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THO Wt8o.MMrdeF at I.nSnl9e, III,
ids11A tAo.uH ~ csr'typntttnre " tie 81 Louis

f&ttHIhltf1tA.
Murphy ID slon. 10 ycaI1 ni ayr: his w,fa VA,
leu jean his B-nlor. TheEr arc ihfeH Children IL
1lc family lne Oldest dAuguter Al,out II 5eaJ1
sa and fat ne fTo ne f,o,. 4g.I rt'pss.lsey ahd
tEen IN tle hahlt Of hartuE frequent sprccs, AMI
anf1nE them ha4 uniformly becn cruelty abusive 10
H. n1s Tgs ~, Han1 TING be has bae1ened her e5.a
and reEests.lly he has driven her ors OF ht,! aud
6nt o. ne house on bttes|J cold winter nights At
hn ~ simSs .s ne vas ne tenor .! Tue family, and
largest porttous
L.t WeaassasJ evening he vent home to h.s
did not rrtrrn Until aior. hau-ras: 10. The
mother, the daughter and the plless Eon, who had
been w1tchlnE fo1 hts con5K, Werc, a. us1al, ter
H1ed when they f1w him coming up the Walk,
and. nRreeaaly 10 tie daughters suggestion, the
mother escaped nom the horst and sought rest
n5on hlsosst cDses ssec .n The !a Murphy
rpoM, and demanded to know the whereabouts Of
Nm. Murphy. The daughter, Appseherstse OF
Violence me benayed hel coneeaiIsens pseseal-
gave hln pillow. snd he lay down upon the hall
door, rs has been hts habit dy!ug the Waru nights.
ea,e M y ae soa.s s sn
fsons docf, or attempted 70 enter II, probably
kurpos1ng her husband Was asleep The house Is
ateps eons1u1g OF n!snt Of xt1 Of seven il nun.
oeI. Bndeet, ne daughter. being IN The upper
fteT' w.s ztaEsd ny hearing "a iS 5asset upon ne
by the Light OF The moon tna: her mother Eas!
TEN Knocked or tafoKo down them, and her
fa1ner .1nHedo:e!J after went down and df7gEed
her up II the hair Of her nesd. Rr1dget lien
cane toNn TITO the halt, where she saw her
no1hes rrou :he coor, dying or fainting. while her
i1t1sr ca1ed her ea1s right and 1ei,, sl:pped her
faee aot, se1tng he- a1 the hair, viocaut ja-nme,
Ter head against the eaEemeus Of the door. She
entrtAted her fathef hot 10 Kill her mother. and
nc 'o.a her II reply to 60 back 10 bed and ntn,i
her oEn business: that fhe reej cot be ala1meti,
and tha1 De would not ki!! her. All thIs WAS said
N suppressed tooea, rnlIke those OF his voice In
though accustomed to such displays OF hi5 NO.
leGcs, Tas no1c Than oruinaHly terrified. She
az not 80 taex 10 he'd, oEt ran acEoss the sanie1
10 INC huu:e ol III. Ryan, whec. n.d!ng Yts. Ry IL
Or, she ted her taas her fA,Eer was k!IllnK her
nofher. Thence she vent to the house OF te!a-
t,ses not far on. to acquaiut them with the case
Cd to TIC open door, AMI, Nou!d haze eate5e1, Ip:
, 1869-09-01

From Tire HinoHa Rtpnhtirs1r, Angus: ~.
