, 1877-07-15


governed in accordance with the proyislons Of Tue
new Militia Law. The State has no cannon IN tne
shape of equipment, but several public sp1raGsa psa
citizens have promised 10 contribute inc lui1aa
harnesses. TIE State viii pay The expenses Of an
armory and al that the members VIII ,fcrs &c casa
Those desiring to enroll their names VIII please
cali upon or address d. F. Sourse, WABASH ave-
nue.
Mr., c. A. Thayer left Wednesday last foF tho
East.
slr. II. ". Gregory, Of Gowen, Mich, is visit
Ing friends in this city.
Miss Fannie Staddeu, of Geneva, Is Visiting her
old friends in the city.
Miss May Fridley, Of Aurora, ts stopping Tor a
few days at her sisters, No. Sc Lake avenue.
Miss Harriet H. Abell, OF Buffalo, n. Y, is
spending the summer with friends In this city
The Misses ida and Ella Bnrdick, daughters Of
Mrs b. j. Hurdick, On Twenty-second street,
have gone to Perrin and chillicothe. ILL.,. on
visit to relatives and friends.
Mrs. Charles G. Barth leaves for Europe on the
25th inst. Mrs. Bsrth is pupil Of the late trof.
Geary and goes by professional advice to continue
her musical studies abroad
The Rev. Dr.. Hicks, OF Jacksonville, Fla, ar:
rived at the Sherman House last evening" lie VII.
he the guest OF the Rev. $. McChesncy, and wln
at 7:4,.
William T. Hall. ''BtYy," has left the city to
attend the second annual Convention Of the "a.
tiona Amateur Press Associat'on to be neiu a.
Long Branch. n. j., Monday He IL a. present
Secretary OF the Association.
Mr, j. Albert Wright, OF New York City. son Of
ex-Goy. Joseph Wright, Of Indiana. ex-senator OF
the United States, and two terms Minister 10 bef-
lin, Prussia, is visiting his aunt, Mrs- Lizzie
Brent, northeast corner Of Polk and Leay1tt
streets.
ACCIDENTS. ..-
At an early hour yesterday morning horse al
ned n away
Goodrich steamboat lanuiug and, dashing. into
James Blacks rig. broke both wagons to pieces
and injured Blacks horse.
Frank Dougherty, little 2-year.old, residing In
was drowned yesterday in slip pcarthe works. He
was playing about in The nelgaborhood, and aeci-
dentaly fell in.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. nayne, OF No. liz
Randolph street, while riding one horse and dEv-
inE another accidentally run down Myron Brooks,
s years Of age. who was playing On lndiana ave-
nue.. near Twenty ythird street. The boys Wounds,
though severe, are not dangerous
At 1880 o'clock yesterday morning William
U2nd!ey, Il years OF age and resulting IN the resr
Of No. sc West Jackson street, whilr leadins
COW along By rope. got his foot tangled IN the
some distance over the pavement, severely o1uls"
ing him.
George voss, residing on Ashland nvenue, be-
tween Diyersey and Fullerton Ascnue, while OH
his way home IL IL clock Friday n,ht fell into
q sewer hOle left unSuaricd I'M tue cofncr OF Web
stcr anls s:ly bourne avenues, aud slightly in
jured about the head ny were also two Ct his chill
THE cusroM-IOusE.
Supervising Architect James q. Hill, OF Wash
iugton4 u. c., was in the city yesterday stopping
at the Grand Pacific Hotel. lie came here to nuke
some slight notifications in the intcrpr OF the
Post Office and Cus1om-OIlice, SO Jar as the ar
ruugcment Ut rooms il concerned. II TRIBUNE re-
noon. aud from him learned that Mr.. Aullctt's
plau contemplated that tho main entrance to Tue
Post- Office should be on Dearborn street The
main front had been 80 planned az to place it on
Dearborn street, but the general desire seemed to
ou,y o OH OBJECTION Jon that would be arsed asanst the
was an oyerhangns portco, which might be in
the way OF u rapid delivery Of the mails. But this
objection be easily overcome BY placing chutes
delivered in the basement and the locked bags car
ried ACROSS the porch into the corridor This
change will probably be concurred in BY the au-
front il quite as imposing that Dearborn street,
roof. The building Win bc under roof before
Saa COLE "eatnea spt sci" haSe aeen
nude which will bring it aoout-. TIE
contract f15 ne soo1 1ra Mas
Works, who agree to have the work up aud fin
ished in four months. In tue meantime the roof
slate and other covering VIII BE- conttactsa 1or;
The rooms aud all that Mr. Hill did was to looA
over the work, with which he expressed entire sat
isfactlon. The building will not be completed uc1t
wear. as the last appropriation will not carry it
through. However, in two years from now Mr.
Hill hopes to see the building thrown open for
the use OF the public, but not any sooner.
INTERESTING TO GOOD TgMpLARs.
mouslT by Star Of Hope Lodge. 10 Is. Of Chicago,
ut their last regular meeting Friday:
clsas Ess i e.
q g AGENTS and as<ocatss tns sts5e
ssoiing he Grand Lodge. employing It's 70
1 o q
WurxxAs. To this end they have used the power and
aaa IL psnish deiy TO- hs
AZ :ai solis5;Ss: Az
ssa5Ras''0ns s7msRa With @4d ssn
tscsen tslssi .oa D1 COMPEL to
dare to Oppose said eor1nnt nsnrpaona and eaSe
s fsFm 9t ra and ta5 aSe ssa:ht
other temperance organizations: aud
,,SaE IF ae
functions have already made such headway IN their
e aforesaid ut the nnnds Of the said Grand
% Rssorea, s. ths oeera and members Of Star Of Hope
III ennsso MS heetoore e.istn Between sad olEs
and the Grand LodEcI l. 9. G. J. 9f !lnois be aud .ne
Resssea. Tn.t said Star Of Hope Lodge shall still
and tat hereby PLEDGES It's eYrdla sympathy aud CO.
.aa ~ s
reciprocal relations With and all other Good Iempar
tuaily agreed upon.
THE FLOATING HOSPITAL.
Over 800 persons, 500 Of whom were children,
se maaases pu5sh tae eons a
formation Uf tho public, and to correct come