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LONDON.
American Deadbeats Who Infest
the British Metrop
olis.
Dloro About tbo Exorbitant Cost
of Household Fur
niture,
English Hatred of Innovation—How
Clothes Are Washed in
the Great City.
The Cost of Living There as Compared
with the Expense In the
United Stales*
Natural Attractions Around London—Sot*
ton Bow, and tho Appearance of
English Young Ladies.
SrttM Cnrrtn>otultnee of The Tribune.
London. March 4.— At a time when all En
gland feels os It one of the greatest crises of
her existence were nt hand, when neither tho
Government nor the Opposition Is prepared to
define a general foreign policy, when war ap
pears overwhelmingly disastrous In tho present,
ami peace merely delayed suicide,—at such a
tfmc It Is natural that the political situation
riiuiild bo (be leading topic of interest In Lon
don. Yet, as may well bo understood by any
one who bas ever formed oven a slight acquaint
ance with tho Immensity of the world’s
metropolis, there arc such numbers of
Interests, such diverse ambitious and de
cree, in existence here, that there Is a
wide range of subjects, wholly out of tho fields
of politics or diplomacy, which have sn active
and powerful influence upon millions of people.
When one rends that there are 11,800,000 persona
living in London, the figures In themselves do
pot convey to tho mind a very door Idea of tho
immensity of the city; hut let us say, instead,
that seven Chlcngos could ho populated out of
London, and still leave a remainder about the
equal of St. Louis; It will then bo seen how
even Chicago’s lialf-mllll.m of Inhabitants sink
Into comparative Insignificance.
MINISTER WELSH
|,< now settled in permanent quarters at No. 87
Queen’s Gate, having heretofore been occupy
ing rooms In tho Hucklngham Palace Hotel. A
imin of large business capacity and experience,
with very cosy, alTable manners, ho jnakes
friends In all drclcs. As Is usttallv the case
with any American of nolo or means, ho has
been visited bv the numerous army of his impe
cunious countrymen who make a practice of im
posing upon new-comers; but bo has apparently
escaped from their dutches with much less loss
Hum might have been expected, for they are
among the most Ingenious and talented class of
deadbeats that I have over scon—and I have
been In St. Louis too.
Ido not, of course, mean to imply that all
Americans who may find it necessary to ask
loans or pecuniary assistance from their more
fortunate countrymen are deadbeats, for I have
Known several cases where people of high char
acter and considerable property have been
caught In a net of circumstances such as to de
prive them temporarily* of all ready cash; but
there are bo many others who are absolute
parasites on society that one cannot ho 100
cautious In trusting only to such representations
as are hacked by pretty clear evidence. One of
the strongest cards plated by these fellows Is
tho “woundcd-soliUcr" dodge, and some of
them are positively artistic In their Inven
tions; Indeed, If they would devote half
the ingenuity and ability that they use
fur petty swindling to legitimate pursuits,
they would succeed fur better than tho average
man of salary. They come out especially
strong when they happen to strike a well-to-do
Southerner, for then they not only can appeal
to natural benevolence mid sympathy, but they
havu an additional hold upon his lecllnga as
wrecked victims of the Lost Ciu«c. But' It Is
not alone among Southerners Hint they find
TIIRIU IIEBT VICTIMS.
I was describing the cunning of ono of these
fellows who had victimized one of my friends
(in whose behalf I bad Investigated tho cir
cumstances), when a gentleman standing near
seemed to take great interest In mv remarks;
and, when I bad shown conclusively how totally
unworthy the scamp was, this stranger said:
“ Now, I’ll bet a form that’s the same man I
lent £5 to a lew days ago.” The speaker
was a former officer In the Union army, who
had fought gallantly, and afterward earned a
moderate fortune In civil life.
“ Why, d—n it," said ho, "I couldn't refuse
that follow a few dollars after the atury he told
mo. Upon my word, 1 felt almost ashamed of
myself for being well oil, after hearing how my
regiment burned his place In Georgia, and 1
would have given him as much more If ho had
come again."
As the swindler had never been nearer Gcor
eta than Washington, aud as his story was only
a scries of lies artfully concocted to tally with
Information drawn out of the Union ex-oflicer,
the latter has been “laying for" the parly of
the first part for several davs; and, in the
event of a meeting between them, I think there
will be a skirmish of some magnitude.
In one of my recent letters I mentioned tho
BXORIUTANT COST Of UOUSRIIOLD Ft’IINITURB
is compared with tho prices wo have been in tho
habit of paying at home. Since theu I have
discovered that I gave the prices of one of the
most moderate firms in the dtv.and that, had I,
at that time, gone Into one of tue Oxford atreut
or Bund street housca X should have added 25
per cent to tha figures. I recently mode an in
spection of two first-class, fashionable furniture
houses, and, tho longer X stayed, and tho more
1 saw, the greater became my astonishment.
For instance, I was shown a chamber-set of
polished pine, with no curving, no inlaid work,
no demotion of any kind; it was simply a well
made Job of plain cabinet work, consisting of
wardrobe with full-length mirror iu the door,
dressing-table, wash-stand, towel-rack, commode
fur wasie-watcr ewer, and three chairs, and the
prlco was JJU, or about tIUO. A similar set in
ash was iM‘J; in black walnut, 07 guineas,
or about ?:<SO, iu BpanUli mahogany, HO
guineas, or These were all plain; but
when I reached tho curved, inlaid, and otherwise
ornamental sets, the prices lamuded upward
with astonishing rapidity. Black walnut is Just
now very fashionable, and. whenever 1 sighted
any piece of our familiar American wood.
1 knew in advance that King Midas hud touched
iu and that 1 should find it turned to gold. A
black-walnut set. us above, inlaid with a>h (very
stylish, and worth about 1200 at tho outside In
Chicago), was placed ol 100 iruintus, or 1523; a
black-walnut set inlaid with satin-wood, I'dO
guineas; a blaek-waluut set, very neatly but nut
Intricately carved, KKI guineas; Spanish ma
hogany, carved and glided, with bedstead in
cluded, UOO guineas, or about $1,060. Now.
them prices seem to me to bo really absurd. 1
have no hesitation whatever in saving that any
tlrst-closs New York or Chicago firm would bo
glad to furnish sets of furniture, cuually hand
some and better finished, lor half the money.
Ido nut say that it could be done here,—for, of
course, 1 do not know the cost ol materials or
labor,—but 1 do know that furniture could be
manufactured In the United States, exported to
England by steamer if desired, and put ou tbu
market hero at a reduction on English prices of
25 per cent. As to selling It afterward, that is
another matter; lor, If there Is one thing mure
tbza another that the English people
t SEEM TO UATB,
[t Is an Innovation. Take, for Instance, their
household utensils: no American could keep a
servant in her house a week with such aceom
laudations os are usual here. If one wishes a
common pall or backet for carrying water,
nothing can be found weighing less than four or
five pounds. It may be true, as one dealer re
marked, that their buckets will last a lifetime;
hut 1 should say that the lilctimo of a servant
who might be obliged to carry the clumsy things
could not be a very long one. Do you happen
to ask for au egg-bcater, a chopping-tray, a
a wringing-machine, a wash
hoard, a self-healing flat-iron, or any other civ
ilized Invention to Co fouud m every well-regu
lated kitchen at home,—the shopman who hears
3our Inquiry will either look at you os if you
Were asking fur sumo uuhcurd-of infernal
machine, or else he will aimlu deprecatlngly
am| say- “Aw,—you mcau one of them Amer
iiwn things! Yes; well, you see we don’t ’are
“ sut ssle for 'em; hut 1 can get one lor you."
Aua then, one and all, they set you down fur a
Lumaucuo Indian, and seem to wonder where
}uu carry your seal plug-knife and tomahawk.
And, whim upon household thoughts mtsut,
i may 04 well mention tlutt few families have
">c!r bread made or their washing done at home,
ihese two domestic duties, which would bo tho
1 ul our Amoritou housewives would per-
I'. 1 * 1 1“ uo outside, are almost Invariably con-
to ibo professional baker and washer
woman. About 8 o’clock lu the morning, it you
ever happen to ho awake that early, you will
hear a cheerful “Vow-cod”— a round Inex
pressible on paper—at your area door. That’s
the baker, in a few minutes comes another—
“O-goo-oo,” more prolonged than the baker’s
yawp. That’s tbo milkman. Each haa a dis
tinct crv, and the servants never have any doubt
as to the Identity of the person ringing at the
arco-nell. The other tradespeople nil call for
orders later, and. if one Is of a specially confid
ing turn of mind, there Is no necessity for leav
ing one’s house to order the supplies for the
dnv.
