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THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, 188]—TWELVE PAGES MAY 20, iT | Third Annual Reunion ai she Calumet Club Last Evening: bie Ocer dingly Enjoys blo Occae er to ‘sit Who Partici-« ; pated in It. Thel Behalf of the Vet- ed on mats Bato Isaao qrans by tho Hon Amold. ‘oo eae ‘Wontworth Makes an In- speech Full of Pleas- Reminiscences. —_ Porter Tells of the Parly Church of This Clty and Ils Wonderful Growth, —— rs Recelvad from Various Persons—The DaatheList of the Yoar—Names of- Those Present, Etc. —— RECEPTION. me eae recoption given by the Calu- Club to the early aottléra of Chicago oame Ht teriay cvening at tho Club-Houso, on the on of Bilcblgan avenuo and Blghtoentt cs ft and was ‘attended by a concourse of old ii and Club mombers fully as large ne on hi eroccastons. Nor was the Intereat displays ain the proceedings los ian before: perhaps, t fact, oring to previous experionce In tha ta vagemectt ‘of what inust be considered o Baygue ontertainmerity the arrangements wero gore nearly perfoct and tho exorclacs followed Borencoiuer ao briskly that the | pare fictpanta bad No time, as thoy had no fnclination, to allow tholr interest In thom to ‘The occasion was altogothor—despite ono Ai reminlscencoraore joyful than tts prados Whatovor formallty may formerly ware prevailed seomed to bnve vanished, and ne old arqualutauces Of forty years ago reenlied thedoings of tho ontly dnys of the city, and of ‘ast yoat's gathotiog, with every indication of hearts peneatl” exclaimed one snow-bearded patri- wth, ka be wrung tho hand of another whoso tairwes ns white ds bis own, “Pd never havo yaown you, your balr hoa got so white, all fn a ear, toot Well, well!” Whoreat tho cumpany jaugted heartily, and tho old cronies sav into eauyehaira placed by thom and smiled pleasant- toseo how tholr Jocularity bad beon enjoyed tyite youngsters—that {is to say, tho men in thelr Attics and atxtiba—who surrounded thom. Ono of tho most pathetically intoroating epi- joles of tho evoning was the Introduction of old fileadyIntimato Nequalntandes of tho carly days of tho clty who bad hot met aluce. Ocon- tionally thoy. grasped bonds fervently as tho mutual recognition ocourred; sunictimes the recognition was one-slted, when, of course, tho ting wasnot so hearty; agalo both partics recognized cach othor by foaturc, but forgot wot other by namo; and once or twice the nem= ary failed altogothor, aud the old yontiomen— treads in the thirtica and forties of the contiiry looked Jong ond caraestly at one anothor thought back uver tho yoara lung pnst, and thon shook heads In acknowlodginont that recognl- Yon was imposs!ble, ‘There were souo rare votorans in tho com- pany,—too many to mention ia detail,—among wom two Nestora attractod great attention is (amples of how grent old age can como upolt man and yct not strip him of attraotivo- nets and grace, Tho older of these wis Lemuel rown, formerly of Town, but ut present of Kenwood, f1., smed 07, and, for his age, possessed of considerublo physical and mon- talvigor, His boaring was deficiunt, but often tena chance word or tw brought to mind an Eelteat of too old times hia faco would brighten, taiattera little careful thought, be would afew romarks showing that bis momory of course to a limited extent only—served asafaithful retainer of the rem{olacences of g John qorenting ont fis Bar. Bir Ate Shoo ose days, Thoother veteran ainongat yoterans was Mr. dbram Gale, of Glenwood, LL, a fairly bearty great-grandfathor ot 60, who, like Mre Brown, wuallthe evening tho dentro of on adiaolring eromdof Club-tuen and younger settlers, who etatted with bim upon the unwritten history uf the elty's Infuntiie days, Notonly did tho veterans prosent ond tholr ghatly roininiscences call to sind this bistorys there wero on hand objecta whiuh, though Wpeechless, had a taloof their own tu toll, Uport 4 table in the front parlor bud beon laced an antiquated Ieather holimet, ‘hose leper, ocross the front, showed tutithad been the property of n firoman in Chicego's frst fire company. A belt which waa Apartof the gatne uniform ‘ns tho holuiot was Youod around jt, Those rolica awakened un- bounded enthusiasm, Ayenerable aire, whose calm bonignity would everbavesetto rest a wild auspision that he bad*run with the maching,” took up tho belmot tnd placed it on hig brow, at the samo time ox aiming with ovidont prio: Twore ono of those for ten yours."* And thon, a4 ho Inld tho rolio down, he snid, Mtwithout 4 tingo of regret In his yolce, “1 eines, kept my helmet. I don't know what Half 4 dozen othors claimod to have also bean ea rie also tried on tho holmet, and i ‘Don't you remomber tha Alton tro on Clark etn 0? That was a bluze, wasn't It?" others all remombercd it, und whon tho Moorter left the apot the firemen of forty-one years alnco were discussing the contlayrations uf tiiback, whon tha stentuer was iu unknown lng and the Gencralship of a Harris, n Wille eke Benner oF 8 Swonto a development of of tides , thera wero sovoral photographa te 1a nteroating description, ainong thom ‘of the Hon, Willlam 1. Ogden, frat Mayoror Tere, 10 187, brosonted by Mr. Jool C. Wale Y erate, a viow of tho disustor. occasloned coat in Chicago’ River Maroh 12, 149, erat od by Mr. J. J. Richards, and represent. th ‘eno remarkably like that provided when we a Veasols occurs to the caatward of tho tketes eg bridge In 1841; also a pen-and-ink Hal tt eeaney Hurlbut, farming a momos fmm ye ryof early Chicago, framed In wood a rt Dearborn, still showing the mark of 8 present from Mr, Honry H, Hurlbut CALLED TO ORDER, & About half-pnas 8 o'olook, When all the quests is ie aHted and thore wore alargo number of “4 m4 embers of the Club prosont, tho talking reas the Toception began. ‘Tho “old follows * round they chairs in tho front parlor, while “7, and om—Iin the back parior,ana in tho halle me wherever there was atanding-room— Younger ones and tho members of tho oa q ee 4 platform at the east ond of thu ard, fe Wore Vicu-Prouldont Doane, Isnac N, tee Tae eodeott, John Wentworth, Frod- a Bev, Me, Por nage Caton, 4, Hi, Cobb, and the ub at toured allonco, Sr, Doane anid it had ale to fread herciofore on sitnillar occas ed of thats ° 000 Of tho guests to act as Chap~ om breseaco of eat Thoy wore honored by tho i Urered eae nee tev. Joremtah Porter, who de- a Wrory-er qe sormou in Fort Dearboru May Weoed the excreta Bio. Ho. yoailod ‘upon him if ers egal who ts vory young for bis ago, . —— ' Me. luag@AAC Ne ARNOLD, one N. Arnold aroso. wh ® ra yaad spoko us followes en the applause . tee ‘SE8ibENT; { hnyo been Toquested by Jeune xontlemon that we seo uround us ‘nl ate retuen You thoir most hearty thanks, Ubdly welt YOu, the Calumet Club, for this Aberings mu, Tknow not, Sr, Preslitont, any. ust Wie ey ticd have evar Laon callad togathor iF Rtv any Cf Chloago that have been #0 ut- na © agreeable ng thoso of tho old sot- ‘at U bearet'9 Your ba: a Beary ging boards. You buve mudo many ia Nrloug iiky 22%, AVG. cullod from tholr AW Cy the, scattered = through — thie ot "erable tur ‘shail I suy vencrable mont Vonereat Wey Lave doue, and muoy ‘alld them veble for thulr yours? you have Rote tg, meet ee eer and enabled us hore anve Ga wat ta aid on ercot cack other aud tulk ed nade Type ATe all absorbed in tho future, Io ind Muro aitenu fue vrevont that cecuples our of Relauwbe, oUt when We have pussul tho Wed tha atin ts 4 thu shudows begin to lengthen thar ya fig eelug towards the. wost,—thutt It 0 De cecetimecting at ll gurvica . ic e ye Uibed fyyfPetldent, ‘ond’ tua Clu. save furs 2 ao Wovt uureeabla opportunity Rrareus cobagi et OULY fo-nlghty but ogre even ne; and uel fgok uround we Me 0 Rreetly nag ee tue Words of thy post who wis, a thse worded by Allinola great