Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 27, 1881, Page 17

BEAL ESTATE :l:@ LOANS. ‘GEO. M. BOGUE, AL BSTATE AGENCY, TOOM 8 REAPER BLOCK, No. g7 Clark-st., Chicago. ‘bought and s0ld on commission. BropeT lention Eiven 1o the care sad management Ertate. id and Kents collected. e P o nresidonts carofully looked after. S.H. Kerfoot & Co., RLAL ESTATE BROKERS, or Dearborn-st. fince 15?7 we have been engaged in the Regular REAL ESTATE AGENCY Jatoe City of Chlnso, ad have ntall imes for salo { Heal roverty. nEiN éc'fxu:‘m.\'mmcz Holmes & - REALTSTATE AND L0ANS, GENERAL BROKERS, Yo. 86 Washington-st. 134 HOLMES, EDGAR HOLMES. F.A.BRAGG & CO. . Real Estate " Loans. :- g1 ‘Washington-st. . J. GOODRICH, 51 MAJOR ELOCK, 145 LA SALLE.ST. Real Estate. First-class Business, Resldence, Monufacturing, and sere Property represented. Theailention vf capltal seckinz investment sollcited Expert In Iten] Estate Valoations. * JONBY 10 104F° .. On Chicago Real Estate in sums of $1,000 ", t05100,000, at lowest rates. HENRY WALLER, JR., 97 Dearborn-st. A. LOEB & BRO. Honey Toaned on Real Eelae, 129 & 131 La Salle-st. GRIFFIN & DWIGHT, WEST SIDE Real Estate and Loan Brokers, Cor, Washington and Halsted-sts. | FRANCIS B. PEABODY & CO. ¢ L0KYS DPON AL ISTATE Interost rate, G per cent. AGENTS FOR SALE OF REAL ESTATE, 174 Dearbomn-st. - E. 5. DREYER & CO, BANKERS, LOANS AND REAL ESTATE, 88 Washington-st; Chicago. HUTCHINSON BROS,, REAL ESTA;J;]];: DEALERS LOAN BROKERS, 110 Dearborn-st., Room 15, Chicago. BAIRD & BRADLEY, | Doy Real Tstat, & Ring Auene, B 5Nt'). go La Salle-st. 1 Money to Loan ; ON IMPROVED REAL ESTATE, AT SIX PER CENT. ‘WM. V. JACOBS, 100 Dearborn-st. (Basement). {HEAGO REAT ESTATE GALL BOARD MONTHLY SALES AT AUCTION. BANDLER & CO. Trastecs. W. K. NIXON.Manager. 116 & 118 Dearborn-st. CHANDLER & CO., Mortgage Bankers. LOANS ON REAL ESTATE. NO. 72 DEARBORN-ST. ESTABLISHED 1815, J. C. sSAMPSON & CO., RealEstate&RentingAgency No. 170 LA SALLE-ST., Nixon Block. sy 0tal of First-Cisss Business Property a spe- Eu, e Bave Tor rent irom the st of May zood B 2 hiljaand Bulldings. 1 desirable wholesnieand re- TAXES. Tax Abstracts furnished. Tax Claims settled. Taxes paid. Real State hought and sold, and Loans Itpotiated. D, J- HUBBARD, 184 Dearborn-st. MUTH CHICAGO, L Klmbily Beat Fatate Ofce In_Commerelal lock, Soath Chicago, or Beyer Block nesr Brown's Mills, . Dlace 1o apply for the purchase of lots, blocks, PT0perty, Or stores nnd dwellings, or nn‘y‘klnd of Brapen, or for manufaciiring urpoies. dweilthes torent. Special bargning 10 those ots and erect dwellings to Turnish Ihe hundreds of families who are seeking s localfty, as ft 1s now n settied fact. 5 be and will xoon become the great ring centre of the West. Good Utles fur- I pruperty sold. A- KRIMBILL. 1 Aeply o SETTE i ;_ feece & £ L £, I £ Upton and Our Little Army. Gen. Upton was especially ambitious 2rmy of the United States should be in- and’ regurded the present sysiem as hoate and pound foolish. For eeveral our 124 been eugaged upon a Work showing T AUl the wars in the United States Beralution, the actual loss of life, the m&!pend(mre of treasure, and the ap- of ‘pensioners dlh.ut are uow lfllnd ‘:il.} upon our rolls, tention of shawing how much cheaper and much less bloodshed all this might avolded by 2u army of adequate size. —— g It 7 /i fonsumption may be avoided by Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar, l?})orb.mhe Drops cure in one minute, o REAL ESTATE. Tmpassable Streets and Invisibia Acres Embargo the * Market. s Seles and Building Permits— FPromise of Future Ac- tivity. The Handsomest and Most Costly Honse in the United States, Real Estate in New York, Louisville, and Providence—Town of Lake. THE GENERAL SITUATION. Real estate was very dull last week. The heavy snow-storm ot Saturday completed the weather blockade, and made real estate in this city or suburbs practically inaccessi- ble. Inquiry hasbeen limited, and transac- tions have been few. Deulers regard this state of affairs as only temporary, and lopk with confidence to an active business in the late spring and in the summer. New offices are being opened by persons who propose to take advantage of the coming boom. Ve give room to a good deal of news about real estate in New York. The weather there has been favorable, and the tone of the market has been very buoy- aut, The same conditions for activity exist in Chicago, and will disclose themselves when Jir. Vennor permits. A lot on Market street, south of the alley, and the Garrett Building, between Randolph and Lake, with a frontage of 90 feet, has been sold for $50,000. R. W. Hymau, Jr., & Co. have sold 600 feet- on Indiana avenue, between Forty-first and Forty-secoud streets, for §42,000; also, house and lot on Michigun avenue, south of Twen- tyeifhzh street, for $7.300. B.F. Head sold for Edward Southwick to Afogre, No. 3627 Grand boulevard, for $%,500; for John D. Parker to . Richardson 37%x1%5 on Forty-first near Langley avenue, for $1,312.50. E. Ashley MMears hassold C.P. Reid, an Eastern capitalist, five _acres on Robey. near Fifty-second, for $2,875. # John H. Ohlerking sold three lots on Mil- waukee avenue, near Wood street, for §3,375; a house and lot in Lolstein for $1,100; a cot- tage and lot No. 30 Fig street, S1,200;lot on Butterfield street, near Forthieth, $5005 Cot- tage and lot on Emina street, $2,000. Messrs. J. B. Knight & Co. have sold for Alr. A, 8. Bradley, of Georgetown, Ky, Lot 14in Bradiey & Honore Subdivision of See. 14, :lm, 13, containing five acres, for $10,000 cash. 5 C. P. Dose & William C. Fricke report the following sales for the week just closed: ‘The northeast corner of Division street and Clybourn avenue for $20,000; the northwest corner of Fullerton and Ashland avenues for §1,250; house and lot on North Paulina street, near Chicago avenue, for §1,500; house an lot on Ashland avenue, near Chicago, for $2,100; one lot on Augusta street, near Pauling, for $700; and five lots on Seven- teenth streef, near Lalin, for $800 each., W.P. Larkin bas_sold at Humboldt Park two houses and lotsfor $1,200 each ; one house %u(llm. for $1,600; one lot for §350 and one or & Messrs. Mead & Coe sold a house and lot fn C‘a(h uet avenue, near Thirty-third street, or 3 Archbishop Feehansold to Stephen & Gale seventy-five feet of property on Deatborn avenue, between Schiller street and Beron place, at $1% a foot. : In the other sales of the week were 83x100 on West Lalke, southeast corner of West Wa- ter, §22,500; 40x80 on Franklin, north of Randolph, $27.000; 520x130 on Chicago -ave- nue, east of Pine, $42,500; 23x130 on born avenue, north of Goethe, 00; - on North La Salle, north of Schiller, im- roved, ; 22x132, improved, on West E.'Lke. - of Wood, $5,000; 00x100 Michigan street, west of North State, 00; 25x126 8-10 on Hoyne :l\'enucI north West Adams, $5,000; undivided half of 120x120 on North Water, northeast corner of Rush, 59,1%; 25393 on Sherman, north of Harrison, $5000; 25x12) on Canalport ave- nue, east _of Uuion, improved, ,000; 29 acres on Eighty-seventh, near Baltimore Obio Railroad shops, $34,000; mxmfi im- proved, on Throop street, south of West Washington, 500; 10 acres southwest ~corner ~ of West Twenty- sixth street and Genesee avenue, $12,000; 213x90, improved, on North *Throop street, south of West Washington, $6,000; 20x100 on West Washington, east of Ada, §7,000; 457-10 25 on West Monroe, northwest corner of Lincoln, $6,300: 25x122 on Kenwood court, south ot Forty-sev: §5,000; 64 feet to al- Jey on West Lak utheast corner of Page, S0x201 o North Halsted street, north of Kinzie, 356,500; 25x115 on_State street, 3 south of llarrison, 0903 50x105 8-10 on Maple, eust of Dearborn avenue, §5,5005 .acres on_ Walker ave- nue, southeast corner of Archer, $8,000. 