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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-08-12

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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-08-12
Free Turnpike Notice.

Free Turnpike Notice.
NJ Office is hereby given that a petit
~ ton will be ~prcstntcdto the Board
of County Commissioners, of Preblc
county, at their mex regular session.
commencing or the first Monday OF
September, 1875, asking for the ap-
pointment of Commissioners to lay on,
and constructs free turnpike road Oh
the following route, to-Wit: Commenc-
inc on the Ercnncrsville &c PyrInouI
Free Turnpike, at the corner of See
lions No. II, u, II & Il, Twin Town
ship, and to run thence south on th'
Section line two miles, to the north ter
minus OF the Heel free turnpike.
MANY PETITION Frs.
July -. IS,3-wG.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-08-12
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an Amendment to the Con-
StitutiOn of the State of Ohio.

"E~E
RESOLVED, BY TnEGENERAL
OF THE \ OF OIIlO That an amendment
to the Constitution Oithc state OF Ohio be propUS-
ed in the following words, tO-wit: NOiwithstanG-
ing the provisions of the second section OF this Ar
ticle, the General Assembly shall have power TO
provide by law, tor the assessment of u special tax
on dogs without regard TO value, and TO provide
for the confscation and killing of such animals
upon failure or refusal of the owner. keeperOr har-
borer thereof, to pay such special tax. If this
amendment to the Constitution of the State Of
Ohio shall be adopted by Il majority Oftbe electors
OF the state of Ohio, voting at the next election
holden for the election of Senators and RepreeCn-
tatives. shall become section seven of the twelfth
Article ofthe Constitution o fthe State OFOh;O. At
such election the voters desiring 10 vote I'm favor of
said amendment, shall have written or printed on
their ballots the words, FOR AMENDMENT
TAXING DOGS;' those desiring to vote against
the amendment the words, .AGAISr AMEND
MENT TAXING Dogs"
GEO L. CONVERSE,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
ALPHONSO HART.
President Oftne Senate.
Adopted Marth 80, 1875.
April s. 1873 I'm
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-08-12
Hone for the Despondent.

Sturm needs money. Go and buy Of
him he sells cheap.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-08-12

Good Lustre Coats at STURM's, for
Two Dollars.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-08-12

Call and see STURM'S Hats if you
don't want to buy he will show them.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-08-12

"The scene shuts up with loss ofbreath
And leaves no epilogue but DEATH"
, 1875-08-03
How QuntIA Ent Gfa4shOnprFs,

4 gentleman IN Nebraska gives hls experience
With gEasslloppers. A.l how to destroy theu', al
folowa;
''lf the grouud Ia plowed up where tho eggs
are deposited, aud well turnod nndor. no young
grasshoppe1H will ever be hatchol out OF thoao
oggs. or, II hatched mono can oyor reach tho
surface. For fear that soMe OF the eRg. .ccIla
nhonld not he covered up Bnfflooutiy deep by
tha pIow, 20 over with tho harrow, aud roll it
we'll also, In ordor to brssk the egg-oeils il pos-
s.bfo. 30 az to let tho water Of tho Bnowa and
1sns iii, whom tue Vitality Of tho eggs will be
DESTROYED. Quatls, pratrle-ohckens and grouse,
II sufficiently numerous, alone ara sufficient to
pick up ivory embryo gEasuhoppor lung before
he eau hsye wluRH.
"soyon years ago largo areas Of egga we're de-
rDaited on my farm. near Omaha. then waa
fortunate enough to hase about 60 quslis on nv
l,'ace. As soon ~ the hoppers we're hAtehed.
aud while yet almost microscopic In size. vcn'
tnre 10 saw lhst eacl, ono Of Tue uAs!s picked up
every day enough, OF them to I'LL bushel meas.
u1e. it grown to full s!ze:: They deyouEed all
developed but the graeshoppers devoure1 no
ona'a crops that year, and worry few escaped to
mlarats. Il ssems, however. t1at that sp1tng
whore ~hasa thsls eges ware dsnoa!ted Among
, 1875-08-03
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Tie Custom-IIouso will 10 closed at Il n, to-.
day on account OF tho funeral Of ex-p1esident
Aodrow johnson.
Tho second Of tho series Of oren-nir concerts
will bo gigen this eVousug, commencing at 8
o'clock In the Lake front opponlto Park Row.
Tho monthly meeting Of tile Board OF Coun-
cllo1B Of tho Hoapital for Women and Children,
caruor OF paulsnt mud Ada,us -atrootA. will be
held at tho Hospital 1t 2:1o o'clock to-day.
The Laisas' Committee Of tho Washsng!onian
Homo viii g.vo OIL excursion to Evanston Thura-
day, tho proceods to 20 towatds furnishing tho
chapel Of tho now Home. Tralus leave AHnzio
Street Depot at and 1850 q. N. Dr.. n. II. Da-
popular rleo ciub haye bccp secured. aud nothing
will be loft undone to mako tho day an cujoya-
bio one. Tickets arc 6U cents. Tho ladies will
provide retro ,hmouts for any who may desire
tllom. Should 1t be ra,ny Thursday the picnic
will be postponed to IN eaEly day aud announced
through tie papors.
, 1875-08-03
LICENSES.


