, 1876-08-15
rAHE kVKNUH.
SxcidI DituaItA 10 Tie TffhH1k.


CHICAGO, Aug. 14.-1n answer to query in
TIM TRIBUNE Of Sunday last asking by what
right the euuth Park Commissioners could as
sumo tho cuntrof ur maintenance of Park
avenue. wish 10 state that the Commission
can legally receive all lands or roasls donated
to thell', nntl haye perfect authority to connect
tho parks now existing l,y drive weys, II tho
sail drive ways be first donated to thcin, but
unllcr no other conditions,
On inquiry at tho Office Of tho South Park
CulnmIsslul,, tlInl that tho subject Of cuuuert-
inE tho parks by this street hAs never been cot.
sttlercd by the Board Of Commissioners, nor
caa they consider II until the property lAs BEEN
Suggestions hnve, however, been made by
property-owncra that IL would bo 4 great I'm
proycncnt And bcncllt TO have the parks ao con-
missioner. should iS take Michigan ave ayenae s from
Thtrty.nth street, orcity limits, to Lake street,
plant two rows Of trees the whole length, re-
tnacndamizc the grade, and thus mike the lung.
ths be aoas %M Il would as oncs es the sH atte.
tion and patronage Of tho public. There is now
nU pruper connection bctwcen the parks and tho
soatli-sidc residences. Prominent authorities
have STATED TINT Jproperty along the avenue
proVcncnt was completed.
Furthermore II has been suggested that tho
lake park from Van Dnren street TO Park Row
should be decided to the Park Commissioners.
wisu disposo Of II, but It would be aaerctlIy kept
as a pafk for tic people fur NIL time to co.ae.
This would scttlc forever the title to the land,
and, wh!lo It insured TO the city Il beautiful and
improving park, would give tho Commissioners
. chance to spend lttlu Of their Income Oh the
Luke Park. II IL we'll understood that these
suggestions have been earnestly made, but as
tho Commissioners cannot take any land rroad
unless IN q gift, 1t will perhaps ho somo time
before my Of them arc accomplished. A.. u.
ZONE BETTEH, AND GALL HIM.
10 ths Eaiior af Tho Tribune.
CHICAGO, Aug. A-1n this mornings paper
you have an article from the Galveston trer.)
Nens headed IA Scrv[ecahle Postai-Casd." /"
which states that . postal-card was received In
that city containing 1850 words, clearly aud
dIstinctlywrittcn upon one side equal to about
ninety lines of print" and expressing tho doubt
that nobody in tho Post-Oflce Department had
undertaken tho task Of reading said card. Now,
do not for moment doubt that such an effort
Of penn,anship should create 80 much surprlso
IN Texas, but In this connection take occasion to
STAGE that in JUNG, 1879, in Iowa, and with. a
sya steel e Nv w0rs st
cortllng to st. John) neatly anl iegtbly
upon ono side Of postnleard. which Is more
than double tic Texas card. But that Was only
tribe to me, SO lust week, having sofne leisure
time, wrote 12l verses, the first three chapters
and nine yorsca OF tho fourth chapter of the
Guspel nccortling to st. John, numbering some
2,665 words upou one side Of an ordinary postal-
cartl. The writing fs good, and lcgble to good
cyesiEht, ahdw was donQ without tho uso Uf Hlass.
a Glllo&t's pen and Arnold's Ink was usci}. The
two pustnl-rards referred to arc now In my
possession. Hoping TINT " TexnB " will not bc
discouraged, but, III tho common phrase OF hlH
sunny cline, try and "go {uc) ono better"
am respectfully yours, DAVID 8. GLAsCorr.
ArrEAL TO THE INTELLIGENT COMPOSITION.
10 tha Editor of Tbs Tribune.
CHICAGO, Aug. l4.-As a rulu tho Intelligent
! typogrupher Of TIN TRIBUNE is good friend
Of mine, and docs mo ample Justice. But this
morning he IL peculiarly atggrayating. thought
he knew all about "round ns Glotto' o." but
| lie prefers Goethe to the italian painter. Paul
was not without co1nnius "bcatea openly TIN
condemned by ii Roman" Several Romans nnl
| a few Jews wesc Implicated, md myself prefer
sense and: su.ttas bis !" GisIs % homan,ls ai
spir't !" IN, quito sure said tho "ra,ing d
the spirit, = aud 1 know thu Captain Of tue
Blrkenhcad never called out to those who could
not swin to mike for tho 1oats- refer tho
tho Book Of Golden Deeds" p. 430!
| I am ignorant whether the /. 7. usually car.
r1cs q pistol. ] therefore cntrcat hin. TO bt
calm, md to make these few corrections without
| tho necessity Of u personal Interview. Very
truly yours, sAMuEL W. DurrIELp.