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The daily gazette., 1879-05-23

zErrE what II 10 said to be, the most
safe and spccsssfal Dssocrsfic aews-
paper 10 the State, md h doi.g so'havs
never failed to seeA TO advance the, inr
terest of the whols people. We Aay
have been mistaken; but we have ever
believed that the best government for
the Democratic party was the best for
the whole people. We beg our readers
TO excuse the length Of this article, and
If we have said anything that seems ego
tistical to please 10 excuse that also, and
we win endeavor to avoid such allusionl
in future, Or leave them to our juniors
The daily gazette., 1879-05-23

The money annually spent in main
tanning the Protestant churches of Bos-
ION Is 81, 500 900, a. calculated by the
Boston Herald, leaving works of charity
out of the account. The Congregation
alists, including Trinitarians and Unta-
rians, head the financial list, and the
Episcopalians come next. Even the
Baptists are ahead Of the Methodist
who are SO strong throughout the rest oi
the country.
The daily gazette., 1879-05-23

CRAND OPERA HOUSE.
Saturday Arternoen and Eve.i.s.
4 Nay Path, 1879.
Aftsrnoon ats. evening ats.
ment OF the celebrated colored
PINAFORE COMPANY
after the extraordinary success 1t the
Globe Theatre; Broadway, M S'~sy., . NsM Io, Z.
both The public and press OF the two lead
ing cities Of America-New York and Phil
An EXTRAORDINARY sUCUEss.
Globe Theatre-"Pinafure"i In Black.
Pniiade phia seems TO be the home OF" PIN
afcre." The Quaker CIT, sent us the Church
q ss 1ns
rated 1t the Globe Theatre q !" Pinafore" In
black. A genuine "Plnafore" (not bur-
lesquel in genuine black fiesh-not burnt
cork. The Josephinels ~ negrIss. The Lit
tie Rutiercup and H Hebe are muIattoes. The
| Captain and the Admiral are full bloOded
Africans. The chorus 10 large and the see
sing In dead earnest. and as . decided the
| Htricai noveity-"Pirafore In Black"
should take"
The above idea has been more than nul-
CROWDED HOUSES.
AND THUNDERS OF APPLAUSE
met each and everv member Of this extra
| Ordinary company.
1
consisting OF sixty fve frst class artists.
appearing each evening In the captivating
Comic Opera OF
| II. M g..
| PINAFORE.
This truly brilliant company must not
he cOnfounded with any kind Of burlesQue
troupe whatever.
| MUST DISTINCTLY
| BE UNDERsToo6 ToBE
| NO BURLEhQUE.
This beautiful Opera IL rendered entire.
Every note Of the music sung.
THE SOLOS
TIE COLOkED PINAFOhE
has given more genuine satisfaciion IN
every particular than any white rendition
Of The same in this country.
| THE SHIP SCENE
| has been pronounced the most beautiful
and realistic ever yet presented 70 The pub
. lie.
MOONLIGHT VIEW
sin the second act creates q positive furo
of excitement each REP representation.
SILENT DRILL,
which has never been seen outside OF Phil
adelphia, is the most artistic and trui,
THE CHORUS
: has been ,pronounoed the most perfect Q
3 any that have as yet been heard.
. THE WHOLE COMPANY
: IL uni iversaliy conceded 10 be the most per
!, feot travelling.
j EACH RaRACTER
J, represented 10 the life, the reading perfect
= and 1t must not he forgotten that the al
lists are
COLOHED PEOPLE
- making this the most extraordinary pei
10 Torrance IN the world.
3 The above great company will be SUI
4 | port by q full and
:. condu, ted by the celebrated leader, M
n Jshn Britner.
+ Notice-MATINEE SATURDAY.
POPULAR PRICES.
Box book for sale of Reserved Seats ope
l. Monday, May 10, At Thomas 4 Co.'s bUo
- store.
Prices-25, SO, rs cts. No extra charge Il
IA reserving seats. Lower part of the Hou
N 90 and Is. Balcony 26 cts. Tor the eveniu
Matinee Prlces-All parts OF the Hous
at % cents.
II No extra charge for reserved seats.
IA mRyl7-l9,Zt,1.
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returned for the Summer.

