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ae | creer acaae emateial ve ee f, : Isabel Guthrie; “and all their po: THE CHICAGN TRIBUNE: FINANCIAL. j, T. LESTER & 60, STOCKS. All Stocks and Bonds Bought and - Sold on N. ¥. Stock Exchange. 95 & 27 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, j. T. LESTER, Member New York Stock Exchange. CHAS. SCHWARTZ, SAMUEL W. ALLERTON, Special. Kew York House—-SCRANTON & WILLARD, 72 Broadway, and 13 New-st. DIRECT WIRE from our office pUnioa & Willard, opposite Stek Bxabungen’ Stocks nlso bourht and sold 5 i 3 phis, and Baltimore. sold in Boston, Philadel- GRAIN and PROVISIONS bought and sold or carried on margins. DAY & FIELD, Bankers and Brokers, 130 LA SALILE-ST., Members N. Y. Stock Exchange. ALBERT M. DAY. CYRUS W. FIELD. CYRUS W. FIELD, New York, Special. EDWARD L. BREWSTER, STOCK BROKER, 104 Washington-st, Riember N.Y. Stock Exchange. Bonds and Stocks bought and sold on commission at New York, Boston and other Exchanges, and carried on margin. ‘Local securities bandled on commission. THE UNION TRUST CO., Rortheast Corer Madison and Desrbora-sis, receives savings deposits and allows interest on samo wubject to the rules of the bank. G. M. WILSON. Cashier, COMMISSION MERCHANTS. CULVER & CO., CHIICAGO, AND = GULVER COMMISSION C0., st. LOUIS, Solicit consignments of Grain. Fill EF: ateh. Buy and sell Grain und s und carry casi property on markins. STONE, COMMISSION, 126 AND 128 WASHINGTON-ST. ‘Margins on grain as low as two cents per bushel. EPITAFS, Some Curious Specimens. Of epitafs remarkable for their play upon words a good specimen was furnished by Benjamin Franktin: The body of Benjamin Franklin, printer, like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out and stripped of its lettering and gilding, lies here, food for Worms; but the work Shall not be wholly lost—for it will, ashe believed, appear once more in a new aud more perfect edition, corrected and amended by the author. He was Dorn Jan. 6, 1706; died —, 17. ‘A brother printer, under the impression that “the art preservative of arts” could furnish still better material out of which to composean epitaf for one who was so skill- ful a craftsman, suggested the following as an alternative inscription: - Benjamin Franklin, the * of his profession. the type of honesty, the ! of all; and although the £27 of death Bas put a . to bis existence, each 3 Of his Life has been without a 1. The. following epitaf on a watchmaker makes exhaustive use of trade frases: Here lies in horizontal position the outside case of George Routleigh, watchmaker, whose abilities in that line were an honor to his protession; in- tecrity was the maitzpring_and prudence the Fegulalor of all the actions of bis life; humane, Fencrous, and liberal, his hicnd never stopped fill be had relicved distress; so nicely rerulated were all bis movements that he never sevt trong except when set a-yoing by people who did not Know his key: even then he was easily set right grain: he had the art of disposimg of -bis lime g0 weil that his nours glided away in one contin- ual round of pleasure and delight, till an un- lucky movement put a perio to his existence; he departed this life Nov. 14, 180, aved 57, wound Y hopes of being taken in hand by bis ‘Maker, and of being thorouzhly cicancd, repaired, and ect a-guing in the world to come. Here is an epitaf ofan earlier date ona carpenter at Ockham, named John Spong (ab. 1758) = Who mang a sturdy oak has laid along, Felled by Death's surer hatchet, here lies Spong. Posts oft he made. vet ne'er a place could get, ‘And lived by railizig, though be was no wit; Old aazex he had, although no antiquarian, And étyles corrected, yet Was no grummarian; Long liv'd be Ockbam’s premier architect; ‘And, lasting as his fame, a tomb to erect Jn vain wo seck an artist such as he, Whose pales and giiles were for eternity. So here be rests froin all life's tolls and, follies— On! spare, kind Heav'n, his fellow-lab'rer Hol- ies. ‘The following trom Berkeley Churchyard, on Thomas Pierce (ob. 1665), relates to a self-nade man, who was skilled in more than one branch of workmansitp and who was it hout honor in his life from his fellow- Men? Here lyeth Thomas Pierce, whom no man taught, i Yet he in iran; Brasse; and Silver wrought. He Jacks and Clocks and Wutcnes’ (with art) made, ‘And mended too when others’ work did fade. Of Berkeley five times Mayor this artist was: And yet this Mayor, this urtist, was but gra: When bis own watch was downe on the last day, He that made watches bad not made a key To wind it up, but useless It must lic Until he rise again no more to die, The shoemaker's trade, with such words as “awl.” “sole,” and “last” to play upon, furnished some good epitafs, of th s, and the following blacksmith’s epitat cla: i has been thought so appropriate that it may be found in American and colonial as wel asin English churchyards: My Sledse and Hammer Ile reclined, My Bellows too have lost their wind; My Fire’s extinguished; Forge‘decayed; ‘And in tne Dust my Vise is laid; My Coal is ut; iny Iron’s gone; The last Nuii's driven, my work is doue. Anexample of this epitaf may be found in Low Muor Churchyard, on the tombstone of Christopher Barlow (1824). ‘The earliest example is said to be found. in Lincoln Churchyard, where it is inscribed to the memory of David Fletcher, sith to this chureh (ob. 1744). A similar epitaf at St. bans has the fullowing additional lines, Which are py no means an improvement: My fire-dry’d corpse lies here at rest, My soul, smoke-like. ascending to ve blest. While another at Chipping Sodbury, in Gloucestershire, is put into the third person, and conelud His body’s here, clutched in the dust, “fis hoped bis suul is with the just. There isa curious epitafial blunder on, a tombstone at Monknewton, near. Drogheda, - erected by one Patrick Kelly, “in memory of his posterity?! ‘There is an epitaf at St Andrew's, Piymouth, on “the only survin- ag son” of Admiral Vernon. The follow- ing is from Llanymyneeh Chi urebyard, Mont- gomeryshire: Here lies John Thomas ‘And his children dear; Tivo buried at Oswestry, And one bere. 2 . More ludicrous than any of these is the in- Bcription on a stone at Keel, in Montgomers- shire: Here lie the remains of ‘Thomas Nicols, who died in Philadelphia, March, 1159. Had he lived he would have been buried here. A companion blunder to that at Monknew- ton is found in the churchyard at, Montrose, where lie the bodies of George Young and terity for Tnore than tifty years backwards 7! $$ A Trick of Criminals.” An ingenious method of secret correspond- ence with prisoners is what’ is known as the postal-card trick. A_postal-card is split, thus jTorming two thin cards. ‘The secret message is ‘written upon the inner sides of the two halves, atter which the sides re pasted together, care ‘being taken to paste only on the edges. A com- Monpiace message is then written upon the coutside, and the unsuspecting Warden into, ‘whose. hands itcomes givesitto theprisontre = ¥ BUSINESS. Stocks Dull, Money Active, and Prices Lower. Prospects of the Money Market—The Crops and the Railroads. TheTrodace Narkets Less Active, and Most of Them Lower—The Business Chiefly Local. Corn, Wheat, Oats, and Lard All Heavily, but Closed Firmer. Declined PINANCIAL. Stocks were dull, money ‘was active, though not at a premium, the bunk statement was bad, and prices generally were lower. A new feature was the beur raid on the dividend-paying stocks, ‘This was directed especially arninst Illinois