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BY OS MAN & HAPEMAN.
Ottawa, III.. Saturday, June 1j 18C2.
Governor's Message.
The Message of Gov. Ok-sby, sent to te
legislature on Tuesday, would occupy three or
four columns in our paper, and would not
sufficiently interest our readers to pay for the
npnce. It is almost wholly confined to tlie
subject of taxing the shares of tint National
Banks in this State. After mentioning the
former legislation of this State taxing bank
stocks, and the decision of the Supreme
Court of the U. S., on appeal from the Su
preme Court of this State, against the right of
the State to tax the stock of National Banks,
the Governor details at length the points made
ami the decision of the Supreme Court of the
U. S. in the case of "Van Allen ts. The As
sessors,'' taken up from New York ; also of
the same Court in the case of " Bradley vs.
The People," taken up from this State; and
also quotes from the National Banking law,
showing by all these that the right of the
Stite to tax the shares of the National Banks
is unquestionable. And having settled this
point clearly and satisfactorily, the Governor
mukes this extraordinary statement :
" The Supremo Court of the U. S. held that
there was no distinction between the case from
our State, arising under our law taxing the
capital stock of banks, and the Van Allen case,
ftom the State of Now York, reversed the deci
sion of the Supremo Court of this State, and
entered a judgment affirming the decision of the
Board of Supervisors of Peoria. county. The.
ppeofciil point, .liqwevfcr, tu Jon; whicutMir Supreme
Court decision was reversed was not known to
the officers of the State until after the adjourn
ment of the regular session of the Legislature,
on the 28th day of February last, as the written
opinion in the ease was not filed for some time
after it had been mado by the Court."
The officers of the State" must have been
singularly oblivious of the news of the day if
they failed to see the announcement in the
daily telegraph dispatches, that "the case
from our State" had been decided exactly hs
the Van Allen case early in January last.
They must also have been singularly stolid
not to have known that the Van Allen deci
hion, made a year and a half ngo, covered the
whole ground of the right of tVe State to tax
the shares of the National Banks; and nlso
not to have known that the National Banking
law itself, passed in 18C3, yrW,y renewed to
the S( the right to tax the shures of the
National Banks.
The ignorance of the " officers of the State"
on this whole subject is so palpably feigned
that we are astonished at their impudence in
pleading it. The truth is, it was not in the
books of the various "rings" at Springfield,
during the session of the legislature last
winter, (in the profits of which rings the
"officers of the State" had a full share,) that
the National Banks should be taxed ; and it
was only when the gross negligence of the
legislature and the " officers of the State" in
this matter became the subject of popular
animadversion and clamor (the injustice of
the exemption of the banks from taxation
being so glaring and palpable,) that the " offi
cers of the State" waked up to a knowledge
of their duty in iTa premises and hastily sum
moned nn extra session of the legislature, at a
heavy expense to the people, to avert in part
the consequences of their own delinquency
and official prostitution to corrupt " rings."
Judicial Elections.
In the Third Grand Division, where the
Republican majorities are so overwhelming in
all the counties, no opposition was made by
the Democrats to any of the judicial candi
dates the party chose to put in the field. In
juofrt cases, however, present incumbents who
were generally unexceptionable, were re-elected
without opposition.
In the Second Grand Division the hacks of
ihe Republican party made fools of themselves
by undertaking to defeat a man like Judge
Walker by party drill. The division at the
lection last fall gave over 10,000 Republican
majority ; but so little influence had the party
tacticians, and so greatly did they disgust the
people by their party candidates, that Walker,
as Supreme Judge, and Turney, as Supreme
Clerk, both Democrats, were re-elected by
over .i,000 majority, on a tolerably heavy vote,
considering the circumstances.
It was, however, only in the First Grand
Division that party lines were really drawn,
and that there was anything like a contest.
This division embraces "Egypt," in which
Republicanism for the last few years has en
joyed a precarious supremacy precarious, in
deed, if the result of the judicial election is a
correct index, and it is certainly regarded as
such in that quarter. The Democratic candi
date for Supreme Clerk" is elected by some
4.000 majority, and, all the Democratic candi
dates lor Circuit Judges, wherever a contest
was made, have been elected. The Jonesboro
dititite says: "Radicalism has received a
deadly blow in this district, and when the
people generally throughout the country shnl
talk and vote as they did here Inst Monday
it epitaph may be written, and the black
record of its Hhameful deeds closed forever
save when the future historian or poet shall
i - i . 4i i . .. i
neeii a i cii'ieuee u uicni 10 instruct, and warn
the nations." -.
