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McVICKER'S THEATRE.
N1 Madison street, between Stats and po1rbosn.
E10r<istof aud MAn1Eef. B. McYlckeE.
, 1864-04-02

STuDEHTs' ENTERTAINMENT students
Of Bryant statton's College, gave literary enter
tatnment Last evening, In the rooms Of the College,
which Was well attended Prot. Booth p.eelded.
The exercises consisted OF literary essays by
Messra. Hoonbeck, Dehan, Riefanider, Campbell,
simona and Maverick, who Ill acquitted themselves
credlfahlY.
, 1864-04-02

Hy.H. we1eh, }Geo. Y. Waite,
I'D. Cleveland, z. I. Shepherd,
A. Kenyon, # s. E. Goolrich,
E. Dole, T. L. HolbTook,
C,P. l. Arlons, YIN. \. scrtrps, =
o. Il. Salisbury, s. A. Bianchaft,
@. Bushnell, Danlel T. Wood,
D. W. W.Judeon, John n. White,
c. B. Heartt, Ira Wheeler,
L. l.. Wl1eon, Ellis 9InalleT,
A. frubetDant ". Warren,
Chaa. HaEeman, Francis E. forkulche,
John Scott, E. d. Applfbe,
7. y. BigfoFd, II 81 IoWIy,
C. ". Aiehlt1n, John z. Dalty,
r. Rickcord, 2. 4. Pity.
Geo. II. Jones, T. 1oshuA F. Dram,
Alb. Miner, 9. @. EgElestons
Daniel Green, Il. Henderson,
Js- Ne1son. J1llas arpslenncfder,
AS. Reynolds, 81. Smith,
r. J. Btat!nes, s. CTon1lae.
Jos. PollaE. VIM Zfchocke,
Alfred Dutch, Jno. n. Fulnner,
T. #. Hart, {. s. Squtres,
J.EcDonntl1, Cha4. Ant. Vergho,
Jas. II. Converse, +. Alexander,
B.W. Bowen, Jas. D. Tnohy,
e. F. Marvin, E. ". .Speer+
Vim. ?. White, 2. A. Leonard.
j, G. DlAt1dell, MAJ Schu1ler,
Wm. S. Golsens Y nhlea,
a. Bode, n. H. MontEomerT,
Bern. @ ]. M'cartby, T.h COPS.
.lno QBrien, Geo. V. Williams:
IA. Hays. Patrick Ford,
H. H. Hersehfsld. Herman Franz,
g. B. Armstrong,
, 1864-04-02

Go TO 1m Bxsr-Go to B1y1nt 4 6tratton's
Chicago Commercial College, to get 4 thorough
practical bueiues8 education For circnlAra ID
dress {encloalng stamps BrJant b Ssattou, Chi.
cAgo, W1n911.
, 1864-04-02

ITO RENT-House and three acres
A. ofland q Cottage Hnl. pleasantly situated and
@uhn conyenlcnt ctstAnce q the depot House iarEe
ffE1ts II good bea1lnc order. Apply to THoMAs +.
apl bes6A ~ "'' ~ O. Atoohl l1s.
ITO RENT-House 593 Wabash
II -, ,assnue; ; Inquire Of STILES, BREWSTER {
TO RENT-A fine residence in the
TsGe of Kyanston, With larse yard. aud garden
bcrJ as also shade trees. Address Post 0dtee Dor 81
or Saaa at B9qm No 2, hingsbnrJ Building, Chicago
ITO RENT-From the first Of May,
The ire stoEy marble front store 81 Lake street,
ano he h1G tt9J ba front store ~ South Watefst
App5to "M. C.DOW. 81 Clark st1eet. mh2e-b6231w
TO RENT-Dook to lease on the
y South Branch OF the Chicago River, nearly op
Res!ie 70 nosson,s Foundry Lot = 50 fest ffont 9n
Fo,ss{thNs, Reon Nc: !. Marine Bank Bzldtns.
, 1864-04-02
EnSt.,

r OST-On the 30th Of March, be-
tween RaAdolph and Washington 1te., tNo. 17o)
- n cstsnuort ealopn TWO hundred and eighty ava
dojiats The Under viii receive tHentJ|hve dollAEa
Fewsfd by returning Is 10 ITO Washington street, q.
EhrcedtrS Boarding. House. ap1 oSl&X
, 1864-04-02

