, 1864-04-12

!ee. Of n+ttona' i shall be given & a6y and 1t
Eli tMca. IS'gnedl c. CAssLExAN.
AN ACT OF ExroR71os.-On Saturday last
An net OF c1tortion WAS p.actfced By one of tho
County Constabies, In this city, ever found hang
ing about the Justices office Of South Randolph
street magistrate, which reflects little credit upou
bis individual honesty. On tho day In question a
man named Haclett was charged before Justice
Moore with larceny as bsi1ee, upon the complaint
Of q soldier named Charles Mumiosd. Mumfo.d
has only recently LEFT the hospital, and before he
entered That Institution, a. he owed defendant ST.
be gave him witch on the condition that II be r..
covered he could redeem 1t By. paying the debt.
" hen complainant attempted to effect this re-
demption, Haekett told him tho watch had been
stolcu- but not believing the statement, Mumford
had him nrrcsted. In Court, on Saturday, tho par
ties were advised to settle the case, which they
e. bp1y Ed nas al sSt
and also to defray the balance Of tho costs. The
$9.56 due to A1mford Was handed over to the con
eabe in question to give him, but this he refused
to d. giving the maD the s. costs and keeping the
remainder, as lie said, for himself and the lawyer
Now Munford had engaged no lawyer; one present
did s5y fey % in bis behalf bnt be spoke
facilitating the termination Of tue case as be had
s1it to be called next. Tho soldier had to leave
~ sss ths eH51S,e III ndt o;;tag
legal proceedings. ae he had no time, and pcshaps
little inclination. Tor he fcrvehtly believed, what
that il Chicago, Justices motto Ii "night il
right"
ST. GEo10g's SocIErY.-An adjourned
meeting Of tho st. Georges Society was held Las,
evening at their hall on Clark street, the President
Vim. Holdswosth. in the chair. Thsrty.seven new
members were halloted for and duly elected. The
Secretary reported TINT the number Of actual mem.
beIa On the books Of the Society, At the present
Trnt I'm A-n = rx1.
cicsy Was announced to be as follows:
4ssefs-Bnlance on hand at the commencement
Of last 5e'r, S3l6.75; receipts from members and
other sources eince. s., 1,asa..0: remaining over
fsom NJ Ta5 ~ fund, $3.50; suasct lions out=tapdu.,
Dls6urs<.nentt- Ordinary expenditures for the
Past ysaf S1S; PAID Tor lot At hoseh!!l Gene
eourcee, ss,03s.;0. ~''''' 'o'"4 ~
| Vim. Baragwanath, James John md Charles Bull
| Of thanks 10 Bishop Wh.tehonzo for thc services
tery lot.
rendered to Drs Dranard, Bartlett. Blake, Loyerin
and Fisher. for their valuable services rendered ii
the case ofan Eng1iihman named Andrew Sea1le,
t1acture Of tue right leg.
YIN. Bsragwaaath aid z. Cook. were appointed
Auditors lo5 The ensuing year, and after The rans
| ORHANs' 'FA1E.-Yestcr0aY was the day set
for the opening OF the Fair for the benefit OF the
Catholic Orphans, but little was done beyond pre-
paratiou+ owing to the fact that account Of pre-
rious engagements. Bryan Hall was not thrown
open to the Committee TIL yesterday morniug. The
hammer and eav were in great demand all through
the day and towards nishtfal1 order began to grow
| ont Of the chaos. The hall was literally attended
last evening, but the real opeaing will be to-day,
Last evening, on the close OF the performance at
the Academy Of Music, the Arllnkclteonlkcr troupe
entered the hall, and amused the assembiase with
their richest jokes and most funny posturtugs This
evening, Colonel Wood will visit the ball. In COM
pauy With the Continental Old Folks and the little
folks now ut the Museum. The Committee ac-
knowledge the receipt Of donations from several
parties: from @. s. Baldwin, lot Of valuable books;
J. Y. scammon, SO; William Ssurgfs, So, and
many otherF. They request that donations
promieed may be handed in early to-day.
From the Arrangements made, we have no doubt
that the Fair wtil be rery successful.
