, 1863-02-28

III.
. shall be my desire to make them, pernetla]
! ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
; THE CITY.
FoTSD.-An outside case Of lady's gol'
, watch. The owner eau find II at the Centra
] Police Station.
Found DROWNED. body Of man VA
found floating in the river near Old stree
bridge yesterday. Up to the present no clu,
has been obtained as to his identity.
: FIRST snAp.-Mine hosts Of the shcrma,
House, always on the alert for good things
served fresh shad for dinner to their guest!
yesterday, - the first Of the season."
DEAD Does.-Thc streets and alleys are full
OF dead dogs. As they are not PARTICULAR,
ornamental we suggest to the authorities te
have them removed. Inasmuch as they
slaughterthcm they ought to remove them.
CCnAs' BENEF1r.-Thc Theatre last even.
Ing was fairly jammed upon the occasion o1
Cubas' benefit. The play was the French
Spy. 1t will be repeated this evening. Sey.
efal novelties are underlined for next week.
HELD TO BA1L.-n[artiu Jennings. the con.
stable, whose arrest on a charge Of assault
with deadly weapon We noticed in our issue
Of yesterday, was held to bail yesterday after.
noon In the sum Of 81 900 for trial in the Re.
corder's Court,
oB1TrART,-Wc arc panied to learn Of the
death OF George Arnold, nephew of Hon l.
N. Arnold, Representative III Congress from
this district. Mr.. Arnold was young man
much esteemed by all who knew lin. lie
died in Washington, we learn, the beginning
Of this week.
4 BIG HArL.-A man named Moore, from
Indiana, was relieved Of s425, yesterday
morning. Ho brought some fine horses to
Chicago for disposal, and while selling them
at auction in the Shiman House alley, some
expert eeoundrel picked his pocked Of the
above amount.
DnD.-Wc regret to learn that James l.,
Howe, esq, died yesterday morning, Of drop.
81, ut tho Hatch House. Mr.. Howe was an
old citizen Of Chicago, for some time
City Marshal, and many years an Alder
1uaf from the Seventh Ward He was useful
and much respected citizen.
Cas- KEEP HoTEL.-Thosc WHO have occa.
Son to visit Macomb will be glad to know
that an excellent and commodions brick lo-
tel Is kept there in firstclas5 style by ]. ",
Randolph. BE is the very model Of hotel
keeper, and In connection with his fine house
deserves m extended patronage at the hands
Of the travelling public.
| @"The Home for the Fricndless gratefully
acknowledge donation Of $3.50 from the
Timers Union through the hands Of it's COM
nittce, r. Kinsely, ]. II. Hocock and 4. 4.
Winslow; Also barrel Of hams from Thomas
Nash; also ii half barrel Of pork from Tobey
Il Booth; also IS from G. o, Dunn; also one
barrel OF hams from Welch s. Falkner; also
I largo quantity fresh pork from Messrs. Jones
4: Cnlbertson,
| VIOLATIONS OF TIE REVENUE LAH.-Quite
n dutter of excitement was created yesterday
among dcfaulters to the requirements of tue
Internal Revenue Law. About tifly cases
| were placed in the hands Of the District At
torncy By Collector Schneider, and the parties
| visited by the United States Marshal. Some
fifty others will be dealt with as soon as their
cases can be placed in the hands Of the At.
! torncy.
FIRE A1ARA.-Thc alarm Of fire last night
about eleven o'clock was occasioned BIZ steam
escaping from the drying loft in Van Eta,
| Freedman d Co.'s tobacco manufactory on
River street. The bell ringer amused himself
! by ringing most dissonant and diabolical
peal upon the old cracked thing In the cupola
called bell, and filled the ncighborhood with
horria noises. We sincerely trust there will
never be another fire if only to escape hearing
that bell.
MIR. MrHDocK's PATRIOTIC READINGS
alr. Murdoch, will this evening, deliver
course Of patriotic readings, in the Metropol-
itan Hall, for the benefit Of the Soldiers Aid
Society. As the services Of this gentleman
will be rendered gratuitousIy, and as the OBJ
Ject Is in every respect worthy Of oil good and
true citizens, VIC have no doubt there will be
avery large attendance, aud wc are sure that
no one will leave the hall without feelings Of
genuine satisfaction:
WAR MEET1SG.-Thc fortieth war meeting,
under the auspices Of tho Young. .Mcn's Chris
tian Association, will be held in the Third
Presbyterian Church, corner Of West Wash
ington and Carpenter streets, (Rey. Arthur
swazey,) on Sabbath evening; Mt 7H o'clock.
Thrinngly interesting reports from Rev. Mr..
Doanc, the Associations Missionary at Nash
vile, of his 1abors among nearly 10000 sick
and wounded soldiers, will be given, and Rev.
G. F. S. Sawyer, recently at Memphis, and
others, will address the meeting. All are in
yited.
CRYSTAL LAKE 1cB.-1n these days Of basin
ice. it is refreshing to see long trains OF wag-
ons going up Clark street, loaded with the
purest ice, cut from Lake Winncbago, near
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, 1T miles north
The ice is sixteen inches thick, andis brought
into the city on the Northwestern railroad.
at the rate Of fifteen or twenty cars per day.
by the well known firm Of Wadhams, Viii
lard i Co. They have also secured large
stock at old Crystal Lake, McHenry county.
From these two lakes all their ice for family
use is secured, which,1earcs no question Of its
purity.
NURSES WASTED.-We arc informed by
letter from Cincinnati, that lady will be in
Chlcago in the course Of week, authorized
ly the Medical Director at Murfreesboro, to
get sixteen ladies' to fake to the hospitals
there as nurses. They will be paid while
there by the Government. None arc wanted
except those who will 60 for three months.
She particularly desires the cooperation of
the Sanitary Committee and the Young Mems
Christian Association in making selections,
by the time she gets here, so as to return to
Murffccsboro as soon as possible, rs help Is
needed there. The pay for nurses is twelve
dollars per month.
ASYLUM FOR ERR1sa WoMES.-Wc orc glad
10 announce that the committee having in
charge the drifting of d constitution for the
Asylum for Erring Women, are prepared to
present 1t this Saturday at p. m., at which
time 1t is expected that permanent organ-
zatlon will be effected. The interest thus far
manifested. the hearty cooperation thus far
shown, by ladies representing every variety Of
religious sentiment, shows conclusiycly that
this is no sectarian movement, but one united
effort to win back to society and their Maker
those whom the community at large cast
aside as unworthy the least notice. The OBJ
jcct being one Of so great Importance aud
universal interest, 1t cannot be necessary to
urge full attendance at tie meeting this
afternoon.
:CLrnoURNE on TIE CorpERHE4ps, A
knock-down occurred yesterday in the North
Division, in which cx-Aldcrman Granger
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