, 1860-12-17

Su1.1ps' Soc1ADLE.-Tbc Shields Guard
give their annual Sociablc at their Armory in
Board Of Trade Block, this evening.
THE WEAT1ER.-Nca are in the midst OF &C.
lishtlul winter weather. There is not SHOW
enough for eleishing. though in tho interior OF
tile State they nre handsomely off in this Ee
e1cct. Forty rllcs west of this city, in tile
Fox River Valley, the slcishs arc slipping
about nlcrrilr.
GoCGu o< LosDoS-John B. Cough will de-
liver on rx1ra lecture bcfore the 7. u. Assocla-
lion, at Metropolitan Hall on Monday evening.
THIS will not be Of the regular tourEc, and sea-
son tickets will not, therefore admit to it. His
subject is "Lou.lou," the second and last Of
Iii: course on that theme
STILL ANOTHER ISSocEST.-A corntEy cx-
change gives the details Of tho recent flccrlng
OF 4 nau named Ross, from Clinton, Dewitt
county, at the st. Louis, Altou & Chicago de-
pot in this city, last week. /, was done by the
confidence game, and the yic1im paid his whole
nile Of over 800 fnr tho moral not to trust
strangers in depot who seek to borrow money.
.~Mr. Cough gives lis second and last
lecture on London" before the Young
Mcu'a Association. this evening, at Mctropol:-
ta., Hall. To prevent 4 rush, tho ticket ot1'te
will be opened from s clock An, and the seats
in thc hall will be arranged 50 IS to acc. N.
modate IS many as possible. It will be IN iu-
.lepcndcn: lecture, aud season tickets will not
adnit to it.
Rus OVEN NJ 4 STREET CAH.-On Friday
evening young man named Thomas Briggs
was run orcy by State street tar, in attempt
ip.t to lump on whilc the t=.r Hns finder hcati-
war. Ills left leg was badly fractured md lac
cra!cf1 below tue knee. He resides on Michi-
can avenue. Drs. Hitchcock and Tucker
dressed tho wounds, and the limb will be
saved. II is fair warning to all to exercise
caution III lcaping from cars In motion.
A BrAC1TrTL TEsT1MoS1AL--Nc were
shown on Saturday, an elegant cauc naanu4ac-
tur..l by the well known jswelry house Of L.
Nowlin e. Co., at 50 South Clark street. The
massive gold head Of tho ebony staff, bearing
tl,c following inscription, Martin r Sweet,
| by his Republican fricnl Of Stephenson Co"
1t is IN instance OF Gaming where tho recipient
we'll deserves all lie gets, and the present docs
| credit to the donors and to the taste and skill
Of tho Chicago llouse who furnished the same.
NoTu SIDE SEATING CLCn.-Nc understand
| 4 number Of skaters from the North Side INC:
| on Friday evening last, md formed skating
| club under tic name Of "Sorth Side Skating
| Club" The following named gentlemen were
shoscn to he its officers J. O'NeiI, President !;
]. IL Dixon, yicc.Prcsidcnt; sam'l D. Childs,
Secretary; J. Barrett, Treasurer.
It is their intention to meet in friendly cen
tact with any othct club that is now, or may
be formed, at any Of lie games usually played
by skaters.
rn11uARMoSlc Soc1ETr.-Thc friends and
members Of this Society need hardly to he re-
minded that the second Of this delightful &C.
RIGS Of monthly concerts comes OFT tonight in
Bryan Hall. Tic programme presents great
attractions and is perhaps one Of tho finest
ever Offered to a Chicago audience. It cmbra-
ccs compositions Of Mozart, Beethoven, Cha
| pin, Mcnlc!ssohn, Wagner, Litouf and Doni
zetti. We advise all to be In their seats early
a. .hc rancer4 nil, romrncnce Al q o'c.ock
,u,c,,,,,v Tb,,r a,;,, ,,c cencr,1 rehearsal,
this forenoon at II o'clock in Bryan Hall
Members can obtain extra tickets at 30 cent?
each a. the office of Mcs:rs. F.. /. Tinkllam T.
Co., corncr Of Lake and Clark streets. No
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Lis libc,ality in producing it.
WHAT MAKES TIE D1Frrarxcc :-Suppost
some moor man Of largc family and small sti
pend should petition the Common Council to,
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