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Criminal suits Against .J0t,n r. Harper
NLtlrfraw&,.-.tl1t Whisky Kult4.
Etsr}.H Dtsnatch 10 JNf Tribune.

Criminal Suits Against john r. Harper
NItl,4trnwn.-.tllt Whisky Kults.
Si<cta Dsspa.eh 10 1ns 7rfbaH<.
spRIxap1ELu. Ill, feb. Alt WAS learned
today on the bcst authority that Attorney.
General TAFT has Ordered tho trilnina1 suits
ueainst John 7. Harpcr, former Collector, anil
Albert Smith, h6 r!Itet clcrk. 10 be dismissed.
Thesu su,tA were Dase1 OIL indictments cl'aSgtnE
defaleatlon to tue amount Ut $40, ,00o. and have
been hanging lire !u tic court iscfc lon.
time Ciyil suits against the hon1sttess to IT.
cover this mnfcy arc also pe,ldltE ln the North"
crn District, au1 It Is supposed tllnt ihcse n III
n1so soon ac ui1,n!sso4. ~ the ttMc of
the deialcatlon It wus alleged that l'ar'er
nnd Smith hud pa.l larEe sums H. cersal!
banks 10 liquiaais rcrsonAl Indebtedness. u
Hnrpcr's, and tie bank olllrtats knew Wien they
Government. THIS Claim never got into tlIt
court, but Il Is understood that The autl!drtlea
Ut Washington hays 4scIt1c.i 1t IL l'c without
Foundation In faet+ 1t Ii alnu retAnTtcl autnnt'
!tntivcly that ti.u Efforts being !l'ar At Ma"l1'
ington to compromise tbs pending t4lSes ll'so
hceu successful, and that thu tIril suits haso
been oHlesetl 4tAsnEssed The erimillal eases aru
be ,llsllAseA. Althuuehll,c tiascrnnrnt oll!ctals
hero have probably frlt 1t petessary to consent
tn tl.is c}ulprouIlsu, II Is vel! known That they
buys always been Iii fAvor III prosecuting tltehu
suits, anu tlYu indictments aru |tftdtnE I'll ttc
United EtutcE Court uYa!nst fcuEIt'rErath "
El,5ctbss, Wholesale liquor ,!'Hlera vt Kedbt!d.
Randolph County, and twu suns of b!sreil'cF, fpr
crW,krJuess il, carfYt.ls un their business. Thu
COMMISSIONER ot lutvrnal llcyenue tu-&tay
feicrraII}e,l that le would aesut tlcfent-
autE &Iifer To nay tls,a 1t ,uQ nnd I'LL ct&ts,
aud furlcit &lc splr1ta seized. valued At tl,Ouu
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Oas VI t,eua swlft,s l'sactIcal Jokes,

0ae Ut Deuu Awlft's Practical Jokes,
Among tue literary practical Jokes Hwitt
sometimes plxyrl was hook Of prophecies ha
published Ia rid!cule Of yearly almanac Of pre-
dlctlous BY one Partridge. Tho chief event fore
told was ths aatrologcr's Own 'lcath on the 9th
of Msrcl,, l719 As soon ~ tho date WAS past
afa clshuFate recount OF Farsrdgs's Lust mo-
ments and sayings rame out In s'.eetcy
10 4 person Of hopof." Partridge found
1t hard 10 persuade peonls Ut bis COR
tinutu extsteucc, and. having onee COM
plalhcl to uoetor Walden, WIS sepaiu BY the
latter by an additional account VI his s,lGerlugs
alMd tnu by bis supposed attendant physician.
TUG poor taAi1 WIS driven fIantIc; he says ihe
uudeI tsker and sexton cano 10 him s'uu
bus!nesa;" people ts4ntel hIa. N tlv streets
with not having psla hIa funeral expet,.
ses; bis vile VIA distracted BY being ps,s,st-
cnt!y addressed ~ Widow Partridge, mud Nus
"ctteti once term into court to take out
letters Of administtstIon;" whilp "the ycrY
reader Of our parish, good, sobet, diacrect per-
son, has TWO us tbrts tfnes sent tor inc to ci4ue
and Be bnsfed deceutly, Or, Il have been Ia.
tered Ia my other paslsh. % produce my GER
titicate, u tho art requires" bi1 Nultcr Scott
remarks, e IN odd coi1,cldenee, that tn 1Na tho
Company Of etattonen obtaiaed su injunction
Aga,nst any almanae published under tho name
dead tn lad extntst.
