WASHINGTON. Minister Schenck and the Emma Mine. Is Anything Loose ?—The Minister Depicted. How We mine the Foreigner. Prom Our Own Correspondent. WASHINGTON, Nov. 26. BOnrMinistcr to England. Robert C.Schenck, is now the subject o£ severe criticism in this country, for permitting his name to be used, in association with other adventurers, in a project to sell the great Emma Mine, of Utah, in London. I have no disposition to make any mere news points on this subject, ■fur mere hue-and-cry never obtained any !k Ip in this correspondence. A man more than three thousand miles from home, unable to meet attacks in the first intensity of their ■onset, stands in an unequal position* These mining litigations and trades are involved things: tho Emma Mine has already been the subject of vast scandal at home; the qnity and liberality of our mining laws are subject to misrepresentation by Territorial ■courts, many of which are administered by Lap-hazard Judges, preachers, and jobbers; .and when, in one of those beggarly Terri tories, a mine is exposed, “jumpers” get in, suits follow, mobs of labors are hired to help cither side, blackmailing is found to bo easy, *thc Territorial ofticerspitch inforau interest, mid the whole play is performed byavarice, force, injustice, and tho greed of capital over n few feet of remote ground. We are not .yet well Informed as to the exact position which Minister Schenck voluntarily occu pies in this mining matter. UTAH IX Tin: WITNESS-BOX. When I was iu Utah, a month ago, I found the name of the Chief Justice there dis gracefully associated with mining contro versies: and when I printed the current statement as to his unfortunate relation to f the mine in dispute, I was met by the surprising argument that his name was inserted among the locators of the mine without his knowledge. While 1 did not helive this last position to he truly taken, hut rather-urged in favor of the Chief to help liim out in another issue, I am willing, for the moment, to sup pose that Minister Schenck s name may have oeentrotted into the mining advertisement in foreimi lands without his perfect concur rence. And yet, what familiarity, what easy conscience. what disregard ot diplomatic usages and the rights of hospitality under a foieign state, must he iu question when the United states Minister to the first power in Europe can he manipulated, even without his consent, into the newspapers of the city where he is a resident, used to hack up a trade, and at the risk of severest stricture upon our national morals and sense of the of ficial fitness of things. THE EMMA MINT The Emma Mine has been the ‘best-produc ing mine in the Territory of Utah. It lies thirty miles or so south of Salt Lake City, in the steppes of the Wahsatch, and I was told that it had yielded $0,01)0,000 of specie. The powerful banking corporations of Sau Francisco and New York have competed for the control of it. At the present time, im mense quantities of ore lie upon the dump,” —that is, lie at the mouth of the mine, piled up iu quantities and waiting for transporta tion. The increase in the cost of freights over the Union Pacific Eailroad had tempo rarily put all the mining corporations of Utah at disadvantage, and they were lazily getting out tbe ore.andheaping it up,in antici pate oubf a decline in freight charges.so that it •could bo profitably* shipped to the East. Iu this interval, as it may appear, we suddenly hear, through the London newspapers, that there is a desire to sell a portion of the mine in London, and, for the purpose of giving the mine a strong name, our Minister to the Court of St. James is placed prominently amongst the Trustees. You are probably well informed as to how these mines iu the Jiocky Mountains are sold in distant coun tries. Our mining laws give advantages to the discoverers of lodes aud veins, so that, under certain regulations, they are permitted to pre-empt a _ cer tain number of feet of mineral laud; and, by co-operation, a certain number of persons can take up sufficient ground to constitute themselves large min eral landholders. Into such a corporation all sorts of people arc admitted; perhaps a couple of capitalists, an engineer, a banker in some distant city, two or three laborers, a couple of Territorial officers; aud. for the rest, different people of influence or enthu siasm are named as likely to help the enter prise. A few hundred dollars suffice to ex pose the mineral-ledge, clear away the entrance to it, and perhapt open a wiioifc nel into the earth, far enough to let the re sources of the mine be delineated. Then money is raised amongst the discoverers aud their associates, sufficient to send a shrewd advertising agent to the marts of the East or to Europe, to find purchasers for the mine. In some cases, the original patentees have enough faith in the subject of their discovery to retain an interest in the miue, and they then desire to sell the rest of the concern to new parties informed about mines, and sanguine as to the profit to be made from them. Their agent also keeps an interest when he goes abroad to dispose of the property, and the sale of it permits him to get a largo percentage iu the transaction. The city of London has been found to he the great market for American mines. English men, who get for their money not more than 2or 4 per cent at Lome, aud who have large surplusses lying in hank ready for invest ment in whatever comes along, are readily taken up with tbe notion of a miue which may yield anywhere from 15 to 500 per cent. Many of these Englishmen have had good luck in American, Australian, Austrian, and Asiatic mines. They keep iu their employment shrewd and capable metallurgists aud engineers, ready to ho despatched to the seat of foreign mines. Tlio American agent appears abroad with charts of the miue, its relative position in the country, its proximity to transportation and to other mines which have been known to return handsome profits. He also pre sents specimens of ore and specimens of metal, affidavits from people of quality cer tifying to the truth of his attestations, assayers’ reports showing the relative per cent of precious mineral to the ore, and documents from the United States Laud Office certifying to the pre-emption, »tc. He sells the mine in London, subject to in spection bv the English metallurgist or en gineer in l£e employ of the capitalist. This inspector, whose expenses arc paid by ius employers, comes to America iu company with the man deputed to sell the futile. The corruptibility of modern society is generally instanced in the fact that, on the way to America, the agent to sell and the agent to buy agree upon the character of the latter s report, and he is tipped,” or promised a good thing, m case he is able to stretch his veracity sufficiently to report that the mine keeps well up to the reports made concerning it. I have heard of .cases where a poor engineer or inspector of ibis sort received from ten to fifty thousand dollars on the faith of his report. It often happens that the mine exceeds cven_ms in terested confirmationsi it peL»Spa Happens that the English purchasers are sold out al together. Many mines iu Utah aud Nevada Lave been disposed of in this way to London capitalists for two hundred thousand dollars or more. The business of selling them has brought into life a new class of factors, who ply between the Eocky Mountains aud Thrcadneedle street, selling sometimes four r five mines a year. Last year I fell into the societvof a young man, formerly a wri -1 or for one of the New York papers, who had made SSO.OOO in two seasons by selling mines in Utah to Englishmen. SCHENCK ANALYZED. _ Minister Sclienck. who is a wide-awalso man without business habits, by nature, not a prosperous man,—although this is attributable as much to Jus extravagance ai’d indifference about money as to uuv tliiug else,—and perfectly informed on all the methods and processes of specuiatne iobberv in our country, cannot claim that he has* put his name up at tho head ot a foreign advertisement in favor of a mine ■without huo-wing all about the system by ■which these mines are sold. bclienck is osentially a mau of the ■world* Ho b((5 been, longer in public life than almost any man now prominent in the republic. He is a man without religious affinities* without that strong moral discipline which comes fiom what we may call high-toned associa tions, ami his highest feelings are of a con ventional sort, which come from an original earnest, but now frivolous, seuse of uor, and from a warm patriotism, not —tter in quality than that of many en who could die ou tUO battlc iold for the flag. but could not live at JiOlhC ithont playing a frequent game of pdlfcr •ud listening with zest to a coarse story, sclienck might ho called an old mau of the world. 