, 1877-08-25
THE CITY.


inC1, wn. at n. H., g5 degrees; 10 a. fn.. II:
II NJ, IS; 3 D. M, IS; I y. n., y. Barometer at
8a. M, 29.01; : p. M, 2001.
At nbout p. m. yesterday a boy named Har-
vcy 1Iughtlcrbcrg, aged L, WAS drowned while
bathing IN the lake at the foot of rorty+eventh
street. lie lived on Bowen avenue, near Forty
sccond sirecs. Tho body had not been recover
cd last light.
The Hon. Z. 3. Sherman has been appointed
lieutenant Colonel and Judge Advocate Of tho
First Brigade Of Illinois National Guards, and
assigned to duty on tl,c statT Of DHg-oen. ]. T.
Torrencc, commanding tho First DElgade4 to
rank from Aug. lG. 1871. ;.
Thursday evening, atabout $3.50 o'clock, Net
tic Carlton, ~ gears old, fell of porch. at
No. 145 Aberdeen street, to tho ground, a dis.
tancc Of twelve feet, inIuFing her head severely.
Dr. Montgomery attended; he ia unable to
Judge the extent Of tho njurtca ~ yet.
A. II o'clock "Wednesday the entire product
OF the Merchants Wooden Company, consisting
uf 5,ON pftccs nf alt-~ool Moscow beavers IN
blacks, l1lcs, browns, ctc., will bc sold on four
montl*' credit hy Wlln,criinr, IIoeuet d Co.,
nuctionccrs, Gs-J White street, New York.
The UrotrI' .tonr7.a', published By. II. L.
Guolal1 & Co., NJ thu Unon Stock faris, now
furnie|scs thu Chlcago Itvc-atock report sct out
daily by tho Associated Press. 1t is made up
by ono Of The tcst livestock writer's IN tho
tn,lutry, anu M y'a!ns will be snared To insure
its absolute reliability.
Tlc Democratic Ctty Ccntral Committee
tried u again last evening, hut lack Of quorum
spoiled taIcir plans, An.l. after waiting around
the Sherman House clut-rooins until Q o'clock.
the carly agftators dispersed. 4 quorum per
,ntttslC, tI,cy propose tu lncet one week from
Thursday night at the same place.
In tho report OF tho suit Of Horton ~. epcrry,
published Wednesday, It was stated that epcETy
represented Tint certain Ntbrnska farm cun-
talncI lGo Hercs. and that when Horton went to
examine It he found but ttt5. 1t should
proved land, instead Of seventy. rs represented.
At. 1880 oetock r. m. yesterday. Thomas
Quirk. swttchnan iu the employ Of tho Chi
eaEo, Danviic Il Ffnccntlea Railroad, while de-
s.cndnv from \ ifcizht-car, missed hia foottng
wus horribly mang1cd. He was taken 10 nis. :.
hume, M. North Ewing place, whare the
Gom1mny's phystcian attended him.
Thomas Campbell, 81, 1rtsr, and single, died
IN tarn. rear ~ ~ West Lake street, soma
rpvsd S "a hesef bY ucnrr bser en1
hlcnt IN tho bain. He was fetlnd dead in his
hcd yesterday morning, nntl the body was taken
u tho Murguc. Deputy Coroncr korn yeater-
dag held mn Inquest Verdict, alcoholism.
Yesterday, morning at about 1o:t5 o'clock,
h,lrti the Adams street bridge as It vas closing.
1lis ioot was caught between tho bridge and tho
v!n5uct and badly crushed. Oftlcer Wyman
took MIN to the County liospltal. where he
that he had run AWAY from home, arriving In
Chicago Thursday morning.
Last evening at about 700 o'clock crazy
woman created a cotnmotion at tho corner Of
Green and Madison streets by harangutng
She was dressed Ii white, and wore . wreath OF
artificial f]owers about her head. Presently the
sidewalk gaEo way. precip!tattng tho conFrega-
ton scrrfa! feet Into aEi1o OF asties. Several
1cstsd sna loetea TO- At the Madsop srset a.
ton.
