, 1865-04-03
Chicago Qribune.
THE CITY,

meeting Of the Executive Committee of the North
weetern Fair, O'Clock p. N. houda5' April "a.
Members arc most particularly requested 10 afeno
4h5s ,ne.t1nr. n, definite arrangements wilt then
be made In regard to other matters OF very great
interest.
The Ladies Central Committee Of the Congre-
c,t,ona1 churches for the Fair are requested to
meet on Monday p. H., at s O'Clock. at the Hart
ford lneuranoo Company rooms, no. 10 1asa!le
street.
RE.ARnEs7 OF TuoNAe E. CouRTSEr.-Thomas
E. Courtney was .earrcsted on Saturday night on
an order from Gen. Sweet and Conveyed to Camp
Douglas.
TAx OF SA1Es.-The new law, taxing sales BY
brokers, went into effect Oh Saturday last By It's
provisions tax of one-tweutfeth of one per cent
must be paid on all sales Of stocks, produce, &c.
By brokers. and on*.tenth Of one per cent on AZ
ea1cs of GQld, whether the sale be 1aae as prlhCl"
pal OF agent
souvxsrn.-The clerks in the Chicago Post
Office presented the retiring Postmaster. l.
Scsppa, Esq, with magnificent gold headed eo'
ony cane on Friday evening last al he vas lcsTlng
the Office. 1t WAS most r1chiy engraved lac
presentation was made without ceremony, inc
sses reoucstcd to carry home win hla1. II va.
f;ant Ti1 rcT cinGnenf eIfhtrs sim Of GOOD Will.
ACCIDENT ON pEAhnofS e7HEE1.-A hf.
Haley, m insurance Agent, was driving down
>,..,,. r,o.,n1a II. hnrcr usa
nearly opposate AasoA'c Aeup'e .1' '"ess ".9
Mi. Daley WEB thrown under the wheels Of tae
1xaron which passed over one OF lts i1nh9. Dnt
leyoud severe shock ant a1ew slight bruises on
1hc head and llmbs he escaped ang sefaous injury
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eteet, "as en'I1.1 y, w. E'a'e " o."tN9 49,
ing mont 1Wo eloch' ane aoiae "aAene1 lue
lady OF the house, who raised the alnrm, and the
vt1lfans we're scared away "1tnout nasins escuteo
anything more than q line 0l retreat. several
fellows Wcrr seen 10 Walk away uom t1e "!n0o",
alt but Two OF whom we're belieFed to nave oeen
watching Outside. NO arrests. n. b'-A special
police Il on dut. IN that eeclian+
49,,
aa ~. 10 nas1 h-ore-s .r.a arra,cnc5 n
49, nn,,cn conr. ~ SATURDAY 4or stea1;nc . hlar1
and tan dog. he mead not guisty to the +seot
impeachment" !" but as ,hc police officer who nade
noticed him in tue company Of professional!
4nteves snd other disrepulable characters, the
Justice could not allow The plea. He was dned
$Su and COTS.
ALLEGED KArE.-Mrs. Lon1sn O'Brian residing
at No. Is Dussold street, In the West Division,
appeared oe1o,e 'usuee neoonsla' Il .ae A1iooFs,
~ ,o ~ taa1,,tsnr ,,"n,.sd I'm, pr;,di
yiilc. pbom ehe alferes came into hrr houae slnr.
1ng thu abeenrc Of ht husband. on the Sth u last
month. and fy dlnt of force and brutal threats to
take her itie If she Fnfscd IN alarm. compelled he1
about eighteen years ol nee. u quise haausolnc,
ana has tst1y appearance ol oein. moaes1 1tuth'
Jul person
EAnA!.oS w. ,aca W A -se. 80 W. ;..9 -. ~
April aA el1y Heeuscfs except Aquof' expired.
Owners Of hac2s, dsays, express wagons. etc, are
fheir iireneee rcpewcd, az our police authSriues
are detcrutpcd to puu.sh I'll offenders By omission
aen,nst th!s iaw: y: th,s .eonaxs,ioa we may
ranccmt ut to prevent cxpressmcn from carrying
within TIC las, Elk months Of exprrrsmen carryin:
raseengers, chetEau: mem enc doliar IN 9 1oihoa
~ ne AA's ~e">' ~ ~oo'e-A-'t ''>A1 ''sEass'
pocxFr r1c51so.-A lady had her pocket ntcked
of portu,onna,e containing Sl5 in currency and
= tcvc1* =. chert for wstch while avatt,ne fft
nsss,~e of n vcsecl thruuch W,1,s etreet hridce
ou Thursdsy evening. sne Immediately hastcact
10 the jewelers. to ob,8ln nno.le1 check, whe1
she tould that the 1htei had been there about hyt
minnie, be.ore her ano bad presented ss the shecs
hvered 70 him. 1t lie hoped he Will call ag.in
when, ii he does not get the watch, he viii b,
ltt1eCL N1fChcG-f0 Ine foHcG 2t3lQQ.
