, 1859-06-27
CHICAGO, MONDAY, JUNE q, 1859.

DA,GGs IiursE BILLIARD RooAs.-Tlle pro-
prie,ors Of the Brigss House have leased the
store roo,ns on the Randolph and Wells street
corners Of tue Briggs House block, and con-
rertesl them into billi:lrd rooms. For this pur-
pose they are exceedingly Convenient and Tery
,astcfns fitted up There are four elegant tables
nov in usc , aud TWO more vii! shortly be p!aced
in the centcrroonl Di!1inrd playing is as HARM
i..ss III itself Is chess and nearly as good excl-
else as ru!1in" nine-pin balls; but it may tie
abused and converted into gambling, like any
other game. The number Of persons who play
billiards has become 1reat that landlords tlnd
billiard tables NECESSARY adjunct to their es-
Establishments. Boarders and travellers demand
the use uf table to pu=s an evening, or while
away leisure hour. We by 10 means adso-
cate Or advise the employment Of share time in
that WY, but we are mert]y speaking Of things
as they exist, not Is wc would have thenl- 10
i person needing exercise, re would recot1l-
mcuI ..yruuastics, and to one desiring physical
relaxation, chess. But reading useful book
would BE- better in the Que easr. and saving
wood Or 1orius in the garden in the other
I, j, proper to :dd III regard to the roc1ns III
question, tia: ali playing; for money. Or gam
bling gaines, arc strictly forbidden and inter-
dctc1 by the proprictors. The Use Of tile tables
are only permitted fur purposes Of exercise and
amusement.
WAXING tpA TrrSkEY.--The other night at
near the so!e:un hour Of twelve, 81 lonely trAr-
clrr might l.nyc been seen vending his way
across our cou:t house square, When 10. sud-
denly . low voice came upen his car. lie LOOK
eli down upon the sprouting Srass-t w:.s not
there, and directly after that lie locked ut tic
GRIM walla and bcl.e1l g1las&!; face peeri''y
through the bars Of the jail. All-ll, ,'-!iorror:
liz was about to speak out rs Hamlet did, when
| lie behcd rot lis "Fytler's gl'ost-likc,' when
The vnice c:1nr aai1,, i'll loud whisper, it said,
"uusl,, hush, two mca are now about to escape
| from the JUL. ! can say no more, Or they will
! hear me- With thHt the Sllast|y face disap-
pearcl, tic voice ceascl Ill was still as dead
I!ue bottle. and the lonely Traveller being COLI
I seryatnr Of the peace, determined tho naicGsc-
| tors should not escape; SO he rushed Tor th.
| TurnSry':, duor. knock, knock, knock sounded
On the duor till tie jailur awoke, Us mich
;.:iri=l,tcd is tic old porter in Macbeth, tsvc
! s;,t >,o,r.. IN th. or;,n,l tcxt) Hastily the
| .tor, ~ III. ;r,r,d.d csc,nc ,yos toi,1.. while
the turnkey, litelins up lis pants u II VIII
linn in Black-evcd Susan. look:d smiles Oh
lis informant, notwithstanding the coulncss of
t1o ,,iI,;uh, ,;r Th,. ;,;1,r i,ok.3 hi.,h and
, .o,, ,, x,,,,,< tf H..
~; ,.,:. !. 1.u, 1,x,, s.,r,,.s
.,.:.,l.,s :: ,..:.. H., $780,. ,,,;.o,,.r i;d
49,, ,,,,., -. a,,r J.. c,o,c o,,,,
/ Hc e"i! III l''e att't' =" o""i ~ .-''~ -'
his n'ssltcaI' w"Fe u rcTenEf"1 lock- a"leAeo
glare WAS III his eye; aho aho'l Lie lp'ot"'"u'
WAS thanked 'or the tFo no'e nc 1';A 'aAen " -"
angry sc'"t and ss"i'fA'A2 70 ro2f' LUZ 'o''c':
Traveller had Deem sol't-a''" oseh 'ile CAUSE VI,
aho'heF ooo, o''H3 sol"-aAo 1s ~ '"'". :" :.
| WIG, wLi>py,iuy :: mora! ia bis willing ear
..Trou1,lc vyur head within yuar own Affairs
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An 0nn tisii.-"e yesterday "a" Al the ol1'ee
"f n7 13ry'lock. what may De called all 'td .N<h'
! which was caught i'll Lake Michigan " ILL
lse:nsn *ng!"r. III Tuesday Last. who thought
II first it was fish by the we::l', but s'udtu'S
tL"s1ha II WAS the-~--, a'sd crossed h'''>el'
very sacrcdiy 1t the sight, but Ae hnally Eot
rcconclitd i" II ami parted With II 'rs a"af.
II IL Called tic me"o->'d"fa"s' anu at'h"ueh ~
Is known +" exist IN thc western AaAeS a''a
Sou1leFh ANelS' put ~" i's1' =" '"'' 'ee''''
liz, Il head and skin like dark pup Of the bull
breed, is of the sI,apc Of lizard. with tail
like ;,u eel. has four feet with fur toes nn each
and its sis are located like Il dogs ears, and Dc
int look uuikc them; while. it has, {
uousl vrrv """'. IT. = -":7''~'' ~ A:-1''~'
ing f"nr rows OF SMALL ""e 'eei''' anu - ~
n''ar"ns anu 'o'ae'""S cr'''e'. vi "'s "'l''N'
u the Sot'teF'' f'efS II ~ ''l'eo " "'''.. W.
II Is "otl" ses"'6' s''" '''s D'> ~ ''4'' "'""''
consented 10 sno" tllls epes'n'e" ~ ''''s wiz
"sas ues's ~ "nus N
- Int s'a1e'''e''' "a '''t '"'>' ','a' ''''e'
aha p"'S's'S are u" every e'."esot '"s '|'s''
Is "n''ue' or Else anes '.e '''ns Nv ""sa' =,
ILL., 1"' w iisat ~ '''@ 4sn 'A' '''>' ''H1
~ e"s s".'"'''s W. eA''no. soa,e Ne''ss ,''' ~
''"'s Vi tut 'oo'e's' "' '"Ae'.'''-' :.
s's "as he'ef 'c'se' f'o'eee. 'A''.. ~ ~"
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TuE i1osErNuoS-On Friday night soun
;. and promising physician, Dr. -, hFout,s
his brid. tn their" home for tile Isst time, all