, 1862-01-17
Tt)e Gtihtttre.
TH e CITY.

THE CI,Ty.
REAnINes.-Prot Sidtsuas, The accomplished !
cioer1annIst, will read at the Sherman House
On next Tuesday evening. !
FtEE.-A email cottage belonging to Henry
Gou1er, No. s6S South Jefferson street. was |
partially destroyed By fire on "Wednesday cven- /
ing.
AcRAIGNED.-Am man named John Horner
was arraigned in the Circuit Court yesterday |
upon the charge Of stealing set Of harnesses
from farmer at Wheeling, and pleaded not /
guilty. The case Was set for trial on Monday. |
MARCHING oRDEas--Col. Brackett's fne
cavalry regiment arc under marching orders
They will leave within few days for st. Louis,
where the arms Of the regiment await them,
and thence to Fort Lcavcnworth.
TAIES7NEs.-The shops arc rapidly filing
up With the horrible caricaturcs and tender
u'issiyes butterflied, hearted and arrowcd,
which pertains to the anniversary Of that most
ridiculous Of al saints, st. Valentine. =
COLLEGE ExAsr1,iAr1oS.-The semi-annual
examination ef the Northwestern Female
College at Evanston commences on Wcdncs-
day morning next, and will continue until
Thursday noon.
MAeIc.-Proftssor Anderson, better known
as the Wizard Of the North, together with his
family, commence series Of their wonderful
feats in necromancy on the oTth inst, ut Bry-
IN Hail. The Professor S reputation as an actor,
magician, physician, electrician, musician and
1mcstidigitateur, is worldwide. His ACCOM-
p1i6hed daughters add largely to the interest
sud wonder Of the entertainment. We can
promise our readers an abundant store Of nov
elites during his stay.
Mr.. PRocToR's BENEFIT Wallace, the He
70 Of Scotland and the Historical play Of the
" Warrior Captive: or the Noble and the
Sla>e,' will be presented at McVicker's thea
tre this evening for the benefit Of Mr.. Proc
tor, whose engagement terminates On Satnr-
day night. The first Of these dramas is fa1nii-
iar to our readers and I: fayorite With many.
The inter is historical also, and is said to give
truthful illustrations Of the ancient mode Of
warfare, scrsitude and suffering Of prisoners,
furnishing j wholesome moral to the action Of
the present day. We hope to sec Mr.. Proc
tor have benefit worthy Of his professional
merit.
PERsoNAL.-CoL Sanders, Col. Washburne,
Wisconsin; Hon. Erastus Lyman, President
Of tho Knickcrbockcr Insurane Company,
New York; a. II. Gam,neu, Rhode Island !;
Or. W. q. Daro1d, Brooklyn; IT. B. Hbbard
and family, Milwaukee,; A. Austin, Connect
cut; Geo ". Smith, Philadelphia; E. Taylor,
". B. Brayton, Albany, N. r.; u. D. Camp
hell, Adrian; David Davis, Esq, New York
". n jackson, indianapolis; c. D. Turner,
St. Louis; Mr. Shepard, Pittsburgh; Hon Y.
Q. Brown, E. Bruce, Bufalo; c. D. Perkins,
Burlington; G. q. E7indt, New York; and Il.
S. Magraw, Pa, are stopping at the fremont
House.
RoBB1SG HIS EMFLOYER.-Jacob Kuhn, q
young German lad OF seventeen years Of age,
in the employ Of IF 1lian Rosenberg, clothing
dealer, No. 303 Clark street was arrested yes
terday for stealing from his employer. From
tbs evidence taken before the police ma2is
trate, it appears that the boy has been in the
habit for month past Of purloining coats
collars, crayats, shirts and other gents furnish
ing goods, as he frankly confessed, for the pur
pose Of setting himself up in business. Aftel
the hearing Of the testimony, the court or
<iered the prisoner to find bail in the sum 0
$500 TO appear for trial at the next term Of tns
Recorders Court. =
ANOTHER BooTA-Thc name of Booth
which has been associated with the brishes
"reminiscences Of the American stage is not t,
bc allowed to disappear, and the mantle Of th
father seems to have fallen upon his SONS
Edwin, at present in London, ranks with th
6rst t1agedians Of the day, and another, Joh
Wilkes Booth, steps forward to claim the at
tcntiou Of the American public. He is th
third son Of the elder Booth, aud is said to b
cr in the delincation Of Shakspearcan charat
ters- No genuine lover Of the legyitimat
drama and the old school acting, but will La
&1tc zu,eut uf zl1s1 =t-1t, -.-aAa has 41read
received high praise from severe critics. Il
is now attracting large audiences in St. Loui
and We hope soon to see him in Chicago.
IdAnEAs CoRrrs SUIT AGAINST TIE HoCs
OF TIE GooD sHEruHRD-An application #
writ Of Aabeas corpus was made to Jude
Goodrich Of the Superior Court, yesterda,
by one James Collins Of this city, aud direc
cd to the Lady Superior Of the House Of tt
Good Shepherd, convent or place Of confn
ucnt used for the punishment Of offende,
against the rules Of The Roman Cathol
Church. Tie application vas for the surre
der Of girl eighteen years Of age namt
Mary Kelly, and her infant. The petition
sets forth that the said Mary Kelly has n,
been guilty Of auy criminal act, and that 81
is now deprived Of liberty By the Lady Sup
rior without any lawful right or authority, ar
that she holds The prisoner under fat Of Il
Bishop, and without any other authority.
The petitioner further sets forth that frol
May 5th to Nov. 18th Of last year, Mary Kell
was living with her child in tue fa1uily Of
respectable farmer, near Valparaiso, Ind,
the capacity Of q servant, and that her fath
connivcd at and secured her Imprisonment |
using deception. The ecclesiastical often
upon which she was held was being t?
mother of an illegitin1atc child
The writ was Issued upon the facts as
forth by the petitioner.
The Colby Investigation.
Tile Colby investigation, which has been
the carpet for several months past, was
suu1cd last evening at the Common Coun
Chamber. E1-Alde11uan A. G. Ellithorpc "
put upon the stand by the defense, but as
testimony pertains to matters fully detail
before, We omit its publication.
Robberfee.
4 valuable horse and cutter, the propc,
Of William Ho11isha1n, took to themscl,
wings and vanished yesterday, from the fre
of the Sherman House. The thieves ST
away 60 rapidly that no traces have yet bs
discovered Of them.
One Charles L. Wright, from Burr
county, in this State, visited an auction to-
on Clark street yesterday, where they ne
take Q cent less nor ask g cent more, inte
like good Mrs. Toodles upon purchasing so
articles handy to have in the house.
Wright made his purchases ut very rcasona
figures and thought lie had 8 remarkably &
thing On ths auctioneer, which might b
been the case had not his pockets been picl
OF $50 In the mean time by some adroit th
Two horse Eaanketa were stolen yes
day from Koble's planning mills on Clin
street fJy Botne unknown rascal who erlte