, 1863-09-26

VESSEL AsHoRE.-On the night of the 18th
inst. the schooner Lady Jane. capt Ingalls,, laden
with supplies for Harris & Bros mill, on Lake
uu1on, went ashore on Big Point An Sable. The
vessel and cargo Was total loss. The fosmer
was insured for s. SEQ, but no insurance on the
cargo, The loss sustained BY uaE1is & BIO. Is
$500.
TuE PROPELLER J. BARBER.-Ftom the
Tenor of IN article in Of the city papers. the
fmnress1on Las bce1 made that the Barber sprung
a lent during the recent gale, when en- route from
a. Jnacnb. Such ie not the case. All the water
.h.f xas In her wae what dashed In over her
decks, She ie pronounced as sound and seawor-
ny as any boat that enters our harbor.
new MASONIC LoDoE.-An new lodge named
in compliment to the Grand Master Of tie State,
3.BlaIr Lodgc," WAS organized on Thursday even
iuc, at Dearborn Lodge Hall by the Grand Master
in pcrson, assiettd by the officers and brethren of
several sister lodges. 1ts officers are: ". ".
Winters, II. NJ; s. ]. Hayes, S. VI; ". A. Ste
vent, !. "; ". Il. Pufdy, Treas.; ". Barry,
sec,y; 7. J. Elson, s. D; G. c. Marshall. J. D.;
O. Edison, s. Owen, Stewards; r. Deyine, Tyler
STATE srEE1 RAILWAY L1SE.-The South |
Side City Railwny Company have recently put on |
plumber Of additional cars, (some Of which arc |
of new and greatly improved bu!ld.) Between |
the houte Of IL. noon, and O'Clock p. m. cars |
leave the Randolph street depot for I'D Street !
every three minutes. This will obyiate the neces-
sity Of oye1-c1owding the cars at noon and eyeu-
ing meal.time. No change has been made IN the
running time OF through cars.
FROM TIE CoLoREp REaMEST.-The com
parry Of colo:ed men that enlisted In this State.
went to Burton and Joined the 54th Massachusetts
This regiment has been In several battles, and in
the sicge At Chatleeton-and made the splendid
charge at Fort Wagner. Sergeant Joseph Il,
Durgnet, Of Company q Of the 54!h, called upon
ne yesterday on his way to his home iu Gales
burEh, on short farlough. He reports the metu-
bcrs Of company H Qtom Illinois; In good health
and excellent spirits.
Loss OF TIE CITT OF MADISON During
the recent gale on Lake Superior, on the 18th and
18th, the propeller City Of Madison, while coming
down the Sanlt River, struck rock, just above
Church's Landing, md sank in twenty minutes,
The Captain is now in Detroit, after q wrecking
tug. which We understand has been sent ND from
Buffalo by D. P. Dobbins, agent Of the Pheqi1 In-
eufanee Company Of Brooklyn, which Company
has rick on both hull and cargo Her cazco con-
R4cIoN VI NSN kOA6 u FlS 1lUQS OWuGQ Qy a. II.
MeeSer Of this city AID the Northern Iron Com.
pany Of Lake Superior, which IL fully insured.
ExrLAxA11oH.-TheG driver Of the MechanI
cal Bakery tenn which ran over Mra Cooncy, on
Fourth avenue, in reply to what he considered the
unjust structures Of the TRIBUNE. gives the follow.
ing statement Of the mannertn which the accident
happened: ''On the morning OF the 9th T was
driving on Fon1th avenue on an ordinary trot; the
old lady was crossing the etrcct, and as she cav
my team, stopped euddcnly, when Immediately
hauled up my horses and motioncd to her to 70 !
on. She went on, as it appeared, and started my
horsce but ali at once, ne 1t appeared, sudden
fright came over her, and she stepped right back
under the horses, md before could bring thcm
to, both wheels passed over her,
VIOLATING TIE PRorR1ET1Es.-The ideas of
those who suppose that an undettaker's horse
never gets out OF that measured pace which the
melancholy nature Of his business demands
would have been 1udely checked by the sight or
Mr. Gavin's team. On dead run down Luke
street. last Wednesday afternoon 1And without re-
gard to opinions on the physiology Of the animal
In question, the spectacle Of the black hearee
almost flying lhrcush the streets, was calculated
to create convu1sfve ehudder, and would, We
have no doubt, two thousand years ago. been even
u
But the present age IL supposed to have ont
grown omcuA.
