, 1875-06-20
THE CITY.


GENERAL NEWS.
l. ooinred boy named Louis Weedsn, en-
ployed IN \ laundry 1t No. 1876 Clark street. care
lessly sl1ox himself in ths hand yesterday, whlla
playing with pistol
Ths temperature yesterday, as observed By
M&naess opuciAn, IS Madlson street CrRnuxE
Buildins), was at &. m., O. deg; 10 =. m., IS
1p M, 68; 3p- r., e.; P. n, 60.
Arnes DeCouscoy, tbe 13-year-old uss who
left her home, No. 120 Vernon avenue, last
Wedneeday, and caused her parents 30 much
anxaety and trouble, returned yesterday, ana
stated that she had bean visiting 1t : friends
house On the North 6sde-
Club No. 8 Of the Guasd OF the Republic met
Fpd.y evening at No SIS sedEMekk .t1eet: sast xnen
Louis Nelks; Vice-President, william Jaeobs !;
S,crctary, Il. B. Hid. 4 Large numbar Of Now
members we1e enrohod
Tho County Commissioners are taking ser1-
ousIy Of making ths West Chicago their official
organ. The pllabhty OF the l'AteT- Ocean II faret
charmed tho guardians OF ths countys interests;
caused them to look Arouud for tno:ber paper OF
eouat importance, WITH tho result just NEIL
toned
Txxpsvn1p ind cttixsns 2re complaining Of tho
cx.eless0ess OF the Board Of Health 10 pei mtting
cattts to 1un around ioju11ng p1irata gardens
and devon.ing unhealthy food. II the officers
OF the Board Of Health and policemen will not
enforce the ordinance in reference to cattle
aonn means should he suggested which would
1eneay this nnlsADca-
Nr. Charles Dodge, the popular and we'll
kucwa caslie. at the Grand Pacific Hotel. haa'
ssyored bis connection with that houss TO accept
tho poelrou Of room clerk in the new Palace
E- Afx AA A~AH
Sept. l.. The Intervening tanae .'Charey" Fill
epend in tho Eaat. He will leave host OF
friends behind him, who will wish he ma! strike
big bousnza on tho Pacific siope.
Yesterday morning Deputy Collector J. II.
Springer. under orders from Collector Wads-
worth, seized the stock in trade Of 4. shhdner,
retau liquor dealer at no 1o9 La1rabes street.
and removed the samo to the Government sture-
house On Market street. No arrests were made,
the proceedings running onlJ Ag11nat the prop
eftv The causes at seizure weEa tho de1Aclng
OF lnaBufactutets' brands befols wl!hcsawat OF
The chtnge in the ofice Of Collector OF Inter-
pu Revenue will probably be naads about July
/, when Ger. Webster obtains bis commission.
AIl the city papers have porsi~teutly made the
error Of saying that Gen Webster has been
commissioned Collector, when, in fact, his COM
mission can only Issue after bis bond hsa been
1uads and filed. Conjecture is busy with mines
OF candidates for Assistant Treasurer, but
nothing has beon determined concerning Gen.
Webste1's SUCCESSOR.
Last evening, willis tho shoemakers and the
storemen connected With II. p. Wells d Co.'S
boot and shoe honss, wore playing game OF
base hall Oh ths ground corner OF Elizabeth and
Madison ssteetg, one OF the hattaEs let club
el1p from lla baud whllo in the Let OF striking
at thu bai, and it hit D. s. Wilton. Of No. 803
Ne6t Laka street, in the forehead, lndlcting
deep and painful gaah, and making him inseusi-
be. A doctor wAa called. and, After attending
to the wound, the injured man was sent ho1ae-
The eubpenas issued several days ago to tho
members Of the Board Of Public Works to up
peal before tho Grand Jury in reference to the
Wabash avenue atrset-rAi1way weso Sawed yes
te1day. The subpoena served upon the Presi-
dent Of tho Board WAS sort OF double headed
Affair. tho name Of County Commissioner Comfy
being upon It. The Board will appear before
tho Jury tomorrow, as will also Commissioner
Cooiy, Jrst what Mr. Comfy has to do with tho
matter rnder Investigation IL ~ n yet pas. find
ing out.
The report that German named G. Weiland
had been robbed and shot on North avenue
bridge yesterday morning proves to have neen =
tAbr1calion. emanasing from that peEson'e crazed
brain. He has been seeu in G1acalAnd Gene
LETT, Lincoln Park, and other places, wandering
about IN ~ &1nateas manner, hpd has been untes-
ing from hls hosne, No. So Chase street. for
week past There u no doubt but that be At
tempted % take bis Own life. aud now hes in tho
Ala1ian Brothers' Hospital, with : severe, but
not dan ye1ous, wound in his breast.
4 curious freak Of lightning WAS noted, u 4
result OF the storm OF Tuesday night last, in the
houses lAtey bnilt On Sacramento atreet BY
Sydney Myera- Each Of the limestone front
cur1ously crooked stripea lying, with relation to
each other. like four adjacent spokes OF : wheel
On examination it also appeared that Ill the
blocks Of limestone near the buildings wese