Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1846-09-22

majority over the vote cast in the same
counties for President and Vice President
in 1874. Although the district system
was gottensnp in that State principally,
blythe whig party, Yet they have failedin
in the election ola single mcnIerto Con:
gress. n eH
o. Mr.. MCLEAN, in accordance with
his ownsrcq,est, has beensrecalled, and
has returned from his mission to the Uni.
ted kingdoms of Great Britain and Ire
land, and GEORGE BANCROFT, who late
lyresigned his station in the Cabinet, has
been appointed by the President to fill the
vacancy. Mr.. Jon0 Y. MASON, viii
lake the place of, Mr.. Bancroft, as Sec
rotary Of the Navy. - nn..a,s
RETRooEssr ON OF ALExANDRIA.-The
President has issued his Proclamation de-
claring the Retrocession of the County
of Alexandria TO the State of Virginia,
which was determinedina accordance with
the act Of Congress, on the first inst, by
vote ofithe citizens ofthat county. The
majority ia favor of the measure was five
hundred and forty-one votes
Quick PAssAGE.-Thea Steamship
Cambria, on her last trip from Boston to
Liverpool, lost sight Of Cape Race, New
s. r.. e 9
foundland, on the 4th ult., at A. NJ, and
arrived at Cape Clear, Ireland, on the
11th, at An. Thus in Z days after
leaving land in America she made land
in Great Britain.
o. Maj. Gen. Gaines, has arrived al
New York. where it is said he will estab-
iish his Head Quarters as Commander of.
Of the. Eastern Army. 7sa
SUICIDE OF MEMBER OF CoNGaEss
The Hon. Felix Grnndy Mcconnell,
member of Congress from Alabama, COM
rnitted suicide at Washington on the 10th,
inst, by stabbing himself with large
clasp knife three times in the neck and
five times in the stomach, which caused
his death instantly. a
INDIAN .CoRN.-The anticipated al
most total failure the potato crop in
England, Scotland and ireland, has caus,
ed the price of Indian Corn to rise from
Z
25s. to 32s. quarter during the last
three weeks. The,q quantity in the Med
Fiterranean is said to be small. We ex-
pect that this country viii be able to reap
golden harvest in the sale ofthis article
to Great Britain. sl
MIpDLEpoRr, IRooUoIs County }
September 9Th, 1916. -
To The Editors of The Signal:
81 You are aware that the Democratic
ticketiin our county wasselected by a very
large mojority, considering tho number
Of Yotes polled in the county, with the
exception of Sheriff whog was declared
to be elected by majority of only two
votes, This majority he obtained over
the wings and dlsoFganisers or boilers
united. This was considered by the Dem
,ocracy of county asa gfcattriumpb. as no
expense had been spared blythe wings
and sdisorganisers todefeat the nominee
Of the Democratic Convention, who by
the way is aneunflinching democrat of the
Jefersonian school, and well qualified to
discharge the dutiessof the office--with
this decision ofthe Canvassers the wing
candidate was dissatisfied, whereupon he
gave notice ofhis intentionto contest the /
Election of 7 hoInas Sammons, who had
received his.ceftifcate Of election Hogle
the vhig candidate, named Joseph Thorn.
as a Justice of our County, and who had
heretofore acted with the Democratic
party, as his choicein eformingghes board,
Thomas having taken a very active part
TO secure the election Of HogIe the wing
candidate and to defeat Summons the can.
sdidatc oftbe Democratic ConYention.-
) This same Fhomassuas Alison candidate
before the Convention, and was defeated.
Summons selected Elias Harwo0d. al
Democrats Justice. and The two thus SCI
lected sgreed upon William = homas a
Fbig Justines1 IS ssaasr so go
g The board thus being organized, the /
zs4eL 4r 81 i.
contest coniiheneed on w edllcsday the