, 1863-05-15
THE CITY,


PETIT Tn1Ev1S6.-A girl named Fanny
Wilson, formerly chambcr1ua!d at the Matte
fon, but more recently au employee In the
culinary department OF Ztelle's eating house
ON Clnsk Street, was arrested yesterday morn
ing for stealing sundy small articles.
FLOWER SEEps.-A Bos' on floral house has
sent consignment Of choice and rare flower
Recds TO our friends Mcssrs. Munson, Skinner
& Co., stationers, No. 40 Lake Street. and
we assure our friends that they cannot do
better than make their purchases now, before
the assortment is broken up.
4 AJrsK-DEAIER II CouBr.-A Junk dealer,
named Vim. J. CronkwrIght, who has an e.
9ahhshmcnt on Market street, near Randolph,
WIS arrested and examined in the Police
Court yesterday afternoon, charged with rc.
ce{yiug stolen goods. It seems that profess
Rional thieves lad been in the habit Of dlspos-
ing Of their game to Cronkwright, and he hay
Ing, IS 1t is alleged, betrayed two Of them to
the police, they informed against him by way
Of retaliation. &c WAS held In $500 bail for
trial.
ATTEMPTED BrRGLARf.-On Tuesday night
. burglar effected an entrance through rear
window into the residence Of 81. Park, esq.,.
on Michigan avenue, near the Burlington rail-
wny crossing. The family were all asleep at
the time, but the burglar was not quiet
enough to evade the vigilance Of pet terrier,
who, BY his barking, awakened them. Mr..
Park was absent from the city, but the ladies
arose and boldly commenced IN exploration,
when the rascal sprung through the window
and made his escape before he had succeeded
In stealing IN, thing Of value.
CAMP DOUGLAS MATTERs.-By an order
from Major General Burnside, all the prison
crs now at Camp Douglas, not infected with
Email pox or other contagious diseases, will
be Immediately transported to City Point,
Va, via Baltimore, for exchange About eco
are ready for transportation, and will conse-
quently leave this morning, via the Pittsburg,
Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad, under com
uand OF. Capt. E. A. KiIpourne, Company G,
9Th Vermont Alter conveying the prisoners
to City Point, Capt. kilbourne, with his COM
pany, will rejoin his regiment at Suffolk, Va.
FREEPo1T ExcuRs1os1sTs.-A four clock
yesterday afternoon, mammoth excursion
train arrived, bringing several hundred excnr-
Eionls1s from Frccport, "and all along,' to
Visit the Garden City. They will remain in
tile city until this afternoon, taking their de-
parture at four o'clock, after twenty four
hours of sight seeing. Nc learn that several
of our principal hotels have arranged to make
q reduction Of fifty cents per day from their
usual rates in the case Of these ezcursionists.
That is generous and proper, for our 'scountry
cousins should be generously aud Hospitality
entertained. The entire net proceeds Of the
excursion are to be applied to the benefit of
tie Soldiers Aid Society Of Freeport.
BURGLARS ABoCT-A burglars skeleton
key WAS found in the hall door OF dwelling
No. 1C6 North Clark street, occupied By Mr..
lichtuer, doubtless lett behind By the burglar
when suddenly frightened away.
Two Of the Merchants Police, Fitzgerald
and Bade, about halfpast ono yesterday
morning, discovered that pane Of glass had
been removed from window in the clothing
Etore Of Mr.. hahn, IS Lake street. They at
once suspicioned a burglar was at work in
side, and after effec:ing IN entrance, found q
fellow lid away in pile OF clothing, who
gives his name as Louis Clarendon, recently
from the East, boot-maker by trade Upon
examination yesterday, he was held to bail for
his appearance at the Recorders Court, In
$500 bail
7,v-S
We are informed by Il prominent physician
Of one Of the most extraordinary cases OF
dropsy that has ever come within the expert
cree Of the medical profession. a Mrs.
Wright, Of car7ille, has been tapped within
the last eighteen months, twenty-eight times,
and about thirty pounds Of water drawn of
at each operation. A little over eighteen
months since she had an attack Of dysentery,
which WIS cured, when abscesses supesyened
forming in the groin. They were lanced two
or three times and hea1ed. She Immediately
commenced bloating, ,na then followed tn,
tapping She weighs but seventy five pounds
is over sixty years Of age and still survives
although between eight and nine hnnlrca
pounds Of water have been removed. Severa
physicians Of the city have visited her from
professional motives, rs this case is yer
tare one.
The Thiry-Scventli Illinois.
A private letter written by an officer in tt
37th Illinois regiment, to his brother in til
city, gives some instances Of the marchin
done by that regiment, which are almost viii
Dut parallel in the history Of the war. At Il
lime Marmadukc was threatening Cape Gira
deau, the regiment was at Rol1a. On the 2:
april, they received marching orders and left
rail for st. Louis, on the morning of the 2it
striving there in the evening. The next ey
ming they lett by boat for Cape Girardeau, :
irving in time to have a hand in the fight vi
Marmadukc- As coon as it was ascertain
he had retreated, they received orders to jc
Cen. vandcvcr Immediately at Bloomfield,
miles distant. The boys were without p
ficle Of transportation, bnt they put thr
days ratious in their haversacks, and startt
many fthem without oyercoat or blank
marching all that night, all next day and IN
eleven O'Clock the second night, When til
reached Bloomfield. The next day they we
ordered to march again All that day and u
Ill twelve O'Clock at night they were on I
march again. and got to the St. Francis rlrs
in time to find Aarmaduke across the riy
Fith the bridge burned Askirmisb occurr
however, In which two or three OF the rcI
mcnt were wounded, when our artillery she
cd the rebels into rapid fight from the OPP
Eitc bank. On the return, the regiment ma
ten miles the first night, t4iTtyJsee naAts t
next day, eighteen the second, and twenty I
third. The roads were in . horrible sta
and trarcrsing swamps for good part Of t
distance When 1t is considered that one b
tcry, which only Rept..up with the boys, kill
Eixty-scven horses getting through, some Id
may be formed Of the condition of the roa'
There is not regiment in the field that c
march better Of fight better than the glorlo
old 18th. This, it will be remembered, is I
regiment recruited in Chicago, aud origina
Commanded by Colonel now General Jul
White.
The Flower Queen.
The performance OF Mr.. Roots Opcre
last evening at Bryan Hall was splcnt