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rowed $1,000 and gavc the company a 90 600
mortgage. In December Ell last year Dr. LAMBERT
asked him to give a check on the Ninth National
Bank for LOIS. and he gave II, though he had
only about $500 in the bank. He wound up his
testimony by n Uniting that he had never road
the companys charter. The prosecution rested
and the defence commenced their opening. So
far as developed. the defence appears TO be that
thccompany was managed like other companies
and that DIR. LAMBERT was deceived by the other
directors. An episode Of the trial was the ar
rnignment Of eX-Vice President WE1MoRE ~
plead to an indictment for perjury in connec-
ton with report of the company
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without money and without price
seems to be the popular demand az to the
labor of religious rcViValists The reason
OF this Is clear, although it may be illogical.
Take Brother MOODY for AN illustration. Go
and hear his iervent appeals to sinners. let
his pathetic stories move your sympathics.
have your enthusiasm aroused by his WON
derlully earnest manner, aud then be told
by some Icy sinner that the great revivalst
Is working for money. II you are rcvcrcn-
italy pious, the statement if believed. will
shock you painfully. The idea of pecunary
reward In connection with revival work is
rrpulsivc. After you have thought the mat
tcl over, You may or may not conclude that
the lnborer is worthy OF his hire.
The pay of reNvaliSts i. usually surround
ed with mystery. Brother Moody has de-
clined, We believe, 10 fix any price on his
services, but has acknowledged the receipt
of whatever voluntary donations are offered.
lie has per7istcntly refused to state the
amount of money that he has thus received
but the great co7tliness of his home cstab-
ll0hmrnt indicates easy financial circum-
stances Tho Rutland HrdM saws that.
previous 60 his recent visit TO that place. Ai-
secretary. MIR. CREE, said that the report
that benevolent men of wealth had provided
amply ior Brother MoopY'- CONDENSATION
was untrue, and that "a FREQ will Offering
in quiet way" would be accepted. The
VIVIAN CoTT docs not deny her oypccta.
lpl "l pay ami, near Tia" close of every
I"iNol lhal sh" conducts a subscription
paper Is circulated among the brethren.
Last summer the Sea- CliH Association
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The Report. that he 4. Dying FiatIy Contra
dictcL.

F7IN N TIff7NIls n TI1T
We are almost ashamed la cont radict the
foolish and dlsrrputdble desput'lr- represent.
me- inc Hoy Father rs iulnting. wishing to die,
bt!ng IA most dangerous condition, etc
Ih"rr - not one word of tluth in ali these
stnrc., 1t Is dsr"putahle in the New lorl,
HTdW 10 let H. Roman CORES ondnnt fool If
w.th the stun It publishes Ii Is shameful
were me Pop" dangerously III. would know
The llo> fnher has Ind a kind Of parnlvs =
ol lho hG~. TINS isl old nrW- for us lis nnllr.
u9n d'',- not al('ei his mental capacity lie
we have already suited. tnrrr is no. rs9s, IN
shown mt Pope Plus IL. may not vt live
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The War Plot.

Although the papers on the Mexican quos-
tion which Mr. EvAKTs prepared and culled
and cmasculatcd in answer e. the call ofthe
House Of Representatives.. are intended to
give false coloring 10 the scheme ~ the
hnnexationsts and spcculators, it Is nlpuss-
bic to conceal the devices prcteXts and fahri-
cations that crop out all through the CORE
fpondence b. excite prejudice against Mex
leo, and to prepare the hearts Of our people
for war.
Every border riot every example Of Indian
vagabondagc, every robbery of Texan
rangers and every bad act common To a
loose frontier population, is charged to Mex
lean account, and held up as an outrage
pcrpctratcd on tie sacred soil Of the United
States, to aNcnge which war must be de-
flared, and the northern States Of Mexico
must he annexed as indemnity for the past
and security for the future. These schcmers
nre playing the old game over again which
TYLER, POLK, CALHOUN, MASON, and their
nssociatcs introduced thirty years ago.
