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SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS. ::
In view Of the annoyance aud complaints aris
ing from premature letting OF contracts -fo1
street improvements, 1t Was resolved that NJ
contract be let hereafter until the full amount ol
money to pay the same be collected and in tho
hands: OF the Village Treasurer. Ordinances
street from the Illinois Central Railroad to Lake
Michigan; to extend Wabash and Michigan
avenues from sixty-third street. to South
Chicago avenue to open FoTty-sxth stree:
from Indiana to Cottage Grove avenue to open
South Chicago avenue from Ainsworth to Engle-
wood to rescind ordinance on Prairie ayenue
adopted July 6, 1879, on account Of errors there
in and to grade and stone Prairie avenue from
Thirty ninth to Fifty-drst street, and on account
OF the unavoidable delay occasioned by the or-
Tors OF the tirst assessment it was ordered that
the. Treasurer may receive 31.70 per foot front
Of property-owners, giving them receipts there
for, which the Collector shall receive in payment
Of the special assessment.
:~:'..- PETITIONS ANSWERED.
On the petition OF property-ow on Cornell
twelve-inch sewar to connect with Oak street
sewer, under the direction Of the Civil En-
gineer. '"
On the petition for the establishment of par
manent grades for streets and sewers, it WAS, or
dered that the Attorney prepare an ordinance for
the purpose.
: Also, that he prepare an ordinance to open
Woodlawn avenue from Si1ty-serenth to Seven
ty-ffth street, at Grand Crossing.
TAX MATTERS.
On the petition OF r. Hinman, 1886 rebate on
tar was allowed; and it was resolved that the
Village Attorney adjust all matters Of tax dis
putes until otherwise ordered. " ..>':
It Was ordered that ali warrants be first sub
mitted to the Treasurer to be Registered, so that
his books xiu show all outstanding warrants.
80 :. PETITIONS WERE PRESENTED
by John MoCaffrey to have Prairie avenue ac-
cepted on bis contract as far as finished by
owners Of property for a sidewalk on the south
side Of sixty-ti street, from State to Indiana
avenue for a brick sewer on Oakwood avenue,
from. Grand. boulevard to Ellis avenue. and
thence south and east to an outlet at Lake Mich
igan, and of ". H.. Berry, on behalf of South
Park Commissioners, to have two IS fines re-
mitted, we're all referred to the Committees
The resignation of John Fitch as one Of the
Water Commissioners WIS received and &C
cepted. -
= On the petition Of 1lr. .Brookes the Superinten-
dent was instructed to report tho condition Of
the Burr tile drain through bis premises. :.
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=: Charles r. Tgrly affidavit in attachment. $3.50
4Gsao9-chteago Artesian Well Company '. Abraham F.
Csoaby ct Al restored 434l0-nobert F. Barber
r l. h. Mcarew and I'm. Il. Jacoha assumpstt
$1,000. 4sl1-Oharles Marcus Y. Grover Bafar sew
1ng Machine Company; asaumpsit, $1,000. ss412-
4s413-Wiiliam Rachel Dotty divorce Oh nrpnl Of
des:rdon. {3f1{-John H. Donlfn '. Catherine Youug:
petition fol mechanics lien on Lots and g. Block g.
to F., Ft ~ G. r. R. Co.. ,434l5 to 43431Appeals:
HE cutcsIr CouRr.--6a7s- -9-Appeal. 69s0-An-
Ton Legro David deary, James Geary, and Nicholas
Curtin restored. case. 698l-Sarah L. Yeaster =.
Richard Wallaco;. restored case. $3.50 TO To14-Ar-
, 1873-05-19
: JUBILEE NOTES. )

