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, 1875-11-07

By going away from home to find home
news, we have discovered that the Chicago i
Northwestern Railway Company has kissed
blooming maiden At least, Miss EMILY
FA1rHFu11's paper, Woman and Work, says
so. The Company was obliged to perform
the pleasing act by the mouth Of an agent,
inasmuch as corporation is not only soul
less but a bodiless being, and therefore has
no lips Of its OWL The agent, SELF
appointed one, was conductor. He WIS the
kisser. The kissee was, let us say, Miss
Blank. She whiled AWAY the tedium of the
journey by s1umbering. The conductor saw
her pouting mouth, her cherry-red lips. He
was but human. His eyes We'd in bri1liancy
with the $1,000 diamond On his shirt-bosom
He temporarily ceased from his voca-
ton Of taking fares and touched the
fair. The resounding smack awakened
Miss Blank She sprang up and said
that one of her sweetest kisses had beon stolen
from her. Three courses Of action were open
lips, she could faint, she could sue somebody
and get damages. The lack OF revolver
prevented the adoption of the first expedient;
the lack Of q convenient and good looking
man was fatal to the second; there re-
NAMED only the third. With the intuitive
sagacity of Granger, she decided to sue.
She borrowed pencil and took, down the
the ofense. The conductor shuddered and
went his way. Within few short days the
legal records of Illinois were burdened with
the name of new suit. It was BLANK vs..
The Chicago d Northwestern Railway COM
pany. Subpnnas went flying north,
south, east, and west. The witnesses
were gathered together. The result Of the
victim of osculation. Had she sued the COL
ductor be might, perhaps, have pleaded irre-
sistible temptation, and been lightly mulcted
By sympathetic and enTious jury of his fell
low-men. But she sued the Company. Her
attorneys set forth that the conductor was
but the agent of the corporation; that he was
serving as such at the moment when he Ess-
ed her; and that, therefore, his,act was the
act Of the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Company. which had feloniously and deliber-
ately kissed the lips and left wound that
needed greenback plaster. This Company
is composed Of bakers dozen OF Directors
and nearly 10, 600 stockholders. When, there
fore, the verdict Of the Jury and the decree
of the Judge obliged the defendant to pay
Miss BLANK the sum of $1,000, the action
was tantamount to declaring that the thir-
teen Directors and the ten thousand stock
holders had kissed the plaintiff and must pay
for the pleasure. The verdict was at the rate
Of $83 per Director and 10 cents per stock
holder The hitter figure seems very low.
Kisses are usually quoted at much more than
10 Cents apiece. But does the wife Of each
Of these erring pszzuns know that thsrs Is q
, 1875-11-07

Messrs OBADIAH JACKSON, J. L. HIGH, and
II. P. BLACK, Special Committee of the Chi
cago Bar Association, have drafted an impor-
tant bill relative to appeals and writs Of error
from Circuit Court of the United States
held by the District Judge, which will be pre-
sented to Congress at the next session, and
will be found in full in another column. The
bill provides that in cases where the matter
in dispute exceeds $500, and where no pro-
vision is made for appeal to the United States
Supreme Court, appeal from the final decree
Of District Judge sitting as Circuit Judge
may be taken to the regular Circuit Judge,
and shall be prosecuted on the original
papers. Also, that from final judgments
of Circuit Court held by a Dis
hict Judge, in civil cases, where the matter
in controversy exceeds $500, appeal may be
taken by writ Of error before the United
States Circuit Judge, who may reverse, af-
firm, or modify the judgment Of the District
Judge. The bill limits the right Of appeal OF
to sue out writ of error to sixty days after
rendition Of the Judgment or decree, with the
usual c1ause saving the rights Of infants, par
ties in duress, or non con?pos, etc, and
further provides for appeal from the interloc-
utory orders and DEGREES Of Circuit Court
held BY District Judge to the Circuit Judge.
It supplies an important omission in the
practice acts, by which in many cases the
Judgment or decree of District Judge hold
ing the United States Circuit Court is now
final and absolute.
, 1875-11-07

4 Asensatond mo1ningjournaly yesterday an
aounced thst the unfortunate Rockford Rock
Island Railroad had been absorbed by the
Chicago d Northwestern, by which it would
hereafter be operated From the interview
with Mr. OsTERBERo, the representative Of
the German bondholders, which is published
in another column, it VIII be seen that the
report is wholly without foundation. The
Rockford & Rock Island Road viii be operat-
ed for the bondholders BY Mr. OsrxaaEaa,
who assumes control to -morTow
, 1875-11-07
THE OLD AND NEW COUNTY DoA8D.

