, 1873-11-21

broken OF, and tho would-bo thief running
around tho corner. Fred luggol tho caeo III,
very thankful that LIE had arrived ut 60 opp0r-
tllno moment.
Yesterday, Constable MoElgott, vhllo At
tempting to eorvo IN execution upon = man
~ named Tu'loy, at tho corner Of Wood and
Twelfth ntroots. was aaeaultul by tho latter and
Threatened with instant doath by revolver II ho
did not leave tho place at onco. Mc1slgott,
howoger, stood ha ground, aud Tulloy finally
Constable h1oElligo!t yesterday arrested
embezzling s411 whio acting in tho cnpaolty Of
Troasnror Ok a aorman lodge. Tho complaint
wan 1nado by tho prcaident, George bulge. Tho
examination waa continued unfit Saturday, tho
prisoner being hold In bail Of $800, and boing
sont to Jail In dofanlt.
Juatico Hinsdnle yesterday. ON tho chargs Of
committing forgery. It appeara that tue 40.
cused went to Several prominent houses, md,
purchasing numerous billH Of goods, gave notes
for their payment, eiFnlng tic namo Of Y Q.
further examination In bail Of $700.
So soon o. tic eciontiic have settled tho
longth Of tho Egyptian standard Of measurement
adopted In tho construction OF tho Pyramids,
they can got to work to aacortaln the principle
on Which tho Board Of Public Works nail cloass
that unhappy medium diatanco from cach other
Which is too long for ono atop and not long
enough for two.
MaI reporter. whito In tho Mayors Office
yesterday, thought ho hoard tho acting Mayor
bay sometlng about Washburn, artl oxpaudod to
the + t4o,ls lesnsth Of halt,a-conmn In regard to q
tiot, Has Waehburn roBfgnod? "and stGtos bis
anferencoa from what ho saw, all OF which arc
untrue. Mr. Washburn has mt resigned aud
saya he bus not thought Of doing so.
4 brilliant individual tied his horse with tho
reinH yesterday afternoon opposite tho Palmer
to see tlat the auimal, after backing until his
lower jaw was nearly brokon, had fallen down III
heap, to tho manifest injury Of horse, buggy,
aud harnoBs. Persons WHO tic their horsos with
tho reins should SEQ tint they are first removed
from tho rugs so as not to pull tighter the moro
tho horse backs.
a commission merchant down town, being
wroth with tho Post 0iice Department because
they put 80 little mucilngo on stamps now-a-
days, haH, atter .doliberation. taaen a most
original and effective revenge. Ho has his ofl1ce-'
BOY place all stamps Oh hia correspondence In
the upper !oft-hRnd corner Of tho envelope, aud
every afternoon ho COOS to the Post-Ollce to
goat with rapture over tho profane agony Of tho
stamping-clerk.
bold robbery WAS attempted about o'clock
5uosday evening upon tho person Of tho wife OF
Officer Plant, Of the Deoring Street Station. Aa
assaulted BY an unknown man noar tho corner Of
Archer road aud Ashland avonuc. who throw hor
down aud attempted to tako q basket from her
containing $50. Before ho had succeeded in 30
frightened her assailant TINT 10 took to bis hools
and was quickly out Of sight. IN effort Was
arrest him.
About o'clock yoBtorday afternoon fire was
discovered III Room 5S Of the Barnes Houao, To-
n i'm AZ Drr~1 N1+,t,
streets. that for a time threatened tho deatruc-
ton Of tho building. Tho origin Of the fire is
pot POT known, but 1t is supposed to havo
been started by tho occupant Of tho
room stepping. on match. Tho flames
suing. from tho tranBom over the door.
The door being burst op0n, tho contents OF .
portable Dabcock Extingulshor were poured On
nc tlamos, completely extingn1hing them. Mr..
George Cole, we'll known among showmen, in
assisting to put out tho fre, Ind Ills foot badly
bruised by IN E1tinguisher FILLING upon it.
About hslt-past o'clock last night, Officer
McHugh discovered denHo volumos Of smoke
and flames issuing from two-story brick build
ing III tho rear Of No. 2I0 Madison street. al
{t1}lning jHamln, Halo 4 Co.'a store, occupied BY
ntely turned in m alarm from Box 1G,
and In few minutes several en-
gnee wero upon tho ground. Tho build
,ng M;gg ~ Maa speedily enveloged in aamee, and,
A%A sAAo @oAIoHtp, LDLA4lf EolSuIuEu+ luTOiF.
Ing loss OF 81, 600 tho insurance could not be
aacortainod. For tinlo restaurant No. 240 Mad
,aon stroet owned by Dominique 8. Barboro,
Mas ss threatened with destruction, but beyond .
slight loss by water It waa not damaged. Tho
fire, from It's central location, attracted largo
crowd of pooplo. and created much approlon-
| sion.
Dcpnty Coroner Pilgrim yesterday held an
| inquest on the body Of Catherine Larson, r,o
committed suicide on "Wednesday evening at the
house Of Mr. Low Watterman, No. 375 First
street, by taking morphine. The jury rendered
verdict in accordance with tho facts. It ap-
| pears that tho deceased rms intimate with man
] named Mathew Peterson under promise of mar
riago. Tho intimacy resulted in the
birth Of child, q few months snce,
whom Peterson loft her. Being deserted,
she onlenvored to secure place as
/ nurse In tho SMALLPOX Hospital hoping the dis
ease would kill her. Failing in this, sho at
tempted to secure pass to Memphis, hoping
thereby to become victim Of yellow fover, but
again failed. 4 fow days Rince, abe called at
the house OF alr. Waterman, where she had
formerly been servant, and requested permis-
sion to rolnain with them q few days, which waB
granted. On Tuesday night she sank into q
profound slnmber, from which aho never woke.
1t was apparent Tint sic had taken morphine as
. package Of the drug was found clutched tight
" IN her hand. The deceased WAS about 25 yeara
olu. Potoraon Is young man, proprietor of o
hair btoro somewhere in the vicinity Of Adams
street and Fifth avenue.
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