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OA,. nr,ouaty Sap!. of.S.aoois ~ In site Cp,aiy,
Ia SAiLE, ILL, Dec. Il, 1859 ,

The attention of ali school officers and teachers
is cllled to the following "Act to amend the
school law passed by tn. last general assembly
of Illinois, and approved March 30, 1869;
An Act 10 amend he Sctoot L0p,
SECTION g. The school month in this state
shall be the same as the calendar month, exclu.
ding the Saturdays and Sundays and all lawful
holidays.
Tho lawful holidays shall be the 9TH of july.
from Christmas to New Years both inclusive
aud all thanksgiving or fast days appointed BY
state or national authority; and teachers shall
net be required to teach Oh such holidays, nor to
make up the time.
SEC. O. The provisions Of all acts, or parts Of
aots, inconsistent with this act are hereby 70.
pssled.
The State Teachers Association will b hel A
ct Ottawa, Dec. %, 90 aud 30. 1862
.usa G.S. WED0RwoOD.
t, County School Superintendent
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France.

The chief topics of excitement in Paris are
the stormy sessions of the corps leglslatif. The
freedom of speech secured to the members by
the late reform is so novel that they hardly
know how to use, without abusing it. OF
recent session the despatch says: "The corps
legislatif had another stormy session to-day.
An opposition deputy demanded the impeach.
ment of NJ Fercade, minister of the interior.
Scenes of violence followed, such as never be-
fore had been witnessed in the chamber"
The Spanish refugees have been expelled
from France for exhibiting too open sympa-
thy with the red republicans, whereat, of
course, the radical element IN the corps legis-
latif, is highly indignant
On the 2lst Gen. Banks had an interview
with the Emperor at the Tuieries. The en-
peror expressed his earnest wish for satisfac.
tory understanding with the y. S. on postal
and other equally important matters, and re-
GREETED that his ministers had not fulfilled his
desire in these respects,
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Rome.

The ecumenical council adjourned on the
l4th until after the Epiphany, January
sth.) Meantime the pope has issued lengthy
bull establishing regulations for the council,
with many of which the bishops are far from
being satisfied.
The report that the French government had
sent note to the Holy See, declaring that the
proclamation of the dogma of papal infallibi-
ity would release France from the political OBJ.
legations af the roncordat, Is fabrication.
The council of deists or anti-pspal meeting
at Naples. though attended by 500 delegates,
turned out failure, from the impossibiity to
agree on any important point.
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CANAL COMMISSIONERS. canal Com
missioners met at Henry on the i4th. Mr..
Wilson, who had been appointed by the gov
crnor vice Mr.. J. G. Gindelc, resigned, APP
pearcd and took his seat. The board rs re.
organized is as follows: Mr.. Utely president
Mr.. Milne, secretary, aud Virgil Hikox, esq.
treasurer. The reports of the progress of the
work are satisfactory. The Golfer dam is COM
pleted. The original contractors have trans
ferred the contract to Willard johnson, of
Oswego county, N. Y, who is also contractor
tor the work Of dredging the Illinsis river
under the allotment Of $S5, 900 made for that
purpose by the secretary Of war.
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there should be chronic discomfort and REBEL
ious mutterings and outbreaks! Would it not
be strange-psssing strange indeed---ifit were
not so! The wrongs of Ireland! There is
no pen that can depict those wrongs, yet they
can be healed 'by a stroke Of Gladstone's pen,
and are all embraced in these words-Tennre
of Laudg
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gress He went to Butler with confidence,
and Butler found willing instruments in the
majority voting for the bill.
There are not words that will properly de-
scribe the atrocity of the measure, or the
depth and loathsomeness of the political pros.
titution of Grant and congress in carrying it
thrOuUh ''. p ~ .- .'a' tAii
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spain.

The Carlist nsurrectioni.ts are still quite
active on the French border.
In the cortes, on the 10th, Gen Prim openly
declared that there has been no change of opin-
ion by the government or OF the cortes on the
question of monarchy. The duke of Genoa
will probably receive the crown, but should
he decline it the government will not favor
the establishment of republic.
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China,

News has been received a, London from Pc
kin that the Burlingame treaty between Great
Britain and China, as we'll as the American
treaty, has been ratified by the Chinese
government
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Carlinville was lighted with gas for the first
limo last Friday night
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Fifteen divorces were granted st ths late tern
Of The Henry seunty Circlit Court. "'
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Incredible as it may seem, the President,
on Tuesday sent tn the senate the name of f.
NJ Stanton for the supreme judgeship, in place
of Grier, resigned He is too mean a man not
to be confirmed by the senate
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Both houses Of congress adjourned over on
Wednesday to January 10th.
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the FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
Kerosene Dealers In Troubi,

