, 1863-08-24

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scorefs-Geo. 8. Lyman for Garden City, and T
". Grover for OeceolA.
L. 6ISGU1AR AND SAD Acc1DExT.-Wa
learn from the Portland (Ataine) Argus, that
On Friday week, the infant son Of Francis B.
Peabody, Esq, Of this city, whose family arc
now visiting In that city, met with a vary sln-
gular and fatal accident. At about II o'clock
the little one WAS put to sleep In his crib; at
l o'clock, the nurse not hearing from him,
went to his cEib, nnd found that In come
manner the little fellow had got his body
through the railing Of the crib, but hung BY
the head, and when found life was extinct.
The child Was about two years old.
FALSE IMPRISONMENT young man
named Lewis Pratt, WAS arrested Fridny night
on suspicion Of beings river thlef. At his
examination in the Police Court Saturday
morning, not particle Of convicting testi.
mony Was produced, but Justice Mcdonnell
fined him tel, and suspended execution On
condition that Pratt should leave town imue-
diately. Pratt, by his attorney, we hear, Is
about institutinga d suit agalnst the officer Tor
false imprisonment.
4 GALLANT Acr.-We learn from credible
sou1ce that Corporal Dawson, Of Co. Z, I'd
Board Of Trade Regiment, assisted by four
mounted infantry Of his own company, short
time since, just back Of Natchez, captured If.
teen mounted rebel cavalry, Including one
officer, fourteen men, fifteen horses, arma,
&c, and brought them safely to headquar-
tiers. Corporal Dawson, who Is now Ser
geant, Is in the city.
LAncEx1Es Peter Sampson, on Thursday
night By a preeoneerted plan, "inehrlated''
Thomas O'Connor, and while he waa In q state
OF drunken tnsensibillty, stole his revolver,
valued at 325, for which he was yesterday
bound over to the Recorders Court-ball
$500.
lewis Wehram, m employee In J. P.
Cooks livery stable, no West Madlson street,
stole Isl from Cooks desk during his absence.
Held to bail, $500. Recorders Court.
ExoURsIoN.-Let NIL who wish to spend a
day in fine grove, or on the Lake shore,
60 with the Bethel Sabbath School On Tues
day, the 25th Inst, to Evanston. Tho train
vii 1eayethe old Milwaukee passenger depot,
corner OF Cook street, at halfpast eight
o'clock T. m. Returning; leave Evanston at
fye p. N. Tickets forty cents; children
twenty cents.
TlH LAkE E1cuRs.on.-Tho magnificent
tide-wher1 steamer Planet makes grand e1-
cursdon t1lp to st. Joseph, On Monday morn
ing, Aug. q. at o O'clock. This wln probably
be the last cScureion, By Lake, Of the season,
andthelow price Of tickets, only $500, should
call ont large crowd Of pleasure seekers.
Coed muticfor dancing will he in attendAnce%
See advertisement.
On. JAMES HuxTKR.-We publish, to day.
the f1rst OF series Of lettars on the prevalence
and Importance Of pulmonary diseases, by
Dr.. James Hunter, Of 1sa Clark street, In this
city. twill, We doubt not, be resd with in.
tercst, both BY sufferers from the diseases
parttcu1azized, IS well as by tho public gen
orally.
CHICAGO LIGHT ART11LKRI, Co. A-ScTeral
members Of this company Will leave Chicago
for their command, On Wednesday. August
@6th, and will take any small packages aud
letters that may be LEFT at Lsrrabee Il Nozsh's
hardware store, III Lake street.
1xTxnRsz1Ha LnoTcR1.-prof. Koch, ths
discoSerer Of the immenso "Zcuglodon, -
will deliver lecture at Klngsbury usl1, on
Monday evening, giving the history, the age
size, &c, Of this immense fosail; also en-
br,eing much valuable geological instruction.
| BUaGLARI.-Tho Shirt Mandatory Of 8
Brown, No. Z. fremont buildings, WIS entered
on Friday night, by burglar, who broke I
pane Of glass and raised the window. Th.
rascal stole 800 worth Of shirts.
~ The steamer 2 Planet arrived from Lax,
Superior, on Sunday, with & largo number o
passengers. She leaTes On an excursion TIL
to st. Joseph this morning at o'clock.
VIOLATION OF BRIDGE ORprsAScEs-l
man named Alexander, Was fined $6 and cost
on Saturday, for violating the bridge ordl
nance.
A11o14Ex1s~-The alotments Of the Mer
csntile Battery have been received, and vii
be paid out At the Court House, Monday a
ternoon, at Ia o'clock.
CHICAGO THROAT AND LUNG IN
BTITUTEs
Dr. Ayers New Mode Of Cure.
| X'coN1CEss EC1LpEv0, CoREKR RAyDoIrH AN
| DEARBORN sTRKET.
The citizens Of Chicago. ~ we'll ~ ncighborin in