HORSE CoKTRAcTs.-We notice that the
Secretary Of War has teleggraphed West for the NJ
rest Of the horse contractors who have been en-.
eneed in sw3ndling the Government, Sptces,' Of
this State, was the first; subsequent Developments
viii ehoH Rho The pthezs kse.
, 1864-04-02

Business Meeting of. the. 5th Ward
Commtttcc-Youa are hereby notified that busi-
ness meeting Will be held this evening At the housc
Of John L. Gund, 100 Green Bay street. A full at
tendance is desirable as business Of urgent neccs-
dty requires your prompt attention.
W nn1 Err, aa,v
, 1864-04-02

.B~ Hasheesh Candy by the Gunjah Walah
Company, New York. See advertisement Of one
OF our most enterpnsing Druggists, q. Scorn, 7B
Randolph street. mh31-hs92Tt
, 1864-04-02

TT Houee and Sign Painting, Calclminins,
Glazing, and Grainin9. Piper HanEings and Win
dow Shades selling Wholesale and retail at New
York prices. F. E. haH1, 80 Randolph street.
Box bB3 uh31-b75S1m
, 1864-04-02
DOR COUGHS, COLDS AND

EN ---..--
T. CoNSuNrTIOH~-Thev evRax1AsIHPULixaoHaAanss aas
MAaAM Y The most hishly approved aeI nL Tssra 11
THE, having hsa unprecedented s1e s.t o. ~ y
forty JesE1. It u Recommended ~ ons Peet pnJs
IN net 81 ali xho nov L. Iof csrtaaeatss: xhf4s p
can b. Gven 70 a1nose eay - f2
hs aot snaEy ,sss e: shssss es1s II
easnfSl snS ~ tF Sesuine, which u pssFeRsd on1f
s. REED. D. at0T1.1a Cg. Isesessa, bz5Rey
, 1864-04-02

y ECEIVER'S SALE.-Entire
IL stock Of finished and unfinished
Frames, Looking Glass Plates,
ENGRAv1NGs, PAINTINGS, dc., dc.
AT AUCTION.
Aesaa oa Hod; B E 6l:na 5tn Hoe nqe ,1s s
EpeIav1f =, Gilders Tools. ssmpie Books, Stoves,
oad5s a;ed 81 81 Rs,
ssoat LsofinE alssse:; tS.se i.5Fs a.e fooFiss
order Of j. 8gI7Ess kss.z.e CO. 3 Aasts.
Mitchell. ap1-bsso.1ls
IT ARGE AND DESIRABLE
IL sTock OF
STAPLE DRY GOODS. HOSIERY, DRESS GOODS,
LINENS. BRoADCLoTHs, cAss1MEREs
CUSTOM MADE CLOTHING, &C.,
AT AUCTION.
On THuRspAY. kps!l ~ 4 ~ o'sssk st Buffers
Aas' i h2o1 is 1S1 4 bes1so1n aSisana IT, tb'0ck'
ss5f sae!ss'' osa3si'A CO. Aaes,.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
w STOCK oF
BOOTS AND SHOES
AT AUCTION.
On WEpNEsDAf,. April 9th, At ax 4. NJ, 1t But
teTs' Auction Rooms, In Portland Block, 1G3 los and
1e1 nearboEE street. We shall sell! without reserve
the entire stock Of city Wholesale Retail Boot
and Shoe Dsalar, consisn. or desirable lot Of
Goods. Nm. A. BuTTE!sS L co.
mh29bt2o9s Aucttoneers.
GILBERT & SAMPSON,
" Auction GERS, II. Is and IS Dearborn strse,.
VIII be sold AT AUCTION, at our roou15 oR TUES.
DAY, April 5th. large assortment Of
SECONDHAND AND NEW
Furniture, Elegant Chamber Suits,
Brussels and Ingram Carpets. two Silver Plated Tea
ST. Silver caes Basket: Gone5s Forks Mirrors. Old
nj GtoEe! Baker Sewln. Machine In perfect order
and one Of their best. silk aud Worstcd Window
!amhsk, Standing ONCE Desks. Letter Prcs5, new Oak
Dining Chairs.
ALSO, NEW PIANO FORTE.
One splendid Rosewood Case, Carved Leg, Full Ion
Frame Toctare Piano Forte. 4 rich aud full toned
Instrument.
A1to, general assortment Of Household and Kitchen
Gopds, Cooking Stoyes. DC.
ar1-sss1 st GILBERT 4 SAMPSON, Anct'rs.
, 1864-04-02

