, 1879-01-23
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.

Ex-1oy Harrison !udtngtor, Milwaukee, 10 At
tho Sherman.
The Hon. ". r. Orr, Pl1un, O., is among tho
guests Of the fremont.
The Hon. William Parsons, Boston, Is among
the guests OF tho Sherman.
The Hon. A. TIaincs, Mayor Of Frceport, Ill.,,
is stopping at the Sherman.
". Tcnr, u. 8. A., and Charles L. Kelsey, u.
3. NJ, arc among the guests Of tho Palmer.
c.. C. Eeed, Superintendent Of Telcsraphcrs,
Michigan Central Ra,lraad, Is at the fremont.
The linn. L. Hull. ex.Mcmbcr nf Congress,
from Kalamazoo, at[ch, IL registered IT the
fremont.
r. r.. Tlatu,. superiotcndent Of the Keokuk
d Dea Mo3nes Railroad, Is one Of the guests OF
The Palmer.
Col. Joseph Chapman, General Passenger
Agent Of the Chicago, Clinton & Dubuque Rail-
road, Ia at the Sherman.
The West Side Street Railway Company hns
this week put nstmbcr OF handsome ne7 cars
on lis Randolph street lfnc
D. 1ngnes Lcary, se1i-stylcd an aftorncv:.at-
LAW, was held IN thu Criminal court yesterday,
by jnslice Pollak. In bonds Of $500.
Capt. F. q. l}oufrey, Seventh Cavalry, wit
ness Of, the Reno trial arrived IN the city yester-
day, registering at the Palmer.
A defective fue at Mo. 1874 hfndison etrnct
caused \ Rtill alarm to bo 9iucn the Flrc Patrol
yesterday forenoon. No damage resulted.
Tho organ purcl,ased BY Father Ro1cs, OF
which mention was made yesterday, WAS not
thc old one which R1accd The Exposition 50
long, but the new ono which was there last year.
The Rev. Brooke Hcrford, Of the Church
OF The Messiah, has announced That Sunday
morning he will preach On tile Theatre, en-
.EttlioQ hls subject "a Word for, ami to, the
Theatre."
The temperature yestcrdny. as observed BY
Manassc. op.tc'an, s. Madison street {rnihuSE
11.nA Il Il
etsr at y g. ~, 22A10; 9 ?. M, o9N.
The judges Of the first annual exhibition OF
the Weatcrn Poultry Club, at Nos. 63 md Us
Washtncton street, are har'! At work upon their
scorc.stects, md 1t Is oxpcctcd that by tonight
the entire list Of prizes will have been avnrdcd.
The cement dealers OF the Northwest attend
cd q called meeting In the Palmer fIoute yes
tcrdaY afternoon. Tho meeting WAS strictly pri-
vato, and nono OF those ores.nt could be pot.
suaded to furnish an Item OF tic proceedings for
public information.
The Ltnsead on Association met In Parlor A
OF the Grand Pacific yesterday. The dclihcsa-
lions were carried on In sccret, md, after tcs-
Of about ttrce hours, tic meeting adjourned
without, as they ray, having done an5thtng
worthy OF reporting.
Margaret Haunfat, widow 90 years old. fell
dowu Ut the corner Of Tltsty.suycnth hr,l But
died very suddenly tTon henorrhaee Of the
luuKs. Thc body was taken to her daughters
huuse, No. 131 IhiftT.seycnth street.
The alarm from 1sox 4s5 At 2: 20 p. m. gostcr-
day WAS caused by slight iiro In The closct Of
the two-story frame dwclitnE.hotlse Nc. GS
Rebecca street, owned and Occupied by James
Walsh. A few pall8 Of mater e1ttnEuishcd tic
blaze without tho aid Ut the tise-cnRincs DAM
aEe, SIS
Mr. George A. B'alkc, wf,o, was adladeed iu-
aann Jau. by lurY !n the County Court, was
discharged yesterday from the Elgan Insanc-
Asylum by ortier u DR.. Kilbur1. who pro-
nounces him sane. lio WIS taken to the deput
in carriage, ,nlli enne ~ fur as Turner Junetlons
where he iett tic train.
