Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 25, 1881, Page 2

general thankfulness. Woe thought some timo ago wa would bo thankful for tho fine svon bontevard which would strotoh atong tho fonth: Bide, but when wo found that It would always ‘bo too dusty or ton muddy wo farget our thanks. Wo paid taxos to the city for tho benoiita roe enived from ite government, and wo should not forgotto make some aequute return to Gad for the blessinga He bestuwed upon us, We were all foyful, all thankful, ana ont all to ho filled with gratitude to tho Giver of all + things, and pour out our souls to God Inan earnest petition of geatitivto. The Roy. Brooko Herfont then delivered a brief adress of thanks, Fo sald be had road during tho week nn old German essay, I which tho philosopher who wroto it had treated tho work! tan iniseratio failure, nod held that we had nothing to be thankful for, ‘Chis titea might soinctiines bo four mindsybut tt ought not to be, and we should niways be thankfut for God's manifold blessings. The services closed with n hymn and benedic- lon, 3 QNACK EVIBCOPAL. Thankeeiviiu services were held In Grace Episcopal Chureh_ yestorday morning, the Itev. Chnton Locke olficiuting. .The chancel of the church was tastefully decorated and presented A uniguo appoerrance, On olther alde of tho altar was ao pyramid of ripened prain, and over tho pulpit was) oan arch con poser! of sheaves of golden whent. ‘The pnstiamal font wns piled high with flowers, and sheaves of whent, bunehos of corn and rre were Benttered AbOUt the chancel in profusion. Tha ehotr of the church rendered n beautiful service of song and Dr. Locke delivered a sermon from the following text: “The city abnil be builded upon hor own benp, and the poince shalt remain After the manner thore And ont of thon shall prosoal thankegiving and tho voice of thom that make tmorry,' eremith, arrg1d, M, dio epoke of the rabutldingof our city within the past two yvare, showing what we had ta be thinklul for, and touched upon current toples of tha diay, Roliting out how we were benellred by them. Tho serviecs cinsed with the bynit, “God bless our native tand,”” FIRST CONGQNEGATIONALs The First Congregational Church was filled to 14 Wttost enpacity at the Thanksgiving services yestenlay morning, the Leavitt streetand Gulon mark Congregational and tho St. Paul's teformned Episcopal consrerntions huying united with that of the Firat Churen for the duo observance of thoday. Hishov Faltows, the Rov. De. Good- win, the Rey. Me. Noble, and the Nev. Mer. Pouks, pastors of the diferent churches, conductod the services. A special hymn of thanksgiving, “Sound your glad songs, On. ye ‘people, in union. hid been arranged tor the ovcaston, nnd. was finely by the choir. Bishop Fale lows preached the sermon, taking bis text Crow the first two verses of tho 10th Paatins “Prulges'e the Lord. Praise God in His sanc- tuary. Praise Him jh the firmament of iits hiss Pratse ulm for His mighty acts, Praise Him aceording to His excellent greatness.” Dishop Fallows suid thoy bad cowe tugethor in obedience to the prociamation of the Chit Executive of the Nation and the Executive of tha State to reader thanka to Almighty God for the mercies which bad crowned tho your. Chris-: tan people felt gratetul for these vrocinmations us recognizing tho power of the Gud of Nations, It hnd boon sald that this country was no mure nde Christian than Pagan, because. tho time 9 yy was nowhere to be found fit its written Constitution, But tho statement should be repelicd as untrue, forthe foundors of tis country and its liberties were Coristing men and Christian wemon, The men who carved a Nation ont of tho wilderness and conquered for those of todny peace, and security, and bomes, wave oxpression to tholr inatine’s of love and gratitude to God by Inatituting the day thoy bad soet to celebrate, Nenniling the ovents of the yenr, Bishop Fal- dows sald the peuple should be thankful for tho harvest, for tho conditions of soll and otimate, ond for the wonderful material geowth abd = proaperity of. the land. ‘whey been " delivered — from pestilence war, .and no civil tumult had disturbed the co and harmony of soclety, white trae and commerce bat! flourished.” A dark THE CHICAGO. TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER having nothing, yot having all things "and from this te drew tho deductions why this Na- tion should gtory In Thanksgiving. St, Paul waa A workingman, pusscssing no wealth, yor his jheronghs ith in God gave him wealth uns Umited, He showed tho differance botwoon emotion resultant upon sucecss and trio thanks. flying tuGod. He alluded te tho dirk days of ust September, and from thom he drew a iesson for thankesiving. Thefe was much to bo thank- tulfor. ‘The balance of geo given by Him to this people during tho prat twelyo month was deserving at honrtfelt thanks, Ho ntiuded to tho harvesta and tho National pros Fils and Urand a deoper and greater Inve of God, that they might ho tho recipients of still greater Ritts, tho Ufo everinsting in the world to comu, WESTERN AVENUE METHODIST, Tho Ittle Western Avenue M. B. Church, Ine ented at the corner of West Monroe street, was fairly Mlled yesterday moruing bs An Intercated congreination, who caine to participate in tho Thanksgiviug sorvices, Tho pulpit was ocou- pled by the Revs, J. 1, Alling, Joseph Caldwell, J. W. Morac, and Dr, Adam Millor, Tho lov, Mr. Morse, the pastor, preached tha sermon, and be read the Ith Psalm, from which he took his themo. He salt that, asn Nation, tho beople hal renson for grent thank{ulncss, becnuac of tho fact that thoy were culled to- wethor by the public procinimation of the Prest- tent uf tha Nation tnd the Governur of tho Stato, which entiod for a National day of thanksgiving, and which xives nn tydication of tho dovout, God-feuring, and Gud-loving senti- mont of tho Nation. Mo cnumerated tho great blessings which bad como to the pouple of tho United States during, the past year, und thon ho turned to that and 2d diy of July last, whon tho Nation was shocked by tho aound of the uesnsin’a pistel. He alluded to this great National ealam- ty with n touching vividness, apoke of tho sufferings of tbat great and good man who had: been so suddenly stricken down in tho midst of nm career of usofulness, and Qround whom conterod the Jove of nil Nations on entth. He wanted thom, bhowover, tostudy the event Ina brighter light. There was tio lise of philosophizing on the fact, ‘They could not sweep the sad fact eae ‘The Preal- dent wag sinitten down by the band of tho as- snain, and ingered ad long, But thore wos such evidence of the refigion of the peopic, when tho Nauon wavered between hope oud feur, and prayed that God wauld spare thy life of the President. It showed the reliyivus betlef of the Nation, The sad day came nxt: Inst, and the people bowad to the Inuvitable, Thoy bid reason to be thankful to Gad over the penceful trans | for uf government, [t showed tho wisdom upon which their fatbora hat suilded, In the life of the late President Garfield thoy bad oan example of what mon might attain under this Government, Though calamity bad come to them, the people bad much tobe thankful for. After people had wept tt would be found that they would come together better, He belleved that # new cra had coor, when a stronger.fra- ternal feeling would prevall, This city bad a great deal to be thaukful for. Thoy shold thank God that tho assuults of a iippan: to- Adulity had not destroyed thelr churches. Thoy worg still alive and doing thelr work. Thoy Were the cousoryaters of the people's best Ufo, They should thank God In their homes Tor Nils nranifold Diesslays, ils nituston to those who had been niliicted through deaths in tholrtutniiies during tha poat year yas touching in tho extreme, and drew tears from many eyes, “Yot," he said, “they hive crossed the threshold foraver, But. wo shall Meet then by and by on the othor shore. Falth tells us thnt we ebull meot again.” Through all, he anid, they had much to be thankful Cor, and he tmplored God to bless all, TRINITY LUTHERAN, The Itey. Charlies Koehner proached a Thanks- Riving sertion yesterday morning at tho Trinity Lutheran Church, corner of Dearboru nyenue and Erle stroct, The reverend gentiomay env- nestly recommended the contintied observance of the annual Thunkagiving festival. Every nation baa from time immemorial had | ite annual Costival, or, aa culled in the olden thine, orgies. Our Scandinavian Jorefathoras from our barbaria ancestry down annually bold their gula-day feast; tho Grecelans bad their gala-day for tho oxhibition shudow fell over tne land when Its boloved Pres- ident was strickeg down by the hand of un os paain. . Aut taut ‘crime was the work of n mag whose eccentricity bordered so closely on insin- Sty that it was ‘ulmost impossible ‘to draw the Ung between then. For bimarif be thoroughly believed, ns bo hid done from tho first (and ro- cent devolopments have strenythoned that be- Hef), that the net was that of a thoroughly de- mented man. While he utterly repudiated tho theory of emotional Insanity which bad wrought so much evil, lic was so full: convinced of Guiteau’s moral finbecili- yo % he were a. tiwyar, io nid take his place by tho