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N. O. Neeker, Of Greeley. Col, says that den'
Hazen was wrong to stlgmatize A the DATE. n.
lands nj the region between the 1ooth mefloi1
and the Sierra Nevada Military men oon
know anything about the agricultural vs!ne q
the land, says Mr. Meeker; they hare their g1 ~.
and provisions hauled from the ssasee 20 ", W
could raiss all they needed for not over !
centa pound right under their OWL guns. 1T ind
CATION solves the necessities Of the 1eglon ~ ~
he points to colorado to prove il, easlm.1at 1aas
that, when the irrigation laws ahaA DO ao1f
nitely aud wisely" settled, Colorado can aupp1 III
1000, QUO people, New Aeuco, A{izonHt a1 - ~"
Utah eaoh the aA1pa and Montana a0ao,0R
, 1876-05-07

The Board Of County Commissioners are
preparing to rush the bids for the entire
stone-cutting for the county part Of the
Courthouse, even before there has been O
final and authoritative agreement between
city and county as to the plan. These bids
will be on the plan contemplating dome be-
tween the city and county portions, which will
cost from 100000 to $750,oo0, and which
public sentiment demands shall not be
built. We can only account for this haste
On the part Of the County Commission
ers because they hope to make such prog
ress in their own plans that they can refuse
for this reason to accept the offer Of Messrs
BoyNaTox and others to build the Courthouse
for from one to two millions Of dollars less
than they propose to ezpend It is admitted
by the County Commissioners who have seen
tho Bo1EoToN plans that they arc well
adapted to the needs Of both city and county,
that they are sufficiently ornamental, and that
they contemplate massive, substantial, and
handsome building. Nothing has been done
as yet which prevents the acceptance Of the
BoY1No1oN offer to erect such building for
81, ,100, 900 Cfor which g perfect guarantee
will be given), since the same foundations for
which the contract has been made may be
used The County Commissioners should act
openly on this offer before they proceed any
farther, that the people may know whether
or not they intend to put an unnecessary bur
den of million and half or two millions Of
dollars upon them.
, 1876-05-07
OBJ QJb1ttaaga QEriibhr,te.
Sunday Morning, May z, 1876.
WITH SUPPIlEME ENT.
The price Of grecnbaeks 1t the New York
Gold Exchange on Saturday ranged between
k81 and Sa1

The folly Of fooling with thu mules is
again illustrated in the charges against BR1s
The Democratic papers have printed another
version Of it. Tbs members Of the Treasu-
~ Committee, however, have notified Secre-
harry BRB1ow that there is nothing in it Of
which he need take notice. Now that the
mules are kicking again, the Confederate
newspapers will receive little sympathy from
The public. II they will fool with the mules,
hsy must expect to get kicked.
, 1876-05-07

The musical season has virtually closed, and
in blaze Of glory, with some very notable con-
certs by Vos BuLow, who represents the clas-
sical, aud GILMORE, who represents the ponular,
in music. Won BU1ow has delighted chosen
coterie of musical people, who will long remam-
her his masterl7 recitals, and GILMORE has de-
lighted the masses with his splendid band,
which, as military band. certainly has 10 equal
in this country. Both these men havo been
doing great work in musical education and
both arc masters in their Way. It has bean
1ttle unfortunate for VoS BuLow, however, that
he has had to contend for patronage NTH \
great popular celebration, with G1EMoRE at its
head, but he can console himself With tbs 1eflec-
ton that he has done better here than he would
elsewhere with the game obstacle in bis Way.
With these concerta our SEASON Ii nearly at m
end, and, although it has not bsan as notable II
some Others it at least has been fairly remuner-
atiYa.
, 1876-05-07