Preparations for an Immense Gather.
tng-The Jubilee Hau-What il Being
Done. Etc., Etc., ''-~ =,
The epeople are certainly to be- here in force
in the first week In June to see New Chicago
The immen se area from Buffalo on the east to
Cincinnati: and Louisville on the Bouth, st.
Louis, Omaha, Sioux City and st. Paul on:,the
west and north, are opened to half~rate railway
fares, and Chicago must be preparing to be at
home to the hzgest ruah Of visitors Bhe has ever
seen.:, The hotels :are already receiving
orders in, advance for rooms during
Jubilee wa-k.-:, Tho Gardner House :has
regiatared eeventy-hve in the past three days.
The Matteson and other hotels arc booking con-
tinual orders. The: Grand Pacific has large
list. The notice cannot be too soon served upon
all Who have accommodations or Who can make
accommodations, that all will be wanted The
originally announced Citizens Committee OF Re-
oeption OF fifty will be increased to two hundred,
and all will be at the front ready to give atten-
.tion to visitors from abroad. The Park Commits
rnnge q formal programme for tho suitable dis
play Of our great system of parks and boulevards.
Every man interested in Chicago must come
to the: front now and be ready to
ness she owes to those abroad who helped us in
our hour Of advnrsity, and who are coming in to
rejoice with us in our jubilee period.
Mus1oAL PREPARATIONS. -
Our German fellow-citizens are taking hold Of
the work in eaznest. And one Of tho proudest
features of the great musical fete will be the
array Of home talent, both instrumental and
vocal The choral societies are reporting to
Prof Butterfeld, who is arranging the chorus.
THE JUBILEE BALL
The matter will be decided on Change to-day
whether the grand Jubilee Ball can be held il
the Chamber Of Commerce, which obviously could
be granted on1y on an extraordinary occasion.
Pending the decision the applications
for invitations are pouring in upon all the man
agers. Twenty-Five gentlemen at St. Louis ask
for 200 tickets to be distributed in that city.
Louisville wants fifty: Cleveland is arranging
to bring up on special train 15o for the Jubilee
Concerts and Ball Two hundred and fifty
tickets are called for from Wisconsin. The great
size OF the Chamber Of Commerce will enable
the Jubilee Ball to present one Of the
most notable social events that ever took place
in the United States. 4 curious and excellent
plan for attending the ball is developed at one
or two western points, where Pullman palace
car will be chartered TO bring the party, lodge
them here, and take them homo after the festiv-
The present week Is to be a period Of i'm
uensely active preparation Everybody here
and at Thousand points in all the region trib-
utary to Chicago is getting ready for the Ju-
bilee.
TIE auBEHNAToR1Ah GUESTS. -
Gov. Curtin, Of Minnesota, has accepted the
invitation to be present in Chicago during Ju-
bi1ee week, and meet Gov. Hendricks, of In
burn, Of Wisconsin, and Gov. Beveridge, Of H.
1inois, who have announced their intention to be
hers, and the rest Of the gubernatorial~ galaxy
vet to be heard from.
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PERSONAL.

Mayor Medil1 will be home tomorrow. :.
Il. L. Coe, New York, is at the Matteson
House. 49,: :. :,
L: G: Thorne and family, Granville, N. z; aro
at the Matteson- - =. * :
George F. Foote, U, s. 4; q. s. Weeks, q. s.
L., are at the Briggs. :: ::
Charles E. Harrington, Rocky Mountain Ne,os,
is at the Briggs.
Jesse Z. Wood, Of Cincinnati, is registered at
the West Side Briggs House..
r. G. Larason left the West Side Briggs House
last night for New York.
". s. Lockyer, manager Of Joseph Jefferson
"Trip Van Wlnk1e," is at the West Side Briggs
House.
Hon. H. H. Fulton, OF Detroit, is among the
arrivals at the West Side Briggs House:
Among the arrivals at the Gardner yesterday
were The following: D. B. Garfield, Philadei-
phia; II. r. Arthur, st. Louis e. ". Willard,
Newport, R. l.; c. Il. Peacock, Kansas City
Charles E. Do1r, New York.
Among the arrivals at the Briggs yesterday
were the following: J. H. Talbot, Boston; j.
H. Rugg1eg, New York ]. A. stanwood, Maine
William Armstrong, Cincinnati; James c. Lo~
gan, New York; H. a. Calkins, Leavanworth.
Amorg tho arrivals at the Sherman yesterday
were the following: j. B. Buck and family, San
Francisco; r. G. Andrews, Salt Lake City; s.
N. Petit, Lincoln, Neb. j. D. Weed aud fam
ily, Minnesota; George H. Proctor, Cincinnati;
r. Nickerson and wife, Boston; J. G. Etzpat-
rick New York.
, 1873-05-19
THE THIRD INNING.

