, 1881-11-12

THERE were twenty-five deaths reported a
| the Health Office yesterday.
| SECRETARY BROCK 1CVICKAR, OF the Healtt
Department, who has been i'll for some time
past, leaves this morning for trip to New Or.
leans in the hope of reEuining health anG
strength.
The Mutual Union Telegraph Company as
| not yet signed the contract with tho city in re-
gard to laying its cables In tubes. 1t will return
/ the document and Il new paper will be drawn
| up, which 1t Is believed it witt sign.
CONTROLLER GCRSEy has Ia his private Office
| the Masonic white har wurn by Gen. George
! Washington when he sat rs Master IN Virginia
lodge. 1t was sent to him by Mr.. Barclay, Of
! Cairo. one Of the oldest Masons In the State
IT was the Gnrden City Distii1ing Company's
check for Ss';' and nor the Chicago Dlstillcry's,
| that was returned to the Water Office Thursday
| ,narked - No funds" 1t was an uuinteutonal
| error. The 1nouey WIS paid prompt and early
yesterday morning in good grcenbacizs.
C1rY pRosEcr71So-ATToRSE Charles S. Cam
crOn has EOuc to Port Stanley, Cuuutla. u1}ou Il
| sud errand-to attend the funeral of his ngcl
mother His father. who Is still alive, is Vi years
Old, and hts mother WAS IN her S1th year ut tho
! time Ut her death. MIR. Cameron will be absent
! about ten days
| THE deaths from smallpox yesterday oc--
currcu ut No. % Cleavcr street and No GJS Noble
Street New cases we're reported from No. =,
C}eacer, No. Il Newton street, and No. 40 Union
| ulnce. Scnrlet fever was reported No. ii Run
ker and No. Is Gurley street, Diphtteria was
reported from No :H4 West Randolph street.
r. GAIT. EYRE MASSEY SHAW, Chief of tho Lon
don Fire brigade, hts written TO Chief Marshal
Swcnie for description Of devices and arrange
Inents for turning out tho engines in case OF
!fes. IRE what Capt Shaw wants Is description Ut
the nrc- alarm siRllAl system, London, in this re-
gard, being half century behind the u@e.
MAYOR HARRISON Is in luck. lie received the
following beautiful uud touching ullssive res
terday: - l have been struck by your general
appearance and graceful horseback-ridinr
hare been widow HOW three ycurs pusr and
understand that you nrc 'uol Ger young to
marry yet, and 4 wdOwer TOO. Could we NIT
JOIN fortunes:'' The letter ia FROM St Louis.
und dated tho luth Of November
AT $3.50 o'clock yesterday afternoon a case IF
sn':dl-1,o1v was reported at the Lurrubee Street
Police Station. The police were very anxious 10
hnVe the patient taken ut once to the Pest
House, but, unfortunately, tie roads are so bud,
could not he brought down, us tho Health De-
parttneut can afford to take no risks by ren,oy-
1ig patients utter dark in Il raiu-storrn. Tho
officers we're much excrcised, but nothing could
be doue bur to keep him Isolated over night
MIR T. H. RICE, President Of the Empire Dis
tltiinT COMPANY, hnS written letter to the De-
partinent Of Public Works, stating that he will
furnish the broken STONE, freu Of cost to tie
city. 70 put Western aytnue, between West Lake
and West ktnzie STREETS, In u passabIe condition
1t the city will furnish men md teams to ha,,
the stuff away and lay it On tho street Western
avenue for Its es,tire length IS !, shnmc md n |
disgrace to Chicago, and something should be
lie
places, tho mud is bortom1ess. THE letter WIS |
referred to Street Superintendent Foperty
PAuIlSA SrEtSMAS, of No. 800 Siilwaukee aue-
nue., requested the Mayor, in Il letter yesterday,
70 get divorce for her from her husband Henry |
Stsinman. She states iu the letter, which is |
written IN Gertuan. that she has beer, married. J
70 Henry Tor number Ut years, aud that she
has borne to hin, seven children. In au'eyiI !
hour he became acquainted with another womuu
aud after clearing out his house and home OF |
everything of value eoped with her and LETT |
the Vile 10 care tor herself and the listl. re-
gimc'1t or Steinman Infantry. She wants no
alin'niiy, only legal separation from the man
who has SO shametuity wrouged her, and she is
willing TO care for the children.
SOME time ago case of small pox occurred +
at No. 53S Jefferson street which was not re-
ported to tho Health Ogcc. The place being u
butcher-shop. II physician named DR.. Martin
came to the Health Office and stuted tho facts. /
and said. tant be had learned that there had been
. physician in attendance WHO had been PROM /
1sed *l00 by the father of the child If be would
attend 1t and not report the facts to the Realth
Once. as that would injnre the business. Un-
fortunately, upon the seventh duy the child