, 1875-02-14
The Cream City in Her Sunday
Clothes-Social and Re-
-. Igious Gleanings.
Occurrences Of Interest at Kenosha,
vgis., and Waukegan, Ill.
yleiehing at Kankakee, H., and Social
ity end Ice at LaPorte, Ind.
Recent Events Of Note in Our
Immediate Suburbs.
WISCONSIN.
Ml!WAukEE,


CELEBRATED MILWAUKEE sTEEp6-
Special Correspondence II Ths Chicago Tribune.
NI1vAuKEE, Feo. 13.-ReAdors OF TEE TR:B-
psE have reen delighted. the past few weeks,
With descriptions in these columns Of noble,
cost3v. aud t,gh-bred horsedesh- Tho animals
named will bear competition with the finest
stock. not strictly reserved for speed. Of any
other city. But ne hive 100 or more other an
smsls not less celebrated, scarcely their equals
in blood and mettle, that ought to be mentioned
in this connection before closing the present vol
xarae OF Milwaukee steppers-
Among the most prominent will be found that
noble .Te1as marc OF Maj. McCauley, whose
trxnsceodant virtue il that she il not afraid Of
the cars.
Mrs. J. T. Crampson'a bay mare would arrest
the admiration Of the most careless observer in
any driving ra1k in tho world By the munidoence
Of tho ..svecp of the bind leg" The animal is
= beauty,-if ~ eccentric one.
C,H, Swan, cur popular coal dealer, wsrms
our fresioes with Lright black diamonds, and
iickles our eyes with hls promising young brown
geldins as he drives to and from his Office. When
he passes, ons would say: "Dehold, q vhitl-
Wind"
The Hon. ]. II. Van SchAiek ia great admirer
OF, the noble animal He always sits behind
fne blooded one
The very f1sr, magnificent chestnut geiding Of
Mrs C. q. Hasklns is the ~onder OF our sta-
hles. H1h-tooed, nth springy action.
John CciIiv, With Ills brown mare. are the OBJ
1ects Of universal admiration as they speed aloug
Iike tbe lightning fash: Ar. c1hly'a animal has
peculiarly be1olc strido.
C. r Jones is the fortunate owner Of the 16-
hand geldlng, The Major The animal has been
';urned out " for tie winter. Tue flashing
eyes Of hundred society ladies' are longing for
sight Of tho splendid proportions and perfect
G. L. Buttlea, tho celebrated iron man, keeps
quite stable Of distinguished trotteis- lie
crives three di1eren: ones, Ill fast, md I'll
equally gorgeous.
4uaster ns he is Of the science OF 'haudllng the
rbboae," is hardly equal to restraining the fiery
temper Ut his v11enisa bay mare; and when
John and Sam Chandler. his genial partner, meet
on the road, liyelv skirnaish, not 70 SAY an ap-
pall1ne struggle, is the 1esult.
Ed Hckox has really beautiful lAEEs black
geid1ng, IL impressive stopper.
Charming Miss Boynton t1ts behind = fragile
beauty weighing trife less than ], 200 but the
turnout Is the admiration OF alL
Billy Lawrence aud bis stylish bay are inrasia-
BIZ somewhere about The front rank, and what
higher praise can be aWardcd2
ChArfev Turner still pushes on the reius
over his unequaled uhite-faced mare, Nancy"
T1lly Lyndc aud his gray horse are The talk Of
the town Alike Hel!-bred. a;eoMpilshed' and
This article about "playa out (" the horse
question in Milwaulee-
THnEE-QCAR1Er2 OF 4 nLLloS TO PROVIDE FOE
There hxs been good oeal OF growing at the
heavy special and general taxes, and owoers Of
real estate are-to llston to them-about the
sorest class OF people in Milwaukee, They are
ready. on tie least proyocaton, TO swear there IL
20 margin bstween Income and expenses; Jet
they prefez to occupy an acre CT two OF ground
with a single swell mansion to putting up eight
OF ten $40 to $50 cottages which would yield
five tunes the interest On tho value OF the land.
