, 1862-12-06
THE CITY.

tAA AO4LOa43 OIdCENbEA u, lSt4, !
THE CITY.
ILLINOIS CoA1.-The salcs Of Illinois coal
thus far this reason, exceed those OF tha en-
tire season last year, and the supply has not
as get eeuRled The demand, oRing to the
scarcity Of miners, and the lack Of transpor-
tation.
PERsoNh--Henry Kip, Buffalo; 8. Witt !
and 4. Stone, jr., Cleveland; Colonel E. D.
Taylor, LsSa1le; Vim. N. Woleon and A. A, !
NcCu1loch, Montreal; John F. Seymour, New |
Yois, and James Stevens, England, are at the |
Sherman House.
THANKSGIVING N TIE SSTH 1LLISoIs.-A |
correspondent gives Us glowing account of
the Thanksgiving duner to which the officers
of the ssth Illinois, now 1t Nashville, were
invited by Col Sherman They all had esp
itsl time Of it. Want Of space forces rs reluc-
tanfly to omit particulars.
WASHINGTON SEATING PARK.-Thera will
be meeting Of the shareholders and the
skating pnblic at the Park building On next
Saturday evening, to examine the premises
and hear the report OF the Committee Oh E1-
penditures>- The improvements are all com
pleted, aud the water will be let in early next
week
INQUEST Coroner Was called yester-
day to hold AZ inquest upon the body Of Mts,
Bridget Conway, living on West Adams street,
between Halsted and Desplaines, who had
died suddenly in the morning. The deceased
was forty-nin years Of age. Upon inycst!ga-
ton, the jury returned verdict o: death
from disease Of the heart.
MUSICAL USIoS.-The associate member
ship tickets-issned to those who may design
attending the series Of concerts to be given
by the Musical Uniou-are being rapidly sold.
The complete succFEs OF theetfo.t il fully de-
monstrated, and the liberal patrons will, we
have no doubt, feel themselves fully repaid
for the outlay.
MARROW EsCApE.-C Considerable e1hite-
ment was caused yesterday near the Central
Depot By little boys falling into tho lake.
Several lads we're playing on the ice near the
breakwater, and it being very thin, it broke
and submerged one OF the boys in the water.
Had it not been for the timely assistance Of
some persons Who were near at the time Of
the occurrence, the little fellow would have
drowned.
a JAM-At Madison street Bfidge, yester
dzy morning, there were rine heavily laden
teams upon the approach to the P. & Ft. Y
Freight Depot-some headed up the gsng way,
come toWs, soma across, and GH tangled up.
No policemen being present, every teamste,
insisted up1n what he regarded as bis oEn Pc
cnliar rights, and By the time they became
Strengthened out, the street Was completely
b1ockaGed.
SINGULAR Observation-Disclosures tWl
weeks ago young girl, aged twelve years
named Mary Swop, came from La Sale on tn,
Rock lE1and Railroad, to go TO her home
conner Of Hllsted and Farquhar streets. Sht
has not been seen since ehe left La Sale, aut
all efforts to discover any traces Of her where
abcuts have proved iruit1ess. Any informa
tion concerning her will Ae thankfully re-
ceived by her mother, or msy be communl
Gated to the Central Police station.
4 AWAKSlSG.-NARRow EscATE.--On Thurs
day at:ertoos, between five and six o'clock
3 ladS lad a narrow escape from death, st ths
Clark street bridge. The bridge was opening
and the lady iwprudentl5 attempted to spring
from the ridge to the sidewalk, and va:
caught between the railing and the bridge
timbers. Officer Pat Phillips, Ct the regular
police force, happening to be standing there