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, 1869-08-28
4 LENGTHY TiEKKI.

At TIC election this full there will be IN
unprecedented number Of public officers to
be chosen. This arises from tho fect that
the city znd county and town officers arc oil
10 be elected at the same time. The fol.
lowing Offices have to be filed:
Cou'4ty 0tHrrs-Judge and Clerkof the
Supreme Court, Judge and Clerk Of the
County Court, County Treasurer, Super
interdent Of Public Schools, Surveyor,
Police Commissioner, two Justices Of The
Pcace-totn1, 10.
City 0Getrs-Alnyor, Treasurer, Collec.
tor, Attorney, Clerk OF Police Court
total, &.
Nnri 067eers- Aldermen. 81; consta,
bles, 20; Supervisors, ea-totnl. c..
District 0Eeers-Mcmbcrs Of the Con
stitutioual Conveutiou-totnl,7
7oun 0nicers-Collectors, Assessors
Clerks, Supervisors and assissants, one fo'
each town--totl, IL.
Grand total Of officers 10 be voted for. LOT
Aldermen 1re to be elected rs follows
In the Tirst. Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth
Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Fifteenth
Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Nineteenth ane
, 1869-08-28

muHt l'ocomo tho admitted si6h. af both
nla.~ra In tho Bouth, Tho fact that man IL
nAl~l'!o oi self-goveramopi must bo
acknowledged. No man Ia his brothers
keeper" llaylng heard those truths from
hr. Woodbury., the convention was pre-
pared 10 hear Mr.. Adams, when nominated,
declare
'7nat the result OF tho last Presidential e!es.
ilou had nrtued the question Of Feconltsucton
and =, negro sGn1.Ee Ths sena.s, he .ul,1s power
,end II 10 ih.ir W own W usts. He saouid LOOK lne
matter 10 the tace and inquire what the pa6ttc
tug oYer de1ca,ed b1ttle, but we
must nose MP to pcr position hoping so gain
victory there. Tho problems OF the Eptasc
arc ntot! important People n1e eR'nn.nK 70 70
p0l!tcs. They Afc tfro mach taxed TO DC Wiling
to tsirn to snch n!rlu1kttlonh The anxiety 10 fci.
Ctence to obtaining brcAa tor their families u
driving phtlauihlutdt notion1 from the rindi Of
u,rn- lie t1tered that tho ForttnErnen wero
night IN lhr1r Uprising. ann he caIei not II he WAS
called de1nasoRue for eayinS o. Ae crtticlseo
the tari1 System Of tht. county quoting nom
| Commissioner WcQs to sustain his Arguments IN
favor OF tire trade The fcor'e want tho tutolesa-
| lie taxct that hnrdcn them removed"
Mr.. Adams is evidently aheAtl Of his party
! ii Ohio and Pennsylvania. He Raid moth
! ing against the Fifteenth Amendment, negro
suffrage, military arrests, nor was ho in
| favor Of rerudiation. But he had the
ntroitness to grasp the living issue Of il
| tolernblc taxation, and press it home or
those who seek to perpetuate it under the
| frnud Of protection.
, 1869-08-28

