, 1875-05-26
THE CITY.

Ate srer{a1 n.se& 'nR OF PEosduadns unlou NO.
9. Of Chicago, bell, Ma' M. resolutions o. 70
specs to tho mea,or3o sno'f 4@s ofo'ner' fa"ln
q. Francis, nero passet
TIN tsmneraturo yest4 r.iaJ' a. observed By
Manssec. optic.a,,. IS 3tss nson street tfa1puNx
Duildipa) VIA st a. M. 10 aessoe4' ~ + ns''
GI; u n., G3; 5p. m., 6s r "'' ID r.
IT,, 59.
A1ester from tho 8upersrssnds nj Of the Hat
boz rosco in Philadelphia. receiVsa nora, etases
that there Ia boy In his custody NJ Hoa WILLIAM
Resd, II ysars old. whom he he'is sea has thh
Away from Lis home or boardlng'seh 'o' ID 'o'e
or soma othor Western, eatf.
Mr. Jo,onh shernin and family took tlteff Do
narlu,e for Europe last sveoing, and ~ \ token
OF eB,ern, on tho evening Of tlio 1ith thesr
many fllenia congregated - thosr Residence a.
497 Aonroo nsrcet. and pfcsented sLr. saefMa
with elegant bnoeuler marine 'aas, s,,ond ond
ring. Tho presentation WIS made o5 hr. 'oan
O'Neil with appropriate 1otnatRa'
The .nntuee Tomorrow It tho Ade'phi 10 Ala
Of Ito Nsvsboy.' Homo Eron,laee 70 20 fea!
anceess. Tie attraction 81 tne aaep e. co%pnn9 na,,1
eood house, aud seyon of tho ten men 70 aud
ID per cent 10 tho net procead4 have s!roady
hoca obtained y follow , GSaEies ,;is Hfae5. tag
kl,s Henry Dixie, lIorpce Moody, and H;'R.
.Throop. Ilo other thrcs mon will bs found 10
day,
. Tic Trial Of : new car-starsez an ingenious
contrrancc intended to tighten sho work q
lorsoa in getting street.calS uader way, took
place yesterday On tho Clinton street track,
superintendent Of tho West eidc lines. Tho
was applied to test tho e6lciency Of Tue tnson-
tim. With tho ca1.st2rtcr on, Tho htratn upon
tho horses found to be trtce ~ HisaI ~
with It OH. Tho tout vas daenled very satia1ae-
tory.
Elmer Yanl,burn, Grief Of tho secret servsse,
received infornlat,pn yesterday that Operative
Aucheyi had prevented tie cscare OF slx ool1a,
tcrfcitcrs from tho jail II dreensboro. n. G.
The prisoneEs lad cut through tha Hooaen no1..
wiudovs when At,cucsi and the Jas'sr discovered
them andnloppoa their proceedings. Tho officer
learned ot Their psn' Gy pns ., osotpit sa as a
s,1pnoeed tlIat he furnished tho saWs aud ehisola
found in the cell,
About o'clock last evening, while Dr. g. y.
