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to tho mncs, and informed tho Superintendent
OF their discovery. Ho proceeded to tho staton,
aud tolograpod to Mr., Hbaullnnil Diyiaion H,l-

to tho mincs, and informed tho Superintendent
OF their discovery. Ho proceeded to tho atution,
and toographod to Mr.. sl,ankland, Division Bu-
lerintondont nt thramia, notifying him Of tho
fact, nnd aating Instructions. hfr 8hnnkland
Aont word TO l,ayo tho body incloscd in col]}nt
ana forwarded to Laramie. The Union Pacific
Agent lloro, accompanied by several porsons.
Proceeded to tho spot md searched tho body,
Tho body was lying botwoon two rocks, OH lis
nacls, with the legs oroHHcd, tho left arm across
tic Ghost. and tho right extended at tho ailo,
Tho search rosl.ltod III lnlng all tic docoaaods
property undisturbed, oven to lin shirt
thus proving conclusiyoly that ho snB not pulled
or tho train aml robbed, ns reported.
Tho position Of tho body indicated TINT l,o died
Without asr1gE!e and evidently tho aamo night
Tho general belief now is. TINT In e1innod
from tho platform Of the car, wltoro o iB known
70 nave been standing, and, bong confused by
tho 1ail, tho Htorm anl tho tlarknpAs, lost lls
W,ny, and wandered off up tho sido Of Tho blufr,
tll worn out, md thcn lay down. and eithor fell
fnsioop as nna ded from ard c9d aer
!diaease Ito which ho wan subjoct), brought On
by excitement, and SO 1iol.
However ho dfod, 1t waB not by vio]onco.
which fact cloarB tho citZonB Of this p1aco Of tho
charge Of pulling men OF tho trim and murtlor-
ing them.
We aro much malignctl community, having
to ansNor for all the sins committed by oyil-doefa
each hldo Of us for 20 milos; mud We are rather
Jealous Of having moro OWL attributed TO lib than
ge arc rightly rcsponsible for.
Bygiving this 1ottor apaoo ID your valuable pa
por you will do mitch to correct the false impress
our citizens, and also reliovo tho minds ot Mr..
Ferguson's relatives, besides .grontly obging,
yonrH respectfully, II. q. OLIVER,
citizen Of tho uacl-abuscd village Of lsock springs.
, 1873-07-12
CHEAP TRANSPORTATION.
Failure OF q Meeting Called Mt Grand
Rapids to AEIts1tc tho Subjcct.-Put-
rOns Of 1anabnndrY In N1iclst91An.