vet II ard place II The tahls, And, II dries,
vii beatn 10 Jump stoak TneJ arc thus, In yaaE1
expanded ever = large suriatd Of aronnh. Tha
rams aYe not continuous during The wet &aaAoH, ~
some Iup,osn. hut tho harvest ralnE usually coma
in January, tho ateF1ge for that FroEth being t.tT
.pchep, while Deoember IL AEl. After shcse months
period OF two or three weeta usually tnts'venea
OF beautiful weather, Tho average Of rainfall IN
Fehsuap IA tDs; March, 2.7e; April, La; May.
l,Ys; November, 81
Tha t1rss rains rot tho old gTa1ses and tao raw
blades do not begin II nhoot null about month
s.1elw nrdh Al ChHBIna1 tune tho bills arc green
and rho cattle rcjo1co II renewed paztuEaRo-
So TIC year gees round, February fairly opening
the new JcaE to The farmer and fruit.crower.
THUNDER and lightning aru unknown, except IN the
h.Qn uountaIns, whctn II tmcs It IA sety severe
The electrical e0cess setm 10 BE- 10 evenly tlstst-
| buted thst no uuuscA disturbance u known Snow
In The slesras u IN Aorpe seasons very deep. At
| sone pcln1 near tha summit aAJ 5000 feet
| sbovn the sca Level, snow hxa been known
to fill To. = depsh Of 10 1ecs on leve!.
! Tho Htrers have rnre sport In thesc high slti-
tu0~a IN anow-hhco rzte1. They will attain crest
speed, even on new enow. and fearful prreipiccs
4 arc ieaped and ehaatns Jumped that could BE- ac-
compishcd In ho orher way.
! Ths great succeM Of California Il fruit grow
.lg State IL due principally To the TACT that there
Arc no scroacks Of irosts hnd heavy rains and
| U,pds on rpcntnZ fruit Tie trees aud v1nea once
fairly In blossom aud the chances OF IalluIu arc
| very remote
Tie thermometer It Sau Francisco will range
dunDE the winter from 10 to Is tho uesu being
81: spring bt: summer 20; autumn 70; meau fcr
the year Is. The heats Of sumncF Ase barely
higher than 70 to Is. Exceptional days have been
at s.. In the interior 1t Is much
hotter In the GUNNER than On
the coast. Sacramento averages G95; San Diego
T+z- f.,, MI I'm ptrz
, 1869-08-28
10 SAFETY IN BANK-LOCKS.
unchtnists Opening the Bcat Com.
blnnlion Locks with Eaae-IBoxx 1t
II aDone-E1cItcment among Rank
officers and Lock Makers,

fFtnH ne -Nfk / 1rE I fFlf4, AIsu4fSI-
At the tine Of the Ocean Bank robbery the
zint, announced I'm: NJ. Wliliana F. Ens:Sn,
An expert Of this dtv, had picked The conh.14-
lion lock on the safe Of that institution, IN pres.
ence Of the omcer1 Of the hank, and the stale
nent was BY seize declared to be etropeo1A
Subsequent Investigation prprtd, however, tn,t
ROT oIlJ dsd he plcs The lock IN question, bet
tsat 20 did Il with facility, and Alter the cnn-
themselves and were entirely unfnown 70 hin.
ss as, z ss e,
been operating On the patent combination locks
Oh the TIrasETy Department safes II tint city,
I'D rTei1e !na'es nd siser.adS u Il Il = fxeSa apu
minutes, time. The frequency with when bu.c.s,y
manage 70 open loe1s Of the mont Improved Char
and Ar, Sargent IN Wa1hlngto ha1e proved coo.
elus1sel9 that they can be opened, r1,Io the ques.
ton whether any OF them are he5pnd the skill Of
expert buTElaI17 and this suggestion created COZ
adetaole as1tassoa among naak officers In this CRY
Nj. Els,sas mode of operating Is very simple
one He psacts underneath the key-pla:e small
circular. e,noolh-tactd dlA1. having On 1t t1pl!-
eafs q the PRINCIPAL nnnheEs that Ast on Inc
9t:e.nM loe1. .h!eh naabe{s sEe g:sdaased east
recesses IN IN inpreaa sa Or sa' .1a:sa apoa @ a Is
Ss sae on u ds2 e s se g. & &
21y etse1 scratch being obT1Med BY bpnng
wh1ch depseases the receiv!cg pists, whenever tho
Ia turned h4ekxzsd 70 piaee The other. snd lets tt
up tEa.n WIEN the rercrsa turn II n1ane for The
.:s9nd ssi q iouft9 Ro9t r ,as Sosiassisn @
pressed ~ tae ~: When leraoscd lhoss e.
plaiA ire TIE numbers which maie up 10
Combination nsea; aaa !: !. saen Eaas1ef
point to ne Other, wha. these particular unnbe{E
are- This being onoo asccststned, the wor11nz oi
the sate At ne dllposA Of the operator. The tn
unsdes Of inc operation Asr somewhat .vaaed,
according to the peculiar character Of the lock to
bc rprSedt but the general principle of all tho
Patent coEolnation Arrangements Is Tho sauc.
". Eastgn, three yeass ago. picked the lock OF
the Aafc Of the National Exchange Dank
Of Lanstneh1rg. set upon The combination
q theee-e<Aa1. also thas Of the State Bank OF
Michigan. and several Others, from the p1.cers Of
which banking in:ttutlork he holds certificates;
and he can PICK Other locks OF the same ehaz1etef
i he be allowed burglars tt1r and oppor1uul.
te1' II 4 rot surpstAng, therefore. TO learn that
~. sasEent another expert, Il able to do the
sane thing IN Washington with sha locks on The
TRASHY safes In TACT, Judging !lpu wnat has
been done In the p2as 1t seems to be no e1agSe1a.
, 1869-08-28
STORMS AND FLOODS,

