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THE PERU BANK.

The First National Bank Of Peru ceased
to do business as bank last Saturday rs
charter having expired and no new char
ter having been secured. Consequently II
goes into liquidation. he bank is abund
antly able to meet all his liabilities, so thai
nobody will he the loser on account OF lis
winding up. Meantime, the La Sale Ma
tional Bank has opened an office IN Peru
and Will attend to whatever little banking
business the outlying hamlet of Peru may
have occasion for.
The bank had been in existence twenty
years. with 7. ID. Brewster. president,
and H. Y, Sutherland, cashier, both gentle
men of the highest integrity,
In regard TO current rumors touching
the solvency Of the bank, 1t is sufficient to
say that m investigation into its condition
by proper parties since Saturday shows It's
financial affairs quite satisfactory to ali il.
terested The closing was due to "A misap.
prehension of the banking laws, the Off
GERS of this bank, like those Of several
others throughout the country, thinking
their charter ran Tor twenty years from its
date, which would have extended il to
May, whereas il expired in twenty years
from the passage Of the law, or Feb. p
A knowledge OF the true c0rditlon came
to them too late 10 perfect Il reorgaD2s
ton. Hence the necessity to close on toe
date named, last Saturday. On the 2lst,
three days prior,'a statement ~as rendered
to The comptroller, which IN substance
gave these facts Liabilities to ueposltors
100000, which covered about all its debts
outside the capital stock. Its assets were
Bills receivable, upon tirst.class security
exclusive of the DeSteigcr judgment 81
100000 $4,000; cash items on hand
$4,000; real estate at a low valuation
$4,000, or a total OF $4,000. OF thu
DeSteiger matter at least One.fourth is Sc
cured by responsible parties, and III,
whole by a first lien upon the works at l.;
Sale which cost over $4,000 Through
some apparent infOrmalities, which hav'
since heea explained to the department. al
extension of the old chatter was refused
1t will now be necessary to settle up th'
affairs of the old bank before any step
can be taken 10 institute q new one, anC
this will consume aboat three months, al
some Of the bills receivable run ninety
days.
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CONGRESS.

The expiring days Of congress are Char
acterzed by the usual rush to get through
the appropriation bills and the usual un.
considerable steals with which they are
loaded, as not one member in ten knows
what the bills contain he IS voting for.
The senate tariff bill, which the iron and
wooden lobby determined to defeat, 1t was
feared would be concurred in by the house
if brought TO square vote, and an lngeni
Gus dodge had to be resorted to to aver,
such an outcome. The plan adopted was
to amend the rules so as to refer the bill
withou, a vote on 1t to conference com
mittee of five members from each house
the rule assuming such reference to involve
non concurrence by the house. The demo
Gratis fought this monstrous trick for fifteen
hours, but were finally beaten by the rlgor
of the republican caucus rule As the
house rule" also included questioning
Of the power of the senate to originate
tariff legislation, when the conference at
forwards met, Bayard and Beck, two OF the
members on the part OF the senate, refused
to act with the house committee, maintain
ing that the house rule so tied their
hands that there could be no free confer
ence and withdrew, whereupon Malone
and McDill were appointed IN their places
Whether the conference Will be able to
patch up such bill as both houses can
agree to remains the great problem, the
chances being decidedly against it,
Senator Davis has notified the senate
that he will resign his position As Presi
dent to-day, and it is understood that Ed
monds will be elected in his place.
The senate on Wednesday decided to
postpone the consideration OF the Mexican
treaty until December
Among the notable bills left unreported by
the House Committee on Military affairs
are those for the retirement of Gen. Grant
and for the relief of Fitz John Porter
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-03
THE FLOODS.

