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THE WEST TOWN.
WHAT TIE SATioyALfBrs WANT


The respectable people Of tho West Town and
those who pay the taxes should be on tliclr
guard. for plot IS ot fpot,to place this aectlon
VI tue CITY ngatn in the hands of the burnmcrs
who weTc oustcd by tho watchfnlnees OF the
pcople lust April. Tie woskcrs in tho scheme
aru said to include Constable j. II. Murphy, ex-
Supervisor Baker, Con Ryan, Tom Ilalpn, and
Mike LAWN. Thu scheme Is to elect Muir.
l,hy Supervisor. Baker Collector, CoA
Ryan Assessor, Aud Mike Layin Town
Clerk. Tho way tho gun1o is to bo utayet1 Is
similar 10 TINT practtrctl IN the South Town by
Eyatse, Fhilllps, Ut nl., last spring, when they
placed Dave Thornton In tue position OF Mod.
orator. The West Town WORTHLESS proposed to
put In c. D. Bartlett, or so'no more pltant man,
9s Moderator, and lii is 70 do wlolcsa'c ttul!lng.
BARTLETT, It might as well he t,ndcrstool, would
proceeding. and has SO stated.
Town, ainl II only ,resnatps TO bo
toa @ viii submit 5 ps0' to ars.t, s' bcins In:
robbed. Last spring, Murphy, Con Hymn, Tom
llalptn, pnd Mike LAWN were candidates f0r tho
oilleea Ut Supervisor. Assessor. and Town Clerk,
respectively, wl!tle Fred Ataas wason tho ticket
rs Cullcctor. l1c ls u prcttv sQunsu sort ot a
nun, who fell into bad company, and who llas
sadly regretted It ever stnce. 1lo docs mot prt,-
pos0 to ally himself to the "lionlc-ltule" :"
party, but proposes to 60 III for honest govern
nlcnt. 1t would te well to notice who arc III
tho schcmc ald how nicely 1t is lul out, unl tho
HooI,cr thu cltixcus aFe nliyc to tho subject the
better,
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and Booth, and rciteratcs his oft-,nntlc ktatc-
incnt that he rejected tho hnn1s for the simple
rcason that they were not sufficient. IIc denies
that lie over eail that my nl1 a! l,ontls which
Eynn* might present would he rejected, and ex-
plains hts refusal tn na1ne my sum which no
wnu11 rrgar,l as sufficient, hcca,sc he thought
the question wa. mt for tue purpose nf ascer-
tanning tic fact. but of Obtaining from the
rcslmn,icnt certain admissions With regard to a
pessibte law proceeding.
lie further slcnfcs TINT It h not usual for a
Collector 10 collect moro than % pcr cent Of the
rcrtonal taxes ant per cent Of Tho rcal-cstate
taxes. nnl nsscrt% that IN 1879 over 60 per ccnt
Of the rcnl.c.tnte taxes were COLLECTED, IN 1873
tvcr ii per cent, nn,l TINT tho calculation rs to
tho percentage collected during tho pass year
would hare iern hs1o had II not hcci, for lack
Of time. The answer clpscs with the statement
that although respondent antl Evans l,nvo not
been In syMpatlsy polttically, yet the former has
not allowed this consideration 70 influence Ills
official acts.
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The preparations for tic reception Of the
First Regiment /. =. q. at the Grand Pacific Iio-
til tonight have been complctct ard tho
affair protnsca to bo marked success III every
Essential. The Committee Of, Decoration will
complete it's labors this forenoon, nt.l tho par.
loTs aud corridors will present an unusually
brilliant appearance Tonight. The at.
tendance 'rill not be 10 great
lux, hut tl,o asscuihia:d which viii I,e attracted
prou,tses to bo tho larEest a1ul one Of tho lnoat
select ot tlle seasou Every detail las been ar
ranged fur thu comfort Of thu guests utter thclr
arrival at tho hotel, anh complete arrangements
iayo been pcrfcctes! fur t'!clE reception. Gov.
cailou'. accompanied by bis Two daughters,
WILL arrlso irom spriaciicli Til. forenoon,
md will bs present during tho evening. The
members Of tho Reception Committee will re-
cslyo ttc gursts IN thu mala parlo1 after D
oclock. Carriages will approach from tic east
mad vii! lrtso to tho west cttratleo On Jarksun
str.ct. Carriages should 10 oricrcd at i
oc!sxk. TLc grand tnuruh will bo played at 0
O'CLOCK atId supper will bc eersctl at II.
