, 1873-07-17
THE CITY IN BRIEF,


eeromonioa endod.
THE CITY IN BRIEF.
Tho Christian Umon Literary Society will
meet this evening at No. ia Madison street, aud
debate a question.
A Wabash avonue cutlor hna on exhibition
handsome case OF knives. lnbeled +" For prosou-
lation to "--of course--" Gen. Grant"
"Paint-run against it'll " says ono sarcastic
sign on West Madison street, while another on
saloon, yarios tho ordinary legend and romarLs,
insinuatingly, " Paint--Look mi"
On Tuesday night tailor-shop in tho Central
Union Block, was ontered by burglars, while the
contained.
Tho United States Lake Survey steanor
8earoh, commanded by Lieut.. D. ". Lockwood,
Of the Engineer 0orpH, has again made her ap-
pearanco in our harbor. Lieut.. Lockwood as
nlstod by J. A. Ookorson and A. N. Darrow, is
at prcscnt engaged In taking doep-6oa soundinga
OF Chicago harbor.
Coroner stephonH hold an inquest yesterday
on the body Of tho old man who committed Bnl-
eide by throwing himself under tho cars ut tho
foot Of Van Buren, street. A verdict Of doath
by suicide WAS rendered. His namo Ia supposed
to have boon Noonan.
Tho Board Of Public Works issued tho follow
Ing building permits yesterday. Frederick
Wacker, two-story md basement brick 40x45
foot, Huron street; Mrs. G. sturgos, threo-story
and basement stone front, 551G7 foot, Pine
street; Farrar & Wheeler, four-Btory and base
uent brick, 60490 feet. Third ayenuo.
Why does not tho Board Of Public Works COM
menco work on tho Madison Street Police
Station ? Tho sum Of $4,000 has boon appro-
priated for that purpose, and the wretched con-
dition OF the building demands that the money
be at onco put in use.
A IRE occurred at o'clock yesterday in n barn
In tho roar Of No. 148 Ruckor street, by which
horse valued at a130 WAS SO burnod as to cauao
lts death in fow minutes. The barn Was lttlo
damaged. The fire was extinguished by Engine
No. 8.
a horse attached to omnibus No. 49 Of Young's
Wabash avonuo line fell dead, about O'Clock
last night, on Madison strcct, in front Of Aldor-
sons Hotel from exhaustion produced by oyor-
exortion. The lnhumRn driver. follow called
Fronchy, was arrested by an officer Of tho uu-
maue Society, aud taken to tho Arnlory.
Tho city editor Of tho journal il not tho only
last Of !" Handy Andy !" paragraphs, on the first
page Of last evenings issue, is a1so ignorant.
It will doubtless be nowa to him when ho is in
formed that Hugh Garrity is now in tho Illinois
6tate PenitentiAry, whore he was sont a fow
mouths ago for aBsaulting citizen.
This vote OF tho stockholders Of the Inter
5tate Expedition on the question Of increasing
Flo capital stock WIS unanimous in favor Of it,
md it is now raiuod to s25o,000 Since it Ii
apparent that this stock a to pay dividends.
thoro iB no difficulty In placing it "whoro it will
du tho most good, ;" and the demand is in oxcoaH
Of the supply.
The alarm Of IRE from Box 03, at hnlf-rast 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon, was turned in by
frantic citizen, who suffered in tho groas fire,
who aav in pile Of burning brush, ct tho corner
serious confagration: There WINS good denl OF
:harrod aud dirty rubbish In tho vicinity Of the
fire last evening.
The Board Of Public Works awarded the fol-
lowing contracts yesterday: To construct Sewers
ina certain district on tho West Side to ]. Duffe,
Lyons Il scaulon, for 91o,l07; to construct
hewerH in another portion Of tho South Side,
Charles Oyorrockor, for 0,167; for 1,000,000
aower brick, to Z. r. Gard, at So and 10000
to same person at ss.25; for l,0oo,000 sower
brick, to II. Iones at S8.G214.
man and Harry Barber, whoao photographs may
be seen in the rogue's gallery ct tho Central po-
lice Station, recently adopted novol way to got
money without toll. When they saw crowd
would slyly drop worthloss gilt ling, and, pick
ing it up would romark that thoy had found
ano ring. Then, aftor It lad boen handled by
tho crowd. thoy generally sold it for 81 OF more,
so.ta, and perhaps less. Tie parks havo been
kher favorito paees OF oporntion, mud yesterday,
while attempting Tho same gamo in Union Park,
they were arrested and locked up In tho Union
Park Station.
The following is m extract from Chicago let
TOR to tho Buffalo Commercial Adcertise'': "Jlst
ono year previously paBsed through this city,
and apont day among itB rr.ina. Tic chanEo
that had takon place was wonderful. Nearly
tho whole aroa OF tho burnt diatrct on tho south
aide OF tho riyor had boon rebuilt In all droc-
lions from tho Sherman House. whole Squares
wore coyorod with magnificent buildings of all