, 1864-02-01

Thc following notice tesned by the City War
ita cIailman,wili slow that tie money appropn-
atcd for the payment Of bounties is nearly expeDd-
ed ard that thoee who wish to enlist for the sake
Of securing the city bounty must do 80 speedily.
NOTICE.
The City Conecr1ption Var. Fund Committee
hereby give notice that they have issued certif-
cates 1of Eold1crn bounty to the amount OF $10s,-
ea. e e HsRSy tas e
Committee will only fespe two hundred more GER
tiacatee which will exhaust the appropriation.
There is little room TO expect that further
Sun will be appropriated By the city, as the care
Of the soldiers families will probably consume all
the money that can be 1aieed hereafter. This fact
is Of EsTEc1AI SIGNIFICANCE TO coloRHD 1HE
who 11ust come forward At oHcE II they would
secure bounty. The FEDERAL bounty Of $500
to white recruits will be continued
till Msrch the list, as will also
the county bonnty but the colored residents ofour
city to whom the city bounty has been nearly all
that has been offered, will not receive that unless
they enlist speedily. We trust colored friends
win hear this In mind and koddy enlist freely and
take the city bounty. There should be 1T least five
hundred enlistments within the next three dsys,
Il this Is done We can safely promise that we shall
"aTo.d the dEaft''
TIE ASSOCIATED Cos6REss.-Eyery large
community possesses certain amonnt Of debating
talent which will create for Itself channels OF
ercise and improvement. Such channel Is the
Associated Congress, which, after several years
suspension has been again revived, and placed
upon footing which promises to make It perna-
nent and useful.
Its meeting 1t No. 9 Lannon's Block, last eve
ming, WAS lively and instructive, md prophecy to
those interested, Of long and prosperous career
for the se-organlzed institution.
Aiter IN animated debate. Capt White, OF the
I'd Board Of Trade Regiment, who Ia now engaged
In rectuitlng and happened to be present 1T the
meeting. was Invited TO address the Congress- and
responded in brief speech leplete with elo4uenre
and patriotism.
Young men and others who desire to pass
pleasant evening and improve themselves in the
art Of pnbltc speaking, can have no better oppos-
tunity than that afforded them by the Associated
Congzees-
A FORTUNE TELLER N TRoUBLE-MATRI-
xos1AL MISUNDERSTANDING fg now one OF
The prevailing epidcmics Of the tmes and like the
small pox, seems to be spreading all over The
country. Every day or 60, some new confidence
operation comes to light and brings grief to the
perpetrators. Some. not having ingenuity enough
to adopt plan, fall back on the worn out plan Of
Iottesie8, gift clubs. and sometimes make use Of
the naes OF charitable institutions to aid them in
their nefazious work, while others being good
Judges of human nature, and well knowing that
the fools Gre not all dead gull the people BY means
Of lore secrets, astrology. 1t ID genuonane.
One Of these latter was nicely pulled yestcr-
day under the following circumstances. 4 short
time ago an advertisement was published by
young man named Dunn, clerk in this city In
Fsonk Lestie's, the Milwaukee, SenttnA, Boston
paper and the Springfield Repl6iean, OF which the
| style was:
| PEnsoHA1~-Any lady or gentleman sending me
tWenfy-nye cents md u three cent POSTAGE etamp
viii fccelse the ear9e de pIs3e Of ihe fGture hus.
band band t o. %s a1d the ysar IN which The happy
P.o. Boz ESQ, CHICAGO. In.
Yesterday morning Capt. John Nelson receIycd
information by letter (no doubt from one Of the
victims to eoothsaying) that this ewlndlo was BE-
| ing carried on extensively here. He then went to
the ost Office and aftcr remaining On the watch for
| two horre, euccceded in detecting the swindIe. in
the act OF taking tho letters out Of the box Alter
| putting them In his pocket he went out OF the
Post Gfnce, Capt. Neleon still On hla track After
proceeding down Dearborn street. where he met
! young man named Shaw, clerk IN prominent
| house on Dearborn Bt1eet, with whom he held a
| few nlirutts couyereatfon, be turned up Lake
! street, ard dropped into q Photographic gallery.
| Ue1c Capt. feleon, who had not lost sight Of him,
| etcppcd ur and informed the young gentleman
ihlt biz presence vas required. ue thea asked
Captain informed him; when be e.; im%sdl. Es
Hss his partner. The Captain thea sent