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STRANGERS' 
 
 Guide to Saint Louis, 
 
 WITH DESCRIPTION OF 
 
 PRINCPAL POINTS OF INTEREST, PARKS, 
 
 BUSINESS HOUSES, PUBLIC 
 
 BUILDINGS, 
 
 FAIR GROUNDS, ETC. 
 
 BEING A COMPLETE 
 
 GUIDE TO ALL PARTS OF THE CITY. 
 
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H. D. MANN & CO., "One Price" and Cheapest Ketial 
 421 North Fourth Street, Dry Goods in St. Loeis. 
 
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H. D. MANN & CO'S Ladies' and TT1\mERWEAR 
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 GENERAL DESCRIPTION. 
 
 The city of St. Louis, the metropolis of the Mississippi 
 Valley, is situated twenty miles below the junction of the 
 Missouri river with the Mississippi, is 725 miles from 
 New Orleans by rail, and is 973 miles from Charleston and 
 1064 from New York. The city lies stretched out on the 
 west side of the Mississippi, on which it has a river front of 
 eleven miles, with a varying width of from three and a half 
 miles to a mile westwardly. It comprises within its limits 
 the old city of Carondelet, and with that exception the busi- 
 ness blocks and residences are grouped centrally about the 
 Court House on Market street, diverging therefrom in every 
 direction, and ranging proportionally to their relative im- 
 portance. The city is divided North and South by Market 
 street, running westwardly from the river to the city limits. 
 It is laid out comparatively regularly in squares, except as 
 the curvature of the river slightly modified this arrange- 
 ment. Near the river, the streets running north and south 
 take the general direction of the course of the river, and 
 the streets running west lead in a direction at right angles 
 to the river. All the streets conform to this general direc- 
 tion. 
 
 Streets and Numbers. 
 
 From the Levee or river front, the streets running north 
 and south, are numbered consecutively, beginning with Main 
 or First street, Second street, Third street, etc. 
 
 The notable exceptions to this are — Carondelet avenue, 
 being a continuation of Fourth and Fifth streets, twelve 
 blocks south of the Court House ; Broadway, a continua- 
 tion of the same streets, ten blocks north; and Grand 
 
DIEBOLD, NORRIS & CO., 
 
 MANUFACTURERS OF 
 FIRE AN D BURGLAR-PROOF 
 
 SAFES, 
 
 Branch House, 24 S, 5th Street, St. Louis. 
 
 LARGEST and FINEST ASSORTMENT in tJie CITY. 
 
 GEO. T. MACARTNEY, Ag't. 
 
 WHOLESALE 
 
 Druggists & Manufacturing Pharmacists, 
 
 1st House above Bridge, on 2d St., St. Louis. 
 
H. D. MANN & CO., "One Price" and Cheapest Retail 
 421 North Fourth Street, Dry Goods in St. Louis. 
 
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 avenue, being just inside the western city boundary, and 
 Jefferson avenue, running nearly the whole length of the 
 city north and south, and corresponding in part with 29th 
 street. 
 
 Streets running at right angles are named arbitrarily, or 
 from some historical association. The system of number- 
 ing 100 to each block, is adopted, commencing with the. 
 Levee and running westwardly, and commencing with 
 Market street and thence running northwardly and south- 
 wardly, adding to the number however the direction 
 north or south from Market street. Each succeeding 
 street west, or north or south from Market street, commence 
 a new hundred. Numbers on the east and south sides of 
 the streets are the even numbers, on the west and north 
 sides the odd numbers. Fourteen blocks are reckoned to 
 the mile. The streets rise gradually from the river, the 
 surface being rolling or undulating. Eight blocks south 
 of Market street a depression, formerly Mill Creek, is the 
 most natural access to the city from the west, through 
 which the track of the Missouri Pacific Railroad runs. 
 From Washington avenue to Poplar street, and between 
 1 8th ?nd 23d streets, is the tract known as Chouteau pond, 
 which led into Mill Creek. This section is now being 
 filled up with handsome residences. 
 
 Approach to the City. 
 
 The St. Louis, Kansas City & Northern Railway, the 
 natural outlet of the population of North Missouri and 
 Iowa, enters the city at its northern limits, near the river, 
 and skirts the river front till it reaches the depot at the foot 
 of Biddle street, twelve blocks north of Market street. This 
 road crosses the Missouri river at St. Charles, at its junction 
 with the Mississippi, and runs north of the former to the 
 
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 NOTICE. 
 
 PASSENGERS FOR CHICAGO OR ANY PART 
 OF WISCONSIN, MINNESOTA, AND THE 
 NORTH-WEST, AND FOR ALL EASTERN 
 CITIES, ALSO FOR QUINCY, KEOKUK, BUR- 
 LINGTON, PEORIA, HANNIBAL, JACKSON- 
 VILLE, ETC., SHOULD TAKE THE CHICAGO & 
 ALTON RAILROAD. THE TICKET OFFICE IS 
 AT 117 NORTH FOURTH ST., CORNER PINE. 
 THE CHICAGO & ALTON IS THE BEST MAN- 
 AGED AND BEST EQUIPPED ROAD IN THE 
 WEST. THE ONLY ROAD RUNNING THE 
 CELEBRATED PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPING 
 AND DINING CARS BETWEEN ST. LOUIS 
 AND CHICAGO. THE TRACK IS SMOOTH AND 
 IN PERFECT ORDER. THE CARS ARE FUR- 
 NISHED WITH THE WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE 
 AND THE BLACKSTONE PLATFORM AND 
 COUPLER, TWO OF THE GREATEST SAFE- 
 GUARDS AGAINST INJURY TO PASSENGERS 
 KNOWN TO RAILWAY EXPERIENCE. EV- 
 ERY COMFORT SECURED BY TAKING THE 
 CHICAGO & ALTON ROAD. 
 
 8. H. KNIGHT, Ticket Agent, 
 
 117 North Fourth St., Corner Pine. 
 
Y Best makes Lyons Silks. 
 
 421 North Fourth Street, 
 
 western border of the State. The Missouri Pacific, the 
 Atlantic & Pacific, and the Missouri, Kansas & Texas 
 Railroads, draining the west and southwest, enter the city at 
 its western limits near Market street, and reach the depot 
 at Poplar and Seventh streets, six blocks south of Market. 
 One of these roads branches off at Franklin, 37 miles out, 
 and the other at Sedalia. The Missouri Pacific runs west- 
 wardly, touching the river at Jefferson City, and follow- 
 ing its course to Kansas City. The Atlantic & Pacific 
 takes a south-westerly direction to the Indian Territory. 
 The Iron Mountain road, from the south and southern part 
 of the South-west, follows the river bank till it reaches its 
 depot at the foot of Plum street, seven blocks below 
 Market. From Illinois, trains reach the city over the Illin- 
 ois & St. Louis bridge, and entering the tunnel at Wash- 
 ington avenue and Third, emerge at Poplar and Eighth, and 
 reach the depot at Eleventh and Poplar. A passenger 
 station at Main and Washington avenue, near the river, will 
 lead more immediately to the main business portions of the 
 
 city. 
 
 Communication in the City. 
 
 Public communications in the city are almost wholly by 
 horse cars. Eleven lines of railway make nearly all parts 
 of the city easily accessible. The fare on the cars is seven 
 cents in change, or five tickets for twenty-five cents. 
 Tickets are good over any road, and are current in the city. 
 The cars running on Fourth and Fifth streets run nearly 
 the length of the city north and south, while cars on 
 Market, Pine, Olive, Locust, Washington avenue and 
 Franklin avenue lead westwardly. 
 
 Division of Business. 
 
 The large commission houses are mostly located on 
 Commercial street, a narrow street between the Levee and 
 
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 Gfrkud dentaftl Sotel, 
 
 Pine Street, between Fourth & Fifth Sts., 
 
 ST. LOUIS, MO. 
 
 THATCHER & GRAY, Proprietors. 
 
 Booms $1.00 per day. Rooms for two, $1.50. 
 
 ALL MEALS 25 CENTS. 
 
 ^LSO AN EXTRA ^ILL OF J<ARE TO ORDER. 
 
H. D. MANN & CO., "One Price" and Cheapest Retail 
 421 North Fourth Street, Dry Goods in St. Louis. 
 
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 Main street. On Main street, extending from Market 
 street each way, wholesale dealers in flour, hardware, dry 
 goods and notions, boots and shoes, and saddlery are to be 
 found. Second street is characterized by its large whole- 
 sale grocery establishments. Banks and offices are to be 
 found in the greatest number on Third. Fourth and Fifth 
 streets are devoted almost entirely to retail stores. Smaller 
 stores extend westwardly on Market street and Franklin 
 avenue. Broadway and Carondelet avenue, their whole 
 length, are occupied by stores. 
 
 PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 
 
 Court House. 
 
 The Court House, occupying the block between Market, 
 Chestnut, Fourth, and Fifth streets, is the most conspicuous 
 and oldest public building in the heart of the city. It is within 
 easy reach of the large wholesale houses, banks, lawyers' 
 offices, post office, newspaper offices and lines of cars. It 
 is the center from which radiate the business interests and 
 residences according to the ratio of their importance. The 
 Court House is built in the form of a Greek cross, with an 
 iron dome surmounting its center. The lot was donated in 
 1823, but the present structure was not completed till 1862. 
 It is built of limestone, which is obtainable in large quan- 
 tities near the city. From the dome, which is accessible to 
 all, a good view of the city can be obtained in clear weather. 
 The ascent to the dome is by means of the iron staircases 
 from the first story. Following the narrow passage-way 
 from the second balcony and the iron railing between the 
 
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 J. T. UTTERBACK & GO. 
 
 Jobbers and Wholesale Dealers in 
 
 &@£ 3@$ 
 
 SAINT LOUIS. 
 
 O-Special Inducements offered to CASH and PROMPT 
 PAYING Buyers. 
 
421 North Fourth street, Blankets very cheapi 
 
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 outer and false dome, over which mounting to the apex the 
 tourist emerges into the open daylight 210 feet above the 
 pavement. About the cupola the city may be seen spread 
 out in all directions. On the south, the heavy cloud of 
 smoke in the distance indicates the location of the Caron- 
 delet iron smelting furnaces and rolling mills. Nearer in 
 the river is Arsenal Island, opposite which the U. S. 
 Arsenal appears. Directly under your feet the Southern 
 Hotel is quite conspicuous, only a block distant from where 
 you stand. Turning to the west, the heavy massive walls 
 of the Polytechnic Institute rise before you, with the 
 Masonic Hall on the left on the same block. The Four 
 Courts, containing the jail and criminal courts, rise in the 
 same direction, a few blocks beyond. It may be known by 
 its lofty Mansard roof, with three towers rising above it. 
 Washington Square lies just north, an open space occupy- 
 ing a square in area. Further beyond to the south-west is 
 Lafayette Park ; the Reservoir and the Insane Asylum are 
 in the same general direction. Just beyond the Reservoir 
 on Compton Hill, and nearer than the Asylum, is Tower 
 Grove Park and Shaw's Botanical Garden. Due west is 
 that part of the city known as Stoddard's addition, the 
 fashionable residence portion of the city. The churches 
 send up spires in every direction westwardly. On the north 
 is the Lindell Hotel, and nearer, the St. Louis Life Insur- 
 ance building, with the figures upon its roof, stands. In the 
 same direction, two and one-half miles beyond, may be 
 seen the Fair Grounds ; and to the east of this, and about 
 the same distance north, the Water Tower and City Water 
 Works. Beyond is Bellefontaine Cemetery. Approaching 
 nearer is the Illinois & St. Louis Bridge, the St. Louis 
 Elevator, and business blocks of the city. Scattered along 
 the wharf are steamboats, which ply more than a thou- 
 
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 PHOTOGRAPHERS 
 
 ARTISTS, 
 
 No. 1001 SOUTH FIFTH STREET, 
 CORNER CHOUTEAU AVE., 3AQNT (LQQ9Q3, 
 
 J^HOTOGRAPHS AND ^AINTED J^ORTRAITS 
 Executed'Jn the Finest Style of Art. 
 
