, 1876-04-26
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS,

l. 1AN NJ L. u
GENERAL NEWS.
Commissioner 0ucnthor reports that his con-
Msuants arc vsr3 ona-stded on the Gubernato-
lsl question. Beycri1go cannot get f}vo votcb
biz town.
6srat> Hood, Of the police force, declares
uero Ia no truth In tbs story that hc and some
Of his men s!ecsiouoorod actively against Mark
Bhsridan lsat week. lie Bays to fotenda to ask
Che Polles Board for an Investigation.
Ths temperature yesterday, - observed by
ManAsse, optlcian, No. 88 Madison street (Ta1n-
unE DulIding), wac, At 3 a. m., 81 deErooas 10
A.m., II; Ia NJ, IS; 8 p. m,, 90; p. m, 81 /;
bArometer, q \. H., 1896; p. n., 1880.
The wife OF John Kramer, residing 1t tho cor
nor Of Thirty-fl1ss and Arnold asroets, diod snd-
denly yostsrday afternoon about o'clock. Bho
had been i'll for sone time, but 1t WAS not sup-
posed seriously. The Coroner hefd tho lnquest
ut o'clock and found that aho ca1nc TO her
death from hohft-dieeasc.
Bhort,y after 10 o'clock last evening an ein
p!oyo OF tho North Chicago Rolling Mill. named
frod DoRHnhaRAn, WAe aoyoeoy. though not IA
tally, cut aud bruised about tho head and ahout-
3ers by tho fall of y massive chain connected
With tho elevator In tho ssee: MILL which 10 was
attending. He vaa taken to hla homo, No. Ill
West Division street.
About o'clock tast evening a horse driven
by Adotph LAclede took fright 1t house being
moved by tho City Railway Company In tho VI
cinlty Of Wabash avenue and Thi1ty-firat street,
son. Tbs father escaped With but few Injuries,
hnt the son was severely injured shout Tho
hoad. Ihey roeide At No. 43t Thirty ninth
Rtreet, where the son WAS attended by DR..
Troubridge. Tho result Of tho boJ's Injuries is
~ yet nucorthin.
1toto $rs
town on Saturday and sold, among other fruits
that he brought 10 town with him. lot Of
strawberries as 80 cents q box. Then ho wont
To call On two Of bis femnla coneins and took
them 10 the matinee. after which ho took them
10 tbe bsnqnet!ng house. aud The bnnner oycs
them Was, '"Whatl 70 l.ave, girls n He fod
them With Btsawberries and comfortcd then with
cream, and paid for the same Mt tho ratio Of 81
plate, Subsequently ho discovered TINT thoy
zero his own Strawberries He dornrted for
Alton by tho niRht e1prcBB, declaring that hcnco-
forth he would wagn eternal and rolontless Har
agalnbt middlcnen and monopolists.
This is thu merry ttrne Of auction sales, when
womon wander forth with galochos on their foot
md grim differentiation on their oounteuAnceB
Ind scnk bbnses wkero Balcs are to tako place.
returning home 40 tired that they eau hardly
kslk. to 1Iacaro tlIat II thoy had tho mess and
rubbish some people eau a1ntsusS y eaeya use ,s T.
poverty and poor taeto to tho public. 4 woman
On Uoyno stfeet was a:'ont to moro, and Gun
.ucod hor husband that thoy couldn't do better
lhan sell OH their furniture ut auction. and buy
parentiy ir1ocoucinhlo thoscs that ~ you can
hwnys get things ut auction for less than their
Eorth. and ~ that you chi always get more nt
auction fos hnss thaa they arc %oE,h AS
Friday. Saturday eho nont TO another auction
md bought back for s1D75 tho gisl's
bedroom set tint on tho day pre-
:cdlug sho had sold for 7l0.G0, legs charges aud
WI,an iinr al MI rarirf{a1 har
u it, she }urat Into flood Of tonrs. asked linn
this waa all tho thanks she got for trying to
iayo Ills money, and taularod that 1t waH all hi8
Iautt for having tho sale Friday, which sho H.
nays had tried to mako him believe was gu un-
lucky day
SELLING OFF OLD CLOTHES.
A prudent young man up on SeoloY avenue,
rho sells all hia old clothes when tho spring
Limo comes, las hit upou an Ingenious plan for
Increasing his tovonuo from this sonrce. 1Io
carefully @makes hole In tho lining Of QUO Of
tho pockets OF tho veBtment whoreot hn ii about
to dispose. and puts theEeiu small waa of
tiBsuo paper wrapped about rith groaey Con-
fedora.e note. Whom tho dealer comes arounu
pocket, and. foolioe what ho takes
e 's ooeS s sss. of fsssnesss: 2ess
replies tie prudent yonng mans 80, that is an
Chriatnas. I thought I hsd roll Of groe,l-
oacka ttnoiu:iae .o $50 in tue pocket, s..d w4en
adds, muangIy. ~ could have sworn no ona
mas near thas vest But lt'a a good vest; cost
mo sll.5u." '.And how mooch you sakes for
him. my dear7" says tho merchant ia voice
hard. and must get all cap:-.ss.75," replies
.nty!aso centsl" scraans tbs dealer; lyon
;onnt mas r psFGtp 1s 1e''ss sana, yen
sour ,ss p'saSn' sost :snd sudls eimno' @ back I mino
III wear Ii auothez season; tu
this Centennial ycae we ought TO
gimme It," ZACH, no. anawera tho dealor,
who breads lcas the precious garment should bo
xet! from lin II geeta you aeox thaler."
snau, " you can have it. aud 10 tic dloEer "a
coneummased, and tho dealer hasten. away viii,
his prize. I1o hAs done such IN extensive and
profitable busneHa that he thinks seriously. II
town, Of buying aome rcady made clothing lim-
self aud selling It ~ secondhand,
Tho aone Of check Ia exhibited BY tho Junk
doaler who pnya IA cents to cscduioua Hn1nAa
for s6-pound wcjght. declaring that ho Eivcs
4 cont pound for old iron.
ACADEMY oP.BclgNCEa.
An adjourned mosttng Of thu Chicago Acad-
amy Of sciencea WAS held !aBt night a. the Acaa.
In the chair. Numerous donations to tho
musoun and library wero reported.
Tho first scientific paper was read By Dr.. Ed
mund AudEewB Oh tho cllAsactor Of tho drift for
nation in tho neghborhood of Lake
Michigan. Its object uas to determine whotller
the formation WAS due to tho action Of frosh
water glaciers or to sea 1ceborEn. Ihc sneaker bad
procured tho aua!ys,s. Of water obtaiuod from
different portions Of the drift. aud lad found
That It ttbe wsset). contained IS grams Of sA!t
10 tho gallon, glYlng 60.0ue barrels Of ea!. to
every square mile Of surface iu tho re,ghbor-
hood Of 'Ch.csgo. Thls went to provo that the
formation Of tle drift wAa duo to the action OF
saltwater iceborgs, as tle water Of Lhko Mlott-
KAn, just above, contained only third Of 4 gsain
Of salt to gallon, and tho whter OF tho rockB
below contained but 3 grains Of aalt 10 the gal
ion. -..
Mr. Peabody exhibited and explained by black
board drawiuEs + Bpecimnn Of lhryn Which ha
had In phiAl, and which, 10 entl, bud hnon