, 1872-12-11

The payments on account of the school fundan
local interest fund quite large for the month,
but they are almost the entire payments made
on those accounts for the year.
There is lively contest going on among the
politicians in the southern part Of tho State,
and in fact Ill over the State, in regard to
the successor of General Martin to
the PGD1s8a Darc Of noy 5fSnSy ens9a dor nre tao
does not take his seat in Congress until utter the
4th Of next March, and those who know him
bost, think he will not relinquish q good thing
until he gets better. But Notwithstanding
this, there are nov no less than five applicants
Powell, of Richland County, has been after
Martins place for moro than two years. He has
now secured the influence Of Jno. A. Logan,
and thinks he has; the Office in lis
Hon. j. P. VanDorston is stripped
for the fight, and says his claims are not to be
ignored. He is strongly pressed by Richard J.
Oglesby, and unless some mistake occurs he ex-
poets to be disbursing pensions at the next guar
terly payday. General Martin claims the right
to name his own SUCCESSOR, and will urge
prominent German, whose name has not tran
spirod, and who lives in Washington County.
VIM. Fl. Robinson, Elector for the Nineteenth
District, is padding his own canoe, and just now
much to the discontinue OF the applicants. It
has trauspired that President Grant himself has
candidate for the place, and it is safe to say
that the chances Of the Inter, among those who
Al6 peaG pUbteQ. dle lu8 pG6I. 1u16 ut" 11Cu-
mond seems to be Major ". E. McMackin, q
soldier, who had the good fortune in the early
part Of the war to serve with Grant, as Major Of
the Twenty-frst Regiment. With all these COM
plications, the end is perple1ing to those most
Interested.
The Hon. 0. T. Linegar, Of Cairo, and late
Elector-at-Largo for this State, is an appi-
cant for United States District Attorney for the
Southern District OF Illinois, and has the sup
port Of Senator Logan. He will hardly be able
to bring down the present incumbent, Major
Bluford Wilson, who is understood to have
strong friends at court Witha1 there will be
IN interesting fight for Offices among the poll
ticians, and it will be mainly between the friends
Of Logan and Og1esby.
Governor Palmer is in receipt OF the follow
ing letter:
AMERICAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY,"
New York, Dec, s, 1872. {
DEAR Smiths Society has been requested by the
proper authorities to collect for exhibition at the Wen
International Exposition to open A.y 1879, such
maps, large photographs Of striking scenery reports
Of State surveys md Statistical information and geo.
logical reports may best portray the material pro
gess the prosperity and nequaled advantages OF our
country. We sufficiently supplied with funds to
aecure excellent result and having met with SYM
pathetic response in all quarters to which we have sd
dressed ourselves, we take the liberty to solicit from
illinois such reports and other material it may feel
! able to spare for the above Rurpose.
(signed) FRANCIS 4. STEWART,
Vice President Of the American Geographical Society
It has been referred to Hon. Newton Bateman,
Superintendent Of Public instruction, who will
see to it that Illinois is properly represented in
| the Exposition.