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, 1859-02-04
Frank BLAIR on ss ssRaces.''
Hon. F. r. Blair, Jr. delivered lecture at
}bnp ps~oons


In this lecture he takes the ground, at once,
Is it seems to rs, philosophical and humane,
that the alleged superiority of race Of which Ne
hear 50 much, aud which ia urged ~ sufficient
ground for the perpetuity Of slavery, is not an
absoute superiority, but oae relative only to
cersain climates. The white race in temperate
climates, like those Of the United States, may
be a. superior to tho negro race a. the most ar
dent advocates Of slavery contend, but this
ysunted superiority ceases the moment We pass
into tropical climates, In which the negro
attaius to increased energy and rigor; while the
white man dwiudles under the enervatinx efects
of heat and malaria, and even loses the power
mao be dragged into climate not favorable to
his constitution or development, there to be the
slave OF the white man, aud kept in . state Of
perpetual degradation, in which both social snd
physical causes concur, while vast extent Of
the earth's surface Exceeding that Of tho two
other colored races are adapted-still aE4its the
productive skill Of science aud cirilization1
Would it not be far better, instead Of perpet.
Mating, in theBe temperate latitudes for which
nature never designed them. degraded race
Of slaveg, to htthis came race for adding to the
dominions Of civilization vast regions in which
they live and flourish and We csnnok
Why should we not follow On in the path
which our revolutionary forttathers marked
outy They proclaimed, life, liberty aud the
pursuit Of hsppinesa as the equal right Of all
men. Beginning with ,tboso Northern States
which were patpably least congenial physically
considered. 10 the negro race, they abolished
slavery. They provided, by the ordinance of
1857, that no slaves should be introduced into
the new latitudes. They abolished ths African
trade, fondIy hoping tha: in doing that,
they had asrpck blow at the institution OF
Slavery which must speedily result in its total
cessation.
1t remains for US to carry out tho same policy
"a duty not the less incumbent upon us from
the recent efforts, at the heAd Of which the Su-
preue Court Of the United States has placed it.
self, to reverse the policy Of the Revolutionary
fathers, to explode their favori.e ideas Of the
rights Of man and the excellence Of freedom,
and to convert this country from the land of the
free into the home Of the alaye. The heroic re-
sistauce Of Kansas to the attempts to impose
Slavery upon her has secured not only Free La
Dor for herself, but the ultimate extension Of
that same syssem a!oug her parallels oflatitude
across thn entire continent, Missouri itself,
snatched from the hands Of Freedom in 1890,
will now, it is conceded, buttreszed up BY Free
Labor S,ate on her western frontier, soon 49,
sumo her natural postion. The influence Of
this Gordon OF Free Labor States caonot bat ba
very great On the extension Of Freedom. To
their Development q railroad to tho Pacific il
very essential. and that forms another leading
topic Of Ar. Blair lecture.-N !. Tribune.
, 1859-02-04

