, 1859-05-30
THE CITY.

tE Tie usuaf assortment Of single and
complicated DRINKS were disposed Of at the
Armory on Saturday morning.
- Tx. Gov Curry, of Oregon, is Dclazon
Snith's competitor for the U. S. Senate. They
are both ultra pr"-slarery Democrats
- Messrs. Norris 4 Hyde. No. 1o9 Dear
born street, hare on their counters the latest
and freshest Of periodical literature.
BF In the U. S. District Court on sat .Ssaay,
McEwen, another Rock Island timber deprcdu-
tor WAS tined SIS and costs. The Court adjourn.
cd to 10 :. II. to-day.
~ Strawberry lovers, and that is very
comprehensive classification, will remember the
charming feast proposed for tomorrow evening
evening at Metropolitan Hall. See advertise
nlent -; =,
~ There we're two small alarms Of tire on
Friday night. On the corner Of Wells aud
MnAtson streets, and on Wells near 5nekson. In
neither ease was the general alazm given. Small
damage in each instance.
~ The sharp shooters Of the Audubon Club
hare been indulging in u generous rivalry for
| some time past. numerous matches having been
| the result. Tn Friday afternoon match be-
tween A. ). Evans aud G. 7. Abbey Ut Stagg's,
gave the palm to tie former.
E% DR.. J. 4. kcuulcott, one of our bcs
! known aud most accomplished dental surgeons
! has removed his Office to new quarters in Nc
| Carthy's block Oh the corner Of Dearborn and
| ~, 81 III. rntirn nf ra.nnCrT
in another column.
1--WE hope the much talked Of project Of
street fountains for u free supply Of water to
the thirsty of man and brute, will be brought
| up before our city fathers. 1t is being agtated
in other cities, and must be generally adopted
as wise aud humane.
.79~ The beautiful 0pcrctta, the Flower
Queen, will be repeated ut Metropolitan Hall
this evening, for the third and last time Mcssrs.
Tilinshast and Williams deserve infinite credit
for the skill and pains with which they hare
brought out suc1, excellence in every detail.
tB~On Saturday afternoon the railroad mur-
der case, the trial Of John Mclaughlin for al
icdgcd malicious displacement Of . switch at
Harlem nn the q. & c. e. e. r., By means Of
which an cngin6cr was killed, Which las been
in hearing the whole of the past week in tho
Superior Court before Judge 1liEgings, resulted
in acqui,tal Of the prisoner, the jury being ah-
sent from their seats less than fire minutes. The
case was submitted by the counsel without ar
| eumcut, and turncd on IN cliJi conclusiycly
sustained.
- Pending the settlement of South Clark
street, the Mcssrs. 5. u. and 0. H. Walker have
taken off their line nf omnibusscs OH that street
which is thus literally left to the walkers. and
| those only If the more ADVENTUROUS sort. IL
fact the condition Of that thoroughfare from
Madison to Twelfth street, delics all competition
This season will do much fer it and sec it RI.
y dnccd probably to something TIKI order. For
2ttfse three or four years pnst, South CLARK
= zet has been Il nuisance Of the first tnud
> water. Hurry up the work, Messrs. Con
~ eE- The condition Of our alley, Couch placs
: It is named, wr believe, is horrible in tbc c2
trer,e, and nsc,lcssly The contractor
take the ,iyelicst liberties with the right 0
way TN Saturday a gentleman driving horst
and buggy belonging to the Messrs. Dutton
whose stable is on the alley midway tho block
WAS precipitu:cl vehicle and all into A chasn
sonr six feet deep, beside the Jorraaz "slic'
: block, which should 1lace been closed ar PRO
tcctca in sonc way. hut for the huppy intcr
ycn.;on Of ptank, the whole craft horse AMI
diver, world l,av- had Il memorable -snlasfn-ur
: As ii Was the carriage was somewhat broken,