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LAKE FOREST, Lake Co., ILL.,, June 2S-In
to-day's TRIBUNE " Trauseendent" says: sour
strongest telescopes and microscopes are alike
inadequate to discover even vestige or a par
tfcle of soul or spirit matter. The soul or
spirit, then, cannot possibly be material" His
inference, evidently, is that spirit cannot be ma
teriat because it cannot be seen.. The same mr.
gument would prove that there is no such thing
as the air We breathe, for no one ever saw it.
The very. word Esprit suggests, and original
y meant. breath, air. He then goes On to say
that spirit, not being material. cannot exist.
That 1t is not even conceivable, because it has
no body, form, weight. tsngtbility. Has this
thought OF his Roman nose? Does 1t weigh
hundred poundss Docs 1t teel soft to the
touch! Can be cook slice OF it'll ''Trauscend-
ent'' has transcended all rules of logic and
jumped to an unwarranted conclusion,
Balaam's fourlegged counselor was wiser In his
day than :" this same learned Theban.'' There
are more things in heaven and earth than are
dfeant Of in his PHILOSOPHY" HAMLET
, 1879-06-29
Sewer Ventilation.

To the Eaftor Of The Irfb,t1e.
CHICAGO, June Pa short time since yo1
published letter from a correspondent con
demning street-opening sewer ve3tilation. B5
reading the letter in question many persons
have been led to believe that the ventilators arr
injurious to public health, being avenues
through which pass noxioils vapors and poison
ous gases lnto houses, through doors and win:
dows. It is to eradicate this idea that I write
this letter and ask Its publication in your valued
journal Of news.
Chicago IN thus ventilating sewers is not ex.
perfmenting; she, is putting into practical use
that which has benefited and proved blessing
to every community thnt has adopted the sys-
tenn. 49, r'
Sewers arc a necessity, and through them
must pass the refuse fluids Of dwellings, such
. refuse matters being animal Ind vegetable com
pounds, are somewhat offensive, but not poison
GUS when they enter the sewer. It is in non
ventilated, dark, and damp places, by process
Of fermentation. that such gases as carbonic
acid, carbonie oxide, carburetted hydrogen, and
sulphurettcd hydrogen arc generated from ami
NAL and vegetable matter. All of these gnses
are poisonous. and totally unfit for respira-
tion in any quantity. The temperature
and condition Of non-ventilated sewers In
to this city T. 1 e s pfodnes e,ss 5npd ntn na
resulting in prutrescence, ind generation OF
poisonous goscs of an expansive and forcible
character, filling the entire space within the
sewer, and spreading With equal force in every
direction, unlike fluids which spread only in a
lateral direction. thus entering dwellings Sc
cretly and forctbly. permeating and passing
through substances that are impergioua to mir
or water, giving no warning or indication Of
It's presence, except BY DEVELOPMENT OF some
type of continued fever or infectious eruptive
disease, frequently resulting in death. .
Tie ventilatore adult current Of fresh air:
and light in quautity that will prevent the gen.
Grafton OF gas In any amount that will prove
injurious, thus purifying tile avenues 0: filth
and applying corrective where it is needed.
Air and light accompanied with rapid motion:
will purify any foul atmosphere when brought
in contact. Air within a ventilated sewer II
respired will support life. Air within the same
sewer without ventilation will destroy life. The
work Of sewer ventilation should be pressed
forward with vieor and completed soon as
practicable, and hesitate not to declare that
with the abundant supply Of good water which
Lake Michigan will constantly afford, the future
record of Chicago will prove it to he one Of the
hcalthiest cities in the world. Nm. HAN1EY.
, 1879-06-29

