, 1877-02-04
TIL Thursday night at the same time and place,
when the Committees will renort


TIE rhEsBTTEAN ELDERS.
PREVIOUS to the great fire, the Elders OF Il
churches OF Chicago Presbytery had We
organized association Of their own, in the mcc
inss Of which they cultivated acquaintance wi1
+, each other, with the work Of their ,respecti,
re churches, held social reunions, and discusse
topics related to their order. The fire had tt
a. effect to break up and scatter this assoclatio,
" ana, although 1t met once or twice in the winte
= OF 1ss1-'2. the burdens which each one Ya
l. bearing, and the Inconvenience OF meeting, n
suited III the discontinuance Of the organize
r. ton. Yesterday an informal meeting va
= held In the Ministers Rooms: att
C Cornick Block, ut which the following
7, named Elders were present: T. 3. Cartel
Gray, J. ": Horton, Thomas Hood, W. K Port
r and .. F. Woolfortl. Mr.. Carter was called t,
n tug chair, and ". c. Gray appointed Secretary
: a Tree conversation developed tue fact that al
zation Of the association. The fact was re
cailcd t,at it had been very pleasant and profit
? able while it had been in existence. The various
: avenues Of usefulness to Presbyterian interests
I ana the cause Of Christ were discussed, and the
meeting adjourned with the determination to
nave q full meeting next Saturday at 10 O'Clock
am. IN the rooms of the Minister'S Association,
. McCor1nick Block. The meeting will be called
to order sharp on timc and there will be no Till
necessary detention OF business even. All
Elders are urgently invited.
FURTHMAE-ToRD.
Thursday evening, Mr.. Edmund Furtlmap.
| ~0aAAlGl VI LLc 1Llllp DcSL lTcElEE Company,
Was united in marriage to Miss Sarah J. Ford
ING ceremony was performed by tile Rev.
Father Barrett at St. Stephens Church, the
church being completely filled BY their friends
anu acqualntances. Misses May and Kate Ford,
sisters Of tho bride, acted as bridesmaids. N1r.
Charles u. Ford, brother Of the bride, and Mr..
Jacob Best were t,roomsmc1l. Mr.. William j.
Brennan and John Ford oniciated as ushcrs. At
Tue tin conclusion Of the ceremony the ncwlynar-
r1ed couple, followed by their relatives and iu,-
mediate friends, proceeded to their lornr ,
! No. jas North LaSalc street, where
they received congratulations and we'll
! wishes OF their friends. After the
inspection of the apartments and numerous
| presents the guests consrcggated in the dining
room, where 4 bountcous reDast was in waiting
1or them, prepared BY Caterer Harms. Among
those m present were MIR: and Mrs. F. Furthlnan,
Ford, Miss Lottie Tyler, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Duffy, Mr. and Mrs. Mich Ford, Jr., Mr., and
Mrs. u. 7. Donohuc, Mrs. Walker, Messrs, D,
p; =; \; Stewart, William E. Cook, B. 1. Fox,
W. ]. Breuusn, John Ford, and Charles FIFTH. Fl'
man.
JANUARY FIRES. i
Following Is report Of the fires during the |
month me- ~ OF January; Alarns IS; stills 5; losses,
ance involved, Sl49,000. Frame buildings, -;
brick, II; dwellings, Ii: saloo1ls, 9; match far
tories, =; offices, =; and ono each: grocery,
cigar CIGAR factory, clothing store, wagon and car
stcam-engine works, tailor shop, theatre, butch
er-shop, mattress factory, hotel, boot and shoe
store, trunk shop, slue-1actory, regalia-tactory,
ffeMng feta,g machines, 6e{rn dTysooa store Origin:
les, l; !, defective chimney and lue,
5; hot Goals falling among conlbustible refuse
- 1oul chimncys, {; malicjousncss, g; oyer
heated furnace and stove, s; friction, L; spark
mischicyous children, /; defective bake oye1;'
!; cigar stub deposited in box filled with saw
dust and used as spittoon, i: exposure Of
Woodwork around forge, 1; DETECTING heating
screened crate, /; careless use of candle in
c!othes-prcss by burglars, l; ignition Of ben
zinc from hot stove, L; spontaneous combus-
ton, y ealecssness in lighting gas:jet, /; spark
false alarms. I. Total, IS. !
