, 1875-10-03
THEz CITY.
GENERAL NEWS,


Tho Public Library Board fA.!ed to meet ye.
tsrday for Isok Of quorum.
The Madlson street carb have begun runuin
west Of Western avenue to the Greet Eaass1
Railroad track
The first number OF the Saturday. Epeain
Hrodis out. It is neatly printed eisht-pss
Sheet sud it's contents are as attractive As II
bppealsnce.
The tenperature yesterday, ss observed b
IAnssse, optcian, No. 63 Madison street (TR11
tnx Bui}ding), WAS ut .. NJ, "a degrees; 10
~, 62; IAN, s.; 5p. M, e.; 8p. NJ, Sc.
The stockholders Of tho Fourth National Ban
held meeting yesterday afternoon, at vhic
e164 600 out Of the S200, 900 Of stock was repre-
scented. II vas unanimously decided TINT th
bank ahould 60 into liquidation.
Frcd voegt = German Of about II yoa1s O
age, attempted to commit suicide By hari-ka1i il
Ilncoln Park 1t about u o'clock Friday night
He now lies at his residence, No. 100 Mort!
avenue, In q very weak though not dapgerou
condition.
The indications arc that the Lakeside enter
Ea1nments-four concerts and two readings
will be more largely attended this gear than OF
any previousyear, Judging BY the rapidity viii
which the cou1se tickets are sailing. The courst
will be in2ugurated BY Thomas concert Thur
day evening, the 14th inst.
The order Of Judge Drummond made Friday
In the matter OF the motion against Mckee Han
Kin to chow cause why he should not be pun.
ished for contempt Was amended yesterday &C
"a to forbid him from performing Jackson's
play, "by any act OF volition or any neglect on
his part or that OF hls agents. servants, en-
ployes-
&8oon E9ter commencing work yesterday morn
ing On tha new building Ii course OF erection on
the corner Of Hubbard and Lincoln streets,
William Lidtke, one Of the employees, WAS struck
by IN iron column which the workmen were
placing in position His left leg WAS broken
close to the knee, and he recsived other painful
bruises. he lives At No. $50 North Ashland
avenue
1t about 6 o'clock yasta1day morning young
nAn named Thomas Joyce was found dead in
his bed at the Holt House, corner OF Lake and
Canal streeka. He came to this city from Mon
+, esl . few days ago, accompanied By two other
~. y, who yesterday went to work On the docke.
m. deceased was shout q years Of age, Light
b.ir, md complexion. and wore dark pants aud
h-nwn frock coat. The body was taken to the
Nor1ua By the Coroner.
qta u. nth Town Board oueht to hare met
vestsrasr, afternoon and settled the long-delayed
5nsst;on NJ salaries, but no meeting was held
7nsticee Par. 'lseu and De Wolf were the only
Inrmhers TO ., II in an appearance, except Super
visor Bsynes a. Town Clerk Stanton, The lot
ter xere yery ana ioua to 60 ahead and transact
hnsiness without / he other Justices, but on mo-
Am ~ Jnst;ce De Wolf tho meeting was ad-
iou1ned until Monds.v afternoon At O'Clock.
Ameeting Of the C. hicago pork k-packers Was
feld IN tha Hoacd Of 1Tade building yesterday
afternoon, with Presidcn B. r Murphy ID the
chair 70 decide upon those TO be seut to atsend
the Nshonsl Con1 ention OF polk-packers to be
3.C - sHn0nrh
been appointed the 1otio'T1nR nemod-gentfa:rsen
hava sicpi6ed their vi ('inGness end untentlcn to
be present aiessrs. MURPHY, hancock. Elg-
gins, Turner, Underwood, Culbazt5oo. Crosby.
Burt Hutchinson BotGo1 shoene1aan' aha
TAorne.
We'll" sid the editor: rs the % comic ,n'asa nsn
came in. ''got anything hs ely to-day 1hat
last screed about Mr. Ramsno ozle's goat wasn't
as lively Us some you've got Of Wal re-
Piled the comic man, with some heeitauon' ~
haven't telt quite pP TO nigh o;asr of Joke
thetic, and here's about the dying =bus- driver,
and this ia the femnle coIporeur in gin-1n III on
Blue Island avenue" The editor took them
with some reluctance, and when the comic innn
had gone out wondered why IL thunder COL ZIG
men didn't wear better. and Nhat was the teast'n
that decadonce in 8 humor1et Nas nrst Gnf in
falibly indicated By his exuding pathetic stories
An honest farmer uas endeavoriug to give
away lot sacrifice) his mare to an unsuspect-
ing city Amalek1te. when the latter, wso Sas
NOT possessed OF sufficient equine knowledge to
look the gift (at sac1iEce) mare III the mouth
e0ectualy, asked MIN what vas her age. 1t was
an tndelicase question, for the age Of females,
like tho circulation of newspapers, is = delicate
subject, but the honest farmer replied: - She's
. straw IN his mouth as he lifted his right eye
brow and shut his left eye, Nine? Only 9?
Sure O. -thst7n "Sure of it ?" answered the
honest farmer with indignation; '.aure Ct il?
Who ought to know bettern me? Haven't /
had her sixteen years 2" The Analekte Was
not spoiled, but the bargain was-
The O,Brieu family, residing On Miller street, |
ETC some6hat troubled about an item in last |
Wednesdays issue concerning disturbance on |
that street. Some Eossping neighbors have |
taken advantage OF the itona, and have used it |
~ 3 reflection against the O'Briens. We're I'll |
Mrs. O'Brien and the daugate1s who were mar
xiod on the evening in question, there would bo |
no need Of this item. they are afflicted With |
brother who is little wild, but who certainly !
does himself more harm than he does any OF the |
gossiping neighbors. The statements that he
upset tables, took away wedding-cak and beat |
his mother on the night Of the wedding are not |
correct. He mas Little bolsterous, nut did mona I
Of these thingB-
Sheriff Agnew 1ast evening received m order |
from the Clerk of the Supreme Court at Spring
field to take Thomas Blennerhassett to Joliet to |
was convicted OF swindling at . game
OF cards in this city some sixteen months ago.
He applied for supersedeas which was |
granted, gnce which time be has been in jail.
In June the Supreme Court passed upon his case.
the finding OF the lower Court,
but for some unexplained reason the
order OF the Court was not received until late
last evening" Attention has been repeatedly |
called to the delay in the case, but Nc one has
appeared ablo to explain It. not even the prisoner
himself He will nov go down, however, but he
will so with light heart, anticipating pardon
after having fully entered upon bis service.
The Hon Bluford Wilson, Solicitor Of the
Tteasury, arrived in the city yesterday morning, |
and visited the Federal Offices in casual way,
few moments with Gen. Webster.
looking into Fhil Hoyne's room, shaking hands
With Collector Jones, whispering = moment with
Ward, nodding ut Assistant
0loeon, and then Walking Away with Supervisor
Matthew's to visit the Board OF Trade. 1tseemed
from his conversation that he had no very dis
Einct aim in the visit, but merely stopped here
IN his Western tour to assure himself that the |
Governments cases were being properly cared
Tor and prosecuted A consultation was held
atar in the day, at which he assured himself Of
he fact that the approaching cases to come up |