, 1874-07-05

FoW"rs, Con. I. n. Btieb, George III. Syringe
anu Chhrles II. Luno. Tho cxour.onlsts 10
turned to tho city ut 7:9o.
| GRIMES AND CAsUALTIE7.
Tho "anton firing OF ball cartridges from pi.
tolls, yesterday is without precedent In this cit,
-Four persons woro wounded. two, It iB fearet
fatally. James Brennan, young nun
yea1s old, WAS shot IN tho right aide by piate
ball, while sitting In front Of his fathers house
No. 21S West Twelfth street, at ten o'clock las
night. Dr.. Douko attended, him. and probel fo1
tho bullet, but could not dud it. He conB ider
tho wound dangerous one. Tls party who di.
the shooting is not known.
The room Of A. 7. Smith, at No. II Harrison
street. was robbed Of quantity Of vearing ap
parol last evening.
Henry .Keatlug Was playing policeman las
night. He pluyo1 prisoner Immediately aftor.
ward.
William 1lcGraw and Patrick Callahan, broth
crn-ln'law, had quarrel ut tho house Of the
latter. No. IS Sampson street. yesterday nfter-
noon at o,olooA. when tho former drew q knife
and stnbocd the lattor In the rglt arm above
the wrist: officer Alc0uirk arrested Tho assail-
ant, and Or. Carso!ls attended the wounded man,
A man named N. ]. Degrau Last evening acc1-
d'entally slot listlo girl Of years, diary RnpI,
Iy',,g a. No. 10s @ Newborry ayeuuo III tne buck
shva her skull Is fractured. He was unable to
determine tho result Of tho injury.
Two little girls, Gertrude and katio doss II
and a yours respectively, living at 407 Twenty
SECOND strees., wera dangerously shot ut 10
o'clock yesterday morning, hy pistol bullets,
fired by James Keeler, who waa asgostod. One
bail took effect in tho hoad Of Gertrude aud the
othor in the hip OF Katio.
Gustaye Sircul, boy, was struck by tho hoof
Of q runaway horso, IN Bridgeport yesterday
F1n mir nraa ho1 o,I
eye.
DEtInFRATE MURDER.
murderous case OF shooting occurred yes
teraay moralug. on tho corner Of Fulton aud
Hauted atroets, at tho oarly hour of 7:3U o'oocu.
The victim is a young man Of II years, and he
received shot In tho right breast, through tho
lung, which will probably prova fatal ia 4 short
time. Tho party who did tie shooting Ia alao a
young man Of about the same age. The name OF
tle FIRST mentioned is Thomas Coffoy, and he IL
house, No. 20l Fulton street. The Inter Is
named Charles Hordlo, and his parents live ut
103 Fulton street.
A party Of boys were engaged III celebrating
tue day. at ths corner Of fulton and HaLsted
stfcets, ty firing otf pistols. Horde, it appears,
u Haid BY thoso who were present that ho pointed
1t at CofIay and nred, the shot striking him AZ
indicated above. Horde statcH that ttle weapon
"aH accidentally exploded. a few days ugo he
waa heard to shY that lie had a grudge against
Cohey, arising out Of somo trif.ng trouols, aud
ho was going to shoot him oil The Fourth Of
July. On receiving this information Officer
TAYLOR arrested 1lerdte, aud locked him up in tho
Wost Madison Street Station to await tho result
Of Coney'H wound.
DR.. B. D. Cobb was called to attend tho
wounded young man, mud gayo tho opiuiou that
the lnjuly will probably provo fatal.
Ine a1la'r caused great excttemant IN tho vi.
cinity wlsero tho shooting occurred.
pENGS1O RIOTS.
Among tho other unpleasant foatures OF the
day Yas riot, which occurred At the Indopend-
cut Club picnic at Hoinrich Park, gu the line of
The Great Eastern lta,lroad. Tho troabla began
xIth rough uamod 'Dricn soizing upon AID
alldretl'a watcl which IL valued at $3.50, and
hat lo bud had enough to do with illegal ap-
'ropriAtiouB Of lato, aud ran after tho robher.
Sho, however, WAS aoon surrounded by Ills
friends. who showed crery diaposition to sAloli
lin,. Officers Ebinger, Reid, aud Frank }aaubion
md a struggle ensucd, in which the laat.namod
'as severely boaten on tho the bead with the
,utt ends Of reVovera by the rouglls. The prop
'rty MAS subsequently recovered, aud O'Drion |
lrTeHtcd by Otl!cera Heed and Eblnger. He s a |
notorious thief, and 1t il possible tiint he wjll be
nado to Buffor severely for hia outrage. Beau-
'ien'B wounds are Ut a very severe nature, aud |
nay in tho eud prove fatal.
Another fracaB between rougha and police oc- |
urrod At Nobollot on tho Chicago l. Pacific Rail- |
Dad, whele tho Emorpld Ihlo Temperance So
ioty, composed OF mon from tho North Side
lolllng Mills mot to hold their anniversary
,rgy. Officers Drannock, Murphy, T.,rping, aud
@Connor attended the picnic 70 keep order, bus
heir preBonce wua distasteful to tho 8ona of
'ather Mathew, who were all In glorious atate
4 lutoxicatlon, aud they vera oEdorel to leave
ho place. This they declined to do. whom force
sas ueod, aud tight occurred, in which Officer
lnrphY WA severely beaten. Ao was finally
oscued by his brother officers. who, thougl, thoy
o!d their ground, we're unable, IN the face OF |
hyperion nnmhors. to intorfero with tho lawlesa-
esa OF the roughs.
Tho most distressing accident which resulted
rom tho celebration OF tile Fourth OCCURRED at
oon,, on Coolidge street, Just wost Of ulue
slana ayenuo, and by it a young AMI
romaing son OF DR.. T. T. McKoon.
ID s!'d respected oistzo,,. was almost Instantly
illed, aud six other boys badly injured, ona 1t
! foarod fataly. The circumstances Of the sad |
arc aa foluws: a boy, IS yoa1s OF
30, namod William achaoffor, rhoso parentH
at ~ ooodFa sireot %ss sgaEed IN s
trAte Of nagnesla bottle. Ho had propareu one
( tho nquibs III front Of No. 6a Coolidge street.
II. htoKeon's roslttoaea-auu crowd OF about
Helye boys gathered about to Hee 1t ak.
loded. sohaeifcr lighted match and ignltol
he "yolcano" burned slowly, and behaoires
ogan to pour more dry powder on 1t f,om tho
ostle, which was abnut half full. Tho x,noul-
er!ug squib flashed quickly. md communicated
It'll the powder i'll the bottle. An explosion
aaued "hilo bchaofrer held the bottle in hia
a. Hsd aud tho Thick glass aud powder lie" among
AuguEttne Paul MoKcon, lad Of 10 years, and
~ Of the Doctor abpye named, mas struck in
10 !sft srmplt with piece Of ths glass, and