, 1863-01-10
Col. George w. Roberts.


terrible onset, and held their ground until
Col Roberts was killed. Col. Roberts has
been resident Of this city nearly four years.
He graduated at Yale in 1867, and after de-
voting short time to the practice Of the law
In tho State Of Pennsylvania, where his father
now liscs, he removed to Chicago. Here he
entered the office Of E. s. Smith, and
achieved at once high position ut tic bar,
and the respect and esteem Of all his profess
sional brethren.
Immediately upon the breaking out Of tile
war, he turned his attention to military mat
ters, and in connection with Col. David Stu
nrtwas instrumental in organizing the Douglas
Brigade, ,ot hc1strcgimento Of which he was Co
lionel ut the time Of his death. His career as IN
officer has been most brilliant His daring
enterprise In spiking the guns Of the rebel
battery at Island No 10; his gallantry ut Farm
ington Roads, where with his single regiment
lie held at bay for hours oycr4, 900 rebel troops
Lis services at Corinth, placed ,rn' bin, =" ana
eition Of most cnyiable pron,,,tf p,' ,,,t few may
secured for him Il na1no W. W. means, Of fine
h,no 4o o,h;.vo. OF atnPao
nope TO achieve, If high professional ottain-
literary ea''Js ae 1,as added to these glorious
nen.s, 's a. . soldier, Of which the profession Of
tic law to which he belonged, and the city Of
his adoption, may well be proiid. The mem.
bers Of the bar Of this city, as will be seen By
reference to another column, will hold meet
Ing ut the Law Librury, on Monday morning,
at o'clock, to take action Oh the death Of
one who occupied position among them so
ff1ff nfY Yrrorfen fOr ho Fafrr nj ,-}, 1.oc
left so bright record in his past career.
The Free Evening SchooIs-Sccoud
Evening of the malc Classes.
Last evening was the second one on which
male pupils had an opportunity to assemble
at the Dearborn School on Mndison street,
aud the increased attendance from the former
evening proves to the satisfaction Of oil think
ing minds, that if this free system Of evening
education is not most successful undertake
ing, tho fault will not be hid to Il want of
pupils.
On Thursday evening the first gathering Of
the female pupils took place, and though the
number was not Us large as that Of the male
class On Wednesday, there is every reason. to
believe that during the coming week there
will be an increase sufficient to fill the school.
The number Of male pupils who were in at.
tendance last evening, must have been about
two hundred, and the evident determination
which was apparent in their dcmcanor to gain
| knowledge, gives strong hopes Of the fruits
to be anticipated from this first effort Of
the Board Of Education. 1t is quite
apparent that to do Justice to all
who are anxious to participate in the bcne-
fits Of this system of evening education, that
these evening schools must be multiplied !;
for however centrally situated the Dearborn
school may be, it cannot reasonably be ex-
pected that pupils Of either sex can come
from the Tenth ward or the extreme north
end Of the city, where the working populn-
tion is most dense, and reach the Dearborn
school by Z O'Clock, after having been detain-
cd Mt work till O'Clock.
These evening schools haye now become n
fixed fact, and justice to all demands their
establishment in the West and North diyi-
sIons Of the city. 1t is TO be hoped that the
managers will demand from the pupils only
such books as are actually necessary, having
regard to the short time Of instruction and
the limited means of the pupils.
Parents, guardians and employers, aid In
this good work. This evening the female
classes will meet for the second time.
Skates,
Wo wrote yesterday Of Skating and Ska
ters;" to-day VIC write Of Skates. As was
stated in our previous article there are almost
as many varieties of Skates as there are Ska
tcrs, so that to describe them ail would re-
| quire that VIC should make \ book. For ladies
NC regard an ankle supporting skate as deci-
| dcdly preferable. Let the heel set snugly into
| nicely adjusted heel.p1ate which rises to the
height Of about two inches, and at the sides
| Of which are connected, by easy working
joints, strong brass or silycr-plated straps
which extend above the ankles, and, connect
ing with padded strap which is laced firmly
around the limb, holding the entire foot aud
limb as solid as though in d vice, and
| producing no uncomfortable feelings.
The most timid Of beginners cannot fill to
be at once at home upon the ice with these
skates, while for even the most experienced
thay arc valuable, as prec1nding the possibil-
ity of those dangerous accidents to the ankle
| which arc quite too common with skaters.
The ordinary skate for ladies, known, We
believe, as the Clark Slate, has wide iron
and broad toe and heel straps, and with these
It is possible to fix the skates quite firmly to
the foot.
For gentlemen, the favorite skates arc Of
English manufacture, and exhibit the high
finish for which the cutlery establishments Of
that country are SO famous. The Monson
Skate is a "rockcr,' and so nicely balanced is
it, TINT the fiat polished surface Of the runner,
when on the foot Of 4 ski1ful skater, seems
scarcely to touch the ice The White Skate,
made at Buffalo, has latterly attracted some
attention, and will In time, If the 1nanufactur.
ers pay sufficient attention to the finish, take
the place Of the English article.
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
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