, 1874-08-02


| their heads in wondering how it can be done
| Meanwhile the Board Of Public Works is quietl.
| awaiting tho result.
GENERAL NEWS.
| The temperature yesterday. as observed b,
| Napasse, optician. under The TRIBUNE Build
ing, was in the shade. at 7. a. NJ, 70 deg. Fahz.
IL IL. H., ~; IL NJ. 73; 8 P. m.. IS; p. NJ, II
aud p. n. s.. The highest temperature dur
| ing the month Of July Was 9s, the lowest, 50.
Tbs members Of the Shamrock Association
have elected the following otficots for the Ell
suing year: James E. Murray, President
William ]. Gleeson, Tice-Presideut; JOSEPH
Connors, Recording Secretary; Patrick Farrell
Financial Secretary; William Donobue, Treas
| u1er. 4 general meeting OF the Association vii
be held on Monday evening at Clan-Na- Gae
Hall.
At a meeting Of tbs Young Mems Literary As
soclation OF North Chicago, held at their hall
273 North Wells street. Tuesday evening, the
following officers were elected for the ensuing
dent, James Doland !; Secretary. Thomas :
Leonard Assistant Secretary, f. Z. Cahil
Treasurer, J. P. O'Connor; Librarian, ]. j.
Aera; Judge, James Duyer.
AZ fre-patrols of all kinds are now in order,
the citizens Of the Eighth Ward think they must
was called for last evening at 3o5 Blue Island
avenue. Only about twenty persons answered
the call, nn6, us Mr. Erisbie, OF the
Citizens Association, could not attend, Mr.
Schmeltz took charge OF the assembly. The
only business transacted WAS the issuing Of 4
cali for large msts-meeting on Tuesday even.
ing next at the same place. This call was
signed by eighteen of the citizens present. Mr.
Schmeltz expects at least 20u signatures before
the next meeting. A1r. Schmeltz did all the
talking. md made oil the suggestions that we're
made, very few prosent uttering singla word.
The right wheel Of water-cart B" broke of
Yesterday al the cart WAS rounding the corner Of
Sangnmon aud Madison streets. Tho driver was
flung to tie ground, and thoroughly dreucted
with few hundred gallons OF water, but beyond
this no damage was done.
County Clerk Lieb'4 Office has no farther room
for clerks, did the business permit Of employing
an additional force. as all available space is oc-
cupied b7 them Ill copying the County Collect
or's delinquent list. aud making out the jnds-
ment record :; hence it will be useless for applI-
cauta for positions tu annoy the General by their
constant daiiv applications for writing. lie
Clerk would cheerfully give employment to every
one were it within LIS power to do SO.
The loss by the South Water street fire Thurs-
day is: Ingralam. CorDiu l. Nav, on stock
$4,000; John Forsy1he on building, So. 500 !;
Others. 81. SEQ; total. $4,000. 1t appears that
Capt. Bullwink1e's Insurance Patrol first dis
covered tHlH Ire. HUI tnaL Tue uIHt OF uTG
came flom the "patrolman " on South Water
street, for John Hannah. "pipeman on Engine
Company No. 13, on watch III front
CT their enginc-house when the man first called,
aud while the company was hatching up the
same man camo running up and told them that
the ire was on South Water street. 1t having
been stated that the fire was first discovered by
some one else, the correction Is made to show
that the confidence reposed in the Insurance
Patrol is fully justified.
The Gault House difficulties. rhich have been
pending for some time, At last at an anaicabla
end. Yesterday Alr. Swain, OF Swain, Barnard
i Co., was in possession of the establishment
with new force OF employees, and everything
WAS moving smoothly. The difficulty has been
as to pzop.letorslip, several parties claiming 10
hold the lease. etc. Mr.. N. =. Caswell, whose
management was arrested by the courts few
days ago, at the instance of 3Ir. Chapman, who
claimed proprletorsblp, has been reinstated-
The delegates from this city TO tie second m
nual convention Of the Y. n. c. A. Of Illinois,
to be held at Aurora. beg ginning Aug 6. are: D.
W. Whitlle, J. W. Dean. P. p Bliss, John Fair
banks; ]: N; Hitchcock, y; =. Clongh, J; H.
brooke. T. Munson, o. G. Erickson. Others
wishing to attend should mako application to the
Superintendent at once at the rooms, No. las
Madison street.
John Holden, young man of IT years. and a
printer by occupation, waH instantly killed while
m tno Chicago. Alton 4 a. I,onis Railroad At
1880 O'Clock Yesterday. He fell under the
wheo}s. and his body was shockin-lv n,auc1c1,
Gf;car Wvman had tha remains removed te the
SInr1,1a v !naca.aed,a naranta I've .t liza corna1
of Couai and CaTro1l strocts. ~01@NSN
@.1 IN-s e.o,. ~ 49, .,
YESTERDAY forenoon u 1o:5o O'CLOCK ~ young
man ~ years OF ago named John OConuor,
while riding in stage on Indiana street, was
seized with bleeding OF the lnnga when near the
Armour stree: crossing, and Was conveyed to the
oFico OF ORA Mccullough and Buchanan, where
be died in . few minutes. The body was RENEW
ed to the 1Iorgue by Ol1icor Conlon. O'Connor
llas brother living on Dickerdike street, where
deceased boarded
ye.ter1ov ,norn;nc ohort IN o,,,o,,, ,vh;,a
a1d = " r1art,s cn, = 1;t,ia Id ~ $3.50 "a..o
raxnlsv;n, ~ paoria atraat naa- ,Ta,r,a' s-;t,,,
aavarn1 ot1ar c1,idra,, ~ No.tas,s. 80
dov oc.1 aid ri, ~, !, ~ ,'s,eo
noth Iars ~ s,r;1,; ~ a.;aa 49, 800 ~ Fe-s -
~h;ch 1ra,o .sro.a ana 49,, T sa0 nounus,