On the eve of the meeting of Congress
the public mind was excited by inliamnato-
~ dispatches from the Rio Grandc and
other points in Texas, alleging that body
OF MeXicans had crossed the river, entered
the town OF san Elizario seized and impris-
Oned the civil authorities and threatened
several OF them with death; and that the
lives of all the American citizens in the
county were In ext. eme danger. These re-
ports were backed by kilograms from diff
icrent officers Of the army. and commune
Gated to the War and State Departments as
Information to guide their official action.
Now let US examine this affair unon
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Tho Fraudulent President moves around
Gen. BENJAMIN +. BUTLER with the cautious
tread Of n man uncertain of the ground and
carefully avoids anything that might be- con-
strucd into provocation to the Lowell states
man to throw bricks.
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Representative HARRrs's project for the
creation Of new navy is chimerical. There is
no more nccd OF his new navy than there is of
the old one. The country would be- better of
pocuninrily, and Just secure without any
such navy AS II has
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Should the country unfortunately be de-
nudcd Of coin. it IL roassuring to learn from
Mr.. MORGAN of Alabama that the South would
BE- able. with four cotton crops. To- buy nearly or
quite enough of the precious metals TO pay on
the bonds at maturity
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CoNKLNG leads the fight as the representa-.
tive Of the Republican party.

The LAMBERT trial Yesterday was marked
10y the surprising testimony Of joins f. TRow
ana Dr. MoREAu NORRIS. Directors of the Amer
lean Popular Life Insurance Company. who an
pear to have furnished n largo amount If the
assets alleged to le bogus. Both these wit
nesses admitted that they had given checks
without having the money in the bank to
meet them; and both progressed great Ignorance
oi the books OF the company. TRow testified
lha' though he was supposed 10 audit the conf
pahys books, he saw only tho cash book.
Though note for $500. with endorsements
showing that he owed 80 500 upon IT, represent.
eel all his legitimate transactions with the com
pany, he drew dividends at the rate Of seven per
cent per annum upon about s22 .OOO worth ~
the stock. All he knew Of the large transfers Of
stock that, according to the books he had made
10 certain wcl-known persons, was that he
signed the transfers. The testimony of Tnow
gave an inside view Of tho way in which the
ruin OF the Popular Life Insurance Company
was brought about
DR.. MORRIS was unable to explain how he
came to transfer large amounts Of stock which
he SAID, did not brlong to him but claimed to
nave d"he 1t ms matter of form for Dr. LAM
bhhT Inc entries in the stock book showing
lhal no paid 100000 for stock at certain dates
were untrue. He gave "A check. marked
Memorandum" whenever the extra sl95 n,r
month that was voted TO him as "A mcmbnr of
the Executive Committee was paid. Ho bought
~ Qua worth OF tho eomINny's stock, and bol-
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A number Of respectable downtown roe.

number OF respectable downtown roe
taurants have lowered their prices within the
past six months and now il seems that all will
nav" TO give way. Dishes formerly sold for
fifteen cents were first reduced to twelve and.
within few days past. 81 ten cents. The res
tnuran Keepers have been forced ~ this course
by sheer necessity Business mon. clerks. and
others Whose profits and whose salaries had
h"cn diminished, could net afford 10 lunch
down town at TIE old rates. and preferred to
bring food with them or to go hungry until
evening. The low prices are already attracting
increased trade
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The Nessrs Appleton have also produced for the Holt
DAYS the Nr t,flmf D. hiafin consisting of us
uNi'd descriptions OF objects of an artistic character
exhibited At Philadelphia IN 1876 The cngrayinss are
admirable and the book itself has practical ,alue A,
well as an artistic interest
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Not much progress WIS made in the silver
debate yesterday. only two Senators. MoRoAN u
Alal anna and CHkls IIANol Of NJ, hi-an taking
the il'v'r. The Michigan Iur,st has argued him
self into belief that the payment u the bonds
in silver coin would b. a breach 81 tho contra {
with the public creditors. Tho Aiahumian il
lust ~ pos tive that it would be nothing Of the
sort tie insists that c-o-i-n doesn't epoll
gold at any rate. down in Alabama
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f~w~r- Theatre NNfih anil South.
rrnsd~s. th~str" Antony sad ,ltonsirs.
rhi.L-ring Rail -cNnc,rt
. frh N,~"a~ th~s'rr- DAY Nannsring.