Mr.. John I. O'Byrne, the young come
dian of this city, who has been playing
dnrine the season just closing, with the
"Aanes Wallace Villa Combination
Troupe through the New England
st.tes and the West, returned to his
home In this city last evening, from Bos-
ton, Mass. The last performances he
gave was at Sou h-bridge, Mass. Mr..
O'Byrne expects to remain nome DUR
ing the summer ti-t,. -....-
The daily gazette., 1879-05-23

Al OTICE.-The sub.criber having q
IN very nne thorough bred Jersey bull,
will stand him at SO per service. The
pull Is OF solid color, nne sixe, ana of AZ
states, The aftei,tion of bu ter makers 10
called 10 this tact.
A. e. RITTEN HOU iE,
Postofhce, Har+'s Corner,
State Road station.
may22-w3t@ On the Delaware r. r.
The daily gazette., 1879-05-23
D1ORoOAI8 FOn COAL
J. NATER DEPARTMENT, IL

WILMIN0roN, Del, May i7th, Ue;
Sealed proposals VIII be recelvcd - Sne
once OF The Clerk Of City Council. until
! % Oclocx on Thursoay nsxt. the x2d Inst.
Tor furnishing the wafer Deparmens Win
Georges Greek blum nous coal. from
June Lat, ie7s, until May 3ist, lss0, inciu-
aivo.
The coal is 70 be delivered at such pump
ing ntAtlona, n such times. and IN nucn
quantities - may be directed BY the Chief
From 5oo 10 loco tops win be require
Propoeals muM state price per ton OF I24o
lbs. No proposal will be received unless
accom- panied with q bond with surety, In
the sum Of one thousand ave hundred dol
lars.
y Blank forms for proposals may be had
up0n application TO The Clerk OF City
council.
Proposals may be deposited In the pri..
vate box Of the = resident In the Council
chamber II desired.
The right 10 increase or diminish the
Quantities named. also the right 70 reject
any or all bids, is reserved.
al 1H II. D. MCINTIRE,
mt1-Bt. .Yr,g Chief Engineer.
The daily gazette., 1879-05-23

10n0 ACRES WANTED-Parties hay
lUVO ing Farms for sale on Rail Read
or Navigable water Of not less than 100
acres each adapted TO the raising Of Sugar
beets. will please apply TO
IT. HEALD,
Clayton House Building.
mays, 10, ~ IT .24A3i
The daily gazette., 1879-05-23

OTICE.-The Regular Annua N Getting
IN of the Mechanics Loan Association
Will be held at their rooms, No. 40a Mar
ket street, or Monday evening, May 18TH
1879, for the purpose Of hearing the annual
report OF the secretary, election OF ofi1cers
or any other business that may be present
ed. w. ]. MORE ROW,
ap2S-dtma12 Secretary.
The daily gazette., 1879-05-23

TuKDAILY GAZETTE ~ pdaS aI Sic Mar
essrnooa Isanosy M ssryerd By carriers le sub
1Sss1s IL ASh vi parts Of he city and cn, sns
rossSise towns and Villages or AZ sub ubscriS crib
SVssf payable weekly, iesl,y 1a rSer rc c,rcuis-
81, o Ia advance; II tn1s,nocrasic nas M paper IN
VOn than any other Deu'o0'"
the State. .A,,.n.a
mn ~ !: lhe largest and most fouri:hing
.csisl scssis lcn than any other on the peninsn-
hPubiiahed every Thursday @''ei"
per year in advance
The daily gazette., 1879-05-23
A GsoA DsGfnnln9.

The opening sale Of T. M. Ogle,
auctioneer, yesterday amounted to
$466.79.
The daily gazette., 1879-05-23

Nj Office Is HEREBY GIVEN TO
IN all persons whose business or occupa-
tion requires State license for the pres
ent year t1s79' that the same is due and
payable on the irst day OF June, At the Of
Tie County.
JOHN p. SPRINGER,
CLERK, at New Castle.
M. A. ]. Springer, Deputy, No. 800 w.
Second st., Wilmington. mal-lm
The daily gazette., 1879-05-23

NOTICE. The Clayton Loan Associa-
IN ton offers new series for sale; this As.
sociation loans the full amount and COL
lects premium monthly.
NIL. LICHTENSTEiN,
ma1-tm 9pCrefarv.
The daily gazette., 1879-05-23
NOTICES.

