, 1865-01-02

....s.........:: $1Q3, 116
IN 9ddlnon TO the above, much misery has been
sieIiatea W those noble tnstituuons-thc home
fnge, both OF which. have been fled almost Il,
oyerho"fng throughout tue year. The County
House at Jefferson bus also Ind ita utmost powers
cd into our Police Stations, or been found in tic
gut:ers and beneath the Sidewalks.
ical Society Of this city to induce more thorough
provision for the relief OF our sick poor. The
matter has been laid on the table for awhile. We
when the magnitude Of tho field OF labor ii cou-
temrlaed me most n,uniiscnnt subscriptions sfnk
Into tus1Gnihcance, seeming lik, pebbles thsou1.
TO tlll an ocean, md showing in their brightest
phases but tue hope Of q bettet time coming.
FOR TIE SOLDIERS.
During the last twelve months the Sanitary Com:
mission has been a: work constantly, largely In
almost daily to IL, boys IN d. leli. w ara nun.
hls to report upon tho part taken By Chicago, ~
etJ, ie his great work, because tho ctlca OF the
from the great extent Of country known as
The =" ro1thwest" and distributes to soldiers rom
ever Sssry yS,n Sste. t. Ihe number Of Paskages shipped
valuc S o9S. lhs 6nited states Sanitary ts. Gom.
MISSION Had expended July lat, 1861, through the
bands q IT, MestsTn Secretary. cash, sal l0Gia,
ol The West, hospital stores valued at S3,TW.-
S1l.61. of Tue cash expenditure 519O, VII IL had |
ntea So e1Eenaea III tAe supply department; OF
chase of supplies; The balance ss7,33. IS, con
edtuted the expense account OF the supply |
s,a1as 2ssa and ha ,hppa paid 9F es
field of labor Of the Commission has been
much extended during the year, and it's range Of
The Soldiers Home effected removal in ,Juna
last nom its Temporary quarters on Rsndolph
street to a building erected for the express OR
pose, and, with The land, owned By the sollis1s'
Home Board Of Managers. In conjunction wiz
the Rest also erected this year. 1t has Effected an
1ntold amount Of good for the travelling soldier
l. ltom ne cly re have been unab'e to ,obtain !
statement of the number of men received and l.
THE WEATHER.
:, The year opened with scarcely cxau1pled sever
1ty The furious suowBtorm which usherel It into
existence Will long be remembered. The subse-
qdenr portion OF winter was prott1cted, but NOT |
severe. Summer N sde Its appearance taraily, and
was dry, but not excessively warm. Autumn was
ufep e - xt9s anS Of
not realized The win,er thus Glr Las been disa-
I've haTf ~ bad plenty ef but
ments have been playing at contraries with us. |
We look md hope lor clearer time III the yct nm |
md the temperature Of the gear have been both
Tue NEW YEAR.
Even ns TIC write. the New Year Is at the door:
s"ll1lF It comes, gliding In on its runners Of Ice
oTer the gl'stening SHOW As we linger to breathe
a farewell, Lo! 1864 is gone-foreyer How he
memories Of its incidents 1hrons around us, chas-
1ng each other swiftly before the mental vision,
Ike the panorama Of the past life that Is said to fit
through the brain Of drowning mn With bis
Eass gatp. tits over; and we stretch ont the hind
e %3iirendly greeting to 1sG5, and present urn. to
swept By. We do SO al1 tue more gladly a. wu dis
Germ IN the midst Of the pompous pagesnt follow
fne In Ills train: standard bearer, On whose ban
ner sre Inscribed words, which. at this dis.