, 1874-09-30
LOCAL MISCELLANY
GENERAL NEWS.

Tho mootlug of the Taxpayers and Olllzons'
Independent Club Of tho Ninth Wart announced
for Ia at night ut tho cornor Of Peck mid Morgan
BtreotB, waH a fAi1uro.
| Tho -tampornturo yestorday, ns obacrycd by
| Atanuaao, opttclan, -uudor TuE Tn1nuaE Dutld-
Ing, was III tho bllado att n. ln., 81 deg. Fahr.
10 a. M, c.; u NJ, c.; . p. NJ, O.; p. M, Go;
nnt, D. H., 81.
Thotlotd1s woro all crowded last evening"
Bomo OF sllom to oxcoss.-so TINT pooplo Ind to
DO sent away to other houses for accomn,odn-
lions. Tho influx Of neveral thousand oxc,lr-
BioniHsn, brought hithor by tho Expoaitlon, wes
tho cn,,so Of tho rusl.
AIr. Justice Cannon, who laa n]so nbandonetl
tho poopto q rarty, yesterday chilled on Jamcs
alcGarry, aud iutirnatod 1t might DO wol for him
to drop tlo prosecution Of Mcdonald, but Mo
Garry did not lAtcu to tho proposition, tho
uizons' Association is hlBo ttllo trail, aud hc-
Donald will probably layo harder row to hoo
| tlan over loforo.
| Tho Young Mems Temperance Society Of tho
Z. N. e. 4. hold regular mocting lapt nigl,t ut
tloha1l, No. 113 s11adlBon strooe. 4 largo ;nuul-
Mr.. N, II. sirolio % reformed liquor
j.. i. Colo % occupied % ~ tho ." 'S. chair.
mud a9ftor tho usual devotional oxerclecs tho
inado n. stlfrit1g temperance address. Mr.. ST.
relic followed, npd occupied uoarly IN hour In
giving history Of Ills reformation and detailing
the pcrniciot'H insllo'luo 'oxortcd Iy alcoholic
drinks. l1o was a.tentlyoy listened to and warnl-
lynpplaudod
| Contrary to aonoral expectation, tho Joint
| Committee which has heon engaged for somo
aimo past ~ Investigating the pr!ccs paid for
county supplies to Forsyth i Co., =. L. reriolat,
quiries to tho County Commissioners Mt thoir
! meeting yesterday, though previous to tho ses-
| Gion IL was tho intoutlon to do. so. Tho
reports G9r thorq viii bo tyo)
zt'moet.ng. The minority report win ull-
] doubtcdy 10 signed by Cominisnoucr Durdick,
and probabty by Commissioners Roola and Jonos,
| mud will bo sovoro In .ita donunciationB Of tho
| disposed Of t,,1dor Tho rulo Of certain Commits
| hioucra. Tho majority repolt will bo signed by
tho reulnining ,nemborg or tho Conlmlttoo. II
naB leaked ont that 1t viii ha brief aud spirit
less whitcwaahing document.
THE CITIZENS ASSOCIATION.
: at d regular n,eoting of,tho Executive Commit
teo ofihc Citizeus' Association, tho following
gentlemen woro nppointcd speclal Co,nnattoo
ou Wutcr-5upply: John W. Alcticnuies, john II.
N1cl1voy, Jat,es e, Otis. subsequent rosolu-
ton instructed that Comtnttteo to sat once in-
veslisate III to tho hoods Of tho city In respect Of
supply OF wa:or for fro purposes, and to nuke
sucl. Recommendations as, III tholr Judgment,
required to mcot these wn1lts, and to report NJ
emily ns poEs.blo to thls Executive Committee"
At tho request Of ctiZcuH, tllia Committee havo
roforrcd to tho Committee OIL Police Affairs tho
investigation OF tho loyal proceedings taAen
relative to tho breach OF tho peace ak McGarrya
Enioon Saturday night.
s.ErnoprsT cnunon AFFAIRS.
=, Tho Church. Extension Society OF tho Method-
ist Episcopal Church. ho1d meeting last oyo1i-
ing III the Methodist Church Block. q. Q. Cook
Dr.. DANDY, reported ns one Of tho Committee
on Auditing Accounts, That tho Committee has
como to tue conclusion tllatis could much expedite
Tho business Of tho Treasurer l,o wcro allowed to
Pay small bills For Incidental expenses without
Wuitlng for them to 10 first audited br tho Conl-
! mitteo. Accordingly ho made d motion embody-
! iug tue conclusion Of tho Committee, and 1t was
| agreed tc.
