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SPECIAL NOTICES.

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, 1875-05-26

ppsfatioha on ons sids OF tho Other, cannot eave
Tbs Erlo Railway frnm pAss,nk into lha bands Of
NccnlEer. Tho e1posutes Of Two JekN eRo
clearly foscsladbwod that reenlt"
INJUNCTION nRFuaEp.
Atlanta. Ca, Mey 25-J,lntico Bradley, 1t
Tho United Staten Court, and Dlhtrct Judge
Erekif'e refneci to on oin t1,s nnlo OF tho Macon
i Utunnw1ck tIailtnad Or Ia appaint llocclser,
II pcttlonnd for by John +. Branch. Of Virginia
LoGAAsrunT, cnAwroHDHyIL1.E SOUTHWESTERN.
NEw YonK. >Afny pa meeting Of tho bond-
holders Of tho IoEanarort, Charlottesville Il
Southwestern Railway Company waa bold yes.
tcrda7. With 9. II. Dolamoter In the chair. a;'tl
Frederick ". Jones, Snoretary. 4 btat-n,cnt IT
tho condition Of tl.s road aHsortcd that e3, 5b0.-
ooo haze boon snnk Iu building and oquipping j.,
and tho ea1 ningH Rrs not nllicinnt to meet tho
nrccssary expenses. A committee was appolnt-
ed to visit tho railroad and nscertatn lis truo
condition. Its orniua, o..st It's presont abilities,
and what a,uuunt viii DO neocarary 70 bo OK.
pended to place The road tu worxiug otlss, and
Nha! will theh to its vatno por mile.
VERDICT AGA1Ksr 4 IA1LnoAt.
LAwsAscE, knn., May 25.-Tho suit OF DOUG
fss ConntY agaust tho Lclvnnwortb, Lawrence
i ualyeston 'Ra{lwsr, to recover tonda fraudu-
lently tssMcd to thai county. has boon decided
by tie county fecs!ring = verdict oi Sioo, 200.
, 1875-05-26
RAILROAD ASSESSMENTS.
CIRCULAR f1oM AUDITOR L1rrlNcorT,
Special D,spa.en IN re Chicago Tribune.

Special D,spateh IN The Chicago Tribune.
SpRiNoF1E1p. ILL.,, May 25.-Tho Auditor. Gen-
oral Charles e. Lippiucost has In preparation
circular which he wlll aend cut to tho County
Corks OF tho State On tho lat day Of Junc. in-
stuctlng them a. to tho manner that railroad
property shall bo ssscascd this year. Tho clrcu.
las soculs 10 be based upon tho opinion OF the
Attorney General, 1ecantly furnished Tho Au-
ditor. Thoto Ii but ono Important change sug-
goated In tho manner Of sasessmous, and
that Is with reference to tho assessment
OF dopota or other buildiogs sstustcd On
tho right of-way. HerstofoEe those buildings
have been azsesRed And distributed over
tho line pro rata IN proportion TO tho number OF
miles OF main track. Now u ia Proposea to ~
sess them Tor taxation within tho cittcs and
tho benefit OF tho tax resulting from tho value
Of property within ita limits. Tho circular also
instrnctb County Clerk that tho right Of wnY Of
railroads will b. AAsoeaed. ID auggested By the
Attorney Genera!--that Ia, the Ordinary width Of
the r,Rht Of why along ths iino Of tho rosd viii,
what should bo ABEesssd ~ right Of
way, all elHo to bo aase1Hod ~ property IN kind
Ia assDa8td, 30 thai cltv lots, or ianda owned by
railroad companies aojaceut to tho railroad
track, will DO d,scounrctod from right OF mAy,
aud assessed Al lots and lands. Tho Auditor viii
also tepd ont circular to the .a|lroad companies
notifying then. Vt these changes In the naunhr
Of assessinE tholr property.
THE NHW aEnsEf RAslhoAps,
TRENTON, N. j., May 25.--lhe stockholders OF
tue United Railroad Companies Of Now Jsrsey
10 day elected tho following nirocaorB for the on-
D. DeunlH, Dontamln Ftsh, Hamilton Fish,
cambridge Livingston, Nehemiah psr:y. lsAao
W. Sclldder, George q. 6teyepa, Robert 4.
Stockton, Ashbel Wish, and Samuel Welsh,
, 1875-05-26
MISCELLANEOUS.

