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, 1875-12-25

We find tho following cfeli.tsd to d rural papcr
In llhnola: 'Dr. Wilkins, Of Farmouui, 70.
equity visited mai and woman III Montgomery
County. Ind, whoas APES arc respectively liz
aud Ill wears. and who haye lived together ~
thls auriont couple IL Fsnits, aud they
are the parauts u sfrs, Thomas Wlll-
lans. of Ca.lia Township. The old u,eu
stnuas up M straight A. = ratusod, aud does
qulto good deal Ut ,9o1k every day. lIe has
AlaAys Leen moderate liver, an llHua no to.
hacco, which ID al argument nsa:s.st tobAcco-
1lscrs. Hut hts vito hps bsen H.cady s.n ,kur
for sixty yeats, which ID All argumant IN fayar ut
tobacco. The old lady IL anl'esed with cancer,
Which aaAda t'a appearance upou hor furellea al
TO- ty years aKo. And which 4ls ts now dortoring
VITA coal, At cue ttn,a III ller lif5 sl,c Weighed
225 pounds. bnt gradually slruhk away t4u sAe
HOW liIas tla beam It l1l"
, 1875-12-25

The Rfr''',liYtte Francaitr publishes son,o c,..
rtn1s private lotters from Prince i H,arck to hjt
Wifo and sistcs. which it thlnks place h,m. a. d
graph'o aua amusing coerst Pondpnt on lerol
Win Lady Mary Wortley Montague and
writer was sent to THINK tho Emperor Napo-
leon for uslluittiHg l'tnsaia to lilo Congress
Of rarlH, llo deacflbos hfa loIgipgu IN sermH
which must awaken remetnbras1cea III tho minus
OF many tourists. " lnhabit tioor il, a llosei
where shcro Rro tyn iirsplacea. rot am a!,ykys
frozen. Tho i've ulocka OH ,uy ,uautsl-piecea
tick continually, but they neyor show ths r1al1t
tsme IIo wal!u nss ltsel w!th splendid ultrrors,
yat they noysr eu4Llo mo to tic mr. craYat d.
taught to suppose leads tho lna,ch Of olyiI!za-
Ilp1h
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THE ..4tisl;!lTfI DAY.
kee1tlI t.E.nYtt1Hal.,t

TO lht k'fIfar ~ fh' ~ .:f1t Is.hHH+-
G!!'cA':n, De-. e;,-fefetrns To tbs letter III
So'ir fhas Saturdays ts.l;e, s,;us.l. "A Lay
tna''.' "hilo dssc!aI,nis,R tile intention Of nt-
tempting "Hurh mn nr:tc'o as Is dsa,anIcd /,
re:t'o 'lto l:c=iton OF tho Lay ul tho aabhl.,l
"'sl' tn rali ynut correspondence attention, o
o:o or TIA e;:lillo enough .:ihg, which nocd III,
Gro%ieds'o or Hebrew or tirl ,k for t,,c:r roa,-
r. rs:!i"aaon, Ilso trst IN, tha: tt In coutr,rv to
tn, EaI,.ns ef tho Scw Tcatatlc:,t to attach tn,.
rtHlaEcc to ll.at wi.sclt Is rle,eIy formal. Tho
e's.nco hf Tic Sabbath law IL tho ot,norysuca
II tna tlas in seven; anl tho iutorcst OF tho
Hl"attGr between thu Enventh d,r anil tho fra.
III: slots pnt tic at all In tic trures cnd vi,o
1;i"''* "lrl' IL tho lirss md which IN TIN povons
AZ! "A;. Elto: tho c9hfusiuns in tho ea1tntar, OF
WI.ti' eS..t sttIs!uns of hlhtors III nra,a?t, hut
H'hap!F III thu s.nsnclats''ns connectau g,th tl.u
l'r': day, alld tho HorpTttl l.f respectively.
" III" "hatsor "suualy' bo, a, mess ,.c:,-
pIa atinraso it IL. tho Hist luy II
tho nock er net, 70 lon: "a It
comes ,glIrlY rd''nl every soycn days. a,,t ~
llo with tho realrrcction nf o,r Lord Tic
Apodtosu 'teage il Sufficiently shown ftnIl Jul,y
Ky ~, ~ Acts, xx., y: ]. Cor, xvi, 4; Nrr,.
I'm. AZ to tho "eigIlt dRvs" difficulty, nts
wonlA l'av" tllnnsht thai by this time evcsy III.
toIl'sent Ec7son wo,tl,l lnaw Tint tho Jaws
c?untoi incl'isg1ty. ns ls slono in s'ct,l4ii yct
wllcrc the oSfrcsson - this day eight dayv.
mcans wosk from to-day. For tile connection
Of iILas betHcen the nId nn1 tho new HahEet.,.
~ LsyInan" u referred to IIab. u, o. 10:
''Tllc1o .ca,ainath. therefore, H4bba,h.kcnptus
'nargin1 for Tho reop1o of ttua; for iIo tint
nath cnternh INTO HiH rent Il. Q. .tesus1 lEo ALA
hath ceaaed from Ills onn Eorks as God lid
ftoHl I1,a.'
For falslict information no refer cour corro-
Ktondcnt to tho abundant literature If tho SUBJ
1aet, capocla'ls 10 thu e-tanacl t,cattse hY oil
!llIal, uf Stirling, jlIbtI,1ca ty Elicit, of En-
burg. and Nislct, Ut l.on}ou, II.
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King Louis ~ lkQyur1u.