H. D. MANN & CO., "One Price" and Cheapest Retail 
 421 North Fourth Street, Dry Goods in St. Louis. 
 
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 sand miles in three directions. East St. Louis, or what was 
 formerly known as Bloody Island, from many notable duels 
 fought on it, is spread out before the spectator on the oppo- 
 site side of the river, and six or seven miles away are the 
 Illinois bluffs. 
 
 The Court House contains five court rooms, occupied by 
 the five circuit courts of the county. These courts are in 
 session during the whole year from the first of October till 
 about the first of July, and are open to any one. The 
 Supreme Court of the State holds one session yearly in the 
 south wing of the Court House. An extensive law library, 
 belonging to an association of members of the bar, is 
 opposite the Supreme Court room. On the first floor, 
 and directly underneath, are the county assessor's office, 
 the recorder's office, the sheriffs office. The building con- 
 tains also the office of the circuit court clerk of the county, 
 the office of probate judge, the collector of taxes, county 
 engineer and county auditor's office. Up two flights of 
 stairs in the north wing is the head-quarters of the tele- 
 graphic city fire alarm, from which wires run to the engine 
 houses, the alarm boxes and the alarm bells of the city. 
 
 City Hall. 
 
 Leaving the Court House and following up Market street 
 five blocks west may be found the City Hall, a plain brick 
 building occupying half a square. Here are to be found 
 the council chamber, the mayor's office, the offices of the 
 comptroller, treasurer, auditor, collector, engineer, etc. 
 It should be said that this building is regarded as a tempo- 
 rary structure. 
 
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 PAID UP CAPITAL, 
 ASSETS OYER - 
 
 $1,000,000 
 7,000,000 
 
 With low rates and no dividends this strong Srock Company 
 gives a maximum Insurance for a minimum premium. 
 
 JAS. B. EADS, President. A. M. BBITTON, Vice President. 
 
 S. W. LOMAZ, Secretary. 
 
 BEN WILLIAMS, Manager of Agencies. 
 
<£&£?££3SU Flannels and Woolens. 
 
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 Four Courts. 
 
 Two blocks south take us to the Four Courts. This 
 building is of recent construction and was erected at the 
 expense of about a million dollars to the county. It is 
 built of limestone, having a handsome front on Clark 
 avenue with a depth of seventy-five feet. In the rear of 
 this is the jail, of semicircular form, and built of iron, the 
 entrance to which is by the principal entrance to the Four 
 Courts. In this building may be found the headquarters 
 of the police, the calaboose, the police court, which is in 
 session every morning, and the two criminal courts, all of 
 which are in session most of the time during the year. The 
 jail is of unique design, being so built that all the cells are 
 under the observation of a single watchman at once. The 
 cells are of iron and the area is well lighted from the roof. 
 Visitors' days to the jail are Mondays, Wednesdays and 
 Fridays, from 8 to 9 a. M., and 3 to 4 P. M. Strangers 
 however would probably be admitted on other days. 
 
 Insane Asylum. 
 
 The County Insane Asylum is just west of Tower Grove 
 Park on the Arsenal road, four and a half miles from the 
 Court House. It occupies about forty acres of ground and 
 was built at an expense of $750,000. The building is of 
 brick with stone trimmings, and at present is occupied by 
 three hundred patients. It has a chapel and ball room, and 
 contains eight spacious well-lighted halls. On the premises 
 is an artesian well,;the depth of which is 3,843 feet, the 
 deepest in the world when bored. The water is of a saline 
 character and does not flow to the surface. This institu- 
 tion is open to visitors on week days between the hours of 
 10 A. M. to 12 M., and from 2 P. M. to 5 P. M. 
 
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 421 North Fourth Street, Dry Goods in St. Louis. 
 
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 Other Public Institutions. 
 
 The County Poor House and the House of Industry are 
 situated just beyond on the Arsenal road, and are well 
 built of brick. The City Hospital, on the corner of Lafayette 
 avenue and Linn street, is well worth the attention of the 
 visitor for its pleasant grounds and well arranged apart- 
 ments. This institution is easy of access by means of the 
 Lafayette Park cars, by way of Chouteau and St, Ange 
 avenues, on Fourth street going south. It is open to visitors 
 between 2 to 3 p. m., every day including Sundays. 
 
 The city reformatory institutions, the Work House and 
 the House of Refuge, are four miles south of the Court 
 House, and are half a mile beyond the terminus of the 
 Carondelet avenue line of cars. The former is on the river 
 bank on Carondelet road, and the latter is eight blocks west 
 and one block north. Visitors' days are regularly Sundays. 
 On other days special permits must be obtained from the 
 mayor. The United States Marine Hospital is a mile 
 nearer on Carondelet avenue. 
 
 St. Louis Water Works. 
 
 Three miles and a half north of the Court House, at a 
 place on the bank of the river called BisselPs Point, the 
 new Water Works are situated. Horse cars going north 
 on Fifth street pass quite near them. A few blocks distant 
 from the car track toward the east, a two-story building, 
 constructed of brick with stone trimmings, near a towering 
 smoke stack is conspicuous. A little distance toward the 
 river and to the south, a smaller building stands directly on 
 the river bank. This last building is connected by a sus- 
 pension bridge 200 feet long, with a tower built in the 
 water, into which the water is received. The tower is 
 
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 ESTABLISHED 1849. 
 
 GRAY & GUERDAN, 
 
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 saeiieal iifAtiesft 
 
 
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 INTRODUCERS OF STYLES, 
 
 Comer of Market and Second Streets, 
 
 ALL THE LEADING STYLES OF HATS CONSTANTLY ON HAND. 
 SILK HATS MADE TO ORDER. 
 
 ESTABLISHED 
 
 nyc-AiLCia:, 1862. 
 
 JOHN C. DUBUQUE. 
 
 No. 515 OLIVE STREET, 
 
«Pi&ffig5&%St, Salicoes and Domestics, 
 
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 eighty feet high from the rock on which it is sunk, and is 
 fitted with screens and strainers to exclude foreign matter. 
 Gates are fitted into the tower at different depths, so that 
 water may be taken in below the surface. From the tower 
 a pipe 200 feet long and 6)4 feet in diameter runs to the 
 nearest engines, and is pumped from these into four reser- 
 voirs. These engines, three in number, are known as the 
 Cornish-bull pattern. Two engines, which are kept in 
 operation most of the time, have a capacity of 35,000,000 
 gallons per twenty-four hours. These engines have a fifty - 
 six inch cylinder and a twelve foot stroke. The third 
 engine, in process of construction, will have a capacity of 
 24,000,000 gallons. It has a sixty inch cylinder and an 
 eight foot stroke. The four reservoirs occupy sixteen acres 
 in area, and have a depth of twenty feet. The water is 
 allowed to stand thirty-six hours before it is drawn oft" into 
 the well near the upper engines, which are called the high 
 service engines. The reservoir in which the water has been 
 standing longest is first drawn off. This is done by means 
 of gates at different depths below the surface. The water 
 is then in the condition in which it goes into the hydrant 
 pipes. The high service engines, two in number, with the 
 third nearly completed, have a capacity of 18,000,000 gal- 
 lons per twenty-four hours, and have an eighty-five inch 
 cylinder and a ten foot stroke. The third engine is con- 
 tracted to force 24,000,000 gallons per twenty-four hours, 
 and has an eleven and a half foot stroke and eighty inch 
 cylinder. These engines are of 1,200 horse power each, 
 and force the water to a tower 181 feet high, a half mile dis- 
 tant from the engine. From this point it is distributed to 
 the upper part of the city direct and to the reservoir on 
 Compton Hill, from which all the central and southern por- 
 tions of the city are supplied. The pressure upon the 
 
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 MILBURN & HAMMELL, 
 
 No. 115 North Main Street, 
 ST. LOUIS, MO. 
 
 For the convenience of the trade in Western and Southern 
 States, we have established a Depot in St. Louis, securing there- 
 by easy rates of freight and quick supply to customers of our 
 specialties. 
 
 TIHCIE CELEBRATED 
 
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 fflUfettgtt Wagon, f 
 
 JlDAPTBD to the uses of 
 
 FREIGHTERS, FARMERS AND PLANTERS, 
 
 B JJGG1ES, Open and Top, in every design of construction 
 and finish. 
 
 SPUING WAGONS, in great variety, suitable for city and 
 country trade- 
 
 SPOUTING WAGONS in every style. 
 
 ALL WORK WARRANTED. 
 
 8g- Send for Illustrated Catalogue and Prices. ~%& 
 
H. D. MANN & CO., "One Price" and Cheapest Retail 
 421 North Fourth Street, Dry Goods in St. Louis. 
 
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 water is from 95 to 115 lbs. per square inch. The rate per 
 minute with which the water is drawn through the main 
 leading to the tower is 225 feet. The purpose of the 
 tower is to relieve the pumps at the engine house of the 
 immense weight of the volume of water — more than four 
 miles in length to the reservoir and nearly 200 feet high. 
 It also gives head to the water for the upper part of the city. 
 These engines run day and night, and give employment to 
 forty hands. The expense to the city stands at nearly 
 $5,000,000. The engine rooms are open at all times for 
 inspection, and the gentlemanly employees are ready to 
 furnish any reasonable information. The reservoir which 
 supplies the central portion of the city, is on Compton Hill, 
 at the junction of Lafayette and Grand avenues. It con- 
 tains 36 acres. 
 
 CITY PARKS. 
 
 Parks are indicative not only of wealth, but of culture and 
 refinement : therefore the visitor, in forming his estimate, 
 will be attracted by the beautiful scenes they present. St. 
 Louis has over 2,000 acres in parks, not all of which, how- 
 ever, is improved. The improved parks have an estimated 
 value of $3,000,000. 
 
 Lafayette Park. 
 
 This park, the most beautiful in the city, is a mile and a 
 half south-west from the Court House, and may be reached by 
 the Chouteau avenue cars running south on Fourth street. 
 Leaving Fourth street at Chouteau avenue, the cars run 
 past the elegant residences on this avenue and on St. Ange 
 avenue. This park, which is for pedestrians only, contains 
 
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 Established 1858. Established 1858. 
 
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 MANUFACTURER OF 
 
 §alid Mihey Wmt 
 
 SALESROOM AND FACTORY, 
 
 No. 305 North Seventh Street, Cor. Olive. 
 
 The only House in the West making a specialty of this line of Ware. 
 
 CLOTHING AT RETAIL 
 
 We have constantly on hand a large and 
 complete assortment of MENS', BOYS 9 and 
 CHILDRENS 9 CLOTHING, manufactured 
 expressly for us, in the latest styles, and of 
 the best materials, which we offer at the 
 LOWEST PRICES FOR CASH. Strictly 
 One Price. 
 
 F. W. HUMPHREY & CO., 
 
 Cor. Fifth & Pine Sts , 
 
 STC. 3LOTJIS. 
 