Cairo has had hard battle Of over Two
weeks to keep the city above water and
thus far has triumphed Thursday of last
week the highest point was supposed tc
have been reached when the water touched
SO #. above low water mark, II foot above
the top of the levees which had been rais'
to meet the. exigency by "bulkheads,'
IS the water then began very slowly to re-
ccde. On Saturday, however, the waters
again commenced rising, and by Sunday
night touched 80 f. . inches. On Monday
( the river was at stand, and since then has
been slowly falling.
The experience Of Mound City has been
about that of Caro-. The city is en- island
with ci ght miles to the nearest land, and
on Sunday sent TO Cairo Tor . 900 sandbags
as the only means 10 keep their levees
above water.
At Shawnectown the river, us at Cairo,
rose five feet higher than was ever before
known, and though now falling the town
is in pitiabc condition. The highest
ground Is II fee under water and the aver
age depth in the streets is Is #. The people
are wholly cut OF from outside communl-
cation by wagon, Tail OF telegraph,
and only an occasional steamer ventures
near them. The poorer people had no.
thing when the waters rose, and have
been maintained by generous citizens of
means until they can no longer bear the
burden. $50 houses have been wrecked or
carried oil, and the rest are remarkable in
the upper stories only, where people, white
and BLACK. are indisCriminately huddled
together,
All lie Indications on the Mississippi
below Cairo point to a greater overflow
than even that Of last year. On the west
side of The river, all the way nom Birds
Point TO Helena, the country from tho lis
sissippi and st. Francis river, go miles
long and 40 WIDE, is one vast sea. Helena Is
on higher ground anm the people nave
hopes OF ave,;ing sn overflow The gevern~
ment levess at Plum's Point have been
washed away. At Memphis the river on
Thursday had reached 34ls feet and was
still rising, with the Ievees as far as Vicks-
burg intact. In Louisiana the levee is al
ready broken at three points. The llls-
wars crevasse, mile long, has overlooked
many plantations. Half the open land on
the west side of Madison Parish is covered
Ashton cravassc, above Providence, is do
ing serious damage IN East Carroll. There
| is a general belief all over the state tn a
Louisiana Is destined 70 be afflicted with
another overflow no less severe than that
of last year.
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Whenever clergyman, or cable of cler
gymen, endeayor 10 mix up business mat
iers with their calling, there is loud call
iof 'ne services OF guardian and police.
mans guardian to control their move.
ments and an officer to compel obedience
The case Of Bishop Purcell, of CINCINNATI.
rs sad illustration of the danger of en-.
trusting the handling of large sums 10 well.
meaning but utterly incapable hands: and
now we have from Lawrence, Mass., aaoth
CT case, where half dozen of Roman
Catholic elergymen organized an ins,r,r.
ton, or bank, 10 receive on deposit the say.
ings OF the parishioners of the church.
The institution was organized in 1870, and
since then Its depoiis increased until they
reached an average OF 100000. Tlir money.
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\ pretty well authenticated report come,
by way of Washington that the British
Government has demanded the extradltior
.oi 7. j. Sheridan, y reporter on the New
York Irish World, aud that Secretary
Fre!inghuyscn has Issued the necessary
varran, in compliance with the British
demand The charge against Sheridan Is
that his name appears in the list OF mem.
ber- Of the Irisn "lnviciblos," to whom
the planning and execution of the murder
of Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr..
Burke in PhUnI1 Park IN May last is LAID.
II IS not pretended that Mr.. Sheridan was
at or within three thousand miles of Dub-
lin at the time oil the outrage, or that he
attended single raeeting at which the
murd1s wss proposed or discussed If
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ILLINOIS LEGIsLATVRE.

The deadlock In the house, which had
continued over two weeks, was finally
broken on Wednesday, and IN the simplest
way possible. On the meeting Of the
house in the morning, instead Of taking
up the pending motion, Msrrlson's, to lay
Hanes's appeal on the table. the House
granted unanimous leave to several mem
bers 70 introduce bills, and ihereupOn,
without further ado, the foodgates were
opened and all the members unioadct
their desks OF the bills they had been wait
Tag so long to introduce; and when this
order had been gone through with, the
house ty unanimous consent took up the
next order, bills on their secoEd reading,
and SO, ignoring the deadlock, proceeded
In the usual way. Finally the high license
question forced Itself Into notice on the ap.
peArance of Fosters bin [somewhat differ.
Ont from the Harper hilD on its second
reading, and this was referred to the IL
cense committee, by vote Of 6S to o., and
as the license committee Is known to b
opposed TO high license and will smother
the measure, this is really the long sough,
test vote on the question, and shows that
the house is opposed to the measure,
which may thus be REGARDED as dead Ger
the session.
Both houses have appointed committees
to visit the Ohio river and look into the
condition Of the Sufferers by the food,
meantime putting bill VI its passage ap-
propristing $l0,0oe FOR tie relief of Shaw.
neetown, sad $1,000 for the Braidwood
sufferers
The senate on Wednesday passed tue
bill to permit sheriGs To take bail III l-rm
time, when court ia not actually in session.
Clark's bill to require municipalities ey.
cry two years to submit the question of Ii
cense or no license 10 q vote Of the pcople
was defeated In the senate by a vote Of Is
TO II.
Senator .ircher's resolution to amend
the constitution so NJ to give the governor
power TO veto items IN appropriation bills
passed the senate by two-thirds vote.
The governor on Wednesday sent TO the
senate his appointment of Railroad and
Warehouse Commissioners, naming Will
lam \. Brainard, of Chicago; Edward G.
Lewis, of La Sale county; and Charles r.
Strat,sn, of Jefferson county. There will
be no serious opposition to their confrma-
ton.
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TO one Of the railroads, Is thus summed up
by the Rdiltcay Ago:s ..5
The Chicago, Milwaukee Il ST. Paul
company reports TO the state treasurer OF
Wisconsin It's earnings IN that state alone
during the fiscal year 1882, to have been
$7,737,S $50 against S7,413,55 for 1881, Tho
license fee of 4 per cent on the gross earn
ings amounts tor the year 1882 to $309,5l5,
81, while for the year 1881 it was SlS1,7l4
81. So the state of Wisconsin has reason
to feel satisfied with the contributions o,
this company to its treasury.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-03
During the administration Of Presiden

