, 1875-11-13
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.

T61s weeks number Of the Westcrn Catholic
will contain rna supplement fine wood-out OF
Esan'e plan for tho now Coutt-1fouse.
Tho Temperature Yesterday. rs olsorvcd by
Mannt.c 0p.rin,i. SO Madison street (TR1nrss
RuiIaInG,. -,is Cs 9. m, 40 degrces; los IT,,
81; IL III. 81: > p. rn., So; 8 .. H.. IL.
Edward lea, tho ]stlo 4-yoar.old who was run
over last Wednesday noon by ono Of Libby u
McNsal'E WAGONS. died Of hin injuries yestesdhy
afternoon, Tho Coroner will hold tho inquest
to-day.
correspondent asks why the Franklin Rchool
10 not usetl for niglls sesslouB In reply to this
1t in btatedtllsttbo Nowbcsry and kin2to Schools,
in tbe sasno vicinity, bolng open nightly, tho
Franklin Ia found unnecessary, as tho othefs a'a-
awor all purposes.
Mrs. Corcoran, of lis sholto btroet. has q
daughter namod Nelilo, who played 1illy Nces a
fcw dayR ago md ran away. Yesterday Detective
slayton found the girl working for = living with
respectable family In tho North Division, and
now tho mother demands her rotitn. Tho girl
ie oror Is yoars Of age and maintains her po-
dtion.
Officor Youn8son Hall, Of tho Harrison. Street
Btation. died al hts residence. S0B RontIi Dcs-
PLANES street. yesterday morning. ffo had been
III poor health some time past, which wnH still
farther increased by tho death Of his wife some
timc ago. Ito leaves family OF four children.
Tho funo1ns will tako plnce to-day At o'clock II
tho afternoon, with police honoFs 70 Grncoland.
The Clatcaeo Soft Coal Exchange hold regu-
lar weekly meeting yesteEday afternoon IN their
After tho nsaal prelimlnarios. tho afternoon
WAS mostly spcnt in hearing defennoa Of con1-
plainss matlo agaiust certain liat-dcalcfs who
had violated the laws Of the organization III
buying from hnd selling 70 persons with whom
IL Ia forbidden BY tho E1claugo to trnIiir. |h-
vioua tontlnc busincss OF bus l!tto itnportance
was transacted, and tho neotinG adjourned.
Tho Executive Committee OF tho Grand Lodge
of Good Tempars Of the State OF Illinois met in
session at 10 o'clock yesterday forenoon at tllc
chapel Of tho Wnshangtonian Homo, On Woet
lowing members Of tho Committee being pros
cnt Uriah Copy, Lodi G. II. e. r. l.. j. Arm
sttfoug ch!caE9' g: ". NTic. y " sn.sn b.sssts'
ioonston. 1ioomiasEton T. g. T. W - & l. l. Xmons nsGs tho
husinees transacted waa tho election Of als. y.
q, IlaymAn Rs Grand Worthy Secretary to tlll
Lho vacancy created by tho death OF Joseph l..
Drake. tho 1ato SECRETARY. II NAV be mentioned
for .lio convenience Of the Orlcr that Ar. Hay
man tlyee at No. 81 Walnut strces. Chicago.
It ia generally suspected TINT thero is IN OF.
tensivp and powerful! ring Of horse-thiarcs in
this c.Y. Sevaral Of the victims hayo tracked
thor property into tho possession of James J.
Connolly within q short tnno after its loss. JUS
Lice tecfso q. alcecu ye6teTdAy decluou N 1lf-
portant question on thta subject. Mr. Frank
Bennett brought suit against Connolly TO recover
his expenses in tho dotoctlso hire, search. and
return OF Ills horse, ~ also for his own timo 30
spent. George r. Graham appeared for the
plaintiff, and Frank ]. Smith for defendant. The
case was novel, oxcting, and peculiar, and. after
full argument Of the law md factB, tho Justice
gave Judgment for all Uennott'a damages. M
also for his timo Lost III aoarchug for his Atolcn
property. Connellys dofonco Was that he
bought shb horse in good faith, but that was
found too thin.