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... <• ,y ' 4'. •••• • • V«r s Wit gtttitttrg |Iahtdfalff jr. VAN 8LYXJL PUBLUHKB. MoHENRT, ILLINOIS. • -a AMERICA* MANUFACTURES. •nopean and American Workmen--How Their Condition* Compare. [Dr. Leonard Bacon, in Harper'* Magazine.] It was a matter to stir one's patriotic pride, but not less to move one's pity, to observe the commotion in business cir­ cles in Switzerland, as the reports of the Swiss Commissioners to the Philadelphia Exhibition were made public. Affairs "were not is s. chccrful state at that time. The, "hard times" that had begun in America were already sorely felt in the center of Europe. Production, was slackened in all tine factories, and the values of many favorite investments had ahrnnlr to one-half. When the report of M. Favre-Perret on American watch­ making was read to crowded meetings of miicIiiJiiikciB at Neuehatel tod Qeneva, the general impression was that of ab­ ject despair. Work was suspended for months on the costly building of the School of Watchmaking founded by the German Government. A commission was appointed by the Cantonal Legisla­ ture to inquire what industry could be introduced in place of that which must henceforth be abandoned to American competitors. Among those interested in the other leading manufacture of Switzerland--the •silk factories of Basle and Zurich--there were like searching* of heart. This eame report of M. Favre-Perret warned his fellow-citizens that the silk business was as sure to be run away with by the Yankees as the watch business. The wonder in-both cases is that facts which had long been accumulating, and which lad never been hid in a corner, should have taken anybody by surprise. The exportation of ribbons from Basle to the United States has been dwindling regu­ larly, and is now reduced to one-sixth of what it was only four years ago. It is obvious that the next step for the Amer­ icans, after supplying their own market, is to compete in other markets. The production of the Swiss dairies is prized in all the markets of Europe. Last January M. Grenier, at a meeting of the Agricultural Society of the Canton de Vaud, informed his associates to what extent the dairy productions of the great •establishments of the Northern States and Canada were overflowing the home market. " There are thousands of these •establishments/' he said, "with capital amounting to $25,000,000, already pro­ ducing to the amount of $31,000,000 an­ nually. The export of cheese was 38,- 000,000 pounds in 1863, and 96,000,000 pounds in 1874 The export of butter has grown to 52,000,000 pounds a year. The competition is getting formidable, for the manufacture of cheese lias been «o perfected in America that, unless we look out, it will be utterly impossible for us to compete with it." A very large dealer in leather, M. Bally, declares that the same is true of this article. "Europeans no longer control the leather market. Prices are now set by America. Every little tan­ nery feels the influence of the importa­ tions from America; our own exportation to the New World has dwindled almost to nothing." At first thought it was supposed that -the superior advantages of the American manufacturer arose from his use of ma­ chinery for operations that continue in the Old World to be wrought out by hand work. If this were all, or nearly all, it would be an easy matter to im­ port or to imitate the machinery--there are no patent laws in Switzerland--and, by combining capital in great establish­ ments, to go on with their business with the double advantage of the low wages and abundant skilled labor of the Old World and the organization and appli­ ances of the new. One eminent American house, how­ ever, with ample capital, had made this hopeful but expensive experiment. The finest business edifice in Geneva was built, three or four years ago, by Amer­ icans, and stocked with the best Ameri­ can watch-making machinery. The most skillful Geneva watchmakers were sought for at high wages--high, that is, for Switzerland, but low for America --and the world looked for a splendid success. But the beautiful building is now let out in lodgings, and the machines are ad­ vertised for sale. Evidently the secret of American success lay in something else. I have followed' the conjectures and proposals of the Swiss newspapers on this point with great interest. They de­ mand patent laws for the encouragement of invention, schools of technical instruc­ tion for artisans, relief from