, 1860-12-15
CHICAGO, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15 1850



| Lecture Of John b. Cough.
| 1t is unnecessary to say thct this .entlen:aa's
lecture before the Young Atu's Christian As
xociatloa at Metropolitan Hail. List evening.
| was t-:umphau. SUCCESS in !: literary as well
| a. pecuniasy poiut Of view. The large Hall
was crowded, ato:e aud below, gallery ard
Stage, and fo7 over an hour the speaker he'd
| tic attention Of the immense audience en-
chained as "by magic srcl-' Ills illustra-
tions wczc forcitle and to the point; his ea:Irc
as slarp Is knife, and lis iuinor irresistible.
! Thu patiloS and feeling le infused into lis III.
{ fusion TO tie influence o. Joel Stratton, the
| poor shoemaker, whose hand resting upon his
shoulder, in 1Sl2, saved him from drunkartl's
t grave, anil the description of the late death
bed scene in that mans house, were deeply NJ
feeling. Such lectures arc calculated to TO
| grea; good such men are anon. Gods elect
Cd few, and better would il BE- for the sensr:-
ton in which wc live lid We more Of them.
In closing his lecture la~t night, Alg. Cough
made an eloquent and thrilling appeal for the
furnishing pcuplc Of karsas. He alluded to
the famine in 1rvlaul, >7Aca onr government
proG.red their ships, and the merchants filled
them for starving ireland. Shall VIC neglect
the cry Of our own people? Nccalled on Chi
cago to organize. for rciicf, aud Ac would place
df1y dollars at the hrad, middle or cud of tho
list. He begged that they would hear one Of
thclr chosen agents il behalf Of suffering r,cn
and women.
Mr.. F. y. Blake came forward aud stated
that SC, ,0W men and women this ttay called for
BREAD G:sr us trad, or re std'ze!r' The cry
was go appalling anil terrible, that The Pre=i-
dent in his message recommended Congress
to make app.o. .'.ia.;oa= for their relief tLc
Governor. OF Ohio, Michigan, aud now Of
your owa State, have lr;lc proclamation in
their official capacity, calling for tho people
for relief, and appointing one Of your own
most Trustworthy and benevolent citizens to
receive, and dispense your gifts Of lore TO the
p:r;s!ng people of Kansas. lie announced
that the farmers OF Illinois have gathered in
warehouses more than &, 900 bushels Of grain
for Kansas.
They ask for eackS-ti,at they may send tllcm
on their Grand Of mercy, H. said, with 9TH
ers le acted Only as director, or in a business
capacity, and would call I'll I:ey. NJ. Grlha,u,
just from that scene of voc. Mr.. Grahan.
corrohc-atcd MI tha: hal been said, and called
cn The people to Perfect AZ organization as in
other cities for the cid uf The destitute of
Ean+as.
Til. is good beginning, anl now VIC trust
i meeting iur this purpose Will BE- forthwith
called. N'llo will move in it,
The Ministry ut I.arre.
\ most nublc aad ges!crons al!noncr to tle
city puos las been thu atini*try ri Larxe. Fed
by the synllaihics a::d material ail Of many ef
our liberal citizens, ca2l seas OIL llas seen tie
rl,lnnct wilcn and dccutn which carried its
Christian charities TIL its mission nf love
straight 10 il.c hearts aud homes uf t1,e desii-
t,ltc. But its sphere ]:aa widcncl, and eacI,
scason secs fresh can|Euits tl:.inIng from the
general supply, aud TIC :.c::i'c sind energetic
plinI and werlll heart If icy. Nr. Co.lscr ate
kept III full exercise asd bright glow, dcsising
ways and nlca.ls to answer ell the demands IF
Ills work. Ja=t now i the flnn;lt:lc Of the
Sea oftroualcs that Guns. lasAin: in upon the
city poor; the t;.nca scaaty woesl-pi!c and
starved cupboard arc lll:.t.c al tie rlo1c sauut
and gi,a5:1y by the s,;ow :nl frost, mud the
thcs;nomete7at ut zr:u. Ecc!i Season tic fricnlt
uf the Mi,lis,.y i! Large have devised sons.
t:ng new, ,an,l in i;:cli att,actiyc,for the aide
their rausc. Once and again it was Tablcaux,
and then 1t WAS the Great EazaaF- Now it is
to bc 4 Calico BALL, at Bryan Hall, on
Wednesday evening, Dec. 26ih. We shnll
speak Of this agaia. Meantime it is being put
in train for sAcctss.
