, 1876-02-10
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.

Mr., E. ". EIdridge. Of tho 1romont House,
starts to-day on IN extended pteasura trip to tho
EAat.
Tho Mopteomosy Light Guards ars being ro-
orrsnfzsd and recruited for tho Second Re8t-
tnent. Thoy will bo known a. Company1.
Tho question for dabato by tho lrsl, Literary
boeicty This evening Is: Rcsofrcd, That Crosn-
we'll committed more atrocities than tho Dnko Of
hlvA,
The Temperature yesterday. as observcd by
MAnasse, opsician, No. 80 Madison strcot tTR'B-
urk Buildipg), Was, at \. M, so tegroos; ~ q.
H., IS; IL n, 10; 3 p. m., 4G; p. M, 90
A n,eeting OF tho Board OF Education, to con.
slider tho eubjcct Of appropriations for tho enal,'
Ing year, was to have beon held last evening"
but M quorum was present. and Tho aix gentle
.ucn who had como 10 diseusa tho subject re-
turned to their laonles. The report OF tho Conf
mittoo on Approximations will bo tie special
subicc. for Friday evening.
Tho mombess Of Lcsvits Street Congregational
Church IlAvo unttod Ia The formation OF Mis-
son ssobstacoo to pe he, Ws,s Msd hs5S
sou stroot and California avcnue. II. \. Norton
has hoen selected 81 Superintendent, aud no
Will llavo the ald Of many o0lciont workers III
tic church. Tho frat meeting OF the school
will bo held next Hunday afternoon.
College was held last evenlng. every scat in tho
immense colloge,hal1 beiDg tittnd With f1Iends Of
tho institution. Tho programme embraced
poem entitled "ono Hundred foars AEo," by
Michael G'Conner; a French essay. by William
Taunine; Creek exercise, by Stewart McDon-
nell; \ German dialogue, by Emil Donz. William
Mayer. William scllaofcE, Johu Kote1man. Louis
Nohof1. aud Charlos suter; poem, - Garcia
by James Quinn and Thomas Nolen q chemical
lecture, By Edward o'suiliyan: and debate bJ
numbers Of tho Chryaoatomian Society.
His uauao Ia Po.crs. and he claims to bo n
soliciting aud collecting sAent. In fact, ho ped.
dies circulars and cards. Yesterday no planted
md whenever customer approached that cara
vausnry le wns quickly invested with tho card
Of . rival institution, Whoseupou David sad
died and bridlcd his oar and mounted thcrrupon,
and. having wayisia ths said Peters. ho did BY
forco OF aEms eject him from such nrtmlaos.
and did tmite him under tho cye, which did swell
mud become confused. The affair Waa exciting
for fcw minutes, until David dtsmountcd from
his car. and then things quiotod down,-a!l but
Peters' eye. .-
THE F1ns7 aEolMEST.
The regular monthly meeting Of tho First Regi-
mont OF tho Illinois State Guards Was held At tho
armory last evening, Lieut. Col. q. 8. Hubbard,
Jr., In the chair.
The minutes Of tho last meeting were read aud
Bprrovsd, whom at the suggestion Of = membor
committee was appointed 10 consider tbs pro-
priety Of holding public reception at tho Grand
Pacific Hotel as m eariy day to kocp tho inter-
ssts Of the roglmont before tho public.
Tbs Committee MAS appointed aud rctired. and
In few moments reported In favor Of COM
piments1y reception to DO hold on or abou. tho
9Th inst, tho expense to bo borno BY tie
regiment, each member atteuding being 70.
q,lirod to pay II. and having tho privilege o!
inviting limited number ct friends. The Com
mitseo also reported tho requisite Hub-com1nit-
tees, snd the report a. whole was adopted.
The Committee Or tho revision Of tho regi-
mental rules presented their report, which Mas
ordored printed, aud the meeting adjourned