, 1877-06-22
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.

F.H. Daring, OF the famous banking firm Of
Barring Brothers, london, Eng, is guest OF
tho ratuner House.
The Butterfly Ball Was repeated at
Mcvickcr's Theatre yesterday afternoon With
the same 1attcring success that attended It's
production week ago,
Tho temperature yesterday, rs observed by
Manassc, opticIan. IS Mndison street fTRtpuNs
bu!lding,, was. Mt q. H., ~ deg; 10 a. m., r;
IL M, 6a; . p. 1n., -; .. M, g. barometer
atsa. m., 2osf; 8 p. M, 2o.9s.
A cricket.match was plnycd yesterday between
thu Chicago and Milwaukee Cricket Clubs, re-
sultlnr IN favor Of The Chicago Club BY Gu runs,
tho scores beIpg; Alt!wnnkeo, ilrst inning, 20;
1S nes 8: ssas' sseonS II innius, % q; toia is '''>
The Executive Committee Of tho State Fire:
mems Association has been called BY Marshal
Benncr, tic President thereof, to meet In bis
Office Tuesday Afternoon at o'clockt to take
action in regard to tho next meeting Of tho As-
eociat.on and the annual tournament.
Tho Washtngtontan Total Abstinence Asso-
c!atton held fts first public meeting In the
WasA!ngtontan Home last evening. Tho etcr-
escs consisted OF songs, ducts, addresses read.
was enjoyed by all present. Tic chapel was
well filled.
At s o'clock yesterday afternoon .1amcs Fall
Ion, aged 10 years, and residing o. No. u Cow
entry strcet Willy attempting to stcai @ rue IN On
junction with Chicago avenue, was acetdentiy
thrown under the trnln md was Instantly killed.
tfs llcad l,ctng completely severed from the
body aud Ills arms torn into sIrcdo.
soot after tho Indictment found against ST.
pcrintcndcnt Hickey was returned. II was dis
covered that tllero was an error In giving tho
number OF tho premises on Pacific avenue
which /. wa alleged 1e rented to y used Tor
ing The Superintendent and str. Sidney Smith,
his lawyer, called on Statc's-Attorncy Mills and
told bin that they desired 10 take no advantage
20 to tral on the merits OF thu case as soon as
possible. It is believed the case will come up
next wcck.
A letter published yc.tcrlny from a Lake
View correspondents complained Of the wny ln
been treated BY Peter Conrad, owner OF a Lake
View saloon. aud his barkceper. II appcarst
however, from lilo statcmcnta Of Nj; Conrad
ing, liat tho man Danbcrgsr came to tho
nalUon .1r1ltl', cot into tic ladcs' watcrtloset,
md remntntd there cuup}u ot hours. When
awnkcnea and asked to leave, he rot furious,
nssantct tho barkecpIr mil every ono else Oh
the premises. lie WINS flnnliy overpowercd and
Put ont, being rather roughly handled during
the process. According to tho opinion of the
eyewitness, te deserved all he got.
The 1tum,no Society tlrInking-founta!n,
located OH LuSaifo street, opposite the lfonrt! Of
Trade, was thrown duwn by SONG asoundrcl
during "Wednesday night. Iho Society has
the city, at cact, of Which ubout t5o0 horses and
5000 Icop1c stop daily 10 s'ako tt1cr thirst.
They arc also used by an !nn'lmerabio numier
S peooS pSS' for s c ad the s socty @
!, reward Of s. for information that Will cuti~
yict the party or parties wl!u n,otcst them.
nay b. fs nr,aa %a ,ss1et JoG
OF Dearborn aud Washington streets, or with
Secretary 4. ". Lanlon, 13l Clark street. TlIIs
f. t1,e Third time TINT thts fonntaia has been
mud recently onc of tho t,rass faucets was stolen
from It. Secretary I,an.on thinks shnt tho po-
lice should give tic matter Some attention.