From the " kdlb County {lu) .Ntlcs, AuJI&s aS
The storm on Friday night extended ~ fas west
as Clnton, Iowa. and corslderahIe damage and
delay Of tlalts occurred ou The rallroads- Tho
sf .'h 'ssb 'un un a. cnl,r1s som @
The train wa psoceedlDg at SLOW nnd cautious
calvert broIe down, thc bavcaRe car Catnr doSn
With it, aud the four coachea Comprising
The train being considerably damaged. The
AMI sustained other injuriea The messenger WIS
seriousy hurt, and several OF the passengers mora
Or less bruised The cnve1t ut once rtcetFed at
Woon he tsscs rss sxan IN plaee anu Il lie ttsins
iunn,nG on time.
The wlres were down Tor some hoasx, which
The Chicago la,I!es. =
Dorino Tie storm Of Fr1.,ay night, the barn Of a
MI, UII. u Sugar Gtuye, wns eiruck b. lightning,
aet m frr nnti the tIlIdnr tovtthrr WITH Us Gun
tents. entirely te,trpycd.
John 1,a,1 barn Ii shabbona WIS also ne, on
trS names seIe Itinaui,hes, Gfore murh ams.
wa nnne. Several oiher buildings In ths satnc
v,rinit, w.re ni.o str,,et h7 liUhtn1n9' int mt
,.Geh v,IauH t,,r, @7' - Hs"'A'nH' "Nt 1ot
fovSn @ IJo 1hoT f., TIM, Nj, 1o hal at.c. n,
.ct m nre and feairn1ri AN o''s VI 'A1A
stacs of rhest .}sout nj. miles north o1 ,,e
s az X Tas surtoundeti os aII siues by CHEZ
n.,ra tns Paa,tni .,nT1n nf E1isx eecr,po last
ns eef is ocn ~ .
,hn WIntinT .asb ,nI, ,,n.v n,nrr danmgc at =
trtn,ng character. Thc operator, WIN. Reed,
W. tam iuc,+ntaii1. lint sitcr' or during the
rcecTc s,nrm al FT1a.; % niaht ln.t. a hnrss wss
urnrnet1 l., farmers tean1 cettiu IN tue 'supe
WI, ~ tbc ~ rruxanu Of the K,.h satttee uuc u,,r
wrs1 nf s,ca1nIe' Ihn Eisl,sn n,,tpe. Il il aaid.
hns mi 1nrn vi ltrh At that pun tinc,. g!5 ycars
Rro iii hpri1, At which time trien.i uf our,
- n,,np,., .tfnuu th.rn ~ ~
Ias,. II. ~. un;u,. ftn,a, f,.,,.t,- tu,u.f VI
sn,ur,, r,vnt a W., hcnTI raln fe,i IN nj,
, 1869-08-28
The Puget Sound Country Wore
Land,

From The Sen Fraaetsco Euuet.n& Iurus, %.
"; seward. Rhlle On hl8 way TO Alaska, toos
o{,a 1oIn u 4 TpSss sou1d country, visiting the principal
paeef fu5a!4hes tho following paragTapa:
S3HNu made 4 souIs speech to the csl-
5sas o. oiJmpa, In Whtch he sahl thai, Is Alaska
ne British possesslcns Intervening 6etFeeu
AlsaxA acd Is Wonm soun be ours a9so THIS ex-
preston Tas received NTH uniini.ed approoat,on
1Eow oslt the ralCe Of the couu:J nor1h Of Us to
NE nation, regret tha: cur government Waa tnaek-
60 eGwn Z, num the ga doctrine Of 'st4o or nznt
Z u We had corsiatsnty t3a,0t4tnett our rights
Me a9o1id haEe bal the country now knosn -
6s1ti:h 5a1:h Columbia without anything nore tnan
San 5aan question Tne Puxst Sound county has
bad such sermlnt II toe Northern Paule III haze
and nshes5 1ssou1ees of r she ,ssssf nave sonS A.
~ 4. nnasTeisped eoanu5: Pcset sound has.
shoits Taero as'R 1uorc issonven3ance '0sa II
sneSa e ETA Tae 81 ssss
Is still carried Into the country from Oregon and
California lu: there arc upWacus Of aiI mtllIoa
acres 6f feEel tsrd not including the basin of he
Co,umbta, suftab1e for agrcoltufe-shnf "a sbont
~ much n Na4 xctu2llJ under cultivation In thiS
stase : 5eI ago: Tne sHiculsarai resources am
1rd tts way to that country 10 pe next tWcnt1
yeAEs- And bEforo the expiration OF that t,tuS
discoveries Win probably have been mais showing
nc ares o. Anu as for erlayatnn 10 bo double tho
4 few yea:s .go the common belief WIS, outside
q me very few rho bad pe,zonai knowledge Of
tue iaet8. fhat Washington feFrttofJ Was good for
notnfng except for the t1r timber whb;h tt con-
tAEed But Va dnd tAta very Tcd1to>J tee1nlug
WIN, WIN varied @ and ine1n,asub'e resource And
ploted. We snail probably haYe kyul1r facts IN n.
port about that county,.
, 1869-08-28
THE LAST SENSATION.
ACrOAS thC NlnUlTa on a Bicycle

