, 1877-12-30
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
"Our Boarding House'' is at the fremont.
The Public Library will be closed Monday ami
Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Daley, Of Lacrosse, Wis.
are visiting friends in the ctr.
Yesterday noon Officer Hackfeld shot 4 maj
dog that had bitten several boys, none Of then
seriously, in front Of No 1G7 Madison street,
The third annual exhibition By the Nationa
Poultry Association is announced to be held it
the Exposition Building from Jan. 9 to Is. En-
tries close Jan. 5.
Col. Harry 4. Wells and wife, OF Baltimore
who have been visiting his sister, Mrs. " l.
French, Of No. IL South Park avenue, leave fo1
st. Louis this evening
Mr.. Foster Swift, the head clerk Of the Ire
mont House, and some Of his friends, had lttlt
quiet celebration last night, the anniversary Of
the Ashtabua disaster, which he and his wife
passed through and survived
The temperature yesterday, as observed by
Manasse, optician. Is Madison street tribune
1,uilding), was at s g. m, II degrees; ~ a. m,
42; ~ NJ, 43; 3p. m., 43; p. m, Il. Barom-
:, c1er at a. H., 29.os; Z p. m, 29.s7.
An elegant sword and belt we're presented to
Gen. Louis Schatfuer, Paymastcr-Gcpcra Of III
inois, by q few Of his friends Friday last. Tie
presentation speech was happily made by
Recorder BrockwaY and well responded to by
the General.
Col. David Parry, of the First United States
Cavalry, and wife are wishing with the family Of
MIR. Proudfoot, ut No. 49 Beldcn avenue. Col.
Parry went through the entire Modoc war, and
received the sword OF Capt Jack when that
worthy surrendered.
visited the County Hospital and inspected the
workings Of that Institution. They expressed
their satisfaction with the manner in which
affairs are being run, and desire to thank the
Vest Side Railroad Company for the free trans
portation given them.
The Cook County Board of Education held
regular meeting ut 2 O'Clock yesterday after
noon in their rooms on Randolph street. with
S. s. Gardner IN the chair. The payroll for
december, amounting to 81 ,130, WAS approved.
Some other unitnportant miscellaneous business
WIS transacted, after wLich the Board adjourn
ed for Que month.
meeting OF the Lumbermen's Exchange was
held yesterday morning, President Mcdonald in
the chair, to take action III regard to the
death Of Mr.. II. +. Getchell, an old aud
respected member Of the Exchange. Mr..
J. H. Swan and MIR. Whcclocl1 spoke feclingly
Of the loss the Exchange and the trade bad sts-
tanned, aud, after the adoption OF suitable rcso-
1utjons. the meeting adjourned.
Police Officer John Linn writes to correct IN
unintentional error which crcpt into an account
OF an arrest made by him on Larrabee street on
the 1st inst 1t appears that the driver OF a
wagon refused to ret off the car track; that
II,n attempted to arrest him and was assaulted
by mob, and TINT be only succeeded in getting
AWAY after receiving some severe blows. He
denies tllnt he was intoxicated as was alleged,
and says he is not drinking man.
It is getting to be an almost everyday occur
renee for the dummy trains nf fhn RneE Island
and Lake Shore & Michigan Southern roads to
have windows In their cars broken By stones
thrown b. careless buys or reckless young men
along the line from Thirty-frst street to Fifty
fifth. Passengers on several occasions have
narrowly escaped serious injury. The police of
the Town Of Lake and city should exert them
selves to arrest some Of the gang and teach
them lesson.
A meeting Of the 40 Club,'a literary asso-
citation recently organized on the West Side,
e. H. Case, No. $50 West Adams street. A1r.
Ttladdeus Dean read an interesting paper on
s'The Aboriginal Period Of American History"
and WIS followed by Mr.. George Sherwood with
Europe: Mrs. l.. q. Bisbee gave sketch OF the
life Of William Cullen Bryant, and Mrs. Sler-
wood read from "Thanatopsis." The affair
was very pleasant one.
The hair Of a man residing on West Adams
street turned white in q single day Last week.
~AG 4k1A4Aac " q sAt luGS
bank, or the discovery that his wife loved an
other, OF that his daughter bad run away with
married man. or that wheat had made disas-
astrous ductuation. No, it was for none Of
these reasons, but only because his five younger
children had received for Christmas presents
drums, buEles, accordfous, air-guns, and like
agreeable presents, while his daughter had rot
:: stack of Wagnerian music which she insisted
on trying at once.
Mutual Aid Association held last night at the
Office OF Assistant Postmaster Souiers, the Of
fcers OF the past rear we're all unanimously re-
elected as follows: President, G, E, Beach:
Vice-President, E. L. TAYLOR: Secretary, 4, d
11ichaud; Treasurer, c. S. souiers: Executive
Committee, Messrs. John Darr Of the West
Side, ". W Breckbili OF the South Side. and
E. Waltgenbach Of TIC North Side. The Dr.
gonizatfon is now in ,rosncrnns and hannv
condition, and there are :}20 n1emhe7s Tp'
I'M. ,..,:..,,
l1e ls5aenes," SAID the husband OF
mouei ana economical hou5ekecper, "the
lsrael'tes may have had quails till they couldn't
Jews and Couldn't have norE in tIrir Silva 50
. 1 don't wonder. But If thc 1srecI;tes had had a.
roast turkey on Tuesday md fnr:ev varn,ad
over on Wednesday and eo1I tnrrer =, Th,'rs1
ilay, and hasbed turkey m Fridar and trrE.r-
bunc soup on Saturtiavs thcn +hcr,d hayo
licked. However. dnn,t thin,- s1,o con .et