, 1875-05-02
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWSs

James dAn!On, an employs IN bae NuT10 ILL
csso Rolling Mills had his right hand badly
Crushed III tbs machinery there yesterday.
Inn Burns dropped dead in front Of her resi-
depcc, No. IS Ontas1o street.. NJ 1880 O'Clock
.aft night. Heart disease was the cause. She
MAS 70 yetrr Of age.
Col. Il. billiard has organized posts Of thu
Grand Army At St. Louis and Wilmington, aad \
deo.rtment 1t st. Louis. With Capt. Thomas
Lune1gan II Provisional Department Command
ex.
Ths Temperature yesterday, ~ observed by
Msnssse opticiau, 88 Madison street {1n1su1E
Bullc.ng), was: At 3 /. M, 50 degrees; 10 \.
NJ, 35; II M, 81 . P. u-, 81 s p. m., SO; 8 p.
H., IS.
4 reduction was made yesterday In tho Price
Of Wilmington coal. the result OF compromise
between the ownera Of the mines and the deal
ers. Tbs reducuoo amounts to % cantz On tho
ton, the pnce nov. bong e3-50.
Some party who came out Of the variety show
ut the corner Of Clark and Nooroe streets fired
on \ revolver in the air about 1l:30 o'clock last
night The poice were On the spot IN moment
afserward, but could not find out who did the
shooting.
The members OF Engine Company No. 21
(cclored) He1o surprised BY the visit OF : large
parry Of their lady and geptlemen friends
"wednesday aTeniag. and Lao very agrees bia
time both before and after supper. The Cap
tz,n, AenJard (white), vas presented With q
badge.
NJ Louis Eborsold United States Storekeop-
es in this city cied II St. Lou,s Friday evening.
He served for three years III the Elghty-6cco1d
Il1:nola under Col Hecker, and by his decease
tue Government has lost faithful and efficient
servant. TIE tune,al will take place to-day from
lis laze residence
A1.nA
District Telegraph Company's wires connect
from the North Side with their Office on the
6outn Side. The Company has no T:1es on the
North E4oe. 4 proposition waa made TO the
County Commissioners to connect the County
Building bv u1ra With the South Side oiiiee for .
ctined it.
The eeotleratn sent 70 O.hkosh by Field
Letter b Co. to ASCERTAIN the circumstances OF
tie sufferers By the fire telegraphed Yesterday
to Mr. Letter that 150 fa1n'lies are destitute and
ueed ass,ttAnce. Now that definite information
chnats and others to put the unfortunate people
ou their feet again.
Judge Gary perpetratod ono OF his character
fsdo Jokes Ehile on the criminal bench Friday.
States Attorney Reed stated tlat theie was
prisoner in jail who had been conVicted Of
cruelty 10 animals, said cruelty consisting IN nl-
lowing his dog TO chaso cat up tree, and he
thought the nnAn ought to be liberated. His
Honor inquired, NTH twinkle IN bis eye, Has
the cat come down yet Ano. assuming Tue. II
aaas ordered tne poAos@oAAso o"ne1 VI 1o7 oos
20 be discharged.
Yesterday evening tbs officers Of West Luke
Stree. Station showed their appreciation OF the
good qualities OF their retiring Sergeant, Charles
Frenct. by tho presentation OF : fine album,
containing the pictures OF all tho men connected
with the station, tLlrty-eieht in number. The
presentation speech was MADE oy o1hces james
T. Baahee, whc nade some hsppy REMARKS call
ing 70 ms mlno inc many Ples&aut s uoa.a .ns
Sergeant had spent with nus men a41 expressed
officer who WIS 80 generally loved By them.
An intoxicated man, who cave the name OF
wilson nelioerateiT drove horss and buggy
into the r;ygr from The alley on the West Side,
ba:seun Lake md Randolph streets, about s
p y. Duerau. tie brideo-tender At the last
n.noa6 thormnohfn-a- he would have drowned
IA xas rescued with difficulty, but the horse
was drowned. and, with tho pcGgy, sanK 10 TIE
bottom. Wilson WAS placed IN charge OF TWO
officers md conveyed 70 maalson stfset at1aon.
The pr1sone1 stated thas Inc noiea aoa Venlcle
belonged to d. r. Ward
Dna John HOGAN was arrested yesterday Ut
the instanee Of II. II. Andrewh, who a.pused
him OF tho larceny Of $500. The Case
came be{ure Justice Kaulmann in
komrwhst mixed manner aud WAS continued.
70
rim tu Hogan for 81 Gao and the latter counted
Int fhe 1noney IN new hlis phicl led toe former
tn hei,eye they rere couptorfeit Willis the
two vere ~, their waY 70 test the senulneuess
RI ,hs ,nonav. Andrews CLAIMS be lost s400. and
hence the charce aca,ust Hogan. A man named
p;is. tio,1-ed ~ The caso A = Witnesa for Hocan.
md M tined 4s0 ~ = Taerant. he spuesled
Il, c.se. nd rave honds for h,a Apnearanca.
'
The case OF Loro, o'nlsn d TO-. nhoieeain
drucsista 70. tho stats lnsntanoo Company
WINCH hA9 been On tflA 1of eevefA HeekS Al
u ucaton, came 70 temporary eno yesterday "
Che disagreement OF the jury. 1he ease was sub
mitted f1idaJ, and yester9sy morning word WAS
sent to the Court that the jury had failed to
agree standing nine for the plaintiffs md three
for the defendants. The Jury waa II
once dirchareed- Ihs plaintiffs attribute
The failure Of the Jury TO agree TO outside
pressure. and are determined to have new trial
il possible They are confident that they have
good case, and have no fea1s OF tho result II
new trial ia granted them"
The comrnittee on judiciary Yesterday made
r1s1t to the town Of Iemont to cong1It with the
Eapery1sor IN r.-urd to the excessive oxpend1-
I,rn Of the county finds IN aid OF the
pauners in that town. For instance. Lemous
na.d last year for county ta1ea ab0u.