, 1860-12-22
THE CITY.


New Years Address.
s25 will bc paii By tho DA1Lr Tnlurxr for
tho best written New Years Address, Of frum
une hundred and ltlv to two hundred and fifty
lines, to bo sent 10 by. tho o0th Of December.
l:ejected addresses returned II. desired. Ad
dress 6. r. BRAcKxTT,
Tdbrno otiss, Chicago.
The SE1,fES's BA11.-The seanen's De-
nevolent Society gayc their First Annual Ball
ut tlleir Han, IN Lind's Block, last evening.
Observation-Disclosures Theatre Is to
sc 1ejuyenated aud brought into line under
new auspices.
B1suor Sn1Psos's Lrc7uRE.-Owing 10 the
iuclement aspects Of yesterday the lecture an
nounced for Metropolitan Hall lust evening
was postponed
HOLIDAY BooKa.-Thc old and we'll known
booksclliug honse OF ". i. Keen, No. 1o8
Lake street, It will be seen In another column,
advcztiscs rich stock Of holiday books.
WmsKr DID Ir.-Thc coroner yesterday
quhar, a poor inehziate found dead in ditch
Ho leaves wife and child.
TaE ARr Exn1n1r1os AND DRAw1sa.-Go
aud see it at Hcs1cr's Gallery, l13 Lake street.
It Is worthy on Its own merits, excellent In its
purposes and will prove sacccss. The tickets
should be taken promptly. Tho prizes sss far
above the common order in Art unionsI
At McNA14y's.-Ha1pcr for January, ar.
Journal for December, good stock Of Stereo-
scopes, both cheap md dear, and volumes Of
''Our Musical FEicnd,' for description Of
which see advertising columns. Rtcc's Block,
81 Dearborn etrc*t.
MASONIC FESTIVAL, B1ASEY LopGE--Thc
Blsncy Lodge give their second annual Festi-
val at the Briggs House, on Thursday evening.
elegant aud most recherche affairs, and the
coming ono will prove no exception.
Cu1LpREh's DooEs.-Wi1liam Tominson,
at o. Randolph street, the Childrcn's Book
seller, has ono Of the most delightful and su-
peril stocks Of Holiday books for the little
folks TIC have ever looked over. No one in
scasch Of ..itts fur the little folka should over.
lookit
LAW Misunderstanding this head will
be found the decision of Judge Van Higgins
upon The question whether levy Of an exccu-
ton upon real estate 50 far operates rs j sails
faction, as to reicaso for tho time being the
lien Of tho execution upon the personal p:oI-
erty, allowing sale to be made conveying
good title.
HoXE AoA1s.-Therc have been several III.
rivals recently OF Chicago citizens returned
from Pixies Peak. Among these is Gen. Tram
Nye, through in seycn days from Ell Dorado.
bringing back goodEy specimens, IN assurance
nberally distributed flint it is "all right" ont
that way, whittier ho Is to return in the spring,
and reports that tL,se who remain will winter
comfortably, and that Pixies Peak Is settled
fact. VIM. T. Bacon formerly Of the Chicago
bar is dispensing justice to that community.
Others who have gone from this city arc ect-
t1ing down to permanent connection with thzt
new community.
FIRE on SoCTH Water ETeEET-Loss
$4,0W.-About four o'clock yesterday NOR
ming tirc broke out In The Union Candle aud
Oil Works, J. Johnston proprietor, near the
corner Of Wabash avenue mud South Water
street, which Was partially consumed. Tic
1lrc WAS first discovered in thc southeastern
portion Of the building, but the origin Of The
fire Il unknown, as no fire was eyer kcpt in
that po: ton OF the, ,factorr. Tic loss Is about
81 ,000,. upon which there is an insurance Of
$1,000, divided among the Fireman't, Atlantic,
Washington and Quaker City Insurance COM
panies. The building, a four story brick struc.
turc, is owned by George Walker, Of Otta5a,
aud is da,nagcd TO the amaunt of 81 SEC, upon
which there is 4 full insurance.
CHRISTMAS BEEF.-0ur market men arc
making noble preparation for Christmas cheer.
At Wehrlc's stalls, No. Is Washington street,
the fame Of that establishment arong orr
housekccpers is to be, this season, maintained
by two superb besves, probably none liner in
the West. One Of these is tic lci1cr iOta-
mond, u beauty Of blood aud breeding, wl::ch
has borne away the blue ribbon from several
fairs. Shc il from tlc herd Of Alexander of
Kentucky, mud was fed by James Duncan 4:
Astkum, Ill. 1t il good sign to Let our
butchers by liberal prices encourage the intro
luctiuu Of such stock. She weighs 1,c00
pounds. 4 mammoth OK will BE- slaughtered
at the same time, and choice cuts may be
secured rs above, a: No. IS Washington
street.
AMELANcHoLr CAsr.-About eleven o'clock,
during the furious snow. storm Of Thursday
night, a woman w?s seen by officer Cascy, Of
the Merchants Poli.c, making her way to Tia
suicide was her puEpusr. :.s shc avowed fran
ucally when accostud by thu policeman, tho
Ice in the r1rcr would hare defeated her cs.
rand, but tbs half crazed girl, bonnetlcss aud
t1inly clad, declared she was weary Of Lille and
wonla end its troubles. She WAS taken TO tho
station house, aud thence where she will be
kindly cared for. Her story was the same Is
that given by har In evidence before Justice
Wallis, on Thursday afternoon, against South
Clark street saloon.kec2cr, by whom, She al
le5cs, she was druggesl, and thus ruined. Tic
hearing resulted III his discharge tsy tie mag
istratc, but, 1t guilty, his conscience, if not
larger than the heart Of guat, will haunt h1,
and prove punishment be cannot escape.
There Is no other punishment in our laws, and
al the hands Of present jurics, for the 6cduccr
Of woman, and unfortunately to this the bs-