, 1879-08-13
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS,

Samuel T. Dodno. Philadelphia, ts ono Of tic |
guests OF tho rattncr.
j, K. Elsnl', Attorney General Of Illinois, is |
guest OF the fremont
Judge Il. L. Duaney, Marshall, H., is ono Of |
the guests OF the Pacific.
j. A. Dcnttny, Commissioner Of Pensions, ia |
stopping Mt tc fremont.
A. l.. Chapin, President Of Deloit College, Is
sojourufng at the fremont.
Ex-senator Wright, OF Iowa, with bis wife,
arc soiournlng ut the Pacific.
Tlon,as Il. Dodge, Worcester, Mass, is
among the Eucsta Of tho Pacific.
John c. New, ox-Treasurcr Of tho United
stasas, Is Il guest Of tho Pacltlc
Judge aud Mrs W. Il. Seevors, OF Dcs Alo!ues,
It,, arc domfc,lcd Mt tho Pacific.
F. D. Re1ford, proprietor Of tho Ccntralia
House, Contralla, Is ut the Gardner.
Fred Wild, General Ticket md Freight Agent
OF tho Western Union Railroad. ia at the T'rc-
mont.
]. N. Merrill, Auditor Of the Chicago. Bur
lngton & Quincy Rai1road, Burlington, Is ut tho
Gardner.
For somo limo an Immense quantity Of 0ld
material has been accumulsttng at tho new Gus
tofn-House. At m auction sale ycstardnv this
old material WAS disposed Of for about $, ,100
The Temperature yesterday, us observed by
Aiannssc, opticEan, IS Madison street (TE1n-
uNR BuFdtnE), was. at Il. NJ. 20 tlcareca: ~ a.
in, Il; - m.. 10; y. tn, IL: I .. III. II. Da-
fometcr. Mt a. m., 1850; 8 p. n., a9.49.
". q. Swan, General Freight Agent Of the
Chicago, Milwaukee, T. st. Paul 1satlroasl; ".
r. Arthur, Gcncrnf Manager Of st. Louis. iron
Mountain & Southern Railroad; and j: NJ. o.
born. General Frclght Agent Of the Wabash
1sailroad, nro ut TIT Pacfflc.
7. Wurtx, otr at Chlcaco's cnrlIcr settlers, aucd
G5. lIc died at thu residences III his snn-in'law,
Prof. II. n. Whitney, at Boloit. sfr. Wurtz has
bccs1 known for many. years by oiir nlsler cltt-
zens rs q merchant a.1 Il dealer In rehl estate.
Yesterday iarge funeral procession escorted
to tic grave tho remains OF Maurice i. Nc
Afal,ou. member Of old No. q Of tho Volunteer
Firc-Depnrtmunf, nt,tl brother OF John Me-
Mahon, tho contractor. DcceAscd had lnrgo
e!rcle OF friends. Tic procession WIS unusually
large.
Tie strike Of the nborcss in the Lcmont quar-
ries, Which has been running for some weeks.
enlled Yesterday. The Illinois Stone Company
and boyer s. Corncau had nil their men at
york. Tho strikers did not secure tho advance
IN wages Tint lcY tried to gel. nnd arc out lust
GO many wceka' pay.
1t WIS not Erart Van Buren, who appeared in
the South Side Police Court, Monday, to nssist
In the prosecution OF tho man who got $3,8C0
iron, FrIcdbcn. for brass brick, but n clerk In
torncy, mud viii tnko hold of tho case when It
gets fDto the Criminal cohft.
The Spirit and Wine Manufacturer Society
held tt.e1r first regular mtUttng nt the Sherman
House yesterday afternoon, John W. Enrtght in
the chair. The attendance VIA small, alal no
business Of Importance WAS done. The new con-
etltutot, mud bylaws. which have been codi!ied
nsu printed, wero distributed among the mem
+ bers. Tie meeting adjourned until tic SECOND
Tucsday N September.
