, 1873-08-30

bxcurHiOn Bnb1cct to tho convenience Of tho
buBinoss Of tho Convention.
Tie mooting adjourned until Wednesday next.
SUBURBAN NEWS.
Laying tho Cornerstone OF n Congrc-
Rotionnl Church Mt Oak Pnrlk.-aM-
quests on n Couple of Drowned nIelh
NJ 4Aydo parl--S.tspicioms Ctrclam-
ntnhcns Attending Their Den1h--A
Items from Evnnaton.
OAR PARK.
Thursday aftornoon, at half-past 4, tho woath-
or being iino, largo assembly waa gatl,orod to
wltness tho corenaony Of laying tho cornor-Btona
OF tho First Congregational Church OF Oak park.
The Blto Ia upon tho brow Of tho oalc
rldgo, wlero Lnko straet crosses It. 40
that from tho Chicago sido and nil
tho prairio south commanding yiow ig aocurod.
The apiro, which IL TO DO 15o foot high, will bo
Visible from tho city, aa those Of Chicago ara
seen from that spot. At tho service, after Tim
readinE Of Scripture ind singing, tho pastor, tho
Row. George Huntington, mado IN addrosa,
which wna III no hacknoycd ssyle, but
froah and spirited. Nr. J. ". sooYilto.
on behalf Of tho aocioty, then laid
the corner-Btone, which boro tho simple inscriu-
tion, "a. D. 1873" This waa no ella1n soryico
OF afmpy setting tho stone aud adjusting it witl,
mimic plunmot md squire, to bo subsequently
rolad ny tho workmcn but, with apirit-loyol
mautor. .h,,il1or tta 49,. 49,, @ ~ t'to eto W t10
in ita ns nna;t,nr Tor "nn s"s ana eementoa
Mr.. Hcoyille made annronr;ntn rcma9tn a1oa... Iso.
with tho words Of Josliua "Thia shall bo
stgn M among You, TINT whom your children nst
mean 70 by these stones ~ thonp 70 elall
anawer t1om: These stonea shall be for a mo-
Tha 90 pav aso sng curoIl IT VI lstaol to,oyof
oluroh. t1,on oferod ,,raynr meneF eraat VI INC
In Scriptural alusiou. and of sineniar ftnoaa 10
tic occasion, whorou pou tho congregation ioiuod
III singing Lynn composed by the pastor, OF
"n''n sno @ !ouo"1ag ID Sef8o;
nara aali IN 1nso' ~" aa,e o9p1r aoGka
No storm VIC fear. Eartha rudcst shock
hoyos not tho soul that rcsta ou Theo.
Ihe bengdictlon WAS pronounced by tho Rev.
". It.. =. +. baWyor, who had assisted in organ-
l2ing the church:
- Tbs house is 8oxeo, With d basomont Of tho
Lyons stone, rock-faccd, and trimmed with
oMo 10, aandsfono There will he sstings for 600
or ooU; d1e t cost VII DO ooo Tho walls aro
Ihie was the original church OF tho place. Out
q its congregation layo beon colonizod tho
9nlty, tno MothodtRs, and the Baptist churclieA
one OF tho u rooms IN tue basement is to bo fitted
up Tor q library, into which Mr. ecovio haa
to DO controlled by the Trllstoos of Tic Church,
put 20 po ior tue nac o. tho community. It la
expected tllat the building. Will be advanced so
lar thnt tho basement can DO used through tho
winter:
iho L,ti,oranB hive bult q tino church in
Oak Park this summer, aud tue Mothoaists have
nnder way acome!y house, that will cost 2l5,ooo,
and whose is to be laid next Tuesday.
HYDE PARK.
Two inguosts woro held by Justice Horne. Of
Hyt1o park.--ono on Tj,nrslnv eyon;nr md nm
~, 1,,;d,- ,,a,,;aex ~, ~. -. o.
" "J .oA AI's' w 'no '"Ao nnoAo Ao"r
ro1's s-'a'1o otteo. o'a''on' VI! 'ao oouo6 o1 Two
4Asn m uto|nou @ ~ 11 sue .aao a.lu "asnoa ashore'
Moa'e tAuaolos, tee4tnng ~ no' ~ oooaf
n.1o9s, un1sso' :. lh 4oaineu LINZ sno hrss ono
""a NO "4esn't ouso'oS' VI ooino, o"tt~
4S",A o4.' ~, a6,a w. 'oalss n'usio' pa'n'of ny
s-"ao, w 4oo' l.a oAs .An1 noo ''l'o s'nco'
has unAple 70 Molk IoEularly az hae oualness.
hnu nas HSon @ aiely OF iptemporate and irregular
| t1aolts. Ine otner was 1ho"n oi1ly as Ihomaa
w, ,.o.r, 7"'a ~ oo from no" 1osA' anu aged ~
years.
aaav sromin n ut nm % ast sI s pGas ana on
1sl,inr excura;oi1 on ia f;arnmet' nni ami,arIod
on his little boat about Q o'clock that evening
from near Tug Chicago Water Works, in company
ano;nof ial.'1 nnnlo nnhno"n' N nnoy nAa no
t' ooGn a4 n,u M W9fu nm ;noro , " iosa
snan ~ au ~ *IA1 i 9a"1s9 ~ uJtae - .ns. uioI
,,';Ioa sro, ~ ans n1 rohaI1 ~
nos 70 CIV WI pto1aply never pe a;on4toy
1st o ~; o3
,,n1 i;a,cn,, ,,oI ~. Ss fror ~, ", o',o,
tic two mon Who clunr to tic boat and eamo
j ashore did not throw oyorboard tho two that
! wore drowned. Whether tlloy were all reckloasly
sitting on one sido Of tho boat until they caroen-
cd it over, or wAothor tho parties who were