, 1874-07-03


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+ GENERAL NEWS.
i Tho temperature yesterday, az observed by
Mannsao, opticinn, under TnE TRIBUNE Building,
was IN the shado At q. tn.. o. deg Fahrenhoit;
10 a. M, CT IL M, 66,:s p. al oU p. M. o8,
and 8 p. m., 90. -
> Tho Clark street bridge bora pleco of cvor-
green nailed to its masthead yesterday, but
why or wherefore the melancholy 'bridyo.tonders
wore mot able to relate.
' Tho Young Mons soaallty Of St. Johns Church
Riyo the lr,fourt annual Bociable this evening it
Gentral Hull corner of Wabash avenue and
Twenty. second Htroot..'
. IA grand ontor tninment and festival will DO
given BY tho Chrlsttan Denevoiont sooiety. ut
The Welsh Congregational Church, Dayy'H Build
Ing, corner Of Green and Madison stroots, to-
morrow evening. ,r'
, Tho regnlnr monthly hueinoss neating Of the
Womhns; Temperance Organization Tor tho
West Division will DO hold In the First Conero-
ghtional Church. cornor Of Washington and Ann
streets, mt 1 o'clock to-day, -: -: .. d:
:, A:sl1-toot Locolad in yxceodnsly tragmontary
pantaloons and 'dilapidntod blnukot,; together
with coupln Of fomafo LolotB crcated an in-
tense Excitement Oh Olurk atrset yesterday After
HULL - j. :p''p:r,. .'"'' =. ,.,'; ~
Tho nine prodigal sons, who laye boon to Nov
York and tue other Wicked places In The East,
:ahQ Bot AeHoraa2ed. Will DC nome to~dAy. 1e 18
70 bo hoped that THO White Stockings. will mol
turn out to DO blaoklegs, as has buen intiu,ated
by tho Philadelphia papers. =
Tho Wholesale and rotail doalors of South
Chicago. who have not yet mado their returns
should do 80 Immediately at the office Of the
South Town Assessor, No. 108 Wost Admins
otlicots Of Iocha,nboau. Lodge, No. $50, for tho
ensuing term,;, by j. Q: Smith, r. G. n, Of I'LL
nols, "Wednesday: evening Victor Girardin, N.
G.; T. B. Cropoau, Y. G.; ]. ". Currier, Secre-
tary; A.. Lgbrun, Recording Secretary; J.
Fitzpatrick, Treasurer. - i:
ia placed one Of the ornamental corniccs whicl,
used to grace tho top OF that building whore It
looked like pleasant toy. On the sidewalk it
stnndB between G and feet high, and II left
would be a:plossing rolio Of old Chicago. /,
acoi,lout was checked Oh Michigan nvenuo yes.
terlay afternoon by the boldnoas aud presoncc
Of mind Of tho driver Of q would-be runaway
hor4o. A gontleman driving grny horse in a
crowded With light. teams, saw tic horse sud
denly. jump forward, land commence run
ming. Flnd!ng that tue bit was broken,
and tho lea d-stall hanging loose,. he reniizea
in anothor instant. tlcro would be no hopo Of
chooking him. While gong at full speed diths
gentleman sprang over tho dashboard, and, ruu-
ming out on Tho thlls, scuesoa forward far
enough to acxo tho nose of the horno. Then,
jumping to tho ground, he turned toward tho
sidewalk, aud by pressing down on tho horso's
noes succoedel in STOPPING him without further
damage Tho whole thing was dono In m; in
staut aud showed not only antiro, presence OF
mind but greut nerve, Oh, in caae Of fnilure, tho
| gcntlornnn would probably i,Ryo been Barioua!y
injured. Tho lnattor deserves nlention ~ MI OK
| ample OF the best perhaps tho only, method OF
u1.oTa f.op
| Horny Williams Ia bright Canadian born boy
| of10 years, aud haa a sad aud ayonttul history
| for ono 10 young. His parents diol in this city
when he was but q year old, and ii poor family
/ living on Dosplaii1es street cared for him until
| TIC, waa 5 or 6yeara old whom they were coal-
Bace that simo the little fellow has Hlopt In
freight-ears empty dty-goo! boxes. and III fact,
?: In auy place ho could lind. During tho mild
eeason he has ,aubsiatod BY fishing md p Cd
tho charity of frlenda and strangers. A
fou evenings ago ho waB found wandering On tho
street by-a: good-natuyoa 2atrolu1an, aud, not
be.ng ablo to give satisfactory account Of him
Station. where the oflloers'ha kindly cared for
him. The buy il really worthy objoo: Of char
ity, and should 10 provided With good home,
| TIE r1toToauA : +Rs.
