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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-10-07

- - 1850 -M -
profit in --Geroaantocn Telegraph
-. w,.-. u--s1 - r.-,t,..
M" 800"
n Iii parts OF the country. from Can
Ada 4, the Gulf OF Mexico. the presence
Of witch hazel bushes i regarded AZ 4
certain indication 81 4 strong ana fertile
vii. II e 4 nonnlar idea that these
bushes viii flourish only on soils thar
Az naturally very fertile Experiment
sbous however thar TIE nnrs will
oerminate ana the bushes gros on any
Find ~ soil thaf q nof tao wet Tor III
binds ~ veoefaf;on excent rnshes. ffags.
and similar sorfs II verefat;on. II ~
-accord;nglv likely fhaf fhe M nol;on
fhsf roo7 all = nccessarv a. "a nro-
duction 81 hazel bushes 4 entirelt IN
correct and Il appear certain that the
production II Ire bushes 81 4 piece 81
cround canses the soil Ia become fertile
n Il altocefher likely thar fhe witch
hszel bnsh Ii - blessing n dis0u;se. \
IN ncent ~ prodnc;n0 fertility n so;,z
natursllr harren and The means II re-
sfor;nC ierf.Iitv ~ land That bas ven
rendered nor ~ Continued cropn;nos-
ch,rae,cr n bnshcs and THAR
mode N crowth Are favorable "a I'M
.rov;n0 the condition az the soil the
occnrx me .han;callv ana chemically.
TIE Rot penetrafes the SOL 10 ! lonr
d;sf.nce break ~ tbe hard norf;ons n
4. reach The valuable mineral rnbst ances
that are ~ the sub-soil. wh;chther br.n~
10 the surface. ana n their decay ;eaye
mineral and vegetable fertilizinr mate
rial that ~ sp-nropriafed ~ other
planfs wher IN bushes are removed
the open;n0~ Furnished 81 the roots
serve fhe p1rpose 81 drains ~ carry
mo "a superfiuous moisture and Afford
passages Tor The atmosphere. The
bushes afford dense shade. which u
productive II fertility. The abundant
folin0e the evaporation or
moisture. and keeps The soil beneath
the bushes from becoming very dry
ven iur;n0 the pr-eyalence of 4 con-
tinued dronght. The leaves are rich
II potash. which Is extracted b. the
roots from soil far below the surface.
ana they r~eneraIlv remain where thew
fsll ana heip form 4 mulch. The
bushes often % dense that thev
serve 10 catch All the leaves u trees,
orass. ana other vegetable mbstances
that Are carried by ihe wind II every
direction. II the course of \ few ear
4 yerv large quantity 81 vegetable sub
stances Accumulate 4 the surface II the
land below the branches. where Il de-
GAYS and forms manure OF great value.
II n also likely That the foliaye preyenfs
% considerable extent the escapc of
ammonia and carbonic acid.
However valuable hazel bushes may
Be for increasing the fertility Of nat1-
10y Pcor "a 'mPoser'sne1 so.ls 49,
49,. ~. $500 $3.50 ~...;.~ 800
49,, h.'.s ~ 49, .fa:..--
1910. 80 ~ .ns 80 $500.
,rJ.-t.s;s. .s-s -. ~ 49,
800 =. :.!-:u 10 49,. 80 ~.
49, ~. $3.50 III
sss.:-. $50 ~ ~. Ai,--.5
~. - k.v @ ~.
s:. ~. $500 - - 1890
ds. IN o-s.-. 49, $500.
ssss .s,. Pr. meIa - .s.srrt
s..s--.4n@ h.s-hs.
~. 90 h !. 800 Pnd SsS;n.Is
T. $3.50 1890. y 4. -. $500
cr.r 800 cn;ts asrs. h.lo~ 49,
S"sh.~ y 49, r~;,1s "a - s%rrfsce
1850 1900. ,sr-s- ~
M c.s s.nh.. ~ 49,. ~. ec1ia--
Nv sss.cr vsrv rest IN NAV ~
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-10-07
Dawes SEARCH FOR A CARPET.