Ah&AH2uM w AN AA%kAt GAE 9Ab4 4Ets1ooK dIN
rons Of 1auabnndry in Michigan.
From the Detroit FREQ Press, July 10.
Notice Was extensively givon OF meeting to
DO hold nt Grand Rapids on tho ath inst. III tho
intercsta Of poraons desiring cheap tranBporta-
tion. Thero WIS no attendance, and conseauent-
y no mooting. The mover in tic affair was tho
lion. n. D. Wilbor, Of Allcgan, who, it will bo
remembered horo d conspicuous part Ia tho Do
liboratlona Of tho National Cheap Transportation
Convention at New York. May g, being Chairman
to pnvo tho way for successful meeting, Mr..
Wilber put hin1seh In communication with
tho President and othor officers OF tho State
Agricultural Society: 1hoso. gentlemen pro-
puHod to have meeting Of their Executive Com
loved that fair hearing could be had Of tho
cheap transportation question, tho members OF
The State Agricultural Society forming tho nu-
cleus for mn organization. Mr. z. D. Ward, of
Detroit, prolerod ~ assistance in tho Wy Of
Grand Rapids, on tho doy set for the meeting
md either partly or entirely in itB intoreyts-
tho Hon. III. D. Wilber Of Alscgan tho Hon.
Geo. II. Dewey, Of 1Iaatings; Charles Kpp, Of
Pontiac; G: v; ariggs, Of Grand Rapids s. 4:
pfs"f pg nps q f'nsTqs'f ana l. q @ntsy thsy' ct ct
sllekogon. AL but tho frat two named are cor
neoted officially with tho State Agricultural So
cioty. After talking tho mattor over informally
the conclusion waB reached TINT It was scarcely
proper for them to tako the Initiative. Tho OK
ecutiyo members Of tho Stnto Agricultural So
cloty, however, promised to SEQ personally and
to correspond with farmers In their respective
noighborhooda, aud to arrange for and cnll a
meeting hereafter, Mt which tho transportation
question might be discussed
SO far aB il known but one of the parties
named, Prof. G. l.. Whitney, Of Musiogon, bo-
longs to tho Society known as tho "patrons Of
Hubbandvy." Ito is q "District Deputy" aud
will noxt week begin operations il organiz-
ing "granGos in tho eastorn part OF tho
Slate. The farmers, it 10 aaid, fall in readily
with tho purposes a1d spirit of tho new orgnni-
zation, and yrangea are formed on short notice
Whenever and wherever an authorized ofllcinl
makes his appearance. The women, too, rather
syn.patlizo with the designs of aocioty, and as
whole compose about ona-third Of tho momber-
ship.
Thoro have beon organized in this State, 40
far, forty grangcs" they aro located IN Allo-
gan, Kent. Ottawa, IIillsdalo, kalamazoo, and
nerrien Counties. Tho membership Of each
grange" ranges from fifty to eighty or hun
drnd. 3. +. Brom,, of Scloolora{t, Kalamazoo
County, is Mastor, and J. T. Cobb, Of tho ea1ne
place, is Secretary Of tho xstatc Grange, Tho
loa'lors OF tho movement expect to enroll IL, 600
monlbers in this State between this time and tho
lst Of October. a grand parade OF the order, to
be hold at Grand Rapids at tho time Of tho stuto
Fair, is in contemplation.
, 1873-07-12
THE ANDERSON SCHOOL OF Ma
TURAL HISTORY.

|
t'a',,s.erns " S ......,,..,s session a.
t,.;a E.Aese-.rr"r' A@Ssss1's ~ Eaarcs' TO
ahe staaensh--A1isa Oh K'foiessorHs
Ne'1 Neord guy y L9Frfsp3tt'cs " the Sst0 Fork
fsshth3 ioN:
~ IN arriving mere shih morning ionnd snndry
~ tfo1n ~ pasas 81 lug conntty, n"ailns sra'ls
noit 10 EohlNeh9 4slana III ofuel 20 tako paft IN
Luz ornsls uL tho summer a @ seeslon o. she Atsaof
aon oc,sooi, WiacI ", nAu poen appointed 20 taao
p.co sule wy !no sLoaaloi nele AuRusta haa
utoil 1,!'tuoa ~ conway lAoso ~ tAe lslaHa, auu
:aanteatoy u1tet tlo aEIlsal u tte Duetul sialh'
~ "hich some or tho HatVa1a laoalty were ex-
pecto:u, sue tooh ner aepastIro rom tno Wnaf1,
~ peaslns nsI Alu's ltegns, npoas heVenty.nSe IN
ao an9s' 3a. ot wnn" ulmhaos o. t dort} wore ~
eta'iehsa. .,,o ,,u ,,,,x .u,,,a, u.,,
Allnoseh tho he" ol'l1Ang6 Wlhcn VIII 20 ro-
qulteeo 'os 1he p'itpusen ot tno sclool and tho
eolioa. u .no stuaonaa aso a. yos oy no means
,it s ts ;oy ~ su"s.on.y auYancoa TO ad-
n,lb !t o. tho nninealato coMmencemont Of opera.
aiGi's III niu sno iAs!oss aellctou on lllo facos Of
H. H. Who . "oln @ III attenaaueo Yesterday nhoWcd
tnA1 tnpy "ate 4uiee plepatoo ana Wiling to
ioaeh H. leF e. low oays or %eeka IL n9sessar,
~ fn lu1M.n t aor .no 'asI san!ages tnoy lrocoyo
snen gfasaltously .t' curing tue session. to say
hoa,,9 ;r ~ tne ~, uonets snoy st experience IL
ne@iin from EWo monlhs so1ourn III tho donghs~
III Ill., Gn'nasa asa, oh !l IenlKose.
t, luo Paf1y M were received on tho wharf by l'ro-
dfasor aw hna an n Agass5 with tho utmost cor
y. uusn ~ tln aoHeneG oi Mr' ANDERSON, tic
loundor VI tho school. Mrs Anderson, how
Eye, %n6 @ pteson5, ana was as once taken charge
VI ~ Mas' Agahsl7' Wlio eohauctea hef 10 tho
%t.h w H. ens pfovso maao 1Gr tno
oa M 'ne n'' Hta'uaIs sho examined WIN mueh 1nsor,
ess. Iho fest u the students, both male aud
1'"saae, 1s!. sca.eiou 9sGr tho 1sana on1oylng tho
, 1873-07-12
A DEFENSE OF GOV. CARPENTER,

