, 1864-12-22
NORTHWESTERN n II EEDfaEk's FAIR,
ltterdante--The Weather-ninners---Lid Of
Contributors.

Yesterday WAS the second day Of the Great Fail
for the benefit OF the Freedmen. The bali exhib
ttcd marked improvement over the first dsy, the
tables being better 1lled from the constantly ar.
ririre packages Of goods, and eren more tastefn1y
aI1MEed: III. The 81 snow storm. however. iuterfered
tcnsiyclJ patroutzed we'll, considering the misc.
ruhle weather-and In the evening the attendance
xas good bpt 81 through ths day It Ess much lcss
Themselves to atone for this deficiency, BY larger
attendance and more liberal patronage during The
| remaining days OF the Fair.
To their praI.e Be ii said. that With the lsaics
there was no postponemcnt on account Of the
weather. Il When our reporter visited the Hal,
places. Many. Of them had. come from
The city limits, having reached theirh homes only
ss ths p 5Ex nsa ed and @
| prompt They were determined to insure success
BY deecrs7ngft -.
| TEE nrSxEns.
ably sisied, in fsei he 1ass were ii one tims al
very large ina1x We wonid caii the atten,ioa a. Of 1
e s. e % as s
ask that donations Of eatab1cs be sent in literally
and sash day tho week
ergo to give IN abundance to the tables at the
Frccdmcns Fair.
THE nl.AcK LAWS.
The petition for the repeal Of the Black Laws
d
the LEFT Of the entrance to the hall. Mr. John
Jones presldes there With pen and ink asking 70!
s!snatqses. Every visitor r. the Fair should .nb.
repeal
The donations as will he seen bv the aecom
pauyfng list, continue. We notice on the Detroit
table the identical Zouare cap belonging to the
late Col. Ellsworth = magnificent set Of tewelry
General Milee, one Of s' John Browns Fixes, and
other articles Of interest and value.
The Wisconsin table has also been enriched by
valuable contributions from GAINESVILLE, Wiseon-
In the Chicago millinery department, we notice
large variety Of resalta. donsted from Iowa.
hnght eyed damsel who presided over The inner
mysteries, houored4 At sight every dratt made by
anxious Inquiries for tender eorrespondence.
nobly redeemed their promise Of the previous
evening, ind offered a tempting DISPLAY OF noral
treasures; ltwaa wonderful, esnaderins The sea
The following are tho donotions reported yes-
Cash-Tclsdc, O; BY Mrs: f. +. Griffith, s14sso;
Peoria. nj. Indies L. League, By Rev. III. Cobb,
n, h =: q. Hubbard, 500; Boston, Mass,
ton. III, eolorea sabbash scsssI N b. = H.. vi JOIN 81
JaTcs, S10.55; Linn, Wis, by j. T. Matthews. Ss'M
Ps5s1 G56ss s III = Bl9ssse A12s
Worksr By Mrs G. Mason, $3.50: R. S. Crane i
Broe.. sl0o0; II. G House, saoo: Mr. Halvenscn,
II H. n5s ~ snsne s z %Sia assep ssD
In small sums by little children Of Hrs. Oaylord's
school Of that place.
at SCI. .; Warrenssille, ILL.,, Mrs. L. r Ward, 70
years Of age. sends 4 s1lk Ottoman cover, to be
sold for sufficient to bug soomc poor colored
%oea5ese eEsss & &h9a kasna1oo No. Il ach
tal n1helcs. sS65o; s.Bnsy bees" Con. $. S. erb
snds sas %a4Fan; fS@ Saa
{,Isb pic pickles; e Rig, aonated y Jo6n faiFhsqks;
een H. WEcS eoun9 q %
pl. aEe accept or thanka-
- City, oThss, : oil paintings, valued at $50;
sieeh % sSo Fasa!nfs S / ta Glcenie E scales ssS so
Mrs; Harvey boys fancy shirt nade in Paris, $50;
3eld pe1ing Co. s,s J. Smith f e.
<15: Gillette, Whitney Co., books, geo; Gilbert
q samnsou, pair vases. SO; G, Kruger, bucEskin
CO. S. hsy n9.sF Sss s Sss; 9t
atarch, 80, box mastieating gun. &, ensray-
'sa EassRs Foa aaesS Sets
.pSeioefspss, = Pho3esfaPss. 5 sss Ms;: cisdia.
ass ps In @ @l5; c5sions1 sa's ae aeS aeS
| paper yasee, $1-5u, fancy pen wiper. 500.
book, 5oc; Mrs. stebbias, four pin-balls, s0e;
n5s %sa sha Aa1 %sbt 81 b,sIs ms
Mrs. Ives, toilet-mats 81: F. A Oswald, bird
| cage, =; child'a shoes, 6oc; 20 cone-worE has,
ke1e. 2se; Aiss kimball, pEcpa5ed mosses ana aa-
| Of moss md immorte1lcs. Sc; Mrs. Patteu, 9 bas
kete Of moss md flowers on card, ss.s5; MIS-.
