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Discourses on a Variety of Metro- politan Happenings. .Patchwork Plays at the Lead- woe ing Theatres. Prediction that Charlie Thorne Will f Not Show Up in Chicago. Kellogg, EeCallough. Barrett, Sargent, Abbey, and Billy Florence. What Foreign Fame Costs—American Heiresses—Gossip. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. New Yons, Aug. 18.—It was a sad day for ug itll when the weather was taken out of the hands of the original makers by Myers, Merriam, Vennor, Devoe & Co.. We could once depend on getting our summers hotand strong, and winters straight and cold; now to keep up the reputation of the new weather builders we have chills in August. and sun- strokes in December, and more kinds of climate sandwiched between Sunday and Sunday than would run‘an almanac fora year. It's all on account of this spirit of proph- ‘ecy that has seized the weather breeders. They suust foretell come convulsion of Nature, and Wature scems to convulse on their account. Here on Saturday we have the mercury rang- ing the $s in the ice-box, and Sunday we are shaking out the wrinkies in woolens and the «camphor in furs, and getting ready for snow.— which is predicted and evidently is cn route. he people arc rushing in from watering-places ‘and country resorts, where the landlordssre tear- ing their hair, having seen a scason begin eolate now leave off so carly that, like the sinall coun- try tombstone, they Wwouder whut they were be- gan for. “ CONEY ISLAND” AT THE THEATRES. “And such enticing weather as this is for theatres. If only the astute managers had rooked somethinz during the hot term which would be worth having now. For many years James Collier has been “a thing of beauty,” and up to the 8th of this month “a Joy forever,” to New Yorkers; but it is hard to forgive him the production of. ** Coney Island; or, Little Ethel’s Prayer.” For weeks he rehearsed that dismal drama, morning after morning; viying a palm-leaf fan, he heard the. dreadful efforts of that tloun- fering McDonald to make a patchwork play ‘and yet overcome with the heat, or putting his faith in a panorama, hg let it go on to the bitter pnd. Itbink the company must have been en- gaged, asked whatthey considered,their sreatest Success to have been, and the plece built to si them their old parts, Marion Fiske is T¢ BMrs. Rouse Aunt Ophdia, Cyril Searle Ps Sdwin Varry the Miler, ‘in “Hazel Kirke,” W. ‘NX. Alten is Solon Shingle, with a flavor of the watermelon man thrown in. There's a Georse Knight dutchman, a dreadful song-and-dance darky, 2 ‘collection of the standard goody old cmen, ‘and a bevtle-browed scoundrel, “ who changes wills, forzes letters, and comes to great frief in the last act. And as if the play needed ‘One final horcor, little Etvel and her prayer were introduced. it'sa strong end healthy play that can bear the average child actress wita the tile-like yoiec and the fect in the fourth. position. “Cones Island" bad not. the constitution to sustain the -weight of litte EteL—tke whole structure fell flat the first nizbt,—and the inaugural perform- ‘ance of the fall season was a failure. a “ROOMS FOR RENT.” °° The same verdict was rendered atthe Bijou Theatre the following Monday in the case of “Rooms for Rent,”—another hodgepodze with about as much plot as “Coney Island,” and the same claim to literary merit. It re- mains to be seen what Mr. Rowe will do for usin “Smif,” with which Haverly reopéns the Fifth Avenue Theutre next Monday. Certainly New York knows tittle about the origin of the name, which belongs to a series of comic papers appearing the last two years in the London duyaro. it’s rather hard on the stranger within our gates who secks to see something new and goud when visiting the city. Outside of the Iwo dreadful noveities we have, “My Geraldine” at Boor ‘The Strategists” at Haverly’s Four- Jeeuth street establishment, and “The Galley Slave” at the Windsor,—plays that have done the Provinces most thorou:th. and do not seem loreward 2 second sitting-out. It seems the French have taken botd of the business, gnd ou _Jate success there isan Ancrican tplay by Gerard, cailed “La Pa- trote.” iatroducing Mons Washington and scenes in Philadelphia. Translate it, gentlemen. Per- jhups atter af we shall pave a successful Ameri- can play written in French. as most all die suc- cessinl English plays have been. Mr. Rowe bas brought over some British tal- ent to interpret * Smif,” notably a Miss Balfe, projected asa dauxbter of the lute composer. ‘rnis young Indy is said to be clever, and is cer- tainly very bandsome, but how ‘cun she be ialfe’e diughter? Intimate friends of the fam- Sty know of but one daugnter, Victoria, who made n great mateh many years azo. “However, ft will not detract from the success of the play “Smif” if ber name turned out to be Joues in- Bteud of Bulte. : UNION SQUARE SQUABBLES. You are very likely to have Mr. De Belle- ville in place of Thorne in the Union Square company. Thorne is nicely settled in his cot- tageat Cohasset with a yacht to sail about in, and has sent word that he will not leave before the 20th for all Chicaco. The part. of Danicl Rochat—cichty pages—has been given to Mr. Bellevilie, and he is unwillingly swallowine it, averring he will not play it, however, unless he hhas Thorne's salary, and an apology made to Chicago for putting him at three days’ notice Sato so long and responsitic a purt. ‘Miss Jewett, after consideration, agreed to £0 for one week for the