| 4 meeting was hold last night at tho Sherman
House BY tho Chicago Photographers AssocIa-
tion for tho purpose Of receiving reports Of COM
nltteus, and completing their arrangement for
the National Photographers Convention, which
| meets In this city at tito Exposition Building on
tic 14th and continues till tic 19th inst.
MIR. A. Hestar Fas called to tho chair, md 1lr.
o. r, Weaver was choaen Secretary. Tho Com
| mitteo on Subscriptions reported that the fol-
lowing hotels Ind subsofihed to assist in defray-
House, Grand Pacific, Sherman House. fremont
Houao, Clifton Aousa, Matteaon aouae, Kuhn'a
EUROPEAN Hotel, Briggs House. g.. Jnuea
Metropolitan Hotel their subscriptions amount:
ing to $3.50. From other sources 81 ITO Aad
been subscribed. 111aking o sum total Of 81, ,790.
! ! Mr. @. D. Moshar, from the Committee on
Invitation, reported AZ to tho means and style
Of issuing cards Of admission, which are to bo
distributed among tho members Of tho Assocn-
tion for their friends It WIS aacidel that ,00(
Of those carda should be printed, with appro'
prlato desgns.
Thoro being no further business, the meeting
adjourned to meot again Tuosday night at the
same place at 8 o'olook, p. m.
THE 9nAD-LAW. -.
| Thera being some uncertainty III the minds Oi
ta1payora roia.iyo to tic reesnt deciaion Of tl.e
6uprome Court on tho subject OF the Ral!road
Aid law, tho order. of, the Auditor to tho Count,
Treasurer, directing hum to deduct aoyen-thlrty
q: q d. rarwsll in bslalf Of himself aud iii VIII
may choose TO ioin, to restrain tho oolcc
tion OF nino tlr.y-ai1tha of tho Htat'
tax, the following statement OF th'
| 6ltuatlon !5 HNeht ODpulant to 1ni
direction OF tho Auditor, the County Treasurer II
i deductln8 tho geyon thirty-aixthH, aud all Tha
hayo doferrad paying tlleir State tn1ss, get th,
bcnAt thereof. For those who hayo paid. thor
iH no redress. Tho injunction granted by Judg
Williams being 30 modified as to onjoin tho col
lectlon Of seven thirty stxths, the amount whicl
tho County Treasurer Ii voluntarily doduoslng
tho bill filed by Mr. Faswell drops out Of sight
aud will not be hoard from again. Thoro ia
therefore, no necessity for any one's joining will
| him in tho matter.
| nEwARE OF 1OE-wArER,
Lust ovoninR a TnIBuNE reporter received In
formation that n whole fam!ly, consiBting o
soyen peraouB, had boon poisoned iu some un
known way, md wore lying III a. critical condl
tlon. Aftol duo inquiry, tho roal factB In th
case wero Obtained. Mr. John BurnH, crock
ery.dealer At No. $40 West Madison street, noa
Aberdeen. is tlla hoad Of tho family, which con
slHts Of himself, wifo. and five daughtera, tn
eldest Of tho latter being "a yours, and I'll,
youngest Q. Lat Saturday evening tho
Ind 4 hearty 'ahbpar, and in fow hour
af&erward Iii. Duria WAS takeu very. III. th
symptoms being vomiting, pureinK, mud Havcr,
pains In tho abdomen. Ho rscoivoa restoratiyos
but they wers Of no avail, and rl'llo he la
wrthlng IN pain Mira. Dur',a waa selzed with
similar attack. DR.. Henry N. Lyman was calle
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