, 1874-11-03

jowosry sto1o Of II. he!', No. q Woat Madison
street, yesterday afternoon. md aftcr boing
shown aotno NntclloH wAlkotl out without ptlr-
chasing. hlr. Koil discovered that ono OF tho
timokceperR was n,Ating, md cnuBod tho arrest
Of tho partioa.
GENERAL NEWS.
Tho alarm from Dox ;}i7 q. a20 yaaterday
morning, WAS occaaonod by slight fro At No.
254 Tcst Madison strect, Damage tri1ing.
Tho Temperature yesterday, as observed by
Manssue, optician, under THE TRIBUNE Building.
was in tho SHADE, at =. M, % deg. Falr.
10 r. 1n., 10; u H., 40: . p. M. 68; 6 p 1a. 81;
mud 2. u,., ii.
Tllo explosion Of gao-pine yesterday avon
irg on Canalport avenue, boswocn DroTn and
johnson streets, cot fro to tho sidewalk. aud
caused lively bnzc. which vas extinE,,ishod
by tho aremen Of Engine as.
4 atout.built, black-hmrod, jo1ly-lopldng olork
and solitary Alderman rero the only rcpro-
eeutattyos Of tho Common Council at rolt-call
last eYoning. Tho Others -thrirty.oight Alder
mon aud three clerke, ,-wero away clcctioneoring.
Tho Standing Committee, which is tho highest
Episcopal authorityia tho abacnce Of Dioucesan
Bishop, held u meeting At No. 1G3 East Randolph
stroct, yesterday afternoon, aud decided to iseue
II cali for npcciht convention, to bo held Ut Tho
cathedral, Tuesday morning, Jan. 20. for tho
pnrpoae Of olecting d Bishop Of Illinois, and
tranAacttng all business gernsne thereto.
4 aad acoident occurred lust evening, about
County Agent, at her residence, No. 81 Chicago
aven,ic., sbo was sitting at d sewing machine.
on which Ind been placed c lighted keroaono
lamp: when suddenly and UNEXPECTEDLY tho
t1eacheroua oil exploded md burst. over her.
burning hor about tile face, arms. and body ia 0
shocking manner. When her half-burned gar
ments wero removed, tho skin and flesh pooled
of 10 strips. Or. Carlman uas called aud drcssod
tho burns. Ho prononnccS her recovery doubt
full
Two lard-tanlu. containing about 100 tiorccs,
exploded At the packtng-houHe Of A!lcrton t.
Co., at the Stock Yards, about 1:3o yesterday
morning. Tho building orer tho engIne-houao
was demolished. aud tho tanks thrown 8ono
distance. Tile lard WAS soattered in afl direc-
tions. John Egun., tho night watchman, waa
thrown in Tho air 30 feot from tho tanka, and
had Quo Of bis legs broken. Tic loss atuouuta
to $4,000. There wag only 1G pounds Of steam
Oh at tile eimo OF tho explosion. Tho causes
which led 10 the bursting of tho tauka are un-
known.
The naturalization business st tho City y-Hall
vas very lively all day yesterday and last oven
ing, and on MI estimate nbout 600 certificates
were issued. Judges Gary aud Moore darotnd
nearly tile whole OF tho dag towards swearing in
now citizens. Toward evening the crowd grow
! WAS no.iced. No SERIOUS disturbances oc-
cured. although one nnn for time tsreatoned
| to make troubio by showing pistol. but lie was
| induced to loavo. There will be no opportunity
this morning to got papcrs Mt the City-Ha!l, al
though tbs Clerks ofllccn will DO open.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
| The County CommissionoIs held five minuscs'
| meeting yesterday.
| Tho judiciary Committee reported in favor Of
paying the second installmonto Of tho South Park
| kfttrt fr n {FG$
| county property In Hyde Park known aa the
| !" l,eforu School Grounds" and Of s94.S8 to be
spent on improvements Oh Hyde Park avenuo.
Tho report was put through without dissenting
voice.
Several small bills uero reported from tho
! Committee on Charities aud Buildings, the samo
| being approved.
Thomas WinBtetl wss elected Election Judeoin
place Of Mari; kimba'l. resigned. Third Pre-
| The Board adjourned to Thursday at 2 p. m.
| THE TUNNEL CABLE.
| At last Chicago-liHo her rivals, New York and
London-is to hare submarine cable 1t Ia to
bo laid In the new tunnel, which 10 now complct-
til the cable ehnl to laid. Tho subject wan first
! broached some two years ago, when Col. Wilson,
| Of tho Western Union Telegraph Company in n
lotter to ahyor h:edill suggested that before tho
ha run through, which should conncet the crib
With tho Water-Works tho City~liall aud the
United States signal-sorvce Department.
latter TOR tho benefit Of commerce. as in case OF
IN approaching storm flag could be raised At
| tho crib. This letter WAS afterwards turned
/ oyor to tho Board of rnhlic Wnrka.
| Ordora hare now been issncd by E. D. Chand-
| 1er Superintendent Of tho Fre-Afann Telegraph,
for the carrying out Of tho ideas and suggestions
| embodied In Col. Wilson'S letter. ADVERTISE
lnents for scaled proposals for furnishing mate
rials more published, aud yesterday they were to
be 6pened. Only one bid waa received, and that
wae from George H. Niaa u Co.. Of Chicago,
| agents for tho Bishop Cable Works. Their lid
apecified the manufacture OF II. 800 feet of double
cable; ono conductor to bc, Of five and tbs other
| of seven copper wires, twisted sptrAl1y. Each
| conductor Ii i1nbeddod in the centro Of gutta
peroha shree-eighthA Of an incll IN diameter; this
| in turn to bs tightly wrapped with tassea hemp.
| the whole making q rope about inch IN diam.
cter. Tie hgtlra named in the bid WAS 80, oA2.
Tho contract wi,l ba awarded to these partlca
| tomorrow, nni the work will probably bo com
| rleted within thirty days. For tho psesent the
shore end Of tho cable will connect With the
Water-Works only.