ALL FOOLS DA1--Ihe follies Of "Au
Fools Day were yesterday carried out In Chicago
To A 1nost nrodirsl c1tent. Early In the ,no~n,no
an naT.o,7,.r ,,,,>o,+s-. ,,ta ~
oa'Aa ne"tpapea lepoHstn, - VINO nao oeen Gng!ed
out, anu VINO mad received Autographed special In
Ttations to attend come astronomical observations
with reference to the appearance Of a en,net wcra
..co tnfno M e,~7x c.re ~ y. Hae' me1e
80. ts w GROVE. Iney
. Mes s9s Ma 10 nef deuow-seporters who
"game.n They had a " biz tliupn on hand ana
intended No onts,der ahouia h.nsat ~ tss1.. 4aa
tnso.4n.,,a~ -.s.,. s.ar oeet ~ ing prFate
t4'o1ta4uon =. ~nlcn nao heen conveyed to them By
The boens professor OF astronomy and addressed
Esq. About II O'Clock the same fnd,t}dn.ls ,n-a
, 1864-04-02

1ulers, Theec with the hos1.hesdod tsaitor who
directs ahei. movements, and who draws bis sup-
rort from tic vcay institutions he 30 indignantly
y1uItee. should be sent to ttelr friends over tho
border that they nay no insult loyal people
with their tscasonahlc utterances and oonsplracies.
II Is there That the traltorons towards belong and
Ills community would bo happier and better fol
their absence.
, 1864-04-02
1a,Sts e. 49," .;..-.... ..-;352 1,O31
meals F64s; arrivals at the Rest, IL 13; meals at

III
: Totals for thrre weeks past-yodeines 9T.
ea1x a4s; arrivals at the Rest, II 763; meals at
The President said that the Committee m .,cr,.
ing homc hnd secured the lot opposite the sitc
selected Ter the erection Of monument to Doup-
as. It was block q, north east corner. The locs
nqn was Inc best offered, being close to the horse
Faa [aaway and sIeam railroad station was within
lew 3 yafos q # The property WAS lately owned
avenue and Douglas place. It would be healthy.
being on the lake shore, nearly 60, and the view
1.-THE Lake world never be obstrncted
:, a reception room cau be finished there for the
display OF military relics, which might be viewed
ny visitors to the grave Of Douglae. The lot is
triangular, ca feet on one frontase and 12s on the
Other, With depth varying from 81 10 49, The
price paid is $attS0, the e1acl cost to the late
owner. 16e bnllding was small and will need to.
the Beard. -
The President stated that the change would et-
feet but little alteration in the arrangement OF the
Rest. The removal Of the Home Wonld relieve the
management Of great many lonngers.
rs services a. nurse; he belonging to the Invalid
Cora. Jack, the basgaee-nan simila.1y treated.
Mrs: Dickinson presented she report Of meals
furnished at the Rest for the week, 18th Mfnneeo-
ia, 200 men, three meals each; Sd do, 150 men,
meals each 18th Wisconsin, 800 men, one meal ::
and s50 men at meals; 10th Nlnnesota, 200 men,
2meals; 18th Illinois, 100 men, meal each 85th
Illinois, 1s5 men, meal each. Total 1925 men |;
N:6 meals; one days rations cooked for 200 men.
The Committees appointed were:
For Mf Resf-Mrf. Hosmes, Hrs. Higgins, and
Nrs. Blakic.
For khe Home-Mrs. Cushing, aIrs 3: Bristol and
m ~.
, 1864-04-02

