, 1862-12-01
THE CITY.

next the Illinois and Michigan Canal will be I
closed aud the water drawn of 80 says
dispatch from supt, Preston.
ANOTHER FALSE AlARA.-The entire de-
rartuent were called out about six o'clock
last evening, BY an alarm rung for the first
district, but were unable to discover any fire.
EXCISE STAMPS FOR BANK CHECKs,-Onl
and after tc-day the Government requires all
hank checks to have affixed a two cent stamp.
John r. Walsh, cor. Madison and Custom
HouEe Place, has now supply Of stamps for
checks, notes, protests and all others that are
ready.
TuE MICHIGAN CES1RA1 RA1LRoAD.-We
arc pleased to note handsome Increase In the |
earnings Of the Michigan Central raEroads |
for the week ending Nov. 2lst, over the cor. /
responding period Of last year. d statement
received from II. E. Sargent, esq. General
agent Of the company, shows the earnings to
hsye been, for the week named, ss2 ss22,5sAa2.6, ISL 20
an increase OF Il, 9,940.41.
IL STn1pL1cATE.-The wife Of Andrew nc
Gowan, living on Chicago ayenne, near Csr-
perter street, gave birth, on Thanksgiving
dsy, to three boJs-su fat and healthy. An
drew ears he is alwr5s glad for any faVors, DUE
is af1s;d this Is too much Of q good thing to
be yezy often repeatcd, With impanity- The
aggregate weight Of these "episodes" "as
e51z pounds.
Gor7scuA1K AND PATTI CoM1SG.-The dis
tippuisned pianist Gottschalk, and Carloth
PATTI, the tS7orite pEima DONNA ara 10 give q
series If concerts il this city early in Decem-
bcr, The dates have not as yet been denn'
itcly fixed Max strakosch, "se agent aecom-
n1;', $ll, IS ueaal, be the ayant courier and
rnauacer Of the opera. Tickets WILL ne 1of
sale st Higgins
P,,ov41, OF TIE I111SoE WATER Cure
.xn HyeHS1c kFmNAny.-This justly pop
Mar establishment has been removed ifoao
Peoria to Secor, Woo1ioza county, on ths
T.P, ard r. E. r, twenty-sx miles ron
pao,ia. Visitors to the new location Wit
find 7,,esssnt and quiet retreat, and q con-
modious building thoroughly fufhasnes
+rrnucbout, DE-. af. Neyias still retain
charge q the institution
IEC1rRE AND FESTIVAL At hAHLEN'-
Weare requested to state that tners "NA 10
lecture and festival at Harlem, in this count
next Friday evening, to raise fnnd 10 oe1fa
tie etxpenEes O. fitting up the lecture roo'
nf 1ne Harlem School House SIS place
wersh:p, The 1setn'e Will be delivered
Pref. Hemingway Of this city. Tickets
cents. 70 be mad Of Geo. 3. Davis
Harlem, CT of Mr.. Dunlop, 40 sonta C]a
street.
AssnoDrs, TIE ART,s1.-We learn that \
A1troDus, who has recently 1nade Chicago
home, and With his assogiate, Ne. ValE, beg
the euterprislng and mcritorious work Of
tablieEipy permanent studio and art gale
in our city, leaves this evening for the Son
The kindly Interest Of Admiral Porter, Of
Mississippi Squadron, affords him facilities
vh;c, he hopes to reach his family and br
tbc1a back with him to his new home in
midst.
Nor Ll6E WAR T1ME.-Grass has
gyovn in cur streets, spiders have not {
ve1hcl tie entrances to our places OF
ness. The store Of Nessrs. ". b. G. N
XCo,, No. 55 South Clark street, has I
beautifully rehtted, ard is all a6laze vi
paate, &c, DC, which their connections
facilities enable them to sell at manfactu1
prices, notwithstanding it is q war time.
hint il 8 good one for the holidays.
N1.,,HEE OF Men N CHICAGO LIABLE
DEarT,-By official authority it is stated
the enrolment books give the whole nur
Of men in Chicago liable to draft as 23
and f;lace the number enlisted from the
at 2,445. Iu the different Wards The na1
1f those upon whom the draft Would be
tive is set down IS follows: 1st Ward, 2
st, :...4as; Sd, ais; 4th, 142259; 5th, ?
Oh, 3,fG1; 7:h, 5,3ii7; Stl, 1871; 9th, l
10Th, 3,l57.
READINGS DY psoF. GH1EF1Tu.-Aua art
nent has been completed by which Pre
L. Griffith, the gifted elocutienlst will
one Ct hls pcfu!ar readings and reeisa
before the Young Mems Associatio
ThurEoa5 eyenl.G, Dec IL 4 dlstingu
clergyman Of this city, who has heard
Griffith many times. speaks ot him as 20
ing wonderful power and control Of yolc
intIuates that NC may expect a rare voe
nbiticn in his readings Of Poe>s Bells,
other vocal gent.
AyDEosE AND JAcksoS.-Thcse nc
1sye already well earned reputation as
euccessful caterers to cultivated taste
themselves additional credit By their sp
tables prepared zor their guests at the
House, on Thanksgiving evening. Tn
display ed in the arrangement and deci
ofthe tables is s-1dou equaled, and thei
fsre Lett nothing further to be desired
most fastidious or caprlcioas. Their b
guests had q happy time and did ample
to sump.upus Thanksgiving di1nar.
WELL MER1TED SIccEss.-The ca
gold media! which VIC give il our col
new advertisements is fac siMs2e OF
presented to the Grover i Baker Sew1
chine Company By the State Agsicutts
ciety al it's last ANIMAL Fair, but wb
:accorut OF the dice being lost, vel
struck off the past week. Being the fl
medal awarded to sewing machines, ar
the leading machines were representa-
contest, this triumph for the Grover
Will ado to its already deserved popul
The E1Tn4pIT1oN CAsE-ToDD
rEn.-Westley Todd, the alleged forge
arrest On Wednesday, on charge OF
committed in Bsampton, Canada, an
cuent escape and re-arrest, WAS Nat
the TRIBUNE Of Saturday, vas brongl
United States Commissioner HoYne,
rrGay morning, and fully COZ
lie is 1ow in our Cook cou:
awaiting the action OF the
Of State, by whose requisitio1
be can be delivered to the
dian authorities. The papers IN the
all*been forwarded to Mr. Seward
reply Will be auxiously looked
those interested.
GRAND BALL TOR TIE BENEFIT OF
D1Ea' CAN'T DOUGLAS Hosr1TAL AID
Or mex: Thursday evening it Is pr
give grand ball at the Sherman 3
the bereft ot the Hospital Aid soc{e
will undoubtedly be a select affair, q
the nost recherche, as it is the Fl
eeason. The names Of the Commit
ssngemeata having the matter in ch
sufficient guarantee Tor Its excellen
are as fullowB:
n. X. Fairbanks, G. G. Smith.
VI. D. ktr5upt, Frank Hupots
F.W. Ludlow, +. BufuLs'
Mills Olcott, G. j. Uinesiey
A. BIgeiow, John Brooks.
e. Il Crosby Wm- B. Villa
The price Of tickets is ulaced at