, 1874-06-04

GENERAL NEWS.
1t a mceetng OF tho Grand Lodge of the Now
York Masous hold yesterday, m invitation to M
sist at tho laying Of tho cornor-stono Of tho
Custom Houso building in this city was ao-
copied.
Tho south-Dranch Dock Company hold it's an
n'1al mooting yontertlay morning and olootod tho
following officers II. D. Mason. President e.
@. Mason, Secretary and Treasury. Directors
W. Greene. ". s. Sampson, It. B. Field, h. D.
Mason, E. &. Mason.
The body of Herman Kouupp. who was
drowned in tho river while batl,ing Inst Sunday,
was recovered about O'Clock yoBtorday after
voyed to the Morguo. The Coroner will hold MI
inquest to-day.
Tho National Lnnd Company, o corporation
presided oyor by Mr.. Smith, have Ind In their
employ for number OF months q clerical force
numbering six experts: It is alleged tlat thoir
Services have not, during t.,nt timo, beon
tors, aftor placing tho bopkn ind papora of tho
Company III the safe. md changing tho combi-
nation, prevented their employers obtaining
access thereto until ho lfquidatcd. At last nc
counts no compromise had boon o{fected.
Il pair Of horses attached to wagon lriyon by
L. 1redoyau, ran off yesterday afternoon and
before they were l,nltod collided with Il buggy
containing two ladies', at the corner OF Satiga-
mon mud Kinzfo streets. Ono of them, Mrs.
B. 8. Dnlsworth residing on Wost Blaokhawk
atrcet, WAS slightly injured.
About Q o'clock yostortiay morning an old
woman namcd Ann Hunt dropped dead ut No.
10 Went Seventeenth stroet, whero she wns
visiting. It Ia supposed TINT death resulted
from the intlrmities Incident to old ago.
Frank Duscck, Bohemian willis work.
ing in q ]unlbcr-yard In tho Wost Division yeBter-
day afternoon, fractured his loft leg below thu
knee, apar falling thoroon. flo was conveyed
to tho County HoBpita1.
Tim Execut;vo f,om,n;t,oe ~ TIN q n y
held mecting in tl,o r,ar,nrs of E~cos;or.1 odre
Hn 'rnos,iaw exanin, H. ma 10 or1o,,no, o,1s H.
bohalf Of tho oricr Tor tho ernnd tjomonsfra- a.
tion on tho 2ith Of Juno. M. D. Eamoa. Snocinl
Dopntv M or Of tho Grand Sipstor. ronortad 'tat he
vea in roeont If acvnra1 tntta,s from IN T,ndrea w
and Ennnnnments in lin stnta. nrnrosanr tLaair
iutontion to mite On thnt tioy and Il IL safo tn
ray that tho Odd Follows will present m appear
enco WHICH will bc M honor to thom and tho
ordor at largo.
About half-rast o'clock ycstorday morning, a
butcher named Henry hocEort, and driven by ono
OF lis employees, took fright noar tho corl,or
OF Clark and Twelfth Streets and soon waB be-
You'd tho cDntro Of ts driver. It rushed frlri-
ouyly wces on Twelfth street, and, the bridge
being open, ran Into tho stream and was
drowned, but the driver waH rescued.
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Party Of Illinois, d resolution was passed. that
tile worliingmen Of the ynrious sections In this
city should asAsmble this evening ut tho Vor-
wart's Turner Hull. OH West Twelfth street, for
tho D,trposo of protesting against tho 1nachina-
tio,ls of tho contractors for tho erection Of tlo
now COURT -IIougu, thereby Increasing tho debt
mud ta1oa of Chicago to al unlimited oxtout.
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InesaaT evening NAilo EDWARD marley
LANAE4 ~ Ul6u Hllu bi4lu1a 5lultu HGIH III u BhlA
~ tne i'er oIponise w. tno Aopt u rA1n ~ hsieut,
ge1I,herlne woaa' lug iME poat ~ b. dreon
colinea WIN tuo cta!t, nlang IL VIII wator' 4ilu
proelplsatlIg ita oceapants INTO tho atsonm. !ho
minont poIll, pll!ngea ihio t1o liyer nna attempt,
ea TO rescue them from browning. 10 auceeeuoa
u hupEuIIns aiaa nenring eMo 81 tioM TO 1Io
snotu, M pns Wy tn.so 5amnta ia aaattSy, hltA 70
wns np n n ye st, hn mar
at NO. " atoVe ~ stfeet. tls ooay Aad nos pooh
feooSefeo ~ into houf Inst hShs'
Tho following is D report Of mail matter de-
liyorel1 and collected by tho Chicago lottor-oar-
Iii: doliyory.tri.,s dnily. iii coilcction.trips
daily, 29G; Registered lottors doliyerct}, 8,8ot;
nuil letter. delivered. 1210, ,O63; mail poska,-
cards delivered, 100 aD5; 1ocal letters delivered,
214,822; local postal-cardB delivered, 1866
turned to tho onico, C.7S0; letters uollocted,
2,ll5, ,I31 posa-carts collected, 3223, ,5s3 news-
papers, ~otc., collected, 4a2,445.
au,.au G. .or,,o,, ,,a,a .,. ,..,t ~, ,,,a ,a,.,
outonut nsetnens uo'" T." iaa'lnees ~ tne noac
o. to aiRno"l' ~, Mgh aaa wno Jumped f5om re
san ~ M to ,ua,, M VA 1,ut t'Jnu ;'t.,
@ ,; Ill., ~ a T." Ins nTns ~ n;a n'
h.lgu. r. ano 1.an "ns a9nt!'ieo rs Duu'ot o'5,
eoeo Z! years. ana rosiaeht OIL pesrolt. de n1lu
boen Visiting at tho roslttoaco OF Ills so.fn-l nw,
hlr. Edward Durko for tho past two months. Do
gliding to return to hs home, ho, IN company with
tnko +i,n no,w IN nnrcf,nsad n tinnot n,d il,