, 1877-01-27
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.


- GENERAL NEWS.
Dr. V. Dyer, who has been dangerously i'll
II tho Palmer House, Is reported TO be neither
; better nor worsc. One side Is tmmoyahlc from
paralysis, and he cannot speak.
The temperature ycstcrlay. as observed BY
Manasse, opttcau, IS Madison street ffRinuNs
Buildtugb WAS at a. M, is degrees; 10 H. M,
"a: u M, 30; ) p. tn., s; p, m, 70. Barometer
at8a. M, D.!42i 8 p. NJ, SOLE.
The Democratic Veteran Rctormers held their
rcEulnr meeting at No. IS North Clark street
last evening, NJ. n. B. Wise In the chair. NJ!
The prominent people were conspicuous hy sllcsr
Abseucc, anil hence nothing but unImPortant
routine business Mas transacted.
There IL report current on the streets That
"l,ricls" ro1ncroys paper, the Democrat, IS
soon TO change lands. a stock company Is
said to i,c organizing to run 1t entirely in the
interest Of tile Grccnbnekcrs, and that romeTny
wilt remain at the hcntl Al editor.
tug horse belonging 10 sol 4. Smith, Of No.
HI Aifchtcan nYenue, wa+ accidentally thrown
1rom the horse, and, falling beneath the snl-
,nal, WAS severely Injured Internally. Tic was
conveyed fur treatment to the County Hospital.
A committee consisting Of Hamilton H.
Join q. Orchard, Cashier Of The Canadian Bank
.f Commerce, an.i William II. Hnllcn, Of the
1rtn Of lris'. i BnlIen, wcrc appointed at .
examine the books and affairs of tic tnnkrupts,
and report at the next meeting, Fct. T..
The Brewers Insurance Company ot Milwau-
lec, whic1, has been considered onc OF the best
companies Of that city, has suffered 50 severely
from tho har.l times and the depression In b,rsf
meas that lis Directors layc decided to retire
from business entirely. The CulnpanJ, ho~ey-
or, is said to he entirely solvent, and has Invited
proposals from other companies to rctnsurc Its
business.
Yesterday morning Robert Carroll WAS found
in sad state Of intoxirasun at the corner Of
Eighteenth and Canal streets, and officer Con-
nory cssaycd to bring him 10 his home, No. 30
Arnold street, but when opposite No: 2te
Eighteenth street, Carroll fell and broke bis left
leg At tho ankle. lie ws6 then taken to the old
hospital building, where to WIS attended by
Dr.. Hay, and thence sent to the County Hos
pital.
Yesterday while q well-known gentleman was
marked upon tho times, business, etc., and
said that, had Moses been hero now, he
would hayo bccn douby covered With boils
and, willis the shouts OF tho others could ho
and continued, "Who was II that had botls
thenl Oh! I remember now; 1t was Job, and
Moses wrote the Ten Commandments"
- Recruits will bc received for Company !, First
Regiment ]. y. G.. this evening At 5:So o'clock,
This company hos nearly reached iIlc rcquisftc
number 10 be admitted Into tho regiment.
Members already accepted will meet fur drill At
the time and place above given. It Is intended
possible, and great care is taken In tho selection
Of members. There aro certain advantages III
Joining new company, ono Of which Is TINT all
the members advance together, and all hayc
thus IN opportunity to compete for the d'l1cr-
cnt poa[tlons In the organization. AL persons
cntIsttng tor this company receive the same
benefits and privileges rs tue u'cmbcrs Of the
regiment
Tho regular monthly meeting Of the Micro
ecopfcal Society Of the State Of Illnoi. was held
last evening at the Academy Of Sciences. II.
yer, sccrctaty.. Donations were reported from
J. g. Langguth, II. +. Atn<sosl, aud Dr. brown,
the latter being crystals OF sufpho-carholatc Of
soda which as ed 80 much attention re:
fever. The lecture Of tho evening Ewns.lcIycrcdby
ptpf. I. y. Daniortl, the subject being 1.-THE
Minute x Structure and Probable Origin Of Can-
cer." The lecture. which wns Illustrated by
drawings and tlle seioptIro1t, waa listened to
attcntiycly, and showed close study, Ereat
research, and n Thorough acquaintance Of the
lecturer With lIis subject.
