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, 1870-07-03

rot hive held one-hfth Of their
runl,e. in slavery. There Was less
tendency toward the pursuit Of politics rs
a means Of wealth in those days, because
there was no we.lth TO be won III connec-
,ec,iun with politics, and bu. little in any
vsy, But we sannot doubt that an epoch
Which numbcrea among It's brilliant men n
Beuedic. Arnsld, Samuel Chase, and an
A.nu Burr, would have been found equal
to tie production Of Jay Gould, James
Fisk, IT.. and Judgo Barnard, if it had had
4 defepeeless Erie RAILWAY, worth fifty
millions, inviting plundcr. On the whole,
wo afe inclined to believe the average Am
<rican mind, in the days of the Stamp act,
lad not greatly changed Mt the lombard
nent OF Sumter. Nor can We conceive it
possible that Tho American people can cele-
lrate the Fourth of July. 1870, without
feeling that tho declaration made on thai
day, in l..77G, Lad far less to do with the
cause Of free government and human
equality than the defeat of Lee at GottyB
ln,rg, and the surrender OF pemberton a
viclsburg. which occurred on the same da,
seven years ago.
, 1870-07-03
THE ELECTIONS,

Tie returns Of yesterdays ELECTION indi-
cate that the new constitution, and ali
the separate articles, except, possibly, that
relating TO minority representation, have
BEEN adopted IL the State, b; a very large
majority.
In this city. Judge McAllister has u,a-
j,.sity .,f :.::s..', the vote standing: Hitch
cock. slit; McAllister II. 4;.;.
ihr vtts for Circuit Judges in The city
s:an1, Is follows:
F4rxrlI Rogers. q.
ls>stA- HuMyAn $, 1..Ss
1Ett'...- ..-t,l9l
We judge ..cat the vote OF the twenty
c ~ 1.fp1:, il Cook County may reduce
McA :s:e1s majority alout 1,O00 votes.
-.ics, the other counties in tho district.
Lake, 1,upage. Will, and kaukakee, give
Hitchcock more than 4, POO majority, which
We do not expect, Judge Mc.Al1ister is
elected. This result is attributable to the
sclism in the Democratic ranks Oh the Cir
c1:i, Judge question, which brought ont,
,,rn5,rtirnally, much larger Democratic
than Republican vote, Ill the voses cast for
Tree. kuyeth. and Isunyan, separately
i5!ne concentrated on afcAllister.
A1.,srs. Fatwell and Booth are elected ai
judges uf the Circui: Court. For the third
place ou the bench. the chances arc so de-
<.iivdly Il favur If Mr.. Rogers, that we dc
net ,Link any returns from the country car
tlescAt lis election.
The total majority for the constitution il
tie city ii l1H:iij
, 1870-07-03

Eual interest on the $1C,0 ,0oo, 600 Of debt will
lie S1,1eo, MM, itself n goota-sized debt
This charge for interest will be hereafter
collected ly direct taxation. We must also
,nakc provision, in soaAe way, for e':aos, 600
vrAr for sewers
Tie actual amount Of the tax warrants,
and uf the receipts froM taxation, direct
and indirect, general and special
Exclusive OF wnter rents) during
last year, WAS about $7,Nn, 600; sum
exceeding y per cent on tho cash
valuation Of nll the taxable property
in Chicago. When to this is added the
State, county. and national tn1es, the o1-
cuse OF the Common Council that this Is d
large city, and not heavily taxed, is enti1o-
ly fa1lacious. The public elected Com
mon Council, to reducc expenses, rna they
have not done ~. The Finance COMMITTEES
assert that they have voted less than was
asked for, and claim credit for that, but the
heads of departments understand that trick
They alwess ask for more than they
nccd-. as to give the Finance Com
mittee chance 10 throw oG so'neshing
and be able to point to their economy.
That is an old dodge that decieyes nobody.
Fortunately, there is one department OF
tho city which is self-snstaining, md that
is the Water Department. It pays its OWL
wny, and is not directly under the eontro
of ilc Common Council. It takes care ol
its OWL debt and its own interest," and cs
tends its supply without any special o.
general tax beyond its water rents tpot
q general review Of the whole Appropria
ton hill and Of its items, we caulIot t11t re
peat that it was, in many respects, mn nbus
of tie power Of taxation. IN cxtraragan
use Of public money. and deliberate VIC
lation Of the pledges of reform aud =
trcnchuent which were made to tho people
, 1870-07-03
FOREIGN,


