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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-10-30
MISCELLANEOUS.

The Sac and Fox Indian agency, 60
miles east of Guthrie, Ok, was raided
by four bandits and several stores
robbed. Altogether the robbers got
1920 and two gold watches. The rob-
bers were evidently after the SAG, 900
which Gen Thomas had to pay the In
dian annuities, but the agent was
fortunately absent
By the running away of a mine car
on the Mid-Valley Colliery railroad at
Shamokin, Pa, on the 26th one miner
had his brains dashed out against a
telegraph pole and four others sus.
tanned injuries that may prove fatal.
PETER MAHER and Joe Choyn ski will
meet in a 20-round contest before the
Broadway Athletic club at New York
on November II.
FIBE destroyed the First national
bank and three other business houses
at Ladonia. Tex Loss. $50, GOO
Two elevators of the Pacific company
at Chicago were destroyed by fire on
the 26th. The loss amounted to about
si,5OOOOO. There were 1,lOO, 600 bush
els of wheat stored in the two ele-
vators. Thousands Of bushels of wheat
fell into the river when a wall gave
way,
NEWS was brought to Colombo, Cey-
lon, by the survivors,of the laundering
of the British steamer Taft at sea, in
which II persons, all natives of India,
were drowned.
The most disastrous cotton FIRE in
the history of Galveston, Tex, occurred
on the 18th, resulting in the destruc-
ton of 4, 400 bales and the warehouse
in which they were stored. Loss on
warehouse, $4,000; loss On cotton,
Si35, 600; fully covered by insurance.
A DARING jail delivery was per-
petrated on the 95th at the county jail
at Louisville, KY, and six desperate
prisoners made their escape, They
gained their liberty by seraping the
mortar from the bricks in a cell and
got hole large enough for them to
climb through to the roof and then let
themselves down by a rope.
A Fusz broke eut ct the Third uni-
tartan church at Chicago While service
was being hsid on the 95th. The pas
tor aYerted panic by requesting the
congregation 10 retire quietly, his cool
ness resssuring the people. The church
was almost totally destroyed Loss,
s25,00O.
aEoS-GENEBAL TRYoN, chief Of
thu bureau OF medicine and surgery,
has submitted his annual report to the
secretary Of the navy. A strong a7gn-
ment was made for ambulance or hos.
pitsl ships specially fitted up and the
heaish Of the navy was reported as
good.
NlEE Indian territory criniaals IS.
capped the other night from the United
States jail u Fort smith. Ark,
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fFother 20 90 AFrested.

RED BLUFF, Cal, Oct. GA report
has been received from Battle Creek,
in this county, that Santone c. Nunez
a Portuguese, was shot and instantly
killed by his stepson, Joseph Sosza, a
boy about - or Is years old Joseph
Nunez, the nephew of the deceased,
has sworn to a complaint charging the
boy and his mother, Anna Nunez, the
wife of the deceased, with having COM
united the crime.
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ADDITIONAL DIsPATCHEs.


A DISPATCH from New York on the
eth said that Wall street was fright
ened on the forenoon of that day by
a rumor that Gen. Fitzhugh Lees re-
port to President Cleveland on the
situation in Cuba was about to be made
and it was of such nature that a cali
for an extra session of congress would
be sent out in a short time, to which
the president would address a warlike
message. The stock market was
broken sharply, sugar being the main
sufferer.
DR. w. w. PALMER and his grand
daughter were killed and another man
fatally hurt by a railway train near
Keyport, n. j., on the 9th.
News from Washington on the 9th
said that the report set afloat in New
York about the probability of war
like message from the president on
the Cuban question and probable eX-
ira session Of congress had no FONDA
ton in fact and was done for stock
jobbing purposes only.
THE United States commissioners TO
the Brussels international exposition
of 1897 acting under the state depart
ment at Washington, have appealed to
American manufacturers and prOdu-
GERS to seize the opportunity for intro
ducing their products in a foreign mar
ket Applications for space will be re-
eeived until January 1 and exhibits
must be in place by April Is.
TIE public schools at Winfield, H.,
have been closed on account of the
prevalence Of diphtheria.
MINNIE LARGIE stabbed her lover,
Charles Foster, to death at Knoxville,
Tenn. Jealousy was the cause.
ANTHONY MONAGHAN and wife, who
conducted the Rappahsnnock hotel in
the mining village of the same name a
mile from Girardville, Pa, were at
tackled by four masked robbers and
were fatally beaten by sandbags- Sc
curing IS. 0Oa, the robbers escaped into
the mountains.
RoNALD's factory in Brooklyn was
destroyed By FIRE on the 9Th. About
200 girls were employed on the upper
floors. but they were all got out in
safety. Loss, estimated at over SIO0,-
600
GEORGE LAYIeEE. OF Saginaw, Mich,
and Jack Everhardt, Of New Orleans
were matched to Rght IS rounds at
New York on the s7th 70 decide the
lightweight boxing championship Of
the world. II the seth round ths
FeisTes stoppsd the bout and awarded
the 6ght to LaYigne IS he had Ever
harGs almost knocked out Both msu
weighed in at lsS pounds.
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Shot His Younger Brother.

