, 1860-01-12

FtsEn s1.oo.--Aflsr lengthy hearing Of tho
case lcfo1e u jury in the Police Court, james
Nolan, the Randolph street omnibus driver, WAS
convicted Of running his vellic;o against one Of
the horse cars lie was fined one dollar, costs
to follow the judgment.
The most serious evils are being experi-
enccd bs very many clie7:s anl cthcrs in their
relations 10 tie {. S. Aarshal=hip, and every
duys delay in Lis appointments is to bc depsecas-
ed. This viii apply both 10 the civil and the
criminal docket.
81 The fearful casualty al Lawrence, Hass..
briefly announced by telegraph OIL Tuesday
night wns OF thc tangucs Of our community
yesterday. Those four lines Of the dispatch
were pregnant witt, horrors uil waited get
dreaded 10 have revealed. IT il douc in another
cosunlr.
To CHESS PLAYccs AND MEMBERS or THE
CnlcAGo c:EEss CLrE.--The annual meeting for
elcc'ien Of officers will be held this {Thn.st1ay}
ercniag, 5au. l2ili ut the Club Rooms, IS Port
laud l1ioek. Every member is requested to be
present. Also, any rc"son who may wish 10
uuite with or visit the Club are cordially invited
to nice, ITS Oh this occasion. Applications for
members ship 1nay be made at any time through
the lostro rofiiec. address, t'Secrctcry Chicago
Chess Club. J. S. IT,
1;E7,1:L CnrEc1.-The Bethel, oil the corner
OF Wells and Michigan streets, has just updtr-
go;ic general ,c;air, both extcE11all; and ill
ternally. making it now IN inviting anil co.alor
table p'a:e Of worship. The chaplain is All
actve, faithful man in his profession, aud is c
tried friend Of the sailor. Therc is preaching ut
this church every Sabbath at 10. o'clock a. b.,
and : o'clock J.. H., and lecture and prayer
meeting every "Wednesday evening at :. clock.
= The snowfall Of Tuesday night was about
three iac!:c:. It driftcd considerably on the
lirc Of Eoule OF the railroads, whose trains were
slightly detained this n.orn;ns It fell to ;.reat-
er dcp:l, in A"aukcc. We learn frcm The
American Express Couruny's messenger, Mr.
Thomas, that the STERN was rain at 1nd:2nupo-
lis, where t!,c mud is very deep. Our Cincisi-
natl ps7ers Of yesterday morning spcuk Of mild
weather nn1 everything in a melting, mood.
| LOCK OFT FOR Ernosr }1LLs-The iIoston Jour-
AL sounds note OF warning against the Still
| River i;auk, Ninstcd, Conn.,. l.. T'an Vert.
President, f. Van Vert, Caslicr"
ing it 4 swlndling concern which l1as no legal
existence, :1,sl is intended FOR srcculations III
Canada and tic Nc>t. Its issues a1c being
largely put into circulation in Canada. They
arc tens, dves and ones, printed en- coarse paper,
with common job printers cuts, rough type,
and pacr ink. 1t would be we'll to look out for
the Still l;ivcr currency.
pEorEsson lLASEr'* LEcr,:RE- lecture
| by this gentleman before the Cammc,ci Col-
ltSe Of bryant, Bell i Strattun oil Tuesday
evening last, was as wc predicted 1t would be,
one Of lis most brilliant efforts, aud vas1istcncd
to with deep interest and apparent delight by
the largest audience ever assembled III that
| coa,modious college hail. Indeed, so great was
the crowd and 1hc j i1m that sercral hundred Ia
dies and gentlemen could not even get admission
| TO the hall. -
The next lecture III tie course before his COL
lege WAS announced to be delivered by J. +. Eb-
crhart, Esq, editor of the Nortiwe.tern Home
Journal, lecturer Of considerable distinction.
His subject is Living e. Tcactating."
~ The death cf Mrs. Il. i. Clark, Of this
city, at Buffalo on Monday afternoon, deserves
-no:c than q passing notice. Deceased is ore
whose Eauc lsas for years past appeared pronli-
neutlv III descriptions Of property III tue South
Division, on tile Lake shore, below Twelfth
street. Tho words ".Soati ef -Krs. ClarE'<,"
or varied 10 nil points Of the compass, has coa-
tiuually tie eye In advertisements Of sa'es,
or other references 10 real estate. This is due
1 &, E,rt +rxnr sx;n $hn
dcnce Of the laic Henry, u. CLARK, OH Michigan
Avenue, near Old street, was built then in our
ren.ote>t suburbs, Now it i..two miles tlis
side of thickly ranged suburban residences, The
descriptions Of which, however, have gained
their most Intelligent meaning: when referred
t. in their beating and distance from. the home
Of the lately deceased lady.
TnE HAluAkrns.-Thc opcratic cantata Of tue
"llay'uaecrs,' which many Of our readers will
doubtless Lcar ut metropolitan Hall 10 night,
bids fair to create rs much of a furor he1c as it
did in Boston. And there are good reasons
why it should. Though musical rroduc-
tion it is less difficult than the pretcntious
works oi Foreign composers. it contains much
that compares farorab1y with them. The
"Sto:n Chorus" The " Laughing Chorus" the
combined sen,i-choruses Of ''Mowers ard
S2rcader*," the quintctte "llow good is liz
the Givcr,' tic so;o "Scercs of Happiness
and many other things that might bc 1nentiou-
cd, would do nc discrcdit 10 STANDARD trans-At-
lantic composers. But, US we have before Liat-
cd, its chief excellence consists in the natural
ness and success with which it givcs expression,
mot 10 the exaggerated, violent aud often bale-
ful passions cous'non to the Italian Opera, bnt
the hc2l;hy sentiments OF homo and every day
life. sFr. Root deserves credit for having struck
l. out new path in this respect lie has dared
10 appeal Gully 10 such sentiments as hnd their
appropriate place at every happy farm fscside,
and cschew ell those intoxicating passions that
. excite only to harm. Go and sec the uay-
makers.
Az INDIANA THIEF Flcrlu 70 DorGlAs1sx.
Officer William Douglas, Of the city dctec,i7e
force, arrested yesterday in this city one George
, Seasrovc, youpS man 1bout 20 years Of age,
, charged with stealing some coats and jcwelry.
! The fellow WIS arrested in Laportc, Ind, some
time sincc for stealing gun, but rs the witness
i ftulcd to appear against him, was discharged.
About ten DAYS ago be went out into tie
! country, seven miles from Laporte, and hired
i himself out to farmer. On the second day tue
4 farmer AMI his family went to temperance
meeting at Laportc, and during their absence
i Seagrorc stole $50 worth Of clothing gbclouging
10 the farmer aud Sc5 worth Of jewclry belong
!. ing to his daughters, and came on to this city,
!. arriving herc Saturday night. Our detective re-
i ceived letter detailing t'c circumstances. and
= | mt on1v arrested tho thief bnt has snrurad a
= part Of the property. telegram was sent 10
a Laporte, and Sheriff Mcdowell reached Chicago
It yesterday, and took seagro.e back to Indiana
II last night. 80: