, 1873-10-23
TIE CITY IN BRIEF.

44h5eF 4Acello6 yedle1uAI " I1n OF Htf CttlZGna.
This evening thoro will he meeting Of thu Chicago
Nugical Union ut tho First Methodist Church. corner
Of Clark and Washington strcots. All persons inter-
eatcd In music arc invited to attend.
Do not forget, when you go to dinner day. 10 cal,
upon the ladies Of st. johns Episcopal Church, at No.
172 Madison areet, near La8allo, who will give you
cloice dinner for 30 cents.
Tho Board Of Public Works yesterday awarded tho
contract for In tho Seventh, Ninth, and Four
tcenth Wards, to CHARLES Overoakcr at from IL cents
I $216 per lncal foot.
-william Fokor tnot Dill, Tho lawyer) ia bad mansof
the cotored porsuAson, who carries sung-Bhot. no
was found guilty Of carrying concealed weapon, and
held In 5000 bail by Danyon.
correspondent Wishes to ray that the cellar Of
No. 112h Pacific Is filled with hay which II 30
o1pcsol ns to eudangcr Its being sot on fro.
Tho adios OF the Methodist Churches Of Chicago and
Evanston viii meet in the lccture-room OF the First
Methodist Church 1T o'clock this afternoon to mako
arrangements for giving lunches next week for tic
benent Of The Halated Street nIiasion Church.
Thomas Dell atole la1-robo from George H. Farm
ia hls possession by the oiccr who arrested him. But
1t would be useless to send him to the Criminal Court
go yesterday Danyon Anod him SIS and costs for dis
orderly conduct.
Tho ladea Of Tho Second Univcrsalist Church have
prepared excellent 1unches to be served from IL TO
O'clock each day thB week, ut No. 108 East Madison
gtreot. AL frionds aud strangers nro cordially in-
| vitcl.
The ladies' Of tho Reunion Presbyterian Church In
ye their friends to aoeiablc to be given by thom in
tho parlors Of tho church this evening" "A aED supper,
| tann,out. -
"A meeting Of tho Committee on Fro and Water Is
called for ta afternoon at O'clock It il understood
that the proposition OF Mira. Hcottua relative to- tho
purchase by tho city Of the right to use her ladder
] will be considered.
| who WAS being taken from Kansas to Pennsylvania
escaped from tho custody Of a. softp2s:d Pittsburgh
satteson Hoae Sero tho prisoner may seo him Ut
any hour until tomorrow.
Tho store Of 4. .. ThayeE wns broken into and so
worth 9i tswslry taken Detective Miller tooh the
found the jowelry. II arrested The BOY 5ut Justie.
sis ssiSsy' on 'ssean' Of Lis extreme YOUTH n'a him but
sSossa',snfs con yesterday. da not g through
IKE most other men IN olnee just now, arc too busy
cty. is ''D'''A ''S'' 10 'Df'" 'NA' Ds'F e' 'n'
es Das %oe. a Yen
ii the Uniou sock-Yards fell aud broke Ills lip.
young German m n nsmeu William nosey, was strqek Gy
| broken below Tho knee.
In front Of South Water street ntore lies s53-
pound s4nas which sttained l It's present ggapt,o pro
| Just sxt daya from tho time tho seed was planted.
From, tho Same prolific viue there were puckel os7
osher little squAshes, Of which the aboye ia only fnir
| ayernge.
William Monroe, an account OF whose steslLg in the
nncktio line ut the Exposition, has been given In THE
In1nuNE, was examined yesterday morning ,by
former good character Of tho prisoner, the respcca-
biity Of Ills family. and tho expressed desire os Mr..
Frank, from whom be stole the ties, not 10 prosecute
d@e9 duct A''' ''N'A AA ~ AA0 e'''' ~ ''1t' ''A
aIr. A. Hayner, Of No. COS Wabash avenue went
evening, and lett his horse hitched in front On
Ing out he worry much surprised to find thore wss
os yss E'2SgfSS sS 10
taking q ride With Mr. Hayner's seea. Frank was
Goa sna {ssss5oiSy % s5o nanson ed him 70 tho
r. Platter is another aaloon-keoper. who is fond
follows, one 10 and the other il, wero found dead
drunk BY policeman. They tolle very straightfor
before siuliy yz tha. Platter aod lhem whisky II
sueS MEN MEN NJ mse reF took snnge Of 10
Banyon, but predict that tho latter will give him
his deserts.
Thomas Small and Patrick Donuhuo went to pollt-
ical meeting Tuesday night, and 1t was too much for
them. It wus d Iesing-Storcy meeting, IN! free
Liquor lay was, Of COURSE advocated " tue eloquent
aud got gioriously drunk. Then they Thought riding
o1se and earraeo' % whon al officer arrested them.
They wero Judged diaorderly, aud huol, Thomas $5.
aud Pat $40, by banyon.
| s9rceuhornH are plenty during TIC Exposition 30
| are panel thieves. ThomnH bIcs aud wife II Iar
Of panel operators. who Ayo had roons Ut tue
| Of Madison and Peoria streets. Tuesday night Mrs.
| Miies "pickcl up" young man from tho country,
| Thomau Wllds by nainc aud ln tho old.tashiouGd
game. which hus been explained thousand ttrncH,
4 when ho went In. Luckily he told policeman, who
arrested the two theyes. and yesterday scuuy held
them each In $500, bail to tie Criminal Court.
Everything l. progressing IN most satisfactory
manner Mt the shnft Of tho new tunnel, md the "cya"
may be openeI entirely In day or two though Tho
engineers do not wish to hurry the work unnecoaAa
rily. The hack drift OF tho oil tunnel extending be-
you'll tha shut will be built up with ussonry, 70 as
to prevent the leakage past tho iron bulkhcad which
| has hitherto been used TO cut off tho entrance
4 Of water Into that part Of The tunnel: Tho
| Water then bo turned Into tho tunnel again
at any time In 1t should bs absolutely necessary,
without stopping work tho new shaft; Tho Timts
IL exceedingly severe upon the City Engineer for
having put he new shaft 80 near the old ono but aH
the crib would not admit Of hny further distancc.
and a new crib would not only bo very expansive,
but would also cause great delay, tho critic!6M ia
about N reasonable the majority Of those III that
paper,- Tho work should not be nldu(y haatenea by
tho desire Of The people 10 get their tunnel water ton
auon. Engineering work can never 10 benefited either
in point VI Tins or money, by driving 1t too fas
" THE EXPOSITION YESTERDAY.