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Tho Comptroller yesterday redeemed 8 per cent
populsr-loan certificates amounting to so, 900.
The Comptroller yesterday issued eovenus war.
rants for ~, COO upon which he allows per cent
interest.
The police aud hremen will to-day draw thelr
salaries for tho month OF June; tho amount OF the
soal ID 500, GOO.
Another case Of small. poe was found yesterday
No. BIS North Wood street. Tbs pest.houas
will soon bs full Of patients.
an ae IT. Nv coests ssp sw vi: e.
Department. and y2, 0s3 from the Comptroller.
Tho Comptraller's statement for Juns shows shat
In that month tho teccipts OF tbs otacs wars H..
IL IL 'nd tho disbursements ware si'a'1'"
Twslrs new cases Of acarlst fever were seported
deaths from, that d'ssase. Elesaa dsaths hate oc+
CURED, theEsfore, this week.
Eaxtlee7, and T.. llil1sndorf superintendent Of
tho Ftro.AlaFu Telegraph, Of tho It, Louls Firs
department. wsso visitors ysslsrdAy 70 the Chicago
Department.
Tbs following building permits wsse Issued yes.
inx.soom. 4413o feet In tssr Ut brands Hall.
I'D bs.:as II .toss. dw+iiins:. No.. 1as I'd liz
NoEta 4asket street 10 coss n, 500 zach.
The Committee On judiciary met yesterday after.
power 10 appoint committees of the Council. After
reading opinions from Co1poratlon .counse! Bon.
asld and city Attorney TuthlI. both agreeing th4t
tas Mayor bad nut such power, thor lsc!ucd to
EeeomR.end that the NAyosfs appointments siseady
made bt dIsroJasdtl. T4s same Eom.nittee con.
st&crsd tho Mayors nontuzttons fur the Board Of
Education, aud individual objections were raised
sgaihst Aoyus. Stone, aud Voekr, but mons to Nsel
SUD Dennis. Aid Thompson, tbs Chairman Of the
committee. will ptsp4ss : report Which all tho
members will sign, It will state that thuFe no
specifying them, thus leaving tho Council to net on
IT. own jadgmsnt. IL u the general opinion OF the
4Emed.
, 1877-07-14
THE COUNTY BUILDING,

rh,,4.er sn,.s vsrn conn,nc.a v.st1,,,v In ~.
ill.' san "s!o ,,.a Js'eGs5 III ing
Crih'nai ceaN 10 tof1eiteo ooha cases. IoeFe are
1t stake In The su'ts thirteen crtptual bodles or
about Sf0 co., Thoso Interested can tsks thair
rboic..
-.-... .....
~ 'e.p'p ~ N"o nospA'' ro'ssso sons
a"o'as 49, uAvs eeeM measuteo' naao'ey, tue
sapeftntsnaens OF me Coaft'hoass, ehaFxos foFis.
At sa mr. dav 10 do ths work. Hs hiIi VA. sitov.d
-.s..si.r ' W."
1esS3as5'
The foreo OF men now employed Ia tha County.
Clerks o!bce copying valuations for 1s73-'7A will
dutsh their work by tho middle OF tho coming
week. and bo mi on thu rctired lf.t About lhirt1
men wiil d. temporsrtiv out of = lob who sfe nov
''ap'o's4'
some moaths $50 contract was Let Tor dllnt The
Hospital EfUnaIs. The work progressed up 10 4
tims when tue Sunds weEs giving ont, aud WAS
ion Wa paId 10 H. orde ia ~ csrse IL a Ia
iot.S INK H"'1 ~ 'Ns ''3s'' ~" ~" ~@11S :" 70
'SeA"@ 'a.0'
Frank LesliS has written for \ perspective ttew
sdosn ono Of the tages Of BIZ weekly at
, 1877-07-14

