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, 1877-08-24
TILE RAILROADS.

CHICAGO AND KANSAS C1Tf.
II 10 now settled a1mnst he yond 4 doubt that the
Chicago Alton Railroad conpsny will extend its
line from Mexico 10 Kansas City. and work on tho
new line will probably b commenced next spring.
Tho peop1o living slong the proposed roate arc
very favorable to the construction othe line, and
nearly aI the towns and cties through which II 10
10 pass bare held meetings and decided 10 aid the
Chicago d Alton Company, recunlar!ty and othes'
wise. in lis effort 10 4 connection Of IL own
with Kansas CitT. This people Of the latter city
with Chicago. and a meeting has been held and
committees appointed 10 Indnee Tho compsuy 70
som,nence .he road .t once: The ksn'.s c'sy
road, md that thsy believe that i vilf DO ereat
de%tiny, both as IN tnveitn,ent and AZ great now
power IN tho development Of thelr country and
their usde: the Company wli not hesitate p build.
nesd vas The one thtnR needed 10 MAKE Kansas
City tho grratest ra!lruad eent.o and competing
@ Il @eon.iaesed Il the mofs shat View 70 ot i ast
man. They now have no through line to cheaRo
Chicago roads ttrike tho Missouri K!yer It tesesnl
points shove them. .nd another Chicago road
Ksn:s: I'D Tss.. 4
iSs fs!iro.d ...a. of Ksns.: G!ty, would ::
events, nnt it they st th,s great md direct
line. with it, forty .two foot grade and 10 atet ras
to Chicago, any man Of ordinary sneActty eoua sit
down and draw the Eatnro railway map Of Tho new
Weat. i wou1l give them a degree and kind OF
they had never had before, and fully oqual to that
which mad made st. Loula what she waa. Running
straight through tho Oldest and rehcas cunnt!es Of
Missouri to tho bridge over the Mississippi! at
1oue,ana, between there and Chicago IL cut across
all tho great East and West lines. and. while HiY.
Into most ADVANTAGEOUS connection with crefy e1.
listing agency Of transportation, whether b{ riter
rail, or lake. 0f tho Alton MANAGEMENT they had
foretastc In the fact that. while running III cars
to Kansas City oyce the track Of anothct road, 1t
hauled moro cara Of grain and cattlo for then,
than all tho other roads combined. II II cAme
there on track Of its own It would come equipped
and prepared 70 play tho most Important role IN
rnssroadin1 that h1a ever been attempted In ~
tlonlze transportation and compel general con-
eentsaton Of the railroad bnslness Of tbs North.
west It kAnsag City.
, 1877-08-24
B. T. BABDITT. New York Cir.


From the effects OF the warm weather, and ara d..
bIlIated, are advised by physicians to take uodes
ate amounts OF whisky two or thres times during
Tho day. In 4 littlo whlo those who adopt thia
adv!cc frequently increase the number Of "dsnkt'
and In tlmo become confirmed ,ncbrlntcs. A hev.
crage which will not create thtrst for Intoxicating
liquors, and which "a intended especially for ths
benefit Of debl,tatcd persona, whether At home Or
abroad. Il Ds, schenck's seA Weed Tonic. Con.
tanning the juices Of many medicinal herbs, stt
preparation does not create an spret,a tnr the ID
to3icatlns cup. The noufishing and tho life.sup.
porting properties Of many valuable natural pro.
ductons contatned In II and we'll known 10 medical
men, have most strengthening influence 4 sln.
Ele bottle Of tho Tonic will demonstrate ita ralua
hle qualities. For debility arising from sickness,
ever exertion, or from any cause whateycr.a wine.
glsssful Of Sea Weed Tonic, taken after meals, viii
strengthen the stomach aud create an appetite 70,
wholesome food. To ala who arc about IcarIas
the[r hones dsslto aay that tho excellent Ct.
fects OF Dr.. 6chenok's scssunabo remedies, Sea
Weed Tonic and Mandrake Pills, arc particularly
evidont when takun By those who are tnlurLousI
affected BY 4 change of water snd diet. Norsnoa
should leave hon,u without taking snpuly VI lbels
safeguarda along. For nnic bv all druggists:
, 1877-08-24
TIE cAMp-GROUyD,

