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, 1876-10-14

The S0uth-Afyican International Exhibition
will br opened Ut Capu Town in February, 1877.
a Chinese l'oiytectluir Institution, supported
by private contributions, has bgcn opened at
shanghui.
,,osus to undertake the manufacture OF o}ect-
glasSrs by machinery, which have hitherto been
nude by hand.
From the "fcar.l}nok OF tn. Norwegian
Tnnfists' Association for 1878" Nc learn that
this Society numbered, at ttr clnsc Vi last year,
1,al7 Fellows, LII uf HtIosn wcrc iorclsn, sixty
three oclunglng to England.
The Oriental Congress, which met Ut st. rr.ers.
l1ltrE during the iirst ten lays VI September
accomplished goo.l deal ut useful work. A voF
dial weicslo waa extended to tho Snrfety by the
Russian Government. IL Will hull Its Mext
meeting ut Florence.
\ statue costing 500 francs ts 10 Ie erected
l,y tho City Of Prrpiynan 10 t!ls meu.ory of
Francois Araga. who tlie1 twenty.thret yeasS
ngo. a monument las alrcutly been dedicated
to the celebrated astronomer H. his natiyu vii
lngu III Estagel, situated IN the Department oi
l'yrcnecs Orleuta!ts, VI which Perpignan is the
chief town.
\ novel feature OF tic French International
Exhibition Of 1671 will bo colossal Clifford
stcan captive balloon. 1t will measure 81, ,uO0
cubic metres; tho ropo will weigh twenty
Nlll$ peF yarn lIla clefatlQn WILL Dt ouu YAst5
tAc ssealu engine will have 200 horsepower; ;;
md thirty persons will ASCEND ut ttlas ind, lii
calm ather, 10U meteorological observations
Will he Inatss during the asccnts for tbs lnstruc
tion ot vrcurs!onists an1 tbs bcuclit vi 3elenrc.
At tho Glasgow meeting Of tho british Asso.
clatlon for tho Advancement Ut Srfc,lrc, ticre
were present 7BS members, 1,3l3 associates, G9'
ladies', md twcnty.tour fuEegn members.
Thcrc weru eight cx-prcsslents IN attendance,
Thomson, prof. 4. ". Williamson, Sir john
Muwkshlw, Dr.. Hooker, Ur. Lloyd, aud the
Duke OF Argyll. Tho majority of tur papvrs
presented were Of gcnuluu scientific value, and
brilliant Of reccut Years. The Association Will
, 1876-10-14

works Of its kind; md few who have read it,>or
may bc intl,lcct1 t., do M throngh rs ,rcsctlta
t'oS in tlis alIuring e,lItonwl fri ltkr '!t'rul
i,g their verdict, It Is written by ono wl,o In.
Witt to forcie9i country, divine. intnitivciy
ths ohjccts worth looking At and talking about.
It ts an exposition Of the philosophy of lraycl,
produced at time when the art Of studying
scarcely conceived Of by The popular ,,linsl. The
character and tho untcrprlse Of the AnElo-:5axnn
rnrn hui never, i,cfore appearance l'rcn aty
nnuIyztd or clearly Illuminated.
, 1876-10-14
TOGETHER AND APART.
TOGETHER.

TOGETHER.
Like fuBh!ng 1tght OF SuMmsr.hirls
Files Aect11g Time,
When toy.sMrfoundcd, loving hearts
Close inlestEiae.
APART.
A. moys tired morta1u, weary, cen fooisoro,
Cseepa Time slowly by, y
Now lcAgthoned miles part loving hearts,
Ny Love and ]. Akox.
CAtcAuo, October, 1870.
, 1876-10-14

echoed BY all who rcntl tho book, while the
"Mults nf haste" so frankly acknowledged
VIII ~ ttantily noscd. A shost sketch Of W.
Mr.. lIayce.
, 1876-10-14

