, 1876-07-24
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
Bnenk-th!eves In the Wcst Division managed
10 get away with 1000 cigars OF choice brands
from W. T. Finger, Of No. III North Halsted
strect, and with $50 worth Of tabte-eloths and
napkins from Herman Der1ckson, No. 19 North
Union street.
Thercls exhibited ut tho Grand Pacific Hotel
silvcr brick weighing o6 pounds ounces,
troy weight, and valucd at $1,:to.23. It fs from
tho Judd l. Crosby Smelling, Refining, and
Milling Company, Georgetown, Col. The brick
Is destined to tho Third National Bank Of Nov
York City.
Tho North Division will hardly succeed in
raising murder after all. h1Addep3 who was
shot BY Olas, Is still In the same condition, and
every hopc IL entertained for his recovery, and
Heunessey, WHO waa 80 fuarfulfy stabbed by
Haley, continues TO flourish finely, In spite Of
the dangerous character Of h!s wounds.
Some unrcgenerata scoundrcl yesterday morn.
Ing entered d cAhooso-car on tho Alton q st.
Louis Railroad, between VanIsuren and Ilarrt-
son streets, and got away with Conductor A.
G: saltsman's outfit, eonsistinE Of $50 worth
OF wearing apparel, gold watch md cf,ain,
revolver, aud other appurtenances Of rail-
roader's outAt-
BIB. Vincent died last Friday at 1,is. home In
Eric, Pa::, at the ags of 4, q paralysis. Tho
years. Ho was q member Of the firm Of Vim
cent, Himrod Il Co., iron and stove founders,
for long time prior to 1867, when be became
the senior partner Of the firm Of Vincent, Nell
son l. Co., which built the NatIoslal Elevator.
living On Lincoln nyenuc,,' states that tue b.
rcctors OF the North S!lc CITY Railway Company
l,Avo been peuttoncd to extend tho track two or
thrce BLOCKS 10 accommodate thosc 1iS'ng
a. I u. have AVE taken no Steps toward It. President
Turner told a TRInuNE reporter Saturday Tint
the t,nck-layera wero husy on La Larrabcc street
tending tho Fullcrton-avonuo track as far as
Wr!Ehtwood nvcnue when they were ahlc to do
50, which would bo some time in the fall.
John Lcary, Of No. zoos West hla1!son street,
was foolish enough to 70 to South Clark street
little Donnybrook for tho fun Of the thing.
And he got It, too, for his guod luck brought
him to shop where snashcl heads arc lifted
saloon I X, Of william Murtha, miseeecnation dive
ut No. ISL South Clark street Mustha
twiggcd the 1rishtnan's bad Eye soon after he
entered, and selling l,is shlllclah Proceeded to
cnuntryman+ Lcary wns taken to his home,
where hia rather serious injuries were dressed
with court plaster md lnnents and ilaIrtha was
escorted to the f'thiest cell 'n tho ArmorY, and
even TINT is considerably aboyo the lodging hc
usually flnds
A largo number Of the printers OF this city
~cre In attendance yesterday afternoon at
Typographical Hall, No. ~ Dearborn street.. to
nuke arrangements for the formation Of Lotlgo
over by Emory ii. Wood, and Charles i. Par.
sonb netting rs Secretary. Tho literary and
musical part OF thc programme WINS nf q high
Wood, Mrs. J. D. Mix IL. D., add iii Il fiaud nd
were we'll appreciated. Owing to tic long pro-
gramue md a sudden call for s'copy'' BY tho
printers, the formation Of tho new Lodge was
mRrks By Iii Hand may be expected. It In un-
dcrstood that ovor nifty have already signed the
application for charter,
SUSPICIOUS DEATH. |
At about o'clock yesterday morning, James !
Kirby. Of No. GA Thirtyaeycmth street, reported
at the Twcnty.scconl Street Station that bis /
Upon Upon Tie Prestuas @ evening: a oieer Groae went went
with lin TO tho place, and found the woman
lying dead uponths floor, precisely Rlero slau had
fallen prior to death. There wcro marks Of |
and blue spots upon thu arms, on the. left
s!do Of the neck, and ono Of her eyes badly
BACKED and swollen. These Kirby said ahc had
Icceiycd by fa'ls about The hopse. Saturday
her drunk, and not motthful Of food In the
house, Towards O'Clock he sent tho Oldest |
boy to the grocery for some vlctuals, and i'm
mcdlately afterwards told his wife TINT ho did |
not want her around my longer, at which sto
became angry and locked herself up in the bed |
room. He took no notice OF her for several |
hourh, and, not hearing her moving about, forced |
on entrance and found her dead On tho floor |
According to Mrbys account, which tho neigh
bors nil substnntihtc, The woman was q worth
lcss sot. Six weeks ago her husband was forced /
TO abandon her, and, sending Ills children to the
Cntlollc Orphan Asylum, himself took boarl IN |
tho West Division. About tho 18th inst. sllo
scnt word that II llo would tnl;o hcr
back slc would bchaye herself aid
ho dutl{ul wife. In ncconlaucc
with her wishes, he again started housekeeping,
andEot on pleasantly enoughnntil Saturtaynlgft |
when she became fearfully intoxicated. Kirby |
is about 81 years OF age, IS the fnther OF four
children, the Oldest hetng II years, and appears
TO be straightforward man. Nevertheless |
the marks OF violence about tho person of tho
dcccnsctl haye causcd the police, In tho absence
Of eorroboratlons OF his testimony, to mold him
untn the Coroncr's inquest, WHICH vii! talso
placc this morning.
The ncghb0rs are generally Inclined to tho
opinion that she canio to her death from ton
much had whisky, but a few insist tsn.t Kirby
WAS In tho habit 1T thunntng her, antl arc,,se
him Of eaEsing llcr death. The marks about the
throat tEcy claim to bo marks Of his having
ciokcd her, aud, II Is said, more serious bruises
have been found upon otl,cr parts Of lcr body.
IIAND-DALL.
TIiR IRISH NATIONAL, oANn,