, 1860-08-20
TIE CITY.

w The City Railway Company nov light
their cars with Kerosene lamps.
tET The new Sherman uouss has reached
the sixth story.
q The Zouave exhibition at Tue Gymna-
stun, Dr. De Villiers' benefit, drew fair house
on Saturday night.
e Norris Hyde at No. 100 Dearborn
street, have all the late d.ilies ard counter
full Of fresh literature
- The Wide Awakes Of Yves. Chicago meet
for business and drill this evening at their quar-
ters, West Market Hall.
tEA foot-race comes eff today at tie Cot
s1ge Grove. ut r. N. to..lay, for 65J0, between
Cl4rk Of Pennsylvania, and Caldwell Of Wis
cons,n.
C1s7it1ERs' CoSFES11:x.-As before noticed,
:: Disti1less' Convention IS to meet at Peoria to-
murrow, in the words Of The call ITO adopt such
measures as will produce Il concert Of action in
the disti:ler interest Of the West"
lcc1nExr.-A painful Incident took place
i'll a lumber yard on Canal stseet, on Saturday,
and fractured bis arm in most shocking man.
uer, the bone actually protruding from the aesh
and woundisg him in the side.
TnE CAup MEEr1xo-1u our notice of The
Gimp meeting, in Thursdays issue, We gaze
the goth inst, as the date Of its commencement,
which WAS AZ error. The meeting Is 10 begin
on Wednesday, the och inst, and continue
ever the Sabbath following,
DRrce's CLASSICAL ScuooL.-We call atten-
lion with pleasure to Tie Sixth Annual Session
Of :. ". Brucc's Classical School on Edins
Place. 1t has for several years past enjoyed
the confidence and patronage Of some Of Our
best known residents.
.:fT The Michigan Central Railway always
with IN eye "wide open tight" to the comfort
and luxury Of tie travelling public, have put
upon their !ire II new sleeping car, in design
md finish said to lie the ne plus ultra of such
vehicles thus far, east or west.
- Mayor Wentworth goes to-day to Mon.
trea!, By invitation Ct the Corporation Of that
city, to be I'll :ialiy the representative Of Chi.
csEo in tue reception Of the young Prince.
Governor Wood of this State, who WIS also ir.
vitcd, cannotgo.
TN. G. 4. RECSIoS.-The members Of the
Young Msn's Christian Association hold one ol
their social reunions at their rooms in the M.tE-
odist Church Block on Monday esening. Rev.
7. II. Eddy will be present mud address the
ueeti1g, aud good tins is expected. All arc
cor;i:lly invited.
~ The members Of the Young Mems Chris.
tlan Association hold one onc cf their social re,
unions ut their 1ouu,s in he Methodist Church
Dlcck on Monday tqening. Rev T. II. Eddy
will be present and address the meeting, and q
good time is expected. AL urc cordially in.
yted.
u The times have chan ee1. Sincs the
harvest have begun II come forward every body
Is q little grim better. We have not wnre.
houses enough ner cars enough to dll The pres
eut demand. "The good time coming" seems
ubout 10 take up some Of its long deferred in.
debtedness.
- The man that butted the bull OF the
bridge WAS Of the sas1s spirit aad his victim
hal :he same fate ns belonged to the parties in
apa>sage ct arms between two locomotives OF
the lake shore depot grounds on Saturday
Then one Of them most unllndiy aud not very
terderly butted the tender Of its mate into tue
bahi J, in tight feet Of wster. Mt very tender
trea.u'cn: that, hut no damage was done other
than what brief machine shop treatment will
set 10 order.
TIE Mechanics lSsr1ru7E DlrLcHA. A.-The
ncw dip!cma just in process Of preparation to1
TIC awards 1t tie forthcoming fair, is in the cx
ce!ent hands Of Charles Stroller, Esq NJ. 10.
LAX: street, one Of our best known li,hogrsph
ers The design for the same, which We have
seen, is neat and appropriate. 1hs top of .Lt
diploma presents view Of the Illinois Centra
Depot and grounds, the mammo1h elevators
ETC., the bottom has Gne representation Of ,ht
Wiswam. in which the Fair is to be held. au6
around the Inscription in the center, are figures
ruat ematic Of agriculture, mechanics, com
me:cc, science aud the arte.
VENETIAN NIGurs-1 le third of The Venetian
Nights, will be given at tke Hyde Park uous.
on Tuesday .lst last. Tie former Of these de
l'ghtiul entertainments hare had such goot
pztro- age, that this one ca1not full to be les.
crowded. The programme Of the concert is 1c
ltcsiou If operate r. ms, performed By the Grea
Western band. Messrs. Decker, Melms, II;
PAssio and Ds Clerqae. The Ball will b'
played By 4 full orchestra, unde: the direction
Of Al. r. cnanus, md refreshments supplied b1
Metsrs. T.bsr, Hawk l. Co.. Proprietors Of tht
Hyde Park House. i special train leares th,
Central Depot at r. ", End returns at III Z
II.
zouArE CADErs Qc1cksrEP--Ptrhaps notLin,
Of the kind before published in Chicago ere,
bfEan to have the success that this piece of mu
sic is now having. Messrs. Root 4 Cady, th'
publishers, are daily receiving orders By th;
hundred, from all the principal cities of til,
Union. Thee causes combine to give it ,hi
kuecesa. 1s.. The music is brilliant. ID, III,
Popularity o. the corps to whom it is dedicated
aud By whose band it has been played on tlc
late tour; and 81. The beautiful lithocrapi
title page, done By Mendel, and pronounced b,
Eastern publishers equal to any thing of the kin.
that has been dona in New York. t. III,
Zouavcs, to the composer, Mr. yaas, to ths
photographer, uud to the enterprising publishers
it is alike eted'table, and its success shows tha
soma things can be done in Chicago IL we'll q
others.
FA1RsASks' ScA1Es.-It is a significant fact
which the public will appreciate, that wheneys
new ecs!es are put upon tho markat, as 1are
numbers hare been from tins to time, duriul
tue last thirty years, il seems to be the first an
chief aim Of the makers to show that they .r
the "same as Fairbanks" or like them. or ar
Improvements upon them, or hare taken pre-
miuns orer them. thus recognizing the latte
~ the standard for excellence, and showing IL
strong hold they have upon the public conf
confidence. 1t is well-known fact that y hil
most Of these scales hare, after mora or les
trial, past mainly out Of use, Fairbanks hav
gone steadily forward. increasing in public fayo
rear after year, and are now much more gene
rally used than all others, nat only in tli
country, but wherever American commerce hs
carried. This could rot be so if they were No
all That is claimed for ths1 in respect 10 durs
bitity, rs well as convenience and accuracy.
We ars advs:d by the Nessrs. Fairbauks thu
very many Of the statements in regard 10 i'm
prorements upon their sea:es, and to ndvauta
Res passed over them By others, as well At t