, 1876-09-12
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.

= tho Adams E1nfeaa company.
:. The temperature yesterday, as ebscrvcd by
Manassc, opt!cian, IS Ma,sisun street tFnIhuSs
pullding), was ut 8 l.. H., G3 degrees; 10 a. M,
.G4; ID NJ, ca; a p. m., N; ?. m., o.. Bar
:, omctcr, 8 a. ,n., 20.s9, p. T,., 29.9a.
= : A meeting Of the West Town Board was held
las. evening, but on account Of the meagre at
:tcndance nothing mas done beyond tic auditing
Of few email BILLS Another meeting will be
held this afternoon ut o'clock, when the
amount Of money necessary for town purposes
for tho coming year will be agreed upon.
Coroner Dctzsct, yesterday held an fnquest
upon tho boy Joseph Hallor, Of No. IL String
street, who was drowned In the river on the 4th
Instant. The Jury entirely e1onerated the con-
ductor Of the train, and found that The boy
came to ltt death by jumping from tic train
whlle crossing tho bridge.
: At $50 yesterday afternoon painful accident
happened to 1ycs Olso1s. Of eSi North llalsted
strcct- While attempting to pass between two
cars On tho Northwestern track At tic Eric
strs'f snd I'D IN esh q s th terpy;
maugled. DR.. 1shau, the surgeon vi tic rail-
road attended him.
The Society OF PHYSICIANS and Surgeons held
their regular fortnightly meeting last cvGnlng
in Room ~, Grand Pacific Hotel Prot. Frcer
occupied tho chair, and the only matter Of inter-
Zostcr Frontaits,H read by br. j. I. Tucker,
1hich embodied the results ease Of tho disease
which came under the rca,lcr's observation.
A meeting Of the Fasragut. Boat Club was
hold jus night at the PolEsr HOUSE, NJ, :. R.
Amuscmcnts reported that they intcl,tlcd CIV.
ing three performances during tho season In all
Of Tho next years. boattng fund. The report
tTas accepted, aud tho CGInmittce ordered 70
riys three Or four Informal eociables during tho
coming ssason.
Tho Auxiliary Health Committee, to which
was referred tho matter Of tho stencil nutsancc,
met at the rooms Of the Cftizcns' Association
yesterday At = O'Clock. aud organizcd ~ " the
Gregg, Chairman; j. C.. Amber, Seerctary;J }:
NJ. Xdsis, Treasurer; Writ Dexter, Richard
Gregg, j. c. Ambler, Finance Committee;
James D. Dickinson, Inspector and Collector
The COMMITTEES will meet again at the SANS
place at o'clock p. m. Tomorrow.
A thin audience assembled In Farwcf Hall
Inst evening to hear 4 thin lecture. It WAS llc-
1Iycred by Capt. Willard Glastcr IN behalf Of
Custer Monument Fund. The speaker appeared
on tic platform In tall boots, IN tho tops of
:: which tls trousers we're romanttcally stuck.
Ills lecture was entitled "Ec!ocs Of the Kcro-
lutton," and consistcd OF a review Of that Dis
taut epoch In tho country's history and 81 the
men who took part In the struggle for national
iudenendencc,
t!on to hold the n!ght-schools this winter. They
tnye arrived to this conclusion owing to tho
tmnllnese Of the appropriation (s3,oV0> This
sum would only keep the schools open for about
thought, would be Of no advantage u pupils.
Last yenr The expenses Of thu nIght-selools were
about $7,10o. Tile intention of tic present
Board "a to saFc this years appropriation aud
add it to the next, When they Til! be able to put
tho money to some account in the teaching Of
night scholars.
VA Lady" asks II nothing can be tlono to
stop the Killing Of little hirIa, which she hAs
been contemplating for some tfMe from her
window, apparently without humanity enough
city ordinance imposes n fine Of from s5 to $40
on person convicted Of Bhootfng, stuntnE, or
otherwise mo!tatIng birds. An offender, II
under l9 e on tug second conviction t sent to the
kind enough to call tho intention ot the police
to the offender, or "spot ~ him and sWear out
= warrant for his arrest, nnd then appear In
Aourt and testify against hin.
Some Imaginative Individual, possibly With q
yicu o{ rcycng.ng himself on the bridEc-tendcr
abntnents, started story yesterday that West
Sdo strect.car had fRiIcn into the river at Ran
dolph street bridge Sunday rnurntnE, and
EvasS 81 ss maEsas % a'G noD Otslcd aa pff s
bri1ge-tcnder all the Afternoon. With questions
" such Us "Whcre did IT fall int " How many
werc oil boartll" aud lie became so frantic tbut
he was nlmoat tempted to open tue draW and
the crowd. II is needless to say That tAcrn WIS
not shadow Of truth in the story.
Those who happened to be OH tho lake shore
b tho vicinity Of North nvcnue, at about
O'Clock Sunday afternoon, were startled hy sec.
i,,g sallboat mile from shore suddenly cap-
size, throwing lta occupants-thrcc men-into
tho water. Ono young man among thDse OH
shore retained his presence Of mind, Rntl started
to seek means for rcsctiing tho unfortunate WY
ayers. A snnll row-hoat was found, In Which
bo pushed of, antl succcetled In reaching ths
men, whp were cl1nEinE t.s the bottom uf their
overturned cratt, Just Us It was about sinking
Antl, Is TWO Of them ut least were unable to
euin, they snust inevitably have drowned but
for tlils timely assistance. Tie rcscuer whose
.1no1csty equa,cd hts bravery, slipped away
through tht crowd as soon ~ hc reached tic
+. shore, without making himself known, but 1t
was afterwards nsccrlaincl ttat hls 1'an,e !vas
William Allen, formerly A G!Crls In West
B!do hotel, and ut present employed al the Ex-
position.
THE EXPOSITION.
The bronze nympsss atlornin,g the fountain on
poBtte the main entrance s1nllrtl as swGetly II
ever yesterday, although ,s!uce being placed IT
position they hnvc suffered u constant shower
bath. Nor are they any the lcsa objects nf curl
osItY and admiration to the visitors WHO wandel
about the pleasant precincts Of the Exposition
Building. The fountain Is the natural starting
point tor toure throughout the show. and Il!
) Side Is also convenient rc6t!ng-place for people
Who have tired themselves with Walking ami
scelug tho many features Ut the display. llcnc,
there are generally more pcople ~ Its vlclnlt,
thnn anywhere else, the art halls alone excepted
The latter attract 4 great deal Of notice, au'
With good rcasun.
Tbs attendance cannot he said to have In
creased. Saturday, being chiltren's day, are,
from 1000 to oo ylsitors whish NJ, n%mbsT ,la wa va
Thls weck OPENED again With cloud and rain
contrary to geucFn expectation, and t'at Ut u
tesIay few people ventured {orth from tl,rf
comfortable residences to tempt the mud an
wet OF the bttrcts.
a. to tie show itself, little ran be said fut
tlcr than has already been stated. It Is nnw i
perfect shape nnd gosM running order: All Tia
Tho crowds, aud they will cuuio Inter- with til
clearing Of the skies and the shnng Of tie sur
HOW 1T MAS.
An Indignant correspondent wants to Knot
why, since Mayor HEATH. is enforcing TIC cit
ordinances, llo .locs not cause tile building ord
nance to be lunkcd after little lnorc CLOSELY
Tue correspondent alleges, Us cause for u
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