, 1860-12-06

THE CITY.

The prcssurc upon our space by the Frcs:-
dents Message, crowds out the proceedings OF
Yesterday afternoon from our special reporter
1T Saocryil!e, Mr.. Btclwith commenced his
opening argument for the defence at the com
inr in If the court in the afternoon. Our L.
sue Of tomorrow will present q very fnll re"
port Of the speeches Of counsel upto the hour
Of adjournment to-day
sE Tie opening OF tic first Chicago Art
Union, is postponed until Friday, 7th inst.
STATE TEMPERANCE UsIoN.-Thc annual
meeting Of this Association commenced ycs:
terday At tue rooms Of the Young Mems
Christian Association, in the Methodist Church
Block They will be In session to-day.
Sorru CHICAGO EVENING SINGING SCHOOL
MIR. Dye will commence slnstn5G-schooi lor
ladies' and gentlemen, this evening, {Decem~
her Gthl, at tho School Room, in the Orphan
ASYLUM, where he will give one lesson per
week, commencing at hal:past seven O'clock
LADY Ix1raED.-.a lady BY the name Of
Ci1mcnt was yesterday morning thrown from
sleigh on Clark street, between HarTison and
Polk, ana BADLY injured in the region Of tho
head and neck. Dr. Maitland was sent for and
took her in charge
D,sc11AnoEp.-GcorgcN Northrup aud Jerome
n. Foster, charged with completely In fleeing
John Blankl1anl, the Canadian, on Monday
night. were yesterday brought before Justice
Akin At tho Police Court and discharged,
there being 10 evidence to show they had any
/ connection with the transaction.
DrcEAsEp.-Narrison c. Dcanc, formerly
aud for some time the popular clerk at tho
Richmond House in this city. died At Grand
Rar,ids. Mich, at the house Of his father, on
Thursday Of last week. lie has been clerk al
TIC Fifth Avenue Hotel New York. since
leaving this city. He was much esteemed
among wide circle Of friends.
MINISTRY At LAnoE--The free night school
in this institution is now quite full, aud IN af:
ternoon school, under the care Of an excellent
lady teacher, has been opened Tor girls ant
women in the same room, 1Go Randolph stree,
third floor, from to ! O'Clock. All th'
bauchcs Of good, plain education, incladin:
plain needle work, will be taught free.
CoUSTY OFF1cEns-The Board Of Supcrvi
sors yesterday morning reelected the Prcscn
incumbcu:s, rs follows:
County Agcnt-Gco. +. Hansen.
Poor nousc Warde,1-lsenja1uin Chase
Physician to Poor uoukc-H. T. Mcsslcr.
County Physician-J. Il. Core.
' The salaries are the came is last year.
CHICAGO SEAAES's Mutual BESEcoLES
Assoc1Ar1oS.-An address will be dcliycrc
/ before this Society this {Tucsday) evening b
Jchn Lyle King. The officers and alt the men
bcts, besides bcamcn, who have not a1scad
$ Joined, arc requested to be present, as IL
: quarterly financial reports will be placed b
fore the Society. Dy order
:. Il. Pn1Sp1y111E, President
!, JouS B. GorGu THIS EvES1Sa.-Mr. Gon:
l. will deliver his new lecture On London I'll
!. evening at Metropolitan Hall, before the You,
= Mcnfs Association. Every ono will be rejoic
j to see him among us again, and few who ca
will fail to hear him. We understand That
ditional seats will be placed in the Hall, so IL
as many can be seated as possible. Rev.
Humphrey will welcome him In u brief specs
:. REconpcE's Cornr.-This Court, Jud
u. lsob:. l.. Wilson, was engaged in hearing
I'd case Of George 4. Flcihmau, for larccacy
re bailcc. It seems that tho defendant took SO
u goods on civil process, and instead Of dis
,c sing Of them as tho law directs, sold them .
IT. applied the proceeds to his own personal pro
= lie plead not guilty, and was granted a trial
p t,,- >rca,.;stor ,n5 Fr.ns far .,eC.ndo
lc- ] !"'1'
50 Carlos 11aycn tor the people. The follow
IT. compose the jury;
cd ! 1ohr ri,,- r Henderson n Walsh 7.
e. son, Jol,a Berger, 4. Wcmrlc, Martin Wiz
rs Zcnas Cobb, E Kawson, J. 3. True, lie
tn Graves u. w. Ranstcad-
The trial Of Biescll, charged with IN atte1
ast | 70 burn the Rock Island Bridge, Is set Dc
mt for next Monday:
lAe C1Rcr1r CoCnT.-Thc Circuit Court
1,epv cecnn;rH far the last two tIays in tho