'I he moorings, formed early in life, by which many weaker men attach them selves to certain principles, couvlctioas, or -a>soei:iTiou.s and restrain themselves. If not from principle, from the strengthening tra ditions of good company and orthodox hab its. do not exist in the case of our present Slinistcr to England. He is the offspring of t-lrong instinct* of circumstantial respecta bility, of pride without reverence, and of native sagacity without religion. His early osilions in politics may be said to have been takeu by affinity. A man of fair, gen erous nature, he started in life with that 'fatal mistake of many politicians, that fieaity gratitude to his supporters, no matter vhat their character might he. was tho lirst element of .public manhool, A person who would <>bake of a supporter, even for good general reasons, Schenck learned to abhor. Hence he has grown up ijto public life without nobler guidance than tho desultory tradi tional notions of a party man. Good-fcllow fclnp. loose generosity, that sort of uusellish- Jiess. or.appareut uusel&shuces, wliiclilsoftcu most selfish, constancy to his party organiza tion, —snob are some of the few principlisoa which the man who now tills one of the high est posts of the country has been accustomed to rely. You can readily perceive that a man like this, no matter how strong his original nature, will experience some. detonation, t-omo demoralization, before he gets far into 1 lie period of old age. His love of freedom and fair play, his indignation against sys tems and statesmen which oppress liis neigh bors and human nature, may be maintained in a slip-shod fashion, and yet be entirely compatible with a certain reduction of moral tone, with a certain bad char ity for unworthy men, and with a certain indifference to personal integrity, which, like any series of bad babits, finally grow more stalwart than the original virtues, and usurp the place once occupied by an earnest and stubborn nature. This I conceive to be General Schenck—one of the creatures of modem politics, a victim of partisan ideas, an American admirable in force of faculties and still a leader of meu, but quietly and imperceptibly worn out at the edges of character, the possible victim of any suave business operation gotten up by his friends for moneyed uses. Tinf-FNOLISU OX THE JOB. Wc can imagine what mistakes a loose American politician like this might make iu an old, orthodox, dignified State like Eng land. Ho went out of this country worn down, I may say debauched, from a period where public morals had reached their lowest level* Ho had seen a political party striving to impeach and cut adrift tho Chief Magistrate himself because ho ran awkwardly iu the party gear, and would not keep timo to the gallop of rapacity. He had been Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means in the most infamous period of its history, when taritt-jobbers, special-interest meu, whiskey distillers, and operators of all sorts besieged his doors, and lay in wait for him after the hours of public business were done. A listless, sensuous, come-day. go-day, worldly stateman, he long ago lost the zest for a high grade of com pany. and x>referred to spend his nights with people who had no respectability before tho country—convivial wine-drinkers, late-sup per men, and folks without domestic or re ligious attachments. Amongst these classes Schenck was one of the. most popular meu who has been iu Congress from tho North, lie had not been fond of President Grant and his administration. He never was a time-server. Suddenly the dazzling promo tion of the English mission was sot before his eyes, and he gave up the highest place in the American Legislature to accept it. A widower lor many years, the father of a family of unmarried daughters, and keenly aware that his worldly fortune was far be low the figure he might have made it, ho started away just at the period when his friends were urging him to make provision for those around him, and not die.Bliko Jus tice Taney and the old folks of the last gen eration, leaving his dependents to the chari ties of the world. His case appears to me to confirm a superstition 1 have long had iu Washington, that no man can be a perfectly reliable public servant, in the upper walks, who is not easy iu his private circumstances. We see this also exemplified in the case of N. P. Ranks and others. NOW, REALLY, YOU KNOW! The country to which Schenck betook himself is one where statesmen are gener ally rich. English legislators are men of largo private resources. The most of them keep an estate in tho country, a town-house iu Loudon, and live at tho clubs besides. At a period when the English nation had ex perienced a wonderful revolution in senti ment toward America, and unitedly labored to effect a social restoration of the legiti mate good feeling which should prevail be tween nations like ourselves, poor old Schenck was precipitated in that cauldron of bubbling and seething hospitality. Ho was the man of the time. Ho had just as sisted to conclude a which was to smother the dificronces of the past, and con duce to a moral alliance between the mother country and its gigantic offspring. What wonder if the worst interpretation should come true, and this admirable old gentle man, taking his American notions of politi cal merchandise with him. has allowed his name to be used in a mining adveutu«-e, which has alreadj' covered him with scandal i REFORM IT ALTOGKTIIEI! “What more signal instance than this can we find to show that the example set by our Chief Magistrate, three years ago, is not without its imitators? The President for got his eminence when he reached the sum mit of power, and took presents and fitted out his kinsmen with offices. With this high example still recent in his mind, Minis ter Schcuck may have put his official name at the head of a mining and jobbing adver tisement. He has served the country longer than the President, and he ought to have a little estate of his own. We can understand how much old orthodox England must bo agitated over this matter, if wo can also con ceive that Minister Thornton, while residing in Washington, had advertised in the papers of the country a lottery of some sort in the British Isles. Brother Hamilton Fish would, in such a case, feel a revolution in the deep est respectabilities of his Knickerbocker na ture. If the case of Catacazy has made him boil,—that cockatrice Catacazy, who wrote political things in the New York dailies.— now hard-boiled would he have been had he to overhaul Mr. Thornton for using his of ficial place to help his cockney lotteries. xi X wi«mi readers, we want a reform in tho Civil Service, and we want to begin it by reforming the Presidency. The first place to begin with in tho new Civil Service is right at the source,—to stand up in the mighty dig nity aud unanimity of our citizenship, and vote the White House anew tenant. G.vra. LAND TITLES. XiCllcr from John Borden, Esq. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Sm: In view of tho proposed legislation upon the subject of land titles, it is proper to call pub lic attention to a few facts. The origin of all our titles is under a patent from the United States, or tins state, or by a canal deed to the first pur chaser, after wliich the title may have passed to others successively in the chain, by deed, by de scent, by will, by tao exercise of a power to sell, by a master’s deed, by a Sheriff's deed, by judg ment, ns in ejectment, by decree in chancery, by guardian’s sale, bv administrator's sale, by tax sale, by title acquired under statutes of limita tion, Ac. Now it becomes the duty of those who propose to supply the records of means of indices, &c„ to satisfy tlie inquiry whether the abstracts books or indices above referred to if made evidence, will pass tho title along to the present owners or claimants and not leave It in the wrong parties. And it is their further duty to satisfy the body of real estate owners that the public generally have an interest in and a right to know just how every man’s title stands, and if there is a weak place in it now since the lire, to know just what it is and all about it. Neither of these duties can bo performed by any ouo who has any correct knowledge of the subject. On the other hand, it la the dutyol these who advocate a commission, or any other new and ex trajudicial mode of passing upon titles, or of manufacturing evidence in regard to them, to satisfy those who owned the real estate before the fire that they will be confirmed in their Utica. When more than one shall claim the same piece of property, somebody will have to be left out in the cold. Who is willing to bo disseized of his freehold or deprived of lus property except upon a fair trial, had according to well known forma of law t Who is willing to have evidence to be here after used against him manufactured exparte and behind his buck It is tho duty of those who pro pose to grind over all the titles in Cook County in a common grist, or successively, to satisfy tho present holders of tho property that, instead of remaining as they are now, im the quiet enjoyment of it, it is better for them to litigate all of their titles at this time, and challenge the whole world to come in and contest them. Inasmuch as it is commonlv supposed that most of the evidences of title are lost, perhaps it will only take a very short lime to try, euy one huipirQU thousand dll fojept titles, or B ucil a matter. And it is the espc-elul duty of all persons advocating any short hand method of dealing with land titles to ex plain in what respect the law, as it now stands, and which it the result of past experience is Insufficient to meet the emergency, and to what extent It falls short of answering tho purpose, especially iu the matterof perpetuating evidence of title and quieting titles on behalf of those who may choose or be inclined to invoke aid. It is, iirobaUy, safe not to have a surplus of legislation on this subject. As tho law is now, no one can ho proceeded against and hound liy the proceeding unless he has been actually served with notice of it, and called upon to appear and answer, or. It notified by publication, he baa three years to llnd out that there has been a proceeding agamsthim. Those who will probably lose their titles under the form of proceeding to be had under some new statute now to be enacted, may bo asked how much shorter time than three years are they will ing to take for the purpose of finding out that somebody else has been adjudged to be the owner of their property it may be considered aa somewhat heterodox to doubt whether the fire which burned up tho Court House has damaged fatally our land titles. Everybody since the fire have quietly enjoyed their property as before, livery one has found his own lot in the burnt district, and it will bo no serious matter if the public never find out how he came by it. Tncre have been more sales of property Villiili the district referred to since tho lire than before in the sam 6 sims. and any difficulties in the titles thereto SeeulTo 2iav6 been obviated in some way to the satisfaction of tho purchasers. Probably there would bo but little dilliculty in getting a loan upon a parcel of good property, if the prior mortgages upon it ’oulci only be lifted. As some legislation will probably bo insisted upon, It would bo perhaps sate to shorten tho period named in the statutes of limitation to three years. If any one has a claim to any property at this time ho ought to enter upon tho property or sue for it within three years or not at all. if it is in the burnt district somebody will have a house upon it in hall that time. It would fttod po safe to require every claimant of a dower right, Who, tr suit, makes a claim upon property by reason nr n M e in her husband anterior to this fire, out not claimed by him at tho time of it, tn imJhtrn proof that she never released her dowerfor£> ewe 23' ftat em, 2?vorjotaoa Winter husband in any deed for that thereof shifting the burden of prCGf upon that point and making it conform to what osr common exper ience leaches, to wit, that in at least nine cases 111 ten the wife joins with the husband vsiien he deeds away his property. What tho titles of the county need more than legislation is repose, and the owners of the prop erty need just now to be let alono. And a vast majority of them would prefer to be let alone. When all tho old deeds have been hunted irp-and recorded,—and they are now being recorded at Hie into of over one hundred per day,--and when all the quit claims are obtained, which can bo procured from those who figure in the chains of title, and when it is considered how many titles may safely rest upon the statutes of limitation which are now in force, it may bo finally dis* covcicd that we have been worse scared about our land titles than hurt. Several cases of last records have been cited as lights to guide us at this time. But if we con sider the number of persons concerned, and the complexity of our titles, none of them seem to be quite analogous. Perhaps some learned com-' menttaor can’inform us how land titles were ar ranged after the flood. It appears that Noah, who was a verr wise man, so ted very indiscreet ly after that event. Also, that Canaan was tilled out. And probably the others opened a new set of abstract-books, for wo flnd that some time afterward Abraham bought of Ephron a piece of real estate and paid nil cash for it. so that he must have been hr some way satisfied about the title. John Borden. Suspended Insurance Companies, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune 8m: Having Just returned from Now York, where I went to look after the interests of clients who were insured in Insolvent New York com. paiiiee, I desire to moke known to the publio, through the medium of Tub Tribune, the in formation acquired while there. My attention wiiß-'parUculary directed to the following com panies, viz.: Lorillord, Atlantic, Market, Yoak t re, Manhattan. Security, Excelsior, and North American; and the result of my inquiries, after a carelui investigation, was entire satisfaction with what has been done, as being beat for the interests of policy-holders. There ore only two modes of winding up the affairs of an insolvent insurance company with any show of justice to creditors, one m bankruptcy and the other by a Receiver appointed by a State court. Tne latter is the course adopted by the companies above named. I know there has been an opinion prevailing in Chicago, and not without foundation, that there was danger of the New York companies falling into the hands of “rings,” and that, with the assistance thej' would bo able to get from the State Courts, every dollar of assets would bo used up in fees, expenses, and stealings. It has been only by prompt and united action of substantial insurance men, aided by awakened public sentiment growing out of the Tammany frauds, that such results have been averted. And even now, as I am credibly in foimcd, some Instances have occurred where in solvent companies have passed into the hands of Receivers, who, with the Judgesappoiuting them, are members of corrupt rings, and from whom no expectant policy-holder will ever see a return ing dollar. But there are other Judges beside Barnard and Cardozo in New York, and there are honorable and just men in whoso keeping our rights are sale. Of this class, as a rule, are those Presidents and other ofileera of insolvent compa* ales who have been appointed Receivers on appli cation of the Directors. 