, 1877-02-18
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.

rum-dealer, had no saloon lfcepse. he had one
transferred to him Friday
The Australian mil for New York passed
through the Chicago Post~0fiice Friday night
The mail consisted Of 1856 bags, and Will oe Id
New York this morning.
Henry ingalls,, the Young man who was run
over Oh the Great Eastern Railroad tstoaS even
tng, at the Madison-street crosslng' Meo 'as1
night at his home, 1l39 West Taylor street"
"Nooiy Anecdotes compiled by the Kew
J. 3. Mcclure, OF this city, and issued "e':A
aco, has already deem reprinted bs mouse II
Toronto, Canada The book Is laflne . very
rapid sale
The Temperature yesterday, as obserfed ~
Naussse. ontjeian. SS Madison street tih1BUSE
Bufldfpsl was at A. m., q degrees; lo ! m~,
Is: u n,., 30; 3p. nu., So; p. H., IL, Bar
ome3er ut 8 4. H.: 3a7; S p. m. 3o.&
The Third Ward Republican Club met last
nieht at the c2ub-rooms corner Twcnty-secand
street and Wabash ayeuuc. and, after : discus
sion on FINANCIAL matters aud speeches hy
Aessrs~ Caough aud Allrieh, adjourned 1of TWO
weeks
Their are few things moro curious than to
witness couple Of jolly sceeiar1aDs out on : :
tear. reeiing asm-in-arln into Sfeen"e1oceEs
shops aud treating each other 10 apples, rAw
tomatoes. turnps, lettuce, and other sn@ox1-
<4tiug victuals.
The Board Of Councillors of the Hospital for
Women and Children have passed vote OF
thanks to 81 The Plarerss'' who 20 generously
performed for the benefit OF the Hospital Mon
lay and Tuesday evenings with very Hsetef'us
financial results.
Coroner Dietzsch Yesterday held Iuquests
upon the following: Henry ingaiis, Killed On
the Great Eastern Road, accidental death: Mi
s.hael Regaa. No. - Coventry street. aceIuept-
aIly killed in the North Chicago Rolling~M ;
Joseph Ammon, No. ~ Edwards street, ln1an-
tle convu1sious~
Dan H. Bowman, welt known in this c;tv be.
fore the great frv As the efficient Secretary of
Ine Mutual SECURITY Insurance Company, who
has been spending year or two u MS uatiFc
State. Kentucky has returned TO this CITY aho
resumed the Insurance business. His fs1ei.ds
viii 6nd him at Ito LaSal,e street
At sbout3 o>clock yesterday afternoon Officer
Michael Murphy fshed up the body u ,nan
who had Apparently been III the water for long
1ltne from tie Illinois Central Slip &c" From
papers found In the pockets it is supposed to be
rh1t Of John longshorc. an iuhabitant Of the
T,tzvu OF Lake. who has been missing since LAST
1au. An inquest vii, be held to~tnofTo".
Al euternrisfue and Ingenious tailor on West
Madison street, whose train bulEcs out 80 that
&c eaunot symn1ctrically carry away aHy one
e!se"s Int, no matter fioH good Il Is. 1t party.
has patented new style Of reversible intercon~
y+rtible avercoat, which OF one side I: lne:t
duster and on the other thick 7 lister. ff,t adj
y2it4ges OF this garment Are Immediately 21'-
I.4r.r1 to the most naked eye. it being light 1u
warm weather and heavy In cold.
It WAS stated YESTERDAY tina. Albert and Frank
Gruulcis had been indicted bv tho Grand jury
sor receiving stolen goods. This was partial
t:r1uf- The TWO who Here indicted were Albert
ind August, who do business On Desplaanes
4pSs fhet hrn$
= store at No. III West Lake street. He has
no1 been indicted, no charge has ever been pre-
Ierred against bin, and he has and always has
had the reputation vi being an honest, upright
citizen aud merchant
4 Police ]nstice very properly complained to
TE1rCSE reporter yesterday Of the lack Of de-
&csu1p too frequently noticeable In our minor
courts, adding that he was determined to use
the butt end u the Law, If needs were, to pre-
serFe due silence and order. - give you my
wot1, sir.' exclaimed the wrathr magistrate.
