, 1872-12-22
THE CITY IN BRIEF.

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THE CITY IN BRIEF.
5f1. 1rcyicker h1s made admirable arrange
ments bv providing special entrance for parues
visiting tie theatre in carriages.
There will be meeting OF the Chicago soc1e"
tY Of Physicians and Surgeons to-morro" sven
ing, in the par1or Of the Orphan Asylum Oh
Michigan avenue near I"e "enty-secono s'1eo1'
The Christmas Festival for the Home OF tho
Friendless will be held in the Home On the a1ter-
noon and evening Of Friday, the 9th inst. Con-
tributious for the table will be very acceptable
4 concert and exhibition is to be given BY the
students OF the Christian Brothers, Academy to-
morrow evening" in ST. PatHck's Church, corner
OF Desplaines snd Adams atreets.
Tho members Of ssOur Club will wish them-
selves and friends Merry Christmas and Hap
py New Year On the occasion Of two parties, the
drst on Tuesday evening next, and the second
one Heek later-both 1t Shows Dancing Acade-
my.
The gambling tables condseated in the gen.
eral raid week or so ago, which we're dlstrlb-
uted among the Offices tn the City Hall, were
converted into kindling wood, yesterday, bT
order OF the General Superintendent OF Police.
The object Of this was to anticipate further Wits
Of repleyin b5 destroying the property.
LII ttG new CQAEE6 dEdIQ5k [tel1ADA%A " 4 04AIt
motion to quash the Indictment viii be argued
tomorrow before Judge Rogers. The prisoners
pleaded guilty. They were sentenced to sixty
days in the House OF Correction and to pay
fne OF $50 for the former charge.
Mrs. scott-5iddona will read in the Oakland
Star Lecture Course at the Ninth Presbyterian
Church, On Ellis avenue, near Th1rty-seVenth
street, on the evening OF Dec so. The uan-
ayers OF the course deserve much credit IN So
curing Mrs. Siddons, who has consented to re-
turn to the city, after much solicitation. 1t Is
hoped that she will be greeted by large snd1"
aDes.
4 correspondent who signs himself ~ Sales
man" raises the following pertinent point:
s'Wil you pleaaa ask your readers, through
the col1mne Of your paper, if it ever occurred
to them. when they OCCUPY the time Of Sales
1nan, though they have no idea Of buying ant tnat
the sslesman's salary is sometimes contingent
On the amount Of goods sold by him."
Last evening Samuel Lamzn, residing ct No
251 Blue Island avenue, undertook to remove an
impedimaut IN his gas pipe by pouring in alco-
hof The gas rushed out Of the pipe, lgMted
from the fame of the candle which he held iu
his hand, and set him on fire. He was extln-
guished by an oppoItune policeman before he
Was seriously burned
Every house Of prostitution in South Clark
street was visited By the police at about o'clock
yesterday morning, and ali OF the msle inmates
were arrested. They numbered forty, and rep
resented every occupation from laborer to ner-
chant. 4 fine Of $40 WAS imposed upon eaeh st
houses were similarly raided upon, Bi1 prisoners
being the result. The same hnes were imposed
DR.. Boone's barn, at the rear Of No. 665 Michi-
gan avenue, was destroyed BY fire at o'clock
last evening, involving loss Of S5uQ, upon
which there Tas no insurance. Inc ALARM #aS
from Box 48. The alarm from Boz 96, at the
ganae hour, wss for fire in the frame cottage
No. 81 Langley avenue, owned and occupied by
Herman Felsenthal Damage $500; fully in~
Bnred.
A tracklayer named Patrick Muldooney was
run over aud killed by 8 switch engine, yester-
day morning. while pursuing his 1yocat1on On
the chieago BulnEton Quincy ae@oaa' aanna f. 9s.
body was conveyed to his sisters residence on
the latter thoroughfare. The inquest has nos
Jet been held.
The Kingsbu1y Music Hall, which Il to occupy
the site Of Woods Museum before the ire, 1s
being rapidly pushed forward. The hasenont
for occupancy by May !, 1873. The audience
room Is to b. 90 feet wida by 100 feet deep, and
will seat {, 1000 people. 1t is to be finished very
elegantly, and, Judging from the plans in tbs
the exterior will Be very rich and imposing.
In the case Of Rees ct al Y: Otto Peltzer ct a.,
to show cause why the defendants should not be
t;ons ~ The ininnction restraininr further pro-
eeadinrs n connection With s1Paftzer's Atlas Of
Chicago." Judge Farwel yesterday heard argu-
ments IN hath sides. and decided that there was
not snfficent evidence to Justify him in ordering
fhe narties to be attached: md the tule was dis
cha1red
n-.rr
Everybody knew 1t wasn't WaIm, out tney ny
shlVer by their warm Stoves 1n1a Wolnlng "nea
they know how very cold 1t vas yesterday, e.
cording to the halt-hourly o5aer7at1ons SO OF M.
L. Manassee, opuclan, uaue5 tno ; 5eal1aaa aa
HOUSE. In1s eo ts &9e a a1coro ~ hs1o1, - nsa
pe1ow Egg 1:1v, oHdoW 1oao he3on u II X fs1nv
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Among the other adorn1n ents Of Mr. Foley's
new billiard hall will be large fresco in oil.
representing three ladies' engaged in game Of
billiards 1T home. The fresco will be HI en-
larged copy Of beautiful steel engraving en-
titled ss1e Coup Dif6ci1e." One Of the ladies' la
attempting etroke with the cue behind her
back, her fair opponents looking on with intenEe
interest, while child, too small to see the top
of the table, is attempting little game on her
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