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Cincinnati and Chicago Raj.
road,

Our city now has the advantage of two
channels Of Railroad coT,nuni atom with the
Fast, the two Michigan roads, And before
this time next y,ar, II will have, We hope,
anothcrr, tho Fort Wayne road, conn, citing
with the Pennsylvania and Ohio, and BALI.
more q Ohio roads. No oth,rW,st RI cityu III
then posS such advantages At the r,,.
eat time, ;lio We have railroad CONNIE, Ii, n 4.
with Cincinnati and Louisville, aud tray, Ter,
pass between this city and the former pl in
fifteen hours. But there is n. direct commit.
nication. The route is over five separate
roads and passengers and baggage clamg,
cars four time, III making the trip. Not.
withs'anding theroUie Is rev on', AID.
also, that the social and business relations
between Cincinnati s this city have been lin.
tied, I! c number Of pass u-e.s carried OK
cc,ds al the calculations that were made by
the most -dnguine friends ofthc New Albany
and Salem, and the indianapolis ard Laint.
cite railroads, and wuat was do,mrd very
questionable Investment Tor many years to
come, has r ady become good one. No
on, could hay, b liyyed that business r,!a.
tons 50 extensive could spI!ng up in 81 snorl
tim, between Cincinnati, together with
IN other cities and villages Oh TIE Ohio riy
CT and the inter or Of Indiana, and Chicago.
--Ch iribHhe.
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Tue RECENT FAILURES AT New ORLEANS
AND PnILApELpnlA.--Ihc Picayune of the
Slh says:
We learn that letters were received to-day
from Plat 4 Sons, of Philadelphia, under
date of the 3lst ult, announcing that they
wou'. be COM ellcd to 't,pthe next day, but
eXpr, ssing the hope tnat the suspension
would only prove temporary. The extent TO
which bills were pending that were drawn by
their agent here, is S53Q,OU0, nearly the
whole of which is in the hands of the banks
here and at the West.
The New York papers announce that fail.
urcs have taken place here to the extent of
several millions Of dollars. This isan Gag.
gcration, but it serves to show how our I, III.
porury cmharassmcnts have been magnihud
abroad For the satisfaction of our Northern
friends, we will state that the failures thus
far, do not amount, at the outSil., to more
than S2,OOO,OOO, and that of this sum ut
least 81 100000 will be Ultimately covered.
So that we are not in such bad way after
all. And for further information, we will
state, that, asa general rule, our merchants
here are rs strong IA any in the Union.
The New Workers have the advantage over
US in the way of discounts. Here, we must
pay as we go.
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Supreme COllrl,

Lucy 4. Wight rs, the people, DC. Error
to DO Dayiss. v II. Higgins for pllf in er.
ror; W. II. L. Wallace, states attorney, for
def in error. Opinion by Treat, c. j.
Held tnat an information in the nature of a
qa0 rardatO must be exhibited in the name
of the people Of the state Of Illinois.
Judgment reversed.
Charles Besimer, ct a., rs. the people, &c
Error g Bureau NJ, T. Peters for pll in
error; W, II, L. Wallace, for def. in error
Opinion by Treat c. j.
Under our statute, every act Of adultery is
not an indictablc offence, But persons
dwelling together in an open state ofadultery
are punishable by indictment, a d a general
statement in a rcCOgnizancc that party was
arrested under process founded upon an in
dictmcnt for adultery, must be understood as
referring to an Indictment for this offence.
\ return ofnoa est jacentus on two writs
Of Scire .tacids, one of which was not under
the seal of the court, is insufficient to sustain
a judgment on a rccogni1ancc.
Judgment reversed and cause remanded.
Peoria and Il. V. X. X. CO., rs Thomas
Bryant appeal from Peoria, n II, Purple,
for appellant Mcrriman for appellee, Opin.
ion by Treat CD.
Application to re.tuy costs. Held that
when party dismisscs his suit, the party re-
covering Judgment is not entitled to recover
the fees of more than four witnesses, unless
the court shall certify that greater number
was necessary.
Order refusing application reversed, and
cause rcmandcd.
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ClaitA.

