, 1869-05-13

Meeting OF tn c Cnnnl Corn m tEaioneFH
-E~tlmntcs for Canal Improves
ments E4nuincd-TheW Work to BIC
Pushed Through-RniaFoAd Mnt-
scrx-The Wheat Crop, &c.
Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, May T.
Mesxrs G1ndele, Cucy aud Hictox. Commits
stoness appointed to carEJ out and supersnsend
the improvement Of the Illinois K Michigan Canal,
snd the ulnoi. River, as contemplated by the late
law on That important subject, met IN this
ctr TO-DAY, to consider the estimated cost
Of the WORT, VIZ, the building OF
one lock and dam and 10 EepoH tue sane 70 ne
Governor The estimates OF two competent clslI
ssG>oto and the other 3a ooo, being less tnsn nc
appropriation provided by the law, Fnleh Was
fApcl Advertise menta viii ii once Be male In
the Springfield and Chicago papers Tor two mouths
fss sas ,s:n u Is Juy nsIs tie wo1s vii oe
The Commissioners are determined 70 push rue
work With stgor, and complete the sane q soon
lIoa. 4. lood., President, and the naa:a Of
Railroad, arrived IN this city today By special
tTesn for the purpose Of Inspecting the wofK tnos
! ard other taIlnags Of she rosd being built her.
| railroad bridge acrosa the Mississippi RFeF at
| HaiEuton.
| other counties IN southern ILLINOIS, reports that
! wheat prospects never wefe betteF, and an early
ard abuniaut harvest "a anticipated
| 4 certificate Of adoption By the Peoria. Pekin Z
Jackson Railroad Company q The agnentncnts 70
| Its charter by the General Assembly OF ILLINOIS .aA
died in the once q he secstg Of sssse to.aas.
tsa7 eonvtcts sre being restored 70 c1sizensnin
session Of thc Iegtai1ture, Wit be plaoed In tne
hands Of the Public Printer to-noE1ow, and II ~
cary day VI be dtssftnntsd =, ~, e..,. ar1r,,
| tural Soclets Will meet st Decatur fo-nnFrnE1 Z
| MAXI arrangements for the ne1t annual State iatt
xtu md E i, Dates. perenptory wit OF man
! d mus Vas awarded to-day ns Judge Edwa-ds, Q
Ills, Inc Tn,Eucth Judicial Circuit The taes u
It's lis: tenn q General GEO +. Smith, safe Trea.
u.es number Of coupons Of liqasda1ion bonus 9
this state which rAtu1ed IN ne !eas ls4e AM -
| npf ther payment MAS refused By General sult
! tot the 1cason that there was SPINE doubts aoot
ns ssnastnsnsa ~ .. u see pa9es non
. these coupons demanded payment Of Genera
y. hates, the present Ssate Treasurer. who. Aitt
fcset patueut for the reason that the coHros
5 had hem detached from the bonds called
rag 9.n! ysass - = ~ a. aotaS ~ " W. u
: | cplpopk but Judxe EdN1t1iA assef hear!nz u
as. decsied tnai the claim xas Jus aad raA
T. and ordered sns xns 70 issue The eoapo
, Ns}or Thornss u WILSON lasety appotoied :,
confirmed Tinted setss ntst1:ct AtIofae5 LOT m !
lin ID commission n his pocket, and VII
\ rnre e4srue the duties Of hk1 otace. Major y
SOC b young nan, but st1nds niEn AMONG i.
- members Of the bar Of Southern ILLINOIS - u
C ~ nf marked ability He scr~ed fAtnfu!IF
vail n au ofrtccr and soldier throagnoo: the =
The nev Bosrd Of Tfastees OF ne so!als
nmnhans' Home mex II Bloomington yesSefa'
~ nrrsnir1.d. The nav b1tldlnR for the usc
L. tns soG3eTs' orr hans xt1 Be reads dos oeearaa
neIt n,onth and aTangcIneun for ne !, teTos no.
n ali chtldren nom the temporary homes u tnA
he rn6 T,ooninctou were n12de- The fotn1al os'
=; inv Wtli be June Il. nj which IN osst3oo VIII 'e
ityerrd by Governor r. J. OEteaoT.