, 1863-12-05

STATE STREET BRIDGE MEErmo-What
man is there in Chicago whose business calls him
to Cross the rfyeE that docs not want t!ia bridge.
Let q Ftrangcr 10 our city, stand on Clark OF
Wells, at the junction Of Water street, for one
ehort honr. during the season OF navigation, and
then ak him bis opinion Of Chltaso enterprise.
VIII he not say do less business OF hare mo.o
bridges: And is there business or rcal estate
man here that will listen for one moment to re-
t1csrade movement, or stand-stilf action for Chi
cago.
We say then. let there be a fur1 attendance Of
real estate men at the meeting at the fremont
House tonight. Let wise counsels prevail, and
liberal contributions fix this AZ one Of tho pcrma-
nent improvements Of our growing and prosperous
city.
a Meeting for The sela;s4s 1S,lsf Of Families of
There is more dcstItntion and suffering among
tho soldiers' families in the city, Than any are
aware Of, except those who have visited them
There are eeVeral soldiers families who are
entirely destitute, and dependent upon charity,
and who must hare aid immediately. We pro
mfecd the brave men when they enlisted, thst
their families should bd cared for, and they must
not be allowed to suffer ftom want Of food or
clothing.
Let everybody interested In tho welfare Of eoy
AE1 AaAAAE1s a+ACA0 Aot WCEt1uE d LH0 O'CLOCK
this afternoon, at tho War Comnittee Rooms.
Garrett Block, corner Of State and Randolph
strcets. It Is an Important meeting. and uc bopo
to sec afull attendance, ~
MR. DEMPsTER.-This gentlenan takes ex-
ceptions to the criticism made BY our musical
critic, upon his last concert In this city. Per con-
ira, We cheerfny insert the following notice from
the Boston Daily ddpsrtissr: -.
We have very carefully considered the several
nsw 1 songs With ~ which n; Dempster has enriched
the results Of much study and pains. Tho words
are mainly chosen from Tennyson'a "Pfincees''
e1quisitsly beautiful poems, whose brcyity and
beauty arc alike bar to the touch OF an 1,gra.
cious band. It doos not come within the province
positions go Varied and esch 30 complete In Itself
bnt we feel constrained to chronicle such coutfi.
bntion to English musical literature rs IN e7eut
lenee. We hare, as every ono win hare, our H.
rorites among them, but We desire to bear testi-
mony to ths uniform frcshness and aithfulncss
which, from its inception, has been thoroughly
consonant viii, his talents and his taste. These
are songB which ought to live and to grow in
intended to be erudlte and grand, Of to sstonish.
but they are meant to convoy the graceful simplic-
y whsh gives tho yeEses ther charm, being 1t the
ieeoas sea q
siton, we may refer to Turn, Fortune, turn tin
nheel;n "Ask mo no more y md "Brcak, break oa
thy cold gray stones, OH Sea, which We believe
this department Of composition, for melody which
truly translates the poets thoughts, get in
wo congratulate both tho pablic and Mr. Dempetor
that upon his return for short seaaon to the con-
eett-roon1, he has brought from his retirement
these 1yrics, which muat not only be pleasant 10
the cars Of his many auditors, but n1nst, when
they shall be published, prove a memorial Of bis
ability as composer and delight to the thou-
sanas who will lore to learn and to repeat them.