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, 1870-12-31
WOMEN AED WAR,

hoW .ne Rtnneo-rI"ssaan War Wns
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1;sans NV "a1t.S'ou a.:'M: " U.o. -. pno.
secret history: ......
..TAe ,-e-sateen mt AGou taa. INC =zr wnic1
fas rnictsd soeh Untold ca!aMtHss upon two
fiess On TIC aiai q c.vilxstion miKut, aud prob
lul5 HoA.o, 1Qt nAyt OCCURRED nu1 I0I cause eQ.
Srs 1ts ons oSt ' a9oo9s eWR as
Women. HM -Astcsty, DOM Fernando,
tatneT a,.eE. q e sae King ot portuSa1. somewhat
immediate friends. p = sudden marriage. e,ens-
cen menths aEo, Win Mlsa r Hens!es, to whom
ne hau eecn muc1 attracted during niue precious
{3e,man parents In nCmb'e l!fe. ana edacsted In
i;aiv ior nc oP*Tatic stage. bT tdc at1 Of feF
naefal natfons 81 ar. who aaa dtssovesed her
r!seocfous ta,en. 5or music a2a htr ane voice
are! conplennes net ktNafs apFuatf, she
returned to tae LEtiGd st.tes. bot failed
70 fcaca the em;cence OF ~hlca her
eaIII youth mad eiven caeeElul pran,ss.
SaEinc anosher nela :Ior proteaaional
success. sue vent again 70 Eurap* anl IN 1860
the riaoNrd k:rg Sonsots Vas M, attracted BY
htI ltauty, tlvecA'. art ntheI chafmA Then
!. gan ne ac9aain!anee xh'ch Terminated IN her
re tareLe OF tnftugst WI1 uo2na Nas.a IL
Jn;t previous 20 tne marriage me Duke of S!x+-
G%nu.g cehivffSsi m nr1n aes tns M wy o. Eo1utces
neSuoR %iatne past or VIII nef American na-
AsMy;
G"Inas sereatsd osettsfes were male hJ frlm
ara nus eoiir1etsts ~ ln1uce psna FsF121io to
nccel: thE tnIane ot spa!t, y NJ scc:e.- He Re.
lnstd % EsEe any eHeoaseSeMenl 10 shese rsopos-
az. sna IN sEn.t 10 Itat lsttet1on, ma1e IN the
esrls part OF 1859. nnls few months besare hts
ma!Insee, va Ic3ecaen Mttn 20 n muEh dec1slon
a. 70 9e eensae,ea e, ese9 snae 70 he Spanish peo-
~ a.s.s .as tt t.s s'E.A enoa'-
- Stt.;t -. .In. ~ ,rs - t tns & noseIniaens
~. '"4!o a. nr,.,,n, .n ~ oe' ~ un; ~ tne
i%ir,n F.,n.,,t0 ~ ~ Tsn,,st'o, =, s,se s ~
- - sif. ho - 1s ,s s;;nn ~ =, tsI nuaols
t ~ ~ho, 70 na ahsa 1aa % me e3n:t At
nnr1r ~ rn.sc .rSo nat Ea,.oa,as ~ sac s su-
l,nisrn. " snd mor 1rn+n rbnt.s ~. W. ~!ta
Ttns1.T =, i,,"an Eas tnsir1S:ed tn sns.ss .aassa
I.is III ,esiT VIII dn1rsts snoona ms ont 1oa
nm, ,sji,ny II, anssrfa.n ia xnhfncs' Sut .pun'
fc,msi nov ttnra Te1s nncn"9 sea o. saat ~
Nels aaa uaaae COZ
e'. :. nat. Frfnandn nrnnn.en:cert,,n rnna,,,o,,
ra,hnns IN riew ~ n,i.n.tcis ,,,c,sttn ~,
f4;ms ~ m~t,c1 v1sch Eee T!,,rn nsax ssst.x tsS
hes,I ns Vii anncpr ~ 1na so,rn, ~ r1asI nss
shnn:d nrver he Mrs, ~ Iha sarsa haad
H. tne ,,esra ~ nrsssrrs the ,n1n, ~ sesh nk
fnr H.. nm and A.. 'irsr.stants sf,eg IL
.,stn, IN Th Snsnssh GnTs1n,S.nf .n,.H ~. w
: c.6tl,,,nr' viii ,hfs nnisnca,t,n. E,Hne ss.t
3; II. in fnc cn1,rta nf ,trnc' Yhe tvo np
aes soseresn % c GSn Fenaao resed d aaea' aeSn
IA. cr,T, tn. ahi IL - .n, =.
