, 1866-03-22
AMUSE MENTS.

McyIcKm's TuEl1nr--'- Old phil's Birthday"
waa sgair produc@d lazt night at Mcvicker's, with
Nj. and Miss Con1dock IN the leading par.s. In
the atserpiece, ''The MILDLY AAhore," Miss johanna
Clansstn sung few capital songs WHICH met with
MrsErH--1he p..y Of . The Hidden Hand Ia
While p,ion's wool Is one 81 s6s afollast pssts
Midsummer NIGHTS Dream " il in Tehea1sai, and
AcIDTsI Or NCz1c-sktG Gsyloida MIN
at1cA Presented m excellent bill list evening, In
Guiding variety oil new Eo19s- md fafce which
in the fourth week Of their engagement here, and
Ihetr efforts to furnish amusement 10 4 laughter
loving community have been hberally rewarded.
Under their rnana3eNcnt the Academy has come
70 Be one Of he most agreeable places Of entertain
n1ent IN the CU.
Faor. GalTfrrus gave selection Of readings l.st
evening before the societc1 Of the Eastman Bu.I-
ness College, In the Crosby Mnslc Hail. 10 a 1arse
audience. The readings wezr exoellenuJ well
Philharmonic Soc1k7T.-An arrangement has
heen uads between the Philharmonic Society end
Mr. Wchu to combine their Ioroe. On The two lol-
Opera Home, Thca has oen taSen Ia psce Ct of ;ne I
bail. a. prexlouty announced for nc.t saturday.
S16NoR BInz, the rnacician. WIS At Smith 4
some Of hia tels are exceedingly clever, although
they DO not compare very favorab1y with those OF
some paest!dtrtsatcuts who have been here before
He will perform again this evening. ..
~RA1lEoAp AMI Express CLERK's BALl--The
third annual soctable and Bali Of ,ha Railroad and
Music Hail Of he opess House this evening. 4
grand time II expected the boys h1Ye beer max.
1ng the mntt ample preparation for he comfort Of
aan !bsn s1 %.s Ssop
writes 10 friend IN this city that be Is mixing
most successful tour in 1ows. lec.1rng to large and
les Of tba, Slate. lie goes to Kac1De, Wisconsin,
nd I'D y T. e f.
The Springfield Fraud.
The Springfield Rt1ist<r Of the 18th inst gires
The following detailed account OF tho fraud already
noticed briefly in our columns:
"A more extensive o. bolder fraud was never,
"a: s;oue q eht By the s;4e.i q IT, j. s,unrs nSa
Mckay, 1t The St Nicholas Hotel last evening
Some monlht tinee, Mickey opened retatl empo-
ine apa eea'l 'lemens furnishing eoods, he bu.neat
Of which establishment he has conducted In bis own
name Icing himself a va generally supposed, tho
ket. During the past sca.ou- and especially While
sss,,,ng she'T l1.l payment "a di:sa.fss
perhaps, a. Oak Hall. received iuily it, sha.e Of he
soldisr IT P9ttonags M nd lt,s supposed ,od No lees
turned defenders Of 1heir county. A this trade
bas at length become dul1et, however, in conse-
u
he feld, Mckay, It would seem. copclpded 70 dis
ppee nort rnnidiy of hih ttock than caujd he dime
by ordinary legitimate custom and with th!s view
offe1td biz entire assortment al auction, employjnr
enc OF the best auctionees Of the ty to Knock the
goods dorm. Dy this neans eeveral thousand dol
1are' ronh OF clothing WIS disposed OF, leaving.
band And now to give the last grand transaction,
q wniea, II would seem. y ". Intended t0 above
nI r. . tnsh3 Ts e. s.eEts a1 St
We believe. ptesented himself dutang he MT part
Of The present Fe-k Is ona desiring to purchase,
md to fnts gentleman NJ. Mckay transferred the
q ~ M Etc., 1as l1f ,as @ ~ H. q
estsffshn1snt NeTr Rnvfd m snd nn M sss,sr9 t
shipped to the addfets OF MI jerks at s.. Loufs.
.*festerday George ", BaItlett. 4 rtrreacntatiye
Of the nm oi Bartlett Brotbers, exttus1ye clotb-
lnr merchants IN Chtcaqo p1ade his spnearance IN
ibis ctv, soucht out he propey anhor1ties At nce
md made an affidavit 10 the c1cct taat B. s McEav
wns the agent Or en]cenan OF Hartlett i Brothe4s
employed to eelj goods Ii his city by the rs1d
hsnse, d ks1s.5 Of fsO per mouth aIso thst t6a
longing to bis cmnloyers. to.ciher with the siock
of rinifnr. ysrned a. tIa 00l II uas iitcsxixr ~
eTunloycd bT MeFsy. werr enr.ped In .he serne
.nfndie, end the eonfede1ate* ol The said Mckay
Cpon th!s amd1sit Z wit ras At once paeed N the
9sn9s 9a re snsII1. Wno AHested MthAJ n ne
oftaknr his dsnanre fr, eMG ~ ~ s4r sG.
ready ps,d bis bill. hacked his truntn and made
other preparations indicative ot his intention to ab-
teond. lne MN Donahue VIZ hkewise found and
4!1esteo, tnonen noknne mas - YET, betn heard OF
NMte1s. rAteea aonatea aoAart. Or theIesooUts: