, 1875-08-13
FEEnIE-MlNDED CHILDREN.

Tho Site for I'M institution for Thcss
Unlnrtunntcs El1cd mt Lincoln, I'll.
-*uIar Dissatisfaction ut tho Dectn-
inn-.tn Account of tho different Of
fcrn from, Competing Cities.
Sut-tHf Disnatch to Ths Chita7o Tribune.
srnsHnriILp, ILL.,, Ang. 12.-Ihe agony ia
oyor, and IAlucon l,as boon soor.cd aa tho sito
for tto Institution for tho tcnbla-NIindod. There
wcro fifteen contestants, AMI nt each OF these
placcH aitcs which wore regarded na wcll-Bllitol
In all rusnocts for tito wants Of tilo Institution
were oirertd at exceedingly 10. prices. Peoria
offered AZ acres OF most c1colleut land, tho
s,to coming up fully to tic requirements
OF tho law, with wator for ten years.
free; Fau,alin 1Go acroa OF land for 80, !;
Alton 10 acres right In the city fur e4 ,000, sito
A.Bt-class 0lattoon, 40 acres in tho city, near
tho rooorvoir, for 81 Mount Vernon, 30 ncrea,
Huporb s,to, for 3f.50o; LiucoIn, AZ acres in
tho city for a7,b0o Decatur, 10 acrca for ,b10,-
0O0t water-rnaius to DO o1tcndod freq to tho in
atituton Princeton. 1G8 acres for sG.6oO Jack
Bonvillo, 40 for 00o water -pipo to DO laid
to tho insttution frco; Springfield, 10 ncras for
$4,000; Bloomington, Is acres, 1900; Ifinceton
1G0 aoros for a7,5oo Aurora, IS ncres for et5.-
0o0 Quincy, Gov. Woods house and 10 acres OF
1and for $4,000 Ottawa 30 acrcs for ~ 900,
or ut nuch prices As tho Commissioners might
name bri1ge-tol FREQ and noror-failMg aup-
ply Of spring .wator free. These ofrcrs wore re-
gardcd an the best n,ade by oach, though many
OF the places offered several others. There
wero hut ten ballots In all taken, tho first being,
for Lincoln, g.; Otsawa, l rtincoton. l SPRING
tiokl, L.: Mattoon, l. There was ITO change
until tho third ballot, when Lincoln loat and
Springfield gained l. On tho fourth, Ostava was
dropped, and Lincoln received 3, On tho fifth,
Lincoln 4 !; tho ntor points each. This bal
lot was surprise, and was reconaiderol this
morning nnd tho bnloting continued, With
1ltt1o change till tho tonth, when Lincoln agsln
got and tho vote wna made unanimous. Or
tho tentt ballot keteham, REYNOLDS. Dole, and
Anderson voted for 14incolu, Allen aud Pntllock
for Ottnwn, aud Deuny for Decatur. Tho nc
tion Of the Board Ia tl,s subject OF sevnro crfi-
ciRm independent Of tho fact that thu tito,
Which IL n ycry beautiful QUO, othera
is no wntcr auppy, ono OF tho prerequisites OF
tho law, md tho institution will lhvo to dcpcrd
upon weflB or cstoFua. Many Of t!lo other places
had ncver-fa!liug supplies Of puro water, aud
| especially 10 in the case OF Ottawa and PEORIA,
Witch wna offered freo. Thore il, however, less
place TINT could lave been solicited. Springfield
| aud the other central plaooa nro aatiHtied but
| thore Is rumor that an injunction Will be
prayed out, an tho ground tint the law
llas not becn complied with. By persons living I'll
the northern pArt Of tho State. 30 far rs
consraliIy Of location is concerned, the aito
selected iv littlo ont Of tho way and tho ccnire
! OF population Ia half way between Bloomington
| sud Teorin, Tho Board commend their Hecro-
ta1y, Dr.. Wilbur, for tho ability and fidelity with
his fairness Incy adjourned to meet hore or
the 2Gt!i OF August, when thoy will okAulno the
tInns and specifications for the building and,
| whom theno nro accoE4od, tholr dutica will end.