"SrS 1--WE Sx,s n"nsss M ~ In IT.
Sn."I ~ ~" ~. ti ~ W,cS, WV "t rort IN
wv H,ut't1 - 'A' fo'"' eo'A oe'- e'"'' a. ~'1'
irx1poo, .ru,v O rv .he Ef.ttsttrs nnhy,sbe,,
~. r. e shw;, ,ai ,i"t,;,.,,, fsn,Isan,i
.1ntrr,rts III, mia nnr. tnrtno I'm mnnth nf fnn
tnr Sar,n,1s A,nrr1rnn rnrts Njne.fsnths of thrm
~ e,,,t a1t.oSo ~ W.; VorS An i''@s. '"'
Inx1,~ ~ = Tni~ TIM rtrcn1a- iasucd to-dar hr
p,%I,, Xiii anp,rx 4 ~ Jrnorts The nnilJOu
Srrn ~ tbo merchants coYnn,atr M the T,,arS
,,Is "s ISc o. rorn a1e mnIrt1 s@' ''e ''*'
'' NJ, .s.s,.s. nr!+tcfo,r +ba 1rf,Jon ,,,Iicr ~
, 1870-07-03

Tho vote Of the Senate by &c TO 81
against the income ta1 in the Friday morn
ing sessiou, followed hy its vote The Same
evening by 20 to 20 in favor Of continuing
the income tax indicates the battling nature
Of the minds that waft our ship Of state Oh
her csent dubious way. One would think
that, after voting and debating on ths in
co1us tax Us often os once a week for
SIX months, the members OF both
houses would, at least, know
their own minds upon it, OF be allie to cast
the same vote upon it after dinner that
they do before. If dinner makes so great
difference i'll the ability OF .nombers Of
Congress- to stand taxation, We advise that
hereafter their votes he always taken on an
empty stomach, q condition which viii
hiring them more neurly into sympathy
with the great mass OF the people,
Twenty millions of unnecessary ta1.tion,
called surplus revenue, for the month Of
.'nnc, and the two houses of Congress TN.
able to eeree upon any plum for the re'lnc-
lion Of taxation, neither house being capa.
l'1e Of making its vote after dinner tally
will its vote before dinner. Verify. the
genial SAKE Was twitting upon facts when
hc said that our lxws, like our sausascs, All
very little respected 1'y those who SEQ how
they arc 1nade.
, 1870-07-03

awish color, which has eiek'y iook, az may
be seen by looking at those in the vicinity OF
the une Studded 70 north Of the court. Inc
white sEh u one Of the most beautiful Of our
native treca. being symmetrical in youfh anu
graceful and lignificd in age a timer speet-
city than tho young ash at the northwest cor
mi Of the avenue and jackson st1est tobseEGe
the fact fhat the finest trees are almost Always
at tie ccraera, where thev are nnobatructed)
Il has as set attained hardly more than Ia1r-
ter OF its full eize; brst look !: it from a:Foss
the strtet, observe ss symmstrs o1
imb-. its beautiful, healthy color,
its freedom ot growth, nowhere ctowdo!. ret
Will NO cgly gaps, and no dea-: iiuis project
mr. like {oues through the flesh. It is 1no1el
Of street tree. Another smaller specimen,
bC. with the same chnractelsticr, 1nav be seen
in froat of M. s59 Imagine, now, the effect
OF an avenue lined with such trees a. these,
aud ctlers which might t,e named, which arc
equally carable Of attaining. forms Of nnstes-
TIC leauty. il their natural wants Wese only
properly attended to. There are hardly hall 2
doxel ash trees on the avenue, whereas 1t
would be hard to name tree combining Mote
a1nong which is that of very, rapid
seenaaitt sseessaitv pa' Of ebov '''qea roon to to IN
sure It's full development, let the visitor COM
pare the Two aah trees which have been nam
Cd with one which il growing between two
e3rns M On the east side Of the avenue, just
north Of Feck court, and see how it has been
distorted By the obstruction it has eaeoun
tered. A..
| desirable characteristics for street planting
and which is perfectly hardy and ''s9Ioa: \.
here. 4 tcautitn} specimen. though 81! t.hs :
its infancy. nay lie seenin the front yard OF th
| house at The southwest eoHler Of the aSenu'
and Twelfth etzces, aud close by it a spee'm;s'
Of the cnt-leaved weeping tirc1 which; IT,. II tn
graceful tow Of its er1ay, and the delcat
kea.s Of ita foliage. is one Of the most dessra
lle 4 trees for Planting on private grounds guI
hut il not adaptea to street planting, neeaas u
lie trunk. The one alluded 10 is beautifu
sample. about thirty feet high, and is we
worthy the inspection Of those who are inte'
ested, because it proves ise adaptation TO til
aud climate 5ad it 1s too 5sh '5ea5ax SaT
observed 6ut one other ereciuen in tho city
which was equally healthy. tnt hsa met wit
an accident, which materially injured II
/ hanu%v II. W. s. T.
, 1870-07-03
L LIMIT TO CITY DEBT,

