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, 1876-10-08
CHICAGO IN THE LEGIELATURE,


During the present week the Republican
Conventions will meet to make nominations
Of Candidates to represent the seven Legis-
lative Districts in this county. The candi-
dates to be selected are three Senators, one
each from the Second, Fourth, and Sixth
Dist1icts; and two Representatives from each
Of the seven districts. The Republicans
have an opportunity to win the respect and
confidence Of the people Of the city by max
ing creditable nominations. The Republic
an Congressional Conventions have present
ed candidates who enjoy the confidence and
respect Of the whole people, and who, IN ad-
dition to their party vote, will have the sup
port of that portion Of the Democratic party
who are disguised with the disgraceful nom-
nations made by their own Conventions,
The Congressional nominations Of the Re-
publican party in this county have won. the
commendations of the press including the
Democratic-of the country. There is no
reason why the Republicans should
not make equally good nomina-
hons for the State Legislature. In
point Of fact, At this especial juncture Of our
, 1876-10-08

The Chicago produce markets were gen.
orally easier Saturday, with a fair business
in grain. Mess poE< closed 5@1oc per brl
lower, at S16.50 for October and $500
sellerthe year. Lard closed shade easier, at
$1,000 for October and $s.371 for the year.
Meats were steady, at 7tc for summer shoul-
ders, boxed, Sc for do short ribs, and 94c for
do short clears. Lake freights were more
active, Mt SIC for corn to Buffalo. Eigh-
wines were firm, ct $L10 per gallon. Flour
was quiet and unchanged Wheat closed
SIC lower, at $l.ocS for October and S1.o74
for November. Corn closed 10 lower, at
4o3c cash and 42tc for November. oats
closed S@4c lower, at ss4c cash or seller
November. Bye was 1ac lower, at 6o@61c.
Barley closed higher, at 89c for October and
SEC for November. Hogs were in fairly act
i've demand, and were steady at Fridays
quotations, with sales at S.. 5.65@G. 20 for poor
to prime. The cattle market was quiet and
steady, at s.. 50@5.00 for common to choice.
Sheep were in light supply and in demand
st 75@4.50 per 100 lbs. One hundred
dollars in gold would buy $1,000 in green
backs ot the close.
, 1876-10-08
lamps can be made as effective in the stormy
and winry season as the gas lamps.

lamps can be made as effective in the stormy
and winry season as the gas lamps.
Another consideration urged by West
Side residents and property owners is that 1t
is possible that the abrogation OF the con-
tract with the Gas Company and the making
of contract with the oil companies may re-
suit in litigation, in which the new contract
would be enjoined, and between the two the
West Division would be left unlighted
altogether.
Under all the circumstances, the Gas Com
pany proposing, according to the figures, to
light the street lamps at less than the price
asked for oil lamps, it is probably advisable
that the city close the contract at the offer
until April. In the meantime, while enjoy
ing the gas lights at the rate OF S18 per
lamp per year, the city should have the
efficiency Of the oil lamps in the winter sea-
son practically tested by experience. With
this experience, and with the results Of si1
months trial of the oil lamps in the streets,
the Council, in April, will be in position to
act for the succeeding year intelligently. It
is possible by that time the price Of oil Will
have fallen from its present e1traVagant
rates. TO extinguish the gas lamps in the
West Division without any previous trial or
test of their efficiency will provoke universal
complaint and protest, particularly If the gas
can be had until April at as low cost to the
, 1876-10-08

Among the deaths recently reported are those
Of NJ. PRILEux, one Of the most popular artists
of the Paris Opera Comique; OF q great aunt OF
GUsTAvE FLoUREss, the French Communist,
who died recently at the extraordinary age Of
106; Of another centcnarian, Mrs SUSAN Per
K1Ns, of sucasunna, N. j., who died last Thurs
day at the age OF 101; OF Capt. JOSEPH F.
BAKER, OF the United States Marine Corps, who
served on the sloop~of-war Congress when that
vessel was sunk by the Merrimac; and Of Col
PH1IP B. FoUKE, e1-Member OF Congress, Of
whom the Illinois State Register says: "He
was born in Kaslkaskia, Jan. 23, 1873 He began
active life as civil engineer, and In 1871 estab-
lshed the Bellevitle advocate. He studied law,
and in 1848 was elected Prosecuting Attorney
for his district. He held this office for two
terms, and in 1851 was elected to the General
Assembly. In 1858 he was elected to Congress,
and re- elected in 1860. He resigned this posi-
tion. In 1851 he recruited the Thirtieth Illinois
Infantry, and served until April q, when he
resigned"
, 1876-10-08

