, 1876-07-30
GENERAL NEWS.

Mr.. James Hugunin, Of the Sixteenth Ward.
announced himself last night q candidate fol
The Office Of Sheriff.
An aristouatic family on West Adams street
has shut up the family mansion and gone to the
seaside. The mllkman, however, leaves quart
of milk and a pint OF cream at the door every
morning for the cat-
The gambling den Of David Simmons, at No.
81 West Madison street, was pulled at late
hour last evening hy the Madison street police
Only three Inmates were found, and they were
locked up on acharge Of gambling
The temperature yesterday, rs observed py
n1anassc, optic1an, No. IS Madison street (TR1B.
uHE Butlding), was at q. m, Il degrees, 10 a.
m, 13; II m., IL; 3 p. M, IS; p. m., e.
Barometer, a. m., 29,5: 8 p. m., 29.3.
There are few p1easanter sights in this selfish
world than to see Coroner at picnic urging,
with all the warmth of disintcrested friendship,
the oyerhcated to drink freely Of ice-water and
passing the cucumbers and other cholera mix
lures assiduously to bis companions.
In the eternal processes of nature, the man
who is now 1amenting the rise Of ice will, in a
few short days, be taking a melancholy interest
in the advance in the price OF coal. He who last
week sprained his ankle by slipping on banana
peclng, may next week break bis arm by fail
produced By an incautious step on a condemned
peach. Tempus fugit.
Local art matters are quiet David Meals
historical painting OF "Quecn Mary's First In
tcrvIew with Rizzio ~ will be placed on exhibi-
tion some time during the coming week. l..
". Volk's statues Of Douglas and Lincoln will
be placed on exhibition tomorrow at the Acad-
ernv OF Design, which will be open to the public
this afternoon from to o'clock.
A gentleman employed in the office Of the
Register in Bankruptcy said yesterday to A re-
porter for THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: ~ am sure
! cannot understand how it is that these reports
into such circulation. / assure you that from
H1y own personal experience can say TINT we
never we're buster than We are now"
". A. Quinn, of No. 719 West Madison street,
who was run over By Brennan's grocery wagon,
Of sos West Madison street, while attempting
the effects OF the injuries he then received. The
injuries were not thought to be severe at the
time, and tt is now thought Quinn's death was
superinduced BY his poor health. Before dying
ne exonerated the driver Of the wagon from all
blame in the matter.
A st. Louis savant thinks that he has found
additional evidence Of the antiquity Of his native
city in Shakespeare, and points triumphantly to
the passage in Othello =" concerning the men
whose heads do grow beneath their shoulders.
These, he contends, were inhabitants OF St.
rally gave to the observer an impression that
their countenances were somewhere about their
waists
At $3.50 yesterday afternoon John Hart and
John ]. Mahoney, painters employed upon the
new County Hospital, accidentally fell from
swinging platform under one Of the skylights to
the stone floor beneath, distance Of 90 feet
Hart escaped with fracture OF bis left arm and
right leg, and was conveyed to his home, No.
195 West jackson street. Mahoney received an
ugly scalp wound, severe wound under the
chin, and some bruises, and vas taken to Mercy
Hospital for treatment.
Mr.. ]. c. Yelling, heretofore Assistant Treas
urer Of the Illinois Central Railroad, has been
appointed General Auditor Of the sane road in
place Of MI. ". 4. Ackerman, promoted to the
ice-Presidency, and was installed In his new
position yesterday. 4 better selection for this
very responsible position could not have been
made Mn. Henry -DeWolf. formerly private