, 1875-03-19
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.


Of the County Board audited yesterday dlvtrs
bills, amounting 10 e1.3oo, for outdoor relief.
Tho o1cinl vote on Dr.. De Koven now soems
to stand 10 for antt 20 against him. Tho last
heard from is California, which inlorses Jaggar,
bu. not Tho Warden OF 1,acino
Officer atcAuley telsgraphod from Webfscr
Avenue Station laat evening that Capt. E1lis
"was bully" which means that he IN recovering
rapidly from his soVcre illuusB.
Tic Temperature yesterday, as observed by
Manasss, oFtician, 50 N[adibon street (Tn1nusE
lluildlng), wEs at q a. m, 1G degrees 10 u. n.,
70; II u., ~ !; 0 p, m., II ; p in., 18 p. M,
~.
Tho various bilta audited by the different CONF
rnitteoA OF ths County Board during tho past few
days amount to $4,000. Thoy will bo proaepted
10 the board nt thclr next meBting for iinal &C.
lion thereon.
Tho proposed now T1llcs for tho government of
ll.c Chicago l:onrl Of Trade wero yesterday
adapted hy thc following vote: For adoption,
ss4; agaiuet adoption, 81; majority for now
ruseH, Gl1.
Jobu Fitzgerald. w1loss namo las been nlen-
toned in connection with tho Office OF West
Town Collector, is not a cAnddato fur that poBl-
tion and does not wRnt It. 1Io has good buzz
ness. and does not caro- 10 stray OH afsor Pol'ti-
ral honors.
John aiallcr filled h.snEc1E up with lHgor yea
tcrday. and wound ni' q aptce ny thrnsttns LIS
hand through pnno Of glans III . saloon at tho
cor1lor Of randolph md Franklin streets. Anl
cnttng 'onE aud severe gash Which extended ,al
wound bcd protuscly, and ottieer Dewey took
Tho man to tho County IIoEpital for treatment.
About s}:3o o'clock last evening tho door-bnll
Of MIR. j. G. .IIuckins ut No. G75 West Monroe
ssroct, waa rung and shat gentleman answer
cd IT, but found no, person on tho
F., stop. Looking down. hc discovered parcel,
mud picked it up md carried It into the house,
whcgo It wna fornd to contain a baby about u
week old, nliye and kieling vigorously. Hounds
maj, Murphy, ut tho Unlon Park Station was M
pcaled to, and tho waif was placed In the Found
Lug'H Homo an1 CAROL for.
Tho lnaies Of tho First Baptist Church gnvo n
valy pleasant entertainment Inst evening at
NTartiuou Sonth Bido Hail. The tsbicau1 wcro
Sfey y o SGte 4a , @ h4sr s1s tho snsRg I sSa
vorT effectively, and ''Ye singin' skewl hronsi.
iuwn the nouus. Lady Washington vii! hnld
another court Saturday evening, at which tho
programme will te aituilas in design hut varied
in dotail from that Of last eyeuiIg. Tlloec who
may attend 1t will cettnnly bo repaid for go do
. iuE.
Tbs deat., Of d contenarian is rocorded-Mr.
Charles WlImnt, who departed this llfo Welnes-
lay evening at tho residence Of his eon, ATr.
Wlln,o.. who reached his Tooth birthday Inst
Ghristman, catuo 10 this country md city twenty-
aix yenrs nEo, and has resided hero ever since.
1'ho docoaAca wasa blacksmith by trade. and
fur many years waB employed by P. ". Gates Il
t.o Until t fow wooks ago tho old gentleman
retained bis facultteH and memory tn romarkn-
bio degree. Tho deceaaod, wllu leaves three
children, was = mcmher Of St. esephen't Catho-
lo Church, wheucs tho funerat will tako place
thla morning.