TOMORROW.
HOOIEYs THEATRE-Randolph st1est. between
Clark and Lasalle: Engagement Of the Filth Avenue
Combination, "Pfqun."
McyICEERY THEATRE-BIadtsoo street, between
Dearborn and State. Engagement Of tbs Maggie
Mitchell Company. II Fanchon."
NEW CHICAGO THEATRE-Clsrk street, betxeen
Randolph ard Lake. Hooley's Minstrsls.
ADELpUI THEATRE Monroe street, corner Dear
born Variety entertainment. " Mazepp2-"
MCCORMICK HALLNorth Clxrk street, corner
Knde. Grand Complimentary Concert TO Miss KAse
p DpuRiaa
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no farther, and necessarily excludes the sur
render Of any person to be tried upon any
charge other than specified in the treaty, and
the evidence Of which has not been SO laid
before their authorities. Else, the 1in'<s
urges in any case, by making q charge with
in the treaty, foreign Power could get Gus
tody of political refugees, and proceed to try
and punish them for political ofenses, and,
in like manner, could make the treaty extend
to cover any and every case included in it.
Hence, the condition upon which W1Ss1ows
sxtradition was offered was that he should be
tried for no other ofense than that for which
he shou1d be surrendered
, 1876-05-07

T0-pAT.

T0-b1I.
MCCORMICK HAIL-North Clark 4trtet, corner Of
Kinne. Lecture at =. N. by John Wentworth. Sub
lect: ." Wh1t Know Of Chicago"
NEW CHICAGO THEATRE-Clark etreet, between
Randolph and Iakc. "F1ou-F1ou-"
ADELPH1 THEATRE-Dearborn strset corner
Np1toa, Ba0edt Of Leonard Grover.
, 1876-05-07

Tally another whitewash for CAULF1EID. The
Whisky Ring, through the 1aieues' Organ Bu-
reau in Washington. having notified CAULFHLD
Of sundry charges against BLUFoRD WILSON.
CAu1E1ELD commenced an Investigation, aud in
an incredibly short space OF time succeeded in
showing, frat. that all the charges we're false !;
second. that the chief witness Was already under
Indictment; and, lastly, that formal propositions
had been made by detectives in the employ Of
the Whisky y-RinG to furnish = case against VII
BON for consideration. This Was pretty good
days work for BARNEY.
, 1876-05-07

Few things are better calculated to give An
adequate conception Of what world in and OF
itself London ia than the fact that during the
past season it has regularly sustained tno opera-
houses With full companies, and seventeen reg
ular theatres, besides the usual assortment OF
minor places OF amusement. The latest issuo
OF the London Times ut hand discloses what an
immense public it must be that can sustain
A1pAS1, with q full operate company, at one
house, NILSSON, also NTH full company, at
another, and at the theatres simultaneously
Ross1 10 JEFFERSON. IRVING, BLACKSTONE. and 4
dozen more great stars, any ono OF whom with
one OF the operatic companies would spoil the
business Of the other houses At New York. willis
in no other city in this country could both Al
opera company aud such . STAT ~ Ross1 or
1ny1na contempor&neously do paying business.
, 1876-05-07
SOCIETY MEETINGS

ORIENTAL coSs1sToRY, ST. r.. g.. SO A.
kL R-Special Assembly next Thursday even-
Ing It p. Tor xoEk On the 3lat dss1ee Grand
Brother Henry H Pond, a9o- By order Gil ". Bur-
p1rd $50. Ill Couc c'r-in-Chief-
JAMES L. 7. BIRD, $40, CIR. Seo'y.
, 1876-05-07

ArrEST1oS, SIR KN1GHTs!-specia1 conc1ave Of
Chicago Coumandery, No. ", E r. Monday evening,
Hay g. for work On B. C. Order. Visiting Sir Knights
eourtsously invited By order Of the T. c.
CUAS, ]. TROWBRlDGE, Recorder.
, 1876-05-07

