Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 13, 1881, Page 17

a ——aa THE CHICAGO- 'TRIBUNE:’ SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1881 TWENTY - PAGES eee REAL ESTATE. A Stiff Market the Ruling Feat- ure of the Week Just Closed. The Payment of a Check and the Record of a Deed Make East Chicago a Fact, What the Belt Line Proposes to Do—Improvements at East Chicago. Qarson & Pirie’s New Dry-Goods Pal- ace in the Down-Town Section." The Cable Road Rapidly Reaching the Last Stages of Construe- tion. Sales of the Week—Building--Street and Other Improvements. Englewood and the Railroads—Moving in the Hennepin Canal Scheme—ltems. STRONG AND STEADY. ‘The market forthe past week bas exhibited ‘unusal strength, with a still persistent demand for what is not to be had—namely: inside prop- erty. The would-be buyers are plenty, but as it takes two to ke a bargain, and as the party of the second part—the seller—is as scarce as hen's teeth, or any other rare production— this particular. class of property has been held with a tightened grip which only serves to make itall'the more cought after, Indeed, with ref- erence to the strietly inside property, in the old and somewhat territorially restricted sense of the term, there is some doubt whether it’ can be bought for either love or money. The fact is,that the Bordens, the Fields, the Leiters, and all tno other purchasers of inside property have bought with the inten- tion of holding, and never selling asain, and, 2$ about everything in the inside, or down-town, section bas fallen Ento the: hands ot these per- manent possessors, the result is that those who want to buy property now are obliged to go outside the old inside circle, and into a new one. The inside circle of today and forthe future takes ina good deal. more circumference than the old one; every successive sale is followed by an expunsiun of the limit, very much like chucking a stone into a pool of water sets the placid: surface in motion and forms a series of concentric rings, ever widening out- ward from the centre. The section in and around the new Borrd of Trade Building is now 8 part of this new inside circle, and the demand for property even there is still so active that it, too, will soon cease to mark the limit, and inside property will be still tarther from the business wethe speculative movement has been all on the Bouth aud in the way of acre property. Nearty’ everybody Who wants to buy nowadiys, elther for speculative, railroad, or manufacturing pur- poses. Wants to buy in the section avout which Fomuch bas been said of late—the south and eust—and jn whose future, especiully since the Eust Chicago scheme is now yencrally looked gpon us 2 fixed fact and ny idle dream, real ¢: date, railroad, manufacturing, und financial cir- cles are citker all. more or Jess interested or ‘wishing that they were. EAST CHICAGO A FACT. The first practical step in the Eust Chicago scheme has been taken, and a project which to muuny people hus seemed a ood deat more of a fancy than a fact, 1s now an established thing. The tatk whicn has been indulged in for the past few mouths uver the sale of the’ Forsyth tract at Sheflieid, Ind., and the mammoth enterprises which were ta spring from it, were received in some quarters with considerable credulity and a Jiveral allowunce of salt. The simple act of re- cording a deed and paying over one-third of the Dpurchise money has lifted the project out of the domain of fancy into the realm of fact, and it would be difficult to tind anybody now who Goesn't admit that East Chicazo, end all gho schemes Which are wrapped up in its hopeful future, ure well enough to tie to for just about all they are worth. The practical step above referred to, and duly ebronicled in THE THisuNe at the time, was taken Thursday morning last, when Mr. W. G. Green and Mr. Gulliver, of the firm of Alexan- der & Green, New York, completed the vur- chase of Jacob Forsyth's §,WW-acre tract, just across the Illisots and Indiana State line, on which Isto be erected the new suburban town of East Chicago, which is to be the starting point of the Belt-Line Road. The purchasers, represented by Mr.-Green, gave Mr. Forsyth a rertified check for $833,333.31, being one-third of the purchase money—$1.000.000. Mr. Forsyth then gave the syndicate—the East Chicago Im- provement Company, a New Jersey corpora- tlon—a deed to the property, and took from them & mortgage to secure the nutes for the remain- der of the purchase money, which are payable in one, two, three, four, and five year with the privilece of paying in full at aay UUme they see fit within the five years.. The deed and mortgage were duly. recorded by the County Clerk of. Lake County, Indiana, the same day, and the initix! step ina transaction invelving a round tuillion, ané paving the way for others which are certain to spring up in con- nection with the new community at the foot of the lake, was completed. For the better informatfon of those who may havea somewhat dim and shadowy idea as to Just what the Eust Chieazo scheme meuns any- how, it may be just as well tu state here and pow that it contemplates, in the first place, the purchase of the Forsyth zract, ut the mouth of the Calumet Kiver, and the erection of a great city at that point. The tirst part of the scheme lias been caried out, and the other will follow in duetime, But there ure several other things to be done. The mouth of ‘the river is to be dredged and tbarbor built. The intention then isto inaugurate A yrand dockage system around Wolf Lake, which is to be dredged s to allow sbips to’ sail in it readily.” By the dredging of this Inke, which can be eusily done, a grand harbor with limitless dockroom will b eccured. Here will be one of tho terminal pointsof the Helt-Line Railroad. Three “spurs will run from it between the three small hikes— Wolf, George, and Berry. . ‘Two companies, here- tofore popularly distinguished as the Railroad Belt-Line and the Weston Belt-Linc, ure in- Terested in the scheme of running this belt_line trom East Chicago all the way around ty Lake View on the north, but are understood to bave practically forgotten their diflerences’ und poulea their issues. In an interview be- tween Mr. Weston and a _ representative of Tar. Teruvse on. the intentions and: pros- pects of the belt-line scheme, Unit zentlem: Was careful to state, first of all, Ubat all di culties, or alleged dilticulties, had Deen remov and that the work was go:ng abead, | The belt Tine, as bas been stated, starts at Wolt Luke. ‘gust across the Indium State line, strikes west ‘and north until it reaches the Town of Lyons, tenee runs north inte the Town of Jetferson, not fur from the city fimits, where it connects with the roads running north and nerthw The road is primarily desigaed, of cours {ucilitate the transter of through freizht from Exatern to Western lines and vice ¥ Ie will have four lines of steel track, stone culverts, fron bridges with stone abutments, and all the other modern improvewents, ana will be Dallasted with stone throughout. It bas no enzinecring difficulties to. grapple with. and no special favors to usk from locul authorities of the towns through which it will pass, beyond the rigbt to cross streets and roads. A. prom- inent fuctor in the scheme {s the proposed cou- Etruetion of three mammoth elevators of a cupacity of 15,000 busnels cack, to be divided among the several rouds in the pool us follow: Michigun Central und Lake Shore: Pittsburi, Fort Wayne & Chicago and Baltimore & Obw Grand Truok and Wabash. Instead of issuing warehouse receipts, the grain will simply be re- ceived and delivered. the idea bemz to furnish & sort of easement to the ‘several transportation dines. Fur instauce, if cars of grain are brought in per day, and the Eastern lines can only ‘take fifty ef them, the balance willbe stored and delivered when called for. The arrangements will be such that shipments can be made e:ther by rail or water. ‘Te belt line will strike every road entering the city, and will be able to-tranship for thenrall without any