, 1875-11-27
,ns Plasue-spos Of the North ID"
vision.
,,oraars Which Havo Made tho
Plaoo Notorious.
n. nirfy Streets and Tho Tumble.DoWn
uouses--Miscry Of lilo Pcor.
, f,Iance at the Saloons and Stores
~ This Detachable Ground.
aood plnco for missionary
Labor.

. Good p1aco for missionary
Labor.
rbe,go, like other groat cisles, ahounds ID
!. .iraR whl.h arc peculiar 10 the extremes 81
s.,i l}fe. Their c,lstonco, hoTosef Is not
ss,,ttty known to tbs ma}ohty OF newspaper
lin. o., at least, onty suspected or kno"n IN
..,.,,l way ffom tho hints which ero occasion"
=. famed from the Folicc-Court reports. hut
~. Indicate only particular caacs Of dopravity,
- M, tAs state OF soctsty tn ucighborhooos
'..,.ct o. quarter. Thoro are cprtatn loea!t-
~ y. IN tho city which ato tho zesort Of laz-
'.r,I. thoro aro othcrs which form the
srI.. ssI nlauping-eround Of tho light
s..,,d fraternity; still others Which shelter
tt,tyaaoes, and tho perpetrators OF all aoFss Of
a.ou, iutguity. Thure aro dsns. astta!is con-
t1,tsd With underground pasaageTays and
~, doo1s for oaeapo, With traps for unaus'
ss|oa 5icsims and got presenting externally
r.o srIdcncc Of responsibility. Mans q cltt-
u his no doubt often wondered whcro all tho
lttnoekcts, aud burglars. and garroters keep
t,n,s,yes, aiucc during years OF residence here
~ haye not como hcross any specimens OF
~. tls,eputablo clauses. They do not know
II, ,here arc hundreds of mon now in Chicago
u, u,1tr walk tho streets by daylight. vino
,n,uly keep in their hidiog-rlacea until dark
~, sste iu, when they sally FORTH to p}undcr, to
4 md perhaps worsc. The "alt-uight "popu-
,t:oo of tte city is larger shan Ia supposed, and
,.s.r gu tha Incense. The men who compose
,t,cot lot their light shine before men. They
r,,t politicians, nor age tlIey Interested In Tho
fnds aud Bankcy movement. Thoy nre very
to1tst: even more 30 than their female nAaocl-
~ for tharo arc tuauy women Who allsro with
tsu tboir dangers and their spoi|B. II Is
j, ut seli known to the fow pozsons who
I'm the oppo, tunity Of knowing these thinga,
h, women form m Important olonont OF the
'r,d.sg.ound" population. Without them tho
lii sosld sttryo in hts Iu.king-placc, be would
.nbunrcd upon by tho polco without warning.
ud hs would, &bovo all, loso valuable auxiliary
siss Wv Of ohtaiung useful information ~ 10
+, thetrabouts of aeslrnbin property :,
H4p pot tho purpose Of this article 70 cover all
i, r,ount occupied by the lawsess elene,t OF
r,raaustIou. 10 fully describe tleir habits and
rafts would fit volume, and would, no
Init aa,azo .!le respectable citizens who pursue
hIf accustomed voCRtIons gear after year with
NJ s1er thinking or dreaming Of tho maas ot
rta1nca sud want pnd wiokeduoss that e1iats all
round them. ..-.-...
THE EoHTn sipE.
rn1srea Is wi,ote with tho south and Wo-t
! vsIaous eDtoys very favorable reputation for
,1.Ipte and good oder. 1ho arosnge nusnbcE
: ir1tss ut lo.t, tho Chicago Ascn"e. aud Notsh
!,sans 6ub-3tationa /. not exceeding hall
l,,.u shiIe afty . day IL not an uncommon
svtlI is st tho Ar1nory. but tint argues little.