EYez s!ncs Ms. ". B. atrong hAs assumed
ohAgs Of the Michigan Cautral Railroad 10 haa
done biz utmost to uaks tho road tho medal
road Ia tho country "a Tar ~ the pe1soune Of its
oticess WAS coucetuod. Ia heads OF ths various
departments he has sccurod tho best talent to 10
obtaIpsd, aud tn uost INSTANCES taoaa nea
wero Western men, whio heretofore uany Of
them cana from tho East, who kusn nothing
about tho Western business. One OF tho bsst
movca BIZ. Strong lIss yet made ~ the appolut-
ment Of Mr. Henry @: Wentworth a. General
In this city. Heretofore tlia lo&dgusr.a1s were
at Detroit. No man could hsyc Gsen selected
htt&ee lifted for ttls rosponabo poet than Mr.
Wentyorth. For ten yealH h1 has bnen tho ucu.
eral WoYtorp Passenger ARant and duslDg The
last six months tho 1enotAs Passenger Agent Of
the road tu thIa city. Ho ia virtually = Chicago
maj. aud EpowH Just what tue road noedx it
this cnd where most Of tts businoaa ia obtained.
Mr q. D. Whitcomh tho former Gcnez&l Ticket
Ageut, remains with tho Company ~ assistant
apll wilt have chsYye Of tho business ~ the Do
trot eud Of tho liuo. All communications how
eyer. will hereafter hare 10 10 directed to LII. II.
G. Wentworth. .......
ER1E FINANCES.
Ngw YoRk, May 26.-preatdaut Jewott, Of tbs
Eric Hallway, u Al Interview with : reporter
this evening, stated that tue PonnsylYApiA coal
companies hare refused TO epler into any
ueuotlauons for the purchase Of tic Er1a coal
lants aud ID siow Of this stato Of Affairs he has
called speotai meeting OF the Directors for
tqrmosrox 10 take spp1opEta.s action Rndar kho
| ciruual4taucxs,
, 1875-05-26

A practical toker NAMED Edward Co'c, noar
law. George risrco, On Tkursi.y nisht u lat ",
week. Cole cams home aud knocked st the door
for joke. Mhcn asked ''Who's therof" !.o
a,lswoIeA, "iout money, OF your ll{ol" Not
boing admitted no went to the rcar OF tic house.
and pulling OF his boota ho climbcL upou the
shed, aud e1eotel hls entral.ce through sin-
dow. 3lr. Plaroa who sleeps daWa-stairB,
hearing linn. cried out, "Don't como Into
this Louso Or will lil you." seizug
: butcher knifo, ho STATED .rstat's. Mr. Co'u
nl tl,s tln,e keeping ri'ont, stool at tho head OF
tho xtalr IN tho dark to rtcsva biu,. 5lr pierco
iume4iatsly gtappled wh ths supposed !,. as.a..
with thu butcLer knlfe. ssyerinK the. 1ugulaE
rein. Tho young man exclaimed, "You haye
killed. Edward Coiol Ny poor wife and chill
d1on!" aud d,el. Mr.. rlctt q IL about ~ yea1a of
aye, aud une OF the best citixena OF Yates couu-
y. air. colc, his bsothsr-n'las: ras younger.
alaa fsom ~ s1callSut tanlly, and ot tho hIgao4t
integrity. no and his brUiher-iu. law haYo A.
/ uAyH been wasm inliuu to friends. Aad thoiE
families greatly sttsched to each o.Aer.
, 1875-05-26