00 on Michigun street, west of Rus] ,500; 20x90 ont West Jackson, west of As] Iand avenue, $5,500; 978x24t on Cross, north- west corner of West liarrison, $10,000; 57x 150 ou Canal, north of Randolph, 'S17,2031 20x118 on Indianaavenue, north of Thirtieth, $5,000; 543 feet to river ou Pitney, southwest corner of Archer avenue, with $3XIX in same subdivision, $65,000: 100x171 on ichi- gan avenue, south of Forty-first, $10,000. SATURDAY’S TRANSFERS. The following instruments were filed for record Saturday, March 26: CITY PROPERTY. Blue Island gv, near Forquer st, e f, 24x02 ft, dated March 23 (Henry A. Koha et al. to Samuel Sax). Groveland Park av, 9 st, © f, $5x% ft, datcd March 26 Myrick to Theresa Schell Seyinour av, $41 Tt s of Nar 126 {t, dated March 17 (B Simon Nflsou), Holt st, 317 ft s of Blanche, w 1. $0x12 duted March 25 (Simon Nilson to K. A Larsen).... . Centre av, 106 ft n of Gurley st, w 1, 46X 150 £t, duted March 23 (Johr M. Fisher * to Henry H. Beltleld)....... oo vee ..o The premises No. 14 Langdon st, dated March 24 (Christoph Zabel 10 Frederick Grobe).... E 52 North Mos 157 fin of Wes n, e £, 40x116 ft, dated March = (Williuwm Jotuson to Martin Huuson) Rumsey st, 50 ft n of Clarinda, B 1t, dated March % (Kimball' Young to F. C. Mueller).... Michigan uv, 102 It 5 of Twenty-eightt st, ¢ f, 2x132 1t, improved, dated Marcn 23 (estate of E.’M. Htobinson to George Weir)... =) Keeley st, 116 {18 of Archer av, w f, 2ix 109 ft, duted March 15 (Edwin Clark to Jobn Lungermann). ... 2 Evergreen v, 104 ft w of North Itol n £, 263150 f¢, duted March 24 (J. H. Loru to Tower Mountain Mining Cor 4,730 irticth (W. F. 282 1,760 + 800 5,000 1.000 3,000 2,850 7,300 800 60x162 ft, improved, dated Murch 26 (Stephen W, Kawson toCharles 1. King) Ward st, 713-10 L 8 of Belden av, e f, 24X 124 {1, improved, dated March 24(Lorenz. Brieske w M. Bruchmaun) avesonre Prairic av, 41 ft s of Twenty-sixth st, w £, 48x18114 1t, dated March 26 (Benjamin P. Hutchinson to Kate B. Judah)....... 10,000 Allport st, 8 w cor of West “Nineteeth st, ef,48x1251t, duted March 26 (John Stelt- zich to J. B. Belohrudsky) il 2,100 Hurlbut st, 25 ft u of Graat e f, 124 ft, dated March 25 (Sven J. Jones to Lottic A.Caiser)... 330 North May st, 140 ft 5 of Huron, w f, * 125 ft, dated March ¢ (estateof W. B. Ogden to 8. J. Mellin)........ 1,800 Centre av, 193 ft n of Monroe st, o f, %%x 125 ft, dated March 4 (Georgo A. Mason iz 0 ELZabeth Brown)....eeeeseeerees vaee 8500 The prewmises No. 295 Indiana av, dated Mareh 17 (P. and W. Edwards to Michael B. Lydon).... e e tes 2 a1 A0, Fulton st, bet Sangawon and Morgan, 8 1, 25x100 ft, dated Nov. 25, 1850 (Charles H. Curtis to De Witt H. Curtis), - 3,000 Heury st, 335 ft e of Ceutre av, o f, ft,r‘fmed March 26 (Michael Hofert to e A. Doherty] ” . 2050 Canalport av, 8 tring sty n 3 92 ft, improved, dated March 20 (Anton Hoppinger to Anton Drzymala)......... 2,800 ‘Warren av, n w cor of Lenvitt st, s £, 60x 124 ft, dated Matreh 25 (Augustus War- ner 10 Gevrge W, Tilton). ..........cc... 6,000 ‘West Fourteonth st, 124 £t ¢ of Throop, s f, 25x124 fr. dated March 28 (Edward Quensel to Heary Ullrich). 2400 Shurtleff av, 330X ft s of Thirty-fifth st, W £, 553125 Tt, dated March 36 (James B. Bates to CharlesJorn). ....... Sedgwick st, 150 £t sof White, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. MARCH 27, 1881 -TWENTY PAGES. o 1t dated March 24 (George Webster to E. L. Ricbardson) . ‘West Jackson st, 140 er av, n f, 19x125% ft, improved, dated gl(l’)ll] 16 (Mary M. 8. Spaulding toS. B. ey). s i Maxwell st, 150 ft w of Union, n 1, %390 flr.tdglled)mnmh 26 (Eliza Kchoe to Rob- ert Opitz).. o Shurtief av, 285% ft n of Thirty-third 8t, e f. 25x135 ft. dated March 6 (E.and . _ P. B. Keogh to Thomas Murnans)...... . 2250 NORTIH OF CITY LIMITS WITHIN A RADIUS OF SEVEN MILES OF THE COURT-HOUSE. . Belmont av, o of Robey st, n f, 1 acre, dated March 26 (C.” W, Fullertou 0 Charles Mueller).... .. e seans Lee st, bet Roscoe and_School, e f, 25x12%5 :‘: du)md March 15 (E. Clark to C. Fen- ger) Dummy , n 'y W 1, 50x149 ft, dated March2§ (R, M. Van « ‘Wyck to E. C. Cole).... 2,500 SOUTH OF CITY LIMITS WITHIN A RADIUS OF SEVEN MILES OF THE COURT-RIQUSE, Atlantic st, 100 ft s of Forty-ninth, e £, 25 XL ft, dated March 26 (Conrad Selpp to SHenry Helde). 2 5 $ Sacramento uv, eor Fo 8L, e f, 100x124 ft, dated March 2 (E. C. Cole to R. M. Van Wyck).... aee ‘Washington av, 160 ft n of FK({: third st, w £, 0x1501t, dated Feb. 7 (H. L. Turner, trustee, to Sariah J. Rbea)... . Forty-tirst st, bet Langley and Vin- cennes avs, u f, ST%xI21 ft, dated Feb. 9 (John D. Parker to Mary J. Richard- S0M) . . .. o 1302 x Wabash av, nea rd &, o 1, %63 153 1t, duted June 2, 15% (. W. Dewey to Danlel Davis).. Wabash av, samo [of Jan. 15 (Dayiel Davisto David Williams) Madison uv. 275 ft 5 of Fifty-sixth st, c £, 75x17 1t dated Oct. 31, 187 (Zera C. pViliiams to k. M. Shepardson) o Duncan av, 162 ft s of Fifty-ficst 8t, © f, £t, dnted March 17 (8. H. Hirford 0 Eli Millg). o0 oeescneen . 1100 ‘WEST OF CITY LIMITS WITHIN A RADIUS OF SEVEN MILES OF THE COURT-HOUSE. % Cortlandst, 48 ft ¢ of Seymour av, n f, 48 X124 £t dated Mareh 2 (Henry Hoepo o Rudolph Michnels) 3,000 4,000 1,250 SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK. The following is the total amount of city and suburban transfers within a radius of sevenmilesof the Court-House filed for record during the week ending Saturday, March 26: Location. No. |Crstderaln Gity property.. W05(5 G000 Norh of cley it u s South of city mit B TED West of city Limits... 