H. D. MANN & GO'S Finest q-jii, Vplvpfc 
 421 North Fourth Street, Lyons OlliV VC1VCI&. 
 
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 thirty acres in extent, and surrounding it and near it are 
 the most elegant residences in the southern portion of the 
 city. Its improvements are in the best style of landscape 
 gardening, and it presents a variety of scenery that an 
 expensive outlay only could procure. Following the east 
 (to the left) path you vass by a beautiful lawn shaded with 
 stately trees till you come in sight of a pretty rustic 
 bridge through the opening on the right. This spans a 
 rocky ravine, in which a small stream runs from the grotto 
 close by. Just above is a rustic arbor commanding this 
 pretty bit of landscape. Taking the path leading to the 
 middle of the park, you pass by beautiful beds of flowers on 
 both sides and " the cottage," till a short turn brings you to 
 the bank of an artificial lake. On one side is a boat house, 
 in which boats are kept that ply about the lake. The lake 
 is approached by a wide walk laid with tiles and by stone 
 steps. A short distance from the approach is the band 
 stand, from which music is dispensed Thursday afternoons 
 during the pleasant weather. Back from this is a bronze 
 statue of Col. Thos. H. Benton, by Harriet Hosmer. Ic 
 stands on a slight eminence on a pedestal of granite, and is 
 in the attitude of addressing the Senate. Beyond the lake 
 on the south, surrounded by trees and inclosed by beds of 
 flowers on each side, is a statue of Washington in bronze. 
 Directly west of the lake, at a little distance, is a pool in- 
 closing a fountain. It is handsomely inlaid and built up 
 by quartz rock of every conceivable shape and variety from 
 the Ozark Mountains. By the side of the walk are drink- 
 ing fountains apparently supplied from the rock. This 
 miniature lake is the gem of the park and deserves to be 
 visited by all means. Lafayette Park is a fashionable resort 
 in the season. Thursday afternoons good music is dis- 
 coursed to an attentive audience from all parts of the city. 
 
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 SOUTH EASTERN 
 
 LOW RATES! OUICK TIME! 
 
 THOSE GOIITG 
 
 South or Southeast ^ 
 
 SHOULD HEMEMBEB, THAT THIS IS THE 
 
 SHORTEST AND BEST ROUTE 
 
 BETWEEN" 
 
 NASHVILLE, TENN. 
 
 And all Southern and Southeastern Points. 
 
 PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPING CARS 
 
 Run from ST. LOUIS to NASHVILLE without change, on 
 this Line only. 
 
 CALL FOR TICKETS VIA THE 
 
 ST. LOUIS AND SOUTHEASTER* R'Y. 
 
 TUDAIIfU TIPI/CTC To all the principal Cities and Town* in the 
 InnUUurl I I \J l\ L I O South and Southeast, and Berths and Sections 
 in the Pullman Palace Cars, can be obtained at the Company's Ticket Office, 
 
 N. W. Corner Fourth and Walnut Streets, St. Louis. 
 
 A. E, 8CMRADEK, 
 
 Gen'l Superintendent. 
 
 JOHN W. MASS, 
 
 Gen'l Ticket Agent. 
 
H. D. MANN & CO., "One Price" and Cheapest Retail 
 421 North Fourth Street, Dry Goods in St. Louis. 
 
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 On pleasant Sundays the pa.rk is usually crowded. It is 
 open only to pedestrians. 
 
 Tower Grove Park. 
 
 This park offers the pleasantest drives of any park in the 
 city. It is three and a half miles from the Court House, 
 and may be reached by the Gravois Railway Co.'s line from 
 Fourth and Pine, which extends to its southern limits, or 
 by the Lafayette avenue cars, which extend to Grand avenue. 
 From the termination of the latter line of cars the park is 
 half a mile south on Grand Ave. This park contains 270 
 acres in area and is the gift of Henry Shaw, Esq., to the city. 
 A handsome, well-paved boulevard a mile in length extends 
 across the grounds, from east to west, which is bordered 
 with shrubbery of evergreen, &c. On each side, foot paths 
 wind about on the lawn. Here and there pagodas, grace- 
 fully constructed, are conveniently distributed, affording 
 rest and shelter from the sun. Half way across the park is 
 the band stand, beyond which is a small lake beside the 
 simulated ruins of a castle. The gardener's house stands at 
 the entrance by the north gate leading to Shaw's Garden. 
 The entrance from the west is flanked by two Norman 
 towers, and on the side a stone cottage answers as the 
 porter's lodge. A spacious entrance on the east is com- 
 manded by massive granite columns on the top of which a 
 griffin stands guarding the entrance. The house just inside 
 is the park police station. The grounds have a slightly 
 undulating surface and are well improved. Its beauty con- 
 sists in its green lawns and shrubbery. Its plainness and 
 neatness are characteristic. 
 
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 OLDEST, LARGEST AND FINEST IN THE WEST. 
 
 THE EXjEG-^-itTT 
 
 JEWELRY STORE 
 EUGENE JACCARD & CO. 
 
 — IS ON THE — 
 
 COR. OF FIFTH & OLIVE STREETS, 
 
 Strangers cordially invited to visit it while in the city. 
 PRICES -A.S ZL.CTW- .A.S THE LOWEST. 
 
 A, 0. VAN Y A LKE N B V R -G . 
 
 Masonic Building, 705 Market St. 
 
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 SHIRTS. 
 
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 TffZ7 BEST MATERIALS, 
 
 S TTPERIOR WO KKMANSHIP, 
 
 AND PERFECT FIT 
 
 ALWAYS GUARANTEED. 
 
 ^3.450 and $3.00. 
 
 My peculiar method of folding and stitching bosoms, (my own 
 invention) insures a garment twice as durable as any other. 
 
H. D. MANN & CO'S Ladies' Gents' and Children's 
 
 421 North Fourth Street, HOSIERY. 
 
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 Shaw's Garden. 
 
 The city prides itself justly in the superiority of Shaw's 
 Garden to anything of a similar character in the country. 
 Though at present the property of Henry Shaw, a wealthy 
 citizen of taste, it is open freely to the public. Through 
 the beneficence of this gentleman it will at some future time 
 undoubtedly be the property of the city, on the provision of 
 its maintaining the grounds in their present condition. 
 The garden is about three-fourths of a mile west of the 
 Compton Hill reservoir, on Grand Avenue, the terminus 
 of the extension of Lafayette Park car line. From this 
 point a line of carriages run to the garden and return. It 
 may be reached also by the Gravois line of cars to Tower 
 Grove Park, and by a walk of three-fourths of a mile through 
 the park. The garden is separated from the highway by a 
 high stone wall. On entering the gateway a wealth of 
 color in the flowering and foliage plants greets the observer 
 that dazzles the eye. On one side is a row of green-houses 
 in which may be found a large collection of plants from 
 most every known clime. The India rubber tree of South 
 America, the palm and fig tree of the East, the orange, the 
 lemon, the banana, are representatives of the tropics. Such 
 a collection is scarcely to be found in this country. On the 
 parterre in front are the richly colored Begonias. Graveled 
 and turfed walks lead through avenues of well kept hedges 
 of arbor vitae in every direction. On the south part of the 
 grounds is the residence and private grounds of the owner. 
 Separated by a wall on the west is an open space of lawns 
 intersected by paths. Just opposite the green-houses to the 
 west is the labyrinth, out of which, after one has entered, 
 the way is somewhat puzzling. It consists of a winding 
 path inclosed by high hedges of evergreen. The extent 
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 The herbacious or flower garden embraces ten acres, and 
 contains almost every flower that can be grown in this lati- 
 tnde. There are also several hot-houses devoted to culture 
 of flowers. The fruiticetum or fruit garden comprises six 
 acres and contains fruits of all kinds. The arboretum con- 
 tains twenty-five acres and embraces all kinds of ornamen- 
 tal and forest trees. This section includes the pinetum or 
 coniferous trees, the quercetum or oak variety, and the 
 solictum or willows. A brick building near Mr. Shaw's 
 residence contaius a museum and botanical library. It is 
 kept up at the expense and under the personal supervision 
 of the proprietor, and is a striking testimonial of his taste 
 and beneficence. On Sundays the garden is open only to 
 strangers, who may procure tickets of admission at all 
 the leading hotels. 
 
 Missouri Park. 
 
 This park has an area of four acres, and is prettily laid out 
 at the foot of Lucas Place, the Fifth avenue of St. Louis. 
 It is bounded by Thirteenth and Fourteenth, and Olive and 
 St. Charles streets. In the center of the park a fountain 
 gives a grateful coolness to the hot evenings of summer, and 
 the seats about the walks have an appearance of hospitality. 
 The park is a favorite resort at this season from its nearness 
 to the thickly inhabited portions of the city and to the fine 
 residences of Olive street, Lucas Place, and Washington 
 avenue. 
 
 Forest Park. 
 
 This has an area of 1,370 acres, and lies one mile west of 
 the city limits. It is four miles due west from the Court 
 House, and is approached by the best built streets of the 
 city which are rapidly being extended in that direction. 
 
H. D. MANN & CO., "One Price" and Cheapest Retail 
 421 North Fourth Street, Dry Goods in St. Louis. 
 
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 Missouri, Kansas & Texas 
 
 RAILWAY COIYEFAJNTY. 
 
 DESCRIPTION OF ROUTE. 
 
 Commencing at Hannibal and St. Louis, it passes through the finest 
 and most populous portions of Missouri , through the thriving towns of 
 Moberly, Boonville, Jefferson City, Sedalia and Ciinton, in Missouri; 
 through Ft. Scott, Osage Mission, Parsons, Oswego and Chetopa, in 
 Kansas, when it reaches the celebrated Indian Territory, where nature 
 in all her loveliness is spread out to view. Crossing the Red River in- 
 to Denison, where the two great roads meet, the line takes you through 
 
 Sherman, Bremond, Bryan, 
 
 McKinney, Waco, Hempstead, & 
 
 Dallas, Calvert, Houston, to 
 
 Corsicana, Hearne, Galveston. 
 
 Also, to Austin, which is the nearest Railroad Station to San Antonio. 
 
 TO THE EMIGRANT. 
 
 This line offers superior advantages, as it passes through the finest 
 portion of Texas, avoiding the low, Marshy Miasmatic Regions, as 
 well as the Dry, Sandy Pine Barrens of Eastern Texas. Large and 
 fine cotton plantations abound all along the line of the Texas Central 
 Railway, from the Red River to the Gulf; while millions of acres of 
 uncultivated land that will produce one bale of cotton to the acre, or 
 eighty bushels of corn, or thirjy bushels of wheat, lie in close proximity, 
 and can be had very cheap ; in fact, there are over one hundred mil- 
 lion acres of land in Texas to be disposed of by the State, and every 
 Emigrant Family may secure one hundred and sixty acres by settling 
 on it for a period of three years ; the only expense connected therewith 
 is the cost of the survey and title pape.s, which will not exceed $15. 
 Every single man may have eighty acres on the same terms. 
 
 These lands, as well as the finest portion of Texas, are situated 
 along the line of , and to the west of this Railway. 
 
 Remember, that while you are plowing through snowdrifts in the 
 North, and your stock is eaf'ng up all your hard earnings of summer, 
 cattle are growing fat on the green grass of Texas. 
 
 N. B. — Special low rates for Emigrant families, with their freight and 
 movables, can be obtained by addressing 
 
 D. A. FREER, General Eastern Agent, No. ^49 Broadway, N. Y. 
 O. WARNER, Northern Passenger Agent, No. 54 Clark Street, 
 
 Chicago, 111. 
 
 N. HOLMES, South Eastern Agent, No. 2 Burnett House, Cin- 
 cinnati, Ohio. 
 
 C. H. SMITH, Traveling Agent, Hannibal, Mo. 
 
 E. B. HAYES. Passenger Agent, Dallas, Texas. 
 
 F. M. MELVILLE, Southern Agent, Austin, Texas. 
 JAS. D. BROWN, General Ticket Agent, Sedalia, Mo., or 
 THOS. DORWIN, General Passenger Agent, Sedalia, Mo. 
 