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THE "pOST.o

TIM to,lo,v,no corrc.rondcncc yvcq eo,ne
ia. y, ~. ,..,s.e, s,a..s ~ ..st.S =. .. e
idea OF tue tribulations to which tho average re-
fxo,c f,om ,bt ct,y sIitor N ~ no,,b,,,,
reasc stsn aro,tnd IN tlc pot, onc" mi, ara t,ov
they come On With shelr stske. Fritc shost es . ar.
''e,o e.,.a ano @ e.a,s on,s !sc.s-no opn'ohs'
lsoto nom alr. HOBBIES 10 e'sS editor
u DON'T nmount 10 mach, and it's more Of less
SONS oplnlou about II. Iacloscd 1nd what have
written:
To- @ l,on nsked the!r printers TO take 30 cents
Printers said. In effect, that thcy would acc tho
reg y! aeaa nrst. ansi Then lhey wouldn't.
sec them; cte.. ctc.. T. alfoye.
smiths. 'thoemakers. carpenters" and other
pr!nters got up strike. and left tho T'ost short.
handed.
I,ost nlled un Win old "ads" aud dead matter.
III; No1E.-n an required to ut faets about that
suppo+s -. go!nX 10 Ind ont which ono ies when
mo that the Typographical unon paid the bg news.
saa.e The sn.all boys from tte sumo. says thai
the foregoing T. 1ath dash lie, that tho ncwsboy1
won't soli tho Post i'eeanse Il charges thom cent
and bal! copy, and that only leavea thcln cent
md half rFodt which y not q much a. they
tho !'ott for cen: copy, which they think IL aa
much ~ It 10 worth; anl that tAe trouble with
asa.t tho QUO eeaf s md hs 81 By sis'se
hl.cd The boys 70 prevent the carrier. from taking
ths Gas sae pasn nI 81 says !1as t' te ana that
iiremrn suj rat,,s,cH rrnsvd % and csr.ics ~
N @ .S.t;et yay. e % .oSo or = sdreitslnY.
Ing tho truth, and don't know how to ind ont
without getting then, drunk and a,est,onjnY lhcu,
In that condl.lon. With a rhurt.land man behind
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WASHINGTON llFE.INsURhNcE coNpAuv

WASHINGTON llFE-INSURANcE COMPANY
We lay before our readers to-,lay tho otlle,,,
statement, ,ssucl by tho authority VI tho In,
earancc Department OF tho State Of New Yor1,
OF the practice and tlnat,cfai standing Of ths
Washington Ltfe-1nsurauro Company Of that
State, showing It possessed Of s5173,s;sS3
aetnal available assets, nearfy s5,O0o,0oo Of
which consist OF United States, State, city, anI
town bonds, mil honds mud mortgages; whlo
tts gross liabilities, including "rceetven az
New York standard, nru only &s,3s9, ,es,,sg
leaving All oltieta!1y-atlu,tted surplus nf sSSi,.
6. There arc also oYer *tt,, ,otU Technically II.
adtntesil,Iu under tho Insurance. la,yti 'f n
cscnse tie sllrl,ius to nearly $4,000 Aftcrs
rigid examination Of each Item uf iis nsscts in,
eludtng tho cl'ecks for tho securities, The l,sr.
anrc Department, sc,'orts tint it . il.nis ,nurr
70 tr':nn'c1d, and nothing tu comlcnn,n an,i
1lon0nlbe.n s''"
The Washington has some apccia1 non.fo,fcJt.
able fcatstrea whereby It's Jncir. arc ron,Ir,,cI
IL force alter default IN payment Ut prcnliumn.
for larttenars Of wliiy wu rrfcr our readers io
AlT. II. u. penfc1d. 1+3 LaSallc street, the Gtn.
cral AgGnt OF tho Washington.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

A rnootfrr ~ tbo 1r1o,o,,1o,, cx,o-t,,,,,
o1..n"' .AI1t,nE Gn y. t4e auusteu't'. oseenp0ck
neheFa' eommNice Will % hcid 10 inc lFemont
House club rooms this evening at 1880 p. m.
