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,, " st'' ~ ''nt nt'n""se'
6pfe,a! t"fffsnohsf"ee of Tar TFthuhk
SroKANE FALLS, Wash. Trr., March W.-Tho
clt,anttc differences of plnces IT. tie Pacific.
Uoost rcron arr v4ry prrnt. md scc,n r., In I,.
,.o,,,a,,s ~ ,at,,,,n.' '.| ' as.' ~ w ~.
tuSe au u s e"a.es s .as % sas e1st " ,s
Temperature uf any given plaza aro mountain
protcrtl,u,, location to rcceiye ar bs icnriye ri
lin warm ncnopn ,,rrnts oIo,..,,.,,, ~ ',,.s1
s.ou Of sria.c md IN sn. reri6 =, "sp'ss
IL large Watnr-caurscs. Latitude, whlc! alone
determines tNu character of tic cllnutr IN Inn
Eastern States, IL taken Int l,ttl, ocrf,,t ~
lara IN , rn,,tr twvn,,.l ~, ~. sn''.,, ~. H..
California a"l on tic north by British America,
III this region thu climate is 1,rurtv lhs sau,r-
thu Temperature falling but little in the nort,,
fron what II ,s IN I'm s,t,, 'r,,a rasoaoo o's"
Aanga Of Moan.aln8' an.l naar''oss 10 tle oceau'
cplltrt! the climate Ut Washington Territory
aud Drrgon. On one aide Of titts rut,ue, n eli.
mute Is found flat ts almos, ,I,u ,n,S,s,ta ~
sl'at on lho other slue. on t!ls west the
tesnlleFatura Is very mild dutlnE tllG entire
your. III wiutrr t!ir atmosphere Is exceedingly
heavy md damp, wlscs, prssucrs M a,no,,ut ii
ratn alnust tuhuuus IL mention. Hers tllp
full of ratn extends frnIu tle 1st Of September
10 April. H. s4In,ncv tho eltls,atu is peculiarly
delightful. Ilc clear, mild, SHINY tlays, u,,;l
cool, rtfrcshHg nights, gtYr d yIgor to the body
md |iyacty 10 the Mind tlul lew localities III
tlle United statcs arc able to impart. :"
Ou The east st,le If thu tno1ltufu.ranec, tlr
winters aru ,lrlrr u,ul trjfle culcr, Titu sumt.
MRS aro warmer, nnl haye nlorc rau Than lis
summers : on tl'n west aItlo Of tl!s nnuntains.
especially III ,hs WulJa- Walla Valuy, ia Il trcuil
urIty Vi titis ruglon, but uot an onipyal,u On"
Muay ttmcs II Is 10 lcnsc Tilt u ccrsou
cannot he recognized ac.oss tho strees; a,Nl, Us
m ptfst n rnnl,Irrs s,,,t lfffIo Iii ~ H.. nt
, 1879-04-16

Tho Irish peoplu huyc ceasel coming to Can
atla. Wien they etnigtate, they 70 10 q more
genial, but not tunru llcaltly climate. During
thr.e ons-half went to Euyiautl nnd Sct,tlalltl,
1900 10 tho UuEtetl States, 500 or 100 to
Now Zealand aud Australia. THIS emigration
fson lrelall to the Domtnlon ID principally
from tho north, but altogether there wero only
txu IrIslIMeu tfat left ireland Tor Canala dur
lug tho Year 1873. Our emigration agencies In
Ireland Gust Tic country large sums 1T money,
an'. thu result is t'Od Immigrants aud OF those
w DO not know how .nany fountl THUR way to
cost tAu country {lso, oo0 for 1875, aul w fail
to SEQ an adequate return Tor 10 large III outlay.
, 1879-04-16

