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kindness and liberality quite beyond what they
had yentured to anticipate.

to become one of Sheriff Bradley's ballltfs.
Matthew Knowles, pound-keeper at Hyde Park,
was arrested recently On complaint of the HUI
mane Society, the charge being cruelty to ami
Justice Haines yesterday, but was discharged
from custody on technical grounds. A warrant
for bis rc-arrest WAS Immediately issued
The South Side vagrants and gamblers, whose
arrest has been previously noted in TEE IRIB-
uSE, we're ushered into the presence Of the aw-
lows: Marks, Lawler, Mlsel, and Peters were
renanded for further examination to-day;
David Mallory and Tom Cody we're fined S25
each; Gustav Pfaum and John H. Maloney
we're discharged.
Henry Gregg, saloon-keeper at No. $50 West
Indiana street, was arrested, yesterday, by De-
tective Simmons, for receiving stolen property.
4 quantity of cigars and holders, which were
purloined from No. 1877 East Washington street,
were found in his place. He will have hearing
at the West Side Police Court this morning.
The Coroner held an inquest at No. 100 Foster
street, yesterday, on the body OF Catharine
Mccormick, aged ~ years: On Wednesday she
from the stove, the contents falling on her and
causing injuries from the effects Of which she
died on Thursday. verdict in accordance with
the facts WAS rendered by the jury.
The case of William Fanington, who stabbed
Patrick Sullivan in the left breast, at the corner
OF EW1QE aUQ CAllal 5LI6eLe, Uu luG ui5uk VI tAO
28th OF November, was disposed Of by Justice
scully yesterday The wound was considered to
be dangerous at the time, but Sullivan has be-
come convalescent and WAS present during the
hearing. The prisoner vas held in 81 .200 bail
to answer the charge OF assault with intent to
kill.
The disturbance which occurred in Schaher's
saloon, at the corner Of Wentworth and Archer
avenues, the other evening, appears to have had
an origin and results different from those re-
ported by the police. The facts are these
Thomas Reilly, the man who was said to have
been stabbed while attempting to separate
Schaffer and another man who we're quarrelng,
refused to pay for beer which he had ordered,
and thereby incurred the disp1easuro Of the pro-
prietor, who 'shanded him one under the ear IN
the excitement Of the moment. He was then
elected from the saloon. This is all there YVES
to the row.
An excitement WIS created On Madison street
car, last evening, by domestic spectacle not
usual in this city. little girl about five years
old entered the car, wearing dark frock and
the first in age, size, and appearance, followed;
then third, then fourth, then 3 fifth, all ex-
actly the same size, apparently the same age,
and 80 similar in feature as to be almost identi-
little girl similarly attired, but much younger,
while the seventh and last was brought III BY
the father. q little older than the baby. Seven
children and none apparently over five years Of
age.
H. NJ Height, proprietor Of the Everett House
billiard saloon, interviewed the Mayor yesterday
in regard to billiard playing on Sunday. He was
summoned for keeping his place open On the
Sabbath, and, although fined for allowing liquor
to be sold BY his barkeeper, Justice Banyon de-
clded that he was not amenable under the gam
bling law for permitting his billiard tables to be
played upon. He desired His Honor to say
whether, in case he closed his bar, and allowed
persons to play billiards next Sunday, his license
would be revoked. Mayor Mediu informed him
that he would not make any promises or commit
himself directly but said, if he was summoned
again and convicted, he would have to take the
chances Of being deprived Of his 1icenee.
A man who gave the name Of William Johnson
reported at the Central Police Station, yester-
day, that he had been robbed of $500 in money
and slo0 draft, while crossing over Kinzie
stated that he arrived in the city on the 11:30 p.
N. train from Duluth, and Immediately set out
from the Northwestern depot to find hotel.
While proceeding over the bridge on this errand
he WAS assaulted by three men, who knocked
him down, kicked him about the head, and
robbed him. An officer was detailed to look
into the matter. Bis inquiries resulted in
the discovery that the last train from
that the bridge-tender WAS on duty when john
son was robbed, and heard nothing OF it, and
that johnson told lie when he said he was reg
istered at the Northwestern Hotel. The police
auIlOI1LleB are luCuHeu 10 LQd p611el tudt Ju411-
son is fraud
On Wednesday morning last, fellow named
Jacob Miller was locked up in the County Jail to
await trial for burglary. He was visited by n
lawyer, to whom be represented that he had q
wealthy uncle named Teller, who lived in ST.
him, would help him out of his difficulty. Tho
attorney promised to defend him, and suS-
gested that he write the ssold man." and
request him to send q draft for s10o.
Tho letter was written, Teller being informed
that his nephew vas Pining away in &c CELL and
terday gentleman visited the County Jail, and
requested that he be permitted to see Miller.
He said he WAS no. his uncle, but had been dele
gated! BY hlr. Tieler to come to Chicago and
prisoner to be his relative, and had refused to
send the money asked for until he WAS sure it
WAS him. Mi]lers cell WAS visited, and the gen.
t1eman pronounced him to be an inpostor. The
attorney has dropped the case.
Among the orators Of this country who sway
by their e1oquence vast multitudes, none stands
higher than Z. Dewitt Talmage, Of Brooklyn.
Although not so well known in the West as
Henry Ward Beecher, yet he gathers into his
huge tabernacle in Brooklyn twice as many
over five thousand persons. As he is to lecture
in Chicago next week, it will be interesting to
our readers to know in what estimation MT. Tai
mage is held. Mr. Spurgeon, OF London, says !:
V l1r. IalmaGe9 W0rQ6 lay hold OF my 1lmOet
SOUL" The New York Independent says: "Mr.
Talmage is . phenomenon. His conceptions Of
men and things are go vivid that lie cannot
be said to possess them; they possess him. He is
dramatic, and cannot describe without acting.
He has clear, incisive mind, a broad and genial
humor, high and exaeting conscientiousness,
kindly sympathy, q vivid Imagination, and vehe-
| ment passion. He is indeed earnest, and every
blow tells Our citizens will have an oppor-
tunity Of listening to Mr.. Ta1mage in two lec-
tures next week, bis subject on Thursday even
ing, in the Michigan Avenue Baptist Church,
will be 81 Grumbler and Company, and on Fri
day evening in the Third Presbyterian Church,
Rough and Tumble Experience in California. ;.
In order to aid in raising money for the re-
building Of st. James Church, the ladies' of the
congreg alton have resorted, as 80 many others
have done before them, to the expedient OF a
fair, trusting that young men may be more
readily induced to part with their money in that
1ng to the disturbed condition Of things on the
North Side, they have taken Central Hall, at the
corner Of Wabash avenue and Twenty-aecond
street, as the scene Of their operations yester-
day afternoon. The hall, which is very