, 1859-03-18
GEO. K. EHiTTENDES,
GenI ltgt. for Wheeler L Wilson'S Machines.

MINISTRY At LARGE--A poor woman appeals
to me this morning 10 bel P hcrget place where
shs can do plain sewing; aud tho lighter kinds
Of work about horsc.
Her story fwcl authcnticatct) is painful
one. Married to man WHO lost self respect,
and finally WAS separated from her, she was left
! with three children, the youngest u,ne months
old. Two Of the children were placed in cx-
cellent hands by the Ministry al Large, but she
clung tn The little one. El.e has btrn helped
along until now By private benerolcnce, ard
would still br cared for to some extent, but she
feels that it woud be heller 10 reakc her own
living. Her lille boy is fifteen months old, can
just step, will not be very much hiulr;nce. In
some ltome~ where children are desired he would
| be welcome inmate. The woluan CAME quite
ration. She will work as nborc FIR hcs board,
! il she can Keep Her child and will satisfy par
ties APPLYING tu inc, tlat she shall be well rec.
| o!An,entett rs to character.
ROBERT CoLLsER.
Office, rear of Unitarian Church.
t'm.ir"sa', Masc, II. 1s,.4.
CHH.Gu fl1sroHicAL SocIErY-MoSTnLY
| MErTiSG.-Thc regular meeting If this suciety
| was held I'll tie 18th inst, ". J.. Ncwbcrry,
ls>I., III the clair. Tic contributions to tic
library for the month, {n total Of 'os, from cG
contributors. included valuable STATE slocu-
mcnts Of Wisconsin, from 1)r. Hunt and tr.
| SlllI'n,ln. of Madison; agricultural works from
llcv. j. \. Wright, Of rliicaso: tn interesting
Chart svi,;y Tx: c;1liinnAlcni vi tine British
| t"rccs III .Anlcrirl, in 17;~, ton which Fort
Chartrrs i'll the lllincis Territory wss assigned
garrison Of six cempanies}, given iy Mr.. u. !.
t",n'rrria' LrYt for 1873, cnu.ple.c. The rift If
Me>>rS. Wcl!-. the publishers;
From the s's:n'l'ly correspondence were read
letters from Ur. sidney Spring Of White County.
relative Of the iac N. Dcrkbeck anu lis t:nslsl,
| tuluny; aud f:sn cx~tioyernur Coles, ii rhll:s-
| II. B. Cochran. Of Iowa: Hon. J. +. Farnswortli.
NC. Letters accepting memberships were read
from Rev. 5. ljuVkins Emery, uf Quincy, ILL.,,
aud several xof Chicago.
An interesting discussion arose upon tile sts..
| gessIon I" secure, ut an carly day, Il historical
| nlepolr "ftEe Military Tract Reservation in Hi
| l"is. Frutn its great extent. including the Gil
tire tract lying between the Illinois and Missis-
sppi Rivers, trutn their junctiou TIT tic parallel
of ~ ~, and extending north tn 4l A.. aud
| embracing nh area Of over .Vp townships, and
norc than five millions Of acrcs, Of which three
and Il half millions were distributed II boun-
tics to the soldiers Of the war Of lslo, the his
tory Of that large portion Of the STATE was
tl,onglIt to possess Il high degree Of interest.
The original survey If the tract MAS made in
lsl5-16; aud endless litigation has grown mt "f
the imperfect execution Of couveyances, and
sales under tax titles.
tho progress Of the discussion, the presid-
lug officer alluded 10 the extraordinary fact tint
wllen the original location fthcsc county lands
WIS under consideration, the State Of Michigan
WAS passed by tue ground that tile wild lands
of that State were unfit for the purpose. The
Lands finally selected n Illinois, were among the
finest in the :'tate-about two-tilirls being
prairie aud the remainder timbcred.
Arrangements were made at this meeting to
sccurc III authentic history Of this tract from u
citizen Of Illinois, whose professional acsluaNt-
ancc with the subject particularly qualities lin
FOR the task.
! Nutcc was alsu taken ut this meeting nf the in
.cres,iug and Instructive lecture lately read in
Metropolitan Hall, BY Key. J. Porter, III The
early history Of Chicago. The lecture r.
sarled us presenting Il subject with which the
public are somewhat familiar already, in lllor.
full, Complete and varied n,unncr than has yet
been attempted; aud he Sccrctary was uulior-
ICED to request uf the lccturcra c"py for publi-
cation by the Society.
Preliminary arrangements were also nude to
secure historical sketches of the various church.
es in this city.
o. Il. Browning. Esq.. uf }aincy, H., WAS
elected Il member Of the Society.