snan,sn Cnnsiir1ion nsf,er a-crnno fh, ,heon, 1as
III: tre rnyertmcnt 1t NaHrti nhi,s -. ~ abt;
M, nnesfnn ~ tha sSrI1a. n,T ~ "
non'hs and Weie oner nr tTce senrnas' $500 y,
r..c1t II h; ,,.s. nr renewed 6v fr,rni1 VII
reHi;oo' Ens,fy,he1 w.,r h+ncen IN apses-
and thr canses st-rs.jv sfstei we.r assi1Te1
, 1870-12-31

The "tndepeudent" Uemecrals In Delaware are
TO start \ Newspaper, at Dover, TO oppose the
Democratic ing. which now has complete control
OF the State
IA colored boy and q white sir! were married
at Bludtop, Wlunesnfek County, Iowa. the other
day, By Democratic Justice OF the Peace. The
Squire remarked "thht it went agtu his grain to
set sich eutsed dons' buta nsgger'a two dollars
Is az 8 Cd as white mars two dollars, when re
don't break the law In getting ont"
Major ". 3. Norris, the Republican candidate
for Congress in the Third District OF Alabama,
viii contest the election Of II. 4. Handler, on the
Grturu, as be cnRtges, that q large number Of
legal votes pOlled for himself and the Republican
ticket were thrown out and not counted. lie Iu-
stances Russell County, which gave Majoz Eor1s
and the Republican ticket majority Of 400
votes, but which the Democratic Supervisors re-
iustd to count and certify.
The following Is the notice served upon the
Hon. l.. D. Campbell, at Hamilton, Ohio, By the
Hon. Robert e. Scbenck:
"SiR: You are hereby notified that design
and a0teud to contest your election 70 and Eeat ia
trc Fors, Congress Of the United states
a. Representa- I've of the Third Congressional DIS
ufctbf Ohio, and ld0 hereby specify the following
rs the g1outd upon which shall rely In said con-
ttt. to Wit: That Al The election held IN the town
IN the State Of OHIO, within ihs bounds
OF eaid Congressional Dsujct, On the ll,h
day oE October. A. d. 1870. a. which election you
ami were Candidates for said o,lce, the follow
ing Haufd persons, to-wit: Here follow the
raEes 81 at3 inmates At the AsJIumL1 Who were
cit Ems OF the United States, and who had du.tnx
The year ne1t ece1ing said election been resi-
dents Of the Snse OF Ohlo and OF saLu t~unty OF
NuntRoMery. Tor thlrtJ uays. and Of s,id towu-
slip Of Jefferson for tTcniy days next preceding
said election. rts!din4 upon and within the terri
tory known as the Sat.oral Asylum for Dtsa bed
Nlunteer Soldiers, and who were In all respects
legslly qualified electors at aat1 election. de-
Eistd to sote for me tor said olce, ari that each
the saiti toWnehsp OF Jefferson, and while SAID
polls Here open. rendered N the Judges Of Elec-
thn lawful ballot containing yny naute ~ can.
tidsfe aud fer said office IF Representative IN
: the NLtId CcnKrta OF the United SIA-cs. eact
and all OF which ballots 20 rendered were by
the ealf judges OF Election Improperly and IN.
lawlully rejected, and the eafdtnersons we're no,
aer was c1ther Of them permitted to v7'e for mI
at said election. ROEKHT c. SCHEAcE"
10 - Dec. IL, lS.U,'
, 1870-12-31
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE,
A Young Girl Runs Away from Hole,
and is Pursued by Her
Lover,
A Mysterious Affair.

At ahout II O'Clock last night, TWO young men,
both Germans. and apparently lAbortnK under
some considerable excitement, presented them-
selvea 1t the ArmuEy, tuquirtug Of the stat1ou-
keeper whether he had arrested young WOMAN
Who had left her home In the evening with the
declared tnsenttcn Of putting an eld to nesse:f.
