, 1876-09-28
EVANSTON ITEMS.

Tho various c0nln.ittces appointed by tho stu.
dents uro busly engaged tn pcrferttns tho ncccs-
snry arrangements for tho Interstate Collie.
gtatc oratorical Contest, which will bo hold Ii,
Evanhton Oct. s. Tho contest will take place In
THO First Methodist Church TINT evening, a1,ti
College tho succeeding evening. The address
OF welcome to tllu visiting delegates Will bc de-
l'vcrcd BY DR.. Marey, Oh behalf tho Uniycrslty,
aI.il VII l'c responded to by ilenrY MrKnY, of
tho Oratorlcal Associntion. Tho affair will bo
regarded with deep interest by the colleges Of
tho West, and tlo exercises wifi undoubtedly be
very attractive.
Nov tl.at there Is soo'l prospeet Of another
that the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Company docs not suddenly antE II to bo To Its
Interest to Vtlt into operation some OF tho re-
forms which llavp bcall called for SO loudly by
suburban rcsit!nnts for thcse many yearH, nnfl
sumo Of which wcru promised to the Citizcns'
COMMITTEES several inotiths ago, but have since
bccn looked for III vain. Among t'lcsp much
needed aud promised Improvements night
ba mentioned thc reduction in tho price Of
cts transferable, anu tito "faet traInn which
was to llaye been put on 50 promptly. But thu
experience of rast ycars Inns taught suburban
resldcnts tho delusivoicss Of such promises,
Accommodations lies III building another road,
which tloy arc well ablc, mud also determined,
to tlo.
The verdict OF the Coroncr's jury In the case
oi s Sunday p h tragedy r. Nosc Is
Evanston, II may bc that the l.oschill crowd
believed that, btcause their victim was poor,
an1, probably, Grlcntlless, that 1t woula be an
easy matter to smooth tho matter over. The
verdict II, Tho cass not only eauscd general sur
pr[sc, but considerable amusement, anil pruba-
bYno ono bclluyed that tho Inu1 ttu Of apoplexy.
There may le latMenta1lo ignoruiscc as to tho
standing OF Dr: Holden III IFS profession, hut,
dainclination to acccrt his opinion u nfalIlble,
md surely no oie could have accused Dletzscll
Of being oscrxcalous had l,C ut least pretended
70 haya tnado sot1o effort to learn
M S essc ass & e s as sas Sf sa M bns nncss 1
These parties ypry dtscrccily ansentcd tEuEh-
selves fEoln tho Inquest, and no effort vas made
" the Coroner to leaTn their names or summon
them o. Witnesses. While pans wcro taken to
ALTAR, only tlluse witnesses wcse wantcd who
Wcre SO fortunate ID not to have seen or re-
mcMl'crcd anything about thu second cjcctment
Of Elyalitorf frnlh thu saloon,, Wh!cl, resulted
the lnlncat also dltfcrud In so,ao tniportaut
particulars from that given by tho participants
beforo thoy had consulted together. 31s. Dld!cs,
Tho only witness cxAmfnel who admitted
fray, Ii respectable ,1nau, and sta',ds we'll I'll
the cutnInunity, but Ills acquatntancc ts No tx.
tetslye IN that neighborool that ho 1sllsst ktlw
tho parties wIlo Elected ElyaMturf tue last tmv.
Deskica this. lu Ia nskiug Loo much Ut unc't
rrcdul!ty II lso expects any one to bel!cye TINT,
when he saw man caleavoring to Xuin admts-
sion to tho saloon wh0il,, according to Its own
testimony, he thought was arMed, ho should
have boon 60 Indifferent to Lis porsol,ul safcty
hs not to ilavo noticed what illcans werc taken
to eject the Intruder, and by whom. Mr. Dldior
ia doubtless Bravo mau, aud q devoted card
player, hut he wouldhave been perfectly cxc.,sa-
hlo ia lescsttng the quiet ga,ne Of cucllro in
which llc was SO dceply intcrentcd, aud seeking
shelter fIom a1. arlnea and intoxicated III
truler.