, 1875-12-22
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.

1bs nrls rAsls Hotel, roccntly reftled and
tut in admirable condition, will remain opoG
Turing the winter.
Tho pedestrian. Eorlha Won T1Illeru, is re-
tursted To call at tho city rooms OF TnR IR1B-
cKE to receive certain communications.
The Ncweboys' Homo Was presented with d
rory fnc Christmas treo yeaterday. Uu. tiers
hns yet nothing with which 10 adorn 1t.
Shortly alter noon yosscrs'ny Join A. r..
tindt who kaopa a dry-gnods storo at No. Gia
Elason nvcnuc, fell from his buggy aud Ind soy-
eral of ha ribs brokon.
Tho tompornt.iro yesterday at observed by
Mnnassc, optcIan. No. IS Madison asrcet CrnfB-
USE Duildin6). mas at H. 1n+ 60 dog; 10 g. III,
81; 12 m, 81; ! r. H.. Is: u p. m., Al.
It was stated in Saturdays paper that party
pf buuko-rorers had bccn tlomciIcl at Knl,n'a
Hotel. aud that Detective Chaplin had asrcpte(l
ono nj than and broson up, their business. Tho
prTeRt WAS nado M stated, hut tho man And h8
hssociateH wore not stopping at kuhu'G, but At
smother hotel.
3fr. Alexander. Kirkland told tho Caleloniano
last night what ito xHcw nb0ttt Oliver Goldsmith,
1lr. Kirkiand's reputation EB d npctltcr did not
suffer any from bin olfort last oyer,ing, whicl,
was in oyery respect calculated to intercat aud
instruct the large mud npprccnttve audience
which assembled to hear tho lecture. 4 delight
ful fonturo OF tho entertainment WA tl,o Very
excellent vocal aud instrumental music provided
by tho following Well-known musicans Mrs.
lhurstsn, Slra. Whtrous. Mr.. William II. Stanley,
tnd AIr. Edward e, Hale 1Ir. l,onja1aiu Owen
,ctea 81 accompapsss.
The cnso of 4. G. troepebnum, who vns
brought hero from Fort Wayne upon requisi-
son 10 answer To charge Of pofjury, was ex-
R1nined bofore Iuatico Knufmann Yesterday.
Tho complaint alleged TINT Greoucbsnm had
committed perjury III signing m appeal bond
md swearing that 10 waa tho ownor at certain
teal estate. Wien tho case wnA heard yesterday
it hecamo clear that drcenebanm vas . ,s'ctns
and not an oroudcr, the appeal bond having
been signpd an the por Jury committed By sonlo
rascal who for lhas occasion pnreo,lAted tiroene-
taur, III order to furnish straw bail In addition
10 tho prooi TINT Tho signature to tho tenl vas
not GreeLebaumA,tt It wnH shown TINT at tho timn
tllo bond wAs Figned ho wns moi i'll Chicago, aud
tad not boon Tor uenrly q month. The dofon,i-
ant was promptly discharged. and 1t IL probabIo
that D suit for damages will grow out OF tho
matter.
hdclphi laBt night, as tho AmaZons wero march
tnE npon portion Of tho scaifoiding uscd In tho
bridgo.sceno tho tompornEy structure fell With
terrible crasb md sorios Of shrieks, pro-
:oUEed and loud, cAu10 from tho poopio bohnd
Tho scenos.. Tie nudonco started to its foot,
anu grand rush mud crush vcro mado for the
doors, i'ro being suspected. Hut few, llownyor,
,ett tho building Iutot WIS soon restored md viii!
u E4lIg tIG iupICdbl9lt tllAE LINZ ti1hliaDk'
had takon tumble through tho stage. It was,
however, explained that tho s,soet creature was
unnjtrcd, and tho performance was suddenly
btohon Oh. brs; Hay md 1Iuslbort wero sum-
n,oncd Immediately, when It was aacortained
luHlon had somewhat died out, TINT three or
ionr persons wcro pretty roughly bruised,
although nothing serious was discovered, The
injured Etrls wcro takcn to their homes in car
rlngea, md their wauts promptly attended To.
