, 1874-06-15
GENERAL NEWS,

GENERAL NEWa.
A party Of ronghs who range Bluo lsla:1d
avcnuo, visited Slyor~Lcnf Grovo yeyter1lay Ut
tcruoou, with design OF interfering in tho fes-
tjyities incident to picnic given by tho Lnfay-
otto Society ut that rotrcnt. Things looked
squauy fer Hoason, but rolay Of officers arriv-
Ing ut tho nick Of time prevented what might
lavo boon Il bloody and disgraccful rencontrc.
Tat Collins, y boy, met T. j. Kirby yesterday
atternoon, in vacant lot ut the corner Of Hal
steu and Ewing strcots, and insultcd him. Kirby
sought to roprovo his young protego, aud por-
sisted in tho attc.npt until Patrick produced u
revolver and, aiming it ut Kirby, 1rod. Ills ain
waB not regulntcd 10 as to cover its Object, who
escaped and eezotl tho intontlesl assassin, whom
he held until the nrrval Of III officer, who us
bistel linn to tho Union Street Station.
A man named William Brown wns Severely
bruised about his head last evening by bcin;
tllowu from buggy, that collidea with oue
Maxwell a1l HalHted streets. 1Io WAS tANou tn
Lis residence, mud doctor called in to attend
him.
SIrs. Bridget MCCARTHY hold loyeo At No. 173
West Luke street, last evening" Rsd cnacaSorotl
to ediy tho gaests by q most RnehFistlan, attack
| with 4 fool-tub upon Henry 5ndhon. 6!te was
assisted by Deulis lcr husband. They eoon
| discovered they hail usdcrtakeu q contract to
tho execution OF Which thoY woro unequal.
| When borne Into tho Union Street Station last
| evening, their sanglliuary appearance gayo eyi-
de,co ii the fact that Judsou WAS g hard litter,
and gave no quarter.
Two boys, nnruod John Quiglo and Horny Fnl-
Icr discovered apd' rescued the body of I'll un-
known nun tlontihg III the river at tho Rush
| street bridge yesterday aftornoon. and it WIS
Twelfth Precinct. iIe ii apparently about 50
years Of ngo, Of light con,pcxiol., lair anl
nustaclo, md dressod in light clothes,
with white shirt It is supposed that ho is tho
Same lnar rho was noticed lust night at nearly II
o'clock On tile bridge III an Intoxicated condi-
ton, mud warned TO be careful. He Disappeared,
aLu soon after plunge waa heard In tho exnct
upot where tho body was first seen. Tho Coro-
ner Inns beeu notified, and will hold Ill inquos.
to-aay.
Hubbard street WAS again tile scene Of blood.
shed ut o'clock yesterday morning. Tho con
tondAg parties were agnin negro and white
n!a,,. 1saao Hail, the Caucasian, iuconaod Bill
Latiimore, herculean negro, wo as tue seqne
proved, was armed with Tint weapon OF oifcnss
ind delanao common to bis rnco, lnxor
h. After A!,arrpB ut QUO anothor for brlo
timo 1t ocasea to interest D who drew fortl
lis stoel md sliced Isnao onco across tho wris
and twice across tho head. Lnttilnon was rr
rostol aud locked np IN the Madison Stree
Station, IL0 WOUNDS nro not considered dan
gerous.
Thero Is modest frame house known as No
% Shoto street, in which 1.-Two tLo fliggiu
family. No 20 across the way Is occupied by sh
| f4mily Of lleury pnrAs. Each family consist
, Of thrco sonla. father mother, uul daughter
nul both. fanlilIos nre given to frequent III
: luigeuco in liquor. While III condition super
in,iltcau by too generous lihatlous the Higeinse
, and tho parksea aro not yosy tond of one anothcl
i. ! Yesterday afternoon, subsequent to Aomo OF til
usual fuiniartieB they uro promo to indulge il
an out all out light onsuol, luril.
5 which 1lfs Higgins was rendered lnsenbibl
q by Tho howG OF III AZ or \ stick Of cortlwoot
= skill Of physician to testoro hcr to Il 1t1lowled;
T Of paksiuG events. Ilor parents and the PnikHl
occupied different coils ut the Madison Stree
b Station last night.
:. - a number Of gontlomen, representatives {
y ), tint oppressed country, Honnd, d,-~holl
T. :. ,noeting yeaseraay Afternoon, III llea!y
= Hull, No. >. Di3 Archor ayonue, for Il
hlr. J. r, Tansoy occupied ,ho chair. Adarosst
!, uora lollvororca by John Srllivau, p, II. YanBo
u u aud ]. j. Murray. Through want Of Hni!lcloi
- notice, tho meeting vas not NJ largo nj WI
y anticipated, but tho paucsiy OF numbers WI
y compensated for III tho enthusiasm Hl.nwn
~ tl.oHo WHO did attend. Tile object for which tt
y meeting waB convened was accomplished, Al
- n!r. JaitloH II, Flynn waa ol3otol Centre OF Il
y new Circte. Thoy a.l1uuund to moot at u
;. ! earo pluce Wednesday, oyetins, to complete Il
~ organization, aud taho stapB towards forming
9 9 company Of tue Legion Of Et. PAtrck.
i "A ,uaps .,nooting Of lha ohlldron OF tho Mlol
l. gan Ayuiluo lap!iut Church WAS hold ycatonl'
n AFTERNOON III tlo Au1lollHc-roo!n Of the cilllrc
l. which WAS vol hlloa with gu assol
ID Yum hEetur, ALu'y of Roma. aal fornor!y
llon,e nnl fern,orlY nf Nsw York. Tbs oxu
u, cses opened nth Singing. attor which Ur. ElaU