THE ANIMAL CHICAGO DISTRICT cAAt-MxB!Ea0
openra yesterday In ths beautiful grove whIeh h24
for ~ mAny years been devoted 70 this purpose,
locatsd on the oanks Of tho river near the village
Of Desrlatnes. 4 day nero uupromiafuE OF ILL.,
su!tcd for N outdoor gathering Of any character
could not hsss been choeen. 4 cold, drtxE,tpx
Fala sci In early In the luornins, and continued
With elight Interruption dunn2 the entire d,y.
Tho good brethren on the groHad, however, are ty
no means discouraged, confidently hupias aud pre,
dtfttux that WHEN ths hlatory u ths ncetiny shall
have been written, this FaIny day may prove the
main feataFe Of the chapter scedea,s. and that
Yesterday was gloomy and dls2gIeeaalu.
Thv nun,bcr sreAIJ on tbs ground, lespitP The
Unpleasant weather. u Larger bhsn Oh tae opening
delegation srsive1 on tho 10 O'Clock train from
thir4yo, aud each suecesdlax lfatn haa INCREASED
tic nlnoers in sttsndaDce. Among lhs fanl!iar
lo<x upoa lets there Il one. which will bs Tucked
for In saln. There 10 . sacsnt place smons lhs
oiiiesfs VI the Association snd the constant ~.
tsn44nts uIun thu Devotional e4e1Stscs which w
u lls hAne 10 Ins'ewood Sunday mor9!g3 la'1
ssy y.o,.1,: IT, .* a. 'Ss; TO-: e. epss:.s 1sssa'
Uas Of tbs Oldest rx.ltstts Of tho county. be was
Gus Of ths charter memtxn u tic Assuclat!oo.
and whils alive nstef salRsst The AInoal CAMP
Caful.sa. he ~aa equally sbasiens on The Board Of
TfGatees o. 10 th< pf.yrf meeting. when aetluy ~
50 executive oGees es The soeitt1, Of In winning
aea!s " . hIzhtF. letter l'fe
Norshp<ss d!nes Isls ft1 thtAe of laat yesr, <x.
cspt they arc b<tt*s eAltuistsd Is tts eonfo u
these sho saall as;eld. Tbs ,Yssat tsns,
and osang 70 tbs tnptosensnl saAds IN Y. u44-
ehi1e5y. was p'aIsd In r4sltloa With iitsIa aitAal
y. 10 1os - tsEtses IL every dstAil ~ saeh sa
, 1877-08-24


rho Af.nnon,tes Wsl1 Administrations.
T., c..u,,.,,.-vha rhou..na
AcspeH eas"rna"@-Ane A""uss"a
Islands Sunday. School FRtltament-A
Sensible achsms.
spertaf ,24,paseA to ne Tribune,
1...t.sh. s,,a oa"nn.,,~ r,.a
W!Ns'eka, hahltoDa, aug ~-'wuu1n4 LoIa
pnaeHns vis!s to tho Mennonite sott!smen.s, vets
",tv una con,.rtm-nt srd calling sttentInn In ifa
s.,,n I"a ~ S,rds,, -, 80, ~ .how thse
tn1S'n9 'AEms .aa Apanasn' "aftes% " sn'" t"at
the representation which Induced Immigration to
Tho p1avtnca were moTs than luatdeh. Tbs Vice
n.,., .vn.et to start for m. notthwe,t nnala
ttssa' pA'H - ~ "'' ~. , s ." =. -.
o. tho Ake OF inc ooas ne3t WEEK. taenGe ~ "1
rottage. and down Winnipeg RaSer to Lake Win"
ulpeg. %.s
Work has begnn IN MlnneAo&a on Tue projected
railway called lha bfecxlnfldga Cnt.NI 70 con-
nccl !ireek!nr.dgo with Glea!on. 5hc Ass sta
already laid for come mt!ea troIn VI; HehllAce,
on tho rembns branch Of tho Pachc Railway.
&psc!nt niEsseA 20 7ht 7Fdhtas+
TonoNro, Au&. oA -Iha licensed stetneIfs
, 1877-08-24
THE FEDERAL ARMY.
Number of Regiments and Companies Sta
toned In Each Of thu Several Military De-
-