ne hearT rain .to1n Of Friday nft ternoon
proved Gnste dL astrous 10 the rallrGad between
etoefto1i and Lewiston. The Rochester accol1s-
tountefrd serious difficulty near the Nater tank
snort distance above Stockton, where Z itiie
bT11Ee tr2ns the creek. The stream ha,l risen
very rapidly 10 the dtmenss0na Of r1rer, auh the
water spread tver the bants covering The raltfolj
bridge and ernbantmcnt 7hr engineer was uu-
able n sec the extent NJ the ppi In time ~ stop
The ttsln md rereisinx the engine he tumpei on
we5e ,,'3., only eeme ne tnenty Or lhlrJ passengers
fltn ~ The unsteady mutton Of .he ears
u thr track that hal neu ~s1he.i. alewer
anil sluTer rent the ifAin until II 4tur1,e1 s1,1re
III the tntdFt Of The waters which etteutIr.l orr
the marx fni distance nf tNfEty or thrty ru,1s
Tit ,ei,RIhsrr hal Rut uran thr cars again ami
f'nthr'1 la CtRHa, hnl II VIZ. eonshlerp4i unaate
III BiteFrpt ~ Hl1 The wis trails q. # tbe ttIllRa
' II MAS f,lt III fHn thf tbs tnsHPHxrra Alt {fsr
mFn l"f+l th" tHft hall HsIl raf IN rat niu{ ifln
a""f1H'!ltn rF'9i t"fwAti with to" NiI,pf hail.
IFT.eihha w EfRhn stitn ma lfet psrfpi ntn,re
Tho Httt hf|sr. anil 4 tnaH iatptt,0i lhs,B that 4
rnltttt sh! t'tItiht u the itark ueat t,a aHtuN
f.lMt.tt. sirs 1.t tasaehsei HI tim wete iii
Al a3''. t.n r'lla few s.lElt tsA haipt. af MI
7 stnS Ia WImsls. '''
This nj. hAItta Jttfatt eataI hThs ta,n aI.tta
~ tuesday t!aht ''!t s'illu rlaaEu IL ttt.s .ss(
~ Ibn tIl'aRn, tnhshtrtsl..s M1sAt, Ha ,Ftet.
.hAtlt she wheat a. feft Aes. il ls!fnt4s snil.
u, ALni thn mr. Mas viii ,iITfrnHg sit.,lt.t, 1ha
lhiil nf T11uF itrLt. n ta, IL III Enl!4ltIa or.
drE. tito damages ~ lhe Tttrn5 lrest,xt ttetna
slhaf shHt. Iho tatHn9rs to tia FaifBrAtGtr
A!la anu Lie ons at QUINCY ast about IAs aal,e,
, 1869-09-01
The Fifteenth Amendmrn.

From Ike Tcshtn7ton Star, Auqtst n
lev dhJz since. We published al announea-
Ment tnat the records Of the State DCnsr1ment
stow th2. the Fifteenth Amendment II the f.oT
sltndor, propoaed BY the last CorrfrxsNwhIes
amendment Is, In effect that no unt,Tr nr r,t1r,,
zet citizen OF the United states ahaIi henrrfnrtn
oe deprived bJ any State Of the s!snt Of Euf1rnar
because oI ats race or color-has Been er,T1.
p!ete5 ratified by North Carolina, Weat virtota
A2stacnu!etts WiscousIn Maine fcn.sSTaf .ST.onf
Michigan, soutn Carolina, Pennsx1ra'
@ - hFLaneas, Connecticut and F1n1Ha-
y; tmpereeuy ratified by Missouri and Esnsss-
1SLtFckeo ~ Delaware n1tfkentucty-a Tnis N.
s nuGaeemen9 mas naturally led to q great deal nf
epns1ute5s!, oecaose It has been Eererallf under
slooa, ~ Stated u the Sta- few weeks gfir4 trat
,wsas5.shsee states hc0 rnuaed the amerdment
tuc!uaing Missouri and Kansas, meeting only rye
@ more 70 male up the requisite thrcc-fo1,;ns. RE
Isa 1ss1 losH 4TsoHns says thu: New TorE (which
oSss Eos appear IN the State Department Isl, Ia!