Cen- tral, thouzh Burlinzton & Quincy, Alton, and Rock Ishund were ulso made to feel it, Such an attack ou these properties would hardly have been possible two weeks ago, but the bad turn in the corn crop, and in the tightening of moucy, have altogether chunged the situation. In an uctive money market, the bish- priced stocksare tne hurdest to carry. und the stocks selected for yesterday's raid are the ones which willsuffer particularly by a shortage in tno corncrop. Very little resistance was offered to the attacks of the beurs, but all the stocks named made a partial recovery at the close. "Tho bears say they will put Illinois Central dowa, to 105 ana Burlington & Quincy down to 120. Pultman was firm, selling at M2 and ML It was offered seller 60 at 1373. Gould was reported to be selling at the ad- vange, aud Sage was selling cheap stocks. A raid ugalust the coul stocks is predicted. Movements in tho stock loan market show that Keene has been selling Westeru Onion freely. } Vanderbilt's brokers have been among the most active in squeezing the money market. Vanderbilt is holding tho large amounts of money he bas borrowed in readiness for the purchase of stocks when they reach his figure. He bought Lake Shore a week ago at ZL which. has-recently At the close the market was weak. A new and unexpected feature of stock ex- change affairs is the growing tightness in money. Opinion is as usual sharply divided as to wheth- er this is legitimate or manipulative. Among the intiuences favoring more active money ure the lurger volume of mercantile business, the heavier payments into the Sub-Treasury on ac: count of duties or increased importations, the’ drain to move the cotton and grain crops, which has for the latter begun early and stroug on uc- countof the high prices at which stuf can be murketed, the conservative fecling among bankers and capitalists on account of a possible change of Administration, and lustiy the unfavorable position of the New York. bauks ascompared with 4 year ago. A yearago the banks at this time had a surplus reserve of 310,000,009, all of which was lost before Novem- ber. Now, in the middle of August, at the be- ginning of the fall drain, the banks stand nearly ‘a million below their legal reserve. Against the foregoing list of causes of monetary activity may be set off: (1) Lhe import of gold trom Europe, which has already begun in ood, style. But we have to divide with Italy this year, and will encounter more opposition than before from the Bunk of England. (2) The Treasury disbursements extraordinury. Taese will be about $40,000,000, of whicn $10,000,000 to $1::,000, 000 aredue on uccount of coupon 5 per cents, which became matured. ovlizations on Aug. 12, and $30,000,000 to $35,000,000 on account of regis- tered per cents due Oct.1,but payable any time before that day, with interest at 5 per cent to date of presentation. But the calculation of relief from this source has been disappointed in an unexpected faflure on the part of holders of the coupon isto present them for payment They aro more widely sesttered than was sup- posed. (3) The ‘Treasury disbursements ordinary. These will be about $2,800,00) on Sept. 1, being quarterly interest on 413s; about $7,100,000 Octo- ber, being quarterly interest ou the 4s; about $3,500,000 Nov. 1, being quarterly interest on tho extended 5s; and about $15,000,000 Sept. 4, being quarterly payments for pensions. This makes a total of about $25,700,000 cash to come out of the ‘Treasury in the ordinary way between now and, say, the middle of November. New York bankers calculate that the Western requirements for money will be smaller than they have been becauso so much money has already gone west in the last two or three years ‘They are likely to be both Surprised and disap- pointed. The West hasa good deal of new and old grain to market, which will come forward more freely than ever before in order to realize high prices: From this point of view, itsecms most prudent in calculating the chances of the money market to look for greater European re- aistanco than heretofore to our import of gold, and touo diminution in the Western demands for currency. A still further element of the situation is the large amount of money being gradually drained away from tne centres to pay for the lubor and materials used up in building 10,009 miles of railroad. + The Nation says: ‘The Treasury drew into its vaults during the week a great deal more money than it paid our, and the result was a heavy decrease in the sur plus reserve of the New York bunks, leaving this surplus $2,037,500, ugaiust $5,105.25 the week before, $9,970,000 2 yeur agu, and $1,403, 500 two years go. On the other hand, the rates for foreign exchange fell so -much that at the close of the week there wus a protit in importing gold. Less dependence is placed on geld imports asa resource for the autumn money market than on the béavy disbursements to which the”freasury is committed by reason of the refunding of tho 6 and 5 per cent debt at 3: per cent. On the 12th of the current month wbout $12,000,000 5 per cent coupon bonds ma- tured, the money for which will come out grad- ually, and on Oct. 1 about $30,000,000 5 per ‘cent |. registered bonds fall due, but can and will be paid before then, provided holders present thom and are content to take iuterest up to the day of presentation. ‘These extraordinary disburse- ments should “prevent ‘uny stringency in the loan market, quite apart from tne inlluence of gotd imports. Chicago benk clearings were $4,300,518. New York exchange sold between bunks at $1 per $1,000 discount. Country orders for currency were heavy. Louns were active at 5 per cent on call and 6G7 per cent on time. Car Trust 6s, $1000, sold at par: Lincoln Park ta at 109%; Chicugo City Railway 4¥s at 102; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 4s at H@IX. BY TELEGRAPH. NEW YORK. New Yor, Aug. °0.—Governments quiet and gencrally stesdy. In the railroad-bond. market, Denver & Rio Grande firsts declined to 115, from 117}; Chesa- peake & Ohio curreney 63 10 58, from S714; Mo- pile & Omo second debentures to 65, from 67; Chesapeake & Ohio firsts, series B, to $5, from 87; Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg firsts to $5, from 91; and Denver, South Park & Pacific firsts to 1v7, from 103. State securities were Inactive. ‘The stock market opened irregular, but in the main firm and higher, and in early dealings prices advanced to 144, the laticr Wabash Pacific preferred. At tho first Board tho temper of speculation underwent a change, and quotations . moved sharply down- ward, the declining tendency —_con- tinuing with occasional slight -—_rallies until after tue Second Board, when the decline ranged from 3 to 5}, the latter Illinois Central, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnatl, & Indianapolis, Missouri Pacitic, Kansus & Texas, New Jersey Central. Denver’ & Rio Grande, Rock Island, Chicago. Burlington & Quincy, Columbus, Chi- caro & Indiana Central, Michigan Central, and Wabash Pacific preterred were also prominent therein. In the final dealings a firmer tone pre- vajled, and there. was a recovery of 34 to 143. There was rathor more doing in sellers’ uptions to-day, and a special drive. in the old-time way Of bearing stocks was made against some shares. Ilifnois Central was apparently singled out for special attack, being offered down to {stg seller sixty, when the regular price yas 19%. and was finally sold at 15% seller. sixty, When the regular quotation was 