November 30, 1870.

     A house down the river a few miles below the city burned down Monday night.

     A gentleman on Fourth street complains of the coolest robbery of the season.  Some one stole his chunk of ice.

     The weather changed very considerably Monday night.  From the balmy breath of summer the change was to crispy wind of winter.  The temperature would now be contemplated with lively satisfaction by a polar bear.

     A warning to bankers:  There are at present in this city three or four burglars, experienced "cracksmen," who are here for the purpose of opening a bank in their own peculiar way, and we warn those interested to be watchful.  The gentry referred to are spotted and we hope to see them placed in "limbo" on short notice.  We know from whence they came and whither going, and we have some other very reliable information concerning them which we shall publish when the time comes.

     The Turkish Speaking Head, the most wonderful exhibition ever shown east of the Rock Mountains, will be on exhibition, for a short time, in the basement of Wells & Baldwin's jewelry store, Main street, near Fifth.  It is now in a suitable place for ladies to visit it.  From 2 to 5 o'clock, afternoons, and from 6 1/2 to 10, evenings.  Only 25 cents admission.

     Yesterday at noon the new Township Marshal, Capt. McNamara, was qualified before the Court of Common Pleas and entered upon his duties in that capacity.

     Take notice that your city taxes, for 1870, are now due and pay able.  After the 15th day of December, twenty-four per cent. additional will have to be paid.  -- P. M. Chouteau, Collector.

     The repetition of "Minnie's Luck" at Coates' Opera House was well received last evening.  Miss Cavender, who made so good an impression on the previous evening, sustained and improved upon the reputation she had already established.  She is a superior actress, a sweet singer, and a charming danseuse, presenting a most uncommon combination of accomplishments, such as have secured the popularity she has so fairly earned in the leading cities of the East.  The applause with which she was greeted was well deserved and the encores were given with a good grace.

     This day is the one celebrated in Scotland in memory of St. Andrew, the patron saint of the land of the thistle, and it will be observed in this city to-night by our Scottish fellow citizen at Long's Hall on Sixth street.  A banquet with all the appurtenances which make their festivities so enjoyable will be the main features of the occasion.

November 29, 1870.

     The Justices are having a quiet time now.  No criminal cases before them.

      There will be no more steamboats at this port this winter.  The low water and railroads are too much for the "floating palaces."

     An old gray horse was struck by an early train on the Missouri Pacific railroad yesterday morning and knocked into the middle of -- next week.

     Miss Annie Tiffany has returned to this city, having just finished a very successful engagement at Fort Scott.  She is en route East to fill other engagements.

     We saw a case of suspended animation the other day -- a young man was getting over a fence when his unmentionables caught on a nail.

     In the Court of Common Pleas yesterday, the case of Charles Miller vs  Conrad Versperman, a civil suit, resulted in the arrest and confinement of two of the witnesses and the defendant.  A lady who was on the stand refused to answer a question and was committed by the judge for contempt.  Another witness, one Rudolph Kobel, who testified to having forged the name of Col. Welssman, at the dictation of Vesperman, the defendant, was the cause of their committal, and the jury gave a verdict for the defendant.

     Two or three days since, Mr. Wilson, who is connected with the wholesale dry goods house of J. M. Shelley & Co., was out in the country on a business expedition and his horses ran away with the buggy, throwing Mr. W. out and dislocating his left shoulder.  After lying for some time suffering immense pain, some good Samaritans came along, a physician was brought into requisition and the dislocation was reduced.  Mr. W. is now at work again, though he carries the arm in a sling, and he positively asserts that he was thrown against a fence with so much force that several rails were broken, not to speak of ten or a dozen panels of fence being knocked down.

     The Muhlschuster Brewery property will be sold, this 2 o'clock p. m., at the court house, by P. S. Brown, Trustee.  Sale for cash, and perfect title granted.

     For sale at the English Kitchen, the most delicious mince meat, put  up with great care especially for family use, No. 219 Main street, Kansas City.

     "Limpy," the bootblack, who, it will be remembered, was arrested and committed to jail several weeks ago, for failing to return to its proper owner a pocketbook which he found on the cars, has written another pathetic letter to Squire Ranson, asking him to "let him out," and the Squire intends to present the matter to the proper authorities to the end that equity may be done on the premises.

November 27, 1870.

     Another large audience assembled at the Opera House last evening to witness the beautiful play of "Cinderella."

     Yesterday three saloon keepers were "brought to grief" for not paying the city license required.  Let others look out!

     The recent articles in the News that have heaped abuse on the heads of Col. Coates and the management of the Opera  House, have brought forth fruit not anticipated by their writers.  We are informed that on the night of the 25th, Mr. Armour, of the firm of Armour, Plankinton & Co., bought $100 worth of tickets, being led to do so by his indignation at the course pursued by the News.  This, though the most substantial, is not the only manifestation of interest evinced by the friends of Col. Coates, in the controversy.

     At the Union Depot yesterday evening, a respectable looking gentleman was sitting on top of some boxes awaiting the departure of the L. L. & G. train, when he suddenly fell down in a fit and several of the boxes fell on him.  The was taken to the Thornbury House where proper treatment soon brought about his recovery.

     John Wilson, of Clinton county, who often visits this place and usually leaves $5.60 with the Recorder, again presented, yesterday afternoon, his accustomed contribution for the privilege of getting crazy on bust-head whisky.

     Wm. Doyle, for carrying concealed weapons, $4.60; Pat Cavanaugh for drunkenness, $5.60; Mr. A. Mines, for offensive language, $7.50; Gus Thomas, for fighting, $7.75, were the other fines imposed by the Recorder yesterday morning.

     The membership of the Mechanics' Institute is being rapidly increased.  We saw ex-Mayor Harris take the names of a dozen new members yesterday in five minutes.  In two week's time there will be nearly a thousand names on the list of members.

     Doggett & Orrison have commenced the work of building a magnificent block on Main street between Seventh and Eighth streets, where Cross' lumber yard is now.  It will have 48 feet front and will run through to Delaware, and will be four stories high on Main and five stories high on Delaware.

     The new Methodist Church, known as Holmes' Chapel, in West Kansas, will be dedicated today at  10 o'clock a. m.  Rev. Dr. Campbell will officiate.  The public are respectfully invited to attend.

     There was never a store "out West,"
        Better supplied than that of Baer.
     He has suits for men and suits for boys --
         You can't find better anywhere.
     There never was a person yet,
         Who bought a suit of clothing there,
     But felt well pleased and told his friends
          To buy their suits from Mr. Baer.
     A. Baer, Frank's Hall Clothing House, 426 Main street, Frank's Hall, opposite the Public Square.

November 26, 1870.

     Thanksgiving Day was bright and pleasant and was generally observed throughout the city as a holiday.

     The city police have donned their new uniforms, which are very neat and stylish.

