, 1864-12-12

recent boldnees and sagacfty in detecting the
plnus OF designing traitors at home
MAL-rnAc11cE.-An1m important case Of mslprac-
4ce will be tried today {sIonday in the Superior
Court, wherein Matilda a. Violet is the plaintiff
and Rudolph Walanta, ! practicins phyncian Of
this city, Is nc defendant The plaintiff % y enid
treatment for case OF infamed eyes. She charges
that by the physicians treatment she was made in
eaEaey eSS and y her nsft sna 3 sqes t. r.
the case, hut from the fact that most ofthe ptac-
ticing physicians Of the city arc snhPnnaed ae
Witnesses on ono @ sae Or tue o,hs5 We juse that
AnE1yAL~-The schooner WIN. Smith, arrived In
Chicago from Grand Haven on Saturday
morning, after a voyage OF three days.
As an instance OF the severity Of the
csne fS sst s S52s tie 5ss
Of the sailors had their feet badly frozen. The
maineail and forceail were shlyercd by the wind.
mi psssaec be ever made across thc lakes. Tho
Sarah Glow started at the same time. and II not IN
yet but is expected to-day Hermann and jib sails
1ose
Ut the same time, but has not yet been heard Of
REAL ESTATE SALE.-Thc elegant marble.front
1lock on .ho corner Of West Washington and Car
ii: streets, owned md erected this season by Cbas
W. NAs1A% AA74S WIS R0A L4AsEA A37t 9EE1k% - o.
acdill, Esq, editor of the CH1cAoo .TnmuSE, for
SGaG0. The block. which Is 12J feet 'front.' con-
tins SIX dwellings, each finished in the hest mod
iss sss ciseetcd by Mr. Cook IN chiesgo ali Of bis
intcaon a g baia sloeE Il Salanss @ on d WI
feet front and s4ne style and ish as the block he
haa sold to Mr. Mcdill. Snch men rs he belong to
thc category Of useful citizens.
n -fr +. -
that Messrs. ". II. c. Miller i Co., for many ycars
known at IS Clark street, have effected a areuoval
to Nos. los mud ITO Clark street, in Smith 4 Nix
on's block on the corner Of Washington street
where they will open on Monday evening. with
oHc Of the largest Wholesale and retail stocks o!
fine jewelry, so.id silver and plated goods, dfa-
onas EnEf a. swss and hsx Watches vat f.
magnificent dleplsy in their W7ndows OF fifty feet
frontage. They are connected with one OF the
rs and viii at a1l lines Keep thcir SURE rcpIcn,
iehed with the choicest goods: Parties~in search
tfsomethlng recherche for Christmas and New
1csr'H arc requested to call.
4 WoK7uI sox OF A WORTHY S1RE.-On Sat-
Er1ay morning Captain James, our respected Pro-
,ost Marshal, arrived In this city with his con,
Naior James, Jr-, Of the I'D Illinois volunteers.
Major james was wounded at Franklin in recent
fight q rebel bullet passing through his scalp
far US tue crown Of the head I'll. wound, how
ever, is not . serious ono. and Gre long we trus:
Tie gallant Major viii be again of he sick list"
{ lajor Inns added to ite laurcls in many hard
fought battle. Ii was this regiment that WAS re-
ported to have sayed Nashville from Hood In re-
sulid phalanx which no rebel could penetrate.
Illinois IL proud of her gal1ant sons.
TIE Nrw Nrs1c HousE.-Thc elegant store
forming the entrance to the new Music Hall Of
Mcssre. Smith, Nixon l. Dltson, on the corner OF
Washington and outh Clark streets, is happily To-
Gated for every association betting musical literal
turc and wares, and its occupancy is shared for
snch purpose by Mess.s. Lyon 4 Healy, who bring
with them the prestige Of long ssassociation with
the house Of the veteran Ditson, of Boston. They
offer 70 the public and to the trade one the most
superb and complete stocks ever brought to this
city, with premises extremely elegant and we'll
lighted for its display and sale TIER relation to
tcins 10 their trade will make their store at
fayoritc with the musie-1oving public
AxEn1cAx VERSES FoRnGN-We are glad to
notice that in those departments hitherto monop-
-olixed by foreign ardzana American mechanics
are fast ginning ground aud are receiving that
couragcment and patronage which their import
ance demands. or the four hundred watches eold
by one Of our leading dealcrs--Gile Bro T. Co.
during the last month. we are informed TWO uUS-
DEED AND TWENTY-FIVE were of American mann-
faclurc. and Of the lulnnce sertnty;aet were Of
their own casing. This may be considered fair
criterion, as thcy keep most complete assort-
n,cnt OF foreign watches and jcwelry. These aFti-
c1cs, together with clocks, have hitherto been
large items Of our Imports, hut one need only to
take q look thronrh the rooms Of Measra. Giles
Bro. & Co.. No. III Lake street, to be convinced
lint in point OF elegance and price there is fn
GIcc1nrnt to incrcarc this tax and thai liberal pa-
trouaye MAY be made Of American skill without
s:c.idcc OF laste.
