, 1859-10-31

The southern and western sky mas been oEi-
liantly illuminated By burning prairies.
. Rt. Rev. Henry ". Lee, \. D., Bishop Of
the diocese Of Iowa, will preach in Trinity
Church this day Sunday, morning and even-
ing service. There will be service for chill
Lren in the afternoon At st O'Clock, when ser
mon will be preached to them hy the Eecter,
Rev. y. Il. Schenck.
Orr THE TaAcE.-The switch engine Ea9h,
belonging to tlc PittsbuEg, Fort Wayne and
Chicago Railroad, WAS run OF the track Satur-
day afternoon, about o'clock, at the Twelfth
street crossing, owing to the displacement OF
switch. The engine and one freight car we'c
turned upside down in the ditch, damaging the
engine considerably, and the freight car not so
much.
DosA41os.-Tbe friends Of the Rev. ARA
Brown and wife, of the Owen Street u. l..
Church, are respectfully invited 10 cooperate in
donation visit on Tuesday evening next, No
yember LIST, ut their residence, No. LIS Owen
street. 1Iaving been engaged in general labors
through the mission districts, and receiving but
meagre support from The weak and stsagghnE
church over which they preside, any eestow"
ment, large or small, on this occasion will be
most appropriately maae.
Those who are unable to attend personally
are reminded TINT eo,amuniraf:oss will be gratc-
fully received.
ClrY M1sstox--Ne learn that mission to
the poor is contemplated by minister Of the
En;.o1ru1 Ft,urah in fhiQ cff e for
the coming winter, in connection with the
Church formerly occupied by the swedes and
Norwegians, (St. Ausgarius), corner Indiana
aud Franklin streets. The building only needs
few repairs and some alterations to make il
one Of the most attractive churches on the
North Side. The object Of the mission is to a.
ford such temporal and spiritual aid to the de-
serving poor rs cannot be reached by the parish
clergy. 4 sermon was recently preached to the
Young men Of St. .lamcs' congregation con.
uected with this object.
FATAL acc1DESr-Micllael Farley, i laborer
ut the hydraulic works, bridgeport, was fatally
injured on Friday. in consequence Of falling
from tue upper story Of the building Into ono
of tue pumping pits below, distance Of nearly
thirty feet, and striking on a n,ass Of old iron
and rubbish. He survived abont eighteen
| hours, hut was entirely unconscious during the
time. lie hal no family, though an uncle Of
his resides in tI,c city, to whom the body was
delivered for iutcrment.
On The same lay Child Of William Joyce, oi
bridgeport, about three ycars Of age, whilst
playing iu room, stepped backward into pail
Of boiling water, standing upon the door, anl
| was SO badly scaldcd as to cause its death.
NAnnow EscArE.--About o'clock. Thursday
evening, cries were heard from a man in the
| river, near Wells street bridge, aud in mo-
ment half dozen boats put out to the rescue.
| One that started trom steam dredgc Close ut
hand succeeded in reaching him first. although
the man had no oar and padded with his hands,
reaching the man just as lie was sinking the
last time. Dy plunging his arm under the WA
ter, lie just succeeded in sei.ing him By the
lair. The man was taken into a saooM near
by and restoratiycs applied. lie recovered suf'
tjcjentty to state that he came from Beloit, bnt
did mol tell his name. How lie got into the wa'
ter is mystery, as the brid &c was closed nj thu
time. lie was probably drunk, or attempted te
commit suicide.
PoL,cE.-The following cases were disposed
OF Saturday morning Justice Akin presiding
Erastus d. Sherman, found asleep in the lobb.
at the Post Office on Friday afternoon, was tlnct
| t.. under the hexa nf j" disordrrly-"
Edward lloons, ,disorlerly, assaulting friend
was fined s,
James O'Ncil, drunk and disorderlyr s.: Tin
Burns, disordcrly, $40; Schroeder, disorderly
special bull; Richard Dolerty, disorderlS, dis
charged; Catherine 1,olerty, Richard's wife, d
discharged; Mary Miller, assuulting and thrash
iu: ano,her woman, $40; Patrick Sullivan
drunk. Is Carl lieith, drunk and dsorderl.
SO; Thomas Cosgrove, drunk and dsorderl,
&; Patrick Myers, tue same offences, 81; Ralue
Roder, do do, s. Henry Barritt, disorderl'
special bail; Thomas Little. disosderlr, q
Joseph Canton, do. Is; James lIarkins. do. =
: Lyman Henson, keeping house Of ill'fam'
III.
D,srn.ss1xo OccrRKEScE.-Ou Friday mori
ing, Mrs. Brosuahan, lirins on North 5ucks
street, near Milwaukee avenue, while !sbor'n
F: undor dtliriuns trtmens, made desperate &
:. tempt at suicide by cutting her throat with
: razor, notwithstanding she WAS closely watche
r by her husband and others. Drs. Waite a'
= Freer were called. 4 gaping wound in Il
/, throat three four inches long, was found. al
It tue wind pipe was entirely sescrsd-the tn
= = portions being drawn two inches from eat
a other. At first she seemed stranglinE fro
Il blood choking the passage to the lungs; b
H. shnJ frna