, 1879-07-07
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.

. Cant, q, Rusaoit, u. 8. A., Is A. the Pacific.
Judge ]. 8. Polk, Dss Mo4oes, Ia At the rsctac.
Eugcne Garrett, rh.lado'phta, is At TIC Tte.
mont.
". A. Malcolm, London, Ia gncst Of tho
Palmer.
". c. Park, Honolulu. ia stopping at tho
Palmer. ....... .....
, Honry uuteh,son, rhi'adelphla, Is domicletl
at The fremont.
william II. Mti,lkcu, Portland, Me-, Is quest
pf tho fremont.
y. c. Eastop, Laneshoro, Minn., Is one Of the
guests OF tho Pacific.
2. n. and r. Osplaa, south Ameftcs, arc
sotournlnE Mt tho Poci1c.
C. c. Tsowbrsogo ard party, Of Detroit, arc
registered as The Palmer.
Lester WAl!ack is at tho Pacific on the way to
New York from bis California trip.
Nal. ". Fl. Nash mud Mai. a. u. Robinson,
u. 8. A., aro guests Of te Palmer.
John r Thomas, NJ. G. from tho Eighteenth
District Of Illinois, wa* IN tho city on Saturday
Mr.. Thomas lctt for ills homo In Southern ILL.,
nois last evening.
United statos Marshal John D. Raymond
sErtyed In ;, the b eit, yesterday morning from
booked for tho Detroit pcnitentIary. They arc
sentenced for terms Of one and two years for
larceny.
: Sunday afternoon concerts at Lincoln Park
are to 90 given throughout the summer by tic
muniGccncc Of Perry H. Smith, Eco. Tic pro-
poeed plan Of deffnylng tho oxponse bv a sub.
.,scriptton has therefore been abandoned. The
dlrst concert occurs next Sunday.
| r. u. Pomcroy, Boston, President of HE Gem
tral Branch Of the Union Paet0c Bailrosd; T. r.
sS1sf sE o %ynp P%''es5 4 Eo ArsS ap 15 IL @ ts
Smith, Boston, President Of the Burlington Il
Southwestern Railron1; and ]. J. Dickcy, au.
perintcndcnt Of the Atlantic Il raciac Telegraph
Company, at Dcnver, arc ut the Pacific.
"A rafn-storm OF gigantic proportions cane up
from tho west aud north shortly before
o'clock yesterday afternoon, and for tho space
Of an hour the condemned clouds dropped down
in what arc popular]y called torrents. Hnt little
lighting and only slight Wind accompanying
1t, the damage was con1ned to the wctttng-
down Of nicely gtarched md ironcd picnic COS
tunes. Tho benefits to hot and dusty
moro OF boon TO tho citizen tt,an to the anx.
1ous farmer Watching the growth Of hh crops
Before settling thelsun shone forth in his usual
Brightness aftcr storm, but the clouds set
about gathering FOR another storm. Intending
undoubtedly TO shield Oh bis rays for tho eli.
6utuG day.
Edward Fucbg, = German, q ycnrs OF ago,
living at No. 20 Starr street, committed suicide
yesterday morning By taking IN ounco 1t
ehlorotorm, which no procured at schne!ler,s
but street. lie loft wife nnd two children In
destitute circumstances Tic cause Ia supposed
to have been mtsapplicaton Of cl1orofom. A.
the West Dlvis!on, and hnl his side bal
" bruised BY coming into contact
with horse and buggy. Iffs family stats ffat
the chlor1form was taken to afiay pain Others
state that he first wanted to buy pound ut
chIoroform, md, finding that It cost too mlicl,
for him, bought au ounce. Tho druggist IL q
dotaut chap WHO will afford Enquircrs no satis-
faction whateyer. and who says he put POISON.
label upoQ the bottle. There IL no such label
upon tho hottie, a,ni the druggist probably was
carrying ont hts intention, Which he freely ex.
pressed, ofsel1inR as much Dolson rs hc pleased