, 1874-06-24

News 1toma Photographed to the Chl-
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News 1tomR Photographed to the Chl-
cnEO Nribunc.
ILLINOIS.
Tho arrangements for tho July races, in ot-
tawa, for tho first four days in tho month, arc
worry satisfactory 30 far. ALI tho races nro full.
reports to tic contrary notwithstanding that
ls, enough hofBas hayo boen entered III zach to
iuRuEo thht each race upon tho programme will
DO Buro thing, and that oyery race will be closo-
~ contested.
-. ]. Fitzaimmons, Dlatrict Attorney for
Greene County, died on tho 17th inst, and Bpo-
cial election will be called to fill tho vacancy,
1t being Understood tAat tho City Council of
Ottawa would pass upon, the llquor-lconso ques-
ton Yesterday evoning, large nnnber Of The
fomale crusaders assembled around tho CITY Hall
at ali early hour md awaited the opening Of tho
Eouncis-room. Largo reinforco1nentR OF ladies'
came from limo to time, in carriages mud on
foot. unit! couple Of hundred were either on
hand OF within T. hhort di tapco4 Only four
llconso-.-put in an appearance, out OF tho four
teen Aldermen, and there wnR no quorum. The
orupado lalIes departed disappointed. Tho tenn
poranco tidal-wayo does not Roem to Layo done
much good or harm in OTTAWA as far 90 hoard
from.
--on tho 18th Inst. John Herman Smith,
German. 10 yoars old, living with Ills wife In tlo
south pnrt Of tho Town Of Meudota was found
dead, sitting in a chair. His wifo had gone into
Tug th9 country @ oariy IN the morn'ug., on Witt
tho AFTERNOON. she found him sttlng iu chair
apparently asleep. BAo spoke to him, and, ro-
coiving no answor, laid hor Aand on his arm
wAon sa.u~a sho r. found she lad bold Of
bis ssht ehsoek and brow. s !. il FSs auppoeea cd
that ho bud fallon OIL tho floor during tit, and
nftorwardv recovered sufficiently to p1aco him
Bolf IN tlo position in which ho was found. He
waa seen about II oclook apparently au we'll as
usual, short distance from his house. This
aged couple (his wlfo ia 81 onlgrated from
Germany about nine yearg ago. They have no
childron living. The friends of tho deceased
will not permit a post. .mortom examination to 10
made; consequently 1t Ii doubtful II the truo
causo Of bis death will evor he aHcertainol.
The stea,nor James Howard. which paused
Cairo for Ht. Lous yesterday afternoon Ind on
board tho Ninoteanth United 8tatcs Infantry,
which gooH to tie Department. Of tho Missouri,
aud tue Third Infantry. which IL nor stationed
thore, will, al soon aa rcllovol, 10 to tho Gulf
Department, aud be stationed III Louisiana. It
Ia mutua! exchange Of Stations between tho
two resimouta. COL Smith ig in co,amand OF
the Ninatoauth.
4 man named james Taokoy, Of Gilman,
undertook to lnish her Monday night by clolf-
Ing. aud, falling in that, hn commenced firing
his revolver u her when tho otixons interfored
aud arrested him. Ho is now In 1all
kun, two weokn eiuce, returns TO thin mundane
sphere atid a1nuseB himself by driving tho iu-
1natoa OF hlH house out Of doors nightly.
Small grain near Gilman ts suffering badly
for rain. Spots OF fields aro drying up.
-.Aluch dissatisfaction huH beeu oreatod amoug
tue stono-cuttorn and 1nasons employed at tho
Hook 1aland Arsenal by notice OF q reduction
Of wagoa from 90, $3.50, and 81, respectively. to
42.02, s2.B0, and s9. Tho new aca!e Ia based on
tho whKas pad ut the Chicago Custom Ilouao.
and othur Government work In the Vest, aud
was unavoidable. Tho now appropriations are
available July !. whom large. totco Ut stone-
outtera, n1asons, oarpontera, and laborera will bo
employed for the soasoh, aud 1t III ueoeasary that
lied. 81 ooisrao, tAe reduction, which 1t prosont
Axtsuds onlf to tue ttou8.Norka1a, ntl1 beopua