, 1860-05-23
LETTER FROM CHAMPAIGN
COUNTY,

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LETTER FROM CHAMPAIGN
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Change or -s'3mt..-,'<<iis..ne or Criminals
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Some months ago Champaign adopted fowl
ship organization, aud at the first meeting of
the Boardof Supervisors the ranle Of this town
ship IT. 15, y. r. $, E. Of Sd +, III wass chang
ed from Vet Urbaua to Champaign. Subsc-
quensly, the Pest Office Department, on petit
tion, also changed the name of West Crbana
Post Office to that OF Champaign. Not long
since the citizens voted to Adopt the City form
Of government, and gave tie Few creation Ike
name Of Champaign City. lsremains now for
the Railroad Company to change the name Of
West Grbaua Station to that Of Champaign,
and West Crbana Township to City. Pest Of
hce and Station will have been duly chris:cued
Champaign Township, City, Post Oifc:, and
otet1on- WI the public take Eotice, and got
ern itself accordingly.
tits pertinent in this place to say tha. the
DAILY md T1i~WeeklT Press AID Tn1ursE E.i1s
to reach us the Gag it is due, as o:sea as TWICE
week, aud the failure and attending circumstance
es are such Is to lead some Of your subscriber.
10 attribute it to gross c4rslsssress, if no: to
downright kuaverr, cn tie part Of some Of the
agents Ut the Department. The truth i, this
.1aantic Post OIice Department il fast gaining
the reputation Of public nuisance, and il ,,,n..
the people took ho:.l Of it in earnest, and sub-
ntteu II 10 tie Hall3:, OF thorough luyestIya-
tfou.
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must hare begun 10 feel the guapowder that is
to l!ow his administration to pieces, running
cut OF tue heels OF bis boots, when the recent
frauds Of Foxlcr were made public. By the
way, notice tic money stolen by Fowler is al-
lowed to hare gone to carry Pennsylvania. like
most Of that hEched ont of the treasury bY old
"Jaby's" administration. Can anybody till
nc low much it costs to carry Pc? How long
Pa. stands carried: and whether the carrying
OF Pa Is no: rather matter Of "spondulicks
than question Of mens
The season has been very favorable for faru,-
ers, and the dry and continued fine weather
has allowed them TO plough apd put in swash-
ing breadth OF eosn- Indeed, so much has been
planted that scarcely more than half a crop
will probably be rea:iz:d- Farners have had
excellent roads too, and erani opportunity
to haul in their corn. Prices hare ranged a!l
the spring from 50 to 44 cents, for 20 pounds
in the ear, and the price now paid is 81 to IS
cents, and large amounts have been brought in
since the burden Of planting vas over. Cen
orally, there is good stand Of corn, though
as usual, considerable depredatious have been
committed By birds, mice and prairie ground
squirrels. Farmers ars feeling very we'll, and
those who have been some years in the country,
are as flush Of money as rail road conductors.
The dry weather, though favorable to winter,
has been hard On the spring wheat crcp, pes
teriug that little pest, the chintz bug, which
has nlready male its appearance in many
fields. However, little spring wheat was soun,
aud last fall less winter, aud should alt of both
be lost, it will by no means tell severely upon
the prosperity Of the country. The chintz
bugi5 rastr little beggar-a cross, one would
think, between the cheese f}y AMI the bed bug,
It has the color and tho wings of the first. md
the lurking s-anpcr and priyase ea, WORKS Of
the second, and is, On the whole, 4 right mean
piece Of entomology.
The sensation produced here bs the despatch-
es announcing 3lr. L1xcotx's nomination. vas
extensive and profund; but leare il. and an
account Of The immense mass meeting held in
the open air Saturday evening, to tbs more
graphic pens of abler correspondents.
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The Dubuque aud Clinton X 1ai1road
~ Excursion.
tspsc!a' correspondence ef tae ''ss' a.: 1neurt.'
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