VI .1 r.,<l .h.& A.. ,,,r .,,,
~, ,,
49, ...:s,.a s,
~, y,
a.:a .,a.:.
1e'' - '.' 'a% - ',>:A,. So
fel'es'n'a'''H' g." '4'eD .'.,s W ueAeA.eo ~
aee""h' y! 'Ae 1.t-'' VI euc PeoF'1 wv A""5
a"" ei''A''s 'ih"efs'anails II" !s7'u".ae
tha' 'ne ne" ~. sooN'''u''on a''s oeen ~, u
u1nl'n"hls 1a'.neo' We eons'aef INC t%e'i'n
section oi toe Nefeaoe a1tae'e a. pSlInf's'
the fnoS' important pfo'!s'oa " 'onts'tS'
So lar ~ 'ne Interests VI 'r'e ooun's u*o
concerted. ne see''on leaas ~ io' iono"s. ~.
,r;c. rr s,ncr ,n1niiipai corporation, shall uc NJ
ow! to .ors indebted a. 'nn m manner 9ts,1 o. t"r r."
.iss,tls.ss IN The asgrre4t. exceeding .d1e per
nsua on 1sq nc III H. IL S Sast a.,stap et as<
s:-~..r ka1et. prcs1uus 10 The incurIinr q such
:.r ,.u...n.i rtssrati, incuIrinv an5 inacbt
s::.ss a af.5rsaeis m ~ M fs ,o,e ot - 3s W TINE o.
,r:aI lax ru.:itns to ay the interest on s1ch debt
=, a. 1' % .I;,a a' xnn s, ~ tssu;v 1 ,eas fn thc
i.s,.r j, contracting the same.
The city OF chicago has already been
! l!n1 gel int" the uncomfortable debt of
.r1h'n "ittt""* II d0ffar*, and, without tho
l'ruhlait1on herein named, Heaven only
knows where II would have stopped. Our
Cry c"Hncn and Board OF Public WORKS
would have gone on increasing the debt
and ilaortgagins the property Of the tax
payers 81 long as they could ind sale for
t,onds.
1he nssionai debt' WHICH appears 80 1tn'
1nei:sc. and IS almost appalling, amounts to
something sess than Seo per head on the
population OF the United states OF, soy.
s:''o per fh'nliy. The bonded debt OF
Chicago has already reached -'Yly d"llarf
7'fT cal'ft7, or '.::ao to each family IN th's
city.
"as II moi h'9n time 10 arrest tals reeS'
, 1870-07-03
FRANCE.


