, 1873-07-18


spoiled, could bo dociphored by tito tollors.
THE CITY IN BRIEF.
At4 o'clock yesterday afternoon tho Madison
street bridge had buen swung 1l0 Hmcs since
o'clock q. IN. ).
Tho alarm from Dox 273, At 2 o'clock yestcrdey
morning, was caunod by fro IN two.ssory
brick building nt tho corner Of Union and Full
ton atroets, occupied by 7. L. Holden. DAM
ago nominal.
Tho dramatic performance Of tho christinn
Union dramatic Glass; which WAS to have takon
place 1ast evening at Aikon'a Theatre, has been
postponed until tomorrow evening, whom it will
be given at tho aamo houae.
Commissioner noyno yesterday hold Jim
Burke over for further examination In $500 bail
for printing tho bogus moncy-ordors used by J.
". Young, alins Gregg. tho Post -of1ico swindler.
A little girl named Nelly Walsh, & yoara old,
residing at No. 20 Rumaey street, was very So
yerely injured by being run oyor by r1!naway 7,'
horgo. at tho oornor Of Rumsoy md lndinna
streets, yesterday. Hor recovery is believed to
bo doubtful.
Bix dEsreputnblc women fought In Annie Stow
nrt'a house, on Fourth avcnllo, on Wednesday
night, and accordingly wcro arrested. Yesterday
morning Justice Banyon hnod thom 9lo each.
THE Tn1nuNn'a tl.nka arc tenderoa to n1r. N.
Schroeder, Of Walkerton, Ind, for very flne
box OF Indiana whortlebcrrleR, which ho was
kind enough to send to tho office. They aro
larger and aweetor than any that have yet ap-
poared in this market.
yesterday morning, at II o'clock, threo boys
stole box Of jewolry from tho house Of Mrs.
Adams, No. II Carpenter Btreot. The young
robbors wore dotectod, pursued, and caught by
0fffcnrQ RnfH and Hcun11 nrH tim fNsyafru f0fnT
In their possession.
A man nnmod David Overlook WAS found dead
in the kitohon Of his house, No. 28 Polk atreot,
yesterday morning. Tho Coroner hold M in
quest; at which verdict Of death from tho too
free uBo Of liquor was rendered.
Charloa Miller WAS fined ESQ yesterday morn
ing, by Justice Banyon, for inhunan treatment
Of horse. Tho Humano Society charged him
with knocking out ono Of the animals eyos With
d whip. An appoal was tnken.
Justices Van It Woud aud scully sat In tho court
room Of the former, yesterday afternoon, for tho
purpose of trying tho muoh-talked-of sharwin
case. Before tho timo camo for it's commence
boon taken out Of their hands. mud would como
up In tho Criminal Court to-day.
An onterprising undertaken will secure large
businosn In tho uuscavongored portion Of tho
city west Of Ashland Ryonuo and south Of Van
Duren street 10 Boon as tho cholora reachos the
city. There is no means Of getting rid Of gar-
bage. Hence tho Boosting Of tho Board of
Health, that tho 'scity ia thoroughly disinfecs-
cd, " must be considered Pickwickian.
Citizens who live west Of Ashland ayenuo and
south Of Van Buren, street hnvo dedicated tho
following asanZa to tho Board OF Health:
Dstnfcct every gutter, and drain, II sou will,
We have garbage enough to breed cholora still.
Moral: lot tho scayengor romoyo portion Of
it, twico week, say.
A boy named Andrew ). Riley was arrested not
long since on the charge Of breaking open lottor-
boxes on the North 6ido, but aftor MI oxamina-
ton was discharged by Commissioner Hoyne.
He WIS soon afterward roarrestod by the police
| on the charge OF vagrancy, and yesterday morn
| ing Justice Kaufman fined him 3l0O. The
| Drldewoll Ia now his home.
| Tho proper authorities ought to giyo immo-
diato attention to the matter OF altering tho
street signs on larnp-posts, where 1t il necessary
| to correspond with tho changes in names mndo
by tho Common Council. THO new City Direc-
tory coming out this month use only the new
names, md strangers will get sadly mixed up In
their potcgrinations about town II tho guido
boards arc not 6et right
Tho attention OF the atoclzholdora Of the Chi
cago Baseball Association ia ngain called to the
| mooting to be held this eyoning at Uhlichs Ho-
| tol, corner Of Twenty-Bccond and Btato streets.
suit will be likely to detormino tho fate Of pro-
fosBional ball-playing in this part Of tho world.
Business pertaining to tho coming Of tho Phila-
de1phia and Boston mines will also bo brought
up, and 1t requires Immediate action.
! As that immense territory wost Of Ashland
avenue and south Of Van Buron stroot is outside
the scaVengorB limits tho 10000 or 10000 resi-
dents in that vicinity have the alternative Of
dying like eheop Of oholora from rotting tablo
aud kitohon refusc, or burving 1t in their yard In
the pale beams Of tho waning moon. Their
motto while engaged in this cheerful recreation
| with frfyar hn1iirfr THAR e Nn
| to bury Cesar dot to braiae hib,"-Cesar refor~
ring to the featering filth.
All propocsy-owners and others residing north
| OF the Kinzie Btroet railroad-trackB in the
Fourteenth Ward arc earnoatly requested to
attend the meeting to 10 hold this evening, ns
Tammany Hall, northwest corner Of Indiana and
Lincoln Htroets, for the purpose Of taking action
! with regard to tho disbursement of portion OF
tho money appropriated for tho improvement Of
the ward. It Ia D matter OF vital Importance to
the reBidonta OF that locality, and doseryoa thoi1
entire attention.
attompt was made to fro tho residences Of Alr.
F. q. MAthor, OF tho firm Of Williamson &
hfathor, and Mr. Miller. of tho firm Of Miller 4
Cochrano, architects, Nos. 659 and 655 West
Washington street 1t o'clock Mira. MatAol
waB awakened BY tho Bound Of On explosion aud
the cracking OF burning plno, and, hurrying to .
window, she saw tall namo leaplng up botwoou
tho two houses. After giving the alarm Mrs
kather threw two large pitchors Of water on the
Millor, Of tho adjoining houne, eoon Ind
bis garden hose OF work, and tho blaze wax
speedily put out. between tho housoa thero IL
a space OF about q foot and m examination
showed that q bunch Of pino kintlling, two
placed tlorc. Plunaer wuB doubtless tho objec
Of the yilaina who applied tue incondiary ina
teral.
Tho principal reason Why "bunko" mon art