Tho sulo q, t,ckets tn rreaeric,, nouc1oss,
,,,..,se rs,,s,, a,,a.s,. ..n, ~ 1easaHs ..'s.
'celntc ft'uay ,, evening ~nl oe resumed th's
morning. Ais lecture On our "Natioilal Cap-
The reru,ar rnonth,v ,nccttrr ~ tho w,m,,,.
sny y. nv "sl',',n
Cnfist,an Aesoe1at'on Of CMeaeo VII! 10 he'd IN
tic bib'c room, Farwcll Hall, ot 10 o'clncle o. IN.
oro renuettctl to la nrc.cut.
=. . .t'..s, ~ t., ,<
AT tho annual meeting uk Ito Hall orphan
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showed that tho defendant hal shot twice
probably at thu complainant, md he was put
waa not 1nnre than two weeks ago that tic same
man wns put under bp'nls to keep tho pcacc
to~ntd the SAME woman.
The Residence Of u. (ion1willc, No. 81 I.ylto
street, wa@ entered ly burglars early yestertlny
morning. and two watehea valued at sl:', to-
bureau drawer. Entfahce was gained by rear
window. The drugstore Of l.. Wcttcrsdorf At
the corner Of nue tslanl avenue and Tas1or
etrcct, VIM entered by tho same crowd. md
some *:'0 II, money tugctler With other vn9ua-
bIcs, arc consequently missing.
George b. 1futchfnson, whom Sheriff Kern
1a!c,l to rcappo!nt, Inst night turned TIP at the
Chicago Avsnue Station, In the clutches OF al,
nlliccr arnrn with warrant procured at tho In
stanse .! &c q W u; Wprfen, !tvcEyman 1T No: q
Hutchinson sold O'f'rlcn n horse. and then,
after rrgalnfuH possession Of tho an[inal under
some prgtcxt, sold II ngatn to d third party.
Just'ee Kaut1!ianh will dlscrn1ttlate In The mat
ter linon the 10Th Inst.
Justice sumnertlcld yesterday sent UP The
following: James Stewart, jantor OF the
Ncwsboys' 1lon,c, larceny Of silk wipcs, $so0 to
aal Patrick Keenan,, la!esuy, 500 esci, Is liz
~ inst; Lhlie Rounds and aro Inmntes ot
Joseph y. sit1cy, OF Brooklyn, 500 to tue utl1
5amcs Griffith. .ragrant, SO Or ,stxty. dnyss;
Tomas : Maes Ma 4 9,E Hg9,fEa5y Of AK ao wnitss
10th; Josto I!ownrl, larceny q s25 from Joseph
I.awton, Of Fond d,i Lae, 500 to the 9TH idst.
Justice Kaufmann sent it,p Edward Walsf, w
beating a. /. swctgcr, Of No. T5
g1yhourn avenue. John Uaras, yagrant, clluse
tho Icniicney o. Justice IIammilt, aid went out
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SEVENTH WARD.

oAbANlAlSA kUh tlh QAMtAluSs
Amcctlne Of the Seventh Ward Republicans
was held ut No. SIS blue Island avcnue TO
organi2ea club for tho forthcoming campaign,
Mr.. 4. Graham presided, md there Was largo
attendance.
In opening the meeting, tho Chairman sald
there wns disposition to disbant1 tho East and
West End Clubs Of the ward auI to unite In
permanent organization. uo hoped tho spirit
OF harmony which ut present existed would
continue, and TINT The consolidated club would
On motion Of Mr. 6chmcftz, l,oth clubs were
formally llsbautlcd, and votes Ut thanks accord.
cd tt the late officers.