~ fftt Editor ~ TAe t,sr =, Ffitun-: . ...
C1icAao Ang. a-Whllc ynu looking up iEcensa
s,atiera, JHt see II IiootJ% Thcudrc l,ua ad Ll,y
hsenso ihis gear. know 1t tlnl not pay crnt last
yntI SurK
TnE Tn1nuSE disclRims nnY intention Of
''lonktnR up license matters; that buainoss
bolunga to tho Mayors police, who afe nndonbt-
cdI, honeat and competont to do tho work. In
relation TO tho question in tho above lcster tt is
to bo said tlr,t Afr. slnguire ha, paid a license
for the year to como. 1t aproass from last
voars bucks that sLr. llooley did not pay any
1ceuso dung tho year,
In ference to tue assertion Of q correspond
ent yesterday t1lat tho So1,, sido OmnibitH Com
panY has paid no ficensoB, It .s to be said that
the BOOKS show TINT he is correct; they hayo
PAID for no ltcnnses tLn year.
Moved by lotter IN SUNDAYS TRIBUNE, OF By
SOU, other rraHon not now known. two pawn
b1ok era mentioned in tho payer in question
moved ny and paid their licni,Aes Yesterday. Ono
Of tho license policemen explained to tc~
pnrter Yesterday that eutne OF tho nnmos ou
tho published list wero o< DerHons who lad
deposited portion Of tller 1iccnse money with
The Comptroller, with tho understanding TINT
tho whole "as to 10 fortllc onlns bofofo tho
year is ont. an attempt WAS mnao to procure
such namcs from tho Camp :rules. but that
officer was not prepared to say whether or not
he would give thcnI.
, 1875-08-03

ACCIDENT At VAN BUREN, ArKEET BRIDGE.
Ihe 1ecklcBbnosa and caEelcssnesB OF somo
yossel Captains during tho last few weekn has
sausod several dicsstesa to the variouh bridges
lcross tho rivoT aud bsanchca, not only badly
damaging the structures, but aleo seriously in
tcrte1ing with the traffic from one division OF
.he city TO another. It Is only few dnyB ago
that the propeller japan ran into CIark
4tsaet bridge. damaging tho sbutmout
to suoo AZ extent that tho bridge could not bo
swunA for ncAr'y day, onta,Iing g1oat damage
on the Btreet-kailway Company. and canning
serious interruption Of tho t.n.ho Of that must
important tborouBAfaro.
Last evening shout o'clock similar ncci-
dent happened a. tho Van Buroo at,cet bridge.
rnLch, bcsdes disabling the structure. cams noar
bridge At tho hour named Ind just boet cloncd.
aud had tue red ball hoihssd to allow tho whiting
string Of cars and wagons to pasB, when tho
propeller Aln!ra, lumbsl-lnten, camo up, aud,
resaid!est Of tho rod ball which warnod it oil,
raj iuto the bridge At full speed, forcing it
VAS crowded With people and yohicles. Ono full
ear had juet passed. over whom tho bridRo was
forced open, and narrowly nscapod beng plunged
Into tho depths below. Tho horBo aud buggy
following thAt car went down, but tho man
Ia the buggy Haved himself by jumping out,
The horse in falling down bioko loose from tug
buggy, and kopt xf]oat iong enough to DO pnlod
astlore aafeiy. The buggy Has tislcd out at
Colts coal-dook. No damage vas done to the
nthtr vehicles on the bridge at the time, nor
~ero any psEsons injured oxcops tho bridgo-tend-
ts, Who Was struck bv tho Ievor, on the buck. in
luElpg his spino sesoreiy. The foot-walx aud
Tho railing Of the bridge hro badly smashed, but
otherwise tho structure is unimraised. aud cars
tun over 1t as uauhl. The yessel Was but alight-
b damaged.
, 1875-08-03