After duly blowing of the steam Of
discontent theY settle their account for
taxes, and 60 about their buainess cheeriiJ for
another yeaE waiting for "rrlcts to advance :"
TO sell out Tho Treasurer reports that neatly
al the annual taxes IRA paid in. Ths payers
exhibit ali vazieties Of emotion, from assumed
cheerfnlneas 70 subdued evaporation !; but thev
pay vain hope seens to hayo gone abroad
that We are to havo :. letup." this year in
viii be loss. TEE TRIBUNE correspondent has
been inQuiripg into tie matter, and finds u fol-
lows:
Fsrsk-As to the Watez-Works. The interest
on the cost Of construction will contiaueto be +
Det outlay for the present. The people arc allow
in abandoning their wells and liquid poison
and taking to pure lake wator, With its Untaifing
supply, freedom from freezing, and 90 forth
and We are to ret down on account OF this item
At least 0,o00. cha1geabls ts ths general
fund
Seoond-The sewerage Systern. This great
Work ia : very l0nx way from having been ao-
eomp!ished- Last year great progress Was
made. md the people we're we'll satsfed With the
e1tsnk'on This yoa. tbs b., .,p expenditures
eas-hef @ ss'~ :; rhch a1a'' vii 'l, B. p.id e; By
SPECIAL frontage tax. The wolk will com
mcnca ~ eoon as the frost teeins to get out Of
The ground. Tbs drAughtsnen haze been en-
gseed IL The p'ans al the w1nter, and the prog
ross made this year will bs mora rapid thxu
ever bafoEe. 4 gal1eral idea OF tie sewerage ak
tension plan for ISIS has alreany bsen given in
these coicmus.
Iht's2-Ths paving Of streets, street-improve-
meuts, and new buildings. altogether, about
fnilcs Of streets will have to b payed. Spring
Street tsnI1ovamcut. aad l new pavement
Tor Wisconsin street, both OF which xiu unooubt-
edlv he uadertakeo. will cost not less than $780,
NM 10 this muxt be added the estimates
Tor ordinary etree:-impfovemeuta in the out
skirh Of the aty. which already exceed
el25, QUO. Two new school buildings, one III the
Fourth xna the other in the Thirteenth Ward
xadA ns" central police station will hAvs to he
erected For these, tie expenditure TOR The
year may <be Set down at IN koditioul $50 600,
Then there Il the Seventh Ward Park improve
naent. whicH .nuet be pushed to . rapid conclu-
zion, to satisfy large soct,ou OF ths population
who showed THAR appreciation Of the improve
m0nI, even IN III IAEgeQ anu preliminary AttReA
By crowding there last summer befols The
ground had fairly beeo 1ereed and sxpen11-
furoa for variety of other matters.
The whole will make 10 round nunbets IN ex-
penoiture of abuut three-quarters Of Z million OF
dollsrs for special improvements to b provided
for in addition to tile o1diuarJ RAINING expenses
Of Streets schools, eashghts, public Offices,
buildings, and 30 forth
The people really look upon this grand scheme
Of bzosd-earRe expenditures Tor broad gauge
improvements with comp!acsucy and pr1ae.
Everything re propose 10 do in 1875 has already
been commenced, or is in some shape under
way, aud must be sone On With, 50 ths liability
has to tA looked aquayely in the face, whether
v. will or no. and met 4 considerable portion
Of ll,e cost ie charged to the pEoperty directly
benefited, and enhances Its value Aad in
conue to ~ extent ttlat speedily ohsets tho
AMOUNT invested The balance thAt falls
On the general public IL not naar1y 10 hurdsn-
sone aE somo would suppose.
B1T1xR RELIGIOUS LAWSUIT.
Tho jury in Tie cause, tho State Of Wisconsin
against Ne.sts. Hausar Il Story. proptietors OF
the Christian Salesman, 4 criminal schon Tor
Lkal in tAe Circuit Court, yesterday oama into
soust rspu1tod that tI,ey were unable 70 agree,
en5 xers aiachsrgol,- ,-ti,e voss slaninE eight for
eeQutiAi AID ~ II for conslrtiou. 1ts eAuss OF