There hare been desperate and persistent
efforts on TIE part of the Tildenites to fafsify
the result Of the election in Colorado until
after the elections in Ohio and Indiana next
Tuesday. Bold and mendscious attempts
have been made to compel the Denver Agent
Of the Associated Press to falsify the
actual returns as they came in. He has re-
fused to transmit untrue reports, and is de-
nounced therefor in the most savage man
ner. The Press Agent has sent forth the
actual returns from the different parts Of the
State as they have come in from day to day.
It is no matter to him who is ahead or be-
hind, or which side wins, or how the result
in Colorado may affect the minds of voters in
Indiana or Ohio. To all these considerations
lie is perfectly Indifferent. The only orders
he has received are to send the truth, and to
report the election precisely as it went, with
out regard to party necessities or considers
tons. This he has done but it gives grave
offense in TnpEs quarters to hare the facts
known until after the elections in Ohio and
Indiena
, 1876-10-08

The Chicago Democrats yesterday evening
elected delegates to their County conven"
ton, which meets tomorrow The proceed
ings of the ward clubs were generally
noticeable for the rough-and- tumble fighting
which cheracterizes Democratic assemblages.
The chief fight was between CHARLES
KERN, eternal office-seeker, and DAN O'HARA,
eternal office-holder. Unless white men are
q little more uncertain than usual, the prob
abilities appear to be that KERN Will be
nominated Sheriff in order that he may meet
wkh his third defeat.
, 1876-10-08

HooEer State by a far larger majority than
that Of two years ago. But now, just on the
eve OF election, when nothing remains to be
done except to receive and count the votes,
the Confederate party organ Of TnDES and
HuDR1uKs owns up the corn, that the MoR-
TON "folks " will "scrape through by mar
Tow majority next Tuesday" and warns its
readers not to be surprised; but they will
be dreadfu1ly astonished and shocked to find
this admission true. We cheerful1y agree
with the TINES that the MORTON folks are
going to pull through, and by larger major
ity than the Times has yet brought itself to
rnucaf1a
, 1876-10-08

In the present unsettled state of affairs in
the Republic of Mexico, the Congress, now
in session. deem it unadvisable to hold the
election which is soon in order for the
choice Of members OF that body They have,
however, deemed it necessary that the peo-
pie should be represented in Congress as
semtled, and will therefore adopt the simple
and unique method Of perpetuatng their
terms Of service by electing themselves to
continue in Office until such time as the
nation may be in proper condition to risk
tho ordinary mode of chosing Congressman.
, 1876-10-08
THE COUNTY OFFICERS.

The Republican County Convention will
meet on Wednesday next. It will be called
on to nominate States Attorney, to serve
four years; q Clerk of the Circuit Court, to
serve four years; Recorder OF Deeds, to
serve four years; Sheriff, to serve two
years; a Coroner, to serve two years ; and
five County Commissioners, to serve three
years. There are general activity and
strife among the friends of the several
candidates for all these Offices. They are all
classed among those which are considered
lucrative. The Office Of County Commits
sioner has no compensation attached save a
per diem of SIS when officially engaged.
This has been SO arranged that the Commits
sioner's payroll averages 81, 500a year. The
profits, however, whatever they may be, are
outside Of and beyond the law.
We have no disposition to enter into any
controversy between the rival candidates,
unless there be some special reason or obiec-
ton to the nomination Of candidate. In
sisting that the Convention can only hope
for success, or merit success, BY naming
list Of candidates who, from the first to the
Last, shall be not only personally respectable,
ndwith cleen hands and clean characters, but
shall also be competent, We insist that special
care be taken in the selection of candidates
for County Commissioner. Mr. BussE, from
the country district, is Republican, but,
better than al, has been man Of consistent
honesty in the Board, and such man .cau-
not be spared for any reason. MIR. BuRD1oK,
another member Of the Board, has been en-
gagged during his whole term Of three years
in daily struggle with the corruptionists
he has proved himself an honest officer, and
the Republicans can select no man more &C.
ceptable to the public. His greenbackism
will not weaken him in the defense Of the
county,
We understand thst with the tactics Of m
, 1876-10-08
ASPHALT PAVEMENI4,