statcanun, & Hiroe aon ama woat 8a ‘oftva to rue a a t alr bi erRhe bave prossod Pf) ine 2 pened we love to hoar bn Ste tua ed for wauy gp year S1his conalderation connocted with =a 0 OLD SETTL ARS, our meotings here? While thoy are Joyful, anc 7 whilo thore Is often mingled with that joy 9 thuge of sadness os we recount tho pust, yet T trust wo all feel that whou wo shall have passed ovor the border tine wo mny meet together in that otber world, and that we niny thore wel- camo one another. Ttcannot but havo ocourrod to Jour Renttes mon, that the time will came—nye, it ia coming rapidly, vory rnpidiy—when the numberof those who will guthor hero will bo fewor and fower; and by and by thero will be but a seattering— perhaps ten; ‘and the tlmo will como ultimately when somo ono of those who cameo to Chicago prior to 1840 will bo tho last of that class you Mian, the othe day f that aged poot aw, tho other day, a poom of that agod pool of Now Eneland— Whitliore-which keomed to have boon written for sone Auch vcenslon AB thls. Ho says, Among othor things of preat beauty, addressing old sottiora: “Wo mest to shake hands nlong tho bordor- That ts exactly what wa have met to-night to jo, “Wo meet to shnko hands and congratuinto one anothor; ty jonk once more with kindly oyes Into onc another's faces, with thecon- Bcloustiesa that comes to us all that wo are very noar “tho Lordor line.” But, as 1 anid before, wo fool tho consclousncss that wa may imeot above, and that thoso who go befaro will meet us aurose the bordor-line with welcoming hands, pe that thore, too, wo may tnik of our carly ives in Chicago, and that thoro, too, the grest- hess aud the growth of this city,’ and those who havo contributed to its proaperity, will not be ontirely forgotton, Mr. Prosident, in bohalf of these ofd sattlors, thank you for the woloomo which you hnvo ox- tondod to tts, and I trust that it may be contins ‘ed,and that we may mnegt hore uyaln and again, and so long as thers shall be any for you to wel- come. [Applause] sUNGE BLODGETT, Mr. Doane—Gontlemen, 1 know of no one Among our guosts this oventog who has dono more to promote tho integrity of thls olty than our honored friend, Judge Blodgett, whom wo should be giad to hoar from. Jtdgo Biodwott-Mn, OnAmnstAN, It has beer asalgued to. ta,to annonce to you tha death: roll of the ofd sottlora who, within a yunr post, have gono to that bourne from which no traveler returns, Thelr namos 1 will read ta you, and aa Tread thom 1 bhava no doubt nearly avery ono who listens to. mo will reanil tonder and kind recollections of avery single in- dividual named. | Russell Green and William Wortworth died Mny 16, 1880; Abrahom Morrie fon, June 1; Hiram: Hast! nga, duly 1G, awed hs Peter Page, Aug, 1, aged + James FL. Rees, Hopt. 21, nett 00; Alexander N, Fullecton, Sept. $0, nged 104 E, G. yan, Oat. 2, aged Ol: Willan j. Church, Ovt. Xi aged G4; Lxokiel Morrison, 2, aged 41; br. Charios Jf. Duok, Nov. 12, Ct 4q fons 1 Alvan, Nov, nH, turer BY; ie Sharma. Feb. 1, aged O62; Donnis 8. Nowoy, March 10, aged Tz: Wiiltams, Maroh 24 uyed 83; David Magec, April —, aged 83; Mark Henubien, April — ngod 86; doneph a. Havnas, onl 80, aged 70; and Luthor Nichols, aged 70, Pon ait sco, Mr. Chairman, that this is com- piratively a long roll, bit ft ts not to bo ox- pectad thnt tren who come within the requires ments of your invitullon, who worse engaged In the pursuits of active life in 180, ahold bo young men at the present duy. ‘Tho most of those whoso nnmos I have montioned hnd passed the, merldinn, of Iite aha were in that era of thelr lives when tho shadows all. pointed cat hose were all inen te who fn their datiy lives felfitod all that was Ux- pected of thet ns mon tu laying tho foundation of thls mrunt city. OF muny, vf thom it may bo sald that thelr histury is interwoven with tho history of tha eity,—with ita commercitl nid profegsional Interests. Wo nud oinoie them omincnt lawyers, phystcinns, merenants,—ein- none men i all tho walka of life, Of that tll cnteny that while ee ered they did thelr part nobly and manfally, aud now, on this oveiston, WO cnn only atop for A inuthent to dro) ‘fA tear over thulr memory, and say." Well done,’ ‘Thoy bave done well the part whlch tas allotted to thom in lite. . —— JUDGR CATON. * Judge John D, Caton was then called on, and galds Mi. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN: When T came into tho room It was quite beyond my ex peotition to be catied upon to ninke any ro inorks, I catinot, howtyor, refuse fn lavitation from your President, capeulally when I remem: ber what bas preocded tho sad yot comforting retleedion which forces {teolt tipon tho mind in view of tho'aubjecta which faye already occu- pled your attention, to vay a singis word tomy uld adsoclatea and friends of forty yours and rhor'e, Nothing could haye forded tne mors pleasure than to neot upon this ecenston the Chaplain of the o¥ening,—2 muy way one of my curltcse friends in this nity, It fs ‘now, woking ono movth, forty-olght yoara ainoy Thad tho plena ure of listenmy to him—the first religious tls course whieh 1 heard in this clty—in Fort Dears born, Our friendship eontinied while he re Mmulned here, and now, attor many yours uf aep- aration, tu seo bin hero among wes thbiile uy hoart with emotions waleh £ enniot describe, for hig .very + proscnuo = brings) |p } history of the uity. Jong, gone scenes, alo dabors of waefulness which be perfurined hero, when thoro wie but a moderate olvilizadion, wo muat udimit, nia ox. ewplary Ife, bia Industry, awakon in my heart asenantion which compels mo nut to beallont when auked to spoak, Judie Blodgett bug road tho Ist of mortality, Tt reminds ue ull that uur side are rapidly run~ ulngout. Tho time of which I spouk wo were young mon, full of bright hopes, animated, 1 Trust, by laudable ambitions; and It was only at tho suggestion of tha reverend and tho ‘do- yout that wo thought of aught but that which fminedintely concerned us. That was tho timo, and that the plitcy, and such the surround. fogs, whioh = requited an unusual degreo of snore and. fixoducas of petals in tho rov- orend ono to idbere ulusely to his culling, and to point thoso who were untinnted with othor bopes And ambitions to that other waorld,—to that day whluh wo aro all so rapidly approaching, And when wo shall all moet before the Groat White 'Throne.bow many uuy be found gathered nround bin as jowola in that dinugin whieh alin! grown him there of those whum ho taught and admin- fatered to forty yonts nyo and wore. Twill not detaln you longer; but this was-no oecusion where 1 could not forbour making the referones, when fow Aro ioft that might nuke the one which I'navo made, I hope tut wo may he porinitted to meet again and once uguln, ABs Mr. Arnold has pointed out, wo aro dropping away rapidly, and the time is shurt when thors: will bo but palngia one of thoge old suttlers to paler, ak ity, and then eoun, very soon, ho will be gone, and avery chalr ve Dow uccupy willbe vacant. [Applause.) ‘Tho meinbers of tho Club thon sang" Auld Lang Syne," all Joluing in the chorus, JOHN WENTWORTIL, ‘Tho Hon, Jolin Wontwortt was noxt onlied on and ascended tho platform (ho had loft it to shake bonds with somo old friunds) with a “Hddio” under he arm, Ho sald: GENTLEMEN: Tum a little ombarrassed in my position to-night, having to play tho part both of a gucatanda host. I belong to this Club, and tam ontortatilng myaell as one of tho uid suttlers, but I fully concelye 1 could not be hi any botter post. TY buve been tnuoh Interested in the history of Chicago, more parfeulanly. since tho lire, At tho tlino of tho tro 1 wis cngayen tn writing an ipeee to the old Chicnyu Democrat, eo that when the people of Chicago wnatod to know the date of anything, as these reporters fur lustunce, T could refer thom to tho Index and keep right along about iny work; but the fire camo und dee strayed tho Judex and ull our records, What then could wodo towscertali ond perpotuuta tho biatory of this city? Hora wero your lund: tities ull ater. Whore could we go for refer. onovy Nowboro, untess wo vould iid the old suttlera, aud whéro wore tho old settlers? It tuok, my foltow-oltizuns, the Calumut Club to find them, Thoy found them, They brought them bora two yoars ayu. Thoy registered thelr nanos; that regivtry was published, and there is not a historion) society in the United Btutes that buy not that document in ite library, Not only Bo, but {t his yong to other countries, and in thotr Hbrarios iu that registry, And Lenn think of no day that that reyistry bua not bows upon my tabla. Aud whun people come to to und auk foformation about any fuct that 1 cannot. tell then: Elook ut that registry. 