338. Michigan Central sold seller sixty at 9213 and 913;, when regular quotations were 93% and $3; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy at 133, when the regulur was 1544;; and Chicago & Alton was offered seller sixty at 129, when tho regular price was 130. Itwill be noticed that all this ess was in dividend-paying shares, more culurly in high-priced investment stocks, hd it succeeded in dragging down the market for them. There was an active borrowing de- qnand forstocks to-day, and many brokers had Ro occasion to borrow money, as they could Poudily lend all thoir stocks at or below current rates for money in the open market. Eurly jn. the duy the general run of stocks jonned at 507 per cent for carrying, and later on some shares, such as Iilinois Central. Metropal- fan Elevated, Northern Pacific preferred, and Michigan Central, loaned down to fiat. ‘There is undoubtedly a large short interest outstanding, een, SUNDAY, AUGUST “21, “188I—SIXTREN “PAGES. nn: brokers selling their customers stocks a3 the easiest way of raising money. Again, many brokers who are at times lane venders of stocks have time loans running, and most of their se- curities are placed out uf the street, which de- creases the tloutug supply of stocks in the loan market. In this connecton, the steady absorp- pee oe stocks by London should not be lost «At the Produce Exchange to-day whent, corn, and onts were all2 to 3cents lower and ‘fairly. active, transactions still belng almost entirely speculutive. .The magnitude of speculation in circles of late is strikingly illustrated by the fact that during the past week trausuctions in wheat alone have involved no less than 13,000,000 bu, making the total for the fortnight of fully 25,000,000 bu, at leust 0 per. cent of which was in options. ‘Transactions in corn within two weeks aggregated 13,000.000 bu, and even of onts sales have been over 2,000,000 bu the past week alone. The export business is hardly a_drop in tho bucket. Speculation absorbs all attention, and alone directs the course of prices. The actual posinon of our foreign trade in grain just now is reflected in the fact that exports of wheat fron New York since Jan. } bave been on! 3,42. ‘bu, against 37,525,000 bu the same period last year: while of corn, shipments nave been only 22,413,000 bu, against 30,714.00 bu during a like period in 1850. "It is interesting to observe, how- ever, that our foreirn exports of flour are ma- teriatly larger than last year, having exceeded 3,000,000 bris thus far, ugutnst 2,250,000 dris the same time in 18S0,—u fet which, as is well known, bas of late given British millers no tit- tle uneasiness. ‘Transactions, 276,000 shares: Southern... Den. & ilo Grai rie. Han. ESt Joe... Kansag & Texas..... Lake Shore Louisville & Nash... Luke Eric & Westet Michigan Centril. 00} Memphis & Chart 00] linois Central, Missouri Pactte. Chicaxo, B. © Quings. Northwestern... i Rock Islund. New Jersey Contral..10000| Nasuville & Chatta... 3.00) ‘The following is the weekly bauk statement: Lonns, decrease, $1,451,000; specie, decrease, $4,702,700; legal ‘tenders, decrease, ‘$64,200; de- posits, decrease, $7,925,800; circulation, Increase, $80,000; reserve, decrense, $2,805,200. ‘The banks now hold $717,100 less than their legal require- ments. « Money, 4@8, closing at 2@214. cantile paper, 4G. stern exchange, bankers’ bills steady at Prime mer- Virginia Virginia consol: _| Virginin deterre SOCKS. New Jerse Northern Central. Paciite. De preferred Americar Ohio & Miss., td: Do peel JOmatro & Weste eltic Mail, oft. Do Ist pre Do 2d pret. Chicnzo & Aiton, Do pre for Ste Ln Gin.. Ba Cle’ Del. = Do pre: Marie. Union Packt Hlouston & United sta Mlinols Central. W., StL 1,8. & W, Carivow. Gentrat Arizonn: Excelsior Homestake.. Little Pittsbi Ontario, 01 Quickstiver.. re Mem, & Charlesi Michisan Central ‘Missouri Pueltic Dy pret Mobile & Ohlo Silver Cliit.. Morris & Essex. Standard... Nashville & Chait: BOSTON. 2 Aug. 20.—Stocks closed as folidws: Cin, S. & Clevelund.. Bos Enstern Ry Keseesees, Atch. & 'Tov. Flint & P.M. Boston, IL & EL Llttle Rock & PL Eastern it. LS 4 N.Y. 2 NL E. ie E, Atel. Sop. Rutland, pi Boston & Albany, Do commun. Bostun & Maine Wis. Cent. cummion.. C, B&Q. i4{Flint & P.M, pid. FOREIGN. Lonpos, Aug. 20.—Consols 100 5-16 money, 1007-16 account. United States bonds—New ds, extended, 10432; 4s, 614; 45, 1193. tnerican railway securities—Ilinols Central, 355; Pennsylvania Central, 63: New York C tral, 118; Erie, 445 the seconds, 105; Reading, “A further withdrawal of bullion from tho Bank of England for shipment to New York is ex- pected eurly next week, Pais, Aue. 20-4 pt m.—French rentes, 86f ike. MINING NEWS. HOSTON. Bosros, Aug. 20.—Mining stocks closed as fol- lor Allouez Mining Co. Calumet & Heelan 2g] Franklin. Pewable. COMMERCIAL. ‘The following were the receipts and shipments of leading articles of produce in this city during the twenty-four hours @hding at 7 o'clock Saturday morning, and for the corresponding time a year ago: ARTICLES. Flour, bri Wheat, bi Itye, bu. Barley, bi Grass seed, Tb: Finx sved, i Pork, Lard, ts. Fallow, Ws. Butter, Ibs. Jive hogs, Cutie, ilides, ibs, Hishwines, ris... Wool, ibs. Potatoes. bi Coal, tons, Green upple: ‘The following grain was inspected into store in this city yesterday morning: 2 cars Ne, 2 red winter wheat. 9 cars other grades winter, 2 cars mixed, Lear No.1 spring, 12 cars and $1,000 bu No.2do, 15 cars No. 3do,9 cars rejected, 3 cars no grade (173 wheat); 579 cars and 102,70 bu No. corn, 179 cars high mixed, 2% cars and 9,000 bu rejected, 8 cars no grade (1,062 corn); 30 cars white outs, 20 cars No.2 mixed, 3t cars rejected (St oats); 10 cars No. 2 rye, 3 curs rejected; 2 cars No.2 bariey,5cars No. 3 do,3 cars No. 4 do. ‘Total (1.342 cars), 850,000 bu. Inspected out: 8,372 bu wheat, 420,922 bu corn, 35,148 bu oats, 1,242 bu rye. fi ‘The following were the receipts of breadstufls in this city during last week: Flour, pris. Wheat, bu. Corn, Du.. ‘Oats, bu. ftye, bu Barley, Ly The corresponding shimnents were: Ang.t3, dp0 ua. 2), ‘The leuding produce murkets were terribly feverish Suturday, though somewhat less ex- cited than on Friday, and with rather less doing jn wheat and provisions. (The markets were mostly lower, and some of,them fitfully wenk, but rallied in the latter part of the session. There were fewer buying orders from outside, except in the case of corn, and the home crowd was dearishly disposed, under widespread im- pression that the “clique had sold out” The country was not in selling humor, however. Tne confidence of the world = outside the Board seemed to be undimmished, though — prices are now con fessedly high. Corn declined about 2c, but with larce purchases at every yc decline. Wheat declined 1%c¢ for October, with lessdemand and more pressure to sell the deferred futures. Oats broke rather extensively almost witbout a transaction, put afterwards there wasa2 fulr volume of trad- ing. Rye advanced sharply, but broke Inter; barley was irregularly higher, and provisions de- clined In sympathy with corn, thouzh Liverpool quoted lard and meats 6d per J1* ibs higher. Mess pork closed 25c lower, at $18.00G18.05 for October and $18.76@18.7244 for January. Lard closed 10c lower, at $11.45@11.173 seller Septem- , per and $11.574@11-60 for October. Short ribs Closed Wc lower, at $9.23G9.77% for: September. ‘Wheat closed: %c lower, at $13f for Au- gust and $L&%@1L25. for October. Corn closed 14@li%o lower, at 6l3ie for Au- gust and o3%@03%e for