1 3 Total.... S NEW BUILDING ENTERPRISES. Building permits this month are nearly twice as numerous as last year. Building would be still more active were it not for the high prices of labor and brick. Itiscalculated that not more than half the 2,700 bricklayers belonging to the Univn are employed. Brick are expected to be in full supply at $6.00@ 6.50 a thousand. A new story is being added to the Kentucky Block, at the corner of Clark and Monroe streets. Mr. Henry Field has taken out a permit to erect a fire-proof mansard roof vn his building at the northwest corner of Clark and Madison. In the building permits of the week were those of Henry Geier to erect a two-story dwelling at No, 234 North May street, to cost 82,000, and to Charles Simon to erect a two- story dwelling at 174 Hastings street, at a cost of $2,300; E. Cameron, two-story shop at Nou. 14 Quiney street, to cost $2,500; George W. Adums, two-story brick xlwt_:ill at No. 8202 Indiana avenue, cost S5, Johu Kadel, two-story dwetling, . South Halsted street, cost §3,5005 C, Hanson, two-story dwelling, No. 824 Robey street, cost $2,500; “A, Martizilger, two-story brick dwelling, No. Gil North Franklin_street, $3,000; Chisholm Brothers, stores, Nos. and 66 South Clinton’ street, $8,000; J. Slider to put up-a two-story and basement dwell- ing, 18x60 feet, No. 3125 Vernon avenue, to cost £3,000; 0. Hermanson, to build & two-~ story and “basement dwelling, 21x48 feet, at 335 Church street, 1o ¢ 32,7003, F. Tuley, 1o build a three-story brick store,.27x189 feet, at155 West Monroe street, to:cost $7,500; George W Straight, to erect a two-story an basement brick factory building, 75x100 feet, Centre avenue and -Twenty-second street, to cost 34,0005 Thomas Power, to. put up a two~ story and basement brick store and dwelling, 25x60 feet,at 2925 Archeravenue, to cost $4,5003 to R. T. Crane, -to:build a one-story brick. shop, 50 by 40 feet, 72 Wilson Street, to cost $L,500; C. Schubert, for two-story and base- ment brick dye-house, 80 by 22, 860 Sedgwick street, to cost'$2,500; W. C, Loebenstein, to erect a fourstory and basement brick ware- house, 100 by 100 feet.. at Michigan and La Salle streets, to cost §26,000, -« & SUBURBAN. . - TReal-estate transactions still continue live- ly in Evanston, and will probably be still more lively until the 1st of May.. Awmong the transactions of the past week were the fol- lowing: James C. Connor to Susan Ander- son, 25x1%5 on Sherman avenue, north of Deinpster street, for '$300; Ella G. Izlehart to 1L J. Wallingford, 45x214 on Davis street, west of Asbury avenue, for §11,500; T. D. Limers to 1L B. Cragin, 50x200 feet on Jud- son avenue, north of Davis street, for $5,500; lenry A. Pearson to A. L. Butler, 50x110 feet on Chicago avenue, north of Church street, unimproved, for $2,500. 3 3 Supervisor Sauders, of Lake View, esti- mates that 300 houses have been erected in Lake View within the Iast twelve months, ‘These erections have swelled the real-estate ossessions of the place about $450,000. Lake jew is to haye some new sewers. One sys- tem will be laid in the district bounded on the nortls by Belmont avenue, on the south by Fullerton, Clark street on the east, the river on the west. Two other systems are under consideration. Oneconsists in running in under Diversey street; the other in ng the Kullerton avenue conduit. Nineteen houses are being built at Humn- boldt Park. The West Side Railroad will soon do away with the transfer now running out to the park from Milwaukee avenue, and will run through_ cars from - down-town, every other ear going to Ilumboldt Park, and the other to the terminus on Milwaulkee avenue. TOWNXN OF LAKE FRAUDS. -Tv the Editor af The Chicago Tribune. Cmicaco, March 26.—The industry and perseverance of Ar. R. A. McClellan in be- half of the victimized non-resident taxpay- ers of the Town of Lake has indeed, as you say, resulted ina * notable victory ” forthe Taxpayers’ Association. The report of the Master in Chancery, to whom was referred the bill against the mem- Ders of the Board - of Trustees of the Town of Lake, that had been presented to the Cir- cuit Court some two years ago by the attor ney for the Taxpayers’ Association, reveals the rascality of as preclous a lot of 5o drefs as have been unearthed since the posure of the * 'I'weed Ring* in New York a few years ago. From this report it seems that Condit as Supervisor, Chief of Police, Trustee, and “I'reasurer—a quadruple office, which that individual has embellished, I believe, from time immemorial—has paid himselt $29.- 969,84 tor four years’ services,—an average of $7,492.46 per annum. The Master, how- ever, says: g The total amount for which, in my opinion, the defendunt Condits Hablen "thls Suit i3 us Yol ows: Excess of per diem received as Trustee... $1,235 Excess of commissions recelved as Trens- Al o 278 If from the sum of $20,89.64, ‘the amount of excess found above, $0.275.10 be deaucted, the balance will show $20,691.65; be will still bave re- celved for his services during four years a com- pensation of §5,172.92 per annum. Verily, Supervisor, Chief of Police, Trus- tee, and Treasurer Condit has enjoyed a fat oflice!! Of course he has been paid' out of the Treasury, and the Treasury is annually replenished by non-resident as” well as resi- dent taxpayers. [ am a non-resident taxpay- er of Lake Township, and have within a month paid over $1,000 taxes on wild land in that township, Therefore, although I have no vote there, I feel at liberty to grumble at the villainy by which I am, in common with other non-residents, plucked and systematic- ally robbed. % . The absurdity of allowing a single officer in a couniry township to receive for hisserv- ices a sum as large even as what Mr. Waller seems to award him—$5,172.92 per annum— may be made apparent by comparison. ‘Che Judges of the United States District Courts each receive a salary of $5.500 to $4.000, and $4,000 is Judge Blodgett’s satary. ‘The United States Collector of Customs at Chicago, the Hon. William Henry Swith, has a salary of $4,500, and 34,500 is the ‘largest salary allowed to any Collector of Internal Revenue in the United States. Condit has paid himselr,-according to the reBon‘, an average of S7,492. ut in this revelation Condit isonlyan item. *“Thesum total of illegal payments proved by the evidence ” made to eight other Trustees (all honorable men) is 539,072, Just $27.46 Jess than $40,000 stolen. frotn the taxpayers. This iS only what has been discovered by the investigation of dis- interested and able lawyer; but I believe that it is but a molety of the amount stolen from the Township Treasury, 3 - Let the taxpayersof the township join hands with Mr. McClellan (as I will give him mine), and we will put- these fellows behind prisoxt walls. No compromise. \ A NoN-RESIDENT TAXPAYER. IN NEW. YORK. In New York recent sales have been un- usually large. The market tends steadily upward, with a very strong ‘undertone. In the matter of first-class property, there are more buyers than sellers. Several ‘proper- ties heretofore for sale huve been absolutely withdrawn from the market. Cholce lots south of Seventy-ninth street in the East Side building district, are like United States bonds,—above par. Among zya more notable transactions is the sale of fiva lots on the northeast corner of Fifth avenue and Seven- ty-second street, and four lots on Seventy- second street adjoining, to Mr. Rockafeller, of tho Standard Oil Company, for $425,000, averaging about $47,222 perlot. Severity-sec- ond street, the very centre of the building district, Is being rapidly improved between Lexington and Madison avenues. In this locality, say above Sixtieth street and be- tween Third and Fifth avenues, it is proximn- ity to the Park which gjvesvalue, Asanex- ample, lots on Seventy-second street, be- tween Third and Lexington aveunues, are worth about $11.000 to §12,000 each; between Lexington and Fourth they are held at from $1:4,000 to $16,000; between Fourth and Madi- son_at from $28,000 to $25,000, and between Madison and Fifth_they ask aimost anything they choose. Miss Henrietta Lenox owns the Dblock bounded by Seventy-first and Seventy- second streets, Fifth and Madison avenues. 