KfHrfbfc v0NFN0f, -
Our correspondent at lsockport wfitcs: ''Tho
sehooncr Joe Carleton. Of nockpoft, arrived here
Thas.day @ forenoon @ ff9m from New fo;s. with cargo
ports Tint soon after sho paAsoI Owls Head sLo
was bocalmcE anu the crew noticed what they sup.
the Cantain and two u,en. and, after considerable
Of pull they came up with the hsn AMI fante,e,i
to him. lie ut onco Larted 10 the buttuin capslz.
Ing the boat and carrying It dUwn hftcr him. 1t ID
supposed tie two nun wpto cntan1lod In the lac,
a. they mayer cano to tug surface. but Capt Tlars'
md fund ono Of the osrs irom lhc host with
which he was abse, although thoroughly exhausted,
TO ksep htu head aboys water Until Hock!ani vcs.
sel ckno ulong, picked htMl III. aud put HIN on
huasd Ais own vessc1. The nai,,ra Of tho men
drowned arc Thayvr and Parry. both single men,
belonging hete. When drowned they weE0 within
an hours eail OF theIt hotnes.''
, 1877-07-14
A Carpot-Isag by Telegraph.


On Friday uernan, somewhat lnioxicAttI
boarded the Hudson ltyer train ut kfnfertlnok toe
the purpose Ut coming to thif city. lle Threw has
sAtchsl down III 4 carncr nf tt,u car, t0ok scat,
aud was SOON IN tho ar1ns Of Morphaus. On nwak-
Ing he alleged that ho hal left his baggage at
hin10rhonk. and nsko4 the boy employed OF, the
train what be should do su recover It. This latter,
who had seen tho German place Ii. snschcl IN the
so11nst. fsp,sd: p roa glvs % n,e 10 @ esnts ana ~!
furward II by Telegraph 10 Grecnbush. II will
reach ths.e before we d." The Herman paid the
property, and the boy departed, taklnY tho arlchof
tnt,i another car. On reaching nseenbush The boy
returned with tho bag. and piactngit In tho Uer.
mas hands. usd t''fherc's the hFst satchel eyer
ate CONS by telegraph" "Ah," replied tho Ger.
man, ''d0t dslcgfan II vun cfatd dlnEt; l!eFe
daks auodsf Quorter, Daa!n poy." AND The boy
, 1877-07-14

s...,x
from tho packing OF festiltztnR houes at tno stocK
Yards; Il came from Tie south fork of ths South a
snn ren lne ot II th.,r r.fusc
~ 'p ptt.s ~ .n;n,b strrct sn
theIe ats sesnsa. M tGe. ,!,., au ntit 1.teIx
hs ht wt t1 wa.eF ,,n ma n' he
Int twH Tssss aso * . al n 1ese tsins a!ss
NV un,. @ as " sI.,ht ., ~, u * inc ~ H.
n,sn s,oca. "twsr, Which IL cnsptcs into shs
t. T.. c,n. 'so md IL. soath osk
now eauS't IN IN ,hc hasins and removed sni eafted
:" III % s noaes ana n ,se son ok vii
mses IL II G H. sa a ."u .;nv, ;v t,c h1nI. mi
whsn thr wnl i, frS,n si,n sonth the people In ihs
st.S nat ~. -. ns -. tts n3n.vsrn.s Il i. NJ Yfrrtiv
f.srf,l = o'" VI ''@
sfns no amMEDf nanE h,e. 1oH !. on,,
p S ana sn t. M Se
1ne junction. q tec ,oa'u 'o' ia "a 1il,e,,s =
I!ch,san Canal, and loeats pnmpns. nsnIn1na
H. Mstee ant ~ ,bs fork ron would src,ta cns.
@ r. ase9 n Se
"Whst ~oaId be ibs Gait of III csnst, pump.
iug. works, aud dredging"
~ s''y. Engineer cho'osonah'' ol''m't' il s1'o'
title money would not be available for yeas,
even II tho Council looked isvofabIy upon tho
sNo The suu, would have 10 be Included ID
Tho nett Appropriation Iii, and that il not uusdo
wv In ths fas meantime ..-. ....
rou CAN Do Norntva 70 AbA7E THE nut
sAxcsF' "
ten M a. e. H. an as1a no '' o'p'''
t % sst9a the
s .Akea eps SeIsss ron Il isnT a.
.t o. w Ma rh. yon ntp ~ s'e tha re
- mi = nns,, M, The tie hcslth Of lbs city."
, 1877-07-14
THE STANLEY MURDER,