n; OT1CE-The bridge over the Christi
~ ana. n the foot of Market street, viii
be on for repairs on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday. W. r. LODGE,
mayis-3t. Levy Court Commissloper,
NJ OTlCE.-The sth annual meeting OF
~ the StOckhOlders Of the Working.
mems Loan Association, will be held on
Thursday evening next, Asy 22d, at
O'Clock. The drst payment will then be
made on new series OF stock.
GEO. c. MARIS,
mAyi9-t Secretary.
The daily gazette., 1879-05-23
! l
SALE
}T0EIlL-or4
SILKS!
,,,3-,,.f--ttr -yI


We have inaugurated this day .
sale Of Black, Colored and Fancy
Silks on q large and bolder scale than
has ever heretofore been attempted
by any house in this city. Ladies
who desire to purchase truly rich
and Reliable Silks should not fail to
take the earliest opportunity Of ex-
amining these goods. To examine
will be to buy. The attractive char
acter of these Silks, ~ we'll - their
remarkable cheapness, cannot fail to
strike ladies At once. 49,. ..f.ai.
4 Liza lJ.....f flfir.s.it liN.
The daily gazette., 1879-05-23

A. LAO1A % HiNp
ma1-tm Secretary.
NJ Office The Working Mems Loan
IN ASSOC alton now offers new Ock for
sale. The drst payment may be made At
any time to the Secretary
GEO. G. MARIS,
ap 9im col Shiplev street, 2nd nOOr.
NJ OTICE.- Mechanics' Loan Associa-
IN tion offers Tor sale so shares new
stock. First payment on the second Tues
day In May. Application can be m ade to
WM. j. MOnROW, Secretary,
apft-eOdtf All French street.
NJ OTICE.-The Delaware Loan Associa-
IN ton nov offers new stock for eaie,-
The drst payment may be made at any
time 10 the Secretary. GEO. u. MARIS.
ap'a 60l Shipiey ST.. Sud floor.
The daily gazette., 1879-05-23

We have a beautiful All Boiled
Check Silk at IS cents. Stripe Silks
at so cents. Beautiful Stripe Silks
at 81 cents. In almost every con-
ceivable style heavy and very Lus-
trous Stripe Silks at rs cents.
...'i
The daily gazette., 1879-05-23
: PUBLIC SALE
-E.s3 'F.ia.9 OF
32BuldingLots
JUDGEMENTS.

THOs. N. OGLE. Auclioneer. mil -dl
, 1879-06-28
LABOR.
The Trat3c and Labor Council

