, 1861-01-01
THE. CITY.

Tue Posi- 0FFlcE.-Thcpest oflloc will opc:1,
tlis morning at 8, and closo ut 10. The clerks
arc to be let loose to celebrate tn New Year,
EXCELSIOR CLrn--Thc members. of this
Club and their swcethearts arc to make merry
this evening Mt 4 ball in Lind's Block
Attention is called to fflc advertisement
Of new Lubhc1tor; witch deserves the In
reetigatioa Of thoee who arc III The money.
i making wuy. ~" =.
The CoLDEsr YEr.-Yestcrtlay wis tho cold
est Of The season. At 2 A. NJ, the thrrmorne-
ter marked 1o degrees below zcro. At noon,
however, it stood at one below.
CHANGED QuARTEns. Tho U, S. Courts
and the head qua1tcrs Of thc t. S. Marshal,
werc on Saturday last removed TO the new
Postofllco building. Their ncw apartments IRE
very convenient and comfortable.
FIRE AT HrpE Pa3sK-A: eleven o'clock on
Saturday night last, the barn Of +. Saunders,
at Hyde Park, WAS burned, Four horses, four
COVE, and some other property were consumed
with the building. Luss 500. -.
NEW YEAn's So,REk-G. Afir,solc will give
bis usual Tuesday evening Party tonight ut
his Dancing Academy, corner Of Madison and
Clark streets. Mr. Mirasolc Invites lis friends
aud scholars to attend..
DIARIES FOR 1s61.-Our reader will please
to remember that. Acfally & Co... 81 Dear
bonn st., {Ricc's Block) arc now Offering their
large stock Of pocket Diaries ior 1861 at very
low prices to close them of. AcNally. has
Just received Puuch's Almanac for 1851; ron
talping many ofiSinat to1nit articles, and plcn-
ty Of Illustrations, by Leochf Fcuniel i Co.
..HosoaAHlT DlscuAHoED.-It il but justicc
to On honorable person TO shy that Mr: J..E,
Hhodcs, arrested for passing certain counter
felt bills in this city, was honorahly discharged
upon. examination Every enc acquainted
with Mr. R. speaks in his praise and gives him
credit for being model conductor ind q Inc
young man. 49,. -,- ).
.F1RE on TUE Nonrn s1DE:-4tt nlno O'Clock
on Sunday night ahre broke out it. No, III
Michigan street, In Commission Etoro, occu-
pied By L. French. The bhi1ding is owned By
C. h.. Brown. Damagc less. than. 500. The
stock Nas insured for g, GOO in tho Park. and
metropolitan companies Of New York
Urcs errstoSa-Many, if hot all ourclcr-
sylnen preached hgh-toncd Union sermons
from their pulpits last. Sabbath. DR.. Eyezts
Of the Baptist. rs well Rs others, takirr, the
strongest ground IN fayUt oi 4 return TO the
doctrines Of our Fathers, aud especially to the
teachings Of Christ, ns the rcmedvsfor disscn-
ton, and opposing all sonnprotnises NTH
wrong. -,
: MEAL WAngnoCsE- Our readsFs will OBJ
serycthat the establishment ol Mr. 7. S. Dick
erson, viii, 2n tho l7th inst, bc moved to
Nos 1e9 and 2ol Randolph street. Mr.. .. las
as ociatcd with him. Mt T. II. :Vantscryoort of
New York, tie mime and style of the firm TO
be Vandervoort, Dickinson & ca. The house
is well known as ons. of the ,n9.t e1tcYbiyc
not only in the Northwest, Bit III The country,
aud will commemorate tdcir natne and style
by III energy commensurate wifi Their largely
increased facilities. They also, iu addition to
their own stock Of cSc1y 7srtirl1 in thc metal
llnc, arc .hs Sc:infs in the Northwest for, and
keep q great assessment. Of uowc's Standard
Scales: ...-
ConosEn's IsoUB7s.-4Eoroner Jane. res-
terday held an inuuctt ot, t!la body Of Mrs.
Mary Ann tohiiers, al. No. 1s3 Clark Street.
The deceased was. apparently in good hcalth.
IN Saturday, but on ennday morning was
found de.d In her bed. She was Fft5 wear. If
ay,c, aud Was u'a rnotbc:l;it l;it,:aw Il :;w of Ne II.
Psihkwofth, who was lntely burned out on:
Calhoun Place, aud lost Ills wife short time
thereafter, 4 post mortem, examination
ehowed that her dcath resulted, from iut1an1-
nation Of the lupss. - ....'.t
In thu afternoon an Inquest 'TEas :a>:o held
Upon the body Of Mn. Catherine MCCARTHY,
who WIS found dead upun thu 'iloorufh her
house, Not Pearson ftres!Ei H:rth Division.
An i,ntcci1c tighter. of the deceased testified
t..t ilcr mother fell out IF the bed during the
night, but further her, mind did not scem 10
retain = remembrance. It is probable that
3Lrn. Mccarthy frozo to death. Hrr husband
died last Tuesday, m inmate Of the 1nsvno
Department of ths cfunty Poor lloiisc.