, 1877-09-08

1uuI tHJFte1 ~ AotEhu{H UHf Q1}-
tng etsoko out Of turn.
Mr. George Stokey, onc of tho oldest settlers
In Chicago. ttcl on Tucstiav last-in tho Poor
House. Mr: stokcy came TO this city in ISIS,
many years employed Gy Tic 1ato Arch!bali
C1ytnurn. After many years OF hart1 work hc
WIS appointed hridRc-tcnder at the C1sbourn
nyent,c bridge. and when he proved no longer
Cuok t1s,k care OF him. The old gentleman was
u when he died, and was buried on Thursday
last. lic camc from Ncwtastlc-on-Tyne, aud
had no relatives in this city.
The S'ntes Is the name ef q new weekly candI-
date for public faEor. 1t ls a worry handsomely
printed paper Of sixteen pagcs- The introduc-
tory announces that it will be Independent In all
things, give particular intention to all matters
repeal Of the RESUMPTION act, the remonetisa. Ia
tion Of silver and Errcnbacks. It publishes a
Isnort Of the Trial Of Dcauchamp for killing
Col: sharp which occurred In !ss5; Of the exc
sntion Of lady " tbs na'no Of Epomna BY tho
Emperor Vcspassau and Of the murders COM
1nltteti during the French Revolution, together
with aomc other current events.
Thu newIy-appotntcd Collector Of Customs,
Mr William Henry Smith, yesterday received
will assumc the duties Of his new position Mon
day, and, hy way VI encouragement to tho 10
gentlemen who lIavo nut In applications for
positons In the Office, he states that he intenda
urtano Shu[ran will occupy their accustomed
chairs, an,l no coloretl man need como around
With an application for the position now held by
thc incumbent under the Jones administration.
''fis but charge Of dynasty,-Joncs to Smith,
-anll calls fOr nO ralllcM measures.
Yesterday afternoon car jumped tho track
Gu thu Illinois Central ut tho foo. Of Madison
street, causing q blockade Of cars. aud mono
were available tor the 5:25 train. A d[Enfficd
lot of passengers awaited the coming OF the 10,
and occupied their tins in standing still dis
cussng the strikes, rnilroal disasters, Spencer,
iy klsy. song ~ elections sts for m hour
WISHED every kind Ut luck to alt tnen. s0me
frw mentioned feeling OF cmptincss. When
the [; o'clock train wcnt out Il took nlnc COACH
ef, all Ut Which we're crowded with hungry pas-
bcngers a short tisno after ita leaving tic car
was ftghtcd, am! went out all right.
PERSONAL.
The Hon. Samuel F. Cary, Of Cincinnati, Is At
the fremont
Or; ]. Il. Mclean, Of St. 1ouis, il stopping At
The Hon. John Il. ,oberley, of Cairo, Is at tho
fremont lfuuse.
ar-Adinlrai Reynolds, Of tho United States
Navy, ~ II quest at tho Palmer.
The Hon. Peter Doyle, Secretary Of State,
Madison, Wis.,, ID at tho Palmer Housc.
Col. George ScEoeRB, the genial editor OF tha
t'lalnpalsn flu.) Gasetst, Is soiourn!ug At the
sE1cFntan House.
Mr John Arnott 1mrle, Of Perth. Scotland,
IT.! ava,sl ar. NJ :! Mos!a1n, st Sydney: New South
l'IiIclnen arc Eastward bound on trip around
thc w"rld. and Mr.. Aoxha,n c,,ntcuplates
utilizing h!s p!castlre-trln by establishing trade
louse nt larrou, Mo1ham & Co, of sy.lney, OF
wl'!eh he L. member. Tia tourists renafn ln
tlls city till Monday.
Iln!AEx Son cooE COUNTY JAIL.
-1hout aO volumes have been solicited,
rnltabcrtd. covered, ard istslbutc,l atnonx 5Ou
men, thirty toys, a,,a 'fteen women, changing
Ao9ks M MesEly. by lady VINO gives her scrvlces
number q hoohs Is far t.o small, and donations
81 sccond-hond ooolis which will h. useful, frUn
sl'c iih!c down, aEu solicited They niuy l,e
cut IT,, to fs, e'sSxs!a s;a;. G!ty Missionary ose
Madison street, to Str. Curr1rr, Jailes, at jul,
Michigan street, between Dcal Oorn aud Clark:or
70 W!iian; n, M broqks, ~ Monrts street. Mrs: u.
hay morning with religious pAt,ers Ior listribu-
.tuu, at,d testify to tue cagcEncsa nnl thank-
iulncss generally with whirl good rca,tlng il r.
srlscd. csen by thoso vto do not casc for it
/: outside.
The funeral Of the late John T. Case ut Finn
lhEst yesterday was attended l,y q very ron8Id-
.no ,%n, anes .: our .osly s'tzsns Among
'r 1inn ;vM T. y. iIaymoonl. thtfa M2ynt =; q GU
a'ni inany othcrs. Thc services wcro conducted
tatterson: Mr. Williams Is 4 son Ut the late
John L. Williams, for .nsnY years 4 leading
Ei'ies OF the Second PRESBYTERIAN Church. Dr..
Patterson orga1Itzcl tlc Second rErsbyteE!au
Church III lA., and was t.s. pastor till Jun. !,
ls14, and sinec then l,c has been Professor IN
tHc rrc.tytcrtan Theological SEMINARY OF
ts tss. y ats a1' 7 Tv., .'o r. svt,.sx ss
' nut ths M must i' po.!reat!c ; taes 'sf,sts W.:
t!c presence of tho Rev. Jeremiah Parker, now
tnE,ed statcs Chaplain at Fort .: \. Nusseli,
1'asker orrauIzei the drst Presbyterian Church
Ill shc aah Of June, 1sI3 The aIethodists
.,rrc lure before the Prssbytcriau4; but thv
fhst l'restytrrtan " tic oldest osgautxvl
church IN tic city. A. alr. paEser remarked 10
Trend ''lt IL not often man Texks, Frlg-
!oas!s, thc sral'e Of city that l,s sec. gfov {,
have added that no man prl>bably ever did 1t be-
tnrt, Ut etcr xo4tu DO ii ag1ltl. Iie Is still In
the hesi ot hc.lth aud spirits, anu will probably
live ~ ssc Chi>n2o ca'sltau Il rpunu million u
Isollt. tut surely Ile las already secn what
n.iSnt We'll battAfy the ambition Ut amy mali
tle 'aost 1stumkaL!c progress !u tho worll's
aislury.
wELLss1nExT nnlDnE-rrsprx.
SoHicbody iias got to do something with tho
bndye-tcIders, aa'd, Us Il mild i,,ttatiye, 1t u
death bstwcen u sxingtug bridge uni the 1aU~
hugs. That fate wsz Threatened last tiight to At
least A:tY pcopie by the asintns fully vi tho IT,
tc,pouslo luuatic whou. Proyileneu and =
fepuhl'e4u form % government permits ~
lu 4efaluc ri tbs lAws and ordinances, ths
bridge WAS kept swung Tor twenty-five minutes
W the watch Last evening, that Il,
1r"tn 7:25 ~ 7:U p. L. TlI&, how
ever, Is not tho uattef con nplalpcd Of. The
psol'slirrs going out wcrs aforementioned, und
%LcIc n - sv1lc vxsuAs toF delay. But uoihlnx