, 1873-09-30
THE CITY IN BRIEF.

A concert will DO given, this evening, in the
Providence Baptist Church. corner Of Perch
street aud Carroll avenue. by the Golden Link So
ciety, assisted by Messrs. Amringo aud 0yerman.
Tie profits will be used to enlarge the house Of
worship.
The Board Of Public Works arc keeping decid-
edly quiet while waiting to 600 whother there
will be any money to commence new improve
ments Ths rough weather has prevented tho
drodge from getting to woEk IL the 70 Water Wofks
probability that the supply will be drawn from
that Bourco. Hence all tnose pooplo WHO llaye
beon drinking whisky straight Oh account of
their dread Of shore water, can no longer make
this an excuse.
Tho managers Of the Hcalng party met yestor-
faithful when 1t was announced that Conrad
Folz, the jaior, refused to Let his hail bo used
for mooting, on tho ground that
bis sypathiqs wero zero. ret9sr foreninst
wardors who applied for the apartment almost
slod toars-of 6oor. MIR. Hosting sought refuge
in the Bible, reading tho entire book Of Psalms.
Onco IN while be would suspend, and exclnim
Expressed themselves strongly agalust party
ticket, and in favor Of citizous' movement.
Roundsman James Morgan and squad Of
police officers yesterday afternoon mado 4 RAID
upon SUIT Of gambing-roonls which aro located
on tho second floor Of No. Il Monroe street. Tho
HUH TD0M IN u plEhdGlk AFAltul9Uk LLAk III
only used as loungng-placo, and to
which free access was!., offered to tho
officers. A servant very politely requested them
to sit down. When askoa by Morgan what tho
back room was used for, he replied that It Vt, was
| the bedroom Of o certain gentleman" But
Morgan was curioue, and. placing himaeIf in q
position that onabled hin, to look over the tram
som, ho saw nino well-drosBed mon engaged in q
gamo Of faro; Morgan opened the h door and
pasaed in, followed by his mon. The gamblers
were taken to the Armory, out OF which they
were subsequently bailed.
Tho Board Of Polco hold regular meeting
yesterday afternoon, and proceeded to tho trial
Of several officers. The first was the caso Of
0alcor Cornelius o'oa'laghan, complained Of
for being Intoxicated on auty at tho time Mrs.
avenue. Tho Board took the case under adyisc-
mont for time, but finally found him guilty
md sentenced him to DO discharged. The con.
| with "inattontion to duty in abaonting himself
| from beat" was takon UP, md, after a variety
| Of evidence, he was also found guilty same
sentence. Ono or two othor cases woro con-
ttnued, and, after appointing Michael G. Gala
attend tho trial Of tho Cole steam roengine,
which Was received laat week, but whose preyi.
Gus trials had not boon satisfactory.
Another body waa found in tho river at the
nuHh-ntreet bridge, yesterday morning at s
O'clock. by police Officer It waH taken to The
I
sepsl0P Poics was satIen i tailed VIII wit
that Of missing man, named Henry ONcil, Of
| No. o46 Butterfleld street. Information Of the
| fact having been left with Mrs. O'Neil, she
went to tho Morguo, and was mortified at behold,
Ing the body OF her husband. He left his home
last Wednesday, about o'clock in the morning,
and was not seen until his body was found ii
the river. There wore no cuts or bruises upon
il, aud nothing bad disappeared from tue pock'
ese. It was plain case OF drowning, either By
suicide or accident. But the friends Of tue
deceased were 20 olamorouB for verdict ot
murder that the Deputy-Coronor was induced tc
adjourn the inquest until to-day.
tion Of the Derganthal homicide, at tho Count,
Hospital. The wltnesHoa examined made state.
appeared in the account published in The TnInt
gNE tho next morning afler tho shooting wat
done. Tho exception ';s,9|' was In In the evidence
sdS ssdes at No. Sc South asfs aEson stso"t, H whc is
stated that be converted with tha murderer few
moments before he saw him fire tho fatal shot
da nauenes na of uos IL %aa apas
Lis appearance aud dialect h1r. Croggs
was conidont that no WAS al. Engllstmali
thus disputing the suppositlon BY, which tht
police officers have boon guided, tint tho aesas
SIN WAS q Swcde. To enable tile detectives tt
| make further investigation of tho affair, tht
lnquoatwaa adjourned over until next Thursday
SO tar not the slightest clue has been obtained
Of tho murderer.
Some time since the Chicago Times indu1get
In printing some obscoua aerostics which, eYor
On tho facos Of people accustomed to read tin
paper, raised al involuntary blush. Tue dis
gnBting act found an imitntor last week in til.
poraon Of All unknown purity who, to adyortiA,
his wares, printed number OF small bills
which ho caused to bo distributed BY small boy
upon tho laps Of laelIes md gentlemen ridint
on tho West Sido cars, Upon examination
thaso bills proved to contain exceedingly dirt,
poetry Of the aoroatio description. Tho man
agers Of tho line AFRO mixing eYcry ondoayor tt
arrest tho principals. ln Wow OF forulor oxpo
rience III that peou iar lino Of business III thi
city, would 1t not DO we'll for the managers tt
tako ont soaroh-w arrant, and give tho Ohtcags
headquarters Of prlntea obaeel,itsy at the cor
turning out 2 II tho !" form OF these handbill
is not found thero, the search had better b
abandoned, tho bills were printed outside o