, 1874-06-13

monded an ordinance to thhtoffect. rhnro being
no moro ,busi!ioss boforo tho Committee thoy |
adjourned. =, 49,,
&, 7; y GENERAL NEWS. Il
Tho following singing societies Of Chicago will
sond dologatos to tho, National Singing Festival
{Saongorfcst), to be held Ia Cleveland, juno "a
to 28.:i dorman h1aonuerol,or, Liodorkranz,
orphoun, Frohsinr, and scllweizor Dlhennorohor.
The tompnrnturc yesterday, rs observed by
'hanassee, optiota.,, Under TIE TRinuNE Build
ing, was, In tho shado,~ as follows At ., M,
IS deg, Fahrouholt; 10 q. MT GO; IL NJ, e.;
p. NJ. 'o5: G p M. C3. and P. M, 81. ...
A man named Bernard Harper, living at No.
% Waldo stroot, botwoen Washington and RAN
'dolph streets, WIS found dead III hts bed 1t 6
O'Clock yesterday morning. His death, 1t liz sup-
posed, resulted from old nge. 70, 49,: !,
Lovors Of tho horrible Gun gratify tllolr tastes
by viewing: in WabaBll avenue shoL-wllldow, the |
portraits of Exprossman Hoath and the thiof
whom lie al,ot on tho car near Michigan City: two
wcekR ago.
. Nlf Ranltin yoatorday received notice from the
Arsenal Daudi Of st., Louis, tllat thoy will bo
hero On cornor"stono day. 49,: - :.
In reply to q request from tho Executive Com
mitteo on the cornerstone celebration, the Board
Of Education have ordered tho public schools to
be CLOSED on tue GATH. a'f =" ::
Edward Stolt, who attempted suicide several
days ago and waH thought to hayo failotl, died
yesterday morning from tho offacta Of tho drug
hn took. Deceased WAS i!45 years Of ngo and
leaves wife and threo children. a.
The ladies Of our city aro awaking to an inter-
cat In behalf Of tho 2,000, inmates OF o1lr City
md County Hospitals who arc gathered within
it's wallis yearly. 4 bouquet Of flowers was
placed upon tho stand by tho a,do Of zach cot by
somo one last visitation day. Weduoaday and Bun
day are visitation days. 8
44,n {rur ank 4hn,
nainH Of tho two bodies found IN tho lake Tuos-
day yesterday morning. Tho 1arger Of tho two
waa identified as Horny Sherer, full account Of
whose movements Immediately pEeceding his
terday morning. His companion had not boon
identified, nor had the examination boon con-
cluded, last evening.
At half-paBt o'clock yesterday morning tho
body OF an unknown man WIS recovered from
the river in tho Vicinity r. ct l. the State street
tho day Mrs: Chanum, Of Rock Island, vs-
itcd tho dcad-house and identified tho
remains as thoso Of her nephew, a
5iasq in oSiea i al p by
profession chemist in which ho iB said to have
excollcd, but was afflicted with inhrmitieH which
wore doubtless tho occasion Of hiB uutimoly end.
At tho conclusion OF tho inquest, tho body will
be delivered to his relatives for burlRl.
Young Germans on tho North sldo try tho
spirit Of tho etreot-car horses which .pervade
that locality aud tho patience Of the drivers by
spreading percussion caps. all along tho track.
When tho horsca break tho traces with q frantic
jerk thov decide that they aro decidedly rcstivo
animals, and it the car-driyor sweasn at the oc-
ourrenco they consider that he must bo lacking
tho peculiar virtue which adorned tho
long -Ruffor,u8 GriBelda. 1t is aaid TINT
the track which Aid. Stout rodo oyer from the
railroad meeting on Olybourn avenue, Monday
eyoning, hnd been plentifnlly beatrown with caps,
tho first explosion OF which caused that City
Fa.hor to rush Into the street aud cry for police
and protection. It wab come littlo tiIno bcforo
Aid. Mailr suoceeded in explaining to Mr. Stout
that tho explosions did not arise from treaohor-
OILS tortiedoeH planted by tho infurated Sixteenth
Ward property-ho!aers for lis special deatruo-
tion.
| weekly is hard to beas. A few nights ago como
hoarae-voicel warhlo1s disturbed tho serenity Of
his slumborB by trolling Bundry lustY dlttios be-
| meath hiB window. The editor slammed the win
dow down aud tllreRtoned to call tho police, but
next day Ae thought batter of the act aud ao-
knowledged it In tue Banner in tho following
poetical language:
We were delightfully."- sorcnadod few evenings sinca
noar the wee small hours when the boys came and
Of course We were far away In dream-lhnd, but tho
@ TeH noies @ w. oE
from such source. in Tho s.illy hours of night 4
tic "holow arches Of the skies" and carried our
raptureu soul with 1t. Como lagatn. boys. aud the
IN With We % ses retectcd tho bastsr audi aud brighter sio
Of this cold and selfish world. -
Frcddio Caswoll, boy about II yoars Of ago,
eldest aon Of Wallace Qaswell. Of tho dault
House, was instantly killed. yesterday BY being
noboy. Ho was ono Of those rare oh1ldren who
III many roBpectB seemed nevcr to hayo boon o
ohiid: Ills consideration for the rights And fool
ilHs Of others his readiness to ob1ge, his faith
L. x-is r+{,+
him to do, md his uniform po1lteness made him
Boom, md eauBod him to be treated. like man.
MIR. aud Mrs. Caswe]l hayo the sympathy Of .
large circle or trfends and FrodaIe LAS tho kind
hundreds of tho travelling public who: know hin,
whilo his father was proprietor Of the National
and Robertson Houses at Joliet and OF tho Gault
iu this city. -.
TUE JOLIET NON: AND STEEL COMPANY.
Tho Examination in the case Of the Joliet Iron
and .6teel Company recommended Yesterday
morning, but Yas adjourned Rt noon. Nothing
Of Importance waa olicited.
>: In tho report Of tho examination published
yesterday, It; was stntod that tho Testimony
showed that Mr.. Meeker, aud 1fr. Wrenn took
stock Of. the Joliet Iron and Steel Company in
exchange for stool! OF the Chicago Iron Oou1pany
Of the former corporation. This statement waa
incorrect sinca 1t was not the whole truth, and,
therefore, conveyed wrong Impression. Tlie
stock was offered to oil the other stockholders.
pleased. Since tlloy did not ehooas to take IT.
therefore it was taken by tho gentlemen named
TIE RAILROAD TROUBLES.
Tho Committee On Lawyers, appointed BY the
people opposed to the laying Of tho Chicago d
i Pacific Railroad track on Hawthorn aud South
port avenues. In the northwestern portion OF the
city, held preliminary consultation yesteIda,
forenoon, In Potter Mahr'a saloon. on Attanf
street, opposite tho City-Hal1. After o time
Aid. Stout went over to the Clty-Hall and go
MeHsra Clydo aud Hutchinson to 60 oyor for