At recent meeting Of the Council Tesolu-
| tion was offered directing the Department OF
Public Works to allow what is called the Illinois
Paving Company to pave one street In each d.
vision Of the city with bituminous concrete
The subject was referred to the appropriate
committee, and, IL financial considerations allow,
| the request will probably be granted.
The many abortions in the way OF wooden
block payements which disfgure the Chicago
streets has Of late caused special attention to
be given to the advisability Of using asphalt or
concrete as substitute for wood Prominent
| among the many processes suggested Is that
which is championed by the Illinois Paving
Company, and which may be used either for con-
structing an absolutely new pavement,
or for repairing worn and defective
wooden-block or copble-stone paving.
It has been applied in this city in two
of these three ways. Last year the Board OF
Public Works, unwilling to go to the expense Of
re1aying some badly -decayed block pavement on
Sangamon aud other streets, covered the bad
places with coating OF this bituminous
compound, and it has thus far ap-
parently stood the wear and tear pretty
well. At an earlier period specimen Of
the bitnminous concrete pavement was put
down at the intersection Of Washington and
Dearborn streets, and, with one renewal, Is still
In use The method Of construction was to lay
the pavement in two courses, the lower one OF
coarser material from two to five inches thick,
the top one OF finer stuff, laid On from one to
three inches thick.
Owing to its location this piece of work has
been put to = severe test, and has stood It
tolerably we'll but has betrayed defects which
are unimportant there, but which would be
serious If an entire business street we're paved
with it. The great difficulty with the asphalt or
bituminous pavemen is to SO construct them
that they will resist the extremes Of heat and
cold to which they are necessarily subjected in
Chicago Where the thermometer has range
Of 100 degrees the strain upon pavement Is
terrible. The specimen on Dearborn street does
not seem to be materially Affected by winter,
but it has not stood the test Of summer
sun SO we'll. During this years July days
persons passing that way must have noticed the
1mprints Of the corks Of the horses feet, and
must have observed that the composition
yielded slightly to their own tread. Had 1t
been little warmer the bituminous concrete
might have been as mushy as some OF the so
called asphalt pavements Of Washington, where
there is but one first-class piece OF work, and
that laid at the contractors expense, with gen
uine asphalt. It has been discovered that these
defective bituminous pavepents have caused a
heavy mortality among the horses. During the
hot weather the bituminons compound has got
ten into their feet, and cause foot-rot. Unless
an unmelting roadway can be guaranteed, the
same loss of horsedesh would result here.
The asphalt pavement which ne want is one
which is not 80 soft that it will run in summer
OF SO hard and dinty that it will crack and break
l..--
, 1876-10-08

The evident determination Of the Confed-
crates Of South Carolina to overcome by
force and intimidation the heavy Republican
majority in that State has compelled Gov.
CHAMBERLAIN to resort to the only remedy
left him, and he has appealed to the Presi-
dent for aid to put down insurrecionary
movements which he is unable to mas
ter. The organization Of rihe-clubs. the
murder of the colored men at Aiken
and other points, and the persistent break
ing up Of Republican meetings, have fully
convinced the Governor that help is needed
to secure fair election in November. He
has found that the civil authorities cannot
hold the White-Liners under and maintain
the supremacy of the law, and is therefore
compelled to request the President to per-
form his constitutional duty in the premises
, 1876-10-08
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1876.

1t the New York Gold Exchange on Satur-
day the price Of greenbacks Was the highest
recorded since July, 1874, namely, 91s cents
on the dollar in gold.
, 1876-10-08

Tot al.. Is. 4asI 15,a5ln21, $3.50. 10, eos! 3, asa
twill be seen that the number of Repub~
icans voting for Congressman who refused
to vote for BRADLEY amounted to nearly
1000, and many of them voted for AGNEw.
Thousands of native as well as German Re-
publicans refused to support him.
We submit whether the nomination of Mr..
BRADLEY, forced upon the party at this time,
is advisable. Voters will not be dragooned
year after year to vote for man whom they
have SO often repudiated at the polls.
There are other Republicans equally compe-
tent, whose nomination will give strength to
the ticket, who should be preferred.
, 1876-10-08


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writing tn the fnstftntjona from wh3ch ~. .'9 D.
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considerable excitement. but it h.. had ~assed
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'1S oe11e'eo taa' 'ns es1aoMsn"ent ~. OF tho nav
cao company III ne" 1osA WI lave tne eiec: to
ruin tne snall P1ops'ep's u nncAs ano Inc HerdLd
suggests that they De allowed share In the nev
enterps1se IN proportion 70 Inc value OF thapsop.
erty which they can turn IN.
Charles Reade, having been presented with H..
s'Iadies' Centennial brooch" By Mrs. James.T
Fields, OF Boston, returns to her an antique md
curious teapot 'o1 the PERIOD when tho citizeua
OF Boston turned their horbor into tea-pot ind
tasted the sweets OF liberty
Mr.. Eugene Schuyler, our Secretary Of Lee.no,
and Consul General at Constantinople, who b,s
lately distinguished himself By his Independent
investigation Of the Bulgarian outrages, il = min
Of solid requirements. He has a talent for 1.n.
guages, and even understands several Say dis,
lects.
The project Of certain publc-rplrited cit1z.n. :,
PHILADELPHIA to buv tha main exhibition hn;1,,.~
zzfth fts contant4 for . nernanent memor1,1 ~ ~
| Centennial is likely to be realized About 43oo
! OO0 would be required for tne PURPOSE. II h.;no
tmpossfble. Of course, to obtain most Of ~
| articles On exhibition.
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, 1876-10-08

