, 1875-12-15
TEIEi CITY.
GEM. .RAl- NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
Tho temperature, Jotterdav, ID ohservcd BY
Maaasas, opt,elsu, ~ Madison street (1'atnuSE
Du,,d;ns} vas at e \ H., 20 aeg.; 10 a. M. "a,
Il NJ, as; Up. H., 80; sp. m.. 81.
Ever siuco the ~ eninR Of 4 new Restaurant On
Msdieon street. IN any Of tbs hackmen have been
on on terrific drrlt,!s. Yesterday AFTERNOON ono
of their, uamol Thomas Cummings droFn his
hsck. No. s.. tnl o State attaes car At tho foot
Of NNmon eom:t. and ssccoedcd tn de.noishlnE
tho ris to The t t'ktont OF Hono 800
III. Coroner yesterday bold an inquest It No.
74as state straf}t on the remainH Of aiRimnnd
pYxhaun, who was inlared come three weeks
400 by beila run down bs car No. 239 Of tue
State street hno, Tie jury returned vordIot
ccnsurirr the d tyrr o! tho car for carclo'snra~,
spd on this lilo rollce hhSn Heen Ut to arrest
hlnn.
A meeting at tho wess Chicago To"n nns1a
wan hnid Manelay esounR "t which the CoIl'etor
rrtartcd that ho Hnuld brain orcFAtlons
Neunrsday. Bnce ho was nna.i - = stno tae
nuu1ber ot aaAIssanss ho w"!'!d require - sa'her
II, Tho 81 tax bB, it y dec. 70 not 70 'lf the gay
Of ino Asputn:o mill tho Cpi ee.of hhA minded
In tho l,tt IT, ,n-fh II ihs s'rictest econ my
wors made by Collector Iiatl4uan, aud the Board
adjourned.
Gen Webrter vas yesterday vosy deept7 In
rotsed ID Tnceton at revenue law. or re>neI.
Ievsor, wanted to make Amply to sa7anEh hhnhs.
He thought that ho Ind right to collect thx
out OF such Institutions. and thu lawyers OF tho
Government thought otherwise. HoF 1t will
sud is not easy 10 anv. but It II p.o1tY cortniu
that " th 70 is Anv ~av 70 mako tho bnnks pay
he ta1, tho GepetAl will hn5 il.
JOHN o'coNNon POWER, N. r.
ftrce meeting OF tho friends Of tho lion.
Iohn O'Counot Power. Al. F.. wa hold at tue
clnb-room Of tue Great Cent? nutal Iaet evening
aur tho purpose Of terfectinR n'r4nganents for
lis lecture On "lIone lsufo for lfeland,' "hfch
a to hs delivered at lIoo!as's 0peta.1tnuso Sim
laY evoulnR. aud d,HcuAsng mattes generally
n tefauon to sle houosshlo gentlelna"'a a'ay III
he city
Tho teorotarv announced that Mr. Power had
lootured nightly for the past week N The hur-
rounding tonns, and had received tho hEneht
receptitpB at Ottawa, Decatur, ihna, tasa io'
Lafayette. Iowa Ci.y, elc At Lssalle tha pub.
up deere to lear him MAJ 60 stsouK that he had
10 deliver txo lecture. there on tho Rarne dnv,
Ile proceeds OF totu Of whch, amonuling to
aaplo pufpopos He also slated that Dir, Power
1ould probably raturn to tho city Oh tho 17th
INST, and added that he had within the p1st to"
faya receved several hddltopnt my tauohh from
ne11htorlnR oiticB, IN all Of which c,o~ded
bot1res wera guaranteed II hlr. Po"or could
maize It convenient to visit them.
AID. Carh+v eulog,zcd IN tho mont comph.
m4ptary manEcr tho publ.o cateer OF the ofAtor
and pstriot, and concluded BY suggesting that,
10 tteie wore large uumtor OF Mn,o men in
Chicago, It would bo ah Aoi Of conr esy on thclr
iry With Al address teforo he took his de- arturo
from Ch!cago Ths auegeatiou we-s unanimous
II inho.aed, and the matter wila receive dua At.
ten,on.