During the administration Of President
Lincoln there was no official in Washing
ton more capable N his plsce, efficient and
popular than the sumptuous, genial, gay
and festive Ward Lamon. marshal of the
District OF Columbia. He was y Spring
field man, an old time personal friend of
Old Abe's, who seldom IN such cases made
mistake about putting the right man in
The right place. But after Lincoln's death
Ward went out Of favor with the new re.
gime and out of Office, and the last we heard
Of hun afterwards was that he was engaged
in writing a biography of the msrtyred
President. Bet 1t takes other qualities
than geniality and sumptuousness to make
successful biographer, and Ward seems
70 have realized this, for his literary ven
ture remains unfinished Meantime, after
disappearance OF Is years from the pub.
lie gaze, he turns up as recent appointee
70 the postmastershIp Of Denver. The
leading Denver republican paper appears
70 be dissatisfied with the appointment
ano says, III the Colorado delegation Gu
dorsed his petition It has been guilty OF
gross ingratitude, and ingratitude is al
ways a political mistake" When tina,
editor gets better acquainted with Ward
and plays few gamcs Of billiards with
hum, be will think better Of tho new post
master.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-03

flENNEPIN CANAL.-For some occult
reason, which TO the friends OF the Henne-
pin canal remains a mystery, no report OF
the survey of that work made last summer
could be rendered to the Secretary of War
until on the eve of the adjournment OF
congress; and even now the report 10 only
partial. The engineers decide ia favor OF
what they call the "Marais dOsier route,''
from a poin; near Quincy 10 Meredosia, 81
miles with 81 locks, cost 1891 .:.61 80.
Another reste surveyed Is called the WA
tertown route" through Hancock and
Schuyler counties, same length but more
locks and costing $500 ,GS4. The route
from Rock Island To iIennepln, - miles
long with 50 mile feeder and 81 locks
they say will cost s6612, $50 40 though it
is probable u generous contractor may H.
induced to throw Off thei6 cents. For the
enlargement of the Illinois aud Michigan
80 ,a2S,9l9 is estimated
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TO THE PUBLIC.

lthority has been given by us to MR.
C.LKISs 10, act as ceuvaesmg and
cling agent Of the FREE TRADEF
ighout the county until further no
All receipts given by him tor sub
,1,lons to the FREE TRADER will bt
iingon US. VIM. OsMAS ~ son.
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A good deed never goes without recon-
pense. Cincinnati IN January sent $500
to Germany for the relief of the sufferers
by the January foods on the Rhine ana
Danube. Last week Cincinnati received
$1,000 from Germany as a frs, installment
Of ald for the Ohio valley sufferers.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-03

The large dry goods house Of Gossagc &
Co., In Chicago, of which the head,
Charles Gossage, recently died, has been
bought out for 100000 by Carson Prize
d Co., and merged IN the mammoth estab.
lishmcnt of the latter
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Wisconsin, like Illinois, sold out her
government land grants for railroads TO
private companies, stipu'a,lng Tor percen-
tage on the gross earnings of the railroads
when built The result of "tbat ar hrle
for the present year, in regard
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-03

The long agony IN Michigan Is over, the
legislature on Thursday having, on the
Sist ballot, elected Thomas W, Palmer, one
Of the lumber kings, to the United States
senate to succeed Thos. w. Ferry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-25
FISHING IN CANADA.
from oOrrespsndenee Of The Boston journal.


