, 1875-09-05
GENERAL NEWS.

Thu temperature yesterday, - observed by
ManaEse, Optlciac, 83 Madison street (TRIHUSE
Building), was at 4. m, G9 degrees; 10 =. n,
II; T. N. IS; p. H., 73; p. NJ. 10.
4 brick fell CD the head Of Cornelius Mohke,
q workman on Mr. Moody's church. corner OF
Chicago avenue md LaSallo street, yesterday,
and fractured tho skull it is feared. he was te-
moved to his house, No. $50 North avenue
The Cook County Normal School opened
Wednesday with the prospect OF largely in
crcased numbers. About sixty presented them
eelves for admission, OF whom ABOUT forty were
successful Tho Normal Department is already
full there being several moro pupils than seats.
Thomas Bonfeld, q nan IS years Of age. and
tho father Of Il large family living ut No. 18 Ly-
man street, was drowned in the river At South
Ashland avenue bridge, day before yesterday.
,His hat blew OF into the water, and in attempt
ttne to get it he met his death.
+ Mr. Franklin MacVeagh, head Of the Citizens
Association. eays that that body does not intend
to do suythln: at all about an election this fall,
but will calmly AWAIT the action OF tho supreme
ICourt On tho adoption OF tho chAtt4r OF ls!Z
!Of the Judges who will decide tina: caset MF.
MacVeaph SAYS that two have directly and one
Indirectly decided against it.
Thu abstract books of Nilmaps l. Thialcke
were deliEered at the Recorders Office last eTen-
fpp and work will be commenced upon them to
morrow morning. Unt1 tho County Board
makes an appropriation for the purpose, the
Recorder will be unable to employ extra help.
and tho work must be done With Euch help as he
has, together with the men employed by the
firm of which tie county purchased the 2b-
stEacts,
Mr- Alexander Wurster. who 30 successfully
managed the German Theatre at the Grand
Opcra~House last SEASON, has again engaged
this house. now known as the New Chicago
Theatre BE is surrounding himself with :
hrst-t}xsa company, and none but the best kind
Of comedies viii be played upon the stage. Mr..
Wufster has d. ne much to elevate the German
theatrs in Chicago, and ho deserves to DO we'll
patronized.
A correspondent states that Fair ia to be
held, the ava;ls Of which sre to DO appropriated
to the foundation and establishment of Scan
dinavian High School, the expenses Of which, il
Miss O1sen's plan ia carried oot, Will admit OF
those whom It will most bea6t obtaining An edu-
cation under the most favorable auspices This
has been, and will be, the life work OF this lady,
whose success ia sincerely hoped for Due
notice OF tbs time and place OF holding the Faif
VII % given hereafter
The Chicago Coal Exchange held meeting in
their roonh Metropolitan Block. yesterday af-
tefnoon- 4 bare quorum WAS present. Secre-
tay Kirkland repo: ted the recelpts Of coal By
hke up to last report - follows: Anthracite,
e05.660 tons bitur,inous, 102, Qso; received
riuce last report 14,u0o tons anthracite and
14,120 tons bituninous. This showed m in
czeaao OF 1888 tons Of anthracite and 81, 87z
Of bltuminouB over the rcceip:s Of last year up
to the same period. The report was approved,
and. n the.e vas nothing else Of particular i'm
po1tance, the Exchange adjourned.
Tho Executive Committee OF the Treating
Hospital Association met yesterday Afternoon,
the FreAldent. ME. Z. F. Derckson, in the chair.
The Superintendent submitted report Of oper1-
4aas 70 date. showing that thirty e1pQ1lpaa