har anea, t1o1sn her Democratic State Officers nav
Hnss Flnnela the evidence Of this fact IRON RE
SGA s1A1e Impairment New Haurshire, Scvu,1s,
sGa inuaoa hass certainly ratlned: and II Was
ssoinGsea that Ainneseta, Iowa. Il!1ois, Ne
ofas2 md Alabama hau done likewise. vcs-
mont viii rat1fy soon after her Legislature meets
nt3t Octoht.r; and Rhode Island vii 10 likewise
y November. But these. with tho c11ogs IN
iatssouH and kansas corrected. Elll but sTei! The
Lss OF ratli5tnG States to twentT.nGc. and three
more are needed according to cur Arithmetic,
oct four, "a stated by the New York Tf1Snne,>
tWensy-e!Hht being more shan three.
loufths Of thirty. entire nImoer OF
States. Virginia ami Tennessee are
virtually pledged to r1ttII, but whether, under
e2At!u3 es1cunstanccs, either Q. beth Ttl 20 80
, 1869-09-01
BDARn OF HEALTH.


The Board ot Health hell its rr,7;,,,
meeting yesterday. fn1I board VA. r,t
Commissioner Hoard presiding.
fIGHr.soIL~
The Sanitary Superintendent. made , .c.,.
compliance with tue resolution OF ill.,, In
LIST meeting, with reference to inspac,i--r.s1
ern aTenne 4nd the farms adjacent ;hrrs., -
ntght-sotl ts deposited He found . sra.,, o,.s,.
Of ntghf-sou On Western avenue, al Tia er--,!
to neld; anI, u one place, louni tryrr,, -.
uncovered that had been lepo4!:,rt ,y,-,,sa
night; also, saw evidences at anothrr pTa-r 80. -
Il had been buried that morning. Tar s,;,r,.,...
house In the town Of Jefferson MAS In !, ,.,,",.s ".,.s-
condition, and ReSetal ptgEe In u buI ;:,s. Ill
btSTILLEEIEs.
The Sanitary Committee, to *tons "a, -r,..,,
tns gnsstion q ihc conElna4qcs Of op-s.t!s:
tho beard aRu!ust this firm VIA hclI 10 a:a5,es -
agreed that the said G11n raHM coDt1n1.
their dlitiilerJ on the coa'ii:uns: F;T-:. fs.,,
an1li be rnn into the Ch!caru Rive. II -, -
and nll must be taken away from tas i,.I.
Second. No feeding on premises until ,s,t,faI.'
With 10 assurance f1at It Will bc ,rsn,t,,, ,,.,'
bfct, not covered with vegetation. 10 II! ,T.t,
cd with ten barrels Of heavy oil, ani a,:eys..;;..
soveEGd n1 WI @ ten inches Of dr. earth, Tne r:s.
barrels Of oil Immediately aud sIjOGi i "a r
continue to he fou! IN The rnouih n So. ,e.:
N tv .aIII sane aaaaty q heavy Oil Is 10 he : i
ue,r,.o NJ s uiE5aiions y S 70 DC conducted uhtr p =,
ptt!slou o! TIE BoaTu Of Health, All ru,..1r
sa11 sui SO far must bc iat1 Inliuc1!x:gly. '1
Iho famc committee olso retn1rfeI i. t,,,,,
N.Y. Mth TgaI to the dlstillery Of S!ne,r / Il. IT,
tnem y hcld ~ aAcJ2uce: Tnat no swlI I. i, u,
lun into the ChIcaEo Kifer or lrair,,,s ani ~
ieet,nS 10 iaSen n1 amar from Tho isEely: au >,
aasu1Hnce that 1t will be permitted fhcn ~
river hsu1g the dock to be dlanfectnt sIih t,,.,
tAItels Of hearr OIL "''A ''''i
'rha tiAtIltnr rrI, . nH..,.
ctptr,' thu terms, md will rn1ttn1,r unrrsi,,,n.
nnaer re neoVc pror'sous. Tho cnrrtnIl,rr th,nk
thst ~ .hete rfuF!siana arc strictly cUnp,if-, via
10 ,T th.s ,sm Ssai eS ~ ss c"nue'e without aosturt
CAl.r"Ms.A rnr1T.