one part in *Rochat,” but ‘that was betore she heard of the defulcation of Thorne, which ray alter her determination. Belleville is a good actor, of fine presence, but his ability is handicapped by his warked accent: however, we must. wlerute tbat vefect in the men, as we have in so many women. ‘Mile. Rhea, the lady H. J. Sargent is bringiog over to fll the pluce of Modjeska, has a pro- nounced brogue, rather worse than Modjesk: ‘put she is 2 younger and prettier woman, whic must compensate for unintelligible clocution ‘and less talent than the gracetul Polish actress. NOT For ** Jo.” A good many years ago wehad a fat, little, dumpy girl with a pleasant face doing Car- line in the “Black Crook.? In that she evi- denced little ability, but. some time atter she Dlossomed: out asa star in London. She seemed to have but the one part, but to that she bas clung for several seasons, and now Mr. Sargent is to star her in the United States. ‘What Miss Jenny Lee will do bere with Poor .Joc remains to be seen. Hache! Noah has dene ‘the part acceptably in Janauschek’s version of -* Bleak House,” the same used by Miss Lee, and tho Yankees did notseem to take very kinaly to tne unpleasant spectacle of a pretty woman . grovelinc through several heavy acts as 2 poor, dirty, dying Doy. “The immortal Dickens docs not dramatize well. The only clear, sweet, unmodeted play lever built from a Dickens story 45 that of the é“Cricket on the Hearth.” but that story Is the only one of ull the novels admitting successful treatnept. The characters ure so few, tho ac- ‘tion covers so short a time. and the plot so un- +involved that a straightforward charming play was readily made of it. ‘The proper dramatization of: Bleak House” swould require the Chinese system,—it would run comfortably through twelve nighuy pertorm- _anees. ‘Ab well, Dickens did enough for us without furnishing material for pl: I had occasion ‘the other day to visita werd of a city hospital and could nut help but notice that outof twenty- - six books the convalescing patients were, read- ing fifteen of them were novels by Charles Dickens. -“"A most useful and interesting volume nas “lately becn complied by Felix Fontaine, of the Herald, entitled “ Best Thoughts of Dickens.” _ Wvisalfabetbically arranged, after tne fashion of a Concordance, but the extructs are long enough to be interesting, and, like a piece of boarding-house beefstenk, just big enough to ‘make you seek for more. Asa starter for a course of reading Lean recommend it..for I _ carelesly dip into its pages, read an extract so delightful that five minutes more I tind the spot ‘where it left off iu the novel and pursue thestory for chapters. _ : FRESH FROM EUROPE. There’s one great nuisance you Chicago papers escape. and that’s the newlyarrived European traveler. He don’t ret out West _ tillmuch ot his gloss is rubbed off him and the interviews taken out of him. They are coming in how at the rate of emigrants, and the daily papers bristle with their experi- _ ences. Last week we had columns of it. Kelloze, Barrett, McCullough, Sargent, Abbey, Flor- ence, have all been interviewed a dozen times apiece. Ketlogg is evidently bidding for the most rood-natured reception; she fairly Tung oyer with delight;.shehas found Aibanti, HE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 1881_SIXTEEN PAGES - beautiful and improved; Gerster perfectly swect and improved; Patti lovely and better than ever; Little Van Zandt perfect and hourly improving; he hasn't heird a new note of music that. wis not superb. nor seen a soul that was nov divine. Certainly Ciara Louise has been doing Europe with rose-colored spectacles. But if the lady gushes you should hear Billy Florence und John McCullough. They bave been ‘on achronic picnic: they bave bathed in Duss; the English janguage gave out exrly in_ the Florence interview, and he launched into Flor- ence French. McCullough made up the deticien- cies in English adjectives with British expletives. Barrett drew it a little milder—there’s not so much of him to set fire to as to Florence and McCullough; but be blazed away about the grandeur of Irving find tho rloriousness of ‘everybody to the extent of his ability. Tdon’t know what this rubbish rends like on the other side. but very fulsome and foolish I should say. ‘These American actors and nc- 3 #0 Over, spend cords of money, buy pieces, worry about and get openings: pluy and don’t make a cent of money: go to theatres and pay for their seats; come back here and go into tasies over their reception, the people, the try, th customs, the manners, their ox aud and everything that is theirs. THE PRICE OF FOREIGN FAME. Now, John McCullough has had a good time, and put out enough money to insure. one. lis starring tour in Great Britain has cost him very many thousands. Mr. Flor- ence has not realized a dollar, and he liats spenta young fortune. Mrs. F. has brought home a truek- dof gorgeous finery,—but gorgeous finery can be bought for the same umount of money here of Lanonctte, of Trist, of McCreery, of Josephine Eagen, and a dozen other theatrical dress purveyors. And tho En- glish_ actress, knowing the resources of thé tountry, prefers New York to London to shop in. Eliza Weathersby Qirs. Nat Goodwin), 1 Ton- don-born woman, brings over a picce “Tho Member from Slocun her costumes made in New York. W lish artists here: we dine 'em, we wine ‘em, coddle ’em, we pay them pounds where they bave previously received shiliines. They stop here, feather their nests, and go home.