, 1874-04-23

IAo city colectlonS ycsIoTuay A1uuuhteu "
9t8. .sA.o0, and the water-tnx ratcs to s1,675.25.
Thirty-throe new members Joined tho Young
Mons Christian Association Inst weok.
A regular meeting Of tho Doard OF Managers
Of tho Soldiers Homo will ba held at 2 O'Clock
Friday, at No. G29 Wabash avenue.
Tho career Of tho Globn Theatre rs a variety
show closes Saturday night and the indefatIga-
bic Grover is in negotiation with Ill the per-
formers tint aro worth having.
At meeting Of tho Board OF Directors Of tho
Fine Art Institute, held Tuesday evening, tho
following officers werc elected for the enau-
j. 6. shortaN, Vicc-rrcsident; ". r. Page
Treasuror; J. %. Gilman. Secretary; aud J'f.
A1tkou, General MnnaGer.
Tho Asaossors for the three towns Of North,
South, md West Chicago will begin in few
days tho assessment OIL which tho State and
receive the books from tho County Olotk by Fri"
dny at the latest. ..--
A special meeting OF the Council iB called for
+ Tomorrow ovoninEt to consider reports OF COM
1nittees aud unfinished busness.. On the after
noon Of tho same day, tho Comnlttco on Streets
aud Alleye, South Division, and the Committee
on WharveB nnd Public Grounds will meet.
THO Missionary Band Union will hold tholr
quarterly meeting In connection with tho fourth
auniyorsary exercises Of tho Yoke follows, at
tho rooms OF tho Y. IL. 6. A., No. lib East hadi-
sou street, this evening, Whom reports from tho
dresses madu. Everybody is welcome to come,
| see, md hear the }oko follows.
| 4 number Of gentlemen interested in rfyor
property n tho vicinity Of Fullerton avenue,
] waited on tho Doard of Public Works yesterday
| for tho purpose OF having bridge built over
the fro 80, 400 was appropriated for tho work,
the town of Lake View to furnlBll the noxt. Ihe
| Commissioners intinatod TINT they would call at-
tention to tho matter in their annual oBti,natos
| About o'clock yostorlny morning Officer
Hayden, of the South Park Police. found the
Forty-afth stroot: Justice Ford, Of Oakland
hold an inquest. On examining the body,
| it waB fond that thore was bullet
Contained nothing but fow capa. 4,he dc.
| ceased was about 10 years old, with dark gray
moustacho aud beard, md rather bald dressed
inlark pants, a brown coat, poa-5aoket. brown
bolt around his waist. lie looked like alaborine
man. Tho jury adjourned to meet at o'oloch
today ut the Villngo Hall.
The elevated railroad experiment is causing
some dissatisfaction, nnl not fow accidents u
tho ncighborhood Of tho Grand Pacific Hotel
most Of them cauaod, in tho vicinity designated
by tho strange machine which Is being pro
pollei around tho vacant lot in front d
tho Michigan Southern Depot. Mr. Franl
Agnow, q very woll-known citizon, Ind q narrow
escape from death yesterday afternoon, whit
driving along Monroe htroot noar tho corner 9
I.aSallo. The elevated car came suddenly II
Wow Of Mr.. Agnow'B lorso which shiod. upao
tho buggy on the driver, and lnauo desperate
attempt to run OF. Mr. Agnow, although
dragged considerable distance. with tho woigh
Of tGo vehicle upon him, managed to hol'
tho frightened beaBt in check until Bomo by
ISLANDERS stopped further davolopmonts by bring
Ing the horse to stand.stil, md rightlng til
buggy. The driver received sevoro bruises O
tbs lip and side, but isnot dangerously injured
On tho 9th Of April woman namod Louis
Ta!fray diod OIL tho Wost Side nnder suspicion
circumstances. On the 10th tho Coroner On
paneloa q jury and proceodod to tnvostigat
tho case lie bogan proceedings by exoi1ldin
tue reporters, and na o consequence. tho tost
: mony takon iltsocr0t, was published V. y 1n!!
i, in oil tho papora. It showed plainly that th
n woman dlod from all abortion, aud iiidlcate
= that the guilty poraon was doctor, whom Ill
. had called in to attond hor. Attor tho Coront
r had aBcortainod these faots. he adjourned tl
J, Jury subject to Ills ca1l, and haH NJ
i since brought them together. The investigation
t wholl WAS begun with 10 mitch H0lomnity all
mystery, aud Which waB to bring out auoll Blocl
o lug faots lnB suddenly stopped, and the Coront
j. appears to havo forgotten all about i. Evol
h now and than ono of these jurymou cnllH arout
i to know when 1t Ia to ba Recommended, or wile
r. he is to got lis money for tho work which 1o Ut
n already dnne. Tho Coroner wagH Ills load, u
o says that III two or tlroe days the oxaminhtis
o will he resumed. This, however, soeu,s unhkel