| Of the pl;wcs I'll ulnhabcticul or,rr. Auenttnr
tl,e truth tllat It is "thc soul that rrcs,n Alr.
Longfc!low suggests that there is no mora ,lc-
llghtfnl method Of travelling tltan 70 stt BY ones
their fAvorlts SCENES, by tltit Of um c1klnlted
Imagination look out on lut,dscupcs md towns
through, :
Ths 1,rht Tint never ,yo, Nh sen or land.
| rhe cGlsecrpt}on ann ihc uust.s ,irpnn,.' 1'
Il Is certainly a cot,fortohln wav t., v,s,t df..
tart ninrcs nftrnrtivn I'M tic,r boa,w ~ r"'.
n,,te nTd m brttsr ,s,,,i" rond hs I,;,.s,,. ~ f
suei ilcal wan,ierinas linn hr yhu hrrc s,irers M
TO tnntii,ct tut,rists ti,rnI,pl, visions nf fnnv
nrouui tjlc world, >'
| Mr. iot'rfciinw roams first orcr Erc,an1, mn,
! ttljs three yoiutnrs w[ti, pocms dcssrintfyc Ut
intnresttn5- nnjnts> tn NJ t1nt r"rntpv. nth"r
rnt,,mcs III, fniio'v T., contnst,nn ~ lin 1int,
until, in lie minds concet. Tirtile bns i inet,
| plasncti arolini t}c cnrth. s '+&'' wv"
,,,,,,, ~, ~ ,,o-
EyEnY'nAf TOPICS: A nnoK @ or bE1E7s; by
s;rsaer 81 oas 4fs':ons *s'c; e. " Rses, sw i0'k;
The collection OF papers which make up this
volume have been taken from the mass OF cat-
tofial articles published during the last five
years In hersoners Nonfhiu. in TIC department
ensttscd tropics Of tue Time" They rclate to
q Grca' variety ot suo1eets'-all OF which. how
efef. arc OF current anu prnetieal interest. They
| arc also brief, but their 6rcvity Is that OF tho
udllful writer, praettccd III the valuable art Of
gathering the most PREGNANT Thoughts result
,nE lsoni nieo'lah.oh' a1u eIow"il1S them INTO
sme f.taesI sn spaeo Tp GTrtipatiu,e ,,' wIn tner
oneS.No <,s.s',. a eAp.Gnsa'" A4ty Ec LYME" .nt9
@ @sroapss, assonus 10 .ae'f Ie,atiosls, ana
tus tc papers presenting s different phases 81
sn "'I sops 4 ts ti.I ~ ~ ~ " eas!!
Men; Criticism; Womun; The Colulnon Moral.
tiles; Amusomcnts; Soclal Intercourse; and
, 1876-03-09
CRIMINAL.

,,, e., ~, ii ,,d f,-,r,h{ b.1or,
EfanN 1aa9s was ntlea'cu "ua e4'aha' oo''to
Justice Foots yaateroay charged Win tho ~
tempted burglary OF Clark stroet store. He
had been eccn near tho storo whoa ono Of tho
r.... ~ ,i,,. IL, t,,a front ,,in,owa was brohcn
panon ~ " .is..., s.ae' - ''s ~ ~ ,,,~a
IN. lilo ea6e "aa eon''aoou sh' 'o'no'so'.
John Dutlor, who attempted to slaughter Henry
Hughes At tho corner Of Wabaah avonuo and
nt~e,,,-..soco,a atrcat ,rr.edov svcn,nn VIVA nr.
1ncns5 aesoaa noatnrdn. ,oro,ar
ra,gnea ooto1o oon'''otue.a soes',lns a., n".iuI'
and had hls caso continued until tue lath 1nst:
in default Of bail, to await the result Of luBhea'
| ,nt,r;oa.
o. ,,a..
llenr5 AAftmano' oas"an on'6san'' ~.
, 1876-03-09

on iurics in tho Superior Court for the paltr7
consideration OF a.. Ono notable instance o3
tho kind wss attempted on an e1-pollcemah fe-
siding On Hubbard Btrsnt.
r, q, CARTER,
Tho eoapograco in thoao Matchmaking opera
ttopr .nsscs with Ills family at No. 1Cs} Hobo!
slrcel. Several years ngo he nas t!thohatgoa
from tho police forco for sleeping, instead OF
travelling, bis beat, anil since that time ho has
not had my regular employment. Tho reporter
visited lin 1t h1a houso hat cvontng, but hc uo-
nicd In toto aI shs asae1tlonH n1ado aBAtnHt him.
and protaatet1 hio Innocence. claiming that II
wan ali d put.up Job to aayo Hon,obody elso.
no Hs' stated thss 10 10 was about 70 bring, N
action for libel aga'ust tho paper thae
frat hintod Mt tho facts, aud thai hc
had instructed hts attosncYa, E!drtd4o q
Tpursolotte,ssto at ouco commence ptoceedtnRa:
Now that tlie facts arc all out, ltrhapB ho will
not feel so rampant. Tha testimony Of tho will
neesea To oil tho Abnyc assertions can bo had ct,
Ito shortest notice, md thoro arc nad to be ottet
Witnesses III abundance WHO will conan 10 tue
front when nocouenry. II thorn In any Jury ling
in this city now ts tho timo to wnetl 1t ont.
Henry Aehby, the partner In Csrtor'h crime
formerly kopt Haloou ou South uAtatau ntrebt
and then uhorovcr lo could find lhndlord who
wnuld trust for rcnt.
Charles II. Stewart has boon moro or lcaa ldon
t,flod witl, ABbby III Ills Rsoou ventures md Il
i notorious "crook." 49,.
II in understood that tho matter "a to be pro
| sented to tho Grand Jury to-day, but who Ii
| to tako tho lnitiAtorY step II unknown.
, 1876-03-09
THE CiTY-RALL.