Kerosene Dealers In Trouble.
The Metropolitan Board of Fire Commissioners
held meeting yesterday the President, General
smaller In the chair. resolution was proposed
by the President and adopted, nstructiug the Com.
mittee on Apparatus to inquire into the propriety
OF locating one or more patent FIRE extinguishers in
she police stations and other public places kept open
night and day. report was received from the
committee on the storage Of combustibles, recon.
mending that the following parties be prosecuted
FOR violation OF the law relative to the sale OF kero
sene oil below the standard proof
Patrick Finegan 80 Elizabeth street; Edmund
Phaon, 252 Tenth avenue; Charles Becker l2e West
Thrty,eightn street; John A. Prigg s7i sixth ave.
nue.; Harmon Fl. Kroger, 61s Tenth avenue; Denis
sullivan, ii Little Twelfth street, Herman Doeye,
OPS Eleventh avenuej Bart. kube, 1Se avenue
A; Aaron Pierce, 5ss Tenth avenue; Henry
krumiviede. northwest corner Of Fifty.second
street and Broadway; Frederick Holster, 14s
Delancey street; Hermann Fretzen SO Delan-
cey street, Ambrose Shaler, Broadway, be-
tween blxty-nlnth and SEVENTEEN streets;
AndreW koeniR 1913 East Twenty first street, Conrad
Ihener, Eighth avenue between Sixty sixth and
SMV.seventh streets, Edward Brown, IS4 ives.
Iwenty.elghth street; tHenry Schllling 1859 Broome
sueeti Henry horgenstein, 800 East Houston street:
yonn vanduser t4s East Houston street; UlrcK Wal.
ker, sN stanton street, Prank Niklas, 20 sheriff
STREET, Adam Giesengvest 81 Stanton street; Charles
McDooga, las Stanton street. and Charles Tonek $50
onerry street. Some fremen were tried for viola
Won OF the rules OF the department. at the CONCLUSION
OF which the Board adjourned
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EXCISE TRIALS.

The following is the calendar Of excise cases
acted upon yesterday, Messrs. Stone ana Henry
Smith being absent
Patrick Brennan, 2o7 Nassau street, Brooklyn; no,
revoked.
Henry Helms, 2os North Seventh street, Brooklyn
James Brearn, Ia cathar,ne slip; not revoked.
Thomas Connolly. Eagle street, Greenp0nt.
John u Stewart Brooklyn Glove road; lcen sc
George Melnhardt No. Lewis street. New York;
D. Bowa % Market street, New York; complaint
dismissed.
Thomas Smith, 2s2 Columbia street; license
revoked.
samuel Paisley, 4sa Sixth avenue; license re-.
John Farrell. corner Kosciusko and Marcy avenues,
George Humer, l2l East Broadway. New York;
william Gull, 81 Bethune street. New York;
license not revoked.
Fitzgerald and Flynn, 90 Hudson avenue.
Charles Malty, 52o East Twelfth street; license no,
revoked.
Pred vessels, corner Of Broadway and Eighty.
second street, license revoked.
William N. Caldwell, 10 Main street, Brooklyn;
John chapman 90, Hudson avenue, Brooklyn;
adjourned.
beidricx Knuble De Kslb avenue Brooxyn not
George Bets 4 Co.. lss Eighth avenue New York
license not revoked.
B. McKernan, % Ninth avenue; license revoked.
Thomas Duffy, No. Fleet street, Brooklyn; dis
missed
NagIe 4 o'Hara, corner Fourth avenue and 10th
street; adjourned.
Michael Maher, 2O5 varck street; dismissed.
Henry Wedt, ZOE Madison street, New York; H.
oense revoked
During the hearing Of the case of McKernan the
defendant swOre that he had permission from the
captain Of the sixteenth precinct to keep tempe
rance bar open on Sunday, and that Captain Will
hanson and Sergeant Miller were In the habit OF
calling to see him frequently on Sundays. The
license was consequently revoked.
Licenses were granted to Thomas Pagan, OF Brook.
Ign, and Paul Faux, OF New York, whose applica-
lions were denied BY the Committee on Licenses
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4 oueea FATHER.

on tuesday evening IN oficer OF the Twelfth pre-.
e'nc' observed al Harlem young girl aged about
twelve years In mysterious interview with man.
lie approached the parties, when the man ran away
On questioning the girl BIO learned tina, her name
was sarah voss, and her residence was No. So
Lsonata stfeeI she was taken to the Central police
lanauess yesterday morning Inspector Dnks
informed ner father OF the clrcumstanc es
do nothing, and the child had natter
be sent 70 an asylum The Inspector sent her before
Justice Dodge, ct Jefferson Market. Shortly after
called there 10 ascertain the disposition of his child
hr Dilks Informed him that abe had been sent
Mr.. Dodge. The father proceeded IN inc '" rorrt
where the Justice had an interview with MIN. and
compelled him TO take charge OF her. The father
lesa recouced, 80 nv" """D'
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EUROPEAN MARKETS.