But speaking of washerwomen reminds me of
TllSm METHODS,
Of course, those unfortunate families Iti Amer
ica who have no house of their own, and aru
therefore obliged to depend upon laundries ami
“alch,” are perfectly well aware that the hired
laundress is the implacable foe of all her suffer-
Ingcustomcrs; whether she bo English, Irish,
(Jarman, or American, that fact Is too well un
derstood to ho disputed; hut their methods of
wreaking vengeance upon their enemies, tbo
public, vary; and sol mention tho English
washerwoman’s practice simply as a contribu
tion to tbo history of destruction as a Him art.
No washboard Is used to rub tho clothes upon,
hut. In its stead, a stilt brush, which, with a
plain board for a base of operations, is plied
vigorously over tho soiled surface*. Collars are
hooked Into a staple by one hulton-holo and
stretched out by the other end, whllo the brush
travels bock and forth until the dirt comes oil—
or the button hole tears out, as the case may
be. Soda Is liberally usedi and esa be cosily de
tected by tho smell; but then, remembering
the character of London coal-smoko and tho
amount of “grlnia” that collects upon tho
clothing, I presume some such aid Is necessary
to remove It. Indeed, the condition of many
Scoplo’s clothing Is such that it seems to mo
hat, if 1 were tbclr washerwoman, I should use
—well, benxlno or sulphuric acid, 1 shouldn’t
care much which.
I find that many people Imagine that they can
live more cheaply hi London than In the United
States. So far as tho poorest classes are con
cerned. this Is true. Day laborers, mechanics,
small shopkeepers, clerks, and all the great
mass of low-salaried employes, can undoubted
ly Hvo more cheaply and have mure comforts
than the name class of people In tho United
States. Ifut tlio moment that a comparison Is
icaue between those who aspire to a higher so
cial position, that moment the comparison Is
AUi IN FAVOR OK AMERICA,
not only in tlio greater opportunities for nodal
advancement, but In n diminution of the actual
expense connected therewith. It is true that,even
from the most decant and stylish to the most
humble, houses can bo rented here at much low*
cr rates thou In Chicago or Now York; that
servants’ wages are less, taxes Ices, all kinds of
clolhlug and outfitting, and many other tnauti
factored articles, much cheaper; hut there are
other Important items which fully make uo the
first cost of train? to housekeeping to as great a
sum as would ho required In the United States,
white the running expenses arc oven more. The
fact Is, that people hero arc accustomed to see
certain fixed habits and methods, attaching, with
all tho tenacity of ancient custom, to every cir
cle of social position, so that one cannot,
even apparently for one’s own gratification and
advantage, dispense with any of these domestic
barnacles without losing caste. The result Is,
that one finds tho regular family expenses so
41 loaded” (to borrow a technicality from the
Insurance companies* vocabulary) that an esti
mated expenditure of, say. £I,OOO per annum
will invariably have risen to not less than £I,OOO
actual outgo by tho end of tho year.
Day before Yesterday was the first of tho de
licious spring-weather which London has so
much of during April and May, but rarelv so
early In the season.. This has been quite an ex
ceptional winter, however, and already the
season Is as far advanced as If It were early
April Instead of March. Tho air had that Inde
scribable soilness and daintiness which leaves
an Impression of perfume on the mind, without
auv corresponding effect on the sense. The sky
was comparatively clear and blue, tho sun
bright, and tho breeze gentle. I took an early
drive Just after lunch, Into tho beautiful sub
urbs around Sydenham. Streathum Common,
and Upper Norwood. Few persons who come
hero simply to “do” London have any idea of
TUB HATUIUL ATTRACTIONS
surrounding It. They regard It asja mixture of
fog. Cockneys, chimney-pots, lords and ladles,
dirty streets, brick and mortar, palaces and
hovels,—all thrown together In a dense mass,
quite regardless of anything except tho desire
to getthc moat of everything ou tho least possi
ble space; hut, when one makes a tour, on an
enchanting spring-day. to tho outlying hills,
whence other hills con bo seen rising In succes
sive tiers of beauty in oil directions, with tho
Thames—lts defects slightlv tempered by
distance—winding through tho background, one
cauoot fall to appreciate tho exceeding charms
of English loudscapo-sccnery, even in the Im
mediate vicinity of prosy, unrumautlc Loudon.
Streathum Common, covered with wild gyrso,
and fresh green grass, presents alternate views
of picturcsquo barrenness, and cultivated, park
like elegance. Thu hillside slopes rapidly down
to a beautiful valley, and ou every side stand
handsome houses, half-burled In groves of oak,
birch, and IruU-trecs. Already the latter are
partly In blossom, although the loavca are not
vet out, and one gels frequent whiffs of fra
grance as tho southerly breeze shakes the bud
ding limbs.
Returning to the city, 1 drove to Ilvdo Park
lu time to Join the throng of carriages making
the fashionable drive on Rotten Row. Being
tho first day of really fine weather of the season,
tho Row was ono endless stream of fashionable
equipages, while there was also quite a show of
equestrians upon the Inner riding track. It Is
nioro than ten years since ray first visit to En
gland, yet Rotten Row waa
TUB HAUB OU) BIXPBNCB
os then; and do I suppose It will continue for
an Indefinite length of time. The blooming,
pert, rather pretty little misses, sitting beside
their parents on "drags" or opcu landaus,
were the only changes In those present; aud
the absent were taken from among the overfed
octogenarians who had lolled back upon cash*
tous and pillows a decade ago. New genera
tions, of course, have filled the scats of the
Juveniles, and the elders have “gone over to
the majority," as they any here: but, though
the individuals may bare changed, tho general
aspect bus not; and, naturally, to a stranger It
makes no difference whether it Is the family of
Hie Dowager Lady Bountiful of this or the last
generation,—they present the same appearance.
The equipages ore often handsome, and
occasionally their lady occupants ore pretty;
but the young Jodies rarolv show
animation, and almost never good taste In
dress. On this latter point, of course,
I need sav nothlug: the irrational manner in
which an English girl “throws herself together"
is too well known to need morn than passing
comment. I suppose that tho “frigidly fault
less. splendidly null" style ol woman does ex
ist in England for wo have a poet's word for it,
and poets are proverbially accurate; but, while
X have no dllllculty in finding plenty of speci
mens of the “frlgldlv null" style, 1 have vet to
find the “fanltlcss" or the “splendid." I have
no doubt tout English girls ia their country
homes, and some, on rare occasions, in town
society, arc os nature), gay, a»d agreeable as
their social restraints wllT penult; but, iu pub
lic,—even though the occasion be only a small
rceeplluu,—they appear with a stolidity of coun
tenance which U far from attractive to those
who have been accustomed to the more mobile
expressions of the American, French, and Rus
sian ladles, it may bo an unworthy comparison,
hut on English girl In public always reminds me
of a Bioux Indian, fur she scums equally de
termined to permit nothlug to excite either her
surprise or admiration. 1 have often hud a
malicious longing to see what would bo the
clfcct upon a party of English ladles, ou full
dress parade hi an aristocratic drawing-room, If
one or two particularly act ire and ezdted mica
COULU BE TURNED LOOSE AMONG TUEM.
My most brilliant flights of fancy buve never
given me u quite satisfactory idea of tho scene
which would ensue.
If I recollect rightly, I ventured in an evil
hour, when beginning my last letter, Into the
domain ol prophecy; nr, at least, X expressed
my opinion that it would bo very astonishing if
England and Russia should be ot peace when
that letter was published. X withdraw the
opinion lu humiliation, tor about this time, 1
presume it is lu typo, and England, so far from
being belligerently disposed, seems to be striv
ing to emulate a snhyux, or so oyster, or anv
other creature emblematical of close-mouthed
seeresy. The war-crazo has passed its acute
stage, and, as public sentiment now inclines to
tho opinion that England has Just escaped
making au ass of herself, there is every reason
to hope fur a rational and peaceful settlement
of the Eastern Question. Onsmvxu.
