, 1863-07-03
THE CITY.
To Our Country Friends.

To Our Country Friends.
VIC arc daily in receipt Of communications
from our friends in the country, in substance
like The following:
0T1is is to notify you that I azu yery nnx-
fous TO get the 1,ibus.e Prize Strawberries, SO
generously offered to your subscribcrs."
Yours, &C.
Our correspondents cannot have read the
advertisement which appeared In our columns
relative to the Tribune strawberry, very criti
cally, or they would haye discovered that it
was The Ncw York Tribune, not the Chicago
TRIBUNE Which made this offer. VIII our
friends make note Of thiss
B The Board Of Directors for the Sol
dicrs' Home arc requested to meet this {Fri-
day. afternoon, at o'clock, al the Soldiers
Homc. No. Is Randolph street,
CT The Indies Of the Soldiers' Home will
be happy to lave the clergymcn Of the city
meet with. them on Saturday, ut IL o'clock,
on the occasion Of the opening Of the Home
TIE GIFT CoSCERT.-Our readers will not
iail 10 remember that the Great Western Band
GIT Concert takes place at Bryan Hall on
Monday evening ucxt- Fine music and ele-
CANT gifls constitute the programme. =.
~ The Committee to arrange dinnerfor
our soldiers on the Fourth Of July, ut the
Soldiers Home, will be at the Home on
Friday afternoon to receive contributions
from Our friends. We hope to hare large
supply Of meats, pics. cake, dc.
TIE EHRo11lHG BooKs.-Al the books Of
enrolling officers in the city Of Chicago will
bc opeI for inspection on Monday and Tues
day next. The sA ward books Will be at the
saloon cf Albert Fraunenkricht, On Twelfth
street, corner Of Union.
WANTED TO GO TO THE OrERA.-Allen Rob
inson, young lad eighteen or twenty years
old, endeavored to force 1is way into the
Opera en- Wednesday night, and The u5Aer was
compelled to hand him over 10 an officer, By
whom. lie WIS taken to the lookup, and yes
terduy lined IS.
WHIPPED HIS WIrE.-Gcorge Reynolds, u
grey headed nan, was up before Justice MIL
lcr, yesterday, for beating his wife, and was
fined s12 and COSTS. Judge Van Buren, at the
late term Of lis Court, fined man 81, 900 aud
sent Linn 10 the Bridewcn six months, for the
same cHencc.
PEnsoSA--Rev. DR.. Eddy, Editor Of the
Noy4hss<sterm Christian -idrocate, has been sud-
denly called to Indiana, on account OF the
death Of his brother, Chaplain Of all indiana
regiment, belonging to Wi'der's Division.
Hc will consequently be Obliged to forego his
appointments for the 4th.
HorsIKHrEEs, Ar1EST1oS-Thc attcn-
lion of those interested is directed to the adj
acrtiscmcnt Of the Union Washing Machine,
in another column It Is represented by
those who hare tried it, rs being one Of the
most complete machines ever invented for
that purpose, and as possessing all the merits
claimed for it in the advertisement. We un.
derstand IN agency is soon to be established
in this city.
FouRTu OF JCLY AT BR1DGEroRT.-The M.
E. S. S. will celebrate the It'll, In the grove
near the locks. Those who wish to pa1tici-
pate should meet at the church at o'clock in
the morning. Short patriotic addresses are
expected from Rcy. J. S. Chadwick and Rev.
L. Il. Pcarce, after Which there will be amusc-
mcnts Tor the members Of the Sabbath School.
There will also be a supply Of the best Of lem
ouade, ice cream, and raspberzies.
TIE RIOT CAsE-John Moriarty, who was
arrested for engaging in the riot on the 25th
uIt., lat which time Officer Carter was knock
ed down, and from wounds there received is
still dangerously iA,) Was examined before
Justice DeWoi On Wednesday,, and the case
CONTINUED till 10 o'clock on Tuesdny next, at
which time It is hoped that those who hare
any information concerning this outrageous
breach Of the peace and opposition to the Inv,
will be ut DeNoli's Office.
SALE OF TIE LLOYD DLocK.-On Wednes
day, Hon. Mark Skinner, as master, sold the
the large iron front building known as The
Lloyd block, at the northwest corner of
Wells and Randolph streets, and opposite the
Briggs House, for Ss8.2s329. John Forythe,
Esq., Was the purchaser. The terms were
cash, and were Immediately compiled with
The building is au extensive one, fronting
about $50 feet deep on Randolph street, and
about The same on Wells street. The fronts
on both streets are Of iron.
COMMENCEMENT AT EyASsToS.-The com
menccment exercises Of the Northwestern
Female College were held at the Methodist
Church IN Evanston yesterday, and q large
number Of visitors were in attendance. Tic
young lady graduates did themselves great
credit in thcir efforts, and reflected honor up.
on their instructors aud the institution with
which they were connected After the cere~
mony Of confering degrees, The Graduates
Song, aboriginal composition, was sung, the
bcnediction pronounced and the exercises
closed.
MISTAKES H1g CA111Sa.-An intelligent
looking, decently dressed man appeared at
the Armory yesterday, whose nnme, na the Of
tlcers learned from papers upon his person, is
George Huling, and resides in Gcnesco
r county, New York. Upon being arraigned
and asked to tell his name, hc declared
TINT he was Jesus Christ the second, and that
he was sent upon Garth to complete the mis-
sion only begun BY the Messiah. Upon being
asked II It was part Of his mission to ret in
todcated, he replied that Christ was called
wine bibber and friend Of pnblfcans and sin.
ners. Justice Miller doubted his fitness for
his calling, and SO sent him to the County
Agent. Tic poor fellow was evidently insane,
ATTEMPT AT HIGHWAY RoDBERY.-As Mr.
Woodyille, deputy clerk in the Clerks Of.
flee Of tle County Court, WIS returning
1,ome a{Arttryelye o'clock Wednesday 1fPht