To fht Editor Of The Tribune
CHICAGO, june 2S.-Messrs. Field, Letter d.
Co. complain that their personal property is
valued by the Assessor at one million of dollars.
The West Division Railway, are aggrieved that
their horses are assessed at $50 and their cars at
$3.50 each: The West Division Gas Company
are quite sure their property Is valued at more,
than it ought to be. 80 I
The law requires the Assessor to assess all
property at its fair cash value. None OF the par
ties mentioned will insist that their personal
property is not actually worth the sum at which
the Assessor has placed it, but they claim that
relatively they are assessed TOO high. Such il
not the case. The personal property they own
requires large expenditures on the part OF. the
public for Its protection, and it should bear its
full share OF the public burdens
unimproyed real property, lying awav from
beverage, Water, gas, und strect-,m provements
costs the public nothing, and yet in proportion
to tts value pays twice the ta1 that does per
sonal property.
Property is ordinarily assessed by the As
SCISSOR In about the following ratio: Improved
real estate at one-third; personal property at
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and cattle, large amount Of grniN
household furniture, Stoves bedsteads and bed
and moving machines, corn-pIauters, breaking
ploWs, etc, all Of which has been estimated by
parties living there to be worth 5200,0o0. These
were oil afterwards sold, but our attorneys nave
never been able to find any record OF cent OF
1t being turned over to the Government.
-"There was]an appropriation madehy Congress
also OF $50, 00. believe, for taking them 10 the
sent should be given. OF course, $1,000 of this
was clean steal, for it would not cost over
$5,000 to take them. -. :,
"THE.R PRESENT CONDITION
in the Indian Territory ia pitiable. They are
scattered around over q large tract of coun-
try, they are suffering from matarial feyers of
all sorts, and have no treatment. They eau
only lie there and burn up With fever during
these hot days, without o CUP of cold water.
The mortality in that tribe since their removal
is greater than thnt among our troops in Auder-
sonyille. OF OF any Of our regiments in the lale
war. Soldiers are at present guarding them,
and two of their Chiefs, BI. Snake aud
Gahega, were recently arrested and confined as
rected escape like Standing Bear's. Their res
ervation in Dakota is still untouched, and it is
thought bY those eminent lawyers who have ex-
amiued this matter that case can be made
which will return that reservation and the an
nuitics due them under the treaties which have
life nrain In their old homes. 'rhe de,d cannnt
be brought to life. but the Governmcnt- mirhs
do iusticc to The living. The tribe 10 now re-
duced from us to little 'oyer 4(fl~ Tbcv
are still diving every fay. The character
of this case in sncb that IL win cost consdr
money to bring it to trini. The reservation is IN
Dakota while the Iudans are far away in tile
Indian Territory. But il case Of this kind can
be brought, and decision obtained, recognizing
Indian titles to tand aud the personality OF the
Indians, aid their right to 20 into court for
protection, It Is the opinion OF all vino have
examined this question With any thoroughness
that it will put an absolute end to all Indian
wars. The Indians do not go to war unless they
are driven to it. '.~
..hTH1B INDIAN RING :--
IL one of the vas.est combinations .var forrod
n ~. corntrv Sarsn .,,;,,;nr d,1,n 49, s1 ~
49, tu!a oefeu al''!tou uo,ta'e a1e ap
PFopf'ateu oY congress every year IN ciean
money. lhen Lnere are the tradershlps, wntca
bring 10 larger revenue to the ring than that
They hold that an Indian cannot make con-
tract Of any sort; that be cannot bur anything
from or sell ANYTHING to white man- Taxa
thn case If a trjhe naTtiv civljzed and RAISING
l.v:o onan+;,ia. ~ whaot n,,d 1910 .i,,:,,
a .s 'uA!sts ~ "n5e1s @uu IAo'u. AAIy
cannot, unue1 tne 'am} seA Luis 10
any ono except trader. lhcre Is no compet1-
tloD. a trader can buy it. for what he has q
mind to pay for it, and he never pays in money.
but always in goods at whatever price he chooses
to nut <upon them. So every Indian tribe is.
under this .nresent nniirv nhsointo1v or tha
, 1879-06-29

