4 ||nbtme. Term* of Mnbftcription, FATjLBLS is ADVASC*: Daily Edition, pet year, by mail, Tri-Weekly Edition. per jxcr, by MvJu. Sunday Edition, per year, by mai1..,.., Weekly Edition, per year, by kail Parts ot a year at the same rate. To prevent delay and mistakes, be sureand give Post Office address in full, IncSnding Stale and county. Pogtznastcrs ore allciTiJ 1C 7 »r yearly sobecrtptiooa. Remittances may be msfleeltber by * now have, is record evidence. Those who demand a chancery proceeding in every case, therefore, must hold either that the courts onlj* can make a record, or that tho most expensive and tedi ous wa>* out of our is the one best adapted to the emergency*. To declare what shall be a public record is a legislative act. Under the old English tys tern, there was no such thing as record evi dence of title. Actual possession. liver>* of seizin, and the testimon3* of witnesses there to, constituted title, and when written con vc3*ances were introduced, the possession tf them hy the part 3* claiming tho laud, and not the recording of them in a public office, was evidence of title. The oiK.-ning of public books for the recording of titles is a modern inven tion. the creation of statute law, having for it* prime object, not the establishment of title in tho owner, but tho notification of title to the world,asamatterof convenience. It is i quall3* competent for the Legislature now .to declare what shall constitute notice of title to the world. The Legislature can not make title, but it can proscribe what shall be evidence of title ami how that evi dence shall be perpetuated. Great care should be exercised, of course, in declaring what shall be evidence. It may bo doubted whether tbc J-egislaturo can make one kind of evidence primary and au cthcrsecondary. A deed is not primary evi dence of the transferor title if it has been forged, or if it lacks a certification of ac knowledgment. Only tho best evidence afc hiluabb* ran be prima fade evidence in any case. This may be actual possession and occupancy, or a paper conveyance, cr an abstract made before tho fire, or parol proof or tho books of huortali A* Hoard. How much weight should be attached to any or all of these species of i idi ncc will be a question for the courts to decide in any disputed rase—as it was before t :;c fire. Tin* collection and recording of this hcaMciedevidcnce pro tanto—foras much as it worth—will establish titles to nine-tenths ail the real estate in thiscounty. The re maining tenth willperhapsneedto gothrough chancery, bur most of it would have gone in tv that yr'n-1 if there had been no tire. EVGRYBOD¥>S OPPOHTC.MTV. We li:»vo before us a dozen or more edito rial artielcs from tlic newspapers of various cities and villages, concerning tbe commer cial bearings of the Into lire in Chicago. articles have invariably for their haul this substantive “Opportunity,* 7 preceded by the name of the city or village in which the newspapers arc respectively published. “Opportunity’* is a good word, and. when set in full-face type, makes quite an imposing head-line. The name of Boston, or Brown’s Comers, with “opportunity’* at the cud of it. looks, undoubtedly, as charming to the eye of local pride as the face of Bridget, sur reptitiously thrust into mistress’ new bonnet. looks to the owner of that face gazing at the- mirror. Hence it is. doubtless, that wcsce, tiaming at the head of so many brave-looking articles i iho legend. Boston’s (or Peoria’s, or Mil- waukce’s. or Grand Haven’s, or Sheboygan’s. or fit. Louis*, or Quincy's, or Omaha’s, or Keokuk’s, or New Orleans’, or Duluth's, or Confederate Cross Hoads') Oituutunity.” The head having been got over, our enter prising contemporaries proceed to the body of thoirsubject by remarking that, “while we would not be considered as advising I Peoria [or Boston, or Milwaukee, or Omaha, Quincy. Confedrit X Koads, etc., ;is the cave may be.j to rejoice over, or take undue ad vantage of the great calamity which has fallen upon our sister city of Chicago, we do not consider it improper or ill timed to urge upon our people to take advan tage of palpable facts growing out of *that unfortunate occurrence.’ 7 Then follows a re hearsal of the stock statements which have for years constituted the claim of Peoria, Boston. Omaha, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Pe waukce, etc., to the pre-eminence among the cities of the l.niou; which is, of course, am ply convincing to the public-spirited people of Boston, Peoria, Milwaukee, Grand Haven, etc. The elements of the “opportunity” having been summed up, our friends con clude by remarking: “.Such uro the facts. It remains to be seen whether the mer chants and capitalists of Peoria [Bos ton. Pewaukee, Grand Haven. Mil waukee. St. Louis, Ozaukee, Omaha, Pen kce. etc., as the case may be] will awake from their lethargic slumbers and take ad- vantage of the opportunity which the mo- went affords, to recover the trade of whUh we have heretofore been robbed; whether they will build the railroads which have been laid out, connecting Peoria [Boston. Quincy, Cahokia, etc., as;the caso may be.) with the whole civilized world; whether they will stock up divers stores with season able goods at reasonable prices; and. above all, whether they will advertise their busi ness to tho world os Chicago has always done, and without which no merchant can prosper. Our advertising solicitor will call upon the merchants of Boston [St. Louis, Milwaukee, Peoria. Grand Haven, Pewau koe, etc.) this momiug with reference to this vital topic.” Such is the general tenor of these “oppor tunity” appeals; and it is to bo remarked that, while some of them may seem to us of Chicago to be fallacious in argument, .and others unpleasantly cold-blooded in manner, they arc not generally without a show of rea son. Nor can we expect anythiug of other citie«» at such a time as this—tho tirst expres sions of sympathy, whether material or ver bal, being exchanged—except to make the best of tbe situation, so far as their own sev eral interests are concerned. They would not have burned us up to cause this calamity, but. tbe calamity haring happened, and there being (supposed, at least, to be,) cer tain spoils to be divided in consequence of it, each heir presumptive puts in a claim for as large a share as possible. This course is all the more excusable when the city supposed to be deceased was not a parent or other dear relative of Peoria ct al., but a rival—as they consider her—and likely to become one again if they do not exert themselves to keep her well buried. Hence Boston justifies herself in demanding that the grain trade of tho Kurthwest bo transferred to her docks and warehouses. Hence Milwaukee weeps with one eye at tho calamity of Chicago, and winks with the other at the prospect of get ting some of her jobbing trade. Ueuoe Peoria, like the ex-Kmperor Napoleon, wraps herself in her own restitude, and sounds the gong of her daily press to call thither tho manufacturers of Chicago. Hence .St. Louis conjures her railroad folks to cease thr-ir bickerings, cast off'their sloth, and com plete their connections and running arniuge i-ieuta. before fallen Chicago shall give a J.li k. turn oxer ami push half a dozen more T.viTr:..''- I |i|i'S*ir?i |o«a and I lie Solit!iWi**t. JJeiiti Keki'.itva win P-bUy a*v.-n her to the national ha.