Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 29, 1881, Page 7

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE SATURDAY, GULOUBIN iIXTEEN PA D LAW. The Benefits It Confers upon Tone ant Farmers. ir Rent and Security of Tenure— ml Arrears of Rent. Leaseliolders—Lahorers—-Aequisition of Land s Pease ant Proprietors—Iimigration, Aho Dublin Freeman, Oct. 12, publishes ie a ID -glatement a3 oflicinily commit- aes Land law effects 0 preat, and nos penefieial change in tho position of the Lrist tenant farmers, ‘Tho benolits it confers may be brieily stated ay follows: very existing tenant from year to your in Jretand of an ordinary agrlenttural or pas+ foral holiling Is entitled to have a falr rent fixed for: hls holding, etther by the County Court Judge or by the Land Connuisslon, of it may-be settled by agreement with the Intut- jord, or bY arbitration. Whenuver a tair rent Is fixed clthor by tho court or commis- pion, or by agreement, or by arbitration, the rent cannot be ralsed or allored for fifteen, years, tor cut tho tenant be disturbed dur- ing Ut perlod, In th Inst year of tho fit- teen yenrs the tenant can agin get. the rent settletl, and a new term of fifteen yenrs granted, and so.on. It ts not, therefore, qnerely a tern of Sifteen years which the ten- ant gets, bit practleally a term renvwabla every fifteen yours. It amounts to this, that the tent paying.a fulr rent and-treating the loud In a,proper. tenantable way, and not subdividing or subletting his farm, will be safe from eviction or arbitarary Increuse’ of rent, and Ila rent cannot. bo Increased by reason of his own Improvements. ry tenant may sell his tenancy to ‘ane person wb. the best price he ean get, but the landlord {3 to have first the right-of juying, ut a price elthar agreed on between tho partes or to be tixed by the court. ‘There are provisions in the-net authorizing the Land Commission to adyanee money to tenants to enable them to purehnse- thelr holdings and beeome absolute owners In them, ‘There ure also provistons entbling temmts for Ife atc uther Hinited-vwners to glve leases. In pers petuity to tenants, ‘These provisions will now be explaited more iu detatt.. PAIR RENT AND SECURITY OF TENURE, Every tenant from year to year, whothor he frotds undur.a written. agreement or not, has acqutrot the following rights: 1, Uf the Iaudiord demands nn increnso of rent, however small, tho tenant may adopt: any of the following courses: 1. The tenant may ngree to the incrense, andthen he is entitled to hold for fifte years (valled a statutory term), and during whielt term the rent cannot be increased, and during the Inst twelve mouths of the time he may apply to have « fair rent fixed and yet a fresh term of fifteen years; audso on from time to time, ° 4, The tenant may deellne to pay the: ins crease, and may at once npply to tho Civil Bil Court or the Land Commifssion to tix a fatr rent, und lo thereby gets a statutor tern of fifteen years at the falr rent so fixed, withthe like right to ® fresh: term If he pleases to apply at the end of the fifteen yeurs at a fale rent to be then fixed, and 80 on Trom tine to tine. 2. He may refuse to ngres to the incrense, and may not care to go to the court to hava w fair rent fixed, in which ease he may either— (a) Sell his Interest In Nig holdings or, “(hy Lf compelled to. quit, he will “be ent- ifed to compensation for Wsturbance, which’ has been largely increased from whatit was In tho Lund act of 1870. ‘ 2, But allhougl:tho landlord may nob de yuand an reread ne Foil the, tenant muny Coys t }yly present ren vO high, or th TAY Int nay consider it too low. In such ens "8 . Tic tenant alone, or * ‘Tho landlord and tenant together, or TheJdundlord, after demanding an ine frenso of ront, or after faillng otherwise to agree with his tenant, may apply tothe court to fix the fair rent, and di such ease the ten ant will acquire the statutory term with the Uke benelits us before, It Is to by alwnys re- membered that by “the court” is meant either the Civil Bill Court or the Land Com- inlssion, ut:the choice of the pe papply lis, Tho falr rent, when fixed, Is called a Judichl rent, and ft Is to be ascertained after hearing the partles, and havlug remird to the Interest of the landlord and tenant respectively, wand considering all the elretmstanees of thocase, holding, and district, No rent is to bo made payable in any proceedings tinder the vet In yespect of jusproverments made by the tenant or his predecessor In title, unless. tho tenant has been paid or otherwise compensated by the laudiord for-such linprovements, ‘This ivtotlows that No tenant can have an arbitrary inerease of rent put-on him, and that No tenant can have his rent inereased’ by Teason of any Improvements he: or his pre- devessors may have made, tnless he hits al- qealy Rot the value of them from the land- ord, No tenant cun bo disturbed in his holding during a statutory term so: long as: he pays ins Tent and obsuryes tho statutory condl- 18. : : Every tenant can sell his holding: for the st price. ‘The court may require the tenant to soll his holding; or any part of it, to lis landlord, tecelving full compensation us may bo agreed on, otf necessary fixed by tha court. when Mls required for the good’ut the holding ur estate, or for bulking ground, or for lubor- ers cottages, or for places of religious wor ship, schools, dispuusurics, or residences for clergymen orschoulmusters. he stututory conditions on whieh the ten- antls to hold:is farm during the statutory ferm are the following: 1, ‘The tenant must pay lis rent, « Ho must not commit versistent waste, . Hecmnist not, without consent ‘of tho landlord, subdivide or sublot, or erect addl- tlonat Uulldings. Dut manuted: conacre or etting the grass of lands is notte be eot- eldered subletting, - S i ‘1, He Is not to do nn nel whereby his liold- He hecomes Vested-in wn assignee hn bank- Fi Nets to permit the landlord to enter for the urpose of mining or quarrying, cutting hiber, wte., on the ierms of the” lindtard aying for tuy-damago. don to the building, it Is tlso to lot'the tnndiord, and persons by pargttorlty, come on the Jands for sporting beh ane is not to open a public-house on the diding without the consent-of -the landlord, ud he falls to pay ‘Ais vent the landlord may mene tho: ordinary ujectinent for nan-piy- iwent of rent, but tho tenant will “luve the ee Hxhtto redeem for six months after ie fctial oxueution of the deerev, wih observance uf the above’ conditions es of tho’ utmost fiuportance whether ean Lins oy statutory Wor not, 24, if Dene bliked to well by reason of nonphy- bial rent or not observing’ auy of tho wit, conditions, the: purchaser from him Laat linve the right to hnve a fair rent stat bub nay hold on/for_ tho rest of any . Bind Statutory torm. If ho violates any HH ho other conditions tha landlord may: we hotice to auit, but the egurt hes power nie Any proceadiugs on such notles to % } allowing the Jandlord damages merely nuy injury dono hin, 9 Ae has been atated, the tenant may proceod bere fils caso heard in the Civil-BUL Court nt the Chatrnan, or, Jf he prefers, he Hs Ko to the Court of the Land Commission is Ottrst instances; morcover, If the inn. Cours Hees tH tenant inte, ths Givi But 4 the tenant tuuy apply to hve the caso fylerred to the Court’ of tio Land