, 1877-04-01
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.

The Philosophical eocie1y WIS aaule6eeu AA7t
plight by Mira Amelia J. Hathaway.
The temperature yesterday, as observed oS
aianasee, optician, S. Madison street (TniRrSE
Build ng), vac: At q. H.. ~ degrees; ~ a. H.
Az: II NJ, so; 3p. m, IS: s p. n, o1' hafo"-
eter at L. NJ, %. 81; p. M. 29.7
The country editor, with the short.ightedness OF
hin race. will next week decline to take cordwood
10: hts valuable paper, and ABOUT jan 10. 1879
wneu his stock OF exchanges, original poetry, ana
ia,cut ice reports h1s run out, he Will be sosfy
that lie did 60.
Friday evening, Mrs. James Farley, 80 years OF
age ,esl.i1t. At No. s3 North Jefferson etreet WAS
acc,dcnaly run down ut tie Jefferson street csoss-
IT, es an fortanses, =" m she
e.caIed will u bruised shouICet anu q 1p'a'aeo
auk.e-
The lvy Dramatic C:ub gave the drama Of
..Maud1 ,'crii' At the Elis Avenue Music Hall on
FRIDAY even ns Ihe house vas one OF the largest
ever eecn in the hall, fully O1 persons beng pres
ept b.: drama veaa not pcffo1led as wei! Us lne
Ivy Cluu usuay bring out their playa, one o. the
members giving out, 80 one of the parts mad to be
read.
Lent is over and the common law sust1inf any
boardcs who gets up h- back an1 sktps out without
ticc paying his board. when It appears that h's
lHndIady lus tfled to r1u5 IN pcacd up co!hsa on
him more than twice between saturdays, that Is tu
eny fuf dinner On Friday. and once Al bFeak1asl IN
The beginning Of the Week.
=, : Nothing was done yesterday In regard to East
bound freight The General Freight Agents
ut the ruads leau4ns East from this city h:It q
LAKE, es shsEe M { Michigan southern m Railroad, tut
after shot consultation 1t was decided to defer
action until Monday, 1t ts4nsprea that the Pres
ldunls OF the trunk lines were holding y 1neetln1
in New York to decide upon some plan Of at. n W
which in iudiscsnnate alaughterinso OF the sa'es
can avoided.
The Finance Committee Of the County Board
yesterday agreed l" recommend 10 lhe bonfa '.aI
Building Fund. held by r. j. Sexton. should otat
interest Ut the rate Of per cent from te dalt u
tneir issue, there ceimg no money n thus funl VIA
that OU0 of the tack taxes OF be set astae
to meet the ORDERS a:ainst the fund. INC gate u
now open to Others holding orders. anu theY Will
doubtless strive 10 iake advantage OF IL
A nun.ber OF property owners interested ln the
brl.d ng of the Lawn 1ale A0Esel:aiiway On t'2aen
syenme met yesterday afternoon ut the cornc' VI
sale Monroe streets to listen 10 the seloEt
oi Z committee who reported bids showing the
pfubablt cuet OF the construction. or tue Fo!a+
I'ho,c present volunteered io take tue sesponsl,
biliy Of securing part u tue necessary 1unos, auu
committee appointed to soliclt SUBSCRIPTIONS,
II the total amount be raised the ROAD WILL
PROBABLY be built within two mouths.
special meeting OF the West Side Park Cnm-
n,iss1ouess WIS held yesterdly mo;n'ns Clark
L pc | resident, in the chair. The Finance Com
,:nttee reported that PAPER a!1ountn? 10 some
%,.l 200 would nature IN lew days. and, As there
were no funds hand to meet it, the Board IN
strrctcd the Committee 10 make temporary loan
of 30, 00u take it Up. The same COMMITTEE re-
purtrd that they had resolved IL make thorough
oreshaulIng ot the BOOKS aud accounts, and 'lad
tn sased Mr. Mcchr!.e, professional accountant,
IL lid in the investigation. The l;oard concnfred
iu the action OF the Committee, anu Aijournea
Til. Rev. Dr.. Charles D. Heluaes. formerly of
the Cnion Park Con ne;resatonal CHURCH, was in-
etA1lcd as tie pastor of the ToMpk4ns Avenue
throoklynl Conversational thursh y eane sdaE iast
nj he ftt-pEi
tie Gouuc.l, he declined TO sit with Henry Ward
BeccAer. who conducted the examination Mr.
Ii. >1orfs .4ale the charge to the pastos, the Rev
Il. J. Lyman extended the right hand OF fellow
ship and The kcv: Dr. Scuddes delivered the
ch-r,e to the people, the Kev. Dr. lteimer pro-
nuuncing the bene4iction.
