, 1873-07-06

arm. Ho probably would lavc inflicted moro
serious tnjulioa II nono porsonn Ind not inter-
tcotiyo Tyrroi happening to bo IN tho Vicinity,
hoard OF tho affrny, aud Hot nbosltto find the au
anilantH. Ho arrohted Ficlen nndcr llonso near
by, md found tho knife Oil Ills porson. Iro took
him to tho Larraboo Street Station Sttrt wa8
also arrested Ivy police officer.
a littlc child Of Richard Dalton's, agoa IS
months, was found drowned In ditch In front
of its fathor'a homo, No. ADO Noble street, yoH-
tcrday. Tho child had boon mlBBlng since 8
O'Clock on tho morning Of tho 4tll, aud wns ro-
child. Yesterday morning boy mado tho sad
dIscoyery Of itB dead body In lilo stroot ditch.
Tho Coroner hold IN inquest md q verdict Of
accidental drowning WAS rendered.
DR.. Samuel J. Wood, for many years past tho
travelling correspondent Of tho Chicago Journal
s dqa s1dsny after ts1 sn.dh an noes q
o'clock. Tho decoasea was we'll known to 1any
through the Western Batos, aud was much o.
toomsd for hia solid and gonial qualities. Tho
Doctor WIS 1nomber Of Oriental Lodge, L.. 4. i
a. H., Of thia city.
Tho Ladlcs' Aid Society will wolcomo their
friends ovory day this week to tho Board Of Trade
lunches, to DO given in the basement Of tho
Union Bank Building, corner Of Washington and
InSallo streetB. Go1ltlemon mud lndios arc cor.
daily invited to partaho Of tho good clcor that
will bo provided, and BY 80 doing alleviate tho!r
hunger and incidentally bonoft tho new Found
lings Hono-a worthy charitable institution.
Don't forget to go. Lunch will bo served from
L. to by tho Doard Of Trado boil
Tho entertainments given nt Standard Ha Il
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, ovoninga
formancoa' form @ ind nottod goodly sum Tor the Till
nois Woman'a Hospital and the Christian Union,
for whoao bonedt tho aorvices Of the amateur
class OF tho Union woro tontcrod. The rlays,
notably tue comedies, woro vol caatt, and, aside
nFST n
DO looked for In persons not Injured to tho
customs and usagos OF tho boards, gave aatia-
faction to tho AudionoeB.
Tho Forgus Printing Company has in it's pos
session curious relic Of tho great fire, in the
shape OF wood-out Of President Grant. l. was
found a fow days ago in the ruins at No. 244 H.
]inois street, when ooauing out tho collar Of tho
new building. There wore about l. 900 wood-Cuts
with tho rolo at tho titne Of the fire, and 1t is
tile only survivor. It IL in flno state Of presor-
vation. and makcB good impression Of tho orig
inal, to whom it will be sent Oh memento OF
| tho fire.
Tho first number Of the I,ish-An,erican Er-
position Record will appear on Saturday, July II.
| It will bo published three times in advanco Of
tho Exposition as awookly, and rs daily during
Aug. aud closos aug. %, in tho West Side Rink.
Tho papor will bo q four-paga sheet, 2Gb 21, and
| will 10 managed in a n,annor TINT will render it
highly entertaining. It will DO distributed FREQ
on the stroots, In the cars at tho hotols, ard to
| tho public generally.
| a correspondent contributes tho following
characteristic auocdote Of the immortal Danyon
| "A business man, having occasson,. not long
since, to consult old Banyon, wont to his Hon
| or'e' Office during business hours, and not
finding him T., proceeded to search fo1
at tho cornor saloon il Judge banyon was
| in. NO. tho saloon kooper ropliod. Don't lie
patronzo you p tho man nskod. 'Yos,' said the
BalooniHt ho is my best customer, but has just
| gono.' Proceeding to tho next ealoon,, the Ban
| thoro. Tho GalooniBt replied Yes. Banyon ia d
| regular customer Of mino. sell him a good
| deal In the conreo Of year. Ho and are good
friends And 30 tho Danyon-scokor went or
finding him not, but invariably recoiying tho
same reply, tDrank and gono,' until, havinE
arrived at . Wholesale liquor atoro, ho found
with up-ifted glass, tho illustrious repreaonta
The Board Of Directors Of tho Public Library
uoyno in tho clinir. Ali tho gentlomen were
present except Mr. naAter, who is out Of tux
city. The ncwly,appo'uted Directors, Messra
uoyno, Qneal, md shoroy, were sworn IN. mr.
uIar Meeting in July rs ito aunua
nooting. Mr.. Hoyne was ro-elocted President
aud Ill tho old officers and assistants
woro given now lease of power. Est1n.atea
were submitted for binding tho periodicals, and
to lot tho contract at such price as thoy thought
proper. Tho Secretary submitted Lis report fol-
juno from which tho subjoinod factB were OBJ
taincd: Volumes received, 512, including 96'
from Germany !; total volumes in tho library
7,a6a. Pamphlets received, 296; total pam
phiets, 9.51S. Total Of hooks and pamphlets
10,8S2. Tho number Of visitors WAS 1907 nv
erago. 25I; Of the visitors 1,27o called OF
Sunday.
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