, 1880-05-09
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.

ccrded the supply yesterday. the smnllness
the offerings In this line Of county officials bef1
caused BY the Grant boom which the Sheriff a1
his assistants were working upon all day.
Tue temperature yesterday. as observed t
Nanassc, optician, no. 81 Madison Street TRIl
CSE Bufldng). WIS at f. M, G4 degrees: 10
m, e.; L m, 6: 3p. M, g.; s p. H., 81; 8p. n
65- Barometer, a. M, e9~5l; p. m.. e9a3.
ALEXANDER MCTEE, a deck-h hand on tt
schooner ~. l. Coyne, had his right shouldt
badly dislocated ut :o'clock yesterday nornin
by fHlIing from the rigging to the deck whi]
md vii be caTed for
board the vessel.
TIE annual election for officers OF the Unfo
Catholic Library Association will be held Tues
Brown: II prominent member OF the Chic!g
U:lr. 4 committee is iucubating an opposition
ticket, and a third ticket is talked Of. The con
lest promises to be lively.
FOR nearly q week there has been dead dot
lying on the corner Of Kingsbnty and kinzi'
streets II the person who goes for 1t has cole
in his head. be will be aided in his search by tht
information that It is on the southwest cDrner
II not SCUM removed the commercial value o1
the anin1ul will be utterly destroyed
EDWIN SKINNER, OF this CITY, a young man who
has achieved deserved reputation US possessed
Of more than ordinary artistic genius, aud who
tie past Two years has been pursuing course
Of study at leading educational institution
near Philadelphia will sail from New York on
Paris, France He will remain abroad from four
to tive yeAre under the mit1on OF the best
European art instructors.
TmRrY.rHREE patients we're treated in the
ing the month of april, forty-six i'll the Dispen-
sazy, and eight outside: total. eighty SEVEN
There was money donation Of SIS from Mrs
Henry Crawford. Donations OF merchandise and
delicacies for the sick were received ut the
Hospital from Mr.. J. c. Hilton, Nrs- ". " KIM
hail Ms. A. Price. Dr. Stevenson, M. Henry
ward. Mrs. Hubbard. J. n. Beecher Co, and
Mrs Belts.
4 REGULAR meeting Of the Public Library
Board was held yesterday afternoon, with 4 full
6r7lry recommended the purchase OF NJ English
books and 400 German books, costing in all {S&3-
humber Of aFt works was laid ON the table. The
sutary Of Ars. Voetmey. Assistant Librarian.
was raised from $500 to Loo per annum- The
Pooe, Who sud he feit that her services g l could
not well he dispensed with
The Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers.
under the auspices Of Divisions No. So, 10, and
Music Hall, s, and S. Madison street, Chicago,
next Sunday afternoon at half past O'Clock.
On On heh eesasGn a. address E be delivered
Origin, Aims. and Objects Of Our Brotherhood"
ali 7ailroad-men and their families and also to to
members Of the press. to be present.
THINK of a descendant Of Gustarus Vasa
ortng IN penury after leading the life Of a
5uppscd IT to be dsafod az . t aag1ar t vasar
WIS found dead in his cot-bed In a barn In the
rear Of No. n Norton street. at II o'clock
I'd Of april. and people in the neiehborhood
knew but little OF him, other than thai be gained
living by peddltng hndl;ngwood. For the
was unable to do his work. and he laid there
without the attendance either Of a ply
ss1nn seis1 IT, HaEs At - oslosk
bor living at No. ;3 Norton street, brouFht
some refreshments and deficacies, Of which he
It ocioef some other Ss neS
who we're eu"u1atinx Mrs Nash's good example
found him dead The deceased was evidently Of
type, and thus far nothing has been
ascertained concerning his past LIE. Some S316
end q horse and wagon were hisonly possessions,
50 far As knDWu.
THE pELuGR.
The clouds which had been gathering their
down had become gloomy enough t, venture ona
regular old-fashioned thunderstorm. While the
people were husTytng home to supper the rain
interruptions continued with per sisteut energy
during the evening. About the time darkness
away overhead, and the lightning was incessant
in binding flashes Towards o'..Iock the cleo
tr1city had exhausted itself, but the rain con-
goersr bclated pedestrians, and anxious poll
ucians The streets were flooded and the sew
ess we're full while the vendors Of umbrellas |
and rubbers rubbed their hands and rejoiced. |
1here.was but little wind, and the rain came |
down In steady. refreshing shower, cleaning |
the streets and the air at once
One OF the serious effects Of the storm WAS the
oavoc creuted In the one-stoEs frame dwelling |
It No. IL Thirteenth street, which was struck b.
se so1e a at a09ss fo ~ ssaed
il NJ eosmpany ss xittis friend who was
passed out through the tour near the stove. The
:lothing Of the eldest caught fire and he was SO
'er,ously burned on both arms and legs thar be
Feeks to come The youngest, David, was
3urned " on the right leg and foot only.
,,nd on; rIazes t. AMENDED The brothers and pro-
me lightning made = Jagged hssure IN the roof,
md a11 exactly simi1 ar one in the floor, about q
hurried and spintered. The bolt passed ding
,nally across the room, and did not touch the |
,t9ve; .2', 1t Is thov eht that the young men re-
9eived only the estge Of the current, and hence.
-neH incky ESCAPE The house was protected |
~ Ightntng-r rod. but it is supposed that the
made.
W-C. Coup's New United Monster Shows"
E1ll be IN the city Tomorrow, and during the
onc Of the three or four really great cir
,uses in the country, and combines material
en9ngh ?tn @ TOT tour or tiye of the shows that
.ntiEe Imperial Circus from Japnn, - sioo,ooo
sor3h se,1 Of hr9neho horses Ceups Oceanic and n
.frcan Aaqs1's FsfS n Pony Circus co!yas
s Nev1k ork Museum Melyiilc's Ausrrsisn NJ
3rGus, japanese art gallery, collection Of
nd troupe q jubilee singers. ger ~ There hena" IS
me feature in this circus which viii
&c ,r,, viewed ,,,sI With curiosity by scientific
laimed, PERFECTLY nayig:ates the air. Those