Our relations with this Island are fast as.
Stunning war-ike attitude. Matters have
now gone so that it will require the mos,
skillful diplomacy TO bring affairs to a salts.
factory arrangement without widening the
rupture already existing between the United
States and Spain. The precise condition Of
the negotiations with Spain is not known,
yet the actions of,hc government, evident.
" show, that il does not consider war
with that country an impossibllity. All the
vessels ofwar are detained in part and are
undergoing rigid examination The Afii.
can squadron has been ordered home, and
( the Japan Squadron is about to return Al.
though We do not believe our government
will take any steps unless based upon our
Just rights that might lead to hostiltics, vet
II is not to be expected that the present adj.
ministration will he satisfied with ANYTHING
short of full indemnity for the past and
ample security for the future"
This Island is one ofthc brightest gems Of
the sea- Nature has lavished upon it her
choicest gifts. Its soil is the richest on the
globe, its products the most abundant and
varied, its climate the most delightful and
healthy, and its position one of the most
important \ commanding. In fact in the eyes
of England, France and the United States.
it is lump of gold, the acquisition of which
is "consuma,ion dcvoutly to be with d."
IL contains forty-three thousand square
mlles-bcing about 300 miles long. and from
20 to $50 wide, and has 100, 900 inhabi.
tants.
Ten. Cass says, that there is not on the
face OF the earth a worse governed people
than the Cubans. They are taxed 33 dollars
per head without their own consent. Their
arms are taken from them they are not a..
lowed free press to represent themselves to
the world. Every publication, through
newspaper or otherwise, is subject to the
strictest censorship; a word WHISPERED
! against the government is the same as a
mans sentence Of death. Not long since
ninc young men were garrotcd at one time
for publishing an article in favor of liberty.
At present Cuba costs Spain more than the
entire naval and military force of the United
States costs this government, and this expense
is born by the Cubans, besides about g. 600.
600 that flows aunua.!y into the Golfers Of
their mother country. This is their price o,
protection and expense of being governed.
These facts the world knows, and Enc
land, France, and United Sizes belicviro
'na' 'hey cannot and ought not to exist i
great while longer, and that the affairs of Gu.
la are approaching a crisis when a material
change IN its condition is looked for, are each
deeply interested in wha, its final fate shall
be.
Considering the intrinsic worth Of Cuba
ana It's present critical condition il is no,
to be wondered at, that the great powers O
the north should wat its probable dcstin,
and especially the United Statss.
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MoSEY LOST ~ The MAns-As INTEREST.
ING ASD biroRrAST DECIsIoS.--An applicant
for patent on his withdrawal of his appica-
ton, instructed the Commissioner OF Patents
to forward him by mail the sum Of twenty
dollars due him from the Government on said
withdrawal The money was sent agrceably
to his instructions, and was lost in course OF
transmission. On his application to be re-
munrrat d said SUN, it was held that the
Post Office department is established for the
convenience of the people, and is a medium
for them to transmit and receive intelligence
and all mailable matter; but it is not an in
surance Office. The postage charged is no
more in the estimation Of Congress than a
fair compensation for the services actually
rendered, and is not reward for Any risk
run in conveying mailablc matter. If the
Postmaster General, or the President and
S, nate, have appointed dishonest Postmas.
ter, the United States are not bound to re.
munerate the loss Of an individual sustained
by his having violated the law; and there is
no liabi ity imposed oh the United States in
this case, from the fact that they were the
trustees of said applicant and sent the mon Y
by mail as he directed Washington Star.
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Earl. Judiciary Of Illinois.

