, 1873-03-25
TIE CrTY IN brief.

tOluIlHH u EAfulFJs All kuV Atp1A4too0 HCAN IaA-
vato soldiers during tho war, and all wore
wounded.
TIE CITY IN BRIEF.
About 0 o'clock on Sunday night, some hentl-
isEl rll1lan entorod tic ntabe Of Charles koht'ng.
No 80 Kansaas troct, and tltaon1l oEo!otl valuable
lorso belonging to Nlr. Kcatiug. The animal
sYaa doad whom found.
Tho Haymakers Concert, giyen ut tho univor"
stty Place Baptist Church, OH Tlluradny evening
last, will bo ropontod this evening Mt tho Same
plncc The procoods nro for the benefit OF tho
University grounas-llnl1royomen funds.
Tic Committee on Education Of tho Board Of
County Commiaaioncrs, is considering iiio A.
Visibility of raaing tho old Reform School build
ingB at Kenwood, md uh{ug the material in the
construction Of tho contemplated Normal School
boardlng-house, ut Englewood.
. Justlco Banyon, yesterday morning, discharged
tho party who woro pulled IN John aar!and's
Wabash avonuo, on sunda, night, tho ''lcarnod
Judge" deciding TINT tic placo wes not gam
bllng-.houao, and tho party wna only engaged In
social game.
Tho residence Of q. n. Henderson, Esq., No.
$50 Michigan avon,1o, was ontoroa BY a,party OF
young thieves OIL Sunday afternoon. They OBJ
tho dining-room wore mot by ono of tho Borvants,
who, upon soolng them, criod Justify for hotp.
The young roughs became frightened mud ran
out through tho Hamo door thoy Ind come in by,
About 70 o'clock on Sunday night, George
d%nes.ho;so m on sate atreot neas " Fortoth @ The
ball grazod tho left sido Of his hoad and cut tho
acalp. Flo could not identify tho party who did
tho shooting. l1e waB tnken to his homo, No.
1675 stato street, and attended by DR.. Morgan.
On Sunday night tho 1uwofico Of Brown &
Mosnoau, No. 1Gl South Clark atreot. was hrohon
into. The drawers Of tho dosks wore brokon
open aud their cotltontB scattered about tho
room. Nothing was taken, however, aud 1t is
beloved tho object was to got hold Of tho pApers
pertaining to certain important suit for which
tho firm is kuown to DO ongagod.
It is rllmored TINT the Chicago, Burlington d
Quincy Railroad Company contemplate oxtond-
ing It's FOX River 1ine to Elgin, md thence to
milwaukee,, making D. through limo from tho
latter place to st. Louis via Aurora. It is nlso
Baid that tho Company intends, during tho pres
to st. Louis, by way Of Aurora and Peoria.
The regular meeting Of tho Wost Chicago Ly-
coum will DO held at tho Loavitt Street Congro-
gational Church this evening. Tho subject for
discussion is ae follows ''Reso!ued. Tllat tho
saying Of st. Paul., Women, oboy you: h1,s-
a. 1t is believed that tho number Of married por-
sons in Attendance will bo painfully small.
Tho Foreign Missions fund has received con-
siderable accoHalons Of lato. On Sunday two
collections in ita interest wcro taken up in tho
vico amounted to 81 ,702, and that at tho evening
soryico to 49a The annual collection Of tho
Womnna' Mission this yoRr amounted to $500.
Besides these munitlcont sums, special bcqucst
Of $4,000 has beon received from Mr. J. Z.
Burchall.
Nolcss than four gentlemen havo been galTotod
between Twonty y-second aud Twonty fourth
streets. on Michigan avenue, since last Friday
night. If this unpleasant fact had not been
concealed by tho police authorities, they would
have saved tie victims tito trouble Of reporting
thoir several experiences nt this Office and have
p1aced tho residents Of tho South Side more upon
tho defensive. In each caHo, tho garrotots got
nway with considerable plunder, and have not
boon approhendod.
Tho Police Commissioners met in regular
selni-weolly eossion, yesterday afternoon, the
full Board being in attendance. Tho resigna-
800, to take effect on tho 1st Of April, WAS ac-
copied. This wes one Of tho mont trustworthy
onlcors on tho force. Tho public will remember
him In connection With a fatal shouting casa
ago. Frank Vorbowen waB sworn in rs aBpecial
watchnlan over the property of citizens residing
on Michigan and Wabash nvenues md State
street, between Twenty-ilfth and Twenty-cighth
| streets. Tho Doard then adjourned.
Tho following subscriptions to tho 1ntor- State
Secretary yesterday n. X. Fairbsnla, share /;
H. A. Rust, l.. John Wright, ,Pyehon L WILL
ard, q; s. ?. Rounds, /; Coau. TonBroek l. Co.,
3; North Chicago Rolling. Mills. 10; Rhodes &
2fees Co.. II Pottor rp; P;a1@er, To- Chase A6oi,
| Warren, Rooney & do.,1; John II. WHIT,
| William R. Page, 1; tau1os II. Biggs, i; ].
seoey Wallace h u: Il. Hongre O.; a. q l.: g.
/; s. Taylor, /.
| Another policeman was ovorpoworod, knocked
| down, and robbed Of his revolver, ut tho corner
Of Wright and Jefferson streets, on Sunday eycn-
| ing, at o'clock, by crowd Of rnttlans Tho
ollcor was Mlcheal Quinlin, aud at the time ho
was Attempting to stop O flght which was going
| mid hands on ono of them when tho whole crowd
fell upon him, md, aftor beat!nghi and getting
possession Of his revolver, ran away. Quin1in
aont to the Twenty-Hecond Street Station for
| help, and tho rufflaus wero pursued md four Of
tlonii captured. The officer was not aeriously
hurt, but deserves cenauro for not shooting into
tic crowd before they got hold Of hiH revolver.
Roughs muat rocetyo rough treatment.
A rnouruful accident occurred yesterday morn.
ing about half-past o'clock attho Northwestern
| Browery. 4 beer-still on tho ground floor OF the
building from some unknown canso exploded.
ehattorng tho windowa in the whole house, and
so severely inlurlng Charles Pottorson, mn chi
ployo, TINT ho died in @ few hours. Michael
! 6olutE TaS Albo ll1uIeui D1G HoE borlouBiy. LIE
| still was now and hnd not boon put Into general
use. 4 large quantity Of spirits was lost.
| Peterson was married man, about Is years OF
ago. Ho leaves largo and dependent family,
| The Coroner will inquire into the causo Of tho
explosion at the inquest this morning.
During Sunday night party Of burglars Of
focted MI entrance through back window to
the tutoring establishment of O. s. Trink, No.
101 Twenty-sccond street. About $1,000 worth
Of goods md unfinished garments woro carried
off. few OF tho garments wcro found under d
sidewalk on Burnside street about 10 o'clock,
which is proof that tho robbery was committed
before that time. This storo was brolsen into
about four months ago, and tho aame quantity
Of goods stolen. Mr.. Frink had employed q
| speclal watchman for his establishment, who
was supposed to ingpect the doora and windowe
every half-hour. Yesterday morning, however,
the window by which the burglars ontored wai
found open. The Especial watohman waa dis
charged.
4 German butcher rosiding at No. 72l South
Causl stroet, until yostorlny morning bolfoyod
that If mnn wanted to kill himsolf, 1T was law
fnl for him to do 10. For some years ho llas
been subject to fits Of insanity in which ho lsat
repeatedly endcavorod to cut short the measure
Of his existence. but has bcen prevented. II
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