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APPELLATE COURTS.

The law establishing the new appellate
courts Is published but is too long for place
in our columns. There is to be one in Cook
county, and one in each of the three present
Judicial Grand Divisions, to be presided over
each by three judges, TO be designated by the
Supreme Court. la addition to this the fol-
lowing is the substance of the act
1t was the desire of the trainers of the bill
to make the Supreme Court like the Court of
Appeals in New YORK as nearly as possible,
and to relieve 1t from the tedious, exhaustive
and useless labor of wading through count
less pages OF testimony TO settle unlmportant
questions of fact which the court of last resort
ought never to be compelled to do,
But the constitution of Illineis provides
that in all criminal cases and cases involving
a franchise, freehold or the validity OF II
statute, there shall be right of appeal to the
Supreme Court.
These bills therefore virtually divide cases
in three classes:
l. In the cases named In the constitution,
as above specified, the appellant may appeal
either to the Appellate Court and thence to
the Supreme Court, or directly to the Supreme
Court. In either case, questions both of law
and fact go to the Supreme Court.
2. In all other cases involving less than
81 ,000 the decision of the Appellate Court is
final.
g. In all cases involving over $1,000, ap.
peal may be taken to the Supreme Court, but
on questions of ldD only
IT will be seen that the Supreme Court, now
almost paralyzed by its enormous burden Of
reviewing every case Of any amount which
any one desires to carry there, both on ques
., 4, t,xr 49, 4,
greater portion of its burdens.
1t will be able to give that calm de,ibera
ton and patient consideration to the princi
Piles of law involved In cases carried to it
which their supreme importance demands.
A very great proportion Of the Circuit
Judges Of the State we're already overbur.
thened with work, and the creation Of this
new tribunal threw much more labor upon
them. An appreciation of this necessity,
doubtless, caused the legislature to coin plete
the work by combining circuits, and ptovid.
ing for the election OF third Judge in each
doubled District-tho action which forces us
to elect new Judge for our District on the
first day Of August next.
The Morris Reformer, however raises a
doubt whether the new Circuit court law was
really passed. 1t says: ut was amended in
the house by the addition of the minority
representation clause, but which was dsa.
greed TO by the senate and the house receded
by vote of 81 to 80, but did not then repass
the bill by an Affirmative vote. This raises a
serious question whether 1t has been passed
by constitutional vote, so as to make 1t a
law when approved by the governor" II Is
thought, however, that an inspection Of the
journals will show the Rforaor to DC mis-
taken.
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A POOR DEFENSE.

There is apparently new hand AT the bel
lows over at the Republican, shop and instead
of the usual violent oscillation of the ensan
guincd neither garment, we have busting
defense Of Hayes in halt a dozen different
questionable attitudes and aspects. His bold
declaration of war against Mexico is especi.
ally defended and the FREE TRADER denounc.
ed for disappearing the case, Says the
hpuIltcah:
Now what are the facts? The raids into
Texas by bands of Mexican marauders have
been repeatedly considered by the diplomatic
representatives of the two governments, the
Mexican government promising, time and
again, TO suppress them, and as invariably
failing to do So or TO make reparation when
they occurred. Finally our government gave
notice that the ourages must be stopped, and
that, unless the Mexican authorities interpos-
ed to some purpose, the troops would be or
dered 10 cross the line, If necessary, TO cap
turc the lawless men committing the depre-
datlOns. This warning was not needed, the
raids continued, and after it became plainly
evident that no redress could be expected
from the government OF Mexico,
Unhappily these "facts' are sustained by
no competent evidence. The very day the
Presidents extraordinary order TO Gen. Ord
was issued, dispatches said that no reply had
been received to the last Evarts note to Next
CO. Then the New York SIN of Monday pub,
fishes letters from several officers under Gen.
Ord in Texas, who "agree in stating that at
no time for years past has the line Of the RIO
Grande on which the troops are operating
been more quiet or freed from depredations
than 1t now is. This fact will be further estab.
lisheu conclusively when the new Military
Committee of the House of Representatives
shall be appointed and make thorough in
quiry into recent proceedings" And the
Sun adds:
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A Qualified BLESSING.