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canal is decided sucecss, and, II tho
proportions Of tonnage arc any guide that
IL ta more IMPORTANT tu british than anr othcr
foreign Intcrcata. The canal sns opened on the
IT.. II November bv the King NJ Holland. anil
iu that month II was pa.scd on thets outward
voyage ~ = steamers , full.fsegc1 sh!rs. :
barks, II trfre, 10 stltooner.. and 3 eallots,
making 81 vessels Of 4 total burden Of 91,2p3
tons. On their homewart1 passage 1t was used
by 80 steamers, 2 l,a1ks, l schooner, galiots
tn ALL 10 vessels, of a total burden Of
15,4S tons. in December II steamers, iull-
tiRxel slip, barks, 5 brfgs, . srhooner:.
o,c smack, in all ffxty-four vessels Of ia.fti3
tons burden, passed outward. The fnwanf-
bonnd vessels were. as before, naturally fever,
for ille canal and It's SEA hnrbot of ymntlo nre
t,ettcr known at Amsterdam than to chartcrers
In tl!ttant ports. The inwani.1Uun.l vessels
comprtaa1 tllrty-seven stcamers one ful1.riggcl
shlp, fire tarks. one l,rtug. five schooner. one
tons joint ialraet,. AIMING the vessels
which parsed In thcsc twu month"; more
than bali we're under English coIort:
10 November tt,ere were g ontsas1.bonnd
Eneli,l, vessel, Of o,6d5 tons In all. 81 inwani-
',oun,l Of i0, 80 tons. In December the outward
bound Englixh vessels werc 26, and tho tonnage
S,ij5; the fnward-Iutnd were ~, and the ton.
naxc a,s9O. The greatest drattgllt of wnter Of
aur Of The ves.cls which was eighteen fcct eight
Inches. The least draugit was five feet eight
In hes. Dredging continues, and 1t Ia expected
THAT In Augutt ecsscls trnwing twenty.luilr feet
Of water will l'c able by this canal to enter tho
purt st Amsterdam.
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s!:, With -. pufet'sttd from !. {: Dunltvy IN
tract Of soo acre. which Inc Hoard bought nj Mr.
rht!. f9r t: pr 'e5t to S na'd hsn eiSi ,"d
ts :a sons, t. to- tte 10 III. st roceY
alleged that In this cfam of NJ lhnie;y, as 70 b.
fonnd The rower bch!n! thc thtonr Shlsh Is now
t.on. Of the nua lnttndraf Tor park purposc'. and
mach more eligible. puEchs'ed 1t prices ranS
% 1ss naa goo s c; d Sts sq.s
ir wou,.n CERTAINLY NE 4 anEar cAtAxsrT
m ~ q y sg" perton m
ss ~ s:ss :sss;:s :Ss t.
;.ss issy NJ, e. FIX S r liz i;nd 's;;s, :!s
0o0 the Inference having to bc raIsed by taxat!on
" ityds !tsk md sassA th!sage. 4 Iodso
n9sty e to ssss r9ss II e:.r fs Fl f %
e. p '..' ssSa sss snsefs
70 eonss%a /, s'@ns 1,eo. So. nsk,ns sMSWs
TS. as ~h " on uxe e Ss atsd % ~ ii
p1esent M % At ica-. u n1s uoaoe to endure Ii j: 10
asnId paying these enormous sums that thc Gum
!cyy rnonid lei good iand ii 81, 70 az aste in
a III oa ~c r. nn"x !. m:ls. m
except Tie manufacture of lakes. II Ia alleged In
| brief that JutEr Dnnfevy has c!s!m /"
tho Phillips trael. anl AL claim te
the Eaton ttact: tlts title uf the latter was derived
frnm Eatnu: atah that II wun therefore be to his
special inherent 10 have ttc pre,ens systen' ~ pro-
with. and mote rxlra,acnnt regime introduced.
