, 1873-12-23

noo for Comm!saioncr Of Public Worls for tho
soueh bluo, aud confirmation will undoubtedly
Follow. Tho knowledge that Mr.. COnloy wonj;l
20 nominated contributed mntotinlly to tilo CON
hrnlat1of OF tic nonl!ncoa who woro mndo lnppy
last ovolnE. tf'
Tho COUNCIL Committee on Finance hold a
meeting IN, II, t0 ,7lnyorn o yesterday attor
about tug resolution requiring tic DIV Treasurer
to knop ha books opon for inspection. No con-
cusion was rcacllotl.
Me !" ,n nGlock yesterday morning. n young mau
haanctl William DoworB, In tryl,ig to i1mi5 on \
aamttell.cngino a1t Of tho Rock 1aland Railroad at
wheels. His right arm nr leg wore ha1iv cr,,a1,' eo
cd. Ho waa removed to tho County Hosnitni
whore tlo doctora decided that tho leg would
tayo to l,c amnntatod. Bowers IL is yoarn Of
ago' and hvos nt No. 30 String htroot.
Tho alnrm Of fire from Boz o9, ut llnlf-pnat II
Of oe0f 3enas 1ass night was caused by Tie discovery
Frank Smith. THO % iiro gprua snroad t9 t99
On adjoining tnrn in tho roar Of No. IS. ovncsi
i's1rea 1o b3oNn m fbs ns Smshs !, l0as y 9bot 500
barn waa almost destroyed. Losa, si50 unina
surcd. Tho fro Is believed to have hoon . tio
work Of OIL incondary. ''A 'A''
At half-post 10 o'clock yostorlay morning n
man named John Kohn was run over and In.
ssnntly killed by the cara Of tho Chicago 4
Northwcstcrn Railway ut tho corner Of Ashland
'ayon,to and Kinzio street. When tho accident
napponoa ho was under a chr mixing some re-
@ nars 70 1t. being tn tho scrvico OF tho Company,
lllo deocasott hud boon working for the Conl-
rsm,f rsny elgn!oGn yents Flo leaves wifo and flvo
GNlldfoh At No. II Second Btreot. whore the body
va vas removed to, Tho Coroner held on inquest,
lhe Jury bringing III a verdict Of doath by acct.
The alarm Of fire from Dox 81, at half-past i
3 9clock Yesterday morning, WAS cnl,aod bY tho
SadxorS bnnrS Nor o1 os an sr II a o frao
irta building was known ~ the Michigan Mills aud
y. C!ark as = flour and foed store. Tho loss
IS nn'iag na1ndg te4 aud t machinery Sa was about
companies dlobo Of Now York NJ Saii 1Gtw'of opv of
wheeling, W: Va; Allemania aud Groat Vest
orn; C1ay, Newport Ky. Hopo, phatlelphin.
Newton, Bucks County, pa. III. Clarli's loss
was about s40o. Tlo origin Of tho fire is u1,.
known. N''"
GHpt. Q. Lnsrawny, Of South Haven, n1icl., a
homo since tho 9th OF December. Ho arrived in
this city about the lat Of tho n1unh with his
schooner. which ho aoon nftor sold forrca estate
~ Me1gan: On tho evening ot tho day when
como down town to hotcl, 40 that ho might
catch M early train for home. 10 was very
temperate man, md his absonco IL unaccountn-
ble. io Ind very little money with him when
no started for the hotol HiB family in South
Harot aro very much alarmed about linn, In
formation concerning him may be loft ut tho
Central Police Station,
Yesterday morning, u few minutes before u
O'Clock, somebody aaw douHo body Of smoke
issuing from tho top of tho mansard imlnoIi-
ato!y ovor tho west entrance to tho Grand Pa
ciilo Hotel: An alarm was givon to tho operator
at tho Firo.Alarm Office, who rang tho
bolla from box %. The engines ar-
rived promptly aud au inlmcnao crowd of
people, gathered around tho hotol. It was
soon discovered however, that tho fire was notll-
ING moro than tho burning Of son,o soot in d
chimney tluo. Beyond tho spilling OF little
wafer On ~ tho second loor thoro wns no damage
dono. Tho guests of the house conducted tlo,n
Aoayea with great cooness THO fire was diecoy
cred by the watchmen In tho hotel, md tho hoso
belonging to the establishment was On the roof
before tho stoamcr arrived.