Tho Trat1c and I,abor Council
hclil q well.attended Meeting last evening at
their hail. No. 15t Clark street, Samuel Gold
water In tho chair. A delegation FROM, tic Ma
cl,,nists' aud Diacksm!ths' Union were present
and admitted to soata. Tho Committee ap-
polluted to wait on Mayor Harrison With
tl,e resolutions rejecting on sergt. Bronuan
reported that bis Honor was perfectly willing to
recciye lie resolutions ind hear eviacnco on tho
,natter In question. The report was received
and laid over under tho rules. Various bills
woro auattcd md ordered paid. The Commit
teo to visit Mayor uatrison wns continued. and
instructed to SEQ the thing through, taking such
action N may be deemacd neeesaasy, The ecs-
rotary aas instructed to transmit IN exact copy
OF the resolutions on the Bureau Ut Labor Sta.
ttailcs to tho Governor. It was further decided
to elect IN Executive Committee, to consist If
tho prcsiAcnt, Recording Secretary, and the
three Trustees.
The election OF officers was then proceeded
with, resulting as follows President, hlr. streth;
Yice-Pfcsldent, z. II. Logan; RscordsnG Serre-
'Treasurer, 'Thomas Gilmore; Co,rsspoadttg
Secretary, 4. y. Adatr; Trustees, Ebeyhavt.
Murra1l, ind Lcideu. l'le dilsront dctceutes
were instructed t. notify ttsir respective,
Wtllouehby, IT'LL .: Co., aud that ttey pro-
sent to those bodies the report Of tbs cusn-
1nttteo on tl.e case. It WIS decided 10 rent
Farvcll Hall for Wednesday,, July s. for thu
reception Of Ira Btuwart, tile ltght-hu,lr apoa-
tie. After soale further routine business, tn.
cludfr. thu discussing of paying thu members
Ut Tho Executive conaaaittea, the MEETING a1.
journcd. .....
TIE urHoLBTuRRRe.
A meeting OF tic Upholstcrers' Union took
place lust night at tllar yoGIls, cornGr Ut Fifth
ayunue u,,u Washington street, Which Was all
dressed by Dcnlamtl, BthluY, The Socialist, on
t!lo Qucsttln OF labor. Therc ~ctv about 200
uphofssrrers urcscnt. rUtnprtstn. IN ntl+
usually lne-looking lot nj w1rklngmen. Dir.
S.bcyfs1 tetuarks weto rather extres1le, alltl
aontrtines ylolcnt, 1le claimed TINT all that
that mas necessary Tor lahoran4 mon 10 Rek hclr
day's work reduced 10 cl9ht huurs vna unity OF
ugllon. The resson theY ilad to work ten lours
Il dav was lecallse tiny Wsra atraa tn aay they
would wurk but eight. Labor produced captkal,
hence labor produced cyerYth!nS, The PALACE
un tl,t avenue belonged to the lalorer, hera&so
hu produced IT. with hts hands. Itirct-f0urths
Ut thu product OF tho workliHE1neE's hal,ds wunt
to enrich thu bosses, and one.tourth Wps
paid over to them. This was wrong, and they
ktlnuiu never ceaso atrlEElttlE lur AIu demands
lug Their rights until tllry got tbs value of tl.tr
work. al the conclusion Ut Ills address, which
extundcl GYer Vi, houT he Invited thu uphofstet-
ers to meet with the Socialists aud taku part In
tho proccsslou Julv Fourth. Thla Invitation was
accepted. A committee WAS appoiUted to dec-
oEuto wngun " ropFcsant the lph0tstcrera
organization In TIC parade on TINT ocraalun. A
butGu or decoration WIS also provided for.
After ko,no further uniuportaut buslness the
Council a1iQufpt1
, 1879-06-28
GREAT EXPECTATIONS.

CINCINNATI, o., June T,-Durlng tho past
two Or three days theso hayo been 10 conferences
In Akron, IN this State. the heirs aud attorneys
representing about 40 lIneal descendants of
Robert Edwards, who Owned at one uue prop
erty In New York City, now valued
ut So1,oo0,ooo. John. l. Edwards, Hq,,
OF Seward, Mob. represented ntty ot
these heirs, and II. W. Iurorsoll, ESQ, Of
Akron. and Capt. Henry Edwards, Of Knwaxn.
Canada, the cnalnlng ninety. After full
comparison Of facts and views, 4 satisfactory
couclus,on was reached that tile documentary
and other proofs ut hand werc sufficient to war
rant LEGAL proceedings whenever they, chose.
Ono Of the heirs, washcrwonlan named 6her-
bauly, lives In the suburbs Of Akron.
, 1879-06-28
WHISKY.

Organization of n Dlatl1terss and peateras
As,uc,attot,
IT.. f,,,o~,r+ .,.,,,i,. -. ..n.,,,- -.u.
A"e o"'"A c"Su'sA "*7 iee1htly 0ent ~
committee tofhpotcl Of sou1e Of tic leading
d'stil1ere md vto1esnie 1trrnrtra1prs nj IN a =,
% In ali thc rnon,l,.r, ~ ia nr. - l., III,
rn,.sn, 49,. t,n ,o.r, Ut ~ ,.' w.. .ts'
nm rnnnv*d In liza ,nanufscinyo snd tran,, IL & 9!
mi, finInrs hh.Inr irit fhe f,ncns.itr"r co.nnn
unn Snfnrr W. rnn honn r. Inv" oHs st,,tee .ns
ronsunkl,is priyIIrrns annof nn1 n.nfsrt "a Nv ,s
and regulations, have held consultation to-day
Al which Il wAa concluded 10 tnsile tho general
tEa'le 70 hoIa ncstangt with view o. iosnlng M
assoeat,on: Walten; M ~ 4 ~ orEanza's'n' shasi
,s o nns,.n ~ \, nt ,s,,
Affects our tfads. wb!Ist % W wore 90 Jul utt,rl1 ind
fuscnt to our common intorcas ihot no oue rasii.
Tho rcctiner who docs not raY tne t.x IN Tho
, 1879-06-28

