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HAPPY FIJI.

It Is gratifying to know that tho Fiji
1slands under thoir new regime Of English
domination are progressing very fayorably,
and that tho inhabitants thereof, who hayo
heretofore devoted their time mainly to
sld1,ghtering eaoh other and enting mission-
aries, hailors, and 2uoh other foreigners Is fell
In thoir way. aro taking kindly to The reforms
OF civilization, and bid fair to become both
useful md ornamental members OF the hl-
man family, and to experience change OF
henrt as to thor form Of diet aud mode Of
life. English advlcos show that the receipts
Of revenue Of tho colony from October to
January e1ceedod the expenditures, and that
the happy Fljians have over 81, 800 surplus In
tholr treasury, and no defalcaslons up to date,
Tla islands have also sent specimens Of their
products 10 tho Sydney Exhibition which
haye attracted q great dent Of Interest.
Tho agents Of the English Government
are also making strenuous et!osts to
introduce peaco and order and TO discipline
the natives from murder, and none Of Tho
agents have boen cooked md eaten yet, which
looks promising, as agonts Of this sort here
tofors have invariably been elthor broiod OF
| frtoaseed, ~ reward for tleir good inten.
tions.~ The most encouraging symptom OF
civilization, however, and the suxest proof
thas tho FIJI Islanders are part and parcel ot
tho common human family, consist in the fact
that thsy have taken the measles from the
English, and are having them Just % success.
fully ~ any "b!arssed pEitishss" con hive
thc'n. All that IL necessary now to complete
the Fijiana happiness II series Of railroad
disasters, steamboa. accidents, defa1catlona
financial isEegulaFitisa, sooial scandals, Credit,
a1oblliers, political jobbsriss. he.ssy trials
contempt c&ses, And The other positive evi
dsnoes Of civilization. In littls time, with d.
tsftnlnatioa Aad lndash7, h may hops t
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Ths President Inns kept hia promise to no.
tce tie third.ter1n nonsense Whenever my
politica! body, authorized to pronounce upon
the subject, should render 1t proper for him
to state Lis position. The adoption Of tho
anu.tAird.tern resolution by tho Ponney1-
vania Republican State Convention furniahea
tho occasion for the longtleslred expression
Of President GnAsE's views, aad with all pos
dblo promptncss be has addressed 10 Con.
WntTx, The Chairman OF tho Convention, a letter
which forever banishes tbs spectre Of Cosar-
ism. The substancc Of tho letter Is that the
President, having remained silent 10 long,
now feels 1t hix duty To speak that 10 did
not deslrs tho Office In 1853, md that In toA-
ing IL ho aacri6cel life position much more
To hls liking; hut, having been called to tho
Presidency, he accepted a second term chiefly
because Of the qualification Which 1t Afforded
him to receiye the indorsement Of the people
aftoE hkviug boon subjected to the yilsst
OF personal abuss and slander for four
yaasa. liz doea not want third term any
mora than hs did tho hrst tern he Ia not
now. aud never has beon, candidate fol 70.
nomination, and he would not accept It uu.
1eaa from An imperative senss Of duty to the
peoplo Of tho United statos,-a contingency
which, he ia froe To say, Is not likely to arise,
The letter Is characteristic Of tho President
laeoVo, PLUM, and to the point. la has said
what he means, and sa!l It in tor,ns 80 con
c1se that the wayfarlng politician, though {
fool, NAY comprehend.
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Tha Adu,1ntstration will tbrov asn.to+ r-rn,
cra overbosrtl nulaaa he am ofYor . s,t,sraotorv
explanation of tho testimony oonoerolnR his
s1ec,iop Iately published, Disu defend Is dro,k.
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tn nv that "Tnon.a 4 urynnIovs r., rs;.sd
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psoeeeou8s OF TUG oohsusu''onA eonson'''a'
Tia NebraatA Conssitution'mA&sEs, who pro-
pose 70 slect United 8tates Senators BY direct
sote OF tho people, Afs sdFissa ns mAny e"'nens
authorities 10 T4lt until toe feooFa' uonsu1a'
tlon can be amondod In such wy "a TO allow
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An interesting casa IL ollronioled In the last
volume Of the mime Reports, which grew
oIt Of contesting will. This will had been
nsnle by lady who was strong believer in
splr1tunltsn, and presumably undor spirit
u&istio influences when ahs mado 1t. The
casa involved the question whethor Spiritual
ian la MI inaans do!usion In its legal aspect,
ard ths decision OF the Court vns in the nog-
atve. The will was admitted to probate, and
sustained by the Supreme Court on an appeal,
Mrs. G., the maker ot tho will, was the
typical mother-iu.law. She lsd an only
daughter who married young lawysr named
JOHNSON, for whom tho mother conceived
4 hearty aversion. She was fully per.