these creative periods were literal days
being now rejected by most intelligent peo-
pie. There is d difference between the two
in the fact that the Chnldaic account intro
duccs subordinate gods like Tfamat, tho pro-
ducing sea~mother, Lahama, hisar, and Anu.
This distinction, however, is one with dlf-
ference. Tiamat, with the Hebrews, is the
primeval Deep Of Genesis; Lnhamn, the
spirit Of God moving on the face of the
deep; Kisar, the armament; and Anu, the
personifcation of the heavenly orbs. Tho
real difference, therefore, is, IS Sau1h says,
that "The Assyrians worshiped as subordi-
nate gods powers which the Hebrew record
either identifies with the Creator himself or
relegates to the domain of created things.
There are, however, two important differ
ences which cannot be reconciled. Tho
Chaldaic record gives precedence to the crea~
ton of tho moon over the sun on the fourth
creative day, in which it agrees with Turan-
ian and ancient American traditions, and
with certain Babylonian tablets. The Sec
ond difference very essential one-is
that the Chaldaic genesis recognizes two
spirits, good and evil, or God and Devil, war
ring against each other,-the old Man.
ichean belief which MnroN so fully e1-
pands in ssParadise Lost,"-while the
Judaic record recognized the good spirit,
or God, alone. The Jewish record did
not recognize the Devil until late
period in their history,-not long before
or about the time of the Christian era These
very differences, however, antagonize the
theory that the Chaldean genesis is directly
derived from the Hebrew, or the Hebrew
from the Chaldean while the remarkable
resemblances go to show that O common
source lies back of both, and that one has
followed the other with changes similar to
those which occur in languages following
each other.
There is one highly important result grow
ing out Of the discovery of these tablets. II
they are authentic, then the question Of the
origin of the ancient mythologies is removed
from the domain of fancy into that Of his
torical fact. That they arc authentic seems
entirely probable from their confirmation Of
their coincidence with the legends of other
nations, and especially with the traditions of
the Indian tribes. Upon this point writer
in the International Repieto says:
No one c.n believe that the scribe who reduced to
writing the Popu vuh tha sacred book Of the ancient
Quichea Of Central America had Access to the tabletE
recently daciphered by 11E. SMITH, Jet he haa ths
sane order and sequences Of Creation. and the same
idcas Of genealogical gods, and Of the introduction Of
upon the earth Let any road, in the curious
work Of BRAssEUn DE DounBouBG, or in the third
, 1876-05-07

LAFAYETTE CHAPTER, No. = R. A. H., Hall =
Ioproe-st-Stated Conrocztion Monday evening,
My g. O'Clock for business md work By order Of
the BP E. n. TUCKER, 6ecy.
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course, ehe WEE atraightWaY acquitted. linen
tho Door child was turned loose with the prison
taint upoo her, to be refused employment be-
cause she was = jail-bird. and, unless the fates
be ue1ciful, to slnk to tho lowest depths. Her
case, it appears, is not m exceptional one. Peo-
pie sent to jail without any real evidence aganat
thern, and on mere suspicion, is appears 1t
Nasgate, aud in the other prisons generally, are
treated precisely ~ convicss. Ihefe ID no
means Of bringing them to speedy tfiA ana
there they are kept for months, suffering most
disgraceful and ienominious punishment, be-
cause of the absurdities Of the law, or awaiting
tho pleasure of Judgos who want vacation.
On Monday evening next = young and prom
is,ng singer Of this city, Miss KATE PERCY
DoUarAs, will be rendered d complimentary con-
cert At Mccormick Hall, upon which occasion
the debutante will be assisted by some OF our
best home talent in programme Of exceptional
excellence. The occasion will be oua Of more
than ordinary interest. Chicago has already
furnished the operato world with one prima
donna, Hiss BLANCHE TUCKER, who has made
her debut With SUCCESS in London. Monday
night may determine the possibilities OF anoth-
er. At least the friends Of this young singer
have sufficient faith in such possibility to work
for her and prepare the way for her SO that she
may have the advantages Of study. To this end
tho concert ia given her, and, Us the whole
musical public will, without regard TO any posi-
bilit1es whatever, receive handsome equivalent
for their money, she ought to meet with most
cordial and enthusiastic patronage. Young
singers wio have industry, ambition, and con-
ecientious determination deserve to be encour-
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GEORGETOWN.