     The festival on Thursday night at Long's Hall, for the benefit of the German Catholic Church, was a very pleasant affair.

     A large and delighted audience was that which gathered at the Coates' Opera House, Thanksgiving night, to witness the great sensational play -- "Under the Gaslight."  Frequent and enthusiastic applause was given.

     Short & Co., proprietors of the omnibus line, are putting the finishing touches to a $10,000 stable and o ut buildings, near the Broadway Hotel.  Sixty four horses and thirteen omnibusses are used for the passenger transfer business by the above company.  The line has no superior in the West, as admitted by travelers without exception.

     There was quite a rumpus kicked up yesterday morning about 11 o'clock, at the notorious saloon on Third street, near Grand avenue, which is patronized exclusively by colored whisky drinkers.  In the melee a chap named Thompson struck another with a slung shot, inflicting an ugly wound.  The ruffian was arrested and placed in the calaboose.

     John Loewer, who keeps a small shoe store at No. 1321 Grand avenue, was the victim, Wednesday night, of some of the daring thief's rascality.  His store was entered from the rear, and boots and shoes worth $150 were stolen.  The next night about $70 worth of the stolen property was tossed over in to Mr. Loewer's back yard.  The thief, it seems, is new in the business, else he would not have returned a portion of the plunder.

     Thursday morning, a brakeman named F. F. Harris, received fatal injuries while attempting to couple two coal cars in West Kansas City.  He was caught by the two cars and so terribly crushed that he soon died in the most excruciating agony.  The engineer is not blamed as the train was going quite slowly backed up for the purpose of effecting the coupling.  Harris had a wife in Lawrence.  The poor woman was summoned by telegraph, and came here yesterday.

     We regret to chronicle the destruction by fire, caused by a defective flue, of the dwelling house on Independence Avenue, owned by Mr. B. R. Bacon, of the dry goods firm of Bacon & Hewson.  Considerable furniture and much of the wearing apparel of the family were also consumed.

     The untoward occurrence happened on the afternoon of last Thursday.  Mr. Bacon and his wife had invited a number of friends to Thanksgiving dinner.  The invited guests and family were seated at the table and discussing the good things provided, when unmistakable evidences were given that the house was on fire in the upper rooms.  The situation was serious, for, on a hasty examination, it was found that the flames had got under such headway that they could not be subdued.  The house burned to the ground.  The dwelling was insured, but not its contents.  Mr. Bacon's loss is about $3,000.  This misfortune has a warning which all of our citizens should heed.  Let the flues be examined, and, if any defects exist, they should be promptly repaired.  Cold weather will soon be here, no doubt, and now is the exact time to use every proper precaution against the destructive element.

November 24, 1870.

     In honor of Thanksgiving the Post-Office will be closed this morning at 9:30, and remain closed until 5 p. m., according to Francis Foster, Postmaster.

     The city was "alive" with dead turkeys yesterday.  Some of them were like that one of Job's, but the prices on them were fat enough, however.  Nevertheless, a goodly number of them will be devoured today.

     There will be a grand festival at Long's Hall to-night, given under the auspices of the German Catholics.

     The sociable of the Fifth Street M. E. Church meets at the Ferguson House to-night.  All are invited.

     Thanksgiving services will be held at the Jewish Synagogue, to-day at 11 o'clock a. m.  Rev. M. R. Cohen, the regular minister, will officiate.

     Snow tried hard to fall yesterday, but when it does fall it will come soft.

     Mr. J. S. Martin, General Agent of the Cayuga Chief Mower and Reaper has just returned from a trip south and west as far as Wichita and Salina, Kansas.  He reports that emigrants are still flooding the country in every direction.

     This afternoon, the cornerstone of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, on Walnut street near the corner of Eighth, will be laid by the Masonic fraternity, and it will be a very interesting ceremony.  A copper box containing a copy of the Bible, coins of the day, copies of the city papers, and other documents, &c., usually deposited on such occasions, will be placed under the stone.

     Letter on the Opera House controversy:  The enterprise of Col. Coates in building an Opera House that more than competes with any similar institution in the country, should of itself command a public recognition outside of all personal and political issues.  
     Whether the Bulletin, News, Times, or JOURNAL have free tickets or not, is not in any way a matter of great concern to theatre-goers.
     If the expenditure of Col. Coates in building and fitting his Theatre in every way as a model Opera House, and in a manner creditable to New York City, Boston and Philadelphia, is not to be met on the part of our citizens, by a hearty acknowledgment, without regard to Tom Jones, of the Times, or Dick Sniveller, of the News, then let us banish all idea of respect and admiration for any fellow citizen who has or may show the pluck of Col. Coates, irrespective of his property interests.  CITIZEN.

     There will be Thanksgiving services this evening at 7 o'clock, at the Unitarian Church, on Delaware street, between Tenth and Eleventh, and all members of the society and friends are cordially invited to participate in the interesting services.

     The several Churches on the east side of Main street, will hold Thanksgiving service in the Methodist Church, north, corner of Grand avenue and Ninth sts., at 10 a. m..  There will be appropriate services with preaching, at St. Luke's Church, this morning at 11 o'clock.  Seats free.

     NOTICE TO PILOTS:  In passing the bridge at St. Charles, steer through the third span from the west shore, until further notice.  C. S. SMITH, Chief Engineer.

November 23, 1870.

     Yesterday was "mixed" as far as the weather was concerned.  The day opened up with beautiful sunshine.  In the afternoon we had a few flakes of snow, and then sleet, after which followed a cold rain, but the sun set was "lovely."

     Her Majesty, reigning queen at "Happy Hollow," was a complainant at the city court yesterday morning.  She was mad because somebody in the neighborhood was breaking into her monopoly of the whisky trade, with out proper license.  The case was dismissed.

     There were no criminal cases before any of the justices yesterday.

     The Walter B. Dance, from St. Louis, will arrive to-day, and return in the evening. 

     The City Council has reduced the license of the "Living Head."  It should impose a tax upon "dead heads."

     The funeral of the late Major Bidwell took place yesterday under the direction of the Knights Templar.  The procession was a very imposing one.

     When the Humbolt excursionists were about to leave the Union depot yesterday morning Mayor McGee created a considerable amount of amusement among the party by purchasing a peanut vendor's whole stock in trade, which consisted of two baskets full of nuts and apples.  The Mayor offered $5 for the lot and was very explicit concerning the trade, insisting before the bargain closed that he was to have both "stock and fixtures," to which the sidewalk merchant greedily agreed, and received note.  Judge of his astonishment when the Mayor walked off with the baskets and all.  The p. v. had never thought of giving up the baskets, and after many tears and expostulations he managed to get his entire stock back again.

     Sea Moss Farina, from pure Irish Moss, for Blanc Mange, puddings, custards, creams, etc.  The cheapest, healthiest, and most delicious food in the world.