10y. CARPENTER AND THE ltASk1N DEFAICATToE.
Ino IoWA ltoruhIicIl Convention rttonlinHeti Cur
renter for Governor, a1 resoiyoG that a dishonest
oircrs ought to 10 punished hinder tho criminal Inv,
eua that tloir bondsnicn ought to bc compelled 10
make good the om1pxx1en,el,t # the p,bIc money.
Trens.reT Rankin cmbczzled s3s0o0 Of the money a-
prorrinted to the Agricultural College, and Carpenter
is oMa Of Ills hottEtnen, and aided Ia rolectf,g Na.
kin Treasurer pf thu College fund Wien he knew hs
was defaulter. Rankin h,s not been prosecuted uu-
compel Carpenter and his other bontlsmc. to make
good lis ombczzlclnont Of public nonoy.-Keokuk
Constitution.
When Jndgo Claggstt makes tho charge asanst
siblo for liankin'a lofaleation; that after ho
ltnow Of it lo fni!od i'll any effort to secure tho
State loft undono anytlIing That any ono can
now suggest might havo boen done to more fully
protect tho State; that lo helped to ro-clect
Runkin Treasurer after his dofalcation was
known; that ho il III any way responsible for
tho no1-prosecution Of Rankin crrir,inaly, or
has stood in my way opposed to attempts 10 col
loct from tho suroties On tho 1870 lond, tho
lateat which Rankin gnye, and upon which Gov.
Carpenters own namo appears when Judge
Clagsott malsoB MI or any OF theao charges, or
inainuGtions, he simply falnities tho record ind
violates his own scuHo Of Justice for political
purposes. .....
Gov. Carpenter ewcars positively land thero
ls no word OF contradiction Of his testimony,
that the first knowledge he lad Of Rankin'a d.
talcRtion ho received from Deputy Trcen,,ror
Brandt on the 8th of December, 187a that on
tue next dnYlo bad conversation with Mai.
Rankin on Tho subject, aud extracted from tic
Inter 4 confoHsion that he had beon using COL
lego funds, which, he insisted, ho had tho ability
to mako good through tho pledg go OF lis property,
and the assistance Of his friends TINT 1o urged
! Hank not to & snt or sleep Until lo had repneed
lego wofo to meot on the 1lth, and Gov.
Carpenter Immediately prepared to be- with
tho,n, a1ld on tho 18th was at tho Agricultural
College. Ho gave Information to tho Bonrd Of
j>a n1fr Il ~.
, 1873-07-12
The American Catalogue.

