, 1860-06-26

Especial Correspondence Of the rrs.s and Trlune 7.
DLoox1sesos, June e5 1sf0
lh's will be great week for Bloomington,
The State Normal School, started three years
ago, is to hare its first Commencement ard
graduating its first class. Its noble new build.
'ngis to be formally dedicated. CopjoInt1y with
this is to occur the State Convention Of the
friends OF agriculture and The State Board Of
Education aod Board Of Agriculture to concert
aud decide upon some action for the establish.
n1snt Of State Agricultural School hen.
The State Natural History Society are also to
be IN session, i's second auuua! meeting
The exercises of The week will draw q laree
attendance here Of The best and most inteI]:-
gent practical educators, and friends of educe,
tlou IN our State and the Northwest, and can
In: result in permanent good TO the important
interests in question.
The citizens Of Bloomington are Handsomely
and liber>iy preparing to entertain their guests,
aud the zeal and enterprise in which this is IN.
dertzlen. arc an abundant indication that this
noble institution aad the interests that are to
be centred about it, are wisely located md ccr-
tain to be 1ostered aud cherished here.
The Normal School property heic consists of
a 1obie tract Of land Of one hundred and sixty
acres lying just north Of the city, upon we'll
chosen site Of which is just being completed a
splendid brick editice, ut cost Of ::pw.-ds Of
"ne hundred thousand dollars. q. this and The
other "mattriaties'' Of the school, ahA1l
have occasion to speak in detail when the gang
shasl come more IN the order desired to present
Tho whole subject to your readers.
The first Normal Class il now about to he
graduated, the commencement exercises to take
place On Friday, to be followed by collation.
given 10 the school aud its visitors by the citi-
zens Of bloomington.
The NATURAL History Society meets to-mor-
row, and that day and Wednesday will be occu-
pied by its session and that Of the Convention
cal'cd 10 consider tie question Of establishing a
State Agricultural School here,
The meeting Of the State Board of Arricu1-
ture on Wednesday morning involves impor-
mt interests, as it is purposed to there discuss
lie Cattle Disease and the duty Of the great
States Of the Northwest in lin
hattef Of preseEtive measures, in which it is
growers hive Too heavy an interest t, he ,,cr.
,tled oy nnv delay and exposure tc what mirht
be tie result Of the tran. Uortstion of n sint,Ja
diseased aHinal among tho herds Of our nrai-
rica. ~' f-0'-
The political campaign is fairly opeued. The
Republicans, lrst ia The field hare been wa;t,rr
On tae,r urn Tor their opponents to take ord-r
q ba'ale: ihe triangular fight which is oil tie
Happy fAsaily Of democracy can offer, is now
begun. ~ 1s"
The Third Cons7 cssional District Repub b'icau
Conrenticn meets here OF "Wednesday Ar.
Lem county held her primary Convention on
saturday list The gallant Owen Lorejoy will
ne placed once more 1t tie head Of the earnest
Republicans nf this region aud will be returned
to Congress by Il larger majority than ever be.
fore. VIVA W.
The nomination Of Douglas was announced
heie oi1 Saturday afternoon, and chceyed far
a"h1ie the drooping spirits Of the Douglasites
nereaway. They turned out and made thin
sno" of demenstratiou. which would hive
fH'niy rs to what the "otktr ,pino' Of their
n!appy Family were about The nonipation of
tnls ike thunder.clap upon
Them, ard tn-day in Bloomington a most sinpu-
ar cor t1ict ia going one. The Douglasitcs say i
+ Brectinrid sc vii! resign" aud irankly ex.
1rcss it ~ ,helr only hope.
It is curious to witch the zeal with which the |
1855 'l1s" - oaSA0naA tuo" UFecklnr1dEe} |
'len are golnrg iuto demonstration on the1r
WI hcux. They ar: u fire one hundred guns |
i i've o'clock this afternoon, On the Public |
square. Speeches are to be made, and The
'aclens thus indicated is no trilipg one, # one
nay judge by the contortions Of the Douglas |
wing, They ere completely under tie westber |
o-day, thu. is certain-not by ,he plumbers Of |
he Brecsinr1dge facsion just in this region, |
sut by the spirit manifested Ilere as Indicative |
lat this war Of The clans in tile Democratic |
old is to be to the knife md uureleptiue. with |
promised result that leaves no hope for "little
)ng" -
TIE Republicans here are at work and in
.arues.. The Wide Awakes urc out in full
orce. aud gaining in numbers dailr. They
acet for Grill twice week. in new hall rrof- |
cred for their use for The entire campaign bv
'beral Republican, Mr. Royc. The rrairics are
N tisc fer Lincoln and uamlin.