GUTHRIE, Ok, Oct. 27.--As Albert
and Louis PLACER, aged II and u re-
speetiveiy, sons Of Albert Pager, Of
Seward township, this county, were
trying to shoot a rabbit which had
taken refuge under an old building,
Louis, the younger brother, came
around the corner unexpectedly just
as Albert fred, the entire charge strik-
ing him on the head and killing him
instantly.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERsaNAE. 80 PoIITrCAL..

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND and his wife
attended the sesqui-centennial at
Princeton On. j. college on the 2Ist
MUCH excitement was created at
Jacksonville, Fla, by the announce
ment that the United States steamship
Raleigh had captured the alleged fill
clustering tugs Dauntless and R. L.
Mabey Cubans were greatly excited
over the matter, as it was common
Fumor that they had an immense
amount OF munitions of all kinds
cashed at the key below New Smyrna
for the tugs to take on for Cuba
Hos. JUSTIN MORRILL, has been re-
elected TO the United States senate by
both houses Of the Vermont legisla-
tura in joint session.
SECRETARY CARLISLE spoke at Cow
ington, KY, on the 22d. The meeting
was very disorderly. many in the crowd
cheering for Bryan. The secretary
was interrupted continually in his
speech and eggs were thrown about
the hall At the close Mr.. Carlisle was
escorted to where he was stopping by
20 policemen. Many insulting remarks
were made by hoodlums gathered
about the exit of the hall.
THE house of bishops Of the Protes.
tant Episcopal church of the United
States, in session at New York, elected
Rev. John D. Morrison, of Ogdensburg,
n. Y, TO be bishop of the newly
created diocese of Duluth, MINI.
COLUMBUS DELANo, who was secre-
tary of the interior under President
Grant, died at his home near Mount
Vernon, o., on the 23d, aged 81.
By vote of fifteen to eight the Pres
byterian synod of Illinois has expelled
Rev. Frank B. Vrooman, of Chicago,
for heterodoxy.
CHARLES T. CRISP, ex-speaker Of con-
gress, died at Atlanta, Ca, on the 23d
He had long been troubled with heart
disease and had recently been in bad
health and his death was not alto
gether unexpected. He was born in
Sheffield, Eng, January 20, 1845
TIE Shipping and Industrial Sound
Money league of New York held a
novel parade on the harbor and rivers
on the oath. There were over $50 YES
sells of all kinds in line and all were
decked in gala attire. Fireworks,
magnesium lights and searchlights lit
up the feet.
A CHICAGO dispatch on the 18th said
that the republicans had straight cleo
toral tickets in A of the As states, hav-
ing effected fusion in only one-Texas
with the ''middle-of-the-road" popu-
lists and gold standard democrats
The democrats had straight electoral
tickets in only IS of the states, having
effected a fusion with the populists
and free silver republicans in 20 of the
Others, conclusion not having yet
been reached in the remainder of the
states.
TIE railroad men had a torchlight
parade on the 25th at Chicago for the
republican candidates, about $4,000
men being in line. All of the roads
running out of Chicago were repre-
sented.
GEN. MORTON G. HUNTER died of pa
ralysis on the 25th at Bloomington, Ind.
He was the hero of Snodgrass hill, and
saved the day at Chickamauga.
THE Cuban insurgent general, Maceo,
shelled the town of Artemisia with his
dynamite gun and leVeled every build
ing in the place and then crossed the
trocha and joined the other insurgent
forces in Havana province.
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As 10 EEpERAL ATToRNEYs.
They Have a Right TO Talk Politics IL Not
TO the Neglect Of Business,