Homo will necessarily DO abHont from tho bridge
sceno for fow days, bnt thoy will 30 kindly
snkrn care Of by tho managers OF tho hdetphi.
Thus accident, unavoidable ~ it eoo1nH will not
liItorrunt tho performances, aud tho regular
Wednesday mat,neo Will bo l.ell this afternoon
THE CAkcAno ATI1ESiEUM.
THIS Society. which Inns its rooms at Nos. G3
md G5 Washington strcot, l,as just closed tho
fnl! term Of its evening classcy, which hns boon
moro largely attoltlad and moro successful tban
any previous turn. Tho collfBe Of study in
cluded Gor1nsu. French, Lutin, drawing, pho
uograpl'y, roca! music, olocltion, poumanship
and English grammar. In addition to these tho
Mechanics Institute, which occupies portion
Of tho rooms Of tho Athonmusn maintain classes
ID mechanical drawing. bookkeeping, and nrith-
mctc. The total membership OF n1l tho cInaHes
vas 740. The nyolngo nmot1nt paid BY each
pupil for tuition Tor tho term Of tnolyo wooke vas
but & IL, aud yet, With tho largo numbers asso-
slated together, this furnished compensation
to all teachers employed. aud loft reasonable
margin for general expenses. Thu element Of
charity has bseil largely slinaiuntcd from Tho
work Of tho Society. in tho beof that ita priyi.
locos will be Of creator value 10 tho members II
each paya tho cost OF oil Tint ho receives.
Tho winter torn Of tho evening clasBes will
nnen on tho 3l OF January next. Several new
branches Of study will 10 added, among them
nlasscB in reading and spelling, and casg In
anciopt history in chargu Of Or. Samuel Willard.
Of tho Chicago High School. Tue department
pt Drawing will bo organized rs A school of In-
anstIial Art" in chatGo Of Prof. .. J. Fierce.
superintendent OF drawing In tho public
hcloos of tbs city,. Thus will be
1.a!9i., 1inder the auspices Of tho Mechanics.
1u!l aud detailed information in regard to tho
next tosm Of c!nuses which will lo furnished
freo ou application ut tho otlico Of tho Society,
or VII hn sont to any address, on request by
ros1.orr1cg DEctaroSs.
Mc1chants haTing tcen III tho habit OF scnd-
Ing out parcss devoted to special i1,tercstB, in
their own name, printed boldly on tin Wrapper
the regular pound rate chnrgoablo Oh t1a,ly
uapora lhe question was submitted to tho rost-
oftlco Dopa1tmons. AMI tho following decision
zondercd:
rrgular Huscri1cr nlr not ony shs name oi s,lci,
When SUBSCRIBER i temporarily slssnt there woni 1i
20 10 ob1eStton to sending hls paicr ut the pound r1e
to tAe paeo whoro he may ho temporarily sojusrng,
pt ~hGh spers addressed subscribers 1t places
where they hAse no permanent temporary 1eatdencs
nr place Of business, will. nn evident intention 10 do
fraud tho Government Of tho legitimate r4to of pont-
nse 70 which aaen Pals7 arc subject. they should! not
bo delivered until oetAEu has bcen mid tbercon at
transient rates. notwithstanding thcy mar bs sent to
the cate Of Bouse uthcf individual
Tho following decision. also N atto by tho De-
partmput, otplains itself:
ANY publication classified "First," "Becoud,,
Third oGaition etc., zach o4iltton ioarng the sa,,s
'ise ~ shn others and tho nattcs coutaincd ,t,ci
differing from that tontancd n the other eo,,s III
ness cards, or leer deposited In post-o.cc. to Lo
cent BY mall matter Of the second class slows nal
Fable intention OIL tho part Of thu publisher thereof 10
cvaas tho law requiring the laymrnt Of rost-
*ge or transient Eatos upon such advertisement
were 1t seut separate mud n1ask fran. tnrh
publication. and illus dep.iving tito CpyrriIncnt Of
the resrnn that would be rtalizcd by te payment Of
such Transient rate thereon. Eucil plutr,lurv IL
violation OF tho law, and posts2p Ut trsneIsnt rss
prepaid by ststnIs ath1td should 10 required upon
sucl publications. ~
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO,