, 1860-01-07

Fine.-On Thursday night TN alarm ff ti,e
was caused in that vicinity Of the South Diy,s.
ion By the taking tire Of wooden tenement on
Michigan Avenue below Old street. It was ex.
tiuguisbed with small loss by the residents in
that vicinity.
~ The Tins waxes very jo!]y over t.c
fisherman SELL" And yet that concern yas
among the sold, and in common With its friends.
then III Convention at Springfield, had horri-
Bile scare. 1t Was not until II o'clock +. II.
that 1t dared to feel ont Of the woods,' and
begin to arrange croT for its morning issue.
AMI poRr IN 4 S1oRx.-Frank Conlcy, whose
weather beaten craft has been seas orer and
half seas over in water and whiskey- -and.w water
made pathetic appeal yesterday to be admitted
to Ar. JUSTICES class in mincralogy. lie was
accommodated as every way qualified. Franks
friends NAV address him at Brideyell.
Fire on Sorru CLARK STnErr.-Thc Fire De-
partment were called ont about l,a'f.past one
o'clock yesterday morning By an alarm proceed
ing from fire discovered in a small Int and
cap store on South Clark street near yan Duren.
A few pulls Of water, however, readily cxtin.
guishcd the flames.
iHE REroRNED PIEsDrrEKIAS CHuMH Eni-
F1cE.-We notice That the cdidce of tic Re.
formed Presbyterian Church on Fulton street,
once burned in the great fire and again blown
down in the gale, is being as rapidly rebuil. as
the vicissltudes Of the season will allow. The
walls arc up, aud the roof nearly covered.
e Attention is called to the closing sale Of
Hotel Furniture by Gilbert & Sampson, corner
Of Wabash avenue and South Wator street this
morning. A large quantity Of rich Furniture,
Mirrors, Curpeis, Bedding, Damask Curtains,
kc., will be sold. Also all the Knives, Forks,
aud Spoons, Butter knives and Hardware. This
ispositivciy the last day Of sale.
TIE C1trcAco LEAD Wonks.-N|e are clad to
notice that the Chicago Lead Works Of E. ".
Elatchford d Co., on the corner Of Clinton aud
Fulton streets, destroyed during the great fire
in the West Division, are once more in opera
tloa. They will on1y turn out lead pipe during
the winter, but 1e-co.nn'encc early in the spring
the manufacture Of sheet lead.
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AlrsIcAL sOIEEE At TIT H1cl1AhSD.-Wc Iearn
that Il Masical So1ree, for the benefit Of Sir. Lc
Clcrque will takc place ut the ]siclt'nond House
on tue evening OF Friday, the 18th lust, con,-
.rri>ing grand concert, SUPPER and ball. The
best talent Of The city hare beeu engaged to
make the musical feature Of the highest ncr,t.
a LONG TRAMP TuEorGu THE W11pEESEss.-
Capt. jack Wilson, OF steamer Lady E1sin, ar
rived in this city last evening, and is stopping
Ut tile Richmond House. Capt. Wilson left Cop
per uarbor, where the Lady Elgin is frozen in,
aud walked the whole distance to Warsaw
Mis-, about $40 miles, occupying Fl days in ac.
complishiug the journey.
state J. +. Conc, Esq., will deliver IN address
Temperance at the Methodist Church, Oh Des-
p1aincs street, between Van Buren, md Harri-
son strcets, on Saturday evening, ut II O'Clock,
on Which occasion a Temperance Society WILDE
formed for actiyc service in that portion Of the
citv.
TnE CHRISTIAN Tl4Es.-Wc have before
noticed that the Christian Tisna, the able
organ of tue baptist denomination in the North
west, comes out with the New Year in new
dress and enlarged. We arc glad to witness
such tokens Of prosperity. 1t has circulation
Of some seven or eight thousand, md is one Of
the best aud landsomcst religious wecklies in
the Northwest.
- That irrcprcssih|y lunley sheet, Hu1-
pcr's Weekly journal Of Civilization, comes
ont viii, comic sketch Of Columbia waking
up to the fact Of her boys {the representatives
Of tie North and South) kicking up row: True
to the spaniel like instincts Of the Iurpers, the
boys Of the South are all nice lads, diligently
studying the " Constitution all The trouble ap.
parcnsly springing from the highly injurious
md pcstiferous North.
Nor ASGELic.-A youth named George Angel,
npon whom, however, close examination failed
to develop any traces Of wings, or indeed any
trait imputed to those Of his name, was in yes.
terday's Police Court, charged with poverty,
shilttessness and propensity to haunt saloons
nnd low places. lie is suspected Of thicvish
practices, and to keep him out Of harms way ,
he was made MI angel yisitant 10 DridewcIl for
ono month.
STATE TEMPERANCE CONFERENCE.-The First
Anniversary Of the Illinois State Temperance
Union vii! be held at Bloomington on Wcdncs-
day, the first day Of February. All friends ol
Temperance arc earnestly invited to be present
Addresses n1ay be expected from the following
gentlemen: Bishop Simpson, Of Evanston ;
Rcr. Dr. Beecher, Of Galcsburg; President
Heed, Of Shurtleti: College; Judge Robbins, q
Springfield; Rev. DR.. Skinner, Of Joliet; Prof
S. c. Bartlett and DR.. n. s. Davis, Of Chicago
A large Convention is expected. =
| MINISTRY At I.AncE.-A man who has sevc,
children, and no end Of poverty, stranger, ant
| friendless in our CITY, wants work at any homes
'ob, Tor apy price. He has hunted the city orc
md over for work; is q willing aud eapabI,
lnan. He is from New York State,
We hare three other good men-5crman IN,
American-who want work also. Several Iris]
women who want housework; and three bo,s
10 to II years of:age, who want places in tow
or country. Apply to Robert Co1lyer, 16e Bar
i dolph street, up stairs. ~
i DoRG CAsE-Thc only completed police cas
yesterday was deession BY Justice Milliten. o
n lab a. corpus in rem dorg. The canine wns
liver colored pointer claimed under the tueit,s
act BY. Ar. Thomson, Of Thomson G,Alstop; Iii
holden by saloon keeper. Property wa
/ and liza III