Fiuh Avenue Nell H,lic,e wonders
Ehmore's Gs-s-a-cirsus AMI Men,ssne. Matinee.
tr"n" pr~rr U"u<- The Octorodu.
Midget usii-The Marv,nou. Lutte Poks.
Me- NorL Aquarium -hf away ant iiti,t
hfhI"'. G"rs-~- Ihe Three uusrdsmen.
Di,mrir Theatre -vafitty
rnrh rh-at--- Our american Consin.
tt-i-~sy usii-Mstin-e Concert
Va. t...~is-o uia-,-~is- broadway All 3Jta ~
rS~atr- s.-siau--vsrsty.
The New American uas--~, -curosiues.
s.ps rs-t.r'> Or~r. uo.s--varcty.
tis"ii rhcs,rc-van,ty.
nio. sa.ar- th-atrs The Mothers secret
~ attacks Theatre WON N t,.f
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PROVIDENCE, Dee. l2-Unitod Statos Siu,or-
Ni'mE Inspector loN aud local Inspector, MATTHEW, of
New \"h aul Harvey W Nrw london examined the
.n,leoid steam Ngrht E.lcl,. at BRISTOL. tu.lt, At
A. ,,l,i' l".t 'I, tr-l' " ilrr uurr.l,rmited ilr
W., VI. i , nlD,, on 'nd Ihrr rct'u nl be- madr 10
"" lWl hnnfH ol li-lorifs carly IN lHnuulN. Tlr
h,ml. returned to her po'.u.A under the guns vi the
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Tho joke Of the Liverpool luncheon given
to PuEIo WELSH was a speech from the Presi-
dent Of the Chamber of Commerce. urging on
his guest the bless ings Of free trade. and blandly
ignoring the fact that pUMo WELSH Is a PAila-
delphia protectonist Of the Chinese type.
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Probably the thief who stole Judge GIL
pERsLErvEs dog. when he comes 10 bo
arraigned before its owner in the General
Sessions wall move for a change Of venue.
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\ ici gram received FROM lack. ryni. Fla
sNs t"i NcnAtr Mnri,,ot , h,aiu Na,. si,.i.It ','
II"fi .nrg l, arrival lu tNaf tlit o. Nl..f. T.. ,
hlni Iurs, lH! n January W
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charges, such rs ls now exposed, and is kept
up in the interest of q selfish and corrupt
combination Of iobbcrs and advcnturcrs.
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The Fraudulent President has nominated
j. {. BANCROFT DAVIS. the bribc-taker, to be a
Judge of the Court Of Claims in place of Judge
LOWELL, resigned. This IL a suitable nomina-
ton for MIR. HAYES to make. but its confrma-
tion would be- bad for tie country. Let the sem
ators get a copy Of Senate document No. 1873 Of
the Legislature Of Massachusetts, for 1870 and
rend attcntivoly pages l69-ld]. After doing So.
it il not likely that they will confirm Mr.. DAVIS.
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Tho Senate refuses tho woman suffrage

people the use Of III chamber for spccchmak ing.
and Mr.. INGALLS, reports that the public senti-
mcnt Of Kansas II dead against them. Yet they
are going 10 hold a national convention in
Washington. and the committee announce that
arrangements have been made to entertain 50
oil delegates for week. IN order to give time
for personal appeals 10 Senators and Congress
men Now that bill has boon reported to on-
franchise Indians. who hay. always made Of
their women boasts OF burden" the committee
think II more than oyer necessary for the " free
born women citiz, ms to kcthcmsclvcs heard
and needed at Washington.
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Like the rash little boy in the . Dry, Mr.