On motIon,, Mr. q. ", Gardner Tas elected
temporary Chairman anl MI. Bifchan sccrc'
lit. sehmcitz offered the following .lec1ara.
tion Of principles, which was unanimously
adopted:
We. The Republican votcrs md citizens Of the
Seventh Ward OF THO CITY Of chicaEo, believe III
!. itiRtd economy.
T. Thorough honesty.
.. Wise. appropriation Of the public funds.
4. Low Init Just taxation. ....
s. Reduction In tho salaries Of tho higher
i. s.rlct endorsements Of at ordinances, segu.a.
Eoo tho safety, The welfare, and ths peuco Of tao
I. Abolition OF oil aupcrauous Offices and
ton u ta I'll aars. @ 'S Il tio5 u jaaiea sduea.
tlona1, OF political.
A ballot was then taken for officers Of the
new Club, resulting as follows:
frt.Idtn'-u ". tiarslncr.
ptce. IffstdtHfS-tohn Ehtpp, James Lord.
3feasurfr-W. j. Johnson.
The meeting then adjourned subject to tho
call Of tho President.
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li.tlc whstc. there was a crash, and n window
and ilonr were hroken open simultaneously.
The tfr Tns In. Then tncan

little wh!tc, there was a crash, and n window
and tloor were lroken open simultaneously.
The Jig was up. Then tecan
scEHk ALMOST JNnEsCR1pAHLE.
I.atlfcs werc ruthtcssiv driven ahout, and the
furniture torn from their rooms. Thcro was NJ,
utter disregard for either tin,e or place. The
tcAtnsters cursed nnsl eworc and tho po1lcc
officers showed n nature removed hit little from
brtfs!l. The Eou1s were ruughty handled,
carpets torn up, and without rcgarl to
tho fnct TINT sotnc OF them wrro tim
property Of pirate bonf,lere. For time ctinos
rcigned. There Wcre women nntl children cry
fnE, Ncubcrgcr bfuwing, anil officers and team.
stcrh swearing, and, taken NJ a wholc, The way
tho niIalr wns carT'ctl out reelected credit upon
tho participants m either side. Charles II.
Lyon, son Of thu proprietor, James IL. Nathan.
d boaruer, and John C. Dnvfs, the rnrtcr, were
arrested md lodged In the West Madison Street
Station. 70 the prisoners the policemen
acted in anything hut becoming manner,
and trcatctl them, to say the lcnst, will,
incIvtlitr. A. regards Nathan, lie owned
portion Of Tho furniture in his roun,, anil CT.
dcayorctl to rrotcet It from destruction; md %
"a Lyon, he waa acting sons prft In ,lcfcrti-
irE lls parents. John G. Davis Is innn 81
years old. md too uofYensivc to hare done any
thing. Tic manner In which this seizure waA
performed may give Sheriff Kern considerable
tronb!c, a. the attorneys Of tho defendants
propose to prosecute Him and all connected with
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SCARLET FEVER.

HEH lAaEAa
Scarlet fever was reported yesterday III tho
following. .namcsl houses: Ill Warren ayenue,
5a2 Hubbard, - setlgwlck, ~ Granger, vi West
Fifteenth. Is, Washington West, iii Hubbard,
= Wentworth avenue, - hay, III Sout!.
Ilasstc.l, 4a1 Westcrn avenue, III Howe, 4 street
near llaistel, US South Clark, Ii Stein two
ca.cs), northwest corner + and Tucker, $40
Hermitage uyenue {two cascsl 100 Fulton, 173
Wright, 155 Milwaukee aycnuc, l1} North
sangatnon, 10 Summer, 3s7 West Huron, II
O'Eol,os. bJ0 lc!dcn avenue.
