, 1860-04-21

e Aouseh"A Furniture, CarIrts kc., At 9H o'clock,
) Gilbert Sampson. Auct'oneers = Lake stsrtt.
. HARrkn FOE MAr.--Harper's Magazine +
May is now ready at AcSally's, So.s1 Dearbo,
street.
Police MATERs.-Policcm matters were of Il
hghtest description yesterday, and the Iockr
gave only fer inevitable druuks, &c,
RErRIcEnAronY.-We learn that Mesars. Jc
: d &Frisb'e are shipping large quantities Of the
Crystal Lake ice to tho South. Their Southc1
trade in former seasons bus been large.
HAnpER ron MAY, &c.-Messrs. Norris
Hyde the iadetatigablc ncwsmen have Harper
Monthly for May, also al1 the late pictori,
~eeklies, sporting papers, DC.
The Ant E1Pos1r1ox.-The ne~ .Mnseu1
Hall in kingsbury Block has been secured ia
the Art Exposition. II is good place, probs
lly the best in the city.
PALNERs.-We invite attention to the Sprin
announcements Of r. Pulmcr at the great DT,
Goods palnce on Lake street. Ills reductions il
price are actual and real, in the lines designated
| s'tAA A~" - viz A444tE ~ 4E41aLt LIE bAuE
EN1GRAT10S or uoEsEs.-A train Of over on
hundred horses passed through the city few
days since, en- route for California, to cross th,
plains from St. Joseph. They left here by c
.. l. ORR.
| A Eor lSJuRrD.-We learn that young lac
Was injured, and had u narrow escape from be-
ing killed, q day Or two since, BY being strucl
by locomotive on the pier Ut the foot o,
Twelfth street, We could not ascertain biz
| name.
LECTURE on CuEA1srRY.-Ds. J. 81. Perkins
lecture ut the Metropolitan unll this evening.
will DO free to all Ministers, Professors and
Teachers.
These lectures will be given monthly, and arc
designed :os the benefit Of the young student.
f1bnAL festival. FOR THE HOVE OF TIE
FRiESpLEss.-Wo learn that Floral Festival
wl1islortly be. given On grand scale ut Metro
poiitan Hall for the Home Of The Friendess un-
der the auspices Of the Chicago Gardeners So.
cie.y,
New 1oRK TO SALT LAKg VIA Cu1cAGo.-Five
car loads OF freight passed through this city re-
Gently, from New York, by Valentine Express
Co.. en- route for Salt Lake City. The shipment
Nude Atchiso1 in nin< days from New York, in
place of eleven, the shortest time ever made by
st. I.ouis.
E"C. ". Floreucc, the wcll-known photo
graplic artist, Ut 49, Luke street, has in lis
gallery fine portrait in oil Of G. ". Dole, late
" deceased; also some splendid photographs Of
Jacob Russell, Esq. All those wishing copies
will Of course give him call, es they are moi to
be found elsewhere.
Coon PnocnEss.-We learn that in the great
builling raising contract on Lake street, good
rr"grcss has been made, and without m acci.
dent or nlisadventure since the work COM
mcrced: A noble fay. stone sidewalk has been
put down in front Of the Marine Bunk, and it
viii, within week or two more, be extended
along the entire front.
!HAr W1GwAA.-The Times suggests that the
Democrats Of Chicago buy the Republican Wig
wan. BETTER aud earlier than that, let them
pay up Tic balance Of rent due on their Tam
i'a"y" Ct threc years ago, and settle t1,c bal
ances due about town On boarding imported
" Din'myeTaks " 4: the lnte municipal election.
Then it will be better time to talk Of further
lnrcst rents in halls or wigwams.
SoSs OF M1cHicAS.-Tne following gentlemen
have been chosen Committee of Arrangements
f"7 the reception of the Michigan Delegation to
tac National Convention; Judge Bell, G. G.
Hammond, Hon. Il. S. Wilson, John c. Nyman,
Wsn. Butts, George Sedgwick, L. d, Taf, D.
". Muther, Writ Dexter
There will be meeting Of the COMMITTEES Of
Arrangements at tic Adams House on Tuesday
evening, the 241h inst, at o'clock.
A chicago NAN II 4 new OR1EAss PRIZE
R1sa-The ":fancy'' of New Orleans went out
to The oaks on the sth inst, to sec mill" be-
twecn Donovan, caulker, lately from Chicago,
aud o'Donnell, Of Alsiers. They mauled each
other according to rcle,' through Sc rounds,
lasting I'D hour and . ha1f; Ut the end of whicl,
tine oDonnelFs second "threw up the sponge"
declaring his defeat, though lie still seemed
Inclined to 70 ahead. Both men werc nlo1e used
uR, we learu, than any Two who have engaged
in ring fight for long tine.
UPHOLSTERY AND CAgrkr WAREHOUSE
readers, not only in Chicago, hut throughout
ihs Northwest, if in guest Of any goods in their
line, cannot DO better, west Of Ncw York, than
with the old established house Of afessrs, Uol-
lister L " Willins, Nos. 135 and ISL Lake street.
VII" bare for years past maintained high posi-
tion and front rank, and this season hare pre- |
pared notably TO sustain it with rich and extern
s''c assortment Of carpcts md general uphol-
stesy goods. Long experience, a thoroughly |
Established reputation, and troops Of patrons |
throughout wide circuit Of country who hare !
lad experience OF their capacity to meet every I
in their line, have placed them
where they need no other mention at.our hands |
'han to say they are in the field and ready for
Fhe. spring trade
STRANGE HACSr OF GES1us.-Rscently, while
ooklng through the ccw Peniteatiary at Joliet,
he Nardcn took us to Que side Of the yard.
sherc. in little enclosed room by himself. sat
young man, German, We believe, dressed in
ull prison garb, busy with malet md chisel,
'ut'ns the finishing touches to miniature
gure IN marble. This little sta,ue stands
bout twenty-five inches high, and represents
raped female figure, graceful aud easy 10 atti-
ade, with features sweet nnd expressive. The
rtist calls the figure Ntlitation," and such.
adeed, is its tone and meaning. Unfortunatcly
poor piece Of marble was all the SCULPTOR could
socurc, and thus less tan Justice is done to thu
ish|y credi:able, and in most points, remarks
le carrying out Of his conceptions. In one
aud IN open book had been nearly finished
hen flaw in the marble rendered it necessary
, change this part Of the design, aud rod Is to
{ substituted.
IL we are TO have An Art Exposition in Chica-
o, this statuelte wrought By conrict artist
aust, By all means, be placed in the same. We
id not learn the name of the young nan. but
c is now serTing out Il term Of Imprisonment
'r prostituting lis really notab1c genius to the
ounterfciter's art lie was poor, and his art
and though true genius should
never say d." he said it and did it, his die
eing that Of til: bogus money mixer. But the
iorld may hear Of him jet, when it will forgive
lis past
1NQUEsTs.