EyAR1s Will never be 70 good looking again. but
he Will have more sense. Amateur politicians
with fraud on their hands are no match for
ROSCOE CoNKIINd.
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.,All nervous cNhaustinr. amt painful disoas,s
Nl''Nf Nil inl'r NniAiN, ~ iU'NNts uI i'UAtI.
a. r., ui, 49, aul ipnNs ro, alc -n'c lrd ,na
H. ''n.t 800 i' iN pll'l hN N" ltu0f NI...,'t
-.iI- ,'' - '"'' y ~ J.
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The Gilbert Elevated Railroad has begun
lis iron-lcgged march down Sixth avenue.
siraddling the surface tracks and planting liz
feet firmly ON the brick foundations II mad ad-
vanced from Twenty-socond street TO Twenty
first last evening The completion Of the road
from the City Hall to Central Park by carly
spring seems probable.
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% llyEpooL D', -. 'rn" steamer en-, oi
lFi. N' h" HrNr in inr N,l-,N amid t.l. ,.' ~
,. .''N ''N""l '"i''i' iN"hiN -,Ntu Aoars los bai
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The Rev. Or CROSBY l. dangerous clor-
gynan 10 fool with Mt only does be closo un-
licensed h"lroOn.-, lut he prosecut,s the pro-
tended needy Christian who tries to swinde
him with n forged letter Of endorscm"nt.
Brother BENTLEY. the culprlt. was sent 10 the
pcnltontlary yesterday ON his own confession.
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By a majority Of seven thirty-two nays
against twenty-five yeas the Senate yesterday
refused 10 confirm Mcssrs. RoosEvILT and
PRINCE ~ Collector and Naval Onlccr Of this
port Mr. MERRITT was confirmed IA Surv, yor
without division. 1t il a practical hsson in
civil service reform. and it bchoovrs HAYES and
EvARTs 10 profit by IT,
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PATTERSON and HAYES have had an in
tervlcw. The Senator who obtained his place
iy bribery met the acting President who OH
tanned his by fraud or the two. the former is
best OIL. for he was elected, ovon though the
electors were bought while HAYES holds an
oillce u which he Mns not nlected
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MI, c. ". our,i. on ,As Administration.

FaH H0pr W ,h
Hal It's actions disereI.l lis professions.
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Lieut.. iOUNG's three weeks scout In Mex
leo bore fruit in the discovery of ono Indian
camp which he surprised. ana then. having
Killed two Of the people. wounded three. and
robbed the res. h" " turned them adrin.' lie
took not only thcr arms tut even their cloth
ing and as he found unusually severe weather
IN M'Aico-ihc water freezing one night. in the
mems canicens-thi- was a III climax Ia what
seems from NoCNc- account. 20 have been an
iueAcu-dtie outrage.
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That HAYES should feel drawn I ward
BANCROFT DAVIS. j. not surprising II h merely
an illustration II the law OF elective aninities-
like sccklns like.
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Though every Republican Congressman from
O. lnlN WIN hut Vnc luon, ADVISED t ~i,ii
Innln, MS, there are newspapers Tat persist n sneak
rs
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The way Of the transgrcssor in the White
House is indeed hard.

The Fraudulent President has nominated
J. G. BANCROFT DAVIS. the bribc-taker, to be- "a
| Judge Of the Court of Claims in place of Judge
LOWELL. resigned This IL a suitable nomina-
| ton for MIR. HAYES to make. but its coniirma-
| ton would be- bad for tie country. Let the SON
ntors get a copy Of Senate document No. 1873 Of
the Legislature Of Massachusetts, for 1870. and
rcad attcntivcly pages 162-l63. After doing So.
II If not likely that they Will confirm Mr.. DAVIS.
BY n majority Of seventh rty-two nays
against twenty-five yeas the Senate yesterday
refused To confirm Mcssrs. BoosEvrLT and
PRNcE ~ Collector and Naval Onircr Of this
port Mr. MERRITT was confirmed IA sury, yor
without division. 1t il practical lrsson in
civil service reform. and it behoovcs HAYES and
EvARTs TO profit by it,
There were some remarkable speeches and
proceedings in the VANDERBfLT case Yesterday
Like the rash little boy in the = Dry, Mr..
