, 1864-11-21

her In which 8nG mas 0cEA nDlS A8SlAE~
ed by Maggie Marshall and tho other dauseuecs in
this establishment Tony Pnstor has contributed
literally Of his voclsms, and the rest Of The COM
@ Mac q s
The Masquerade Ball OF Wednesday night pro-
ayers propose to usher IL Thanksgiving Day in
Bryan Hal, In manner which If peculiar, will be
agreeable, and marked with eclat.. Military uni
ali lie eity costaners are busy preparing now md
novel costumes. Willworth (latc Of vinton's Bos-
TOM will prepare IN old fashioned suppsr Was
A delegation Of ladies and gentlemen viii appear
rpon a. eatsre!y nsto arttsl< ef shatss and the
Thanksgiving Proclamation.
U. S. CHRISTIAN COMMISSION RooAs.l
CHICAGO, November II, 1864. {
day, The siih Inst, "a As day of public fhsnksgv-
ing TO Almighty God for His many mercies to Us
during the year. And while bountifhl harvest
has enriched us and our Heavenly ather has be-
slowed unnumbered blessings upon MS, we should
especially remember 70 prnise Him, that he has
ssDa % odS SySsn S.rs st, 70 oa5
waved il Triumph 81 over go many battis fields, and
eniesTand that lie has given Is 80 great Victory
| At home, and brought to naught tao councils OF
| thoes who sought to destroy qS: We sh1uld aiso
which has sent to the did and comfort Of our brave
and suffering heroes, SO many tokens Of our love
| and sympathy, for the 1abnfs OF hundreds who
baye gone to them, and not only spoken wards OF
cheer, bound up wounds, led and clothed them,
visited them IN prisons, but. above all, pointad
5ss t. lssa eadf5 S n 81
hands through The United States Christian Com
Nearly two thonsand Christian ministers and
laymGn have gone as lis delegates thia year; its
distribution Of books is counted by millions, and
newspapers By tens Of millions; the stores dis
Lo,,A rff TIA, 5H1~
million Of dollsrs; 1t has Waited every battle
field, hospital, camp and squadron, and nearly
every tent vessel, soldier and saio. besides many
| prie0ners OF the cneny; 1t has proved that the
love ofjerSs i most powerful motive for caring
for the bodies as we'll IS the souls Of men; aud IN
Samaritan and the good Shepherd. 1t has sns-
fenses bs eaying The lives ofthousands and restof-
ana faifh il Cod. II hss blessed oaf fua homes by
| blessing our sons and brothers, nnd BY sending
home The ddinss Of those whose briefest words
BY doing ali in lis name, lis spirit and fol
His gloEy. It has theercd our soldiers In
ed esn5 81 ha est w fePat Ron
1t hns blessed them In eickneaa by watching nuF5-
ing and conaoltng them; 1t has sared thousands By
BY strenEthenfns their faith in the Savior whose
name u hears, and TO whom they have been point
ed and led oy It's delegates. Many soldier
6 bSs9 plsS es1s ss 9, ss tsf,ce
Yet, Notwithstanding all all these causes Of grah
country ealls, and our brave soldiers call, let us
! 11tar to-day sacrifice with which God will be
pleased, and by which He will bc honored, the
Government sustained, and our veterans succored
and saved The Christian Commission ask for as
many dollars frnm,eEery town, city and county of
thc Northwest as they hare soldiers In the field
lis desired Tint contribution be taken in ev-
cry Church and Sabbath School in the Northwest,
ccipts. Let Ii be- remembered that while The sani-
| tary Commission and Freedmen's Aid Commission
have each great Northwestern Fair In progress
| the Christian Commission trusts to such thank
| offerings az God will prompt yon to give; let 1t
not suffer for means, but rather Jet your response
ns 5sseGP speh Pa H. ] hgs av
I come fs earnestly requested To secure the same
| from every town in their county.
ton, Treasurer; letters to B. F. Jacobs, Secretary;
stores to 100 Clark street, Chicago, With the name
Of the Society sending It plainly marked On the
Signed by J. V. Farwell, Chairman. B. F; Ja-
fSsa Ssshoids, Z Soad5, 4 1naeITood
I11So1s SCHOOL OF TRADE.-The Institution
whose title forms the caption Of this paragraph
has been often noticed In these columns 1tiso one
entirely honorable to our city. Its name Is de.
rived from the Le1psic School Of Trade, after
Mnoee pIan 1s oumnsss uepattmen1 ~ moaelsa'
When nre. estaotianea In Gn,eago, ST years ago. e.
rom The issk Of raaimsntal sduestie9 "a III Part
Of some q those Who desired to avail themselves
wss ~ thancit necesearT to men nTenaretorv a.
partment In connection herewith. The plan has
beeu carried into successful execution This natu,
rai!y iea g aes>le dof i4ntnef ana
Tb,s hss heen IN snrecsafni nncrutinn ~ tro
years. In this department the student pursnes the
course begun in the Preparatory, or, II otherwise
aesiro1s, e1sers upon classical course, and its
himself for the college or the university,
tages Of common and classical schoolB, and rare
nees education. It is not too much to say that few
lndlsaaaais mere Or G5ssMnete IT, Gnel ~
cinai the,e sf~ twe]ro assistants eac lin9 sne
ciai fanlta1ity Wth the subjects taught in Ills de-
t1uc that ve should patronise homo institutions.
Parents and gpariians viii undoubtedly do this In
tfJs instsnee At All nrents thew shon{d examfna
the claims this Institution has to super1ntend the
HOTEL TmEr CAuaHT.-Iast night officers
Sherman and Kenny arrested miserable hotel
The city, and plunde1ing baggage at the different
hotcIs. His Headquarters seem to have been at
Wriebt'e Hotel, Cd The North Side, and he opera
he he for4nef m S he is known to hare taken one, and
recovered by the ofsfs. Ing .n1er r ns3e II
~ - 'tTsiT p,,mer he halls from Massachusctts.
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RAILROAD D1sAsrER,-Yesterday afternoon a
mir of horses belonging to the Clinton street
Horse Railway line, escaped from the driver in
cbaree and started for trip on their own account.
They we're a little out of their reckoning, how
ever, ana psousuA " W sae y, ~ 80, s,.,.aa .1s
ts eaa{nst H. cnrhatnna In i5s efTorts Is escape
he herge who aid not mll. managed TO- break the
neeE OF The horse who did:s A iead horse and j.
dead loss to the Railroad company was tho result
Ill :, 80 ~, s,tn-5,v 5atoetsa T.,
tan.s rolAo' .ha w. 800 ara.rsr of a crocra-
'heac1 OF fooD1ng .ne n'oues o.H ,T"e 49,.
~ store on Clark street. nsas 1 tssI to Mt ~
n company with ,eioW ta1ei mrchopeo WI VIII
be desirous 0! maklng neasy tttI, cio1i- sl,ran
~ Ei,h th hentv IN en he syns cancht by officer
Sherman and lodged In the lookup.
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! pA7n1o11o,-Tbe Tysues Is becoming wonderful
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