, 1870-05-24
TIE CITY IN BRIEF.


The public Is interested In knoWino acd ~4u
ga4 g knoM nat II Is to have Increased facIiiti.
1or getting nom one end Of the city to The oth,
through ths enterprise Of the z I. P. i q
U@nlous Line, running Rom Like street /
IEent{-nntn sHeGt7 and whose ofl1ce Is at IN.
Wabash avenue. This company ls adding to tel
| stock OF omnlouseA and horses IS fast 81 n0saihi
for their regular day and night traf1c, ar.i iss
night, VIC understand, they commenced staring
fer a. 1ge r. moM The 4peEa Hoas
ninth-st- The experiment Is one that can uot fl
OF SUCCESS, for the absence Of all public vehtcfe
after midnight has been serious inconvenlence I,
/ very many persons who arc kept down town n
1 late hour by either business or pleasure II i
certainly fact that in no other city OF the Unio,
Of the aize OF Chicago, Is there such an absence
pight az nothing hitherto has run after mldnigh
On weekdays, nor after II O'Clock on Sundays
and whoever Is Kept out " either business o.
pleasure. after these hours, must either walk hom
o. so 70 the expense OF q carrtagc. a reform Il
this matter has long been loudly called fo
By those now living up town. and when It Is falr1,
SIDE st dance fom tie cene Of Il he @ a. vi
are now obliged to paJ higher rents lor residence.
Wit within Walking distance The z !. r Co. lint
In thus adding to the pnDle accommodation, ant
should the first experiment succeed, will consul
si'il M iu51aer re public necessities by omnibuse:
popular, lnasmuch as they do not raise the fare fol
the late omnibus.
Among The arrivals At the st. james Hotel yes
terday, were the following: s s. Chtlds, Il. e.
MI1Ghar MIaG 1es M fMfonss; amES,; sPal4lnG Duluth
New York; Hon Jonathan DuT, Pontiac: c. c,
M;I9nrgan, ssmuel G Jones, Peora; Q. P: Mccarthy
o. dyeRS cgsWio2d sf siefnS rtea r
Gamble, Rockford; Wm. F. Hcadley, Arlington,
Mass: M " s. Howland. New YORK: 4. Il. Beartis'
Il. Bowers, New York; j. b Treat Monroe VIE
consln- ~
..5,A Among The arrivals At the Briggs Mouse, ycs.
teroaJ, we're the following: l. 4 Winchester,
Rodnan Carter. Wisconsin Colonel s E. Lefrerts
Fond du Lac: Hiram n. Sinner, Worcester. Mass :
aOnsa asn st Faal o. Morss
Ontario: Hon. Oliver G: Gray, Ottawa; Charles
blanchard, Ottawa; ". L: Strong, yermunt; John
SaissWs nv SysaSaS: a$s: !, nostop
J. T. Nash, s. y: Nash. Boston, George F. Good.
M11, + , Dixo1; J: L. Rogers, Sycamore; n. II. Page,
Among the arrivals at the Sherman House, yes-
terday, we're the following: Charles Ktrman, VIr-
4; NY y HoIbn and N; Horbln, Paris, France: j. 3.
Teas1el and J. D. Laird, Salt Lake CITY; Hon. s
A. BneSnaster, Alton; Edward L Burllngame,
NV nv {S5e 6r,e;Is y W. NS11e gs pst1e!t Pspn
John J. Anderson, China; Geo. II. Folds, Mali-
son; John y: Lyon, 2. Workman, and Jas b Col
chas- H Gorham, Fort Wayne
80, Among the arrivals At the fremont House
yesterday, were the following: Rev. r. Y. Dodge,
Burlington, Pleasant Valley, california; W1s.
Leigh, England; C. c. Tfowhrtdgc, Detroit:
Joseph Frazer, San Francisco; Rev. Il. q. Pad.
Charles KohleI, san Francisco; j. n. DigeioSS,,
New forE; C. y. Sargent, Cincinnati; Hon. D. L.
Phillips, Springfield: Colonel ". Babcock, Canton;
Vincent; N. GodeauI, New Orleans; John ].
Louis; Henry Il Winans, New jersey; Asired Nor q:
ton, Q. S. A.