To the Editor ef Tbs Chicago Tribune:
Sm: I notice in TEE TRIBUNE Of this morn
ing an article under the heading OF =" Mr.
Loring,s statement" +" in which my name is mon-
toned as being the party who made = trade WITH
Mr. Loring. fhis is mistake, a. the person
who made the trade with him wns Mr. v; p.
Kane. As to the facts in the case, it Will pe
fully shone before the Court whether there was
any deceit or dishonesty p1actised in making
the trade referred to in Mr.. Loring's statcmen.'
Hoping that you will make the above correction,
remain yours respectfully,
GEO. B. KANE, of G. B. Kane d Co.
CHICAGO, MAy l8.
, 1873-05-19
GIFT ENTERPRISE.
LIBRARY GIFT CONCERT,
$5OO,OO0 in Bank to Pay Gifts.
10000 CASH GIFTS PAID IN FULL.
500, 900 for Only Ten Dollars.

Enough Of tbs 1o tickets issued for tho Third Grand
Gilt Concert in aid Of tho Public Library Of keutuck
having been unseEsay expressed shas the 10 0D cash
ont any scaling dovn, hc:otofors. the Management
with the of Trustees, to aox
until July for tbs aalo ef the Of Tickets Loft
hand The concert and distribution ut first
for ARD. sHss therefore pepeoed t9 Taesday, July ls
qaivocsily take place in Public Library Hail. Louisville
At this grand tha following cash gifts will bs
distributed By lot and paid in full to the ckahaldes
, 1873-05-19

John Robson's supply store at The Letazette M
Monday last about ha1f-past 3 o'clock Loss,
between S10,0 600 and $4,000; fully covered p
insurance. Il ls supposed that the hre causAs
by gpArk from the mill. ::.'>.
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HYDE PARK ;:

The Trcasury to be Depleted OF $4,000
Special 3AHscxsn1cnts--Petf An.
sxpeked and Il Reccired:
Aregular meeting OF the Hyde Park Trustees
VAS held on Saturday afternoon. The following
bills and pay rolls were approved. and ordered to
, 1873-05-19

Judge Petit, Of the Indiana Supreme Bench,
had two attacks Of paralysis, at Indianapolis,
last week. +.
The Rev. Mr.. Hay, Of Des Moines, Iowa, has
had Judgment sent upon him. His wife ID 3
physician, and his daughter is studying law
Gen Giles L. Smith, Of Bloomington, IL, Late
Assistant Postmaster General, will make his
residence in California, where he finds the ci-
mate beneficial.
II. ". Corcoran has given s575, 900, which was
paid him bI the Government for 200 acres OF
, 1873-05-19
INTERESTING PRICES.

4 large assorted lot Of Hamburg EmbTuiderieS
at II ~ cts sd, some Of them worth 40 Cts
Chillrens White Pique Suits 81 each.
The finest and best imported French Corsets
for 81 pair; regular price SIS. A great bargain.
Other grades Of French Woven and SeWed
Corets un1er value.
Large assortment ladies colored Gros Grain
Silk Hchus at Is cts, half price:
9ther styles Ladies' Ties III large assortment
Elegant assortment new Parasols, just re-
The bestone dollar Kid Glove in the city.
Ale1andres and other best makes Paris Kid
Gloves, in all shades and sizes.
Agents for: the sale Of. 1Ierzs Seamless Rid
Gloves, the best made; each pair warranted;
all sizes IN the latest and choicest shades.
New Spring ShaWls, bright stripes, $3.50;
Reversible Ottoman Stripe shawls, s. up
Elegant new French Ottoman shawls in rich
Great Bargains in Laee Shawls and sacqiues.
bought much under regular value.
Good japanese Silks from 40 cts. I'D: up.
Black ground Stripe Silks, all silk, IS cts.
Colored. .Stripe SilEs 81, a bargain.
Black all-silk Gros Grains 81. 81. 10, $l.20.
Richer qualities Lyons Black Gros Grains,
$l.3o, $l.5o, $l.75 and 81, the cheapest goods
in the market. -. ... -. =: .
Black Grenadines, very cheap.
4 very attractive display Of New Dress Goods,
from Is to 30 pei. cent below usual prices.
:: Having in our new store fine
light, spacious accomnno dations,
central location, and a low rent,
we intend to make it interest,"
, 1873-05-19
DRESS GOODS.
CARSON +; Fl
PIRIE; & & co. );
Retail Department.:
Y. MADISON! Is On! AND PEORIA SITS.

