, 1877-01-07
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.
Put away the whecliess wagon.
And the horse without head:
Little Johnny docs not need them,
He has taken out his sled.

itcd, was much gratitiel the other day to dis
corcr in list Of new publications what be too
for n biography in Frcl4rh, to-wit: lie Mnudit-
Coroner Dictzsc~ estcrlay held inquest
upoa negro child in rear Of No. 20 Park arc
nf1t. who .c.l Of 1nfantilc commissions; npo
Willie Mccarthy, at No: lis Hickory street, ae
cidcntally burned to death. and upon hati
Braun. Of Lyons, who died Wednesday last 0
dirhthcria-
.t i Youthful Huuorist" is informed tina
jokes about plumbers arc in season now, AMI
a1lusions to swcaring-on arc timely, but it is
letters. That joke should always be rung in or
the unsuspccting public BY the "a or 3dsof Janu
ary--neycr later than the 9Th.
Young women aud old ones, too, who adrer
vcrtisc for situations as llousckeepcrs, should
have nothing to do with Individual who calls
upon them and guarantees them good plact
at large salary. He has made several sucI
promises, and. under the plea IF being short o1
funds, has borrowed money from those rho put
confidence in him.
The Chicago Philosophical Society held its
regular xecSly meeting last evening at its hall
corner Of Washington aud State streets, Judge
Booth in the CHAIR After the transaction Of
the regular routine business, the Chairman in
troduccd the Rev. II. C. Kinney, who gave a
very able lecture on crime IN the United States,
its statistics, its laws, and its prevention.
At meeting Of St: Patricz's T. \: & B. So
elected for the ensuing year: President aud
Spiritual Director, the Kev. F. j. Conway; First
ylce-PFcsldcnt, F. II. McGarry; Second Vice
rrcside't, John Kennedy; Recording Secretary,
t1rath; Treasurer, John Cullinau; Marshal, E..
Casey; ScrEcant-at-Arms, E. Monyhau.
"Thc toad, ugly and venomous,' says PHI
1osophcr, 'bcars yet precious jewel in its
hnout~ like talr woman without discretion" !"
80 Romeo would were he not Romeo called, but
hat mar m xrhp I'M chr midi
cold weather striving to extract maple sirup
from 1amp-posts and hydrau.s through the me-
dium OF your tongue, CT investigating the hind
hoofs of mules to see If there are any diamond
mines there
vcry pleasant affair occurred at the Office Of
Dr.. John D. N. Carr, N. D., on the afternoon
Of New Years Day. 4 number Of Masons Of
tho higher degrees gathered in his rooms at that
time and presented him magnificent Red Cross
dress sword in a royal purple velvet scabbard,
and belt and sash OF the same material The
Hon Henry s. Austin made the presentation
speech in very happy manner, followed By D.
A. eastman, Deputy Grand Master.
Mr.. Charles ". Beck, whose father donated
the land On which the Normal School at Engle-
wood is built. writes to The TRIBUNE that If
the county desires to locate a school lot deaf
n1utcs on the land, aud to erect other buildings
for the purpose, and will continue the Normal
School, he will consent, for consideration, to
modify the original contract. He is opposed to
a discuntinua1ce Of the Normal School, and
purposes protecting lis rights if an effort is
made to infringe Oh them.
4 female baby : months old was found in the
parlur Of the Briggs House at 3 o'clock yestcr-
day morning Early Friday c;ening two women
cane in with a travelling basket, and, as it was
supposed they were merely waiting until train
time, no attention was paid to them. They left
rn.scrvcd, but the fact that they had left the
basket behind was unknown to any OF the hotel
cnp}Hyes until the time mentioned, when the
watchu1nn's attention WAS attracted by infantic
yells. Tbs child had evidently been purposely
abandoned, aud was therefore sent to tile
FuuEdlngs' Home
If You desire to see mans face with a great
deal OF expression. suppressed passion, and all
the other things that the dramatic critics speak
:bout in it, you have but to observe the profess
6ioual humorlst, Who has set up over night to
construct scasouablc cumlc article about the |
man who made New-iear's calls, OF the house.
holder whose pipes froze, and Is just about giy-
ing in his copy, when he discovers that the rival
butfoon Of the Dodgcyille Bang-Starter has
brought out his story . day ahead OF time, and |
that their trains of (lack oDtnought are precise
1y parallel.
dcnncd to edit the remote rural newspaper
which can only get the big city daiics by putting
and pity must his readers not feel for him when
they sec in the same column notices Of four
papers ranging from palcocrystic Democratic up
10 jct-black Republican. He has to call each one
the foremost newspaper Of the country and
even tnougn ne may qualiIy ms praise y Inc
r1e!aIatoly !scmark. aitaoush W. caunoL saS
tnat VIC arc ~ aecolu Win us poillleal sleMS,
70 1oat o. apso.ute % anu mtesonc.la
pc pc praise must Inc ia'oraole houce come at
last
a meeting ot the new lo4ave battalion,
winch IS now oclng ORGANIZED IN th1s city by
Ma1. r. 3. hno1 ana othelsot the 9ld Ellsworth
Souares, Seua Ms,k Vas he'a h last @ niGnt "a t4e
ho<a ana M .Sd eaan were
snosen ss sespee11'ciy flesoen1 anu secretary pro
'e,1. a1.; ..o, .,..
iii a! 20, G a. ttas ne nau engase1
5,edcd .1,a+ 10 rst di ssigcf, a1u II
.,,e Wosd slitat ,ds u1s. UNI YOU'D DC hcld
enehn,s nre nsnt a. oeoek, ano az the
~ .hars ~ es taSed - pe Pcesent. vote
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