Dr. Dandy also reported na ono of tho Sub.
| Committee Of the Committee OIL Ways mud
| Means appointed to consider tho interests Of
brighton Church, upon which l,o said thero is a
dobt Of 2i0o due, aud # no. paid at an curly day
Park aud got 4 pledge Of SloD and tho conSro-
gution tl,cso expected that ill. AIoCancry would
pay 500. A[r. rMcoarory il willing to Eve $l00,
but requires credit Of $50 on an old interest
I was voluntary, aud was not before tho n,ootius
In regular form, lilo matter was referred to tho
| Committee ou Ways and Means.
DR.. Dandy further reported thai thoro Is d dobt
| of 81, ,50U uron 'hlr. keanoa church. on Hui
stcd street. Il portion of tie debt vas incurred
in church improvements, md another portion in
cl,rront oxponHoa. Mr. keaslo proposes to as
auno $50 Of tho dobt, and recommends TINT
which ho expects to realizo sloo. and ro1ncsta
| tho Board Of tho Church Exsonsiun Soeioty to
| appropriate $3.50 to clear or tho dob.
| DR.. Jutgins disapproyad tho doscont Of tho
church people to 9 moro gastronomto indnl.
gcnco. lIe tflonslt that all entertainment of
I'LL intellectual charactor would bo much more
! appreciated.
On motion it was resolved to recommend tho
Board to appropriate tho a1nol,nt asked for BY
| Mr.. Koane, and tho meeting, after transactin;
solno business Of but littlo moment. adjourned.
TUE cosIlSa CORNER.
Some OF the t3nWlnE ones oil Change ntltici-
pate lively times this afternoon. 1n cnnmcrcial
| parlalico, several OF tho markets nro cornorel.
bnt 10 trolbo IL expected in INV other case than
| that at corr. Il great deal Of corn hns boon
sold to ho delivered borore 8 o'clock OIL tho last
lay of tho present month, which LAS not beou do
llyesed yet; ena some Of it will probably
bo hauded into tho Offices Of tho buyers OH tho
Hrolo Of 3. Tlls will involve loRa to ths latter,
many Of whom havo only bcught for tho purpose
Of delivering It to other pa1tios by o'clock to-
day, and thoy will DO uuabio to till their con-
| tracts within tho time. These tactics wore ex-
tensiyolr resortel to on tho 3lst day Of July
lust and sonle Of tho differences tl1cn arising
a1o not yot settled. 1t is rutnorcd that at loaBt
ono operator, WHO hns so!1 Great deat Of corn
on optton wl rafuso 70 deliver it ct al. and ts!!
back on the courts for protection, under tie
plea tlsut tlleAo transactions nru gambling, which
il prohibitnd hy law.
! TIE GESTESSIAL.
commistoo OF distinguished gontlomon, unv-
lug tho National Centennial at heart, will arrive
in: Chicago to-day. t1o object OF their visit being
to consult with leading citizens. and, jointly With
them. to establish a,, auxiliary Boartl OF FluaMco
for this 6.ate. Tho Committee is composed as
follows: Tho Hon. A. 7. Goshorn. Of Ohio, ,Di-
rector General; john Wolsh, President Of Con-
teunial Donrd OF Finance; Frederick
Fraioy, !, Secretary of same, :snud also
President Of tho National Board Of
Tra1o; ex-Gov. Il, Diglor, General Financial
Agent; Josupll patterson,; Jamcs 6. .Ilobl. aud
nt!.crs. Tho Committoo will 10 rocaivel by tho
Board Of Trade Ana Conn,itten Of tho Directors
Of tho Interstate Exposition. OF course no
palus will DO spared to innko thon1 comfortable
during their stay. They couo lscsl fsom Con-
tennlal work III Ohio, intanat and koutucky,
,wlcro 1t IL, represented .thoY have BEEN very
successful; Nsom GhleaKo s',oy visit the asnn'ler
toHna md villages Of tho West, commencing
| with st. LOuia,