the inter­ ruption of work bv militia service, and other Governmental palliatives; but they do not touch the main point of the su­ periority of the American manufactories, and that is the personal superiority of the American workman. The secret is revealed in an extraor­ dinary pamphlet by M. Bally, whom we have already quoted, and who is the proprietor of the great boot and shoe factory at Shoenenwertli, in German Swit­ zerland. The pamphlet is printed both in German and French, and has made a profound impression abroad. It gives, I will not say the impressions, but the shrewd and careful observations, of a practical man on his visit to the United Stat s during the Centennial year. The title is sensational--"Garde a Vous !" ("Look Out for Yourselves")--but the matter of it is solid. Our traveler's first wonder in America is to see how much is made of a man, in a business point of view. He goes into a stage on Broadway, " the most crowded thoroughfare in the world," and is struck by the contrivance of fare-box and door- strap, which enables one man to do the business of three on a Paris line. In a horse-car he admires the bell-punoh, which saves the company the salary of a controleur, and does his work more effect­ ually. On a railroad train he is amazed to find only one conductor, and nothing of the army of watchmen who on Euro­ pean roads stand guard at every curve and crossing. He recalls the starting of a Swiss train ; each one of a series of con­ ductors cries successively, "Fertig!" then the chej de train calls, " Fort ?" then he whistles; then the bell rings; then the locomotive whistles; finally the train starts. In America, the conductor surveys the whole train. When all is ready he makes a sign to the engineer, and off she goes. It is the traveler's business to know the time of starting, and if he gets left once he is likely to take batter care another time. All this by way of showing how, every­ where in America, each man's labor is made go as far as possible. You find the same distinction between the manu­ factories of the Old World and those of the New. " In Europe, as business in­ creases, the proprietor enlarges his es­ tablishment; in dull times he contracts it. When competition compels, he im­ proves his machinery, so far as he i£ driven to. If wages are too high he moves his concern into the country, or to some region where manufactures do not abound. The American pursues an­ other SCuTuC. He contrives to Inofe&se the amount of production. His question is how to get the utmost oi^ of his handg and his machinery. He does not delay improving his tools until he is driven to it, if the improvement is going to save time and money. If wages are high he compensates himself by means of im­ proved arrangements. It is not the mere machine that gives the AmeficHii his advantage both in quantity and qual­ ity, it is the way houses it." WASHINGTON NOTES. THE Commissioner of Agriculture will recommend the creation at Washington of a mammoth agricultural museum, to contain samples of all the improved agricultural machinery of the various States. He thinks that this will improve agriculture. THE custom of business firms print­ ing advertising cards closely resembling greenbacks has become so prevalent that the Government, for the protection of its citizens, has determined to prosecute all who thus transgress in the future, and so put a stop to the practice. • THE fractional currency is being re­ deemed very slowly, and $15,000,000 is a small estimate of the amount which will never be presented for redemption. Of the first two issues, amounting to $7,- 400,000, not a dollar was presented for redemption in the last month ; of the next issue, amounting to over $3,000,000, less than $1,000 was redeemed, and of the two last issues, amounting still to $9,300,000, only some $600,000 was re­ deemed. HON. GREEN B. RATTM, the United States Commissioner of Internal Reve­ nue, has issued a circular, limiting the number of consanguineous persons who may be employed in the public service in the various revenue districts of the country. THERE is a falling off this year in the Government receipts for postage of over $400|#00. Up to the commencement of the last fiscal year the increase of value in the stamps, stamped envelopes, postal cards, etc., had been very large and steady. The inference is that in times of great depression in business people do not write as many letters as when they are comfortable and cheerful. A RECENT Washington dispatch