, 1876-10-22
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.

Cross Of Constantine, Is stopping st the Gfano
Pacific.
Tic Free Employment Bureau, Las Fifth
nuc, in charge OF the Young Mems Christian
Aesocla ton, furnishes employers with book
keepers, sl,ippingg-clesks, and porte7s.
The temperature yesterday, as observed by
Mauasse, optician; IS Madison street CrR1BuSE
8u;ldne), was at i. 1n., IS degrees; 10 a M,
co: II III. e.; p. H., 81; 5 p. n, 6o barom-
eter at $ ]. IT,, y. 50; S p. NJ, 29.65.
Coroner Dictzsch yesterday held an inquest
ppon Otto Gir,ncr. who dropped suddenly
Head Fi::,.av evening while eating in the touse
3f Mrs. Sophia Hcndcrberg, No. ~ string Street.
Heart t!is. asc was the ycrtiict rendered
At9 O'clock Yesterday morning Peter Schal-
uiacr, of NJ. 5l, State street, was badly bitten
bout tue legs bya rabil do:,. After biting ser,
raj ot:.vr ours tho animal came to timely end
It the point Of Officer LycSburg's revolver 1he
1liur.,i l.,aa's wounds we're dressed 1t once anu
ae Is row pronounced out Of danger-
One Of the most interesting sights of Ell cction
night is to SEC smiling Democrat consult the
table OF postal rates or of the arrival and depaE-
tu-c OF trains, and then observe, clleerily, to
that part Of the universe III his immediate y
cinity: AZ tell You, boys. we've got 'cm tnl8
time! Look how them returns is rolling IN
solid from the back DISTRICTS"
man Who Registered from Delavan, Wis,
arrived at hotel in town yesterday ana aSeea ses'
friend be aIong?" asked the gentlemanly clerk;
40. don't expect no friend along,n'. replied
the .ucst: "fact is I'rc been travelling, aud
kinder had no sleep for the last two nights. auu
50 want to make up for it; you sees"
t6:15 last evening two buggics collided in
front Of the Palmer House, aud one OF t1em,
driven by Matthew Thill, ran into the State
street entrance Of the hotel, and was totally de-
nolished. Thill had his left arm badly broken,
and sustained other severe injuries. While his
companion escaped without injury, 1alllns un-
Ger the buegy-box. The injured man was taken
to his residence on the corner OIL I#eil1n and
Jefferson streets,
before the clerk. .'Mister,'' he said, respect
fully, rubbing his feet against one another,
uki,, have room in this tayern?" "Ccrtain-
ly, SIR" replied the clerk after hc had written
few letters and fully discussed the political sit
uation in all its bearings with friend; "regis,
ter, II you please" 'tNo, thank 'ee," replied
the count1yman; 81 do most sill my voting
down In Indiana ana we don't have no registry
Law thar
Tie Rev Knowles Shaw, after pastorate Of
nearly one year with the First Christian Church,
corner of Indiana avenue and Twenty-tifth
street, has resigned this charge to again enter
upon his old and tried work Of evangelist iii the
general field, where he has already achieved
most enyiable reputation as successful laborer
III the Lords vineyard. Resolutions expressive
OF their esteem were passed b. the consFega- e e.
Shepherd, Of Quincy, Mich, Is ut present filling
the pulpit
In very few weeks-it may be days-that
,ell destroyer, the Debating Society, will break
sut among rs aud young men will devote their
massive minds to discussing such momentous
questions 5s Us the Of lnhfs b
greatest genius-Skakspeare or Byron:" and
the Exc. And next year the same young men
will be delivering commencement oratlons, and,
perhaps, afterwards they Will go to Congress.
On the whole, Mr. Poland's sag-law, Il properly
applied, would lie 4 most valuable addition to
the legal code
Farwell Hall was crowded yesterday at the
MONDAY praver-mectfng, although Moody and
Saukcy were not there to lead. Their absence,
aud the .reat audience notwithstanding that
fact, would seem 10 show that the public is more
Interested in the work because OF the works
sake tllan because of the men who are conduct
,nc it. The meeting was led by Bishop Cheney,
sid the subject was the Sunday-school lesson
for tu-3ay. ''S;tnon, the Leper." OTHER prom
iSed clery.yinen were present, and the exposi-
Lions vi tic lesson, the heartfelt prayer, the
singing, were Ill trsus,ht with interest.
About this time of year tho clerk who
wait; Il litc III Ills suIa,y in January will do
we'll Il, ~ aroanu among the boys, and propose
,.Et1!aI III, Subscription for q presentation to
the l::aycr, taking care to let the manager
kncw tEa1 lie (thc s!erl) was tile first person to
moot the i.ca- The effect is usually good.
Clerks csnlot be too carly in the field, for cases
are rect:rt'cj where, after one has given whole
week time TO arranging rnattc:s, willy rival
has gone to tue managcr and said: The tovs
Art. -r:tfng up a little presentation for you,
:-uiollcl; have you any preferences to indicate
as to what it should be!" Prudent young men
should not allow the cider to be taken oh Of
Their apble-trecs in such manner.
Dr.. E. c. Mitchell sailed yesterday on the Gu
harder 1: Partl;a ~ from Boston for Liverpool
Dr. Mitchell has years leave OF absence from
the Baptist Theological Seminary of this city,
position Of Professor of Hebrew at Regents
Park College, London. During tie latter por-
ton Of his stay abroad, the Professor, who is
justly held in very high esteem by a large circle
Of friends here, intends to travel on the Cont
dents under his personal care, Mr.. J. D. Kings
land, son Of 4. w. kins,sland, ESQ.,, of the
Northwestern Nail Company, and Mr. Fred Full
or. son Of Mr.. Fuller Of the firm Of Fuller &;
Fuller. wholesMc druggists Of this CITY.
When Mr.. Hesing gets excited over politics
diccs to get the better Of lis judgment. Ie
did so yesterday III North Side wine cellar,
where be, Deputy Sheriff KorH; and = few other
political experts were discussing the situation
over OuLtie I'll hu0es1elmcf. Inc party
was q very loving one until the
subject Of Sheriff was announced. Mr.. Korn
renowned the idea OF supporting Charley Kern,
and then Mr. Hesing waxed Indignant and yitu-
perativc epithets of more or less rigor and
proportioaatc want Of elegance were banded
With freedom that suggested g thorough &C
quaintance with the fine points Of literature Just
rs the twain were about to come to blows,
friends intcrfcrcd, and once again it was an
nounced that truce had been agreed upon.
A couple OF legal gentlemen who do not be-
long to the Bar Association were overheard dis
cussing nice point the other night. It was
this: S'pose A steals q watch, and B, the
lawyer, Is elllcdupon to defend him, knowingthe
watch to have been stolen, and B gets a ae-
quilted, ami 4 offers B the watch, should B
accept the watch Us his fees'' After the 4ues-
ton bad Been fully discussed, pro and con, the
two legal gentlemen decided that it would be q
breach Of professional etiquette to accept the
watch under any circumstances. Il 4 had any
other money Or property, should freeze on
to that; if he hadn't, B could not consistently
with his character as lawyer and gentleman
do more than 60 with 4 to the nearest pawn
shop. and wait ut the door while i vent in and
pawued it.
Extract from new novel now In press at
Milwaukee,: "Presently tue fair Adeltsitla
started up and turned her cars TREMENDOUSLY
foutllwest-by- by-south, true as the conscious
needle to thc pole Mcthinl1s hear sound,'
sic said Nay, foolish clill,' replied her com
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