Pienn1 {Juns o Correspondence qf tho Neg Ford
The American Exhibition Catalogue has ap-
pearod ut Inst. It should better DO called tia
English Catalogue Of tho American Department,
for it was printed IN London, and 10 O close imil
o% ts nf s n' snd Six oaaegue pases q
lo.tcr-wess, including n List Of tho groups, anil
other Gonoral information, havo boon transferred
bodily. The book il a wrotchad boteh. It bo-
gina by giving the namoa Of tho articles in
threo languages, s,-English, French, and GER
man; but utter tho frat two groups this plan 10
abandoned, aud tho ensuing ilvo groups aro
printed IN Engliah aud French only. Then tho
fronch is dropped, and tho remaining groupa
appear LII English alone. With all tho doublo-
leading aud padding, und with the uso Of
large typo tho catalogue contains only seventy
pages. The meagroness OF the American De-
partmant may bo judged from comparison Of
tlis with tho catalogues Of solno Of the s1nalon
example, coutans 2as pages Of fine print, aud
yet tho Swiss Department occupies only lali tho
Bpaco that ours docs. There is not d word OF
Information In ollr catalogue about tho United
Sta!os-nothing concerning our population, our
forms Of government our public lands, our rails
way, our schools, or tho Inducements wo offer to
enllgration-not d line. in short, Of tho kind OF
matter which ,crsry foreigner who buys tho
Ing. but the list of tho GOO exhibitors
apaco to tell how rielI III valuable information
tue catalogues Of othor countries aro--notably
those Of Switzerland and Germany. which fur-
nish I'LL tho mararial faots necessary for knowl-
odgo Of thoir Institutions, industrial interests,
educational syatens, population, armament,
limos OF transportation, etc.. and ase perfect
opitomos Of general mud statistical Information
loguo as thosoi but It docs ucom tllut tho socro.
tary of State might have put few Intelligent
olork6 at work Tor u day or two compiling from
, 1873-07-12

sorvou 10 tile army !. deducted from the five
yoals porson 1a requires to lyo 1lpon md cllti-
vato floinoHtoad. II tho9oior was discharged
om account Of wounds roc4vca or disability iii
tor,,, ~ ~ .o o o. al,tys tl9n tho woo Of tho
o. over, must 1.-Two 1iron mud otluvato his llomo-
htoad for period OF Mt 1cast oxo ycnr hofurc la
ea'l acquire full tito, ITO n,a,tc1 low long llu
may haye boon In tho nriny."
correspondent" Docs iEe law apply to
sA1Inra AND MARINES
as VOL! M aoltliora In tho 'antl-forces 7"
htf. LAWS" fcB; to NIL rergo,lB wllo f,avo
noen In tho United stateB service. Un1or tho
dormer lawe, Q soldier wns only entitod To take
ao acres! az homestead within railroatf-lImtts;
put, nnGr @ tho nn'o1ltled laws Of July, 1870, and
June, 1871 ho can now take 1G0 ncreB. II any
aoldior, nildor tho old law, nntored 80 acreB, lo
can now onter 80 moro contiguous to hin own, Or,
II that Ia talien, ho Gun SOLICIT olsowhoro."
Correspondents" What
aro charged In caso OF so!lfor entering lands 7"
Afr. DnYiB-" For making tho entry, cash down.
Sl8; for making final proof, 90; total,. 800. No
ono can Hcouro soldiers Aomostead On dis.
Btead right cannot bo sold or transferred to IN.
othor party. No rights arc acquired by pnreaa-
Ing tho dlechargo-paperg Of another. soldier
hnvtug two or more dlsoharga-parerB ia not thoro-
by entitled to moro thau ono homestead OF 1G0
aoros. Homestoads for soldier may DO ontorod
by an agent; but the soldier must, in person,
within six months after the ontry Is mado, COM
nlenco living npon tho land build house, broak
ground, and comply with tho provisions OF tho
Ing, nor can thoy we'll bo d6dpod cyo, II rorena
warn ao diannani n cnan ~ ~ AK hoi ~ aona
soldier etor boforo nr afior l.nd "a tao, "a III
tic bonota nf tho Inv a1,tv ~ n,a - 1rnv ., III
clildron.n "'''' ~ '4'' "Aoo" ""''
Corrognondant- n ao,d,,r or c;t;vor ,v;a,ss
TO obtain l,ia land hcfora I'c Ioa vnj ,nn,, i
tia n111nf,ar 1f rcrtfra1 t,,t1 1D+x
~ ~ = 1ow % 1,ors % 11r NJ M ~ y - ~ 4""'
Mr. Davis" IL amv tim NJ star ~ lin so+.7o,,or,
In n,nlo anil honcsfootjor In. 1irnI o,, tl'n IonJ
six months. should i,o doniro to rot lia mi titio
to lin inmd hc ra, o ao hv nrdyin1 ~ aottinnrt
aud cultivation, aud nayinE the uoyaromcnt
price Of s1.2B Il without railroai.limit and
81. 90 II with arnilrontl-lfn,it,' '''' 1
, 1873-07-12