They Have a Right to Talk Politics IL Not
10 the Neglect Of Business.
WASHINGTON, Oct % 1t is learned
BY inquiry at the department Of justice
that no attempt has been made by the
Encouragement TO prevent United
States attorneys from making pOliti-
cal speeches during the present cam
psign, although q number Of such of-
feers have been speaking on both
sides OF the money question. While
the encouragement would prefer
that such officers should not make
speeches he resolved early in the cam
paigu, and so advised a number d
them who inquired, that no official
complaint would be made, provided
public business should not be neglect
ed, aad the speaking should be in the
officers eighborhood where he would
not be out o. reach.
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mistaken tor a wild Turkey.

Ell RENO, Ok, Oct. 27.-N. G. Crump,
association cattle inspector at Darling
ton Indian agency, four miles west of
81 Reno, was accidentally killed by
David Bruuer at daylight yesterday
morning. Bruner and Crump, in party
Of four, had gone wild turkey shooting
and when the flock scattered Bruner
shot at what he supposed was turkey
moving on the ground. It was the
head of Crump that he had seen, and
the shot took effect in the center Of
the forehead
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-10-30
Strange Reason for ResignIne.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2E-The resignas
ton of Second Lieutenant John R
Binns, Second infantry, has been ac-
cepted, to take effect Immediately.
This officer rendered his resignation in
a long letter. setting out his belief that
q collision between the people and the
United States army will follow the
election, in which case, he wrote, that
he could not conscientiously serve
against the former.
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Quail Shipped in EGG Gases.

GUTHRIE, Ok, Oct 27.-The Okla
homa game law prohibits the sale or
shipping out of quail or other game,
but the law is being violated daily.
The territory is alive with quail, and
it has been discovered within a few
days that hundreds of birds were being
shipped out daily in egg cases, with
one layer of eggs on top. Sixty cases
packed with quail have been seized in
cold storage in this city.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-10-30

EDMUND G, BROWNE, king of the
Buns" and collaboration of Editor
Stead in his book, IF Christ Came to
Chicago" died at the Mercy hospital at
Chicago recently. He had been taken
there, suffering from alcoholism. His
friends, however, said that his death
was due to nicotine poisoning. For
many years he had smoked on an
average of 100 cigarettes a day.
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new York, Oct 2s.-The Herald says
that Bob Fitzsimmons, his wife, child,
Martin Julian, his manager, and Dan
Hickey, his sparFing partner, viii start
for San Francisco on Thursday, where,
on or about December 5, Fitzsimmops
viii box Tom" Sharkey for purse Of
$40, 900, the contest 70 be limited to ten
rounds. Martin Julian has received q
check for $500 to cover Fitzsimmens
expenses for training and travelling.
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BIG ELEVATORS BURN.
Two Chicago Grain Houses ana Much Grail
DESTROYED.

Destroyed
CHICAGO, Oct 2L-Both elevator A
and elevator B Of the Pacific Elevator
Co. were destroyed by fire this after
noon with great quantities Of grain
and other smaller buildings. The
loss viii approximate sl,5OO,OOO Five
hremen nearly lost their lives while
fighting flames from the roof of the Of
fee, small brick building. They
stuck to their post until the roof fell
beneath them. Two. OF them were
close enough to the edge Of the wall
to grasp it The other three
went down, but were rescued with
great difficulty. P. G. Perry, the SUI
perintendent of the Pacific Elevator
Co., said that there was over 1,lOO, 900
bushels of wheat stored in elevators A
and B, Shortly after the FIRE broke
out the south wall of the elevator gave
way and thousands Of bushels Of wheat
fell into the river.
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TurheF hIaILIng TO- Promises.

