, 1863-04-14

III" h:p P3%s GHisi Com Union a@.tssSs BS$sss..t,.
PAID 0Ff.-All the troops in this vicinity
hare been paid OFF up to Feb. 2sth.
.B There will be grand rally of Union
men of the 9Th ward tonight, at the house oil
a. Kutechera, on the east side of Canal street,
between Van Buren, and Harrison streets,
Come ono, come all.
LAncEsT OF IRoS.-A man named James
Kelly WAS held to bail yesterday ut tho police
court in the sum Of $500, for stealing $50. 90
worth Of iron from the st. Louis, Alton &
Chicago Railroad Company.
town looking hale aud cheerful AZ ever, juet
from Youngs' Point, Ia, where hc has been
with Gen. Grant as Assistant Medical Director.
The Doctor is again ordered to the control
Of affairs at Mound City On the cspscial rec
on:n,endation Of the Surgeon General.
-J The Oratorio Of Elijah by the Chicago
AaEical Union and a full orchestra from
n!;:ety to one hundred performers at Bryan
Hall this evening. Reserved seats may be had
cn application at Root &: Cady's music store.
Tickets of admission for sale at the PRINCIPAL
Iot1ls and music ttores,
fnoMo7ED.-Thc following promotions
1f-e occurred In the 104th regiment Illinois
Y, :::lntccrs: Co. G, 1st Lieut.. NJ II. Tewks.
b..V, Captain, vice, s. II. Hcslct, resigned ::
a Lieut. D. G. Rymcrson, LIST Lieut.. in place
r II khrrv
a:tEt C. +. Brown, I'd Lieut.. in place Of D. c.
hs'heEson, promoted.
POLICE CornT.-Nincty-threo Cases were
t.. d before Justice Miller, at the Police Court.
y: !erday, embracing persons Of various ages
as1 conditions in life, Of both sexcs. 4 ma
j"1ity Of them were either keepers or inmates
of houses Of Ill fame, drunk aud disordcrly.
OF ragrants. Upwards of 800 in fines were
assessed, and about $50 costs.
FouSD DRowsEp.-Onicer HilIiard, of the
second prccint police, Sunday morning.
found The dead body Of a man floating in the
North Branch, near the Galena railroad bridge,
He secured 1t to the dock and notified the
Coroner. An Inquest was held yesterday but
the body Tas not identified. It was evidently
nothing more than case ofaccidental drown
Ing. The deceased is supposed to have been
eat1or.
F1REs.-An inclpient conaagration, caused
by the taking fire Of barn in the rear Of the
steamer Enterprise's house, on State street,
between Harrison and Van Buren streets, was
discovered and checked, about 10 o'clock ycs.
terday forenoon, before IN alarm Was given.
or material damage had occurred. An alarm
was created In the afternoon by slight fire
discovered in the roof Of the spice mills on
Market street. The loss was trlfing, An
other alarm was created in the evening by q
fire semc distance beyond the Rolling Mills.
6RAnp CHAR1T1 PARTr.-The party to be
given ut Bryan na11 to. morrow evening. un-
der the auspices of the Great Western Band.
promises to be a brilliant affair. Those who
wish to contribute for the relief of soldiers,
families will find this yers pleasant and ap-
propEaate opportunity. The committee of
arrangements embraces tho prominent busi-
ness fntn Of the city, and the programme for
1he cTening will be a splendid one. The pro.
cecde Of the pnrty will be placed in the hands
OF The City War Fund Committee for dis
bnrttmtnt.
Dis6RAcEFuL--1he Freeman bIgamy case,
with which our i3cade1s are familiar, was dc.
cidcd in the Recorders Court, day or two
flnce, BY a5ury who found the prisoner guilty
81 the crime, and sentenced him to thirty days
s'nrr'sonmcns in the lenttenssaryf II ever
twelve men deserved the contempt of the
community, it is certainly this jury, who haze
found this man guilty Of one of the most
heInous crimes In the catalogue, and sentenced
him to punishment amounting virtually TO
m aequitta1. The public have not yet reached
7hat pitch where they appreciate the offering
Of pfep:.sm for yillainy and dcbauchcry,
The ls~ Is rulgariy supposed to shield the Ia
noceilt- We know thai the Recorder will not
allow It to be prostitutcd,
f1AsF STRAWBERRIES OF THE SEAsoS.-Wa
notice upon c-..1ition In the window at John
NEght's restaurant, No. 81 Clark street n
lot OF beautiful strawberry plants of Wilson's
Seeding variety, in every state Of advance.
1nent-from those ju<t emerging into form tn
the deep red, fully ripe, luscious etrasberry.
There specimens arc from the well-knovn
Morgan Gardens, In the North Division. We
understand the prospects are fair for 4 boun-
7itnl crop Of smaller fruits this season, and |
that the first in the market, Of home cultlya-
lion, Will probably be from the Morgan Gar
'Gens. The reputation of tue Wilson's Seed
ling, and Of these gardens reproducing cnor-
7nous yields Of the richest of fruits, will giyc
our citizens IN Idea what to anticipate, |
Strawberries grown In the Morgan Gardens,
and served up rs only John Wright can serve
them, will make the public mouth water, and |
II <nder impatient the lovers Of this delicious
berry for the May and June days Of the hast |
Fruit Mo,Ecr Earth yields ieom Lee Dsso1a. /