Is 80 qsn 1 ana
Of The girl ~ to Ealrant the superstition that he
~ ~. her ioser: III. susniae proved 70 ne car
nsnea %;1ie xeianes gu md a. ved sGnsa1 sTin s se1
mother 1t No Il CoFnella street she was
10 bim. see hss frequently qas1rsi.ed Win s' sf
mother, and naa threatened suicide. urging that
hes p1rents 1I.ated her 9Th great severity aud
quarrel had arisen besSeen mother and
1augh,es, which had resulted In Nasiea
:s9sl1g g,, he house, yoElng ne,er p
ia tsien her to the sesdence Of lis friend Il 10
81 School street She had remained there until
ssS osgek las1 night rnen ses SUD
rspay a. ~ she could. lis sA%s faeud, Whoss nams
was not R,ven: aad pursued heI. oas !ost sisas ot
every direction. End had conc 70 the Armory,
exptcting tnat her extraordinary behavior might
NcthmK having been heard Of tho missing giri,
the de{ect<d young man waB recommended to In
form the station keeper at the Union Street Sta
uo0s ana nave Int 0lucGIh put upon tue 9CeuL
upon the West Side He tbeyed the Injunction.
Al II o'clock he feappeare6 At the Contra: Sta
uun, having been unsuccessful IN the West d.
viNop. Sokhug wAs learned Of her during bis
ahfeuce, and he accordingly returned home.
At about the same hour hack dtoye up to the
ArmorJ containing tho missing Rir and gentle
man, who found her lying on the sidewalk on
Mtrnigan avenue, apparently stuPthed, Mhesher
With cold or poison he could lot decide. he had
taken her to The ..Armor5 In order to make inqul+
r1ca "a to her condition. and procure medical
assistance II Necessary.
IN being searched, nothing was found Oh her
except letter from her lover. and q photograph
Cf the same pe1aou. The etation-ketper directed
the phtAnshfppic gentleman TO fakc her to the I'd
dress on School aGeet given By her lovet. The
carriage then drove away.
The remainder Of the story Is somewhat
mysterious. No such number a. 81
exits On that street, and quarter
Of m hout after the carEsge had LEFT the
Armory our reporter was tuq1ring among the
NJ irhboEa a to whether back had been seen
ths re within the ume indicated The answer
Icing In the neastiTe and the absence OF the num-
icf being continued BY the netynh0rt. one Id uRt-
ufxl}y led 10 regard the a0Alr Win suspicion. II
Is to lie regretted that tue ttatlon-ke. per At the
As1norJ fsied to take the nAuI
and address Of The gentleman
who alleges that he found the girl Sue was
too sIupio to anRwer any questions herself, III
though this condition may not hare been taa re-
kp!t Of AIRY poison taken. Tia probable that hel
intention was TO commit Suicide by df0Taing In
The Like, and that she tell from sheer exhaustion
NAero she wac picked up.
, 1870-12-31
YESTERDAYS FIRES,
Losses nj tho ElaEA street Connngrntsou.


The following Ia an approximately correct llst ol
loe,e. and Insurance IN connsr,,on wt,h ~ ~ ~
-. - soeue eHou "'su tuo Ase
CD CAt& st.ecs ht w O'CLOCK yesterday morning.
The building Is owned by c. r. Mckay. Thn
aggregate loss thereon Ii f3s OCT covered narttav
bs insurance. OF $4,000, plscsd " she Mu:usi Se,
.u,i., .ra Vh,...., i tT -" Ae
eut't5 auo nitmsh 4 LOWELL
No. 535 WRs occupied on the drst 1loor By Josenh
Baker, as BaIoon and boartljpv Louse Losa.
t1,u0; tnsu1aIce s5so In thc .Elua. q IIartford.
Ihe scccni noo1 Was cccnuled by Albert hui,
L. IS 500: ttlsufctl far fccO in hi. aIrn 1.ttT
The ,eSt u lie housc va i'll IN S1wtiiITU ToSns
Los.about S,tV, -e '~S'1N7-
No, SO was occnpic,l on the first t,oor by Louis
uillmap al q re41aicfs siofr. aud Tie secnni and
lharA rcots ~ dwelling hpsC us ipss l. ciane,1
TO be {5nQo irhuft1j for $50 it the Chj..arn Ffc
rnd {lH.0 III the Cntcsl SAtss Fire and NaT1ne. Of
Eai1ifn! r. The ffar nf The rrst Il mr. vas -,
cnnieI AZ dxeilins hn,,snhS nnah Abssh.m, NJ
l.oss, 3sC0: Intuyt, in thc Natlef Etc. nf Srw
-Ycrf iur xiso " ~ H's"
So, sjs WEI oeeun,cd br i.1uts Thonnnsan n, a
dxtlliI hcuse. Logs, $aao: no tu<uEnace.