Ihe Warrington correspondent Of the i'd.
m'niatration psper in Louisville. gives the tol-
lowing shape to a 1uuor that has long bean
aaosttn woll informed political eirclse:
Major Harris waa ths strongest and boldest Of
Al NJ: Dough1 adhersnu. TO ths effect Of bis
iron will brought 10 bear at all tiraes upon the
cause OF NJ. Douglas, il attributable nure Of
the lattsrs q reputation for energy ana decision
OF character, 1nd bo!dness Of execution, than to
any OF those qualities he really possesses. To
gre you an instance OF it.
m "A :sr% .Sa te;s enson tFie1a of .EDoqslss md
Treasury Department. told mo that last spring,
On the evening before Mr. English reported the
- nConterence BILL" and when sae eontsats Of
that bill were we'll known and being freely dis
cuased in Washington, he, the friend OF Mr.. D.,
called On tho latter, and talked over the wholo
mstte.i; that hs spoke plainly to HI. Douglas Of
the position iu which he vas allowing himself to
be placed that even if be only intended to ~
sumo that Of hostility to the Administration,
elrcnmatances would 80 accumulate upon him, Is
to sink him into opposition to the Democrzslc
party that now N opportunity wAs offered to
him, to not only place himself In fnll fellowship,
the thing he wanted and had been eontending
for, he could completely o1erxhelm tho Admin
istration, etc.
To many of these arguments Mr. Douglas IT,
scented, and finally, solemniy agreed that he
would take the coufee advised BY his friend, and
to which be was Of his own notion moro than
h.lf inclined, and would 60 for the bill His
friend left him, and with,n half square met
Major Harris going to Mr. DouglAs' house. They
stopped On the sidewalk, and there tho same
things we're said BY the friend aud listened to
by Mr. H.. At last, the former said: ~ Douglas
has agreed with me in my ideas OF this thing,
and is going for the bill. Now. you must all get
together and concert measures, and the whole
Illinois delegation must act together for this
BILL" "Haa Doug1as, then, prom ised to 60 for
this compromise?" said Mr: Harris. He has
just promised me that he would do ao," said the
other. "I'A be I'D If he thau," said Mr.
Harris. aod they parted, Mr. Il. gong to Doug
las house. and the other going his way. The
pe1t morning NJ: Douglas made speech in the
promise. and giving bis reason why be could
not What impelled him to take the course he
did, nobody knovs, but Mr. Harris said be
should not 20 for the bill and he did not. nc
had certainly promised TO do 50, but We soon
heard him in Chiesgo calling it cheat and a
RuinH1a -
, 1859-02-04

Arkansas Eloqucnce.
Tho 0aachita RraI publishes aome extract.
from IN addreas delivered before the Female
Seminary At Tulip, Ark, By Mr. Le,per, from
which NJ select the following specimen with The
H7a1d's commentary thereon:
"By her central position, Arkansas stands a.
the great Alpine column Of support in thi.
mighty teuple Of freedom, in which 20 many
millions OF freeuen of1ar Escridco 1t the shrine
Of thu 9oddeas Of Liberty-And shall she remain
inactive and indifferent, whilst the shout OF the
millions of her coantzJman shake tho uuating
earth, in plsudits to the honor aud glory of tho
muses., who preside over the moral and intel!ec.
tual development Of mani And this parsdiasic
ridge must ultimately become the Mount Olym-
pus upon nhose classic brow, when the grta,
territorial Wess becomes populated with thronR-
ing uiliions-ta< gans<s Of struggiin2 a<nlus ssiI
b enacted"
What those games are is left to conjecture.
But it = TO BE- hoped that poker q game 10 which
struggling genius il much.. .sddrctad) il not in.
eluded, for according 70 Ill authority poker il =
bad institution, sud il besides, "coutra1y to The
Peace and dignity Of tho State
, 1859-02-04
A NBig Drunk,' in Conte emplatiop.

The Indianapolis Sen4ntl understands that
the members of the Senate and Honse Of Repre-
sentatives Of the " sovereign Stats" Of 1ndispa.
ct the instiRstion Of Ar. HafIren and others
without distinction Of party" intend to iovite
the members Of the Legislature Of the g. sover-
eigu State" OF Ohio, To vlsit them lin 4 body, :"
at indianapolis, during the present session' !"
Il il believed that such N Interchange Of feel
Ing end sentiment between those great States Of
the Northwest would be Of incalcolable advan-
tage in cenenttng,'' DO, &c. "the bonds Of
brotherhood" DC, DC. Is welfare and prosper
lty, &C., &c 'Rrest vAlley Of the West" &C.,
tstion will be accepted, and that the Indiana
Legislature viii be Invited to return the Wis
IT," and will accept! II the members Of the
Legislatures Of the sovereign Stsses Of
Ohio and Indians hare nothing better In con-
temptation than interchange of "visisa, ~
they should adjourn 1t once. An "interchanpe
Of Tisits'' bet1een the Legislators Of Indiana
and those Of Ohio. signifies = dehaueh protract-
ed through fortnight, exceedingly discredits.
BILE to III eoncesned, and destructive Of public
CiAaanafi Comnhreial.
, 1859-02-04