some UAlMfQkTA&T GQ84NE44.
Tho Board Of County Commissioners held their
regular weekly meeting yestezaay afternoon.
President 1urdiok, who desired to b upon tho
door. called Commissioner johnson to tho oh.ir.
Clek Comlskey road The rez, tedious uinutes
Of two previous mootugs, = pEocets which CON-
aumed tno hours.
Tho cobtIsct Of Alexander Whtts for doing tho
carpenter work OF tho now boiler and cnglne
rooms OF the Iusana Asylum uss approved.
The contract OF James MCMILLAN for
mason work On the sams wns also ap-
proved. Also the contract OF Consad WiIdnor
for p!assc1ing and that OF Thomas Nelson for
EAipting a1ll glazing. The Chairman WAS au-
thuIizea to sign tho contracts IN duo totn.
Tue pOoR-u0UHE.
Tho quarterly report Of tho Warden OF the
I'oor- House and lDsaue-Asylum wss read, and
showed tho following figures: 1DmAtes of Poor.
liuuae, commencement OF quarter, 457; admit
ted during tbe IuartoI. 2ll; discharged. 9G1 /;
IenatuiDg, 437. !nluales III ln5a1,e-AHylunt At
commencement OF slnxttor, 303 admitted during
the quarter, 90; dItelatgel. Is; roaaiuinR. 274.
Tho total humber Of inmates Of the tHn lpskitu-
fiona, exclusive Of employees, II 703. Fourteen
pctaope died In the Eocs-ltouae during the quar-
ter. aud in the Insane.AsYiuln.
Referred 70 tho CotnmlItes on Public Chszi-
4iea.
ABSTRACTS.
/ report was presented BY The Committee On
PUBLIC Records recommending that 4 correct
and complete cot of tract luda1ss and books r.
latina TO the ILLS Of al tho reAl ostate In Cook
, 1875-08-03
THE ClTY-HALL.

Aid. Cunderson yesterday returned from hts
recent trip to Portage Lake, whoro ho split many
q tear over bis buinad'down mills.
Col D,chcy, Corporation Counsel, announces
thnt tho reunion Of the Fourth Illinois Cavalry
viii tako place at Bloomington or tho 18th Of
August. anA not tho Goth, ns has been esrone-
ouay statod by all tho daily papors.
All licenses which arc not paid on or bcforo
tho 10th instant will bc considered delinquent,
and cam mig" VIII INN sclateIy 10 commenced
n3aiuBt those "ho cainut show thotn. IeddletA,
sa!uon-keeaerN, aud pawnbsokors will plcaso tako
noElcc OF tho st0tul.
e3npt. Bailey statos that the only permit grant
ed 0 Walior, OHk.ov t. Co. VIM to allow th+G> to
cover tho aldos Uf the building With corrugated
1t. Whom tho sla:c vas oil tho ground It was
fpuud tint tho roof would mot bear tho wolEht.
and accordingly tho coyofing-matcrlal WAS
changed to tin, II tito Police board llayo any
thing to Hay about Ills Office, lo says he wants to
know it.
Madison street bridge waa not closed to public
tratol yestc1dns afternoon as was announced. ny
roatun Of IN arrangement to Tic consrAry madu
between the West Divisiou Railroad Company
ant tho American Bridge Company the builders
Ut tho ngw structure. Lato Saturday eyonR
the horBo railroad Company discovered TINT they
l,au made an error iii tho caetlHgH for tho switch
Ut the cornar OF Madison and Clinton atrsets.
Accordingly they partectctl arrangements with
ing until to-day, when il "llf positively tafso
place, cither 1T noon or In tho oyen'ng. In tho
meantime tho cars will rnu around to Htato
street by way OF Randolph.
TIE DAY OF JUDGMENT.
The Doh1d OF Police yesterday boGamo tirod Of
waiting for thclf Police Superintendent to REPORT
to thom, and thoF cited him boforo thon. Thoy
first inquired of hin Hhs lo Lad not turned over
certain Policemen on tho forcs. Thoy then
asked him II he lad promulgated tho order ID
, 1875-08-03