YANKTON.
Awrial Carrupondtntt a f TU Trifttias,
Yankton, Dak., March 18.—The great wave
ol temperance-reform has struck this town with
telling effect. About four weeks ago tho wom
en organized a Temperance Union and procured
some good speakers; and tho result has been
that hundreds have signed tno pledge,—some of
the hardest drinkers, who were given up os lost,
among them, and they aro holding out wonder
fully. Many of them have gone to work, show
ing an earnest disposition to reform. The busi
ness-men and ehuicb-peuple come no manfully
to the support, furnishing the neusssary means
to carry ou the good work. Sunday
night the reformed men held an
experience-meeting in the Congregational
Church, which was packed so full that many
were unable to And seals. The sneakers were
reiynned men. Much credit is due to the ladies
fur the energy they have shown in this work.
To day Judge Bhauuuu Imposed heavy flues
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE*. FRIDAY. MARCH 22, 1878.
upon the keepers of keno-rooms, with the warn*
In? that, If they were brought no again, It
would be fine and Jail for six months. He gave
a very pointed lecture to the officers, telling
them that they must see to it that the law waa
enforced. All honor to Judge Shannon I
The weather is delightful. Farmers ara alt
busy seeding small grain; in fact, we are In the
midst of spring.
TENNI'SON—LOCKEK.
Marriage of the Poet Laureate's Bon nt
Westminster Abbey—Gathering of Celebri
ties.
C'>rrnv'indfntt AV<« fftrk lltrald.
London, Feb. 24, 1374.—N0t since Sir Will
iam Uarcourt was married to the amiable Miss
.Motley has old Westminster Abbey been throng
ed with so many “ lions of literature” and the
cremate In creme of London society as on this,
tbo Inst day of “the mating month.” Invita
tions were sent out early In tlio week, inviting
tho select ones of England to the wedding cere
mony between Miss Eleanor Mary Bertha Locker
and Mr. Lionel Tennyson, to bo held on tho
23th of February, 1374, at 11 a. in., wltbln tho
Old Abbey, wbero so many of tho great havo
been Joined together In the warm links of
Hymen and the cold ones of death. Some five
hundred guests came. Long before tbo appoint
ed hour, though the weather was not bright
and springlike as during the previous week, the
Abbey was surrounded by groups of tho curious
fiublle and filled by tho specially Invited. In
css Doetlo language than tbo Laureate would
employ. It was u groat “ wedding field-day.”
tub coNTfunriNo pannes.
Miss Eleanor Locker Is the daughter of Fred
erick Locker bv the late Ladv Charlotte. Stan
ley. sister ot Dean Stanley. Mr. Locker la him
self a man of letters and tho author of numcr
ous tvr< d« toelete, welt known in tho Inner circle
of literature, where publishers fear to tread.
He Is a gentleman of Independent means, and
his receptions at his Belgravia residence arc
marked by the presence of distinguished authors
and patrons of literature, and may he said to be
tire reunion* /wr excellence of brain-toilers. Mr.
Lionel Tennyson Is the rounger son of tbe I’oet
Laureate, and is blmself a brilliant young schol
ar and ambitious of walking in tho path of po
etry so industriously cultivated by his father.
In appearance tho bride Is a medium brunette,
of lithe, petite figure, and about (our feet eight
nigh. She has a sweetly prettv profile and a
delicately formed nose, terminating *• like tho
petal of a Up-tilted dower,” as tho lather-
In-taw has said. In ago aho Is somewhere be
tween SO and 22, if the age of any bride U per
mlsslDle In print. The bridegroom Is a young
man of 21 years, of delicate and somewhat
angular physique. There is a general resem
blance lu his face to that ot hit father, It being
bony and strong. His beaut), like tho religion
of Dr. Johnson, can bear but little notice. Al
together tho outward man is unattractive.
TUB MAIUIIAUB CKKBMONT.
The ceremony commenced with the loud peals
of the grand organ and the usual festive sym
phony. Tho main aisle In Its sombre ihadowv
massiveness was a line Ueinhrandtcsquc con
trast to tho rich, light, and airy costumes of tho
assembled guests, and os thov opened a pas
sage-way for the bridal parly the scone present
ed a picture with a nappy blending of the
warmth of a Claude, tho grace of a Watteau,
ami the hold shadows of a Van Dyke. The
organ graduated Its tones Into a melting, fad
ing treble, and suddenly stopped. Tnu silence
was again broken by tho group of choristers
within the sanctuary, Intoning and chanting
tho proccretnonics of a grand nuptial service.
Tho bride leaning on tho arm of the I’oet Lau
reate, was followed by her bridesmaids, adults,
and six of minor age, slaters and relatives of
tho betrothed. They were escorted by Mr.
ITaltam Tennyson, tho eldest sun of tho I’oct
Laureate, who was “the bust man.” and by the
sons of Lord SSclbornc. Within the altar rails
they took their places, tho venerable Mrs.Tcnny
sou, once herself a groat belle In London socie
ty, being assisted to a seat by Mr. W. E. Glad
stone. Dean Stanley, not being well enough to
perform or assist In tho ceremonies. Canon
Farrar, the well-known preacher of the city,
Joined tho youthful pair as man and wile.
WITNESSING THE UOND.
After the nuptial ceremonies, and amid chant
and organ swell, tho bridal parly and immediate
friends proceeded to the chancery at tlio wen
end of the Abbey, when the register was signed
bv Albert Tennyson and Mrs. Tennyson, bis
wife, In a free and bold naud. Then came the
cramped signature of the Duke of Argyle, the
Peer, one of Mr. Frederick Locker, tho less free
one of Mr. Gladstone, and the unreadable ono
ot Lord Sclborne, alongside of ono that Robert
Drowning inscribed which could pass for San
scrit. Hero tho pride and groom received the
good wishes of tho great ones assembled, as the
elder Mrs. Tennyson, leaning on the shoulder of
her eldest son, Kullatn, passed out in a feeble
and nervous state. Tho first porsou that at
tracted my attention was thu poet.
I'OBT LAUIIBATB.
At all times Mr. Tennyson is distrait, and
prefers retirement to any open demonstration.
Ho usually wears a musty suit of black, with
slouched sombrero tel: hat, and when at homo
looks like Washington Irving Old,—a type of a
farmer, who can smoko equal to Pittsburg. On
this occasion hu seemed more distrait than ever,
and struck me as a feeble, fsillmr “ slave of the
lamp.'’ It seemed odd to see his studied nogll*
ire nee of dry, hard, tufty hair, still black, but
decreasing ids wiry, uncouth beard, tinged and
tipped with my, given more prominence by a
new black frock coat and bright violet panta
loons. When 1 recall a remark ho once made,
that his first ambition in lifowas to ho s soldier,
1 are amazed how awkward'aml hobbling Ida gait
is. Much more so Is that of another great lion of
literature, "Diogenes Tcufelsdroch." Thomas
Carlyle is surrounded by a bright particular
few us thov wish him happiness fur the sth
of March coming, his four score and third anni
versary of the day ho saw light In the “Arched
Homo" of Euclofoehao, which wo recognize as
"Kntepful” In that vivid autobiography of
“Barter Resartus." The old man rests bis arm
on that of a fair girl (Ids niece), and the rich,
rosy freshness of her youth makes a striking
contrast to his rugged face. Carlyle Is always
cross and grumpy-looklng, but now seems sad
aud weary, lie has expressed himself <Usu|>-
pointed with Germany and Bismarck. The phi
losopher of Chelsea aud the idol of Ctieyno
Walk still wears his loose brugans and bis bag
gy clothes that will never find a follower to tit
tuem. Near by him Is a follow Scotchman and
literary lion, Theodore Martin. He la the beat
scholar Scotland ever produced,
ami as the author of “The Life of the Prince
Consort" bos gained a “lavender place" at
Buckingham Palace. In appearance he Is about
five feet eloveu laches, fairly thick set and griz
zly gray—’a strongly marked tyno of the uncom
mon common men of the North who have been
eveu above the highlands of lowland literature.
