, 1876-01-22

ROCKFORD.
IHumo orone incident Mt q SrfEItunttAt
Conventional Delinquent JudEc'R
Acconnts-Prof. fsunn,ngsa Closing
Lccturc-rr0f. Pcppur's s@Alc1lel elnlst'
$4,000 suit for DnmuEcs-a1ints-
ters and lt0ok-ARcnts-Dcn from
Dlphthcrln-Olln .Pottridn'
Specla& Dspatch to 7'hs thtcaqs T1bsnf
nouKronD, Ill, Jan. 21.-All conversation this
week has bosn tingod With spirituatssm, and,
alnco tho adjournment Of tho Convention Of tho
Northern Illinois Association Of spintussis,
people ha.o blsa done nothing but talk Of the
sourcc Of tho marvsis many Of our most eminent
cttizons Witnessed at tho seances. In conuec-
tion With this IL does soem that littlo incident
witnessed by your correspondent at ono o! tho
sessions ought to bo told. It illustrates thai
genuine humor peculiar to tho Auglo-8a1on
mind, and which leads mon to crAuk
Joke At funerals and upon other
aolenn OCCASIONS. On tho night In
question the Heer-modium described in tho rnost
earneat manner beautiful spirit E'El, whose
mama, he said. was Mary, and who wished to be
/ recognized By hiB description. No aoonar had
tho prophet finished his description than = aeri-
oua-lookIng individual arose, and. looking In tho
| direction Of tho spirit, exclaimed, In acmt.lu-
| gubrious volco, :" I know that spirit"
Tho eye OF tho Hoez brightoued, and, looking
like man who had dona sharp thing. hc said;
"Drothor, whasta tho Spirits other name ?" TIT
H." said tho Bolonn-1ookiuE party. Mary 1ho
had little lamb" aud then ho Eat down Amidst
tho higaea OF sho believers, tho applause and
laughter Of tho skcptlcs, and the ftown Of tha
DELINQUENT JupoEs ACCOUNTS.
| A bill Was fled yesterday 10 tho Circuit Court
BY two Of Judge Van Dyae'a bondsmon-1
ton aud Clark-egainst tho Trustees Ut schools
q ToHn.oip q, i,.ogo 10; ,; md 4: s; a,n., xan
tho ssveral suits now pending up.
on Tho bonds Of said VIM Dyke,
as Township Treasurer; and. Furthermore, aok.
tho liabilities among tho difrcrcnt bondanon,
| for the last ton years, in accordance With tha
dehcienoy that shn!l bo found. IT soy. during
the terms for which tue several bonds Wofe giy-
en-. II will bo remembered that, somo time ago,
this Judge suddenly absented himself from the
State without stopping to resign bis County
Judgoship; and that, upon examination. hls hc-
| counta vere seycsnl thousand dollars behind.
Tho Trustees have sued his bondsmen for the
money, aud In ono suit Tero awarded over
$4,000. The result Of those laRt procoodings
will bo to fully aottle the question Of Van
Dyho'a default, and tho amount Tor which each
set Of bond4nou can be made liabfo.
PROP. GuxNIS0s CLos1su LEcruAE.
Thecloslpg lecture OF Prof.. Turning scourae Of
BIx lccturcs was tit culminktion to tho admlra.
! C0HT1Et anu "H6 Qtl9 Oh HOuuDEIua luH6Ft 4uk
OF important Information CONCERNING tho re-
searches OF sclenco, and tho cone!usions OF the
most learuod nciontto men 1elatlTo to lho con-
struction Of tho Garth.
pnoF. PEPPERS "ALouEM1sT."
May be pardoned for speaking Of 1ory
much respected friend, Prot. Pepper. uho la !
lately brought out his drama, tho !" Alchenist' v
Ut st Lous. An editorial paragraph in Thurs
play had bssn = failure. Az porsousl friend ol
Tho Professors, would like to correct shts mis-:
tlko. Nearly year ago l'ro!. Pepper showed
mo tho ptoof-sheota OF tho ''Alchemlst." lie
MANAGER of a Nov York theatre, who Va. etrucH
with thn now Idea OF Mr. peppes's to bring hts
optical dolus!oos upon the stage. For nonas res
GOD tho bargain Was not made. At that timo the
responsibility Of tho principal chataoter and
managing tue apparatus ho would fail Ia ono or
} tho oElef. uo realized this tbs otlas night st
; St. Louis, With tho Professor behind ths
cuaracter, tho "Alchcmist" may yos prove
, succeHs. 49,. -...--
$1,000 sulr roH DAMAGES.
Threo days of tho Circuit Court has been CO.
lsH Noesford. Tho Tic pl.iotin saes for $1,000 dsm
Agee. c1usea by Deiug run over BY team. Il
D appears tho team wan hatchod. but broke looe'
from pohk sok By the city. and which 10 al
remaining ont oyor ope day, returned into Cour
! this tnoruiuc with verdict for tue plaintiff TO
s83.
M1s1srEns AND BOOK Agents..
hIopths ago TuE TRIBUNE, lp MI editorial
catIod thu attention Of tho public to tue frAudu
lent manner In which sono book agents
obtained tho names Of "pEornlnnnt non
"a xiud Of beverages for othess to purchase
meating 10 discuss this matter. From The re
port of this meeting your correspondent learul
that Publishers direct their Agenta to visit ~
securo pastos6 OF churches ~ far ~ possible
II n ffko Il 1~YY1iF7 7in1
!. house, ullich in the aggregste makes naves
Q domxud upon &heit tmo aud patience. 1n som
. cases they o1sr the book f.eo provided th
nome iH gtven. Lists Of paE1hioners .asa aake
. for, the ob1ecs beiuE 10 use With each nsme u
Q | assistance Of tho minister's introduction. I1
I. general sentiment OF tue netting Ia that th
o mnstezs throughout illinois ought to tsko son
steps to preyout the slorts Of book agent.
mako preachers asslst them In business vhfc
has desencThted into nulnAuce. Will Chlcag
unito with their Rockford brethren in this II
i form!
OLA PoDB1pA.
Tho Rev. DR., Curus will deliver serles Of 10
y lures on his lato trip to Eutoto nszt weak.
= Rockford will bsye : new Directory tu 70
daya.
70 lin Rockford Burns Club will celebrate II
10 ll7.h anniversary Of Robert Burns birthday,
B. Holland House. ne1t Tuosday. Jan Is.
un!ty' t. Il. Il s fees%.a % she piacp 10 ot Il
Esass Rockford High School. lost his daughte
ls!d' ons Of o,ss prominent real ca.ats men. 10
h.a son. Uestio b. peuaeld both Of Tho san
=" ~ fatal d,HeAae.
~ ~ Dr. q. II. RfclingB, ono Of our leading Ph
~ siotaoa, slipped down ncar tho houAe OF Al
Cauman last night and dislocated hia hhoulds
nj 1t took four doclora to eet the dielocatel boz
10 Tho annual election OF tho Early aettless'
y, cicty Of WinnebaRo County resulted ~ tle gle
ho ton Of The following officers. E1.Ald. JoE
he Spafford, President A. q. Bpsford. Treasure
a. Duncan Ferguson, Secretary; aud e1-A
Daniel Dow, Harvey BiIHbyi aud Chsflsa Worl
H. Directors.
fe OBITUARY.