"A thoroughly French story co1nos by private
have found out one qery nica why Of annoying
our opprenaors. Very many Of tho pruasian
oficorh have little white dogs. Wo catch thoso
little whto dogs and color their leada and ahoul~
doris rcd and The hndquarters blue, lowing VI
whito streak in the middle, thua Joining tho
French ooiors, rod, whito, snd blue. Yhon va
lot the dog 60, .aad got around and hear thd
pr1lsafsuH EVoRr. y ~
, 1873-07-12
A Queer C0l1lcflauCo Goa

Ffoht tie Hudson a. n Star. =
On tho second day OF June last schooner
called tho John Ferris, Of Norwalk, while paHs-
, 1873-07-12

nm u1atu tua'. S159 gu
Tho Same land can ho l,olSAt for is9G1, cash
down. or. II the farmor buys Oil credit and
changes ls mind Mt amy tina, lio can llavo his
payments credited, mud pay up tho balance In
cash, and rebate will bo malo Of tho interest
TINT would fall duo OIL future paymonts."
:, correHpondont-"I Ihero il nothing further at
is worry clear, and contains mucll information tiat
will DO Of service to people who think of im,ni-
grating Wost.' AAnox ABOUT.
, 1873-12-16

, Whiting from Naplos. u correspondent Of tho
London Times snya: u Last Thursday. tho
cora! ieat, or tse great proportion of tho Vessels
ehs'lsed ~ That nrh0lls though lucrative inllery
catlo ~ from tho African coast I'he rule ob-
soryod III 10 suspend work oil tho vigil OF tic
Mauonlls aei 1toHArlo, nnd neither FOR love nor
money VIII tho .tlon work aftor midnight OF TINT
day. THOR Contract tormnutos tlcn, und away
they ppeed for Zorro del Grcco for tho mott part
whence iilo crews aro distributed 10 tloir various
hoaleh 81! round Tho bay, It was u pretty slight
10 "alcl tho !ont, limo OF hoata with their White
win.'H expanded to catch aome impulse from tile
Utmost bFeathcsa als. All tho day taoy remain.
ed III sight from west to Gust, n.,d it waa not .-
~ ~ MniEhtiall TINT they got into port. Az school
tof ns sasora mono could be Lester thau the coral
fishery; anu III avery Italian iH liabla to bo
drawn For the nraly or navy when lo arrives ut
TUG ago q II, nnu as the sea is thu favortte OIL
othont " those who live OIL tito bay, every poor
Neapolitau youth on the hay IL anxious to gct
Ills '1ibretto.' Which oxenpts him from ino
nTy, Ana for the most part el,hagea in to coral
fishery. 1t ih l,ard Horyicu, but Ia good
preparation for tlo naval soryico. Ylnt, too,
IL Fool preparation for the duteB OF aftor lifo,
us schools are established on most OF Ills MaIou-
tya Yossolh ana rude ras!cs when their tinao Is
Up roturt4 to ttoir homes licked intu shane by
lao a!scipll!1o taoy hayo undergone, al,tl awals-
onod from tho lotlargy OF ignoralco. but to re-
i'lrn to the cofal tlsllory. Tile Captains OF tho
narks send back THUR tyeaaurea ut insoryala by
tAo yoahel whsc!. u out onco month from Torro
Math snpp!ies' Ttas. sl,o rsli Of oss IL more or
wreck, aon,o Ut the fruits, ut loast OF their
lnlmra nro guaranteed. This senHon l,aH boou
very favorable, md at tho beginning Ut this
wouE. W favor Of tho propriotGr OF one Of tie
ohass, "aH permitted to zoe all that tlIIa orow
haa taken. XhsFe wsre four Ghosts locked and
, 1873-12-16
THE BOARD or POLICE.