BWINUURNE AND IIBiIUERT SBENOBIL
That more poetic-looking man chatting with
Ining, “the art actor," Is full of dro to-dnv,
and pronounces strongly against Russia. Xla
has Just cumo down from Scotland, with his
mind full of poems and his portmanteau full of
ballads, all to be before tho public at au early
day, aud oil praising aud blamliig. Kossuth is
tube reddded and Russia redamued by Swin
burne. Herbert Spencer, who is now chatting
with the Duke of Argyle and a legion of tho
fair Campbells, who aro always going aud com
ing somewhere, dwells on “Thu Revenge; or, a
Ballad of the Fleet." Though fully 58, Herbert
Bouncer looks but 40 years of age; yet, like
Hr. Gladstone, ho will “ break, break, in awful
night," fur his work by tho lamp is woudrous
great.
“OZOBOE ELIOT."
That refined, quiet lady, dressed to black
velvet, trimmed with black satin, Is Marian
Evans, to tho world of books known as '* George
Eliot.*' What quiet dignity and simplicity
mark her appearance! The little white plain
collar, fastened by a tiny black bow, showing
off the rcsoluleiy-sbspcd nock and adding
prominence to thu to the fineiy-rounded head,
the white culfs separating the “speaking
hands,'* as Sir Arthur Helps says, from the
graceful arm, the absence of Jewelry, make
this, the most brilliant of mental Jewels, more
radiant than all tbo slitter of dress sod the
skill of art-mode around her. Like George
Band, she contemplates presenting to the pub
lic a M Hlstolre de Ms Vie.'* Tosco “George
Eliot *' as Marian Evans one should go to her
villa at the retired Grove of the Evangelist,
commonly called 6t. John's'Wood. There no
golden key on her Sunday evenings can gain an
entrance. None but one that has worked In the
troubled lanes of literature can enter there,
where a feast of reason always prevails.
George Augusta Bala looms up near the door
in a shady place, lie will persist lu green neck
ties, which gives his face su animated lobster
salad ellect and leaves him the least possible
looking of literary men.
tub raoi’Lß’a willum. «
Mr, Gladstone looks not so worn sod sleepy
as tho Conservative press persists on describing
daily, lie impresses you with ail his strong
mental grasp and reach,—from vaccination to
Papal Infallibility. Yet his big heart sod keen, ear
nest convictions cannot hut be touched bv the
vulgar mob's rude attack upou Uls residence sad
bis name. Viewing his post, however, fur the pub
lic weal. —or woe,—we cannot overlook tho fact
that he has done something himself in forming
thu pack that row bunts him. ** X4ntirt (anuuk
j'tra jacta tuvrum One, however, can not forget
thu sauiu mob and Us conduct toward Lord
Palmerston, lu UMI. and how tacts changed senti
ment afterward. It may be so with Mr. Glad
stone.
11 PARACELSUS.**
Near by Wilkie Collins b Kobcrt Browning.
Though “gay and slxtr-three ” he looks young
cr. lie Is the flame vigorous. redundant, Imag-
Inativc Drowning as ever. There Is a passionate
air of “I am” hovering around this “Bordello”
that at first Impresses vou unpleasantly, but bis
thorough!? Kngllsh frankness is a grand set*o]T
to it. lle'wcars his gray beard and loc ks not so
full ns some time ago, yet **hlw red blood
glows.” In alKiut two weeks he will give the
public some three or more poems—the fates and
printers permitting.
“put routtsßr.p ih ms place.”
. u ft ivu iftsfiiji uia i u.wftM
Charles Rcodc is chattering with i'uueh, or, I
should say, Tom Taylor. Its editor. The dwell
crin “Naboth's Vineyard” looks hard and worn,
haunted liv a skeleton out of the cupboard. He
always carries the air of n man ready to do liat
tie with “egotists who burn down their neigh
bors’ houses to «*ook an egg for themselves” as
he says somewhere. Recently the author of
“A Simpleton 1 ' proved hia good sense In saving
his vineyard bv u stroke of his pen from Hie
egotism of a mercenary Lord, and now he Is
writing within Its walls a novel which bis inti
mates sav will be Ids chief work.
“MODEST ASSURANCE.”
That is the little, black-cycd, keen, Moialc*
looklng proprietor of Truth who is talking to
young Jerrold. Henry Labouehere was born
with three ambitions,—a seat In the House of
Commons, the proprietorship of a theatre, and a
newspaper. He has been successful In all, but
satisfied with neither, ilc is a wonderfully
clever table talker, of good memory, and somo
wit. and with all of tlje quality (his paragraph
Is headed.
“ oinx’s lunr.”
Beyond little Laboucboro Is that genuine and
dolluously-fresh humorist, whose lights and
shades of pen always tell truthful yet terrible
social problems, and depict them In their Jag*
gedness and terrorfu) meaning, he his whim
sicality ever so great. Ho fs preparing another
literary ballet, In which he will lead us a dauee
to “Inferno,” surrounded by bis gcorgeous
grotetqwrU,
MRS. OLIPUANT.
Near by in the abode of that window sits this
charming writer, whose fascinating hooks, in
pure and excellent Kngllsh. have gained her the
name of “(loud Mrs. Uliphant.” What eyes of
thought she has, and how every move of her
graceful hand conveys an Idea of ••the poetry of
motion”! 11 cam she has a novel In press, and
the heroine is a lady who gave the only water
ing-place deserving such a name, Newport,
much pleasant conversation three years ago.
New York claims tills heroine os her fairest
belle and most beautiful ol blondes.
“TUB BEAST 000."
I notice Edward Maitland, tbit pood aoul who
has brought Ida brain down to materialistic ad*
csu-c, cruelly to animals, eating moat, drinking
wine, ami outi-swullowmg “cant” fanaticism,
together with religious formulas and other had
things, which he pronounces as “verv Uamna*
torr.” lie will tell you that Nero Is the Beast
UtW, and he hctierca what ho sovs. He pro*
nuunces Bt. Paul as “a dyspeptic Invalid,” be*
cause he did eat “rare roast beef.” Mr. Mail*
land U a living sample of vivisection.
THE MAKITIME LBAOUB.
Mr. Judah P. fiunjamlu is the foremast man
at the liar of England in the International, com*
merdal, and personal properly law, and the
only muti who has returned a fee because lie had
not time to attend to the case—a rare thing In
England. Ho Is known amt esteemed in all so*
ciety of learned mdn both lu England and
France. His ebon lucks and bright eyes speak
little of the rule of ruthless Time. 1 knew him
in the days of *• secession,” but never before
saw him In gray. The bill In the House of
Lords, presented by Lord Chancellor Cairns, on
the territorial murine rights of England, Is the
brain-work of Mr. benjamin, and to his power*
fut argument In the “Franconia” case, about a
year ago, is attributed the origin of the legisla*
lion ou this subject.
JAMBS riTZJAMBS BTBPOBK.
Talking to the great Louisiana barrister Is the
great polemic counselor. Mr. Stephen Is a
heavy, large-set man, of about summers,
though so thoroughly English and wcll-prc*
served that he would pass lur 40. He. is the
legal authority ou formula) theological, and a
greut foe to CmsarUm and UUramuntanisin. Ho
maintains that the Savior of Man Is “nut
proven.” Ho chats freely and well on social
tuples, and is a charming companion, whose
portrait will bo done by Millais, R. A. That
largo fox-hunting, fair and fresh man is John
Everett Millais, the reuuwncd painter of facial
themes. He lives well, and has a mansion near
the “ folly ” of Albert Grant in “Courtly
Kensington.”
“ DBAU LAD t DIBDAW.”
Mr. Justin McCarthy lias nat In the House of
Commons and marked the columns of the JJahy
Nevu with his vigorous pen. Of all the writers
on American social manners ho stone has not
put a “tfucss,” or a •‘reckon, 11 or a “ealcu*
Into ”In the mouths of well-bred Amcrtcans.
Tuoroughly Irish, he is one ol tho best English
Journalists In London,—-If that bo Celtic lode.
TUB SON OP TUB “ MAHIIt.B PAWN.”
