, 1876-07-30

| ana Will unQOuDtcnIy I'LL tlsc o'lec "i.sA t1eu
! to himself and to the satisfaction OF the Con
pany.
At the termination Of a pleasant visit to th
city Thursday evening, Miss Lizzie Robb {
| Pittsburz, was entertained br a sociable littl
party at the house Of a. D. Williamson. II
tincennes-av., there being present Mr.. and Mr.:
$. ". Mcbride, Mrs: Weaver and iamlly' AZ! M!s
OLca1y of st. Paul, Miss LcAloync Of LAX
View. Misses Meade, BRYAN, McCunc, Seller!
and Pcarce, and Mcssrs. Widrow, Robinson
Meade, Baldwin, Holiday, Pearce, Fahnestocl
and others
Koenig, the wounded policeman, still contir
ucs to live, in spite OF his physicians. DR.. Ba2
ter, accounted one Of the experts in wound
caused by bullets, examined him yesterday, an
thinks the chances for his recovery cxtrc1nel
good. Ever since the OCCURRENCE the polio
have gathered in all suspicious PERSONS AM
Monday all will be given q preliminary examina
tion for the purpose Of finding out just win
were interested in the gang that did the shoot
ing.
A rumor was in circulation yesterday tina
Col and Mrs. F. D. Grant and Mrs. Pottc
Palmer had been seriously poisoned day O.
two ago BY eating toad-stools " which hat
been mistaken for mushrooms: Inquiries n1adt
| by TRIBUNE reporter ut the Palmer House las
evening elected the fact that servant at MIR
Palmer's private resdcncci In Lake View had eater
OF the fungus BY mistake, and was thereby rcn
dcred seriously Ill. a physician was sum
| moncd and the man was soon placed out o1
danger.
A thoughtful 1ivery-stablc keeper over On the
West Side has made i fortune in less than three
| years, by first observing the fact that the most
| OF his customers were young couples, and then
| patcuting new buggy-scat. 1t is foot and q
| half wide, and the land-rails are III inch high
on the ladys sidc, SD TINT if her escort doesn't
| want her to fall out he has to sit pretty close
| and put his arm round her waist. The ladies
! round Ashland avenue distribute thousands Of
the livcry-stable keepers cards among their
gentlemen acquaintanccs every year.
| 4 meeting Of tug1nen WAS held at No. 210
Water street last evening for the purpose Of
| taking action regarding rates. The following
the number Of tugs they control: Vessel
| Owners Association, 10; Dnnham, ); William
Hammond, 1; Wilson, l; Burton, 2; Cox, 4;
Crawford, 8; ard Hickman, Ronell, Sinclair,
Mccormick, 0: B. Green and Maloy, ! each: Al
| ter brief discussion, it was agreed to adhere
| to the tariff Of 1S75 and discount, but allow
| three days grace, and a Committee was appoint
| cd to secure the Endorsement Of the tugmen not
! present.
| Mr.. j. L. Dolson called at TIE TRIBUNE office
Yesterday to deny the truth OF statement
male the day previous in this journal that he
had tried to play sharp on Bergin, the Fort Fet-
| tcrman scout. Mr.. Dolson is Il civil engineer
BY profession and bears testimonials from c.
". Dunham, United States Assistant Engineer,
and Col: Macomb, Of Rock Island, testi1iying to
genuine, and not forgery, Us stated in THE
TRIBUNE. lie was with Custer in the North
Pacific surveys, and spent two years on the
plains lie was also engaged in the surveys of
.lic Upper Mississippi River, and bears the char
AFTER and reputation Of a gentleman.
The Communists have decided to keep quiet
during this Presidential; campaign, and take no
part whatever. All those belonging to the
fraternity are prohibited from voting for either
the Republican or Democratic party. L lead
ing Communist stated to a TRIBUNE reporter
yesterday that the Communists had nothing to
expect from either party, and, as Communism
in this country had not yet advanced far enough
to warrant the nomination Of independent
Communist candidates, they had decided to
keep still until next campaign, when the work
ing,nen would be better prepared to 20 into
battle with the capitalists.
Christian Temperance Union was held ycster-
day afternoon at Lower Farwc1l Hall. Mrs
Holyoke, the Tice-PrcsiGent, occupied the
chair, and there was quite 4 large attendance Of
After brief but earnest address by the Vice
President, in which she advocated the claims of
the organization on the Christian community,
number OF reports were submitted by the various
officers. These showed the Society to be doing
good work. Meetings are held every after
' - .t7 ~ @ ~ 1.1+A" S''"
a;lly assenaanee averaged 17o. lie total mum
I1 ner ol persons M MAO s'gncu tne plcuge aur1ng
t tne aua1ter was 80. a great many incidents OF
Inc elacaey o. psayet IN GhecklnS Tue haFoc OF
ST sslol5 asaak =! r. e1v'una. cases were fe1ateo IN
1ne coulse u lne n'eet'"s'
How hard it is to reform the man once given
over to crime! ASouth-Side millionaire detected
not long ago one Of his employees in the act Of
cmbezzling his funds. On taxing the young
man with his crime, he admitted it, and further
confessed that not only had his pcculation ex-
tended over q long period Of years, but that lie
becn an habitua1 drlnkard, horse-thief, a
professional burglar, and a seducer. The good
old man was Shocked, but, on receiving the
sinners promise Of amendment, be pardoned
him and furnished him with means
to leave the city and go to some
distant place where be might turn over
new Leaf, and under new name live new
life. The good old man did not see his protege
till last week, when he happened to visit q fash
ionab1e watering-place. At the hotel, whom
should he encounter but the criminal, who lad
returned to his evil courses and had become a
hotel-clerk! Gazing urbancly at his bcncfactor.
the penitcnt said: ssAny basgagel II not YOU
must pay in advance; - then summoning bell
boy, he said: t'Pat, show this old stcm-winder
up to 1,S7U!'' The good old man, with i sigh.
followed the naughty bcll-boy into the elevator.
Tho so,;+oxv snrv;vor of tho rrs+or .,,eeooro
b,~a hnron - o-;,,a ~ f,h;aora r. "a f y