, 1861-01-03

FrEr.-On Tuesday night two small elsnnties
were burned On Canal strret near Old street
bridge.
FIRE IN THE Third D1srnicr-About half
past ten o'clock last evening All alarm was
sounded for the Third District, caussu by the
burning Of q building At Bridgeport.
LECTURE AT BRYAN 1IAL1.-~Thc Rev. Fa.
tlacr Snarius, of t!c Jesuit College, St. Louis,
Ill able aud eloquent speaker, and one Of tho
prominent lights Of the Catholic Church in
lhc Northwest, delivers q lecture at Bryan
Hall this evening, for the relief Of The roor.
UNITED STATES CounT.-Thc United States
Court arc in possession Of their new quarters
in tho Custom House building. Everything
is In good taste and complete readiness for
business. Tho Eliza Grayson rescue case will
bc Immediately taken up.
MURpocu-Thc distinguished tragcdiap, ].
f. Murdoch, will read {" Hamlet" Mt Bryan
Hall on Friday evening, uule: an engagement
with tho Audubon Club. The announcement
is sufficient to securc full house.
JAMES HucnASAS's FAST DAr.-ln aecorf
aucc with til: Proclamation If tue President
Of the UEitcd States, the Bankers and Brokers
olChicaso, agree 10 closc their respective p1a-
ccs Of business "a Friday, January It'll, 1861.
4 WORKING ED,ron.-Thcrc is IN editor in
this city who is the working partner in the pa
| i,cr with which he Ia connected, who bought
| u piece Of cloth On New Years day for = pair
Of pants, cut Them himself, and in four hours
afterwards was making calls, large as life and
twice as natural
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Among the references
! to ScwYcar's Day past, should cu;ue in the sc-
/ acknowledgements due Drake of sl.o fremont
/ House for his annual remembrance Of the
nulnhcr Of the TRIBUNE Office, fu the way If
"cg+2g,-uo.s,," with cake TO match. Twas gencr-
ous, luscious
In i NEW PLAcE-Thc Chicago Office Of
The New York aud Erie Railroad has been rc-
moved to an unsurpassed locality, No. G4 South
Clark street, under the new Sherman House,
| where Mr.. Forsyth, the wellknown and popu-
| lar representative Of the Company will be
| found In quarters crtircly worthy Of himself
|
md lis connections.
| B The winter term CT Mr.. Dyes Juvenile
Singing and Pluo Glasses, commences next
! Saturday morning ut Q O'Clock, january 4th,
! at bis Music Hall, lis Lake street. Singing
class from to 10, Piano class from 10 to T.
Adult classes every Monday mad Friday eve
ming. The first lesson free to all Of the above
| classes.
| VAcArIos-Thc Public Schools Of this city
arc pow enjoying their two; weeks vacation
| usual during the period Of holidays. The lit
tie folks will know how to make the most Of
| it, and kind parents will remember their own
youth and not bear too hardly upon boys who
are noisy, and girls who "ncaFly ta11c The roof
| OF" Let them shout; age will come soon
enough, and there arc worse evils that pertain
10 adult experience, tim t1owscEs that get
torn and rinaforcs that will not :" stay clean ~
! Youso News AsaoC1A11oN LEcrraE-Mr,
| Osc,nyan's lecture before tho +. II. Associa~
ton this evening will doubtless be one Of
great interest. His subject is, Turkey and her
| Institutions, political and socIal, Courts and
| llazaars, Sublime Porte and SeIaglio, Luna,;c
Asylum and Mosque, Ausseln,an Religion and
Vorshlp, with hpractical illustrations, &C., DC !"
In New York, at tho conclusion Of BIZ. Oscan-
Janis Last course Of lectures, PROT Hackley of
Columbia College, presented the following:
!. 12eAo2xna, That Mr.. 0scanyan be requested to
repeat the course, in order that the pleasure It
+ l,as afforded may be shared By q larger number
| of our fellow ciiizenR." j.. =. ,-
Mr. 0scanyan was. chief interpreter to the
| Turkish Admiral and his suite, when visiting
! this country yeas OF two Since 4 -. !. ::