As We held during the recent local CAM
paign, the most important question involved
was the status Of the County Board for the
ensuing year. It Was hoped that the FIVE
new members to be chosen would all be of a
character to join with Messrs. BuRD1oK,
GuENTHEB, and BUssE, and give a reliable
majority in the Board in favor Of honesty
and economy. In the case Of two of the can
didRtes put forward for this purpose
A1essrs. NELSON and JoSEs-there is no doubt
that they were counted out by the "he1d-
back" precincts, whose vote was arranged
with reference to the majority necessary
to be overcome. Notwithstanding this
swindling operation, there is hope that the
taxpayers will be better represented as
whole than they were in the old Board, e1-
cept that they will lose the vigilance and
pluck Of Er, C1oUoH, who, though always in
the minority, defeated some OF the proposed
steals by the bluntness and obstinacy of his
opposition. But, in the vote, the cause of
honesty will perhaps be es strong as it was
before, If not stronger. The composition Of
the Board this last year was as follows:
City. Ctr. Country.
BUKDICE. HOLDEN, Comfy.
CLoUGH, CARROLL, BrasE,
JONES, HEHTISGt tUEH1HEB,
LoxERGAN, soHMlDr, CRAwFonp,
JOHNSON, McCAPFnET. RUSSELL.
Of these there were only six votes that
could be counted on with certainty against
jobbery and in favor Of honest contracts and
the economical administration Of the county
finances. These were: BunD1o1, C1oUGH,
JONES, BussE, GursTHER, and HERr1so.
Sometimes this minority vote dwindled down
to FIVE The new Board is constituted as
follows:
City. City, Country.
DuRp1oE. EoLpRE, co1LT.
CLHARY. CARROLL, DEs5E,
AuLLnT, 4EnT1SG, GCESTHKR,
L0NEn1AN, ScuNfoT, AfA8s+
JoHHsoS. McCAFfaEI. TABOR i
OF these We think We may count with GER
tainty for an honest administration upon
Messrs. BrRD1ck, BussE, GCESrHEa, AYARs,
TAHOE, and perhaps HEK7No,-six in num-
ber. We are also inclined to include C1HAnr
in this classification We think TINT the Ring
may find they have s. 'caught Tartar F." in
C1EAnz. He is man Of personal means and
q gentleman in his instincts, and ought to be
on the side of honest government and With
the taxpayers. We shall not be surprised,
therefore, if the RousrnEs and PER1o1Ar
crowd find Mr. C1EAaY opposed to them and
their system Of plumber. He has an oppo1-
tunity to earn the graituds Of tho people,
ahd do hiaaalf mitch rood in tbs community.
, 1875-11-07

The English victims Of the Erie Railway
sent Sir F. WArK1s to this country,.a couple
Of months ago, to inspect that road He
submitted his report to the stockholders and
bondholders at London few days ago. It
is not cheerfu, document. The Erie is not
earning enough to pay interest on its bonds
and settle the floating debt. Moreover, it is
in wretchedly- -di1apidated condition. The
Nation estimates that it needs $40, ,000, 600
worth Of repairs. It WEB built-and man.
.agad-in what il sometimes called IS broad,
generous way, the broad way that leadet1
, 1875-11-07