An Ogdensburg correspondent of tho Herald,
says: 'Gen. O'Ncil, tho Fenian leader, has been
traveling, through Canada during the past six
weeks, and on "Monday arrived at Proscott, nuTi
examined the works ut Fort "Wellington, by per
mission of the commandant of that place, lie
then returned safety to the American hide.
ittatoa
OTTAWA FliEE
Legislature.
The legislature of this State, in obedience
to the proclamation of Gov.Oglesby, met in
extra session at Springfield on Tuesday of this
week. At the liour appointed for meeting a
quornm was present in both houses, and the
Governor,' having been officially notified of
the fact, sent in his message. Beyond reading
and referring the different portions of the
message to appropriate committees, the pro
ceedings of Tuesday are without interest.
On "Wednesday, the House, after disposing
of one or two local bills (embraced in the
Governor's proclamation) took up, in commit
tee of the whole, the bill to tax tho National
Banks. The bill is one carefully prepared by
the Auditor, assisted by the Governor, State
Treasurer and Attorney General, and reported
upon favorably by a committe of the House.
The bill elicited a lengthy discussion, fault
being found with some details, but all profess
ing to be ferociously in favor of the main
object. "Without coming to a vote, the House
adjourned to 10 o'clock Thursday. .
' In the Sonate, the only action in reference
to the tax bill was the adoption of a resolution
instructing the Judiciary Committee to report
a bill not only taxing the National Banks for
the future, but for past years. The measure
is supported by McConntll, Fuller, and others,
all of whom profess great earnestness in favor
ing taxation of the banks ; but the way in
which they propose to do it would evidently
defeat that object, as no such bill would stand
the test of the courts, whence they are looked
upon with suspicion as in the interest of the
Banks. , i ,
, On Thursday the first, business in the sen
ate was the passage of the bill to amend the
charter of the "Mississippi River & Wis. State
Line R. R. The Judiciary committee then re
ported the bank tax bill, which was taken up
and without debate passed unaminously. The
bill is substantially the same as that introduce
eu in the honsc. Various messages from the
Governor, appointing different officers, such
as cnnal commissioners, southern penitentiary
commissioners, &c, were received and laid on
tho table, the senate deciding that they had
no power to act on these nominations at this
session. Among the canal commissioners sent
in is the name of T. D. Brewster, of this county.
The senate refused to pass the bill to continue
the state agency at Washington as recommend
ed by the Governor. After some other unim
portant business, at 9 : o'clock P. M., the sen
ate adjourned nine die.
The House soon after meeting took up the
bill to tax bank shares, and after a brief de
bate passed the bill as it came from the sen
ate. The Hyde Pnrk bill, and the bill to
create a criminal court in the city of Spring
field were rejected. No other important bus
iness was transacted, and about 9 o'clock in
the evening the house, in obedience to a joint
resolution previously adopted by both houses,
adjourned nine die. '
Judicial Election.
The following is tho official return of the judi
cial election held in La Sallo County on the 3d
inst. :
Towns. W. M. Tavlor. E. S. Leland.
Allen,
Adams,
Brookfield,
Bruce,
Dayton, .
Deer Park,
7 7
i:i fi;i
25 25
20 20
1 9
11 11
0 13
W 51
50 51
14
89 -M '
M 37
10 10
53 54
4!) 41)
M4 34
5J 50
51 SI
24 24
10 10
D 0
23 22
13 13
120 130
14 21
10
12 12
0 it
3(J 35
42 42
15 IS
7 7
20 080
Dhumick, no return.
Eagle,
Earl,
Eden,
Farm Ridge,
Fall River,
Freedom,
Grand Rapids,
Groveland.
Hope,
La Salle,
"Manlius,
Mendota,
Meriden,
Mission,
Novthvillo
Ophir,
Osage,
Ottawa,
Peru,
Rutland,
Richland,
Serena,
South Ottawa,
Troy Grove,
Utiea, no election
Vermilion,
Waltham,
Samuel J. MeFadden, for Supremo Clerk, got
8 votes in Dayton, 3 in Groveland and 0 in Peru.
Ten votes in Rutland and 0 in Seneca wero
cast for Woodbury S. Taylor.
Farm Ridge east 14 votes for Woodbury S.
Taylor. ' .
J. B. Rice got 4 votes in Ottawa for Supreme
Clerk.
Srmt.vTT Tutu.. The trial of John II. Sur
ratt, on the charge of complicity in the plot
to assassinate President Lincoln, commenced
at Washington an Tuesday. The prosecuting
attorney moved to quash the panel of jury
men, as not drawn according to law, and after
spending two days about the matter, the mo
tion was allowed. The present jury was then
dismissed, and twenty-six talesmen directed
to be summoned in order to select a new jury.
So the trial has not yet really begun. The
prosecution promise some "startling develop
ments" in the course of the trial.
Extra Session k Conuuksn. A special to
thc.Ciiciigo Tona, June 13th, says: "The
president, to-night, staled in conversation,
that the complications and differences arising
under the reconstruction act were such that
he M as of the opinion that, if congress did not
meet in July, he sltould call an extra session
on the 1ftf of August. This is authentic, being
derived from uu authoritative bource."
TRADER j; TtjRDAY,
' Europe.
The attempted imperial assassination in Par
is, of which wc had a brief account iy the
cable last week, was aimed against the czar of
Russia, not Napoleon, who was in the same
carriage. The assassin is a Polish mechanic
an instrument maker named Bercgouski, a
native of Nolhynia.. At his examination, when
asked "How he could fire at a sovereign, the
guest of France," he replied with tears : "True,
I committed a great crime toward France.'
'But you ran the risk of killing Napoleon V
To this the prisioner answered : 'No, a T'olish
bullet could. not go astray ; it must go straight
when aimed, at the czar.' I wished to relieve
the world of the czar, and the czar of the re
morse which must weigh upon him.' The pris
oner showedno sorrow for the crime he had at
tempted to commit, and only expressed regret
at his failure.
The ball struck the head of the horse which
carried one of the imperial grooms riding at
the door of the royal carriage.
The groom, it seems, observed the menac
ing movement of the man in the crowd, and
caused his horse to bound forward so as to
place him directly between the assassin and
the sovereigns. Tho ball passed through the
space formed between Napoleon and one of the
grand dukes, son of the czar, wounding a la
dy standing opposite to see the cortege pass.
The blood from the head of the groom's horse
spirted on the uniforms of the imperial party.
The man attempted to fire a second shot, but
this discharge burst the second barrel. Na
poleon has conferred the cross of the legion of
honor on the groom. The people in the crpwd
arrested the assassin, and the police interfered
to save his life, which was threatened by the
enraged populace. i
The Czar of Russia op Monday left for
home.
The Fenian prisoners who were taken at
Dungarvan were identified ns Cols. Nagle and
Warren, formerly officers in the Irish brigade
of the army of the Potomac.
All the Fenian prisoners convicted of high
treason at Dublin have been transferred to Eng
land and placed in prison. '
The Emperor of Austria signalised his coro
nation ns King of Hungary by the distribution
of vast sums of money among the people and
richly endowing various benevolent institu
tions in that country.
Corydon by whose testimony the. prisoners
who were captured at Dungarven were iden
tified, was subsequently attacked by a mob of
his countrymen at Waterford, and barely es
caped their vengeance with his life. ;
Mexico.
It turns out that the taking of Qucretaro by
the liberals, about whose terrific lighting, un
exampled bravery, &c, such high sounding
dispatches were published by their generals,
was really accomplished with very little fight
ing, but, like such things generally are in
Mexico, was the result of treachery. The
army of Maximilian was so strong and well
fortified that but for treachery in its own
ranks it could have defied a sicte for a year,
if necessary. The traitor was Gen. Lopez,
who received 3,000 gold ounces for letting the
liberals into the city.
If the life of Maximilian is saved, he will
owp it to the efforts of an American woman.
It seems, among the more noted prisoners,
included in Maximilian's surrender, is the
celebrated Prussian nobleman, Prince Balm
Salm, who gained no little note in the Union
armies on the Potomac during the rebellion.