1t is the only entire block of the old * Lenox Farm” still in original hauds. Mr. D. O. Mills, the well-known California capitalist, has bought, for about $625,000, the roperty known as No. 35 Wall street and Nos. 13 and 25 Broad street. The same gen- tleman has also purchased Nos. 17, 19, and 21 Broad street for ahoutS700.000. The present buildings are to ‘be demolished, and on the land Mr. Mills will erect for oflice purposcs a palatial pile to cost over $3,000,000. In this single real-estate operation Mr. Mills invests nearly $5,000,000, Several fmportant finan- cial institutions, and more especially the min- ing interests, will,"it is understaod, find a permanent home in the new structure. What Mr. D. 0. Mills is doing on so mag- nificent a scale—i. e., investing money made in stocks, mining, and other enterprises, in New York City real estate—~is being to a cer- tain extent very generally done by other fort- gnnte operators in stocks and other specula- ons. & A nuotable new building will be erected in New York at Nos. 45, 47, 49, and 51 Rose street, Its dimensfons will be @ fect front, 10434 feet deep, and nine stories, or 129 feet in fight. It will be builtof brick, on astone and coucrete foundation, with bluestoné coping, and galvanized iron-cornices. The roof will be flat. The foundation-walls will be forty-four inches thick, the first story walls thirty-six inches, and the stories above that from twenty-eight to thirty-two inches. A fire-escape will be furnished by an iron stairway, provided with iron doors and sur- rounded by brick walls, extending from floor toroof. Itwill beowned and nccugled by George Munro, asa_printing and publishing house. John éarrem drew the plans for the structure, which, it is estimateq, will cost $300,000. 5 A iliuefitov grocery wirehouse is to be erected on West Broadway, Franklin, and ‘Varick streets, having a fronting of. 250 feet on those streets, It will be chuplsd by the rocery firm of Francis .| Leggett & Co. linch floor will have an area|of 10,000 super- ficial feet, equal to four city lots, The walls arcto be three feet thick inicellar and two feet efzht inches @bove. ‘The entire first story is to be of j{l_‘fluit, from the patent light stoop up to and including the cornice; {rom thence to the eiphth story the fronts are to be faced with Philadelphia brick, with granit siliz, sill-covers, bands, and 'lintels; the ninth story will be forined by the nan- sard roof, extending around the entire three streets. There will be six freight elevatars, two forty-horse, double-deci hoi ethzy-_nuxse power engine. ‘ "This building, Wi en com Plated and fuily equipped, willcost the sum of $20,009, exclusive of the ground. In New York 185 plans for new. buildings have been entered on the books of the Bureiu of Buildings siuce the 1ist of January last. **The number of-uew buildings proposed just now,” the Chief:Clerk- of the Bureau said, **1s not so great as it was in August and Se] tember last, when plans for 413 new bulld- Ings were filed ; but.the cost is infinitly great- er now than then.” 'The number of new buildings erected in New York City in nine years is as follows: Number. __Cost. 1852, S27,850870 1 24UEL LOVUISVILLE. In Louisville the Courier-Journal reports that for about a month past there has been a steadily increasing demand for houses, which the renters are unable to supply, and it is estimated by real-estate men that there is now in that city about two hundred familes who are boarding because they canuot find houses to rent. As a necessary consequence real estate has advaucgft largely, and is higher than is has ever been before. In sev- eral parts of the city, owing to certain im- provements, the advance has been particu- larly large. Probably the highiest and quick-~ est raisz is in the vicinity of the new Short- Line depot. Lots that conld have been bought there last year for $50 per foot, are now selling at S100 per foot. been considerable speculation in lots, and speculators nre quictly buying up a large number of them near the outskirts of the city and closing down on them. NEWPORT. _ Newport, R. L, real-estate agents believe that the summer of 185l will be the most brilliant that has been known there for many years. The transfers of real estate have been much more-numerous during the last eight months than during any twelve months since 1870, and the aggregute value of the land and houses sold is double thatof any similar pe- riod. ‘Besides, there are more cottages rented at this time than there were last year at the beginning of May. The highest price obtained thus «ar for the next summer is for W. R. Trayers’ cottage on Nurragansett ave- nue, Mr. G, IL Warren, of New ‘York, having hired it at $5,000 for the season. In several instances cottages have_been rented for the coming season at frem 5250 to 8300 increase over prices obtained I ummer, —— VANDERBiu:’s HIOUSE, ‘William H. Vanderbilt is erecting three brown-stoue houses on Fifth avenue, be- tween Fifty first and Fifty-second streets, that will cost more than $1,5%0,000, which are thus described by a correspondent: The rallrozd_king's own residence will be on the corner of Fifty-lirst strect, and will be more elaborute and costly thun the others, which ure for his daughers, Mrs. Elifott . Shepard and Mrs. William D, Sioane. ‘The three houses muko u wall of brown stone over @9 fect in leagth and sixty feet in hight. In style thoy are described ns being pure Greek Kenuissance. They ure connected by a corridor twenty-six feet ten inches by thirty-one fect, and the first story cau be so thrown open 143 to make one building of the three in the event of a large reception. Bug apove the tirst story tho houses are Isolated. The brown-stone walls, which are backed 1up with brick, are nof mere brown-stone {ronts; thoy ure tho sameall around. Theroofsare tiled, and the three houses are as nearly tireproof us cun be where ornaments of wood are to be introduced. ‘Tbe wood 1n Mr. Vanderbilt's own house is w be chosen from the chofce woods of all the - world and to be fushioned by the most skiliful carvers both of Europe and Auperica. Three cubinet- wakers bave coatructs in connection with the ruilrond monarch’s house. Que of the contract- ing parties is u house in Paris. : ‘fhe detalls of Mr. Vanderbilt's nouse aro . not all known even to the urchitect, Mr.. John . Snook, for the owner has for months past been buying whatever suited his fancy, tobe intro- duced at his pleasure. For. exumple, on his Iutest visit o Puris he bought sume costly ceil- ings, thstare to be put in place by French artists who witl cross the Atlantic with thom. HIs front doors are to be the costllest in the Western Hemisphere, belng the famous G hibetti ggutes. which he bought recently fu Paris, paying 000 for them. 3Mr. Vanderbilt's house will be more costly thun uny other in America, except, peraups, those