, 1861-11-28
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giving and praise 10 Divine Providence for FL
1ors, past aud present. aud of petition for All
extension Of those flrors during the year to
come, has rolled round again, and will be Oh
served devoatly in all the churches with ap~
lropriate services, and joyfully al thousands
Of well spread boards
The retrospect Of the year closing to-day,
considered with reference to the city, is most
favorable and furnishes abundant cause for
Thanksgiving No devastating fire has spread
terror III its path, aud few shocking tragedies
Which make tLc heart sick, have bl2a spread
out in these brief chronicles Of the times. We
hare been spared tho details Of fearful! acci-
dent iy lire aud food. Pcacc and tranquility
have prevailed in our streets, aud law and o.
tle-, the result Of good government, have cy-
cr,wherc heen observed. The cause OF Chris
tianity and The progress Of morality have
tecn advanced Out Of the financial ellaos
which Threatened to palsy tho business inter
csts Of the city has been cduccI i rcgula-
ton abundant III good results. With the
growing year, trade and commerce have ex-
panded, money has grown more plentiful, our
warehouses arc bursting with tho 1llrvesfS ct
the pr:a;ries, and tic sails Of our inland sea
have wlitcnca the ocean and been furled III |
fcrcien ports. Improvement has rapidly sue
c.4ded improvement Palatial residences
1rye sprung mp like magic; new business
houses lave been established; Il gigantic sys-
i'm cf warehouses inauguratcl, new avenues
laid o,tt and old ones improved. Tic blight |
of war has not reached us. The Influences
which elsewhere have par;slyzcl business, have
GT7371n tn fr1T Tr
new sources Of wealth and displayed 10 us lar-
ssinwcrs Of future prosperity, pointing to the
no distant day when Chicago must hc the me
trorolitan city Of this great Western empire, |
i'll all the arts, sciences, manufactures, Gle |
nnrn1s Of trade and results Of bold and iMtle
rv,:,1cnt thought, which 20 to make up the !
total Of municipal success.
We may not he accused Of cgotiEm in Civ
ing thanks for The success which has crowned
cur own humble efforts, during the year closing
to-day; success due to the frce-tllinking and
f1cc-aeting mass Of the people, Their inter
c5ts and the interests Of tho great questions
Of human rights and human liberties, so dear
10 1Ilcln end 10 US, VIC have 1althfullF cndeaE-
| ured tn euIscTyc and jcalonsy watched; With
| what success, time, The great disposer OF men
| and measures must determine. Though cx-
;,osctl to tlc w7.,th Of c;,Gal and clique, poll
I 1:ci:ns and pant'crrrs to power, we are satis-
| fed that in thc disposition Of the great Ids
! SONS Of tho hour, we arc with the people and
| tic people with us. Therefore to them We
give thanks for avors in t'ic past, and rust by
/ continued efforts III the cause Of human right
| and dlhcaYs aytisst ANnan bondage, to deserve
| tile continuance Of those flyors in the future.
| To MI our readers we wish 4 pleasant
| Thanksgiving, Il reunion Of friends and rcla-
tions and well spread board, trusting that
they will hot forget the poor to whom upon
this day Of all days, the greatest OF III; the
virtues should hc extended. See, that from
your abundant stores, some portion is re-
served Tor your poorer neiyhbor; then shall
your Thanksgiving be abundant in blessings.
Let it be 4 day not only Of Thanksgiving but
al1ns-giving. Having first seen that your
| poorcr neigllbor docs not lack, then eat, drink
and be merry; for sometimes the Scriptural
| proyerb may be reversed, and out Of the
abundance Of the mouth, the heart may
speak.
Important Suit In Chancery.
The jury in the County Circuit Court has
been discharged for the term, the Court being
now engaged in the case Of Philips Us. Philips
transferred by change Of venue from the Su
rcrior Court The parties TO this case are tht
well known chair and furniture makers Of thi:
d ciay, whose establishment has forscycr1l year:
r tuned out near1ya hundred Thousand dollar:
y worth Of goods yearly. The l,ill is filed b,
{ John Philips, Jr., charging mutual IntereS
Y with his father and brothers in the business
:: in the nature Of partnership; asking for
decree to that effect, and for a division Of tn
= profits and property Of the concern.
+ The claim to partnership is denied by ILL
i defendants, John Philips, sr., clai1ning tn
whole properly and business as being his Owl
individually, in which he is supported by tn
other defendants, his sons. The reading 0
the bill, which is very yoluminous, cmbodyin'
r. a detailed history Of the dealings and busincs
rc of the parties Tor the past twenty years, occu
,z pied the greater part of yesterday forenoon
# after which the reading Of The testimony fo
RI the plaintiff was begun
Some idea Of the mass Of the testimony ma
be formed from the fact that about eighty O
q ninety witnesses have been examined in til
!, case, and their dispositions taken,- filling thrc
= huge folio volumes, all Of which have to b
e read at length The property involved is vet
d large, amounting to between ST., 900 and 500
c Goo, mostly consisting Of capital and stock fo
p manufacture in this city. To the nsnal intcl
est Of lawsuit is added in this case, 4 sres
deal Of feeling. Father, sons, andbrothers alst
&C who hare 1abored for many years togethf
st with everything in common, arc now engage
n in 4 bitter contest.
!. The case is conducted by Arthur ". VIII
of dett, Esq, for complainant, and by Messr
10 Williams, Woodbridge & Grant for The d
L. PENDANTS.
Transportation Of Regiments.
The Chicago, Alton Il st. Louis railroa
- have contracts 10 move six regiments durir
nj the next five days commencing to-day as fo
k lows:
10 The Lincoln Regiment, SD Illinois Volu
he tcers, which have been in camp for the pa
al few weeks at Geneva, will leave that place
ct two o'clock to-day, en- route for st. Loui
n. without change Of cars, the St. Louis 70:
au ecnding some Of their oW11 cars to Geneva f
them.
Kclloeg's Second Regiment Of Michig;
on cavalry will leave Detroit by tue Michig
ITS Southern route tonight at midnight, arriyil
lty here tomorrow afternoon at two O'Clock, al
ID, thence to St. Louis by this road.
an- On Saturday portion Of the Iowa 9th re:
is, mcnt will leave Iowa City and connect vi
I'M this road at Joliet for st. Louis.
nd On Sunday, the Wisconsin 9th will lea
On Milwaukee for this city, thence by this 70
for St. Louis.
On Tuesday, another Wisconsin Regime
FeS and Col Stuart SD regiment Of the Doug
=" Brigade leave 1,y the same route.
Sa- The Wisconsin eth now at Madison and
"o 18Th at GAINESVILLE are also expected to le:
III for Missouri next week