, 1863-09-17
THE CITY.
TmE.-A email barn was burned on West
1olk street, on Tnesday night. Loas, flfty dol.

1olk street, on Tnesday night. Ioas, atty dol
Jars.
MCV1CKER's THKATnE.-This is the last
night that the great Comedian, Hackett, Will APP
pear ~ FalAtad. in King Henry the ". Don't
fa1 to see hin. Tou may *'neve. look upon his
like sgaln.''
WAE1ED.-Attcntion Is called to the adyer-
Hsemeut In the column OF wants for file OF the
TRmuKE. The cali cmanates from IN Eastern
Literary Institution, and any party having . per-
5ect dlc, win be literally treated with.
MAnA.F B,suor-We cali the attention OF
bur readers to the Benefit Concert tonight, at Ma-
eeum Hall, OF Madame Btshop, asatsted by eplen.
aid s.1ay OF home talent. In the scene from the
nnera of Ii eomnambu1a, Madame Bishop Will
appeas al Amina, in costume. She VIII lave a
Brilliant house.
PERsoSA14-Ccl. +. 7. Sherman Of the 8Sth
illinois IL In the city on bric1 wait. BE con-
mands the let brigade, Sd division Of tho Goth
army corps.
Spending few days in the city. Col. Loomis is
IN command Of brigade in Gen. 6hcsman's army
corps-the 18TH
TIE PIONEER BoY.-We would call atten-
lion 10 N advertisement In another column OF the
s'rioneer Boy" published BY Messrs. Walker,
Wise 4 Co., Of Boston. Il is having an immense
sale, ten Thousand copies having been sold In 3
few months. Mcssrs. Robinson g. Post Of this
city are the general Weatezu dealers, and are sup
plying canvasaing agents throughout the West
Their office Is ut at No. 70 Clark street, up stairs
BunNET1's CELEBRATED fREPARA71oNs.-'
We take pleasure In reminding our readers Of the
unique toilet preparations and fayoring extracts
Of Joseph Burnett & Co., OF Boston. No similar
articles 60 well maintain their reputation and
Command an unabated eale. The Sherman, Tre-
mont and Briggs Honses use these 1svoring ex"
tracts and bear testimony to their superior merit
The psopretors these hotels always get the best
-
PACIFIC RAmRoAp.-The contractors of
the Union Pacific Railway advertise In to days
issue for one thousand laboress, to aid in its con
st,uct:on The Inducements are excellent wages
q homestead OF one hundred acres, and nninter..
{upted employment The road being National
work, tho contractors eay the employees are cx-
rmpt from future DRAFT Here is an excellent op-
po1tunfty for thoee who are ont of employment
The agent, J. H Palm. National Bank, Nos South
CLARK street, will furnieh to inqniress full particu-
lars.
CokFEnESCE-TheR Rock River Conference
OF the H. z. Church, IN the bounds Of which Is
this city, viii convene at Rockford, next Wedneg.
dry, Sept. Esd, Bishop Scott presiding. From an
advertisement In our columns this morning, We
ford during the sessfon OF the Conference. The
GERS VIII leave the Northwestern depot ats Is on
ssa1afdAy morning. Sept g. arriving at Rockford
n Time to give the cxcutsionists the Opportunity
oi atssnd1hg the National hennion and chtldrena
meeting on saturday afternoon. Fare for the TIP
SsW ano inc ncketsa1e good until Monday, the
2sth. For sale ut the hanling house OF Preston,
Willard q kean. Neslln & NcHwatn' & jeGelry
ftore. and No. &C Washington ettSet
MARROW Es6APs oAA6ER1ors DISASTER.
THE propeller Wcnon., which arrived here on
Saturday, had an anchor and several fathoms Of
Chain on board belonging to the bark Golden West
which was transferred from the latter to the form
Ct 10 rather pes1lous manner. 1t occurred In this
Eay: In passing through the straits at night In q
log, the propeller bound up and the bark bound
down, both vessels moving at high speed, came 20
close together that the duke OF the Golden Vests
anchos got foplo Of the propeller and with sereral
tatboms Of chnin IVES carried away. Both vessels
continued on their respective coursea, and until
arriving Aefe the captain Of the propeller did not
know the name OF the weasel with which she had
proved fatal. Neitber vessel WIS seriously dam
ased the basireceiyinc no further injury than the
ftmnoyafF loss of her anchor.