, 1875-12-06
ROCKFORD.

A $4,000 suit against the CitT-Suh-
atcn Dcnth of Indy - Tho Now
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES In Prospcct-
3rc--t9Igh-T1nctt tfctldtnRg-Dpeu.
inR OF tiao WntchsFaftory*
sDtria' Correspondence of The Ch,faqo tribune.
RncKEoEp, Ill.,. Doc 1.-Artcsuus Ward onco
had a lecture called tho " Dabca In tho Woods
lila manner Of dollvorinE that lecture waa unique.
After tRtlfng to Ills uutlienco on al manner of
topics, MI Of which woro totally foreign to tho
subject ha would look At lila watch 1t 10 O'Clock,
como iahhfuiiy forward, and say ''fteRily. ladics
mud gentlemen. wo haso not yet arrived at our
nubj jcct. and for fear vo power shall, must bid
you q worry good night" Tho Rockford Council
are Just non EivtnE us Astsmus Wards dodge.
They havo chitod no lcss than Bix meetings
10 roorganfze the Fro Department anl ar
point n Wator-1Yorks Superintendent and
tho Rockford people, to-day, arc afraid
tlloy will noves do tho ono or tue other, q. n.
Dsazoo an attorney, notified tho City Fathers,
last Monday night. that tho Holly Manufacture
ing Company had Instructed him TO suo tho City
Of Rockford for ESQ, 600 for unpaid Water-Worka
bills. What will tho poor city do thcn7
aupnEN DEATH or A PROMINENT LADY,
The sudden death last Sunday, on tho street,
OF hfrs. Julia Dickneu, siater Of Afr. Erana
I:ako, Circuit Clerk Of W;nncbngo County,
caused quito sonsasion .ore Monday morning.
This unfortunate lady Was we'll all day sunday anu
Ind beon visiting with her brothera family. On
ller roturn home, in the evening. she waa snl-
mil lungs beforo At,o could reach her house, Tile
tuucral waB vGry largely Intended.
THE COURTHOUSE E1Ds.
Tho contract for building q nuw Court-i1ouao
has not yot bccii awarded to aur QUO. Tho two
contractors whose bids aro looked upou a. tho
mott favorable arc ". y. Richardson {of Illinois
State-lIcCs1 fnno}. S1G5.G0p. aud Colwou d
C'ark, Of Ottawa St230Uo. Tho d1eroucs II,
these Two bits ia not yroat, when We taka Into
consideration tic different materials to 30 used
AMI tho fact that tho fnr.nsr lid provides ntouo
corlicoa whilo thu latter does not. The Suuer-
TisIrH could not pgree, thoy adjourned to
meet noxt Mouday, WHOM tho final decision ulust
bn given.
Irof. Cunning Of lastnn, will tlcllrcr aerica
OF Hi1 ncientiic lcctnroa III this city, commouc-
iHg no1t TucHiay night.
Iiltoi IL prHitiyelY to unrarcl t'Life'B prab-
tHush and Naomi "a musical drama by J. A.
! Buttcrfo)d, OF CLicago-l1as boon presented at
| browns Hall with much succeas during tho OLE
tire week. Crowded llonsos greeted tho etIotta
Of tho Rockford Musical Association, uuder
whose auspices 1t was presented.
Two STYLISH stAMniAoEs.
Stato's Attorneys. like the rest Of mankind.
sometimes get married. Mr. J. G. Carver. the
WAS married iast Thursday to 3lisa ssral, Scger.
In bis oxcltou0nt at Lls coming 10y, ho forgot to
procure licouBo until the worthy Domlnio WIN
| ready for tho busincss. What was to be done Z
in hunting up the County Clerk. Ifo was, how
over, found, and the hrldo and bridegroom ca
ioycd tho union that for Whtlo seo.ned deasinel
to be denied thom.' Tho sccond Wedding was
men, Ais. William aledregor, to an Eastsrn gem
| tleman, 1fr. John II. EI!nietun to Miss Marian