Nhir ITO land in tts2t hcIK'lborhuod was paid morc
eh1n g. 0DO m for. The effort fs now to COM
pei the Hoard to pctiase large tracts Of worthless
/ swamp and sand at n,tr 81. Nl0.
| Thn .Foaraas Yesterday af'ernoon made cufson.
n = tcrNf In hR
says: 1.-The CitI.ens Ar.uctatton are right tt1 ray
Ink TINT, 't!,n people have alreadr contributed
0yee ~. 0JV. U30 to the sonth Park Communicating.
cra. they have right IN ask whit has become Ut
tho mnncy.'" Tits paragraph would leave the
lmprerslon upon the mind 1T the rcsder that tho
| one, That IL moi Inc tase, howevef. Tie only
| "Glttkcus' AssocIuttun" which, has had anything
/ to rny abuut tho south Parks Is an organization
down In f1lttuur. believed 10 consist Of one man
Ian rn.pinyr uf one VI tue prisons interested Ia
| getting high pElce for h1s lauj.
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should be placed ~ q Charge agAlnst the original
Bs ss IT, eaoS .4 Ed e Tsn phn. HI S @
Tito twenty Acfu tract *outL Of tho sen'ncse tsact
ltey. Mr, Eaton at one t,na. u rid the twenty
acres to +. ". l'arnurL for S:0 900. that gentle.
pay IL RsynS y1s.ss IL aGaa sha .~s II
tae ttle being discovered however. nsfaa.d & i nit.
ntay ssfasc f9 psy agy nots on sss aa unt! b.
atosd Until shout threc years 49, whsn barnard
sold the twenty acres to JadEa DunleTy, who. 1t II
T;ik TK,nTsE Ii. no Gssits TO decide between
sach sts ~ ovpasanity: nut in rea! e. ss,ats IT aud
4 PREVALENT 1ArHsssioN
thst this matter Il being ayttstcd almett solsly by
nHaEE III - a e,f ,ets ei
sass a1 qsrtef u sse ~ ot Sesysa aniirey
u e at
IT they wcro the ncnrt Of iai!latlnSh II or not re-
n.4lns 70 b. demonstrated. bat .nosa who sro IL.
itiateh claim tat tho passage 3f the pFoouttH meas
utts IL prged LY Aossts, Nnnlcsy mid colrhour.
As 70 THE CoLEMouR TnAcT
Of eighty acres. shnt has ALREADY hecn over two
yesss before tho courts fof cnndrmnat1on and 1as
Is7a, tho eass VA tfel tcfole = iurY, and, Oh
ihla OCCASION. \ moat extraordinary diversity of
s 70 ho Msr q
al elghsy scsps In ts soulh end of tic Lake. shurs
dI.tsfon OF tho Park, amt IL very low, being little
belter than swamp In tha apln,oa VI many real
te.de an shs tfiat that the land y .nfy two aud
thres feet bnxp tho level Of ths lake, fhs
Alaye Of watef belnx 1t that ttne very low. Dur
inI high walef thcee would 10 only fs* Inchrs
hriwrrn tho lake and tha laRd. Mir: y. Ptic sa!d
That h. hsd s1ld t~rnty u good Esoss land In
tha adjolnIug quarter sectIon fof 500 per acre.
Willis hs bruthct offered IN ae!l hls utereat IN Tho
la1,d, Including pArk front, 1t 81, 00O Put acre.
The Commissioners offered fourteen FxpcHs A.
wltnesses. and thctF spprsisctasnt ranged from
f e get aet: th' =, s,tfass r. estlm.ss r. It.
tho Cnlehour Witnesses EauRcd from ~. 90 ~
IS. O0u per acre. son.e Of then. gisinx themselves
margin Of from $40. oo0 70 81, ot0; Finally:
sitter ! rfotEacted trial. Tho Jury found verdict
sst asids tho ,utites. aud fat ) new trial, wss ut
loved by Judge Roger. y u,nnth Or 10 lAtsF.
The scconu trial was had before Judge McA
Ter In thS bsR1utnx Of Last Monta. snt exttuatd
o'ss eonsider4bs ttme. For ths Roasd experts
whl!s tho toleaoux Wincsses rarsd from 600 to
~ 700 tn thct cstEni2tes- The 9pshot Of this Trial
xaA verdict for lump sum VI $74. 7ki u, which
wonia Asssaxs about ~, 00o fos tha north half ana
ssG shts tims on)y forty acres being ln dispute.
Th!s decision was satisfactory 20 nelthsE party.
aud tho e1se atill unsettled Snd promises 70 fus
uan considerable more work for tue Legal ffntes-
ntJ.
OTHER LAND.
