, 1880-12-19

criminal proceedings with regard to the legality
tnto e snE ndse and % secnd marr'aes were not gone
s:a.o. n.' aud on The showing presented the Court
sery 'se promptly ordered the entry Of the usual
1ecrse: % The stili faIr-iooking plaintiff breathed
tte binding her to the worthless fellow had been
.nnclaily snapped, and quietly made her exit
from the court-room.
-, The family OF Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Grout, 400
af1iction during the past week, three Of their
children dying with dlphtherla within two days.
Tuesday Henry Adams orout, aged years and
and II months. died. On the following day,
nessle Louise, aged years and months, passed
aTay Hs leaynE ;119 but one ch!ld to to the family
while in attendance at the skinner School.
&ss taken * sck sso ss1 an
Or. Shipman prescribed for her; Then one By
one the children succcmbed, until they died. the
days. 1n ail the three cases there WIS evidence
ur the malignant character OF the disease, the
bodies turning black shortly after death. There
Is no bathroom In the house, which is an 0rlj-
nary two-story frame cottage, rnised above
Crude on stills. and 1nclos ID underneath. There
kitchen. Underneath the house is clean - and md
dry. and there seems to be nothing about the
house which would upon q cursory Examination
tend to show such defects in sewerage or tllth
In the vicinity, as would pollute the air and
causa blood poisoning.
CHRISTMAS DINNER FOR ALL.
Ex-Ald Jnnus proposes to do what he can
Sd;, to~a1u t,aking M merry Christmas for ak Ac-
mas morning distribute frnm bis store, corner
OF Michigan and Dearborn streers. chickens and
yesterday contracted for alberalsupply Of beef
with Aid Pcevey, and with merchants on South
Water street for tho chickens Everybody who
the meat for Christmas dinner, and il the sup
ply Is exhausted 1t will be rcplcnshcd. He has
not yet perfected bis arrangements for opening
had I" abandon the La Salie street house he has
not been able to secure u desirable location. 1t
wall DC opened. however, at an early day, and
due notice will be given:
ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS.
The art school OF the Academy Of Fine Arts
will take but one week Of recess for the holi-
days, and the winter term will begin the Mon
day after the New Year The term about to
close has been one OF uncxamplod prosperity,
the number Of students u little over ak), and tho
prevailing earnestness greater than ever. Some
Of the lesser features Of the school provo very
valuable. For example. the Saturday sketch
ing class. which is free to any body who is inter-
bea
fifteen -tninute or half-ho sketches are made
from life; and new feature is soon to be intro-
allowed threo or four mint,tes OF observation
and then required to draw from memory. Mem
bcFs Of this class, as well as the rest or
Of books upon tine art, which is another recent
aud good feature. 4 yehr ago Il regulation was
adop.ed by which new pnpd up o Ito to
purchase OF bucks for tho use Ut the school,
This fund already amounts to more than $4Oo
most of which has been expended for books; and
the school has now very good little working
library OF about l50 volumes. including works
upon tho practice. theory, and history of art by
ner, Hayden, and such standard authorities.
by the liberality Of Prang Co, Of Boston, the
school has Just received the gift Of set Of val,
liable coiored plates of historical ornament
class in pen and Ink skotchug, working forward
to etching on copper, will be started with the
XGEHERous DONATION.
Among the early and etanch friends OF the
Illinois Humane society there WIS no one who
took deeper interest IN its work than the late
money money for ~ ITS susiancs and support Since his
deatn his widow. Mrs. Mary H. Talcott, has con-
tinucd to the Society the same support. and has
ciety the generous sum Of <5,Voo This sum has
lecn pnid into the hands Of the President. Mr.
John G. shortall. and others as trustees. and
will be by them invested In good intere5r-pay-
ing securities, and the income from the same
used In helping to defray the current expenses
OF .he socsy II IS sH tns as o4eof
that. while Chicago is not neRlecttng her bust
ness Interests she finds time alsS to encourage
THE CHICAGO ACADEMY or DESIGN
has issued prospectus in which it calls the at
tertion Of the public to its scheme for tho erec~
non OF a new OPERA house and art gallery, ior
e1ny Of Design Associat1on, bus been formed by
Acssrs- Daniel 4. Kimbark. Samuel F. Earring
ton. John V; LIE Moync, Frank COULD, George
Schneider, George Is. Carpenter. and Carter H.
Harrison. The capital stock Of the Association
is fixed ut $5o1.op, and ias soon as suilcicnt
to erect grand building III a central Locality
containing opera-house, art gallery, music
rooms, etc. The books ar. now ready for SUBJ
6crip:.on to tho stock. and Tomorrow solicitors
will be sent forth by the projectors Of the enter
prise to secure subscribers.
JOEL HENRY WELLS
The writ OF habcas corpus directed to DR.. XIII
bourne, Of the Elgiu Insane Asylum. to produce
Joel Henry Wells, an old and well known Chi
cagoan, was rcturnahle before Judge Mor.n
yesterday morning when , the inwyer On both
present. The bearing occupied about an hour
in the morning and went over to the afteI-
Upon i reprcsentauon r nm made b. Mr: George Gibbs,
counsel for the petitioner, that be was not able.
then to attend to the cuse, continuance was
was released on a bond Of 81 ,U0j furnished by his
counsel, Mr. H. S. Osborne. 1t vas agreed be-
tween counsel that tho question at issue was ono
Of fact and, though the point was not set tied II
before the Judge
To the casual observer Mr: Wells shows no
traces Of insanity. 1t Is his Intention II declared
sane. To keep on selling subscription books. He
returned TO Michigan City last evening.
THE FIRST REGIMENT FAIR
The popular interest In tho First Regiment
Fair and BAZAAR Is on The increase. Both the
mntinte and evening attendance yesterday
was 1argcr than the two previous eyen-
ings. The addition Of new features In tho
together with the pleasant rivalries
eugendered both in tho struggles Tor
prizes and the hnlfotlng for ''the most pop
ular,'' has hud much to- do with calling
out this reserve force Of latent enthusiasm,
and has offered renewed assurances that the en-
terprise is To be grea. social and financial sue
cess. Tho art gallery WAS thrown open last
evening for the first time, and its nttractlvcness
ahun<1Hntly confirmed the expectations which
we're curly formed Of it. The fnir dispensers Of
articles 1T beauty and utility in the gorgeous
booths continued. to smile upon intending pur-
chuscrs il. all their oveiiueSs. and rs for those
who didn't intend to purchase anything, tho
harmony of the fair sellers tongues generally
succeeded In bringing into bondage their too
willing ears and into the treasurer's strn1g-box
the material wherewith their puckctbooks were
comfortably lined.
The voting for "the most popular" is becom-
fnr the proper thing at the bazaar. and the
anua1nt Of repeating which nightly takes place
w,11d draw tears from a veteran "rounder.
The *'most popntnr clergymen race ut present
lies between the Rey. Charles Irwin and the Rev.
Dr. Thomas, with the former leading. Il. T.
Stewart 4 Co. lead the dry-goods houses for one
Of the harness sets. aud ". T. Linn Is ahead Of
his Board OF Trade rivals for the other.
Jonnl, in the Whales Belly.
Two hundred years ago Dr. Zachary Boyd