, 1876-01-15

emheI to-day. Wien tllo ho4rlnR Will DO COM
pletod. Ihtrtr-foilr ordinary jail casea HSte dis
poso1 Of du1lag tho dhf.
SUBURBAN..
EVANSTON.
Tho annual defamation contest between ten
members Of tho Junior and Sophomore cissscs
Of the Northwestern University, IN competition
for tho Mann prizos, took place at tho Tirnt
Dlptiat Church Thu,sday ngoniny. These
prizes, ono Of $50 and oae OF 910, nero ostab-
lishud by Dr.. o. II. Mann. Tno6e tlcclniming
dramatic pieces are allowed to cosnpeto ouly for
tho i!rat pEizo; the Others rlh t,Ttce as illAny
chances Of harsng thclr ability rco,gniz3d
President Fowler presided. md ol2crod prayer,
winch waa followed by nluaio BY Al assorted
quartet.
tho condition Of "Rcsulna TO ths Oartbagsnt-
Ans," which was glao efu'ty delivered. +. +.
Casseday. II, followed with selection from tho
Merchant a,7 q venissn r. Yh'o tue ,ss Shy.
Ei7so ny Louis Karchucr, 49, wita considerable
action and emphasis.
u. N. Kin.nsn '7e. dcclaImcd m oxcorpt from
sohnsz' culogy on Charles Sumner, in q disni-
lied impressive manner, and with good
this defamation and TINT OF Miss Marion
poueroy. who reoItod '!rno Prisoner OF Ch.l.
1ou," NTH feeling, and IN manner which
s!,oEed that m sue M.s thoroughly ia'buod NTH
". l.. Dcuorust, ~, followed with an oxopl-
lent rnnltlon Of "EdIuburE After FIoddon,"
which pcBscssod MI olcmgnt Of noynltJ, quail
ty Ia whlch nanet Of tho Bcloo:fons wese sadly do
iicient." afr. Dcmorcee exhibited counldctnblo
power o. dcc]aimnr, mud retired amid hearty
apYlauso. ..-
1sobert Seaman, ~. nsu tho next victim, and
handled ,'Grattan's ncnly to Cory" very we'll,
J. II. Wheaton, 10, trotted Rodcrtch Dhu up
on ths ssaGe. md was sufficiently ac:lve 10 con-
vey nome doA Of tho terrible conflict which Scott
go vol depicts.
!" Unjust National Acquisition very accopsabiy.
Tho contoss waa closed bv ]. ]. Wn!lron, rs.
who delivered "Shsmus O'DEisu with striking
cffocs. Ihs standard and over popular selection
always aficitg enthusiastic applauAe, aspcoinly
when rendered al It was BY Waldron.
Ths tulgoH-Profs. Haven and Fish, md
Moaa1s. ". II. Daniels @. r. Dutton. and Q. II.
Inul-will meet this evening to nwecd the pri1es.
Tho doco!oa WILL bo aunouaucd hereafter by tho
Faculty.
HArgny1L1E.
II Is feared by the farmers IN this vicinity that
tho vast quantities Of rain which fel! ana the
continuous damp noatLor hag damaged the corn
considerably.
The second lecture Of the Il. L. 4. course waa
given nuosday eyening to largo audience by
Mr. William q. Andrews, OF Boston Huhtcct,
"DiA1cct finnor." tu tho estimation OF Ns-
pcryllio audieuco, Ms. AndroNH IL cn.itloi 10 the
rauk OF . tlrst.clsss hunlorist. Ths Lecture
Commis.eo aro endeavorins 10 snsago sol,uylor
Colfax to deVor the third acturo III Tho course.
Tho usuat weekly meetings OF tho Lit,rarv 10.
csetJ, Which Tero POSTPONED during shn HOLIDAYS,
following question Viii DO d;scuBncd K:sSosrcd,
That puoic opinion ought t. be regarded as Tho
standard Of right. 1losssa. Skinner. Chew, and
Anthony ou tho affirmative, md 3lndllnsor, Pow
oil, md Murray or the negative.
4 AerinA rAvIrn1 1,nr han
tho Congregational Church during tns weoa,
Witch were wcll ntteudet.
Tho Odd-Fslowa have taknn po.sosslon Of
taeir new hall in schuItz's building.
Tho painters nro giving tho finishing touches
to tho interior :of Morse i Daniels nou drag
store.
An ongtuo-houas IL in procesa Of erection At
the Durage Valley Hills, In orlor that In tLo
may ho run BY staam.
Ilans for tho crccs!on OF several fioo nri7a:e
Residences aro in tho banda Of 3 sosdont builder
Mr.. L. Shafor.
Episcopal Church to'n1as.ow. Tue NoY. Mr.
Chambers la announced to preach In Ut. johns
Church tomorrow.
The monitors OF tho Chape! s;unday-sehool
Genesal funt1 OF the Society.
Nr. D. De'.niaon, formerly Of this place, but
now residing In Potta6a City. Wis, lta been
Visiting ff'ends LII this burg recently.
LAKE VIEW.
The contractors on tho Fullerton ayenuo tun-
uel ase 1neetluE with unlooked.fos obstacles IN
their endeAyor to huk sluft At Lar,aboe
strost. About a month ngo, whon 1t tic flop!.,
OF hofno 20 feet. thoy encountered huge gran
Ito bouldur, entirely bIocsing lho shaft. THIS
WAS blasted out unty to IoycAi uow difficulty.
At The depth Of 81 fcos solid bed.rock was
struck, apparently extending in III elections,
Ile indications aro that thoro han been m ul,-
heava! OF tho strata, tho line Of fracture rum
ming directly ocToaa tha ccutto Of the shaft from
Gait to nest. md tho broken edsos VI tue s,saEA
tMrDBd up from tue bottom Ut tue ehaft ut pros
cut. Tlu edges Of tho bsoheu fold hayo uppasuptly
alppoa apart, nud tho intorval IL iillal VITA Al
"hardpan." Through thin break tho n,,uc1o
effect an entrance Tor drilling aud u|es:tng, aud
hhyo now removed about q loet Of rock. Tho
rock is petroleum. .henring limestone, being 20
charged With oil that. 1t ekutlen when brought
into warm loom, Ho1 much lower this rock
extends no one can 1t present Toll, though tit
should continue to tic laVel OF tho horlzoutak
d'ft, aoma 20 feos lower down, 1t Will 10 rather
a. expansive Joy tunneiIng through Il. AZ the
NTH, and tue horizontal tection has bueu 81.
tonded $50 fees IN either direction, oast aud
usat.
LAWHpALE.
A melancholy svank occurred few hours aftor
tho wedding Of Aiss Merrill and Mr. Fay Thura-
day. III. John uatos. rho MAS 10 hayo been
gyoomnman on the occaaion, broathsl bis last
tho following morning.
He waa an old and iutlmats friend OF the FAM
il7. His sudden illaea4 prevented his boing
present, but thoy did not think Lis end mps near,
the news thAs srou!ng being that Us uas iu-
proving.
a Convenient Plnco Of MeetinE
for tho laes In their nay down town IN tho roos Of
the Domestic" iso eata street. Peltte snd s4satys
hd!ss are always In attendance, and = cordial inyita-
tlon II extended Ia Ill.
Tho Dast and Most Artist1o
photographs srs nads BY Hnnte. tho Italian photp9.
raphcr, whose studies tho hAest a1 essiea OF
sats u any III Chicago. !03 Btap street. Taxa eleyA-
hf,
pAfGRluR In Hecond.H Hand pfhnna