There's trouble III tho pool, s.l..l Il Is said TINT
the Great Western Insurance Company, OF Now
Yosk, las causet@ It by making season contracts
with lcas}ing ahlppera OF grain at e5 cants until
Sunteu.ier, 90 ccnts for TINT ln1ut Is cents for
October, aid $l.a5 fFutn ami after Noy. l.
". il Crowsit {Chair,aanS il. j. SnitI,, +. +: i:
Door +. 4. ball, A!frod james. da.lles ]. Clark,
alWl James llenlr sks, Awill meet Ut Milwaukee,
this morning aud tlt.cliss lilo situatio and Will
nut forget tip little break tut was madu In tllut
city by onu Ut It's members III thu lna!tur OF
CONTRACTS. II looks very ta,cl, rs II there would
dp anotlrr ltlarll,e Insurance. war before the sca-
sou Aus fatfly besuu,
, 1879-04-16

To the EHIfoF " The Trtburt.
CHICAGO, April 15.-1 take tue liberty Of o1-
dressing you III behalf OF tho cltizcus on tile
North Side living north Of Chicago avenue and
cast Of Dearborn street. Numerous comnlun'-
cntioiis Of tl,e people have from time to time np-
pearcd ii, THE tribune regarding the unhealthy
condition., Of that part Of the city, the stns.,.uut
waters Of the small Iakcs West Of tu Lake.
stotu Drive, tho pilng iu Of decaycll orgunic
1n! vegetable n'astcr, tho stencil arising thcrc-
from, md the continuous breeding OF disease.
0uE Aldermen ami tile l}oartl Of Health t,on't
pay the slfghtcRt Intention tn the continuous
clan'or Of the rrsiien,s IN theac wnr1ls ngainst
this lcarfnl condition Of prIyate property uu;
built Up yet, tarEe portion of which bcloi1gs to
tue Catholic clergy, a,'tl what ia uJually called
The Bishops property. There Is sickness all
ar0n'M u. Ny own Wifi mil daughter arp
down with 1nalnrla. One Ut ollr furlncr Collect
ors had to lcaYu Ills huIuo on State street 10 re-
store his henltt, llavnE been sick several
months with ninlarial fever. II this condition
u tllNEs continues We shalt all bu Obliged to
leayu oilr llouscs vacant, for no one cait lIyo
there for auy length OF tiiue. o. Il. NJ,
, 1879-04-16
DESTROYING GRAssHQPPERS.

: GENEVA LAkK, WIS.,, April H.-Aa Adelaide
paper recommends tho following: "Tl'c p'al Ia
to SOW hordc1s. Or Eows Ut tho co'auscn taskspur
in gardeus; tu Vineyards 1t ullsbt 10 sown be-
tween thu yucs. The laEksIur las pretty
Hover, Rtal the eaf is 10 green That 1t attracts
tho .rasshoppcr at once, mud, When catet, IL sud!
lcn 0eath tn tlenl. Tile writer atts thai hs has
adopted thls pIan or years With suecess. and las
seelI t:a.n lying deal by thousands uuler tho
That the maximum Crusshoppur OF the "nrcat
American Dcscrt would 6uccllMh to so sitnple
u treuln,ent Is proFcmatie; but might not the
gardepa be s4yedt LEIGH LAKK.
, 1879-04-16

frat Two weeks lit March werc 1uc, giving hopes
o1 certain oncnirg.of spring md realization
nt Wl'nt o1sr farmers earnestly tluslrr, namely:
ila FettlnKtn OF tlfrir Apr!nE wheat In March.
lew plcces upon lIlah laml Rll In tandy soil
were rown at this limo, hut tho sovarn cold
weather That set In tllc mll.i!o Of tie month put
complete atop To any further agricultural
operations. Cold, lnfavorabio weather continued
III ttIfa month, preventing cultivasing to my
great extcnA until yesterday, wien II n'ay bu
said thy farmers generally, In this section, eo,n.
n'nucetl sowing. nltd wisl continuance oF the
lrcsent favorable weather largo proportion of
the si,rnE grntn will ho In tile ground By tho
close Of thu week. Considerable land, however,
H. still unfit 10 work, owing 10 the haFti treezItE
tiRhls Se nro having. At Tho very best, We
must set down this season Us being nluut threG
W0eks later tlIalt last us nrarly all the sowing
'lercahouis wns 'nishe.l by the lst oi April Inst
year.
OcoNTo, Oconto Co., april l5.-somo epzlag
wheat s0wN. Scason very backward. Winter
wheat mud re improving. NJ old wheat OH
ha,nf. General outlook favorable.
BAuAnoo, Saux Co., Ap7ii 15.-SprLng wlent
In the bin yet. Acreage will hs snal this sr.,-
son. Ryo unt wiater wlleat nvycr looked bot
ter.
JAcKsoN, Washington Co., April 1h.-sprtng
wsMat partly !suwn. serdlng dulayel by Tic
]lcayy ra!ns. M plowing for corn yet.
, 1879-04-16