From TIC reports received FROM the Medical
lhspeesora W ttla Cunmlssluncr Of Health, It
sppsars tlsat, IL ti,e fsat majority of cases. T.
secInltnrl,dnl thu publication BY .lisintcution
Of the houses wllrru theY have had ruseS, and
tho Inspectors hare found but few cllalcrs to
assutliv ronlr0l. Or. Sawyer. u tho south III
slowly weakening anu disappearing, unl that
tho citizens are thoroughly wAkcl up tu the
great Necessity for taking precautions to prt.
vent the spread VI tho lisrase, mud ara using
1uEng Il oSk FACT IN PARTICULAR
which tho co'nua!sstuneE desires should bc lis-
tjnrtiY understood. Children 70 from families
whcre there arc cascs VI scarlet fever aud cn.
danger ihe lives Ut thclr playtcllows, and 10
a!Trulxt!on tllal Il generally believed. Tho
eas. 81 way to scatter tho dttcase broadcast ID
through the schools, and II parents will con-
t!n4e ~ allow their children, wearing Infected
closhins, to 70 10 thp schools. o1c Of two
things must 10 done, ,---tAc s<hools will hare to
oc closed Or the disease allowed to run
unchecked throughout The city. Tic Comml4-
stoeE says that scuFlet feyrr seems 10 be ahattng
tn thosv sections Of tho clty where 1t xas frst
seen aud wa4 ulost prcsaIcnt, and there are good
fcaAous for s4ying that its complete eradication
ta but q question vi tiluo mud cure, but II the
schools arc to ba used - means of conveying
ftrls k..A
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toscplI Pratt yesterday swore out warrant
before Jnstirc Footc Tor the urrcst Ut NJ. W.
Davis, commission merchant, who, 1t is al
iegcI, 10 guilty OF tho cnlbczzlcment Of about
$50 from complainant.
Gcorgc Fitethcll for the !urccny OF sotno Of
fec goods from q. j. pauslnsky, aud James Gal.
ley Tor tho larceny OF curt'luaA of furniture
from a. Richards, occupy adjoining cells Ut the
-Ar'nuFy. Ills latter arrest was cnNaeu by y 1Is-
patt as to tic payment ri tho expEcsslnnn.
Ths detectives yesterday thought that The
fur thieves who wcru suspected of. Tohbing
Spcnrcrs cutlery store and lt0Dney's hardware
st0rc had been captured ut lAyt0rytllr, III this
Siate, hut later iii thu day camu dispatch that
tho llIcn mad been identified, alul wcru wanted
III Farmer City, Ia.
~ tho rlveil, but wllen U pAtroH 0f tlu r1acc,
Jtl!1 Reits!ty, vi M. IS UEon street, offered
MIN i sio i!otc In l,aYancnt t"r sn,no ycfres1l-
ar'tts, he lit oue Will, tts change. Otlecr seuet-
tEi:t, as lse was leadtng for hos.le.
Sylvester Casanaugh makes continued war.
i4re upou John CuwrIdgs, ut No. 5iI West
Huron street, llon tho strength Of au old fpll1
md recently lle assaultcsl cowriIge, aad on!y
let up With u threat that hs would have his
ceratcd In The Chicago Aycl,uc Station,
Charles Koasctt was arrested ulou tho cot,,-
Elaint Ut ucorEu tfoch aud taken before Just!co
F0utc yesterday, charged with suling property
1!po'l waiSh tsiesv was mortgage. and py ~
.!oi''Y ylalat!us; sec. ! oI Chap. 95 Vt the Ile-
Crttntnal Court IN bouls VI %:aJ0 anl lu default
u bull went 10 iafl.
Dcteellye Long yesterday brought IN two
ncgru yaErahta, whu ate suspcEteu OF being ljl,-
p!lrutcl tn u Eublery u ieWcry aiIl Uthcr ware
blIttF AfI1Vk
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MIKE EVANS,

Tho pnswcr to Mike Esans' petition for
msndamus, which Dir. Hcrrck hoped to tilo
Monday afternoon pr Tuesday alornug, was not
filed until yesterday, there hayIns bccu some una
yo!dabls delay inprepaslngit. II tiscxpcetcd t,,a.
either Today or to-moffox, tic desGn imtns te, 10
have thu case sct for hearing Saturday ln0ru.
tns 90 that = lecision may be obtained Ib t,sne
Tor the mecitng Of the South Town Board at !
v'Glotk In the afternoon VI that day.
lnltted that Exams clains to haya been elected
last ApEii, but the superyl4or denies that he
was elected IN the way Eyaus alleges, a,iI as
serts that Nike is defauIter tn tbs amount Of
$. and toFthat reason that be il Ineligible
to the Office OF soutl.Town Collector. The
Supervisor then proceeds to Eeyicw hts action In
!egurd to the bonds which Nike offered and
which he rejected, Us we'll " TO the mandamus
proceedings before Judges McAlllster, Rogers,
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summcr. The contract for the work was Looked
nScr yesterday, hut not Improved. Among iliu
3,sSn ecst " y,f' r. T. contractor t,, L ~ O.
prove the bond six munths utter the work Is
tlonc.