Twelve more lots which once belonged to S. S.
Hayes, but which that gentleman was compelled to
mortgage when his financial tsou3scs came thick
81 I:oper1 u. Hynan. Jr., Trustee. Nine o. these
lots, which taere was mortgage OF s.. 600 each,
and une for which So, loo was hid, are On Whist is
otaere on Carroll a;enue one brought ooo and
Tie other IS, Oo9. They we're all s.id for the
amount Of the mortgages. AMI were bought IN bJ
II. Davis, AMI edward d. Aandcll, OF Barling s.
Davis, New YORK
Last week young man. who is stronger fnan-
chilly shan he IS mentally surprised his friends by
nobody knew exactly VINO she was or where she
cxme from, and during the pas, year she had con-
sun,ed and thrown Q. esboaru five devoted LAYERS.
who. through her passion for rSelry- camel hair
slawls. etc, Ind not been able to stand the
pressure OF her socaely- Ills friends naturally re-
uonssrated with him on his selection OF lie.
partner, and tried TO mike hin, understand that
The Fcsnl. Of the marriage could not fs to be un-
happy ''precise!y," said he. with ,chuck1e;
II know al} about it. Those other fellows got
epoouy On her; We married her to keep her
from running met"
Willie Rider left his home in Evanston Friday
morning to go to school as usual but llas not been
SEEN .s slnee An .naasy ut ths sSho9l M , reyesed @
ot the EturMy nigat wure on and no tldinc= Of him
could lie learned By his anx1ous parents, their
win some S accident. van 1ercd od on the c. r. or
becn enticcd by scoundrels to Chicago his fate Is
sill III doubt lie is Is years old, sim and ritn-
intelligent, though totally unacgusintel with city
life 4 uiligent search 70. Tim by his father md
the police has been hitherto unsuccessful and any
family and friends Address Room 10. Union
building
The final meeting Of the Governing Committee Of
the Prov is;on. Gsnin and Stock ExcAange was held
brought before the Committee was ol private
nasuEe- The Treasurer reported that the ba!ance
$2.:a:U. After the adjournment Of the meeting 4
caucns was hcld. and the following nonnat'on u
officers was made for the coming season The
prvssucnt r r. t)ldershaw; Second Vice pre.i-
dent. j. II. Wrenn; Directors, ). St1lef. 3D. H.
dwight A. S. Rutt. Z. b. rope, 6. ". thiua2lin,
Charles l.. Hutchinson, A. q. Hna gland. e. T.
Hammond, ". r.. MclIcnry, B. L. Jonef, 4. Fool,
and d. Z. >Ibicy; Com.4lttee OF Arbitration, J.
Van lnw4geu. j. Z. Brown. $. Il. Webbes. J Ro-
Eau- A. .. slaughter, L. W Rumsey, J. ". Pres
Ion, E. A. Draser, George C. Hasl-
The other day poor man asked 4 stranger on
Cla street for tue love Of Heaven to give him
nickel, us he and hts cestn children, all Of whom
were IN nr1s, were stary:uy for bread. But the
stranger said TO him brusoIely: My good fellow,
thnt's too thin lon want that nickel to buJ
whisky with Ce hpnest, now. Don't you:'' The
man ~aid he did. ''Ihat'e right Always tell The
= truth Honesty il the best pulley replied the
stranger. - woud give you the nickel ouly you
Tied ~ deceive me at the 6ret, and | could not
RESPECT myself II l conanned the oGcn-c." The
man fcl' d:aappofntec. but rallied and rr-oiyed TOR
the future to be truthful, and yet when be asked
the Ec1t nun for five cents 10 ret some whisky
T't!1 that nc1t .nan told MIN tu gn where he worm
dleih not and The FIRE IL not aucucbcu. The Door
nau who uocs moi knuE tuat tho second prrsu1l be
aecostsl II the President OF rcd-hot-thut II 10
kas IN lce-eold-lcmpcrance society, as disconr-
aged.
Friday a gentleman walked into grocery on
West Lake street and bought cake Of alleged
maple. sugar, the proprietor assuring httn that it
va. ot tbs year. mae. fresh from the su~ary.
Yesterday the gentleman wrnt bark anl told aim
petcty. but firmly. tstat his rcprc-c ;atiops Ind
been false. since tue sugar was old cake that Ind
been melted down. The poor grocer hurst into
tears. 2ud. falling on his knees. mp'ored his Gus
TONER'S nsrcT- nssurinE him that he had meant no
evil: Tint it was good suwar that evesybo y