dunger of a blockade. The ¢levitors so far, it is true, exist cniy on paper. but the intention 1s to get to work as rupidly, as possible. and to at ‘once grade the track for the new line. The ironing will probably be deterred until spring. Another part of the organization is the Land Tmprovement Company. ‘above stated, the locality about East Chicago turnishes miles and miles of dockage on Wolf Lake and the Calumet River, and ecores of applications have already n received from Eastern parties for space on Which to erect mills. lt is the intention to | grant them leases for long terms on low xround-rents, to build for and rent to the work- men who will be attructed to the new line of in- uatrs and, in short, to open up 4 field for man- utactures, and do an'immense transfer business. Such, in short, is the scheme of the future as al present mapped out. Whether there will be any changes in the details sugested by expe- rience and the course of events remains to be seen. The luteness of the seazon is rather peainst any very extensive building operations efore spring, but as long as the weather is at wil favorable, the intention is to push the work several branches very ofthe everal bea and make the very most le example thus far set has already proved contagious. The investment of this” lnrge amount of money by foreign. capitalists in East Chicugo and the Belt-Line Railroad demon- Strates their appreciation of the udvantazes and the promising future of the manufacturing suburbs of Chicago. ‘The manufacturing con- Ires which surround the large cities of the world are locxted-on the ter-courses and harbors near those cities. For cheap iron, lumber, and fuel, Chicayo stands unrivaled, and. 43 there is no harbor to the north of Chicazo neurer than tacine, her largest factories must be confined to the three harbors offered by the already crowded Chicago Hiver, the Calumet River, and the Water-front about to be opened up at East Chicago, ‘The banks of the Calumet River are gradually being Vought np by capitalists, and Amone the siles of the pust week is to be noted one of 180 acres, being a purt of the Chittenden farm and adjacent lands. ‘This sale wis effected by Thomus E. Patterson ahd A. Zooper’ for Joseph Coltett, of ‘Terre Haute, and the price reutized was $95,0W, It is understood that it was purchased by a prominent raltcoad’ man, purely 48 an investment. { BELT LINE No. 5 Another projected belt tine, known ag the Chienzo Itailway .& ‘Transfer Company, but which, for sake of ‘brevity, and as a sort of trade-mark to distinguish it’ from its projected but not built predecessors, has been dubbed in railroau circles 15“ Belt-Line No. 5,"* is in the field, The incorporntors are Victor D. Gowan, Charles Roberts, Francis A. Hiddie, itichard Gregg of Chicago, and §. L, Inslee of Elgin. Accurd:ng to ex-State Senator Hiddle, one of the incorporators, the company bas been organ- ized with 2 defimit purpose in View, and bus sutticient money to carry out that purpose. The company proposes to run a road for the transfer of passengers and freight from Montrose, around through Jefferson, throuyh the centre of Cicero (either east or west of Austim, to Lyons, Worthvand Catumet, to. the west line of Hyde Park, and thence to Souta Chicago. According to Mr. Riddle, it -hns no connection with the Western lndiuna Belt Line, The. contracts for the right of way have already been made, ang, necording to Mr. Riddle, the inatter will be rap- idly pushed. IMPORTANT DOWN-TOWN MOVE. ‘The leading transaction in rentals during the 1 week was the perfection of arrangements by Carzon, Pirie, Scott & Co., for opening alarge retuil store on the South Side—a quarter of the city in which they have bud none since the tire of 1871, After that contlagration they opened store on West Madison street. and have ever since retained it as their principal retail estab- ment, their wholeswte henaquarters only be- iny on this side of the river. For some time they bave been conteniplating returning to the South Side, and, as is known, nud secured thg building now occupied by Marshull Field & Co., but were induced by the tempting ‘bonus of $10.00 to ve it up to its present and former occupants. nce then they have been looking around for a satisfactory piace in the centre of the citv, and have at last secured one iu what is known as the Pike Building, on tho southwest corner of State and Monroe . streets. A few years ago it would have been cousidered absurd to move so fursouth from tho then business centre, but tho steady progress of the retail dry goods trade down Stute street. in- dicates that Curson, Pirie, Seott & Co.'s new es- tablishinent will, before many months, be 1m the centre of the retail business section tustead of toward its southern extremity. ‘This building, which until’ some two years ago belonged to Mr. Eugene S. Pike, formerly of Cineiunati, but for some years back a large property-owner in this city, is now owned by Mr. Ayers, of Lowell, Mass., and bus been oveu- pied for some time, on the ground tloor, son, the jeweler. in-the upper stories several ists. puysici ns, und others have found quar- ry ouds tira obtained a ten- Of the whole building, and will take possessiun May 1, paying oan annual rental of $5,500 according to one author- ity, and | $40,000 according . to another, and making their own improvements. It is understood that at first only wie ground, ond, and third Moors will be used for the ore, and that the fourtband fifth tloors will be WK rented. outas offices until such time as the xrowth of the store business demands ndul- tional room. In order to fit_up the lower floors fur the purposes of a store, it will be necessary, to tear outall the puretions and make other important ehunges. ‘The leases of the present Tenants will all expire May 1, Iss, with the ex- ception of Clapp & Co.'s, whieh runs uatil Muy 1, 1384, and which the dry-googs frm will prob- ably buy out. ‘The tenants above the third tloor will burdly be disturbed for some little time ~The rent seems rather high, but is simply another indication of tho southward movement of the business centre and of the natural in- crease in rentals due thereto. ‘The Fike Building, or, as itis now called, the Ayer Building, 13 a very large and very showy Stone structure, built by’ Mr. Pike immediately {ter the Hre of 181. About the time of the nie it was sold to the present owner, Mr. Ayer, the great pill man, who contemplates adding Two additional stories to it next spring, making it seveu stories high. THE CABLE ROAD. ‘The few brizht days of last week allowed the workmen on the State street cable road to ac- comptish a good deal, and the progress made is quite marked, especially on the section south of ‘Swenty-second . street. Dnring the week ground bas been broken on Lake street and Wavash avenue, and now work is being done on three sections of the down-town helt. The track on State street between Madi- gon street and Ceutral Music-Hall Building bas been completed, and the concrete is in as far nortnas Lake street, the coucrete-mixer be- img stationed just north of Kandolpb strect. The company has only been able to obtain the right of way for n single track on Wabash ave- nue and Lake street, ana the idea of allowing the West Side and Wabash avenue cars to thake the circuit on the belt bas been abandoned. ‘The Madison and Ogden avenue ers will run down the cust track and up the west track on State Street, and tne Wabash avenue cars wili run the sume way. There is n switch on Wabash avenue just south of Madison street, and when the Mad- ison street side of tne belt is torn up the Wabash avenue cars will turn there. On.Lake street, between State and Wabash avenue, the iron yokes and tracks have been nid, and on Wabash avenue, from Lake to Washington streets, the same thing has been done. Channels are being cut for the track to Madison street on Wabash avenue. During the coming week the double curve at the intersce- tion of Madison and State streets will be put In place. Tue fron superstructure over tne Mudl- son street excavation has been nearly