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J. B. Arnold. Sheriff.
II. c. Holmes, County Court Clerk
r. Y. Rsines. Chaneery Court Clerk:
VIM. Moore, Circuit Court Clerk:
ions. Wiiliag.s. Coroner.
J. c. Long. Trustee.
C.. Witt. Tax Collector:
Josiah Cooper. County sufvsytf:
A. S. currcy, Superintendent PSbiic Schools.
W. K. Cox. Register:
, 1875-06-27

On the Gaspee, as - Commodore Of the Naval
Forces Of the Colony" and instructed him to
clear the bay Of British vessel then cruising
in it and harassing american commerce. The
"Navl Forces" consisted Of one sloop.
WHnP1E took this, sailed down upon the
enemy, and, after brisk engagement, cap
tured her. Rhode Island now claims, first,
that the burning Of the Gaspee was the naval
Lexington second, that this engagement
was the naval Bunker Hill third, that
"Lttle Rhody" at once organized q navy Of
her own ; and fourth, that it was her dele
gates to the Continental Congress who brought
about Continental Navy This sounds true
enough but if any rash person admits its
truth before the Centennial era is ended, he
runs the risk Of being overwhelmed BY proof
that New Jersey did this, and New York did
that, and Georgis did the other thing, all OF
which contradict Rhode Islands claims.
Every fact of the Revolution seems to hare
come to pass first in each Of half dozen
CtnteE
, 1875-06-27

and the sarest sign Of it lies in the increase
of interest manifested in them, and the zeal
and enthusiasm with which the great mass OF
the people rally to their defense. when
threatened By their enemies. For this sea-
son, every patriotic citizen should find cause
for rejoicing over the unusual SUCCESS OF
CommencementDay al over the country
this year. It is Conamencemant-Day for
those who TIRE entering upon school-life and
tread the col1egiate cloisters for the first time,
and it is Commensurate Day also for those
who leave these cloisters behind item and
begin real life. The latter will fight their
battles with more Of manliness, and honor,
and chiva1ry by reason Of their educational
discipline and duties, aud their successors
will emulate their examples. We may smile
at the pathos Of the "sweet girl " yaledic-
torian as she bids q touching adieu to her
companions, and the tears which moisten
their lace handkeechiefs, and We may Rhrug
our shoulders ut tho wise plattndes of the
young college orators but they are none the
less earnest, honest, and hopeful, and no one
will read the story with any less interest be-
cause it is an old one.
, 1875-06-27

The Relief and Aid Society Of this city has
from the start been one Of tbs best organized
and most successful public charities of the
world It has never needed any tt vinlica~
ton, " but it Is worth while to call public
attention for moment to the completa
Tafutation Of the Communist s1anders against
it, which is given in the report of the Com
mittee Of the Common Council appointed to
examine it's affairs. The rapport il given be-
low. It is to be hoped that it viii set ut rest
the preposterous stories that have becn
circulated by ths Communists and their fal-
lows:
To the Mayor and Aldermen u tn City qf CAsoaao, IN
Common Cousscn assembled:
Your Special COMMITTEES appointed for tas purpose
Of snsasdszhn7 tbs =1aaza Of :.s Chicago EesE and
AID 8ocesy respectfully report that soey have partially
of the Society, Nod 81 End 63 LAsae stree& and ha9
An interview wth Col c. q. H<tosD, tbs PRECEDENT:
H. y. EMO, Treasnrar: and C. q. TauDx11, tbs
General Superintendent who rece4rsd coultaoualy
and cheefuly pfAcad the books and vouchers Of tho
institution It our dispo<a with such cazies1 assst
ancs ~ ws might require We Examined thA method
Of doing bu<uess, the blank foEas used md tha Rar-
sr7l s5stesa of and dstsrrining cziua Of
applicants, Rlao thA phscn ind balances tn tha hsn-
ling of fund.- and hna sd1ntr2nla sd perfect IN
tafAs 70 4ssdts n axtnss aar saates sA4iatA4Aaa
, 1875-06-27

with the general management and EuleA by which
the work II administered We also exaa.red several
cssos Of complaints sud dentals on the part of 7sons
charged with receivtng help, and found receipts IN
every CASE, and evidence of partaty or prejudee
On account Of nationality or religion. We examined
tho books and vouchers far lsaccabe but thezn
being eonaething ke $4,000 vouchers, filing several
large paehne-trnnka, and large number OF books,
covering the history Of the Society for all the yeasa
since tho fire, and embracing the expenditure Of
x10oo0o0 Of money, that It wun1d be impossible
for my committee to make absolutely thorough and
casefrl examination Of esch item in detail IN twelve
months. The examination, though partial, has coz
vinced your Committee that the whole business has
been faithfully and wisely administered
3. Qr1RE, THoNAs G. CLARKE,
T, n. SrouT, h. Sr1SE,
Eree!.! Co11I1ittee.
, 1875-06-27