—but the London Times or Standard dees not come out next day after their arrival with a lot of grateful gush abort the de American people and the delicious . Now, Fanny Davenport bought of an English playwright the failure called *Otivia"; sbe paid Rlarge sum of money for it, and the author let her pay 23 for a box to see its performance for tour or nights. ‘Mr. Abbey repeatedly bought boxes and in different theatres when in London, whereas if any big red-faced fellow with a barey pair brecebes, and a cout with the arm-size halt-way between the shuulders aud the elbow, turns up at the. Park and says, * Aw, you see I belong to Her Majesty's Lycopodeum,” he is dragzed in, given 1 box, bathed in Fiz, swamped with atten tion, and futerviewed as to tho theatrical state of hisown country and his impressions of ours, for the next morning's toud-eater. We bave had lately one scion of the English stage here that luckily no one heard of. A little girl named Gilchrist belonsiug to 2 London theatre earned a certain reputation a year or so ago doing a skipping-rope dance and keeping a brougham at the adolescentace of i. Itwas for ber health, I believe, that she left her native: shore,* passed. two weeks at the Gram- erey Park Hotel, and.went back. The New York press didn’t get hold of her, and Corinne Gil- christ went home—dreadful loss—w ithout an in- terviewer. eh seats AMERICAN ITEIRESSES. And if the behavior of the Yankee actors to their British benefactors is ridiculous, what can be said of the Yankee heiresses who carry their fortunes abroad so_indus- triously to allure the impecunious Engl! man. We have yet to see the Ame: who is gobbled up by the high born Eng! heiress. Dear old Aunty Coutts is the sole ex- ception, and she bas reaped her ereat reward. Aletter received trom a member of ‘her family states as afact that Mrs. Burdett-Coutts-Bart- lett is making baby clothes, and Mr. Bartlett- Coutts is gome round feeling very “much as Abrabam did when Mrs. Sarah Abraham aston- ished ber neighbors at the age of 150 by a similar proceeding. Your di Douglas will espouse an unimportant httle curate named Woulrgehe Whitethorne (some re- Jation of Buathorne, I believe). This is the most serious phase of esthetic progress thus far in America. The maidens at Newport jast sum~ mer atfected suntlowers and trowsy beads, and a general wet-rag style of deportment. Lhey discovered two or three lady-like young gentle- men, und pronounced them almost utter if not too quite. But Miss Douxins uncarthed a per- fect type of the esthete and marricd, or will have murried him by the time this tetter fs in print. He brought on with him for bis best man tho son of a Viscount whose treasury is not too pletboric. If the young man is not too much of an athlete to pose as un esthete, his relationship to nobility will help bim, no doubt. te land some one of thy many rich American girls whe are leaving Saratoga and Newport to-day for the wedding. THE LADY OF TNE WMITE HOUSE. But the question that should agitate the female breast just now is, Who will rule the White House when Arthur is President, asit now seems Heaven has ordained he shall be? Mr. Arthur is 2 widower, his wife hav- ing died during the last year. She was the daughter of Lieut. Herndon, who explored the Amazon, and went down on the California steamer Central America tweaty-tive yeats ago. Mr. Arthur had a wife who possessed much of her father’s bravery and character; he loved her very dearly; but a widower in the White House must not be allowed to re- main one. His Cabinetmaking will not be as ex- tensive a piece of business us it usually Hunt, Windom, James, and MacVeach are made, and willstay so. There's Grant for War, Lin- coin in place of old Kirkwood, Conkling in place of Blaine, and there you are! Nothing to divert the President's attention from selecting a Secretaryess of the Interior, As Mr. Arthur isnot a believer in Mrs. Hayes’ doctrine of ‘continual thirst, but sanctions and indorses its abatement, he will look about for a indy of similar liberality. ere has been a deal of gossip connecting him with the widuw Of M. O. Roberts, whatever truth there may be in it. J should suppose Mrs. R. would think this time of something a little more romantic than a re- cent Widower. Her first experience was not so pleasaut when viewed with a critic's eye. [ don't know whut I sbould think my chances of happiness were if I formed the xcquaintance, wakened the friendship, and elicited the love of a passenger on a steamship, summarily engaged Inyself, and discovered among my lover's baz~ gage on landing the remains of his first wife. it Would open up to me several possibilities that would not be pleasant to contemplate. No, Mrs. ., leave Mr. Arthur to tho young girls who bave bud no serious pullbacks’ to their heart- strings. ‘ NEW FASHIONS. —. With the income of the esthetic mania are shirred dresses. They must, necessarily be worn by diaphonous women,—long, lanky, collapsed girls with sloping shoulders and no protruding lotalities,—nice flat females who can droop,—droopiness is the prevailing char- acteristic of the esthetic style. I asked my- self the other day when 1 saw some surah silk costumes, How much farther can gagmy (or shirring) go?” A newly arrived bride from New- port settled the question—to the knees. The Jady had an ivory white silk, soft and creamy, just one mass of gathering from the neck to te knees; the effect was stiff in tne extreme, bow- ever. Although the materiul was