says : " The late news from Spain is that the failure to subdue the insurrection in Cuba is mainly due to corruption, incompe­ tency and maladministration on the part of the Spanish officials, but there are no indications that Spain has any inten­ tion of abandoning the contest, or that she fears outsiders. It is probable that the present Spanish Ministry intends to make a formidable effort to subdue the insurgents in the coming fall campaign. Fifteen thousand additional troops are to be sent to Cuba next month, with abund­ ant funds, and great confidence is placed in the new General." IN past years the Department of Ag­ riculture has at times made itself some­ what ridiculous by predictions of short cotton crops, which were based on im­ perfect estimates and the fears of cor­ respondents who told terrible tales of drought, flood, or army-worm. This year the mistake, if any is made, will not be in that direction, the August re­ ports of cotton being very encouraging. In grain there are similarly bright pros­ pects of abundance, and speculators who took a different view have lost money. THE Pennsylvania Republican Associ­ ation at Washington has been dissolved, owing to the President's recent order prohibiting persons holding Federal of­ fices from participating in political meet­ ings or contests. The association ad­ dressed a letter to the President stating the purpose of the organization, and in­ closing a list of the members, with the inquiry whether its future existence would be a violation of his order. The President referred the letter to Atty. Gen. Devens, who replied in the affirm­ ative, and the association disbanded. Almost a Fable. One mild summer's day in the long ago, a good old man named Abdul El Kerum, noted for his kind heart and gentle ways, bought a watermelon as he was going home to dinner. It was the first melon he had seen in twelve months, and one couldn't blame him for licking his gentle chops as, in imagination, he devoured the red-cored fruit. He thumped on the melon and it thumped A 1. He pressed it with his knee and the dull " c-rack 1" proved a ripeness there. The grocer said it was O. K., the boys around said they would bet it was, and the good Abdul El Kerum handed over the cash and bore the melon home in triumph. Laborers gazed on his bur­ den and sighed; servant girls leaning over gates wished they worked in his kitchen; middle-aged spinsters sadly re­ membered how they fooled them- Belves when they refused his escort home from spelling-schools. " Prepare your mouth for a delicious feast, and after dinner we'll walk down and buy that camel's-hair shawl," he said to his wife as he entered the house. It wasn't much of a dinner. The good Abdul El Kerum didn't believe in pie and cake and pudding and lamb- chops, and perhaps he couldn't have had them if he had believed with all his might. " Now, the next thing will be some­ thing else," remarked Abdul as he pushed Ijis plate aside and pulled the melon toward him. " We can never be thankful enough that nature has pro­ vided such delicacies for the palates of men." The knife sank out of sight below the green rind, and the melon fell apart. It wasn't a red-core. It wasn't the hun­ dredth part as rosy as the face of Abdul El Kernna. It lacked about twenty-five days of maturity, and the price, "being it is you," was 60 cents. " Sold!" whispered the #ife, M die buttered another ear of corn. " That's my reward for following your suggestions!" he exclaimed, banging one of the halves against a door. " What suggestions ?" "Why, didn't you say this morning that I'd better bring name a water­ melon ?" No, sir! I didn't know there was one In the market 1" * * !!!" he shouted. " • * * 11 j" she screamed. It is an awful thing to realise that there are husbands in this world who throw potatoes across the table, and that there are wives who grab their uutjl'nuuo by the hair and jam them into a comer, and bump their heads against the wall, "Melons," said the good Abdul El Kerum, as he got aboard the street car, " melons are good enough in their way, but I relish crab-apples above all else. Have you seen any this year?"