, 1869-12-09
THE clIf III BRIEF.

THK BOARD OF PrB,1c Woxxs, In joint sesAson
with the Commissioners OF the Illinois and MichI-
gen Canal. yesterday passed the following rcsotu.
tons: That Superintendent Goodlnc be requested
10 allow the waters Of The Dcsp!a!nes River to be
introduced into the caull q: Secslor e. to such an
eAeEs as nos to trespass OF The rights Of the mills
10 6o1 through the cansl tuto the Catcsro River.
The Eoa1d also requested that the Trustees OF the
Illinois and Michigan CauG would call upon all
TOW path side Of the canal, to remove. Ia order to
ALLOW The deepening OF the canal. and 10 give the
parties an opportunity of clearing the xay the OBJ
WAY OF the contractors In throwing out the dir,
giving them plenty OF eeope to complete Their
TGnTse ln IT, sss.asd , - t,Ie siz Mach 1s
week, visit att tnspec. the wo;k On ali Of tLe Sec
llcIs Of the capaL
A eCT IS PENDING before the District Court 1t
Pittsburgh, "a, u Which Chicago lady. Amy A.
Vdow. and resided Il No ii ss.te .4ees, IL iais
e'sy, wnsse platntia came frequently 10 WOO heT.
te:xeer tne losers, ha, the little misande1stand.
Ing was soon settled. and tht time Of the marriage
Va Va t1sd for septssahsr that year; N sn..cipa.
10 Eel snall houte which she possessed, for The
ruTpeEe Of Furnishing larger one WHICH she
9HIsa 6 N nc zane ~ nlocS. She ~ made sasssnec n
t!ou- Ttef wore tookirR forward 10 cosy tine
In the new house, but little bc1orc the time u1ed
nd .he asaes sc Wa iudeaaisels GeS pestoans az9
Hence The present sat-
STA7x S1Rkk7 w8a the scene OF an cxcitlpp
Chase aftct lot Of thieves yesterday afternoon.
icwciry stoto Of Nj ii. Pei1o, No IL stsse street
-1u Itqrested 70 Be shown some ehezp teNetrs,
While txo Ct them en9aged the Attention Of 4
which bad been lei on ihe ooasser, md ,inmsai.
nte3y ali Of them took 10 thetr heels. The mo
pr,e'o. save ehsse. ard number Of
eoune Of az e. eo1s sss sss
shot aheaa ake roctets. sad followed the there's
through di!cr1 alleys 70 CARR street, wnere The
as George Washington. He had thrown the case
Of je<elsy by the NaJslde, aud It WAS foutd after
rFo'racted tearch. On hia person were found !
nunMr OF articles which hAd been stolen from
the Western News Company
TuK SEvExk Snow SroRx At tho East prevented
the New York tratup from making connections
with !ne trains leaving here Tuesday morning 10
which leaves Onana 1t a:lsa n on THURSDAY OF
licTa,a Were prevented hon tsxine ,oat ua:n- oo
known and popular genera superintendent Of he
Union Pacific 1,atlroad, kindly Arranged to hold
nastepsers M Ti,ane % sys 1henss,es s ., ,oe su
pf,.or comfort and Injuries Of tots train 10 do eo
by has,.s for Omaha this morning by The Chicago
Northwestern Railroad, Wells street depot, n
QCsIE ErxFxR OF REs1pISrs OF Michigan
and Nal4ah avenues. subscribers 70 TEE Tks.
BrNk, have been annoyed lately By having their
pa}rts taken from under the.r iron. doom, Ser
CEal Ze2s-toys hare been supplying themtclTes
with papers 10 kea by going along these tharou.h-
lsrs alter the CAREER, a1d taking MI they coaid
lay hands on. On Tuesday morning tEU OF then,
Tom Noylc and PAil:ck Il. 1ieency, Were captured
viii nve TK,BrsEs IN their possea,loo, which
they hId Molen. Do5le made hts escape: but
Ncency Wis locked ur in the ArnorJ. Wne1
fsosle ts arrested, bo d will have q hearing. ani
t41hc. be tined heavily OF sent 10 the Reform
School
4 L1vElY ErtaoDE occurred IN Srlsa ) odlin's
hSstct honst, on Clarf street. opposite tae Co1rt
linusr, On Monday. F. f. barber II collector fos
ier roal firm Of Ilot4oot 4 Parker. At the ttme
nenuorcL he entered the rtstan1&ot fos the par-
poec Of presenting = little bill There VEN ladlea
10 the eb'At1tahHent Al the time, and Mr. ) Nth
observed that barber retained his bat on bis head,
Ila conduct cnyc an alarming shock TO the oJsrel
mar, sno be the head gcar donrd. Words cns1cd.
They CAME 10 close Q1aftcr. Smith took his ad'
$er1ary By the throat, dealt him blow behind tne
ear. and then hustled him out Of Inc plaee: AZ:
9rtcyed. Barber sought the presence Of 1usstee
NIsssN,r. Smith Was summoned before the conrt
AID assessed q AID cost
Gkk1LxNES who dsne ''dovn toNn " should moi
forrrt inc dInncr at Library Hail TO- da{. given hy
me JsdIrs OF tho F1Fst Congregational CnaEth. ~
fair e.tlnate ne iood Glseo ~ ne1e a,hae,a 10.
rel cooked the food Is rendered vea5 pan.An!s ~
i,y hrlnu serted br pretty young MdleA ~ lue
nInrT rfs nfc 10 be deruted TO fntu9nlnN Lae ue
church. those Who attend, not only coauaoatc 70
tcEshJ object tut fecesfd nsotc e1an -" e41''-
| lett
pxv. pourIr CotLrEx il stsu on hlt Easter:
leesnre fonT. Ills lecture Oh Clear GHt" vas &c
Ijyefed IN Pnt1adelphta On iAu SafnfdAy nlsoN !!
ayery tsfpt audience. snd Was very ven r. ugoss1t
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