, 1875-08-19
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS,

GENERAL NEWS.
The fousth Oak Tark concert, under ths direo-
tiou Of Han. Dnlatka takes place this afternoon,
beginning IT $50.
Frank Hlpasop has juat published tho lrst
nun,bar OF tho Hotel lpurtl, weekly rleet de-
voted to Tho dissemination Ut information con-
corning hotela, arnueomcn.s, etc.
Donations of fruit or nowcrH 1aft at Tho +. II.
G, A. 1ooms this morning Gtfoto 10 o'clock will
be distributed, By tho lal1ea Interested in tho
hoapitat work, among tho inmates.
Tls Temperature yesterday, ns observcd by Ma
naHnc, optictan, ~ Madison ntteet tfnnEsE
Iulng), was, at y a. M, G5 degrees; ~ n. ,n.,
C5; IL NJ, 81; 3 p. m., Go; Hp. tu I'll.
The Nuodc,1warn Mannfaetnrcrs' Association
was in session yesterday At lie Grand lacific,
fixing rates mud percentages. ami ttansactiug
other business fueidoHt t1 tue trade.
G. ". Colellour yesterday deetlo1 . lot In
South Chicago to tho Astronomical Society Of
this ritz, N 4 contribution towatdH tho entow-
1ncnt fund for Tho Observatory. Next.
An Incorporate man, named II. Inch. 4 dyer
3J years old. died suddenly yesterday at NJ. "
hontl Clinton slrent. Wheto ha Lad been rputn-
lug fur atuut two Months. 11o Ind born subject
~ Ae1irlouB tits.
Mr.. John 4. hgoo is now In the city, for tho
purpose Of soliciting Tor tho Lincoln (coloret1l
lnhiiluto OF Joifcrron City, NO., which desires
to miro money 10 build n tlotmitory, Mr. Acee's
credentials arc 1lnlneHtfmMblc, aud tho inst.u-
ton he representa- III doug good wnrk.
In conversation yesterday Gc.I. Webster, Col
1eckor III Internal 1suvenuo. remarked that l'uE
TNlnUSE correspondent Win aaitl tI,at iIo ind re.
appointed Mnn who Ind folnDrly heen n
Gaugor, WAS tntireir mistaken Hs lIas, to
Bays, mover naninato1 nlau for that 0!1lco who
ever hold 1t bcforc.
All persons concerned in tho establishing OF
now weekly paper in tho interests Of the llotest-
nnt Episcopal Chiltcll, making Chicago .lu cc,l-
tre of publirnton, nEe hsroby invited to attend a
1ncctInE to be held for that PURPOSE Tomorrow
morning, at IL uctuct, III st. petcr'a 1iiuson
Chapel, li3 State street.
Tho ladies Of tho Flower Mission matlo mn
and distributed naarlS sdu bouquets ycsturlay.
Flowers are HOW being received in ao great pro.
fusion Al u require tEora he'p fur tllcr arranEo-
1neut. All WHO ate willing to AssiHt in this work
nro invited to report at the roufns Of tho Atl,e-
nFum, NoR. IL, a:d Is Washington Bt1oel,
Wednesday morning,
Tho American Electrical Society held its
moutbly meeslng in union Building last even-
Hotna routine lusiueHH. tho ruhjcct WAS dA-
r,eseI OF forming Iorhl electrical societies in tho
chief tclcgraph'c contrcs If the CnIsod Statca,
mud maxim. tho meetings OF tho National A,ner-
ica,l Electrical 3pciety aiunai instead III month
1y. THO meeting adjourned until "Wednesday,
tho 9th. at i. ill.,, for further consideration Of
the subject.
Tho Managers OF Central rar!s Drive propose
20 have quiet matinee touII. aud that thB aGira
may be encouraged to particrpnto oTet tue free
tiom OF tho track 10 any who may wish to rid" IT
drive until that time. No lady will. however, he
permitted to nHe it unlosa rle bo nuno
cnmpanicl by . lady companion. Tho Managers
Dive TO The lndes, they may 10 rewarded by
acoinG them inspired with conlidonce sufficient
to haMdle lllciF own teams. 1,ckcts Ut adus-
sion mny DO lad Of nuy uf the Directors.
Collector Webascr, Deputy Collector Campbell,
aud II considerable number Of uther rcrenue Of
property of tho Calumet ]fiyer Nlstiing Com
pany. Tile salo made u tho instance OF this
1utornal llevcnuo lmrrau, to whom tbs Company
owed aome $o0.0J0 in taxes. Tho personal
it eonl riaed lot OF esa,l1. souo coal, pair OF
nulcs, Hon,e oilice furniture. etc. Tho lot
brought about ~ NO. The roalty OF tho con-
cern was thou put up, and 1lr. Ilows- who waa
supposed to net fur tho former owners. bid
$11,u01. Cen. Webbter ratAer laughed at thin,
alMl promptly bid at DUU Oh behalf Of the Gov
etumont. hlr: piowa might have been astonssI,-
cd at this anddcn zaise. but ho afterwards bid it
IN At si7.d01, which sun adtlod to tho amount
received from tho personnl property, covered
Tho Departments ctniln for tnxes.
AN UNJUST AllsKsr.
A clear caae OF mistaken identity Was paRacd
upon Eestertlay 1nor,ing by Justice ka,lfuann,
ut tho West sl.o Police Court: Two Industrious
and honest boyr, SONS Of OlIcer Householder.
whose Chrlstian ilnEnes John aud Charles,
were returning from bail match At tho corner
Of Wentworth aycnlio and T"onty seventh
Btrrot, Tuesday afternoon, and shortly
nftcs . o'clock passed. by d saloon
OH Maxwell street. when German
woman ran out mud accused them ct entering
her house aud stealing aome clothing. Seeing
thAk tho woman had matte o mistake. John
Householder ondeayo1ed 10 assure her to TINT
elect, hut she persirse1 in tile accnsRtinn, and
he iuft his tlatno and address, ai,d told her to
ss1.d for hin il Hho dceired to. Suro snougl, |
ahont 4 o'clock tie aamo evening. tito boys wpre
arrested q: the instance Of tho woman, aud
tho,tlY afterwartl released on bnil. In oert yes
tcrIay, tho WOMAN halu her place waH entered |
nt,1 robbed between aud 8 o clock, and shout |
thirty witnessee. mostly 3onug nieu who lah |
ongaged in the bali-gan.o with John Hounelinld-
or. were ready to testify that tho accused |
Ind not left tie ground Until after O'clock,
thus showing clear Al1bi l}nt one witnesB |
was eNUnsh for tho Etyuit, who promptly dis
charged tho ,,yR John Householder IL employ
cd in TnR 1n1NrSE p1cEb.roonl, aud ia q lslsty |
and faithful young man. The woman certainly |
scted su1y hahtily III the Mutter.
CRlMWOOD.
An ExTnACr FIaoM MS DIARY. I
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