, 1875-06-24
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
Tbs graduating exercises Of the Eng1swuo
High sohool take placo At tho 1Ilgh-sohoo1 Hal
this evonlng. An Interesting timo IL antlo
pated.
Dump 1lhtnes leAves ths city this morning 70
New Otleana, who're he plays Miller for sh
championship Of the Western aud Sousl,wester
Btateu. July 8.
1he temperature yesterday. az observed by
MAuasse, Dptlclan, 83 MAdiaon street {rRtBEx
Duildlng). whs At 8 4. m, 78 degrees; 10 =. m
s3i 12m., "a; s p. H., u; 0 p. H., 81; 8p. IN,
IS.
Company d, First Regiment, aro making ar
fAuEomonts for camping out as Forest Hay
Waukegan, from tho I'd To tno 9th Of July. Ihi
Is n pleasant modo OF celebrating tho Fourth
and the boys will undoubtedly enjoy them
selves.
All ladies' Wiling to join With tho Youni
Mcn's Chriatian Association In their wosl
among tho deHtttuse sick Of tho city ato roqueas
cd 10 moot At 10 o'clock tha morning Ut thu
Young hfsn'a .Chr,Btikn Association rooms, Ar
cAde court. Ali who will work arc invltod.
In pursuance Of tho decision OF judge DIoa-
t'etilltng Company wcrs examined In Comm,s.
etoner uoync' Office yestortay. District-Attornuy
Ward solicited few Of tho books, bilIs and
paj'ols as Of possible Importance in making out
pnny. The contents Of Roeo Il JunkorH anfe
viii not DO examined for some tiuo yet.
Golden, who pitched for tho Kcokuke, has
been cngagcd by Tie Whito Stocking manage.
nacnt - change pitcher. 1le has proved u yery
effective man IN the pitchers position, but 1t il
face his delivery. If. however, ilo Is properly
supported IN that rcepecs, hc will asiti mucl
strength to tho nlne. Quinn, OF tho Batno cit,.
bus boon engaged by The Blown Stockings, Of st.
Lo:tls.
Yesterday morning about o'clock. Charley
Anlessoll, 4 yeara old. wlo liSea with hld
parcntB ~ No. II Dunn Btroet, wj,on Attempting
70 csoEs Wcat Lake atreot, was tuu over by@a
hoEsa and buggy rochleaay dr1von. Ths boy
was seriously injured. hia skull bcng fractured
and bis right WRIT badly spraiued. lIo wAs
taken by his mother wlo WAS With him, into
Snceta drug Htore. corber DesplaIneB and kin
zie Streets where llo waB attcndod to.
4 special meeting Of tho members Of Cosmo-
po1itau Lodge No. u, Knights OF pythlne, will be
he'd IN their castle hall this cEen'ng, for tho
purpose Of hearing reports from Tho Committee
Of Arfangcmenta appointed last night to ar
fkllRo details o! tho funcral OF tho docaaaod
bruthor +. A. AIunroo. All mombc1s OF tho
Order who desire to participate in paying tho
laht BAd rites to tho docoaaed brother arc rc-
questcd 10 bc presnnt 1t the moatlng this
oseuing.
Roatat,Eateurs around town uho had hitherto
bteu In tho habit OF receiving Eoturna from baso-
ball gAmes at tho gronnis on Twenty. .secou1
street, found themselves in tho lurch Tuesday
afternoon. Tom Foley, one OF the TWO who nay
for na srsn selegrsms; Determined upon ssston
patches from being stolen of tLs wires, "a Lnd
previously been Jone. Tho anxious o1poctAnts
~cre rewarded with such cntgn,attcal phrnecB as
..Chicagos Kent" "pliladelphias Onarga,' aud
n fh4r Fyn @nI ftntr nnflt r{tIx Fz..
Ecqucntly. Tom Foley was ono OF lhe few rho
Noro able to bulletin TussdnyH game.
A Tribune reporter yesterday Interviewed
Comptroller Hayes with reference to tho con-
veyance Of tho North ayonuo lo., tho sale Of
which It q low figure created no little cxcttemont
rome time ago. Afr. aayoH Ba!d tho conveyance
"as delayed becallno tho abstract title was not
ready. iIo considered that tho property WAS
north moro money, but tho Corporation: :Couusc1
had decided tie Comptroller haa no discretion IN
Council. unfoBs he was satisfied tAcro waa fraud.
or TINT tho prica was groHAly inadoIuate. llo
could not tako That position, and would couaum-
maso ths eslc AZ soon AZ tho abstract tltle wEa
prepared unless cnioined.
AlIairs about tho Cussom-1fonbs building re-
main In Htatu quo. Con. Holman pays Ale daily
devolrs tn the rains, AID then retisea to Ills Of
6cO to speculate oil thu frai1t.en Of man and Tho
.oudcncirs Of Dusua Vista stouo to decay. lie las
nothing to inlpart to tnluirers. and appoarB to bo
Interest ns tlloso moro immediately concerned.
1le stated to tho reporter yesterday that tic
talk about ChicAgo's waut Of representation On
the Investigating Committee was m0onahine.
The fact that Gen. Smith, QUO Of our must
nutod engineers, WAS ons Of tlo Commissioners
had been gcnoraly ignored, for what Teasou
hs could not unIesstand, Gen. Smith con-
dnSta n the and vas di 11
man remsrked. Wal. sufficient guarantee tim.
Chicago's in,otestB had beou attended to, and
that tho report Of tho Commissioners would not
ho based solely upoa the observations OF men
ignorant Of the building operations and rc9ul1a-
mentB Of tho city.
a creature Of tho torn named Freddie Pariso
Attempted last night to kit! herself by taking
laudAnum. The largest 1hArc OF hor aifectionb,
II seems, has baen latterlY bestowed upon man
llamnd prcnsiss. uo has beeu quito attentive to
hes. Day before yesterday she twain ,dso,o
both in disgraceful condition. On
the way into town Prontlas had Soma
words with tho girl, and upon renchlng the
ssny sa Of bis Mss s.oo e S hsE WITH b,
cruelty aud heartlessuess, wAs filed WITH the
painful thought that hor affections hAd been
nisplkccd, and she decided to kill herself. At tho
easiest means TO do 1t, sho bought IN oUnce
each Of lAudauum mud morphine, evidently
under the impression that she would die hard.
Ehe mixed tho two poisons, and then. going to
her room In Shows Building, gulped down tho
dose aud lay dowu to die. Al tile drugs began
10 do tholr work, Hlo concluded tu live d littla
longer. 4 doctor Wan Bout for, who pumped her
out, and her life was eRytl.
MOnk vlCTI1fG.
4 neW form ot awiuiile han recently been put
Into operation, and Bome victims laso already
beeu .ep0rted from the North Side. reruon
r,pga tho doof-bcll and asks to see tho
lady OK tho houso. When the inter-
vioE. 10 granted he proceeds to explain that
ho Ia tho agent Of \ lottery Of 7erv
attractive scheme, tho prizes consisting Of silks,
lacos. jewery, cto. EvcEy otbor ticket draws !
fupt taioa i. such low hgurea hs to make tho
rs,co OF the tlcksta averaged through the lot
yield profit. purchAac1a OF Tickets are nos
dr.w;ps .Tpes for ah 'arSx sss y n.Sa Se
Immediately upon aAle. The above gives Al
idoa Of tue scheme. tho details arc varied to suit
the person addressed. Tho lady Of ths houss Is
persuaded to buy 8 ticket, the drawing takes
plAce. and aha Ia iufprmad, for Ipkthnce that ain