, 1874-08-23
Some of the Host Important Sales OF
the Week,
Stores and Dwellings Erecting in Dill
ferent Parts Of the City.
The Loan Market for the Week.
a DiminutiOn OF In
dcbtcuncSS.
New Subdiyis;ons~--Leyden Township
Observation-Disclosures.

The long-contiuued drought and terrific hes
b telling with fearful effect upon the sout'
Park and boulovards, and yet to any one VIII
considers the circumstances Of the case th5 Won
aer will be that any besuty Of vegetation is pre-
served None of the trees on Drexel boulevard
or tl:e par1 Rave been planted more than elgh'
teen mouths, and very large proportion O.
them, and all of the shrubs, were planted THU
year AT were all the trees extending miles
on payi Gon parkway. OF course none OF then
eau vet b ave sent their roots to such depth a:
vonld cua bic them TO draw sustouance from be-
low the res eli Of such drought as has afflicted
us tor two l. 7onths past, and nothlng but contln-
,o,,s and b. c1utful supplies of water from arti-
Gcial SOURCES: could have kept them alive. Yet
very few Ia 70 succumned, and III general they
present f1,=ah and vigorous appearance OF
nEAU7u,U1 AND REFRESHING yERpuEE.
The shrubs a, I'd flowers also sustain themselves
wonderfully, nd elicit the admiration OF all who
see the,u.-yer = few Of whom have any concep-
ton of the IaEo required to secure for thcm thls
qualification Il ut let 1t be remembered that all
the trees which b ave been planted upon tho PARK
itself aud upon 5: !: miles Of boulevards.-(viz- !:
Pavilion parkway miles, Grand boulevard, 2
1ailos. and DsexeI boulvard- J. : miles, ),-besoes
all the Shrubs aud towers. are Kept alive only By
Continual watering. Let any ono who knows tue
work of watering little dower-bed, or q few
trees Oh the side Xalk, multiply that labor BY the
ru,uber of trees and tlaats extending over all
these 1ni1ce and he may perhaps begin to realize
the simple trutl that the effects he sees are the
results Of iuccssant lal, by day and ulght,-for
work Is confirmed all nj! ;ht long. It is but JUS
tice 10 Mr. cleveland, tho landscape architect.
nnd Dir. Berry, the Supa F1n:endent, aud his as.
sietants, that the ctizcas Of Chicago should
Enow how much tuer arc indebted TO tl4olu Tor
tue pleasure they enjoy i'll
1E1r1Sf; THROUGH BEAUTIFUL GARDEN
instead OF an and desert But with all this ex-
pe''dlture OF water upon the trees and p!anta.
there il none to spare for the grass except that
which comes 10 it lnciGe aud it is not sur
1,rir,ns that much OF H. is very much parched,'
thongh it is hoped that the roots are not KILLED,
aud that the autumn rains 1lta- restore the YER
tiure. Tie g1eat lawn If the parE being uatur-
allr molster and richer than the soil Of tbs bou-
lcvards, shows loss sign oil suffering, and indeed
for the mosL part preserves its verdure ad-
u.irauly.--aud SO also does the grass through
the wood. and especially in the n3lghbornood Of
the little 81 Lake If the Woods,' which no's a.
vicinity a;,t the ample supply Of u:tractlve-look
ing rustic seats, lnaEe this quarter fayorlte re-
h0lt for 1:ca'5t1ials.
Some 1lauts Of the Nclumbcnm, between
which is 4 variety of the Lotus OF the Nile. na7e
lave lately been introduced iii the iake from the
Calumet EiveT, which is one OF the few localities
it: winch it IS found in this country. and it is
hoped will become do1nes&icatcd there 1t was
intended to have bad carriages rlnns:: 5 "11 tho
Grand boulevard thia seasou. expressly rnrey
PAssESGl.ES TO THIS PART OF THE rA1:S
at cheap rate, but it has been fouud necessary
to Eos:poue the arrangement and for tbs pres
ent the o1lY available route by which 1:a:t5es can
reach tie Ea,k. who desire only to enjoy a lam
lie through it's most attractive portions, is by
the Cottage Grove avenue cars aud the Hyde
pa,E dummy, which will land them at tue Dre1el
boulevard cl.;:a',cc, from whcnce it Ii pleasant
walk across to the wood on the western side.
ftot, 1ttr1k$
mote their own interests aud the cultort Of pas
rcngcrs for tito park by increasing the facilities
fer the tr7p.-sclliny round tickets. and adyer-
Using the best tunes aud means OF accemDllsh-
lug the object.
Ihe extension Of BaTard avenue around the
complete circuit OF the great lawn is now nearly
completed, aud Will prove very attractive aaii-
tion to the drive. 1t may not be generally
known that this lawn, when completed according
to the },ial.s. vii. bo the
MUST TX gE>s1vE Is ANY PUBLIC GROUND
in this country. ant, only exceeded III Eufo!,e by
oac i'll phtrn!1 PART. Dublia. At present con-
fsdezable portion at tue southeast corner il occu-
pied by tie nursery, wach of course will be
gradually removed, but at present comprises one
Vi the interesting features Of tho park
SOME SALES OF THE WEEK.
4. J. Ayereil ilas sod 80 feet on lie northwest
corner OF Calumet Avenue and Twentieth street,
for 10 .71J0 cash
J. $. Hair .s Co. hare sold @ lots in Lavndale.
Fec. &c. ~, IL, for prices ranging flom $5OO to
is0H lot; = house aud lots LII Lawndalo for
se,DU0; thirteen acres in Sec IS, 30. l3, for
Si,750; Block II, in Haywood, for $l3,256 one
lot on T"enty-second E;ree., near Ashland
avenue. fur - .05O lot, 25x74 Oh Wesr WASH
inetou street, near Desplaines, for $40, QUO;
twenty ARES in Sec. 10, 49, H. for $4,000; lot,
23a1b5, and stole, 15l West Washington street,
fur S2j.VV0; four acres in Sec. p, 80, u, for
Si.5nD Ter acre.
Linn d Haxkiusou have sold 4711x1o4 on
North LasalIe street. 93fee south of Moth ave-