, 1869-08-26
CITY IN BRIEF.

Mr.. CARBCTT, OF our city, who accompanied
the astronomical expedition to Mount Pleasant
Iowa, and took . series Of Views during the
eclipse hR1 produced very interesting Hct Of pho
.ograrhs comprising ten, showing the sun al dil-
ferrnt stages 0! the phenomenon, aud TWO, show
ing the protuberances during tota,itJ. Mr. r 4
Jones, Of Davenport, Iowa, has forwarded Us a
l&-1uch photograph OF the sun about ~ minutes
previous to The last contact. II Is q beautiful
9t ss showng ,H the pets
Sharpness we should NOT have expected, seeing
that The s-lDch Photographic taken In 1850 Teru
,be ec q r
known. This Is nearly twice ne large a. 1ny pre-
vlously taken. and ID highly ctcd.table TO Western
AT
Dapt!ai Church tcoIotrd> WAS held IN the church.
on Fourth avenue. near rolk, last evening, 70
tase s,cps 70 in,rro,e The uensa eoni,,lon Of Tue
made BY tho pastor, Rev. NJ De Baptist, Rey.
RUFUS l. Perry, Of Brookiyu, General Charles Hov-
ieeuon wa tascn On Iae ~ smopnt con.1iDa1ed
being about ssto. 40 dcouite plan 10 azstst the
freedmen vas adopted, hut It Is prpposel to send
States, y money enough cAH be rat.ed TO support
one. While Mt. PeTy WAS speaking, couple
came into church and were married.
A PROMINENT and wealthy merchant OF this
sherne or much private gossip, was called urou,
the other day, BY y committee Of ladies', who 90
c1cn 0! NM aSuhscftftinn IN alu OF Tue HOMO tos
the EIlcntllcaa. lie declined pererQtarl!, to Do
nate cent for the hencni Of the Institution. and
thc ltdlcE proceeded 10 tFJ their powers Of per-
sussion nucn him. Tnc rich man Hns ne1orlble,
y, he aurpartd vas the ErFtnG Wotnan's IsclrTc-
The taftcs seemed TO appreciate the motive which
dictated bis e1c!ts1ve dcFOtol 10 that particular
home, tor tne! al once ceased importunnG and
wished h.m polite goul morning.
THERE ArrKAREr Ia yestenlays TRrnCSR a
eenhun!cat,oa ttnm a correspondent stas.a2 saAs
the sopth 1,dc Of Randolph street, betrseep Dear
born and Clltk, Inclined several t7cbcs rom the
peElcndlcnlar. and that the building was danger
oa lhsse sSseoos oen denied ey sae asShi
ne co,pmns ms n que. lon are IN thelt proper posi-
~ uou. tne aAent doubtless lAboced undcS
aAA oS4EAc1AL pARrT, recently returned
nnc g c,,.ea Of vine grown on The Pacific slope.
, Trough the care OF President RIcnarsis, a few
/ t,oxea OF this found thets way on Change a few
round. great nany Of he mcnocrs o. he board
were able 70 appreciate the quality. and E1aae to
pace thsse at rlne. vsain ordin. .ea 20 - 10
| orr TvEnAy evening the sse.tne7 sarsn Van
| Epa and = schooner colided in the river 10th
we're bornh out, End when otlFeen the Clark Rnd
Sae street bridges, the bow-spr1, OF the schooner
ct1ne In contact Nlth The Eteru ra OF tne rTppcl,
| lor, on which number Of ladies' aud gentlemen
Kere sitting. snaAsaln2 1t TO atoms u second
any ioiasJ. The Ssa Fl. naa On ! asse cody Of
| c1cUrston1tx
TIE FErr4t Of St Pstrtek.s Cnurca, on Des.
rla,nes ssrect, Is cettinH On 1nely. RI crowded
there are usny sa,cs- There Ia IN election for =
eoln.headed eane, which + 70 Be preseats,l to the
sss II ps o ine
cr's Clerk, an! Hon Il. r. Miller, oae Of the
representatives from the West Division.
nrKho rursx hot nights aud hotter .iays, peo.
pie no want enjoy themselves arc In the habit
Of going cat on she lake tn some Of Goo,lr:cn's
| bostA These larEr steamers which ply npoh our
lake arc doing trcne nious business in cary 1us
tne fnra1ef, where The peaches arc now fully Hpe.
| The boats tre esle and comfortable.
TrE Mz1F1Rs Of St rsts!cks Society are re-
quested to meet at Pa1ior No. fremont House,
M f.-n ~ % attend M meeting ol delegates Of l1isl
Societies to te neld 1t Father Mathews Temper
ns p a. f.s f. ss'se.
Convention, which meets as St LOUIS on oeio
| eet&
TIE Sxw "Cniyess.sy Hall - II Evans:on, VII
% 1ns 81 Drxo eat ras e9las
I the te11u, September =. Already ,ons ntnarc,
yonnx men have applied for adntsslon TO the col
About twenty-five, cou,tng nom Other Institutions
| will enter nore Adranced clssseA
department Of the Washinrsoniaa Home w!it b
l
| t,fees eoraer Of Folk. II halt-psas O'Clock
several Epod speakers are 70 bc present. And ZOO
C1utic viii en!iycn The e1e1risc& All arc eotd!a'l
| tnrited to attend
THIS EvKsNG the ladies' Of the Seventh FFcsaJ
tertau Church. At the corner Of Peoria tad yacs
! son f,feetA S1ye grand reunion. 70 ce3eprnf
| yhcr rrtaoys1 to their new location No Adtaissio
| {ce 1N ee asked Ice cream and otoe5 retEsat
. | toents y Ii be provided.
I YESTERDAY MORNING the Finance Connlttt
. Of the Boayu Of Supt1vsorA opened BIDS Tor 80 q
:. | Of Cook County bonds: t73.p0o were AWAEuel
= Lunt lTrston Co, IS 900 to the Tcuton.a !,
= auraoce Company. fhey weye sold 81 s3s or ss7,a
- | With accrued Interest
II TER METROPOLITAN t;lee Club wifi Etve \ prot
r | ensue soclabie on board the stesuer sarah VI
ID Enps, and IN The parlors Of the 1is DC PARK hon
this evening. The boat will leave Cl1tt strrft
O'Clock, and Hyde F1Tk ii L. CzrA have oee
! chartered 10 run In connection With the noas
ATatATE honr yesteriay evening the otuee
De. Evetsou. in FaE@clt tla1l. VAS entered Alt1o
y | under The uosc Of &ne police, and / family Bib
=, was stolen Hut for the Influences OF tac pAs
Il | the thte1 1on,d doubttess haze been more tac
II, ousa IN his dc1redat!cas
q rIrLc OnoAK performances viii t'e given for
,c horr crcrJ SATURDAY afternoon at tnc Centena
Re Methodist Church, on Monroe street, near MosEa
| Tha ch1fro fot tGslisaIQp Il to Be merely 1o1