49,
noon ps When i psee nm m, h ss%. one e s s1.m
school, II wish you . 20 around 70
Barnes drug store. and Get Miss Polly's
carpet-oag that she LEFT there about half
an hour ago.
Miss Folly? The stout country lady
with glasses, whose brothers farm
house re stayed at last summer
les, Ms Polly wainwright She
TO barnes corner: but there she was
perplexed how % get along. having, be-
sides her carPet-bag, her arms full u
bundles and packages- Some stranger
who left the car A. the same time. learn
ing that she had still some distance TO
walk. advised her 20 cave her carpet
bag ~ the drugstore. which was what
ne proposed doing with his
Before starting. Dave went out 70 the
dining-room closet % get an apple or
two - eat While thus engaged. he
overheard his mother saying IN an I'M
dertone 20 Mary. the upstairs girl. that
Miss Polly WAS commencing 70 feel
rather anxious about her carPet-bag.
lest the strange man might have had
some design y purposely exchange 4
TOT MS oTn-
re sure you ge' Inc right bag said
Ms Burt. = Dave went out Miss
oily says ners Va placed under The
rlsn.-nand counter; la.t Opposite %
~nere 'ne s'Eanser nau NJ p'xcSa; ana
u n1se ~ m'stA1es &c a.. barnes
n'nIr1., = bo>sio'e-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-10-07

er.mer, MIR n sni ont AZ rssson.
~.~,;rs ex,r, are NJ n. oro6fsbIe. For
49,. . mn ~ =, horr ~ twn N The
s~.~,cc, "a TIA ave. 1 hevs found fo
~ n grc.f benefit Il 4 = change.
sri ffhsx ~ allowed sone fresh
s.~th y Scratch rmoncsf. Il 4 III the
heffsr Il anpears - - = nntural
,h;rs for fowls "a -exerc;se fhe muscles
II ~ manner. commemorative Il 4 for
their health Anv lover 81 poultry
should be WILLING d allow liz fowls the
short breathing space q : couple q
watch them that they do no serious
damage They <oon learn where reg
ularify Is duly observed. u wait and
, 1881-02-26
MILWAUKEE, GRAIN ISsPECToRsH!P.


N1tWAuEEE, Wis.,, Fef. 2i.-Ths cunnuotlun
In this city ovcr lilo 1rlin 1nspcptossh!p con-
tEnucs. Tho s,'silnl0n tlElt an.He OF tho Deputy
Inspectors ilaye bcun hrlbctl by grnlt,- inlxcra
hus led tho 1talrd af Directors vi Tho Chamber
or CoIuiHrrcp to ask str. Holland tn withdraw
hs resignation. and tu-lay hu decided To Comply
with thotr wishes. Accordingly there Will NOT 10
m election tu-tsnrrow. Thu Chamber nttuptcd u
resolution intlorsIna tho slctlHn Ut tho Directors,
and eGtithE fortil lin tnurE,lnen Ut fully fnvcs-
Ut whniA !I,lti nre..u II Gntialinto fnr Inspector
when tfu rrafHnnsttn If Mr.. lf0!und wNs MI.
tnyn sir. 1lullanl rrnun III tho tlce that lio
WILL probably l,nt a;5ntn nte.npt tu withdraw, for
6OMir ycura ut least.
, 1881-02-26
FIRE RECORD.
CftIC.Af1O.