-o ball rha:npion-liip. Hence IVwatikec insist* that her i:i the Hack bass lishcrics should 1m made the v.v.elcuaef a complete system «T jobbing tr.ub while her proximity to Ocoiiomowoc ami the Ilethesda Springsahoiild establish her position as the social as well as commercial capital of the Great Northwest. Now, is there auy real dancer to Chicago at the bottom of all this bathos f There Is no disguisiugthefaetthat our jobbing facilities, in most lines of merchandise, are now crip pled. Our storage-room has been rwlnewlto u small compass, ami our show-room to almost nothing. Our merchants have been scattered, to that the cost of doing business is greater, and the tronble to the merchant who visits us for supplies is also greater than before. At the same time our stocks have been sadly re duced, and neither the season nor the state of business has warranted our johhersin fully replenishing their stocks, oven supposing the obstacle of no store-room to be out'of the way. The question is, are any of our rivals” in a situation to profit In* our otrait At least one of them—St. Louis—unques tionably Is. She can cany* large stocks of goods, and, according to all accounts, had fair stocks in some particular lines at the time of our fire. She has also aroused her self somewhat to meet theemergenci*, and if ai)3* of tho golden “opportunities” shall be profitabl3* appropriated, it will be that of SI. Louis. But her drawback is a lack of distributing facilities, added (if we may be lieve her journals) to a prevailing sluggish ness of action, out of which, doubtless, the railroad drawback grew. Outside of St. Louis, it would seem impossible that any of tbe ambitious towns, whoso “opportunity” has now arrived, will be able to make any serious inroads upon tho trade of Chicago. But there are, between Boston and Omaha, a great many of them, and it will be recol lected thatiu the eminently* veracious chron icles of Lemuel Gulliver, a multitude of Lil liputians were able, unitedl3*, to pin the sleeping mariner to tho ground, although he weighed more than u myriad of them. May not this be the case with Chicago and her rivals? This winter the county* dealers will be likely to go, maiy of them, to other cities for their supplies. But the 3* will find the markets scantily supplied there as well us here; for it is the fact that scarcely any lino of goods can now be made good from New York, either in Chicago or St. Louis, on ac count of t»ie vast quantities destroyed in tho Chicago lire, tho loss of which depleted the nation’s market. Hence, when the country jobber finds himself confronted with scanty stocks and advanced prices, tho consequence will be that next spring ho will come to Chicago to see if his correspondents in the cit3* have got read 3* to accommodate him as tluyasedto do. In our opinion, ho will be satisfied with the appear ance of things at that time, and will sta3* here with his trade henceforth. The great advantage which Chicago has hitherto held over the towns whose “opportunity” has now arrived, has been not alone that we had better transportation facilities than auj* other, but that we furnished complete stocks in all lines of goods, which no other Western city could boast. Wo must regain this advantage if we would hold our trade. Wc must also use our other obvious advantages, the much-bcrated system of commercial travellers, which will be found of great benefit in thepresent crisis. And we must co-operate more closety and heartily than ever before: for never did each merchant depend so much upon all, and all upon each, as in the present crisis. Nor must we exaggerate our own ability, nordcpreciate that*of our rivals. Bearing in mind these pre cepts, and exerting ourselves to the utmost to repair the things in which we came short, and make perfectly available those in which we excel, we need not fearlhat Chicago will lose her sceptre a> Queen of the West to any of the towns with an “opportumtjv' THE REI OK.TI OF UTV GOVEK.V PIENT*. The recent uprising of the people of New Yoik city shows that beneath the seeming indifference and neglect of the people there is an Intelligent and active desire to reform every abuse wbcu tbo means are oflered. The country has done injustice to the intelli gence of Now York. Year after year we have witnessed tbo repetition of Democratic vic tories, ami the election of incompetent, cor- rapt, and designing men to all offices, from the highest to the lowest. We have won* dcrednt this, ami attributed it to the indif ference of the wealthy class, and the stolid ignorance of the other class, lint the re cent election has shown this to he unjust, and we ought, perhaps, to attribute the failure, or, as we have 'generally supposed, the refusal, of the voters o£ New York to elect honest rulers, to tho fact that no opportunity was offered them. Tho nominees and managers of one party were as corrupt as those of tho other; indeed for a long time it has been patent that Tammany Hall bad no real opposition at any election. It named its own ticket, and also that which opposed it. Tho people of New Yoak city knew these facts, and,.as no means were offered whereby there could be any effective opposition. Tammany Hall governed the city, and. through tho city, the State. Though tho Legislature of New York has been Republican since ISOO, there has never been a time when Tammany Hall has ever failed to obtain everj'tbing it asked of tho Legislature, and the very charter of ISoO, under which Tweed and others received tho authority by which they have robbed the city of twenty millions of dollars in as many months, was passed by an unanimous vote. At last there came an explosion. Honest men united: they re solved to repudiate nil the corrupt machin ery of political parties, and organized for tho common defence. They asked no ques tions as to whether men were Democrats or Republicans. American and Irish Demo crats chose General Sigel, a Republican and a German t for the most profitable office In New York. American and German Republi cans elected .Judge Barrett for the Judiciary. Horatio Seymour aud Samuel* J. Tildeu vol unteered to servo in tho Legislature. The most respectable men in New York con sented to serve in tho Common Council, and when this organization placed it in the power of the people to reform their local government, how promptly did they act f The usual Tammany majority in the city of t >O,OOO was swept away. Barrett was elected by 40,000, and Sigcl by nearly 30,000, and out of the hundred or more offices of all grades elected in New York citjVTammany succeeded only in electing Tweed, by n reduced major ity in a district populated almost exclusively by men in his own employ, and by the pro fessional tbeives aud male prostitutes of the metropolis. The intelligence and virtue of the people, and the readiness with which they will cast aside mere party chains to secure good gov ernment when the opportunity is offered them, has been twice shown in this city and county. Two years ago tho Republicans of this city and comity voluntarily repudiated dictation by the corrupt machinery of their parly, aud appealing to the people, elected an entire new set of officers. ITndctorred by this popular action, tbc old political harpies sought to take advantage of the over whelming calamity which engrossed the attention of all onr citizens, by foisting the same old gang of disreputable professionals into places where they could enrich themselves, and divide with their fol lowers. But the good sense and patriotism of others suggested another appeal to the intelligence of tho people, ami in a day tho schemes of party managers were smashed, and the people wore invited to elect a ticket of officers, each of whom made a personal sacrifice in accepting official duty. Party despotism was overwhelmed, and again, and more sweepingly even than in ISCO, have the people in this city and county vindicated thoirpersoual freedom, in tho election of new and honest officers. These lessons arc timely. Tho use of the machinery of political parties for the selec tion of local officers is wrong in principle, and, as a general thing, becomes a mere cover to fraud and robbery. It has devel oped a distinct class of scoundrels in all parts of the country. Politicians have a general character of actirriness. but tho use of party machinery in local elections has produced another class, which is more dangerous to society and to public liberty than any other. This class is composed of those men who, like Tweed and Sweeney in New York, and persons who might easily be named, in Chi cago, use party organizations ami disci pline not foslhe promotion of politieal prln cipV-s bat l*» olabiis'a system of THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE local management which consists in the use ol dishonest men and dishonest means, and f.ilM-houd, robbery, ex .aid iu accomplish ends not attainable in any truthful and honorable way. It is a natural conse quence that the men who become the self constituted managers