with pa:1onab1e warmth. ''ttat some days
nave had TO decide some twenty or thirty eases
whvu there WAS 50 ul,l:h noise that couldn't
hear syllable OF. what Was saSi2g, let alone
the erideuce.>'
s.Where IN thuuderdid YOU pick up that hats''
asked with y coarse and uufee|ing laugh young
man Of an acquaintance in apparently straatened
circumstances, the shooting cf whose hcad-piece
would have been regarded as an ac1 OF lustihable
hatlcide br any ua;kelpdice1 person. 4 burning
blush oyersprcad the voting mans fa:e as with
simple dignity be replied: Il did not pick it up
Tours,' and with one Kick he drove the wag
right up through the crown Of = new 50 stove
piEe.
\ gentleman On Peoria street WIS the other
llav entertaining some friends in 4 sfseet-car
with 8 story which would hare held the whole
<osps of mounted marines entranc,et. When VT:
T. e., in Il tit Of astronomical abstraction, Eaid
that the uarrator YVES yerr much like the average
comet hnd exhausted his head In making his
1alt* The unhappy man turned this over in his
mind for four blocks, then said with forced
laugh, = Ha! Ha! Very good indeed" got out
dog clean over the roof Of q 'lus.
TIE Rev. Thomas F. Leydon, Of st. Ann's
Church, was presented THURSDAY, the eighth
anniversary Of his installation, bv his friends
and relatives, with IN elegant gold watch and
rllain. The watch Is appropriately inscribed on
On the outside. The chain Is OF new pattern,
aud las heavr slide. to which Is attached
efoss. both being inlakd with pearls. It IL q
handsome present, and nneto which the Doctor
will attach great yoluc. although he fays he is
not accustomed 10 wearing so much jeweiry, a
common silver watch haring answered bis pus-
pose heretofore.
Among the improvements contemplated on
Wabash avenue is a foEr-stnry brick store just
south Of Madison street, which i to be occupied
by Studebaker Brothers. The owner of the
lot. which is 40x1So, Is Mrs, Thomas Church.
Worknen are nos extayating. preparatory for
The foundations. The adjoining vacant proper
7yis owned by Dr. j. r. Aswater> Of PonEh
keepsie. N.Y- It will probably be- built on later
in the season. The site OF Robert Lafri Col
lcr's Church, near Hubbard court, Il TO be occu
Tied by thsee-ssory t,rick structure, built by
L. NJ Wimarth for the use of Pennoyer & CO.
The foundations are partially in. The ''eo.ner-
1teue box4'' - years old. Hbich was taken
out the other day. the contents being In good
condition, WAS turned over to the Society OF the
Church Of the Messiah.
4 grand baby show, under the auspices OF the
National Association of Fanciers, viii open to-
.aosrow and close Tuesday at the Exposition.
Great preparations have hcen made to make the
aHair worthy Of Cook Counts and the vicinity,
aid nearly year haa been spent IN
preparing the details Of the ex-
A.nition. From 2 to S o'clock arc the
hours fixed for this exposition uf domestic iu-
iuatry, and it is hoped thai tue entries will rc
ward the managers in their indirect effort TO
establish q protective tariff on hou,e manulac-
1urs. A large number Of babies hare alresly
bsea nominated aud numbered, and, the
prizes are numerous and valuable, it is proba-
bic tha1 there will be 4 6ne display of young
tueS.
Cp to Yesterday morning the West Town
Collector. John Hoffman, has taken in grand
totsl Of $1Ql.0o0. OF this, be ha. turned over
in Yesterday. The state and tornty hare been
;.aid &C, ,030, and the West Park Board e, 00o.
leaving balance OF some sSSe, 600 in the hands
Vi the Collector at the prescut time, from which
l. to be deducted the atnouut paid fus rlnnin:,
Expenses, an ipcpusijerabIc item, cG3unafatire-