Counnls- os And itis always open to the Inndlord them rites are fis E fale Feu jpebween selves, ration, With all the ene Shy advantages of security of lenure, ARREARS Olt NENT, ng tgviston {y quuile In the ateb (Sue, 5D) tu hoy elp tennnts who owe Ar uy rears ot-rent. ‘tho: nie? tenants of holdings valued nt £80 or At they pay or they settle with thelr landlord for Ong years 2 the gale day prior to tho Muy jal sty 1881, the lundiord and tenant who aoe ‘iwply to thea Commissfoners, rey advance one-half of the previous nae Ts (the advance not execeding a year'a bieuh All other arreats whieh miuy be duo wpa the amount advanced will by there- te hace away. Vor the sun advanced Anise wwust pay Interest to the Come fiva he for fifteen yours, at the rate specl- termi the tcl aud the Juterest during-that wary Billed w the rent. After tua fifteen is Tuguls Sut, no furthor payinent of Interest : ik: ‘This provision, whilel, ts he tended to free tenants from old arrears, and erable then to atte afresh, applies alse to tents who have been evicted for non-pay> ment of rent wines the dst of May, ssl, Where the Lindlord agrees to reinstate then in thelr hold Atl xpulleations must bo antde before thawsthof february, 1853, under {hls seetlon, Tn all cases where ojeetmonts haya been brought by landiords prior to the 2d of Ate tuat, IS8t, and which are still pending, or in which tdeerees ve been befure that date oltatned agiast the tenant, the tenant imiy sell lila interest, Vrovided he dees so before the deere tins been ed, In the etsa of cfectnenty founded. on notice to quit, or in the ease of ejoctent for nowpryinent of rent, provided hy dovs so before six nionths elapse. from tie exeention of the decree, and the court may: extend the tig in fit cases forsale or redemp- ton, When the deeres Gr Judenont of efectment has been obtatned before the 22d of Aurust, ig8l, und lias not been executed, or even If executed, In the case of 1on-payimentof rent, if the six months jive not explred, the ten- fit ma apply, to the court to fix the rent. ‘The etfeet of this will be to preserve to the tenant bls tenancy, dit cases where proceedings are pending to evict tenant, whethor taken before or after the 2 of August, £881, and before Judgment hs been obtained, tha court inay sitspend the proceedings to enable the tennnt to have the fulr rent fixed. When a tenant has ones obtained a statu- tory term by having his rent fixed, Hf the lind: lord serves i notice to quit, or brings an electinent in consequence of the tenant vio- nthe any of the statutory conditions, then tho tenant any apply to tha Comtuisstoners, and thee ourt has poor to slay the procecd- Ings JE the conduct of the temint be fale and reayonndle, compensating the landlord for any dninngo hie tiny have suffered. LEASEHOLDERS. ‘Tenants who hold under lease will be en- itled, on tho expiration of the lease—pro- vided the lense expires within: sixty years from the passing of the-aet, that is, before 41—to hold on as present lonants, and thits fo have nil the: benellty.o£ the aet. Where Jenses have heen taken by tenants since the passing of the Jundlord and ‘Tenané act,’ 1870, contalning tnreasonabte or tnfalr pros visions, and such leases were accepted by the tenant under threatofeytetton, or throws the undue Influence of the Inndlord, the tenant ty entitled, at anytline before the md af Hebrinty, 1882, to npply to the court to be relieved from the lease, and to holt as {resale femint, with all the rights and privi- eges of auch tenant, Henceforth no tenant holding a farm valued at less than 2150 enn contract himselt out of the act by written itgreement or otherwise, Provision fs made whereby n fandlord and tenant may agree, the ons to grant and tho’ other to necepta lease for any term of yenrs exceeding thirty. one years, on such terms ag they nay ugres upon. ‘The lease must be settled by thecourt, and twnless it for n tern of over sixty. yours, the tenant on its expiration will bo 0 nb tenant, and have wll the ssh oF ale, fair rent, aud security. of tenure couferred on nm tennant from year to year, ‘The inndiord and tenant may algo agree that i tenancy may become a fixed’ tenaney—that: is, that the tehant shall hold forever, either fla rent agreed upon once for al, or else, If tho partles wish, subject to revision every fifteen years, ‘The lease must be uprovett of by the court where the Jandlord js only tenant for life, or otherwise a Hmited owner, LABORERS, ‘Tho court may sauction the resumption by the landlord of part of the holding for tho benetit, of laborers: in respect of: cottages, gardens, or allotments, .on such conditions and terms asf may think, right, Inctudinge full compensation to the tenant. A tenant. nlay, after notice to his tandlord, let auy por- ton of hs lund not exceedlag half ai. acre for each Iaborer, anc not exceeding one let- , ting for every twenty-one acres of -tho ten- aunt's holding, -sublect to selection and nr- rangenient as to rent by the court, with ov without dwellings, to laborers employed on the holding. In tixIng the Judleiul: rent, the court inay require cottages to be built and al- Jotinents made,and determine the rents to be pald for same, for laborers. ‘Tenants will bo entitled to apply for an advaues of mousy for thy purpose of building dwellings for la- borers, tnder the Landed Property Lnproye- nent acs, ACQUISITI N OF LAND—PEASANT PROPRIEe TORS. 1, A tenant may agree to buy from his landlord his holdin Y.. be nogotinted and completed through. the commission at-w fixed price. ‘The commis- slon may adyanee three-tourths of. the pur- thise money, and the landiord may agree to Vo the remaining one-fourth duc upon the security of tho premises, EA LEA corupotent, ntunber of tenants on an estate are nble and willing to purchase their holdings the commission may puretinss the estate and sell the holdings to the tenants, and advance three-fourths of the price, which shall cover all expenses, 3% All advances must bo repald by an an- nial sum for Hurty.live vents at 5 per: cent. <At the end of that pertod the holding will bo the tenant's property forever, rent free, ho tenant may pay off tho stm dae to the Com- tulssloners more rapldly on terms favorable to himself If he find it convenient, 4. So long as any holding is subject to an advance inndy by: the commission the pro- prietor must hold it subjeat to the following conditions; f (at) THe shall not subdivide or sublet it without consent of the commission, but he may sell. (hb) Uf he becomes. bankrupt: the cummls- sion may sell the holding. = {c) Ou death of proprivtor, if the holding should become subdivided” by devise or in- pa cy the commission may require sume to ww sold, iB EMIGRATION. When's suficient number of persons in any district may desire to emigrate, the com- mission has power to ndvatice moncy to assist enlgration, espcelally of families, from the more thickly-populated districts, ‘Cho comission will secure the satisfactory shin- meat, transport, and: reception of: the: eni- grants, and will seg to their proper cure and. comfort in all cases Li whieh they glye us- sistineo for tho above purpose, ‘Tho aboveare some of tho greatadvantuzes conferred on Trish tonanttarniurs by, the Jiand act (relund), 1881, which proyldes for all security in. thelr: holdings, the fixing of talr rent, wid the rightof free