1 may mention Mr- Norwood, of the Loriliard; Mr. Cox, of the Atlan tic; Mr. Freeman, of the Market; Mr. Hastings, of the Security; all men of the class above men tioned. And so, 1 believe, are the Receivers of the Yonkers, Excelsior, ami North American, though, not being so largely Interested iu them, I was not so particular in my inquiries. It Is to bo regretted that the President of the Manhattan was not appointed for that company, though Mr. Bedell, the appointee, is well spoken of. He is Vico President of the Fhccnix, and a smart insur ance man*; a quality thatcan bo dispensed within a Receiver, if no is possessed of sterling honesty. lam satisfied, however, that the affairs of the Manhattan will bo promptly settled. There can bo no doubt that tho mode of clos ing up adopted by these companies, with honest men as JieceirerSj is far better than proceedings in bankruptcy, in the city of New \ork. After careful inquiry into tho probable costs and suits, tho details of proceedings and practice la that city, my opinion is that tho course being pursued is eminently judicious, and that nay other would be simply disastrous. I went to Now York with tho contrary opinion, and with the power and intention of instituting proceedings iu bsmtt tuptcy against nearly all the companies above named. have returned to advise my clients, and to urge upon all Chicago policy-holders, In this public manner, to let well enough alone, and not to jeopardize the interests of others, as well as their own, by any hasty, ill-advised measures. In most cases the Receivers are collecting in all demands us fast as possible, and placing the money on deposit at 5 per cent Interest. They expect to make a dividend in February. It Is im portant. to this end, that all claims be proved up as speedily as possible. Tho polioy-nolders here need Incur very little expense tn the collection of their demands when proved In every case where tho right kind of man is Receiver,good attorneys can bo found who will attend to it for 1 or 2 percent commission. By statute in New York every receivcris requir ed to make a full report in detail on the Slat of December, to the Superintendent of the Insurance Department, of the condition of the com pany in his bands. If the Superintend ent will publish these reports in the papers, in advance of hia annual report to the Legislature, he will confer a favor upon creditors. By that time tne Receivers will generally have got in a pretty full account of assets and liabili ties, ana, if they will furnish statements to the press at the same time they report to the Super intendent, it will go far toward assuring the pub lic of diligence and good faith on their part, to say the least. Permit me to say a word in this connection,as to the temper of our people, and their expressions of feeling toward Eastern insurance companies. Much has been said and written under the smart of our misfortune that had better have remained unsaid. We are not tbe only losers by the Chi cago lire. In the destruction of the mil lions of insurance stocks at the East, hundreds and thousands of men on the down hill of life, of widows, and others whose means were thus invested, have lost their aIL These losses have left many penniless to-day, who hud a com petence on the Bth of October. Several such cases came to my knowledge during throe days’ stay in New York, yet our large-hearted friends at the East, of all classes, business, denomina tions, nnd creeds, have helped us with a generous liberality, besides attending to those left desti tute in their midst by the same wldc-reaching calamity. Let us remember that a petulant, fault-finding spirit, though caused by, can dud no excuse in, our misfortunes; and that if our people show patient endurance, and proper grati tude for sympathy and aid extended to us, Chi cago’s good name will thereby become co-cxten slve with the fame of her material growth. Geo. Scoville. Chicago, Dec. 2. Tbe Office ofFialt Inspector, jfi*. John v. wtnkelman Deab Sm: Now that your terra of office is about to expire, for my own information and for the information of the public, (for I may per chance publish a copy of this letter), I would like to ask in good faith a few questions with refer ence to the ofllcc of Fish Inspector, and hope you will do me the favor of answering them; as dur ing your term of oilice nothing, to my knowledge, has occurred but what has been the most friendly and amicable between us. First. Have we, ithe wholesale flsh dealers of Chicago, any necessity for a Fish Inspector Second. Does the office of Fish Inspector, at the present time, giro any protection to the pro ducers or consumers of fish 1 Third. Is the olllce at the preaenttlmo anything more or less than a burden on tbc shoulders of the wholesale llsh dealers, curtailing our profits to the amount of just what woTiavo paid you the past two years? Fourth. Would not the interests of tho pro ducers and consumers of fish be as well protected without a Fish In ipector as they are with one; and would it not leave the fish-packers on about tho same footing as our packers of pork and other merchandise that bears a brand by which they establish their own reputation before the country at large I I have no doubt the Fish Inspector, before there were any wholesale fish houses in Chicago, performed a good work. He was then a third party to whom ourwholesalogroccrslooked for protection. They then received their fish direct from tho fisheries of Lake Michigan and Lake Superior, and had no means of knowing whether they received good or bad fish. That day is past, and they now look to tho fish packers to adjust all claims and rcolalmatlons. Whether it is tho intention of our Common Council to saddle us, tho wholesale llsh dealers, again with a Fish Inspector I cannot tell; but if so, I think it a great injustice, and hope the City Council will consider the matter well before they compel ns again to support some office-seeker for the next two years. Very respectfully yours, Sam. P. Wallet, Wholesale Fish Dealer, Chicago. Chicago, Nov. 28, isn. Sam 1 P. Wallaf, Esq.: Dear Sue: Yours of yesterday was received, read, and will bo immediately answered. You ask me, Have we, the wholesale fish dealers of Chicago, any necessity for a Fish In spector I would answer that, under the law as it now is, a Fish Inspector is a mere nothing; hois unable to protect either tho fisherman, dealer, or consumer against frauds and imposi tions. He Is a useless officer. The office, besides being an entirely useless one, is not only a burden upon, and drawback to, tho fish dealers, but affects tbo poor man who consumes the fish, and who must eventually pay for the inspection thereof. In my opinion neither the fisherman, dealer, or consumer, would in the least suffer, if In tho future the Common Council would leave the Office of City Fish Inspector vacant. In that case the dealer would liave to brand his fish with hia own brand, and if lie cheated people by selling them an article inferior to that which tho brand would indicate it to be, ho could not shield blm -BA]f behind the flimsy excuse, “It Is all the In spector’s fault,”—he’d have to bo honest or “go under.” If you sec fit to publish this reply, you can do so, alon: with a copy of your own letter, includ ing tho puff” you give the next office seeker and—the last one. Very respectfully, JOUK C. WINKELMAN. Chicago, Nov. 29,1871. Great Fire in St* Johns, Newfoundland* Twenty-fire Vears Ago* •St. Jolms, N. F., (Nov. 12) Corronpondenco of tho New York Evening Post. A movement has just been initiated hero for raising subscriptions for the relief of tho sufferers at Chicago. Twenty-live years ago three-fourths of this city were burned down in a single day, and more than half of tho entire property was destroyed. June 10,184(5, rose on tho city a beautiful summer morning. About 0 o’clock the alarm of fire was sounded. In tho west ern suburb, a closely-packed section of wooden houses, the lire broke out. A high wind drove the embers in all directions, and as the gale increased the llames advanced with incredible rapid ity. From house to house, from street to street, tho blood-red tongues of lire leaped. All efforts were unavailing to stay the destroyer’s progress, and at length, panic stricken and stupefied, the people lied before tho devouring flames. Blazing brands, hurled by tho wind, flow on before the huge volume of Are, and began tho appalling work of destruction in advance. The conflagration swept from end to end of tho city. Before tho sun went down, twelve thousand per sons were left homeless, and property valued at a million sterling was destroyed. Of sixty largo mercantile establishments only one escaped. All the public buildings perished. Custom House, Best Office, Court jlouse, Exchange, banks, churches, etc. A