Hh1'ltast Inspector H. II. 7. ttnfpr I,,Rtr n .,s>
ee srnnst ri'1, tcrard I" The rA.ary rl!sn,7
o. ~ assshs 'iatng II tn se gph. til rru.-t /,
Hc frfHftEt1 III fuli1Na.
~, q ;! r,''fc f".s ,.t rtr.r,., ts rr.,t,
a tss.' Y!:S'ti' t@ti!i .1ir,, .; H.,
issp,ee.naot o is<.ts. =. h4". M M ~ It'll ..i'' @ "
,h.a,a ny ~; ~. ~. I xi;f,t.:l s.ss ..,, f." ~
[rray tn shn c.!.ns u ha tr.,i: aud thrFr /. *
I, ',ccug ny ,na H. snss ~. bfs,yaen r.. l~s .'' a.
A'h1hF ussr etttrhs, '''''
"lIks nytt, laos :'n new er nus+l which n..as. I.
.ais g ,+, ,t::s T. :, ,h h .tI&ti"< I;" vi
IN i. quality. and sult Il o II ,srt"1 Il. th ht",As
;'es. Il; g., t' e t.ssat ss "f rn f'. a.. :
sah waa h.sc 4 e.r tss nfa-a ~ u esa.u!" ~. :'*
Ihe Health nr'cer sttmr,ch the following cum
lang, =; Il. Z Philips. .: i. 1h,wEeY, y. Tia
nuueer or nulaancea abaie.t Il4Sl week we're Lila
an's nne aoa' , sIasn;tS % n t hara foE the nopta
paS so!! OF 'hl1 department Ii 81, ,saa 70.
MORTALITY EEroMT.
! nc lotal number OF deaths for the week cni.
, 1869-09-01

and the bcnns piled up in the shape OF cone and
CAPPED. In this way the crop will thoroughly ma-
tuIe and Btaud heavy ralns. When thoroughly
cured, they may be hauled from the 1eld and
threahed.
TIE CORN PROSPECT.
Some 1elds OF com are glazed, and one, an
carly variety OF dent corn, Of which the seed came
from Ohio, Is safe from frost; but the greater
part OF the easly-plarted corn Is Jet In roasting
eAIN1 and Will need all th!s month to rIpen. The
late-ptanied will hare little chance Of maturing,
the ltte rains having stimulated the growth 10 a
large extent. thus putting 1t beToud the hope OF
maturing. This WILL make good feed, Il cut before
frost.
Sled coRH.
We shall expect to hear complaints Of baa seed
cora next spring, and farmers WILL do well 10 Sc
cure their seed. This should be spread out in
CONC loft, OF "1Aked" up and hung IN eoMe dry
place. 1tshould not ho put ovef cattle or horse
btA1s, a the tAmpnea5 n,tMnR will destroy the
Germ.
WINTER WHEAT.
Care shou1d b had IN psowtng for this crop to
secmc drainage. For this purpose, land four
rods vlde In the direction OF the natural DRAINAGE
will be found uscfui. Add to this cruBs fuErpwB
in the low places, and We VIII have less Of winter
f1illnR. Tne winter wheat has becu good this
seasoo, and large bresdth WILL be sown this tall.
II well put In, a hushel Of seed. thrrshed With q
1z1 or tread ont with team, Is plenty, but II
thrcshcd with machine, may need mo1r. Avoid
new threshtDg machines for seed wheat, aa these
cut the grain more Or less, In old machInca tho
teeth become rounded n1d do less damage.
RrRl1-
, 1869-09-01
STORMS AND FLOODS.

From the Dts Neints Rtgi<ter, August %.
me immense fall OF rain on Friday night, nc
companied By heaEy thunder and lightning an
pears 10 have been WtdcsNreHf and destructive
A portion Of the cellar wall Of Vincent i Sou .
grocery house, on Walnut street, WIS cared in,
upd the basement died with water.