Concerning the projected colossal statua
Of Liberty which the French propose to
erect by subscription md set up in the New
York harbor, with brilliant lights Illuminating
the head at night, the Notion suggests that
New York, with its official thieves, its az.
orbitant taxes, its corrupt Judges, and tn
protection afforded to thieves and murdere1=.
is hardly the place for symbol Of ibert,
100 feet in height, on pedestal OF anotha
100 feet. The proposition is very pleasant
one, and evidently well intended, but pei.
haps it may as well be deferred at that par
ticular point until "Liberty" shall becom'
something better than symbol.
, 1875-11-07
CITY GOVERNMENT By POPULAR v0Tl

CITY GOVERNMENT By POPULAR VOTE.
The problem Of municipal government un-
der system Of universal suffrage is certainly
the most difficult and important TINT con-
fronts the American people. It includes not
merely the political evil Of utilizing the
vicious elements in election, but the still
greater evil Of unbridled extravaganza and
public plunder. The latter phase of the
question has been forced upon US frequently
Of late by the statistics Of local indebtedness
and the startling increase Of both local debt
and local taxation within the last half-decale.
The former is revived by the recent elections,
and the evidence they afforded in nearly all
the large cities,-notably New York, Bolti-
more, and Chicago,-of the formidable
strength Of that class of voters who uniform
~ range themselves against the taxpayers.
The Nation for the current week examines
the question again under the significant title
of "Boss Government" It refers to the
ground it took in 1871, when the
enthusiastic reformers persuaded themselves
that they had put down the corruptionists
once for all; at that time the Nation held
that ~ Boss Government" is the outgrowth
Of the condition Of citys voting population,
and that, so long as the present system con-
tinues new Bosses would appear on the scene
from time to time. The prediction was full
filed sooner, probably, than the Nation an
ticipated at the time it was made; for, in less
than five years, the people had to be aroused
again to put down another Boss, and only
succeeded, as before, with the assistance
of blacklegs and gamblers like "Jn1xY"
O'BR1H and JoRS MonRlssEy. Nor is KELLY,
though beaten now, any more likely to be the
last Of the Bosses than was TWEED; the
same classes who are responsible for TWEED
and KELLY will set up new Bosses in the
future.
What is true Of New York ia likewise true
Of Chicago and every other great city whose
government is controlled by popular vote.
A close estimate, compiled in New York at.
the time the effort was making to defeat
TWEED, showed that there are 10000 voters,
or nearly half tho voting population of the
city, that would always so with the Boss
and corrupt and c1travagaut administration.
Our experience in Chicago has been very
much the SAME. The Boss here was only
defeated by detection in his own ranks,
and the Ring. though smashed for the time
being, will certainly come forward again and
make IS desperate an effort for success as it
has in the past The trouble is that the tax-
payers and voters With personal in
terast at stalks ms limited a. to
stamher md soon veny a vikilhups. 4ftae
, 1875-11-07

by adopting this course, and his best friends
will strongly urge it upon him. II he listens
to this good counsel, there will then be
seven honest votes in the Board There
needs but one more to give the
taxpayers majority, and the man
Of all others who ought to seize upon this
opportunity is Alr. LoSERoAS. # he can es-
cape certain personal influences that have
misdirected his vote in the past, he may CON-
mand the respect and confidence to which
his private life entitle him. Mr.. LoSERoAH
can take a stand in the new Board that will
save thousands Of dollars to the county with
in the next year, and redeem the reputation
Of the Board.
We understand that it is the programme Of
the PERo1AT and RouN1REE crowd to elect
HOLDEN Chairman. Such an event would be
the first sign Of the intention to run the new
Board as the old has been run, except worse.
It is here, therefore, that the reform element
should begin to assert itself. There is no
hope Of electing good Chairman by the po-
litical divisions of Republican and Democrat
>ic, Or Republican and Opposition. Those in
the Board, therefore, who desire an admins
tration in behalf Of the taxpayers will do well
to elect some man to the chair who has gen.
orally been counted among the "Bean"
crowd, but who may be rescued possibly
from his bad company. Why not Mr. LoS-
EnGAN? The taxpayers have certainly more
to hope from him than from HOLDEN. It
would be better, Of course, to continue Mr..
BuRp1oK in the chair, if that can be done; if
not, we are confident that Mr.. BuRD1ck will
join the reform element in any plan to defeat
the PEn1o1AT crowd Tho choice of Chair
man, both on account Of the formation of the
committees and as an indication OF the future
conduct Of the Board, is an important point;
and if the Bean" crowd can be defeated
here they may perhaps be kept down.
, 1875-11-07

