, 1861-03-04

finished within the time mentioned IN the con
tract, and will cost no mora than was est. |
mated in the commencement, $4,000 second,
the building Will be paid for when done third,
it will be the best building ever put up for the
,noney-we might almost say double the |
money. Much Of the success attending this |
business OF building Trinity Church, is due the
extreme care aud perfection with which the
dratts were drawn, and the numerous specih-
cations made, by the architect, Mr. Wadskier.
ARREST OF ALLEGED Cous1EaRE17ERs--On
Friday night Intelligence Was received at the
Afarshals Office that two men were going
through" SONG portions Of tho city passing
counterfeits on the Bank Of Madison, Wiseon-
sin. The City Marshal and officer Asa VIII
1iams Immediately started upon their track,
and soon came up With John Nelson and SIM
eou Houck at the saloon Of one Francis Gazf-
bald1, No. 1856 Clark street, aud arrested them
in the act Of passing one Of their fraudulent
issues. Ar. Houek, re are informed, has for
number Of years been resident Of this city,
and hitherto borne good character The two
we're taken to the Marshals office and COM
mitted.e They were on Saturday morning
brought before Justices Akin ,aud Davis at
the armory, and held in $500 bail to appear On
Thursday Of this week for further examina-
ton. It has been ascertained by the officers
that the prisoners had, during the evening Of
day on which they were arrested, been peram-
bnlating the streets purchasing drinka, cigars
aud other small articles, paying :out counter
feits, receiving good money in change.
HELD ON ANOTHER CHAnoE-The parties,
! Alfred ". Morgan aud Algira Hammond, men-
! toned on Saturday morning as having been
arrested charged with larceny Of property
| flom the Everett House, were Oh Saturday
!; leld GIL d more serious charge, to appear at
tie Recorders Court, the man In the sum Of
/ $500 and the woman in S10o, They had passed
! Iii m8n and wife at the hotel where they
stopped. This gave color to the charge upon
! which they were held. The girl iB about
! eighteen, Of pleasing appearance, and before
sl.o knew Morgan had followed the occupation
! Of scamstress in Detroit. There are circum-
| st tuce5 connected with her late history show
! ius, that she had been the victim Of the
! schemes OF villain
I LIE fEb1 LNltN 0GEO1s--4AN wv AACN<as
+! '1onnded by Madison, Canal, Randolph and
!: West Water streets, we hear, should negotia.
! lions terminate successfully, arc to be used
! :1or the new West Side Union Depot The
| ground is now covered with large and sub
etautial buildings, which will have to be taken
/ down Or removed. The present depot ground,
Just south Of Madison street, Will not be given
up, and should the property -mentttoned north
Of that street be secured, it will be fine stretch
Of lind, giving ample room for all the neceEsa'
ry tracks. Washington street, which crosses
the contemplated space, is to be tunn eiled
wide enough to allow the laying Of five trucks
I: under it. When completed, this West side de
:, pot will be one Of the handso1nest buildings O
the kind in the country.
The Chicago Art-UnIon Distributions
Conlnltt1c,s Final Report.
! We, the undersigned, members Of the com
1nittce of the Chicago Art Union, at tiua
,aeetipg on the evening Of March LIST, to max
arrangements for the drawing Of the prizes o1
j fcrea by the Union, after dne consideration q
asi the facts and circumstances, mike the fol
: lowing report:
:, That owing to The serious political trouble
! Of tie country, which have Influenced and dir
errauged the monetary affairs Of community
we annouuce with regret that the first exper
,aent Of our local artists to get up success
tul enterprise OF this description, has not bee
| as successful as was expected, and as, unde
!, different circumstances, We are satisfied
eight hundred tickets remain unsold, and
aIs the tickets should be drawn, aud all th
contributions Of pictures and statuary Of tn
!. artists should remain among the prizea, tn
= :!rtists would be heavy losers by the cntel
gIlse;-nnd feeling suts r.. t1st ~ ne & people
= iu- and meritorious artists, not being able t
. atF5rd the sacrifice, shall lose so much, W
) have unanimously determined that 213 of th
SO tickets (worth $500 1ess--tban the nun
l,er remaining unsoid-shait BE- withdraw
9 rom the scheme, and that $3.50 Of the leas
vaiaabIe aud least desirable Of the prizes sha
!, also be withdrawn, chief among which |. .tb
e portrait Of Mei. Harris, valued at $500, th
n rest being amopg the least valuable Of tn
j. prizes originally advertised.