A tho eoncluaInn of tho lecture, l>r. Dam
ofth exhibited under a microscope the slides
nnslc. md y, ". Tho.uas exhibited ttc first AU
lilac. n' b. isf IT, fs''' L. Of snb, msiess"f IL
ae,'cva, n: =, illustrating the ecnera >ani
Ipecea OF Diatolnncctr. Tia latter had been
.pc:daliy Forwarded for tlIc meeting, and rs
Frof. Smith leads the world in microscopic
botany, thr exhibition was 4 rnre treat.
EAAEtt0N, AMHEit0 co,
The Executive Quantities Of tho Ct1zcua'
Association met yesscrday afternoon, and gave
hearing to some itIHuIls supposed to have In
formation concerning tho charges made agalllst
Measrs. cameron, AnlLcfg Il Co. Tho Com
ses, istee n9lly requested 4 ,!at the charges
Nf{tjnr mt nHntruf1 JnnrfinH cf I'm fHs1ry.
1nIttec, which will ho held At 10 o'clock
this afternoon. 1t has been tho desire Of the
COMMITTEES 10 appoint highly respectable COM
hicssrs. e., A. Il Co, but they bayc 1ccn con
sldcsabiy nut out by anlng that tho men whom
they would ltku to hive serve rcfusc to do 50 o.,
Tic ground thatthcy are prcjudiccd III favor Of
Commissioner Holden named Mcssre Ayars,
Hoffman,, md MeCafrrcy yesterday " tho
Coantce to tHvss,lgate te CHARGES recently
selection Of McCalrcy to Investigate alleged
frauds ts good joke. The Committee, tt is
Understood. Aeslrea to ct>-opcrntc with similar
comlnittec from the Ctt(zens' Association.
BAAUEE. HALE.
The funeral u tho Hon. samuel Hale took
Hlnco yesterday lnoIJlin. from hts ato resi-
1cnsc, No; 5cs West Washington street. The
body WIS laid N otato upon eatafalquo In the
tunity to taka last look at the rculalns. Tho
features seemed cain. and natural In lea.l. Tho
kindly hcart ot tho deceased aud Ills genial trats
Of character drew around him as friends nearly
all who came In contact With him. Tlle parIurs
Of tho residence were thrungcl with ulcu OF
promincuee In raiiroaA aud iron clrrlcs nnl
inany from tho other walks Of lfc- Dr-
ceased was . member Ut tho Third
Presbyterian Church, and its ctoIr furnished
the music under the lead Of prnf, Haird,-Pruf
Fiske assisting In the general funeral ceremonies,
There were many beautiful tributes III the stlapp
Of flowers, including man,mots, cross OF tube
roses and IVY; q crown ut Ivy aud wheat
elleavcs; shcayes Of wheat, wgeattls, baskets of
iiowers, ctc. Thu pals.hcarers were atctsrs.
David Aradley, William Osborne, Jacob ihhlrr,
=. q. Hull, +. Spencer, Perry ii. smith, j, ii.
Brown, antt ]. alc(sregor Adams. The rcnalns
weEe taken to henosl'u. Wis. BY special trau
- HOTEL. ARRIVALS.
,u fasmer Ho4.x-it. r; Atkinson. Rochester; ;
VA. haeel 1olct; G, ". bachelor. New York !;
,ha lion Q. sIarhic Lansing; tIvn. Walace psa;t
iasss kanss:; H. q c1oucb I.i.t.hur:; v. il! Mtej.
Ucn. J.. 4. Thompson, Warrington: 4