, 1861-02-06

REV. DE-. THFAsr:-Th!1 Chicago divine
preached ut the Methodist Church In Aurora,
on Friday last, for the benefit Of the German
n. Z. Church Of that place.
FIRE A14Rx.-The alarm: Of lrc for the
fourth district last evening, Tas occasloned By
the buining Of . pile Of shatings In the north
crn extremity Of the district:
CURTIS L. NoRrn-The examination Of 3fr.
North on q charge Of swindlihg stryker & Co.,
was still in progress before Justice DeWo1f
and not concluded yesterday:
Mich. SOUTH R. R. Orrrcrs-The siichi-
gan Southern Railroad officers ara hurrying
forward their preparations to take possession
Of their elegant office under the new Sherman
House. =
E The fair for the benefit Of tho Trinity
Church Mission Sunday School takes place on
Thursday afternoon and evening at the Clifton
House, corner Wabash Avenue and Madison
streets. 4
D1soHARaED.-The jury In the q s. Court
have been discharged The cases Of DeWoH
and others will not be taken up this term, but
the motion to quash the indictments will be
argued on Friday next T.:
COMING GHoAEwARD.-Rey.W " King, late
pastor of st. Paul's UniyersaIIst Church Of this
city, but recently Of Minnesota; we learn from
the Aurora Chronicle, has htaly accepted the
invitation of the Uniyersalist Society at that
place to become its pastor. !
The West SIDE HoAx-The publisher OF
the National Democrat gives ! full explanation
and apology for the yexatioub notice referred
to in our last issue, whereby the family of the
late DR.. Egan were subjected to annoyance,
and states that 1t was published as rumor
prevalent among some of the residents ofthe
West Division. ;
SKATING Po1KA.-Messrs. Root & Cady Of
this city have just Issued In hanl=onsc style
piece Of music entitled "Tlt Skating Polka"
It is dedicated to the South Side Stating Club,
by It's author, c. c. Smith, and has an appro-
pirate lthographic title page, illustrating
Skating scene. That Messrs.+ r. d C. have
published 1t, is sufficient praise of the music.
A MUSEUM OF Anr.-Thiddon's Museum Of
Art, now on exhibition at Kingsbuly Hall is
well patronized, as It deserves to be. The
life-like motions Of its innuunerable mechani-
cal figures Of men and animals, aside from the
ed, render it sight well worth beholding'
An exhibition will be held forchildren this and
Saturday afternoon. :.
TIE FAm.--At meeting Of the Mechanics
Institute, held Last night, the Committee on
Fairs reported proyress and asked for further
tineto complete their business. They promise
to report in full in two weeks Time vas
allowed Several favorable propositions are
before this Committee prodfrfng the use Of
premises within the distance to Cottage
Grove, iii Of which ere to reseiye due and dc
liberate attention.
PLEASANT AFra1Es.-The 19ost brilliant and
successful affair Of the sociaf season Has the
Bachelors Ball at The FREMONT House, on
Monday evening. 1t was rexy large and not
able gathering, and q merE.sez,:gbt zas-1nsde
Of it.
The Fort Dearborn Lodge, L 0. o. F., had q
very delightful party ut their Lodge room the
same evening, which was largely attended by
the members Of that Lodge.
THEFT At L F1hE.-At tha fire on Kinz;e
trect, on Sunday evening, a family named
Collins were burned out and entrusted their
household goods to tle care of one John Col
den. On Monday morning, when demand