, 1873-08-08
TIE CITY IN BRIEF,

Tho eastern end Of North Wator street is boing
paved.
Tho alloy which rs1ns from opposite tho oant
end Of tho Court House to Wabash avenue is
being paved With asphalt.
Yesterday throo boys, who vero being taken to
the Roform School at Pontiac by Sheriff Brad
Low. managed to slp tho lanl-cnirs from their
wrists mud almost escaped.
Danyon yesterday morning discharged tho
bunko-stcorors arrested on Wednesday,. Ho
eaid he could not hno them for vagrancY bo-
cause thoy did not sloep in barns. Won't the
boys accommodate him y How much do decisions
OF this kind cost
DEr. Frank Nourse counted tho yehicles which
paBsod a. giyon point on tho Grand boulovard on
Wednesday, evening from 1923 o'clock until
1923, and found tho total to be ,422. There
were 62 horseback riders, making grand total
of 1,474.
Tho alarm Of fire from Box IL, At half-pnst
carelcHsy plucing a lighted candle in an oil-bar~
rel, ut Fairbank, Peck h CHA o-mllH. Mt tho
corner OF Blackwell and Nineteenth streets.
Loss nominal.
The stockholders Of tho Chicago, Danvillo b
vinceuncp Railroad met yesterday ut 142 La
now route into the city, It waB announced that
Clio necessary funds wore raiHed, bmt no action
cuuld bo tnkon until tho return OF tho President,
who ia out OF the city.
superintendent Wa6hpnrn nha peon reQuosteu
.by Postmaster Macarthur to aid him In dctocting
:niai-box thieves It BeemB that, undor.1le dis
:guiso Of gray uniforms, thieves have made OK
itonsiye raids upon etter-boxes, and havo stolen
'1arge quantities Of valuable letters. numncr OF
noilco officers nre to bo detailed to watch them.
John James, d young man who has boon in the
habit Of selling newspapers, was adjudged by
the County Court yesterday to be Of unsound
mind. His caHo is considered hopeless. sophia
,Ynrst, q German, aged 30 yoars, was also de-
clared inHane The othor case, however, was tho
worst.
On "Wednesday afternoon, Samuel Livington,
n respectable old gentlenan, IN crossing tho
tracks Of tho Pittsburgh 4 Fort Wayne Railway,
at Halsted stroot, stumbled and foil, and was
run ovor and instantly killed. Doputy-Coroner
Pilgrim held nm inquest ut which verdict OF
accidental death was rendered.
Another country-cousin, Of lofty character and
good standing iu tic community where ho re-
eilos, foil victim to tho bunko raternity yes
tcraay. at Joliet George Wood is not . crimi-
nal, but Justice OF the poaco, and ia said to be
q protty shrewd, and withal IN honorable man:
lie canao to Chicago ycatorday morning, got
ropod In, aud lost sl5. It waa worry cheap los
Bou
Tho failure Of tho firms of East i Case ant
Gss au1 Co. 91ea
first reported. The liabilities Of East L Caat
arc roported to be about $3.50 goo, md those o.
Caao, KlauH . Co. $2oo,000., Artemut
4 Borland have baon tho conslgnoea Of the aus
pended firms in this city.
The excursion party to the Thousand Islands
NOW being organized by E. II. Talbot, Esq, Q
tho Evening Mail and other citizons, promise
to be a very congenial ono. 1t ia filling up rap
gentlemen who know how to enjoy such trip
Tho party will leave by steamer Montgomery, o.
Tuesday evening.
Tho business at the courts yeatorday was yer.
light, indeed, almost all tho court-roomH bein
empty, while tho Judges who filed an appearance
inlulgod In very short eeaalons. The ouly bus
mortals round tho courts nro the minute clerke
who are improving the shining hour by doing u
immense amount Of copy. Tho caliErhphurou
Durkla,ld lbs his hands full in toaching tho q.
Of record writing to two assistants.
Arthur Welch, alias Boone, Hnatchcd s100 fro1
safe III tho store OF Hartman d Bro, corner q
Halstod street and Blue 1sland avenue; yostorda,
nnd then ran away. Iio was pursued by IN ou
theTwolftla atreot bridge. An encounter or
sued during which tho thief drew royolvo
1Ie was finally captnrod by Detective Miller, ~,
taisen to tho Twelfth Street Station. Undor III
thrown away.
Tho Board OF Public Works yesterday receive
bids for printing itB twelfth anillal report prt
posala for laying sowera in tho three diylsona {
tho city, md oponod bids for tho oonstructin
Of tho approaclcs to Ialsted street bridge. I'll
wills, 8l56o per cord; y. i. Hidden. filling, {
eonts por cubic yard; George j.. Batcholle
paving, ~ cents per aauaro yard; Detroit Bride
Company, hnresHtraeturo, sbl ,56o.96 Davis
Boure!iu, s43,8G4; Koystono Bridge Colnpan.
sG9, 900 American Bridge Company, 34f
u14.6O; Fox Il Howard. 8i0.8O0.
nlr. Gideon Truehloll, lnmbor merchant, is I'll
hnppy owuor Of valuable farm, which lie q
seyon years ago lie wan tnntnlized by tho lll1nb
fratoruty tint he could not turn out good olleoB