, 1863-02-13
U!)lfooo Gribuuc.
THE CITY.

th1Ua I, FLDtUaN1 ID, 16G3.
THE CITY.
ScHooL ExERCIsEs.-The usual rhetorical
exercises at the High School take place this
afternoon, continuingfnom until3 81 o'clock.
Ar1ESr1os.-Wc cali attention to the ad.
ycrtiscment elsewhere, calling for officers for
negro cavalry regiment.
Tue Musical UNION CoscEnT.-Thc Sec
ond concert Of the series to be given by thu
Musical Union, comes of on Monday evening
next at Bryan Hall. Season tickets may be
procured at Root & Cadys, or Higgins Mu-
SIC store.
a QUEs11ox-Gcn.H Hurlbut has forbidden
the ecccsh organ Of this city to be sold or cir
culatcd III his department. Why didn't IL
give the Gcneral twelve hours to take it back,
or 60 bt1orc the Corperhcad Legislature:
VIII it aneWer?
NEW DREss.-Thc Chicago IbA has come
ont in new dress, with entirely new
head, under new financial management, in
fact new nll over except the editorial corps,
which remains as before. II looks as bright
as a fresh greenback. We congratulate our
little ncigLbor upon these tokens Of its pros
pe1ity.
PROMOTION John II. Farquhar, for many
years PRIMER in the TRIBUNE Office, and late
Sergeant Major Of the S9t1. Illinois, has been
promoted 10 captaincy for nlcrito1ious con-
: duct at the late Murfrecstoro fight. Colonel
Hotchkiss is already on his way to Tennessee
with the commission in his possession. We
congratulate John upon his new *teit.''
AFAT HHUEE Fol: OLD AnE.-Mr. Calm,
of the firm Of Miller s; Calm Of this city who
arc purchasing cattle, has bought hundred
dollar heifcr, one of the largest and fattest an
imals ever broughtto this market, which he
intends sending TO Old Abe for dinner pur-
poses on the I'd inst, the anniversary Of
Washington's Birthday.
MILITARY BALL.-The officers ofatAe regl-
n,cnts now quartered at Camp Douglas will
participate, will, their friends, in ball and
supper at the Briggs House, on Monday, the
ed list, (t1c day after Waslington's Birth
day> From the arrangements being made, it
promises 10 be one Of the plcasantest gather
ing5 Of the season. vaas l. Deans band have
been engaged for the occasion,
KILLED AT In ElEyA1on.-A man By the
name Of Charles GAMER, employed at the
large elevator Of Munger d Armour, on the
South Branch, yesterday about noon, was
killed by . Gall. He fell head downwards into
the hopper and down to the bottom Of the
shrltc, distance Of dfty-fve feet, striking
upon his head The shute is the passage way
along which the grain is carried in loading OF
unloading vessels. The unfortunate man was
removed few minutes after he fell, insensi,
bic. Dr.. Ncwkirk was called, but the injuries
were 60 severe that he died last evening. lie
lraycs wife and one child.
TIE GIFT CoScEnr.-An article noticing
the Grand Gift Concert shortly to come off il,
this city, which appeared in the TR1BCsE 4
few days since, conveyed the idea that the
- Great Western Band were the original ors ol
the Concert, and consequently responsible fol
the gifts advertised. This is not so. Tic
Gleat Western Band has been engaged by the
firm Of Weber d Hilton to furnish the music
for the Concert, and that is ill the connection
they hare with it. The firm of Weber e. I'LL
ton, who have signed the advertisements u
arrangcrs Of the Concert, are the only per
CONS responsible for the gifts advertised,
GOVERNMENT S1AMFs.-During the month
Of January, there were recorded in the Cook
County Recorders Office, deeds, mortgages,
n}n 41,nN
grcgate 81 ,GG5,1o. People unacqnainted with
the nature Of the transfers Of property in this
vicinity, viii be surprised at learning that 1t
Is no uncommon occurrence to record deeds
here which have Government stamps upon
them amounting to over one hundred dollars
each. We saw three, this morning, one OF
which contained 800 worth, another s160
worth, and another $50 worth Of Govern
Hlent stamps. This last was 4 deed Of $loo,
GOO worth Of property.
PEEsoSH.-Major Charles G. Campbell
Of the 1st Illinois Artillery, is now lying
very dangerously Ill at Memphis. His dis
eases is acute Inflammation of the bowels
arising from exposure and over cxcrtion al
the battle Of the Hatehie. It will be remcm
5ered that Gen. Hurlbut, In his official report
commends in high terms the services render
cd By Major Campbell on that OCCASION G, {.
Campbell, Esq, Of Ottawa, brother Of the
Major, in company with the fanlily physician
arrived in this city Yesterday, and left 70,
Memphis last evening for The purpose, i
possible, Of removing the Ma,or to his home
and family.
TIE Snow SToEM.-The snow storm which
commenced on Wednesday evening, lastei
until about niue o'clock yesterday morning
leaving about four inches Of snow, the most
Of which disappeared during the day. The
storm passed over in southwestcrly drec
tion. Its width from north to south was abou1
zoo miles, extending north as far as Wauke
gan, and south about fifteen miles below
Bloomington. At the extremitics indicated
the storm tapcrcd of gradually to nothing
while Is the centre Of 1t is neared the snow il
deeper md deeper: For example:
At Waukegan, on the Chicago and A1ilwau
Lee Railroad, the ground was simply whitcned
Ditto at Harvard, on the Chicago and North
western Railway.
At Joliet, on the Chicago aud St. Loui
Railroad, there are six inches of snow; a
Bloomington, two inches, aud none a tep
miles further south.
At Davenport, on the Chicago and Roc}
Island Railroad, the Enow is eight inche
deep. 1t averages that depth until With,
about seventy five miles Of Chicago, when
begins to taper of.
At Fort Wayne, on tho Pittsburgh, For
Wayne and Chicago Railroad, the depth Q
snow is six inches, and nearly the same dept
ut Crcs'linc, and showing hard at noon.
Al Elkisart, Ind, on the Michigan eouthcr
Railroad, there arc nine inches Of snow, an
at Toledo fifteen inches.
THUS it Will be sen that the storm entcre
this State from the Northwest cxtendin
about zoo miles in width, and varying in il
central and densest part from six to eigh
Inches. AS 1t Travelled to the southeast
gathered strength, reaching the depth Of Il
tccu inches ut Toledo.
A Newspaper Press on its Travels.
In 1852 The old press which had done Sue
good service in the Democratic Press office #;
sold to a job printer in Memphis, Tenn.
had performed Its mission in that office tail
iuhy ard satisfactorily, but owing to the COT
solicitation Of the Press with the TRIBUNE. an
the vast increase Of business In the latter e
tablishincut, It wes laid aside in n corner
rest aud icw and larger one nut in its plac