Five Congregational ministers Of New York
and Brooklyn are to sit in Judgment upon Nr.
BEEcHR- As ministerial trial never con-
vinces anybody, there seems to be little use
in stirring up the scandal in this way Has
Dr.. BACON been prodding up the brethren
Plymouth Church, not to be outdone, has ap-
pointed a committee to consider Mrs. Mou1-
noss charges. The community could hear of
q few deaths in Brooklyn with great equs-
nimity. Happy the Americans of 4. D. $500.
Their b1issfM ignorance OF the BKroHEa case
will insurs their happiness.
, 1875-11-07

for December. Bye was quiet at Csc. Bar
ley was active, aud advanced 24c, closing at
Sic for November and 85Ac for December.
Hogs were active and 10c lower, common to
prime grades selling at $7.3o@76o. Cattle
were inactive and weak, with sales on basis
Of $2.75@G.O0 for common to choice. There
was but little doing in the sheep market, at
$3.o0@5.00 for poor to best. One hundred
dollars in gold would buy $115.50 in green
backs at the close.
, 1875-11-07

The New York Democrats nominated an old
Republican for Secretary of State and elected
him by 1900 to 1900 majority. Last year
their leading candidate had upwards OF
10000 majority Next year, at this rate Of
progress, their ticket will be swamped under
1000 Republican majority.
, 1875-11-07

1VsNQKRUW.
Ho0LET'S THEAIRE-Randolph street, between
Clark and 1ASs1e. Engagement Of the California
Hinstrels,
ADELPHI TREATRE-Dearborn street, corner
nonroe~ Aspet."
NEW CHICAGO THEATRE-C1a1k street, between
son- =" Jane Eyre"
Mcv1CKER.s THEATRE Madison street, between
Dearborn and State. The Merry Wives o6 Windsor,
~ tie Chicago L1edeskrz.uz
WOODS MCsEUsf-&onroe street, between Dear
sorn and State. Attrnoon. Uncle Ton1 oahdn. "
evening, " Griffith Gaunt.
UNION PARK CHU4CH-Lecture BY 2. T. B1rnum'
'The World, and How 70 Live in It,"
, 1875-11-07

BY Law part Of separate Legislative and
Senatorial District. It has been also pro-
posed to attach it to the Seventeenth and
also to attach it to the Twentieth Ward.
Both Of these wards have less than full
ratio. But the Nineteenth Ward may be
easily divided on the line of Oak street, and
the north half attached to the Seventeenth
Ward and the south half attached to the
Twentieth Ward. This arrangement would
bring both Of these wards up to the ratio
and divide the North Division according to
population into four almost equal portions
This plan would accomplish the re-
districdng of the whole number Of wards,
without producing any confusion in the pres
ent State apportionment for Legislature. 1t
will leave the present division Of wards On
the West Side undisturbed That there are
inequalities in the present West Side ward
populations is true but no apportionment
that can be made now but will be unequal a
year hence. The apportionment by divisions
is so nearly exact that the inequalities in
wards may readily be overlooked. The new
apportionment will not take effect until April,
1876, aud four years later there viii be Fed
eral CENSUS and new Legislative and Congress
sional apportionments, when there can be q
general readjustment of ward and district
lines. Whatever is done before 1850 must OF
necessity be temporary in its character so
the present division of wards may be left as
they are except in the two cases mentioned
the consolidation Of the First and Second
Wards, end the apportionment of the present
Nineteenth Ward between the Seventeenth
and Twentieth Wards.
, 1875-11-07

