, 1863-02-18

cd that the officers at Camp Douglas intend
celebrating Wasbington's birthday On tho
c3d instant, with grand ball and supper 1t
the Briggs House. The committc a1e making
active preparations, and intend to give the
very best party that has come OF this season.
yaas and Deans Light Guard band has been
engaged, and will furnish the music for the
occasion. The committee will spare no ef-
forts to make this occasion highly successful,
and give an excellent entertainment to a1lw
may attend. We learn that the managers
have decided to donate the net proceeds to
some charitable purpose to be selected by the
officers. Tickets can be had at the Tremont'
Sherman and Briggs Houses.
TEE ICE Question: learn that the tnl-
capo g. Crystal Lake Ice Company nave oeen
emitting ice for the past eight or ten Gays NJ
+,o,r now lake On the st. Louis Railroad, scy-
<.rtccn miles soutl, of the city, and that they
NO storing their usual quantity, if not more,
~ +b,e much thought Of and much talked Of
commodity. This flct will be peculiarly graf
;,vinc to our citizens, who have been more or
less exercised of late ut the meagrc prospect
for ice for the coming summer Us well as By
the contemplation Of tie impurities Imagined
on the ice taken from Lake Michigan. Wcarc
insured that the Chicago Ice Company do not
intend to furnish brcakwatcricc except to GUS
toners Who will be informed Of the 1act and
who will pay accordingly and willingly.
LIBRARY EDITIONS or AuDrBox's WoRKs:
An illustrated edition Of Audubon's
Birds" being 4 description Of the birds Of
America, illustrated with one hundred foot
plates, life size and colored to nature; also a
library edition Of the Birds and Quadrupeds,
got up in splendid style, are now ready. It
is totally unnecessary to say word in COM
u,eudation of these national and elegant
works. No lover Of natural history will be
without them. E. G. Mygatt, the agent, is
in the city, stopping at the Matison House,
and will visit our citizens for subscriptions
4 LARGE C1ncrLAT1oS.-The American
Tract Society whose publications arc every
where cngerly sought by our soldiers and sail
OTIS has in the last five months, with the CO.
operation Of the Christian Commission, be-
sides thousands Of other publications, circu-
lated in the army and navy ESQ, 600 copies of
periodical the american Messenger. These
papers contain reading matter equal to four
million tracts Of four pages each.
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