, 1879-08-10
T'E4E CITY,
GENERAL NEWS.

George shiras: Jr., Pittshurg, is at the Palmer
I. IT, Drake, Richmond, Va, is ut the sher
man.
L. q. Fitzhueh. Washington, is guest Of the
Palmer.
r. ". Ransom, OF St. Paul, is registered al
the Palmer.
D. j. McDermott, Omaha, is registered at the
Sherman.
James Miller, Pittsbur9; is stopping at the
fremont.
George q. Parker, Of Davenport, is stopping
at The Pacific.
Maurice Thompson, Of Charlottesville, Ill, il
at the Sherman il.
Judge VT. Hopkins, Morris, Ill, is regis.
tered at the fremont =. =
H. F. Potter, editor Hound City 4rgus, Cairo,
ILL.,, is at the Gardner.
John Sebastian, Australia, is among the
guests Of the Sherman.
7: B. Needles, State Auditor, Springfield, ILL.,,
is guest of the Pacific. - -:
s. R. Powell, State Senator, Winchester, ILL.,,
is registered at the Pacific
R. D. lawrence, Penitentiary Commissioner,
OF Springfield, is at the Gardner. -,
W'hitelaw Reid, the editor-in-chief of the New
York Tribune, is Euestof the Pacific. -
United States Senator: .Wil]iam Pitt Kellogg,
Of Louisiana, has returned to the Pacific.
Joseph Murphy arrived With his wife at the
fremont yesterday from San Francisco.
J. L. Griswold, proprietor OF the Lindell Ho-
tel, St. Louis. is sojourn:ng at the Pacific.
Col. Theodore Hratt, President Pennsylvania
Military College, Chester, Pa, is at the Gard
uer.
The Hon. P. T. Baruum is at the Palmer
House. being present in the city 1or the Duroose
OF superlntending his "sonly greatest" where
he is to appear and speak daily.
The Board of Directors Of the Public Library
Ge7c to have held meeting at their rooms In
the hickey Building Yesterday afternoon, but
as there WIS no quorum the meeting was not
held.
y. S. Pennington, General Freight Agent of
the Cairo & Vincenucs Railroad, and j. B. Null
1iken, General Superintendent Of the Detroit,
Lansing 6 Northern Railroad are at the Ire
mont. n
The temperature yesterday, as observed by
Monassc, opticinn. IS Madison street {TR1B-
GNE Buiid;ng} was at s q. m.. 81 degrees: 10 AZ
~. 67; ID NJ, So; 8 p. M, 20; .. m:. 68. Da~
rometer, at a. m, 1867; S p. m.. 1858.
Isaac Easley died suddenly at $50 yesterday
afternoon at the residence Of his son, No 735
Of ngc- English by birth, AMI = widower- The
cause is supposed to have been heart disease
The early Rock island dummy, BY the collapse
OF hue in the boiler Of tnes locomotive, was de-
layed about an hour yesterday morning, much
to the disgust of the lahoring men along the
line, some of whom took the Foot d Walker
line for the city.
The Vessel Un1oaders' Union held meeting
last evening in Bohemian Hall. Taylor street,
near Canal, aud, as far as could be learned. did
pot transact any business of special importance,
but deferred the discussion of some matter
supposedly wages-until next Tuesday evening.
Jason q. Sedgwicl1 alias Prot. Horatio and
1.-THE Hermit" but better known about his
home at Springfield as "Poo-Corn" Sedg-
wick, was again locked up 1T the Armorv yes
terday. He abandoned his "Cave Of Adnllam,'
as be agreed to do, but now the police think he
ought to be tried for insanity.
The Democratic Committee of the Fourth
Precinct, Fourteenth Ward met last night to
organize at the hall, corner Of Cornell and
Noble streets. The assembly proceeded ut once
to organize and elect officers By ballot result
lng IN the election Of the following: President
Thomas DUNCAN; Vice-President,~ Patrick
burke; Secretary. Charles D. Gast1eld
The famous twio-fidd1e case Vas continued
Rgain yesterday morning before Justice Kauf-
mann until next Saturday, swing to the non
readiness OF both sides, and particularly the COD
,inued absence OF Krauee, upon whose tesri-
the puzzle regarding the rightfu1 ownership Of
The fiddle orer which Loesch and Asbach are
lighting.
At O'Clock yesterday afternoon Barney
Michel, ycars OF age, while fishing with his
father at the foot of Twepty-ffth street, acci-
The body was recovered some time later and
was taken to bis bone, No. 1180 Arnold
street. The father Is q laboring man and has
been out Of emDloFment for some time past.
He was too poor to nay for wagon to cart. the
body home
- Late Friday night Miss Mary Scott, Of No; 81
Kansas street. and Mrs. Mann, OF No. 81 Viii
son street, were seriously injured about the
head bv the capsizing OF buggy in which they
were riding at the corner OF Twelfth street and
Ashland avenue Miss Scott received severe
wound behind the ear. and the attending phrsi-
clan fears that conclusion OF the brain NAV en-
sue Mrs Mann was badly bruised and sprained
about the body.
Mr.. s. n: Mcconnell, General Manager Of the
Eagle Tuning Works, whose Office was the
Ecere Of the late burglary and safe-blowing,
states that the only note taken by the burglars
which was made payable to and indorsed b. T.
F. Wheeler was one Of A. 6. Piel, Racine, Wis,
sixty davs, $500. Mr. Mcconnell is also au-
thority for the statement that he, and not the
aforesaid Mr.. Wheeler, Is the manager Of the
works.
"SojourDer Truth" is in town once more,
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler Ford, Of
No. p Forticrh street. This famaus woman of
the colored race is now 1O3 years old. She has
almost entirely recovered from tie attack OF
partial paralysis which she suffered four years
ago: her sight is improved, SO that she doesn't
require glasses; her gTar-hair is turning black:
and there Is nothing in her manner or her con-
versatdon in any way bctokening mental decay.
She will remain here q few days, and then leave
Tor KaDsas to make complete study Of the
:olored exodus She will be glad to have her
friends call On her.
at 6 o'clock yesterday morning Mary Giveus,
white woman living In Room 80 of the Pacific
Block, at the corner Of Van Buren, and Clark
.treets, died in child5ed. She had been in
destitute circumstances. owing to her husband,
\ colorcd man, having deserted her some time
ago. doctor WIS called to attend the woman,
but, seeing no prospect for getting rcmunera-
non FOR his services, he left her to her fate Dr..
shipp was next called, but the woman was al
:ready ia commissions, and died shortly after
ward without giving birth to tile child. The |
Coroner has been notified and will investigate
Louisa Winsor, white woman g years Of
age, living with colored man named George
Atcninson at No. CT State street, committed !
suicide by taking q dose Of morphine: Dr.. J. |
L. Lewis was notified at oncc, but he ar |
rived too late to save her life She had !
only been living with Atchfnson about three ]
weeks, but previous to that time she had lived |
successfully with two other colored men. Sue !
could not live with all three, and was apparent
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