, 1860-04-14

Dearborn street, y. 4. Buffers Il Co.. auc:.c.err.
FALSE ALARu.-The alarm sounded for the
Fourth District last evening Was bogus.
Goou.-We learn that the net proceeds Of
amonut to $4,000.
ATTENTION Soss OF MALrA.-You are request
ed to attend special meeting Of the 0rdcrto
be held On Saturday evening at hn1f-past Z
o'clock precisely.
A BURGLAR IN CrsroDr.-Yesterday John
Dolau was held in the sum Of $500, to answer
to the charge Of having burglariously entered
the hardware store of Reinbold l. Mag1ess, on
West Randolph street.
Pol1cE.-O11y two little cases yesterday.
Our <ity is very moral, or the police arc not
very sharp. All the evidences in the great
lack Of anything worry demonstrotive, point to
the former.
ATTEMPTED Su1c1nE.-A day or two since
wretched female named Louisa Scott, an inmate
Of Bridcweil, attempted to destroy her own life
by biting open vein in her arm, She had es-
capped, was recaptured, aud in her ehagrin
turned her teeth upon herself, nnd actually bit
into small vein.
Ok T1f-ToE.-Relief has literally stolen in ion
fip-tot" to benefit nil family men who have lit
tie feet dependant upon their purses for their
shoeirg. The Copper Tipped festgear adver-
tised by Messrs. Wadsworth & Wells. in anoth-
er column, arc really all that is claimed for
them in their announcement, to which We invite
the attention Of readers
THE C1rx. RAILWAY Co4pASr.-This Com
pany have been now nine months i'll operation.
They have eighteen miles of track completed.
In tho period of nine months ending with
March, their cars hare rnn 5s0,09a miles, and
carried / ISL ,251 paying passengers. The total
cost Of truck, buildings and equipment, $685.
5a2.s'. The capital stock Of tho Compan is
$25o,o0o.
TEE REVERB HousE.-We learn that tho IN.
nouncement IN this paper Of the sale of tie
Revere House and Of certain contemplated
changes hy the new owner, has led to the belief
tint it is 10 be closed soon. Such is not the
fact. 1t will he continued By its present pro-
prictor, under whose mauac il has become
popular with the travelling public.
Eeconprn's Counr.-Ye.terdsy the following
were acquitted:
Charles Lauer, larceny; Austin Felt, iassau1t,
and John Wilson, burglary.
John, alias James Sweeney, was convicted OF
burglary. ... ...
Tlie case Of Patrick Shesken, indicted for the
Henry 1[cCauley homicide, will be taken up On
Mondny morning. The Court adjourned to
Monday.
NoHE RAISING TO GRApE.-Ne learn Tint it
is in discussion though not get definitely settled
to raise to grade the fremont House ana put IL
elegant new store frcnts on its Dearborn and
Lake street fronts. It is not defsite]y settled,
bst is likely, and indeed necessary in view Of
ths prospective completion Of the new Sherman
House, which latter, by the wey, has not Jet
been leased.
The row Of nine four-story brick stores on
Lake street between Clark and Iasalle, oppo-
site the block recently raised, are to be forth
with brought up to grade.
PRACTICAL MAcH1Slsr.-We would call ettcn-
tion to the advertisement Of Il. '. Ditmars.
practical machinist and pressman. We COM
mend him II slillful machinist and engineer,
to alt persons having any repairing to Go on
printing mschines, steam engines, or other ma
chinery. Fur two years past he has been em.
ployed by this office to keep our presses and
other machinery in repair, and ne hare found
him to be prompt and ekillful
For several years Mr. Ditmars IVES in The an
ploy Of the famous house Of Il. Hoe l. Co., New
York, where le acquired thorough practical
knowledge Of power presses aud other printing
materials. Mr. D. has done considerable work
for this Office in the course Of The past two
yeazs, andhas given good satisfaction.
0'GEAp1's M1sTAKE.-It WAS when this city
was boiling and bubbling with the hot fires Of
.he late municipal campaign, that Barney
O'GEady uhe name will do az we'll as any othcr)
came down with white apron on, to attend lis
duties as waiter at The fremont breakfast. Bar
ney was huge politician in his way, ind had
bawled himself hoarse over night, at Demo.
CRITIC lore.feast. 1t his coffee and toast sat d
portly stranger, who, catching Darney's eye,
| said in an undertone:
"Boy. so and bring me D<saeeFt right
away"
Now in tho mind Of the honest O'Gradr, the
whole race Of mankind just then stood violently
| divided into two classes, those who were Demo-
! Gratis and those who were not, md here, said he
to himssif, is call for one Of the faithful. OF
be started big with his mission. At the Office
be mysteriouslJ asked "where wud l find
ltather Daridt'
HanIin didn', know, and O'Grady the waiter
broke out into q sold sweat, Mt tbs prospect ot
the inevitable loss to tas paytyunlcss one Of its
members should answer this call for =" a Demo
! csat." Suddenly bright idea struck him; his
aprsn was
Unc moment white. then gone
as he darsed through the doorway into the
breakfast roop, 70 the postly mans elbow, tc
whom in stage whisper be hoarsely orea,hed,
"Shnre, sir, I'm Dimmccrat mcesslf, and
can't jist now find no other, wud do:"
The portly man exploded; 0'Grady threw VI
his situation, and is now the second mate Of tht
cook On O lumber prereltsr:
Jon T1o71Ea on MS TEAyELs.-In yesterday
Police Court can1a up a case that should furnis1
another warning to the unwary against the en-
tire clas. and games Of confidence men. !
eouutryman, named Andrew Sch!ossen, from
Kichland County, Ohio, testified that on
George Kelly met him at the Pittsburgh, For
Wayne l. Chicago Depot, aud asked him nvher
ha WAS going ac replied "to Mansfield.
Kelly said "whJ that's jnst where au going
I have sent on my trunk with $3.50 in it, and
hare no money ut present. However, har
. gold watch (and here he shed copious tears
EhicL my poor old mother left me as dyin
gift. If you will Jet mo haro &s5, will cir
it to you as security, aud when re arrirc a
Mansfield, will open the trunk and reps
you.
= Even as Samuel Weller yielded 10 ihe brin
Eush from the eyes Of tsai.orous Job Troste,
so did Scblossen's bowels Of mercy. .more {
the appeal of Kelly, and he gave the none,
receiving the "poor old mothers present q
pledge. No. longer after, change acquain
f ance told him the watch was bogus, the "mt
;. ther" o myth, aud the weeping stranger
knaYe.g Fortunately the cars had not stsrtsd, I
, by the aid of Officer Barnes the young man