sate; and at- fords: the opportunity to ovcuplers to be comy tho owners i fev of their hoidings, itis not intended by the foregome slates Inent Lo seb forth or includéall the provisions of the act, but only to alford a general view of its more iniportant provisions, Any person requiring Information canups ply (by letter) to Wie Secretary Land Com- inlasion, 24 Upper Morvlun street, Dublin, SALE OF PUBLIC’ LANDS,. Groat Increase In 1881—Larco Quantl. thes Entored: i the Southey The numberof acres of Ind disposed of wh Mseat year from 187L to 1891, both ine elusive, under tho Homestead, ‘Limber-Cult= ure, and: other vets, and located with uygrl- cultural serlp, is ns follow: sean Acre, C22) BST 10,750,107 At will, bo snotlead, In connection with the above figures, that the sales of pabllc land for settlement begun; to full off: during: the fiscal year 1873, which ended in Juno, before the panic In September following; that tho sates continued to decline during the fiscal years that the business depresslun prevalled,® reavhing the lowest figure in'1877; that dur- ing the tisen) year 1878, six months prior to speclo resumption, and -nearly a-year before the yoneral revival. of business, the sales were doublo those of 1877; and that during the pust threo years and uw hulf of business activity the sales have inereased ata rapld rate, and were more than threo Hines as large In 1881 ns in 1877, These compirisons would sevom to Indcate that not tho Ieast.of the Ine fluences which brought about the conditions favorable to’ specie payments and wlilch brought bus{uess prosperity to the country was tho rapld development of the ‘agricult- Ural resources of the country, ‘Tho. largo crop -of whoat, ete, whieh was -sold in Europain 1878 brousht to the farmors a large return of money, whieh, In turn, was ox- pounded for the products of the manifacturer. of the Hust, ‘That these largo: sales of Jand are not mnluiy due to tha iucreuse of hinnigrotion during the vast few years, the following statistles will stow: Feunigiaie APY. ants. rE Mae, ae reee LOTT AAO] 1BSL so. aoe 1 fhi8 oe ae ont: i tind ‘The sules of land wore more than doul in 1873 compared with + 1877,. but in 1878: the Jn 1879, when the lind sales were five aud i quarter inion neres tn excess of those af (807, the wamber or dimulgrants wis only 7785, ‘This it appears Unit this wondertl jnoverngnt OF settlers to the public fands liad beon going on three years before the tide of Imuigration set in nuew. ‘These fitets woultl Tnillente that the settlers of the pttdtle lants ure largely uatives of the. country or those who have not recently ne residents of the United States. Doubtless the movement in the beginning was caused by a tack of ene ployment i the older portions of the coun. try during the protracted period of business slepressli Zhe following statistics show the direction whieh tho movement to the public lat and has been taking during thy past fisual years: 1850, States, ete, Acres, Alabama,. RET) Arizonn,.. 00 Arkanatt Boat Catitornla,... i Colorndd..ess rei Dakota, ,, Michtyan Minnesota, 1s Wyomlng. 4 SESE Tho above inclutes all of the sales of Innd except small quantities iu Ulnols, lowa, In- dana, and Ohio. ‘There are several points of interest In these figures, among which are the followings ‘That, white the sates of pub- He tand in the Southdo not constitute a large proportion of the whole, 1,100,000 neres of tho 2,100,000 Increase of 1881 over is In that part of the country; that the largest, sales are in tha wheat-grawing countries of the Northwest, Dakota taking the lead, and showlng an Snerease -of sates in 1st over those of 1870 of more than 1,000,000 neres, followed closely by Minnesota, Kansas, and Nebraska; that the sgricultural sections generally are settling aimuch more rapidly than those in which imining Is the ehlef or atleast the lending Industry; that the States and ‘Lerritories whieh are growing wore rapidly than the rest of the new country are Dakots 'Larritory, Kansas, Minnesota, Ne- braska, California, Arkansas, Michigan, and. Washinton ‘Territory, It mitst ho remem- Dered that ‘Texas dous not appear in this list, ats the sales of land there are by the railroads and the State Govermment. I the stutistles were given for Texans, they would probably show that in growth it ly the rival of the States and ‘Territories which show the larg- est Increase of population by settlement, ON: THE GRAVEYARD PLAN. Uncle Rufus Hatch Getting a Wossing Heady for Al Mankind--Prospectus and Winns of the First Natiouul Ine ternal and Externul, Life, Liberty, und the Pursuit of Happiness, Cradio to the Grave Insurance Company, Une Mmited. ‘ New York Sun, oct A ropresentutlve of the Stat usked, “ Well, is it true, Uncle Rufus, that you are about to orgaulzo ntgraveyard Insurance company? nee the Inws of the State of Pennsylya- nin?” “Somo of my former acqualntanees haye spoken to me about lt. Sly reply was that L was surplsed that those irrigating benefact- ors of the living and the dead should remain dn the backwoods and coul-fields of the State of Pennsylyanin when there was such 2 grand opening for a thing of that kind In Wall street.” ze . “T4udge,” sald tho reporter, ‘that you havo sume such proposition In your mind's eyes If you did not take hold of it, what would you do 2? “My program is not fully developed yet. Perhaps I am at Mberly to give youan out- Ive of what has been suggested tome. ‘Tho capital of the company would be 210,000,000, ‘This would be larger than any of the mutual or stock life-insurmes companies in tho State of New Yorlk, thus enabling us to re- celye a Jarger proportion of premiums than all tho’other compiles consolidated.” “Who would bo the oficers?” was asked, “Lhe fact Is, wo buve not yet obtamod our eharter—but 1 suppose wo shall be obliged to ask Goy, Cornell and other Mualf-Breeds at Albnny to petition the Governor of Pennsyl- vania for the charter; and tnder these cir- cumstances L should expect to bo tho Presi- dent myself.” “Whatsalary would you expect”? “Well, nut less than $100,000 a yeur—ng valucs now exist.” “What! You don’t mean’ $100,000 In cash? “Well,.t supposo I should have to take somte of the salary in construction company stock anc deferred xerlp or bonds,” “Who would be the other ofl cers 2? “Tho Lxecttlye Committee would consist of myself und preferred friends (ne common friends nedinitted), who world do Just as 1 told -tham, inorning, noon, and night, A Kreal many of my aequaintances have ap vited for the ‘Lreastrership, but L prefer aay Gould, ns tha oublic have so much conti denies in hint at the present tine.” “Whom would you muke Secretary, then “Oh. well, there’s only one man snitable forn position of so xignntic benevolence— that ts, Cyrus W. -Field—not the ancient Cyrus. Any. one fully. read in his recent connections with the elevated railroads ean comy. to only one:concluslon—his great fit- ess for such a position. OL course, us 1 be- fore stated, 1 Intend to bo the Prosident and the entire Executive Committee.” What would you cull the company ? “ Thardly know: Low would * The Natlonii, Internal and External, Life, tyyand the Pursuit of Mappin Cradio to the Grave lnsurance Company, Unihnited,’ doe * Why, what spevitic kinds of risks do you propose to take??? “ Everything, from tho. cradlo to tho TAVG. ee nieluding. risks. outsklo