Five coaches OF co]orca cxcurs1ontsts arrived
via this Baltimore & Ohio nlIl the Louisville,
New Albany tE Chicago Railway. They will re-
na!n several days, viewing. sights tn tho city,
and those that ean get good situations viii re-
lucky, since Luke Blackburn las been elected
Governor Of tllat Statc.
d meeting Of tho Tcnmsters' Union was held
at Harmcn's Hail. IN Wood street, last cycu-
tug. A committee was appointed to draft d
constitution and by-lnwB, sn. sOme tAll regard
lug wa9es mud Hlleage was had by those PRESENT.
Il 1nrg1 humber WMs present mud much interest
WAS manifested. sotnH business Of minor i'm
portanco WIS transacted aild the meeting nd
5ouIned. Tile next meeting will DO held satur-
day evening ut the same place.
Tie Lincoln Park Commissioners held rceu-
Jar ncetsng at tllrir ROOMS In tho Ash
lana Block Yesterday attcr.lon;n: All
tue Board wore present with tho
received for dredging md filling In along lie
drives, and tho Superintendent was instructed
to SEQ thu companies. 'ml go ahead with tho
wosk at oace; Commissioners Hjostsherg,
Stockton, md kadsh were appointed coui-
ittvu to look Into tho ady!sability Of construct.
ing ,Yatcr-works In tho parl:. AR. Fred Kemp
for was thnni;cd for u donation OF ility Culufnh,
md, after some mlnor business, tho Board ad-
journcd.
The Nineteenth Regiment met araiu Inst
evening to make arrangements for attending ths
soldiers reunfun ut Auroea, commencing week
from to-dav. Col. Raffcu presided. Thc Com
Inittcc on Arrangements reported that bailga
get the hats they Ind been Instructed 10 rot,
md that the transportation would cost, to 70
mud return, for each person, Fl.D1 Several
signed the roll, agrcoing to intend tho reunion,
then lnaaa fur 'nusic for the occasion more than
enough money to paY for 1t being ut onco rou-
tributcd. Another meeting is to ba held Mon
DIX tLiy,,. sysn'ns when tho Dadfes' will 10 d's'
Coroner Mum yesterday held an inquest Mt
the Lake View Police Sutton upon Joseph
Fischer. IS years Of aye, and lntorer, who was
found drowned In tho lako Yesterday morning
near Wellington avcuue. Deceased had ap-
week past, owing to lis ',, haylng ~ lost i
bis situation aud having 10 home.
ILL., ,,nstortunes seemed 1doubly ;. hard
a6 DO is nQulI crippled ABDUL tne 1ttt. lie WIS
last seen going towards tl.e lake alter 10u'cocIl
Monday night, and 1t Is supposed tslut liz cotn-
Iuitted sulcitla by throwing himself into tho
watur from the pier. An inquest NUS also held
n thu S1ort.ue upon Cornellus Owens, aVtl 1T
years. a,I slngle lDau. wto fell suddenly dead
81 heart.dtsuasg Monday afternoon while ut
worx IN Armour & Co.'s packlpg-touse at tiu
Union Stock Yards. 4 verdict ln accordance
with tho facIs WAS returned.
At about I; o'ssoek Yesterday afternoon Jatnes
", Baker, years OF arc, Was run down II
front Of bis homo, No. 17g Wentworth avenue
bY a cooper's wagon owned by 0eorRe Miller
eornor OF Twenty-slrth street md Wentworth
ayenue, md driven by Patrick NuTns. Tllt
wagon waa heavily soadeu, md the bind whcel
passing over tho middle oi tho little fellow'l
body, Injured him 30 severely tl.at hu died with
in ten minutes As nearly u can be asccrtalucl
Tho tlcceused was ''l,ltchlnE" Us boys term it,
aud hal bgen riding, or rather banging 10 uni
Mt tllu bruces a. tho Bide OF tie wagon betweer
tho front ulitt hiud wEccls, When In front o
hiH lolaa le attempted to drop uH+ but In 81
doing the hind wheel cuught lin ulld rolleI
him beneath It. Although al.u driver Aucl
not app2as tn have been at ali to btamo, ailG
could mol possibly see thu boy frnm whote be
was attting, llo Was placed under arrest md
1ockrl up ut the TwontY-secon1 HtreGt ht2tlou
to AWa3t the Actuu OF tho CofuHGf's tufY,