, 1860-11-03
Tho Common Council Meeting.

den achieyeda neutrality-suspicious. on the SUBJ
ject Of purity Of elections Six Of them within
the past week have manufactured IN .csd-
nance" Of the howitzcr pattern, the brass for
which WIS obtained By general levy ulou
their number, aud last evening was named as
the time for touching It of The piece badly
missed fire, there being only scven Aldernlen
present, only one Of them Republican, Alder
man Harris, just returned from Pixies Peak,
dropping In to see what it was all about.
This is probably the last attempt Of these
gentlemen to interfere with the present order
Of things, whlcl, will secure qnict election
and 10 every man his chance to vote. Proba-
big the novelty ofattempting to change by The
vote Of Aldermen the order and lawof General
elections will not again soon be seen. and we
commend tbs original draft Of the documen;
to the Historical Society for preservation.
That ordnance" was blunderbuss.
The eBrcckInr1dgc Meeting Tonight.
As Dug goes down, Brock riscs, aud while
tue "tattercd ensign" Of the squattcrites
floats its faded rags aud remnants across Dca:-
bonn street, the late friends pf< Stephen too
replace 1t, the other wing Of the Happy Family
is ont in tolerably full feathcrwith new flag,
newly fitted rooms, new earstage, and a,bran
new rally Drynn Hall this evening:
Stephen, in Ills Chicago speech, said be should
"carrJ Kentucky against Major Breckinri1ye::"
1t looks now is If the impudent boast would
be returned with vengeance % bis head. If
the interval were longer, v4h the present
squatterite rate Of progress. downward. the
Brock squad would outvote the Douglas fac-
tion even in Chicago. ~
The meeting tonight win be addressed by
Hon. john Doughcrty Of this etatc, Hon. j. c.
s. Blackburn OF Ky., Hon. HE Fitch, OF Chi
caro-, and Hon. John Goffrdth Of 1ndianr.
Bryan Hall will undoubtedly be pretty well
flied, for it will be the Last plank run out for
the swampcd Squatterites, uhosc craft isn't
seaworthy enough for even trip up Salt River,
whittier the Breck affair clears on Tuesday
next -
a NEW LOCOMOTIVE Head L1aur.-TLc
New York Central is admitted cycn by its en-
e1nies to be one Of the best managed and safest
railroads III the United States, because its Gu
terprisfng managers omit nothing which can
contribute to such i result. fhey are Just
introducing upon their locomotives head
light Just invented, Of wonderful power autl
brilIiancy, the result Of chemical combinations,
and Of such power that The fine print ofa
newspaper can be read on tue track at dis
taucc Of :, 400 feet from the light Tie cxpcr-
iments were SO satisfactory that the Central
Railroad Company resolved to adopt the light
for general use upon the locomotives Of their
road, a gratifying announcement, since will,
this light, travelling on the cars by night Is
quite as safe as By day.
MELANCHOLY CAsuA1TY.-A ead accident
took place about half past scscn O'Clock yes
terday morning, at the railroad crossing at
South Canal street, by which William W. Da-
vis, train master On the Galena j. Chicago
Union Railroad, was instantly killed.
The Locomotive Beloit was backing towards
the depot, and the deceased was walking In
front Of the tender, when, by some mlshap, hi3
feet slipped and he fell. Before the engine
could be reversed, it bad passed over his body,
mansling and tearing it to pieces in shock
! ing manner. Deceased was about fifty years
Of age, and had been connected with the road
eight years. lfclcaves wifeand four children
At Harlem. The iury returned q verdict IN nc
cortiauce with the facts.
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i ~ Go to John Ianea's, III Dearborn street.
i and get your clothes Cleaned and repaired. The5
will be well done. aud at prices to tnit the ties.
/ rB~ Coltzfoot rock m excellent confection fo7
cods, oarsenes aud other affections Of the throat.
Is for ealc bY Sargent, anothccatr. Randoln, and
! State street,
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