, 1860-02-01

| PoLcE.-The Police Court yesterday gare
nothing but "dEunks."
- We sre under obligations to the Amesi
can Express Company for late California pa
pers.
TIE WE414En.--The mercury went down
] and :" troze to" zero, or theseabout last ere.
ming.
Tue 0cronoox.-The. :" 0ctoroon" il being
| played to full houses ut McVicker's Theatre,
aud is decidedly the dramatic sensation of the
winter.
The STATE TEMPERANCE Coxvkx1los.-To-da day
the Illinois State Temperance Convention meets
at Bloomington. Quite number Of citizens
went down from Chicago last night to attend
the same.
George Sumner gave at Anrora on Non
daY evening bis seventy-flrs lecture this season.
We learn from Joliet that he has been request.
ed to gise second lecture in that town, SO de-
lighted we're the people with bis first one.
Clrr IxrRorEMzS7s.-John Jones il nhout to
erect marble front building On Dearborn
street, Immediately adjoining Henry Knights
marble block now in course Of comcletion.
10th these builders are well known and promi-
nent colored citisens.
ALMOST F1RE-The West Market Hall
building came near getting itself efIectually out
Of the way Of the public, {and thus settling a
vexed question, By burning itself up,) few
nights since, when caudlc left burning in 4
stall set fire to the woodwork.
CHICAGO Mrs1c PCBI1sntSo.-Nessrs. Root
& Cady have just published Il sweet little four
part serenade. Wake, Lady, Wake" By Geo.
F. Root, and forming No. Of series OF quar-
tettes from the pens OF various composers, to
be issued by this firm. The mechanical por-
ton Of the work is entirely done in Chicago,
and that too. in style that would do credit to
any city in the Union.
VIEWS OF TUE uPPER Ilss1ss1pr1.-W hitnsy,
the artist, of st, Paul. formerly with Hesler Of
th,s city, is located in 4 region full of natural
beauty, aud some Of his winter views Of Mime
ha.ha and other points in the Upper Mississippi
region arc among the most exquisite VIC hare
ever seen. Those beautiful waterfalls in their
winter sarb hare charm that one can enjoy
even their counterfeit prcsentment BY Wh'tncy's
skillul camera.
BnlCGs House. CLASSICAL CoxcEIrs.-Dc las-
sio, Becker, De C!erquc and Aelms, well known
musicians of this city, are about to give series
Of classical concerts at the briggs House. The
programme will consist Of selections from Bee
thoyen, Schumann, Hummell md others 70" the
piano, violin, ssoliucello, dc. These concerts
will he similar to the celebrated soirecs Of Els
field in New York, aud the Mendelssohn Quin-
tett Club Of Boston. 4 subscription list is now
open at Koot l. Cady's Music Store in Larmon
Block.
JUDICIAL W1r.-1n the Superior Court yester-
day was in continued hearing the bntch Of cases
brought By the City on Special Assessments on
South street. It is attracting some attention
bear upon tile matter the acumen and skill Of n
full panel Of Attornies. In the course Of yester-
days proceedings it was proposed to put in cvi-
dence against the City the testimony Of per-
son OF color. Objected 10 on the other side, md
Hack Laws cited, no negro permitted to s,ge
a.,ainst n white naou. Judre Wilson said the
party to be sworn against was th.. CITY of Chi.
cuco, which being HkaeE Republican lie should
admit the testimony. But on examination the
colored msn couldn't be found and nothing
e1'"e VI ~ '1' - ne4tt. .4As1 ~ 1o''A''
LEcrrRg OK "TnE Crr RE: T. II. Eddy,
nf III, 1a-yI,r<sysr,, Csr.st;,1 4,rant will i3e