ssadel that noptxsoN was under the coll
sant influence Of \ malignant spirit, and
plieved lim to DO possessed OF the power Of
controlling tho thoughts and conduct OF her
laughter even whom he was not present. It
yas In this way that she accounted for tho
disagreement between herself and daughter
siter the latter'a marriage. 1t ia hardly noces-
ary that Sptritualism should DO brought In
% explnn why vito should yiold rather to
icr Affection and respect for her husband
;hnn to filial love for her mother. when
;hore are differences between husband and
1is mosher.in-law. But tllis Was tue vay In
which Mrs. G, chose to look At II, When she
.ams TO maka hor will, sAs declared that ale
lid 1t undsr the direct advice Of hor do
ceased husband, who dictated II from
Tue spisitworld. She accordingly tied
up hor estate (amounsing to some
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The Supreme Court of Illinois, In a case
between the Supervisors Of the Town Of
Ottawa, Lasnlle County, md certain citizens,
decided that whit WAS known az the act Of
tho Legislature Of Fob. 18, 1857, entitled,
IAN act authorizing cortain cities, counties,
Incorporated towns and townshipG, to SUBJ
Hcribo to the stock Of certain railroads" WAS
not n law Of tlis State, 1t having novcr passed
tho Legislature ns required by tho Conatitu-
ton. This decision WIS rendered in 1873.
During tho winter just closed, the Court in
a case from Kane County, under tho same
act, reat6rmed tho opinion in the case from:
Ottnwn, mud agnin hold that, as the bill never
became n 1aw, it conferred no powers; and
therefore the bonds issued by the municipal
corporations were not merely voidablo, bnt
absolutely void fur want Of power or
authority to issuo them, and that no
subsequent act or recognition Of their
validity could 80 for givo validity 10 thcm as
to astop tho Taxpayers from denying their
legality. Tho bonds involved in both these
cases were township bonds voted to tho
Ottawa, Oswego L Fox 1.ivcr Valley Rail-
road. Tho whole amount Of municipal bonds
issued to TINT Company WIS $450,000. We
do not know whether any Of the other rail-
roals in this State wero chartered undor tho
net Of 1857, or TINT bonds wore Issued on the
supposed authority Of that act. It Ia sup
posed TINT tho bill, failing to pass, was
surreptitlously delivered to the enrolling and
ongrossing clerks, aud TINT in the hasto Of
the closing hours Of tho session was signed
by the officers Of both Houses aud Improved
by the Governor. Certainly, tho records Of
at loass ono House couti no mention Of the
passago Of such bill. Wo believe that mono
Of the towns which Issued bonds to this
road undor that law havo paid any interest
thereon aince the decision in 1873.
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Tho most unfortunate aud uncertain species Of
property man could ogu hitherto has beon the
umbrella, and tbs misfortune and uncertainty Of
1t havo grown out of the fact thas, suco thoum-
broiia was invented no one has had any idca
that the statutes could have ANY practical Applt.
catinu to the return Of 1t when loaned. or tho
punishment Of tho thief whan captured. Hence
there has boon general disregard OF Noun aud
Tuum with respect to thts useful article, Evan
very good people hAvo s.o!su vorY good umbrei-
las Without being awaro tAat they wero violat-
ing any Law, human Or divine, aud without siu-
glo quhlm Of conscience. Even tho unfortunate
owner, WHO 80 much ~ expected that hia una-
brele would b returned, has by common consout
always boon msdo butt Of laughter and target
Of uniyetsal desibion. WHY this should hsye
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Tie decline In the selling price OF wheat
In Chicago has not boen followed, as was
expected, by heavy shipments to tho East.
ell very largely by persons outside Of this
city, md owned by them in comparatively
small lots. While tho loss will bc no less In
the aggregate. it is in this case distributed
among a much 1argor number Of persons
than is usual in such instances. On Friday
contrnct was made for freight on wheat
from Chicago at Is cents to Liverpool. A1on-
treal quotes freights from TINT port at Q
shillings per quarter on wheat, 121 cents cur
reucy per bushel from Chicago 10 Montreal,
and wleat afloat at 3s shil1ings per quar-
tor to Liverpool. Taking these figures, they
give ns tho value Of wheat in Chicago St.01l
per bnsbel, aud, doducting2I cents for storage
md loading here, leavo % cents Currency
per brshei as the shipping value. let wheat
Ing margin Of 10 cents below what It 1nay
bo laid down IN Liverpool for.
