, 1862-12-18

6CWlNS Maculnc Convention should bear Ill |
mind that the hour for the dinner at the Tre- |
mont House this evening has been chanEcd |
to half past seren O'Clock
IMpox7AEr MEEr&e.-The adjourned meet
ing Of manufacturers will be held this evening |
At half past seyen, at the Board Of Trade !
rooms to listen 10 the report Of Commission !
er Boutwell,, and take action thereupon. A
large attendance is desired.
BISHOP DueaAS's LEc7uRE.-This lecture !
Hi11 be delivered tonight at Bryan Hall. The |
subject being "reminiscences Of the Bishops /
recent visit to Rome, and an account Of the
ceremonies Of the canonization Of the Japa-
nose MARTYRS, Is calculated to afford both in
etruction and entertainment.
STATE TEACHERS AssccIATIoS.-The fol-
lowing railroads hare agreed to give free re-
1uru tickets to members Of the. S4ate Teach
crs' Association, to be held at Rockford on
1he s,st Of this month: The Chicago & Ga
7ena Union, tue Northwestern, the Chicago,
Alton & ST. Louis, and the Peoria & Iogans-
mort Some Of the other roads have not yet
7,ecn heard from, but it is suppoeed they will
extend like fayors- The Illinois Central and
.he Chicago & Rock Island refuse to COM
1,,ute We understand that a1arge attendance
is anticipated
D1ABo11cA1.-Iti is but 4 few days since the
large md valuable building On Canal street,
;ust aboye. Harrison, occupied Us planning
and shingle mill, and nearly Z dozen other
branches Of nanuacture, was set on fire, as is
supposed, and entirely destroyed A new
building has been erected upon the site Of The
lat, ruins, Inc roof Of which is On, and the
whole il, an advanced state Of completion.
Al one o'clock yesterday morning officers
Mcpoug,ll and Chappcll discovered Light in
the building, which proved to b. Il pile ..
.harings and other kindlings, all ablaze. 4
few nails Of water subdued the flames, which
some seoundrelhad intended for another dis
astrous eunDagration-
FEMALE SoLD1nR.-MarJ Francis, agei
~. WAS brought before thc Police Court, yes
tsrdsy morning, charged with wearing appar
81 uubcccuing TO one Of her sex, and afte
Nh examination was discharged She state
.ha. s2:e enlisted rs a private in the SD Obi
r,cin,eut. at Columbus. principally On ae
,on1t ot the cruelty Of her step-father tc
wards her, and because she Lad brother i
4h, army Size rgaz in the battles Of Sh1lo
a,. prrrysburslt. in the latter Of which sl
wa. wounded ly 4 nlus1zct l;tu in the breas
aud sent to Hospital No. II, when her Sc
vas discovered, and she was furnished Wit
TRANSPORTATION to Columbus, O. Determine
not to return there, she took the train Il
Chicago, at indianapolis, arriving laere Tue
day morning She will lie sent to Lonis7l1
where size .ill he cared for by her friends.
Eo7Ez. THEE .AasEsTEp.-During the pa
i,w weeks, the mysterious disappearance
coAt=, s.,awls, and valuablcs, from the prom
ne,A hotels, led to suspicion that some ade
II tie business was making the hotels l
sucrlaI sccue Of operations. On Tnesd
evening proper efforts were made by the ?
lice 10 ASCERTAIN the perpctrator Of tic
deeds. One man, who now gives his name
Brown, Cbut has sailed under the names-Ds
jels, REYNOLDS. and numerous other allast
was watched by the police, while manguyrl
1T tie Briggs, fremont and Metropolitan
tt.s. At tho hitter be took coat from
rack, neat tAc dining reorn door, and quicl
disappeared. He was afterwards fonnd il
:. sa!occ Three coats lave been found, wh
he is said 10 have stolen at hotels, one Of
et,:,ts l,cng worth SO Brown will have
examination at the Police Court this moInl
ADAR1sG OUTRAGE.-A most daring {
rage WA, perpctratea yesterday, Which,
goodness and Juvenile deprlEity, surpa:
even the youthful exploits Of Jack shcpp
About len O'Clock yesterday forenoon. a Ii
son of DR.. Godfrey, living on Wabash Ave
ncar Pa1o Alto street, WAS sent TO a stor
make some purchases, taking with him q
dollar hill. He put the change into The p
ct Of his cloak and started for home, but
wind being high at The time and the lad
full Of losing it. he transferred it to the 20
cf his pants. lie had gone but q few $
on Wabash Avenue when he was sndd
seized frou behind by two boys not owe
teen years Of age, whom he had not obsel
and thrown upon his face. One Of them
him firmly, while. the other stripped o.
cloak, when both sct OF as rapidly as I
lie. The little fellow, nothing dan
chased them, ha11ooing "stop thief'' 4
as Old street, without attracting any one
tcnticn, ut which point he lost sight Of t
The young ecoundrels had evidently seer
place tie money in the cloak, which Of
WIS very valuable, hut were not aware Q
subsequent transfer.
a MURDER SpoILED.-About O'Clock
t..r:ay morning, the body Of q rlan wa:
covered in the slough Or pond near the G
Of Canal and Old streets. The corpse ".
cngnizcd as being that Of Thomas Breun
:l,nrmaEcr. aged 24 years, who has lys
Dutterfic1d street, near Old for some
past, and who spent the evening with
Der Of friends at 4 social gathering,
which .frcln the evidence given in the
be went to the Cess House, whare he
two or three hours, leaving there betTec
and three o'clock yesterday morning.
all the information gained upon the s1
it appears that he left the Cass House c
crably intoxicated, wandered into this
where lie fell and was frozen to death.
1he verdict bJ the Coroner's Jury, a. Th
the deceased came to his dcath from inte
ance and subsequent exposure
The fact that lis body was discovc
tle pond, when the water WIS less than
in dcpth, and that his cap Was found Sol
tapee from his body, aud thai he had a
Lyon his forehead, gave rise to the ru1
current yesterday that he had been mu
and his body thrown into the pond
mostcm examination, however, by DR..
man, assisted by other eminent phy5ici
rcaled 10 marks Of violence upon th
NIcettng Of the Chicago Barr
HONS Of Respect to The Mem
KoratIo G.. ShumVEaT, esq