--Detroit Free Jhress. - OUR POPULATION» lte Growth MM* 1S70--Uomo Iitm nKlin TFmetm. [Prom the Cincinnati Commercial.] In the absence of any provision bylaw of Congress for a semi-decennial census, a number of the States, increasing of late years, have provided for taking the census of their inhabitants at their own expense. No less than fifteen States have taken such a census, all in the year 1875, except in the case of Michigan, which was taken in 1874, and in those of Missouri and Nebraska, which were taken in 1876. The following table ex­ hibits the figures of population by these enumerations compared with the late United States census in 1870. The right-hand column shows the percentage of increase in the population of each State. POFCLATIOK o» State*. Iowa Kansas Louisiana. Massachusetts .. Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nebraska....... Nevada. New Jersey New York Oregon Rhode island... South Carolina.. Wisconsin STATU AOOOKDIKO TO RATI •ITS 8INC* 1870. tr.s. , Qnunui, State J870. rCeneu»e$. Increase. 94,020 1,850,544 156,594 '8G4.399 528,437 ----- 726,915 857,039 1,457,351 1,651,912 , 1,184,059 1,394,1131 #89,766 697,407 1,7*21,295 2,085,537 122,933 267,747 42,491 52,540 906,09* 1,019,413 1*882,759 4,705,208 90,923 104,920 217,353 258.239 705,606 823,447 1,054.670 1 236,599 164,038 130,124 194,561 149,972 157,701 364,342 134,754 10,049 113,317 322,446 13,997 40,886 117,841 181,929 Per eent. 18 45 18 13 13 36 21 100 24 13 '7 15 19 17 17 Totals 14,610,636 16,863,020 2,252,384 15# t t Average. [NOTE.---The same average percentage of in­ crease, if applied to all the States, would give us a population of 44,564,881 for the year 1875, aa against 38,567,617 in 1870.] Some remarkable facts are exhibited above. While the smallest per cent, of increase in population among the States which have numbered their inhabitants since 1870 is in New York, the largest growth is in such far Western States as Minnesota; which has increased 36 per cent, in five years, Kansas, which has increased 45 per cent, in the same time, and in Nebraska, which has grown 109 per cent, in six years' time. On the other hand Iowa, which used to be noted for its extremely rapid advance in popula- lation, appears to have suffered a ma­ terial check, having grown only 13 per cent, in five years from 1870 to 1875, against 80 per cent, in the decide from 1860 to 1870. The leading cities of Iowa exhibit a very small increase, Davenport having grown only from 20,- 038 to 21,234, or about 5 per cent, in five years; Des Moines from 12,035 to 14,443, or about 20 per cent., while Keokuk has actually decreased, having only a popu­ lation of 11,841 in 1875,as against 12,766 in 1870. The recent slow growth of Iowa is probably paralleled by that of others of the Western States besides Michigan (shown in the table to have gained only 13 per cent, in population), as the emigration of the farming and laboring class from the central belt of Western Stoles to the cheaper lands of the far West lias been a marked feature of the past few years. This tendency is no doubt a wholesome one, operating to equalize values, check land monopoly, and keep the lands of the middle West­ ern States from being advanced in price too rapidly through competition, A Little Girl's SadDoath. "Mother, I saved the house, but I shall die," said a 6-year-old girl to Mrs. Theodore Markham as she entered her house at High Market, Lewis county, N. Y., one day last week. The child, while attempting to light a lamp to warm some milk for a baby, set fire to her clothing. Her first thought was to run out of doors, fearing that the house would be burned and the babv be hurt, but, no­ ticing that shreds of her clothing had fallen upon the floor, she carefully ex­ tinguished the flames. Then she ran to a horse-trough in the yard and plunged into the water. Returning to the house she waited patiently for her mother to return. She died an hour after the ac­ cident. Another Afrloan Explorer. An Italian traveler, Capt. E. Oessi, who explored the Albert Nyanza under Col. Gordon, is now preparing to under­ take, on his own aocount, a new expe­ dition, in company with a naturalist and a photographer. He intende to push forward to the Equatorial lakes, studying on his route all the principal facts of meteorology, anthropology and natural history, taking sketches and photographs of men, animals, plants and interesting geological features. So many expedi­ tions are now exploring Africa that all the mysteries of that continent must soon be umaveled, and an accurate map of the country completed. Mining Statistics. The Engineering and Mining Journal presents figures giving the results of mining in the last twenty years. The writer puts the investments in all mines and mills now in operation at $360,000,- 000; investments in labor, $314,000,000; personal assets, 125,000,000; total