His wife is an American lady, it is even said, a
relative of Pij'sident Johnson. On hearing of
her husband"! predicament, she hastened to
the headquarters of the liberal general at Ban
Louis Potosij to intercede not only for her
husband's life but for that of all the Imperial
officeis. The result of her interview is, that
not only the lFe of Maximilian but the lives of
most of the foreigners in his army will probably
be spared. j
Maximilian, since his capture,' has issued an
address, or puclamation, ascribing his mis
fortunes to tie' bad faith of the Emperor
Napoleon and the hostile feeling of the U. S.
The following the text :
"Cou.vinvMlN After tho valor and patriot
ism of tho republican forces have destroyed my
sceptre in this place, of which a tenacious de
fence was indispensable to save the honor of my
cause ami of nv race, and after, tho bloody siege
in which tho iaperial and republican soldiers
have Competed in abnegation and boldness, I
will explain mystlf.
Countrymen. I camo to Mexico not only ani
mated with tho est faith of insuring tho felicity
of all and each of us, but callod and protected
by the Emperor if France, Napoleon tho Third.
He, to the ridii4n of France, abandoned lao,
cowardly and ifamously, by demand of tho
United States, if ter having uselessly spent
forces and treasure, ami shed tho blood ot her
sons and your otvi- When tho news of my fall
and death reacW Europe, all tho monarchs of
Charlemagne's tointry will demand of tho Na
poleonic dynasty in account of my blood, of the
German and t'roneh blood shed in Mexico.
Then will Najbleon III. bo covered with shame
from head to foot. To-day ho has seen his
majesty, tho inperor of Austria, praying for my
life to thu Uiitod States, and myself a prisoner
of war in th! hands Of the republican govern
ment, with" ay crown and my hoad torn iu
pieces. Coun:ryinen, hero are my last words:
I desiro that ny blood may regenerate Mexico,
and serve us a warning to ail ambitious and in
cautious priaies, and that you will aetv th
prudence and' truthfulness and ennoble with
your virtuous political cause tho nag you sus
tain. May Piuvidouoo save you and make yoa
worthy of mywlf. ' Maximilian."
President Jojnson, on his roceut trip to North
Carolina to witness the laying of the corner stone
for a inomimeijt to his father, refrained from
making u singlj speech, though solicited at every
depot and city where ho passed. . His last sum
mer's experience probably taught him .that
speech making was not his forte.
iJUNE 15, 1867
i; A "Make's' Nest" Discovered. The
Washington correspondent of the New York
World tells the following good story of a
"mare's nest," which was discovered by the
Impeachment Investigation. Committee, and
which they explored, with the following result.
He says :
"The Impeachment Committee discovered a
specimen of equine uidification in the fact that
tho Secretary of State had drawn, "with the ap
proval of thePresident" $10,10 from the "dis
cretionary fund" annually allotted to his depart
ment Bijr with this discovery, the committee
summon Seward into their awful presence, and
demand to know wliat was done with these
moneys. So much for Fenian trials ; so much for
apprehension of Surratt, and so on. "So far, so
good, but all this accounts for only $12,000. Will
you be good enough to tell us what disposition
was made of tho other U4,000 odd." "The the
other $94,000," retorted Seward, the serene, with
a lambent suli-smile on his countenance, "there
being no further use for it, was refunded to tho
Treasury Department." Consternation and col
lupso of committee, and virtue triuuipunt."
Disapi'Ointment. The election of Judge
Richmond, u democrat, in the Marshall Cir
cuit, over Barnes, the republican nominee, is
a terrible disappointment to the political
managers in that quarter. The radical paper
at Lacon confesses its chagrin, and scolds the
party roundly for their supposed "apathy."
The editor don't seem to realize that instead
of "apathy," it is leprosy that ails his party
a loathsome disease, but slow, sure death.
Another Exth.v Session. The Springfield
correspondent of the Chicago Time says' the
probabilities are that another called session of
the legislature will" haVe to be held. The
present lessees of the penitentiary to-duy
resigned their positions and formally turned
that institution over to the State. The cause
of this action on the part of the lessees is that
they are losing too much money, and cannot
afford to run the penitentiary at present prices.
Something w ill have to' be done, -and done
soon, too. The Governor is said to be in a
quandary about this new trouble.
. FROM SENECA.
OJebrallon of the 4tla.
A meeting was held at Armour's Hall, June
Sth, for the purpose of making preparations for
the celebration of the 4th of July, when tho fol
lowing proceedings were had. Meeting called to
order by "WW S. Jackson.