tho defanss, lIo was 1t tho garnIng-roo ovsr
No: 1856 Clark at,eet whrn alr: 1utunm cams -.
Oarttty was not with him. Witposa detailed the
s g. 81 H. 'S % liz roo% % sSs
ing snytbtng.
f'ross-erti'ainri: Tic party rho carno IN
with Putnam WAS named Dan 1sfco, Ho locked
!<r a 'sss LIZ Lin o't' 81 :sss'' tss
tluy. i'll Marks was thu "do.lor =
DID not know who owned thu house.
lio knew the place TO t,e gamtlinE.honse. iie
bad meyer aeon Clarity q Matks plaeg. ~ , onl,
Two peiaops. named Marshall and Smell were In
tho rom whom Putnam md 1sfco catno In.
Rr-dirres: The game van conducted aqnsse!y.
and no Fan the tcaler oner PUTNAM checFs fof
tho money fo had Tnn. Pntnatn dld not taAo t1o
checks becsuse be mas mot through playing.
FRANZ MARSHALL
wsn aworn: Ilo was 4 solicitor for advortise-
n,ctts. aud WAS In tho gAtning-room 1hon Put
nam ca'ne IN. man by tho natac OF Rice can,o
In with rutuam.
C'ross-f1amine,s: lie mas solicitor for adver-
tiscucpts. and had hocu connectad with tue
Ddify Graphic, Now York, up to January iast.
Since then had boon In tho employ Of 5ch.for's
News Agency in Chicago: &c.,
waa next called, lilo was IN tho room whon hfr.
Putnam catuo IN. Did not know tha man who
canlo In Hitl, Putnam. lie was positive 1t wsa
faro. 1to often played but not for a living.
Ito ma dcaaer In hnraoe, and Ind : atAhio At
No. 7G3 jackson strec,.
Cros*.eranItacd: He did not know GarrttY,
aud had never tcen tho man suco who waited
the rooms NTH Putnam.
3fr, Putnam was recalled BY tho prosecution.
There Was no one in tlle roon, when ho wont ID.
Tho evidonco uaB hero rested. aud tho caso
was llven to tho Jury without argument.
Tho Jury was abecut abuut thirty n,lnutcs, and
returned with
4 VERDICT or NOT ar1LTr.
Tho plaintiff manifhstsd great d:grleAsurs at
tho result: and, notwitht taisl'ng that ne con-
Tossed having Lost 41f0. aud having had scfund-
I'd 10 liEl 300 (which lo was moi permitted 10
oxplan>, spent several ho,lrs In proving hin
claim for mileage md attendance ~ witness.
Ho finally left tho room In i ploneant mood.
, 1875-05-26