of Ife and death? " “OF course, ‘Tho full schedule of risks and premio hus not yet heen decided on, but-f can give you an outline of the distus- slonon this polit, Let ws firss take political risks (and: thesy- would always: command 9 high rate of pramium). Cor instanes, there are tion Who want to change from Stalwarts to Malt Breeds, We lasure.them, fora cel tain. premium paid to this company, a sit cess ny Tlalf Breeds, it.thes want to clay back to Stalwarts uta reduced rate, we sttre thom sitecess ax Stalwarts, You see, wo take Insurance ot both sides, though this entirely the seoret.of the President and Exeoutive Committee,’ —, © But polltieal riska are not the prime ob- Ject of the company, although they will doubtless be much sought after by the Ma- hones, Daylses, Gorhums, and Kellys of the county, “It fs really fitended ‘for Wall street and the graln inurket. Ngw, supposu ainan gold Hannibal & St. Jos short. For a cortaln premiuin we guarntes him against loss If tie bought tt long, wed guarantes him against toss on a_deeline, Suppose ho bought Pacitio Afall. We would gnarantes hin against loss on neertain premium pad to. tha.Treasurer, providing the company did not loso wu steamer, Suppose ho had sold Manhattan Elevated short; a few days since, ne 17, we'd guprantwee hin agaist: loss, pro- yiding our Secretary did not conipromisy: tn Jawsults commenced by other people. course this would have to go in the policy, © We shall Issue - policies on the deferrod bonds of the Rending Hallroaas, We shall offer to guarantee the interest on all rail- roads in New and Old Mexico, and allof those in Texas whieh have recently been in Hoe celvérs' hands. - Wo will ulyoguarantea that all: those: now: boing bullt wll be in Ree celvers’ hands’ at-u very early day. But it will by aur speclul delight to insure atl hold- erg of Construction Company's stock, whether worth. a-*coutinental!. or not; also Ohlo Cuntral privileges, Union Paciiis rights, and 80 On. “Of course, the company will be organized and conducted on a purely autl-monoply basis, . Take, for Instance, the grain ‘deal? of Chicago... Waean guaranteo tho shorts and the longs, ‘They pay go inuch mone down, say live, 10, or 24 cents on n bushel, and we guarantee them they shall not loose WY Mohey on the deal—or, in other words, tho policy will. go indicate. If. there are any yeux and unsophisticated members of tho Jisleage Board of. ‘rade who are anxious to by‘ ofected as Directors .next year, we will guarantee thom thelr election on the uflldevit of the prpsent Board of Directors. that thay have no} been short or Tonge during the past aflidayit the ‘at 1 Auer- twolve anths.. On. this. funulgration was the suallest iu muny year | premium wiltbe.very much smaller, nnd the new onpplieants will be elected, ‘The enaranteelng of the weather report Js one of the highest premiums. that will be de- tuanded, It ty well known that Une N: York Herald ran the weather report 1 shud ant or the Continent te sv, 1478, and 1880, thus eansing t famine fn Europe; that the weather report In. this country ran sult when Okt Probabllity: inanaxed it, thus fnsuring us great crops for Ghose years. Mr. Vennor commigneed writing the weather reports for North America about the Jatter ¥ ff 188, For the first few months bie wnessenl ¥ well, but later on, as drouths, and storms, and hurrlennes, and floods. a: peared, IL seems that he fins made ap Inistake fn giessing—and the rest ts less than half crops in this country. In other words, le forget to take into consideration that comet years are Most unfortunate for erops, Rend yet our company bs willing to sire all neeidents, from the cradle to the 4, 04 before stated. We will insure the, success of the De Lesseps Panunn Canal, provi. the pre. nun is equal to the risk, payable ananally {advances which will be a perpetual pre- Indy caial te the amoant of disbursements, But no issue an the oficers or employés en- sued tn bublding, iy “We will ventire to insure that the cotton crop of IS3t will nut execed 6635 per cent of what it was Iast pears > “ “Wo will also Insure tho Coast Life-Saying Serview, unless the seamen go to sea in the nay of the United States, “We niso expect to do a farce aud flourlsh- ing business in the matrimonial dine. It a young unin hasan ambition to seeare it reli wite, we will hisure it for a fair prembum. On ue other hand, If a mother with half a doen charming daughters wants to visit Saratoga, or any other watering-place, wid dispose of some of them advantuzcously, we will issue jialletes Insuring spuedy, seltle- ment. Or if na gushing damsel has her heart sebon marrying a Duke, or Earl, or Barot, or Count, especlaily an Jtallan Count, wo Will cheerfully grant foreign palictes: Tho only condition in all this. 1s that no rebates will be given on divorees, “Tf the wild-eyed inventor lins staked his all on discovering the Iaw of perpettal mo- fon, he hay only to apply to us und we will instixe it to bln. If the book-agent wants to jnake a time and a fortune in three months in the honest ‘persecution? of Ils calls, let him et out his potley before starting, and the thing is done, And the dashing sewing. machine man, who aims to conyuer each fale tuume aud danisel that he wddresses, and cons Vince them beyond doubt thit hig machine Is the ‘altogether too too affalr,’ he should pay his premiune “Tf a iman comes here from the West with a hole In the ground thathe calls 8 mine, wo Will insure bliin the sale of all his stovk, pro- vided the enpltal stock Is no farger than our capital, Ifa man wants to wit a horse race on any track, fromthe Derby to Coney Lsl- and, we will Insure hhn at. comparatively slight promlum. ‘The company, of course, will furnish the Jockeys. If a man kes to Induce tn faro, we WHE Insure hin without heslitney, only we must provide the man he is to play with, “ Ocean steam-yachts will be eligible for insurance, but wo expect to select our own “niggers to sit on the safety-v ? “We will Insure. the: festive broker (with Mure money than experience, and. with an anxious yearning for club Hte and.‘ upper tendosn’) in hig yacht, dog-cart, and tully-ho Purehases, “We will Insure the restoration of tho ‘boss’ they Hike to Lorithirad’s girls, Wo will insure all. pureinses mado at rh al Miss Nate Vield’s Codperatlye Dress Assocl- ation, and this will tend to Increase the busi- heas of that commendable Institution to such anestent that the present establishment, a3. compared to Its arent. future, will be asa garden patell unto a Callforula ranch, “We will insure a pew In any of the cit ehtrehes for one or mors Sundays to all strangers visiting New York, (he many will take out policies and never go, this will bea iost profitable risk.) “Tnvalids and hypochordrine: thenselves under the eire of phys take outa marine neatnst total or partial loss of sight, hear e power of locomotion, appetite, or Hfe. AML buyers of brie-d-brag citn bo Tusured against buylng auy but genu- ine gootts, ns wo WI furnish with the polteles uforeizn involee and .custom-house recelpt for duties to match exch of. thelr purchases, Whother the ‘urtleles of yertu? are made mn New Jersey or Connectleut, All travelers by the ‘Wabash? or ‘South- western? systems, 83 Well as by the Texas and Arkansay stages and Southern Dacitic route,” Wil be ingtirest both