In order to inaugurate bust
ness in their spacious and: ele-
CANT new premises, offer the
following .:
, 1873-05-19

= '~' NEW QUITS. -7 : = .
TEE SUPERIOR CouaE-4s406-Appez1. 434o7-Eze-
nA MORRISON Commercial insurance Company; Pc
, 1873-05-19
THE MATERIAL

for gate may Be stated IS follows:
Eight pieces 16 feet inch fencing, for panels u
peces 1e feet inch fencing, for battens; castir
rollers, s1 10 inch carriage bolts, ~ inch car
riage bolts, b Sd cnchnails b 2od cut natls, gate
haap.
The two lengths Of the fence on which the gate
panels are to be placed must be in line, in order
10 hare the panels run free and to meet in the
centre, when they are fastened with a common
barn-door hasp,
7 think that, with this description, any farmer
Who is accustomed to the use Of the san. auger;
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OUR HEARTS.

"By their fruits ye shall know them" is the
direction which our Saviour gives us in refer
ence to Judging others. The rule is good
when applied with reference to ourselves.
God judges the state of the heart. He is in
6nitely wise, and looks directly at the foun-
tain or source of all acts. We cannot do this.
On account Of our short sightedness we are
forced to judge of the character of causes by
the nature of the results. If our acts and
words are sinful, we may safely conclude that
our hearts are not right with God. Men, re-
puted good, are often guilty of heinous sins.
This is an evidence of something wrong with
the heart. The muddy fountain is sending
forth muddy water. So long as we keep sim
ming, we are unfit for Heaven. Creatures with
sinful hearts cannot enter Heaven. Heaven
is not only happy place, but it is holy
place. In fact, it is happy place because it
is holy place. Nothing unholy can ever
enter that home which Jesus has provided for
his people. If this be true-and we are con-
vinced it is-we may safely conclude great
change has yet to be effected in many of the
human family, or they will never enter that
rest that remains for the people of God.
Their hearts must be so renewed that their
acts may be such as becomes the gospel of
Jesus Christ. Wicked acts and sinful words
indicate corrupt hearts. These must be
cleansed and purified, or we shall never enter
the home of the just.
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Aumuruus department.

THE PRIDE OF THE FAMILY.-The Rome
Commercial under this head, tells the follow
ing story:
"a young married friend tells good joke
on himself, perpetrated by little three year
old pride of the family She is the only
pledge of love that has twined itself around
the hearts and affections of himself and wife.
A few evenings since minister visited the
family and remained until tea. At the table
the reverend visitor asked the blessing, and
the little one opened her eyes to their fullest
capacity in startled wonderment. She could
not understand what had been done, and it
was with great persuasion that her mother
could keep her quiet during the time they
were at the table. When they left the table
she walked up to the minister, for whom she
had formed great friendship, and caught
hold of his hand, and said: What did you
say at the table before we commenced eating?
my little darling, thanked God for his good
ness in giving US food to eat, so that we might
grow and be strong Papa don't say that
What does your papa say@ Papa says, god.
dlemighty what supper Papa just had
time to get his hat and slip out to see about
the COW, Or do some other chore for his wife.
He assures US, however, that the pride of the
family was put to bed that night with an ex-
ira kiss, cad that he had promised himself
never to be caught again."
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Selected guetrp.
PRAYERS DON'T LIKE.

