, 1872-12-07
THE CITY IN BRIEF

Everything.
The regular monthly meeting OF the Board Of
held at The Institution, at 10 o'clock, this morn
ing.
The Rev. J. 7. Roles Will lecture, on Sunday
evening. in st. James Church, on Scientific
Objections to Religion" /" for the benefit Of the
Library Association.
Rev. William Alvin 4,artlett will teach the
people of the South Division the art Of making
low, ct the Thirty-arst Street Presbyterian
Church, on Tuesday evening next.
Iron work in the new depot of the Lake Shore
& .Lichigan Southern Railroad resumed
this week, and will be pushed forward to an
early completion.
The new tirne-tab1e OF the Lake Shore & Mich
iran Southern Railroad, whereby an emigrant
train, recently referred to in TIE TRIBUNE, will
be put on the road, will go into effect tomorrow
evening
The mock auction "stoo1-pigeons," whose a.
rest was noticed in yesterdays TRIBUNE, were
fined from S25 to S75 each by Justice Scu1ly,
Yesterday, and sent to the BrideweQ in de-
fa1lt.
The nirth aAciversary Of the Washingtonian
dome will be held in the chapel OF the Home
.ya1t Thursday evening. Interesting exercises
nav be expected, and u cordial invitation is e1-
tandod to former inmates Of the Home, and also
to I'll friends of the institution, to be present
The Board Of Police yesterday ordered Mr. E.
3. Lincoln, OF No. rs Twenty-fourth street. to
piacs his premises in safe condition a w1th IRE re-
Complaining that the fre-places IN h1s house
are out of order.
Alfred Shank, q switchman employed by the
Northwestern Railroad Company, was crushed
between two box cars at o'clock yesterday
morning. and very seriously injured about the
head. He resides at No. 256 Augusta street.
Two " fire bugs" named Henry Morrison and
tn;1 &o hpI1 fFeTr
arrested at Springfield Thursday night while
aneared in setting fire to q block OF buildings.
TIE yo1uc villains will undoubtedly be provided
q home at Joliet.
There will be meeting OF the Merchants Ex-
change this morning at II o'clock at the rooms
take appropriate action upon the sudden death
Of uessrs Knowles and Bacon. ALI Wholesale
grocera are invited to be present.
There is barrel Of whiekey and barrel Of
cod-liver oil at tho Central Police Station await
iag an owner. It is said that Sam. Ellis dis
covered the oil while boring for the whiskey,
which made him go angry that he is now anxious
to get rid Of both.
The City Collector Is determined upon collect
ing or levying for the personal property taxes OF
1871. The residence of Justice N. B. Boyden,
No. 80 Twenty-hfth street, YVES yesterday raided
BY deputy, and portion Of the furniture re-
moved to satisfy the taxes and costs.
ington avenue, was entered by three young
thieves on Thursday afternoon, and robbed Of
$50 worth of wearing apparel They we're OBJ
served in the &C. by q servant girl in an adjoin-
ing house, who Nes too frightened to raise an
alarm.
/: William McCuen, who is charged with having
been implicated in tie robbery Of the fur store
/ Of Harris & Stone, NJ I08 Vest Madison street,
| oa Monday night last, sas before Justice Scully
yesterday, and held il $1,000 bail for trial at
the Criminal Court.
The ladies of the Union Aid Society of the
Fonndlings' Home desireto to express their sin
cere thanks for the donations in money from
various pastors and churches, and to the other
friends who hare responded % their call With