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OBITUARY.

La Ia bSAnI<AAxANs
Tho Hon. r. D. WAkcmhp, ONO Of tho flrkt sets
tiers Of McI[cnry County. passeti away ycstcr-
day morning, nt his Into residence, Nd. II Arte-
sim nvcnMe, Mt tho nRe Of q, n1d nfter m Illness
OF Just ono month, from non-inann1nafory soft.
cninE OF tho brain and an affection Of tho hcnrt-
Dlr. Wakcmsn was Of the Connecticut family OF
that nalno, and wns born In satisbury. Conn.,,
Jan. Ut, 1911. In 1G.G ho removed, with portion
Of his family, to rrebie, N. T., whcrc he fitted
himself for tho practice OF tho law. Deciding
10 como West, hn started IN 1857. With bis
wtfe, on whnt was them tho long,
tedious overland journey. After haltlng
at Valparaiso, Ind, for ucnrly two ycnrH, he
camc 70 Illinois and aotiIed down IN the north
ind fs stlli known al tho Ds. Foot prirtc. ilcre
10 eventually boenino ono Ut tho wcalthest and
t , .sss II 5 fses s sSs a ass:a tSo III Il
Justice Of tho pcace In MelIcnly County, nsld
was for years thereafter lgasantiy known tss,n A.
In ia5o ho removed 10 tho village u Haryard
and built up Hucecssful luw practice. no was
.RS Ss5 S9sss a saso
substantial evidonce Of thu falth that WI.
!n him by spending: = = large ,,P lt Pnrt .,91 oe
WAR; in The cause Tor wheh he hal lat,orsd. In
1S6, be was elected 70 tho Twonty-th!.t dsncr.i M m
Assembly ttnn nciienry County sna y, n! hs
ss Sais II spsnsilei Tho ilsn: +. i; wasaltr,'o,
In d late aldrcs. 70 tho 0d Settlers As,soein,inn A.,
Of aH ns 70 thc
fact That III, Wakeinan was member Of s tho
First Congressional District Convention tnnt
sst @ M ,Ss rs devoe
10 tho prnutier Of tho Law In this city, hating
gtn on. @ ID a1 H. F%Sfks at ~ bup
bandod generosity md hls upr!Entness OF rMr.
ana ossss xns hss a9s iexea e e sons sbrsash
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mnns body wnrc fouui scattered along the
truck. near Itssehtlt, m tho M!twattkco Division
Of tho Enrthwcatrrn fintIronl. Tho re.
n,nns ! wern identified as -. those Of
ittrs,nll and tho ,ltt,ther of ja,mes Anderson,
dealer IT., grant nn't lnnrblo-workA Mt the ectu-
ctery.. I'll not known how Mr. Anderson was
suw tho killing Iln may havs. heen'
walking ,tlown tho track md icil
or hc mny havo met with some aco,dent
upon ono Of tho trims passing ia and fro during
tic night. Qbputy.Coroner White hold an In.
Nlaesf yesterday, md tho Jury brought In vcr.
dict Of death III soule 1nitnncr unknown To tho
Jury.
, 1880-07-14
PORT HlJRON.

poJsr HunoE, Mict., duly l3.-Up-Propcltcrs
japan, Benton and bnrEcs, Jamcs y. Fny aud
conaorts. Tccumsch and hnrHeh.
Down-Propclicrs Delaware. Asa, Sparta md
consorts; schooner j.st1vonson.
Wtnd-Southwcst light; weather fine.
pntsT HuHoN, July l3-ln p, n1.-Pazsetl up
Propeller Quebec; schuonar1 IL y. Morse, d.
Calktns, Pansaukec4 Josephine.
Down-Propetlers 1nter-Uconn md cons0rt,
Annte H1nLth with 0osdawK and consort; schoon.
crs kato Wtus.oW. Superior.
WInl-Northeast, light rain.
, 1880-07-14

