, 1876-02-06

L. Jacksols -. A-s AaIy 7. oh4s. cAa9'A!ui
Z. J. Armstrong; /. G.. Jennie Greenwood;
Sentinel. James pennal; B. II. g.. Jounle Bills
t. H. S., Dora Young.
The protractcd meeting at the First Christian
Church. corner OF Indiana avenue snd Twenty-
fifth street. under the ds7"ction of the Rev.
Knowles Shaw. is pronounced success. The
Is flied nightly With deeply-insor-
ested heaters, and some fifteen have already
united with the church. The dscourses are
practical and pointed. being enlivened BY apt
illustrations peculiar to the speaker The ser
vices will be continued through tho coming
week, and there will be preaching every evening.
A young lady on Calumet avenue received last
night package with the following note incloecd
IN it .aI1ss: The ACCOMPANYING packase
contains ten $4,000 bonds, registered y. >.
sixee. 1851. PLEASE accept then Is fttfn:o
from an ardent admirer who desires TO remain
unknown. I have known many women, anu NY
heart las been cut to tho quick II oosefs'nG
tbeis sinful practices. In you alone na'6 l
found woman WHO didn's carry her EocketoooR
in her hand when she was out snopp'ng' iou
have restored to me- faith IN Vonan-A1oa' o'e77
YOU"
A woman On Erie street last weeE lost nct
double se1 OF false tceth and co1tdn's SPEAK
word ri! ebe got the nc" set Se5telSa': ~ ~
Saturday morning her husband had gained ten
pounds Of ,!csh, Dnt last nigh: he sa5 seen a. q
iawyer's Office, With wild and hasearo lo'h;
asking tho LAWYER whether abanuoaHsn' ~
ouo's husband, for instance WAS eStfaditaols.
The lawyer said it wasn't; that il bis Sifo lett
him and ran away to Brazil, Holland, OF Cuba
there was no earthly means Of securing heE sur
render whereupon the countena1ca OF the un-
happv man frightened up. and ho took his way 10
ticket office, to inquire Xhea tno Hiss eseoAnoi
for Brazil would sail.
phi1osonh;cal milkman on Wea: Washington
street discovered yesterday lhat an !ni i.eccn oua
baard,ne-hpuee keerer who owed him Tor two
months milk had folied her tents like the Arabs
and silently stoeu away, leaving ueltder her AL
dress nor her effects. Tho loss Tas severe
one to tho poor but honest mi!kman. bur, m
stead Ct tearing his hair or duatu. upon tue
prevalence Of dishonesty. the philosopher Elm
ply Lcaycd sigh. to,s. reef in his quart meas
ure. and that night Kept his cans under the
hyd1ant iew minutes longer than usual Ih $
NOR ming his howl Of 3iey-ilS! !" will bn heard
rs cheerful as it everybody was as honest Us tue
day isu't long 1T THIS time o year.
A millionaire Gard and pork) is NOW doing the
Continent. He wrote home IRON Aaa1sa az lass
week au enthu ,s:ic accouut Of q bull-tlsht.
1.-The gates Of the bull-pea." le a.ys, 'were
tb,owu open, aud bull of parest Antiacluvian
breed bounded into the empyrean. lo would
dre-s net recson, abous 52 Ills to the hundred.
aud had very little o1al ooout hls carcass. Ina
Gus, ido.s on horseback tormeuted him With
their lsncets, and lrallv on foot With rcd Eag
and long sword gave him what these spaaleis
call his coo-d grease. think OF having THIS
ccsoidor 10 kill for me. if wages arc not too
high I think 100 that there is money in setting
up IA ctory to try down the horses that are kill
ed daily ia the cmpyraan. At present they are
not utilized at all"
A young man who had looked on the cocktsil
when it was red. and WAS making grapesine
pattern on the sidewalk yesterday evening with
lis boot-heels on lis winding way home met
very pretty young woman. Being smitten oI
her appearance. he executed very respectful
wink at her BIZ pulling down his left eyclid With
his finger and thumb. and had JUS: said '' Ay-
hic-dear-" when he walled against lamp-post,
aud in secoLd was knocked on his bsck and re-
ceiyed free ticket to aprivate exhibition OF the
occultation Of the Pleiades and other astronomi-
marked: Don't hit me agaln-1 hicpologize-
didn't know sine wash Jour wifa-thonsh wash
shisr frien' o'mine-thash al RI" Thus con
science. doth make towards OF us ALL
4 meeting Of property holders living nlon:
Archer ayonue, between Ha!stad street and tho
South Branch bridge. was held last evening to
further consider the question OF paving
attendance was not large. neither was tho
hail very attractive, being practically devoid OF
light and as cold as the weather would permit.
Aid Ready vas in the chair, and Mr. Salter acted
as Secretary. The meeting was OF an informal
character at first. but finally got down to busl-
ness in earnest, and resolved to have block
pavement, bv inches, with sand foundation
Some discussion was had as to what would be
the effect OF contract many had signed With q
paving firm. in Wow Of this action. and it Hns
agreed that tho contract In question Was not
binding a committee OF three mas then ap-
pointed to receive bids for the work. composed
Of Messrs. Turner Saltcr, and Flnucan, who
will report to another meeting to be hold Friday
evening"
About dusk last night policeman on West
Adams street saw, to bis surprise, = Tell-dressed
young man come round the corner and, espying
him, dart back into . side street and take to
bis heels for bare life. The 7igiIant officer pur-
sued him, and, after a long chase, overlook and
coIlarad him. The fugitive fell on hia knees
aud with = voice trembling with terror cried !:
&. r cant, Matilda I can't; ask me no more /
am not worthy to be your husband" - What in
thunder do you mean Arc you mad,
or only inssne7" replied the officer,
as be kindly lifted the young
man by his collar and stood him against q tree
box 20 !" said the young man, with deep
sigh Of relief, his face lighting up as he spoke
*.'!s it you. officer thought you were her." "
THAT'S too thin," answered the guardian OF
the public peace, as he took rect in tho Young
mans neckue, who's her7" My girl" re-
piled the young man it's leap year. and
sow her on Adams street. won't marry her,
yinced Of his sincerity that, after borrowing his
watch, he allowed him to depart in peace.
The test Of coal oils made Friday, Jan. %, be-
fore the Fire Department oHcers' school by
Prot. Lambert, OF st. I2natius College, proved
that all oils SO teeted ignlted much below the
standard at which they were sold, tho difference
IN degrees being in some cases as much Is 50.
To the report TO that effect mnde in TIE Ta1B-
uSE, Mr. John O'Neill, City Oil Inspector, took
exception, and maintained in communication
to the paper that the tests were not properly
m.de He agreed to make test OF the oils
himself before the Board of Underwriters, and
it waa done yesterday, with the Same
results produced by Prof. Lambert. He tried to
explain how tho commercial tes. differed from
the scientific. but it only produoel upon tho
gentlemen present yesterday, among whom
were several INSURANCE men, the impression
shat tue scientific test eas correct. and that II
different results could DO obsalned By the CON-
mercial test mado according to the law it was
erroneous aud not to be trusted. Prof. LAM
bert Is instructor in chemistry in st. 1ynatus
College, and performed. explained, and offered
to prove. tho correctness Of the experiments
which he had made.
The London architect Of Jan. Is savs It
will be remembered that Ill the course Of his ac-
dress at Greenwich Alr. Gladstone said that the
modern commercial spirit IS sometimes not IA
yorable to art,stic feeling, and as one illust1a-
ton he suggested the United States. In
America said Dir. Gladstone, where the in-
duxt1ial spirit il. perhaps, more actively dovel.
oped than in any other Country, fear We should