, 1861-01-18

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Hyde at 1o2 Madison street, have Harper for
February.
NEW SCALE Patents. s. Hitchcock, m
old and practical ecale maker of this city, has
Just Lad patented what he considers an import
ant improvement in the scales.
WrMAS TIE W1zARD.-Thlre is rush at
Kingsbury Hall TO sec W'yman the Wizard, md
i. .seryeslly, for he sends everybody away from
Eincsbury Hall lr most pleasant humor.
Confidence IN TIE CLEKaT.-The Demo
erat lately adopted 4 column Of Dr.. Bellows
sermon on the Crisis MS a leading article as
the rakir used to remark "'Tis very good
way, If as how you doesn't zee how it is
done"
WSTEE.-That most accomplished md skill
ful artist, William Winter, is lifting upa studio
in I.arnlon Block. He has hosts Of friends
here who will be glad to hear the news.
FIHEMESs BENEVOLENT AssOclAT1oS.-At
the late annual meeting of this Association,
the following officers were reelected for the
ensuing: President, John 7. Edwards; Vice
fTCS3AEnt, 1Js L. OlAAAlcA A1NsA9aASaf ~ ~
Holden; Secretary, P. P. Wood.
ART Srrp1Es.-Lct all lovers Of art avail
themselves Of the present rare opportunity %
cx1minc and study superb works of nrt in the
Heart Of the Andes" and in the Art Exhibi-
ton. Visit both places and secure Season
tickets,
COLLECTING TA1Es,-Thc City Collector is
busily calling IN delinquent and tardy tax-ray-
c7s. We have not as yet heard Of but few
D;sunionists who resist coercion In this mat
ter, though the new doctrine Of Secession is
! expanding SO rapidly that no one can tell
| where it will end, and there may come to be
many like our correspondent who defines his
| position III another column.
4 SPLENDID FREIGHT BCs1SEss.-No less
than this can be indicated By the fact reported
| to US By u passenger, that between Crcstlne
and this city, on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne 4
Chicago Railroad q Jay or two since, he count
cd sixtxcn heavy freight trains, nine bound East
and seven tountl West
| BREAD For WNIsKf.-1t is hard to com
press 60 many lessons on the beauties Of being
under the dominion Of poor whisky, into les:
space than is occupied by the fact that Geo. Har
ris, . poor inebriato was taken Into custody
yesterday for the larceny of lot Of Mcchani
cal Bakery tickets, which he was disposing o
for liquor,
CHICAGO CURLING CIrn-Quite an attract
ivc feature ct the amuscmcnts on the ice yee
tcrlay was the first game Of cnrling By tn
Chicago Curling Club, which was played O.
the river between Lake and Wells stree
bridges. The novelty of this "simple, de,
trous, eocIal gamc,'' drew together larg
| crowd Of on.1ookcrs, to the most Of whom
was entirely new. The ice WAS rather rougl
but there wczc some excellent players anon
our Scotch friends.
MINISTRY AT LARaE-n any person wants
| Job Of Carpenter or Painters work done chez
and well, eau send them hands for elthe
. who will be thankful to- work for almost an
r thing, until Spring opens 1havc also capt.
!, Swedish an to do chores. Apply to Robe
!. Collycs, Minister at Large, 1G9 Randolph stree
;, Office hours Q a. N. to i p N.
a LARcES1Es Klroy, bad boy, "
held to bail yesterday for entering the Sea,
mon School House, while the School was
session and stealing IN ovcscoat belonging
= the Principal, Nr. Wentworth, and two cot
belonging to scholars. &c was committed
= default Of $500 bail.
n John Powers, 4 Kilsubbenite, was caught
'r the actof carrying Oft iron bars. One hundr
IS IS and forty-scvcn pounds Of iron were found
Is his possession, valued at eight dollars.
1T was held for trial in the sum Of $500 bail.
Of SENT TO JAu--John Hcnncssy clias Gcol
Boyle Patrick Wclch, and John Kelley, ri
arrested for robbing the store Of John Gca
e. e. No. 10 Wells street, OF some $500 worth
y, cle hing, have been sent to jul for trial
AZ Yesterday afternoon, Mt the classic local
w w Of KUgubbin, tho old quccu'hcc Of this TIL
~ y. ing crew, one Mrs. Kelley, and mother Of
=. ahove-namcd John, WIS arrested ut her do
W ell, and with her, Peter Finn and Patsey
=" ein. Still raore Of the plunder was found
identified. These parties have all Of Il
ii been in this line Of business until this, Il
IT. la.c future and Involuntary assignment Of
ssts to the detectives. -: :, =