TESTIMONY BEFORE Tux ccAOhxk's lCRr.
Al the West Twelfth street St4ttun ysatesdsy If.
tetuuou nepusy Coroner Kofa concluded the iu-
quest upon lillian 6ha nley an tnonensiyc laboeinx
ln4n who shot dead siously u the cornes
OF brown aud Wright sLrecL last Monday mornipx.
IL has since been elected that tho Adair was no
my.trEy It all ~ ths people residing n ths neigh
ho1huod. aud 1t u . x4d fact that = naan
can bs shot down In the satsct iu 1he
aetusl pEcscnce u scose Of perSonA, ssety Of
whom u h!es Liselt ~ hs hone and aecrttes
A'iasslf ~ that tho uoub1s of being witneas IL
tie e4ss n.ix4t ba spared him. shAaley wa4 shot
down W THO VI tap2s, and left to dle On The slu.
, 1877-07-14
RiiRN.nts mi oGNF

Burnettss Col0guo received the highest inward at
the Centennial Exhibition. It Ia Hltcd In elegant
bottles and IL for sails by all groccra and
druggists.
ClIcAoo, june II, 1877.-McHst.. JoaErn nuR+
NETT + Co., DoEton-GEKTLEMEx: Our sales In
your Cologne arc steadily !ncfcaslng. Its superior
gnality las won for Il many admirers, who With Us
pronounce II for real freshness and Ieltcacy equal
Ii not superior, to any foreign Cologne.
RucKwoop Nnos.,
1O5 North Clark street.
, 1877-07-14
TNOJIEY,S.

a. IL perhaps pretty vol known, lIoolty's The-
afro has been receiving an oysrhaulng aincs tho
close Of the last theatrical seazon hut the chasac-
Ter Of the improvements has not yet been referred
10, This theatre had earned tho title Of .'dlngy"
BY tho dark.colorel paints usod In it, ornatnenta.
sion; and besides tho ventilation Nas very
bad. the atmosphere It times bofag aickening.
All the defects. however. have besn removed, and,
as ths opening Monday night, tho audience will bc
surprised At the change wrought by the exercise Of
good Judgment and tho spending OF Ss, 0o0 or
Sl0, 600.
Previously thase WIS but one-that into i!ando.p .ph
street, Now theru 10 second, leading Into
bs'f Ia il ',ss ss rs.s ss h,Ss s@s !sp
ean bs reached In : few secoad.. Then tho faeiI.
creased The stsirs.ys " al IL ffoa., whieS a fo:mstIy
I'D 70 tho Offices On the second and third doofs, now
nR e q; p.os: "a sass ssssq . 9a M
ss5 q the ,asss. ei1s!s. Ths sa.1aes, o.
Ss Co.ra asete b.. tss up .nS sp.ss
6y marble and Venetian tltlng; anu a new chanas.
!isr wt'l g''s light to tbs Incoming aad outgoing
which thse.teasa , M .As ti's. Il p..sss;hy on .h.
sors md iii .ssiass sss saiiiins, /. 70 70
be put In il place.
1hs apholststlnx , work hsa ~. been s:nsyed. ths
The irsscoinv Is .ntirs,y. nav. Tbs dome.
and hsndsoms. Hlue IL tho cotoF used In tho body.
various cators,. mainly rcd. which tas ths Ap-
seps. snS s.s .,.uy adorned
the prevailing coloF bsng 4r4y and The arnbusque
.sEe coiots arc u.cd for the latter, and come out
Tho 6oxss srs painted with = .ertes OF srays
- d tIi%.on .n3 otsnEs:e"lo,sa sstlo sas iasa
tufc corresponding.
TuE DROP cuarA1x
ia also new. 1t represents = double prosceuium
arch. with crimson cusalna parted. dl.cioslnv
balcony. i Greek maiden in the act 81 ispateh.
TX ao.S. ~ Hsnss s ths ns@e Of the subject d IA
brought ff9m ths EA,t and elsewhere. It was A.
ways too fat: sllRht tnc!,ne haa bean Rlvcn
e 4, making shs sIsx better from In front. Much
been removed, and # will eo mots roomy than b..
fure. The aain au4 sidr Chandeliers bare bean ~
psssd y onss: u kassp4y w'ta The suttoandnga
THH VENTILATION.
While tho uoothod to bs usea i. somewh.t Of "a
experiment., hastax never ostoso been tried In I
y E:k q ss
}tssh i forced tFou ths outside by fan thts.
supply being regulated automatically 4ccafdInx
to The tempek.tuss in the building. rhose
seated will bs e6ls ~ regulate tho draft by m.sns
Of the tube. II tAry want lseeze ta blow on their
hsstsd faeea they eau Asse it II the sir IL unpcas
ant they csn shus 1t III entirely ,Dy tho suIe A.
tsnxsusn. sitting 70 daft can y avoided. AMI
| claimed fur tbla invention that tue temperature
can 10 reduced 1tlreu lrYter. in eisht minutes.
sid e"sie.. taestses il .Ss @ eoonssy; @ .ai .a
| The DanchcIs, which begtnA Monday evsnlnv
will doubtless 10 geeetsd by crowded house.
, 1877-07-14