Trx EFcnrp OF 3t1nr ntnTtry'a TnTAY.
rha c,,c of Uucl, Clarity, nndor in,,1ctnept
saau ~ sn ~ 1,'', un"os n.- ="
Tor s"1ndI'nG Fafkef I. fnlnam, Or foof1as IN
March laht. by cnticing him iuto gambling-hell
Oh Clark street, waa called In ths Criminal
Conr. ycs.er1nv morning. sr. Trudo anpeared
~. $1,000 -, .t'',,,t H., ...,,n.a
5oE 'ne uoieno4"'' e"o soou1 nlsa Ho!o e!o"Peo
nitheHHos to s"eas to "hatoEcf might 10 deemed
nccossasy as tue tria! progressed to clear Cat
rity. In fact, tho room was icckcd With the
oomb,,np fraternity. from Nina ,rcDon,la down
y H. nt,1inary mtsrh .trnot ate.rsr
sn,n. , ,i,,a was snont in imrsnc1tnp A turv.
after Which, sfr, Heed stated the naturs Of liz
n,t -. IL IN IN ~ "bii,.x :, yin tis csse
n,n,nn,cJ NJ dn,,ltIcus ~ I'm s5,nv ~ rnmhlers
x"t ~, r. =, 81 s3.s s1s liz ,n1na.
asnor,anos ~" ~ Ich .sss ~ - o'"o' ~'A
IT, Tr,,ta - rasnom1ed r., :. ga.,,,,r ,.thot,,
s,.i n,,,aI ,r.1 ,ha t,,+s .,.n c,so
sad T., ,,i. ,,t IL. rfi
~, h, would In abio IL nroyc mss an snf.ro
atrane,r to Tho con,n,a,nsnt. Ind Ind nsyer met
s tn,,l l. o o r.a .1restea on TIC ctsIea now
@ n,,;,' "s'' Ia a haS atnsss,s " a,sa IN e.,d ~
rnva r.. .1coi ,..s,,c.nr ~ ii. cI1n,t "@''' '"
''''o @'' s''u r.nKrn INK =. r1:TS.M' IN s'"''
Inn n,,.crut,n1 s3tncss wns lint r,l1rd. /. In
lad 3.vel IN r"orin fnmrt.cn NV years nd Va. m.
@ .,s"e. ~ h,y,, nj sat" csstic H., ,1a. r.,
tIraon Wsr.s, m III afto. harno fn,st'e,i hiu
husI.,csa ma rccontc ' ar Ci,rs stScsI iv to
JnfanJ.,,t Gartity .ho ~ seom.., ~ Ino,y him
Ga'ri,r ,nfi INV t,,t h. h,J hos, cia,i, ~ tt,s
E,,.t National I;auI ~ pcnrtn ,ua nnncorei Ia
Ls rant r.rv r.onto t,srn IL etci1 vtt
49, Mass in = In wsa Rtnn,,,nv A. tI,a tsommarcnl
,ntoi iae ~ ~ an1e ! f,,t"rr.t,,snt 4rh'o, In
' ta't ~. ~ y" v,,., lin w "a. ass,,n1, ia IL
ashea ~ ~ ~ u,a .a,ncJ - -, he3 f"r,;,. toaS
~ n, H Ennth co,t st+.st ~,
~ naooa ~ 'u 10 rnon. Sh.n ta s,s,s, h,,t
az oho ~ ~ .e so"u. ". +, ~ s, seSas ,"s s
snn1olen'!y no o.n t.;;. .v;...a u .sen H. sso
n:hana tno counts. VI lSeo; ,;na n;ness tasn ~
tas!et! nov naly s easaoa, atsu ~
no" ue a1tet"stn "as use"u !a.u P'etiHH sns
EatMG OF 'bansoi nov ne va suec9*ata, ana
10" 70 sos ss!hS sa eus ~ ehcoxa, Hna ~ 10Y ne
4"ally 1oht elou. WIEN tac AAme Sas uee1a!e1
enaed anu re onnten'S u ] tnv s*o!n ms1s fat- ~
AIRED up ny tue dealer W1shoaa deao!1hed the
game tho beHt he could, explained hGr Clarity
| Ess away from hln't snS ulat 10 saoSe'l!seatsy
h4d Litn afresseu ~ alonohalus Ws;G. pointing
| tF0as*t1antsHta: ite met oArs'tJ ~ STATED
went viii! l,m to tho lolsery-onace; once nas i!ad no
, 1875-05-26


Ho had been sick at one OF the hotels for three
or fot,r weeks, and tile boys on the roa4 lad
dropped in Laiiv to SEQ how ho rot along, aud 10
lcaf1i II they could render hinl my Kindness.
Tho trakefnan wae good fellow, and one ard
ali encouraged him III tho hopo that no would
null through. The doctor didn't regard the caso
ua dangerous, but Tie other day tho paticut bo-
ran Sinking, aud 1t WAS seen that ho could not
live tho nigbt out. A dozen Of bis friends sat In
tho room when night came, but his mind wata-
dorod, aud ho did not recognize t,'cm::
Il wna near ono Of tho depots, snd attor tho
e,oat trucks and NOISY tlrava had ceased rolling
by the bells ami tho short, sharp whistles Of the
yard.ongnoa sounded painfully loud. Thc pa
ticut lad beet, yory patlett for half All hour,
when la sud1only unclosel hin syea and shout
ed:
!" Knj-a.tna-zoo!'' ..
Ono Of tho tnon brushed tho hair back from
tho cold forcheel, md tho brakeman closed Lis
owes ind vas quics for time, Then the wind
Nntlptl around tho tepnt aud bsngcd tho bllnda
on lilo window Of lia room, aud lo lifted his
hand and cried ont;
"Jack-sou! patseugora going north by the
H,piraw l;nnd cf,anrs cnrsiH
% Tlo men undaystood. The brakomAn though.
ho wks coming east on tho Michigan Contral.
Tin cf1ort ncemoI to hAyo gseatiy c1laustetI
hun. for ho lay ike ono dead for tue ncxt tlYo
minutes. md watcher folt far Ills pulse to scc
, 1875-05-26

THE BLUE LODGE OF INDIANA.