Meeting In the Fifteenth Ward.-Thc
citizens ofthe 18th Ward, will hold their regular
weekly meeting this evening, at the house Of John
A. Gund, 100 Green Bay street, between Oak aud
Hickory streets. Among the speakers who will
addretr the meeting. We notice the names OF Hon,
]. D. Ward, Hon John Wilson, Col. Eastman, Col
Solomon, Major Stevenson, AID. shiup, Deacon
Harvey, and 4. C, Hesfng,
, 1864-04-02
>gbma9o @tnftue,
SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1864.
THE CITY,

CHILD RuN OyEn---About 5 O'Clock ycs-
to-day. afternoon, llttlc boy named Mccarthy
wasssrn over By buggy On Rush street bridge.
The mother received ten dollars from The a1'o o.
the vehicle as plaster for the ctdld esoFes'
, 1864-04-02


the army, they were esteemed to be afflicted some
what with irnpccunlos1ty-in other words wera
not genern1ly rcpused to be heavy capitalists,
Since then, however. It Is known they have pros.
pcred and accumulated largely Of this worlds
treasure During bis recent Visit to this city, Cap
tain Isaiah u. Williams deposited in tho safe Of
Peter Clemson for safekeepfng, Que night the con-
siderable triGe Of $4,000 in Erccnbacks, mostly
$1,000 bille-sOwe are c1editably informed. The
e.ue money was exhibited to several other par-
ties the neqt day. A part OF It was invested in
llouor pufrhaacd from South Water street dealer
end The residue Of 1t Was deposited in one of the
banke-C CoolbauGh's, it Is said. But may sinee
have been removed or invested in property OF
boude During the same visit be Is said to have
boasted thut tho Government owed him xaa,oo1
and that he was good for so 0oo In hard cash. All
thia only goes to show TINT 1saiah was engaged In
rome profitable busincse> the mature OF which Gen.
BraYman is 20 inquIaittve ns 10 be enqnirins Into
it; he msy md 1t an right.
TIE SECESSION ORIGIN AND THE Z. G, G,
m7uA1--Onr readers will remember that not many
days aeo the TRIBUNE published the "Ritnsl Of
The 4. G. C.'s," with editorial comments The
organ Of the order bAs maintained discreet silence
In relation thereto, until Friday morning, when, In
an untruthfn] account Of Copperhead gathering In
the 14th ward, the following appeared:
During the meeting, On motion Of Mr.. Wtnkle-
man, the declaration of principles IN the article
published n the Chicago Ta1gCEE Of Sunday laat,
entitled, ,ehs .Ths New Ritual Of the K G. c. was
The 1gmes docs not dare TO come ont boldly in
ie editorial column and cay that ii fully endorses
and approves Of that reasonable document. but in
IN Obscure corner OF the ehcet it Thus places Itself
on the record. The fact Is the 1qUs9 knows that
the paper ia a truthful copy Of the Titua1 Of the
order. md finds It impossible to conceal its ad-
, 1864-04-02

