, 1875-03-11

'Agntnai Thu sword Of winter, kecn and oold.
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GENERAL NEWS.
Tie inquisiug correspondent is informed thai
"vore examined" ia tic correct phrase.
The Canadinn steamship King, Sir Hugh Allan
will place two prope!ora on the rontc botHeoE
Qod2xich Can.. MID Chicago. thts noaaon.
A boz containing Hcventy-ilro pairs Of cf,it
drens' .hoes aud ladies' sppors was stolen frou
WAGON belonging to Lamb Il Van Alssyne, No
Ill franklin street, night before Inst.
Tho Temperature yesterday, "a obBervutl b.
Efanat.e, 0nticinn, 86 Madison street tTRtbuNl
Duiaing), wns u 3 \. I'LL. II degrees: 10 d. M,
30; u n 81; p. n., Oh y. nl.. %; p. M, 81
Tho 10 Moyno-Farwall cortcssol-elcction
court moi yesterday, morning at tho lit tel,
House. Only ono witness WAS eHnminod, and
nothing OF intGTcBt was elicit oa from him. ..ho
voult tncn adjourned over till Tomorrow mUtt-
ing.
Al tho RoutAweat corner Of Madison and Itdn
strccts. np.stairs, thero ia 3 wouan who inkiBtl
uson throwing slops from her window without
giving tho customary word OF warning to pnns-
srH-by. sho viii receive the attention Of Tho
police unless sho stops tho nuisance
Billy Fish. tho victim, Of tho Jealous fury Of
Sally Tinrney, who stabbed him close 10 Tho
hoatt Monday night. on Folk straet, showed
Bigns Of improvement Inst evening" aud 1t Ia
now thought ho will recover. 10 Is lying At tho
honFe OF his ra,cn!u, No. 3i5 South Clnrk
street.
Tho Montgomery tiunrda held their annual
election of ullieers Inst evening, and sftor 4
lively liscusslon. during whcn so,no pretty
btEong language was used, elected tho following
officers for. lilo cua,ling ycns: CMntatu. J.. J.
Crowley: Ftrat-1.lcutenaat John O'Drieu sao-
oul--lcu:cuant, Cornelius Cullen.
Tho Military Officers Association met Inst
evening at IsaESlo's Restaurant, No. 8 South
Clark Blrect Tho only husiness transacted WAn
the Association. The Io1,s-Anerican Gnards
were instructed to nl,sa application for n,crbar.
elin in writing II tho ne.t meeting Of tho Asto-
pintion.
Tho man Ncwberry, arrested day bsfore yes
ter1ay on suspicion OF being ccnccrucd in the
Wilcke murder, Taa stntcd to have worked At 4
1nw-tonod restaurant aud saloon No. 60 West
Randolph street. It appears that thero novor
waa q satoon those, but bakery and restaurant
kept by Dir. Edward jacob. Which Las Always
had good character.
An escaped lunhtic, armed with blunderbuse,
met Fashionable young man inhabitfnc nn
Uhter o1orcoat liant night Ut tho corner OF Clark
aud Washington streets, and discharged tho fear-
fil weapon into the coat fu the direction Of its
tenant. Fortunately tho gentleman escaped
oven as an owl gcta on, tllongl, there wcro 0Ga
Hlot-bolcB made III his coat within tWo yards Of
his body on either aidc
Tho moderately mild weather Of tho Inst fcn
Ways has removed Al! fears Of flood. The leo
IN tho tlscr has been 30 weakened BY the d.H-
Charge from the tewets u to cause no ds1!cn!ty.
Yesterday tug ran from tho mouth OF tbs river
to Wells street, and had no difficulty whatever In
making It's way. Between Adams and Harrison
tho ice 10 also hlt brokou up. Tho North branch.
Into which foWor sowcEa omptr, In ntilt solid, but
uotfou1o was ever expected from that quarter.
About Year ago nlr. James Seymour now Of
It. Louis. but then member Of tho Chicago
1soard OF Trade, was struck Ia tho pupil
9io,,ola... ct Tho ere y By pellet throwa BY,
he has entirely lost tho aight OF ono
eye. and sympathetic inflammation has 40
auected tho other that 1e IL threatencd With to-
tai blindness. II tho statelueut ot this case weso
Of Trade rooms, 1t might have q tendency to
check practice which still continues. aud Witch
IL very dangerous aud not In tho loast amusing
3Ihster Herbert t;mythe, o: Lallu street, af.
fords q conspicuous example OF tho rAIihb!eness
Of caicsso about tnls t,ns 9. yehr aud thin year
donn 70 tho roots. having imprndently ventured
out into tho yard to dig tho hen-eoop out Of
anow-dfitt II fcst deep; on Sunday ho played
tsusnt ts hud Eot nearly drowned irving 70 cross
dsv whi'o PLAYING catcher in the inaugural Trar-
tico game Of tho I1etly Stbhsoa infant champions
Of tho Eighth Ward, tho striker slunG ha bat be-
Lind blu, with note forca than good taase, and
Assistant Jaior 3tcIIa!o asserts th4t tho letter
Of the prisoner 1syan. publ'sLed III TnE TnsnuxE
Of Tuesday, which went to rrovo that he admitted
people tuto tho jail OF Sunday and at other
timea by LAW fosbidaen. doca lin much justce.
EyAn asked him to admit !s,ood to SEQ him.
ontblle Of the rognlar loura. but the Assistant
Taller refused. Mc1islo further states that he
has never admitted anybody 70 the jail after
u, tho caae of rapostera who como after informs
lion. ue could not, ho says, very we'll exclude
heu1.
Ex-surerIntaudont OF Police Elmer Waahburn,
low Chiof OF tie Secrct ASrvice at Washington
Cssy, visited Chicago como months ago aud car.
:ollent tour,IllHt. for soma years connected with
the reportorlal stan OF the Tfmes. bfr, SNOW
Jen was nsatle secretary to Mr. Washbusn, and
nsss serving u thas cspaeity up to the present
Tor him, end roturned to his old stamping
ground. Ar. bnowlen's services wore III ds,
uand' aud hs waa = oace ,appointcl assistant
IF thas position last Monday.
Christian Wssrack, Examining Clerk of shs
uuited Btsses Postal ReFyiee, died at WaAlnR-
!un yesterday forenoon, Ut pneumonia. ST.
warrack L. well known slaopg tAo POST Office
.lcsks lu this oily; having been assigned, about
:letks here. From this city bo waa iranslerrs1 an as
20 Cincinnati to perform thb Same dutles. liz
sent back 70 Washington only 4 few
tie aho,e-nAn,ed diseaae, which ended
his nsetul career. Hia parents I've 1t Council
BluHs, aud they wsIa notified OF Ills death yea-
!erdAY. His romaina will come through this city
Friday morning, qu tho wHy to their last resting
place 1t Council Dluffs. The Post'OAice clerks
u this citY will hold meeting this ssoutng for
she purpose Of appointing coatnitteo to receive
he remsina aud accompany them to tho CHI
ngo, Rock Island L Pacific Railroad Depot.
cI.AAKApoA LlTkRARI CLUE.
This organization held lts eighth meeting At
- Clsesudau lAst sYeuiu:, MIAeea Mont,