Il know one Judge who presided at
court ~ winch man named trccn was con-
yict,l Of murd /, aud it became his unpl.as.
ant duty 10 pronounce sentence of death up
GA tn cn'prlt He called the prisoner be-
fore him, and said 10 him Mr. Green, the
jury IN their verdict say you are guilty Of
muidtr, ana The law says YOU are to be hung
Vow want You, and all your friends down
on ihditn trcth, 20 know that il is not I
who condemns you, but it is the Jury and tho
law. Mr. hrc,r, the law allows YOU time
B Tor preparation, aud 50 the Court wants To-
Know what TINE You would like to De HUNG
@ th.' 'he prisoner replied: May il please
inc '"u'', am ready at any time. thos.
. WE" XII thr body have 10 power to Kill IN,
soul Ny preparation is made. and | am
lS"Hy al any time tie Court may appoint.
The judge then said Mr.. Green, Won must
hn"" that II Is very serious matter To b.
huu". II can happen to a man more than
once IN his HE, and You had better tax. nj,
t time you can get, the Court will give
you until tins day four weeks Mr.. Clerk
look at the almanac, and sec whether this
day four weeks comes on Sunday.
TIL Clerk looked at the almanac "a di.
rect and reported that that day four weeks
came on Tue day. The Judge then said:
Nr. Green, the Court gives YOU until III,
day four weeks, at which time YOU are to be
hung. The case was prosecuted by James
Tun,ey, Esq, the Attorney General Of IN,
State, who here intcrpoScd and said Nav il
please the Court, on 50 solemn occasion like
me present, when the life Of a human being
Is to be sentenced away for crime, Ly an
earthly tribunal, II It usual and proper for
Contts to present Il formal sentence, in which
me leading features of the crime shsll be
brought to the recollection of the prisoner a
SENSE VI ms guilt impressed upon his consci
c"Hc, aud N which the prisoner shall be du
y cNhortcd TO repentance and warned against
the Judgment In word TO come. To this
the Judge replied Oh, Mr.. Tuncy. Mr.
IRE understands the whole matter as well
So II had preached TO him one month. He
Knows he Las got to be hung this day four
weeks. You understand it in that way Mr..
Green, don't you: Yes, said the prisoner.
upon which tine judge ordered him 10 be
reminded t. jail, and the Court then ad
Journcd,-I"rfs Hs'ory Of Illinois.
LANDS WTHDRAwS rRoN MAn1Er-We
nnIcrstmd that the Land Offices at this place
. nave received instructions from Washington
/ u withdraw ilo!n sale a large tract of lands
Tor railroad purpose. The tract embraces
about o"emaiioa and Il h0it of acres in this
land district, and doubtless run into the
. stevens Point Gisuct--lt common, es ON
Lake Michigan, near Manitowoc. running
, west, and takes a strip of about thirty miles
in width, for hun lr,d miles. The rcscry,
consists some oithc best lands in the State
including rich and valuable pneries-an and is
doubles intended ?orthe Lake Superior Rail.
road. .Nena,kl idr0cgh
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Central Congressional Commit


At the democratic convention, held at
Bloomington, August 3lst, 1852, to nom.
nate a candidate for congress, ION motion of
&. W. Armstrong; corresponding committee
of one from each county was appointed to
call future conventions, &c.," as follows
G. W. Armstrong, of La Sale: G, p.
Rogers, of Mclean; r. Lewis, of De- Witt;
f. Goodspccd of viii; L. Il. Amcs, of
Putnam; Miles Kendall, of Bureau; C. II.
Hogan, Of Grundy; Benz Scott, Of ho.
quois; o. l.. Davis, of Vcrmilion; James
Bradley, of Livingston; II. X. Davis, of
Champaign; and X. NJ Mathews, of Ken,
dali,
We cannot learn from the proceedings of
the last convention, that any place was dc.
termined on for holding the next We pre-.
sumo it was left discretionary with the com.
mittcc.
WHITMAN & DEAN arc opening new gro.
Gerry store, at the stand formerly occupied by
Plumb & patten. They intend to carry ON
both the wholesale and retail business.
Advertisement next week
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Pacific RAILROAD BilL-In the House of
Representatives, on the 18th, on motion OF
Mr. McDougall, the further consideration of
the Pacific Railroad bill was post poncd un-
til the second Monday in December next, in
order to afford time for the surveys now pro-
crossing to be laid before Congrass, 1t does
not appear whether Mr.. Benton made his
great speech or not if he did, it must have
had very little influence upon the House.
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From urAH-The Council Bluffs Buglc
has news from Utah to April 10th, by the
the arrival of Charles Basnctt, Esq. All
quiet with the Indians up to that time. He
brings news of the death Of Major Z. A.,
Rcd,ll, who went out as Indian Agent for
Utah. lie died on Greene river .,ouc :,
..'S family resides at warsaw, Hancock co.
Illinois. Met first emigration at Chimney
Rock-there had been one death by cholera
on Little Blue--mct large droycs Of cattle
for California, and about 1000 tons Of mcr.
chandize for Salt Lake Mr. Basnctt rcpr,
sonts things in prosperous conditions in
| Utah.
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Changr in the B.iiis!l Cabinet.