There IL nosbp: HOW In am,nements this
week, but wha. tcro nro scou to be attractive.
"The Two Orphans " at I1ooisv's drew tho Usual
largo and enthusiastic hotiso Inst oponfnC. Tho
pioco Ia now in It's fifth week, buL public inter-
es: seems In no way to have aohs,d. in fact,
tho receipts Saturday woto llrgeE than any day
OF thu four wcexs, thoao of Saturday night being
little short OF tic opening on holiday night.
The prospects aro Tint tho piece W1ll rtn out an
unexampEod acnson, Tho woathar and general
Interest," soon, t. havo combined to make tito
management supEomoLy happy.
THE ADELtW.
Tho t'1cs Witch" il In It's second ucek at the
Adolphi. aud ia doing we'll, rllo cl,ornscs aro
Eivon with moro decision and 1eaa discard. Tho
scenic elIeesa Ars very good. aud thu Action Of
the piece ia smoother and moro pleasing.
, 1875-08-03

Ne hre told by all Arabs tlsat tho Koran Ia tho
most porfcct poetry in tho Arabis language and
yet, whon We como to read tt a. translated into
English. we fl,.d 1t dull and tedious. It IL dit
nculs thing for d European to road through tho
wAole Koran IN translation. IIe noou
rsalizos 1t to 10 different from whas
ho imagined T.. Very, possibly he
luscionn descrlpsops OF tue so-caled - A1ollsln-
medan pnradBo;" that lle should read about
i.ouEis and thu tree Of lIfe tho boast Al-Dolak,
rivera Ct vino. and all those visions Of tho dlf-
ferent heavens usually attributed to the
pzophot. ue finds not a word OF Al! thls. ln-
nsou1. there tH boundlesa tovotona! enthusiasm.
all t1o vocabulary OF praise to uod. long moral
loctureh Old Tcatamant atotteH ln different
form. \ familiar reference to all tho Jowish
pasnarohs, prophsts, and Kings ~ equally con.
ntant luforenco to tile factB Ut tho Gospels but
in somewhat different dtaRa; and, finally, ilercn
tlennncations. IN = strain OF tno most awful So
Iesnntty, OF Tho intIdols who will not botleye iu
tho truths Of God. OF doctrine i.c t!ndA no
subtlosy. slohamu,od proca!ms but QUO fact.
aud reteratca it for all ti,.,o. Ar the Korar,
opens with Al-Fatihat, "TLs Preface" 10 1t
naturally closcs with tho Binpto and sublime
~ Declaration" \ chapter OF itsuIf. Tho wordh
Of thnsa chapters Ale toxtH Tor all lilo rest ot
the book. It enlstgos, dilates alnp!it!es, i!Iua-
statcs. reitesatsa tue one grand declarations,
!" Il. lAaha j! Allah"'-" No 0od but God" All
the rest ls written only to give that weight. Tho
41Ek kLRt Au4a&At4aA - kA0 FtAPAEt N1 AuH 10 =
nero Incident, like the "Thua smith tho Lord "
Of the liebseH prophets: It is to show whsnco
camo tho message. Tint message III the one
simplest, 'No God but dol," When TINT
massage Ia believed, the morality Of tho Koran
follows with equal simplicity. l'rayer and o!,a1i.
ty are tho whole duty Ut NUN. NOT prayer ~ al
impurtunato begging tor fsToss, but prayer
which IL oAly lralse and anxiety to bo kept tE
the faith vi God; not orseutatious alns-gving
msca!led Charity, but olasssy NJ complete asid
genuine ~ that described in tic Corinthians
bncll AZ wo Atd Al-FatlhIt We lind the nhols
book.-The UaIaxy for August.
, 1875-08-03
BLENN NERHASSETT.

