, 1874-11-06

GENERAL NEWS.
Tho various committees and candidates OF tho
Opposition party meet at the headquarters this
forenoon to close up tho bools Of tho canvass.
The election OF Mr.. Canldold cost Mayor COL
yin just 800. IIo bot on Mr.. Smith with ono
of tho OppoBision londors. I4iko n groat mnny
others, ho has ordered tho stakeholder to wait
for official zeturns.
The tomporaturo yesterday. rs observed by L.
11anasse, optician, 8s Madison street, under
THE Tribune building, was as follows ATT
a. H., 52 deg; a. NJ, IS; u m., 50; s p.
H., G5; G 2. n'., G2 at p. m., &c.
A movement is alroady Oh foot with the suo-
CO 'sful party on Tuesday to secure tho abolition
Of many Of the city Boards. Tho move is
thought to be drive at tho Doard OF Police Com
miABionera.
Judge Booth, Of the Criminal Court, yeBter-
day dismissed tic indictment for cmbezzemont
against S. 4. Briggs, lato Flce-lrosident Of tho
Of Tho Court TINT tile indictment could not bo
sustained,
Tho election being oror. tho work Of reduction
Inns begun. Over 100 employees OH tho now CuA-
on-Houso building wore dropped yesterday.
Some Of tho men claim it was bccauae They voted
the Opposition ticket in whplo OF part, and TINT
nou.spting Foreigners aro retained.
A gasoliue lamp set fire to somo clothing in
tho show window at No. LEO Arclor avenue,
"Wednesday evening, and but for tho timely n5-
siHtaneo Of John DonElorty. Of tho Fire Mar
shal's Office, who happened TO bo pasa!g at tho
time, largo fro would, undoubtedly, have Gu
sued. The loss amounted to 325.
An attempt was made at l0:30 o'clock ycstor-
3ay forenoon to Aye the building at No. SO West
Randolph street. by placing q quantity Of sssny-
Jugs uuder the floor, aud applying match to
them, Two young men, who arc unknown, wero
cumstaucos. Tho fire WA o1tingniahod boforo
any damage resulted, Joaenh ntggio . restaur-
ant-koepor, occupies the building.
/ Coroner Stephens hold Nh inquest yesterday
| afternoon on the body 0f Frederick ScEarlal1,
| agod G4 years. father Of Deputy 6hortfl ,aohar-
lau, WHO died from the ot1ecta or injuries r.. r..
| ceived last Sunday by being thrown from hth
| buggy at tho cornor OF Milwaukee aud Fullerton
| avenues. 4 nun, whose namo wan not aseef-
taincd, ran, buggy in that Of Mr.
sclarlau and apsot y. throwing Deceased our
Turing him. yordlot in accortlanco with tue
| above facts was rendered. Tho poraon who
waH the oa,,Bo OF the aad aocidont drovo off in.
mediatoly after its occurrence, and has not yel
| boon discovered. Mir. Schar!au ionyea wife
and family st No. 81 Will strcet.
4 woman on Woss Harrison street got q tolo,
gram ycatorsiay. Whom tho boy brought it alle
asked him il tI,oro Waa anything to pay, anl il
ho was snro 1t wua for her; tlon said stlt
shouldn't wou<or II something Ind lapponod tt
John-or no tllat anhan nnat llave Ind an,
other baby aud did Tho messenger know wl!at
wnH inBitlo it2 MuHt a!o Sign tho baokf VIII
couldn't lle Hign It for her? and tho timo-shs
WINS B,lro tho clock in tile i,onso was nearly tor
,nintlses fast Init would lio run ovor to sho FRO
col q al, Van huron street aud tlnd out 6ho tln
hayo to pay auy more for signing, did she
Then having been instructed that tho number o.
hcr na,lie, Mrs. Smith," opposite No. ID, gays
tic 10y hiB book, put hla poncli in hor pookot
aud with tho romark that Ahc tlnroaa't open i
till her n,othcr ca,no back fro1u town for fear i
| might oobtatn bad nows, la'' OIL tho s!doboart
for thsen hourB, conss intorInittlrR he
household occupations to saratinzp 1t CAREFUL,