of the Bonanzs kings 'iu Sun Rrancisco? ond if to its known cost is udded one-third of the 500,000 he paid for the land ou which he_ crecting the three. palaces, and to that sum is added the cost of what he may putinto hig house, probably the Bonanza kings' Salaces will ilers, and. an-- take second rank. Mr. Vanderbilt may yet add Condit-and | to-'the cost $500,000 which he is said to be” willing topuy for the Orphan Asylan's grounds op- posit, where he would like to make & privato park. 4 Exteriorly the three buildings’ have one front, the connecting corridor seeming to be only a lowerstory, in front of which there will be a handgome fountain and a place for a large vase of tropical plants. Tho of Mr. Vanderbilt's home is 8,510 sgnarc feet. The busement, which was blusted out of solld rock, i3 9 feet 6.inches in hight: the firat story 16 feet 6 1nches, thosecond story 15 feet, the third 12 fect, and the fourth story 8 feet. In the first amw{l there are to be a drawing-room_ 24.10x31.11in the clear, a recep- tion-room and a library, each 17.3x28.4, a parlor on the northwest corner of Firty-first strect and Fifth uvenue 17.4x25, o hall in the centre 29x43.5, nlplt:t\lro gallery 32x48, and two storles or 33 feet hi fn the offico of Mr. R. M. Hunt, the architect, is & large plaster-Paris model of the sumptuous homehe s erecting for Mr. William K. Vunder- biltat Fifty-second street and Fifth avenue. The architect caunot yet publish the de- tails of the structure, ns Mr. Vanderbilt is making new suggestons daily, In stvle it represents the transition trom” French Gothje to Rennissnnce. The unique combination of orlel and bay windows supporting a circular tower terminating in a cone on the Fifty-second street corner wiil make it a noticeable object in rectangulnr Fifth gvenue. [v1s npproached by a flight of marble steps that support a pavilion twenty feet in width. The muin entrance is olne foet wide. Tho centre window in the sec- ond story, opening on a balcony that extends along the entire front, is nine feet in width, and at the cornico there is a machlcolated balcony exll:nflln?' Aalso the entire length of the structure. Above this is a gable roof, ornmmeated with tho effect of flylng buttresses. The basement is eleven feet in hight, the first storgs is sixteen fect high. the second fiftoen, afl the third twelve. The material is Bedford. limestone. Tho cost is as yet mere conjecture. 1t may be At Fifth avenuo and Fifiy-seventh stroet Mr, Cornelius Vanderbilt is erccting s magnificent residonce, of which Mr. George B.Post is the architect. On tho southoast cormer of Fifty-ninth street and Fifth avenue Mr. Kendall, tho architect, 15 finishing n handsome brick mansion, with Belle- ville brown-stoue ornamentation, in the Qucen Auncstyle, for Ogden Goolet. It has 1 double munsard roof above the third story. Its hight from tho street level to the cornice 1s 190 fect. Its cost will be about $300,000. 1t {s termed fire- proof. Mr. Kendall isthe architect aiso of Robert Goelet's new mansion—a three-story and double magsard structure ilke that of Ogden Goelet— ou the southeust corner of Forty-eighth street aad Fifth avenue, to cost about $300,000. PURIFYING DRAINS By Chemical Agency—How to Provent the Passago .of Scwer-Gas Gorms Through Traps—An Interesting Inter= view. In connection with the subject of sewago which has been recently so fully commented upon fn this paper, our attention has been di- rected to a most effective dovice for the pre- veantion of sewuge gas. The claim is made by bigh autbority that it is impossible to prevent thisdeadly poison by purely mechanical con- trivance, and that a water sesl or trup isof no avail whatever, it being claimed asan estab- ished fuct that tno poisonous germ of the gas 8 abserbed by the water and passes through it ‘These being fucts, it is apparent that the only process for absolute prevention is some device ‘which will automatically and. unfallingly sup- ply & chemical compound to the water in the trap. Itis claimed that the invention described below thoroughly accomplishes this purpose. ‘The apparatus Is fo extansive use in New York and constuntly growing in favor. Hardly a ho- tel of any standing in the eity but hasthe Germ- lcide attached to every oloset. . 1t i3 an invention of Prof. E. J. Mallett, Jr.,and the outcome Of yvars of scieutific research. ‘With a view of furnishiug all possible infor- mation on this important subject 4 reperter wus yesterday dispatched to the Palmer House to fn- terview Mr. C. L. Cobn, of New York, who has ‘been actively connected with the introduction of the Germicides in that city. * Mr. Cohn, have you any objection to en- lightening the readers of THE TRIBUNE in re- gurd to the workings ana success of the Germi- cide plan of preventing sewer-gas, now so gen- erally adopted in New York?" “ None_whatever. The Germicide Company, of New York, controliing the franchises for that State, was fncorporated lnst Novewmber, and up to this time has placed over 3,000 machines, evory one of which has accomplished its work thorouehly und to our perfect satisfactivn.” tus.’ . “The Germiclde, or germkliller, is an appara- tus made of biack walnut, which is readily at-- -tached without {nterfering with the plumbing to tho water-closet. lnto tiis, ¢hloride of zine is placed, which, through automatic, action; is made to constantly ow by sulution into, the trap under the closct seit, and thence to the sewer. By this action tho water of tho trap Is always impregnated with chloride. o 21065 thereby forming a barrier to the entrance of -sower-gus: The Germicide also discharges the .vapor of thymol whenever the closet is occupled, thero- by purifying the air.” *Is the expensiv RSN *No. The New York plau is-to leave the machine on triul for a fortnight, no charve being made if the applicant tinally decides to reject it. 1f, however, it is flgnm\'ed-u(.ueh:lrgo of $5 is made for placing and the use of the ma- chine. The Compuny then makes & monthly in- There has_ spection, supplying the chemieals and keeping the machines in good worklng order, 50 the in- mates of the house bave no carc. For this sery- ice a charge of §3 per quarter is made.” * Arc the chemiculs used well known?"” «Chioride of ziiic 13 ncknowledged to be the most powerful, practical metallic disiafectant known, while thymol is one of the most power- ful aerinl disinfectants. These chemicals ure, of_course, weil known, but In_commerce uite expensive, hretofore precluding, iudecd, their populuc use. But the Germicide Company through a putent process manufuctures its own chemicals, which enables it to furnish them at moderate prices. This inexpensive productioh of the chloride of ziuc, the invention ot Prof. Mallett, is entirely new to the scientific world, but has caused much discussion and suceess- fully stood the most searching scientific tests.” ihere seems to be no doubt, then, in your mind us to the success of the system?'” “As nn unprejudiced statement, it can_be fairly sald thut no new invention ever before guined such widespread ' appreciation and use in New York in so short a time. The med- jeal profession, without cxception, recommend it, and sbout every great hotel and public huiiding, us well as thousands of private resi- dences, buve ndopted its use.” i * Do you contewplate the Introduction of ' the Germicide here? ¥ * Well, our attention has been especially di- rected to your city by the very ablc series of articles on the subject of heuse-drainage which have rocontly sppeared fn Tue TRmUNe., Iam here, thercfore, sumply beeause our people though the timo opportune to exhibit the mu- chine and show its practical werkings. Of course, we know it is only & question of time; the Germicide is bound to go wherever sewers are. Butthe people must be first mude to un- derstand whut we bave. Inafow days, there- fore, I will Elm.