The atarm from lux III Mt 7:3l last evening
WIS turre'l i, by Officer lIounn. OF tho lintnni
Street Sutton. who WIS OIL lts way honle to Slip
pur when ilro wns discovered IN tho larSc fr.ltu
nntl brick building, Nos. 6t. unl 1at West
S!xtrunth street, owned Rl,l occupul "a Il fnr,It-
tire fuetnry 1y WfcGlnuilil, u!unlp & kulibcru,
Thu fnEtOry WIS eased ut Ucluck, aIiu. III III
wntnhI.lan Is olHltl1yed. lAo tire wUs nrenh5'
under considerable hu,llway when discovered
BY residents IN tho vicinity. Ii nppeArpl tn
huvo stnrtcd IN n 0nc-Bttiry brick structure Ill
tho rttssf Used ny An engine A1'd hl1ur-ru0tn,
MD WIS tu,IIlicsa caused BY the car4usiess
nf tho engineer iii leaving s,aruus Ur eonl-
1Iilstiblcs tno near lI0 aln0ltaGrng !rts.
Whnn tho department nrrlvgd Tho ,lAI.ies wese
The tsry.kiln anu ErtllI each Of thu tLruu uor6 Of
thu Inrxu trsnlu fMs:tOrY atan.lnY ~ tho north-
west cHrtlur 0f Sixteenth and tAlilH streets Tho
1ists prOvett ng: ctsy hn 10 rxtluHNtsh, and tt!a
tolMi Ipss ut,nn buIAllnE, stock, nilA machinery
wall HcAfccly rxcgcl @5,0NI which n f1ily etiV
rrcl by lie iOtfbwInH lHanrteU: lrrlnE, A1iA IT.
EAlli flrn ati Aarllsts. $sattu each; Alla.niiu,
t!ir1'p polfC!1s FOR Sh, fl,uU0. Al,u &Hkius: New
inrk i !h,stnn, e'jbu,t0: Northern New inrk,
S:}It: tntnl, S;ts$t.GL 1.uilslullet, WlGke 1 To,
lasnor t,eu'lpaNtA at tho fnotnry, suHtnin slight
loss. THO iire.onRItua haA considerable
.lil!'culty i. rc"ellng tho scone. ,ow!ag II
!ttchu. nnt In turning sIlu c,,rurr nf l+Hi!n und
Fifteenth strpcts. the trlyer. William yHlru,
ana pllmmnn. Ihlnes Henley. were thrnwn
ytulDnlly tn tho Hrthitnl. whuet Ut llle u4lnu
passed over lliu furNrra leAs. but fnrtMHately
ilu {Onca Wtru hr0kn,,, and hD will ttnlisllf K.t
Alnng npnIy, fltnIny wiz not " bntlly bruised,
Aua will kuun lo lit for duty.
, 1881-02-26
0RITIjARY.

Srftfa! Ntpa{th u The thItaC0 TF35tNt-
ilEtulT, Wia., Feb, Sj-l>leli III Roscoe. Sum-
dny, Feb. ~. 1ul,n Z. smith, aycd VI ycass; nlsp.
III Feb. II. ut tho sntan p!nce, Mrs. John G..
Rmith, wlfo of tho ubnvc. aged 81 years. III
their slcMth lltscoo loscs two ot lts ndcst lnhal
tta,lts. Ms, aud Mra. Smith having resided III
nosroe over tAIrty-tvu yeura. and lived to.
Kutor rs ,ttlln md wlte Oyer tlfty-lnur years.
The fuhcrnl of bnth occurred IN Tneslny nft-
crunon ut tho hoasg or U. II. y. knnt, Prot.
S:retat isisist}eh 10 Ta4 Chseaeo TRIBUNE. ~
IluRLlSaTuy, ILL.,. Fob. ::5.-vlr8inu Josephine
Irnry, thu vifp Ut n prominent attorney here.
died III ths city to-day. Deceased wus i
daughter VI Iol ilunry Il. t[nylrn, 1t sillwau.
krt. und II granddaughter OF llelry updgc, .
fUrt1ur uurGlIlpr Ut Wisconsin,.
, 1881-02-26
SPOItTING.
ril1. TURF.

AUGUSTA. Ga. Feb. ss-In thu three-quartez
n!ie hraIs, the first heat was laA,l. Tho scronA
md thitd were w"n hy Oak Grove itosr Mutn-
sAll SECOND. IilMe. I:.l, IsJti. l:l.s.
The sutli1tg lnce, II nlIn and onu.ctEhth. waa
wo1, by Emily H.. Joc T1lumpsou secund. Guy
tfuyurltoI lllird, rtlnc. .uJ.
NEW On..EASs, Fob. :s,.-At tho New Loutstana
Jackoy Club Car.1lvnl mrellng t0-.lny th1 mllo
anu hMG-p!Ehfh r7t1o was won BY LItt!p Heb, Net
BneptMl, Tlme. .:Vs!I. -
Tho nillt-hent race wn3 won by Little Neb,
Insct,w srcuN1, Wpot'cocie third. Time. l:5i;s,
l:5J
TITO ,nIln md one-ql,artcr rnco wns wuu by
l.!tte Heh, Capt. Enshurd stronl, Hattie II.
third. T1iMc, .:1.
, 1881-02-26
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

