, 1875-04-11
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.

before the Philosophical Society.
The three-story brick building no. 1877 III
N1ukee avenue Is reported to be in danger
falling, aud the people living in tEo-stot.
frame house adjoining are alarmed sboat it.
Commissioner Jones ears II the County Com
missiopers naeau bnalness IN asking him 70 &c
COMPANY Architect Cocbrane Oh the Eastel1
tour inspecting hospitals. he Ia willing, pus me?
must put up, Of Rt least signify their Willingness
to do 50 before be ata1ts.
Aichael Mulconnery charged with murnen!ns !o
William OBrieu three years ago. wse yeo.etuai'
examined before Justice 6cully apa mseaA 9:o. 9ea
The only witness against him was oblaeo wy
who said sundry people had tola 9ei css.1 .!.
fiiu1s. Tbs people aforesaid, being oa4Y s"otns
s3anied they aver made any such statements.
qho third Quarterly report Of the Medical
r);ractcrv Of the German -Amer1can Dispacs.ij.
M mi Effth nyeuue to the Board Of Trustees
1raa rendered yesterday. The number OF per
aana recatSiug gr4tnitou9 treatment during the
ouarter ending March 81, WAS 719: the numbo1
Charles H. 6pra.ne, arrested recently fo1
euttiug John Pinkham with . knife, explaina
that Pinkhxm began the fight; that the knife
was small pocket-knife; that he had it out 70
clean his nails; that when Pinkhan fell On top
Of him the knife accidentally struck the foFner
on top OF the bend Aad that the cnt Was vezS
slight one. now invisible.
Lbs burning OF sou1e sulpntt Te51eIn1y ~ tAo
boilers OF the Chamber OF Commerce Building,
dled tbs Board Of Trade room with fore-tsate
Of thu hereafter which awaits some OF 1es MEN,
bezs. It ras not + serious matter. Tor W1ndo~s
were opened, and freeh alr let in, but 1t was ao
intimation Of place where there arc no "lndoTa
and the ventilation is Very poo1.
The hands Of Walker l. Oakley, Of the Union
Hids and Leather Company, struck recently be-
CAUSE their wages we're reduced from SIS to $15
per week. Tweutv-two men we're brought On
from the East, but they have gone away, and at
present there sre 100 men out of employment,
and there 10 no prospect OF reconciliation BE-
tween employers aud employees.
The GRIND jury Yesterday found N iudlct-
zneut against Mrs Locke, who keeps an lrTeg-
u1ar bouse On Michigan avenue This ia the
ono in front Of Ehich q policeman wss stationed.
~ recently told in TIE TRIBUNE. Suit was
originally brought in the South Side Police
Court, but the case Fas dismissed there Tester-
dav. in order to adopt the qulckar mPthod OF &r-
riging It the desired result.
The graduates of Amherst College met
last evening in the Grand Pa:ifc Hotel to DOM
1nate member Of the College Board OF Trustees
to fill yacaucy caused hy ''le death OF the Hon.
George Wiliston- J. Il. : hompson was elected
chairman. After short discussion it was re-
solved that all Western men will support the
nominations Of Rufus B. Kellogg Of tho Kellogg
National Bank, and George Howland Of tho Chi
cAeo High School for the position. The cleo
tion will bs nade May u, by the College Alumni
At the annual meeting Of the Highland Park
Building ComRanv the fol1oEing Board Of Direct
ors was elected for the ensuing rear: Henry
Lowe, J. 0. Norton. B, E. GoodelI, James =.
Tyler, Henry Booth. C. r Field, and John 4
Wrenn. At aubdequsnt meeting OF the Doin1
On the 9th inst. the following officers were elsct-
ID: James r.. Tvler, Presidents J. o. Norton.
Treasurer. The election OF Superintendent was
7,ostnoned to 4 future meeting.
Ex-Police Commissioner Renben Cleveland.
through his attorney, Gen. J. N. Stiles, filed the
following affidavit yesterday in the Criminal
Court. claiming that he is entitled to tho posi-
ton of Police Commissioner now held by M1.
