, 1876-11-19
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.

Viii NC DuTaCN to-4At III - T. ILL.,
Ira 7. Mason, Esq, Of the firm OF Wells d
Mason, left Chicago last night on visit tt
Europe. he sails Wednesday.
Joseph Hogan, the County Plumber, start
East in few days to figure on the plumbing
for the new City-Hall in Philadelphia
Commissioners were scarce around ths
County Building yesterday, and nothing wa:
talked about except the result Of the canvas:
Of the rotes cast at the Late election
The meeting Of the friends Of the secone
Regiment for the transaction OF important busi
ness connected with the organization, which wa
To have been held at the Sherman House last
ni.ht, has been postponed until Tuesday even
ing.
Nothing was done. In the Turner case yester-
day i'll the Criminal Court beyond arguing as I 70
the admisibility of evidence. The rulings OF the
court, so far, are regarded by turner ana ais ms
friends as more favorable than tley were upoa
the former trial
Prof. J. Maboncy, Of Washington Heights,
1ectured last night before the Philosophical
Society upon = The Province Of tho state In
Education." Owing to the inclement weather
the attendance was not as Large as the worth OF
the effort tmeFitcd- i:' ~.
Shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday morning
William O'Copnor, years Of age, while at
tempting to board an incoming train On the
Pittthnri, Cfncinnati & St. Louis Railroad, acci-
<1cutally fell under the cars, and had his right
leg so badly crushed that amputation was
4hought occessary by Drs+ Gray and sclla1lner
who attended him.
At $50 last evening Officer Sanderson, OF
West Lake Street Station, found Gnc male
child about weeks old on the door-steps OF
.Mr Dana Slade, No. 235 Warren avenue The
little fellow was finely clad In elegant e1nb-oid-
cred clothes, and was crying pteoasly. Mr..
obliged to take the little fellow TO the Found
ling's Home.
Careful statisticians have estimated that the
labor expended BY the women OF America every
wear In picking up Autumu-leaves, sorting them
out, pressing them, wondering how they viii
turn out, and then sweeping them up as rubbish,
is equal to that of 81, ,l42 horses, and, if ap
piled to running sewing machines, would, even
1t shop girl prices, pay of the national debt in
years months and 267 days.
4 very interesting volume, "Sketch Of the
Life and Work Of Linda Gilbert" lis on sale in
this city for the benefit OF the Cook County
jail Library. The agent is Mr.. Will S. Mercer,
House: The proceeds Of the sale OF the work
In St. Louis will be devoted to the jail library
Df that city. So deserving cause should be
rewarded By large sale ol the book.
The bazaar and concert held during the past
week in the basement hall Of St Mury's Church,
corner Of Wabash avenue and Eldrldge court,
and conducted by the ladies of St. Mary's par
ash, has been so lar very successful The Com
4ulttees in charge have determined to continue
the entertainment during the present week.
The season tickets will be good for each nights
entertainment. Choruses and solos. with or
chestral accompanimcnts, will form some Of the
principal features Of the bazaar.
Mr.. Robert Hart, Of the firm Of Brunswick,
6tcphani d Hart, whose failure was announced
Yesterday, states that the liabilities Of the con-
cern will reach SG0, ,O00 He attributes their
trouble to the branch house in St. Louis, which
wick, and which lost $4,000 in comparatively
short time This aud the loss Of St, 600 in
branch house at Cincinnati are the reasons
which Mr. Hart thinks caused the break. The
firm is composed Of Joseph Brunswick, George
Stcphani, and Robert Hart
A class is being formed in this city to consist
OF deaf mutes and children with partial hearing,
1ation and " visible speech :" according to the
method Of A. Graham Bell. oi Boston. The
number OF pupils desired before calling q
teacher Is eight. Any persons who are inter
such class, may address 4a5 South Park ayeuuc.
AS soon as 1t is ascertaned definitely that there
are eight children who want to be taught by
this method L capable teacher can be secured
The Free Methodist Quarterly Conferences
are always occasions Of 4 dcepened interest in
religious matters among this sect. Yesterday
evening the first meeting OF the present quarter
was held in the church ut the corner Of May and
Fulton streets. Elder Kelly preached ON '' The
Baptism Of the Holy Ghost, = and the large audi
t:ncc were held attentive for nearly an hour.
AT the conclusion OF the service many went for
ward for prayers: This morning there will be
preaching again in the church, and loye-feast
in the evening, beginning at o'clock
Father Fortan, the Catholic priest who got
into trouble about the funds of the Church Of
the Nativity some time ago, has become tue
hero OF another small sensation. Vic eloped
last week with the daughter OF prominent
West Slider with whom lie became acquainted
while curate OF St. Co1umbkill's Church. For
han is said to have become enamorcd Of the
young lady two years ago, and the result shows
to his love The couple have gone to Denver,
Col, where Forhan intends to study law,
The northeastern Lnn.6zmdn has the follow
ing: t'Tbe firm Of Lowell d Dalton, lumber
merchants, have called meeting OF their
creditors for Nov. q. We understand that
among their creditors arc the following: Union
Buswell & Co., Grand Haven, Mich, si1,000;;
". H. Bell, Grand Haven, sG,5y0; Charles
Seeor, Manistec Mich, SlS, ,090; Green, Kelsey
4 Co., Whitehall, Mich, Sc, 900. The whole
amount Of thsi6 indebtedness M aa is believed to be
assets has rs yet been made"
The other day young editor wrote highly
Interesting article OH variety Of nniEtercstmg |
subjects, concluding it with the aphorist.c re-
m8rk, @'Hastc makes waste" The Intelligent |
grinned 8 fiendish smile when he !
came to this, for the young editor, rs young |
editors Of country papers will do, had Of late |
Cibed him freely for the errors he had and had |
not committed. Next morning the young editor |
was at breakfast, and read his article. 1t con- |
GUIDED with tho mystic, but still aphoristic |
phrase, Hash makes wash" He never smiled |
again, till some one asked Ihim to at Ii O'clock
The Gruetn Society Swiss Of this city held |
Is twentv-frst annual festival last evening at t
Uhlich's Hall, but owing to the inclemcncy Of !
he weather was not as much OF sue
1ss as 1t otherwise would have been.
The festivities commenced with a concert,
which was participated in by the " "Schweizer
aud q number of noted solo
singers Mr.. H. Enderis, the Swiss Consul,
made short and interesting address. At the
conclusion Of the concert and the speech the
ablcs we're cleared away, and dancing was the
rider Of the evening.
A young married couple from the interior Of
CAME to Chicago last week on their I
1ridal tour, and went to the theatre, having first
akcn the preeaution to arm themselves With an
lctng copy Of the play. so as to be sure that
hey got their moneys worth, and were not un-
ustly Disseminated against BY the management
u the way Of cutting out few acts At1the
onclusaon they said that the play was very
,uod one, but that the actors used to leave out
lot Of words. like "Exit, - 'sEnter,'' q Goes