Arcnil,s Kt,1nys. ians becn nscd with
highly beneficial results during tho last four
ycurs IN the various forms OF dyspepsia tsnstrtls
il,scn, general slehlt.ys conaumpsiotl.a atc. kn-
lrsss tHilot medicine: It IL pfcasnrt, wlllt-
like beverage 10 footl,: nnda from milk. pccul-
iarly grateful 10 dcltcnto stoinnch. Nnthlug
CLIO HMkes nnsh. aud blood. and strength W fnsl.
1t cln bt sAfaly rcfl0l on for tho regeneration Ut
thuzc cnaes OF low vitality In which Enodlcntl0u
or ordinary, nutrition fal. ecnl for circular:
beware OF mutations. Arcnd's KnniYsst Is tsgk
eull to tho trft1c. Consumers supplied directly
Dy 4. Arc1id, Ghouist, corner Aadtson anu Filth
:.
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ET01ttI11 To " 14ELs
afr. George Powell died nt his residence. No
GpS West jackson strcot, ut O'Clock Tueaday
morning, after t}Eiof but painful lllncss. Air.
Powell was one Of cur most cnterprlstng blsi-
ness n1cu. He canc here when Ch'caso wns In
It's infancy. and grow up With his a1orted city
two terms, and be was considered enc Of tho
most honorable OF the city's representative
ness inat, and was beloved by MI who knew him.
Al tho hcnd Ut a family. he was n devoted and
loving husband. 1Io leaves wife aud thret
, leave bis residence for 1t. Jarlath's Church nj
Bo.clock this fnurnlng, whore requiem hlxh nuss
Will be celebrated, nnd thenct. by cArr!ugcs X
Calvary Celnct1ry.
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THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY,, JULY A. 1880.

.l,strfcts wns very heavy, ,11fng considerable
,inmaHo to tho GRIPS 4 Few caras of sutistrt,ke
nro rspnrtcd, in,s none Of then, arc likely 70 re-
sult fntAjly, At,n,t q n'cluck this evening Mtn0
mIscrcMht rcnortnl tint tho Union I}eput had
hccn struck liy lightning nnd tMr Or live prnm..
inent citi.ena killed. mining thca tho'lln Inrtsl
ii, Ilr,Ist. Tho rcp,,rt created Ertnt excitement
for short time until It was automatically cutl.
ttR1Icted,
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A sYNAG1G WRECKED.

DETROIT, .fich., July l3.--A singular and ,unox-
ptalncd accident occurred Inst night. A terrific
explosion took placo in shuadry.Z Zclok jewish
synaKog, In t4Is clty. blowing cut portion. OF
the side wall, b,ll8inX tho other walls, and de-
etrpyIux tho Gnr Interior. Tho damn9e cnnnot
yet bc estimated, hut IL not less thAn &5.AN
Probable theories of lsnlslnB Kus. gunpowlef,
ETC., nrD advanced. but why donc. II Intentional,
Is tnyEttry. 49,.
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In CROSSE, WIS.

: Special OtIpatth 10 TIA Chicago Tftburs.
Ia CROSSE, Wis, July l3.-The weather st!il
continues iutcnsclyhot. Yesterday tho mercury
marked 100 In tho shade. and to-day II wont intU
tho n1notica. Ycycral cnaes OF sunstroke and
DroBtratlon from tho bent arc reported In this
city; no fnthl oascs. howgver excepting one. z
fcnulstcr tlamed John Noutley. who suffered
sInstroku yesterday, mud whose recovery is
considered doubtful.
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md two other relatives rcnchNl tho sHlonn lnto
In tho day. and found him dchtl.
Tho Coroner wns mt notified Df tho nccuf-
rencn unit very 1nto nt nIpht lie nil doubt
lr~a Irlpnncl tho Jury, tt,.iny. nntl onter tho
Ctiunty Physician to hnit a poaf- -mnFlc'n OK
animation. the body was taken 10 the homo Ut
tho pAfcntB by permission.
, 1880-07-14
SvASIITNGTOS, u. e.
Rpttto| NspatsA to The Chicago 1tibhns.


