, 1872-11-16
THE CITY IN BRIEF.
EverythtnR.

Everything.
Senator 8. C. Pomeroy, OF Kansas, is at the
fremont House.
Hon. Vim. Blodgett, Of Tama, Iowa, is at the
Briggs House.
Hon. T. J. Merryfeld, OF Valparaiso, Ind, was
at the Briggs House yesterday.
Il. q. Stafford, Mayor of Marquette, Mich,
WAS at the fremont House yesterday.
General Craft J. Wright, OF Cincinnati, was at
the fremont yesterday.
Commodore s. B. Coulsen, Of Sioux City, wss
at the Briggs House yesterday.
4 large quantity Of female wearing apparel
awaits an owner at the Madison Street Police
Statinn. Some OF the articles are marked ~.
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"The Campbells Are Coming" is the favorite
song Of the Custom House people at the present
time. Even those who are pretty sure to "go"
themselves sing it with refreshing gusto.
The following we're among the arrivals at the
Gardner House yesterday: F. B. Hasilton and
8. Metcalf, Pittsburgh; William S. King and
John Gibson, Minneapolis; William Colcord,
st. Louis.
Edward Reb, a stonemason, residing at No.
720 North Halsted street, died suddenly, at 6
o'clock yesterday afternoon, from the effects OF
intemporance. He was s. years Of age, and
married man.
John ". Young, Of Salt Lake City, eldest son
en- route for New York. He was quietly toasting
his toes in the Office OF the Sherman last
evening
The following we're at the Briggs House yes
terday: F. r. Wilson, Des Moines, Iowa; I.
ton Sylvester Marr, Portland, Me-; Captain {.
E. Campbell, U. s. a.
The following were at the Sherman yesterday:
" Woody and w. Kelly, New Zealand; s. E.
Mosher, Council Bluffs; J. Arthur Hope, San
Francisco; H. q. Bailey, Sacramento J. a.
Barnes, Arkansas; ". a. GaVett, Nashville.
Work on the foundation of the new Custom
ing to tho advent OF cold weather. The archi-
tects OF the new County Jail MessrH. Armstrong
and Egan, ordered their workmen to desist st
noon On the same day.
Adolph Colby, Of No. 205 South Desplaines
street, was attacked BY two men near the corner
Of Van Buren, and Jefferson streets, between II
and Il o'clock last night, and robbed Of his
wallet. Colby stabbed one OF his ASSISTANTS with
q small pocket-knife, but both succeeded in
making their escape.
The schooner Amaranth collided with the
Eighteenth street bridge at 8 o'clock yesterday
morning, and almost overturned it into the
river. The structure will be disabled for week
or two, and will require repairs to the value Of
$500. The schooneE's jib-boom Was carried
away In the collision
There ie said to be q movement on foot in the
Twelfth Ward for the organization Of an inde-
pendent fire COMPANY. The citizens will furnish
the house and men il the city will provide the
apparatus and horses. While at fires the company
will act under the authority Of the regular Fire
Marshals.
Mr.. Chatdeld, proprietor Of cigar store at
No. 101 Twenty-second street, complains thst
his place OF business was entered by burglars on
Wednesday night, and robbed OF some money, q
revolver, and about 1900 cigars. The theft Was
committed while bright gas1ght WAS burning
in the store, which fact (Mr:: Chatfeld .says)
"goes to show the efficiency Of our police"
Officer Hickey, OF the Madieon Street Police
Station, discovered fire in the basement OF the
two-story frame building, Nos. Ia and 146 North
Union street, at 6 o'clock last evening, and e1-
tinguiehed it, with the aid Of the occupant, Mr.
N. J. Goss. The damage to the building
amounted to about $40, It is owned BY L.
John Mclaughlin, the club-e~inser, Nellie
Reyare. and Ella Gilman we're arrested on war
rant, last night, charging them With having con
spired to seduce q little girl named Lucinda
Taylor, residing at No. GAG State street. Ihe
girls are said to be dIareputable charaeters'
acy to injute him, and denies all kaoWladge OF
the alleged crime.
Professor Colbert wishes It 10 be understood
that the eclipse Was not Of his ordering. otupl
wise it wonld have been SUCCESS. He suspee:s
hopes 10 short tine 10 bo nb1e to give part:n-
lars, as usual. Holding to tie venerable t1esry
that the moon ia made Of green cheose, Nc ,sats
g. disturbance in the local markets, DIT pEee-o's
no tsoat1a abroad.
The Ca!eaorian Rifles will give; dnling the
WINTER Eeries Of social parties TO iheir 1rsaas;
at No. G8 West Lake g.csa.. Tia first one wi1l
occnr on Wednesday evening, the programme e to
consist Of sougs, readirgs, aad ree'tatoas: ataer
which there will be dancing. # snGsess1aI; tEe
parties will occ1r at ahe1t 1n;e1saz; -, alSaees,
q nj r1sorea nft8:GHI
bars CT the company. ..
Afye-yesr old desperate named Frank o'Nsil
VAS brought befors Jussice Ha5yon yesterday
on q variant charging him w::h having commit