, 1879-08-03
THE CITY.


GENERA L NEWS.
Merwip Tabor, Au1otn- is at the Sherman.
S. Whitaker, Of Toledo, lis at the Gardner.
Ep Fontaine, Louisvi1h,, ;, Is at the Pacific.
4. ]. Powers, OF st. Paul, is at the Gardner.
Mai. ]. s. Conrad, U. $. A, is at the Palmer
l. E. Eatoo, Of Lcayeuwortt1 is at the Gard
uer.
W.D. Armstrong, New 0r1eafzs, is at the TT
mont.
~. II. Jones, Des Moines,. is de'mtclled ut th
Pacfc.
A. J.Poppleton, Omaha. is guest Of th
Palmer.
Judge Wager sw:vDe, Toledo, is guest Q
the Pacific.
Samuel E. KercheFal, Washington is redste,
ed NJ the fremont.
T. {. Catching, Vickshurg, is anonx tn
guests of the Palmer.
Baron George t. Levi, Florence, 1taly,t is res
iscrrd at the Palmer.
1ysander Tlaeg, Central Falls, r. L, Ii regis
tered At the Sherman.
Charles Bent, State scnatev, Morrison, H., il
guest OF the fremont.
Henry Jacobs, aged II, Was found drowned
yesterday at Co!elsour.
WI. Pollock, the Assistant Indian Inspector
is among the guests Of the Par iGc-
H. q. Courswrigbt, Kansas City, Pool Goa
missioner, is registered at the Ecifc.
Lucfen Eaton, Register in Ban Izruptcy, Of st.
Louis, is st the fremont with his family.
Max Jaegerhuo,r, Of the New York Comn,e,.
etol Bulletin, is stopping at the Tn.mont.
F. q. Clark, Gekera1 Wester Passenger
Agent OF the Hoosac Tunnel Railrtnd, is at the
Sherman.
The annual meeting OF the Merchants Ex-
change, for the election Ut officers for the en-
suing year, will be held at H.e Drug Exchange,
81 Wabash avenue, at D. H., AondaJ. The
polls open from to- 4 p. m.
The Temperature yesterday, As observed BY
Manasse, opticau, IS Madison Ftree& (TRIB-
uSE Buildins), was: sa M degrecs: 10 L.
N, IS; u ~, IS; ?. ~, 90: Z p: NJ IS. Ba-
rometer, at a. m., 1856; p. NJ, 29.sV.
The open-air concert at Lincoln Park this af-
teInoon@ will be eiven BY Mr. II. e. Porter.
John &. Hand, the leader Of the orchestra, has
selected au attractive programme, and tia: 11lu-
sicians will occupy the roof Of lie courthouse.
and not the island, as heretofore
> AZ; meeting Of the North Side brick mapu-
the adFance asked By the brick-1aborer= and the
several advances so far made this year. it WIS
resolved that Oh and alter Mondar, Aug. 4. 70.
the price Of building brick be Sc per thousand:
The modei Democrats put into the Armcx7'
Police Court by hIayor Harrison are certainly
not models in ed1cation. According to their
own spelling they are "gtltv'' Of the most
a:rodous spellinC- The Police Court dockets Of
both Judge and Clerk are SIMPLY illcgible near
" cFery dav In the week.
It was stated in yesterdays paper that Mr.. B.
Newman, of the Barnes House, had been ar
rested for assault It appears that there was no
assault about IT, Mr.. Newman was simply
separating couple OF parties who we're tight
ny: The statement that bis boY had picked up
package dropped from the express wagon was
Elso incurscct-
The Labc1rrsF -Beuevolent Association had
largely attended n.cetins last evening at their
hall. The following prices were adopted:
Shove1ing hard coal, . cents per ton; soft coal,
II cen!s per tor; dun nping hard coal, 2l6 cents
per ton, dumping SOFT coal, cents per ton;
whecling coal. 50 ccn1,; Der hour. This schedule
OF prices uill 60 into feet this evening,
Thomas D. FIshburn has been missing since |
Friday morning, and is being an1iously sought !
for bY relatives and frit uds. He is subject to
eolcptic tits. and was bcs ides in avery despond-
cut mood when lie Left. he is described rs Of |
nbont 43 years oi sge. 1um hight, stout and |
h>avy build, Ozark eonlDlea ion. chin beard aud ]
ra,ls:ccnc, and was clad in blue suit and silk !
hat
The Executive Committee cf the Irish Nation
alls:s, having in charge the arrangements for
The: coming demonstration, met at Burke's
Hotel last crenn~. Several reports OF sub |
Isl, and The Committee adjourned. The ar
:anccments Tor speakers will be Dcrfccted |
Wednesday evening. Coz. CulIoso has written
shat be cannot possibly be present.
At regular assembly of Garden City Coun-
ell; No. a0oo, Royal Arcanum, July is, the fol-
!owin. officers we're Installed for TIC ensuing
term eudin. DEE. g. viz: Regent, r. S. Dickfe; |
1'ice-Reerpt, Granger Smith; Orator, q. F.
billings: Past-Reseat, C. F. Parsons; Secretary,
urcr, Hugh sqaair: Chaplain, ". Il. Saunders;
I;udc, ". c. Drew; Warden, L. e. Young;
Sentry, D. Davis. The roster Of this Council
now shows i membership Of seycn1y-flre, or
tbereabouts.
Coroper Mann yesterday held an inquest upon
Willie Berrin. - years of age, living with his
aunt at No sol West Ohio street, who was acci-
dentally crowned in 4 pond in stone quarry
on Western avenue IN which he was bath
avenue. who died Of hcart-disease while
at work upon an excavation at the corner Of !
Fifth avenue aud Monroe street: and upon
Charles Llestkow. 10 Years Of age, who WAS
drowned while wading in the lake in the vicinity ]
pf a vessel ashore on the sand opposite Lincoln |
Park.
The manager Of the Bank Of Montreal stated
% reporter yesterday that it would not su1fer
by the suspension Of the Consolidated Bank of
Canada, The Bank of Montreal acts here only
its aren't for the coll c1ion OF bills; if there
were any unsettled Indebtedness it would be {
from his to the Canadian bank. Nor did he
think the suspension would hare anEeQcct on |
amy Chicago Institution, as it was long known :
that the Consolidated Bank Was going into
liquidation. And he thought that there would ! ,
not even in Canada be much suffering among : :
depositors, since there is double liability Of
the shareholders
The timing Rezit.o Publishing Company of t
Newly has just gotten out the United States y
Annual Mining Review and Stock Ledger for |
1879. which contains detailed official reports Of
the principal gold aud silver mines in the country,
a history and description of mining and stock o
dealins, together With biographical sketches Of S
the principal 1nen engaged therein. In
this age OF profitable minc-woTking, and partic- | 4
ntarly under the impetus which has been Eiven S
t. silver mining BY the discoveries il the lar +
West, the book will supply need in the litera-
ture OF the day by the vast amount OF useful, Il
practical information contained in its pages. It
can be obtained at the Chicago Office Of the
COMPANY, No. 153 LaSalIc street.
A meeting OF citizens Was called ut No. So
West Randolph street last evening for the pup ],
pose of aeita attng the question OF having til -
West Division Railway Company reduce the
ELreet-cHr flre from fxf rerfa h1u.e / n