In regard to the approaching marriage Of Prince
Napoleon, Paris correspondent writes:
Another piece Of great news is that the Prince
Napoleon is really going to be msried to the little
Princess Cotilda {only l6 gears old), daughter OF
fore spoken Of, and the rumor was contradicted
believe tho news Is now otdcial, 2ud that the
'essnt will be announced in the EupeEor's speech
ou Feb. I. Visions Of REPETITION Of *'my uncles"
policy and French vicefoy IN Italy haunt and
tes1ify the public,
, 1859-02-04
A Whole Family Burned to Death.

z1l1oz%N1At
i dre occurred Last night near tbs town line
aud Allegheny City, destroying the house Of 4
carpenter named Rogers. in winch be. with his
Wife and four children, perished. Great excite
ment prevailed about tho sceno Of the casually,
uatll Ill that remained OF the bodies had beea
taken from the rutns, this morning. 4 little
atsgs Of ths oondagrstina, IRON whoss stssa-
meat tho eanss Of tho appalling calamity IL
traes1 to RoGszT coming hons u&sxiestsd-
, 1859-02-04


OF the G61 conviets in the prison, 4oG can
read aud write; 154 can read. and 10l eau nell
ther read or write Five are sentenced for life;
one 10 sentenced for Is Years; one for twenty
years two for IS years; Two for II years;
four for fourteen years two for - yesrs; %
for 10 yeara; and oil the others are for less
term. y
, 1859-02-04

The occupations Of our culprits are as diverse
as their nstivi.ies. We sec no reason for there
being lss farmers to only one lawyer, unless the
knayes gave the former calling in mitigation Of
sentence. Day laborers are represented by 125,
sailors 81, bostmen Is, teausters q, carpenters
%, .allors 90 blacksmlths 20, clerks 10, walters
1s, machinists Is, cooks, {enough to spoil the
broth certainly II, painters13 printers, butch
ers and II nasons II each, shosmskers 10, BARRIERS
9, There Il one editor, one reporter, one drug
gist, one brewer, one tumbler, one "fancY NO.
man" and one Rambler-the msjority OF the last
calling mentioned having probably enrolled
themselves ~ farmers. The other trsdes are
tH1 4hnt.
, 1859-02-04

NTANTED TO EXCHANGE FUR 4 CITY
w Reddcnce.1
II O NJ Il = T E u,
Con1.Etin1 Of Two story Milwaukee 3ytcA hcuse Gal
hulduE YaFd and Gaz1ep al in completr orGer, local
ID u ona Of thoAa beautiful md hea.y Lite Towns In
WsooEKn enE % ulits nom this city on the ltua oF shs
Also .antedto sell OF sxoh1nx Tor =.t7 property.
Wisoonain Ta1min8 and Pins Landa,
1oe RArtts -lAzs address Post nt}oe Boz ,xta
Is7et1aby
TT S. GOVERNMENT LAND LOCATING
AGENCY,
Ths 8uhsbeF having had mach tFaecal experience In
SELECTING AND LOCATING LANDS
IN the various Land Dsrets In the Western states ~
unnsoA facilities for makisx valuab!s secaecttone
FOB LAND WARRANTS Oh CASH.
Chosre Selections mar nov be made IN
IOWA. WISCONSIN AND MISSOURI,
Fcrpons having Warrants onn havc them Located In
thelf Own Name,
And 10 per Cent. Profit Guaranteed !.
Payable in Ono Year.
Iowa. Wlscoadn aad nunots Lands tor salo low toe
MoueJ Invested IN Kansas acd Neh<sska
q. 8ALIaBuRY. Land Locatius Aren't
xul3 x9 II y CLARK 4tteet ChlcA<o.
, 1859-02-04
DIR. C. j. LEEDS
QUININE SUBSTITUTE,
Or, -TERv~E TONIC,
WILL CURE

