, 1880-04-11

salaries raised from 30 70 9ou u 3taI ~ ns uuu
After the trnnsacuon OF 8ome 1outlne Duslueso'
the Board adjourned.
OFFICER ]. E. HALLoTsAN yesterday afternoon
Mt 3:40 O'Clock had his attention called 70 the
body Of an unknown man Whion was t noatnE ei9a ny
body was taken to tho Morguc, where IT awaits
Identification. The deceased was ap-
5en am bss asous ans 3 6Ssa sad at 'S clad n
black diagonal pantaloons md vest, black coat,
white shirt with TWO plain gold st1ds Witn
boots, and suspended by cord to tho neck was
charm, set with q stone, which was light olue
on one side and dark on the other. The remains
were badly dcoomposed, and had ey1dently oeen
in the water a long time. There was nothing
upon the clothing By which the identity could
be ascertafncd.
THE shameful manner In which Union Park Is
allowed to 80 to ruin is attracting eonslderaole @
attention in that portion Of the West Side lying
adjacent to the park. and the authorities are
being condemned for their neglect IN oestoWlng
been driven through 1t recklcssly for some time
the evil was remcdied by driving posts at all the
entrances to the driveways. Now some persons CPS
should be appointed to keep pedestrians on the
grass and compel them to stick to the walks.
The young grass is just coming up aud in spite
the sns h orer to soe
distance, 70 tr.1nping across the grass plots re.
gardiess Of all alleged rules, and doing great
damage to the grass, besides marrtng the beauty
of tho whole pluce.
THE BTxz ESTATE.
Judge Tuley yesterday decided the case OF the
Keetcy Brewing Company against George v.
Prickett at1ninistrator Of the ss.,te OF rran9is @
sale by the Administrator Of the brewery prop
erty which was leased BY the complainant It
died seized Of some property On South Water
and Dearborn Streets and also on the corner OF
Michigan avenue and Twenty street, and
M ment t'e Of F' Mr.: lin bins &C debts The com
plainant claimed it had seven years 1oase
Of the brewery property at s. 100 year, that It
had expended large sums in improving 1t, md
that the administrator ought not to sell it now,
or at least should be compelled to SCI! tue other
property first Tho property had been sold
will expire Wednesday. The. debts proved up
against BINS estate were about S<s9N Ine
Michael Kcelcr, who also bought the personal
property belonging to the brewery for $4,000,
to to- the Keeley Brewing Company. The Com
pany further claimed that the proceeding
10 sell the real estate for payment Of
creditors, and It tho creditors were satisfied
without such sale. no one else had right to
complain After the filing Of the ortginn. bill
friends, bought Up all the debts againsst the
estate, and then obtained the consent of all the
creditors TINT the sale Of the brewery property
mnis:rator, heirs, and trustees Of the estate
charged that the lease obtained by kee1cy was
obtained through fraud; that it had been for
fcitcd by the assignment to the Company, with
out the consent OF the lessons, and for non
payment Of rent, etc.
Judge Tuley held that the trustees OF the estate
had the power to lease the brewery to kceley.
and that, three -fourths of tho heirs having
clear equity to have their rights protected by
order restraining tho proposed sale The equity
Of the complainant was superior to that Of the
heirs. and the lattcr had no right to compel the
administrator TO sell for DHymGut OF the debts.
as that right was one belonging solely to the
creditors An order was accordingly mnde re-
strAniug the proposed sale by the ud1nfnfs-
traitor Of the brewery property, but requiring
the Brewing Company to give bond in the sum
Of = 900 to cover such expenses as the Court
circumstances. The Court also announced its
intention to take entire jurisdiction Of the estate
and adjust the various equities Of all the parties
concerned
HOT TO CATCH THIEF.
Mr. Joseph 0Connell keeps grocery store on
tho corner OF Throop and Thirteenth streets
Not very long ago some thieves wont to his
clerk and asked him to leave the back door open
some night when O'Cornell bad considerable
money on the premises, which they understood
was the case now nnd then, and to notify them
of the day 50 that they could call around and
help themselves, they promising that, in consid-
eration Of his services, he should share in the
Pnaer He told ocoqRe tst ct this {a and his
be done was for him to make an
appointment with them, and he and somebody
sc co In wi eod II the hf
night tlast Tuesday, there would be about 500
in the drawer. and that the back door would be
M fis the Il nman street ssaon a1 oBson @ ss aa
honey, and Connors. and they four lay in whit In
the store. all well armed. Three Of the thieves
Two remained outside, and one started
in on a accommodating cxcpc1Itton.
He had not been gone but half 4 minute when be
bolted back and said he was not going to stay
therc-that he had heard Il t'Run" click. Then
his chums taunted him little; said he wns
Goxara % and had weakened already, and that If he
away; that they were going in. So the two who
had been waiting outside ut first went in+ and the
gotten nsideo conneil and TIC oi1icers got eseecd-
ingly nervous and excited when they heard thom
poklng around in the store: and began promis-
had gone in first bolted out Of the door. with
0'Conncll and the officers after them, while the
third fellow, who had dropped to get out OF the
skipped ont after the officers: Il was dark
night, and it is not very wcll-lightcd section,
noswthstandns all 'na the irinx thoush
one OF them was rrazcd By a bullet As for the
officers. they went quietly back to tho Hinman
port to the officer in charge is not known. Prob
ably they did. but certainly no report was made
public Tho fact is, however, that four we'll
three thieves, allowed the three to cscupc. The
conduct OF the officers In saying nothing about
the affair cannot be too highly praised.
THE WEST TOWN BOARD
OF Cauyassers resumed work at 0 o'clock yester-
day morning at the West Town Office on Halsted
street, the full Board being present, and also
gentlemen looking nfter the interests Of the
candidates. The canvass wns resumed at the
First Precinct Of the Eighth Ward, and the work
Of opening tue boxes, searching for ir1egulari-
ties In the documents and taking down the vote
lasted until nearly ! o'clock il the afternoon,
when the Board adjourned until 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning, Mt which time, it is hoped, tho
judges through whose errors or ovcrstght6 q
number Of precincts had to be passed over will
come In and amend matters so that the canvass
can be finished. The following were the pre-
ciucts which had to bo passed over on account OF
irregularities in the rcturns: First, Third, |
Fourth, Sixth, and Eighth Of the Seventh; Third,
Fourth. Fifth, Seventh. and Ninth Of the Eighth;
First and Third Of the Tenth; Second OF the
Fourth OF the Twelfth: and Fourth
and Fifth OF the Fourteenth. The result Of the I
canvass thus far Is that Mr.. Dufphy loses five |
votes in the Sixth Wnrd. twenty-five in the |
Seventh Ward, eleven in the Eighth Ward. and
SIX in the Twelfth Ward, total Of thirty four.
Mr.. Schillo loses fourteen In the Seventh Ward
and one in the Fourteenth Ward making total |
Of fifteen. tho result being net gain to him Of
yntcs. Nottaking tile vote Of the Sixth |
Precinct or the Seventh Ward into copsldcra- |
tioa this places Mr.. Schillo's majority ct :'l3: |
with that vote included his majority Is 49,
Many inquiries were made In the course OF the !
day for the missing ballots of tho Sixth Precinct
Of the Seventh Ward, but nobody w.s able to !
supply any information regarding them.