, 1873-06-25
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no insurance. The origin OF the fire could not
be ascertalued.
brute named August Baker would have CON-
mtted wanton outrage upon the perBon Of
little girl Mt the Chicago avenue bridge, on Mon
DAY night, but for the interference Of bridge
tender Yesterday morning Baker Vas fined 3lO0
by Justice Scully, and was sent to the Bride
vol.
The Board Of Public Works issuod the follow
ing building permits yesterday L. A. Davey
z-story BRICK 30x25 feet No. 875 PrIirie avenue
:4ark Bros, 9-5tory and basement brick, 57x40
iaet, corner OF Van Buren, street and Western
avenue Julius Enert, 2-story and basement
brick, 2ox40 feet, Illinois street h1edow Croft
Bros, 3-story and basement brick, 40142 feet,
corner Of Eric and LaSalle streets.
The Board of Public Works, yesterday, ro-
ceired several bids for constructing viaduct
over the Fort Wayne Railroad tracks at Twelfth
street, and awarded the following contracts
For special castings Of water pipe, to the Union
Foundry Works, at 800 ton painting the
bridges, 0sterburg & Ysnderburgh for con-
strncting tho third and fourth sections of the
tunnel, Cox Bros.
lino Of 500 WAS imposed by Justice scully,
yesterday morning. upon young man named C.
cred With q horses skin. The animal was
most dlstrcssing-looking object. It's ribs wore
caved In, and ONO Of it's shoulders etood out, like
the hump on the back Of dromedary. Il vas
was attached. 6hotwell Was arrested BY Officer
scully, at the instance OF the Humane Society
officers. He WAS sent to the Dridewell. in do
fault OF the fine.
Another fatal accident occurred at the Palmer
Hotel. On State street, yesterday afternoon at
o'clock. A mnn named Thomas Patterson WAS
precpitatod from the third floor to the base-
ment. It aprcarn that, as the elevator WAS start
ing to 60 down, Patterson ran up and attempted
to get on the platform. He took hold Of oae Of
tho ropes to steady himself. Unfortunately, the
rope vac moving upward, and, when Patterson
several fest into the air, over the ele-
vator shnft, through which be descended with
fearful swiftness. Strange to Say ho was not
instantly killed. Hte skull waa fractured, and
when picked up, and when he was revived, had
but very little life left in him. Officer Ditts
had him removed to the County Hospital. No
hopes arc entertained Of his recovery. He is
about 20 years of age. is unmarried, and 80 far
is known, has no friends living in this city.
He ives employed Oh tho building al common
laborer.
Some evil spirits, or Some vey drunken
brutes, must have been present at dance, which
camo OF on Sunday night somewhere in the
West Division. The police report that three
men we're assaulted and stabbed, while return
White was. met at the corner OF Halsted and
Seventeenth streets By Frederick Rourk aud
John Diedrich, and, without offering them
my provocatlon on their attempting to
rob him, they stabbed him on the
head and shoulders. The wounds we're
very light, and did no: prevent White from walk
ing to Lis home No. los DeKoven str eet Yes
tarday morning his assailants were arrested, aud
from their conduct it Was evident that they were
drunk when they committed the assault About
the same hour, Frederick Hoffman, while re-
turning from dance at No. 38s Archer avenue
was stabbed slightly III the shoulder By some ull-
known persons, who then ran away. Yesterday
morning Joseph Donahue was up before Justice
Scu1ly for stabbug Mike Morris, while he, too,
was returning from dance. The latter wss not
seriously injured Donahue unB fined @100.