BUlLDING AssoCIArIoN.-Ata meeting
of the Ninth Building association. last
night, four shares were sold at ~ 90 each.
STEAM CANAL BOATS The steam canal
boats III. G.Wasner and +. l. Moore arrived
with coal yesterday. These boats have re-
gently be en- built and are supplied with wag-
ners patent Adjustable propeller, the same
as that used on the boat Ludlow Patton.
These make q total of Is steam canal boats
now In active operation on the canal.
GRAIN TRADE-The offerings on Change
this morning amounted TO 3 1850 bushels OF
at e,.36x; 200 at 81 35X; 40 1t e1.s4, and u
at S1.25. About 200 bushels of wheat sold ,
fore Change from 81 30a132 The arrivals
were: Boat Wheeler & Barron, with 2,60o
bushels of wheat and 900 do corn, TO Hart
ley & Bro, and 800 do. corn to II. NJ. Talbot;
boat Irene Knott, with $50 do. wheat, to j.
q. d j. N. Waters.
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Io-dQN.
LOCAL NE VS..
Condensed Locals.

The street lamps will be lighted at 10: Is
o'clock p m. and extins lisned at 40 q. m.
Dry goods very cheap. See new advertise
ment OF Carriers, 70T Market space.
Attention 10 called to the advertisement
OF Red Cedar Carpet-Lining paper at Nor
j. c. Parker and MIIars & wilkins send
HarpTS Weekly for Nov. 4. aboundine in
Nasts cartoo3s; also, from Milans & VIII
RIMS We nave good article of"Fifth avenue
PaPetris;"
Westmorelaud county, Va, Containing ZOO
acres OF some OF the best land on the Poto-
mac river, has been purchased by Messrs G.
"A. w. Randall and W. b. Reed, OF this city.
The condition of Mr.. James Nicholson, q
elerk In the Ps 81 Once department, who
was attacked with apoplexy yesterday, was
considerably improved to-d2y, but he was
1oI regarded as entirely out of danger.
Rescue Division, 8. OF T., gave q musical
and literary entertain ment last night at
Moore's hail, on 9th street, near Pennsyl-
vania avenue, which was q very pleasant
affair, and at the close five persons were mi
tiated into the order.
Ridgely Encampment OF Odd Fellows give
an excursion to Philadelphia on Nov. 5Eh TO
10Th, 10 enable perSons to attend the closing
days of the centennial, by the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. Tickets ST Is, good for
Ten days from date of issue.
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A WlFE's DEvOTIoN.-Wm. Lee. brio k
layer, abont one year ago deserted his wife,
who was living in miserable tenement on
The east side, and went to Savannah, Ga.
the yellow fever, and after three days sick
ness, died In the most abject poverty. The
deserted wife was notified, and Immediately
bad 80 cruelty deserted her. She was con-
Quoted TO . low haunt Of vice, and there saw
the inmates preparing him for rude burial.
"A NW woman, who had been bis companions
IN crime, were standing about the dead
oody, but could contribute nothing to have
MIN decently buried. The wife of his youth,
ioreett1pg his crime, gave MIN q Christian
until the last sod was placed upon ft. She
subsequently, returned 10 this city, and now
supports herself and three children by dress
makipg.-tM =. Krpress, 2lth.
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Future Government Of tse District.

