, 1874-01-31
GENERAL NEWS.

About O'CLOCK ycatcrday morning the houac
OF II. 3. Walker, No. GGo Michigan ayenuo, was
discovered to 10 In flnmoH. Tho alarm was given
and tho fire was soon Cotton under control. Tho
total loss 7as 81 800; insured for $4,000 in tho
Tradors', Girard, and othor Eastern companies.
Tho Ian giving jurymon In Cook County s1.5O
a day was not retroactive In ita operation. A
bill with clause to that effect was drawn by Col.
Stevenson, but was not introduced Or passed.
Tho laW now in forco WIS passed jan. "a, with
the emergency clause SO tint, any juror serving
since that time will draw pay Us above stated.
About O'Clock yesterday afternoon, as George
Kohllnns, a Gorinan in the employ Of DArthole-
NOV, Drawer, corner Of Twelfth aud Brown
streets, was assisting in tho filling of all ice-
house in tho ioar Of The brewery, cake of ico
fell upon his head and knocked him down. Flo
was removed to his homo 533 Taylor street, aud
DR.. Desaelor called, who pronounced his Injuries
probably fatal. Kohlhaas is 50 years Of ago, and
Inns vito and ono child.
Tho Dos Moince Register, Of Jan. 20, atates
that tao Chicago Inter Ocean has passed wholly
into tho hands Of the Hon. r. Y. Palmor who
has Of 1ato flllod tile place OF edtor-in~ch!ef Of
that pnper. Tho Register says that hlr. Palmer
has hitherto owned ono-tllird Of tho stock, and
Mr.. scanmon late preaidont Of tho Mechanics
lavo bought enough Of AIr. scan,mon's stock to
give Mr. Palmer the aole control, and that ono
of these gentlemen will coon aaBune active
connection with the paper, when it will
appear in new form, and with many other i'm
present owners aro FREQ from any connection
with stock companies OF banlsing corporations.
ACADEMY OF SCIENCE.
The Executive Committee of the Chicago Achd-
omy Of Sciences held meeting in the room Of the
Chairman Of tho Committee, Gov. 1sross, In The
DR., Edmund Andrews, E. s. ChcBbrongh, DR.. ].
II. Hollister, A. L. Ebert aud II. Il. Ga6cook. DR..
Andrews was chosen Chairman pro tenn. and Mr..
Chesbrough Secretary. Dir. Elias Colbert waa
pendulum experiment. Tho COMMITTEES dis
ess,Sa Ito s s1RsFimoat be9sy eay4 and pasyea
ta Gaote o to Asaasn'n
III tho Exposition Building. The question Of
the division Of tho Academy into sectionH, cncL
one to DO devoted to particular branch Of
scientific inquiry, was discussed ut some length,
but no definite action Was taken. It was stated,
however, that The restored constitution pro-
vided for such an arrangement and that consti-
tuition would DO presented to tho Academy at ita
next mcoting. Action was, therefore, deferred
until that time. It had been intonled to per-
mauently organize tho Committee at this moet-
ing, but there wore 60 fewpresent that tho CONF
mittee adjourned to moot ut tho Academy QUO
week from Tuesday eyeuing, Just previous to tho
meeting Of the Acatse,uy itself.
HAFFERTYs FRIENDS
Jailor Foltz is duly troubled by Bridgeport
rougls, who visit tho Jail to zee 1lafIerty aud
take him whisky. Last wcok nh account WIS
given in THE TRIBUNE Of tho arrest Of two mon
who ware taking to the murderer . revolver and
o quart Of whisky. Yesterday "Nick" CAM
pioi,. an old "pal' Of l.afrerty's, went to tho
Jail and wanted to see him: Aa ho had been
there thc night before, aud ns Foltz knew tint
he was there Tor no good purpose, Ao refused to
lot him III, wleroupon Campion went to ros-
taurant and, buying lunch, returned with 1t
aud agnln asked to be admitted. The door was
Foltz begun to search him for
contrabnnd articles. His coAt, pants, and
Ycar-pocketa contained larmlosB bits OF string,
plugs OF tobacco, and humorous other things in:
cidontal to tho pockets Of every wcll-regulated
D1ilgoporter, but nothing contrabanl or HuBpi-
cious. Foltz was about to pronounce him all
right, when his eagle oyo fell upon an enormous
pnir Of boots worn by Campion. These wora OK
aminel, and the result WAS q quart bottle Of
whisky wns found. Folaz was 80 enrageu to ind
this love substitute for pa.lling that lie broke
it over the packers head. mud playcd foot-bull
with his body until it was outside the jail-yard.
II is generally thought that l1alfersy'H callers
will diminish,