, 1880-02-28
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.

THE Temperature yesterday, as observed by
Manusse optician, No S. Madison street fTRIB-
ESE uuilding5. WIS. ut a. NJ, ~ degrees; 10 a.
Ill., Il; II M, 70; p. H., u: p- H., H. Darom-
eter, a. m.. .,-5e; p. m, e9.31.
THE Van Buren, street line has had FIVE addt-
ttonat added to it on account Of the increase
tof passengers from the Madison street line. The
latter is SO inconrcuicnt us at present run as to
cause this great increase on the Van Buren,
street cars. Work OIL the Madison-street bridge
is progressing slowly. The City Engineer says it
will be three weeks before the bridge viii again
be open for teams.
FoR some weeks back Armour s. Co., at the
Stock Yards. have been losing hogs In some
mysterious way live animals to the number Of
taken fr,ul their pcns- How it was done is
something they have not yet found out. but they
ar o. on tue tf tsack Of ihs offenders and viii BE-
The responsibility rests upon two cmployGs, each
Of whom accuses the other.
An indignauon meeting will be held this even
I'M; III No 5l6 Union Street, In connection with
the matter Of the Fourteenth street bridge
Some 81, 100 has been collected for Il bridge at
thai point but the money has been used BY the
companies for the right Of way across their
tracks, Tor some 1 other purpose: The property
holders would Ike to SIC that $550tp put buck to
tue credit Of the bridge fund. in order that the
bridge may be built this season The whole sub
1ect Is u be gone over this evening" and it is cx
pecfed that several Aldermen will be present
and comfort their constituents.
= Senator Jack Lee, OF Peoria, is at the Grand
Facii1c. He has just returned from Washiug-
ton, where he has been for three weeks Look
toT a Custom House and Fcs1-oii;ce dis Ruilds
F5he buildings and eroanas @ ess ha1e decided }t'
when it will he passed is Que OF tie mysteries at
present Mr.. Lee says that the Demucrs,ts III
for Prtsidcnt, and in his secron they ne Tor for
Duril Davis. with Seymour us second choice.
~ ~ one 1ut Sam randall seems 70 think that
y prominent and strong Democratic candidate
for Governor, and hence he did not care 10 talk
IN'litics with TRIBUNE reporter.
TlE trouble between the city aud the street
railway companies in reference to removing the
dirt from the tracks of the hitter has NIT yet
been settled. In the past the company
has m j., thrown tho dirt from its tricks,
1s 50 much being said about strect-clenring tho
city authorities think the roads should not only
Streets. The companies object, Of course, and
say that if compelled to haul the dirt away, or
pay the city for doing it. they will have to put
part OF the work, but not the proportion the |
city thinks they should, but it is highly probable
that some understanding will be reached, ANY |
terms the city may make will be IN improvc-
1ae,st over the present condition Of affairs and |
both parties to tbs controversy appear to take !
THE saloonkeepers' Association met at Au-
rurH Turner -lisii yesterday afternoon. Messrs
Dieter, Mdrle- and Lungeeuhuhn were appoint
I'd I. committee to revise the constitution and
structed to examine the books Of the Fjnuncia!
Secretary and report ut the next meeting |
eos Tne nsali'ons f5M adoptea ut ~ the North sie
unanimously rufiticd. 4 long communication
was rta't by the Secretary from William Cle,n-
ing the establishment of weekly paper In tho |
interest Of the saloonkecpers. He cluimed that
there was no organ t1 titly represent their views,