, 1874-12-25
GENERAL MEMS.

CENEHAL NENSs
"What arc YOU going to give your mother-in-
lew for ChriBtmaa?" iB tho question Of tho day.
All ladies who into,d to receive New Years
Day aro invited to send an announcement Of tile
fact to THE TRIBUNE in tmo for it to appear III
It's society news Of Sunday.
III consequence Of tho protractod length Of
tho McGarry Nc Donald trial antl tho pressure of
ottsor business upon tho Criminal Court, the
gambling cascs hayo all boon doferrca until tho
Jannary torn.
Among the transfers recorded yostcrday np-
pears t1,o sale of the property On tho west sido
Of State stroot, 1UU feet north Of Tavlor, for
which Gins. +. Mckay pays David j. Ely S20,-
coo; nd tlat Of the property on the northeast cor
nor Ut Hush and Ohio streets, sold bv i. II,
kerfoot to Samuel II. Wheeler for 518, 800.
Tho Joint CommittccB from tito Boarl OF
County Commissioners we're in Session yo,ter-
day ut the County Building, but transactod little
business Of importance. 4 faint oifost WAS ,nads
tn reduce tho Balarics Of tho ensployos Of tho
different county oillcoa 10 per cent, but WIS
failure. Tha Corllnittoo, however, agreed to
recommend reduction Of par cent to the
Bonrd. After coming to this conclusion they
iadIonrnel to moot asaiu tomorrow morning ut
III o'eluck.
The III End Club Of the Third Presbyterian
Church ii rapidly acquiring a reputation on tho
Vest s!de for tho oxceilcnce Of its conundru1ns.
tho last two arc as follows: Why arc our party
opposed to cresnation7 Iccauae wo should loHo
our Graves. 1t muat bo understood tl,at Mr.. G.
il bright light Ia the Club. Tho other Is: Why
il II CIT liio n boll-pulls Becauae you pull it ut
quo e,,d aud 1t 1aakos noiHo ut tho other. Can
tho North Side which plunes itself on literary
excellence, 10 better tlan this?
Prot. Swing lecturad last evening in tho Re-
Union Presbyterian Church, oil Fourteenth
street, ncar rhro0p, in aid Of tho building ts,1,d
Of tho Church. The subject OF Ills lecture vas
"Fict,on, anl not q single point i'll his ahle and
Tho Toy. Mr. Walker, pagtor Of tho Reunion
Church, presided and, brfore tho delivery Of tho
iGcttttc, q qnartetto choir, with piRuo accom-
lanienlent. rendered. Homo pleasing pieces Of
music. 4 vote Of tllanka WIS passed. to Prof.
Swing for his caorliona III boAa!f Of tho Church.
and after further singing by tho choir tho ar-
aleuco separated.
Reorganization or disruption Raocna to bo t9.s
alter,ativo presented TO tic Western Avenue
Daptist Church. At tho regular "Wednesday
evening meeting tho pastor, the l,ev. ar.
resignation tenlcroa by hiu On tho preceding
Sabbath, and, though his resignation was por-
omptory and irrasocAble, ho n1god the congre-
CATION to harmonizc their differences for tho
sn!so Of tho Church. 1t is fact TINT In this in
stance W in n,nny heretofore, the trouble seems
to DO with the Dcacons and church otiicaiu,
whose treatment of tho pnstor haH highly in
conBe1 1nrge majority Of tho membership, who
cling aircctionatoly to their pastor, and wifi leaye
it he goes. T1la Clerls has alrcady received tho
resignation Of twenty-five ,Memhcre, and it
gcenls certain that BorlouB disruption in tho
church will bo tlla result rntesH now d0al iu
Doacons and ollceth can bo brought about.
LODGE ELEoTIoHs, ETC,
At tho nnn.al communication of Union rarf;
Lodge No. CID. 4. j. and *. NJ, held Oil Wedncs-
day oyoulng, Dec %, tho following on1cprs wero
duly elected aud installed for tho onauing year,