F E Y E r A N D A G g E.
4 LSO, YELLOW. CHAGRES AND
a Panama Tevefs can often be prevented b. the uso
ofthls Invaluable remedy The recipe u tfona ve-y
crlebsated Pn. cisn zer thttvdve Jears -1prr:e ce
u Hospitals md rrivais ptscee IN Nev York ufsy An
pAst ax 5eAfs With The wonderful succe ID tho
"-stesn a7d Siu'hwr1teEn c,u1ttJ. xhers Fever and
.e.se a ~ - reaoss.lax and Ieeaper attus tbs
@eh q are ~ bs.as torced apoa .ae
rcomme7d and guarantees ials Medicine 4. perfect
nc. TO TRAVELLERS N nnheH!ih1 c.lmsse. ~ould use
tie words Of the 1eli IN" Captain John " Munsop,
now Of liverpool Packet Line. msny Jests u tb-
southsru and South American CoaYlnH trade.
would a. think Of going sea without rnidef ~
without tho Qutn1oe 9ubstnate"
J. u. HAZARD. Proprietor.
III Maiden Lane. New Yo1t.
Penton, senbinAon q smith.
Wholesale Afcns,. Is South Waies street. 0heaeo, III.
deiA.A7.3 iArA
, 1859-02-04

l. LorD cA11-The British Standard says
"oQr readers must not be surprised should they
shortly bear tha: m oder has been made H. Spur.
gcon Of el0. 900, to preach four discourss in the
splendid and spacious Muae Hall Of New York" !"
, 1859-02-04
Statistics of the Insane Hospital.

Statistics of the Insane Hospital.
We presented yesterday some general facts
embraced in the rapport Of the otticers Of the
State Insane Hospital at Jacksonville. From
the Superintendenfs abatement We compile the
following additional Information concerning
this peculiar class of unfortunates:
Cause Of insanity in the admissions, as giren by
, 1859-02-04

YUAN III 3 a,
"fsier d.! delay not
ono moment In uatnx
this rtas and beat
@ uxh sar N edy.
HALi.t@ HAL1A II
R,sR THE A.;
death Il FeV ueN the~'
A-d the sAodA OF III
l'e arc neIiJ run oct
It NIL b " Eheu the
apHnK Of life. and
thou viii he restored
seata = thy f4mItv.
Thou need not despair
, 1859-02-04

foF ~ rea1tJ II su Art Fone thy co7don ID not moro
hopeless than nine wAI.' Anh thou knowoh I
hare been restored 70 robust h. sh yell thosans
ot othe1 whoke testimony thou Wiz acd With the hot
Filled that shou IT bt,oua the reach Of edle!nes.
Thou NIT sHTti1 not b. deceive.! ny ihs good remedy
Be s..e that Aou ketsest other rnr.'ictne.
Fold By D0[lsA 2AflTH CO..
f~kn
, 1859-02-04