     Augustin Daly's "Under the Gaslight" was performed last evening at the Opera House to an audience which must have proved cheering to the management.  The play will be repeated this evening, and as to-morrow is a holiday, a large house is confidently anticipated.  Our readers should remember that where all is so constantly changing, as at the Opera House, the opportunities for seeing any single play are limited.  "A word to the wise," &c, &c.

November 22, 1870.

     "Down With the Dust" is enacted on our streets every afternoon.

     Yesterday the handsome winter uniform suits for our city police arrived.  Each member of "the force," some time since, had his measure for a suit taken, and the order for making was given to our neighbor over the way -- Mr. Ganz.  The suits cost each $35, and are serviceable, neat and comfortable.

    The wonderful exhibition of a living, speaking Turkish head was exhibited on Saturday, a few doors above the post office on Main street, to as many as could gain admittance, and received the endorsement of all.  It has been pronounced to be the greatest wonder of the nineteenth century.  To the visitor it has the appearance of a living head, which talks, sings, whistles, etc., sitting upon the waiter on a table under which nothing can be seen.  Aside from anything intended to have a leaning toward "puffing" this show, it is something which can not fail to excite the wonder of any who witness it.  It makes think he can't believe his own eyes.  The exhibit will continue for a few more days.

     There was a gratifying attendance of our citizens, of all classes, at Turner Hall, last night, the object of the meeting being to take steps for the establishing in this city of a Mechanics Institute.

      The body of Mr. Bidwell, who came to so untimely an end at Parker, Kansas, a few days ago, was brought to this city yesterday, and the hearse containing the coffin was escorted from the Union Depot to his late residence by the Knights Templar.  The funeral will take place to-day from the family residence on Sixth street near Penn, at two o'clock.  The Masonic fraternity will attend.

     The Recorder manipulated five cases of drunk yesterday morning, with the usual result of $5.60 in each case.

     A man rode through the streets yesterday morning in a carriage, who was covered with blood from some very severe cuts on the head, which he received in the Bottom from some one who struck him from behind with "brass nucks," and knocked him senseless before he could discover who it was.  The police are endeavoring to ascertain who the cowardly assailant was.

     A meeting of the Beethoven Club will be held at the music store of Mr. F. W. Letton, this evening, at half past 7 o'clock.  Every member of the club is earnestly requested to be present, as business of importance is being transacted.

November 20, 1870.

     Thanksgiving comes this week.  "It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord."

     Mr. J. A. Millan has disposed of his interest in the Independence Sentinel to his partner, Mr. Southern.  We understand Mr. Millan will return to his former place of residence, St. Joseph.  We wish him good fortune.

     Friday evening a carpenter named Wm. Lawless, in the employ of Mr. Richard Reeves, and who was at work on a house on Sixth street, near Walnut, resisted an attack made upon him by a  plasterer named Bower.  Lawless acted, however, in a rather lawless manner.  He picked up a hatchet and struck the plasterer on the head, causing an ugly wound.  The man bled considerably.  The affair has been "hushed up."

     Schiller's superb tragedy of "The Robbers" was produced last night at the Opera House, and we doubt if the English version of the play ever gave greater satisfaction to any audience than its presentation last night.  All the players did their parts well, and the scenery was adapted to the play in a manner that could not but please the most unmitigated fault finders.

     Yesterday Justice Cravens united in matrimonial bonds Mr. Alexander Skillen and Miss Susan Frazer.

     Received by Campbell & Bailey, 10,000 pounds rolled and packed Wisconsin butter.

     By authority of the M. W. Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Missouri, A. F. & A. M., there will be a special session of the M. W. Grand Lodge helda at Masonic Hall, on Thursday, the 24th inst., at 2 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of laying the corner stone of the M. E. Church (South) on Walnut street.  The Lodges in Kansas City and all neighboring Lodges, and all Master Masons in good standing, are cordially invited to participate in the ceremonies, and will meet in the Masonic Hall, corner of Fourth and Walnut streets, at 2 o'clock, p. m., sharp.

     To the tax payers of Kansas City, take notice that your city taxes for 1870, are now due and payable.  After the 15th day of December, twenty-four per cent additional will have to be paid.  -- P. M. CHOUTEAU, Collector.

November 19, 1870.

     That the holidays are approaching is evident by the large stocks of goods suitable for presents, that are being displayed on the shelves of our merchants.

     A man living in Kansas City has a full set of furniture made of the tree on which his father was hung ten years ago.

     A pleasant hall, in the third story of Sharp's building, on Main street, has recently been fitted up as a place for religious worship by the Hebrew congregation of this city.  Yesterday it was consecrated in due form, Rev. M. R. Cohen officiating.  On the north side of the hall was the sacred "ark," containing the scrolls of the law, which were concealed from view by a thick velvet curtain, purple in color, and bordered with a heavy golden fringe.  Above the ark, on blue glass, the words were painted in Hebrew, "The House of Judah," and below that inscription were the ten commandments, also in Hebrew characters. In front of the ark stood the pulpit, and in front of that stood the recording desk.  Both pulpit and desk were richly trimmed.  The dedicatory services were peculiar.  A loud knock was heard at the door, which was opened by an attendant, when the minister and honorary officers of the congregation stepped inside, bearing the scrolls of the law.  The minister exclaimed, "Open unto me the gates of righteousness; I will enter them and praise the Lord.'  He then proceeded down the aisle to the pulpit, accompanied by the officers, carrying the venerated scrolls; then followed music by the choir, with organ accompaniment, the reading of scriptures, songs and praise and adoration, prayers, a sermon and "Yegdol."

     The ball given at Long's Hall, last evening, by the Emmet Club, was well attended, and was a very pleasurable and successful affair. Volrath's band furnished the music.  The Irish lads and lassies had a downright happy time, and the festivities were kept up till a late hour.

     20,000 loaves of bread were baked yesterday in the fourteen bakeries of this city.  22,500 pounds of fresh meat will be ready for sale this morning in the butcher stalls and meat shops of this place.

     The startling intelligence was received here yesterday of the tragic death at Parker, a small town in Montgomery County, Kansas, of Mr. A. F. Bidwell, a partner in the wholesale drug house of Morgan & Co., on Delaware street.  Gen. Morgan at about 9 o'clock yesterday morning received the following dispatch: 
   "BAXTER SPRINGS, Nov. 18.  W. H. Morgan & Co., Kansas City:  Your Mr. Bidwell shot and killed himself at the State Line House in Parker, some time during the night of the 16th.  Shall his body be held for you?  Answer.  H. G. COX."
     Mr. Bidwell has been a citizen of this place for five years, and has been a partner in the firm of Morgan & Co. for nearly two years past.  On Tuesday, the 8th inst., he started for Southern Kansas on a business trip.  Several accounts were to be collected in that section, and he anticipated a pleasant and satisfactory journey.  Mr. Bidwell leaves an estimable wife and three children, upon whom his violent and unexpected death falls with crushing weight.  In their heavy affliction they will have the sympathy of the community.
     Yet unto them our words of weak consoling
     Must vainly fall,
     The funeral bells which in their hearts are tolling
     Sound over all.
     The Masons of this city,  of which fraternity the deceased was a member, will give the body a Masonic burial.  A delegation is to go to Baxter Springs and accompany the remains to this place.