com- pleted, and the tracks to Monroe street are ready for the pavers. From Monroe street to Twenty-tirst the tracks: huve been compteted, und the iron superstructure over the Archer- avenue excavation is belug put in. ‘The tracks between Twenty-first and Twenty-secona streets e ready for che pavers, and the Twenty-second street excuvation is being rapidly covered over, Atthe engine-bouse the machinery is nearly ail in position, and u!l of the heavy iron coxs and shafts ave been put up. The Lire pulicy- wheels for the cable are being put in the ¢: eavution, and the tracks are being jaid over we iron superstructure. Mr. Hutmes' contidential ian bas Just returned from Pittsburg, where he hus been laying down the law to! the iron founders, and the iron Is now eine rapidly shipped. "In the workshops the frames of forty p-cars have been constructed, und they will y for the road very sbortly South of Twenty-second street the west track bus been compivted to ‘Iwenty-ninth street, ine concrete ig into Thirty-second street, the iron work is in place to Thirty-third street, and. tue channel fs dug to Thirty-Tourth street. ‘The enst track tus been completed from Twenty- secund to Twenty-fourth street, the iron work 1s in place to Twenty-fifth street, and the channel is dug to Tw h street." ‘The eurs run on tne west track to Twenty-sixth street and on the cust track to Thirty-third street, with switches at intervals. The city pavers are getting along very well. The first ing reached Archer uvenue yester- day, muking # perfect street north of that point, ‘the sevond xang has paved the street west of the tracks between Twenty-third and Twenty- sixth str he third gang bus paved the street from Thirt irty-tifth street. A fourth gang will be put on the street Mond: pave from Twenty-secoud to Twent; streets. SALES OF THE WEER. Potter Palmer is said to have changed his luck and gone to buying instead of selling. He is understood to have negotiated recently for sev- eral hundred feet on State, near Eighteenth street. Tf. $. Everhart sold to W.T. Lindley, of the firm of Field, Lindley & Co., the northwest cor- ner of Stute and Fourteenth streets, 28x135, for $10,259 eush. % ii, §. Everhart and F. A. Bragg sold for, Col. Fred D. Grant bls forty acres in te Town of Fullman for. 2,00. The purchaser is Henry 1. Enstinan, of Fond du Lac, Wis., who bought the tract for purposes of subdivision into lots, and not for the ‘West Madison st, $€ erection of any big manufacturing establish- ments. us is generally supposed tu be the case nowadays when a sale of property anywhere in the neighborhood of Pulltuan takes place. F. a. Brayg & Co. report the following sales: The Frea Grant tract of 40 acres at Puliman, elsewhere referred to, being the-N. E.1i of Sec. 21,37, 14, for $32,000to Heury B. Eastman, of Fond-du-Lae, Wis.: + Michigan avenue, brick nouse, and lot 50x178 feet. for $26,009, and taxes; No. ‘240 Michigan avenue, frame botse, and lot 50x175 feet, for $20,000, taxes of 1881 and unpaid Michigan avenue boulevard assessment; 114 acres on the Calumet River, See. 18, 37, 15, for $14,250—another investuient; 20x56 feet, with QUNTIS4 teet udjoining, west front, on State street, 40 feet south. of Eldridge. court, for $15,000 and taxes of Asst, the sale being in connection with H. S, Everbart; lot: 27 85- 100x125 feet, west front, on Hoyne avenue, between Madison and atoured ront, streets, fur $1,919; 100x135!3 feet, we: Suite near Seventeenth, to Henry 8, Eastinan, of Fond du Lac, Wis., S22500. ‘There hus just been tiled for record at, Crown Point, Lake County, fud..a deed from Willi it. Shelby to the *Momeuce Live Stock Com- pany." for 4,000 xeres of land lying on or peur the Calumet Ktiver. ‘The consideration named 13 $1,000, ‘This transaction in light of receut do- ings may be regarded as bemg quite significant. Huta few day ayo the sale of 300 ueres of lund near “‘Tolleston, Ind. to Georee H. Leonard” was noticed, and it is well Kuown that. he bought it for 2. prom- iuent Stock-Yard3 man who does not desire bis name to tznrein the transuetion. The New York, St. Louis & Chicago, the Indianapolis Air Line, and the Wester Indiana Iaitway Companies have been purchasing many Lundred acres in the vicinity of Hammond, Jod., una almost every large tract of any importance lying in the Culu~ met Luke rezion hug been purchased at sood figures of lute. The executor of the estate of tha late Ell Bates fs understoad to have sold a good deul or the property belonging to the estute within the past ten daya, notably some. pieces on Mlinols ‘and Oak street W.D, Kerfoot & Co.,acting tor Paul itoth- bart, sold to Joba A, Senieiss, for $15,003, five acres at the Southeust corner of Western avenue and Twenty-trst street. ‘The property is_ad- Jacent ro several lunge manufacturing intere: und will no doubt be subdivided into lots and sold at a handsome advance over the wholesale price at which the whole piece was bought, * M.S. and J. ¥.Seammon sold, for $12,000, to the Ilino!s Central Railroad Company the lot'on the luke-shore, between ‘Thirty-third and Thirty- fitth streeta, and east of ruilrond right of way. F, W. Mix sold mil mterest In-the above property 16 the sine company for $12.00). ‘The Muster in Coancery sbld_to Frank C. ‘Taiy- lor und others, for $12,000, 1945x150 fect on Dear- born avenue, twenty-four feet souta of Maple street, west front, improved, Edward C. tluling sold. to Rachel Davis, for 172 feet on Wabush avenue, cighty- b of Sixteenth street, west front. the premises No. 180s Prairie avenue for $1 George A. Gibbs gold to B. A. French 4x feet. Michizan avenue, east” front, bets ‘Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth streets, for § Nuthan Davis suld to Adam Partrid: $15,000, SUx10L feet on Fourth avenu fect south of Taylor street, east front. George Le Jeune and others sold to Elen M. Henrotin for $9,000 10!x100 feet on. Wells street, southwest corner of Whiting, east front. L.S. and W. U, Harrington sold to James W. Swayzee for $13,0W Gix1359-10 feet on Vernon feet north of ‘Thirty-seventh street, Dwight F. Morse sold to Eva C. Chuimasero for $19,000, 30x18U feet, improved, on Prairie ave- nue, southwest corner.of Twenty-fourth strect, ront. spin. R. Cherry sold to Frances E: Phillips for $13,000, ten neres on Central Park uvenue, southeast corner of ‘Twenty-seventh street. Elizabeth Garrity sold wo x ‘homas P. Ford for $11,400, 30x60 fect on Illinois street, northwest corner of Pine, south front. Charies W. Fullerton sold to Edward Harland for $6,6:8, 521-100 acres on George street, near Northwestern Railroad, ‘The Chicago Packing & Provision Company sold to Nuthin M. Neeld, Lot 2 in Block 4, Pack- ers’ Addition (near the Stock-Yurds), being 422{ xI9SX Leet, for $85,000. Henry L. Young sold to Jobn S. Melivaine, Wx1253 feet on Prairie avenue, enst front, sie feet north of ‘Twenty-tifth street, tor The Master in Chancery sold to H.'f. Tilling- hast and others 25x163 +10 fect, cust front, on Conmmercint street, northwest corner of Jeifer- son road, with 50x163 3-10 feet in the same block, for $7,350. Christian Fischer sold to John Adam De Berge, or for $2,000, 102::x)52_ feet on North Clark street, 10422 {eet South of Grant street, east front, iim- proved. Francis H. Tarbell sola to Amos J. Schell, for $6,000, 21x89 9-10 feet on North ‘Throop street, % fect south of West Washington street, cust front, improved. John S. Metcalfe sold to Albert J, Averell, Cor $2u,8W), 52870 $10 eet on North Weils stzeet, hortheast corner of Water street, west front. Bryau Luthrop sold to M. 1, Hayans. for $8,000, 50 feet to the river on Cnerry avenue, 412 fect south of North street, scuth front. James “D. Smith sold to Jobn F. Doyle, for $6,000, 21x89 9-10 feet on Throop street, south of West Washington street, wi improved. Seth Wadbams sold to John J. Wilson, for $9,002, 24x16) feet on Clinton street, 12 feet horth of West Randolph street, west front. Charles Donnelly evld to Louise ‘uttle, for $7,800, 21x125 feet on West Monroe street, ninety- tbree feet west of Honore, south front, fin- proved. George