The Irish standard., 1893-05-20
STA E CAPITAL NOTES.
Chief Garvin is in Chicago and Cap
tain Schweiltzer rules in his stead.

ASAoSnAo0V0A OA wednesday, Wy 6cOI0 VI
18 to l3.
The schools of the city will be repre-
sented in the Hill festival on June 7th,
9Th and 9th.
Kuhles & Stock, cigar manufacturers,
suffered loss OF $4,000 by fire on We'd
nesday evening.
A. 81. Hornsby, indicted for forgery.
pleaded guilty on Wednesday. Sentence
las been deferred.
Misses Amelia and Rettie O'Gorman,
of Villa Marie, Frontenac, are visiting at
their home on Kent street.
The Hibernian Rifles will give social
at their hail, corner Third and Exchange
this evening, and right good time is
anticipated.
J.C. Prendergast, Patrick Butler, John
Kirwin and respective families will 60 to
Chicago on Sunday evening for the pur-
pose of seeing the great fair.
J.H. Kennedy, late of the firm of Ken
nedy & Deyereaux, departs in few days
for the Exposition. He expects to visit
his old home IN New York before return
ing.
DR.. Dan Cunningham, Of Graceville,
who lately won such high honors at, the
Rush Medical College OF Chicago, was in
the city visiting old friends the first of
the week.
= Three freight cars of the Great North
ern were thrown from the track on We'd
nesday evening and with such force as to
knock out one of the piers of the Third
street bridge.
The Norwegians Of the city celebrated
the national holiday Of the old land at
Market hall on Wednesday evening last.
Charles Weist was the orator and dane
ing the pleasure of the evening.
At last the reform council has passed
a city railway ordinance. Under it the
East Seventh street cable line will be
changed to the electrical system, and the
line operated on the East and West end
turns, making continuous line. The
change must be made by September.
The Father Matthew T. A. society has
aroused itself to vigorous action. At the
last open meeting Mr.. E. J. Cannon de-
ivered stirring address. A genuine
enthusiasm has been awakened and it is
expected that the organization will
double it's membership in the next few
meetings before the summer vacation.
1t seems natural for police officer to
proceed in high h-handed manner. We'd
nesday afternoon Chief of Detectives
McGinn had a man arrested on pure
suspicion, and after dragging him to Il
photographer who took his picture for
the "Rogues Gallery" let him go. The
man protested vigorously but to no avail.
II is expected that the mayor will inyes-
tigate the matter
MIR. James G. Fitzgerald, of the bank
ing firm OF Fitzgerald & Smith, died at
the residence of DR.. Whorton ON Sunday
evening of typhoid fever. His death was
wholly unexpected by his friends as he
had only been confined to his home
few days when the sad announcement
was made that the grim destroyer had
claimed him as his own In his demise
St. Paul has lost one of it's most admir-
able characters, and his death removes
from our midst one whose absence will
be keenly felt.
The Irish American club gave de-
lightful reception on Tuesday evening.
Jovial fathers and Jolly young men were
there and with them were coEcely matrons
and charming maids. A game of progress
sive euchre was first in order Miss Josie
O'Connor won the prize for progression,
a beautiful fan. Mrs. John Fitzgerald
vas awarded handsome vase for win
ming the highest number of lone hands.
The BOBBY prize was captured by Mr..
John Collins. After the game was con-
cluded, refreshments we're served and
then the fascination of the dance for one
brief happy hour. !.
Next Sunday night the management
of the Grand will introduce to the public
q part Of the excellent list Of people
chosen for the present summer to COM
pose Jacob Litt's players. The summer
has become fixed fact, and the
third season will probably be the most
of any in that 1t will give us two
complete companies, and embrace some
of the most talented people in the dra-
matte profession. The play selected Tor
the first appearance of Lifts players next
week is "Uncle Toms Cabin" which will
be given the same elaboration in stage
setting that characterized last years |
production.
Some two mouths ago, during the ab-