yielding, ithad all tho appearance of asuitof armor, or asbeath of some wonderful construction, that opened somewhere when the lady was laid inside. An- other week or so the fall fashion will be private- ly viewed and the real business of life begin. Ke py Yours respectfully, MM, LOVE IS BEST. For The Chicago Tribune, A wondrous power, O shining gold, Is Jurking in your buraisbed f: ‘To sield to sense all things desired, And poverty’s dread shadows chase. But you can never still the moao ‘That's wrung from outa sorrowing breast; ‘When suffering touches sons of Earth, Then “Love is best! Dear Love is best!” And when the wayward, restless soul ‘Would pass along forbidden ways, ‘There's naught can win it back to truth Like Love's sweet voice or Love's sad gaze, Deprived of Love we still could live; But life, how strange a thing 'twould be! All drear and cold without 1ts smile, While with it darkest shadows flee. If chili misfortune hover nigh, Or if by bappiness caressed, Our Inward soul still’ murmurs soft, “Dear Love is best! Dear Love is best!" And, when Death's Angel hovers nigh. “Tis not to wealth or power we'll turn; ‘The trembling soul will eager crave ‘Toat light of Love beside it burn. ‘The Love of Earth! the Love of Heaven! “Ab! he who feeis its might is blest— For, since it broke a Heart Divine, “Dear Love is best! Dear Love is best!” Eves, Wis. = FIDELIs. ——_—————___—_. FAXON’S ART PAPER EXHIBIT Last Thursday and Friday was largely at- tended. ‘The marvelous display he made in hangings entirely new in this city, together with the artistic skill he has shown in the decorating of his new store under Brand’s art gallery, has gained him a host of new customers. Each lady caller during the “opening” was presented with a boquet by Nat Faxon, who, by the way, the-only-Faxon in-the paper hanging business, .. BULLS AND BEARS. Less Excitement on the Board of Trade, with Weak, Irregular Markets. Rumors that the Cincinnati Has Sold Out—Some Life There Yet. Clique Last Week One of the Biggest on Record —Big Monoy and Big Expenses, but No Failures. al Strike for ligher Poot” Loose The Selfling Clerks’ Succ Wages—The Board Again. ‘The excitement was somewhat less intense on the Board of Trade yesterday, but quite fierce enough to satisfy the crowd. The markets were, weak and irregular, breaking: badly at times, and closing steadier. Foreign advices indicated strength, but local talent had possession of the markets, and New York telegrams quoted.a tumble there of three or four cents: per bushel, with every opera-glass leveled at the Chicago mar- ket. The receipts of grain were Jarger, and the more encouraging ré- ports about the — crops, cially corn, published in yesterd i with vague rumors that the Cinciunati wheat clique had nearly sold out, converted a great many people into bears, and it seemed for a time as if most of the bulls had gone to pas- ture. The brokers did not have quite so bis arush as on Friday, but theerders poured in ast enough to keep them from wearing out their clothes duing nothing, and the noisy element of the crowd had ample opportunity to test the capacity of its lungs. Everybody stood up straight under the ordeal, and many seemed to think the hight of the speculative fever was passed. Wheat was unsettled, selling down 3} cents from the highest point, and October ranged from $1.223¢ to i. ALL SORTS OF RUMORS were afloat. ‘The clique brokers ‘kept the price of ear-lots and August at S14, but were freely charged with having sold out on Friday, and the bears thought they had proof of itin the tactics displayed. But when Octo- ber touched $1.223¢ clique ies appeared in the crowd, and bid right and left for 000,000 bushels. running the price up S125, at which figure they held the market tothe close. Some thought they bought iu short wheat. On the ‘pstone people chattered. about the Cin- cinnuti ring baving unloaded, ana saia they were delivering cus wheat on August, and in- tended to on seller the year. Some declared the ring was practically out, but would tail on ull the August deal wus closed, ané that Handy bad detérmined to go it alone for a while. <A party whois reputed to be a ring broker said: ‘They tulk about a Cincinnati clique in wheat. Why, it is the whole world that is buy- ing. The crop of the winter-wheut ‘dtates is a purtiat failure, and they bave none to export, People bave been talking xbout the receipts here running up to 30) cars. lay, but the wheat don’t come. Why? Because they haven't got the stull to send. ‘The short- age.in the crop this year is a National calamity. If the crowd talk tie market down, and go in to st likely zet lett.” er. supposed tu be of the same per- “There has never been u week iu the Said anot suasion: history of the Buard of ‘Trade waen speculanen has been so enurimuus us in this one. THE WOELD HAS GONE MAD. Orders pourin here to buy. 100, bushel, sell 400,000 bushel, ete., ete,, Uill there seems to be no end to them. I ‘don’t know whether the Cin- cinnati clique have sold out or not, but 1 think wheat will zo to $1.35 per bushel Said 2 little dapper broker, who is popular!; supposed to be in the employ of the clique, reply to the question, “Have they sold out 7 “tam astranger here; 1 can't suy anything about it.” “L have excellent authority for the. state- ment,” remarked an outsider, * that the August shortage still amounts bushels. It is not ull settled up, They have made ahesp of money. Shouldn't wonder if thi would haul out something like $5,000.00, But nobody knows how