1 look over tho names, and 7 give them ubout bale 1 dozon names that I think are tho nimes of persons that enn give thai Information; and almost ine variably when bincet those persons again they tell mo they have been Unsuccessful. Now what would we bave done witnuut this convocae ton of old sotticra? Thore {9 quothor thing vory Important that wo have omitted, but our Prosident has told us that it {8 to be sven to ag suon ag Wo can enlirre the Club, and that is to yet together tho old lidius of thoae Unies, tApol NUaC, ‘Thore aro now living over 100 widows of mun who lived in thiscity When { cumne here, Thoure iu, for Instance, tho widow of Col. ‘Thuimas J, Vs Owen, now living at Kast &t, Loulv; and be was 8 nembor of out first Board of Lruutees, ‘hore je tho widow of Charles Benublen, old Join Hoeaudlen's son, stilt vt ‘heru 14 the widow of our old friend Golson Korebevul still Uvings the widow of our old friend Archibald Cly'+ bourne, and ald Sheriff Stecic, of Joho porpby, aud of olf Futhor Vorbox; tho tirat Sberilt of Cook County, Henry ibinos’ widow, Frank 8, MrvcP, #,N. Pook, and the widow of tho man who started the first newspapor in tho City of Chiowgo ts atiil bere, houn. ‘Thera we tho widow uf tra Couch, and Theodore Hubbard, of Dr, Fostor, and 60 wight go on, bit Light bring tho roll up to over a hundred. Now, how much bistury 1s there in thosy old ladica? Wo buyo gut to write the history uf Chicugo, and wo havo got to writa it vorrectiy, and by eveiy a few of Lhose: nyod persons aud compuriug thom with whut ducus Inunta wo bave gat we Gan gut it oorredtlyy Now, Lhave beon appointed next Saturday to speak ‘ayulngt tho tug-boata that run up and down tae Chicagu River, and give you the bis- tory of old Fort Dearborn. 1 buve been ut work at “that fur something Hke two weeks, wud LT huve -weritten ta the War Dopurtinent ut Washington and I bave got what thoy buve thers, and Lhuve the nume of every allser that wad vyor {a that fort, and whut bovaie of bint und [have alsu tho qumes of all those who left thalr faustitos hora. Judge Caton—You buyo omitted the widow of James D, Cura pbell. Mr, Wontworth—~f suid it would make over @ huudred tu all. You see, you kuow only une ur two widows, T know all of them. (Laughter and applause. Judye Catun—I seo you are proud of tho dis- tinction. Mr. Wontworth—Now, my fellow-clttzons, tho history of Chicnga hua boen very much mystified by vations writings, You know ft fs sald that when we Hee, old we get garrutour, we ike to tatk, Well, many of ua cannot get np nudience, 80 we write @ lotter and publists it, and put our names toit, Now, I don't oaro how accurate a man ts, how retontve bis memory, he will make miatnkes. Ho will got hivevonte right, but bo will mix up the partics to thore events, and ho will get the dates All acattored Along from ono totwonty years. Whon [ write anything of that kind I Jump up overy little while to iineacdne of tho old documunta to refer to, and Lam Perfectly: astonished to tind how little T know about Chica- gmotratil get attho nctuat facia of tho case. And so mon bave written, and will continue to write; but thar aro facta, and thoso facts oxiat. in tho henda of those old poldicrs, Yes, you aro old soldiers, gontiomen, for you havo fought many a good fight, and by comparing what uno man says with what another man says you got at the wholo story, and thut fa the uy. will over got nt the correct history o! And this Ciub fa entitled to tho whole oredit of it. Now, Ido not thank tho Club for entertain- ing mie, but Ido thank thls Club for planting tha foundation for tho rosteration of our history, without which It novor could have been written, Now, my fellow-citizons, Ibavoa duty to dis. charge to fou. You sniga one tay boro tosnight that bas always been with us, Ho has always beon with Chicago, Whon you camo hore, all of you, old Murk Beaubien was hore. {Ap- liaise.) ut he has passed away os wo shall all wtvo to pnss away, And vn hia doath-bed ho willed thia old violinto me, And as hore was his home, 28 this Club did moro for bim than anybody clso in tho Istter part of bis life, £ deemud It my duty to bring it down horg and resent itto the Calumot Club, [Appinusd.) 1 Inbored =somewhnt to nd tho old sottlors, some of the descondanta of the Fronch families here that tnd on taato for this, but could not find ono that would come here and play to you to-night, ko wo will bove to forego this music and Ilaton to the music of modern thes, but I wonld sny that In the absonco of the old gantio: man bin son Ie hore to represent the family; and L would aay also, in bebnif of his brother, pid Chariic Beaubien, whom you all remembor, and who came bore betoro Mark did, that ho nso has hissun, ‘The old gentloman wase title higher toned than Mark, He thought It botter becoming his dignity to have n plano ie bis house, ond bo brought ‘the first plano hore that wns over Drought to Chicago, and that plano has been woll preserved, but bas marehed nlong with hie grandchildren, and ja now doing service to tho young peaple on tho fronticr of Kansas, It js out ont Bilyer Lake, whora our oll frlond Medore ‘Henubien, Rigo ono of the first, ‘Trustees of the City of Chicaxo, is now living, who ot. Inet necounta was the Mayor of tho Clty of Sliver Lake. With that plang and with this fiddle, Col. Taylor, you naw we bad many a good time. LTatumhter,) Wa were youtig then, and you remember old Capt. Janes Allon, who twas thon at tho fort. We namod our first stenmbont after bliin; and how we young people usod to assombie nieht ufter.night there on the deck of tha Jim Allen, and, If we got thora before Mark came, you Icnow What tho song want “Come, Uncie Mark, with your old violin, tt Andxive us a dance upon tho Jim Allin.