, 1861-03-14

been received by McNally 4; Co, 81 Dearborn
etreet. This cLoice publication containiug a
magnificent Fashion Plate, Choice Literature,
Drawing Lessons, Model Cott ages, &c. For
particulars see advertisement in another
column
STANDARD ILLUSTRATED WoRRs-J. c.
Fitch at IS North Clark street il furnishinr
many subscribers herenway with the standard
and beantiful illustrated serial works of Virtue
/. Co, Of LONDON. They arc unsurpassed il.
tho pu olishiHg world.
ARREsTED.-A man giving the Eamo of
John Simpson was arrested last evening BY
officer Oliver, Of The Merchants Police, fur
stealing coat from iu # ont Of Turner's cloth
ing store on Lake street. He was seen to take
the coat down and rlIn of, when the alarm
was given.
DEfr1SG TIE SEAsoSs.-Edgar Sanders Of
Lake ViEw eceins to be Flora's special minis
ter with powers pleDipotel tiary, running Ill
the year round. Without the slightest regard
for snow AMI frost, and season vicisituaes, he
he maintaIus about him perpetual bloom. BIS
lighthouses are worth going miles to sec, aud
his Trade in choice plants and flowers III all
nuaily on tic Increase.
AfEs. AATTEsoN's B!LLA1A CoNcERr.--The
Grand Ballad Concert at ryan Hall tonight
deserves 9 full house. Tie programme il
choice, the artists all approved fayorites, aud
though home talent is often ungcnerous.y
made secondary to AT inferior imported ar
ticlc, still W. arc coudd snt the too general
rule will know variation tonight in favor Of
vocalists Of which any city might we1l be
proud
"GEAcE GREEHweon" THIS EyES1xG-The
announcement t1sat Mrs, Lippencott has con-
scented TO deliver Il lecture on Home and the
Homeless - at II Mctropolitan Hall, III evening,
will be hailed With pleasure by ali who were
so fortunate Us 70 hear her on Monday evening,
and those who were hindered. from being
present blythe Philharmonic; Concert, which
had been ffeyiensly announced for the same
evening, will gIndly avail themselves d this
lass opportunity Of listening to this remark
able lady.
Az EXCELLENT Apro1STaEST.-We learn
t1aL 1Af- q. w. onA1In, 1Aet1y o1 LIE ncnl-
gan Central Railroad,) has been appointed to
the Office Of Commercial Freight Agent of the
Michigan Southern Railroad Company, and is
located at their office No. 56 Sonth Clark
street, under the Sherman House, where he is
duly authorized to give rates, execute and
honor contracts, settle overchan,es. md een.
cra11v +o transact business with conpecf;nc,
Roads and the public, in this department Of
TRANSFORMATION.
Mr. Smith il gentleman OF large cxpcriencc
ia rail1oad matters and of high personal Worth.
and t1e appointment is m excellent one for
The Company and for the public.
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An IMPORTANT LAND sU1r.-Wc learn that
/ suits have been instituted In the Superior
Court by the devisees Of John F. Wight
against various parties for the recovery Of over
two hundred acres Of land in this city, On tho
North branch Of the Chicago river. The land
was sold IN 1876 at administrators sale for
! $9316 It is now estimated to be worth three
, quarters Of million. If the price at which it
sold in 1876 was its fair value, its present value
!! Is proof Of the remarkable rise in the value Of
! hand in Chicago since 1916. We understand
the alleged ground for recovery Is error in tho
| administrators sale The attorneys for the