, 1879-06-22
THE CITY.
GENERAL N EW6.


Gardner.
T. J. Houston, Negaunee, Wis, IL at the
Sherman. 50
", 4. Jackson, Nashville, Tenn, is at the
fremont.
: r. ]. Patterson, Batavia, ILL.,, is sojou1ning ut
the fremont
Judge A. ". spalding, St. Louis, is guest at
the Sherman.
: C.B. Pcttingill. South Carolina, is registered
at the Sherman. ;.
!: E1-Gov. }. H. Ashley, Toledo, O., is guest
. of the Pacific.
I James a. Grinstead, Kentucky, is registered
. at the Pacific. 49,.
i: James s.. Mccall, Freeport, Ill, is registered
at the Gardner. :; -.
William Davidson, Calcutta, is among the
= guests OF the Palmer. - 49,
W.G. Bates and family, Of Baltimore, arc
stopping at the fremont ,-~
". H. Remington, OF the Omaha Republican,
is domicled at the fremont.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. Billings and Alexander a.
;; Arthur, London, England, are guests of the
:. fremont
!, Bishop Beckwith, OF Georgia, and the Rev. E..
Godip, D. D.. Of Louisiana, are among the
guests OF the Pacific.
: The temperature yesterday. as observed by
Manasse, optcian, 50 Madison street CrE1BUsE
10 g. m, Is; II M, 65: 3 D. H., SO; p. NJ, g.
Barometer at a. M, 1853; .. m., 2a.52.
Engine. Compauy No. 2, Of which ". a.
Townsend Is Captain, was the recipient yester-
day of handsome flag 30 by 1G, presented them
bF Z. SCHNEIDER g. Co.. candle manufacturers,
> corner Wallace and McGregor streets, for which
many thanks are offered. :;
The Glass OF '83 Of the University OF Chicago
held their class-supper at the residence OF W.
Il. Wood, Esq, at Oak Park, Inst evening. After
bountiful rcpast, an excellent programme was
carried ont, and games and other amuscmcnts
occupied the remainder OF the evening.
31r. James Fl. Ward. the West Town Super
visor, in order to accom- odate the holders OF
West ParR bond coupons, will pay the July in
d Trust Company's Bank on and after The 1st
Of July nru. The bulk Of the coupons will
have to be paid IN New York.
:: T. B. Clark, General Traffic Manager Of the
St. Paul d. Minneapolis Railroad; ". D. Wash
burn, General Mauagcr Of the st. Louis & Min
neapolis Railroad; K II. Pomcroy, President at
the Central Branch of the Union Pacific Rail-
road; and A. P. Ransom, General Manager of
III" Kentucky Central Railroad, are at the Pa
cifc.
years, while attending circular saw in
Pond d Soper's mill, at the corner Of
Ioonis and TEenty-Becond streets, slipped and
five inches in length between the hip and the
knee Of the right leg. The wound was dressed
By q physician, and be was thence taken to
his home, No. West Thirteenth street.
A meeting Of the Box-Makers' Union WAS
held ut the West Twelfth Street Turner Hall
last evening for the purpose OF electing ofdcers-
No other business Was transacted. except mat
ters Of routine, Of no earthly interest to tie
public Some Of the men present informed tile
reporter that no strike was in contemplation
among the box-nakers, rs they had nothing to
strike for. The meeting last evening was pri-
vate.
Friday afternoon at 4 O'Clock August Schmu-
20 George street, while PLAYING on the North
western tracks was accidentally run down BY
thu incoming Milwaukee Day Express, engine
No. IS, Conductor William knight and Engineer
S!auson. The little fellow had both legs
crushed of. and was severely injured other
wise Death cid not ensue, however, until
O'Clock yesterday morning.
4 committee, consisting Of Asa Dow, Robert
Warren, Clinton Briggs, A. A. CARPENTER. G. J.
Gilbert Franklin MacVeagh, Marshall Field, E.
]: Wheeler, Robert Law. a. N. Wright, Charies
Courselmau, ". r. Baker, George Clarke, George
T. Rumsey. C. E. Culver, and R. Ii. Fleming,
WAS yesterday appointed by the Board Of Trade
to consider the difficulties attending the trans
fer Of grain from one railroad company to
another, on being handled III this city.
Mr.. Louis Heisler caught the first California
salmon ever captured in Lake Michigan yester-
day morning, at the mouth Of the Calumet
River The 1nny captive weighed three and q
half pounds, and was caught with pound-net.
Some four years ago "Col.' j. Il. Bowen, the
patron-saint Of South Chicago. planted about
ing Calumet, and the first fruits of the sal
mon-p1anttng came to Mr. Heis1er's net.
The Rey. John Peddie, D. D., pastor Of the
Second Baptist Church, delivered a ycrv fine
lecture to N 2ppreciative audience in the
Central Baptist Church Friday evening on the
eubiect, "Good Cheer.'' The lecture vas a
rare combination Of Wit, humor, pathos, logic,
and common sense, especially the latter, and
was helpful and inspiring IN the highest sense.
The music given by b1r. Tobey and Mrs. Monroe
was finely rendered and was highly appreciated.
The Temperance Convention beeiss at Lake
Bluff Tuesday, and lasts one week. The Chi
cago Northwestern Railway will issue tickets
2t excursion rates from all points on the road to
Lake Bluff during the season. However, to
avoid imposition, all tickets will have to be
stamped On the grounds to secure passage on
return. The trains will stop at Lake Bluff plat
md two trains each'way will run to the depot
within the grounds-
Early yesterday morning special policeman
Casper Maus. OF the Illinois Central Railroad,
found Michael McCafrery, 50 years OF age, dead
IL his flag shanry. Deceased was subject to cp-
1ieptic fits, and it is supposed, that be died In
one Of these fits during the night Deceased
had been In the employ OF the railroad Is far-
man Tor some time past, and lived With bis fam
Ut at No. 3b Dcsplalnes street. The Corouer's
jusy returned verdict Of death from convul- |
sions produced bT natural causes.
Coroner Mann yesterday held an INQUEST unon |
Albert Patteu, months old, who died at M. !
149 Halsted street Of commissions: upon ErsEfne |
Beattr, young man Of q years, who attempt |
ed suicide By shooting himself through the
chest, while in bed at the house OF ill-fame No.
933 State street, early on the morning OF The
1tth and who died at the County HospftaI
Thursday from the effects OF his injury: unon
GustaFe Swanson, who died at the County Hos
pital OF injuries received On the 30th Of Nav by
falling down stairway at his home on Chicaro |
avenue. between Bremen and Townsend streets.
Mrs. Myra Bradwell, With characteristic en-
ergy, has Just published IN neat pamphlet form |
ali tie laws Of the General Assembly which ad-
ourncd three weeks ago. There were e03 sena-
ate acts passed, several Of which 20 into effoct
It onrc, and all the remainder by the first Of
'e1t month, SO that 1t is specially important |
her should be speedily published. The ar |
adopted by q. B. Hurd in his stat
tics Of 1877 has been followed, and head notes
Lud references have been 4rnade to that edifion |