Hnfcia1 Di*nateAes to ms 7ribrtnt.
ORIENT, Adasr Co., Juno 27.-spr'ng wheat
Just colnlng Into head. LookB we'll and better
than last season. Outs arc short. Mover saw
corn look better. Far nhend Of last scason.
From present prosprrts think we shaii have tl1o
lurgest crop OF corn eyer Raised iu thu county.
aAuaEaT's nLupps, Woodbury. Co.. Juuc 27.--
Crop prospects, very discouraelHg. In eome To-
eu|Ities wheat ts nearly ruined, aud ~ other
places entirely. Corn DESTROYED onc-halt. Tho
outlook for tie past fow dass vcry bad. Great
1nnny ot tha gEassh0ppcrs have ilown away.
WEST TRoy, Iowa Co., Iuua .1,.-0Eeat many
clltncll-bugt Ia the wheat. Have Ind 40 much
ruin that we have been Obliged to stop ptowinE
corn. Corn is very ias asNl clean. Never haI q
better et4jld.
, 1879-06-28
DRAMATIC NOTES.


DRAMATIC NOTES.
Nick Norton wilt take benolft at tic Vest
attc Ara,]omy of ,lns1e On Sunday.
80, So, =. .,.s,. -, ,.,,.
owen Fh"eett ID heF!ousi5 Hl'-OFdtHut1c
Nfns. ue Is plnylnB Ia !" "fhtlnltza" at Mrplck.
or's every night.
MaoeeeF MeFeKe. VIII pFooaoly afnve 'fo'"
New York on Monday. lie mas soefFod COM
panY for "Enrngcl,h Which Will bu produced On
MoudaS next week. ..-
I{arry Courtalnc. Of Gan Frauc,sco, spye tho
n.a.,, .Cxnan uv' ~. hos @ ao's.a for ,,s linton
..+' D'a" nn. .'. v''A asseN .s.s snma
sa1afo theatre he9t season. Al t",s mousse
"'The TW0 Orphans " 10 Underlined for October.
Tn hnpnst H. !. .o{f1 nj Nfh,nss 3ari1cn wifi In
., s.ts ,I.. /, r,
ptoaueea speetaele 'nteuaeu ~ ecnpse ne
Crock In gorgeous glitter Dlld gfand pallet,
under tic direction OF tho Kiraliys and the
nanaromcnt OF Ned Gilmore.
as' ...".~.,..,. 49,. ,w..,. ,,,u ~, ..u,
erlY's, Tony Drnicr'B 'Iu1npty Dutnptyh
Troune: at IIoofe : Tho Mc2athcrIum AIinstrcfs
,,ttl ..,.on l., :, nm, }al,. ~ f3umI,n,a a, an.
.maut III, a., Is ,'ar. ny anr"r,,n.s f1rnrg;.
Hinstrsia' a'ui Mnv FisEo,s 8inm.irs viii t.on.
ttnmn ~ H. III Matrnnafitons
s'"u' ~ nv "'es'opo'''""'
Tho London NorHef notes as >" somewhat re-
naEka6lo stnto Of thugs ulAt VI thu eighteen
theatres whose prosrammes appear 10 he
piccca. which nro us tho aano tlno new. and bY
Eng!lsh authors. The rest arc perl9rmt1itt re.
ylyaIs, or translations from thu French, nost of
them from tho latter.
+t9o-o Ia n ,,,,vor,,nt In 1,ond,n IN e.t nh,,uh
cofynu rnt,s,.n,is fhrof,,l, ria nItv II, nr,uosi
, 1879-06-28


WAuKEuAs, ILL.,, June a7.-1'he sixth Com
mencement Of the Waukcgan High School oe-
Cured last evening In tho Presbyterian Church.
Thou9h tho evening was rainy, thu church was,
as Usual, crawdca with Tho fficals OF the High
School. Grace n. Gage read a salutatory
t1.al Was happtlY conceived a,lu well wofdel.
Hattie D. Dlcktnsoa read TN essay which
heyan with rieycr satiTa On people wIIp ars DE-
tcEminetl % exsrtct Mural out Of everything.
Faauto q. derrick shaved how false ls tho
theory taught generally To American hoys, that
snytatnE eas, be dune By anybody, II t!leru to
only enough witl-poWes emuoyed, showing
that natural ttucss ~ ws,l as tbs "irou hands
VI lsten deleFlnua tn part our, uestlnlss.
Frank +. Solomon delivered the yaedic-
tory. HEs usStlou showed familiarity With
wide range Ut good reading,
natural anl eaay. Lis yaledtgsufios wcro tessu
aud appropriate.
Thu great quantity ot bouaueta given 10 each
OF tht graduates attested uav endowment of Tie
audience. The address Of ll,u f'rIucipul, II. j.
bartou, 10 tho audience aid tho clasa was full
Of easntstuess, and Wa4 tho spsech Of : scholar
, 1879-06-28


Thc closing exercises Of the Took County
Normal SCHOOL took piucc yesterday afternoon
In the iarge I,nll Of THAT jnstituslon, which WAS
filed with a large and upprcc!attrc autlieucc,
quito number Of whom were from Chicago
The hail was handsomely decorated With ever
greens md oak leaves, the fcAtoona being orna-
mentcd with anchors, stars, a'ld crescrnts. Tic
stage, which has been enlarged, extended ACROSS
the eouth end OF the hall.
The graduating class, composed Of twenty
two young ladies, cutarcd tile hall At tile hot'r
named for the exercises to commence, preceded
by tho Principal, pruE. D. y Wentworth, and
followed by itlc other teachers Of tue school.
The indies were dsessed in calico, nearly Ill ot
them be!ns Of The same gatssFn and nen e sane n"
ssSas paInre q for ''eHs tS,. n.9suon rhs Young
ladies were discussing the snbleet
ol dress in tic carry part Of The term. whom
Prof. Wentworth saitl they could dress tn calico
and I,e would furnish the material, md md later
III si|ss iieiea b. noffnan delivered ths salata-
tory address; sltss 1na NJ. stoddcr read gu ssssy
entitled " Tic Whole Armor u; Mlss FanniG Z;
a;fsl; lSsn' r.ar aa ksyt4 yGr4,es . ,se nah hpt!s
F. orinsby; prize essay, "How and WY We
Study History" Miss Harriet =. brown; instsa-
Miss Rye brennan; valcdtcsory, Miss Annie
Richard. Eacn of tie yaMng ladies was thu re-.
clpent OK q number OF baskets and bonuutts o!
flowers. After the vn!cdfctory addresses Miss
| Katharine g. Mil!e stepped upon the stage ind
presented Prof. Wentworth gu behalf OF the
| class with handsome album contnlnlnE
! tic photograph OF each member. The exercises
wero closed by ths stnglng of tne cass son5 q
Prof. Rlx, presented TIM Bryant & stratson
scholarsAip for tho htEhest STANDARD In scholar
ship, az shown by the booke IN tf,s hants q tlie
Board Of Education, to Miss A1nio Rsc!sard.
| County. Superintendent Lane then pre-
suutcd the certificates y, which .a .,,nh ,le
p s. ws9tTo.th @ M os gsssntsa esa tox as o
nortunitY to thank them for their present.. ntsd
rayu the class sumo excellent atlvtce.
Dr.. a. II. Champlin presented the Champ!in
prize for the beat Eoelish composition to Miss
Short speeches wese made by John F. Eber-
hart anl President II. b. Lowis, members Of the
! Board OF Education, a,M Eimcon ". King.
Tie following arc tile names Of the graduates:
Harriet y. Brown, Rye Brennan. AuHa +. Carfor,
SSnsf 9t 9g + ftess, tas,s, fe fss4s fita Ie
D. Hoffman, Carrie A. !lonneeey. eara J. Hen.
Il Messy, Fanny T. Lynch, Nslile E. Lippert,
!! Katharine q. Mills, Carrie ttcCowen, Matte f.
Ortnspy. Annie Richard, Nellie b.. state, Mary
E. ssune, Ida NJ. Stodder, Elizabeth Wa'lwoTk,
Henrietta Whelan. -
The graduating clnas md o. number Of thei,
friends took suppcr At tho close Of she enter
tniumont In ths dor.ntt0ry, anu at o'clock 10
tile evening agatn assembled IN tue hall Of the
school to hear the class address dclyered BY hfr
Of Education. After thu aldross, Miss Kato E
Lyon, on behalf OF the Alumni OF Cook County
Normal School, presented Prof. wentworth
With handsome gold watch aud cl,ain.
, 1879-06-28

HuHfal DisGaiehes to Iht Irto"Hs.
CANTON, fulton Co.. June a7.-Wiutor wheat
l,arycst just commenced. VIII yield twenty
tlye bushels 70 tho aero. Quality very fine.
Best for fifteen ycurs. Twenty per cent better
THAI last yeat.
CAnLlky1LLE, Maeoupln Co.. June 81
Wheat about half cut. Yield fifteen bushels to
the s.erc. Put up In good order. Crop rs per
cent ab0yo 167d.
AncoLA, Douglas TO-, June H,-CuttinG win.
ter wheat. Yiola estimated at from twenty to
twenty-five blshets. VIII turn out lletteF tlan
last yeaE. Ua1s CUT short by thu drought.
, 1879-06-28

sptefal ptsnascAes 10 The 1s7buns
La VEnNr, Rock Co., June 11.-Whcre tho
hoppcrs have not worked small grain looIss we'll.
Damage from them Is estimated at from l0G133
per cent Throughout tho county.
HALE, Mcleod Co.. Juno 2.-Nheat looks
remarkably we'll, Iniaed 1t looks too we'll. We
are hnytng great deal Of rain.
LAkgrows, Casver Co.. June give arc
afraid The wheat will lof.c before 1t will bios
SOM. It is now heading out. We havo too
lnuet, rain and then very hot weather. DnrlnY
IL in lend. Winter wieaE rusky ai,d worthless.
Hplcuill weather fur corn.
ZuMnnorA, Goodhun Co., June o7.-C1ops Of
all kinds looking very fine. Late raius arc llolp-
lug aut crupe,, Corn we'll adyaneeu. Grass Of
all kinds urycr looked better.
, 1879-06-28
POWELL VS.. WALKER.

HpKr1N{ 1Haud{t# "a 7a3 1998WHs>
MADISON, Wts., Juna eT.--At a session OF tho
United statcs Court this cyauiug, Judge Harlan
prcsidi,Ys, the case Of Nnthan Powell Va. II. IL.
Walker, III important Que. decided In 'tlls United
Htates Court for thu Northern District OF ILL.,
noss, takon before tho United States Supreme
Court ani decision reversed, was consldused+ a
mutton Tor IN Injunction Of thu hlll ut raytow
wus a,sae. The attorneys In tic case arc W. C.
Cloudy altl II. ". Fuller fur Powell. all ltOsea-
thai tE Pencc, all uf Chlcago. Argument lu tsa
cxx4 will l9 hull tomorrow.
, 1879-06-28
MUNtfICENT REQUESTS.
Rwetai Dispa1th 10 Tit 1rtbt.ns.

Nsw YonK, Juns 27.-The late William
Sloane, tho promInont merchant, beuueaths
}ho generous sum Ut $tG0, Geo to various Prcsby-
terlau societies. The largest bcquesss are s3o,.
100 each to the Boards Of Foreign aud Domestic
Missions, and $4,000 to tho American Bible So
ctctY. DR.. John Hall, hts pastor, rceeIves So
COO, half dozen old and faithful employees will
share $25OoD. Sir. 9loane's estate, the rest of
nhicl, goes to his Wits aud children, is valued al
about $L00U, 0lN.
, 1879-06-28
IElEGRAPRIC NOTES.

d&Rtlu! D75taltH 10 tn 1f4uNHas
E1.o1N, ILL.,, juno az.-Prof ". II. Drydges,
OF ths citY, las bce,! elected Superintendent OF
tic ElEn Public Schools. salary, $1,000 per
year.
NEW YoRK, June a7.-On Sept. 10 tho steamer
Ocpuuic will teave San Francisco Tor trip IL
Liverpool, the excursion butnE nntor lhu aus
pIcca Of tho Eric Railway COMPANY. The
Oceanic will stop ut iloug Kong And Yokohama.
Epsesat DfSp<IteA 10 11s 1ttbHHA
Ettu1N, ILL.,, Lune 27,--'rhe population Of the