forest- blackened chimneys marked the site of Ihe as the sun went down upon tho awful scene, i' 118 5 as in Chicago, stone and brick buildings COUiuJ? akc resistance to tho progress of the flames. M o increase the horror of tho scene the lire seized on several largo oil-vats* which burst and covered the whole harbetf with a sheet of liquid flame, which set lire' to’ several Ves sels. So soon as the extent of the calamity was known, aid poured in abundantly from England and America. Tho Britten Gov ernment sent £oo.ooo sterling, and iff most churches in Britain a collection was 1 taken to aid tho sufferers. Tho city rose from 1 its ashes on a much hotter plan than formerly* with wider streets and fewer wooden erec tions. Tho main business street, a mile in length, Is built of brick or stone, but most •of the remainder of the city is-of wood. —Miss Addio S. Ryan has left London and •gone to Florence, in company with her teach er,-filme. Saintou-Dolby. THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE; SUNDAE, DECEMBER 3, IS7L. JACK BULGE OP THE MUD-SCOWKATE. Oh, yaas! I know'd him like a book: I know'd him both root and branch; And there wam’t a better hearted cuss Went loafin' around this ranohe. I guess you’re a stranger in these parts, For lt r a gettln* mighty late To tell the story how bold Jack Budge Saved the staunch old mud-acow Kate. He wasn't no common slouch, you bet I He’d the heart of a roarin' lion, And bis hands was as hard as knotted oak, And his heart was as tough as iron. He’d toko no cheek, but as quick os thought Would out with his llcellin' knife. And rip It Into a feller’s ribs, The most natural thing In life. I’ve seen him gouge out a sucker’s eyes, And chew on the end of hlsnoas; Then nut sis slugs through his tumal hido As easy as “here she goes.” Yes. Jack was a noble-hearted boy, Tber’s no discussion on that; And h6 laid out his critter every time That ho made up his mind for a spat. Lor I I’ve seen him mash his dad in tho jaw And slap his mother's snoot. And, if they chinned him back again, Black both their eyes to boot. He cussed and drank like a bully boy, And 1 wish we had him back. Ah! if ever a Christian went aloft. That Christian was poor old Jack I But I’m clean forgottln’ tho mud-scow Kate, That Jack Budge chanced to save, With Cap’n, and crew, and passengers, Prom a sartln watery grave. I’ve heard him swear, If tbo time should come, And he should bo aboard, That he’d die to save tho brave old scow, If it snaked him before the Lord. And this is the way it was, you see: ’Twero a starless night in June; He was plnvin' tho drum on a shipmate's head, Below, with a stone spittoon, When the Cnp'n called all hands on deck,— For tho waves was risln’ high, And the air was full uf angry sounds. And a storm was In tho sky. The barometer hung on tho binnacle mast, And it made a drcfllo show, As tbc mercury fell, and fell, and fell. Till It never 101 l so low. What did Jack do as no saw it fall I He gave an awful frown, And siezed tho darned jigamaree in a dash, And turned it upside down* As ho held it tight in a deadly grasp, He shivered from top to toe. For the storm fought hard to have its way, But it hadn’t no sort of show. For his grip was a grip of iron, you see, And ho gripped wltu a grim despair. Till the clouds cleared off and tho wind died out, And the sky was once more clear. But he still held that barometer. The down aide up, ns you Uavo hoard, And stopp’d the storm a cornin’ on, To bo Just us good as bis word. And he never let go that hold of his, And he never again drew breath. For strugglin’ with thunder and llgUtnia’ so Had made him fresh meat for death. Yes, ho got his ticket to see the show, When nls last bravo light was lit, And Jack Budge handed that ticket in At the gallery, not the pit; And ho is an angel now, sure pop, In his home of eternal rest. And is toting around with the saints above. Just os good a saint as the best. —Boston uazette. GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS IN CHI- Report of (he Supervening Architect of the Treasury* A. B. Mnllott, Supervising Architect of the Treasury, in his annual report dated Novem ber 17,1871, speaks as follows iuregard to the government buildings in Chicago The opinions expressed in the following ex tract from myrepertofSept. 30, 1800, viz.: “I regret to stale that the Custom House building atPortland, Maine, which has been considered strictly fire-proof, was irreparably injured by the disastrous conflagration In that city, and must be rebuilt from the foundation walls. Tho total de struction of its contents was only prevented by the strenuous efforts of some persons who wore overtaken by tho lire, and were unable to leave the building, where they barely escaped with their lives. The experience in this case has proved conclusively that stone and iron structures, however carefully constructed, offer no successful resistance to a large conflagration, and that all government buildings should ho iso lated by wide streets or open spaces,” have been fully sustained by the results of tho late disas trous lire in Chicago. Tho Custom House In that city was situated ou the southwest corner of Dearborn and Monroe streets, the former of which is eighty, and tho latter sixty-six feet in width. Its west facade, however, faced Lom bard Block, which was a lino structure, live sto ries in height, rising from fifteen to twenty feet above the top of tho Custom House, from which it was separated by a narrow street only twenty seven feet wide. Tho immediate cause of the destruction of the Custom House was tho burn ing of this block, tho llamea from which, driven by the tierce southwest gale prevailing at the time, against tho walls of the building, soon de stroy ea the stonework, warped tho ironwork and shutters of the windows from their fastenings, and gave the flames free access to tho Interior. The requirements of tho Post Olllco Depart ment, for whoso use the first story of tho build ing was designed, made it necessary to carry the entire Interior on cast-iron columns, which, of course, soon yielded to tho beat, and precipitated the upper floods Into the cellar. It has been sup posed that the destruction ot tho columns was caused by the heat evolved from the burning furniture in tho Post OlUce. This, I am satisfied from a personal examination, was not tho case. Tho columns at tho south end of tho building, which were not exposed to the fiery blast from the Lombard Block, though in imme diate contact with tho wood-partitions forming the office of tho Postmaster. Assistant Postmas ter, and Cashier, remain Intact, while those at other points not directly in contact with any wood-work wore entirely destroyed. Tho destruc tion of tho building was, in my opinion, attribut able entirely to tho intense heat which was forced through tho open windows like hot blasts from a smelting-furnace. and which thoroughly fused metal and glass. I feel confident that, had the interior iron columns been rendered fire-proof, which could readily have been done, the interior construction of tho building, as well as the contents of tho rooms ou the east front, including the vaults of the depos itory, would have been saved; and, had the ex terior of the building been protected by fire-proof shutters, its contents would Imvo been preserved. Indeed, tho contents of one room, at tho south end of tho building, which was tho only one in the second story supported by brick walls instead of iron columns, were uninjured. Had tho .Cus tom House been isolated on all sides by streets of equal width with those first mentioned, I do not believe that it would have been seriously damaged. Tho property on which the building was erected was purchased in 1855 and 1837 for $00,200, and the building waa erected within fif teen feet of the lino of the government property. In 1865 an arrangement was made with Mr. Lom bard, at a cost off $8,400, by which this space was increased, as above stated, to twenty-seven foot. At the time tho building was erected there was' no difficulty in obtaining all tho land that was desired at a low price; and I believe that, for an additional sum, not to exceed.s3o,ooo, an ample lot could have been secured, and the destruction of the building in all probability averted. If this was an exceptional