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been i'll Tor some time, but did not consider bis
case SO serious us to require physician. Last
Friday and Saturday he was taken
worse, and was Obliged to keep tc
| bis bed from that time on. lie was born at
Dresden in 1888, his father at the time beng an
| employe Of the Royal Department Of State.
He studied at 1eipsic and Marburg, and, after
flushing his studies, was engaged upon the
Conversational Lezicou, then being published by
Broekhaus. Thence he went into jour nalisu,,
and was engaged upon the Vienna aud Berlin
press. In 1871 he was editor of the Berlin Borse,.-
| zetunq. While in this position be concluded to
come to America. His first years in this coun-
try were spent i1 newspaper work upon the
Cleveland Anzeger the Philadelphia Free Press,
| and the Banner and 70 kxotatt of Milwaukee.
In October OF last year he came to this city to
| take leading position upon the PolksTreund.
/ He was accounted an able and vigorous writer,
aud commanded the respect of his numerous
| friends in German as well as German American
| journalism.
| Coroner Mann held an inquest upon the re-
mains, and found that death was unn1istakably
| caused By fatty degeneration OF the heart The
| remains were then taken in charge bv Elton
| and from his place the funeral will take place
Monday noon.
THE PLUMBERS DAUGHTER.
The complicated nature Of the fabric Of society
| Is clearly shown to anV one who has ever seen
the assiduitr with which the son OF an extensive
properts-holder. makes up 10 the daughter Of the
humblest plumber and gas-titier when the Sig
nal Sergicc Observer predicts falling thcrmom-
eter and colo waves from Manitoba, Greenland,
ana Sptzbergen. In the words OF Tennyson:
1t is the plumbers daughter,
I. And she has grown so fair-so fair,
When there are symptoms Of Mortimer
=. -Anc ater-pipes are like to need repair.
THE EREMEE's BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION
The ReDevo!ent Association OF the Paid De-
partment Of the City Of Chicago filed petition
Tor mandamus yesterday against Comptroller
Farweil to compel him to pay over some money.
1t WIS incorporated in 1867, its objectIbeing to
create fund for the relief Of. distressed, sick,
injured, and disabled members. aud it was FUR
ther provided that one-eiehth Of the fire-insur-
ance rates annually paid into the City Treasury
to create fund tor disabled firemen should be
paid BY the Comptroller 10 the Association, to
be invested as trust fund. In January, 1868,
the Common Council, by ordinance, directed
the Comptroller to nay this one-eighth
to the above Association, anq this
Since that time the Comptroller has
however, retained this amount, claiming that
the act Of March, 1867, and the ordinance OF jan
uary, 1865, above mentioned, giving the lAssocia-
act Of the Legislature entitled ssAn Act for the
relief OF disabled members Of the Police and
Fire Departments In cities and villages" passed
Mar q, 1871. The Association denies that such
is the lact, and asks to have judicial interprcta
ton ol the latter act, and decree compelling
the Comptroller to pay over the sum already
accrued.
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
A semi-monthlY meeting OF the Chicago
Public Library Board was held. yesterday after
noon. D. L. Shorey presided, and there we're
present Messrs. Onahan, Scranton, Loewenthal,
aud Hotz-
A communication from Isaac n Arnold,
President of the Historical Society, setting forth
that it Was the desire OF the Society to obtain
certain Government and State documents OF
which the Lbrarr held duplicates, aud asking
their donation to the Historical Society, vas re-
ferred to tue Library Committee.
A. X Chaplin was appointed to the vacancy
oceasioned By the resignation Of Leo ]. Meilbek,
the latter being a Soclalistic member Of the
Legislature, and absent at Springfield.
The meeting then adjourned.
The Secretary had prepared tabulated state- |
ment Of the vouchers drawn against the Librarr |
Fund during 1878, and also the resources, WHICH,
eontrarV to expectation, we're not presented. It |
showed that the vouchers 50 drawn amounted !
to $29, 2lo, as follows: Salaries, s1s,477 books,
s4,s93; newspapers, .$l,os9; binding, 5000; |
heating, $236; insurance, $3.50; rent, So, 3,49;
lighting, 35S; freight, 1858; postage, s19s;
binding British patents, SIZES; incidental ex-
penses, S429 The resources are stated as fol- |
priation OF 1873 (uncollccteda less Is Der cent
reserved by the Mayor, s19, $50; scrip issued
sources, s15,oo0.
Tho uas+ Tora noa.a 5iosr r'.:. raANN. H..
ferrad rhe maftnr ~ ~ ,sor,;eu st1e aso, re-
of taras 1o1ectsd 'I hv Ta1i..eta -. = % TT cenL
and Hoffmenn :" n i a1a.,:enM r,a naiilnao
Moran for an on,,;on aNG 1nouas -
Thcse gentleman hara MT .a+ r,;+t Us @ tesa,tI.
b1t il is sad ther dscst',n vii W.. ~ .nGf
united to the Board at special meeting to be
Halinan,s cnsa art s,;ah1iv f1sron+ ~! 1a.to ~
in HolImann's He acted nndcr tie n resnntisn u4Es
Of the Connect 20 Tar nc c;tv r,Tas ,rara on,
cerned. ALLOWING 9:olirctors ner esnt eo
On their collections. Hoffmaun went into
followed the preceGent ser hv his nredecnr.ort
Nr. Avery, who has the case Of rhe for,ner
specially under consideration. has not vet
reached q conclusion hnt what ;nf,,ence the ~
ton of the Council can have mon the ouest;on
t is hard to determine. In view ri .Tndga
Jaucsou's rulings in the Evans casc