, 1860-11-15

EEANKS's Soc1ETT.-D. D. Driscol1, Esq,
will address the Seamen's Benevolent So1iety,
1t their rooms, Lind's Block, corner Of Ran
lo1ph and Market streets, this evening 4
public invitation is given
TIE HArMAKENs.-The sale Of tickets for
the concert On Friday evening commenced
yesterday, and they are going rapidly. We
can assure those who wish to attend, that the
sooner they purchase their tickets, and the
earlier they gct to the Hall on that evening,
the better chance they will hare to enjoy
themselves, for there will be rush for the
tcst sests. -.
The Musical Union have been rehearsing
this cantata every niyl,t In the week for about
two months, under the training Of Nr: Root,
completely memorizing the music and words
Of a book Of one. hundred and four pages
Enough practice, surely, to make the rendition
in all respects i perfect ono
SECESSION CCE7A1x.-H 1las HOW become
certain that The Tintl. Ward will eccede At an
carly day. 4 provisional government will he
Immediately agreed upon, and a tar Of lIalf
dime tc Imposed on III persons entering tie
ward on omnibuscs Ind tugs.-, Several domcs-
tics have thrown up their situations in other
wards. The bridge-tcndcrs have had orders
to remove Nil bridges entering the ward, in ten
s1ays, except that at Unlisted street, which ney-
cr having been accessible, will be allowed 10
stand, but only on the same strict conditions
Of neutrality it las maintained for the past
year. 4 tax on ali imports will be made
principal feature Of the new government
Companies Of Minute Men are forming; it is
men, and mark time with lager and shut-cye
whisky. The feeling is increasing crery mo-
ment, and If total sec}usion cannot otherwise
be had, the ward will be fenced in, and rooted
over.
ITALIAN 0rEnA.-3f'me Col1on and tho dis
tinguishcd artists accompanying her, will ap-
pear this evening in Donizctti's comic Opera
Of Don PasquaIe, at McVicker's Theatre. It
will be we'll presented in every particular. The
orchestra has been enlarged for the occasion,
and our readers may be assured that this will
be one Of the greatest musical feasts they hare
over enjoyed In Chicago The Opera has ney-
CT been given here before II is one of the
best Of the comic productions, md the artists
/ are admirably calculated to represent II efIcc-
| lively. Comic Opera is Madame Colson's
t5ostG, and Sustni has worldwide reputation In
his character Our readers must not think the
Opera will not be all given; is especially
adapted to tho artists engaged in 1t, and NO
| more could appear were they in the company.
! The Seats sold very fast yesterday, aud the
house will be crowded. The price Of admit;
sion Is only one dollar to The dress circle, and
fifty cents TO the second circle. Tomorrow
evening Miss luce, who yielded her claim 10
this evening that the Opera might appear,
| takes her benefit Let 1t bs remembered.
ALMOST 4 SERIOUS Acc1pExT-Wao IS n
FAULT?-An engine belonging TO the Michi-
gan Central Railroad run into State street
horse-car yesterday, at the crossing Of the Bur-
1lngton road, killing one OF the horses aud ln-
turing the other badly, and damaging the cal.
We are informed that there were seventeen
passengers In the car, and 1t was very fortu-
nate no person was In any way hurt Com
plants have before reached nj as to careless
nesa Of engine drivers ut that crossing and It
is said that sometimes engines and trains pass
and re.pass that crossing at fifteen miles per
hour, quite regardless Of tho life and limb Of
the numcrous people that travel On that street
On this point correspondent, "a Sufferer"
writes us as follows:
It Is not IN uncommon case to have engines
and trains block up State street ten minutes
n time, to the great annoyance OF hundreds
Of people,
Have our city fathers passed any ordinances
IN relation to speed, detention, safety, and
fagmen, -, to govern the iron horse II that
crossing? they have not, It is time they
had II they aye, who will see that such o.
dInances are d Breed?