n Munich .uIter 10 tho C0nc0t.i.d aayB, "Eup
LouiH lately d.sappra,od frnm hls Capital, aud
WAS heard Of At NGeiMH, Now tho eocret of biz
holiday haa eA1ne o1t.. lla has a pasbion foi
hariIH play perfo1mcl before him W ho a1ts
a!uno III this auditorium. On QUO OF these soil.
tary occasions he sat cut 6ellEles'a 'Jeanng
Gaze, which lastetl from in tho evening till
midnight. Tha ptrformanpe 80 iusplled hin,
that ho iourneyod TO lt,ela 10 visit the
Whera tho AipBa of Franco uere crowded. On
hts return lie commissioned Herr Dominique
Qaagslo, decor stlye painaer 10 tLo Court OF Ua-
var'a, ID 40 10 tho auclout city ana take the
necosgary sketches to a!ut thu cathedral, so nj
10 pruduco acene far the stag0 exact in syery
detail. This magnificent tsecotaton llss now
1n1da its appearance. aal tho Hing enjoys it
Mope,"
, 1875-12-25

VWTINW {sfPsI HHISFGFf3,
4 fellow goe tsArsnl boH OH tho heEd Will,
q htuns Bplttoon at stntb q gtraet saloon night
beforo last Tho blow left Lis head ali out OF
shals. !hero wai deut ~ ouo Eida Vt It about
! tnchos deop. ~ liz las tllcra Oh tho tlope OF
tho SALOON, tho man wA. II hut.inle-!uok,nE ol.
iuos: Hon'a OF those pEusent said tho fetI,wa
hoal could mover bs got In shape again, 4 wtap-
loah'nE, lttl9 elt ssntlsnsu 10 spcctacles caue
20 Tue llohs, noHescr md hail hu cnuId liz it,
psoearlns an ordinary hand. brll 3ws l,u inserted
tur no4<!s tut' tho cur Ut tIaa injured man,
AIR ~" p'!'ts With tito 1,.tla ulachuu lLo
t9IloH II lIcad Mas bought nut ~ smooth aud
rlatnp 49, freshly. blown bladder. su4 le gos up
betcss Ae incurred tho injury.
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sHI?-caHaL acR0ss MICHIGAN.

