, 1876-03-15
THE. CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.

IHE. Cl'I'Y.
GENERAL NEWS.
4. g. Wells, nominatad Monday as President
Of Tho 7. bf. &. H., declines to run agAinst Mr.
J.v. Farwell, who heads tho regular tichot.
Tho item In yesterdays TRIBUNE Ia roforonco
to James T. Potsor said to have boon arrested for
vaEancy, mas slightly incorrect. hfr. Porter was
arrested BY rnistakc, and was not charged with
vagrauc5.
Tho temperature yesterday, ~ observed by
&f&naase, optioian, 88 Madison atrcot, (1'ntnuSE
Daildng), was It 8 =, na.. 80 degrecs 10 3. M,
sc, Il M, 40, 4p. M, 4s; 8 r. m, 40. Bar
ometer, a. m.. 2a.4s; p. NJ, 29.95.
About q o'clock 1ast evening Officer Boil fo-
covered tho body Of o boy named Frank Con-
no,s. agad yoars, who foil into Ogdon slip at
tho byidge over Arche,, ayanue during the after
tho family rositlouon, No. IS Butler strees aud
tho Core. Vcr notified.
A reltejous monomaniao {colorod) awaits tho,
action Of thp County 1hysscian at the Madison
Btrcot Stattou. uo believes that bis ena are Of
tion, aud that die Satanic majesty Is IN constant
nnrsrt. Uo viii bo taken boforc tho County
Court to-day and Ills case inquired into.
A scotol, paper, the Ftte Record says tbat tho
subscription tor the relief Of tho families Of
the Fife fishermen lost last fall Is about to
bo closed With tho la,sdaome sum Of .e7,000
etttiuE, Of nearly a39. 900, Of Which $40, or
E6 g. Id. wore received from fow Bcotamon
in Chicago.
THO COMMITTEE to whom woro referred tho
Chicago 4 Northwestern Hallway in regard to
Offering better and ahbn'pef accommodation to
ths suburban towna between Chicago and Wau-
kegan met yesterday Afto rnnon in tho ofllcn of
T.. ~ IL "An 1%trt
street, md prepared the draft Of petition to bo
pressnted to tho oflccrH TT tho road, to bc
atgued by tho residents Of tho towns along tho
limo.
11A1sTEp sTnEEr II. E. CHURCH.
A largo audience assembled In tho auditorium
Of tho new Laistcd Street M. E. Church, No.
7o2 na1atod strdet 70 Witness tito opening os tho
church. Tie building ts . faur-ssory rod brick,
lecture, md oxceDent1Y vol cnlcnlntcd for tie
purposes for which it vas built. Tho lower floor
and basomcnt arc fnHhcd for atotos. a commo-
dions entrance At the north end Of tho building
leads to the auditorium, which 10 plain aud
neat In appearance, and withnl larger IN dinen-
siona than thoso In other ohurcles, many times
moro .prctentious. 1t ia surrounded on three
Bides by largo, deep gallery tlas can ho disid-
cd Il will into separate apartments. zach c1ciisd-
ed from tho auditorium, by sliding panels. When
thoroughly completed and ornamontod, 1t will
present a better appearance than ono would
think possible from tho expenditure.
At tho exercises last ovcning Elder Jntkins
presided. Tho Hcv. Dr.. John Atkinson led IN
prayer and the paator, tho 1aov. Henry 11ill fol-
> Tiffany followed III = fow words compllmoutlug
tho congregation On the euccess Of their work.
Tho statement Of tho Trustees Was then read
by tho Secretary. It showed tho cost Of tho
building and furniture 70 hnvo been s3l, 900
which, addod to commission on loans Of $3.50,
10 the premium for insurance Of @2l1.76, and
ID tho interest OH loans and bills E., sssM sss
IN the crfd1k gft1o Of tho account la q loan @