Anes. “We will Insure the clerks of the. Mutual Union 'Felegraph Company acainst being. tunpered with. Wo also calcul t+ to Ingure that Western Union messnge wil be deliv: ered promptly, and: thige will ba ag of the most risky risks that we shall te. We will Inaddition Insure the Mexican felezraph Cumpany, aud the Inereased or decrease eaplunl of the Western Union, overland, wnder-land. in-land, by way of Behring Straits to China.” : “And, ugaln, we offer to insure the sue- cess of the. Manhattan program, 1t has. been sald thatevery man hag hls price? ‘This isn truisn, and itis especially true of the ONivers of the Graveyard Ansurance Com- pats: ‘ reest business placing clans, can # Tut We expect our very Ta will be done In tosuring . nalaria, the receipt for which js, now in the possession of the President. [tds warranted-to cura. old and: young,. eases of Jon standing and short standing, ehronfc eases and temporary cases, whether contracted fir the elty or out of the ell Staten Island, Long Island, Black- we sland, or any other suburban water- ing place, Woexpoct to have.the patent se- cured for thig medicine as soon as our clare ter is granted, thus saving. uur polle doctors’ bills and. giving.then an hon? of Nie and: happiness. 4 ense except that-of creating: construction. companies: that is so preva- Tent in this broad land, and nothing ¢auses so. munch auhappiness, in both Targe and small famiiles, us) this one disease, famillarly known ag iuatarkt, ‘The material will be done up in a bottle, not contalning any Kock and iy » however, and Jabeted with full directlons for usiug in Lat: in, Greek, French, (ierman, Choetaw,: and other Indian dintects, We! expect 2 ‘good deal of opposition in this branch of business from thy Columbin: College, graduates and the araduates of the New York College of Physicians and Surgeons, and tho colleges of other citles, Dut when tt has been thor- oughly tested by the editorial fraternity and other newspaper friends we shall apply fora cortifiente trom Dr, Sayro aud other. Profes- sors Indorsity lis-merits, All (his will he ineluded in the -prospect- us of the Graveyard Instinince Company as soon ts the Exeeutive Committees jis hud tlie to dechlgan the merits and demerits of all the applications that we live already re- celved, tnd as to how the. polleies shoul be written. ‘The stunning up of tis é Favovant Cowpany’s prospectus and business will.be, and what it proposes to do is, * buying what it dues not want and solling what it docs not possess,’ ”? —— Tho Pawn-Shop in China, China knows nil nbout the pnwn-shop, and the uses of thut dublons cstablishincat, Hut thoir Mibhetary transuctins are conducted ina mus nor much more fuyorably to the borrower—that 13, the publle—than aiuong ourselves. Not ouly a'tho duterest ehurged tes than udehale tae paid hero, but the cure tuken fn storing the arti- cles pledzod Idimuch greater. Lodecd, tt is tho: tual prictioe for people to send tholr winter clothes tu tho. pawn-sbop on tho appearance of spring, and. tholr wuminor girmonts when tho: cold north winds begin to blow, “Phoy are tn the havit of doing this, wot beonuse ‘thoy stand-in want of money—far fram it: they: may be at the manent nt the hivitot aliuenoe—but simply hwonuse the pawnestiops altord tho safest, tnost convenient, and generally the. bost wardrobe they can procure, Nov only de they obtain tho udvantuges of this depository without payment of rent, but they have alge the useof a cortuin umount of money, which, us-B-rule, thoy aro able to Iny out ut a considerably higher interest than that which they fave to allow to the pawn broker, ‘Chat tho urringement does not tend to the undue advantage of 8 class Of usurers, but reully ‘benetits thy comunity, Is proved by thu results Cor, although Chine hus buen called" the land of pawnbroking,” thore ara: fewer unre- duotmud plodyos there than in any other coun- try. ‘Thus the Impecunious Chinoge have all the fudvantuyes uttavning to pExB-anop, with none of the Incunvenienecs whivh -peopic.in other Jands endure, —— /Tho Vroaldent and tho ExePresidont, New York Suu, Ucte 24, We observe with interest that Gen, Artbur bas lately spent a wood muny hours in tho Bocies yor Gon. Grant, ‘There is nothtug alarming ty this prolonged and contidential Intorvourse. Or, thy contrary, it is bigbly renssuy lug, - Gen, Grant is now the only man uilve who has both beew clected President of” the ‘United ret aad A oecuplet ie eee ta futurat that the Prosjdout should Ie wrent ine terost to the utterances uf hits only living pro- deccssor, 5 Morwover, there i3 ho may fiving from whom Gen. Arthur cup leara vo Tuck thit wilt be vals wubleto hity im tho exesuuon of bis duty as trom Gen. Graut, 11 tho Premdont should spond weeks with the ex-lrcsideut instal of bours, by oould burdly exbuust the stores of uxporiouce and the wealth of counsel which It is du Gen. Grant's power to fupart. : ¥rom Gon, Grunt Geu. Arthur can learn nears Jy everything that a President ought uot to do, ——a Puny, weak, and sickly children nged Brown's Irou Uitters, ‘1 will atrougthon, LOCAL POLITICS. The Committees of Both Parties Getting Ready for Work. Somo Moro tracts from Pred Sommers Record as Alderman, Tho Republican Executive Committee met sesterday morniag in the chiberoum of the Vacitia Motel to elect an Chuirman—James ‘T. itawleluh, who was nomluated to that position Thuraday, having expressed a desire to resin. a\tter considerable discussion the committee tleotded snot to acuept his restenetion, und Mr Rawluign was prevalled upon to continue to tl the position. ‘The different candidutes wore present wad tuiked over with the cominittea matters connected with the contuat of the ap- praaching campaign, It was arranged. that a campaign committee of five showld be appuint- ed 11 cach ward, and the ward delegates were Instructed to aeleot mun in tholr respective dis- tricts and report the nates to thu committee today, The curmmnittee appolnted to eclect a hall forthe headquarters of tho party reported that thoy had fuund sultabte quarters nt No, Clark etreet, No. 26 La Salle street, and a ti in Economy: Block.’ Tho report was reterred to Grurge Bass. with pawer to enguge whichever uf these places be thought most «uitabic. Tho Conieman was outhoried te nominate Committees on Finuneo, on Spenkers, and on Printing, the tiaimes te be reported to the E ecutive Committee today. ‘Tho committes then adjourned, to meet again Jo tho sume pluco this wurning at 10 o'clock, THE DEMOCHACYS A meeting of tho Couk County Demoeratic Campaign Cominittes was held at 1d a.m, yester- day Ju tuo ofico of Francls A. Hutliman Jr, No. dt Clurk street. Tho rovised list of the vom- inittcemen is us follows: FA. Woltmun Jr, Josco Sucking Wiltitm J, Cilngen, Juanes Hidreth, JE. Vanpeli, Aduay Qeus, Franklin 1 Chuse, Joba 1, a, Thoms Fy, O's Michael Keeley, Edward A. Brown, tear: Sheppard, Atexander Sullivan, Henry FP. sberl- dun, Jimes F, Guubins, Adolph Krause, Georgo H.C. Straty, 1. iG Jumpolly, Henry Me Key. ‘The committee organized by electing F. A. Hoffindn dr. temporary Chuiroan, and Joseph Mackin Sceretary, An Executive Comuittes of Foven wits appointed, as follows: Frnakliu’ L. Chusy, Hunry M. Sheppard, H.