, 1862-03-22

ng four feet six inches Of Water, on tuesday,
he First Of April. Boats will probably be
.rrdying here from Joliet, the weather being
,ropdtious, by Monday next
Ask FOE NEW TR1AL.-We neglected to |
state in our report Of the Brentano ibcl case,
reported yesterday, that Immediately after the
BY the jury Of verdict against
Messrs. sch1eger and Beckers, Of Il 500, their
attorneys put In motion for new trial The
argument Of this motion has not yet taken
place.
TEE C1r1 M1ss1oN.-A smart, active boy,
aged Is, wants good place in town, or near
by, where he can earn his living.
To applicants from all parts Of the State, |
Gn addition to about sixty in town for the |
ascolored GIRL who "wantcd home" !" the
Missionary Tonld state that she is comforts
jbly provided for Mt No. Sc Franklin street.
Rrczurrs.-The II A. N. train on the Mich
aean Central Read yesterday brought in thirty
soldiers: recruited for Col. Merrll's Cavalry,
the Missouri ID. They were under command
Of Can't, J. B. Mason, who had enrolled them
ut Battle Creek, Mich. 4 more intelligent,
hardy looking set Of men it has seldom been |
our lot to look upon. They were uniformed, !
but not yet armed The corps left for st. t
Louis Last evening at 1:30, over the st. Iouis,
Alton and Chicago Railroad.
MELANCHOLY CRcUMsTASCE.-We are
panied to learn Of melancholy event which
took place in the town Of Remsen, New York,
seventeen miles from Utica, the victim OF
which was lady well known to a wide circle
of friends-the wife Of T. " Buckingham,
Esq, and sister Of Jerome Beecher. She had
gone to the old homestead Of the family to at
tend the Golden Wedding Of her parents, and
was about returning to Chicago. On Thurs
day morning her husband received q letter
from her, announcing her plans for speedy
return Yesterday dispatch Was received
that Mrs. Buckingham, on Wednesday last,
while attempting to defend her father from
the threatened attack Of a German, with whom
he had alawsnit, received mortal wound, and
could not survive. The intelligence carries
mourning to many hearts. Tha afflicted hus
band left Immediately for the East. We can
but hope that subsequent news may relieve
theapprehcnsions excited by the first dispatch
Held TO BA11.-Bridgct Dufy-whose
arrest on d charge Of stealing some dress
goods VIC noticed two days since-was yestcr-
day brought before Justice Davis for examlna-
tion. Defendant pleaded not guilty. WIN.
Phelps, Esq, salesman in the dry goods
house Of Potter Palmer, on Lake street, from
which the property had been purloined, estab-
1ished the fact that the goods, consisting Of
dress patterns valued at twenty-five OF
thirty dollars, bore the private mark
Of the above named house; that they had been
placed On @ tAble, near the door Of the estab
lEhment; that latc on Tuesday evening
they Suddenly disappeared, as if by some in
visible agency, and that about Ii o'clock O.
the same night, Bridget Duffy was seen OF
Ksnzie street, and arrested, with the identica
dress patterns in her arms. This unfortun1t:
concatenntion Of circumstances led the court
notwithstanding Budgets earnest protests
lions that she ''bought the goods" to hol
her to hail in the gum Of $500, in defan1t c
Which she was committed for trial
STEALING T1ME--Some time last Heek
gentleman, whose namc has not yet transpired
fell asleep in place where he thought it pei
dcctly proner for him to indulge in sue
pastime, and was robbed Of gold watch an
chain valued Mt $50. It Was suspected ut ono
who the robbers were, but a case could not
made out without testimony. Time ran o.
and the watch ran too, until day before ye
tcrday, when Edward Wilson and Cathari1
Miller we're drinking glass Of liquor in the
quiet place with q new acquaintance who wo
soldie1fclotles, and protested to belong to o.
of the egiments at Camp Douglas. The SO
dier had plenty ofmoney; had just been pa
off; didn't care for the consequences; #
bound to have spree, and invited lis frien
to contlnue their positions to an iudefni
extent in his company, he to settle all Il
bills, as an especial favor. Wilson and Il
woman Miller were ready, and the whisky be
tie passed rapidly around. The head Of II
soldier began to turn one way and th
another-in fact he WAS getting pretty II
Set up-and his companions were ditto-on
more so. The soldier had gold watch.
look It out and boosted that it was the b
1ime-plece in The city. Wilson wanted to
On that, and produced gold ticker Of Fl
workmanship. The eye Of the soldier was {
served to scrutinize the watch carefully.
grew sober very fast. In fact he threw of
disguise and the effects Of the Nqnor he h
not swallowed, but had thrown over his sho
der, and opening his vest exposed the sill
star Of the city police. He retained the is
piece, fobbed it, and marched Mr. Wilson q
Catla1ine Miller off to the Armory- II
were a1zaigncd at the Police Court yesterd
charged with the larceny Of the property, d.
examined and held, in default Of $500 bail,
trial ut the Recorders Court The quest
Tow sgitating the minds OF the impriso1
couple il, how soldier can at the same ii
be a detective officer
Omce Crash at Chicago Times.
At one o'clock yesterday afternoon r
unexpected catastrophe occurred at the II
ton Of the Daily Times, on Randolph str
near State The rear building Of the oflcs
large, twoEto1y brick, with fiat, com
Elton roof It appears that great gum
of fsnow, blown from other and higher bu
ings, had accumulated on this roof provct
be toe heavy for it, and at the honr alb
named the central portion, embracing an
ofabout forty feet, suddenly. gave way, q
with tremendous crash, came down into
news-room, dcmolishing the floor and pret
tating CAGES, racks, tables, "turtles,'' c
posing stones, presses and types into the
room below. Three small presscs-on
them card.press-were very nearly rni
The four cylinder press, on which the pap
worked was in position where it rcci
no injury. The amount Of type insts
knocked into pi, Was by no means small
c1uding some job and all the newspaper
te1ia1; indeed, The wreck and ruin of
property was fearful At the moment Of
crash. there were eight OF ten empIoyt
the ofice in the neWB-room, but, straue
relate, not one Of them was seriously
The escape Of II. Joseph Bennett SCENE
most miraculous Being near the cent
t11c room, he WIS caught by the dcscen
rubbish and carried through to the
floor; jet his only injury was an insisnif
bruife Most Of the compositors were
enc side Of the room-in the act of eating
dinner-swhich fact doubtless contribut
their safety.
the building is owned by Messrs. T
M51zack & Haznlin. The total loss G.
As Jet be correctly estimated, hut 1t mus
talnay amount to several thousand do
Wo1knen were promptly engaged In r.
ing the damages and rghting up affairs I
Office The proprietors Of the 1sne, FIR
impossible, In the mixed up condition Of
ters, to issue any sheet this morning
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