CHICAGO. April l5.-ln your isslto Of the 18th
inst. you report resolution a.loptcl by tho
AChicago Trades nllt Lahor Council u lust Fri
DAY evening, which creates wrong Impression
on account Ut the fulse statements IN regard to
tile alldul story nnI occupancy OF tic building
now used hy us, corner Madison AMI Market
streets. Needing moro rooni, wo requested Ms.
l.. u. Dlxon, awcll-known and experienced arclt-
tect, to uxal4tuo tho budding, aud, II the build
ing was propcrly constructed to bear an ad.
d!ttolAl storY anu bu elitgely safe, to draw lls
fur the same. llo 1aaalc II careful examination
VI tlc strtteturc, aa rtuortcd to us tllat II wouu
bo unquest!lonubly safc to add tilu stury. Wu
tlcn applied to lhe Clty llullh!ng Inspector ami
add story ta the building requesting, HIN 10
thoroughly exalnins il,u hulluIls; personally hp.
furo gsRntAIg thu !.rlsllt. fp compliance With
our rcuncstt Mr.. Cluselalt caalc III pcrsu., slst,
havtnE cxatii,c,l the building aua lceln[llg 1t
perfectly safe, EAve lilo permit.
special preparations WcrH made ak the t!mG
to receive ihc boiler ili engine, a,,i eyosy prc-
eaulluil takel to render IL entirely safe ns to
strength a!nl secure aganat lire. IlIu cnttra
weight Ut thu l,oIer aI,d engine IL only about
E,0QO pounds. as to tlrt.urutccttnn, tho boiler
Was p!utnu Al,tl protected as suggested a,ul
sanctioned BY Mr.. Wright, Secretary of the
boasa ot undcrwfliers,,
The boiler alsl cnglno Wcro put iu by thu
Craao manufacturing Company III Ja1uary,
built Of lllu best laterlal alul thoroughly guar
antecti. Ile boiler WIN tested IN 1UO nolnds to
lhe Inch, hydraulic pressure, autl IL considered
entirely aAfo 10 carry steam t,fgssura of svyep-
" pounds to tho inch, whereas no curry but
torty pounds pressure to tile iuch In aetual
service.
At 10 tEtnu has there bren any danger Of au
explosion. The public cal themselves Judge
whether we would ultt,w our own lives to 10
endangered M.,.l o,ir property hazar.le1 by oyrr-
loadln$; our building, or by placing control OF
our boiler nntl alglno III inculnpetenl haMls.
hnvu been passcd by my wcllufornlcd nutl IN.
pre}ttlIeea body, had they been III possession OF
tle facts. foara truly, Z. II. FARuo IL TO.
, 1879-04-16
Tho Appellate Court.