4 few days ago three burglars were arrest
ed in this city, tried, and acquitted BY jury
In the face of overwhelming evidence against
them- Within twenty-four hours of their
discharge the satne three burglars we're arrest
cd while in the very act Of committing =
burglary. The jury engaged in the trial Of a
burglar named WRAx-or, as we probably
should designate him, WILLIAM Way, Esq
has disagreed, in the taoe also Of overwhalm-
ing evidanco- Three Of tbs man who were
On the first jury wess also on the second. In
view Of these facts, it is pertinent to inquire
whether the impaneling Of turiea aud the
management Of the Eherad's Office are in tbs
hands of Mu LoDoHAIn- Il 20, Whit fur
thar nse Is there Of trying burglars md
0nsvee2
, 1875-06-27

The Common Council, in their action On
the Appropriation ordinance, have, SO {nr, not
only confined their appropriations to the
ums aud objects recommended by the
Finance Committee, but have, in several in-
stances, reduced them. For this action the
Council deserye full thanks and credit
Their votes ON all these appropriations have
shown that they understand the necessities
and embauassments Of the city, and have
determined to appropriate no money not nec-
essary to meet indispensable wants and to
meet obligations created by Law. # they
shall persevere to the end, and pass the ordi-
nance thus pruned by economy, they viii de-
serve, and viii receive, the Communications
at tbs whole public
, 1875-06-27
l. sCANDAL0Us FRAUD.


for seseral months the Chic"go 1'eteT-oceoa'
has oeen lend1n8 lts columns to the pro
mouon OF scandnous and shameless fraud
IN the way OF publishing stories Of the finding
Of gold In large quantities IN the Black Hills.
N q recent ISSUE 1t gives half-column OF
staring headlines some OF which read:
;snossra4 ao'a ~ 9s,sr Epeo1on ss% "a. .a.
command, tells how Ill former reports .re confirmed
For seven miles along French Creek the doubling
seaen1lsu got coor u eteF5 pan: Cot DODGE
rchnsss ~ n. Tna -s sas, - ta, 10 'es es
to SIS pr day, No trouble nom the 1ndians.
The fraud Of these dispatches ought to be
evident on their face. Under date Of Camp
Harney. on French Greek, June 1s, the
correspondent =, ~ites:
Gold In lxee quantities md ot good quality has
ben discovered IN oustess auieh Oh French o7est
, 1875-06-27

Secretary Bu1srow has given orders that
the Chicago COMMITTEES Of Architects shall 10
allowed every facility for examining Null
1tn's and Mu11Err's monument The Com
uittee Will 50 to work tomorrow, unless ths
ruins fall wholly to pieces first. Its report
On the soundneas Of the foundation will re-
ceive general credit here, Whatever it's recep-
ton in Washington may be. Tho investaga-
ton will last two weeks.
, 1875-06-27

