, 1863-06-11

CIT1 M1ss1oK.-A special meeting Of the
Board Of Managers Of the Ladies' City Mission
of the Methodist Church, will be held this
fThurtday) afternoon, at halfpast two o'clocl'
in room No. II, Methodist Church Block As
business Of great importance Jill be present.
cd to the Board, a full attendance is requested
ExcuRs1os.-0n Tuesday party Of over
seven hundred excursionists, from Northern
Illinois and Southern Wisconsin, came into
the city over the Chicago & Northwestern
R,R., and aftcr spending pleasant and profit
able so}ourn in the city, returned yesterday
afternoon at three O'clock They filled train
offourteen cars.
A11o7MExTs FOR THE SD REG1AgNT.-The
War Fund Committee Of the Board Of Super
y3sors have received the money collected from
the allottmcnts Of The SD regiment Illinois
volunteers, for the months Of March and
April, and will pay out the same to parties
entitled thereto at the Supervisors room in
the Court House. from to o'clock to-mor-
TOW and Saturday afternoons.
BASKET P1c.H1c-On Saturday the 18th
inst, the First Reformed Presbyterian Church
and Mission Sabbath Schools will give o
grand basket picnic to Forest Bay Grove.
The cars will leave the Milwaukee depot at 9
a. m; returning, leave the grove at LEO p. m.
All friends Of the cause Of Sabbath Schools
are invited to attend.
REDUCTION oE F4HE.-To-day the Grand
Trunk Railway Of Canada have reduced their
fares to Boston and Buffalo, four dollars less
to the former and two dollars less to the latte,
place, than over any other road. East
ward bound travellers can purchase tickets to
those and intermediate points, at proper
tionate saving at their Office, Sc Dearborn
street.
STRAWBERRY FEsT1vAL.-The ladies Of thu
Edwards Presbyterian Church will hold :
strawberry and ice-cream festival ut til,
church. corner Of Unlisted and Harriso,
streets, this (Thursday) evening, for the pur
pose Of raising funds to aid in earpetin. tn
floor Of the church and sabbath school. Liz
all former festivals gotten up By the ladies o
this church, 1t will undoubtedly prove IL
Strawberry Festival Of the season.
MOVING BB1Ck BunpIScs.-The two stor
brick which we mentioned few days Bincs
as being On its way up Clark street, has Al
rived eately and settled down again at No. 20s
next to the marble yard. It was moved
John McAu1ey, house raiser, mover, etc
West Madison strett, and is now in as goo
condition as before it was moved. The built
ing Is now owned and occupied by Mr.. Te
bury, as the New York Dye House. This
the first brick building moved In Chicago
and Mr.. McAnley deserves credit for his sut
GEES.
4 SOLDIER DRowsKn.-De1ernn NJ Yes
monds, late soldier In the second regimen
o1a.v Yark- ro1unteers. Company E, came o.
board the propeller Ninona at Cleveland AMI
took passage for this ci'y. While of tn
Straits Of Macllnaw, he had been drinkiu,
heavily md in fit Of delirium, jumped ove1
board aud was drowned. His friends AT
supposed to live somewhere in this State, an
by calling On Chazles Richmond, foot of Mort
Dearborn street, they mag secure his effects
BE is supposed to be from Clayton, Ne,
York. State and New York papers will pleas
copy.
The OPERA11c 6EAsos.-The opera seasol
will commence on Monday, June 18th, viii
Lucrezia Borgfa. The cast Is as follows
Iucrezia, Mad. Loriui; Oraini, Mdlle. .Moren
81; Genarro, Brignon; the Duke, Susini
Gubetta, Rasili.- The subscriptions for sen
son tickets were closed yesterday, after tn
heaviest opcaatic sale ever made here. To
day the sale Of single tickets commences q
Higgins music store Theseason will be the
most brilliant and fashionable ever known
The opera goers will have their fill Of music
and the impressario's pockets will be plethor
ic with g,eenbacks.
DE- MAc6owAS's SECOND LEcrrRE.-A1]
who attended DR.. Mac Gowan's highly inte-
resting lecture upon Japan, delivered at Bryan
Hall, on Tuesday night, before the Young
Mems Christian Association, will not fail to
attend the second lecture, upon the manners
of the people Of that country, to be delivered
this evening, at the same place- Apart from
the interesting subject matter Of the lecture.
the numerous maps. diagrams, and relics of
curiosity with Which the Doctor illustrates
his lectures, render them Of absorbing inte.
rest. They should be heard by every person
In the community who is desirons Of obtain.
ing Information relative to Japan, which can
be obtained from no other source.
An Exm11z1on-The Tabernacle Baptfst
Church and Mission Sunday School Exhib1.
3v1$ hsfn la
to the Association Of the Baptist Churches,
now beng held at the above church,
wns decided success. Long before the houl
for commencing, the church was tilledIto III
ztmost capacity, and many Ind to 60 awa3
who could not gain admission. Those wh<
were present will long remember "the Unio,
Song md Prayef' b., Mics Kennedy's class
and "Governor Yates Reply by Mastc
Harry Edwards :; the singing by the class q
young Misses from Waukeggan; the singing b.
Miss Johnson's class; and the efficient par
taken by Aessrs. Goodyear, Wait, Holden and
Raymond; also by Mrs. Goodyear, M1sse:
Wait, Alden, Jennings and Osgood.
4 SINGULAR F1RE.-Yesterday noon mau
named Tod, who resides In Calumet town
ship, came in with u load Of hay. Inattempt.
ing to cross the city railway truck, at Ran.
dolph street bridge% he twisted off q hind
wheel Of his wagon, and left the load Of hay
standing at the west end of the bridge, while
he could get the wheel repaired. Meanwhile
the hay WIS discovered to be on fire, and % II
was deemed impossible to extinguish 1t by
any~o1dinary process. the crowd that collect,
n H. n TT.