Ttero are ass ea!oon licenses according 10
tie boolss OF tho CITY Clerks olfioo.
-. o.eA4 ~ :,.. rc, ro,,,,o.
Eyuns handed IN e3o.0O0 TO the City Treasurcs.
nAu x, y, p,b,,, yor,,a vestord.v srditcd
'ho noa'u .,,'. -. . g.. .a,,,l. - r,brr,.
thelr Ray.to!IB !o1 ~ ~ oon n'oa'o "a
h'noahlln6 10 aooas 9oA'o'''
Mr.. G, II, Mccormick and George Miller
called upou tho Uoarl OF Public Works yestor-
DIV for information In regard to the Court
uoueo They got It.
nh. rg.v ce,,octor too,. in shout aeeo vcstc,.
Iao MY nv, "1s'," - t,,.t onico ~ S.r ram
oay. Iu IT, r. T,nr,ii;c ,,tia, IN rod,rio, thc
peaseu WIN ts.e Iii w., - fo,s ~ n,
namoos HUMP ~, " iaoN Ao'Ao nh 'S'P oeat' AA' 9"'
3poos 'ap4n -
Assistant Firo Marshal Conway aud gang OF
Iabora1p, was busy yesterday In dcnlollshlnx the
old and ricke.y det.llo building on The cornof
Of Cologne and DBcring atsects.
c.,,o.,ar r.o,o, raca,,t. ,mon,ted IN nearly
am 1I' S1h,ch t,nr, mt Include lie inns tax
or'y xor lint eli from Andre Mattesou, Tho COL
;ta H. Tns+oaor,.s borao ~ eSnrv anor nu,l
.I.v Siodov w. ~ % hosod Locked and bariod, hot q
ire4 nahuo" !. ,,s,,1otacIsl 20 4N' ~" !"
Po''s ~ ,,,
In all probability ME. John woodbridge wi!l
b. confirmed by tho vote OF tho Council for tho
of!ice OF Corporation Counsel. Tho Nepuolscana
unanimously favor tho appointment, and will
support it. The Democrats expross thoir salts.
faction with a1r. Woodbridge and several
have eaid that thoy would support him,
aI,hongh unknown to them, ot, account
uf tho general approval with which
tho name has been received. The action Of
tho Judiciary Committee, to whom tho matter
was :efcrroj will influence some votes, but i. III
almost certain that the Committee viii mike q
favorable RECOMMENDATION.
THE APPROXIMATIONS.
Much dscusslan has takon Ilaeo Of late
among Tho Aldermen, and others of tho City
1;oysinmeut in fvlat,ou to tho approximation,
nskod for BY tie board Ut Public Works 10 coul-
, 1876-03-09
SUBURBAN..
KvASsION.

p.A..t ro,,ro. will 1acturn nj tt4 pyAshvtariao
Aooors Co'lScs VIII 1eosuso ~ tno fse7pJ so'san
Church Frlday evening. enp}ect: df't.
Tic Athenpum will hold It's regular noct[ng
at ,,,c Won,an,s College this eyoniug.
NJ rlt,nro T,tnorc. ~ Mllvsutee. vsa in
s4' ..'ss IL. 49, t.r,o f-a,, 49, ~
town yoatefaay on h'a ""y hou9o 'to'o AL "a
tended visit to California:
Prof. Horny FEaEk. OF Cornell college, las
boon spending 10" days ~ Eyanaton.
Tho village Iftateea hela fcsnlhr moesin3
Tuesday evening. Trustoeh Taylor, Wheeler.
Urainard, and Kidder bolnE prnaent.
Chief En2tneor Holly presented report Of
hia management OF tho Water Works from Jan.
10 March !. Tho total coss OF operating tho
Works Was S335,3 W during January and e31i.a3
during February. Ihe report claimed that quo
running o1psnaea hAvo been reduced g'ueo ht.
HOLLY became Enginoor, that tl.ere Is less wear
on tho machinery. and that tho latter fs now in
good running condition.
petition signed by q number Of citizens waa
prosecuted, which urged tho Doasd 70 instruct
the Village Treasurer to present At tho next
meeting report OF tho moneys banded " him
since hts appointment to oice. Tho petitioners
, 1876-03-09
THE CITY.
GENERAL NEWS.