tQRGHEoSlONHk TnUkCEQjNG1s
nAsi'1NuioS, M -. -, feo. - , lt'o c'eae1a.
llals VI Jo!l1i otcrnsan' oehatof'olecl, were
M, Mr. I..mso," +r,,, Tim tn,,,,,toa o,, FINN
r, '' ",,, tho 1on, s'o r,t a''1'an.s ~" o
II Recommendation that It bass tho River nud
I1,rl,,,r iii
Mr.. slr WltI..rs 'l. rcuortca 1,ack favorn,,,v with
the amendments. tho 4 Agricultural Aupro-
,'-Ia,,'',. -, '' '''' At'''S"'$"''' 4A'f''
p'Ms"n ~! ~ ni.'. r -, H. ,,,,. x
as,,y n,llrps NJ i,.m,Iwn,n1 t,rahn md IN t,,a
Territory Of Arizona, lha lust With anentl-
Inents. Calendar.
Sfr Ncl1nuaf,l nroeouto, n roso,,,t,,, of t,,o
1nriana Legislature for cailal between
Luke Ertv untl tho uuytvnl1e waters ,Iowtuu Into
S1r. MssI}iia;, prs.st.ttHd II ~ me','nr,ni nf TIM
MIuicsotn I,rrislatlIrp. calling Htlcntion 10 tn0
ovrriltiom Of tLo Pension iaws. Referred.
prest. by bi or na, y ~ ."I .S t, ~ ~
suc Sr icxni:telIdur nt,.es to circuiatu mo,cy On
Ss's 3t s'a sts j S - s aS j a a 1eSsySd
orlenAl wNs leterrcl y tho li'!1ce Con!n,'tto9,
iteierr:I. ~ - >''' ~ '''' '~'S'''"'~'
Iso House i4!s constituting Atlant., Chnt-
nnss,.t1. "''A 1'@'''"f'4 e9'* - "cA's''
ii tic conclusion OF tho ,norulux business
tfS tIsn sG'i'o iii 'oo@ UP 'no "sfc"lsnr pIsopf-
XXI; Mr Wiitncrs. WIN rcportc,, tim tf a,nt.a ,,,t
thr ursunt tt,inj VIM Sssjfai of whn S:ii!ts it'd
i1'.., nni ~ ~. Hn' t',n1. III, nv. ,m.
.rrrut" w,s S1n ~ ,csS linn I'm "atinnf,.a !,,l
XII IN ,~'"ss - H. tnf, % nuriH rn .i,ns ~ hui
Fuw,liu nc sa itrt.s "f ,t.rs l"M,i, T. t,v 41 fl,,
s :5 ss ee n srr aa pears s
o., % woot, S; !nvestlsnt!",, W. "r
liz III, ~ nm ,a M ,1H H. ",rs',a ~ ~
Ks1 os 's u II" fnnys',s. H iao ~ @ 1
!1trsl9n With tho cliltnrc at'sl nnnhfnct!lre nf
, 1881-02-26