October. Oats closed 2@30 lower, at 6c for August, 36%¢ for September, and 3c for October: Rye closed steady at $1.054@100 for August and $1.03 for October. Barley closed 2c higher, at 9c for September and $1.00 for October. Hogs wore active and stronger at $8.40@0.80 for light and at $6.00@6. for heavy. Cattle were quiet and about steady at $3.00@6.10. The receipts for the week were 38,976 cattle, 103,20 hogs, and 8,179 sheep, a3 against 25,439 cattle, 113,071 -hogs, and 7.190 sheep for the corresponding week Inst year. ‘The dry-goods market was without specially new features. ‘Trade now Shows gradual im- provement, and the tendency of vaines is to in- creased firmness. Grocesles were again active, and the generai market had a buoyant tone. Sugars wero quiet and steady. Coffees were active and strong. Sirups, starch, soaps, and candles were higher. ‘There wasa free move- ment in foreign and domestic dried fruits at strong prices. Prunes and blackberries were subjected to a, further advance, tho former going to G'Gi3ic and the Ilat- ter to I24%@We. Fish were ‘in fair request, with trout and George's codfish quoted higher. In tho butter and cheese markets there were no noteworthy changes. Both were in gooddemand, and were held with. unabated firmness. Tho only change Inoils was an ad- vance to 88c in extra lard. Coalwas unchanged, as were also pig-iron, bagging, and leather. ‘There was an active demand for hay, both for elty consumption and shipping, and the recent advance was strongly maintained. There was no new feature in tho broom-corn market, which stilt moves slowly at the prices ruling for the past month. An active demand continues for ull kinds of building muterials at unchanged prices. In tho green-frult market there was the usual Saturday trade, stocks of all kinds be- ing light.’ Hides and tallow continue in steady demand at unchanged figures., Wool reniains dull, with stocks of low grade quite larze. Seeds were active and strong, with slightly higher prices paid than on Friday. Lake freights were more active at a decline of 4g, the rate on corn to Butfalo being 23¢¢ Quite a large ficet was chartered, tho uggre- gate room tuken being 574,000 bu, all corn. Agentieman from Council Bluffs, Ia.. reports that lust spring a great deal of corn was used tn that vicinity for the heating of brick kilos. It was much the cheapest. fuel that could be ob- tained. Exporters said Saturday that the markets were much nearer toa protitable export basis than for several days previously. There is, howeyer, | reason to fear that the British markets will be quoted loweron Monday, asa result of Satur- day’s decline in prices hero. PROVISIONS. HOG PROPUCTS—Were less active, and rather weak. ‘There was u fair volume of trading in Tard, but only about half as nuch was doing in pork as the previous day. ‘The latter was the weakest, the dis- position to bear lard and meats being somewhat checked by 2 reported advanceof Gd on “both in Liverpool. There was appurently a desire to sell much more than changed hands, but holders did not qwant to bear the market much ona lightdemund. A fev lots of meats were bought for eating; and agree- able variation from the monotony of the preceding week, during which thme about all the reported sales of provisions had been forefuture dejivery. ‘The summer packing of this elty to aate {3 estimated ON) heud, against 21300) to do Inst year, und 1,562,000 for same time in 150 . ‘Mess PouK—Declined 30¢-49e per brl from the latest prices of Friday, und closed tame. Sales were ra- ported of 3,250 bris seller September ot #17.55G15.05; 600 bris seller October st $18.00G18.40; 6,000 bris seller the your at 40 briy seller Janu- ary at $15.0 Septem October. Yea Sunuai LAI —Declined 1 1a) Gv tue deferred fut- Tiawslc below tho tes seller October, I tes seller January, at pr eg ) tes sellor November at £11.70. following table shows the range Board transactions: Closed tes x rand noted below. “Also otal, 45,900 tes. ‘I'he of the day, Inciuding the Call Closed Range Saturd 218i oll. Hectined about ie per 100 T 5 ported of 15002) 1bs short ribs $1.00; Li ON Ibs do nt £1.25 for mber, und 8.4kG1.836 for Oecover; 12.59 ibs long clears at $1.90; 100A) Ibs short clears at Sia; 400 pes green: shoulders on private terms; 400 pet green hams (15 Ibs) nt S210; und GQ tes awect-pickled hams (1G Ibs) at Use. Prices of Teading cuts Were as follows av 2:3) p.m. ‘Short ribs. [Shoul> |Z. & S.f Short clears. ders. clears. 2. Loose, part salted. Do, boxed « AUERSL Louse SepLember, v0: October. “Short ribs, seller promber, closed at Jong clears quoted at 29.20 louse und £245 bo: Cumberlands, sees{e boxed: long-cut hams, T0t Tose fed hams quoted nt Mel 1c tor ase Waverage: hams, same nyeract rect ces ‘Bacon quoted at B(e@rsc for shoulders, 1a lOc for short ribs, lis lOM4e fur short clears, Lisle for hams, all canvased and pack ; { BEE quiet at #1261050 for mess, 1.58 1.50 for extra mess, und S21.0X622,00 for hams. BREADSTUFFS AND SEEDS. FLUUL—Was in good demand. but nothing doing in large lots, owing to the fact that none were offered. Local dealers as well as shippers wero buying, and prices were well maintained at the advance of about %e per brl from tisums current a week previous. Sules were reported of 1,85) bris and 400 sucks winters, partly at $6.0; 725 bris and Wsacks evrings, partly at RNG yacks low grades dt (340e4.@3; wod rls ry¢ flour on private terms. Total, 375 bri, Winter flours were quoted at $5,007.23; shipping springs, 23.00G625, the low rrado springs at SLISGA.SL Rye tlour at about $5.2566.90, OTHER MILLsTUFes—Were in inoderate supply and strong. Sales were reported of 5 ears bran at $17.06 17.00, und 5 cars middlings at $19,006 SPRING WHLEA'T=Was active, though less so than for two or three days previously, and was irrecularly weak. ‘The market for October sold up %c early, then declined 33gc, und closed only {c_lower tuan on Fri- day afternoon. ‘The ifritish markets were quoted aboutéd per auurter higher, but our receipts were larger by rail, with 31,000 buin by Inke, and less than 1,00) bu inspected out of store, while some local operators supposed that the wheat ring had untoaded thelr pile and were Iving back to see whnt other folks woulddo with it. ‘There were not vers many selling orders from outside, and those seemed to be chletly from Wall street, but there was axood deal of olos- ing out under instructions to “sell if the market looks ¥ and these otferings depr prices. demand was vod enough however to cause oa. ister turn, some ” buying — bein Gone for parties who surtaised thut, the depression Sras brousht about on purpose ty take nother hold. Whe market for lots of 2 was unchanged, BUE some of the August longs were willing to settle at Ie Jess: August sold até 4, mostly-at the vutside. No. Swag Ul r. Spot sules were reported of 16 1 £1.15 (6 curs do to ar 7 8 cars Ni Tear do at $1.12: > bid.” September was Hiceide below October, and November nboveé Uctober. ‘The fyllowing gives the the day, ineludiug tte Call Board transactiot Cuoses i Friday. Saturday. Leg | § se ant if No.2 spring. rh 2 1 pk jes “were re Wd of 1 car red) bs und 4 cars by sLisige12i3g. Also 1 car No. 2 mixed at 2. ‘COUN—Wus netive and weak; the market for Octo- ber declined Bgate, und closed Ise lower, than on Friday afternoon, while cash lots closed lfc lower, Liverpool reported the extraordinary advance of Is Sd per quarter, equivalent to about sige pec ba, and lake fretents were lower. But our receipts were un- usunlly lnrze, and people