Al Tho meeting Of Tho Wost Side PAIR Com
nisdoners yesterday, Mr. Stamford was To-
etsctod President for tho ensuing Sses' "na Aas'
Charles Proebsting Secretary. ::
c.o. :. q, Everest and Ms. Daniel Do5nton.
of tho Chicago, Mtlwaukoe st. Paul Haa'food'
nav. Rms to Hot Springs for their hoAlth. IhoJ
will be gone about two weeks.
Mrs., r. 4. Morsc. tho rife Of tho Western
General Passenger A8ont Of tho Laxe eho1o ~
michigan southern Railroad. ia Lying dangerous
1y e,ok with bilious fever at hor rooms o' 'n' !
Michigan sonthetn Depot.
The sounperasu.s yesterday, - observed ~
1,.n.,se, on.tcian. IS Madison street C1nnuNE
Dni,dinu, was at 8 q. m, 80 degrees; 10 a. M, 81;
IAN. %, s .. H., as; 9 p. NJ. w. Bafonoscf'
81. H., 2o.l8; p. m,. 29.7t
Julius etaub has Just published 10 German
continuation of bin cssny Oh "1loEo Light !" the
enoc,.1 subject Of this part being the mission
~ Tho I1nftcd Stssos 70 perfect the outline OF
thts p!suet" An Ensliah Translation VIII aoon
appear.
About otolock last nigh! Officer Norton dis.
oorered man apparently 1nkna l!h9 En- otpo e e
Deering Bt1eet Station II Was asceftatned shAs
liz raht leg had been fractured below re kn9o,
and ho vas taken to tho County Honp'sat. n,a
1,nu,o waa found to ba ouen 1l'ggins: residing
.tth, cnrper of T1,itt.eth street aud Wentworth
avenue, where ho han = fno'tl5'
man ,s nasa pnet Talsnd rad about balf-past &
stA,0 ~ t.rS"v ~ r warning M he vss driving
O'CLOCK Jso'eua5 'a 5r1oitth etraht crossing, Tho
taa!A nos1 ~ S .n,1,dtnv With thn wapos
tfAG oaoHgu ~. n~' ns snntcG thrnv him into Tho
~ Tn1sn rn-n mIarnni ininr 1Ie Wal
dlten. !niNcs'a9 ~ ,rncr ntrnat wern ho roatdog.
ta1en e ~. oniinI sir nrnInuneni1 his In.
and ppye'c,aaan es.aI eanJo' "A'
3uEiea proooD's 'a'@''
A young man named Sidney U. Aoung, moa!. poa
ber .. MoVicker's thoatnoal company: wa a. gsyen
in charge Of the o1icetn OF the haolaon ns1eE. w.
Station ynBterday morning, 10 belnE vlolehty
insane He hAs boon engaged at MovicEefs i,o 1of
two eoasons In the capncity or Walking Eant!s'
man, and IL highly regarded socialiy anu p!o-
fcesionslly. He vas married sesF thhh = ys1s' -.
Ho has been diliEent ssudeh., anu n!s ~
sanity La, It Ia supposed, tho result OF iaeo'@'
oyer-e1srsiou.
Mo,srs- Howard, Whtto, Crouell L. Co. will
enou fssnn their 8eycntt Annual Report OF the
Tno1 Mn~.psnx;ne ~ rhiraan. Tbs returns ase nat
.ot crmniete hnt s,iF|ntoptly 80 to wnE-
JJant thn foflnwnu statements Total
-nmh.r ~ hoos nnckrt from Nov. !, 1875. to
MARI, i 1a7R nbo1t 1886 600; nyeraGo weight,
.nnnt 217i< nnunta: average yiold OF lard. about
1csT nnnnis a decroase Of 104.348 hogs. and
"hn13,t nonnf1 IN tho average Yield ot lard, md
a. increnaa OF nbort pounds in tho
snor.ao naE vrt1ht II compared with ]ant
rcsaon. The total number packed lnst soaao,,
, 1876-03-09
rsntly, and The drircfs attention w's ss.ra',eo