ARRIVAL OF RECRu1Ts.-About two hund-
red and sixty Wisconsin recruits arrived at the
soldicrs' Rest last eyening from Madison en- ,pute
for the Armies Of the Cumberland, Potomac and
the Cult The men were under the command Of
1teutenants Eoyes and Grey and were collected
rpm various parts Of the State. They are intend
Infantry, also the I'd, 3rd, 4th and 11th cavalry.
AssE sn9PtSons Pin Eepast The boys retired to their
One hundred and nftY uen Of fbe above passed
through The city last evening without stopping 1t
the Rest About sixteen co1ored recruits reached
the Rest About eight O'Clock In the cyening. ftpru
Green Bay. They wiz leave thia @olalng for
, 1864-04-02
NEWS 81 TELEGRAPH.
EROT ST. PAUL.

lspecial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.l
, 1864-04-02

ALMOST Fatal AccDE1E-Anna Aliller,
cfrl ten ycars old, residing with her parents On
West Madison, near Jefferson Rtreet, was severely
burned, Thursday afternoon, BY her clothes coming
In contact with a cooking range. Her life was
sayed by the prouptituds Of person standing
near.
, 1864-04-02

w ANTED.-$75 a Month. I
w want to htrs Agents IN eyery county 1t rs
month, expenses paid. to aell my new thesP Family
s. wing Maehinea- Add1sas 3. MADISON. Alfred
Aaine. feal-vl11-3U
, 1864-04-02

" Soldiers in camp or on the field, exposed to
changes ofweathe7, should have box Of "Bsnwn's
Bronchial Trochesh in the pocket, In readiness
upon the fr<t appearance Of cold, cough, or sore
threat, which they are sure 10 relieve,
Chicago Eye and Ear Iufirmary and
Clinic Institute, 1Ss South Cl1rk street, Dr..
Everfon, specialist tor diseases of the Eye OGaf-
uess, cataIrh md IL chronic diseases. Cut this
out and keepit. ap2-b94l -st#AT&4.
, 1864-04-02

Judge Hnn, Of Ohio, has carefully prepared
q Manual and q full set Of Blanks for the use Of
AttoEneys and others In procuring Pensions, Pay
and Bounty. The Manual has the approval Of the
advertisement Of Robert Clarke q Co., Publisher1,
In another column.
, 1864-04-02

E1cEEp pY BoRsE.-A German named
burger, In charge Of dray, waa rather seyerey In
}ured yesterday afternoon on the corner OF Clark
and Einz1e strrets. lis hoTee took fright at the
no!sc Of the locomotive, and tried to run. Burger
did his best to restrain the nnlms, but WAS drawn
forward md kicked terribly in the abdomen. He
was carried home. His lie il not considered In
Gnugcr.
, 1864-04-02

SALE OF TABLEs AT THE BOARD OF TRADE
Roons.-Thc sale Of tabIes at the Board Of Trade
Hooms yesterday Vas the OCCASION Of considesable
good.natured competition4 and resulted in the
realization o1 q sum largely in excess Of that Of
former years. The yearly rent Of these tables one
hundred and sixteen In number. Is fixed at fre
dollars esch. The premium realised was $3,5s9
for ninety tabes only. ors4 with
seventeen to be disposed Of to-day. Tho largest
premium was So, and the least s.. The most ever
before raised from this source was $500. The
tale will bc continued to-day.
, 1864-04-02

" ANTED-For the Government
w In the Quartermasse,.s Department. at st.
Louis: 900 Carpenters Wages ftop ss2!p to $50 psf
per month and ratons Also, .oco Teausters- Wages
fo PCT month and ratlons. Free tFsnspoItaion f9I-
Louis, Mo. Fer further Information Inquire at the
Goyefnmeot Once. 11K South Water street.. Cht-
cnEo, III. JAMES ". CLARK.
1s26 n5ua1a 8nYaruuAnf Ayant.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-23

