, 1861-12-14

the lat Of January. Contributions will be r.
ceiyed until the 18th inst, and the reward will
be made by competent literary gentlemen.
f. See advertisement Of stock of LIQUORS
for sale, IN to-day advertisements,
E We cell attention to Blanchard & Bor-
lands Coal advertisement in our new advcr-
tisemcnts fto-day.
SKREKADE.-Col Mulligan WAS sercnadel at
bis hotel in Washington, on. Monday night,
by the officers Of the 18th n. 7. Regiment
UNPAID LsTrERs.-The list Of unpaid let
ters remaining in tile Chicago Post Office, for
the past week, will be found on the third page
OF to-day's TR1BrsE
observation-disclosures II. Sits has been
promoted to First LieutenancE III Company
B, Major Barker NcClellan's Dragons and
r Purley Page elected second Lieutenant in
the same Company.
FUNERAL CEaENoS1Ez-The remains Of
Thomas n. Hitchcock who was killed at Tip-
ton, No., will be inferred at Rose Hill Cemctry
to-day The train Leaves the Milwaukee Depot
AE teA mlHules past Twelve.
F1RE.-The alarm Of fire for the Sixth Dis
trict, 1ate yesterday afternoon, was occasioacd
BY the accidental burning Of some tar, near
the shore end Of the North Pier No damage
WIS done.
t. Winchen has done well for his audience
and himself The receipts for his last two
nights at Bryan Hall, in gross, were s505. He
appears at tic same place on Monday evening
next for the Soldiers Aid Society, giving an
entire change Of programme. There is but one
Ninchell.
t. JeW-ett 4 Co., grocery auction house,
Sc Dearborn street, sell by catalogue, at 10 g.
m, 200 dozen brooms, 100 barrels mackerel
and herring, 200 kegs white lead, 100 cases ale
and schmpps; also, tobacco, soap, 100 barrels
liquors, and general groceries.
LAST CH4ScE.-The ladies Of Christ Church
give their last dinner at Bryan Hall to-day.
As this is the last opportunity afforded to cn-
courage the laudeb1e object Of removing their
church debt, We hope our citizens will
promptly and libtr:lly improve it.
EXAMINATION tf 4EAlht-AS,- y LII
be an examination of female teachers, and of
candidates for admission to the Normal De- |
partment Of the High School at the office Of
tic Board Of Education, No. 119 Clark street,
on Friday, December 20tl, commencing at 9 |
O'Clock, A. N.
CLOSING SALE OF FINE Fur Goops-GiI- |
bert, Sampson & Warner will close out the
balance Of those fne Furs this morning, COM
mcucing at h1lfpast nine O'Clock, at their
Auction Rooms, No. l. Lake street. Those |
who have not supplied themselves will find it |
TO their interest 10 attend this closing sale. |
DISBURSEMENT OF TIE WAR FrNp-The |
Cook County War Fund Committee will pay !
the soldiers families this Saturday. morning,
al 10 O'Clock, at the Supervisors room. The |
funds on hand will allow them to pay only half |
the amount to that heretofore allowed by the |
Union Defence Committee.
THE 18TH ILLINOIS CAyALRY.-Tllis rcgl-
ment, under the command Of Colonel Arno |
Foss, yesterday took possession Of their quar-
ters at Ca1np Doug}as. They arc the same |
heretofore occupied by the Second regiment
Of tile Douglas Brigade. Captain Potter, tho
division Qnartermaster, has delivered them
two hundred complete uniforms.
REconpEK's CouRT-In, this Court ycster-
day, the docket was cleared. Robert Morlcr
was found guilty Of larceny, and sentenced to
two years imprisonment in the State peniten-
tiarr. The case Of Sylvester Lind will be
found noted in detail elsewhere. The prison.
CTS convicted during the present term will be
Sentenced this morning at ten o'clock.
MAJ. SLENNEE.-This patriotic soldier ar
rived in this city on Wednesday last from the
Seat Of Var in West Virginia. He has been
seriously i'll for some time past, SO much 80
that his life was in jcapordy. His friends
will he glad to learn that he is now GONZALES
cent, although reduced by his Illness, and TINT
careful attention will in time restore him |
to complete health.
TIE TS1oS SOLDIERS AID Soc1E11.-The |
ladies Of South Chicago have organized sthe |
Union Soldiers Aid Society,"" and have elect
ed Mrs. Myrick, President; Mrs. Charles Fol-
lantbcc, Vice-President; Mrs. 4. Bigelow,
Treasurer, and Mrs. Sacket Secretary, and ad-
journed to meet on Saturday, December 18th
at o'clock p. H., at the Orphan Asylum. 4
tull attendance is desired,
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,,.a..,s IA n1e. ,1a oAA-oof teauers
us,,ae esa| ~ lu.u ,us .eetuie - ~ d. w.
Young Mems Association. "Good wine
needs no bush" !" and DR.. H.'s reputation as
. or,,,,.;aa 9o.o - '"ut W ensu1e
f,o,a s',.4 "4uI 1. 1us eoA'nne'.e.S.'on
;anr s' a.. suo!eel' "oihlng ana thlhk-
edly be handled in mastetly manner.
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be1a - IN p;oz.,s 49, Hi,s.saan vms G.uo
the fo1,ov,n1- 5ere e,ec+s5 ] afsnnrz ~ W. ~
sr7np ve.r. pros;aa,,s. po,,o.t -
p1cs;dcnt-pc+cr ,foof,,1ana cas..ts ~
.rrcosnrer-~77ri,,;o,nf f1,o~,- Co,.s.s:...a" '.4o
,aneymcnt-Georpc wilson Dr = M.a,,;a
ter Io1,n MeG},ebin A1o~ Un;+o a,:.s.
Geo. Wilson Wm T,,coner ~'>'i''-
e''iAl-ise .afh1ca.-hcS. 4. Lewis Perry,
1.sehs o' 'he african elSlhzatlon Society, Of
ne" ofA' and q proposed missionary to Cen
ua1 1'aea, 1o' me purpose OF Introducing into
t-at country ehr1stlan civilization, will ad-
dress public meeting on the subject at the
First Baptist Church, corner Of Washington
and Lasa1le streets (Rcv. Dr.. Eyarts), on Sun
day afternoon at 21zz O'clock The matter of