, 1862-11-24

place this week.
To The Press The attention Of those in
4erested, is csl1ed to the advertisement iof
uI. T. G.'' in another column Tho adver-
tiser is hi shlg recommended for the position
he seeks.
ToTEE LAp1I..-afrs. L. 4. Lee will open
choice STYLES OF millinery At her rooms, l4S
Lake street, {cp stairs,) on Tuesday, Nov.
25th. to which sne invites the attention Of all
her friends aud patrons.
Gen. WHITE At CANT DoreLAs.-Wc are
Informed that Gen. Julius White visited Camp
Dopg;as on Saturday aud was heartily well
coined BY the officers and men nov there.
The General responded in an appropriate
uanner.
NEW Book IT WISTHRoP.-The "Canoe
and Saddle" by Thee Winthrop; "Poe1's
Journal BY Dayard Taylor, q new book, and
fresh surpiy OF music. Harland's s'Meriam''
arc ar,org the late arrivals at Walsh's, corner
N!ndjeou street and Custom House Place,
ILLINOIS ST. ANDREWS SocHrY.-Oar |
readers will zee by the advertisement which |
: appesrs elsewhere, that the Illinois St. An !
the Briggs House On Monday, Dec. l. The |
Euns Of "Old Scotia Arrays have good
time OF those occasions
sKtTISG-PR1CE oE 1lcKETs.-We are ra-
qrested teessF that the prize Of tickets to
the Central and Washington Skating parks
will not be Increased over the amount fixed
last year. While these figures nre not oner-
oEs upon tie purchaser, they arc, at tic same
time ia Low as regard to the expense attend
ing tit management Of tae parks Till admit.
CONTRACTS FOR FURNISHING 3READ.-Tne
contracts for furnishing b lr5 bread to !he Amy
Of the Cumberland we're let at Louisville on
17edlez..ay Last Among fa1s successful bid
Ecrs were o Kendall & Sons, ard The Mechaai
cal B.Ic1T, q this ci1y-tae iormer to furnish
2pp coo roulds ut 81 80 and the latter 25o,0oo
st Eamc p;ica.
Fl1,E.-The alarm which WAS sounded about
o'clock cz Saturday eveninS, emenated from
the sail loft Of Ptriagton s. scranton, on the
ccrucr Of South Water and II els streets. The
ca1r la-aage vas Inc burning ofa coil Of rope
and barrel # tglne- The fire prob.51y orig
frated i+ou. 4 stove near which The twiue
vas standing,
7s3- S;e cert;Gc23es from The general
ase,:1s Of IVhetl.r Il Wilson'S and Grover &,
Bakers Sowing Machines, Cincinnati, o., in
favor c: E5rsu1u'G t'Seli-sewer," among new
aay.rt:scn,euts. Darrum has them for sale
t5r 81 ra.c;ircs, at Corac!l & Co.'s 1S3 Lake
street
MAGAZINES, MAGAz1sEs.-Now is the time
t. Eubscr;te. MeNa1lE & Co., 81 Dearborn
stree, arr taking Subscriptions at the old
rates, = = per year for Harper, Atlantic, CO.
dcy, Continental. ard Knickerbocser, notwith-
standing tho rsite in publishers prices. They
also have on hand very large assortment OF
Giaries for 1SG3-a very desirable article for
eyeTy soldier going away to the army.
Nr1!.ocK TEE TRAcEp1AS.-The readers
rt 1ht 9n4DUSE will be glad to learn that tie
}crEg Mems Association have, with their
usus. good taste III suc:, matters, engaged Mr..
la1nca I. Mu-aock, :he celebrated 1ragedian,
t.: give one cf bis nolnEar readings On FEldsy
ev.airg ncxt at Bryan Hall. Dramatic and
rcct;c cc!scliors OF fuDer:or merit -ni1l be
found upca the programme.
s1.zY TRAINS DAY Same idea Of The
tcn and Quincy, and the Chicago and Galena
Ipion railroads may be inferred from the fact
tha: on that portion Of The latter road, east Of
tl.c G:icna Junction, over which the trains OF
the i61mcr read also pass, there are thirty
trains dal!y each Wsy, or sixty trains passing
that iains every twenty-four hours.
Still EzrASD1sG.--::fessrs. Bry.nt& & STRAIT
ton aze sill adding links to their great
Chain OF Commercial Colleges. On Monday
evening, they irausurate q new col
1ege al .TIerouto, Canada West, under very ia
ro1sb1c auspices. The Learned Blacllsm NTH
eleventh college of the 81 chain" We con
.rataiatc cur Canadian neighbors On this val
1lab1e acquisition to the Province.
BoAip OF TTADR DEMONSTRATIONS II meet
ing # he directors on Friday evening, Jane:
:McNair was appointed *Chief Weighmsster,' ,
IN appointment long needed. Af1. McNair i
well known to the business men O: Chicago
and fully competent to ill tie place, Hi
order book will be OIL Change daily at Tabls
No. II. Also orders left at his Office No. 2lt
South Water street corner Of Wells, will b
promptly attended to.
BooKs.-Ne have heard ii the man who start
eda grocery store With two papers Ct tobacco
and rcqusted purchaser not to buy both a
itTould break his assortment. This could no
have been said yesterday when gcntlema
from Michigan called INTO Ba1nford & Bali
wins, No. Is Lake street, and on ascartainiu
That they were selling their bound books
less than half price, bought oyeE two huudre
Eolnmes. On the contrary they have plent
more to sell st less than fifty cents on the do
lar Of their yalue.
Acc1nEST.-A lady boarding at the stewa
House, Wlose nG1nc Cur reporter could M
learn, while cut shopping Oh Saturday ate
noon stepped on an apple core in front
stEker & Co.'S dry goods store, and slipriu
fell heavily upon the side walk Her hes
came in contact with the iron steps leading
the store, cutting her face and otherwise eau
ing serious injury. She Was taken up in 8
1nsenssbie condition and carried to the Ste,
art House wlere she nov lies under the ca
OF DR. Iayes.
SALE OF REAL EsrATE.-A guardian's 81
OF lots belonging to the estate of A. Cam
ten, deceased, was held On Saturday aftt
noon at the north door Of the Court Hous
by II. 4. Buffers & Co. Twcuty-four lots
block IS, section I, ION Park Avenue, 'front.'
south, second block east Of city liuaits,) we
sold a: prices varying from sls5 to $3.50 7
lot. Tic terms we're one-fourth doH
balance in one, two, md three years. 7
bids were not satisfactory as to amount, q
after selliIg The number mentioned ahoye,1
remainder were Withdrawn.