corTs,oona+rt< y.,s y,rs 7rt,nae.
w.,msoros, ;: {: Aug iO.-7bs oiael., sta.e-
mcnt prepared a. the war pepa'tmont sno"'"s too
dIspo'!tIon of The army Of The United States on
msnt Of hat eharsetor Issued 70, several ycars
.s"' y. s.a. s"t ssn.., sam,.ot,. ~ s.,,io,v
past instead OF touHeeh eou'pan'es o! .t.nosy.
the Department Of tho South, - was tho case
only few months 40, there are now only
sts companies OF art'l'e', anu Two eompanles o.
q tas sta,e' q So.'h and soota Carolina, ese..
ne'see as lies east o. the Tennessee hlvee. u
lsurcr whose headquarters are at Atlanta, Ga.
ps,tent I oi se ea =. wa. The ea'e n Mach
last, thcrc aro now only two companies Of intan:
~ n that Department, which l. compoaea q
Alabama, and the.p .pait. of Kentucky ma Tsn.
nes'ce lying west Of ths Tennessee Aiycf: Tue
eomln"nding odtcef u nT:gs .uen. .. C. Ausns.
New Eueand States, New YORK. New ,Jei.cJ'
rennsy!yanla, Delaware. Maryland, v!F9inta,
ana, and the District Of Columbia, there are thrcc
tegiments and seven companles o. AfaiiefJ' t"o
regiments q and sixteen companies of Infantry: ,,
The force n these staies has been INCREASED during
req regiment ii artillery, two ful! feaimsa.. and
naa'ej. !oss!hor With tho nepa,tments e ths 0uIt
IT, IT, At'.sIs stS ths %soIs asas; y aeS
T. Mancoek the aen'or na]Sr.tisnsI,si1 , 1s' r. Tho
a'y II: NE sse.s a'f II ss S
/ Columbia. under command OF NttR Gen: y. y.
1lowatd who ha. ,evsn companies Of ea,alsJ ye
fnnttJ ot thaa force; e!o eompan!os of s,! ss,ynI!:
Of s1s an4 ct be1ens
, 1877-08-24

Aspec!sl mtetng Of the Board Of Village Teua-
lees was held On Tuesday evening last. al tho
members present. Tho 6nAl report Of tho late
Treasurer, John c. knowles. wss presented aud
accepted. sincr biz last report the receipts weIs
ysdV; disbursements for the saut pefsbd, $At6. 81
lond Of a. IT, 6lefwIu. The newly .sppointsl
Cooperation Treasurer. In The sum of g.. o0. wllh
n. T.. hhrswia aud samue! ". t;rsants sufeties.
As4sts. Wood Of ahs Town u Nites, and Ne,chaln
and Murphy u ihs Town Ut A4!nr. for lhu ss!s u
discussed st length. Il wa Aps!ty decided 10 20.
poips Z coEmittze Vt TIRES. con4lxtfuR OF Me4sks.
Wood, Uotisf. and Mathews. ~ obtain bids for
gsasei hy the square yard placed Oh the soaa with
7alI power TO ec& u ths PR rni&ss.
, 1877-08-24

