Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-07-31
VANDALIA:
WEDNESDAY, July 81, 1888.
A meeting of the "Vandalia Deba-
ting Society" will be held tomorrow
evening at Mr.. Osgood's school room.

officers of state, both civil and military, and
the census of different counties in this state.
As it is likely to be the only one of the kind
that will be published for the year 1884 in
the state, and the astronomical calculations
having been made expressly for this meridi-
an, those who intend purchasing would do
well 10 give it an examination before purchar
sing elsewhere.
The Illinois Almanac and Register will be
distributed throughout the state during next
month, andwill be sold by wholesale at the
very lowprice of 81 so per gross, at this
place.
CEoLERA-We have none of it here. The
place continues unusually heolthy for the
season. One death has occurred since our
last The deceased, Mrs. WADE, had been
afflicted with lingering illness for several
weeks; her disease bore no resemblance to
cholera. Cholera still prevails at Quincy
and jacksonville. In the latter place there
had been Is deaths at the date of our | asst
news; several new cases also occurred
short time before our informant left.
LAW LIBRARY.-The reader will find the
pros pectus of periodical bearing this title
on our fourth page. The first number is just
received, and in mechanical appearance at
least, fully realizes the engagements of the
publisher. 1t contains, complete in one num-
Der, Theobald's treatise on the claw of Prin-
cipal and Surety with a copous index and
list of cases cited. Of the merit of the work
we leave it to those to speak who are better
qualified to Judge.
The Library, conducted on the plan pro-
posed by the publisher, we think cannot fail
to prove valuable acquisition to the STU
dent-and possibly, if he has become little
disguised atthe ''musty tones and shelf laws
of the attorneys office, the popular appear
ance Of the Library as a periodical, may
win him back to become an applicant in the
business and studies of his profession. 1t is
cheap at any rate-pubished in monthly
numbers of 200 large octave pages each, at
$40 per annum, which reduces the cost of
law to one fifth its market price.
KALEIDosCopE.-We have received num-
Der or two of literary paper recently start
ed at Nashville, Tenn. bearing this title. In
mechanical appearance, matter and arrange
ment, it will not suffer in comparison with
similar publications from the east-in mat
ter and arrangement, it is, indeed, decidedly
superiorto many from that quarter. The
Kaleidoscope deserves the patronage of wes-
tern readers.
We insert. by request, copy of Col
Hodges address before the "Fayettp Temper
ance Society,"" 1t is truly, in the language
of the writer, "a frugal repast Of substan-
tial TRUTHS" we hope neither its length nor
its name, will deter the reader from giving il
a candid perusal
1t is said the health of the President is
much improved, since his return from New
England. He intends making another short
trip to ''enjoy the braclng air of the Rip
Rags"
Hon. LEWIS CAss.-It appears from a
recent biographical sketch of Mr.. Cass.
that he was born in Exeter, N. H., ard Is
fifty years of age. His father saw hard
service in the revolutionary war. Nj
Cass, though educated a lawyer, was a
distinguished officer in the late war. He
served under gen. Hull, and wrote the
famous proclamation distributed by that
officer at Detroit. In adjusting our re-
lation with the different tribes of Indians.
Mr.. Cass has taken very active part
He possesses highly cultivated literary
taste, and as writer has few superiors.
He has contributed several valuable pa,
pers to the North American and other
Reviews.
The following toast was given at Milf
flinburgh, Union Co. (Pa.) among large
collection of others:
By George Greisbach. Judge Cooper
of South Carolina: Fit for nothing else
than to be stuck on bed post for bugs
to bark at, or to be clerk over frog
pond and there be nibbled to death by
ducks.
The following, says the transcript,