more met 8HEa4As, and, after sustaining
another defeat, soon thereafter surrendered At
the head Of 81, GOO men The march Of battles,
assaults, aank movements, and grand strategy
was over. The remainder Of the march 10
Washington was peaceful parade. year
before he marched from Chattanooga WITH
100, 900 Western men, and entered Washing
ton with 10000 victorious veterans
who had strobe with him over 2'ooo
miles Of Rebel territory, crossing noun
tains, marshes, rivers, swarnps, through
floods and forests, under the blaze Of q SEMI"
tropical sun, and IN winters storms on Dos
tomless roads. From Chattanooga to Raleigh
he conquered the Confederacy as he went, oy
destroying their armies, capturing their c1t1es'
living On their resources, breaking mp their
railroads, burning their manufactures, and
rendering the Rebels unable to prosecute OF
continue the war He hurt them at every
step, striking them terrible blows with the
mailed-hand before which they weakened
and fell. No.othar General spread such ter-
ror behind, before, and all around him, as
SHERMAN.
It is too late now to strip Zen. oHERAAN
Of the glory of the great march which he
planned with such care and executed with
such exactness in every detail History VIII
record that when the time came to make the
attempt, Gen. SHERMAN made it, and that it.
vns crowned with succesa This will be the
verdict OF the future, and it will but re-echo
the popular sentiment. of to-day. Perhaps
the su1est way for these busybodies who are
seeking to belittle Gen: SHERMAN to satisfy
themselves would be to ask Tennessee,
Georgia. South Carolina, and North Carolina
who planned and carried out the march to
the sea and to Raleigh Ask Savannah,
Augusta, Columbia, Charleston, and Raleigh
who it was that pierced the heart Of the Con-
federacy. As well undertake. to diTest NA-
po1zoa Of his military laurels.
, 1875-06-27

more than exercise Of common prudence to
postpone revolution in the City Government,
especially in tha matter Of creating new Of
fees.
While believing that the Judgment Of Judge
D1oHx is the correct Interpretation Of the
low as it stands, we do not wish to ba under
stood as thinking the abolition Of the Board
Of Police and Fire Commissioners would be Il
serious calamity. We think that whatever
occasion or necessity for that Board may have
prevailed when it was created no longer e1-
ists. It is neither useful nor ornamental. It
is cumbersome; and when itdoes exercise any
OF the useful powers it possesses it is done in
way that accomplishes no good. There is
no discipline enforced. It is not respected
by it's subordinates, and consequently not
respected by the public. Moreover, the
aboard" system has become ~ inefficient as
the system it succeeded What is needed is
responsible head, clothed with neces-
sary powers to perform The duties
Of his Office promptly. A single Off
Ger at the head Ct the Police, and another
at the head of the Fire Department, each
with full power in the selection of bis subor-
dinates, and each Responsible for the entire
management of his department, and subject
to summary removal for caus5, would be
vast improvement upon the Board system
as now administered. While We think the
abolition Of the Board would be q wise meas
ure, and one strongly in the interest Of reform,
that abolition must be accomplished legally.
The charter Of 1872 does not abolish the
Boards, does not provide any substitute for
them, and confers no authority on the City
Government to abolish them, aud, in fact,
continues them Our objection is, not to
tho taking of, but to the Illegal manner in
which it is proposed to be done. A result Of
all this is that Police Commissioner will
have to be elected this fall.
, 1875-06-27

In Connecticut, the towns are represented
in the Legislature much as the States are In
the United States Senate. An attempt to get
nd Of some Of the more glaring inequali-
ties at this plan By making one House the
representative of the people instead Of the
town has just been voted down BY Demo
cratic Legislature. Such wanton denial OF
Justice to the people wss reserved for party
which processes to especially believe in tho
MANILA
, 1875-06-27

There is small budget Of South American
newB which covers successful rebellion On
a small scale in Mexico and change of
Ministry in Brazil. The lightning seems to
have struck, instead Of sent, the na1nes tele-
Rraphed Us those of the new Ministry. They
are probably wholly wrong
, 1875-06-27

The jury in the BEEcHEB case at this VIII
ing Saturday evening" have not yet agreed
upon their verdict They have now been out
sirce Thursday afternoon. and, consequently,
are now consuming their third day. Report
has it that at first they stood four for convlc-
ton and eight against it; but, after arguing
the case for day, they stood five for 7er-
dict Of guilty, with damages for the plaintiff,
to seven against, who held that the guilt OF
the defendant had not been sufficiently
proven to satisfy the technical require
meuts Of the law as laid down in the Judges
charge Before the case was finally sub
mitted to the jury, the plaintiffs counsel
asked the Court to reopen the case long
enough to let in the testimony Of three newly
discovered Witnesses, two Of whom swear
that in October, 1869, in the house OF TIE
oponH Turox, while working there, they
caught the defendant .dagra7ah dedcts4-in
adultery. They swear to time, place, and cir
cumstanoes; but the Court refused to let1n this
new and startling proof, and submitted the
case to the jury. The New York papers con-
tain the affdavits Of those witnesses, and
come Of them comment severely on the Court
for its exclusion The Brooklyn Argus says:
No such testimony WAS offered during ths regular
course Of the trial It should be kdfted. II these
statements are now let stand they become svorn eva
dence upon witch nav sutt might b. instituted In
case Of disagreement BY tho jury: they become tho
damuing accusezs Of M1. BxEcHxa, to follow him
through Hfe to impair his uaefuineas, md to poison
him by inctea- They ara worse than the RoopHu1L
ohArgea Ha every interest IL 10 have ths ass opened
, 1875-06-27

