, 1863-01-06

Chicago, at the Board Of Trade Rooms to-
night. Business Of importance will be trans
acted in which au classes Of Manufacturers
ere interested.
sw1sDLED.-The telegraph informs us that
the Democratic Legislative Caucus yesterday
morning determined to admit Brand to seat
and Of course exclude Geo. n. Gage, the legal
II elected candidate from the Goth district.
This is clear swind1c, and ought not to be
permitted to rest without ventilation.
DROWNED IN 4 WE11.-Yesterdny noon a
soldier was found In an old well, in the open
lot at the south end Of Calumet arenue. Ho
was German, about forty-dye years o. age,
and though not identified, Is believed TO nave
been private Of the Garibaldi Guards, and is
supposed to have been In the ~nter for three
or four weeks. An inquest will be held to-
day.
WEST SIDE IECTUREs.-Rev. Robert Coll
yer will give the second lecture Of the course
at the Church OF the Rcdeemcr, corner Of
Washington and sangamon streets, this even
ing, at ~ o'clock This is new lecture, nev-
er having been delivered before, and is enti-
tied National Providences." The subject is
ono well calculated to call ont Mr.. Collyer's
great powers as speaker and thinker. a rich
intellectual feast is anticipated:
FmE.-A fire broke out In the dry-goods
store Of N. II. Laraway, 161 Lake street, be-
tween one and two o'clock yesterday morning
Mr. Laraway Is absent from the city, and 1t is
impossible to ascertain the loss or the insut-
ance. The entire stock ofgoods WIS destroy
ed. The fire was doubtless the work Of an in
cendiary. The building is owned by ?. +. ".
Peck, aud is not damaged seriously. Mr. Peck
has no insurance,
DONE IN TRIP11cA1E.-Thc wife of Michael
Collins, an employee Of the Chicago, Bur-
1ington d Quincy Railroad, living at the
south end Of the city, near the old-st. bridge,
gave birth, on Sunday afternoon last, to three
ehildrcn-two girls aud boy--all tat aud
lively Us crickets. The mother is also doing
we'll This is the second case Of the same
Kind NC have noted within the past sixty days.
Who eays Chicago is not fully up to the mark
in domestic productions?
MORE SANITARY SUPPL1Es.-The Board Of
Trade War Fund Committee sent yesterday
two car-loads Of sanitary stores for the use Of
Chicago regiments and batteries at Vlcksburg
and Mu.freesboro. Several male nurscs we're
also dispatched to the backgrounds, and a
telegraph vas sent to Cairo, inquiring wheth-
er nurses can get through promptly. II an
affirmative answer Is received, it is the inten-
tion Of the Committee to forward others to-
day.
aPEc1h MEETING or THE BOARD OF EpU-
cAT1os.-Thc Board held special meeting
on Saturday afternoon, to consider certain
proposed admissions to the High School.
The following pupils, who have been absent
from sickness, were re-admitted to the Nor
NAL Department: Ma1y 4. Greene, Laura 8:
Reed, and Ade11a E. Butler. Cynthia A.
Bromley was re-admitted to the general
course. The results Of the special examina-
lion Of candidates for admission to the High
School, were presented, and Nos. 2 and were
declared qualified and admitted. The Board
then adjourned.
PATRIOTIC AND 'LDERAI.-Att the hour Of
'chnngc yesterday, the members Of the Board
of Trade we're called to order by G. T. Whee-
1er, Esq, President, he at the same time brief
u stating that the Sanitary Commission need :.
cd pecuniary assistance at once In order that
our sick and wounded soldiers, who are now
crowding the hospitals from the Murfrecsboro
and Vicksburg fights might not suffer.
Mr.. !. Z. Mum followed urging upou the