, 1874-01-03
PERSONAL.
TIE CITY.

THE CITY.
William Frederick Poole, ESQ.,, Librarian OF
the Tank, arrived from Cincinnati yesterday
morning
Since the uewly-e1ected Directors Of the Gil
man, Clinton / Springfield Railroad arc making
another effort to ous1 Mr.. F. E. Hinckley, the
Receiver Of the Road, from his position, that
gentleman left yesterday morning for Spring
field to see whether it can be done.
The Rev. Joel Grant, pastor Of the Congrega-
ional Church at Downer's Grove, died in this
city, Wednesday, after brief illness. When
taken sick he was at the Home Of the Friendless,
OF which bis wife was matron. Mr. Grant WAS q
graduate Of Yale College, and Was IS years ola
Clergyman, kind husband, and in short, = good
man. His family and congregation mourn his
loss, for to them his place cannot bo filled.
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Sherman House-John Thorn, Utica; c. staa1-
ley. Quebec; l.. G. Tompkins nad family, Wash
Cooper, London, Eng. Charles A. Waterhouso,
Helena, Ark; c. J. Scott. Toledo. :.
Grand Pacific Secretary Columbus Delano aud
wife. Washington, D. c.: E. ". Tass, Pitts
buFgh; Q. q. Browning, Quincy; Willis Drum
Mckinney, GAINESVILLE; R. r. Robertson.
. Palmer Housc-Charlcs Y. Buer, Bal
tirnore j. G. Cameron, Tuscoia, Ill Charles
Gay3o1, New York William P. Burroughs, En-
gland; J. 7. Smith. Springfield Col George
i. Hodge. Newport. Ky.
Congressman Hooper Of Massachusetts, has
no intention Of reslgnlng.
Judge S. J. Il. Mcmillan. OF the Minnesota
Supreme Court, has gone to Jacksonville, Fla,
for the winter.
On the 14th Of January, the Rt. Rev. Bishop
De st. Pahas, Of Vincennes,. will celebrate tue
tssenty~ffth anniversary Of his eplscopate.
The Rev. ". h. Platt, of Louisville, Ky.. has
accepted call to the pastorate OF church III
San francisco, Cal He gets SO, 900 year, All
assistant, house, horse and carriage
Mrs uczekiah Clifford, OF Elgin, died in that
city Jan. !. Mrs. G. was the first white woman
who settled in that section Of the country. Sno
leaves large circle OF friends and relatives to
mourn her DEATH Funeral services will be held
in the Elsln Baptist Church {to-day), at
o'clock.
Warren Hussey, banker, Of Salt Lake, claims
100000 damages Of the Indianapolis Journal
for having recalled the fact that person Of this
name had been arrested aud tried at indianapolis
in 1855 or 1857, for connection with q wildcat
banking concern in Boone County, aud suggest
ed query whether tho two persons were ldon-
teal. The journal now says the *tWo persons
are not Identical
The Henry (1ll-) Republican says that Con
gresham toft mas never cR8ueu oHe u nla
monthly checks for installments Of pay, aud thnt
he is in favor Of return to the old salary OF
5000 year, and is reEdy to pay back to tho
treasury the excess above that sum. We mildly
suggest to the gentleman that there is no law
against his doing it without waiting the action
OF Congress- and that just now the Treasury is
greatly in need of moncy.-Peo77d Transcript.
The fattest oiIices in the gift Of the Iowa
Legislature are those of State Printer and State
Binder. The candidates for State Printer arc !:
Clarkson (incumbons) OF tho Dea Moines Regis
ter; II. G. Woodluh, Of tho Courier II. 6.
Carleton, late Of the 1ndlanolo Republican. now
OF Oskaloosa !; aud 4. L. Fulton. Of the Des
Moines State Journal. The candidates for Bind
or are: Smart, the present incumbent; Perkins.
of the Sioux City Journal: Ward, Of the Cedar
Rapids Republican !; J. S. Carter and J. B. Curl,
OF Des MONIES.