Mr.. SWEET, ono Of The ntturncys fof the IT,
sltctctl Commissioners, sail Yesterday that llc
hn'f currr"pontlcd with The. stntc's Attorney of
i,ccn taken, md tlnt Tic agreement rcnei,c was
that tic eases would l,c allcat for trial the 14t.
4le I'll not spenk ut the matter, hnw1ycrt as II
Ills cltcnts would bo rcAtiy Tor trial at that time,
bat left the impression that q continuance would
bU asked.
Tho old Hospital was deserted months ngo,
yet tho county is tayfng some ono to witch It
md kccp eorlc ono cfse from walking ufr with It.
This watefinar las been kept there, II ID said,
TO protect The furniture, etc., but tho facts nro
thu County Farm. Commissioner Clcary slluulI
1tx,k Into tho matter without delay, fur 10 keep
my ono employed there is throwing away tic
public money.
sfr. 1Iorna1y, Of tho County Clerks Office,
llas prnstcally s,tpcrsedet Sir. Anderson ns tho
assistant OF the Secretary o( The Cllzcils' Asso.
citation Ia cxamlninE thu necounts Of Cameron.
Anbcrg Il Co. Yesterday he wrs reporting
progress to severn! Commissioners, and w''cti
liz left then, told them TINT lie hal arranged
them In n few days, nn.l that lsc found tispo..
sitiun as far Aa lie llah E0nc, OF tho part Of
somebody, tu accuse tho Commissioners Of ex.
trnyAganec in their orders from tho firm. l'y
whose authority he Is acting Is not known, but,
to say the least, II is nscrcct for him to leave
tho work ttay by day to nturm one Of tic parties
to thu Investigation what he has found aud Is
doing.
RExToy's TROUBLES.
Contrac or Sexton favored the County Treas
ltrer with n call yesterday afternoon. lio uns
Rftcr money, but did not ret 1t. Ills visit wis
especially to seu II Mr. liuc1s would not consent
House Fund With which TO swell tho Building
FMllll. 70 tlla: his orders could be cas1lel. flo
WIS In dccp earnest, anu reminded Sfr. l{uck Of
the fact TINT tntlla weeks agu lie tDpk SCI, ,000
from tho Building Fund to pay Walker, while
the money ought to have been taken from tho
Court.lto,1se Fund, which hail nu existence al
tic time. flis arguments wcrc strong, hit,
alas, Intellectual. fIc reminded tho Treasurer
that tho Court-uoi,te Fund was In debt
to the Building Find, mud ttnt 600
persons were depending on him for bread ami
mcat,-pcrs0ns Hhntn he uwcu,-btt nll to no
avail. Mr. liuck confessed TINT he lind Inadcn
inist0ke III paying Walker f.5, 900 on an order
drawn ngafnst . fund which lid not exist, hut
he argued thnt to borrow It back was out Of
tic question. rs two wrongs would not make 4
Sexton, llu safl, but he would not violate the
another fund.- lie could not hunur l,Es orders )lc-
clllsu they wcre drawn ngafnst II fund upon
which he lnl 10 nosaih1e claim. lie told him
lInally to go to tic Buard witl, his grievances,
get his or.lor changed to tho Building Fund,
md whichever there wns my inn,tcy tO tho crel-
u Of that fluid he would take pleasure III paying
him.
