, 1876-09-03

that hefore these are ali served others may
come in, and they are included still! others be-
fore the barkecper has done with them, and SO
on nd indnitum. Both sides Of the question
ness but no decision has been reached, and it
is proposed to submit the subject to conven~
tion.
A surprise was rendered Miss Hattie E. Els
ton, No. Cypress street, by her friends last
Monday evening, it being her 18th birthday.
Sngn dann % e. gasS eq and M ssq spens
q very enjoyable time the company dispersed.
Among those present were the Misses Mary,
Maggie, and Jennie Ainslie, Misses Lizzie and
Emily Pond. Miss Ella Wilkinson, Miss Alice
Langston, Miss Nellie Hanseom, Miss Jennie
Wynkoop, Misses Ida and Ella Brown, Miss
Lizzie Mcsellen, Miss Libbie Jarvis, Miss Mary
Webber, Miss Francis Kerr, Miss Sarah Pratt Of
Rhode Island, Mrs. Alfred Elston, Mrs. Arthur
Walters, Mrs. B. F. Tro1e1l, Mrs. Wynkoop,
Mrs: John Hanscom, Mrs Alfred Waite, Mrs.
A. G. Bear, Mrs. Charles Kelley, Mcssrs. Thomas
B: Brown, John Hanscom, Alfred Elston, John
". Langston.
a sad occurrence is reported from Lemont.
Mr.. Perkins 4. Hollenbeach, venerable gen
tleman Of unimpeachablc character, is q con-
frmed Democrat and Il warm partisan Of Tilden
and Hendricks. He reads with assidutty all
his adherence to them. His mind has nnfortu-
nate1y given way, and he has been removed tor
safekceping to Que uf the State institutions for
the keeping of the insane. His first evidence
Of an unbalanced mind was given shortly alter
the St. Louis Convention, when he was observed
to make strenuous efforts to get his big toe
into his mouth and swallow himself, muttering
from time to time incohercntly, e Hard aud
soft! Hard and soft! !" Little attention was paid
to this, as it Nas hoped and believed that the
Letter of Acceptance would effect cure. In
happily these anticipations we're doomed not to
be realized. While reading them CLEAN Of semi
intelligence seemed monentarily to illume Mr.
Hollenbeaclls features, but at their conclusion
he sighed deeply aud lapsed into stupor,
where be remains, taking no note Of outward
things, but from time to time muttcrn@:
"Usu}ruct! Usufructp " The physicians say that
his case is hopeless.
LAST MONTHS FIRES.
The following exhibits the runs responded to
BIZ the Department and Fire Insurance Patrol,
the corrected loss and that covered By. in-
surancc; also, the amount OF insurance involy-
ed, the classification OF buildings and occupa-
ton thereof, and the origin Of fires as Developed
1876: Alarms, ST. stills, s; loss, sl9,6l0; cover
ed by insurance, 1850; insurance involved.
Sl16, -including Sl0O0O loss and $50, ,00o in
surai,ee on packing-house at Union Stock
Yards; frame builkings, "a; brick, s; occupied
as residences, Is; barns, S: packing-houscs, !;
dry-goods stores, 2; grocery stores, ,; aud
each, planning mill, varnish factory, brass foun-
dry, notion store, furniture store, saloon, wood
mo1ding factory, rosin factory, and vessel. Orig
mating from careless ignition Of escaping gas, l;
caTelessness with kerosene lamps, o.; malicious
ness, l; spark from smokc-stack falling on
shinge roof 2: children playing with matches,
/; burning out OF chimney, 8; upsettng lamp,
2; paper lantern attached to kite falling on
shng}e roof, l; boiling over OF kettle OF tar, i;
oyerhcatcd furnace, i ignition Of woodwork in
boiler room, l; ignition of jo{sts penetrating
chimney =; incenl;arism, 8; spark falling among
shayings 2; smoking in barns, =; overheatcd dc
fcctive chimney, ?; woodwork exposed, l; spon-
taneous combustion, I; reldndilnS of smolder-
ing fire, l; false alarms, ). Total, 3D.