* smuUghtor.) Now, ‘for the sake of tho history of Chicago I um noxious that these festivals should be kept tap: bint they with not be kept up unless gonor- ally attended; and when wo get sould that wo cunnot come alone the bospitalitics of this club- house aro always open to the men or tho women that 1 man finds necessary to bring bin bere and take him safely home, “You know that was tite cnsa ap your Inst foatival with Capt, Luther Nichols, who had to be helped here, Inu fow dava he died. and with him pnased away tho lust, enlisted suidier of Fort Dearborn, 1 was at nis funeral, and Pwvad giad to mect thore in honor of the occasion all the living Mayors of the olten time In tho City of Chico, ‘Tous one by une wo pass awils, but the oldest do not alwnys go first by any ineans: thorofore, wo who have grown old herg inthe Clty of Chie engo, and re identified with its bistury, should do wl we cnn to lenvo bohind ts what we kuow aboutit. Many of you have ald papers, mane aoripts ng well tg old newanapors, al! of whict will be valuable to someludy in developing tho And the HH storient Society: of Chicago Is a geod place in which to deposit Chicago, them, ‘Thoy will thauk you for any thing you have of. an olden (dato. ‘Thero lot i lio, 80 that = -theso tae who ara so anxious to write nbout Chicase cnn yo thorg and Nud samething to get thelr starting-point; ond when they get a goud startiig-point thore yn great den! to bo written nuout this city, Wo have keen our day. Ob, how mucht Why, T am ulnost afratd, wbon L get to toiking ubout Chicago, that L will never stop, Ldon't know whore to begin, and when I havo begun I don't know where to loavo off, It dg embarrassing. Now, T want to any in behalf of mysolf, that T nave seEn A yrent many. persons hore to-night that L have not had the priviiege of shaking hands with, which L want ta do before L leave thia room, thore fs a man that dou’t go home anil tell his wife and familly that ho shook hands with Long Joun (imughter! then Lf want him to come hero text your and do it... {Ilo- newad langhter.] Now, gentlemen, on occasions of this kind, we want soclubillty; we want to resalve oure selvos Into n cliss-mocting, a reguiurtove-feust, Where wo cal shout and ang “Glory Halloln~ june and praiso tho Lord for extonding our lives to the presont time. [Applausa) J. W. DOANE, Mr. Doane thon said: GenrLeMeNn: Loss than throo weoks ago, whila_ a thousand miles distant (rom tho alty,£ had tho honor of boing olovtad ono of jtho Vivo-Presidents of tho Gnlumot Club, an hovor which Laceeptod nll tho more grate- fully because 1 was assurod that my dutios would only bo a mero inattor of form. Boareely howover bud I done so when I find myself ealled ugon to dischurge tho duty of tho President, who, 1 regrot to say, le unnvoldubly absent. Whether this duty is n mere mutter of form I Jeave vou tosny, Lhnve, however, this consola- tions that before leaving the residont informed tine that T would nut bo required to maka a speech on this neeaslon, but simply ta extend a hoarty welcome, 2 very buurty welcome, on lohnlt of the Calumet Cinb,. to our guvate, tho old citizens of Chicazo, This, gentlomen, I take great pleasure in doing, as huring you that wo not only throw owt doors open to your reception, but wo receive you with warm hearts aud open arms, counting ourselves honored In doing honor to you; for in you we see nil that Is left to us of tho brave-heurted pioneers who wero tho first to punurato tho Unbroken Western wilds, wid whose Indowititblo courage and perseverance laid the carllest foundation of Chicago's present prosperity, But for yousgentienion, und those who bive boon Aasdclated with you, of whom [ undoeratand no legs thua fifteen hive pasaed nway during tho your, this great olty nid commorchil tontro could never have becn whut it ls. We therefore cungratulute you, gontlomen, ‘upon the roa tals Iuvora, ind cau nk for ourdolves nothing bettor thin that the wonderful vigok and enterprise thut hia inarked the his- tory of your lives nay be perpetunted in ua who como after id that we miny prove our sclyes worthy sneeessors to tho mien to whose untiring labors wo owe ft very: inegoly that Chi- congo fs one of the largest conimercial and many ulyotueing cvotres in the world, Again, gentiones of the Old Bottlers' Asgocin« ton, we bid you a warm walcome to the parlors of the Calumet Club, and hope that within ere twoa new ond more capacions clube ouKe will huve beon croctol, ta which wo nay Dave the pleasure of welcoming, not iorely tho |* men who mado Chlcago whut it 1s, but, better atlll, the Indica whu mado the mon what Hicy aro, [Applause.] 1E NEV, MR. PORTER. ‘Tho Nov, Mr. Portor followod, speaking sub- atantiully ae follows; Mn Presipenr AND GuntLxwEN—Words cannot exprees tho gratitude whleb J fool to God endto you for tho privilege £ have to- night of standing here—forty-olght yours this day slnov § prenebed the first surmon in Fort Dearborn, Lbnd tho ploagury of recolving an invitation from this Cub ayenr ago. [t camo to we in Bun Franclivo,too faraway for acoouts ance, (ud Loomo tsbould not have bad thle oajnotdence, whlch is among the dollghtful eure prises of wy long life. Lbave Leon raquosted to eat something about tho fort. dir, Wentworth will give you more particulara Saturday than foun. | hope to huve the priviloge of bearluw blu. But be did notaue the fort as carly as idid, Lreuchod the oursido of whore the hurber now iain a schuoner from Muckinaw May 4or5, 183, Lt wae i Sabbatie mourning, and qoone went ashore, Monday wo went acound tha bur, bulfa mile south of tha present entrance, 11 a long boat, and landad nt ‘ort Dearborn, which wad thon about unustbird of Chicuro, ‘Tho Blackhawk war bad occurred the year before, and ® number of guntiomen bad buitt aud eccuplod Fort Dearvurn for wel{-de- fonve Against the Indians, Bome vltizous bad suttiod bers, and {1 IKE there wre w business ny on of consiterably lwpartunge. The fort ad been ovoupled by Suth Johneon and bie company of the Fourth Infantry, but bo woe ordered to the Bault Bt. Murie, Maj, Jono Fowie relleved him. J bad ministored to tha tevops of Maj. Powla at tho Bault, and, us be was coming to Chlcwgo, he requested mo tw woe company bim, ‘There was uo uburch orquuleae tion in Uhicaga. ber i: bad btn ¥ clus niveting fod — b ‘uther Jesse = Wualkor, who found a tow Christians that sympu- thizod with bun, And there was @ Sybbath-school, My friend Philo Carpentor, who, } rejoluo to know, is bore to-night, had galhorad tho cbitdren of the Beaubiens, of tho post, and of the town—somu twenty-ive oF thirty of thutn—Into the Kebuul. When I reached hero,. howaver, Mr, Carponter bad gong to New Yorwto buy drugi fur bia store, Thoro wus a Ing ackool-bouse aver on the west sido of the is pronchud, river, and there wy first sermon Maj. Kowle, rhowover, unde provision in: the fort for u place of: worship.—vicuued, out tho curpentur-shop,—and there | preucbed tho ‘aid Sabbath. It was x. pleusait: occasion, and from that duy regular gervicca wero bel there ualll provisiun wes made outelde for a chureh. Maj, Fowle went to Wost Point as ,teveber of tallltary tuctios, aud dad. Bender suv oveded bin. The Governwent bad huilt a ligute house und Was planing to construed a barbor, uad MuJ, Dender, | think, was seat to look after it, Ina vory tIttle timo he paascd away and Maj. | Stewart, Hart I... 18%, 78; Bturtovant, A. D,, 1878, Waloox camu ty tha port, “Ho, wan clected an | —: Sullivan, Bigend: Burdam, 8. J. 1639, 64} Elder. tne tho Presbyterian Chureb, which was | Hwect, Alanson: Sweoteer, Ht. Act Taylor, As Duy organized in July, 1&3, ‘The membership con- | 1 ‘aylor, 1. Dy Ubicavo, 1855, Virginia, iB sisted of a number of solaters, two officers and | Tripp, Rotinaon, leit, 703" Throop. A.’ G., thotr wives, and olght mon and women from | Chicago; = Turner, John; Turner, Jobn Chienyo, ‘Thin was the beginning of tho | M.; ‘Tuttle, — Frederick, as ‘ale churches of this yreat ‘city. Judge Moran | lette, Hen reook, Charies It,; ry Tet ‘ande Van Ose, denae it, ISI, 00; spovch to the Young Men's mn 149, 62; Weehr, Dr. J. H. 8: in a Waite, Goorge W., Uatholic Unton a few days ngo that In IBF tho Hayman, Samuel, Catholles bad only ono Little abanty here, and | 145s, 70; Hayman, Willan, 251 Fulton now had forty churohes, some of them as toxg- | streets Warren, tal. Julius: ‘entworth, nificent ag any Iu tho United States, £ looked | John, herman House, Chicago, IRM, aver tho Directory toeeo how inany Froteatant | #4; Whitehead, Tov. Henry, churches thoro were, coming from that acorn planted forty-olght yoara ago, and found that there aro 116 pinces of Christian worship besides these forty Eatbunte churches; and there aro ala ten synagoys of the Jows. Such haa heen the progrose of Christianity. With a population of about 000, there was one minister,—mysolf, Witba population of halfa mililon, there are moro than 400, for many are not pastors, Lutconnected with thevlogion! aeminarica and Bchuola of Instruction, Bo this city, In Its pres- ent magnitude, bas happy, Christian Influences permeating the whole. Judge Caton has suggested that he heard one of tho firat sermons delivercd In this placo, and [ remember with great pleasure ny Intercourse § 0 Witeon we niein, Ay Wilde: Gesrno Wet Wile ard, A, ly 1 64; Wolthome, Seth; Wolcott oe TOs orp, Hf, Ti 4) 5 fue Chicago 1838, Now York. oa.) ~? *4tO% THE HOSTS. ‘The following are tho’names of members of tho Ciub who weroalso present: James M, Adsit, Jr, William Aldrich, G, M, Aloxander, Enos Ayros, Henry M. Bacon, 4, B. Barker, Jerome Beeoher, Chauncey B, Blair, Chauncey J, Biatr, Edward T. Blair, J. J. Borland, Ht. 8. Bowtos, Clinton Briggs, William Borden, J. A. Case ‘with tho young man Just frofi the Rast avout to | aity, Btowart Clark, John M. Clark, It. 8 eatabliah hi wyerin Chicago. And if id i .. when Juda Catan auld-not long sinco that | Crltebell, James O. Cleveland, w. I. Cobb, Lostor M. Coffeen, Willlatn Coffeen, J. L. Cot- trell, G. Bf. Cooper, Nathan Corwith, Alfred Cowler, Charios A. Crane, Joho M, Crouse, Dr. MB, Doan, Jn W. Donnis, W. M. Dorby. J. W, Donne, Jobn 13, Drake, Charles W. Drow, Auguat N, Eddy, Fred P, Fishor, Hobert 13. Fleming, HH. W. Gaylord, dames . Goodman, WC. D, Grannis, A. Lt Gr Willian “if Jereminh Porter wero bere. perhaps he would oxpreas somo jealousy that Caton performed moro marriage ceremonica than tho minister, I certaloly bad no euch feol- ing at tho thine, and ain very. glad that ho did perform the ceramontes. I have no doubt ho did well, But I remember porformtng one mar- rlago coromony that ycar. coin from Wa. Franklin 1. Gray. ‘A gentleman hail bington with BA. Hanlll, FT ye pr. donn T. Tomplons Agent. Wompia ped tho | OF?" endemen, ds Ale Holliday. te. Ge contract forecnding the tall from Chicago to} ifuyno, H.C. Hackney, G. Hall, Charics D. Green Bay on horseback. Then no other way for tho thero was r mail This gentleman was talking Ht Ro. Hamill, Joti Allon, and Handy, at ie join I. Hughes, J. i. High, dM. Hoages, Morton i, Hull, E. EL, Junsen, 1 Tt. Jenking, Frederick O. Keep, John J. Knickers bockor, Henry Kuen, 2. W. Keith, David Keltey, I Mah. andy, ant sald, “PU venture you that in five scare thoro wilt bo | WW, Kimball. J BC. Knickerbocker, Charles 6,000 pooplo in Chicago.” Licut. Alien replied, | 4,’ Kelley. We T. Kaluht, A. A, Libby. Ragen 1 “Thatcan'tbo, Thora js no back country to Labu, Hed. MacFar! ‘ dy Jobat I. Maye ee Mu= make a town, Thore was not aiargo popula- | Neill, Waltor [}, Mitchell, J, foure, Usorge ton in the back country, but there wasucoun- |W, dtunson, J, W. Onder try, and you see how mistaken ho was with re- | George L. Otts, Jos Ouse, John b. Peck, gant tothiscity, Whon I passed through thom | jtobert L. Perrys, ‘ol Vowell, George 3. ulfato had about 5,000, Detroit 3,00, Chicago | Pullman, Jobn li. ick. Cyris 1D. Rar ve, Mure $0, ond St. Louls about 4,000, ‘Tho "back coun- try’ has butle up this wonderful elty to ite present magnificence, and I wonder thot [um 5. tin Ryerson, L. E. eluant Willtim HL. Sard, George Schneldor, George A. Scaveria, A. Fe Boeberger, C. W. Souberger, D. B. Shipinan, 1. allve to see It grow from {ts Infancy to its | Ww, Prepent, muignindentha fourth eH yin. tho | Pine ea on Deege Spatial, nited Stites, Muj, Wilcox veeame a fathor | Jr.” George _W. Billes,” ©, J. Stouyett, while atthe post, and baptized tho Infant | 13, W, Thomns, Fred ‘Tuttle, Fred B, Tuttle, daughter—Sarah Brady, named after Gon, Urady, of Detroit, ‘That child fe now tho nicce of the Into Briz.-Gen. Sattorice, who ndopted It, for he bad nono of bis own. Ho bas dled within tho Inst yenr, atthe uge of more thank). He aaa then at Green ny, not at this post. te bas Rasged away, but tho child is Hving in Now ‘ork, married, and sho was married twenty-live yenrs from the duy f baptized her in Fort Denr- born perhaps (he first wAlto ehiid that was Unp- tized thero, Me Thore were also In that post Licut. Jameson and his wife, who wore both members of my churet at Its organization, bealdes L.eut. Alien and Capt. Baxley and bis wife. All theay havo pussedawny, ‘Thele children perbaps aro found sortturoil abrond, Iwill notdotain you. Ionly rejoice that so. much has bean noodinpllehed in those years, that it has been ar privilege to return and meot those venerably yentlumen, suino of whom 1 dames Van Ingmagen, Peter Van Schack, E. Jt Wailsworth, Joel U, Walter, William Watson, Jr u Wells, Moses J, Wentworth, Joba Went- worth, A, W. Wheeler, Franols ‘T, Wheeler. iH. N. Wheeler, 1, H. Whitnoy, J.C. Whituey, Nor- man Williams, Horace Willinton, John H. War- ner, H. H. W; hitney, Caryl Young. —_ LETTERS RECEIVED. ‘Tho following interesting letters were received from old settlers who wera unable to be pres- ont: « CLE: BAN FRANciRct wworth—D¥AK S11 IEN@ BTOSE. Col, May 12.—John Went- In answer to your Inquiry if {cannot attend tho old settlers” reception this Year, I would state that it would be impossibla ‘or matwduso, But lh tnelose you my photo- 1 teft Chicayo for this pluce tn is. T «raph, have Y . | Was born In Germany Aug. 1, iW. 1 entigrated Rave had the pleasure of knowing lon two. | tothe United states iu inos.'eettlod in Lanens~ prenebed ft my pulpit in Fort Denr- | ter, Pa. and then I removed to Erle, Pu. in urn think, in) 18 ‘The Rov, Mr. | ISM. I orrived at Chicago duly 10, 188, 1 went Whitehead, also here, camo down from | Yen tho steamor United Blakes) Capt Titua Buult Ste, Marie a few montha after my arrival. { commanding. Gen. Scott end bis command arrived upon the steamer Sbeldon Thompson, Fearing, the cholera 1 stored my_ personal effects in the log house of John §.C. Hogan, who was the old Postmaster. Thon I salled to 8t. Joseph, in Michigan. and afterwards was tho Government Wacksmith atthe Indian Agenos, nenr Niles, Mich, 1 was present altho fn@lan tronty In 1853. Gov. Vorter was one of tho Com- iilssioners, Col, Thomas J. V.Qwen another. 1 boarded whilst the treaty was boing tonde, with James Herringtou, father of Augueturn and James C., of Genova, Als, for six weeks, Ho Thoy are here to-night to testify whut God his been aouing in thoso forty-eight years, But othors that boyan with mo here. and have been with ime, have passed sway. Tho first Baptist muiieter, brought in by Dr.’Tomple, with whom 1 wos nssocinted most delightfully for a year and a half, after most earnest labora died, and I was pertitted to attend bis funeral and preach his funoral sermon. Ono was tnken and the- othor left. And 1, after forty-soven years since tho death of Brother Freoman, am permitted to testlfy to the Julinit goodness of Got to this tee 0 lived tn a'log house On Miebignn, nvenue, near CHT and TRE te tte “ihe | where the Inte Chneles L, Unenion’s hove stot, younger ones that aro to T brought a house Ina keel-boat from Mivhi- the taka their WMaces when they lenve this field, in wos Heat Peluciples of truth, and figkteousness, and jus- tive, a0 that this clty. muy be honored, not only tor [ts prosperity, but for its wonderful love of truth, Virtue, nud godilnesa; that it may be a elty on which God shall smile for those ages to cone. ‘ ‘Twonty-two years ago I delivered an address Jn Chiengo, rojolcing thon that thts city had in- erauged fram Wy to 100,000 In twonty-two yours. Now Ia twenty yours more it hus increased to bolf a million,” If thig is tho progress of fneronso, what will it be twenty yenrs henco, in 100? A amiiilon af” people rescest ‘on this soll to remember tho way tho pore hits led them and fel our country, and If wo nre faithful to Him He with make us tho joy of tunumerable yenerations. Perhaps this fa tho Int time T shall have the gun, and pet it up in a lot betonging to Mark Beaublon, next adjoining or near the