in­ vestments, $709,000,000. Return in bullion, $1,850,000,000; created value of mines and mills, $350,000,000; total, $2,200,000,000. Profit for twenty-seven years, $1,491,000,000, representing an income of $50,000,000 per annnm on an investment of $709,000,000. THE real Home Insurance Company-- A good wife. FEET-WASHIM ©«r«monies at a Maryland OuDp- Meeting--A Primitive Rtt«. Camp-Ground (Md.) Cor. Balttmora Cte- ntte.] The camp-meeting of the " Church of God," a religious sect known as Wine- ftrennarians, is still in progress here, and has been attended with great success; a number of conversions are reported. The attendance yesterday was very large, and the scenes on the grounds interesting. A number of female Dunkards attend, although not allowed by the rules of the church to participate in their services. Their quaint and curious costumes, while mingling in the throng, were in striking oontrast with the simple jet picturesque attire of their rural sisters. Following the prayer-meeting, Elder Jones, of Mechaniosburg, Pa., preached an eloquent sermon on the ordinances of the church which were to be adminis­ tered at the service, namely: Feet-wash­ ing and the sacrament of the Lord's sup­ per. He dwelt more particularly on the former, endeavoring to remove the usual objections advanced in opposition to the rite. He claimed that its origin did net date anterior to the coming of Christ, neither was the matter of cleanliness to be thought of in this connection. Its observance was due exclusively to the fact that it was a scriptural injunction; it originated in Christ's example, and it devolved upon his hearers to follow this example. Numerous scriptural passages were quoted in support of this argu­ ment. Elder Jones was succeeded by the elder in charge, S. W. Naill, who re­ minded those present that the time had arrived for the observance of the ordi­ nances. He called for volunteers in the service, to which a mumber of both sexes responded, and the ceremony of washing of feet was proceeded with. Pending preparations for this service a quaint and peculiar melody was sung, in which the congregation joined. |The chorus was: " tt Is I, Fear not, trembling one, It is I; In the midst of the storm; In the midst of the gloom, Fear not, it is 1." During the singing the participants prepared themselves for the ceremony, the preparations being conducted with exceeding modesty. Two rows of bench­ es were arranged in front |of the altar in two sections, the males occupying the one on the left and the females to the right. The communicants then took their plaoes, sitting face to face, with their backs to the congregation, and bared their feet. The volunteers, each provided with long white aprons, buck­ ets and towels, then went among them and washed and wiped the feet of the sitters, who, after the conclusion of this ceremony, retired and gave place to others. The male volunteers attended the brethren and the females those of their own sex. The singing was con­ tinued without intermission, except when the tunes were changed. The entire rite was most impressive and interesting, the participants embracing persons of both sexes, ranging from extreme youth to hoary age, and was conducted with exceeding gravity. The tunes and songs were all of the quaint, old-fashioned or­ der, and very striking in effect. The communicants manifested extreme hap­ piness during the service, similar to that usually attending revival seasons. Upon the conclusion of the feet-washing, the sacrament of the Lord's sapper was ad­ ministered. - A Submerged City in the Lake of Geneva A strange discovery is reported from the Lake of Geneva. A tourist having lost his trunk, two divers were employed to search for it. While they were below water they found what they supposed to be a village, since covered by the lake. Their statements led to an investigation of the spot by the municipal authorities, who took measures to ascertain the truth of the extraordinary account of the divers. On covering the placid surface with oil, these latter were able to dis­ tinguish the plan of a town, streets squares, and detached houses marking the bed of the lake. The ruddy hue which characterized them led the ob­ servers to suppose that the buildings had been covered with the famous vermilion cement which was used by the Celts, Cimbri, and the early Gauls. There are about 200 houses arranged over an ob­ long surface, near the middle of which is n space more open, supposed to have been used for public assemblages. At the eastern extremity lies a large square tower, which was taken for a rock. A superficial investigation seems to indi­ cate that the construction of these buildings dates from some centuries be­ fore our era. The Council of Yaud has decided to have the site of the dwellings inclosed by a jetty stretching from the land, and to drain off the water, so as to bring to light what promises to be one of the most interesting archaeological discoveries of our day.