A. Emery sold to George L. Otis tor $7,100, 100X161 feet on Wabash avenue, 100 feet north of Forty-second street, east front, with Iduxibl fect udjoining on Suite strect. ‘The building and lot of the Chicazo Academy of Scicnces were sold Monday at public auction for the second time, the gale being made by Benjamin D, Magruder, Master in Chancery, at the ‘Wushineton street entrance of the Court- House, The property consists of a five-story stone-front building and a lot S5x18s feet in area at No. 263 Wabash avenue. ‘two bids were re- ceived, one bemg $81,538, by the Connecticut Mutual Lite-Insurance Company, and the othor, $105,500, by E. B. McCagy for Sidney A. Kent. The’ property was knocked down promptly to the highest bidder. It is understeod to be in- cumbered for $108,611, or over $5,000 more than the sule price. It was sold Oet. 4, and was thea Did in by the guarantors of a note given by the directors to secure an $80.00 mortzaye held by the Connecticut Mutual, These 1 George C. Walker, E. W. Blatebford, B. 1B. Cagis E. H. Sheldes, and Daniel Thom They had paid $2655 ‘of accrued. intere: costs un the mortgage in order to secure theic cluiin, and were to have paid the remaining ‘$80.00 and take the property. ‘'bis they finally declined to do, and nother sale was ordered. Mr. Kent will improve the building tor business purposes, ind will allow the Directors of the Academy’ of Sciences to remain in possession of the rooms now oeeupied by the institution, if satisfuctory arrangements can be made. SATURDAY?S TRANSFERS. ‘The following instruments were filed for ree- ord Suturaay, Nov. 12: Wabash ay, 9-10 ftn of Washington st, wf, und #3 of leasehold interest in 24x lie 10 4 improved, dated Oct. 26 (Lafayette. Smith to"Thomas Lord) Eminn st, 15's tt ¢ of Asbiand ay, 8 f,2ix 1:4 6-10 ft, dated Oct. 17 (J. H. Moeller to George Ohblrick).......... = oeece cou Lincoln ay, 251 2-lu ttn w of Telden. ne 1, WAL Ht, dated Oct.1 (Arthur Her- Vert to Patrick O'Culluzhan)........-6.. 3,000 North Morgan st, 116 4-10 ttn of Hub- bardoe tf, und 3y of 6 2-J0x1IG ft. fm- proved, dated Qet. 20 (estate of W. 1h. Ogiten to C. Dempsey)... 1,275 North Morgan st, and 3g premises, duted Vet. 2y (sume party to same)..2, 45 North La Salle ansiel to Dunit PY North Halsted st, 5 ¢ co wOxISs 4-10 tt, dated Oct. Tempel to Jacob Mulbuseh)............- 1,650 West Uincayo av, 10 ftw of Wood st, sf 2 ft, dated June H (estate of G. C. Crain to C. Luehe)......eeeeeee rece rose 1100 Hurlbut st, 15 100 of Belden av, ¢ £, 35x ww ft, dated Nov. H (Joby C. Kimmer- ling to Marie Ifeinemann)..... 1,730 Dayton st, 316 fe sot Centre, w 1 Tt to Frank Ots - 730 West Luke st 25 1teot Ada, nt Six ist rt, dated Nov, 104 and F. Gell- atly to Graham Bri wisresyoo> Bn Lincoln av, ttn wof Webster, nef, IW) 1t to ‘alley. dated Noy. 1 (Rudolf Brand to Augiist NoIINg)...0. cece. 5,250 Lincoln av, 1 ft se of Webster, swf, Taxl25 ft. dated Oct. 15 (Edward Roby to Hngh A. White) 4,500 The premises No. 30) We: dated Nov. 16 (Muster in Chance! ‘Thomus Ho Seymour) weteweas Emerald av, 72 ft n of ‘Thirty-ninth £, xB Tt, duted Oct. 5 (W. A. Meri- wether to 'G. W. toe). Same premises 23 above, (G. W. Hoe to FM. Woods) Tessts Michizan av, 149 Its of ‘Thirty-second st, SuxIis ft, dated Nov. 3 (Nathan Cor- with to Henry G. Gaylord)... Fremont st, § ¢ cor of Clay, wf, 27 25 ft. duted Nov. 12 C. O. and MeCagg to Franz Arendt). Canal st, 5 w cor of Eighteenth, 215 tt, dated Nov. 12 (Master in to Thomas Milner), nt, ‘2x10433 ft, duted Nov. 1 (Elin W. Stin- sun etal. to Conrad Furst)... es Murray st, 69ft n of Twenty-eighth, ef, 24x13 ft, improved, dated Nov. (Charles Bertram to Jobn Steaman).... 2,000 Twenty-fourth st, 155 ft wot Wabash av, $f, 538x199 ft, duted Nov. 7 (Lewis Good~ imin to Eugene A. Bussett)....... Stanton av, nor Thirty-ninth’ st, w f, cox 180 ft, Improved, duted Nov, 1 (Luciad. R. Pitney to Mary C. Doads. wr Michigan itv, 125 £0 n of Thirty-third st, ¢ f. buxIvt tt, improved. dated Nov. 3 (estate of Thomas Nicolés to Frankie M. Wheelock) Seen Coblenz st. 164 fle of Western av, $f, 48 x10) ft,dated Oct. 25 (W. 0, Cole to M. MeNelly ps... 020. --+2 lew a Tolman ay, 150 ft n of Thompson st. ef, 253x125 ft, dated Noy. 7 (John Jobnoaton dr, tu Sophie Schud)........ ‘alman av, 125 ft n. of Thompson st. f, "pe teedated Nov. 7 (same party to olbeck wee Ci eeevea 6 cor Tweni ea ft, dated Oct. 25 James W. Paxton ww Joho C.Gruntet aly... XONTH OF CITY LIMITS WITHIN A TaDrUS OF NOUTH OVEN ULES OF THE COURT-HOUSE. Bay road, near n w cor-of Jeffer. Groen eyo) rete alley, dated Oct. 13 (W¥ TL. Davis to D.C, Einkel).............../8 1,000 George st. 8 w cor of Seminary av, nf, 143 xivise tt, dated Oct. 11 (Albert Wisner to Jobn Kolbaum). : Dummy round, bet Diversy aud Si *, 50 ft to ulley. dated Now. 10 ( a Ye'R. Blackstone to August Lingren).. 1,600 SOUTH OF CITY LIMITS WITHIN A RADIUS OF SEVEN MILES OF THE COULT-10) Jatlin at, 202 ft s of Forty-elghth, ef, 24x TH ft, dated Oct. 15 (M. Godfrey to Mary Cottaze Grove’ av, 119° ft ‘a of “Forty= Vourth st,e f,25 ft to Evans av, dated Nov 8 (George Trumbull to W. and M. ‘Yennant). Cottase Grove av, (Forty-sixea St, e 1, 259x133 ft, dated Oct. 3(H. and KR, 3S. Tutbii to James Wenbam). SUMMARY FOR. THE WEEK. 2,700 00 1,450 1,000 ‘The following is the total number of city and snbtirban sales within a radius of seven miles of the Court-House ‘tiled for record during the week ending Saturday, Nov. Location. Sates, Amount. 120 a $6 Total........ $176,024 Total previous week. 91,607 NEW SUBDIVISIONS. The following new subdivisions have been pluced on record since the Ist any of October, Iss: Lot 6 in Block 16, on northwest cornerof Lin- coln avenue and’ Diversey street, by Phwbe Wright. ‘41 49.100 acres on Riverside boulevard, south- west corner of West ‘Twenty-second street, by Henntng & Speed. Blovk 4 in Packer's Addition near the Stock- by the Chicago Packing & Provision ny. rei feet on Rxeine avenue, in Sub-Block 8 of Block 44, Shetlield’s Addition, by F. H. Do- 2y7x124 feet ou Lewis street, in Sub-Block 1-of Block 44, Shettield’s Addition. by F. H. Doland, “60%xT21 feeton West Adams street, south- west curner Robey, by John E. Owsley, Telxs1 feet on Campbell nvenue, northeast cor- of Wileox street, by Joba T. Date. 2xtax09 teet, on One Hundred and Third street, near Thornton road, by Abraham De Koker. 415-10 acres on'Douglts avenue, northwest corner of Ashland avenue, by J.C. Knicker- bocker. s30x150 feet on Emerson Street, northeast cor- ner of Shermun avenue, in Evyunston, by T. H. ‘Yraver. ‘A large tract on North avenue, northwest cor- ner of Crawrord avenue, by J. F. Keeney and harles lusiper, Wigxz67 feet on Evans avenue, south of and neue Forty-third street; by James 8. Wriznt. BSNS feet on Western avenue, northeust corner of Monroe street, by Jonn V. N. Stand- ish et al. * ‘a0Sx206 feet on Wallace strect. southeast cor- ner of Thirty-seventh street, by John tt. Winter- botham, {05x24 fect on Division street, southwest corner of Shore drive, by M. E. Dorman. IssexKH feet on Armitage avenue, southwest corner of Nebraska avenue, by David Green- bi stistgx124 fect on Seminary avenue, southeast corner of Fullerton avenue, by David D. Jones, 270-100 neres on Humboldt boulevard, soutb- enst corner of Milwaukee uvenue, by Elizubeth Cowper. ‘NSSE's seet on Seminary avenue, northwest coruer of Diversey street, by Albert Wisner. 124x93 feet on Thirty-s' treet, southeast corner of Buttertield street, by ‘Toolen and Matoney. 108x100 feet on DeKalb street. southeast cor- nerof West Polk street, by James L. Camptell, BUOXSS feet on Sixty-lrst street, southeast corner of School street, by the estute of Ira J. Nichols. 