, 1877-07-08


| q testimony against that house and depart, Tor
it is more than probable that your friend is a
deceiver who knows that stiff newspaper Is an
effective burglar-alarm. II nc has his windows
fitted up with patent alarms do not hesitate to
do business with him, for he is without doubt .
rank coward who, if you fall over table, will,
with chattering teeth, assure his wife that it
must have been rats. But beware Of men who
put empty tomato-cans on Sliding s1n"
| dows, for fnly they are rayenous wolves,
and the minute you hoist the WlndoW
down comes the tit-warc and makes noise
enough to wake the dead. On entering house,
always unlock the front door and light the gas
the first thing; for the strong man Of the house
| will know his way In the dark better than you
will, and SO will, unless you take these simple
precautions, have an undue advantage over you
/ should you enter into burglayious relations
| with him. When going upstairs, always keep
near the wall: the ateps arc Infinitely less liable
| to creak. By attending duly to few such
simple precautions as these, Our young friend
may yet rise to the highest honors Of his pro-
fcssion, to wealth, a dctectiyeship, or possibly
! the gal1ows.
As an Investment the Gardner House cannot
be recommended. Half dozen parties have
! tried it and given their votes in tho negative.
| The latest victim is Rufus King. The 4th OF
June lie made contract with Luther 3. Brady
and wife to lease dining rooms, kitchen, cary
ing, billiard, and ice rooms, until October 1881,
agreeing to board six persons in payment of the
rent. The intention wns that Brady should rent
the rooms. complainant furnish the eating, aud
so both parties together would succeed III that
proverbially most difficult Of undertakings
running q hotel. But the enterprise vas
the establishment in good style, and sat
down, expecting the hotel would run over In a
week or tEo with guests. As yet theF have not
arrived: Sixty unfoFtunates u .aye their :. FOOD
sufficient to pay expenses. In fact, hing says
he is running behind at the rate OF $500 week,
with no prospect Of any change for the better.
he charges that Brady made false representa-
be fitted up at once to accommodate dodgers,
and stating that seventy persons had already
engaged board. Onlr seventy out Of the 2sS
~ have been fitted up and
dormitories to pnrties who took |
their meals outside OF the house All OF this is
In contrayeutton Of the agreement and King
now asks that the contract mag be declared |
sentations, and that Brady may be decrecd to
pay him such damages az the court may direct. !
THE FLOATING HosP1rAL-ITs OPENING TO-
MORROW.
The Floating Hospital Association will open
its work for this summer tomorrow. The
schooner F1oretta has been secured for hos
pftal-boat and fitted up. with awnings and ali
necessary convenienees She is anchored IN the
1nter nr b9sn opposite sSs @ the Exposition Bu
rough weather, and get the full benefit Of the
lake breczes. Patients will be taken to her bY
the steamer Bret Hartc. which will make trips
from the south end OF the Clark street bridge at |
!, 10, and II a. M. daly, except Saturdays and
Sundays, and return trips to bring passengers
ashore trom to 6 p. IN. Parents and others
having sick children in charge not suffering
from infectious diseases can avail themselves Of
The Floating Hospital free of charge; but no
children will be taken on. except ID charge Of
parents or competent nurses. Milk aud crack
RS will be furnished to patients on board free.
)ther articles Of food required, as well as cups
md spoons, should be brought. A plysicianwill
,e in daily attendance to prevent persons having
Infectious diseases from going on board, as
Tel1 as to act iu any emergency that may arise
rom accident or sudden sickness. Except in
uch cases no medicines or medical attendance
sill be given. Competent help, including, on
experienced and mother1y woman, will be III :
constant attendance to insure the safety and |
omfort Of al] On board The Society has no |
uuds or resources for meeting its current cx- I
cnses except as contributed by the charitable ,
ublic, and ail persons willing to aid in its work
re invited to send in their contributions with
ut waiting to be called on. They may be sent i
. the Hon. r. ?. Derickson, President, No. 4223
ecst Fifteenth street, to George Sturgis, ESQ.,,
Iorthwestern National Bank, or to o. G. Gibbs, |
uperintendent, No. 80 Dearborn street.