Attention hha boon called repeatedly OF late to
Tho fact that although Blennerhassetts appeal
10 the Supreme Court hast resulted In sustaining
tho finding Of tho lower Court, the prisoner VIVA
still In Jail, because tho ruto Of the upper Court
had not baen forwarded. Yesterday, for the
t1rss time, report WAS prevalent that tho paposs
In bis caae had not been forwarded beoausn tho
oosts had not been paid. Along With this report
Was anolhcr, TO tbs eftoct that Judge Rogers had
written Gov. Bevsridgs In tho Interest OF D!en-
gethaAeetta phldou, tho reason assigned being
that the prisoner had h1readY been sufficiently
punished. Tho report waA also current that
IN Recommending hia pardon. Mr. Heed staled
that notwithstanding his refusal some weeks
ago to recommend tbs pardon, he had ID tho
iset 70" days agreed TO sHu such tscotn-
r1eudation With judge RoEero. on ths surpooi-
lion. however. that sthe Judge would not make Anv
tuoh accommodating. Up to Yesterday he had
slgutd no recommendation ok the kind, for tho
reAsor thAt none had bcan shown him, and from
IN interview had with tho Guvr4nor several days
no hs WAS satIBtacd that pardon would not bc
granted under any circumstances,
The &1ouao made for tue absenoo OF the papers
from the Supramc Court III the caaa is exceed.
lnely Rauzy, and the suspicion IL growing Reu-
aral that somo undue col!uslon somewhere IL Ut
ths Tom .asnR Sa upon 81 tho az 9ssS o, Tessa 4,
teuce. Ae has now been in ls.! nearly i year
awaiting tho actIou OF the courts, sndif hn ID not
TO be pasuoned. Ii IL aa injuAtlcs to him. for
which thsre ts no reasonable excuse, to lon8or
detain him. And IN injustice 70 tho ta1.rnyer ~
that b should be longer continued ward OF
the county while ho belongs to the Htate, and
under the finding Of both Tho upper aud iosss
nourta owes tho State profitable sery!cn. 1t /.
about ilms, in Justice 10 both TIT
poopla and The prisoner, that someth,ug wa
dope In The casa-thas the pape1s vera forward
Cd aud ho sent to Joliet, or that bis pardon WA
Iece,vod and he discharged.
, 1875-08-03
THE CITY.


rhsUommttaes On Subscriptions Tor tbs Freneh
sufferers BY tho Aoods sont yesterday 2o00
srsnoa 10 President Mkokahon "a the,t arst ro.
nnlt.anoe for thosa sufferers.
Tho Temperature Yesterday, ~ observed By
Nauaste optTcisn. No. 88 Madison street (TH1R-
uxE Duitd!ng). wss. at a. na., GO degrecs; 10
.. H., Ct; Il M, s.; 8 p. H., 81; p. n. 60
p. NJ, 65.
Persons who claim to know say thAs Tho p!eco
Of oanvxs In Mr.. Long d possession Ia not poF"
tiop Of Douasdson's balloon. Tho great qtlcry
still IL, WHARF arc tho mlsalng aeronhnts7 ANA
thero IL not ono sinRle fact ~ yet to answer It,
Tho body Of sailor named i1nsl Mcdonald,
~ learned from rapers on llim, WAS founa On
Yesterday Afternoon at 2 o'clock. and taken to
Tho Mofgue, By ratrol,nan John Ryan. De-
coased Yss drowned Of 4 vessel about ten days
ago.
Ye.tesday torpuoon about 1880 O'Clock. willis
A rlonAc.tratn wAs leaving the Hook Island De.
hot, cololc cd man uAuucd William kotn fell
from = platform. and tho sldo Of Ilis head WAS
struck By chr-wllee1 and danecrously Injured.
Hn Wa takcn to the County Hospital for treat
ment.
About o'clock yesterday afternoon = naa
named Thomas conoe!ly, employed at tho West
heavy casting which foil upon it. Lie was ut
tended by two physiclAua. and sent to the County
Hospital. f1ls home ia on Fifteenth street, near
pallinA-
Cnpt John Pr.ndivillo has returned from D.,
trot. whore he wort to purchase the ceis''1 atca
yaoht, "CorA." He WAS nnAnccosRlnl iu pnf-
chas,ng the "Cora," Offering *4.od0, "h'lo
$G,U0U was demanded. Ho did tho next best
thing. hoNever, III purchasing yacht tor ss;n9o ;1
which Ia said to be = vary superior boat. Lae
craft will arrive timo to taks pnrt IN tho rsoe
which Ii now being arranged for week Ho's
next Saturday.
Although tho host Of tho present summer can
hardly bo considered very soveso Or o1hausa!g'
it bhe been too much Tor tho Jempotanco Al
]iapoe, whIcl, has subsidized for ths present.
There has been no formal Adjournment for tho
summer, nor has any tlnlo In tho fall heon ti1cd
II WHICH work will bo resumed. good inany
Of tho Executive Committee aud otlicosa arn
AWAY, and 10 the thing has como to stand
still! OF itB oNh accord.
There Is growing fee1,ne Of disgust hnong
tho reputable IN srchhnls noxr No. Zig Clark
street that such place Bhould be suffered to
exist LII civilized city; and people doing bust.
ucss in that block ato heartily detii o's
that the Mayor should exercise hs
powor and close up the don. II
bhol of TINT kind arc necessity to Amutc tho
eount,yman who lnsists on being swindcd, they
should be bAnisled to North Canal stroet. No
body would suggat the establishment oF D houae
OF il-f2me 0, Q,nrt-tio,tne stl1are, AMI sot 1t
would DO more respectable than mock auction
, 1875-08-03