Wm. H. Underbill was culled to the chair, and
Jno. Crotty appointed secretary. An executive
committee was appointed as follows: C. H.
Miller, A. Lanuney, Jno. Crotty, Wm. II. Un
derbill, Wm. S. Jackson aud Wm. M. Haima.
Since the above meeting, the executive commit
tee have been untiring in their effort to provide
and select other committees, and have succeeded
admirably, (the right men in the right place,)
tho action of the executive committee to be ap
proved by the people at a meeting to be held at
Armour's Hall, on Saturday evening next All
are invited to attend ; the ladies are especially in
vited to be present
THE 7I1DMUHT ADVIC.Vri UK.
? Am vlromiue car.o."
r-oarce seventeen nn round heaven' vault had riui
Their annual eoun-e ince trft Lion Carlm, did lirhold .
Tlielltrlit of day. TlioUKti yonua In y earn, my lirro wa
Ax bravv at Alexander or tliotp In ancient 'ic uuf.
A heart he baa that to all far wan ttrani'er ; a courai:v
That would (harue the fearlewt Hon. a Tool of which.
At KrratiT length, my atory will unfold.
Don Carlo loved a village maid of laiilllei fur
And faif proportion, with rlnt;let lo rharuilni; to the eye,
And every sunny rlnirlet wa a uolden chirp thai firmly bound
lou Carlo In the turalln of love.
One evening In the villus Don Carlo! rhanred to stray
Alone the lonely xtdcwal with ln love, and there confixed
Th tire that hnirhily liurned w ithin his amoroua henrt.
"Win fame and lory." the niaiil'c response; "gain honor
And reoowo, and then my heart will be ai freely yielded
An that which now you proffer." Enough, Don Carlo
Krom the maid hi tep betook aud purchased a revolver,
No puny brazen toy for children' urt. hut one
That belched forth death from veven (fapliii; month.
Twn niKht.aml almont Dicht'a bewitciiln' noon when Carlo
With fearli step the distance measured 'twin the village
And hi home hard by the corporation limit.
A thousand thought were wildly riishliu; through M brain:
"'Win honor, fame and irlory,' ye, I ahail, and throw them
At her feet, and then Mic'i mine ! I'll light a due!, blutxed
thought!
lint, no.Ktuclllni:' 'gftlnet the law; enlist, anil bare my
lioMMU
To the Southern foe. and be a general ? OH. fie ! tho war
Is two year ended O : for an opportunity to show the world
The valor I poe O! that a tiery dragon would from
Thi hruidi-ueap but emerge, that 1 lutein 1 It captor,
And then my name would loudly sound In every mouth.
And, a I walked the it reel, hereafter, folk would ay t
' There goc the brave Don Carlo.' "
With cogitation, thus, my hero was lii course pursuing
home.
And a he neared the tepy road which to his mansion led,
Heboid 1 a human form perched on prancing steed
Did quickly mt-a blni by ; and a the dying footfalls
Sounded up the svlvan glen my hero knew It was
The trampiag of "ni own good viced.
Scarce had the feeble echoe died upon hi) oar when further.
Toward his barn, ho viewed his favorite nag come forth,
And on Its back there at a man," A home tlitur !'
Was my hero' ejaculation. " The god of opportunity
Ua heard my prayer, come, courage, till my oul, come,
Delve.
Thou hast n task. Don Carlo sel zed a club ami a
The horse thief passed along, my hero dealt a blow
A thud, a heavv lit II nod home tblet on the road side
l.av welterlns In hi gore. An Instant, and Don Carlos
Is iealed on the steed, la hot pursuit of horse thief No. I,
Not swifter sweeps the iiien of birds in glowing chase
Of feathery victim for her lanilshcd brood; he fleetest
winds
Are laggards In Ills course Thna on lie speeds.
While now and then the frighted owl or whipnowlll sends
forth .
A screech which follows fnxt behind. At length
Mv hero spies ahead the thief that first did pass him by.
In cunning plan and keen contrivance, no tyro was Don
Carlo ; ...
Well sntlslled that he whom now he tracked and he
That toppled bleeding bv the wayside were partners In till
Daring midnight raid, Don i arlo quick assumed
The character of III in who fell beneath his stalwart blow.