much they have made. They can't tell themselves ull they geteverything squared up and buve disposed of their cash property. Tho expenses are frightful. ‘Think of paying out $00,000 a month for storaze alone.” * “The Cincinnati clique is heaping coals of fire on tho heads of the crowd,” said a philoso- phizine observer iy. “while the buyers think it is onty Kindness of heart that leads thom to sell. tho wheat by the million.” The “oldest inhabitant” was “reminded of something yesterduy. “Nine years ago, Mon- day,” said he, as he dived into the dead past, “the Board of Trade buys were busily engaged carrying out the dead and wounded of the Jouu Lyon wheat corner. That memorable afternoon fell down 22633 qents per bushel. as usual, hud 2 ‘scoop’ on the news, ss Corn broke irregalatl¥ fully 3 cents a bushel yesterday, und then recovered slichuy. The leading longs were suid to be selling freciy, and even some of the PERSISTENT COUNTRY BULLS got scared. ‘Those who bad profits were in a hurry to take them, and tho bear interest was for *a while in the lead, with New York speculators crazy ‘to get on the short side. ‘The later reports from the country seemed to show that the dam- ‘age to the croup Hid been much exaggerated. * It always is," suid an operator, October corn sold at 631; @i6, and closed at 633j. Oue house is re- ported as Selling 3,0W,0W bushels Friday, and kept selling yesterday. Oats udvuriced. to 403{ for October, and then ran away off to 37/4, and stopped at_ 3553. Ket Was. and so were the brokers,” re- ked a bystander. It issaid the St. Louis rye crowd have been selling out on exch other through different brokers. Octuber sold ut 31.13% down to $1.05 yesterday. A man who, ought to Know says the Inurket has not been short over 300,000 bushels. They say St. Louis did get a littie “sand.” Provisions joined in the general rush to a lower level. October pork closed at $15.05, and lard for next. month slid down to $11.40. * Hutcb” js said to have yreat contidence in the long fut- ures, and j3 quoted as saying he would give $11.50 for 10,000 tierces lard, eeller twelve months. ‘The secd market is stirred up over reports that the crops of clover, timothy, and flaxseed would not pan out anywhere -uear what they were expected to, August timothy sold early in the season at $2; now itis up to $2.0, Sykes, Wallace & Gibbs are said to have taken a good share of the spoils. s «A RUSHING WEEK. ‘The commission houses and brokers have had abusy week. Some of them declare that in a long experience they never knew a time when they were so pressed with work as. in the past six or -eizht days. The Keene deal and the excitement on ‘the open- the Turkish. war were nothing . 13 compared with tho present speculative craze. ‘The houses, both great and smail,have been literaily flooded with orders, and, as stated be- fore, it has been almost impossible to execute many of them at anywhere near the prices des- ignated, owing to the irregularity of the markets and the inability of man- kind to. do everything at__once. Neurly ail the firms doing business on tho Bourd have been obliged to keep their offices open nights as well as days, and not-a few bave put onanight-force of men, the regular day set having. worked till. they were complotely ured out. Even with laboring Uy gas-lyht. and with a double set of hetp, members of the larger firms say they are nowhere near up to dute on their books, and two or three houses were named yesterday whose affairs were in , of confusion that they cou- fessed they did not Know: how they stood, and expected it would tuke several days to find out. Oceasiunally trms called margiug on men with whom they had no trades, and the money was put up before the mistake was noticed, A single house is sald to have tradea Friday to the amount of 8,000,000 bushels. Sev- eral others probably did quite us much. The commissions on the business cited would Probably amount to $8,000 and perhaps $10,000. At 2:30 yesterday afternoon a settling clerk ran around to an office just east, of tne Chamber. of Commerce and rung # deul. The settling boys were kept on their legs most of the day and evening. With such trading ft is scarcely to be wondered at that clerks should get sleepy, minds become muddled, aud affairs be TURNED UPSIDE DOWN. It is greatly to the credit of the members of the Board of Trade that they have one through such 2 week without a single failure.” Every day rumors have been floating around, because everybody expected some one must become hopelesly stuck in the Slouzh of Despond, bus all waded through. and none have sunk on the shore, thouch some of the bovs are said to have been pretty well covered with mud when they came out. ‘The noble army of settling clerks, under com- mand, they say, of Gen. Adams, struck yester- day for higher wages. They asked for an ad- vance of 100 per cent and got it. They say they have been terribly worked lately. Night and day the laddies have run about ringing deals,— sometimes into the small morning hours. They used to have 25 cents for a segglement; now they get 0 cents. The boys are sfid to be earning {rom $10 to $15 2 day, and some make $25. They speculate like other folks. . aie say Daniels has made $10,000 by tailing ‘The following issome-of the alleged poetry , i sterda: which was circulated on tho Board Stiles, the son of his:pa, is the reputed aut RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED TO C, W. DAN- IELS. A man named Handy from Cincinnati came 'To give the boys a little