PARIS. July a.-General Qucsela and senor
Arn.ns CeslRiles the cuhan aFenta, we're Received
to~ny. in u kindly manner. by the EmreEprs
PRIME Minister, u. UlFter.r
Mt. " Washburte haa cft Paris for German Wa
tertng plaee. Colonel Holman will act during bis
atSeICe- ...
The Bishon Of Paris has returned from Rome.
TIL. ereRnsh1p 1afa!este l+aEek ftasrc to-iay
fer New lnrk- Among her passengers IL u. Pre-
vest ParaIui, the new Fsench Minister to WASH
tnsloFL
The committee OF the Corps LeKis1atts, 70 whom
the matter was referred. have requested n,otlI-
ncatson q the insulting tone of the ititou oi the
Orleans Princes t'efore considering the subject
FANS, July 2.-The discussion uf the petition 6f
thr UrIeaus Princes for the restoration 0f their
rights opened in the Cort's LegtsIatlf t-!as.
PAEis, July ye-Evening.-Aircr very long dls-
cnssIuu lie Chamber rejected the Petition pf the
Orleans rH:res tor permission to return to France
-t7l against 81.
The EDITOR Ut the RtreiIit has heen prosecuted
for having reproduced false anecsinfe q the
Enln*tpr aE., Ear! OF Elar~nston {ru.n thu Figaro.
u. Dc:tsclusc.. esur IN chief Vf the fter<i<, has
lecn sentenced TO thirteen months Imprisonment
, 1870-07-03

VIENNA, Jniy IA shArp shock Of earthquake
was expcficnccd throughout Grece ycsttr1AT.
Tbf TOW OF SattoF1a II heap Of ruins An
irlsnL tn that neighbarnood suddenly disappeared
at The tune pf the shock. No further Particulars
have Vet teen obtained
, 1870-07-03
WEST INDIES.

HAVANA. July s.-At meeting of planters and
slave pwneex, held Last evening, parties were
unanimous III approval Of the abolition Of slavery
by the Spanish Eurtes. and showed disposition
to oie; the aw, tut requested that thry lt. cor-
~ to prevent negroes becoming sagrants II
woS olst' resolved to organize Rfstem hr Witch
tile agricultural Interests might lse maintained
The slaves Will remain With their present masters
tut will ts placed uuder contract, anil receive the
sane ray for serv!ces ~ paid frrttiIneH.
About tlle saIuc number Of ElIo1cr2 cAses OcCnr
.laIls. seven deaths yesterday. There Il no per-
c.rt,llae Increase in tue nunlGtr u deaths irum
vuiultu. The small po1 Is quite prevalent
, 1870-07-03

l'crsons proposing to be absent from Chi
c.so for sesson eau have any edition of The
Inn,-sr, including SUNDAYS, sent by mail for
any length OF time, at the regular price. lv-
i:.yIug tlc.I orde1n at the counting-sy5m.
, 1870-07-03

SEw YORK. July a-Cahe dispatches stale that
Est] 4.r1lIr has bern nominated fpf the for.
t,g1, ncf atsrueut, and Earl kifuocss lor ta21 "
me French Corps LeEtstaut has adopted a
rrrrosittnn for an army contingent OF uioes9
Crurt Poloct., Austrian Premier. snperac.,rs
Herr WIdmann, The Clsleithau Minister VI the Ma"
t!uuai pcftEeta
, 1870-07-03
Tho *tcambont Ikncc on tho Ntsnis~
Atpnts

Nrur,r,a. Juty 1.-The excitement In regard TO
III IN, inereaScs hourly. Betting Il SesJ heavy
Win ut,,r rtl,lS ia fArur Of either beaE E1reti.
= ma, a,lT antae- IN the rvcy henec to Cairo ~
ih.Ic Il NJ, Telegraph ot1ce hetween here and
Vvkshurr rxc~p, nes "a, aud they III not propa -
irs,nrd Al ptcseut Several boAtA viz
ieay, here It O'Clock. With EXCURSION
nan:ee. TO meet then Amris AEzanremenN hsse e
fr N ntf herr fot coai!n= tugs to i~ sratione-l ID
~ 1,iI,i, al the river. q. o'clock. with hAfKts
to supply 1hcm, w1.noot having e s:nE. ;, uu,.,.
ris, July ~ ssnssa issfe f!oa .n1 nsena IL
Aa1rhc; st al The SA1chez clatus 70 have
irass pump Inst night md ~ ur ta!5 f5-sGs 4.s
mutes Tnt Lees ume y tnss P2sne H..cnt, !: ss1s!
ssss h.t time here Is enc hoEr And ha1i 'as'e8
than the .ast r. I. 1ae ossae4,
,arr Al . "a 1n,i the Sntchez 1t 5:s4 r y: nc
lst,et vi b:okc pump list night and lost IS mn
, 1870-07-03
rrnnr.see Lcx1slnturc.