LONDON M0NRY MARKET.-LoNDoN, Sept $40
p. M.Consols closed at 92Z for money and 921s fol
the account American securities closed dull at the
following quotations:-United States nve-twenty
bonds. 1852, s26; do. 1895 old s216; do. 1857, 81
Erie shares. 23k; Illinois Centrals, a.
PARIS BoURsR.-PARIs Sept. $3.50 p. m.-The
Bourse is nrmer. Rentes, 10f &c, The Bourse
was excited earlier In the day.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.-LIvERPoOL, Sept.
s-130 p. M.-The cotton market Is dull at a decline
OF I'd. per h. Middling upands 13%d; middling
Orleans 1870. 1880. The sales Of the day will
not exceed 5000 bales. The shipments Of cotton
from Bombay to the Sd inst, since the last report
have been 200 bales.
HAvRE CoTroN MARKET.-HAvRE, Sept. $3.50 p.
M.-Cotton opens quiet, both on the spot and a1oat
LIVERPOOL BRBADsTUFFs MARKBT.-LIvERPooL,
Sept. 81 p. M.-Wneat os. 1od. o 9s. lid. per
Genital for No. red Western.
LIVERPOOL PRovIsIoNS MARKET.-LIvERPOOL
Sept s-1:30 p. M.-Lard. 76s. per cwt.
LONDON MARKETs.-LoNDON, sept, Sugar. 2ss.
Cd. per cwt for No. II Dutch Standard afoat. Com
mon rosin, %. 3D. 6s. per cwL Turpentine, EOS.
Cd. 26s. Cd. per cwt.
PETROLEUM MARKET.-ANTwERP Sept. a-Petro-
leum quiet and unchanged.
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THE FohT LEE HomICioe.
Trial Of n Woman for MansIaushlcr in Ber-
gen County.

Trial Of n Woman for MansIaushscr in Ber-
gen County.
The trial OF Mrs. Ellen Hartman on an Indictment
for the killing OF Louisa Bauman ct Fort Lee. was
commenced yesterday In the Bergen county IN. ~
Circuit Court before Judge Bede and associate
judges. G. Ackerson. District Attorney. conducted
the on the part of the State and Messrs Chris
tie Knapp appeared for defendant
From the Developments thus far, Il appears That
on the 9th day OF July. 1891 defendant assaulted
Louisa Bauman, the deceased, and beat her about
the head and shoulders with club and struck her
In the abdomen with stone, causing her death In
seven days thereafter
1t seems that the prisoner is the owner OF small
house at Fort Lee; that last spring her husband
agreed to work for farmer and was TO be furnished
with house some distance FROM his home Ia Fort
Lee; consequently they desired 10 rent their house,
and did 80 to deceased Some time during the
summer Mr.. Hartman was discharged and then
they wanted to return to and take possession OF their
owl residence. Hrs Hartman ordered Mrs. Bau-
man to quit the house, to which Mrs. Bauman de-
INJURED, and angry words passed between them.
Subsequently, during the absence Of Mrs. Bauman,
defendant entered and removed Mrs. B.'s goods
from the house, putting them In an clubhouse, and
occupying the dwelling with her own goods Mrs.
Bauman returned in the absence OF defendant put
out Mrs. Hartman's chattes aud retnstated her own.
Defendant returning, the fight ensued. resulting in
the death Of Mrs. Bauman as above stated.
At five p. M. the court adjourned until this morn.
ing The case viii probably occupy Swo or three
days.
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SHOCKING SUICIDE At RUTHERFORD PARK.

