, 1879-01-19
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
The Hon. ". ]. Ford, Burton, O., is at the
fremont
The Hon. ]. ". Wilson, Newton, Ia, is at
he Sherman.
Sir c. Woolsey, England, is among the guests
II the Palmer.
Judge a. T. ShumTay, Boston, is registered
1T the fremont
The Hon. John " Parker, Chebause, ILL.,, is
guest Of the fremont
The Hon. j. D. Gillett, Lincoln, ILL.,, is one of
the guests Of tie Sherman
Capt. S. n. 1Theclan and Lieut. B. Young,
q. S. A., are registered at the Palmer.
The tai1o1s held a meeting at No. Clark
street last evening, but transacted no business
Of importance
". R- Finch, editor Of the La Crosse Rcpub-
1ican and Leader, and Assistant-P Postmastcr e.
lis, OF La Crosse, are spending few days in
This city.
Borgclla, the artist who was turned out Of
the aonore Block by the fire, has new studio
at Room 10 Rowland Block, corner of Monroe
and Dearborn.
George ". Smith, private secretary OF Sam
Tildcn, arrived in the city yesterday morning.
and registered at The Pacific in plain letters
without ciphers.
K. F. Straine, ESQ.,, formerly Of Chicago. is
stopping at the Palmer House He IS on his
way to Boston after All extended trip to Arizona
and the Pacific Coast
C. R Cummings. President OF the Pekin, Lin
coin d Decatur Railroad, aud Elijah Smith,
President of the Burlington d Southwestern
Railroad. are ut the Pacific
Enos Arres, Collector Of the Town OF South
Chicago. reports collections TO date and paid
City Treasurer, and County Treasurer SIt5,UOO.
The Philosophical Society held regular
meeting last evening in the Atheneum, and
listened to an essay on the subject OF Lille
Value Of the Beautiful" By Mr.. John W.
Root-
Mr.. n. E. Fairbank accepted the position OF
President OF the Board of Trustees Of the
University Of Chicago, and pot, as was incor-
University.
The Directors of the Union Stock Yards Com
pany yesterday reelected the old officers, as fol-
lows: ]. II. Walker, President; George f..
Williams, Secretary and Treasurer; J. b. Sher-
man, General Superintendent
The temperature yesterday, as observed by
Manasse. opticiau, No. Is Madison street rn1B-
CsE Building), was At L. m, deg; 10 T. m.,
u; II H., 81; II n, II; 3 D. IT,, 81; D. H.,
II. Baromcltr At a. H., 1858; s p. m, 29.G7.
At special meeting Of the Trade and Labor
Council, held Saturday ercping, the following
MAS adopted: 4 'HeSoivad, That this Council vall
upon the Trades-Unions Of Chicago to circulate
voluntary subscription-lists in aid Of the strik-
ing silver-gllders.''
a boy with new pair of red rnittens, father
when he hears for the first time his frst-born's
squeak, poet when he gets his first package OF
authors proofs, cat with rwo taiis-none OF
these eau feel tithe Of the pride and emotion
displayed by pr1ina donna when she finds out
that pure Havana ccar-three for tire cents
has been named after ner.
Coroner Mann yesterday held au inquest upon
Bridget Dewey. who died Of hamilton ut No.
234 North Haisted street; upon Bernard Nc.
Guire. who died OF yalvular disease OF the heart
in the rear OF No. 1877 North Haistcd street; and
upon Frank Meyers OF No. S0Uayron street.wAu
died at the County Hospital from the efTcrts ot
scalds accidentally received at tho Stock-Yard
on the 18th inst
The committee appointed at meeting o1
Irish citizens last Sunday to make arrangements
for the reception Of O'Mearhcr-Condon met al
Burke's Hotel last evening. and fixed Sunday
March 9, as the time for the event, and McCor
mick Hall as the place Sub-committees vert
appointed to wait on Gor. Culiom and request
him to preside on the OCCASION, to provide thu
necessary speakers, etc.
An Investigation Of the transactions Of Mr..
P. Coates and The Chicago Cotton ;lanufactur-
1ng Company with the Fidelity Bank would ap
pear to indicate that the matter is I'm innoeen
one, wherein the Receiver is not to blame, anc
where the bank has secured considerable prop
erty in satisfaction Of an old debt The Depos
itors' Committee will, after further e1atnina
ton, doubtless arrire at the same conclusion
At a meeting OF the new Directors of the Cen
tral Park Driving Association last evening, Il
c. Goodrich was elected President and Treas
urer, and ". a. Aldrich Secretary. The dues wcr'
fixed at IS year, and the price OF season tlcket
at $40. The President was authorized to hire :
Superintendent for the track, and instructed t
cali on the former officers for all funds. youch
ers, and papers belonging to the Association.
The report Of the Librarian Of the Cool
County Jail for 1878 shows that the total mum
the weekly average bciue $50. The number y
books on hand is soc. Donations OF books
0aagazines~ paoers, etc, have been received iron
quite number OF persons, to whom Mrs. W. 4
Harris, the Librarian, returns her thanks; ant
she asks others to follow the kind example o
the donors.
The second regular meeting OF the Christian
Temperance Onion No. 3 was held last evening
In the chapel Of the Washlnetonian Home, j
Z. Houston in The chair a Board of Manager.
OF dge was appointed, to meet in conjunction
With the officers Of the Union, as provided b.
the constitution. The Board consisted Of 4. G
Weeks, and J. s. Horn. The Chair read th
petition Of the ladies Of the Woman
Christian Temperance Union to IT,
Legislature, asking that the question
OF prohibition might be brought up for settle
ment BY the people. and that the women nigh
be allowed to vote upon that issue, which peti
tion he said had been handed to him By Mis-