,-..-,,&. .r,r q-Tne House Of Representa-
$50 ,tsI rr,ecicd The Senate bill directing The
A;;crns3 cnefal 70 bring sat T. .ns enfnSe ,r
ceu q Ss:nv.s asaipss y; It. n 4nnesste racc
R,irrau rofnnany 10. the recovery Of Ssate bones
a1isstc 10 bsve been frsuinsen1l5 oesssnea tton
re Sts,e a4thoslties, aud ho!d1ns Al OF tae A1o's
esji n rte Individually liable.
, 1870-07-03
HOW WE FAIL TO DO IT.

Tie enormous vaste of time in this ses-
s;uu of Congress should direct the atten-
lion uf national legislators to the need Of
n different eysteu, for oxpeditiug business,
In this .cspect We have q far more cu1n-
,,raus method than that pursued by the
F,r,ne.n Governments, in which the Cabi
No., ofs,,.,r rcn-csentiuc the views and
v,n,s ,f ti,c administrator unou a,,y do
,o,4n,.nt oe ,r,vc,rment. has lii seat
:, ono or 1,th houscs of The
Te,,x,atn-c md ia expec.ed there
=. ax,,,.;, ,,afe,d md In oncst;onet1
sana.rn;a, Lis ,u,l;cr Al present, we hare
a,,a,,, tra fr,nc;o, no,;c;cs ona emanat;no
~ -. Cs...,;,.ao - ,,,a c.,,ts
I'e 1.,,a. w t.'s,s, ~ 49, 1y.xs on,, ,ra,ns com
""e ,.sas ~ 49, uo,.a sno,bor fro,, ,ha
..'t''.. ~ - 49, 80 T~es.,,1,. .na,,or fron,
, 1870-07-03
SPA1N.

MADRID, July a-Gcneza1 rT.m returned to-day
lie Rres IL Sich3 the end Of Jaty.
MADRID, july s-keno7s that peRoizs has dc-
uA14t1rG re.nfOsrenfuts 9rc officially denied
The complimentary dinner u CASTELAR,, conten-
plated by the AOoltnontsts, has been deic1ied.
, 1870-07-03

Total arproDYtau-n ms. ...-.........--.A.<e2.sst gu
Tie pul,lic, howcver, can form no idea
OF Tie expenditures Of the city from the mp
in the lnnd.selsing business, TINT we have
learned low to keep the aggregate amonut
Of expenditure pretty well ont Of sig
During the years ending April l, 1sG>,
Apri! /. l>C:' an'l April !, 1hs0, the actual
expenditures Of the city were as follows:
Expenditures during year ending April
t:stncn,:,tures during year ending April
E!rcnaitures as during ycaf cn;,:ns Apsii ~
], leTa.-.-....--- -.-..+.-... --lu'4S'r*lo
1t will be seen that the Expenditures Of
= Il; =: exceeded the direct appropriations by
St,us,u 900, The expenditures for 1876
~ will exceed those Of lsts'-70; and thus
it is ,hat we haye gone on borrowing money
until VIC find ourselves with q debt OF nearly
SlG.,Aa,ouo. Members of the Doasa u
A,a"nEen point 10 the Appropriation
I'LL and kay that is all the money
tlnt tie great city Of Chicago has to ra'se
by direct taxation, aad invite comparison
with tic tax lcries o, other cities. This il
not true. We raise $:4.noo,ooo by direct
taxation 6s a fund to pay the expense oi
collecting other tnaation 10 make improve
U,cpts. We levy o ta1 OF 500, 600 fol
srecia1 improvements, and We borrow
money at [incIutliug discount on the bonds
about per cent to make other improve
ueu,s. and then tax the public t.
pry the interest On the loans The IN
, 1870-07-03
ITALY.


EouE July q--Is Is salt tilst AZ least two-thtris
OF Ihe futhefn ut tue tEeumentcAl COunci! Will s1e-
rarf for their homes ~ soon a. the thfAuio!lltT
Dogma is Officially promulgated
, 1870-07-03
PORTUGAL.
POLAND.

I1sEoS july .-Signor Fi9antero, who Vas r
cent, appointed Portuguese Minister TO WASH
ing1ou, has been transferred, TO St Petetsbufs.
, 1870-07-03
MISCELLANEOUS.