November 18, 1870.

     "Everything quiet," was the reply of Officer Halpin at the police headquarters, as we "interviewed" him this morning at an early hour.

     The public square yesterday was crowded with country wagons loaded with corn, wood and hay.  Our country cousins are making good use of the present excellent roads.

     We understand the Jewish Synagogue will be consecrated in due form today, at half-past 3 o'clock, p. m.  It is on the corner of Main and Eighth streets, over Sharp's Bazaar.  A general attendance is requested.

     At the jewelry store of Wells & Baldwin, two doors above the corner of Sixth street on Main, we observed yesterday a handsome oil painting, representing a scene in the Scotch Highlands.  This splendid work of art is from the easel of North, a well-known London artist, and cost $400.  We understand that it is to be raffled off at $250.  One hundred tickets at $2.50 each.

     The Walter. B. Dance arrived yesterday from St. Louis with a good cargo.  Among the articles of freight were several hundred barrels of apples for Hoover & Vaughan, and a large lot of empty beef barrels and tierces for Plankinton & Armour.  She returned to St. Louis in the evening.  The Mountaineer is the next boat of the line.  She arrives and returns Sunday.  The river is almost stationary.

     Yesterday morning, a horse attached to a spring wagon, while standing on Elizabeth street, near Ninth, got the idiotic idea into his head that it would be a fine thing to organize a runaway. 
   "It was no sooner thought than done,
    The wild deed was at once begun."
Down the street, and across the adjoining commons, over logs and ditches, that unprincipled horse clattered at his most determined stride.  The result was a wagon shattered almost beyond hope of repair.  The horse escaped injury.  The owner of the wrecked and stranded vehicle was a Mr. Carter.

     We learn that the School Board are now discussing the propriety of erecting a new building for the High School.  This is certainly a move in the right direction.  In this respect we are far behind our neighboring cities.  Omaha now has under contract a central school building to cost $175,000.  St. Joseph, Leavenworth and Lawrence are all well provided in this respect.  We now have handsome, commodious and convenient ward school buildings, and we only need the erection of this additional edifice to  make our school advantages superior to any city in the West.

     The attendance at the Driving Park yesterday was much larger than that of the day before.  The first race was for a purse of $500, best three in five, to trot to harness, in which C. H. Vincent entered "Belle", and "Pat Malloy"; S. O. Jerome entered "Highwine" and "Sam"; and Tom Clark, of Leavenworth, entered "Barney" and "Phil."  The horses broke so badly in the first and second heats that the judges ordered the horses off the track, and the pools and stakes were withdrawn. The second race was for pacing horses, mile dash, for a purse of $150 -- The first horse getting $75, second horse $50, and the third $25.  The race was won by J. Focade's black horse "John," against Vale's bay mare "Maggie" and Jerome's sorrel horse "Andy" -- "Maggie" coming in second best.

     That favorite Irish drama, "Colleen Bawn," was produced at the Opera House last night in excellent style and with charming scenic effect.  Pressure on our space prevents the possibility of our doing more at present than to mention the fact with brief words of commendation.    

     Comic readings by Prof. O. H. Fethers, at Frank's Hall to-night.

November 17, 1870.

     Counterfeit fifty cent bills are reported in circulation.  They differ from the genuine by the treasury seal not covering the signature and have the red but not the blue fiber in them.

     Yesterday was a splendid day for the meeting of the Kansas City Horse Association, at the Driving Park, and many availed themselves of the opportunity of witnessing the sport.  The track was in good order, and betting was lively.  Kansas Maid won the 1st, 2nd, and 4th heats, with Wilkes' Spirit taking the third.  There will be some good races to-day, and the attendance will doubtless be large.

     The School Board holds its regular meeting this evening at their spacious and comfortable rooms.

     Messrs. Frank and Mell Hudson received yesterday by telegraph the sad and altogether unexpected intelligence that their brother, Willie, a bright and promising boy, died suddenly on Tuesday at their parents' home in Ohio.

     Yesterday Justice Ranson united in marriage bonds Mr. C. Stein and Miss Julia Ratchild. From a large roll of bills the blissful bridegroom gave a liberal fee to the Squire, and then selected a goodly greenback and handed it to the magistrate with the request that he would give it to the first deserving poor person he saw.  Mr. Ranson wisely concluded to transfer the money to the Women's Christian Association of this city, knowing it would be spent judiciously and carefully in the service of charity.  The money was sent to Mrs. S. W. Coates, Secretary of the Association.

     The Grand Concert by Miss Beals, prima donna of Topeka, and Charles Kunkle, pianist, of St. Louis, will take place at Frank's Hall, Friday, Nov. 25th.

     Commodore James Ashbury, of London, whose famous yacht won the ocean race of James G. Bennet, Jr., of New York, is a guest a t the St. James, on his return from California, en route to England.

     On Monday last J. H. Wilson, a merchant of Lee's Summit, and some sixty years of age, committed suicide, by shooting himself in the head with a shotgun.  Domestic unhappiness was the cause of the rash act.  That town was thrown into a state of great excitement on hearing of the tragic affair.

November 16, 1870.

     Susan B. Anthony is to lecture here this winter.

     Three prisoners were pounding rock, yesterday, under officer Murphy's supervision.

     Pools for the races to-day were selling briskly last evening, at Keck's Delmonico.  "Wilkes's Spirit" and "Kansas Maid" were the favorites.

     For the present, Justice Rose will have his offices in the Daily Tribune office, on Main street, nearly opposite the Court House.

     Yesterday the County Court re-appointed Squire Ranson a Justice of the Peace.  The appointment was made in response to a petition, signed by a number of citizens in the county.

     Madame Sheller made her second appearance on the stage of our Opera House last evening in "The Pearl of Savoy," playing the pathetic role of Marie, in one of the finest dramas on our American stage.  The story is the old one of The Rose of Killarney.  Indeed, a number of operas have been founded upon the tale, but none, perhaps, more replete with dramatic effect than "The Pearl of Savoy."

     High winds prevailed yesterday, and much dust and discomfort was the consequence.  The day was disagreeably cold, and gave suggestive warning that "bleak winter" is soon to be with us.

     Now that cold weather has come, our wealthy citizens who are charitably inclined, can furnish cord wood to the suffering poor, in the confident belief that it will be re-corded above.