r.f this bind of organ ization in time sink to the level of thsir own agents, and become slaves to the very scoun drels they have organized. As every Captain of banditti, or of a pirate >c sol. iutimo is sacrificed by the crew who have been col lected by him, so the.se managers of local j>oljfirH tho c e organizers of pimps and ruf tians, these Captains of professional perjur ers, robbers, and extortioners, become the slaves of their original hirelings, and must in time obey them, or be igucmtuiously de posed to make room for other lenders not too fastidious to lie, steal, swear, drink, and sell at the dictation of the crowd. The curse of American politics is That in all local governments, elections are governed and controlled by bunds of such men as these, nominally divided in politics, bur really united in interest It is a fuel that for sev eral years before the lire, there was an organ ized band of men who.e leader hired them out regularly every year-to cirry primary elections; it mado no difference to what part 3* they were hired; auy person who paid them could have any person nominat ed for any office ho might designate. It is needless to say that these men occupied front places in both political organi zations, and were treated liberally and re spectfully by those who held office, through their means. Under tho use of party ma chinery. the people had no opportunity to vote except for candidates nominated by such agencies, and, as a general thing, the choice between tickets was merely between one platoon of thieves and another equally dishonest. The recent elections have shown that the people arc sound, and that all they ask is tho opportunity of uniting without distinction of party to reform their local governments by weeding out the corrupt, and repeating the operation so long as there is occasion for it. A worse privateer than tho Shenandoah has been at work among tho whalers of the North Pacific Ocean—an ocean marauder whom the coiners of sensational newspaper heads have dubbed the lee Fiend. This de structive agency,—fiend or what-not—has sent to Davy Jones’ locker some forty wha lers of the American fleet, nineteen of which belonged to Now Bedford, and constituted the principal industrial dependence of that fine old town. Fortunately, there were no lives lost in the terrible ice-pack, the sailors and whalers having escaped from their imprisoned vessels to others which lay out side the field of ice; but the loss of property was so severe as to cripple the business of New Bedford and strain the resources of cer tain insurance companies quite as seriously, it is said, as the Chicago fire did the business ami insurance of Chicago. One cflect of the loss of the fleet was to bring up at once the price of whale oil from sixty cents to one dol lar per gallon hi tho wholesale markets of Boston. If such a disaster had happened twenty years ago, in the days before tho discovery of petroleum, and before the sot leinent of tho great hog-producing West, t would have most certainly induced a serious oil famine, dried up tho wicks of many thousand dimly burning and rancidly smelling lamps in the old seaboard country, and set many hundred tight-fisted New Kur land farmers to groaning with tho extra ex pense of buying tallow dips at enhanced prices as a substitute for their favorite “lamp ile.” But now we have almost forgotten the use of the whale and his pro duct. anda temporary scantiness of tho sup ply of whale oil will not occasion any gen eral hardship. The loss from the disaster in the Pacific falls chiefly upon men of wealth, and will not therefore give rise to any relief funds tending Now Bedford-ward; though it is not by any means improbable that there will bo plenty of rival Now England towns to seize upon Now Bedford’s calamity as tbeir “opportunity.” MISCELLAyKO US. A dificuEMon at the meeting of the Virginia State Agricultural Society, belt! recently, dcvel »>]K‘i\ Uu* fart that the soil of that State is no longer adapted for wheat. —The >hoch» .aluri*» at nttaileld. ho dull lat the manufacturers arc about suspending operations. —The <’;ipo Ann (Mass.) A r/rrr//«r says that Iho mackerel il*hcry this season has not proved pros perous. the catch not I»eing nioro than two-third*, that of lust year. The catch of codllsU has been in excess of hi K t year, and most of the vessefs en gaged in it will make a fair year’s work. —The Chicago tire has laid a serious effect upon the manufacturing Interests of New Haven, Conn. Some companies have discharged bauds and oth ers reduced the hours of labor. —The’Woodruff Beach Iron Works, at Hart ford, Cornu, were sold at auction on Friday for §133.500, toGeiier.il Franklin. —The British flag was lowered from the citadel of Quebec on the Bth iust., and tho Gibraltar of America" handed, over to the care of tho Domin ion of Canada. —Raisins are now cured in the San Joaquin Valley. Cal., equal to thu best imported. —The first importation of blooded sheep was made to Japan from Sul turn. Cal., ou the Ist iust. They have never bad any sheep in that country l>efore. —An entire square of buildings was burned at BrookviUe, Pa., on the sth iust., involving a loss Of $70,000. —lt is stated in a Versailles telegram that tho French Government is about to issue a largo amount of silver money. In order to relievo the monetary crisis at present prevailing in Franco. —A scries of resolutions has been unanimously adopted by the Irish Roman Catholic prelates, in which Ihcytcnew their oft-repented condemnation of mixed education; call upou those members of Parliamcut who arc their co-rcligionists to oppose any political party which would attempt to force upon Ireland a godless scheme of Instruction; pledge themselves to oppose the return of any candidate who would not uphold the principle of denominational education for the Roman Catholic people; and ask for subscriptions for the estab lishment of a central training school. —During October, 3,007 German immigrants landed at New York, an increase of 6,483 ns com pared with the corresponding period of last year. Since tho Ist of January the whole number of Ger mans lauded here amounts to G3.C43, an increase of 6,745 as compared with the corresponding period of last year. —A Vermont girl who sued a false lover for breach of promise laid the damage* at forty dol lars. Tn court in answer to tho inquiry why that particular sum had been named, sbo answered that counting tho time she had spent sitting up" with him os worth at the rate of uino shillings per week, *ho had figured up the nine hours passed In his company, and adding the value of wood consumed, sbo had found that tho amount duo. There was no doubt in the mind of the Judge that her claim was an honest one, and a verdict was rendered accordingly. —The Rente says that the German*, in acquiring the now frontier from Frauct*, traced it ou a geological map prepared nt Berlin, not from a topographical chart. Tho new frontlet will introduce Into the productive industry of Germany, according to the statistics of ISoT, 23 blast-furnaces, giving 203,000 tons of metal; 3,000 hectares of iron country, yicldi ng 500,000 tons of ore; H works manufacturing 127,000 tons of Iron, and 22.000 hectares of coul-flcld, yielding 180,000 tons of coni. —The chestnut roast" Is a Wilmington (Del-1 institution. bclug a sociable” with unlimited ebostnuts and apples, involving the outlay of the moderate sum of twenty-fire cents ]*r f<1 —Eleven Kentucky brothers arc blessed with seventy-four twin children, lieslde uncounted individual score*’ is seven singles. Tlio best doubles and five singles. —We have heard of strange reason* for suicide, but that assigned by a young man who destroys! blmseU the other day at Carlisle. Eng., lia* i»er baps hanlly l»ecn surpassed for eccentricity. This rash person drowned himself, and, prior to taking the fatal plunge, he paid a messenger to take a letter for him to the nearest police oilin'. Ho was resolved that the world should know the reason for his act. and duly set it forth In the letter. This was to the effect that Mr. Darwin having proved men to be descended from monkeys, the writer did not desire to live any longer. —Some idea of the magnitude of theinterestsin voiced in the textile Industry of the United King dom maybe gathered from the fact that the num ber of persons actually employed In the mills, factories, and xyirks now falls little short o! 1,000.000. —The tilth annual convention of the Ameri can Instituteof Architects will be held on the uthandlMhinsts..nt the Architectural Museum at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Mass. The annual address will lie deliv ered by Richard Upjohn, President. Re ports maybe expected from the Board of Trus tees, the Standing Committees, and the Chapter*, beside a special report on architectural practice. Paj»crs«n matters of professional and general in terest arc expected from mruil»er*:imlothois. An evYiiliit!