4143 neres in W. 3: Sec. 10, 42, 12, by Alfred Olaneld etal. Block 1 and part of Block 6in First. Addition to Kensington, by Glover & Black. BUILDING. Frank $. Waters,» member of the Chicago Board of Trade, und of the firm of F.S. Waters &Co,, beads the syndicate of Board of Trade men mentioned in Inst Sunday's Tarpon us having leased the Brown estate lot on Clark street, running through to Pacific aveune, for which they agree to pay the sum of $t¥3,000 rentul for ninety-nine years, or $7,000 yearly, advance. The parties leasing are tu pay all tnxes and assessments. The papers bave been duly drawn and placed on record, and the Srst year’s rent pitid in advanee.. It is the intention of the syndicate to ercet a fire-proof banking and office building six stories bigh, with four of Hale’s superior elevators, and_ many of the ad- vantages of courts and lights now shown to great advantage in the Borell Building in New York will be introduced. Heating and veutilat- ing apparatus of recent patents will be one of the chief studies of the architects. The. esti- snuted cost of the structure is $185,000, and when itnished will be one of the chief ornaments to tne locality in and around the new Uoard of Trade. Henry S. Everhart and F. A. Rragg & Co. were the lucky brokers who negotinted the sale of the property in question to the Luard of ‘Trade syn- dicate. The First National Bank Building and the Montauk Building, just west of it, ure up so fur as the second stories, and the work will be car- ried on through te -winter as uninterruptedly asthe weather will permit. ‘The bank peovle are very anxious to occupy thoir new and hand- some stronghold, that is to be, by May 1, and = is possible.thnt 2 temporary roof will be erected during the winter or early spring, aud the bank room finished olf for oceupnney by tbat date. ‘The construction will proceed nt tho same time, above the temporary roof. ‘The ‘Taylor Build ing, on the. south side of Monroe street, between Chirk and Ga Sule, is already several feet nbove the sidewalk, und promises, when completed, to make another handsome ornament to this rapidiy-improving strcet. The Union Iron & Steel Company will make their new shop, corner of ‘Thirty-first street and Ashland avenue, entirely fire-proof, replucing wooden posts, stays, and girders with fron. The. following are the more important build~ ing permits issucd during the past week: Wash- ‘on Ice Company. two-story iee-huuses, 30x60 feet, No. 37 Thirty-first street, to cost 83,000; P.O. Lunds ‘¥ and basement dwelling: and 37 Mohawk street, S800); George M. Clark, three-story and basement fivery-stable x1) feet, Nus. UBL und is) North Ciark street, to cost $14,000. STREET AND OTHER IMPROVE- MEN’ ‘The disbursementa ou the West Washington street improvements for October amounted to $10.09, ‘The city will lay out some $1,500 in replanking the Canul-street approach to the Polk-strect viaduet, ‘The citizens of South Chicago have petitioned the Hyde Park Board of ‘Trustees for a bridge neross the Calumet River at One-Hundredth street. ‘The assessment-roll in the case of the City vs. Exeeie, for widening Cottage Grove from ‘Thirty-seventh street to Egan avenue, hus been withdrawn by the city, and parties intend- Ing to tile objections need not do so, 1s no ut- tempt will be made at this term of court to con- firm the assessiaent. ‘The Couneil Committee on Streets and. Alleys, West Division, bus ignored the renrunstrances against the improvement of ‘Twenty-second strevt and the opening of Gurley street, recom mended the repeal of the ordinance for repnir- ing Western avenue from West Chicazo avenue to West Division street, and will report tavor- ably on the ordinance fur the improvement of Jetferson, from West Madison to West Van Bu - ~ Monroe, trom Cunul ty eniug of Union Braneb. trom Lumber The Michigan av neideribly delayed by ° vution of the drivews: to'fwenty-ninth street has teen compieted, the vel spread to ‘Ewenty-ltth street, except on Ut blocks, the tit walks laid to-hirty= first street, with thé excepdun or some, snmil openings, the granit-bluck gutters laid to Twen- ty-fiftn street, and the curbmy set to ‘Toirty- third street. The planting of trees was com- neneed during the past weck at Park row ‘The recent improvements at the Suuta Parks have been numerous and important, including the excavation of the Like at Wasniugton Park, the formmg of the slopes, the extension of the Lafayette embankment, etc. ‘The East Park” protection’ bus been extended by the construction of S27 lineal feet of pier. Weather permitting, the protection will be completed to Sixty-seventh street this month. Garneld boulevard has been graded and planted. with miscellaneous trees fron the nursery. ‘The Chicazo, Milwaukee & St Paul Iuilroad Company bas agreed to build the propused vin- ductover the trucks crossing the boulevard ts Garfield and Humboldt Parks, with the plan heretofore sub- iitted, certain necessary details being ndded, with the exception of the wings ana fililus. If Gesired by the West Purk Comuissione;s, the company Wil coustruct the wings, and Jouk to the Commissioners for the paywient of the cost Ofthem. The company made tbis offer upon the basis of more accurate pluns and specitica- tions which are to be made, and they demand 2 contract between themselves und the Cousmis- swners. ‘Chey agree to complete the work as ‘suv 85 the stone cun be obtined and. the lubor treer to the Suut ie improvement has been ne bad wether. The from ‘T'wenty-sixth ¢an be proseouted, which will not probabi: betore early suring. ‘The matter wi come. wo for tuture action by the West Park Board. ENGLEWOOD AND THE RAILROADS The suburban patrons of the Rock Island and Take Shore & Michigan Southern Railroads are beginning to ask if the public and those who ride on these trains bave any rights which rail- roads are bound to respect. ‘The latest cause of compiaint is an order issued by the Lake Shore Company which prohibits the carrying of Engle- wood, Grand Crossing, and South Chicago passengers on the 3:30 and 4:15 p. m. trains, not- withstanding cach of these points is a railroad crossing where they are by law required to stop. The companies claim that thelr through cars are filled up with suburban passengers, and that ‘after passing South Chicago they are obliged to. haul one or more empty cars simply to accommodate a few suburban passengers. The prohibition on the 3:30 or fast train was not somuch of a hardship,as a dummy train followed shortly after, which makes atl stops, but the 5:1 comes between. the 3:40 and i trains, and has been 2 great accommodation to anumber ot patrons, who bave been able to reach-bome thirty minutes sooner than they will now be able to do. A short time ago the Muck Island Company shortened up_the time of one of its suburban trains by cutting olf all stops between Englewood and Chicago except ‘Twenty-second. 'Thirty-ninth, and Forty-sev- enth streets, much to the incunvenience of many Tormer patrons. The ebunze was made, it is claimed, to cn- hance ‘and increase the-sales of Morgan Park and Blue Island property belonging to some of the managers of that road. Another cause of complaint on these suburban trains is the scarcity of. cars and seating-room. It is almost a duily occurrence on xt least one of these trains that enough peopte ure required to stand to fill two or three cars if provided. Many of the patrons of this road huve becuine so completet disgusted that they say thoy will nut patronize the road when they can find -accommodations elsewhere. ‘These: companies are continually encroaching upon the streets of the towns through which they pass, and endangering the lives aad limbs of men, women, and children who have ace: sion to’ cross thoir. numerous tracks, “Their trains and empty cars obstruct the strect- crossings and hinder and delay trattic to a seri- ous extent at Forty-third, Forty-seventh, Fifty- first, Fifty-tifth, Fifty-ninth, Sixty-first. and Sixty-third streets, and still they nre renebine out for more room. The desirability of Enel wood as a place of residence is being diminished instend of increased, while the stecomodations for reaching it have not materially improved. CHICAGO AND. THE CANAL. The Hennepin Canal, which will be of vast im- portance to Chicago and tHe whole Northwest if itisever built, promises to cut a considerable figure at the coming session of Congress. A meeting of the. Ilinois and ~ fowa branches. of the Canal Commission appointed by the