San CASE or DEsIETIoS AND SCfTEE1So-
We hear Of pe:eral cascs calling fo- the SYM
pashies Of feeling l.c.sts atd the application q!
benevolent acts Of charity. Among the nunl-
ber IS TIC following:
i woman, suffering with cold, and want Of
proper care, was OH Wednesday brought to the
housc No. .13 kirzie street. She gave her
naiac a= DuiIy. Shorty after she WAS leliy-
cred If child, and necessary care WAS not taEcs,
Of her. Wa71 was sent to Lieut.. Gund, at the
North Side Police Station, Of her condition,
ar. he Immediately visited her. Tie officer
founll her lying upon tile bare, cola floor, With
oni fuel, food, or comfortable covering. Il.
learned from her disconnected story that hcs
hu.baud had dcscrtcd hcr, sue was without
fricIi.l+, without mo.cy, ard Sncw not in what
direction to turn fo7 ;il in hcr extremity
Supplying her with :. stuvc, bcs! and clothing,
aad food for her Immediate wants, the cilices
>7.s obliged 10 leave her TO others.
How nlauy such cases Of suffering VIC nigh:
find in n eiuSlc short day devoted 10 tho cause
Of charity. This is oac out Of many that sure
Is call for the cxcrtioa Of the best efforts O:
the generous who arc blessed with abundance
Of this woy',rs goods.
"rsa- extend plying hand
LATER FROM TIT IlrSNAS AND DErEEErx
AfFAIn,-It wi:lbc rccollec.cd tia! short tizss'
since yrc published III account Of two Young
men from this city by tl.e na.nc oi Herman
and Dcvcrcux going l., New York, OIL their
way 10 California, and that IL was suspected.
the 1at:c7 had robbed his companion. hc ha1-
in. been taken iusaEc. OF his ticket aad cloth
in., and conc away with them. City Marshal
Lawson has received the following letter,
whic:, more fully explains the transaction and
puts different phase uron tho conduct o.
Dcyegeux:
METROPOLITAN poIicE UrsT.- Precinct No. 81
New loEK, Ncc. sih, lSC0.
l. LAWSON. Eaq., Clry MAE-uAL :--Sir: iorr
favor VI thc lh ln=t duly received. III arswcr
10 which cln only iufur:n you. tbs, ats. lleuusn
xas hrou.ht 10 this station by n Pl:tru and ntv,
ercu2; shut sle WAS Insane 4: the time: Tint w
plaesd watch ovcr E:::i and procured medical a.
tendance, but nrvcEts lena llc dill iujrre himself
hat net sufficiently l." cans" IcAth- lie. however.
dtel ha neg: tas aud a., inquest was held over s
rel!,n,Is by Co7p.rz javkIual. The verdict req
tlrrvd ls. IL: died Ut Ht!ir.R!a ffSn4nf. Ic:a
ia!1raled til It Mt. D.s:7rx l1c1 t;aat m furnish
cd lhr money to purchase his ticket and in that
way uitancd pus:es-!":f Of nj. sdcct- whs:e,tr
thfy may have been. ana sailed til. ucx1 day for
California. Yours tr:i!s.
WILLIAM IAAl-oS, Cant. :d lEce;Ict.
BENEFIT or TUE NEw MAGDA,ES AsTLcM.--
4 Fair and Concert is to be given at West
Market Ball On thc o6th and eth Of the pres
ca. month, for the benefit ani 10 pay tic in
debteduess of the New 3Iasaa1en asylum.
Tickets 81, 90 for Lady and gentleman. The
Ghent Family and Great Western Band arc 70
appear both evenings. 4 Fair and Concert.
for the same object, is announced to take place
at bryan Hall Oh tic last day Of the old and
first Of tho New Year. Admission to the Int
trr ,1,triusv thc Ter q ernt4 r., t},a rnnrrrt