, 1860-03-24
THE CITY.

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Auction sa1es this Morning. :.
Second HIND Furniture and Plano At ox O'Clock by t
bert / sampsoa, g. Lake street.
LOLA MoNTEz.-That versatile parsonage Lol
Mon:e lectures at Metropolitan Hall Of
Wednesday evening. See her announcement
elsewhere. .....
A DESERVED CoApL1EESr.-Dn the evenjnr
Of lis return from New Orleans, on THURSDAY
last, the late excellent Mayor of this city Johr
| =. flames, Esq, was sereuaded at his residence
IN the West Division, by the full Great Western
Band.
| C1TE ElMfnoyEMENs.-Messrs. Pullman 4 Moore
| have commenced to raise to grade three brick
stores On Wells street, between Lake and the
alley belonging to P.& J. Casey and Edward
Taylor, The workmen hare commenced opera!
| tions.
EsGL1su PArERs At McNAILr's.-The Illus
trated London News, Times, aud Punch, of
March 6, also fresh supply of the magnificent
colored number Of the News GATED Feb. 25, and
the March number Of the London Art Journal.
81 Dearborn street,
A NEW CHAIR or LAKz M1cH1cAS-A,I nout;-
cal men in these parts will thank Rufns Dian-
chard, Of No. 50 I4asa11e street, for his new
neat end accurate chart Of Lake Michigan, will,
sailing directions fully laid down. Charles
Shober Of No. 107 Lske street has executed the
same in the best style of the Lithograhpcr's art.
10 Lumber Dealers and Measurers are re-
requested to notice tie valuable tallying instru
ment, the patent right Of which for the State Of
Illinois is offered for sale, in another column.
It is beyond doubt, the most perfect method Of
tally ing lumber yet before the public, and the
only one perfectly reliable.
THE CONSPIRACY CAsr.-Mary Caroline Allen,
the colored woman concerned with Smith and
schwab in an alleged conspiracy to reduce tho
girl Lizzie Engles to prostitution, was brought
before Justices Milliken and Aiken yesterday,
and tile case continued until this morning,
Smith and Schwab, it will be remembered, were
keld to bail to answer the charge, and Mother
Allen escaped to Niles, Mich, where she was
arrested few days since.
CHUEcu DEDICATION new Church Of
the immaculate Conception, lRey William Ed
wards, Pastor,) corner Of Franklin and Schiller
streets, will be dedicated by Rt Rev. Bishop
Ouggan, assisted by some Of the city clergy, on
Sunday next, at 1of o'clock A. II. Solemn High;
Mass, Coram Panti6ce, with Dcacon and subj
Deacon, will be celebrated, and discourse de-
iveEed suitable to the occasian. Tickets Of I'D
mission Is cents. This latter feature may be
considered US rather an unusual conception.
HE SPRINGFIELD 0nsEou1Es.-We must add
to the full report Of yesterday morning that our
city fresh laureIs in the interior of the State
by the delegations sent down 10 attend the late
obscquies at Springfield. The military never
looked finer, aud the Zouaves, the Light Guards,
the niehlnnd Guards, the Montgomery Guards,
the Dragons, the Light cava]ry. the Light Ar
tslcry, and other corps, did excellent service
aud credit to the city, both in numbers and in
bearing. A delegation of the Chicago Fire
Brigade attracted much attention. The Light
Guard Band elected much admiration and
praise. Altogether our citizens may be justly
proud Of the share borne By her representatives
at Springeld on this OCCASION
HE EH1LDRES,s Book SToRE-William Tom
inson, ut NO. 9I Randolph strcet,,is cmphati.
cally :he childrea's Bookseller for the North
weat. For the pat two or three years his
establishment has grown on his hands, until
now, By the receut purchase Of the entire Sab
bath School Book stock Of S. G. Griggs d Co.,
it has become the sole occupant of the field in
the {exclusiye) catering to the wants Of juvenile
readers, and this in every branch Of chiIdhood's i
literature. Not only are the issues Of all the
Tract Societies, the Sabbath School and Deuom-
in1tioual books to be found on his shelves, but
the classic lore Of the nursery, Mother Goose
and her conlpccrs, the beautiful pictorial issues
Of Brown, Taggard & Chase, Of Boston, ASH
med, Of Philadelphia, and the superb and Illus
trated cards and picture books Of the London
Tract Society, all these and more in endless
variety may be found at No, ?1. And it is no
unia,portant field to Gil with joy the little folks
Of the growing families Of the Northwest. In
Mr. Tom!iuson's hands the trust is well placed,
and we advise our readers from city or country
who have little folks to be delighted with bright
pictures nnd COED reading, to Look in at No. o.
Randolph street.