brace same. For aids took McHenry, Daniels, and “Nance, . ‘And swore he would give the Bears n dance. \Now Daniels was made Captain, of the gang, And phony he gave tho “‘foot” the rest went “alung.” Ata dollar fourteen McHenry and Nance bad a wultz around, i At ten it looked like the corner had run in the ground. Then Daniels to the rescuc came, and hud the Bucket Shop bulled in bis name. Hie offered Erskine his velvet to bet, And take all the shoe-string belp be could get. ‘Yo the shoo-string bulge Handy tailed on, Only for that the clique would huve onc. But cheer up boys, a betier day will come, When I Hand like others, may have to walk hum. LIVERPOOL’S WATER. An Account of the Vast System That a Great City Is Building to Meet Futuro Wants. Liverroor, Aug. $—Livernool is growing rapidly, the increase of the population and the extent of the town outstripping all esti mates of twenty, or n ten, years ago. At present the town is supplied by what is called the Rivington Water-Works. The construc- tion of these works occupied eight years, and cost £900,000, or $4,500,000. The scheme em- braces seven reservoirs, which catch the water from 10,000 acres of moorland lying to the east of the towns of Bolton and Chorley. The highest of these reservoirs was not a2 part of the original scheme, but was forced upon the corporation by the Government to pacify the mill-owners of the district, who dreaded injury from the intercepting of te upper waters. ’ = In 1865. the supply to the town from ail sources was on an average 100,000,000 gallons: a week, while 50,000,000 was given away compensation. Tho demand, however, began to guinon the supply. Various vrojects were put lorward to bring water from the English or Welsh Jakes. Liverpool was tnxious not to be outdone by her Scotch rival, Glaszow, which in 199 bad boldly tapped Loch’ Katrine, at an pense of $7,500,000, to- obtain a daily supply o€ 21,000,080 “guillons. | After yenrs of discussion it Wwas resolved to construct i new aqueduct. ‘The total length of this aqueduct, trom its com- mencement, six miles south of Bula Lake, to Prescot, near Liverpool, will be sixty-seven miles. Tho valley is about ‘8 fect above tho sea level. At its nurrowest part, where it is about three hundred yards across, an em- bankmeat feet high above tho ground will bo erected. © ‘nis work, by damming back the river, without any furthor artiticial inciosure, will, with the nat- ural sides of the valley, form 1 Inke nearly tive miles loux, with a.water area ot 1.114 acres, that is, there will be created an artificial lake as large us Bala. The embankment will be of solid musonry, the excavations will be carried down to the Solid rock at n depth of forty-one fect, the length of the tunnel from the River Marchnant will bea mile and a half, and that from the River Cowny smile and 2 quarter in fenzth. ‘These tunnels are constructed with a yiew to the future rather than the present. is intended primarity to collect the water from tho 17,383 aeres which naturally drain into the Vyrnwy, but as the town increnses in popuin- tion tho'two streams will be diverted into the lake, giving an additional drainage area of 4,417 acre: The Rivington water is somewhat discolored, especially after min. ‘This color arises from t moorland: whence it is derived. The Vyrnwy water comes trom a district of silurian soil, and is very pure. There is no district in Great Brit- ain so thinly populated as this part of Wales. ‘There are no mines or manufactures. ‘The aqueduct will commence by atunnelseven fect in diameter, and two ana a half miles long, which will terminate in. cast-iron pipe of fort two inebes internul diameter. Tunnels, where are necessary where vill There willbe only one Taised aqueduct. lieving tanks will be erected ut intervals, and filtering beds constructed. ‘The estimated expenditure on the works in their complete form is $15,000,000, und it is w ticipated that tht first section of the work: be so far completed in 1885 as to allow the to be delivered into Liverpool. a ‘When the whole scheme is tinished Tiverpool will have no available supply of 52,000,000 zal- lons per day. The present consumption fs 120, 00,00 per week, so that there is a wide margin for future requirements. Tho present populs~ tion of the town is $00,000. ‘he resources of tho Vyrnwy are ample fora population ot 2:9) The total storage eupaclty of the lake is 1 gallons. Liverpool corporation has agreed to sup- TY, water to tho ‘Towns of St Helens, Widues, Warrington, nod Oswestry a$ soon as the Vsra- wy water reaches Liverpool. Ow. The From the time when the Rivington scheme was planned to the commencement of the Vyrnwy avorks, Liverpool bus doubled in popu- ation. Since the Croton works were deter- mined on. in 18%, New York hus increased from (000 to 1,206.00 inhabitants, or nearly tivetold, 210. ‘and the Commissioner of Public Works assures si us that before any additional supply can possi- bly be furnished the city will buve outgrown the capacities of its present supp); ———— EBUCATE THE BOYS. ‘The best place to send a. boy fora practical business education {s the Mctropolitan Business College, opposit MeVicker's Theatre. The course includes bookkeeping, law, arithmetic, writing, spelling, reading, grammar, phonography, ‘and German. The discipline is strict, and the teach- ing is thorough. $< —_— No other house in the city has so large and varied an assortment in ladies’ neckwear as Morganthau Bros. & ,Co., State and Monroe strects. In order to make room