expected bls arrivats hence- forward, a8 corn {3 Inspecting better than bereto- tofore, country holders, are supposed to be unxions fo realize, and New) York was quoted lower. ‘The innrket was strong At the outset, advancing nearly jJeunuer buying orders from outside; but the news browse out sellers, the wenkuess locally be- ing “tncreased by the rumor that’ the Jargest holders had sold, out, Jeaving carried by outside operators. But purchases were free all the way down, und the de- Bund continued so x0od 1s tolead to 9 reaction toward 1 o'cloci Closed ut Gl3{e, and re- fected ut issse,- Spot sales were reported of 115.40 bu ahd 2 care No.2 und high mixed avui@bie: 11 cars 10,0N) bu und 213 cars rejected at 5S GRe; the load to be by sample at Sugai on track: und 12 Camilo atais@sic free on board. Tori, xbout 51000 fu. Seller October opened ut about toc, but with very Itile trading under Sige, advanced to Hie, declined to EB(e. Improved to 64<e. fell off to Gite, rencted co tie, nnd closed arusyenye. September was lige below Gttuber early, to lise velow tater: and Auzust was hearly nominal at oleacice The following gives the ranue for the day, including the Call Board trans- ees Closea _ Range Closed Friday. Saturday. ao, bid 34 as GAG ‘6! AGisy OAS nete ana and ie to se lower than hour decidedly unsettled, sour ieee weices of Friday. One or two attempts ‘were mude to arrest the decline, but ‘the pressure to sell was tuo creat. Confusion was the leadtos feature sellne marker, and most of the time the status of the sii ntdeliveries was unknown even to the closest Jooker on. No. 2 cash sold atéApese, closing at th form ‘Ausast opened at Rife, declined to Seanad closed ut soe. Seller Septeniver opened! at Sse, suld down to vi ‘advanced to sig snd closed utahiée. Seller October pened st ‘old uD tO xe, declined to wernber sold early at auc. nnd closed at ise. N e_and closed at, Bite. Seller the rear suld early at 33760, sold down to dc, and clu ite. Hxales were made of 3 cars and 5000 ba at gyete for No. 2 in store: 13 cars by sams ple at kc for rejecied mixed. 40@0iéc for rejected Dishte, and 4ig@tie for No.2 white on track; 53 cars at sxeile for re; mixed, svete for rejected White, Sue for-No. % and se@itector So. 2 wbite, k No. 2, 103 Ga; club, the closing prices of Friday, with the range on Sat~, SPOL .-a00. Seller August Seller September «. Seller October. Seller Novembei Seller the, ets a E—Was for 8 ro very irrenulat. Sootsoid at abi, "wite August nt $L06}¢1.06, September §LOI@LO3, und sell- Ing acl isig ac the ooeutng, down to th bserane clase. Cash aaies wore inde ot 6 oats st $1.05 for No.2 in eeithes sonal ample at $1074 on’ track ‘Total "—Was a shnde stronger, St at ‘Se, October selling from psraertaecaectirs and November nz $1.0) ut the clase. Cash sales were minde of 5 cars by sample at Waite for No. 4, und 73s (part to arrive) on truck; 2 enrs at i5¢ for jc for No. 3 free-on board,’ ‘Total equal to SEEDS—Were active and a trite big Friday, an advance being recorded in ail-cinds: Fis: seed recorded un advunce of }4Gic, timothy 2c, and clover, IWelie. ‘There, were "iberal transhétions list. Sales wera aiade of 3 cars cl - H63.85 cash, and $.00 delivered nee r rine woud; 22 cars und 402 base at $2 2cey 60 cash, S25¢2 06 seller Auzust, £2.04 soller Septem 3 cash, oe 2g tober and gh-bselee Novauiber, et eer OC BY TELEGRAPH. . FOREIGN. # Spectat Digpates to The Chicago Tribune. Lrverpoor, Aug. 0—11:50 a, m1 Ni 2 coe i FLOUR—No. 1, 12s GRAIN—Wheat—Winter, No. 1, 10s 10d; No. 2, 1s 6d; spring, No.1. 1s id; No. 2 103; white. No. 1, 10s 9d; No.1, Us Id: No. 2 1081. Corn— ber, for, 633d, Provistons—Pork, 74s. Lara, 533, LIVERPOOr, Aug. 90.—BACON—Short ribs steady at 49s 6d, lon clear steady at ts 6d, short clearjtirmer at Mista. Shoulders steady at3ts LAnD—Prine Western steady at 5s 6d. CHEESR—American choice stendy at 58s Gd. TALLOW~Prime city firmor at dis Gd. GRALN—Wheat—Spring No.2 at 108 td; No.1 white steady at 10s Sd; winter steady at 10s 10d. Corn Mixed steady at ts 4d FLOUR—Extra State steady at Is id. LIVERPOOL, Aur. 2U.—Eventng~CorToy: dull and easier. Uplands 7d: Orleat sanesled: speculation and export, 1,00; American, Puovistons—Beef—Extra India mess. Mis. LINSEED O11—M%a KG 1d. —PETROLECI—Wit. ‘The following were recoived by the Chicago Board nated Aug. .—W VELPOOS, Aug. %.—Whenv strong: red winter, 10s 6d; No.2 spring, ls Gd: No.’ los. Corn strone at bs 4d. ‘heat in good demand und strong; No.2 Spring und Callfornia advanced ta, fed winter sd, Cura in good demand und stron avis Sd advance. "To urrive—Wheat strong: No.2 spring und Callfornia, advanced 6d. Corn strong xt Is ad ad- vance. Pork, 74%, Lard stendy at 5s. Bucon—. C., ACB Ga “Cheoso anil ates. “Beer dan sud 1s towers ees aross. Bee! Ft er; extra India mess, Us. peaches DOS, Aus. AVERPOOI—Wheat strong; white Michigun, 10 8d; Western red winter Its 9 Com strong, MAK LANE—Carxoes Off coust—Whent strong: fairaveraxe red winter, dos dd@sts; falraver- axe California, 53s. Corn strong; fair average Amer- ican mixed, aS GU@3Is. Canzoes on passaze—Wheat und corn strong. Puris—\Whent und four quiet. NEW YORK. tember, 11 December, 101e; January, 1105¢; February, 1-1ic; March, U.3le; April, IL#2¢; May, 11.55e, FLOUN—Quiet but steady; receipts, 14,000 brs: ex- ports, 5,00; super State und Western, $0850; com- mon to good extra, $5.30GU.00; good to choice, $1.10 725; white wheat extra, S.i5Gi75; extra Oblo, 5.5K ae i cca $5.50G7.25; Minnesota patent process, GuaAIN—Wheat lower, feverish. und unsBttled; re- celpts, 107.00 bu: exports, $7,000 bu: ungraded SL12G1.23; No. 2 Cnleago, £1.53 in store; $1.3 atloat; ungraded red, #1. steamer do, $123; No. de; ungraded white, 1271s; Oud buy,’ SLi L: closing at GLAM, closing ui ET i : nenita, Tie; 2 8 ust, 1G: ember, ac. closing at "Qetober, (e, ClOs= Poo November suaiese. “Outs ulisetiled: pts, 101,50) bu; mixed Western, totige; white Lert, 1s}, i y—Demand fatr und market tirm., eurlings, York State, Meth jee quiet but tirm: old Rio cargoes quoted ut W@lsyes Job lots at WeliHe, Sugar tirm;- Julr to good refining at yore. Molasses quiet Hieo quiet und uncnanged. ‘M—Market firmer; United, 52}4c; erade, tern and West- tronger: lke ise. ATHEN—Lemlock suleRlo Grande and Buonos Ayres lightmiddle and heuvy welebt, 262i}4e. WoOL—Murket dull; buyer's favor: domestic fleece, eke: pulley, Bowles unwashed, Tugdic; ‘Texas, 14 ry PROVIstoNs—Pork quiet and unchanged. Beot nominally unebanged. Cut meats quiet but firm; Jong-clear midales, sie; short clear middles, 3jgc Lard firm; prime steam, $1153. sheathing, 84.00; ignot lake, ix-lron quiet und tra; Scoteh, $22.56 os jeoting, s1L00SIR00. 