, 1875-01-02

Tho Athonnum uanta practical bookheepol
(not professional teacher) to instruct its c.ass
III bookkeeping ono evening each week,
Tito Executive Committoa Of tho Citizens' Az.
socta'fon have appointed tho following stand
ing Judiciary Committee: Edward s. Iaharn, the
Hon. j. D. Cation, and L. G. Larucd.
George Piper, OF tho Holt lfouae, grieves TO,
hts oyorcoat aud believes TINT A1r. Thompson
with ~ stoto it. Tho latter Is also accused
Of burglary on Like atreet, committed last
xintor
Burglars entered The Wholesale lf9uor-store OF
1senns Dros.. No. 274 South Water street, alo,,.
$50 O'Clock yesterday morning, hut wess scared
of by tho appearance Of Officer Watsra, who
examined tho promises, aud found nothing lia.
turbcd.
Yesterday was the regular meeting day Of tho
South Town Board. but, out OF consideration Of
mo DAY, tho meeting "an postponed until tho
fret Friday ia February. There wnro present
yesterday AFTERNOON, Justice DnWoif, Supervisor
Hchank. aud Clerk GruenLus.
The Comu,ittoo Of Ono Hundred Of tha Citi-
zenH, Temperance Alliance Of Chicago, with tie
os-ofieio members, Nill meot in 1soom n Palmer
1loi'sc Monday at p. M, sharp, to adopt the
rest or the constitution aud bJ-laws, aud for The
election OF officers.
It appongs TINT the statement published yeB-
terday rcatiye tp 11essrs. Schanner J. Brockway
Was III all respects incorrect. Tho person who
to be convorsant with tho alleged facts, was
either deceived himself. OF actuatod by desire
10 injure tho gent1en.on above referred to.
Probably tho Horst don Of infamy in Chicago
Ia that at No. 2G South Despaiuea street, kept
bv a woman we'll known to The po1ice as Mother
Farner. This notorions woman and two oshers.
with t"o mon. were drunk and making a loud
noise last evening, and Olticcra Brannoc1.
Gleason, and Jones arrested them aud locked
them up i.s the Matliaon Street station.
= The National {Elgin) Watch Company nppro-
priately began the new year By placing l2-foot
figure Of Father Tine OIL the american Express
Itullding. OIL Monroe street. Tho poor old gan-
tieman did not securo tilnt-ciass Quatters, how
over. na tho ignorant woEkmon persist In stand
ing him OIL ono foot with tho other extended,
q Ia cau-can. The fall Of h similar figure In the
Exposition Building has evidently boon forgo.-
ton, for tho new ono looks moro dangerously
placed than tlo 0rst ono was.
From tho books OF tic County Treas,,rer, 1t
appears that there has boon collected on South
Town taxcs, from April to December, the Hum Of
js'li ,564.19. After tha County Treasurer had
deducted his commission, amounting to 321g.50,
!lo turned tue balance over to Supervisor John
Schank. This amount toeethor with 51l5 ro-
celyed from his predecessor. Patrick O'Brien,
$1,5B0 from o1-Cn!lector C1enry, and loan Of
s5,loo from tho Fidelity Savings Bank, making
ia all 321 06D69, is the total amount for which
john schank il held responsible.
Ono Of the naddcst suicides which has ever 90.
cusred in this city Waa enacted at GrAcelaud
Cemetcfy Yesterday afternoon. An unknown
man, who has tho appearance OF laborer. wnn
found dead. lying across grAvo-.supnosod 10
be that Of hts wife-ahot through tho heart. A
pstol by his Bido told too plninly that he Ind
died by his own hand. Deceased is 4 man about
As years oil, s feet incIlos In boight; han dark
ilalr slightly tlnged with gray. and q smooth