TfGW lJtt 1hFGHLl 1tiEtf1pA, Ill u5n1t %.
jenkins, the CAbadlan Bloadtn, a;tE1et ed fl.ce
crowd to clifton yesterday, by his announcement
that he wou.d ride a velecip+iu over rope
stretched 2cross the Sagar1. .tboGt 1Ee tGo;tsAu
PERSONS we're collected In The vicinity Ut Chiffon
bridge, principally from London, Paris, wo"t-
STOCK, and Toronto, TO wituess the feat The rape
was stretched acTusa The rlTer from cllE 10
eltn about hulired yards below tao br.,sr,
On the American shore. Al s:eg .. n, the vel
oc3rede uaA plnced on the Canadian enu Of the
rope, AEd ahGIl half IN hour w19 spent IN al1l,t-
ipg i rrorerlJ- The machine was ~ideI; di1ef-
elf from the bicycle commonly known by the
rane OF ve!oe:r-de. and IN realty vas NOT onc,
being worked ny the HANDS instead Of the leet
The Wheels we're aDo0t two feet IN diameter, nQd
nsarlF Of a Hze, The h'nd ons Being The smaller
on Tie rope, aaa the 1nsine or me srao7e OF
tie front wheel WAS coggeI- Fitting TITO
ard attached to this was su1an cog
Nheel, Which vas worked By c[snks With the hands
toWnNarcs, between the wheels, to within an
inch Of the rope Beneath the rope ne.e ITO
heavy inmcysble Iron stil1ups on which large
i,on baianc,ug pole saa PLACED. aao On whica ttle
whole weight was thrown nenesth the rpI.e, 10
that there was very little Danger Of the machine
torplirg over. AT ! O'Clock Professor Jenk.ns At
,sed tn gaJ Suit such as Is usually worn oy f1uesa
at ctcls performance, mounted bis s.ecI aud
after . false ssast, Eet tao machine Ii motion.
s:tn northwest wind which mas blowing
hazardous than It Otherwise Wonid hAYe ben
The rider, however, moved steadily On hi he
reached the middle u the rope, when he stopped.
a ana taspE o. nls caP wased II three umes 10 The
remainder Of the tp 8ut In ten tutuutea frpiu thc
tine be started, reached tho American slde auId
t1e cheers Of the apectator1. Lesa ln,etest ras
naoilei:ed 10 the a1at7 than might haye Teen ex-
OF otdlaaIy nerve could hare accomDIshr, fls
ftat as u ed a8 Jenkins.
, 1869-08-28
Marked Change at Niagara Enl11s
From tAt Laelpoft Is. r. Jour7aoL