«•]) of an-lilo-clural designs. ami {.(pi u -mepliv ..viii 5u luld. RELIGIOUS. Dedication of the Xcw Union Park CouKrfKS. lional Church—A .Ungniflceui Organ-Pro gramme of .Sendees in the Churches To day. DEDICATION. The dedication of the Union Park Congrega tional Church, which has been delayed by the great tiro, is announced to take place to-day. On this occasion one of the finest church edifices of the West will be thrown open to the public for the first time. One of the chief attractions will be the grand organ, said to be the largest In any Protestant Church in the West, and one of the theft d’cerre of Messrs. E. G. G. Hook A Hastings, of Boston. It has 17 speaking full stops, and Is provided with all the modern appliances and improvements, such as pneumatic action, composition pedals, Ac., Ac. Competent judges declare it to be by fur the finest of the many ex cellent instruments our city could boast to pos sess. Some of them fell a prey to the tire-fiend and it is, therefore, all thomoro gratifying that tbe largest and best of all is left to Inspire it* hearers with its majestic harmonics. Wo bairn that gome concerts are to be given von* #ooa when everybody will have an opportunity to be b« come fully acquainted with the resource* of the instrument. We shall soon give a complete signification of the Instrument. This organ will also bo played at the lectures of tbo West Side Star Lecture Course,” the first of which is an nounced to take place at the Union Park Congre gational Church on Tuesday. November it. Mr j.G. KnonfcUthe well-known organist, and the general Bestern agent of the builders, will pre side at the organ on these occasions. I*MTAOTA>*. Rev. Edward Everett Hale, of Boston, will l-rcaeh fur the Third Unitarian and Unity Chureb Societies on the West Side, corner of Lafliu and Monroe streets, at half-past 10 a. m. —For Unity Church. South Side. In Murry Chanel, comer of Indiana avenue aud Twenty liiuth street, at 3 o’clock p. m. —For Unity Church. North Side, in Mr. Dorr’s house, on Orchard street, first house south of Fullerton-av„ at half-nast 7 o’clock p. in. —The Fourth Church Society will meet for ser vices in Murray Chai*cl, on Indiana avenue, near Twenty-ninth street, at 10:30 a. m. Sermon by Rev. C. W. Wendte. J —Church of the Messiah,corner Wabash avenue and Hubbard court. Rev. Robert Laird CoUycr will preach iu the morning, at 10:43 o’clock. Sun day School at 12 m. EPISCOPAL. There will be services at All Saints’ Church, corner of Carpenter and Fourth streets. Rev. W. J. Johnstone rector, at ifcso a. m. and 7:30 p, m. —Cavalry Church, Warren avenue, near BV*. tern. Ror. A. W. finyder rector. Servlccaatloi-2 a. nt. and 7 1-2 p. m. The scots are all free. The church Is supported br the offertory. —Rev. Dr. Locke will ofllclato in Grace Church morning and evening. —The congregation of St. John’s Church will worship in tbe Union Park Congregational Church corner of Ashland avenue and Washington *trcet’ (ill the completion of the new church edifice. Evening service and sermon at 4. Suuduy-«choul nt 9 a. m. rEEsnvTF.niAS, Calvary Presbyterian Sundav School will meet witlrthe Sunday School of the first Presbyterian Church, this morning at 9 1-2 o’clock, la too Lec ture-room of Christ Church. —The congregation of the First Church will meet In Christ Church, corner of Michigan avenue and Twcuty-tourtU-st., at half-past 3 o’clock. —The Fourth Presbyterian Church has rented the beautiful room called Standard Hall, for a regular morning service. The church will be called together the latter part of this month, the pastor being out of the city at present on a bogging ex cursion for a new church. —Members of the Fourth Presbyterian Church, and others interested in Sunday School work, me invited to attend Sunday School at 3 p. m., at the Howe Street Mission School, between Willow and Centre streets. I'M VERSA LIST. Through the courtesy of the Jewish congrega tion. 6t. Paul's Sunday School will meet at Ip. m„ In the rooms immediately* In the rear of Stand ard Hall, corner Thlrty-llrst street and Michigan avenue. —Lev. G. T. Flanders will preach in the imtrn ing at the Church of the Redeemer. No evening service. METHODIST. There will be preaching morning and evening in the Maxwell Street Church, near Hoisted street. Subbath School at 3p. ui. —Mr. Moody’s Sunday School will meet at 9 a. m.. in the Tabernacle Church, corner of Indiana and Morgan streets. MISCELLANEOUS. Rev. R. Dunn will preach at 10:30 a.m. in the Free* Will Baptist Church. —Rev. C. D. Noble will preach, morning ami evening, ut the South Mission, corner of South Park avenue ami Thirty-third street. —Tlic congregation of the New Jerusalem Church will meet at 2 p. m. at the house of Ed waid Burnham, No. 215 South Sangamon street. —Mrs. 11. M. Parry’ will lecture in Lyceum Hail. No. 99 West Randolph street, morning and even- ing. —Messrs. Perkins and Gundy will preach.morn ing and evening, at tiie Church of God, on War ren avenue, near Madison street. —The Railroad Chapel Sunday School will meet at n p. m. In the chain*), ou Fourth avouue, south of Taylor street. —Rev. Alexander Dixon, of Troy. N. Y., will preach, morning ami evening, at the American Reformed Church, West Washington street, be tween Ann street aud Willard place. —Rev. William A. Bartlett will nreaeb at lo::io a.*in. in Plymouth Congregational Church, corner of Wabash avenue and Eldridge court. DISTRIBUTION OF BELIEF, £ngße«tl«it» for (he Consideration of the Relief and Aid Society—'Too Pinch Time Occupied in thcObtaining of Needed Nu im plies—A Better ITlode of tanning ICnlloua Demanded, Now that the Relief aud Aid Society has suc ceeded in getting through with the first and most dllilcuH part of Its clerical labors-thal uC wuUJur out the perfected list of those who shall receive assistance—and has thus got Its machinery into working order, its officers have more time at their disposal, to sec if they can simplify their system of operations, aud can, without impairing it. save lime and trouble to those who are dependent upon them fur aid. Atuongthc many suggestions which have tM*rn made, is oue which seeun to bu special ly worth consideration, and which, if feasible, will be a great benefit to the many destitute. At present n person desirous of obtaining a bedstead, mattress, aud clothing, goes to one place and gets an order for them. Then she goes to another place, which may lie two miles off. and there gets her mattress. Then she has to go to yet another depot in order to obtain the bedstead; and,when that is procured, take? yet another long walk in order to obtain the clothing. She is fatigued with all these wandering?, even if the weather is not unpleas ant. a** it is so apt to Ik* at this time. Now, why is there any objection to having ono grand depot in each division, like the Rink for the West, and Burlington Hall for the So;.th Side, when* a com plete assortment of all the articles Issued could in kept, and where an entire orcor could >»o filled without requiring the holder to go a step further. This change might necessitate more luniks, and, perhaps, more clerks, but there would probably In* a saving in freights, and certainly n great economy in the time of the recipients of assistance. It has also l>cen suggested that, in certain ease*, a elumge lie made in the manner of issuing food At present, but one days supply is given at a timeamd consequently, on a rainy day like Thurs day, scores