Tho Comptroller yesterday redeemed popular.
loan certificates Amounting to 81, bt}o anu assncd
revenue warrants amounting to 81. OcD.
The Ttcasures's receipts yesterday Wtrn e, TUG
frorr Tho cir Collector, s., GIL from tho Wales
Department, aud s.ld from The Comptroller.
Thomas Wclch took oats permit yesterday to
hnild three thrce.sory md basement stofe. G9Sto
feet each. at So, :sl, :,a3. aud 3so Division
street, to ct,At SIS. 600.
Another case Of email. pox was fonnd yesterday.
This time 1t WAS al No. :s10 Noble street. Five
new cA.c. Of scarlet fcser were reported At the
Health Office YESTERDAY: S'x deaths from TINT dls-
case have been recorded this week.
, 1877-08-24

McEook, the ony surviving brothers Of tho family
OF seven soldinrs, Tho procession formed com.
pyia!nR nearly Ill veteran otrantzations. Tho
the reterans nt The Sinth Ohio. and accepted on
behalf nt tho city BY Maror Moore Addresses @
~ eolnrade Of The dcccsscd toloncl, and In Ger
man BY the IeI. Dr.. keifcnthal.
, 1877-08-24
NO TRIAL.

SOUTH HEHD GENTLY SLIDES OFF.
There has been constlerable rivalry between Tho
hote ampHnlcs OF LapoEto and South Bend Ind,
and two ''ruas" have taken place between them.
In one Tao Wldo-Awakes, Of Laporte, won by run.
ning AO rods In 384 suconds and In tho other tho
Dcltaa, Of South Bend, won IN 10 seconds. After
cotierablc discussion between tho companies, Il
was agreed to make third run OYER Dexter Park
for purse Of $500. Yestsrlay. The day set- was
both rainy and muddy. bat thc companies were on
hasd iuliy equipped and ready for Tho contest.
The Wide. .Awakes wore striped stockings, blue
knre. .breechcs. he.h. .eolofcd thiFsA, and looked
like country bala.ciuh. while the netas wore
shltu sktu.tl.his with blue trunks and scsembled
A,,ot r 1eapers IN e!tc4s ring. Tho Contestants
wste by name a. fo1lows:
k:ssiSs 5.rsss' ssi;! = k.ex; iaxw;';.s ass;s
t.Ser soa,ay S Nstsfus. aoers. 10 Araoid Aid@A
n,siss;;ssa s*a. fiSs ss is;sss fsfs
Gs'stc ;s'ts 6 sa; tefsist esefsiF! h. if Ill
thv Widu. Awskes. aud spaa aad sicKer 1or tha
Ue.sAs. A!ks Tohln was referee.
both companies Wefc to take water at tho end OF
thtir rua. The steamer Liberty. VI tho Stock.
x Il. sns sea + ssis s:.. ~ e Is
es.r:..lie e. dlsesy 10 ID cormitses Of 41ranss:
iessy % boiler Which could not BE- i1ed ander about
four huura. Thea It appeared that ont Of the
one up sfoEa aown.tawn. And then. when
al was In rtad,ncts, it waa discovered that
away. The tde..Awakes ran orsr tbs couTes Ia ~
minutes snd 10 seconds. and claimed the money.
Mhs sthef 3her viii get II Ut mol dues not appear.
No reasonable excuse was offered ~ the Delta. for
their action. which looked veFy much like shlskns
the crsnt. and The Laporte chaps by their rakfr.
grit, Impressed tbs atteudance With ths Idea that
lhey Akl rather scafeu out the delegates from oI
faI's hume. This tnpres*lon wa* stfensthened oy
/ HE fact lhst before Tue vA'vs xas t1e1 i.sposte
filtered t0 Eun The hthet chaps one At time. u!
| without coupling on. Of up tn Tire steamer and
and i'll credit u ,hr hnuth uenh delegates thll
they Meod aroaal tiIt ja.s everything was dxod,
and thea sl.d out 20 suddenly.
, 1877-08-24
GEN. ROBERT M'C00k.