County be purchased without : bss Of time. Thu
Committee lad had nnttcr consideration tho
propositions OF f. shipsnAn L Go. and llataock,
Cox 4 Co, who offered 10 SUPP Nv tho county With
comp|cte set Of books for ho sum Of s64, $40
md $50, 600, respectively. OFT relszcr had Also
offeroi 10 DELL competo sett " hooks. brought
up TO datc for $35 oo. Ihe re- f'9ss concluded oy
a. tlley wcre chespor than all OF lleB offered. and
batter in most rosroate. Ala Q. It would tako
several months to complete thu books Of tho
t"o firms whereas Those Of pe lszor won' 1T for
Commissioner aIoC.ffrsy thought .thnt tho
county itsof could ftrninh abstracts without
shnt lilo of1os Of peItzer WA roarou able. and
horod the report Of tho Cctaualttco Would DO
cohcntScd In. ...-
Commissioner Bnrssck did not tecl like voting
to- thc - report; He shonsh; ~ ~ tho matter
Commissioners Hidden and ea''2h agreed
Hita Commfsslnnor Dur!ck.
Cpnnntapioncr MrCnfrey moED1 that tllo mil
ter be made tho special os'ltr fof THO hr1t
meutsng. .--,
Commissioner f4n't1cn, A. an amendment
NOV cd I'm. lie report DO rnnslt VI aud laid over
for two weuxs. Carried.
In regard to tho HtntlentA ball 4 nd dorn,itofy
at Tho Enelnwooi Normal Hcho 81. tho joint
Committee on EJucn.Iuu and rul,'lo Buildings
ronpsted that they had received thc' ptnsrs Of tho
ssnae from tte nrcL.tnct, which til ey approved,
and recommended that they ho inst suctod to adj
ysrtiBe for pronosa1a. Carried.
Tic carneotor-yark on tho 1ns ano Asylum
{now nld,tlon}, which was lot to Vii liam Gofdio.
VIM "bntst np" on tho job, wna .:eiet to HIS
bondsmen, Dennis IL. Sweeney hcin tue Aead
the.eos. About 5l2,O0U worth Of It. ok renait's
10 lto donc. Sone doubt wad oxpreastd Il as 10 tho
ability OF tho bondsncn to complete. t1c con-
tra<k. but tho motion TO lclct to tho boAdsmcn
Hnnly prevailed.
Tho Board then adjourned until Friday after
, 1875-08-03

us. and most pcrsonn will toll you that tho onld
snrnE rnins killed. tllon, OF. Th!H In
],ursblc. whore tho rnns woro heavy enough
tu carry them OF and drown thoIn.
hut Mt lint tiro guntts. pmtrlo chckens, aud
crousc 1oro plontv ovorywl,ete, and suspect
ai Within Tho leAt six yc.rs no haso had
Rn,t ting cluts IN NIL our cislna, towns. md vit-
aucB and verv few birds nnryiyo the skill Of tho
hpartelnan. Hlou, my be fortunate enough 10
escape tho sportsman. farmers boys will trap
and anarc what nro 1efs during tho winter, aud
eend them Oft to marlot. Ii nv position IA cor
rccs. Ia there any wander that tho grnashoprora
that Matched In Missouri, Knnras, and Mmneeota
InHt spring lnve tlo1le 90 much damage. bcEoro
ami n!tcr their migration? Thero can bo no
cxc,isc fnr ,ts to DO eatcn out by RrhsshoppntH.
whom hetcl,ol ont among the Rottcti parts OF olir
country; and II wo ho,,'t DESTROY them in their
embryo etate ITO mt,st 1av tho hnrno to ourscison
II olLr fatmn arc rnyngcti IL tllc1n."
, 1875-08-03
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DEATHS.
HM1T1t-In England, Aiig !. of heart dlAearc, Clara
NJ. Rlntth. daughter Of 1sht md ArnInda II. Snith,
aEet IL yearn.
HRAYTON-Drowncd. July ~, whi1n bathing In
Lake Michigan, John 7. Erayton. Of Warren. Il. l..
Ht;sl ~ years.
s1-ltlAodo Island and Peoria TIL, papers pleasc
copy.
F1IIM1sTTN-On Sunday morning, Ang. ], At ~
North Market atrces. ChJrnHo, vlctoriA r. L. Phfmts-
tcr. aEc months, only daughter Of Mnnle f. and D.
G. rhmI.tcr.
Wicls. Scotland. papers please cory.