Mainery-Mrs. Dunn, bonnet, $50; Madame Au-
uitz, do. +s5; Airs. Stone, misses' do, IS; Mrs.
SIS: Nrs Asfbest head. az Mrs.' 'KimSaii
| hats.
SMITH & Dw1Ea--0ne Of the greatest attrac-
tons Of the may be found at the establish
mcnt Of Meszrs- Smith l. Dwyer, Nos. o. and OIL
Lake street. opposite the fremont House. They
have Just received stock of new goods OF the
most beautiful designs and recherche make which
g5snasn5 and VARIETY I'd I'll x those
particularly inc collection Of vasee In all thest5les
! bronze, porcelain, psrian. Bohemian and crysta.
dressing caser, boxes for handEefchIefs and
gloves. work boxes, odea boxes, and others in
wood metal shell. sluss; and porcelain all elegant
stands. cigar. boxes, end writing xdeeks, albums,
pert monnafes. &C., IN great variety, and pro-
fusion Of other drst,class ornamental goods,
/
for Christmas goods. A more elccant prescntcan-
| not be obtained than those offered at this cstab-
ucnt We advise call on them They have no
VII s s ae e 6Rn I'll
In pieces Their goode are all aret-calss, endur-
ing and useful, a we'll as beautiial. A,psesent
| nude from this establishment may be used during
lie.t and still Eetaiued as pleasing souvenir
Of affection and esteem long ateF the donor ts laid
Weptesumc our readers do not need 10 be ap-
p.1scd Of the fact that Messrs. Smith and Dwyer
arc wholesale md retail dealers and tobbers in
extent of their s.ocf Two large flores @ are used
business rooms, one for the wholesale, the 9TH
cr for the .etail department The business Of many
begins. Go down into their cellars and see the
piles o9 piles Of casks. baes, and boxes. which
LOOK ont under the sidewalk all round the store,
snd view The heaps Of drugs md ehcuicals there
kept; now travel up stairs, and see their store
rooms all crammea full esen r 10 the reof, and you
nefe. Il includes every thing; not process IN the
| arta from the painting OF q door to the embalm-
Of saa1s bu. + s5e Pfocd for Wills
draw their supplies from this house. We pre-
sun1e there H. nothing In the wide range Of mate
tialitiee not to be found with them In quantities
large enough to supply almost any one Of the
! countries OF Europe
HABEAs CoRprs.-on Tuesday, Margaret snigg,
Of Springfield. H., petihoned the Judge Of The
| @HtAAl tVtIt u topA Cuuutts ectuHE 1QE%n inc
following facts: That she is the mother Of Mary
Snfgg, minor child 10 Jeazs OF age; that her
husband died March Is, 1859 without disposing Of
| the child; that since that time she has remained
unmarried; and that her daughter is now illegally
| restrained Of her liberty by Bridget Clowry and
! Eliza Eehoe, rcsidiu. On Sampson street. near
Throop street. under The pretensc that they arc
entitled to her care and custody. The petitioner
asked Of the Court writ Of habfas corpIs TO bring
| her daughter into court, and TINT Bridget Clowry
| nSd y Kahna Ef,,r11 he 10 cfntr
cauee why they had so restrained Aet daughter Of
her liberty. The Court ordered the writ aud sum-
mons to issue, and yesterday afternoon they were
brought into court 4 summons was also Issued
! for the appearance OF Sfst2r Mary Frances de
Salcs, Of the Sisters Of Mercy, who appeared in
court yesterday also.
The answer Of the defendant was In substance a.
follows: Tint they produced the body Of said
Is the mother Of the child, and demand proof;
that they deny that she 10 deprived Of her liberty
by them alleged, but TINT she is willing to re-
mEin in the care and custody OF respondents; thnt
they are able to support and educate said child,
md 1T persons to have charge OF its custody and
education, and that the petitioner Is not ct per
her child to charitable institution, by which said
| child Was given to respondent, and that she has
been In theit custody eref since, and Is now m
willing to leave said respondent for the petitioner
The Cont reminded the child into the custody
Of Ars. Ciow1y.
The CHICAGO CoEsrIRAToEs.-OnT Tuesday even
ing Buckncr S. Morris, Charles Walsh and the
other Chicago conspirators to the number OF
| eighteen, were dispatched from Camp Douglas to
f7ert ,f of