The lightning struck the cupola Of D. F. Aliens
slate roof and tore on few feet OF that No fnI-
The residence Of Mr. v. I. AGu: Carton on Sixth
street, was also struck. The tuld passed down
tho eh1Iney to Eas pipe, followed that to the
to M md aaneaR s1s ae1 ne
The damage was slight md nobody hurt
=, As mentioned Yesterday morning, tho cellars Of
and considerable damage caused thereby.
Mr. Babh. nr1ng tn bloomfield township, nad
hs barn carEied aFay:by the storm. The former
wrecked. The wind. !. seema, parted the baTu ii
The middle, scattering the fragments IN every
direction; Mr. B.'s wheat stack VAS also blown
About thirty feet Of the basement wall Of the
residence Of s ". Russell, in the northwest pat
Of the town, gaTe way and tuubled into the
cellar.
We learn iha: the stacks OF grain that hal With
stood all The Storms previous u Friday night we're
thoroughly penetrated With water from circu1-
uely looking eulleys were washed across some OF
the streets. the cutters being insufficient 10 carry
away s.Ic foods Of water.
Much damage resnfted 10 different parties By
EtIeers Lot property graded
KAlLK04D ACCIDENT.
Merton, Ios6 tAh9t.st eD3, Dt*'dtea 10 tkt D.s-
A'iSses Rt7ister.
An aTfu1 accident happened i've miles west Of
this stAtiou, about 10 O'Clock last night, to the
WeRtwars hound freight train, on account Of
~ all bridge over slough having been wished
away. The engine and nIDe cars were precIpl-
tated into The caFty, which Vas fifteen feet deep,
and Piled on top Of c8eh other IN terrible confa-
sion, Killing the engineer and o1e brakeman The
nrCmnn had leg broken In tEo places but he
managed to swim come distance and 10 keep his
head above #ater until he Naa relieved BY the
Surviving bTaicsmnu.
The engineers name vas Barney Seeks, lie
Sas n Fcars old, and leaves Joung Wife to whom
ne was married 10 about four months ngo.
The hcfy Of the engineer WAS recovered fro.l
the wreck at half PAST o'clock this afternoon.
The uame Of the brale.nan killed was UpF1ce
Neer, and that ni the fireman James Smith.
man who lad atoicu o ride from Chicago, In a
car loaded With lumber, had halrbrealth escape
ftom death The lumber, fortunately fut h!Eu,
having been pitched from him instead Of towards
him.
About one hundred ana nftJ citizens OF SeTton
MD ColiaI, and many farmers and Others have
been at wcrk to-da5, helping the railroad hands
IN the clearing n~aJ the wreck. The railroad na9
been badly washed aEay ty the heavy raiu el last
plRht. Near Brooklyn aud Coltax the storm lasted
FOR several hours, accompanied by yerJ heavy
thunder and sharp lightning, anti ,ntsctInR al,ii-
tsonal ib!ury to the alteaIy hadly damaged wheat
crop. -'1s'
, 1869-09-01
HYDE PARK.

Inc regular weekly ne!uas Of the Town Tnls-
sees Or hyde Park WIS held o. Mont.ar las:-
F.esentt Aeeata. CadJ. CLARK, DoEnes, and Waite.
tett'ons ~ese handed In and appropriately IT,
4es7eo, 70 open Oak street from Greenwood AVE-
NE 70 cottage Grove avenue: to open Forty 4eT-
ehth aIees from Cottage Grose ayenue to Stat.
ssleet: 70 Improve AdaEE street from Oak stree:
eouta &c Willow street; and to improve spuih cud
Aa1t. AcGtaM 10 lpcate . greenhouse On an M
seeun!ed Space at FIT ye'rh 4tEeet and HIDE Patk
1fenre. The plat Of part Of Sec 81 7. 81, 4 Is.