10. F.-Anangerents have been inside With the
Chicago. Alton St. Louis Railrosd 70 seH tlcKets ~
hxf I'm to members OF Order who Wish to attend
the next session Of the Grand Lodge #
Train leaves Monday the 9th At II clocK noon 41ck
tn h obtained the depot.
, 1876-10-08

GAUNTLET LODGE, No.. KE1GHIs oFPfTnH11As l = rs
worF On the Amplined Third Rsnk. All members sre
hereby notified to be present. and yts1tGt5 invlted.
GEO. FAULKNER, Z. r. AndS.
, 1876-10-08

CHICAGO LODGE NO. 49, A. F. l. 4. NJ
Special coununicat4n Monday evening, the sth Inst.
at ~ o'clock for the purpose Of rehearsal and instluc-
der NATHAN HEFTER, Secretary.
, 1876-10-08

TEE CHICAGO CALEDoSIAN CLUB viii bold ~
Adjourned ReEnlar Meeting next Tuesday esenng, ~
o'clock In their hail. 1877 and 16D WaahlnGton streeL
for thc eecton Of ocert and other business
G. T. OAG Fourth ChleftAtn
, 1876-10-08
SOCIETY MEETINGS.

ST BERNARD coMMAEDERT, 80. IS, 3. t.
sPsei,l conelaye Wsdnesdsy e. eEeninS: Get vattne e
Knights courleously Invited By erdsr -Gi- Ct + G;
, 1876-10-08

Elasa or vine, ana never tndu1Ged In Dc1al e1"
cesses OF any description He WIS arbitrary and
severe in his dealings with others. AMI towards
the close OF his LIE was full Of crochets sn5
prejudices- He died Of paralysis.
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Palmer House-John n. Weeks, springdeld,
Mass. Fred A. Mason, Waterbury,; J. 4. Foster,
West Meriden; J. W. Nichols, Kansas dty; silas
Weeks, New Orleans; D. ". Lambe London,
Eng. E. s. Keep, New Orleans; J. Vngn Nor
gan, London, Eng, n. R. VermIlr, Rngle.
wood n. T.; c. 8. WYckof, Quincy;
J. n. and ". 8. Da1libra, Iarquettel
the Hon. Lorenzo Clay, Milne: J. Y. Hogg.
Washington; A. Alvin, Brazil; the Hin. E. D.
Frost, New Orleans; Ira stearns, New York; ths
Hon. J. Il. sarles, Boscobel, Wis. Grad Poe!fe-
". g. Rdgeway, Cincinnati; A. H. Gnnt, Gales
burg; J. u. Beardsley, Rock Island; Lieut., Cail-
will. R. n, ireland; Watkins Addison,nd Georgs
Earle, Georgetown. b. C. the Hon. I. F. 1lsle{,
G. Foster and H. A. Foster, Bradfor@ Eng: H.
L. Pilkintou, st. Paul; F. Corbin, Nw Britain,
Conn. John L: Emerson, Central City Col Coz
z. ]. Hoyt- New York; Il. Moore OAKLAND,
Cal 1femont House-Dr. F. ]. Qbbon. san
Francisco; q. J. Cassidy, Boston; /. De L.
Ma,; "a, Co: a. n. Pstt, W3nons' 3 F: 1f%s: co1
N. 4: Fulton, Hudson. Wis :: " sinp-
son. Burlington. M.- Sherman Host-Geofge
T. BaadeE, Clinton, 1A.; A. Il. LevyNeW 191H' H
II. " j. Gordon. Davenport: Jane " hala'
Pittsaeld, Mass. John u. Stewart GlasgoT'
Scotland; 4. Hodgson, Liverpool: Eng e.
Rogers Hubbard, Connecticut; Mr. VILLAINS, ctn'
cinnat.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-01-01
OBITUARY-1S75.