While freedom is an lnestimable boon, and
the right to vote franchise above price, the
msnumission and enfranchIsement of the
southern slaves has not been unattended with
some serious drawbacks. In spite Of the
overseer's whip and all the other cruelties in.
cidental to the previous condition of servi.
.tude," the negroes were kept clean, well fed,
and healthy By their masters, and the bills of
mortality showed better averages for the
blacks than the whites. Since the immor-
reversed THUS the health reports Of the city
of Charleston, recently issued, show the toll
loving among other facts: The population
of the city is $4,000, Of whom $4,000 are col.
whites there were GGS deaths, and among the
colOred persons 1914 deaths-or twice as
many among the latter as among the former,
though the colored population exceeds the
white only one.thlrd. In 1875 there were ga
deaths am0ag the whites and 1910 among
the Jiachs--st,. about the same dispropor-
ton. In 1876 there were q deaths in the
thousand among the whites and - in the
thousand among the blacks. The difference
is still more strikingly exhibited In the infant
mortality, About A per cent, Of all The deaths
wetc of children under five years old, or 500 ;
but of this number only 23S were white chill
dren and Cos colored-or nearly three of the
latter to one of the former. These facts are
not explained by the inability of the colored
people TO secure medical attendance, for med
ical attendance can be had by the poor, white
and black alike, without cost, and there is
probably no city in the United States where
the colored population are in a more com.
Portable condition than Charleston.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-06-16

The Wilmington Enterprise extracts from a
letter written by MIsner Jones 10 his father,
w. L. +. Jones, Esq, OF Worthwhile, in this
county, from Kansas, the following curious
grasshopper story;
He says that my-ads of young hoppers
Matched out and commenced WORK on his
wheat In shorttime they destroyed about
half an acre, when down from the air des-
Icended an immense swarm of birds, with
black bodies amt white wings and heads.
They attacked the hoppers and devsrred ev-
cry one in tie ts.nkling of an eye, and then
finished by eating all Of the unmatched eggs.
After performing this beneficial act they dis
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-06-16

The bill SAG of the late legislature, to en-.
courage the propagation of fish, failed to be.
come law by slight neglect. There was a
disagreement between the houses, and confer
ence committees took the bill. The senate
adopted the report Of the conferers, recedng
from the senate amendments to the bill; but
the house committee omitted to report the
action to the house, so that the bill, being
eonstructlyely In the committees hands, as
shown by the journal, was never enrolled or
laid before the governor.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-06-16

Judge Thornton, whose resignation as one
of the justices OF the Supreme Court Of t.Is
sIate was received with much regret few
years age, consents now TO be elected one OF
The new circuit Judges, with the understand
iEe thai he is to be made one Of the judges Of
the new appellate court for the central grand
division. Judge Thornton is one of the abes,
jGrists that ever occupied seat on our su
preme bench, aud now that the labors Of tina,
court are to be lrhtened so as to enable 0
man with something less than the consttu,
ton of pachyderm 10 endure the work. II Is
hoped the people of his division will lose nc
tine 10 return him to the supreme bench,
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Fred Douglass has been making another
speech, this time before the church confer.
ence in Washington. He said: "When Isra.
el went free from Egypt the Israelite slaves
were ordered 20 spoil their Egyptian
nissiers-io borrow aud carry of their jewels
But the slaves Of America had been turned
adrift with nothing
Pharaoh 20, rid of his slaves cheap enough
at the cost Of the few bits Of jewelry-halt OF
itdoubtless was erode or pinchbeck- tha,
iae IsraelItes borrowed" The American
riggers cog the nation eight thousand mil
lions OF dollars TO free them and 1t didn't ge'
Z OF them AZ that. Besides, with the help
Of the carpet baggers they spoiled the Egyp
tians" OF the south ever since their emanci
rsfion at rate that would have bankrupied
o.c Egypt forty times over.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-06-16

CIsCO.--All the country around Geneva
ment over the mysterious cisco. The season
usually comes about the time Of the June full
moon, and seldom lasts over a week or ten
days, 50 that successful cisco fishing, while
it lasts, requires strict attention t. business,
The cisco is small white fish, about the size
of herring, but almost homeless and said to
excel the brook trout in delicacy of flavor,
and is found only in Geneva Lake. AT the
time in June above indicated the fish is
through spawning and all at once comes to
the surface, simultaneously with the appear
auce on the water of a peculiar hy, something
like the shad fly, on which 1t feeds. With
the fy-sometimes IN a week-seldom be-
yond two weeks-the fish disappears, and
neither is again seen until next June. The
fish move IL schools, and are caught with
hook ana line, batting with the peculiar fly
named, the fishers anchoring ou! IN the lake
III boat, where the school happens to be,
and following it about as il moves. The CHS.
co season was at its height at Geneva Lake
last week, and the following dispatch shows
how the catch Jared:
GENEVA LAKE, Wis, June S.-The cele.
brated ciscoes began their annual run last
Sunday. On Monday several hundred were
caught, and Tuesday was big day for them,
as many as FIVE thousand being taken. Wed.
nesday and Thursday were poor days, the
lake being too rough to anchor boats; but
early this morning as many as fifty boats
started out to catch them, the school having
begun to run near the village The lake has
been very calm all day, and thousands have
been taken out A rain this afternoon made
it difficult to catch the flies, but q large mum.
Der of men are out and still pulling them III
at the rate of one minute. Al least tcn thous
and must have been caugh. to-day, and The
run seems still uuexhausted. Should to.mor
row prove calm still larger number will be
taken out, as the run gets better every day.
and will hold on till about Wednesday next
They are selling on the streets tonight for
twenty-five cents dozen, and no takers, so
well Supplied Is every one.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-06-16

The trial Of McGhee the clergyman charged
with killing his vile by roiloning, terminal
ed a! Dixon on Wednesday, by the Jury
bringing in A verdict Of Guilty of man.
slaughter and fixing his punishment at
"A years IN the penltentiary. McGhee seems
10 have been well pleased with the verdict,
expecting fully TO be hanged, from which it
is conceded he was saved only by the skill
Of his counsel. The feeling Of the vicinity is
evidently that McGhee should have been hung
and that there was not one mitigating circum.
stance in his favor The city after the trial
was quiet and the people departed for their
rural homes. The feeling, however, was
strong that justice mad not been satisfied, and
If new trial is granted, II is SAID further ties
timony OF damaging character will be
produced.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-06-16

Mn. McLAUGHRY, warden of the penitentl-
airy at Joliet, rises 10 explain, and says 1t is
a dirty lie that Mrs. Look, or any other fe-
male prisoner IN the peniten,iary at Joliet
has given birth to "a child, as intimated in \
paragraph in the FREE TRADER last week
There is mot the slightest foundation in
truth for any such statement, he adds. We
saw the statement in thee or four different
papers, among others, we think, the Kendall
C0gs.g Record, and are happy IN being able
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-06-16

\ flaming handful comes 10 US from Kan.
sas, with the announcement of the discovery
of rich lead mines IN Cherokee county, east.
ly worked, the ore lying bu; 10 to 20 feet from
the surface, with the additional statement tina,
of all kinds are in great demand there at high
wages. The railroad from Kansas City 10
Baxter Springs goes within seven miles OF
the mines. 1t sounds little sensational, bH,
may be worth looking up.
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to give il this authoritative contradiction.
The penitentlary, under Mr., McLaughry, was
always thought to be admirably managed
and il is pleasant to find this first serious
charge against lis management. can be thus
efectually suuelchcd.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-06-16

FREs.-On the Sth inst. Glover, Sanford
d Sons factory at Bridgeport, Conn, was
burned, and nine persons were killed by fall
ing walls. The loss is $4,000 less 100000
covered by insurance.
On the same day the block of buildings In
Galveston, Texas between Bay and Market
and 2lst and ped 81, was burned, including
the Grand Southern Hotel. Loss S2,IOOOOO,
with abou, one half insured.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-06-16

lie Illinois State Register, published q!
Springfield, and for the last 10 years under
the control of T. L. Merritt & Bro, has been
sold 10 joint stock company, made up OF
ex.Gov. Palmer, j. NJ. Palmer, his son, L. l..
Merritt and Jas. NJ. Higgins, foreman under
the old management. 1t is understood that
the paper will be managed by Merritt and
Higgins, while Gov Palmer will control the
editorial department.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-06-16

4 complicated and atrocious case Of adul-
terry occurring in Idaho recently, brought to
ligat the fact that there is no law in force in
that territory to punish the crime What
paradise that must be for emigrants from
BrOoklynl
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France.

