, 1881-06-19

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;t,sition as to have his head severed tr4,fn tn
i,ody beneath the wheels Of passing freIgh
Train drawn by Engine No Gu. Ihe decease
| fall. Recently be despIled Of recovery. ant
sometimes showed signs OF 1ne'itai Gerange
ncnL He left Il wife alid two small children ii
! destitute circumstances
THE suulay~School teachers noon meeting
Was well attended yesterday tn Lower Farwcl
Hall. The exercises were opened by heArtil.
jacobs j led the desotiona1 exercises, and aIst
made some practfcal remurks regarding teach
ing. The Rev. f. Q. Taylor took up the Sunday
and mentioned, as objects at review, the test o
scholarship which it afforded, the practice u
| liking the truth In the mind. and its impression
on the heart \ written examination was recon-
| niended. supplemented by practical questions
driven home 10 the heart. The speaker exhlb'
tied series "r QUESTIONS and certificates such n
! they have used for the past year After d hhck-
| uoHrd excrcIse on tho pAsL quarters lessnns, 4
! brief time was spent in general questions and
! answers.
CA FLORENCE. agent of the Iowa Railroad
| Land Company, discovered a couple or thieves
| in his Office, in the basement OF the Mccormick
| Block, yesterday uoon. On his return fron
lunch. He caught one Of them by the coat, but
MAS at the time cus;ght from behind by the
| fellows ''pAl.' The first mentioned one broke
away. however, by wriggltng out Of his coat, and
| Mr. Florence starred after him on the run. Fail
| Ing to oyertaka him, he returned to his Office,
| where be found thAt the other one had also gone,
leaving behind hin. however. his com pa anion' 3
l H. > Il
| mepts used by knife~sharpcners and glass
| cutters. Fortunately for Mr.. Flureuce, be
interrupted them ut Just the right time. His
idea is that they are alleged knifc-shnrpeners.
] who make practice nf spying out the pros
| pec1iye "jObs" around the business offices, and
| is sure he can identify the1n in case he should
see them again.
WHAT is destined to prove prominent, as
Kane County Fair, which Is to be held ut Aurora
In September. will be the contest for the
| Illinois. Republicans ana Democrats alike. all
know who - LUSH" }" is, but tor the information
Of the general reader 1t may be stated that be
Of the House in the Thirty-irst General
Assembly. and is now the Collector of
Internal Revenue at Aurora; With the lauda-
tile desire Of recognizing the services Ut the
c>lored Rcpu blfcans of Kane County. and pos
slbly. as an incentive to IN increase iii their
sl0f for the tiEst-best colored baby at The ap-
preaching fatr, and n premium OF Is for the
second-best. It only remains for Mr.. Crooker
to aunuunce that hls prizes VIII be on On 5he b.I lst
lican majority in that already Republican
stronghold.
MEssRs. BICRroRD KNOX l. Co. Rave lunch
at the Lulnberman's Exchange yesterday. About
q hundred members Ut the fraternity were pres
cnt. and npparently enjoyed the repAst most
thoroughly. Mr: J. H. Swan presided, and
TO the lunch-Rtvers, which passed without dis
sentiug voice The dealers voted to postpone
the next lunch four weeks from yesterday. be-
cause the next regular date would come so near
the Fourth Of July, which many uf the trade
expect to celebrate BY letting their patriotism
bubble over fn the rural districts. Kelley,
some OF the fumberInen think q month is
rather long time IL 20 without lunch: and the
suggestion has been thrown out that the next
one be celebrated by sort Of reunion. with a
program In which the Wit. poet, historian, novel;
LIST, orators. sta1Isticians, and utility men Of the
trade shall take part The planinx- mill ques-
hka hfAf I'M
can always be depended upon for lively debate.
Meanwhile the Secretary might procure lot If
create a sweet-scented forest in the Exchange
room for the occasion. There is M good reason
why the fumbermen shouldn't enjoy themselves
II they want to.