421 North Fourth Street, DianketS VePy Cheap. 
 
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 No improvements have yet been made by the city. It is 
 however traversed by several streets. The River Des Peres 
 runs through it in serpentine course. It is thickly wooded 
 with a natural growth of elms, oaks of several varieties, the 
 horsechesnut and the English and black walnut. The 
 wild grapevine also abounds. The park presents an 
 admirable surface for the skill of an artist. It lies in the 
 best portion of the country, contiguous to business places 
 and handsome residences, and is certain to become the 
 chief ornament of the city as a feature of the landscape. 
 
 Northern Park. 
 
 A tract of one hundred acres commanding the river three 
 and a half miles north from the Court House is Northern 
 Park. It extends along Fifth street road one half mile, and 
 is situated a mile nearer than Bellefontaine. It was acquired 
 from the estate of Colonel John O' Fallon for $500,000, 
 and was formerly his country residence. Improvements 
 are just beginning to be made under competent landscape 
 gardners. It is well shaded with trees and has the capa- 
 bility of being rendered very attractive. Its surface is 
 diversified, but has sufficient level surface to form exten- 
 sive lawns. It rises quite abruptly from the street through 
 a grove of trees and the summit is cooled with the breezes 
 from the river valley lying panorama-like in front. It will 
 soon be one of the most attractive features of the northern 
 part of the city. 
 
 Other Parks. 
 
 Washington Square lies on Twelfth street and Clark 
 avenue, and is six acres in area. It contains a fountain 
 and is otherwise improved. Lyon Park, a part of the old 
 Arsenal grounds on Arsenal street, is a gift to the city from 
 
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 ESTABLISHED ^^^^ YEARS. 
 
 JONES' 
 
 Commercial & Telegraph College 
 
 Fifth and Olive Streets, ST. LOUIS. 
 
 Circulars (German and English) and Specimens of Penman- 
 ship, mailed free. Open Day and Night. 4@=-NO VACATION. 
 
 ^/^»f)A for a Full Course of Telegraphing. 
 (Wm ^^ #15 when taken with Business Course. 
 
 J. W. JOHNSON, Man'g Principal. 
 JONATHAN JONES, President. 
 
 Wl>v$* $L $♦ Hoarding, 
 
 Manufacturer of 
 
 SUPPORTERS, BANDAGES, 
 
 SHOULDER BRACES, 
 
 And every variety of 
 
 LADIES' AND CHILDRENS' CORSETS, 
 
 No. 621 Olive Street, St. Louis. 
 
 ^^SATISFACTION GUARANTEED IN EVERY INSTANCE. 
 
H. D. MANN" & CO., "One Price" and Cheapest Retail 
 421 North Fourth Street, Dry Goods in St. Louis. 
 
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 the United States Government, and contains four acres. A 
 granite monument has been erected in it to General Lyon, who 
 fell in battle at Wilson's Creek near Springfield, in this State. 
 It is two and a half miles south on Carondelet avenue, by 
 the Fifth street line of cars. Carr Square, at the corner of 
 Carr street and Sixteenth is three acres in extent. It is in 
 the midst of a German settled portion of the city. It is a 
 pleasant family resort. St. Louis Place and Hyde Park, 
 are in the northern part of the city, the former containing 
 sixteen acres, and the latter twelve being well set with 
 shrubery and grass. Their improvements are of a good 
 character. 
 
 The Bridge. 
 
 The Illinois and St. Louis bridge that spans the Missis- 
 sippi from Washington avenue, deserves an attentive observ- 
 ation from the visitor. The unique design, the purpose it 
 fulfills so completely, and the expensiveness of the structure 
 render it the most daring and wonderful piece of engineer- 
 ing in the country. The superstructure is supported by 
 steel tubular arches, eight in number joined together by a 
 net work of braces ; the arches being four above and four 
 below, and twelve feet apart. The center of the middle arch 
 is fifty-five feet above ordinary watei? level. The tubes 
 were manufactured in lengths of twelve feet each, eighteen 
 inches in diameter, and from one-eighth to two and one- 
 fourth inches in thickness of metal, and are of chrome steel. 
 They are made in sections, six of which complete the circle, 
 and about them is an envelope of steel, one quarter of an inch 
 in thickness. Each length of tube weighs two tons. The 
 length of the middle arch is 520 feet, and of the outer 
 arches 502 feet. The piers were sunk, the east pier ninety 
 feet below the bed of the river and 120 feet below the sur- 
 
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 DR. ADAMS' 
 
 TlffjKIJiS £S¥fij3 
 
 GENTLEMEN: 
 FOR LADIES: 
 
 GEO. F. ADAMS, M. D., Proprietor and Sup't. 
 
 ST. LOUIS, MO. 
 
 Wholesale and Retail Dealer in 
 
 LOOKING-GLASSES, WALL POCKETS, 
 HAT RACKS. 
 
 PICTURE FRAMES of all kinds [constantly on hand. Framing 
 done to order. Pictures sold to responsible parties on weekly in- 
 stallments at 
 
 221 South Fifth Street, St. Louis, Mo. 
 
42?^rthF^tts^e S et, Calicoes and Domestics, 
 
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 face of the water, and the west pier sixty feet below the 
 river bed and ninety below the surface on solid rock. The 
 piers rise above the surface eighty feet. The iron caissons 
 on which the piers rest with a weight of 25,000 and 45,000 
 tons of stone, were eighty-two feet by sixty feet, and 
 eighteen feet in depth, and weighed 500,000 pounds. In 
 the caissons, workmen removed the mud and sand as fast as 
 the increasing weight of the pier sunk them, which was 
 hoisted through pipes or tunnels. At one time the work- 
 men labored under three pressures of atmosphere, to retain 
 which two air chambers were necessary, one communi- 
 cating with the open air and the lower one with the upper 
 one. Work began in March of 1869, and the final test was 
 applied in July 1874. The bridge is built in two stories, 
 the lower one for the double car track, and the upper one 
 is divided into two carriage ways, two horse car tracks, 
 divided from which by an iron railing, are two walks for 
 footmen. The width of the top of the bridge is fifty-four 
 feet. The length of the bridge proper is 1,628 feet, of the 
 east approach 1,136 feet, of the west approach 1,886 feet. 
 Carriages and pedestrians descend an incline over the east 
 side, returning on the trestle work which shortens the dis- 
 tance to the East St. Louis Levee. Elevators at the east 
 and west abutments will enable one to pass directly from 
 one levee to the other. The total cost of the structure is 
 estimated at $9,000,000. The bridge was subjected to the 
 following tests : Seven locomotives were placed on each 
 track and were moved out simultaneously over each of the 
 three spans. The total weight was 560 tons. The deflec- 
 tion of the middle span was three and a half inches, and of 
 side span three inches. Ten locomotives coupled together, 
 were then run over each track, and the deflection in this case 
 was two and a half inches. The tariff for the present is, 
 for general merchandise, five cents per hundred pounds, for 
 
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 empty cars, five dollars per car, and for passengers in cars 
 ten cents each. 
 
 The Tunnel. 
 
 The cars leaving the bridge at Third and Washington 
 avenue, enter the tunnel at that point, which follows Wash- 
 ington avenue to Seventh, and making a curvature there, 
 runs past the new Custom House being built on Locust and 
 Eighth streets, and south to Clark avenue, a distance of 4,194. 
 feet. A few blocks from here will be the new Union Depot. 
 The track is so arranged, that all mails will be delivered 
 and dispatched from the basement of the new Custom 
 House into and from mail cars directly. The height of the 
 tunnel is sixteen and a half feet with a width for two tracks, 
 and the cost has been about $1,000,000. 
 
 THE ST. LOUIS FAIR. 
 
 The St. Louis Fair, an institution that attracts thousands 
 of visitors to the city, is an important event of the year. 
 It has already a national reputation, and in comprehension 
 of design outrivals all institutions of the country of a similar 
 character. The exhibition usually occurs the first week in 
 October. The Thursday of Fair week is a general holiday 
 in the city, so great is the interest taken in it The associa- 
 tion was formed in 1856, and they have given annual exhi- 
 bitions since that except four years during the war, during 
 which time their grounds were occupied by United States 
 troops as a camp. Directly after the war it became identi- 
 fied at once with the interest of the whole valley, from St. 
 Paul to New Orleans. The present year, $50,000 in pre- 
 miums is offered for the promotion of every conceivable 
 
H. D. MANN" & CO., "One Price" and Cheapest Retail 
 421 North Fourth Street, Dry Goods in St. Louis. 
 
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 useful or ornamental art, $10,000 of which goes to cotton 
 growers in different parts of the South. The Fair is at 
 least a week in duration. The association own spacious 
 and tastefully arranged 
 
 Grounds 
 
 in the north-west part of the city. Eighty-five acres are 
 inclosed for this purpose. It is three miles from the Court 
 House Cars on Franklin avenue and Fourth street with 
 the Grand avenue extension take the tourist directly to the 
 grounds. Cars at Fifth and Locust or Third and Washing- 
 ton avenue via Eleventh street, connect with the Hebert 
 street line of cars that go directly to the Fair Ground 
 entrance. The grounds are skillfully laid out with well 
 graveled drives, and walks bounded by green lawns and 
 shaded with trees. On the south side, a miniature lake 
 overhung by a ledge of rocks from which a stream flows into 
 it, presents a beautiful effect. In summer, the grounds are 
 a favorite resort for pic nics and for drives. Saturday 
 afternoons during the season, excellent music is provided, 
 which is an occasion of bringing out a gay concourse of 
 equipages. On entering the gate and passing up the lawn, 
 you come first to the old Amphitheatre. It is now used for 
 the display of fruits and cases of dress goods, musical 
 instruments, and articles of domestic use and manufacture. 
 The building incloses a circular space nearly laid out with 
 flower beds, with a fountain in the center. Passing out to 
 the west, the new Amphitheatre confronts you, having a 
 capacity of sheltering 60,000. In the arena, one quarter of a 
 mile in circumference, all displays of stock take place, and 
 most of the races. The association have also a half mile 
 trotting and race course. A handsome Fine Art Hall has 
 been built between the lake and new amphitheatre the 
 
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 present year, with special reference to good light for the 
 display of articles in this department. The structure is 
 substantially built of brick, and is quite ornamental in 
 design. On the north of the Amphitheatre is the depart- 
 ment for agricultural implements. Ranged beside it are the 
 Machinery Hall, furnishing power to those wishing to 
 operate their machines ; the Mechanical Hall, usually con- 
 taining the Floral display, and the exhibition of textile 
 fabrics, and a grotto with cascades and fountains in rock 
 work, both of which are well built of brick. Besides these 
 there are buildings for the cotton department, the mineral 
 and geological specimens, and a gallinarium. Still north 
 of this are 600 stables and stalls for horses and cattle, and 
 250 covered pens for hogs and sheep, too small a number 
 to accommodate the numerous competitors in this depart- 
 ment. On the grounds, beside the office of the association, 
 are quite a number of buildings owned by private persons 
 for the display of their wares, and newspaper and telegraph 
 offices. 
 
 The receipts during Fair week reach $100,000, which is 
 used exclusively for the improvement of the grounds. On 
 pleasant Thursdays of that week for two or three seasons 
 past, it is estimated that 100,000 people may have been 
 present. The Fair is made a place of exchange where 
 stock or articles of merchandise are bought and sold. 
 Auction sales take place every day during the week. This 
 is a novel feature in American Fairs. 
 
 Mondays of Fair week is known as the childrens' day. 
 The public schools are suspended, and free admission is 
 granted to all children accompanied by their parents or 
 teachers i 
 
H. D. MANN & CO'S French and r*r%~0 QTprpQ 
 421 North Fourth Street, American V^V-JJtVOJli ± O. 
 
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 CEMETERIES. 
 
 Bellefontaine. 
 
