, 1873-12-01

4 FRIEND OF CoEDuoAT1oN.
CITY IN BRIEF.
The monthly mooting Of tho managers Of tho
Nursery and Halt Orphan Asylum will bo hold
II O'clock tomorrow at No. 175 Burling ntroot.
Tho annual mooting Of tho Donrd Of Managers
OF the NowsboyB' Homo will DO bold at 2 O'Clock
this afternoon att tho rooms Of tho Relief and
Aid Society, No. 81 Lasallo street.
John Ryan died suddenly Saturday afternoon
East Monroe etroct. Ho had been siok for some
timo. Tho body was removed to tho Morgua
and tho Coroner notified.
Tho police OF the Union 6troot Station made
raid last night on tho lnchtnen on tho cornor
Of West Madison and Clinton strcets, for violat4
Is thssro. ~ 0'a'f prohibiting them from standing
.Of'iccr Ashley yesterday found tie dead bod,
o1 nowly-born bsbo In tho north eutl Of the
Old oenetery In Lincoln Park. Tho body was ro-
movod to tho Tcnth procinct Station, where it
awaits tho action Of tho Coroner.
The alarm Of fire from Box 2s5, at hnlf-pnst
tho discovery Of danoa in tho houHe No. 197
Woatorn avenue. Tho fro originated III do.
foctiye 1ue Loss, 4100 insured.
Tho ladieB OF tho Trinity Methodist Church,
on 1ndtann avenue, north Of Twonth-fourth
in the parlors Of tho church noxt Thursday
evoning, from to 10 o'clock. Members of tic
congregation, outaido friends and strangers
arc invited.
Mr James Mcdarry nays great injustice WAS
zone % him by stntomont IN ycsterday'a TRIBUNE
ence to sottling tho controversy between her and
ex-Capt. Hickey. ne states that he does not
know Miss Mooro and never spoke with her in
his life, IN reference to Mr. Hickey or any otker
matter.
: Tho Wost Side stroet-nat1vay has recognized
tho fact Of large increase in the population of
the West Division, and hna met tho demand for
groater accommodation by putting on IN addi-
tlonal car, which will run regularly from Wost-
err err. avenue to State atroet aud baok again. Not
withdrawing thia heavy expenditure, the ratoa
OF fare WILL not bo advanced.
Tho alarm Of fro from Box 154 at ha1f-nast II
o'clock last night WAS causod by tho discovery OF
hamos IN o building No. 112 West White street,
occupied II opp part by John Dunlap. Damage to
floor was occupied by John hIcGinty, who lost
$160 on furniture. The fire originated from IN
oyor-hoated Atove.
| a man namod John Fitzgerald, residing at No.
66o South HRlBtod street, attempted to commit
suicide yesterday at noon by taking laudanum,
| Of Maxwou and Hasted streets, on lho Plea
that it WAS to be given to 4 sick horse. DR..
Dodge attenled him, and yeatorday evening 1t
was believed he would recover. Fitzgerald ia
about 40 yoaru old. Iutoxication Is believed to
have led him to talro the poison.
Tho emutty story In the Times Of yesterday,
about tho fntr siren, and tho rich banker, and
tho room ut the hotel, nnl the heavy oxpendi-
tuEo Of cash for dry goods boara striking re-
aomblanea to M ovont which really happened
seyon or eight years ago. The similarity sug-
RcBs TINT, thore being no nasty sensation to
work up for Sunday, tile wrotohod reporters Of
thp Times were. required to produce one ut all
hazards, either from Imagination or recollection.
Lake street bridge liz at last Finished aud 10
times day to aee if it il really thore, or it, like
| Aladdin's Palace it llas Disappeared. The COM
| pletion Of this work, howoYor, llRa ruined
| for Bono months. A peraon who wished to in
snuato lie never would do n thing, would
say lo would do It when tho Board Of Public
Works had finished Lake street bridge, and
his meaning was perfectly we'll undcrstood. =
The teachern Of tue public schools, when they
| Board Of Education, woro informed That they
| would receive no money At tho close Of Deccu-
bor, and possibly mono ut tho end OF January.
80 many Of these teachoss, especially tho folnalo
| nowa has put them in a terrible quandary, and
they do not how thoy will bo able to get along
| for eron a couple of months on what they have
| just received for their services for November.
Tho ladies Of the Roy: Q. ". Wondte'a Church
vii hold tSr ;M and holiday aale, tn Central Hall
street, Wednesday, Thursday. nnd Friday Of thia
week. The fair will open Wednesday evening,
Dec 9, and continue through tie two
following days. concluding Friday evening with
evening, when an entrance fec Of 81 for a
gentloman and Indy will be charged. 4 largo
and varied assortment Of ,.Hofu1 and ornamental
articles, suitable for the holldaya, will be on sa1o
at n Ar raft
ploycd. There will bo musical aud other attrac-
lions every evening.
Police officer John Wlito, and two brothers,
William and Frod Crohon, wero assaulted aud
| badly beaten by q crowd Of Bridgeport roughs,
about o'clock yesterday morning, at the co. oTner
Of South Halsted strcct and Douglas plaoo. Tho
Crohens wore returning from dance at Union
Hall to thor homo. No. 1447 South Halatod
In passing. William Crohou unintentionally
camo in contact with one OF them, who
seized hold Of llim3 and knocked him of tho
sidewalk. Tho other brother ran, but waa .pur-
sued ~ tho crowd caught, and might llaye
beon killed but for tho arrival Of Officer John
White, who by using lis club freely, succeeded
IN resouinng tho brothers from tho hands Of tho
following, and throwing missiles of all eorts Ut
thom. at tho corner Of South 11alstcd street
and Douglas place tho mob mado rush upon
the officer aud his charges, md beat all three
them but for tho arrival Of some oitizena, who
rescued the injured mon. Tho Crohcns soon
revived and wore found not to be seriously In
| jured, but 0lllcor WAito was badly hurt. He
was removed to tho Decring Street Station In m
expreHs-wagon and attended by Dr.. Didwell.
His eevorest wound is over the left eye,
and looks as If It had boom made by q boot heel.
Yesterday tho oitcer's condition wna somewhat
improved, aud It ii beliyed that he is not fatally
|. injured: Tho crowd was composed OF young
! mon who were returning from q fair ut the
Church OF tho Nativity. Sorgt. Hood Ia doing
| Ills utmost to arroHt tho men, but Lad found
none up to last evening.
a St. Paul Cow Goes Into n Dwelling,
Makes E1er Why UP Stairs, naad Tllet.
GrO1Vs 3el1iyereMt.
From tho 81. Iiaui Press,
ludfCrouH DDrfOrunNce occurred on Fourth