6EcRKT1Ko WITNEssEs.-Yesterday morn
ing, before the Recorder, Mrs. Becker was exam |
incd touching the reason Of her sudden departure
from the city. Immediately after the arrest OF
Ideson and AEsshall, who were held to ball some |
time ago, as our readers will remember, for at
tempting to pespetfate an outrageous assault
npon her person. She confessed to the Court
without any hesitation that the attorney OF the
defendant supplied her with motive for going in
the shape Of one thousand dollars paid her for
that pu.poee. Under this inlncement che had !
been staying In Connecticut, but had 1t length re-
turned for what reaeon 1t does not appear, unless
II was to be hired to 60 away the second time,
As the casc stands, However. the defcadspt.s
money scems to hive been badly invested |
MOVIcEEn's TuEATER.-At The matinee
this afternoon, will be presented drama of great
interest and beautiful moral, "The Broken
Sword" OF, tThe Soldiers Return which must !
please Ill who attend and ne expect there Will be
a very large audience Hcvtcker'e matinees have !
become quite fashionable. Mr.. Stone Will delight
the little ones with one OF his comic dnnces, md
they will be kept laughing By the oddities Of the
comic pantomlme. Tonight ia the Inst opportu-
kIs
BE Will appear a. RIP Van Winkle," and the |
.'1rish Doctor We expect to see the the,tey
crowded in every pe1t. The occasion IL an i'm |
mensc one-the farewell Of such an actor a.
Hackctt, whose farewell speech alone VIII be EN-
induccmcut for nany to attend.
DECEASED SOLDIERS. publisher of the
Sketches Of Illinois Q1Ecert announces that he is
preparing for another important work, to be called
"THE MAnTFEs AND HEnoEs OF ILLINOIS," illus-
tratcd with numerous portraits, and is deaisons
that the friends Of the Fallen Bravc,-' OF both |
the Amy and Nary, <including all ranks or de.
greee in the sesviee) who heve died in defence Of
onr flag, should furnish him with the data for au-
thentic and impartial geographic notices without
delay. We may add that this work will be looked |
for with eager interest by the people Of the South
wcs, ~ there nre but few loyal families who do
notmonFn friends or relatives now sleeping their |
last sleep, who adorned Their 1iyes by deeds OF |
dasiug-no 1esE than the wounded heroes who |
love to recount their dangers md 1ght their bat
ties o'cr again" We beepeak the attention OF the
public to thls cali. Write, without delay, to !
JAMES BARNET, r. o. Boz eees, Chicago, or c,u |
upon him at 1s9 Lake Street.
wAT.-ThfF Company arc erecting inc cast.fron |
NAA4SIT Wall III Nu% HkVut III,
over the Fox River. The length OF 1t will be $50 |
feet, aGd the breadth 20 feet. 1t will be great
improvement to the road. and speaks well for the |
enterprise and success Of this Company. The bu. |
ztnesa ct this line IL rnpid1y increasing. In the
month Of September, 1862, the amount done !
equalled $4,000 for the first three weeks. |
During The first three weeks OF the same month, !
this ycas, the bnsinese amounted to $110642 It |
:would lave been much greater in amount, II the |
watcre Of the Mississippi had not been 20 low that
grain and other freight could not be got up for !
transit. These figures, therefore, represent the |
amount Of business done, m1nue the loss OF the |
river trafac. At the present rate, the Company
could pay Ill the bonded interest, and dividend on
all the stock.
TIE WORK PROGRESSING Two congratu
lato1y telegraphic messages passed through our
Chicago Office on Wednesday night last, which
coming as they did from points but a brlcfpeEod
ago deemed beyond reach by any Of the rapid
means Of communication which this age has
brought out, dcaezrc passing notice. One was
from Omek, Eastern ria, aud the other from |
Alexandria, Egypt. and each were directed to |
San Francieoo, Cal The Russian American Tele- |
graph Company, expect in the next two years to !
complete the connection between St. Peteraburgh \
and San Francisco Under the Russian charter, |
the w1rce. according to one dispatch a1ludcd to,
lave now reached Omsk, enl arc rapidly p.ogres-
sing, while the California State Telegraph Com.