sido uf tho counsel In the case ‘and plend for the incarceration of Guftenu in gn asyiam, In conclitsion the speaker sald that the people should be thankful that though thelr grent leader had falten at his post the Institutions of tho country had not been disturbed, They should be grateful also for the expressionsof sympathy which the metancholy event hd called out from all quarters of the land and from tar countries, and thankful more thin all Sur the coming abolition of scctionalism and tue tha unity which prevalied among the whole Aierican peuple. : ‘ 2 oe + ‘THIRD UNITARIAN. ‘Thr congrogations of tho Second Universalist, god Third Unitarian Churches united’ to hold Toonksuiving servions intho Third Church, Man- roe and Lallin strove, Prayer and praisy sery~ 1e68 wore conducted by the Ray, Eli Galvin, of the Third Church, and the Hoy. Willian Cross, the Universilist pastor, mado n briof nddreas appropriate to tho day, there belng no sormon, NUW JERUBALEM TEMPLE, Atthoe New Jerusulom Temple, Yan Beren atrent, wear Michigan avenue, tha regulur Syredendorglan Churen ritual for Thanksgiviog- Day was rendered, and contributions were —reecived jor home churitics and intesions, The congregation assembled in tho chureh lecture-reom, and after n season of Bing- ing, in whion al! Jolned, the pastor, the ltev, F. Mercer, invited Hberal contributions to the eausd of humanity and religion, dle roferrod to ibe three feusts ordulncd bs the Israclitish Church—that of the “ Unienyened Bread,” of the * Firat Fruits,” and iho * Ingathoriny of the Harveste," and enld these wero instituted that the Chnrch Solunt represont its thankfuluess to the Lord for His work in redeeming tho world from error, and briuging forth inthe Church eGeotual spiritual graco; reviving tho spirit of xenerosity and humanity, and ctownlng Ilte with tho plonary frults of redemption and ra- uenerntion. The fenata wero Inatituted aigo 48 a, moans of cultivating in people an acknowledgment of Divine Providence; wu retnembrance of thelr Heavenly Fathor and fils inercles, ana the Divine itt of falth, which was nota natural element, but tho result of Bpicitual growth, Kemembering the feasts und thelr meaning, people sboult turn thoir thoughts upward and xuther their atfectlons in hand, that they might exporienco oa general fecliag a thunksgiving. ‘The rounding out and completion of the intent of the feasta, and of (he worship of the Lord could not be better compussed than by liberal contributions to tho enue of tho Chureh and of humanity, sinve It wue by the truth that tho Church touches, and the Christian uni brotherly uppuul to the better naturesof Individuals that tno acknowleds- aye of God was kept alive in mon and na- long. The congregation was dismlasod with tho ben- ediction found Ja the ritual. HOLY NAME CATHEDRAL, Aa on tho threo preceding Thankaylving-Tay: there was solewn bigh muss ut tte Cathadral a} the Holy Namo yesterday morning for the ro- pose of the souls of the deconsed members of tho Union Catholic SAbrary Association. Tho ituv, Father Hales was tho colobrant, Fathor Egan deacon, Father Carroll sub-deacon, and Hither Dowling innster of ceromunios, Br, i, D. Winslow was tho organist, and the choir of tho Church of fmmaculate Conception sang marty of Conuont’s and Poter'd massed, At least S00 worshipurs Were prosunt. : Futher Eillott, of Dotrolt, a priest of tho Paut- Jat Order, preached the sermon, bis text being: Now thta, thurafore, brethren, L suy, that toa time jashort. It romalneth, thorefore, that thoy who nave wives be ite If they hud none, that the weap 4 If they wopt not, that they rujuice us (ft they rejofeed not, that thoy buy na lt they poss not, und ttt thoy use this world us if sul itnot, for tha Bion Of this world pusseth uway.—f, Corlithtann, oll, 29 Ife beyan by ndverting to tho greatand berofc aulf-sacritice of the clorgy tud the incinbers of the ditferont relizlous orders, who had a * vocus Won," They were convinced of. the notuingne of the things of. this world, and yee thom up for tho love of God. Tho spiritual life kept them irus tofthotr calla, This suimolifo wasupplicubie to oll, Thore wus a void in the bumuan iniellect— 4 vald dn the butinun bourt—which could bo tiled he Knuwledge and prusence of the In- je the cuscnue of the Gompel applied to allatilke., Why could not all have o thorough conviction of the nothingness of that which perished and of tho fulness of that which abode forever tu Puradign? ‘There was an ubsoluto Namolidvn of the soul upon the altar of maine wont that wud inconsistent with auy form of the Cbrivtian religion, towsy nothing of tue spiritual Jitu, but he spoke of mon who were Chriatiany and wanted to know sec ae of tho dpiritual Nfe and ite compatibility to the ordinary works that wore nuwidays tollownd. He contended Thyt 4 Ioan oF WontiA could perform thelr dully labor and -be consiqtent Christlans. fall an boura day should be devoted to mental prayer, waquarter of ay buur ta mee one's dilly te, spiritual Uterature read, and tho sucrameut revvlved two or three tliies u mouth. flu dus sired to seo a long! for tho spiritual lito sproad among = Catholics, “ esneciuily the young won, Wishing to evo bautshed tram the world that foul and peatilont horesy that tho Gospel was for tho. cloister, iest wis HO Imore’s child of Gud thun the bumdyleat layman, Ho urged tho memboes of the usgociation to aU tG FED aspirations, since by so doing they would succoed fn ull oxturaut} endoavors ven tines better than bofore, WESTENN AVENUE HAUTIAT, ‘The West-Side Uaprst churehes beld union ‘Thankeyiving services nt 11 o'clock yosturday morulay in the Westorn-Avenue Baptist Chureb, Uorthwest corvor of Warren avouus, which was about two-thirds filled. ‘Lhe pulpit was oocue pica Uy tho pastor of the church, the Ruy. dr Yorrin, the fev. br, Hurlbut of tho Huptist Buwinury, the Ney. A. K, Parker of thy Cuutens Jal Chureb, and the Ruy, Pr. Willlam J.awrence of the Hecond Chureb. ‘The enolr rendered inualo appropriate tu the day und occasion. 4 Nev. Dr. Perris, the pastor, couduyted tho gen- eral wervicea, and preached tho serinon. Slo took bis text trons 1. Vault's Second Epiatig to the Corlathlans, gixth Chapter,4 portion of the tenth verse— tho | continue 80, of phy nieat Atrength—for athlete spurts: and the Lemans tueir duy for the speuc aud the arena; whilo jin this country. tho urenn becomes the church, snd our feust Is o feast of heartand soul, In every home In our Jana this day of Thapkegtsing is appropriately observed; from oyery palace and fn every cot- tue, frum Maino to the distant shores of Alaska, ascend praise tand thanksgiving for the bounti- ful Roodnoss of Almighty God, WICKER PARK LUTHERAN. ‘Thanksxiving-Day was observed at the Wicker Park Evangetical Lutheran Church with sippro- priate inorning services, Tho Hov. Willian Ashmead Sehuetfar preached from tho text I, Kings, vil. 9: ‘This day ts n day of good thdings, and wo hold our penco. If we tarry till tho morning light some iniseblor will come upon us. Now, therefuro, come thot we may gu und tell the King’s househotd." In tho course of bis re- “God for 2 ' followed marks ho said that the expression of gratitude {s naturally consequent on the reception of a favor, Whether the recipient bo an individual or a nation, by conventional wanges tho giver in led to lovk for and expect this response, So with God. - Ifo gives boutti+ ‘ully, and expocts that to which he fs certuinly entitled In return—gratitude and love from His creatures, During the past yaur tho favors aud ‘blesélugs which Ho bas conferred upon the United States are innumerable, Even in the country's great afiiction in’ losing its bolovod President God bas shown fils working, When the minds of thinking men were uyltatod over tho news of tna nasasination, and thoy were asking one of the other “ What next?” Divine Providenco in His omnipotence pinced a man at tho head of the Nation whose wisdom sitbducd the passions of an Indignant people and kept thea within check, KENILATIL ANSHE MAATIEVs The three congregations of Anshe Mnarev, Stnal, and Zion held a union Thanksgiving serv: ice yesterday morning In the Jowlsh Temple, ut the corner of Indiana avenue and Twonty-sixth street. Drs. Adier and Felsenthal conducted tho exorcises, which were brief, and consisted of some noble choral sing tig and fn sorwon ap- Bro} rinta to the occasion delivered ia Germin y Dr. Fetsenthal, His toxt was the thought that nll nations will serve ono God. Tho preacher auld that this waa an ovidesice of tho surety of that futire intltennitim that on thls ‘Thanksgiving-Day of the year the President cun call upon all this great and populous Nation to bow the knee in prayer and praise, The Seriptural brepnasy ia thus beginning its ful- ‘ilment, when, without any distinction of raco or religion. mankind, Jn peace and harmony, sorves tho Lord, fn thia land of tho freo thora ‘ire no longer masters and alnves, but employers and thelr employed; the menncst Inborer has tho right to snake blnself powerful or starve, for toward buman beings n spirit of humanity must be maintained, and toward God n spirit of devation alone instires tho earthly prosperity, typliled by this day of thouksgiving and crernal happiness, of which this hour is but a forctaste, THIRD PRESBYTERIAN, A large congregatton nttenticd Thanksgiving services at the Third Presbyterian Church, ‘The opel ie exerciscu wero Interapersed with an trausuul amount uf fine musio by: the choir, and sevorit congregational pieces, such as “The Jtaltan itymn’ und “ Ainerica,” wore sung ‘with grout strength, A coltvetion was taken for the Foundlings’ Home. Dr. Kittredo preached from the tuxt, “O that tnen would praise the Lord for Wis goodness and for His wonderful works to tho children of tuen."