, 1873-08-13

Tho Alplno Hunters will hold their Second
Annual picnic at Ogdens Grove on Friday
next.
Tho Liberty Base Ball Club will hold an i'm,
portant n1oeting this evening" corner Lake aud
Ieavitt streets.
proachos to IIako street bridge WAS yesterday
awarded to Earushaw l. Gobol, tho balance OF
the work to Fox i Howard.
Tho eleventh annual picnic Of the United
Sons of Erin Benevolent Society Will bo held ut
sharpshooter's Park on Friday, noxt. picniekors
will foave by tho Pittsburgh, Chicago St. Louis
Railroad Depot, at o30 a. 1n
Tho Committee on Equalization Of tho Board
of County Commissioners mot yestorday to con,
sIder tho county nssoBsment for 1878, but did
little besides organize and pass upon a 10" cou-
plainta concerning erroneous assessments.
in tho Irish Exposition hall. The selections
were varied and the yocalization won tho ap-
plauBe Of the largo audience Since tho roduc-
tion in tho price Of admission the fair is doing
lne business.
On Monday evening" as Hugh Shorty, aaloon.
keeper, was driving along Main street, near tho
Chicago L. Alton Hallway, when his horse took
| fright at o billy-goat and, becoming unmunage-
| abba, ran away, Sherry was thrown out and 60
| rlously injured.
Sergt. Briacoo ycstordny arrested James Cook,
| who ls charged with obtaining money under
| false protouses from prominent business ilrms
| Of tho city for sonlo ti1nc. lie WAS locked up at
| the Madison Street Station, and will have Al ex-
animation this morning:
The Chicago Observatory will bo closed for
| three weeks from and after Monday noxt, during
which timo tho nlonRter telescope will go into
summer quartore, though not into tue country
Tho faot H. 1t viii remain at its post during tho
entlre period Of inviBibity.
Airs: Lna Alsoppo Of Tornales' s laraso srion Co. To-
l. ,f 4,nr MI
da1,ghter and son-i1-law, Fauatina and Hppolyto
Gaufeno, Of whom Hhe Inns heard nothing since
their arrival in Chicago tllrHo months ago.
Yesterday morning, as Michigan Southern
| Railway train waH passing an open space near
Twenty y-Hixth street, toam OF horses httacnea 10
plow took fright aud rnn away. III their violent
course they ran over man, whose naino could
not DO learned, aud very seriously injured him.
Adam Fiehor, Of Dallas, Texas, writes to tho
Mayor to inform him that young girl named
Victoria Ooshnlak, whose parents live III this
city, hns been kidnapped from Chicago and taken
to Dallas. Tho writor is kcoping her nt his
house until her friends can sond for her, in tho
hope that aho will be rescued from life Of
shame.
A strike WAS inauguratod ut Wards Rolling
nlills OIL the North Side st o'clock ,ycaterday
morning. The cause OF the trouble il tho refupal
Of tho proprlotors to pay tho heatora over %
conts per ton for heating. Tho hoators claim
85 cents, but are willing to compromise at ~
Cents. IAe Rtf1Ao tNfoWH hpuut 1suuu 1AeA oul
Of employment.
Thirty bids were received by tho Board OF Pub
lio Works for work upon the new Harrison Street
: Polico Station. Tho lowest bid for masonry was
from Potter Mahr, $40, ,50oi tho lowest tor iron
work was r. Il stteoto9 + Co., 81 co., i1S for car a
painting, Murray l. Watson, $4,000; for plumb
ing aud gas-attiug, John Hogan, $l,2o0. M
awards.
John Il. Freeman, Of No. l Pitt street, DarnR
Icy, England, writoB to tho Mayor to inqnlr'
aftor Ja1nes BELL who waB in this city before tn
o which time ho haa not boon hoard from. Fl
WAN feet inches In height, Of dRrk com
!, ploxion, and bushy whiBkers, aud Weighed abou
2B0 pounds. Evidence Of his death or informn
ton Rs to his whereabouts will bo thankful
IL received,
At half-pnBt 10 o'clock Montay night, job
7, Downs and Louis Wobbor ongagod In d drunke
tight at the corner Of Ilalstel and Ewing stroott
ls During its progress Webber stabbed DOWN.
shoulder. Tho wounds, though soyoro, are nc
J. dangerous. Wobbor WILL arreated by Hounl
man Sherman IIoyt, soon aftor tle atfray. a1'
, waA locked up ut the Twclttl, Street statlot
Yesterday Justice honlly hold Wobber for trii
at tho Criminal Court III bai1 Of III ,000-
The second weeks work at the Newsboy
Home Shows an Improvement oven on tbut (
8 tho first Tho number Of meals paid for We
's d05, pt lo1Elngn 20l tho total receipts a,noul
lug to aaoso ony7 meals granted gtstn
g. The Superintendent IL trying to eradicate .
Is, aymptoMs of ln2neBu iu tha boys, aud oultlya
at aef-ro!ias,eo aud thrift. This evouing tho DO.
will b0 treated tuhn entertainment OF VOCAL NJ
l.. instrumental music.
IL Tho Depot Heading Room. In tho Micl.igt
j. Southern 4 1ioek lhls',d paaBeugar depot Il l.
q. coming qnitB popular: Lust wuok ovor 7Oo po
vt po regaiea Themselves with ltB stores Of ltor
B.; tlre, and On Hunaay labt religious services Wo