To the Editor o. Ihe 1TfbnHE-
+: CHICAGO, June 28.-Mr:: Pilgrim, the agent
appointed by the County Board to investigate
1.-THE recipients of the Charity Fund distributed
to tile different towns Of the county, has Just
made bis report for the Town Of Evanston.
=: He reports forty families out OF fifty
eight receiving out-doorrelief, as is called, to
be unworthy, this being more than 90 per cent.
II this be true Of the godly town Of Evans
ton, what might we not expect Of the uugodl7
Town Of Lemonts Col. ". s. Browns master
~ report, which was at. first thought to be a
gross exageoration, is being sustained in every
direction, aud was the entering wedge and OPEN
ing door to the exposition ,lnd explosion Of the
whole system OF pauper-fraud which had as
sunlcd such gigantic proportions in this county.
The Inter- Ocean, remarH!ng on Mr.. Pilgrim IS
report on Evanston, expresses the opinion that
it will save the county at> least SO, ,0O0. It has
already saved more than that SUM in the Town
Of Lemont alone. ;,r
Mr.. Pilgrim, who is. doing very thorough
work, was not appointed until Col. Browns re-
port on the Lemr It frauds, which was publish
cd from Galena l. Cairo, in this State, and from
Fort Wayne, Ind, to New York City, out OF it.
Credit to whom credit is due. lie ought to
be presented With the freedom OF the cit1, in
diamond snuI~box. -; CHARITY.
, 1879-06-29
Bryant Block.
To the Editor Of Tie Tribune.

10 the Editor Of Ihe Tribune.
CHICAGO, June 2S.-Having noticed In THE
TRIBUNE for several, Gays past various COM
plants respecting the management of BRYANT
Block, l wish to state to the public that no
longer have any control over the building; It is
nov, and has been for about two years, in the
hands of Henry P. 1sbam, Receiver Of the Court,
and if the Il mplaints made that the build
ing is so managed as to be gross viola
tion OF the laws and good morals, the
people should know upon whom to attach
the blame. The Receiver has full knowledge
of the character OF bis tenants, for have per,
sonally demonstrated with him recently respect
ing this feature Of his management. Tie
janitor, who is also Mr. Isbafn's tcuan. for the
three upper floors, said, in reply to my remon-
STRANGE, thnt he could not be expected to keep
different class Of tenants on his floors, other
than those under the immediate charge of the
Receiver on the floors below. also emphatic
ally, called their attention to the fact that, !
unless the evil was completely. remedied,
should submit the matter to theGraud jury.
- = j: J. II. BRYANT.
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one-fonth to one-fl1t1; and vacant real estate
lying hcyond the reach :of all public Improve
menzs where no use can be made OF and no IN
~'~e obtained frcm it, ut from une-han to one
I'm. half times its marketable value. By mar
ketanle value / mean, OF course, the sum IN
cash for which the property can upon reasonable
motto and effort be sold:
II Messrs. Field d5 Letter, the West Division
RAILWAY. or the Gus Company doubt this, let
them offer to exchange the personal property
they think Is relatively. assessed too high for
outside lots and lands assessed in the aggregate
at like sums. Tie offer would be accepted so
eagerly and so quickly as to make them open
tlc1r eyes, If they are really laborilg under the
dclusior that their goods and chatte]s are about
to ne taxed for more than,as compared with the
properly OF their neighbors, the; ought to be-.
y. For the past three years outside lots and
lands-that is, lands md lots outside Of and
away from all public ithprovements-hav been
assessed. upou the average, for every dollar
they could have been sold for. -.
Is there any merchant, manufacturer, gas
company, street railway that will take twice the
assessed value Of It's personal property for the
same! 50 -, FAR PLAY.
, 1879-06-29