welt. not one daring to eppsoash him 70 render
FIN M H. :s ss1 e,,. .s ,Grs + st .ad
ss's; .y y,,s Z
mystery ny in the case. could thr Witnesses be natiS
NJ much !. could oe giea"ed ftom sl'su', Is herewith
MRS. MARY MuLoANEr,
No, 1eo brown street, testified that shortly sfier
1nEi i 4. Nv 1 f e foa1s as
and. when within three o. four PAGES Of thens.
Identify either Of Tho parties. Witness also heard
a by ss but could aa o 81 as
e s9oaas "a I'M ats'f buggy 'ss' s"! II" 'se sms
ne neighoorhood. Wills The thfes others remained On
the corner. Witnc's' hnepand came homo shortly
After oeloek snd st'saaSd sefoss ths murdered
MsgRie N.ynoids. of 80. Id, itown st1eet. icr.
titled thss Il about i0:ao three u foar men ia a
VIZ George. alias i NibaY," Paine. aud une asked.
The men lrove oa bot :, shortly teenrninx ons gos
sn psa ssa ''1fs FL i ns' H. @ so
after them a. they Disappeared, and one
ri them ared !. .ho, =" T. a. A. aboat
were seen standing on Tho corner. The sho. was
hred tust ~ one Of them disappeared. The thrco
ESss vent oes Mnn
Ma. Fitzpatrick, Of No. 1e5 Liberty. street,
DER sna IL h ess the sassy
that four men In buggy came to her house shortly
sss II IT, vsts
They Inquired for her ron Matt and not andEns
KDMuNp LoUonL1s, STAR NO. 2e3, AND THOMAS
star No. 200 Of the police, testified to running
across three men driving iarlensly in buggy on
ts and Ss.ss ths% & nv ony
then ased ono shot. and Loughlin coming up, u
been 'Ted p1 the men II The buggy: a.sa oau sl.'t
At thon hlm.eif. The chase continued down
sss :'.st Cam, and dA'ss sss ,.s mss'
tic horse and buggy were found overturned. shott.
street bridge. lie gave his uana M Janes Dfien.
said he lived on LOom!s street, near Taylor. aud
was xo!ng e she Rock Island depot to sec brake
Mr.. j. t;ottfsied, Of No. 54s Union attees; Min.
NE o'!sn. Of Ne. Isl Ftiteeaaa , tt,sci; deorxe.
Mrs. u. NuIloon and Mrs. g. Patterson, Of 80.
lAD Hfown rtrer corroboraed tho tcatlin0ny Of the
The prisoner. james Cannon. then made a cool.
telbesa.o statement similar 10 that already pub.
Ashcd. md which was proved BY hIs own mouth to
unasasy e aecompii.hsa % a. fer hs
years..
THOMAs FITZGERALD,
Of No: zoe btown street, proved tho only one who
sared e tell al! he knew Part ,e gave 70 t!s 70;
other Witnesses. .wnen tho ahot wa
away iron, 1he bydsant at tha toot of whIch shsn.
ley fell. The three boys had bcch standing on the
sss Sa' n0sa asaws' IT. + ahs a
coming. and hes tight; let's hold him up." They
, 1877-07-14

