Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-10-25
CHICAGO.
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CHICAGO, October p The coroner's in
quest in the Treat -Grosvenor homicide
case conclude6nfts lsbors late last evening,
and rendered the following verdict, after
discussion OF five hours: ''That the said
Thomas W. GrOsvenor came 20 his death
from the effect of a gunshot wound at the
hands of Theodore n. Treat, between the
hours of IL and O'Clock am, October 2l,
1871. on Cottage Grove avenue; and we,
the jurors, further find that such shooting
was without sufficient cause, but the jU-
Tors say that they are IF the opinion that
said Theodore n. Trest supposed he was
executing orders given him by those who
placed him on guard as sentinel" Trest
was arrested and committed to the county
Jail to await the action of tbs grand jury.
Judge Joseph Z. Gary, OF the superior
court, and chairman of the committee of
judges of the United States and Stste
courts in this county, is preparing bill
for psrpetuRtion of titles in the county.
Stste judges are by the statute law and
constitution made parties to meet the
emergency Of any want of law.
At a meeting last night Of property
owners on Michigan avenue, north of
Park row, IL was unanimously resolved
that three blocks OF vacant ground on
the lake shore north of Monroe street, be
devoted to railroad purposes. the roads
are TO pay for the ground to be fixed
hereafter The price heretofore offered by
the Illinois Central, Michigan Central and
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroads
Was eight hundred thousand dollars. The
property is probably worth double that
amount.
The bank of Montreal has decided to
establish branch bank in this city. Il
will be opened at the corner of Market
and Madison streets as soon as proper
vsult osn be built.
The one million six hundred thousand
bushels of grain that we're in the ware
house destroyed has been valued at half
price, which is $500 600. It will be used
for distillipg purposes.
The Chicago journal sppears this after.
noon in an entire new dress, face simi-
lar to the old one before it's destruction by
the great Are. 1t was printed on nov
four-cylinder press.
Many OF the Chicsgo banks which were
located in the south division sre estab-
fishing branches in the west division, and
bankers In the west division are doing
tie same In the south division.
p. +. W. Peck, one OF Chicago's pio-
near citizens. .diedlast evening, sged sixty
one years, Mr.. Peck came TO Chicago in
1881, and erected the hrst frame building
and the first brick building He was one
of the weslthiest, If not the weslthiest, OF
our citizsns. His property consisted
largely Of landed estate which he LEASED
to parties for long terms on the condition
of their improving It; for this reason his
estate has suffered but ittlO depreciation
by the great fire.
Mansger Hooley hiss leased OF ( b.
Hsddock hi0 lot on which his residence
stood, on the northeast corner of Wabash
avenue and Monroe street, on which, in
the spring, he will erect new opera
house, which he intends shall be irst-
class.
The two political parties OF this city and
couurv. in view of the present calamity
and conditi69 of affairs growing out of
the great Are. are trying to unite upon a
union ticket for the city snd county ON +
css, 10 be voted for At the elsJt!on which
takes place two weeks hence. Both par
ties have been In convention to dsv' it
WAS arranged between tho two thst tie
Republicans should have the candidates
for mayor, city collector, police eommis'
sioners, twelve out OF the twenty alder
men, nine out OF the hfteen county
commissioners, Judge of the superior
court, and some other minor Offices
while the Democrats were TO have city
treasurer, city attorney, Judge OF circuit
court, eight aldermen and six commits
sioners and some small offices. The entire
ticket has not been agreed upon, but the
following Of the leading nominations will
probably be made; mayor, Joseph Medill,
OF tEs Tribune; city treasurer, David A.
Gage, of Sherman House; judge Of the
superior court, John A. ] amiesOn; judge
of the superior court, 3. +. Aver; city
collector, George Van Hollent county
treasurer, Charles Il. Horn. As there are
not officers enough TO supply the great
demand, there will doubtless be other
tickets.
The Chicago volunteers mustered into
service for patrol after the Ere, one Of
whom shot Colonel Grosvsnor, were mus
tered out of service to-day by order Of
Lieutenant General Sheridan.