, 1873-01-10
THE CITY IN BRIEF.

Thcro is no nood of cambria pocket hankor-
chiefs such weather aB this. Break tho icclo off
tho end Of your noso every few minutes, and
tho barbaroua mouchoir becomes suporluous.
Owing to tho bad weather OH Wednesday, eyon-
ing, tho meeting relative to tho formation OF
militia regn1ont which was to bayo bcou hold
in tho Council Chamber, did not como off.
A carpenter named Williamson, who has been
missi1ll; for Kovornl days, vag found dond at Tho
bottom Of grain bin iu Viucont, Nolaon l. Co.'a
elevator, ycstorday An inquest will bo held to-
day.
At lalf-past 0 yesterday evening" IN alarm wan
sounded from Box u for q fire l., tho lilinoiH
Central warehouse, on South Park avoliuo, Ecar
Twenty-sixth street. The damnge amounted to
about $4,000; fully insured.
About half-past 10 o'clock yoaorday forenoon
Engine Company No. 10 received o still alarm
for q fire at No. 45 Vernon ayonue q two-ntory
frame building, owned and occupied by Air.
Shrine. The losn was $500; insured for 5000
in tho London aud Liverpool and Glolo.
A gcntlcman who attended ono of Our theatres
last evening, upon arriving down town at Tho
closo Of the performance, was heard to remark
to companion, that tho only good thing he de-
rived for his trouble wnD the shot rum !" nan
asked him to take.
There wa8 to hayo boon q meeting Of tho Ex-
ecutiye Doard Of tho Wonan's Stato Suffrage
Association at No. 88i Michigan ayonue, but tllo
winds aud low temperature kept away 80 mauy
nothing waR done.
Tho Liquor Law giyoa employment to tho
Criminal Court Judges. Iea erday. Adam Daor.
II. Kalonbech, CLarloB Bacillus, and Martin
damos were arraigned for keeping opon Oh Sun
day; Adam Holm, for selling liquor to al habit
shulor for selling liquor 10 n,inora.
Tho I,adios Missionary Society will give m
entertainment this evening at Chriat Church,
corner of Michigan hyenuo and Twenty-fourth
street. Professor Cunnock, Of Evanston, will
attractions viii 10 offered. Tickets may bo o.
tainod from the ladies Of the Parish.
Tho Waukegan passenger train yesterday
morning encountered brokon rail near Calvary
Station. Tho rom trucks Of both coaches left
the track, without, however, causing any dumago
to tho cars. Tho train WIS stopped and tl.o
| break temporarily repaired, causing q delay Of
IN hour.
Drivers OF omnibusos must hayo bad timo of
1t during this cold weather. Perohed up alofl OIL
the top Of their vehcloa they aro Il fine mark for
gale. Add to this tho perpetual removal Of
| their glovoa to make change and all idea OF ther
Horrows may bo arrived at. They ought to be
| we'll paid by their employers, and tic Indies
should avoid adding to thoir troubles ly nttonpt-
ing to pull tlom through tho little hole OIL the
roof. It is unkind.
Tho TeG rs Of prnySr Is bhng yey gSnnersy OBJ
in the noon-lay prayer meetings has boon largo
| ly increased siueo tlloy have beon removed to
| the Lecture Room Of tho First Methodist Episco-
| pal Church. l'llo time for holding theao moot
| inga during tho wook has boon extended tifteon
| minutes. Many requests for prayer are pro-
aontc onch day, and many Christian men, from
all parg OF tho country, aro hoard, nS 1t unea TO
bo in the old TarwolI Hall moelingB. u. y.
Wolln, Of Lake Foreat, loatgs to-day, and Hey.
II. II. parkhslrst on Saturday.
Tho embargo on tho Chicago Northwestern
md tho milwaukee, & st. Paul railroads still e1
lists. Tho llotols aro boarding many travollora,
who nwa!t, without patience, tho opening Of tho
roads. Trains on tho other roads aro coming In
much bohnd Bl,eir schedule time: This IL not
| 30 much the rcsult Of necessity as 4 wiso pro:
| caution takon by tho railway officials, to avert
any aerious accident from brokcu reiit, BY run
ning ttolr trains too last.
4 temperance losaon, ,'of moro v.luo than thoso
ordinarily impressed upon the people, might bo
learned from, tho following yeracouy narrative:
John Lain went into saloon Oh WoBt Randolph
street, aud ordered "hot Scotch" Flo drank
It, and produced Ills purEe to pay TOR tho
draMgh,t. His Int was promptly banged down
AB he removed Ills Int Tho thioyos left tho place.
IIo caught u gl'mpso Of ono Of thon named W.
II. Kerr, and, aided by llo police, sue
coodod II havlng LIN tliod before ;, Jus.
s7oo. On tho Same ovening Q. J. Krochr onterotl r.
Baloon No. Al East Indiana nsreet, kept by :rhom-
aa Stanton, orlerod drink, paid, for It, aud lott
tha saloon. Ihteo men, ono Of tholn. " t. al-
legged, tho propriotoro of thu snloon, followed him.
and aftor pounding anll lioarly' killing l.ul,
robb6a him ct watch and $3.50 In currency.
! Btanton was arrested, and awaitH trlal lIore is
All opportunity for tho Mayors poliuo to inyos'
tlHato Tho caso, and report to tho Mayor, who
will, whom furnished with tie necessary evidence
doubtloaB revoke the lioonsoB Of tho two naloon-
keepers
It IL sometimes inconyonient to got married,
aftor all, not III account of ono's mothor-in.law.
aontontiouB remhrk introducos to sympathetic
public ono August 10th, living Mt Niekoraon-
Vile, all upoxplorcd portion OF Tho North Diyl-
sion. Tho happy Folo had boei, through tho
ordeal; hia blooming hrllo (bridoa Always ara
Lloo,ning) nat by his silo. before ll!om wap II
goodly feast, around tlcn circle Of ~, q.