST of SELLING a suit of cluthes less than one-half as much as when ws occupied @ 30 fect front store, and did all the 1007)s ourselves (1ot s0 many years ago), and there is no clothiny concern in this city wchere the store expenses are as s il as ours in proportion to the business done. Our business is 1oing every minute. Ecerything about us mist grow; ecen while publishing this call our uilding has grown some. ¢ See.”” This immense bullding i to be Lighted by @ forty-light Electric Macline, the only one’that ever came West, and the third ever made. Fifteen of these lghts to be placed out doors. No deeds of darkness ror Willoughby, Hill & Co. TFe have just finished putting through another skylight, and now have thres immense shafts of light through our atore. ¢ Deeds of Daylight,” “by daylight,’” not « gaslight by daylight,’” by America’s Greatest Daylight Clothicrs. Day Light headed illoughby, Hill & Co. “SING, OH! SING.” e { & NIGHT. SEE THIS CUT MADE FROM A SKETCH UFUUH:DUSTM No fine tailoring establishinent can show yow such @ vast assortment of the most bequtifu Woolerts In the world, bought and pald for the day they tcere reccived, thus ytting the great- est possible ¢ discount’” for cash, and this: «discount’’ almost paya our whole expenses. No other retail firms can get this discount, for there are none'making sitch large purchases. We are known by all manufacturers ag big buyers for cash, and yow aee howe ’tis yourself. Et Gepartment we put in groics, grows, grows, How will it all end? “We don't kinvw. Ife can’t fcem (o help it. | Ecer since we ofered a $1 prize for all boys horw Chicago kas increased in Fopulation and tmportance. Willoughby, Hill & Co. are culled «Slcepless Clothiers,” but Romethnes they do slecp just a little, and dréam a good deal, and we again picture out one of our dreams. * ' deal 'of Toyeottis iut the above dream. These doys mustbo clotheds o e e hape. Geer Imporiuned to ugain of s brise; pid e Lights. The Clotlies ety o ‘and the-wearers of the some of them for nigh on to eighty ‘fears. bl of eloctstetty Cfor whicis oo shadt miake o ciargo) wi harge "ull of el ricit or which oo sitall: e )y clothes will grow young again AL happy. * Citizendof Chicago, ico are mmundedbydd;v;k Sastern, Branch Clothing, Stores that «ve run by *Managers.s ~Esery dollar you spewd in theve stores {3 gonesorecer from Chicayo, for aily tuese managers malie their, refirns to, owners; tho live just off New Jersey shore, or the shores of Cupe Cod. -Is it not ![n::; m:; nter- ast as a duweller {iv (s county to erade with r;'mm;:-m, Hill & Cov prov elding hat thel ood, fces are ju 13 ‘o1t cannot find ary 3 :amfl':, and lfyilm s any troubls at ovr house please call for Willoughby or Hill and sco if 4600,000 ang ocerspaid out to the workmen and workwomen of Chigago last year by Wil o ¥ nb ., mione; e Teae boen distributed in New York ard Boston if e o (o miare e g that domot amount to susting. No matter howwlde Joy icriis, wa blicus tn prttom. {0 all e {rouble ws can, wlthout fear of amy sliver rocs that nay be hatclied out. Not 3 . - Goo % : may be hatcled out. Rot (his ceontng: Soins ok 07 5% Covycor. Mladison nd Clarie-sta. v PRICE FIVE IN MEMORIAM. CENTS. ' The First Step Toward the ° Chicago -Memorial Building. Grand Public Meetihg Last Night at the Central Music-Hall. His Honor Mayor Harrison, ‘Who Presides, Sets the Ball Rolling, And Ts I‘oliowed by the Leading Lawyers, Clergymen, Etc., of Chicago. . - Among Them Are Messrs. Mc- Laren, Thomas, Hoyne, Lorimer, Storrs, Asay, Ryder, MaoVeagh, Swing, Mason, Shorey, and Hynes. An Eloguent Presentation of the Necessity of the Work. The Advantages to the City of Such a Home of Education and Art. _A ‘Fitting Acknowledgment of the World’s Spontaneous Generosity. Appointment of a Committee to Daviss - Plans and Manage the Move- ment, 'STARTING THE MOVEMENT. The meeting in Central Music-Ball last night to inaugurate the movement for the erection of a suituble’ building to commem- | orate the fire of 1871 was eminently suc- cessful.’ - The auditorium and gallery were full of people who wers in full accord with the sentiments expressed by the speakers. In the audience and on the platform were nearly all the prominent men of Chicago, and it is safe to say that §50,000,000 worth of capital was represented. ,"With such a back- inzand starting 1 sucha way, the project cannot fail.of accomplishment, and it will not be many months before Chicazo has a build- ing in which to keep safely the thousands of volumes contributed by, the friendaof_the Library, and which will be an ornament to the city. . Among the audience were: o Dr. Johnson, Julius Resenthal, D. L. D. Boone, Charles A. Gregory., juglge Jumeson, ((;}eu. ‘:fc%lc etlaln.: .