, 1860-05-15

President Of the United States. lt1reat ap'
plause.
Sunday Services I'm tho .giesvam.
The Great Wigwam WIS the scene Of lurgc
and impressive religious gathering on Sunday
afternoon. After singing, in which the whole
audience joined, a prayer was made BY KeE. T.
n. Humphrey. and psalm read bY Rev. ). E.
Roy. Another hymn WAS then sung, md Kew.
Henry Cox followed in discourse upon Human
Influence; its basis and usefulness, endthe ne
cessity Of thorough dependence upon Tue
Word of God. The sermon was founded upon
the text from Joshua, Gu. 3, T. H. After the
do1ology and bencdiction from Rev. ". ".
Eyerts, the rast congregation Was dismissed.
Iii to be regretted that one Of the Sunday
services Of Rev. Mr.. Guinness could not hare
been delivered in the Wigwam, aud thus hare
accommodated the crowds that would hare
pressed to hear this celebrated clergyman.
MUSICAL us1os CoscEa7.-The greatest uu-
sical trest Of the season comes of this evening
st Metropolitan Hall. The "Ausical Un'on,'
which recently gave the " Haymakers with so
much success in this city, is agaln out with
rich programme, embracing some Of the choicest
gems Of song. Among the prominent perform
crs on this cccasion, we notice the names OF
Mrs. Thomas, one of our best Sopranos; Mrs
Mattison. the finest Contralto in the Northwest;
De Passio, whose Baritone is not e1celled.
and the well.kuown and popular Basso, j. Z.
Lumbard, aud II. johnson, which, together
with the choral strength Of the Society, and the
orchestra Of the Light Guard Band, the whole
under tie direction Of II, G. Bird, Conductor,
make up an entertainment rarely equaled in
musical efforts.
EVENTS OF THE Wkrk-First aud foremost,
Republican tenant for the White House from
March 4th, 1861, will be nominated in fen
days.
Incident to the gathering the above has
brought hither Of delegates, divers evening en-
tertainments are on the programme ofthe week.
This, Tuesddy evening, the Chicago Musical
Union offer first class musical attraction more
definitely referred to elsewhere. Tonight.
ulso, the Hootey 4 Campbell Minstrel troupe,
an admirable corps, give the opening OF their
series at kingsbury Hall. AtMcVicker's Then
trs also IN excellent bill is offered.
Tomorrow, Wednesday evening. will be made
memorable to our music lovers and strangers
from abroad by the noble Instrumental Concert
at Metropolitan Hall, by "G1LnonE's Dos7oS
BAND" 1t will be one Of the events ofthe week,
and Metropolitan Ball should have no vacant
seats, Us it will have none.
TEE EDITORIAL FaArEnx17r.-Among the rep.
resentatives of the press now in the city, at
tending the Convention are tie following:
Horace Greeley, n. +: Tribune; Thurlow
| Weed aud Geo. Dawson. Albany Ereainq Jour
nal; a. N. clapp. Buffalo E5pres; Jas. H
Barrett G!nenns.i Ga:ts1 angR gR;ahasdnGEn AhastdnEs
cuse ss NY. M Joa3nns;; !: B: baldwin; etessts,
(Mass.) SPY; George u. Foeg, Concord: q. =:
jadepeadent Demoerat; VIM. Dutterfield, n
n. Patriot John A. niesland, LANCASTER l,a.
Herald; George Bergncr, i'ittsbureh i'a.
Teegraph Henry o. Kent, Lancaster n. J.:
Rpnblican: James PeckLam, St. Louis R<pmb
lieasI II. McCuddy, st. Louis Erprkes; Or.
F. Barnes, do; G. II. Fishback, 81. Louis Dtns
ocrd!: J. H. Beaze, unicntown C1sa .4m~ricd,
.Staaddrd; John Penn Jones. uollisburgh Ira.
7tgistr j. 7. Owens, St. Paul MinMtsot'dn d
Tina; A. Nobel Jon, Eric {i'a.) G}d-<ut; Gen
reu, Detroit Ada<rtis.;; u. c. Henderson. Alse
gan (Mich.) Journal; Jonathan L. man: Lynn
County (kansas) Utra1d; Col. Freeze, Trento
(N.J.) Gazette.
.Joux Wn,on7's" " EXTENSION John Wright
Le Of "Andersou's," at No. So South Clar
! street, opened bis extension yesterday in th
shape Of one of the ncatcst ard most elegau
refreshment saloons in The country. Goo
feedars haye pressed so hardu upon 1ohn that thl
extension is tile result. Everything is now
order there, and there is no better place outsid
of New York city for everything edible, tro'
substantialto dainty. Strangers in The city vi
do well 10 remember John Wright's. Ask an
Of our citizens the way. You cannot miss it.
4 PAINFUL CIRcrAsrAScE--Ne learn th'
= the name o; the unfortunate man killed c
| Thursday On the Galena Railroad, was Mart
Acuale, stone.cutter By profession. I
| leaves . wife and two children, the eldest abo
Gse years of age. His family lire on the corn
!. Of Kinzie and North Clark streets. His wi
says her husband he's been AWAY from hoza f
. the last seventeen months. He came home Ia
: Friday week and left again on Tuesday.
OPENING or NoHTHs NATIONAL AxF1fHEATl
: l-NortL's National Ampitheatze has always be
!. & popular place of resort After being clos
! for some time, it will be opened thisevening
l. short season, with talanted young compa
); Of acrobats, tumblers, DC. Pete Jenkens
! the clown Of the company. There vii! be 81
: an afternoon performance.
r. ~ Rev. Mr. Guinness will preach Tuesd
II evening at the Third (Rev. Mr. Swasey's) Pr
II byterian church. Service TO commence at
e O'Clock. -.
J. ACKNOWLEDGING rnx CoRs.-H. o. Wsgot
d wishes to let his humorous patrons know Il
30 will be on hand. this week, with his Ct
l. pfepars.ions. -
f. Coop BuT7zR.-Those who really want II
l. article will do well to call on Folsom Dorst
e % State street. ~Heis agent for selling the b
ii dairiea in the State.
Cn4R1Es NorK IN OuBropx.-The kidn'
r. per, Charles Noyes Vas arrested in this c
d yesterday morning and gave bail in $4,000
J. appear.