Davenport Convention of Inst May, and the friends of the movement gener- ally, including Senator Logan and Congressmen Farwell, Aldrich, and Henderson, was held Thursday afternoon at the Grand Pacific Hotel for consuitation in connection with the prepara- tion of the cuse for Congress. The fuct that the late St. Louis Convention forthe improvement of the Mississippi bad finally been compelled to indorse tho-canul project, and that the friends of the two schemes would hereafter work to- gether in endeavoring to secure Congressional iid, formed the stuple of several of the specebes made. Senator Logun expressed himself as heartily in favor of the canal. and promised to give ithis sympathy and bis earnest cooperation. He further inude the timely suggestion that, in the popular agitation of | the ques- tion, the necessity of submitting to n ‘vote’ of the people of itinois, the question of surrendering tho Iilinols & Michigan Cunal to the General Government in order tu form a connection with the great likes, must not fora moment be lost sight of. Congress- men barwell, Aldrich, and Henderson gaye the project their unqualitied support, and Mr. Jesse Spalding assured the triends of the movement ‘unt Chicuzo would pot be at ail backward ia its: udvocacy of the scheme. 1t was finally decided to.call no more conventions, but to settle down to business without any further delay, and pre- pare the ense for Congress. A full mecting of the Commission for that purpose will be beld in tbis city Nov. 29, at which time the members are expected to be prepared with indorsements of the project b; many public bodies in their respective States as” possible. ‘The com- mittce uppointed at the Davenport Con- vention to prepare 2 memorial to Congress js algo expected to report on that date. 1t was Surther decided to call upon the Chicago Bourd of ‘Frade to appoint a comunittee of three to net in conjunction with the commission. The proj- ect now bas 2 strung support both Enst and West, and the contemplated move on Congress promises to umount to something. ITENNEPIN ITEMS. | The next sale at the Real Estate Exchange is to take plaice Nov. 30. , The old Armory lot on Franklin street is still unsold. One bid of $110,000 was received for it last Week, and auother effort isto be made by the Mayor and Controller to dispose of it to the city’s advantage. An offer of $125,000 bas since been nntde, aud it is thought that $150,000 will be taken out of the dirt yet. The application of Armour, Dole &Co. for permission to erect an elevator of 2,000,000 bushels cupacity on Sixteenth street and Oakley avenue fur the temporary storage of corn has stirred up no end of discussion both in and out of.the Council, where it now hangs fire. “The argument of those who are opposed to granting the perinission is that if it be a violation of the fire ordinance to put up a two-story shanty, it is tt good deal more of a violation to erect a tower- ing frame elevator. It is likely that there witl be several talking-matebes in the Council be- fore the matter is decided. wo new public-school builaings are just about completed, and will be opened next wonth —tho Sheridan aud tho West Jacks ‘The for- mer is on the southeust corner of Wallace and ‘Twenty-seventh streets. It will be opened Nov. 23 with enough pupils to fill twelve or thirteen rooms (sixty-three in a room), and with gram- mer grades up io the seventh. ‘This schoo! will relieve the Mosley. Ward, Holden, and Wallace- reet Schools. The other new school ts on West ‘ickson street, near California uvenne, Tt will open in December or about Jan. 1. Ie will not be full, but will retieve the King School and the Hayes a very little. and will do’ away with the Warren altogether. ‘The latter is an old frame structure, built before that territory was within the city limits, Exch of these schools cost about $30,000. They are built of cominon red brick, huve fifteen rooms euch, are well lighted, and are heated by stent. ‘ ‘Tne underground cable ordinance, introduced into the Council last Monday by Ald. Cullerton, while ostensibly designed to puta stop to the annoyance oveasioned by tearing up a street after the cable is once down, is suspected of be- ine intended for a somewhat deeper purpose. The curious provisions of the ordinance and the interpretation which might be placed upon therm have given rise to the sugyestion that the ordi- nuince, if passed, would be very apt to null the Council's direction that no more poles shail be strung on wires, and that, within a certain time, tho present voles and wires must all come down. The Western Union is still opposed to tho _ no-pole-and-ali-unde ground system, and, it, {gs — intimated, jnight find several things in the new ordinance wile under a friendly” interpretation would be Yastiy to its liking. One provision of the ordi- hance, moreover, seems to be udirect slap atthe Mutual Caton, which under a possible construc- tion of the Imnguaye used might find itself in tho predicament of baying to give up the wires it had sire: vind nd. toe build a permancat conduit instead of being allowed to repair the break. ‘The ordinance is likely to receive con- siderable diseussion ang ventilation both before and when it comes up for passage. ‘An inspection of tho“ Fieid Hooks" at the office of the Inspeetor of Buildings, according to tig. Washington Republican, shows primarily that more than 49) dwelling-houses are in proc= tess of construction or being rebuitt in Wasning- ton atthe present time. ‘Phe demand for o! hensés . more than eps pice with their construction, showing a steady nnd permanent gain in popuiaion. The num= ber of fine residences and of the better class of houses for sule or. rent, that. are included mn those in process of coustrucuon, points to the fact that the city Is being sought as a home by men ot wealthand culture. - Forty-one of the hew dwelling-houses being erected in the north- ction of the city represent an aggrex:ted timated cost of $4i2,00. It is safe to awwume that the xctual cost of construction will exceed completed these houses cost something near these are the will be found to bav $1006.00, Prominent_ among houses being bulit hy the Hon. James G. Col, Jerome Bonzparte,. the Hon. Geor Robeson, the Hon, Stanley Matthews, the Hon. William Windom, Maj. J.B. Ferguson, R. Hazen, the Hon, G. H. Pendleton, GLH. Van Wyes. LISETTE. For The chicago ‘Tribune. Nay, nay--I am gone, my false Lisette: Love ling not blotted my pride out set, Though love was ‘irtn aod strong. You buve played with my love zsa_ toy. 1 You bave acted the part of a coy coquet: But out in the world I'll ight and forget, ‘Though the battle be stern and long. “You have loved me true?" Am I blind, Lisette? Have you not with your arts entwined, coquet, My heurt for the sake of urbyme: i, well, the suns is soon suns, i My bart bas been bitterly wrunz. coquet: bur the life at your feet that I tlunz wili yet ‘Stand strong with the help of Time. What! Sobs? Andt Why, why, Iasette! Teunnot go if you crying pet 7 And you say that you love me true? “ You did it to try me: O Lisette? *Twus cruel to test me so, my pets But perhaps | was eusily tried—and ret Lloyein the work! but you. M. H. FB. The Remarkable Drama Evolved by the Author of the Pas- ~ sion Play. A. Skeletonic. Heroine Who Is Re- vivified Only to Be Always Hungry. Rhea, the French Actress, and the Man- agerial Exhibition of Her Good Clothes. Patti’s Visit Not Productive of En- thusiasm—A. Dull Election- Day. Special Correspondence af The Chicago Tribune. New York, Nov. 10.—About this time fast, Year New York was agitated by the proposed pro- duction of the Passion Play of Mr. Salmi Morse. Quotations from that work convinced us we losi nothing from a literary standpoint by the suppression of his piece; and ou Monday. night we were enabled to understand the extent of our escupe, when the “Doctor of Lima,” the last effort of this remarkable man, was brought out at the Union Square by Mme. Janauschek. 