, 1874-10-25
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
The temperature yesterday, as observed BY
Manasse, optcian, under TIE TRIBUNE Build
ing was in the shade at q. In-. 81 deg Fahr.
10 a. m.; 59; 12 M. G2; 3 pm, 60; 6pm-.
g. and p. n. 50.
The number OF volumes given out 1t the Pub
lie Library, Oct. II, was 2279 The average cir
culatiop for the week ia ], ,439.
A supersedeas has been granted BY the Su-
prcme Court in the case OF Blenuerhasset, the
man convicted, last month, of swindling at
the three-card montegame.
The Newsboys' Home opened last evening with
twenty boys for the frat two hours, after the
door was opened. The new gymnasium wns the
great source Of amusement for the evening.
Another week Of fitting up will put the "aoue"
in good working condition.
The ladies' OF the South Side Flower Mission
having closed their work for the season, beg to
return lhanks to the following dorlsts TOR their
liberal donations: Messrs- Bumenchein, Allen,
Iaudnt. Haoklns, Muir. Sheppcld, and Farrell;
also, to F. Kranz, the South Park florist.
Officer McNaughton discovered what ho sur-
nosed to be ire on the fourth floor Of HaIe'a
furniture store. No. 202 Randolph street. at
about o'clock yesterday morning, but IN inves-
tisation showed that some oiled rags IN stove
had taken fire. and also igni;ed Some paper lying
on furniture piled close to the stove. No DAM
age Ind resulted.
n.o ah;,ar., oa vaat co,eraaa atrpet nesr
tue ;,ra,o5 ~ ,,a accas;nn ri fla
laying in of their winters supply Of Small coal
by the householders of the vicinity to organize
4chss h1 -. ~ .,ef tha -o,oa+ st-r1o1a in
ne,ana a*a .r,e rod;cniono ihar hroko AIS
NeH o.eans 'aea "as ".as.a,Ja sn aha, o,t lady's
eye, but that was au on-day-
Popular comment on recent fashionable
wedding by young 1ady.-who had just read
the list Of presents and the BRIDES troussean N
The Tn1BuSE-' I'd just nse to hnxe everything
that girl h2d-exceFt her husoana!
4 lady. who lad been in the habit OF patron
izing druggist on West Madison street for
postage stamps WAS asked by him why she d1d
not purchase something else She replied that
che dealt with another pharmacist WHO kep1
everything except stamps. Lee dr9gs1ss on
West Madison street bowed aud smiled, aud a.
wrote to his brother IN alichlgan 70 vote early
aud often against the "oncn-ounrase ameno-
meut-
T, +ho r,1a n,oon1;oht tbe fruit-rarden Dlots
an o,r residence streets look particularly shostly
a sn,t shT1,h md nnwer he;ng euyeIoued 1t nights
saen ;.. ~ sbas;s rawarancra and cast-of
saa;.s <a1t. 70 ah;e1d ti,or, frou, t,,e frost
aAe04AAe e'"A4'' ~
Yesterday afternoon At o:3o oc!ocA, Wnuo tnt
FiEe-Ma1shas were experimenting WITH giant
powcer IN proving do"n tna "A'S 20
Inc 1u1ueo r'sst .i.ss es;s,t.;S ~ lwordos,
oa'.aa5 1ha .n;n,1 ~ ~, awav Io;,n n Dnppb-
49, 49, ~ *,.a t.to 0vor Torohert- 7rna a;t
no 80 h,.,,r ~ ~ asaist.nt F;ro ars],al
ssa.;e -" ,I 6tha h,-sa atf.cbed .lao ran auar
~. nas,,,har+, ha,J ~. re;,,a tiohf1v howavrr
H. ~. o1;cios .-aro ,vh;r1a1 ,vav to The north
ras5 noa i3osn tha axan,.o at fearful rata ri
snaad ~ raacI,;ne SIaison street the nIucEy
Sr.sa. Sr.sa us;.oi h, nSo-sa c1osa ~ Acnew,s al
succeeded in checking both animals. and thus
stopped and prevented thec1 from endanSerln3
the lives Of the numerous pedestrians and occu-
pants OF vehicles in the vicinity.
va.a. c,,, o,,ocl- a,o;,o NJ
90 nT - I1I;aana Z Northwsato,n nailro,an uas
t.'a;. ~ ~ ~ s;sa trant naar Hafsrad a,reet
1.saa 49,, ~ thratt1a voives worried onan Thera
"neu I no -. 49, a.a and 1st :, H. ;ts
,,r1, iii Il sta~taj ~ 3oxrn the trac1 towards
Canal street It run over the plank and .ier to-
wards the bridge across tbs North Dzauch Of
the river The bridge happened to be opea fur
the passage of q steamer and the engine tender
WAS run into the liver Fortunately the steam
was 90 uesrly exhausted that the engine stopped
Had the engine ran into the river
1t would have caused serious injury to the steam-
er Which w.s at that moment passing. Aside
frym the injury to the tender TO material ao 1883 or
was occas1 oned pF the accloehs, ano az e,3o 1Ie
engine was gotten upon the track ana tAhen
e"a5'
In regard to the published call to tho minis
ters and Justices Of The Peace about correcting
marriage certificates. several ministers have al
resdy corrected their er-ors In the case OF the
Rev, John Waliron and the Rev. J. H. Walker,
= close investigation showed that tho mistake
occurred bv the inability of the parties married
to write or smell their names CORRECTLY aud tha.
the Rev. John Waldron and the Rev. J. H.
Walker had no intention OF not complying with
tine Laws OF the State
st. B1dret's Fair. now being held in Durline-
ton Hall. ia attrac;iug 1mmensa crowds. The
txbles reject Ihe g,esteet credit on the ladies'
nrasidinc The ohiect al .l,e far ia most 1auda-
h1e the nruner tra1ninr and education OF youth.
;;~eiy and sn;r,tcd contest was opened lasr
n;cLt IL Handsome china sat hetween Rer
nari Caultield and Sidney Smith Messrs, Acnow
and Drady ara competine for : valuable silver
set. Tia fair viii end ne1t Saturday nicht.
Inc largest ana Aness co44ecslon OF o1l Pa;n1-
lngs ever exhibited IN TINS country VAS sold at
auction during the week, continuing Tour
evenings. each sale ~as crowded vain visitors
aud buyers, aud many unable 10 Obtain admit
tauce. The amount sold was near 8 600, some
perfect gems being secured at very low pricea.
The sale was conducted by Mr.. B. Scott, Jr., OF
Philadelphia, who came expressly for the pur-
pose. and gave general sat1sfaction-
! The Philosophical Society held its regular
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