No "a wss occupied br Nj. Kee o. Inc urst
Goof. a mapularturer OF preuareI wheat l.,as.
81, no tusctancc.
Nos, t{s md so were otcunjc,i hr G. p MrEav
on Tie tl,ss floor, at,j on the eecSud and tiir;t
doors rs tcuct1ents iy parties unEuoWn,
, 1870-12-31
Illinois and mtusontts

From tM ~. Leuts Repr5lieun, Dfs. ..
The grandeur With which these tEo great
OF the most interesting featurea OF that CEN
sue, aud \ significant Indication of the future
leadership IN the West In / country
whore half century IS considered 1
tolg period. neither Of these States eau
T. fSss'teea IS Set -. - .eomp.s,;hvs yo9ng md
those sudden spurts Of growth which nearly
al our young States exhibit in the tirst ten Of
twenty years Of THAR infancy But, old and
steady as Illinois snd Mieeouti are considered
to b., when compared With Iowa and Wiseon-
rim, Minnesota, and California, they furnish
growth in the last decade that even the
IeE States do not eu1pass, and no ono of tbs
older States equals Ohio has heretofore been
locked upon Is the Western marvel Of gro1th
IN population a1d wealth Ard ita citizens we're
in the habit OF looking confidently. forward
TO the Lot far distant time when Quo woald
displace Ptnnsylsaril ~ the second Stare in
, the Union. Bot the fgHres Of 1870 SHOW
clearly that bleh bnnor is reserved for Illi-
ncis, md tEat ale ia st1idiog forwa1d to it
ri,h aa;,,,+ssagg sig'n,1s Fit S L 1850 - tn
| and hat Of Illinois only i. Isl, bui
3,eeo.esi, sed t6ai Of Illinois a54o,sie @ MI H.
uois has 20 m a1ly oyerhauled her sister as 10
have reduced tho lafte1s tupero1ity Of Eys,-
655 in 1860, to IL. Ac5 in lsi0- The . 'Sncksr
i rival, and will certainly surpass her by 1856.
The sggrceate Increase Of population
| in Oiio IN the laAt ten vaar~ IL
aA.075, something ie4a than ii per cent;
while tho aggregate incre4se in Illinois
u SIS ,2265. over 4s Per ps= cent Illinois has,
it, population than any other State in the
UIion. surpasa:ng even renna5lvAnia And
| New {csk, The tao lslreat OF them. al Penn.
S5l7saiAa incseAse ia 575.755. AID New Tork' =
, 1870-12-31

4a2, ,s3s; 40 that the iunssasa Of ulnois cx-
cseda tbat Of Psunxylvsnia By 148. .48o, knd ex-
eeeds that ct Now fsxk BY ss5. .9s2.
= Next to niirois, in marvellous rspidlty OF
growth In population and weslth, stands Mis-
son1i. 1ts population In 1860 WA ], 49,, ,o12;
in 1870 1t IL ,714.0o6, an increase Of 531 .994,
or over ie po1 cent for tho ten yeats. This
erormoua incxeaso Of population fnda no
equal In that Of any other State except Ht-
nola AID Pennsylvania: It Ia 29, ,ss2 greater
New York, and only 47,791 less thAn that OF
the great State Of PenusYlyauiA, whosa rate OF
gtoNth is not oue-haIf that OF Missouri.
The conspicuous euinence Whioh these two
States occupy in the census Of 1870, and the
wonderful growth Of their respective leading
cisies, far above that Of any other city in the
country, euggeet unerringly the future so1t
Of empire in the United States. That Missouri
and Illinois should be growing more rapidly
tn population and Tealth, At this time, than
ard Chicago should BE- out-eripping all othar
ciues in the land, with the possibls exception
Of New Yo1k. in the accumulation Aud de-
velopment Of ali the e1ementa Of stable
wealth and prosperity, and that, too, With the
railway sya.t tns OF the two states still incom-
be wholly accounted for BY their sapcsior
fertility Of soil, AGRICULTURAL capabilities, OF
facilities for intercourse. Theae may have
acmethIug to do with the matter but there ia
great fact behind than that ia tho resi- az
PLANTATION Of the phenomenon. Illinois and
Missouri occupy the eentra Of the
Union, md their superior increase in
population Is simply the instructive
gathelng Of the vital forces Of the nxs,oa
around lIs future heart. Tie census of 1880
will exhibit complete transfer Of power from
the E1at to the West, and the e1altAtion Of
Western interests to controlling emiuerce,
and the subsidence Of the Atlantic StAtea to
An Inferior position md when that transfer
khall hare been made, it will be seen that the
Mississippi is the crest AottA in our anatomy,
ard the xeAt he8{t u close beside it.