‘e an apparatus in this hotel which the public ean inspect. Then elther Profs. Mullett or Mott, of New York, will come and ex- plain fo a course of open fectures the scientitic principles of the Germicide preventive system. HEAVY ROBBERY. An 01d Man’ House Entered by Five IMen, Who Shoot ¥im and Roast His Wite’s Feet upon Coals Until Xe Sur~ renders Over §25,000. - - Dispatch to Cincinuati Enquirer. Om. Crry, Pa., March 24.—About 10 o’clock last night seven masked men robbed the house of John Conners, Sr., a wealthy and miserly old man, living in an isolated locality near Queenstown, in Clarion County. Mr. Conners is about 70years old, and, when-the burglars called on him, was seated with his aged wife by the fire-place. Five of the mjn entered and two remained ou guard out~ e, e 5 Upon entering, the burglars ordered the old man to open his safe, which stood in the room. Thisherefused to do, when they shot and beat him in a fearful maunner, one buliet taking effect in the head. ‘The old man still refusing, they proceeded to torture Mrs. Conners by putting her feet on burning coals in the grate. They threatened to roast her nlive before his eyes, and proceeded to do so. “This caused the ofd_man to_succumb, and he opened bhis treasure-boX, when the burg- lars helped themselves to the gold, silver, bonds, ete., to the value of $15,000 to 820,000, Railroad bonds, East Brady bridge bonds, &G6,000 in currency, Government bonds, and & large amount of other negotinble paper was taken. 5 Conners is_the owner of oneof the finest in farms in Pennsylvania, and receives a -ge royalty from coal companies operating on Lis farm., The old man is now Iyingin a critical condition, and it is impossible 1o tell “exactly how much was taken. No clew to the perpetrators. vl e ——— We notice that in preparing the catalogues for the coming year at W. W. Kimball’s plano establishment, it has been decided to drop certain styles of cabinet organs from the lists on account of changesin the styles ot'me cases introduced by the manufacturers. ‘The old styles now in stock will, therefore. < closed out at greatly reduced pric~s. _Auuv > these instruments are the populi. Iurri orgaus. ‘They are perfect i cvery respect containing all tho latest improvements, ane at the prices offered are decided bargains. Those contemplating the purchase of organs should not overlook this opportunity. superticial area | ** Please describe the system and the appara- nchine and its supply of chemicals | THE STAGE. | Our "City ‘Theatres—Attrac- . . tions Going and Com- S e e Description of Adam Fore- paugh’s Prize Beauty. H. C. Merivale Charges Miss Ward with Sharp Prac. tice. Dramatic Gossip~Local, National, and Foreign. OUR CITY THEATRES. ‘The theatres during the past- week have been uninteresting. There has been nothing of anovel character, and the revivals have not afforded pleasurablé eomparison. *The Danites” at Hooley’s has drawn large audi- ences, but neither in cast nor scenic decora- tion can the present compare favorably with previous representations of the play in this city. Mr. Rankin’s performance of the part of Sandy McGee since he went abroad is a far more finished one, Mrs. Rankin’s Billy Piper is not, so distressingly melancholy, and Mr. Waldron as the Danite is quite as effective; but the new people are not equal to their parts, and someof the menbers of the old company have degenerated. ‘The *Aru- bian Night ” party,a company erganized some time ago by the defunct_firm of Gulick & Blaisdell, and lately controlled by Mr, W. McConnell, has” been doing a good business and giving a poor performance at the Grand Opera-House. Mr. Roland Reed, Mr. W. 1L Stuart, ®iss Ella Wren, and Miss Alice Hustings suved the representation and made itat all tolerable. To-morrow evening av this theatre an engagement will be com- menced by Mr. Frederick Paulding, an East- ern actor who has been for the past year or two playing such rolesas Hamlet, Bertuccio, .Sh;/lock, ete. His répertoire for the week. will be: Monday, *Hamlet”; Tuesday, “The Fool’s Revenge”; Wednesday mati- née, “Lady of Lyons”: Wednesday night, “The Merchant of Venice”; Tllurssny, * Salviati”;, Friday, “Hamlet”: Saturday y f His Life?: Sar- y night, *Salviati’’; Sunday night, “The Fool's Revenge.” The répertoire should-pretty thoroughiy test the ability of this young gentieman. ~ Haverly’s colored minstrels this eveuninz will give their last performancs in this czti{. Everybody should see them. i The Widew Bedott,” with Charles B. Bishop, will succeed the mninstrels at Haverly’s, The West-Siders at the Acad- emy of Music have seen in ** That Boy of Dauw’s the worst piece of the season, and in a Miss Addie Rodgers, who hails from Cali- fornia, a star without the slightest acting ability. Miss Katie Howard, who played a boy’s part in the piece, and Mr. W. T. Mel- ville, were the redeeming features of the per- formance. ‘Mr. George Learock and Miss Ettie Johns will play the leading roles in ** Lost in London ™ durlp?me coming week. The va‘ riety people will include the Clipper Quartet, the four Shamrocks, Prof, Alex. Davis (ven- triloquist), Richardson and Young, Ed Baker, and Florence Wetls. At the Olympic ‘Theatre’ Hyde & Behman’s Comedy Company will play. 'This is ane of the best organizations that come to the Olympic in the course of the season. . 2 ¢ FORGET ME NOT.” A few weeks ago Lester Wallack was en- joined by Miss Genevieve Ward from play- Ing * Forget-Me-Not.” Alr, H. C. Merivale, one of the authors of the play, writes to a friend in England an interesting letter upon the suit. The Spirit printsit. He says: The printed evidercein Ward vs. Moss, which Ireceived the other duy. quite settles the ques- tion {n my mind. A neat little plant was ar- ranged by the Wards. They instructed tmeir lawyer (the lawyer swears) to draw up an agree- ‘ment which would include the habitable globe! and never told me a-word of it. No lawyer saw the contract on my account. It was signed, not ‘the evening beforé the play came out, but in the middle of rehearsal,a few days before, under circumstances of Such worry and annoyance to ime, that Lsaid to my wife, who happened to be Ia the stails that marning, ** I wish 1'd never had uoything to do with this pack of people.”” The *Wards, meunwhile, had placidlyarranged among themselves to claiman * American rignt,” under the word “elsewhere.” The terms of the con- - tract were studiously misleading. The authors were deseribed “as ‘“owners of the copyright,” which scems to limit the operation of the contract to places where we did own it; no suggestion of America was made, and the play letgo for so much a night in London, so much less elsewhere, terms which in themselves sug- gest *the provinces” to any ome. Of course, the agreement would be supposed by any one to refer to the United Kingdom. All mennon ot America was studiously avoided till atter the production of the play, when Miss Ward fu- | formed me, the last time I think I ever saw her, that she had * copyrighted the play in Amerien.” 