, 1863-05-29
TIE CITY.

TILE CITY.
oExcuRs1os.-The charming little town OF
Bclyiderc is going to send in q big excursion |
party on June Sd.
ERRrso ToAAN's RKFreE.-A special |
meeting of the Board Of Managers, will be
held at The Refuge GIG Third avcnue) this
Friday at 8 O'Clock
PeRsonA1.- arc glad to learn that gal
1ant Col. Jos, Scott is slowly but surely re-
covering from his wound, and will soon be
ab1e to return to his regiment, The whole
community will rejoice to learn that he is en-
t1rcly out Of danger.
D1scuARoED.-Christian Hart, the lad ar
rested for being implicated In the robbery Of
Vergho, Ruhling & Co.'s toy store, on Lake
street, eome time ago, was examined before
Judge Miller yesterday afternoon, the CYL
dence falling to convict him.
MERCANTILE B1r1EKr.-We learn that the
-aturucd members of the Chicago Mercantile
: Battery arc about organizing m association,
4bc ohicct Of which shall be the benefit Of
their brothers In the field. "gtving aid and
comfort" in any way that future opportunity
may indicate. We cannot too highly COM
mend this movement. A meeting of the
members will be held this evening at the
rooms of the Mercantile Association.
IxouEsr.-Coronor Schmidt yesterday held
an inquest upon the body Of German, 81
wears Of age, who died suddenly Tuesday
afternoon, in the town Of Wheeling. He had
been there about week, was . perfect
stranger, md very intemperate. His chris
tiau mime was Emanuel, but his surname is
unknown, he having no papers By which he
could be identified. Terdict-death from
apoplexy.
PERsoSAL.-Mr. Thomas J. Gilmore, pub
Usher Of the 1dcket City 4Nlars, McGregor,
Iowa, is In the city, spending few days, and
will tender the columns Of his neat, spicy,
recently enlarged paper, to such Of our busi-
ness men rs consult their best interests By
Inviting custom from the thrifty town of
McGresor. and the farming region thcrca-
bouts. We bespcak for him lbezh patron
age.
AUIitN GALL Al AsALa44 AAA%s" ANANASAA~~
to our advertising columns, it will be seen
that regular sales Of captured and abandoned
cotton will take place at Memphis On the first
and third Mondays Of each month, the first
sale occurring on the 18th Of June. The sale
is made by the authority Of the Secretary Of
the Treasury, and will undoubtedly command
a large attendance.
TuE CONTESTED DELEcT1oS.-Yesterday be.
fore Hon. Grant Goodrich, in the Superior
Court, Messrs. 4. ". Arlington and J. E
Gary appearing on behalf Of the Hon. JOSEPH
Knox, states attorney, asked leave to file in
formation, in the nature Of a quo ,rarranto, a
the relation Of Thos. B. Bryan against Frauci
G. Sherman as Mayor, and at the relation o
Benjamin Carpenter against Orrin J. Rose o.
Commissioner of the Board Of Public Work
of this city. Mr.. Tuley, on behalf Of Mr.
Rose, asked that the action Of the Cour
should be delayed until this morning, whel
at o'clock. the application will be renewe
and decided upon by the Court.
WENT TO PR1soS.-The officers and Con
missioners Of our State Penitentiary, throug
their architect Mr. O. L. Whcelock. e1tcnde
an Invitation TO genial little party, numbe
ing about thirty, to visit the Penitentiary, IN
on Wednesday the Goth inst, the day appofn
ed, the General Freight Agent Of the Chicag
and Rock Island Railroad placed at the dispt
sal Of the party one Of the company IS new au
superb1y arrapeed sleeping cars-a more con
fo1tably and elegantly finished coach no roa
East or West can boast Of. It WIS gala da
for the party, sandwiches, Strawberries an
cream, and other good things beng profusel
provided. The hospitality Of the officers {
the great institution Of our State WAS nj
bounded. We Tould especially mention th
courteous Warden and Superintendent, VIII
took the trouble to show the party NIL the d.
tails Of the prison.
TIE SPIRITUAL CAsE.-Mr. J. B. Burget
husband Of The unfortunate Mrs. Burgctt no
In Jail Tor lnrceny Of divers articles, writes
communication which pnts different ngl
on the alleged operations OF the spirits, as
tailed in the TRIBUNE Of yesterday, He stat
that few pieces of his own furniture, n
Mis-. BIS, were sold to O party to compcnsa
them for the trouble they had had in takin
care Of him. Mrs. Burgett called to see hin
NS* q tEod S5uStS NNtN ADt ~ A4lUH uET
come to his room. The owners Of the prem
ses being absent she managed to get into |,
room, relative to which he remarks, that !
was only too sensible Of her presence. II
communication throws little light upon II
mysterious matter, as it simply resolves its.
into question Of ownership Of property, al
one which, we should imagine, would
difficult to Settle II, as he alleges, the spiri
had nothing to do with It, then the indie
ments agatnst them can be quashcd, and
harm done the yicwless md 1eshless indiyi
uals Of this latter day who have such que
ways Of manifesting themselves. But the
is something very funny about 1t after all.
Police MATTERs.-The most importa
cases before the Police Court yesterday, y
that Of Hugh Donon, who appears, from
evidence, to be 4 consummate scoundrel, a
who habitually abuses his witc, having scge
times nearly killed her with kicks and b1o7
On Tuesday night he ''capped the cliu.a,
ofhis brutality, by going home at 1a o'clot
and scalding her as she lay in bed, with K
tie Of hot water. The testimony Of the "
nesses called, and that Of the officers, dept
her situation as horrible in the extreme
horrible, indeed, as to render her recov'
very uncertain Her abdomen, breasts, ba
and 1imbs, are terribly muti1ated. In ii
OF the circumstances, the Court held the p
oner for further examination, In the sun
$500.
Mrs. Iouisa Mech, residing on Nilwau
avenue, entered complaint, yesterday mt
ing, against n man named F. Wolf, foratten
IN "a hr,fs1 f>f,4r 1nr,