, 1874-03-09
SUNDAYS NEWS.
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Saturday evening, do!ogatos were chosen from
the Seventeenth Ward to intend tho convention
for the nomination Of town officers.
"A desperate named Patrick Gearen, who
Ind robbed Indy Of 1856 by holding revol yor
at her head in hor own house, wag captured by
the police friday night. and on Saturday was
held Tor trial in bail OF 8, 900.
Tho Library Donrl, Saturday, passed
resolution declining to pay Mr.: Robson any moro
money for tho services he has performed in
England i'll bolalf Of tho Library.
~ verdict was given, Saturday, in tho case Of
the city against Shepherd and Others ooing po-
tit,on to ASCERTAIN sho damages for opening
Dearborn street from Jankson to Four1 centh.
Tho total damages are laid at 81, ,0a3, al .76 Of
which 9070, ,587.70 is fur la,sd takcn, alOo3A for
improvements aud s5,3u0 for other damages.
Nothing nov stands in tho way Of the immediate
opening OF Dearborn street, efter tho benefits
Btall hnso been Estimated ahtl as5cssed.
Tho N;ltio;a;.i Capital.
At The scsnon OF the IIouao. Saturday, spocctea
worc mado by MesArs: Wood, Beck, Keller.
and Bnrcharl, OF the COMMITTEES Of Ways and.
3leans. Tho discussion took wido range, tho
policy Of Tho Secretary of the Treasury bciug
tho general topic and tho tax on mntclos the
paitic,1lar subject OF consideration.
Tile Postmaster. Gcnernl has glvon to
tho Ylcc-prcsIcut an opinion Of tho postal-
cur synten,. lis belioyos that it secures tie most
economical and expeditions transportation Of
tho mails, and advises its retention and enlarge
tie service.
Foreign.
Tonnyaon's poem on tic marriage Of the Duke
Of Eai,urgi, was published i, london Saturday.
Asbnnteo III confirmed by recent dispatches from
Gets. Wolscley. Coomassio has beea captured
| and bound, and the natives lave requested L
treaty ot peace.
President Of Cuba, il confirmed. He wns sur
princd by tho San Quentin battalion on Feb. II
and Immediately shot. His body was brou%htto
SantinSo do Cuba and buried OIL tho list inst.
state Lc|aslatures.
A bill to mako women eligible to educational
Offices was passcd in tho California Assembly
Saturday by Toto OF 80 to 31.
A ral':oad bill was passed by tho Lower
House Of tho Iowa Legislature Saturday. Under
it's provisions railroads arc divided into three
clasaos,-A, i, G. Roads in Class 4 arc allowed
to Charge conts per mile for the transportation
OF passengers in Glass =, ~ cents; {. 4 cents.
than tho printed 'ucledu|o IN tho bill. In Class
j. por cent more in Glass G, 20 per cent moro.
| Tho penalties for violation arc worry severe, and
tic stato provides $1,000 for the prosecution ut
roads, to bo drswu subioct to the order Of tic
Governor. An individual mny recover five times
tic amount Of damages sustained. lilo hill
came FROM tho Sonato, and is now ready for tho
| signature Of tho Governor.
| nlisceltusleaus.
Tho leo in tho Straits Of Alaclt,nac is still sol-
| Id, not showing us nauy bgus Of breaking up as
n week ago,
| -A[ot'io Uolbrook 1las loft Canada, where she
recently procured release from tho custody of Il
Uniscd States police officer for the States, yiu
Suspension Bridge.
| Gen. Echencl, United stasos Minister tc
England, md ex-senator Ca.tc!l, representing
Tho Treasury Department In Europe. arrived ii
| Now York Saturday. Culob Gushing took Ills le-
| partnl for Madrid the same dag.
| -Hilfstlalo College, ut 1Iil'fdale, Mich, WIS
burned Mt an oslly hour FridaY morning. Tlle
building WIS Of brick, 262 feet il, length, anl
four a.urlos high. Tho total loss ii estimated ut
$4,000, of which about SAT, QUO III covered by
| insurance.
-I.itto WIS accomplished by tho women /,
tho why Of reforming the satoon-ltecpolH o.,
Saturday. The spirit which anina.es tito ladies
Of Ohio In tsicir heroic attac|iH seoma to have
spread oniy i'll n small measure to othor States
Yhcro in nothing now to report from my place
except Philadelphia, whore an enforcement Of
tie Sunday Inv l1as been decided OIL. The
Mayor htts issued proclamation giving
notice TINT, IN consequence Of recent decision
u tho Court CT Common Pleas. tho police lnyo
beon instructed to rjgidIy eHfosce tie provisions
OF tho Inv, mud report to tho authorities the
| names OF persnMs who disregard it.