nf the cnnal vrrc not sro,'ndlcss. scvcrn! NOM.
hers Of tho COMMITTEES and many members Of
tho Legislature bud believed that tho com.
p'aIns wen oxaaEernte t,s tho Comtsce
amrllri tuo,rh 10 satsfy themselves on this
rntnt, A. 10 tho rcl1'rfly. they hn.l e1aminc'!
TINT tlloy hni !ucI,lt! Upon whHt wnlil lrI,R Il.
Representatives shnw. Of fenE'i*towr. sHit TINT
thu Committee wh!ch hasi hrrn lct.Rci with
communications m tho subject OF the Chicago
aewauo question. had hccn Mt
THE rOrSrA1S-HEAp Or TItf: FIFTH.
md Ind smcit thosr way from Chicago 10 Joliet.
INT. xtncis xta Tho rlephans Of ting General A.
woul!' he as':'sl whit they intended 10 10. md
ltuvcti that my r'urt!y sought nw must l unly
e si,''r,nS':!y !1rxcx Than 1ow 'aat They would ID
Themselves. iie believed thoy would havu 10
empty theIr scwnge Into l.ake Mteltigan md
ing."orks Mt chlcnso soull t,rosIt'e relief. mid
II the stn,c would noi ail In securing them no
l,nrr'ton Tho spenkcr farnrrl tho Munn resu-
It's support viii lie rcne ii tho coul,iIos alui-
ling OH tho cntnt and IlllnDf4 River.
Nr: 1hgmas. Superintendent q the eanal;
cnnnt ta'i been clcnnscd. and consequently
THE WATER Din Sor SMELL. AS DAD As
Usual.
t;incn then tho trouble seemed to have passed
i,,crrst n t. Ti's Speaker was @ IN III fasor of
p,tsnriug- works. ant he believed TINT N enblo
fcet nf waller cyusy minute aladcd to the canal
would give thorn III l>urg WAter ny they ucslret1.
THIS would have bCcn d0nc hut for tho ollstinacy
of Mayor iinrr!sn Last summer HIT said pump
"tcst nautnt hna II intofSsa & shas ito
lako wns going TO be higher for Beven
y.:urs. il did not ret higher. however. md then
SJtt hJkJI
tho city did not have TIM money to spArc for
them. If ths Dcapiaues River were let In ae
run 1 connR horu r ser +easS, of sS
practicable.
4 CONFLICT WAS LIKELY TO GROW
II using thon, II The city hAa tEo !nanaSementt
tho ca,ia, and when the hill was brought lntn tho
House i SHOULD contaIn. provisions settling
thu Cnnal Commissioners wern nut taking potMl
care Ut tho cAEnI, he reiterated the htateronts
made 70 JnE IninttsE rcpurtcr e'.rlicr II tho
day, and nd1cd that three miles uf tho cH,lal was
pile supports aid constant attention. i propo.
raso % tic MI @pss nsk ,sa Wrks ~ at tho sock
iiIsteAd ut ut HttgGtmrt. which WIS mot ntvsa-
bic, because inIncti!Mto relief cnnIl nps be ac.
cured by tnnn, ut that puInt. where they could
nut be built for n vcry iong time. MS
tU keep tho puEtDs K1t11X, md now ditchns would
hayp t0 be dug, whIch wt,tid be
a VERY TEDIOUS MATTER
as rnflro11s wnut! !lnro tu he crossed ani ut
ies.st million tn!nrs expended; and even tllon
ho 70 ts ssy GrS %on wpfy 's t shn hf
bridgeport. md tho tlitcles atHtg thn. lIues u
thu ratlronAs IN tint vicinity tapped ind turned
ftcicu.
f ;, '.' 9 Of tns chsSxo IS r.: s'
tho eunnl a!lI river tuwns weru well Eoitsdeu.
, 1881-02-26
THIEVES Al,t,1:s'r1:1,.

HFtftl N1fpattA 10 7h6 Lhlfa9o 7Tl6unN
D''nCQCr, IT,. FuL. a5..-fnr tho inst nix
r,nf,tb% MIR merchants havn 1,con tr1Hi'I'rl ty
Inlrulnr*. nnd It WIS itnpossile to yet c!cw tn
.hcir whereabouts 1'n-slny nctHtiye shattuck
nhcnrtirsi tho Mest, which wns IN tho c"tsn3.
tou*c nj Grnryo Smith. 4 scnre1'-warrnnt r..
venIrIa hundreds Ut H.oIcn 1rtlclrs, as,d two
young men ntf,c'l Simpson and fo'n' wUre ar.
rested. 1t IL snl,1 a number. nj nthcr buys bc.
lHFinH 1" respectable fNtn!l!cs pulled With tho
VtE. Smith |. II hard citizen.
, 1881-02-26
TIiIl.LIs|rS.

Special Dtspdfeh to The Chicago Tribune.
TOltOSru, Fob. .1.-The statistics Kathorcl by
tho Registrar OF Births, nenths, md Marriages.
In Ontario, show that, while tlloro wcrn nino
cases of trip!cts III 1878, there was only ono IT,
1st0. Tho Queen discontinued last yenr tho
bo,lnty Or - sterling tn tho mother Of tFIplets.
1t wuulh Apnchr tflat tho law Ut causo md effect
Is hGreby established.
, 1881-02-26
WINTER WHEAT.

9pftfat Uispalsh to 1hs Chicago Trthun.
OcuSoAowtN:, WIS, Feb. .5.--TAo general fccl-
Ink Iu tl!a Vicinity among faEtpeEs 10 that tha
wlutur wE,tnt bus not been injured, but that tho
danger IL yct tn CHINO. Thu yruund hns not
bepi brukcu stucn wintcE Sat III Iii tho middle ot
Nove,ubcr. anu Ia frozen to Tho depsh ur frosu
twelve to twenty &nchca. There H. now two
feet Ut SNOW Oh tho Krt,und. Ana 1t ~ not likely
, 1881-02-26
AN EDITOR lAu so FOR CONTEMPT,

1pEIE11
1T. LouIs, Feb. 2i-iIenry W. Moorp, city
etGr Ut tho Past UtsjAllc, wls jultetl to.ay fur
contempt, by or,lor at tho Nrand Jury. Thu
lA~t+ Dslkl'ch has t,ecn publishing II Hrcat iunny
"Siur Ghnmbrr" srcrcts vt Ete, UNI tho YrAnu
lnaust s,lln,nnsleI tha r!ty Cslitur hefoFu lhetn
cuttatn subjects. liz refused to cnlghten theta.
hcgigD bis Cunllsittkna.
, 1881-02-26
STEAMSHIP NEWS.