There is good deal Of figuring going On
among the adharents and supporters Of Mr.
A. G. Hxsno to run him for County Treas
rrer this fall On The other hand, there ID
large section Of the Germans who propose to
bring out Capt. GEORGE SCHNEIDER to run
against him, feeling confident that the Csp-
tain can bs elected BY majority Of thou-
, 1875-06-27
lgorpus prosecution

The beauties of giving = mob practically
absolute power are again illustrated. fhe
Common Council is said to be about to create
the office Of Prosecuting Attorney for tho
Police Courts. Of course this means more
ofaceholdezs and taxes, and, at least, ons
more ta1-eating hummer saddled On the city.
What b,ieAesa barzister has to ba !" takan
care OF now7
, 1875-06-27
Ul>< Gbmagn Gribunt.
Sunday Morning, June az, 1875

The Chicago 1imr, having bought some
rev type, cackles over the circumstance in
more ridiculous manner than young hen
after accomplishing the startling feat II pro
ducing her first egg.
, 1875-06-27

Juns Is, ITS, the drst real naval battle
Ct tn Revolution vsa fought Three years
before, tho British schooner Gaspee had be*.n
horasd in Nazraganaett Buy, mud month be-
foee the AargarettA had been captured in
hS:hisa Bay, but these vsre both private
entazprise& On tia day we h&ve named, tho
nhoas 1faana Assembly formally commits
eoaAa AaaAaAE Whur14, Who I'D tl,a s4*A&k
, 1875-06-27

Some residents Of Chicago may perhspa be
impressed ere long with the fact that fraud
ulent election is not mere piece Of humor.
The Grand Jury yesterday brought in four
indictments against the Judges Of Election IN
the Second, Ninth, and Twentieth Wards at
the charter election. Now let US have Little
ri1r,fxna far1oEaenti0n.
, 1875-06-27

The dominat faction in the City Council
is very nnuouto abolish the Board Of Police
and Fire Commissioners, and to place these
two branchesf the public service under the
charge, respectively, Of City Marshal and a
Fire ,MarshAFhom they viii, in effect, ap
point. An o1;nancs to this effect was intro
duced by AldHupRxrH on Friday evening,
and referred Ia committee Of the Common
Council.
On this soject inquiries we're officially
addressed to the Law Department Of the
city a9hng wlsher, in the opinion Of that
body, the emmon Council, under the
bogus charte1had authority to abolish the
Board Of Pcce and Fire Commissioners.
Judge D1oH in answer thereto, made
an official stameut that the Common Coun-
eli had no lch authority, adding thereto,
that his assisbt, Mr.. ADAMB, and City Attor-
ney JAMuEso agreed with him. 1t seems,
however. thgas was done in the contempt
case, unticipsng an adverse decision by the
Law Departnnt, the Mayor and Council
took the adre Of several attorneys outside
OF the Law apartment, and all Of them de-
clared that :he Common Council had the
authority Uabolsh the Board Of Police
aud Fire COMMISSIONERS under tho ba}lot-box
stuffed CHAIR. Judge D1cKEY stotes that
Mesas. TUT, Roo1, and STORES, think the
Council ma3abolish the Board Of Commits
sioners, anithat MIR. MoRaE thinks it YVES
abolished sf@ jtacto by the adoption OF the
bogus chariot 1872 Judge D1cxEr argues
that the bogrhartero Of 1872 continues in force
all previous ws not inconsistent with TINT
old charter tat there ia nothing in the bogus
charter incoSstent with the Law creating tho
Board Of lice and Fire Commissioners
that the bog charter designates five officers
who are to , elected, and authorizes the
Council to cate my others it may think
proper, ando abolish any Of those it may
ereate> Jud D1ozEx is unable to find any
authority inAs Common Council to repeal
statute Of tlState Of Illinois, and, finding no
such author3, hs decides that the Board of
Police and ire Commissioners ia beyond
the reach ofae abolitionists Of tbs Common
Council.
We 1nchno the opinion that in this mat
ter Judge Dtzx and his associates Of the
Law Depart mt are correct, even On the g.
sumption thk the bogus charter Of 1872 is in
force In this y. But in addition, there is
the posGbili1}hat the Courts will decide that
that charter never been adopted, and ia
not the Law oEhe city. We suggest, there
fore, that thesayoF and Common Council 20
slowly in thisatter. There 10 no immediate
hu1y fo9 the cation Of new offices. Amhi~
houa psaaota t]ing to serve their country
shou]d 1alt q ts weeks longer. Il the May
OF and Oona1ne Council will instruct their
Offices to e1Fdte matters On the part OF !
the cey' juaaout BY ths Supreme Court |
can - had in tie this fail to have it deter.
mifd finally shethsr the city is OF Ia not
goasnsd BY thsshartar t 1874 Until TINT
q''saas1 y hus la4Atsrtaiuadk l. would bs 10 |
, 1875-06-27
TIE PR3YER~GAuGE IN ENGLAND.


