, 1873-10-13


THE CITY IN BRIEF.
Mary Judd. a young girl 20 years Of age, is
missing from her home, No. GAL WcRt Washing
ton stroet, sne loft hor homo at o'clock last
evening. sho is thought to bo inBano.
A fire in Bishops photograph gallery on
North Clark street, yesterday afternoon, do
stroyed about s2oo worth of property. 1t was
Bret Harto will lecture tomorrow evening in
Kingsbury Music Hull on "The Argonauts Of
no." menning tho parties who saflod In search Of
tho Golden Fleocs to tho wilds Of California.
At t5 O'Clock yesterday ovcning flro was dis
covered IN Tho pretuises No. ITO Twelfth Htroot.
Officer Hall procured eoyosnl buckets Of water,
md succeoded In putting It out before any great
damage had becn done.
will tako place at 2:30 this afternoon In Hooley'a
Opera House. In addition to tho extra attrac-
tions Hooley's company will play " Checkmato."
Tho bill is fine one, and tie beneficiary
worthy.
At 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon, little girl
with hor parents at No. o. Seward street, In at
tempting to start q fro WAS 90 severely burned
that sho died in 3 foW hours, in tho midat Of
great suffering.
At ha1f-past 9 o'clock yesterday morning, lit
tic girl, IA yeara old, whe in the net Of getting
Clark BtrootB, was run over by a truck wagon,
belonging to tho firm Of Hobart, DvslEo d Co.,
No. 7l5 Indiana ayonue. Sho wis not seriously
hurt.
Detective Gilbert Simons waa removed from
the city detective force on Saturday afternoon,
and placed on beat NJ ordinary police Off
cor. In sergt. Houds district. Superintendent
Washburn has hinted TINT Smons Inns boon
guilty Of somo Irregularities, and 1t is probable
he will prefer clRrgea against him.
On Friday evening Mr.. G. II. DuProz left bis
vito in charge Of Lis horse and buggy, at the
| corner Of Van Duren and sangamon streots.
| while he transacted some business ut store in
tho vicinity. In his absence the horso took
fright and ran away. But for the bravery Of
| Olicor Qninlin, who risked his lifo In stopping
| tho horso, Mrs. DuProz would have suffered se-
vero injuries.
| Tho Police Benevolent Association HELD
meeting yesterday afternoon to tako action upon
| send1ng relief TO the stricken police forces Of
Memphis aud Shreveport: It was decided to
son. $500 to the former city, aud 5000 to the
latter II the mombors Of the association agreed
| to the action. The mattor was ordered to. be
presented to them for innl decision, at tho roll
call " in tho various stations at i O'Clock this
morning.
cago Times, OF yostoraay, commencing that
sheet for putting tho notice OF the church SER
vices Of the ney. Mr.. Cheney under the head Of
"MiBce1laneous," and NOT under the head "Epls-
oopal." IN the same Issue OF tho paper Mr..
Cheney was announced to preach under the
Episcopal" hoad. Consistency, or-ia thia
casa-lnconsistoncy thou art q jewel, and ne
mistake.
Tho grand fair OF the German Chicago Turn.
erH, Oh North Clark Btreat, viii closa tomorrow.
Tho promenade coneort,. yesterday afternoon,
place botween Tic difreropt Turner 80
cioties for two elegant signal horns, which
we're finally won by Tho West Side Turner's, on
Twelfth street. The polls for tho most popular
dry goods firm viii oloho tonight at liz o'clock,
The yotea at tue end Of tue afternoon CONCERT
stood In favor Of Field & Loitey, ....t-
4 woman named Franziska Lauba committed
aniciae yca!srday morning at her home, No. 25
Walsh street., BY taking landanum, For several
days she had been melancholy. and seemingly
out Of mind, md had frequently Expressed q
wish to die. Hor condition Of mind was unao-
countablo, as her family relations wero pleasant,
at o late hour, she disappeared from the house,
but soon returned. She had not been long In The
Aouae when aho fell upon tho floor, apparently il
fainting condition. a physician was called, who
pronounoed that she had takon laudanum. At
o'clock yostorday morning she died, leaving
husband and two children,
A horrible railway accident occurred ut half
past o'clock last oyening at tho crossing Of tht
Chicago. Burlington Il Quincy and Great Eastern
RailWaya. An unknown woman, apparentl.
about 80 yoars Of ago, was seen walking upor
tho truck ahead Of the engine. Tho whistle wa
tho engine came near her, she apparently mad
an attempt to CROSS over to the opposite sido o
the truck, when tho cars atruok her
She was thrown under the wheols, sn'
M entire train passed ovor her, The body wa
tion: It WAS brought into tho city and taken t.
tho Morgue where It awaits Identification. Th
Coroner will hold an inquest to-day.