, 1873-04-17
THE CITY IN BRIEF.

s'John Brcndegan waB 1ned s25 yesterday morn
ing By Justice 6oully, for boating his vito with
jack-toWel roller.
Louis Jones Was fined 800 by Banyon yester-
day morning, for purloining tho trunk Of August
uellors, ut No. liz Sherman street, on Tuosdhy
night.
fire occurred at No. 3os North Paulina street
at o'clock yesterday morning. It had itB origin
In the overheatng Of . cooking atoyo.. Loss,
$500; no insurance.
The ladies' OF tho First Free Baptist Church
will giyo a literary entertainment and maple
sugar supper this evening at tho church, cornor
of Ioomia and jackson asroots. They will hayo
HWoet time oft.
Tho officers Of the Illinois Press Association
will meet at the MatteBon House this morning,
to mako arrangements for tho annual convon-
tion and excursion. Members OF tho city press
and visitors from abroad are inyitod to DO
present.
Tho sociablo Of tho First Congregational
Church, which was to havo occurred this eyen-
Ing, has boon postponed ono week, the pastor
having boon called to Ohio by sudden death.
The members OF the old Chicago Amateur
Dramatic Association have roorganized az tho
Homo Philomathean Society, and arc preparing
"CaBte" under the direction OF hfr. Woodfold,
Of the original Wynlham Company. It will DO
produced in few days for tho benefit OF the
Womhn'a Homo.
como in slowly. Tho lateat aro from St. John 8
Church, whore tho following officers were e1ootod
Bcnior Wnrden-Job Carpenter. Junior War
don--C: E: Jordan, Voatrymon-d. g. Hubbard,
Williams, Joseph A. Sleeper, Calvin Ii. Fitch,
Richard Potts, and Henry Curtis.
After tho fire, pieces Of the Court House bell
wore In great demand among collectors Of rolicB,
and several boys made money by illegally taking
piocos thereof, and selling them around the
and took what WAS loft, and sold IT to person
who went into tho manufacture Of charms, bells,
etc. In tho course OF time the domand Tor his
warea came to an end, and what boil metal ho
was rocast at tho Troy foundry into bell woigh-
Ing 1900 pounds, which reached hero from tho
East aomo time ago, but has only recently boon
hung. It has now boon placed IN bell tower
ontop of tho building just aoroBa tho alley from
| the board Of Trade Building, and will be uHed
for calling tho hours on chango, especially 8
| O'Clock.
| An amusing Incident, which narrowly escaped
being aerious affair, occurred last evening
| about 7 o'clock. Aa Madison street stage was
some cause fell OH Lis seat, landed IN the gutter,
and rolled over and over In the mud. Tho bus
| waB empty, and tho horeoH started OF on q run,
but tho poor brutos wero too much tagged TOR 2
otherwise tie might
escapod broken nook, picked himself out Of the
! mud, and boforc tho team had gono half block
ho Ind run and oyertakon thom, climbed up the
roar ladder, rcgainod his seat, and once
easily checked, and tho pluoky driyor ooolly
turned them around, drove back aud recovered
] hlB hat, which had boon loft belind, and then
cauo OH over tho bridge ~ II nothing had hap-
poued.
Another bold attempt at highway robbery, oc.
| ourred on TuoBday afternoon, on Blue IslRnd
avenue. John Holtz, and q fellow-work-
man wero walking home on tho n.y.
enue, aud, when near Eighteenth stroot,