, 1873-04-12

THE CITY IN BRIEF.
| Tho contract for furnishing la1np-posts for the
| ensuing year ,sne yesterday awarded by the BoarG
Of Public Works to Clark t. Ration, Of al4. 30 bar
| post.
Tho Board Of Public Wor]tg yesterday decided
to roadyort'so for proposals. for tho construction
OF house, composed Of Htono, brick, aud iron,
at tho crib.
Eight packages OF tho English donation of
oooKa to tho Chicago Public Library arrived
yesterday. Aleo, an ologantly-framod copy Of
bernard Cracraft's Conaols Diagrams.
,,, The store Of Williamson, Gray k Co.. No. 21a
@ West Madison street, was catered by burglars
about o'clock yesterday morning. 4 case con.
ta:t93ng hfty reYolvers valued Mt scoo was chr
At meeting Of tho Board OF Police, yesterday
afternoon. a. tho resignation OF Officer Thomas
Thomas Hermann was appointed special police
man for tho district on Canal stroet, between
Twelfth aud si1toonth ntroots.
day Of Passover: This holiday will last
oiIgh5s; eiI b; days. tho two first und last days being
days arc only souli-l1olidayH. This holiday is
kept to commemorate tho tmo when Moses
took tho children Of Israel from Egypt, and a
history Of tho eyont ie related amid imposing
Inc Of tho supper. No bread ia eaton during
this time i'll Jowish families but instead they
cat 8 kind of 11llcayeuol brca1 or cracker called
Mazatll, bocauso tho Children OF Israel, when
leaving Egypt, had no timo to leaven their
broad, and woro therefore compelled to bake il
unleayenod.
About 2 o'clock yesterday morning, Officer
George Dettengor, wlii1o standing at tic co4nor
Of Fifth nvauuo aud Van Duron Rtroot, saw q man
aPpr99ehlng aPp'ehng him who wqs carrying on his
distance Of tho officer, ho turned abruptly, and
walkod hurriolly i'll an opposite direction The
officer won't after him, when tho MIN
Tire 1hrow Su ID down w. TIC L., package md ran.
to stop, but the follow not oboying his Sum
MONS Dettinger t}rod one barrel If lis revolver
nftor him, with what oirout is not known, as the
fellow escaped in tho darkuoss. Tho package
was found to contain six now shawls, and they
aro at tho Armory, wlero tho owuor can gos
them.
4 moeting Of tho Board Of Directors Of tho
Interstate Industrial Exposition WAS hold yos-
tosday afternoon in tho now Sherman House, J.
Irving pearco in tho Chair. There were present
8 fs5s Sss5ssss nsvs A. 6ass 6ass IT. e''eS 4Sn rs II
sonn G9apls' J. bRs 8rs. " 1ys george M'rha T. aa Rs
Potter Pa1mor,.. aild George A. Reynolds.
hlr. George Latlin moved that a Committee OF
throe bo appointed to nominate permanent off.
oers, and report at an adjourned meeting; and
TINT tho Committee bo appointed by tho Chair.
Tho Chnir appointed "a Buch Committee Mcssrs.
Latlin, Crane, palmor, Reynolds aud Hosing.
Tho Beard adjourned subject to tho call of tho
Committoe.
It has boon quito unfortunate for 1Ir. Wilder
that he has Aaa to- contend With tho docltlodly
unpleasant weather Of tho past woek. It waa
disappointing in moro thnn ono aonae, for hay
ing engaged tho services Of sucll renowned peo-
plo aa Milo. Docliril md hor troupe and having
n 11rnr n1r0r1n u}l frr 3&y,
aud astonishing excellence, could not 10
surpassed, it was natural that the man-
agon,ont, taking q pride in their
something to announce ths champion male bare
back rider Of tho world in tho person Of Jamoa
Robinsont when to his was coupled tho name
Of Milo. Doohrjll, tho champion fornalo bare.
excellence in oquestranism roaohod Its climax.
This afternoon thorc will bo a grand matnoo,
and this evening Milo Dockr;l and Mona. Kono::
bol, the Erect French grotoslue, sill take ben-
tho entertainment.
oisod his power to tho o1tont Of removing Police
Justico Danyon from tho position which ho dis-
graces, is the fact tlat tho Mayors bill does NOT
confer tho powor necessary to roach Danyon'a
Therefore. ho mny not DO uanmarily sun removed,
He holds his otllce nj JuAticn Of tho Peaco by
virtue OF olooton rs ono Of tho County Jnstlcog,
aud IL hired, rathor than appointed or elected
By the Common Council to act aH Police Dlagis-
trato for atated amount per yoar, for which he
oonracts to ransnct tho oity's Police Court busi-
ness in tho South Division. tho city paying him
o Btnted sum in liou OF tho Court fcea allowed bY
law. Mayor Mclill regrots that ho iH unable to
retro Bauyon to hia original functions as Juatiee
Of tho Ponce, but ho Ilas looked into the mattcr
and finds that tho crony Of tue gamblors and tho
friond Of tho prostitutes il beyond his reach.
Ho is of the opinion that, In caao Of now aoloo-
tion Of Police Court Justice by tho Common
Council, tho Mayor could exercise tho yotu
power, and thus prevent tho hiring Of another
nanyon,
James T. Jonos aud Andrew E. Jonos, boing
brothers, arc not, consequently, friends. On
tho contrary, for Bomo time they have been cno-
mics. Tho only apparent cause OF thoir enmity
has bcou diaagroement about tho ownership Of
9 horse and wagon. Janos iH In tho expresn
businous, and has stable at tho corner OF Qot11
tage Grovo avenue mud Twenty- street. On
Ihuraday oyoning the two mon met thoro, and.
IA usual, took up tho throad of their argumont
regarding the title to tho horHo and wagon,
ANDREW AM w. lad -, nrovio3'nsly tlroetonea ID
ora 2na s bson nsso 1s and Ind there,
Danyon, to keop the ponce. DlHrogarding thao
lahility OF his t,ondsn9nn, ho struck his brother
~ tho head with q bur ot iron, laying opon tue
'c9lp for several Inches, aud causing him to fill
n6enRihlo at his foot. 1t should hayo peon
tated that tho parties aro oolored as this Is tho
,nly reason why tho blow did not crack the skull.
Vhen the wounded nsan recovered llo found 0lOo
Missing from his pocket, and lis brother gono,
70 therefore had warrant issued for Ills arrest,
~ the charge Of robbery, which was forthwith
'xecutoa. Doforo Justice Hinsdalo, yesterday
'1ternoon tho brother was ron.hndod for further