TO INC EHHbT q 1HE 1F1GIHK.
CHICAGO, April 13.-TlIe proposed act pub.
lstr III your issue Of the l4tll i,st., sec s. pro-
ytties. +" hut TO Judge of thu Circuit Court shall
be assigned fY the Supreme Court to duty in
tho Appellate Court III the satne district In
wl'ich sAid Circuit Judge may reside or may
have been elected" Ti4e Constitution Of 1870,
titlu Judiciary, ART. VI, Fec. 80. says: "All
officers provided fur III thla nr1iclc shall hold
their Offices until their successors shall be auaf.
fed, niul they shall respectively reside fiji the
division, ctrcuit snt.nty, or district tor which
says they sllall not be appointed anu tlo duty u
the district whcro they reside. The CaustltG-
t!on snys they shall reside III the district fur
which tlley IRE appointed. It is possible there
!s 10 conflict bore, but It reads Ike It. ".
, 1879-04-16

Cl1oAuo. April l1.-Ip late laaua Of your
paper you publieha4 list Of religious, ctarlta.
ble, uud other institutions throughout tue State
exempt from tuxalton. 10 TINT list you toisht
hayc added the oakwooA Cemetery Compar,y,
which waa chartered ty tAe Legislature some
twelve or fifteen ycass ugo, was authorized to
own lG0 acrcs Of land III Hydo Park for burial
purposes, and to bc forever exempt from ta1a-
tlon. Attsr thts ap amended charter Was lob.
bted through, which gave tue Company q right
to aeqHsfs more lal.l, nud Among other things
provided E thas their lalal Should net DO subject
exemptions wero Of aIo legally binding upon
, 1879-04-16

future Legislatures, yet this Company contln-
,lca to aVc, hn1t, and unloy oil such privileges,
nh'l ctlea out fur more. Wlluthnr the Company
. entitled 10 be eassad religious Or cllar1sa-
Amongst III, principal holt9ers Of its $500, ,000
90, Jnbu Il. Walsh, II. n. IIihhatd, judge liunl,
r. Dtckey, John Forsyth, William MchIrnllay,
ailh Elliott Anthony. 1fe Company uwns tGD
aeres Of lind, which cost IL sloJ per mere. It
sells The same innd to,dny for % cents per
square. foot, beside charging sl's proprietor
tirreof for putting him into possession, or, "
,1su Tie legal term. for RlvIllE bin Hetrg NJ
sstft,t, which fnaaes Tho prize Of the lanl ever
sg}G00 pet acre. It will roAiize Tor It's lGD ncyrs
sAg5o, ,Q0 all u which g,,es to It's atockholIers'
pockett. Tie Company has acquired an nud'.
yilti f'alf.intcrcst III !. iorty.acss tract alosn-
Noodlawn avenue was plated And dedicated to
the public, A1ll was graded and travelled.
:, About eight years ngo or more, Tue Company,
'!lsregaFdinl; the rEhtA Ut HE pnl''c: tn tic
strset. teueea up 9vartes Of ,i'iu of Il, ani
Up 10 lie compsny's fenco OH tAp nortl,
and oI the south, anu tlu peupts OF
Hyde Park seeking u! recover for Tho public by
condemnation proceedings the street. which has
'ccn grabbed away from them by this charitable
GoEpoeatlons m,id the satae corp0ration stumbling
ilrIMly u, IT, alleged chartered r;Nhf9!
The people Of Grllul CsosktrE want to trarel
WoodlAwn ayenl,c: It IL t1aetr only dtrect road
70 The cttY. In order to get rouml the fence of
the Company, They now hare to travel cast unc-
!ia!t Mite to Stony 1stanf avenue, Or west ole.
ilali ain!lc to cottaga Groye uyonnc. To MI
~ ift!pastsal observer Il would scom lut just TINT
VIII produce item ncarty s4.0oo, ,000, exempt
from nll taxation, without grabbing awuy from
the public ltA strecis and highways Tor tiIu pur-
Fuse Of speculation. JouN L. IhaNAY.
, 1879-04-16

Uptcd States Engineer llarwood giYcs tpar-
lpers potIep TINT ths channul made last year at
Carrollton Lar. aagipaw Riycr, Inv ahqalea
somewhat during tllu Winter, and, until re-,
dtedged aud protected It is not safo Tor vessels
drawing moro than ntne feet Of Wutes to attempt
tu reach East sagluaw. Probably by July thu
emanuel sill t,e restuic4 to accommodate ycssels
drawing tcn feet. hut IN the lleautine vessels
had betteF load to not 4lorp than etglt aud QUO.
half to nine fvut ut tho most. Vessels will lind
, 1879-04-16
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE,
Distance from Chicago to Frisco,
To The Editor Of Ihf Tribune.