The fish laws OF Canada are becoming more
strict year by year. and notable increase In the suppy
T. being afforded the fish also being Of a much better
quality and size. Inspectors vglant and more in
tclligeut opinion prevails than formerly as fisher
themselves that by proper observance of the
natural laws governing the production OF fish ali are
benefited IL Is now necessary for nOn-resents TO OBJ
tain license and properly 50 1T Is luxury and Il tax
able. Fish-brecdng Is extensively carried on BY Mr. g.
NilmOt al Newcastle, Ont under Government 1usnices
and with very hattcrng success Many places are being
stocked with the young fry aud In localities which
had been completely iished out fishing has been totally
forbidden
The waters OF Canada teen with fish. and owing TO
their GOODNESS tue finny tribe are Of fine uaty-the
meat being very hIm. Carp, mullet, perch sturgeon,
Oach Dream, wnitesh. GELS, he caught almost
where on the ST. Lawrence aud IN the Great Lakes and
most excellent amusement sport Is i'm uue 10 20
spetng by tOrclight have speared sturgeon II wv
eight pounds IN weight and re-hnned carp OF eighteen
pounds, aud many eels which appear at night like
waving reeds. Tie yOungster VINO wishes to learn
French and have plenty OF shing-let him 90 TO the little
town OF Sorc 40 the Junction Of the Richeeu and 81
Lawrence rivers, secure board FOR about Sl2 month In
aiespectRble French family aud IN six months he will
have learned French and have greatly Improved his
health W outdoor exercise The sOrel Islands are only
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-25

Proteus that whatever HIS fangs and raes s
heen ne broehi himself 70 poverty by
@ hde ne "a little fear OF many Of mpoyersng
ourselves, and that was generosdyto cNrrT me
lived In Manchester my work seemed 10 carry IJ
info more miscellaneous than II does nov" anu
could tell facts concerning those who are ned up az arr
nlaying the least elevang phase OF In9 iedoes
Which would at least modify the sweeping innusnooeS
which are ignorantly hurled against them hae haicta
moor and iipaid coryphees, who have aahceu ~ gcs
and in panommes and have hurried homew o IRON rom
the glarg carry comforts ana a9ed mother or
narm relation lives upon their ehe SGnd pe ear
ines The world Is not wicked as sO4u Pe NJ;
naint n And some OF you who rail- against hi u.s.
that and the other know nothing a. an DSvcbo
N ia absurd TO denounce as de1noralZlbg Iuo -,
ogy Of shakespeare and TO hold up as mn @ ga
poison Ristori, Bernhardt or boon, We con y
tbat the stage has done much 10 demOanle inc Pqpe
So has literature that IS II all books are to be elasseo
nnder that head You might well tell me tnt
Ii S%onnsrd, has led men the galoWs must nor
read Paradise Lost When ministers tax ay n neUeE save sTS
NAV Which seems 10 me something Ike say ing know
nothing af ali of what am speaking about put sun you
90 into theatre il is all over with you anu 7e" " ~
stalls will end in a place In the PIT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-25

wovs she sl testihes respect for him. But aslde
from the sentiment involved one can see an apron
FIsb blood i'm his VEINS finishing his education N
oren country and it is hardly to be expected that
bemr viii make any oil lection to this course. How long
If viii be ere Prince Victor, should he i've VIII Dse0o
Kin0 Of England is of course, beyond human Ken
deel1nine There are two lives between him ana tls
goal one of Them though old, very tough Tor am oou
mo- nronotion whatever to the rapid decay when seems
10 be settling down upon her mental iacnlues n ~
getting corpuent Since his severe illness twelve years
dict that he Will never reach the throne, simply because
his mother will outlive him. But that the Prince lntehs
IN cheat these prophets If he is shown IN the
he takes 10 bundle himself up he energes from tnS
theatre into the night air. and in that absemonsness o
diet which leads him TO cOnfne himself at INC 0n0o'
hannuets TO the paincst food
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-25
A BAPTIST PREACHER ON THE STAGE.
From me Pan NAL Gazett,.