, 1870-12-31
PERus OF FARESURRECTIONIsT.
How Old CunninRhnm srns Cnp-
tnEcd. nud How 1o fIATed Slnrp
on Hts Cnp&oFs.

on His Cnpsosa.
From the Cincinnati Commercial
It will ba remembered that, short time
ago, We gaTc m account Of the Rso1us
operandi pracraed by body -apatchers, in the
pursuit Of their repulrive avocation. aud told
Coun t. lp6rnarit 8 md Of Lougyiew Asylum
we're depopulated ef@ the desd p1upers. We
have now 10 record an incident Of Wednesday
nIght, IN the history Of Cunningham, fam
ilis1lf called " Old Cunny," in which he wls
nd tsay b.ss bnsssrngtes while eogsss With
he graveyard used By the CITY
I1hznaty, Just in the rear Of that insti,u-
tion- It seems that this no!oaous vote
ran in the busiLeBs. accompanied bv bis two
stalwart assistants. attEted out Wtdnea3ay
OF. The objective poi1t Ess the buryiaE
Place Of pauptas above mentioned. The night
was cold. and the air praciug- 1u order to
keep The cold out and the animal beat in,
Cnnny" stopped At the Avenue House ID
Carthage. to - wet his whistle" between the
hours Of II Md 11. He was a1so seen at 8
ocleck, when party Of eight p 'rsons, disin-
followed him and his assistants to the grave
yard. Here, TO the Joy of the aged resnrrec-
ionist, he Uncovered two freshly made
graves Of two paupers, who had been ta1ied
the day befose* Tho party in pursuit. eur
rounded the graveyard, and commenced lr-
ing promiscuously. at the midnight ghouls,
iutt 1T they were in the act Of raising the sub
jects from their last resting place. The COLI
ored 1ssietants at once dropped their tools.
and etcsred through an adjoining woods,
Several rhots we're tired after them, none tax
Ing effect. The party thea advanced to~1rl
,,culny" and told hin to giya himself up.
10 shnw that he had no weapons IN
and rcfused to hold up 10th hands. raso-
lntely. lesring one Of them in his pocket. An
athletic fellow named Young Instantly brought
snapped smother was put On NTH the Same
result. This little accident no doubt saved
Curpy from becoming food for the disse ting
1ocm. and, seeing the determination of l.ia
cap,crs to aummanty dispose Of him, he re-
luctsutjy delivered himself up sitter sliding
dovn steep h.ll OF 500 feet. Ha handed ove1
AseTen shooter. aud begged .laem, for COTS
take,to epa1e his life. He ~as then taken back
10 tie graveyard. where his horsa aud wagon
were standing- It WAS then Ascettained that the
bodies had be en- uncovered. but had nat u N
taken out Of .he graves. ''O1d Cunny." With
piled into the wagon. and The whcia party got
iu srd accompanied him back to Carthage.
lie ehld lie did not expect eucl q loal Ut
bodies" to bring back. II he 'coutd get
$50 picee fer the rsrty he would Ito d-d
we'll" On the return to Carthage.
the 'Bi4ck Bear" and smother pub.
lie house. and treated his cautcss PRO
tusely to dr,nka, onting him II or IS.
He was tten released, AID started to the
CITY with an empty wagon. Tho best joke that
hsa bssn peps.sa.ea FOR some tine o hi
while Cunny WAS away from the graveyard,
a ith hin cAntorF, at EarllAre Th.s neGrne4
, 1870-12-31

HELP WANTEO-FEMAL
a1iseetluncoap-
WASTKn-t YOUNG LADY TO TRAvRL; !
honAekr~p:r. Firstor printing Offices Il E{fla iat
h.nsewcsk. 20 tsaudotphrt.. Room Is.
