, 1876-11-24
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.

CUT kCEQlNplt8utu very uttlo t0HAus 1SSblh6 AP
tho aHslrs Of that firm.
A dock Of sheep in tho last stages Ok "scab "
waa bought At the stock-Yarls yesterday by
city butcher, 1t 81 per head. Tho attention Of
the Health Officer is directed To that particular
butcher.
Tho temperature Yesterday, as observed by
Manssse, optican, No. ss MadIson street (TR,a-
un8 Building, was At 8 a. r., AZ degrees; 10 a.
e.; B.;;on;,e9 ao ta It Il, !. 50; a. s; IL = po h., @% H. 20
Division strcet barst ii iront oi No. Ito on ttat
thoroughfatc, and from tho largo quantity OF
watar cseaplng tho police thought that tome
considerable damage might be done before
morning.
a. G. Anson, one OF the ornaments Of the
Pbiladelphia yesterday morning with his newly
Wooded wtfc. He v III remain here few days,
and ttlcn make visit To Afarshalltown, H., re-
turning here to settle sonlc time before spring.
Tho Band Of Hope held meeting. In lower
Farwell Hall last evening. About forty buys
cTeasfng slowly hit surely. Brief adireesscs
wero made by 4. Paxton, Mrs. Snow and others,
md The delighted listeners promised to be
Cosoner DIetzsch yesterday hold an inquest
rR1n Emily Rohe5;ts ths lttie er1 Th was
several days ago. Thu Jury exoncrntcd the rail
road company from all blame. After examtn-
Ing into the case Of John slnnot, who recently
d!ed at No. Is Dix street, the Coroner con-
There yesterday appeared in Justice Foote'S
vas Albert Coop, and her name was Mrs. sAr
snd she looked at least 30. They wanted g be
married. aud had como oil the way from Blue
TM3hn6 fhA s1y,1H nrs11 ss} ~ n1f1
fhoy could not got married Ia style ont in the
country. Tho Justice tied them, and they skip.
ped gracefully arm IN arm down tho stnirs md
cut into the cold, harsh world With SMILES on
their faces and gingerbread In their hands.
4 meeting Of Presidents OF State Universities
was held yesterday at the Palmer House for
consultation upon the subject Of general edura-
t!on and tho internal management Ct unircrsi-
ties and industrial institutions. There were
University Of Missouri; President John Bascou,,
Of the Wisconsin University at Madison: and
President Folwcll, Of Minnesota The gentlemen
held several consultations during the tlay, and,
subject ~hich e Iroeusht @ them together. % An In In
vitation was extended for a committee OF tho
National Grange to meet with them for discus
sion Of tho educational problem. The Ecntlc-
ssssons n 6s 1 ae It oat ID se IN a
moro Presidents arc expected, there Will proba-
bly, be more business transacted.
T1iH GRANGE.
Tho National Grange resumed it's session at
Jones in the chnlr.
The Constitution WIS amended so as to make
the Executive Committee consist OF three
mssmber:, instead .! live % as now, teir terms Of
otftcio member, but cannot vote except In
cases of tie. This amendment must be SUBJ
mitted to tho Oranges, aud receive the ratiftea-
tton Of threo-fourths o. them before It becomes
law.
During the afternoon the members visit tho
cIib md the Water-Works BY invitation Of
Mayor Heath.
1t fho evening session communication was
received from the Presidents OF State Unircr-
eittes and Agricultural Colleges, now In session
at the Palmer House, asking tho appointment OF
acomnitiec Of avs to meet Iii joint session, to
consider the subject Of education. The Com
mittte was ordered.
An election for member Of the Executive
Committee In the p1nco OF Atr. E. II. Shankanss,
OF Iowa, whose term expires at tho close u this
session, rcauttsd, after ten ballots, In the Sc
lection OF Mr. Henry James, nf Marion, Grant
County, Ind. Mnster Ol tho Stato GranEc.
Mr. D. Wyatt Aiken, OF South Carolina, ar
Eisod during the dAY anl took Ills seat In tlu
Grange.
MANCHESTER MARTYRS.
NINTH AFNlvERsANY OF THEIR DEATH FOR
IRISH r1tEH~oM.
Last evening about ID ri orr T:lst-Amcrtcan
citizens gathered In Globe Hall, Deaplalncs
street, near Madison, for tue purpuse Of honor
ing the memory Of the three brave tnen who
wero hung In Manchester, Eng, Nov. %, 1867
Allen, Larlsin, mud O'Br.en. These men had
dared to beard tho British Lion in his den for
tho cause OF Irish freedom, nnd for thut
reason wesc executed on the gallows. But
they died like brave men, and met their
doom without qulvcr or murmur, knowing It
WIS all for ireland. And It Is for this act Of
1nartyrdom and bravery tint 1rlsl'mcn love the
them alongside of Emmcs, Mitchell, aud other
Irish patriots. The hall was not elaLoratcly
decorated, the gallery bcIug circlod BY festoon
.ro o. eTsrg1e,sns u; m,sa whie upon ths stage
States aai Ireland. 4 I band d OF 'ass @a.
The ball was sl'oekingly cold, there being no
attempt made at heating, and ns result tho
the proccediugs commenced. Tho stage was
9Setlpied by o'Donoyan-snssa, C. Il. Coffee,
1psst1n Cqtho!is; nr. O'RrGnuun, r. III.
9'r1olo, John o'sullisan. r. 4. II. o'ponue!!,
6canlon, james Enlmet Murray, ID. F. Gea-
son, W. ]. Hines, Charles King.
MI. GDilGo called the meeting to order,
and D. +. Gleason was chnsen to preside. Upon
spoech, reminding the audience Of tho object
for which thug had been eallrtl together, and
paid glowing tribute to tbs neu.ory Of the
three martyrs-Alcn, Larkfn, and D'Iirlcu.
JOHN SULLIVAN
Was the first spcakvr introduced. IL said the
crime for which thu three patriots suffered wns
love Of country. Tley weru convicted Of muir
der before partisan, judge, .Thcy. declared
their innocence upnu the scalTold, aud inalo q
prayer there for tho partisan Judge, lle &C.
cited the iacts III thc trial ani conviction of thu
martyrs, ond lnado d stirring apneal fur Ir'st
frceaula aud Independence. lilo wanted Irish
men to fargct past differences. und b. prcparct
with arms alli mcans to give their couItrymeI
in 1re!and all tncy asked Tor. liz wanted tIleu
nut to dtc.ate to the people In Ireland, hut Il
assist them. !le wanted It given to the worlt
to understand that Irsilllen were for onet
united fur Irc1anAs cause, md forget nil the
past blckcr|ngs, and bu ready 10 assist her IL
veal or VOC.
DR.. Martin A. O'Ercnnan was the next speak
e. h made 4 long address, which was 7cry
disconnected, and Ut which tle aullcuca ber
came exceedingly tired After O'BrcnMan'a
lief,
o'poNovAN-RossA
was introduced an.l lang Ircland's national
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