THE Assault AND VICIOUS CUTTING
OF Mary Lago.l, the keeper Of tho Italian rcstau-
rnnt At No. 173 West Randolph street. An Item
concerning which sppeared in yesterday mornings
paper. was much more serious than the police re-
port At frst indicated. The bar In tho place pre-
sided over by Angelo Threacho who was general
ly conaideEed 4 lover at tho mistress. sleeping
~ he did in the aaus room. though not in
the same bed. This latter arrangement was prob.
ABLY mado peeessary BY ne hot weather a'ona a.
Selves but It ia very evident That jealousy wsa the
III sss s s.,s Il I'd ireaasa. 1s a1ss sSoa
iose a1sirs. This place .aas been ihs reaort
of lswd charssssfs: s snd M hasoF L unde..
closed ut miln!9ht and the two retired to tbet.
apartment IN tho FtaF, and there had quarrel
ss
upon her with the razor. The poles pursued Tie
wsshcrwoman's liz went thsrs 6ats. beaded and
In h!a stocking feet stated that Mrs. L. had been
e..sbed. and that he wanted some clothing. This
ttonAaly not committed snlcl1c.
To he Editor Of TAs TFtbnat.
CHICAGO, July 11,-YouE article In to- dsy's H.
SUE, entitled "CarsInH pee," Is Ia the main cor
rect; tho latter clause. however. should convey a
different meaning. From ths character Of
the wounds about tho neck snd face. there
arc s.roug evidences Of desIrs 10
cause Tho death OF Hrs. Lagorl by
tho man. Tho two wounds In the right neet ara
deep and angry: and but fos tho large amount Of
adpose Tissue these tho juguar vein wontd not havs
scross Tho throat tdys and ons-hslf inches louK)
would have sevcscd tho w!ndpipe. There was also
:ip and extending bsekvards three inches, I'D,
haye severed tbs i.esi .rtery. Alter hi cutting
, 1877-07-14
HYDE TAHK,

To-day tho order In relation to the closing Of
saloons which hsye not paid their licenses goes
Into forco Tha keepers were Al tho Town. HAIL In
force and paid considerable sum. Yesterday
about ten haL not CONS up to tho mark, and enc
yho accn,ed 10 1s selected IN example, Charles
Fsrnsw0rth, of South Chicago, was arrested and
nneI bafora JuRt3cQ Uepit.
, 1877-07-14

Boms Of the choicest writers In America send the
ch3fcr4t lheubrstiona OF ihuIr pens Ia "Anurews
uAzar." They do this .ccaure tlcy reach tho must
Intelligent and extensive fennle constituency III
Amcrca. The ladies lako this u1aylxnc becsuse
!ts authority uu mattars Of 5aahlou and society b0
yunl xl1 others,
, 1877-07-14

W4lTLOW-McLA1N-snm A. Whtlow. OF
Eew York, and Mass Sarah L. McLatn, Of Chicago,
wero married Thursday evening 1t NJ llarr.on.st.,
a. tho tesidsnce Of ths brides parents. The cere'
Hony way performed by tho Rev. E. T.. Joiner.
tn Esw York papers please copy.
, 1877-07-14
For Use in the Nursery it ilas No EQBal
A PERFECT TOILET SOAP.

