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The Weather.

Another cold wave has struck this sec
ton Of the country. Yesterday it was
quite mild, but towards evening it began
10 grow colder, and this morning tho
thermometer ranged from ~ to 18 de-
grees above zero.
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The =. Il. g. A.

The annual meeting of the Delaware
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals will be held at No, w. Sixth
street, tomorrow afternoon when officers
for the ensuing year will be elected.
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ANIMAL. MEETING.

The annual meeting of the Jefferson
Democratic club will be held this even
ing, at the club rooms, Seventh and Mar
ket styeets. Officers for the ensuing year
will be elected and other important bust
ness transacted.
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ION Students have been b.uav-
''uly exemplary way ! ly, but
Y aud The sleighing a such an
""g eiiecton twenty-five of them
"eillilg lhatit was found neces-
Eve them an opportunity to cool
iehton station house.
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NINE NEW MEMBERS.

AT the First Presbyterian Church, y es-
terday morning, nine new members were
received on their profession of faith.
The occasion was one of deep and sol-
emn interest.
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Indications for To-Day.

tr aorttoest 10 southwest 70 inds, part.
Nv M cledr Oedu,er ui,d rising, fol-
\ fr'u,g barometer. The Temporal
ra- s'ololy during Monday night.
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geT r. r. C. 9. G. Speed, Citizens
ping KeilsG,,'o, i 20 Baltimore, savs'
kuits h,,ir hniler's Roman Lin,ment' '
'''' nave been rapid and ,t,,snc, sat,Sfac'
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DIED

BRACK IN lin Mill Creek Hd., on Dec.
70, 1873, Lorraine, daughter of John F.,
and Martha Brackin. aged years.
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HiIaningtOn Markets.

4LatSGToN. Del, Jan. 20. l6s.
btions at the BraEdywine Mills for
and GRAIN Corrected Daily.
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OTICE.-The Harkins Senate Reoep
IN ton, We are requested to say, Is no
"a public ball, aud only such as kold TICK
cts and have been invited by member
will be admitted. Those who have been
In the habit of getting In by means OF
"checks. are req uested to remain away,
and save tb" asel YES rom exposure.
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EDITION.
,.mcinl and Com M q rctai.

WILMINGTON. DEL. Jan. 20, 1879
stock quotations furnishes oy
,t,on' a oo''p 'pel., S..sta At ia N. to-day. -
crock QUOTATIONS..
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

NJ OTlCE.-The annual meeting of the
IN Delaware Society for the Prevention
o Cruelty to Animals, will be held at the
office of the Society, No. West Sixth ST.,
Wilmington, Del, en- Tomorrow tues
day. afternoon, at 8 O'Clock. Election Of
officers for 1879. Members will please at
tend AUSTIN HARRINGTON
jan20-1t Secretary.
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DUBIIC SALE
OF FRESH COWS.
win be sold at the Auction Rooms of
l.. w. Stidham Son, on Wednes lay
morning, Jan. 2id, 1879, at l0X O'clock, g
head OF fresh cows with calves by their
ST. ies. A credit OF 80 days Will be given
without int rest JOSEPH COOLEY,
l.. w. Stidham & Son, Auct. jan20-2t
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Valuable Real ESTATE
PRIVATE SALE

The subscribers will Offer at private E =,
their Ware hpUsc situated ut GraCcham OF
Western Maryland railroad. The c is n },
of ground of I've acres, more or less, war;
house pair Fairbanks hay sralcS,and Il wet
OF excellent water ON the lot The ware
house is 60 - feet, huill of frame, IL,
good material and good workmanship, and
II cellar under the " hole building, On The
first floor there is Il S,prc;Oom - 25 feet
and a wareroom - 40 feet on the see
ond floor there is % - feet laid Oft into
rooms for Il small family 10 live in and
the balance OF the second llool is laid OF
for storing grain This is II desirable prop,
crtv and in Il good hay and grain country
Persons in want Of Il property. of this
kind will do well to give US call For
further particulars, terms, &c, call on ~
address either of the undersigned. Posses
sion given on April lst 1879
BURIlS BENNETT.
HENRY w. BENNETT.
dec GO At
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CONGRESS-.