CnlcA0o, April 15.-Yuus correspondent will
no obliged Il yon Will inform Him the exact dis.
tnnce-iu lnilcs-lron CllcHgo to Sail francisco,
EXCELSIOR.
['rhe answer to the nbosc Is rs follows: Ch-
cago to Omaha, Chicago 4; Northwestern Rail-
WY, AA milcs; Omaha to Ogden. uniou pacl.lc
Railway. 1,0tla Mills; Ogden IL San Fraucsro
Central Pacific Railway, S., miles; tota, dis
tanco from Chicago to San Francisco, a405
nles.1
, 1879-04-16
IOWA.,

Special JfsbHtchkf ~ TAt Tribune.
rAulEsER, franklin CO., April 15.-The
early sowu wheat will not all como up. CanHot
determine ret how much 1t is injured by the
freezing weather. We urc sowing yet. Tho
acreage Of wheat aud oGts will be less than last
rear We have had very little rain this season,
md ground Ia IN good condition. But littlo OLD
wheat Oh hanl
CocxctL BLUFFS, Pottawattomio Co., April
la-Wcatlrr haa been very dry for spring
whcat. VIC arc having fine ruins now. Acreage
las been iuefcascd 10 per cent over last year.
Farmers arc p!owtng for corn.
Red 0AE. Montgomery Co., April 1B.-SprIng
wheat In good condition. Stand good. Acre
aTe Increase pnc-fourth. Flowing for corn lust
.ulHmerccd. But lfttlo old wheat OIL hand.
SEw HAMPTON; ChIckosaw Co., Aprl 15-No
tGEtns Wheat sown yet. Just preparing tho
Eroantl, Which Is dry. and in good condition.
l,s acreage Of oats mil wheat will be increased,
Flas Will ls sowr largely.
lASiso, Tam Co., Airll 15.--Nloro TIM seed
Wheat was, good tic wheat Inns made Eoot
tianJ. large proportion Of our Inst ycar's
srop vas not lit for seed. W. have s0wn at,
Average aeTeage. large ac.eage of lnx has been
Fqt N, ,'l Jrft COMMENCED p'owlng i9r cory.
ot tbs turing wheat Is uu. Acreage has been In.
Is plowel.
,ssr4rs CEx1uR, Marshall Co., April H.
fAelt y mostly sorn. But faw oats In yet.
area area MI not he Increased. Ground dry but iu
gGoa afder. Old WHEAT mostly sold.
'opszslfLr, Dcs atoincs Co.. April Ill
gnod. Aercage slightly srf.uccd. Very little
eoahd VEoncd ior corn. Weather vet. Old
Sasa' about nl gone, Prospects falr for crop.
, 1879-04-16

a telegram WA received troM Mnnitowoc
yesterday u(scruoon by tho vossu-Owpars'
Towing Company, stating tlsat tic tug protce-
ttun llat. by thu aia OF the steam. pump, gotten
thn sehr irOnsilcs oH tile beach at Carlton, antl
towel her Into MAnituwoc, wilare shu will be
asyloeEetl unh reDarrl; and also that ttu Fro
lust evening with Atkins IL BGckwlth's stacnl-
pump Gil boar.l, fur Chicago. She will probably
Est here this afternoon.
, 1879-04-16

