, 1862-12-29
THE CITY.

AIN 4hi+E.-:A: gentleman informs MS
1nat burners ARG plowing their land at North
neio and other parts of the county at the |
present tine.
fRohof1oS.-Lieut L. B. Mitchell Of silf
Fefspafre S Battery, has received and accepted
position upon Gen. Asboth:s staff He left
mere at the commencement Of the war As a
private in Wizards Battery.
ESoRhocs RBcERrs OF Hoes-Tle total
receipts Of hye and dressed hogs for the woek
ending to-day, amount to the unparalleled
number Of 81, ,7s2. This is by far the largest
number received in any one week during the
history Of pork: packing in this city.
ALBUMS FROM TIE WoRID's FA1a.-SeYe-
raj Of the magnificent Photographic Albums;
iu Julius Baucr's extensive stock, received the
first premium at the Worlds Fair, London.
His stock embraces every variety, to suit ali
classes, varying in price from $40 down to 81.
MONEY FousD.--Mrs. Lee, a Lake street
nailliner, lost a package Of $500 In gold Sat
s;rday+ which was found BY, Police Commits
s:ioner Turtle, who restored it to Its owner,
generously refusing the reward of $50 which
had been offered.
D1saRACEFr1.-8ome gzace1ess scamps hare
been amusing themselves for few nights
past by suspending decayed turkes from door
knobs Of houses In the West Division. The
Ttetches ought to hare the rotten fowls
round their own necRs, and be compelled to
wear them uutn there is nothing but bones
left.
FEEsEETA11oS.-Lieut Col. RaHen, Of the
18th Illinois Regiment, has been presented,
by his Chicago friends, with sword, sash,
aud field-glass-the hest that could b. pro-
cured III the city This regiment is now IN
Rosecrans' division, near Nashville, and the
presents will be taken to Col Rsffen BY Lieut..
Young, who leaves the city this evening.
WAs7ED-A ScHooIMAsTER.- scrip.
7ural personages who demanded sign, VIC
think would have been entirely satisfied With
tile following, which is copied verbatim from
the window Of q clothing store On Lake
street: s'These store is closed on count fol
Sabbath will open again these evening y
"These'' is not bad sign.
HonsE AND BUaeT sToLEN.-Last evening
about eight o'clock horse and buggy belong
ing to Bowen Brothers, (74 and se Lake
street, was taken from the corner Of Dearborn
and Huron streets, by two men who drove
the horse hurriedly away. The horse is a dap
pie grey Of good size, the buggy light one
The owners offer suitable reward for the re
Turn of the property or the detection Of tn
rascals-
TEE SLAUGHTER House. Nu1sANcE.-Ws
are glad to learn that the ordinance relatiy.
TO tue slaughter house nuisance viii be i'm
1acdiately enforced. The entire South Branch
rs well as the main artery Of the river, is on
yast pool Of blood eluggishly washing on
into the lake. The promises Of the packer
recently made to Aid. Hoyt, that the b1oot
and other refuse Of their establishment
should be carried away, seem to have bee1
strangely disregarde0. Now let the ordinauc,
be strictly enforced The purity Of the rive
and hcaltl, Of the city are infinitely Of NOR
Importance than their packing houses.
TIE GAGE BRAND CONTESTED EIEcT1oS.-
We have heretofore alluded to the contest nov
going on between Mcssrs. Brand and Gage 70
The 69t1l District. 1tturns ont i;,at Mr. Bran
is getting considerably worsted in his sell
imposed labors. Gage, who was only som
seventeen ahead in the beginning, has now, b
1l,e throwing out Of Illegal votes, reached
majority exceeding 100, soldiers votes t
the rum1er Of eighty five having been throw
out, as the voters were, 5y conclusive proc
sllo"u ~ nil'e fesloeo - o"lstoe u ene couo'
"uen 'ies enns1ea' 'ne i,1seSa's5a'lon Is NJ
se' eone1ausos out en"'s5n - Ano"n L " ensu1
Ill" "ase LIS BILL. --
4 NEW ENvE1opE.-We have been show
II envelope which for ingenuity Of form ali
security when sealed is superior to any ythir
VIC have yet noticed. tits Of the usual sii
ard has two lips, one Of them With d bros
,nneilaged surface which seals upon the inn,
portion of the address side Of the cnyclop
In addition 10 this is the usual lip se2lir
aron t1c back In trout and near the top
ti the envelope is Il small oval aperture on
which the stamp is occurred 80 that 1t adher
beth to the outer face and the inner lip, th'
rendering it doubly SECURE The extra l
viii make no observable difference in Il
weight Of the envelope, while it is render
thrice rs strong and will do away with t,
rosi''Se assurance o. osntofs aha' you J"
1'''o anooee encloseo' 'nas1.aeu ~ LIZ CIV
NiE eaa'.oe os open.o "Itnoat o.seo'e'
1'o~s'u :" nt1sco' .. @ LUZ e's - AA' 'n'eA''
anu o's 'll'ese aes lse.e1, i'AseA'-
THE cx.1oE1o OF THE CREArtoS,-Y)
s,;1cna;d concrui;o;, Of H,utlrl's peniys r
In, ocrfnrmcd Teusday evening, the 9Th
:J..nu,rx ,t Rrv,n Hall liz +,c Chnaro NJ,
c,,1n:or. Their, vii, 1s = FIJI, orches+r,
.nirtv r;i.,.cs which witt, The cnorrs vii, m,
over mn, hundred pcrforn,.rs.
Far 4hc sc,ies If concerts To he piven
1s,c Musical Union. there ara scyer:1 of |
,rre.f works If tbc'uld masters in prcparati
No tu7us nor fxxpe,,sf will he s,,arcfl to rem
zach performance tho best Of its kind G
given lse,e. To this end esliaeut talent y
IL, secured
r., The .4C-ra4;on.>- Mrs. E. e. Bosty
~. l,,s,x .,7 n s;cg ,1,c ,>er, of !.
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+..,e rv oo,,norc;,o the ser;as viii
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no .ns att-,c,;rc r., tnc Whole r,no. of :
lerlos- LIZ Seasen Nchets *a1e Ae'ifio ''n -
TIE FIFTH PATTI CoSoEnT.-)n Tues
e7ening OCCURS at Bryan Hall the fifth
last concert to be given b5 Patti and Go
chalk in this city. Among the other G
things on tie programme is the Ere
Laughing Song, The programme Is pny
allv brilliant and cannot fail to secure all