Future Government o. tae District.
INFORMATION FURNISHED THE JoINr CON-
sIITEH OF CoNGRTss By THE DISTRICT
COMMISSIONERS.
In reply to o communication from Thomas
c. Cex, esq, secretary TO the Joint Congress
siopal Committee appointed to prepare a
suitable form OF government for the District
OF Columbia and report at the next session
of Congress, requesting certain Information
respecting District matters, the District
Commissioners have forwarded q reply, In
which Is contained . list Of the officers ap-
the present government, with q sketch OF
their duties, amount Of annual salary OF
each, &c. Also, advising the secretary OF
ptict oeers na a. no are 0nt spepintsd By
them nor under their direction. Papers re-
latiDg to the duties of the auditor, treasurer,
sistant ATTORNEY, assessors, superintendent
of assessments, water registrar, commits
sioners Of the sinking fund, ire department,
spsctoT Of 's S'es% boiIersi four and com-
missioners OF -four inspectors, and COM
miseioners Of deeds are enclosed. The
above are set forth In Webo's digest to
which especial reference IL made Is to page,
chapter, &C These officers are: the CON-
DO; ply stefan do; inspectors Of wood; do.
of lumber; do salted provisions; commits
sioner Of burial grounds; sexton do; com.
mltslODers OF mafketsj trustees or schools;
superintendent of chimney sweeps. A pa
per is included showing the number OF pub
lie school buildings, trustees, scholars, jani-
tors, and salaries Of teachers, &c.
In reply TO the inquiries as to the number
OF IRE engines, employees, and all annual ex-
peDses of the fire department, the annual re-
port OF that department for 1878 is cited for
The Information required.
In answer 10 the request for the
YEARLY COST OF THE VARIOUS DISTRICT
GOVERNMENTS
from the foundation of the District TO the
pepses contributed by the tax payers and
by Congress, Tespecti vely, the Commission
eTs state that 1t is impracticable to give the
desired Information, as the records of their
ONCE do not furnish the data. In answer to
the request for the value of
PROPERTY OWNED BY THE UNITED STATES
IN THE DISTRICT,
the following figures, taken from the Gov
erDOrs answer TOT the series of inquiries
made by the Joint Select Committee of Con-
sress, February %, 1874, are given:
In parks and reservations, 81, 159 800 square
leet-.. Ivy Al
Streets and avenues ...s.......... S3,I4l,012 90
Public buildings, (coet). ....... IS, 1sT ,207 Is
Deaf and Dumb Asylum. 400 900 90
In GeOrgetown.... 1888 90
aggregate 1890. 1856 Os5,956 so
Deduct value OF streets, &c...... 80, ,O12 90
s72, 34 9A 60
No assessment has been made of above
since the date OF the publication of that
paper.
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fHE CoURU.