Congress has done nothing so far ii
the way of tampering with the cur
rencv or interfering with resumption
which is working SO successfully. The
new army reorganization bill is like
ly to be severely cut up. Several
features of it will meet with violent
opposition. Ooe objection is that it
subordinates the civil to the military
power entirely too much. The cleo
,oral bill which passed tho Senate is
l,kelv to be lost in the house. The
Potter committee has determined up
on investigating the Cyper despatch
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-01-16

At Chicago, Guycn's walk with the
stallion Hessing, came to end at lO:3O
Saturday night, Gnyon having made
l47 and tho horse 200.
Peter WEIGH, wealthy contractor
Of Brooklyn, was recently sentenced
to pay fine Of $500 and implison.
ment for sixty days for circulating Ii
belous circulars abou one John Nc
Andrews.
]. X. Pryor, an old newspaper pub
Usher, died at Mauch Chunk, Pa.
Monday.
George w. Simons and his wife
have been arrested at Elmira, N. y,
charged WITH counterfei,ing.
Edward Ander, The accomplice Of
Troy Dive in the murder Of A. NJ
Tnllis, of California, has been convict
ed of murder in the first degree.
A fire in Cochran, Ca, Monday, de-
stroyed one block in the business por-
ton Of tine town, containing eight
stores and a hotel.
The jury in the Superior court at
New Haven, Conn, Thursday re-
turned IA verdict of equity" against
Edgar Freedman, colored, Of Ansonia
who committed rape upon little
girl and who narrowly escaped lyncl
ing. The penalty imposed was I'M
prisonment for life.
At 7 o'clock on the morning Of the
9th inst, just after gang Of miner:
had descended into the Pennsylvania
coal company's shaft at No. 4 neal
Pittston Pa, a terrible explosion Of
gas occurred in the mine. There has
been for 81 few days a great change
going on in a few of the mines adj,
joining No. i, and when Peter Daley
the mining boss, opened the door
leading into the old works on that
morning, an explosion took place
which shook the earth in tae vicinity
with terrific force. The mining boss
is burned terribly and Patrick Lotus
is severely injured. The rest Of the
gang were in separate chamber OF
the mine and escaped unhnrt. The
"he,d house" was disman,ied and as
A consequence it was several hours be-
fore the scene Of the explosion could
be reachcI.
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BAD FOR UTAH.

The infamous system of Poiygamy
in Utah has, it is to be hoped, re-
ceived O. death-blow. The U. S. Su
preme Court has recently given a de-
cision declaring it to be illegal and
the decree Of that court must be en-
forced. The congressional delegate
from Utah is making an effort to
have the President decide that it
shall only have prospective effect
and not be enforced against existing
Mormon marriages. Delegate Cannon
has several wives himself, and don't
like such a wholesale divorce act.
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A JERSEY HANGING.

New Jersey justice is we'll known
to be fearful and a fatal thing
They let 10 guilty man escape in NJ
It is about the only state in which
any big life insurance swlndlers or
defaulters have been convicted and
sent to prison. Last summer BeWa
min Hunter murdered a Mr.. Arm
strong in Camden, to make sure OF
some $25, 900 life insurance. Hunter
thought he had contrived to fasten
the crime on another man. He threw
N. J. Justice off the track for some
weeks. But it was not to be bstiied
and Hunter war hunted to his doom
a. the real murderer. They made
most disgusting business Of hanging
him, however on Friday last, show
ing that N. j. mechanics are not equal
to Justice. In the first place the sher-
iff allowed him so much brandy that
when the hour arrived he was per.
fectly helpless and unconscious. lie
had to be carried to the scaffold by
four men. Then instead OF a drop the
harging was to be by swift jerk up.
ward. But the carpenter bungled bis
work. The trembling sheriff gave the
signal but the body barely lifted
above the floor. There was a horrible
pause. Something was wrong. The
machine did not work. The rope
caught in hole in the ceiling. The
sheriff saw the difficulty aud he and
his assistants quickly caught the
rope. BY rapidly drawing and swing
ing on it the body was thrown up
ward, but it was thirty minutes be
fore life was pronounced extinct, and
all this sickening performance in the
presence Of crowd many of whom
were rough, vulgar men smoking Sc,
gars, jskirg and laughing. No one
doubts Hunters guilt but he was en-
titled to decent hanging
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It will cure
BRONCHITIS,
ASTHMA,
DIFFICULTY OF BREATHING,
PAINS AND WEAKNESS Of the BREAST,
WHOOPING COUGH,
COLDS, COUGHS, Etc.
SHRINER's SYRUP Is the prescription Of
DR.. John Swope, one of the most eminent
Physicians of Maryland, and used in his
practice, for both adults and children, for
fortyyears.
Twill give satisfaction. Test its merits by
tryingit.
Price 25 and SO cents per Bottle
Sold by all DRuGGIsTs.
DAVID E. FOUTZ, Proprietor,
HAL'II MORE, Md.
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Last W EEK.