Don Carlos and the thief In silent midnight drear, through
Darksome woodn, rode side by side for many a toilsome tulle,
The thief believing that lion Carlos wus I lie comrade that
He lcll behind, told many a plan, dlvulylng coming opera-
And how that night he further would purloin a noble steed
1 hat fed wlllilu n runner's stall near by.
Arrived at the determined place, the thief dismounted
And toward the burn-yard traced his ateiis, Don C arlos
Ity his side. A conversation then ensued pertaining
To the work In hand. Hut as the t del' more closely viewed
My hero's Imui, a dreadful oath lell from his lips, as lnlro-
due.tinii , ., , .
To tho well known plinu-c " I'M foi.i. again 1" I he thief,
Asiiulck a thought, n niftol Hashed, and through the rim
Of Carlos' hat a bullet tlew-anothnr, and another
In quick succession sped, and each one made a wound,
liespectlvely, In crown and rim. As Afrlc s tiger
Miring upon hi prey, so pounced Don Carlos on the thlif s
Icarlully they mruggle, and strut'glliig tell-Duu Carlo ou
the top; ,' ,, . ,
The villain thief a dagger draws and in my hero's vesture
Full many a wound la made. Aud now they rise from weary
HtflftJ "
Tho worsted' thief for safety tiles t but swifter fly those mes
sengers ..ii
Of death scut forth from the revolver In my hero' band ;
The thief Is shot and falls, bnt springs again upon his feet
Another bullet st rikes him as he llles he groans, ami groan-
'TIs ted'lou to' r'olnto tha dire encounters of this fearful fray.
The high-perched watchers of the night (trow dlm-'Aiirora s
llerahls proclaim her near approach, and I wjll tlsftw
The curtain and stand in noonday light. '. ,
Fame quickly spread livitli far and wide. Next day
A well armed train of trusiy knights eame dashing
From the country round and centered on the scene
Of midnight contest, the wounded thieves were nowliero
Found. Nary blood nor nery corpse wero seen, but all
Agree Don Carlos acted well his part ; and all agruu
Tlic hat wus shot, but not Don C.uilob.
Few enn imagine the popularity gained by
Marsdcn's Pectoral Balm. The question naturely
arises, why should it havo become no ? . Tho only
answer wo can give is by referring lo the thous
and, who are witllting testimonials of it ellicaea
cy. For Sale by Koch k ligisc.
Current News.
Lieut Gen. Sherman ha been obliged to re
consider his intention of taking a voyage to the
Mediterranean and the Holy Land, owing to the
threatening atate of affairs in the Indian country
in the fur west, of which he has command.
Flour is quoted at $4 and $ per barrel at j
Salt Lake City, and $10 and $12 at Denver.
At a Hpecial election iu Wocdford county a
week ago, Minonk voted a tax of 150,000 for the
St Louis, Jacksonville and Chicago railroad.
.i Horace Greely says that tho Radical Abolition
party is principally composed of " blockheads."
He ought to know, for ho made it.
It is said tliat there are only four steamers
carrying tho American flag on the ocean between
this country and Europe. The "Stars and
Stripes" arc becoming badly "played out"' nndor
the blighting rule of mongrelism.
Peoria Commandery has agreed to accept an
invitation to be present at a celebration of St.
John't day, tho 24th of June, at Ottawa, j
Joel Lindsley, of Albion, New York, a clerical
gentleman," who beat his little boy to death in an
effort to club him into saying Lis prayers, has
finally been sentenced to pay a fine of 250. Al
bion, New Yofk, is a strongly pious audmani
mously republican precinct. It is owing to these
circumstances that Mr. Lindsley escuped hang
ing. A negro in a street car in New Orleans threat
ened to shoot a woman, who had protested nvruinst
his insults, "as quick as he would any d n
white rebel." The conductor said he did not
dare to put him out as he was a colored man.
6n Saturday (f ait the fciiited ''tatee 'TreaMirv
held the largest amount of mony ever held at
any one time since the organization of tho Gov
ernment, to-wit : one hunlred and eighty mil
lions, of which one hundred aud two millions
were in gold aud seventy-eight millions cur
rency. , Mr. Nicholas Tiowle, of Juliet, a week ago, had
his eye put out by being hit by a stone thrown
at random by a boy passing along the street.