WARSAW, Iu1y s--Tht Emrtfor o. Hnss1A Aan
suite aTr.red here ysste11lay. 4 great Official
will be made to-day, IN honor of
fLc eytLL
, 1870-07-03

n,.tt,1ery Destroyed By Ltkhtning.
. nnsrs II. Ju,y a.-By p<,sate dispatches 70
:I'fas'sf sssa 'ess :. 90 IT,
o. dessf - ,,ehtntne. Oh Thurss!sy last, setting
nrr s to .n, aesnoyina tne building. together with
fWo hnndrrd barrels Of atSaHlneA
, 1870-07-03
FAEclEs AND FASHIONS.

4 Case of Pitiable Distress.
, 1870-07-03
11iattd are ds follows:

lh;hl--. *'t~s.~.'
IL addition, the Council appropriated for
the general sinking fund the proceeds Of
1-snill tax, md for schoul sinking fund
tax Of !! mill, and portion Of the fines foz
the Mag'lnlen Asylusns, md the percentage
cf licenses TO the washingtonian Home,
which will nlnount to about:
, 1870-07-03
Sun Spots.

A Prescription for Hot Weather
, 1870-07-03
Illustrations.
Flies, Donkeys, Cows, Babies, Women,
and Men.
Fourth.
AmusementS.

An Appalling SuPpositton.
, 1870-07-03
the WORLD Of AMUSEMENT.
The Unit.

As Compared to the Mass.
, 1870-07-03

become lI.kanc. Wagnera enemies arc no. eoN
sresi a tnnvnte in b. Jay, aiss reesny r. 1t se axe
nf 60 lie won his nrst musical laurels iu the Fea1
1T thc REPUBLIC; was present u the battle OF
a,ld was decorated in 1879 with tht cross of tae
"fefton dllonncur."... An oratoEto, descrtp:ive
ct sne n nanT IN snoi 81 sT ~ M1ps
.csbau-" The composer is Victor Elt'el.. .of1eu-
Lach has lreu very III: he Is however. recovered
'.Lalla Rookh- Is to tr brought out st The Pans
opera Comique III few days: It will he followed
n F1otow,s ''OmhTe" Tne next noyslty I'll b.
the rrrst fayoEtc Of Paris critics, has been an
| res1sted III honotssy member Of the Z" socirte ties
~r1tme aonne:-Mmea ctn,-Damorrau and
| Hoclhcltz- Fa1cnnt-have eyef been similarly hon.
| orrtA tH the nSe groups In hronzc, WHICH ale
,aes'n i to decorate the exterior Of the new Paris
Opera lloust, TWO arr now.compltt<ly gtit. anil
will ft"n IL. .ttspa!r1'- These Erours. placed 81
the angles oi the fara.le, hare hecn eX-
thr rnr ty1ic Poetry aud the Anees. the
G,htr Lyric Poetry, accompanied ny the Fa1nss
II, u&e asr Arnilo by At1nc AIIlet, AMI the two
teurrs of Pegasus, hy Leauesne. which, respeet-
lively csoxu The central eshlc and The exsrenittes
| tu;.rouuts the psusecntnm within, At The line
between the atsSe and the an'istonum
esSa 'S2s ma rtt1e.s sats UeE IA
>pnel," ! magnificent hcr theatre called 80 Il
to,r4ma t'euuvrse." The orthctsrAr whiIh Was
|
wonders, the rhnTusea werc 1rrrpzoaehAb!e. The
| cntn,s,4 And tenor. SDcentnt, together With the
| pr,ma .:onra, lA Fal.-Gallo. wen: overwhelmed
with aprlause. The papers ss5 that such per.
fccs '-,.r ~ Atrn< hAs never beeu seen thtr' be'
tore. Thr house On The opening night was IKE !
fa1ry-land .....
Ak "a CHArEl1K.--The forry-sercnth fcs,tra
| tnoL rlste the STU. 9Th. anu .ih OF June. Ths
rrukh MIS- ~ great that the committee whs Oh
li{.rd tn rrf1sc entrance to large number O: per
Even the pr. s. could not oosan admlstance
The directors OF this festival werc Franz Lachncr
the cid director Of the Munich Cous1 Theatre, an4
; ; Ftsd. BEeunnnrG- The sa!e!s1A were Nile
Aclsja, the celebrated Berlin court singer: MmC
! Joachim; Yogi, the head courr s,ngr
; | IRON Munich: B1etzAchef, the Haaua
| yertan couTt singer. and JOACHIM
, | The celebrated vtolinist The choruses and OF
. / cuestra were composed OF $50 performers Tt
receipts OF the 0rat day amounted 10 2, 000 francs
The Programme W1s IL fo1loW1:
Ffk1T uAy
pa1qf 6tttnoFe
Stn3pafA EIdGA...- beeLheFe
1ECUN1 DAT.
l. OttrErr from Irncufr," 10 Her&hove
Dctof1. pfliotio in thtrA pAfts. II and
. | TU.Hp DAT.
| L Overture t7usn ~cSht des HauAcs.~ op
, 1870-07-03

