, 1874-07-05
GENERAL NEWS.

OF tho concern, old man Dooksr, at tho Bride
we'll.
GENERAL. NEWS.
At regular convention Of Gauntlet Lodge
No. 4, X. Of r., held at Castle Hall, corner Ln-
Sale and Adams etroeta, Juno 30, tho following
of1lcorB wore elected to sosvo for tho ensuing
torn: E. @. nacc, P. G.. ~. s. Cram, O. u;
T. r. Cudobook, 7. c.; H. F. Green, Ii. +. r.
Murphy, P.
new regulation has gone into force On tho
West Sldo Street Railway. The conductors aro
required to point cut tho comet to inquiring
passengers. One Of the former, Bhort-slghted
nun, botng dotected BY tho Superintendent in
tho act OF passing OF tho flames from tho Swan
sen Bmoltiug Works on young indy az tho fiery
portont, was dircotsd to wear srootaoles, and OIL
Joys tic distinction Of being tho only conductor
who woars gig lamps.
Quinn Connors is 4 sncah thief, and yesterday
ho entered n building OH Lako street and stole
threo coatH. Officer Stoole saw him leaving tho
premises, md gavo cha8o. uo dropped tho gar
nlonta aud escaped.
Officer Dewey attempted 10 arrest Charles
Hildobrandt Last night, OH Dosplainos street.
and WIS persuaded not to 10 30 for . moment
head. Capt. G. Q. Noon came up. and, making
4 feint AZ If to tltaw revolver (Which lo had
not) caused the partiaB to allow tho officer to do
his duty.
A very delightful tawu-party WAS given by Mr..
and Mrs James IL. Harvey, last Tuesday after-
on tho Illinois Central Railroad. Tho occasion
was tho attainment Of his ma1ority by tloir seo-
ond son, Mr.. JRn,es H. Harvey, Jr., md largo
number Of friends assembled to do honor to Liza
birthday, and to assist him. ngurntivoly, In az
suming the toga ui'ilis. Among, thom were
H.any Of the msmbers Of the Board Of Trustees
of tho Soldiers Homo, Of which Board Mrs.
Harvey has baon nlamber for twolvo years.
Ono Of tho features OF tbs afternoon was the
presentation to young hlr. Harvey Of tho "sol,
sayrcs If thoro Ia my vlrtuo in good
adv!ce, Mr. Harvey will have sono one
studying tue rSfp'a p os. Of ths, a,na boSa an WITH b
special oar and npent tho afternoon In oroqnot..
playing, dancing, flirting, etc., nfLot the uHunl
fashion of anfar parties, only returning to the
city when compelled to do 50 by tue approach of
night. All agreed in pronounoing it charming
h1fair.
the comet Friday evening last, but, owing to
circumstances Which need not hero ba detailed,
no did not obtain very satisfactory results. lie
caught glimpso Of three lines which appeared
% sos onen ecnets "s and 0ts ~sh Saa
boon thought to iudcate that tho comet
il wholly, or In large part, composed
Of so.nD form Of carbon. Tho comet will be y
and can be subjected to satisfactory oxaminn-
tion with the speotEoacnpo. It may DO said that
astronomers nre not quite as confident about the
| carbon composition OF q comet ns they Wero two
| or tlirea years. ago.
Tho Northwestern Masonic Aid ABaocta-
ton," having filed preliminary papers i'll tue Of
| fec Of tho Secretary Of State, have received q
certificate Of incorporation u,ler tho laws Of tho
| Stato Of Illinois, bearing dato Juno n,
| 1871. Tho necessary Btepa arc now TUX
ing to put tho Association In working
order at tho earliest possible day. 1t is
! in itB membership to a1asonB in good standing.
| Its object ia to afford pecunialy relief to the
| widows aud orphans OF deceased members. a
/ small fee ia required for ulonlbetship, and, on
Of his class arc assossod, according to age, an
amount averaging 81 each, and Q small por--
centago additional to cover actunl e1poEsoB Of
assessment and collection. Tho experience Of
fAF at s5 sssssi'0ns o. It $500 9 'ams a2 pfGSs pSxs
bo secured to tho families Of mem
bera at from one-four.A to ono-iifth the
cost Of an ordinary lifo-insurance policy for a
like amount. Every possible precautson will be
Incorporated iu tue plan to guard against ms:
appropriation OF tho funls Or extrayagance Of
EXPENSES. The narncB of the Trustees elected
for the first yoar arc al follows: Enos Brown,
iootKe larouer, 5amnH Il. Murphy. john Field
kamG, John O'Noil, Thomas u. Brown, Hourly E
Hamilton. Thomas D. Fitch, ard Daniel ]. Ave.
~. Tue headquarsers OF The Association will be
Ii this city.
oyor 600 people went out on the excursion
train to the auction sa'o at Englcwood yoster'
day. They wore accompanied by Dean Ney
ins' Datd. Largo accessons wore nlado to thar
numbers from surrounding places, making a
crowd OF nearly 5000 people whon all vera upo1
the ground, TIC bidding vas active, and th'
Bale WAS decided SUCCESS, over SEQ, 600 wortl
Of property boing sold during tho day. Uufor
tunatey, when tho bidding was at its height
and lots wore going off handsomely, a gen.
ersl frae fight occurred among The lrssl
eemont, tho spring wator Of South Englewoo
proving too i,lyigorating for tho Colts Boyera
heads woro broken in good style, aud a genera
panio resulted. Up to this time lota were selllnl
~ faat as papers could DO made out. ut abou
| 920u each. COL Ellison HeoinE IL was impossible
20 try and rally tue immense crowd. ad]ourne
tho Balo to Monday afternoon aud ayel'ing, Jul
13, at tho auction rooma Of Ellison l. Pomeroy.