, 1873-04-05
TILE CITY TN BRIEF.

TILE CITY In BRIEF.
Tho salo Of tickots. for tho Below readings
noxt wook will commence this morning.
Thoro will DO nh oyster at,d ico-oronrn ontor-
tnnmont th|g evoning ut tho Wicker Park
Church, near the cornot Of Milwaukee and North
nvonueH.
Tho advertising columns of to-1ay's Issue Of
Tie TRIBUNE contnin tho final announcement OF
tho oponng Of tho now Sherman House to tho
travelling world.
Thoro will DO mooting Of tho Latllos' Anxili-
ary Aid Society for tho Cleveland 0rplnn Asylum
tomorrow afternoon, at half-paBt o'clock, ut
tho school room OF tho Pcok Court Synagogue.
There will bo a; praise n,oettng and gnndny,,
school concnrt In tho Dapii8t Church ut Highland
Park, at 10:45 tomorrow forenoon. Tho pro-
grammo has boon arranged by Prot. Z. Tour]oo.
Tho Balo Of tickota tor George Macdona1d'a
lecture tonight on tho poet, Tom Hood, has boon
80 1argo as to foreHhadow ali imtnonso aud[onco.
Those who dcslre to hear tho giftod author
should loBo no time in procuring tho paato-
board necessary to admission.
srrt. Washburn was preparing rnlos for tho
government Of tho special police yesterday. As
Hoon aB finished they will DO submitted TO tho
Board OF Polfco WHO will request tho hoal OIL
cors to can at tho police hoadquartors and give
thefr vicws regarding tho acllomo.
JIM. Armstrong, tho ewindlor, whose tranRac-
eGns 9n II IN s 5s etg fng e. R9 Ras Sr were Gro
nminel before Justice scully yostorday morning,
and hold for trial ut the Criminal Court In g. 900
bnil. Tho prlgonnr made no dofonae, and treated
tho whole proceedings with contempt
AZ an early hour yOatcsday morning the store
aycnuo, was entorod by burglars. Entrance was
obtained by prylng up q back window A"spe-
cial watehman. who Is employed for tho block
In which tho atoro ie aituated. ahw the thioves
e e. 1Sx vss asr @ a ba nS s
under the care Of tho Board Of Police, 10 dared
not shoot. About $500 worth OF ribbons and
velvots was carried Oft. Much damage WINS dono
to showcase Of ribbons by throwing them out
OIL tho floor.
etroet visited tho ofloo Of tho Doard Of Public
Works, yesterday, aud had talk with tho Com
ssonors about the proposed yianos over the
wosteTn Railroad tracks 1t sIstoenth I md Canal
stroete. Tho Board agreed to advertise for pro-
posals to raise tho dwellings, to gradc tho city
to benr' the cxponse, and placo tho houses In
to tho majority. A fow talltod Of damages, but
as their land will DO benefited BY tho viaduct,
thoy cannot possibly mako tho city pay for en-
hancing ite va1uo.
Providence and potatione. permitting, tho
Sunday Times tomorrow will publish brief
captivating aubjoot Of Mixed Drinks" The
writer upon whom has dovolved tho responsible
ity Of composing tho osaay, has been soen SOW
erai times during tho wook entering flrst-olaas
saloons In vbgno, dreamy, and uncertain sort
Of may. The other evening, while the Rontle-
cuitous for himsolt, ho was followed into
wokaown sonasl on M0nToo 5sn
Old acquaintanca q his, By tho wsy),
ho informed lin TINT it was his nisaton to writo
an article on mizdrike for the Sunday Times.
Tho bartender supplied him withssaome samples
esaayist won't to sleep standing against the bar.
He was aroused In tme to continue his tnyesti-
CATIONS at other saloonB before otoafng-up timo.
4 pickpookot mined Tom Taylor. an old man
In tho buslness, was dotocted In tho got Of re-
leying the pocket OF q lady, named Mrs. 2. p.
asoot q omnbua mi '' yasterday ] 's atternoon TSe
nl1Bpectod from his movements that ho
intended to rob her. Whom his hand was In her
pookot sho suddenly graapea It. Tho thief thiof
WAS then IL front OF the Sherman House. ran
wost on Madison street. The lady shouted for
policeman. Oflcor Hogan, boing near by, and
having soen tho man JUMP from Il. 11,,. The vehicle
Ho was taken to tic Madison Street Station.
Taylor is we1l-known as "bunko" +" man, aud
boastcd at the station that ho had money enough
to buy up any Justice In toTR 1ust1S s0a
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ahow hiB wealth.
William Hams arrived at tho Sherman House
last Friday, from Indiana. Ho Ia q heavy dealer
in stock, and man Of considerable woalth.
While standing on tho corner Of Canal anl MRdi.
son streets, he was spoken to by wcll drossod
young man, who called him F" Unofo Tim"
HninH thought ho must bo mistaken in his man,
to walk out Madison street. Tho two
brought up at No. GO Wost Washington
street, ''bunko' house. There Il Unclo
Tim" was swindlcd out Of e1,s4s.
He returned to the Sherman House wise enough
to say nothing about the mnttor, md hnn stood
on the atops Watching for his young friend until
seoing linn approach. He waited until ho came
up, and then colared him, and handed him over
to police officer. Tho swindler was taken to the
Madison Street Station, and, Justice seully being
In his judicinl scat he was takon boforo him. lte
gave tho name Of J. D, Leo. Tho case was
beard, and Lee fined 800, tho highcat ponalty
for such cases.
The boilorat the Tiitln (Ohio) agricultural
works burst steam gaugo yeaterda1' morning,
scalding tho anginoor, h1r. Mccormick, about
tho face md neck severely