DECIDEDLY TOO LAUGuABLE.
The following reached The TRIBUNE Office
yesterday:
Dom people have their ''lasts" made to order
whsp th5 60 t. the amy and order
If you should By chance see St Louisan in
the street with breeches that are too short for
him thereby exposins his Sg 1ee It. mSht be
OF the bridge to put some sugar IN his shoes and
see if that won't coax the panl-legs down the
lMr Editor, Il these item. arc not too laughahlc,
they might be published among tho city news in
Sundnys TRIBUNE. -
The name of the signer is mcrcifully sup
pressed.
ST. LOUIS WATER ON TAP.
4 gentleman from st. Louis put up at the
Palmer yesterday, and rang for pitcher of ice
water. It WAS conveyed to him, but moment
later he rang the bell for the clerk, and said:
"Mistcv, What is tlat!" pointing at the same
the glass, the outer surface OF which was be-
dewed with semi-transp2rent evidence Of cool
ness. t1That, sir" replied the clerk, ''is water
brought by tunnel from point miles out in
Lake Michigan = guess not, mister" replied
tunnel myself once, and It is as dry as
= bone: Is it good to drinkl' The
clerk said that lie couldn't speak from
personal experience, but he had heard man
say that once took some after some whisky that
it wasn't bad. SWELL" said the st. Louisao,
"1'm afcard it ,naynt be healthy. 'Tain't like
the water ne have down to st. Louis.'' The
clerk said he would send him up some st. Louis
water, which they always kept on draft for
floor OF the office: He put shoyeIful Of dust
into q pitcher Of ice-water, stirred it up we'll,
and sent it up to the guest. When the guest
next saw the clerk, he shook him by the hand
warmly, and invited him to take bottle Of
good hotel That St. Louis water is the best
thing have tasted fur week. After it had
settled and saw the mud in the bottom OF the
tun1blcr 9 inches thick, you can't imagine nowit
made me think Of home"
THE ECONOMY OF MATR1MoST.
Now that oysters have come in, i young man
whose salary as d dry goods clerk is not alto
gcther in proportion to the requirements Of his
business thinks pretty seriously Of getting mar
r1ed. - ou sec, nc saiu frankly 10 H1cnd tne
other evening, tit is just question of econo-
my" "Yes," replied his friend, II have heard
it said that married life is much cheaper than
single existence sit stands to reason that it
must be- replied the young man, .'for I've
been figuring it up and I've got it down to 4 |
fine point. Now don't mind much being en-
gagged to girl in summer time, and taking her
ont to have something Of evenings. You see
she's gotto drink sod.-water aud she can't hold |
1nore'n two glasses Of that, and as she always |
has plenty OF sirup in it it sort Of sickcns her
and takes away her appetite, SO that she don't |
usually get away with more'n 10 or l5 cents |
worth of cake. Strawberries arc yery cheap on |
the whole, if you pretend when they first come |
in that you have to stop down at the store at |
night to work, and / don't mind much being en- /
gagged in hot weather. But when oysters come |
in, tell you it is fearful, and my pocket-booE |
looks as If an elephant had sat down on it every
time I take Corintha out to supper. Why, |
sne can get away with pan-roast, dozen raw,
a stew, and FRY to follow, every time, just as
easy, and you can't focl her with canned oys-
tcrs neither. Now, you see, if we were married,
I'd save all that because fellow hasn't got to !
take his wife out to treat hcr,-it's her business
to stay at home and economize, SO think
there's money in it,''
AKEyoLUTION IN SHOPPING.
A new idea has occurred to the manager Of !
one Of the largest dry-goods houses OF this city,
anu he Will shortly proceed to put it in practice
he proposes to license customers to examine the |
goods in the store on payment OF small fec.
When 1aiinc