The Peoria lh ntxral of tho ftth inat., says :
Lat Tuesday niglit Mrs. Abraham Maple pre
sented the family circle w ith a son, after seven
teen daughters. Tins, the lth child and only
on of Mrs. M.iple, at the age of W, is, we think,
keeping up connubial happiness with a pertinaci
ty rarely equaled and never surpassed.
Nkwsi'ai-ek CiujtGEs. For publishing an
advertisement six weeks, soliciting plans for the
new state house at Springfield, said advertie
ment occupying less space than a quarter of a
column in tho Fkkk Tkadkk, the following
charges were made by the paocrs named:
Springfield Rcgioter, 15; Journal, 1 13 ; St.
Louis Republican, 51 ; Democrat, (id ; Chicago
Times, 120; Post, 150.
Nine-tenths of all the reports received at the
agricultural department during the pat month
agree as to the favorable pnwpoots for the com
ing harvest. Never, according to the commiss
ioner's summing up, has there been so general an
ex predion of encouragement
The heaviest carpet manufactory in the United
States, at Tariffville, near Hartford, Conn., was
destroyed by fire ou Monday. The loss is esti
mated at 1,000,000 ; insurance, 120.000. The
establishment turned out 35,000 yards of carpet
ing last month. Two thousand persons are throwu
out of employment by this disaster.
L. Hiscock was shot by Gen. Geo. W. Cole, at
Albany, on Tuesday evening last on the ground
of tho illicit intercourse of the former with the
wife of the latter. Both persons were members
of the constitutional convention.
The billiard match for tkc chainpion.-diip of
America, between Dion and MoDcvitt, at Mon
treal, on Monday, resulted in the victory of the
former.
The Philadelphia A'je publi.-dies the following
damning explanation, an extract from the min
utes of the Committee that investigated the
celebrated Conover case :
"Why," asked the Judiciary Committee of
Wm. Campbell, "did you make this affidavit f"
"That," replied Campbell, "will require a little
explanation. I was informed by Mr. Conover
that Judge Holt had offered ti reward of 100,
000 for the capture of Jefferson Davis ; that now
Davis was taken, they had not enough against
him to justify them in what they had done ;
that Judge Holt wanted to get witnesses to
prove that Davis was interested in tho assassina
tion of President Lincoln, so as to justify him
in paying the reward."
Forney, who was a fellow-passenger with Geo.
Peabody, across the Atlantic, says, in a letter,
that he learned that, before Mr. Puabody left the
United States, ho wa satisfied that what ho has
done for London, will be surpassed by two of his
opulent friends for the city f New York. It is
needless to disclose their names, or to anticipate
the details of whnt will probably be tho most
munificent contributions to a no'le object in.
American annals.
A Question with a Point wkt.i, nrr. The
Chicago Tribune puts tho following pertinent
question to the high protectionist whichs is well
said: '
"If iron can bo imported nnd sold in this
country at 00 per ton in greenbacks, it will take
exactly six barrels of flour at ten dollars per bar
rel to pay for it. If tho prico bo raised by the
tariff to 110 per ton, it will take 11 barrels of
flour to pay for it. Will some person deeply
skilled in the mysteries of "home industry"' tell
us who pays the faVmer for tho extra five barrels
of Hour?"
On the Tth inst., bv Arthur I.nckwood, Ks.., Mr. LtN'A
NOIITON to Mis ANN C. FUNDHNIIL'KOII, all ol this citv .
Onthegth lust., bv M. C. D-nnttho, Hsu., Mr. KOMCKT
UXKOlt to Miss CYNTHIA" A. ISuKUl, both of tho town of
Allen.
Kcto anbrrtfsrmrntsi.
Dissolution oi' c o-i'Aii ri:usnii.
Thu partnership licrttnloru exisiiiiir nmlt-i' tliv l.anio
mid style f lletterniiiii, tloielo'f k Ci., is flil day dissolved
bv mutual cnnseiit. Tho business will be ciuitlmifd l.y Slro-
bel A Oniidnl', who will mtll all accounts of Ihe Into firm,
mid all purs' ns Imlcblihl an- imtluVI t. seltl" tli-ir attaint
within t tii c lu'Hitl.s, ami nave I'ttrtlr'-r Inutile mid ,.i i o-e.
I.'KXKY LKTTKKVAN,
IIKNKV tiOMml.r,'
llr.Mli STUollKI.,
U;ti.v;i,;tiacl3,lfC7.-3,v. G.W.n'Cllif.