That tall, graceful, and somewhat handsome
young man 1« Julian Hawthorne. He has come
up from classic Twickenham, where he now
lives, and looks like tho description by Daniel
Webster, commencing: *' Mr. President, I shall
enter oo no encomium upon Massachusetts,—
she needs none.” Mr, Hawthorne has some
poems and • story of attraction for the public at
an early day. And thus those *' Hons " of litera
ture pass in and out of the “ broad sanctuary,”
greeting the Foot Laureate and wishing happi
ness to the youthful twain,—one ami Insepara
ble.
GAS FROJI PURE WATER.
A Marvelous Discovery that Engages Some
Capitalists.
Jfew rorhdun.
James Winter, wbu has bad charge of tbe
steam engine In tho Cosmopolitan Hotel, says
that ho baa discovered bow to make illuminating
gas out of water at a trilling cost. A number of
capitalists, of whom Mr. Jordan L. Mott Is a
(air representative as to business sagacity, have
become Interested tn tbe matter, and sufilclonl
money bos been Invested to build au experi
mental machine, Dome of tho more sanguine
believe that tho invention Is bound to revolu
tionize gua-moklug, and provide a new motive
power.
•• Mr. Winter Is a practical man," says one of
tho gentlemen concerned to the enterprise;
“ that is, he knows bow to manage levers,
gauges, and boiler, without understanding any
thing about tbe philosophy of steam power.
Ho Is, however, of very quick perceptions, and
so, when something very strange occurred, os
lie was experimenting on an Invention, ho real
ized that he bad made adlscovery. Hu thought
that it this discovery did not elude him os sud
denly os It bod revealed Itself, be bad some
thing that would prove of great value. Tho
experiments that he was making were at once
given up, ana ho heat his whole atten
tion to capturing hU discovert so that bo
could handle it. He U a Western man, au en
gineer, and possessed of only such chemical
knowledge as ho has been able to pick up. Tho
experiments that ho wss ulvlnghlstlmc towhen
ho made his discovery were on a water metro,
which was to he a groat improvement over
those now usod for measuring the consumption
ofgoa, and It was In the manipulation of tho
water, and some of the forces brought to bear
oo It, that bo saw what suggested bow to
turn water into an Illuminating gas. lie
worked out tho plans which his discovery sug
gested. ills whole time was devoted to It, aud
bo showed all the absorption and cncrgr of
an enthusiast. I’copic who saw him were in
clined to smile, especially when they observed
that ho used an old kitchen kettle, punched full
of hales, In bis experiments. Uut one day bo
so far progressed that wheu he placed a lighted
match at one of tbo boles In tho kettle, a bluish
game fastened Itself to the aperture. Then
those who bad watched him smiled no more,
but spread the report that ho had really con
verted water Into Illuminating gas. ife per
fected bis machine, carbonated the gas, and ob
tained a brilliant jet. Capitalists heard of It.
and called on biu. One moneyed man was so
Isr satisfied that be was willing to invest large
ly, provided be could be convinced that there
was no trick, such as the use of chemicals, lie
put to Winter questions relating to tbe chem
istry and philosophy of the operation. “ I
don’t know auyiblug about that. I only know
tint this machine will do It,” was tho
reply, and bo freely Showed tho machine. Tbo
capitalist took it to pieces, put it together, took
water that be knew could not have been chem
ical! v prepared, and then generated a gas ot
brilliant Illuminating power. Other capitalists
were induced to look at tbo machine, and so well
satisfied wore they that they required only the
testimony ot experts that there was no fraud
about U to Invest beavilv.
. “Something Important happened while all
this was going 00. While perfecting a machine,
Whiter narrowly escaped being Down to pieces.
The little Iron box exploded. Investigation fol
lowed. and be became aatlsfled that bis box was
capable of generating an Immense power, and
the capitalists wbo bad been looking Into it
thought that tbe gas property might be a com
paratively Insignificant consideration. Al the
•ante time there were suspicion* that this might
be another Kccly-motor delusion. Hut Winter
apparently concealed nothing, excepting aa tar
os Is by the capitalists thought necessary to
prevent other* reaching the Fateot-Oltlee first.
To those whom bo trusts be has opened tbe box
and allowed them to see Just how It works.
They have used Croton water, aud are positive
that no electricity Is used. Tho small machine
that Is now finished was filled with a lew pounds
of water, aud m liaccu seconds a power equal
to a pressure of iiW pounds to tbe square Inch
was generated. A gauge showed thU. Among
those Who have seen the operation are Vice*
Preflidcnt Reed, of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford Railroad. Mr. Reed
gives much attention to applied science,
as far aa It may he made of use la railroad
operations. He was Intensely Interested In the
machine. There was no doubt that (treat power
was generated, and he remarked that If it was a
genuine thing, and could be applied, it would
be worth $5,000,1)00 to the Company that he
represented. He proposes to be present at a
coming experiment witn the machine that la to
be made In the prcacnce of experts, and where
(he most searching examination la invited. The
project has so far progressed that a proposition
to place it in a manufactory in Fourteenth
street, to furnish both power and Illumination,
will probably soon )m acted on. There, of
course, remains suspicion in the minds of tnoso
who propose to Invest in it, and yet, so fully
have they availed themselves of the opportuoi*
tics to examine it, that they cannot see wbero
there cau he anv fraud. It was proposed (ogive
an open exhibition weeks ago, but It was de
cided to first build a largo machine, capable of
furnishing great power and resistance. Mr.
Winter was provided with a secluded place In
Brooklyn, very near Fulton ferry, and has the
large machine now so nearly completed that the
experiments will be very soon made.”
The machine la described as consisting of two
Iron boxes, otic eonlulnldg water to lie pumped
Into the other, which Is the instrument that re
leases the oxygen and hydrogen gases. What
is inside of tbln latter box no one knows except
ing Mr. Winter and the few capitalists who are
Interested In it; but tbc Internal ma
chinery la Very simple, and makes use of
no chemicals or electricity. One thing is said
to happen after the conversion of the water Into
gas that Is a mystery,—the chemical relations of
oxygen and hydrogen In water, two volumes of
oxygen to one of hydrogen, arc disturbed. The
volume of oxygen seems to bo lessened, and of
hydrogen not increased. What becomes of tbc
missing oxygen!
A scientific man, who bad not seen the appa
ratus, but to whom the subject was mooted last
evening, said, with impatience: “This is the
thousandth time that' somebody has come for
ward with an assurance that to could manufac
ture illuminating gas from water. 1 don’t say
that our IlrooKlyn friend hasn't done It. I say
merely that If he has he has dune a very remark
able thing, and nppuars in a corner of toe horizon
that Is bright with conspicuous failures.”
OOTIB-ENT OPINION.
They Ray (hat (ho new silver dollar Isn’t
handsome; but “handsome Is as handsome does.”
Ur thla teal It conquers. —C’lnnnnofl Enquirer
{Lem.).
Jerry Clack and Montgomery Clair*—both
too pare to live in this wicked world—should tell
what they know about each other. It would be
“mighty interesting reading. "—JJtmpMi Ava
lanche i/nd.)
A good many men who are in the habit of
voting the Democratic ticket would hesitate to do
to if tliov believed that ’he consequence would be
the addition of some hundreds of millions to the
National debt, through the payment of Southern
claims.—iloslon Ailctrluer uiep.).
It is reported that Senator Blaine has n
brother in the timber business somewhere In the
West. It seems at though James G. had a brother
who bad dealings In Forth Smith & Little Rock
Railroad bonds. James (>. should keeps lookout
for tbut brother, or be roar get himself into trouble
some time.— MiUcauke* Sentinel Utep.).
Chicago may have to reduce her Fire Do
pattment; she may be compelled to let her streets
continue In a condition that delights the 4,000,00(1
of the porcine species that travel them yearly; she
mar be forced to close her schools. Tint as long
as she maintains the Coronlal oitlce, auii Dielxich
in it. she will lack nothing In philosophy and po
lite literature.— Cincinnati Timet.
It iu not the Bottler* and miners who cut a
little wood for thoir fires against whom Secretary
Schnrz Is warring, lie is alter tho railroad curpor
■liona ami saw-mill conipa nles that strip the tim
ber oil thousands of acres of the public lauds with*
out paying a dollar to tbs Government. Thu Sec
retary la doing a good work, and will be sustained
brthepenole.no matter what his political ene
mies in the Senate may »ay.— Cleveland JleraUt
KHtp.).