When tue satsoauI!ngs aEs taken Into consider
alton. Tho tnuen.s sa:ue placed npou this forty
seEcs Of swamp for II IL considered useless except
fof lake, becomes mora xpparant- TIC u1ct I'm
necAkoaT eAAt Wa purchased for 4suH PEE AcEet
and Two stE|pd Just Wsst 1t 3ad*1 and u, 600 TO-
speetlsely. Further ~eae Is tract which u
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and expressed himself ~ willing 10 ta'.. IL. &c;
count Of tho xasou1 Transfers of the pece. oi 1sn
surveyed Is Al Interesting ons. and throws consul.
s5ubo ght oa ths sao|se y xsfsIenee +" ta
r ;Ss fqan% q ss ~ .naS 4
waa issusd 10 .ishn nassrll june Z. ls3a john
Nu;scll t.snsfsrfs! de ,n'e1ett 70 Peter rryn;
fs P;n on aa aa'eh III T. paa: IT, T. G;s;
s:s Of a S,1sss . X sss x: i:s p.o ea IT,
alleged !ntstM.!ity II re t.1.ts thI4 deed led to
Fos the rest Mi Cornell. ststen,cns was a. fol.
lows: IN lMa3 Twas IN the office of Judge :kinner.
aud At that ttmc aacctta!ned That he held taxttt!e
IT, ?ssrss ss. :! jsS ss' 90 ss
thought IT. TN time1 Ana ai.o .h.t of 3nazs ss,n"
1s5 s sH's"*f IL H. 1T ha:ns as 'a:s s:sa "a:s sas
y As! r 1S $ 1n ~ 1eth # shst a;,ns E,sa.a a.
ctarles ". Clayton Of tho undivided hall Of tho
e'ss sgay III h se
othsf transactiaaa natween IL, anI thts ssle was
probably Ia settlement of some VI these, Thlsw was
the origin OF what y KNOWN ~ tho fhi'iips tract,
% me y !asyioa May ii. is:55, lie eoa'Ilet.tion
M 1ssg i % :oa 100 M .ss: .o3 6: @ nnn1s,y tor
ton. About 1H5a o. | sold leu acres 70 Ms.
naekwe snnk fl9o pr sese. m T. !s Ten
.%st1 " atS. Eatnh NJ &iD per ff!e HAa AcCuQn1s
fat the whole lot, aud s.Mce lslu hata had moth.
!n9 to dS with tho northwest quarter Of Sec. ~.
Fh!lPa holI 10 Eaton twenty acFes about tha time
and this M4ke the Thirty refsf1edt. Mxa.
fatoh* lettes. have not the records, but Fc3lrnl-
b. tus assc, a. I va. within day o twp q the
ham Lincoln fur tac Presidency. This locatlan Ut
INT. ptups1ty W. beswten si.t5:shttd ana sixty"
Que1itoHed ~ +, Tbs cloud u}Gn lhe title. Ar.
8, .i'siss5d. W.: ssssea j. kiaa.;t VIZ S
claimed hsirshsp ln tho property, A. t9 The ten
acscs which mas alleged to hsta becu suld 10 3lr.
llo"sn. for 81. 900. sud BY hlm sold " the Park
rnmmttston tat $40, 00A, that statement WA en-
i,e}3 H. nn'sss Ths Bea1a P:!a no!a'es @ o.es
bought at that price. Eatan bonRht The len acres
for s75l. and, on May z. 1871, Kot -. 40 for
thunl. The remainder of the purchase. .uaonsy--
Ell. 1W -goinx to Mr*ss.. J4spsr J. lsddie1sd
trsnsfer Of ~oa1s part OF ii. AZ " tAts Estan
claim, Tho real claimant was joan Z. Danlevy.
And ii 10 Mr. Owens. 1f South EhicaX0, and tue
Elltxeus Association Of khe AaIn* placs. Ir. Cog
nell h4d nsyer h1ard Of either.
NIX, CORNELIUS PRICE
thought that rosshsy Owens sAt III employs Or
agent Vt Mr. ColeIuus. residing in tdv village
uasnta after that xcntlctpau aud located near tbs
..swYnlp. line" Nobody II South Chicago knaw
snything about him Or about Tbs Association. III.
Px!ce was unac9uAIuted with the paftieulai* ~ 10
sAc puscha4e Of tas land by tho commissioners.