lH AAGN% AAAA* AoA 4Vt 4JulH k4I@G Nl9Cu33s
cd With rrG1rn 10 the cavtnE II or wearing AMY
Of StaRa7s, has ihls season toqnd new fuel to add
10 The asEunasnt II ~ fnvor- Considerable CON-
ment has bern Eutng the rounds Ct the pApkl3 for
lew weeks Win relation to the Changed appear
aDee Ct the Fells IRON thai OF last yeaz: The
Horse Shoe, It Is s.x.cd, hzs sTfdeoHy given way
some thIty feet In thst rsrt Of the cone wacrc
the "Srcen water" Is seen. 70 that the IIorso
Shoe s2peaynnce 4 nctAmorphoeed to st4t OF !
triangular shape. II is thought that about Ito tons
OF rock must have fallen In on tbt Horse Shoe
al3nc, and old Gaht:1es arr taking landnafEA 10
Notice he recession hat mar take plses oeFosc AZ
other rear. The American Fails, also, has cEt-
IDENTITY E1rcn va! nj pGrts 70 considerable e.
tent Therc IL no Go1bt but that the SLAEAtA Is
cr1snb1rG Away and tal!tnc back. but the present
recession IS probably the greatest ever witnessed
By Any ono ErneEa'ion. The heavy Ice cclda which
PASS over III tte srHnx. the strong currcat. and
ccastle1: wear and tsar OF t.nc, mud tho might!
thuntertt ca1Arzct, Htust tntr7t1nty tell hcASllt
ur<n the rocky crest Of the grand old shrine: but
OF eourse It's falling away must re 70 SLOW as NOT
10 be oh*tIfAbic 10 the eyc, except when, from
tine to t.1c, some Of the Immense bouldcgs give
way.
, 1869-08-28
CUBA.
Mn1lfeAto by lhe Cuban LEADER.
To e4r ErttA1sn Of EGyamo, E5uani, ani Nut.-

y ~ fa FxV fHxh vel BIO 80 n
10 p.r Brftarsn Of Eayamo, H5uaas, ami N1V-
;a1taS aa1a .,...,,
citizens Of ba.aEo, with al addition thcEtto,
written b! the editors Of tho Fdnsueador Est.a,o1
q ncw attempt mad. b. tyranny 70 attract Jou TO
It's support, and to render son coNa1dly In case
SSg hua TEL Sns to pn q II
u,tpg Al! the rcaouIcesot his tEianous policy to
secure thss object, but his plAns VIII IL! be(ore
Est Ger hsts nn.s II ine u
Irntatea bJ the talnrt OF bis cu1nlnR. causes
!. hoTrors becoming these spsn.a1os horrors which
! We shall never forget, md with Wa'en his
tory will 1epro&ch him during Ills generation; ani
egNn he rrturLs With natser5 to noIEox to 1s.
i to he found the goodness Of His E1celicnc5, shs
Count Of Falm1seua, ~ II you yourselves dill nut
comprehend the 9Tpss deception; as II IN your
lear of that cruelty Of which y1u have hal 81
many proofs; as II the gloomy experience OF
three centuries aid not teach the tnoans hist
opp1es.orA The slaye alnne Is willing to receive
biows OF punishment, CHAINS, aud death lrum =
Thrss ansnIaIds aIe ~ I ;ae saros a. evr,. thexn
ali nesnots: nunliIaflpr thrn.rlye. l.fmr1; tnc
strong. The; are ,usulrut to cura:Tix anI ats1no
hnur NJ trtutlnh =. fN;r Mar fnr i1,5r,rnI.
enrc deuonrtrates lh,s fact, Wrr1hy c,,,una1,uns
Of IpIo Hcaltez Manuel Yt, tor. Fra:icsco Cssaa.
jaIt tIr7 faFc cGtt litetI ever, knu! IT 1,.rs.
hnTs, r.n1cI "a nw ,n,Trnfs ~ mr. nsnnts.. MI,
hasc ssrYtnr.1 fnrhnrnu+iY nrrscr! ,stfhnt n1,s
mn.t,1 rhiiirrn NorIrn snI nil n,4n NV. nn,.i
Iii {,mrnjnV md ,teanfntynn rVcrr fsT,It, % a,.,
INV t4n Ms at,nne NM, e,t1,ra.,a 2onr st,,h.r az
1hn hasc r+re hrep snch. tt,nse !!nn fnr.,.t "
tnnu."nt 1,inri,a =, .i,s .,,sla.t ~
snse,inn Wtote,s | AsTfr ,h,, ahr. "vr, VI
H. thsr,. In ru,nns,t, 1s,tw.s,, ...na.;, LA
thctr vtrttmsF ilpt hriin,t ~. o,. @
rutinrets ~hn hs,u NM ~. s,,,,,tT
rfut;r,i t,1r thir,, fnr 1l,,tt n,ii s.,, ,.t
wt"nt rnnu ~ nm, senrn,ncu wn nt,,". , ~
W. r,r,an ,n,5 o,Iars =. t.. t,., ~. s,', ~:
tG.t rnrpe ir,,,n ,t,n ,t ~. u,u,'i ~ a
nisa I'm ia .,,nns ~, ia, . nm, '! ~ ,,,, ~
r, ih,s re,r;r II we ,i,.I M, tnmw tut ~ ~.
tnrrs hsxn 1,aam n,,tn+,H l,v .ist,." .,t " ,
t,",, sn ~ rt,,n,t ,n ,,,,, .,,.u TIL ,n ,I1N!'
ttr m estr W,,tt t' ,I,, III, tns s',,,ts,
finn VII VIZ '''4@ 'is 7"*''I*' ''"'t'-
VIII in hcox. c,arttun,. Tim x,.,tnt,,u ,,L,, ,,
r,s .,,,,1". IN r,tr,n. ~. ,.t, ~ ,, ~
iaos With ,Iie. lrnlsr, bsy. ,ao.e,, '.p, m IN.
t.,.I,a,s ~ ',h,rIp' ,a,,s,i m ~ ~. ~ @ m ~,
rtiicr .Gst sr I,,vt, In,,,nr fIu1s IN - H. " s,,
rnn.tantlt ,lruIr,t ~ an', iii, t,,nn III, ~ s,,
Tja saynsr m,rinl,',lt,, nf Va,,na ,.xl, .,, ~.
aJ,,ntnt trsl,ts nt1Irh have fnn vi II .,,nnIt s
tat,.r,i ID, taJ i'm, I,,lr u, tte.a s,,rr. . a.,
,,t,t anra liz ,,uitir nj patsj, IL, III, ;,
Ami t,uGI ulrH il tuni Uh.eusthuir nr hs..
AfWs1 that tnt u,lsIi I.s jtta NJ, ,,,.t ,,t,I,,
liza ,1il,t1tIi1us lha iIats at, o n. ia, EIt.a.
st,r, liz ,,,',',ty I'm ID as.ni ie,".a ~ y ,,:
tut tbIyt Il i,prra.at, Il, liz sntt al.n ,n,,,..
.tt,rhllhe1 nti., t,,tn l,hs 1T =, ), a.. ,," ''s
nt,,I -, ~. ..,,,,, , t''''
, 1869-08-28
4 Plan for Importing 10000 Fresh
xTo0Pss
II rtEa CaFrstpondtnes Il ugust 1s} ~ ths Journal
AZ Commerce,

