, 1862-03-05
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1859
THE CITY.

THE CITY.
HoNE FOR THE FRfESDLEss.-The monthly |
meeting Of the Board will be held at the Home |
this {Wcdnesday} afternoon ut 5 o'clock.
Ftnk-About half twelve o'clock yes
teraay morning two~stoEy ftanc dwel1ingon |
Jeferson street, between North and Old
streets, owned by Patrick Dana, was destroy
ed by 6re- LOSE 800; insured.
ARMs AnR1yEp.-The five hundred mus
kets, accompanying accoutrements and am
munition, procured by Mayor Runasey for the
use Of the city, have arrived, and are now safe-
II housed at the Armory, to be given ont
should the time aEiVe when their employ"
ment shall become necessary.
HosE DoxAr1oss-Thc Home for the
,Fxtend1css acknowledges from Mrs. N. Nor
ton, pairs childsens' hose; Tobey, Booth d
Co., 1 barrel mess pork; Z. II & o. s. Housh,
barrel do; G. s. Hubbard, another nice lot
Of fresh pork; an unknown friend Is; Mrs.
N. 8. Bonton, parcel Of clothing; Miss Hotf
do; Vim. Blair & Co, . llatehet-
FOOLISH sToRIEs.-Not one in Thousand
of the ru1nors in vogue concerning Camp
Dougias hive any foundation wlatever. For
instance, instead Of ono hundred or five hun
dred prisoners having escaped, only one has
escaped, and he was promptly arrested and is
now confined in the -ArmorJ. None of the
prisoners have been shot, nor have there ever
been any threats Of shooting any of them.
The individuals who concoct and set afoat
these foolish stories should have an addition
to their stock Of common sense.
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-BARBARoUs.-Iti is currently reported that
scarcely Sabbath passes that there arc not Sc
versl brutal cock-fahts in the vicinity Of Camp
Douglas, attended by crowds Of shoulder
hitters, snd roughs Of the most sanguinary
description. On Sunday the delicate recrea-
tion was varied by substituting 4 dog-fgat
The conflict listed an hour and half and WIS
one Of the bIoodicst and most brutal on
record The brutes who stood cntsidc the
ring were deserving Of a change Of places
With the comparatively innocent ones within.
= MALICIOUS M1sCEIEF.-S0me 6cpuudrel
without sense Of Shame sufficient to answer
the purposes Of a sneak-thief. entered the
room of the City Railway Company, near the
Bulls Head, on Monany night, and with i
knife or other sharp instrument wanton1y and
1nalic1ouEly cut, ripped and tore into the backs
of several street cars stored there in such
manner as to render them useless for several
days, Or until the damage done can be repair
cd. There were ten carriages in the building,
and but three escaped injury It is supposed
by Superinte Gage that it must have been
tic work Of some discharged employee Of the
Company, or at least some person having q
real Or imagined grievance to settle.
BOLD TnEFE-On Monday night, during
the delivery Of Rev. Robert Boyd's lecture On
Church, the minister's horse was left hitchcd
in the vicinity ef the church edi1ce, which Is
directly opposite the Court House Square, and
contiguous to the Superintendent Of Police
and his mcn-who ought to be terror to all
cyli-doere thcrcabouts. When tie lecture was
closed the animal had disappeared, and was
supposed to have been stolen It is to be
hoped that the thief, wien lie learns through
the columns OF the city press whose horse 1e
las got, VIII have the kindness to return him.
It is supposed to be contrary to the rules ol
all wen.rcgu1ated horse thieves to-=tcal from,
tile preacher.
FAIR OF THE 0L1ygT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
The ladies OF this Church, for the second
time in more than five years, propose to ask
for Practical expression ot the coed viii ol
The public, at Bryan Hall, tomorrow (Thnrs
1day) evening. Their former fair has seldom
been exce1led In The excellence and usefulness
Of tue articles offered for sale, and in the fir
ncss Of the mode Of conducting it. Their ain
now is, to get the most money for the 1eas
value, but to offer useful articles at price:
which make it an object to buy them. Tic
Church is one OF the smaller and less pretcn
Gous of tle tribes Of Israel, situated in th,
south part of the city, where it fills place O
some importance OF course it needs sucl
assistance as its usefulness entities it to asl
for The managers Of tho fair hope to see
good1y company Of friends, and to dismi=
them satisfied when it is over.
ARREST OF SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER Sou
readc1s will rccoUect the mention some week