Enexnmp1 Speed The Pr1nccAs,
Time Beaten TO fntchcx-Thc Lee
Steadily Gaining,
Special Dispatches to the St. Louts Eepu5ltnan
rRox THE STEAMER LEE.
Os BoARp STEAMER R. T. LEE,l
SArcnEz, Miss. July !.
We shall make Satchez between 10 and II
O'Clock this morning, Cap:ain Cannon expect
, 1870-07-03
Loves Of Dresses.
Going to a Picnic.

Fritz, for The Chicago 7ri5uHe.
Ivent to zee fashionable friend, the other
day. and found her sitting alone in her hand
some apartments in = most despondent mood
Ihe Inst new novel lay on her table. with the
leaves uncut; her poodle walled for sympathy
and cream crackers unheeded; her CANARY prac-
tised new triu unheard, aud was obliged 10
inquire twice into the cause Of her despond-
encv before she even observed my presence.
What is it7" I aaked, sympAtheieal]y.
"Has your servant girl gone OF without wArn-
ing2 or your husband eloped with your searn-
stress :" "Eeither! J" she answered, solemnlv.
- Those are minor tziala. It is the spots-the
dreadful spots!"
"spots!" 1 exclaimed, looking At her with
sudden alarm. '' What sposs:"
..spots on tie sun! Only to think that the
world At any moment may be attracted ou.
Of its orbit, and We mortals be all
involved in chaos! And I've Just
bad such wardrobe completed! si1 new
silks. at 81 y1zd, au trimmed With thzeal
lace; four poplins; 4 black satin, with Chan-
tilly lace oyerakirt: eight pnlfei suits Of white
linen; SGT Of diamonds that cost twice a.
much 10 Mrs. Smiths, an ostrich feather par
asol, and seven trunks full Of ruffled esirts-
And actually got up all the designs for max
| ing them myself! And to think no~ that they
| may he all cast nway into spaee-per!,Apt
| thrown into some other world, where tho peo-
pie don't Grt@rs. Oh, dear! i, il enough to
break ones he2zt!''
| Now, did NOT sxmpattize With her in the
least. Ny wardrobe waa about ~ extensive a.
| Pats:
"He chose the squarcst OF his trunks,
And locked 1t With pin;
And the four corners. neatly ttetl,
hept all his wararpbt IN"
| There was my new dress and my blue dress
! aud the one I wota last; aud It the world
turned over the wrong Way it would be II Like,
| Iy to improve mY wardrobe IS to damage il,
and whs Just selHsh enough not to care wAs.
became OF my frietad's fine clothing.
sroT3 On THE SIN.
What Il that "brief candle" went sso,at
and left III all to grope our way in the dark
ueas2 How glad should be to clasp SMITH
hand and feel its sympathetic presence Hov
pleased to find myself in companienslip witt
brown, and know that humanity with al 1t!
fears" Was shared By him. Do sou thinl
when We all lived in glass houteAt We shoult
want to throw stonea-4haf.s o3 malice Ant
unkindness- -bTittles OF keen sarcasm wound
ing to the quick. or shy thrusts Of hidden mis-
CHEF, given with smile on the lips and hatre.
in the heart Al! how pitiful and tender v,
ehould al be 10 each other when our anlbi
tious lights were all quenched in that common
darkness, and the pride Of the eye could III