-F. Sheridan, Alex- ander Sullivan, Joseph Mackin, J.B. Vanpelt, anu it. R, Jainposiz, ‘Tho committee then n= Journed to meot at the Palmer flouse at 4p. mn. ‘The comtittes wet pursuant to adjournment, and tho Executive Committee reported the 1. Chuse ad Chuuian, Jo- names of Franklin wh Muckin as Seorutary, Henry 31. Sheppard as ensurer, ind Williaig J. Cingen us Sergeunt- ‘uns Of both committees. Tho: report was. i. Tho cummittee resulved to meet at «tho Palmer. House every afternvon, at ¢ p. tn. untll election-day, TUE RECORD WICH FRED SOMMER, now Democratic candidate for County Commis: sluner, made durtug the Colvin régime ts netone. calculated to rally to his support. tho business Inen of Coleuvo. In the Couneil whiet hetd away from December, 18it, unul Muy, 1i0, Sire Sommer represented the ‘th Wurd, the city belng then divided into twonty wards, ‘That Council was uot un cepeciulls salubrions voe, and probubly contained n larger percentage of men who were" on the make" thun bad been Known since the ays of tho original and only: “ ninet was. ou time when boys" ran the Gity-tall, usy-qulug Mr. Colvin was powerless cither. tra orto guide thom, Very few of Chie engo's merchants or property-owners have yet forgotten how neur tho city was to bankrupicy Jn thoso days, when the luborers on tho streot were compelled in Aprit, 1616, to petition fur the puymeut of thelr wages duc since the previous November, and city wurrants wont tor groceries nt deents on the dollar, In this unreformed and unreformable body which prolonged its own relzn until swept unt of existence by an exusperited people, and which denied the citizens the right to clect tholr own ollicers, thoro wore nw few choice spirits who formed the power behind the throne and ran things to sult themselves, Useless and unnecessury ollicials with bich sitlurics und uo work tere multiplied ond tourixbed ut the ex fete of tho tuxpayers. The “ganz” wos ivelier and moro powerful than ever before, ‘Fhere js nu need to nawe tho Individuals bere, tor with but one or two exceptions they have been relugnted to their uutive obscurity, aud any one curious to read over the Jist can fod tia tho old records or tho files of the papers, Mr, Sommer gave bis vote, as these recerds show, WITIL HILDRETH AND TOM STOUT, Corooratr and Sweeney, on about every occasion that the yes and nuys were called, In those days there was n good deal of terista- tion periuiniug to street raifroads, very neves- airy and desirable things In a it ekty. Tut atovery turn und twist with regard to ‘streot+ ratiroad franchises or Icyistation, somebow or Another, whether tt was motion to pags ora motion to reject an ordinance, to deter or to expedite, the name of Sommer appeure site column with those of the * gan} All the sumo tu bli whether the crowd were tn the inajority, as thoy too often were, or In tho mlnority, tis occasionaily happencd, Sommer stuck with them, There were two things ho could atlways be depended upon for—to votu with the “mung” und to move to adjourn, or supporta motion for that purpose. He sup- horted on Jin, 4, 1875, tho scheme forn charter election which folsted Cutvin on tho commuuity. ‘Tout election was curried by force and traud, and led to endless liticution, difficulty, and toss, When it came to n consideration of tho esti. mutes of the City Controller fur the tsenl year ending March Yl, 16y0, when Mr, Hayes was come nelled to recommend tho sealing of snluries, the substitudon of smulter burners on the strect- linsps, und the abandonment of all street im- provements, and the cutting down of the schoul system, a few members of the Counell made a galluat elfort to rotrench espenilitures » and restore the creditof tae city, But, duriag tho dally discussions on tho Appropriation bill after: iteume from the hands of thy Committee of the Whole, while a hanaful of ceohomists were Aapeune for tho reduction of expenses, tho Aldorman.trom the (then) Sixth Ward was not on hand, vor did he. get ground jn tine.to yoto on the fina! passage of the bill, But he turned up wt tho noxt meoting, and thereafter coutd be fount ov almost avery occae sion when st horse-ruajlroad bill or ANYTHING RELATING TO GAS Was under ilscusgion, votiug steudily with the old crowd. When, fn March, 1878, tha Appropria+ Hon Utlt for the ueaxt year was belnyg considered, Mr, Sommer was In bie place and voted con stautly. with, tha. non-ceouomists, Ube city election, which resulted in sweep | auyory cleuiout, cute aloux, and Mr. Sommer, consistent: to, tho last, cust bls Haul vote in tho old Couvell (except the vole to adjourn) agulist: tho motion of Ali, Cullerton that the clerk thould be instructed to unnounee tho vutes cast forThamas Hoynofor Mayor, He bad with bios Fitzgerald, Hildreth, Bailey. O'Brien, White, = ilynn, Stout, Mabe, Sweenvy, und Corcoran, und. coupleted bis work in the company that he had run with ail wloug. NEQHIGENT JUDGES, The Judges of etecuion In the following pro- clucts bave not yet called on the County Clerk Jor thelr books o! rou latty Second of the Third Ward, 'f Ly Mitt, and Sixth of the Fifth Tighth Ward, First of ‘tue Filteenth Ward, ‘und of the dixteonth Ward, and Sixth of the Eighteenth Ward. pointe tlay ls tho laat day tor regimration, aud if tho Judges io tho preciocts numed Intend tu porforim thoir duty they ought to at once cull for the books, Ontho frst day for registering votera thore were thirty-clubt preeinets in which tho books had nat buen taken out. Some complaint Iyinade whut the Judges were not natitied in Ming, but the necessity of tuklug out the bouks: fgso generally and well known thut. this is nu ground for excuse, VOICE OF THE PEOPLE, Tnformation Desired, To the Editor of The Chteaga Tribune, Kauanazoo, Mich, Oct.27,—Would Te Trt uNBoronvof itimany readers kindly inform mo where [ could pracuro Artumus Ward's “ Dormon Lecture !? and shu erally, ‘obige, HAE ISRAEL Waman-Suffrage Convention. To the Edltor of The CAlcago Tribune, Ciucaco, Oct, 2%,—A_ mass convention -uaior the uueplces of tho Hinuls Womun-Suitraga Association {8 callud at Champalgn, lil, Thurs- day und Friday, Novsdand4, As tho time for prompt, Oarncst, self-sucriflowg, and organized effort bas arrived, we carnustly hope that every advocate of cqtial rights throughout the State will pring or send to this conferonce bla or ber most progressive thougut. LIZAWETI 3, HAuuent, President, Mung. D, E, Gnoven, Secretary, Old and Poor, ‘Wu the Editor of The Chicago Tribunes Cicagy, Oot. 23—Without olfense to ox. Qoy, Boveriige,. whom 1 personally catvom, It may bo gald that Gen, Login’s reason for make thy pi Sub-Treasurer at Chicaga is uot i good one, According ;to: the dispatunes, tho svlo- Justification that Senator Logan hud to olfer for turning out Cillbert wag that Hoverldge was “old and poor.” Hut nolthorage nor poverty la of Itself a qualification for an important oillce such us that of the Sub-Troasury, nor 13 the Sub-reasury ap ulinahouse for ee theolder apd poorer 4 candidate bup- pone aee oH othior “thkngs belug equal, tha stronger would be bis claims to the appoint. monk But L cuu conceive, of ciroumatynces uuder which youth and wealth right not bea positive bar to wdvaucoment. Iu ag thu risa Zo awash eat wee naible man 5c erly, pevty inclined to think that age aud povorty, 0 far from being credentinis of thomseives, would he positive drawbacks upon the qualifications of 8 eandidate who might be otherwise ace ceptabte. NO