QUEENSTOWN, l'otI. si.-Arr,nl. tho steam
ships 1lothna aad Abyastnls, frotn Now York.
Hsw Yonx. Feb. 2S.-Arrtved, tho CanRdn.
from I.0llsuu.
NEw- rpI.x, Feb. .5-Arrtved, the W!cland,
trOn, Hamburg, an1 Tho Adrlatle, from Liver
pnal. ..... -
ls',sroS, reb: :5.-Asrivcd. tho Caspian. from
LirtrpN,t.
Ll,Nl,uH, Feb. 95.-Thu stenntpra Rotterdam
pMl yadGrnlid, rruln New Yur9. havu nrrlE1l
, 1881-02-26

SrHACrsE, n. T.. Feb. @~;.-ji,lga lehcIscl to-
'1ny hrntencc tc Ear! Ran0 Ut h.rglnrH, thieves,
md hiuhwnY ttltbers; Lem and Charles Ehrl
cne1l to sisty.Hvo ycars In tho *sate Prison:
Etimn Eafi tIto!r sister, md tho receiver ut
sft,l.n property. 10 ftcon yeasr: Tfionins 1a1ucs,
~ forty ssArs: frnnk lEenArds, to twenty-five
yEnra: aNd AnMa StErllnX. 70 1.-Two years:
, 1881-02-26

5rtetal Hfs,A,teh 10 1hs Chita9, Tribune.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. Fcb. 15.--Thc report sena
fram Wash,nutnn yester.ny lhnt stslu,ur Car
1entcr's hm!y wou!1 l,e crc!matcil Is nuthortta.
lively dei!el The funeral. Will ocr,,r about
MArGh I. at!I tho rcmnitls will lir IN q vault al
Washington uhtt utter tho Inauguration ot
President 0aricd uu the ;tt.
, 1881-02-26
MYSTERIOUS A1UllnEIs.

81. Louis, Mo-, Fcb. a5.-A Fort Wnrth, Tex..
special says mysterious Imlr!cr was cnn1-
ulttted th0so Inst u!ght rui!road gu.lrr. l!Al1e
unknown. staHEerel intu saloon at midnight,
and exolalMuX, My tlod. I'm stabbcd," and
fell dead: No one could ho seen IN tho street,
hut rtuetltnY sounds ut nurses hoofS lndicatMt
that hin murderer Wus 4eeinY.
, 1881-02-26

thnt It will disappear before warm weathnr hns
sct N for Kood. Tho principal danger tn tho
reesIns aS thnuR feer Ike 7 .t ' he @
from tho Htrfnce. and II freezes 10 tho lorih VI
:ny onc.hllt to ono. lneh. This frozon part
hcnEcA anil hrCnk4 thu f6yer roots ftUln tho
Kr1tIs1, Of coilraN hcatra,Yftlv Ii.
, 1881-02-26
COL. ltALllI lsLIIAtli.

c o'"'o' bf'pdtth 10 77s Chicago Tribune.
,1.Hks1ols ILL.,, Feb. .i.-Col. Italph Plumb left
S ~, o-day for Washington, u. T., where he
w., M "nncss thc inauguration uf hIs old fr,tul
N.Y.. isi!o~-ao'tlstr, JAmes Il. Gnrlc!d. 1t is r,-
nsss sa mat tho culonci will receive III, urpo[nt-
ill., Is member Ut MIR. GarItalls Cabtnet, anu
-~t4p!so W4lt4r0 lnd Tho rHuau If tllf, rI9hf.
, 1881-02-26

wns found hnnslnx by tho i,cnk dead this after
i"r.n nil pra!rlc nynnmc,. II" WIN ~, Iu,. rs,ua.
r'Hkrr ly hGGsilm4tntt, md wnyn thu ri,po
fnGftl nbl11t bis ntrk fur his nw,l Rpsr!nt ,,Hs,
ib lnl'l Mn nc0p'p III tho iilsn TINT hn wax Hll-
li,E 10 tI hmscit pretty R,,b, Tor. ~ te eMitl 10
WI. lnchclor, md Ind neither wlfc, chil1reu,
, 1881-02-26

