, 1877-12-04
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.

morning.
The temperature yesterday, a. observed By
1lnnastc, ortcian, IS Madison street TR1nunH
Dulldtng), WAS at a. M, 90 degrees; lU n. M,
81; IL H., &c: 8 .. m., 10: .. M, 80. Daron'
eter ut a. M, 10; p. M, 29o7.
The Alumni Association Of tho University o!
Chicago held its regular meeting nj the slcr.
man House last night, sfr. +. a. Smith In tho
chair. Tho usual s,nount Of routine husInesa
was d!spoard Of, and the Kcs. J. r. Sunderland
read paper upon " Tho rers Of NnjoritIes." :"
In tho rasc Of John Hickey, who sos fo,sa,1
dead on the prairie southwest Of the city. IL
Coro.lcra turY returned verdict of death frottl
dcliriutn tretnens and exposure. Tic cut on tho
ha,,d Was easily necuuntcd for. Hickey having
smashed several wfn1uwA tic night previous bY
a blow with his bArt fist.
The st. GcorQc's Society met last NIGHT at
the Sherman House. Mr.. ucorge uooch urc-
htdct. The Ftuauciai Secretary submitted n
urv A large number of benevolent acvullnts
were audited and ordered paid II was M
nounccd tltat the socicty would give Christ
mus entertainments
Tho libel suit Of Cornelius o'Calsaghau w..
Gibbons, Manning, mud Brolorick, watchrncn
formerly IN his employ, who ca,reesl to be issued
acIrcular atlcgtng thlt he was unworthy Of
trust and confidence, VAS called fur trial by
ferty witnesses FIR the defense. The pro.cril.
T. IN, however, WAS aesent, 10 tho caso wns tlls.
n, 'scds
IN ting .. B. Green left yestcrs,aY morning
for II rrib VII, large supply at coal, salt
wh,en nv w =, 7ter ho latter, ten IN number, left
H. a ree 7 dSo?y','9 fS%y sapped @ or tns: fsnE
.srnn las n hi. provisions NIL packed nwAY ay-
;nW n'ts takcn c,1 them nut long ago.
Az thu animal assembly Of slloam Council,
RI of ' Roval % and So. eet Masters, cnleago, lice.
j. the following were my s'fsted i anu tnstailed
oieer:; The Rsy H. 'ty ryt ncn.x el1' ef9n1 y Mas
= Hi Rtsnnlds' ms r. G. ii i: Moxes Gray Treas.
urcr: James \. T. p!su, "esoft,eF; Ca,1t, Myran ".
ymsn G E. stsvs g. ai y; Isaac 9e'gt9t iiat;
neld, Sentinel
! Saturday night LeonaE,l @. ClinS, GO years Of
age, residing at No, 3a4 Vernon ayeIli'e, dr1rped
2ndden1y dead In the kaloon Of Henry St,')s-
'ay he &c Corousr m wc,t to tho house 10 hold m
nquest, and. sIugularly enough, was refused
sdn,ittnncc. 4 polIcu s.,arsl was placed about
the lou:e, and tho Coroner VIZ tnsst n f.. upo,' 1.
posed cause.
4 number OF the late employees Of Gen. f1eb
called upon him last evening at his residence,
accompanied, BY tleir. wives. They presented
wss elegantly 'y traed nc and was fu Of express.
tp,ls OF confidence, aud pledges Ut continued
friendship. II WA received with many thinks.
served, and music mud dancing endcA tho fcs-
tiyitcs at a late h0sir.
Michael Alexander has been subsistlng on the
county at the hospital for the past fur weeks,
suffering from rheumatism. i!o came s'ut
cured Yesterday, and the first thing he did WAa
to complain Of tho treatment lie hal received.
lie was sent there by the County Agent with
$13 In hi. nockct, md what ha complains q Is
TINT the Warden charged him ttr Keeping ltna
tho ENORMOUS slim OF E.a5. He ta to lay hlB
grievance before the County Donrd.