C,xcIsAAra Aug. 23.-A handsome monument
10 The memory OF NsiY. Gen. Hohest LAt!mef Nc
Cook. erected BY tho surviving comrades Of tho
Etnth Ohio, was unvslisd In Washington Park 10.
daJ. Thn monument H. fasgs*slzed bass In
masbls, surmoanttd on . pedestal Of
gnuIts, The desIgn and work Of
! young seulptoE named Fstswsn. Among the
q, 600 or 7, 600 present were Nss. Martha Mecnok,
widow Of MAI. Dan NeCook, and mvther Of a! the
AeCooks who Ioek ~ xeure part In ths Late War.
, 1877-08-24
EQUALIZATION,

sFAIxoT,xLp, IT.. Aug, Lin the State BoAsd
OF Equalization th!s morning = resolution was
adopteu calling upon tbs Auditor for liss Of oil
,hs swamp and orestowed lapds granted 10 each
county In ths State undsk tho Swamp Land act.
Tbs Auditor presented % susnded attainment Of
the sssessaocn:s fson Cook County, which Wa 70 =
, 1877-08-24

Tbs best chance aver offered 70 secure farm
bare coutsol Of srset of the beat land In pekIn.
ton County, Kas, On which psoDoao 10 sestls 4
colony Of tfty families. | ea1 oteF tho moAt IA
vorabie terms for tbs puseha4s OF tho land, tlaus.
portatlon 10 It, etc. Parties inleEssea can leArn
full particulars BY personal application 70 G. n.
, 1877-08-24
BRANCH ROADS.


LANSING, Mich, Aug. 22.-A branch Of tho Dc.
troit d Bar City Railroad, from vAssar 10 Caro-
the county Of Tnscota County,. .slxteen miles,
ts protected. Subscriptions htrn btcn obtained,
except about IS, 900, to complete the sane, and
wotS YIN s s6 ss o III
haya !, o0O OOn bushels Of wheat to ship the pres
cnt season. The contract haa been lot for tho
branch from Stanton to Cedar Lake, and Ia'ge
force IA at work.
ITEMS.
Tho numerous dghts which tho Wabash Road
has had on Its hands since Its reorganization have
been augmented BY another. This time It ID IN re-
gard To Its St. Louis ticket Offices. Thorc has
been an agreement among the roads In St. Lou1a
that mono Of them shall have moto than one ticket
ohics 10 that city. Tho Wabash has established
second one, however. and the other roads arc
Of tho Offices Is not discontinued. Tho. MANAGERS
Of tho Wahaah claim that when they bought out
tho Toed9 w bssh wssteEn M 1ia of 5ng
but one ticket o1ice at st. Louis. Tho new Com
pany was Hot bound b{ aEtsemenssE N - made 6I nc r.,
ills matter ~ They pleased.
o. 6ss .fssa t@saI1 Gses t 4Esns
other baltimore stations, has been appointed AS
eistant Master Of Transportation Of thai Foad. This
!. tho hrst appointment Of Assiatsnt Master Ct
sraith. Whoa iii. Thomas T. SHARP. tho present
Master Of Tsantportation hold thu position. and
was psoulotcd 10 Smiths place. It Is claimed that
this change Is preliminary to tue REMOVAL OF BIZ
Thers Ia no truth in tho statemens contained in
esht business secSs Il deat 10 sseurs III a
transportation of Eastwatd.bonnd freight; In.
shows that. while Ill Of them ale doing good
business. yet ther haYe mora cars than tders IL =
oeise I'd. e he pnsns on of tho Adam.
Company from thu lIncS controlled By tho Haiti.
, 1877-08-24
An Eleven-1nning Game and Draw
by the Hartfords and
Louisvillcs.
Tho BOstons Have No Trouble In
Disposing Of the Cin-
cinnatts.
Some Good Rowing and Some Hard Kiok-
ing at the Madison Regatta,
Yes.erday's Trottlng and Running Rates At Psugh'
keep,te, Mendoza, Saratoga, Ett.
DASE-BAL1l.
BpsToy vs. CINCINNATI.
N.A~t P>t.nos.A IA TbA 7+rfhft6f

