, 1876-07-23
fATF LOCAL ITEMS.

There are at the Chicago Avenue Station
awaiting an owu1r, four silver napkin-rings AMI
two nut-crackers, which we're recovered from
e 14'et ] arrested og detective Setback last night
A~ ptopsA'' .:a ''1'oos names"
| 1t 4:30 yesterday afternoon Timothy Burns
4 switchman on the Chicago s. Northwestern
| Railroad. while emnlovod IN coun];ncr cors :,
| tho cor,ar - c;,+aor,+t. 80 reeee.aS
.ns o.N1l ~ sIs'ecntu anu oonctson etreets
ilau Ills le1t nand 20 padly smasned taat ampu
| tat1on Will be necessary.
sLAsu1SG MATCH.
Another mn r,oro,,s otTra,- +~,,s,;roa J., H.
1o,tb n;'s;au .p1s 1sat aas u:,nspueu ~ lls'
Softh DIVISION Last evening, and, should 1T moi
result in at least one death, it is more
the result of the hardihood and health,
1ulness Of the injured man than any
!axity OF malcionsncss on the part OF his as
one of the cheap employees III the service oi
AID. Kirk as teamster, who forms
criterion for that gcDtleulan's g
estimation Of the police generally, and to whom
hcWould pay about the same amount Of SALARY, and
another 1uan OF similar character named Hen
hood in which they live, and the general optn-
ion by those who know them best, as expressed
after the occurrence, was TINT it was pity that
both of them were not forever sienccd. Haley
lives Oh st. Clair street, near Indiana, q tract
known In the criminal annals of
chicago as "Ihc Sands" and Hen
messy resides close by in Il little hovel
fronting upon an alley. It appears that Hen
nessey's father-ln-law, an old man named
Michael Murphy, had some dispute with Haley
Haley grossly ineulted him. It was with view
Of aVenging this insult that Hcnntsscy last
night accosted Haley in front OF the larter's
residence, and c1iallengel him to combat, in
ca5e he failed to make mpc rcparaton for the in
suit. Words became hotterand hotter, and blows
commenced to rain down, until Haley finding
knife and slaehed Hcnnessey in the back three
times. The same cowardly trick was also re-
sorted to BY I Hennessey, who drew a large knife
not brstaladers interfcred, both men, having the
GRIT OF bulldogs, would probably have cut each
other into ribbons, as it was Hcnncsscy was
1ound to nave received three dangerous wounds
upon the back, the largest, deep cash Of
lnches IN length, directly beneath the
left stoulder-blade. The other two
tFounos mere smaller, ana we're glauces upon
the ribs. Haley was cut deeply, but not danger
tusly, IN the abdomen. DR.. Heydock attended
both 1nen, and was OF the opinion that Hcnncs-
fatally. At midnight the wounds burst open
anew; the physician was again called, and
found the patient very low, and in much more
dangerous condition. Both ore married mcn,
and have families.
THE POLICE.
The regular quarterly report Of the loings
and conditions Of the police force has been
made out. It will be presented to the Council
Tomorrow: The following is an abstract Of the
contents Of the document:
tfThc total value Of property. reported stolen |
vas sl5:50: 1T total 3 value OF stolen property
returned, ST., SUBJ; value OF lost property re-
covered, part Of which WIS never reported to
The police, 32G 35; number Of arrests, 1861,
of whom 5,52, were males, 1,439 females, l,605 |
married, 5,153 single; total amount Of fines inl-
posed, S17,630: number OF lost children re-
turned to parents, 81; number OF dodgers at