, 1861-02-12

"A SINGING &n1To1.--Au editor WHO cat
sing Is nearly rs hard to find as q white black
bird, but 0ssian E. Dodge who is to sing in
Bryan Hall, Monday evening the 18th, has been
m editor oyer fifteen years, and Is famous rs
being one Of the raeiest writers and funniest
singers in the land. His concerts always draw
out the first people.
No LETTERS TO FLoR1DA.-Notice has been
LATELY received here from the Department that
all letters mai'=d ut this post office must be
sent directly to Washington.
sV Every day brings forth something nov.
We understand that Eonc gentlemen Of this
city have succeeded in inycnting new i1lumi-
mating oil. To those inter- st:d, we refer them
to the advertisement In another column.
HYDE PARE LITERARY AssocIAT1oS.-A. N
Dickns, Esq, brother ofthe distinguished au-
ther, will lecture this, Tuesday, evening at the
Hyde Park chapel, before the Hyde Park Lit
terary Association,
PRoaREss1So.-The fremont House i'm
provement is progressing IS fast as money and
men can make it, The excavations and EN-
bankments enyironing Messrs. Gage & Drake
are sightto sec; and Jet business there
abouts goes on as usual.
NEPossEr FoREyER.-The c. B. g. Q. r. R.
yesterday received from Neponset, Bureau
county, twenty car loads Of dressed hogs, pro-
baby the best shipment ever received in this
city from any single section. Eleven hundred
Of these porkers averaged SO pounds. They
may be seen to day ut the Michigan Central
transfer house.
SABBATH SCHOOL Un1os.-The monthly
concer, ofthe Chicago Sabbath School Union,
will he held in the lecture room Of the CIark
street Methodist Church, corner Washington,
on Tuesday at ~ p. m. Pastors, teachers
and friends Of Sabbath Schools, are cordially
invited to attend.
HAHsEMAe1 MEDICAL CorLEGE.-The first
annual commencement exercises Of this insti-
tuition will be held in Metropolitan Hall on
Thursday Of this week, at three o'clock In the
afternoon. The programme Is yery interest
ing one, the excrclsea to be enliyened BY tie
best instrumental music the city affords, L.
dies and gentlemen arc cordially Invited 10 be
present
FREs,-On Sunday evening about g o'clock
fire broke ont in 1oom connected with the
journal building, but which WIS empty ut the
time. It was discovered In season to prevent
any serious damage. It Is not known how the
fire originated.
a slight alarm WAS also occssiancd the zane
night by the bursting Of = gas pipe In Bryan's
drug store, under the fremont House. Nd
damage done.
About twelve o'clock Sunday night fire
was discovered at Bridgeport. We have no
particulars.
MISSION BANDS or HorE--A1r. Hudson,
from St. Giles, London, is doing praise
worthy labor among our poorer people, organ
izfng juvenile temperance associations, de-
nominated Mission Baqds Of Hope. On Sat
arday he instituted one OF these societies ut the
Foster School House, and on next Tuesday he
is to open another In the center Of vice and
tniquity, the Armory building. III. Hudson
informs us that the children Of the poor
drunkards take hold Of the bus1nees with m.
expected energy, mud he has hopes Of getting
thousands Of them to take the pledge, which
Is As follows:
Iprornise, by Gods help, to abstain from the
use of oil intoxicating liquors or strong driuE and
to endeayor to prevail on Others to do the came.
The work is certainly humanixing and
Christian one, aud everybody will wish Mr
Hudson "God speed"
Nor CONQUERED aT sEcEss1oS.-In taking