, 1860-12-05
THE CITY,

latcncss OF the hour, necessarily breaks OIL
THE CITY.
tE Sherlock is open in new Old Book
Stall near the Post Office.
~ Don't forget the meeting Of the Tenn
pcrancc Union at the Clark street Methodist
Lecture Room, at 10 O'Clock, 4. n, today:
Miss ELLA WREs's DEsEF1r.-The bill at
Mcyicker's tonight is good one, and to he
paycd for the benefit Of Miss Ella Wren.
Acc1DEsr.-Stcphcn Hyde, an employee Of
the Galcna and Chicago Uniou Railroad, wills
run over and killed 1T Lane station, On Thurs-
day, So Nc learn from the Lane Leader:
The Rock ISLAND BRIDGE CAsE.-Thc trial
off, ". Bissell, for iii attempt TO burn the
Rock Island Railroad Bridge, is to commence
before the Recorders Court on Monday next.
BUnGLAHY.-On Sunday nightlas the prcmi-
scs, No. 262 State street, were entered by burg
lars, and S., taken from 3Ir. Kent, an occu-
l,ant of the store.
THE ELIZA GnAYsoS RESCUE CAsE--Thc
trial Of the liirc persons indicted by thc Grand
Jury Of the United States Court, commences
carly in January before Judge Drummond.
CHAIRMAN or SCPEKy1soRs.-Thc December
session of thc Board ofSuperyisor5 commenced
IN Monday by tho election Of A. G. Throop OF
t,is city, Chairman. They transacted NO other
business Of importance on that day, and Wis
tied the County Poor House yesterday.
TuE CHURCH OF THE Holy CoMMUS1oS.-
1t is rumorcd that Bishop Whitchousc, In per-
eo1,, is to fill the rcctorsiip Of the Church Of
the Holy Communion, TO he vacated on tho
10:., inst. by the departure Of the Rev. s. B.
Hodges.
COMPLEMENTARY BESEFlT.-By referring to
our advertising columns it will be observed
that some Of oMr best citizens have united III
:, call 10 Mrs. G. Varian James, to appear this
evening ut Bryan Hall, i'll Que more concert.
Sue deserves, and should receive, . bumper.
SOCIETY NonA-Dr t;cbhard Poole will
lecture before this Society on Thursday eve
niu., the 9Th inst, ut the Hail in Sewbcrry 5
B.uvl, rnrnc: Of kinzic AMI North Wells
street. Subject: Mazzini and Italy. The ST.
cicty desire to return thanks to f. C. l.arned,
E.'l., for seven volumes Of valuable hooks.
L FALL. AMI, 4 Lt,ss.-A gentleman whose
name We did not learn, fell On tue pavement
while crossing Randolph street at its junction
with Clark, yesterday afternoon, and having
his haul III Ills pocket at the time, jerked out
two twenty dollar goll pieces, and they wcre
lost. At least tho crowd collected 10 mid him
were unable to lind thc1u-or to restore them.
STATE TEACHERS AssoclATioS.-This body
Of teachers will assemble ut Quincy On Wed
pcs.lay, tic otiih inst, and continue in session
three days. An unusually rich programme Is
announced. The Burlington Road has kindly
granted teachers free rcturn tickets. Let Cool;
county teachers 10, TO L naan and wou.an, and
contribute to this i,ltcllcctualtr The abic>!
lecturers in The West will he present.
are now being perfected fora first class skating
pond, to be located GU Wabash avenue, nortl
Of Twelfth street 1t is to be got up regard
less Of expense, hr a class Of young nlca whe
can afford to indulge in sucll luxurics, and il
to be lighted with :,as--ard tho sparkle o
bright cycs--wllcn completed.
''Mcrriy the skaters GO
CHICAGO REFORM SCnouL--At the Counci
Meeting; OH Monday evening Inc Fifth Annua
Report Of the Superintendent Of the Ch;cag.
