, 1875-12-12

getting M sort Of s. M. Smit
parry, which will go IN for s.e5s Al
reform Ct tho civil eerriee. By this mean
tbev hops to have their establishment made th
headquarters OF Al three parties. The cream c
the joke is that not one Of the three is cisizer
This earnestnesa and depth OF conviction On tn
part OF the independent voter cannot fail deepl
to interest she Springfield Republican,
| ''Pshav !" said a truly pious woman on Prairie
avenue to her husband. as they were talkin;
over taxing pew in \ fashionable sanctuary
What people can want to be ravinc $500
year Tor sea;s IN the front OF The church, becaus
It is fashionable. I can't see. Nor can I see wha
such people 20 to clutch Tor at all. Now.
| you take sent away back 1t costs much less
| you can hem aud see quite rs we'll. and besiael
! the aisle, without turning around till you get !
| crlck In your hack. and making everybody thiui
| that you're = heathen who sits under the drop
ping OF the sanctuary for auytAing but the right
| purpose"
! The Welsh Presbytery met yesterday Ut the
church on tho corner OF Monroe ana sans@mpn nsaa
! strsets. Thirteen delegates vera present Inc
Rev David Harris pastor Of the church where
| the meeting was held. MAS unanimously elected
! Moderator 1t Was decided that the next meet
| ing Of the Preabytery should be held at Kaclne
March Is aud 26, 1876. 4 discussion followed
! upon the duty OF the cbu1chea toward the Board
/ OF Education and Home M,ssious Mass1s. r
! R. Meredith, john Jones, Evan Evans, and ".
s. Jones. Elders in tho church. were admitted to
] participate in tho Presbytery. The Rey. H. P.
at tbs next meeting Of the Presbytety on tho
! subjec:. :. What Are the Elements Of Strength
I in the Christian Church I"
Tho report OF the Hospital for Women and
Children, for November, iR - follows: Number
OF patients tfea:ed IN the hospital. 81; Dspen-
sary, ITS outaide casos, 1; total 236. The CO.
narlons received we're: Through Mrs. D. i.
! r. e..
chants Loan and Trust Company. SIS; Henry
Shufe!dt d Co.. SIS; Mr. J. II. Walker s5; Mr.
D. G. Hines S.. Through Mrs, Hcury Strong,
$50. Through a1ta. F. B, Nillams-From Mr.
Adams-Ffom . friend, IS: through Hrs. /. \.
Csmp-From Mr. ". B. Webo So; from Mr.. R.
]. Moore. 50. Though Mrs. E. G. Hall-From
LII. J. L. Lombard, IS. Through Dr.. Thompson
From Smith, Robbins Moody, 8s Washington
street. one ton soft coal; from Woodruff i; Turn
key, corner Of Einzle and Cedar streets, ono ton
hard ooal.
On farther inquiry it appears that no one be
accused ct negligence III the case Of CHARLES
Green, who mas said to have died in the Bride
we'll. In the.frst place, Green never got 50 fur
- the RridewelL In the second place, Green
was never seen in the Armory until Sunday
evening OF carly Monday morning, aud his par
don was issued by the Mayor on the same day At
the request OF lawyer named Brnina1d. Con-
eequently the city authorities are no longer
blamed by the relatives OF tho deceased. The
difficulty arose through story which Green told
before no died, to the effect that he had been
locked mp without food or water In the A1mory
from Friday morning to the following Monday,
when he was seutenced to the Bridawell for
twenty days. The story MAS no doubt the result
Of the deliriuna from which the poor fellow was
suffering.
The Chicago Astronomical Society il now sup
plging standard time from the Dearborn OBJ
rtnfn fhrrrtpt, }na ~ }hn
Electric Company, to the Board Of Trade, tho
Michigan Central Railroad Company, the Elsln
Watch Company. Hamilton, Rowe i Co, Giles, |
Bro. Co.. Shurlsy 4 CO., e. MAtaon i Co.. It I
tbei. Offices in the city; The time il taken by |
Of stars, daily when the weather |
permits, at the Dearborn Observatory, ths clock /
in that institution being regn1kted thereby. An |
electric apparatus sends an automatic message on
Ia average Of dfty-one times to tbs minute eiong
l wire to the aoove-nanoed Offices, certan ticks |
being left unrecorded. 80 that the iistaner can
ell by the position OF the silent intervals the
oart OF the minute aud the number of the min
ate at any required in5tant The Observatory |
furnished time to the big clock that WAS erected
n the Courthouse dome shortly before the 6re
n 1871. Since then till recently. the city has
,een without record OF the flight OF time On
zhich al could matte. The reconstruction Of
he Astronomical Society has enabled the OBJ /
ervatory to resume this important part Of the
YORK for which 1t Wal originally designed; and
|
As has been already announced, the employees
t tho Western Union Telegraph Company will
meet this morning to take action IN reference
0 the proposed reduction in wages. It is un-
e1stood that Gen. Stager, who Is . ssockholder
8 we'll as 80 officer, will not be present. The
netting will undoubtedly be a large one, and it
J believed tha: its action vii! De emlnently con-
ervatlve, consisting Of the drawing up OF re-
Dec,fu1 protest to the Board of Directors I
liar meetings will be held in al the other
ties in tie country this morning, and it ia be-
eyed that the Chicago operators will keep open
during the meeting With their
relh1en 10 other places.
TRICK THAT DIDN'T WORK.
4 merchant in kansakee. who had been come
hat Worried this year BY drummeEs from th,s
ty, devised what he thought an et1ectual rneaus
preventing the annoyance. He fitted up his
r,yate Office with al the sepulchral sugeestire-
ess OF lodge Of colored Knights Of tile Resur-
,ction; it WAS hung with blac3, blunderousees.
owie-knises. aud revolvers were scattered |
'und profusely. While SKULL all smashed in |
, on his ledger inscribed in blood~red clarao-
II:
THIS WAS CHICAGO DRUMMER.
He fondy fancied hilnaeif safe but his dream |
as delusiye. Wednesday a Chicago drummer |