, 1873-11-03

Tho sale Of tho tickets for Chapin's lecture
begins this morning at Janson, McClurg Il Co.'s
boplsstoro. sud at tho box-oface at tho Music
Hall.
st. Androw's Lodge A. F. aud A. Masono, re-
Gently chartered as No. 708 by tho Grand
Lodge will bo duly constituted. and It's oi1cors In
stalled this evening, at 1880 o'clock, at tho Hull
OF Home Lodge, No. 1874 Twenty streot.
Mombars Of the fraternity arc invited to DO
present.
Tho alarm Of fro from Box No. 49, at half
past O'Clock yosterday morning, was caused by
tho burning Of q shed IN tho rear Of honso
near tho hllwa ukee Railroad bridge. Loss $50 !;
no insurance.
The alarm OF fire from Box No. 81. was caused
by the discovery Of fro under sidewalk in tho
rear Of No. CAB South Clark street, supposed to
have originated from ashes. No damage.
Prof. Swing proaohes nt the First Methodist
Episcopal Church. corner Of Clark and Waali-
tngtou streets, this evening at o'clock. This
tB tho first sermon In the sories Of union meet
iugs. Seats FREQ,
A meeting was held yesterday morning ut
Covenant Hall" La3alle street, composed Of
four delegates Of each Lodge Of the Ordors Of
BonAl Borith, FREQ Sons Of Israel, and Kashor
sociation for tho burial Of their dead upon co1l-
socrated ground. On motion. it WIS resolved to
call the organization the Hobrow Burial AsBo-
ciation. The following were elected permanent
Vico-Prosidont; 4. Folaontha1, Secretary; and
B. SeliRmau, Treasurer. After making diligont
search for suitable ground for cemetery, the
President will cal1 q meeting to confirm the
aame. The meeting then adjourned.
Tho grand fair and festival, now in progresa
at 1T. Bridgot's Hull, Bridgeport, the proceeds OF
which will be devoted towards the li1uidation OF
ftn hu {Ea inn NJ
niAcent schoolhouso, will DO continued until
next Wednesday evening. Tho contests for tho
gold watch and Chain, aa also for tho silver ser
vice and gold-hoadod cano will be brought to O
night MeaBrs. o. 'Hara, .Colvin,, and Reidy seemed
to bo the favoritps, they being ahead OF their
opponents, but the friends Of MossrB. Bond,
Gage, and Tracoy are determined to Becnre tho
prizes BY a large majority for the friends Of law
II, and IL o'clock tonight.
About o'clock yesterday morning man
named John Murphy was slot IN the right hhonl-
der by q drunken rufflau named 1nguB kolp, near
the corner Of Western avenue and Indiana street.
It appears that Kolp and crowd Of his nssociatos
were returning from q dance. AS they passed
tho corner of the stroets aboye-nauled, Murphy
met then1 aud endeayored to got out OF their way.
They would not lot him pass By, aud, fearing
thoy would assault him. Murphy turned aud ran,
whom Kolp drew revolver and fired at hlln.
FAHEpA4 CuuliUuGu lAu%AuEt auA AO!P hept VI
firing. but the balls were spent in the air. Muir
ply reached his home, near the corner of West
orn avouue and Lake street, in MI exhausted
condition. A description OF Ko1p WAS given to
tho police OF The Union Park Station, and his
arrest was effected yesterday afternoon. He will
be examined before Justice Scully this morning.
Murphy'a wound is not Serious
Col. benjamin Wilder, man Of considerable
wealth, and q former resident Of this city, was
before tho County Court Of Winnobago County,
sitting at Rockford, last week, charged with
being insane, and unable to take care Of his
largo estate. He WAS defended by MIR. Z. 3.
! BIcCagg and Mr. Brown. OF Chicago, aud Alesers.
Crawford Il Marshall. OF Rockford. The suit
was brought by Jacob Wilder. q son, who prayed
in ha petition that bis father bo adjudgod inaano,
and that consorvator be appointed to take
charge Of his poHsessiops. The application WAS
rossted by the vito Of the defendant, who Ia the
applicants step-mother. She gained some noto.
rioty. short timo ago, by publicly Aorsowhip-
ping Rockford taveru-keeper, who bad the
audacity to address her while Hho was riding by
| In her phaotou. After hearing vaBt amount OF
testimony, tho jury decided that Mr.. Wilder was
insane. A trustee haa not yet boon appointed,
nor has the Court decided how to diapose of tho
patient. He will not trouble relatives, courts.
| or juries very long, however, as he is oyer 50
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