1didn't the least understand what she meant, and was ruther amused by what struck mens g plece of “check.” But us we were at tho mo- ment on friendly terms, I thought she had been dolng, as far us she couid, some friendly turn to us. Of course, it she hud bebaved like ordinary human beings. I should have done my best to help ber to u right in America afterwards; but, up to that time,Ibad not contemnlated the guestlon aznll, one way or tho other. Sho says knew she was arranging for an American tour! Considering thatsheacted in England for sixteen wonths consecutively jmmediately afterwards, which might bave been indefinitly prolonsted if Anne Mie had succeeded, L know now she wasn’t. But at the thne I knew nothing oa earth about it, and she was very careful [ shouldn’t know. As for Mr. Bram Stoker, whom Miss Ward has dragged into this matter, we gather from Mr. Merivale’s letter that, in a communica- tion to the Iatter, he says: *“‘No mention of any special American right was -to my knowledge ever made on either side.” Mr. Merivale gaes on fo say: The Wurds perseverinely try to confuse the issue la two ways: By always speuking of the pluy as theirs by purcbase, when it is nothing of the kind. I wanted them to buy it out, but they wouldn't; 8o Lictit to Miss Ward, in considera- tion of the straits 1 knew her to be in, for & sum which to me might be £110s, and couldn'c be more than £150. Was I likely to throw America In for thaty I instructed her catirely in the purt of Stephanic myself, us I meant it to be, an utterly unscrupulous and evil woman, with noneof the numby-pambiness in which she what she Is pleased to call ** conceives,” of It 10w. She was amnenable, for I shouid have taken the pluy away if she hudn’t been, and ucted the part g first admirubly. When 1 saw her in an act afterwards, when she had consuited her own lights. her. performance bored me out of the place. Tt was like a heroiue of the * Heir ot Radeliff,” with a lavor of crutch and tou:hpick, uttering the sentiments of Jezebel Miss Coghlan apparently is playing the charac- ter exactly as it ought to be played. Inletting the play- 1 reserved tho control of sub-letting. ‘There Was no purchase whatever. The second dodge Is always dragging in my poor little sister- in-luw's name. She wus the inoocent cause of our private ditferences, of course, but has noth- ingr todo with the menning of “clsewhere.” As amatterof fact, the girl s very clever, and played her scrap of apart charmingly (I should not hate ununm{cred tho play for Her or any- body), and Miss Ward wus very content till she found she hud 10 pay her nsmallsalary. Thenshe got rid of her for somebody she had for nothiug (who was laughed at inber two little scenes cvery night), and kept my sister-in-law’s name on the bilt zill Iforced her acting-manager to romove It. Shebused her procceding upon the girl baving an Irish accent; incompetence wns jnvented afterwurds. But really tnis bas noth- ine to do with the matter. What I3 clear is this: That Miss Ward_may win her cuse ayuinst Moss by literal’ and unqualiled interpretation of *“elsewhere.” 1f she does 1 have nothing to do but publish the pluy here in the usual way, sod destroy all American rights in it for anybody. i FOREPAUGII'S PRIZE BEAUTY. Adam Forepaugh, the circus man, has-of- fered @ prize of $10,000 for the most beautitul woman. Sells Brothers, ‘who own a show bearing the modest title of * The Millionalre Confederation of Railroad Shows,” has of- fered $100,000 to the homeliest damsel on American soil. A correspondent writing from Mononguhela City, Pa., says: The reception of the intclligence in this prosy little town that Adam Funirnugn bad chosen from among several thousand photographs of beautiful American women thut of 3iss Annie Pauline Scott, of Mononguhefu City, as being the nearest approach fo fdeul perfection in form and features, has caused a buzz and ripple of excitement. The offer of Mr. Forepuugh, it will be remembered, was $10,00 to the most beautiful ° woman in Americs, apd it was his design that she should reizn a8 queen of beauty in_his traveling efrcus, Your corre- spondent, deeming that a descrivtion of iss Sttt would be of fnterest io lady readefs, paid avisit to her, and, explaining that as she bad cutered 1nto the jarens 18 a professfonal beauty, weyged leavo to mnake a superficial examination -of her clnims to the titlo of the mast beautiful woman, to which the lady laughingly assented. Now to the description: _ 31183 Scott possesses 8 form tall and shapely. It is ot the alry, fleecy, tilmy, ethereal nouthing that Olive Logan ascribes 17 to Sarabh Berahard:, but a realistic, tangiblo form. *Her shoulders are ronnded; Bet besam s full and undulating, and her waist symmetricul, filling her bodice nicely, and seeming superls tively huggable. Were Hiram Powers aguin s leeting his model for that American master-- Plece of art, * The Greek Slave,” he could trav- el nv‘ilmflch territory and tind no better form thun ®iss Scott's. In carriage she is atonce cngy; nx;d gfl](ceful. & rface in some respects reminds one of the late Adelaldo Nellsons 1¢ 18 falz 15 the Iilex, and the cheeks are tinged with a delicate pearly piuk. Her featuresare strikingly régulaz and classical, and of the Grecian type, save, per- haps, the nose, which cuarves !llkm.lé from the acquiline, and verges upon what is generally termed the American feminine nose. Her lips * are full and expressive, of a bright vermil- lou tinge. and when severed by a smile reveal a double row of teeth that are typical in their regulurity and dazzling whiteness. Her eyes are large and full, of a dark-brown color. With varying dmotions they change their hue as often. as sumimer- clouds, tog, if for no other reason than thoy are So soft and shadowy. Her eye- brows are mos: delicately curved, and her long, sweeping eyelashes add intensity and at times i hull:melnncboly lunguor to the orbs over which they kee’r sentinel. Her halr, which i3 loug, Fuvy, and abundant, isof A glossy black, and pos- sesses that silky texture which is such a pleasant contrast to the usuul dead ebony we s0 often meet. One cunnot look at such “hair, and see the golden sunshine rippling through it, like {airles pluying at * bo-peep,” without recalling, Y u singular ussociation of iders, Lizzie Hezam, the child of Dickens’ fancy. Altogether, MMiss Scott s an ideal picrure of fair femininity, gifted with glowing charms and robust. An 3{;{1{5&{0{;&“&:1 th?