, 1873-12-02
TIE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TUESDAY DECEMBER q 1s7s

pior has bcen extended 1,1oo foet, making 4, 200
foot from, shore. and In a foot OF water, Gol.
Houston ustiates that e200, 400 will 10 required
to finisl1 tho ltarbor, Which will thon be tho hast
upon tito 1akeH.
Tic exercise OF tho eocona graduating class
Sf f ' e G G oo o9f as Ssr Il sS9ea w o 5 Ss
10Th Of tllls month. THO progra1nmo will oon~
sat Of nrations. eBsaya. and aolootod roAdEngu,
with vocal and instrumental nlnsto. On The
ovonlng Of thu 18th thr HIM. e'll,ylor Colfax
nil! address, tho graduating class,
It waa only last veok TINT 1t naa sthted that
Ehaonc Moriarty lad twice appeared boforo tl.e
Sousl, Si.le Police Court. 11o Taa promptly on
hand again yesterday morning, charged by l.. 4.
11opliru, who koel8 u laundry ~ No. 70 Erollroo
slroot, With stealing apachage of clothes from bis
dclivcry-wagon. Tho eaao was continued till to-
day, when tho facts will 10 brought out.
Mr. ]. q. Fa1s, Il gentleman who proolatms
himself bookkecpur OF thirty yonrs experience
annottncos a lecture OH "'rho Struggle of Lfe,"
to bc delivered in the Mothodlst Church Block
this evoning. Doing drawn from hia own por-
et 5 s eue a vii i1sS ts se .
ployod anl 1900 unemployed clerks Of tho city.
Tic Executive Committee Of tho Presbyterian
Theological Seminary held meeting Yesterday
morning, Mt which lettor WAS read from the
nov. DR.. r, W. Patterson, accoptinEt he chair Of
Christian Apologetcs IN tlat Institution: A.
.lcttor WAS also road from tho Rov. J. N. Farle,
accepting tho financial agency Of the Seminary.
This completes tho working machinery OF TINT
excellent School Of tho prophots.
A man named Peter Wolf, rli|o at work yoB-
tortlay afternoon m tho .ncw Oatholic church
which Ia building nt tho corner of paulinn aud
TO tho grnurd, a distance Of about fifty feet.
W1on pickod up lie was found to be aouHelosa,
md bieediug a1ll frothing Mt tho mouth. A doc
tor Tas Bont for; and at once pronounced tho
case hopelcas. The unfortunate man died in
to lis late homo, No. GEO South Hnlstnd street.
A colored woman rot on AIilvaukoo train
yoaterdav, aud left d pnrcol telling the conduct
or sl,o would be back III fow minutes. The
trim left without tho vonla'!, aud. before the
train arrived At Chicago, the bundle was found
room baby, about % Il months I'D. lko % conductor
handed Tho interesting parcel to Officer Hickey
at tho railway station, telling him tho mother
would DO along by tho ne1t train. This WAS m
error. however "a the little vaif is still In tic
hands OF tho police.
Mr. sloan, Tiro Reporter for the Board Of
month Of November. Tho giBt Of the document
In contained in the following figures: Number Of
alarms, ss; number Of ''stl /" alarms, 2; loss,
a41, 700; loAs to insurance, s12, ,455; insurance
/ u
Common Council should require, by law, that
the interior OF every store bo exposed to viow
from tho sidewalk. by panes OF lass arranged
about feet high in tho doors and shutters. Flo
believes that this would put q stop in 4 measure
to incondiary droB.
Tho chool.toachors having boon informed last
BaturdAy, when they Wcro paid OF, that thoy
| might not receive any monoy until tho ond Of
January, If then, n reporter called upon Mfr.
johnston, tho Clerk Of tho Board Of Education,
to learn the reason for this statement. lie waa
| informed by TINT gentleman that it was deemed
advisable, in Wow Of tho bare possibility Of tie
present financial embarrassment preventing the
| collection Of tho school rents, to warn tho
teachers beforehand Of such possible, though
might be prepared should 1t occur.
A grand shooting tournament will be hold ut
Doxtor Park on tho 10th, 17th, and 18th Of this
month, under tue auspices Of tho Kennicott and
Prairie Clubs, and with Mr. William Wachter ns
manager. None but amateurs or gonttemon
will 10 permitted to participate. On tho first
4 splondid medal, omblemato Of tho State cham:
plonRhip. will be tho prize on tue second day, and
the sport on tho third will be open to all. Tic
rulcH and ontrtoa will DO published later In the
| week, together with the hnndicnpe, which are
making by hIeHsrs. Abnor Price md II. r.
| johnson.
Three inquests wore hold by the Coroner yes-
tcrdny Ono Of ttom was OF No. 569 South Hal
| stod street, on the body OF John Fitzgerald, +
married man, Irish. 40 years Of ago, who IN 9
drunken spree cndod his existence by taking
laudanum, which ho persuaded tho druggist waI
intended as all anodyne for his horse. Tho SEQ
ond was hold on the body Of Charles Rail, at ths
Morgue. the particulars of whose death wo gave
In yestordays papor. The third inquest was alss
held at the Morgue, on the body Of John Ryan
who died from the effects OF over-stinanation
Yerdicts Of suicide wero returned in the first tw<
caaeB, aud ono Of death from excessive drinking
In tho third.
The petition for the repeal Of tho Sunday or
dinancc circulated III this city by tho Persona
Liberty League aoyoral mouths ago. aud which
ple, was to have boon presented to tho now Coun
Gil last evcuing, but, after mature dolib
grafton, it waa thought beat not tt
do 60 on account of tho clause |.
closed during Sunday forenoon, ii allowed t
keep open during tho afternoon. It las beo1
decided by tho chiof mombor Of tho Liberty
Loayuo to talo no action in the matter, siuco th
Peoples Party electctl enough Aldermen to carr,
any mcnsure they choose, and among thon
enough sa!oou-kcepcrs to Introduce tho propo
ordinance for tho repeal OF tile Sunday Inv
Several OF these Aldermen stated that notllin
will DO done III regard to tho mattor until alto
the confirmation OF the Mayors nomination.
A meeting Of tho Prosbytory Of Chicago vat
hold yesterday morning in tho rooms Of Ill
Presbyterian Ministerial Association. The noy
DR.. Ilurd presit1od The Committee appoi1to,
to Investigate tho charges preferred against til
Isov. B. II. Blackwell, by II. II. ABhnun an
others, submitted m exoncrating report, whic
was unanimously concusrcd in, and ordore
printed in tho Interior. Tho Rey. g. II. Pool wa
invited to seat aB y corresponding lnenlbol
Afr. j. X. Wilson'S request for lotto
Of dismissal waB referred 10 committee con
nisting Of the Rows. D. s. Johnson and ". n
Blackburn. 4 resolution waa adopted hskin
| tito DOarl Of Home Missions to commission tb
Rev. Z. H. Davis to act as presbyterial Mission
ary, at a Ralary Of $4,000 pcr annun. I'll
meeting then adjourned Until tho last Tuosda
Of Docombor, which will convene at tho san,
place.
4 melancholy acciiont happened Mt tho ator
Of Hubbard d Spencer, Nos. so mud "a LAX
street, yesterday afternoon, tho victim bein
John Il. Couch, youth Of Is, Bon Of the Ho1
William Couch, Of Waterloo, Iowa, who is q
present living near tho corner Of Tnenty-aecon
atrcet and Indiana avenue. Tho young man wa
employed in running tho elevator, and. |
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