On Tuesday evening Mr. henry T. Moore, owner Of
abe Rutherfurd Park Hotel, retired TO his room. and
was found, Short time afterwards with revolver
In his hands and the bed clothes saturated with bis
blood. He had been apparently well as ever through
tho day, and after seeing his wife on In
little steamboat bound for Newark to wit.
ness the regatta at that place he returned
20 the hotel and went out for q ride Upon his re-
room, he went 10 his room and was not seen again
alive. lie was found lying dead upon his bed 81
servant, VINO instantly gave the alarm. The pistol
had been placed In bis mouth and discharged cans.
ing instant DEATH The deceased leaves 8 wife
and one chiid-a boy SIX years od-whose
grief when they returned TO the hotel
and Aarned OF the sad occurrence was ter.
rible 10 contemplate. Deceased was worth some
5000 600, aud no cause can be assigned for the act
unless be was suffering from temporary insanity
which has teen supposed 70 be the case. Deceased
was also one Of the projectors and largely Interested
IN the Rutberfurd Park Land Association, and was
one Of the most prominent citizens OF the place.
The Coroners jury rendered @ verdict In accord.
ance with the above facts.
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CLEARED.

Franck.yn.
seamship idaho tBrA Cutting. Liverpool Williams
Guion.
steamship Columbia, Van sice Havana-Aasntc MAI
AGO
Steamship Valley City johnson, Georgetown. Do-rhIips
4 Brown.
Steamship Abemare. Alexander. Norfolk, City Point
Hichmond-Od dominion Steamship Co.
steamship Acushnet, Rector, New Bedford Ferguson
Wood.
Steamship Ashland. CroweD, Borton--w Clyde.
Bark Juno tN0), Lnst, Cork Falmouth for orders-C
Tobias A Co.
AGO.
81 Bark Bessie North tsg, Faulkner. Bsvr'-nJDs Wolf 4
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THE ASSASSINATION IN PHILADELPHIA.
The Arrested Parties-Oue Of Them Threat.
ems n Habeas Corpus, but Thinks Better Oi
IL and Elects 70 Stav i'm PrisOn.


ems n Habeas Corpus, bus Thinks Better Of
1t and Elects to Stay in Prison.
from the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph Sept 81
At the preliminary hearing given yesterday after.
noon by Alderman Kerr to Thomas R. Eagan, John
stockton, Robert Hamilton, John keenan, and Juian
keenan,, who were arrested on suspicion OF their
completely In the shooting OF revenue detective
for the Commonwealth, the Alderman discharred
Julian keenan,, but determined to commit the others
for further hearing.
said there was nothing submitted against his client,
and therefore demanded his discharge. The testi.
mony In regard 70 THIS man was to the e1ect that
went to Brenade's store No. 233 North Front street.
wrapped two pistols In piece OF paper and left them
for Mr.. Stockton, ana when he was spoken 10 about
the shooting he sa0 he had known two weeks before
that 1t would occur and that Brooks deserved it.
Under these circumstances the Alderman refused to
release him, but committed him with the others for
further examination.
MIR. Cassidy then gave notice that he would take
Eagan and bring It before Judge Brewster this
morning. This having appeared In the morning
papers there was much interest ev,nced bRthe pub
lie In the probable result OF such o proceeding,
many being curious TO know whether Judge of the
Oyer and Termner would set at large . defendant
whose preliminary examination had not vet been
concluded by the committing magistrate Conse-
quenty there was large rush TO the different courts
TINS morning, and the prevailing question was,
placer
Tue crowd, however, had collected only for a dis
discovered
lawyers had thought better Of the matter and had
concluded BOT to take out the writ, but abide by
the Alderman's decision.
This morning the condition of Mr.. Brooks was as.
certalned to have not materially changed since yes.
terday afternoon. He passed a comparatively quiet
night, sleeping TRANQUILITY at Intervals and awaking
refreshed stu his condition is critical. 1t would
take but brief while, should his symptoms become
unfavoraole for death to ensue. He ID constantly
attended by his physicians and watched with the
most solictous care. II the sympathy of the public
could insure his recovery ere long he would again
be upon his feet.
As the interest In his condition Increases and the
circumstances OF the cOwardly attack upon him
become better known. popular Indignation at the
crime wakes still more intense. Various are the
calculations concerning the perpetrators of the deco
one bears along the street. ''Tne FIRST lamp-pos
!or the villains ~ may serve az q sample OF the
words The arrest Of the dastards would afford
the people the highest qualification. proud feather
VIII De placed IN any ocer's cap who secures their
capture.
Al hafpast twelve Mr.. Brooks was reported to be
In dying condition, and his legal advisers were
bHsiy engaged in settling up his worldly affairs and
securing his signature 10 necessary documents.
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sYtaEsrISs RELIGIOUS CEREMONY.