EyAR1s Will never be go good looking again. but
he will have more sense. Amateur politicians
with fraud on their hands are no match for
ROSCOE CoSKLING.
number Of respectable downtown rce-
taurants have lowered their prices within the
p"0' slN ihohthS' anu now IL seems that all VIII
nav I" XIV" way. Dlsh's formerly sold for
"''n'h cents wore nrs' reduced To twelve. and,
"'"'h IL" uaSs past " ten cents The res
taurant Keepers have been forced 10 this course
by sheer necessity. Business mon. clerks. and
others whose profits and whose salaries had
"on diminished could net afford 20 lunch
u lWn town at the Old rates. and preferred to
bring food with them or TO go hungry until
'N'hlhg' lhr low prices are already attracting
increased trade
,.,,.., -
"'' -" ""9 '''''' j." ,"' slV'r
ii's' o"'' TWO senators MoR'NN MOI
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v,
his Efforts to cover W the fabricatons by
bringing in rumors and repeating his own
speculatlons, there never was the least
foundation for the exciting dispatches, or
Justification for the presence of United States
troops. The whole scene was in the State
OF Texas, and all the persons engaged In the
local disturbance were American citizens.
though stigmatizcd for effect, as Next
cans all through the reports OF RUCKER
and of the other officers. There IS not a par
ticle Of proof of any kind to show that a
single Mexican crossed the river or was con-
cerned in the little rising. which was put
down hy the persuasion OF a single priest,
and which, after seven days Of existence.
was neither attended with bloodshed nor
violence, according TO Lieut.. RrCKER
Tor hundreds of years the people Of that
part of Texas, under the old and the new
Government wore accustomed to regard
I'll" salt lakes a. public property, from which
they drew their supplies without m0lesta-
ton of any kind. II was traditional right.
Suddenly the property was secretly convey
ed TO a company, of which Mr.. HOWARD be-
came the agent He arrested two citizens
Tor merely sgnifying their intention of
going 10 the lakes and getting salt" They
had committed no offence, and the people
who sympathzed with them rose up to pro-
test against the outrage of their imprison-
ment, and the denial Of their old privileges
This l. the whole story IN brief, and out of
IT the Military Ring constructed n Mex
lean Outrage Of the first magnitudc, with
Invasion of our territory, Imprisonment of
civil outhoilic-. and throat, against the
HNes"l American citizens, demanding the
s''rne-l action AT Washington, and of course
supply OF more troops to punish Mexico.
which had no more TODD with the alluirthnn
tho King OF the Cannbal Islands. The
clamor against our weak and struggling
hclgAUor rests mainly upon uurouudod
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CAPT. EADS,

oiIGiS al IHE 5ToY maj IL Is 10
BRIDGE me BOsPHOpCs.
The story that Capt. Eads has con-
tracted with the Ottoman government 10
bridge the Bosphorus is now going The
rounds OF the press in this country The
report having attracted Capt, EldS at'
tentlon. he has addressed the following
letter OF explanation to the -. Louis
Republican;
DEAR SU-PleaSc permit me To cor
rect the STA .ement recently published III
number of the principal newspapers IN
| the United States, 10 the effect that am
about 10 undertake the construction
of a bridge across the BGsphorllS 10 mite
Europe and Asia.
When in CoustantinOpGl, lnlro years
ago. | was requested by the grand NlIler
10 furnish the Ottoman government
with plans and estimates Oi the cost ot
such a bridge. These were prepared
and forwarded about two and hall
years ago, but as 4 change OF ministers
occurred soon after in that government
and the grant TO improve the mouth
of the Mississippi was passed by con
gress, the subject has received no further
attention from me,
A description OF the plan- OF the
bridge having been recently commune
Gated to the New York TiHcs by the
engineer Mr.. Lambert, whom | lao
engaged to assist me in their preparation
has caused the very general impression
that | am actually about TO undertake
its construction. Very Respectfully,
JAS. b. EADs
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BANhRIPI SALE.
