, 1863-11-18

unable to attend tonight, may hare Inc P'easu1S
OF listening to and witnessing the 1ne VOICES auo
eplendid pe1eonationeof this troupe ot yontaio ar
lists. Master William gave us the fr1nee's Salet,
bis acting being in good taste and his voice sweet
and noxe,fnl as on the first evening. All the NIL |
nor characters were well taken, and thcir presen-
tation cyinced much etudy and caro-. The drum
solo, BY Master Alfred, is alone worth price OF
admission, and always Is certain Of themost up.
rpa1ioua applause. Go and zee tho Holman Troupe,
lin search OF few houra' good entertainment
McV1cKEn's THEArRE.-Miss Coombs'
engagement continues prosperous, notwithstsnd-
ing TIE weather. This evening abe will sppear In
what Is generally considered her best character,
Lady Eve1ine, In the play Of "a Wila's Seeret,t
in which she will be supported by an excellent
cast. On Thursday evening Lies sacriaoe" is
to be presented, and 1t Is announced that Miss
Coonbs, In compliance with numerous requests
from families, Win appear on Saturday afternoon
in the s'World Of Fashion"
METROPOLITAN HALL.-Ar)ington. Kelly,
Leon & &Donntker, the old favor1tes. arc drawing
fnl1 houses ut metropolitan HA1l. Our readers
know them too well to need any commentator
from ne. Their buIlesQues are enough to pro.
ycke laugh from tho soberest Quaker that ever
existed and their music Is tip-top. Go and hear
them.
NEW MUSIC HoUsE.-We hear that the
veil known firm Of Smith t. Nixon, piano dealers,
in Cincinnati, arc about to establish Ia house In
this city. They a.e the agents Of stcinway &
Sons celebrated pianos. From the excellent rcpu-
tation these gentlemen have acquired Ia their old
locality, VIC have no doubt of their abundant sue
cess Mz. Nixon. We bcllcre, Is to be the resident
partner here.
SPLENDID DlKNERs.-Don't fuil to 60 to
Bryan NoweI) uAll to dinner today. You will
find no better anywhere in the city, md by patron
iztng the noble hearted ladies', you assist in de-
serving charity. fou do great good, and atthe
came time get value received for all you spend.
HARRY C1A1.-We unders.snd that Seneca
Wright of this city has purchased the celebrated
t.uttipg stallion Harry Clay, for $4,000. Clayhas
made his mile in a:s6.
The Emancipation Proclamation Doc.
ument-GcneFous Hid Of fMessrs. Root
d. CAdy.
The following letter, enbodying liberal and
generous proposition for tho purchase Of the orig
nal manuscript Of President Ltneoln's Emaucipa-
Ion Proclamation, will be read with interest:
| CHICAGO, November 13, 1868.
E. l. Tinkham, Esq:
DEAR sm: We viii give t,eeaty:one hundred
dollars for The original copy Of President L,ncolns
approximation Of Eraancp atfon,'' with sftw Of
making the following disposition Of it, viz:
We will Issue fac sfmiles Of it fos popular sale.
to be eold only by the officers and agents Of the
United States Sanitary Commission IL said Com
mission 20 clect) as long IS necessity for such
Commission shall exist. at price that will afford
the Commission profit Of one huudred per
cent, and also afford US per centage OF profit
. on the cost Of manuiactu1e. When from that
per centace Of profit on the cost Of manufac-
ure We reimbufse ourselves for the outlay,
We agree to present the Original copy to the CHI
cago Historical SocIety-we to hold sai6 copy as
security until reimbursed, and i tho plan above
suggested, OF come e!milar plan, fails to reimburse
US, VIC agree TO offer the citizens Of Chicago an
} opportunity to purchasc it BY subscription Or
} Society, before entertaining any propositions
from other sources.
We make this proposition for tho purpose Of e.
curing, In what sCens to us the most feasible way.
ali the objects 20 earnestly eoueht by our patriotic
citizens iion the tkle Of this document, VIZ:
1st. Tho GreAteet revenue to the Sanitary Com
,utesion both present and prospective.
E sd. The final possession or the original copy to
the Chicago Historical Society.
. Yours, truly. KooT & cApT.