, 1877-05-06

lightning or had heard hodtnews from home, ana
tercst in SICK voodchuck. A kitchen clock, Il
hands Of which could be moved ronndat will provo
ed lively bidding and finally went for
| pins. sewing machine needle, and the fra1nesof
fat-trap. Indeed, one Toy Whose pa had ossnc
t 3hc house he lived in for nineteen years. bccaH
lis pockets, and running in debt for most Of ii
| playthings he lad At home. he consented 70 dFa
The smart boy and basket or tools over to the ne
house, and allow the smart boy to bit him on Il,
/ legs when he didn't so fast enough for the shet
privilege Of assisting In moving. That boy ".
live to be indicted after failing for u million {
| two, md some RegtsteT Of the future will how
PROTECTING THE HORSES.
| The following petition will he presented to tn
| Council ut Its next ,nceting on behalf Of the Hu
| name Society. An ordinance governing the sui
tect is already before that body, nnd will protabl
be passed. However, the signatures attached shot'
| Tint prominent citizens aud horse oSncFs arc i
| favor OF the measure.
IouE petitioners, believing that more animals are In
oag ~ an u
spcctfy ask youEhoEorabie body u pass the foiowsn
ANY person who shall throw & or cast into OF dror
leave IN u ;s ds ase
s pess, e a @ Of e5 81 aas
Injured endanEered shall b subject 4lne
y 1o hsrco ~
WEST LAKE STREET RAILROAD TRACK
A correspondent residing on West Lake street
wants to know why it IL that the West Side kail-
road Company do not run cars on that thoFoughfare
from Western avenue to the railroad crossing, at-
though the trucks have been laid there since last
year, and he complains that the residents on Madi-
son street are favored while he and many indfg-
! To settle this important question reporter
yesterday called on Mr. J. X. Lake, Superntend-
eut Of the West Division, Railroad, and inquired
about IT, Mr. Luke stated that It was true that the
| tracks were laid last year. when the street was
] paved, but with no expectation Of using them
NJ, Inn fcA
and Gnse oP taking the IN
| the future. The district beyond Western avenue
is but thinly settled, and the Company have not
received single application to run cars over the
part Of the track named that It would seem that
the residents have not allowed their indignation TO
take practical shape The distance from Wsst-
blocks, and there seems to have been no demand
for the accommodation the Company has 80 far
taken no steps to afford it. 1t Is probable, how
ever. that about the LIST prox transfer car will
be placed the road. travel by which will be free
as on Madison street, to all patrons Of the down
town cars.
MILITARY HEADQUARTERS. :...
Matters around army headquarters are dull Just
ut the present time. The officers on duty are main
IL interested just In the Russian Turkish war;
and are Watching on the maps. the movements Of
the respective forces. Gen. Sheridan thinks that
no information OF definite character in regard to
military movements will Le gained until the Dam
ube is crossed by the Russians, wnen the plan OF
attack will be made known. At present both
Russians and Turks are keepins their intentions
information will only be gained as the plans OF the
respective attacks and defenses are developed. The
officers are anxionsly looking for map which will
give them outline Of the roads and rivers of the
country. leaving out its topography, As to show
how far in distance the armies apart, and whit
ground they have to travel over before battle will
A new military post is to be located the Mis-
souri, River for the purpose Of bringing In any
stray bands Of savages who may be roanliny about
In this Departmeut-that Of the Platte, under COM
mand Of Gen. Crook-no definite ptan Of campaign
has yet been arranged as it is believed none Is nee
essary but the troops will be 60 used that any hos
tile bands Of fndan3 which may show themselves
will be summarilv squelched and the interests Of
emgrants protected. Indians who refuse to go on
the the sI9 I w be tht sonps@iIsd @ to 60 by
foollng with the red men this time
As to Sitting Bnl he has not more than about for
gne Ssns Of s Sioux and sW Who
belong to the Agencies 1t is anticipated that these
will in good time be pretty well laid out and then
relied on that Sitting -l;ul, If he is on American
soil, will be driven to bay, and II he ID in the Brit
sh possessions he will be compelled to stay there.
RoBEf STREET TRAGEDY.
Yesterday about p. the inhabitants Of
South Robey etreet were cast into the widest
alarm aud confusion by the appearance Of q Vest
locked the door and said, III that's for me shall
die before open the sen, ~ know SHALL" An
other said, 'Here, I've just moved in to day. and
home to-nght and suppose that dispatch Is for me-
and there IL 81 cents to pay, and have no one to
borrow from. and the boy wont leave the message
without the hall -doaE and 1t should be dispatch
to say that mother Is DYING and before Peter got
home the train had gpne out and there other
troln before Monday aud mother died to-mor- |
row,-suppose all this happened. whateyer |
on earth should DO" Finally the messenger se
lecteu his house. whereupon for Ten doors on each
side thereof the women came out on the steps, or
Posed their heads OH Of the second story win /
4ows, or got permanent crlcks In their necks try
ing to peep between the closed blinds and what
was going on 10 feet further down-strect on the |
same side OF the road. As many neiyhbors, so /
many hypothests as to the possible contents Ut !
the Dispatch Its from her husband to go and t
gct him bailed ont OF the policesta for being
drunk, said one, sand serve him right and ii he
was mJ husband he might rot there, or work his |
Fingers OF making bricks before I'd lift 4 finger
10 take him out ~ '*iIcr husbands run uwav with
81, 600 and a woman ali pointed and padded. "
said second, ''nnd that's Il telegram
from the boss to know where he is It'll ull Be in
THE SUNDAY TRIBUNE tomorrow" ..uer hus-
bands been killed In n railway collision; wonder
how she'll 1ook in black, cried a third Mean- |
While the woman in Question had renresse, screra1
nclinations to hysfprjcs and had asEed the mes
sencer II It was III Maid and II he Enetv srhn q
yas from and had siened her name nndcr rim t
column !. amount to He Collected - and neryons |
" corrected the error bv signing - fIour NJ Te |
irarr-Wrs = II Ia no;,,s1 :. g , .ts -. - |
ta.s =; 80 e. ~. uo..on, 5nu eoen aau sat
i ,o"n u Goiu PRESENTATION anu oeclared that she
she woud. Finally she opened it and found thut |
It was for woulan Of the somc mama VI fhe aama |
,nmher m North I3nhov @ ss-aat e A"1 a. @4e oanAe
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