 Four and a half miles north of the Court House by the Fifth ' 
 street line of cars and the Baden extension, you reach the 
 grounds of Bellefontaine Cemetery, the most beautiful in 
 the city and in the West. The association was incor- 
 porated in 1849 an d n ow owns 335 acres of land under im- 
 provement. The entire receipts, when the debt for the 
 purchase money of the land has been cancelled — which will 
 nearly be accomplished the present year, will then be 
 devoted to further improvement of the grounds. It has 
 every advantage of natural location. It is situated on an 
 irregular bluff of the river, a half mile distant from the 
 bank over a fiat interval. Its surface is diversified, and for 
 the most part is covered with a heavy growth of oak, hickory 
 elm and maple. It has avenues for carriages from ten to 
 twelve miles in length. A little distance from the entrance 
 to the right, a neat gothic building almost concealed by 
 shade, contains the office. Following the carriage road, 
 you ascend to the height of the land. The elevation just 
 east of you is Mount Repose. The Lindell lot, containing 
 five marble shafts, is conspicuous before you. A little to 
 the south is a marble canopy that shelters a beautifully 
 wrought statue. This is commemorative of a Mrs. Bennett. 
 To the right and below this is the O' Fallon lot, containing a 
 marble tomb surrounded by several plain shafts. The 
 Jaccard and Whittaker monuments near here are worthy of 
 notice. Crossing a little depression, the lake, several acres 
 in area, lies to the south toward the newer part of the 
 cemetery, and just beyond is the Gay monument, a granite 
 obelisk of massive size surmounted by a draped urn. 
 Turning to the north and following the ridge, the visitor 
 
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 passes the Charless lot, which incloses a shaft of plain 
 Italian marble surrounded by a group of stones ; a monu- 
 ment to Lieut. McGunnigle, a navy officer, emblematical 
 of his profession ; a beautifully wrought piece of marble in the 
 lot of L. D. Dameron ; the Kaiser and the Chapman monu- 
 ments. This cemetery incloses the remains of Thos. H. 
 Benton, Gov. Clarke, the first territorial governor, and of 
 Sol. Smith the actor, besides others of eminent note. An 
 exit will be found on the west side if the visitor does not 
 choose to return to the Fifth street entrance. The cemetery 
 is open week days to pedestrians without restriction. It is 
 necessary for horsemen and carriages to obtain tickets at 
 the company's office, 300 North Fourth street. On Sundays 
 it is open only to proprietors. 
 
 Calvary. 
 
 Calvary Cemetery is the chief consecrated burial place of 
 the Catholics, and is separated by a single street from 
 Bellefontaine. The entrance however is nearly a half mile 
 north by the same line of cars. The grounds measure 220 
 acres under improvement with nearly three miles of macad- 
 amized road. Like Bellefontaine, it is owned by a stock 
 company, founded in 1854. The superintendent's office is 
 at the gate. The grand tour of the cemetery, going to the 
 right, crosses a bridge built of weather-beaten stone. Some 
 of the more notable improvements along this road are the 
 Cubbage vault, the Chouteau family lot, approached by 
 stone steps and inclosing a rustic cross in stone, the whole 
 of which is said to have cost $25,000; the Biddle memo- 
 rial vault built by the Archbishop at an expense of about 
 $13,000, and the Hunt vault, costing $20,000. A very pretty 
 lake of five or six acres in extent lies embosomed in the 
 midst of the grounds. The surface and growth is very 
 
H. D. MANN & CO., "One Price" and Cheapest Retail 
 421 North Fourth Street, Dry Goods in St. Louis. 
 
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 much the same as Bellefontaine. This cemetery is open a 
 all times to visitors, Sundays included, without any restric- 
 tions whatever. 
 
 LIBRARIES. 
 
 Mercantile Library. 
 
 The Mercantile Library, containing more than 41,000 
 well selected volumes for general readers, owns the build- 
 ing on the south-west corner of 5th and Locust streets, the 
 second story of which is occupied for a book room and 
 reading room. It is open to visitors from 10 o'clock A. M. 
 till 10 o'clock p. m. The library is owned by a private 
 corporation and is not the recipient of any aid from the city. 
 It is supported by subscription which entitles the subscriber 
 to its privileges. Clerks become members by paying $3.00 
 annually and $2.00 initiation fee, while others are required 
 to pay $5.00 annually. Many articles of vertu of interest 
 are distributed about the rooms. On entering the ante-room 
 a sculptured slab of marble from Nineveh greets the sight. 
 In the library room, at the north end, two pieces by Harriet 
 Hosmer, a former citizen, are beautifully wrought in marble. 
 Beatrice Cenci, an Italian subject, is represented as having 
 fallen asleep in prison the night before her execution ; and 
 CEnone, a Greek subject, dejected for the death of Paris 
 through the refusal of her aid. Here is a bronze copy of 
 Venus di Medici, the original of which is in the Louvre in 
 Paris. The bust of Thos. H. Benton in this room, is by 
 J. Wilson McDonald, a former St. Louis artist. In the 
 passage-way to the reading room is a mask of the face of 
 Napoleon, taken just after his death on St. Helena, and 
 presented to a French gentleman residing in St. Louis at the 
 
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 time. Among other articles in the reading room are a 
 series of election representations by Geo. C. Bingham of 
 this State, and several pieces after Rubens, Paul Veronese, 
 &c. The reading room is well supplied with dailies from 
 the principal cities, and weeklies, monthlies and quarterlies 
 from this and other countries. Connected with the reading 
 room is a chess room for subscribers and members. It 
 should be mentioned that the library owns a copy of Audu- 
 bon's Birds and Quadrupeds, valued at a thousand dollars, 
 the gift of Mrs. Audubon, and one of an edition of twenty 
 five, only four of which are in this country. 
 
 Public School Library. 
 
 The Public School Library, containing 33,000 volumes, 
 occupies the second story of the Polytechnic building, on 
 the south-west corner of Seventh and Chesnut streets. It is 
 supported by membership fees of a dollar per quarter for 
 three years and an appropriation by the Public School Board 
 the of interest of a bequest. The library and reading room 
 are open from 10 o'clock A. M. to 10 o'clock P. m. every day in 
 the week, including Sundays. The reading room is free to 
 any one and the library is free for purposes of reference. 
 The reading room is adorned with a valuable collection of 
 autotypes from the old masters, the property of the St. Louis 
 Art Society. It contains also cases of specimens in Natural 
 History, owned by the Academy of Sciences. The medical 
 society of the city have a large and complete library of 
 medical works in connection with the general library. The 
 collection in this library is most complete in scientific 
 works. 
 
^i&aHjgS&SSSt, Table Linens, Towels, fee. 
 
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 " On Change." 
 
 The Union Merchants' Exchange is the great mart of 
 commerce in the city. Here the buyer and seller meet 
 each other and transfer from one to the other the necessary 
 articles to supply trade, to employ his mill or to hoard for 
 purposes of speculation. The building of the Association 
 is on the west side of Main street, between Market and 
 Walnut. One flight of stairs from the sidewalk leads to 
 their principal room, which occupies nearly the whole build- 
 ing. It is a plain, well-lighted room, with a gallery on three 
 sides. It is filled with tables containing samples of nearly 
 all kinds of farm produce. The Association is composed of 
 1,400 members, including all the principal provision mer- 
 chants of the city. Membership initiation fee is $50, be- 
 sides certain annual dues. Only those approved by a com- 
 petent committee are admitted as members, and a conform- 
 ity to its rules is necessary to retain membership. Most of 
 the articles are sold by samples, and inspectors are appointed 
 to classify the article sold in bulk to determine its compar- 
 ative quality. If not of the required quality, there exists a 
 Board of Arbitration to whom the matter is referred, and also 
 a Board of Appeal, and these Boards may deprive a mem- 
 ber of the privileges of the body if he refuses to abide by 
 their decision. The utmost good faith is required in all 
 transactions conducted under its auspices. The Secretary 
 is authorized to receive deposits as security for the fulfill- 
 ment of a contract, or margin deposited on time contracts. A 
 failure to accept the article, or deposit additional margin if 
 required, works a forfeiture of right under the contract, and 
 the article may be sold and the difference charged to the . 
 party in default. 
 
 Many of the transactions take place as follows : A com- 
 
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 mission merchant or a factor receives a consignment of 
 country produce. A sample and bill of lading are for- 
 warded. The article is sold by the sample, and the bill of 
 lading transferred to the buyer. He may take this, which 
 he holds as a receipt, and depositing it as a collateral in 
 bank, obtain money on it by which to complete the payment 
 of the sale. It then may be sold by the car load, or if not 
 requiring it immediately, he may send it to a grain elevator 
 taking their receipt thereof. It is there stored in a bin 
 comparing in quality with it, and may remain there till 
 resold on the payment of a small fee per bushel. The 
 elevator receipt passes from hand to hand, and on being 
 produced, the same amount of grain classed in quality with 
 the grain sent there for storage is delivered. The daily 
 sessions of the Exchange are from n A. M. to I P. M. At 
 12^ p. M., there is a call-board for the sale of stocks. 
 Telegraphic quotations are posted on bulletin boards from 
 the important commercial centers of the country, and from 
 Europe. The committees consist of the provision inspec- 
 tion committee — flour inspection, grain inspection and hay 
 inspection committees. It is the representative body of 
 merchants of the city, and exercises an important influence 
 in commercial transactions. Systems for the advancement 
 of the commercial prosperity of the city, find here a ready 
 hearing. Strangers are admitted on the floor of the ex- 
 change by an introduction of some member, and the galle- 
 ries are accessible at all times to visitors. The new build- 
 ing on Third street between Pine and Chesnut, occupying 
 the whole block, is being built for their accommodation. 
 It will be a magnificent structure, and most highly and 
 worthily represent the commerce in farm products of the 
 city. 
 
H. D. MANN & CO., "One Price" and Cheapest Retail 
 421 North Fourth Street, Dry Goods in St. Louis. 
 
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 ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES. 
 
 St. Louis is well built in a plain rather than ornate style. 
 The principal building material is brick, which are manu- 
 factured in large quantities near the city limits, and lime- 
 stone, which lies underneath the city and the adjacent 
 country. The latter is easily worked, and the yellow or 
 buff variety makes a very handsome stone. 
 
 The new St. Louis Life Insurance building, on Sixth 
 and Locust, is perhaps the purest style of the renaissance 
 order. It has a rusticated basement built of rose colored 
 granite, above which rise in fair proportion three stories, 
 the two upper of which are divided into two floors each. 
 A heavy cornice adorns the flat roof, on which are mytho- 
 logical figures in stone. The interior of the building is 
 substantially fitted up in walnut and ash. It contains the 
 most elegant office rooms of any building in the city. On 
 the top of the building, which is reached by means of the ele- 
 vator, a good view of the city is presented. Here also is 
 the observatory of the officer of the signal service bureau. 
 
 The Singer Sewing Machine Co. have just completed 
 the building on the corner of Fifth and Locust. The col- 
 umns are of rose colored granite, and the main building is 
 of yellow limestone. This rests on a foundation of gray 
 granite. Above all is a heavy French roof. This build- 
 ing will attract more from its brilliancy of color than 
 purity of design. 
 
 The Republican Building, on Third and Chesnat, pre- 
 sents a fair style of an iron building in imitation of marble. 
 It is ornately built, and makes a showy appearance. 
 
 The new Post-Office and Custom House, now in course 
 of construction on Olive and Eighth streets, occupying the 
 
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 whole block, will be the chief architectural feature of the 
 city when completed. Four millions and a half have been 
 appropriated by Congress for its construction. 
 
 It is to be Romanesque in style, having a rusticated first 
 story, with porticoes on each side, and two stories above ; 
 above this is to be a French roof and square dome. Maine 
 granite with rose colored granite trimmings will be the 
 building material. 
 
