, 1862-01-21

L sealed letter addressed to ss William,
a. Darrow, Chicago, Ill., was lost In tic
street Oh Saturday. VIII The indsr have the
kindness TO Leave it at the Sherman Houscs
PREsENTATIoN.-A sword, eash, belt and
silver spurs were presented last week to Capt.
Brown Of Company 3, Major Barkcr's Nc
C1c1lan Dragons at Washington, hy the men
under his command
SOLDIERS A1DSoCETY.-On TUESDAY cycn-
ing next, the ladies Of the Soldiers Aid Soci-
city will hold Sociablc AT the Orphan Asy-
lum. Ladies and gentlemen are invited to
attend.
A1:1ENAs WARDS LEcTURE.-The inimita-
bic Artcmas Ward lectures this evening at
Bryan Hall. Subject: 'sChildren in the
Wood" The bare announcement will suffice
10 ensure i full house
MILITARY CARS17AL,-Tlc managers Of the
Ogden Skating Park purpose giving Grand
Military Carnival next week, on which occa-
sion the band of the Fifty y-seycnth Regiment,
twenty pieces, will be present 4 fine display
Of fire works will also be made at the sane
time
MORALS. About one hundred offenders
against the public peace were tried in the
Police Court yesterday. As the weather
modctateE, morality wanes, and the Police
Court pays its expenses while the theEmome,
ter is above zero.
MORE 1SsCBoRD1NAT1oN.- insubordi
n,tc Mechanic Fusilccrs at present confined
in thu AEmory, received an accession to thci,
r4nks yesterday in the shape Of three moro
nettinccrs. Il viii be difficult soon to tell
which Is Camp Douglas-thc City rmory OF
the barracks at Cottage Grove.
NETTING OF THE GARDENERS SOCIETY,"
TIC Chicago Gardeners Society meets this
evening at No ia Dearborn street. We arc
ylad to learn that this organization, deserving
of the attention Of all horticultu1;sts and po-
mologists, has commenced the new year under
vcrT favorable auspices.
READINGS AT TIE SHERMAN .HorsE.-Our
readers will bear in mind the readings to be
given this evening at tho Sherman House By
Prot. J. Il. Siddons, the eminent elocutio1ist.
We can scarcely suggest Il more pleasant dis.
pcsal Of time than an evening spent with
Shakespeare, Dickens, and the poets, :,s llas-
1.ated and rendered by Prot. Siddons.
TIE Co,c.Tr WAR RFrsD--Information has
been received from Washington by OIL
County Ba::rd Of Supervisors, that the Wal
Department has authorized Quartermastc,
Potter TO arrange for the payment of tls
amount advanced by them for fitting out tht
Hccker Regiment and Irish Brigade. Ths
sum total will exceed $50, 600, and will prov.
!: source of~re1ief to our tax paytrt.
MASONIC FEsT1yAL.-Thc sixth annual frs
tiyal of Cleveland Lodge, No. FL, A., F. d 4
n, takes place on Thursday c7ening, the 81
inst, at the Tremont House. The member
OF the Lodge, in union with tho proprietors o
the fremont, are iaugurating series Of at
rangcmcnts which will eSentuatc in IN unusu
ally pleasant and festive occasion. TheLodg
are fully determined that their festival shal
NIT be eclipsed during the season.
THE LAST R11Es,-Thc funeral of tic 1ittl
boy George F. Haskell, who was killed by Il:
State street cars last week, occurred from th
First Presbyterian Church on Sunday last wit
appropriate religious exercises. The chi1dre
OF the Sabbath school, Of which the ieccase
was member, sang some hymns, touchiu
reminders Of their conlrade whose voice wa
forever hushcd and should no longer minal
in tie sweet psalms. It is a sad coincideuc
that within one short week, three churches
close proximity to each other hare witnessc
tle funerals OF three persons killed by accidcn
Judge Barron, S. C. P. Bogue, and George F
Haskell.
ASo1n DER ~ A "WEAy1SG WAY.''-Oaic,
Keefc met man wearing tile United State
uniform on Clark street bridge, on Saturda
evening" singing that old Bacchinal, "When
gets il, q w,eayin' way &c, in whose comp
ny were two suspicious characters, well b,
not faycrably knowL to the police, and Il
Three were closely locked together, apparent
equally gone in the depths Of drunkenness
Upon separating the soldier from his leeche
the policeman found that he had twcnt,
dollar gold piece Ii either hand, and three
four more coins Of the same value in his noel
..' "p4eu ~ nls1e.ee sAou,u os ui' .uso e9aal
os'"sen aae aoFee'a"e' ne "iso eiailueu III
AZ nus o4'ena1sco 'o4an1ees Aom INT lol
1'ae, nao oee''ns VI nloiss' anu 11'uiets
eu.nA ei'aosse, ano Nus gong u Spend IL
collapse. To protect his funds and at II
same time crop the two thieves in their app
rcnt purpose Of robbing their victim, ofic
Eccfc look the rcncrt,ns military man tn fl
lock up. where he remained until sober n,
then left-ye1y thankful for tile treatment
had received.
RonHER1Es.-A soldier by the namc Of &c.
w. Caster, connected with the 9Th nlino
Cavn'ry, Company Il, on Sunday, lost q siiy
watch, valued at hye dollars, BY the hand
some "atcntol plekpocket. 1t was an ol
1ashloned ouns-cye watch, and thought mu
OF on account OF It's age and the family ass
clat1ons connected with 1t.
horse and cutter were also stolen at eig
O'Clock on 1he same night, from John Lei
from the corner Of Wells and Lake street
along with the bells and robes.
Lieut.. Colonel Herbert, OF the 57th Re-
ment Illinois Volunteers, Ind his fine bro,
horse stolen while in the city on Sunday.
vas taken from Randolph Street, While t
Colonel Was Tor moment absent Some p
son amb1tlous Of military ride undoubted
committed the act Should robbery lead to