The question Of freights is now control-
ling ono in the matter Of forwarding wheat
The Montreal line is, Of coursc, tho cheaper,
both rs to internal md ocean freightH, md, il
somc supposed difficulties in the way Of ilnan-
cinl arrangements ut ATontrcnl DO removed,
there il no doubt thnt tho bulk Of ocean
frcights would tako that direction. Thera
were some hcnsy purchases for shipment at
tho close of last week, and the general feeling
seemed to be that the lowest prices had been
touched, If this should prove trae, then
further purchases for shipment will follow
this Yeok.
, 1875-05-31

Father LAKE, assistsntpastor Of St Ann's
Church, New York, In nothing il not sensa-
tiona1. lie was suspended Lost winter by the
Archbishop for preaching violent sermon
against the public schools, and he las now
created another sensation in Catholic circles
by getting u,arried and going to San Fran
cisco. OF course, in violating his VOWS Of
cclbacy he has lost the orthodox Heaven I;
but hs has gained another, or probably thinks
no, which anounta to the samo thing while it
lsstx
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this manner under the ndvico of her deceased
huabnnsl. 1t was thon question whether
Stiritualism was m Insane de1nsion. The
Probate Court held that 1t was not, and in
structed tho Jury that they must treat
tho supposed advico given by tho de-
ccasol husband "a II It woro ad-
vico given by living relativcs and
friends, and decide from the evidence before
thom whether sl,o waa undnly influenced by
this advice or not. Tho Jury Thought not.
Tho instructions Of tho Probate Judge wero
sustained by the Supreme Judges unaui-
monsly.
This Ia very clear judicial recognition Of
Spiritunlism rs n religion, or form Of boliof,
which every man aud woman hns perfect
right to indulge. It strikes ono rather
strangely At frat, in vlox Of the faot that all
Of US partako moro or less Of tho Ancestral
Worship Of tho Chinese md would bo moro
apt to bo influenced by tho advice md wishes
Of docoased friends, il wo could ascertain
thom, thnn by tho samo persons in living
state. But this, VIC presume, was q question
for tho Jury to determine; aud tho Court
merafy decided that belief In Spisisunlism
is not IN itsen an insnne doluBion OF nature
to inyalidato will n1ade Under its influence.
Thore Is something in this for, II the de-
ceasod Mr.. G. had advised bis wife to make
will in favor Of her son-in-law, we havo o
strong notion that the instincts Of the
1nothor-in-law would have prevailed Against
him. In TINT case, spintualiam would not
hnve excrtel m undue inauonce. The view
taken BY tho S1aine Court is not my stranger.
at all ovents, THAI that Of the Now York
Court which sustained tho will of tho old
m'ser who left fortune to the Society
for the Prevention Of Cruelty to AMI
mails. The will was contested BY his relatives
on tho ground that tho deceased was be-
lever in the transnigration Of souls, and was
fully persuaded that he would bo metamor-
phosed into q dog or cat. II was very nat
ural, under these circumstances, TINT he
should desire nil dogs md cats to be we'll
cared for. and TINT ho should devote his for
tune to that cause In the possibility that ho
might share tho benefit Of it. His relatives
thought this an insane dolusion but the
Court thought not, aud hold that tho de-
ceased Ind as much right to believe in the
Pyshagoreau faith as in any other. So with
Spirituajisul.
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: ''rilIfa... reputation from tho CIV
:'.,; t,in1 Ct stey rs hc hns heretofore from
.. .sra,a, ani u practice little financial
-. A:I'y nth We Same graceful facility
LAT. :. II hcrendosp characterized his peculiar
"'''. ~: operatIons In tho pursuance Of
T.. .:''atory work. tho Englisl Government
,!,o . At once land he1ping hand aud sup-
~ :. gantlo savage with small politicians,
vi: I, pnpcr carc,,cy, gfasshoppsrs, illicit
d. g. lantists, Sunday lecture societies,
v'n ..,': rights nayocatos, afnusard roofs,
o1"-i'o:"a ''.rs. hsegags-s'nashora, stone-
cunsra. tcra. en,1 TIL other blessings which
mor' faso:'ol :.rtsc;' enjoy. 4 gradual in
trnl;',' aof t},eat ;''s to progress will soon
m. Il II 1a1a'.':' .s happy anu rEospor-
on a. i Chicsso. hich Inns all these ad-
va =. 'lici- se:,. laxiinum.