1 $19. er PA; Kus: . RS ty $5.15; cline —<—<$<<$—<——_$— HYDE PARK. ‘The First Regiment Military Bund gave a con- certyesterduy afternoon in the exst diylsion of the South Parks, called Jackson Park, uccom- panied by a dress parade of the First Regiment. The band and tho militia, having missed the 3 o'clock train, did not urrive on the yrounds till which Was one-balf hour later than the ap- poiuted time. The regiment formed at the ruil- way station and marched to tho pitrk, where they disbanded until'tne band had finished i progratn. ‘The musidwas under the direction of G. 0. Hutebings. arade of tho regiment was then witnessed by tho admiring multitude, after which the boys marched to the station and took the train for Chicago. Companies A, B,C, D, E. F, G, H, 1, and K were ably represented in the drill, "Tho hext concert vceurs Suturday in the west park, known as Washington Park. Sixteen more arrests were made yesterday by the police under the charge of riding on freight- trains. ‘The rigid enforcement of thts law was begun Aug. 9. Five special policemen were ap- pointed whose speciul duty it was to keep the freight-trains clear of tramps, and the large number of Victims who have been taken shows how thoroughly this duty has been performed. During the past eleven days over two hundred unwary wretches bave fallen victims tothis new and unusually severe enforcement of the law. Buch of these persons is compeiled ito pay $3 us the penalty of his misconduct, and u promise is extorted that the olfense will aot be repeate ‘he largest. number of urrests in any one day has been forty-five, while not a duy passes with- outa few being udded tothe number. ‘Worl bus just been commenced on slips at the foot of One Hundred and Eleventh strect, ‘Cottage Grove avenue has been ordered to be widened to 100 feet, instead of eighty feet as at tirst. ‘Six hundred fect of the water-mains to, the Ryde Park Water-Works buve already been laid, and the remainder will be completed ‘as soon us possible. i ‘The work of grading for the double track to the branch of tho Rock Island Mond has just been finished. WHEN THE RAINS AMID THE SHADOWS. For The Chicago Tribune. ‘When the riins amid the stadows Fall intu faces downward beut, ‘And the winds amid the pine-trees. Ghostly tremors through ine sent, Turned 1 from the dreary Present "Yo the Lours by Sletory lent. Nails, Years agone the bloom was scattered Of un Orient coiden eve, And my rainbow dreams were broken By a storm-burst. Softly weave, O weird tingers of pale Memory, Parted scenes for which I grieve. ‘Comes a vision of the South-lands, “And iny heart is vaguely stirred With u balf-muttered whisper, Like soft note uf dreaming bird— Hult x memory, half an echo, Of an unforgotten word. And It struggles with the silence ‘That bas thralied my heart tur years, ‘And ft opes the sealéd fountain, ‘Long repressed, of bitter tears. Lo! it burats rho chains that bound me ‘Thro’ the weary, thorn-crowned yexrs, Hark! I hear the silvery laughter Of gid brooks adown the bitls: ‘And the dove's low wail the silence ‘With impassioned music fills: ‘And that word my very beart-strings With its subtle meaning thrills. And, anon, the green leaves, rising ‘From the baptism of the rain, Fiashing to the low Sun’s glances. ‘Ag he sought the Western main, (And the fragrant rain-washed roses ‘Bless my senses once again. Fragrant, robed in dewy splendor. Gemmed with stars, and glud with light, *Neuth her pearly coronet smiling, ‘Comes our languid, slumbrous aight— Orient Queen, all crowned and sceptred, Grandiy, purely, darkly bright. And beneath the vine-leaves clustering, ‘Where the rozes thick are set, Tomy beatt aheartis breathing ¥ ‘Vows that thrill tts frail chords yet— ‘Thrill and thrall them. Sud years whisper, « Break!” but may not sigh. * Forget.’ Mate A. COYNE. ———— ‘There were forty-three deaths reported at the Heaith-Olfiec yesterday, and the death-rate for the week will aggrezate nbout 350. Zymotic diseases show an increase, and especially is this (ho case with malarial fevers, such as typnold, etc. ———>_— we know that there is nothing on-earth_ equal. seg Gi ats aso femilymeateine. 7 CITY SANITATION. Responsibility for Nuisance— Landlord or Tenant. What the Building Inspectors Have Done During the Week. E d The Filthy Premises. Discovered—Whatfls Doing to Remedy the Evil. Report on the Smoke Nuisance—Small-Pos and other 3 Diseases. . WHO SHALL ABATE THE 'NUI- SANCE? Rufus Platten, living at No. 442 West Adams street, was brought up before Justice Wallace day before yesterday, at the instance of the Health Department, on the charge of allowing pools of stagnant and putrid water to collect and breed disease on the premises, and fined $50.. In. the item. as reported, the Court was made to say, ‘You havea per- fect right as tenant to claim an offset on any rent due to your landlord forgexpense you nay have been put to while complying with, the law in the matter of drainage.” To this the tenant replicd that his land- lord, one Carter, was in Europe, and’ that the ironclad lease _ which he had signed would allow no offset for im- provements, and a sewer would cost 200.” ‘Yo this the Court was reported to have said, “Don’t pay one cent of money to Mr. Carter until you drain that cesspool.” ‘The proceeding bemg a somewhat novel one, and the position taken, whether it eon- formed to good law. or not, agreeing with the popniar notion that landlords ought to pay something and not “stick the tenant”? Tor everything, a reporter took a look into the matter yesterday and found, early in the investigation, that the report of the Judge’s remarks was not strictly correct. WILAT HE DID SAY was that the tenant would have a good plea in abatement of the rent, after the expense to which he had been put both in the pay- ment of the fine and the outlay involved in draining the ceaspool. Justices are not in the habit of delivering advice and instructions to people in regard to their future course of ac- tion, und, according to Prosecuting-Attorney Caineron, Justice Wallace did not do so in this case. Col. Cameron, however, advised the de- fendant-tenant. to inform’ nis landlord that if he didn’t clean out the vault on the premises, and connect it with tho sewer, he (the tenant) would do it; and the Colonel added thut the tenant might notity Carter that he (tho tenant) would take the money out of his rent, unless the leuze‘distinctly provided that the tenant was to attend to and pay for such mutters himself. THE NEW REVISED CITY ORDINANCES on this subject, See. 087, require the Commis- sioner of Heulth to serve a notice on the “owner, occupant, or agent” of u building or premises in or upon which a nuisance muy be found, requiring them to abate the same. It is not compulsory on the Commissioner todiscribe the manner in which the nuisance is to be abated, though in this case he did. Where the “owner, occupant, or agent” negiect or refuse, to comply with the requirements of the order jn the time speeltied, they are subject toa fine ‘of from $5 to 00. The ordinance further pro- vides that, at the expiration of the time speci- fied in the notice, the Health Oilicer shall cause the nuisunce to be abated; that whenever the ,owner, occupant, or agent”? is unknown, or ‘cannot be found, the Comniasioner shall abate the nuisance without notice. In either cuse tke expense of the abatement is to be collected trom the person or persons who tnay have creat- ed fontlaeuels and suffered the nuisance to exist. Sec. 1,641 declares it a nuisance for any person to suffer or permit u cellar, vault, private drain, pool, sewer, orsink on the premises belonging to or occupied by him to become nauscous, tout, offensive, or injurious to the public heath. The penalty for creating, suffering, or permitting such a nuisance to exist fs the same us under the previous section, with nn additional like tine fon every day it is continued after notice to abate. ‘The law apparently makes no distinction be- tween landlord and tenant. The“ owner, occu- paut, or agent,” in the order nsmed, 1s to be served with’ a notice, sned if he doesn’t. comply. and then compelled to uy the expense, of abatement-by tho Health epartment. ‘The law leaves the parties to set- tle their differences between themselves. What the law is after is have the nuisance abated. Why the tenant is pounced down upon 0 fre- quently will perhaps appear