CENTENARY PICNIC. 4
The grand annual picnic Of Centenary Meth |
dist Episcopal Church comes of Tuesday, and | I
Extensive preparations have been made to Sc | t
onists. For several years the Centenary pic {
les have been looked upon US Of equal inlpor-
lncc to, and far more Interesting than, the II
and the friends of the church b
g straining every nerve to make the coming it
Tort superior to any former eudcayor. The q
1tensiVe pleasure-grouuds at Geneva Lake 81
ave been selected and the time chosen to Gu c.
lie those who desire to combine amusement ST
18th religious instruction to attend the exercises
the Encampment Of the Young Mems Chris u
an Association. now in active operation On the pi
lore OF the lake The train will leave on the
'isconsin Division Of the Northwestern Rail- bt
ay, corner Caual and kinzle streets, at 7:30 a. Nj
:, enabling the excursiouists to spend seven c.
surs at the lake. at the slight expense OF S. p:
HALF-onrnAN ASTLuM. til
The number OF children sick with the scarlet IL
yer At the Halt- Orphan a ylum has now III II
cased to thirty-sevcn. There have been but ST
rec deaths. Commissioner Oscar e. DeWolf of III
e Health Department has examined the asy- OF
M HIS conclusions are given in letter to III
atron Porter, in which he says: OF
have been Under some apprehension that you
IRE not exercising sufficient to isolate your 70
OF and thus prevent the further tn
lection Of your household, but after my visit OF sc
preston erroneous. Your sick arc admsa- III III
y managed. There are few homes In the city III III
lere better are could be given sick children, u "a
N is afforded them: a1n personally obliged 10 q
n for the opportunity to inspect your charge. I'D
HOTEL ARRIVALS. TO
fremont Nouse-W. r. Symonds. New York: J, st
u Wormer,. Albany; the Hon. B. F. Sheets, "a
egou: ". y. Wheaton, Detroit; Col. NJ S. r.
ost, Philadelphia; Logan D. Danaeron and ], ~,
'1ter TIFFANY. st. Louis; 4. Il. Coffin. New ~.
'rk; Edgar Hrisgs, San Francisco; j. S. Brown III
!ffalo: J. A. Parke, pittshnrg. Sherman House LEI
Edward Gray, San Francisco: Capt. j. O. Smytb, all
Ellington; DR.. William RAY Keith Scot jn
i'd; G. Fl. Jackson, Dedhan,, Mass; H, j. fre
arned Watertown, Mase. S. D. Brewster, New m
'rk: A. D. Paul. Canandaieua; Samuel CHECKER
:, Watettown, n. w.. Grand Facidc-Thc Hon. mr.
e1ander Mitchell, Milwaukee,, ex-Gov~ ". Pitt ~, ri
'noRg, New Orleans; John +. Weaver Mel ~
urne: Fred Gibbs, Australia; f. Stoveli Lon thl
n; Judge John 3. Miller, Des aioiues; Naj. j. va
). Thompson. London, Ont Dr. S. G. ca. tai
nns, iS's s. Louis; F. 3: Colt New York; Maj 6. ira
- r:: "ais: .se" orteahe' Joseph r. Lockwood, | ea
n francisco: r. ": Hyman New York: G. ". ti,
e!y, toronto: ]: S: Bell, Philadelphia; | an an
Keuter Prussia; Thomas Nickcrson, Boston; a. a.
oge J. T. Ganamage, Palestine, Texas. Pal ~ ~
r ifonse-Edward Whitehead, Deadwopd: wo
n. H. G. Flyer. Memphis, Tenn F. d. Bur, fac
u, London: r: G. johnson. Milwaukee; George / tic
Graves, New York; r. S. Nelson, New Orleans: Iii
Emerson, Boston; John A. Moore Montreal: | III.
orAe Lander, Ptisburg; Gen. j, ", Todd: | tri
Army; =. 2. bennett, Cincinnati; j. c. NJ
rdon, Washington, D. c.; A. Brodlcy. ~, ~
:veland; George II. johnson, New York: ~ ~
c.: Grant, ST. Louis; r. S. Kirk gef s,e
cd, oconomowoc; Gen. II. B. freeman, u. S, IN
ny: D. II. Stewart Albany. 49,. The Commercial the
L B. Perkins, St. Joseph; W.|S. Northrup.
lnstown; P. r. Bushnell. Paxton; P. +. Bar. Los
EAHh | II.