, 1874-12-28

Iroasury to hoard gold iii tho Iroas,lrv in ordor
that ho may 10 ahlo to redeem IN 1870. II this
jn', m"h u.s., ngs soo n'ght naVo to encct OF raiH-
fraotonal c,,rrnncv wn"i annroc;oto ,s;i 'o
Ia fnir to my TINT th}u ircusso,, Of thia ab1oot
~ not In any way on oical ono, and it n,nBt not
nn supposed tnat tho Iroasury Department Ia in
' "'' ~oA''oo - ~
pocr ,c, .nr> ,1.nr1,,
NoNN toIANl] q HeNNEF|N CANAL.
11s fhosfEoTH IN CoSaHEss-HEronr or TIE COM
Ml7rEE ON nA11wAsa AND cAsAits.
WAatnSa7ox, D. G., Dec. 21.-Tho persons IN
Washington who arc most conAdon. ~ Tim .rc-
.oer - ~, ,,,t =, .,, ~, .t,, W. "'
friends Of tho Rock Island 4 Honnenin Canal.
hmm very euorcot la man l,,vo 1,oo,> ta~, ,.,.,
,sA' e'sN =. eo'ss 'asn Anso neea nefo ae11so.
" engogod Ill promoting tho interests Of this
!r,r, soott ,,,a 1oua W
:, 80" 1,so.'' t'o Aol..an saosloy resolution, or
,vi1, ,p;tnos. ~, ,ronas.,a ..s - w. t'o" A""s
project Those having it in charge wish to tavo
+,,o of1,,,1 ~ooo.,,t,o,. - a.. y.
s"Ao oleia' ieeo6n'1'on ol to inatscr' and dosig-
Board to nfosent ,hn mnt4 or r., f!,,,nr.,s a.sa ~
.,,n ,a,1s,,! rs T' sAo u",tot W eo"sfess a1!af
tao honoass. 1sioso who havo been specially
mentioned in this connection aro Io},n {. noro
Josnnl, 7. t1ttoy. nna c,nr,cu p,,,1otnh n,,.ss
t1,rca ao ha .1es a'"n tanoolp Iheeo
,,urposu, but hayo, for Tho mont ,nrt. ncto0 j.,
thor c,rncitr 70 ,,r,vo.a .,t;1a a~.' a "ossa ~
ttlor own bills. Tlloy luvo bcen agsistod by Mr.
Potter Or Dnyonnort. Ia Gon 1t,,,,av - 49,
1,oa,, 1,.n, n;',Io. u. uoa: iaawos. OK tno
1ocK la!anu DlStr1ct, 10 making tito bill for this
improye,nent h;s p,,oc,a1 work this rs,nter and
bonoa In uoo n nossoa hoee-a w. "'a, "nu
coses. Tho proposition is, that tho Board of
Trade aha,l dofray tho oxpousea OF t,yo or man
IL ElN k1AtA OF 1rnt}n lfnyH S7!lh nnh In,
spare, perhaps man as GOOD as Irwin cop ho
found hero. ~ a~0N ~'''-- ~" W
Asto'
lilo Northern Illinois delegation appcar to
give thin bill open announcement v;t nor-
i,ona Tho orcon,;,, ~ A. ,,'s. 'r. toA-
litto to suy about it. but nny not oppoye il, 1Ia
position is, doui,t]css, doternine5 ,p the
Tho pcop1e Of Sterling nro mt ot vi nan,,ort-
abe ebout tho figures Of the estimating ongi-
ncor. They claim that the focdor" would cor
tainly drain Rock River and leave Sterling li}o
ono Of t1loso old Peninsular towns Of Lower
Maryland, 1ant1-lockcd, high aud drv. vet viii,
--, .s -, rA "'@ WI 5ot "t'u
warehouses; anu Wllaryes Tor com1herco aud ship-
ping.--a seaport town without spa. The en-
h'sta 4lsts' tn"', III low "n1er oVon' only ono
t'Solft!l OF tho water OF Rock River would ever
be uoeti for tho +. fcei]cr.'
ny. go,
iho Soataerh lltit1olH Congressman cannot be
certainly relied upon to fayor tbts ,neaa,.ro. They
linn +o,rordu Et ,r;s ,,u, a. ,n.,. ..;,.. :. y,
1ea so"'4us ''t ho'''7 l'o sto 'attef CITY, IL ID
Raid, regards this canat project Will, diafavor.
usa;c ~ III. ", ''*1. nea'a 4o1@s
ias!no' tho Jelty system. Laaa M" 1om Scott.
Tho following Is tue story Of tho uoDpepia
eanal' ID 'oio oS 'ta 1s'ehoS:
Eoci; 1sLAsn uE;:Er1v CANAL.
was referred tin l}i tx II ia Mi, r1n, IL" 'snr,ts
of tho utcs of lii:o!s anu Iowa a,, cf 1ny eitisn,s