, 1875-09-21
THE CITY.


GENERAL NEWS.
Baird Il Bradley hAvs sold to e. ". Dlatell-
ford, for $4,000. sho property on tho west aide
oy La9atla street. north OF and noar Washington
street, boing q 2-12 fsot BY 1fu.
Tho temperature yesterday, as observed by
nfanaese, opt!clau, 50 Madison strcet tTnsnusE
TnIlding1 was At 8 r. rn., 60 dog; 10 a.m., g.;
II =, m. IS; p, m, IS; r. M, Co.
A tnan nanod Angus. Palmer bad bin leh foot
badly crushed at about o'clock last sventng, in
tho North Chicago RolEing-aii|Ih D1. Parks.
vho attended llu1, thinks sml'utatton will not ho
necebHary.
Mrs. Lo,nlsa Gsaseer, Who 1vos On Thirty.tlrnt
st.eet, near Locke waa slightly wounded iu tho
rieht brcass yetsezdAy br tho accidental t1ta.
charge Of etot-Gnn Which Hho Wao putting into
I wagon butt foremost.
This meeting hold NJ 8 o'clock on Sunday in
JndRo Booths courtroom, for the purpose Of
Inrmipg IN association Tor Gu tvatng \ knowf-
olsa Of tho Irish language, roetty. and music,
hour. The aehoetatlou will be nou-tcctArian,
non"politlcal, aud cooperative.
A Iscteal.nntd psddier, named David Wright,
~hlIo huEtyfng around his route, was thrown
from his wagon at The cornor Of Washington
and 1.'ncoln streets. and 1islocatcd bis right
sLouldcr. He uks attended by Dr. I}urt, who
reHet the joint, at' thon he drove Oft home, aud
tofusod to wake up ANY tnoio sleepera with tho
harbh sounds Of bis cracked ball.
Tho young poopls Of the University placo
Daptist Church called Saturday night as tho
efopp,nc. .pl,oe Of their pastor, tho Rov. 4, j.
Flust, whu has Just resigned his osiion for the
pnrpo, Of going to Denver. The ociai object
of their call uao 10 present him with b. AusfuI
silver Water-BcEyee as te,tin,onlal Of their sf-
fecIiop. Tho recl liant latu, nod tllau&s. and af-
tor mn houF Of social intercourse tho patty
broke up.
Mr.. Dunno Dotv, tbs uewlv-eiec'cl Assl'tsnt
superintendent Of Schools. declares his Intention
Of accepting tho position tenda,esi lin. tio WAS
con !uiting Sestorda. With NJ. 1ickArd upon tho
condition and pro1rects Ut the sct!onR. md
atnted that he should lar before thai grniloman
nny suggestions or rlans he might deem neccs-
Aary to 10 adoptot1 aud wait bis decision con-
corning thom. lie had been = warm IF end Vt
no doub1 they would wolk together hn,mpnl.
ously. Present engagements will prevent A1r.
HotS'H entering on hs now duties until Bomo
ACs11v NJ. WAND. ...
The Hartford Conranf ant,ounceb tho aoata In
that city on tho It'll inst. OF A1r. Auth IL.
Ward, a Rontleman wcl-knorn to many Chlca-
ness and religious intercets IL, this city. blr
Ward was born on tho 25th October. 1881, At
11idd,otowr,. CT. When bow he learned tho
joweIry bnsIness Of Mr. Thomas Btoelp, Of
iiAftf0f0. A1Q "be euTi0FeQ III LHAt tfh16 tDF
abort lime at Concold. N. H.. and ia Hartford.
III 1857 or 1883 he CAME to Chicago aud whit
INTO tho fire and marine inhIrAnce business
with Mr. D. ". Phillips. l1e vas a!so tho
pany, boiug Mr. ": II. Wolls' predecessor. Ilo
also opora ed III teal estato, and bought in con-
Junction with the Boweus largo tracts Of land in
tho South Divialon, which he sold At the right
moment, Ecalutng very heavy plotis. Early Ia
Hartford, and during his sueoonco in this c ,
was au Active aud prominent member OF that de-
nomination. About 1865 lin health Gayc Wny.
and ho went East. Aftor few months Of l1'ncss
he acecpted tho appointmens Of General Agent
OF tho Charter OAK life Insurance Company for
the State Of Nov York. aud renamed thus en-
g0god until 1870. Wien be returned to Hartford,
~lete no resided VI to thr tine Of Ills death. Lie
1oaves nlfo and three children.
v1AnCcf NxET1Ha.
4 delegation Of resident proptfty.ho1ders Of
the district about BIHe Island avouue met yes
terday afternoon at the otl'ce OF 8. Il. kerioos.
With tho Intention Of calling upon Comptroller
Ilnyeb 10 s0t bofofa that gentleman the import
xnce aud uocessty Of building 1mtnedlatev the
s,aduct on Dluo, Island avenue. Tho Com
nstee composed Of Aessrs. Pilgrim, Walk,
accompanied by Mr. g. II, Ketfoot, found that
Mr. Hayes Was ia New York, sud 90 called upon
she Board Of patl!c Works. :,
Commissioner Thompson listened to their
fcasous, aud stated that tho contract 10. tho Ta-
dict would undoubtedly be lot as soon ~ tho
Comptroller would isane tho rsty cersiAcAto4
The street IN question ia nov 10 tit condition
fer operations 10 be commenced and tho people
Of thAs vicinity will commence 1iuR-sn for pay
ing soon II the work on the Yiaduct In begun.
Tho question Of Sewers also troubled the Com
futtoe, al there are no lneaus to drain AWAY tho
rater 1ow collecting.
They Adjourned to mse+ again Wednesday at 2
r. M iu tlle Doard Of Pub1o Works ROOMS, whom
Il In thought that more Bat,%factoEy concluslone
can bo roAcled ID regard to tho improvement IN
question:.