, 1881-12-21

Mr.. Gray.
INST cvcuinq's meeting Of tl,d Chicago
Historical Soretj' w,s rendered ine'norablG
by lilo reeaptun Ut ~, OH p,rtrnft nj tia iato
William u. Ogden. presented tn tho socfosy
by Mrs. Ogden. This picture Of Chicago's
first Mayor n,ptl n,ost col,sp'cnous citizen for
forty yrars will bo highly valued by tho
Historical 5octciy atul by the city ns n wholc.
William 4. McGleary was yesterday
nominated fur Postmaster 0f 1'ittsburE, 1'trc
afr pnr1netnl. resigned. Tho ,tnnillaton
Is n: tho Instance of Afr. Errci. Of the Pits
burg district. SENATOR Mitchell seems to l,c
rather oppnscd to the appointment, aiid nay
make llgl't. MeCfcary Is 1ooke,l OF, MS
ward striier, though he lMny bo n very hon.
est alld efficient l,ta1t.
Leading military officers Mt depart
mcnt headquarters III st. rnu express the1n-
selves very a,uplattra!ly Iii favor Of tllo
passagc of n Inv l,y Congrcss making cnnt-
puls,,ry tho retirement Of every nrn,y officer
when he sha1f have reaclIed the a4c Of &c. a
circular lettcr Urging this policy will be NIL
tIrcsseh to The Congressional Committed flay.
Ing the subject in charge.
--,fhe Canadian aMtfnrilics yesterday
seized a number OF Pullman lmtace-cars In
Montreal tn satisfy II clatnt BY the Dominion
Goyeynu,ens for slG0{ GOO which, It IL alleged,
tic Dominion Government Inns been de-
frn.,ttctl Of by tho Pullman Company bccause
Of the caIllally's fainre 10 pay tlItias on
cars manufactured III tho United States and
imported Into u,ld used In Cannda.
" jesse StaldIEg declines for tho present
to state wlutlur lie will or vii! not accept
,to Collcctnralllp, hit, rs llc Atsposod Of aii
his ycssGi Interests snnlo time ago. and there
aro i,u obstacles In tic wny Of his accc,lt-
ancc. It rnny Lu set slowm rs reasonably Ger.
tain that IN the event OF Ills co,l.irnhnt,on-Of
wllGll there Is tn sort of llonbt-he will
serve during Tho next fonr years rs Collector
Of tho fort III Chtcago.
--Thn businessmen nf Chicago, who
llnye been greatly inronycnirncctl by reason
of tlctay III tho rary lllnrllne mail deliveries.
anil win nrG fully nwar1. Tint tile lnatteulsncY
| e,f tho present ftssse Hr carriers 10 lerfor!n
the enormous delivery service nf thu city Is
| tt,e raise 1T tlla delay, arc sIgalug III great
numbers n pctitf0n 10 Collgrsss for largc
Increase III tito Iulnbcr Of letter-cnrrtcrs In
Ch1cago.
1Eat&AEllt ]AIbllAl HEslt tNC aItsl4AltNklptl
Of ex-senator r. Q. lowe, OF Wisconsin, for
rostmaster.tieneral to Tic Seliato yester-
day, atid tho nomination was confirmed With
mt delay. Il IL now understood TINT en-
Senator Boutwell, cRn l,ayo the Sceretaryshtp
Of t1a Navy II he wants It, II lie does uot
take II. 1t will go TO sonG Now EnglafNl ma,.
The tnterlDr Department will bn given either
to ex-senator Chatfcc, Of Colorado. or ex-
Senator Sargent. of California.
--'rhe I4otnlon Tmcs says that nothing
In criminal procedure ever cq1lascd tho luS-
It's If tiuiteau's trial. What should iinye
brcn graya Investigation Inns hecome, It
says, luriesune. III aort Of entertainment"
II pronoullcus Gnitean murderer and q
cElcat, ANIL the trial title lnst furctcal ryor
heard Of" "'rl,c laxity of the proceedings" !"
It says, Ills neither nlcltdc'l by the conduct
Of tlio prosecution nor by discretion un the
part Of the .Jlmlge."
e. II. I'apper. merchant residing Il.
1laim,nantl. Ind, died yesterday afternoon
from the effects Ut clIoroform administered
| IN Il dentists Office IN this city while having
sol,o teeth extracted, FIN u,lesthetic was
administered u,,tlnr the supervision af q reg
utar practlclng physician WIN WIS called 1T
| for tie purpose, mil It wnuil nppear that
death was caused by congestion OF the brai1.
and that no tla,ne ATTACHES either TO tic tlcst-
tEst Or tho physician.
Miss Aim parnell announces that It
the 1.aIltl.Lrae.!e oflIcus ara seizeu, corrc-
sponalencu may he directed to Miss llele1l
aid .iol.n Stuart Mills a.lopIel daughter.