3t is doubtful If anything like it was ever seen before, and itis unlikely that any one who wit- nessed it will ever willingly see anything like it again. ‘The scene is Inid In Lima, Peru. and the first act is taken up by an ubstruse conversation between the Doctur and some friends, in which Darwin, Tyndall, Kant, and the rest ofthem are Jaid out culd. So much solid science and so many big words were crowded into this protracted chinning mutch that we were glad to hear the disma passing belt which tolled for the tuncral of the heroine as the curtain fell on the first act. As it rose on the sevoed a strong smell of ear- bolic acid etruck us from behind tho scenes—a realistic’ detail no doubt, for at the right was a table covered with bottles of medicine, ou the left a table gleaming with a case of surgical in- struments, nt the back # tble sustaining an electrical ‘battery, and in the centre the corpse whose funeral bélis we bad heard in tho first act. This cheerful set raised the spirits of the house almost to hilarity. The Doctor soliloquizes, in chunks of metuphysieal philosopy, und, tiually growing wenry of bis own cloquerce, be tokes a survey of his “subject.” Here he. discovers litpness and non-rizidity of the ears; he calls bis housekeeper and aunounces his intention of experimenting on the body: he selects with care a gleaming. lancet from his chest of tuols; a basin and bandage fs brougnt, suid be mnnkes believe open-a vein. ‘This device is ridiculed by-the grim King of ‘Terrors, and the Dactor bethinks him of the buttery; the serv: grinds the organ while the Doctor travels over the breast and stomach of the deceased with the mugnetic instrument. In. one of its lips the battery meets a response: the subject wr more power to the housekeeper’s elbow: electric current: more excitemen bling and wriggling of the boay, and with arusb the tide of lite tlows back, the ‘corpse cries out “1 am hungry”; an interesting conversation ensues, the Doctor asking a. muititude of questions, the subject tmuking but one reply: “Tum hungry.” Weufterward learn she was starved to deuth, and the enty relic of the Eu- glish language which clings to her through her trip to tho other world, and {s brought back-as tingual baggage, is the sad sentence,“ Lain bun gry.” On the tableau of the Doctorendeavoring to teach ber some words likely to better please her boarding-housekeeper the curtain touched the floor for the second time, und every man spraug up with the pitiful ery, * Lam thirsty,” and rvsbed for o¢hhboring burrooms. ‘The playbills wade no mention of any lapse of time between the second und third acts, so the returning imbibers felt anxious about their mentul condition when they saw the subject on a sofa, with the © Daclor still receiving lessons in language, and mingling her stock phraze * Lam hungry" with newly-ac- quired intormation, and yet hear ber addressed us wile. and behold two children of $ und 7 rush On und cali her mamma. Still devoting himselt tw science and experimenting on this reimuria- Lie “subject,” the Ductor scems to have com- bined x good’ deal’ of ordinary bumaa nature, one uttribute of whick is curiosity. Instead of beiny delighted with a wife without an wntece- dent, who bad come to bis. arms direct from the other world, he is nosing around to discover her relatives and provide himself with a motker-in- inw. ‘To this end be invites all new-comers in Linia to his house, and of coursestumbles on the tormer husband who starved the subject to dc ‘This healthy scoundrel recognizes his wife, and as some property cat, be inherited by ber if alive, he is deliguted to view tho remains and use her return to life fu filling bis empty pock- cts. Me claims her 3s bis own, und the Doctor, With a inagnanimity not wholly unconnected with “Iam bungry,” hands her over. ‘The wife knows just enough not to want to £0, and this incotnprebensibly act ends with a wild and dis- tracted parting from the Doctor aud the two children. ‘The inale of this eccentric play shows hus- band No. 1 in possession of the remains, putting them throuth x most utrocious ‘course of disel~ pline; the arrival of friends, who interfere to prevent brutality, enrages him to such 2 pite That he draws a’ pair of revolvers and pro- sents one’ each ut the heads of. two ladies; he 18 overpowered from the rear by the husbands, and is borne struggitug off the stage; then a pistol sot is beard outsid i friend rusbes on and says all is over—“he is dead"; husband No. 2is on the scene; the re- mains, with a loud ery of Lum hungry,” rushes into bis arms; the ebildren are attached each side to the sruup—and we got up stunned by the mortuary character of the eutertuinment, and rather vexed that Janauschek bad.by ber splendid neting prevented the piece irom re- ceiving thesrrand guy it deserved. Mune. Junauschek is a very great artist. and when she was on the Staxe actually invested the scene with Interest. She looked well und _as- tonisbingly young, It is ineredible bow that strong, tiine-marked face can be made up by its owner to look soft and almost girlish. The rugged uccents of an almost mus- éuline voice undersoa similar transfornanon, and the ridiculans ery, “1 am-bungry.” crop- ping up in uneatled for places took on a pathos that moved to tears, ora terror that thrilled the hearts of a merry-making audience last Monday night. T bad a chat with Rhea one morning this week. She is expected to take rank with Berobardtand Modjeskn. Whether she will or no remains to be decided next ‘Monday night, wher she uébuts over in Brooklyn in Adrienne, the part in which Lernhardt and ModJjeska were first heard. Mlle. Rhea isof medium size,about the same aye ‘as the other two uctresses mentioned. She bas the colorless, lvory-white complexion ot many French women. a3 flue a set of teeth ns Lern- hardt, as marke an accent as Modjeska, and fentures more noble than beautiful. She is uminble in manner and interesting in conversa- ton, but it wilt surprise one woman in New York yery much Sf sbe can act. ‘Mr: Sargeut, her manager, isastanch believer in clothes; from the first he gushed more over the lady's wardrobe than upon any other point, He insists upon buving her dresses exbibites and is going to.put two wax figures in show- 23 outside Booth's before her appeantnce, on Which will be displayed the magnificent custumes: 3 of “Caunlll : ute shade of salinon pink, pointed tow bodice, and trained skirt, profuscly “trimmed with ruehings and Honncea of tne silk, beaded by a rich upenwo embroidery uvon i strip of garnet velvet. ‘Th: garnet Velvet embroidery 18 used across the front and on the waist, and rich bouquets of jacqueminot and tea roses iidorn the skirt und torsnge. ‘The aress tor the fourth uct is or ivory-white brocade, oa which is laid a front anu Honuces of Ince covered thick with a pattern done inwnx beads of every possible hue—a new invention of the inudiste Hend,und a very pensive one. Gold-thread embeoldery: 43° min pied with this inuss of beads, and the dress, 1 oil tho others, fg further decorated by magniti- cent artificial towers. Ttut to deseribe splendid zowns Just now is en utterly impossible task. In old times when a hee plain shit of velvet had its row of swans- Gown and was done with it, or 2 handsome silk had ita Hounce of thread Ince and concluded the performance, why. description was child's play? but leave « modern Irving or Macaulay alone with the swell gown of the’ swell uctress of the period, the ebeerful historian wouid allow biin- Yair beaten by bissubject and throw up bis ink- Lottle in despair. For the last ten years America has gusbed at stated occasions over the probable advent of ‘Adelina Patti in our midst. Kekotd list night x ushered in by a balf-aozen lukewarm para- graphs an inch ‘long each in the evening Jour- nats. The doors of Steinway Hall opened at half-past 7, aad 0 straggling number of people between that hour and balf-past S gave token of a “show” in operation above by wandering un- excitedly up the stairs, At no time was there 1 crowd, and when the first notes-of the piano were struck by the gentleman who acted as ae- compunist the house was about two-thirds full, and remained su. The empty seats were down- sinirs, in the costly. portion, and gave an unpleasant effect to the whole affair. Mile. Castellan, the violinist, was LUstened to with bare civility, and Signor Sslvati was mately tolerated.. ‘The curtains swuns open, and in avs, gentle trot the great diva came forward. : ‘There is a set, stitf smile on Patti's face.al- ways present, for in the gravest moments it it not obliterated by reason of tha lines which con- tinuul use bas graven thereon. She has the pe- culiarities of countenance’ familine to us in Minnie Warren, Lavinia (Mrs. Tom Thurab), and Jennie Quigtey—it is like un aged doll—the little Set_noze, the peeky little chin, and an artificial smile peculiar to the exhibition hour. Her dress was handsome, und she wore some * fine dinmonds, and the flowers that greeted ber were profuse and valuabie, ‘The supporting company were not in_any iu- Stunce worthy of mention. .