case, some excuse might bo of fered for the selection of so small a lot; but it has been tho nile instead of tho exception. One en tire side of many of tho moat important buildings erected prior so iB6O is practically worthless, from tho absence of light, due to the smallness of tho lot, and tho proximity of lofty buildings, which entirely overshadow them and cut off tho light; and, under tho same circumstances as at Chicago, they will share a similar fate. In this connection, I would call tho attention of tho department to the necessity for such legisla tion as will enable tho government to condemn any land that is absolutely needed for tho preset-. vation of tic buildings now owned by tho govern ment, or for tho acquisition of suitable lots for those hereafter to he erected. Tho experience at Boston has shown that the department is at pres ent at tho mercy of any property-owner, should he desire to uso tho necessities of the govern ment for speculative purposes, and that condem nation Is the only remedy. In my last report I called attention to the fact, that, although the en tire space within the Custom House building at Chicago, including' tho cellar, had been occupied, it was still entirely Inadequate for tho transac tion of tho public business, tho postal business alone in that city having increased over 80 per cent during tho past three years. Tho fire has been productive of a still further increase, and it would now be impossible to accommodate that department in the building, oven were it desir able to attempt its reconstruction. Tho inoroaso of the customs business, by reason of diroot im portations of dutiable merchandise from foreign countries under- the provisions of tho act of July 14, 1870, has been even greater, with every prospect that it will continue to augment for years to come. Under all tho circumstances, I believe that the necessities of the gofernment require the pur chase of the rcraalmrer of tho block on which tho Custom House building is located, and the erec tion thereon, without delay, of a building of suffi cient capacity to accommodate all tho branches of tho government service in that city. Work on tho Marine Hospital at Chicago, HI., was resumed early last spring. It has been push ed forward with great energy, and will bo finish ed at an early day, and would have been com pleted TfitbiatliS amount of the original esti mates and the limitations of law, but for tbo damage done to tho building during tho suspen sion of the work and tho loss of material and in crease in prices caused hy the late lire, which the Superintendent estimates at $14,060.50. The British Anti-Monarchical Movement —Account of the Bilke Family—Sketch of the Present Baronet. Tlio prominent position which Sir Charles W. Dllko has acquired in British politics in vests the history of his family and his own career with some interest. Ihe lirst member of the family publicly known was Charles Wentworth ihlke, who was born in 1789, and was a contributor to the Westminster and Retrospective Reviews and other periodicals. In 1814 ho edited a valuable collection of old English plays in six volumes. He was pro and for many years editor of the lea£”5 weekl y Utorar y P a P 6r published in London. His son, the lirst BaToiiflty also ndnlfld Charles Wentworth, was bom in London in 1810. and was educated at Westminster, and at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. Ho succeeded to tho principal ownership of The Athenccum, and pras for many years editor thereof. Ho tras one of the earliest promoters of the Great Exhibition of 1851, and acted as a lead- “mSr nf thd Exeontivo Committee. various mcinliets of that h° d y for „l h r e J services, Mr. Dillu' which tho honor of Knl* _- hl r i he declined. Ho refused alx ward for his assistance, wishiu^rT^ I 0 services to ho purely honorary, x~ Q iSJirnf ed in bringing tho Horticultural So. London to tho prosperous condition enjoyed for many years. Queen Victoria pointed him one of the five Royal Commtb siOnOrs charged with the important duty of organizing the London Exhibition of 1862. In January, 1802, she conferred a Baronetcy BT JOHN H—T, CAGO, upon him, and) at the general election iu July, 1865, he was returned to tho House of Commons for Wallingford. The present Baronet, Sir Charles Went worth Dilke. is the oldest son of the preced ing, and was horn in London in IMS, and is consequently only in his 29th year. He was educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and received the degree of LL. B. in 1800, and was called to the bar at tho Middle Tem ple, Loudon, during the some year. He afterward made an extensive foreign tear, including this country in his travels, and gave in the hook entitled Greater Britain," observations on tho different English-speak ing peoples whom.. he' visited, He has also written several pamphlets and doubt less numerous articles in tho Athcnwnm. At the elections. of 1808 he was a candidate in the borough of Chelsea, which rotnms two members to the British Parlia- ment. The other candidates were Sir Hen _ry A. Hoaro, Bart.; Dr. W. Howard Russell, the well-known correspondent of the Lou den limes, and C. F. Frcake. Sir Charles jmd his Liberal associate won—tho vote btanding as follows: Sir Charles Wont- Worth Dike, 7,374; Sir Henry Hoare, 17,183; W. Howard Russell, 4,177; C. F. Feake, 3,929. He entered Parliament avowedly a Radical, declaring himself in favor of a further dis tribution of seats, an increase in the num ber of members returned by boroughs, and of non-interveution in foreign policies.. Ho iff a member of the Reform Club. MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. nin*lc. Selections from Cavatina are announced in a Concert programme printed in a Western paper. --The now Music Hall at Dayton. 0., was opened oniho 27th ult., by Pnrepa Rosa, —The Rev. Dr. Hatfield, formerly of this city, now of Cincinnati, has been repeating his sermon against tho opera and drama, and has stirred up a nest of hornets. —La Grange is reported to have entirely lost her voice, and become incapacitated from ever again appearing in public. —Gilmore went to Palestine to find tho trumpets which were used so cffectuallyl be fore Jericho. —Tho Strakosch company has been rein forced by a baritone, Signor Bartolini, just arrived from South America. Mr. Strakosch has arranged for a second engagement at tho Boston Theatre, of two weeks in February, when “Micnou," Hamlet," Don Giovan ni,” and “The Marriage of Figaro" will bo brought forward. —The critic of the Now York Herald came heavily down upon Capoul for his use of tho falsetto in Salvo, dimora." Gounod proba bly knew what ho was about when ho wrote tho romance to ho sung in that way. Hero au anecdote of Mazzouni recurs to us. This artist was asked why ho did not sing this very piece as it was written, instead of making an inartistic, heroic termination to it. Because," said he, “if I sang it as written, the public would not give mo a hand. To succeed in this country, yon must propitiate tho audience by a concluding yell m cnest-voicc." —The New York Leader lias kept a record for two years, and says that if Patti has re ceived all the presents In that time which have been reported, she has no less than 48 diamond tiaras. 