"lf,,M Hf'paschss IN 1@s 7ftanrf.
considerably Injured by liz tlry wra,i,rr. % Tl's
.taud Ia rood Int t1,r ,,ro,v,n Inc hoo, oho,'."
By tlr orv wco,srr a1 sa,ar ~ ao t W." ues"eu
w. W. oa %eat IN hand. Oats have not cot.u up
fery @rll. W. have had m rain fro.n March
ua'leF WDy. Considerable flNutcl rlcntv t,f
sa'a now. Fruit all killed by frost. Outlook
Sot y laSorah'e.
HARTFORD, Lyon Co., april l5.-wlntor wheat
s''s VI. :, so"tl Dill not up yct alany plaut[Eg
io,a. h.xa NO 9It' wheat un hnntl. We hhould yet
III nr..tFaacs 9taas sfap Gp i wa haYo rain sonn+
eo i" siowIv H,1Na FL & Apr! rg 3oSprnE%.eat r 81 Rs
f1nu' t,in plowi,E Tor rorn. 'Ye nrc waitjug fnr
';. 1an,, sonlG Of tho winter wheat killed by t!c
u'IH!!,' ioM old whcat mostly marketed.
xca,mr. Ma. msoRsinIan ~ ca, April l5-ro very cold
nes rpe " ,sa rse 'fll reduce ihs wheat Ut least
ss!et,ec s'es both as t. co,ulitio,, aui acrenge. %
r'Ih,s vII,.s light. Have had II good rain which
~.t w.. nelp ttc ground fur plowitg. seuson oarE.
'S;u S1.,'a"l,, aa,a ,t'c ,nutlool not brilliant.
sn.sr ns.srt,, w,o, rtatt p Co., April t5-Prospect for
tiy,F,Ils ie,s,s coming out poorly. Early eowin. is
|o!sllHg tbs AREA Of spring wlieut ami i ak tx
s,,s ss'S Increased Shall panl largely Of i,rooo,.
u rnti ~ Immense alnuuut OF eurn has gono for.
WY tfIls Nn1ce. hS''s s'9'
IL. s9uSclL flsoyE, Morrls Co., AnslI 1a-Thero
.!sn uss nss', I, rain since the sprng wheat was
.s!ns Severely On liz Wiitcr What njso "say Ws -
r., r. pt't4.yns fur corn. hut llttle plpntei ret
~, '"s llltle old wheat OH haud, Tku rrf,u,Ii il
T.. H. tuo slty, but ths wheat necds ruins bad,y.
sM a% 9eaera outlook Is good il wc cat1 eel raia
III M.su,r, -,
'"na 1nslt In l'aekwafl cu',lit(uu. Sumo n,; MT
, 1879-04-16
MILWAUKEE.
dHfefQt lNSH0irA ia JAf 1rtsHuk

*'sfs**V' 3FsS@!VsF!*
MILWAUKEE, Wis, April l5.-The smulI achr
Nluu Bailey arrived to-day from the Leland viii,
a mixed cargo. Her Captain reports tho lover
end OF Lake Michigan tlletl with tcc, which
shows ltttle signs ps dlssntcgfation on account
OF thu cold weather.
, 1879-04-16
OHIO.


fVeEtH 779Npu1eN 70 7aE 2F76HHE
F1NpLAy, Hancock Co., April 14.-plowlne
j,tat commenced. Winter wheat never better.
.Onc-foueth the old wheat on baud. No oats
BQWns
, 1879-04-16
MINNESOTA.

opfetdI iiSpdtca<s 10 lh5 IFfotHt.
hrToN, Washington To-, April 15.-sprlng
wheat goin; Iii lively. VIII not be through for
4 wcrk. 1l'r acscaEe will be slightly incrrasct
Ground still dry. Light rains havr ,noistcncd
tho top. hut little old wheat OIL hand.
'OwAroNSs, Sscllo Co., April l5.-Sn far NO
have Il fatr promise of good season. Com
mcnccl sowing III March. Cold wentvr nut
stun to ulI work. We arc still secllng. The
RcreaEo has beun incronscd To per c4nt. Ground
ruasonably dry. Not suffering. Not much OLD
wheat left.
FlLLMoRs, Fillmore Co.., Ansi. 15.-sceding
,,uys. Sudden Change. Uro,lud fIozeu harl
eilolgti to bear team. M more seeding for
some dnYs. scason Will l,a very Int.
ANokA, Atinka TO-, April l5.-Spting wheat
no. NJ yct,,, Very little Il my, Increase IN tha
acreage. The ground Is still very dry, atl,l tlis
Givcs LIE most tFouble Very small percentage
vi tho old wheat on hA,ltl.
, 1879-04-16


