, 1876-01-27
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS,


George Il. Drew has eo'd to Thomas J. Foa-
Tor for a;0.0oo l201l2S foot on tho wtas side VI
LcAyilt streat 10 feet north Of Folk ssrA"t.
Tho temperature yesterday. az observed by
Mruaeso, opt:clsn 8s Dtsdtaon Ftroes (TR1nusx
Du,Jiug), was at A. ra.. % degrees 10 a. rs'.,
N; n p... 81; q. m, 80; p. m., 4o+ Darom-
tIcr, ! h. H., 20.18: y. m., 1850.
. Tho :sora.nl School rnoottng Of tho Chicago
Trincipals' Association yeRterday expressed It's
sorrow at tho death OF Edward E. Whitsomoro.
who was for ten yoarb tonoher In our public
schools.
II. @. Tseeo lks addressed 4 chnllengo TO
Eugoue MIliArd, proposing to skate > match Of
30 mllos for ei0O, aud stating that lhe las de-
posited e100 tn the hands Of Mr. J. E. Whiting
is hia sl1hre Of the stake.
The 1lev. r. J. Dutlor, D. D., lecsutcd Inst
syenlng In tho Union Catholic Library Asiocia-
lion oou1so on Judaism and Pagan klytho-
pgy." A considerable audience was ,pEesonh
md thoroughly appreciated tho scholarly oilott.
Mrs.. cynthia Leonard delivered her now and
un[oue lecture On "TLo LIBBY OF tho la1iol," nt
lhe First Methodist Church, last evening. Tho
audience Was sparse, but the lecture AGpuudcd
IN much that WAS new and fscy'
Tbs psrpnse OF Joachim Kuven la-ycar-otd
boy residing It No. $50 North Ashlsnl avcnlo
arc in great &ux,oty ~ to tho Whereabouts OF
the!f son. Hia hat Taa found on tha beach at
the foot Of North avenue, aud they foar thai ho
has been drowned.
Deputy Coroner Mc3irz Yesterday bold IN in-
quest on tho remafpa Of Joseph Jungen. aged ~
yoars, formerly reaId.ue with bis father as No.
IS Arcller ayonuo. Tho 1nry found thht no
oame 10 l,to death by falling ,uto a kettle Of hot
lard. at Murpby's paekug.houso' noar tho Stock
Yards.
Mr.. James Chisholm, Of tho I,s'er- Ocean, WAS
surprised Wednesday osoniug by number Of
hIa friends, who took advantage Of hia nth
wedding anniversary 10 pay him visit Al hlH
resldonce: Though unexpected, tue gtesta wcro
mono tic less welcome. and we're handsomely on
tcrtainod by tho host and his wife.
The Directors Of tho Illinois Mnsonlo Dopevo-
lont Society held q abort meeting at tho Com
morcial IIotol yesterday. hr. D. q. Cfcglor, VI
Chicago President, anl Mr. g. II. Sampson. Of
Princeton, ILL.,, Becrotary. 1iontine business mud
organization wcfo discussed n',d tho meeting
adjourned.
meeting Of the Wcst 6ido tax-pavozs was
hold At tho Gau1t l1ouso Int evening. Biz. Moac-
ley Ia the chair. After OIL informal discussion Of
,ho situation !. waa s agreed TO s, sso no s asSa t
courts in tho caaes now under consideration had
been heard. Another tnooting will be held salur-
day evening,
Tho United States Supreme Court hna affirmed
tho decroe Of tho Circuit Court rofnalng For
sytLe sot~ofr OF certain indebtedness duo the
alleged indebtedness Of tho Company duo 10
him on polcios Of insurance, On tue ground that
the indohtodnoes waa not individual Mr. jus
Aca bWnyno delivered tue opinlon.
A ttttlo G-year-old daughtnr Of Martin Stokes,
residing on Douglas asenua. near Laurel street.
was burned 80 severely A. o'clock Tuoaiay
afternoon THAT she died at o'clock yesterday.
Tho Coroner held an inquest yesterday, and ar-
tho explosion Of aomo kerosene. Hor pareuta
were away from home ut the tlma Ut tho acci-
dent.
Last evening largo number OF tho friends of
Aid. Tom Foley mndo raid OIL his residence,
1853 Washington street, and thereupon proceeded
marriage. Va4B' orchestra formed Ill important
edjunct, and 10 tho well-accoutod measures OF
Strauss music the Relf.nvtel giics!s dIaported
in tho mary dance. At d Into hour tho party
separated, al perfectly assured thas tl,cy had
enjoyed an evening 1llcd to tho brin, with
ploAauro.
Coroner Dtetzech yesterday hold IN inqueat on
the remAnB OF Louisa ltniner, whu died Suuday
evoniug It No. 81 West Division street, through
tho neglect Of rhyaic!an. For REASONS known
only 70 himself, the Coroner took no further nc
tion IN the case than to conauro tile Doctor fol
his neglect and the undertaken foz his attempt
uhother Of not TIE board Of lIealtl, will ALLOW
this fragrant vio!ation OF the ordinance to pas'
unnotioed.
Capt. Ellis has Investigated the case Of I'll.
boy D11guardealo, living vt No. b5 West Indians
atEeet, who WAS reported to have been crnell.
nelghbors, that the boy hos been turned out 81
doors repeatedly, mud compelled to sleep undel
sidewalks during tho coolest weather, frequeutl.
being unpIovided with shoes and nccetaar'
clothing. Drjgnardsilo is unable to give any in
formation concerning his li.tzeatmout, hocaus'
hn "a partly ldiotio-
For some time past the Northwestern nailwa,
Company has contemplated tho removal Of III