2 chateaus in Franco, 103 diamond sets, 432 purses, 25 pearl necklaces, S3 single Jewels, horses and carriages, 18 pearl sets, 33 silver bouqnet-holdors, and other small articles of value that would make up a ton. —Some of the prominent composers of Eu rope arc decorated with the Italian order of SS. Maurice and Lazarus. The value of this compliment mav.bo estimated by the remark let slip bv the King of Italy, Grand Master of the Order. For my own part,” says the good-natured Victor Emanuel, there are two requests I never deny to anybody—a cigar and the cross of St. Maurice.” It would seem one is of as mnch account as the other. —The holders of season tickets to the Nilsson opera season in New York are growl ing because Strakosch added $lO extra for the Alexis night. —A new opera hovffe, by Offenbach, “Lo Pont dcs Soupirs,” has been brought out by Aimee, at Lina Edwin’s Theatre. Now York. —Flotow has been seriously ill. —Lasserrs, the distinguished Parisian violoncellist, is in London. —Miss Fernanda Tcdesca is at the head of a concert troupe of which Miss Jenny Bask is the songstress. The company was heard on the 23(1 nit., in ’Washington. —The Auburn (N. Y.) Academy of Music has been sold for §95,000 to Mr, Sidney Mead. —Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” has not been played at Trieste for sixteen years, till with in the last fortnight, owing to an inveterate hatred by a certain clique of Italians to any and everything emanating from Germany. Yet, says a writer, Wagner’s “Lohengrin,” more Gorman than “Don Juan,” is m re hearsal at Bologna. —Miss Mary A. Todd, of Conway, Mass., is now in Lcip.sic, Germany, studying music. Her voice is described as astounding on tho high notes, and astonishing on the low ones. But that’s what is always said of any Ameri can girl who goes abroad for a musical edu cation. IT' —Of “Miguon,” tho new opera produced by Nilsson, in Now York, tho Tribune says: “The conflagration scene was shabby, and a great deal of irreverent langhtor was excited by tbo behavior of a corps of supernumeraries, who ran three times into the burning build ing, and out sgain by the back way. coming up fresh from the opposite side, with a faint pretence of being three different gangs. They carried into tho midst of tho flames a step ladder, a coil of rope, a number of toma hawks, and a barrel, apparently containing gunpowder, and at last stood patiently and roasted to death in full sight of the audience,” One of the anomalies in “Mignon” is, that m tho first three acts. Filina (Duval), the ac tress. does nearly all fßfcr singing, and Mig uon (Nilsson), tho gipsy singer, does next to no singing, and any quantity of superb act ing. Tbo opera was produced successfully in New York, last week, to a SO,OOO house. —Milo. Minnie Hauck is having success m Vienna. _ —“Lohengrin” is now given in Pcsth, and the Hungarians aro madly delighted with Wagner's music. -o —The new.theatre now building m Rome, with tho title of King Emanuel, will have a glass roof, enabling the manager to give both day and evening performances. —The Viennese violinists now use a liquid resin. It is applied with a brush, and does no injury to tho bow or strings. It is said that tho strings produce a clearer sound by the uso of this liquid than by tho solid resin. —Adelina Patti, tho Marquise do Caux, is singing in Moscow, whence she will go to St. Petersburg!! for the rest|of tho reason of 1871- ’72. Her salary for a four months’engage ment in these two cities is said to be 200,000 francs, equivalent to $40,000 in gold. Her en gagement commenced on the oth of Novem ber, and it will end on the 10th of March next. The Drama. Miss Charlotte Cushman, (hiring hor recent engagement at Booth's Theatre, received *SOO per night, and played seven times per week, including the Saturday matinee. —Mrs. John Wood has been ottered hy Messrs. Jarrett Palmer, of Niblo’s Garden, Kew York, the hightest terms over yet pro posed to a dramatic article, to revisit America in 1872. and she is coming. —Referring to Matilda Heron’slato engage ment in that city, the St. Louis Democrat savs: “Matilda Heron was onco a bright light among the stars St. Louis was prond to honor. What she has passed through since then few can appreciate, and it is no part of our pnrpos, to review it. But it is neverthe less pitiful to think of the first evening of her reappearance, Much that seemed strange then was due to the nervous excitement na turally following a long absence. ‘Camille’ was placed upon the boards last evening. There are many potent reasons why this should not have been seloted. Yet it was alsothoughtthatin what was once her strong character, she might overcome the effects of the injudicious Naomi, She suc ceeded to a certain extent, and her part was as well performed as she is capable of per forming it. Her voice is badly impaired, yet hero and there the old tones were recognized and brought enthusiastic applause. Camille was a vast improvement on Naomi, and along with much that was indifferent there were occasional flashes of genius. We failed to observe anything ridiculous, anything strange in the actress, anything which, mlghtnotbe rationally accounted lor. She was three times called before the curtain, and bore herself in a ladylike and credita ble manner.” —Wo clip the following from the Philadel phia Evening dig Item of the 31st ult,: “Pro lessor Lemuel Green White, the teacher of Forrest, Murdoch, Roberts, and others on tho stage; the instructor of our beat readers in the pulpit, and our most correct orators at tho bar, died on Saturday, at an advanced a^Sato 6 llolland!^tSo only daughter of tho old comedian recently deceased, has gone of the Boston Museum. Laura Leclair Phil lips acts Eifie. —Mr. J. Clarke has made a great hit as Hugh Chalcotc, in Ours,” at Birmingham, E —MUc. Cerito. the celebrated dansenso, is coming to America, she having been engaged hy Colonel T. ABston Brown. —Mr. Bateman has produced at the Lon don Lyceum a niay 411 the subject Sf Dick ens’ “Pickwick Papers,” devised by Mr. Janies Albery. This subject was illustrated ontne stage in April, 1837, at the London Adelphi. The piece then acted was called Tho Peregrinations of Pickwlok! or, Hu.-'- I’anaV Bncksim.J JfcLH Jingle, Yates was Pickwick, and John Ke&Vo vfo3 Sam Uellcr, —The London Era narrates, tno following ludicrous incident: “On Friday night, tho ness the performance of Hamlet, were speta i tots of an amusing, and at the same time 1 somewhat ridiculous interpolation in the middle of the nlav. The title role was sus tained hy Mr. Goddard Whyatt, lessee of the theatre, and Inst as that gentleman had de livered, amidst dead silence, the famous soliloquy commencing. ‘To be or not to he, and as ho was about to address Ophelia, a drunken followin the gallery suddenly al lowed a load volley of oaths to escapefrom him. Mr. Whyatt immediately left the stage and Ophelia, and in a mmute was soon in the gallery, sword in hand. With the as sistance of some others, he summarily ejected tho noisy god.’ On descending to the stage, midst the deafening applause of the andi he preliminarily exclaimed; Hamlet a. himself again/ and. proceeded with.~hla part." —Mme. Marie Seebach iis playing at tho Gormqn theatre, 1 Pesth. —Mrs. Scott-Siddous-is' on* a. professional to^ r of the chief theatres,of Ireland.. —Miss Cushman says that her present Lady Macbeth is a more complete realization of her conception of tho oharacter than any she has given in former years. _ —Miss Pauline Markham acted in Hartford on Thursday evening. The Hartford Couraui of tho following day thus 'alludes to the affair: “Tho play presented by Miss Pau lin© Markham aud.a supporting company, last night, was, we suppose, intended to bo a drama of tho serious order; but no farce ever furnished more food for mirth. Pauline Markham herself is not a good actress, and evidently lacks the talent to become one. A pretty face and hue dresses are not all that are necessary to sac* cess in the dramatic art. If Miss Markham didnot find this out last night, she will when she faces less lenieu t audiences.” —Bulweris dramatizing his “Last Days of Pompeii." —A London letter says: “Sometime ago tbo Duclices do Bauffremont took a hand some house in Park lane. She is au eccen tric lady. Once she treated her husband to bonbons so deftly contrived that if his sweet tooth hadlcd to liberal indulgence ho would never have had any more trouble or sorrow or heart-burning in this wicked world. This little circumstance in her history encourages the norionthat she was merely occoutric ia regard to her house in Park lane. She furnished it like Aladdin’s palace, and, of course,- without any regard to tho length of purse strings.* As. e Duchess, all the tradesmen in London were eager to put at her disposal the united contents of their shops; for it is a brilliant peculiarity of these people that while they will not sell for cash to honest Jones,, unless ho comes wiih a reference, they have illimit able faith in selling to Duchesses. At length the Duchess had her house finished, and her occupation was gone. So ouo day she called a cab, drove to Charing Cross, took a ticket for Paris, and has not been seen or heard from since. Within a few' days the house and furniture have been sold to a city finan cier, at tho rate that will pay tho tradesman about five shillings on the pound.” GENTS’ CLOTHING. HATCH WCO7, 192 West Madison-st, COLE’S BLOCK. CLOTHING For Men and Boys. All goods Warranted as Represented, or the Money Refunded. A Full and Complete Stock. All Goods Marked in Plain Figures. OMS mcs ON£7. Call and Examime HATCH CO.’S Stock. 