Tho Board OF Police met yesterday afternoon,
President Nono III tho char. Commissioner
Sheridan was also prosont.
At tho request OF tho General suporin-
tondent, eleven men who had faithfully soryed
as epocial patrolrnen during the probationary
period Of sixty days weso made regular NOM
bors OF tho police forcc. Thore are now 5o5
regular polco'nou, tho full number allowed by
law. -
Tho following lo.tcr from, tho Mayor VAS
read and placed on file:
1e tie Honorable Hoard Of Police Commissioners Of
the G'tp II Chicu4U:
GEsrLEMES by virtuo Of thu power and authority
confersen ul'on u0 W lIw. y0 this day removed
LgY! T. WriNlt from the icu Of Policu Commissioner
of tho City OF Chicago. Respectfully.
II. D. GOWN, Mayor.
Tho Doara .llen adjourned.
Early III tic dAy Col. Wight found the follow
ing letter Oh hH desk
Lei e Fright, Esq, Fulic< Commissioner Of Tho CITY
" CAfcsuo: " wy
s1u: You arc hereby notified that, by vtruo Of the
power aittt authority Hl'on conferred by law do
hefsby tesAuye you FROM u,Ie rH ptco Commissioners
OK sAo cits Ut chtcsyo. ltesssctfu]ly,
IL. D. co1y1s Mayor.
The Colonel feels mswi,at hurt by hls sum-
ma'y removal, especially AZ lie informed the
Alayor only fow days ago tllat his resignation
wou'u 20 forthcoming whou demanded, as l4o
Was going to live IN Washington during the
winter.
, 1873-12-16

With the first moisture they como In all their
generations ants Of all colors, o!ack, red, aud
white mud Of all sizeH, from the pestllent little
ant which, scarcely visible. luxtr,ates III the
sugar when tho curcosa servant oultB to ptaco
u In wator, to tho huge black ant, whic!, sharply
bites tho baby, or tic gioat rod ant which builds
nests larger than those Of II hanglng-biri in The
branches OF tue trees. But mont destructive
OF al tho nut family is tho famous whto mt.
Anything is acceptable to white ant, from a
raro book or u sllk tlress to the tilbora Of
your roof. Their destructive power 10 aston
ishine, had occasion latoiy to ontor IN
un1rcquented storo-room for an empty pino
pac%1ngcaso Of moderate siza In which !nl como
goods from home but. iu plaea OF tho case,
fonru llttlo dried mud, quantity Of nulls nt,d
iron bands which, lad proved too lnril tor their
tooth tho box itself tllo wlito anita Ind entou
w. !" Low do you aayo auythingi" asks some
careful housewife, filled With disnay at tue
thought oi SUCH destruction. It il Il pertinent
question. 10 begin with, we sayo ingram, Dr1a-
M s9iB aud tapestry carpets by uoyer buying them,
Iho wohlthsest pooplo in I,Idia ouly use common
elnap cotton fabrlcs or HrasB mattings on tho
noor which ONO cau afford to renew eyory two
or throo years. As for other things, wuter and
metal arc oltr Etoat praseryatyos. Tt ia O curt
ollH fact that while tho wlito ants nre thus m.
uaero'lH aud destructive throughout India, thoy
aro neyor found III cltios; tho llatiyos say tlloy
dis!iko the NOISE and tar, which, III thoy always
"olk III darknoBB And quiet seems probable
enough.- Correspondence Christian Intei!tqeucer,
, 1873-12-16