     A momentary sensation was caused yesterday on Main street, near Sixth, by the belligerent talk and warlike attitude of a couple of drivers of express wagons, whose vehicles had collided.  Happily there was more "wind" than wounds, more "gas" than gore.

November 15, 1870.

     Squire Ranson yesterday tied the nuptual knot in his usual happy style. Mr. Geo. A. Pettigrew and Miss Mary A. Barnett were the two who were made one.

     Grading is going on in a lively manner in nearly every quarter of the city.  It is well.  Well it is.

     A real live antelope, fresh from the plains, was attracting the attention of the folks at the Union depot, yesterday afternoon.

     Yesterday A. L. Dyke, a train boy on the Kansas Pacific railroad, started for England, in obedience to a summons by telegraph.  The dispatch stated that a very wealthy uncle of the boy had died, leaving him his entire property, valued at $1,250,000.  Young Dyke's former home was in Cheltenham, England, and he left there eight years ago.  A man named Wm. Rouse came over the ocean with him, but returned some time since, and from him the telegram came announcing to Dyke the immense wealth to which he is heir.  The news was altogether unexpected to the youthful vendor of apples, peanuts, papers, etc., and his excitement on receiving the intelligence can be imagined.

     The party who abstracted some books from the library in our sanctum, will do well to return them without much delay.  We have spoken!

     The petition of R. Knapp for the privilege to erect a frame building at the corner of Eleventh and Main streets was taken up and the prayer was granted.

     MacEvoy's Hibernicon at Frank's Hall last night was a fine success.  It is one of the most pleasing entertainments ever offered to our people.  Every body present seemed delighted.  The applause that greeted the singing, dancing and comicalities of the versatile performers was frequent and hearty.  The paintings of the scenery of Ireland, under gas light, are of peculiar beauty.  The songs and caricatures of the Irish character, form an attractive feature of this superior entertainment.

     And now we have, in the city, a sign which reads, "Sing Lee, Washing and Ironing."  It designates the place where the celestials, whom we spoke of several days ago, are holding out, washing out, and ironing out.

     Sunday morning, about three o'clock, a small building  just outside the city limits, on the Westport turnpike, accidentally caught fire and burned to the ground.  It had been used as a place for making soap.  The loss, as we are informed, was slight.

     Some mischievous boys on Walnut street, yesterday afternoon tied an empty oyster can to a "yaller purp's" tail and the last we saw of the frightened canine,  yelping every jump, he was disappearing through the cut above the St. James Hotel, with a rapidity that was a caution to all of his race, and much faster than most races are ever ran.

     On Saturday last the population of Kansas City was only 32,286.  It has since increased to 32,287, having been augmented by a new member of that already large and influential family -- the Halpines.  In other words, the excellent wife of our young friend Dennis Halpine presented him, on Sunday last, with a bouncing boy -- very large for his age, weighing on one of Fairbank's Family Scales no less than fourteen pounds avoir-dupois in his stocking soles.  Thus Dennis is now Father Halpine, our old friend Slater is a grandfather, and Uncle John is more than ever an uncle.  If it be true that, as man's relations extend, he rises in the scale of being, we congratulate the Halpine family generally upon their accession to their domestic ranks.

     Now is the time to secure bargains.  we would advise our friends and the rest of mankind to visit the dry goods establishment of J. & P. Shannon, corner of Third and Main streets.  The tide of trade there on yesterday shows that the people know where to find bargains.

     Matthew Hale Smith is acknowledged one of the greatest orators of the day.  Go to Long's Hall and hear him to-night.

November 13, 1870.

     The ladies were out shopping yesterday, in large numbers.

     Grading and building, and plenty of it this fine weather.  This is excellent weather for those who are required to put down sidewalks to comply with the law's instructions.

     The city police will don their winter uniforms, which are now being "erected by a clothing firm here.

     Eggs are scarce in the market, and 35 cents a dozen is the price.  The hens in this vicinity are all on "a strike."

     The man with the bagpipe was on Third street near Main, last night.  His "music" threw an air of general gloom and depression about that locality.

      Last evening was devoted to the presentation of Shakespeare's most sublime tragedy, Macbeth, at the Opera House.  Mr. Pope assumed the character of Macbeth, and Miss Gray that of his bold and unscrupulous Lady.  To thoroughly criticize the performance, would involve an analytical disquisition upon the construction of the piece, which is most peculiar, and not to be compared to that of any other in the whole range of the drama.  We would gladly enter into such an analysis, but the lateness of the hour at which the curtain dropped upon the last act, has precluded the possibility of writing an extended notice.  We defer this to some future time; and we believe the opportunity will present itself -- as the excellence of the performance of last night warrants us in hoping for a repetition at no distant day.

     On Friday night as Mr. Charles Caswell of Caswell & Brown, was coming down Main street to the Post-office, and while passing a notion store, opposite Smart's new block, a lady rushed out and exclaimed, "The store is on fire!"  Caswell lost no time in entering the building, and found that, from the overturning of a coal oil lamp, a number of articles in the rear of the room were burning.  He dragged them down upon the floor, seized a broom and attempted to get the burning material together, so that the fire would not spread.  At the same time he told the lady to run for a blanket with which to smother the flames.  She hurried from the room, and soon after entered the rear door with a pail of water, which in her fright and confusion she at once threw all over Caswell, giving him a nice drenching.  However, he continued his efforts to suppress the fire, and soon prevailed the victor.

      An appropriation of money to pay the city police for October will be made to-morrow by the City Council.  The force at present consists of two deputy Marshals and 19 policemen.  Their pay is $75 a month.

November 12, 1870.

     The city was unusually lively yesterday.  Yesterday was a remarkably clear and beautiful day, and everybody remarked it.

     Workmen are rapidly filling up the landslides on Bluff street, upon whose acclivities that famous sidewalk rests.

     Miss Phoebe Couzens will not lecture before the students of the Boston Law School this term, her engagements in Kansas and Missouri preventing.

     The market reports quote apples going up, but one wagon load on Main street,  yesterday, went down, and then went down the throats of a mob of boys, who gathered at the place.

     A drunken man, tumbling about among the bricks, debris, and crumbled mortar of the ruins on the levee, was the only object of interest observable in that classic vicinity yesterday.

     Last night at the Opera House, the thrilling drama by Victor Hugo entitled, "Lucretia Borgia," and that standard old comedy, "The Toodles," were presented in the usual good style of the company to a highly appreciative audience.

     The house which is being moved on Fifth street was left standing in that thoroughfare last night, and when the sombre shadows of evening had settled on the countenance of nature, a couple of blind beings happened lucklessly to pass --  no, not to pass -- but to stray that way.  They were a poor old blind horse and his rider who was "blind drunk."  Neither of them perceiving the slight obstacle they collided with it, making a noise like a beating of a huge bass drum, and -- stopped.  The man stopped on his head almost under the horse, where he was thrown by the force of vibration, and the horse sat down on his haunches like a pony in the circus, until some good Samaritans came that way and extricated the pair from their inexplicable dilemma, and they went nonchalantly on their journey.