PRAYERS DON'T LIKE.
l don't like to hear him pray,
Who loans at twenty-five per cent;
For then I think the borrower may
Be pressed to pay for food and rent;
And in that Book we all should heed,
Which says the lender shall be blest,
AS sure as have eyes to read,
1t does not say, "take interest"
do not like to hear him pray,
On bended knees, about an hour,
For grace to spend Alright the day,
Who knows his neighbor has no flour.
I'd rather see him 60 to mill,
And buy the luckless brother bread,
And see his children eat their fill,
And laugh beneath their humble shed.
do not like to hear him pray,
"Let blessings on the widow be-"
Who never. seeks her home to say,
eff want overtakes you, come to me-"
hate the prayer, so long and loud,
That's offered for the orphans veal,
By him who sees him crushed by wrong,
And only with his lips doth feel.
do not like to hear her pray,
With jeweled- and silken dress,
Whose washerwoman tolls all day,
And then is asked to "work for less"
Such pious shavers despise!
With folded hands and face demure
They lift to heaven their "angel eyes,
Then steal the earnings of the poor.
do not like such soulless prayers;
If wrong, hope to be forgiven;
No angels wing them upward bears,
They're lost million miles from Heaven
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Ghildreu's Department.
JESUS DIED FOR ME-.

l love to sing Of that great power
That made the earth and sea,
But better still love the song
OF Him who died for me.
I love to sing of herb and flower,
And field and plant and tree,
But better still love the song
Of"Jesus died for me-"
/ love to hear the little birds
Attune their notes with glee,
But guileless mirth cannot suggest
That "Jesus died for me-"
l love to think Of angels songs
From sin and sorrow free,
But angels cannot strike their notes
TO "Jesus died for me-"
I love to know the time will come
When men shall happy be,
But am happy now because
My "Jesus died for me-"
1 love to speak of God, of heaven,
And all its purity;
God is my Father, heaven my home,
For "Jesus died for me-"
And when 1 reach that happy place
From all temptation free,
I'll sing the ever joyous song
Of"Jesus died for me-"
There will 1 at his sacred feet
AdOring bow the knee,
And swell the everlasting choir
With "Jesus died for me-"
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UNEASY.