 The new Merchants' Exchange, on Third, between 
 Pine and Chesnut, will be an imposing structure. Its 
 estimated cost is one million. It is being built of gray lime 
 stone. 
 
 Christ Church, on Thirteenth and Locust streets, front- 
 ing Missouri Park, is perhaps the best style of gothic archi- 
 tecture, though its tower is not completed. The walls and 
 inside pillars and arches, supporting the roof, are built of 
 stone. It has handsomely colored glass windows, which 
 transmit a mellow light. It has a transept and well arranged 
 chancel. The organ loft is in the rear of the church. Its 
 capacity is the largest, perhaps of any church in the city. 
 
 Several other churches, the Centenary, the Second Pres- 
 byterian, and the Pilgrim Congregational, are a modified 
 form of the gothic, all of which are handsome structures. 
 
 The Union Church, on the corner of Eleventh and 
 Locust, is a good model of an old Lombard church. It is 
 beiieved to be almost the only structure of the kind in the 
 country. 
 
 A large ratio of the residences are built detached instead 
 of in blocks. The better class are on Lucas Place, and on 
 Pine, Olive, Locust and Washington avenue, west of 27th 
 street, and on Chouteau avenue. Grand avenue has some 
 very handsome residences. 
 
H. D. MANN & CO'S BT^U Al™™* 
 11 North Fourth Street, -DlaCK AipaCaS 
 
 and Mourning 
 421 North Fourth Street, uiauiv muauae Goods. 
 
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 INDUSTRIAL INTERESTS. 
 
 Vulcan Iron Works. 
 
 These works, the largest in the State, are located eight 
 miles south of the Court House on the Iron Mountain Rail- 
 way, by which 'hey are easily accessible. A frontage of 
 1, 200 feet on the river, and a track from the Missouri 
 Pacific and from the Iron Mountain Railways afford them 
 good shipping facilities. Their works consist of a puddle 
 mill and a rail mill. The former building is of brick, 490 
 feet long by 90 feet in depth. The rail mill is 325 feet by 
 100 feet. The process is as follows : The blast furnace is 
 charged with a mixture of ores and with coal and coke, the 
 whole of which is subjected to a blast supplying from 
 10,000 to 20,000 cubic feet of air per minute. The pud- 
 dling process is the working of the melted ore while in the* 
 furnace, by means of iron pokers in order to get it into a 
 cohesive mass. In this condition, with the slag running 
 out of its pores, it is taken to the trip hammer. In this con- 
 dition the pieces are called blooms. Another heat is neces- 
 sary before it goes to the rolling mill. This consists of 
 steel rollers one above the other, running in opposite 
 directions. A constant stream of water runs over them, in 
 order to prevent them from being heated. The mass of 
 iron as it comes in contact with the rollers is passed through 
 to a set of hands on the opposite side of the rollers, and it 
 is passed and re-passed till it assumes the required shape, 
 after passing through the rolls fifteen or twenty times. 
 While still hot, the rail is taken on a long carriage and 
 pushed against two circular saws at each end of the car- 
 riage, and there it is cut off the proper length. The noise 
 and confusion of the hammers and of the engines and the 
 whirr of the air blast, the furnace emitting flame, and the 
 pieces of hot iron pushed about on wheels, and the swaky 
 appearance of rails under the rolls, justly entitles it to be 
 called Vulcan's smithy. It has an especially weird effect 
 by night. These works employ a thousand men, and pro- 
 duce 80,000 tons of metal annually. Ores from the Iron 
 Mountain and Illinois coal and coke are used. 
 
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 The Laclede Rolling Mill, 4300 North Main street, 
 is next in size. It may be easily reached by the Fifth street 
 cars going north. 
 
 The Helmbacher Mills are 2400 South Third, near the 
 river, and are easily reached by cars on Fourth street, going 
 south via Second and Third streets. Bar iron and axles are 
 manufactured here. 
 
 Missouri Furnace Co. 
 
 This is one of the most important manufactories of pig 
 iron, and is in Carondelet, seven miles below the Court 
 House. It has two furnaces, an engine room and a casting 
 house. The furnaces are charged as before, but the product 
 does not undergo the puddling process. The iron issues 
 from the furnace in a liquid state. From the aperture 
 molds of sand on a slight incline are prepared to receive the 
 melted metal. The furnaces are charged twice in 24 hours, 
 and the product of a single charge is often 20 tons. It has 
 capacity of 22,000 tons of pig iron per year. 
 
 Harrison Wire Co. 
 
 The production of iron and steel wire of all sizes, is a 
 curious art in iron manufactory. The works of this Com- 
 pany are at 2226 Gratiot street, easily reached by the cars 
 at Washington avenue and Fourth street, via Chouteau 
 avenue. Their rolling mills consist of a system of rollers, 
 the proper distance apart, and graduated in size so as to take 
 a bar of iron an inch square and reduce it to round wire % 
 of an inch in diameter. Only a single heat is necessary, 
 and the succession of rollers is such as to require no hand- 
 ling of the wire. The wire is then wound upon a reel and 
 taken to the annealing oven. From this size the wire is 
 drawn to any degree of fineness by being pulled through 
 dies while cold by means of proper machinery. 
 
 Banks. 
 
 There are sixty banks in the city with a capital and sur- 
 plus of $20,500,000. Saving deposits amount to $14,250,- 
 000, Banking hours are from 9 A. M. to 3 P. M . Thirty- 
 nine of these banks belong to the Bank Clearing House 
 Association, in which all accounts for and against each 
 other are settled. At ten o'clock, representatives of each 
 
H. D. MANN" & CO., "One Price" and Cheapest Eetail 
 421 North Fourth Street, Dry Goods in St. Louis. 
 
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 bank assemble at the Bank Clearing House with the checks 
 or drafts on all other banks cf the association. These are 
 presented, and whatever counterclaims there may be are 
 allowed, so that the balance of debts and credits only pass 
 from one to the other. The clearances are often $3,000,000 
 or $4,000,000 daily, and the balances are only from $300,000 
 to $500,000. The checks and drafts received are passed 
 upon and within a certain limited time, banks presenting 
 them must be notified if not good. Otherwise the bank 
 receiving them becomes liable to the bank presenting them. 
 
 Pork Packing. 
 
 St. Louis ranks the third city in its pork packing interests. 
 About 500,000 hogs are slaughtered annually by fourteen 
 different firms. It is estimated that business passing through 
 these. firms amounted to $25,000,000. The slaughtering is 
 done principally in the fall and spring. The average 
 capacity of each concern is 2,000 hogs each day. The 
 brands of St. Louis pork are well known in the South and 
 West, and in Europe. 
 
 White Lead. 
 
 Of the 40,000 tons manufactured in the United States 
 annually, St. Louis manufactures 10,000 tons. The pioneer 
 and largest concern is the Collier White Lead Company, 
 on Tenth and Clark avenue. The lead is procured mostly 
 from the south-west of this State. 
 
 Flour Mills. 
 
 Six million bushels of wheat are converted annually in 
 the city into about one and a half million barrels of flour. 
 St. Louis brands of flour stand unequalled in the market. 
 Mills are run by steam power, and many of them run day 
 and night. Twenty firms are engaged in its manufacture, 
 some of whom are leading business men in the city. 
 
 Elevators. 
 
 Elevators are indispensible in handling grain advantage- 
 ously. 12,500,000 bushals of grain passed through the St. 
 Louis and East Louis elevators last year. All grain received 
 is classified by properly appointed inspectors and may be 
 stored as long as desirable by payment of the fees. When 
 
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 the grain is required for shipping or milling an equivalent 
 amount of grain is delivered and of the quality of the grain 
 received. The St. Louis Elevator is on the Levee, at the 
 foot of Ashley street, and has a capacity of 2,000,000 
 bushels. 5,000,000 were received and delivered here last 
 year. 
 
 Breweries. 
 About 425,000 barrels of beer are brewed in the city, 
 giving employment to about $4,000,000 capital. Twenty- 
 five firms are engaged in the business, and the annual value 
 of their business is estimated at about $3,500,000. 
 
 Statistics. 
 
 The population of the city in April of the present year 
 ('74), was 473,000, according Gould's Directory census. 
 The approximate accuracy of this estimate was confirmed 
 by a census of school children taken about the same time. 
 The number of buildings in the city is 45,200. The 
 assessed value of the city is about $200,000,000, which is 
 probably one-third or one-half less than its real value. 
 Clearances through the bank clearing house in 1873, were 
 $1,100,000,000, indicating of course a much larger business 
 than this during the year. The total length of street pave- 
 ment is 174 miles; of side walk pavement 200 miles; 
 length of water pipes 102 miles; length of sewers 117 
 miles; number of streets 600. In 1873, there were 170 
 steamers and 159 barges, with a total tonnage of 137,000 
 tons enrolled at the port of St. Louis. 
 
 Post-Office. 
 
 The Post-Office, on the corner of Third and Olive, is a well 
 managed institution that does credit to the city. One hun- 
 dred letter carriers and six mail collectors for the business 
 portion of the city are employed. Two deliveries and 
 collections of mail matter are made daily throughout the 
 city, and in the thickly settled business portion four deliver- 
 ies and six collections are made. The box office is open 
 at 7 a. M. and closes at 6 p. m. The money-order and 
 registry departments open at 9 A. M. and close at 4.30 P. M. 
 Stamps are sold from 7.30 A. M. to 6.15 P. M. The 
 early delivery commences at 7 A. M. Sundays the office is 
 open for one hour, from 12 M. to 1 p. m. In the business 
 
421 kokh Fourth street, Fine Laces, Embroideries, &c, 
 
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 portion of the city a collection is made at half-past 6 P. M. for 
 the early way mails. In addition to the carriers, seventy- 
 five men are employed in the office as clerks of the differ- 
 ent departments and in the distribution of the mail, &c. 
 In the outskirts of the city there are four branch offices-, 
 three of which are money-order and registry offices. 
 
 Hack Fares. 
 
 The rates established by city ordinance for carriages is 
 as follows: For conveying one or more persons a distance 
 not exceeding a mile, one dollar. Carriages hired by the 
 hour, are entitled to charge $2.oo for the first hour, and 
 $1.50 for each succeeding hour. Rate of fare for baggage 
 wagons is forty cents for each ten blocks, unless some other 
 agreement is made. Any variations from this will subject 
 the driver to a heavy penalty. 
 
 ENVIRONS. 
 
 The St. Louis Park of Fruits is situated at Castlewood 
 sixteen miles out on the Missouri Pacific Railroad. Several 
 hundred acres are devoted to the cultivation of fruit of 
 every variety that grows in this climate. It is owned by 
 citizens of St. Louis in shares of $100 each. The design 
 of the Association is the promotion of fruit culture. It 
 has already an extensive vineyard and pear and peach 
 orchard. A hotel in the midst of the grounds has been 
 erected for the entertainment of visitors and proprietors. 
 It is designed that the park shall be intersected by beautiful 
 drives, its ornamentations to consist of fruit rather than 
 flowers. The land is beautifully situated, with the necessary 
 variety of surface to render it picturesque. Membership 
 entitles the holder to privileges not shared in general. It 
 is already a favorite resort. It is nearly self-supporting 
 from the yearly products, and money is constantly expended 
 in general improvements. 
 
 General Grant's Farm is eight miles out on the 
 Gravois road, in a south-westerly direction. It was form- 
 erly the Dent homestead, but since belonging to General 
 Grant it has been made a fine stock farm. He has a stud of 
 fifty or sixty blooded horses. It is in a high state of culti- 
 vation. 
 
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 COMMERCIAL. 
 
