, 1874-07-30
GENERAL NEWS.

I GENERAL NEWS. ;'",'
Tie temperature yesterday, as observed By
A1anasse opt!oan, undor THE TRIBUNE nulding;
was, tn tho shade, at 7 a, m., G5 deg. Fahr. 10
.. NJ, 70 "a NJ. 73; 3p. M, u 6 p. m., rs !;
and 8 p M, II. E. g ~
The Doeoher-Titon SCANDAL, In book form.
with the imprint OF Chicago publisher, will bo
on sale In q few days.
The natural consequence Of tho aute.1norteu
display of huge turtle In front Of city res
taurant IL plaoard on tho window announcing
"Grecn turtle HoRp this day.. Several reatau-
| rant-keepers have Of late taIlan TO exhibiting
young foxes and cub wolvos III front Of their
premises, which disappear snddonly, and D logi-
cal public ID beginning to got anxious rs to tha
ultimate fate Of thehe YOUNG quadrupeds. ]
=, Judge Farwoll yesterday gave a decision In
tho Ada streot Oburon caBo, allowing tho relatnr
to tako An appeal to the Bupramo Court, and
giving him twenty. days In which to flle bond
ana bsll Of exceptions. &. .,.;... -,
The citizens Of: the Ninth Ward have now 1b7
men iu thoir volunteer patrol, who carry axos,
| and hold themselves reAdy to look out aud con-
troll fires in their ward they will rcar uniform
Of gray pants, rcd shirt, and leather casquo, like
the o,d.fashionod volunteer department.. .
7 Tho women's Union Temperance Organizes
tlon Of Ohicago hold q mooting ut 148 Madison
street yostertlny. At tho roqaost Of tho prosi-
don't, Mrs. Wilson, addresses upon tho subject Of
| intemporanoo, and tho means By which it may
bo decreased, were made by Mrs. Jonhiss, AIrd.
Rodgers sfra. Rounds, the Noy. Alr: Whitohead,
| A wooden warehouse ia erecting at No. COO
Archer ayonlo, which it will bo vol for the
Board of Public Works to look after.
The crew ct the tug Wood found the body Of
negro foatlng In tho hike. nilos from ailoro.
| yesterday afternoon, and brought it In and
placed tt in charge OF 0aicer Jameson, who sent
| 1t to tho Morgua. = 60 30.
- II ~. nj E. u
was seriously injured Tuesday night, by falling
through the sidewalk ut tie corner OF Throop md
Sampson Btroots, loose plank causing tho acci-
dent The city will hayo q bill Of damagca to
settle for its negligence, and unless humorous
other walks are attended to, more accidents will
roBuat.
About fifty men and women who were present
signiGeh thoir .aeBre to work with tho laaies OF
the Souety. A Joint nleotlug Of all like organi.
cations In tho city is announced for Monday at
p. H., at the same place.
A regular meeting Of tho Board Of Managers
tho soldiers' Homo will be held at the resl-
donce Of DR.. Hamfil No. 62D Wabash avenuo at
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
Tho series OF meetings held at tho Friends
Mooting- House and Plymouth Church, which bAa
boen 80 abundantly blessed to lhauy OF Gods
clnldron,. will DO continued through to-day.
There viii be . morning service At the meet
ing house on Twenty-slxth street, between Indi.
ana and Prairie avenues, ut =. H., and 7:30 p. m.
Mr., August Herr, formerly an employe Of tho
Board Of Public Works, and tho formor owner Of
70 building next to Frenoh's oil-worka, which
went down IN tho late oonaagratiou. makes tho
-statonont that he made ropeated oiforts several
years. ago to cause tho removal Of tho structure
md showed conolusiyoly how liable it VAS
to, spontaneous combustion, or the action
OF heat Of any kind. Ho endoavored to havo the
works declared q nuisance and nbatod Accord
ingly, but was tlwarted every timo Ho con:
tinuod hla efforts without ceaaing until the IRE
occurred, but to no purpose. =!
TLe following ofiooru have boon Installed In
Wy Wasahmingtotn Lodge No. 81 X q r. By r 9. g.
for acrnan Lodges for tho County Of Cook:
r. g. Sam Hergor; g. G., William o. AlotEneri
p.s, Y: g, q aA Aaft%ig; r n hl, Mh,Ellon; A. Of Z,
!. Blaoas; r. d., George yogler: After the
ceremonies were oyor, tho out~going Chancellor,
Sam Herger, was preaented with splendid unl-
form. through thoir Deputy, Mr. Fred Bucl-
mann.
Tuesday night at oloo o'clock stationheepor
HayoB. at tho Armory, corner Of Harrison street
and Pacific ayenno, VIVA caltoa to arresl b man
who was drunk and disordorly IN the saloon Of
Thomas soory, oppoatte tho po'tSo, station. Flo
inBtae stairway loadtng from tho station hall to
tho coils In tho basement, whom the prisoner
sualonly plunged forward aud, boforo Hayes
coy sGald stop 2, NM anout foa to the bottom
Ills head. against tho side of tho wajl
and fractured hls skull, DR.. Harper attended
him, bnt lc died at 2 o'clock yestorday mor1lug
from hls Injuries. From papers found on him,
boon dalnoa Taggart, aud ho WIS ongiucor on
tng:boat. Coroner Stephens was notified, aud will
hold an inquest this morning, h'a presence at tha
Earll trial preventing him from holding 1t ycs-
to-day. F.
Tho Committee on Equalization. Of Taxes OF
~ ~ $on
tho past fow days, boau eugagad In go,ng
through tho tax-aBseHsnent books Of the va
rions Town Assessors, with Wow to doorlnln-
Ing upon the relative fairneBs aud uniformity OF
tho valuation Of property III tho different towns.
Tho Committee find porploxing and laborious
job Oh tD,or hands, md aro somowhat ut losa to