, 1874-06-14

Il correspondent writes that hla only pair OF :
trousers was atolsn from No. go West Lake
street. and that he ,s obliged to remain in the
house IN consequence He Is very aogry, and
suggests tbs. she thief bring pair Of crntches
with htG7 the rc1time ~ he calls
The seventeenth annual report Of the Young
Mems Christian Association is at hand, contain
Ing full report Of thei1, work for the past yesr-
IheJ hare printed an edition Of 10000 copies
ANY pezEon can obtain one free By calling At the
rooms, No. 148 Madison street.
Yesterday afternoon as air. Nchkoff WAS
crossing the track OF the Northwestern Road
at Robey street. he was run down By the Free
port accommodation, due here at half-past
tanning injuries about tho right foot that will
necessitate amputatlon. He ~as taken TO his
residence, q. No. go Ohio street, and medical
aid summoned.
The second annual Convention OF the Grand
B,anch Of the Emerald Association, WAS held in
this city last week at their hall, corner of RAN
dolph and LaSalle streets. There Teie present
ffty-fye delegates. representing eleven branches
With 1,270 members. After the TRANSACTION of
routine business the foliowlng-named gentlemen
were elected officers for the ensuing wear: u.
l. O'B.ien, Grand President; Alex Vaughey,
Grand Vice President C. l. Mani1- Grand Sec
Rotary; ]. II. Carroll. Grand Treasurer William
Honohan, Grand Marshal. The Hon. Miles
kehoe was elected as the representative from
this State 10 the National Convention to be held
in Pennsylvania on the SECOND Tuesday in July.
About o'clock Officer Noonan recovered the
body Of an unknown man floating in the lake at
the foot Of Monroe street, and conveyed it to the
Morgue. he is described as man upward OF
feet in height, Of muscular build, apparently
about 80 years of age, and dressed in dark blue
clothes. The Coroner will investigate the matter
without delay.
At quarter past o'clock yesterday morning,
Officer langan, Of the Third Precinct, discovered
tha 1aRH Tn a fIyH
frane building at No IS Cottage Grove avenue,
owned By Chretopher Hubert, and occupied
By Frederick Wilson q saloon. The officer
extingulshed the flames without turning in an
alarm. The damage incousiderabla; no lusu1-
ance cause OF fire not reported.
There have been so many robberies and out
rageous burg1Aries OF late that the formation Of
Vigilance Committee is seriously talked Of 4
prominent business man yesterday haEanEued
q crowd at OF the hotels, and advocated the
plan, to the seeming satisfaction Of all present
It WAS agreed to take some action looking 10 the
organization OF such 3 protective body OF cil-
zeus.
The members OF the French Benevolent So
ciety OF this city will leave here the 2ith
inst, to attend the general meeting OF the
French benevolent societies OF America, forty
nine IN number, IL be held in Canada The Chi
2S4 members. TheoPLile Geroult Will be tho
orator Of the day.
4 iai,-complexioned Englishman, about feet
inches in height, has been doing very profit
able business lately by selling pipes which cost
him Il for IS. He walks into an Office, ap-
proaches some one who iookR Is II be could be
taken in, and offers "meerschaum" pipe,
which he '.paid 81 for just before he Jeff En-
gland" he is hard up, snd will let the gentle
man have it for Is. The pipe has the appear-
ance OF genuine colored Meerschaum, but
close examination shows it to be mere RhaIu-
An$ Rf46n
have bought these pipes, and word OF warning
will probably interfere With the further B~indGng
operations Of the Englishman.
The Peoples GAs-Light and Coke Company
are erecting new works At the Intersection OF
Deering and Cologne streets, near the South
Branch, work having been commenc ! Jaa: -.
The structure will coutain two sets Of gas-making
machinery; but ouly one, with capacity, ioz
manufacturing 1.zoU,000 feet day, will 10
operated for tne present. Tbs new tank at the
corner Of Thirty-t'st. and Halsted streets
is ziu nearly Ia a sGmpitea itea ibis Es 9sn1 'o to
Thirty first street and Michigan avenue. and
connected With the main leading to the North
Side. Large mains are 20 be put down N Halsted
street from Archer avenue to Ihlrty-ltth street.
aud IN Wentworth avenue from Archer avenue
some distance sonth. Tha NORTH Side mains are
also to be added to- A largo main will be lald
from the works on that sido Of the river to the
city limits, and about twenty miles OF smaller
pipes are to be put IN between now and Sov.1 l.
/ sewing-girl writes to The Tribune that she
and several othe. poor girls have been eozened
cut Of their small wages by q - dressmakeT
who last lived on Wabash avenue. in tho neigh
boIhood OF Eighteenth street. She says that
the woman, having rented suitable room, al
vertlses for dressma1ers, aud, At the time ap-
pointed, those seeking enployment apply Tor
places. Selections made from the appll-
caots. and If one OF them happens to own ma
chine, she IL requested to bring it with her when
she co.Aes again. The Glrls are given to IN
de1sta,,d that the woman will furnish
the materials, and that tie more they do
the better will be their wages. After working
week or tEo. money" ia mentioned to the
woman, and one is paid small sun, another
promised dollar or two 1t . future time. and
the other sent on u11ewarded Tor her fabora.
The woman adyettises again, and the vacancies
are filed by other girls. who are s"1ndled al
turned away for others Ih1s "fashioaso!e
dressmaker,' the correspondent says, has bee
carrying on her operations Tor some time; hence
it would be we'll for seWins-girls, before they
Of Their wou1d-be employers. The name and
lass residence Of the WOMAN are stated, aud WILL
be published il she does not stop her Pfacsaces-
HOSPITAL FOE WOMEN AND cHHDnEs:
The ninth annual report Of the Chicago HOB
p;tal for Women and Children las just been
issued. The building is on tho corner OF Pau
hna aud Adams Streets The departments con-
eist Of the hospital proper. Tho dispensa1y, ana
outside practice, the latter being entirely grEsu-
itous. except i small fee for prescriptions: Each
department ls act1velr organized, and only want
Of space limits its operations, thirty beds being
the capacity OF the hospital and hence msay up
pIicaats cannut be accomm odated. The "ork
Is two-fo1d: first. ca1iug for the worthy
poor; second, i1npartiug practical knowledge
to women students, Who reeelyo Theoretical
tr.ining at the Woman's Medical College. which
Is connected with the institution. During tue
yea. 24s patients were treated at the hosp!ts,
300 at the dispensarJ, and forty-two at thelr
homes. the births being ifty-si1 and the deaths
seven. Al the earnest solicitation OF Mr. and
Mrs E. ". Blatchtord, the work OF educating
nurses WAS begun in October. with short course
OF lectures. It is proposed to continue them
during the spring and fall, and to gi7e practical
lessons to those who will 50 to the institution
every morning. and work for sulhcieat
length OF time to entit!o them to
ccrtificates Of qualification for private employ
ment The hospital and grounds, which cost
$50, A3o.79 s1e owned by the Association, but
there is only % cents in the treasury. and
81, ,72s % is owing to the Treasurer. The dona-
tons OF money amounted to 81. .0l4.75 and CLOTH
inc. coal. aud eatables. to about 800.
TIE CORNER stone
The COMMITTEES from the Odd Fellows met at
the Tfenout House last night, for the purpose
10 fY7r ha