, 1860-01-09


were disturbed in mid career in q grand setto
on Shermau street, on Saturday afternoon. The
war commenced over washtub, Where else
does the female mind more readily ssoop to bait
tie, and how easily dses she pass from the suds
literal into the suds metaphorical. Mrs. Flaci~
gan was washing with her tub on three legged
stool claimed by her neighbor. Hrs. AcFadden.
Between these danes animosity had sprung up,
and the McFadden, eager for conflict, joyous'y
"Icnt The loan'' Of The stool 10 her bosom friend
Mrs, Toohy, yea did more. in accompanying
her to aid in reducing the loaned utensi1 to pos.
session. Mrs. Flnnnigan was rubbing out the
clothes, and that was s'Me rub" indeed, for who
should dare to dispossess her. When Grett
meets GrteE then comes the tug Of war; but
when female Grecian mee.s one Of her own
countrywomsn, nothing sho ort Of the entire Aar-
nj of battle wi]l answer. The allied forces,
McFadIcn and TQobr. eagereyed, swooped
round The coreted prize. a<s. Mcfaaden turned
10 get dipper Of hot water. Ill.fatcd dame,
abe turned in time to see her tub overturned and
the tripod disappearing in MFA Toohy's embrace.
Had the lipper contained % ~ fortis whatpow-
er had stayed her wrathfal arm. Full and fair
few tic scalling contents, Eadng oa the re-
treating Toohy, tke pper:describing circle,
and as If it we're the constellation of thnt name
making McFadden see stars as it resounded on
herLead.
Here then was the quarrf well begun, and all
the war dci,ies sprans ready from Olympus to
uid the fight. MFRS pa!ronized the outraged
Nc Fadden, Minerva the scalded Toohy, and
very pretty fight was in progress wheu the po-
lice were caIIed-
Mrs. Tooly is severely burned and Mrs. Nc
Fadden's Lead shows bad confusion. The
case will come mp to.day for hearing. Under
our constitution it cannot be shown TINT they
were q. all iusti6ab!e lit overturning Mrs. F1an-
uigan's tub. We report H. cas-, in full as in.
vo;sing law point Of much importance to NO.
man kind.
POLICE MAr1Ens.-pc!er Fiynn, sneak thief
OF nnfragrant reputation, was sent to Bridewei
on Saturday. Lawrence .. Delany married
widow. He did worse ,han that, in failing to
treat his widow well, and on her complaint was
fined so in Saturdays Police Court. He com-
planned sadly at being thcs malcted, and AYERS
lii, his is very serious modern copy Of tue
"Martyrdom Of St. Lawrence" and rapents
himself Of his widow. Adam Schiiek on
Friday night went 10 saloon and ordered beer
which he drank, aud threw the mug through
the window into tue street. 1t WAS discovered
that Adam was tight, and yet :uch loose prac-
tices being dangerous to the property Of saloon
| keepcrs. be was arrested and fined SO By
Justice Akin. John 1.sgeEll7ck was dced s.
for stealing joiner work.....H. c. Ludwig ar
| rested several days since for stealing watch,
was brought up for examination, but owing TO
the absence of the prosecuting witness, the case
was continued.
TIE West SspE SHOOTING CAsE.-The man
Kaufkolz, shot by Williams on Friday. under
| circumstances narrated in our last issue, was
reported IN 4 critical condition on Saturday,
and lis physicians forbude his being visited By
any one.
Williams, whoit will be remembered dc'iv'
cred himself up to the law and is now in jaii,
couycrses freely with nil visitors. One Of these,
On Saturday morning, to try him, told VII
liau,s that Kaufkolz was not much hurt, where
upon the former instantly responded that be
was sorry for that, lie waited him to die.
| 1tis said that in tac aJask By Williams upon
KaufEolz be womb hare pfcsuoly killed the lat
ter on the spot bnt for the interference Of do:
belonging mud much uttuchel to Kaufkolz
which made desperate attack upon "iltam'
in his masters defence he afuir excite
much feeling among the very numerous Ger