, 1876-04-19
THE CITY.


GENERAL NEWS.
The temperature yoetotdAy, ~ observed by
MAuasse, opticiAp. 88 Madison stEeet (Tn1nuE,z
Bu,fdiug), us1. 1t 8 =. nn A de.rces; 10 q. H..
~; IL n,., 20; 3 P. H., 48; p. m.. a., Barom-
s&sr 1880; ! p. m.' 1925.
Neil Mcphasl, attending the polls IN tho Third
Precinct Of tho Eighth Ward yesterday cot
tangled wit1 "erooked,H and falnus in With
tnres volsrs MAS sskcn 70 = neighbor,pR altcY bT
shs Trio, thumped over tha bead, and robbed Of
bis silver watch. 80 he ret,orted at tho Madison
Btreet Station last avcninRF
A Ind named Jannes Too1e, while attempting
10 board car on State ssrast. ussr Harmon
court gons norsh !este't', nisssd . hs 9osag 70
opposite direcetou. Tho Eesh on both logs waa
horribly mntitAsed, but fortunately no bonea
were fractured. us uaa taken to tue County
HoAptAl-
Tom Alien. the noted pugitist, eelled :! TIE
THBuNs otice lao. ercnipg 10 state that he vaa
resdy 10 match bis srtsnd Ohrissol tbs wrestler,
With Helnhstar. tho 0osmsn draeco-lsnman,
better known ~ tho s'OAk Of tho Rsnno," for
any sum be.ween 81 GOO ND s,i siooeo: 200: Aion
Aud Chriatoj will b A. Joe Aackinh tnl1 nofn-
Ing II II O'Clock.
young rsn who gavc tho name of +. u.
Jones WAS .rrs.ted BY Detective El!!ott last
evening whe st.empnF :epsTMn n'al' I'D I'D
E8Ytf41
searching bis person d, gross Of parn-
ttoEots calling for various articles, to-
tludiug pool-table, zero found, and. hiB
appearance boing susp'ctous, ho waa locked up
Il tha Central, ile claims to onn tho property,
Ind ssya ho brought them from his house on
Cottage Grovo avenue. fto Aleo n7era that he ID
IrcAl betAts sgunt, having M olticc IN tho OTIS
Block. The bookh a1sis q claimant ~ tho Con-
kAl.
Tho homo of all decent aud honeat men that
thn n1fr hi fh1t1t in tHn Ch(1}Ee
Of good meu and tue to repgosent the city In
Tho Council and 10 filt the various Offices WAS
alKo shared by u large number Of Tho Chriatian
neeneral prayor.mcoting mas hold at Farwoll
Hall at noon yesterday, and ladies' prayer
meeting WAS bold at tho s.sme place at o'clook.
rhe prayers and exfortations wero emtuensly
tone being that Of q righteous dcairo to reform
she dogoneraoy Of modo1n cle ctione. The after
noou meeting Maa led Rucs sse'elyolY ~ ;. Alas
Frances 2. Willard aud Mrs: s..,Nan.ta: W,l!!nE;
upon portion OF tho aeco1,d chapter Of
Daniel. She said the chapter ILLUSTRATED THO
position Of this country. It had pa $500 thToush
evt days. and new In the centsnne' ya,,a eas "ss
less she believed tho hotter tinle wa coming,
that tho Kingdom OF God Was A. l1and and that
uhilo Rone Of the men being voted ior were no
better than they should be, yet they "oto in
iiuitcl, preferable to many who had oecn het up
Ia Chicago during tho past fow years.
THE wAs,i>GToS1Au HOME.
Tho ponrd OF Directors OF tho WasninEt1ntan
last evouiny, Judge Goohius nrasidiug. and Pre-
lopt ful attendance. The minltos Of tho
prevloun meeting mere read aud improved;
II. c.. Moley, seeratafy' enbmittod hin
rho report shows receipts from all sources to
trnount to e2,221.7O, expenditures. 9f.os912.
Duo Merchants Savings' Loan and Trust Com
anAnn y
Tba supernteudent's report exhibits seventy-
two admissions mud sixty-ono dismissed
from tlo lnstitntlon, trolvo OF which wore
for drinking. Tho expenses OF tho quarter
~ compared With thoae of last year. arc less. and
tho general refoymatoIy work ACCOMPLISHED las
beon moro satisfactory. Out Of lDo inmates
Who pledged thomscves to total abstinence from
Intoxicating drlna but thirteen bavo violated
their obligations, nnd the Superintendent
eougrAsulatos tie Association NJ the sue
sess which has attended their efforts:
tho physician, MAS accepted and ordered fled.
Tho Committee on Admission aud Discharge
reported that they were III bono doubt ~ to tho
COURSE to DO pursued by tue COMMITTEES relating
to tho admission Of applicants, without Cook
County, and asked for specific inStructions.
Tho report caused considerable discussion
which also included yiens Of the speakera on
The disposition OF applications from pnrtiea who
bayo M boon admitted thrte timed previously.
Exclusive jurisdiction IN tho premisos was
finally delegated to tho Superintendent aud
Committee On Admissions, And after Houo re-
marks from those In attendance the meeting
adjourned.
SUICIDE or BOtLED DOVE.
bio!lte Peudere, all iumhta uE digrepntabo
houae On Pacific avenue, committed suicfd1 on
kfondkY night with doeo Of laudnnun. a'oltlo
haB several tiuaen previously GssAyed an heI oio
death through thaiu,t uental ty OF similar an
eaihet CO, but uw!ng to tho watehtut cara e1ez-
cized BY her companions and tho use OF stomach
pump ahe has invariably failed. her ftuftlesB
Efforts In that behalf have been noted tn tho
papesn quarterly, and when there MAS an ab-
ssncs oi neas. Mollio came in at tho eleventh
hour to supply the deficiency. sho Af-
focted opates In ler attempts, never
having been known To rcsort to gun.
powder or Dtael. On Monday night chs
called u drug stoso 1t No. AIT South Clark
street, Nhero Rhe procured two bottles Of the
drug, and. returning 10 iles soonl. took both. Aa
aoop - her condition Was discovered Dr.. Harper
nnB summoned, but she Was too far gono to re-
vivc, and died as midnight. Tho deceased has
been unfortunate from childhood. and her man
ncr OF lilo was 10 repulsiye that abe determined
to endure It no longer. An Inquest was held
yenterdnY afternoon, mud reidlct OF death By
suicide rendered.
CHENEY~ECAN.
/ NOTABLE SOCIETY WEDDING.
Alter Eaater tlota III always plenitude OF
orange blossoms. Tho sociai world, long uudor