, 1875-06-26
ILLINOIS.


kHEEFURl.
ROCKFORD AND 7KEEronr 1E,trEHAaoz aruNloN-
THE F0t;RrH or JULY-A nAAcE or NEW nEWh-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
AND PERSONAL.
Special Correspondence ~ The Chicago 1rtbune.
FRExponr, ILL.,. Jnne 2i.-Two hundred strong
Was tile delegation Of Rockford citizena who,
brought hlshcs by special train, helped TO cram
our capacious WiIcozon 0pora-lfotsso from foot.
lightn 10 skyfighta in tho reunion exerrlaes held
Tho othcr night III honor Of Francis Murphy aud
the temperance cauao. A neat and hesrty
npcecll Of wo1couo having been delivered by ".
A. S.eYen9, Vico-rrceidaht Of tue Frceport
lscfofm Club, the audience sat till ncar tho
stnall hours, listening to the delightful music
Of tho Fteeport sud 1aocgford Quastette
Clubs. and TO tho addresses OF l.. A.
Warner, Of Rockford; Nathan Lyman. rreai-
dent of tho Rockford Roform Club; Mrs.
i. 81. J, Henry, Of Rockford; Mrs. Woodruff.
ifes,dout OF tho 1socsford Lsdaea' Temperance
Alliance Mr.. Howell, Of tho Rockford Register:
W. 7. Giles, Of tho Freoport Monitor; Mr. Mil.
lor, of Rockford D. a. Knowlton, sr., Of Freq
port Mr.. Carver, County-Attorne5 Of Winno-
bngo, and Francis Murphy. The Affair was
fitting tribute to tho faithful laborn OF thta man
aud to tho man h'msolf. who. cunning hisher
" With malice toward hone mud CHARITY for all,
zoos away carrying tho hearts Of the peop'a
witlt him.
rHr DAT VIZ cELEnRATE.
Tho Fourth-of. JuIY-on- -tile-5sb, whatever tho
a1nanAc-rnaxer4 may hRve to nay about it. Ia to
10 celebrated l,0ro and hereabouta In orthodox
style. 10 IL fire the American heart ?" thcrs will
10 parade Of the Flro department, . eost tour
pntuont Of tho fro companies and three clrcns-
por1armancea during tho hay. sandwichod with
peanuts lemonade, and the burning Of gt,u~
powder; aud, At night. displays OF aFowofks and
two grand balls.
Androws,. al,saH.
but in what way or manner 1t doth uat yut ap-
near, CongseaBmnu II. Il. Mhgoou 10 billed As
orator for Apple l.lyer, aud the Nov: D. H. Dye1s.
m eloquent tiyino Of thus city, will stif up tho
bird Of liberty as Davis.
NEW HEwsrArERs.
Our German cittzenu are about To put Into tho
field another Gernau uoWapapor. large al d
intelligent proportion Of tho population OF thie
city aud stephenson County IA 0orsnat'. aud
eau, and donbtioAa WILL support an adaittenM
organ, II vigorously conducted.
Mr. Charles It. uGws, formerly connected with
tllo Frnaport Journal has Issued la sslus4tory
~ editor OF tho Oregon Courier, wol.tliled.
fresl-lookipg csght-column paper, published at
Oregon, 0gle County, III.
REVIVAL.
Interesting selEgioHa meetings arc 10 nrogresa
in The ElnGurg Methodist Episcopat Church Of
this city, three preaching sersscos bosng hold
daily In addition to d p<aycr-meeting hold every
| morning at $3.50 o'clock. Il number Of mlntstets
from abroad arc 10 attendance. Tho Rev. NJ. Al,
rnrkhurst, Of the Michigan Avonue Church
| Chicago, will preach this evening, and on Bun.
| tinv morning President @. II. Fowler. Of tht
Northwcetern University, Evanston, is ezpccsoi
| TO otacsase.
Tho fuucral OF Charles Mccoy, who died 1ssi
week quite suddens' ~ % one ,oa Of ths lssIgss
lar m tho (I1iunjs Central Railroad for twenty