, 1874-12-16
Ing, tho organ, antl oil tho furniture tn tho audi
oncc.r"onl nud onsomont, md tho lot, which
ineaRurca too foot al1Rro,

Tho seHAicns Of tho Methodist JUDICIAL Confer
IN tho Methodist proaoors' room. at No. 81
Washington Htreot. Tho object Of tho Confor-
encc ia to honr appoats from dcclstona OF rarionH
AnMttal ConferoncaB. The Conference, or Coutt
q TFe y f eaG
Wisconsin Conteronoaa T4o Court wns occu-
Of tho Noy. William 1lice, Of tho Michigan Con-
forenco. THO decision OF tho Confarouco, which
Herman Mcmlock, foreman cutter will, nfnds-
hopf, Dnrbo 4 Co., wlioioBalo clothiors, corner Of
Washington Btroot and Wabash nvonue. wI,ilo on
tlo fourth floor lost bis balance aud tstmblod
down tho o!evator-watl to tho baaon,ont. DR..
rur<ly, corner Of State aud Madison streote, ar
rived Immediately altar, but found lffe extinct,
owing 10 dlslocaiion Of tho neck. In addition
ho found, OIL examination, fracture Of tho right
nrni near tho wrist compound fracture or tho
right leg III two paoea, aud t1aet'iro OF tho loft
A yoars Of ago, Of Russ,an extraction. and lived
on Buttarlold streat, whore ho leaves wifo and
two chtldron
A long controversy involving the tito to tho
Metropolitan Notel haa just beon sottled By MI
anicablo agreonlcnt. Many yoazs ago 1saho
bis emplover'a money, and with it bought tho
land whoraou tlu old metropolitan Hotel atool
aud put lip tho building. Mr. sroar discovered
that Ills ciork was naaEtnE moro mouey than he,
Huu 4"auy touua "nero enc ohpozZ!eu 1uha1
had boon sold to Z. II. Haddock, aud Spear sued
him to rooovor 1t. After much litigation, d year
"go the lhstor got q dooree, by which tho for,nor
WAS ordered TO hand over the property and s50.~
Mesare. 1lnddook mud Spear compromised, tho
latter receiving the property md $4,000 in
money.
A gentleman. while cattng STOW OF oysters In
. restaurant not far f.o.n Clark street, was in
FfHHk
individuals, evidently laboring under tho otIootu
OF too much whisky. Seating themselves at .
table opposite him. ono remarked to tho other:
"Dlll. waat arc you going to have Lots have
ssS tho d ss gegG for s @ f. at no hsw hna
ali thcso rcat'raat follera' tricks; used
TO {hie} keep reat'ans self, u I know
how 4 works. Thoy taks n put
all tho doad oyaers into thor atowa n throw 'en
in oyator bniHney, n know hpv It's, and I dom
waut any kilt oysters iu 1nino." Tho gentleman
had boon listening, aud iooking frat at hts
oysters and then at the speaker, until he made
up and. putting Its handhoroliot to hIs moutb,
bolted for the back door, while the insrudors Or
desod hali-lozon raw.
A Observation-Disclosures, Notwithstanding
elderly gentleman, whilo walking down Dear
born Atscet yesterday morning At n lively pnco.
"as unexpectedly stopped. Ho can1o to place
spilled on tho payomeut from tho Aorse-fountain
had frozen over during tho recent cold snap
HIS No. boots wero suddenly eloratcd to an
anglo Of 45 degrees; bis bonoyolont couutenanee
and asdapp1sfea s snoar,a o exc%,os ~ ta sk ssa h
therefrom wcro nnything but plons. His fall
TINT he would walk ovor that s'rcak Of leo or die
IN tho attempt. Carefully gathering t.inlaolt up.
ho made o dash for tho other side. Tho results
were exactly the samo as before, only little
moro pronounced. Ho cano down on bis
rhoulaers, aud llia beaver coat vent ovor
his head liko flash; there was
qsno an 1o9s o seund Of rppsg sess nn
ing laughing bystanaer in the eye, put speedy
end to bis n1otriment. Tho old gentleman was
baaly delnoraiizod. but ho had lnts Of grit, and,
picking himself up again, he walked back two or
Ills bands, agnin made rurh. al he reacbea
rho leo, Happy thought seemed to strike him
ho would glido ncroas. He got eploudld start.
but just as he got to tho edge OF
the Ice bis toes ca,ne in contact; with
q chip that WIS frozen fast to tho walk, His
noblo form nroac into the mir, and he cal.o down
upon oil fouEs, eorapipg holes through both
knoos Of his pants, while his spectao'es wont
gliding down tho stroct. lie arose with al ef-
fort, and gazed with sorrowfu1 e1prosuop at
eontB for bringing him hla spectacles, he retfacod
hiB Etepa aud went around tho block, oyi tlen1ly
thinking ho could walh around in leas time tAan
lo could cross that insignificant stretch Of ice.
SPECIAL DEPUTIES.
A few days ago = las tim il this city wont to
Sheriff Agnew. staol that II WAS the last day Of
service, and that thoy knew thas his officers
could not serve the paper, nnd requested TINT
ons ol tleIr clcraa be sooclall7 deputizod. Tho
Sheriff informed theIn that lo hai been advised
power to ap oint Il special and no muHt decline
to mako such appointments until tho question
had becn ssttled by tho courts. They tondcrcd
tho fees for SERVICE aud reiterated their request
with which ho ictused to comply.
They then applied for ralo to require him to
chow cause before Judge RvgotB yesterday why
10 should not appoint a special On argument,
Judge Rogers rotuHed tho rule on tho ground
that it was a matter of discretion with ShoriT
ns to wl,other he should appoint one or not, or
power to appoint, Ao reserved to bo submitted to
tho whole Douch.
EIGHTH WARD FInE-ouAnp.
The Eighth Ward lire Guard, all association
Of citizons formed for local protection IN cases
OF Ill aud outrage. aud recognized by The Fire
ovoniug at No. 325 Blno island avenue.
Mr. Aaolph Mlms, foreman OF tho Company,
presided lie atatud that ,hore were iilty-threo
nen on tho roll, and that o. MI carly day Eye
to making tho Company effective workers.
Badges Wero thon furnished to tho nletnbors
aud, attes tito tranaaction OF some routine hus-
ness, tho meeting adjourned.
This movement on the part Of tho residents Of
tho Eighth Ward is highly comsncndablo, and if
the e1amplo were followed In tho othor wards Of
tho city probably Tho immenso expenditure
called for by Gen. Shaler would bs unnecessary.
FADING AWAY.
What does 1t meau-the apparont apathy
among the mou,bers Of tho industrial Aid 5ocie-
ty? Twice within tho past fortnight have attempts
boen made to hold meetings. ut which it was or.
pectol that matters Of Importance, mattors
Injecting the very oxiatouce Of tho soc;oty
would como up. Yet not more than fivo nlenl-
bern faud they were enthusiasts actuated by
earncHt wishes for tho accomplishment Of tho
purpose for which they unitod) could gotten to-
gather. Mrs. Sn,ldford Lewis, very prominent
member, has tendcrol her resignation. aud Mrs.
Fernando Jones, it is said. inteHds to Withdraw
from the Society, having become tired Of tho
swldlle-twaidtc character of tho proceedings.
It will be reproavh to tho ladies' who in-
augurated this 1ndu6triai-nid movement with 30
much s1ceesB II it dio by reason Of their want
Of energy.
doOp H.tMANITANg.