THE GERMAN 1IBEL SuIrs.-The afiidayit
Of Colonel C. Knobeltdod, of the Te'e7reph,
against Ieeers- Dsentano and Heaing Of the
Stdatt Zeitnng, for lioel was sworn out yesterday
afternoon before ". L. Church OF the Circuit
Court, and the defendants were respectfully fnyl-
led to Gull at the Office and sive security for the
payment Of *that little bill" Of 10000, in case 1t
be decijt d against them. The bail was pfo1ap,y
furnished.
Mr. Becker Of the Union gave bail in s., 900 yes.
tcrday, to answer in the suit for lbel preferred
oGainst him by A. uessins Of the Sleats Zeftuag.
Edward ScllageE, also indicted, had not been
found at late hour yesterday.
1t now only needs that the UAton should sue out
libc! on the Telegraph, TO complete triangular
duel equal to that Of s'Midshipman Easy" Gen
tlemeu all; You ehoaldknow better.
ALDERsrAS HCLnES.-1n another column
will be found the result Of tue primary election in
the Tenth Ward, Alderman Holden being rnan.-
mous1y chosen ~ the Union candidate for election,
large meeting Of citizens Of that ward WAS held
yesterday, at which was canynssed the resolution
offered by Aid Woolmaa at the last meeting of the
Common Council on Public Printing. The follow
Ing were adopted unanimously:
Reno'rtd, That We, citizens Of the Tenth Ward,
heartily endorse the action OF our Alderman C. G.
couree in regard to The Public Printinc. aud that
We recommend hin for re-nomtaatioa and re-e1ec-
tion to the Union citizens Of this ward:
Rke09Etd, That VIC tender Alderman Woodman
leather medal for the 1nagnaniu,fty he showed In
his attempt 10 plcco Mr. Holden falsely on the
record
MOVEMENTS OF TRooPs. Yesterday morn
Ing, about thirty Wisconsin veterans belonging to
company G, I'd cavalry, arrived at the Soldlcrs'
Rest frnu Madison m ,ount fnr the front nni1or
~. c,nr,,d ~ Tfn,.an.nt ra-r.-5 s,.o,.o. ~
I'm, connanx T7bev tool< dtnner and. snnne- ~
+ha Rest ana laff 1aat evanIn1
The G5th 1llinoie, or Scotch regiment, whose az
rival In Chicago vas chronicled in Inst SATURDAYS
TRIBUNE, marched yesterday to Camp Fry, where
they remain awaiting furloush.
a few members Of the ID Minnesota arrived
- 49,. L.
them ,wo sick eomrades Tbc bo,a weFs rom AZ A.
Paul, and leave tonight for Little Rock, Ark,
where the regiment is On duty.
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AExT-A public reception Will be given to the 9th
Illinois yoluntccrr this afternoon at o'clock at
the Boarl Of Trade Rooms, in accordance with the
following resolutions, passed On Change yester,
dsy.
WuERrAs, The G5th regiment Illinois volunteers
Col cameron mas Tc-enlisted as . veteran regt-
"eaI P ana Is ht noW H. H. tne IN, 1aeIe1ote ,.,
1bs5 .a,;a d ~ - ~ .an;.t Ill ~ tIo usLul-
fan5 ~ ~ rf1eers arI Sn.1 ror,si s .,nna -
their Ietr1rn to hit civ 10 TAXA Mace fnmnrro,
on 'Change 1t O'Clock p. m.
It ia hoped that there will be good attendance
OF the public at their cercmonics-a betting testi-
monfa1 to q gallant regiment.
MISSION Assoc1AT1oS.-A meeting was
held last evening In the First Presbyterian Church.
to elect officers Tor the Young Peoples Mission
Association, to serTe Tor the ensuing year. There
were two tickets IN the aela. the Re5usaf and the
Opposition, and tae isesular beng Withdrawn, the
Opposition ticket was elected The following are
the gentlemen chosen:
Recording Sseft!dry-Edgas F Brown.
L11aeal1na'H.9 2sc11SsIan1y-0 s 1sIny ~ L. "1nne'
Tnfefs1R. 4. Rice. 6. F. Bissel1. G. u. Ran-
ney, A. H. Campbell, and Henry III. Curtis,
After the election several Of the gentlemen were