reissued, and that the Governor has been an
innocent but unfortunate purchaser. OF course
there are various surnises and many sinister
whtsterings: but ns do not wish to do any Que
injustice, will not give them currency, but
wait the report OF the Committee. Parties have
been this morning dispatched to the Canal Of
fee at Lockport, and to the efiice OF the State
Trus!ee at Chicago, to hunt up books and gather
testimony bearing On the case; and when the
Committee reatsembles on Friday, the whole
matter will probably be laid open.
or the bonds issued for these checks, $92 900
are despatched with the Treasurer as security
for the issues Of the State Bank Of Illinois at
event the State will not be loser. If the
checks prove worthless, as they probably will,
the payment Of the bonds will be refused, and
suit will be commenced agaiust the parties pre-
senting the indebtedness for the recovery Of the
money if any Of them have been bought out Of
the proceeds Of the various funds for that pur-
pose.
Gov. Bissell in all this matter ueeds no de-
fender+ He came into Office on the 18th OF JAM
uary. On the 9th the payment Of these checks
was established as precedent By his predeces-
sor. He followed only in his footatepe. His
clerk il the same man Who served Aatteson,
and who hos served the State since 1880. al
ways as employee of one Of the public of1ices
Ho (Moore) is Thoroughly honest aud iucor-
ruptible man; and npon his knowledge Of the
different forms Of indebtedness. the Governor
supposed he could rely. 4 mistake is al that
they can be charged with. The fraud must be
accounted ior By other parties~
A very interesting debate sprung up in the
House yesterday afternoon On the bill forbid
ding the collection hereafter Of the constitu-
tionsl or two-mills tax, in which Church Of Nc
Henry, Haines Of Lake, Hur1but Of Boone.
and Greene of Massac favored, and Peck Of
Cook, Davis Of Montgomery, and Harmon Of
Vermlllion opposed, the passage Of the bill.
The speeches ware abie-thoss in favor Of the
proposition. specially 20. Tbs matter in issue il
one about which great variety Of opinions
may be honestly entertained, and abont which
much on each side may be well said am Of
the opinion that the collection Of the tax will
be postponed.
Mr. Nichols' Reform School bill passed the
Senate yesterday, and will soon como up in the
House, where it's success is not 80 well assured.
It's friends are confident, however. Many Of
the Southern members h.ve declared in its
favor. II they do not change their miuda, Ar.
n. will soon have cause TO rejoice.
No time is fixed for adjournment. A the day
for TINT event draws near, the industry Of both
Houses ia redoubled; And within the next week
unless SONG exciting topic hke the Apporion-
ment or the Chicago Charter arisea more bills
, 1859-02-04
nte0irince Me

Hostetter'a Stomach Bitters,
fssaby soLLas. saEra CO.. Ia 1sas ..r..s.
Hoetetter's Stomach Bitters,
saA hsE Z WATKINS CO.. 70 stae. ,tr.s&
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
solabsJ. H. REED CO.. IN sd 14s Lats rrse.
Hostetter's Stomach Bittars,
eoldb, HAVEN. 7ARRx1 CO.. II Water strees
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
Fold b, aARGtsr 1LaLzY. 10 Lake street.
Hostettea:'s Stomach Bitters,
soldbs J. E FULLER CO.. n Water street.
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
so1a b. BooKFf. 1sg1s CO.. 3 Water xszee+
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
Sold BY L. READ Co. u Lake s.reet
| Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
Fold byo. R.sUL1ER ECO.
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
Have fer th<z Tsne and other Medicinal yl.taea be-
coma eelsbsatea and popular that anpsnep.ed ps-
des here md elseRhera hans thsu, ex:en.
u
the aboye parties foz tbs eenune ats or to Tho pso.
pztxtafA
| Hostettcf Il Smith.
3a4b dt7fm Pt1T1BUK1B. Pa
MOTHERS, AS YOU LOVE YOUR
At1 Children. be on The ALERT Tor eresy 0nstona Of
HoEuA For Wutzzs eAuse tho death u Nqfs thAa Az
| other dteAsex In III cases
DEAD EH&s ! Of p1!e eounseuaoca, hvtd
| circle around the eyea and
| YDk WAY'A VE4kTABLE
| WORN CON1EQTIONa
" 0 r s! Iae1 = ) dtileoas srera;
VII 1ve. II wosas1 psesenf they 1 satety and Il.
ftc3n J remove them md restore health in al eAee
Worms Wottn4 !-fhese troublesome tnfe44A al tho
Stomach md bowels Of children hare II 1AG4 una their
match tn nstehless preparation called Hollow Ay'9
Ms1 oootsst.aa" "e.sa l. = IL toEa ef plsa.snt
| Horn1 which herrtofore turned up their noses and
ko1tfeTed md cried about tho aa:ain.tsat3on Of tha
nA1ceous rum under the na11e OF Ve1ituxe Will open
:htir nttls mouths With ee1y to thank Tho Inventor
fof HAhtnx p-AaAn& for Of the no&t trouble
so9,7 d1seasea Every boz ysEsnted
| de1l ia fnfk n A1er fsrH fhvaA
, 1859-02-04
mltoifin;;:;, ST.