192 West Madison-st. MABLEY HULL. We are this day receiving large additions to our stock. A large assortment of Dress and Business Suits, and fine Cassi mere Pants, just opened, togeth er with Overcoats and suits for Children and Boys. 132 W. Madison-st. LOAN OFFICE' IStllllLive!! AND AM LOCATED AT No. State-st., Between Polk and Taylor-sts,, Where I will bo happy to see old friends. Tho time for renewing or redeeming watches and Jewelry saved from the late fire (other goods destroyed) is extended from Ist to 9th January, alter which date all such poods, not renewed or redeemed, ■will bo posltlvelyaold without further notice, to close ti»<» t-iicci new uumrauu:. Ail persons desirous of having their goods retained are respectfully asked to take no tice and govern themselves accordingly. A. GOLDSITIID, Pawnbroker, Late of Corner Clark and Vanßuren-ats. ’Particular Notice. AH parties have Watches, Diamonds, or Jewelry of any description at the Cen tral Doan Office, 184 1-2 South Clark-st., at the time of the Great Fire, are hereby notified to call and redeem the same be fore the 15th day of December, 1871, or the same will be sold. CENTRAL LOAN OFFICE, 225 West Polk-St. A..W. ADCOCK. Proprietor. NOTICE. AJiDBEIVS KITIIIV, Pawnbrokers, Have reopened again. 4-V> Stato-sf. HARDWARE. CHICAGO. CINCINNATI. NEW YORK. J. L. WAYNE SON, 14 North Canal-st., Formerly 190 Lake-st., Dealers in BUILDERS’, CABINET, and GENERAL HARDWARE, UPHOL STERERS’ GOODS, and UNDERTAK EBS’ TRIMMINGS. CARD. In connection with, the above, Mr. Geo. E. Biles, formerly of Tyler Bliss and Jackson Bliss, would be pleased to see his former customers and Mends. TERRA COTTA. CHICAKfI TERRA COTTA CD Are now ready to fill all orders for Window and Door Caps, Belt Courses, Cornices, Brackets, Chimney Tops, &c., &c., AT OLD PRICES. Factor; and Office, near the corner Sixteenth and Renhen-sts. 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CLARKE GO., JPBI.'yCIF.IE OFFICE, IVo. 10 Eldridge-court. BBAJTCJa OFFICE, NO. 35 W. Washingiull-SX. FIEE MARINE tammi iptf. Risks taken in the following Reliable Companies: MiNDMCTDREES’ INSURANCE COMFY, of Boston. ORGANIZED 1823. Assets, after pajlog all losses, loelndlng those of the Chicago Fire, $1,150,009. HOME INS. COM’Y, of Columbus, 0. BOITHWESTEI NATIONAL INS. COM’Y, of Milwaukee. lOFFIAN riEE ms. COM’Y. of New York. RIM INSURANCE. Merchants requiring insur- ance on the Mississippi or Mis souri Rivers, can obtain certifi cate at the Marine and Fire In- surance Agency of GEO. C. CLARKE&CO. OFFICES, J\'os. 10 Eldridg e-court and 3 5 fl'V If 'ash ington-st. Underwriters’ Agency, OF NEW YORK. Caih Audi, Alter payin' Chicago Loisei, $3,000,000. We are paying ionsei In foil as fast as ad nsted, by Sight Drafts on New York. ADJUSTING OFFICE, 60 South Canabst., SECOND FLOOR. FIRE INSURANCE Bisks written on Dwellings and other prop erty, at the Local Offices, 62 South Canal-st,, ~tl floor, and, 475 n'abash-av. OGDEN, SUM k SUM, AGENTS. ST. NICHOLAS iismiei mmi OF NEW YORK, Assets, Not. 1,1871, $230,000.00. This Company has sustained no loss hy the Chicago Fire. Good Mercantile, Warehouse, Packing House, and Dwelling risks accepted at fair rates. Make application direct to J. VAN INWAGEN, Agent, 92 West Madison-st. Globe Ins. Comp any, OF emCAGO. ADJUSTING OFFICE, ROOM 1, NO. 63 CANAL-ST. 11. F. WALKER, President. REPIIiKIHIM t Four, eight, and twelve-month adjustment] certili* cates. Will pay highest cash price for one or aIL D. K. TENNEY, 454 Wabash-ar. REPUBLIC HIM COM. I will buy the claims of parties having settled at 25 cents. R. D. STILES, r/.M Wabash-av. TfEATHEESimS^^ WEATHER STRIPS. J. W. D. Kelley Bro., (Formerly 1W Lake-st.), now at SOB Michigan-av., Lake Front, With a full stock of every description of Weather Strips made. Trade supplied at low -rates. Send for circulars and price list. .300 »ID -50 C IB .30c #*lo ,20c y 1 IB BROWN’S DOUBLE RUBBER WEATHER STRIPS. BOSLEY CO., 117 West Wnaliington-st. OCEAN NAVIGATION. CUNAKD LINE Steam between New York, Boston, Liverpool, Queenstown, Glas gow, Londonderry, THREE SAILINGS EVERY WEEK. PnMMircrs hooked to and from German and Scandl- Passencera uoo Europe at lowest rates. ■Stffiaim J?SVnri. Tl%.nsb bill, ol bul. inl’fcr mOTbnndlso. to anil from Kurppo, Issue;! In SSimclTon nltli LaVo Shore Micblsnu Southern Railroad. P. B. Dt TEUSET, Central Western Agent, 37S State-st., CMcaco. DRY GOODS. JOHN y. FAEWELL CO., 347 349 lonroe-st. We are happy to announce that we are in our new quarters with a foil line of goods in all departments, which we are offering at the lowest rates. Onr facilities are ample to meet the demands of the trade. Orders will be Ailed promptly, and satisfaction guaranteed. W. R. KINGSBURY is now nff “s"oETMiNXS U of BE3T AS DRY OOODS! TO BE FOOD M THE CITY, CONSISTING OP Foreign and Domestic Staple and Fancy Goods, Trimmings, etc. THE BEST DOLLAR KID GLOVE IN TOWN. 669 WEST LAKE-ST. DENTISTRY. U TOWNEE 60. DENTISTS, 181 and 183 *West Madison-st., Northeast Corner Halsted. VITALIZED AIR Given la extracting Teeth. No pain, no danger. Extracting Teeth, each 500 Artificial Teeth, very best e2O to is Cheaper Sets.. ...SIO to sls SnlltlGold Fillings A 2tOs 4 Silver fillings I to 2 3 TEETH EXTRACTED AND NEW ONES IMME DIATELY REPLACED. Best of city references given on application. J. WARD ELLIS M. L. HAMILTON, DENTISTS, 964 Wahasli-av., north of Twcn ty-second-st. Air given in extract! nr T;wth. Will. BUMF, DENTIST, 136$ Stntc»wt.. Inle 121 X.nke-M, BUSINESS GARBS. W. J. OTAN CO., WHOLESALE GROGEH3, Beg to inform tlicir friends that they have removed to the new and substantial brick building, SO River-st., near South Water. KMLY JMHIXS, (Formerly 31 North Canal-at), WHOmiE Oils AO MOB, HAVE REMOVES 1 To 68 DR. I. SNELL, before the firo at 32 Washington-st, will bo happy to, seo his friends at 4aSNllchigan-av. j WAHL BROTHERS Are now permanently located at 123 Michigan-av., where they are in full supply of all grades o£ GLUE USD JfEITSFOOT OIL. Cash for Glue stock. _ TOR SALE. The Campbell Printing Press Generously donated by the inventor to be sold for the relief of the sufferers bv the Lite tire, is now np and in operation at Messrs. HORTON «fc LEONARD’S es tablishment, No. 10 north Jeffsusox-st. All inter ested are invited to call and examine its workings. For terms of sale apply to N. K. FAIRBANK, at Standard Hall, corner Mlcliigaa-av. and Thirteonth-st., between 2 and 4 p. m. STEREOSCOPIC VIEWS CHICAGO BEFORE AHD AFTER THE F IRE. The only complete set of negatives of Chicago before the tiro In existence. Also, the largest and best assort ment of the ruins. Stereoscopic, Artistic and Cards published, and for. sale, wholesale and retail, by I P. B. GREENE, landscape Photographer, 815 West Jackson-st., Chicago. FOR SALE. Wo will Bell onr printing office, Ac., including! engine, shafting, pulleys, Ac., on reasonable terms. Apply at 172 West Washlngton-st. A. C. KELLOGG &CO 1 APPLES. j ,000 barrels choice hand picked winter apples of oar own raising, and best varieties, ami Ipacked in new barrels. Address H. Beebo or Thos. Bones. Racine,. Wisconsin. j BRICKS! IMS! MICKSi Best Philadelphia Fronts. Apply to J. T. GILLESPIE. 1828 and 1830 South Broad st., Fhildelpbia. FOB SAXE. HOMINY, Full stock by H. WHEELER PERCE CO., 2M West Bandolph-Ht. j IiorlitloBillws!! Hall’s Improved Metal-Faced Gloves. One pair will last as long as a dozen best common buck. These gloves are made of.the beet.buckskin, and the part exposed to wear Is shielded with metallic plates. Manufactured and for sale by the HALL) IIUSKING GLOVE CO., 101 West Lakc-St. j GTOpen evenings till 0 o’clock. TO LEASE. That valuable corner opposite! the Conrt House, southwest cor ner of Clarh and Wasbington sts.. 107 feet on Washington-st., bv 180 on Clarh. CIIAS. GOODJIAM, N.W. cor. Clark Sc Washington. COLLIERY MILS. 12 Pounds to the Yard, Notched and Sawed Ends—Extra Quality. INQUIRE OF Hall, Kiuibark Co., aricliigan-av. near Randolpbj»t^_^J SOAPS. Oriental Soap Work n?