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Joun KLEIN. the artist, whoae death vas an-
uounced In our last issus In dispatch from Mu-
mich, Is undoubtedly Jona AnAA KLEIN, ono Of
tho most eminent OF tue German painters. Ho
waa born u Nuremberg IN 17o2. and painted
much IN Italy and Hungary. and enjoyed almoat
~ much reputation for Ills sksl ~ ID engraver
Is hs did for his SUCCESS Oh canv&hs. His SUBJ
jeots wero mainly taken from everyday iifo, a.
though he was vsfy suooosaiul ln military and
battle scenes.
, 1875-05-31

Among our dispatches this morning will bo
fouutl IN announcement Of tho death, at Dan
Vile. Ill.,. Of Jndge Jous PEARSON, ono Of the
oldest settlers of this State; and from Fort
I'ayre we lcnrr Of the death Of tho Hon.
SOLOMON D. BArLEss, m eminent member Of
lho Masonic fraternity, and a prominent cii-
1.u of Fort Wayne.
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This presence in Chicago Of a large number
e. tho Bishops Of tho Methodist Episcopal
Church supplied varions pulpits throughout
the city, and we hive been Mt some pains to
f,rnis, o,,r readers will, abstracts Of the ser
mons preached by the eminent dignitsries Of
The Church. We also print sermons 1'y Prof.
BxNo md tho Rev. G. W. WIsnre, both Of
moro thnn ordinary interest and u sketch Of
tho nov. DR.. EccL.sroH, 1owa's Episcopal
Gislop.elect,
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tbs Chicago produce markets we1e irree.
ular on Saturday. Mess pork WIS active, and
advanced 30@35c per bsl, closing ut $l0.75
ensh, and $1,000 for July. Lard was iu good
daananl, and 25@aoo per 100 tt,a higher, clos
ing II &l4.30 cash, and S14.65 for July,
Meats were quiet and firm, ct Ito for shoul-
dezs, lilo for abort ribs, and 1lsc for pl,ort
elesrs lishwinoa were quiet and easier,
a: sl.14@l.l6 per gallon. Lake frelghts
xe9a IN better demand and steady, At 84o
fur corn to Du0alo. Flour was very dull.
Wheat was active, and a@sao lower, closing
a: 500 casl, md D0lo ssllor June. Corn xaa
active md 2ac lowor, closiog It Galo for june
and a7to for July. oats were dull aud 14e
AIwss, alodns d S7is sasA aul 6ols fos July.
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TIE explosion In Boston on the evening Of
May 90 gava tho New York Graphic N opportu-
nifty to SLOW ita enterprise which II did by pub.
fishing in its next Issue al extra with = cut Of
tho scene. Tho explosion occurred at o'clock
1t o'clcct, the special artist visited tho acene
and mado fongh stetch, which he mailed at
oncs to tho o1lco in Now York. 1t . o'clock
next morning. the astiata Of tho Graphic cou,-
mencad work upon it; aud, BY O'Clock, the
t,siu for Boston too1 out 5000 extra copios Of
tbs papar. Th'a waA genuine eatssprlse, aud
deserves recognition.
, 1875-05-31

It will be remembered that bIr. Ton Scorr
Ind bill before Congress at the Inst session
asking Congress to inaorse and pay tho ill.,
forest on certain bonds issuad By Col. Tow
Scorr's Railway Company, and 10 bo paid
over to Ton Scorzs Construction Company,
at tho rnte Of $4,000 por mile for road
which is bifurcnted for nearly Thousand
miles to the west, and then runH upon n
single line from 1900 to 1900 niles to and
along tho eonst Of California, Col. SCOTT
asked TINT tho Government secure tie In
terest on these bonds for forty years, and q
great many people and newspapers ct tho
South aud Southwest have said TINT Congress
ought to pass auoh bill, because thero
ought 10 be Southern route to tho rncihc,
aud private capital would not, OF courBet In
vost in such n work.