WAsHNeroN, Oct. "a The Turkish
government has notified the signatory
powers Of its intention to carry out to
the fullest extent the entire spirit of
the reform embraced Ia the treaty of
Berlin. The measures TO be adopted
will carry the reforms not only into
the six provinces Of Turkey contem-
plated by the treaty aud peopled by
ATmenians, but wiz embrace the en-
tire empire.
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MARSHALL. No, Oct 2s.-f. IL Laii
held his annual sale of Poland China
hogs here yesterday. Five pigs By
Chief Teepmseh IL sold for g, 025, the
highest priced litter ever sold at public
sale. Twenty-Five tops averaged SIPS
Eighty head averaged s52S0
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ADM. Dor, we'll known as Barnum's
famous midget, and Brownie Ritter,
who took a leading part in Palmer
Cox's stage production of 1.-THE
Brownies and is not much bigger than
Adm. Dot, fought duel with swords
at White Plains, N. Y, recently. The
admiral drew blood from Ritter and
the seconds declared honor satisfied.
The duel was caused by Adm. Dot
ordering Brownie Ritter from the
formers hotel
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In dismantling Brooklyn watch
case factory and burning the debris an
effort was made to reclaim any of the
gold that might have accumulated in
the process of manufacture. So far
gold to the amount of $50, 900 has been
reclaimed, and the company estimates
that from the clearing up yet to be
done of the basement $4,000 more will
be realized.
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TITUsVILLE, Pa, Oct 2S-At two
o'clock yesterday morning al attempt
was made to rob the Farmers bank as
Townvilie. The marauders were d3s'
covered working in the bank b. Mrs
Mason, who lives across the street
WBen disturbed, she robbers mounted
horses and. rode on IN the eirsctioa q
on CITY, with a posse otermss ciLizsnE
iu close pursuit
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-10-30

TIE progressive Hollanders have in
view the project of draining the Zuy-
der Zee, which has an area of 200
square mile. The cost of the dam
alone, if the project is undertaken,
will be $4,000, 600. The cost of the
work will approximate S85, 100000 and
it will take about 80 years to do it.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-10-30

DURING the year postage stamps were
delivered to postmasters in the follow
ing amounts; Ordinary stamps, $685.
Isl, 467i special delivery, 4,466, 27O;
postage due stamps, l9,348,7l4 news
paper, etc, 5,505, 672; total number g.
O54, sO2.1 a saving for the year 1896
is shown of S95, 124 in the cost of the
production of postage stamps.
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WEALTH FoR A sCHooL.

Mrs, Hearst and Others Propose TO Richly
End0w the University Of California.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct 2L-The Uni-
versity of California is TO be made
richer by 100000 by gifts from vari-
ious persons, chief among whom is
Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, widow Of the mill
lionaire senator from California. This
amount is not to be given all st one
time, but will be paid as soon as the
state is prepared to make proper use
of the money. The state must spend
$500, 900 on buildings, and when this is
done the gifts will be paid.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-10-30

LORD BRAssEY, the governor of Vic
toris, Australia, in a recent speech on
imperial federation said: SIT would
be wise, if possible, to bring America
into a grand defensive league of the
Anglo-Saxon races, which would eff
feetually secure the peace of the
world"
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AN AGENCY RAlpEo.


Over s6Os Secured.
GUTHRIE, Ok, Oct sI-The Sac aud
Fox Indian agency, 50 miles east OF
this city, was held uP and looted yes
terday afternoon BY The same gang Of
outlaws that held up the town Of Car
ney last week The Sac and Fox agen.
CT is only 80 miles from Carney. There
weUs four robbers, al armed and
mounted. Two wore masks Gen.
Thomas, Indian sgeRt, has s46, 600 at
the agency with which to pay the In
dian annuities next week. This money
the robbers were evidently after. They
rode up to the agents Office and rushed
in, bat Thomas was absent. The ban
dts then held up Mrs WhisUer's store,
Motifs store and Chief Keokuk's place,
covering altogether, ST people, and
getting $500 and two gold watches.
The bandits shot at an Indian buck
while riding out OF town and fred on
the government Indian schools.
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NEW YoBE. Get 2L-In his London
letter to the Times, published yestsv.
day, Harold Frederick states that the
$4,000 paid D.. hansen for the book
Arctic Exploration" is the largest
price ever paid q foreign author By q
London establishment, the oDeia quess
tion being East Of Archibald Constable
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'gfHE famine ia northern India. which
now appears to be inevitable, causes
the greatest anxiety in London. and it
Is recognized that the import OF Amer
lean wheat is likely to be the prime
factor Of the situstioa- Prizes in the
Affected districts have risen consider.
ably, and California wheat en- route is
sold il advance at higher prices thaa
ths native wheat. indicating the con.
yiets0n that prices viii have risen still
higher blythe time the imports arrive.
Tie Indian government hss sirssdy
aketcbsd out vast sehemes for railroad,
canal and other relief work 10 mitigate
The dislress
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a SPANISH paper said: son the ter
mination Of the revolution in Cuba and
the Philippine islands, Spain will pre-
sent claims for damages to the United
States for allowing fIibustering expe-
ditions to be fitted ont within her juris-
dictiOn."
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WILLIAM CHoBENsKI traded his wife
to Stanley Moloski for a mserschaum
pipe at Warrior Run, near Wilkes
barre. Pa, recently, and the latter dis
posed Of the woman the next day for
another pipe and s. to boot
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-10-30