'sr<ctai pisDnteheJ 10 The 7rihune.
PtATFsMouTll, Cass co., April 15.-Spring
wheat looking very veil. We havu Just hau
eotnc splendid rains Wheat this far has been
Injured by The cold weather, aud We have II good
stnnd. Tie acrcngo increased oyer last year,
Onc-ifth Of thu u!l wheat OH hand. Outlook
vciy good !ntlcrl for The coming season.
OnD, Valley Co., April 1h.-Nhcat a,ul oats
nearly all III. Area Increased fully onc-thisd.
No wheat oil hand. Surplus has been consumed
at home.
kEAHNEy, l'u{Ta1o TO-, April t;l-very little
ol tl!e spring whcat lu.s COMO ", yct Has beeu
t9o dry md cold. Farmers sru blowing lur cnrn.
Nonu planted yet. EutIy-sown w!nter wheat
and ryo locks fair, I.atc:sown gono up. Ths
soycra wtather Of March finished It. One.ftfth
Of the old wAeas on l!anl. tbs gro,ln,i uu,i
weather yct very dry. Tie ontlook Is not good,
but plenty Of tiinr for good season yet.
CRETE, Saline Co., Aprtl 16.-lIeayy ralns In
the Inst few days have thoroughly l.otstenet,
the ground.
OMAHA, April 15.-Good stand Of spring
Wllent. Acreage largely Increased. lusY
plow!ng for corn. No pfunting yct Gruund
too dry. Reccnt rains greut hofp.
, 1879-04-16

lFatIH9Hcf {R. n sduFH13.
Considerable discussion las been had 10 the
newspapers rerantly upon tho question whether
George D. Prentice, tle editor IT thu Louisville
Journal, WA = traItor.-tt hyyIng been declared
that Ae accepted lxrgs br!be to advocate tls
, 1879-04-16
TIE COMING CROPS.
. Bird's.Eya Glance at the Growing aud
QuickoniuE Fields.
Winter Wheat Generally Reported
In Promising Condition.
rso,r PROGRESS Made In Sooling in
tho Nortllwcstorn States.
rbo Acreage TILED as Compared
with Former Years,
ILLINOIS.
-,..tof YHsu1kchtf 10 TAf JjIlbft.


,,r,,,-...,n sp.e'"' Greene Co., Anil 1,,-pry
THfTbhAh'' 1ss .,'o ,r,r,.r ,,1,o,. ,.,, ~,
weather WIS !njlr!fS ',e ",nss, .,, Mneat' NV ts
la,c ruins bavc helped IL we aave 'naue g"od
"roorrss with plowlng for corn. Very little old
p,os' 1:., ~ hand. Prospects Of good season.
s,nn,"o "heat W , ,Vlnnobaro Co., Apt,l 15--.rno
W1SsE'Aoo' "s 49, ,re. n 1o ,r,,.h ,y@,r,. nri
stow progress has boon 'naac with sccdng' But
.,na,l nrrcagc Of wheat will fo soyn.
asus'' wmr T,,srov, Pike Co., April l5.-Wintcr
NEW u .,.,',+ .no1v Very llttlp nloyinr far
wheat LOOKING Ane9. '..5 -, liz. @ p'"h ns,, ~,
corn yet. u!tl "Hc"' aoo"t ~! h."o' oe"s'a1
outlook for The SEASON. very i'attcrins.
r,,ouou1f,y. Hamilton Co, April 15.-Somo
bho," p,sn,o1 and rcoI urorress With blowing.
coFn p'a"'e"' ~" ,.1,,to. oo,,r,r wall W.,
Large acreage .. ~ "in.ui' hn,,t A'oo'''' "e' 's'S
little OLD Wltas on naWIt, r.aWsn r., a,rI, 1n-aoro.
WArSrsyiE1, ,, ,,,,s ~, IL. S,n.
,Ec nt spflS ".s .,'a,I % a'rnona ~ or,,,,,a -,soJ
10 pr ccmt sa, I,nai s"i rro ~. rstn ",
for t,r'' Wtes Eso,,"1 ror,. ,vnt A'e' 4so
old wheat nll I,A!'ai' '.i, - III ',EWir,vo ,,,,.
Dn1r7o'4 hc,a L pVf, so,, ~. ,."r u.s..
talr'y eo!anc1Fesh ~ ahcat mi cats, "'es
, 1879-04-16