ton Of this limo; and the position ia such that
the abandonment. of any part nocessitates the
evacuation Of Petersburg and tho surrender OF
all those military advantages for the sake OF
which that otherwise worthless town has been
10 obstinateIy defended. Since, therefore, We
have not yet heard oftbe occupation of Peters
burg by our forces, We may conclude that the
whole Of Lees troops are still in the trenches
near Richmond.
1t is stated, again. that Early hos finally
abandoned the Shenandoah to Sheridan, and
that the latter, no longer needing large army
has dispatched two corps to the James. oh
the latter point We express no opinion, but We
deem the report about Early so far wrong as
this: that he cannot and will not withdraw from
The Valley the forces necessary todeiend Lynch
burg. That he has wholly given over any pur'
pose Of attacking Sheridan is probable enough
But the very dilemma shows how even the IN
active army of Sheridan is strengthening the
hands Of Sherman, in his far-awsy march
through Georgia. Early can 90 neither to kch'
mond nor to oppose Sherman.
As for Hood and Btauregarl, they eau hard
ly be mentioned without a laugh. Never was
an army so lud!crously out Of place a. ths'
which these maG-cop leaders hurried off to tho
West, while lhe scene of danger was with equal
rapiditv shifted 70 the East. it is limited that
Beaurceard has sent his main body to Corinth.
and thence down the railway i'll order 10 get 1t
once more trans ported into Georgia and toward
Macon; but tine plan is too hopeless stern
chase is long chase. and no remaining railway
help co uld bring these forces within three day.
march OF Sherman's columns On the other
hand, Beaurcgard finds bis projected invasion oi
Tennessee impossible in the face OF Il large and
watchful army under Thomas; and in fact con
neither fight nor run with safety.
Three great armies, therefore, are seen to be
actively helping Shorman-the armies under
Grant near Richmond. under Sheridan in the
Shenandoah, and under Thomas on the northern
bank of the Tennessee. They together occupy
and control the total forces Of the Rebellion,
and they insure to Sherman All open country
for his advance, or they stand waiting to seize
the first point which his movement shall cause
to be exposed The truth is that the Rebellion
at last finds itsei confronted by an enemy too
strong TO be mot at all points, and the only
question now is al which point it shall first
surrender.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-23
CuE NEXT CONGRESS.

The returns Of the late Congressional elec'
lions are sufficiently complete to predctermine
with a high degree Of accuracy the political
complexion OF The next Congress, whose term
Of Office begins on the 4lh OF March. Upon that
Congress will dcvolvc more important task
than upon any of its predecessors, as it il ex-
pscted TO take IN active part IN The total annihl'
la,ion Of Slavery and thus TO inaugurate new
and more glorious era in our national history
Its political complexion is, therefore. subject
Of more than ordinary interest.
The Senate viii count on the opening OF the
eession at least 81 members, of which ~ will
he Democrats, namely: = each from Delaware,
Kentucky ard New-JcrSey, and each front Cal
ifornia, Indiana, Maryland, Oregon, Pennsyl'
vania and Virginia; and 80 Union Republicans,
namely: = each from Connecticut, Illinois,
Iowa Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts,, Michigan,
Minnesota Missouri, Nevada, New-Hampshire,
Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia
and Wisconsin, and ! each from tho States
already enumerated. We have, therefore, at ak
events, three.fourtbs majority in the Senate,
as constituted, on the opening of the session.
Two Senators from Louisiana will be present
and claim seats; il admitted they will increase
the Union majority to al. There may also be,
either at or soon after the meeting OF the Senate,
two claimants for Senatorial seats from Ten
nesSee, one from Virginia and two from Arkansas
all of whom would. without doubt, DO Union
Republicans, and increase TIC majority to 46
In ease al The States still in rebellion should be
reconstructed, or send their Congressional dele
cation to Washington. the Senate would have
altogether 70 members. The absolute majority
would be 81, aud the two.thirds majority which
is required for abolishing Slavery by means o.
Constitutional amendment 40. We are
therefore, at all events, certain OF an absolute
majority in the Senate Of the Thirty ninth Con
gress, if all the Rebel States shall BIZ restored Ia
the Union, ana we only need the reconstructioD
of two more Slave States, after the model Of
Missouri and Maryland, to give us the two
thirds majority requisite for the Constitutions
abolition of Slavery.
The House Of Representatives, on the open
ing of the session. is almost certain to count the
following number Of Union-Republican and
. n 80,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-23
TENEMENT HOUSES - TDEIH
WRONGA