probably quite as much surprised as any ono
else to have their proposal to test the power
Of prayer carried into effect by one Of the
most devout sects in England This sect is
the " Peculiar People, who apparently differ
from other Christians only in insisting upon
literal interpretation Of the whole Bible,
instead Of only a, part of it. The members
of this organization have discovered in the
Epistle of St james, unfortunately for their
children, the following passage: lis any
sick among you, let him call for the elders
Of the church; and let them pray over him,
amounting him with oil in the name ot the
Lord; and the prayer Of faith shall save the
sick and the Lord shall raise him
up" This precept they have raIgiously
observed When child falls sick, instead
of sending for physician, the elders Of the
"PecuEar People" nre summoned They
pray over the little sufferer, aud smear him
with oil sin the name Of the Lord" Some
times he dies, but at other times he gets well
Then 18th: prayer Of faith" has been an
svered, as per premise, and the fanatics re-
joica- But generally hs dies. Then his
parents say: ut is the will Of God, and
bury him. It is said that twelve chldren
have been suffered to die in this way within
short time, all Of whom would have been
saved by Ettls medical attendance. In
some cases, broken limbs were treated only
with prayer and oil. It ia needless to say
that modification set in and soon killed the
victims These peculiar practices Of the
Peculiar People have attracted the atten-
ton Of the London magistacy. The sect
hns been warned to stop numbering its chill
dren from sense OF duty, but it has kept
OIL. When the twelfth child was sacrificed
to the Mo1och Of fanaticiaua, the matter was
brought before Grand Jury, which YVES
asked to iudict the offending superstitious
parent But the jury was instructed by the
presiding Judge that the parents neglect to
resort to sure methods Of saving his child's
Life was not an indictable offense, provided it
was due to conscientious religious belief.
That it wna SO due could not be doubted.
The Grand Jury ignored the presentment,
and the "Pecular People" can hereafter go
on neglecting their babies at pleasure They
any one, where the only medicines used will
be prayer and oil, and whence all doc
tors will be excluded As the oil
derives Ill its supposed efficacy from being
put on by an elder and in the name OF the
Lord" it may fairly be considered a.
remedy, on a par with the prayer.
The new hospital, therefore, will give Prof.
TxnDA11 chance to collect the statistics
in Sir HENRY THoaRsos's erstwhile
famous article. On this aide Of the water
We might, perhaps, put legal and speedy
stop to the practice OF relgiously slaughtering
children But England has an act Of Parlia-
ment which establishes the Bible as the
standard Of revealed religion, aud how could
the Peculiar People be legally punished for
elinging closely to the letter Of this standard
thus set up BY the law Of the land? This is
what comes Of uniting Church and State.
, 1875-06-27

NORTHERN LIGHT LeDGR, NO. ~ /: Q. o. F.
Meets eseE5 Tues dAy Evooux Ut lo Cuhourn-av
Neubers cosdisy Invited % attend my
future etnxa. Installation Of Isosr. ~ 1sls plsas
On 1uiy E. 1875. JAMES Al11A&H. a. H.
". < FULKTRSON. Secy.