A. PERFEcrLY TRIUMPHANT
=. REMEDE
FOR ALL Disc .sEs ARISING FROM
III A l. A IeI4Af
Particularly FEVER and AoUu,
cails md 7sver aad all a''ea-e, asslns IRON, tha.
nd oss of H. WI ~ 'fSsaSs1 q ass,st q es e.
Il hs H. s1 ss q o.1s
s I'D hides q dissa:s, fdn* IRON bilious eosai
d "a a. ssss .ss III 81 fsss.es
t.ln . e9re Rea ler Il 700 dero 70 asvs moes s,d
a7 psl:s .ss 6sZ ID tea ef
m,sa K. M,ss sss'.1 S1a<ts n ~ @.aas r. ~ g..
e e sss sssss: r.
eoeer:aty fseoa,1aeadt = worth lhas 9T-ai name
Vs0 tFal' Iou1A RICHARDS i Tu ,hAs.
9Atloz chin. Arr'l !. 1s:a:
aa,s* saa .*as a,.! ss
es' o. w. Aasns A8qe Rau r. Vicinity for the
u ss ms.s 9s' s.4s ~ T, y,
r. .I,'. n! .faettsf sss 20 "a .a..s NON y
- .sfs ~ n. n, o. ta3 CON- ound. fseoMnaond Is
i. < HAcKznoA. IN.
xssa, s. MANN sls,5ox S5@5.a IL NJ + ~ T.,
Z 4: s I'D = :ssg ::
s,e5 s1,r nd 119 tSan, ~ VI" s1eaay eh
Hui, ioafs FSiiLtaAs 4 nzARsa. prus4l.t..
=. LooAsxPoRr. 1n4.. gept. u la5S.
5enr Akaa ~ San ianetatty II d h e1ea1 desaGnd
Aud Eay b truly HFir.t The knT Of fevsr Aod Axae
J. LYLE Ph5aIclan and OruK7h6,
LsoHtp.s. M1ehtRan. Jun. is. tt6s.
Afs3aA {. e. MANN 1 CO. GAlop. uhi,.-GNsts:
1havs % ny that have r. several nhs been esn-
Plaei1 etosratA.t b. eh ill., fever and axue nd y
h7ve EaEze family 9ha we're Ierenfens VI on NJ labor
dies Ia NJ fs,ch l:ad the! ale sxoul found mona
- cuEe ooGl used your A&ie bsisAn. ! havo never
hAve tu:e used the third bottle. I hAve aow oe<n
Aound fof t3n1f5& Am confident i. Ii she onlv
ta1I thai vii never f41l.
You11 truly. e. P WOOD
4. MANN IL co., Propsletors. 9aifon O.
o. J. WOOD CO. II IoaEh M, Sole Wholesale
AGENTS ior ~ The "ete1a States md T:1ti.et-. .nd
4osa AI II 60Q4 t[QXK.EA
, 1859-02-04
Wptiliu11s.

AGO HART AB L &
EYE AND EAR INFfRMARY,
Dispensary Of tho 1nAr1uary
Open ETsry dora1ng from II IL to IL IL o'efk
YQR GRATCITOC3 TREATMENT
o. q poor Affected With dsease% Ok the IJe And Esr.
No. 90 North Cls1k strost, Cor. Michigan.
f1us910:-WL Nexberr1. President: V D5ex md
LHayen. Pyeaideafs Btone secretar1 Ttea1afer:
ter, W Il Brown + B McrAtx adosely. " 5tinne.
ooM<uL11zo agRQpxs-P9oi b:AinA1d. u D, Prof
n Sresr, n D,
A7rEssna su1ako1s-7LH Holmes II D, " 4 Balt1en.
!A93ns
, 1859-02-04

