, 1877-07-08
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.

released from the Peuitentiary ut Joliet
Miss May Webb Lester, the your
soprano, is spending the summer with fricnt
at Kane, ILL.,
The Glad Tidiugs, Capt. Bundy's old mission
ary yacht, was bought yesterday by 81. Boy1
ton for S444. She cost $3.50 The Captain nj
Start out on cruise in his new yacht Tucsda,
The temperature yesterday, as observed b
Manasse, opticfan, IS Madison street CrR1DuS
buiIdiug), was, at a. m., Is deg; 10 a H., Is
u M, IS; p. m., So; s p. H., 81. Baromete
atsa- m, 1905; s p. m., 2s,93.
Judge Miller, of Des Moincs, formerly cor
nectcd with the internal Revenue service in thi
State, but now occupying similar capacity ii
Iowa, is at the Grand Pacific He reports every
thing as being "srraight'' in his bailiwiei.
At Sunday school to-day the boy with his arm
In sling will say, "Didy you hayca bully timcy
and the boy with a green awning over his cyl
will reply, "You bet!" and refer the euestioi
to third boy with his car In sling and pal
of trutchcs.
A. party consisting OF Capt A. Fl. Ward,
Samuel r Warbrink, Charles R. Knowing, ant
e. ". Poulson, Of railroad-steamboat fame, lef
for San Francisco last evening to look after rail
road interests on the Pacific coast.
Mr. and Mrs. ". ". Wilcox celebrated theii
fourth wedding anniversary last Monday even
ing by entertaining select company Of friends
at their residence, 4l3 Warren avenue. Music,
games, and refreshments occupied the Intention
OF the guests until late hour, making very
enjoyable occasion.
4 mass-meeting Of wo-kingmen was held In a
vacant lot at the corner Of Twelfth and Ha1sted
streets last evening, which was led BY a printer
present, and but little enthusiasm was dis
played: Mr.. Parsons aud one or two others ad-
dressed the assembly on the subject of reform.
There is more joy In mother over one SON
with three fingers, half head Of hatr, aud big
burn that exactly matches the place where the
nine daughters who never set off a ire-cracker
in their lives, aud would as soon touch raging
mouse as an overloaded horsc-pistol or toy-can-
non.
tho, Susan,' cried one fair daughter OF Eve
to another up On South Lcavitt street, s1Mrs.
Wasisnamc's baby is deada'' AIS its'' replied
the second fair daughter Of Eve; II am so glad,
for can 20 and console her, and let her see
that, our pa doesn't get as much salary as her
husband does, We haven't got to wear the same
dress summer and winter"
The monthly report Of the Hospital for Wom-
en- and Children shows that the number Of "a
tients treated in the Hospital was %; dispens-
ary, 10l; total, 1885, The donations received
we're. Through MIS-. D. A. Gage, from Charles
hdas qo hen1s ~ 1s S1oss
Mrs. Mary n. Little, from friend, 81; receipts
from nay patients, $35; total, SILL
The total amount subscribed at the Stock
Yards for the St. John sufferers WIS St,733.5 50.
This suu1 was distributed in the shape OF fifty
barrels Of mess pork, forty barrels of extra
prime pork, seyenty-five barrels Of flour, TWEEN
ty-hFe barrels OF hlu-dried. meal, and cash
draft TOR $110.25. All the above, with the cx-
ceptlon Of the draft, were forwarded free OF
cz,st in three cars
The Assignee and creditors of Seligman
sehetssinge1 * ee ng & BANKRUPT who was recently held
charge OF concealing his assets, met in the !
United States Circuit Courtrroom YESTERDAY I
morning. The object OF the meeting was to !
question the defendant, who Was present, as to |
:, What b. had done with his assets Considers
bic information OF value to the creditors was |
derived from the examination.
More haste, less speed. a man on May street
recently offered to bet $40 with his mother-in-
Law that prussic acid was not poisonous. and as
an additional incentive, said she could take
dose and pc would takc her word whether twas
OF MOI She looked at him over the tops of her
glasses, and instead OF declaring that she would
not stay under his reptile roof . day longer, re-
marked that she guessed she would stop with
poor Aargnret till after the baby was weaned.
An estimable Coroner well-known in official
circles recently attended service at an Episco-
palian church and made himself the subject of |
universal remark by the zeal with which lie |
took part in the office of public Worship though
from time to time he took strange liberties |
With the te1t- Thus he prayed fervcntly,
on failed to take part in the litany, From bat
tie, murder, and sudden dcath, y declaring that |
religion was all very we'll in its way, but he could
not afford TO pray the fees out Of his family's
mouth.
According to the latest number Of the R1iqio-
Philosophical Journal Miss May Shaw, OF This
citv, has latter1y been indulging In series OF |
Encursfons into the spirit-land. Among other
notables whom she there foregathered with, |
vas Chris Rafferty,, who departed this life at
Waukegan, sus per coll. Chris still wears the
rope around his neck, and In conversation with
Miss Shaw said that be had been sent up for
shooting man latter the fre-'' The inforna-
lion was only ELECTED after much trouble, Mr.
Rafferty, being somewhat reticeut as to bis
easth- -doings.
4 man passing along West-side street the
other evening saw a conspicuous sign, q This is
no. d., and entering said, with an aegriered !
air to the proprietor, Is Is this No 3,!' aOf
course it is'' was the reply. 4.Then why don't
sou say so; pa. asEsd the cstomer "sowe do
don't; you say This is No. 35,' and if it isn't a
80 just want to know what it was.'' The bar |
was chipping ice at the time, but the
NJ ooosed and evaporated rapidly that
IL the door-post-
A capitalist, who thinks Of startin,r n naxn-
snop, has had happy Thought A new pawn
snop, nc nas observed, Inspires the customer
%1th dhstrnst henco be wanted to give bis es
eeeded in doing by covering his windows viii, |
mucalage, thick1y besprinkled with dust, and
Iplacang IN the corner Of the showcase an nc-
f9falon ana eorroded sfver-mounted revolver. !
he Is also having tho floor sunk about four
ihches SO that the customer will fall precipitate-
IT into the place On opening the door and "a |
rests happy In the belief that be has a perfect