, 1877-10-20

=, ILLINOIS JUDICIAL DISTRICTS. |
Sp-'aai Iassate& tn The t9ttc'1o Jttsane-
WAsn1SGTus, II. C., Oct. 1H.--'thc p|a1 to !
divt'e The State Of illinois Into three judicial
dfstrtct4 will probably hc revived. The plan pro-
poses the following division:
The Counties of tuck IA3and. ncnrl Dufcsn,
Prthau. Marshall. Wnodfoni. Taztwell. Mason,
Schuyler. llaacock, Henderson. Mercrt ,Knoz.
M4re u'"s rsSri is,a Ms,
pose and he known ~ the Wstsern District Of iii,
not.. and a1 the rrfdoe Of rmd stste Tying nnrth
Northern Ds,tritt; ind courts sllal held for r.h
Sorlhssn uistr:et :! thscaeo Anu a!l tue sctidnc
cd sha1l compose the Southern Judicial DastrttL
iNMluEArsuN PROJECTS.
Home OF tile Western members propose to In
trudurc hills authorizing thu Secretary Of the
Treasury 10 prruarc MID publish "iu the En-
glsh. German, French, s"ediAh Ut Scandinavian
Languages full aud complete abstract Of nI1 tl1c
FUND IN ths annual rrtorts q the Comm!sslo't
ct of the Etntral Lahi-Qince Il! the Cnllcti
States; aud that he alsu cmbo1Y ticrcIu Eurh
faetb a. ure Vi value tia. HeFc eet fuEsL ~ a
Secretary ri tic Treasury, III 1eI+i that sue''
fart. b. cmbodlrl ia said rrport that ART u IT.
| tescst or yAtic-' -
TitB LAKE FRONT.
Carter Harrison wIll probably felntroducc his
bill to culltrM to the CITY ot Chicago the ttcto
| the luke front 81 Hin hlll IT last yeAr provided:
Thai ali the right. stle. and lnsere.t f the
ssf'es Of thc z n as = thcs.o spe~n a.
dearborn adhion 10 Chrm:o. su'k!itsdel, fastal.
xud recorded under The aulhnsity Of The stcfr'ar.
Of " ar abnnt the year AHnu bnInn lts.3. be. anu
hereby IL. conveyed 10 the City Ut Chicago together
with all til. arcfet.n4 ant rpaFtn" rixhfs and Ill
yllcd. however that this act sha!! In 10 Fets'tct
impair thr Gedtesr"n ne'ntn1"tu ,asds Of rntd
grounds. ur any pirate rights therein,
| TAHrf 1.EI3i-LATIOA.
| Tho Ncw fnrk importing interests VIII en-
dcayng tn secure thorough modification of thc
ta1i1f. One Of the special features Of It ts ",
provide fpr tic classification Dg fabrics c01uposru
| of mixed materials. The proposition aa ~ tllese
| 5absics Is:
That, for thr purpose Of simplifying .nd avoid
ing di;icuItirs under cxtnt!ng laws tn determining
mershnndtsr. on ind At.cr thr approval Of ta.a ac
iii nAnufac,Mrth fabrics coiupotrd Of tn" n1 nasr
Provided fur nrAer extasinx lava upon the article
h faef f. s4ns 81 sad ssd
ARMY DEsERrIo*~
The Secretary Ut War cari, year il obliged to
report tn Cone7c4s very rapid increase Ia tse
these dcscrt,uns bill has beco prepared proy.A-
iha, al, saytur. aceruIna from post bakeries.
sasi! s'd H. ds,oset ssclusi1eY 10 tao pp1rhasp u
vegetables or othrtalicra necessary tur sl,e eot,'
Sa f. g. ssS -: @
so'npanics serving Il ~ pe.t; tror4i<a rL.i =;
listed 1aen drawing their ~ f3tioa 81 aout 'nall
| MISCELLANEOUS.
An attempt will aga4n be snAde to secure leg
islatlon designed to pronht scnAtors and Hep
rrsc1,taslscA from nrting u counsel iu hu!is
against tie United States The neeessisy fur
AotHc such luW Il quttp apparent tn the presGut
state Ut public opinion. Congrestsntn either
ought TO b. permitted TO Practice law without
ans Limitations. or lhcru should he some lerll
prohibition nA To tAcir nlga.ng In litigation
uEasn4t the tiovcrnment.
