, 1880-07-11

Williams College we're concluded Wednesday
with the graduating exercises, which were wit
nessed BY large audience ] q aupni ana ain end
Herman L. Matz, of Chicago The graduating
class numbered thlrty-two.
CAPT Ben ALLISON, of No. lisa West Madison
street, white walking along me Government ' ie.1
ono of the open boxes, and had his left leg badly
broken in Two places below the knee. He vas
taken home By " Kerry Dan, and was attended
BY Dr. Baxter, who says be may lose the leg.
At Ii o'clock yesterday forenoon horse owned
and driven by William Otto Henuings, pcddler,
became unmanaeeabie on the Adams street via
duct Hennings WIS disabled by a kick on the
right arm, and he was Obliged throw himself out
OF the wagon to save himself from being car
ried over into the river. The bride was open
drowned. Hcnnings was not seriously injured,
and was sent to his home, No. Il West Washing
ton street.
A GRAND aquatic festival will be given at the
West Side Natatorum, No. SOL West Madison
street, Tuesday evening ut $50 o'clock. Mayor
Harrison will deliver IN address, and DR.. De
Merits @ OF Of Cola baths and Swimming The pro-
gram includes prize swimming Tor Indies,
swimming race for all a1natenrs, Iu6 race oy
the members of the Farragnt Boat Club, and an
exhibition in swimming by the lady ED gentle
men teachers A good orchestra will be on
hand and furnish tho music These Affairs have
always proved successful
TIE Rev. A. E. PEABODY, D. D., of Cambridge.
plum1ner~ Professor at Harvard University, and
lor Uuay years editor Of the NorM dmcricon
I1euic.n is at the Grand Pacific. He Is to give
tho lecture On Uuitarianism this evening III
the course the doctrines and poIty 81 DIFF
fercnL churches arranged by Bishop Fal!ows
at St Paul's Reformed Episcopal Ghurch. Aon,
congregation will give him reception IN the
pa1iors OF the Church of the Messiah. TO which
all the clergy Of the city and a tr1encs irom me
various Unitarian churches. are cord1ally IN
y1ted-
A MEETING of book printers was to have been
held at Ghlich's Hail. on North Clark street, LAST
lew appeaTcd, and inc lights were turned down
again. 1t is understood that the meeting was
called for the purpose of passing resolutions
printers Of Cameron s. Ambcrg, who quit work
last Tuesday because Qf the refusal OF the fr1n
f. The scale Are rfaen saaly a aneheT @
will ask that the scale be lowered next week.
Ind that the Union printers will quit sooner
thau Gccedc-
body % Of '- VII. Lee, Who died suddenly during
Friday night at the House OF Correchon: me
dead man had been committed as a .vagsbond;
al cnviable position in the city, and was consd-
ered very well OF. Four years ago his property
rus sa,d to be worth $4,000, and M about t that n
timc from IN occasional tippler the man, al
a1onkard: dnni He dtssipated lis fortune, lost bis
pcr's grave He is said to have married sister
residing i'll Evanston, whose name could not DO
asccrtained.
OFFICER PATRICK MALoSEY, Of the TWENTY
seeded in shooting himself. He was called upon
to shoot lurge Newfoundland dog II. tne rear
Of Ne 81 State street The premises ;s sa OF Mcnae,
self-cDcking one, and. before shooting, stopped
10 warn OF some children who were stand
Ing aFeess shout sebarrfa b ea1asc sSRE The
bullet entered his right, leg about two
inches above and to the right Of the knee. and
4 physician extracted the tall and pronounced
the wound not serious Maloncy will NOT be
able to->ieave his home, No: aS cottage ufo'e
avenue, for some days to come
The West Twelfth street police report that an
alley in the rear Of No, :p7 to 81 West Twelfth
street is in exceedingly filthy cOndnon. Ihls
is not at all 70 be wondered at 1he 2 scaXengea
to civilized community The scAFengers
are very Irregular in their trips, and nre
pety &c epneeq wsfd politicans, or for some other
reason, that they consider 1t their duty to simply
drive through The pr9cipal streets, ss,; Titrons Sax
consider it the duty Of housekeePcrs to carry
their baskets and boxes Of garbage to ana
they refuse to do 50. the scavenger uses Ian, ian-
guage and obscenities that would disgust even
an occupant Of a police station cen: several
complaints have been lodged. ana olutIs are ~
follow this week.
