The Indianapolis daily herald. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1865-1868, 1865-12-25

III w ~ IT, AH-ilAN hitiA 'HtFAllA-s
the 60 rouncil held ~ session Tor this week
= on -atardac evening, which accounts for to-
d.y's report u the proceedings.
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GRACE CHURCH. There viii be divine SER
vice In this Church to-day. AT halfpast Ten
o'clock 4. n. sermon by the Right Rev. J. G.
Talbot, II. D.. Assistant Blshop Of the Diocese
personal. Mr.. and Mrs. W. J. Florence
are at the Bate House en- route for Cincinnati.
where they play an engagement nj the Opera
House, commencing tonight
FESTIVALS AND BAILs.-Now that the holI-
DAY week ha. arrived we hear Of any number
81 balls, select parties and festivals ar
ranged b come 81 almost every night during
the week.
OBSERVING CHRISTMAS. To-day being
Cliri.tmas. no paper viii bee issued from this
oflie, tomorrow. ti- cminently iit that the
anniversary ~ the birth Of the savior Of man.
Kind should be appropriately observed by
Withdrawal from tn ordinary business pur-
suits of ne.
TnE WEATHER. The keen aud biting air
Il the pat few das moderated yesterday.
until the weather w quite warm and pleas
ant. \ di-agreeablc thaw was the consc-
quenee, aud pedcstrianiTm was rendered UNI
comfortable IN The extreme. We like not these
thaw~: anil Ne arr always suspicious Of warm
weather IN The winter. because It i sure 10
brine mud aud slu.h in its train.
Potter Cougr For intoxication, Peter j
O'BTien aud :. j. Green were arraigued. tried.
found guilty and sent 20 Jail for ten days. with
unc in each ease 4 - 20.
The trial or Charlie vernon. charged with
the commission Of the robbery Of Fergusons
Tailoring establishment several days ago. was
set sor saturday afternoon.
RIV. J. 4. FLETCHER our readers will
please bear in mind the lecture by this gentle
men. al the First Presbyterian Church. to-
morrow evening. on the subject Of "Switzer-
land for the benefit Of the indianapolis
Orphan Asylum. This viii De lecture of
much interest. by one. whose home for long
time among the alpine ranges and by
pellugid Lake Iemm. will enable him to real
ize 10 IL the scenes 81 switzerland. without
ourselves becoming personally impcrilled
among it, glaciers.
MuraEY.- saturday, IL men. belonging
10 the regular army passed through the city
en- route FOR their destination somewhere in
Wisconsin. stopping 81 the Home" long
enough % eat good dinner.
The Fifteenth Ohio Infantry. Captain Dor
mae. commanding rs men and officers. and
the sixty-dfth Ohio Infantry. one officer and
$50 men. both from Cairo en- route for Column
bus. Ohio. 20 BE- paid on aud discharged. ar
g.. a..
bus. Ohio the same night These regiments
also stopped 10 the :. Home" and took dinner.
NOT 50 BAp.-Ne learn that on last Friday
evening pleasant little affair came OF. at the
residence Or Mr.. \. l.. Ninton. in connection
with the usual social gathering Of the Second
Presbyterian Church. II was not caBfng.
w sirgrfs or rcrofcerS were drawn. hut the
friends Of gentleman. well known in musical
a wei business circles, thought that he
needed e watching" and so with the assistance
ofMessrs. Appleton. Tracy & Co.. the celebrat-
manufacturers. he was trdfched. The pre-
sentation was neatly made. and was neatly re-
sponded % by the victim Of the surprise. The
watch. a heavy gold hunter. beautifully chased +.
bears the inscription: Z" +. c. Mayhew. from
the second Presbyterian Church. December 20
1850 We congratulate the leader Of the Second
Church Choir on his good fortune, rs we do
the church on their good music.
BOLD ATTEMPT At RJBBERY-On Friday
night about ten o'clock. As Mr.. James Conklin.
Of this city. WAS coming up Tennessee street.
and when near Masonic Hall. a man jumped
out Of an alley and was making for him. when
Mr.. 1. gave the intruder 10 understand that if
ls.s II 4.
this hint. the highwayman acted. and disap-
peared up the street. At this juncturc. another
individual. confrere Of the first. stepped out
of the alley, and with more determined front
than the other. seemed % be bent on achieving
what hi> companion could not Mr. c. drew
\ revolver ON thi- rufiian. The logic was too
irresistible. and under its pressure. he too
heat retreat. Mr.. {. j. certain that it was
only the determined show Of resistance made
by him that compelled the highwaymen to
desi>t from their designs.
FFNt,N STATE CONVENTION Pursuant 10
a call from >. Austen stewart. state Center Of
the Fenian Brotherhood II Indiana. for CEN
era g rs ution If the Circles of Indiana. del
egates from thirteen Circles met in Convention
Al indianapolis. Indiana. on Thursday. the
slsi ~ December. i>o5. The Convention or
ganized l's the election of the following Off
Gers, !. Austen stewart President: E.J.C.
Kelly. If Madison. and Richard Dourhertv- Of
Lafayette. Vice Presidents; Thomas RYAN and
II. J. Caiiiuan. II indianapolis Secretaries.
The Convention was addressed by Colonel
b. +. Mullen. q tennessee. !. !. Fitzgibbons.
Of Chicago. karanah of California. Captain
Walsh. cf pitt-hure. and several members If