DASE.DALI. :.
BOSTON vs. CINCINNATI
soetta, pitpnica 10 The Tribune.
Bosrox, AuE. ga small audience Arrerbled
to rec the Clnennatia and Dostons play the eighth
game OF the season. Dooth WAS hit more freely
than on yesterday, but his support was agsn poof.
Smith held hts own behind the bat. and Folcy's
base play WAS brilliant, but Ia the 1tst Inning
mn+t OF the nine made expcnsYc errors. Al the
end Of ths third inning Manning went 10 centre.
McJer1e 10 shors- and Pike to second. after which
tho vtetors fcldcd with but two errors. Jones
alone made sny stand nt the hat Tbs homo ciub
p!ayed another fne fielding game. Whites error
being passed halt IN the seventh Inning After he
md Brown hsd exchanged places. Brown's catch
Ina, asaitted BY satton md oiaou.ke's outaeld!nz
ali hut schaftr played auclJ. White took de-.
ct1eA lead It :he tat
THE eroRE.
, 1877-08-24

Housewives Who desirr the most delicious fsvors
IN thsIf eakee aud pastEy viii get II BY uslux Or.
pt1ee's r.AronBx Extracts.
, 1877-08-24

M a deposit Of $500. Tho race viii hn for 81, 600
a a,dc and tho tin9!r.seull championship.
aNTMMtSi MATCH.
LoSn nnAScN. AnE. ~. Wade defeated Cnn-
nin2hom IN Tho two.rnl1c OCEAN swimming match.
, 1877-08-24

The Deuipon people, TO lIdpa al the.r feelings
piosf i Il xii new t.i1o.l eonnee.ion win chi.
c4o ~ Il L"is is disappointed that tue N'.tnuF!,
h,..ts Ts1.. .. couldn't tss any psrealsf
Ia ri x:.ith Ns,.,.: Tisti. i9itsI e. ~ s:se..a
s.n L4t the nss. halu irola Tex4& thai ever came
t1r ,u.n t, Cat a2o as fast freight. The new eon.
,s % Il %.oa' Shs.:o .nss. ss'1o' 4sl.s S''1s. e..
s,:1ea 10 peculiarly s!eA nsld to ch!cago msr'
e. -. and one q which they aFe evidently ~.
T.1M e4a do when .bs n'akca ny her Iulnd 10 a.
~. .h somebody will p!onatly Ire rlaeed IN tho
E1,,st:sn. where II VII NJ II rGt attract con.ids
s;a1;e teat!on, a. zach curiosity deseFres 10 do.
EAyLIAs poSATEhS,
xoae year, 40 when the ke. Mr.. Rarl!n. who
s.aes 'u ,' tns =:
+ +. :'f'i$ ss':*. r.: :.y9.:a 4: e:
l.s.:. Iaa;.w.. expected 70 dsve'op 40 e1ttaof-
f., 'enis Il Il. ioxps. Il H. u:st1 .s1is n
v. ::,'. '.te4 III The land and ths tro.pec.ns
~ =. -. sI.,r ou:bt T. or.na Brltbe t1sat ~.
H.. IL .eata sa.uttd only tcf ssa..a. M To
a s1t Ia * Il .a.u. n y
~ tx NJ. n.shn l.. t<scn% !
seaass q the III T., T. ,sas r.
s.ilf deprecated. Das pf ttsse Tsr.test. tn Tux:
IA; 4.ta yxtsls sk tjoaef tsttttdaY. e,en t1Id
h:netrs d4d V hs'e fke lute n.a xonh anJthih1.
b:cl 4.e 1t tlda1 ass hai A1. EAyl,a bA4 " LAcx
II up with aEa ~ fof taas t.iaIEz bu.i1tss. A1
n:.eE lotk snx st1ek 10 kat aaT say- tbs sAma
Ts4.lez s1M hs also held nute ftr Il. TO- xit "a
hf Aans aFnt!e1aap, Tor IN: relief Ut Of Lbs
NA1t.st rLuteh<s. ii MA sotae e~kefe stnans biz
tags. bet }aat where Ls ditht remember. IN
fat Ee bad smost forgotten the &Inuant MD <sen
&c xxIs4a tsee of lhe L1te, katlbX losy A:p X,ts1
a. any 1dea ui etxf eeleetirx IL. In ats 1t1L,1a.
1.tsh neha n,xtt do 70 luok Il ~ cst.tslttes. Iv
u fof ever xsitiaX Anythnx on tLEtn, that va Al
tottthkf oct G5 tot queas:oh.
1HE TACHT CLUB
Asrseiai Eetttak Of tke Chicago Yacht Club VA
keid IAat eseuiaf, Goumodo1s HfAdlty II II.
eAlls. snd latt Ys1Fow sseseasy. Ths jsdge.
EspoT1 u ths la4s 1sxast4 waa fsa5. in Nnel
Ese tfttsAt Ut ths Cspt&tp OF tie atki lhi
ssAi1ss tks aHs1d u ths see3od slAk4 " tAs JkeA
, 1877-08-24

