, 1859-12-29
Death Of the Hon. William Mattocks.-
Meetiuz OF tho ChicAEa AnE.

Death Of the Hon. William Mattocks..
Meeting Of tho Chicago Har.
The death Of the Hon. .Wr111AH MA17ocxs,
late Of the Chicago Bar, was announced in tho
Superior Court on the e4th lust, and meeting
Of the Bar was at once holden at tho Law Insti-
tute. when Y. K. AcAllister, Esq, was chosen
President, sod J. II. Walker, Secretary. Hon,
y. T. Barron, E, Anthony and y Allen, Esqa,
were nameda committee to draft resolutions
expressive of the sentiments Of the bar On this
melancholy occasion. After which the meeting
adjourned till Wednesday, the ssth int, at IL
O'Clock, A-x. t.,..
At tho adjourned meeting the following reso-
lutions were submitted and unanimously
adopted.
It.tsolred, That in the recent and sudden death
Of The Hon. William Aattoeks, late member
Ut this Bar, We depfore tho loss Of professional
brother whose merits AZ = lawyer, aud whose
INTEGRITY Al naan, command our respect nnd
Nsolstd, That in all bis intercourse with his
brethren II the Bar, We cherish the recollection
manly qualities, and all the requisite acquire
ments and Legal attainments Of sound lawyer
and able jurist.
E+so{eed, That while We desire to acquiesce
hu1nbly IN that decree of Providence which has
called from this life, and from sphere of use
fulness, our late brother, we would testify our
strong convictions OF his talents md worth,
and tender to his family and friends our sym.
pathy in their loss.
Aesolr4d, That in testimony of our esteem
and regard, copies Of these resolutions be pre-
sented to the Various courts Of thus city, with =
request that they be entered on The records,
and that copies Of the same he transmitted to
his family and friends.
Remarks were then made by E. Anthony,
Esq, Judge Barron, Of the County Court, and
S. Marble, Esq, the late partner Of Ar. Mat
toeks, who most appropriately expressed their
high estimation Of toe legal abilities Of the de-
ceased; his social good qualities and generous
nature; his honesty and integrity as map;
his upright and consistent character, maintain
ed through years OF business intercourse, with!
out blemish or reproach. Also remarks relat-
ing to the past political career Of the deceased.
in Vermont.
Carlos Haven was appointed to have the fore,
going resolutions entered on the records Of the.
Circuit and Recorders Courts, and Mr- Anthony
to cause the game to be entered on the records
of the Superior Court and of tho United States
Courts.
1t was further ordered that the proceedings:
Of tho Bar, commemorate Of the deceased, be
published in the papers Of the city. :
IF. X. McAL11srEa, President,
JANIS II. WA1KKR, Secretary. , -.
C17r 1xrnoyzxks7s.-WeIe learn tint F. c.
Sherman, Esq, owner Of the Sherman House,
has sold the beautiful residence next south of
his own. in Michigan Terrace, Michigan Avenue,
to the Illinois Stone Company, taking in pny-
men. Joliet marble in sufficient quantity to re-
build the Sherman HOUSE, which Eill be CON-
rnenced early in the spring: The nsw edifice to
take the place Of the present Sherman House,
will be one Of the most splendid for hotel pur-
posea in the Western country. It will have a
front on Clark street of shout 200 feet, reaehing
to Couch Place, and about 100 feet on Randolph
street, marble front, dse stories high, and to be
finished internally in thu ine:t style Of the nrt
Mr. Sherman retains his own splendid residence
on The corner Of Michigan Avenue and Van
Duren street. ~
We learn that Johu Jones is about to erect d
new block on the lot now occupied By bis tailor
ing establishment, No. 119 Dearborn street.
The cdidcc will be four stories high, With marble
front, and altogether first-elass building.
SrspRr MExz1oxs, Hon. !. n. Arnold, Of this
city, lectures at Rock. Island this orenlng...
The Congregational Xrald, the organ OF the
Cougregationalists in this city. appears in an
entire ner dress. Ditto the CAristain Tsmes,
the Daptist paper in this city and with enlarged