Female SuHrnse..
The Committee Of Arrangements yesterday ~
Invitation to address the Suffrage Convention, to
be held at Farwcll IIall, on Wednesday aud Thurs
Northwestern States, Including, among others,
Madame Anneke, President and Lille Peckham,
Secretary, Of the Wisconsin Woman's Suffrage As
diana Association; Mary Newberry Adams and
Augusta r. Chapin, Of Iowa; Matilda Fletcher, Of
Kansas: Hon, He1IT 0'Connor, Of Town; G.. B.
Some Of the best local talent lalso be brought
Into re9u1sitiou. Among the Latter, OUT eloquent
townsnan, the Hon George c. Bates, has agreed
Those desiring to participate In the proceedings
are requested to be on hand promptly at O'Clock
OF Wednesday. The convention Will at once or
much time as possible for miscellaneous addresses
As large number have already signi1ed to the
committee their Willingness, and In some Instances
mtttee request those who prepare addresses not to
have them exceed twenty, or, at the 1furthest,
thirty, minutes in length. The speakers Will uia-
doubtcdly be limited By the convention.
All those in attendance from abroad arc re-
qncsted to report themselves at the hall rs soon a
possible after O'Clock, so that their names may
accommodate large number free Of expense.
Announcements.
The mineral OF H. Z. Skinner, whose death Was
at Valparaiso, Ind, this morning, at 1U O'Clock;
the service to be conducted by Key. Arthur Swa-
zs5 Of thi5 ,[ c.ft ~ NJ sEnner has long been eon.
Co, In whose employ he WIS at the ttme of his
death. He was, for many years, an active mem-
eer q .he Tnird rrespy1s1.an Church. and an etll
vas for several years Superintendent
-.DE ". 7. Davis, former Professor at the
University Of S Petersburg, M who lectuEed on
Academy OF Sciences, will deliver public lecture
On bis scientific travels iii Persla, BokhAra China
md Afries s On Thursday n nsxt at 9'elock r n
street, Professor Davis having been with Dr.
In some OF his earlier researches In
Africa, VII speak IN his lectures On the discov-
The Farwell Hall choir will meet this evening
Ia the Lecture Room Of the Young Meh,s Christian
association: Pfol. W5man viii be IN attendance
~
The Junior o!a.lons for the M5ers prizes Of the
University Of Chicago, viii be given, this cTen-
1g, Mt the First Baptist Church.
Cook County Tcnchrr1' Institutc.
There vii be session Of the Cook County
Teachers Institute, at Pa1attlc, on Friday, May
Z, 1870, commencing Ct o'clock 4 m, and clos
nG at 80 p NJ The teachers OF Hanover, Bar
1ne-en, SShasmhuFg, ra1attne, Es Grove Wheel
on are requested to attend Section Of an "Act
9 amend the School law" approved March 20,
SEQ, reads as follows:
eso ~ y
nt they ds1Tn o attend and 90 REDUCTION Of pay 9.
ass e. ns ssiis s :; 4
tue npon sneh r. tnitne - certified by
On Thursday, May &c, 1870, there will be m cx-
animation Of teachers In the school house in Pala-
Inc, commencing at . 80 o'clock. Applicants for
aphy. grammar, History Of tinted States, ffcai-
ng, spelling, and writing.
For Female Incbtfufes.
The east end OF the WashlngtpuIau Home build
ng, bc1ng NOE go and oc8 West Madison street.
lns recently undergone complete system OF re-
'airs ne painter and papsr-hanger, carpenter and
y larBe numser Of pleasant and airy rooms,
Wilt bathroom. &c, well arranged for those who
my seek Treatment at this Institution. This part
lent, uul Will he devoted exclusively to the fe-
male department. which for the present will be un-
er the charge Of the Superintendent and Aat1on
Committee. SOME Of whom take deep interest in
making this branch Of rcformatory work sue
caa, and intend TO spare no pains to insure u
arc. DE. n. 8. Davis and Mrs & N. Holden are
be Committee on Admission to this department
Street improvements.
The Hoara OF Public Works, on yesterday,
wartltd 10 John Anderson 4 Gu. the contract for