, 1875-09-10
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.

AENE1Al- HEWos
Tho temperature yesterday, a. .obaet7ed by
Manaaac, opticinn No. 50 Madison street (Tnln.
uNt DniIding), waa at 4. m., a s1ogrces; 10
s.u., IS; II Hn., 81; 9 ?. H., 60 ; Sl'. ni, Is.
william Wentzloif, German, 51 ycn,B old,
had bis right arm 10 terribly laccraled by cir
cular saw in Emory, Btratglt Il Co.'S planning
mill, yesterday forenoon ~ to render ainputa-
tton ncocsH3ty. lIo rAs picking up s1avngs at
tho iirno Of tho occurrence. lie lives al No. 80
uinman Btfeet.
The Ienyy rains Of last night completely OK
tiugulshcd at flros Of Indignation wltc! vcso 10
have burned in tho breasts of right-mlnicl citi-
zens whose light wns to hsye heeu soon on tho
corner Of Loavits aud Congress sreets. at tho
indignation mass-3naottnE called fur tia purpose
OF comforting upon tho opening OF CongroBs
street to Western avenue. Tho 1nass did not
appcnr upon the open ptatrio, and tho meeting
hhs been postponed.
JArASKsE rosTAL sTAr1sTlcs.
Postmaster Macarthur yesterday received tho
annual report Of tho Imperial Japancso Post
0ftlce Tho most interesting Items IN tho re-
post are as follows: :: Revenues from tha ea'o OF
and posta-cards wero 552 aH.5 81 yen ofiico o1-
penaituroH, 475, ,54l. .27 yen: other expenditures
such a. building aud repairing post-Oillcoa, 20,-
G49.4t son; making a total expenditure Of oo2,-
ven greater than during 1sia. Tho OK
penditMrea we're 25G.o G.o87.n 5on creator tIian
In 1873, and 307.155.14 greater than in 1877.
plre ],7A4 OF which woro established during
1874; there arc also $50 special agen:s. aud a7J
street lester-bo1es. During the gear mentioned
thore were lo.n37. .423 1elseEs, books. lacksges.
ETC., forwarded through tho mails.
Whom 1t To remembered that tho Japanese yen
is SO nearly tho equivalent Of tho United ssascs
dollar that In tho losta! treaty between tue two
countries # is counted equal III vanc Il NJ" no DO
tcnsiVo institution. Their efforts to
curtatl expenses In order to mako tho depart
succcHs, and this is about tho only trouble that
Mr.. Mayeshima, tho japhneBc Tost1naster-Gen-
eral, is unahto TO eradicate. Tie report ia
neatly printed In tic English language for cir
culAtion in America a.u EHgfahu
BAPTIST CuuSC1L.
A spccia! Council Of the Baptist churches Of
tho city Wa hold in tho Second baptist Church,
cor1,or Of Monroe md Morgan atroots, yesterday
afternoon. Tho 1soF. a. j. Frost was elected
Tho Council wns ca]ed for the purpose Of OK
amnnE 1T other Wood. OF tllc Centennial Dap-
list Church, AZ to his qualifications for ordina-
most croditnbiy, and the Council 1ecared lin
el8ible for 1he ministry by reclamation. scs-
oIntion wAs passed requesting tho Centennial
Church to au,id locating itself too near tho do
llAl1 CA VtuGf GAAACAGb VI +u9 bHlH uClioul4ua-
tion ns confusion must inevitably result from
euch couf1o.
A Committee was appointed to prepare tho
programme for ordination services, Which will DO
hold very aoon- Duo announcement Of tho datc
will DO made.
Tho Council uas to havc held another meeting
last night, but tho rain prevented it.
THE norrA1Ls.
About O'CLOCK yesterday morning, while car
No. Is Of tho Ccttago titove Ayonue line was
coming dorm Wabash Avenue, the driver had ono
who refused to act as conductor, aud when
uGnr Twelfth Ltreot thc1o VIA much Anger
In blu mind, which llo could not, or dared not,
WroAk upon tho passenger. Looking buck he
discovered a boy about wears Of ago Hanging
on" md having ono hand just iuaido tho door.
TAis Was too good q chanco to DO lost, aud hn
accordingly putied the door to with all his might,
and succeeded In catching tho buys baud. aud,
probably in lroaking all lsia fingers. Of course
aud holding lla wounded hand in tho other. hIr.
W. W. Doxtcr, Of tho firm Of FToodcock l. Do1-
ter. WAL III the chr aud Witnessed tho
transaction. Az soon a. h0 could con-
veniently ret or hn did 20, aud
went back to lind the hoy, but was not success-
ful. lIc thon went to the Compa,y'a Office and
loarncd that tho brutal drivers namo ws8 L.
Bedcborg. ne wna at tho aaulo tme informed
by tho officers that tue actoit waa not authoriz-
not to use force. Comment OIL the case ia ut,-
necessary, and It Ia ospy to SEQ tint II tho car
had had conductor the boy would hayo had
more ingers Tho Injured boy is requested to
call today at tho oilce OF Wuodcock Il Do1tor,
No. 1D0 South Wntor street, or upon .. u. Cat-
1agbau, No. 1Gt Clark street. md Lo ,rlll learn
pf something to hla advantage.