Tho Lo Moyne-Tarwot conteEtetl oloctiou court
nro rushing buninesa III lively manner, Yes
terday there wero three branches in session.
called to tho stand 10 testify in regard to the
transactions before tho Board Of Canva1aeru at
the tlmo tho roturaa wefo canyasaod: ~. VII
son Was the next witncas. Tho object in intro
Ing that Of J. ". Crawford, u Farwotl witness.
Otto fetT testified to having votod for Mr. Lo
Moyno At tho fovember election 10 bad not
Wnu No. G. North ClArk Btrcet.
4. q, B1AoKEEH.
Tho story Of tho lifo Of A. O. Mackecu. who
committed suicide Wednesday evening while IT,
ing in coll In tho Toledo prison, fB ono
tcrday'g paper. ho waa an intimate friend Of John
Laurie, The keopor Of tic California. Restaurant
Il No. 1G4 Madison street. hlackoon waa = M
tive Of Glasgow. Scotland. whero his family. con-
hibting Of fonr brothers aud two sisters, aso
1T present residing. His relations are Nil
wealthy, and 10 vas given NJ fine an
eaucation a. poaulbIe in Glasgow unlyer;
from Glasgow for this city, bringing with
him considerable amount OF mouoy. which ho
Intended to 60 into businesa With. Ho fell IN
with le&d companions, took to drinking, and
catousel in such 3 manuor that le Was soon tit
subject for mad-house. Ills shtEat for strong
drink completely oTorpovorad him at timcs, and
ho would cry out that he Was choking to death.
fit Of trernenB which 10 had had on tho previous
daT, drew from Mr. Laurie $780, which ho Ind
deposited with him for safe keepluK aud started
for tho bank;; Previous to going. ho told Mr:
Laurie thnt he had 1 will nale ont Of all
his property, aud Esvo him como directions III
to tho disposition OF his personal effects in
caHe OF hIs death, aB no did not think ho wan go
INK to live long. lie then started for tho bauk
md WAS not heard frum until tho succeeaing day,
when Alr. Laurie received q telegram from tho
Chief Of the Toledo police announcing that
aiackeon WIS IN that city III very doranRed con-
hin back to thIs cIty, aud Wednesday morning
ho received Anoth1r telegram that N1ackeen had
nt4anglcd himself III lis cell. lIiH baggage aud
oitccss arc in THIS city. but havo not yot been
tound. lie 10 ballorad to have had conslora.
bio amount OF money In ZONE Of tho banks tn
tho vicinity Of LaSallo atreot. Lis friends will
be notified aa soon 10 their addteEB la obtained.
Miss DAVENPORT.
rho leading members OF the congregation nnd
= few inYised Eue9ts had Tho pleasure of hearing
Miss Davonp0es sing Ii tho T:lnitY Episcopal
Church after the LeHscn Beryico In the chapel
yesterday. Al!ua davenport is q now clnimant
for public favor md appreciation: IA got her
voice has rocoiyed no musical culture.
but It h!lows both compaaa aud dcxf-
tsility. Tho notes aro rlcll aud full and
II tLoy lack something Of tho smooshnosD
which study aud culture produce, practice under
proper guidance will aoon remedy that, tt being
Of tho especipl results OF culture and not 70
po looked for In . voice that las not received
any,
Even under tho trepidation consequent upon
first trial before strangers who had como to ortiz
cieo them, her notes woro full aud round. 1lliug
thu building. 6ile has tAo reputation Of einGinY
with caro- ut sight the exercises over whigli
pupils less favored BY nnturo study for xoaks or
Eol,tGa.
Mlua Davenport pugpoaeH doyotng hcreolt for
tho preHent to church lD,.eic. for which, Judging
from tho brief trial yesterday, Bho seeulH emf
would provo m acquisition 10 ANY choir, aud
when improved by study, Al it undonbts'!y will
bc, 1t Ia quite poasble that her ambition viii laad
hcr to larger effort with fatr prospect OF euc-
se1a. The numbers which hlo aang from