, 1875-11-18
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.

RE. Wilson has been appointed Buporin:cnd-
sns Of stone-cu.ting for tbs new Government
building.
Tho temperatrrs yesterday. AZ observed by
1tAuasec, opticlan. IS Madison street (fn1nuHE
DuildsnG). was aa follows: 3 n. rn., 20 degrees;
10 =. ta., 25; Ia m, %; = p. M, %; p. nj, 81.
At q meeting Of tobncconiata held yesterday.
resolutionn woro adopted expressing roarot At
Tho death Of Chhrlcs Worth. moinhor Of tho
Trade. Tho funorAl will taao place At 10 o'clock
to-day.
About II o'clock yesterday forenoon tho off,
ccrs Of tue Wost Chicago Aronuo Station found
tho body Of nm unknosn man In tho riror north
of the Chicago nvcn'le bridge. Deeoascd was
about IS years OF age. evidently lahorcy, and
to ali appearances had been III tho water for
eomo time. As yot there IL no claw to his
identity.
Tho Drug Clerks mot la4t night At No. II Dear
born Blroat to hear ctsayR Dl'yu scelItlfio sub
tccts from rnrioue mombers Of thelr organization:
Mr. Hugo Martin disconrscd upon 'Emlle!ons,
hnh Mr. U. F. llbftwig read nbont , United
6tatoH Standard Dssp penHatars." Tho csHays
Hcre well received. sho" cd considerable Thought
and usuds, and were crcdi!ahlc to tho authors.
l}y request OF tho od1tus tl.cF will DO published
IN tho no.t irsuo Of tic Pha,maciH.
Tho annual dinner of Tho Chicago Dargc Club
took place at tile fremont last night. FeFy few
Of the members Of Tho Club failed to put In All
sppoaranco well knowing what might bo c1ptck-
u on tho occasion. In their hopoH they voro
not Disappointed, for m elegantly ecrsed and
ohoico ainncr aWaitcd them to which ample
1usttoo WAS done. Although no extra or olab-
orate preparations ~e1o ordered. the dinner wsB
slf that q fsssidious gourmand OF tho present
era could t1ssire. and THO handsome club'rooms
wero taAtefuIly arranged for uso. Spncches. fun.
aud toasta wero indnged in, ana general goot
time eenjoyod BY all. There waa plenty Of
"tonet."
Tor uomo time past Martin Scully tho c1-
Clerk Of tho South sido Police Cour. han been
on bis good behavior; and las conaoquently
found time enough to ding defiance At tue poVer6
lhat be who attempted to remove The LEGALITY
Of this proceeding hc greatly Questioned, and
for tho OF eaG Il no Dssas aoa tnos
Hummernokl, and rosumod ha usual
duties. or at least nttouploa to rosuuo thom:
Tho Justico coolly Informed sculy that he could
to keep outside tho railing. Martin rorllea that
be had been elected to tho POSITION by II, 900
majority, majority greater tllan such Justice
could Get from any peopte PeIsfasng IN per-
juBsco very properly ordered Martin TO leave
The room. and instructed Sorgt. EborEold to neo
HAT tho order Hhs oboycd. And now a1nEtiu
SAWS ilo in 9olug to bring snit against 9ummer-
deli AID tho ontiro city corporation.
Tho Board Of Trade WAS considerably excited
y&E&fEIAY over LUG EGtlUEG III tlA 1fhleDblE EApEfb
That tho heayy commission firm Of Welle 1 Co..
OF Allegheny City, had failed for $150. 600, md
That somo Chioago commission houses were los-
sts 70 largo extent by tho fraudulent dealings
Of Wells CT bis agent.
Tho facts ascertanod By TRIBUNE; reporter
aro. that Wci!c h Co. havo failed for the abore~
named amount and that their agent here had
bought heavily Of barley from Meter & Co. and
notes which, a[oce tho firm BY which
klley Are signed AFe bankrupt, are
worthless. Tho barley was takon and de-
uveEed into tho bands Of third party, whose
sold the grain and received az an equivalent
good uotos snd cash. After tho nowa Of failure
had reached the cara OF tho men holding WoiIo
d Co.'S uotos Reatch wa8 instituted for tho bar
10y and no representative Of 1yeile 4 Co. couldbe
found, leaving Meter and Iichteuborg nournern
for sum reported to DO e25,000. but which will
probably como down to about half that amount
md cauaes great indignation and ronark. Other
Grms In tho city aro almost equally Interested in
tho recovery at tue gsatu or tho money c9uiva-
en..
Ii catofn. observcr had Walked dowu Dear
born street at tho proper hour yesterday. ho
mau in front OF Whylanl L FosB' restaurant hop
ping wildly around on ono leg, holding up tic
other. ind 1uentlY calling down tho wrath OF
heaven On that boar and all lis forbon1s, from
tQU OTlksNni lEulu AOH5t kq ku0 uEdC6Huhnk
In question. II tho observer bad inquired into
lilo matter. after 1,o had finished laughing at
tue sight. he woull hayo learned that Mr. Why
land, who bears q nicKnR1no with reference TO
his weight, had purchased sumewhero a Amail
bear cub, and had Gagged him In front Of hs
place Of business M curiosity. While
tho animal Was yesterday n,nnsiug n
crowd Of nowsboys. gentleman con-
nccted with tho transportation bueincBs
saw tho performance from acrogs tho asroot aud
rame over. Meeting the owuer Of tue bcAr ho
oHersd to wager bottle OF mn!c!po that he
i.bo proprietary could not take tho bcar down
ssairs. where he "aa kept part Of the time.
Tho wager was accepted and The attempt madc,
tho common carrier enjoying tho sport
from *hhs proved Az unrafe 1ocn-
ton. In tho course OF the cub'A
mauetvres he rot withn clover distance OF tho
gentleman from acroHs the street, and, NJ
matter of conrse, reached out aah took taato
Of hlsleg. Then came tho Eyratlone und much
strong language, but tiicro WA no way to get
even, and the ownor of tho meat which tho cub
took In lldn't recover il.