     The springboard on Fifth street will become a fall-board, when it falls down that bank, which will occur before winter, and then summary vengeance should be meted out by the individual who happens to be on it when it goes down, on the City Council for their indifference to human life.

     A man named J. F. Schroder paid a fine of $7.60 in the City Court, yesterday morning, for exercising his pugilistic abilities on a neighbor.  He paid the fine with the utmost sang froid, and indicated, by his general manner, that he thought the pastime indulged in was exceedingly cheap at the price.  His conduct augurs unpleasantly for the future of his antagonist, for, at such rates, such a great pleasure will doubtless be often indulged in.

November 11, 1870.

     The wind, yesterday, "blew great guns."  It caused much trouble and annoyance to merchants and much discomfort to pedestrians.

     After waiting for two days to get the result of the vote of the First Ward, we are at last able to give the official figures, and here you have 'em:

     For Gov. --McClurg, 236, Brown, 422; Lieut. Gov. --Harlan, 243, Gravelly, 403; Sec. of State --Stover, 242, Weigel, 399; Auditor --Moser, 236, Hays, 402; Attorney Gen. --Johnson, 241, Baker, 400; Judge Supreme Court --Wagner, 652; Sup't of Schools --Beard, 238, Divoll, 411; For Congressman -- Smith, 292; Comingo, 375; State Senator --Twiss, 292; Wornall, 354.

      The river continues to rise rapidly.  The Mountaineer came up yesterday from St. Louis bringing a good trip of freight and passengers and returned in the afternoon. 

     Frank's Hall last evening was a scene of rare mirth and gayety.  The Hebrew ball was one reflecting credit on the society, and one that afforded unalloyed pleasure to all in attendance.  At this late hour we can only say it was a highly successful and happy affair.

     Professor J. L. McBride opened his new dancing class, last night, with an invitation to the parents of children to come see how he did it.  There was a good time and music by Volrath's band.

     A much needed improvement has been made at the east end of the Union depot.  A terrible mudhole of unknown depth and huge dimensions has been filled up with stone, and a dressing of coal cinders have made it dry and nice.

     The consideration of hte subject of widening Sixth street, from Delaware to Wyandotte, has been postponed two weeks by the Council.

     Officer Murphy superintended yesterday the labors, upon the municipal rock pile, of half a dozen impecunious offenders against the majesty of the law.

     A gentleman named T. H. Hamilton is in the city hunting for a "soiled dove," named Carrie McKinley, with a view of returning her to her father, who is a wealthy citizen of St. Louis.  The erring Carrie has been away from home about seven years.

November 10, 1870.

     It is a Republican victory in this city, with Republicans making gains in every direction.  Capt. McNamara, the Republican nominee for Township Marshal, having a clear victory.

     The election judges in the First Ward were very uncourteous to reporters -- and not permitting them to enter the room, as the conclusion of the count was being reached.  On account of their putting on such unnecessary airs while dressed in a little brief authority, we cannot give the result in this ward in to-day's paper.  The clerks could not agree in casting up the votes, and so adjourned till this morning.  It is said that Brown's majority in this ward is 185, Comingo's majority, 76; Latshaw's 50.

     The soakers made up yesterday in drinking for what was kept from them during the day of election.

     A special train came up from Fort Scott, last nig ht, bringing 300 excursionists to the Opera House.

     A lot of Chinese are fixing up a laundry on Third street.  There are only three of them now, but ten more are coming in a few days.

     Tonight the third annual ball of the Hebrew congregation, of this city, will be given at Frank's Hall.  There is no doubt but that the affair will be a grand success, as it has always been heretofore.

     Tonight a grand complimentary benefit will be tendered, by leading citizens, to the charming and versatile young actress, Miss Annie Tiffany.  Her worth as a lady, and decided merits as a member of the dramatic profession, should secure for her a crowded house on this, her benefit night.

     In the Second Ward it took the judges from 7 o'clock at night until 7 o'clock the next night to count 700 votes, and how long it is going to take the First Ward judges to get through their job, is reserved fro the future speculation of the next generation.

     The Ottawa land sales come off today.

November 9, 1870.

     The river is again declining after its recent "swell."

     The wind last night blew flattering promises to the ears of people that we are soon to have some fine skating.

     A good many citizens are beginning to consider it high time to put down sidewalks in front of their domiciles, as required by ordinance.

     All quiet about the city last night.  The streets, so crowed during the day, were nearly deserted.  Men went home like sensible citizens, glad enough that election was over.

     The saloons were closed yesterday in accordance with the Mayor's proclamation.  Still, some parties managed to get hold of "sumthin stimulatin."

     "Learn to labor and wait," is a well-known piece of advice.  Many  of our readers having "labored" strenuously yesterday can now "wait" until the election returns come in showing the result.

     The most fashionable marriages now-a-days are the simplest.  Several have occurred lately in which there were neither bridesmaids nor groomsmen, cards, receptions, or display.  The fashion is one of the most sensible of modern times.

     A youth living near Platte City recently washed his face in benzene for the purpose of keeping off mosquitoes and put his face near the fire to "dry the truck in."  The doctors think he will be out again in a week or two.

     A numerous band of hunters, armed with double-barreled shot-guns and loaded down with the munitions of war against the deer, bear and buffalo arrived in the city yesterday on one of the Western trains.

     Those who delight to witness trials of equine speed will be pleased to know that on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of next week, the Horse Association of this city at their Driving Park will offer purses for different races that cannot fail to be well worth witnessing.

November 6, 1870.

     Rev. Robert Irwin returned yesterday from a recreative trip to the mountains.  He tells us the plains were black with buffalo as the train returned.  His jaunt was a most agreeable one.

     Mr. Joseph McGee, of Abiline, an intimate friend of Deputy Sheriff Smith, who was so brutally murdered last Wednesday, on Chapman Creek, called upon us yesterday, and gave us a full history of the bloody deed, which in this issue we cannot publish, owing to lack of space.

     Mr. Jospeh Sigemunt again assumes proprietorship of the well-known St. Nicholas Hotel.  He intends to conduct it in a manner that will gain the favor and good will of the public.  A fine free lunch will be set to-morrow morning, in the billiard hall, between the hours of 10 and 12 o'clock.

      Miss Annie Tiffany closed her engagement at the Opera House last evening, appearing as Margery in "The Rough Diamond" and Judy O'Trot in "Ireland as it Was."  The engagement of this artiste has proved a success in every sense of the word and we only regret that circumstances forbid her further stay among us.

     We received a call, yesterday, from Mr. S. B. Potter, superintendent of the Democratic Standard, a paper recently established in Lawrence, Kansas.

