, 1876-09-17
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.

OF hu1QeTiosu D. ......-.
There is e.id to be an active effort on the part OF
the fsh-dcalcrs in this city to Keep the nsn III
spcction ordinance in force
The Hon H. A. Town, Superintendent OF the
North Pacific Railroad, and his wife nre stopping
4. the Qsut House on their way to the Centennial.
They brought church subecripdon-ltst round to
one of the Police Magistrates last week, and the
generous man put down his name for 1850 and
COSTS"
Four large boxes Of cake-yeast, found 1.-THE cor
ner Of Lake and sangamon streets, and supposed
to have been lost from some wagon, are At sne
Madison Street Station awaiting m owner.
The receipt Of coal By lake for the eek ending
Sent 16 were 9, s16 tons anthracite and II, ,O62
ion. bttuminous The Coal Exchange did not
meet Yesterday, there being no quorum present.
At the morning service Of the Leavftt Street
rhnrch to-day Mrs. Jennie N. Sheldon will be
expelled from the congregation. She has been
tried on charges of improper conduct, blackmail-
ing citizens, etc, and found guilty.
The temperature yesterday, as observed by Man
sssc, optician. 8s Madison street fTR1ECSE bnild-
ing, was as follows: At s 4. m. IS degtess; 10
Barometer, 5 On l. m., 3o.15; sp. NJ, 3o.1o
A buggy containing Mrs. ", J. onahan: and
driven b. servant, vas capsizvd In front OF the
At 5 3be
ment and sustained some severe though not danger
ous injuries.
The ccatra1 Homeopathic Free Dispensary, cor
rer Of Michigan avenue and Van Buren, street, has
over $50 prescriptions since the opening Of July
10. Open daily. SUNDAYS excepted, from 10 to l.,
and from l:3o to l.
4 little girl who reads the papers was asked by
her tchooi-tcachcr on Friday during thc history
curtsey, ehe replied: ''Please. Miss, Abdul Hamid
II was when left home thus morning. but don't
know who Is now
John swartz aged II years, residing at No;
1927 Wentworth avenue, while attempting to board
IN incoming train on the. Michigan Central Rail
road ct 1850 yesterday afternoon, fell under the
cars and had his left mike SO badly crushed that
Dr.. Clarke found amputation necessary.
G. F. Benoit, editor Of the Brazilian paper in
New York known Gs O Moro Aundo, was in the
city Yesterday. At the Grand Pacific Hotel Nr
B. acts as purchasing agent for the Brazilian Coy
Of q portable railroad and cars for mining pur
poses. He left for the East last evening.
Judge H. y Maguire, as agent Of the Estclla del
Eortc Mining Company, Of Chicago, yesterday pur-
chased of Judge kuykenenll represensatlve 81 o.
ID Creek. in the Black Hills. Col. John A. Nc
Dowcll !. President OF the Estella del Norte Com
pany Judge Maeulrc has made peEzonal inspec-
ton Of the property.
paragraph appeared in u morning paper stat
jnc that Field. Letter 4 Co. contemplated estah-
ling a branch store in St. Loais. 4 TRIBUNE
porter called upon Mr. Letter yesterday to inquire
abort the report. and was informed by him that
there was no truth whatever in the statement, and
The firm had not the faintcst intention Of departing
from their ordinary lines of business
Smith C. stoycs. who was 1atc1y appointed chief
Of the detective force Of this city commenced M an
against Wilbur F. Storey to recover $50. Goo dam
agrs. The suit is brought to recover for the al
legged iihels published agalnEt him from time to
rerrrf{y the fhtr3r1 7frfE His attorneys
are Messrs. Lefingwell and johnson.