The Rev. Arthur Mursell, lectuIing before
the City Temple Debating Society last night said he re-
eted the acton OF preachers generally tneir attitude
toward the stage lie continued
"I not going to descend 10 the huu,nug
which advocates tGeatre-going an education
or a school exercise. / know that II people
90 TO the theatre they go for recreation and
Amusement and not TO learn. But know too that /, IL
very possible that healthy dramas may carry wh them
an incidental moral which shall be deterrent from wrong
and provocative OF virtue There is priesthood In the
drama which may not only be innocent but minis
try OF punty ana truth. 1 think, too we violate lie
spirit OF our profession when deery the Stage In the
way we Jake IL for granted that all VINO live by IL are
seni-heathen and wholly immoral. For my part hnd
nothing IN my ideal OF Christianity which demands
condemnation for that which ministers to the innocent
diversion and often 10 the healthy instruction man
kind And rs for the opprODi1um which Is often heaped
upon the lives aud characters OF dramatic artists II i'm.
plies libel false IL Is dlBgfaceul There black
sheep IA every community ana il wodd be- dangerous
thing TO press the qo1qse argument TO character
back against the Church. Enough 10 say that Judas
IscrOt docs not stand alone devil among pIofessed
disc pies. claim such names rs Sheridan Knowles and
William Charles MacTeady and that OF CHARLES Santey OF
the lyric platform, bnging Christian lights worthy 10
shine vita bishops and apostles One scarcely hears
mean artist generosity seems 10 heir blood
knew ttc OF one OF tie most literally rsyiled
tors, the late Charles Mathew this say con-
eerLng that versatile and e0lsuIninatey accomplished
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4 plcrCal or rHE FHEScH LEGm4lrrEE
Nom corresp5ad-I.te q Tie london 0lolt


Though less prCmcdltatcd than az Wcstmiu-
stci the ant OF interruption at The paai- Bourbon has
reached degree OF perfection which 40 study ON the
pat OF members viii equal. Bc-dc- Gle, uucArtIly
noises, there are set phrases which rtcur IuaIly us
tie refrain OF comic SONG. Inc four lest known are
Nc demand CAUllIiatIou:' Mhat about t.t mixed
commissioner DO"u with the amnesty" etc The
greatest artist M ringing the changes oI these iutricc
lions NJ. LgtTdGc. A. Nrutrluqul~; hr WOUd l,
nadc his fortune Al at once one heard -hri tr, bic.
LoOning up one bclcd "a. immense b..ilauua laUdarr
chief irniicIly dcNmg the lazy breeze. Iat next mo
mCnt dozen or 20 O members were taken with violent
tt OF succZ.sg. In his excitement H. IItIaIc had
dropped the content. OF hi, smut box 70 required a
quarter OF an hour 10 restore silence. Itfadr gone
to the majority, but l." btqucItAcd hi y-fru Ia tine
present minority. But II LatIHue aEtist who
dAssOn, the LcgitimSt member, prOGucr SIN piracr
effect. by careful rehearsal OF hs points. Willie tue
Chamber stili sitting at Versailles some mrmbcts
heard violent alteration going In OF the d.
al least two, II not tIee iuerocutors one scene
altogether beside himself with anger while the other.
cudcayOrcd 20 pacify him. DO you maintain tho cx-
preston e. not only maintain, but repeat t." cane
the answer followed BY stamping Cf feet and throw
ing about % chairs
Apprehcnsiyc of personal encounter between the dis
putauts, the listeners opened the door They found ~
Baudry dAssJn by himself He had been apusrnpbLing
b"iugs an absent orator, whom VI. BaWlty GA,,un
Interrupted; the second ~ GrcYy, then. President
81 he Chamber who was supposed 10 have called VI.
Balry dAskOn 10 order. A. "a on mi.
said in Justice that the Lcgitmist Deputy never sirss
the tribune, where. from French point of view Ec nr
quits himself fairly well Not Dr. Nernhcs ana hall a
dozen others, Who decidedly belong 10 the CORY aimed
u Nv Michel dc BuurgrS They N re
GuTcs two three Of their colleagues 10 hold Them
down ask 10 be hears, ask 10 be- heard" they we'll
al the top OF their voices. The OAy way To bring them
10 their senses Is an invitation 10 tie tribune Iney in
varaby decline the honor. The Chamber knows H. and
accordingly,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-25
ALBERT VICTOR AT CAMBRIDGE.
London cOTegondenee Hartford Times,

Albert Victor will remain at Cambridge for
only one school year He went there In obedience To the
special wish OF his father but in the education prince
other things than the wishes Of parents must he cOnsd
cred; and so prevent hard feelings between the two
universities, he viii spend few months further along
at Oxford. Then at the request OF his royal grand
mother he will study AT Bonn, Ia Germany This. be-
cause the lamented Prince Consort educated there
for the Queen, IN the extravaganza OF her grief
over the death OF John Brown, has not quite forgotten
her late husband and ia various little sentimental