, 1860-07-19
THECITY.

THECITY.
Auction Sales this Morning.
Furniture nedrteAdA cspess de-, 1t No. sa Lake street,
by gilbert Sampson, Auctlonet1s.
Canvasaern Wanted.
The Campaign Life Of Lincoln will be issued
from this office this afternoon. Nexsboys and
newsagents eau do well BY -etailing this docu-
ment. Tens Of thousands Of people will want
10 read it.
PROPERTY Fousp.-At the Armory mny be
found quantity Of female wearing apparel,
found under the sidewalk on Franklin street.
CoSr,SuED-The examination Of young Rog-
era, the clerk in the Canal Office, arrested on
charge of embezzlement, stands continued to
the 24th.
CREATING EXCHANGES The shipments Of
yesterday show the largest figure yet reached
by corn this season, in 2o3, ,702 bushels, or near
II 100000 worth Of this staple.
Acc1DESr.-We learn that few nights since
young girl sixteen years old was so badly
burned at the City Hotel, by the upsetting Of a
camphene lamp, that The doctors give little hope
Of her recovery.
A BOGUS HIGHWAY ROBBERY CAsE.-A Ger
man named Gewlrke was arrested yesterday on
a charge of perjury in swearing out a warrant
against one WisemAn sometime since, alleging
that the other had assaulted and attempted to
rob him.
II In the late reference to the visit Of The
Academy Of Sciences to Lake Forest the name
Of Prof. J. Il. Rauch was sadly bungled in the
types, and made quite another matter. The Lee
ture on Botany on that occasion was delivered
bY Prof. Ranch.
TuE ZouAvEs AT GorHAn.-0ur Chicago Zou-
ares are taking New York by storm. They arc
to drill in the Academy Of Music, it will be seen
by the dispatches. We sec that IN Cleveland,
Rochester and Syracuse, companies have re-
solyed to adopt the Zousve drill.
A CONSTABLE LEy1Es ON DRUG SroRE.-
Yesterday afternoon the '.gallaut groy" driven
by Charley Tunniclif, took the bits in it's teeth
and Charley in his buggy, and in ono straigbt
heat drove smack Into t: drug store, No. GO
North Clark street, creating q smashup and
mixture extraordinary.
pKrsoxAL.-uon. 4. r. Brown and Dr.. L. "
Jenness, Lowell, Mass. Thomas Mathews and
A. D. Bull, Florida Chss. B. Hal! and family,
Boston; Hon. n. II. Purple, Peoria; Rev. E.
Strobe, Alabama; g. II. strode, Tennessee,
and D. Williams, Mississippi, are among tie
arrivals at the Briggs House.
tB We would call especial attention to the
great sale at auction Of boots aud shoes, CON-
mencing on Thursday evening, July 18th, at
No. 1G3 Randolph street, under Metropolitan
dali. This is the fine retail stock Of Mr. E. S.
Wells, and will be sold without reserve, to close
the concern.
"SouxD1So Bass, &c."-Messrs. Root l.
Cady the enterprising mnsic dealers in Larmon
Block are at present finding an extensive de-
partment of their trade in Brass Instruments
and band outfits. In this stirring campaign
soon to be in full fervor, bands are to be hell
at premium. The house referred to can, from
an extensive stock, fill orders that will compete
| with any New York establishment.
| Still A11yE-W,thin few days past has
been chronicled the death Of the little girl Al
Cottage Grove, injured By being struck By tht
shaft Of buggy. We are happy to be able II
correct the statement. She is still living. ant
under Dr.. Collins care is doing we'll. The shat
struck her in the throat, inlicting a ghast!,
wound.
APPRAISAL PosTroSED.-The Commissioner
appointed by the Court on the 9Th inst. to con
demn land and assess damages to property o1
the location Of the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne AMI
Chicago Railroad, between Van BuEen and Mad
ison streets, met yesterday morning at j
o'clock, aud at the request ofthe Railroad Com
pany, the Court adjourned over to the 18th Au
gust.
SUDDEN DEATH OF YouSa Man PRO
Cu1cAGo-The st. Louis B3l1tkin Of last Nor
day says: a young man named Barry, apps
rently about twenty -four years Of age, droppe
dead very suddenly Saturday afternoon, On th
steps Of the Custom House. He had recent
arrived from Chicago, and was suffering vii
congestiye chills. He had just obtained pc,
nit to the Marine Hospital, and was walking Il
the steps when he fell dead. The deceased VT
native Of Ireland.
. mechanics INSTITUTE FAIR-The next e1h
bition Of American manufactures and The mi
chanical arts, under the direction of the Gu
c4go Mechanics Institute, will be opened
the Wigwam on the 26th Of August next, an
; continue throughout the first week in Septen
ber. Prof. J. T. z. Dlsney has consented
deliver the opening address. The Board
: Directors have SO arranged the time Of holdi1
the exhibition, thst contributors can pla'
their articles on exhibition here, then at Il
Illinois Stale Fair Immediately following, al
afterwards at the st. Louis Fair, if they 50 d
=. sire.
!, Ep1s11EoGRAPHr Exr rRAoap1xART.-We co
word To cover the enterprise Of q sm'
6 shopleeper on Randolph street, who expos
! in his window an autograph letter from hims'
to the public, in which he profFars and urges
b services as letter-wr1ter. He says in his a
). peal, that he ' guarantees' his lettera ''to sts
y parents tear, establish the durability Of
! friends affection, and awaken the full extacy
: lovers heart" Can any letter writer promi
c more. An irreyerent friend at cur elbow, in
ference to the first named pledge, asks, c
be start = parents rhiaoF" ha:being star
complishment with absent sons. All interest
'' will do we'll to hunt up this Chicago scribe.
SrDpES DEcEAsz.-1n our last issue We
e nounced the decease Of James McIlroy, brott
! Of DAME! AcIlroy, formerly States Attorn'
n We since learn that death happened under
D, following circumstances:
= Mr. Mc1lroy, as was his wont, wenton SAT-
- day to CarEille to spend the sabbsth with SO
friends. He left them in good spirits, and
!. apparently good health, on Monday morni
II II to return to the city. He did not mako his
T. pearance here during the day, and his frie1
at being alarmed, instituted / search, which
,,es ,e suited in finding his dead body On The II
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