of women and children are seen stand ing in the rain iu front of supply depots, unable to find shelter, and waiting for clerks who arc unable to supply them ut once. A remedy for this, might be loumlby issuing to those who could be trusted with them, rations for a week instead of a day. There aro many cases, unquestionably, in which it would be unwise to do tins, where the recipient* would sell the food, or eat up in three days what was in tended for seven, but that the visitors can ascer tain withoutjmuch difficulty; and. when it is once found out who can be trusted,!! will bo found much easier to feed by the week than by the da}'. There is also much Ices chance of waste where provis ions arc obtained in that way.'and. while sevtn days' rations, issued separately, can last but seven days, seven days’ rations, issued at once, will gen erally last eight. It is more convenient for issuer and receiver, and more economical for both sides. If the Relief and Aid Society were to sincerely consider the suggestions given above. It Is not un likely that it would find them worthvjof Us adop tion. AMUSEMENTS. THE CLORK THEATRE has been doing an excellent business with “Divorce’’during the past week,and the pros pects tiro good for a lengthy oml successful con tinuation thereof. It could scarcely be otherwise, even in tbo present period of Indifference with regard to amusement mutters on tbo pan of the public, for the play itself is a remarkably fine pro duction, and It Is l>elng splendidly liandlod in all respects. It is a peculiarity of “Divorce" that it is full of strong characters, and It Is a peculiarity of the present Globe company that those charac ters ore admirably sustained. The leading fomnlo rotes are those taken by Miss Do Bar, Miss Mad dern, Mrs. Stoneull, Miss Douglas, Miss Wbltncv. and Mis* Lizzie Mahon; and. with the exception of Miss Douglas, whoso baiting, uncertain habit of speech materially mars the smoothness of her impersonation.those ladies arc winning golden opinions. Miss Dc Bar’s pari la one calling for a greater degree of force than any thing' she has hitherto essayed, and she is fully equal to its requirements. But for her tendency t«i play at” the audience more than would seem necessary—a habit by no means disagreeable-in one with a face so pleasing, but. still, not strictly legitimate when so frequently indulged ia—Mi-s De Bar’s Fanny Ten Eyck would be without a flaw. Miss Muddern. as Lou. appears to great ad vantage. The part could not have been better played. Ills quite needless to dwell on llio fact that Mrs, Stoneull docs the bluff, hearty, sen sible. shrewd Mr». Kemp to perfection. She is in the habit of doing things to i*erfection, and she now has n role well worthy of her great talent*. Of the male portion of the cast the honors aro very equally distributed. Mr, Mortimer has the most prominent assignment, and he renders it with a smoothness and finish which mark the capable, conscientious actor. Hots at the same ‘time, forceful and dignified.admirably repressing any tendency toward overdoing. Mr. Padgett is equally successful as Xyudc, an extremely diffi cult character to Interpret and to make much of without relapsing Into the conventional fop. The part of Eumlt, the detective, proves to have Ik*cii most Judiciously entrusted to Mr.Martlfl.in wbo-o bands it is made one of the strongest features of the play. Sir. Wilson, as DeWilt, leaves Utile to be desired, and the same may bo said of Messrs Howard and Saphore. both of whom are most sat isfactory. Mr. Langri&hc, as Jill, Is broadly comic, and quite funny, but scarcely succeeds la realizing the true conception of the officious, meddlesome, unprincipled divorce lawyer. As a whole, how ever, “Divorce" is powerfully cast, and is superb ly put upon the stage. It will be kept on this week. Including the Wednesday and Saturday matinees. ANKOrNCESIKNTS. The Wyndham Company will open on the 20th iust. at Slumlord Hall, which is being entirely re fitted and remodelled for the pantos,-. -Sum. Myers is vigorously pusmnglorwnrd hi* minstrel enterprise, intending to convert Ificc A Jackson's Half into n first-class iustltution. HONOKABIX DISTINCTION'. Yielding to the suggoetion* of many Influential friend*, the Brothers Tie*set have given un the Idea of having Chicago to go and settle in Phila delphia, and are determined to try and rise again uiththeitew city. Ono of them, Charles. tiio plnni*t. has Just received frum Italy the grateful announcement that m the la*t meeting of the Itoynl Academical Coun cil of Music. held on SeptemlJcr 4 si. at nprcnec. he wju* uunuimonf-ly elected mi-Tul*<>r of that di.-llnciti-lnd body. ami That In* diploma :nid iiisiuula would lm *hortly awarded to him. Tbl-i* n uni «VTi;ie»io:i granted rt»,*.* jouna a ;n t;*{. J.o )::is the* ;n-.,iiind Hu* r g‘d SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1871. ting in council by the side of sttch veterans In the musical art os Prince I’oulotowsky, Morquio d’Arculs, Chevaliers Glovueuhini, Mu'xdliiil. Ro mani, Ricci, Rougi. etc. AMCBESIENTS AIIKOAD. On Wednesday evening last, Mr. Ed. Schnltze, the well-known Chicago tenor, was the recipient of a complimentary benefit in La Crosse, Wis. —Alfred 11. Pease, the pianist, has gone to New York, intending to resume his artistic career there. —Dudley Buck, the composer, has I*een engaged as organist in pu Paul's Church. Boston. —Jennie Iligut Is in Bloomington. —Louise Sylvester lias captured the clitics of Lawrence and Topeka, who pronounce her a ••first-clas artiste, ami devote much space and many adjectives to her praise. —Katie Putnam and John Dillon, with a dra matic organization, were in Evansville, Ind. r last week, doing a fair business. —Hurry Linden made his farewell bow to the Fort Wayne people, last Saturday night, as Pete, in the Octoroon.” —“Ours" was given at the Academy of Music. New Orleans, on the evening of the 2d inst., with Mr. McKee Rankin as Hugh Ch alcol and slisa Kit tle Blanchard as Jfnrv Xetley. Miss Katy Mar how. Miss Bessie Cllltou and Messrs. Freak Knight. M. V. IJngham, Walter H. Woodfleld, Bel vii Kyan and J. H. Rennie were in the cast. —Mias Ro>e llersco nod Mr. Nordblnm are sing ing iu English opera at the Bt. James Theatre, Loudon, where sli>* Blanche Colo has achieved a dec ided Mleeei-.- a* Lucia hi Donizetti's oiNTa. —lt 1* said that Mrs. James A. Oates cleared $41,090 hud year. A NEW NORWEGIAN VIOLINIST. Herr Christian Suckow is his name. He has been giving concerts iu Wisconsin, ai.-Lded by Mi-* Lina HastreiterandMr. D. Aulnlers. His -tvlesiUdesqv.ibiUtieMiiay Ik* inferred from the following extract from a paper published in Wad *tena. Sweden, by which, also, it appears that the fiddle is an In-tvmnent whose powers have been lerriblv underrated: With an easy delicate bow. the artist tenches the strings of the instrument, and at once you feel trans fern il to the region of northern midsummer, tanned bra soil and ivlnshing breeze. T)tu morning light lilt> itself over the Sprue wood* or the rich sunset throws its brilliaot shade over the Norwegian mountain peaks; at once you recall the poetic tones of the many fold hinging birds in the native land of the arti-t. Tlie sonnd of the “Lnr” is answered hythe echo from the majestic mountains; you hear the benl-girl slug her Sunday song, and lively "Utlliug’* la sound iuginyoor oara. Uo Uie mirror-like lake a wedding party Is Just land. Ing, with the celebrated mehuly of the celebrated com* pukt Kyerult You hear the bells from the distant church, while the tiddler and the drummer of the party are racing (aerleiumhO; you hear the bridal march. auds*«mthe “IlHlUng.*’ and the spring danced the cav party are taking yon In among,them. The national music of Norway is not tbe nniv tread me o! the artist; those ol Sweden and, Finland are repn-entetl in a natural, unaffected and thoroughly povtie manner. In his travels in Sweden, Herr Suck, i.w haa studied the manners and music of the pmple. am! I* giving them bark to the world In an improved and beautiful style. LEXTERS PROM THE PEOPLE, Oar Fire—Cause* and Lcmoh*. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune Sir.: Sufficient time has now passed hy to per mit an unprejudiced examination of the causes which combined to destroy what was yesterday Chicago; and the only possible verdict charges our ruin directly ami solely to official incompe tence and lock of forethought. No apology or excuse will suffice to cover up the great crime o! allowing the lire to cross the river. The conflagration liadthon become indeed terrible, but bv no moans escaped human con trol. Like a generous foe, it gave ample warn ing. and the clearest indication of it> purposed future; and every possible advantage was given into the bunds of the Fire Marshal to make a successful tight. No blame attaches to the failure to cheek its course in the dry, contiguous biUldiugs it was holding carnival among; but here, at the river, was a broad, open space of vantage. Further more, it was as vet making but weak efforts to work its way to southward or westward against tlic wind: eight or ten engines would have held it in check in those directions, leaving at least six free to occupv the point of serious danger— the South Side in line of the lire. On the north was tlie previously burned district, a tract safe in itself, and insuring the safety' of what lay beyond. Water was yet abundant in tin- pipes, and exactly where wauled lay the .convenient river. In the face of all this, the flu* was jH-rmitted to leap to the South Side,absolutely unhindered. Lotus see how to have made the most of the goldeu up pot tunity weakly thrown away. Had. say. six engines been placed upon amnnuij ilol fHuil*. scuics. or ranul-bouts,— plenty wen* sit hand—and tou'etl bp tups tip ami down the menaced line of buildings, with the suction.-* in the river ami the pipes held on deck, the dock-property in Hue ot lire could have been kept dripping with water. Then spark* would not have Ignited them, or had any, by chance, tired, u stream might almost instantly luive been turned upon the spot, instead of delyaing to move a steamer, make new connection at a hydrant, and drag the heavy hose when* wanted,—by which time the tire would have become fatally large. From these boats streams could also liave been played upon the West Side shore, deadening the intense heat gen erated. That what might have been was not. simply proves somebody unequal to the possibilities of his posit lou; and bungling general-lupin respond blc podtimtH is criminal and unpardonable. Let us, at least, make the most of our dear schooling, and provide now for the danger which is yet, and always necessarily will present. Construct a suflielent number of low flat-boats, each large enough to accommodate a lirc-eugliie anditseoul. On one side, say three feet distant, erect a shield of heavy sheet-iron, high enough to protect the engine, men, and tug, which should he made fast alongside and to leeward of the tire. Then, holding the pipe on board, the* river can bo patrolled for blocks. If a portion or all are pro vided with movable masts. for elevating the hose, their eflicicncy will be increased. But there is yet another and eqiul genius In oflichil circles. Although, between them, I am left with liltlo more than the pen I urn using. I can still be just to merit; aud, In tills precious pair, “honors are easy.” Who but tho Wotoe Works man could have conceived the certainly brilliant plan of uUuig so vitally Important a building as thu pumping-house Wim woodwork, ami providing no adequate means for extinguishing the burning thereof, certain sooner or later to result, in the natural course ol events 7 I suppose, had hi* attention been culled to this matter previous to the tire, he would have answered that it wasn’t his duty to put out Urcs; that belonged to another brunch of our all-wise government. Besides, it rains sometimes; aud. If further unnecessary pro tection were needed, why, insure the darned old thing, you know—hi homo companies In audition to this trap fora sensation, ho has in reserve another equally certain ultimately to bring one to bay. His huge bolters and pumping unglues arc all under oue roof—lately of wood Now. with as much of absolute certainty as usual ly attends mundane affairs, tho explosion of one Itoiler, always more than possible, will bring aliout the destruction of the others and the pumps. Perhaps, by a specially favorable combination of circumstances the tow er itself might be brought down, which Would be a very flue tiling, indeed. Such bungling in fire aud water is so very serious that it is almost laughable. But it is grow- ing monotonous. These boilers should be worked itt inriiridmtlpH*. say twenty feet apart, so one exploding will involve no other, or thelhcputups; or, even better, the entire Water Works should bo placed, say a quarter of a mile, out in the lake.— leaving the engineer on shore on “made land.*’ Hero is absolute security from all possible danger, if the indlors an* so arranged. A Removed." CHICAGO, Nov. 7. Another Onimbler. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune 6m; The magnificent results of Tuesday’s elec tion jimst have convinced the bununor element that there Is “a God in Israel,” prompt to hear the ry of a suffering people, and to avenge their wrongs. The scallawags In the Council must now know that they can no longer plunder the taxpayers, and must be decent from the very force of circumstances. But shall the spirit of re form stop hero f Are there not other branches of the city government to lie overhauled! How aliont the- carousal of the Firo Department on the fatal Sunday, when the best por tion of the city was given up to flames! How about Fire Marshal williams, who proved a mere nobody in this hour of peril! A man may be unfortunate; but, in certain condi tions, misfortune becomes a crime, and public weal requires that the Individual shall suffer the penalty. So. too, let us extend our inquiries to the Board of Public Works. Who is responsible for rooting 1 the Water Works with a wooden structure Two hundred thousand dollars, I see. arc required to repair the damages: bnt this U a little—far less than a tithe—of the loss incurred by reason of the blundering engineering. Erestrains tired thoTcm- Eleof Ephesus toperpetuatehis name; now let us now who are responsible for the burning of Chicago.by reason of the failure of the water supply! I.ct the names of the parties who directed the Water Works to bo covered with a wooden roof be announced. Let them be parad ed In bold relief. Let them enjoy, for all time, the Infamy of being the authors of the destruc tion of millions of property, and of nntold human suffering. There is no uso of mincing matters. The wen guilty of this stupendous folly must give place to o liters who will do their work la a more efficient manner. The people of Chicago, chastened by afflictions, are in grim earnest. They expect the reforming hands to be extended to even.- branch of tbo service. Squirming there may lie: the interposition of mends, the pleading of political considerations, and a thousand other influences, will be brought to hear; but wo trust that Mr. Modill, backed by an honest Connell, will move right onward, unin fluenced by these appeals, having In view only the public good. F. Chicago, Nov. io. 8hnl) Chicago Barn Again? Jo the Editor of The Chicago Tritnme: Sin: We should have a more fire-proof city. How shall we have it t Our business building* cannot all l>c made fire-proof inside. But outside they should be made fire-proof, so as probably not to catch fire from each other, and certainly not across the street. It can easily be done so that hereafter a fire burns only Us own building, or possibly that one block. Of course. I refer entirely to the district within the fire limits. Contiguous wooden buildings, as on the West Side, can bavo no hope of safety from the flames, except In an efficient Fire Depart ment and an abundant water supply. But brick and stone buildings should hare additional safe guards. Supposing we have a thick and solid par tition wall, such buildings will catch from the sidewalk, through their windows, or on the roof. The sidewalk evil can be easily remedied It may be made of stone, and underneath it should not be allowed loose boards, boxes. Ac., to be stored. As to windows, we ouglll to bare a non-inflam mable casing and iron shutters on every building. They are not ornamental, but useful. These shutters should be mode stroug, and some pains and Invention employed by mechanic* to prevent them from warping. A wuidow with iron shut ters and Iron casing would bo fire-proof across the street, and nearly so from an adjoining build ing. As to roofs, we need an Invention. The Are would bare moved much slower If wo had had fire-proof rpote in Chicago, Those who saw. like mtttlf. the Chamber of Commerce, Conn Hoii«e, Sherman House, and Trcmont House catch In rapid succession on the roof, know thK The progress of the fire from the comer of 3ladi sou nhil LaSalle streets to Stite *trect bridge wa* wonderfully rapid. How. then, shall we have a lirs-proof rWJ Heat Is too much for tin. and a gravel and tar roof 00 protection from tire. Why not have one thickw?