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AurpEuous AssAuLT.-W'illinm Lal1ey. vel
lno,rn N +he no,tre A. one of thn ,nosf desnerst
and ,awless wrctches in The city, was brought NJ
In the Police Court on Saturday morning, accuset
oi having committed nurderous a.eault on hch
nrd Shea. The testimony showed that Shea aus
Ialley met IN q snloon in ,E1oze street on Thurs
day night, when difficulty ensued which re.ultet
In the election OF 1a1lcy, who rendered. desperat
by liquor and the imaginary insult, re.olred =
hnGc revenge, and with thAt intent lay IN wait I'll
Shea came out when he struck him q savage b1oE
under the ,1eht eye with pair OF iron knuckles
and wou'd have killed his victim had not SOM
In default Of 800 bail. Abont year ago thi
t1ock. near Market street, by striking him on to,
hesd with . sugar bowl. ;Lane5. 70 all appear
aneee' l. one u 'oe oolsI '44'a4ue "aN1A
sr1cnE At TEE AanoRx.-Another poor, IN
fortrn.,a v1rt1m nj ,nsn-a hrutnl Inst has gone Il
49,. Sa,,.. -haaea ~ .~,va1o, -st,,na
Mary Emory, for several years an inmate Of
,ne A,mn1r .h,a, @ n ntne m oc;ocl on saturssT ntsh,
sne nao of some e ~ ust ~ u7am oee,
Friday night picked mp 10 the streets By possc
cmcef. N 2 E1ase o. ncast'y lntoA1cauon+ aoo con
xesea 10 1aH AoF tae no.ning aa giaaa s4f @a1 y
Eetu1n TO he1 home IN st ~ Losis, *hess nns "a "a
indueEtsl connexions; IN theee eonainona 81
w. S IN .eg -
Cap Elm Nelson to give her placc 70 feman 70
The night She WIS very much excited said to
bad brought d3,Erace rPpa 9 hefs.n % and 3, amtly a
portnntty offered. Captain Nelson had her COZ
veged to she witness room. About ball IN hou
afterwards, Constable Bsrret having occasion to 6
up ataifs, head Grosns proceeding from the 1oo1
wherein she Tas confined; hneu!y entering,
found her In the last aeoEies Of death. hsvln
swallowed large quanuty Of landanum md sIyet
v7fyn a {rITf1 n3&tnt m
sician WIS sent for, but ere ten minutes AFTER III
discovery Of her eonnitlon she bad eea.ed 70 iyt
An 1nquert WIS held on the remains On e1nda
With the faete above
VACATION or ADANs s1nEET.-A few OF th
nronerfy ho1dtra On Adams etreet met In the Ci
rn,, cov-t roor,s IN s.,nrasv evcn,n.y IN On,
aeE ss to be fsn to
vacation OF that important thorouchfare:
Judge |. 8 Gus % Chairman, and Aid c. .. ]
W l. Church explained the OBJECT Q! the NEE
ne saro t1st 9hs ~ h3d,s 1ad PET m e
perty on Adams street It was evident that it y.
idle to expees justice 1t the hands ot the p.sse1
9nmae couneu, eng nene was r. osssF .s Ell s@ee
~ emfncn, I! !Ennse,. thnt lie property holders hs
the law on their side, and hc proposed that fant
he raised and enltanie ieEal taient secnstu 70 GO
st EEL. nT 4s,hn,'se tte rjt,ehnr@h FnTt Tar1
Railway Company attempted 10 erect struct1
on Adams street, they should be met BY tnjun
1ion. BE advised that IN the coming elecuo
those men who were di+posed to ride fough.sh
over the rights Of the people, be de.eated.
uattrr what their party.
Judge Otis ea1d, that while he had no direct p
cuniary interest in the matter, he WAS conylnc,
1hat the vacation Of Adane street was an outraI
wh,ch ebocln not I've tame}y endured. This su
iccf. in HE opinion. bould he made an i.sne
The approaching. election. Each man hostile
11af OF lie lu1ou1tous plan and It's aiders a,
ASAt - AA~ ~@'A-~T F "