, 1873-08-28
Ing, and viii indulge In mualcal and oratoricnl
e,aaaIua

Intelligence hhs boon received in this city that
Tho vito and nieco Of MIR. L. L. Richards, a
former Chicago Alderman, wcro murdered by
Indians At Old 0amp, Brown, Wyoming Terri,
tory, on tho 9th Of last mouth. They wore at
homo alono whon tho Hayages attacked them.
The cornerstone of tho now cl,,rcl, now
boing built by tho First Congregational Society
Of Oak Park will DO laid this afternoon ut 4:8D
o'clock. Tho Ncv. g. Huntington, pastor Of tho
Church, will deliver tho address Of tho occasion.
Tho police l,nyo begun anothor spaemodo at-
tnok upon the low bagnios. This sail worry WE'LL
but thoro always ueeins to DO reaction III these
ondoRvorB to break up bunko-housoB, hotBoH Of
lll-famo, or anything of that KIND. Some Of tho
bunkomon Wllo woro arrested aud fined q weok
ago, woro yoHtordny to be Hoen lohting on Clark
and Madison atreots.
At about o'clock yesterday aftarnoon man
nanod Thomas Froechike, about 3o years Of nge,
fell from the top Of pile Of lumbor In Mayor
Il BateB' lumber yard on Kingsbury, noar Kim
ze street, aud VIVA severely injured. He vas
cmployc, and nttondcd to by physician.
A hoy named Thomas Donflold, yenrs Of age,
was drowned Mt O'Clock yesterday afternoon, In
tho South Branch just wost Of Halstcd Htraot
bridge. Tho littlo fellow Ind taken his fathor,
who was at work tlnlonding canaf-boat til tho
vicinity, Ills dinner aud whilo playing about foil
into tito wator, md when his body was recovered
life WINS extinct. Tho body WIS romovod to hia
fathers residence, 118 Lyman strcot.
Supt. Washburn is Hupor1atively reticent upon
the subject Of tho charge against Detective SIM
monB, That ofticor conBldors hinaolf much
nindo m application to the Superintendent for
loavo Of abaenoo on account of sickuoAs. Tho
main Charge TINT tho Superintendent will bring
against him will be Of talking q present from
gambler named AL Smith, OF n dozen fine shirts.
Simmons .donios tho charge, atating that they
wero won by him on bot.
Tho groat temperance gathering at the fish
ponds Of the Hon. David 8. Hammond, near
Efgin, promises to bo OF unusunl moment, ospe-
chilly to those Interested In tho Chicago Pacific
from tho corner Of Randolph and State streota.
and from Canal and Twelfth streets. Tho Hon.
D. 8. Hammond, Col. Wilcooks, the Rov. John
Bradshaw, tho Rey. O. Z. Dickinson, tho Rov.
T. Dalch, Mr.. Hoys,, George $: Bowon, Mayor of
Elgin, and other rai1road officials, expect to ho
present.
While tile olorks In tho ticket agents Office Of
tho G., Il. !. 4 p. r. r. woro b,lnly engaged, ,,yes-
terday, copying thor now tariffs, a bat ontorod
tho room, and tho valiant quill-drivers at once
gavo chnHo, and after- upsetting several ink
stands, and creating general disturbance In tho
oftico, thoy enccoeded in capturing tho bird on
tho ly. They arc now making up collection
for tho purpoHo Of buying d fine bird cage, aud
present the same, with tho bird, to their gentle.
manly ohef, Mr. T.. st. J0hn the General Tick6t
Agent Of tho Company.
A freight train, numbering about twonty cars
Of cattlo aud hogs, on tho Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy Railway, duo hero at M oarly hour
yesterday morning, ran of tho traok just south
Of Downora Grove. Sevon cars wero badly
smashed, and several head Of cRttlo and q sooro
of porkors were killed. The accident was caused
| by tho weakness of a nwitch-bar, which allowed
tho spreading Of tho track. In consequence Of
tho accident, the morning passenger, due moro at
745, did not arrive till noar noon. Tho track was
clonred as spoedily na possible, and whom tho
| passengers passed number Of railroaders and
| Grangnrs wore trying to "hord and head oil " q
| scnsiblo, hugo bull, who had luckily escaped
from the wreck, and ~as adverse to another ride
| OH the rail-.
A very sad sight WAS witnessed by several peo-
| plo Yesterday morning in Judge Soully's Court
room. A very intullgont-looking man was
brought up, charged with being a drunkard, con-
victed, and fncd. This young man was graduatod
first in his class at tho University Of Edinburgh.
| but. like many other brilliant and promising
| young mon, lie had acquired tho taste for King
| Alcohol" After loaving tho University ho com
moncod tho study Of his profession (modioine),
but, getting on spree. although doing nothing
criminal, ho got into disgrace, and loft tho Old
| World for tho New, hoping to begin now life.
| But he WAS s]avo, and has boon going down MI
tho time, earning his monoy BY lccturing on
anatomy and physioogy, and teaching rs, sohool 9 in
| gave him 4 few wordA OF ndvice but ho evidently
| is beyond all help. His nnmo ia withhold out OF
respect for what ho once waa.