, 1877-03-04
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Go to Gcntile's.
Get Moody's photo, By Gentle.
Ormeby, the leading photographer.

Get Moody's photo, BY Gentle.
| Orrneby, the leading photographer.
Chapins original cheap book house.
Timerman d. Rood, druggists, 139 Madison.
The leading florist, Allen, No 145 State street.
Gold has been discovered near Richmond,
Ind.
Mclean County farmers are sowing spring.
wheat.
Several new paintings in water-coIor End in
oil at Wolcott's.
Coffee can be proftably grown in the southern
part Of Arizona
Over 100000 tons of raw iron were handled at
Pittshurg in 1876
Green County, Wis, produced e,coo, Goo
pounds OF cheese last year.
The factories at Fail River, Mass. arc oycrrun
with South American orders.
A Pennsylvania glass factory IS filling an
order for -, 600 hand-lamps for Japan.
A large assortment Of lake fish were recently
shipped to Sandwich Islands from this city. -
A farmer near Decatur has, since 1870, lighted
and warmed his house with gas from well On
his premises.
A number Of New York business firms con-
trmp]atc opening branch houses in Chicago dur
irg the coming season.
Loycjoy & Foster, No. IS State street, have
the most delightful lot Of Mora's gems OF the
art photographic ever seen In Chicago.
Minnesota farmers contemplate planting pens
instead OF wheat the coming season, it being
affirmed that Crasshoppers will not disturb pea
vines.
The Telephone waltz, which is played by
electricity to illustrate the q Telephone ~ lec-
lures, is published by the Root y Sons Music
Company.
After graduating at literary college, tho
youne man will need thorough discipline at
II. B. Rryant's Chicago Business College to give
practical turn to his accomplishments.
Before removing to their new store, corner
State and Madison streets, S. Hyman IL Co. are
selling their entire stock vi fine jcwelry etc. at
cost. Wabash avenue and Jackso. strcet-
The Chicago Legal Mans stereotype foundry
has a lot Of secondhand material, including
two Gordon presses, one paper-cutter, and a
number of cases. wtic! it will sell for cash or
trade Tor Old type.
The household furnishing emporium Of ". 4.
Lowell g. Co., 736 West Madison street, has
stock OF carpets, furniture, stoves. etc, Ieplete
with new goods, which they are selling at lowest
cash prices on the monthly installmcnt plan
made popular By them.
The iron industry Of Chicago is an important
one. There are over 200 establishments Of
various kinds in the city devoted to It, and give
etup1oymcnt to about 10. QOO men. TWO Of the :
most extensive Bessemer steel works in tho
United States are located here.
Articles manufactured for 4 special purpose
are often found TO be particularly useful for
other purposes Such 1s the case with the pop
Mar Emerson binder, manufactured By John II.
Barrett & Co., $50 State street, as 1t Is extern
siyely used by merchants for binding samples Of
fabrics, photographs Of goods, e:c., etc
stair play is jewell" Appreciating this,
5Ir. E. J. Lehman, in order to accommodate bis
largely increasing trade, has enlarged his store,
,H The Fair.'' No 13S State street, running
round to Adams in the form Of IN l., so that
his patrons may aI have fair chancc to make
their purchases from his large bankrupt stocks
Of fancy dry goods, notions, 1ewelrE, etc.
Visiting the establishment Of Messrs. Nye
T. Palmer, No. IS Vest Washington street, one
day last week, q TRIBUNE reporter noticed sev-.
erai Of their steam-vecuum pumps being pre-
pared for shipment, and, upon inquiry, leafn:d
that they were sending four Of them, with;
boilers complete, to: the Black Hnls, TO be used
IL iu:gulch-nintng 1T the Castle Creek and Rapid
Creek mines. 49, :. ~r- ::
Gradually our merchant princes are gathering
On State street. The latest move to this dlrec-
tion Is that of Messrs. Bullock Brothers. manu-
lecturers and retun delears in fine boots ana
ehoea and sole. aoent8 in Chicago 10t T.. u.