One of the most important items Of
in the Intelligence brought by the Arahin,
Is. 90 our way of thinking, the iHtimation
that a chang in the BIit.sl Cabinet vii. soon
BE- IF ctcd, which vii probably Place Lord
Palm,rston in charge Of the War - part.
I mcnt. The duties Of the Office arc now 81.
pcryi,,d by the Duke Of Newcastle, who is
also at the head of the vast colonial system OF
the nation and ii is proposed to separate
tn Sc INN nst and labor Gus tasks by thu
appointment Of a spc ia Minister OF War.
Among other names for the place, that OF
Lord Palmcrston stands PEE, min, Mt In.
turing Parliament at the age Of %, for 81
! years prominent Cabinet officer, pat OF
the time in some Of the ablest miuistraton.
which England cv had, he is not only at
this time one Of y best practcrd and expo.
ri,nced statcsm' in the world, but, though
vcrging on 20, ars Of age, he is one of the
most torcibl', vigorous and energetic
here is prob ,bly no man in England so well
adapted to hluse into the active policy ol
government at this juncturc SO many ele.
mcnts Of SUI cess and if the War part.
mcnt falls into MS hands, so far as depends
upon executive efforts, there will be neither
vascil atom, timidty, or delay.
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Number Of lnhabit1nis of For.
eign Birth in the United
states nd this state.

One the most interesting results Of the
census of 1850 is the classification OF inhlb-
itants according to the countries of their
birth. We are thus enabled, for the first
time, to discover Of what our nation is com
posed. The census shows, by investigations
on this subject, tina, 1873, BOO of the free
inhabitants are natives orits soil, and that
2,2lo, S2S were born in foreign countries :;
while the nativity of SoOli could not be
determined. II the inhabitants of foreign
birth l,965,jlS, reside in the free states
and 2iJ,3iU in the slave states. Persons of
foreign birth form ,o3 per cent of the
whole free population.
The following is the statement of the coun-
tries from which We have derived the largest
portions Of these additions to our popula.
ton.
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lands for Sale.

In La suite county, Sect on2i, Ell Of 81, and
VIII Of 20 IN township 81, range east Of the I'd
p. m. A sripoi land Is broke on the lines OF the
above tracts, sufficient Tor III, planting and cult.
Vntion oi an Usage orange hedge.
IN Lici"gSton county The whole Of see. %,
ana the nh Of 80, in township 80, range cas-, Of
the 81 y, m.
These tracts are from one and ha to seven
miles OF thrJunctiOn OF the Fort Wayne and La.
con air-line railroad, and the Chicago and Mis-.
siSsippl railroad, aud are most Of them well water.
ed, and Il, respectful distance from timber and
seiurnen's-wiId deer plenty wolves and green
headed flies abundant.
Inc choceoi any quarter section oil these lands
90, ., lad at Sj,0Oper acre.
In lee c0antg.-Whole Of section 90, together
with 10 acres at timber land, in township q,
range II west OF the 4th p NJ, 100 acres OF which
ARE broke, eighty acres fenced aud under culuva.
ton; three mllrs oiosagc orange hedge around il,
and WITHIN miles OF the franklin grove depot.
Also, good house and nine and half acres in
the village oi Lee Center.
Allorany oil these lands will be sold in qianti.
ties to sun the purchaser
lam bound to sell these lands, for have made
arrangements To 20 to Nebraska, feel it m, duty
10 go there and vote against slavery, and um desi.
f"uS toget company ct aboitionsts TO 20 with
me Tor the same patriotic and philan,hropic pur.
pose. (lunr 2i-tt) VIM pUILIIps
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Natives of Ireland in the U. s. in 1850,