£ of brick mortared tof ether over the whole top of the RU( this covered with some non-inflammable embstnnr— to *hed the rain T Thus you Join your roof to Ha waii* of your banning, and leave no wood exj«**cd. Experienced architect* call tin* a reasonable plan. Whv would K nut accomplish the object Such A buildhig*a* sugge.-ted is outside, fire proof. It would not catch from acres* the street, anil, with the aid of the Fire Department, preba ♦».y jji.l from it* owu block. Anyhow, a*above or nllu rwi-c, build utitMilc fin-proof buildings, iac rate of In,iuattcc on *ueh *llOlllll be 1..*-:. Uat ;ht- treat ad*.aiitage that >u. U buildiu arc to themselves and the city, In a little or great conflagration. Is obvious. M. J. W. Cuutago, Nov. 11. I>r. PycrVAasnolf-—Letter from Tliomno j. gialhcrlnnd. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune Sib: In your report of the assaulting of myself by Dr. Dyer, on Saturday last, you have placed me in an unenviable position. Permit me, in con tradiction of that report, to say that I have never treated Dr. Dyer otherwise than us a gentleman, and that he assaulted me, on the occasion referred to, without any provocation whatever. No insult ing or irritating word passed from me to him. True, I had made a demand upon him for the payment of a claim which is valid, and which I am willing to submit to a jury: but I am not aware that such, of itself, Is sumelent to give a man, how ever wealthy, the right to walk with a high hand over the land, striking gentlemen over the head with a heavy canc. reckless of the consequences. The assault of Dr. Dyer upon me was without a mitigating circumstance, and he dare not assert to the contrary. He has very seriously injured me, and I may never recover, I have sought quietly to obtain what damages I may in a court of law, which, however large they may seem, can never compensate me for tho injury. Very re spectfully, Thomas J.SI-xiibulakd. COMMERCIAL. Satubdat Evenino-Nov. 11. The following are the receipt*! and shipments of Erodnoe at this port during the past twenty-four ours, as far as reported, with the corresponding quantities one year ago: Receipt*. Shipment 1871. 1870. 1871. 1870. floor, brls c.tss b,36S 2.6*0 i0,«56 Wheat, bu 65,090 35,350 GB.SS3 170,553 Corn, bn 128,570 98,630 186,523 114,401 Oats, bn 52,036 16.751 30,285 114,856 Bye. bn 2.C10 1,752 360 Barley, ba io,ooo 7.900 U. 134 1,240 Grass seed, lbs, 72,670 8,210 Flaxseed, lbs 58,514 Broom com. IbS 167,650 99.030 2,122 75.631 Cut meats, lbs 122,320 23,400 283,261 133,360 Beef.brls 1,965 327 2,226 I*B7 Pork.hrla.—.. 172 810 Lard, tea 52,020 320 112,205 96.940 Tallow, lbs 30,570 6,200 Buuor. lbs 72,945 6,854 6,000 42.600 Live bogs, NO 8,230 8,515 3.802 3,204 Cattle, NO 1.506 2,063 820 1,211 Sheep. No 182 889 184 482 Hides, lbs... 127,115 117,628 20,490 167.741 Hlghwinea, brls 463 412 231 159 Wool, lbs 223,678 30.950 107.902 54.350 Potatoes, ba 4.630 7,364 10 1.295 Lumber, m 3,777 1,087 1,114 2,800 Shingles, m 145 966 776 1,276 Lath, m 115 130 257 Balt, brls 7,799 2.098 3,444 The following aro tho receipts and shipments of breadstufis and stock during the' pa*t week, and for corresponding weeks, ending as dated: RECEIITS. Kor, 11. *7l. Nor. 4. '7l. Nor. 12, *7O. Fit nr. brls 35,272 33.016 36.053 Wheat. bU 390,533 235,502 334.340 Corn, bu 817.904 638,907 305,256 Oats, bU 270,367 369,856 109.995 live, bn 26,474 36.883 17,446 Br.rlcy, bu 87,530 91,120 45.350 UVC UOgs 66.036 34,461 Cattle, head -10,051 10,799 SniI’MEMENTS. Flour, brls 19,166 19.597 45,519 Wheat, bu 413,909 326,451 511.289 Com, bu 647,834 764,614 402,328 Oats, bu 449,825 529,505 250,504 Rye, bu 32.999 116,126 34,474 Bariev, bu 107.329 71,611 101.838 Live Hogs 26.570 12.121 Cattle, head 3.493 5.664 Withdrawn for city consumption daring past twenty-four hours; Wheat, 1,719 bu; corn, 4,261 bu; 0at5,965 b«; rye,6Bo bu. For the wook: Wheat, 10.055 bu; corn. 21,426 bu; oats, 13,876 bu; rve. 4,676 bu; barley, 2,219 bu. "inspection for Monday: Wheat. 142 cars; corn, 321 cars and fi.ioo bu; oats, 80 cars; rye, 9 cars; barley. 25 cars. Total. 577 cars. There was a very liberal attendance of oper ators on ’Change to-day. and a fair degree of activity characterized the markets. Generally’ speaking, prices on nearly* all articles were without important change from yesterday, ad vices from other markets lK?lng quite favorable. Shippers purchased less than on 1-riday, wUilctho siH culative movement was liberal. Hlghwlucs were in good demand, and as the of ferings were comparatively light, sellers had the advantage, and succeeded in forcing nu advance of lait— the market closing strong at HBC for iron bound packages. Sales were GOO brls ut 87c; 100 br!.- at ?sc. laikc freights were quiet at nominally un changed rates. There was some inquiry for ves sels, but exporters were not generally willing Jo pay asking rates. A total of five charters were reported—one for wheat, three for com, .ouo for oats and one for rye. Rates were 5 3-4o on oats, 7 i-2c on com, ami sc oty wheat,by* sail, to Buffalo. Provisions were less active at unchanged prices. Early in the day the feeling was one of thinness, ns no product of consequence wa> of fered, but later there wore sellers at tho prices bid early—the market closing quiet and steady at the annexed quotations: Mess pork. 112.75 for new. soot; seller December, $12.62 l-2a12 tt7 1-2; seller the year offered at $12.75; seller January. 112.87 1-2. Lard, 8 7-8e for new, spot, and old could have been bad at 8 3-ic; seller Deceml*er, 8 l-sc; seller January and February, offered at 9e„ and for March delivery 9e was bi J. Green nicato 4c for shoulders; 7c lor hams, 10 lb. averages, 7 1-4*7 l-2o for 15 U). average new sweet pickled hams. 8 l-2a9c. Meats a few days in salt. Sc for shoulders; Gc for short ribs. Boxed meats for delivery next mouth. 6 l-4c for Cumbe.rlnnds; f. .vsac 3-4e for short ribs, and 7c for short clear. Sales were ICS lbs. new mess po&k, cash, at $12.75 100 brls do, seller January, at 812.57 1-2 250 brls do, seller February, at $13.20-.00.0a0 lbs, green shoulders at4e; ‘io.uoo lbs. green liamsav. 36 lbs., at 7: 2t).oo0 lbs. do. av. 15 lbs., at 7 l-4c 20,ew lb* do do at 7 l-2c; 1.000 tvs. India mess beef ats7.s«; 75 pkgs prme x»ackers 4 tallow at 8 3-40. Flour very dull, under a great scarcity of buy ers, but inasmuch as tho stocks here are limited, and wheat was unchanged, the feeling among sellers was generally Arm. and uncos mud be quoted tti>* muia oj on Friday. A>u« wupu i Wj,iu> winter extras, 1,000 brls Nashville Eagle at $0.50; 250 brls do on private terms; Spring extras—loo brls at $0.25; 4UO at $0.50. Spring super lines—HH) brls at $4.50. Buckwheat—so brls ut s7.vo. Total, 1,100 bvla, Bnm—lo tons at SI4XO on track. Wheat was less active at variable prices, though tlic fluctuations were confined within the limits of 3-4 c per bushel. At limes there was considerable excitement and activity, then again quiet pre vailed and prices would drop back, the result of conflicting advices from other markets. Specula tors were the principal operators, the amount taken for shipment ixdng small. generally to till out cargoes now nearly made up. Afl compared with Friitay. prices averaged about t-2c better, as holders wen' not particularly anxious to sell unless at about their own figures, and the majority of despatches quoted improvedmarkets elsewhere. Early sales of No. 2 spring were at $1.20, cash, advanced to $1.20 3-4 for strictly fresh, and closed steady at $1.20 3-5u1.20 1-2. Seller the la.st half opened at 51.20 34, advanced to $1.21 14, fell bark. but closed strong at $1.21 a 1.2114. Selkrthismontliwasdul!ntsi.2oal.2o»-6. Seller December ranged at $1.2214a1.221-2. No l waMiuict, as also thulowergrades. Winter wheat inactive and nominal—none of consequence want ed, and very little ofl'ered. Sales Include: 1,600 bu No. 1 spring at $1.21; 1.200 1m do at $1.24 14; 5.000 bu rognlarNo. 