, 1874-10-31
GENERAL. NnWA.

Tho ten,nerature yc.tessshy, IN ohHorvod hy Il.
Manasuo, opticInu, untlar TIT. TAln.tHE 1intld-
ing, wns at a. nj. IL .lnK: 10 \. ILL.,, VI IL m,
40; 3p. n., 37; q p. nj, rs; 4 =. lii, w.
The Hon. ]. y. Ward aud tho t1oa, g. II. nhr.
riaon, WHO ara contostan.s for "oat in congrcsh
to represent West Chicago, Aro also contestants
for ellvor aot at tho Bazar, now hold III tho
bauomont hall OF st. ratrsck's Church. Tho
friends OF both gontosnon will Mtsaerstand that
tic polling of votoa will positively close at half
past II O'CLOCK this oyontng.
Tho fair and festival now In progress at Bur-
lineton Hall for tho bcnoflt Of Ut. Bridgeta
Church will 10 continued at tho 8ohool-houBo On
Archer ayos,,lo during tho coming wcck, and
promises to DO great succos8. Tho contest Tor
silver set Is attracting much interest among
and Bradley both Ge1ltlemon being great favor
toa in st. Dridgut's parish. Tho fair will un-
doubtedly be auccess.
The following telegram mas received yoater
day afternoon
. oMAuA, Oct; 30, 1874:
ei$i! %s + SsIes s! sas' s'ss@ .@a s
sineere thanks Of members Of NQbEaHkA Aid and
Relief Society to tho mcmborD Of your holicihng
comueoa for tieir earnest and aucsessi'al efforts u
here propose to rurchase' according 70 y9nr ONT s's-
Chairman Executive N6pfA6AA 1s14u4
Aid Suciety
Thore was tortIblo commotion about o'clock
yesterday morning at . certain house on Mich
igau avenue, rlenr Eighteenth street, which
gradually extended to The wholo neigh1orhood.
The screams and shouts which came from the
awakened oil in tho vicinity, and set thom to
screaming without oxnctly knowing why they
screamed There waa gonuine panio for ton
lninutos, and everybody WAS lying back aud forth,
nally' a. member OF some private police organ-
ization-slo regular nppearod--cnne on tue scene
and Immediately rdstorod quiot. Upon inquiry
1t was nHcertained that tha owner Of tho house
whore the screaming began had sot n BURGLAR
trnn by putting pitcher against window in
would upset tho pitcher. which would cause
racket which would avalon tho lload Of tue fam
ily. wo would get biz pistol hnd kill the burglar
During tho night he heard the pitcher breaking,
aud set out aftar the burglar, whilc the family
screamed, which Bet all Of the block screaming.
It seems, however, that the furious nind which
blsw nil Thursday night, Vac tho innocent cause
Of npsettiug tue pitcher, and tho consequent
tumult.
TRUSTEES OF TIE UNIVERSITY.
The half-yearly meeting Of tha Truntcos Of
tho Chicago University Was held yostor<lay Aftor-
noon III The ciub-room Of tho Sherman House.
tint tile chiof mattor Under discussion was the
cuiyon 39. 900 a ycur, and who has not beon pAid
for his Inst Bix months services, owing
to the depleted condition Of tho Treas
! ury. Souator Doolittlc urged that tue
| Endowment Committee BE- empowered to
collect all outstanding bills. and that tue sal-
ary 30 paid at onoo. Ihe discussion laated until
| q o'clock, when the Board adjourned.
A1r. Fernando Jonos occupied Tho chair, and
Boone, Groonobaum. Hoyne, Arnold, Doollttie,
| aud hurrig. Yhu business before the body WAS
| mostly routine, = tho report Of tho Executive
| Committee which was OF no great public inter-
| est.
NOBODY BADLY BURT.
| DR.. ] ohm pisclNAl aud George Starr clerk
in tho drugstore at the corner Of Halsted aud
Mitchell streets, nrc tho parties to all old lel1,
aua yesterday forenoon about ~ O'Clock tue
| former emitted bis pent-up wrath by al attack
about Is years, mot Starr on the site.
| wnlk and spit in his fnco. This insult
the clerk, who ts young man Of rs yours, did
| not resent by blows, but war OF words, H.
ef ensaod ":tla liz lkrato son Of Escsapin. could
| brook the angry retorts of hs p!ll-naking an.
tagonist no longer, and attempted to strike
him with his emo. But Starr caught tue
stick in his hand and prevented him: Tile
revolver and fired it vt Starr. Tho bullet missed
its mark and Htruok paaa1ng expressmau
Christian Zuekmnn, in tho right hand, intllcsng
a neyoro wound. Dyatandcrs disarmea ths vio
lent physioian after the foolhardy shot, aud ar
o1lcer arrested him aud locked him up ia tht
| Twelfth Street Station.
Xackman's wound WAS attended to, and hi
afterward drove to his homo, No. C72 South Hal
| Btel street.
The physician and the clerk are both residents
of tho locality where the affair occurred. Thu
latter made ITO attempt at Violence, but stnot
entirely on the defensive, and aetod in ratio
cool manner.