for their fall importations, whieh. are unusually large, they will dispose of their present stock udies” neck wear at mere nominal figures; for instance, lacy ties usually sold for $1 will be offered at 25 cents each. AUCTION SALES. By POMEROY & CO. POMEROY & CO., General Auctioneers, ARE STILL OFFERING General Household Goods AT PRIVATE SALE AT MANUFACTURERS’ PRICES, AT THEIR STORES, Nos. 78 and 80 East Randolph-st. REGULAR AUGTION SALES Every Tuesday and Friday AT 9:30 O'CLOCK. WEDNESDAY MCRNINS, AUG. 24, AT 10 O'CLOCK, AY OUI STORES, 78 and 80 East Randolph-st., WE WILL SELL BY AUCTION A Rare and Valuable Collection of Coins and Books. A Complete Set of PRESIDENTIAL MEDALS, 16in., Copper und Bronze. Old Continental Bill and Currency. POMEKOY & CO,, General Auctionsers, 76 & 80 Kast Kandolph-st. By ELISON. FLERSHELM & CO. und 8 Randoiph-st. REGULAR FURNITURE SALES Wednesday and Saturday. PARLOR, AND CHAMBER SETS, DESKS, CARPETS, AND GENERAL STOCK OF EOURRNITORE At PRIVATE SALE at AUCTION PRICES. Special +" “attention to outside sales, Wednesday’s Sale, Aug. 24, at 0:30 a. m. FURNITURE, CARPETS, And General Household Goods, *. Four Barber’s Chairs.’ ELISON, ‘Gy and Seliane rene AUCTION SALES. By GEO. ©. GORE & C0. “tH and 216 Madison-st. AUCTION. Cpening Fali Season DEPARTMENT, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 9:30 a. m., AND Thursday, Aug. 25, 9:30 a.m. Large Lines of Desirable Goods. One Lhousand Lots in Each Sale. GEO. P. GORE « CO.. Auctioncers. OPENING FALL TRADE SALE AT AUCTION, OF CHOICE CUSTOM-MADE BOOTS, | SHOES, & - SLIPPERS, WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, ATT 923).A. M. PROMPT. Nothing that any Good Retailer necds will be lacking in this sale. All goods offered are cusrantecd. straizht and rezu- lar unless sold AS ARK, Retailers are espectally asked to examine this sate. AT 1 O'CLOCK, A LOT OF SVORMAKING MACHINERY, @ STO CLOSE PARTNERSHIP. 4 Sewing Machines, 1 Dieing Machine, : 1 Counter Skiving Machine, 1 Seam Rubber, Dies, Lasts, &., Ke. Ry GEO. P. GORE & CO., Auctioneers. THURSDAY, Aug. 25, at 9:30, REGULAR WEEKLY SALE OF CROCKERY AND ; GLASSWARE. Full lines of W.G.C. C.. and Ifotel Ware:’ also Decorated Ware. “A Jarge assertment of Glussware, Fixtures, &e. tor country merchants. GEO. P, GORE & CO. Auctioneers. Ea P. & J. CASEY, £1 and 45 Fifth-ay., Wave for sale vome tine Black Walnut Bank and Saloon Fixtures, Counters. Beer-Coolers, lee-Boxes, Refrigerators. Ale-Hoxes. Office Furniture, Oftice tidons. both Walnut and Pine; Billiard Tables, Pool ‘Tables, Poker Tables, Beer Tables, Walnut and DRY GOODS; P° : AMUSEMENTS. : ¢ MWViCkEhER’S THEATRE. Secure. Seats! Secure Seats! FAREWELL PERFORMANCES, SITIVELY LAST WEEK, Commencing Monday, Aug. 22. SIX NIGHTS, “==2e" MATINEES. ———_ THE END== OF THE THE MOST ENTRANCING OF MODERN DIXADIAS, Enacted by a POWERFUL DRAMATIC CO. under the management of BROOKS & DICKSON. Thursday Evening, Aug. 25---GRAND EXTRA GALA NIGHT! When every Lady present will receive a beautiful ELORAL SOUVENIR! REHEMBER, POSITIVELY LAST WEEK OF “THE WORLD.” Farewell Matinees Wednesday and Saturday. Monday, August 29---f 8. CURTIS in SAW'L OF POSER. ARUSEMENTS. LAKE FRONT. Ash. Several Fire-Prouf Safes. RESTAURANT OUTE A FINE LOT RODGERS’ PLATE! —— ee AMUSEMENTS. GHAND OPERA-HOUSE. Clark-st., opposite the Court-House. Brilliant Commencement OF THE Second Regular Season,’ MONDAY Aug. 22,188, The management takes reat pleasnre in announc- ing for the Initial attraction of the second regular season vf this elegant und prosperous theatre, DER. A. M. PALMER'S S WARE. Mo vamatee £ COMPANY, Whieh wilt innveurate its extended engazement with the iatest Lijon Square success, written by Surdou undadupted by A. 1 Cazauran, janiel Roehat, With the foliowing original cast:- RanielRochat, Statesman und Philosopher, ‘Mr. C. it, Thorne Charles Tlenderson. Mr. F. De Belleville Dr. Bidache, Rochat's friend und adviser, Mr. J.’H, Stoddart ‘William Fargls, Scholar and Bentleian rt den Ramsay r. Julien Magnus ‘Mr. Owen Fawcett A.B M ‘MM. Qnvaron. Bidscte’ Jaurent, servant at Volair Valet., Pow ther ienderso1 . Powers, her aunt .. Arabella Bloomield? Our Hishty Ellen Bloomtleld... .§ cousins, Netta Guion Servant to William Furgis......Stiss Nellie Wetherell Original Scenery by Marston. Original Music by Tissington, |. . Original Properties by Henry. POPULAR SCALE OF PRICES 550; 50c, 75, and $l. Securest Seuts, Tae and $1. Saturday Matinee, dur- ing the Union Square engazement, the regular prices fitbe charged. Wednesday Maiinees—zc, We, and ie. ‘The Box plan for the reservation of seats will be open at the theutre after 9 o'clock dally. SIDue notice will be given of all subsequent Coton Square productions. Curtain at § o’eluck p-m. GRAND OPRERA-HOUSE, Clark-st, opposite Court-House. ' LAST. NIGHT OF THE FAVORITE ACME OPERA COMPANY. _OLIVETTE. Monday. Aug. 2A. M.Palmer's ‘Union-Square The- atre Co. In DANIEL ROCHAT. PT. BARNUM ON THE WAY WITH HIS OWN Greatest Show on Earth, GREAT LONDON CIRCUS. SANCER’SROVALBRITIS AND THE Grand International Allied Shows, United for this season only. and now inaucurating an experimental tour of the whole country at the daily expense of #5 I. BARNUM, J. A, BATLEY, and J. L. HUTCHINSON Sole O1 ie LAKE FRONT, ONE WEEK, COMMENCING Monday Afternoon, Aug. 29. 