, 1866-03-08

At meeting Of 1ne bloomington D&xisIou no.
mously <as.!ed. The happy understanding wh!ca
EXISTS between the ot1cs1s and euplo5es q this
rnad must be very gratifying to a. the parties lntes
ested:
Bloom,nEton division At the Chicago & Aton Rsn;
g1at1lude IN article In Tie ca:ias6 1'aaisuxE, 81
Feb. I'd. entitled Locomotive Euginecfs,' = run
the able pen Of orr highly esteemed master
"sS9as WnEnSas r Tt,s eanie;zioa Of confidence, pro-
ceedine y. 1t does from sonrre which, on account
OF il relation to n, Is conf1detod BY he mastee
immlcai to Cur tntetcsta, comes upon Us like amy
OF light through The darkness Of misrepresentation
IN wh1ch, As a clast. we hare been enseloped, re-.
veallng to the ousade world that there Is bond Of
% who il capable Of jadg ginx on meris; and
WHEREAS The thought expre.sed IN SAD asuele
that the engineer f. a. role made The *caps goN
io1 all he SINS and accidents on the rosd no matter
who nay he actually 10 blame, Is CONVICTION that
ha. long ranked In our minds and
wHEaE4s, We deem thss afsrossele iirae to gisss' gs
m eIpec. alon OF or ambition Is proft and
q our sr1at Of cnsv q tne public; theresore, :.
IT,. e xsitz s..Srs rs to n ,se ia o a.
II +nherr Of nC1too, 30, ike them. DO we coFH m
srknox led.tus-ut OF whsseves u worthy OF COM
RStosnef Thst re have due sense Of ous great
responsibility "a locomotive engtnee1s; We know
the d7neer to which we arr expofed. and the de-
foe ;hese We hsve heretofore done. and IN fstaIe
iniend 10 d. on daty nd our whole duty, bota 10
cur employers md The t.avelltng pnoie.
,hnHsh of iitIe or DO importance 10 othe11, is or
deep slEnineance 10 " T. il etsnees relation
when L 1rcipscca-oftrust and esteem on the part
O, oUF Ecaste. mechanic, of pleasure ours to be
employed BY one who wu not only do n ample
]psuce privately, bpt defend Us before tho puoiie
nlsafon.
Fer the relief or tie Ioyal ppnr OF Arkau8ss I've
wns1a y following receipts
ted at amceting IN Chicago <el0U; Settle BiSelow,
kewanse. F5.0G: nopl-on, ~, {+7:oo: Aenaota
s Ie nsei si@o: eon eoS
Tnitaan Church, $3.50; STERLING, f2Ke5; Rock.
ford, xs.M additional collection; Wheaton, xssa5;
xl0.C0; Kant1kee baptist Church. {16,Ss; Bloom
ington y, Z. Cbafeh, 81 %; Johes II. E. Church,
$3.50: TED oa1 esoys. Iowa. p1csestczian churSh
si5,1: Gsiesbuse. $aaoo; Sandwich. f4aso :oneis
q: t1o{5; Lelsaa. Fa:vo; Weed6u!g, ~, x7oo;
al; Edward Bufchasd, BeIolt, 500; TpslAntt.
AsSe5 H. .s s fes t. i., ase9ase Ssps! 9ia3 *
Isns,ne, aics ii F:s.s;tessan CasreS, tsaas;
a.E ehaIsa. is:s. Depas!eas d i e'o;iins@1s 81
NoiIe, ~. box; Jaoessiile, Wis, | boz: Gsles-
Atho., Mich, bog; Pfaitie City, bog; Dover,
hoI I'D bsI. Arlington, hox: An9aa, ! l hIl;
Ann Arbor. Mich, l boz Lincoln. Hi bG1
TurneE.e junction, box and bEi. AoH1son, ~.
| : hu; y. $. Walker, Chicago, bundle. Sotn.
wheaf. Hour bcans. rye, garden seeds. &c, viii be
reported after al has been Forwarded that has been
I contributed
Sone Of The supplies shipped hfIt have afg1Ted At
Fort smith, md N Iess than tTo days teTtu ls1Ee
and ynlaable boxes of clothing were distributed all
| TO c1,scmely detfit1tc women md children they
received The garments with joY and rejoicing 6css
ips their unknown ir1eads. But how our hearts fall
| as when we think Of the many thousands nho afe
| logging yet wanting for some comfortable garment
TO takc the place vi telr sesnty raRs. Every kind.
| beucroIept Indy uho reads these Lines, VIC would
an, viii yor not ~ioe the love Of Jesus" and hH-
usn1y do I'll yta GIL to send clothing to these des
! olafe, heaa.broken mothers and ch!dfenf The Lord
viii accept tht .sc1idce you make IN their behalf,
md bless you ia it. chzPla!n Springer, one of ths
agents of The Bntean 4os Refurces md Freedmen,
] nov at Fort Snr1th. hae very recently written u,
! elyinE; t*Mmya sufferer Will have gone down t9
| he cTasr Tor waf Of food. medical attendance and
sufeiept apparel ere jour snpP!!es Can reach them
Nevertheless, whs Joa can do. fail moi, ! entIss.
b. conierapIatA sending supplies OF food 70 tho*
med, psop;e, isstcn snem forward as sooa ~ pozei
DE. 10 ~eaye shpse ready 10 perish" Pleaes a
| dness Ill letter. Of inquiry to Mrs. Il. ". G6oo
Secretsry pf tte Union Commission. 20 Wssnlns
; -. etnsst chiogo. A. V.cy