, 1877-08-26
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.

The County Board Of Education postponed
It's regular session yesterday afternoon IN oroer
To attend the Irish Nationalists' picnic. Inc
adjourned meeting will be held at O'Clock TO
morrow afternoon.
james CASTILLO, boy, was run over tr1oay
evening ty State street car, and had his toot
badly crushed. DR.. Dyche attended the case,
and the patient was taken to bis homo, NO. 80
West Taylor street.
The temperature yesterday, as observed By
Mnasse, optician, No. IS Madison street ClR1B-
UsE Building), vas at 6a. m, 60 degrees; ~ a.
m., a; e M, 81; p. NJ. e., ?. NJ 'o' oal~
omctcr at a. m., 229.94; *. 7p m., 22o.a.
Yesterday at $3.50 D. m. boy named Ma1
Miller, II years old, residing at NO. 5N M1cal-
gan avenue, had his hand crushed under Whce1s
Of the cars on the Northwestern Kailroad. near
Franklin street. He was taken to his home and
attended By DR.. kham.
Watson Griffin, the old man who was run
over by the cars on the 18th inst, dled AZ $3.50
Yesterday afternoon from his injuries He was
engaged in picking up the loose grain *hlcn 1en
from freight cars when struck. The Coroner
was notified
The managers Of the Pfttsburg, Cincinnati =
st, Louis Railway have rendered to their en-
pIoyes picnic, to be held at Sharpshooters
Park today. Arrangements have been made to
pass the time agreeably. The train leaves Car
pcnter street at g. IN. ia
At about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon boy
named George Mcdonald, aged II years, who
lives at No. i160 State street, fell and had his
left leg run over and crushed while attempting
to lump from freight-train at Thrty-tMro
street, On the Rock Island Railroad 1t was
necessary to amputatc-
In IN article on the general subject OF billiards
In last Sundays TRIBUNE the price OF the use
e%nfE
and m error was made in the case o1 Uot! 9
Rhines, No 1873 Clark street. Their price has as
always been 10 cents per hour instead OIL ~
cents as stated in the article
Those who acted as Deputy Assessors on the
Bouth Side intend petitioning the Town Boaru
TO allow them IS day for their services, baslng
their claim on the fact that the men VINO dio
similar work on tile North Side received that
sum. The petition is at Assessor Gray's ofhce,
and all interested are asked to 80 there anu sign
1t.
The Rev, John Gordon. Baptist clergyman
who left this city for Montreal Two yeass agos
Church, Boston, because, us he says, he IS
highly appreciated by his people, is doing
good work in the city, and is happy and con-
tented with united, growing church, where,
he believes. the Lord has placed HIM."
4 new organization has been foSmed on the
West Side known as the Oneida Pleasure Club,
whose Object will be social parties and e1cur-
z:ous. They arc going to give an excursion and
promenade concert at Jennings Hall, Evanston,
on the steamer John Sherman, Wednesday
evening. The officers are: c. K Lott, fres,-
Reattie, Treasurer; Ed Dodd, Secretary; and
j. D. McFaul, Manager
Something OF an idea may be formed Of the
Quantity OF mail matter passing through the
n,ails In the Sixth Division (of which Chicago is
4he headGuarters), by tue average number OF
+4rAr f311f4l lf
perintendent Of Railway Mail Service, and
which IS about g coo daily. Each slip represents
package OF letters or sack OF papers. Inis
il in ADDITION to the mail matter handled oy tue
Chicago Post-0 Office, and not embraced In the
above figures.
under trust-deed Sc By 99}4 feet on Thirtieth
street, just east Of the Indiana Avenue Baptist
Church, to John Covert for So, s25. The amount
OF the loan and accrued interest Was S3,62s.ol.
It is understood that Mr.. Covert had previously
bought the property from the church next to
which it lies, and that yesterdays sale, under q
foreclosure was for the purpose OF clearing on q
rertaiu Judgment which made a cloud on the
title
The Grand C5smmsnderY Of KNIGHTS Tenp1ar
Of Illinois, accompanied by the Apollo Com
mandery Of this city as. Guard of Honor, Will
ce7efaad ST {9 1lf GEand m EncsmPmesnt stas At
& Michigan Southern Railroad Monday morn m =,
.,,s,, ,,a1ac rare viii arrive here ttfs afternoon
~ +he I;h;cew, Rnr,inotnn 4. Oufncy. with the
E,;1h.s ~ M;aso,1ri Kansas and Colorado
.aa Iii 1eara ehnr4ir of+arreard for cleveland
-, +,a e 81 eh,,-.r Tori Worna x Chicapn Rail-
road.
How Is thlss The Dr.. Charles worms, VINO
dehauded Mir. Newman, OF the Atlantic Hotel,
out Of large sum Of money BY the pretense
that with 1t he would buy up President Grant
auu e$ne ~ - 5.tsa"' xta5;1ad nn.1
Iact, "as A1testea ~ ~ t}h;1
scnteneeo 70 mo yea1s ~ ~, ~. ~ ana
oeIpMa Iast 1all, Is W us ~ t Lac Az ~
yet there IS q ~. Enafles NoIns VINO nas .e.
turned 10 Montfea1 anu Is p!actie!nf uieu,cne ,e!
allesatly, so 1ha1 the autnoI1Lles Ln4ik ~ laAt
proceedings against hln- San "orns " ou1s
Mr.. T. Johnson a member Of Nevan's band,
fot IN IN his sleen Yesterday morning about 40
s,cyocl, and ,allSed our Of lis little window. he
o,eSa fhe | a;.tanrc tn he cronnd' twenty fret
~ e.ood lime and sustained q slfeht fracture
~ ~ sonu 1ts ~''t ief4 T loo and acn1ired other
mt. dangerous, Inconvenience He was
1a.r;ad ru. =, h;s .n,rt1nent IN the hnildinc M
I'm Fando1nb street and was attenfed bv 1r.
ldrn1,Io ho ~ 1rnnnnnced his wonnds M
a..l... - W. oaa1 T1a .eoe niax;n, tha over-
sa 9 Va ca.a..u.ah.," - 1a4.s+ s,s,,,,ts ~,
~ ~ no 70 ''''3'"7@'S"*<A d. 'A'<>'S u
os tio1uooae-
The annual meeting Of the American An
chronological Society, organized year ago In
Philadelphia, will be held in Cincinnati, COM
meucing on the 5th prox. Much interest has
been taken in the subject OF archaeology within