, 1877-07-22
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An officer On Clark street told TRIBUNE re-
porter the other evening TINT business was pick
Ing up immensely. "Betchcr boots on it, u said
he, sententiouslr. "Last summer this time, II
/ arrrsted man, or there was a dog-hght, or
RnT other occasion Of public interest, bless your
soul, there would be crowd Of people round
In minute; but now people have something to
do, and when two dogs begin holding primary
meeting, why they attract no more attention
than an editorial in the Inter Ocean. tell you
Times is improvlng.''
1.-THE way Of the world is eminently unjust"
sadly remarked a gambler yesterday. Erin
stance, sucker comes in and bucks again my
bank and loses $500. what's the consequencess
He goes and squcals, and I'm arrested, and
I've got to give the money back, and the re-
porters write me up as q thief. Now, II the
fucker wins $500, why shouldn't squeal and
have him arrested, and force him to gire the
money back, and have the newspapers call him
tAief, and sympsthize with me! That's what
[ can't understand"
Garden City Lodge Of Good Templars, No.
l27, at regular session held last Thursday
evening, unanimously adopted . series Of reso-
lutions condemnatory Of the action OF the *
eeu1iyc Committee Of the Grand Lodge Of 1lli-
nos in regard to the Star Of Hope Lodge, No.
Is. They denounced the revocation Of the
charter Of that Lodge as being unconstitutional
and opposed to the best interests OF the Order,
and soicmnly severed their connection with the
Grand Lodge, declaring at the same time their
adherence to the princinles Of Good Templary.
A dispatch from Licut--Gen. Sheridan was
received at military headquarters yesterday,
which bore date Of July 13, and announced that
the General and his staff were then in the Big.
Horn country, and had had successful and
pleasant "trip thus far The communication
stated that there was scarcely more beautiful
country upon tho f0otstool than this. 1t is
what is known as u "park'' country,-tnat is, it
lies upon t4e tops Of the mountains, which arc
1cvc1ed of Into table lands, and is bedecked
With trees, shr1bbcEy. lakes, etc. Gen. Sheri-
dan announced, furthermore, that all were we'll,
and the party would probably reach tho Little
Horn BY the 25th Of july.
People who regard the character of Fagin, in
'ohYer Twist,". as oycrtlrawn, will be sur
pf1seo 10 learn nt the presence OF ycritabc
fagln In our midst Horrifcd citizens have
late that a certain city editor OF an afternoon
paper is in the habit OF stealing children with
S1ew Of inducing them to lead the wicked life Of
:; reporter. So great have been the deprcla-
tions OF this iend i'll human form that the SUP,
pay OF telegraph messengers end cleyaCor-boys
Us nearly exhausted In Chicago. The officers of
the various telegraph companies held q meeting
Yesterday and resolved to bring the matter to
the attention Of the Ladies' Evangelical Society
tor the Eradication Of Juvenile Vice and Crime
:, An old gentleman on Park avenue recently
thought he had d soft thing on his prospective
ton-in-law, who pretended to be very moral
ne saia map anq a an ooportanity having offered
sixteen minutes past II yesterday you entered a
gateway to hell on Dearborn street, and re-
4uested the rum-hcnd then and there in attend
% anee to give you some Of the old invarlable. The
miserable trafticker In the souls and bodies Of
feeble tnebriatcs gave you some Of it, and you
paid him quarter, which he tested to see # it
Kas good, subsequently returning you nickel
Ind dye-cent silver piecein change. You need
not attempt to deny it. You were watched
had my eye-"and here he stopped guiltily. while
gold sweet broke out all over him. aYesn
~ the young man, calmly and with wither-
tngSneer, "you were in the room inside, sup
pose You will settle 5000 more on Amanda:
I'll bet you new bat you will.'' The old man
did not take the bet, but said he would ever con-
slider his daughters happiness.
4 young man on the South Side has invented
patent way OF beating brace faro game. He
.sat1hes till they hare deacon, or Board Of
Trade man, or some other remunerative cus-
.orner In the tolls, and then coppers the vctfm's
octs for small amount II the victim plays
:hc king to lose for SO he puts a dollar on the
1ng to VIM if the victim backs the ace for IS
nc puts 50 cents on the same card. The logic Of
MS position is unassai]able, Tor the bank would
sooner have the victim's $40 than his S. OF
nte the dealers have tumh1ed to this Little game,
md have been In the habit of paving him $40 a
light mol to play, but the other night he be-
zine high-toned, and wouldn't t1ke less than
RS, because they had just steercd in wealthy |
aud intoxicated cattle-droger, who was playing
blue checks all the time, md heaps Of them.
"1Aat's too steep, souny, said the dealer milo