--London Tele­ graph. An Anaaed Bank-Depositor. In the year 1845 the late James Bid- well, then post-rider from Middletown to Saybrook, did errands for people living on his post-route, deposited their money, collected their bills, etc. He deposited that year, for a gentleman living in a town down the river, in the Middletown Savings Bank, the sum of $150. The gentleman visited the bank for the first time last Tuesday, bringing his* bank­ book with the original deposit to have the interest added to it. Great was his surprise to find that in thirty-two years it had accumulated $875.18 interest, making in all due on his book to May 1, $1,025.18.--New Haven Palladium. THE Chicago Tribune reports that in that city "the avalanche of grain from the country has put a new face on every­ thing. The railroads are now full of business, and thousands of idle men have been set at work. All the lake ves­ sels are in demand for the grain trade; extra men at increased wages are set at work loading aud navigating them; or­ ders for goods from the country are com­ ing in, and this is beginning to work up trade among the merchants, and, of course, that sets idle men at work box­ ing, packing, carting and handling. Al­ together matters are rapidly brightening, and the auspices are all favorable for a good fall's trade." "WILLIAM HKNBY SMITH, lately ap­ pointed First Lord of Admiralty in En­ gland, was the great news-vender of Great Britain for many years, and it is a little curious to note that another William Henry Smith holds the same rank in the United States, being the head man of the Western Associated Press. THE MOONS OF [From the New York Tribune.] A discovery that will rank the most important in astronomy has just been made at Washington, by Prof. Asaph Hall. The planet Mars, since the invention of the telescope, has proved more convenient for examination, and there is more known ^ any other oelestial object, not even ex­ cepting the moon, since of that only one side is ever turned toward us. Venus, though nearer us than Mars, is never seen to as great advantage. All who have studied the characteristics of Mars have been struck by its similarity in many particulars to the earth; such as having continent* and seas; frozen poles where the progress of winter and sum' mer can be alternately traced; a day of about the same length as ours; an at­ mosphere over portions of which clouds are flitting. But the one thing in which Mars was supposed to differ totally from the earth was the absence of a moon. That reproach is now taken away from the red planet, thanks to the twenty-six- inch refractor at the United States Naval Observatory, and the labors of Prof. Hall. At the present time Mars is in a better position for close observation than has been the case for several years. The refracting telescope of the observatory is the best instrument of its kind which has ever been turned toward the sky. Yet in the hands of less experienced and alert observer® this discovery would never have been made. For, strange to say, the existence of a satellite of Mars had not been suspected, while the tra­ ditions of modern astronomy are rife with speculation as to such a companion to the planet Venus. The question now is, not whether Mars has a satellite, but whether it has two. This great triumph, which will go down into history along with Herschers discovery of Uranus and La Terrier's prediction of the existence and place of Neptune--iB purely American. It is not the first triumph of the great refractor, whose object-glass is probably the most perfect piece of workmanship that Alvan Clark & Sous, of Cambridge, Mass.,have ever produced, for that instrument sig­ nalized its entry into the field of research bv determining the number of the moons of Uranus. That, though important to astronomical science, was not a discovery with any ultimate bearings. The fact that Mars has one or more satellites will be hailed as a new proof of the nebular hypothesis, as their supposed absence had been urged as one