, 1877-08-20
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.


Ttsrc 1rsutc, Ind, arrived in the city yesterday
and arc stopping At the Sherman House. They
are Going TO stay over and see the f're,ncn's
F.. raec Mt Dexter Park
A meeting OF The Second Regiment will he
held al the t,rmory ibis evening to elect 1.icn-
tenant, Colonel. q, IL Major, and to appoint
committees IL, ratso funds 10 liquEtatc tho debts
Of tho orgun[s alton.
CORNER Di ctzsch yesterday held iuauAts
upon the bsnlit Of 1'hilip 2chenkcnbcrEcr and
John WfIhclmi, the .rounE mon OF Racine who
were drowned oil the yacht Pamlico in the
sannll Of sundg week.
The Board OF Managers of tho Nursery and
Halt f-Ofpt,an as, -lun will hold tncir regular
scmtmonshly nc, .siug nt tho house of Mrs. E.
Bin, ,k1nan, No. - Eric street, Tuesday morn
Ing nt l,alf-past 10 O'Clock.
Frank Wotz, fo.. tho larceny Of $40 from his
boarding mistress Mrs. Mary Adams. and
George Barker. for tho burglary Of set Of nool-
balls from a saloon at tho corner Of CLARK and
Lake streets, arc lott ted mp at tho Afmory.
"Now my starring children shall 1'avo cake" /"
said lawyer in sub 7,rht,n town whcn leheard
That prominent rcsit lent had dIc.l suddenly.
leaving IarGc fortun e, no will, and three FAINT
lics with the rcma!ndL IF Of thc Unltcd States 10
bo heard from.
TncJaay managers Of tho Nursery and fla1i.
thanE. hanks to " Mss M VI. c. Tray, OF Oak Park. nnd
ia those Nho assisted b Ct IN sending tho very
acceptable donation Of fruit aud money 10 the
sick uncs At that instEtu tton.
An unknown assassin fired on fashionable
Young gentleman tho other evening. Tho
CHARGE passed through t he young mnn's shirt
cnlar ahnut halfway slown+ narrowly missing
blowing OFF the top OF lis head, As Il was,
there some ErniE OF el1ok found lnt be
crown of his tall beaver / 'at.
Detective LAWYER, Of 8 t. Louis, last evening
left for homc having in harGc two girls named
Carrie sclIcrgcns and n ellie Carey, who ian
away from hnmc several DAYS aFo tila former
The girls wcEc captured upon their arrival In
this city by Detective Lon E,
The bolt1cst robbery Of the year took place
yesterday afternoon at tn corner Of MorEan
qtsds a roh It shoto @ i efa ree %as ssaea
In broad daylight on the street ty notorious
rough named Edward Nyn,,: Some papers and
s.5 IN cash were the only II lngs sake.. otlrer
Dan Kelley nrrcstcu Ryan n ID locked him up nt
the Madison Street Station.
supt, FELTON, and his Bride well employees, aid
cd hy Officers Mahoncy anti Caaey. yesterday
captured n fellow who wa supposed to be tho
murderer nf James J. White, of Lawndaie. 1c
denied that his name was II anson, and inestcd
that IT wns William Klauncrt hut he Is still being
hcid by the policc until tho Whit: family have
sns saf pDons as 1sssys ahs po" Sst e tse
psedonnattnE one is that ha ID not the person
sought after.
Yesterday, at 8 p. M: = largo number Of tho
voters Of fhe Second Ward met at lI19 State
10 tTssk &c known as lie q s
Second Ward. John Glider was elected Clair-
n,an, .na J. ". HALEY ssrstlfy pre- .d ten:
lut'ons and to 0x the time and place for f,l-
turc meeting. The voters Of nu nattonalItics-
al workingmcn-are requested to meet at that
time.
John i. Hobbs, q butcher formerly doing bnsl-
ness with George Morris on Fulton street, Is
locked up at tho West ALLISON street station Tor
lunary. lie says ho Is Jesus Christ, that Moody
Is dolt md las only recently bccu cocrced III
Christ, who was born over aud over again
supply ,c,r to no;' taTo 1nnsr' ";n H. ths ,ressf iH
wof sakeY M 70 sSr oaSs . 81 too
pncrisy in rrrtcpatn. to bc ono OF God . chosen.
iiuhbs went crazy over soortlns woman, al:
family, lie had been missing, for fully Q year,
until his recent Tcappcarancc here, and from his
ssyium % a9a IL e Ses W Yefk ofSa '''A ''''' u'A'
progidcnt and b,lsiness-ltke man, On lcav-,
Ing the city for hts annual summer trip with ha
family, placed placartl tust insde the hall
door, couched In the following language: ITO
hurgnrs, OF those intending 70 hurgle: Como;
o swcS so s osr ais al il ny X! ps sss
Deposit Companr.'s vaults. The trunks, cup,
boarIls, etc.. contain nuthng h,lt secondhand
clothing aud similar matters too bulky to re-
move, mud on which you would rcaltzo compare.
tivclv little. The Keys arc in TUG lcft-hand tor
drawer ot the slcboard, II you doubt my word.
You will also ind there certified check to
your loss Of time and disappointment. Please
Wpc your feet uu the mat. ulltl don't spill any
canllc-gEeasc on the cnrpcts."
Wig can picture The possible power Of sinelc
word Tor good or I'LL There Waa I'll OnG U{ tic
nj ps1t fntn} nm
lied people. handsome, loving. rich. and happy.
The whole current OF these peopls's extetencc
fas tccn changed BY single word; The other
tion, and hc-shc had noticed that llo
.What, KsteW iicr name i susan. e. For
and Inns big strip OF sticking g-pIaster down tho
hack Q! Ills head; tho wife hns lad to buy new
broom. though shc had only Ind tho last unc
threatens to ari;c md 70 unto her father, and,
whenever she speaks of . handsome widow wh0
lives round the corner anil wah chrstencd Cath
Thing"
El!iott's ealoon, on the southeast corner Of
Fousth avcnnu and Harrison street, came ncar
being tho scene Of murder Yesterday noon: 4
they lad been tnl,ing throughout ths night,
were having htgl. Old time. Onu ol them,
frc'l Adams, was having 20 much fun that i,e
sss ss" ad p, sqteis he ought ssa to h eDSZ
Long Jerry" CEonln, across The: atrcct to
French Etn's house to get the girl. Albums rays
he watched Jerry. aud lhat he did nat ~ near
the house. ard, when Cronin CAME hack md aaid
the gtrl refused to come, Adams told him ho
llsd md attempted to impress thc ~ upon HIN
gripped Cronln's throat and chokcd ln,
I'll! he begged for mercy. I'll.
party EmoothcI oYer tho rupture, and went
inside to drink good health oil around. hu'
Crt,sin s,uartng under defeat, went behi.ld tht
har, and, arn,ing himself with q KlnQer-ase bot
tie, sneaked up behind Adams and smashed thr
bottlc over Ills head, intctinE deep wount
and seycrinR III artery. 0lllrers DnM Sullivan
aud George aictlugh were early upon the acenc
and arrested Cronn aud Billy Datne, witness o.
the atYray. Adams WIS Te,nhycu to his room
No. 81 O'Neil Building, bleeding protusely. Dr.
Ford dressed the wound with difficulty, ant