Strong ecorts are TO be made to Pay for t1ans-
porsat.on, equipment and provisions foz IN AruJ
the means can be provided, from spain-perhapa
II something lie tho following manner: scnur
z, for example, can well auozd 10 ray sloo, ,eGo Tor
writing 2ac01 boxes Of sugat unsold, which III
net =, 600 Spanish ounces, OF 3s21tpo. lie can
Ind eight or ten friends equally sh1e with himself,
importance and sl,1oa, ,luo viii 50 fsr towards
meeting the expenses, which may be es-
tnated at 80 per soldier, delivered frun S;i;a
men, not calculating subseGucnt subsistence aud
various teld manttlouA Much Of The Transports
tlon viii he nCnlnal, being MAIZE In goEeruHen:
sesEcs, while persons who h1ye coet!.ets tur
mail eeEFiee DC, will tighten their Carriage by
peclA donatiOn to the canse BY which they Gye-
OEee here, Provision from the Cau1;rF Vial have
to he uIane, and The elements OF destruction w.!
leave Attlc Of CYlqn !iltIustlI Tor Lhelutulr.
, 1869-08-28

Twentic.h Wards. onn each III Tao Fifth,
Ruvensl. Twelfth, Thirteenth. Fourteenth
and Eighteenth Warls, Two each. Each ward
haR Supervisor aud Constable, and
every .oier will havo tho privilege af voting
for from twcnty-four 10 twonty-seven can,
1datea for "A many oiflcea,
, 1869-08-28
TIE QUESTION OF SHORTAGE