EQUITY COURT-Juioe "A.
.u I9as h aoosss. ss bsb argued and
Pratt; on hearing. 'i0~ni'e ~k'
CIRCUIT Cou~r-yrs,, r,r,,,.r
To-day, the cas-. of Lsnsiev et AZ Act Ed
wards and Kro..t 6, was resumed. " h'
PfuBATx CouRr-J,stce DIN,
1estetday the last will and testament of
Martina Jane Wright was nled and order of
publication issued. Estate of e. L. Schmidt;
petition OF executrix for letters testament
airy died. Estate OF John Kelly, deceased;
answer Of Michael Kelly, executor, to ex-
ceptions IN his account nied. Estate Of John
airy nied. An eIemplified copy OF the last
VIII and testament of Barton Tabbs, pro-
bated In 81 1arys county, Nd, was fled
mack; petition of Matilda Cammack, relin-
qutfhip her right TO administer, and pray
Ing that letters may be granted TO N. w.
tate Of Chapman Lee; administrator quail.
ned and gave bond. The last will and testa-
ment Of Elizabeth Edwards was fully
n TTgen 70 Ella d A Andssws VIII was ad
Issued to r. T. Andrews, executor. The last
will and testament of Mary Morgan was
fled and order of publication made. Estate
OF VIM. T. Ashoy; petition Of Irving Ashby
TO be appointed guardian filed.
POLICE CoURr-J,dge SneR
cday, Daniel Addison, profanity; IS.
Mary Thomas, loud and bOisterous; IS Bar
ley Taylor, profane and indeceat language;
IS. Catherine WOodfork, street blasphemy;
IS. John Hammack was sent down for va.
graDcy. John Sorrell, same charge, do vp.
Phillip Richards, assault on John Homiller;
So. Henry Warner, petit larceny of a rope;
IS, and restitution ordered. Walter ROBIN
son, larceny OF q little dog worth S25, belong
ing to w. II. Lewis; dog ordered to be re-
turned TO complainant, q resident OF Vir-
einia, and case continued for defendap Is
witnesses to appear. Charles Sorrell was
sent to the chain; gang for vagrant Chas.
K1mmell, assault on Charles Curtain; s5
Robert Leftwich forfeited IS for disorderly
cond act. Dennis Johnson, same; S.. Chas.
Wise. same; IS. Bep jamin Taylor, same,
So. Henry johnson. same, SIS. Henry Ban
non, disturbing religious congregation en-
gagged In worship; forfeited collateral.
Simon Motion, assault and battety on Jacob
Hosch, policeman, who testified that he
went to Defendants house 10 serve an execu
ton, and Motion took him by the neck aud
pushed him out of his house. The court re-
marked that he didn't thin him very plucky
for an officer, as 1t did not appear that he
showed much energy, but he fined defend ant
IS for not respecting the law.
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HIS LAST CARoUsAL.-A shocking TRACE
dy is reported from Higganum, q small viii
lsge in the town Of Haddam, Middlesex
county, Conn. Hiram 8. Bailey has for
some time occupied q small house ABOUT a
mile from the centre of the village. where he
has lived alone. He was q man of dissolule
habits; and was regarded as q sort of q her.
NIT. on Saturday he visited Middletown
and purchased bottle Of liquor, which ne
took home. 1t is known that he Invited
several acquaintance to q carousal, but il
is not known who accepted the invitation.
At about O'Clock on Sunday morning two
men who had been ceiling saw a bright light
In the house. They approached to investi-
gate, and the house on fire inside. They
made loud outcries to AIKEN its occupant,
whom they supposed to be sleeping within.
Not raising any one, they burst open the
door. On the table In the lower room were
three empty glasses and the remains OF a
bottle of liquor, also revolver with one bar
rel empty. In the cellar, lying under the
front door; was the charred trunk of man,
much burned for recognition. The arms and
head were gone, and the whole presented q
sickeniDg spectacle. The men then entin-
authorities.
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SINGULAR CASE OF sELF-DEsrRUCrIoN.
Correspondence OF the Baltimore Gazette
,s1s c eo ng c1HDty, Nd
in this county on Friday last. A colored
man. while walking on the Baltimore and
washington turnpike, discovered lying near
Muirkirk furnace q neatly clad and appar-
entity respectable man suffering from ter
rible cash in his throat, while upon the
ground near BY was . blood. stained razor,
Inflicted. The colored man notified Mr. c.
8. Contee, who resides In the neighborhood,
and the latter repaired Immediately to the
scene. The unfortunate man was still liy-
ing end able TO converse intelligfbly. A
messenger was dispatched to this town for
DE-. ID. w. Snowden, who responded, but all
and tbs wounded man died o few moments
after the doctors arrival. Before his death
he was tpterrogated as to the cause that
fused to furnish any explanation. Suisse
quentiy, however, he acknowledged that he
had ATTEMPTED to commit suicide. He said
MS pane anne was Kisdon barneck, aged 61 years
On Thursday morning he had left Washing
ton for Baltimore, having been In the for
mer city for some time past unable to obtain
employ ment, In reply TO the question as to
what led to the fatal deed, he said: al was
weary of see king employment without sue.
cess: and death was preferable to adesolate
life." His wife died IN December, 1875, and
he was childless. The body was inferred
after having been reviewed by Justice Jas.
A. CTandle, of Laurel, who upon investiga-
tiOn deemed an inquest unnecessary. The
deceased. who was about six feet In height
and of rather slender frame, was clothed In
q suit OF black cloth, apparently nearly new.
He had in his possession when found valise
containing quantity of clean wearing ap-
paral. shaving appurtenances, and q copy OF
the New Testament. In the latter was q
strip OF paper upon which was written the
following: 81 am weary of seeking employ
ment, and can't find any; have thought this
over for q long time; death is more preferred
than desolaGe life. hope that GOD will
forgive me for crime that / am going to
commit; hope he will protect and provide
for the dear ones that leave; be kind, for
all nesh is as grass, and all the glory of man
Ia the flower Of grass; the grass withereth
and the flower fadeth away" The suicide
has excited much interest in this commu-
nitv,