, 1874-03-07

Officer Klein, Of the Third Precinct, shot q |
dog suproaod to bo mud at No. 874 DArllng |
street yesterday morning.
a boy nar1,ol James Henry WAS run over ut tho
Warren avenue crossing Of tho Milwaukee Ratl-
road yeatorday morning at half-past Q, by Ei'-
gino "Hcctor," and Ills loft leg WAS so Hevoroly
crushed aa to ncccsBitato amputAtson. 11o was
removed 10 tho house Of lis parents Mt No. 90a
West Washington strcot whore Dra. skoor and
Seymour performed tho operation.
Frederick Bartling. an insurance agent, living
at 800 Chicago ayonuo, while crossing the traeA
of tho Nortlwestorn Railroad, ncar Augusta
street, WIS struck by tho 1lighland Park train,
mud In addition to fractured nrm received In
ternal injuries Of a serious character lilo was
takon to Ills home. and physician chilled.
Ti.o ala1m turned in from Box No. GIL, at
halt past 10 o'clock yesterday morning waa
oaraod by fro being discovered IN d two.story
franc house at No. 29o 0ly6onrne placo: Ihe
cupied as II grocory and saloon by William Alnas.
Damage to building. - 600 insurance = nrl'known;
Loss to fixtures aud stock, q 900, fully insnrod
in tho aernan' q Quincy Tho J., ,h', aoS wlnt1 pre-
ing, owned and occupied as Q. Residence by s.
s. Smith. Damage to building and contents
about $500, covered by INSURANCE III tho Agrl-
cultural Of Missouri md Hartford Of connec-
ticut. Cause Of tiro supposed to have been
| from matches with Which solno childron wore
| playing.
Tho brewers havo again refused to make any
compromise with tho saloon' koopers, md the
latter aso looking around them to Hoe where thoy
cnn got cheaper beer. Some intond to bring it
from Cincinnati, and othors may follow the ex-
ample set by Albert Nicholson, md import tho
| stronger aud better Dayarlan and Bohemian
boera which arc moro expensive than tlie home,
made lager, but 30 much superior tati 1t IL found
i profitable to import them In tho cask.
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Irish Literary Association WIS held III thor now
hull, southwest corner Of 1.aSnilo Aud Lake
streets, last evening", tho Hon. A. L. Morrison
presiding. Tho now headquarters Of tue Asso-
citation arc quite .conlnodiots, aud IRE very
handsomely furnished. Quite an amount Of
routine waB transacted, and the now Constitu-
ton and bylaws was adopted. It was resolved
to hold the fret public opening Of tho new ball
on tho evening Of the second Fridny nfter tho
1T. patrick's night celebration, all tho arrange
monts for which haye boen completed. Tho Az
sociatiou djourned for ono waok.
CONTESTED WILL.
An interesting will case ia soon to como off be-
fore tho courts for Bettlelnent-one in which i'm
portant points arc involved, and which will de-
termino whethcr bachelors can leave their
worldly goods to their intended wiVes It will
bo renlomborcd that, u week or 50 ago,.
Medical College, and o very talonted man,
ceased locturing mud left this world for botter
one. He was bachoor,, aged about IS yoars,
and possessed considerable wealth. For some
ti1no previous to his death ho had been eugsged
to DO married to Miss Emnn =. Mcservo-a
young lady Of 10, who is still~ attending school
daughter Of the late @. Q: Mesorvo. Tho Doctor
1t ii said, had made will but just before biz
% auesta entiraiy, and designating hliss Moaorve
lis solo huir. Ho loft her ,0o0 in cash, al
lis personal property, worth, perhaps. 53 goo
! and lifo interest In AZ ,eHtat'
valued 81 s0oo oa Tn' r.oe'a1 H.
institution having tho royorsionary ostato. Thi
disposition Of tho property was Of course satis
! factory to tho recipients Of Ur. Admins gonor
ostty,; but It ID not at oil palatablo to hl
relatives. 4 male cousin from kentucky ha
arrived in Chicago, and has retained ". q
!, Gowly to bring Ill action 10 sot aside tho vii
on tho ground that tho testator was insane
This cousin says tint lo will spend $4,000 :
a look attor the interests Of Miss Meservo. Til
i controversy las occasoncd considerable tall
i among tho friends mud neighhora Of the ,youn
lady, aud wh,n tho case is triod tho courtroom
+ will doubtless be crowded.
THE wATEnTowN SUIT.
!, A suit which las for a long ti1no boon ponG
:, irg botweon tho bondloldors Of the City {
!. Watortowp, Wis.,, and tlat corporation, ,raA dc
y Washington, in favor Of tho dcfondant. ri,
y suit was known as JamoB II. Reea =. the City {
y Watortown. aud tho bill Of plaintiff, who
resident of this city, alleges TINT the Cit
|
II could bo compelled to levy taxos TO pa
10 tho bondho'flcrs' Judgment, and asked tho Cou
,s to direct tho Unltpd Htatos 1larshal other
1t levy tue ta1 or soizo private property yonorai
u nnd soil it to mako payment. On tho 1rst tri
ht Lacrosse, On demurrer to tho bill, tho dec
~ sion was adverse to defendants. After tho 1lr
y Of an answer, ard tho taking Of proof, tho cas
~ was tried at Madison, before Judges Drummot
~ mud Hopkins, who disagreed, sbnt tho FORM
so JltdEo, WHO was In fAyor OF p1aintitf, said
1T would not tako tho responsibility Of dcolari1
" tho law against defendant, i'll whose favor 4
-, decision was rendcrod. An appeal 10 tho 81
~ premo Court at Washington was taken, rcsul
y luz III already stated. Tue decision ls one whit
~ will intorost an city corporations Wilt
Ill havc issued bonds, as 1t saves t!
s. property of such corporations from conf
TO catiou. Tho city autloritioH OF Wutortown 4
to considerably elated at the result Of their big In
suit, and fool confident of tho favorable rcat
of Of another suit which ia ponding against thor
It. in which the city and citzenn individually q
nd sued, with The intention Of ultimately brIngls
OF iu every tax-pFyor, and demanding docr
,ll | against oach ono for his taxable Blaro Of Il
public debt. The city rests its dofonso In Il
oaso on the fact TINT provision Of their cllrt
~ ~ declares that private property shall not
N taken to pay public Or corporate indebtedness.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
H. Tho Christian Union Literary Society will n.e
l,o this ovouipg ut No. Ill East Madison street.
to The 7lonu1 nf Mnnn fora pF tin Errinr Wnmn,