—Paninis, ovil., 8. Numorots Instances of praise and thanksgiving: reeorded In the Uiblo were citud, In fact, bo opiid =the «whole | Billo | was one praise. The faith of tho pirbos of Shristinn in all ages is perfumed with pralso jn Prosperity and ju parsceution. A long Ist of oqusos for thankfulness at the present timo were cited snd enlurged upon, 0. tirst was for our blossings né.a Nation; that wo'huve sur- vived tho oxperhnental peried as a lepubtic; that wo exist in a huppy and peaceful union with a grout and boterogencous papulution: that we tiavo survived the ovils of the eriminal classes, of Soclaliem, Intomporance, and Mor. jwonlsn; \we have reason toa bo thankful $ as w Nation wo have survived tho shook of the Joss of our beloved Chiof Magistrate, and that throuseh bis murtyre dom the country has heen brougnt inte a closer union and the old battie-atains nearly: waebod away, We have reason to bo thank fat for the temporal Dicesings that, notwithstunds ing our poputytion yrows ut the rato of 0,000 pur yenr, there ia plenty for all and cnough to Youu the civilizod world besldea. Jo the midst of this prosperity thore ure great perils which must be guarded against—a wideutng tween rich and pour-incronelny worldiiness. Mon must bo woll balasted with Chrletian princi- plo, and then thoy will be able tostand pros- verity ikea wellmannod ship sails bofure a strong breeze. Oo the Gud sity all js bright and sunlight; on the human side ta weakness and poril., Adu people we aro forgetting God. Pra- Jost Christians are losing tho glow at piety In the search fur rlobes. Let us bethunktul that wo are biving ja a day when tha arulesof God aud the Devil are coming together for tha Anal struggle, Fasnlly and individual bicasligs were oluted out a causes for thunkfulncds, and the luat Hult of tho sermon Wasa very beautiful und emotional desorption of our throo howes—the home of cblidbood or metnory, tha home of the prosvat, and the home of the future, ‘Thore wus seurce w dry oye In the congregation during thee touching word paintings, : CKNTENARY METHODIST, u Bervicos appropriate to ‘Thunksgiving wero -held yenterday in Contonary 3), K. Churen, Mon: Toe atreet, near Murgan, After singing & h i, tho pustor, the Hey, A. 0. Gourge, read the Pros- AMont's procluuntion for u National Toankest Ing. Thon the byinn, "Great God of Nutlon Wis sug, atter whith the pastor read the Rerlpture losson for tho day—the 147%h I'sala, After unothor bywn wow sung the Nov. Mr. Goeryo preuched a short sormon, hia text boing Pea ey th i+] h islet i) Miuppy mrt thou, ‘acl, who 19 ike unta thou 0 peaple waved by. the Lord, the shield of (by hulp, and who is the sword of thy excol- leno; and thing enemies shall bo found lace Unto tho, and thou shalt troad upon thelr bigh pluces,—Deut,, certt ‘The raverenu lemon sald it was proper, ‘on wn occaalty like tho present, ta remember our pyoeperity, and happiness, God had magnl- it wracu towards us, und thore wore many Teusous to be thankful, Nutwitbstaudlug the “prcatailicgon of the death of Hrosidunt Gare Hold by ussasination, the country's affulra bave gone on peucefully, and, with God's holp, will Iwoklng abroad over the Nation, We seo that an abuaduuco has buen xarnerc: wad not only Lavoe wo producad onough Ureud- atuit’ to feed our own pooplo, but there is enough to ON hundreds of Kbips for expat to other ports of the world. There have been C4 Yi » ‘Srna a notable fact ine the ebureh lemborship no storios of iestitution in our land The broad charity of our people was quick to sucoor tho alllicted people of Michigan who Suffered from tho forest fros, and from ong end of the country to tho other, 28 quick ng steam cond take them, were aent provisions aud cloth. tng'for tho unfortuante, All the resources of intercommuniention are put in oporadon to ror Nove suffering In America, Tha prospects of penco aro brighter today than thoy ever wore in our blatory, and thesnme Js true with regard to European nations that Wero in paat yours either ongaxed in war ur pras paring for it. He alluded to tho friondlin oxtating betwoen Engiand ana Ameriet at pros- ent. A. few yonrs nga tho orator who epoke disparagingiy of Kagiantt, or expresso the hope that this country would oney nore e|ngare tn wae with that nadon,would be choo! iv the ceho. Now this is athentnged, Tho filish ing fs saluted by Americnn troops on ¢ historia Held of Yorktown, whore a bundred ears igo the samo Nag vas riddled with bullets: y our Revolutionary fathors. At tho recent Lord Muyor’s procession tn London the Stars and Stripes wore displayed and were chcored to tho reho by the thousands who Itned tho atrcets, Tho respect paid in England to the memory of Gurteld aiso heiped to bring Mout the amicable relations between the two countries, ‘The spoaker wu alluded to the henling and blotting out of oxisting inluor diitloultios in the different Protestant denominations. The various branches of tha Methodist Church were bel brought togotbor, ns was recently oxomplified in Biriningham, England, where tho different Mothortiat churches united ‘tor the first timo In yenra Ina conference looking toward a union of al. Those signs were hopeful of an cra ol piare. and Foote witl, and all had ronson to thank iia blessings and Illa watchful caro over uA. A collection was taken up for the poor of the church, which netted 9 bandsgme sum. YOUNG MEN’R CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. | There were two rorvices at the Y. M,C. A, nll yesterday, onch of which was well attend: ud, e first was a mevting of Christian work- eraatl0o'clock, Instead of discussing tho toplo suggested by the program published. as tha lender was Unavoldabiy detained, a Hible reads ing was given by J.W. Dean on * The Oneness of Christ and ffis peopte.” The manifest inter- eat and gladness tn ali who participated assured tho reporter that they were gratitied. ‘ho noon mocting was but nite less in numbers than usual, though many of tho regular attendants wero absent. ‘This meotiug was also conducted by Mr. Dean, who rend appropriate Scripturce roferring to feasts and thunksgiving, and then the thankful testimonies of a large uumber of men ond women. Tho expressions of delluht from strangers who bud faund thoir wny there wera Very touching, One suid tho two mectings had ‘glyen him a feast with “honoy out ot tho rock.” TRINITY METHODIST. Yesterday morning a union ‘Thanksgiving sorvice was beldl {0 the ‘Trinity M. R, Church by tho First Christian, Plymouth, Congregational, ‘Erinkty Methodist, Firat Preabyterinn, and Christ Reformed Episcopal svclativs. Tho pas- torsof tho respective churchus were sorted in the pulpit and conducted the prollminary serv- feos, Tho Rov. J. HH. Barrows, of the Firat Presbyterian, preached the sermon on tho si. ject, “Is Chrlatianity in America Want?" ‘Tho apenker enid that axrent Spanish stntes- mun bad sald that the done of the Capitol ut Wi ton was the surmat ut modern pros Mr. Froude, tho great English bis- » had doclarod that the people of Aimorica wero the peuple of tho future, and tho friends of America in France proposed agon to erect colossul statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. Gur Itberties, however, muat be maintained by our religion, and whether or not the people of thts country were inclining tu unbellef and tuxury was the question for discussion, Af» Nrmative and nexutive answars coutd by berrd to this inquiry, but what was the value of arts to. @ nation when that nation was relaxing Its bold ou religion? Some people were wont to thluk religion compromised by the urge scale of modern — benovolent enterprises, but this Kiea deop und Bub- was a deo} tlo fallacy. (God's wera not man's ways, Jullus Oesar wits ns purely a forerunner of ‘Josus Christ us was tho Apostle Joun the Bup- fst. it was over Romun roads that tho upostics «traveled to spread the gtad tidings of Christian- ity, and {t was because he was clothod with tho rights of a citizen or the world that Paul su often escuped death. God in His wisdom often used moans to avcompliat His ends which were ovcr- looked. It was unly a few months ‘ngo that Ho imposed the greatest sorrow over oxperienced by the Nation to unify the Republic. In ostl- mating the advance of tho Church of Christ we wore not only simply to ask now much the en- roliment-bouks hid been swolled, but wo sould: consider aleo the outside clements which were entaoring into it and ita wolfarelagoneral. With- in tho lust ono biudred years the baser charic~ teriatics of humanity had been ina mensure driven to tho Jower clusses. Preachers did not ‘now expect to be offered ardent spirits when ‘pon pastoral visits, and the Church in fact was tting purged of the nicobol in sta voina. It was