, 1861-01-24
CHICAGO, THURSDAY, JANUARY "a, 1861.
THE CITY,

THE CITY.
suapK1 MKauoxa-Matten shout town
were dull and quiet yesterday. No police
neWs, no fires, nothing exciting. Eyerything
Of the smoothest mld-winter pattern
I7c7uRn At BR1AH HA1L-Rev. Henry
Cox, Of the Wabash II. E. Church, viii deliv-
er lecture at Bryan Hall On Friday evening,
for the benefit Of the Ladies' City Mission
F Large T.ade Sale by auction this NOR
ming At ~ O'Clock, Of Bedsteads, Bureaus md
Washstands. Also great variety Of Houss-
hold Furniture, BY Gilbert & Sampson. No. 50
Lake street.
T Atlantic for February At Norris &
Hydes also the Eclectic for February, Har-
pers Weekly, New York News and Lealie'a
Illustrated for Jan. 2e are full Of very inter
esting engzavings Of Forts Mou1trIe, Sumter,
&C.; at Norris q Hyde's, 103 Madison and 10
Dearborn street.
STATE FAm,-The committee chosen BY the
Mechanics Institute are to meet at the 1nsti-
tute rooms this evening, to receive PROPOSE
tions and devise means for carrying out the In
structions In the late Report In prelimina1ies
to secure the location Of Illinois State Fair In
this city.
Tho bridge Gese--Two ouaorsAnadav1ts.
We published yesterday morning, several
afhdaTits In the case now pending before the
Superior Court, for a change Of venue, in the
trial Of J. ". Bissell for an alleged conspiracy
to burn the Rock Island Bridge. We have a
number OF Others, only two Of which seen to
be necessary in order that the public may BE-
ableito understand the efforts that are now
making to create eympathy for this man
Bissen at the expense Of our courts ofjustice.
| The first is that Of Sheriff Hesing: =
SUPERIOR corn4 OF cu1cAao-ssas4 or lulno..
County nd state betnc da1 oa de-
poseth and saith that he IL the Sheriff Of said
County and was present II the Recorders Court At
ia Court most Of the time during the trial Of josiah
Y: Msself, at the said December term, and this
.an darng TIC I'D
partially against the said Bissel1; that be was
present On Monday morning, when the motion to
va @sae n @ ssa lit e.
attant mp to that time, had seen no prejudice par
tiality Or feeling on tho part Of said Recorder that
attack upon the Court, this atant and others, and
that even during these attacks the said Recorder
IN ths opinion Of this affaant, was cool and
And this atiant saith further, that he arrested
the said ui<tc ou Sunday afternoon, by virtue Of
ope # the 6 sa sa 4 tn
Disse1i-Fix.: e. +. Fieid-was there, engaged ii
close conversation with Bisscl and this atant haa
Juror had been in the room Of said Bisseli some
two hours In consultation and conversation with
s,d on ths sunda previous to hs
deponent saith not AsrHoHY c. HEs1xo.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 18th
49, - .,ra,. 80, ~, .A111 s'N.
NUM- mo'' plan teoPle WILL aoaptlese Dc
disposed TO inquire why this juror wa4 80
~to'-'5 @oe@Se1 "Asu oi'eeA' "Aas ooee III
this mean? Was there any previous under
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results of which 1t was necessary to close up
0f cor,aa mi ,va,, ~. a. 1an,z ch.nhn,
- y. soa'ee nos s'en tno ., S,' nools enamosf
relation tn +ho do,,o. ~ 4,a,x s,,tho,.x.a
t''4'n ~ uae oonss u aae4f aul1ol1zea
agent
1 c G9unr q5 G'n1S4ooEState e. Msao.s.
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the city Ct Chicago, for a conspiracy to burn tho
i.i.n1,hat fhf< aianf sa,x s.td HE'LL iiiv Fl ~,
Ing said trfal from Is commencement to The elose
hc nu m9s 1ass aaa nassn & &aqEnS INT TING stepped At
which place to vii. said Richmond House, this III
s e.. sam W ne aa1d bsse aapg me o.
18Th day OF DecosnbeI, and whils said case was
9fa 92fsr ,. aRe oeors or ths 1asy a g,Fe1 ansiT 1er
sell who then about entering lie parior at tie
,1n cno1d nt, Aonte ana bisss and the satd person
utes md seemed to b In ii 'conversation, ] but
s .ex to S satS w vas
was thus unknown 10 this at1ant, and who thus
tne saaa 6ssc seemed to be r. bur
pany with BisselI. he let IN hurried manner, and
oha3t dnwn vs 5ae s.epe .som ne hotel This ~
evening, and was after tho adjournment Of court of
fdst aa Hssen went then iato tho pa.lor Of The
and then went to supper On Saturday Of the saIaa
wesk tas @ a9ia1t hs ABOUT boz ave oeloes on Saturday
the Coart House and saw ~ that the person above
Mludea to a. haying IN tnfstytew with Bissell At
one Of he jury Who was then eittiag In the iury
box. and this atant then pointed oat the a.id j.
said at fhe RIchmoni Honsa and fSrfher thte az.
subscribed Cd; md sworn to this 1sth d.y q Jenu-