To the Editor Of The 1f{bune-
CHICAGO, June 2s.-Tl1e desccration of the
Sabbath being subject much discussed BY min
listers and papers, desire to say q few words on
this subject. Believing the Bible to be true. let
us look to it for light. In the second chapter Of
Genesis, second and third verses, we read Of the
institution OF the Sabbath by: God, who COM
mands to keep it holy in. Exodus, xvi, %: U.,
s.; xiii, IL; xxi, .l9; xxxiv., 81; xxxv.,'2;
Lew, XIV, 81; Deut, "; l2; Neh., <. 81: Kill,
Is; f., lyi.; lviii., 19; Jet xy a; Ezek., H.,
II. These texts Of the old Testament should
be enough to convince any one that the Sabbath
was instituted pv God Christ, His Son. no.
where In the New Testament suggests change,
but consccrated and observed the day appointed
by His Father. Even the APOSTLES entered into
the ssnagogucs and preached on tue. Sabbath
Day aud observed 1t. - =
Yet the Christian Church-shsme on it docs
not observe the day set apurt by God, hut desc
crates 1t and observes tile first day Of the week,
appointed by men as being that on which our
Lord assembled to Heaven, as In their mind the
most appropriate, aud then hold up their hands
IN horror because the; world desecrates their
Sabbath.
Now, my opinion as h. Christian is, let the
Church first show their love and Veneration for
the Sabbath which God appointed from the
foundation of the world; and then may they
teach others the observance With some hope Of
success. - ai,- CHRISTIAN.
, 1879-06-29
Home Talent.

Five stores were robbed In one night at Plain
City, O., and the local newspaper proudly says
that, although the job was done By home talent,
it was equal to the best work Of professional
burglars, r..
, 1879-06-29

Sfetcr-BrIdesmafds.
At the marriage lately OF Lord Durham's Sec
ond son. eight Of the eleven bridesmaids were
the BRIDES sisters.
, 1879-06-29
Their Iawlsss Removal from Homs--
Seizure Of Their Property.
4 Tale Of Hardship and Death---Stand-
ing Bears Return.
The Habeas Corpus Proceedings
:. and Their Result.
4 New Suit and What It Is Hoped to
Accomplish by It.
4 Meeting to Be Held at Farwen Hau
To-Morrow Evening.

The attention OF the public is urgently invited
to the following call:
In the celebrated hsbeas corpus case. recently
tried before Judge Dundy IN Omaha, an Indian.
for the first time in history, was recognized Is
having q standing in the Courts. Many eminent
1awyer. and citizens believe thar successful test
case may be carried to the Supreme Coprt of the
United States, by a suit to restore the Foncas,
friendly triDe to their reservation from which, it
sent II this can be done, it settles the principle
1hat an Indian Is person, entitled to the protec-
m a as
Of the Courts. decision Of this sort will change
the whole aspect Of the Indian question. It will ut
80 long been menace to our pence and a disgrace
to onr civilization. In furtherance OF this Object
::e Undersigned unite In calling public meeting
na1l 4onday, June 81, 1879, to be addressed by
r. Il. Tlobles, ESQ.,, ,.of Omaha, and other dis
tngulsheo speakers.
, 1879-06-29

c. 6. HANXoND.
LEONARD SWEET.
AETHU1: MITCHELL
Pastor First PrcsbYter Church.
GEO. M. PULLMAN.
- E. W. BLATCHFoRp.
TCTHlLL KING.
4. p. GOODWIN. E.
Pastor First CONGREGATIONAL Church.
R. c. HAMII1.
si:' = : j. B. LEAkE,
RoET. CoLLrEK,
~ Pastor'of Unity Church.
= T." DANIEL JONES.
-. s., JOHN PEDp1E,
E1stor Second Baptist Church.
.:' JoHK ALL1Hc.
.:"::'-. j. 4. BALLARD.
-t~'- "-* j. ". Scoy1t1E.
-5* q. ". THOMAS,
: ''ss,.:'': :Pastor Centenary Church.
-. '..s:" "a. F. B1ssELL~
. ". H. SWIFT.
- - q. II. BACON
r' Il. z CULVER.
- : >'' @. D. RANSEy.
JOSIAH H. BIssELx-
s. HAMILTON BORDEN.
- SAMUEL BAKEE-
HENRY H.. SHERWOOD,
Z YUxr
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when flley started. lie brought them away 50
as to save the lives Of the women and children.
1t took ten weeks to make the
journey to the Omaha Agency in midwinter.
they suffered almost unheard-of tormcnts from
Geld, hanger, aud sickness. During their jour
ney, however, they touched Dothing belonging
Of the Omahas telegraohed to Washington That
these Poncas had reached there. The Commits
sioner OF Indian Affairs asked the Secretary OF
the Interior to return them to the Indian Terri
tory. This went through the regular routine,
and finally, reached Gen. Crook, who
the Indian Territory. The Indians got to
Omaha about the LIST Of April, and there they
held acouncil with Gen. Crook. at which Stand
ing Bear said to him: i never committed
crime in my ltfe- was aracsted when was at
work. have never done any wrong. Does your
law do thats I believed it did not. I went to
work aud
LAID THE NATTER BEFORE MEssRs. PoPPLE-
TON AND WEBSTER,
leading lawyers Of the State, who generously
undertook to conduct the case without fee. 1t
2 was BROUGHT finally before Judge Dundy,
were discharged there was an appeal
taken bT the Government to- the i
Circuit Court In all cases OF habeas corpus
"here white men arc parties and tile prisoner is
olsch2rged and an appeal taken, they take his
saze reeogn!zance for appearance. The
sonal recosnizances of the Indians without
sckuoW ledging their personality, The Habeas
Corpus act says: ANY person who is illegally !
confined or restrained Of his liberty, or in |
prtsoneo. They held that an Indian was not a |
'erson. So no bond was taken for their appear |
ancc at the Circuit Court. When the matter |
:ane up before Judge Miller for trial, the |
1rs1 question be asked was, sWhere are |
ne prlsonerss The District-AttorneY Informed
l'm 1da.t tiat theE Were discharged and bad gone
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TONY DENIER,
and his famous
Humpty Dumpty Troupe,

aud Standard Company, after Season OF forty-four
cohseGut1ve weeks OF unexampled PROSPERITY. having
achieved te lloat remarkable financial suc
ceSs S 1n che AR annals Ct pantomi,ne amusemenis
Grn,ald) and Ill the fayoritcs who 1naugrated the
present brilliant season IN chicago will rcapear to give
embraced the entire United States and has met with
nnc9utTocal SUCCESS In every section OF the Union
rantomImc excellence Interpreted bY aftsts Of na
tionai sepntatlon schooed tosethcr for etire
son. resulting IN . performance unapproachab1e for
perfection of detail. harmony OF light shade and
Eenune artistic e1ccllenc:-an ensemble unapproach-
hamRy W f Rnmpty VIZ constitute ihs piece de
Monday Evening, June ST. Including "Wednesday and
saturday Matnees and closing with grand farewell
performance, tue haal one OF Tony Deniers Season,
Daily Republican., 1879-05-05
AHorse Harm. ssea in a Store.

On Saturday evening Mr.. John Har-
bis, from up the Brandywine, came into
own to Hiram Yerger's harness store,
07 Shipley street, to have his horse
|igged in suit of new harness. The
orse was taken into the store and
TODD there very patiently while Mr..
Ferser fitted him out in full rig Of
xtra fine gold mounted Centennial
harness from Bride bit to tail-crupper,
ind after it was over the horse seemed
. pleased with his new suit that he
keld his head a foot higher. This is
he first instance we know Of a horse
Peiag taken into a store and rigged out
p harness in this city.
Daily Republican., 1879-05-05
Congress-.

In the U. S. House of Representa-
tives, on Saturday, Mr.. Stephens, from
the Committee on Coinage, reported
his bill to enable importers to use the
metric system of weights and measures.
1t was referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means. Mr.. Springer, of IL
linois, from the Election Committee, re-
ported back the bill relating to contest
ed election cases. 1t was discussed un-
til the expiration of the morning hour.
The bill relating to coinage and bullion
was then debated until adjournment.
Among the bills to BE- introduced in
the U. S. House of Representatives to-
day is one by Representative Murch,
of Maine, establishing a Bureau of La
Dor Statistics.
The Senate was not in session on
Saturday.
Daily Republican., 1879-05-05
Eudded Death.

Thomas Crawford, white man aged
IA years, living at No. COS Church St.,
died suddenly on Saturday evening,
Just after retiring. He was in his usual
health, which aside from severe
cough, which would come on at times
was good. 1t seems that he went to
bed about 1870 and about five minutes
thereafter, he was taken with a spasn-
odic fit of coughing which caused a
hemorrhage so violent that he expired
in very few minutes. He was the
father of a family, the children OF
which we're grown. As he had no ply
sician the coroner was notified and an
inquest held about $50 a. m. The
verdict was "death from hemorrhage of
the lungs"
Daily Republican., 1879-05-05
Pushing rtisiuR Too Far.

"Bless my soul" said Col. Crawford,
last Sunday morning, :'This is too bad
Here's Bulls Cough Syrup in the Bi.
ble!" The Col. took of his specs, rubbed
them carefully and looked again." Yes!
here in the 23d chapter ofAsaiah, 18th
verse, Over 100000 bottles OF Dr..
Bulls Cough Syrup, &c. Well ! thought
that Bull got everywhere except in the
Bible. Now l'll give it up; it must be
a good thing" Mrs. G. came in and
explained that she had cut the slip out
of the newspaper and put it in her Bi,
BILE for safe keeping and it had stuck to
the leaf. So the Col. was satisfied
(Slaunton, Va. Vindicator.)
Daily Republican., 1879-05-05

country about two miles away, being
told VIC could not occupy the room any
longer, ncr could he lie on the little
hard and dirty bunk over the next
night. He remained here about a
week, after which took him further
away, where lie was soon visited by
bis brother, cripple, and very sick
besides. Within few days he went
to Brinkley, taking along his brother
to send him to Little Rock. They
stopped at the hotel. The train was
due at II O'Clock (tbese facts | give as
Brother Todd gave them to me on his
dying bed, for had left him the day
before he returned to Brinkley), the
hotel keeper and one of his servants
came to their room, telling them that
the train was in sight.
The servant said that it was not, but
the keeper said, go Oh, and be ready
anyhow" So they took the sick BROTH
er down stairs, and the wounded one
followed on his crutch and cane. When
he reached the foot of the stairs in the
back part of the building he looked
through the front hall and saw masked
men at the front door. He Of coarse
thought they were intending to murder
him and his brother. Thinking if he
could get away they might spare his
sick and helpless brother, he went out
at back door, climbed the back yard
fence, and hobbled off down a dark al
ley, over a fence into field. AS he
went he looked back and saw them with
two lanterns looking for him. They
came into the field and passed by him
a number of times. He told me they
were masked, eight or ten in all, bu
he could not tell who they were.
They passed very near him at times
and he did not understand why they
did not discover him, except it was be
cause God would not permit it; for sale
he: 81 prayed, % God save me-, and d.
not let them find me-" Crawling alonI
OH his hands and knees as he could, a
last after hours of searching, they lei
off, and he gained the woods in the di
rection Of Little Rock. Early in th
afternoon of the next day he hear
them coming again; heard dogs afte
him, so he quit the dry-land and wad
ed through swamps and water fo
hours. In the afternoon he no longe
heard them on his track. For seve
days he dragged himself through watel
brush, thorns and briers, without se'
ing any one or eating a mouthful
food. The seventh day he reached
} flag station, nine miles from Brinkley
known as Surrounded Hill. A freigh
train came along, he got aboard an
came to Little Rock, reaching ther
April II, where he was properly care
t for until he died, on tho night Of Apr
! 23,n
Daily Republican., 1879-05-05
Remedy fer Hard Times.

Stop spending 50 much on flne clothes. ricl
food and style. Buy good, healthy food
cheaper and better clothing; get mere real and
substantial things of lite every way, and es
pecally stop the foolish habit of running af
ter expensive and auack doctors or using SC
much of tho vile humbug medicine that does
you only harm, and makes the proprietors
rich, but put your trust in the greatest OF all
simple. pure remedies, Hop Bitters, that cures
always at tritling cost, and you will see bet
ter times and good health. Try it once.
Read of it in another column.