sptetal M.patsA to TIT Chicago tribune.
WAsnfN0ToN, D. G.. July 13.-Tho Intense heat
affects all classes Of business. Tn son,a OF tho
bureaus of tho Trcaspiy to-day. whcro lady
counters nso required IL WORT. The Thermometer
stood at os. Judge Jatue}. Clerk Of tho CHmsnal
% tcnScr T tortn' sasd: At wno line. II tboTo Is
anythins lcft Of }ou BY Tug hpt y ywcsthor, tt wo
mutrctct under the porch at Wlllhrd's Hotel to-
night at o'clock stoot1 at % degrees.
n ths trfsttrn Assoeia.td Press.
wartuost Of tho srasnil. At Q. IN. tho thortnpne
etnr Indicated " dcg. Ht tho etEnnl u!lcc, and in
tho T'roas,ry Building. whore thu hunt is M Hcn- p
l,iitdinYs Tho mercury nlnKl frt1m 81 to W deK.
Tho employees woto dismissed at . p. H., an hous
earlier than u6uAl.
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kpst3dt plspasth q 1As dAtea0o 1TIbUNs.
0HAkp RAPIDS. Mloh., July E,-!The wopthos
bore has been worry warm of Into, and to-day wis
Que ct tho hottest days evur experienced hero.
Tho merpury hovcrod nenr 100 for several hours.
Three oasoa of Runstruko aro reported, but tlo
doctors hopo 1on0 Of them will bo fatal, thnuph
one, Owen Oxtrln, teatnster for Elbntrlo 4
to. nIxht,
, 1880-07-14

: 6psesdt DApatsh ~ Ins Chteavo 1IrttunA
PlTzspuaa, Fa., July h--Tha boat bore slnca
Saturday has heen almost uneIlAura6le*. 'To-duy
has been the hottoRt OF tho season, tia thermom-
eter ranging betvean " and ad IN the shade.
oily, acconlp lpauioi by rain aud remarEnbly vivid
lightning, which struck In several piAcos, but
did no Particular harm. The rain IN the rural
, 1880-07-14

In tho South, tho portJ Of Charleston, sa,
vnnuah, Mobile, Ncy OslcRns. and Galveston VII!
nok combined show m fncroaso In ton years or
10 ocr cont In population, while tho mhnafnot
,,rpg cities OF ilioh,nontl, AuRasta, Atian.a'
f,hnttnnoo11,, md NAshvIllo will, whom com'
biur,,. show n a.In Of fnlly 10 por cont
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SPIRIT OF THE GERMAN PRESS.

Ttn baltimore TCckfr suya: "9incc tho DGn1-
ocrnts begin to hope for q Victory for Hancock
Mi ihosp clerks II, tho Departments ut Washtng-
tun who tuye 80 fur played Republicans, but In
hcnrt wero Democrats, bcatu to show their coll
ors mora plniu1y anl sometimes even botsser-'
ously; Only day o. two ngo one clerk tore
down tho picture OK 0ar1old from over tho desk
OF nnothor clerk, and received beautiful thrasll-
ing for u's Democratic enthusiasm, It y y nut .
u that preaon IN mo nepas,me,s nsw
md salaries TO hand IN hand. hut as In tho Do
purtmrnts,' 50 1t Is ali over the country
with or1uocrattc enthusiasm, Tho GrcenyilIe
N,rs, in South Carolina. thinks 1t super
tt,toua to celebrate the Fourth Of fully,
md II tbo South couI to-day return to English
projection as,d allegiance 1t would nover CONF
nit nnnu s,,c1, a htu1,der as to 10Iu the Union
Eecotitl timer This '1s. what may -le-teruao1
Southern pa!arloaisn: oly slnce thefS n,s s9o
,ln,,i1s,a ;un1r r. ;ta ,ncsiSnr snY. no thtnr
s"uins TO be Inevitable in ouse OF Democratic
Victory, and timt " tho Rrainal preparation Ut
thu country ior tne iaea u peaice1ni sGpart'on
ni.a . .sss 9n nY unnH"n ~ WIKI thu
hjnrks IT thS South nro rcIuced to thoir {ormor
stuto ot dependency"
Tho Mll.1ts s-Zttt,tn1 wrltas: Whilo
English, tho hura. a.noney eand's!ate Of tho sot.. +
Mo"us ue'p"p; I, sc -. ~, .>,.s,.s.
and dsupport tic crazy. 0reen.buE Dc 1u Natyr
19' y, ~ a.a. ~ ~ Man" hoxo aiso onto'. i,t
now Inpaet. Aeoorainx 70 tns ,ha me% anee
eIcelinn @ tho urccnnacb er Pla,sttd for Governor,
nnS I'm t;ro.,,ho.kcrs buye arreed to yuto In
November for an Electoral ticket composed Of
nne.half af nc1n9erats. aud the othor half nt y.
GrcRnbMckers. III case Inc uctnocrhLs uno
Grcenbatkefs eject tnMlort!f ol tno HaS!npG!n M W!
" nor4 ~ Sr natx IA the ~" succcssor Of unitel
Et.ss.s Errntnr II at,,itr
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Special Dt.pateA to 1Ns Chicago Tribune.
, GA1ESA, ILL.,, July l3-Tho hcat In this section
during tho past forty-clght hsuvs has been In.
tense, tho -1norcury ranElng from s8 to 10
tlcgrtcs Several cases OF eunstroko have oo-
Cured In tho country. Tho heat WIS 80 intense
ii our people. Tie ntmosphcre this evening "a
slightly cooler,
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DECATUR. ILL.