Tho Nyeunonltes Well Satlsnod-SR 10 on.
Keepers' 6aturna1lA-The Thousand
Islands Sunday school rarltameut-A
Sensible Acheme.
, 1877-08-24
THE TURF.

'-' TymS-2 3a4 3:Aat, 7:1H.
Purse Of "a 500 for the 3:21 c!aas.
, 1877-05-11

Weonnu7s, Clerk of the sout!. Carolina son-
ato' having been charged by tho Charleston
lNe'es and Courier democratic organ) with hay-
Ing bought liquor and cigars for Republican
officials with State funds, has |" got eYcn " wlth
that paper BY hrlnginR before tho SENATE sono
letters which he claims to tavo received seycn
ycara aRo from tho owner Of tho Ne.os aud Cour.
Ter. Tho following arc samplos OF tho slocu-
tucnts:
. DEAN Wnopnurr: 1ne!osod ind bill against tho
Speaker. ARRANGED for dlscoHnt ot 20 nor cent 10
Tho payins on!ses Moars sa,a i shoad % pal
road wahts Of the I4cgtslhtnre.
Mr Ds.n Josxruue; This y tho n,ost intstcstlne
tue ll9uso In tho san'o happy. WAY, and thero viii
10 ChFlstmas snFkey and tElmminga for both ron
DsfosrA!sx sol!. mo you want Yoar proposal for
State Printing, anil tnc1osn two proporals, ono
private. tho alho! public. We hsvo put the rrIco
= 10 eonts line; II tho oaeE can b amended or
Improved, let u know. What no want ID to got a.
The 9ross amount. whatcrcr! It mar bo.
, 1877-05-11

