, 1860-04-17

The Recorders Court was occupied through
out the larger share of Yesterdays session With
tLc trial Of Patrick F. shesken, indicted for
manslaughter in the homicide of Henry McAu-
ley, urreaders will recolect the circumstan-
ces to hare been briefly these. McAuley had
the night previous TO the unfortunate erent,
while in state Of deep intoxication, most sross-
II aud brutatly insulted u lady, the sister Of
shesken, at Catholic Festival in Metropolitan
Hall, and, later, struck she=ken powerful
blow in the face. TIE parties met tie next day
in the st. Charles Saloon and there words and
blows passed. and McAuley being knocked
dow fell heavily in such manner as to fracture
his skull against the base Of the counter.
The defence, Messrs. yan Arnap and Mon
roe, held that the killing Was accidental Al the
result Of tue fall, and by their verdict Of not
GUILTY the Jurs 50 held, after being abscnt from
their seats less than ten minutes.
SAN. X. G. AID TIE POWDER HousE-They
has most accomplished and thorough. going
Warden in the person Of. let us cali him Sam.
&. C., which Il properly ar!iculated will give
you bis full name, and besides serve Us The
good turn Of shutting him out from an action
Of Law against us for spelling his story.
On The road from Joliet TO the Penal Institute
in question, III the loaelest part Of the same,
few hundred rods west OF Taylor's Quarry and
nj a safo Distance from my dwelling is squat
| square stone structure used as . powder house.
At times its contents a1e 9 vcry considerable
amount of the hard black grains whose m,sdi.
rected energy ia pregnant with mischief.
The Warden was driving leisszels along The
| prison road, solitary aud alone. He neared the
| powder house, md casually glancipg towards it
when directly opposite, and not three yards dis.
taut, he was torridcd at seeing faint wreaths Of
smoke escaping from the crcyiccs Of the door.
| Could it be mist: No. the country Was us "dry
| as J. powder house." It was uumistakably
smoke. There WAS smouldering Ere within.
| Sam. dropped his rcins in the extremity Of his
horror Us be pictured to himself the red demon
fire gna.ins away at the char7rd casks, perhaps
il an instant more to "rtfort progress.
Returned and commenced with whip and rein
and voice series Of attacks amendatory to tile
speed Of the old horse. It was tenn animal,
used to The whip, With a hide like hair trunk,
The Warden broke out into u cold sweat and
"hegan the Lords Prayer" commencing with
"Ao~ J lay mt,'' strangely inter1arding it with
objurgatory epithets showercd upon the tagging
sliced.
He saysit seemed minutes before be deemed
himself ut safe distance from the .mou1deriuc
magazine, aud even then be rode on, looking
back momeutarily to witness the threatened
"hois.."- 1t did not come, md arrived at the
Prison be told the marvel and his escape. 4
broad laugh interrupted the narrator.
"Why, Ar. c., old - ha. taken all his
powder ousen that 'ere house more'n week
ago, md is smoking his Asn,s A<r<''
ANNUAL EXAMINATION OF DEAnBoRS SEx1xA.
Hf.-Thc annuul examinations at Dearborn
Seminary will takc place to-day and to-morrow,
18th and 18th inst, in the Seminary building.
Tls examinations to-day from 8 10 l. a. H.,
aud Ito 5 T. H., will be in the Primary Depart
ment, aud lower classes in The In'ermediase
Department. Tomorrow at the same hours
will BE- devoted to'the Collegiate Department.
TEE STATE STREET Hcnsz RAlIwAT.-We no.
tice that long switch has been put In, which
i fills up ths gsp in the double track, On which
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