Prince Hohenlohe, the German Ambassador
has given the French government most salis'
factory assurances of Germany's pacilc IN
tentions.
1t seems to be settled that on the meeting
of the assembly, instead of another rrorogs-
,iou. Mcmahon has decided 10 risk popular
election by ordering an immediate iissoiu-
ton. To depu,ation of legitimists' asking
that the ministry be remodeled to meet legiti-
mist views, he replied: my duty foFbids
that I should risk a change OF the elements
composing the present cabinet, seeing that II
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Michigan papers say the wheat crop of that
state has been greatly injured by the fly, and
the crop will fall greatly below an average.
Corn has suffered from the drought and cut.
worm, and the potato bug Is doing destruc-
two ,rnrL
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-06-16

The Yo.kvile NecS re-appears at Plano
uuder the head of the Piano Necs, and revcris
back to its former publishers, r. NJ. d Callle
D. Springer. The change OF editors cannot
fail to be an improvement, and we wish the
SprinCeIs all possible success.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-06-16

Iowa papers state that 5. W. Jacobs, OF
Liberty, the great short.horn breeder OF that
state, and who had those heavy sales recently
at Dexter Park, Chicago has failed
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The Chicago Tfmessays the degree Of D.
L. c. conferred on fresidea; Grant this week
a, oxford means "Deadhes6 Of the Lunch
Counters" ,Pon hs-,r we don't know what
else Il means.
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The Fox River Association of the Univer.
salist Church met at Marseilles on Thursday
of this week. Rev 5. o. Slmons, Of Joliet,
is the president
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All subscriptions to be paid in advance
RemlttanceS may be made through money Or
der registered letter.
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OUR CLUBBING.

We are prepared to club the FREE TRADER
with the following publications, furnishing
both at the prices named, postage prepaid
The offer is open to old subscribers or new
at any post Office IN the country:
rnrr IRA DER and Chicago WeeklY Times. IS. 10
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appeared as suddenly as they came, and at
the time of writing the letter not bird nor
hopper was to be seen anywhere. That breed
of birds ought to be encouraged,
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1877-06-02
POST MONEY ORDERS

Fnb bas Fberfe unb btltsfe MitteI
sur ueberIenbuns BON Gelb unb iollten,
no fie su babsn fint. ba;u 9ebrauGt
werben.
gSenn etns 3eituns BON etnem' ppfts
amt an ett anberes SerfeBt werben ipu,
70 mus thinner aud bas ppftamt anees
eeben rerben, rc Dte 3ettune frtber
smpfan9en wurbe.
@enn Sentanb fetn Blott nt1t re-
oelmdets empfan8t, Dber ftd auf treenb
stne 8etle Gebler etnf@Iet@eu, 70 iullte
Der betreFenbe Isent, ipwte ote Ser
auS9eber fOglet@ paDUn bena@rt&tt9t
perben.
, 1877-03-06
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Mis- Barah J. Bmitsy will sive \ ssrtos Of Dblo
readings In Fakwsll Hail. beginning at II o'clock
a. tn. today.
Tho regular monthly meeting Of the Hoard Of
Managers of tho Old Peoples Homo viii te held At
the llouac Wednesday at.p. m.
All members ct ths Ellsworth Zouares will nsot
for drill at their as1uosy, lSo and ISL Twenty.
second street. Wednesday st Bp. III. .
Tho sahbath.school superintendent meeting
will be held In Lower Farws! liall At o'clock TO-
morrow afternoon. conducted BY u. F. Jacoba.
The segulas monthly meeting OF tha Citizens
Association will take place At thef rooms, Nos 10
znd VI AeFchuut4' Haldlnx. Ut 71J0 y. nj. to-day.
ro regular monthly meeting of the Dirotresscs
Of the l'tuteEtaAt Orphan Asy}nm will b6 held 1t
tins Asylum tNo. 7SD Michigan arsnac) At o'clock
?. m. To-day.
Mr: Z. Konayns. formerly Of Keystone Lodge,
E!tl leetues to.p9feuw evening u 22l Nest Maui.
soa a oeloSk. Subject. 'Ths Relation Of
Tho Rev. Chatlss Clark, lats paator OF Roberts
1tAlls Church, England, viii lettuts ut Hershey
Hall THURSDAY evening upon Th4tktrsy; Friday
evening upon 'tTEs T0wef Ut London, i" and Mon.
day evening On Dickens.
rsof. sanlotn Tepuey. Of Williams College. will
ocluck On ''Cual fornaliuns," Illustrated with
,aaps and CHARTS. Dr. o. II. TlUany. u. N., will
also lecturs tn A,lcus Ac&!lumy t0.nlorrvw morn
tnq Ut II so o'clock The Religious ititss aud
a4psEslliions of t,n Hrseka." uuth lectures are
free.
, 1877-03-06

