, 1864-02-20
AMuSEME EN18a

Margot and Katy o'Sheal. Tho matinee advertised
for this afternoon will not be given, from the ne
ceesity ofmaktug some repaira in the Internal az
rapgements Of the Theater. .-
MuEEuH.-To-dsy Is tho last Of Old Neptune,
the Sea Lion, as he Is going back to salt water,
which Is best suited to his health. The Invisible
Lndy is also present to entertain the vfs!tors.
TEE C1Ecus-Thefo will be splendid display
ofhorsemanship BY Robinson at the Circus this
evening.
vAnH11Es.-Dsck Sands Is the new feature at
/. the Varieties.
SKATING PARks.wln be all open this afternoon
and evening.
TIE GREAT rREnE111ox.-Th!s beautiful allegosY
whose performance at Bryan Hall for the Last three
nights we have fayorably noted, will be repeated
this afternoon, On which occasion the little folks
will be out In full feather. Bryapt Hall will be
packed from centre to circumference. The alle-
CORY ts excellcntiy well put upon the stage, and
the parts excellently wen sustained. This matinee
will be in every respect lie tho performances Of
tho evening, and is given for the benefit of Miss
Hagar, who has so successfully conducted the mu-
Bical portion Of the entertainment.
CHICAGO MEDICAL LAssoc1Ar1oN.-Ther reg
ular monthly meeting Of this Association was held
at room No. 0, Larmon Block, last evening. A
we'll written and purely scientific paper was read
by Dt. J.. Re1d on "Catalytic Transfer
nations" On motion, the thanks Of the Assoc1a-
tion were rendered Dr. Reid, and copy Of the
paper requested for publication In the Medical
Journal. Dr.. Watte contended that the position
Of the writer, In solae respects, was untenable
That "catalytic" means nothing more than the
preeence of an agent in tho syatem for which VIC
have no name-e principle which acts on various
portions Of the human system. producing In the
blood, OF upon the sccretfVe organs, changes not
unlike the formation produced in various fruit
juices In the action Of yeast &c.
The next matter WAS the continuation Of the dis
cu8sion commenced ut the last meeting, upon tho
Indications for the treatment In cases produced
by Animal Poison" The discussion waa opened
by Dr. E. Ma7guerat, who stated that this was
very important subject embracing Iarge class Of
diseascs-poisons received from insects aud AMI
mails, from the bite of an insect or tho sting Of a
bee to hydIophobia; also secretive and contagious
eneo Of various diseases, and their treatment, at
some length. He gave the result Of his experience
In the treatment OF caaee Of smallpox and eryaip
use Of 6u]phites-in the latter he had found them
agood remedy. i was not to be expected that any
oneremedy could be found applicable to the cure
Dr.. H. believed that By patient and careful inyes-
remedy could BE- foand not only ior every one Of
would not ay but he would agree with the PIN
ion Of 4 celebrated medical writer who believes
that the Time VII eone when spessac remedy
NJ oH ha M th na 1so1
In the cure Of a disease. must be adpi,ted to be
the best--whether the remedy be old or new.
Dr.. Fisher was announced as the next speaker,
but dcc1ared be had not had time to give tic mat.
ter proper attention and theEesearch required. and
him be occupied br Dr.. N s. Davis
Dr Davis stated that ae haa not given the Sab
a, ay ysia ~ tas tn.3 ~ ti 15i
There wcfe three ways bY which ani1aai poIsons
may enter the system-by tnocutation OF local ab-
soI2lon; ny 1nhaiai'iion-1ne common r. mooe OF re-
the bo1a fot,a and e5stem o. aama po,eons owing
FUNCTIONS. Dr. Davis enlarged upon this TOPIC. ex-
plalned the effect upon the system, produced by
yatcus animal po1sohs anu Ills loea o. tnef treaE-
t:s,ar,, d,acu.s,on rsthcr conrerz,t,on en,
sne nnon he treatrnent nf thIs class OF diseases.
more particularly tho remedies most successful In
the treatment Of smnH p1x, var3oloid, &e.. alter
Mill" s1' oee"'so''o1 ae1oa.aea'
Hrno DnouysrD hodv oe scroeont
,,.1ea rr.r.,. c,,,,a ,a.h 1u,rat. ,o1ns.so-s
1.rs..-1 49, - .he h.-.ss s -, 49, h,.oas hss.1n
a-'. n..N ~. ~ =. ~ o..u9
Ae'u "., =. su' we 'oeuu .sets'.oy ".ee4.
