, 1876-02-18
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.

GENeNAl NEWSs
ce,l Bchu,z's father died yostorday morning
Il The house Of his son-in-ltw, Afr. schhefrar, Of
Monoo. III.
Parry Il, Smith, aud several other prominent
Democrats. will 1eavo for Washington to-mor-
row evening to Try to securs tho holding OF tho
National Democtatto Convention in thls city.
Ths Temperature 5entotdhy, "a obsorvtd BY
Mspsese, optioisn, 83 Madison street (TntDuNE
DulldnR). was: At 8 =. rn., 20 degrees; 10 3.
m., n; II NJ, 28; Q p. m.,..25; .. m. 90. Dar.
omsser, 81. u., 2o;2o, 8p. M. 1881.
1t meeting at the iousneymsn asonc.cuttors,
hold on tho 10th fnat., It WAS resolved to appoint
committee to wait On the dinferont labor or
gauizatons Of The city, and to take such steps
a. they may deem necessary to eocs,fo the Aoro-
cation of convict labor, or it's moro equitable
distribution.
About hAlf.past 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
. boy named Nchara 1fumsey, about . yonla OF
Northwestern 1soad. and had hfs loft foot severed
dohco Of ill., parents It No. 80 Augusta street,
aud physician called to attend him.
A fcH Of Tue Republicans OF the Niuetocnth
Wari1 mot NJ Turner-Hall last evening to roor-
aanise tic ward ciao. Con Cnstiain called tho
meeting 10 order, aud after stating thai the oti.
oers Of the club we're absent, and nothing could
bo doue without them, adjourned tho mcetlng
until tomorrow evoning at the samo slme and
plaza.
Thsro was to havo been meeting OF Thtr-
teepth Ward Republicans st tho northwest cor
ner Of Madison and Robey Rtreo:a last cvontnG,
but when the hour announced Tor Assembling
arrived 1t nao discovered that but very feW per-
sons-tn fact not quorunl-wcto there.
Tboao present dfaperscd with tho intontton Of
holding meeting at the sa,ne place tho ID Of
March.
Yesterday afternoon one OF Tervil1igor's l1orsns
met with a peculiar accident. X lot Of vnu!s-
plates were about being untoadcd iu front Of the
Fidelity 8afo Der,ost Company, OIL Randolph
etreet, whom. In backing tts team. one OF the
suimats touched the edge OF plate and began
kicking. During his struggles one Of the plateie
Sharp edeon cut into bis haunche, to the dopt.s
Of about t6 iuohes inQicting fatal inturT.
4 meeting Of tho proprletora Of barccr.shop!'
Of tho city, organized as The 1}arbers' AasocI2 !.
tion, WAS hold In the Sherman House rfnb.5uoir
"a folIowa; President, Sfr llo:tick. OF tire
Bhorman lIouso shop: Firat Ficc-prcsdcnt, y.
e. Bonnet: Second Vice e-rresideut, Vt. H. ~
bouss!ior; Secretary, w. r. Petition ..Tseast' Or.
ior tho use OF tho Club had been found. aud nut
meetings would bo hrld OH the frat and 1ird
Mondays Of each month.
Tho cases Of William A. Thompson. 4. T.. Ed.
wards, and tho NorthweBsern FeEttiiztnR CON.
pany, Of tho Town Of Lake, charged with nlin-
tanning q nuisnncc. .-c1ea;lng those na,sa ,atine
smels which have a|ckeued tho clt-
xons OF Chicago for 80 long ttno
phsa--vere TO have, been hear'l bo-
but Mr. George BURY, attoruey for def atlnnis,
asked for . continuance to Tuesday mo- alng, Oh
account OF the nbBenco OF material Witnesses
Tho request was granted, with the ~! !erAtanl
ing that no further continuance woulJ 30 asked
for.
A man named F. r. Love, by pro feasiou m
artist, was found den, in his room at the Parker
House. corner Of Madison and 1Iatssed atrcess.
about O'Clock yeaterdn7 afternoon. Ilo was
eeeu shout tho houae ut dinn0r- lime, looking
well, and soon after went out C. t!spose Of G.
picture ho had heeu employed OIL. lIo rc-
turned in an hour or ~, mud went
TO sD.onsa lbs room as ths srr Dq1F foF eeGse se
he WAS paintiug picture callcfl to aBcertaln It's
progress, and Was directed to hia studio On tho
second foot. 6ho proceeded thsther, and. fall
ing TO receive any response to her raps for nd
nittance opcncd the door. Tho inmate vaa
found dead on tho floor, covered with tho easel
aud painting on which ho was employed. A.
s.ssancs Was procured, and from the appearance
Of tho body It .waa evident lie had not been
dead long, a. 1t waa warm and tho fore
head wns damp NTH pesrpttation. 4
physician Was summoned. who decided that
oeaned was shout 40 years Of ago, lad resided In
tho city noarly slx months. and leaves family
1t st. Charles In this State. Tho Coroner haa
boon notified, aud will hold au inqueat this
HlQEuiuR.
THE WILKfE TRIAL.
An impression seems to prevail In Rockford
thrs tho postponement Of tho Wlkto conspiracy
triAl was without sufficient roasop, and that the
alleged aickneas Of the witness, Graham. wan
ouly dodge on tho part OF Lawyer 1rude to
secure tue poatponoment. With vow to leern.
Inv tho real facts, Tribune reporter v!sitod
Iii. Gsaham's residence, No. 14a0 South Dear
born strcet. last evening. TIE object Of h,s
search waa found lying on sofa, WITH both bin
feet buried deep In bandagca. and resting on
pillows. 1Ir. Graham stated that ho was suffer-
ing from severe attAck OF intlamtnatory fhen-
matisu, and thia Btatoment Was corsoborated bY
soveral gentlemen who wero present.
He said that he had not boeE out
side cf his house since Friday, Feb.
1. Hs waa quite Indignant At tho charges made
against him that hia sickness was simulated
and, In order 70 satisfy the reporter beyoud q
doubt, cauaed the bandagcs on his feet to hf
removed. There was certainly no doubt Of his
having Rheumatism, ~ could bo soen with half
glance. Tho Indications Of that disease wore too
PLAIN 70 he mistaken. His feet mere swollen ia,
haynnd nrf3innrv 4t2n