NTEI9H AND CONSIDER.-AN HONEST
wv QCAKER'3 ADVICE TO CCNAuMPIiTEa- =
, 1859-02-04

,,,... r.,,r
destined to equat Gato1n0- Inc 2oia ioano Ii
much finer, though rideiy dispersed through
shs country. No thousand dollar nuogsts ..,on.
~ 80. r;.;o,, 49,. ..,h ~. -, .e.: =. :.
LAD mem ss'ons - 'nes stao saeu toes. II
only BY labor that wealth can be got even ttere.
They soma times paeksd spec1mens nf Inn
d;,t Eve nc;1sa +o trv n a,d of,an,;r,.. t,,.a
ul' A.o nites WV ~, Au4 olsen.'o'es 1ouoo
the soil outon the Plains 70 yield well- hr.
Young il preparing 10 90 to the diQeipRs in the
:,..;,s .sL;,..,,s ~, Iii tn...
9m'nk' ,s1'ok ".'a a.ta %" MI u,'. t1uet5-
VINO hn't gong 70 sake Z 81" nlltf) 1here Il
in that region plentiful supply OF pine, and q
fair annvlv of water
e.-s..; o.~+;.. h.u,.o.,- ...a ..,
oe'efA pafae' u@'e a1eaaJ Pssseo 'aroogo
hero es rous for tho *diggings," Intending to
nass the remainder of tho winter on H., N;..
49,: s T.. d. 80 -. a.. n-..-.,,s
oont!' ano We fes'! ~ 'AAo op Me 9iasse '3ue7
1t the ttat peep Of grsss along It's banks~
Two sturdy "Suckers" from Grundy county,.
stonn-d At mr. hots,- -the American ts,t hv n
- ff~ - W. '0'~' 'As NAA'A '~Na, Aeps ~ ~
n" "nHney, name 70 % remembered oy all
"Js savellera''-unshipped their knspsacks and
revolvers, and informed us that they had made
the journey 10 tar On foot and alone, and 80 in
, 1859-02-04

lie Forged canal Cheekas.,The r 4ro-
Mill HA1-.-AdJo

4x4AA kAA~sAAlUufUxQG0E
mpss,al Correspondence Of tas rssss and Tribunal
eru1os11n, reb. 4 H.
1hs excitement in relation to the fraud upon
the Fund Commissioners 0ftoa continues n IN.
ont abatement. Tho history Of the ms+..t,r IL
this:
In 1883 the Canal Commissioner falling to
receive the fands with which to p.Y .he e.ti.
mates, caused to beprinted in bnno1in1 and
nnwo'kmanllke manner, 100000 in checks
upon the Branch Of tho stat.e Bank At Chicago.
These ~sfn made payable to the order Of J. 4.
hcClernand, signed BY ". F.. Thornton and
Jacob Fry, and endorsed By McCIernand. In
August Of that year, another batch Of &l26, COO
WAS issued d.-1nakiny the vhole amount near
e4oo.ooo. These xers Ill made payable 20 days
after dats, and were The COMMON currency Of
tue canal country, passing like bank notes
freely from hand to hand. While they were
yet current, in fact, shortly altar they were put
ont, counterfeits were discovered, and the coun-
terfeiters we're arrested, tried and sent to tbs
States Prison. In 1914, there remniued Of
these checks only $3l6 nnredeemed; and for
| fifteen years they have not been known. Oc-
casslonally stray counterfeit has turned up !
but no banker or dealer in State Indebtedness
has thought of making an investment therein.
On Tuesday, Campbell Of LaSalle, member Of
the House, handed Gen. Fry one Of the eoun-
terfeiss {reeeived from constituent) and asked
| him his opinion Of It's val1e It WAS declared
worthless; and without surrendering 1t, the
Gen. properly walked into the Auditors Office
| to inform him that ali psper Of that description