Special Dtspateh to Tho Chtcaeu Tribune.
OTTAWA. Feh. Emo nctlon hns yot boon
takcn In regard 10 enforcing tho la,tti.tux II,
Lowe Township. It Is thn,lght tho rnte-paycrs
will give In, as thoy SEQ business Is meant.
, 1881-02-26

nRADronr, Pa, Fob. .:j.-Tliomas j. Scott was
found guilty nf murder III tho sccond degree to-
tluy ut Live Valley for tho shooting Of John q.
DOuHAerty tn u bnr-ruon light.
, 1881-02-26

sptttai Dispateh to The Chicago Ttib,lnt.
6r. JOHN. N. H.. Feb. .5.-Tho pr,posal 10
divide tho surplus Of tho s.. Juhn Firc-lsglof
Fund among tho churches hero Is meeting With
unqualified dssuppsuyHl. and is vigorously dc.
amounts to Sl}9iJGt,
, 1881-02-26
TWENTY YEARS Fol. RAPE.

TWENTY YEARS FOR RAPE.
fit. 1A,ris, Feil 2'-Anlrcw Curtis wns con-
yfetnl tlls morning ut Krksvflle. NO., for rap-
sng Miss Olivia va!anl!nxhum, mid Rnntcllccd to
twrnty yrurs IN tho pcnttunitnty. wiIlnm
.lniInss,n nnd 4. Phillips. cuforrtl. WIN wgru tn
tliuteti with Curtis for lilo Enme otfcttse, Aru NOW
brtslsr tried.
, 1881-02-26

5ptetai DA>atrh 10 1hs Chicago Tffbuns.
EAST HAnINAw, Mich, Feb. 25-EuEune Davis
and William ". Wicker, arscstn1l yesterday.
charged with conspiracy 10 dofraul ind tho o,s,-
bpLzlement ot Pnt Il l6ro Manluetta Naliroad
uokoty. were arsa!gueu to-day, Uayla waa hul4 u
, 1881-02-26

6rfetal ntspateh to The Ehtea7o Tribune.
D.oSUMoW0C. WIS, Fcb. .5.-l!nrglars en-
tered tho clothing store Of Fred f. Parsons last
might MD nDstractcsl a quantity Of Ecnts fur
ntshiug goods. No clcw tu tho robbers.
, 1881-02-26
Al,l,Esr,.i, ZOE nr1AMy.

l)ETnatr. N!lcl1., Feb. gs-F. T.. Cnrkstunc.
u1ne Samuel 4, Potter, has bccr1 arrested ut
Grccnsiic. In this stntc, for btgnmy. lie rc-
Gently married a young woman Il, Tint vicinity.
and y ~ INV chnracd lhHt he has twtt wives Nv
Ing IN TIM southern ptrt OF tho etntP. EIt Id q
veterinary surgeon Il,u n rccont arrival here
, 1881-02-26

CtSCiSSArl. o., Frb. :4-Tho Timcs-Sfdr spo-
clNl rcportH the arrest ut Marietta, O., uf Moss
1)ignn, II river pilot, s,lspcutcd Of being ono Of
lilo twn wl1, ef,tlle inoutts ago threw II tlaupntcr
nf ,lncnh EIkc, u farmer near there III u sixty
fGct we'll y ~ --
, 1881-02-26

I
Coy1SnTuS. Ky. Feb, ..5.-Mrs. MmrHarct Me-
Mnnnu1. of Coy4l,Ytot. was to-tlny committed IN
tho cl,asHa nf murder. 4 young girl mined
snry Ilss died Mt her hotiso yesterday fEutn tho
gfcuss vi an slhurEu. nt 1t is alleged that 3irB.
MetlAEtHNn committed tito crime.
, 1881-02-26

Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune
HAMILTON, Feb. 21.-Tho bakers i,avo rniscd
tho prlco Of brcRd t0 II cents Il loAf, instead OF
II cents,
, 1881-02-26

CHARLESTON, $. t., Fcb. :::5.-This day In tho
trial OF CASH for tho murder Of Shannon Tns
given to tho urgtmeut of counsel.
, 1881-02-26