There fa something deeply touching—al
most Inexpressibly affecting—ln the ead eye and
quavering voice of a pious Indian Agent as be
speaks of tho manifold afflictions that roust Inov
itably fall on tho poor, persecuted red men, tho
simple sons of tno forest, in case tho Indian bu
reau Is transferred to the War Department. Such
disinterested benevolence Is a credit to human
nature. Cold and heartless as the world is. it Is
still the abode of men who can weep for others’
woes. M’uiAlnfffon (U. V.) Voit t Lem.).
Tboro !h n general ontory against tlic
slovenly, Inartistic design on the new silver dollar.
It U the poorest, slouchlcst specimen of tho art of
coinage that the Treasury has pot forth for half a
century. The eagle looks like a demoralised bux
card, and the Goddess of Liberty, Instead ot a
clear, dignified Greek profile, has the sen«uons.
feeble outline of a decadent age. The relict is low
so that tho coin Is almost smooth, and the inscrip
tions and device are crowded and awkward. It is
an offense to the forefathers to call this degenertte
coin their dollar.— VUttland Ltaiitr {AuU-Sllcer
/Up.).
Wo again nrgo the point that (here should
bo no additional monetary legislation In Congress
until the new silver coinage Is fairly tested In prac
tical operation. Even silver certificates to indefi
nite quantities and amounts should not be Issued,
but. having silver, gold, greenbacks, and Notional
Hank notes, we should bo perfectly certain that
those will not answer the needs of tho country be
fore adding to the volume of currency. The
necessary Issue of certificates for bullion which In
turn will draw out tbe coined silvei constitute a
Treasury regulation which cannot be objected to.
— J’tUtburg Oaztllt {Utp,).
It in more to tbo purpose to remember that
Mr. Blaine bos been In the past a confederate of
tbe plunderers of the public domain of Ibe United
(dales; that be was the holder of f 130,000 of land
bonds of the Little Rock & Fort Smith Railroad,
for which be did nut pay a dollar; aud that, la par
•uanceof bis promise of not proving ••sdradhead
In the enterprise. *' be used bis position as Speaker
of the Iluuse to help the Jobbers who were working
fora renewal of tbe land-grant cfvhe Little Ruck
Road. Mr. fiehunbas at least followed "the In
stinct of bU boyhood.” which tanght him to em
ploy bis talents in tusking aa booest livelihood.—
A'tw York 'Finns (Rep.).
Tito OloU-Dmoerat opposed (bo Silver
bill while It was under discussion In Congress; bat.
whenlt becstue the law of tho land, It was entitled
to a fair trial on Us merits. Mr. Sherman has
Issued tn absurd order (bat tbo new coin* shall no
paid out at par for gold ooly. ThU amounts to
ordering that they shall bo hoarded In the Treasury
Department, for nobody Is going to pay a premium
for gold to buy thorn wtib. We (rust Congress
will take proper action on ibis subject, and give
Mr. bhrrmau to understand that It la bla business
to execute laws, and pot to obstruct them.— St,
Loult uiobi'Vmocral {Anti-SUe/r /Up.).
The House of Representatives has illus
trated Its Ideas of Civil Service hr doubling the
number of Its ofllceneud lessening their efficiency;
by withholding tbe appropriations necessary to the
proper conduct of tbe public business, and lavish
ing the Treasury upon rebel claimants, and upon
investigations that have disclosed nothing, and
whoso only effect has been to give employment to
Democratic deadbeats and bummers. And (bis is
the partr that appeals to tbo American people for
the power of ibe Government which It vainly at
tempted la overthrow In tbe field, and under which
It now attempt* to reap all the beosfiu that it lost
in that failure.— Prorhff'tcs Jeurivtl {l*«p.}.
Mr. Maine thinks that some folks may bo
Roosbiana and aome folks may be Prooablans, but
that tba bard/ railroad corporation of tbo Weatarn
wild# should not bo charged more than Id eanta a
cord for alt tba wood It can steal from the public
domain. That, bowavar, is a matter of opinion.
Tba comparative areas of Montana and Prussia,
however, lie within the province of fact, and aa
Montana has an area of US. 770 square miles, we
fall ui see bow tba Kingdom of Prussia can be
"J 30.000 auuaru wiles Ires In extent than tbo
Territory." Perhaps, though. Hr. Ulalne believes
tbst if Montana were ro)M out flat iia area would
be matcrtallv increased. We fancy (bat Mr.
Blaine's allusion to Prussian spies and pimps will
be beard of again about June. ISSO, when it may
go a long way toward accurlng the German vote
for tbo Senator (tom Maine.— .Vam Yvrk if orlU
Them aye men, atraoga u it seems, who
think that Tammany Democracy may be trnaied to
protect tbo Government against tbeft, spoliation,
and wanton expenditure. Tbo South sends in its
bill. A Httto bill; already It la above *160,000,*
000, and tbo only certain thing tboot it is that the
greater number of demands and the larger at*
maud* are alill lying under batches. "Never
fear!" say Democrats; “have we not a stanch
Northern Democracy to protect the country!"
Tbie passes the ludicrous end approaches tbe sub*
Hue. When nae a Solid Boult demanded, that
Northern Democracy baa not bent the knsef
Claims on behalf of tbe South, to “gat even" be*
cause of losses daring end incident to tbe Wsr. are
likely to be *uilaiui«f by a Solid South. Was there
ever a Northern Democrat who neglected to enreau
woen the South took snuflf—Aete York Tntuin
!*«#.).
Geo. Anderson has demanded the law, and
has disclaimed toy desire (orpardon. The law baa
now vindicated him. This decision carries tbe
pretended case# against Wclia and the other meu*
here ol the Board. It camce also all that tbe Til*
den coaspirators and the Louisiana implacable*
hoped to make hr a form of a Jndlciaf decision
talntln* with fr*od the Electoral rote of a State
which waa reqnisite to the election of Hare*. The
effect of the decision la that the Board did not ex*
ceedtheirlawlol power*, and that theealrt “con*
rolldated statement,” even if It were false. and
eren if it had been nroren—which it waa nob—that
the Board had fai*lded It, did not effect the orig
inal rctnrns nor the result of the election. We are
gt«d that the end of this conspiracy baa come about
tliroii|{h law, administered by a Louisiana conrt,
on the merit* of the cose, ana not by pardon or
technical error.— Cincinnati Gazette (Hep
Once give the Democracy the Presidency,
ami ample working majorities In both Itooeei of
Congress, and the country will be compelled not
only to give the Booth the lIfiO.OCO,OOO already
asked for. hut to doable theamonnt, and perhana
multiply It by three or funr. And the great bnlic
of the contribution mast necessarily be taken from
Northern pockets. The entertainment to which
the Democratic Dirty Invites ns Is not exactly a
pleasing one to anticipate. ’-Troy Tirtut
A correspondent explains the petition signed
brCol. Ingeraoll and olherapraylngforthe removal
of restrictions on the circulation of obtecno liters*
tare In the mill*. Anthony Comatock, he says,
engineered Uws through Caogreu s («w years ago
which rare him the control or the malls for the
suppression of obscene literature. He has lately
perverted bis power and established a modern in*
tjulrlUoD by trying to tnppreis liberal and aclentiOc
works. The petition in oneatfon was presented by
lien Boilers and, while It advocated strict laws for
the toDpreaeion of obscene literature, It petitioned
for an amendment to the law confining It to such
literature, and exempting scientific publications
like those of Huxley, Darwin, Tyndall, and that
class of writing, and prohibiting Comstock from
extending hla power beyond the domains of the
Y. M. C. A. The petition contalncd&UOOOnames,
and waa 700 yards long. —JiuJfalo Arsrsif.
INDIANAPOLIS.
Tllemakem—The fltate-Hoaie riant,
JHtpatek to The Tribune,
Indianapolis, lml M March 21.—The State
Tllcniakers’ Association adopted u constitution
and elected the following officers: President, J.
Slrlmrcr, Kokomo; Secretary, \V. K. Chandler,
Bruwnsburg. A prlxe of SBOO for beat ditching*
machine will bo offered, the trials to take place
at tbc next State Fair, aud a committee to aug
pest revised ditching lawa for Indiana, Ohio,
and Indiana waa appointed, consisting of Thom
as Carlton of Ohio, Brown of Illinois, X. N.