Davis aud ]. +. Gritlin, OF No. 1as West Madison
street. sers driving their hoFaes, 10 attached 70
tunnel, tho animal Of tho latter named gons!smsn
became frightened and run away, Dr;;
Da.ls' horse also bccamo unmanageabo, .nd
by a Till running into his broaat. Both gept!e-
men woro thrown cut aud slightly hurt. Tho
Doctors horse Hmaehed tho buggy, and thn
distance before s wsn stoppsn .nS
conflls1cn among other horbes and vehicles in
tho tunuol Ut tho tltne
some days ago Mr. Henry Floyd got on
N!adiBon-strect car aud offered faro ticket
liz offered both parts Of tho ticket: ahouing that
tie rides for wAlch it Wna good had not Ill becu
uscd up. Tho conductor refused Ia aecope- On
the ground that tho rulos OF tho Company pro-
l,ibtrll litn from receiving mut,lated t'ckets:
Floyd refused to pay any other faro and
was togcibly ciccted from, tho car aud arrested
for dleosdc7y conduct. The ea4o cainc up be-
foro Justice Bcully yesterday uornfng, who do
cidcd that, NJ tho wlole Of tbs ticket had been
presented, ra n,tltilatod condition could not iu-
validate 1t, Tue rules OF lha Company notnltn,
A:nnt,,,te. Tiuvd hnd only asserted ha legal
rY.llta, and Ind been wrongfuy sjoctad. Tho
lslte: wsa therefore discharged
foral and strawberry festival wns held Ut
Lowor Farwel3 Hall laat cvoning, undor tAs
auspices OF tie Young Mens Christian Aaeocia'
llou, tor tue benefit oI Ilat nobls band Of ladies
with ilowors during the BnnnleF: Tue lecture
roam was tastntu!ly oroau'cnted, and tables ID
den with flowers, kindly donated By the dldcren
nuthss Of tho elts, filled eyery available space
[n tho Iealsny-.oom sabies were spread
and !cc-crUs1n. Strawberries, ca.e, tea, and col
fee wcro supplied IN abundance. Ito attondanc
was l,llte large, aud, beHitie tho array Of fowcE
to attract tie oyo and tho dcllcacioe to sppeaa
the appetite. music and Eoadinga Tore addca 10
tlo geneial aud moro economic pleaanfe-seeker
1le rcceipss from rncB aud tickrts moro tlla1
Ibis afternoon.
Tho Chicago Donrd Of Undoruritera he1d
rnoetiug yesterday afternoon at their otlico. No
LET Lasallo street. and ntopted a new schedus
Of ratcs, Which, However, they rcfuse to rubl1s
for fear that tho outside companies might tak
advnntago Of it. Abou: two months ago III
loard, established taFltt by whto
'asga,sas'o m s,,o,, xsa =, made I'D hnan, lq to
low buildings rating lower thun hgh ones. Til
action met with Tho opposition OF tho Nat!ont
board Which demandad ratusn to tue q
esLedulc; THIS wna however, reamsaa BY M tn
eiatipg of tho u,ont prominent rnombera ct tl
National Board Visited thls city TO bring about
pe.coablo scttlomons Of tho di'licu,sics. tn
unlanttec found that tho new tariff wa
with tho exception Of few minor point
better than the old ono. aud so reported to u
Entional DoarJ, Which theEolpon approved th
basls of rating business buildings. On tn
aboyo report action Was had Yesterday and
compliance with tho 1equeat Of tho Nation
uourd, tho basis Of rntca on business building
whB changed. otllervlHs tue tariff Of Aprll NJ
confirmed.
TIE QUO wAnRAxro.
Judge Booth Yesterday morning disposed
tho demurrer filed 4 few DAYS ago BY Judi
DicleJ to tho information, nled BY the Citizen
Association. He delivered Ills opinion oysrru
Ing tho demurrer, 10 follows;
Lave e1smned this to tbs oxtont Of the Iii
tte4l tins which hAa tecn Ut my diaroAal. Tho qua
p, % .aS ef I'll cy
ssss Il ls}.. wbssher It liz taksa sse proper stsrs
10 nsor1orsted aasr ut senss., ss s1d Hhsthet =,
ure sutscnt to present. that question fairly. sss
III IL: :1ss Il ass.
upon tho merits, % that faithful Judgment may
obtainnd iu tho xLole matter under controversy.
have como this conclusion upon tho authority Of
eases cited, and therefore think thas the donurl
should ba oyerrued aud It IL 10 ordered.
IudvA Dtckby EiY1n 4 Neak In N1ltch
file lH auaHor
THE MErcALF CASE.
Tho case OF II. j.. Metcalf, charged vi
forging the name OF \ peputy-hbesiN to
return upon summons, continued from tIe
day, was disposed OF yesterday morning in
Criminal Court. The case VAS submitted vii
out argument
Judge Booth addressed the Jury In semi.
stsuctlso win. liz vaa satiHtcd from tho q
deuce that thers was somo TcaaoH to doubt
accusea's guilt, Jet theEo wese circumstan