Pcrsuns who arc afraid ol railway accidents
l.ars ,nalagcd to lntrot1eu bills " make i ny
lawful, under lcayy pcualties, fur any rnllroai
chr 10 be heated ht tirrs within The eaf When tho
cars urs bcng used for transportation.
THE KANKAKEk VALLEY CANAL
} The 1utlauA CUuEreeAtucn haru III contcH,'
patton hill "ee,lIns lands nov worthless, au|
which have never bcen survey Or scct!un
lied, but which may b. reclaimed Or drained b,
constructing canal from Lake Michigan, rom
1outh through ttu kanka1es Valley to the W.
bash IiveE, at OF nrIs the City u Lafayette
Ind, to unY corporation that may drst organize
to construct sail canal. Under Ihs laws VI lu
Mai Gillespie, Of the Corps Of Engineers. IN
1878, and Can't. Howard sianburT, III 1881,
Demonstrated, II is claiued, thai there, ara out
ucct tic Wabash !lives and Lake AIciligap
/ commencing It or neat Michigan CITY, and run
ntug south, passing through tbe kankakce Val
, lcy to ttlc abah River, Vt Or ns.,r tlo City o.
: The promoters OF this scheme c!ai.n that i
: haI bGen demonstrated that III passing thrsu1l
: the valley ol ssll kalikakcs htYer, theru il 1
!. 'ar;c boly Of land nor aud alxaya aeretoior
~ deeply submerged In water, BY the formation
= OF lakcs and nlarshet that It has mover heel
: surveyed and svrttasizt<i ~ tlA: United Stale
t. ~ the surrounding lauds hare beea. hut whtcl
tion, a1.i nude ysluab3c as agricultural lands
| ty the construction Of sAhi canal frutn ltak
Michigan ~ ttIc Wabash River; aud there ,,ar'
u oll.c, larse bodies VI lanl, amounting to a!gr
q principally ce4le1 to the State Of lndiaua u
/. swatnir!ansls, must ut whitll have been pr1
= chased BY Individuals, hut whcl! sse still pFas
tral!y worthless lor cultivation.
Congress vii! be asked to cclc I'LL thcs
Il swanIp.fanlA 10 granted " "any r0npIny, oE
j, gantzattou, 0E corporation that n!ay hertafte
= 10 organized fur the purr,ss VI baiiuinE. a.r
= constructing sald eanal under tue laws of IT
q diana"
j. COMMERCE. AND LABOR BUREAU.
. There Will undoubtedly bo ~ etfort made t
+ give effect to tbs provisions of lI!e Ohio p!a
: form, which recommend. tic establishment q
Commerce utl Labor bureau. There alrcad
Practically exists a department. Vt this kaut
: aud sau1vY enough l. appropriated each year
sustain 1t. but the ylrluus divisions whie
. would go to nuke up such u bureau arc sca
$ tered al,uut through tic .lllgcrcns department
= In such way that tlese Is no uuity ot arttut
u aud thu sesuts which might Otherwise L
IT kcClEeQ Me l09t. uo AEE!G'AtAI0a AepAIi
lnent, Of course, might lurulsh tls basis for th
u fehctle. An ATTEMPT Was lnadc In the IL.
T. Congress 70 have tho department Of A.ricu
ture ucslarru one Of tic Executive Department.
IT, ali tint Mas thought llGeesjary for th1
" purp&,sc was u pass bill proyidiu
i ''That the Department OF Agriculture sha
bc Included ln the Executive Departments; an
that the provisions ut Title / VI tho ltt!ise
10 Statutes shalt apply to tho Department VI Ayr
4. culture; aud tbs word Department When use
10 alone LII Title II Of the 1tsvisei Statutes sha
" mcau ohe OF the Executive Departments,
il fully Is Though the uame had been mentioae
d iu Sc. f5S Of tho Kuytsed Statutes"
10 The Department. Ut Agriculture would w on
~ ono OF the elcueuts Of LhlA proposed new u
IL / Th, kur,.H,i Ntat!.ifI2 tlf Il