Hadley and J. Stringer of Indiana.
The State-House Commission did not, as bad
been expected, select a plan to day, and prob
ably no decision will be reached until Saturday.
Cor. Williams Is an ex-officio member of the
Commission, but has not verv frequently at
tended the meetings. Now that the duty of
voting on a choice of plans has risen, ho secs
the necessity of personally Investigating the
merits of the several designs. This will cause a
dclav of two or three days, and, possibly. post
pone the selection of a plan until next’ week.
There Is reason to believe that the choice will
full upon one of the local architects—Messrs.
Bunting, Mat*, or llodgcaon. A fatal defect In
Epplngnauscr’a plan will exclude Ita adoption,
although In most respects Ills an excellent ami
appropriate design. Myers, of Detroit, and
Capt. Lee, of St. Louts, may both be considered
out of tbc competition.
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“The Schouborg-uotU Family;" “Drifted
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Sketches of Travel, Papers on Biography,
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AjiusK.ntm.
UAVEIUA'B THE.VTRE.
‘ (Late Adelpbl.)
J. n. HAVBIILY Proprietor aadUaoaser.
Lait Sight# of the Grand Spectacle.
ALAiIDiNt Or, The Wonderful Imnp.
Provided at an outlay of over S7.UW by Manager John
Kllder, with both bia complete Combination*. Gup
■eou* New bccncry and loatume*. CblncM Dance*.
Brilliant Illumination*. A fraud array of Special Nov*
ally aura. etc. Uatiueea Wednetdars and baturdsya.
Monday—THANK M A VO and DAVY CKOCKkIT.
NEW CHICAGO THEATRE*
THIS EVENING, MATINEE SATDUDAY,
HAVKItI.Y'S MINSTKI3I.B.
Arlington, Ulce, Kemble, Linden, Carter. Clubman,
Welch and Kiev,
Matinee Price*. 230 and 30c.
Evening price* aa u*u*l—26. 9<X and 75c.
Monday—lTrvl appearance of IIaIIUY O. litCUMONO.
COUSEfJI SOVIiETV TUEITKE.
TbU (Friday) Afternoon and Evening. OEO. MET*
KIEF'S new Drama emtlJcd,
GOLD HINCOVEHY.
Grand Olio. HOWLAND SI*TKUB. WATSON 4 EL.
Lls. The Urea* Arab, Da*bl-Uarouk. Price# to tbe
Farce. QUU DOAitD IN HOUSE.
WEST END OI'EIU UOCSE.
sYc»t MadUou-at.
Fun—Prof. Carpenter’s
Wonderful and Atnudng fjeenea In Mcanuritm TO*
Mtillf. Aduiluiuu, do and koc. coiuucuung at d
o'clock.
AffitJSEffiEprr*.
McCORMICK lUtiTi.
SKCtJRR TOUR BRAT 9 TO*I>AT, M IttMUBSlUmt
exit* for th* concert to he alrea RRXT MONDAY,
when win appear an immenae arrtf of artlatajacludlaf
TTIJIS Thnrabr.
I HUIbvD b
COMPANY,
Pcafe,
Colby,
WHITNEY ■ Abby Clark" B*' 8 *'
COMPANY,
SWEDISH "'' d "^ dc ''—r b,r,r ’
U I Of* Wllholmlna Sodcrlond,
slr*. ItirniDhrcy Allen, QUARTET,
Comnrlilnir the m«*t coioml Concert Combination
ever presented In one evening In Chicago, including
fifteen celebrated artist*, for whkb reserved aeata am
sold at sue, 7Sc.il, f 1.35, $1.50. at I toot A Bona. 1M
btate-at. OKU. it. CA Kl’K N YEit. Manager.
lIOOLEV'S THEATRE.
rmcss-tl.so. »T.«n vac. fine. and 23c. UATIMBB
PRICKS—SOe and ate.
ISOTjHßiraji
Friday, and Saturday Evenings ate. tod flatur
day Matinee at a p. m.. la«t performance* of Jilt.
BOTHERS In hi* great character, the central figure
of A T.h p.-LIKK I'ICTIfUK. new to the atago. In
Henry J. Rjrron'a drama, entitled
A CRUSHED TRAGEDIAN,
OB TUB PltfniPTßß’M BOX.
DR LACY FITZALTAMOST Mlt. BOTHERS
(The prlndoalTragedian (?jof the Snaggtaton Circuit),
supported by IIIH OWN COMPANY of Artlata, from
the PARK THEATRE. KKW YORK.
Monday. March 35. Mr. isothern In Ills great charac
ter. I.ORU URNDRKARY. in OUR AMERICAN
COUHI.S. Ticket oillce now open.
McVICKER’S THEATRE.
THR ORRAT DRAMA A
OP THK RKABOSt ft
Union-Square CELEBRATED
Company. OASE!
EVERY NIGHT, WEDNESDAY AND
SATURDAY MATINEES.
Bead secured one weak In advance;
KVKSINO PRICKS imlv2s, SO. 73 eta., sad It.
MATISKKS-23. Wt and7scti.
WEST TIVELFTII-ST. TURNER HALL
GEO. FRANCIS TRAIN,
Omrlzlne I’ro.ncrliy. To-night and every sight. Ad*
mlwlon.wc: raM-TVca.3oc.
IIAIUIOAD HUE T»IILI„
AEMALAHD DEPARTURE OF TRAINS.
ExrtAjurrox of Utrxarxc* Ma«*9.—t Saturday
ricrpied. ■ • Sunday excepted. } Monday excepted.
CHICAGO 4 KORTHWERTEBIf RAILWAY.
Ticket Ut&eea. 83 Clark-at. (Sherman Uonte) and it
the depot*.
I .cave.
oraclfleFait Line.. a. m. * a:iop.m.
nbluuiCltr* Yankton 'l'l.iVi a. in. * 3;iO n. m.
ol)uliu(iuel)«FF.f.r|*cilnion M«':9oa.ni. •.iti'ja.m.
aUubuqua Night Ex.tlaCUin * s-up. m. t flrxia.m.
ounialia NightExprese i osin p. m. t Bi:ioa.m.
osiomCUy * laiikum r amp. m. j o««a.m.
af-reep.»«*
orreept.Huc*rdftJ»ubiiquc. ♦!<!*ia p. m. • 6:1.1a.m.
Mlllw.uW fm M.ll m.iij) I mm!. m. I S«; nt
bMllwaukce P.ipreu m . Musp.m.
ftj I waukeo Fawnger • s:ii)n. m. •lusnoa.m.
bililwaukce I’aawfiutT (dally) I lump, m. l 6:4.1*,™.
Miruco Uiir hxprrM........... * o::n a. m. * 7:00 p.m.
t£t. Paul A MlnneapoHa Ex.. MOruOa. m. • 4suop.ni.
b*t. I*aul * Winona Kxpreaa.. t P:onp, in. 1 7:U>«.iu.
{.LarroMe Kxprra« f P:fOp. m. t Tsnoxtn.
(-Marquette Kxpreaa ... i osojp. m. I nsila.ni.
pOeneraLakefcltoekrord....* i:nop, ra. Mo:4la.m.
bOeuera l.mke Mnn-»« * 4:n*>. m. • nsMa.-i.
i’ullman itotcl Can through. between Chi*
earo and Council niufTa, on the train lasting Chicago
ai lU'3'i a. m- ,
Noother road run* Pullman or any other (orut «*
hotel ram wc«t of Chicaya.
o-*f>ppot comer of Well* and Rlaxte-au.
b-Denotoomerof Canal and Klnxlc*<U.
CHICAGO, BUBLDTOTOH & QG1907 RAILROAD-
Depot* tout of Lafctt’it., hidlaui'ar.,Bod Slxteenttwt.
andCaoaland9utccnth‘iu. TicketOfflue*. 5y Clark*
at ..and at depots,
iralna. ( Leave. (
Mondota* daleahnrz Kiprew. !• 7:il a.m.!*
Ottawa* **trealor KirrMa....;* 7s;!sa.in. •
Itocklord * Freeport Ft prim. a.m. *
J»ul>nqiie * Htous city Ktpreaa,* l»:tjn a. in. i*
I’ikHlc Fait Exprew *l(l:3iia.ni.i*
Kanina 4 Colorado Fxpre«.... , l'>;aoa.m. ,»
Dnwner’atirore I'aaneneer.... *ll:(Ma.ni. *
Aurora PaMeairrr •3:15 p.m. l *
MrndoUftsirflßtorl'ftweonr. *4:iip.m. *lo:4oft.in.