NM. L. y. Subway
torFoboFtttd NJ: Cornell! statensat that tho high.
cst price paid by tho Board Tor Lind was g.. QUO
Per acre; Nj. Eaton wss pa4a for tho lea setcs
during his llfetine. anil thu temslntuH twtnty
aerss Nefe III Condemned before he died. Az *;
70 Eaton WAS au eztscuas oas, uniy reached In 4
few oshsr instAneeA aud then only whats smAll
paEcals VI laad Neru takeak Tbs psaa& VI
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adjoining stae'., ranged from $500 t9 al:o3o psr
,st Tho ,sAs e. h. u!
3d'ia PEI acre. In March. 1a75. 1nry nIe1 Its
valuo 4 81. 10 per scrs, I'd in Deee1,ber' ls7o
eislona wese eoatessed, aud lie easa Is stt before
tho Courts. --...- ....-..
Ms emtgEo.1 san9.;11 +; h9Tss, ~ s,.,,t,on. q,
viii @inf soo 10 .ts's i "l III ho kne. q ths msssf.
pufehasc sa tsr, serrs Of lsnd from IT, Tsul CO..
noi! about lie rear 1850 fta t,eid tho property
pn!l lse7. vhsn he rh," :o'd u ,on. IT, p: bt
losa r.sss" sha s' aos.h park " was jocaied. nd
nobody s7et "a tdea ihst IS lsnl i1 az nsgs:
park pnrnoses ii VA not until lH00 that 20 rark
Bill passed the 1.cgta1atafe. Ia auyin. tho land
s ssa teo eaea: esa .1@ .a,sstf ": III re-, q
ihsna s aeonsid.rea not good oDs. Nt. FstseM he'a
.sa fs sna md GsS' X: eous s9sss 'i as' se .ss
,ss, Il il M @ = i: s.:s%p sSaS y = f
iii. peddtcofd. banker of Decatur Ii this Stale.
wo s. b. t1msiy VA, .sopg!n for r ,ome tms T.
sl.ton an aero whenever the !itlc should have
psseeted s.a ureF III. sS sS
wii1I!e I'll ta Eaton. 'is III o;lxInal pareis..i;
Ills linn lad bocome eIle1hly located. owing 10 il
proximity 10 tho propo,cd Soulh Park. sr.
thauncr5 1sowen In lS70 left chfcago on En-:
il VIZ durns ii. almenee that she dnai purchase q
Commission. This IA .tated ia jn:tlcc u Mr.. How.
en-, Mr. Enton. In her letter 10 tho Legislature.
implicated him In the malte1, alleging that he.
with ether Commfs'ionsra. had united 70 t'eftsul
fatnn waa pnta thr .um et s'.a4o n ratI. AZ h!s
ehnfe 0f the proceeds Of the rhs nf e land 10 the
rark Comnlsat9n. anil Charles Abel. fur !Ietaie
pcd1lcord and Jackxan. rccelyed ihe sun q Sla
sesc t,iccc, ii tic ratr of IL. o6o psr scre. ''~
IN REGARD TO THE aENECA ktMEAfK CLAIM,
| alleged by Mrs, Eaton u hasu irca ttumpcd up
fne tho purpose nf ChcatnY 1srr 0ht VI her ryiA.
| Mt. Dnwen etated Tint It WAS founded on ApaIcht
granted hy the Government 10 MI. Peter pFuyh,
crn1 years ago among somc s:a anu torgotten "a;
| rcrs belonging 10 that gentleman. rip had dIeI
| sung time previously. A suit Was Instituted by
| thu heirs Of Prtcr ffnyn agntn%t Eaten. and via
decided By Judge Nogers In favor Of the plaintiff.
| ThtF, satd Mf. Bowen. was ths tI.tory OF tho
and hc happened to be- we'll vcrsc III It on account
son, WHO was one 0f the u,any purchasers.
IN REGARD To TIE PHILLIPS TRACT,
MI Bowen eafd that u wnh purchased bT the Sonlh
lark Comn,isrton at the rate of 8s.so an acre. 1u
Guiding the tranrfrr. 1t was found that tho titio
Walker and j. t. Dunieyy peniing aga!nnt she
holders for tic Prosecution Of the property: Ac-
| corslinH1y the tnmmisai0nsre aKteeh 10 hold tha
lnni under Tho STIPULATED pureha*o price. = they
eventually he sustained, only providing that sncst
| Costs AZ were paid out tn carrying 0n Tho AHtt
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AN1USENIENTS.