Increasing threo times as fast ta the popu Jation, and in 1870 tnord wus one cyangolleat preacher to every 710 people, A wondorful year was in fact drawing to a close, and the first ground: for hope and thankemiving was that the foundations of the Church bad been atrengtuened. The Coureb find been nasailed, first from Frinoo and then from Germuny, but tho attacks had beon resolutely mat, and che ru- Bult was a widening of Bibilonl scholarship. Even Mr. Frothingoumn bad begin to doubt bis denials and to sy thut in Europe and America the Chutch was atronger today than ctwonty yeurd ago. Thero wis springing up n fast-grow: ng unity among Chrletiun denominations, and the barriors between scots were belug swept awny, We were not almini toward acentralized Unitication almilar to that of the Romun Church, as the tenienoy of Ifa in ull thingswas to variety. We wore soeking rather tho unity of fellowship. If the Church would uulte, there was nu organized wlokedness in tho country that could stand against it, Tho misalonury socletics had sent 400 preachers tothe hoathans, and mura bad been done inthe Inst olybty years for tho furtherance of Christianity than during tho same period after Chriet’s asvension. ‘Ino ro- iaion of Cheiat wus the only key of hapo for this world and the next, and all the qualitications it agkod Were: broad-boartedness, brond-minded- ness, and faithfulness toGud. ifwo didn't en- ter and avail ourselves of {ts advantages wo should not deapise our country or our age, but ourselves, CHIOAGO CHEER, THR DAY AND THE DINNERS, It was u ould, day but nota single turkey got loft, White tho winter winds were howllng, and the rumble and ror of the passing street-caror tho wnwleldy wawon was sharpened by tho creak, creak, creuk of tho whecla over the frozen ground, and tho Idoal household was trooping nlony to the sunotuary to glyo thanks for the xood things of the closing twalvemonth, tho presiding geniusof tho kitchon dejtly cleared uway the breakfuet things and began her for- mldnble preparations for the event of the day tho ono dinuer of the year at which gluttony is In ordor, and even commendable, and overy- body {6 thankful, or supposed to be, whether he anys it In gomany words or not. The orstwhile proud bird bad uttered bie last gobble n fow days before, and all that now remuined todo was to consign him to the oven, thaw bim out, and otherwjso’ transform bim Into an apputizing morsel fit to adorn tho family board... All that romalned todo? . You, but that “all” wus full of meaning. Just bow much J¢ meant, only that indisponsabte nd- dJunct to thls same {deal household, to-wit: tho dosplucd."kitchon mechanlu,” now olevated to aposition of supreme importance, can cover know, {u tho first place, the popular bird was to bo reavuod from exposed position on the wall Just outside the kitchen door, where, with the ald ofannil und a string, hy bad bo pended "to keep.” | Just as if he wouldn' “keep " anywhoro when tho mercury manifusta no doubtral dispysltion to aacont above zero, and Just as If huriging blin up on tho outer wall was tho vory thing to tampt tho ftohing Uingors and the huvgry pulute of the prowling rain, riak waa) gheuty th But, while tho pro- cuutloos wero oyen greater, ane tur ag koown, tot slugio | bird = we 4 a. cut down by profane’ hands und. lugged of by the despollor, A. frozen turkey to # cold tramp, with nothing more tormidublo than a brimstone match wherewith to cook the bird, isn't so much Of an altraotion after all, which fact, toxuthor with the observance of tho precautions altuded to, vatistagtorily accounts for the covered bird's Inimuulty fron the Ways of the predatory snntebur, . HUT HAVING TAKEN THE LONDLY Fowl! ° in out of the cold, tha culinary architect's duticn buve Juat boxun, A turkey ean bo kitted us well as cookud (n moro ways thin uno, aud tho willing 18 tho least fmportant part of tho: pro- gram and tho sev! with, He van be rousted plain, ro with dreasiug, roasted {n both ways and servad with tho criineog Juicy of tho eranverry, bollod with tho useful oyster, or mude most pulatablo by a dozen other processus, and rigged out with a bewildering variuty of “Axios.”” But tha orthodox way, and tho way which was: presumably wore follawed yus- torduy than any other," is to ated and ‘roast him. simple enough, is itt no turkey-eatur nay think so, but your true couk telly a uif¢ront tule,aa abe Inys down kitchen law,. aod, with superior precepts and faulty grammar, deacanta on the finesse roe quired in accurately proportioning. just the amount of bread-cruimba, the propor sprinkling: of gaye, and the cauitablo adjustment of the other ingredients. . + And now the ralxing tan obded and the bird te stuffed. and forthwith bo fa consigned to thaw out, sizzia, and Luke wntil turkey und dressing, nicely browued without and delicately white within, foros a enyory tootusome whule—a dish fit ta sot betore a king—for tho unanimuus ver- dict of the world ta that if Thanksgiving turkey jan't rich enough for regui bivod it’s the fault of the regal appetite, not of tho bird. ¢ “AS You THE ITE ; of the variety. which {scale minge, or tho Ehrom oc yaliowy description, known ax tbe punvs us, why, thoy Worn bullt aud Lakod works ayy, In anticipation of this very duy. aud ure nuw cylwly. Feposing on the puntry-shelyea, whonce tt.Je un cusy matter to tals thet, wet them In thy oven, and warm thew foto life, With tho ‘Thunkugly- turkey uid the pica, to say nothing of the Vegetables, and tho colfeg, and ull tho othur do» falls that come in usw matter of course—well, If the tuble never groaned befurg, there ts no ex~ .outdour ninuseuonts whiot aro Wall enough Ii cune for its falling to testify Its fool phonomennl fashion now. - ‘Tho church rorvices aro aver, and the streots aro peopled with mot, women, aud children who: Lave suat boen listening to tho exhortations of sumo reverend ininister ng bo lusplres his flock * willia acnso of gratitude for mercies granted find blessings lestower, Thoro ure red care and redder noses now, 08 tho little folks nid the oli folks hurry along in tho “eager. ulpping alr,” ietpning over tho hard, cold pavoments, now ao celeratlny tholr speed at tho stroct-crosaitt, and with oach sucovasive stop drawing ponrer to tho wartn and cheerful surroundings of bome, Whata halo thore ia about the namol How tt Kindtes- a kindly warmth In tho brenste of those who bave known it na at Recent of Joy, hallowed, It may he, hy the shintow of a sorrow Which wring the heart, and tho Inemory of whieh nover etn be cutiraty effaced! ‘The merry prattio of a childish voleo Is tushed, the Nitto cirolo is siualier than it was n yore 10, fitd 2 vacant cbotr tells thostory. Dut te grim reaper etnyecd his sioklo and spared the uther flowers, Laughlug oyes, Joyaus faces, nnd abe normally shurpened appetites have thore chubby- faced, red-cheeked, open-mouthed ttle rogues today, and ustho Thanksgiving vhoor foome up in tompting array before those dan- clue eyes, tho nother brushes back tho tear whieh a sight of the lonesome chair just enlled into being, while tho Cathar asks the Diessing and thanks the Father of thon nil for this toms pera of aNliction with moroy, this inwoaving of joy with grief. THE KEEN-EDQRD KNIFE freshly whetted in honor of this yory ocene slon—descends with master-struke | upon tho smoking bird withowt which Thanksgiving wouldn’t bo worth speaking of, and in tess than no time tke ones proud biped 1s converted Into Q amall wildorness of dismembered Joints, over which the [tte ones indulge 1 minny a since ing of tha Nps and sunitry expressions of verbal spprovit and adtairation, wa they proceed to abate thelr always keen but now unusually Bbarpened nppetites, Dinner over, thoy aro roudy for f romp, and tho uaunily statd and 0+ dute bend of the family, laying aside his dignity, and for tho momont becoming a boy blinsclt, Joins in tho fun, which now grows fast and furl+ ong, unell he fairly rivals tho little fellows around Bim in exuberance of spirits and healthy joy, and wouldn't exchange places with your henvivat magnate In wheat or turd, or your Midas-tko manipulator of stocks and bonds. Dut ft isn’t everybody who has this ident homo, nor everybody who hns a home at all, nor yot evorybody who, having a home, understands tho secret of muking [t a honte Indeed, and nota rocre banging-up place, And go atl ‘Thanksgly- Inge nee not alike, and moro's tho pigs ‘Tho ho- tel, the boarding-houge, the clu, tho restaurant, aud the down-town gli-paluco cintmed thole Vataries agnin yestordny, as thoy have tlono for years, and as oy will do us lone as Thanks- wiving-Day isn recognized and wuil-establishod: institution, And thoge = -aune —votaries had % wool time of It, too, after a fashion, 'To be sire, it wasn't Nike sitting down wndor ono's own roof-tree, and pains one’a feet under ono's own iuabogany, but stlil it wus DETER THAN NO THANKSGIVING AT ALI a good deal better. in fact—and In thelr way thoy were probably more or loss thankful, provided: thoy buthored themselves at all with any seuti- mioutul ideus regarding the day nd the purpose for which it was ostabilshed some yoara buck by certain bowlgaed und straight-inced gonticmen Jn the neighborhood of Plymouth Rock, In addition to those-who