, 1880-04-25
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.

All. KnGMAx, OF Dubuque, is at the Gard
ner.
M. CuSx1EGHAM, OF Pittsburg, is at the Shel
mau.
FL BEAD, Of Kenosha, Wis, is at the Grt
mont
C.B. LAFHAx, OF Canandagua, N. T.. is at II
Pacific
ANGUS SMITH, Of Milwaukee, is stopping at tn
Pacific
JOIN E. RICHARDS, Of London, England, IL
guest Of the Palmer.
VIII. WEIGH, editor Of the Des Moines Leade,
tsat the fremont
VII. SEWARD and son, Of Auburn, N. T., ar
domicled at the Palmer.
F. Dn1sco1Ar editor OF the st. Paul Pioneer
Press. is guest OF the Pacific.
Mr.. AND MRS J. WOODS and Richard Harrison
London, England, are at the Pacific.
JOHN E. GR1FF11Hs, cashier Of the Mtch1ga1
Central Railroad, at Detroit, is at the Palmer.
". E. DAVIS, General Ticket Agent OF th'
Chicago Grand Trunk Railroad, is at the Ire
mont
JUDGE CHESTER H. KRCM, Of St. Louis, ant
Judge Joseph E Reddfng, Of San Francisco an
ut the Pacific.
S. S. STEVENS. General Agent Of the Chicago
Is at the Palmer.
TIE majority Of the wholesale dealers In boots
and shoes have agreed to close their stores every
Saturday at o'clock from May to Aug.
spent few days in the city last week to attend
the sale OF the assets OF the firm OF Bowen
Bros
ADMIRAL BLANCHE, Governor Of Tahiti, and
quite, arrived here last evening on the Atlantic
Express Of the Chicago g. Northwestern Rail-
tpad from San Francisco, en- route to the East
TIE temperature yesterday, as observed by
Manasse, opticiau, IS Madison street, TRIBUNE
Building, was: a. M, 46 degrees: 10 g. m-* ~;
II H., ~; 3p. H., Sc; p. M, IS; barometer, O.
Il, 2a-3I; p H., @@9-53.
THE different Town Assessors have been noti-
fed to meet the Committee on Equalization at
10 g. nj. on the 18th, at the County Board rooms,
to discuss the new provisions of the law. and TO
devise some plan for securing more uniformity
in assessments, particularly rs to acreage.
THE Harms case continues to drag along at
Wheaton Architect EgAn was On the stand yes
The Court adjourned ut 2 O clock until to-mor-
row at 10:30 It is believed that tho much-trfed
case will occupy the most Of the coming week
GEoaGE A1SswonrH, son Of onicer Answorth
tempting to board an incoming train last even
ing at the Stock Yards, fell beneath the wheels
and had leg and an arm 40 badly crushed that
he died at tho County Hospital at 10 o'clock last
night
TIE regular monthly meeting OF the Hotel
keepers Association was held yesterday after
noon in the Office of the Hotel Reporter. The
jet which interests only the members Of the
Association, and the transaction Of the regular
business.
WILLIAM DEvERAUx, Is years of age, was
thrown out Of his wagon at the corner ct Archer
avenue and Sanger street at $40 yesterday aft
ernoou, and WIS badly injured about the head
and neck and internally 80 badly that it i feared
he cannot recover. He was taken to his home
at No. =. Gurley street By Officer Barrett,
CONGRESSMAN GEORGE r. DAVIS is not. it ap-
pears. member Of tho Executive Committee Of
the Twelfth Ward Grant Club 4 Mr. George
First Precinct Of that ward WAS elected to that
position, and the similarity Of names has led to
a cont usion OF Identifies
s;aa1 r. Sot;oI Go111GE DC Mason l.
York Directors of the Chicago. Burlington s.
Quincy Railroad: E. " Winter, Superintendent
Of the West Wisconsin Railroad; and 6. ". P.
Kansas City. ST. Joseph g. Council Bluffs Rail-
road, are stopping at the Pacific
TIE musical circles of Chicago have been a
Eood deal entertained for the past fortnight by
violinist, Master Michnel Benncr, who, though
OF German parentage, is a native Of California
Hs he5s under the Of caf Welt
and intends to make Chicago his home.
CHESS circles are somewhat aeitated at the
present time. owing to the difficulties in the
way Of consolidating the two organizations The
new club is unwilling to assume the pecuniary
liabilities of the old organization, which, for two
yearS past, has been considered dead. and the
Chess Clubs in the future, instead of one.
HORSE attached to an express wagon. owned
by Patrick Kinney. ran away at I:30 yesterday
afternoon from the Fort Wayne depot. and col
1idcd with buggy at the corner Of Canal and
Madison streets, upset tho vehicle and threw
out the occupant, a Mrs Burk, residing Mt the
corner Of Wabash avenue and Thirty-third
Htreets- she fortunately escaped without in
jury. The buggy was slightly Wrecked. 40
EXCELSIOR LODGE, No, - L O. q. F.. will
celebrate the sixty-tirst anniversary Of tho
Order n this country "Wednesday evening in
Of Clark and Washington streets. number If
lodges have been invited to participate with
Excelsior Lodge. and will appear in regala, etc.
with their wives, etc The occasion will be one
Of unusual interest to the Order. There Is no
charge tor admission.
AT $50 Yesterday morning Christopher Hover.
living on kinzc street, between Fairfield and |
his bed by his wife. She sent at once for Or. !
y Melis andrews hut Ry the time he arrived |
aoser dies Was dead @ The Doctor thinks that heart
say 80 positively. Hoyer wns employed as a
dagman on the Northwestern Railroad, was 50
years OF age. GeFman by birth, and left widow |
LATE last night the dead body Of a homeless
and worthless fellow named Edward Willie was
found in ditch on Milwaukee avenue, about
ACGG 1o! IL u Aut t4suFlu-HtGnue intersection
He WIS intoxicated when last seen alive and Il /
IS supposed that he stumbled and fell FACE
downward in the ditch, and either drowned ar
6u1oGated there, there being at the time about
eighteen inches Of Enter and soft mud in the
ditch. Willie was an American. 40 years Of are
and destitute Of home and friends He Ind |
been separated for some time from his wife |
and It Is supposed has family Of children |
!ving in the country The body was taken to |
the AorRue. ~
SCSDAT night last Il. 4. Becker. pressman
or tsand, McNa1iy g. Co., In coming from church |
1t hogtrs Park. where he lives, discovered that !
wo freighf-ca had been blown down the trnck I
" the storm, and In the way Of the Green Raw |
which he reported to fha |
fat1on- agent who put out danger signal and |
sas thus instrumental in preventing u serious |
ccfdent. The night train does not stop ut |
and was five minutes late st !
tavt:tsec:uod, hence wns running at an unusual /
pccd, and a fearful wreck must have been the |
esult but for Mr.. Beckler's presence Of mind.
he Railroad Company, recognizing his valuable |
ervices, has rendered him q life pass over the
Dad.
TIE Public Library Board held a reeular
,cetlng Yesterday afternoon in the Office Of the |
oard. President Shorey occupying the chair, |
here were present Messrs. Rubens, Loewen- |
1n!. Hotz, Walker. Onahan. and Mason The |
OF Mrs L. E. Voellmey was rcnd, |
I'D referred to the Committee on Administ1a-
on. The Library Committee recommended the |
urchAse Of q number Of pamphlets on "IIU-
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