, 1873-11-28
TIE CITY IN BRIEF,

4 meeting Of tho State MicroscopIcal Society
will ho held iu tho library Ut tho Academy ot
Sciences. No. 2G3 Wabas4 avenue, this evouing
ats o'clock.
MssJ. D. Kirclhoff denies giving any ono
nuthority to use his name IL connection with tile
Sunday Liquor law as was doua in commuui-
cation In Tuosdaya TRIBUNE.
Tho alarm Of fire from boz 54 ut halt-past
o'clock yestorday morning waa occasioned by the
discovery OF flames in two-story frame build
ing Nos. Al and 4G Blackwell street, occupied by
Dir. S. Cobb l. Bro, as q planning mill. Losa OH
building and coueu:s about 81, 200 insured for
S2,0o0 III tho Occidental and North Missouri
Companies.
The Camilla Urso troupe mill give but one
concert III Chicago. Tie members Of this ex-
ce!lont troupe are Camilla Urso, who las won
tho dIBt!no.lon Of tho first among women to COM
Instruments. tho VIOLA; Edith Abcll, brilliant
soprano, lnto Of tile Euslish opera; Tom Karl,
:he tenor; J, Il. Thomas, baritone. who ia wolt
known also as song composer; Nous Sllaret,
Coming us Camilla ulsu docs from fyo years.
absence alroad, whcro p'ie has won fresh
tziumphB, hel single concort here should bo
Eroat aucccsu.
Last evening the friends and members Of tho
North 9snr Baptist Church presented their pas
tort tua Ies. j. NJ. HtAtaAn@N "leh g Va!uAA!e
and appropriate present as a t0Aon OF their love
and oBtecm. The event took place ut tho homo
Of tho pautor, tho speech bong made by Mr.. II.
". Hardnlan, aud appropriately responded to by
afr. Whitehead. Refreshments were served, af-
ter Which lho young folks enjoyed tlen,Hoyos
with garnoa, etc. TAe company went honle at a
late hour, vol ploaaed with tue evenings enter-
tainincnt.
The members Of tho Typographical Union
voted yesterday on tile proposition to reduce the
ratos Of composition Oh morning papers from
IS cents per J, QUO ems to TO conts md on eyou-
ing papers from TO ceutH TO A5 centu. There
wero 200 votes for reduction, aud 103
asainst. Tho reduction WAS tlerofore carried
/ and will 20 into effect Oh Wednesday noxt
Many Of tile job-printoss rofrained from voting
engaged OIL newspapers. An election Of officers
was hold, resulting aa follows President, Nor
gan .. Mills; Vsce-pl esdont, A. g. Auer; Fl
| alanciai Secretary, John II. Olarko.
Yeatorday morning about half:-past O'Clock.
Then tho eastern train Of tho Pittsburgh, Fort
| tee,,th street depot, o lady named Mrs. Eather
Griiron, n passenger. suddenly faintcd away,
bl!o was carried out, and taken into tho freight
house of tho depot, where she expired In d few
1nluutaH. DR.. Voorhees, attended her, aud did
everything in his power to sayo her life. Sho is
thought to lavo died from leart disease, The
body was removed to No. 500 south Clark street,
| wlleso daughter OF tho deceased lady residoH.
Mrs. Chiffon was 30 yoarn old. and q widow. Bhe
wAs coming iu from Valparaiso, 1nd, to spond
Thanksgiving with her childrau.
Tho opening Of the naw organ IN tho Second
Presbyterian Church will tuko place this eyen-
| ing. Tho organ ih tho largest OF any ia tho
protcalant churches Ill this city. 1t was built
by Johnson & Co., of Wostto'd, hlaas., anti IL
considered by competent judges an exception
ally Ano instrument. Thu 0lganlat OF tile
church, Mr. D. N. Hood, will hnye direction VI
tho evenings concert. lie will be asaiutea IN
| displaying the merits Of tho organ w Mr.. l. =
Flsssar, Of tho plymouth Clu:uh, Louis Falk,
of tho Union Park Congregational Church. and
Alr. W. y. u. Matthews. Of tho Centenary Moth
oast Church. Il il nut intended that the colt
cart shaii be simply Instrumental. Tho vocal
}ost vi thr antorluilmont " !! be sustained by
tle choir Of Lie Hcouul ProsLyterisn Church,
aahiated by Mrs. Fox, Mrs. johnson, aud Mr.
roltz.
A moeting Of tho Chicago Cricket Club will he
held at tits sherman l1ouae Tomorrow (sa:nr-
aay) eycnlns AZ o'clock, when gil nemhtrs sud
friends aro Invited to kttoud. Ona OF tho ma'n
| khtn9s to b discussed will b khs ohUloe OF 4