, 1860-05-12

the evening.
Tue GREAT W1GwM--Messrs. Jones, Per.
due i Small, stationers, 10. 122 Lake street,
hare issued beautiful lithograph picture Of
the Great Wigwan,, tue work Of the accom-
plshed workmen md artists Of Charles Shober
Ut No. lo9 Lake street. Although only issued
yesterday morning, two hundred were sold be-
fore noon.
TaE UNITED STATES EXPRESS CoAPASY.-TIe
United States Express Company arc to take
possession Of the large, frst.c(ass store No. $50
Lake street, tue next door but one to the corner
Of Clark, running back and forming one with
tie store a few doors from the corner Of Lake
on Clark street, giying them a front On both
streets. This will give them admirable facilities
for taeir extensive and increasing business.
MonE DELEGATES FOR UTAH.-A large party
Of Mormons, their: wires and little ones, num-
beting about three hundred, pasted through this
city yesterday, en- route for Salt Lake city.
They arc European emigrants, who landed ut
Baltimore, and came ecross Pennsylvania and
New York to Suspension Bridge, and SO vest
ward By the Cheat Western aud Michigan Gen.
tral Railroad. They are The supplement Of the
crowd which passed through this city last SUI
dag, and will rejoin that party at Florence, Ne
braska Territory.
THAT S7oSE.-Citizens and strangers in Chi
cago who contemplate the huge proportions Of
the beautiful aasstonc, twenty. five tens in
weight, and sixteen By twenty- fire feet in d.
1nepsians, will be interested to couple with the
fact the not very remote reminizcenccthatw when
in 134s John u. Van osdel. Esq, tile Architect
Of the Court House had TINT structure still on
puper, it was sagely decided that there WAS no
dimension stone in Chicago suitable for SO large
structure and the building material Of our
Court House was actually brought from Lock
port, n. T., while now within twenty miles by
Canal, are being worked ine1haustib'c quarries
Of the finest building stone in the world.
TnE Six1u WARp BAsSKn.-The banner to
be presented By Mayor Wentworth to the Sixth
Ward for its lead in the majorities at the late
municipal election, has been finished by Otto
Steitz and does him great credit.
The whole effect Of the banner is imposing
and beautiful. Its coloriug is rery brilliant, but
in excellent taste; the space is filed but not
crowded; aud the design is exceedingly arpro-
pfinte and full Of meaning. The size Of The bau-
uer is eight feet long and five wide.
Upon the opposite side is the American Tag,
beautifully painted. The material is of the best
silk. Upon the staff fsupporting it rests golden
eaEle, aud it is appropriately decorated with
sslkcn cords, tasstls, etc.
An ELEGANT BAND CnAR1or.-Mr. James r
Smith, manager for Joy l. Frisbie, has just
been getting up u tasteful and capacious band
chariot for general use. It is IN institution
long needed here and our bands are in exsta-
cies at it, The cost Of the wagon is in the
neigborhood Of $500. It is built in the most
elegant and substantial manner, and decorated
| in the very highest style Of the painter and
| gilder's art. The ground work of the wagon is
u bright scarlet, bordered With rich gliding,
composed Of musical instruments, male and
| female figures. NEUROLOGICAL animals, &c. In
the centres Of the panels, in the front and rear,
mad also at tue sides are female figures, boy >,
| &C., representing The graces aud muses..
| Mr.. Smith deserves The credit as the designer
! and supervisor Of the work throughout, Mr
Charles Ellasser Of 2l2 Randolph street being
the artist. It will be out during the week ia
| come.
| C1Er Br1Lp1S1 IxpRovEAES1s.-We notics
TINT the brick building on the corner Of Rust
and Kiuzie streets, owned by E. S. " Wadsworth,
/ is being torn down to make room for the cree
tion Of block Of fire brick stores, one hun
dred feet front On Rush street and three storie'
! high above u well ventilated basement. Th'
| first stories and Easements are to be Of i.ou
with iron 1intels; the fronts on Rush ans
Michigan streets to be Of pressed brick. Th'
entire block will be built in substantial an,
durable manner. Otto Il. Hatz is the architect
The same architect is preparing plans 70
the erection Of four story brick building .
11ao feet N Dearborn street, opposite the ne'
post Office building. TIE front Of the same vii
trimmings. Among the buildings under ii
supervision Of Mr. Matz, commenced this sea
son aud partly finished, may also be meutione
the elegant building on Randolph street adjoiu
ing the New York House. This structure ia 4
x1so feet, With cut stone front Of = very taste
ful design. Also, frame dwelling with brio
basement, aud two first class brick dwelling
with stone trimmings on Superior street.
block cf6ve Milwaukee brick stores, 40 #. frcr
by 100 feet deep. fronting the Michigan Centrl
Depot and adjoining the Marine Hospital, and
/ number Of smaller buildings. The whole col
| Of said buildings amounting to $65,01o.
The Great RuiidInE Raising.
When Chicago shall have been for decad
OF more Of years up to grade it will come to
marvel and doubt in many minds that 1h
wonder was ever accomplished OF raisiug 1
grade the entire froat OF three hundrtd an
swnstyJttt, at one and The same time, and th
Of first class buildings FLIED With tenants, stor'
and Offices.
But Messrs. Brown / Ho11ingsworth, Pullm,
l. Moore, and Ely / Smish, tile contracting firm
between whom this work was aecomplishe
hase wisely chosen 10 perpetuatc the memo.
Of their feat in beautiful lithograph, from Il
lithograph establishment Of Edward Mend,
No. 16a Lake street. 1t WAS we'll and honotab
, done for Chicago, both the work itself and IL
its perpetuatiou.
The City Railway Company.
We referred yesterday to aprospectise chan
in the Supcriutcndent's department Of the Ci
eago City Railway. We learn that at neeti
Of the Directors, held on Thursday eyeniu
David 4. Gage, Esq, was unanimously chos
Superintendent, rie< Judge Fnller, whose res
nation has been accepted. The road thus |
comes 1.-THE line Of David," and is in most c
, ccllent hands. Some one ventured the rema
yesterday, led into it by the pun, that Ar. Ga
, "would make full as good Superintendent
! the Company had, il not Fu!kr."' Judge Full
leaves the line in capital order. having co
menced the work At the outset and seeing I
whole accomplished under his active and en-
I getic supervision. No street railway in any c
in the Union is to-day in better condition
. regards equipment, and running arraugemen
i We are glad to notice that the Company h1
= posted conspicuous'y in their cars a caution
+ their employees as to look ont for persons, es
r cially children, crossing their truck.
In this plnce 1t deserves to be mentioned Il
4 Is better meeting the demands Of the Conva
ton week late cars will be run orcr ill the lin
. | The usual hour for tho "last car" Is II p.