, 1875-07-18
ILLINOIS.

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Special Co7re&pondencs qf The Ch,coas 917buas'
ROCKFORD, III, July 17.-The chief ex
element Of the week has been the rumo1s Of
coming injunction, = bill for which is alread,
completed, and an injunction is to be forthwith
| applied for to restrain our city authorities from
issuing more time orders and creating furthe.
the large expenditures attending the putting i.
Of the Holly system Of water~works, which are
uow nearly completed. It Ia possible, but e1.
tramely improbable, that the pending calamity
| (for such an injunction Isl may be ayerted, and
your correspondent, il there is jet time would
strongly urge that strenuous efforts be made to
allaT the proceedings. For some time past the
COMMITTEES into Ehose hands tho water-works
! business has been intrusted have been subject
to pretty strong appeuls from citizens for bill
Of items showing the exact amount expended
for the v&ter-Works. The amount Of bonded in
debtedneas has been given, but it has since tran-
splred, and your correspondent has it from two
OF our Aldermen, that thora is 375, 600 yot to be
paid Holly Co., Of Binghamton, N, T., and
Wood j Co., OF PHILADELPHIA. that has not been
counted In the municipal indebtedness and
which bringa our debt up to tho large sum Of
$325, 600. Ihat tha Committee a1s to blame
for this condition Of things do not Tor q mo-
ment suppose, as there are few mon better cal
culated Tor the work thsn Aldermen Seely Per
~. 8. P Crawford, and G. Q. Uptbu, bur they
arc nos altogether hlameless for not arordlng
our citizens 40 opportunity Of judging Tor them
selves by the frequent publication Of statements
IS to the local expenditures.
CHEERING BANK sTATEnENTse
II Was generally supposed that the otfcial
bank etstements from our four National
Banks would indicate the severe csll on
our city codars.-for the new railroad
$l6o, 600; for the watch-factory, $3.50, 900
ter tho wAter-works, seuo, 900. But no.
deposits, in the Rockford banks, without count
lng Sl8o,o00 in the savings bank Of N, C.
Thompson, the reaper manufacturer. The cant
tat available for banking purposes in these insti~
tnt'oos IN the aggregate amounts 10 81, 100000.
500, 600; followed by the W1nnebago with 445O.-
900; the Rockford National, S400, ,000; the Third
National, &370, 600 and the two savings banks |
more than making up the balance. This, at q |
time Of ysar when money in provincial banks is |
Of the coming harvest may, at least, be looked !
upon with conscientious pride by our citizens, t
and to the outside world il indicative OF the
healthy condition OF onr banks, and the prosper
ous condition OF the Forest City.
- THE s1REN SONG OF slE."
In August, 1873 D. G. Simon, a pump-manu-
'acturer OF this city. listened to the "stren |
song Of sin. reveled with tho false gods Of diasl-
'atlon." and left the city, taking with him GER
ain funds that could not properly be termed his
'wn. He forgot, however, to take with him his
yife and family, whom he left penuileas in |
iockford. When hs was beyond the reach ct
he constable he managed to. write au Affecting /
etter to bis wife expressing his remorse, and
emembering " his darling children" He re-
.retted leaving his " devoted Mollle; F" said by
be time the note came to hand he would Il be
4 watary grave" aud in fact WAS "a xccommo-
ating and a1ectionata a. IN oning gentleman
ould be. It caused not little excitement last
saturday when the enterprislng editor Of the
rockford Journal published the account OF !
imon's return, broken in heart and in purse, |
ull OF sweet gush and e1cusea for - darling !
loliie, aud znag0animously offered to make It
Il up again with tho - 1niasuR Arad hin " tar- !
ngs." Tha1e ars too many Nr. 61mons tn tbs
,orld. !
DEATH OF TIE REV. T. J. RooY.
Tho Rev. 4. F. Root, 4 Unirersalist minister, !
ell known throughout the West aud for some
ears connected with the Chicago Neso Coue,.ant,
led at his residence in this city, Of dropsy, last
uesdsy morning. in the 61st ,ear ot his age
4. Root was 4 man very much respected | +
lroughout the entire community. and WAS Chap
in of the Star in the East Masonic Lodge. He
as buried on Wednesday with Masonic bonors.
le Rev. D. H. Reed preaching one Of the moat {
oqueut funeral Eern1oua evdr heard in Rock {
I'D. large number paid thar last RESPECTS TO ] .
10 pioneer preacher, faithful hubbard. etkeo.
anate father, sud good citizen -:
1 MOONLIGHT MARRIAGE.
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