, 1872-11-09
MISCELLANEOUS CITY ITEMS.

The alarm from Box 1926 shortly before u
o'clock last night was for fire IN the residence
Of c. Blackburn, No. so Centre avenue, which
Was damaged to the extent of about 500; fully
insured. The fire vas caused by an overheated
furnace.
At half-past o'clock last evening a woman.
named Anna McDonough, married, and the
mother OF three children, died suddenly at No.
27 West Sixteenth street. She Was 80 years Of
age. The cause Of her death is not known.
A property-man at the Academy Of Music was
seciously burned about the face, neck, and arms
the the % Black crooE. ibis Is the second accident
of the kind that hos occurred in the theatre
during the present week.
little boy, named William Parnell arrived in
this city yesterday from Halifax, Nova Scotia, in
search Of his mother, Bridget Evans, wife OF
cabinet-maker. As he did not have her ad-
drese. he WAS obliged to stop at the Harrison
Street Police ststion, and can be found there to-
day by his friends.
At 10 o'clock yesterday forenoon, q team OF
horses which was evidently not much affected
with the prevailing epiZootic, ran away on La
Sale street, with 3 wagon loaded with over
shoes The e aad one mG sras
but we're not much injured by the fall.
The sad spectacle Of boy OF u years, crazy
from the effects of whiskey, was witnessed at
the Madison street Police Station last evening.
Immediately after being locked in cell, the un-
fortunate little fellow WAS seized with violent
epssms and would have died but for the prompt
attention and skillful treatment Of DR.. Fleming.
Aucustus King, q rural ruffian who broke jail
at Evanston, on Thursday night, Was rearrested
by an officer Of that suburb at the Chicago st.
Louis depot, in this city, last evening. be la
said to be a thief and yagrant, and was serving
out a term Of imprisonment for dlsorderly con-
duct and other violations Of Evanston propr1ety,
when he made his escape.
4 Young man named Paul Christian Anderson,
aged % years, tainted away while walking on
Mitchell street, between and o'clock last
evening. He Was borne into house, and LAID
upon lounge, and in q short time bad 80 far
recovered as to feel able to 60 home without as
sistance. While stepping from the door ne be-
came faint again, sat down upon step, and ez-
pred. His remains we're taken to the Morgue.
A fire WAS discovered by some boys in the
| basement of the Reformed Presbyterian Church,
corner of'l1ay and Fulton streets: last evening,
and was 'extinguished before any material dam
age had been done. It is believed to have been
started By an inceudia1y, as large quantity OF
rags saturated with kerosene oil we're found
close to where the flames stappeared-
At S o'clock on Thursday afternoon James
Goodman, sailor on the barge e. II. Tyson, fell
| into the hold Of the vessel while covering q
hatch. The hatch-cover, weighing about fifty
| pounds, fell on him, injuring him 80 severely
| that be died at O'Clock yesterday morning ct
bis residence, No. 5s5 South Union street. He
vas IS years of age, and leaves wife and three
| children.
| About l o'clock yesterday morning. Office!
| Hinckley and two Merchants policemen observed
! two men attack and rob an old man at the cor.
ner Of Washington and Clinton streets. They a,
| arrested them, Hinckley taking one, and the
Merchants policemen the other. The latte'
succeeded in breaking away. from his caPtors
aud making big escape HIS &c companion an gaye
money was found upon him. He was sent to the
! Criminal Court in bail Of $500.
David Adler, proprietor Of 3 small hat and caI
store at No. $50 North avenue, vas arrested N yes
terday on capias sworn out by Ames: sher
man Co., and other creditors, who al1ege al
attempt to defraud. He came to this city,
short time since with letters Of recommenda
ton from responsible parties, by means of whicl
he secured considerable credit but it has bee1
discovered that he disposed Of his stock at Les
than it's value, and was about to leave the cit,
with the proceeds of the sale. He is now in tn
County Jail