Total, 2,2lU,s6s
From these figures it appears that about
1904 per cent of the foreign born inhabi-
tants in this country are Irish.
This view of the living emigrant popula.
ton is important, as serving to correct many
cxtravagcnt notions which are prevalent
concerning the vast numbers of foreigners
in our country.
Of the foreigners by birth in this State
1880 arc natives Of England, 27,7sG of Ire.
land, 1861 Of Scotland, 80, 100 of Germany,
1896 of Norway, l,l23 Of Sweden, Ia, 500
OF British America, and of all other countries
lG,o9s; making the entire foreign popula
ton in the state ITO, 1913, r about 50 per
cent of the whole number of inhabitants.
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lhroRrAST NEGOTIATION CoSCLrDrD. Let.
tc's from Washington state, that the Cana.
dian Reciprocity Negotiations have been con-
cluicd. The Treaty, i, is said, makes the
navigation of the st. Lawrence free: gives
us unrestricted participation in the Fshc.
ries, and establishes reciprocal Free Trade
with Canada, in all the natural products cx.
GLIDING, ofcourSc, manufactures The Treaty
must be acted upon by Congress and the
British ana Colonial Governments, before it
is complete.
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~ ''N ii . Ntihi'
THE FALL CAMPAIGN.
A correspondent asks "what the y .mocra-
cy OF this State are going to do this fall -
We suppose they arr To- do, waat thew have
always 'lonc--bea, the enemy handsomely
carry the STATE cloriou,y, AMI .hus contnu.
Che asc,ndcncy OF u nocratic principts in
hlr councils. Under the dcm1r,,c admin.
iStration of the gov rnmcnt, Illinois has adj.
vanced no stlii advancing with ripid strides,
and err long will he entitled to the app,la-
ton OF ia" empire State Il the West"
There il no reason, thcrc!or, why there
should b. change, The poopt' arc satist-
cd, prosperous and happy Evirythn, is ~
ilourishin- condition. The pulic d ht is
in process of ligui,iat'On; PROVISIONS have
been made by which, on the completion oft
Central Railroad, the hurI. rs ofiaxaton will
be greatly reduced; improvements are penc.
tratlng every part OF the state our syst, IN OF
education is beng perfected and cXtcnded ;
The iarmer Is receiving ample enumeration
for the produce Of his land; the mechanic
finds full employment and the highest war, :;
the Iaborer stand not idle, for his services are
IN demand everywhere over our broad State.
All this has been brought about under dem
ocratic asccndcncy in all branches of our
State government Wherefore should there
be changey What material interest of our
people would be advantaged by placing the
win; party in power: We eau conceive OF
none.
Are not our principles the same to US now
as they ever woreI Is there anyrcason why
We should iaiter in their support-why VIC
should desert our standard, or relax our or.
ganization or disciplincy None whatever.
Every impulse ofduty and patriotism prompt
Us to the same efficient and energetic action
now, that has secured Us the yictc.y in the
past.-Our correspondent appears to think
that the Nebraska business will dcnoralzc
and parallysc the party. Not aeccswrIy.
Let Us leave the slavery question where the
Democratic National Convention of lS52 lcfl
it.-Leave lis agitation to whias and aboli.
tioni,ts. We as party, are not called upon
to take c0gnizance OF the acts Of individuals
All we have to do "a a political organization /.
to pursue the even tenor OF our way-ayoil.
ing illegltimate issues, whenever and by
whomcycr gotten up adhere to the well dc.
fined aud established landmarks Of the par.
ty act for the success OF its cherished rim.
ciplcs alone for the continuance orthc as.
tendency OF It's measures Of State an | nation.
al policy, and all will be we'll From out u
the doubt and uncertainty of the present W,
shall. emerge trlumphantiy.
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The British census shows that ccibacy
prevails to large extent in England. Out
of return of G7,60a households, only H..
9l6 arc genuine families, the remainder be-.
ing domicils kept by spinstcrs, bachelors,
widows and widOwcrs. AS this is not an
exceptional statement, but given as fair
average ofthe census report, more than 3D.
Of the adult population Of England would az
pear to be unmarried In the southern di.
vision the result was even worse, for here
ofwomcn under forty.fve l7o, 900 only were
wives, while 100000 were spinstcrs or wild.
oWs
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RAILROAD BRIDGE Across TIE DAXrBE.-
The great railroad irugs across the Danube,
at the city of Tim, in Wurtcmburg, is rap.
IDLY approaching completion. 1t is the last
Ink III the great chain connecting Munrich.
the capital OF Bavaria, with the city of Paris.
The ph.cgmatic bcyl-,rnkcrs of bavaria are
sOrcly porplcX cd at the innovation, and can
scarcely realize, that the travelling distance
between the two cities will soon be reduced
10 twenty four hours.