, 1866-11-20
OBITUARY.,
Death Of Edward r. ToxEnc, Esq.

Again the funeral knc1l IL sounded, and It's
mourr ul tones peat fc1th once more the awful
Lesson OF the uncertainty Of human life. A telc-
gram WIS received yesterday, announcing that at
Elnfra, New York, while On his wny 10 this city,
Edward T. Towne died. The destroying angel
neishcr respects age nor POSITION Tho Joun. a.
we'll as the old-the strong well As the wcak-fal
victims to his uner1tng stroke. Bnt 4 few days
since ne met tho subject OF til. sketch In The uu.-
euis Of Lis professional yocaitnn, apparently In
snaden and unf!meIy end. His carse., opening ] Is Is
1nialln,eEt ii is noble promise: 4 seW yc.!s
Tin the T, idst Of lie we arc ia death
Edward r. TowEc was horn In The town or H,u-
osss ss.a NJ NV aanpshne, on the !7th Of August
aSe. 30 vas tho eon Of ihc Eey. Icsn H., Iowns WIZ,
r eariy ~ Ir. foxne removed !o Wanen, Ohio.
he Il viz c1ssies ksa fs 1s 4 gss7ae Il III
sa1e DntirE tie Jear le5s Eo csme 10 Chlcsgo
and began .he practice Of his professi'a;, In he
the Junior partner ~ the firm which 70. many years
hse been 70 fayo.ably known, And which, a{tsr the
,ns III 9nst
During the past yeaF the nauc Of Mr. C1ar.e has
ben adatd 4 snd inc nsm Ii uo* xno"n as Waite,
Mr: iowues connection with the Bur Of this
city has feen one Of naked success. He h4s
gained Eood reputation not only for strict
the business entrusted to lis carr. HIS ability a.
!argel vas mora than ordinary, and possessing,
power q mind, he rarely usdertoo. csse With
Via 'faf sSoa ba,as. aus; sSd iss9s
Mr. Towne Las been enabled % srcure
4 hanss9me .,, eoERetsnse nul aboEs and beyond
Il! .!io ~as ;. s toe atconato aispo
was BE prevailing trait. ALI who knew him
,;o9e!aly sntes,slnsd tae xarmcst ceilings toward
csist c17c,ieneed NJ his loss viii BE- widely as
"sil as ses:ly feat He ieayes vile.
~: Az; iewnes IemaAs viii be bronehs to this
t'oE: his lae residence, No. 5ai Wabash avenue,
nccosoirs TO future announcement.
DnCsarn Asn RoDszD,-John Olson, who
boards On South Clark street. and has every ap-
pearanle Of being gentleman Of ordinarily tenn
psrate habits, Visited saloon On Sunday night,
short distance Rom his hotel and drank glass OF
liqnoF With stranger, whoae conversation and
,9a s Ss ,d ~ had ben
9uaintanec which he seemed, but amer dsinkInr
vague and !ndisiinet recollection Of What followed.
Pape:s reteaas 70 Ii 5s.e Skisasr he te' had "a
r. +. haa Eone two p shiss r., block. p
beasdne house. :. hs b1s es
he neither remembers seeing the h1use OF Hc
stranger, OF anything else subsequently c1c=pti in
his vacue acsedpsion Or his wanderinss Il may Be
gathered that be was 1rrsged With the Isqnor and
&c s5aiss that he h. il
which IVES lot found upoh hi:1 BY tho uff1eer who
brought Elm 70 'he station. He has a elm reeol-
tations of some one thai be abouId lend
him some moneE. Tor he fell Strange
difficulty, alao in expressing himself, and
lef. alone He had lam doun in the rain aud mud
and moved on through The dark and si!e.t streets
fot several hours. A. least euel, arc h. Impress
near the Lake shore. as he remembers tbs noise
ot the water flowing t1pon the beach. He Was
eoadegn 81 il Psfs Pe sae4 ssf m Il a.
road, taken To The sub-4'atfch and booked as
drunk. Upon being brought before the Police
Court Jesterdsy morning he VAS discharged. his
that he ~as not rn,r accustomed to frequent %
tasions. aud believed be had otea drugged,
A BAr1kxD THHr.-Ihe reaidenee OF III. Baz-
nard, at No. As Wabash avenue. IVES entered
through the baeenent door by zone bnrgt.r, who
LEFT fhe doors open behtnt him, on Sunday morn
tcg nbout three o'clock The un1ucsJ thlef stuua-
hled over faFnace n the house, which created
Ing The house acd supposed everything ougn: to
be quiet thought the niatter worthy Of inTestfga-
sn ne deo9 aTen. nd hs anisy 9ens IL, 2
cendins the sts,.cases, and finding the doors opeu
- he cautiously. proceeded he felt asspled shst
. falfc step .nd icH down. Tie suilty house 1hieY
became sattsded the.c vas ''beak on his track.
and made hasfF exit from the premises before hs
could le captnTed- 1t VIA ascer,aineu tha, the
buFRl1r had not been able 10 carry OF anything hut
hu miserable body,
A GEEAr 0EoAx FOB CmcAoo.-At meeting,
yesterday. Of the trustees fu char se OF the Young
Meas Christian Association building, 1t WIS re-
solved 10 change the plane for the hall Of the edf-
fee now besn. constructed so as 10 admit OF an
organ As large a. any In the country. Mr. B. F.
Jacobs wi1l 70 East shortly to make arrangements,
and o the funds OF lhA Association are auapIe
ball los i which viii DO credit to ths eiiy. Tts
q tae new noE On nsdlaoa Id
the extreme aiowneas OF the contractors duttnes
The simmer and fall, # eaanos probably be- co1as
pleted before spring.
IHE 4Ans.-Ihe following changes In the clos
ing OF The mails are announced by Postmaster
Hoard, to take effect from this date: The East
e1n Nail will close as follows: T. :. n. and p.
Tosk, Boston, Bataio, Cleveland, Albany md
2, m. On saturdays mali soz Boston and New
iurk, rta Pittsburgh = Fort Wayne Ra:lrosd,
Az 0waEn WAsrEn.-A rnan named Edward
Morgan was examined At the Police Court On Sat-
uctaJ afternoon. upon the charge OF stealing &
| 1a.Ge roll Of cloth. known as Canadian fdeze Tho
cloth WAS found at Aaloou on Ha1s:ed street nezs
Mitchell. where It had been left as security foz
drinks. spspecting that the properly was stolen,
he salnon keeper Informed tic police, which 70.
suited In the arrest OF Morgan. His case Wa con-
! anued Tor fu11her eIamtn attor. In bail OF $ilJ,
The goods 1ee NOW at the AEaory awaiting ideulil
ncat1Cn-
! BHoKE Hls LIa.-Betweec two and thsee
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, The 1a.re derrick
used In raising heavy stone to the upper atoriea
The Mercantile Building. being erecea On Lesall.
etrert, between Madison and Washington atspee
clipped from It's foundation and fell towards III
stIec- beng caught In Its fall By li;tla wooter
o:ilding that slood IN the stsest In front oi 4
4 large stone vas being raised At The lime, bur
goand. dis..ss, Ssich might liz lfss S.7s eH Sern "a