sntttal Nfspateh 10 1he Trtb,,ue.
InERlA, Miller CO., April 16.-Wlntoy wheat
not looking wolE tn-lay. Oats all sown. Very
little old wlleat left,
, 1879-04-16
TItNAS.


Ensriol Dispatch to 1hs 1tfonns.
l'nAzos. brazns Co., April 15.-Cotton and
trgar Planting well oycr. Area 1argely incrcaa-
needs rain. Oats une..hlrd grown,
, 1879-04-16

To fhs Etifar al The Tribune.
CHICAGO, April l5.-Havlng noticed an ar
tielo tn slon1ay's Issue Of rnR TnlBuSH In
regard to "Metcurc or Acrottte'' expUsioas,
and the doubt expressed by some TINT such
wa!fa exist nnd a.o flying through space, recalls
10 mind mn occurrence which transpIrcl when
l was quite young. 1t WAS In the year 1858, /
think, tn the days when s. D. Cobb lived on the
southwest corner OF Btate and Washington
streets, my father owning the adjoining PROPER
- south. and now tic Site Of the First National
Hank. otc. George al,d James Sinclair, William
and sa'nuc' Lock, my brother, self, and several
others, all living, and, belicye, residents OF
Chicago today, Witnessed the same. 1t was q
beautiful evening, and tho stars shone u ali
their glory. The moon hau not as yet shown
herself, us daylight lad not departed.
Suddenly there appeared ball Of blood
red fro III the southern horizon,
apparently Just over the psesent alto OF tbs
University Of Chicago, a,ul whose d.lne,,suus
looted 10 our youREstcr cyca like unto thu moon,
SO huge was IL coming toward lis, with an in
tenae'y hffstnE md rushing sound like that Of
ginnt rocket Sitting ou tIo grass by tl,r sout.,
sidc of the house telling Stories tgllost stories,
bcltcvo). You may ba sure wo wcre startle,! wi,en
thls Unusual visitor from untoL space fell with
tlto report Of Il krupp Eun, only twenty feot
burying Itself eon into the soil whtiu fuinea re-
tnt1d!ny lis strongly Of whit nc might snm,c
4ur encounter Il our deeda weru oyft. issucl
from thu hole whoru 1t lay. }yhon wo isnally
mus!ercl up courage enough to e1nmtnu wU
found mass oi sulplurous Jelly iHlhcddel
IN hole some fifteen feet In cir
cumfcrencu. Many called to SEQ 1t, u1,.l COM
mcntcd on It; but, ns wo llal
NJ scientists n those uavs. ut least here, 1t was
allowed to 10 by deiault, and no public mention
wn> nude Of It.. Now, what w.,s tt,-a meteor,
Acraitc, or an Immense Jnck o. Lauterns Ger
ta!Hly there WAS no aolility about It. for that
was well INQUIRED tntu ut 1hr time, hut consisted
solely of tic geletanou6 unattrr already n.eu-
Toned. You re1ncnbur Paddy was much sur
n rcach, AMI remarked to his companion, M
say JAIIliet las paetlcs got 1ersl' sn with this
cnfc. think It somewhat q mixed question Just
Ow tu account for this fellow fur tic tltst time
brought tV light In public manner.
DANIEL t.. BOONE.