Reform School was presented and ordcree
printed. 1t urges the absolute necessity of 4,
additional building, and also the ilnpropriet,
Of s.ndin. to the institution bugs Under scvel
| Or oyrr fourteen years Of age. 4. Il. Tiirocl
and !. X. bot sford were Teappointedas ,nc.n
| bcrs of the Evarl Of Guardians.
| Man Mlsz1:G.--Gcosgc Slattcrlv, :: ma,
formerly living on Canalport avenue, hctwcc,
jefferson: and Ewing streets, disappeared n,ystc
rious1y On the Wednesday evening subsclucn
to the Gay CT the last election, aut has no
since been hoard from. Foul play Is suspect
cl, anl tho matter il How in the hands Of tn
| police Slattcrly WAS 4 dock laborcr, is d..
sc-ibcd rs lci1g about five feet ten inches il
height. sandy lrair, dark hazel eyes, and wor
| when last seen two rair Of light colorcd over
ILLS, 4 rid flannel shirt and black coat. lie wa
twenty-scven or twcnty-eiglt yca:s Of aye, AMI
leaves wife and child.
THE LADY ELG1S FuND.-Thc Treasurer @
tie Fund in ai1 nf The f4ulilics OF the sufferer
by t,r Lady E'yiu calamity, reports throusl
I The Milwaukee papers rcccirts that foot up 6
follows:
| An,pt,&t I'D In fbr rftv r
| Milwaukee INSTRUMENTATION. ,uS.s0
Contributions received fEum
aDstlQ --.-.-----........-- --is-.tap ....
mated i'll Chicago:
Gnwc l.zu. j. brake, 50: J. i. Saudi. 81; Hal
& aver. 81: Sacred B.ncit Concert. $13l.G7; I
| Lest ami t,terr. SltU: Theatrical Society, 10: en-
p'"yccs Of Mc'i'rnick.s Keapsr Works. $3::5t
herman Evan Lutheran ST. Pauls Church. $l:ss. i
Hubbard j. lluut. s5y; scanlan l. Bro, rs: Catl
ulic Temperance Sucteiy. S..
DISHONEST DoNEsr1c.-A young girl CT
ploycd in the At:au:s House, was on Monda
detected in theft from her employer, II
PcaTcc. Her parents, 1t appears, aided M
encouraged her in appropriating small article
and received them ut their house OH S!icrna
street. Fifty dollars il, money were missc
come time since, which the girl confessed I
larc taken. Mr.. Pcarce was kind enough III
to prosecute her, anu it is to bc hoped that Il
clcmenry will have better effect upon Ii
than tl.c Y lc associations Of the Jail won
have cxcrtcd, and also warn her parents I
no longer compel her to II life Of crime, whit
will, if lerscycred i'll, sooner Of later, lead L.
into the State pcnitcntiary.
PASEL THIEVES IN TaounlE-A pigeon r
might as well be made without pigeon
most Of thu Offences OF the class Of pau
thieves take place without pigeon, wca
vicious and wort', pluckin.. John Blankhor
q Canadian, is the latest victim to the oil {
tabishcd formula of pigeoi-catclfnE wlc
| the trap il ba:tcd With an abandoned ftma
accomn!Icc, and tho trap sprun:: hy 4 PRETEND
husband, who breaking fn upon thu iutcrvie
bushes tho matter up by receiving all tho r;
uablcs Of the pigeon, In this instance, .1ol
Blankhorn aforesaid, who was turned into t
| street clad only in single cotton garner
and sought zcfng: in 4 bakery. The poll
took the matter in charge an have arrest
. George Northrup and Jerome n. Foster, oce
pants Of saloon on South Clark street MS il
pllcatcd in the at1air. They were held to b
In 500 each until this morning. In the poe
! cts Of the stolen pants were watch, sor
scyeu or eight dollars Ii, money, and n bill
; exchange on the Bank Of British North AM
: ica for $l.300.
A MYSTERY SoLyEn.-Two young men
] tina r:f,- Ta1,p Nnycrr,ur md , Nr rr,po-