hhtisct TINT t!,sse arc certain distticss On tue
II 5ma Site, wAlch contain, II not tho most dan-
Ispua certainly somo Of ihs most vicious s!e
:nts ihat eau ue found anywhere IN tho ely
r44tI' nc quarter Of the clty las = worsa zepu
ktqa sban that which Ia called
LITTLE HILL"
htrlue Ia nat Original, having been borrower
Ltn ons OF tho poorer neIGhboEhoods OF Lon
tn put It 10 quite Apn1op5iato. Ihe hounaarle
H"I.to uel aia not exactly defined, but
t,yts generally described as lyiug wcae OF Lar
htts t.sect and north OF Division. 1t oxtend
taxnd IS far d. Goose 1s.and. which iocai.1
heisso included a. Fart Of II.ttlo He'll
t1tl. It comprises portions Of l1obs. ponn
. Rslltnt WessoD, and Vine htreets, togethc
= E.a oumerous crooked and densel}-populate
IN yelrs ngo s. Lite He'll began TO acquif
Is:sfsl tan,s by 1aasou Of frcqueut rows III
lIsu;kstces that Q@curtud TithIu lta borders
kapeJa day passed without sofno &ntAoR
h:o:lug scraps. AZ many OF the u,ou VOL
lu11 buots,is was not tuusrequont TO hesr oi nost
kn.tmes, by nay Of sa,iety. ears nud hugel
t'aa o. bitten on. Extra efforts wose made !
y fafice to secure peace, bus they met wit
IA SUCCESS. The inAatitants Of this mlu'
h:tac dominion wero lnco,tlEt6le, aitd til!
~ auRIy left to themzelyca With only Il
Asl tua1d Of poticeman.
MraE CRIMINAL HISTORY or THE CITY
'hhls Hell" Aguros quite prominently. NJ
etFous haze benn the burelai5 traced to the
Aninlh precincis. and piun1os las beon II
fstnay rscoYersl which had bosu s:owcl anu
5anT lp acme Presumably ao1ufo hldin
Ass: Atont rear and halt ago thlac psote
taatl sauottrs mere uabbol at once III o cell
scss Srucary. whote theY wese quietly g
kactsd. xattng for . little bFeoze to blow ov
sssa shay had aroused BY "hotdtng up"
a:ru % WoIls Ht1oot, aud relieving blu
t,ss, %es1 @h, .lsats ,hsy Ta's p,s5ss 3as ss
aasot faoced security.
1uE RuETx MURDER.
aa1sted last Nlntor, ID sill fresh In the min
a@sPtollc. It created tnore laBtluX imptt
sa a'a than usual In such caars, for ths reas
SSAn VA ye,lod lu auoh mystery. Tho body
tNatnek Ruatx, an old man, naa discover
gas between two lImber.pileB Oh GooHo lsla
atnasulnE uts head had been cut opan vi
's 'au Notwithstanding there Vas much
Icy Icy Manifested IN the affair. and the MT
@s aa1as H. detectives we're employed 70 ferl
M Mallued, and 10 this dAY they have not boon .
ss.istsaatd. siant Gould the moutha ot rome Of
La1ls Hell" Inhabitants 10 opened and ii
staes ioFesd to Eoyeal what they kHow Of t
saaef Of Fledatick llcutx's taLlug OF. tho NJ
~ Would Be mystery no longer, aud juBt
aa y mated out to lilo Pc, pst1Atora Of
a3'IGls deed
,u, TIE HATIOSALiT1Es
.i.t', a ~ REPRESENTED IN the population
nss Hell IRE numerous. Tie German {
~ ~ Il small. There aro Irish, HoAemis
,.s M scaud!aaviana. Ali theso arc of
~. ~, poorest and most Wretched class. The u
raAes day lsho1ers Of loaie,s. They are
,"faa ,"ffaaaa4ts whu would like nothing bettsr I'll
~%a ~%e's IL opcu riot. and to plun4or tho to-
,a ms Foot pEetense tlas they ato do"n"trodt
Expressed. Mi1eu Ia Ruong them arc so
H,sa..to toaShar natives, comprising deBpet
%'sls And professional outlaws.
hm. Tuk BTaEkTs
In. ,s se'Rhboshood are Host!y short, uars
ssstieo' aud Atby tu tho extreme. Baseral
nsmk ns%nk more than ianes, havtng width q
~ usos ss.tstc tcs lbs passage Of ono 7ahicle. y
taessaY ~ built up, without auy sppa1 ont 70
b., ~ o&a ona shanty running Into aud u
l.s..va1 " smother, and in the rear othor shan
t..a 81 oatus- Tho sidawalkB, wAero 1t
h. ~ 70 irregular and dslapi4Ated, and
l6s M ,sa ~ yatds on the sanao levei. Tue
H. oaosous With slops aud othor refuse.
Nnses aoaAes are, nearly without execution