, 1874-04-07
LOCAL. ITEMS.

Coroner stophons yohtorday conducted m ir-
quest on tho body Of John Oahill who died worry
suddenly from npoplexy, at Washington He!Bhts
yesterday morning. Tho Jury rendered yer-
dict OF death from apople1y.
Jacob Schmidt, ewcdo, 58 years. old, rcaldinE
at 115 Orchard street. committed suicide lRss
evening by hanging lltn,solf In hts carpenter
shop in roar Of hia house. Whom found life WAS
extinct. The deceased Ia thought to havo boon
nomowhat deranged for somotimo past.
James O'Donnell ltvea on Union street, near
q Mira Wallace, who ocoupioH tho uppor part Of
ha house, and accordingly went up-Htaira and
pounded Mrs. ". in a rnoBt brutal manner. Her
oros attracted All oilcor, who arrested the rascal
and locked him up In the Madison Street Station.
A man named Jamoa Petit. b5 yoars Of agec,
brooks iodging-houao, No. 1856 Clark atrcet. De-
coasod was aaddar by trade, and was In doll
cato health, having spent part ct tho winter in
tho hospital. Deputy Coroner Pilgrim conducted
an inquest tn tho caao yesterday, when 1t was
clearly shown that tho deooasod dlod from heart
disease, and tho jury rendered a. verdict aooord-
ing1y-
Yesterday afternoon u document signel by
many Of the most prominout members Of tho
Detroit Board Of Trade was presented to prosi-
Of tho Board, before which all tho testimony
concerning the whoat-mixing charges against
Abort Dotsford DO presented, that tho Board
may have an opportunity to express Its views on
| the subject.
Within tho past threo days there have been
sovon auioidos in this olty. Tho laat is that OF
| young German, Nicholas PfeifFor, at 148 Afllwau-
koe avonuo. About four weeks ngo he came to
chicago from Now York, intending to 80, into
| business with his brother. But things did not
turn out as be anticipated, aud l,o became
despondont and worry much depressed In mind.
Last evening ho went into gur,;;ntore under Ills
SISTERS houso where he was living, and pur-
locked locked the door, and shot binself In The MOUTH
tho bull paaBipg through his brain. The report
OF tho pistol attracted the attention Of tho gun
| smith and tho deceaaed's sister, but whom they
broke in his door they found him past AL atd.
tho body. .....-...
z, SUSPICIOUS DEATH.
About month ago Mrs. Loniso Falfrey came
to this city from Bsstola Mich, an1 n ven en-
West: Lake street. She WAS very retiring ane
had little to say concerning her former lilo, ex
copt tho fact that she had d husband 10 Buffalo
Friday morning, DR.. Hahn, residing a. o. o. jas Gaa
falfrey, who was ILL.,. Ho asked from her seyorn
physician hal been attending, her, 81
which He shs reatsS sais ser fee
the bowels, but did not feel quite satisfied will
his knowledge Of tho caso. All about the hous
answered question: put to them IN tho sam
manner that Mra. Falfrey did, and tho docto
could get nothing definite or explicit from an
ono. Yesterday his patient died. and Dr.. Hahl
felt It his duty to Gull ut the Madison statio
last evening, md state to the authorities thu
it WAS his opinion the case should bo inVea
sigated.
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Grand Paciac-W. 8. Spencer, London, Eng.
the Hon. J: j. Mitchell, st. Louis; Capt. ].
Vought, Dufralo;. r. 4. Gable, Rock Island; A
!, ). Pollard, Boston; L. II. oleniont San Fran
! cisco. Sherman Honsc-W. II. Hur
but, Cleveland; A. a. Lawrence, New York; G
Everett Dodiaam, Mass; g. Bolton, Cincinnati
Miss Ettio Henderson, Provtdonce; W. 7: MOI
gan, San Frauoiaco gTen,ons ~, Hon. House. E:
Philadelphia; g. Godfrey. Now York; J. saN
yer. Fremont; N. o. Foster, Fort Howard; y
. Allen, milwaukee,. :: :, Palmer HOUSE.
II. Smith, Now York G. Thornton, :Nowark !; !
K. Perry, Aurora; L. G. Glazier, Marquette; {
2. Rulllns, Philadelphia; Z. q. Froil, Boston
Il. A. Lanmau, Columbus.