| proper. The end sonHht WAS to brenk NJ
tho election Of partisan judiciary by cnn
bling the minority In ovory dissrict 10 elect nj
lonst ono Judge. This wonld give to onch
circuit judges Of opposing politics. At pres.
ent, in circuits whore political nominations
arc tnado, tho Jndgo Is selected from the
political party which happens to be In 1na.
jority in TINT locality, and thus Dcmocrntic
lawyer, however commandnblc md tlesirabls
as a Judge, cannot bo elected in a Republican
circuit, nor Republican Judge In Domo-
CRITIC circn,t. Under this now rulo tho vot-
ers of tho orcuit can elect Judges, whntovcr
r,,ay DO their politics. The Senate struck ont
this provision relating to minority sepresont-
ation, bnt tho House haa testorcsait Ills to
10 hoped tho Senate will yield, aud thus secure
to tho State judiciary protected from tho
possibility Of rcproaoh on the ground Of
political partisnnal,ip.
It is notorious that tho judicial circuits
arc npportioncd by tho party majority in tho
Legislature 10 a. to secure tho election of
pnrty candidates to tue Doncll, nntl that, OK
cept in rarc cases, pnrty candidates are oleot-
ctl to tho Circuit Courts. In tho northern
district Of Tho State, outside Of Cook County,
party lines exclude Democrats from tho
Bench, and In some Of tho middle, eastern,
western, and southern districts the sa,no OK
el,ision Is applied to Republicans. In 1nnny
instances tho best mon aro thus excluded
from Judgeahips by reason Of their politics.
In this county, this party ru1o has not been
applied for many years. and Democrats and
HA$11 Ia nrtm stA1 u y
, 1877-05-11

Tho Chicago pEotnco markets wcre runornlly
easier ycstcrday With less doing. Mess pork cotcl
16e per brl !owcs, At 4l4. 85bl4. 87f for limo nd
S16. 90 for July. Lard tloaed l71tc pcr 100 10.
lower. at 50. 62!1 for juno and 50. 1?n for July.
Meats were dull, al SC per lb for loose shoudcts,
INC for DO short RIBS, and 7ac fosdo short clears.
11ighwincs wcro qutet, at 81. 10 per gallon Plou,
was qact md steady. Wheat closod We higher, Of
81 ooh for May and 81. o81t 10. Juno Corn closed
&c lower, at hlkc cash and ii Nc for juno. oats
closed Nc lower, at 44c cash and 44ssc for June.
Rye was stcady. A. e8e. Dnsley was nominal. ut
76c for Msy. Hogs were quiet and 6&o1oc lower,
with sales OF poor 10 extra at IS. 1oGDB TO- Cattle
wero active and stronger, so1llnc At s. a5{Da 90.
Sheep wore hrm aud unchanged. Ono httndeetl
dollars 10 gold would buy SLOT. 12tS In gtecabacks
ut the close.
, 1877-05-11
THE STANDARD or TIE PRopHEr,

Tho startling nows Is sont from London
TINT tho shoik-uf-1slan,, who IL the head Of
tho Church in Turkey, md to whom tho
8nltau must refer In every act Of Importance,
Inns instructed tho 1oador Of tho annual pil.
grim caravan which starts shortly from Con-
stantinoplo for Mocca to proclaim In oil tho
cities through which ho pnsscs that the
faithful aro called to tho war against Rnssia,
and thnt he will bless tho Sultan ns tho Ioad-
or Of the holy var. Tho news Is In accord-
ance with previous dispatches which hnvo
represented tho Sultan ~ declaring, In spite
OF English advice TO tho contrnry, that he
would unfurl tho standard Of tho Prophet
whom tho emergency aroac. With one now
erful army nlong the wlolo line OF tho Dan
ube from, its mouth to tho Sorvian frontier.
and another driving tho Turks before 1t
through Asia Minor, the Sultan moy woll
imagine that the emergency has como.
Tho unfurling Of this standard, tho
"sanyak-sherit," will present now phase
Of the conflict Tho standard Is ns old as
MohnmmcdanIsm itself. It was part Of tho
flowing curtains TINT adorned tho room Of
MonAMznDb favorite wife, mud has always
boon carefully guarded from profane eyos in
tho serag1Io. It matters littlo how old 1t is,
or whit 1t il, however, 10 Mohammcdans,
It Is to thcm the symbol Of thoir faith, the
standard Of thciS Prophet, the badge of
Islam. Whom that standard is unfurlod, 1T
summons eyory Mohnmmet1an to tho rescue
Of 1slnm. 1t calls upon $500, 900 Moham-
medhus In European Turkey, ovor 40,OOD.-