WASIKp-BlSDKRY GIRLS. RXPKRIRSCFD
SPALDlsG L I4sM0STE, III Madsoa.st. A~~s
WANTED- GIRLS WHO uSORRsTANO RO0K-
" fielding to work In WARMERS blad-sy, 6ie
Statetta "
, 1870-12-31

Miscellaneous,
Il Detroit merchant was delighted at receiving
q Christmas Present of = BASKET Of champagne
from frtetn in this city, and Invited several
re1k0ns to ehale the treat. But, On opening the
tusket, hc found q Lnz.n mcck bottles made OF
paAtth0asd, while proper weight was given the
basket By means of fu1ac bottom nlled with
siEu.
Inst summer. yonnu .lentIst. named
French, living at EstontowM, y. j., went to Lou.
nrunrh, and enc day his clothes were fnunL On
Tue beach, and hts family mournet him as dead !;
but It now appears he came to this city, where
be has been living on the proceeds Of &c, 100
life insurance policy he somehow secured. He
now repenie, and usks hts wife TO forgive and
lciEet, but she Will not.
Lodge. No a1s- A. F. aotl A: ~, he'd at thcit
tal1, On the evening Of December 70, the follow
iIg ofieers were .lu!J installed tor the coming
Davis. s. v. =. Ward. J. W: S. Il. Doraldsou,
Treasurer: n. F. DE Long, Srcretsry: j. Nush.
wall. i. y. Nv. y. lsrukbil1. J. H.: Lohn L. Muhs,
$. s. J. Suffer. j. s: T. Phil1tp., Tyler.
"A train Of twenty bonded cars III tea left Og.
den yesterday, for New York, tia Chicago, Rock
Island r Pacific Railroad. THUS Is the hlst ship
mcnt OF a cargo OF 800 tons Of China freight {teaA
atd sllgsi Just transferred fsom Tlcttc MaH Line
A1rbInef at san FfauclsCo. deAtnel for New York.
In future hll frr.Ehfs received The Pacific al
Steamers. destined tor Atlantic cities, Will come
ORR the Rtck I>laEh Road.
{t-Thc police Yesterday evening arrested q col
cred mat named Hsury Patterson, who 'yas cat.
rJtrg baektt coi!eIed with a towcl. Tue basket
toptai1ed twO wolf robes vnluel 1t $40. The
C1Esn clothes dodge was ingenious. hut unsuc.
, 1870-12-31

collected 1850 In premiums ard had faile4 to kaud
II oyer lie wa held for trta1 under bail OF 94oc.
-&icnael Doyuey wa held to bail IN tspo tor
furtheT examination On 4 chafxe Of adultery,
NORTH SIDE Ccuk3.
John Barrett, the carpenter rho Was detained
By Captain Fox On sokpicsnp, wss yoatordAy
b1oukht before Justice nreestI on ch4rxe OF
hurEtx5v. John Bnrns, 4 carpenter, who WORKS
at the corner OF Monroe and Jefferson st7eeu,
identified tho Tools fonud IN Burns possession,
and Anid that hIs chest had beoa broken open.
lsurnkwA1 held 10 bail ID 81 coo for further eIA-
tnAtso1.
NIHT atnE COCKT,
TIE cAseA before Justice Moor, yesterday, con-
eieIxd Of = few dEunls and d!Do{de{tlee.
, 1870-12-31

asout the town at IN uumefciful speed. The
owner Of tho team followed him, and recovered
1t II nouBe OF 1l-farne; when Davis Immediately
drew pistol aud snot htmself through tho bead.
Captain Minor kaowlton died At burlington,
n j., On the 24sn inst In the s8sh year OF hil age
In the fesr 1893 Ae entered West Point, from Con-
uecttcut. and In 1893 he Was appointed Brryet
seeond Lieutenant Of the FIst A1uueEJ. He niied
nany positions In the capacity Of military tu-
s5uctof. Captain KnoWiton wrote some works
which have attracted attention. His work, II Notes
on 0uupowder, Cannon, and PrpJectues," waa
Published In 1s+e, and was favoEah1y rccetyed.
Desircus Of seeing service Abroad he. IN the year
ISIS. attached himae1f to the sta1 Of the French
Aarhhll BngeAud, and served with the French
army in Algeria At the time of his death, Cap
tain Knoxlton wis stlll IN the service.