Judicial record Of the fact that her bnah,.,
in company with his 9,99s fellow -stockha,s
ers, forcibly Kissed an innocent eirl WIN ~
travelling to her home? Probably not: .,.s .s
our dlvorce-courts would be even bns;sr - =
they are. And what do the Grange,s tb;r1
Of this new. development Of railway r,aoas
ty? Things have come to pretty psa. ~
deed, when railroad not only charges =.
passengers high rates, but kisses the n,s..s
patrons besides. '
We would not advise our reade,s IN o.,,.,
the records for the report Of this c,sa
Woman and Work is responsible for tb. tr,,.,
Of the story. We merely give it promipano.
, 1875-11-07

4 clergyman urged the audience gathered
to hear MOODY yesterday morning at the
Brooklyn Tabernacle to stop patronizing gro
cezs, butchers, BARRIERS, or street-cars on Sun
dsy. Brother MooDx stopped him. He didn't
want the Sunday question mixed up with his
racivaf
, 1875-11-07

While tho Louisville CosTie7'-Jos'sa4 ~,
tuues it's warfare against the gamblers Of 1.a'
city, and daily p,ods the police for nos no.s -
orons1y enforcing the law against tho oson ..sn
people gifted with memories unohsE'sao'J -. -.
that Mr. WAr7xRsos xanks high n psoae
Of psker, and Nans 10 know soost tas s''3
, 1875-11-07

to destruction. It needs narrow-gauge,
smaller cars, steel rails, new locomotives, and
q few other million~dollar changes It is un-
likely that the stockholders will ever get any,
thing out of it. Their investment is pretty
nearly, if not quite, o dead loss The bond
holders may perhaps get the road and then
get enough out Of it to pay the interest and
gradually cancel the principal Of their bonds.
But even this may be TOO sanguine view.
, 1875-11-07

JQ-QAx.

TO-DAY.
MCCORMICK HAIL-Norsh Clark street corner Of
knz,e. Lecture at ) p. M BY Moncure D. Conw1y.
Subject, Thn Devil"
ADELPH1 THEATRE-De&rbo1n street, corner
Non1oe, Concert by the Tennessee Jubiee Singers.
WOODS MUSEUM-Monroa street, batween Dear
born and State, Miltonian Tab!eaux- Afternoon and
evening,
, 1875-11-07

LADY WASHINGTON CHAPTER, No. 1853. O. E. 8.
-Tlird Annual Party to be held 1t Carr'x Hail. north
ost corner Madison and Existed Moncay evening"
Kov. IS. Tickets, s. to be procured OF any Of tho
ne1nhe1s. B. N. FLOUEN0T, Sec.
, 1875-11-07

ATTENTION, SIR KNIGHTS !-special conclzve Of
ceicago Comm 4ndesy No. l9 K t. Monday evening,
sov. !. 1875. for work On Z T. Order. Visiting sir
lniEhts courteous1y invited. Ey order Of the En-.
tola. G. 4, WILLIAMS Becnrtisr
, 1875-11-07

KLw1KSING LODGE, NO. S11, L. F. l. L. MA
xocial reunion of the members cf this Lodge will be
acid At Corinthian Hell lS7 East Einzse-st Thurs
lay evening next 1lth inst opening 1t ESQ O'Clock.
Eeuerl invitation Is fr1trnEly extended to each and
rery member. LOUIS S. CHARLOTTE, Sec.
, 1875-11-07

COVENANT LODGE. No. 5cG, L. F. b H. M.-Man-
requested to meet at their hail. ISL; Klu1es
3is Sunday morning, at 10 O'Clock sharp to attend
he funeral OF late Bro. Peter T. Berry. Members
sister lodges cordially invited 70 attend By order
t 1ho ", II. WM- KERlk Sec
, 1875-11-07

KEYSTONE LODGE, No. esq, L. r. and 4. NJ
Special Communication will be held in their hall. O.
and q North C4rk-et, for work On the Sd Degree Az
members are requested to be present. ~ business OF
importance will be presented. yisitors are earnestly
invited. Tine Of opening, 7:3t O'Clock, p n.
J. E. DIXON, n. II.
= fJ7TKrF Eae%af~vr
, 1875-11-07

