, 1875-07-14

thoroushsare. shs was knocked down. md sTo
wheo1a Of tho loaded htnee pAeeed acrosa hef sb-
tomen. literally evlsccr.ting her. and causlnE
her tnatAns leath. The unfortunate ot,lld
H., H. essa'a eSes o, 'S Ser D'' mo'sss lad t.shs!
who uc.e nearly distracted By tho
appalling a,ght. Robinson still drove on as
rapid ratio and kept on his ronte. ho vas ar-
rostcd last night, a,,d will De held until thu Cor
ouer investigates tho matter. Some who sAy
they Ha~ the occurrence stsse thst tho driver
was cftn,inalig carclehs. II hs is, Tho duty Of
| the autlorities !s plain.
| MEMORIAL REVOLUTIONS.
A fow dkvs ago tho death Of Jnhn G. Wilson.
| By drowning, was clironioIod In these columns.
lie Was graluste Of &he High schco! OF INC
held on the l2th inat, thu following resolutions
| 1eEa passed:
wnsanA* Ii h.a been The viii of aoh 70 ate from ,,
G. Wiixon, who bss. by wrt md dee, shown hlInsef
ansinp our entlro eon,rsnoushp 10 he Of Rrest in
tsgr!sy and ability. md worthy "t of h'aasst sneo-
WuEnsss. % Iss h.. snrt a sudden death, and ono
ernsns as!s. md .'seo" 10 all h' numerous 'f'end'
wnzn1.. We most aeen'y tcol ths y 1o,s wsca noa
.wts sosaent" s.s stsn NJ 70 sre es ss AZ % ~
words ran t,l,rf's il; therefore,, ,,,r avn.
it.virtd That 70 thus express or heaEfi 1ra, sy-
Ee.7rtd, Thai by following the m"t' ~ our tI hnIs
clst.nate strsre o cultivate e srnr. y WHICH ,Ia
hr has gained m entrance int aah,r aud ttter NO.
H.so!rfd, That copy Of she'n r"o"t'ns be se"' to
| Lila family, and alao 10 thn tlAty rsiFrH.
TIE cusMorpLtrASH.
The Coamops hold thoir regular weekly Eatst-
Ing las. night, preshont asc1lugh in tho chair.
[ Cotnulttoes were appointed 40 lolto"b
Clair Sutherland. joan M.tnonnlrec. Frank AgnoH.
Mtmosrsh,- hington 11ca!ug. Or. ". T: pannc
oha5ss mepreI 'S0 y si.e. I'll !. Mc1sn, Miehsel
Evans ii. il. Bailey, Jo,M Hickey;
coran, +. NelllIe, 9. g. can'erun, NJ poo'cY.
Several now members wore elected, aud the
members adjourned to tho adjoining room aud
ipduged In cards and billiarda, with tho con-
comitsuts Of Bour-mHsh and locd-wator.
I wEsr TOWN sTATlsTics.
| Cornelius Ryan, AsnoRaos OF WcBt Chicago,
has completed tho town assessment for tho year,
| mud finds the following 6tatst,cB:
Number Of tuproyel ota nnd bl,cks. 20 MI
Number OF unitupso.e lots md blocts. ,i15u
The asaosHei valuation is givcn as follows:
Improved lots and 1locbe.. 4Eh2os
Eni,nrr"yeA ios md elosss: < iii. ~
Total assetsncnt.....:.. ,9st 25e
MEoNAHlcs' 1asr,ru1E.
SPECIAL meeting Of the Mechsnics' Institute
wha te,a lar evening At tho rooms Of tho
Association. No. G5 Washington street, Wee
pres,dont Geo1ge @. prussiug in tho clair. Tho
resignation Of A. ]. Corriean as ono OF tho
Board OF Directors WAS nccopted.
| Tie Committee appointed to mako arranEc-
ments with tho Chcago Athcnipnm for Tho or
ganizatton Of clasaea and lectures reported that
preliminary arrangements llad boon made. At
tho suggestion Of the Committee the further de-
tails wsrn referred to the board of DIRECTORS.
| Mt MURRAY Nelson blected a mcmbor Of
tho Board ot Directors. In place OF Mr. Corri-
nan, resigned,
without tranHnctin8 any further business OF
importance the meeting adjourned.
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| THE LAkE.FRoNT DEPOT QUESTION.
| ...s. .,,ea,,.. ,r,,;.I Ia. ,,,,
1he union aePos IueA'4o''' WHICH, h"" n'"n''
bcrod during the past few months. has again
como TO tho aurfaca and nunlberieas projects
ara nnain talked of In railway circIeB As stated
=, -. .r.r,uxr .oro,oi of I'm ro,ro.,ls AZ.
:" e""o. ~
tc1lhg W 'i' 'e'no " .c'eo .''e
ground situated bet"ccn Madison and lsandoipi
| Bt1eetu iuatcal Of buying 1t, They beIieye thai
nv doing this thsy can overcome tho obtrctfoue
otr.s.a., - e .a,,,a1,s,a ,rho a,o or tho o,Jn;o1
that tho CITY had no proper tlso 10 the lakoffont
and could net scll It, Tho announcement thn1
rho railroads would loaae The ground has boan
vail ,ncciv.a by Tho city sutl,outios, and tbs
mittoe 10 confor will tho railroad companies. Il
tho railroads that arc on tho lalc-frons wcIo now
actiuY harmonously thoro is hardly doubt
that tho depot question would soon be
soyod and Eraud uuion depot ornament
the lako-front. lut they arc not united. The
Illinois Ceutrai aud Baltimore d Ohio Railroads
arc an1ious to get bold OF the ground and build
It once. ot almost auv condition. THO ptosaua
o1tico OF tho 1lluoH Central Railroad 10 becomtng
inadequate for the business Of tho road. and shs
Company desires to build ulcos III the now de-
pot. The baltimore l. OHIO has no depot at al
aud has It's ticket otlco at prcBent in . lailrpad
car. 1t Ia c!amoriug for better Recommendations,
aud tia Illinois Cotitral, over which lire Il comes
into this city. n,ust provide room for It yerJ
, soon. TIN Michigan Central ID also worry ao1iout
to remain on tho lake-front and join in tho build.
Ing Of union dopot Itouua pstt OF the grouad or
which the pEosont Central Depot Ii situated. anC
| 1.R IN frajUfk jAuot and genrFai nffjcot thnrA