, 1859-11-08

quorum last evening,
| ~ See advertisement Of n fou.-story br1e1
building for sale or rent,
| = Sec reward offered for stolen child il
to-dar's advertisements.
Reform scHooL.-A refractory German lad
named Martin Base, was sent to the Reform
School yesterday.
The JuXFEnrz CAsE+-The Henry Jumpe.t;
case comes on before the Superior Court III.
present November term.
PoL1cE.-iesterday' Police Court gave 9
dozen cases Of the minor class Of drunk and
disorderly.
DARS BrRSEp At HAxncacn.-The barn of d
Ar. 1uerny, at Hamburger, was destroyed by
fire on Saturday evening with its contents
Loss, $500.
LOOK Or Fon TnEx.-West Siders today
must look out for spurious tickets printed q. l..
0'nara instead Of E. L. O'HAnA for Town Clerk.
1t will not do to hare Ed. defeated By 50 }msy
t dodge.
BrRcLAn Loosk.-A policeman On Satnrdar
night Saw a man 60 into the lumber Office Of
Graves l. Morris, On Wes. Randolph street,
under suspicious circumstances. He pitched
into The fellow, but sfter a sharp fight the man
got away.
CONFIDENCE GAxE.-0ne of the Railroad Com
pauies bought stove Of Thomas George Co.,
on Friday, for which they were to send. Soon
after n draymcn came, to whom the stove was
delivered. 1t now turns out that be bad no au-
thority, and the stove turns out missing.
TuE ILLINOIS CExTRA1 RAILROAD GREAT LASp
SC1I.-Thc new trial Of the great suit Of Geo
e. Bates IS. the Illinois Central Railroad Com
pany, in the United States Circuit Court before
Hon. Judge Drummond, is set down to com.
meace to-dar.
INDIA KCpnEn Sr11s.-For this week are set
down the suits in which score or more of our
prominent wholesale dealers are made parties
in the United States Circuit Court, before Judge
Urummond. tie plaintiff, Day, Of New York,
having sued for alleged infringcmeuts OF his
patents in selling shirred rubber goods.
MAIL MArrrzs-Curtis u. Calender hns re-
ceiycd tile appointment Of route mail agent Oh
the St. Louis mud Chicago Railway. rice ". II.
Williams.
No time should be lost by the Department in
establishing thorough mail route on tue new
" opened line between this city aud Oshkosh.
- II you want to buy yourselves rich, at.
tend the greatest sale of lost baggage ever
offered in Chicago, together with a lot of boots,
shoes, dry goods, &C., &C., ut the lost baggage
room, near the depot Of the Michigan Central
Kairoad, foot Of South Water street. To be
disposed Of this day at 10 4. u. G. Il. Keith
{ Son, Auctioneers.
PROTESTANT OhrnASs' AsrLrx FEs71rA1.-Nc
learn that the members Of the Light Guard
Band have generously volunteered their services
for the aboye Festival, to be held On Friday and
Saturday evenings next, at Light Guard Hall.
This does equal credit to their hearts aud heads,
for nercr was mid more needed or moro worthily
bestowed.
SOLICITING !A1p.-Rcv. Elisha Weaver, former
pastor Of the African n. +. Church iu ibis city,
and ut present TIC General Book Steward Of the
african u. I, Church, elected at .hs Philndc1-
phia Conference. is in tlis city seeking to raise
funds it bcin:, the desire Of the friends OF that
cause to procure fund Of SEQ, 0,oo0 for the
iurthcrancc Of its plans in elcratiug tue rcll
g'ous, moral and social status Of their race
T!:'s morning, commencing ut u o'clock pre-
cisely, Ar. John West commences the sale (at
auction Of his entire stock Of Carpets, Curtain
Goods, etc, at his store room No. Ill Lake st.,
up stairs. All the goods are TO be sold free and
without reserve, and in quantities to suit pur-
ch,!sers. Mcssrs. Gilbert L Sampson nre the
auctoncers.
l'lc7tExs.-W. ::cllaaz, of New York, has
published very fine co'ored !ishograph Of the
Gr.at Eastern, which is in every respect the
best picture Of the great ship ret presented to
The American public, McSally i Co., 81 Dear
burn street, tavc ii, a'sa three beautiful steel
cngravings Of "wyo'ning,'' "Cart Suffer-
and "Monut Vernon in the Olden Time.'
which they sell for one dollar each.
HEIGHT or Cur11Ksr.-Let n friend tell his
story Of 4 visit 10 onc of our great packing hous-
es. Says he: 1.-The foreman took us all over
the premises. We saw everything. lie WIS n
:;ood naturcil Scotcl.nau, and full Of desire to
nut us through i'll good s',a?e.' We went to
where the NTH were killing the hogs al the rate
OF len or dozen in as many minutes, first by
knocking them down with s1cdge, then stick-
ing them. We looked Oh minute or two, when
he burst out, ITouli.I " like to tcoci 1orA q
l"y or t.co yoarsk!fi' We declined his inyita-
tion. having no personal animosity against the
hogs Courteous in the foreman, anyway.
NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY Po1xA-u. II.
Higgins, the cnterprising music publisher III
No. Is Lake street, has just issued the 4iorfh-
srt<t.ra F4ilWay Polka, By Mrs Della 3. Ward.
As commemorative Of the late charming e1cur-
sion Of our citizcus orer the railroad in qucs-
merits Of It's own. 1t has beautifully gotten
up title page presenting fine lithosraph views
of tic Jauesrille viaduct on the road, also inc
rigacttes of Chicago Light Artillery man, and
one Of OUT Iouarcs. Also view Of .Armory
Hall at Fond du Lac, with the lance in progress
ARRAY on Sn1rRoARp-.ALnosr \ MrEDEn-
A71Exrr 10 CONCEAL THE CoSsEorEScEs.-Cor-
ouer james received intelligence that murder
had been committed On Sunday, on shipboard,
and that the body had been made way with.
The officers were soon on the track and found
the case 10 present the following aspects
William Smith, mariner on the schooner
1Vhi.< !S3uall. had falling out on Saturday
night with one james Price, an old acquain-
tancc. during a drinking bout \ third party
WAS present ut the outset but went below. In
the morning On going on deck, he SAW every
where traces Of blood, aud both men missing.
lie al once gnve tile alarm to the police, and AZ
ter long search, Price Was found in small
Schooner lying at the Eush street bridge. OH
GERS jackson and nries Subsequently found
S1uitl, in saloon on Water street, aud arrested
him. Price WAS removed to the Marine Hos.
pI,al, and upon examination his head was found
horribly cut Ills face was slashcd in several
plsccs a'sc, as we'll as Ills neck. Fortunately
none Of tie uunerous wounds were fatal, aud
tue ply s'cian thinks he will recover. Smith has
been held for further examination.
| S1Scr1AE AND MYSTERIOUS AFFA1R-K1pSAr-
/ Ping rorSG White CH1tn-IutelIigence
| reached our detectives in this city yesterday
! al Il n,4.,cr that is causing the most profound
! seusa.:on IL the vicinity Of Will County. It
! seems That on Saturday last a young female
| child two years old: MIS- stolen from the resi-.
aence Of IFS parents, the father, Peter carsen, 4
| resnectat1e German farmer ut Washington
| +ounshio. near Crete. Two men in q wacou