Nos approved SubdFJ orters passed to Eeluad
ownc1s for taxes paid TO open Ftty.nIlh stree: u
Lake Michigan. since resclnsle4', and for payments
for Work done on yasaoua s:rrett, were un2ut-
1DEslY naAsesi
, 1869-09-01

"YesterdaJ, " Meazs. Tootle, Nave and other1 p1I-
rectora Of tho St Joseph 4 Den.tr Railroad, pay
fpg S173 600 caan down. We understand that the
lauds we're psfchased BY the gentlemen ahoFe
Court released It's lieu upon these lands, aud &c
cepted from the railroad company, IN lien thereof,
Kansas County bonds tn Sufficient amount 70 Sc
cure the loan made BY them to the COMPANY"
Tne Charles City Nowal IHtetEinncer Understands
that the tEsck-laTers On the McGregor Sioux
City Railroad have reached the Lltsle ccdaz River
CHARLES CITY at the rate Of ono and quarter mllcs
q day when the weather y favorable.
Tne Sioux city Railroad Contracting Company py
iaid fteen m1les east from Sioux CITY, and on tho
si t. s4S is e. 9ss naass sa eS s
the track Sioux City ward NIL 90 rapidly for xArd
until the eastern and Western forces meet
troit i Milwaukee Railroad Company arc pro
gresslng finely with theif improvements At Grand
Haven Nearly hall that large nat has been Oiled
said 10 grade the balance. Two plle:tIivers are
Ut work on the dock ftuutsge, and H11 Soou have
this work done. Already TIC track has been laid
tovn, and tue bridge at Fe17JsourE Is all ready fer
putting up. Work has commenced On the passen.
ger depot, which Il 70 be Of stone and brick. aud
three noniba 81 the 1st of january It il expected
thst trains will run TO the Haven Eegalarly, At
n ulCn E4Ile lle poal8 VIII STOP lht{h ktnNCt1i-
ately work Will coUmchCa On tho fright house, 10
be lut u brick and stone, and to be 800 By feet
and also upon tho engine house, e1;,able Of hold
leg four cnEinea TIE DetruIt i Nil xaukee Ratl-
road Company have lal,l out au Improvement TINT
WILL cost not less than $90a, ,Oo1,"
The Pittsburgh Commercial OF August 81 says:
" 1e" GAYS Since We announced the 0rZontxa-
tion Of railway eonrauJt With the aboye title,
under the laws Of Ohlo. Referring TO this CON.
pany. She beaver Gal Eadisat Of Saturday has
est to the Pennsylvanla Central. aad which hare
been chokCt1 Oh from their Western connection
~ The recent lease Of the rttsburgh, Fort Wayne
Chicago Railroad to the Central, arc reaching
for another outlet, and are likely TO aud II through
HEAVIER County. a Inc ot railroail i. prorose,i
fron1 Washington city md tho port Of Baltimore,
one hundred mics shorter than that oi the Cen.
trnf. Tho baltimore i Ohio ts already
ssous,1cs'0E sD1sn M tue Go, Conne'v!,1e te rus.
Baltimore, Pittsburgh i Chicago Ila1,rpat Com.
pAnJ has located tta lne from THO Ohio State tlne
westward, n1A the route from Pittsburgh west
war1 to the State line nione rcmains nnieserntuet
The railroad is to strife the Ohio 1ttrer from the
ao0sh side nt either Liverpool, Smiths Fctry ut
Beaver. Tho llalumorc 4 Ohio Railroad Company
cAsnes portion 0! the bonds Of The naH enter
Prise, and jay lou;t. Mc1]eny, and other well.
known EnEstah aud American raifruan men furnish
the balance Of tho eapttsl."
