, 1873-06-26

unrDa de6tltslto py lllH oohtH'
man named George Elliott, mato Of tho
sd s. ess5ss Rosse r. mee ysr
day, for maltronting . lland in his employ. namca
John i, Tioiclor, while tho Duubar was unload
ing at Munlogor, hltol,, on tho 17tl INT. The
testimony ostab1lsod the fsct that ,Gl aIlotf dld
tho whnrf Mt AEuskogou, aud not on board tho
yoeeol which faot took tho .caee onteldc tho
marttimo Jurisdiction Of tho United Btatou. 1t
was therefore dismissed.
uoyol outdoor entertainment will DO givon
this ovonng at the residence e n. Ira j.. N!ekola
nuo, by tic 1adios Of tho: Eiglowood BAPTIST
Church, Thoro will DO. d concort, oroquot
garnos, and atrawbar1y festival Tho grounds
will 10 handsomely decorated and illuminated
b calcium hs 0Sqqsss SrS1 oeearo aa e
Douglas University aro oxpootoa to 10 proecnt.
Good music will 10 furnished, and, % the pro-
Goods aro for tho church, 1t iB to bo hopod that
there will DO large attendance.
sovoral Of tho drivers Of tho Indiana avonuo
atroct-car limo ceased work yestettay, and their
aud othors. They lind beou rooeiving, aa wagos,
ono fare III Bix, but tito corporation, thinking
they woro making too much money cut thom
down to ono faro in aovon. This would prob
day too much in tho eyoB Of tile mon, consider
Ing they woro not receiving amy more than was
needed to obtatn an economical living. Tho
drivers on eomo OF tho othor limos were also cut
down slightly, but thoy soanod to ho satisfied
with the arrangement, mono OF them giving up
thoir situations.
E. Z. Olapp, ESQ.,, has recently como to this
city for the purpose Of introducing hero pnt-
entod water or Bewer-pipe, which is claimed to
be M ntrong as any now uscd, and to poasosa tho
virtue Of greater ohoapnoas. This pipe Is conf
posed Of silca or eand, manipulated with 1ux
$11n
tity to work tho sand, tho whole being fused OF
temperature OF 750 degrees, and poured into
motalllo moulds.. It ia quickly mado, and viii,
It is said Btanl double tho pressure Of any other
imporyious to moisture or aotion OF gas. Water
pipes can bo fr1niollod for half tho cost Of iron
Tho BROOKLYN autloritios aro laying 911 mileB Of
tlia pipo in that city, aud tho Board Of Public
Works may find it worth whilo to 300 whether 1t
cannot DO protltably used horo.
No kind Of accidents nre growing 10 common
NJ those which arc occasionod by tho reokleBB
use Of explosive kerosene oil. Almost every
dny aomebody is blown into tho air by tho
bursting Of an oil-oan ovor a atovo fire.
Thoao easos havo boon wrltten up In tho Jour,
nails Of the city, and have boon eithor profaccd
or concluded with warnings Of q solomn char
actor. But tho number Of accidents is not loa8-
encd. Tho use of tho deadly fluid for lighting
flroB still continues. It must DO that pooplo
who attempt to start lros b. tho use Of oll ,t DO
People who do have too much good nensc in
atilled into them to resort to buch a foolhardy
mothod. Yesterday morning, at 0 o'clock, m,
other accident from, the Banjo cause occurred
at No. 1011 Jackson street. Two littlo
boys, named Ger1old and Willie Evans, In ut
| tempting to hhston the combustion OF Bomc
| coals BY pouring oil over them from can,
were very serioua1y burned, tho can exploding
in their banda. Gerrold is bolioved to be fatal
" injured. His brother WAS moro fortunate
md will speedily recover.
Officor Barber, Of tho Twolfth Street Police
Station, VAS badly thraBhed at half-past O'CLOCK
yesterday morning, BY noted Wost Side bull,
named Dan Sullivan, assiatod by \ young hu1
| mueoular girl named Nancy Mcbride
Tho officer statos that 10 saw sul1i
vnn crouching bohlnd = fence at tht
corner Of Dosp1ninos and Taylor streotR
and near by was Miss Mcbride. Tho officer ask
cd Sullivan why ho had taken that peculiar posi-
ton, and was answered that it was mono Of hii
]iyan to n1rost him. Tho latter resisted, md dur
ing the acui1!e h[iBs Mcbride took the oficor'
Glib from tits bolt, and soon prostrated him b.
iuflicting aoveral woll-directod blows upon hi
head, Sullivan and his muscular femala
second then fell upon Barber, and wero oponini
blood-vosBolB all over his body; when the office
fired Mt Sullivan. Tho shot struck tho loft 1el
passing On, lodged in the inside Of the right log
acamper away. When Barber had rogained som
strength, ho reported tho matter to Borgt
| O'Donnel1, who wont out with squad OF mon
and Aoon arrested both Sullivan aud Name
Mcbride. Yesterday morning they wero bot
hold for trial at the Criminal Court. iu 81 30
bonds each. Barber's wounds are painful hu
not dangerous. .- - :.