, 1860-02-06
THE CITY.

the Governors Message.
THE CITY.
!. Tnr ocronoox.-Thc oc.oroon was played to
full house at NcVicler's theatre on Saturday
evening. il continues to draw well.
TuE NEAruER.-T1e weather on Saturday
meteorological manifestations Of the last week,
moderation, serenity md half-and-half sleigh
ing.
YorSc AES's ASSOCIATION LEc1rRE.-Ralph
Waldo Emerson deli. ers the regular lecture Of
tie course this (aionday) evening at Metropo?i-
tan Hall. His reputation will ensure full
house.
NoaEIs H1pE, the enterprising newsu1en ut
No. 100 Dearborn street. have received "S7
Rohxn's Gitost;" also Owens remarkable book,
"Footpaths on the boundaries Of the other
World" aud James new novel, "The Man in
Black"
SrrpESTs' ANIMAL tFts11vaL.-The students Of
D1yaut, Bell l. St1atton's Commercial College
are making preparations for their Secoud An
nual Festival. to take place at the College
Rooms, in Larmon Block, on Friday evening
next A general good time is anticipated.
RuxAwAr on De EAnponS SrRrr1.--A fine dray
horse, belonging TO George Dormap, forgot his
duty On Saturday and ran away, cutting some
singular equine pranks. and was very narrowly
prevented from breaking Lis neck by jumping
off The dock.
THs FEs71vAL Of ST. JouS' s-The ladies' Of
St. Johu'a Church, Union Park, are to give
grand entertainment, ut Metropolitan Hall, on
the evening Of Valentines day, Feb. l4tl.. st.
joLn's Church is one Of our younger churches
Of the city, and il working church. No doubt
it will prore q success. Tickets twenty-five
ccats. Let everybody buy one and be on band.
Fire MA7rEns.-Duripgt the month Of January
there were Is fires, and fulse aIarms. Total
loss, sc,H1o. The new steamer lately bought
By the cty has been located in tie house lately
occupied bs Engine, Co. No. s. i company
has been organized fur her, which has beeu.
des,gnutcd IS Company No. s. A. F. Stoddara.
late Of Hand Engiue Co. No. l, is the Captain.
The rnA,a1E FAnAEn--Voium IT. Of Enc
rvs Journal Of Agriculture mud Prairie Far.
mtr for thc lust half Of 1859, has just been laid
upon cur table. 1t il just such Il volume as
ercry farmer in tue Northwest should add
to his book shelf half f-year'y- We arc glad 10
know this we'll conducted journal is profrering,
| and We know it deserves II.
New Bn1pcE At I1A1srsp srREEr--The frane
| work for 1lle new Halsted street bridge, across
| the South Hranch, il nearly completed Messrs.
Clapiu und Howard, tue contractors. deserve
| praise for The visor with which they have
| pushed the contract ahead. Tbs work was
commenced on tile Sd Of Jznuary. and it is no"
| ready 10 be thrown across the river Its length
Is III feet aud it is intended to be both sub
tiat and ornamental.
Mns Dosrw1cK's So1ReE THIS EvES1Sa.-At
unusual attraction is offered, even in its clas*
Of entertainments, at the parlor Concert Of MIS-
Emma G. Rostwick, at The briggs House, Til
evening. The fourth Of the serieH. On this occa
sion will be repeated the main features Of iii
highly successful so1rce Mt metropolitan Hal
early the present season, aud, as on that occa
a;on. in addition to olLer resident talent, sh
will he insisted by her ouog lady pupils, Th
programme is 1uade up by selections from th
beautiful opera II 1ror1tor<. 1h:rewill be fes
vacant seats tonight.
: New Dnoxs.-N'1liiam Tomlinson, The Child
rcn's and Sabbath School bookseller, at No. .
Randolph street. is building up large trad
throughout the Northwest. rs offering all III
| issucs of tue leading publication societies. TIL
| | Boston Tract Society's latcst volumes he la
| just received; Prof: T, ler's Life o! Hcnr
l.obdell,': devoted Missionary, deceaeed; MIST
. | neut little volume, the biography Of the Dlcl
! | ernan Sisters. lie lus also received two heat
tiful little works, just ont by the American Sur
, day School Cniod, ''RsGeed Homes aud 11o'
< | to Mend them." and Jesus. a Child anon
+ | Children
, Non7n PnEsurrEniax Cnracu Br1LDlso Now
e uExr.-We learn that within short time pa
: tue proie of building new church editce hi
: been revived by the North Presby yterian Soces.
+ Rcr. DR.. Rice pastor, and il now in u very e'
= couraging stutr Of progress. T~cnty thousar
|, dollars hare been subscribed. When the cule
d prisc was in discussion before. Under prece
ing pastor, a purchase was made Of lot Of lar
= | on Chicago Avenue ind Dearborn street. II
s | plan of carrying The church SO fa1 north
l. however, most likely to be abandoned, and II
!, new editicc will be built on the ine site OF Il
IS present structure. on the corner OF Illinois al
]. Wolcott streets. fronting north Oh the !atst
le The plan Of the church cdiice las already be-
5. adopted, us drawn by Mr.. Mntz. TIC arcEnc'
'e . year OF Two since, nj the time Of the first d
IS cussion Of the project
l, COLLISION EXTRAORDINARY - Two Lions
! k,hlEp.-As the drirer Of one Of The St:
~ street horse cars WAS pursuing The eren ten
Of tue way laid down for his vehicle. on Satu1d
, noon, near Peck Court, be discovered beasi
- down upon him craft under full Steam, vi
L.. out driver, and making headway as last
~. two frightened lossas could achieve it.
~. glauce showed the cratt TO be loaded With r
aud beer bottles {and bottled.) \ glance
ther showed collision was inevitable, aud e'
~ while the driver Of the car put down the bra
Gu and shut III lis bay horses. the crash cal
~ H7rsc meat was piled four dep in the gap
fo' tween the vehicles. while the flying pop
'"s pop bottles came raining down orer the p
CO. forn and into the car. Two Of the horses,
u" Of each team. wcrc victims Of the casualty.
~ pop establishment belonged to one Mr. kel
0A1 Fortunately, no person Vas injured.
,me ----
.fn- Jo1ks' NEW Brt1n1xa We inspected on
tied ur jay, ut the Office Of Mr. Nicholson, the ii
ten. t.ct, tho plant Of the fine new marble bull
The to be commenced at once on the lot Of 3fr. J
, ri Jones, On the lot OF Dearborn street.. nezr
Inst ison, adjoining on tho North the new bloc
ted. Henry Knights. Both these gentlemen
heir well known colorcd citizens, and their imp'
ond rnent is noble aud substantial one.
torv The plan Of Jones' Building presents n
The ccedinglg neat front Of style somewhat
,nar here. 1t will be four stories high. Tho
rere floor has been leased to Y. D. Watkins Us a
own House, replacing his present well known
mr. Of the ale deiuking. The basement hfr. :
,ome will ct up for his own occupancy in his pr
r.. business Of clothes cleaning and rcpa
Ill be- The Improvements On Dearborn street the
pub. ing season are to be Of = notab1e character
sviug these named are net the least prominea
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