bnd homes, or coutd uullze something which perforea passed for tho equivalent thereof, there wns, ag tigunl, gront feusting and merry goings-an in ull tho charita- blo {institutions acuttered up and down and all over Chienyo. The pinces of SvOIMIRES, os alk” an tention, too, such es tho the — bridewell, cant into, Ine nnd followed, muro or Jess xencrously, tho provall- ing custom which hus bocome an inseparable adjunct of to day and its coloration. tha ine inates hadn't much to ve thankful for, to bo sure; but then thoy were better of than n good muny: people on the outside who shivered jn thelr "Iooped and windowed ragredness,” and whoso * houscless beads and tunfed sides" made the bare suggestion of Thanksgiving-Day a Uittar Jost aud a cruel mockery. There will be inapy a headache this morning; but tho trame will'‘have. the advantage of some of the peuple ho may have envied yesterday, and will requiro nelther Congresa-water nor apollinaris, seitzor or guda, to tuna iP. his system and act bin on his ping again. ‘hore Ia a sort of equalizing principle nbout all this; and may be he will bo properly thaniful that tt operates in bis casc— and may be ho won't. © : THI OUTSIDE ATTRACTIONS of tho day, In niditton to the churches, which ns usual wero largely attended, were, nan mattor of courso, the theatres, the woatber bolny a ilt- tle too raw just at prerent for excuralons on the inke, or woodland picnics, or buse-ball matuhes, or trotting-races, or any of the uthor rogulanon thoie way when the mercury is woll up fn the tube and summer cluthuig fs in fashion, Tho theatres marshated tholr usual crowds, for alter your hearty Shankeviving dinnor what can bo wore healthy or moro rational than 4 wall down-towa and an bour or two In frout of tho lootlights, with a fow hearty Inughs to ald a eorcly-tried digestive nyparatua? Mortunately, tut this viow of thoenso, it ia o week of Nght Opera and othor fruth at the sevoral places of Qinurctaent, and Yio matinGs and evening por- formunces—tho former capeclully—brouxnt out tho holltay pubite in nil Its force. And so the day passod, and the evening with it, with moro or less enjoyment to everybotly, for where tharo was nothing to cvoke grttitudo of tho positive or alirmutive sort, tun to ono somebody had great rensun.to bo sutiafled that thiugs wore nO wore thin they are, and to ox- trant eome caimfort from tho retiaction that thoy might be bogter next tine, AWEET CILARITY,. THE WSLOYS! HOME. ‘Tho nowsboys, or such of thomas Hive at tho Nowstoya' Home, enjoyed tholr uaunl dinner yesterday, and for the reason that the yoar bad Ucen crowded with events, and business bad been good, or for sumo othor cause, thoy wore more boisterous than ever befora upon such ‘ocenalo! Thoy had beon allowed the privitece of tho halls, and took shelter therein from the cold and wind, and hours in advance of the din- nor, which wus uot served until 6 o'clock, kept. up a clatter of voices and shufiling of foct which was almost distracting to visitors. Thoy onJoycd it, however, and the day being theirs no one could complniu, and when the dinner hour ar- rived, Instead of being tirod and horse, thoy: were found with vigorous appetites, and ready Lg. uovour averything beforo tha. Tholr billot Taro conuistod of turkey, minco plo, cranberries, candy, poqerablal, and fruit, and tho smalter tho individual tho muro be ute and the mure nolse be scemed tomake, ft war it big day for them throughout, and thoy areunder obligations to the munayemont for tho liberty they onjoyod, and to Messrs, Hibbard &' Spencer, Mrs, P. Armour, Drs, Watrous, Mrs, Clark, Mra, Judie | ry, Mr, and Mra, Edwerd Bly, Mra. W. Hushuoll for tholr extra dinner, ‘Tho Institution is now feeding aud lodging about forty-ve boys on an average, and thoy pay frum twenty fo twenty-ilvo cents a day cach for tha accommottations thay rocelve, and tho udu- entional advantages thoy enjoy in the way of night-achool and weokly Nternry and mudical entertainments, _ VROTRATANT. ORPHAN ASYLUM, Among tho churituble institutions uf the city ono of tho heat remembered yostarany. was the Protestant Orphan Asylum, on Micblyan ave. hue neue Twonty-second stroct, The 155 Ite ininaten were the reclplents of thirty or forty turkeys, aevoril Uarrala of upplus, Dealdes Jarce quantities of all the othor good things whloh go AR necoasorics to such gow! things, Tho gifte ‘Wore mure bowutiful thin wauul, not o cotta was soalok ag to bo absont from the table, and there Was toro than enough for ull, 40 that ‘Thanks aiving-Duy was a vory Lappy occasion, HOME FOR THE FRIENDLESS, Tho recont addition of a wing to the Homo for the Friendless on Wabnsh avente bas glyou the fustinition much more roomand algo facility for doing good, "Tha generous friunds who have Its uffairs in charge evidently have boon nware OF the fuct, and peey, uyude it known yosterday, Nearly a wagon loud of turkoys, sovoral burrule Of apples, and vountirul supplies of *trint~ toma” “thereto, wore uploaded nt tho Home within the last faw days, and inet tholr natural and expuctad ond yeaterduy. Over 1 porsony, fruut a baby only a few days old up to an aged dame who willbe 9 contonurian In alx weoks, enjoyed the spread, aud still thore waa pionty Jett. Tho roportor = struvk = tho - Ine luutes just as they bad — prosperousiy entored on the digestion of the great mual of tho any, and, after a praoticod glunco nt tho shining chueks of tho jittte onos, be bocame Sutistivd thut they all bad good cause for giving thanks to tho nimeroua and generous donors who bud romombered thom, KT, LUGE’ HOSPITAT, ‘ Dr. Lockn's protégé, Bt. Luko's espn is singularly fortunate In having w good baekin; of opon-huurted friends, including the roveren: kentleman—s bustin bimseif—and tte ingiutes orday cextuinly did not suffer from hunger. early forty turkuys anid a goodly number of chickens turped up their toca to furnish the Thankexlylug dinner, und the apples, oranges, und other accessories were like nbrilo's wed- dng prodonts—too numerous to mention, Owe dng to tho filness of tho Chaplain there woro no chapel services, but te aick ones found oven unaunctitled turkey very fulr eating, CINCAGD AVENUE CHURCH, . dust before Thanksgiving-Duy last year tt oc- curred to tho Hoy, Mr. Noodhum, thy pastor of the Cbicuge Avonuo Church . (Moody's), that while tho mewbers of bis congregation celu- bruted the day fn a becoming manner and en joyeu their Lrkey, crunberry enuce, plum pud- ding, and onser dolenciea uf the season In com fortable and pleusant bomos, theory woro bun dreds of people iiving right in thelr myst who suffered from tho want of tho ordinary ueveasu- sles of tife, Ite ronsuned that it would be a tine charity to Invite those poor people ta a feust at his church that thoy mwlybt Wau bu able to elu. taly the day In a becoming muaner aud give thanks to Ht who remotmbors tho por as wall au tho rich, Mfr, Nuadbam was a popular wentto- mau, and ble appeal for denudonw for a ‘Tonnksyiving foaut for the peer was Hberally responded to, aod when ‘Tosnksyly. lug-Duy came along between 400 ana 600 af tho’ poorest peopio ou the Norto Side gat -down to a Thanksgiving foast us they bad not guloyed for tuny yeurs. Tho Mberulity and ehurhty of the incimbers of tbo church wore amply rewarded py tho heartfelt thunks fron tho poor people whom thoy bud alfurded an op. 1881. ° 25, portunity to enjoy tho day as thoy bad probably nover enjoyed {t bafore, Although Mr, Neduham ta no longer pnator of the church, hor nis ho: had A auccessor to taka chnego of nnothor such charity aa waa provided tothe poor by tha congregation Inet year, yat tho mombers wero determined to keep wp tho custom finugurated by Mr. Needham, and pros vido it aocond annual Thanxegiving dinner for tho poor this yew, A nimiber of the young men of the congregation tovk chatge of tho tattor, and tholr elforta were tts fully rewarded ns word those of Ar. Needham Inet year. Turkeys, cranberries, ronsta, plum pudiing, and othor contributions fecesiary to maki trate class Thankegiving: quite freely, and thoy were nblo totovito oven a larger number of poopte than tnat_year, About 60 tlukots wore Issucl and nearly that numbor of poor people, aut down Inst ovening In the leature-reoin of tho church tot ropast that would have graced a princely: table, Tho tabics were loaded down with ture koy¢, rousts, plum pudding, and miny othor font things whon the font commenced, but litle was joft whon tho feast wis through, which Cully tostifies to the onjoyment and sntis- faction {t afforded to tho gitesta of the church, Tho entertamment- was enlivenod by a spoech from Col, Clark, who compared this fenat with tho *tuarringe supper.” ‘Tho invitations were kiven to such only as could not provide Chankegiving dinner from tholr own means, Ruch one must come In tho Lord's way and not in tholr own way, or thoy would be speechtess, Uke the man at tho wedding fonst. Tho Itev, Jolin Currie, the Scotch ovangolist, also nado a fow woll-ohoson: and npprobriate —romurke, Some vhurch songs wore fincly rendered by Prof. Caso and Mr, Miller, assisted by tho organ- ist, Mr. Elehetin, fe ‘The members of tho church nro so elated aver tho sitecoss of tholr noblochurity that thoy menn to muke these phabieniviae dinogrs