from the following STATEMENT BY CITY-ATTORNEY GRINNELL, made in thecourse of # conversation with the reporter on the subject: ‘It is n wise law,” said be, “that the tenant shail be liabie, for the reason that, in a grext muny instances, the landlords are non-residents, and the city can’t get at thom and bring them to time, It Js a wise provision that somebody in possession of the premises sbull take cure of ‘these things. There is an- other reason. The arrangement between land- lord and tenant is a question of contract, and nobouy except those two knows what the pro- visions of the contract may be. In nine cuses out of ten, the written leases are bused on the hypothesis that the tenant shall trke care of everything and see that the sewers, catch- pusins, eté., are all right. ‘The case depends, ns between landlord and teaant, in a great meus- ure “upon the contract itself. As to the relutions between the individuals and the city, it is wisély provided that the Jatter shall look to the party in possession. If remember correctly, the Council made the provision against the tenant for that very reu~ £on,—because he is the one thacity can look to. Ir the uutsance is bis defect, then he cannot jook to the landlord. If itison account of in- herent defects in the construction of the build- ing, he cun look to the landiord. - He cau pay his flue, and, when he comes to pay his rent, take it out. Butbe must not do it repeatedly, because he is obliged to elect to cithor pay the whole rent, or move out. He can't claim possession under his contract and still cut down on the In other words, he can’t cut his cake and have it too. He can’t stay there and refuse to pay the rent simply because there fs some digi- culty with the seweraze.”” But suppose tha owner or landlord can bo ved with a notice.” In that cise, he should be the party served. If he cannot be'served, however, the city has to fall back upon the occupant.” In order to ascertain what THE REAL-ESTATE MEN thought of the subject of teaants recouping on their landlords in such eases, the reporter called ontwoorthree agents for rented houses and put the question to them. One man thought it as all) right, and that a landlord who was responsible for nuisance on Another hig premises oucht to stand. it. thought it might be just, but that it was setting avery bad precedent to allow a tenant to muke improvements and take the cost of them out of tho rent. In his rounds the reporter falled to discover the cold-blooded landlord who: ‘takes: refuge in the cut-throat leuse,—probably be- cause such # discovery happens only to tenants thomselves,—and who bas been sald to hold the doctrine that if a tenant, having signed a lease and agreed to leave the premises just as be found them, should: discover scwer-gas, nitro- glycerine, or a can of dynamite about the place, itwas hisown fault; he ought tohave had his eyes open and known better. TENEMENT-MOUSES. ‘The Tenement-Liouse Inspectors keep on in their good work, and last week they ex- amined 170 houses, containing 1,859 rooms, ocenpled by 550 families, numbering 2,606 persons. ‘There were sixty-eight notices srved and sixty-three abatements made. ‘There were two suits brought in the Police Courts because of detective drainage on inises, and one of the parties was fined and costs, and the other $50. Among tho abatements was the correction of ten defect- ive drains. ‘There ‘were forty-six traps ap- plied to defective plumbing, and eight new ewer connections were made. Three new atch-basins were built, and twenty-seven cleaned, while thirty-nine privies were cleaned, ana three more properly, ventilated. Ten buildings had their interiors white- washed. ‘The following are some of the de- fective premises discoveres SECOND WARD. No. 559 Clark street, an eight-room frame, oceupied by four families of twenty-one per- sons, ifcluding twelve children. ‘The place is unfitted for human habitation, ‘The roof Jeaks and the walls are filthy. Thetenement isin a state of tumble-down dilapidation, with a full and overflowing privy vault, which stinks up the neighborhood. To add to | the general unbealthiness there Is no sewer con~ nection, and, worse than all, there 1s not.even a wuste-pipe to the excuse for®a sink at the hydrant. 6 "Nos. 1347 and 1349 Clark street, owned by C.L. Jeuks. A twelve-roomed frame, in which live four families, consisting of twelve per- sons. A miserable, rickety, tumble-down affair, not. ft to live ia. Under the house there {s a pool of stagnant, stinking water, which extends clear under the Sidewalk. ‘Tho privy vault is inadequate and in bad condition. ‘The interior walls of the shanty bre grimed with tho dirt accumulations of years. The water-pipes leak, the waste-pipes wre disconnected from the sinks, and the sewer igchoked. A more deploruble condition could not well be imagined, and, the Inspector adds naively, “some of the rooms are unoccupied.” Tt is really a pity that this landlord has not all of_bis hovels rented. ‘This time the dilapidated rookery is at No. 407: Clark street, and contains yourteen oe cupied by thirty persons. This is the reported state of the premises: The walls are dirty and the roof leaks. There is no sewer connection. There is a reeking, stinking pool of staynant water under the house, while garbage and de- eaying tilth embellish the yard. The cvilings: and walls are so brokep and rotten that they expose the lath In many places. The privy vault {3 insullicient, tlthy, offensive, and over- flowing, and the place, which is unflt for hu- man Labitation. is overcrowded. Here comes C. L. Jenks again, this time at No. 537 Clark street. It isa frame sbanty, con~ tainine eight alleged apartments,.in which are domiciled eighteen persons, seven of whom ure children. The place, like all the others, i< untit for human abode. The walls are abso— lntely reeking, while the roof leaks. There ia no sewer connection and co sink waste-pipes, while a pool of stagnant water under the house: iy of disease und desth for the* FIFTH WARD. : Nos. 255Land 9553 La Salle street, ownedsby John Nicholson, The premises are permeated: with sewer yas because of defective drainage~ There is no connection with the street sewer, and alt the filth and refuse run into a ditch im the rear of the house. There have been two deuths in the house recently, one of them from typhoid fever. Both decedents were adults. Nos. 2614 and 2016 Hanover street, a two-story frame of twelve rooms, in which live twenty-- three persons, owned by J.P. Neill. The plum ing und drainage are exceedingly bad. The aoe vaultsure full and offensive. The drains jo not connect with the streetsewer, and tho sink waste-pipe does not even connect with tho excuse for a drain. A portion of the refuse fatlg upon the ground, where it ferments and- sends forth its disease-brecding malaria, while- a simall portign manages.to reach the wooden rain. Nos. 509, S11, 513, and 515 Twenty-sixth streets; owned by T. O'Neill. a two-story brick of twen- eight rooms, in which live thirty-five persons, Tho plumbing and sewerage of this tenement; are both very bad. The water-supply pipes. leak, and the waste-pipes do noteven-conncte properly with the house drain. SEVENTH WARD. No. 43 Dussold street, owned by John Watkins, a two-story frame of eleven rooms, occupied b: twenty-two persons, of whom thirteen are chil dren. The tenement is poorly drained, and tho plumbing work is defective. The sewer is eb- structed, and the refuse lies under the house, a stinking, sickening pool of filth. ‘The