rently, and The drivers attention WAS attracted
elsewhere. Suddenly tho beass peeaa n,e
y,ciousuess again, one Of tbs rctns pot entanglcd'
and The horse sbeering OF in that direction,
t,upod tho buggy to one side. which caused tho
Alderman to lose bis balance. and he Was
p1ccipt.tod NTH great forco against tho cufbtng
II thn pavnmont, orufB!ng hfa forehead aud
fraoiuriug tho skull at tho bhse OF tho brain.
part,on Who Witnessed tho aoc!dent buried 70
sbio IG ''io'' to do further Injury. hloclor, lay
insonsible and to ali Appearances dead.
1s bresthaS was short 5s o,, and Ind dn,Sa nose
of G lis I body va I'll That lud,casod tho o1stenos
OF iifs. fle was 1hckel mp. placed on An o.
presa wagon. aud taken to tho drns.ssore o. J.
). Harrington, corner sf 1sush and Michigan
G ,lod ills Injuries were examined. After short
In torva., during which tho wounded man slightly
revived, ur. Baxter arrived. and on invoatiRatt.
INK The extent Of hrs wounds stated that 1t
Ills namo and Fcsidonce had meantime boen as
certs;ned, aud nfter tho wounds had bson dread-
ml tho dying citizen MA sont to bis homo, NO.
CTS Coutro avonun, noat Tho corner Of Twenty
still in m unconscious condition, and Goanou
of phyaictaue had decided ILLS recovery TO % IN"
TUobkble.
Aid. 1lGLlGty N&H poTn IN Iu6 Suus!J,
1rcland, in 1851, and II CONSEQUENTLY ~ ms SOU
yoar. uo casns to this county about t"cn.y,, ,
two yoarn ago. bringing with him so9aI 5scota faS
AZ botlernlaRer, which trade az, NeClo.5 ~.
loned eeverM yeara In Glasgow: Scotland: Ae
vss nlso for boiuc nn,o cmployod in tho wnrc-
loasa Of Daring D1otiora. in Liverpool, En.
rianJ. After coming 10 this country ho
worked for aouo siinA 10 tho Novelty Iron WORKS:
| Nav York. whore lie followed tho occupation or
| boi1er-making tator. ho became connected WIN
| tho Manhattan Gas COMPANY: and alto helpeu 70
| )u,itd tia Metropolitan Gas-"orkh III Nc" fofK.
Nfter this lo occupied tho position Of foreman
| ri tho TyoY IN. " Gas Company for several
| Toars, IIe then removed to Chicago and becAms
| foreman Of tha Feople's Gns-Ltght aud Coka
Company, which poeition he occupied up to tho
| limo OF tho accident. 3lr. McClory took quite
on scttYo interpst In politics. and In l813 40 VIA
clected ALDERMAN on tho Ropublfcan ticket fronl
| tho Seventh Ward, aud was re-olcctcd IN 1S74.
| Aid. AtcClory was gnloe tnau, not g1von to
speocf-making bat had quito an in1iuenoe IN the
| Council. lie ha8 Nilo clrc!o Of relatives and
acauaiutnnces. who will doplcre tho sad occur
| rorco. lIo loavss wife but no childton
TIE COUNCIL.
An aa.ournod meeting Of tho City Couuc. WAS
| bold 1ast evenpg, ptosl1ont DIXON IN the eha!i
ind quorum prosont.
/! Aid. Cularton said that ho had Just come
| from tho bedside Of hts colleague OF tho Eighth
| (alcClory), and had loft the gentleman in pre-
carioub, Ii not n dying. condition from the OF.
feota OF MI accident. He beloved thai 1t Hou!t
| DO fitting mark Of respect for tho Gonncil u
] adjourn without doing any business. lie mnyet
| that tho Council adjourn.
Tho motion prevailed. and tho Council stoot
| 0nfputno1,
, 1876-03-09