HE otA1 S.3 ! HtQIE%4
The jolly ''ftIncc's Of Tsrblzond" " drew q
large horte at Iiarctys int evening. The musical
tImhes Of the piece j. lighter thsn tllat Of any
Dtles VI u1ehbaths wcll.knowh fabrics, and yet 1t
conta!na several rcry pretty numbers. Mrs.
Oates MAa tcnts" a. Prince Rtshaef. and, not
w'.hs..na!nx sroahle:omc roIa. dla TIC ..z9nss:
ltt repetition. Mile. Iatcau had nothing
to, do =, bns to look pretty. and rhc
received double, encore, which wa- well, dc.
served. ~ It "a. gIyea With thorough preclt!en
tllst The .chnrtas q th!r tronr:-both male an!
feaicl'. though not large, Of far better mstriat
opesasies osganlxs.Ion+. The two son9s Of the
naes 1t9 wsfs Tsnets nsey r., at
aid not .u1!er f. the iaad. 81, nt " exseu.
In IT, extnsaeantty -absnFd comtcaliy; ana IL This
feat91e Of shs performance ri! 5us.!sc xaa don done
Hian.-the wax-a-.urc lenonemeut: especially. pro.
vuking uproattons ner.!ntcnt:. Tb.u'ght thh at
traction will eonsst Of her Ii,ghne.s nf Gefot-
stein,
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cp4E10t AIpAt(H 10 ShG HlVuHe
FnEEroEr, H., Feb 21.-The sessions Of tbs
State Reformed Club hare been much fuller to-
daY thnn yesterday, owing partly to the arrival
Of large additional number Of delegates, but
principally to tho growing tnteres. IN the work
Of tie Convention. 4 cbthrtn's meeting this
afternoon was attended BY several hundred
scholare Of the public schools. Addresses wcre
1naIe BY members Of the Convention. Tho
eycnt Of the day, however. was the arrival Of
Francis Murphy, ,wholeft bis work st pttteburg 70
children With enthusiasm. He talked to them
must effectively. Mr.. Murphy has With him \
number of recent converts from Pttshurg. whe
relate their experience tonight At tho Opera
House Me. Murphy will also deliver ID ad-
deekS,
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com enced IN action for H. 600 srstnst Frederick
schroeder;
81, 6o0
nv re ~ 1d w ns9gEhf n IL
csytan. '' 0' @N'' '
Tho Union National Bank Of Oshkosh, Wis, be-
So II ast!on p; q s9o axsintt Nathaniel $. lou.
Tsyor& ( e.. o. phIlsseiph.n, a1et bill ar.to.t
10, an. account. cnmplainnnta s1jeps tEst. ihe1
ahippcd large amounf Of lin piaia and solder Il,
Ladstg to be- sold 9n. ths,s account, for
:lon: Wien Ludsts, fsiisd D october i.,t i,e
tbe amoant Of 9i0. 600: md tome tin plate. which
b.. q nsG s a.na. f m It.
die the1f bill to compel him 10 comply with their
fcqucak
nasnkRurTcr AAfT.Rs.
81 Dearborn. street aletl = voluntary pet,ton In
bankruptcy yesterday. Ills preferred debtH amount
s51S IN '1r IT, an9 ~ sesascu dss4 70
sss; s $s s! :s ss;ss e
for *5,u;1. .Tiu'' deSioii s,l,o OWN iis
exclusive right TO scl Woni's Improved Machine
81 making spikes and naii.. an.i machine f,r
9ssegs md n IND nc esis Ss
os t,a. t.t II 95S ee y e Fs.
= rslusb|s inys1tlop. The petition was referred
dcorga b. Kcrioot, n commission merchant ut
No: icy Wa.6'astoa :,reet. a.o %snt iate ssia.: i,
$500. tho seeaslttc. being worth g. 90 sna shs
!ssS!y sessmnsaasa psps. ,sl..ss s:.s,s !:
Rruisfr ffIhbnn =, ' "
IL PtofesdIas, against Edward ne'to.s wers
tbe ~ of ,a sdoca Bowen waror
camrsn5'. foundry ii LouIsvIiie, Ky., after thrco
+. rtefsG @ p b. a so.s til, morning At 10
"''">~ 's sI1rrnton c,ffnT IN 1niFr.
Samuel i; Perry Seean d salt for s., 900 ys's'r-
d.1 asain1t r. M consh ..x,,, ami. .cn,,,, I'm
pss!}'ss. .iiea.s1 in,asanse Company g recover
IL sata + nsr,e ,sn s 5 ssMsa sMa1T onp
aton. An.fsw I'D EItabetn +. Johnston, Josepl.
lislcro, ". 7. KImba1t, and chatlea stlnsTn @ T.