Mr. Power leoturea on Aoyen dIf1.,rent subjects,
and that on the evening Of tho 18th inst. he
would speak at Burl'n ston Hail 90 The Mar
tyra OF Irsb Libcrts." ami on hha 10Th inst AZ
En- Rsis.' e. Opera h'''' IN 'A'' city Oh 'h'"'
NEW ENGLAND CHURCH FESTIVAL
Ra1o additions are continually being made II
Tho collection in tbs Centennial department.
Among .ellos hitherto unrol.ortod are copy OF
tho Boason he'cs Letter of l7o6; he oIdest ltnoan
autograph iattar Of Benjamin Franklin, i745; m
appeal for immediate roiDforcemonts written on
tic haltle field Of Bennington. It'll BY the Vice.
Praa;dout OF tho Council ot Safety letter ~rit-
ten IN LIT BY Slas uoane, uuitcd ssatos Com.
10 Perm s L.. to n,sa hs esosn si ne
meut for tue sale Of cargo sad pur.
gun carried iu the Rovo,a tion by Joseph Hiller.
of Salem, aud two hlunderoutsos OF tho ee7e,-
teen.l century, bcsides household art!cles and
rase old hooas too numerous to mentiou. Tho
fostlv,l wIll bo Thulajav aud Friday evenings
sna Ftsy etts.noon sosscr n,;.s nsrt nss So.1 or
ladies arc specially Invited to take their Buppera
Oil Thursday and Friday At tho tables OF tho
rafrnnhtoenI department.. beginning ut oet'ok.
There viii b8 NJ hNple blu o! faEa aesSed In tbs
beBt s.yla See tho advertisement
THE EENNICoF1s.
A meeting Of the Konnloutt Bnoo!snx Ctab
was held eot evening At shsar roons on WASH
char, and largo attendance OF Inenbors.
Tic Committee appointed At a previous meet
inE to consult With othar organizations - to q
union c.uo-room for al the naoot'n2 nos re.
ported thst they lad failed to secure such CO.
operation ~ would warrant tho hooc Of Hucoeas,
and they wers Acoold dtnKly discharged from tLa
consideration OF lilo snblBct, i *oonand 10 be
tho Wish OF The members to 20 on lV tteln1esves,
and at up Efoper room for socfsl aud tuslbca
mset|ngH.
Tue sub]ec. Of the return c1ao shoot NTH tas
pratro Club HAa discussed. but action was post
poned until after Jan. !.
Tas remainder of the eesslon mas tnkon ut
with discussion Of Bonc matters in oonnectlot
with tho constitution, by.lave, and the like, pro
rsrstory 70 tho annnal meotluR, WHICH tss&o
place jim. 10.
DKcLNEa TO ACCEPT.
Mr.. 4. II. Pence declines to 1ervo As membe
Of the Republican Central Committee lor III
Judicial Campaign. His latter Ia ~ fsowB.
ca1oAao, Dec. lt-7o ths lion. Henry Ha1pp. chat'
13-sln' leo Ii announced through tho nubio pres
su o.or Somnteo 70. tho I'LL ii
left Tho Convention lmmedst.y afssr the 20 uninatso
and uas aot s~are OF the appo nent until this morn
ting, e.unot sstyo upon ule Committee aud wia
taAs my name be Withdrawn. Youls fespeo fully.
CHEAP TRANSPORTATION.
AEET1Na or TIE NATIONAL CONVENTION To-pA'
Tie Cheap Tsauapo. tation Convention whiu
meets At tho dthud racl1o u4tel TODAY Is to b
composed Of representative bady OF men fro,
every 8la.e In tho Union. Houe OF tho delegate
arc appointed BY tha 0oye4aora Of the dinere,
Btstes, others are appointed BY Boards OF Ttat
and transportation Associations. A de!egatlo
10 alao expected from Canada. TITO membe
lhus appointed aro all mon OF lnIluencs Au
Ab..tty, and many Of shem euto3ng . nation