, 1873-07-20

The ErinH Hope Temperance Society will
meet at Q o'clock today at Wallis Hall, corner Of
Adams and Halated streetH.
The grand annual picnic Of tho st. Thomas
Society will DO given at Oak Ridge, on the Lake
Shore, on Aug. Is.
The Council Committee on Fire and Water
yesterday visited various lots offered by bidders
for IN engne-house in tho Fourteenth Ward.
A quarterly meeting Of the Directors of the
Waslingtonan Home will bo held ut the Home
on Monday evening. A full attendance is do
sired.
From 7:90 o'clock yesterday morning until G
O'Clock at night, l.. Alunasso'H thermometer
ranged from CT degrees to &C degrees ut $3.50
o'clock. to Is degrees again at o'clock.
Tho body Of tho old man who committed
suicido last Tuosday, by throwing himself be-
foro train OF cars on tho Michigan Central
Railroad, has boon identified as that OF Domis
Kelly, who lived with Ills SOL ut No. 29711l West
Taylor street.
At hall-past o'clock yesterday morning OH
cor ponnall gave Atill alarm to engine No. 81
for fire ut No. 400 Wabash avenue Before tho
stoamcr arrived tho officer had put out tho flro
with fow bncAets OF wator. damage, $50.
Tho Board Of Public Works mado an arranco-
mont With Matthew Mcconnell, Esq, to pay him
$4,000 for that part OF tho ground l,o owns on
the river at Twonty-Hecond ntroet, which Is ro-
qnirod for tho Widening Of tho channel at that
point.
Two boys, William Gayen and John Roach,
woro held for trial ut tlo Criminal Court yostor
uot Of jowelry from afra. Mary Dreler, Of No.
81 North Peoria street, Ofllcor Ed Miller arrebt-
ed them, and recovered tue jowelry.
Tho conductors of the Irish. American Expo
eition arc working worry hard to get the Weat
. sido Rink into shape us rapidly as possible. The
octagon which occupies tho contro Of tic build-
Ing, IL in place, and tho substantial work will be
flniHllod ln d fortnight.
We have gone buck to the days Of mounted
highwaymon and Btago-coachcH. Tho Board Of
Public, Works opened bids yesterday for lighting
several etreots de with OIL Messrs. 1seim KeHa-
Sl0, and g. Chappol, Sl8. Now let tho gas-com.
panioH como down.
Owners Of property On Michigan avenue be-
tweon Thirty-ninth and Sixty-third atroots, rep-
resenting about II 00O feot, call fora meeting at
the residence or lra Holmes, Esq, corner Of
slider tho proposition to improve tho avenue
and make driveway Of it "a feet wides.
Rising Star Lodge No. TO, Of l. D. r. s. o. Of
T., will give their first annual excursion to MIL
wyaukce on Sunday July q, 1873. TlcEots for
tho round trip. sa.d0, including admission to tho
grounds. Oulnibaaes will bo In attendance to
tako passengora at the return Of excursion train
to any part Of tho city. Tiokets for salo at b.
samBons, No. 1al Clark Btrcot Toral,oim Bros,
corEor Hubbard court and State street Hart
n!au Broh', corner IIalHtcl and Harrison Btroots
Van Daalen'a, No, 0U0 Wost Lako street,
John Free. who committed tho murlorouB u.s.
Baut upon Charles Arnold In low resort known
as The contral Pacific Varieties, on Canul street.
OIL Friday night, WAS yesterday hold for trial at
tile Criminal Court by Justico soully, under
bonds Of $1,000. Tho victim Of tho assault was
not so seriously injured al DR.. Dunn pronounced
lin to be, anl was in court yesterday morning,
Tile prisoner was baied out. 1Ie ia ono Of tic
most vicious and brutal villains In Chicago, hay
lug hoen guilty Of many assaults as unproyokel
as this laHt, bit which did not provo so aorioua
In their Consequences. It ID unfortunate that his
crime WAS bailable M iltH presence In tho COM
naunity inauroH work for tho polioo
How Nixon's amphithaatra remained go long q
frs-trap on Clinton straet In faco OF fira-or-
dluanco, passosh all understanding. It acems
tint the ownor wss given tho alternative Of so~