The old year is gone, and with i,
the treasured and sad memories 81
the past. Another year is gone 70, =
ever by-another year OF fadeoi
withered and tomb-shadowed days.
Another year of checkered life is
buried with the wreck of the past,
| and we are nearer the final and fatal
| end. Strong men have thrown their
weights in the balance-fought the
iron hand of death, and lost! Long
lines of funeral corteges have filed
| their dreary way, and deposited their
| sacred trusts. The mother whose
heart was cheered by the innocent
prattle of her darling child, sits with
folded hands and sad looks, thinking
of her darling sleeping in the dismal
tomb of last year. The father who
watched his darling son winning his
way to distinction along the dark
and dangerous defles of fame,
awakes to find his gilded hopes
wrecked in the dark and silent tomb
of last year. The blooming maiden
who turned over new leaf in life's
"disry," awakes to find the heart that
beat in unison with hers dead! dead |
in the tomb of last year. The gray
haired, feeble old man of three score
years and ten, who playfully watched
his lengthy shadow in the sun, has
seen that shadow for the last time.
The orphan, bowed with grief, kneels
on her fathers grave of last year,
and whispers, "God help mep The
prodigal last year walked his last
walk, travelled his last mile, and in a
far away land-far away from the
scenes of childhood-he sleeps his
last sleep. The shackled murderer,
within the last year, has been called
from his damp cell, has shackles I'M
riveted, and his neck barred for the
finishing touch of all earthly troubles.
The drunkard, whose midnight
brawls scared sleep from many an
innocent pillow, in a drunken fit
cursed the great God and died. The
felon in his narrow cell curses the
cold, damp stone, and smiles sickly
smile as the old year goes out. The
false-hearted siren, whose vocation
laughed sinful world to shame, has
lured her last victim, and under the
grave clods of last year awaits her
final doom. The proud and scornful
beauty, who last year laid waste
many true and manly heart, has
piled her artful smiles for the last
time. The joyous school girl of last
year, who playfully made ugly faces
at her spiteful teacher, has laughed
her last laugh. The righteous man
has sung his last praise; called his
God for the last time, and on the
gates Of heaven, in gilded letters, are
written; "Peace to the Cody"
RoMULUs.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-01-01
ELECTRIC FLASHES OF WIT.

We find the following electric
witticisms in the kilograms of Thurs
day, and consider them too good to
be lost:
SECRETARY CHAMBERS "BRoTHER."
WASHINGTON, December 30.
A person representing himself as
the brother of Secretary Chandler
went recently to the Benicia Bar.
racks, stating that it was his mission
to inspect the same, and applied for
large quantity of arms. Secretary
Belknap was telegraphed to. See-
rotary Belknap, who couldn't i'm
agine what particular kind of in
spection the reported brother of Sec
rotary Chandler could be engaged in
which would require arms; accord
ingly communicated at once with
the Secretary Of the Interior, send
ing him the following dispatch:
Hon. q. Chandler, Secretary of the
Interior:
A man representing himself to be
your brother is at Benicia Barracks,
California, on inspection duty, and
desires to be furnished with arms.
Shall order him to be provided.
| [Signedl w. w. BELKNAP,
Secretary of War.
| Not many minutes after the fol.
lowing characteristic reply was re-
ceived at the War Department.:
Hon. w. w. Belknap, Secretary of
War:
1 have no brother. Arrest the
scoundrel. Let no gilt.edge man es-
cape.
| [Signedl z. CHANDLER.
l Upon receipt Of this the Secretary
of War at once telegraphed to Cali.
fornia to have the bogus brother ar
rested, but the bird had flown. Yes
terday the police got track of him,
and at once placed him in durance
vile in San Francisco, where he was
captured.
When the man was captured the
news was communicated to Chand.
Ter thus:
Hon. u. Chandler, Secretary of the
Interior:
Capt. Jones, alias Capt. Middlesex,
alias Capt. Smith, alias Maj. Bart.
lett, alias Lieut.. Brood, alias Lieut..
Dodge, your long lost brother has
been captured in San Francisco and
is safely lodged in Jail at that place.
Any fraternal words of coincidence
you may wish forwarded ! shall
take pleasure IN having transmitted.
lSigned w. w. BELKNAP,
Secretary of War.
To which was sent the following.
closing for the present the CORE
spondence:
Hon. w. w. Belknap, Secretary of
War:
Please have the man of many ad.
dresses examined and see If he has
an unusually large strawberry mark
on his shoulder. Have him hung il
he is unmarried. Have him hung
any way, for it is better that many
innocent should be hung than one
gilt edge should escape.
[Signedl CHANDLER,
Secretary OF the Interior.