, 1875-02-28

personal beanty, tel3 the following Gcou sIoty
on himself, and do not feel that violate conf
dence in repeating it: Willis walking down one
Of the business thoroughfa1es Of Chicago, the
other day, he found himself in that most yexa-
| tious p1edicament, to the smoker, Of having .
fragrant cigar and no match to light it With. He
| therefore hailed with satisfaction tho appearance
OF nobby-looking fellow standing under The
gaslight," putting away ut cheroot. stepping
briskly up to the gent, our friend politely r.
quested the use Of his cigar for moment. With
! easy nonchalance and patronizlng condeacenslon,
! he deliberately drew nickel ont OF bis pociet
and offered it to the "Judge," with the observa-
ton: Here's cents; 60 ouy you some masen- ,.l
yer's ready repartee and unfailing resources as
we'll as his Irresistible propensity tor giving
sharp thrusts lis confusion and inability to re-
ply to the CLAP, who had probably been waiting
there for just such An opportunity, Will Do par
ticuar1y appreciated.
There ia talk OF organizing boat club hero
during the coming season. The hao1akee h1Ter
is broad, runs deep and leisureiy. has almost =
straight course Of 1ni1e opposite the city, and
is said to be admirably adapted to boating par-
poses.
In soma p1uces the ice in the river is over
s feet thick, and great deal OF speculation
has been iudulged in as to the results attendant
upon its breaking mp. On one hand. q wholesale
prediction ie made that drawbridges and mills
viii be- awopt away; on the other, i is asserted
that all feaSs are eroundless. Be this as it may,
the Illinois Central Railroad Company has taken
tue precautiop to have the channel freed from
ice above and below the bridge to the draw to
obyiate Is far US possible the danger Of gorge
against the b1,ags~piers. On Wednesday. Chief
Engineer Clark Was here experimenting the ex-
perimental use Of powder as means of clearing
the channel After several trials with rifle and
rock powder, in blasts OF greater or less magni-
tude, It was decided that rifle powder in 4pound
charges was the most effective, and that the
project Of breaking up the ice in this manner
was feasible, and would be carried into effect
when the emergency arises.
Nurserymen inform me- that apples and the
small fruits OF this region are not injured by the
cold weather.
The Ladies' Aid Society has had in view an
other New England dinner. It is hoped that the
project has not been abandoned, as it would GER
tainlv realize handsome amount to the treas-
ury Of tue Society.
The first thunderstorm OF tho season occurred
last Tuesday night. Considerable damage waa
done tile trees and telegraph-poiea, in localities
not fat distant. By the lightning.
Mrs. William Williamson. Of this city, was
poisoned last week by eating silver-gloss starch.
and narrowly escaped death. 1t ID supposed
that tho arsenic winch gives the starch its brill
iancy Was tho cause.
su it was aome time ago instituted By the
Supervisors OF Kankakee County, and is now
pending in the Circuit Court to test tie validity
Of the consolidation OF the Illinois and Indiana
Railroad Companies, which now form the Ply |
mouth, KankaAce l. Pacifo Railroad Company, |
At meeting OF tho Board last week petition. |
signed by leading man Of this city, waa present
ed to the Board, asking this discontinuanca OF
the suit. Tho object Of this, petition was to |
permit the sale OF the road and the franchises |
Of the Company, in tie hope that somebody |
would purchase and complete the. road The /
Board refused to grant the petition, on the |
ground decision in the pending suit denying /
the validity Of tho consolidation will relieve the
county from the payment Of $4,000 Of bonds |