E. sf .s, o. i s s.ss 'ss
sSs; ass :sss Ssi.s Sss to.
H. 'oo. c,ncurr COURT.
,,s. sh,s oHes sd "snyy
do s t. ths aSnn sn e. 81 Gasdps
imnsd!sisly sajyinias 4: ..,.. i, &c.,,
ksaocsa stneat cS;nme"eS ,..I,,, s III non Ser
Rn, s.xaa Mx Sats, nj
a room at Nc. 1lI State strcot for whole day
agnins.t her y:x wIll: .,,, II, ,c,tnx. 1o,.,h "
:, uansl isr, sasan nlea Gaa1 es e r. ssnons s.sh
nnknown elss ii SUon' 6 d ts
, 1877-02-22

taKc care OF Themselves. Let them be mostly
Their own work. hivc them fcw farminv too.s,
COW, pig. sorns chickens, snd few acres of
ground, AMI they can do this rest II they WILL
descend to the work OF raising tobacco, they can
make SlN) to Tho acre. aui tnld that IA tho
acreage profit, Mrs. j. F. GOODWIN.
, 1877-02-22

kHH13A tdN&f%
The returns Of this traffic On tho new direct
rauul between Amsterdam ulut thu German
Oc,alu, wlueh lrlugs the commercial capital VI
Holland within three aud = hulf hours' Journey
Of the sea, bare been .nado up for tho ttst two
Inuntha' Working. They shuw that tic
, 1877-02-22

Z" Ms 1s83dV ~ 3Ht T1bNRN.
CHtcA90, Feb. 90.-{w0utl lIkp 10 ask ths tiAa1t.
Department why Il Il that they do not look into thu
tearing down OF tho scastct. .favss earla Aay more,
Two eascs havs couss under my ot,ssrva tIou,-o
south 81 ThIs.y dtth street. anA onc saulh OF Tbr-
ty.aiath. In tho Duttsr cAxo thcy Lost Cliid md
took tls taEa doHn immediately ]. G.
, 1877-02-22
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE,
CORRECTION.
10 ne Eaitor a. TA4 TFtAnm4.

sFR4FQ9 Q
CHICAGO Feb. :l.-fa yuuE paper ot this ruoru-
Ing. nm represented aA sayiug. in remarks uala
at Farwsl hail yesterday, that II wa4 wicked 10
preach In "thsatre." ''1t2y God forgive u,s.
What intended to say was thls. aud / thought !
did tay Il, That tho doctrine, cuntalncd In saId
sermon wa wicked. and not OF tbs '.truo God in
llt4sei1," hut Of lhc hexthen gol. l work eyerY
day iu wuEae places thu tko4tyes, / hsya int
word to lay AKatnst theatres,
N, 4, EHgIpoh
, 1877-02-22

m hs AdffcT W FAs Tst4HRs.
CMlcAao, Fab. al.-Tux TNtnusk u Sunday tast
conlalnA announcement Of tha dsaIh OF tho ttsY,
Howard Mslcum u. H., IT phlI4deIphiu. ThIs
abatement u erroReoat, ~ D.. Nalcon IL xl1yc and
well. JxssK COX, Jn
, 1877-02-22

All nervous. exhausttng. and painful dtatasos
speedily Yield to tho curative Influences Of Pulvor.
machet's ELECTRIC Beits IND LANDS, They ars
safe. simple, anl effective, and can be easily np'
tsrularss mailed free. Addless Putsesn,a:her Cab
yhnIc ca. Cincinnati. q,
, 1877-02-22
METEOR,

Rpeeidf Dispatch 10 73t Trtbuns. ,
joliet, Ill., Feb. 2l.-A very brilliant tneteoF
appeared In tho heavens southraat Of this city
Yesterday eycnsug about 8 ;8s o'clock. Although
the moot was vcry bright as the time, the
meteor was many times brighter.
, 1877-02-22

When tue surroundings aEs takeb Into cousldcr-
alton. Tho immense tasue placed upVu this foTty
scEes Of swamp Tor II IL considered nsccsa except
nea!alusJ cant waa purchased for $500 per acre,
aud Two stEjpa Just Wsss 1t 3adt3 and u, 600 <e-
epectlsely. Further ~eAt u Y tract which L.