2 spring at $1.20: 10.600 bu do at $1.2014; 22,4001 m do at $1,20 3-9; 66.000 Im do at $1.201-2;ll,coo 1m do at $1.20 34; 6.400buN0. 3 at sl.lOl-2; 600 bu rejected ut $1.02. Total, 132.400 bn. Corn was 14c l*ettor, and moderately active ot the appreciation, which was caused by a good de mand on sbippingaccount, and a determination on the part of holders to receive better figure*, they being stimulated by the presence on the mar ket of two or three prominent shippers. About all the car-lots of fresh receipts offered were taken, while but very few round lots were sold, or, for that matter, offered. New corn is arriv ing more freely, and generally inspects No. 2. A few lots for the first half were made at 47c, or 1 l-2al 340 below old No. a for the same option. Early sales ot car-lota wore at 48 l-2c for No. 2, advanced to 42c, with the majority of transactions at 48 S4c, but closed easier, two or three car-loads being sold after most buyers had left the market at 4814at8 3-Be. Seller the month. 45 34alCc; seller the first half. 4814a48 i-2c, and seller the year, 44 l-2a44»64c. Rejected was active at 46 l-2ai7c —chiefly at 47c. special bin quiet ut 48 34a49c. Sales include I.COO bu nt 4814e; I.GOO bn do ut 48 3-So; 6,600 bu do nt 48 l-2c; 01,600 bu do at 48 340; 16,000 bu do at 49c; I,COO bn rejected at 46 l-2e; 3,200 bn do at 46 34c; 18,2«> bu do at4Tc; 5,000 bu special bln at 48 3-ic. 1,200 bu do at 49c; 800 bu do (rejected) at 471-2 c. Total, 152.0001 m. Oats were in active whipping and speculative re quest, and a verv good business was transacted nt about yesterday's range of prices, opening at 33 14c for oar lots of No. 2. advanced to 33 34c. ami at the close there were buyers at 33 I-2C. Seller the month steady at 33c; seller December, 33 14c; and January, 33 34c. Rejected dull at 30e. Sales Include 2,400 bu No. 2at 3314 c; 69.800 bu do at :w l-2e; tt/40 bu do nt 3S 5-8 c: 4.000 bu do «t 33 34c; IXOO bu rejected at 30c. Total, 81,000 bu. KVC was dull, but prices were steady and firm, wltliout alteration to note from those currant on the duv preceding. The only sales reported wore S.OW) bu Nos. 1 and 2 at Clc—closing Unix. Rarley was In limited request, and the market was quiet, but prices were nominally unchanged— if anything a trifle flrmcrthan on Friday—closing steady nt 54a54 l-2c for No. 2. and 44a43c for No. 3. Sales inelude I.COO bu regular No. 2 at ole; 5.200 bu do at MI-2e; goo bu fresh at Si 34e. Total, T.COO bu. LATER. In the afternoon the markets wore very quid aud unchanged. Wheat sold at $1.2114a1.2l 1-2 seller hist half, closing at $1.21 3-8. REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE, Real Estate for manufacturing Purposes, with good railroad facilities, having track connections with every road entering the city; only fonr miles frem Court House. Liberal inducements offered to parties deeiring to engage in manufacturing business. Apply to A. R. WIJTO CO., 539 Wabaali-ar. BUSINESS PROPERTY. Capitalists wishing to invest can find rare bargains at oar office. fill Wabnsh-ar. CLRICH A BOND. Beal Estate Pealerw. NECK WEAR. WILSON BROS. Have received from New York, a large stock of all the late nov ties in Neck Wear. 9XI Vabash-ar. and 88 West Washington' tt., Chicago. Pike’s Opera Hcnst, Cincinnati, IRON FRONTS. IRON FRONTS FOR BUILDINGS. Handsome, cheap, and quickly put up* ah kinds of iron work for buildings. Es timates and all information furnished upon application. J. B. J. SL COBNEIX. 141 Centre-st.,'-New York City. RELIABLE FIRE INSURANCE! OVER $500,000 LOSSES BY THE GREAT FIRE PAID TO DATE. MB UNDEBIBIK AGENCY, iojET I NEW YORK, Have been Adjusting' and Paying Claims since Day alter the Fire. Sight Drafts Given on New York. The following sufferers by the recent calamity have received the substantial benefits of the UNDERWRITERS’ POLICY: Jno. V. Farwcll k Co., $20,000. C. Gossage k Co., 20,000. Isaac B. Bnrcb, 20,000. Harry Fox, 19,050. C. fl. Henderson k Co., 14,731.51 C. P. Kellogg Co., 13,410.51 Hamlin, Hale Co., 10,000. Geo. F. Ramsey, 12,000. Brs. Bary Bustb, 11,083.32 Jno. H. Dunham. 11,000. I'nlly Church Trusties. 10,000. Bartley, Ailing k Co., 10,000. Thompson k Templeion, 10,000. SamT S. White, 10,000. D. B. Fist k Co., 10,000. L. Silrennan, Trustee, 10,000. Wm. B. Ogden, 10,000. Hayden k Kay, 10,000. IVeage, Klrtland k Ordway, 9,731.34 Capt. J. C. Byman, 9,500. IT. J. ({nan k Co., 9,033.58 Artcmas Carter, Treasurer, 10,000. Sweet, Dempster k Co., 8,181.51 if. Batson Co., 8,000. Buchanan, Carpenter Co., 7,666.90 Eo Bo Bacon, Fesbligo Co’j*, Esmay, Simmons Co., 6,533.91 D. H. EWrldge, 6,000. S. F. Cavanagh, 5,096.88 Hiram Wheeler, 5,000. S. 11. Ransom Co., 5,000. Hf. T. Thompson Co., 5,000. Arthur Farrar Co., 5,000. tt« Rleeman Co., 5,000. Kr>. ST.rtb. S. H.pU. 5,000. Horae, toomls Co., a,ooo. Enos Johnson, Jr., 5,000. Brs. Bary B. Dominick, 5,000. Walter Wright, 5.000. Colon Akron Cement Ce’y, 4.974.95 Wm. B. O’Donoghue, 5,000. E. H. Eadduck, 1,800. Webster Bros.. 4,751.06 Ortmayer, Lewis k Co., 4,561.49 Edwards, Blnttt k Co., 4,515.16 Stephen Swill, 4,333,33 Francis Gcllatly, Att’y, 4.054.70 J. E. Bartlne, 4,000. W. Zlelcke k Co., 3,961.36 Hart, Aslen Co., 3,916.66 Alex’r Johnston, 3,472.25 J. B. Hobbs It Co., 3,499.38 Walker, Oakley k Co., 3,000, Chas. J. Blsbop, See’f, 3,000. BcnJ. Lombard, 3,000. S. Sltkerson, 3,000. S. P. Sladdcn k Co,, 2,500, Brigham k Jones, 2,500. C. T. Wilt, 2,500. fielding, Bros, k Co., 2,194.14 Charles B. Howe, 2,000. A. Florsbcim k Co., 2,000. Charles B. Gardiner, 2,000. Jameson fc Bone, 2,000. A. S. Esmay k Co.. 2,000. T. T. Haitigan, 1,900. A. C. Tanderbargb, 1,859.55 D. H. Weils k Co., 1,750.83 J. C, Hilton, 1,530. northwest era Paper Co»y. 1,500. H. C. Weston, 1,500. Andrew Bennett, 1,400. Thos. Boncn, 1,400. T. D. Snyder, 1,300. John Smith, 1,500, Wm. Befaade, 1,200. John Aids, 1,200. Peter Simon, 1,200. J. T. Clarkson, 1,625. Biss B. E. Whiting, 1,663.50 John Collins, 1,100. Geo. Bafhcwv, 1,000. Hutchinson k Loir, 1,000. W.T. Hancock, 1,000. J. J. Ormond, 1,000. Crigbton k Bathbone, 978. A. G. Wilder, 950. Wm. E. Fowler, 900. Wm. B. Johnston, 701.94 Sydney Byers, Cashier, 800. B. D. Frillman, 627.50 P. IT. Gonld, 624, J. 0. Perry, 600. Jas. B. BIUs, 600, J. A. flclfeal, 596. Wm. B. Smith, 525. E. Dawes k Co., 500. A. B. Edwards, 440.86 Brs. Celia BurzxlhaU, 800. i Hy. Biller, 437.45 Geo. H, Bess, 400. Baldwin k Stone, 300, L. B. Cox, 356.' Brs. Barg Knoepfei, 2115. Brs. Bary Brislin, 236,60 L. D. Foss k Co., 200. Chas. Barnes, 224.50 0. B. Green, 320, Bobt. Philip, Jr., 300. S. D. flclfeal, 300. Biss Sarah E. Drake, ISO. Cash Assets, after paying Chicago Losses, $3,000,000! Having- pAfts6d through all tha great Area of the TJ. 8., the UNDERWRITERS' Agency ecmes out of "the World’s Great Fire one of the few solvent organizations now existing, offering, at adequate rates, such security against Loss by Fire as can be relied upon in tints of need. in nit the prominent Vttiea nud TTotrut of the I'nifrtt Sintra, FIRE INSURANCE. INSURE YOUB PROPERTY IN THE UNDER WRITERS’ AGENCY, OF NEW YORK. Cash Security, $3,000,000. 7,000. 6,897. Insure tout Homes. Chorthes, Schools, ui Imutilt Bisks In the ipwranmi of iraiV York. Adjusting office 3 00 South CanaLst., 2d Oooi O. E. HOSITER, 1 C. M. ROWLEY. P. BEVERIDGE, f AUJnatew. 2L F. COLLIER* J LOCAL OFFICES VS CHICAGO, 62 South Canal-st, 2d floor, aui 475 Wahash-av. m siaim s nn. Losses by the “Great Fire,” paid to date, over Losses paid in Chicago PREVIOUS to “Great Fire Losses paid in the West and South since 1864, ov< o ►e p m O *4 Cl O Cl o o o o M M o o o o o o o o o