 No city attains a cosmopolitan eminence without a well 
 developed commercial activity. Manufactures may be as 
 essential to the prosperity of a country as commerce, never- 
 theless, the people derive immediately their sustenance and 
 luxuries from great commercial centres, which gives, how- 
 ever justly or unjustly, pre-eminence to these cities. A 
 large intercourse with the world has undoubtedly an influ- 
 ence. Therefore, to a stranger as well as to a citizen, the 
 commercial prosperity of a city is a marked feature of its 
 growth and importance. 
 
 Dry Goods. 
 
 The old established house of Dodd, Brown & Co., has 
 been closely identified with the growth and best interests of 
 the city. An annual trade of six million dollars has been 
 built up by them, extending into twenty States and Territo- 
 ries of the Union. The leading member of the house, Mr. 
 Dodd, deserves great credit for an enterprise which is as 
 well a credit to the city. To transact such an amount of 
 business requires the exclusive care and attention of no 
 men. Dodd, Brown & Co. are located in an elegant and spa- 
 cious five story stone building at 418-426 north Fifth street. 
 See advertisement page 3. 
 
 The house of J. H. Wear & Co., is a marked instance 
 of what enterprise and determination will do. Established 
 in 1862, it already stands among the first in the city, and in 
 the honor and integrity of its dealings has no peer. Their 
 specialty is Fancy Dry Goods. They import directly alpac- 
 cas, linens, etc. They derive their business already from 
 fifteen States and Territories. The house is composed of J. 
 H. Wear, Geo. F. Britton, John W. Keyser, Joseph H. 
 Holliday, and George A. Morris, being a consolidation with 
 the late firm of Britton, Morris & Co. They occupy the 
 store at 508 north Main, five floors 90 feet by 36 feet. See 
 advertisement page 17. 
 
 Dry Goods, Retail. 
 
 The house of H. D. Mann & Co. (H. D. Mann, and G. 
 S. Hardenbrook,) is well and honorably known in the city 
 
H. D. MANN & CO., "One Price" and Cheapest Retail 
 421 North Fourth Street, Dry Goods in St. Louis. 
 
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 for fair dealing and a good stock of goods in its line. It is 
 the emporium of fashion for ladies' wear, located on the best 
 business block in the city for that trade. The present firm 
 was established in March of 1872. Their place of business 
 is at 421 north Fourth street. See advertisement top of 
 pages. 
 
 Boots ai?d Shoes, Wholesale. 
 
 The boot and shoe trade of St. Louis is well represented 
 in the house of J. T. Utterback & Co., (J. T. Utterback, 
 Joseph A. Wherry, and James A. Ringgold,). They are 
 all practical men who have been identified with the business 
 fifteen or twenty years. They are thoroughly acquainted 
 with the trade throughout the South and West, its demands 
 and its interests. In the city the house has an unimpeachable 
 reputation. They are favorably located in the new and 
 handsome establishment 501-505 north Main. See adver- 
 tisement page 11. 
 
 Life Insurance. 
 
 The St. Louis Life Insurance Company, the mammoth 
 company of the West, is a consolidation of the St. Louis 
 Mutual and the Mound City Life Insurance companies 
 which was effected in April, 1873. The combination gives 
 to the management of this company much the largest busi- 
 ness in insurance done by any one company in the West. 
 At the time of the consolidation a million dollars in stock 
 was subscribed for the better security of its policy holders. 
 The building, at Sixth and Locust, erected at a cost of 
 $772,000, is the handsomest block in the city. See adver- 
 tisement page 15. 
 
 Wagon Manufactory. 
 
 The Milburn Wagon Works of Toledo, Ohio, the largest 
 of the kind in the world, is represented in the city by Milburn 
 & Hammell, at 115 north Main street. Their works were 
 established in 1848, and now occupy three acres in area. 
 The brick workshops and warehouses necessary for the man- 
 ufacture of the immense number of their wagons shipped in 
 avery direction, are 4 stories in height besides the base- 
 ment. They are conveniently arranged in order to a sys ■ 
 tematic prosecution of the labor, without which such an 
 immense production would be impossible. See advertise- 
 ment page 21. 
 
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 Photography. 
 
 Photography, which is taking a stand as one of the fine 
 arts, has no better representation in the city than Cramer, 
 Gross & Co. Their rooms and gallery, among the largest 
 and best in the West, are situated on 5th street and Chou- 
 teau av. The Chouteau av. cars on 4th street pass their 
 building. The firm is composed of G. Cramer, photograph- 
 er; J. Gross, artist; H. Schoof, business manager; each a 
 specialist, and all practical men. They began in 1864, and 
 now do perhaps the largest business in the city. See ad- 
 vertisement, page 13. 
 
 Hats and Caps. 
 
 Among the firms in the city a quarter of a century old, is 
 Gray & Guerdan. The house was established in 1849, an( ^ 
 its continuance betokens a successful career. It has a ready 
 catered to the taste of a generation, and has enough vi- 
 tality to commence upon the next. Aptness for business 
 must be the secret of their success. Their store is on 2nd 
 and Market, near where the life of the city first began. See 
 advertisement on page 19. 
 
 Jewelry. 
 
 The firm of Eugene Jaccard & Co. succeeded to a busi- 
 ness which is now forty-five years old. Starting on Main 
 street when that was the fashionable shopping quarter of the 
 city, they by gradual moves came to Fifth. They occupy the 
 marble building on the cor. of Olive and Fifth, erected for 
 themselves. It is a temple of rich treasure in art and in 
 costly gems. Their watches are manufactured expressly 
 for them in Switzerland. The 5th story contains the man- 
 ufactory, and their wholesale department is in the basement. 
 See advertisement on page 27. 
 
 Silver Ware Manufacture. 
 
 T. A. Durgin, 305 N. 7th, near Olive, is the only manu- 
 facturer of solid silver ware in the city. He has been in the 
 business here since 1858, and displays good taste in his 
 work as his success attests. Reliability where deception is 
 not difficult is indispensable and this is an important element 
 in his success. See advertisement page 23. 
 
A^Stf gt, Gents' Shirts &, Drawers, 
 
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 Safes. 
 
 Diebold, Norris & Co., have one of the largest safe manu- 
 factories in t.he country at Canton, Ohio, and are worthily 
 represented *n the city by Mr. George G. Macartney. Their 
 safes with contrivances to protect against loss by burglars 
 or by fire are an elegant ornament to an office. The com- 
 pany's safes are well known throughout the city and the 
 West. Their establishment is a t24 south Fifth street. See 
 advertisement page 5. 
 
 Sewing Machines. 
 
 The Domestic Sewing Machine and their paper fashions 
 has become in three years a household word. Their fac- 
 tory in Newark, N, J., has a capacity of three hundred ma- 
 chines per day, and in number of machines sold they stand 
 third on the list in the United States. If success attests 
 merit as is commonly supposed, this machine has no peers. 
 Their rooms in St. Louis are at 511 North Fourth Street. 
 See advertisement on page 29. 
 
 Hotels. 
 
 The Grand Central, on the European plan, south side 
 of Pine, between Fourth and Fifth, provides good rooms 
 and good fare at reasonable rates. It has an extensive 
 patronage, and its success is a just tribute to the enterprise 
 of its proprietors. The restaurant occupies the whole of 
 the first floor. It is convenient to the railroad offices and 
 is in the center of the city. See advertisement on page 9. 
 
 Shirts. 
 
 A. C. Van Valkenburg manufactures to order and keeps 
 for sale almost every description of Shirts. He is a large 
 dealer and has a fine patronage. His business career has 
 been a successful one and promises even better for the 
 future. See advertisement on page 27. 
 
 Railroads. 
 
 The Chicago and Alton, one of the most important 
 roads leading from St. Louis, is splendily equipped, afford- 
 ing passengers every comfort and luxury of travel. It is 
 the old time road between St. Louis and Chicago. It runs 
 the Pullman sleepers and the Reclining Seat Palace Cars 
 
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 It makes close connection with roads east and north. 
 Ticket agent, S. H. Knight, 117 North Fourth Street, 
 under the Planters. See advertisement on page 7. 
 
 The St. Louis and South Eastern drains the whole 
 South and Southwest. It runs by way of Nashville. At 
 Ashley, it taps the Illinois Central. At McLeansboro, the 
 Shawneetown branch. At Evansville trains for Chicago and 
 the East. At Guthrie with trains for Memphis, Clarksville 
 and Louisville. Pullman's palace cars and sleepers run 
 through to Nashville without changes. It traverses a rich 
 and fertile country, and has an extensive traffic. See adver- 
 tisement on page 25. 
 
 The Missouri Kansas and Texas is the most import- 
 ant thoroughfare to Galveston and the South-west. Trains 
 run through to Eastern and Northern Texas, to Dennison, 
 Sherman, Dallas and Houston, without change of cars from 
 St. Louis. This road traverses the Indian Territory from 
 Kansas to Texas, one of the most beautiful and fertile 
 countries in the world. See advertisement on page 31. 
 
 Drugs, Wholesale. 
 
 Messrs. Donnell, Tilden & Co., during their short career 
 have placed themselves along beside the oldest houses in 
 the city. They are thoroughly men of enterprise, and 
 therefore successful. Their trade is expanding in every 
 direction and constantly increasing. Their house is at 
 608 and 610 North Second Street. See advertisement on 
 Page 5- 
 
 Mrs. E. J. Harding, 
 
 621 Olive street, is well known as a manufactnrer of Sup- 
 porters, Bandages, etc. She commenced business in 1868, 
 and has uniformly been awarded all the premiums at the 
 St. Louis Fair. See advertisement on page 33. 
 
 Turkish Baths 
 
 were established first in the city by Dr. Adams in 1869, on 
 Washington avenue and Sixteenth street. Over 11,000 
 baths the first year attest the success of the enterprise. 
 New rooms were opened a year ago at 311 N. Seventh 
 street. His business has been steadily increasing. A dis- 
 
H. D. MANN & CO., "One Price" and Cheapest Retail 
 421 North Fourth Street, Dry Goods in St. Louis. 
 
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 tinguished physician of London attributes to it the preser- 
 vation of the health, the prevention and the cure of disease. 
 See advertisement on page 35. 
 
 Jones' Commercial College, 
 
 the oldest in the city, is an institution of well-deserved 
 repute. It aims to be a practical school for business men. 
 Many of its graduates are in the largest business offices in 
 the city. It is an excellent preparatory course for a busi- 
 ness life. Jones' Business and Telegraph College is on 
 Olive and Fifth streets. See advertisement on page 23' 
 
 Glass Manufacture. 
 
 To J. K. Cummings, of the St. Louis Glass Co. is due the 
 credit of making this one of the leading industries of the 
 city. Attempts were made from 1844 to i860, but with 
 disastrous results pecuniarly. In i860, he succeeded to the 
 business, determined to put it on a sound basis. The raw 
 material was known to exist near the city in great profusion 
 and of superior quality. To utilize this would add to the 
 resources of the city and give employment to skilled labor. 
 Fourteen years experience have amply justified to venture, 
 and through his success at least six others, employing half 
 a million dollars capital, have been established, with fair 
 prospects. Mr. Cummings' merits his well deserved suc- 
 cess as pioneer of glass manufacture in the Mississippi 
 Valley. 
 
 Ready Made Clothing. 
 
 F. W. Humphreys & Co. occupy the elegant establish- 
 ment on Fifth and Pine streets, with their ready-made cloth- 
 ing and gents' furnishing goods. They excel in styles and 
 quality, and are therefore deservedly popular. See adver- 
 tisement page 23. 
 
 Tailoring. 
 
 Fashionable cuts and good fits undoubtedly determine 
 your tailor, and for elegant style, J. C. Dubuque, at 515 
 Olive street, is unsurpassed. For twelve years he has num- 
 bered among his patrons the best citizens of St. Louis. See 
 advertisement page 19. 
 