     A distressing accident happened yesterday afternoon on the North Missouri Railroad at Harlem.  A young man named Thomas Viel, a brakesman in the employ of that road, while attending to the brakes of a freight train, caught his foot in a coupling and fell upon the track.  The wheels passed over both his legs above the knees, crushing them in a horrible manner.  Bleeding and unconscious, he was at once conveyed to his boarding place, the Brooks House, in West Kansas City, and Dr. Chapman sent for.  He hurried as soon as possible to the relief of the poor fellow, and did all for him that his skill and experience suggested.  Serious fears are entertained as to the man's recovery.  At best it is feared his right leg will have to be amputated.  The unfortunate sufferer is about twenty-five years of age, is unmarried, and his home is in Moberly.  We hope to-morrow to hear that his condition is favorable to his recovery.

      The complete and carefully selected stock now in the store of Ranny & Lane, the well-known and widely popular dealers in boots and shoes, "must be seen to be appreciated."  For men and boy's wear, this enterprising firm have an assortment of boots and shoes second to none in this city.

     Pursuant to appointment, the workingmen, in considerable numbers, met last night at Ray's Hall and held a very enthusiastic conference.  Mr. L. G. Jeffries was appointed chairman and Mr. Dennis Malone secretary.  The meeting was ably addressed by Col. M. R. Hamilton, of the News, Mr. L. Carter, Sr., Mr. Ed. Payne of the News, Mr. Henry Smith and Owen Lyans.  After which, the meeting was adjourned, to convene again on Monday night.

     Wanted.  Several energetic young men to sell the Grover & Baker Sewing Machine.  Call at 806 Main street.

     Yesterday forenoon a couple of hackmen named Hayden Gooch and Charley Robinson made a brutal and causeless attack upon Mr. Allen  He was standing in front of Houghton & Mills' store, corner of Fourth and Main streets, when they came up unobserved by him, and knocked him to the pavement, and kicked and pounded him in a savage manner. We hope the perpetrators of this ruffianly outrage will receive their just deserts at the hands of the law.

     In Memory of Mrs. Emma Tatum Collins:

     Shroud her in white for her last peaceful rest,
     Her beads in her hands, the cross on her breast.
     Joy, mother, joy Earth's fastenings are riven,
     Joy, brothers, joy, the wept and loved is in Heaven.
              ---CARROL.

     "We see but dimly through the mists and vapors
     Amid these earthly damps,
     What seems to us but sad, funeral tapers,
     May be Heaven's distant lamps.

    "There is no death!  What seems so is transition.
     This life of mortal breath
     Is but a suburb of the life elysian
     Whose portal we call Death.

     "In that great cloister's stillness and seclusion,
     By guardian angels led,
     Safe from affliction, safe from sorrow's portion,
     She lives, whom we call dead.
              ---PAYNE.

November 5, 1870.

     The trial of the proprietor of the City Restaurant, on the charge of entering at night, with evil intent, a room in which one of his waiter girls slept, was to have begun yesterday before Squire White.  The girl, however, failed to appear as prosecuting witness.  It was stated she had left the city.  The case was accordingly dismissed.

     Thursday evening an express car of the Hannibal and St. Joseph express train, eastward bound, capsized near Liberty, and fell over into a ditch alongside of the road.  There is no accounting for how the accident happened, as the locomotive nor any other of the cars were thrown off.  The express car was badly damaged, but fortunately no one was hurt.  The westward bound night train was detained several hours by the accident.

     Three Chinese arrived yesterday from San Francisco via the K. P. R. R.  At the Union Depot they were objects of considerable interest.

     Great auction land sales at Ottawa, November 10.

     In Harlem, yesterday afternoon, there assembled a mixed audience of Republicans, white and colored, Democrats and Brown men, to listen to a debate on the political issues of the day.  The Republican speakers were Maj. Warner, of this city; Capt. J. H. Richards, candidate for Sheriff of Clay county; Mr. Wm. Brining, of Clay, candidate for county clerk, and Mr. James Love, of Clay, candidate for the State Legislature.  On the democratic side were Judge Routt, of Liberty, Capt. Thomas McCarty, and O. P. Moss, who is the Democratic candidate for Sheriff of Clay county.

     The regular meeting of the teachers in the Kansas City Public Schools will be held this morning at 9 o'clock, in the rooms of the Board of Education, in Vaughan's Diamond Building.  The following topics will be discussed:  How to teach composition, art of reading, punctuation and pausation, reduction of decimals, intellectual arithmetic, school management, miscellaneous business.

     To-day the Evening News of this city is just one year old, and in so short a space of time, on a very small money capital, but on a capital which is much better, strong hearts and willing and able hands, it has grown to be an institution that the city may well be proud of.  It is the only evening paper in the city, and is undoubtedly one of the best in the State.

November 4, 1870.

     Go to the New York store, 601 Main street, and buy a fine seal skin cloak for $5, worth $10.  They have just received 500 that must be sold in 30 days.

     The river has quit rising and is now at a stand.  The Viola Belle from Omaha passed down yesterday.  The Mary McDonald from St. Louis, arrived, bringing in a full cargo and a big list of passengers.  She returned at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.  The Walter B. Dance is the next boat due from St. Louis.  She will be up Sunday.

     There is a black dog made of iron standing in the door of the wholesale house, on the corner of Delaware and Fifth streets, that has been party to a canine muss, and what is stranger is he came out "first best."  Charles Carpenter has a dog, too, one of the real flesh and blood species, who has an innate feeling of hatred for all his kind, and tackles every one of them that comes in reach of him.  Yesterday he was passing the place mentioned, when, seeing this ferruginous copy  of himself standing there, in what he took to be a very defiant attitude, the Carpenter dog pitched in, as is his wont, and nailed the fictitious "purp" by the lower jaw.  In an instant, however, he seemed to comprehend his ludicrous position, and slank off amid the shouts of the bystanders, whit his tail between his legs.

     The North Missouri train, from St. Louis, was about five hours behind, yesterday afternoon, on account of some slight damage to the road.

     Yesterday a poor, forlorn looking wretch of an antiquated female approached a couple of men on the levee, and in a piteous voice begged for money to buy her starving children some bread, saying that she was a "lone widder," and the like, and as she really looked like an object of charity, one of the men gave her some money, which she received with ever so many thanks and blessings on the donor.  A very short time after she was seen on the levee uproariously drunk, and was "cavorting" about the Missouri Pacific depot as though she owned the whole road.

     The Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad shipped East thirty-eight cars of cattle yesterday; the Missouri Pacific twenty-four; and the North Missouri five.