‘mmrn illustrated DflJ’crs ice & day or two ago and made sketch of the young b{auty fml’x‘:"ll!e. ek Your correspondent would like to stop right there, but {t won't do. Miss Scott is the niece of Jobn Ryan, a coal-miner, and_they abfde o rather dilapidated house. When the Scribe asked her if she would travel with the circus as Queen she carclesly shuftied a well-worn deck or Hart's best glnylnx-cnnls.—muccwrs.-md. throwing out u bobtafl iush on the y table, sald: *'Well, I reckon not; that old duck Fore- paugh couldn’t get me to travel with his show Tor no woney. Will you take a handat $} Umit?” Your correspondent drew out. DRAMATIC NOTES. Miss Murie Gordon has gone to England. ‘The Clipper appears this week as a twenty page paper. - Mr. Frank M. Link, the dramatic agent, is seriousty ill. . Sarah and Jennie Bernhardt will sail for France on May 4. Gus Williams in - A German Senator ”” at MeVickers on the 4th. Lawrence Barrett’s season will end aboul the beginning of June. . The Victoria Loftus troupe have carried “Pinafore” into China. Be . Miss Eunice Goodrich is looking for a play, und threatens to star next season. , *Nip and Tuck ” will go on the rond again under the management of John E. Moore. Tiaverly’s wnite ““Royal favorits,” the 40— count ’em—40, have just exactly twenty of- ficers. 3 ‘The fiftieth performance of * Fresh” oc- ggmfd last night at the Park Theatre, New Oork. Ellen Terry will be the Desdemona when Booth and Irving appear in London in “Othella,” Mr. J.R. Vincent, of the Boston Museum, is, according to the Mirror, about to retire from the stage. Miss Hattie Foley, late of Blaisdell’s com- bination, now playing in Montana, Las re- turned to this city. John Ilabberton’s two new comedies, “Grandma’s Pet” and *The Jericho Road,’ have been purchased. g _ Manager Hooley intends t)tg\n'nizn:gfx a ¢omedy company next season. For this has ke engaged Jacques Kruger. The Clipper says that John A. Stevens,. during his recent engagement in ’Frisco, di not average $100 a performance. MMarie Williams, having recovered from her illness, will rejoin the Leavitt burlesque troupe to-morrow at Rochester, N. Y. - The Germania Theatre, Philadelphia, is to be torn down and remodeled atter the style of the Chestnut-Street Opera-House. Mr. Clement Scott, the dramatic critic of the London Tckflmph and editor of the Lon- don Theutre, witl shortly visit America. 5 AMiss Ella Wren, who' has been a member of **An Arabian Night”” company, has, it is - joined Robsonand Crane’s troupe. . ** The Dumb Man of the Mountains ” next week at the National and ** Rip Van Win- kle” at the Halsted Street Opera-Ilouse.. A dinner will be given John McCullough preparatory to his departure for Europe on April 2. It will take place in New Yorl. | In addition to Hamlet and Macbeth, Miss Anna Dickinson talks seriously of adding %&; Gladiator and Ingomar to her réper- re. - ““ Pouf Prendre Conge,” which wasstopped. by injunction in_Brooklyn, doesn’t seem to liave struck the Boston fancy. It was pro- duced there Iast Monday. * Michael Strogoff”? hasscored a success in Loudon. During a recent performance Charles Warner, who plays Strogoff, -was seriously wounded in the duel with knlves. ‘The receipts nt the Comedie Francaise, under 3L. Perrin’s management, have been 15,826,526f. During the preceding ten vears, under Edouard Thierry, they were 5,533,220f. The New York Tribune thinks that noth- ing has ever happened so propitious 1o dra- matic art in England as the conjunction be- tween 1lenry irving and Edwin-Booth onthe London stage. Jr. Steele Mackaye is no longer connected with the Madison Square Theatre, New York, except as the author of the pece and the inventor of the stage now used in that establishuent. *‘The Money Spinner,” now runningat the St. James, London, will soon be seen at Wallack’s. The piece is said to be ** Forget~ Ae-Not” reversed,—that is to say, the iead- ing lady is a good woman and all the other characters are villains. Bliss Whittaker, treasurer, and Fred H. Wallace, of liaverly’s Theatre, will_have & Dbenetit on Sunday afternoon, April 17. Dur- ing their connection with the theatre these gentlewen have made many friends. Their courtesy is only equaled by their good looks. ‘The program will be astrong one, and the affair should be a large financial suceess. On Thursday afternocon performances will be given in Hooley’s Theatre and the Grand Opera-fiouse for the benefit of the Elks. The B. P. 0. Elks, we may say for the of many, IS a socie- y, the of which® are mostly professional people, of great practi- cal beneit to tliose for whom it was orgzan- ized. This will be the third benefit given the order in this city. Nearly every profes~ sional in town wil{ take part in the perform- ance. .'The people of Quincy are annoyed, accord- ing to the Whiy of that town, because Keene didn’t keep his engagement thereon Wednes~ day night last. All the _ seats were sold and the money had to be paid back. Owing to the snow-blockade the Keene company didn’t reach Chicago until 2 a. m. Wednesdity morn~ ing, having been fourteen hourson their way froin Junesville, Wis. Mr. Hayden telegraphed to this eity to secure & special to Quiney, but no_special could be obtained, owing to the . bad condition of the roads. This falling them, Quincy had to be canceled, and the arty proceeded to fill their next date—Des oines. They will play in_Quiney in April, In connection with the selection of the titie —* Forty-nine”—of McKee Rankin's new. Flny. the Boston Globe relates the following ncident: . » The final arrangements concerning its Mpnb chusc were made by Mesars. Rankin and Mitter in the office of a hotel in New York, wheren slignt difference of opinion tovk pluce as to the title, Slr. Rankin objecting to the original name of “Californiz Gold” a5 inappropriate and meaningless. * Well, what do you propose?’ suid Mr. Miller. At that moment the electric annunciator gave §ts shrill whir-r-r, and_the at- tendant clerk shouted *Forty-nine.” Rankin, who had aiready fixed the, title in bis mind, im- mediately roplied, Thut's jf,—* Forty-nine,~ of all titles in the worid. It’s just the mame I had selected, and this accidental one has con- sirmed my opinfon.” The title of *Forty-nine™ was then and thore given the drama. “The Tourists” reached the city Friday, expecting to find awaiting them tickets for transportation to San Francisco. ‘They wera under contract to Maguire, of the Baldwin Theatre. When the conipany arrived it was found that they were in‘the same fix Leavitl found himself in this city a few weeks ago JMr. Maguife bad failed to keep bis part of . the contract., Fortunately for *‘The Tour ists,” they were enabled vesterday, through Mauager Hooley, to make s contract witk Mr. Locke. of the Bush Street Theatrg where they . will probably open on April4 ‘They will be followed, Mr. Hooley telis u: by tie Edouin party on the 21st of April, after the termination of that enzagemen{ '!l}homasuw. Keene“g;\ ihe ;41 or uu?J Oth- of ay will appear. . Locke, we unde: Tas secured control of the Standard Theatrey and AMr. Hooley is filling dates. S ke S