There is almost q grim pleasantly in tho
phrase, "the Lords poor" His they are, be-
cause mankind 30 often disown them; "the
poor We have always with you" because pov-
crty Is 80 often held to be crime, and because
it is always aud everywhere the mother OF
children. 1t is their murderer, too. In these
years of grace, when the harvest is plenty bur
the laborers few; when We want hands to Till
the waiting soil and pay OF our multiplying
debt, Ncw-York, filling the Golfers of pubic
wealth with one hand, robs themwit tho other by
numbering thousands annually Of hor population
ere they become producers os well as consumers
The hordes who live like swine only to poison
the community. morally and physically; the
children who enter the world only to leave it,
are an actual loss ofpublic wealth to the amount
OF thousands of millions yearly. Look again at
a brief mortality table, not by any means new
whioh We give as compactly as possible:
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-23
THANKSGIVING IN CAMP.

Forty thousand turkeys! Eighty thousand
turkeys! One hundred and sixty thousand ,ur-
keys! Nobody knows how many turkeys have
been sent to our soldiers. Such masses OF
breast neat and such mountains of dressing |!
drum-sticks enough TO tit out three or four grand
armies perfect promontory Of Popc's noses !
an aggregate of wings like "the mighty pens
in The oIatorio! 1t staggcrs the most matte
ma,ical mind, like that great rooster mentioned
in the Koran--" the angel Of the cocks, SO large
that bis feet standing upon the first heaven, his
head reached up to the second, which, at the
ordinary rate OF travelling upon earth, was at Il
distance of fire hundred days journey" A
wonderful bird Other writers say 'his head
the throne OF God; that his wings are decked
with carbunces and pearls; tina, every
morning when God sings hymn, this
bird joins in it, and crows so loud
as to be heard by all the creatures
upon earth except men and fairies; and upon
hearing him all the cocks upon earth crow also"
A wonderful bird indeed How one wishes no
could be roasted, or boiled, to be served up in
an ocean of oyster-sauce for the grand army
that is, if the finest chicken in the world, il
anything but turkey, were orthodox. But ii tho
Scotch proverb be true, tina, many mckles make
a mucklc, and the aggregate turkey within the
lines, and to be converted on Thanksgiving
Day into Innings for as brave set Of troops as
ever bit cartridgc--f the "tottie of the whole 4"
is 10 be described, one would wish for the won
derful pen Of Rabelais, who surpasses all writer's
in the statistics o. wholesale victuang. How
we wish every individual soldier the appetite of
Gangamelle, the wife Of Grsngouser, who at
one meal "did eat sixteen quarters, two bush.
els, three pecks and a pipkin-full of tripe"
How We wish every regiment the supper which
Grangousicr spread to welcome Gargantua, viz:
lG oxen, 3leilers, 32calves 90 fst kids, % weth.
ers, 800 farrow pigs Soused in sweet wine: 220
partridges, 200 sHipe and woodcocks, 400 capons.
5000 pullcts and as many pigeons, 600 hens,
1,4O0 lsveretts, 1903 buzzards, and l07 cockerels;
II wild bears, which the Abbot Of Turpenay sent,
IL fallow deer which the Lord Of GrammOnt be-
slowed; with lao pheassnts which we're ssnt
by the Lord Of Essars, TO-, &C." But the
gifts Of their Lordships were nothing 10 thsss
which our good people ct homs md - thsk