, 1863-02-23
THE CITY.



tend to the Judges Of our various courts and
the officers connected Herewith, and to the
foreign consuls, cordial invita- ion to partici-
pate in the celebration, and they are request
cd to come without further notice to The Ire"
mont House, room No. l, at 10 o'clock q. H.
to-day, when the Committee will be IN at
tendance.
Carriages are provided for thena'>
Per Committee Of Arrangements.
Ocnr1 SKATING PosD.-There is to be
,,r,nd carnival both this afternoon and eve
ming, See advertisement
y.susdros's Bu.ruDAr-Pos OFFICE
HorBs.-On Monday, the o3d inst, the Post
Office will close at Il m. and open again at $
?. m.
TEE PHILHARMONIC CoScEnr.-The next
Philharmonic Concert takes place week
from this Monday evening with an unusually
choice programme.
WASHINGTON SKATING PAnK.-Ihe chill
drcn Of the public schools have the pond to-
day until g. o'clock In the afternoon at ten
cents admission. A grand carnival Is an
nounced for the evening.
CONCERT B1 ST. MARr's CuoR.-The choir
Of st. Mary's Church, we understand WILL
give n grand concert on March Sd. The con-
cert will be purely English, and In that res
pect novelty.
FoR SOLDIERS W1vEs.-The city War Com
mittce last week paid ont to soldiers wives
kt,tr 3{1-{I lad ha{r flt7i-
lies, averaging tride orer two dollars to
each.
ELLSWORTH ZouAvEs.-Thi6 company meet
at their armory, on Monday morning at nine
o'clock, to take part in the celebration Of
Washingtons birthday. All old members OF
the company are invited to turn out withthem
on this occasion.
Co. A CHICAGO LIGHT ART1LLEnT.-Mr. s.
c. stiger, who arrived In the city in charge Of
| the remains Of Young Belts, Of this compa'
| NJ, will return to his duties on Wednesday
next, and be happy to carry any letters fol
members Of Company A, if left at the stort
Of VIM. Little l. Co., 23l South Water street
F1RE.-Thc two-sto1y frame building, cor
ner Of Lasal1e and South Water streets, Wa
fired on Saturday evening, about quartz
past eight by on jncendiary, and partially de
stroyed. Loss s100; uninsured. But for th
timely discovery Of the fire BY John Kinsley
:. Of the Merchants Police, q serious conftagra
: ton must have cnsucd.
CuuAs.-This brilliant artistic and danseus
who is probably without rival in her linz
makes her appearance this (Monday) evcnid
; at McVieker's Theatre. She has turned til
heads Of every ono in Eastern cities, aud vi
= probably do the same here. She will be q!
r sisted fby Senior Ximenes in two grand Spar
9 ish dances. The Theatre will be crammc
! from pit to dome.
q - DR.. James Hunters patients ar
u friends will doubtless be sorry to learn tn
e hc has been suddenly called away to attcE
C the funeral of an aged parent. He will COZ
e scqucntly be absent from his Office ut tt
4 Sherman House for four or five days. Aft
D. which time be requests Us to say he will +
o sumo his of1ce-and extend his visit, two
u u three weeks from his arrival, should no fu
d ther emergency again interrupt 1t.
IS NAsn1SqToNs BIRTHDAY BALL.-Tho
e who participate In the Anniversary Celeb
Is ton to-day, cannot better conclude the f
> tiyities than BY attending the Military Ball
h. the Briggs House in the evening. Arrans
ot ments have been perfected to render this o
~ ~ Of the most pleasant reunion Of the scasc
N and the day upon which 1t is given render
er particularly appropriate. Let there be f
- ~ attendance. Tickets may be found at
h Briggs, fremont and Sherman.
he HATS, Cars, AND STRAW GooDs.-The e
st lest in the field to advertise these goods
"a the spring trade, is the wcll-known Arm
W W Weber, Williams g. Fitch, No. rs Lake sire
ey who claim the largest and best assorted stc
ST. in this line to be found in the. West, :
'"' which they offer Us low Us can be sold by
cr. or the best houses in the Atlantic cities.
.hc are convinced that country merchants can
c;;} do better thnn by filing their stocks Fl
the i this house, and they may, By purchasing E
nd 20 further and fare worse.
Ad- TuEIATE GERMAN FA1R.-Thc late fair
for hall held ut Bryan Hall by the German Ia
rar rar Of this city for the benefit OF tho sick
|
18th handeomcst sum, If We recollccr rightly,
10 raised In this manner. The Turngemeind
lar accordance with the wishes Of q large nuu
hat Of American and German citizens, will 81
ow, second grand masquerade with an entire
u programme of tableaux viyants and o
ut'' novelties, about the 9th Of March, In b
on Hall.
:, In -
ions PHHsESTAIIoS.-Mr. ]. F. Jones, Ca
Inn Of the Michigan Southern and Northern
crs. diana Railroad, was, on Saturday aftern
by made the recipient OF diamond pin, II
,ee5 ' at fl40, at the hands Of Ills fellow emplo,
this as a token Of esteem and regard which
1000 desired to slow him on the eve Of Iii
yet parture from Chicago to a higher posi-
!, ~ which his ability and strict attention to
hicI ness hare nerited. The presentation sp
was made by Mr.. Rapp, and was briefly
np, afs feelingly responded to.
onlo From TIE CHICAGO LIGHT ART1LLEI
A''' BIZ recent letter from near Ticksbur
ired James Smith Of this city, VIC learn the to
ned. ing relative to the health Of some Of our
Ine Ing in the Chicago Light Artillery: Mr.. H
3 dc. of this city is acting MS steward on boar
CITY Of Memphis, U. s. Hospital. His
Of Company 4, is.:on board sick, Beti
Co. 4, died Of chronic diarrhna on the
oFm, Chittcndcn is Sick with the measles, but
'lous ting better, Rhodes, Of Co. B, is very
o. .. but will recover. Francis E. Brackc
gc- Sinonds and L. D. Turner, of the Mere.
'.'a: Battery, are on board not rery sick. :
- - ~ ~ are all the cases Of sickness in the Ch
pro- Artillery.
who o-------
,Tept ATTEMPTED Su1c1pE.-Ou Saturday 1
not ing, as one John Evans, an inmate Of tht
NOW nr,3evc11 was 1,cfne- taken IN +,a 1vos+
now kct Station, to do some cleaning, he t
Their from the officer having him in charge, on
d By street bridge, jumped over the rail, and
vS; .s;n ing upon the ice broke through into the
roc That he intended drowning himself Is eyl
DEM cd BY the fact that he rcso1utely kept Iii
'sion at,n below the water. His mortuary arrangen
escns however, were intcrfered with by the of
rcde- who dragged him out aolens to!e,.s to
It to fiirma, and took him back to the Bride
,,+aS ~ drcnchcd to the skin and etiyering as
md cgue tit. His suicidal notions were com
70 Of ~ taken out by his hydropathic trcatmel
. the
Mag DEPOSITORY or ARTIFICIAL LEas.-Cl
per- Stafford, tic sole proprietor and manu-
c,r. rer Of Dr.. Wilcox's patent artificial lc,
r and received from Surgeon General Hammo
emo Washington, the appointmrnt IN cstah
his ,o,,.>e,tar,, !, +h;, a:t., ,.,--
aEht, limbs to soldiers who may need them
beau Northwestern Army. OF the merits {