, 1872-11-19

THE CITY IN. BRIEF;
| Evervth{ug.
new Presbyterian Church is to be organized
at riverside on Sunday next.
General Sanford, our former excenen, 3lnia-
te1day.
senator Harris, who ia to represent Louisiana
n n the Upper House Of the Nation, is At ths
t0@n' II
The Star and Crescent Club eiyey e,a
solIee At SHOWS Dancing Academy, No. 62 South
Halsted street, tomorrow evening.
| Grace Greenwood, the charming writer, is "
| ting her friend Dr.. William E. Clarke, ko. Il
| West Monroe street.
Tbs public schools, especially those Of -
ooutn ol,sislon, are o!erdoTlng with pupils: and
many children are waiting for admission to soma
| Of the grades.
There will be an oyster supper this evening q:
the Michigan Avenue Baptist Church, for tha
benefit Of the Ladies' Furnishing Fund.
Passengers that reached this city yesterday
we're delayed several houre east Of Buffalo b7
two feet Of snow. They did not speak Of it a.
81 Beautiful"
The merchant tailor store Of J. P. Enga1t, No.
65 West Randolph street, Was bu1glarized On
Sunday night OF $50 worth OF cloth.
The Rev. Robert Laird Collier has withdrawn
from all the Lecture engagements he has made
for the winter, and declines to make anv nav
ones on any account.
Captain George Washburn, Of the New York
Police force, who has been visiting his relative,
Superintendent Washburn, for few daya. LAT,
this city for Alton last evening.
4 literary and musical entertainment will b,
given at the Twenty-d Street Baptist Church.
near Wentworth avenue, this evening. Read
lngs by A. f. Burbank will occupy most Of th
evening.
Mr. George Ashley, Of Rochester, NY,
known to the Eastern clothing trade az guc-
cessfnl salesman and careful manager Of / -.
establishments, has connected himsalf with th
Chicago branch OF a Boston wholesale house.
The roof Of the great Rock Island depot at th
foot Of Lssalle street is nearly finished, -
trains will arrive and depart from this Mag
greatly to the advantage Of The public. 3
~ suburhans.
The residents Of the South Division NAV con
gTatulate themselves upon the opportunity O.
hearing Miss Emily Faithful lecture this eve.
ing, IL the Michigan Avenue Baptist Church, OF
" "Glimpges OF Great Msn and Women q
applied to the benefit Of the Chicago Acadenyo
Design.
The Library Association Of Centenary II. E
Church tonight give their first literary =
tainment, in the lecture room Of the church
The programme embraces music, readings,
says, etc, the proceeds to be used toward 81
plying the church with free library. The put
lie generally are invited to attend,
The Chicago City Railway Company has now
largeforce Of men at work laying the doubl
track on South Clark street.. They have -,
proceeded from Twelfth street north to Fol
street, and will continue to Clark street bridss
where q junction will be formed with the NJ
Chicago Company'a lines.
Among the notable arrivals at the MI ''
House, yesterday, we're Jud Sc J. Monson Mas.
Secretary of State Of Maryland. Annapolis, MI
G. Fl. Barker and lady, Cincinnati; J.
Morgan and lady, New Orleans; C
P1itchard Esq, London, Ont; l.. Carriotts
Messina, Italy J. +. Kendall, Esq, Louis7in
Ky.
IT The S last ast, Of + hra L B. cbandls1's meey-
at the residence Of Mrs. George Scorllle,
260 Warren avenue. Important business vi
considered All interested are desired r.
present. methods OF Moral Education 'Tu
be the subject discussed
Michael Hagan, who was arraigned b
Commissioner Hoyne about week since. Oh Il
charge Of uttering counterfeit money, andw'
case was then postponed to afford him an oppt
tunity to prove his innocence Of criminal intep
was brought before the Commissioner again y
teEday. The examination resulted in the accus
e%A@E AS4%A 4VA %AA1A IL OaAA ~ 1,HuV*
There is stir among the dry bonea OF
the dozen in this city several years ago. It b
been discovered, in two or three instances 70
Of sbout one hundred), that sly fellows b
been working the abandoned property
sbf these sSmpanies' 70 Snd made goSd Ii
a couple Of hundred thousand dollars havet
cleared in the past four seasons in one comp
That even it's Chicago Directors had for, "
Ebe name Of. An agent has bean sent down
ace about it.
On not a few Of the buildings in process
erection work is being pushed moat actively,
with large gangs Of men to secure their b.
snclosed before the setting in Of winter. E
.ept Potter Palmer's, On which work has b
suspended, and the Custom House, only receut
'eSun, all the hotel structures are being put
eadiness to be warmed and finished during t
winter. The Orient House is receiving i: ) fur
ure and will be opened in about month. Il
contracts for the ranges and kitchen fnrniture
he Grand Pacific vera made yesterday.
A neat and ingenious devise, worthy Of zc
'ago Aackman, has been introduced b
,ot honest, but honesty cannot be looked
The devise is to purchase q number OF ON
'uses bearing the legend, "Walash -
nd : % drive them ss from lsobey to State street.
hey YET SaS s ges cut before
ride to Twenty. y.second-street, get in Byt
lme the time they have paid their fare
entrState ia reached, and the driver
Far as wo go!" Thereupon, the gentlem
axe the drivers number, and the ladies', =
annot swear or thrash the cruel dsceiyer.
4 an injured look, and wear it for tha re-
be day. Either the lettering On these w..
honld be changed, OF the Mayor's police slto,
ring the offenders to justica, or His Hor
ut everybody knows how long it will ba bs.
ither remedy Will be applied, and m until thar az.
a1est way is not to be caught
An adjourned meeting Of the St. George'sstit
would have been held last evening. st the BIZ
RS Exchange, but for the triaing drcuustsp
t the absence OF q quorum. Meanwhile. !
arnard and two reporters enjoyed An inte
lg dialogue between Mr. Charhs and
rpmp. The former Was canyassing for b
i'd offended the latter, whereupon the r.
rev exceedingly irate. Many scs:hing thil
ere said BY both parties. For Instance, "
r. Charles was pacing the room il restless:
tion, Mr. Crump suggested that, II he did
home, he would drive his wife crazy; vi,
pom Mr. Charles said he had no fear OF
feet upon a1r. Crrmp, as nature had forestsl
m. "Naturot" repeated Mr; Crump
mes, and that Bas all he said. Then Mr.,
united Mr.. Crump with having run for q.
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