permauent, and invite tha puor to be with them every: ‘Thanksylving-Day, They feel eontidont that the contributions for those fonste” will grow larger from year to your, FOUNDLINGS' ItOME, The day wna celebrated In tho usual manner at tho Foundlings’ Home on Wood atreot. Tho ifty-four babes In the Inatitntion were given a double allowances of good things at tho rlak.of stomactinebes, and the matron, Mrs. Fox, and hor assistants partook of n turkoy dinner nt 2 o'clock, after which tha nurses did Ilkewiso, Tho tittle people looked unmistakably con- touted, and, as une of the Indies sald, * Every body in tho home,was always comiortable on ‘Thanksgiving-Day." Yestorday waa no excope tlon’to the rule, THE COUNTY HOSPITAL. Comparatively few pooplo who, while enjoy- Jug tholr turkey yesterday nmia pleasant home aurrotiidities, thought of tho unhappy aid eut- forlug ones—thoso who bad no comfortable honos, no family tebles to sit around, but who, dying prong upon beds of sloxness nud sulfor- Ing. wero the wards of tho public. [ fs, Indecd, ® gratifylug blessing of the pregent ofvitization that the lonuly und suffering ono is not forgot- ton, Local oid Stute Governments: provide, 18 heat Hore can, shelter and homes for those who are unable, through force of clreumatances, to provide for thomsnlves, ‘Tho Institution kuown Na tho Cook County Hospital, located out on Wert Harrison atroct, had a ‘banksylving- dimer given It yesterday. It was’ Commis- sloner Albright who Introduced tho resolution authorizing. it in the County Board, and he wanted to include thy Poor-Houso and lusnne- Asylum, but Counntsstonor Senne oppogoil it, only voting for the County-Hospltul. Hero there Were xerved up turkeys, apples eclery, eranberry-aauice, mince-pics, aud cakes, Thoro dive at prosent Hi patients in the hospital, and the institution is overerowded. Sinco Aug. 1 tho Bospltul bus aheltered over 400 cases of ty phold- fevar, many of which enme from tho vicinity of: tho Village of Pullninn and the southere part or the ‘town of Hyde Purk, whore this epidemio has been espocially severe. Warden Mills toulc a‘Eniuusy reporter Uatouat the institution yes- terduy afternoon during the meal, Tho hospital Is throughout a modol of comrort, nontocss, ond cleaniiness, and roflects to this ex- tent great credit upon tho Warden for bis faithful supervision and care, There Are sud platures of untold suffering to be soen in this institution at wil timos, but they seemed sadder sesturday, whon alt without uppearcd happy. The mother shedding scalding teara over tho bed of her weak and sickly child was not npicture of happiness. Tho little wasted framo, the wan fneo, pinched with fearful suf- fering, wis Notetich ts to. aid this poor, tone mothor in passing 0 happy Toankegiving-Day ‘or enjoying tho food that was set borore bor by tho hunds of o kindly. and humung Warden, Tho reporter nsket: How long haa your ‘ttle boy Init bere?” “Ho hag been boro five months past,” replied tho mother. 1s he watting better?” askedjtho reporter, “1 thine hele, fu scoma to be.” Tho Wardon sata that the olilld camo neur todeath’a door Inatsuramer, but the physicians are bringing him out. The doctors at the County Hospital take great tater. estin thelr ciseg, and exercisy an ospecinlly tender cure over the womun_ and chiltren who ome under their charge. User to sconos of sulfering, they face them, but do altinthelr powor to alloviate and care for the helpless and distresaed, --Paasing through the surgical wands on the tied Noor near the olllce, the roporter saw ittto. ilpale Moora, A sweet-faced Ittle boy, b ‘ears old, who, while playm.on tho strect, had hia «fuot crushed by n passing stroct- cur, Tho “little fellow, iytng on bia brok, Just rocoveriny from un attack of faver, Hs Mis mother to sttond him, Anotber litte oy ia flonry Curtis, who bas had his fog amputated, “Te wis run over -by . tho steam cars, Ho bnd rotatives alttiog near, who bad coms to seo him, for y day was a Bencral visiting day Wt tho hospital, Further on ju tho sumo ward was another. Uitele boy who fell from the fourth floor through an cleyntoresbaft. to is all bandaged up, bav- ive recelved a compound Tracture of tho arm and Jeg, Michacl Dempsey les in what fs known qs ity splint, @ yceat wooden and fron frame, by incans of which ho cau be bodily Ufted up and not palned and have his wounds dreased, . Puor Michael is tho — pleture of sutforing. He waa nteo Injured by the cara. He bast compound fracture of ono teg and contusion of tha othor, which has affected tho Jotnta and gives bim great paln. ‘Throuzh the femato wards, espoolaily tho ly- Ing-In, there tyug not so much thanksgiving vis- ible ns ano might Imigine, Moat of tho inmates of the lyjng-In wards aro un happy young wowen, who, having taken false stop, are compelled to go to tho hospital forshaiter, No kindly yolue, no zroat hopo, no unbounded Joy, came to thom yosturday; eis bracing thoir Ilewitimate ofspring, many ot thein jookoi with a blank gaze into the ruture, After having gone through the wards, the re- porter turned away somewhat sadder than when he caine, for witnessing human suffering has anything but u tendenoy to nuke one bappy, COUNTY JAIN. Tho Inmates of tho County Jail woro tronted to tho regulation Thanksgiving dinuor yeater- day through the goncroslty of Sherif Mann, who ordered that literal rations of turkey, sweet potutoos, and cranberry aitica be iat! ted. mmoug the prisoners atthe diuner hopr. This chutige from the monotonous reund of jall fare Wns 8 Most welcome One to tho poor tinfortu- nates, and thoy did maple Justice to the oud things, About kw pounds of turkoy wus deult, Su Rane N Ser: with A corresponding quantity of visio” : IN GENERAL, A STUPID DAY At THE NOTELA No oxnoriencad travelorayor takos is Thanks: giving dlongr at 9 hotel if bu can help it, having been tatght by his doarly-bought experience that itis tho most lugubrious and defective mal ofall the year. From natural causes tho merory of tho gucst turns back to the occa- sion at bome, and us he ploturos tho circle thore, he fs Insenstbly brought to lookwith weurlnoss on tho culd, formal dinnor which bo knows full well wilt bo duly enterod in bis bill, Nonco tt ts that Thunkagiviog ata hotel is but a imoukery of tho festival of the appotite in tho privacy of tho domestic circle. Tho waitors move fi a till more solema wannor, a fow snore bottles of champagne are cracked than usual, there ta a mako-bullave alr all through tho lorge, cheorloss dining-halls, and -tho guost Knows that hla thanks nro ns accoptably thera a8 ulsuwbore, but the atrange Cacca xhout tun ara 98 conutraiied as tits own, and ho ts compellad to aeknowledyo that bis own pretended unjoy. mont is a sham, At the hotels youturday tho dinars wore the santo na usual, No distinotive bills-of-faro marked the bolday foaturca of the day, and, while tue bustling crowds wore ag largo hs sui, thera was t generat fooling that tho} wero. misa'n something row of tho = world =~ were enjoying. Ju Nouo of the hotels wors there auy indicutions at o holiday nature, The dinmond-atudded clerka were’ as frigid os usual, tho -belleboys wore ng slow and jjstleaa, and the porter sang out hia didmal cult ua mouotunousty a3 though thoro was not a roost panko aud cranberry suuco within a milo of bin. ‘Thankagtviug-Day atu hotel I a farce, and tho Preatdent should except tho “strangor wi our gates" from @ boube arrived tho Kenvral etfects of ii. orociagegtion. ¥or aud turkey Is served, no exchange of *phlloe such a notabloony, Tho mesuess bovel in the the word “home i# woven into the warp and Thankexiving-Day at South Bend, tho iain Ii the wfternuun there wus in . ‘The Lackeya' with urclyo home ‘Tuo cighth aonusl bachelor dinner elven b; eventag and mischovous porsous devtare that the Justice of 8 Bunodict’s ite. In. cod ny ut the household Halted the bln there ts no yathoring of uncloy anute, Hud wrandebiurety no merry. taik as ho sunp pouas,” no bard clitor and fruit; and nothing of wii the ittio things which zo to imake tho day gity presenta more advantagea for u genuine Thanksgiving di than he iutest bute, and woof of our pecullur New Buytand boliday, zs + THE LACKEY ZOUAVES jpont i tuo Howth tend gut Guanis,” Tuo ou oasantly spent, und the Zouaves had a oxhitition drill, attuc which thire wasn bans quet ut tho hotel, and in the o a rand oa it Wenlnog there wae early this morntoy, Z JUSTICE HAMMER, Juatiog and Mrs. D. Itae bachelor fronds nt al jammer to tholr w ada, Nu. U8 Wabass uveous, During i year bons of tho buchelors have Ps saruye is prouioting vellbaoy by ble th dobtes the charge, und states tuat int be produ efure ihe compu! omg sniaiee oid girl, whloh just “spread, dinner — yosturda; w very enjoyable atfalr, and the Racha ture nidbod with tniquo menu canis bearing iin eml+ leas Hint of tompting dishes, to which full justice Waadoue, Among the marringunble men pres. ont wore 'T. Moflorinott, A. Grob, 1 HH. Walte, ED, Winslow, Fit. Drostor, Jonna Gibbons, £ 1 Ruokley, We. Tall MaPheltm, Hinnke, BF, Abbott, Wet Underwood, 1, Tn Zook, J, HL Sohiund, Uhomus Cratty, M.D. Fluborty,N. 0, Partridgo, F. A. Mouro, und Frank Young. : : APOLLO COMMANDERY DIULL CORPS, Tho Writ! Corps of Apolls Commandory chore the ovening of Thnnkagiving-Duy for thoi grand ball and banquet, and tho avent itself at the Palmer totsy lust ovening proved to bo'a yrand success, reflecting credit on tho corps and tho matigement Keneriils, ALO ureork a large Tuinber OF Bir Angghte ie falledress uniform assembled in tho pariors of the hotel with uieit ludies, A detall from Apollo Commandery, with Eminent Comamnder Grannis and Eminent Commander Warron G. Purdy, of Montjule Com: mnudery, formed the advance of the grand moreh, Bseorting Grand Commandor Loyal 1. Muon, of Freeport, and Past Grand Commander Corsui H. Smith, of Chicago. Tho lntge bult-ream on the entr’aol floar was strikingly decorated with long festoons of green eedar, WOlle the arms and penians of the com- mandury, whieh were suspended over tha r= chestea, ndded to thy uniqte olfect. Tho tara room wits commplotoly tiled with dancers, who (luatented the * poetry of motion” to tho mitsto Turulshod by Kretlow's orchestra, the guests enjoying sixteen numbers, svt to the nowest and: mat popular music, Dinvor was served Iu tho large dining-hall nt 1 o'clock, the monu’ boing one of Willis Howe's most successful olforts, During tho banquet the Oriental Quurtet, campusod of Mosary, U, A Sinith, 0. C, Paitiips, George B. Rooth, nnd Ce Noblo, rendered a number of selections in x cellent style, tineny the spr being © Ho Ia the, man to Knows" hy 2oliners | {All gol alone,” by Braun; and“ Always more,” by Sol- fort, closing with tho Jubiteo aoigs, A large number of | tho ludies were attlred In striking tollots, and tho vall-room presonted al animated scono until a into hour, 3 ‘There were about 400 present, among thor ber voing Mr. und Stra. D. ts Creu, Mr and Mes dumes Hitehooak, Mr. and Mra. 1. C. Ponnington, Mr, and Mra. D, itobinson, Mr. and Mra. Jotun If, Nichulson, Mr. and Mrs, D.W. Mason, Mr, find Mrs, 8. V.Bteclo, Mr, ond’ Mra, Sylvest Gaunt, Mr. and Mrs, Join Summertteld, Mr, and Mrs, Ceorgo M. Moulton, Mr. and Mra. Charles F. Keglor, Mr. and Mrs. 0, P, Daker, Mr. and Mrs, J. 11, Raymond, Mr. ani Thompson, Mr, Mra. Mr and Mra A. OW. an Mra, Goorgo W. Tuxoraull, ALA. Devoo, Mr and Mra, M. 2. Seraford, Mr..and Mrs, Stephon.Luskey, Mr. and Mra, J. A. Devou, B,. P. Roberts and wife, Mr.and Mrs, Jon Wood- inan, Mr, and Mrs. 8.8, Ciapiman,’ dir. and Mrs. B,D. Stellan, Mre and Mra. 8, F. Kitloe, Mr. and Mrs. W. i, Poulson, Mr. and Mrs. 0. EL Blate; Mr. and Mra, Bruno IL Gail, Mr. and Mra, FM. Fott, Mr. and Mrs, Chartes J, Jounings, Mr. that’ Mre.'G. 1t, Blodgett, Mr and Mra. H. A. Clark, Mr, and Mr. aud Mra, W. IL Eillott, Mr, and Mrs. P, J, Suxtonyr, and Mes. 4. If, trail loys Mr, aud Mrs. J. E. Norton, Dr. and Mre, G. W, Lawrence, Mes, Sourott, MM hvin Walker, Mr. ‘ land, Mr, and ston, Mr. and go WV. Smith, Misa Jounno Vhipps, Mrs. 8, Maulina, Miss M, M. ‘Tovey, Miss W. T. O'Mall ] Mra. W. Do Luce, Miss Frankie Mason, Miss 31. Duggun, Mra. Care penter, Miss Delt obinson, Miss Nellio Hobin- fon, Miss Blur, Miss Fannie Tipton, Miss Minnio Kobinson, Miss Emma Fitzgerald, Mixa Notliv Stewart, Misa Lilifa &. Strotz, Miss Mamie Coch- rano, Miss Livae i, Moulton, Miss Kittlo M, ' Biker, Miss M, E, Thayer, Miss May Wilson, Miss Lizale Greonhood, M188 Phabo Bhoitor, Miss Ad- dio Finnimora, Mra. tounte “Honzof Washing ton, DO. Misa Bortha Roberts, Miss Faloone, Miss Corn Chapman, Miss Jounlo Trumbull, iy Hi Miss Lily Hold,’ Miss) ennio — Teld, Miss, Lizzio | Itollun, Miss Katio Soxton, Mills’ Ella. Wood, ‘Misa Sarah lobinxon, Hlonry D. Flolt. George W. Hubbard, Sanford Rankine Archibald MeLelinn, D. D, Pennington, W,.'t, Do Luce, A. H. Dudley, D. Pierca Mason, Ht, Higgins, Atten “Troll, Edward BF. Switt, Hugh Coltiich Jr.d, W. stewart, W. A. Carroll, J, 1, Thucker, Frank E. Knight, 1. MM, Conger, Men French, Houry Lows, P.M, Gray, T. Alt Dr J. Kiloy, Charles IH, Wilson, S. M, Henderson, 8. Mosemun, I. M, Barrott. ‘I. W. Soxtou, C, Be Coburn, 8.'E. Wood, Jay Mobinson, Josopts Hogan, : DRY-00D8 CLERKS, Tho Dry-Gonds Clerks’ Honovolout Arsocin- ton and Eurly-Closing Assuciution held thor kecon! reception and ball at McCormick's Lull Inst evoniug. Mr. J. Ingenthuru briotly ad- dressed tho company yt tha cotmoncement of tho entertainment on the abject of tho asancin- ton, statlug thut, besidca ita bonoyolont desixn, it wad pushing a moyoment intended to effect tho Curilor closing of tho retail stores, the houra at prosent being unnecessarily long, Al- ready the merchants on [usted atrest and Archer avenue bad pledged themneclyes to cluse thelr stores ut p.m, after tho Ist of January, and appearances indicated that nll the dry- -#ouds inen in tho elty could be induced to tol- low sult. After the address, tho cvoning was xiven UP. to dangling, Prof. Nevnas’ string bund furnishing the music. About 200 counles wero - present, oO ontertainment was regarded us 1 success by all, and a3 4 very ploasunt windup of -Phenkeglyings Das. aoe es ra 4 ' “HOW THEY QUIRTED Its, A drunken man disturbed tho Thaukeriving service at tho Pacitia Qurden Mission nating Lut, instend of cagting him out in the cold, tho xood people progont tell to work and prayed for him, “He did not interrupt tho meoting furthor. HE COLORED FOLKS, Sovoral hundred colored peuple took Thankas giving supper Inst oyeuliy at Quinn’s Chapel, the proceeds bulng for the church, A TRAMP'’S THANKSGIVING. THE MAN WHO IAD SEEN BETTER DAYS, It wns woll into tho nfeht. The first chill wioda of winter whistiod sburply around the corners or hummed musteally through tho telc- Hrupb-wires, Few people were upon the strect at this hour, and those who wore ont buttaned thelr vonts close to tha chin and plunged their hands deep into tho warm pockots. Tho lights in tho drug-storo at tho cor- er of Madison ‘and Cinrk strect abone out Ike great round, colored oyea, * Whose, saya tha ilickering atrect-Inmps, were all that refleved the monctonons darknoss of the surrounding Btreata, A Httlo knot of men stoofl upon tho corner walting for tha’ night-car that was soon to puss. Thoy were silont, each wrapped within bimsolf, giving no thouwht to the great world boyond What concorned bin. Suddenly from out the deep shadow of an ad- Joining deorway thoro crept tho fguro of 4 man, Ho was hutless, shocless, unkempt, and dirty. A tangled mass of tron-gray natr covered bis fue, Heavy. brows ,overhung tho ayes thut xtirod a8 from out a cavern. The cheokbonea protruding from benenth the hollow oyes, the Turrowed forehead, tho mitted beard, the shiv= oring, cringing, thinly-elud body, the unprotoct- ed feot—all those combiuel to form an object unything but plensant to contemptate, it was .by inches that tho inigeruble man worked hlimself alone until be stood in the midst of tho crowd, ‘Thon, with ho partially atratghthoned up, und for the first tmo spoke. His yolee was broken and trembling, \d each word camo with an effort: rv God's wake, If you aro men, Jsten to No one in tho crowd spoke nor encouraged him to xo on, edie * You men,” be continued, are warm, bapp: contented, and are going to your hommes, Would to God J had where to Iny my hond. Mad any one toll we Thanksgiving that today J should bo a pauper, cold, hungry, nekloctieh: t should have laughed in bis fice, But what ehnngos twelve short months bring about,” ‘There was something tn tho man's manner, tis volce, bia language, that convinced his howrers ho hud eeen better days—that he wis it Tenst Infinitly ubove the ordinury Seamiie—and a feeling Of interest inthe miscrublo wreteh bo- xan to manifest ttsaif, ‘The man ‘had gathored closer about hin, and at couple of haekinen stood on the outekirts und Netencd, ton,” “ What misfortune his brought about. this chanor "queried o benovolunt-iooking woutlo- man, “Its not a long story, air," sold the ‘tranip, “and I suppose it will do no harin to tell son. Despite my nppearance tid condition now, It i noyertholess true that upto Novembor of Inet year I was dolng a thriving business us a whole- gule grocer in Clovolund, My business brought mo a profit of &,000a year, 1 hud A GOOD, COMFORTANLE HOME, Aehnarming wife, 2 lovely tamlly—nhl T was a boppy gan. Hut thoro crept {ito my life n Bore peu Whose bite was to bring ruin pon us all. nb my einploy was mn handsome, dashing youns fellow nuwed Fred Eliott, whoso purents 1 hid known for yeara and whom I trasted ag L wauld buve trusted my wotber.” Here a paroxyam of cuumtaing seized the poor follow and go exluust- ed hin that it was with diticulty+ho kept bls foot. There wore murimerd of gympath from ihe crowds All waited ailontly tor the old man 0 #0 On 3 “i mup as woll-out tt stort, On-tho ovegin of the ith at Octabver I want home to vupoarevae Pecting, Us ueuAl, to fad my wife west Wwelogmo. ine, Sho was not chore, the ch! were wone, there wus no Hght In’ iny atudy, the whole house seemed purvaded © with A gloom that 1 could“ not’ endure, 1 rang- for: tho forvants “but thors wna no Answer, lL went up to iny wife's room It was ompty. Upon tho table uy a letter ads droxsed to tua, 1 tore ft open with trembling tinge, It vontalned: soven: words: "1 huve ie with Fret, Guodsby.’"" Hore bo stopped tw ble uyca this was not all, for onsly tho next motalny; thore vame a aieawongor to Gay that Frod bud called wt tho bank and withdrawn all the mony to my erodit, ‘Io you