IN MEMoR1AM.
a meeting OF the business men Of the Union
stoek-Yarls ~as held III the office Of John Wall
wood, ESQ, yesterday afternoon to take action 1
oil the death Of James Larkin.
On mutton, A1r. John Dicnoch was elected
Chairman, and Richard Nash Secretary. q I
committee OF five, consisting OF NIcssrs. C. II.
dori!e3 n. Foster, John Wall, james G. Burke, {
md John Martin, appointed to draft resolutions
If coincidence and regret, made the following t
eDort, which was unanimously adopted: |
It is with deep concern and regret VIC learn of the |
most sudden and unexpected death OF james Lar
,ascd in the business OF this market but ~ bo,r
viii reye7ent submission to Him who docth accori
ns 20 ils pleasure IN heaven and on the earth. G
)utins the whole period Of our acquaintance with =
'ur deccAsed friend and associate We have ever :.
ound him trar and upright in all bis aims and :,
onorabe and consistent III all his dealings; there u
l:tsolred, That in his dcceasc VIC have lost truc
NJ esteemed friead and honest citizen, and his IL
owing husband and father ]
1csotrea That VIC extend to the bc.cayeG widow | 4,
nd fatherless children our heartfelt sympathy und
haG f{acsa
be husband Of the widow and q fathcr Of the ~
'rwardcd to the family Of the deceased; also to th
daily papers Of the ciry with the rcoucst thai ri
icy print them in their next issue. Vi
TERRY VS.. TNREsuER, sn
The trial Of the brcach-of-proa,ise case OF | nj
ella l.. Terry against Albert 4. Thresher was II,
INCLUDED yesterday before Judge Booth. Air. II
hreshcr was submitted to q close cross-exam- c.
alton, but he claimed stoutiy that he had I No
,rer promised to marry Mrs. Terry. Several ~
her witnesses were examined who testified to fo
hrcsheg*s always being home carly at night. sa
nc case was argued aud .ycn to the jury about4 ne
clock, with leave to seal their verdict and re- N
ut Monday morning. tn
HOTEL ARRIVALS. co
Grcnd Pacifc-J. c. Sa:ery, Des Moucs; John "
riX ya SeT aork; Robert HashSon, St Louis; E. se
Ii. Power, Hudson, n. u: 4. D. SANFORD, &c, @
.osa, j.; i: :; L'ns Tsx io5k Sse'mea zG So
hitman, ST. Louis: tho Hon. 6. II. Wat
$. Clinton, Mass; i. S. Muir, Austin, Tex: no
dge John Hart, Pennsylvania; J. X. Webster, Iut
lincy; Joe Chapman dubuque; Miss Effic Il II,
lsjcr: New York. fremont uo,se-IIcnry ! ~,
eund4 New York; John P. Kie, Lafayette; b. ~, -,
Feazy, indianapolis; j. II. Hanf.,rd, washing sol ~
n; col E. "; Eldiidge, Peoria; b. K. Smit6, tn
oscester; c. r. Seymour, New York; j. Andcr. tW
"A, St Louis; the Hon. SIS Tiffany, Newark. r. Sci
!; NJ Marcusc, New YorE; II. T. Coycrdale. ! vii
d John T. White, Cincinnati; H. II Greene. ! sec
troit; Col 7. ". Bullock, Burlington; d. II, thu
meg. New York; ]. ". Ware, James Sherwood an
Henry Woodbury., New York; the lion " s1., a.,
Wheaton, Detroit; the Hon. George Soather- sei &
ID Fond au Lac, -. Palmer Hoase-Thc Hon mo
+: Brown, Cleveland; 5. r. Willis, st. Paul; | as
? lion: ]; J. uascrman, Milwaukee,; L. Il. me
cen, Boston; Gen. c. L. White. Louisville: per
4. Gulick, Tou1on. FRANCE; tic Hon. ]. t. rcr)
nforth. Council Bluffs; Gen. +. T. Adams, i. sic
A.; 4: r. Van Nest. New York; COL John At
otsc Milwaukee; the Hon G. 3. Rogers Vcr- ~.
nut; ". H. Ely. Harrisburg, Pa. A. L. Hart .,l '.a
:, Lspore; ". P. Riley. phi1adcphia; VIII. sue
eeman, Boston; ]: T, White. Cincinnati: the Ter
n j.. r. MeCunc pittsbuEg: Isaac uiiI. Roch for
cr; Frank Hnm1leton, Philadelphia; Charles was
cen, New York. for
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