: sseetal Dt.pa.eh to 7hs Chicago Tribune. .
DECATUR, Ill, July 13.-Tao mercury hofo
n,asked VI In the Bhulc to-ony. and tic heat was
ti,o mast tntcuse Decatur hAs yet experienced.
It jatprfcreI sun,owhut with outdoor bnalness.
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CTNCfNNhT1..

C1no1NSAr1. O., July l3.-Thts has bcen tile
hottest day for n,n,ber Of ycats. Tho mini
mum hight of tho shermnpeter was r., maxl-
mum oD. ut o'clt,ck. It twa4 10 Mt lop a. M, "
ut p IT, md 60 Mt 1o,abp. III. Tho sky has boon
partly overcast With clouds, but is clear to-
i,tuht. Seven caBea Of sut,stroko have been re-
DUftcd-threc fntnt. Tho record OF tho thor.
.tnnMeter IN given oboro Is n,atc Ut tho siEnal
otllce. Nnniur.'.ls private thermometers have
usual fatalities ntnuuH horses on tho street.
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A GOOD TIME. ANTICIPATED,

II NOVU TInE NW !IfF HIEUs
: Special DIspateh to Tas Chicago Irh1tn&
NILES. Mich.,. July 1a-Tho President and
Executive Committee OF tho Soidias1 and
sa.ors: Association Vi Southwestern Michigan,
III session hero this evening, decided to bold
their annual reunion mud cncnmpmcrt In this
city On the 18th, 18th. and 9Th Of August, Dis.
be In Attendance.
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nAir1NonE, BID, July Notwithstanding
brlsk brncxc from thu northwest, to-dny hhs
been tho hottest at tho scnson. At tho Signal
Olaee, iii tho ccutro Of tho city, tho mercury
pt 3b .yrs 10 deg. iii tho shade. At . o'clock to-
night II tnurks 81 1cY. Several deaths have oo-
CURED from sunatr9kc.
J.J. Lehman, Of Louisville. ~. died from tno
uffcrpQQr.
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JSftOl<UK.

spsetal Dtspdteh IL Tbs Chicago Tribune.
KgoxuK. Ia., July 1A-Yestcr'ay was tho
wprnest day OF tho acason up u TINT time, but
to.tlay 1t has bcun even warmer, tho weather
being alnost too severe tor outdoor labor.
Thore has boou but ond casc Ut sunsirokc to-day.
that Of Dr.. Eugcno BAKER, OF this city. This oc-
Cured Mt about 10 a. ill.,, but he is naw reported
M buInr out ut lnnEur. THO thorfu0meter
ranged at from W to lUl III tue shldc.
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The public 1rlil beware OF y ffRudN4
lent Initiation pt Dobbins' Electric Soap now be'
inv fnrccd m tho market Dy 1nlaroprechtauGt.
II will ruin my nothes w1lshed with t. Inslkt
ilpon having Dol,bins' Electric.
, 1880-07-14

Special Dt,patth 70 1hs Chicago tribune.
gpnluur1ELp, ILL.,, July 10,-Chnrley Fo1. va-
rlcty motor, whEo returning frun Oak htsgc
Park tonight, was overcome by tho heat, and
fell 10 tho sidewalk. 1t was ecserat honrsbcfor
ho was restored to consciousness, md tho phYsl"
ported 70 havc been drinking freely during tho
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e.. j. o. ROGERS.
hfAI,suALLT0wS 1a., July RI. 0. Rogers, 0f
tho leading dry 8ootls house Of Jordan, lsogcra
& Co., in this city, died to-day.
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NEW ORLEANS.