\ manager could go around New York and in twenty-four hours seare up a better combination. With no enthu- siasm whatever Madame began to sing the cavatina from “Traviata,” * Ab force. e tin.” She evidently took in the bare spotsof the auditorium, and did not nstonish those who were expeeting the voice of a bird and the exe- cution of anungel. The tirst part of the pro- gram certainly dragged. Madame Pattt took counsel with ber big: tenor robust, and ‘con- cluded something must. be done, for In the shadow dunce trom orah “she let tly ail the pyrotechnics at her disposal, and roused the au- dience to madress—if madness can be construed by tying handkerchiefs and loud shouts. However, this display must be taken for what sworth.” When you beur that a hundred feet t-Honse was picked to bear the and a fur greater demonstration. was made when after a most feeble and inetfee; unl pertormance of the part of Maurice the boy tenor, Prevost struck his chest C, ‘and in an in-- stant fred the vast audience to the sume mad- ness. Patti would never come here if she could, dous well as usual by staying anywhere els ‘Yhis talk of home fs rubbish; she disli ica, and a hundred times the’ last few y expressed her opinion of this country in Jan- guage a3 ladylike and foreibie as ‘that in which) she spoke of ber early teuch- er and brother-in-luw, without whose suid~ ing hand she would dow bes garile-eating dressmaker of Italinn descent. When told be bad intended to be one of. the Receiving Cons mittee she cocked her pug nose and said if behad presented himself “Je laurai tlanzue a eau,” which, transiated, is “{ should bave bounced bim into the drink.” ‘There is nut the first particle of enthusiamin New York over her, but as her visit, it is under- Stood, is to obtain a divorce, as Lucca did here, she will make it pay. Signor Nicolini is mak- ing: pimsel€ particularly objectionable around the Fifth Avenue Hotel, where nothing sult him, and from present indieatfons the great song-bird (and she sings ns if she had a music- box inside her) wil! not refer to her American — tour in terns of greater delight than Mme. Colombier, who took’ us over her knee the in- stant she completed her tour with Berobardt. it We have had a regular toots-like election—it's of no'sort of consequence. We know of several who are elected and near of many defeated, but the tout ensembie is very inuch mixed. Where victory is cltimed by both sides it becomes very dificult fora lone woman to understand what has been done forher by those superior creatures, men. Ibave an idea that when the Woman's Hights purty carry the day, and Miss Dr. Skim- merhorn and the Hon. Jane Doolittle call for the suffrayes of their sister females we sbatt have just such 1 hard-name-calling, milk-and- water serlmumuge without any result ag this No- vember performance of the New York _politi- clans. MH. FL - MRS. HASKINS’ WILL. The Husband Gets Nothing—The Police and Church Remembered. The will of the late Mrs. Cutherine Huskins, of Hyde Park, was brought before Judge Knicker- bocker in the Probate Court. yesterday muraing for tho purpose of being admitted to record, but Mr. Haskins, throuzh bis counsel, Mr. Leonurd Swett, was on hand to tight against the admis- slon of the document, his laniented better halt having {nored him entirely in the distribution of her wenlth. it should be remembered that Mrs. Haskins died about a month azo from the effects of u wound which she received Sept. 23 by the accidental discharge, as it is said, of a pistol. She and her ‘husband having lived in anything but a. state of felicity, it was suggvsted to the authoritics that the husbund might bave bad gomething to do with the shoot- ing, und he wus accordingly urrested by Capt. Nicholas Hunt and Otlicer Owen Sheridan; but the grand jury said there was-tiothing in the case. However, Mrs. Haskins made a will tae day after she was shot, wherein she bequeathed $500 to ench of the two officers who arrested bec busvand, $500 to one John Cragin, and the rest to the Catholic Bishop of Chicago.’ She left her husband nothing, and she made Capt. Hunt ex- ecutor of the will. The onty property she owned wus a house and lot in Hyde Park, worth $7,000 _ or $8,000. Dr. D, W. ‘Townshené. one of the physicians at Mercy Hospital, where’ Mrs. Haskins died, was the first witness examined yesterday. | Witness Was present when Mrs. Hnskins alined the will, bur did not see it written, or hearit read. There were also present in the’room <A. W. Green, the attorney, and Jrmes Farrell. Mrs. Haskins as ina'perfeetly yound state of mind at the time. James E. Farrell, who, like Dr. Townsbend, wus a witness to the signing of the will, corrob- oruted the testiinony of the first witness. ° ‘Mr. Green, the attoruey who madeout the will, testified that he drew it up at the reqnest and under the direction of Mrs. Haskins, Atter he- ing written it was rend to her, and she signed it fa the presence of Farrell and Dr, ‘Townshend. She explamed to witness that she left $00 aplecu Wo the two policemen because they. hud often saved ber lite. ‘The testimony wag nil so one-sided and posi- tive In its churaeter that Mr. Swett made no arguinent ugainst tho admission of the will to record, and accordingly took this course, the executor’s bond being tixed at 316,000. WHAT | WOULD DO IF | WERE A WOMAN. ayo Tribune 1. Were I a maiden, sind and guy, I would not throw myself uwy, Or longing tcoks or xlauces caat On every pretty man that passed. ot No! Not Not {would not co With anybody but a brilliant beans And [would fry to mike bim love me 0, No other woman in the wourid be‘ow, Atv sign or look, By word or wish, Wontd ever bonit Him like a sb. n Joy ane gladness ail agiows And it would be my hope and prayer To be his ungel everywhere! Ta a woman, without guile. e Muses loved io simile, ” tL would not “yearn, We on waom th Not : {'d write of flowers, Of home, and birds in brightly-Llooming howers, OF Nature, snowfalls, gad of giver showers, Of friendship sweet, of glad und golden pours. 1 would not briag "The tulse to view, But | would sinz Of What was true. ut L woutd control The human heart to belp the soul. Id sour nbove the teshy clud— ‘Yo turn the hearts of meu ty God! Til. Were tan oll maid, thin and brown, Like those who sutte ‘round the towa, Orowidow, Lwonld sweetly purr" worul widuwer. i'd cateb his eye, : And make his std heart wiad beart b} With wistra looks, with moverents sinurt spr And, If-be jitted me, t would not die, Hut be to sweet ‘That by de; Down at my Upon bis cnecs— Tle would propose ‘That.1 should weur bis first wife's * clo’s.” Like drouping vine to stron onk-limb, My helpless bunds would bang to bint Iv. : Were Ja wife. I'd try to hold My teraper when I longed tu scold; When, weary, at the close of day, My Rustand éame bjs homeward way— a Not i would not fret; : ‘The supper-table shoutd be nicely setz Hu. frown would never put me ina pe! ‘ould Lot go und run bin into debt : "And bis desires 1 would not seort Ta build the tres Atearly morut : or i or I'd try to be {So beautiful und brizht. that he } Woutd tind his buppy bone more fair ‘Than avy puluce, anywhere! ! Eugene J. HALly MILLARD AyENDE Station, Chicsea 3