IN Switzerland, from the smallest
village it is now possible to telephone
10 any place in the country at a fee of
from one penny to fourpence for the
most distant points, on instruments on
which one can hear with perfect dis
tinctness and which are kept in thor
ough repair.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-10-30

AcCoBDRa to reports, the coming
sugar crop Of Louisiana will be one of
the largest ever produced in that state.
There is every prospect that the yield
will bring satisfactory prices in view
of the damage to the beet crop and the
bad outlook for the Cuban crop.
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MkMoz. kan, Get 2a.-Fostna-tsf
Wesley Abrams. o. this city, is s2sl.5s
shozs The san has beeh saia BY
hon6zzen sid the cgies s IS charge OF
Joseph Dsss. e is thoueht shas
Ahrsms was careless rather thar erin.
lBsl
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-10-30

CADIz, oct IS -t.amber Of eneen
prisoners, who were landed here yes
tsrdsy evening" w1r2 followed from
the barber TO the jail 81 q mob. The
CHbaus were hisssa and stones thFown'
at them. the mob anally growing 50
excited that It was with the gEsstsst
difficulty fha police 1anoed The psi.css
ers safely IN jail
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-10-30

WASHINGTON, Oct 81 Isaac Il. Lion
berger, Of ST. Louis, has been appoint
ed assistant Encouragement Of the
United States for the interior depart
ment. He succeeds William a. Little,
of Georgia, who recently resigned to
become a candidate for the Office Of
justice Of the supreme court Of GeoT.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-10-30

The Protestant Episcopal church Of
the United States is about to organize
an army of uniformed evangelists,
somewhat similar to the Salvation
army, who will be under military dis
cipline and stationed in different
cities. These men viii preach
sn the streets and be aided by
bands of music The work ultimately
viii include the erection Of laborers
homes and lodging houses for men and
rescue houses for fallen women.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-10-30

FIFTY prominent ladies Of Brooklyn
have combined in a Dress Culture club,
pledged to wear dresses three inches
from the ground in fair weather and
six inches on rainy or snowy days
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GUTHRIE. Ok. Oct. 27.-Benry Over
dollar was rescued from a crowd Of en-
ragged farmers yesterday morning end
lodged In jail IN this city. Sarah
Diiley, aged ten gears, a white girl,
charges him with a crime against
chastity.
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zaDAGBE, + e., Oct. 27.-A telegram
reserved hsrs states that sam Jaesaon
wa killed near Risklsnd &c. 5ssk-
zs1 killed Pat wilkins Just vest q
here last April and has sLaes been g
fugitive sggm justice
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-10-30

a SCHOOL Of housekeeping has been
founded in Chicago. II several of the
public schools the Kitchen Garden as
ISOLATION has formed classes in demes-
tic science, where children are trained
IN oil the details Of household duty.
Ia the regular housekeeping school
lessons are given in laundering. in
mouse eieaning-in everything which
pertains to domestic government. The
association wishes to introduces the
seacE ssnS = l.as.sfabel6 dR6ies intosll
ne pubic SCHOOLS O. Chicago.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-10-30

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND did not get
his name on the registration books IN
New York, and so he cannot vote at
she coming election.
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THE Orange Judd Farmer says that
the potato crop is 245, $4,000 bushels,
q decrease of more than 50, 600, 900 bush
els or IN per cent compared with a
naar-arn
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Last year the shipment Of apples
from this country to Europe was 1885,
600 barrels, and this fall us, coo barrels
have already teen sent over.
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DEsFEB, Gel. osT SIX Big
IS reported to b blrHsss q tas ~ +
Bsss part Of Cripple clssk tSlsF "a
vices say that the 6le 4 srdEg -. -.
O. y oae bnHd,pg berne9
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CURRENT ooMmENT.

The total number Of voters regis
tered in Chicago was Ss8,5l5, an excess
Of 81, S35 over the city Of New York.
which was 83l, 1870