Minis Exchange Hotel, 1 sold the bouse to Mark Beaubien for #400. I still own the real estate where the Stoso Block is, corner of Handolph and Wells atreets—oppoalt the Hrigas House. think 1 was the first blucksmitn In Chicago. It tony bo that ex-Aldermun Asanel Plerco wus be- foro me. wus Alderman of tho Sevond Ward with EUS. Prescott in 1K0, woen LB. W. Rays mond was Mayor. When I went to Chicago on the schooner, Peter Setincider, who actilod on the Fox Rlver, went with me; also Mr. Steven- Rol, Who setited near Naperville. “My son, Chartes Stose, stilt rosidos in your city. Give my respects to ail the old nettiors who may bo at thisreception, Yours truly, ____ CLEMENS Srosz. plenaure of aldreasing this Club. Many of those RAMUFL HOARD. younger than myselr bavb pussed away durin Cnicaco, May he Old Settlers Cammitire of tho nat yours yot if I.qm sparod how tue! the Calumet Club—GentLeMes—L had tho honor Pleasure be eae mo té,ncet those venernblo | this morning of recoiving your kind invitution men aealt and bolp thent ‘o minke Chicuza what | to be presont at tho unuund reception of the Old it one) t_ to be—ono of 'the ‘bust -cities In the | Settlers of Chicago on tho lth inst. 1 nin now world! [Applause.) ds * ‘| able to sit up, but have been, 18 was eupposcd, on the bed of death. The Sndications nov ure that instead of my namie being nesociated with that of tho Jamented and esteumed EU. Will- fama, thy lease of life will be extended 2 tritlo Jones. It is hardly provable thnt my benith will permit me to bo present nt your reveption, but if not I hope the ocexsion will ba ane o! happiness to ath survivors of Chicago's enrly SUPPER AND DEPARTURE. Aftor tho intollectual exercises of the ovening hitd been disposod of the party wore Invited to suppor, which bad been prepared in tho billtard- rooms up-stairs, Here an olegant supper, tho leading features of which were throo magnifl- ceut salmon gorved. ‘Tho main ornamontation | BOLUSTs. Lice psa tue ollene a goed waa on the centro table, where a beautiful largo | blotted frum your roll, Yet, whilo lite lusts, the floral ropreacntation of a birch-bark canoe graced iis oontre. The object was about four feet in longth and two feer hut, the canoe proper being composed of | | N. tho ehoicost towers, while tha wator it rested fn | inst. ‘was ropresonted by wustetully arringed sinilux aud othor evergreens, ‘The chandolivre on other tables wore ornamented with ainilax. White suppor wis belng discussed Pond’s or- chestra played the following program, which, It will be sven, ineludes a number of pieces by no mouns fusblonable at a modern society pathor- ing, yet tha very thing to rouse to delight tho memory of past ussoclations will alford 1 hips ines that few ather retlections can bestow. Very respectfully, Sasucn Hoann. ‘.—i shall enter on my 8d sour on tho th c. WooD, Cicada, Btay W.—Gentlemen of the Calumet Club: Many thiaks for your kind invitation to Meot you ‘with the Old Settlers of Chlenge. Will endeavor to be present. Came to Chicago August, 18H, from Canada East, now Provines of Quebeu; thun ned Sh. Ssullt the fret brick yelorans of tho eveulng: o! on. "| Y if Solection—* Echoes from Othor Climes."* fue. of ald San ‘on the ry Bong—" dust Forty Yeura Agu, ne “Wood, the wason,’’ for aver Contradnnes—Opora, revl—" Arkansas ‘Trav- | twonty-tive erent, Served my ten yours le In tHoox & Ln dor Company No, I, when we fined ourselves for repairs aud funghes after the fires wero over, Feel too old to do it again. May tho Culumet Cub outlive the “oldest in- habitant.” Rospectful; A.C, Woop. re Belootion—" Yo Olden ‘fimo. Contradynco—Virginla reek, © Walt for the Wagon.” * Monto Music,'* © Auld Lung Byte." * Homo, Sweet Home." Tho Chicnxo Quartet nlso sang a choice num- ber of sclections, and then tho following, which worn very favorably recelyod by (lo settlers: © Hour dom Holls,” Bong waitz—Voxels, * Swing Low Sweet Chariot.” BYLVESTER MARST. Coxconp, N, H,, May 14.—Committes of Calu- met Clib—GENTLEMEN: Your card of invitation to bo present at tho third annual reception of tho Old Settlers of Chicuzo was received. Lbave ren over the numes of the Coyimittee with “1 Ain Halling,” great interest and vivid recollections of * Ol Onken Iuckor” tuch ono named, from tho timo | of “ Auld Lang Syae.”” their frat arrival in Chicago, thon Aftor suppor the party passed an hour or two Fine beginning a growth unparaliclod jn socint enjoymont, renewing old nequaint- | in bletory, and nithough it ia now a stnurt little ancuship and roviving old momortes, all the old- | clty aud sluughtors hogs cnough erch yenr, if er ones quing bome before midnight, by which luced In fine, to reach 6,000 milvs, [think it bas v but just begun to develop ttself ag uw wrent Weaturn contre, Ibelluve not ono of you ba been in Chicano when I arrived there. Allow me toimontiona few facts connected with my firstyeura lu Chicago, 1 took up By reatdence tharo In the wiuter of 1983-"H. Lean think of but five now Hying who preceded me: E, |i, Hud- druk, A. N. Fullertou, Philo Carpenter, E. 3. Willtams, and EB, K, hotsford. ‘Chore muy vo timo the reunion was practically ovor, ; TUE GUESTS, Tho following ts n cumplete ist of tho old Bettlors prosont, togothor with tho dato of sutttu- mont and present age of each: Adams, Joseph; Aanms, Willlam H., 1877, TRB, oo; Allon, = Edward Hy 823 | othors, but Ido not recollect nny, 1 began the Alton, ‘Thomas, 1635, 71; Arnold, Issac pnrkel eee ee pee Int bias any maya by Ne Halloy, Beunott, 1831, 70; | Haring my beof on 2 e Tian wea, ee erect ant etlcage, | Rtreet, near tho river, Lhetped kill a bear In 1889, Pounsylvantit, Gd: Bascom, Flayel, 1x, 77; | the woods near Van Huron atrect, He was care Jitoy, Juin, 188 7; Buuigarton, Charles, | ried tothe Tremont House by pall-veurers in RO ra eer taay tomwurly au-tho tawnapuns 2 | sesved the noxt day to tei = Heaiibion, Frank (Murk Boaublon'y oldest sons | Me George W, Dolo boing sarsnat of tho day, Uluilgort, Hy Way ‘1897, Go; Mond, Willa Brad and your hutuble servant otticlating a8 carver, woll,d. Th, IRM, 63; Boone, f. Dey 3; Bate: Tat sponding my declining years in the quiet, Tord, J. K.c 186s, 08; Moyor, V.-A.i Hradiuy, A. Bo; | bexutitul elty of Concord, tho Capital of iny Hradiey, David, 1835, 70; Irudley, ‘Timott native Stnte, and our paths, long elnco divided, mnahts ihawn, Lanuel, Wh ve; | Sroconverging tothe end of the Journey. 1 Hee il Nathaniel Jer liryan, i A.- 1600, Us;'fuul, | We dunot meet aguin here. 1 bape wo shall on James’ My Burley, A: 1836, : Came | the other side iia batter country. Yours, with quick. Joun¢ Curponter, Phito, 1832, 7u; | sentiments of eatcem, and kind Femombranco, Gurtor, 11, 1834, Oy Caton, J. D., Ottawa, TL, SyLvesren MARSH tet ti Caton, Wiiltaen Vi Hagkeasit, Gcoryes BIS, Ths Cl lency Wey 3, Clunver, BAMUEL C, CLARKE. Charles, Chien, Liat Hand, 60; Code | New Barna, Fla, Bay O.—GENTLEMEN: Your card of tavitation te the third annual roe ception his been furwundod tomebere, 1 reurot that Tshall bo unuble to moot with you und see onee more tho old familiar fous, Your place ot Bes it ancy - 1H, 8 DoWoit, Calvin, Caleago, 17, Pennsyivanta, to; Doxtor, A. Avi Dickinson, Auguatus; Doty, 4 Theodorus, 27 Thirtieth strect, Chicayo, 1807, Honjat Now York, 7; Drur fo Gey Maxells | meuting, Mluhian avonua and Kighteents Stephon An Tawar re pelt pes | gtroctae muggusta the rulleution that you Will Be Ge hott: Gale, Abrany Ist, BUT probably bu cating wild-fowl 1u 1881 an'the apot Gaodrion tp AY yee UO ‘Guolde Nuthantely whore some of "us bist used to shoot thei in Uoodriahs 2. ee ee ian aunt! | 1st If any doubt this T will refur thom to Sr, Gray? Franklin b.. Wy, 6; Gray, dann, 197, 70; | Josiah E. Aettury, whe wae our orick shot tH Gray! Josopir ti, ea, 70s Oeay, W, 11, tary, | those days, und wi ju Cae ‘huppy to bellove, still ri Huta, EA Mawtoy, John, wn at; | MuEVIVOS and Hourlehes « wust, O. CLANK, Lie 1, 655 be 6 Kon! le v U] Soe, ver OE Hilliard, ori By, 188, Guy. Hott: Comarcabe sid Clerk rons: man, Siehucl; Holden, Charios N., 1837, bh; Hoyte, Thomas, WS, th Hubbara, G. 8.1818, Vermont, 783 Hugunin, James i; Humphrey, Fone os Huntington, Alonzo, 1635, 721 Jones, Avy 188, ; James a Hea ; JACKSONVILLE, Fit, May 12.