, 1872-12-06

whose arrest on Wednesday night VAS chronicled
in yesterdays TRIBUNE, appeared before Justice
Banyon, yesterday forenoon, and was fined 9100
for yagrancy, and general misconduct. He took
an appeal. and will, in all probability, manage to
escape without paying.
An omnibus, crowded with passengers, was
run into by locomotive at the corner OF
Twelfth and Canal streets, last evening, md
capBzed in the middle OF the street, at some dis
tance from the track. All Of the passengers ex-
cept John O'Connor, Of No. 81 Sampson street,
escaped injury He vas s SO 2a severely 3,a ofu1seo
At a late hour on Wednesday night row
occurred in Schaeffer's saloon, at the corner Of
Wentworth and Archer avenues, between the
proprietor of the place and q customer, whose
name could not be nscertalned; q bystander,
named Thomas Reilly, attempted to pac1fy the
men and preserve order, and was stabbed in the
face for his trouble schaetfer Was the assailant.
He has succeeded in keeping out Of the way Of
the police ever since.
An alarm was given from Box251, at quarter
of o'clock last evening, for fire in the two
story frame building No. SO West Indiana street.
The structure, which Is & owned by william william Hi
sured for 81, 900. Christian Ferris, baker, occu-
pied tho first floor. His loss WAS about
5000; and he has policy for 5000
in an unknown company. The second
6hin1in. Loss on furniture, Sl00; no insur-
ance. The origin Of the fire is envcloped in
mystery.
Tho West Side police we're looking for va
grants last evening, and arrested six Of the fel-
lows who act as stoolpigeons' in tho mock
auction shops. These men bid on bogus watches,
and dilate upon the merits IF the same. and, by
their talk, induce credulous countrymen and Ia
borers to purchase. They are almost as
bad as the bunko players and ropers,
and deserve o term Of six months
in the Bridewell. Il the Superintendent of
Police will only keep his men ut work picking up
the men and boys who arc continually hanging
around the saloons and lettering on the streets,
he will prevent much thieVing. The many loop
holes in the yagrant act may render the conyic-
tion Of al1 uncertain, but the majority, having
no means to employ lawyer to plead for them,
can be placed where they can do no harm.
The total caHh assets Of the Chicago Fireman's
Insurance Company amounted to S400,000, of
which $3.50, 900 WAS in Government bonds. These
bonds were sold last spring and part OF the money
applied on the payment Of dividend Of per
cent, amounting to $500, 900, and leaving on hand
q balance Of 5000, 900, or one-half Of the cash
assets. This 5000, 900 was deposited in Mr. J. Y.
Scammons bank, said bank paying no interest
thereon. The unlucky polcy-holders desire to
be informed why tlijB money is not distributed
amount at Q per cent would be 518, 900 per year,
"a nice little income for Mr.. Scanmon's bank.
Until tho first settlement. the Assignee must be
kept going with an Office, and the remaining
assets ere being gradually eaten up, while the
policy-holders, some Of them in absolute want of
food and fuel, are left out in the cold.
The new pay-car of the Chicago l. St. Louis
Railroad Company, recently completed at the
Bloomington shops, made its first trip over the
road at the close of last month. Railroad men
pronounce it the finest car ever built. It has
been described as being rolling palace and
bor,l in IT. rasfa m frTo Siy 1yhaa1 tr11cEs
and is fitted with steam brakes At the rear end
is spacious veranda, which furnishes
a charming place for the ,Paymasterr
and his aids to rest themselves, and
occupy the front end, and arc fitted with desks
and counters Of novel design and elegant finish.
Immediately in the rear Of these is Major Knowl-
TOMS private room, and adjacent to it is the
cooking department, while the dining-room
opens out on the vcrandah. The sleeping apart
nents are between the kitchen and the Paymas-
ter's private room, and are fitted with tempting
couches. The decorations are very rich, and tho
carvings most artistic.
A shooting and hacking af1ray, which Will prob
ably result in the death of a man named Miles
Carroll, occurredin the Town OF Lemont on Tues
fight with two Germans at ball on Saturday
night, and Gaffey was badly thrashed. Tho
four met again on Tuesday in front OF Mr.
Reeds store, and the encounter WAS renewed.
and GaGey intended to kill them on
sight, and accordingly armed themselves,
one with q knife and tho other
with cleaver. The Irishmen began the fight,
and GafTey WAS cut with the cleayor and ran
away. Carroll received four bullets in his body,
and WAS hacked in a.dozen places. Persons who
endeayored to prevent the r11mpua we're driven
off by q stalwart butcher, who, armed with
club, kept every one at a distance from the
cotnbatants. Carroll is not expected to live. At
1nGt m arrnEfg had hnan rna1n
An organization for the prevention Of cruelty
to men and women is needed in this city. The
members would find ample opportunity to e1-
hibit their love for humanity by watching the
Br1dewell prison van. The poor wretches who
have been fined at the South Side Police Court,
every day, and arc thence driven to the North
Side. After the persons who have failed to
pay their fines at the North Side Police Court,
are placed in the vehicle, it is drawn to the
it remains sometimes for three or four hours.
The prisoners are invariably scanti1y clothed,
and suffer greatly from the cold. No food is
given them at the station-houses, except at
o'clock in the morning, and hence they receive
nothing to eat until they reach the House of Cor
rection, about O'Clock in the evening. II tho
driver Of the van would 60 to the West Side po-
lice Courts first, next to the North Side, and
last to the South Side, he would prevent much
suffering among his Involuntary passengers.
James McNulty, of No. 28e West Taylor street,
q man who has resided long enough in Chicago
to have acquired little common sense, was
swindled out OF SIS yesterday, in the purchase
OF what he supposed was gold watch. He was
entrapped by the e1oquenco Of mock auction
Ger doing business at No. "a West Madison
street, who proved to him by brother swind1er
that the timepiece was really gold, Mac subse-
quently discovered that the timepieco
was really not gold. and he went
back to tie anctionoer md asked for his
money. The auctioneer said he'd kick him into
tho street ifhe ever mentioned the word money in
his house again, except when he paid the COM
modify in. hcNulty left hurriedly, and re-
ported his misfortune to the Central Station.
he was directed to Justice Scully's Office. One
of the features Of this swindle is receipt with
which the victim waB furnished. It set forth
that S15 had been received for an rs. G. ""
1t ia presumed that the purchaser did not pay