New OntEAHs, La., July l3,-Tho weather Is.
coul aud delightful. nui tho city. especially
heaithy. THIS highest thermometer Of tho sch-
son waa Oh tho 6th,-uE. Since that dnte 1t has
not exceeded ~ Mt mid,lny. The deaths lost
week were 10, tu population or GtGNM
, 1880-07-14

GrSu1yE Democratic enthusiasm. nboNt
these digs Hes concoalol nt'tho bottom oi
coltI f,lnl- punch. -
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OFFICE OF TIE cnigr SloNAL 0trrcEn, WASH
1NoroS, D. c.. July 14-l u. n.-Eor Tcnncssec
md tho Ohio Valley, clcar or partly cloudy
weather; Hight, variable winds. mostly north
westerly, nearly stationary temperature and
barometer, ....... -..-..
For the Luke region partly cloudy wcatheroo-
casional ralus: variable winds, mostly Northerlys
stationary or lower temperature, and generally
for the Uppor mississippi and 1sosSer Missouri
valleya pnrtIy cloudy wtathor, oo9aSuhi faits,
uVrtGerly wtIids, 1eGDMtuK variable, Ar shlttang
10 southunHtcrly; stationary Ur higher totllperh-
ture, with stationary or falling 6arauotar.
rncAL uusKnvArInNA.
, 1880-07-14

FQlET WAYNE.
spreta, Dispatch to The tAieaoo 7rthuns-
Tonr WAyNE, Ind. Juts l3-Thls was ono OF
the hottest days over. known iu thl. latitude.
Tho thermometer htoodar TO-: lit tho shatc.
Many human ileings wern prostrhtod, but ny
fittn( cases Nro reported. Several hofsos u'ea
fru1n auuyttuke. -. ::
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New Yong, July l8.-rho heated term con-
tlaucy, the thermometer ranging from II to VI
In the yhndo. Tho tnUrtallty atnong children has
9rcMtly lncrpayud- Ten SuustrokcS to-day, tHo
intnL > "- -
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z An Important advance ttl. the manu-.
fRutitre Of tllct soups was tho Introduction Ct
ElycGrl,ie. Tho transparent soaps OF J. J. Z:
Atkinson really contain a largo percentage Ut
this valuable Ingredient.
, 1880-07-14

!. sptetat D6patea to rns oliad5o Tribune.
!nu,11Nt,ToX, In, July lL-Thss hns bcon mn
other it,teuscly bot dAy. tho thorn,ometer rcaeh-
los In tho shadc. Ono case Of s,inst roke. Il ot
sistal. The weather Tonight is clear md hot,
though somewhat relieved by Bcntlu breeze.
, 1880-07-14

HAnr1n1.p's tho man 10 wllack those
mules. Sir. 1}arnuin. .z
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LAFAYETTE, IND.

apteiat pi.pateh II Tat CAteauo Tribune.
LAFAYETTE, InA, July 1a-old sol Is coming
down straight to-luy. Two casos OF sunstrcko
during tho last twcuty-four hours. Both nen
will rGGutCr.
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=, tnc total number ot live catt's bolng eIt7.
11,e ehpncnts Of lnat wouk Included a,Wa, aemo V.
ur cattle, EGeO quarters Of drnssou bcci' i'!eo
htu1 uf live ahrop, LUIS chrcassos ot h1u'sot''
und LIE Irrhsrl nHN.
, 1880-07-14

