, 1861-08-20

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Lee eFellott, :Keuosha- Wis.
t Are. KAte ooliins, MllwAukee, Viz.
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Charles Lewis. Chicago, M
John Waterman, Ottawa, Ill.
9. f. SANFORD. OttAwG. Ill
Miss Jenny Charter, North Port, Mseh-on. n.c,-.
IN ass; n:.I nlzs c. Snyder, New Disgtnss, WIS.,
flekFocRa1s,-On Sunday afternoon, whi1e
patnlng' at the foot Of KiRzie street, Mr. Geo.
~ conger had his pocketa picked Of wallet
containing draft for t2o0 and between sAand
e IN SILVER. We understand a similar rohherv
was made On the Lake ehora on satu,t7ar
lnere nave been number st similar occur.
feaces, and bathess cannot exercise too much
caution
In every city there are female robbers. AZ
well those Of the rsugher sex, and those WIN
must needs come IN contact With all classes
Will do well to bear this In mind, Last even.
ing, AZ the Randolph Street car was euIne
west about tea,tine, there Was a crowd on
board, as usual at this hour. i lady who had
Just placed her portemonnaie in her nocket
oleeoVesea that one Of her OWE sex sitting
crowded next to her was trying to get her
hand into somebody's pocket. She managed
very slyty to tranafer the valuable little
package from the lady's pocket to her OWL
her hand the meanwhile hid beneath the ample
folds Of the two dresses. The lady soen gave
the pickpocket to understand she Was discov.
eled, anx the 'tml1take" was rectided, with
ont even the passengers or conductor know
Ing Of the occurrence, We only blame the
lady that she respected the robbers feelings
too much, and was herself too modest to have
her arrested Let this be warning to others!
buRGLARRs.-Among the hundreds who
have come to Chicago, because Of its remote
uess from "the border warfare ~ as we'll az on
account Of its thrifty business condition,
there are not q few of the Light fingered gen
try, who eoon find persons too cowardly to
steal and too lazy to work, who will serve
then as acoomplfces or guides. The great
mistake made by persons who discover these
thieves with biackened faces {and still blacker
characters} upon their PREMISES, is, that they
do not leave lasting mark upon them, with
revolver.
On Saturday night the residence Of Dr..
Cook, 20 Madison street, was entered by two
white men with faces disguised by being
blackened, passed through tHo roems, and
succeeded in stealing $40 worth, although
both the Doctor and his hired boy knew they
were in the house.
On the same night man attempted to en-
ter the house Of Mr. O1en, 1a Milwaukee ~.
enue, but was driven from the window before
he had effected an entrance.
About the same hour the residence Of E, l.
Tinkham, on the North Side, was entered by
burglars, and valuable lot Of silver ware
stolen But happily the burglars became
alarmed by the approach Of a policeman, inst
as they weae leaving the house, and dropping
their plumber on the door step, made good
their escape.
TEE CHICAGO GAS WoRKs-This pioneer
company are adding greatly to their facilities
1or supplying Light to the citizens. Last
winter they Laid main pipe beneath the river
3: Franklin street. From that point main pipes
have been laid to Michigan, thence weat on
Michigan to Market, north on Market to su-
perior. They are now laying pipes near the
crossing Of Indiana street, and will extend it
to the new gas holder near the corner of Su-
perior and sedgwick. The 10-inch main on
Lasa1le street is to be converted into distri-
butinE pipe for the North Side, with which
| all mole pipes will be connected. The main
being laid, is the largest in use west of New
York City, being 70 inches in the clear, and
| is to convey the gas from the manufactory to
the new gas reservoir on the North Side.
In connection with this statement, We may
mention, to show the size Of the pipe, that
Joe Sailor, one OF the hands employed in lay
ing the pipe, passed entirely throughit, under
the riyer-p1obab1y the nrsE man 1nat ever
"tunnel1ed" the Chicago river.
supt~ c. 2. Bradley has taken the natter of
gas lighting into his OWN hands 80 far as to
order the police to report to the Central s.s-
tion, any failure on the part Of the Company
to light the lamps, on the night specified in
the schedule posted at the different police sta
tions; 10 that hereafter when there is no
moonshine We may expect gas Light.
| POLICE CoURT>-Abopt forty bipeds yester.
day paid their personal respects to his Honor,
Judge Davis, At the Police Court, and plead to
the charge Of intodcation, in It's varied stages.
Fines to the amount Of $500 we're assessed
and paid.
Aaron Roberts, gentleman Of ts the col,
cred persuasion -" not to put to fine a point
upon II, stole bill Of the denomination Of
so, from Michael MeGee. Aaron very strong.
y objected to the searching process, and II
WAS only after pair Of pesaadrs had been
forced upon his wrists, and smother upon his
legs, that he reluctantly consented. Four DO.
licenen were detailed to search him, and they
found the currency snugly ensconeed between
his Waasthand and shirt. The prisoner
snatehed the money from the officers hand.
and Tas proceeding to "deposit" the same in
his mouth, when he found that game blocked
BY the insertion Of bunch of brawny fingers.
somewhere in the region Of the jugu1as.
Aaron waa examined and held to bail in the
sum Of $500 for his appearance at the next
term Of the Recorders Court, and committed
in default.
CAUTION TO BoYs.-On Sunday evening a
I'D aged 15 years. son Of a German named
Crum, who resides at 121 Griswold street, was
run over By freight train on the Z c. r. R,
The train VIE moving slowly, and the boy
jumped on, rode as far as be wished, and in
attempting to jump OFF fell under tho car,
two wheels Of which passed over his legs,
crushing them in a horrible manner. Drs,
A1ltn d Dodge, who hare the case in charge,
think he may possibly recover, With the loss
Of both his legs.
This practice Of jumping on board Of Or
cltnging to the sides Of cars, when the trains
are passing through the city, see,us to haye
become mania among the boys; and If such
results as the above will not serve to warn
them Of the danger Of the practice, it should
be made penal offence.
CORDUROY RoADs.-ThIs class Of thorough
fare is often alluded to in cur war CORES pond.
ence, and is generally in use in swampy re-
gions in the border States, where small poles
sud logs are laid cross-wi6e, to make the
swamp roads passable. Those Of our c1tizeus
who hATe any curiosity to know from expe-
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