F., Tho following Is tho report Of the Chicago
post-u1ice Of lnall tnatter collected and ticlty-
cred BY tlle caIrtrrs for Thy inontll @ e Norcm.
slay, 43; co'loctton trips dally, 4la; registered
letters delivered, 13,.70; tnail lettcra delivered,
1,s1;,l7o; mail posial-cards dsiiycsed, ~, ,35S;
local letters delivered, 2tit.2s!!S local postal
eards delivered li5, $50; newspapers delivered.
447s53; letter. returned to The otIce, 527i !;
letters collected. 3Ss; i'ofto-tar'!e collect
sd 4H,751i Newspapers, etr', collected, be9,hl0.
1omlc!led III beautiful rooms, elegantly at,d ar.
tsttealy fitted up through the generosity Of
Msurat the State stTset RapcranEsr: Te
s!s m a oJi st1si. a af s
with beautiful articles contributed for sale by
tho artistic talent Ut the rotncsl for whosr
benefit thu movement to pro'Iotu nrt-Sultnre
rooms arc open to the public, a1 nre worthy VI
aylsit. Tiey ars particularly Inviting to those
who may bo pleased both to encourage vcry
of agreeable 2ud rcInuneFutiru employment fo1
women, and 10 find suitable artistic prescnts
for tbs holiday scasat'.
The hotcl.kccpcrs IN this city feel as though
Postmaster Palmer wad discriminating Anuinsl
them in tia matter of forwarding ietters. Frou
every other city IT. the country lctters tO travel
Ing MEN, which lavc onec been suaieicntI,
stamped arc toFwardcd to other points thar
without extra charge It Is nut 81 In this city
II q man stops at a hosc'. anu hu requests thu
his letters ba forwarded to a'!otarr point, tn
Postmaster con.puls payment 0f additional lt,st
ngc. rhls, tho hotel pfs'pFiesnrs elnthi. cnta
alarac expense upon them without any rcturi!
and acts NC discElmtuatton against them. ]
hucii rule IL to bu enforced they aay II shoul.
In. universal all oyer tie United htntcs, and nj
put In practice In Chicago Alone.
Detective John Macau!ey. Oh trial for insub
ordination to ncputy.supt: Dixon, WIS scssct.la.
fs oRx Ts eaiRa W.
ti'oi, All! ]. !. sherry. Whatever n.ay hav
KIN I b1ssaey b.sa ysssa ss1f se IL eret T. II as' sR s
lug tho arrest md asked tho reporter
70 so publish it, and Il Is also alleged Tint Mr
Dixon WA no more entitled 70 any credit In til,
affair that ho wss In tho Gumblaton affair q
lie ,iasar anl Police Committee in .snn,arI
dIschur3ing MaeauleY has oee4.tolct1 tho great
ripple III police circles that will be felt fo
months to coms In t1a depaFtrent.
ROskuIL.
THO board OF Managers pt the Rosehtll Cen
ctrYy Company held special meeting yestes
daY afternoon in their oiicu III the Methods
Church Block, corncr ot Clark and WRshngto
streets. There wcFe present Frederick 'ruttlt
William II. Turner, Ur J. N. banks, Van Il
Higgins, aud Jol'n I,enfla'n. TIE iirst-nulne
Ccntlefnuu IL President unl the lust Secretas
aud Treasurer. lieusy W. D!o4gct: aisi .
Woodbridge smith, tho semainiMg members
thu Hourd, werc not present. The Con,,ar
owe tho ahking fund 81, ,bU5. amt 1t was .naA
Tor tho purpose of securing the payment of th'
sutn that tho meeting Was called. I!
Duasl decided to give the Cotnpnny
note for the, amount due. payable :
fifteen years. with Interest ut . pcF cent per II
NUN, p2Yable every sir months until rho no
ln4tllres. The meeting adjourned after. II
TRANSACTION Of tosno uMisnpoFtant routine bus
uta8.