, 1873-08-05

There will be meeting at tho Gardner Houne
this afternoon ut llalf-paut 2 o'clock, Of tho
managers Of tho Hospital for Women ntld Chill
dron, located Mt tho oornor Of Wost Adams aud
Paulina etreots.
a correspondent writos. charging the drivers
Of tho :" q. I. Pr and tho "Young" limos Of
omnibusos with racing nlong Wabash nvonuo in
scandalous manner~ Thiu ia a thing for tho
police to look after.
Oficer Noonan yesterday evening surprised
three gamblers, in d neat littlo room OH Clnrk
street, near Madison, and broke up pleasant
himself took tho gamblers and their property to
the Armory.
Tho Mayor will this afternoon, at his Office,
Issue FREQ tickotg emitting boaror to view tho
Ar1nitago memorial painting, which Is hung at
tho wost end Of tho Institute Gallery, oornor Of
Michigan avonue aud Van Buren street.
Tho Board Of Public Works yesterday awarded
1000, 900 sewerage brick at 1915 por thousand
to Kennedy l. Meoloary, 100000 brick at ss por
thousand
A boy named james Crocr, years old, syas
drowned last Sunday, In tho South Branch, ncar
Hancook's paoAlng-houso. Tho body WIS rocov-
erod, and tho Coroner hold an inquest yesterday,
at which q verdict OF accidental drowning WIS
rendered.
4 boy who is announced to possess wonderful
magnetic or clairyoynnt power III q ornlo state
will give private exhibition at tho Sherman
House Club Room at o'clock this afternoon, to
which medical mon and othors Interested In
psychological phonomonn aro invited to attend.
Yesterday q follow named Ed. Holloway
slipped into tho rat.pon, in tho Board Of Trade
tors, and abatractod valuable watch and chain
from o goutloman's pocket. Ho WAS detected
and arrested, aud lust night Rlept at tho Armory
Station.
A young girl named suBie Crowdou, aged 15
years, Is missing from hel home, No. 221 South
Dosplainos street. sinco yoatorday morning,
She is pools-markod, auburn-hairel, lleht-com-
plexlonod, and wore white drogB, blue Haall,
and white hat trimmed with brown.
Charles Cutlor, d stylish bnnlto man, although
comparatively new Importation, hns become
notorious, bocauso ho is 10 often under arrost.
Yesterday ho thought to mako q stakc, but wae
Justice Banyon luad him $1UO An apponl was
taken, ind Cutler aal)ied forth, to hia busiuosB
nBain.
Thomas Furlong and q. Kolb reside In cloao
proximity at Humboldt. They had quarrel 4
Tow days ago, about aome bites which d dog. Of
tho former inflicted upon so1no COVE Of the Int
tor. Kolb drcw pistol, which WIS loaded with
powder aud paper, and threatonod to shoot his
neighbor. He did not shoot him, but left hin,
| abo to onter q suit boforo Justice Vant Woul,
who 1ued ha assal1ant 300.
| DIR. Bon O. Miller, having roslgncd hta
| position Of Superintendent OF Public Charities
tho Common Council NJ sanltary Huporintcnd-
! ont. It iH probable that tito County Commits
| aiopora will abolish the position which Dr.. Miller
| las juat vacated, md al}ow tho County plyyi-
chm to do tho work, aidod by All assistant with
| salary Of $500 per annum. Tho annual saving
by this arrangement would bo beswoon 81, ,60u
md $2,000.
Officer Dan Hogan, OF tho Madison stroot
Station. at . O'clock yoatorday morning saw twe
mon coming out fron, tho bRBemont OF tho Tx.
change notol, on Canal street, near Knzio.
Upon investigation ho found tho door of the
saloon opon, aud Oh 1t was unocoupled, 10 SUP
posed something was wrong, and oallod out to
tho mon to stop. Ilo was answered by ono OF
tho mon turning abont and firing at. him,
tho ball making mualo i'll hla our, nj 1t wllizzos
by. lilo returned the shot without effect, and
a{tor chasing the Villains four blocks, ho loHt
thom in an alloy. 4oyoral articlps Of notnina
yaluo were takon from tho saloon.
Charles Kollum. X. i. Divine, II. D. Wyman
| @. Ellinwood, J. s. WatornAn, aud J. H. John
aton. officers and Directors Of q proposed rail