By decree nf fills Exce.lency, ". Wnddlngtoo,
Minister Of Foreign Affairs VI Francc, the tMrls-
dtttnn Ut the t.or'sulatc Of Chicago. Of which N.
CAREY ia the Incumbent, Is intended to Include
Wisconsin, Mlnncsotu, Iowa, Nebraska, Dakota,
Montana. Wyoming, and Colorado.
Henry ". Zimmerman was much improved yes
tcrdny lie was sitting up md talking freely, and
It was with grent difficulty that i cuul1 1e dis
covered n,nt hls mind VIM unsctt'rtl. Ills phy-
sieIans think that his truubtn hns existed fur a
year pas,, md has been gradually growing on
view Ut hia advanced ago, whntlier he will ever
entirely restore.
The Chicago Women's CIuo gave q very
pleasant reception last evening at thu
4s.s1 1sna p'e To A's 9. 'Fts ~, guests ot &C.
esosing ~as spent in = pIea,a1it social way ii
the par!oss, after which tho gentlemen a,u'
ladies' went to thu ordIssry, wbcrs lunch WAS
srrvcti. The reception lasted until quite late ln
tbu evening, no efforts bclng mndu TO have any,
thing beYond formal reception.
The officers Of the Milk Dealers Association
An Organization which ts seeking to put u sGot
: 70 tic talc Of adulteTated, watered, nnd ewi
milk, hare just gotten out pamphlet contain
tnx 1oEue important uul interesting facts re-
gartug tho evils against which the Association
Il fighting; a1nung othrr thugs, =. iufl ascoun
Q: tAs resent investigation into tho swilI.tn!Il
traffic in Chicago, with the result of the tnicro
scopc examinotlons III Prof. Piper.
The creditors Of 3(ozria Il Goldsehmdt heid
meeting yesterday afternoon to consider th'
question Of a oulproInisc. TIle Committee ~
the dollar. The creditors appeared to be Il
favor Of not acrcpting less, vheTcupon tlle dent
oss announced that they could not gtso NOR
thereupun went Into secret suss!ou, a,nl finally
alter another ronfercuce With ths members d
the nrn, agreed to accept Us per cont, pAyab'
Ia tHo and four months.
MANS lHMuMANITY 70 Man.
Oft}eer Elliott has becn Investigating the cas-
Of Alexander Aathersop, the man Who wa
knocked down by ivs os atx young thugs Oh til
night Of Dec. ~, on thn eorter Of Portland ave
nus aud Tweus} .hfll atreet. fos tie purpose,
was supposed. Ut robbtng tim. II the abatement
OF A5:. Maaherson si afe true. Great lask OF u
several persons, a1id they have acted !1 ths mos
tnhunInil unI outrageous maBnrr. At th1 tttu
Matilerson WAS attacked no was struck Oh III
head With sous bIunt Instrument aa.l seyeErl
wounded, Ut. Dell was called 70 sttcuA Atrl
.ud said the wounds weru not uau
gesous. Mrs Mathcreon, huiuX uusbfe t
pay the expenses Incurred BY The atten.lane
OF 4 physician, applied TO the County AErut f1
asa1tance. That official gave hur u, order O
the uiapensnry On tie coFHer OF lraFte aycnu
mil Twenty-slxth stscet, and III presenting
ste WIS toll that Dr. Moose Wa tl,e phyalcta
for her district. On tbs III inst. et
called on that physician, al,d asked hin. to a
tend aer husband. lie refused 10 do s1t u,,u sl
requested 1lul to give her an order for iuedicI1
on tAa DlspensarT. That hs aso II
tused. Mis-. hiatlersun statct, a,M i
informed her lint she i4ui lrcL lo.
4uough to pay hlu1, and IL pay fof medicine
and her Ausbatid ought to die. Size then call
on Dr. Goodwin, WIN gave Gcr letter " Il
County Agent, requesting an order for ulr !
moyal of MallstEson to tbs County Hospital II
request was complied with, anu last siond