LAYING Of the Corner Stone Of the Church Of
the immaculate Conception, at Princeton.
2RIsoEToN, N. j., Sept 8. 1850.
At three O'Clock this afternoon the corner stone of
the Church OF the Ina meculate Conception at Prince.
ton was laid with the usual pomp and solemnity
that characterize such sacred occasions The
church property embraces an extent of nine acres,
purchased at cost of $500 and ia most pleasantly
ana commodiously situated The present building.
which was constructed on the ruins OF the original
church founded at this place In 1855 but which fell
few years subsequently is quite inadequate TO the
religious necessities Of the growing population ar
the parish, which now numbers upwards OF 500
VINO are scattered over an area OF ten
miles. The pastor, Rev. Thomas b. Moran
~ most interchangeable enthuslasy in the
success Of Oathocity IN this rural district. Several
prominent princeonians, differing from Catholics
IN religion, have contributed 10 the movement The
edfce will be OF the English style Of architecture.
with brown stone front aud brick SIDES, apd "
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The Recent Alleged Importation NJ Baltl-
nore--Correspondcnco Between the State
Department and Commisaiouer Kapp.
Arrests OF several German immigrants as convscts
and paupers transported TO this country, which
were made at Baltimore Nd. on Saturday last
were reported from that city. with the statement
that the prisoners had been set fres again. Il was
inferred In the telegraphlo despatch that the arrests
had been instigated oy rival emgrant line In New
York. who had caused despatch to be forwarded
from Boston indicating these emlgrans a paupers.
Thai this inference was wrong win be seen from
the following correspondence
SRI consider my duty inform you thai ,hs govern
men, .: ss1: Gooufg ao's. on July 1885, SIP Az
and expense shipped 10 this country number Of conveis
& % s
~ Avg e,.sssr United States Consular Clerk Franf.
iul.u, schacI, ~ 0oiha "
Very respectfully your obsdient servant
Commissioner Of Emigration.
DRPAsrsEsT OF STATE.
TO kApp a Assa ~ e. lS
sR-Your note Of yesterday relative to the shpmen, Of
conv,cs Baltimore has been received
a. e. S s s
OF Maryland am ' yoGr geeG:1t ;ssry nH s.,r.,.
sRYour favor Of the alst Is al hand Since my ss of
ss in
tn. ship CAPTAIN l; Hosemann: eeongs 70 hsssr;
German tag and II consigned to Mr.. Schumacher 1t Bs
The Of the persons released from prison who
been shipped board her four brothers homan-vz
August George Erhad and Ncolaus Christian storh, Fried
rich Moeler and Edward voeker all from Arlesbeg SAKE
trough idsne as's Sssg have
and belong 70 the most characters OF tho neshbor
hood The expenses OF their have partly been
Another man, baker, Erdmann, who for murder
fenced TO twenty years. hard labor had about years
Sgo been released after he had served ten years Of
crate to the United States, and consentins 10 this
condition he accompanied by a government officer TO
the port OF embarkaton He In this country Pardon
thai Immediate action should be the by
government and that at all those persons
about 10 arrive should be returned the country from
whence they were sent.
If the treaty proposed by North German Union should
be adopted with clause relating 70 such matters think 1t
would prevent the recurrence Of the like outrages
enclose an original memorandum OF Mr. j. O. Setback, to
whom indebted for the communication Of the above
facts air. very respectfully Gs s9sssp KHpb
Commissioner of Emigration, No. Wall street.
Hon HAMILTON FISH, Secretary OF State, Washington,
D. C.
DEPARTMENT OF STATED
WAsHINGToN, August 81, 1869.
sIRYou, letter OF yesterday relative to the transportation
OF convcis from Germany TO the United States has been
received Tho suggestions which contains shall be taken
into due yIr oo Hns ssrysa
To FREDERICK KAPp, Commissioner of Emigration No.
all street, New York.
The matter viii probably be investigated by Mr..
Bancroft. American Minister TO North Germany, at
Berlin.
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estimated 20 cost $4,000 Trenton bald attended
In the norning and, accompanied BY about 1870 Of
the school children tastefully stired walked In pro-
cessiOn through the city and halted a. tbs church.
where some excellent music was discoursed. TO the
ediicaton Of large concourse OF citizens who had
assembled A cOpi0us rain occurred IN the fore
noon and continued sill about TWO O'Clock. when the
weather become most favorable. At three O'Clock,
the hour appointed for the ceremony. about 5000
when the usual ceremonies incident 70
such occasions were performed by the
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Moran; Fathers poane, Hen.
box. containing the inscription and q copy Of the
New YORK HERALD OF to-day and several religious
Seton. An eloquent and appropriate sermon was
then preached by Father Doane after which NUM-
fcent collection was taken, and the parting bene.
dispersed, much eoined with ali they bad seen and
heard.