THE BLUE LODGE OF INDIANA.
Spscfdi UhisfeA II the chicaio iribune-
1sp1AsArol1s, Ind. May 25.--Ihe fft', animal
communication Of the Masonic Gsand Lodge
conronod to-day, Grand 11asser L''cl'ss a. foose,
OF Charlottesville, presiding. Tho Grand alaster
rapo1tea loslgcs continued uutlas d,spensatlon at
rreclandyillc, Jacksonville, nrauchrillo, 1alson,
Dounai1l, aud silvor Late. and that d!spensa-
tiona wore issuol by him 10 lodSca at McCoris-
vile, Hebron. indianapolis. Judsor. uillhosn,
r,euahy rraitio. Carbon. Toll City Lena. sedalia
Urlnutl. Ilbcrsy Mills, Delmore. OctaEon Little
York, Star CITY. Gloonsvie. Huntington, chcr',-
b,.sco. Delphi, and Zeannvil'c. II. bron'weli;
(tratd Secretary reported recetpts fiom NIL
sources during the yeSr Of ale7io;53; baianco
on hand. s12, ,2oo. Is: total s2s 962.6 dsburac.
,ncnts, a15,7l3.29 leaving ,rtcsent balance Of
Sls, ,e49. .aAs. Daniel Mcdonald, Of Plymouth. ras
closan tomorrow. The attendance is mora than
usually full.
, 1875-05-26

A ROMANCE III refl |l{o ~ reported from Han
fax. In Yorksl,iso. E.'g!and, ramely, sAe elopo-
ns!n ot p;ue KY ,s,stcd ~ TO- W Msu aay s:.n o tho
c.. .euony. su1 who waa, moreover, ongsgcd 10
bo uazriod to hss slster. After tho marriage had
taleu place. .l.e nedaIpg party aljouraod to tho
ta.lso Ut tLe u lds's mother. Quo BY ous they
LETT tho room whero they uero assembled, unttl
tla bridegroom found himself sitting alone With
his motAer.ln-law. 6ope TINA having elapsed
without ths arpearsnes Of tue bride, and the
bridegroom having ezhausted AIs conversational
varied by fading hes In paolie house With the
" Lssl man," lie bridegroom himself. being =
tottosalsr. xAa g1scn to underataa1 thsf lla
ptesenco VAS do tron In that establlshment:
IAis le4 to - s1Rumsuk during ths eousse ot
Of tho publle house. sud hare pQk esncs b \
hcxEd VI.
, 1875-05-26
RAILROAD NEWS.
Mr.. Garrett Intends to Fight 1t
Out ON That Line.
No Passenger Depot to Bs Ereoted I'm.
media:e.y.
Tho Auditors Instructions for Assessing
Railroad Property.
Promotion Of Mr.. H. o. Wentworth.
Mr.. GARRETT,

