, 1865-12-09
THANKSGIVING DAY,
Its Observance In Chicago.

served yesterday by the citizens Of Chicago with m
unusual degree Of unanmt5 and respect for ancient
u.ages; md probably not cren In sta1d old New
England uas it more happy eom,ningltnz o,
thanksgiving elements. Every one seemed to ieei
The joyous inspiration Of the occasion, and the
Thanksgiving vas not uf the lips merely but OF the
heart. Well might It be 20. Emerging victorious.
1y from our g1gnnuc war with treason, our hearts
and hopes purified. md our future frightened By
dehvefanct from the gigantic curse OF slavery, our
energies e,en doubled By The trial through which
we have passed and ner consciousness awakened i,
in OUT minds Of the inexhAustbe resourres of onr
for Iii. eoodn esE md merry 10 us- How tndnltely
in The past when We also thought an express
sion Of onr thanksgiving. TO the Deity
eminently p:opes This feeling vas gen:1al
All the churches were opened in the forenoon, and
Thanksgiving sermons were dehverrd in them be-
fire the algest audiences which hare been seen in
tie houses Of Worship for year past. The atler-
Of course Devoted ulatn1y to the pleasures
Of the table, which seem 10 be regarded as insepar
as IN The more religious oheeEvanees. 20 laek Of
puanfmity md nrdor in well doing wRs observable.
Family reunions wcse. as tn New Eu:land. the OF
lt,e tesii.e ps1iJ wss rade 10 fsel .hsi they hsd
their own reaeopf, individual and family. fos devout
F thantss living feeling Of our citizens MS foand
II The n1m-eearted hoesahty with which they pro-
many housed in vanout charitable institutions.
Few were there. on Thrtsday, however humble,
Who did NOT taste oi thankeEving cheer, or how
eycr hard their lot might he at other times did not
experience On this oce1sson cause Tor thanksgiving.
TIE charity ms moi ostentadour, but none the less
real; and although no flarns announcements were
azyluns for the suffering and f1eudlese, The tn-
l. mates Of those Institutions were cot forgotten
Al the Protestant Orphan Asylum an excellent
/ in number. Usually their festival dinners hare
only occurred on the chrittmas Of each yc1r. bnt
thanks 10 the worthy matEon oithe institution, this
additional dinner Was ordered thlt these dependant
day.
o,pnane. provided liberal dinner for The one hun
drrd and any inuaies Of the Institution.
AT The soldiers HON. q substantial and eTene1e-
Who have found reiasc there. The lsdy 1nsnasefs
Of this noble charity provided It chiefly themselves.
and it Is TO be hoped that Our citizens Will not fal
providing another bo1nsifhl entertainment for the
St IaSe'e Free Hotpit.l which now ean..ina
ting, WAS not the sort OF IN Institution in which
very impressive dinner could be gotten up, hut all
that the inmates could eat Or enjoy, under existing
Tue inmate. Of ihe Catholic Male Orphan Asylum
were provided With IN excellent dinner; but their
1bsnkseisine vas made subordinate thereto. ~
!, At Mercy Hospital, the none for tee Friendless.
and the Hospital Tor Women and Children, and At
n
character, Thanksgiving was also observed with m
abundance ot good cheer, appropriate to the char
meter Of the day and IN some, services Of singing
and Speaking. Or short sermons, were included N
In he churches, a. before stated, the observance
was universal. The day was remarkably 1ne one
quite hard, and the winds w:re mild-so that 1t
would have been rather d temptation 10 most per
sons t. 60 abroad to church. even II y bad not
betn InahEte1v!nc. We publish elsewhere fM!
me sentative
the das-that ny Rev. E. 3. Fairdeld.!.
The State Teachers Association.
The twelfth annual meeting Of the Illinois State
Icaeher= Association, wl be held at Joliet the
Tuesdur, Wednesday and Thursday succeeding
Cbristmas day. The following IL the order Of e1-
(. ercises as reported by Mes*rs. j. D. Low, J. F.