tightly ropod, which lad boon aont home ut in
tnrvalH, anil on bUinC opnlod they presented
Hpectaclo which fow outsittora ovor witneBs. On
Tho top lay tho fragments u1ld tho smaller wor1n-
like pieces; while underneath, l,rotoctou agnnst
fr1cturo, woro tho largo antl moro valuable mur-
Reln. livery now mud then II brawny arm was
plunged III up to tho olbow anl rcnl treasure
i!shod up. It IL often anid that coral-nno roBe-
colored coral-is worth its woigl,t In gold, and
whei' nude up 1t cannot he far from tito truth.
This saitl Tho Captain, pulling out 1,antllsor-
chieft.ill, which Lad heea slowed ayay in n cor
nor, will sell at $50 liro {I10) the ounce It
wns Of beautiful pink cnlor i and this,' lle
added, putting n not very largo branch IN my
hand ~ worth d0 tuents (hotwcor IT al,d ,cBj.
Altogether tho bont Ind takon 1U0 hilogra.ll1leB,
or 6,020 OUNCES. l1nd tho 'tnko been all OF
pink coral tic profits would hayo bcon cnor-
NOUS; but much iB 0f u vory inferior character,
aid 30 q medium prizes IL iixo1. 10 many OUNCES
of '!no corn! 60 to q certain weight Of mixca
coral mid If tho Beason be good. as it i,aa been
this soaaot, tho spccu!ation In voly plofitablo.
Fortunately, tho season did not break d,rlug
tho fishery, 10 tAt NIL ],n,,tls hnvo returned
eafo mud sound those from tho coast Of Algiors
having natlo the voyage In thrco da,B. 1t Ia
not surprising that Yorro dol Greco IL QUO Of tho
most thriving nnd lmploving places Oil tho bnr
Its example iB being followed by ita nci.hbors,
nnd tho ayndlc Of Custclalnaro has boon atirrlng
up llis Council this week to cntor OH tho complo.
ton Of locnl works. Considered by themselves,
these B'na townships aro not, perhaps. o: much
Importance, hut aa pnrts of an ngeronnte moro
or loas Affected by tho spirit OF rivalry every stop
forward ID encouraging.
, 1873-12-16

The Wisconsin I.tliput" will bo on exlibl-
tion Thursday night at tho WolB1, Church.
Thore will bo no performance Tonight.
O. Dn!o Armstrong will give dramatic and
humorous readings this oycslng ut tho Co,,-
tonary Church, for tho bonoat OF tho Young
Mons Christian Association.
Afasi1tla Josyn 0nye will ctldreas tho 1af1fes
ti1lH aftotnoon at paYlor 5D Doris Block. En-
franco FIRST door woSt Oil Alat1iaon street, coruor
Of Slate.
Reviyal montlngs, conducted by tho Roy. A, 8,
Knnan, will Do held at the Wost Side Tabernacle.
Oh Green atroct, between Madison aud Monroe
oyory croning, oxcopt Saturday.
The fair now holding. in Burlington Hall for
morrow evening. There IL groat excitement
over the possession Of tho gold watch.
Owing to tho Increased attendance, tho noon
PRAYER meeting will bu hold to-day III tho ,nnir
anoence-rooni iu the Methodist Church
Block. Tho subject: Christ our Commander"
Tho Third Presbyterian Church wilt hold =
aocabo asd fair In the Chapel, corner Of Was
nloncing ut oclocls. All friends Of tho cougre-
CATION aro cordially invited To attonl.
Tho long-ta1ke,l-of pigeon mntch begins this
afternoon ut 2 o'clock. THO match to-day is a
sweepstakes, and there will DO Hono iino shoot
Ing mud oxcellant spot. Tho entries fol tho
AAA%Cui u!euAL GIu6t ku-IalbAb Hk III ntloEk, ut
the g,,l-Btoro Of J. Butler l. Co., 179 Madison
atroot.
Tho 1adiea Of tho Nortl, Side Dapsiat Church
will givo a New England supper Thursday even
ing for tho bouolt Of tho church. Tho eating
VII! takc place in tho sunday.hchool room, aud
will cost TO cent? head.
Charles Bradlaugh, who, rs Sir Charles Dilko
aeya, "does tho thinking, for moro minds and
excrts creator personal influence than any ono
man iii England" lectures tonight in tho Star
Course. lfis subject, The Republican Move
mont in England, and Ills reputation M ono Of
the best Speakers IN England, pl,oul.l insure him
o large hearing IN hia only lecture hero. rlis is
tho eleventh aud las: Of tho propont course to
which holders OF season tickets arc admitted
THO Cook County Su1'day-school Convention
mcots at 10 O'Clock this morning III tho lecturo-
ro ON IN tho Methodist Church Block. The fore
noon will 10 devoted to organization mud reports
aud township work. In ttlo uftcrnuon methods
and plana Of township work will bo discussed
md y primary class taught by Mrs. Partridge, Of
st. l4onis: II the evening, addresses will 10
made by the Rev. G. L. Thompson and tho Rev.
T. ". doolspcci.