, 1877-02-08

SkdNGH COLGNbQ3 ANIL HIS 6EOVAEs
"Jes acc what w1lIto folks gets for obcsln' dc
Scripture" said tho "Dfluh" Of the Armory
yesterday afternoon as Detectives Hymn
and deposited them In front Of tho
couple who lavt Euno through |Efc with " An
eye fur an eye and tooth lor tooth" for
their only sheet anchor. The man
gave bis name rs sIgnor Columbus, and
nvuwcd hte profession that of stcisht-of-land
performer ami jugalcr in aftll-clas. variety
tiise at M. .Sl clark street, known rs tho Cos
n,opnlltan Theatre; the svOmnn gnyu the natnO
1t Nellie Trcaeway, to which tho s!gnor rcallly
thu fact thnt sllc too wn. an actress. and star,
tot,, hut VI what particular magnitude the sta.
ttuli.kccpcr could not summon courage enough
70 tnl,irc After they were properly l'nokct,..-
With intent TO kiIl.-shere follo,ve,i
"B!jal,'s" t.alr stand on end. Thc woman told
hnw sntna three years ago she had joined handA
sweet by travelling with, elbows throughout tho
Western territories. mud low. somewhat moro
thau d. year ago. the s1gnor Ind popped out
onc of her. eyes while performing the
William Tell feat r. Virginia City. But sl.e got
drawtng l!crself up and together into MI iInpos.
ing altitude rs al,o ca,nc 10, this part Of
TIC narrative, shc told that oncc upon
q tEme tho Siguor attempted 10 thrash
her, nnti hal rcrIle her for her ,lgncss and tho
loss Of her eye. and she gut 80 cxaspented TINT
she gougcl out ono Of Ills eyes To tnak tho affair
eyen. Upon sevcra1 other occasions they have
followed out tho scr!ptnral Injunction Ia rcla-
tlon to tho tect!l.
During ttacIr stay IN this city tho slGnor has
dlesipatcd considerably, which, together with
tI,cir general cat-ani-i0g habits Of life, has
brought about q separation. Tuesday night,
however, they canlG together under tho roof
of Gus Anactson's ratlctlo at No. 81 West
Madison street. Upon retiring Nellie deposited
her eye In a glass Of water, and wten she awoko
the Sign0r was rollc, and 20 was her eye. 1t was
frsgtful prctitea!pcnt. But sic n,adu the best
Of Ii by straGglny over to Gus AndcEson's plarc
in tho enuth Division, where sle succeeded
In borrowing Il glass-cye from Il fcnaic who llas
q variety Of them. hut, horrible to relate, tho
borrowed eye was q bright bluc eye, and
Nclic'a remaining optic Has lustrous
black. However, It WIS made to pass
euiso sho sought out tito crrlng signor at tho
theatre. and there. .gayc hin, q most tre.
snculuus tonguc-.ashlng, which brought out
the fact thnt he had pawned tho eye
At AndTews' pawn-sh0p, q lew tlo0rs south.
NctIo went there, gaxcd upon thu eye, ut,d,
with blood fl tho rca eye, returned aud cut the
Sfgnur with ncukntfc, 0nrc I'll the breast and
0nee in tho right nrln, infltcting only SLIGHT
w0rtntls. The rest of the story Is reserved for
the Police. Court scene upon the day Ut trial.
, 1877-02-08
SUBURBAN..

Tho Doa.a Of Village Trustees met In rcrnlnr
.o..Is, T,,a.,a,, .,,a,,,a.. TS....""" :, ~"
essSnn 4uesuay e'eh,hE' trustees Aase' Da'
Vls, daEc. anu conner nclng present.
The Finance Committee presented hills Of In
t1ebtctlncss to the amount nj Al. NJ: a1so.
othor l,ttis vl,,,, warn rafn,ro, -, thnx ,,aa,
T'.s,,.. s' """. ,".'' 49, 4s'1 nv ~ '"s9 l"olN'
e't''i'ttec" ioe 'nsotrcueht' Inc report was
acceptcti, mid tho bills ordered paid from their
respective funds.
"A. .,~os..s.aI ss..,. ~ s"s - 10 sSa''''. s,"
". p.essn.oa ", utc1ee..'s report oh the COLI
a't!oh o' Inc Pipe WHICH cxtcnda INTO thc lake.
Before settling with tho contractor II was
deemed advisable to l,avo tho work inspcct-
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