>GAvG N,rLAr AUCTION

>EANG MIL Al Al, ZION.
H --fe O.! NJ g''leg O.. :-su.,sr.G to.r; OF
lAe L u,s >sIr s, .eg southern h!s'r.r, yI
g.a, WI. ~
EHCE>UAY, OCTOBER 3th, -.
4: ,us aour 1f eleven o'clock ! NJ, On III.
premises, AZ Eorman, In the LpuntY Oh John.
son, ami STATE OF llllnois, Offer at public ven
tile, ~ the highest bidder, the lLc staYe NIL
lately owned and occupied By Crane < Bush,
uf FurmRn, Illinois, now Bankrupt, together
vs. h all the buildings ami machinery pertain
Ing to SAID niE.
We have here. and will sell, everything which
l5 necessary, Tor entering al once upon an eN-
,ensive husIne in cutting slaves amt healing.
Among the pIO perty 10 De- sold are the illlO"-
Ing: 4 heavy tVU--tuIy frame building anu
hrlCk engine room attached, steam engine and
boiler, Ten team boxes, Il Cameron steam pump
with pipe AMI nose attIChtl, SAWS. grind stones,
cars, an eVuaiIIing machine a stgIyc cutting ma
chine, Two staye ipIntlHg machine, II heading
planning machine a headng jointing machine,
4 heading turning machine, u steam kiln; also
gle saws eQulliItng SAWS, cOnCayc saws.
tuck saw, staNe JOintcr knives heading lDIntoT
suIVe-, plalner-, ctc. also q Blacksmith shop
and tools, u barn and hay room, cooper shop
and barrel s1up and all necessary beds for
storing material: together with u lease-hGId in
crc-t ~ i've acres OI land. on which Ia" above
dc5cTib i hallGmgs stand. The lease running
upwards of twelve years. Facilities Tor ,hI-
ping are unsurpassed. y switch Of the Vim
r,nncs railroad runs directly alongside Of The
sheds sell for storing material. There l. plenty
ul gOod timber near his mill, aud % steady and
rou-tau, demand Tor all he stock Ii raA iuru
out.
Look ont for bargain Now T. n tins. ~
bog. From this time forward bu-ucs. Gan Ur
done upon a Tl-lns mArkei,
TERMS OF SALE. -One-ihirr. cash in hand,
one th.nI ia six months, and one third lA
twelve mouths from The day oil ralr, the de:
ierred payments 10 draw six per cent Interest,
and to be secured by DSuUK-IIOSEp personal
security. Inquiries can be addressed 10 the
uudersi ynei al Cairo. Illinois, uf ~ John /.
Nu.yey. 40 FOrEaH, l!lHOis.
GEOEGE FISHER,
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A SPRINGFIELD special to the 81.
Louis Republican, Of yesterday says
-The southern penitentiary board held a
meeting to-day. Messrs. Fonda and Law
renee being present. The site selected
AZ Chester il on the bluff clear above
high water, and is to cost, graded in
accordance with the directions OF the
board, $500. /. is believed the loca-
ton viii be approved 1t reported 10 the
governor and state officers. but there Is
m attempt on the part OF the Alton and
Grafton interests to induce the CON-
mission TO reconsider the action in favor
Of Chester. Mr.. Lawrence declared to-
night that be would not sign the report
for the location at chester. The
u0ar,i has appointed Bell Superin-
tendent OF the state house
here, and iIarkey snperintenc-
emit OF Iowa state house, architects oil the
prison. The board adjourned to meet
here Monday next" While there can
be no doubt that the "AltoD and Grafton
interests" will 90 their full length to
action In locating the penitentiary at
Chester, it's equally certain that they
will not succeed. tits pretty we'll un'
lerstood that the commissioners will
not reconsider the matter, and that the
state officers will approve their action.