Mary Virgins, Charles Thomp+on,, Emma Enet-
trl1, and Patrick 0rAnt, warrants thirty dnys each
IN The 1!on.e OF Correction; Richard uileoo Thon.
aA Fitzgerald. va0rants. sixty days e&ch; Juleph
ncacll. vagrans. nlMety days.
The victim Of tho Abortonists. Ml#s Fannie
Mckay. was yesterday in = decidedly improved
haa,s,ksepe1 ,,aa.,s Nellie Walton viii 10
' whsn. an % eaors viii Is ss"dt' nads' 81 1,'s IL
policr Ia secure n continuance without bali nntll
steh sln'e ~ Mtts Mckay rrcnvers fndletcntly to
tbis rcsort fall. they will b taken before the
GFanu Jury d sonn A. pOA9abiG
CLRrKH CArTunK.
Detectives Dan llogan and Flynn ycettf tfday did
known thieves dance jiE to tho Ro1ue4' March IN
nttt:ctasa style. Thar nanaca arc FEc. Levy. John
llstin'sn. and aeofse Kellcy, sho two sof,ae. Of
.1alitt.. The, are CHARGED. Am0px other th!nea,
With The burglary Of aoent 9l:3 worth Of stlrer.
wars fn'm The retsdrnct Of fhlln Rtrin. 40 shr1.
eigars. anil 6ns bsonso ctock INN, sIeorse swcet
Of No. LII lIAlatcd rtreet All three wert cauxht
dcad TO rights. the pawn tickets nra portion Of tho
s%ss.s a""t, mi cfrss. % enE ne wy Wsy d Ill sush
goodies hu. STEMS property was found distributed
In pawn. .sbops, drug atofe In the West Division,
and In the Gh GhIesEo cntns %o; N9 ds rtth
.see ss e f Sese s ''s sassf sF'psi9 sfe
tse iis<. a.m; w. present. sna - h. could
Into putaesson Of tho goods, ha too was placed
Nndar arrrs'. to give him Tins to think ahont It.
lie was, however, Immediately aftctward rtleascd
Among the spoons and siivefwnro recovered al this
plAce whs i silver brick presented to Eugene
Moriet. Of this city: gf the gang oi stieyss, two
street By Detective Dan Hogan. smother yesterday
morning at tho fnme place, md two moro ase ret
In the open ait, but cannot possibly escape.
, 1877-03-06
CRIMINAL.

"A small bay mare, . common lumber waxon, aud
four keys Of pails ase ut tho Atu.ory awaiting an
awnershIp.
A young thief. Is years Of age, pamed John
Patterson IL locked np Ut the NadlsUn Street stA-
t!on awaiting Tbs discovery Of SONS ettxcn on
Wabesh atsnus who pAot him In the sn.sll Of Ihs
luck last Sunday morning while attempting bt,r.
.kl2ry.. The wound II only slight one.
:, Lsat evening \ young man named Charles J. 81.
ls ilaulxsd In = row stout x1 eeutA with L.. z.
smitb, q saloon. kespes " Nv. t1 West Nadlaoa
street, ana WA fooi4h snouyh to loas hts temper
t1 faf ~ " draw Fpyolsss. Olcef slFs4rott cos.
efcd AM at onea with u weapon u u bcltsF make,
and 1pKXed h!m VI " the A4disou stssss Stallion.
Va..desbury, tho "alzxy's shexman WAS up
aeain Yesterday on sai log 3loo fes violating tho
Ataautes sA eannlny show without lIctn4S. THIS
Hn,a hs aook cAan;a " venue ~ Iuaticn 8aiis-
hurry, aud was aue1 So End coats. ThtS was for .
performance ytcn : wesk ago lu.t plxht; there 4rs
seven .ia'iiaF :a,ts still pentlng ''tsn4erbury.
cvns oH; you'll QuseE tho act. 10 tho new gay
About town.
Justica Su1pmsidcld Yesterday leld the follow
lug: George Lvander. lastsny, $sQu 70 ths GIlmi-
ual Court: John EcsL htAbhly his broth In Inv,
Patrick Antsy. discharged TOT lack Vt psa4eeuttpai