, 1876-05-08

frauic-l,oriso built on tl,a sous.. ssds.. It was
in this houea that too's tny lirst meal. on nv
Murphy, Mr.. 1,canbien vas born IN isoO, mud
In Detroit. whcrc Ills father was also born: but
I,ls Eraulfntilcf waa M omgrant from Franco
lilo established tho first ferry. o. tho fork. OF
tho river. He was an original fiddler having
Inherited sho art In tdo natural way; aud lla
will probably die ono. In case Of tho absence
OF tho music at any of our parties iii oitlon
times, alr. Dcanb'en was alsays Hens Tor.
and, when ono fitld'e;strlnR broke ,,,,, he h.,
nno.hor broke, 10. could still keep
ut, the music; md II thnrs woro only ono
sirinS LETT, a party won1d nevor 70 away dsap-
pointed il atr. Deaublcu WAS loft TO play upon it.
lie has done much 10 koor up our Atst families,
having Ind tueuty-thrco children. Ills grand.
children had numbcrol iifty-threo when tho
gfoat.grnntchildren hegsn to make their apncar-
ance, and he stoproa counting. introduce Inn
10 von To-day m tho only man you will probably
over SEQ who Witnessed tho surrender Of nj.
American nrrny. God grant that anch an event
NAV never happen ayanl During tho War OF
1914 afr. l1oanblon's father, bearing tllat tho
town (Dctroit) was about to bo bou,hartlc1 by
down into tho cellar, whom news came TINT den.
Hull had surrendered. Mark Ueautieu sau
Gen. Hull nnd Ills stafI rowed ovnr to tho Cana
dian shore, and ehen the yolaers wero taken
over under the chnrge OF The tcd-coat ollic,ae.
COOK COUNTY
wns Bot on from Peoria County Under M net
passed IN 1881 Tie first election vas n August,
1882. Tho county vas pn'lied Tor tue li0n. Dat'-
iol r, Cook. son.in.law Of Gov. Ninian Edwards.
who wns ono OF tho tIrHt United States Senators
from tLIa State. Ar. Cook whl a member 0f
Congress from 1870 to 1927, and dol In 1897,
agod SO, ono of tho most talented mon who
first election, In 1872, wore burnt, can no long
or trace our first faullies and those who wish to
marry into tllom must look back to shoBa who
wero taxed In 1925. or voted III 1926 or 1851, il
| ..t. a.. kn,1 7fnt
County then included tho present. Counties Of
I.nkc. Atcl1enry, DuPage, and WILL all wcnt bc.
ing lnclu!ed in Jo Dayipsa County. TEs only
voting-placc OF Cook County at tia. tiuo WAS at
Chicago, Tho highest numper OF votes cast for
nil tho candidates for my Gno Office In 1882 WIS
III, ugainBt 3! In 1870. and IS In 1896.
It seems TO have bner tho practice then. as
now, to take officer from Gnlena. nrd t!lou. MS
now, thoy woro sery good mon. Ga!ena a,,d
Chicago we're lion IN tue same Representative
and Sonatosia, Districts C1l. James NJ Strobe
was el5,ted IN the Sonlto aud Dou uiAmin Mills to
ito House. both being nttorucya-at-lAw at ua-
Iona. Eli jail Wentworth. DR., vito died at Galos-
burg, Ill. on the 19.h Of November last, ro-
lie wrote me, Just befnre his death, that he wont
With his father, Elijah Wentworth. Sr., from
ataiuc 10 Kentucky; tiloy moved theuco to
DodSovillo. Wis.,. where ho was LIVING Mt tho
tln,e Jefferson Davis was constructing ForL
Wlnnobngo Davls Ind bocn ordered there soon
after !.,Y graduation at West Point in 1873, and
hn nston visited Dodgcvillc In attendance upoa
social parties, md II we'll romenlhured by old
worth and his father moved to Chicago aud
rcn1cu q nav hotoI Of Janca kinzlc, thon the
bsa: ID CAicago, on tho Wcat Siae, ucar tho
forks OF tho river. It was loS-hnuso, With
upright boards iipon tho outside. He carried
tin mail from Chicago to Miles, ouco q mouth.
IAt tho nnnu1! election In August, 1874. the
higl,eas number OF votes FOR all tho csndlases
for any one o'ico wns 53s against III iii 1sI2.
IAns or population began 10 ihcrolsc.. Ihis
vpto was FOR the whole County OF Cook. In 1875
the highest nnuhrr OF votcs in the autsre coln-
ty. for n!l tho candidates 10. nay ono oiico, was
lu6l. And religious enterprise and libera|Ity
had 80 fnr advanced thnt, at tho Ladies' Fair at
the old IL. Ja1noH. tho niothes of Episcoracy III
tho Northwest. on tho 18th Of Juno in that yo,r,
tile receipts wcro 81, ,4J1. In tho spring Of 1877,
at our atst municipal election, tho city alone
cast 709 votes.