wonder that iu uy wlingio week my ber bulr” that (bad en Aven bluck turned “gray os -you ‘sco = {t "how? 4 know "not hows £tived '* the sow monthe that followed. My busiuvds went to tho dogs, my -bouse waa dota over mn; hed, aud L was turned out to buffet the worl broken-hearted and dravged dawn by diseaae. t have boon jooked up ay-a vagrants Chava suf- fored nivntal torture, but vever, watll th havo | asked for aytupathy from any une, ‘Thoro wore tears ju the eyes of some of that ditties crowd wa the old man Nnished and droppod ble head Upou bis breast, There was a ellunge of couda, then some one ald: I give two dollars to start a purse for this mun!” Pho project met witha favorable rcovp- . $37,000 wasratsed, The poople of tho church ara holdings Jubileo of joy tonight: Fourth Battalion Wisconsin National Guard, dean iin and alowly drow his ragwed sleoye aurvss’ tlon, and, in Iss the (han thirteen ‘dotlara and. olny aii to uirned: over ta tho ont CMs tea yf trombled and bis oyes h ty ste turned to go, “1 can't t ttomen. said ho as he tat Lope you may bever suites ‘Thurs wits 0 stillness int The night-cnr had gone, § are tant boll t “Tilon’t bollove tt tytn; , enerally, it ft nee Tre in Wes fear toll you thoro aro sume deserving melee MeL low rn in sag worl: NeW Who Ary That's Ro, don't he doltars t gave tiliny poor cella? MO three baie “7 pty bin.” ebliied ina Uited, ton, hada wordaf sympathy, 884 otbery, Whero was tho tramp whitle they spoicep 8 desurtny AtOry OF a lone tite ht, ay to Tio had retrneed bis steps to way lending to tho Recand ‘ Duttd ings; be climbud v0 Ups ye tow bundle that Iay thora; fome foals obouese wanlen feecka a pale. of boots, a shor te of fromthe pnekes ofan eltpelitea yt Wpulror mittens. He pulled we the end ey lel ant thi Lootartied tho Feart about tiv neck. qeecks at Uulstor, and dtrow tho fue enn well ao tned thy eyea, Then, a9 he covered euch Dind with biy tou, ho started down and out inte ite a Mle chupielog auuletly to bimselt, aid sag inye tees epi it'sa cold day whon this those That yarn fetches um every tin wots fof, —— ELSEWHERE, AT WASHINGTON, Spectat Durpateh tu ‘The Cuteaga ~; Waatinatos, D. 0. Nav, 9 hank: hana been generally observed, Tha Mlepnrie were closed, -sectlar bntalness wag sus aA thora wera services in all tho charches eeu President ond sovern) iemberg my the Cabinet attended Divine service at St, Hplgcopal Church. ‘This 19 a new colored ose To'pastor tins quite a reputation wee orator, The. Chureh boing somewhat que Advantage was takon of. tho tay ot youd fo te nnd of the proseneo uf the President tose | Hberal contributions, which were fevelved, is PProsiient usually worships at St. John's Cra? atndtho tnrge: crowd In attendanco thare ne disappointed .at ‘not soeing bin. The pastor at tho President's chureh preached from then Proverbs, ity and 10: “Itonor te Lon aa thy substance, and with tha first Srults of i tips AIncrense.; "Sd sul thy bartis be Allod wie Meiigy fod thy. Pressca shall burst out with new ane, é -")" SDURUQUE, TA, Spectat Dispatch to The Chieavo Tribune, Dontque,: 1a.,° Nov. 2b—Thanksiglving-Day Was observed here-by n genoral Suspension of business nt ali manufacturing ana mereantt houses. “Uniow’ services jn Eaglish were held, tho Second Presbyterian Chured, in whieh th Congregational, “Mothoitist, Presbyteriag, ‘anh Buptiat clorgymon took part. ‘Tho Germans held a unton servieo at the Gorman Presbys tertin Church, tho Rov, Herman Ficko ‘preache ng the sermon, x DRHOATUR, it, * Srectat Dispatch to The'Chteago Tribune, Decarun, It. Nov. 2.—Unton ‘Thanksgiving forvices’ were held at tho United Uretheen, Church toduy, ‘the Roy. M. fi, Lows delivering tho sermon, assisted by local pastors, A col Ieation amounting to noarly $75 was taken up for tho benofit of the poor, Lusiness was ale most wholly ausponded, and a military ball fa in progress tonight, : : = QUINOY, Int. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, QuiNoy, Uy Nov. 24.—Thanksgiving herehe been ns quict ns Sunday, All bulsness has bea Suspended, agd services, very Inrgely attended, have beon hold ‘in sovoral of tho churches Different congrozations joined togethor in esca ease. A noticeable feature of the day bas been | (ho unusual numbor of social gatherings and family rountons, . TAOKSON, MICIE. ~ Spectat Desvaten to The Chieago ‘Tribune, JACKSON, Mlot., Nov. 24,—Thanksgiving wes observed by tho susponsion of nearly all butte noss.: Services were teld in four churches, well attended,. At tho First Mothodist tho debt of WATERTOWN, WI. Special Dieputch to Me Chteage Tridune. sWatentown, Wis, Nov, £1,—-Thanksgiring ‘was observed with # partial suspension of burl hess, services by the Mcthodiat, Congregational, and Eplacopal Caurabes, and a grand ball given by the Watortown Itites nt thoir armory, pate tlelpated. in by tho staff ani members of the wt in * ADIRTAN, MICH. acd * ;Bpxtat'Dusputch ta The Chtcaoo Tribune. ADUIAN, Mich., Noy. 24.—In accordanco with the recommendation of our Natlonal and state Exeouttves, Thunksgiving-Day was duly ob ‘served here’ by the generat suspension of Luel- noss, union services In churches, aud various soolal festivitlos, IN NEW YORI AND TIE RAST, New ‘York, Nov, 4.—Here, n3_ clsewbere, Thankdgiving-Day was observed by a weners! suspension of business, a reunion of frunille, Bpeclal sorvices tn tho churencs, and an extra Performance in tho thoatres, Beecher, ina ser mon, alluded to tho trial of Gultenu, and sald it looked like w flight betweon an tinbecile Sudge st ‘one end of the bench and a vagrant foul at tt other. In many churches collections were taker for tho Michigan sufferers. Wuitimore bal + flurry of suow, tho first of the seasou. . DAVENPONT, 1A. Gpectat Dtavateh'to ‘The Chicago Tribtine. Davespony, In. Nov. 24.—Tho day lis beea observed Uy a gencral suspension of busines, both wholesale and retail. Metlxloue services were huld at alt the cburebes, Protestant and Catholic, the exercises boing generally attended, “a The Chicago Tribunz. END, Ind. Nov, 24.—There wits 6 gens onsian of busines ere today, abd union Tounksglving service: heid i Christinn Churet. ‘Cho sermon waa ly the W, D. Williamson, of tho Reformed Caurch, and was for tha most purc a stutiatical review el local, State, and National atvuirs. During the day tho Laeker” Zonaves, of Chicago, parulal our streota, oseorted by the South Bend Light Guards, tn tho witernoon thoy gave.an extitu ton drfil at tho operu-honee, ‘Pomyut the Liget Guards’ grand ball at their armory 1 In prey: Foss, and (s attended by the Gite of tho city. At Notre Dime there was a epeciit obaereanet of ‘Thunkagiving-lay, ‘Tho program vee lust’ night with“ Titerury — exercises In the grind rutunds of the unlverdiii whinh wae ‘irhted for the first the with ¢ ie trlo Nght. The venerable Mather Sorin, fount Of the College, presided, and he eoubl at tt contrast his presont surroundings —hunreds of atudonta gathered “under the briliiat mee Nyht in tho rotunda of the costiiast col i bullding i tho Beato, with the luumble gtruets ure, tallowedips; and’ a score of students ie thirty yenrs axe. ‘Today there was solemu mis fi the Ohureb of tho Kucred Heart and sere by Father’ footy, Prefcoet of Discipline, ite night tho atudunts ace enjoying a grand at Washington Jnlt pndor tho ausplees ol Callathanio Clit, a MADISON, WIS, nuit Special Maven to The Chteagr Tribun : Maison, Wis." Noy. 24—Iusine ns eae erally suspended hore today und and observed in tho usual mafines by eervlns of Grace Bpiscomi Churet und a anion ane the Congregationnitsts, Presbyterians it ie and Mothoutsts in the ehitrebes of the lu er oe weathot {6 very cold, tho thorimutueter sane Gdegrees above zoru, BLGIN, [hla Roectat Disvateh to The Chicaga Tribune» Earn, Ith, Nove 24%The obser Hc Thanksgiving in Elgin has been quite gener In the whoring a le service etiam cu ‘ old nt the Vonure: nt Chur Molen Deb. Chur De, dubvered Wt ba quent discourse on Christluntty.” In iN ning. service the over held ut the Firat Baptist Chur Tinptist Churen taurning seevios ano Blain Guards, ‘Company Es munt £. N. G.,obseevod tha day oF wonuul target pructles. j DA MARDE, IbT. tal Dispateh to The Chicaco Tribune. La Haire, DL, Noy, 2h anion cre ad conducted here tuduy, abeurv uy y ity, to i i Utrhiner: OF tuo Slo. Chhurely, dulivertiy 18 “Wiscuurse, sys RVWINGHAS, Ite see I Diapatch to The Ciera THUR BevINaHAdh Ml, Noy, 2k—ihunkes v0, t observed here todu Uy a tee ap LS bold ay by business, socin! and funtl eH ry wufon service In the frat the sermon ‘bohig preached by 10, Hearn star at tue stetnatist Ci weather fa yery cold and claws + ELECTRIC LIGHT. er « Spectat Dispuicn' te Ts Chieuge WEN ay Davayerre, lod, Nov, 4.—The oa synth abe ‘hus dixcctod tho Clerk to earrospitl’ Oi iy ieushy fant Company, of Clovelae pain Vlow of recelying propositions Cm ttt ay pany for pluoing thefr ligt lu opt rewarded olty. If the cowpany'a terns ure MEN favorable the Council wilh cuuset) Tg bu-the tdwee of tho Furd, Scival gah 40 fuustagnn experiment, Tho rar fone nneerd gone months ayy, olferod ty Crees Poe ae here and provido eye with NENT yr too cundte power’ for the sain ot She Couns a i 1 rue e" TaN asta eat tho jug eosnpany’ leu! on the price uf gis Proshy ter ev. I arch. THe