This Arrangement, though reluctantly adol
ted, va deem, under all the circumstances, :
x~ be the most Just and equitable to ali G. J
,cerned, for with this withdrawal Of tickets .,
% prices IN due proportion, there will reI "a
0 ore chance for cperu eight tiekxts, and .ho
- tic prizes are really more desirable.
: :. Trusting that this arrangement Will ms
I with the general satisfaction Of the tick
holders, We proceed to state the final dAterrr
s' nation Of the committee as to the drawing
= the scheme. The drawinS will take place
- Mouday evening, March 4th, at O'Clock. Fl
hundred and eighty-seyen numbered ticke
/ ! will be pIaced in box, aud child is to be
lected from among the audience to draw Q
: the ticketa-the first number thus drawn
A. tue second prize, and SO on till the seven
:. ,,rixes shall be drawn. Persons desiring
&c purchase tickets for chances may still do 40
II calling at Heeler's Gallery during Moudl
If Mona but ticket holders sna& be entitled
1e N behalf Of tho artists, We Hesire to tia
Mr. Hesler, for his kindneeB in giving his G
i, | 1ery for the purposes of this Exposition
u the friends Of Art In Chicago for their Ii
"a encouragement-and to the city press !,
I'd their cheerful coop Grafton in the enterpri
). which was designed mainly and entirely
- create G more active interest in Art matters
DC onr midst. =
he The undersigned committee have no per
,e nal interest In this enterprise, but have aci
~ al the request Of the artlsts, and solely fl,
nc IN earnest desire to encourage meritorit
: mem bers Of q worthy profession, whose labc
49, disctsuragements and rewards conparatiy
'HS | but few Of the popular masses understand
: a appxeciate. And knowing that the draw
IN on Monday evening will be conducted with
If fairness and honor, here our part in tie 1T
- eads.
'er kexander White, John n Wilson,
.se Jas. Grant Wilson, Charles Y: Dyer,
,th ; Tuos. B. Bryan, Edmund c. Roge1
Sam'l. q. Kerfoot, James Miller,
I =. Edmund Andrews, Samuel Stone.
ig- sexmen's Benevolent Society.
10 Editors Chicago Tribune:
I'M Your Issue Of Thursday contained IN art
An tonehing this Society, which the mem1
an thereof have directed me to reply to.
M Society recognize no obligation On their
sys to notice said article, aud bnt for the falsc
ous slanderous portions Of the same, would gls
have avoided troubling you with re
:. Once for all, then, let me- say that sinee
daI organization Of the Society with permar
Fat of3eera there never has been any trouhl
ous- the Society, and less division and alterca
1oe, than is customary in the organization Of q
milf lar Societies There are no abuses existin
ere the Society, nor have any been complaina,
a :. No member Of tho Society has eyer Withdr
was done without nv knowledge, - !.
1ory The publication OF its Constitnttou and
Laws has been delayed until a charter va,
talned. which has iust been done, and as
tur- as convenient the whole will be puhFshf
80 pamphlet form. The Society have iucu
large expenses for room rent, furniture,
us and have got up banner at cost Of one
nine dred doll1rs, All dcbts are pals, and
.fre have oTer thnea hundred dollars in the t
-. pry. The Society is now six months old,
pan' nearly three hundred members, and the i
Vhen ber is rapidIy increasing. On the 2A Of
alses rnary the public had 3 demonstration of