, 1863-05-13

e% The ship North America las arrived at |
New York with passengers on board, whose
friends procured tickets ofGrce1cbaum s. Co.
RoBBERT.-A bold till-tappcr, yesterday,
stole tiyc dollar bill from the money-drawer
in Dickson's grocery store, 13a Dearborn
Street
PERsosA1.-Col. Eldridge, Of the la7th |
Illinois volunteers, Is conlmandant Of Rich !
mond Post, La, IN important position be-
tween Mlllikcn's Bend and Grand Gull. His I
health and tlaat Of the boys is excellent.
FIRST REGIMENT CHICAGO C1rY GUARD
Pursuant to adjournment, the line officers !
Of this regiment will meet tonight at their !
headquarters in the Zouavc armory In Garrett |
Block, for the purpose Of elccting field OIL |
GERS for general business.
IroRrAST TO Tax PA1ERs.-By paying
their taxes to the Town Collectors before Fri
day next, the 18th inst, instead Of waiting
to pay the County Treasurer. taxpayers will
eave three per cent. "a word to the wise is
sufficient"
PEnsoSAL.-Gcn. Brown. who SO ably and
calamity defended Springfield sgainst Marina
duke, in january, Is at present In this city en-
route for st. Louis. He will visit Change to-
day. The gallant soldier will meet with
warm reception.
RAILROAD Co111s1oE.-A freight train On
the Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne &; Chicago Rail
road, and the night express passenger on the
Michigan Central Railroad, co1l1ded at the
crossing Of theirtracks, % miles south Of this
city, yesterday morning Several cars were
smashed, but no person seriously injured.
IaRcEsr.-Char}es Moore, a hotel thief,
was yesterday tried before Justice Miller, and
held to bail for appearance before the Record
ere Court, in the sum Of 500. There are
some siI or eight cases against him, be hay.
ing stolen wearing apparel from nearly every
prominent hotel IN the city.
TIE Cow OnDHASCE.-ThoEe who reside
On the Sonth side, north Of Harrison street,
who hare lost their CONS, will probably find
them at tho Bridewell Upwards Of thirty
have been taken there since last Friday, Aay-
ing been found running at large II those
limits, III violation Of the ordinance.
To THE BoAHD OF PUBLIC WoRKs.-In the
present rush Of travel On Michigan Avenue,
and while dust is flying, it is eminently de-
firable that the price Of water should be So
reduced that the sprink]crs may water tho
street in front OF Dearborn Park. We COM
mend the subject as the prayer of numerous
citizens to the Board Of Public Works.
PROVOST MARSHAL JAs1Es.-Wm. james
csq., Of this city, yesterday morning, recelr'
: ed lis official papers from the War Depart
ment, as Provost Marshal Of this Congress
eional District. Mr. James will at onct
assume the duties Of his office; duties whict
his known Intelligence, integrity and drmnc5:
peculiarly qualify him to fulfill
TIE CHICAGO TIC "sruRoEs. We leart
that the Federal tug which has been men
toned rs being sunk while attempting to ru1
tie Vickeburg batteries, on the 4th inst, va:
the Sturgce- The Rumscy, of the same age
alid built By the same parties {Ies=rs. Prindi
vile, Of this cfty,) ran the same blockade
successfully two weeks ago, and Is noz
operating below the doomed city.
TIE GEN OF ARr.-The stcrcoscopic Gem
of Art will be exhibited next week at Bryan
Hall, commencing on Monday evening. It Is
in reality ono Of the most beautiful aud extra
Ordinary exhibitions Of art ever presented to
Tic public. Ordinary photographs Of places,
scenes and persons are magnified to immense
size and projected upon canvass with all the
seeming reality Of the sterco5cope, producing
an Illusion which is startling to the scnses.
FAHcHox-M1ss M1TcHEL1.-In spite Of
the storm on Monday evening, the Theatre
was filled with an excellent audience to wit
ness the Eavorite drama of the "Crick
ct" Her assumption Of the character is a:
near perfection as can be arrived at by ths
most gifted artist. The play will be repeated
Ills evening, aud, on Friday Miss Mitchell vii!
take her farewell benefit, being positively the
Last night Of her engagement this season,
4 Fu7UnE FrRoRE IN CH1cAGo.-One o.
the greatest musical fnror6 OF the day Will bl
produced in this city within week or so b1
The presence OF fifty Of the Oldest and mos
prominent business men Of Quincy, H., VIII
arc coming up here to give genuine Oh
Folks Concert It will be the old boys on
musical bender, and there is sure to be an CT
citc1neDt when they start out. Dr.. Niehol
OF Quincy was in the city yesterday maxim
the arrangements.
TIE MAr1xEE.-Our readers will not forg
That the first matinee Of the new series taxi
place this afternoon ut Bryan Hall, with
splendid programme, which may bc found
45e3r Annnr the rHr
Of the programme are the andante and schor
OF the Seventh Symphony, the overture
Der Frcischutz, and the Souvenir, from t
Huguenots. This series Of matinees has be
commenced at the universal request Of t
musical public, and will undoubtedly provt
splendid success.
DANGEROUS CoUSTERFE1Ts.-Ssycra1 con
tcrfeit dorin bills Of the Bank Of Darmsta
have recently made their appearance In t
city. They are rather poorly executed, Al
readily detected when carefully compa.
with the genuine
Since the notice Of the arrest Of Shangl
George, yesterday, u number Of persons HI
discovered tho counterfeit $50 bills, on I
Merchants' Bank Of New Haven, among tn
money THIS ia 4 dangerous counterfeit, "
ca1culatedto deceive.
EUosuRE-The police picked up pt
woman, Monday night, who, with IN infani
her arms, had been exposed for hours to
storm, ard Tas drenchcd to the skin. !
husband, Thomas Tobin, is in Col. Aulliga
Irish Brigade. For the past eight months
has been in the Poor House, but she left
yesterday, stating TINT she would rather +
lsA In the street than submit to the rIgors
that institution. She asserts that she appl
for nights lodging ut the Sisters of Nc
institution, but that, being Protestant
WIS refused. Her husband Is Catholic :
II in q helpless condition, one side being &
pletely paralyzed.
GnAND EXCURSION TO Cwc1sSAT1.-
again cali attention to the advertisement
our columns, Of this grand excursion, for IL
week, from this city to Cincinnati. The
cursion will leave the West Side Union De
1eSt Tuesday morning, the 10th, at 9:2O,
will 60 by the Cincinnati nnd Chicago
Line Railroad. The fare for the round
will bc SO 90, and the tickets will allow
cxcureionists two weeks In which to ret,
As thisI by al means the best route
here to Cincinnati, there being no chang
cars, and as the fare Il extremely low, and
excu.siopists having two weeks IN Whic
return, VIC advise everybody to 60.
RExoyA1-Among the many changes
soF hn TIT