, 1860-05-08
What the Firing was For.

OF canuonauinKs Inns WRs prolonged until eTe-
Iybody asked what it was for. In other words
to what end WIS such waste Of powder We
are able to answer the question. -.
The Douglas wing in full feather, lately laid
in ono hundred, and Gfty si1.poundcr cartridges
to be in readiness to SHUTS the victory Of
Little Dug. The Spring is proverbia]ly damp
season, and this Spring particularly SO. Thus
Douglas md his hopes got damped at Charles
ton For fear the same affection should reach
the powder here, it was resolved to fire it of;
and The Boomer the better, since all hope has
passed Of ever using the powder for its original
intent. 1t must be got rid Of.
l. bright idea struck tue Democratic Commit
tee The delegates from Charleston were COM
ing home, each "i'h q large sized flea in his ear.
With + Empanum SO protected no evil results
could follow the discharge Of cannon. The
humber of charges provided had been one hun
dred and dhy; i. was increased to! the magic
number Of 152 La. being the number of Totoa
Douglas had at Charleston, and On this happy
coincidence the firing took place, covering
about the ho II at which the Advance guard Of
tie return delegates reached Chicago, as a re-
cep:ion for them, and. to fill out the complete
aud magic number, = little fnal flash Of primiDg
rep 'eseatsa 'n' naA 'ose'
resorted to in the hope Of raising bodies damp,
drowned, and defunc,, and this purpose doubt
less partly underlaid the cannopadc last crcu.
'.s' ~, ,l'.e po"~e1 'nA" "aS .seo ~ oo'e-
,.uo ""' 30 ~" ~ AnaAe coos'as Ao.t
ae 40 oe' oHo 'Ae sesen u saopo""es' OF eonol
A''' o'"ueA' ::
Chlcagos Alton d st. Louis Raf1rond.
sThe stustees Ut the Chicago, Alon ST. LOU
IS Ra'lrcad are putting this impozsan. line in
capital ordaF.- When they took possession Of
the road much of the rolling stock needed to be
replaced, aud many repairs were essential to
its success and the safety Of the public. Three
new locomotives are to be put on the road TO-
day, two from the schenectady "ores, and one
oaaoe % hssess l. Co. o. fasse1son' Ne" SeE-
se5- S'nc more arc under orders from the p4t
terson works. Ten new catt!e cars will be re
cclred thss week, and other additions "lh be
nade 10 tue roli1ne STOCK as circumstances hhall
require. Besides this about $50 tons Of new
rails hare been put down, and tue track is to be
put IN the oest OF repair.
lnder tue ouechon OF oo'' Mason, tue sn
peFlntenaent' me or1dees ana cni'er's' wherever
'ouno 10 DC necessary are oe'ng replaced "ih
pe'ala"en1 stone 6t1ue' ures. Inc manseess
a'e a'so Po'''og 'oe 'oaos IN eapnal fnnn'ne
ofoef' ano conneeung as II ooes o1rec1!s the
Two leading cities OF the Mississippi Valley, il
must soon become, under It's prtaent efhc1ent
management, oce Of the best, lines in the
country.
man-1Iunters FoI1ed.
The shining crew of quick stepping, Gve1y
boys at tho Richmond House have been the OBJ
iect before now Of the cnrious eyes of man
hunters, Recently two men, named Churchve ell
and Throckmcrton, belonging in Louisville,
both Of whom have capital invested in Chicago.
the former in family named Allen, the latter
in a Dor named George. 8 waiter ut the Rich.
mond, have been stopping at the fremont
aouse' Ia lug eager ano se'eftn'oeo quest o'
'ne't 'oo "'ets cna1'e's'
1nfockmc.ton nrs: tf'ea so|e sdoaa' on his
property; tola MN ne naa regard 1of h'n'
anu wanted 70 ifee MN and educate him.
GEORGE however thought be was about as good
~ Tree already. and as to education, he knew
enough already to doubt Ar. Thfockmorton.
The master then tried to get George privately
to bis room in the fremont, sa5iDg he had
some. halEworn clothes for him; but George
Was shy The master then told him that he
would have him any way. and that developed
| GeoFgoa shsness into positive caution.
| fof t"o days these msn'hunters haunted the
N'ehmond, aided ~ railroad conductor, who
Will 90 well 10 change his profession Of kidnap-
pe5's agent OF else run on somo road which
does not lead out Of Chicago. The "two hun
afea he vas 10 hare 'or helping take tie boy
oeofee' Is snali enough lot 50 dirty JOB.
Yesterday the man Throckmorton procured
warrant, and the aid Of an United States
thn ,ov caoroa s,f. .o-.- ~. ho-s.-" Tra
Aim fa,n;,v aro ,,.o s,f. .,a 49, Ia,,;..,,;,-
| nv oo homc
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4 CASE OF PrRk ABSTRACTION. Katrine
Shrine, from the land Of the Rhine, was Jester-
day seeking bargain fine, at Jessels, in the
auction hne' when IN Anglo Saxon, named
Joseph sacSson' gos his eye On hatrine, OF
| TNthef the Ehtue Of the knPEln she hrnrotf fFNu1