AZ Will he suGti, Mira. Tiiwnsend Davis. Of this
city ttads Tho lltlicy, md Nr, Thompson, present
champion; t0als tho krnsIeInen.
An adjourned !ncotiHH, Of tho archery AsRo-
ciation WIS hcd this evening 1T the l'ai9ca }io.
IL tho plues, for haldlnK the noxt .mevtfrY. and
tie second TMesay y July %ns aKtoed upon ,,.s "
tho inilowtpH result: prcsidyal, A'r. 4. u: Con-
stable. Of hrnoklyn; : First President,
NJ 1uo IIussoy. of, 9cs MoiMos., !a' seet'',4
Nnrlctta, o.; Th!rA vIoe- Pfcsldent, Ar. T., u
Church. Ut Charlotte. Mich; Corresponding
Secretary md Treasurer. Dir. g. ffnnk L; rear-
Y. il Manicy, st Tu!oho; Executive CosnlnItteg,
John Y, Golyer, K. iInyt, tiohort t:aWrcnco. K.
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ARCHERY.

TIe Necond Annual Tournament nt
IIulalo-Forty~t1vo' COu&cntantA for
tho National 1'rixeK-tkesult' Of Tic
Silooafng-Oslier Business Of Tie a1esa"
Ing. - - . 80
special p.,pateh 10 The chseupo Tribune.
DurrAlo. N. Y, July 1a.--Tho second aunuhl
Archery Tournament opened at the parade
grounds Ia rh,a city this morning. Thlrty-tivc
gentlemen and ten. .-lalioa qualified
tor the National medal and came to scorc. SolHe
very tino shooting was done. especially BY tho
three leadGrs. Among tho mon, Mr. -uurnhnm,
Ut Chicago. who was Considerably handicapped
by tho aecston of the Association to porsr,it the
lso Of the pecp-sIght, astonishcd the contestants
BY his 'cxccllept nnrasnunsh!p. Tho total
scores wpre rs follows: - q -
Ladies'. shooting at 30, 40 and % yar1s:
Mrs. y. IrowE1. Hastings, Mich..... .o
Slis. =. Church.
iIs siIs j. pnxis. uiiaio
Mrs. Leo. Craw tortisvillo.
Mlss Lowering. 1luffulo. .y
Fs sFs. Goorxo & o III
5; = s;,;T;sy ;I,i ID; d ;st3:
Their GCllrcs Mrp nA fDlfoWH:t . -
". II. Ihumpson. '..sn.S
". .UnFinhtA.
+: Devol M
slsn ,rIEr Gn'caps ;'1f,i;,
+ MoMeeehan. crawtofdasiiic
+. T. llall, Chicago, ,:..................... ..sl!
|. l. peddlughain, Marietta, ,....... .S9
I, sllway, lasralo,. .sN
I: u; pevol. nHrlctta...,..."" ....."'.'..;:9s
". Granger, 1sn!fAlo,. .........':."'"..ii!s
!. Mnklnsons CQacaN0, 's!:1
=. H"nmonI, th'ca0o.'. '""...''..:''''''' 1nS 1eS
4ao ii nasssy, bes Mois; ID.
T. y. nevol, Marietta, D." .....".,....,..StIts: ~
T. ftnrHhl. W.
9. y. Ky'c. Chcago.. ~
Ghe8ket .s "
Il. i. Church. Charlotte. Meh.... -. .........9i!
y D1Eta lItltln!n. ..-........s...sss.s't':.+ .+.is
+. .. WhlWntth, burHtogA..
a. " luAtAu!e' -
Il. HoraEnlu... ....,..............,....M
], 4. Huno, CrawsorisvilIo. .9E
/ y =.
J, Il. ;........... -. q
~ Ell ss*.s'.'..':..s'ss.A
! y. ~ HHkETIIaH y
| Aa Will be xt,tt1, Mira. Tawusend DAyis, Of TIL!
, 1880-07-14

tbs Second Annunl Tournament ht
i tunalo-Torty"tlvc' Cou&cntautA for
= tho National 1'rixtK-tkcsult Of the
Sltoo4fuR-Osller E3aAlIaess OF tile 1Ice&-
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-09-02
af London a Long Way Ahead.

