, 1879-07-13
THE CITY.


GENERAL NEWS.
E. L. Derby, Victoria, il at the fremont.
E.V. Sumner, q. s. A., is at the Palmer.
: O. E. Michaelis, q S. A., is at the Sherman.
G. ". Badglcy, Of Milwaukee, is at the Gard
ner-
E. H. Kinks. Milwaukec, is guest of the Pa
ci6c.
B.F. King, OF St. Joseph, Mich.,' is at the
Gardner.
. A. Trent, Of New Haven, Conn.,, is at the
Gardner
c. c. Campbell, Grant Park, H., is at the
Thomas $. Ridgway, shawneetown, Ill, is at
the Pacific
]. S. Waterman, Sycamore, Ill, is,a guest OF
the fremont
II. Brayman, Boise City, Idaho, is registered
at the fremont
H.. yoslyn, Woodstock, Ill, Is sojourning
It the Sherman
Lewis O'Brien, Portland, Me-, is one Of the
guests Of the Sherman.
Judge George z. Comstock, Syracuse, N. T.,
is guest of the Pacific.
The Rev. Henry II. Sanders, Of Yonkers, n.
+ E., is registered at the Pacific
, Judge D. N Steele and George II. Samuols,
st. Joseph, Mo-, are domlci1ed at the Palmer.
:. George E. Wentworth, Clerk Of the United
/ States Court at Pensacola, Fla, is stopping at
the fremont.
E. NJ. Apperson and family registered at the
Palmer yesterday on their way from Memphis
to Cincinnati
J. Gregory Smith, President, and L. Mills,
General Traffic Manager Of the Vermont Central
Railroad, are at the Palmer.
Dr.. j. l.. White and a party Of fifteen from
Bloomington arc at the Garnner, en- route for
Lake Superior on fishing expedition.
Mr. IT. ". Kimball and family started on an
Eastern trip last week. They Will spend q
month visiting friends and relatives in the State
OF Maine.
;fs Col. Abncr Taylor leaves this morning for
New York, whence be will sail on the
-Scythia next Wednesday for Europe, intending
couple Of months.
Mrs. Dr.. Caroline B. Winslow, OF Washing
ton. D. C.. arrived in Chicago yesterday en-
route to San Francisco, and will remain lev
days at the residence OF her brother, Mr. j. n.
Brown, No. 367 Marsh1eld avenue.
The temperature Yesterday, as observed by
Nanasse, opticisn, No. IS Madison street tTR1H-
USE Buildng) was at a. m, Is degrees; 10
a. m., Is; Il H.. 76; D. H., 79; D. m, 75
Barometer at a. M, 29.39; ,. m., $685..
Atn:45 yesterday forenoon Frank WAGNER, S
years of age, living at No. 153 Winchester
hs 1f1e o we
was standing on the footrboard OF one Of Reeds
ice-wagons.
At1Oa. m, Tuesday William Hancox, con-
tractor, residing at No. 29S Campbell avenue,
left home on Van Buren, street-car, and has
Il t. +Svnf +u3rr Il
inches high, brown hair, nustache, and beard,
blue sack-coat, and dark pants.
Coroner Mann yesterday held an inquest upon
Patrick Burke, years OF age, who accidentally
fell between the ties OF The Burlng1on q,
Quincy Railroad bridge, and was drowned; and
uoou Peter Wilbershied, IA years OF age, who
died of convulsious produced BY natural Causes
The German Relief and Aid Society, uudcr the
auspices Of the Ladies' branch, will give a grand
charity concert at Winters Lincoln Park Payil-
ion on the 21st Of June. All the receipts will
be devoted to the aid OF the poor- Great
1renarations are Icing made and quite 3 hand
some sum is expected to be made from the
entertainment
william Voltcn, 1aborer, 45 years OF age
was eunstruck at 1:55 yesterday afternoon
while at work in Bcid1er 6 Sons }umber-yard
at the corne. of Loonis and TTenty-Second
streets. He was taken to saloon in the neigh
borhood. and q physician who there attended
hin, was OF the opinion that the case was not
serious. Volten was taken to his home, No 20
Fiunell street.
The wagon OF the Fire Patrol, IN turning the
corner Of Franklin and Monroe streets on its
way to fire yesterday morning at 8 o'clock,
coIlided Nth a buggy IN which were the Wells
brothers, badly ErcckinE the buggy ana ortls-
ing the occupants. They saved themselves by
the merest chance, and may consider themselves
fortunate in escaping With their lives
The Public Library Directors held 4 regular
meeting yesterday afternoon in their rooms in
the Public Library building, President Shore5
in the chair There were also present messrs.
Onabap Walker, Hotz, Mason, Librarian Poole,
and Secretary Wickersban. In order to arrive
st the peculiar class Of books most in demand,
the Librarian Was instructed to prepare list OF
the books taken from the Library the trst saLnr-
duys Of August, September, and October. Ihe
Board then adjourned for two weeks.
mass-mecting of the MilwaukeeaVenue
propertT-owners was held at No. 120 Milwaukee
avenue last evening, for the purpose OF protest
lug against the proposed elevated railway on
that thoroughfare. Mr. J. b. Ohlerktng pre-
Remarks were mado by Mr. Krause, Mr..
Schlapp, aud NJ. Edwards It was decided to
issue handbills calling meeting Thursday
evening. at the same place, and all seemed
hearty in their denunciation OF the project. a
large number were in attendance -
Washington Warren Of the firm Of Warren
Bros, doing business at No. 149 Fifth avenuc,
accidentally fell through tie passageway OF the
elevator, from the 1rst aooE to me basement,
D. M, and crushed his left leg. lie was taken
to his residence Oh West Van Buren, street, near
Hobey Several surgeons were called, and. on
examination, all agreed that the limb must be
amputated. Dr. Baxter, assisted by four OF
five others, entered upon the work OF amputa.
ton, and successfully performed the work. He
is now doing we'll
The Second Regiment will give their fourth
tho nfr4Sf Rail-