privy, whieh is full and offensive, isso out of repair that it 1s dangerous to use it. . EIGUTIE WARD. | owns No. 10 Gold strect, a %O- haet Ed Cardwall story frame of twelve rooms, occupied by 8ev=« entgen persons, ‘The drainage is exceelingty > bad, and the waste-pipes are untrapped,2-eadingy up the stench of sewer gas. The wate'Supply’ pipe is broken, anda frog-pond lies ander the* house as a consequence. ELEVENTH WARD. No. 70 Kansas street, owned by Jhn Lunding- burg, seven-room two-story frame, occupled+ by twelve persons. The drainese* bad. The Waste-pipes, untrapped, emp into an open wooden drain under the house. W. B. Murtha owns No. 69 Nebraska streat, thirteen-room two-story fcime, occupied b: twenty-two persons, thirtes: of whom are chil~- dren, ‘The plumbing work is poor, and the drain: age is defective. ‘The pavy Vault Is full an oifensive. ' THIRTEENIE WARD. B39 Noble street,a tvo-stury and basement; frame of nineteoi rooms, in which: are huddled fiL7 persous, seventeen. of whom are children. ‘The privies are overtlowing 92d horribly ‘offensive. The basement {3 ovewpied'us a tallor-shop, and the - stairs leading to tho first floor are used as a~ garbage duaip ty some oue,which creates a hor- Sble nuiszance.and causes much annoyance to- the residents on the upper floors. ‘The walls ar thick and black with dirt accumulations, an rats, mice, and roaches, to Say nothing of vermin. of lesser size, bold high carnival on the prem- isc. The Inspector adds: “The tenants bave- frequently requested Mrs. Oleson to put tho reinises in at least a more habitable condition, fir she bas steadfastly turned a deaf car supplications. The stairs ‘are old and rickety, and threaten destruction to those who ascend them. It js my honest opinion that a more disgraceful habitation can- not be found in this.city."” + ‘ ‘No. 312 Noble street, owned .by Mrs. Caroline Marwitz, 2 two-story’ frame of sixteen rooms, occupied by fourteen persous.| Tho plumbing work is very poor, and the drainage fs bud. Tho waste water discharges on the ground, where it lies, a pest-breeding, stinking pool. ‘The prem~ fses need a thorough cleaning and sunitury overhauling. No. 314 Noble street, owned by tho game wornan, 13 a duplicate of tho fast men, tioned premises, in all its unsanitary phases. FOURTEENTH WARD. No. 15 Keith street, owned by W. H. Stokes, & one-story and basement frame of twelve rooms, cecupied by twenty persons. The plumbing Work is poor, and there are oo traps. Tho drainage is defective; privies full and otfensive. The structuro 13 old, and the drainage is fur- nishea by a wooden box, partinlly rotted away, g0 that the sewaxe (s deposited upon the ground to assist in swelling the mortality list. No. 89 Keith street, owned by Jobn Rasman- son, a two-story frame of eleven rooms, occu- pled by twenty-six persons. The plumbing workc> Pod. arainagesre very poor. ‘The sewer under the house is stopped, and the waste-pipes do not even enter the house-drain, but empty their ith on the floor within uo few feet of a room wherein sleep four persons, and where fourteen spend most of their time during the day. THEY MUST RESPECL THE NOTICES. ‘The great mass of sanitary reports which are handed in weekly by the Tenewent House Inspectors in regard to defects dis- covered by them in dwellings, led a Tripuy. reporter yesterday to ask Chief Inspector William Heury Genning if these reports were all. that was done towards doing away with these defects in tenement houses. Said. hi We prosecute all complaints. Yesterday we prosecuted two defective-drainage cases, where one of the parties was fined $75 and the other $50. These reports do not end here by any means. Look ut it: Last week we served sixty-seven notices, and bad sixty-three abate- meuts made. We give tive duya’ notice. In nearly all cuges the parties comply without fur- ther trouble. We prosecute whenever neces- sary, and commence suits. But the.notice gen- erally sulices, us the. parties comply with our directions. force ull the landlords to make the necessary sunitary improvements us re~ quired by law. Anyone that desires can go over” our work und see that itis faithfully done. Of the past week's notices served in all cases leas than 20 per cent remain unattended to.” so. their THE SMOKE NUISANCE. The great smoke annihilator, Dr. Paton, of the Health Department, yesterday sub- mitted his usual weekly report. He says: “The Burdick Louse has introduced Dr. B. F. Smith’s apparatus, which entails the use of a perforated bridge wall, asteam and air jet, and a jet of petroleum. Circumstances fhave not permitted of a very satisfactory test because of the incompleteness of the ar- rangements, and the fact that the chimney from the cook stove of the restaurant also leads into the smokestack of the hotel boiler. May nota petroleum jet be an objectionable feature? “Toby & Booth are, using the Orvis- smoke-burner. D. B. Fisk & Co. are using” the Amory upparatus, and Gradle & stcotz uso Bushoell’s patent. Both the Intter make no- smoke, and sre satistied with their apparatus. Streeter & Co. also use the Bushnell, with sutis- factory result. Pitkin & Cruver use u smoke- consumer, C. H. Milliken and Lindauer Bros. & Co. refuge to put in any smoke-consuming ap- paratus.” ‘The report concludesas follows: On Wednes— day last [bud 2 very pleasant interview with Messrs. Ambler and Franks. of the Citizens’ As- sociation, In regard to what work they have done in tho linc of smoke nulsunce, and have been to see some apparatus. with tho latter gentleman. Although we three do. not altogether coincide in our ideas of methods, [believe that in a very short time we shall entirely axree. I bave also taken on my rounds of Inspection several gentlemen anxious to abate the smoke oulsance in their own buildings. ‘This week an inventor hus called upon me who states that ba has on a tug au ap- paratus for the prevention of smoke almost completed. Lanticlpate examining the arrange ment next week, and shall report accordingly. Tt appears to me to-day that there is a sul greater desire amongst manufacturers and tmerchants in general to have this nul- sance abnted, und as a genern! rule they received visits and suggestions very kindly. From what I have already seen of tbe dpparalns for smoke consumption I am satisfed that by the use of some of the patents now in place 7 er cent of the smoke in the City of Chicago can Bo prevented.” STOCK-YARD. STINKS. Dr. De Wolf has had a speciat report mada upon the Stock-Yards water supply, show- ing each establishment which Is short in its supply. Nearly all the establishments have artesian wells, but the shortage of lake water ig bothering them in running their boilers. it seems that all of the pucking-bouses havo a sificient urtesian well water supply to do thelr business without offense, but that a num- ber of them bavebeen creating stinks lately. Dr. 2De Wolf stated yesterday that he was going ‘after the offenders, and would baye the stinks ‘stopped. After a careful investigation he comes to this conclusion. 1 SMALL-POX, ETC. : : ‘There were three deaths and five new cases of small-pox reported yesterday. - One of the deaths occurred at the hospital,a childtaken from No. 187 West Lake street.}»The othes deaths occurred in the Fourteenth Ward at No. 100 Jane and No. 20 West Division street. New caset were reported from No. 2}Dean street, No. Beauwans street, No. 066 Milwaukee avenue (tw cases), northeast corner of Pauling strevt Clybeurn avenue.

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