, 1864-03-08
Ubica9o Qrib1lne.
TUESDAY, MARCH s, 1864.
THE CITY.

THE CITY.
EacArEp HAsG1Ha.-Cha Wesley Brown
ing, TIC negro who trn.ally murdered the youth
Mills, on Sherman street. last summer, WIS taken
to the pctt House about week ago, having been
seized with the email POE; he H. now dead and mas
thus escaped the bangman.
A LARGE COLLECTION. The conect!oa
taken mp at the anniversary meeting o. toe so'.
dtek,' Aid Suc3ety Of the Firet Baptlst sossss'
their church Inst Sabbath crcntns' fesn'too ~ a.
1nr $500 to shcsocicty'e funds. Several gentenen
agreed to pay save dollafs per nontn 10 ue e"''Ns
nntil the close Of the war.
IEAGrE MEET1No.-Thc Lth and l2th
Ward Leagues will hold mass meeting At their
Hail on Milwaukee avenue on this (Tnesdsy even
inf., Let there be q large attendance; me cam
paicn Ia alrcady opened by the enemies Of Inc Gov
.aucnt 1t is time Ms friends were organizing lot
its support
. CHICAGO 10 NASHVILLE DIHECTF-Messrs
Rnn,sev. Dro,, 4 Co., Of this city, arc loadn:
twcuty.tlvc canal boats with oats tor the army o.
the Cumberland. Thcy will carry 1aV1 onan1.e
cacl,.. They. will bc towcd direct 10 nto ani
srn,,os..o-vin fbe Ilnota, Mississippi, Ohio aaa
Ncaa,r. numscy hare over one million BUSHELS
ofoats now in store lor the osc Of the Government
CnAMpER OF CoAMERcE.-Tle Building
Committee Of the Chamber Of Commerce nave
purchased the Baptist Church property, lee'
nevncoonmcndod by the Association ut meeting
bc1a aomc time aro. The subscriptions ase coming
in-frecly. the plan6 will be advertised for In 10"
d,va and every 1rcpa.ution IL being made Tor the
erection Of m ciiAec that WIil bc IN ornament 10
the city.
Tuy 1n1su NATIONAL FAm.-Giganti prep
aesttous nrc being made BY the Fcnian Brother.
hooa. for the Grand Irish National Fair. General
1u,,,,s White hse sent one Of his characteristic e@-
49, ri annrobatiou. containing $sa Gen. Pleas
ontop sends yerv complimentary letter, enclosing
donation. Ameeting o[ lrtth Indies was held
Yesterday. at Fcninn Hall+ to make aHanee.
mants for waiting on the tables. The eec1eaatg Oh
the Fc,fau Brotherhood is in daily receipt Of nu-
-,o.o,,s 1c,trrs from all Yarts Of the country con-
veyine complimentary Expressions IN aasor "f the
coming Fair.
MAsoH6, AND BR1cE.AIERs' WAGEs.-The
Maeonar and fr1cklascs In this city arc strength
cuine their Society organizations, and preparing
to aek for an increase Of wages the ensuing seasoa
Last wear tley received 81, and s2.s per day. We
learn tl,ut tho new rates will be $3.50 and T. The
high n,;ccs or p.oyieions bear hard upon these nc
eta1ics+ Us they arc without employment during
Ill the winter months, and arc Obliged 10 save
cuou:l. Of their summers Income to keep their
fa,nilice through tho cold season.
ARnIvA1s OF SoIn1ERs.-Fifteen men Of
.hc nd D1iuoie regiment att4aled from nine dlf.
fcrcut companies to bring -four rebel prison
r,r To Camp Douglas, arrived here yesterday morn
tpr with tl1cIr eecc.t Charge.
At o'clock yesterday afternoon. ono hundret
md thttty-six Of the sth Illinois cavn1y arrived a
Tho Soldiers Rest, where dinner WIS provided fo
t,em. They lctt for Washington at o'clock In tut
evening. oc,. ,,t.,,-r .pa .
o.. 49, s-,h ,f,ntrr a,c exnec,cf to nr1iye
T.. a.. ~, to-day
AZ '"e sN'' 'S
FEAcAs AMONG DRoVERs--3 estefaay a1tef'
nom john Gcl,nn was charged before Joetace
Moo,c with committing a1 asaault upon tue per
sou Of Michael Drum. The parties arc BOTH ofo
ycss ut the Fort Waync Stock Yards. and yceter'
duv morning Gehan accused Drum Of working 10.
too little remuneration, telling him that he Was
tli.cruciuc tho profession" Three or four ofhel
individuals Of similar opinion united with the de-
fcudaut, and savc Drum severe .thrashins- Al
Drum did not sccm to he principal offender ht
was only hnea % anasos's' "as1@n'e "e'' Ase"ss
los '.e o''est " 'Ae .e-@-- =.
FIRE At TEE CATHOLIC Co1lEGE.-The Ole
vooaep 1,uildipc eituated IN the centre Of tht
block bonded BY cass, Superior and Wolcor
strcc, and Chicago xycnue, and which has til
1,,e,v l,ecn the location OF he rnlyersity OF St
M,rx-s of the Iake was discovered 10 be ON nt
a,,out half past O'Clock last evening. The wes
end of the building and the roof we're consumed
Thr }oss can SCARCELY be ettimated, but will no
rro1ah1v exceed $500. The College exe7cieea VI
M, he seriously 1nte5fetcd with a. the faculty In
inst removed to the fne new brick building INN.
dis,cly to the South. The wooden building vi
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