, 1873-06-28

offoot, that tho drlnkon man WAS making him.
eolf groat nuisance: TINT tho officers inform.
him;" that ho "roatstod In powerful and vio-
1crt mannor;' tliat notwithstanding his roslst-
ancoc, the Washburnfang succeeded in accompany
Ing m to the 81 stHton" tat 9 was hns the
IN question "aro gentlemen, and enjoy tho CON
'fldbnco aud esteom Of thotr suporlors," and the
reHroot Of all oitizonB who know thotn.
AZ half-paat O'Clock, youtorlay morning, .
fatnl ncoilont occurred on tho Pittsburgh, Chi-
oeego St. Louis Railroad, nj tho oorncr Of Kin
zlo and Morgan atroots; n awitchman:: John
Ward, having coupled train Of cars, md given
tho customary signa1 to tho onYinoor to go on,
attempted to atop out Of the way, whom hia foot
train passed. ovor him, killing him instantly. uo
was single man, about 40 yearH Of ago. Tho
body was taken to tho Morguo.
Tho Board OF Polico mot yesterday afternoon,
Tho caso Of Offlcer Jacob KnauHs, Which bad
boon under advisoment for Bono timo, was DO
him an opportunity to reagn. Tho case or On
cor Cornelius Cannon, charged with intoxtca-
tlon,. waa tried and taken under ndvisement::
Similar disposition WAS made Of tho cases of
while on duty, and Officer Timothy Q O'Conne>l,
charged with iaobcdionco Of orders, inattention
to duty, aud sleeping whilo on duty "-.'
Tho n1u'llgan Monument Asaociation having
been. duly Incorporated, will bo orgnnizca ct
mootlng Of Managers to DO hold at DurRo's Ho,
Managers ia msdo up Of tho following gentle
mon d. W. Quirk, L. J. CunnifTe, Jeremiah
Clifford, Capt. Whitohoad, Charles zaro1nbn,
Owen Stewart Thomaa Drenan, John % Il. ,1 ponll,n1,
James htoMullon, TT. Fitzgibbon, Washington
HoBing, james Mclaughlin, John Harrington,
Joseph Mcdill, David 4. Gage, J: 9; Haines,, ".
=. Coolbaugh, John McArtliur, John 1 dMorting,
Michael Kooloy, I. Pr1nliville, ). y. shoehan,
| ". ). Onahan; DR.. John MohInllci,i Daniel
O'Hara, 3. G. Caulnoll, aud 2. Ii. Cloafy.
"A delegation from tho Board Of Underwritera
waited on tho Mayor, yesterlay afternoon, and
wantod to know II tho wator-mnina in the princi-
pal Htreots could not bo enlarged Tho Viaitora
cal1od attention to tho fact that the scarcity OF
wator during tho recent fro ut the cornor Of Van
Buren, street and Wabash ayonuo wns duo to tho
narrownoss Of the mains. His Honor said tho
pipes could DO enlarged without much difficulty
II tho city Ind any money to do It with, but tho
| improvement could not be thought Of now. Tho
taxes this year would be higher than oyer before,
and tho city has a great many pressing needs,
such as sewerage. which conld not DO supplied.
TLo men of policies inclined respectful car to
order.
Another kerosene oil accident occurred at
noon yesterday by which eau Of oil was OK
| plodod in tho hands Of uenoretta SCHOONER, at
No. 200 East Van Duron streot. Charles Eber-
lain, q clerk In strallls' drug-Btoro, which is
| Fifth avenue was 60 much alarmed ut tho Bpec-
tacle OF woman with her clothes on fire, that,
instead Of endeavoring to put out tho iro, he
turned Ill an alarm from Box 81. rtiallo, in
| deed, would tho condition of tho poor girl have
boen il the Fire Department. lad turned out in
| full force upon her Fortunately tho flames
woro speedily extinguiahod, but not before the
foolish sufferer had boon Bovoroly bu1nod on
tho body, Who will bo tho next to offer Aimsolf
| up on an altar OF tro fur tho sake Of an oasy
uiothod Of causing tho combustion Of fuol7
Or. tho great and glorious Fourth Of July, Mr.
Tim. Bradley, tho man who seryes oapiaBes and
hangs people for the benefit Of the oitizons Of
Cook County, will lay aside the mythical robes
appertainipg to his high Office OF Sheriff, and
celebrate tho independence Of his beloved coun-
| try with yacht raco. In this pleasant auauBe-
ment ho will be assisted by nr. Fred. W. Mattern
and othor yachtmen., rhoy have accepted an
invitation from tho ladies OF Kayonswood to
contoud for silvor goblet and flag in q ro-
gatta, which ia to bo part Of tho grand celebra.
tion ut Lake View. aud will sart from tho pier OF
tho old Lnke View House Immediately after the
Grafton and dinner. Tim will exhibit his now
yacht in all tho glory Of white aails and bright
paint. and it LIS confidently expected tlnt he will
win the prizou il lo reaohoB Ravenswood before
any of tho othora Tho regatta promises to be
. distinguished feature OF tho Lake View cello.
bration.