JL.S
n,rrS,. tn,.,.,, ,t:,, ~, -;
3nct ,,f - u,,,.,.,,',i ,,rn,, N,o,.i.. T., s''D.
I1n p,,a,,,,o,, n;vo. -, 1,a, ..,.,. =. "s' ~
''o t'e'''n'o i'''e. 10 oe'"S "'a'.F"t'se''sse"'
II f8aJ ~: no anltfs 10 sho" somo OF tho 1dran-
sages af Tilt Htcst pEu}cct, not only to :1o peo~
pe OF the Vert. hut to Ito peo,,,n of the last
a,1 aoutt, n. wo1, oia, -, w.. t:,,",,,n,a -.
tb, 1lrto, s+,tan II J., ,,. ,,au ,..,..a.. =.
tno 1n'a" Ntase". ~ ~ M" "csl Eau"l that
tho commerce OF o'sr SostAern lakcs h oTcs
soos,. o93' Noa annually. Almost Ill ol this want
cot1,1ucrro in derived from, t States ,r 1I,,oiu
Wi.r,,.I, 1ows ,,;,,,,a,a,. 49,, ,,;.',.I,a'
,, -. ' ""' 'i'eAt''"n !
"n'ie tnc "sf'cni!ufa' RESOURCES Or thoao statoS
arc Gt III t}elr infancy have e,oy begun to bo
kilt,W'n CT leytIu,cl. Millions Of their ritI,
acros uo,y lin itle mn. m, ,,vo,,,o ,,, Cr,sr'
mani ,ov ~, +z.sa ~ ~ .''. ~ :" e'o''4A'
~ ~ *"'s" ~ t"e 7sa.ea III Aac1' Aso
ol'l' .oaa aatl rafaen 70 al. l ask' why
should th,A conklnuns NY ans Yge il, that it II,
only for want uf direct, sposJy, nufc. md
ehanu ,notIc nj tr,nar,rt,t,o, or .t,a ,,ra,,, ~
~ saxa,e,. .s''". rt'' ~ su' Pl'4Hc'7 VI
s"' ~ 49, t'"'a! 'osh ~ noe WORTH
mors thHn 10 cent bn7ha' III Sonraska, and,
illinois, N.,ouri. a,,d Wi.cn,,s,n. rim ,,y;,,.
finn ~ lin ,,.as :. ao,.,a,,, 49,. .,r"'.
e.,,a ~ J '"'' 10 ".'.0"' o,' !ons'f tah
s"o ~ " 'ano s,' ''o ~ " sso'efnper'
Only I'VE months III tAGll yoaf. lur sasc!l lonE
mouths tho co,ntuarpa is out OF, ,rAo Ios.os ~,
I.akos Michigan untl 81 MAR ,,,a ma .a,.n,
about ~ Il,,, co,. INV viii s,,i.'",".I aa,as,
sileh'Gars open navigation can a'o depended on
for at lrasL su,er mouths yoar, and al.enlitnos
cIgut months. uu: ...illn; iosa would occur On
tha short ts4usit scscsa Lake .:;tc1iE4,s. With
large and oworful tuSa yss4cla can bo towc.: III
fow hours 10 tt,ssr t,vstlnn,,on a. taO, ,Ju aayel
annually, and hu,dreGs II liye.,
Oh = mora ts.0rouEh investigation mi Ton.
ylnesd TINT 81 Gu, ,tu Will nlnAu Ills l4;,l.,ic.
nent. with . nat tuW- -g1nss iatlraad Tor tuu!ug
yessela. II tho pasl reI ,iisahtars ou I'll 30
thEoo llEcs th1 1yclAac OF losscr $50 scasp,'
lon4eB val lstli.l an4 complete thin gfeat Su,,,
Tho rnyenuo vi ilo Government eulics1 ay tl4aso
tosacs uure cycly yoar t!laa tho inturost Of. tic
"hulo cost Of ahip-tanaI. Mako tlo inpro,o-
snent aMl REDUCE lho cost uf TAM; ,o1iailun Of
al pfoluctH OF tho 4o[t to unp.batf OF vim. i,
now is, md llunItcI, Ut Thousand, OF Atur II
fatlners you'd rush O.. tt,uaa nlf,o,t buuudsa
ar.4s Vi y4lcau lthls un.l think tha word woul
III fa~ yeA1a, As astantullyI Ut tne ur1ounsa ri
PRODUCE tas would ncek mprnet 1t p,I:ts rc-
nlunttatiyo to tas tar11av. lhei, Tu,ld tho in.
, 1875-12-25
Eattlily E.urilei ut tho Altar.

