, 1873-05-27
SPRINGFIELD.

1scvaslOn OF tho santrssoa-.A Euuir
Taiof.~Ffao County school Snporls.-
tondoncY"-Thu Warehouse Commits
ntonorA-.Hae'norihl lservicca-"snbbutl,
School Convention.
Special Dfspatch II Tho Chicago Tribune.
srhlNdr1ElD, Ill, May 20.-Tho Committee OIL
NoVlalon OF tho statutcH, appointed at the ato
acaaion OF tue Legislature, will neot In this city
Tomorrow at 10 O'clock at tho Senate Chamber.
1t III thought that Upton will bo elected tito
ohairman. Tho Committee consists Of Upton
and Steele Of tho Senate and Rountroo, IIny, and
Durham Of tho House.
a nogro charged with cutting locks Of hair
SCHOOL, was arnstod il tile tic city tod today w md
lodged Ia JAIL It socms that ho has boon on
agod at tliin work for BONO timo, and little gtla
haVo complained to their parents about 1t, b1lt
the police had boon Unable to detect lin until
to-day; It is supposed ho is Working for sonlo
oene, w'o Ia yot undiscovered, but Tho irvoBtlga-
ton 3 OF tho case may bring to light the scoun-
x petition nu1poroup,y p,unod by our ,nost
promlnent mon ia out, asking Miss Dettio Lewis,
ono OF the toaohora In our city Schools to become
candidate for County Superintendent Of Schools
In this county to which ofllco sllo is eligible
under tho late law. Thoro aro nlrcndy q Anlf
dozen gentlonon in tho fold, who have beon
manipulating TO scoure tho oi1lco for some tin,o,
and they fear TINT MiBs LowlB will consent to
become Il candtdato, In which case they aro fore-
The Board Of Railroad and Warehouse Com
1nissioners hold meottng tomorrow for tic
purpose Of comforting with tho Attornoy-Gon-
oral as to hig views Of thor dutios unler tho law.
Gov. Doveridge haa boon requested mud will
doubtless attend tho confo,onco. 1t ia not OK
pectod that any railroad mon will be present. as
mono havo been invited. Tho report that they
would DO, aa telegraphed to Chicago, WIS. mado
without authority.
The Norwood Park Building Association, OF
Chicago, capitnl, s1o0, 0,0DO; tho Riverside Com
pany, Of shnwnootown. capital, &s0, 900, aud tho
Monticello Cometory Association, Of pntt Co.lu-
ty, filed articles Of asBoclatlon to-day
Some Btrfctures upon tho proclamation of Gov.
Boyeridgo and upon tho action of tho churches
In this city, which hold memorial sorvicas ycster~
day, having boen indu1ged In by Aomo Of tho
clergy and others, bocallBo of tho tendency to
unite Church and State, Mr. Burrows, of the
soryiccs were held last night, in tho collrse
of hia eloquent rema]s, said tho churches are
not 1nonaBtoricB, but unfortunate Chriatt9ue aro
monks. During tho war the loyal pulpit OF tho
land gavo forth no uncertain sound, aud ,ho
could 800 no difference betweon tho service
which treasured tho name and doctls Of patriots,
| md that which sent them out to encounter
death in defenBe Of liberty and equal rights. He
| hopod to bo noar his dying day when ho rofusol
| to preach a goHpol which commended patriotism
| md love of country.
spnrNor1E1D, Iii, Nny 2e-Tho State Sunday
School Convention is to DO hold hero, beginning
| tomorrow, and will continue three days.
Already largo number Of Sunday School worlt-
| night and In tho morning. Arrangements haye
bueu completed to entertain all who come, III
| private families.
Tho Hon. George L. Huntington, ono Of our
Oldest and most esteemed citizens, waB stricken
this morniug. with paralysis and his life is dos-
paired Of. Ho has boon prominently connected
with the affairs Of tho Stats mud city for years
past.