1::orELE At TIE CATHOLIC CEHI1EET,-On
1h1rrday Last, Michael Scau1an, Centre Of the
Chicago Circle Of the Fcnian Brotherhood, was
e1fed before Justice Mcdonnell on charge Of as
eault and l=ttery ut the instance Of the Catholic
t:e,ncury authorities This matter arose ont O
The huriu Of HAT Quigley, plaeterer, killed few
days ago by 1ll in the Opera House. Quigley
lcit no means, and the Fenlans hnd to bury him.
De was 1scnian md Catholic, and permit to
tho Cemetery was obtained from Bishop Dugsan,
refused q grave until another order from the
isiehop could he obtained. The Bishop was again
enr.ht, hut tllfs un,e he and the clcrgymcn were
Mr. Scan1nn offered his owu lot hut the authori-
tics would not dIg he grave nor Eisc implemsnMts H.
and Il appears that hs feoinns on this seized nc
BODY broken hy the fa1, Wns dccaying rapidly.
On Thursday the Fcnians were nrrcsted. 4
t. ens6le the he'd dcisnse T to proeare Witnesses. On
Noudny it Will be tried by jury.
TIE DRA17-MEE11aG or THE EXECUTIVE Con-
11rrm.-Ihc dsaft meeting on Saturday evening
ut the Circuit Court Room, was failure, both as
fccnrds the number In attendance and The results
accomplished. Two Wards only-thc Third and
Tcnth-wcre present By duly accredited sepresen
taiivcs The reports OF Mcssrs. Blxby and Hatha.
way tLowed that during the week nine recruits
en1; tssa been secured; distfibutsd as fol'ows:
Tenth Ward, i; Sixteenth Ward, !.
4 very general discourngcmrnt was manifested
at tats ncagrc result and members OF some Of the
Wards threatened to scccde and 60 into the re-
crliting business on their "own hook, IS unless
thc other Wards q the City camc into the conb'-
milton. The substitute b1oKer1, aud Captain llar-
T., OF the Naval Rendezvous, came In for their full
ehare os iprectve and denunciahon. and the adop-
lion Of ncnsurcs looking to the arrest OF one and
After great deal Of tn1k. the Committee con-
Guided to give the citizcns one more opportunity
;ournei iii Tbarsday night, 1lst resolving that
MT more than $40 soua be Paa to res1n, f.
Council In regard to substitute brokers. and a
nteipal otHecrs ii relation thereto.
Sr. VINCENT DE- EpArL-SEh1-ASHuAIM MEETING
Last evening the scmi.annual meeting OF the ST.
Vincent Dc Paul Society Was held at St Mary =
Church, under the Presidency of Rev. T. Roles.
Mnuy Of the brethren were present, wearing the
imposing regalia Of the order, but probably owing
to fhe Indictment state OF the weather. the attend
1nce was sloaller than usual. For the same reason
very few la1ics werc in attendance, the night be-
Ing too stormy for them to venture away from tic
homo GrcsIde,
Upon motion of. J. Kinsel}a, the reading Of
The minutes Of the last meeting was dispensed
with.
The reports Of Conferences were next in order ;
those received were as folloWE:
~. I1tTtcGs.-Collccuons 6sNW; dtshare..
mcnts. x1ls:7o; balance on hand, f11sS number oi
families relieved s5; children In day schools, $50
children n Sabbath schools, LOU
49, Noty Nane.-.coiechons, x1O367; disburse-
1ncnts, xas5 II; balance haud, <225 rs families
relieved IS; children attending dsy schools, ba5
in Sabbath schools, Lilo. Among the deccaqcd
members Of this Conference, eincr last meeting,
Lii. Knsclla reported The naa,c Of the late Iaent-
ed Col. ]. f. MulliEnn.
Holu ExxAty- Collections. f7a6.60: d1sbursc-
rnenta FSG{,6o; bnlanec hand, xi1.; families
:. ,Tc1ieycd. s3s: children In day schools, 100; IN
Ss. .LoulxLColiecuons, g, ,193 g. Disburs ementa,
sEddU. Balance in hand, E120.s6 Families re.
iicvcd. Is, Children in Sunday school, go.
~ MorvS- Collections, Sla5.69- Dsburse.
,nents. K61i.G1. Balance in hand. 55de Famil.
fce relieved, 81. Children in Sunday shools. %
In reply 10 a quettion. Mr. kearney o. ne n
dnstyIat Schools at Bridgeport reported thai thg
fnstitniipn was In fonrisllng condition, aad
mneh rood WEE being done to little ones who
nthcr,siso would he r.obahly rnined 70! life.
After xome further discussion on points Of in
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