Tho Trustees OF tho South Side pispensary,
heated at prrscnt in rootne furnished by tho
Chicago Medical College, on the corner of rfair1c
a,t syenar n1a d stFes b1
Nyfors1, for tho purpose OF Increasing its medic
81 staff and extending tho usefulness OF the
Dlspcntary. This Institution was visited last
treated eratultously, ana' It + doing ! much
needed and benevolent work In pchalf Of tho
sick Of the city. The Trustees invite physIcians
who would bc willing to serve on IT, stall TO ap-
1lY to tue Secretary, Dr.. u. T. Nelson, No. 1109
Indiana avenue, bctorc Sept. !.
In the cnse Of E. n. Nichols i Co., Water
street commission merchants, no charge was
lnade to the police, though 30 statel In The
IhihGak' that q basket nf peaches bought Of
rs a9a a4en ID + / ana sGpy soo d tn tn On p %s q e
basket. The charge waa only selling dccaYct1
fruit, Tho firm dcny that tho beaches wers out
VI condition., aud say that tho bad fruit must
co!nplainaut's room-matcs. They also say they
ol{cscd to pay lin b1ck for tt.ose which wc1c
not good, but ho refused, wanting q new basket.
Tho tase comes up Tuesday. Tho firm do not
fepock frult, but sell only oFtgiual PACKAGES.
Ward met last night tn K1are's Hall, No, "a
North Clark street, and, inter electfnu three
delegates to tho Workingmcp's City Gonyan-
tion, adjourned to meet Tuesday night The
%sf&nsns. ew npss. ia 3ss et; b; 1sss,' o e
presence ef II. j. No)nn. Tho Sec Secretary nv
Of the Louisville, KY, society. IIn has como
tnchlcaTo to sec party officers and tell Won
.tar.ed IN Lousytllc, and Nil nclahborlne cities
arc to organize, presumably, with Louisville m
1re heud.centrc. Mcetlngn will be held tonight
ut NJ. $50 Clark strcet, md No. 103 North Ave-
anc.
an item IN Tus TRIBUNE Of q few days ago
liA IN inlustico to Constable Henry Htst- at
IL hstl tu Justice llalnrs' court, as it conveyed
tIlo nca that he Nas an associate Of thlcYcs.
lue statement was prompted ov difficulty
whh ps ts a;.r I'D VIII 9ff a ST. RFt + and aS
Jpn oi III thieves, % and hi. no. souusct.oa s9"nia, sis
ti,e man Dcnnleotahc IL aatisfactoEily explained
Is . shoemalsss mud . good citizen. III. lest il
spoken Ut By Justice iiainea md others Of
equally good authority As 1t the head OF the
couataeles In tho city in point of integrity.
A remarkable ease Of longevity IN this city
W. revealed by the death ol MaEtlu Kelly
CURED et No 1T Nygtn Green street, Tho
!rela.d, IN l774, aul beside lis aga there wsre
hn!ne othsr remarkable things about hlm: Ile
sIns ,:M, ty tis country and city In ies prior 70
native town. i. coming hero he gave up the
only situation lIu had ever held, wllcss he had
becu unIntcrr,ptcdly employed tor ffty-fous
years. Iio leaves fauily Of tive children viii,
Wi!uiii hn llall lived In comparative scClueton
Its death he was IN good health, active, anl
epi.panisnahle, al,A all Ut Ills sensce were well
preserved. lis aicd quite suddenly, without
Pal'i Or snge struggle. Ills remains will tt
Injured to-day al Calvary Cemetery.
Gcn J. s. Reynolds, Capt. Martin Been, Gen,
a.. l.. Ctletlatu. ard col. w. l.. Burpum met las1
night ut tbs GEand Pacific Hotel to consull
ubont llaking arrangements fur attending tts
Anhua1 reunion vi tho Society Of the Army ol