-CGENTLEMENY desire to thank you Most Beariiy. for your kind , TU; illo, , 1838, 77¢ | Invitation to the third annual rovoption, und re- KI 1, Mark, I&M, dus Kimball, Waltor, IKK rot excocdingly tat it will bo {impossible for Feet aN MEictin Ne 1eG TU; Kinge eGtoun | Inu to bo prugout. dh tho tullof ise f arrived jade 11; Knickerbocker, H. # 68; | inChicugo. Mistory will tell you what Chicazo lang, Elna oy 04; _Leaven- | was theo. Lwont thore with Col, G. 8. Hubbard; ‘worth, i, OL. OOK, Miam, 18M, 8; | one of tho noblest and fest of neo, A truer Meliotinn, Hug Hol ole), Alexander, 125, St friend never hud. When Uarrived the town MoFurren! Jouti H., 1837, 68; Merrill, Gourgey | wus fillod with trappors, Indian tradors, halfe Slillur, Jucol, 1834, Bus Millikou, lsaad I, 1807, rooda, and thous of wild Indians of differs 65; organ, P, ip Morrison, . Alexander; | cat tribes, and to yu beyond the city Inile was Morrluon. Ezokiel, 18%), 70; Murphy, Jawes K,, | considered perilous, Jute passed-aod my ‘lend jan eraiursay, iN, Judge, Neporvilis 1éii, | Col, Hubburd commenced the building of ortban, Rit; Oliver, Jobn A, brick wurchoude, Mark = Sienue Now York, 4; a He, coy Patt bien oitice, wavoc! built a one-story brick iy Pattorgon, Jonn G., 18d, Gb Ve “4 Enjal 167, U;' Puck, Charles. &., 18, | that wae a urand alfalr, and, As Mark bud attixed 05; Plervo, Auubel, 188, 03; Plum,’ Will- | a brasa plate on tho door with “Stark Boaubier fain, Te, 07 Pool, Capt. de W,, JRL. 175 | on it, bow proud be was, Ho mursbaled ‘hie Porter, A. D.3 Porter, the tov. Jeremiah; Price, | friends in fruat whilo his son road the nunio, aid Corneiluy, 18: + Porter, Charlud! Prindiviite, | Mark, with pride aud exuttution, auld, *itcad bia Jobn, 18, 6d: Prindiville, Redwon 5 3 | auain, boy. What tho people tt York suy, Mark tugun, John Gz kuyers, Edward KK, 186, | Heaublen ono great man, Ho keep the great by 3 Butterlee, Me ay |. 07;_ Hawyer, | tay in Coicaxe and play the tddie tike the dov,, Nuthanlel; Suwyur, Biduey. 18M, 70: Boott, ‘Then Eknow every tan, women, and vbild, Ta; Bott, Wille, Cileago, | te Willurd, | 18 horse, cow, and dog within lu mies of Cblougo, BY Ra Hubbard & tlotutord wouta white woman to Rite waukov aud Muito Cucponter held prayers with Beovitio, Willlam Hy Wssi, outh Canul street; Suermany dunvr, Musk, Judge, Fblcawe, cy bor asking “the A! Huy to protect ber in her Vermont, 9; niall, Samuel; Suiith, Walda | perilous journey." W the pasaaye of W,.; Bath, Joseph Kr Rnowhuok, W.'H., 18d8, | the Canul vill” was celebrated = there was ; Bollett, Juba, Si, OT; Stearn hot & bell jn the elty, vod c cus Cy, lew, 65; Btuelo, of steel was suspended iy front of Pruyue & Kimberly's stora; I gave the bnr several blows, On the Tremont House stops o vagrant white man named Harper was soid fora shilling, and bought by black George White. Ibid iW cents for him, but George outbid me, and to tho tuno of the "Rogue's March” he drummed him home, Aa I write 10,0 Incidents of Internst come to my mind, but I am aware this is not the place for them, so wil! stop. As nenrly balf a century bas penees ainco I landed at Chicago, and {lott in 181), since then Chicago has grown with rapid strides to com- mercial greatness and prospority, until now sho {a the Queon City of tno West. If L were tovisit your city now ant hear tho trampof ber countless thousands engaged in tholr dally avocationa; to seo the smoko trom hor innimerable manufactorics, workshops, and foundries; benr tho steam-whistle and tho rush and roar of tho 10,000 rallwuy trains com- ing In and going out of this great city; to sce the steamboats and sailing-craft on tho river and Jake; tho immense clevators that towor heavenward, and the grent and magmiti- cont palaces that risc In all parts of the city, T should think I had token o long “itp Van Winkle" sleep, and woke up in somo mugical city In Fairy Land. Vory truly yours, HOB. B, EELS. 1, W. RAYMOND, CiicAno, May f.—GentLenen: Your esteomed invitation to tho third annual rocoption fs this day received, and it would bave given mo much pleasure to accept to mect so many of my carly ‘tlonda and acquaintances of Iilinola, Tay of whom buve heretofore mut at your previous socint receptions, I very much regret that aball be obliged to deny myself thut pleasure, as I bave made arrengemunts to leave home to- morrow for the + to be absent several months, Wishing you abappy reunion, Tremalo youra vory truly, BW. HAyMoNy, ADNAM GALE. 81 Bonrit Chat STitkET. GENTLEMEN: [havo the pleasuro of acknowledging the recolpt of your kind Invitation, It affords me grent pleas Uro to meet nnold aettier who haa contributed to the bullding-up of Chicago, I with avall iny- self with pleasure of belny with you on that oo- ension, provided my bealth and strongth will permit. Having passed Haarly five years beyond the fotir-score, the Joriest time nltotted to tho Iifo of man, I am not very reliable, Neverthe. Jess, Ehope you will bave a glorious time on that intercating ocension. Respectfully, AprAM GALE, An old settler of forty-six yonrs, losa thre days. ro GEONGE W. WAITE. DALUAR, Tex. May 11.—GentLnwEN: Your kind and bighly-prized Invitation to attend tho third unnual reception baa been received. it grieve me to tho heart that I cannot be present. ‘Tho frst two receptions that [ had the honor of attending were in many respects tho most memourablo events of my life, boing, as they necessarily wore, a compound of pleasure and sadness,—pleasure in meeting and shakin; hands witb those of the old settlers whom 1 ha known for forty scars, whoso acquaintance I inade when a young man, who had left fathor, mother, brothors, sisters, and all he beld dear hebind ‘him In the good old Empire State, and mide his way alone and singic-handed in 181) to the Garden City of tho West,—sadness tn think of the utherald settlers who were dear friends, who helped and assisted me whon I so uch peedell It, now wone to that bourne to which wo aro allhastening. Gord bless thalr momarics! ‘Though one thousand miles away in tho Lone Btar State, bullding a railway from tho City of Chieago to the City of Mexfco, my thoughts go outto thoCity of tho Lakes, tho Jandof my adoption, the State 1am proudof, the people t love, My beart and soul are with you. and my prayer js that I may live to be pres- ent at the fourth annual eco but few vacant scrta made during the next year. Duty atone keops me away this eur, ‘Trusting that I may be kept in remem- rance, nt least by someor you, I havothe honor to romain very truly yours, Gxonae W. WAITS. reception and J. YOUNG BCAMMON, Crtcaco, April 30.