2 Full Performances Daily—Only 2, At2andSp.m, Doors open one hour sooner for the Inspection of the Menaxerie and Museqm. THE SEVEN GIANT WONDERS, CHANG, the Chinese Giant, the tallest man in the world. ‘Phe original TOM 1 VIFE, rein- ‘AUMB and WL troduced by Hon, P.T. Barnum for the frst time in twenty years, and 1.000 additional sensations. Three Times the Largest Menagerie Anywhere on the Globe. with exactly 20 Elephants, and every other department equally extensive. 900 Ghampion Circus Actors in Three Rings, ‘Leaping. Wrestling, Kiding, and Tumbling Contests t old Medals and Diamond Studded Jewels. e Bizgest, Most Brilliant, and Longest Street rocession ever seen, paling all others to nothing- ness with its Gorgeous Glory, to take place at Ya. m., Monday, Aug. 29. ‘ 100 Chariots, Dens, and Lairs Glitter- ing with Gold and Silver. New Civic and Military Wardrobe, made of fine Broadeloth, gold lace. siiver tinsel, and macsive bull- ton.” (NoTE—No spanuleyor cirets Rewsnws) New Waterproof Pavilions, the largest ever erected; 5.000. lucurious chairs; seats for 13,000 peovie. See the Brizhtest Constellation of Exhibitions ever con~ ceived in the brain of even he who ts the undisputed Father.of Amusement Triumphs. Admission, only 50 cents, Children under 9 years old, half price, Reserved Seats, 25 cents e: Positively no free tickets given to anybody. 32--‘ickéts can be purchased the days of exbibi- thon at Chicago Music Company's, 12 State-st., at the usual slight advance. slurora, Monday, Sept. 5. Ottawa, Tuesday, Sept. 6. Joliet, Wednesday, Sept. 7. Bloomington, Thursday, Sept. 8 Springietd, Friday, Sept. 9. Decatur, Saturday. Sept. 10- Peoria, Monday, Galesburg, Tuestay, Sep Burlington, Weduesday, Sept. 14. Quincy, Thursday, Sept. 15. Jacksonville, Friday, Sept. 16. verseyville, Saturday, Sept. 17. GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. TO-NiGHT, ACME OPERA CO. in OLIVETTE. SPRAGUE’S OLYMPIC THEATRE. TO-DAY (SUNDAX), AUG. 21,” Positively Last ‘Times, Matince at 2:00 Night at 8 o'clock, of the Favorite Comedian, Mr. HARRY WEBBER aAnd the new and powerful Detective Comedy-Drama, A DARK CORNER. Adminni 5, 25, BS, and SOc. BAUWS PAYILION. ‘Twenty-second-st, Cottage Grove und Indisna-avs, ‘This Evening and “every evening during the summer, Sunday evening and Sunday Matine GRAND CONCERT. Admission, 2c; Sunday Matinee. lic. GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. THE TORPEDO AND THE WHALE. Grand Opera House L0-NIGHT. DE LONG'S DANCING ACADEMY, American Express Building, 78 Monroe-st. Private instruction the year round. Society, Racq- uet, Polo, Alsatian, otc. Fine Waltzing a specialty and Guaranteed. Hor particulars.call tromdilio 2 o'clock. a rN | a a EA PY AMUSEMENTS. SPRAGUE’S OLYMPIC THEATRE, ONE WEEK ONLY, COMMENCING MONDAY, AUG. 22, OF VERNRNER’S IRISH DRAMATIC COMPANY. FIRST PRODUCTION IN AMERICA OF THE GEEAT IRISH DRAMA, EVICT As played with Groat Success OVER 600 NIGHTS in London, Dublin, Glasgow, etc. Entire New Scenery, New Properties; Appointments, and a Powerful Dramatic Company, INCLUDING Mr. CHARLES ERIN VERNER, (Just returned from a starring tour aroand the world his first appearance in America.) Nir. CHARLES FREW, (from the principal English Theatres.) Miss CLARA HENDERSON, (From the principal Thestres of Californis, Austrae & Ma, an jand.) a EI ACT 1—THE EVICTION. ACT 2—REVENGE. Ballyfoyle Bridge— Moonlight. ACT 3—HUNTED.. The Constabulary Barracks. ACT 4—THE RECKONING. Queenstown Harbor. THE PRESENT SUFFERINGS OF IRELAND REALISTICALLY PORTRAYED. This Great Play is full of Pathos. Laughter and Tears crowd each other. Every Scene is True to Life. Ocerflowing with Fun 1S_A_ PICTURE OF EVICTIO IRISH WRONGS. READ THIS: . FROM A TRUE FRIEND OF IRELAND. DuBLIN, July 4, 181. Dear Mr. Verner: Lam lad thut an artist of your well-established reputation has secured for the Unit- ‘ed States that most effective Lund Learue Drama, EVICTION. If 1 can ald you in the United States you may command my services. Yours truly, JAMES REDPATH. SION—Every Evening, 75, 50. 35, snd under 12 years. lie. nts. Child! der 13 oil sian cents. Children under 12 yenrs, Tse. ug. 29-One week oniy of SPRAGUE'S NOVELTY COMBINATION. GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. TO-NIGHT, THE ACHE OPERA ca. OLIVETTSE, Atthe Grand Opera House TO-NIGHT. 0.8. P. The Old Sellers a hing + ‘Will hold their Seventh Annuat Picnic & Summer-ight's Festival To-Morrow (londay) at Osden’s Grove ¢2Every person who has settled in Chicago twel or more yenrs ago will be registered in 2 book ol memorial and receive a silk badge showing the year of settlement, A Festival Poem, written for this oecasion by the Hon. Emil Dietzsch, will be read by Emil ‘Hocnster ¥sq. Prizes will be awarded (1) to che mother who has sent the most sons to the Union army; (2) to the oldest uctive brewer In, Chicaco: (i) to the oldest German foreman in any Chicaxo factory: (4) to the compositor who worked the longest in Chicago priate ing offices; (4) to the Indy whose entry into the Gra nastum of Chteago Turnverein dates farthest backs 0 the Oldest midwife in Chicazo. “‘Avote will be taken to lind out which lady is the most popninr for ber merits In bebalf of the Germaa Keliet Society. Froparations Have been mgile £0, secures fey pee ant hours to ali who will purticipate, are Invited. Paephie COMMITTEE Of the Chicazo Turnzemeln No More Grambling TEA. et FORMOSA | TEA IMPORTING COs 88 STATE-ST. ; ‘Mon GIGANTIC Irne very Saaneeniis tie wort e very chotcent in the wi dine Anibian Socha and 0. G-Ja¥3.35 cents per pound. Golden Mio Coes ‘J cents. Sold warm from oar roas! Jand ground when called for.

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