Reno. He further asked leave to file IN infor-
nation against Reno to show cause, etc. Judge
Booth took the whole matter under considers
ton till Tuesday, whaa he will in all probability
notify Commissioner Reno to show BY what
authority he exercises the Office Of Polics Com-
missioner. Should JUDGE Booth grant the re-
quest the information will be fled on the 17th
lust SO the prospects are fair for another Police
Commissioner row In the Criminal Court
L meeting Of the members Of the Coa1 Ex-
change was held yesterday afternoon at tbsir
rooms in the Metropolitan Building, but in the
absence Of quorum no business OF consequence
Committees Is follows: Committee On Arbitra-
tion, G. H. Dyer. L. E. Curtisa, l.. snydaoker,
John Griffin, and 1. D. Wa1dron; Committee On
Appeals, r: 4 Menge; J. r. olcottt,
q. s. Hale, J: l. Ha.hAxay: speci-
submitted to the meeting. majority OF whom
expressed the opinion that ii there was more Of
tbs same kind attainabls it WAS Weu worth dig
Eing for. The meeting adjourned subject to
cs11 Of the Chairman.
The regulsr monthly meeting Of the Board OF
Councillors Of the Hospital for Women and
Children wRe he'd Tuesday at the Hospital, cor
mar Of Adams and Paulina streets. The numbe.
Of patients treated in the Hospital during the
month was IL; in the Dispensa1y. IS; outside
casea 81; total, l22 The following donations
we're recaived: Mrs. AoGreeor Adams, Gas;
$40; Mr. Oliver Lee, el0; Col James, Sc;
friend, 81; from tue WonAn's Aid Associa-
tion {tbrongh HRS. Good>, $50; tie Fourth
Presbyterian Sewing Society C'hrough Mrs
Adams). l6 eheets and 80 undergas1nsnts; the
Union Park Conversational Society (throngh
HRS Camp. Is undergarneuts; from the Viii
nineton Coal Company Through Mrs. Dyas), 10
tons OF coal: also from Mr.. Arend, morphine.
81 Ar. Boreland, morphine, 81 Mr. Joan Hill,
fiiee eien os Sne4 aaes IT, si5 Io1d sni3b
drugs. $40, labels. cards, and books, from Mr.
Van Shaack, o. II. Turner, r. r Hanscom,
Ekesn, stuart l. Co.; from Jansen. AoC1urg l.
Co. Through Mrs. Gage), blank books, $40.
THE CRIMINAL COURT.
In the case Of Watt Robbins tried for keep
ing 1 common gaming. house, the jury returned
4 verdict Of guilty. aud penalty 1t 600 and
coats The prisoner vent to Jail till 2 o'clock in
tho afternoon, when Judgment was secured, with
B. g. Chaplin and Pat O'B1en IS su1eties.
Tho jury in The Case Of DR.. Williams, tried for
body -snatchiug at Calvary Cemetery some few
weeks ago, failed to agree, aud we're discharged
They stood nine for conviction and three for
aoquit+al
BOUTH TOWN ELECTION.
Philip Con}ey has obtained the following opin-
ion from William @. Cloudy as to the validity Of
his election u Moderator OF the town meeting
Tuesday,:
CHICAGO. April l1--Nr. conlev-sR: There il no
valid foundation for the claim that David Thornton
vas tho Moderator Gf the election and meeting
Of South ChfcoRo held On Tuesday last Even II he
wss lawfully chosen In the FIRST instance be lost the
right To act when be retired early In The Morning. and
you proceeded TO act thereafter moderator. Tbs
fact fha& yon acted is enough No court will inquire
into the proceedings By which the Moderator was
elected. and the result Of the election cannot he dis
4uEbed foz that reason. Youra. ". G. GoUD1.
JUSTICE yAK'T ToCD.
Mr.. Justice Want Woud wishes it stated in
connection ~ith tho casa OF man Who sued a
number OF other men for malicious mischief in
smashing up bis 1ce-box, which WAS reported In
full recently in THE TRIBUNE, that when the
counsel for the defendants urged that be Was
not tie proper Justice to take cosnizance In the
matter, be informed the Constable 1bo arrested
the defendants that unless he could stats
that the Justice {Haines) who issued the