, 1859-05-03
May Day in Chicago.
sEKIoCs DOMESTIC DISTURBANCES AND NOV
ING siEt'TAtLES.

sEKIoCs DOMESTIC DISTURBANCES AND NOV.
ING slLt'TArLES.
STORES AND DWELLINGS ATTACKED!
Demolition ofSix1een stores by Armed
Worklucn!s
INCIDENTS OF THE DAT.
Yesterday morning the god Of day opened at
the usual Aonr full and nnwink,nS eye upon
tic city. The sky WIS ut'l;mlnca by :; cloud.
May, resolved, like aI uew administrations, to
right tue wrongs and rcdrcs, tic atu.cs Of hcr
immediate predecessor, WAS bland and mild,
seemingly unconscious Of at ability tn be un-
uuIiable. Uur citizens rose at I'M earlier hour
than usual. There sat ul,"n many q coun.en-
:.ucc 4 scttlrt! determination. The father Of the
family sat at lis breakfast table with tho lnE*s
aSb TE1rrSE, with less If leisure, or perhaps
for rcasona to be narrated, got neither tie one
lior the other in murniny which may have
brought neither 1risurc nor newspaper
We never looked upon bclta.ncrcd CITY, or
Il city from Nf'ici, the inhabitants were fleeing.
IF room nn the last dray load, Mr.. Encas carried
.,tion his fi1ial shoulders the author of his being
We c4n only imagine that slar of terror when
there was onc steady tide If frightened human
i:y h,,rrvinc fran devoted 1Iercu,arcum aud
Pon1peij. Our lot las fallen to us in pieasaEter
places and VIZ intend to huill upon it III time.
Ii Eneas had been in town yesterday llc might,
,,rI.c 1aj trfE~i,.uf ft.o9t,ru..1,+
tn have engaged his dr4y in advance, have been
torced again to curry patcrnal tack-loaa.
Suc1. Il hustle, suclt din, such cncunterin2 oi
sidewalks. as the invading and rrtre1:ins tidc
waxcd and waned- The arnymen and express
tncn held y high but busy carnival, Their
~tccsls. accnso:nel to long intervals Vi leisure
anil :{l,r linnrr 1,aps OH the stand found little
res. or never visited a stand ut all. Up and
.lnwu our streets wagons, and drays+ and car!s.
! with sofas, aad mattresses AMI furniture, tl1r
,r, SOILS II the rarlcr, thc clallcrn@ wares q:
kitchen and scnrry, poured north and snu!.,
aud east aud vest throughout the day.
Aud Hllcn tho sun Went down. ard the !i.st u;
tue uutcr Ii,l aud tu.uult in the streets which
?,:.sl tl..olhc} Ike bnr:.io. veins through The
l'o'lr> II daylight,
| ort,as=,l tic c,.ra:! th IT,
TAc.ult:o;z lr.rtef s!.a.s tse WI. i,ht Ut,
III so;,,e hundred; uf freshly occupied family
ill.n,.ons, for 10: bcls1c:d MIS- up in tic
inl,>c, :tnl tie crib had b"en ]it f,r the la>I
inad to coE,e il the morning, anil The sunPr'
va5 eatr: fru,n tlle top oi Il trunk, and not :
hIrs.tl lrcc If s,ore pipe in the house wnulc
lit, and i'm short. WHO necis Il rrrapitu!at"n 1"
ti,os" first horrible Lu,1-a Of experience il nsw
| .,ull>:.
Ii three removals arr equal IL .nr fire. ait
:n:Gr Tcntursuac ttaid M Insurance t"mpaD,
!l.sl covered tI4.' "e city with Il pulley st-tcr
I4y, WAX: nn.!.t ti'ey to ply fer tue losscs b,
':1c r,an: l.':,.!rrsl 'rn"ra!s Of yesterday: VI
throw The matter spr,,, :!'"i lease it with til
.:t;r%n>jlv rf tie Board ii Underwriters.
Ert nnw We cullr To still Mnrs start!:n:
,1vlEs. Ii is iii! rni,.,'ai f,r thr tenant woi!
:t1.:>'s IL aul fl, Il: TIC islc:iuns e,!ic: ell
!r, '':l N.: day, lut wc :>!!:, ii it III; rAt.s1:
IN ihcS. days for armed wnri;mcu to Tx, 10:
~,'s~inu of ;:s't"l.: s1rce1"rcs If bri.s, bah;n
:.ns~"~ an< stavss. :s.,l ,!s'ao!i>s thvza, viii!
city, with It's pol.cc, its military cotu.ac'
lis Ill sorts u prrycni,ts, look On urd do lit
:"e':tfe:
Sixteen s:"ies ana BUSINESS bindings. '"l'
tories III le@h1, in the very heart Of our ci:
;.:ld on the s;e square, were thus attacked tt:
,,:2ay. tl.,.A and Lake streets, i'll the di~tri,
;'tic'sr'i, were i1sIc'! with tenants hcr!f. VII
'tier property 10 places III silc'fef a'1' s'''tt.
Ii'c sa"et!'y e! 'ht1rtss ""s ln'a's'd, 1hc l'a
!'!n' "t "1r liberties "as turned of1' q: door:
iron the sanct;!n' O.! thu ttltf'rs I" the haunt
'lc carriers and tl::'l buys tic "h"!e iEfS| .S
t*HISE establishment WIS frrnea I'LL" ii
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III !<s"'ts" '''''d''!'S. altogether front OF "
IL i've hundred and hlty tert. so'he oi thcni
o. ,t1ries A:.',. and Int few ,lars since siarir:
nd ltt busiest Of "ur city u>i'ss li'r, l's tie Z
'e- II yesterday became 81 much rubbish, anil
>s' within few days he piled along the si'!ew
IA W. dvub: if this be not au era. csea in vssr {
worth noticing Will onr .lnHn E:1>t living
friendly critics aid 1u their wailipSs pver
49, ruin II onr ci.y, the burden that Ste..
chicago are absolutely So worthless that t
=" ire pulling them down." Won't sa'ne IF
hat exchanges give that 1act start IN their
unns'