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 CITY CHURCHES. 
 
 Presbyterian. 
 
 First Presbyterian Church — Dr. Dickey, pastor, Four- 
 teenth and Lucas Place. 
 
 Second Presbyterian Church — Dr. Nichols, Seventeenth 
 and Lucas Place. 
 
 Central Church — Dr. Brank, Garrison and Lucas avenue- 
 
 Chouteau Avenue Presbyterian Church — Rev. Mr. Lat- 
 timer, Chouteau avenue and Eleventh. 
 
 High Street Presbyterian Church — Rev. J. A. Quarles, 
 High and Clark avenue. 
 
 Pine Street Church — Dr. Rutherford, Eleventh and Pine. 
 
 Walnut Street Church — Dr. Brookes, Sixteenth and 
 Walnut. 
 
 North Presbyterian Church — Dr. Foote, Eleventh and 
 Chambers. 
 
 Calvary Presbyterian Church — Rev. W. Porteus, Sixteenth 
 and Carr. 
 
 United Presbyterian Church , Twentieth and 
 
 Morgan . 
 
 Providence Old School Church — Rev. B. Y. George, 
 Twelfth and Webster. 
 
 Cumberland Presbyterian Gethsemane Church — Rev. 
 F. Lack, Jefferson and Wash. 
 
 Congregational. 
 
 First Trinitarian Congregation Church — Dr. Post, Locust 
 and Tenth. 
 
 Pilgrim Congregational Church — Dr. Goodell, Washing- 
 ton and Ewing avenues. 
 
 May Flower Church , Boston avenue, nr. Grand, 
 
 Methodist Episcopal. 
 
 Union M. E. Church — Rev. C. A. Van Anda, Eleventh 
 and Locust. 
 
 Central Church — Rev. A. C. Williams, Twenty-fourth and 
 Morgan. 
 
ITrttSt, Dress Goods of every kind. 
 
 H. D. MANN & CO'S 
 421 North 
 
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 First German M. E. Church— Rev. H. Koch, 1600 Wash. 
 Trinity M. E. Church— Rev. J. L. Walker, Tenth, near 
 Market. 
 
 Centenary Church — Dr. Linn, Sixteenth and Pine. 
 
 First Church — Rev. L. M. Lewis, Eighth and Washing- 
 ton avenue. 
 
 St. John's Church — Rev. J. W. Lewis, Locust and Ewing 
 avenue. 
 
 Chouteau Avenue Church — Rev. J. H. St. Clair, Eighth 
 and Chouteau avenue. 
 
 Episcopal. 
 
 Christ Church — Dr. Schuyler, Thirteenth and Locust. 
 
 Trinity Church — Rev. E. Coan, Eleventh and Washing- 
 ton avenue. 
 
 St. George's Church — Rev. R. A. Holland, Chesnut and 
 Beaumont. 
 
 Church of the Holy Communion — Rev. P. G. Robert, 
 Leffingwell and Washington avenue. 
 
 Grace Church — Rev. W. M. Webbe, Eleventh and 
 Warren. 
 
 St. John's Church — Rev. J. P. T. Ingraham, Hickory and 
 Doleman. 
 
 St. Peter's Church — Dr. Berkley, Grand and Olive. 
 
 Mount Calvary Church — Rev. B. E. Reed, Grand and 
 Lafayette. 
 
 Baptist. 
 
 Second Baptist — Dr. Burlingham, Sixth and Locust. 
 
 Third Church — Dr. Yeaman, Clark ave. and Fourteenth. 
 
 Beaumont Street Church , Beaumont and Mor- 
 gan. 
 
 Fourth Church— Rev. Mr. Morrill, Twelfth and North 
 Market. 
 
 Park Avenue Church — Rev. Mr. Laws, Park, near St. 
 Ange. 
 
 First German Church — Rev. Mr. Rabe, Fourteenth and 
 Carr. 
 
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 Christian. 
 
 First Christian Church— Rev. S. A. Kelly, Seventeenth 
 and Olive. 
 
 Central Christian Church — Rev. Mr. Campbell, Four- 
 teenth and St. Charles. 
 
 North St. Louis Church — Rev. Mr. Buff, Eighth and 
 Mound. 
 
 Unitarian • 
 
 Church of Messiah — Rev. J. Snyder, Ninth and Olive. 
 Church of Unity — Rev. J. C. Larned, Park and Arm- 
 strong avenues. 
 
 German Evangelical. 
 
 Bethania Church — Rev. C. F. Stark, Twenty-fourth and 
 Carr. 
 
 St. Petri's Church — Rev. E. Roos, Fifteenth and Carr. 
 
 St. Johannes Church — Rev. L. Haeberle, Fourteenth 
 and Madison. 
 
 Zion's Church — Rev. J. J. Koewing, Twentieth, near 
 Benton. 
 
 English Evangelical Lutheran. 
 
 St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Rev. M. 
 Rhodes, 27th and Wash. 
 
 German Evangelical Lutheran. 
 
 Immanuels Church — Rev. J. F. Buenger, Morgan and 
 Sixteenth. 
 
 Dreinigkeits Church — Rev. E. A. Brauer, Eighth and 
 Lafayette. 
 
 Zion's Church — Rev. L. Boese, Fifteenth and Warren. 
 
 New Jerusalem. 
 
 First German Church New Jerusalem — Rev. C. L. Car- 
 riere, Fourteenth and Howard. 
 
 Roman Catholic. 
 
 Cathedral — Rev. M. W. Tobyn, Walnut, between Second 
 and Third. 
 
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 Assumption — Rev. W. H. Brantner, Eighth and Sidney. 
 
 Annunciation — Rev. P. Brady, Sixth near Chouteau ave. 
 
 Holy Angels— Rev. F. M. Kielty, St. Ange and Chou- 
 teau avenues. 
 
 Immaculate Conception — Rev. P. F. O'Reilly, Jefferson 
 and Locust. 
 
 St. Alphonsus — Rev. E. Grimm, Grand near Easton ave. 
 
 St. Bonaventura — Rev. P. Graziani, Sixth and Spruce. 
 
 St. Bridget— Rev. H. H. O'Reilly, Carr and Jefferson. 
 
 St. Francis Xavier — Rev. E. Higgins, Ninth and Christy. 
 
 St. John— Rt. Rev, P. J. Ryan, Sixteenth and Chestnut. 
 
 St. Lawrence O' Toole — Rev. J. Henry, Fourteenth and 
 O' Fallon. 
 
 St. Malachi— Rev. C. Ziegler, Clark and Summit. 
 
 St. Michaels — Rev. F. Eustace, Eleventh and Jefferson. 
 
 St. Patrick — Rev. Mr. Archer, Sixth and Biddle. 
 
 St. Peter and Paul — Rev. F. Goller, Seventh and Allen. 
 
 Hebrew. 
 
 United Hebrew Congregation — Rev. H. Kuttner, Sixth 
 and St. Charles. 
 
 Temple of the Gates of Truth — Dr. Sonnewschein, Sev- 
 enteenth and Pine. 
 
 Buaiel Congregation — Dr. Wolfenstein, Sixth and Cerre. 
 
 Miscellaneous. 
 
 Latter Day Saints — Rev. W. Anderson, Broadway and 
 Labeaume. 
 
 Independent Evangelical Protestant — Rev. P. G. Ger- 
 ber, Thirteenth and Webster. 
 
 Independent Evangelical Protestant Church of the Holy 
 Ghost — Rev. J. G. Eberhard, Eighth and Walnut, 
 
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 Street Railways. 
 
 St. Louis Railroad extends south from Grand avenue and 
 Broadway via Fifth street to Elm, thence to Seventh street, 
 thence to Kosciusco, a distance of seven and a half miles, 
 and returns by Carondelet avenue, Fifth street and Broad- 
 
 The Baden extension connects at Grand avenue with the 
 above, and extends to Baden by Bellefontaine road. 
 
 Missouri Railroad extends from Fourth and Olive, west 
 to Grand avenue, and returns the same way. 
 
 A line of this road extends from Fourth and Market to 
 Sixth, thence to Chesnut, and thence to Eighteenth, and 
 thence via Market to Summit avenue, and returns via 
 Clark avenue to Twentieth, thence via of Market to Fourth 
 street. 
 
 Citizens Railroad extends west from Fourth and Morgan, 
 out Franklin and Easton avenues to six mile-house, and 
 returns via Easton ivenue to Garrison avenue, thence via 
 of Morgan to Fourth street. 
 
 Grand avenue extension connects with the above at 
 Grand avenue, and extends to Fair Grounds, and returns 
 the same way . 
 
 Lindell Railway (yellow cars) extends west from lnird. 
 and Washington avenue to Garrison avenue, and returns 
 the same way. , 
 
 Blue cars also extend west from Third and Washington 
 avenue to Fourteenth street, and thence to Gratiot street, 
 and thence to Tayon avenue, and thence out Chouteau 
 avenue to Summit avenue, and return via Chouteau avenue 
 to Tayon, and thence via Papin street, thence via Fourteenth 
 street to Washington avenue and Third street. 
 
 Bellefrntaine Railway extends from Third and Washing- 
 ton avenue to Eleventh, thence north to Penrose avenue, 
 and returns via Tenth to Washington avenue, and thence 
 to Third street. . 
 
 A line connecting with the above runs from Tenth via 
 Hebert and St. Charles road to Fair Grounds, and returns 
 the same way. , 
 
 Tower Grove and Lafayette Railway runs south from 
 Morgan on Fourth to Chouteau avenue, thence to Third 
 street thence to Anna street, and returns via Second to 
 Chouteau avenue, thence to Fourth street and Morgan. 
 
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 Peoples Line runs south from Morgan on Fourth to 
 Chouteau avenue, thence to Second Carondelet avenue, 
 thence to Park avenue, thence to Mississippi avenue, thence 
 to Lafayette avenue, and thence to Grand avenue, and 
 returns by Park avenue to St, Ange and Chouteaa avenues, 
 and thence to Fourth and Morgan. 
 
 Gravois Railway extends west from Fourth on Pine to 
 Ninth, thence to Clark avenue, thence to Twelfth street, 
 thence to Chouteau avenue, thence via Stoddard avenue 
 to Park avenue, thence to Ninth street, thence to 
 Russell avenue, thence to State, thence to Sidney, thence 
 to Gravois Road, thence to Grand avenue and Tower Grove 
 Park, and returns via Gravois Road to Russell avenue, and 
 thence the same way to Fourth and Pine. 
 
 Union Railroad runs west from Fifth on Locust to Sixth, 
 thence to O'Fallon, thence to Seventeenth, thence to 
 Chambers and Salisbury streets and Hyde Park, and returns 
 the same way. 
 
 Northwestern Line runs west from Sixth on Locust to 
 Ninth, thence to Spring, thence to Jefferson, and returns 
 same way to Fourteenth, thence to Christy, thence to 
 Twelfth, thence to Sixth on Locust. 
 
 Fire Department. 
 
 Fire alarms are given by means of bells operated by 
 magnetic telegraph. There are 180 iron boxes inclosing 
 telegraphic instruments, which are connected by a wire 
 with the Central Station in the Court House. The number 
 of the station is transmitted by the pulling of a handle. If 
 received, a signal is returned at the Central Station. The 
 church, engine-house bells and gongs are operated by 
 means of a large battery striking the number by successive 
 strokes. Three such signals are given in succession, which 
 calls out the engines in the district where the fire is located. 
 The second alarm calls out twice the number of engines, 
 and a third alarm calls out the whole number in the city. 
 The city owns seventeen steam fire engines, which are dis- 
 tributed in convenient portions of the city. 
 
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