Aurora t’aiaenerr * s::*)p.ra.i* 8:51a.m.
DownßraorovuPfturnffftr..... • «:isp.ra.>* fl:4ia.m.
Frccnort & Hubu'ju* F.xprcat.. * o::wp.ra.i* fl:3l ft.m.
Omaha Nlsbt Kipreta tlo:cop.m..t 0:15 p.m.
Text*Fan Kxprraa 410:00 p.m. 1 8;55*.m.
Sanaa* dtp A St. Joehsprew. 4jn;irth.Tn. t B:v.*,m.
Pullman l*alace Dlntng*<-ar« and IMllman UDwheul
Plef(>lnj»-C«ri an? run between Chicago and Omaha on
the Pacino Kxpre**. ______
CHICAGO. ALTON & BT. LOUIS AND OHIOAOO
KANSAS Cm k LHNYEB SHORT LINES.
Union Depot. Wc*l MHe, near Madl*on**t. bridge, tad
Twenty-Uilrd-«t. Ticket Office. ixi Itaodulph-tc.
I Leave. I
Sanaa! CUv A Denver Faat Rx *i3:3op. ra. •
bt, Lout* A bprtngAeld La.... * icons. m. •
8L Luula. Springfield i Tcsaa I iwno. m. I
I’eona. tiurllOKiun (Kan Lx. * n:(Xit m. *
* Keokuk t KspreM. I «:oop. m. I
Rlrealor. Laron, Waih'ton KilM3;»(p. m. *
JollctikUwlglit AccomtndftTn * 1:U)p. m. >*
CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE k BT. PAUL RAILWAY,
Union Depot. earner MadUon and Canabtta. Ticket
office, 03 south Clark-it., oppoelto Sbemaa House,
and at detwi.
Leave.
Milwaukee Ranrcaa
WUcooain * Uloneaota,Oreen
liar, and Menaalw tnrougbl
Day Sxpreaa |
WUcontln. lowa, and Minne-I
• 7:33a. m. * 7;33p, tn.
'•10:10ft, m. * Stoop, m.
.* 8:Cop. to. *10:45*. m«
aotaEzpreai..
Wlacunaln A Mlnnpaou.Greenl
Ilftjr.Htevena'PotnLaad A*U*l
tond through N Iglit Exprea*.
» OiOOp. m. t 7:00a. m.
Alt (raloa run via Milwaukee. Ticket* for At. Taut
and Minneapolis are good either rla Madi*on and Prairie
UuCblen, or via Watertown. LaCroase. and Winona.
ILLINOIS CENTSAI BaXLROAD-
Depot, foot ofl.akeat. and foot of Tweatjr-*econd-lt,
Ticket office, lui lumlolpb-it.. near Clark.
Leave.
PU lyoula Ripwi • flraoa. m. *
Mi. Loot* Fait l.lne UliDtup. m. J
CalroANawUrloantKi .... f S:*ib. m. *
oC’alro.Now Orl n* a Texas £< liuaiip. m. I
Bpmgttetd V.apt***. sums. nui*
SpnngilfldSight Ki...........'1i0i0dp. m. I
Peoria. Hurlloirton A Keokuk * 8:»ia. ra.t*
M’rona, Uurllmrton A K«ukak;ili):Or>p. tn, i|
Dubuque A Mlou* City Kt,....*lO;uia. to.,*
Dubuqua A Slum City K» ,• UdiOp. to. .*
GilmanPassenger *e;3Up. in. *
e On Saturday night run* to Centralis only.
3 Ob Saturday night rues to reorta only.
MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD.
Depot, foot of Lake-ab. and (oolof Twenty*aueoa«,it.
Ticket Office, S 7 ciark-au, ivuibeMt corner of Uau
dolpli. Uraad Pacino Hotel, and at Palmar Uoute.
Leave.
UtllfTlaUalnandAJrLln*)-. * 7:cna, m. *e<ASp. in.
payßipress • 0:00a. tu. • 7:*Op. tn,
Ka'aniaauoAccoramodatlon.. 'ari-lp, m. Mo:9oa. m.
AtlautlcJUprcM (dally: I ft;|9p. n. I muoa. m.
Night Kapresa 1*9:00 p. m. Mflitda. in.
mrsBUEO. rr. watne & ohioago railway
Depot, corner Canal and MadJ*on-«u. Ticket Office*,
taciark-iu. Palmer Douse. and Grand Paclflo Hotel.
Lmti.
,!• N:uoa, mJt 7:oop. an
> | e.-iip. m. t Siiua. m.
■ if Piiue. m.|l 0:30a. to.
Mall end Express.
Fader Kapflu*...
rut Line..
BALTHIOUC & OHIO.
Train* leave from KipuMtloa Oulldlng. fool of Mon*
rue-at. Ticket Office*: S 3 Ctark*at., rawer Ilouae,
brand Pacidc. ana Depot (KipoMtion building). .
I !****• I Arrive.
j* Hiioa, m, I 6:40a. m!
U:4op. to. * fliiUp. m.
Morntnt Eipreaa.
PaatLlne
f.kFB SHORE 4 MIOHXQAH BQDTHE&H.
Leave.
Morulas Mall-Old Line 7:49 a.m. 7:40 p.m.
N. V. 4Uo«wn Special Ex... muua.m. 7:40p.m.
Atlantic Eipreu, dally x 6:13p.m. , S:OUa. m.
Right Eaprea* ....rtlO:SOp. m. I 6:40a. tu.
PHTTSBUBO, CIHOIHNATI 4 BT. LODB B. B.
(Cincinnati Alr-Lluoand Kokomo Una.)
Depot corner of Clinton and CarrolPaU. Wert Blda.
"Depart, j Arrive.
Cincinnati. Indianapolis,Lou- I
Uvllle. columbua 4 Ea*t
Day Elpreaa • 6:40 A m. • 8:!0p. m.
■> Runt Kipreaa I S:tup. nt.ll 7:30a. m.
XAfiXAXEB UHE
Depot foot of Lake-tt. and tout of Twialy-iecood-tt.
I Depm. Arrive.
Cincinnati. IndlanapolU A „
LoulnUlePay Eapre**...... * 6:aoa.to. * 6:00p.m.
•• KlsblKxpreae. .. I 8:U)p. m’lf 7:30 a. to.
GHIOAQa EOGHIBLAHD 4 PACIFIC RAILROAD
Depot, corner ofV an Uuren and bhoruun-au. Ticket
. Qitlce, SdCUrk-at.. bUermaa Homs.
Leave.
fmaba.L«avenWtb4 AtcbK* no:t3fcin. * 4:oo», m.
eru Accommodation * Aiuoj.m. * 8:35a. m-
Übt I e:3Ja. m.
All meab on tbe Omaha Expreta are carved la dining
can, at 74 cepU each. _______
CHICAGO 4 RAILROAD.
Ticket Office*: 77 Clark-iu ,«7 Dearborn*#!. ,and Depol
corner Clinton and CamiU-aU.
Leave, j Arrive.
Sc. I.ouUA Na*bvllte Rzproaa * 7:tua,m.i*ll:top. nu
Naahvlile and Yiortda EspreuJ S:k4p.m.[| 7:t4a. o>.
7
Arrive.
Arrive.
7:41p.m.
7:41p.m.
3:15 p.m.
3:15 p.m.
3:40 p.m.
3:40p n>.
3:tnp m
7:1.1«. m.
Arrive.
ssMp, m.
Hnxip. m.
7:00a. tn. *
3:s.Vo. nu
7:ooa. at.
3:wn. m.
u:a>*. m.
Arrive.
Arrive.
esl.lp, m.
e:«da. m.
OtDlp. in.
fluua. m.
«Hso, si.
euua. m.
0:l3p. in.
H;Oua. in.
srjop. ia.
«:;»a. m.
8:33a. m.
Anita.
Arrive.
Arrive.
Arrive.