, 1874-11-27
GENERAL NEWS.

Hepworth Dixon will deliver lecture in Far.
we'll Hall Monday evening under the auspicos Of
the LaAoside Lecture Coutso. Subject, "The
| Now dorman Empire"
4 milkmans horse that would not even Inv bin
ears back II tho hose at fra we1o to burst un-
der his noac. took fright yesterday and ran
away on meeting COW.
Michael Mcdonald, Tho doubly indicted, show
cd his aenso Of thnnkfulnoss yoaterday by pound
ing a mau at tho corner Of State and NIadison
st1oefH. The namo Of McGar1y's successor is not
known.
Joseph Donoghue, a boy II years old, living at
No. 150 North Joiforson street, had one OF his
toes cut OF by tho Northwestern cara yesterday
afternoon, noar tho corner Of Hubbard and Jef-
ferBon streets.
At the Nowsboys' Homo, Thanksgiving was
celebrated with turkey md plum pudding. A
Thanksgiving offering WAS rocolqod bY the
gregat'onai Church.
Tho gentleman who VA attempting to caiole
one OF the terra Gotta dogs at rarmelee's barn
last night, stated in confidence to his wife whom
ha got homo that the turkeys at those downtown
restaurants never agreed with hin-aothing like
Aome.cooklng after all.
a smart little boy, who may yet live to get out
H.
ports his widowed mother in comfort, IL not In
afluonco. by going round suburban Htreets and
hooking the morning pnpars from tho doorsteus
OF Subscribers and aelllng thom on tho cars at
cents cacl.
a Van Duron street saloon-koeper has got beor
down to cents glass, and "l!quors " 10 f}vo.
"Yoost you SOC nit his bies-gInas," stated ap Of
hcill Of tho Protective Union, ''uud If you rot
more bier aH you got by pouring some froth
roundt q th!mb!o in your fingers, don shake you
for tho drlnAs."
Tho father Of tho wife Of tho engiuoor who
dummy . few days ago, ycstorday made applica-
t1on to Coroner Stophons fur tho effects Of the
deceased. consisting Of 917 in money and silver
watch, Tho application will bo further conBId-
erod this morning.
The forthcoming concert to DO given under the
auspices Of Mr. Pratt, Doc. 20, will bo loyotoi
to the bouolt OF tho Foundlings' Home. Thn
no1t rehearsal will take place this evening" ~
Roel's Tomplo Of Music, md full attendance
Of tlo ladies and gentlemen belonging to Ito
chorus is requested.
Airs. Angelina Smith recently asked Mr. Edwin |
Smith how t was that he got homo so late at
nights and there was always chalk on his coat
sleeyos. "Wly, my dear,'" hercpllol, "you soc
our lodge Of tho \. n. G. 4. has started night
school Tor tho nowsboys, and cha!kng IN Sums |
on tho q n'iiaok-noara, you know; don't you 500, |
E1GEntH
tho formal opening Of Farwoll lIall for suturdav
ovoning III to entirely exhaust tho supply. Al
no ono will he admitted without ticlot and
not wiahing any to 10 disappointed. they hnyo
arranged for u second mooting Sunday evening.
whon john Y. farNell will proailo aud mako an
address,. followed by tho Rev. q. II. Fowler.
D. ID, Of EVANSTON and othora. Tho hall nil
not DO toketo4 for Sunday oyentng, and tho
rnc. first como first served, will bo carried out.
Doors wlll opon at Z p. III. ''
IL HANplEnE III olitoAao
Tony Dnrchard, nh artlst OF tho latler-brush
and razor, who waH very popular hero soms
twolyo yoara ago, hut haa for tI,o mast decade
booI1 IN California, rotarneu thence yoatortlay.
Tho family wereas their Thanksgiving dinner
whom llo reached hs honla aud rusllod il, For
monout ho utootl unloulded, aud as it tholr
faoen we're strange to him, than, lartng bohlnd
is fAthera chais, he twuod tho old mans yon-
erablo faco upward, neizing his parent by Tia
noso for that .purposo. aud crying, "Fathar.
yonr bloaeing! Next!" emooned in al excoss IT
smotioa aud afrection. After 10 lad spont