Aoo1' apous G11eA' nf"'s e.uoeoaeu "sens lco
~ tne loot ot "oleots stseeI. a ponce omeet
utu"gnt "e oeeeaeee 10 tue nosen eta1Set sta-
''oH hoases anu tne sofnet neia aa in4nes', the
leeulE cl Wh1ca Ras sesu1et ol aceloental dto"n
ing. tho oocketso o. sac deaa man contalheo ms
other papers, the fact was learned that be received
shot through the right lung on the Goth of Sep
tember lsst that he was left on the field for dead
That he gss subsequently captured by the enemy
| and paroled, and that he was sent home on fur
| 1oucI He YVES On his yYay to reIoin his regiment
when he fell into the river and was drowned, The
| landlord ofthe Washington House states that he
left the housa on the night Of the 2rl Of February
aud did not return It was sad conclusion Of an
/ otherwise elorious career.
--
FlREs.-Adre broke out on Thursday night
! in two e,ory frame house, No. 20 North Dss-
PLANES street, owned by D. Fleming, and occupied
"a boarding houae By George Startling. Tho loss
Ess about SO, on the house and the furniture
Was badly broken in the removal. The IRE oflgi-
nA.ea IN oe'ecn1e en'lonoY. Y.
ats "as 9.sso,etea on 1au,sany a,snt ~
sSssI ~ ..,.ss anu y. u ~.
"uien an.su. uA'" 'esu'seu o'saeosaas. out .nas
ss'eaA' &C., ~ "s4o .-eI.un! ~ AA0 ~
~ - -. -. 80. .1u.1 :. ~ @ ..
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nshe. tatno th.a1 ,h.re .hon,h san,a tho,nht ~
,bst - sns,,e, neo1, l11b;.d c,sar Ths n-s ct;cs
of thror3no hnt aa1ca .roun1 r.ro,easlv IA ,.a-v
| renrchenslble and has been the canse Of n creat
uumter Of t1res In this city. Il ia thing that
suoo'a "e'et W "no"eu.
THE EWEATuyR,-The excessive cold expe-
riencef during the last few days ,e,on of the Tee
King has left u.s. to 9iyo place to warner weather.
! Blusterirc Jack Frost has been compalled to own
the supremacy Of Gorcas. and he yesterdayvacate
naxr1. ~, hs.s -, ~ H. Nv .,.,a ~. sa's. as
I a.n.-s ,.c,rt,r- .,nsiaor.h,, ,n,anro-ton.a -
naans.,sans .rd t,Sasa ~ ,-a~.ars <,n,s,.I,- ~
~ a.ssa1 s.rn.s,s ~ ~. 49, ~. h,,s.;.a.
ari,sd tar;tes tor.e r,rossh,s fneia.,an Jan,as
n..e 49, 49, ns.t.. go 49, - - 49,.
~ ~ sa-;,t cnrrsr,s 1,a- h. ,-..t,raa s-1, .ho
fact that large three-story building at Cottage
Groye, near the MJrick House-and just attaintns
completion for Ladies' semtnary-was almost
totally destroyed, !ts brick basement alone stand
Ing.
Young ME.;'s CHRISTIAN Assoc1AT1oS,-
15naer 4tc ,nxn,ec. oY ih,a Soc,nty much rood 4
being dose In our midst. Its members arc earnest,
working. PRAYING men. whose great deslre II Is 10
redeem their fellow men frona tses OF Amplety ana
misery to those OIL active nse1nsnesa ana enrRtian
character. Yesterdays meetings, both day and
evening. were well ATTENDED,, aud deep lntarest was
rsr,fes,ea r. "a tnne, thot ~. ;ntarest 3l, mt
~ !s hepa 'as sN'o ...a ,o4oss :" ~
he suffered to flag but that our citizens aud 9th
crs will lend their presence and voices to carry on
| the ore.+ work n a r,nr;opa end
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| rur prp,r,x xr.ar-rho ooea ,f 1p,,,,,,r
| LIE le1soAf SAoe,- Inv c'4se VI " A4lalA
conncctfon with The enlistment Of a miner namad
| E~,.k T.t,, h.5 Ia.-,nr vas+s,<7,v ,oo-noo,
hs.n-e rar,m;aaInner Wosne ,ns .sas conttnuea