~ H Dole, en. MoCiurg, Gen. E. B, Sherman, . Dol Johs B, Jeltery, Judge Millikea, Brooke Herford, Hermonn Lieb, School-Inspector Cur~ ran, James Lane Allen, Dr. Ryder. Thomys Brenan, De.Walker, .. . Dr. H. W.Thoraes,” = - Librarlan Poale, - Sehioul-Superiatend- ent Howland, Prot. Allen, Gen. Joe Stockton, Ald. Wickersham, Ex-Sevator Wuite, B. F. Cuilahan, Dr. Edwin Powell, And others. The Rev. Dr. Hatfield, The prograu opened with an organ ro- cital by Mr. Eddy. it K. FAIRBANK. - =-- At8:10 Mr. N.- K. - Fairbanks called the meeting to order, and said: - .. " - - LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: Yon are aware that a meeting was called some time ago to make sSome arrangements in relation to celebrating ol commemorating the events connected fire. That meeting was beld at” the House, and. after considerable cousuitation, & plan was agreed upon to call a general meeting at this place to. organize .a - popular subscription for the erection of & ° pub- lic lbrary and fine art acadomy Palmer e with the and art muséum. A committee was appointed -, to orgunize this meetwng, of which I was the Chbairtaan. We fnvited his Honer, Mayor Harri- son, to preside at this meeting, and [ bave the leasure now of introducing Mr. n ‘as ‘nafrman of the meeting. - : MAYOR HARRISON. Mr, Harrison, who was warmly zreeiad.~ said: - ; LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: Mr. Fairbenk has stated to you the origin of this movement. A few gentlemen collected together at the Palmer House thought that there should besome cele- bration on the cowing tenth anniversary of the. Fire,~that means should ©be “adopted * to ' commemorate, = DOt the _fire, but that - ‘grand charity wich the world showed to Chicago moment in the of her dire distress: jApplause.] A committes was formed M the last meeting, at which [ my- self was preseut, to get upa plan—to devise ways and . means; but there crept {nto the press a mistaken idea as to the object of the organi- - zadon, and. it was thought by some that there was golng to be a circus, Commemorate the fire! That was never the understanding. Re- fore the Committee ‘bad come to a conclusion’it was determiaed to adjourn over, to meet here, and have a'popular assemblage,~t0 bave @ large number discuss the question, and start the movement insuch a way that there shouid be no lagring (o the future. dies and gentlemen, what. is 1t that we are supposed to want to commemorate? Permit me . for & few moments tu call your attention to the * condition of Chicugo on the $th of October noxt, ten yearsago, On a- Hitle spot here'on Laks Michigan that forty years before was a morass, with only u few scres of it dry enough tosup- ~ part a little fortress, with a Captain and a com~ Dpany of soldlers to protect it {rom the Indians,~ that little spot bad grown into & mighty city,— a young giant, whose mame Was known throughout the world; and ‘its reople known for their energy and enterprise. Its trade per- meated the United States. Fourteen railroads centered bere. A little sluggish stream, which forty years before had ‘Deen the batbing place of. the muskrat, and ° on whoss surfoce notbing was ever heard louder than the noise made by the paddle which the red man uged in propelling his canoe; that little stream was bearing upon its bosom a commerce greater than London bad at the beginning of this century, and far greater than far-famed Tiber ever had when Rome wus in_ber greatest lory. [Applause.] About 9 o'clock {a the even- g:g there was an alarm of fire. - Ere morntog ten acres of Chicago west of the river were in ashes, and we were bexinuing to boast asChicago ‘whenever she can that we were zoing to_be re- nowned In history foragrand contlagration.. Our people. wers wearled by watching that con- Hagration. Our firemen were worn out in en- deuvoring to extinguish it. They bad ed. Qur palicemen were broken o'clock the bells again sounded for fire. - 1 remember it well. Ilvoked out of my win- dow; .0oked 10 the east: Isaw it; it was off to the windward of that tract that had besn awept away the night before. I thougint it conld not be much. I wenttobed. At 12o'clock at night su( guwn. AL10 . there was a tremendous drumming .at my froot * door. Iopened the door, and there before me the very nesvons were ablaze. Ilookedto the east, add for miles it was like looking ioto the mouth of & burning furoace. I told those in the bouse there wasu coutlagration. Icame down _into town. ‘1 endeavored: to .reach corner :my o on the - of Bandolph and Dearborn. 1. .came . Lake street. As far as I could-see up and down Lake there was not opd: single spark of fire. I reached balf way between rborn &nd Clark ‘whean there fell upon me as if & very.raio of hot e Tosehed 20 feot - air. [raoback,and when { bad street was aflame. d Jooked ba sign. ‘along: it St e