The four largest cities in the United
States, New York, Philadelphia, Brook.
lyn and Chicago, have Total popula-
ton of 3,113,684. In 1870 their popula.
ton was 2,311, 800. They have, there
fore, increased about a third in the ten
years. If they keep up this rate OF
growth ten years longer their total pop
ulation in 1890 will be over four mil
lions, or an average of a million each.
Yet now the population of these four
cities, of whose growth we are so proud,
taken together, falls short of the popu-
lation of London alone. Even if we ad-
ded st. Louis we should not make up SO
many people as London contains. II
we put in Washington also we get an
aggregate population about equal to
that of London.
London, therefore. contains about as
many people as New York, Philadelphia,
Brooklyn, Chicago, St. Louis and
Washington together. Though the
latest census of that city was taken
eight years ago, its increase has been
carefully estimated and the population
is now put at 3,62O,86S, total which
is probably within the actual figures.
The aggregate population of the six
American cities which we have named
is 3,650,684.
And even ten years from now, if Lon
don continues to- grow at the rate of
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-09-02
An Escaped Convict.

William Mackinaw johnson, a young
man with a very dirty neck, meek
| and humble expression from the nose
down, turned up at farm house about
six miles from Detroit the other day
and con6dentially informed the farmer
that he was an escaped convict from
State Prison, with reward of 5000
offered for his arrest and return. He
had grown tired of wandering around
and asked the farmer to bring him into
the city and turn him over to the police.
The farmers hair stood on end at the
prospect of making 5000 in half day.
He took William Mackinaw into his
house and feasted him on the fat of the
land, gave him a clean shirt and coat
and then harnessed up and the two
logged into the city. They had some
beer at the first saloon on the road
They had some more at the next and
by and by they put their arms around
each other and joyfully sung
5s-e g My name it is Joe Bowers,
And | have a brother Ike"
By and by the escaped convict an
nounced that they must part, as his
object-that of securing ride into the
city--had been accomplished. The
farmer objected, fight took place and
both were hauled in by the police.
William Mackinaw was simply an old
vag and the farmer was laughed at and
allowed to return home.
''>You expect to be sent up, don't
youp" asked His Honor, as the testimony
was all in.
80, yes. I've got tuckered out with
this hot weather"
''How long a sentence do you want?''
''Well, give me three months and if
1 want any more I'll come back. Judge,
you'd have died laughing to see that
farmers eyes hang out when 1 told him
there was reward of 5000 on my head.
/ don't want to insult this Court, but
I've got to laugh-ha! ha! ha! oh! ho!
ha! hop
His Honor leaned back and wiped the
rivulets off his brow, and the prisoner
got his breath and said:
g And such dinner as he got up for
me! You'd have supposed was the
biggest King in Europe! I'll go up
three months any time o. year for such
a dinner as that. It's all right-all
ha! ho! hor'
And he was heard laughing long after
the next case had been called. d.-Detroit
Free Press.
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increase which it has shown. during
the last eight years, it will have q
population equal to that of our
four greatest cities put together. It
will contain over four millions Of people.
These comparisons are not only inter-
esting; they ere valuable, also. They
may tend to subdue boastful spirit not
uncommon in new and growing coun-
tries and they help us to form some
conception of the magnitude of the
greatest city the world has ever seen.
Assuming continuance of its present
rate of increase for a century to come.
some English writers have imagined
London as swollen to a capital of more
than ten millions population. But there
is no warrant for any such estimate, for
history teaches that great cities event.
ualiy reach the limit of their growth
and thereafter show decline. When
that period will be attained by London,
however, is beyond the reach of any
thing like safe calculation, but the in
dications are that it will have been
passed before the next century is over.
Add to New York the contiguous
population which really belongs to it as
metropolis, and at the opening of the
next century we shall have popula-
ton as large as that of London now,
provided our rate of increase for ten
years past is kept up for twenty wears
longer. 1t is, therefore, not at all i'm
probable, indeed it is very probable,
that long before the Twentieth century
is ended the cluster of cities of which
New York is the nucleus will contain
more people than any other city in the
world. Bnt for a quarter of century
to come London must take the lead and
continue to have population equal to
that OF any other two of the great cap
itals. 80
Moreover, the perpetual aggrandize-
ment of great cities cannot be an un-
mixed blessing to any country.-New
York Sun.