, 1874-11-01

Ihe body or neWly-botn lof2ns child wa,
found wrapped up in q paper at Lincoln Parl
yesterday. The Coroner was notified
The temperature yesterday, IS observed by l.
Slaaasse, optician, under THE TRIBUNE Building
Wis, at u. M, 80 deg; 10 H. m. SO; I'm,
| 81; P. m. 35; P. m.. 80; 8p m., %.
/ Tho Philosophical Society OF Chicago met al
their rooms. corner Of State and Washington
street, last evening, A. P. Keith in the chair
| The minutes Of the last meeting wero read and
! approved, after which resolution was adopted
| requiring all criticisms on lectures or papers to
| be free from all personalities. Gen. Buford, on
the part Of tue Executive Committee reported
| That Col Waterman aud the Hon. Joseph Medill
had accepted Invitations to lecture before the
| Society. The subject matter Of Col. Water
mans lecture will ba ''Government and Gov
| ernmcntal Reform" DR.. Samuel Willard read
an interesting paper on Pagan Religion Phi1o.
sophicallv Considered," which. though rather
long, was attea1i1e1y listened to. After few
brief clitlcisms on the eEsay the Society nd
journed
slight fire occurred IN barn in rear OF No.
10 Archer avenuo q. 7:45 O'Clock last night, and
caused tho alarm from Box sc. Tue damago
amounted to S75. Cause OF fro unknown.
Tho members Of Ada Stree: N. Z. Church gave
reception to the Rev. T. L. G.. McKown, their
new p sstor. last Thursday night. There were
prese1r about 500 people, aud the best feeling
prevailed
The alarm from Box 35i. at Sis last night,
was caused hy fire in frama bullling at No. j32
West twelfth street, owned by Fred Mas. wno
occupied the uppar portion as dwelling, aud
the basement as . stable. horse AMI two
wagons wero burned AMI tho building was dam
aged considerably Losa $500, No insurance
Tho fire originated in the stable from some
cause unknown.
Officer Hail, who was in charge OF Aenea
Stuart. the prisoner who escaped from tha Cen
trail Station yesterday m morning. has been sas-
pended from duty, and will be triel hy the Police
Board It is reported that the woman had beeu
practiced upon BY an abortionist and the NAL
treatment thus received caused her illness at the
station. as reported in yesterdays ISSUE
Retta Drake. young woman. WIS taking les
rolvet. in the ehootinc-gal'err at No. 40 South
Clark street, At the ra.her unreasonable hour OF
O'Clock yesterday morning Minnie Glenn was
the Instructor, and gave one Of her LESSONS in
such realistic manner as to remind Retta of it
for the rest OF her patur1 life. Minnie was in
the act Of cooking the weaooa when the ham
H1er slipped from her thumb, aud the charge ex-
ploded. Tie ball took effect ia Ratta. face
just under the right eye, and cane ont near tbs
night ear, producing painful dosh-vou d.
At 4:50 p. m. horse attached to flour sad feed
wagon becams frightened i: the corner Of North
aVeaue and Eurling etreet Will It a brass band
was passing west Oh North avenue and broke its
leg IN such manner By striking against the |
hyu-ant RI to ne:te5:tate the immediate shoot |
in. OF ths animal.
Albeit Lane. another Of the parties said to
have been concerned in tne robbery Of joseph |
Buffers gun store. was arrested IN St. Louis |
Yesterday b. Detective Flynn. The sarne officer |
also arrested negro who recently snstched u |
watch flom woman on Halsted street. The |
prisoners vii! arrive here thus morning.
An orphan girl IS years Of age, named Mary |
Murphy, who lived with Mrs. Sullivan. at No. !
1870 Safe street. aud attended St. james School,
vent from the school on the 23] of October, aud |
has rot been seen suce bv her friends. It is be-
licEed that she has gone to work out in some
family in the city, and Mrs. Sullivan, il whose
charge The chilli WAS placed By her father, would
bs thankful for any Information concerning her
Mary has brown curly hair, and
arga blue eyes.
Tbs Lakeside Lecture-Course, under the aus
pices Of the Young Mea's Christian Association,
the sale of their course tickets last |
Monday at Jansen, McClurg i Co. u. and during
he week sold over 400 course~ticSets.-abou.
'ns-ffth the seating canaeity of the new
Bret Harte. Ms. Scott 6iddon.. Hepworth
Dixon. the Adelaide Phillips COM
oany and the Camilla Urno troupe,
7H1ch accounts TOT the largo 9ale OF tickets.
Their tickets for the reserved aea.s for the en-
ire course being only SO for gentlemen and -
or ladies' places it within the reach Of all, and
hey will probably open their new hail to an
'vcrAowing house. at the opening, night to hear
1arl Schurz's new lecture.
THE HUMANE SOCIETY.
The investigation BY the Illinois Humane So
icty into the cl1atgo Of lna.teution t, duty
referred bv L. L. Lindon, editor of the Humane
societv Journal, nsainst the AGENT of the
ociety, f. C. Hamilton, was closed yes.er-
az. The accused produced Justice sculiy,
'o}ico- Captain Elicit. and Se1gt- Johnson, and
Tiers. who gave Mr. Hamilton tho very best
testimonials as to integrity and efficiency The |
rosecution tailed to establish the charge, tho
yidenco brought out in support Of it being
,ostlv OF O frivolous character. On motion OF
IT. Sbortall, member OF the Society, it was re-
Owed tbat the charge was not proved. alr
hortau wished the accused would regard tho
ction Of the Societv as an incentive to him to |
0 his duty. The Society could have discharged
i'm without an investigation ii It pleased. In
tructions were then issued to the agents Ham
ton and 6facDonnell (who is; located at the
took -Yards) to keep diary Of all transactions
! Which thay become engaged.
PERSONAL.
The friends OF AID. spalding will be pleased to
arn that he is now iu convalescent state aad ;