ROYAL MILITARY COLLECsE.
Special Dlpafeh 10 1at Chicago Tribune.
OTTAWA. Felt. 25.-To Hon. Mr.. llako intends
to t!Ml out tho benefits. II any. ncrrung 10 tho
country by tho establishment OF tho Royal N!lt-
tnry College, he will move for return Of tho
mines nf graduates, hnd inquire rs to what Inns
brcnlne Of thtnl,-wllcther still In CuuMuu, Or
removed tU other countries.
, 1881-02-26

Sptctaf utsputeh Ia Int Chicago Tribune.
MONTREAL, Fob. 25.-1>r. 1tnrIe, Of tic Oeneral
Hospital, Is IN Il very prccArloIs condition. 0w-
inx 10 l-pos0,ll1,g received wtIllo nttuutiuE
q pat!ent In tho iIospital. whosu wounds he Rns
dFEsSug
, 1881-02-26

IND ITS TOEKET PICKED.
CiSc1SSA7i, Feb. aa..-W. Ktd. New York
lumber mcrchant. natl his pocket picked Of se0
last night NJ tho Southern hallway depot.
, 1881-02-26
THE CANAL.
The Legislative Committees Tour
Of Inspection.
Some StnlWnrt Stenclics Easily
Discovered nt LOckport.
Superintendent Thomas Gives His
Views, and Suggests Remedy.
Mayor Harrison Chilc,l for His Oppost.
tlon to Pumping. Works.
Probability that tho Committee Will Report
Favorably on the Munn Bill.

lr0DaUlllty lnat ING O0mmlttao WILL hepQrt
Favorably on the Munn Bill.
Special I}spatth 10 7Ae Chiedon 751h,u.f.
.1n1IET. Feb. 15.--At o'clork this morning tho
1Iouse Committee on Canals nnl ltivers, wllo
spent IhursttRy in Ch!cavo ascnrtanlng tho
vfcws at prominent citizens upon tho cnslal and
sewerage question, took tho Chicago Alton
train ninl began their trip Of inspection Ut
prominent points aloup tho Illinois & Michigan
CanuI. The tirst stt'pplnE- p!acc WIS LockiWrt.
which Il nh interesting p1nt In connection with
tha Committees work, not only frnn, tho fhot
tl,at its puurIr hive very decided views u. tito
subject ut casat Improvement. but nso because 1t
Ia tho cnnars practical headquarters, !tR Gen.
cral Superintendent, Mr. wItIiasn d. Thousas,
having his Office there. At tho stAtton tho Com-
sntttec were ,nct by Mr. Tho.nns. who, together
with ex- Mnynr I:lswotId, Of Joliet. who nccoInra-
Med tho Committee, led tem In tho direction Df
tho wHste.gRtts ri the cnna1. situated hut short
distance frnrn the station. The Katrs, whlct nro
50 constructed that, HI tho ocCAsi0n mny require.
thoy can he used either Us wastes 0r d splls-way,
wcre built by the CITY Of ChcARo Mt tho time
they cut iDwn the Summit icytl, which work
wns completed 'u ISL. They nro in capital work.
Ing orler and II only required IL turn or two Of
long iron crank In the haild Of n single opcr-
ntor 10 hoist one Of tic gates and SGT FREQ tor
rent Of
THE ALLE0ED MAI.oD0NUUs WATER,
and send it tcarlag down tho rocky he'd of tho
channcl which carries tho yhste-watcr along
lMst Tue mills which liz off 10 tho west. nj Into
tho Desplhiues River, warh Is here Hbont 110
fe.t 4sstant trom thG caa ~ this moncnt
important functions was to aIlIy its nose o.
IIcinIiy IN II scarch fnr tho Offensive and ns-
nKseenbie, md It's members hnl II acknowledge
thAt thl5 hrst experiment wAs. comparatively
speakinE, future: A brisk wind. to tho leu-
ward " which Ivy The foainlns WATERS.
, 1881-02-26
AT 1YlLIiIIls. EItIf.

Srt:tal Di,patsh to 7as chitaao Trtbuns.
LINCOLN, kut., Feb. @@'.-A tire ut Wilbur thls
Afternoon destroyed tho Hu1lne County Bank
building, two saloons, und u hardwaro sturo.
iDRs S..1 QkJ