, 1874-06-06
GENERAL NEWS,

Yesterday Aid. SIahr and Commissioner Prin-
diyillo nndo tour through the Sixteenth
Ward to 500 what streets needed improvements.
They also took a look at tho Fullerton avenue
conduit
A Gallo Thospinn, bearing the doubly-hlstorio
name OF poricles 1sochotort, became Involved in
dispute with man on Halstod stroot yoater
day, and ono who proved not to be an anntonr.
was thrown to tho pavement, and his left leg
fractured ut tho nufilo-iolnt. I1o was takon to
tho hospital, where lo boro the operation Of Set
ting tho bone with the fortitulo Of 4 stoic.
A man uamod John Newman, living at No. 81
Wost Twentieth street, dropped dead wlilo cat
grim hold M inquest In tho afternoon. and
verdict was rondorod that death ensrcd from an
organic affection OF tho honrt. Ito WAS d Dofo.
MINI, 50 yoars of ago, d laoorer, aud unmarried.
About II o'clock yesterday morning, fro WINS
discovered III two-story frame building at No.
234 Coutre Btroet, owned by William Fiagg, and
occupied as n residence by John Dalton. Officer
Bislor cxtinguished tho flames, without sounding
an alarm. aoforo much damage had boon sus-
taiuel. Insurance not reported.
At about o'clock last evening. q young man
nnmna John DirE YVES run oyur md instantly
killed by Engine No. 170 Of tho Chicago, Bur-
1ington i Quincy noad, at the Burlington Ele.
nrn WIFE amputatod, and he was fearfully mail
glod about tho body. Tho Fragments woro gath
orod mp and removed to tho residence OF hiH
paronts at No. 1Sl Wright atroet whorotho Cor
onor will hold an inquest. Decoasod was All
american by BIRTH aud II yoara old.
During tho wlnd.Htorn,, Thursday afternoon,
tho scllool-holtso In course Of oreotion on For
toth street was struck by guHt, mud about aix
feet Of tho Houtllwost coror WIS blown OF. Tho
bricks foil inward, and carried tho hoor-1oists
t,,to 1,oro nf Him
making very marrow escapes. A hsieklsyer was
lftoa Oft tho third-etory wall, and alighted In
tho collar, without, howoyor. belng Injured. be-
yond q few scratches. small aofhlo out
house OIL Forty-oighth street, which onco before
met with similar mshap. waa upaot, but not
materially damaged.
Tho Cook County Republican Convention to
nominate eighty delegates to represent this
co,luty tu tue State Convention. which eonyouea
Juns Il. will bo held In tho oounolI Chanbor as
q o'olouk Afonlny week. The primaries will be
tho wards Uoi1g entitled to delegates ~ stated
below; First, b; sooond, 8; Third. 10; Fourth,
8, Fifth, o. Sixth, 3; Hovontll, O.; Eighth, 8;
Ninth, o Tonth, 8; Eleventh, a;. Twalfth, 8 !;
IAirteensf 81 ponrtoentlh' u Efficiently 49,
Nineteenth, 0; Twentieth. z. ThoEolliug g-plucos
will ba announced hereafter.
There IL correspondent who ia exercised on
tho naad.dog question, Rild is not satisfied with
ths proaont arrangements, for discriminating
them. Ilo wants general crusade, and sasg-
inau aH special policeman, arm him with a club,
revolver, al,a ammunition, order tue oloBing Of
all plaops OF bualnoas on a cersaln day-tho at.
narthQlemew'H Day OF ihe cauine gace-ana do
vote tho time botWeon EunrlH1 and hllaBat to
sweeping slaughter. It IL submitted for tho
consideration Of tho Mayor.
THE MEN or ~.
A number Of tho veterans OF tho German