of the weaknesses of that theory. WHY THEY HATE NOT BEEN DIBOOVSHXD [Washington Cor. Chicago Tribune.] Prof. Newcomb, of the Naval Observ­ atory, gives the following additional in­ teresting facts relative to the discovery of the moons of Mars: The reason why these moons have not been seen before is that Mars is nearer to the earth than it has been at any time since 1845, when the great telescopes of the present day had hardly begun to be known. The next opportunity occurred in 1862, but the satellites did not seem to have been especially sought for by the two or three telesoopes which alone could show them. The most favorable position was in 1875, but Mars was then so far south of the equator that it could not be observed in our latitude. The present is about the first position for observa­ tion in the middle latitudes of our hemi­ sphere. The next opportunity will oc­ cur in October, 1880, after which the satellites will probably be entirely invisi­ ble for ten years. Prof. Newcomb re­ gards this planet, perhaps, as among the most remarkable of the solar system. Water-Propnision. Attempts have been made at various times to move boats by forcing jets of water through epenings in the sides or ends of the hulls, and hitherto these ex­ periments have not been successful. A more recent experiment in this direction has resulted favorably, and a tow-boat, 13.11 meters (43 ft.) long, has been con­ structed that employs a common steam- pump in place of an engine and propel­ ler. The boat has a steam-boiler of moderate size, and is, in other respects, a tow-boat of the usual pattern. Four pipes 64 millimeters (2} in.) in diame­ ter are laid the whole length of the boat inside, and about 1 meter below the water-line. At the bow two of these pipes open the whole size of the pipe directly into the outer water, and at the stern they are reduced to a nozzle of only 22 millimeters diameter. The other pair of pipes is arranged in the same manner, except that the nozzles are placed at the bows. A steam-pump is connected with each pair of these pipes, and when at work takes the water in at the bows and ejects it in a powerful stream at the stern, and thus forces the boat ahead at a good speed. To reverse the direction the pump takes the water from the stern through the other pair of pipes and forces it at the bow, and the boat instantly reverses its direction. The novelty in this invention consists in the use of a reduced pipe or nozzle at the place of discharge. By means of the two nozzles the boat may be easily steered independently of the rudder by using one or the other of the two pipes alternately. The advantages claimed for this system of propulsion are the cheapness of the apparatus and the ab­ sence of ripple or disturbance of the water. The escaping water is so far below the surface that it creates no dis­ turbance, and the boat onlv makes the wave that breaks from the bow, and, in this respect this method of propulsion may fulfill the demand for a steam tow- boat for canals. On a trial trip at sea, the boat made a voyage of some length in safety and at good speed.--Scribner for September. A CHICAGO man who oould not read was distributing the handbills of a drink­ ing saloon. He put down his bundle and went to dinner. In his absence temperance advocate substituted temper­ ance tracts for the handbills, and during the rest of the day the saloon's business was not helped, if not hurt. ILiXNOIS ITEMS. •...## ..lilt 0-; T; fWR McHenrv County Agricultural Society are to hold their animal ftf? Oct. 2, 3, 4 and 5. A GRAND Lodge of the Knights of Honor for this State will be held at Springfield Sept. 25. THE Irish Catholic Benevolent Union of Illinois assembled in annnal conven­ tion at Maskell Hall, Chicago, last week. NORTHERN ILLINOIS sportsmen go oyer into Wisconsin to hunt prairie chickens* where it is not against the law, a# a* home. THE proposition to fund $170,000 of city debt in twenty-year bonds, bearing 6 lists »dopt$d Bock Island. " AT Springfield, Catharine Ward ha* entered suit for $5,000 damages alleged to have been received by a defective sidewalk in that city. _ AFTER about three hours' considera­ tion of 'the question, the Governor, Au­ ditor and Attorney General decided to disapprove the location of the Southern Penitentiary at Grand Tower. AT Leroy, McLean county, the other day, Joseph Kinaie and wife, of that place, were thrown from a wagon bv a team running. Mrs. Kinzie received fatal injuries, and Mr. Kinzie was very dangerously