.>+:o Orte thI {if14.As.
On Tho blu inst. a.yacal young latlice, al1 at
ti!ad III pura whio rai1ncDt. visited st. alary'u
lhAcil. on Chnrtrcs street, q Rhnrt dBtenoa lio.
low jnoksnu H4Ialo, tu enroll thor ran,us In tho
SoeietY OF Entnuts jlurie, Eaci ono wore a
tt.owlng.ycil. anil each lIeid a lighted candle.
Whils lacy 1Toru Mt tho altar ono of tho
postulauta accidentally brought las canllo in
contact will bur veil when the gausy bllb-
stance hlaztd stko W'wtler. She ran down tiIs
hlblc, haif crazeA with fright. At tic sa,no tlne
aIothos Young lsdy was discovered to DO iu a
l'ks situation: sho. .oo ran, frightoned out Of
her so'lscs, bnl young man succeeded in
lnennl1Ins tho ttanlas, tiro had dooo iss worst,
a,d Friday evaing Anua Juin rIaucAard, Il
yoara old, pasnod awav forever. Sl,e was ben.l-
fnI, lovely child. daughter Of Mr.. j. i. Plan
ciialsl, nlcnlbcr OF tho New 0r!enns Hur. Tho
Other unfortunate will recover.
, 1875-12-25

knoTs ".""e lhty nrn. I'll, asr,:.''s ha'-
GAn. E'ri rnf.' II yra- sf:.: l", str',nlt-
ul". Nlrn 't'o "onlan Ean away s',n ta0s all
ucr Hns"rk'ti !t1sb.;LlH I,t1n':. nihi when thtB
h. msll - ':tt e'r. E.s IL r.,:l hv her roE-
a.si'n anu t. II ~ nI 4"s ,,.s iosI" Tt.,tn Cali
f.rsrit IN lest pll' rmrl Si:n afrs, II fo.no
n'..lihn 4s'', stl n haw living in \ III Hiu d.
no ritfr rare .nDfH rcseul. ErtH.af, Mtis nss
nj, att,tr S1H;lay-rcI,,ol wprser. having ct3rct
"is!l '.nns..'t ,lttr'a Wifi. 'rllt gra,fr' Hif,
has s's-c tl'os'. E:,t Ia other respects tc cirru.-
s:anre. ara umro ltsclv n,.l ,ntrliyr.:o hEa H.
ehHtly hcafI se''v u thhs IL, Ifct:r Is y Az.
ccsFfAl psc.H h II il NAH .fe.5tI.
, 1875-12-25

No learn from NN,uro that u. Charbonufor, q
:" slalad,cs Which Arc spec,al to ,1yHtlcs," the
object Of which iB to shew that Io,,lsn I.atsau,
auti other rcreons in the sa1no condition. u,ipht
at'stailt tro.u food fo: lengt tboued period. Tho
sist without nnty.nent, beoanso tho mir gen
iron tho air can bo culnittcd Into tue creulatory
nyBtonl wlson tbs bndv has been oannciattd from
l1n:: ahitincuee. The Belgian Ho,ictv OF Midi
ci'o ius ordered tho worI TO be publlshud tu its
CohilNcJ Iscnltts.
, 1875-12-25

