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that may occur will be the fault of the Alder
men, aud the citizens will hold them accounta-
bic. So will the members Of the depGrtmeuta.

| that may occur Will be the fault OF the Alder
| men, aud the citizens will hold them accounta
BILE. So will the members Of the departments.
| public celebration OF Washington's birth
day, that grand old temperance man, will taxi
place on Saturday evening, in tho church on tht
corner Of Clinton and Wilson streets. Judg,
Gookins and Professor Nelson will address til,
meeting.
Amceting was held last evening in Metho
dist Church E1ock. for the purpose Of taking in.
itiatory stops for the re-erection Of NewsBoyt s
and Dootblacks' Home. Tho meeting adjourned
until Saturday next, when all friends Of the
movement are requested to meet at the Biiggs
House.
About Q o'clock yesterday morning d fire
broke out IN the cotton-batt!ng manufactory OF
street: The building was damaged to the extent
Of 5000, and the loss on stock, By fire aud wate.
is estimated at 81, S2,500-fu1fy insured
| Several experienced teachers can now find
places in the city public schools Regular oxami-
nations are held on the third Friday Of every
mouth ut the Normal School Building, On Mon
roe street, near Halsted. beginning at Din the
! morning. The first examination will be next
| Friday.
The entire clubhouse will be thrown open to-
| morrow evening, on the occasion Of the Ladies'
! Charity Ball. at Standard Hall. Tho stage will
be arranged for tie accommodation Of thoso
who do not attend for tile purpose Of dancing
L
of floral decorations by Ressig artistic. Those
| who hayo not purchased tickets already can pro-
| cure them tomorrow, at the office Of Teall l.
| Fisher, No. 1A3 IaSalle street. Fiye-dollar
tickets will admit two persons.
Mr. ". P. E. Areserve, who WAS before the fire
! proprietor Of the Palmer House, cornor Of
Quincy and State streets, will be in town in a
| day OF two to conclude contract with Il. H.
Honore for the occupation Of hia building. on tho
| corner of Dearborn and Adams streets, Is an
1>-tnf :u xJ~r IL fxr
! lease the building above referred to, and the
| superb Honore Block adjoining, for 943, 600 a
! year.
Mcssrs. Failing and Ingram. who formerly
kept the Metropolitan Hotel, have leased three
buildings on the corner Of Lake aud Dearborn
streets, owned BY 1Eessrs. Couch and High, hav-
ing frontage Of 120 feet On Luke street and co
feet Oh Dearborn, five stories in height. This
will give them an hotel nearly as large az the
Sherman House. There will be main entrance
OIL either street 90 feet in width, leading into
largo vestbule in the centre Of tho building.
The upper floor will be divided up into rooms
for young men, the lower rooms into suites for
families. The rates are to be $3.50 day, aud
tho annual rental S35, 600.
A party, consisting Of two policemen and
third party, we're standing in doorway, talk
ing quietly. They observed man approaching,
and, tho hour beng nearly o'clock in tile
morning, they watched him approach. As he
neared their retreat, it was found that he was
talking to himself. The officers listened intent
y: .s Just as he waa by them he gave qtterance
I've been sitting up with her Ill night, and haro
got to so to work tomorrow, and she nercr
even asked me to cali again." 4 roar of laugh
ter from the three auditors Of this confcssi on
startled the poor fellow, who ran OF for dear
ife's sake.
There arc now 500 prisoners confined in tho
House OF Correction. Owing to the cold weather,
they cannot work out OF doors, and consequently
have much leisure time on their hands. They
ought to bo supplied with reading matter OF
some Kind, that would. combine amusement with
instruction. They now eagerly read anything
that comes to item, passing old newspapers
round to ono another. There is not a family in
this city that has not old books, magazines, aud
illustrated papers that are OF use to them.
They would be thankfully received. any such
at the Mayors office, City Hail. II roie be
sent, the papers will be sent for.
OF all tile bubbles recently blown into magni-
tndo by long-wiuccd reporters the senseless
sensation about tue accumulated offal at the
Stock Yards is the greatest. There is no cause |
to Times reporters, whose unhealthy constit7l~ !
tlons predlspose them peculiarly to fct- |
id and miasmatic influences. The Fer !
tilizing. Company have had 4 large |
removing the matter for the last two weeks.
Every pound of offal will be removed from the |
ground within thrae weeks ut farthest-possibly |
i'll two-unless something extraordinary inter !
fercs with their operations. Before spring the !
ground will be plowed up 80 as to prevent my
possible smell that might arise from it.
This week the ladios Of the different churches
will give some downtown dinners for the bene-
fit OF the Christian Union, in MD Of IFS general
work, and to create fund to carry forward their
educational, humane, and charitable ways. The
dinners will begin Tuesday, and will be given at
31E Fran Hin atrrat rto hottra 1ta |
to p. IN. The arrangements have been made
to supply au the wants of the inner man. and
young ladies' will do the, waiting. Tho Union
work is daily enlarging. and from 900
its instruction. Among the managers Of these
dim ers are Mis-. Boyden, Mrs. say1s, Mrs.
Booth, Mrs. ": 0. Carpenter, AIRS. Kirby, Mrs,
Remick, Mrs. Baker. Miss Gage, Miss Squires,
ardson. MISS Squires, Airs. Pinney, Miss Stod-
lard, and Miss Walch. Tie dinners will contin-
ue several days.
Il watchman Of one OF the vesselB on tho river
At tho foot Of Harrison street reported at tho
Armory Station, Thursday morning, that he had
seen man 80 through the ice near his vessel
the night previous. The same morning, Michael
Carbon, OF No. 212 Marshall street, reported that
lis brother-in~law was missing. It was at once
that the man aoen by tho watchman
Sas the missing pereon. Officer Croak was
detailed to search for the body, and yesterday
nfternoon it was found about five feet from tho
place where the watchmaE Baw the man 60 down.
t proved to be the body OF Patrick Clark, Car-
on's missing relative. The body was not bruis- l.
d in any way, and nothing had been taken
rom the pockets. It is supposed that Clark
yas under the influence Of liquor, and thought | !
o lessen tho walk home by crossing tho river I
It Harrison street, on tho ice, without estimat I
ng properly the effect Of tho recent mild wealth
+. Clark was SINGLE man.
The San Francisco Figaro compliments tho :,
I'M fe,