, 1873-05-06
THE CITY IN BRIEF.


Queated to be praaent.
An ,inimportant mooting of the Directors Of
tho Intor~Stato industrial Exposition was hold
in tho Stauts- Zeitu'lg Building, yesterday aftor-
noon.
Tho regular annual meoing Of tho Chicago
oratorio Society, for tho olootton of of!lcera,
'ronalnE OF reports, etc., occurs tlls evening ut
Lyon & HeaIyH, corner Of State md Monroe
etreets.
Tho regular monthly meeting Of tho Board Of
Councillors Of tho Hospital for Women and
Children will be hold at 2 O'Clock this afternoon
in tho hospital corner Of Wood md paulina
streets.
loayitt Street Congregational Church tonight.
Question for discussion: Resolued, That tho
Government should cxtcrmnato tho Modocs md
all hostile Indiana"
Yesterday morning, Z. r Cole, South Water
strcot merchant, was boforo Commissioner
nue stamps: Tho prosecuting witnoss not hoing
preaont Colo waB leld in bonds Of $500 to ap-
pear this morning and makc answor to tho
At tho inquest on tho body OF George ".
Washburn, at tho County Hospital, yesterday
morning, verdict Of death from concussion of
the brain, produced by falling, WAS rondored. No
additional facts welo elioted. Tho body was
An inquest was hold yesterday on tho body Of
Joseph Hor0k, o lad who was killed by tho cara
Of the Chicago, Burlington Quincy Road on
Saturday night, ut tic cornor OF Brown and
Walsh 6trocta, while attempting. to get on tho
oot.bosrd Of On engine. a verdict Of acclden-
tai death waH rendered.
Tho Council Committee on Police held sort
Of d socrot meeting in tho City Clerks Office at
On early hour yesterday morning, In roforonco to
the confirmation OF Sergeant Lul1 as Captain Of
the Second District Police force. 1t is unaor-
stood that AID schafYnor reluctantly consontcd
tn I'll NH IN In
motion.
Edith 0'aormen, tho escaped nun, .gi7oa her
celebrated lecture On ''Convont Lilo this even-
Ing In the Michigan Avenue Church. She comos
highly recommended Us platform speaker, and
her lecture H spoken otby the pross Of tho cities
in which she has appeared as boing remarkably
interesting.
Deputy Coroner Pilgrim held an inquest yos-
torday, at tho hIattoson Hougo, on the body Of
David n. blaight, waiter, who committed sui
edo on Sunday afternoon by taking laudanum.
Dr.. Emmons made post-mortem examination,
and found a large quantity OF tho doadly liquid
In his stomach, A verdict Of suicide Waa rom
dered.
Yesterday morning stage-drlvor, namod Pat
rick Ryan, Of tho Drickmaker's Line, toll from
and Taylor street, and tho front wheel of tho yo-
hicle passed .oYer hia faco, laying open ono
clock, and bruising his head. lie 'Sns taken to
his home. No. 308 Catherine street, and attended
py L. "c'aR'nS' nus "ounos ale no' so''ous.
Tho anniversary exercises Of tho Baptist
| Theological Seminary will bo held on Thursday at
the Firat Church, rs follows At u. M, annual
| meeting OF tho Trlstoos 1880 o. m., annual
rnooting Of the Baptist Theological Union. Pub
lie addresses will bo delivered. The annual ro-
port will be read anu the otlcore wlll be- elected;
P. m, anniversary exercises of tho Theological
Seminary. Addresses by the graduating clasB,
| and comforting Of degrees. p. m., reception
at the residence OF DIR. Nortlrop.
The eenator~Alderman from the Fifteenth
Ward informed tho Mayor yeut orday afternoon
| Sergeant Lull % Captain. lie said that When no
was membor Of tho Council Committoo Oh lilo
Social EyiI question he found out O great many
an6voriou annoar tn a aaiafnctorv to hmao,9
on1y M ho 1, sai nothine nhont hrinc;nr IL % nosi-
tiv93 3' unmnoaaohIa w % nvHfdonco n hnar 9, tho
oouA'"' ,.... 49,.
A special. train OF one baggage car, two
coaches and palace car. containing the lucca
Opera Troupe loft st. Louis Sunday at 8:2o a.:
m yia the Illinois Central isailroat, and arrived
in Chicago at 6:95 P. ~, making nine stops, IN
cluding one Of 80 minutes, at Champaign, for
dinner; Taking out the tlmo consumed IN stop
ping, me actual running tlmo was aoout eoyeh
and half noura, o. the average rato o. Az mllos
an non a Is naa to 20 1lo 81
The Council Committee on Fire and Wator, at
its meeting Yesterday, decided to report against
i mnkiuN the oxohapgo Of tho Union Street Police
Station and lot for tho Congregational Church
building and lot, at tho corner Of Groon aud
Washington utroofs Tho mombers of tho COM
| mittco IA of the oD,uion that tho owners Of tic
| last mentioned proporty ask $3.50 q foot too
muoh. Tho Committee also agreed to recou,-
| mend to tho Council that tho COMPTROLLER DO in
etruotel TO adyortieo for Let in tho vicinity OF
Wost indiann stroot md Aalinnd ayenuo On
which to construct m ongino house.
| Ero,a+,r mn, t1o acone NJ >, auccouaf,,1
burglary on Sunday njChl list. During the al-
eeuco OF Prof. r. L, Cumnock his residence,
rear and thoroughly ranaackod by burglars.
Tho Professor, his wife, and tho hired girl ,yorc
a1l ont to church. On their return they found
tho bnck door open, and tho clothing which
oloaots atrewn over tho floors. Investigation
ehowod that tho burglars had succeeded in ap-
propriating Mrs. Cumnock'a jewelry-box, con
tanning several sets Of bracelets, EARRINGS, and