amoHnt was on'r 1G.n7--.oo0 taancr IN 1869.
t7,t1j.nia francs; III lon. 1,:i,:',527 ftnues; in
1872, ~ o.:si tratleR; l., ~. l-,7stS' f,ancRs
III t73. 21,iia.uiG !rnnca md in 1871, 2'l2t2.-
40 f'hnrH. And yc: Di,rrtntR rny Tint tho tile.
a'tiral art IN in HFnta VI decay nE1l HAT ttcr
cnn scarcelv earn living. Al exception .arlt,
hogoyer 10 ma'o fur u. lIatailztcr. "Io l!As sc-
tt1re1 En asorngn III js.71i francs for zach 1,nr-
Il. opr,a averaged oaly T,32o traacu Ind In
1857 0,4t5 francs.
, 1875-12-25

r. EEth hia ch3riIy his rnryrteEcc Gains;
lie sso%ls It3, aha Gtrcs ily kal! for aims.
II will hardly 10 NECESSARY 10 toll the unme OF
shs fncolous party whu wcnL fntn Il kfy-gooas
htors the Lcr day anil was Observed to De nok-
iuH ahn1s rs!,tn tho pro, rotor remarked to lin
tlsRt they 1l,n't lcap whasv. . II would ravo
Jon goad maay s!o.s 1t yol lid, wt:s Tho quick
reply.
President Kirhlan!. OF Harvard, was psrsou-
ally great favortts with Aas studouss, aud was
4 man Of 4 60 Il .iadl If dry wit.
The faE.ous old tavern oa Harvard Squnro,
nav tho l.orae-car oltios, WAS In liz Jav g.cat
reaoEs OF ssn:lon's. wtst'sa favohto beverage wna
mp fa'ntahIa tlfina, matlD ninre grateful
BY being stirred with iod hut pokcr. &)uea
Kirkland lcpalrc} 10 this tavern ant holeTnnlv
called fora mng Of tic beverage: which hs
drink in c,lence. Hottiu9 down i1e mux l,a re-.
n1rscd to tho pubIioa,i, II undertaking tfe
students como ls,ro good dcu, to drink 1ip."
"ics. nlr.' wAs tho frank reply. .Wcil."
sail k:r%land. II should think they world" and
waI6ca nEry.-fhartfs r. Richardson III Har.
Icr'5 M0gazine ,fUr jaHuarY,
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Que OF Tctxci's IMtisl3Eeuces In tho
lErttihll NlltHuItfns

:. 4A London paper announces that tho British
Museum haH just ahdou to itB atores ono OF the
moet curioua historical Documents Ia e4isteueo-
nn indulgence aotd BY thu monk retze. ho lit
tlo scrap or parchment. which will eoon bo c1.
hlitcd to tho curious oYos Of tho DEi:lsl pubic,
~ not unique document, for thore arc ravo ri
hno su 10 BIZ In p1stcn.c, Gut 1t ia tho oraig ono
III t1lo british domlusons.
, 1875-12-25

N'8HHSH ~ 1T 71oH1F 9s7Ufs9!ItHN.
NEW OnLEAsH. La. Doc. 2j.--riuchbac,t bns
given mp ilia light and r!! resign haroro tho Leg
,slatnra aljonrns, il or,ior that Buc.essor nav
10 elected. His negro admirers In tho Lpgfslu.
turn will inaiht that ono Ut thet otnopy be oeot-
cd III His stcad ana thraatblt that they will aimn
tton tho Nepab|oan patty ln 1870 ut,loss taat is
upEa.
, 1875-12-25

Tho indianapolis .jou,1s1l proposes that the
Ccutcnnial Exn,bition DO mado free 10 th8 world,
aa Il part,cularIy iaukeo thtng to- do; and tho
phlladeiphia Press quietly r3marks that It shall
lo dono, II lntstana a the other State. will only
Hpeu1 10 per; ;cont 81 m1ch mon'y a. penAsylya-
mia hat, Epant aud will q 3pnt.
, 1875-12-25

''.H:inEEI''" snnlv nf rsl'v-nc ycntt. greis, n.
s.I III. thl t:st I, n. l., lu rtlsc-,Itr1r l
-" 4e ti:"r:H r., :u;l:. tsi h. HA: f., III, D.'.
srIcfe. :" u, yut ityr mo fur :l.rtrIf nint.o ="
!iH rt:Taras ~, y.'a!' "Ilr. r@il ibe
rracl tn +. in,i,,..a.tc!y, III. In .lrrw his :lntrr
aH''it Kim. ut w'.ti'! hs jt4t wo tor yui, to
H.arlj uJuCi,udy cIse,"
, 1875-12-25
A Dreadful Stl&usler upon Ilureuy IEtll.