Some men are like the dog in the fable.
This dog took his position in the mouth of a
crib. Around the crib there were collected a
number of hungry oxen. The dog could not
eat the provender, neither did he desire to eat
it. But he set up terrible growing and
barking which drove away the hungry oxen.
Just so it is with some men. They have no
desire to enter the kingdom of heaven, and
they are determined not to enter it, and they
attempt in every conceivable way to prevent
others who would enter from entering. The
acts of such men demonstrate the proverb: /:
"Misery loves company" They are misera-
BILE themselves, and they put forth every ef'
fort to make others like themselves.
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WIaGLE-TAL WATER IN TEXAs.-"We
have a great deal of this wiggle-tail water in
this ere Texas" I was told by an old settler
on Trinity river, "and that goes agin our
State nightly among the new comers."
"What do you call wiggle.tail water?" |
asked detecting the vein which, we'll worked
might lead to much valuable knowledge
"Oh water with wiggle-tails in it. Wiggle-
tails is little squirmy animals, so small that
you can hardly see 'em unless you look close
They don't hurt water much when you are
real thirsty. Of dark night you would
never know the difference. I've drunk a
many one, and they never had any more
effect than taking a chew of tobacco. In new
country, you know, man must not be too
confounded partic'lar. He has to put up
with few things, which woulden't be
exactly reg'lar in an old country. Those fel-
lows that come here from Kentucky and Ten
nessee beat the world being particular. They
sling on enough style to do 'em in New York
city. They turn up their noses about water,
and make more fuss about harmless. wiggle-
tails than I would about forty alligators l
will tell you fact. Early last Summer
man and his family came out on Trinity river,
from old Kentucky. He came in an OK.
wagon, and I'll bet he diden't have seventy
five dollars tween this world and the next.
But he slung on style powerful. He said
he'd been raised on water without wiggle-tails
in it, and he was going clear back to ole
Kentucky, to get it if he coulden't in Texas.
Why, the squeamish fellow was offered land
near me on Trinity, for four dollars and fifty
cents an acre. But he wouldent have it be-
cause the water had wiggle-tails in it. 1 told
him if he was so confounded partic'lar that
he could strain the water through a rag, but
he said he didn't want any of that in his'n !;
and he moved on, looking for better country,
That kind of foolishness has been the ruin Of
many man who might have done we'll in
Texas" Letter to Cincinnati Commercial.
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REPEATING THE TExr-A couple of sharp,
ers named Dick and Tom were once travelling
through Illinois, when they found it necessary
to make raise. As it was rather religious
neighborhood, they determined to pass as
ministers, and take up collections. Now Dick
was an eloquent speaker, but could not read,
while Tom was vice versa. So it was arranged
that Dick should preach, while Tom was to
sit behind him in the pulpit and read the
text. Sunday came, and our heroes were on
hand. Dick arose, opened the Bible, and
designated the text by placing his thumb to
it, while Tom began in low voice:
"And Aaron said unto Moses"
Dick, (repeating aloud) "And Aaron said
unto Moses"
Tom, Gin whisper) "Take away your
thumb"
Dick, with stentorian emphasis) take
away your thumb"
Dick, (roaring like third rate tragedian)
"Now you've played thunder"
What else happened we are not informed
but it is reasonble to suppose that the collec-
ton did not equal the surprise Of the audience
after this announcement.
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M1istellaueuns &eadiug.

RAILROADS FORTY YEARS AGo.-A writer
in the Hartford Courant, in a conversation
recently with some of the elder railroad Off
cials of that city, derived some interesting
"reminiscences Of the early days of railroad
travel in the United States. We copy a
portion of his account of his researches in
this direction. The conversation began by
reference to the great advance made in rail-
road construction and equipment during the
last twenty years. "Yes," said one, "there's
been great improvement since the Hart
ford and New Haven road was opened. 1t
had then very meager facilities, the road-bed
was poor, had only scrap rails which were
all the while curling up and running through
the car floors, the cars were small and the
locomotives weak. In fact it didn't take
much to block train those days. Some
times an inch of snow on the rails would do
it. Henry G. White, one of the first conduc-
tors on the road, tells how he and the bag
gage master used to sit in front of the loco
motive, one on each side, and brush off the
snow from the rails with broom as the train!
slowly crawled along. Each having a pail
of sand and sprinkled handful on the rail
when necessary. The driving wheels (engines
had only one pair them used to slip round
and torment them almost to death"
On one occasion train got stuck on the
Yalesville grade, by one inch of snow, and
the wood and water gave out before the loco
motive could overcome it. At last they got
out the 9eighbors, yoked four pairs of oxen to
the train and drew it, passengers, baggage
and all into Meriden, with flying colors. In
the early days of the road the stage.coach
drivers used to regard the cars with great
contempt. Indeed, thirty years ago the pas
senger trains were three or four hours on the
road to New Haven, aud the stagecoaches
went in about the same time Superinten-
dent Davidson remembers riding with his
father in a carriage drawn by two horses in
1S4O, which had a race with a passenger
train near Wallingford, where the turnpike
and railroad are parallel for three or four
miles and during all that time the carriage
kept even with the train. There were only
two trains each way daily then, both carry
ing passengers and freight. The old cars
were divided into three compartments, open
ed on the side, and had twenty-four seats
The locomotives had onl ly twelve inch cylin-
ders, and no cabs to. protect the engineers and
fireman from the weather.
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~ "Dont put too much confidence in a
lovers VOWS and size," said Mrs. Partington
to her niece; "let him tell you that you have
lips like strawberries and cream, and cheeks
like darnation, and eyes like an asterlsk,
but such things oftener come from a tender
head than tender heart"