But out in Oalifornia they have got over
the pauper-liko business Of building railroads
by nltns-giying. LELAND STANFORD, tho Pros
ident Of the Central Pacific Railroad, has rt-
Gently stated what that Company haa md Is
now doing in the way OF rni1road construc-
ton. South from San Francisco there have
been constructed ono road to solelad, leo
mills; another, the San Joaquin Valley lload,
runs to Goshen, 23S uailes from San Fran
cuco, where the Southern Pacific Roal
takes up the line, and is completed to
Telnchapo Pass,--338 miles from san Fran.
cisco. At this pass, and at Fernandino,
there ars largo forcca Of mon tunnoling, mud
whom they finish that work therc will bo
continuous route to Los Angeles. From Los
Angeles it IL to be pushed on to Fort Yuma,
on the Colorado, and much Of tho work Is
dono. Tho distance from Sun francisco to
Fort Yn1na is 73o miles. It Is expected 10 be
complete in July, 1870. This will connect
Arizona with San Francisco. from tho Col.
ormlo River 10 tho Rio Grande, the road will
extend through Southern Arizona and New
Mexico, and skirt tho Mexican Etates Of
Bonora and chihuahua. There are two granta
made BY tho Mexican Governmcnt,-o for
q railroad from tho City Of Mexico to
tho northern boundary In chihuahua,
and the other from the port OF
Guaymas, on the Gulf Of California, to the
| northern boundary Of Sonora. Doth Of hesa
roa<ls will bs connected with the rond 10 San
Francisco, and tho rlan proposed is to take
tho tsade Of Mexico to Sun Francisco.
uere. thon. va bovo a nr;voto corno-ot,,n
which Is already 1t work hulldiou a ro;lroai1
| ram tha u,o Gronda ,,ro,o,, w. Ma~;.o
Arizona AMI, sontharn cut,fo,n,o viii, oo,,
n.ot,orv viii Esotarn .nL wsv,o,, rTa.,.o
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Springfield, Mnss., one Of the oldest and
best.req,latod Of Nuw England cities, yester-
dry indulgetl in the Injury Of the heaviest
fro in her history. About forty buildings,
many Of thom buainess blocks, were burned,
nntl Mt ma time there was An excellent rroR-
poet Of the complete destruction Of the finest
part Of tho city. The loss is stated ut
45f}0 {1{1f
, 1875-05-31

HEnoporus and XENoPMoS toll story Of the
fall Of Babylon. which Ia perhsps familiar to tho
roader. Al the 1mo that OYRus WAS bssiosing
tho city, it was announced to la1 that, when a
mtife foA1ol, tho city would lalt. Tho foallug Of
d milo was considered an impoasibllE.y. On th,s
occasion, lle tnuio, as everybody knowH did
foa1. aud the army Of CYhua VAS lot Into tho city
BY trcacl,cry. Tho sllubion TO tie foattua Of =
1nulo ocouts 10 Egyptian history, and ans ptoba-
bly, enc OF those widespread myths which, ~
UARrNo-oouLD Elbows. arc constantly turning up
In dffereut foItus 1t various potnta III history,
and iu different 1ochlitics. Tho latest incldent
which calls up tho nsbyIonlRu legoud IL The sud-
don death in PARIS Of II. p AontdNAu De DuoH,
tho taas descendant Of the famous CAPrAL DE
DucH. There MAS In The family, aa in hundreds
Of otlera Of Europe prophecy Of tho immog-
tally Of tbs raoo. In tho DE- Duon family. ~ III
that Of MACBETH. tho ptophcoy was considered
10 mead nothing else. It Was handed down IN :
couplet tLua translated.
When ho:sc ani mu1n ara one
Tuen nls inst sirea fAea II ruiz.
Unfortunately for tho DE- Ducu family. Tie Di-
rectorn Of tho Carbon Of AcclimatIon recently
bred muls which could no. be distinguished
from horse. Tho marvel wAa shown to tho last
Of tho line and. whom 10 res!ized tho situation,
La fell dead upon the spot. TLo csse ia inter-
oating II ~ historical As we'll aa psychological
study.
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tnson the wound and tho heart. As \ matter Of
fact, the hlcedug wsA stopped At frat BY ths uso
Of styptics ginca tl,on = ol,t haa formed which
temporarily oosos tue woaud. This nill proba.
bly, slough OF On or beforo tho twenliath day,
and death viii uuaue.
, 1875-05-31
THE CHICAG4

MES; bnt It will be railroad built for busi-
ncss purposes, to supply tho country with
the means Of transportation, and to build up
the commerce. and trade, and population Of
tho Pacific 6tatos.a