, 1874-04-12
GENERAL NEWS.

e The members Of the Police aud Fire Depart1no1
and the employees Of the Board Of Public Works dr.
their pay yesterday, amounting in the aggregate
, $4,000.
". H. Leech, agent for Lee l. Shepard pu5ltshe,
has for sae ct his room, No s. las Cark street. at S.
piece, remarkably vel executed portraits Of the Ia
Charles Sumner.
The constitution OF the Arnity Baptist Church.
, which the Rev. Florence MCCARTHY is pastor, "
finally completed yesterday eTeniug. L.ck Of ron
prevents further mention Of it to-day.
reporter called ut thu Office Of DR.. Ear1l No. l.
South HaiBted street, yesterday afternoon and nirf
to interview him upon the Ia!frey abortion case b.
tho Doctor had left the city, and not to DO stem
The Coroner held inquest yesterday afternoon. @
the % BODY Of Of II Hans y: Nelson, Norwegian, who VA
drowned by the nI6eting OF small boat III tho gal
Of last Wednesday. verdict returned in accord
ance with the facts.
The masters, engineers, and pilots sent their dele
gate, Capt. Hickman, to Washington yesterday, viii
some 3o0o names Of masters, angincers and rilots
| and some Of the best citizens Of Chicago snl Mil
waukee to rcnons:rate against the alteration OF ths
| the lakes.
\ ptifn1 exhibition OF spite Is made By the Journa
in its neglect to refer to the engagement Of mr. John
Mccullough. the celebrated trzgcdizn ct tic academy
eat in connection with dramatic matters in Chicaro
The Of it is that the job printing for the Acad
ny Of Muaic s not procured at the Journal Office
At Al Informal gathering the other evening Mt tho
lowing Committee was appointed to cal meeting Of
the representatives OF al The military nnd civic socie-
ties OF the city With the view Of celebrating the Fourth
| Of July in the old fashioned way Capt Cnnn;ffc
Capt Hea1ey, Capt Raggio Mai. Za7ernba Capt r. r.
Flynn, Capt Schroeder, Capt Joyce, and Capt Gleason
Tho trial On tho oneral sai1road which was to have
come OF yesterday afternoon, postponed on &C.
count OF The non-compet!on by the carpenters OF the
tracR. Q1ite number Of people had gathered to SEQ
tho experiment. and Meszrs Crew and Fitch not wish
Ing to cause general disappointment gave tho en-
Elne-dE1Ver instructions to steam up and more up and
down the esstern line. This was douo during the
q o,3s, and ths the eas notse!ess aaa
faction to the thousand odd people who
Ii this is safely and swiftly accomplished the nrs
modal one-raa railroad will suffer for lack Of be-
complete circuit Of the trick win be accomnshed
Tuesday. The general meeting mentioned in yeser-
days paper is POSTPONED until the full trial OF the rail-
xoad has been made.
The Committee on the Anti-slaEeIy Reunion, to
assemble in this city on the 9th 10Th, and 11th Of
Of Allan akeron. Deriekson in % the eair IT, ''ss
Gov. Bevcridge, by letter. accepted the invitation to
he present and deliver the welcoming address. large
number Of letters received from old anti-savery
survivors, expressing their intention Of being present
at the reunion.
DR.. Edward Deecher, Of Brooklyn, n. T., will rre-
pare memoir the Loyejoy brothers, and the Conn
nitee on Biographies is corresponding with larre
Number Of mcn, eminent in the auti-siayery and H.
e1aFy field, to excellent number Of nanera tn
be read during the reunion.
The business Of the present Committee having oroyn
ouerous, q number Of additional members were
elected, and the work further eubdiyided The nsc,
bers OF the Second Baptist Church have unanimous1
rendered their building for the meeting Of the Can
Fenaon, which now promisca to be an important
gathering.
TIE PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY,"
meeting Of the Philosophical Society WAS held ,,et
evening in The Christian Union Hall The attendance
~ hqI qute 60 large % usual In The absence OF
fTol. Haven, ar. A. B. Keith occupied the chair.
~, ha . s.eeatse Committee reported, recommending
tat the couIse Of lectures for the resent term be
eosea with the month Of April. The report WIS laid
oFer for one week. 'A10
F. D. Willis appointed member Of the 1oco,-
absent from the cir va" "'0
Frot. M Ggeraon read paper t.1Ishts and shad-
o"s u ltaIy lie spoke Of the yHrous classes Of .rxy
eets Eho visit Europe, wh lch e mentioned as the fn
sahds the snoba the quiet intellectual seekers after
ter being the numerous clasp. The reader rare
1t Rs his Judgment that OF all desirable travelling CON-
RSsnaons an Intelligent Lively. appfeciave lady was
art had made 1t perfect Paradise while f.nacv Ln
peopted With race OF moral poecats vas peculiarly
a land Of Lights and shsdows,-squaIor ind spIendnr
misery and magni0cence. There vas no hone n |
lsa,!s regeneration go long ~ it remained undcY
regime. veTy interesting description Of
prominent feature Of the parer which vas listened -.
With evident pleasure and satisfaction By the audience
IT thanks was 6es1y ADOPTED after Thic The vote
og adjourned. ...S
IatTHorEp MAIL FACILITIES
Arrangements have been m1dc with Mr. D Ta1roft |
At r tue intsEseetion of the Green Bay
addressed to the people OF Lake View Who
eslde IN the immediate vicinity Of tho northern rit7
iUts The letters, papers, etc. viii be carried to and
70 a q IT. tbs SoEth Gh1ssso Gig Ralwsx Company da
'rose, Chieago. III. This accommodation h.s been
by Gen. Macarthur It the request Of 1ho {
'eople interested, AID will he great lmprpye
enf IT,. On .,th, the present postal ar7anseneats
zen made for the benefit Of the people u5ag near tho
oushes sty limits, and letters etc. addressed oak-
ND station, Chicago. Ill., will rcach them; The !
To9 81 ,qs t ths Litter vii be IL the serc Of George
senuet and The mail Will be carried there sad back :
a1lS o5 inc south Side tty Railway Couuaay Thc ! I
etanle ts az follows: Leave North Division St,fion
:. ~ +: n Mrght's Grove. l5o n.; pos-0ico
p a, oaSiand 1910 D. m from Oakland to posoacr
o n me citizens Of these sections return tauin
eae s71ifeads Tor their Kindness In the premises a
TENPEnAScE =
Inc Central Committee Of the Wousnt Temperanc, | y
9an1zahon met yesterday morning IN tha Firrt =
ethodlst Episcopal Cnurrh. 3Ira J1tkina preeidra -
I'd there were about thirty l1dies present: The meat
: VIII opehed With prayer BY Nh, Cora Nj. !.