House began to fill up With the usual crowd Of
Democrats about ocluck, their object being to
meet Gov. Garcelon, of Milne. The Governor
s @ben be- be-
was summoned to the club room, where the
Bourbons had assembled, and Mayor Harrison,
characteristic speeches. welcoming the Maine
nun toChicago, and saying that those in the ruorn
had called upon him as Il Democrat The crowd
speech from the Governor, but he ,disap-
pointed them by saying tnat he was
nut on political tour. and would not talk to
them of politics. He was glad to see -hein n
however. The Bourbons then fell into line. and
were presented BY Mayor Harrison to Gov, Gar
celon. The line Of march was west in the hall
way to the rotundA, south fn the rotunla to the
cizar-stand. and east from the cigar
stand .t to the bar. where the column halted
fol96wtng: Mayor Harrison. Justice waliacc.
Hoyne. F. H. Wintson. Gen. Lieb. WV. lricn.
+, George b. Brandt. J. Ward Ellis. CnaTles
Cameron, A. C. Story, William Berry, 4.
Chisolm. E. c. Fisher. Lawrence Ennis, George
81. Bowman, and George Abrams. |
TIE TUG WHISTLE |
Referring. to a statement in Saturdays TR1B-
CNE relative to the South Water street mcr-
chants and the tug whistle nuisance the secre- |
al of those gentlemen have called on him to /
whom be has stated that the river is patrolied !
both night and day far the purpose Of observing |
giving information. ANY person who perceives
all i'lord1natc amount Of whistling will cotfer !
favor by noting the time. place, aud crcum-
stances, and sendinR the particulars, with the
nanes of Two or three witnesses. II the office OF
the Association. - Merchants Building. The
ease will be enrefuilr examined. and If grounds
for prosecution exist the summons will be is |
sued. The new ordinance permitting the
use of three-inch copper whistle in-
stead L Il! of OF restricting steamers to the use
[ect in few days. The transportation lines and
! majority Of the tug-owncrs have Notified the
The pressure OF the new law. the others, inciutl-
ng the transient occasional arrivals md tho |
steam barges will do likewise. or subject them
|
! large amount OF the whstlng has been that
he vessels were compelled to use their large
ea-whistles. because tue legal inch whistle WIS |
90 small. That difficulty has been removed bv
he Council 8 permission OF three Inch copper
whistle, thirteen inches long, with an inch |
team-pipe such as those purity in use.
INCCRABLES.
The Society for the Care of Incurables. which
'ociety is at present in process Of furmn-
ION, held meeting Yesterday afternoon i'll tho
'ice of F. W. S. Brawley for tho purpose Of
urther pcrfecting the organization. About Il
ozen gentlemen were present. and Judge linw- |
ey presided. The only business transacted was |
he Adoption Of a set of bylaws regulating
he government of the Society, and the appoint
a aent Of Finance Committee TO secure SUBJ
criptions, the by-laYs providing that money
hal! lie raised in that way. As has been
rcriously announced. the Society has already
ten d,nated accommodations for patients iii
be Soldiers Home. The Society will not be put
i practical working order Until tho Subscrip- |
IONS are 1urgc enough to warrant it.
cOur's CIRCUS PARADE.
The grand parade Of VIC. Coup's four-ring
ircus and hippadrome will take place to-mor- |
NV tAlontiuy) morning at u o'clock. 1t will 20
1c to Twenty second street, to State street. to
(nrrison street. to Clark street, to Monroe
trect, 10 Fifth avenue, to Washington, to |
tate. to Madison, to the grounds, In the pro-
essiou will be nine kinds OF music. comic hca.js
ugt steam musical chnriots, itounn chariots |
nKlsh a11d French racchorscs. 1Hdies. knights |
arnoE. the Zulu Princess. dens Of animals |
ages, wagons, ETC.. etc, besides many novelties.
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