, 1866-05-15

dc; and that this council Be r~quessed TO tske meas
urc+ Tor the purcnaee Of 1o1 and erection offs Die
1rtet pafaouage thereon. The meellnR then I'D
tour0ed.
ODruARr-our reader. will learn with deep re-
Eret. the death Of Nr. John ". Hooker. Of the
firm Of Hooker d 1one1. IN old and well known
citizen os Chicago, who exnired 1t bis fe3ldence,
No, II Wabash syepue, ye4Eefday afternoon. He
has been aiiiDx for come ei1 months past, and a
revere xuack Of bronchitis which teized hlm few
nSis IT. ooIef wa. Sorn IN n'q Rspd
vesmcnt and came 70 1hf city go long ago a. 1856,
ttnce uhtch time ne has hten successfully eng1ged
III mercantile b1siueas 1rs1 In dry goods and Rro.
esrits, and lalleslY in rhe secd and agricultural
business. Except II a merchant of thirty year
standing n Chicago. onr who nas crown with the
growth Of the city. there IL but little to chronicle
IN the life Of the deceased. as he appears to
hs,e eoxe,ed public honosa but Mas content to
4 life that moved to gracious ends
ru.i1n 1hf1pen p M troop 81 nnEesotd'os tstends.
him = large circle Of tficno-, anu n a pronineu.
ntmber Of Dr.. P4teston's church, w.'h which h.
has iccr connecled ever tfnce lts organization, h-
cordial IL ali hi. private ralauon., md man Of
eminent integrity tn business. Me. HookeF's death
will be tIDccreay incurred beJond the Immediate
circle IN which he tuosed. he @Hs In bis Etxfy-
fourth year, and leaves hehtnd him wife and lam
nT, who are well provided for
JEALOUSY AMI er7czpk-M1 A. E. Allen, wife
Of Robert Allen. IN employee Of the C,ry Horse
Railus! Company. on Saturday evening died from
TIE seels Of anoanu.o, al her Tes,denee corner Of
Clark un1 TMrl1h Etreets. TIE deceased. who At
ns Ct Etc Sf SeW Sof e.
na.ti%d ionr yeas= ago to Mr, Alien, mud im.neal-
atcly to Chicago, ~nere they resided ,ogencr
II sep1t.a'*1 last, q ~h.eh time
toueht LONE IN th,. " cnty. thert @ % 'iaa .ince e
hlrs. Alle. became Jealous Of her husband and fre
qucutsy rcrtuachcd hlm with being unialthiui to
Gef, lhongh she never, either 10 him or to oilers
with whom sbe convened on the subject, 1are any
reason for believing that be ~as talse 10 her. Day
ny day shc grew more and more 0e>poldeni. aad
frequently exciaim.d 10 her ecqu 3nknces That she
War tired OF lite and w!thed TO de- On
Thursday last, Influenced py these ieellnea
10 1rne 10 eli medical aid ana prevent faisl eecss
Tn FT1dsy she made 4 second s'ternpt npo1 her
lfe but vas fayed b. the timely Arrival o1 physt-
etan. Or saturday morning she appeared 10 have
fullS rrcorc'ed from 1he eftcta .hc deadly drugs
Of which cha had partaken, but the eame afternoon
she went on. and upon returning In Tho eveninC it
RUN. several doctors we're called IN
but their utuort cndtavnrs to dctrat tbs operation
o'ciocf ~ rDe e1piset. foar ounce sum ' sia' jsolsd
*.hudasurn wss found In the pocket Of beg dress.
Coruner Wagner held IN inquest upon the body on
in accordance w,th the 4bove facts. The body OF
Mn. Allen will bt sent 10 her parents IN New York
lor burial.
PunuARxos1c-1he annual meeting Of the Phil
harmonic Society Of Chicago, was held yesterday
afternoon Ut 1,ve O'Clock IN Room p Open Horse
Block, J. v Le Moyne, Esq., P1esideut, in the
chair.
The report Of The Board OF Managers for the past
yeaf was presented. 10 which were attached the re
@ e tnc IN ,1p o. a11 mo sSaa Se Of
aiso she mi season tbe5 had hsd 10 compete Will
HH.1k hhAXr IA AfSEHFt