UANDIDATE. Jion’t Want Their Charity. ‘To the Kdllor of The Chicago Tribune. Banyves Hover, CHtCaGo, Oct. 28-1 was stirs prisod to tind in your loca! columns of this moruing an entirely unasked-for reference to ny prosent sickness, accompanied by ao entire. ly wratuituus appenl for charity In my behalf, 4 T desire to baye It understood that, whatever the present condition of ‘my bealth may be, J have no whit that any appeal on my bonalf shuuld teeinudo to either those “for whom L stuinped” dior the “habltués or em- ‘suf the City-Hnll,” 13 your reporter styics ple them. ‘Tho impression conveyed ns to my health hns certuinly been somewhat ex: rated, and, ke tho rest of the article reforr mnmuat cortuln ly havesteus prompted to yuitr reporter by somo of those well Known aa “fuol friends.” F trust you willyrant this an tosertion and oblize, roe apectfully, Faiy W. Lewis, Koad This, Carter. To the Liditor of ‘Ihe Uhleago ‘Tritune, CHICAGO, Oct. 24-—1 desire to catt the attens tion af the. publlethrough your valuable Journal to come of the abuses of power by our “best. Mayor," us seen in- tho vieluity of Loomis and Harrison streets, The Intersection of the two streets mentioned fs piled up with stoucs, aud itnpassably to either road or foot travel, Both ftreets have boon torn up all summer for the purpose of paving. The assessments buve been collected, but the work bhns been delayed and nt ‘etcel, ud it now looks us though thy winter will have to be pussed by thu people tn that vie ily wading knee-deep in mud to reach tholr Omes. i find from reading the papers that the aus thoritles aro making 1 vigorous effort to enforce te fire ordinanee. ‘This muat bea misteke or but a pretense, tor on Loomis. street. near the corner of Loutals, the inquiring citizen will tid ielty employé erecting an addition to bls hausy Jargor thats the origi house in violation of the ordinanee. Tiuw ena such things bo when wo all supposed, wo bud the “bust Mayor"? A Vor! Chicago Only an Overgrown Village, and Very Dirty at That. Yo the Hdllor of The Chicago, Trinune, Cittcavo, Oct, 23.—Itis a just comparison to say that Chicago resembles u person splendidly attired but shod with dirty and disreputable: looking shoes, und with w gencral air of neglect und untlliness pervading the whole tinu rule ment, There $s not a city of any pretensions upon the continent that hus not a more metropolitan oud citified lool: about its.strevts than the yront overgrown Village of which we are in some re- spects go justly proud,. Iseston is not ty ho named in the sume breath; even: Hartford, Mochester, Syracuse, aud numbericss other places ure fur superior to us tn thulr finish. Honestly, is it uot tne te pay it Jittlo atten tlon to deta and tco looks of things bere to Chicuzg? An intelligent observer said to ine the: olwor «i tthe retirement of such a iman ag Waile in the ditccdun of, the Public Works wasreally lo the ne of animprovement.vecause, though Lionest, he stund for tay old Village school of ely urdiminietration, whose notion. ot city streeta and city Improvemunts was based upow whut they hud beun uecusteined to all thelr lives~bere or in somo small town, Ithiuk the eritivises a Just one. Chicago, wilh its 600,000—soon to be a mililon— of people, inust be pitved, cleaned, policed, and xenerully managed “ike Loudon or 18, OF even Voston ur New York, for we_are far be- hind cither In shabbiness and dirt. Tutt wo cot Up out OF tho inud, We cunnot expect to sneriticg everything to cconoiny. Wo must havea city, economically if pussibic, but still a city, and nut auovergrown Village, Of course our system of local axsessmonts fs much to blame, but even that eannot wccount for ull of our condition, We need some honest uussimiitin who shall tuke hol of our dirty, sbabb Te ourebeap bridges, bullt inthe upproved ri N PA ral style, appropriate in John Kine e's the, und all our other Juvenile faults and Weaknesses, und turn us outa clty ft to live in, find not merely as komo one—ninny none. no doubt—his expressed It, “Only a phico to make money.” Some of us who haye grown up hereon Lake Michican, and to whom it fis become t place consecrated almost by tho strizyles and tri- umphs und the blessings and sorrows of tt life. tine, would, J know, welcome with the greatest Joy a moniinent that woutd mute Colenyo wore thy of her founders and of hor destiny, or even ol hor present position. 5 ry Washington Street Bonlovard. ‘To the Editor of The Chicaga Tribune, Cittvago, Oct. 24.—Mr, Carter, In his communi cation of last Monduy, izuorea the statements and charges wade fu my previous letter, and confines bimself apevlalty to Aniling fault with Messrs. Luwrence and Wityon ay beinz the source of my Iufurmuthon. It matters not in this controverey from whom the information {Is obtained, provided it be true and correct. ‘The only issue here ts, Are the Commissioners doing, their duty fu thomutterof the Washington strack Amprovenient, or are they. net? Any one who has pafd the most casual attention tu the work knows thoy have not, aud If the Commissioners were placed us witnesseson the stuud they must convict themselves. Tho contracts were not let necording to the ordinunce. The work done ‘uder tho contracts 1s not as coud as enlled for iu tha contracts. The sources uf Infermavion need not be deop to know this, ‘This tho Park Board knows, Will Mr, Carter plense uti us why tho improvement was let in two contracts, Union Park being tho dividing Hoe, if it wos not thut tho work be done on both parts of the street nt the game tu If this in the reasau, why and, has ieee oranathing been dane on the west part. Me. Curtor tells Us that the reason why t change was made trom elebteen inches of stone to fourteen inches wits becatise of the rise in wnaterlal, ete, boty ko the of makin estimites and the letting of tho contracts, Now, thly can realy be the true reason; the estl. mates were made end coniirmed in Murch and the contracts let the following June; stone and luuor had advanced hut little between those dutes, Mr. Curter must surely be mistaken, for we find me reference to tha origiual estimate of costof the work, made under tho ordinance, calling for twelvis Inches uf Hmestano (uo slug) aud gix tuches of grant, eiebtoon ioches iu all, end the contracts, us tut, culling for ten faches of Higestone und four inches of yrauit, that thoy show the coulriets to baye been lee for nearly $0,000 loys than the orginal catimated cust, ‘This money put Into the fmprovemeut would huve | mady as good a tho: ordiniuce called for, Since it has not been su pluced will the Park Board please rise und oxpluiu why— and tell ns ut the sume tine what they propuso to do with this excess? The public wants n good Street and are williug to. pay a falr price for It. Had the work bee dong as called for tn tho ordiuance 4 guod street would buve been mada. Tt was the plain duty of the Park Bourd to bayu Ict the contracts necordiug to tha terms of tho orditance ana bad thom fully complied with, and they would by sodolng have saved them. selves thuch trouble nnd deserved censure, and Wost Washington streut whon completed would have Leon better than a dirt road lke Miebigan avonne where flat bottomed bouts aud dugouts wilt bave to be enlled foto requisition for navies Ration purposes iu wet weathor, | | G, W. Pius, —— Perslans at tho