-csptatn Ericsson saJs that he intends to DE-
vote the reat OF nts life to developing solar
eteAm-eDRfnt. He won.d have Il employed
mainly In the cloudless regions OF the ea:th; and
believes that after all waste Of power ts deducted
= surface Of ten square feet viii be ample 70
furnish 4 ore-bersc power during nine hours d7y,
although 1t would furnish eight-hozse powers II
al the heat could be Utilized. Among the Ad-
advantages are, that there Ia no exn4s1re to
1te, cltnketz or soot; and no destructive agency
on the sseam-seneHator, except the alnw action
Of oxidation Tns cost Of The apparatus for col
lectlng tho solhr heAr Is moder1se: its weight Is
small; and It Is composed Of snall pats, east,y
put together. The SUMS rays can have no dete-
siorat,nK effect On this apparatus, which will re-
main kezsiceable for an indefinite period.
Tho town Of SheEborn, Mnss., has Just become
entitled 70 about so co., the bequests Of Thomas
Sawtn and Martin, bis sister, Of Sattick. Tna
SeKton Journal ssa,cs that reciprocal Wills were
made twenty yeAra ago by tne brother and sister,
BY which the survivor WIS to have nearly al the
property. on condition th4t suitable provision
WIS made for Mrs. rc11T, their onlJ sister.
Thomas died In 1868: but this will vas contested
sy ME- Perry, and was not allowed until
Asr1hA had made satisfactory arrange
mcnt with her slster-giv1ng her a life
interest In certain house In GEaa-
vile. 5000 down, and m annuity Of 1900 during
Mn. PeSry's life and that Of her daughter. In
1860 Martha Ssw,n died, leaving viii which gave
all her pro 1er4y but about 7.oco to the town OF
Sherborn for the maintenance OF high Behoo1.
This will MfA Perry also contested, and 1t WIS not
SLOWED until The parties interested had agreed
that she should hare the estate at Granville In
fec simple, and 3 sum Of money equivalent tc
two life annui les OF 5000 each, md 10000 II
money By this arrangement shtrhotn loses
about $4,000. but gets, nevertheless, the hand
scme sum u $:0,c00.
, 1870-12-31

wAnautee deeds, conveying city and suburban
property within seven miles Of tue Court uouse,
n1ed for rceord on Faday. December 50:
Second 1t. v cor Oakley #. a I. s9sk96iK
II, Except 3Dxte3A ~ Nov 3o... .,fs0,ot0
Rncker It, ia r Of Thru st, e I. e1xIGS II;
Dec. .ls.......-......-.-....... ...-... -. LOO
lcdiaEa avc, " cor OF Eighteenth 1t, e I,
+s1tss II: psc. -,.-:..-..-..-...... 1900,
Ab+rdes Il st, etsN # s OF Tyler St, y y, 97N
100 n: Dee. -.:...-,:-.--.-........ 4,ooo
Hubbard 81. le0 It 0f OAKLEY st, 4 I, 2lx-
Mnrrsn 1t. Sc II 4 Of Maxwell 81, u /, si1
xf10 It Dec e9...... ...,,.,, so
West Monroe At, - It Y OF Loo,nfa Is, mr.
sax16a- S9 #: Dec 9s..-...........,,, 500
Monroe II. bet state and Dearborn ST., n (,
= ssk,ss =; Oct :.:... = .ess
Third st. 2os It Of Western nv, 8 (, s0x
la34 It; Nov v3S.-.......--........,,.,.. 80
North weils-st, o4K It OF ntnsdhe 1t. IL,
7+x1Oo It: Dec a.. -. .-.......-...... 1900
Evans st, lis It Y Of May St. I, 2aI
ea6 40 II: Dec as........-.. :. ........ 1,nhl
LrDE John u, a COZ Of Egau ~, und u OF
20 hcfess Dtc 10.......................... 40MN
West Twenty -second 81, IS II v Of rAu.inA
st, T. 2oxl25 II: Ike c1t...............- NN
Exans e. Sc It v Of Kobe, II, n I. 24xle4ft;
aNs :; - 49, =;
It; DC .-...-...... 1.aol
RESr OF OLD CRY llAtTA
"anen A., ~ I! v Of Caroline st, I. SIX .,,
On atIeee. f6s st OF Cook St, and 4 = Sor
OF A1cne!l St, I. lc0x1s3 IT: Apr7,9.... so
CEn ~ Of " otsw i Sec IS. -. u: