, 1862-02-12
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i, ,,zESESDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1863.
THE CITY. .


THE CITY.
TT STE advertisement OF board wanted.
REvE>uE-Thc fines asscsscsscd and col
.cc:cd at the Police Court yesterday morning
<:ddcd 500 to the City Treasury.
AT7EST1oS.-Attentlouis is called to the card |
Of Wilson & Merriam, No. IS Clark street, |
agents for the collection Of war claims.
FALSE AlARM,-The alarm of tirc last eve |
nirg was caused by bonfire upon the Ogden !
Skating Park
TEE YATES PuA1AS4.-FrankB B. Marshall,
Of the Yntes Phalanx, Is now stopping at No.
4 Kingsbury Block, where he will attend TO
any business connected with the regiment and
receive recruits.
VALENTINES -Messrs- McNa]ly d Co. in
vito the public generally to an: examination Of
their opening display Of elegant Valentines,
which takes place to-day at his old and well
known stand, 81 Dearborn street.
LAM EeeoKs AT AgcT1oS.-Tlis afternoon
81 11i " NlCNhY 0AQSA AoaA1p9os4 -t%AA ''@-~~
will sell al their auction rooms No. 81 Lake
street, the1aw library Of the late Judge Barron.
In the above will be found many rare and
valuable works.
DETECTION OF CorSTERFEITs.-E.N. n. Bow
cr, compiler Of the Counte.Jeit Detection, is
nov sojourniDg in this city and expects to call
uron the business men with his charts, which
arc valuable TO the public for the facilities
they afford Of detecting counterfeit bank notes,
drafts, checks, etc
MURDER AT Willow SrRNGs.-Tkc Coro-
ncr received intelligence yesterday that q man
named Turner, living at Willow Springs, a
short distance south Of this city, had killed
his wife with an axe No further particulars
were given. The Coroner leaves for the local
ity to-day TO hold an inquest
Coon R1DpAScr.-James Leyerc, profcs
sional confidence operator, who has long and
successfully Guided the endeayors Of the po-
lice authorities to ent1ap him, was arrested
Yesterday for yagrancy- Hc was fined SlD0.
and the execution suspended one day to al
low him 10 leave town, which he promised to
do.
CuuRcH HFEsTHh-The ladies Of the North
Presbyterian Church will hold 4 festival on to-
MORROW evening in tic basement room OF the
church. An elegant supper and choice music
will constitute two Important features OF the
evening. The excellence Of the charity pro-
proposed to be benefited, and the Fact that
this is the first call the society have made
II.
sponsc 10 their appeal
The CAIRO GrSEoAT FLEEE.-The frs
instalm tnt Of men from Chicago for the gun
Loats went to Cairo yesterday. More nc1
are wanted ut once The gunboats arc noU
doing good service for their country, but the.
cannot 20 down the Mississippi river unlcs
they can be manned. The recruiting Office a
No, 5 South Clark street will send more mel
Thursday evening. Apply at once ut No.
South Clark street.
FIRE PROOF SroRAeE-Aswiu be perceive,
by an advertisement elsewhere, f. n Dupc
offers s1ornse facilities Of tho best and llrScs
description, at his warehouse, near the corne
Of Clark and Twelfth streets. The warehous
is accessible for delivery or receipt from tt,
Michigan Southern and Rock Island Road:
A prominent and desirable feature is the tai
TINT the warehouse is fire proof and storers il
cur no risk
NARROW ESCAPE OF 4 CHICAGO FESsE
FROM TIRE PIRATE SUM1EE--The schoone
hugh Barclay, owned by Stephen Clary, Esq
President Of the Board Of Trade, Of this cit,
and which has been trading on the ocean fl
the past Two or three years, had mario
escape from the Pirate Sumpter- Tile captal
w1itiosto the owner from Lisbon, on tile 10i
ult., says The Sunptcr arrived at Cadiz Il
day alter lie arrived 1t Lisbon, and that tilt
must have passed close to each other durir
tho night.
ELECTION OF S1ocKHo1DERs.-Att the a
nl1al meeting Of the stockholders Of the Cl
caso aud Milwaukee Railroad Company, he
yesterday, Mcssrs- A Stone, Jr-, s. Wi
Cleveland, Ohio; e. H. Gilbert, Utica, n.
NJ u. Ogden, II. 4 Tucker, E. E Roge
n G. Loomis, s. c. Baldwin, Chicago; q
Julius Wadswort1l, New York, were elect
directors foE the cnsuinS year. In spite
the currency troubles, VIC understand a We
satisfactory exhibit was made Of the earnin
OF last year.
SUNDAY GAMELISG.-Thc Police made
descent upon the Saloon Of John Ncwllou
No. 492 State street, on Sunday night, and
rested the keeper and four young men,
mates, who were found guilty, ut the ezami
tion yesterday morning, of being support
and trcquenters Of a gambling hoase- It II
Tn tyo,,ara11yr 1.,,rU7, that 1llavirr rar3.
shaking dice for liquor comes within the {
ordinance in such cases. For this of1ense
inmates were fined tlirce and the keeper
dollars.
TuE PAT OF TIE FusuEERs-Wc arc
formed that the commanders Of the compan
of the late Fusileer regiment propose Civ
their men certificates Of accounts, and If
bankcrs Of the city will purchase them a
small discount, they will confer great f.
upon those who have large families and Y
to obtain their money and leave for no
Paymaster Whitney is willing thatany rca:
able plan shall be adopted for the paymeu
the Fusileers, hut Is opposed to any sha'
operations. Fair and honest treatment
be deemed equivalent to generosity By Il
layc been SO cruelty duped as the Fusilcel
LIoip's MAI OF KESTrcKI.-A new
Of Kentucky, from official sources, has
published by j. T. Lloyd, No. 1G4 Broad
", Which is afforded at The low rric
cne dollar, in pocket form, for army off
or four copies colored sheets for the :
price. 1t is a very useful work, as the I
arc laid down with tolcrablc precision,
although places heretofore unknown are +
10 importance as the scenes Of army L
sucnts and arc not perhaps printed o
7nap, still their location can be easily :
sained It should be in the hands Of
ono.
Mns. BosIw1CK's So1EEE.-Thc late
cal eoirec given by Mrs. Bostwick for he
pills, was very numcronsly attended, ani
rounced br al present thorough sus
The principal feature Of the evening ";
performance Of s'Seniramide," which
most admirably rendered. Miss De Pei
presiding at the piano. The success Q
Pupils reflects the highest praise upon
Boetwick's s abilities as a teacher, and has
led general desire that the opera sha
repeated in public before larger audi
We trust that Mrs. Bostwick and her /
will g1atily the desire Of the musical +
dr.~- NJ ora sda1