Theutre, London News. It is fortunate that thentre-goers at homo do not take to heart Whe tragedies wadleb are placed: ‘upon the English stayo su much ay tho Pergiung, why, avcordiiy tou writer inthe Herne Litaraire, not only shed tears ng tho uclors uurrite the donth of tho Prophet, tho murtyrdom of Aly, and other tneldents In tie bistory ef Mohau- imedinism, but how! pitvously us thoy leave tho thoxtre, pril each other's biir, aud rua knives: Into-thonwel¥es with deapulr. | ‘Thasd ropresont- uUons are styled *tcarz|és,” and they tuke phicu duriu the religions festival of the Mo- harrunm, being yot up by wenltby people with the double elect OF propithuting tha Deity. and of making a display of their rivb tapeatrivs and jewels on the. stigo, Tho representations ure eld elther in tho court-yurds of their houses or Upon the public Kquares, the persounges Of tne portance :viewhig thein fr the windows of the houses, walle the crowd wathors round the fmproylsed stage “like comets at rest.” Ushers, armed with beavy wands, go round to malutaln order, and lads with pipes to hire aud witer und cakes to soll drony out thoi stuck phrases until tue story-teller, fullowed Us six chorister-buyd, mounts the stage, Hie businces fa to prepare the nudienve for the representation by telling thuin stories relutlve to to doatha of the Imuums, and in order to produce a nero powers ful effect upon thor be thterlands hla story with: frequout gromns and tear, Unully throwhy dowy big turban, teariay: open bie drete, an driving bis nals Into bis cheste His despair moves the whole of the audience to tears, and ho thon descents from the stage with a bottle, and, sopplog up thotr tours with vu pleco of cote Tonswnbl,. presies thom. into It, Oug of thoso testrs, 14 tho opinion of thu Persians, being gullle- aluut to pave .tho life of B patlony who bas boon given up by the ductors, ‘This prolog aver, tho uctorsuppcar, and the druma beyglus, with tho rusulte described above, 4 a A Succossful SparkeArrester. Sorinangl (Mags,) Itepubtican, tet, A new spark-arrester, dnvoented by J, K, Tays tor, muster mechunie, hus been placed on many Jovamtivea of the Ola Colony Roud, and {x suf to bg ucomplotesuccess, Tho arrestor is placed In the smoke-stack, A reservoir of the same dlayeter as the bolicr is bolted securely of tho lolier's howd, aud a partition, separates ft frou tho boller-flucs, As tha spatks and elnders como out of tho Hucs from the lire-box they ure iin tueudlutely whirled isto and up tho smoke-stuck by tho draught. At the top of the stuck lin wireenettiog and just below a cust-iron cone with sweeplog base, whose pecullar shape divorta the spurks when they strike it, as Woy inust do, ito two lege pipes that feud to the rosorvolr, Inwhich thoy aca dupodited. All tho sparks must go this way, ang itis not pussibie - for any of them to escapo trom thoatack. At tho bottom of the rerervole fs nsmall chamber into which enters a blow- pipe and a wator-Jat by which the sparks are blown out, th Het an ads justable pipe about three inches fn lametor, into any receptacle provided, AMUSEMENTS, GRAND OPER TOTS, Ciarkeat., opposite Court-louso. ‘This Satarday Matineva and Nizht, RICE’S. SURPRISE PARTY: whi rovive thofr Lnequaled performance of tho MASCOTTE “ONLY ONE, AND WE'VE, GUT. NPN Opt. DIBA TES 1 Woon, Muni SCOMLY BAILTON OL EIA CON DAY. wi ering Lawis and Joun itewson In GRAND. OPERA-HOUSE, The advanco. sale. for, tho Com- ley-Barton_ Opera Season, with Catheriue Lewis and, John Hows son in Olivette” and“ Madume Favart,” will continue this SAT. URDAY morning, Oct. 29, at 9 o'clock. The following is the seale of prices: Orchestra and, Clrele,, Batcony Cirete...... . Jamity Cirete (not secured)... Private Boxes (the most ele= gent inthe city).....§7.00--10,00 CENTRAL MUSIC-HALL. Te, POND scssesens sie +.Director SATURDAY IVE., OCT. za, SECOND AND LAST GRAND CONCERT . B MISS CLARA’ LOUISE KELLOGG, Atslated by Miss Clara iL Contraltor Sig, Urlznoll, tolph Glom ad Sy tien, HH. Broderick, Bnasic’ al . Clark, ‘Fenor, who have been espyctally. gaged for thls concert, on which occasion Donizetil'e famous Saxtatte ir SAVERLYS ‘THEATRE, ‘Tho Inrde, handsome, nud loading Theatro. In thy same, welrsnown wsuahilancd incatton, Monrue und gstburn-stan Chieatic SULT Ene cendlana for und }ropriotor ‘This Last Saturday Matinea, ‘Thle Last, Baturdar on A ofthe aning Sensat WTEAVIEBULE OFLA COMPANY An thetr Greatest Success, Manager. ‘TILE MASCOTIE. Prosented by them over 151 thes in Now York City. Fauiv Grvat Cast of Chametara) ‘Tho Same rausonably prices as at athur thoatroa. Forty Private Baxas ut Haverty's Theater, Munday ertarmunegs ut Havoclya Sheatro, Jomilay: SSTMIATHUISTS COMPANY. HOOLEYS THEATRE, * Gand Statince this Aftornosn al 2. ‘This Sat Hvenitu a1 orelveks poslvely Hat portarnsanes of COLLIER's MAMOUS Banker's Daughter Combination ‘Tomorrow (Sunday) Night—First appoarance in try yenrs of JOSEPH. MURPHY, - In_bts great Druna, KERRY GOW. IPVICKELUS THEATRE, TIS SATURDAY, OCT, 2), SD) MA AT2. O'CLOCK. Thls BY YCLOCK, Last “appearances of MR. JOSEPH. JEFFERSON, Monduy- RE SEATS HAIY IN THE DAYS fraud Spec ‘cram THE WortD, Pacer aud Dramaue THE ARGYLE, ‘Third-av. near Harrison-st. oh Danelng communces Erory Hvenlog at 0p. ta, suuday Hyening next, Oe 3h, ath pete GRAND ¥, T. Under the direction of Prof, SIPSCHKE, At tho conclusion of the Concerts winutes nftor 1% Dancing will begin. Admission to Concert nnd DEnce, cents, ‘Thursday Ine, Nov. dt GRAND MASQUER. AD TALE und MEADOR DaRGR AS SASQUER: SPRAGUE’S OLYMPIC THEATRE, Every Evoniug Le op 3 SN. MAJESTIC CONSOLIDATION. Monday, One Weok Only of the HAT RUOSEY” NOVELTY COMBINATION, DE LONG@S DANCING ACADEMY, Amorlenn Express Hullding, 78 Monrocent. Private Clusses und Private Insteuction, All tha Jatost danees by w teacher with unexcolied method itt! und neciimcy of ‘Insiruction, “Fur particulars cuit from Ut te Jack. WORCESTERSIURE SAUCE, THE GREAT SAUCE OF THE WORLD. Inmparts the moat EXthRactT ofa LETTER from a MEDICAL GEN. TLEMAN ut Mad- ras, to his brother at WORCESTER, + Bienatnre ts on overy bottle of GENUINE: WORCESTERSHIRE SAUG: ‘Hold and used throuxhout the world, JOHN DUNCAN’S. SONS,’ ) (AGENTS Yor THE UN: F : AGENTS TW YON eae BAKING POWDER, ae from Professor tiorsfords' Acid Phosphate, Heeummended by Tending physletzas, Makes lighter biscult, cakes, etc, and ds healthice than ordinary Boling Pow- Ore Incans. Sold at n reanonablo price, ‘The Horaford Aisianuc avd Cook Buck pont free, Rumford Chemical Works, Providence, R. I and 6 Lake-st, Chicago. SPURALIVE, VITAL RE TAL RESTORATIVE ve y i Deblilsy, Loss Wentores Were aly Pawverselen ss ° Boxes of Wy pio, 63; 4 10, CAUTION, sinlved ‘s Vital Meatoratlya bas been extonsivoly. concer giande wally lwposte! ne CATO, ypu adverttavs “his bread, pill as, Rlcord’s vo, wtid publiphed Forged, Ieper: finottce pute, out its countertult at iioord'e Vital Heuturutlve, hay eurty muy Inbely trates mack, ant nature UAT V Halong ey NUP EAY weasit fa bia WO BO Monogram Of Dk. BB, SigEs~ ako ming othe. “genuine can Uv tid of Gate & Iloeks. Malu long, id ai deans” VAN BCILAACRS. avents tor tho drug . rua to forfait $0 for any tal apoio uke wl ih curds Fite epatocative efpigdvice), ur bustin? Ovor ity cures id the Pntthd Statvs aluwe huve buun efectud within tho last ye yours, ve a hie