, 1865-01-09

TWELFTH WARD DRAFT.-A meeting Of the ell
zens Of the Twelfth Ward lisblc to the draft VA.
held On Saturday evening at VOLTS saloon, on the
corner Of Rucker street and Chicago areuue. N,
". uuntley, Jacob sehoenewa1d, and Philip Eb
crling we're appointed committee to draft con.
etitntiou. They reported In favor Of week1y
meetings each Saturday evening, nemle1sh1r
fee Of twenty:aye dollars pad ID before January
"Every member ot this club shall be- morally
bound to pay IN equal amount sufficient to buy
substitute for each pereon draited out Of sa1a club
Otherwise ls. the @ @m9ney shall b. equally divided
TO 5n{ eaeh substitute unless said drafted msn
The report xas adopted, and the following OIL
FrfsideW-W. Gastde1d.
Flee Fresideat-P. Eberling.
SS{srsaa,y-}9ha S1a.sr1yr-}!Sp i!ss:a5e,:, Bass5er:
LErsseesJaeob Schoeucwald, NJ Olson, John
The meeting adjourned till Tuesday evening
1he books gil DO open every day at the secte.
ta!y's office for receiving members, at No 30
DED1cA11oN.-The dedicatory services OF the
Second Baptist Church, corner Of Morgan and
| Munzoe streets. were held on Sunday morning.
Reverends Nathaniel colver, D. D., Of the Boptlst
President OF the University Of Chicago, 8. II. os.
good, Agent Of the American Baptist Missionary
Union, and F. ]. Goodspeed, the pastor, oflcia-
! occasion is Represented to have been one OF ex-
cecdine interest The rite OF baptism mas admin
| Uttered At the close Of the morning service. In
the evening there Wns joint communion servfce
| In which members from most Of the Baptist
churches In the city participated. 1t was a col
sa M M
were made by several Of the Baptist clergyman of
the city. The attendance was large, aud the ex-
erciseA were Of interest.
In referring 10 the advertisement of. N. Brad
street & Son, in to-day's issue, VIC do Justice not
only to the proprietors, but wish to Impress upou
those doing business in our mercantile and MAUI
featuring towns, well as city Dealers that their
reputation for correctness In reporting tho stand-
tnc olbusiness Of all grades in all localities,
ia unsurpassed. nnd this Is demonstrated In tbs
cnvlablc financial prosperity OF the Institution,
ann the liberal patronage Of bankers, merchants
and manufacturers everywhere In The East and
Their system has attained its present commo.-
cial standing only at great outlay Of Tine and
means to reach tho best acknowledged authorities
authority, thoroughly corroborated BY those who
haze the best facilities for knowing"
branch oe s' e 1asf S cbbsso
the most skepticn1 that their scrutiny extends to
the most minute de1alls ofrepo1ting.
AP1EAsANr GA1HEn1aa.-A number of Chicago
musicians assembled on Saturday evening by In.
vltstion, In the warerooms Of F. Pestorius & Co.,
No. % Washington streets, for the purpose OF
testing practically the effect Of new feauture in
Goauced oS f5at h!m into the construction Of the
piano forte. The innovation Ia such an arrange
ment Of hammers In the square piano az tbst tiev
shall strike TIE strings in the same manner as ID
the "Grsnd." The instrument was t6orouehlV
tested, after which, tho PATTY ajournedto chaIeo
supper at Ambrose 4 Jackson'a.
WHOLESALE DEsERr1oN.-OnF Friday last. Cant. |
l. Lumbofd. 4ath Wisconsin regiment, LETT Mali- !
son with detachment Of one hundred md forty |
four recruits. Upon arriving here he found but |
eighty -four, sixty having deserted A large pro-
portion Of the deseIhng ones belonged to Chica. /
60, and had been taken to Wisconsin BY our bro. |
Of chronic bounty jumpers. It ia SUPPOSED ethaf
most Of Them afc now in the city.
SELF OWENS CosrEx11os.-A meeting Of tho
ship and seesei owners Of Chicago will be held
this afternoon. at the rooms OF the Board Of Tradc
at which it Is understood that matters of great In
tcrcst to the business will be discussed The sirn-
ers Of the call ask that every vessel owner will be
present. VIII convene at so'clock.
FIFTH HWAED-DnAFT.-A meeting OF the Fifth
Ward Mutual Protective Association was held mn
Saturday evening, ut which tho following officers
were elected:
1F<oturtrs-W, Y. Taylor, John Rabcr.
IctCFt{dFH--Nct{nlnn. |
Etfeutire tosnniffte-Jamcs Ivcs, James Mil.
10y, William Saladin. Z. Cash, ]. ". Jacobs,
Coop.-For months past cur friends Heart L
connahle, the tobacconists. have been expc.i.
meating With all kinds Of tabacco, and the differ
cnt modes of preparing the same, and we under.
esand they have finally hit npon an article that
will make old smokers feel at home, Il is to be-
called Home Comfort and all who have tiled |
1t cay positively "there Is no comfort like It."
.
CARELESS SHooT1sa.-last evening member |
OF the Provost Guard was chasing a couple OF sus.
pected bounty Jumpers on Wells street, aud. fear
ing their escape, drew his revolver and fired. The
ball mfeeed It's object, but went through the win
dow OF passing hack. Fortunately the hack
contained no passengers.
EDEAD 1SFAST.-The hody OF a new born infant
waa 70 nd yesterday morning By the police on tho
corner Of Ann and Fulton streets. 1t WIS taken to
the Station, when coroner Wagner held an In.
quest. No particulars as to its parentage were
cliclted.
&s7AEDED-Jamcs Donuelly. bar keeper at No
e97 Clark street, was brutsly assaulted last night
on the corner Of Harrison and State streets, and
20 severely stabbed that his recovery Ia doubtful