.tss Turk Csfrrtpstsjs,s 14itt,Mayo sun.
II ~ we'll known that Csppul tus ref"sel
several bundled oxcaltsut o1aE4. ana after eact,
lsEreaensat, n OF :" Aignou' lie. used fairly 10
yotl0g lall,e4 }som tho bea. boarding. -scAuol4 q;
Murray Hill. Nothing l,ke Lts paar.
mar Of xsieet'ap hss ,creF bttu
known. "Do ulius," sighed daughter of \
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GOV, HENDRICKS.

NEW ORLEANS. Ls,, Dec, M.-Goy. Hendricks,
Of ludnna. has accepted ~ Invitation to delivor
tue openpg hsl1ross Of Ito Southern Btn;cs'
Agricultural and Industrial Exposition, on tho
a6th Of February.
, 1875-12-25

Tho 0thctas Jo4rn4! slqles TINT, Iulgiue from
tte 1tecina OF The patls iheat. dusug t.. sitht
1915 "il reach d Sun Of n. 900 b0u f.auna. Thss
tesul: u tho moro aIgni6eart that IN 1868 tho
, 1875-12-25
!!UAi0H.

Tue following ttncn wato chn1itably anp}totf To
awnrlhY man. WHO uas yery liboral In giving
awar part Of ul,at ho ehoated osher Eooi,to out
, 1875-12-25
Esso Eiopcnsaats utlt3 l'tHtr C,,.aA4s.
,lahhGlAs

Tue New Bcdlorl S01IarN has recoutly
beard OF tSossry different Essul.s Ut eIopeu1euts
tE"n1 thnt CITY. il oue csso q WOMAN ni.h her
th4ee NJ u children, tue vito ol = catpcntsr,
rioicd few yeala u, With = xra.tA1tu: para
nonT. VINO lett wife buhNl thu o!less OF
tae cli'dru'1, E:sL soon dieti, aud la,u huys
wore 10 cf4el3y Treated by their nHat atup.
iataes That they ran away, and nobody
, 1875-03-21
HAYWOOD.
OBITUARY

P. s. Peaks, Esq, died at his residence Sat-
urday, the 18th inst. The funeral took place
Thursday at o'clock P. m. The remsins we're
tplaced in = vault IN Concordia Cemetery, whence
at Soma future time they will be taken East for
final interment. Mr.. Peake was the ehess son
Of Royal ". Peake, Esq, Of Bristol Vt, and
was A years Of age at the time Of hs death
He received his earlier education at Toy Con-
ference Academy and Norwich Unive1uty, and
subsequently graduated from Partridge Military
School at Norwich. He prepared himself for
the profession Of civil engineer, and uh,n quite
young was offered very promising 1osition,
which his poor health forced him to decline, and
thus TO abandon the ambition OF his He- He
then removed to Augusta, Ga, and, afte1a short
reeidence there returned to Middlebu,y, IT.,
where for some time he was teller in the Bank
Of K1iddlebury. In 1855 he was choen the
Cashier Of the Bank Of Milwaukee, one OF the
oldest and most reliable Of the banks Of that
city. 1n 1859 he was married to Miss Mary
North, OF Ehorehann, Vt, who with their daughter
Anna, survives him His health failing him ut
Milwaukee, he retired from the banking busi-
ness, and returning to Vermont, cultivated 3
very beautiful farm near Lasabus Point, opposite
. .Ticondo1oga, xhers ! railroad-hridgs crosses
, 1875-03-21
A BOUQUET.