There has been some improvement in the
uDpaved spaces left on Wabash avenue since
We referred to the subject couple Of weeks
ago, but not as much as there ought to be.
There should not be . foot left unpaved. The
asenue, when finished: will be one of the
most beautiful streets in the world, aud local
pride as we'll as tho prospect Of profit from
increased values and rentals should prompt
every propeHy-ovner to do his share. It
may be that some persons are still holding
back to pave their portion of the street
Themselves In this case they should lose no
time in doing it. It is possible that they can
arrange to do these little strips more chaaply
than the contractors price; 1out, in any event,
hw1lbe Common disgrace AID injury
to leave any of these spaces unimproved The
Railroad Company has dorn all its part, and
We believe more than is required of it by
law; it is also running tbs best class of horse
cars ever introduced in Chicago. The road-
bed has been widened, the greater part Of the
etreet is paved, and there only remain
the occasional strips Of Is or 30 feet; We hope
that neighborhood ir.duence will shame the
owners Of these shl:p :ps into doing their duty.
The Chicago produce markets were stead
:ez On Saturday, except in provisions. Mess
pork YVES moderat ely active, and declined 25
@5oc per br1 closing at S1s.5o@19.6 so for
November, and S1e. l24@19.1 Is seller the year.
Lard YVES dull and easier, closing at S12s5
Per 100 1bs cash, and $12.o74 seller the year.
Aestswerein good damand and steady, at SIG
Sic foT part salted shoulders (bo1ed), l1l@
11so fer short ribs do, and IL for short clear
do. Highwines were moderately active and
irregular, at 81. .12@1.1ei Per gallon. Lake
heights were active and easiez, at 6@6!o for
whest to Buffalo. Flour was quiet and un-
changed Wheat was quiet and q shade
hrmer, closing at s1.o7s cash, and $1.o7$
for December. Corn YVES In better demand
and 9aads frmer, closing at 52ao cash and
5ose sor November. Oats wers in fair de-
anAoa but sksicr. closing at 500 cxsh md 01o
, 1875-11-07
lbe Cbnago Qf2i;bau1e.
Sunday Morning, November z, 1876.

1t the New York Gold Exchange On Satu1-
lay gTeenbacks ranged from sCf to 81, the
nu1E Of the business being at the former
, 1875-11-07
vote of 1873 an d 1875. by wards:


The seat of population was permanently
unsettled by the fire Of 1871, and the falling
off in the vote of the Third Ward is due to
the fire Of July, 1874.
ANY radical change Of the present ward
boundaries will be embarrassed by the fact
that the legislative districts are all based
upon the present ward lines. Thus the First
Senatorial District embraces the territory in
cluded within the present Wards !, 2, 10, and
II !; the Second District includes Wards 8,
4, and s; the Third District, Wards 6, 7,
and s; tue Fourth District, Wards Q, u,
and IS; the Fifth District, Wards II, Is, and
1s; and the Sixth District, Wards 16. II, 10,
and 90. Taking the total vote of 1876 as the
basis Of population, We have the following
results:
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-12-24

CHRISTMAS WEEK CELEBRATIoNs.-T
teachers of EN- manuel p. +. Sunday School
Bel Air, will prepare Christmas Tree for
their pupils, on Monday evening, December
27th, at Z! o'clock The tree will, as is custo.
mary, be beautifully illustrated, and decked
with suitable presents for every scholar. The
exercises will also embrace the singing OF
Christmas carols, &c. The public are invit.
cd
On Tuesday evening, at II o'clock, an ex
hibition of the NJ. E. Sunday School, Bel Air
will be held. The programme will consist
of singing, dialogues, &C., and the whole af
fair We have no doubt, will be pleasant
feature Of the Christmas holidays in this
neighborhood. Admission % cents.
An entertainment will be held by the
pupils of Aberdeen public school, of which
Miss A. NJ. E. Mitchell is principal, on Tues.
day, Dec, 2Sth, at Z! p. NJ, for the purpose
of procuring an organ for the said school
Admission 25 cents.
An oyster supper, for the benefit of st.
Francis Church, will be held at Hartford
Furnace, on Thursday, Dec. 3Olh, AT seven
O'clock, p. NJ.