, 1860-05-04

"eAEaaoo a+AItAns 9AtITAay NQsnlOk At ~
O'clock This is rare chance to get things
chesp that ere nearly new.
TEE GENERAL ASSEMBLY At P1rrsRraou.-
The Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne i Chicago Rail
road Company will take passengers to the Gen.
eral Assembly Of the Presbyterian Church at
Pittsburgh for one fare, and return them fret.
The Assembly meets on the 17th inst.
EAt Cook d McLain's. those old establish
Cd and popular dsers, scourers md renovators,
can every man have his old partially worn out
clothes made to appear as fresh and bright as
when just from the hands Of the tailor. II costs
but tride, and saves considerable outlay to
patronize Tie Steam Dye Works, % Dearborn
street. They also clean and dye ladies dresses,
shAwls. &C., in very superior manner at 1873
Clark street.
TIE JERsEHxEs's Lopes-The entire New
Jersey delegation Of thi4y eight, hare leased
the three.story brick house on Michigan are
nue, formerly popular boarding-house, next
north of nnd adjoining the Richmond House,
With which hotel j. WAS connected by Nessrs.
Taber, Hawk Co., m opening being cut
through the walls. The Jerseymen hare taken
it for the entire session Of the Convention, and
will be decidedly " in town." having thus an in
dependent street entrance Of their own, togeth-
er. with Through connections with the well
appointed cuisine Of the Richmond il:
TEE F1oRAL ExHtBl71ox.-The Floral E1hi.
bition to be held On Monday next 1t Metropoli-
tan hall for the benefit Of the Home for the
Friendlese, seeus to meet with universal favor.
Messrs. Gage Bro. 4 Drake offer (as the Tre-
mont Premium) SO for the best collection of
plants; IS for the best round table bouquet,
Aessrs. Skinner l. Mason offer (as the Metro
po1itau premiunl) IS for tue best hand bouquet.
The Light Guard Band have volunteered to
furnish muaic for the afternoon. There will
also be ~ appropriate music during the eyen-
ing. The ball will also be furnished With q
fountain and suitably decorated. :.
RopsERr OF Corx7nr MKRcuAsr-$5oo Re-
WARD OFFERED FOE TIE Tn1EE.-on Tuesday
night, Mr. Henry S. White, Of fremont, Taze-
well county, arrived in this city, on bis wsy to
the East, went to the New York House, oh:
tained sroon, and retired to rest. Mr. White,
who Is merchant at fremont, had with him,
in carpet-bag, $500. Mr. White had also a
smaller sum Of money, about one hundred dol
lars, in his pantaloous' pockets, and some two
thousand dol1ars in railroad shares in his cost
pocket. Mr. White, af1cr p1aclng his carpet
bag ut the foot Of the bed, covering it with bis
clothes. laid down in his panta1oous, and fell to
sleep. He woke up and after dressing, picked
up his carpetbag, when to his horror be dis
covered that it had been slit open, and the
whole Of his II 800 taken! The door Of bis
room was not disturbed, but be SAW that the
window Of his apartment was Immediately abore
the roof Of 4 small building, By menus of which
an entrance might easily have boon effected
into the room. The money in his pantaloons'
pocket and the railroad stock was not taken.
Eleven hundred dollars Of the money taken
were in one hundred slcllar bills ON The Bank Of
Americn- Mr. White offers Il reward Of $500
for the apprehension Of the robLer or the re-.
coycry Of the money. The matter was placed
in the hands Of a skillful defective yesterday,
but up to last night, no clue to tho thief had
been obtained,
4 PLA11oRx ALL AGREE oS.-1n these days Of
platform making and platform breaking, and
chickering's about the same, there is certainly
one platform as 10 which North, South, East
and West stand agreed. and on its accuracy,
and answering fidelity, base the most important
business Transactions.
It we're well if every platform might weigh
men and measures MS faithfully, and regis
ter them with the same openness, as
Fa.r1ana' Platform Scale, the beam Of which
never countenanccs deceit, will not be persuad-
ed into completely with short weight, scorns all
compromises" with q dishonest dealer, and
stands now, IS it has stood for years, as stable
in it's integrity and fame a. the 9reeu hills Of
Vermont themselves, whence emanate these
emblems ofjusticc and honest dealing between
man and man.
1t is no light aud easily earned praise won
by bought printers ink, that which all round
tho world. whether Weighing wool and beeyes
in the Northwest, sugar and tobacco under the
Equator, or tea in nopgkong, is always the same,
always the standard" and the source Of final
appeal when men differ orer other scales.
The very general Introduction Of these scales
throughout the Northwest, furnishes active
business for the extensive Sca1e Warerooms ot
Mcssrs. Fairbanks i Greeleaf in Burch's block
No. IS Lake street. Ir. Greenleaf, the resi-.
dent partner, has by judicious enterprise seen
| his sales increase yearly.
Under the head of "Platform Scales" and
bearing the same endorsement of accuracy
which is not only implied but guaranteed By
the trade mark Of the manufacturers, must be
understood us comprised, every variety and
class Of weighing apparatus from the vast iron
armed monster that slall weigh bodily the
canal boat "John Brown" to that which shall
By its delicate and exquisite poise, weigh you a
hair OF the clipping of thumbnail. In this
range come every variety for merchant, manu-.
facturer, or domestic use. We advise visitora
| to Chicago at this season to look in II No. IS
Lake street.