, 1869-09-01
The architect and portion Of the city

The architect and portion Of the city
sages who have TO do with the erection Of
the east wing Of cur Court House are
unanimous in the opinion that the cdi6ce is
safe, for many rsasons. First. There arc
no cracks Secondly. The cracks are &C.
curely puttied up. Thirdly. By th, fur
ther splitting open Of tho cracks they nso
enabled to calculate the rate at which they
are closing up, and will soon be prepared
to predict the time at which the
sides Of the yawning fssurc will
have come together ngain, dovetAiled and
petri6ed- Fourfdly, Even if tho cracks
would not close Of themselves, as cracks
usually do if let alono, the superintendent
weight Of the roof and floors must bring
them together. FuMiy. But if they do
not, and, in short, if the walls could bo
proved ever 50 weak, it is Of no conse-
quence, rs it is the building which holds up
the wnlla, not the walls the building. In-
deed, crncks, on the whole, arc strengthens
ing. And they are ready to certify TINT
newspapers who 10 not sec these points a1e
themselves cracked. =
, 1869-09-01
THE NORTHEAST.


The next term CT the Illinois STATE Normal Eni-
vcrK1y, At Monmouth, will commence on Monday,
September 6, 1862.
\ great revival Of religion Is raid 70 be pro-
Hrrasirs In Shawpectown- Aecitngs a1e held
morning and evening, and tic greatest interest
prevails
TIE fourth reunion Of the Eighty fourth Illinois
volunteer Infantry will be held at Young America,
September.
Recently, the family Of Captain ". r. Lauotne,
u gong frotn home md locking up hts house In
tpfef Alton, un1ntentionallJ made . prisoner Of
aus llltle olacS and tan dog. Andy johnson. After
Lapse OF nineteen da5k, the house was reopeneA
AMI Ii a bedroom the dog was found. In an etna.
etated condition. hut still alive Water and foo,,
were given 10 hiD, and Andy soon rcooycred III,
usual spifttA He had not had uorBcl.of7auy m,y1
Of food or drop Of liquid, during Snc nineteen
days OF his confinement.
On The afternoon Of August sa, two citizens q,
Davenport, named Peter Hamann md John " oil.
went on hunting excursion amorx Iac Island.
below the CITY, Towards evening they gtsrtett on
theft return home, and when coming up the chan.
rel On the Illinois side, their skin was over
turned In tone rnaccouutahle uauncr, and both
men were drowned.
The cqGal.zed value Of the real aa1 personal
property Of DcsMo'ncs Is s3,loa,975.
The Dcs Motnca Re'tsteT says:
- few days ago The City Council OF pels passed Ar
through &h>t eo1nf1!iou rate ri 1rJ 1t IL ryrc.t
sl1 Ei4es Al LoEi iIthe1 rrQc1ts that Atf ahoull
, 1869-09-01
FAST TRAINS 70 HEH YORK,


/
,.en,s -. ~, Cs,,. =. A-.o.eAuee WIN aAse''''''
-,on. ~ .s"m ~ eeo press tos some days p''.
to the East tn.nspra.c1{ tue,r ,tpt7,ntn1 arru.s
! trains between this cltT aud New York9thr ,i,s
between the TWO ctt,es I,.,no ~ .-s '''l'
tt-s tast"a ~ ien seven 70 eient on the pres:u4
'A'e .sspts1 Auc oistanee between Chicago ani
se" aotk, r1a Ehe Michigan Central Great wes;-
River RalIrpaas "a or, rtIa, Ts,. A4.t ua''7'h
rnnte a. comrarn, ,.", ~ t4s l. Sne lonRu
luuIe as cotppalcl with the Fort Wa5ne, BY anuIs
Ei1ty miles, We thIuk: AMI NJ romn.ra', ~,
the Southern hy a1ou, haJf th,t at-r1rna ms.
new time ~ aIa,a.S 49,. 4 .0tt uAsta0ce. lae
axsd AZ ,hir.s u, han. oetweea The two cl:ieA !.
