, 1862-01-08

THE CITY,

EE See advertisement ofstorc-housc, dwell
ing, DC, in the country, for sale.
E Particular attention is called to the
trade sale Of Gilbert, Sampson d Warner, s.
Lake street, this morning al 9 1-2 O clock, Of
crockery, &C., &c.
E- The frustrated Londo;. Meas for Dc
cembcr 21st, {Ch1istmas number with 3 mag
nifcent supplement- } and PuncAs -4l''aasae Tor
1862, have been received by J. K Walsh:
corner Of Madison street and custom House
Place.
LEc7rRE-Our readers should remember
The lecture before The Young Mems Associa-
ton. by Bayard Taylor, on the evening Of the
18th inst. The wcllknown reputation Of the
lecturer is guaranty Of an excellent lecture
aud a large audience.
THE OGDEN SKATING Posp.-Thc managers
Of the Ogden Skating Pond give grand cur
nIyal, this evening, upon the ice. The Light
Guard Band viii be present on this occasion,
and merry time is anticipated Good ice,
good music, and good company arc certainly
StlhA:e iAAANSAASiAAS. AIM We 4iA>t Ao A"aoA
tile pond will be crowded.
F1KE.-Thc alarm Of fire last night, about Il
q clock, was occaaioncd by the partial burn
ing Of the extensive clothing establishment of
Is;ac Marks, occupying five stories Of the
building, No. 167 Lake street. The stock WAS
saiucd at about si5ooo, and was largcly dam
ared by water. The exact anount Of loss
,ou,d not be ascertaircd. The. origin Of the
fire Is mystery.
ASo7uEg ISavScTiuS CroN THE IMPROVE
NESr OF DEARBORN s1REE7.-The city meets
with most determined opposition from the
owncrs Of property On Dearborn street,
against the proposed widening OF that thor"
nuchfare from Madison Et1eet to the Custom
House building -4no1hcr injunction was
served upon the Board Of Public Works, by
Melville r. Fuller and Ills wife, issued from
the Circuit Court, prohibiting tho corporation
from proceeding with the work.
ANOTHER CorSTEKrElTEnC CArGuc.-A con-
federate Of the truce men: MeCarty and Stone,
named Geo. Williams: sailor: was arrested
by the Police Of the Third District, Monday
niehtat about nine O'Clock, and lodged III jail.
This is supposed to be tic Lust Of the gang
lately successfully employed ii flooding the
CITY with the fraudulent "iycs*' on the State
Bank Of Iowa alluded to and described il
these cclumns on Monday afternoon. The ex
a1niuation Of the thrye men now i'll custod,
vii take place At the Recorders Court ROOM
lis Afternoon 1t two o'clock.
~ Every housekeeper in Chicago will b
delighted to learn that Il regular butter stoF
has been opened III ChicaGgo, whsre, by maxim:
lie purchase of butter specially, that degre
Of attention will lie given, which will 7yarran
the keeping Of none but the very best tahl
butter. We refer to the store Of Pierson j
Collects, s. Randolph street. The yexei ma
iron who, after having applied at 4 doze
grocery etorcs, has returned At last With IN il
ferior article, need frown no more. At Piel
son i Co1lctt's she may always find dcliciou
article. The very best Of prime Eng1is
cheese and other table ac}ieacics, arc ais
Kept at 81 Randolph street.
HABEAs CoRr1-s.-Arp1icat!on was yestc
tIay made 10 Judge Drr1nmond by John I
Race. OF Aurora, Kanc comfy, for the issusn'
of writ Of Aal4as corpus from the Enits
States Circuit Court, that he might hare aga
tie custody Of his son, Thaddcus Race, vi
enlisted in Col. j. " Belts cavalry regimen
on or about the second day Of the prese
month, and who, as is alleged, is witho
lis wish or consent held by the said j.
Bell in Camp Douglas, being member
Capt B. H Fleningss company Of said CO.
mand- The enrolment was made without
knowledge or consent Of the father. jud
Drummond ordered the writ to be issued,
turnable to-day.
MARRIED-1n this city. by the Rev. Mr. I'd
in the Jewish Temple. Ar. SEL-oS AoRRIs
Ai-e SARAH NoGEll, both OF this city.
afr. Morris is well-lRo8n and highly
epcctcd cattle dealer, aud on the occasion
lis marriage, he invited large number Of
friends to most sumptuous wedding pa'
yesterday evening, at the Metropolitan
where about two hundred guests were ass'
bled, and where fine band Of music, and
abundance Of the good things Of this
aided in N making one Of The gayest and b
picst parties Of the season. Mr. Morris, +
has risen by honest industry to llis pres
position-and his fair bride, had the hes
congratulations Of crowd Of genuine =
wishers.
ANNUAL MEETING oF TIE CHICAGO 6
pESER's SoC1E11.-Thc annual meeting
clcction Of officers Of this Society, took p
l8st evening. Nj. Bragdon, the retiring ?
iaeut, delivered an address full Of prac'
coursels, to the Society. The election re:
ted in the choice Of the following oiHcc1t
lsGa: President, john c. urI, Of GRIP
(iardcns; First Tice-President, D. Wortl
ION; Second Vice-Presi1cnt, Geo. Will
Gardener for E. B. McCaggg; Correspon
Secretary, Dr.. J. Asa Keunicott; Reeo1
Secretary, Charles D. Bragdon; TREASURY
7. Williams, Mount Hope Nurseries: f.
tiyc Committee, D. Worthington, A. T.
liauls, Dr.. ]. Asa kennlcott, Frank Jnt
F. Sulzcz: Librarian, Il. Lombard Th'
ciety commences the new year under {
lent auspices.
MARRIAGE STATISTICS FOR 1850 AND
We present below a table compiled frol
records Of the County Clerk, shown
humber Of marriage licenses which have
Issued during each month for the pas
years, from which it will be seen that
was an increase Of thirty-thrce marrias
1861 and 1860. Since 1855 there have bet
s.; or an average of $3.50 human beings
proportionatcly happy. The figures arc
es1fng as showing that when money i:
and var is devastating, marriage still flo
rs like i green bay tree, and that thoue
cuu.stanccs may br untoward, men will