The Indian prisoners at Fort Rob
inson, Nebraska, tried to escape on
Thursday night and many were
slaughtered by the cavalry guard -
A report fl ON Montana states that
a man wandered in a circle on the
prairie for nlne DAYS and kept him
self up on tobacco--The elections
in France last week were carried by
the republicans, which settles the
monarchy business.--Two more
members Of Congress have lately died
Mr.. Hartranft Of Georgia, and Mr..
Sleicher, of Texas.-Peter Herdic,
the bankrupt millionaire, of Williams
port, Pa, disappeared last week -
The Pope has issued a decree against
".l l,.", communism, S.. lie A5rscs
With Dsualk III tnat.
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DON'T BE UNEASY.

A Mrs Mary Marter, Of Boston, it
appears has serious notion Of COB
bling up considerable real estate in
Maryland, which other people are
now living on, in the full belief that
they have a sufficiently good title
She claims to be descendent of VIM
Mackey, Of Nd, who died one hun
dred and forty years ago. The estate
she claims is about $52,000,OO0, and
accounts don't mention very clearly
where it is, but we should think il
must be Oh the Eastern Shore. There
need not De any unnecessary alarm
in these parts over the Mart ar's.
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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
n O Il | G. r.


On No"t1,,y Jnnua1y 9th, 1873,
at 10 o'clock, a, IN.
During the session they will settle Road
Supervisors accounts, appoint Road Su
pcrI isorS for the ensuing year, Trustees to
the AimShOusc, Keeper OF the Court House
and Yard, ana "A Fireman at The Jail.
The following schedule has been agreed
upon for !hc settlement OF Supervisors ac
counts for the gear 1873, and no account
will be settled previous 10 The day advcr
used.
The appointment of Supervisors for each
District will he made on the day advertised
f settlement If the District, except for
Districts Nos 10 and 20, or where ohicc-
iions or complaints, have been made to the
Board.
Any complaints or recommendations
must be filed with the Clerk before the day
set apart for settlement.
10 supervisor will be allowed more Than
ten miles of Road, in accordance with the
Act oi Is 6, chapter 4o4.
FIRST WEEK.
Tues lay, January It'll, District No. l.,
Buckryst"Wn.
t'lntSIhv, January SlA, Di>'fic' no. :,
Frederick
Thursday, january 9th, Districts Nos 3
and f. Mddctown ana Crcagers,own.
Friday, january l0h, Districts Nos. )
and g. diminishing and Ca'octin.
saturday, JANUARY llth, district No. !,
Urbana.
SECOND WEEK'
Monday, January 18th, District No. 5,
Liberty.
Tuesday, January 14th, Districts Nos .
and 10, New Mnrkvt and Ilauvrrs.
Wednesday, january 10th, Districts Mes
1 and -, Woodsboro and PclcrSyille
Thursday, january 10th, Districts Nos
Is and II, Mt. Pleasant and Jefferson.
Friday, january l1th, Districts Nos II
and IS. McchAnic>ton and Jackson.
Saturday, January 18th, District No Il,
townsville.
THIRD WEEK.
Monday, january Goth, District No Is,
Woodvilc.
The residue Of the week will he devoted
to general business BY order,
H. T. STEINER, Clerk.
dec 2G 1t
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NorIcE.-Thc books and accounts Of
This office have been placed in the hands OF
Van b. Osler, rs Agent for the owner All
monies due for subscription, advertising
and Job work must be paid to him and all
Claims f,, office expenses will he settled by
him, His receipt for monies paid will be
duly acknowledged.
, 1879-05-21