The d,n,a.k rose, with It's bashfu1 blushinR;
The lily Of Palestine, glorious, pure:
The passion flower, With tts deep soal-hushtns:
Tho myrtle, whose loving no time can cufs;
The constant b1ue-beu; the ivy, tEue-hear:ed:
The eglantine fragrant Hith genius divine:
The heliotrope, from Its idol na'er parted:
With bay-leaf, unchauging, among them to tWinos
The sweet mignonetts; the pausy, hearthea1ing;
Forget-me-nots. ernblens Of love ever trus;
The laurel the type of all yirtuous feeling;
The innocent daisy -heads, sparkling with dsw:
The evergreen cedar, the spirit to strengsheni
The violet, faithful whila yeaEs years leugthen,
Through veal and through woe nayer suffering lossi
All these, and still others, I gather, sud wind them
In clusters. whose language would eloquent bst
Then into lovely bouquet would bind thenr
Enshrining my heart, and send Il to thee:
CHICAGO. LuaN8T-
, 1875-03-21

time bo stopped from their work of destruction
and pluuder and il they ara found guilty in the
Circuit Court it will go hard with them, for ths
citizens are worked up to such = state Of e1cite-
ment and determination that the life Of any man
found guilty Of a1son will be- OF little value.
ADJUSTMENTS.
We have been blessed With entertainments Of
nearly every description the past week Dr..
Seymour, the s'mind-reader," has been among
Us. His entertainments we're interesting t.
those who liked that style OF amusement
Then came tho comic opera Then thu
"spell " struck us. The first grand spelling.
match was held at the Michigan Avonue PresbY.
terian Church, Tuesday evening. The Hon
Jasper Packard and Paynon Clark were ths
leaders. They chose alternately fourteen hdes
and gentlemen On each side. During the hrsi
quarter OF an hour the number diminished quiss
rapidly. After about one hour all had left ths
rostrum but Mr. Packard and the Rev. J. z,
Kendall After ten or fifteen minutes Mr. Ken.
the word "a bereavement" leaving Gen Packard
(editor Of the La Porto Chronic1e) master OF thi
6eld.
Now that the mania has struck rs We may o.
pect spelling-matches and nothing else.
DEBATING aocETG.
Thursday evening the, La Porte Debating 3D.
cloty gave an entertainmant 1t Temperance
Hall. All who attended spoke very highly oi
it, It certainly shows that the Society ia accom-.
plishing much good. The following wls TIA
programme
Chorus ..Kel1ers American Hyun
Grafton. Pru1reass
WIZ ". Atttey.
>'''~"'' 3: II: Salisbury.
#. 4. Wuson.
MUSIC.
Missss W.sitmort and Le,sts-
,,u,r.y THAI tho sdvant ~ .1ahomat o,,r .ax.,&.
Reous to civilization.
An. George " Brizee and G. Il. Wilson.
Neg, L. A. LanRe and Irwin Van Wia-
1nterIutsBson.
MUSIC
Vocal dustt !" What are the Wild Waves saytna'
Misses Croft and Kimberly.
Paper. (8econd Sections
y, Il. Rtlaon.
Comic defamation. :-..........:. Lofs'
Ed. ". Vie.
MUSIC.
Ousrtette Sweet and Iuw4
Misses BTadtty md Rass, and Asssrs Ri.s and Sa.tA
bury.
The question debated was decided By thu
Judges in favor Of the negative.
Misses Florence Packard, Eas1e Lewis, Evs
Whitman, Nannia Bradley, Casa Miller, Ella
Miller, Fannie Ross. Clara Croft, and Alice Klnt-
berry, have the thanks Of the Society for tbs val
uabls assistance rendered by them in tha m1aiea1
, 1875-03-21
INDIANA.
lAPQRTE.