—GenTLEMEN: I necopt with my hourt your polite invitation for the 1th prox., but, fla 1do not expect to bo at bome at that date, my head telig ino I must send iny ro- grets, in which my heart joins, Yours truly, J. YOUNG KCAMNON, Letters of regret at Inubility to be present were also recelved from Lathrop Jubnsun, Ontonagon, Mich.; Clemont, Brown, Fond du Lac, Wis.; J. W. Jackson, Chicago; Samuel C, Clurke, Marietta, Ga.; Beth P. Otis, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Amos Halley, Santa Cruz, Cal.; A. G, Burley, Chicago; M, Mobr, Walworth, Wis.: William Holllushead, Elkborn, Wis.; Henry Fake, Chicawo; E. B. Talvott, Chicago; E. Me- Donnell, Chicayo; tho Itev. J. W. Hallam, Stonington, Conn.; Rickard Fennimaoro, Chicago; John Gaye, Vinoland, N. J.; Jobn Watkins, Jollet. Uhs'J. J. Wiehards, Cl nrds, Chicago; Charles ‘Adams, Norwalk, Conn. Dr. & Wille ‘Auburn, N, Y.; ‘George Bf. Gray, imo; od. 8. Hoot, F. Xennicott, Arlington, rd, Newport, I. 1.3 the Rev. J, M. J, 8t. Cyr, Carondelet, Mo.; James E. Bishop, Denver; TI. Taomis, Burlington, Vt; James 1. Hooker, Watertown, N. Y¥,; Gen, A. A. Humphreys, Washington, D. 0.3 M. L. Shapley, Meridian, Tex.; the Rov. 8. R. Demgy, Platuticld, itl: J, tt. Leavenworth, Milwaukeo, Wis; J. M, Under- won janvers, Mass.; N. C, Walton, San Fran- gisco: Christopher Metz, Chicago; C. B, Dodeon, Genova, Til; A. E. Carpenter, Aurora, hy We IL Wyman, Cincinnatl, 0.; E. 8. Wadswortn, Chicayo; A. Ferguson, Geneva, 1 MURDEROUS ASSAULT. - A “Scab Set Upon by Somo of Ills Fellow~+Workmen. H, M. Seasiona, an iron-molder, ving nt No, 993 Wosti Fifteonth street, upon leaving his homo at 8:15 Inst evening to go to the grocery was set upon and murderously boaton about tho head by two men, who wore lying in wait for him just outside tho fence, Thore wore several people In tho vicinity at tho timo, but tho assusing did tholr work so quickly that 10 one comprehended what was up tntil the fellows were seen ecampering away from tholr prostrate and unconscious victim, Mr. Sessions was picked up by the nolzhbors and carried Into his housc, where he was attonded shortly afterwards by Dr, Tallaferro, of No, 465 Centro avenuc, Ho was wadly brulsod by blows and kicks about tho bouly, end had no Jess than nine sovero scalp wounds, from each of which ho bled pro- fuscly, He was readily restored to consclous- ness, and after bis wounds bad beon Uressed was in such good condition that the dovtor thouent no serious results would follow. Tho cuts appeared Lo have beon intlicted with some dull instrument, a slung-ahot or somothing of that nature, Tho imnen who vom mitted tho assault had tholr features concealed Denouth handkercbiefa, and went about tha ‘business in band without uttoring n single word, Witnesses say Mr. Scasions aayod him- welf considorably by grasping his assailants ae they knelt over hit, and holding thom down so that thoir blows wero all of ahort range. Deliv- ered ataru’s Jengtb, tho strokes would have been murderous, Bir, Sesslons bad but little to say last night concerning the asuault except that be did not reeognige tho mon. His wife talked frocly, and said bot boraelf and ber busband had very well grounded guspiclona, but sho did wot think it the time_nor place to make any disclosure of names, Tho truth would nssort itself boforo long, and then tho would-be assnaing might be brought to justice. inthinatod that tho causa of tho assault way somo lubor troubles in the Union Stove Foundry, whore her buaband bas been employed. Some time ago tho foundry omployéy struck and do mended the discharge of the foruman, who hud becamo,obnoxious to thom as Union men. Bir. Sessions was awong the first tu return to work after tha owners of tha foun- dry omphatically refused to dischurgo tha foreman uniess tho workmen coulu substantiate their charges, or givo better grounds for con plaint. In consequence Sessions bas been fre. quently taunted us a “seab," and his son has been sfiuilarly insulted whito on the way to the foundry with bis father’s dinuer. Frequently of laze it hus como vo the knowledge of the familly that the Union mon were going to make things hot for him and sovoral athur * scat, From what was ‘sald about tho house, the two ten who tusulted the don ure the suspectud ine dividuals. ——— PENNY WEIGHTING, Johnny Mooney and Jobn Malloy allas “ Huneh ” wero run in yesterday by Detectives Londorgan and Ilyan for * ponnyweighting " at Mutson's Jowelry store, Yeaterduy aftornoon the men wont inte thoaforcsuld store, und, wollo looking ut and priclug differont articlus of Jowclry Mooney pocketed, or, as tho slang phrasu hug It,“ ponnywolghted "4 watoh-chato valued at about 64 Mepney congratulated binsolf, so bo admitted whun arrested with the chaln in his possession, that he -bad taken a good clean trick, Both of the ruscals are okt bunds in crime. They havo soon tho fuside of tho Uridowoll frequently and know what ponitentiary life means, Meonoy, while oungeter, Which wae about elght yonrs avo, iitis % companion named Footer, allas ‘The Huitalo Kid," io a Handulph street variety divo.. For that bes served one your ut tho Dridowell, About two und a half yoare oyu ho was sont down ons four years’ sentence, was released at the expiration of two years, und thorefore haa boon ube liberty ouly ‘about wlx months. . Thoy will appour af the Bouth Side Polico,Cours this morning, . a OHIO BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. Conumuus, O., May W.—Lleven members o! the State Hoard of Equalization filed u protest with the Auditor et Sito to-day ligainat the 0 per vent reduction of the sggreyate valuation of lands. Tho Hoard adopted uy resolution aak- (ng the next Logivluturd to revise aod reforu the guneral-tax system af the State, 2 ee CIVIL-SERVICE REFORM. CINCINAATH, ,, Slay W.eeThe Hon, George HT. Poudicton, In a letter to ‘Tilford Grocabock, ac~ cepts the Presidency of the Civil-Survice Hoe form Avsoolation of Clucinoatt, an organization: composed of Democrats und Hepublicans, LAKE FRONT. SELLS BROTHERS’ Mitllonaire Confederation of Stu« pemlous Rallroad Shows, OW THE LAKE FRONT EVERY AFTERNOON AND EVENING TILIS WEER. Infinitely the Greatest Menagerie and Cireus Ever Known, Twenty Times the Smallest Full-Growa Elephant on Earth, The Only $57,000 Full-Grown Palr of Living Itinpopotamniian, Tho Only $50,000 Aquarium of Monster Arctic Amphthis. The Only 818.000 Drove of Six Perform Coloraio Cattle. The Only $22,000 Two-Morned Hairy ithinoccros THE ONLY PAIR OF LIVING WOOLY ELEPHANTS. The Only Palr of Full-Grown Polar CATs. The Only Gigantle Halnhow-Hued Mane rill. JAMES ROBINSON Onty Mareback Equostrian Emperor of the Universo, The Only King Sarbro’s Royal Japanesa Circus, Tho Only $25,000 Willis Cobb’s Minta« tare Clrens. BAUGHMAN and NUTTER, The Cragdmoor Dead-hot {tie Champions, A $200,000 Herd of Elephants and Camels, Tho Only Show that permits no Peddling 3 of any kind, PRICES AS USUAL, Branch Tickat Office at Lyon & Healy's Music Store, cor, inte ond Moncne-nta,, whore tickews and re: served nonts mi be secured. WHITE-STOCKING PARK, Base -Ball. THE AMERICAN FIELD SPORT. ‘Two hours in the open air! ‘'I'wo hours uf healthy ‘excitement und innocent pastime! Our oldest adversary, will, on FRIDAY, MAY 20, SATURDAY, MAY 21, TUESDAY, MAY 24, Tr N Games bouln at 3:40, becure your ltuserved Sonts at. SVPALDING'S, 108 Macison-1t, EP- PROVIDENCK NEX'. LAKE FRONT. FOREPAUGH’S AGGREGATION, THE LARGEST CIRCUS AND MENAGERIE In the world, now on Ita 17th annual tour, will exhibit in Chicago ONE WEEK ONLY, Commencing Monday, May 30th, GRAND OPERA-HOUSE, Clark. povite Court-Llouse, Emphatic tmmodiate success of tho excruciatingly funny comedy-drama, _ ROOMS FOR RENT. COME AND CACIIINATE at the Intest nnd groate ‘emt cumedy success. Hriliiant hit or the charming Boubrettie, Miss PATTI HUSA. Next week, the charming young actroas, Miss ROB! WOOD. supported ‘ty Lewis, Morrinon und powarl Company, 1" Camiiia” and “Frou-Frow.” MVICKER’S THEATRE, Rvery Evoning and Wednesday and Saturday Mate MADISON-SQUARE THEATRE COMPANY In Bteclo Mackayo's Comedy-Dramt, HAZEL KIRKE. Presented with the ORIGINAL NEW YORK CAST. - Rox-oNice open from 7 o'clook p.m. till Wo'clk p, thy Corriugen inay uo ordered at 10:40. Mes NOOLEY’S THEATRE. “vory Evening and Matineo Katurtay aftornoon at 2. Biznalnuccess of tho Stevie Mackuye Company b ‘the poworful and romantic comedy-drama WON AT LAST. Mr. Stoole Mackayo and.» splendid coterie of metror politan artiats in the cast, Bunda night. 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