, 1862-12-04

A1eA GOIES9S@A VI Nae4ta4-
DECEMBER Box Tos.-John r. Walsh, cor
ner Madison street and Custom House Place,
las LIE Bon Ton for December; also Prince
de Joinesvi1le's pamphlet on Nc cCle11au's Pen-
icsu1a Canpa1gn.
I1TERARY.-We are informed that such !
books as are usually sold for $L25 arc now |
being disposed Of for only hfty cents, at the !
New York Gift Book House, 113 Randolph |
street,
MARINE ARTuLERT.-Another meeting Of |
the friends OF those who enlisted in this ser |
rice, will be held at the Office OF the Bone |
Mutual Insurance Company, corner Of State |
snd Randolph streets, on Saturday, December
9th, at . O'Clock, Pm, by request Of the Com |
mittEe. /
FROM TIE 11STu.-By private letter from
the Sd Board OF Trade regiment ne Learn that
it has been assigned TO the LIST brigade, Gen.
III. s. Smith commanding. Gen. Smith COM
piuented the 18th very highly. and has a1lot-
ted them the post Of honor in Whist is well
known as the fighting brigade.
FILE DE Jo1E--Capt. Jack Nelson and bis
staG descended upon eight houses Of prostitu-
1ion, on Tuesday night last, and captured
numerous individuals Of bo:h genders- keep.
ers and inmates The entire party were tried
st the Police Court yesterday morning and
fined trcm SO to $50 each. A purse Of S267
vss realized ont Of the speculation
PERsosh-A dispatch from Hon. I. N.
Arnold to B. F. Aver, Esq, OF this city, an
nources that Col. David Stuart has been uom-
mated to Bdgadier Generalshjp.
The telegraph brings us the Information
that Lieut.. John Long, 9th 9. s. Infantry,
formerly Of this city, has been dismissed from
the service for disobedience of orders.
TnE SHERMAN house BALL TO SIGuT.-We
remind our readers that tho chop" in aid Of
tho sick ana wounded soldiers in the hospi-
tails, comes off tonight at the Sherman
House. There are few tickets yet undisposed
of, and these desiring q pleasant evening
Ehou}d secure at once the necessary doc"
The Object is one well worthy Of liberal pat
1o1nge.
HONE FOE AGED AND INDECENT FE,lALEs-
The first annual meeting of this Association
1ril1 be held In the lecture room Of the First
Presbyterian Church, this {Thursday) even
ing, at ~ O'Clock The President, Dr.. Pratt,
will give brief sketch OF the origin and ops-
rations Of the Society. The secretar5's re-
port 1M be read, and addresses will be made
by several clergymen. The public generally
are invited.
MERCHANTS, FARMERS AND MECHANICS
SAVINGS BANK.-We are gratifed to note the
highly prosperous condition OF this useful
Institution which has just completed its first
quarter. The statements TO December 1st
show that the number Of saving accounts is
los, with depozits of SCI, ,0f5.27. We consider
this favorable showing as evidence OF the COZ
1ideuce which the public have In tbs msnagc-
ment aud reliability Of the Bank.
TAB1EAux-Ihe beautiful tableaux which
were g;vcn for the benefit Of the Nursery and
Half Orphan Asylum, at their recent festival,
are to be repeated On Friday evening OF this
week, at the earnest solicitation Of many
who were present On that occasion The
number OF living pictures will be increased,
and efforts made 10 surpass the former exhi
bition in beauty. Dancing will be introduced
otter the close Of the exhibition.
VE7En. GARDEs.-This popular place o
amusement was again filed last evening by &
fashionable audience, all Of Thom appeared
delighted with the wonderful performance 9
the excellent troupe. The place is respect
able, conf rtable and cosy, and is meeting
with tie su:cess it deserves. Go by all mesn
and sec the vast collection Of animals, th
performing elephants, and last, though nc
least, Madane Esslcr, the famous tight-rop
dancer.
BooTH As OTHELLo.-To-nightS Shakespeare
tragedy Of O;hello Will be presented at II
Vicker's Theatre, with the young tragedial
as the Jealous Moor character We'll calcul
ted to test his powers as deleniator Of ii
human passions. The theatre Is filed night
with q fashionable audience. and doubt1e
viii continue to be SO to the end of N
Booths engagement. Tomorrow he appea
as +" Hamlct' Tor his benefit, and many sea
are already secured.
NORWEGIAN NFEsT1vA1-To-aight the ladi
Of the Norwegian Lutheran Church hold
festival at German HalI- The proceeds are
go toward iquidating the debt pressing up,
the Church, and Which the members, who a
for the most part mechanics and 1aborel
find It very difficult in these war times
bear up under. There will be = variety
fancy articles for sale and fine supper n
IT.
upon the part Of class who are among g
best citizens, will receive the liberal respor
of q benevolent public
FOUND DRoTNED.-Coroner Schmidt b
au inquest, yesterday, upon the body Of &
dier which had been discovered on Tuesd
in Ogden's Slip (mentioned in 5esterds
TR1DuHE). He 1as dressed in suit Of VI
worn soldiers clothes, boots nearly new,
socks, and nothing upon his person by viii
he could be identified. He was man
about forty-five years Of age, prominent 10
head, brown hair, dark, bushy whlske
Wnen found, he had rope around his ne
but no marks OF violence were found on
person, nor could any information be gair
respecting his death; hence the verdic
found drowned.
EcALDED.--An interesting little boz Of Il
years Of ege, eon Of Mr. Geo. L. Gould, lig
on Wells street just north Of Chicago 2yen
met with q serious and perhaps total accid
about eix O'Clock last t~evening. Tea had j
been made and the urn placed On the ta7
when the little fellow caught hold of the I
tom part, aud in an instant the boiling {
tents were poured on to his right shoul
and chest. Mrs. Gould, though almost fra
atthe terrible ageny OF her little boy, i'm
1lately sent for phyAician. The won
were dressed, snd at late hour last nigh
Was hoped that the little sufferer would
cover.
FALSE EcoSoNT.-The Board of Sups
sors discussed at some length yesterd
proposition to discontinue the pest Of nj
wa.chmau at the Court House. The sua
was finally referred to the COMMITTEE
Public Buildsngs- The motion to abolish
Office IVES supported By several Of the su
visors, In speeches, teeming with buneor
intended probably for the reporters. s
aclior as that indicated, would be hlghl,
prehensihle at this time, when our cit
being visited nightly with incendiary T
The records Of this county are valuable,
must be protected as far as possible. Tht
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