, 1874-11-05
GENERAL NEWS.

A policeman on Sheldon Btroet noticed st,s-
picous-looking character hanging round house
yesterday evening, and ordered him away. Tho
man went OF eullenly. About au hour after
wards, is tho officer Was again pasatug tho Same
house, ho heard womnn screaming, 40,
Henry, Horny; COMO tcre qttick!" followed by
cries Of, "6tlBan! q, mother! Tho baby! tho
baby!" and sounds botokening an lystorical
seizure. Gallanty dasbing Ia tho door with luis
foot, tho officer rushed In, and found that the
youug mothor, on going to tho cradle whero she
had loft her hrat-born eafoy sleopng hardly u
moment before, discovered that the child had-a
tooth !
Mr. Coale sells wood on Dearborn streot; 11r.
Ahle ruua boer-shop on West Madison; and
Mr. Kettle, on Weat Randolph. furnishes the
nc;ghborB with steaks and asewa for their pana
aud pots.
The First Scotch Presbyterian Church difficult
ty will assunaa now shape In fow days. Laat
cyouinG a secret council Of few Of tho naenabsrs
wns held in tho rcar of Mcphorson'o store, 1855
West Madison street. Several yoluutnouB doo,-
n1onts wero under discussion, tho tenor Of which
will ho mado known in q few days. Among other
questions discussed was tho ownership OF tho
Mactauchlan would get down and out They say
that by order Of the Chatham prcabYtery the
pulpit will bo declared vacant next Sunday MORN
ing.
The case Of ". II. Bsusgis, Of corner uoto-
riety. WAS up before tho Directors OF tho Board
Of Tradc yesterday afternoon. The chargoa
against Mr. sturgis were discussed, and motion
was mado to diHtnisa tho charges, but It MAS Lost
by a vote Of to ., tho preAidnnt hlr. G. ".
How, not voting. a motion wns then made and
adopted to refor tho caao. together with tho evi-
donce, to tho full Board for its action. TLB vote
on this motion stood s 10 4.
+. There waro three small fires yesterday. Tho
alarm at 3 O'clock p: m., from Boz 1865 Was oc-
caBionod BY slight fira In barn III roar OF No.
384 Wost Twelfth street, Damage SD. Bridget
Devil owns tho prenlsoa and has no insurance.
Cause Of fire Unknown. Half an hour nftcrward
barn in rcar of No. 178 Dokoven street, owned
by James Donovan, wboHe loss IL 3d. no
insurance. Two houses aud quantity
of hay, valued At s21G. were dcatroyed. No in
surancs: Tho origin OF tho fro Ia not known.
At o'clock last evening 3 tire broke out in .
cow-Hhed III roar Of 4G2 Weat Twelfth street, and
tic gallo which was blowing at the tisno caused tho
tamoa TO spread rapidly TO The adjoining build
Jugs. Through the axoFtionB Of tho lremeu the
fire WAS soon distinguished. John logan owned
Twelfth street two-story franc dwelling
| owned BY ]. Foley aud occupied by D. H. Davy
! aud James Clark, waa partially destroyed. LosB
on M, building. ;4;;.. $500 oeenpants' loss $50
| two, story frame, ownaa aud occupied by
Louis Eaifgran, was also partially burned,
Loas. $500; insurance. $1,000, in tho
| Underwritors'. Tho ca,.Ao OF this Ero, like the
otkota, could not bo traced, but IT Ia thought by
some Tint incondiariaB arc at work, and took
advantage Of tue hig. wind OF yesterday 10 oausa
! = big lra for the purpose Of Plander
rnoF. DoNAMY PRICE.
| Tuesday tho Directors Of tie Board OF Trade
! extended an invitation TO Mr. Bona,ay Prlco,
rnF potttra1 r., f1~fo J1.,;
ycysity, England. to deliver public lecture In
lis oily. PROT. Price will arrive Il, TIM oity To-
day, alI will bo tho gnoHt OF b1r. r. Hall Mo,
| Cormluk, GIG Wost Adams stroet. 6ubjoinod Ia
tho Invitation OF The Board al Tfads:
This board, having lsarned with satisfaction TIM
| Prof uona,ly Price, of Oxford Univertity, England
well Known III this country by hiB excellent troascI
on Currency aud FlnanclA laulca, Will aaoEsly viai