A few ycars ago lis wcli.known picnic grove
Ilaasu's lark, oll tho Dcspa!nes Kiycr, was
purchased fron' its owner, Mlr. Fcrl Eaass, by
Gsan stock eop9n aa ahn, ino
two Hundred prominent Germans bccamc
etockhol1ers In the concern md purchased lots.
IN tho co'srsc Of timo tho Directors, 50 It i
Ono of the Directors, Atr. Gcist, Is eah to havs
loancd the Cosnpa,.y tho sutn ot $1,000, fol
xh1c ,.,, o too o'Snge; The mossEac b.
pony po's H. %s %.t Safas fo1 sioo s. So seesss Ss
1y were these proceedings tnatlarcd
I'll they were Informed that tho purchasers In
tended iu form new company, and tIpat tl,oj
could become atockholdcsa by I,aying an nsscss
o1s At .ok xv of %,s sps M s;' M aS pTse % M
tic atu'falol,lcts were Vury Indignant, and hclt
amcctrg, ut which cottsttco Of seven wn
appointed to csll unon tbs purchasers and ct
feet compromise. The Committee pcrfor1nc.
its duty, hut was unab!c to get any satisfaction
whnlcvcr, nor were Its oilers for q co,nprunils
consI,lerea ln any shapo wiateycr Con
n'ass-n.ee,tng to submit its report mud hay
so,nu further aettun takeu. Thu meeting VA
hsll lusl escnlng at klaso's llsll, on Mort!
CAr M ;t'fs, ps s % W, wy ngs5snsy sn as attsnd
Seven, presided, and made report in uceord
atco with thu facts statcd aloye. a large nlul
lcr Of gentleman rave vent to thclr outrage
netions IN very severe terms, accusing them o
downright swin1lng alNi conspiracy, Alter
lung dscusason as to thc best steps to be take
to secure tho riyhts Of the original stucklolder
nnd Institute criminal proceedings aEalns
tl'osr wtm have NO sadly .nisustd tho trua
placed IN thsn by the tt'nita'ng stockholders
THE PltoH-lpNns.
The Lfnro!n tark Commissioners and tn
Committro appoiMtc,! by tho. North Side Ctt
zcns' union to accomplish the abolition Of tn
: lako shurc t1si4c Ut the l.aI;c-Sloro drive, I'M
extending trpm OAk 70 Banks strut, took M et
scrvatIun oI the driye aud ths water yrstcEda
] oLG ,ho Tnsy Its4 :; t e. the y4FS, sn,, %ay ~
c.mplishci, hut arrived ut no definite cof
illusions. alr. Colc, tue eiyIl unGlnecr VI Il,
Lsnroln rark Commission. IL busy. wo1s,u
upon tho cust Of the construction Of eulyGrt
tho uuuountt Of dirt necessary 10 Ill Ii
th. axertowed snaeet ta caae It should !!
the afternoon aIr. u. C. Prusspg, ono of ii
Comtnitscc. rallrsl upon Ilealtll- Commission.
ncWot, and they. with Colpora1'e'i-Couns
upnn tic subject. Dr. DcWoll b.
hui Health. OAlcers at work upon Il
matter, and has learned tint ii
wuter which covers tue ground owned by B!alt
Foley ID clear a,mi swe.t, and not unl,eullt,
i'etwrcn Division an.t Banks ttreeth this wat
iscyi'leniy stagnant, aud Ia covered With crct
SCUM. lnto that water tlpw tho lrul
from IL nu,nper Of houses aioug tho sl!o1
Ihsec drums thu Commissioner has ordcr'
closcl. Hd uo nloEe u thu wast0 water will
euIptlc,i lntn TIC pond. The building OF. G.
vcrts has been considered, nnd Ar. Cole, /
Commission engineer, ls OF tie opinion III
cuiverts wnul.l coat % mlclI astilltng aud wou
t,uI, lu4tA,. tI.F