hurt THE Woman's Temperanoe Union of Illinois will hold its fourth annual oon- vention in the city of Ottawa, Wednes­ day and Thursday, Sept. 26 and 27. The Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. M. B. Holyoke, of Chicago, will present a full report of "Our State Work." Brief original papers are expected on the fol­ lowing topics: " Our Working-Club for Boys," by Mrs. Holmes, of Peru; " Tern? peranoe in Sunday-Schools," Miss Alex­ ander, Dixon; " Young Women's Tem­ peranoe Work," Miss F. McCartney, Sterling; " Temperance Reading- Rooms," Mrs. Mann, Paris; " Temper­ ance Legislation," Mrs. Miriam H. Wil­ son, Springfield; "Temperance Fi­ nance," Mrs. T. B- Carse, Chicago; "How to Win," Mrs. G. H. Reed,Bloom- ington; "Intemperance in Europe,w Prof. S. M. D. Fry, Wesleyan Univer­ sity; " Relation of the Church to Tem­ perance," Miss C. H. Tillson, Quiney; " Methods of Sustaining the Interest of Local Unions," Mrs. Bascom, Para; " District Conventions," Miss West, Galesburg; " Advantages of Being Aux- liary to the State Union," Mrs. S. H. Manny, Dixon. Other themes will be handled by still others. Able speakers will address the evening mass-meetings. Each union is entitled to representation by three delegates, who will receive free entertainment during the session of the convention. KM Stock in Illinois. The following figures, abstracted from the assessment tables before the State Board of Equalization, give tlx© number of horses, cattle, sheep, and hogs in each oounty of the State, and for convenience they are arranged by Congressional dis­ tricts: "Soriee. Cattle. Sheep. COUXTIM. No. No. No. \V Cook Dti Page.... Lake 4th dist. Boone Be Kalb. Kane......, McHenry.. Winnebago..... Mhdlaf. Carroll Jo DarleM. Oglo.,. ...k., Stephenson.... Whiteside... 6th (list. Bureau Henry Lee Putnam Rock Islaad... 7th dist. Grundy Kendall. La8aUe Will 8th dist. Ford. Iroquois Kankukeo Livingston.... MurKhall Woodford 9th dist. Fulton Knox Peoria Stark. 10th diat Hancock Henderson.....1 McDonoUfh.... Mercer. Schuyler • Warren 11th die. Adams. Brown Calhoun Greene Jersey Pike 12lh diat Cass Christian Menard Morgan Sangamon Scott 13 th dist DeWitt Logan Mason......... McLcan Tazewell 14th dial Champaign.... Coles Douglas Macon Piatt Vermillion..,.. 15th diet. Crawford Clark Cumberland... Edgar..... EfHngham..... Jasper. Lawrence...... Moultrie Shelby 16th dist. Bond Clay Clinton.... Fayette. Marion.... Montgomery... Washington.. 17th dint. Macoupin.... Madison Monroe.... St. Clair... 18th dist. Alexander. Jackson Johnson Massac Perry Pope Pulaski........ Randolph Union Williamson.... 19th district. Edwarif Franklin Gallatin Hamilton Hardin Jefferson. Richland Saiine Wabash Wayne White 17,(MS ft.252 6.MS S,«31 13,901 10,596 11,386 10,238 MM 9,307 10,889 11,309 12,137 14,351 16,667 11,030 3,390 7,798 8.186 7,440 34,706 18,183 8,145 30,389 8,270 11,172 7,380 11,008 18,806 18,771 18,037 88.521 19,037 18,836 16,338 39.522 40 £4? 35^020 26,191 33.919 36,334 40,884 36,364 83,947 17,880 17,780 48,189 38,904 6,479 13,741 63,741 14,602 12,624 15,306 43,335 11,673 6,eoi 3,818 8.196 1,367 3,019 15,400 5,991 13,612 11,658 7,319 13,976 13,737 4,739 2,657 7,510 6,132 11,673 4,188 12,920 3,881 5,467 17,388 3,064 9,079 13,044 6,899 25,279 11,731 18,642 10,9*2 8 62t> 12.9%) 8,609 16,988 5,535 7,546 5,461 12,736 6,243 6,091 4,969 6,920 14,909 6,160 6,679 6,331) 9,734 7,769 12,077 6,064 16,436 11,387 8,714 6,606 1,192 4,347 2,431 1,384 3,178 2,9371 1,423 6,442 4,(09 3,801 8,342 4,444| 3,129 3,646 1,238 6,791 4,839 3,32 2,764 7,221 5,785 84.909 84,891 33,314 13,466 29,047 14,153 27.326 26,876 15,119 38,371 36,338 9,149 4,469 19,138 7,906 31,318 9,808 19,780 12,498 16,809 41.710 8,498 14 890 90,883 7.C33 48,188 30,886 6,736 •10,648 7,382 34,360 10,488 9,104 8,922 8,882 31,937 8,231 7,687 6,056 13,503 11,669 17,364 6,701 2,331 6,745 3,037 4,608 5,291 2,635 7,983 6,363 4,887 .1,415 7,190 4,900 6,216 4,180 10,667 4,388 1,137 7,434 8,939 13,947 tnteaggWfte 916,996 1,750.931 777,1U5&96J«M 47,727 34,621 1«,1«9 13^88 4,888 14,339 13,623 €,618 4,658 11,861 5,537 16,498 13,96V 18^8m lo^avs 19,08* 8,014 v'i * ^ % w tf:; JjL - kr !»>• ** 4* m ! - t! •: 'Ji j 14,098 12>13 19,188 . If:., 1 90,333 38,438 74,369 80,418 93,919 61,257 15,865 69,247 33,343 45,301 8?s!2t TO,68® 64,468 22.348 64,787 19,504 t®,871 It,05* 19,198 63.0M 14,841 95,319 45,370 18,680 82,824 88,861 64,188 31,433 25,738 46,901 37,409 48,961 28,228 30,358 12,346 29,597 14,373 11,268 14,117 31,720 89,367 '•S ,