II sis reported that Dir. Dergh Intends to go to
the rsllet Of CALLED oanal horees, and tho Bn1alo
Courier says that II ha should saccocd in hla
effort, tue immediate coat to tho naVigators in
this State would bo s3,0o0.0o0. and tho grain
trade of Now York would bo annually taxed
s75o,ooo. The IAN permits tho Bergh society to
ptoyout tie uao Of any horse having shoulder
gala. and the Courier giyes tho aaaes.son Of An
old DO Altman that CALLING cannot possibly bs
ayotdod except BY greatly leHscntng tho labor 70.
nnjrea OF tho auitnAls. Twelve hours day Is
tho usuhftimc In harness during hot weather,
md it IL tho heat and chaAug 10 ateadily kept up
that calls the Aorsos. About y l,0U0 ate In uso,
AMI to double the number would involve the ad-
dit1onal expenditure to tho nAvigatora above
mentioned. The room required for oxtra ataa
gould diminish III tae cetfrying capacity Of ~ ths
haIf = bnahel on grain, and heuce tho loss to the
grain trade. It would thus seem that tho pros,
parity OF the canals depends upon torturlng
I horses. aud Sir. Bergh aud tho Aorses ought sc
tAko thas view Of the subject.
, 1876-03-09
THE CENTRAL CHURCH,


noetinc Of tho followers Of Prof. SwinR aud
others feeling tho necessity Of establishing
church In tho heart Of tho CITY, rms hold ut tho
rrst Methodist Church laat evening. Ths ut
tendance Was very lnrgo, poraons being present
from Lalso Wow. KcnBin9ton, and Ill sections OF
tho city. After tho uHua! devotional o1erc!soe,
Prof. Swing uado bret address setting forth
the object Of tho moetlng, and tho necessity OF
. central church organization. Ic said lie had
boen Ia receipt Of humorous plans for orgautz-
ing such society. md submitted tho following
~ tho creed prepared by himself:
Ne, whose aigtfed TO this pspet, earnestly
desiring 10 promote uns own hPrltua welfare and 70
take part In the great wofk Of helping oIher 70
lie moral work 10 bs dono Is great, DO form our
selves Into chr,aaa aociety,. 70 ~ known % tho
M d oss aSens. y Ss ae1
msnt. We hol!evo IN The dtftne character and mis-
sion of Christ; that o is tho savler which man ia
Hsving and following thls Christ arc entitled to tho
1asns Of Chrs4l!ane. Furthermoro, - a the NoIy
aIIg nvita to @ IL ] sappss III WHO iore the Lord IL
sincerity an truth, 10 We, feeling that no serfcs Of
u ns Il, ii %sa ,uass xen M
their way, truth, and 1tfc.
After the reading OF thin doccmsnt II uas
| circulated through tho audience for signatures.
About 500 named ~oso secured.
rrof Swing eSpreGaed h!mHolf as greatly
pioasod with tho result OF tho tneotlng aud a{,.
| pointed MoHers. ". ". Kfmbnll, 4. ii. Ponce
| and Prof. Mansfield nj d committee to nominate
| olllcora for the organization. to report well
| lienco. ........,,
Tho minds of the congregation, Il ia under.
stood, are d1Yidcd on tho question Of q future
homo. Some want to huild downtown church,
| rhiIo othors, regardtog this 81 too expensive.
favor the renting OF tho First M. +. Church
which, 1t IA believed can 10 obtained, sinco 1t tt
| not impossible that the organization which nov
1noets thsre will diahaad.
, 1876-03-09

