, 1876-03-12
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS,

eE'I1Qk II Ap1o.
Patrons OF the Public Library usy be inter
ested to know that there is now On the road tel
tons Of Manila paper, to be used iu printing
the new Catalogue OF Books.
The Hard-Coa Exchange held meeting
yesterday afternoon in tha rooms Of the organ
izatioo, President Colt in the chair, and adopted
anew constitution and bylaws.
4 young man from the country Was stage
struck On Wabash avenue yesterday afternoon.
Tho stage struck him as he Was trying to crosf
the street oue way and look another.
When the wary bachelor in this leap-year ol
grace encounters IN unprotected female wbc
edgea up towards him in businees-like man
0er. he promptly 6heers OF, humning the pou.
ular air I'm tonId ye cAr1r pop."
Tbs temperature yesterday, ~ observed by
Manaeee. optician. So Madison street. {TR1BusE
Bnlldiug), WAS ut a, H.. 80 degrees 10 L. m.,
q; u n, a.; 10 p, - m-, Il; 8 P NJ, as. Bar
The members Of the late Monte,mery Guards.
meut as Company Il Friday evening" The
COMPANY expects to be uniformed at once, and
20 take part II tbs coming celebration OF St.
PAtrick'a Day.
Hslf-A-dozen boys whu frequent the Board Of
1rade Hal were suspended during few hours
bT others OF the same class Saturday indicated
that the correction had not produced upon the
zast the effect expected.
Gen. Webster'e condition is still regarded -
verz critical. DR.. H. A. johnson WAS with him
last evening. and stated to 3 TRIBUNE reporter
thtt the General Was tride better. He was
unable to see any Of bis friends, many Of whom
called upon him yesterday.
James Fritzeu, the bog who WAS reported "a
crossing Of the Northwestern load, by which
his right leg uae crushed below the Knee died
yesterday morning at his nome. No. 10 Hubbard
street. TITO Coroner will hold an inquest to-
day.
latter from an art-patron and connoisseur
(Veet Side lotsl now travelling in Europe has
been received. He says that while at Parree he
called st the picture-facto1y of Goroma and
fancyipg that chrome OF Turkish obe!isk
{odalsque y would be good Investment in
Qu1red the price, aud Was informed that it VAS
held ut LEGO front foot He did not deal.
Heart disease carried Edward Kearney of
about o'clock last evening in the most sum
mary manner Deceased resided at No. 80 Hops
street, and had just returned from his DAYS Ia
boTa- His wife called him to supper, and as he
Was moving chair up to the table be Was no
hced to gasp for hreath, reel, and fail. dead. He
vas Is years Of age. 3 1aborer married, bu. With
out family. The Coroner has bean notified
Tbs Public Library Board met ves-
terday afternoon in t1eir rooms President
6horeJ in tbs chair. volume OF bis own works
from the Rev. Brooke Herford was accepted
with many thanks for the donation. Inspector
Walker, Of tho Committee On Library, asked for
the adoption of 10 order prohibiting employees |
beng abesnt without permission, under penalty |
Of forfeited pay. Hay,ng no other business, tbs |
Bosrd adjoutued-
A young woman on Wabash ayenne savs that |
ii we only had female suffrage the ladies to a !
frHn ynfa r. |
Advocates the removal Of the drawback duties,
Ii this could only be done, she ia Of opinion
that people would be able to dress twice as well
as rhey used to for half the money. s.Dut, she
adds. g it ia Just Ike the stupidity Of men to !
speak Of dravhacks+-wbat the goose meant vas
pull-backH."
A truly pious and fashionable young yoman
on st. Johns place Was heard Yesterday to replne
at tho inaIutabfe DEGREES of Providence which |
this year brought the beginning Of Lent SO late
that her first winter costume got 80 shabby that |
she had to take sick and stay in the house for
uearly three weeks, because she wouldn't 60 ont
looking like an object, snd which would bring
Easter 30 late that she might just as well not
have any spring suit at all.
4 clergyman on the North Side was last plight
summoned to the bedside Of q parlshipner who !
had once nee2 director IN gas company snd
bad been fatally st1ikeu down by apople1y. The
pious pastor took down his hat and oyercoat
with deep Sigh, aud said to the messenger who
bad been sent 70 demaud his presence: "Of
course n go with you: Heaven is very merci-
lui' cut don't think I'LL be Of any heavenly
1ee-"
'trees, says she wishes they'd onlr lock her and
! few women like her up in room with Bowen
md she'd zee he Wouldn'c let out the facts |
bout the Beecher scandal, not that she is
nsions TO know. but because the best interests
I religion demand it. She appeared little |
disappointed when she Was informed that he was | |
a1d, but recovering her spirits. said resolutely
bat che guessed he'd proFe open to conviction :
ONE other T8E-
Mr.. Godfrey Macdonald is abont to resign the | Z
'enerd Western Freight Agency for foreign :
uslness-a position be has held for the last | t
ourteen years-of the Lake Shore d 31ichieaa | e
outhern Railroad, 10 accept the General Western '
reight Agency of the Michigan Central and | a
treat Western Railways. Mr. Macdonald has | =
ey large acquaintanceship among shippers, E
nd Is thoroughly conEe1sant with the freight t
us1nesa1 and the change will, no doubt, prove :
rodtAble to the Michigan Central and Great n
'astern Roads.
4 Board OF Examination. or Scandal Com |
litree, has lately been added to the manage G
ent OF one Of our leading hotels. This Bosrd p
COMMITTEE conelsts OF three married ladies E
I'd two unmarried females OF uncertain age. X
helr duties are to examine into the character 4
and soclh status Of each new appll- =
mt for regular board, and to parade the cor1i- b
ofb o1 inc QOte evenings 70 see that the guests
du!ge in no unbecoming conduct. The Com &
ittee hold daily eessions and as compensation | 's
r their arduous labors Ire charged only half ! Il
10 for board. tt
damsel residing OIL West Harrison street u u
b very indignant because tho object of her y:
alden affections did not take her to See the .,
mar eclipse last Thursday night. lie explained | y,
hez, however, that the OMISSION was due | "
.ther TO oversight nor meanpess On his part, "a %
It that in the first place he had to stay at the ~
orc and work till 11:30 p n, and in the seq =,
d, that all the good seats had been taken when - y
got to the box Office. She foggare him, but ~
ded that she was 90 sorry. because she was SO - -
nd Of zoology !"
i coroner who ree1des within Thousand miles ye
this city went to church By mistake last Sum- q
:, and heard an eloquent sermon, wherein the ii
eacher soverely denounced the moral cowardice in
the man who from any cause ayhatover takes de
own life. With the remark, '.Vell. fought N
u wss . Christian" the indignant official de- nj
rted. He stated subsequently that the people til
10 made the highest pretensions to righteous le
So and humanity were frequently the very first til
attempt to take the corpse out of public |
;cial's month.
4 young man who has frequently prepared =!
ot11butlons for these columns. that have been u u