, 1874-09-06
EENFRAI NEWS.

Suburban residents say TINT thus order OF the
Mayor compelling the saloons to close ut mud
night is all very well, but suppose their houses
are broken into after II o'clock. whore are they
to 20 for policeman?
Az will be seen by notice in THE TRIBUNE Of
Yesterday, Nessru. Yaas l. Hoffman hnve an
nounccd tue musical programme for the E1posi-
t1ou opening-nieht The selections speak for
themselves, aud tho well-known ability Of the
leaders iB 4 guarantee that the programme vii
be faithfully carried out and rendered in such
1nannar rs will prove rich musical tteat- We
should advise all lovers Of music not to fail to DO
on hand on that evening, as Messrs- Vaas d
Holman promise to have an orchestra OF fifty
frst-class pcrformers.-a jubilee in itself.
An error occurred recently in The TRIBUNE
The house coruer Of Sbolto aud Polk streets
WIS entered burg1arious1y at o clook last Sun
day morning, not ut o'clock last Sunday after
noon. Mrs. John Imoney, the owner, says tho
police did their duty. No arrests haTe "a yet
been effected, however.
Tho temperaturo yesterday, as observed by
Nauasse, optician, under The TRIBUNE Building,
vas, in the shade at q. NJ, S. deg Fah1.; 10 a,
H., 81 il H., Is ; p. H., ~; P. No.. IS; and
8p. H., G6
The Executive Committee Of tho Interstate
Ini;ustrill Exposition arc negotiating With the
distinguished coract-rlayer, Henry s. Page, Tor
morning concerts during the Exposition weeks
by his full baAd.
Tie Atlantic express OF the Chicago l. North
western railroad which arrived from san tran-
cisco yesterday, had on board 11U sacks OF Aus
tIalian mail
Officer Thomas Cowdrcv was still better last
evening, mud uuless Inflammation sets III he will
recover. He hes SLEPT we'll. and partakea OF
nourshment. Notwithstanding his painful
wound Cowdrcy will have his joke, = weakness
winch his brother officers credit him with, and
tie Appeared cheerful under tho most tryaug
ordel1-
The favoEite amusement OF passengers on tho
Van Duran streoi-cars il watching tue dy-catch-
ing operations Of tho spiders who have built
their webs on tho car-celllng.
There is often big difference in men OF the
came name. Ono Eli Woods on Thursday
committed suicide because bus wife would ,: not
support him any longer, which IL IN striking
contrast to the action Of Jimmy Woods, who,
when his leg declined to support him Longer,
took 81, ,00U benefit, and went to work mauag-
iag baseball n'ne-
c. F. Cook the saloonkeepor who shot him.
self through the head at No ~ North AM street
Wednesday last, died last evening. Ho Leaves
wife and four children.
Navigation in the dark is not generally ns
ravid as under the gas.l light. but when young
co;,plo on West Adams street take only two
minutes to pass block whero there is lots OF
light, and then about five minutes to travel past
Quarter Of block where hnll-a-dozcn shade
trees keep the light oat, one is apt to form
| conjec.ures, even though on emerging from the
| dark tho couple are foot apart and look as un-
/! concerned al possible.
G.s-nipes have beon laid and lamp-posts
| erected on Ogden avcnue, and tue inhabitants
arc alxiously looking forward to seeing them LII
up.
Il is pronosed to have slcepinE-bertLs in the
| Van Buren strect-cAra for tue benefit OF passen-
| gers vino have to spend the night Ill reacAing
! Ashland avenue and streets beyond
| The long waits between trips Oh the Van Buren
! strcet-car line is causing much profanity along
| tho route, and. unless eeyeral moro cars arc
placed OIL it, there will be need OF large amount
Of exhortatou Oil the part OF local preachers.
| Frank Chichak, lad years old. was drown
day, while ba.hirg. Tho body WAS recovered
aud taken to deceaseds late home. No. II Nc
| Mullen court.
The Fire Marshnls PROFOUND this sublime
| conundrum What is the use OF having lire
| eugiues that will sack the hydr1nts dry when
Board OF Public Works will please stand up and
| answer.
The Chicago Public Library when first opened
circulated daily average Of 133 books. Its
| daily average circulation now is 1,z48 Volumes
| The highest number Ut books drawn i'll auy one
day was 1,5lG. which occurred during the laet
| week Of August.
Mrs. Thomas Nelson, Of No. 257 State street,
| Was thrown from a buggy yesterday afternoon
by the careless driving Of one Of tie teams be-
| longing to Rubo l. patterson's Evanston Ex-
| press Ehe received some In juries. and was
kindly taken cure of by Mr.. Pulling, OF the Com
t mcrcial Hotel, until conveyed to her home.
The negotiations for the purchase OF tho prop
ersy being to all inteuts and purposes closed, it
is safe to say that the zite Of tho new Frat Bap-
| tist Chulch Of this city will be the southeast
corner of South Park asenue and Thirty-frst
| street. Tho rea1 estate agent in tho transaction
| WAS Mr. 3. T. Jacobs, the prico to bo paid 92o,-
000
Frederick strau, tho old man who WAS so
shockingly injured By the explosion Of tho boiler
Of the locomotive Moose, last Thursday, died OF
Ills injuries at S o'clock yesterday morning, as
| tho residence Of his son-in-!aw, No. 81 Luke
| street. The Coroner will hold an investigations.
| with view to learning tho condition OF the
boiler, and the CAUSES which led to its bursting.
The regular monthly meeting of the Board Of
Supervisors Of tho Woman's Hospital OF the
| State OF Illinois, was held at tho Hospital, No.
22y Thirticth st1cot, Friday: There we're eight
| ladies' present The Matron's report was read
| and accepted; the 11easurers report read aud
accepted; also report of tho Secretary. Tho
Secretary read letter IN regard to the payment
Of the debt, wLich nas submitted to the Gov
errors Of the Hospital. The Secretary rendered
her resignation, which was not accepted. Mrs.
Rees and Mrs. Bean were appointed Visiting
Committee foz tue month of September. The
meeting adjourned till Friday, the 11th.
The Mary Wagner case is not closed yet, an.
other adjournment being had yesterday owing
to the Coroner's detention at Lelnont. A.
O'clock tomorrow, At the Chicago Avenue Police
Station, Coroner Stephens will be in attendance
aud tho inquest on tue remains Of Mary Wagner
will III all probability, be brought to conclu-
sion.
Yesterday 609 moro Mennonites arrived in this
city ly the Michigan ceutr11 Railroad. and left
for Dakota by the Chicago & Northwestern Bail
road. Over 5000 Of these peculiar pco
pie have already passed through the city
ard more a1e sill coming. Tho Mennonite!
are Of German origin their fathers having en-
igrated to Russia st q tino when great privileges
were given to people who settled in the Odess,
district oa the Black Sea, and they were exempt
ed from taxation and military duty. But latel,
tho authorities OF Russia hare decided to With
draw these privileges, and pla:o them on tlt
SANE footing Is othe. subjects OF Tho Gear. aut
their present wholesale emigration to this couu
try IL owing to this fact. hlost Of them has'
amassed large fortunes In Rusaia, and there ~
many sznong these eminTAuts who Ate wuTsl