A year OF more ago commercial circles in
Chicago wero considerably agitated upon
tie question Of shortage IN the movement
Of grain, and for time there wns a dead
lock between vessel ounc1s and shippers as
to who should bear the loss Owing to the
discussion, or TO some other cause, shortage
ceased 10 occur, bu. within few weeks it
has broken out seriously again. It appears
that within the month Of August five vessels
received cargoes Of grain, averaging 5000
bushels each, from the same elevate. in this
city, 70 be taken to Buffalo. Upon raaching
that point it WAS discovered tllat
they were short in their cargocs, rs follows:
The Menard, ol6 bushels; Idaho, 200 bush
els; Oneida, COO bushels; Chenango, 154
bushels, and tic Gallatin, 2os; bushels-in
nil, 1873 bushels, The loss is serious one,
and The long controrerted question comes
up once morc, Who is 10 sustain the loss :?
The shipper deGvcra to the Captain Of the
vessel m elevator certificate emitting him to
receive l5, 900 bushcla of GRIM the Captain
receives from the elevator the Rnomt Of
grim delivered to him by the elevator, md
which it is swo1n TO, Is the correct weight
The consignce has the grain weighed on
reaching Buffalo, and refuses to pay foz
moro thAn is actually delivered to him.
Who is To bear the loss? The Captain do
cinrcs TINT tho grain remained under closed
Lntches from tho timt he received it until
1. was delivered; that none YVES removed
from the vessel, and the condition Of The
, 1869-08-28
IN BANKRUPTCY,
Tho Firm Involved in the Recent
Forgery Cnsc Goes into Bankrupt
cy-lta Liabilities Between Ono and
Two Hundred Thousuud Dollars.

Two Hundred Thousuud Dollars.
From ;he NL!.eaulee Sentinel AuyuH 10
The charge OF forgery against Andrew Il.
Adam, Of tho 1rm OF Wat5wUrth, Adams II Co.,
his examination. release, ard subsequent Ec-
trTrst upon four distinct Charges, arc NIT
tiers well known to ouE READERS, especially to our
merchants, WIN ev1nce RTc.t interest ia every
thing reiAslpR to the development Of the cast+
The nE.n had hitherto enjoyed u good reputation
and carried on al e1tensyc boAlnesA upon what
basis the forthcoming trials wul tell lie Tits As
II may, We Are promised soMe astounding reTets-
tions OF ahk1p mercantile practice on the part OF
Tits nIIn. Several new and Important features In
connection with the business OF The trm were de-
Eelopcd yesterday. when AesssN Carter, Davis
l. Fiancets lied petitions tn bankruptcy In behalf
OF Two Q! !ts Creditors, ono from New 1orf. the
other from Boston.
The liabilities Of The nt1p a1c sa,d to range b.
tween Jltl1 loo and 1As,uoo. Or this amount, we
are informed, from An,ttp 10 5i1O.eQO are held by
NaNenE! Bank In Walwnnh County, AID IN
equal bpn BY the Third National Danf OF New
York. 4 large anoun: OF their paper Is held BY
Chicago horaes. whose names We are unable to
learn
Wexre also informed that warrant has been
Issued for the arrest Of an nccompItcc IN the a.
legged awtndllnE operations OF ktc dr7u. The csso
Will prove cEe Of the uost Interesting that have
trankptlei In our city lor 9 long timc, aud the
tr.ala OF the parties implicated IN these tEaHs1c-
t1ons will place before the public startling pic
tu1c Of the loose aud IeIuornlt1ine r.a1ner In
which tus.uess y transacted IN certain circles
now-A-!aJk The examination Of Andrew Il Ad.
ATS upon tho second charge for forgery W11 take
pl4ce at The Po.lte Court to-noTow,
, 1869-08-28
Whit Tom moore Did and utat
He Says.

from "-Aemof ef Thomas Hoors " In american
EaE!oa of hIs ForE4 :
It had been Aooees destgn and 4 nsrt of III,
agreement With Murray, IL case he survived I1r5
h5lo9' t 20 Hsste some sort Of biography of his
lnso9. Ana nc destruction Of the aMemof8" did
Ios h1eF !Ms purpose. ftw months after that
eseot u November, 1894. he caused his intention
70 sss Rs communicated to Lady Byron and TO A.s.
tflEn, 'taeEetnhR ht tho anne t1Ee that tho
delicac1 tneJ could rely should uudertake the tax
E.'tef than have his memory A. the merry
and the uead.r The execution pr this work
Vas necessarily postponed until The size
, 1869-08-28
TIE NORTHWEST.

tII.ik0l9.
The S;ste Teachers Association meets at Nai-
toon On next Monday, and will continue It's ses.
son fer three days
There waa terrible storm at ForEvlfe, Ken
tn County. OF Friday night Of last week; and con-
siderable damage WAS done t'J lightning
IOWA.
The following tables give the population Of she
Seventh anh Eighth judicial Districts by circuit
ut7h