, 1877-12-29
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.

was, rs usual, largely attended. and was a pro-
nDitnCcd Success.
The 1soar,l Of Managers Of the sol.1Ecrs' Homo
nt,emrtcd to hold n meeting yesterday after
mum. but ,1i.l mt get a,snrtnt and adjourned
to meet nj = 40 Jan. q, 1873
The temperature yesterday, "A observed by
Slnnassc. optciasl. sS MndIson street CTn1DUsE
lu.lIng), was at II. ILL.,, 40 degrees; 10 a. M,
-: t. MI, "A: 3 p. m., -; p. NJ, A. baroH-
ctcr at sn, in., W.os; ~. M, %.l0.
The following IL Il list Of officers elected hy
evening: G. e, Anton sIsstngcr; Y. G, A!ex.
Hcaicy: ii. Of r, L. s. fIudsan; Il. ot h, q.
II. t3ana.
Yesterday afternoon, as the Michigan eontl-
ern stnck-Farsa train was passing TI'lttieth
through awIndow ntwh,ch Ftrc-siarstal l,cnncs
was sitting. The missile passed within few
tncllcs uf the Masshal'h nosc.
t:cn. l.. C. Hunt, Col. J. y. Coc, Maj. George
Q. Webster, and Capt. l.. A.. 1iarbacli, Of tho
Twentieth Infantry, Y: 8. A., departed Inst
night trnm their pleasant quarters at tho Palmer
ifu,lsc fur Texas. They ~ hy special car, md
are llcade,i for Houston direct.
The State M'croseopical Society met !ast night
al the Acnfsniy Of srtences, No. 2tSi Wabash
avenue, Mr., .Fanics Otts III tho chair. Dr. Lester
Curtis ulatlc ennlp rennrks concerning the bile
duet. inside the lobules Of thu liver, and illus
tratct1 hi. remarks With diagrams. After his
remarks he exhibited undcr n microscope a
number Of slides supporting the theory which
he had advanced.
At the annual Communication Of Butler Chap
ter, No. ~, q. E. s.. held Wednesday evening,
the follow tng named officers Scre e'ectcl fnf
ac eSfnE 1:oyn ygsr hrnx1 r, E'11afta W Hter Y
t;EeGorc, a.. NJ; Mrs. II. 4. Boss, Treasurer;
Miss At.!ic Young, Secretary; Miss Annie f.
butler, Co 1,lnctrcssi Mrs. Samuel Street, As
eogiatu Contiuctrcss.
Mcsfrs. ]. s. Thompson 4 Co. hare sent out
ns their calendar for 1878 pcrlInps the han1-
soonest nfccc Of printing ever issued In like form
III Tie West. 1t cannot we'll bc 1escslhed 40 as
10 rive amy onc excet't printer, any tdca Of It's
perfection. but It lnuv lie said that nnc OF te
ruts used is lint Of reacoei; md that tlc bIri
Ia much hanilsomcr than AnY 1.-Two one could be.
The prcsa.w0rk Of tho calendar is wonderful IN
Its perferttun-
Marine Engineers Association No. 4 had tho
oVe"r To following wcre escie. res
dent, William Lalamdc; Vfce-Prcsilcnt, John
brown; Treasurer. William Ponsonby; Kceord-
inr Secretary, T. q. wlIalen; Financial sccre-
i. %. Wiso; Conductor, Michael DonnoIiy;
Dupv-Trm!cr. Thomas AIncliy: Dc1c1nte, An
drew Isittcr;. Trustees, 7. ". Whitcllousc,
Michael couUl,n, Charles Pierce. William Pom
hoi,hy presided.
Tho regular business meeting of the Travel
Ing Mems Chrintinl Untnn was l,rd III tho
lblc-work room Of Farwcll finll lust evening,
ninl tho following officers were elected for tho
ensuing year: President: A. Q. Apbott: First
prrA!dcnt, j. L. Beach; Th!rl Vtec.Presacnt,
William 4. ltnyt; Fourth vicc-rrcsidcnt, J..
Simlngton: Secretary nna Treasurer, j. Z.
Tnrncy; bonrd Of Directors. tho foregoing
nlIlycrs and ". II. Craig, ". Ii. liazzard, and i.
IL. Nostun.
At tho Annual Conclavo of Chicago Com
1naMlcrv NJ. 10, Knights Temp1ar, he'll at their
ball, corner of Randolph anil Unlisted streets,
Monday evening, TIC following oillccrs. were
J.. Iontt, Eminent Commander: Alexander
White. tlcncrallasu1n; Horny Il. Pond, CAPTAIN
Gcnctnl; Matthew W. l'osland. Ercla.c; Nal
itccurdcr; William ANDERSON. Senior Warden
evening they Wsre Installed In 4helr oaccs ~
II, En'. ST. Wiley II. Egnu,. nsststctl by En-.
Sir John II. snnborn % Grand Marshal.'
Mr.. II. Leopold, Jr., WHO was at work in the
jewctrr-store over Leopold, kuh d Co.'t cloth.
lug house on Madison street 1uat previous tn
tho fire tn TINT placc last Tuesday night, WIS te
fore tie lnsurancc Committee yesterday, a.,.l
WIS rlEid!y examined ns to hts knowledge of
tho fire. 1fo stated that Just before he left the
ulucc he lighted clgar with match. which he
threw away. III ll!s opluton the match, whIu
was.e-basket underneath tho desk. and thu
started the fire. After lighting the cigar he
turned out tho gas and left tho place. lie
which ,pcrlncateu tie place after tho arc ha.l
been discovered. Tho insurance companies
propose to contest tho claims for Losses on the
jewcry stock.
One Of the plcasantest sights to be seen In
this u prcseps p : GEaia-9ppres;ed, ld.splaslsl i,
and fatniltatly known as sold Hutch" and sid.
ney A. Kent, take their positions Just nutsidu
the doors Of the Corn Exchange National Bank,
and gaze upward until their cyrs take In The
wpnt1tr+YnnH fhR TIM Cf hH T3,tfnn 1fnt