, 1877-10-07
THE CITY.
GEN NERAL NEWS.

Pet Porcupinc writes to The Home depa1
ment Of The TRIBUNE to ask if making le
cream can properly he called cooiinary opcr
tion.
Miss Laura E. Dainty will give choice scle
tion Of readings in the dime course o1 ouno:
meetings at the West-End Opcra-House c
Sunday evening, Oct :.
It is authoritatiyely stated that Judge job
4. Jameson has not withdrawn as candlda1
for reelection rs Judge Of the Superior Cour
He is still in the field, and will be in the conte
until tho nominations are decided at least.
The Cook County Board Of Education met ::
their rooms yesterday, and organized by elect
ing S, S. Gardner Chairman for the comm
year The payroll Of engineers and teacher
for September, amounting to 81, l,0'30s, was at
proved.
The huruorist came in with some copy AM
said pleasantly to the city editor, 81 guess IT.
. pretty good; anyhow, it's timcly.'' The cit
editor opened the package, read the title, "Alr
Blatflcryil1c Puts Up the Stoye,'' and fell faint
ing to the floor.
The case Of Jake Rchm was to have come VI
Saturday before Judge Drummond. but the at
torncvs were rot ready, and it is probable thu
case will never he brought up, at least until tht
Mckee case Of st. Louis is settled By the United
States Supreme Court.
At o'clock yesterday afternoon Roger
Lynch, Of Cicero, while attempting to board ar
incoming train on the Milwaukee & St. Paul
Road at the corner Of Western avenue and
Twcnty-sixth street, was thrown under the cars
and instantly killed. ii" was ~ years OF age,
and leaves wife and six children.
The laacs of the Temperance Union wish to
return their thanks to their friends who so
l+k,. rrrf0i 1nT,$dr
for the benefit Of the temperance cotlce-house
on Cottage Grove avenue last week at 159
Tllirty-dlt, street. The a1Iair was complete
success. The la,lies would also extend many
thanks 10 their friends who SO generously cou-
trihutcd to the enterprise.
The Home Tor tho FriendIess inst now contains
all unusually large 1:::1;,y. AMI simultaneously
there is u tremendous deficit i'll the inat:er OF
provisions will: which to keep alive these
precious charges, a,,.i the ecl.l weather is
in~ 4 hint like this should he sufficient to all
cllaritabl" people to s': in what they afford
il. the shape Of vegetables meat or groceries.
The cxprcss and r:.ilr:lu companies have offered
to carry all contributions 10 the Home free OF
charge.
The Sioux and Arrapal,oc delegation Of In
diaus will arrive at $ o'c!o=k Tins morning via
the Fort Warnc Road, and make their way to
the Sherman House, where they will indulge i'll
one OF Alvin Hulbcrt's breakfasts. George
Cobb will have charge Of the dusky guests.
After visit to Mantlcl;s dry-goo1s store, where
lilcs WI lnshe so1ic purcnases tne sa'oses WIZ
more hunt the white man and slay the new
settlers who may chance their way
News was received at Army Headquarters in
this city yesterday to the effect that the hostile
Apaches. whic], some time ago left the San
Carlos reservation in Arizona and went on tl,e
war-,ath on the road leading from Sar Carlos
to Silver City. in New Mexico. have been pur-
sued BIZ the troops under command Of Col.
Hatch and driven back towards Arizona 4
5afge r.; nnmoer OF thesc hostlies surrendered at
Fort N'ngatc. and the scouting parties OF Mai:
wade nave cleared the Allnprcs a1ountalns OIL
lie hostl!es-
Snccial Reycnue Aren't Garett. of This dis
trict. and Col, S. A. Whitfield Special Aren't at
Cincinnati, have made thorough examination
Of the affairs of the Internal Revenue Depart-
u,ent at Milwaukee, uniicr the new civil service
rules. They founi ererythin,, r11nn;nr smooth-
II, aud Collector Bcarc IN cyceptionally com
netcnt Official. Nearly ali the officers nasscd
crclitablr examinations. As an indication Of
Tie i1nproyc,nent in business. t!rce m Of The dis
tillerirs which hare been snut dnwn for some
time past will SION start m arain.
-, ;,
,., ne behevo!en1 IN anu ffosectlsc Vrcer ol Elks
Eecn eSniain.fN are 70 have = i1eneft. 1T Hoo1evs
Theatre on Thurs]ay afternoon. AS heretof1re
volunteered their services in behalf Ut the Chi
caro Lodge, anu a very strong array Of
drauatic trl,nt will be forthcoming on
the occasion of this, the first annual
benefit of the Order in Chicago. The programme
comprises select s.1irst part by the tonpete
Qayczly yMinstrel.company; an olio in which
the pick OF the variety talent of the cty will be
reprcs1utcd: farce, with Roland Reed. of Me I
Iicker:s. and other chosen comedians: and n
selection of a,nuscments drawn from all tEc en |
1ertancrs of the build, The tickets for the t
Thursday matinee arc poinr off ycry ranid1y. |
and thc house will rndouhtctlly he crammed-
Inc -1ndnet has enlarged ltsc1l 10 ABOUT twice |
It or1e1nai dimensions, and comes out this week
in q very much improved shape, and with some
-,a.sr he ,,,o ;te'.1f i,,o, ~ ..i,e4 -
Las iiiaae asss'! Sno" lol "na. ~ clainls
" ~, @ ~ ast'an pipel' lue WY
one put''sne,u VIZ VI -, 1nG seaona!n'-atd us
!! numerous M supsell5ets VII pe Et:u ~ "e!conle
II III us eniarSeo loFH' II VII oe ehapleo
~ eAlc"u lis neiu " usefulness, ano
aou 10 US nohors IN Live past "
cn1lstinE III 1ts service "loer array OF talenl-
lhe literary department. IS now under the con-
troll oi Nr: r r: bro"ne, formerly OF tue Lake
$.de -NoHMfD. lne paper Will also add dis
l1ttlvely political department. which will be
conducteden m independent basis, while home
department IS to be ln2uguratcds under the
charge of Mrs. Emily huntington Miller
q. r. Davis. land Commissioner T7,;on
pucifc Railroad. arrived in the c;tv rosto-,,ou
oui7 is stonynv at thc Gran,7 P,rifc HotaI NJ
arc in Omaha. ana he renorts that
the crops yerc never more nirnteous ~ in tner
condition when harvested. The S,ate A'Do of
Scl,raska ;s rani1lv sctti;ng .;tI Lor, nd 70