LATEST ITEMS OF NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Special Co77espoude7sce of The Chicago Tribune.
1APoRrE, March 20.-The man Smell, arrested
for arson few days ago, has in part admitted
his guilt, and now accuses several others Of being
accomplices in the work. The frat one impli-
Gated by him was l.. Q. Orr, farmer living +
few mllea west IT the city; but upon examina-
tion it WIS found that there Was nothing in the
charge. Smell, probably thinking he::could clear
himself By turning States evidence, thus falsely
accused Or, who is man in comfortable cir
cumstances, and well liked by all who know him.
Smell has now accused 4 man named Thomas
OrEnrod OF assisting him in firing the building
occupied By Smell as furniture store. The e1-
animation showed evidence against him too
strong to admit OF his being discharged He
WAS held over to the Circuit Court, his bonds
being placed 1t 81 900. Failing to give bail be
Was committed to jail.
It is oert&in that thsss drs-buG1 will IN = short
, 1875-03-21
EVANSTON.
TIFF TRncTEEe

Ata snee3a1 roeatin, nf +ba Vi1raoa Tr1,ataaa
IL +ha Town.Ho,1 Fr;d.-, a1.,;.r +.,a.s .re-a
IL 'ne 1u"nn !' rt4u4s ',, evan'ng' .pefo were
present Messrs Gilbert, Willard, Nann, and
Kidder.
Bills amounting to about g. 600 vers ordered
mid
rr,,o ~o..,,.. -.;,,. ,,,o.;o., -.. ..;,,...
1o ~aoo1 '"6e etoes4o4 ~. 'A.!@ee
itustees ana ohcofs was ordered for the third
Tuesday in April, on the 10th pro1. e. Haskiu,
Ell A. Gage, and Frank Merrill were appointed
iudoas of +ha a1action and W;11iam Gambia and
nNr.n s,~1- m. .,.....-N.,,
Robert H. scott clerKs' line election WILL oeheld
at the To0n-Hall, and the polls will be open from
o'clock in the morning until D. m
Five hundred sigma for marking the pames of
streets we're ordered made and erected
Engineer Cregler, Of this city, was in Evans
ton yesterday, making preliminary observations
in reference to the final tests previous to the
acceutance of the works by the village, 1Ir,
Holly agrees in the contracts, to lift So, 600 600
pounds foot high with 100 pounds Of coal,
aud also to pump 2, 000, 900 gallons Of water in
twenty-four hours, with the eugino going at the
rate Of tweutr-seyen revolutions per minute.
THE JUNIORS.
Next Wednesday evening the Junior exhibi.
ton will occur in the Methodist Church. From
the whole clnss who handed in their orationB to
the Faculty, tho following have been selected to
represent the class on that evening, tho choice
having been determined by the merits of the orr
ton: Messrs., A. 8. Appleton. ". 8. Arnold,
Ailss Jessie r. Brown, Messrs. s. c. Mcpherrin,
A. ". Mcpherson, ". s. Mathew, F. II. Scott,
and F. II. Taylor
This entertainment has always proved interest
ing in past years, and will undoubtedly be good
, 1875-03-21


The spelling mania has struck us badly: 1t
has broken out all over the Sentinel in blotches:
Owing to the hardness Of the ground, nearly
800 corrses arc stored in the vaults Of the ceme-
teries, awaiting thaw to be buried.
John Dillon played during the week at tho
Opera-H to good houses
on Spring street to Moees Lane, Chief-Engtneer
of tue Nater-WoIks.
The American Rifles, q new military company,
is being organized On the South Side.
st. Stanisaus'. Polish Catholic Church has
been closed, owing to the riotous conduct Of the
congregation. The church is frightfully IN debt.
Bishops Hall is said to have insufficient means
of exit, This is the caee with every hall In the
city, and should be remedied BY ordinance. Ev-
cry hall should have additional means OF eEress,
and where tho owners will not provide them, the
police ought to do the work and charge it against
the property, without any pow-wowing.
st. Patrick's Day banquet was such gorgeous
nffair that, out Of fourteen speeches and fifteen
songs on the programme, only fiys speeches and
Eve songs we're accomplished at midnight.