his OPINION or TIE RAILROAD WAR;
Ntr, John ", Garrett. President Of tue Daltt-
rnore 4 f1hio Railroad vim In, bcon IN ti,s civ
s.s.s -. n.,'a.. :1o ~. 1",x1. ~ s..' IL 49,.
s'nee .ass S,taeoan ie..., iot baltimore sa's
mornlne. Willie horo hc has beou visited by the
leading Western railroad men and other proui-
t1,r win thu manager. of tia 1lltno's Central
ns','. 49, ~ '. saa 4's,.!Da s".A'
hn'soAo ~ fsRala 20 a'o eFecson o1 passenger
depot on tho Lako.Front. air. Garrett stated 10
No AnrASoxMExra ron rAssExuza prror
nsa vot hoon mad, hrt h. 1,aa mn do,h, ,h,t
~. p.ou 4nn,, o M ~ ~ souos ,
n temporary s.fause"'en'a eo.ia po pos'ocEca Will
tho foot Of Madison etroos, when their lease Of
tbe E1noaition BuI1dInr exntred, until aucI, timn
ma tha f,.kn.Front cou In .oc,,rci1 for =. f7onot
~. I'D ,s,...,, s,.' -. ~.
Ratltoad build an odilco which would DO crcda.
mud --1,amont to tho city. llo lad contract
with tim t1linnts Centrnt nv which In con1d amir
I'm cn,,ral n,n,t hnt AZ tho M,rh,o,r r,o,t-,,
.s,,, ot1n.,a ~ ~. .a,,,n, 10 ,.on,5 nj ,nsi..
b1't oolcete ~ nto eula'nst ~ "oa'u Aot lna!ht
on lth rights Ilo did not think tue MichiEa1,
Central and Burlington Roads would Join In tho
orecsion of.a Unloh Depot on tho Lake Front, at
leAht thoY o1pronsod themselves to that cffect 10
him, claiming It waa thef Intention to move
elsewhere.
IN REGARD TO TIE RAILROAD wAR,
Nr. darsctt sntd Chat Il depended entirely on tue
PcnnstlTAblA lth1trohu managers to tertntnate
ths Fremont conflict. As far as he Vas concerned,
he would nevcr movo IN inch from tho position
he bad taken. IA sooh ~ the right was coueed-
cd to his road to cntor Now York
OYER tho pennaylyauta railroad, AZ lie
had been doiug for thirty years. and
to mako such rates frnm Ualttmoro aud Chicago
aa he chose. ho was rendy for poace, and not
sooner. 1lo would not mcddlo with the rates
from Philadelphia and Now York. and wonld bo
willing to maintain any rate tho roads At those
points should Rdopt. LILO cared but little 70. tho
Ner foi and pbaladelphta traffic. llts rrlucipal
object being to make baltimore tho principal
outlet for tho produce from tho droat West.
eincc tho compilation ol hts road to Chicago, tho
business Of baltimore had received great i'm
petnR, md property 10 that city lad largely ad-
vsncel ia value. the saratoga eonblnAtlon,
which bad been gotten un to ruin tho baltimore
l. Ohio Railroad, Ind only Borvod to establish
tho road atid gtvo II . standing In the Wcst
Which otherw'ao it could not have obtained Tor
many years. 1t had been and Eas now
Ills pIRI OBJECT
TO maintain tho freight 5Rtea fourth class, tho
principal freight slippod from tho Wost ut 81
cents rer 1GG. This waa = reauonnble rnte, anu
gave Ills Company a fair profit. The other 1iuea
hAd to submit to this ratio or tbore could DO no
peace. They might 70 sbove OF boloW this fig.
nre II they uhuBo bat ho would not bo cooEced
, 1875-05-26
THE GROWING CROPS.
Firm Posts ut Work in W1scon.
sin, Missouri, md Etsc-
where.
A More Hopeful View Of Tho Situation
In Missouri.
Eansas Whcat-Fiolds Smile with tie Prom
iEo Of Abundant Harvest.

KANSAS.
!Srttiat Dispatch f1 The Chfeaqo Tribune.
TOPEKA, kau., May 25.--kerorts received b,
tho s3!ata board Of Agriculture from foEty-BoTon
kaneas countios show tho condition Of 1hcat to
To eoyoral rer cont aboro tlts average OF former
years, whllo tho acscage Is noarly ouo-t1'ssd
larger than over before. Tho condition Of the
craps is fully up to The figures Of previous scars
w., the exception Of fruit, Which Ia % to so per
cont below tic general average. Work animal,
are III good condition. Tie graanopporH tavc
been zct upon during tho last fow uays by fly
vl.nho eggs brood magGots, and cause certain
death. Millions Of l,oppels Aro being DESTROYED
plague might thus TO speedily stayed. No grent
damage has yet been donc in Kanras, and tho
farlnrra arc feeling moro hopeful than At any
time eiuco tho spring opened. With tho o1eep-
ton Il: tho 'hopJ,ers. thnto has mover been such
prolu,se Of abundant crops in Kausas NJ at pres-
ent,
, 1875-05-26

MAucu C4uss. IT,, May 2s.-Isnsz, por-
mau L Co.'s oo1uezs, at Mahoney Ci.y, re-
aumed operations yesterday. at ~ per cent re-
duotion on tho pasis Of: 1874 for uns month,
after Which . pefn.nsnt aEranrctnens With tho
In tho entzs anthracite regions IL e1pcted.
, 1875-05-26