Eberhu-t end E. G. Hewett the Committee on Pro-
TUESDAY, DECEMBER a61u.
|! sTen 10 twelye-Osgauiation; Address Of the
President. $. u. Etter, OF kewanee; appointment
[a,cts3S r. ESsal = Mos'e1fot e. cserss
cleveland, Of Fuion. 81 to IL. piecastton =
Should the ie-t books IN onr common schools be
SeFn.i; !. I. Pietara' Ghleaeo: II. Il. s, ssEsr,
Syrmefe!d. and Others. ~ to s Drill Exercise IN
/ Vocal Culture Thomas Metcalf, Normal:
say1H IL ne Geaeseos stS aialsss-
| J. l. Fiekard, Chicago.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. s71u.
I $40 I{, Devotional Exercises. o4 10 1o11i, Ad-
Estay. ID; to Il Discussion: Would il be n1yisa.
iaw: I E. 6 nesett, Normal; ). 3. Tuner, JACK.
.sJis7no0n.-a to as, yoeal Mns,c-rrot. Root,
| slt 10 s, Addse.E--Col. dWard Daniel, Chicago.
3to Discussion: Il any real Or practical benefit
derived from ths study o. EnSs9 Grammar p. a. 1t
Decstar; 5. l. White. Chicago; and Others to
l}s. Eesay: The General md the Special scholar
W l. fs6g1y Sota q 70 8 Sd3; 09ssns. sss.u
5. Hyatt, Quincy.
THURSDAY DEC. 2S1H. -.-
Young, MONMOUTH. 10 to 1UH, Object Lesson.
II 11 e + 8 6sen.sion Should corpo fuaisnmsn!
J. i. Biode % est. Il RoeEfoTd; 4 ii. Sroots, SPRING
.sfas aoon-a to 3, Vocal Muslc-prok Root. Ad.
drtsr-F1of, Grny, 0nargn. to 81, Eiecaou q
Officers: Reports OF COMMITTEES, etc; 95 & u =
sion, '.Do The Educational Interests 81 lhe Natlon
deuand the establishment Of Nastonal Educa'
ljonal BureauT r.
The Committee hare thought beat, IN prcparlnG
the Programme, call for no assistance outside Of
The Stste. The meeting Will be tost What ps
Numbers OF the Association who pay full fare
over my Of the following railroads In going TO
Joliet will be returned oyer the tame roads of one
ffth the regular fare. VIZ: Chicago, Alton 4 81.
Louis; Chicngc & Rock leland; Chicago, Buzllos-
lou Quincy; and the Chicago Northwestern,
including the old GaIenA md Dixon An Line
IsrAxrc1uE.-On Thursday morning man who
makes business Of gong about purchasing old
empty barrels and boxes. while inspecting come In
the yard Of the varntsh esoy, ut fhe foot Of lndl
nna street, on the Lake shore, found The body or
malc fnfant lying in an empty hoeshead. He i'm
Meatately gave Information Of his discovery Ut the
ihifu tftesnet police station and Captain Miller
ca.lateht,d m officer to bring ihe body up Ames-
nn', h sac a!so tent 10 inform the Coroner who
np9n a 81 arrival. enraunclcd lury and proceeded
10 mold % inquest on the remains. Al exsinina-
sns y ne aeao in:aua thsoat let 10 tho finding OF
snd N zone PLACES entirely iulbedded IN the dc ID,
sh.4 stsn Mna ppe vas eonpletey severed by the
their sockets IN horrible manner, The fscc Wns
hloa.eo sna ne hesh q huish tint. The child
Nas arpsicnt!S about three months old well leyej-
| opf.d. ard Nas neg ly dseaeed ~ 's@' VI e'7A'
1be coropef's Jury. alter taking The eyid,nce ~
1 .1o% md thN 1>>J-