, 1877-03-25

| The TRIBUNE about the possible transit o
| Venus, or something, across the sun and though
that might be it.
| AuAp FAILURE.
Mr.: E. G. Mason, the Assignee Of Skow-Peter
son, lsbcrs & Co., the Swedish banking firm
| which suspended few days ago, has go far pro
| Ercssed rs to nave gotten at q sort Of balauce
| which, however, is not to be published. as th.
fore statement can be glren. Mr. Skow-Pe
| terson Is sick In bed, having been completed,
rrostrated By his misfortune. He is not allow
I'd to see any one BY his physician. AS matter!
now now nfe 1ook a.s the suspension tp;' i likely
itors are not likely to get 60 pei
cent of their deposits. The loans were
made mainly by Mr. 1sbcrg, who is now in Eu
rope. Some OF them arc to depositors, whose
money Will be 2 sct-on, thus leaving the bal
ance, considerably reduced, to be divided among
the less fortunate ones, Some of the creditors
talk OF putting the concern into bankruptcy,
which would be Of advantage to the firm, and
Ar. Mason would be only too glad to turn owe r
the assets in bis hands to an Assignee whom
the court might direct. When the assignment
was made, Mr.. Skow-Petcrson thought be would
soon again be able to resume, but there is no
doubt now that the concern will have to be
finally wound up, with considerable loss to its
creditors.
NOVEL SYSTEM OF cAL1srHES1cs.
At progressive feWalc seminary in the
South Division, the exercises in calisthenics arc
very properly arranged and conducted so as to
fit the young women Dracticing them for their
duties in life. Swinging from straps is found
an admirable preparation for travel III horse
cars, and the exercise is SO conducted as to
strengthen the arms, open the chest, display
the arm, il symmetrical, and give new grace to
the figure. The ciass that is to graduate ut the
June commencement goes; through the broom
stick exercise daily, and practices throwing
gutta-percla tablecrockery aud coal-oil lamps
at dummies to represent husbands, at all
ranges, frum the length OF dinner-tablc
to that Of q dinin.-rooRl. Que young
lady last week, for bet of three boxes Uf
chocolate creams, undertook to sling the con-
tents Of tea-tray, twcnty-seycu pieces in all,
at dummy at ten yards distance, and to hit it
above the Piccadilly stirt-coliar twenty times,
the feat not to occupy two anu one-Quarter min
utcs. She performed it in the uuexampled
ting the mark twcntv-six times, the only IN SIS
recorded being with the teapot. ltcould hardly
be called miss, BECAUSE she took the dummy
III the epigastric region with tit WAS sort of
a killed, but fell dead out OF bounds " bust
ness. Her enthusiastic roommate offered to
match her against BoEardus for dozen pair of
ten-button gloves, and the lady principal Of the
S shool, who is widow, kissed her teudcrly, aud
said such things made her feel Young again.
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
The Women's Foreign Missionary Society,
Chicago District, held special meeting yestcr-
day afternoon in the Centenary II. E. Church.
The attendance WIS light owing to the storm.
Mrs. Adams read tue seventh chapter OF
'haiacn'; Mlc ;,
fAls. Juthlns sall 1nat 2 "ord o. explanation |
was necessary MIS- HIT, tfe State Secretary, mad
allied TINS meeting for the purpose OF confer /
ring with Miss Lcnora Howard, who was about
% go as a missionary to China Neither she
1or Mrs. Hit we're present, for some unsnown
.eason. In regard IN 1ha cnmjng sTote and
sranrh Conynnt;ons IT. Rnn,uinrfnn fe.r1' ond and
.1nra,oI; M.. i.,+,-a, on;'3 ~. I'LL atau
,nu1s ho ho 's, a "n.Ans fas salu snae arrange
nents llau oeci Aauc !or securing conmnta-
ION tickets 10 Bloomington and back to Chica-
% at very liberal discount,
'crcd about tifty-Gye members, and had had
ONE very interesting meetings during ti,e mast
ear 'Ao p0's
Nj Mrs. Jutkins reported for the auxiliary ut
.!s .oSers tarA. QUO starred u threc Years ago
,ltn elenteen members. Dur1ns the last two
1onths it had done better than ever before At
he last meeting eight ladies read well-written
apers on missionary topics.
Mrs. Vail spoke Of the Grace Church Society.
hich numbered about TWENTY-FIVE members
-ihntinp n rent a ilav and III rents a ,non4h