, 1862-01-29

r T1lk}IfM HtE nITHlllS t}|1Gu tti15lE OCCASIONS.
fE- We invite. The attention OF newspaper
and p,'1iodical dealers 10 Shear 4 Cos. adv.r-
1is,n,tnt III his mornings issue. L offers su-
1'crioE inducements 70 ~, nc trade
HE PoeR.-Therc arc ut tl1a present lime !,
but one hundred ,:n,. ci:!:y-1yc inmates III
the County Aims House. The fact is = con-
yincing proof Of the tlriftiness Of Chicago
even in war times.
PoRK OR Ham, S1R:-Two women, Frances |
Hartweu and Fanny FIcsh!ey, got into quar-
rel yesterday as to whether they should have |
pork or ba1n for breakfast. The quarrel re-
suited in fight, and The tight in an arrest, and
The arrest in fll,c Of IS each,
SWORD PEEsENTATioS.-The personal
fiields Of Major y. G. E1lithorpe, presented
linn, OIL Monday night. at the Sherman House,
wjtla magnificent sword. Gilbert c. Walker,
Es4., made the presentation speech, which
was responded to hy Maj. Ellithorpe, in III
appropriate manner.
TnEarn1cA1..-aIr. Booth appears this even
iur as t>0thcllo,.' character which he will ,ln-
aoubtcdly rrIder in z mastery manner. To-
MORROW he repeats his powerful character Of
~Pcsca1a,'' IN which he created quite furorc
IN its first representation. "l1acbcth,'' which
VIC understand is Mr.. Booths fayorite char
5cter, Will be given on Friday.
To KEEP TIE PEAcE-0ne Thomas Hogan
was brought before Justice Hoisington yes1cr-
day upon complaint If his wife, that she was
afizaia he would tnkc her life. Hogan had been
in Jail on some charge for about two weeks,
and immediately upon lis release commenced
abusing Mrs. Hogan. He was held to bail in
s1oo to keep the peace, snd his personal recogg-
1,izancc was taken.
Licensed News BoYs.-Thc ordinance rel
ative to the licensing Of ncwshoys, which has
heen before the Common Cornell for some
tine, has become g law It provides that
ucwshoys shall be lcets=cs. by the Mayor, the
license fec being fftc ccrts. When so licensed,
they will be furnished with badges, and no hoy
will be permitted to sell newspapers in the
streets witlou: having such license and badge
RAILROAD NEws.-The Chief Engineer Of
1hc Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Compa-
ny, with surveying party, is now engaged in
surveying new route from Appleton to Green
Bay, ,}oar tie west bank Of Fox River.
The Chicago, Burlington 4 Quincy Co.
have cotnlcnced TIC construction Of the
branch rcad in Fulton county, heretofore men
toned. HLlch is intended to connect with the
Peoria 4 Onuawka road at Yates City-thcnce
,,y way Of Pennington and Can't on to Lewis
ion. The road is expected 10 be in running
order by tl,c fisst Of May next.
STAnE1SG ArfE.y.-John Patterson. n sail
or, made lis appearance at the Police Court
yesterday afternoon, and entered complaint
against one Michael O'Brien, for an assault
with deadly weapon, Patterson and Bren
we're drinking Gu Monday afternoon, in q So
loon on Vest Eirzic street, when another
7uan hy the name Of Nnl Coffce Joined them
md 4 fight soon aftcr commenced between
O'Brfeu and the Hcv comcr. In an attempt
to separate the comHatants, Patterson received
severe stab III the left shoulder, disabling
his arm A warrant was Issued for O'Brien.
THE HOLMAN ORERA TRorrE.-An erro
crcpt into tlc notice Of the Holman Oper
Troupe in our issue Of yesterday Their enter
t3umcnts commerce. this evening instead O
the datc announced The troupe consists o
eight performers: Mr.. Geo. Holman and Mrs
H. Holman, late q the Cooper Opera Troupe
Miss Julia, Miss Ada, and Masters Alfred
Benjamin and John. The character Of the IN
ttrtaiumcnt is opcratic AID dramatic, consist
ing Of selections from tie English but1o oper
and the lyric DRAMA, dances, songs and med
lrys. Tie performers are mainly juvenile
and bring with them Ill excellent reputatio
II 1ocal1sts. Remember tho first entertain
naeAt occurs tLis evening at KinGsbury Hall.
PnosorEp.-M,jor Quinn Morton, Qua:
te,masttr Of the Irish Brigade at Casnp Dou:
1as, las been appointed by Governor Gambl
Lirutepal1t Colonel of the 23d Missouri reg
1atnt, Col. jacob T. Tindall, aow full and
camp ut CAiuicotLe, No. Col Morton is
resident Of Lexington, where lie joined Nul
:tan's regiment, and where, from his f;rnlGal
IS with the neishboring country, he was fou1
Of almost inestimab'c service to the Brigad
He was taken prisoner with his comrades, al
afterwards exchanged; and for two mont
past has been constant III his efforts for
organization Of the command. We congrat
late him upon his promotion, and only ho
tie Irish Brigade may be fortunate in fill
lis place as well.
A SHOCKING Aec1rEST.-On Monday c.
ming about eight O'Clock, horse attached
cutter in whlch Mr. Joseph Reynolds a
TWO ladies-alsss Mary Sullivan and Miss S:
agc-were riding, took fright on Clark sire
and dashed down towards Washington strt
II a furious rate. The frightened animal tut
ipg the corner Of Washington street plnng
in among the hacks, breaking the wheel Of 0
Of them, upsettiug The sleigh and hu1liug {
ton tic animal got loose and has not bt
seen since Mr.. Reynolds and Miss Savage
ea1,cd unlurt, hut Miss Sullivan was found
derncath one Of tic hacks with her skull ii
tured She was Immediately conveyed ho
and physicians summoned, but ii is not pr
able that she can recover.
A NEW SLEEplSG Cara new aud bt
tiful sleeping car from the Philadelphia
Works, originally destined for the Mobile
Ohio Railroad, Las recently been placed u
the Pittsburgh and Fort Wapnc Railroad
cost Of +, GOO. The car is Of the Wood
patent, and combines many imrroyerlt
in the manner in which The seats arc conycl
into eouches for night passengers. Tue
sofas or seats facirg cacl, othcr form the 10
couch, whilst the middle one is formed By
backs Of the seats being raised. The VI
one is let down from the ceiling. The Il
couch accommodates two persons, and t
above, one each. They arc incloscd
shirts state room. and the occupants art
tirely out Of sight when the door is Gle
These rooms c,n be heated to any desi,
temperature hy means Of an apparatus insc
in the floor, aud which connects with
that leads to stove in one end Of tlc
The workmanship is Of the most exqu
character, and everything tending to con
enee and utility has hcen provided. L
place Of panuc1ing between the seats, Fz
mirrors have been Introduced.
Using LOADED WE16uTs.-Two pork b,
OF the West Division, named ]. H. Narti
Robert Slomcr, were arrested yesterday t
police, on complaint Of Mr.. Henry Dit
Of Crown Point, Indiana, charged with {
ing by the use OF loaded weights. The
p1ainant came to the city with some fin
hogs for sale. They we're purchased by
tin and Slomer and taken to their place
weighed