1p*t}aI UtpQleh 70 Jh1 IRlf1o, TFi1laas,
DIS Mol.xs, 1a,. May 25,--AuAn vas arrested
At Mount Pleasant. . fcw days sgo, who ausvars
very closely the description Of murderer who
Las boon sought for sone time BY the authorities
Vt yerre llaute, led. Ths 6lerll came ou from
Indiana, luoksd n tho arrested nsau, aoAuoNl-
adged that ho answered TIC description Of tie
murderer aud went back promising to seud one
who could Identity the prisoner beyoni shadow
Of doubt.
, 1875-05-26

Cor. Hardin haa 1xed a. day Of fasting ana
F.li.p .p'evins Is s.i'i 10 dsstro1 tbs eggs. It lis
voftl, trying. .,,.,,,..
-1oult1ees son,o esn'y rrEion,-rseSeht'se
moasurca might bt adopted. lhE"s are ncafco on
tho prairics. An trees ato grown, tho5 nceo'ao
oso plentiful Il saa 20 nauo 1o,.nI s1s"s ,vo w
yeurIy destroy many. Thorn In = sn,a'l black
iird IN tlns couatty. which. in spring md earl.
fall, FLEA In lsnvrr for fst'nre At ttos hnsohs IS
plentiful 81 gra.shnppnrs In p'aeea.. 4 drove,
llaraly one. rcrreps. hke t!,o doctors, No .na1
Ass:at Saturo q little. .-.. &. j.
Sptttst Dsn,!rh T. lht ch'ea3o 1,fhHnt.
TonSxsiLt.x. May 23.-Taru'ers a1e hecon,tnE
desperate in Cass coun.y on acconnt Of dcslitu-
ton catlsed by tf,n ravaEcH OF EraaBhoppesB.
Last Saturday. Cal. t'nmphc1l. MI old resident of
that county, living 10 mica sn'sti Df !lassi+a-
inc lin that he must divide Ids wheat, of which
ho las n humber OF bnshcla, among, tlls neEh'
born OF suffer tho consequences Erare or MOD
Yioencc sro entertainnd. aud the tolnnct tlas
provided lmrclf with nrtnt. lnless a1u II lar-
l,islcd tho people Ttfl s:a:vc.
ILLINOIS.
Sr4e,at Dtspnsth /, Ina Ehfsaad TFin0ne.
CHAnrAtas. ill.,, 11ay o5--fhere havo been
Fonsornbto rairn OF late, and all tho crops aro
growing fsclr. .........--.....
Ctrrs,pcnt7tntt n Thr th'fad" Trib''ns.
Mr, pALAr1SE Tntnatn Co.. ILL.,, May as
Rccen. rhowor. arc hriugins on tho crors fauely.
Oats though thin. nro .tr1"E and asoolI,; E oit; ,,
good word II, that NOT potato-hnE ts to he
aeon. The gtssstoprer reports are cAus!n2
farmers to look down sheir noaos. E'enor tho
drought or har,l w,ntrr aa killed. many tTeeH N
the forrrtr. orchards, and lawns. l!clso p!an:f
nil kfII049 H.. Il, Smith,
, 1875-05-26

GOOD TEHPLHH5.
Special DispateA to Fhs Chi:ago Tribune.
n,oou1Haros. ILL.,, Mar 15.-Tho leading event
OF Tie ttno in bloomington Is tho session Of TIM
Grand Worthy Lodge OF Good Tcmplara for the
world. II assembled this morning In TIM Fisst
Methodist Episcopal Church. poswoen 1u0 sni
200 delegates wore present. rcprcaonsinE all
parts OF tho world. COL J. J. Hickman, of kon-
lucky, q. ". T., road tile annual toport, show
luz great rrogress, aud tho establishment Of
Ofanl 1.odecs in south Amcstca. Quebcc. Wales
Now Zoalaud. Miasiasippi. and Arkansas. Tho
ronort Of Il. ". G. .. William 8. Williams, Vt
Ontario, showed cash on baud, 4,019.59; assets,
4la.29la1.
4 grand reception ras rendered to tho dele
gates this evening at Durloy Hall, rhlcf. was ct-
liyeneil by speeches, etc., and paased Gu very
r,lcne1utly,