To IN Editor Of The CAlcago 3rioaat:
CHICAGO, March e.--Wo understand that the
Post. Office Department is established for tho
accommodation Of tho people aud tho bus1noas
Of tho country, aud wo have right to expect
that ita nf1si1a will bo managed In accordance
with plain common sepse, 70 aay tho least. But
some OF tho rulings and decisions Of that Do
pa.tmont certainly show ~ groat lack Of good
aonso AZ ono could easily imagine, to tho groat
inconvonicpce OF tho people. A caso In point,
Which fully illustrates this assertion. ID Afforded
By little correspondence which has juet been lad
With tho authoritsos at Washington. Hnv1ng oc-
sion In my busncsa to matl not ouly ciroulars
but samples Of envelopes to merchants and
others not only IN Chicago Int 70 tatsn. eltes,
packages containing pEtco-lsts aud samples OF
my goods, which wxs addressed yariouhy to New
YORK City, Philadelphia, Now orleanH, Ban Fran.
cisco. and Ch!cago. Some envelopes contained M
prepaid by Btsulpa At tue rata OF cent for orosy
| ounccn, according to Senator unmlnH odions
Ian Of the l.st congroe%s. w. Thosa .,tH- d.
ISstsa TO Esw Xo aud htnr o.er
tbs required amount at ntamps affixed. but
when thoBe to be letyored IN Chicago wero
roachod WAS sent for and informed TINT. al
they conss!ned ton aaniplo envelopes l must
HIntluF packages hal boon forwarded thousands
Of mlles mud then dsliyo1ot by carriers in San
traucleeo 8nd New York f0f cents.
| VIE also Informed that I could carry the
packages to Esanaton OF Hyde Park, OF any
| other poHt-olllCo, Md by mailing them there tho
| lar would allow tllaln to 10 brought into ths
city In tho malls, and thon delivered anywhere
in Ch!caEo for cents, wlnla IL nailcd at
tuo Cnicago Post-Ohce for city
delivery they wouM cost 10 coats,
or l could sual tho enre1opos aud pe,,d them az
letters At IottcE postaeo, w!ilo II left unaenIod
aeudlne them aH circnla1s. tho pontsgu Mould b.
| throe tin!e6 ~ much.
peine satisfied that thore Wan no Hanso tu sncl
rulings riuts to Washington and am snfory,et
that tas ts according to the decisions of III,
Post -Ohice Department, though 10 clearly u
VARIANCE With cpHlm0n eenBe.
Wo arc informed by tho papers that Tomato
| IIam!in IL proposing to introduce amendments /
thu Poetal law "iicA will require QUO price to
carrying t4rd-ctAHh mattor l,t00 miles. nnl q.
, other price for 200n lntias. md still more #
| 5000 miles. Such amendments will mix on
lost Oinco lAws and decisions moro than oveE 1T
sinsa senator Ha1nlin has gained such uneny
4 able distinction by allowing hitussf to DO mat
!, q tool Vt 10 put through Congress- tho law {
a last Joas in tho iutefDst OF tho express con
parties, 1t would sae1n that. ~ far ~ ho Ia eo'
:. cerped le hui better let the Postal laws Aloa
70 and dcvote hiA talents to ponle other branch {
h tbs publlc aerylte. + would like to hear fro
l. oshr1s OH The abote subjects.
ALyNEn l.. 6EwELI.
, 1876-03-09
THE ut44Wp JURY,

10 ths E1ltor " ght chteaus 1ftbuns:
CuIcAao. March 8.-Yout iaaue Of Sunday con-
timed ttmely editorial On the abllsos Of tho
Grand jury systen, su Cook County. How Biu..
ple IL the pEoceEa By which We pu. our lyes, our
property, QUE honor. into tho hand4 of tbieyos
and Isw-bzeakers aud their abetto1s. On slec-
tion day We stay tn our ssoros, our olil.os, CIR
couutius-rooms, trying 10 make III houes.
dollar, aud ths mon who no1er earn al
houost cent, who nesor houeutlY own = pspnys
worth at property. SO 10 thepolIs, sud spoad ths
day thero. sod yota away Ill tho money xs hAys
osfnsd hesstofoFs 70 pay tho sAlarioa Of their
, 1876-03-09
COUNTY BUILDING.

A new ambulance for iho uss OF tbs County
Hospital Is nbout to bo purchased.
Tho County Hospital used 1901 pounds Of
meat, G67 pounds OF butter, and about 1850
gallons OF milk, last month.
Ths County Treasurer IL on the ~ of selling
, 1876-03-09

The 1adios' Pronunctamcntoi
Willie protesting sgain4t Ill the DID, worthless dan.
tnacea now in Tho market, tho ladies', with ons con-
peut, haYe adopted tbs BozopoaE u tho QUO thing
neeful to insure thu integrity Ut the teeth and fra
Rtapt tscstl,
, 1876-03-09


Nav map D|ack Hills and Bg.IIorn Valley Eola 70
e!ons Ill the Latest infoEu,Aon In tt oev, correct
and invaluable. Co!orad pocket ea!oo mailed, post
ratl, for 81. Compton Co.. FuhlithcFs. *. Louis.
, 1876-03-09


Nsver buy Whist you don't want because II cheap
excellent advice 10 persons who contemplate puE-
chA!1g saving m Rchins. Ths Domestic alxars
gises perfect satistcon aud Il the cheapest IN tho
tnd.