About 400 members of the Second Regiment left
last evening on an excursion to Milwaukee On
special train. The exact object Of the trip is
not understood. but it ie generally believed
to have been monetary. Quite number Of civil
ians-1adics aad gentlemen the regi-
en and the paTts Expect to en3oy to-day In the
The monthly report Of the Good Samaritan So
cicty is as follows: Donations from Field d Lei
ter So5 ". H. Bradley, $40; D. N. Welch. $50;
noq eo Snsh5:n So: 81 p HatSR 81 s n
IS: Carl. SIS. Received from the Industrial De-
partmcnt, s54. 81; admitted to the Home. %;
provided for through the agency OF the Institution,
The body Of womnn apparently 25 years Of age
was taken from the water of Lake Park at about 5
o'clock yesterday by policeman. The corpse ap-
pcared to have been submerged for days or three
weeks. The hody WIS clad in black alpaca dress
and white underskirt- The ornaments found con-
eie; Of small gold neck chain earring, the
otber. having been lost, and breastpin With l.: an
amethyst stone ihe COLOR Of Inc half was light
brown
There is no truth in the report that the sailors at
this port are strike. A few Of the sailors de-
among the masters and vessel owners. who ind no
difficulty in shipping crews At 81 25- The report
that the schooner Annie Q. Hanson paid 81. 50 is
denied By her owner and he states that al be paid
was S1.25. The schooner Barbarian, which left
yesterday. also shipped crew for 81 Is, without
the least difficulty.
There is nothing that gives one 20 exalted views
.! the dignity and honesty OF journalism as the
correspondent both for the Times and Inter Ocean,
after meeting sitting down in the telegraph
office to write two reports. one beginning: 1.-THE
inE. and the other, s.The Republicans here or
:anized the Erandest demonstration recorded in the
history Of sqrabosh." "
An unhappy mother on Park avenue recently
differ in politics, and each wanted to call the
soungttcr after his or her fayoritc candidate.
Finally they agreed upon compromise. md the
samnel Rutherford Orchard Jones Tilden Hayes
Perkins. 1t 10 unable to. express its opinion on
the enhi"ct hut acute Observers declare that it
wishes it were dead OF twins.
Down in Missouri they recently stopped train
and were about to 70 through it and the naseen-
eert when happy thought struck the conductor.
ami be shouted aloud, ''.Csnfrust1 Usuftuct!'
The signal and crTing to his mates. boys, that's
O k.--.c' one OF ue.'t removed the Obstacles
from the track returned hik pistol to its holster,
and allowed tha train to proceed. after giving
three lnsty cheezs FOR Ti1den, Hendricks, and re-
form.
Abbot Cooke, who has inst entered the Nayal
Academy 1t ANNAPOLIS as anpolntec Of the Hon. T..
G. t,aulncld. is q of DR.. n. F. Cooke, Of
this city. His grandfather, Commodore Joel Ab-
bot, was q very distinguished naval officer Of the
o'den time. presented a magnificent sword
hy Congress for al]antry in the Of 1872 and was
Commodore Perry successor in command Of the
Japan Expedition. Yorng Cooke has had five
u1.cles who were naval officers. only one of whom
is now living, viz: Pay Director Charles II. Abbot
.'1low much is that horne worth?'' asked gen.
tn an animal that 1ac;zcd animation enough TO lie
1ow., and die. ".Wc]l. " replied the horny hand
e. nvriculturst, .'t,at kinder depends on circnm-
stances. That 1T noss. as hoes. mont BE- worth
G3l: cents without his shoes. but it he wns to be
run over bv the locomotive Of a bloatcd railroad
monopoly. and ne case cnme mp before country
jurs. cornnsed of the hone and sinew o! the conn
try, wouldn't take less than 81, 200 and costs for
she cr:tte:,"
Abort noon yesterday tirc men at work npon.
trafo'd in tho new Jewish Synagogue at No: 49S
Michigan avenue were suddenly precipitated to the
Peter Clarke had fracture Of the right leg, and
epran in the left ankle: Michael Boyle back
injured. and it is supposed severe internal in
jurcs: Holden E. 01cson right side batly bruised;
Charles Bronson. similarly injured: and John Con-
nors hcd his right hip badly smashed. The Eve
men were convc, ed to St. Lnkes Hospital, and
there received the best of medical care.