hour Including stnn7 s1' 1''5I1.mn 51h m!!vs "A
ave miles an bnnF aTcir.tr.. a.'oa. tns:.y-
This, all win admit. is pretty i.vely ea,i. a,i
In sympathy win. ihe Wa5te ep g sne asssfe. ani
travelling pnbllc ~ sAe "1oe-a"aAe
n t.ayers.ng the distance between The ,xo
points naued, the responsibility or nscnrnn1,.,rr
81 miles OF 1t Within the ner,nf nf
s eight an and half honss, is thrpTn upon
Il neesss, os fspsIa spen to R5!'TUa n H. IN:
thttstour ni1es an hour, ipcud,n1 sonnas,s .s nr m
nsa; Is1o m'Iss q hoa raanns ,c ins
tEa bY scasou Of The fact thar te ds4taGc. een Eel
the Great Western has 70 Be- mn,e IN M. ,'sst
spe fst.. nn q eomres sasty REQUIRES norc meier
above, srnn the previous ttme,s - inss t,e,
hours. This, 30 far as tncrea,ei sneed = t,ts"
one.thirll Of il Is aceoUnfishr.i hy 1esson ~ 80:
y reduced numbes OF stoppases, These hsr,4,.,.
iorc, between Chicago Id iStroit, % puubers.i
three Of them Il slsoa ia e1os. asaSss on' fourteen
In addition to ,his lie liailtnlnF tra.a |, cn,,,
Ecen that the actus inrrpss.t srea,, a. taus ~. "
c!eat 10 reduce The linz me- Ear ,n 5a7t sa'
n nnayte1 ~ 1n,nuios u tsa, aboal e9oal to Two AMI
c5eey recosnzea Is s'fl1 t6s 'fs % n1 @
S"Ao RtG III IAI4lb[ls inc pfUDGf uUnFprf9tn n
, 1869-09-01

We cannot ngTeo with tho denuuciations
heaped upon tho sagacious poll Of the
philosophical Jenkins because he did not
cross the Niagara the other day on O CON-
mon yelocipcde, but did cross it on bicr-
Gle, or two-Eheeled machine, made for the
purpose. II seems that Jenlzina construct
ed the machine in accordance With the
simple philosophical principle Of getting
his centre Of gravity below instead Of above
the rope This il illustrated in our school
textbooks Of mechanical philosophy By the
diagram Of tho model horse, which is made
to stand rearing on his hind feet
on the edge of a table, with his entire
body projecting over the table, by means Of
wire running from the body of the horse,
IN cure line, under the table, and hold.
ing, nt point far enough behind tho horse
to bring the centre Of gravity Of the whole
under bis heels, ball, OF sufficient weight
to poise aud balance the figure. jenkins
constructed his bicycle with two wheels
groorcd to fit tho ropo, and cogged inside,
80 IS to grip 1t firmly, and placed tho
saddle Us low as poasible--within m inch or
two Of the rope. The bulk Of tho weight Of
tho entire machine, including himself, was
then brought below the rope by hanging IN
immense balancing polo about two feet b.
h9n the rope. Tho entire machine, there
fore, really hung from the cable instead of
being abovo il. 1t required no balancing
skill to czoss on ii, but merely
tho nerve 10 sit in his anddlo q.
a height Of 200 feet over tho abyas,
md ssoadily rropcl his bicycle. Indeed, II
would hnro required several hundreds Of
pounds lifting power 10 havo swung the
machine over nbove tho ropo, 10 that tho
fall Of the mnchiuo would havo boon posi-.
bio. Tho spectators woro dlag,ss.od as tho
evident aafeiy Of what thcy expected mud
desired 10 be foolhardy effort ut balancing,
hui aa m experiment in crosuing ,lllrlcuit
chestnu Or lsnastnH lhrougl. tho ais on n ca.
bio, III n,annor 1nWiblo 10 nny tnau of
common nerve, tho experiment u Jonkt.a
IN valuable.