rtrs, among the requisites Of the tol'et II a soa
article Of Soap but to procure II i not AwAy. CIV
matef Many Of The mot rxpcnsvt sUata In the mar.
ket Ire made from cUarsc and delctorous matcrtR AID
ttr delicate eoofng and tr&srsut perfume oltea
conceal tho most repusfyr impurities. The dsciosurs
recently snadn public regarding t1hs subject ara po,
tl*cy asaftlluk and dcxerfc serious cHnstlcratloa
Scented soapt now Known to be extremely obee.
tohable. esneetay II apptd TO the head, nEurns tha
haiti srrttatlnH tho scap. and Inducing hcaa.
eces The character VI tho ingredients may BE- nferred
frusn the statement Of gentleman who usakca tia
persons engaged IN this employment ahof. .ttrcd,
from seye % tsn years being he o1Ees period during
Ss xa't5s as
ehtsfGTss ~ r. snsmca! skl q NJ T. L aynrf q
y
KIM ID the gnttrd Btatet. The rcn1wn of ~ .nntrfs
ssiHnsts Jul ti. istss s's3ess i sSo .pptopra,s M
Rss e r. y 81
III II S rsretas IL sS
ton 1f tc nest tntiat hap introiutc Tha rtla.
sgs9 ss hs er a a nm
e rtault IN Imply unpArslie1 In ta department Of ID
BY which this elegant toiist luxury i dssianste. aa1
fDr ap!tlcstton to thb cltcate skt OF !nfa4 children
properties The Hoan il psjamed liz Insrsa!cas,
SsnE q .ns anso'ats purity - e sGanse ad rm
hncl !.s.e eo.rs1 tho asence ut artificial perfume
m eFfscIo ,t q % ana the pes,a; earscte,
fGgstns1 and n7seesblo article OF tho kind over maui
TMas specially Desirable for the.uso OF tadIe, and
sns Toilet anti Is sEes ssyy 1atsr il Il aiso eas
Essss ssss A II s'Sa for
B. T. BABBITT, New York City.
, 1877-07-14

T1lURSDAY'8 STENCIL.
TUE HEALTH CoAAtss1onEk's STONY.
sswhtfe DO YOU live !" saId TRIBUNE reporter
to Health comnissIoReE DsHoH yesterday sltsr.
nuon.
4'At No. 440 West washiogton street."
''Wcre you c0nscloua u hall. pAat IL Thutsdsy
nlxatt'
nYes."
:DId Jou small anythIngr'
mo, but hsa1d lnat others did,"
1.-THE odof Wa awful On tho houth Stde."
''Ru ~, told"
"Aase you taken my sssps 70 aua or whence
tho stink c&met I"
~ know thAs without making inquiry"
''Whak was tbs earAs OF ltr'
''Well. 1t 4laa't cun1 from Bf4d&xPeft, not
, 1877-07-14

IF YOU WISH THE BEST,
buy Walter Baker Co. = Cocon 1t II pure, health.
fu', and cheap. Sold the world over by eading
ErocgrH.
, 1877-07-14
THE GREAT WEST.


The Population II Can Sustain.
4 gentleman, -says 4 new York Tribune cor.
5esponuont, has spent many yoars in tho
Western Territories, has Travelled extensively In
All ot THIN. and IL thoroughly familiar with thels
topography and resources, eives tho following
estimate OF tho maximum population they arc
likely to attain and support:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-04-30

ress, IF It pressed forward without
reducing that place, its left flank would be
exposed tn attack.
The rising Of the Christian population OF
Bulgaria is apparently counted upon as an
element of Russian strength. The Chris
tians may make common cause with the
Invaders they refused to do SO in
1899, though the Russians offered to arm
them-and their dislike for the Turkish
reqinse of partial liberation modified by
massacre is likely to be gravely tempered
by their vivid recollection of events follow
ing close Oh their suspected sympathy with
Serbia.
The whole matter may be summed up
thus, in the words of that very competent
critic, NJ. Ernest Dottain:
1.-THE occupation of Bulgaria is not so simple an
operation az many think. 1t implies the continual
passage of stream difficult TO cross the reduction
OF four or five great forresses and the defeat of
large army in the field 1t is possible that If Russia
employs all the resources OF her vast empire IN
such enterprise she will In the long exhaust
the resources of Turkey and subuate her. But this
would, without doubt, take two or three cam
paigns onerous to herself as well as to Turkey-and
Russia needs prompt and decisive triumph. such
triumph is not likely to he had in war Of posi-
tiOn against Turkish army"
On the whole, it is not very probable
that the Grand Duke Nicholas within the
next month will have got very far on his
way to water his horses in the Bosphorus;
and failing this, the Russian prospect Of
ending the war in single campaign vii
become SO clouded over that Europe will
be compelled to confront the necessity o
dealing with two exasperated empires, bott
Of them financially ruined. And that will
mean a general European war.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-04-30
Distances Between Important Points
in the Russian War.

