, 1870-05-26

Yesterdays Fires.
About twenty minutes after Il O'Clock this motn-
ing nfc broke out In a rwo-story franc buIIdinv
" ne rear OF 500 South Clark street. A stable
inEB were more Or less damaged The frame A.
luded to was occupied by Annie Thorbey q WASH.
eIWoman- Her loss will be about si5o; no insur-
40. 5e9 State street was owned by Gus Smith.
EhG Segt restaurant In front and questionable
TeSe @stsT Ieope eqe % A. ~ w. issh household goods
INSURANCE, ~ WV 3
No. 81 vas the bagn1o Of Prency Brown. Her
nIoken- Loss, SOD; Insured
No b11K was occupied BY Ell Ca.vin- Most Of
MS ensets we're removed. Damage, SIS; no IN
No SIS was the den OF French "Em.n All her
things we're taken into the street No damage.
The Stable belonged to a colored man named
Jackson. 1t was totally destzoycd. Loss, $50: no
The other buildings belong to Attorney Jenks,
whose loss FILL be about $500; insurance not
The cause of the nre Is not definitely known. bat
it originated among 9 lot OF straw, Ftenohy
Brown was arrested upon suspicion OF being the
setter on IRE thereof, and YVES locked up Id the
CLARK Street Eas full OF painted women and
their friends Some Of the latter were arrested
and VIII be a1Iaigned this morning for va9rancy.
ent Kennedy, that the best place to catch thieves
Is at Ire among lot Of houses Of prostitution.
-A4 inclplent fire occurred In the foundry OF
yesterday afternoon. The explosion Of u casting
Nas the cause. Loss, 500: insured No alarm
was sounded. as the K a. Williams men extiu-
The alarm foln Box No. ss7, at hair past
O'Clock last evening, ~as caused by IRE in the
,meseaouse n.sSG1 o. Parker HateMan, corner Of
cxtlngutshei the flames before the arrival OF the
sttrneIz- About *su0 worth Of hams aud shoul-
tlerE were damaged
miscellaneous
Rev. a. Schabehofn, pastor Of Zion lutheran,
Church, gentleman OF excellent culture, and
endowed with sufficient energy to succeed in
almost any enterprise, Is about 70 start German
weekly paper In this city. While its character
liberal In Tefythiig. The want of such panel
LAS long been felt among our German citizens,
and 1t Is matter Of cohg1atulation that its man.
agement has fallen into such excellent hands
"A man while Intoxicated, yesterday afternoon
sat down On the railing In the rear OF 161 South
CLARK street N Losing his balance, he fell into the
nsensible, and wrapped In blankets, and wet
towel placed On bis head. Two phyaicians were
cauley cane along and struck the supposed lniur-
Cd man on the back Said injured man immedl-
a;ey Jumped upon his feet, looked at the officer
BE probably feigned lnsensbIlity In order to ret
drink of brandy when he " came tor
We are informed that ". 4 Sherrard, Esq, for
many years the accomplished and efficient Super
.nteuleut Of the SeWsboJs' and Bootblacks' Home
in this city, Is about to resign his otce. Els with
dtawal from this Institution will be 1ne oppor-
,uni1y for some benevolently disposed gentleman
TO step into his shoes.
AT The annual meeting Of the shareholders Of
fhe Illinois Central Railroad Company. held at the
general orlce Of the company. In this city, yes
IsltlsE, The three retiring Directors-Tnomas E.
shazes represented This result ia, OF course, au
endorsement and continuation Of present manage
1utnt .
An owner is wanted, ut Whipp1e i Co.'S De-
tectiye Police Agency, over Nos. 76 RnJ IS LaSae