     The bootblack, "Limpy," who was the unfortunate finder of a lot of money in a railroad car, which a careless man had dropped from his boot, was tried before Squire White, yesterday, and was required to give $400 bail for his appearance to answer the charge of grand larceny, which, of course, he couldn't give and so went to jail, and will probably go  hence to the penitentiary, though it hardly looks fair.  He undoubtedly found the money, and the only crime he was guilty of, according to the evidence, was that of dishonesty in not seeking for its owner instead of spending it.  But almost any other boy who has had no lesson in anything save the rough lessons learned on the streets of a city, would have done the same thing, and "Limpy" should therefore, instead of being subjected to penal servitude, be sent to a House of Correction or some other institution where he might be taught morality and a good trade.

November 3, 1870.

     Plasterers wanted.  Five dollars a day and steady work guaranteed.  Apply to R. S. Reaves, corner of Eleventh and Hackberry streets.

     A fellow who stationed himself yesterday on the north end of the river bridge and exacted tolls from passengers, had his little game nicely stopped by J. B. Bryans, foreman, and Gus Hahner.  Bryant "went for"  the petty swindler with much energy and gave him a pair of black eyes as a memento of their meeting.

     The Kate Kearney came up yesterday from Lexington with a cargo of coal.  The Viola Belle is due from above for St. Louis and doubtless passed down last night.  The W. J. Lewis is over due from St. Louis, and if she arrives this morning will return this afternoon.  The river is still rising rapidly.

     Trains run at half fare to the Ottawa land sales.

     There were three cases of intoxication before the Recorder yesterday, and one case of fighting.

     The veteran preacher, Rev. Peter Cartwright, who is widely known as one of the pioneer missionaries of hte West, and as having served more years in the ministry than almost any other preacher of the century, delivered an address last evening at Frank's Hall to an attentive audience.

     Deputy Marshal Malloy attempted yesterday to arrest a drunken man who was "raising Ned" in Frees's shoe shop on Main street near Sixth.  The man showed fight and a struggle ensued.  The officer, however, soon got the best of his wrathful assailant and marched him off to the calaboose.

     Although Marshal Hayden now resides "out of town" we are requested to say that a deputy can be found at all hours at the Court House by parties requiring his services.

November 2, 1870.

     The News says the river is "going down."  Yes, going down stream and coming up the banks in this vicinity. 

     An 8x10 residence floated down toward New Orleans past the city yesterday.

     A party left this city for a deer hunt yesterday, taking with them a loaf of bread and twenty gallons of whisky.  One of the party was grumbling because the purveyor laid in so much bread.

     Six men under the charge of Halpin, were making infractions o n the rock pile yesterday.

     If you want coffee with all its strength and aroma, buy it roasted and ground, at the Kansas City Coffee and Spice Mills, S. E. corner of Fifth and Main.  Eastern spices duplicated.  Patronize home industry.

     Yesterday afternoon the formal opening of the Kansas City and Westport Horse railway took place.  Two of the cars loaded with members of the press, officers of the road and other citizens rode out to Sixteenth street, the terminus of the road, and were there highly entertained at the office of the company.  As usual on such occasions much champagne was unbottled, and many toasts were offered, which were responded to by Mr. Nehemiah Holmes, and many toasts were offered, which were responded to by Mr. Nehemiah Holmes, the President of the company.  Among the strangers present was Mr. Babbidge, better known as the "Phat Boy," who is as full of fun as an egg is of meat, and who spiced up the occasion with his remarkable supply of wit.  On the whole, the occasion was one well worthy of the enterprise which it celebrated.  The cars ran free all the afternoon and many hundreds of people made the round trip and enjoyed the novelty of a street car ride in our city hugely.  It is an enterprise of no small moment, connecting as it does, the northern with the southern part of the city so closely that the interests of both sections will be very materially advanced.  Too much praise cannot be  awarded Mr. Holmes, the President, for the tenacity with which he has hung to this enterprise through thick and thin, and against all sorts of discouragement, and we trust that he and his co-workers will reap from it a rich reward for their faithfulness.

     The St. Joe papers are inclined to boast that the rich men of that place keep their money safe in the bank.  But that spirit never yet built up a town.  Investment, enterprise, outlay -- that is what makes Kansas City the live-growing place it is.

     An excursion party came down from the Addition last night on the street cars and stopped at Gaston's so long that they had to be hauled back in hacks.  There wasn't room in the cars for them all to assume the recumbent positions they seemed so much to admire.

     The Opera House was well filled last night by an audience intensely desirous of witnessing Miss Tiffany in her impersonation of "Jessie Brown."  Suffice it to say that Miss Tiffany acquitted herself in her accustomed excellent style, and made a host of new friends, confirming the impression made at her initial performance on Monday night.

     A man named Walden was garroted and robbed of sixty or seventy dollars yesterday morning about 2 o'clock, on Third street near Main, by two men disguised as negroes.  The victim had been around at different saloons drinking during the early part of the night, and took pains to expose his money, and was watched by some of the chevaliers d'industrie with the foregoing result.

November 1, 1870.

     The river is on a high.  A huge cake of ice floated down it yesterday.  The Harlem ferryboat was caught by a huge pile of drift yesterday morning, and carried some distance down the river before it got clear of it.

     The pond at the corner of Fifth street and Broadway is overflowing again, and the sidewalk is afloat.  Put in your syphon again and let's see the bottom of this thing.

     More and more of the Bluff street sidewalk is tumbling down the bank.

      The churches were poorly attended last Sunday morning, owing to the mud.

     Allen and Gallagher fight a prize mill at St. Louis to-day, and many of the "fancy" have gone down to witness it.

     Daenzer and Snyder brought out their "cannon" yesterday, and banged away for a time in lively style -- all in honor of the late news from the seat of the war.

     James Parton, the famous essayist, spoke to an appreciative crowd at Frank's Hall last night.  The subject of "One Hundred Years Ago" was treated in a manner instructive and entertaining.  He first spoke of the difference between the present and past century, in those things which strike the eye--apparel, furniture, architecture.  A vivid picture of a New England house of the olden time, with its quaint appearance, stood out in strong relief in contrast with the modern household villa, heated by a furnace and lighted with gas.  From this, he passed on to higher matters, such as science and medicine.  In one main particular our century was much superior to the past -- that man's inhumanity to man was largely mitigated when contrasted to the civilized barbarity of past generations.

     They do say that in Leavenworth everybody that can read and write is a candidate for some office.    

      The new "star" at the Coates' Opera House is one of decided brilliancy.  The first appearance of Miss Annie Tiffany was attended by so large and fashionable an audience that it is evident the fame of that distinguished artiste has proceeded her to this far-off Western city.  All eyes and ears were in tent on the appearance of the dashing comedienne in the choice role of "Gertrude, the Little Treasure."  Tonight in "Jessie Brown," she will doubtless confirm all the favorable impressions made last night, and upon a still larger audience.

     A young woman made complaint to the City Attorney, yesterday, that a person, in whose restaurant she was engaged as a waitress, had entered her sleeping room, Sunday night, with wicked intentions.  He was foiled in his attempted villainy.  As the matter belonged to the County Attorney to prosecute the case was sent to him.