IN Cne Russian w ar.
1t will be well for Americans, in view.
ing the theatre of war in Europe to re.
member that there are some magnificent
distances on that continent as well as on
this Kischeneff, for instance, the nearest
Russian camp to the seat Of war, is 400
miles from the Turkish detenses, There
is q railroad from Kischenetf west to
point beyond Jassy in Roumania, thence
railroad with u different gauge south to
GalatZ, the first point on the Danube,
which is still hundred or two miles north
# points which the Turks will defend.
Ii is good 1000 miles from St. Peters
burg to Kischeneff The Russians have
at Kischenef and other near points an
army of 100000 men, including 10000
cavalry aid 900 guns. The Turks are
supposed to have in Bulgaria about 30
600 men under arms The Danube makes
great shallow box to the south from
Widin and Kalafat below the Servian and
Austrian frontiers to Silistria, where it
begins to turn north before emptying into
the Black sea- Ali the fortified passages
of the river are on this southern bend,
Widin, Rustchuk and Silistria, as they are
called on the Turkish side Near its
mouth it would be easy to cross the Dan
ube, but great expanses of delta and
marshes would have to be crossed. This
marsh land is called the Dobrudscha, and
it remains to be seen whether Russia will
flank the fortified points by crossing this
district, or lay siege to them. The river
is nowhere less than half mile wide 10
this part of its course, and generally much
wider, with many islands and channels
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-04-30

Liver Disease and Indigestion
prevail to a greater extent than
probably any other malady,and
relief is always anxiously
sought after. II the Liver is
Regulated IN its action, health
health is almost invariably So
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-04-30
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-04-30
1e, 500 New Farms Started Within q
Year.

Does any one know how many new farms
were opened in the states and their terri
tories last year; how many new log cabins
have been built; how many acres of virgin
soil plOwed up for the first time? 1t is
not probable that one does know with ex-
actness; but there is little table in the
report of the secretary of the interior,
presented to congress some time ago,
which furnishes the material for an APP
proXlmately correct answer to these ques-
tons. During the year ending with June
last there we're taken up under the home
stead law l,S75,9O9 acres. New land
taken up under the hymestead law is for
actual cultivation, and is generally taken
in lots Of 16O acres. 1t would appear,
therefore, that more than 1900 new
farms were commenced last year under
the homestead law alone. But this is not
all. There were sold during the year
640,06l acres for cash, and 1877, $40 acres
we're allotted on military land warrants.
1t is no doubt true that a p0r
ton of these 1881 acres were bought
or entered by other than actual settlers,
by spectators or by persons who made
inves 'ments Of this nature for future pur-
poses. 1t will be fair to estimate, how
ever, that one-half of the 7IS, 33l acres
were purchased or entered for the pur-
pose of Immediate settlement or cultiva-
ton; and this calculation would give us
,. 432 more new farms of 100 acres each.
| There we're also 81 ,O4S acres entered
upon the Sioux and Chippewa half breed
strip, and COZ 1854 acres taken up under
the Timber culture law. = Leaving these
| two latter items out of the calculation, we
have an aggregate of about 1880 new
farms commenced during the year. This
means l9, 500 new homes. In FIVE years
from now, these 10, 500 farms, under good
management, ought to produce annually
some 100000 bushels of wheat, some
10000, 600 bushels of corn, and some
100000 head of cattle and swine-making
provisions more than enough to furnish
meat and bread for New York city for a
whole year-NeD York World