, 1873-07-16

The Police and Fjro Departments were paid
yesterday,-the former receiving 38,777.68 and
the latter 32l ,2a0,65.
John johnson, u chronic wifo-boater, was fined
S100 by Justice Ecu'ly yesterday, aud being with
out cents III Ills clothes, wns Bont to the Bride
vol.
II tho Headquarters detectives wero g1ilt1eas
Of the charge Of whacking up" With Tho bnnko
mon, they would rid tho city Of u rssts in
side Of forty-eight homs.
When Bifted down fno, it viii be found TINT
Simmons and Tyrrell are about uo only members
of the detective force VIII aver capture any
b,lnko thieves. Why ia thip ..us?
Mrs. Iibbio Chrisman II her home. No. 13l
0Drien street, Mt noon on Sunday, and has not
since boon seen. She is % years OF age, and OF
French descent.
Heury Elfic1z left tho house of his brother, No.
2G8 Second street. OH the 30th Of June, and las
not yet returned. He is 80 ycara old, and 4 Cor
man.
Are the. police willing to acknowledge ther in
ability to put down bunlso-paying Twcnty-goy-
GU hundred dollars wero taken by tue Med Donal1-
Lawronce gang Oil Saturday Inst.
The Mayor, yesterday, revoked tho saloon-li-
ccnBo of Michael IIoaley, of No. 323 Archer AVE.
nue. Ho kept his place oron after midnight.
H,ckey's q rregularity amounts to very little
when compared with Bomo Of the transactions Of
four men now members Of the Central Station
dotootiye force.
| A German named John Znnk fell down Il stair
| Why at No. 1876 North Wells street, yesterday
| morning, ard was seriouB]y injured. Ho was
| removed to tho Christian Brothers Hospital.
| The Reunion Presbyterian Church and Sunday
school will hold thoir annual picnic at Sharp
shooters Grove on Thursday. Tho train will
| leavo the crossing OF Blue Ialanl avenue and
the Chicago, Burlington l. Quincy Railroad at
Dam.
The Board Of Public Works yesterday opened
bids for building the contrc pier Of, and tho ap-
proacles to, Lnke street bridge; for sewer
Bricks and for raising to grade tho buildings
abuttiug tho vaduct at Sixteenth and Canal
streets. No contracts woro awarded.
Some OF tho uBeloBs headquarters detectives
| count among their intimate acqunintanceH Bey-
eral notorious bunko mon. or course those
worthless can't he expected to do anything to re-
| tart their friends from bleeding ''sucker now
| and then.
Templar Lodge, No. 440, l. o. o. r., will meet
this evening at tho corner OF Washington and
| DesplaineB streets. Past Grand Marslal W. H. II.
Russell, Of Missouri. will DO psosent and deliver
an address. All tho brethren who call find room
| III the hull arc invited.
The Board Of Police yesterday declined to
| lDtGElGEG WIN Lub ll1dGuaEG EIlup hIEtk kAEHlHE
mill at No. ~ Dunkor street, and the persona
who petitione1 for its removal will have to put
UP with tho "nuisanco," as they Gull 1t.
John Ryan, an escaped Missouri convict, ar.
roHtod by Detective Sam Ellis, was brought be.
fore Judge Porter On a writ OF laboan corpus
procured by his counsel, Gus Van Buron, Aftot
q hearing of tho case he waA remanded tG
JUL, aud lie WILL doubtless, DO reconveyed to the
btate OF Missouri.
Fifty per cont OF tho net prottn Is The amount
the bunko men arc said to "whack up" to the
detectives. They only get 20 por cont from tl,e
burglars and snsak-thievaa, That Ia why st
many bunko tricks are allowed TO DO taken ir
this city.
A great doal of good work In the way OF TO
forming aud roorganlzing the police furce hal
been accomplished Hnce Mr.. Washburn was up
pointed Superintendent, hut It III nevertheless
fact that tho men ll1lder hiH Immediate uyo nr
tho ones most Of all noodlng htH attention.
Tho Board OF Public Works Issued tho follow
lng building permits, yeHtortlny: Ahrena j. bro.
thrce-story brick, 65x60 feet, Southwestern ave
nue.; L. 8. Bweazey, four~story and basomou
brick, 40160 feet, Nos. 122 ana 124 South Wato
street; Charles Fitzhue, two-story brick, 2lx4
foet, Lexington street; Andrew NolH0n, three
atory and basement brick, 26x02 foot, No. &
Kinxlo street.
The steamer Corona will mako regular trips t
South Chicago every Saturday, leaYing tho doc
at tho foot Of Michigan nyon,le at 2. NJ. Ear
for tue round trip. 10 centa. Excurslonlsts wi
, ba entertained At tho South Chicago Hotal TIL
-, Sf,n4- II. $1-