, 1877-11-18
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.

Tbc attorney named Decker, referred to IN
tnr article relative to the Bryants published IN
yc.te,.lay,s paper. was not Mr.. Hcpry Decker
prof. n. Delafontaine 1ccturcd before the
phi1osonhical Society last evening. His subject
was. "Animal and Plant Life in the Far West
l,nrine tho Cretaccous and Tertiary Periods
meeting of tue Iron Moldcrs' Union was
held last evening At tic corner Of Waller anu
twelfth streets. q large NUMBER being present,
to discuss business Of interest to tile onon
only.
"Prisoner,'' said the Justice, severely, what
made vou take that ~! please, your HONOR
l took it without knowing What was oolns-ih
a fit OF abstraction.'' "prcciscly. Tnen snail
hold you for abstracting it.' And he did.
The temperature Yesterday, as observed By
Nauassc, optician, IS Madison street {lkibCSE
Bui]inrl was Us follows: S /. H., II degrees; :;
1oa m.. 46; 12 H., 10; .. ~, II; p m., 81.
Barometer at o. H., 1883; At .. 1n., 1913.
No one ever yet knew woman 80 absent
minded that when her own baby cried at a matt
nee she would scowl and lnutter, IL wonder
why people can't have sense enough to Keep
their squalliny brats at home if they have to go
10 theatres"
An old gentleman named O'Grady, residing
ut No. 10l Miller street, died Friday afternoon
OF injuries received by being run down py
Barlow, residing on Norton street. 1t Is saio
the affair was purely accidental
prof.Tomlins, Of the Chicago Apollo C1nb.ha
been engaged by the ATi0u Society OF AnWau-
kec to organize and conduct in that city maze
chorus, which it is expected will number some
forty to fifty voices Mr. Tonlins is 10 be paau
salary Of 5000 year, and WILL give ohe-uan
5or erf1, lr.4rl. n his Milwaukee class.
Dr. Almon Brooks, formerly Of Arkansas Hot
SPRINGS now i resident Of Chicago, Is perform
inr some must wonderful cures in chrome dis
casts Several eases Of gout and rheumatism
are known OF which mad been pronounced hope
1cssIy i,curahle until DR.. Brooks took them III
charge, the cure OF which, under his treatment,
seems absolutely miraculous
\ report is in circulation that Miss Sweet is
about to resign the Office If Pension Agent in
this city. This is untoundcd. Ou the contrary,
The TRIBUNE is authorized to say that tue
Young lady will continue to conduct the affairs
Of that office with her usual energy aud sklll;
also that she is an applicant for reappointmcnt,
:.nti experts to retain the office another term.
,tr. Bergen, teacher in the West Division
High School, whose sudden disappearance was
noticed in THE TRIBUNE some days ago, has re-
turned to his home we'll, and in his right mlnu.
He says he came to himself, and hrst realized
his situation, by seeing anoticc OF his disappear
ancc iu TIE TRIBUNE in New York t:lty. His
alteration was he says, occasioned by anxiety
aud loss of sleep, in watching over his sick wife
during the past five months
The sublime indifference to life and limb
shown by some drivers III the city was cxempll-
led yesterday afternoon on North Clark street,
near Indiana i newsboy, about IL years old,
who WAS about getting on car. was struck by
q horse attached to delivery wagon, which Has
being driven Mt reckless speed IN the opposite
direction to that in which the car WAS going.
The lad was severely injured, and unfortunately
the offending driver was not arrested
Capt. J. McGrath, Superintendent Of Mails in
the Chicago Post~Oiiice, yesterday received
telegram from Washington to the effect that
Mr. George s. Bangs died in that citv 1T g. IN.
Mrs. Bangs left this city for Washington on
Thursday. and will return with the remains. In
her absence nothing definite has been settled in
regard to the funeral, but it will probably occur
on Tuesday. The interment will be at kosehil
Cemetery, and Bishop Cheney will probably
conduct the services.
Yesterday morning, while number OF work
3ngmen were engaged in building sidewalk
wall on the corner Of Dearborn avenue and 1l!i-
uois street, man named Joseph ". Prince,
residing at 1871 Fulton street, fell beneath the
sidewalk. He was taken up insensibfc, and car
ried to tine office OF Dr.. G. F. Ely, No. Ill Dear-
born avenue, where it was found that bis arm
WIS broken, bis shoulder ds!oca;ed, anu gen
eral dislocation Of the bones III tue body. Or:
Ely set the dslocsted limbs skldully. and had
the man conveyed to his home.
Yesterday afternoon John Griffin, an employe
OF the schooner Crosthwaite, lying at the foot
OF Seventeenth street, while attempting to
board that vessel, fell into the river, whence le
was rescued some minutes later by Capt. Ia
Bounty aud the river squad, who raked the
body from the bottom. DR.. Bingham was On
hand aud resuscitated the drowning man, and
he was Afterwards conveyed to his home, corner
OF Carroll aud Union streets. The river water
Il, fail f,n1C c1f hH Af
within an hour after reaching home
"W-ll. Young man." said tribune report
er, as be halted before cell At thu Central Sta
tion occupied by a gentleman Of color, - what
brings YOU here. ch!' AN aninalcuie, boss,'
replied the inmate; was jess a walking along
the street, as I'd like to be at this moment and
/ SEGA rope. and pick it up, and tieelar' TO
bebben. boss, If de police didn't pick me up,
asd, when cone to investigate. shuah enult ,tar
WAS I'll anisnal.ulc on dat ar string.'' What
surt 0! an auiulal:ulc!'' asked The reporter,
whose curiosity was aroused. - a-ai, boss' IL
was cuw,'' reluctantly replied the prisoner.
.sn YOU had ambition in you,'' said his wife
70 him sarcastica]ly, IL think you would try
and curn something for your family, SO that IN
case had to see how | would lopk IN ulatk
there would be something for them to NE IN,
and We wouldn't have to 90 over the h,ils 10
the Poor ouSe': .siaas.'' he answered, Will
succr: ..you don't catch me goiIg auu earn
ing ninety or hundred millions III tue s"ea'
If my brow. and thcu when N ocau hase WV
all coi,c INTO court and swearing that was
liza. and horse thief, ind r1u ior o'!ice ou Luz
Licb and Lynch ticket. Not much. Mary .aLnc
Look at Vanderbilt He's an awful warning ts
us alI.''
Miss Minnie P Wintcrringer, niece OF Justice
SmulL OF Austin, who, while coming east Iron
Srr kton Cai Jumped from the ears neal
Omaha. while insane, the result OF i reccn
f.rcr, reached home wednesday evening Hel
e''.lder was lisloeated. It Is understood tha1
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