It aoou,s no. to bo generally known that, np
to tho timo OF tho opening Of tho 1llinoia 4
Michigan Caual, Chicago was not at NJ! troubled
with nlo=Vuitoos; q bossing which amply COM
pof,sasod for many Of our elrly dcDnyations.
Tno histosy OF Chicago furnishes ono With
AS 1NNEDEEMAnLB rArEn-MoSET SYSTEM,
Emigration was fast tending westward IN 1886.
Government land was 5l.25 per aero. Tho onl-
grants Ind lissa or 20 money, aud would pur-
chase lnud on credit at greatly advanced prces.
Eastern sgcculators hocked hcro mud took all
vantage Of this condition OF thlnss. Tho Goy-
crnmont ntnney received for lat,ds would 1c DO
posted IN the baus, crodted to tho Uovtrn-
Mert, and then relooncd back to HVccu!atora,
ThuH Tho Government had crolsts iu balllts to
moro than tho amount OF their capital and their
ns:ctb consistou almost entirely OF the notes OF
Western snecuators. The Government wna out
which waA forming tho basis Of those
largo speculative loans, ana mon be-
cam, eyon moro excited aud reckless
th4n wrrc Tho lanI.operatora here In Cnicago at the
1Vnu1f fAn,
from evcry branch OF buhnc1s Inyust In these West
seculat!oua Tho President Of the uuitra States
uank discounts. lio saw tts .uned!als necessity Of
arresting n condition OF things, and tie had otll-
way 10 DO It than to iasuo all ordcs that nothing but
gold mud silver should h, received for puhliu lands.
Accoru. 10 an invasiablo lay, redundanry of paper
had driven tho precious inua!s out Of tho country. An
their bilIs which faat eing presented to obtain
lsnd-olse money Thy hankA ai failed, aud eprpora-
tiona aua inay:duals ss.ed cerleaen at n!soed' M
upon. an ewpty tE04sury; Tho Canal Com Com.
,1I''l aI o eonrsutor. pa psia thas aorers
Lesser ssE rtessb'e IN she ssstip ot .he Gomnis.
sss ssans hi lnil1aa ] ss,p and bs s city
with tls tlche!s such ~ "totH! at o,ir sose for 10
cents, uooI for ioaf Of bread ,. aood for
ont TO trnau As trader would look over your tItkets,
an Helcct sch iii he could to the Lest advantage,
rhe tH.ts for while scalned very prosperous. We
had q currency that interchangeable. md fur a
,imc We suttele no Inconvenience frnn, 1t, except
when wautcl *oine spes!u to 1ay for our postage.
In ihosu days II took rs ceuta to Aend letter last
But afttr wh!lo Il wAa sonnl out that
i,4unG. Tho baEher lad outAtndng too many shAyes
the baker too na.y !oavus Of hrea tho aioonk-cpsi
tn0 1nany drinls. vtc etc. Want Of contlAencu ba-
general. Zach became afraid In take tho tick.
Of another Sona declined to redeem thc.r tcke.A t
| any WY, mud somn abscoH!uI Ant. people found
n rs ~ alwIys tho Ease wusre tiurn Ia redundancy
of laptr nonpy. that thoy had oru ertsasl9aut, had
bought shings they ,4 nut n.ei and had In dcht
for larger amount than they ware sble to is.y. Ol
couEsc. nearly every QUO fallel and charges hs fa
ure upon tsesdeut JacEson'a sioclo circular. In
after flMea, ! nsEeA Did settior, who Kre,t
Er,w!or in tIOso d4yy, what effect umo had Lad upu
~ sowg of drn J4ck:'ns circular. il~ rsply was u
Gen. Jacksuu hal sposI hs beIt4 grea. H.4.s. G.t
Ae. ~ cams to ChraGo with nuns. falen for Il W.,
W.. anl could have failed far ullout IL lie bad lei
the bubbln burst In the natural way"
| 4 alNuLE INSTANCE
viii ilnstate 10 what varnus purposes thosa llttlt
tickets 0f &naobtohcs. cuall he rnt. little boy
ticket !" Good fnt dtnk." lis dr"ppoA Il Into tht
! church .,1ts4bal.ou.tut. Au1 heard no ulurd
| u II. He tu.l An,1het hoy. WIN lI thG
eaio thing with the result. That buy told hi
tiEter wEu told ler ,notilcE. who t0IL Aer husband
wno dreuled II his lu,y to tul tic saco. Me4Iwhll.