, 1875-02-13

to tl,e halt OF the Bociotv. No. 103 State esroot
SUBURBAN.
wAuKEaAN.
| Tuesday Lake 70, eat got up little Are, which
consumed building In which was located Mr.
TAylor's meat market. The property WAS in'
snred for $4,000.
"Fire, fire, hrel" was tho--terrlb'y cry which
greeted the startled ears Of dronsy guests At the
Wankegan House early Wednesday morning.
The alarm turned ont to be false one, and was
given by al enterprisiug man who saw sparks
| coming from tho chimney Of neighboriog
| honbe.
As startling events bring cut In all their bold
relief tho innate solf-posscssion of truly great
minds. SO, when a sonewhat plettoric inmate
discovered tho true state Of affairs, whilst
lo was tearing frsnticay downstairs
wish hts panss srnporfectly adjusted,
he with admirable preseuce OF mind went up to
tho mtnetal water tnnk, aud wi,iIe filling COB
Let Of itd enlubtioua coutcnts obserEos coolly,
'This iH the time l Alwnyh como down and drink
was in seasos' Block, and was founded on the
assumption that whore thoro Is Atnuke thqra
must be fire. Tic fire WAS ultimately found III d
stove naxt door, and the Htnoko compo'lod to &c
up its own 1ue, and not trespass on its neigh
BORG.
I. II. Jones, Of tho firm Of Jones Il Laugllin,
Of Chicago, lott Wnukegan for Ilttabu1g Wed.
neaday to attend his Brothers funeral.
Doash, that rare rlsttans here, has carried Bit
ter Rrief into a hitherto happy household, and
haa taken from Its Borrowing parents tho beauti.
full little daughter OF Mr.. nllu Mrs. David Cory
Tue popular Postmaster. James 4. Cory, Ell,
bas also loved Ettle child proHtratei BY scarlet
fever. Quito q number Of chilfrou have been
attacked BY this discnse, in the treatment OF
which tho loading physicians are Prescribing
water from tho Glen Flora Springs Will eatisfac-
tory results.
John r. Powell. ono OF the most extensive
prietor Of q mineral spring in the west pnrt OF
our CITY, has changed tue name Of bis Bprng
from Excelsior " to ''Waukcgan aIagncsja :"
spring to avoid conflicting with spring Of Tint
name ut Snrntogn.
Tho rattle for Inga!rs horse came of Wodncs-
day evening, aud II waa won by Mr.. smingkoy
Two hundred and sixty ty-aoyen tickets at 81 ench
Wero disposed Of.
The thermometer was fuct1,ating few do
greos below zoro alI day yesterday, 50 Of course
O'Clock 1t got down to TO- with further duwn-
ward tendency, when OF course tho gocrs to
aociablcs and dances started out TO Afr. 1aynarda
On Grand ayonu., about miles west Of tho city,
TO haye ! congregation s0ciabla and to smother
point to have DANCE.
ApoloEIsls for saloon-keopcra, and those
chnrch-membeB who p1tIoniXe them, el,ouId
haye been present at the 0ertnnn ball Inst Tues
day to lavo heard one Of thor peta llola forth.
1t seems respectable young man who works as
painter III 1lr. po.ells pump factory llas boon
troubled with serious affection Of tho
eyes. and for q long timo was comparatively
blind. ReceutlY he has. however, to tho delight
Of bis many friends, recovered his sight. This
respectable young nan Inns fatllor, whose fonl-
ness Tor whisky. sellors has been hiB own aud hs
1amlly'B curae md tho young man has, there
fore, boon obliged to keep q watchful eye upon
his parent; TucsdAy evsnlng tho YOUNG man,
was attacked BY tho rum-seller aud scaudalously
vtuperatcd for coming "Hpylug" around his
gtoggesy. In the conrso OF the tgado LIE blas-
phemously regretted the youug mans restora-
tion to sleht, and expressed tho Chrlssiau-]lko
hope that be might DO struck blind when ne1t he
came peePing round bis pace.
And now Hatnea' haa1 is supposed to have
been htiown In rocgnt legislation affecting City
Ireasurass; It sPPoars' BY tho published pro-
Springfield, that Monday last Representative
!lerringlon, Of the Kano Cauuty district, intro
ducod into the House d bill 10 amend Art. OF
tho Act to provide for tho incorporation Of
c1sics and villages" Tho amendment proposed
OF appointment for the term or any uuexpired
rart Of tho term next succeeding tho ono for
which they wero elected Tho introduction OF
auch = bill has crca.od quito littIo
tIutEes In political circies, sono going 80
far "a oven to aay that they sec in the proposed
IY.;... 0Fe.At
lanes. Ga y a., Is Wel known horeabouts that
ws,,ta S1.uhou 1nn, tno piessnt Gisy treasurer Of
", %aIKesan, personally and Poiltlcally Is not on
tao pest OF tesns Wath ~ speaker, anu that he
mas Ae!a Iae ouico OF araasnref nearly twenty
seats, anf!ns Nhieh une Flames has made many
ts 4osaeeesntW attempts 70 dislodRo him. IN
aaapalE, nashes' It u siaimod proposes to lsgis-
Mta ~. fna oqi OF ounce; ana thereby accomplish
.hsouEa sne aa OF LEGISLATION what hc has SO
b'snenS 1allea TO do oefoie The people.
HIGHLAND pAuK.
The Debating Club mot as usual Monday ev.nx
inp At Centra, Hall air :, " p1,tt 4, t,,o o,.ir
,rte.s. ~. 49,. .,,.u ~ ... .A's ~ sn' ena't'
inets "as . 4u1e o'na!l attendance, owing,
doubtless to tho uufa7orablo weather. The Sub
1cct for debate WAS unusunl!y interestln1. mil
The question was discussed in . va,v alba 9nap-
,.r A. no,u,ow ,r.a ,,,o.a.,. .a ,,s, aL"n ~.
~ ,oh..o M ~" oe"s e''s Aa 'ooA PIT ~
ZIG oeoste' Inc nno diee Club put forth their
oent enoets, ana Were eV'oehtly uuIy appreciated.
1uefa eeoFns 70 oe great deal OF interest
manifested 10 folisloua circles, md several con-
versions among tho young mon have 1csulted.
sn5 3ou " are no1o IN tho Churches
Trinity Eniseopai Church will ho,1 t,,;,v .,-.
vtces 1t Central Hall during the Lenton season,
Thin 1Ay3ut, trhfc1. ,rp