The Northwestern standard., 1885-12-19

| Curtis Rall was crowded Tuesday night " IT'D
scotchmen and their ladies, mostly members
OF the Caledonian Club. The excellent mu-
sical and literary programme, which had been
prepared by the committee, consisting OF
Robert Hannah, P. W. Martin and D. f. simp-
son, had only one fault: it was so crowded with
good things that many of the audience, in or
der to get home at a seasonable hour, We're
| obliged to leave before the entertainment was
over.
| Prof. Downing, of the State University, de-
hvered the second lecture Of the course-Plain
| Lectures for Plain People--at Catholic Asso-
chiffon Hail Wednesday evening. Comets
and Meteors' was the subject. at was most
instructive lecture from the beginning to the
! close. Clear and concise in manner OF speech,
the Professors efforts drew forth from his all-
dience the strictest attention, no point OF in
formation seeming to have been lost to his
hearers, The third lecture OF the course viii
occur next month. Lights, Old and New"
will be considered by Prof. Dodge.
Last Sunday, following the regular meeting
of Division No. /, a. 0. H., at their hall at $50
Second avenue south, there was organized
company of Hibernian Rifles. 1t started out
most favorably, having on it's roll charter
membership Of tfty-two. After organization
the following gentlemen were chosen officers
of the company: Captain, J. J. McHale, OF NO.
2; 1sr lieutenant, Edward Kennedy, Of No. /;
I'd lieutenant, John Smith, OF No. Q; lst ser
| geant, 2. J. Rooney, of No. l. The meeting
then adjourned to meet Sunday, December 20,
for the purpose OF completing their organiza-
ton
The four suits Of c. Wood Davis against the
st. Louis & San Francisco Railway Company
for discrimination in cars and other Transports.
ton facilities, came up into the United States
court at Topeka, Kas The suits involve $l07,-
OOo Or this sum 81, 900 are claimed on over
charges. There are two damage suits growing
out of discrimination in cars ana other faclll-
ties in transportation il which the claims are
for 100000, Including interest This is the first
suit OF the kind ever brought in the United
States and it will be bitterly fought one,
Davis having been forced to go out of busi-
ness.
A meeting Of the directors of the industrial
Exposition was held Monday and business of
interest transacted. Il was deemed necessary
to at once fix the day of the opening and keep
it ever before the public. After some little
discussion it was decided to open the doors on
August IS, 1886, the fourth Monday of the
month. This date, it was held, would the least
| interfere with the State Fair and would draw
visitors to both cities TO take in both fair an
exposition. The site for the building has not
been chosen. The fund has passed the 3250,0O0
mark, and Gn endeavor will be made to reach
tho sum of $500 600 by the 1sr of January.
The warehouse and finishing shops OF fheD -.
M Gilmore Furniture Company, at the corner
of Western avenue and Sixteenth street, wers
partially destroyed by fire Monday evening.
The company was organized in 1888, Capt Gill
more being general manager, Donald Kennedy
president and A. G. Kennedy secretary and
treasurer. Capt. Gilmore has twice been
burned out before, once in 1878 and again in
1881. The present company was organized
and the buildings erected in 1888, the ware
house costing about $4,000. The walls are
still standing and are unhurt, the loss on build
ing reaching probably $1,000. 1t is impos-
sibe to tell the extent Of the loss on stock and
material. Capt Gilmore thought it might
each between $50, 600 and $25,oo0. The insur-
ahe ece is a5O, 900 in all on buildings stock and
luint Der yard. The work of rebuilding has al
ready y begun.