PAUL HIRscH, II years of age. whose parents
reside at No 40 North franklin street.. was ac-,
cdentnly drowned in the North braEch Ut ne :
river at the foot of Crossing street, while BATH
ing The little fellow had been visiting his
brother-in-law, at the corner Of Crossing street
and Efon G. had Deen 9gaed
Timothy Grove, living At No. Is Men
dell street He asked this nox 1;, to 2o 60 IN IN
fused. Hirsch then went alone. and the little
Grove boy. together with his sister, upon roach
ing the river few minutes later eaw the boy
was drowning. and Mt once gave the alarm
John Nash. Of No $40 Elst,n avenue. and II. b.
Sargent, of No. 7s9 on the same street, ran ut
ing the body, but life was extinct. The remains
were taken to the home Ct the parents.
VT HESsEss, who was at one time well
known in the grain. trade in this city, was ar
tempted wife-1nurder While in this city Hen
ness was one Of the mcmb berS OF tht. hrn1 u Els-
Eleston. Hcnness Co., and Is now buying gram
failed in this city some time ago, and removed
to Westwood. : little village about six miles
dpwn with drink, and about o'clock Thursday
morning. while in an insane condition, fired two
shots At his wife, one taking effect in the right
put on his hut and cooly walked OF. His lirtlo
children were witnesses Of the terrible affair
His wife does not intend TO prosecute: Hcnness
saws that be was drunk, but h5E friends say thar
his mind has given way from repeated sp1ecs
TwEST1-S1NE patients were treated in the
Chicago Hospital for Women and Children dur
saTy, and TWO outside. Total. niuety-n,ue. The
DONATIONS in money were from II. 6. Loo1r:is.
IS; ii. D. Wells & Co. SIS: Mrs Philip Meyers,
IS: Mary Whipple, s.; Mrs. LucIen Tlton
omitted in notice Of May donadons<. SO; total.
81. Tuei donations in merchandise were frum
" NJ 13}utr j. ca, Adams Wcstiake Co., S. X.
Howell l. Co.. Walter Shoemaker. D. F. Ames +
Co. D. l.. Anderson l. Co., and Soper l. Pond.
in lumber. $l.-S0 each: r T. Lyon, agent,
T,h,,upsuu Bros. s. Co., Macarthur. Smith Co.,
Hamilton, Mcrr,1nan s Co.. Mcndsen 4 Winter,
and J. Bcidlcr, Bros. s. c.. in lumber. $ each;
Chase = Pate, tcaming; Burley 1yrrcll, crock
err S5.53; Mandcl Bros, Miss DieKinson, d.
J'loaipson. Mrs. Wilkinson: Mrs. Q. T. Baker,
ii ;ss Dickinson, Mrs. Preston, Mrs. Comfy. anu
Mrs. Jon1lins-
TnE improved appearance OF the new county
Building arising from the cleaning process 70
which the stone surface is being subjected mas
attracted considerable attention OF iatc. fne
diuey gray color OF the stone is last giving way
to its natural creamy tint. aud the promise IS
that when the whole surface has been thus reno
vu1cd the building will present a very handsome
appearance. Mr.. Hanlcy. who is superlutend-
ing the stune-work, stated yesterday that an cx-
pertinent OF u YER, satisfactory nature had been
made with process of stone-clcanslng in the
pOsscsson Of a New York firm. This trim have
= certain composition of paste and
acids with which the accumulated CRIME
11pou stone surface is removed very
rnpidly and without dnmaRe to the stDne. The
so,,thern facade Of the building has been cleaned
nartiy by the old and partly by the new process,
4Tte ree11It being that the rest OF the building
Ill, be cleaned by the New York firm, as their
rF1fr hs1t hnf.