w!,o,,, It wae lnaorscl. After lcavlug her hanhs
no ono knows sshuse hamls It passed through,
Int It finally turned up Ii the hhntls nf Ogden,
Sheldon n Co., AMI wus 1y then, phil t. tue
County Collector fnr tasos The "raf.a', =
vcry r,eat iut,, aa,1 II wns on1Y detected 10 'c
rrcasurerse oiIica by retcrcnec to The book ~
which n11 certificates OF Indebtedness nrc regis
tered. 1T Ia uvttlcutly the work Of nh expert,
md the loss viii alt I'm the tirn who pAta II to
tho County Collector.
AIN. rulEr'a POSITION.
AID. Tutoy WAS asked yesterday NJ to wf1v he
left the Council ruom M0riAy evening pending
the discussion of the question of closing. Tue
saloons Sundays, nnl said TINT ho was inst at
the fuot Ut the slars, all,l had bcen enlecd out
hy pcrsuns wlu Wnutcd to tnlk to ltn about
getting n position unlcr Mr.. Harrison. Tho
cluree hlyg been made that l,e left tic room
to nyoid sutIllg Oh TIM 0ucstfon, lie reporter
next sought to ascettaln how hu rrnnll lavo
yntcd II lie hnd been present, but found
him non.committal. .lfc ap1,carcl to class
himself ns judge n!rtauy, n,lll
disposed Of the scribe BY asking ,hIn. 10 yet sh,.
other Judges III Il row aud sound them O1, ths
sar,o sublert first. lfthu Alderman Is not carr.
full. ainl PERSISTS tn coneeanr hts Views on ths!
Important o,,cstinn, le need not hc nstonisflea
to iinl committee from ihe TcuperAnce AlII-
ance pulling Mt ts tlonr.cli sorie Of thcso cven-
iHgG between now nutl Junr.
, 1879-05-21
UNDERGROUND WIRES.

TfKnE IS Why 6TH0FG PROBABILITY
TINT Gro long the unslEhtly telegraph poles
which now incunber our sidewalks aud tic OBJ
Jectlonabfu n'stl dangerous network Of wires
now suspended over Our heads will atl bc swept
into that limbo where lies tho primitive appar
atus Of our great inventions. Gun. Singer, it Is
sald, las purchased tho sole right, individually,
oi the cable patented BY Dayid Brookcs, Of Pull
adclphia, mt, II aIl said is true, That invention Is
the one destined! to work the revolution. Al
ready 1t bns boon tested in the East,
Government lately BY Mr., Dillel, The invent
ors paristan agent, the most t!attcranE c0nsftl-
craiio1l wns shown 1t. Instead OF bvlnG s,ls-
pended In Che MIR, tic wires Ink tcle,
grapl!ic communication wil be PLACED i, an iron
tubo, wlirh is run Into tho ground md en.crces
wherever wanted. Tho wires are drawn 1l' tlle
form Of Il cable, insulated with cation. Tic
c,,blc Is n.n through the aforesaid iron ptpc,
rhicl, Is filled With paratllnc oil,-onc Of the
best known InsnIators.--,nd both ends Of the
pipe are sealed. As tho business Is carried On
nuw. the wires mud poles. unprotected from The
weather, arc continually Gcttlns out Of order.
This, Us one cot, readily. perceive, Ia
The introdac.ion Of this new cable woall, of
course, be matter Of considerable expense, but
nEtcr It is once laid The money paid Tor rcpnrs
would bc trlatng In comparison to that nov dis.
hursea BY the companies for that pnrl'ose. One
patent strongly TO tho Frobch Government was
TIC assistance anl security Il wauld give the
State ln case Of riot or war. The wires would
be completely out at siKnt, and, their location
| being known onty to a lev, they would hu per-
fectlY safe from destruction.
Wllnt Gen. Stagcrs plans aea his associates hero
to not definitely kuuw yct; but shis much TK1n-
uNE representative asccrtatned yesterday, ,-tlat
thu calie will BE- utilixed Immediately BY the
American District Telephone Cumoany. Tcsta
have bocn made In this city, anll at tho prrscnt
| time two cables arc now IN opcrnt!on-tlroagla
| such tunnel. In such a 1oca1tty tlle experiment
Dl1lty OF the cao,u has been thoroughly homun
steatcu,
, 1879-05-21

scheme was discussed. Success seemed almost
imnnsssh1c. % there wcrd guards aronml the
building wslsh vas tn an en1oys snn'ry
but TINY hasl ncccss to thu middle room On tue
lrst flour, 'vhcl! was used for cooking md din
,ng purposes In IL was Fireplace, With three
bascInrut by removing tricks In the Fireplace,
then work through wall at.d tunnel inso tho
yartl nf Il warehouse across thc alley. Tar
nun,hcr in Tic secret Uas tn!tec. and tf1cy
wore 1nund to tccreey BY mn oath. Capt. Earle
tliscoycrc.t the rtan accidentally, md was !n-
Guided. Col. Rose. Ut the eevcnty-sevcnth.
rcnnsyl lvaula, ,wna tho tnana0nr atl cnEtncer> hnd
CAPT. Ilafniion M ot The Twsitth Kentucky CAV,
nry, rctnnvctl tic iEtst hrck from the fireplace.
The hoe WAS tngcnfou.ly closeIl nt night br TIC
use Of sktfcts nn,1 aslcs. After great difficulty
the wall fes bored Then the tunnoing began,
tic distance beng sixty feet. Tile tools slsrd
wcre common knives small l,atchete, ami rlerrs
OF wnot1. Tie men lny nj their bncks, one t!a.
glnE. and the oher removing ths Dirt Y shallow
| tncnt, which was kixtD, feet, put tn hnrrels,
boxes, ctc. Y ANAL quantities 70 ~ not TO A.
tract notice the guards happened to 60 there
The tlrat ,openinx was ma'ic on t!,c
mol discover ANYTHING. On the night Of Feb, u,
| 1874, 1U!t men tnaao tl'e'r exit. Every ono wus
| Tor htu,sclf. I1irre accmct To b. no order or
pIan., .Capt: Earle went ttrrnuFh In Two Or three
Canal street, fiji sight Of the guards 1ikn people
going t,o,nr, ad mingled with a lot Of Conletl-
| cratD -aoItllers, WIN Werr evidently EofIg to
ii,eir eanlp o,tsitIr uf Richmond. On leaving
icn1. the fugltiycs took the direction Of Fortress
MoHroe. They had two or three foarcs Of 1rf4on
bread md pop-bottlo full Of water. They ltd
nes rcitng thsoneh tue III ebe 'iss fortiyas
| tiuns bY crawling o, The ground.
Roads worc avoided, they. making their way
| through Bwanps ntMl tall briara. 4 tree laa
! blown tlt,,yt ut the hanks Of tho Chtckntumtlly
and til,,s they were abte to cross that stream,
which would have bcun difficult otherwise, siucc
Capt. Earlc's companion co,,Ii not swn1. they
suffered goud tleal fran cold, tlIcr clothing
l,ciug wet. On tlla eighth dnY out, wl,cu about
exhausted, they ventllrcd IN rosi. MD luckily
met aome Of tho First Now York Rifles. reac-
Ing tho lii,cs frw miles from Williamsburg.
Ftfty-hve OF thu 100 got In safely; the others
| were Eceaptured.
After thanking Dr.. Earle, the Society nd
| toutucd,
, 1879-05-21
CUSTOM-HOUSE.

The currency disbursements yesterday
amounted TO S4300O
Tie reycuue receipts footed up so0.4s1.S5
yesterday. Df this u,nonnt, spirits paid sl1,-
1ta01; lobaero mud esars. s5,11l.o0; beer,
ss78.75; utsd snecta!s, 522.1do. No exports.
Louis A. Hathaway, who WIS brought before
Commissioner lioTne last week on charge of
Bcrresing his effects In matter Of bankruptcy,
was ugaln brought up yesterday on cuutt!ll-
anec. lie waived examination. however, .ll,lt
wns bourt uytr to tho United 5tate8 Court IN
bonds OF $1,590.
Judge Blodgctt nnd several other Federal
officials visited the now Cnstonl-ilousc ycster-
t!ny n,d Inspected tho roouls to bn assigned
them In that building. Hoycrul uninlpnrtaItt
changes were suggested, aild the genLtemcn
were assured tl.at they would bo In full pos~
session Of nlclr ncw quarters by the und ot the
year, III least.
, 1879-05-21

yet no returns. The Supervisor was instructed
q advcrttso for bids for furnishing at lassl'a
2,GM icet, moro or 1Gss, Of ssx'tnch wnter.
ro,lits TO the l,ncnl foot, to be taid
on 1unnvslllc nvcnno md Lcnyltt street,
from lsobcy IN sulzcr street. With Two valves
qnd tuo hre lnydrsnt:. " = Tcn ilrosssls,
tire III all poE!co n,ld criminal rases on behalf
ot !lIr town. md n cotnpcnsntlnl, III Iicu Ut
fees allowed tlcEefnr Tilc Clerk was Instructed
10 nottfs owners Of abutting property to butll
Dnn,my ro,lt OH tho rast side ut Orctarl strcct,
from Fullerton Avenue TO Frederick strect, u,
the north side Of Suzer street, from Commercial
strcut to tho West laairon1 Park, md IN the
west sike of Clark street {exccpt w'1csc already
built, from Fullerton hvetluc to Dtytssey street.
, 1879-05-21

luck. nna who will not remain nt the Home for
hcrt sent hy ,he Police ,IustIccs.
49,. 49, - s...,.. ~ ~, .,,.
FRANK PETERSON yeet'rhy Fot aNay WIN =
nockctiook containing w n.y.! some paners
cr, NC. AG Clark street, while tiie IN
!satra wer. hlts Wait'fE np9i' ciistolnefA.
Policeman I'm Mad'gnil arrested ', reterson M ~
the sothsr nt GlafS nv !iatrson stteca ~ e,
officer atcersali!csl lint ne lad tleen spenalnG
money itcnly ~ en!ooh NJ ~. 7uV Clafk
stfest; ksnt py .fH winner; uWn ~, inaM,nt,E ,a
, 1879-05-21
HYh1ENEAl,


E55Etsa7 USu3Ica ~ 7Ht 7F1bHH8s
GsHEvA l.ARg, Wis., Mny so.-rhu wedding
of Mr. 8, ". Butler, with spragne, Warner ts
Co., Chicago, aml Miss Loul5a Montague,
daughter OF Mr. G. Montague, WIS celebrated
at the rcslcncc OF tile brislc's father In this
city to-day. The wedding WAS quite select. only
ta relations and most Intimate frtcnds bg,lig
preecnt. The presents wcru numerous nmi
ralnahItA Congratnlatory ncssuces were telc-
Graphc,l frn,n San FFa,lcisco aa,l elsewhere.
The hrIie has always 1,ccn MI esocclu favJrltc
here. Thu happy couple Left fur The Fast this
nfturuoOn.
, 1879-05-21
HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

1tkfs A1tAIa <EON l+luAls
The Historical Society held regular monthly
mestlug last evening, President Arnold in tho
chair, aud about tlfty members present.
Secretary uogar reported ascrasions to the
library Of t8 bound aml ISL unbound volumes,
u.ak!ng the total i, Ba Of tic former unl 0.703
OF tbs latter.
Tlte following werc added to tho membership;
Corresponding, A. +. Aptireaa, Oliver l.. Hasktu,
und tho key. Henry G. kiansy; associate,
Charles Hopewcl!.
Dr. y. W. Earle, who was Captain ot Cou-
pauy u. Ninsty.sixth IlinoEs, then read au Ill
terestlng account Of his escape from Libby
Prison. Aftor relating hoH be got thoro, pelng
captured al ChtckAmauga, ho said that certain
younger Officers, were always Cd tl.o
alert to escape. and sclemo utter
, 1879-05-21
SUBURBAN.,

The Board Of Trustees met Monday. All
present. .,......
Mr. Wecker having mada the water assess
ment from A1ay to November, 1s7p, reported
that thetc arc 518 bills, the amount OF which
are s3,7ss; that sight permits have JUST been
issued. which will swell the amounts about so
moro, and ten moro taps, Of which there arc a.
, 1879-05-21
ANNOUNCEMENTS.



Ft'HE REPUBLICANS OF tits SEVENTH .tunI.
cltl lstfict Will mrct III Convention datnr,lay.
Tho 18th 1s+ II oc!neK In tfH hftGrn11u. FArMcl
lfnlf, In the Cy Of Chicago, fur thu pnFruic Of
mating 0c candidate fur Judge Of tic SurteIHn Eunef,
and transactax a,sh uther business cforo
tho tony The Counties CEnpriaNE tito lla4lct
ar cuok. VII, nn laac. Kankakec: aaa Lake. Heio
votes and 9,e for e,ch ftacton oyst 151sa for Den
sldsl that from each ioxn Ia 's C"n.y 81 Cook tere
vii 9o !. tSiIowa laks County. i: ID lase, Il Wit
!5a Makakss' & An tIo bh' c91ny u Gook 70
4 Ff Z St + TMt;H EsFS 4 e Sat
psssen .m;I i r!tssp 4 I 4 ,sseps y IS svc
I,,son q l,femsn, J.; Cal'!,os: Il; fssIS EiE
Ju!IrEton, 1axs :: Lake View. n. cnlans i; lei.
S $y1thas !; Sos1ooi % nix, i orand Il Il lsstiine lsii
M L. Ra'ps f II pfoylso !tish = Ssrsdo .i y sehaum.
Tka delegates fu Cook tD,snty viii ID selected II,
tile tnins manner. 1t n tho tarit time. ilGu
gates u nonate adees j! ths Eircuit Court for Cek
GnHntys and t,n eleEatts from 10 uter Counties III
te strist w no s.:stsa IN sas Hlan.,er nay ID
II. ". HCAHf, Chairman,
3. IL, Ml1.LhItD. Secretary.