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:i * , ĵ eJ|eaFy JHaulettoF. J. VAX SLY KG, f or * Publisher. ^ILLIKOIS. EPIwMEX)F • '«*$ '""7:2 '"fie entire Italian Cabinet resigned, on the 22d. . .._ • Bulgarian insurrectionary move- mpiti® reported near Salonica. The Austrian budget for il^ m deficit of 15,907,740 florifas. 1 Governor- England, on the M*lih Lord Dufferin, retiring Q«IMM of Canada,feftIor®nl 19th. A call for $3,000 per share has been i nMd« oil the shareholders of the City of Glaa- * #•*$! i COW Bank. Clarkson W. Potter has declined a ^nomination fnthe Twelfth New York Con­ gressional District. v / fitvT Vkiy Cardinal Cullen, Archbishop of Ire- tend, is dead. He was born la 1803, a$d nom­ inated Cardinal in Ths Sultan has authorised Baker Pasha to employ 40,000 men to complete the defensive lines of Constantinople. At the recent election in Indiana the Democratic Tote was 194,491; Republican, 180,755: National Greenback, 39,448. The dvrman Parliament passed the Anti-Socialtst bill, on the 19th, by a vote of 221 to 149. The Assembly was then prorogued. Sec'y Sherman announced, on the 10th, that 400,000 ounces of silver would be Hie amount purchased weekly by the Treasury Department. • . ... M/ A Columbus (Ohio) telegram of the «st announces the death of Bishop Sylvester XL Bosecrans. He died quite suddenly in that city of hemorrhage of the lungs. The Czar has issued an ukase di­ recting that military furloughs shall only be granted for particularly urgent reasons, and in any case not to extend beyond February. A large number of German papers, suspected of Socialistic leanings, have been denied circulation in Germany. The Chicago Socialist newspapers are included in the list. Two and £haif million of francs for­ warded to Ancona by the National Bank of Genoa, Italy, have been stolen en route. Three employes of the bank have been arrested for the theft. ______ The distribution of the Exposition prizes took place at Parte, on the 21st, Presi­ dent MacMahon conducting the ceremony. Several Americans received decorations of the Lqgfcra of Honor. * The Orangemen have entered action for damages against the Mayor of Montreal, Can., for false arrests on the 12th of last July. David Grant, County Master, claims f10,000, •ad the others 9S,000. Abram S. Hewitt has been de­ feated for the Congressional nomination in his (the Tenth New York) District. The Democratic nominee chosen in his stead is add to be an anti-Tilden man. At a political meeting in Philadel­ phia, a few evenings ago, some one threw a large Hone at Speaker Randall, who was ad­ dressing the crowd. The Speaker's escape Is .said to have been a narrow oue. - estimated, therefore, that 91,685,602 mors than this year's appropriation from the Treas­ ury will be required for the next fiscal year. T A Washington dispatch of the 22d states that, at the Cabinet meeting, held on that day. the heads of the several Depart- year, which were reduced to the lowest figures possible, in view of tne falling o# in the reve­ nues. , The aggregate amount required will not vary materially from the appropriations made for the present fiscal year, with the ex­ ception of a deficiency in the Postofflce De­ partment, and Increased expenditures in the Indian Office. ssa "Hi Admiral Paulding, senior officer on the retired list of the navy, son of the captor ofMaj. Andre, and the last surviving officer of the Battle of Lake Cham plain, died at Huntington, L. L, on the 20th. , The United States Treasury at Wash­ ington, on the 19th, held $348,639,350 in Gov­ ernment bonds to secure bank, circulation, $18,780,400 to secure public deposits, and $4,- 922,600 to secure subscriptions to the 4-per­ cent. bonds. > Decatur and Edwards Counties in 8eppa Valley, Kan., recently raided by the Ghefeuue*, have been devastated by prairie fires, and nearly everything not destroyed by the Indians consumed. Severn! persons are said to have perished in the flames. A Washington special of the 19th says the new plan of registering third-claes mall matter, which had been in operation three weeks, had proved to be a great success, and reports from all directions showed that its advantages were appreciated by the public. t jfhe large dry-goods house of Dodd, Brown & Co., of St. Louis, failed, on the S2d, with liabilities estimated at $1,500,(W0, the bulk of which was owing in New York. This was the largest firm in the city and one of the largest, in Its business operations, in the West. The report of the Committee of In- . veatig&tlou Into the affairs of the lately-sus­ pended City of Glasgow Bank was made pub­ lic, on the 18th. The losses, as shown by the balance sheet, reach the enormous aggregate - £5,190,986. It is intimated that the stock­ holders will he called upon for £800 per share. The whole management of the City of Glasgow Bank--the Secretary, the Manag- ' "lift Director and the six Directors--were ar- rested, on the 19tb, upon the charge of fraud, ., and confined in separate apartments in the City Prison. They each declared they would have surrendered voluntarily had'fhey known they were wanted. At ft meeting in Burlington, on the ,iH» of representative Democrats from all *«wer the State of Iowa, it was concluded, unanimously, that the first Tuesday in No­ vember is the only legal ^election-day for Con- . jensemea in the State, and that the omission of the Governor's proclamation does not de- the people of jurisdiction. * October returns to Department Agriculture place the averse condition of tfae corn crop at 96 per cent, an Increase of , 4 per cent, over the September average. The tytal yi$d will not vary largely from 1,300, 000,000. The yield of wheat will exceed that of last year, a total of over 400,000,000 being indicated. The oat crop will probably be i somewhat larger than the fine crop of 1877. The official estimates required for Hin Postal Service for the next fiscal year ag- .jjteg&te «36,551,900. The estimated postal ' trtvenues will fall short of this sum by $5,907,- II& The amount ap:>ro riated for the cur- rent fiscal yearns IW^.373. of which H2M,- eooes frMb tte gtiml Treasuijr. It U Austria has $iven notice that full and complete amnesty has been granted the Bos­ nian refugees in BerVta. . * * ; The Mohammedans in the Dobrud- scha have organized to resist the Roumanian occupation of their territory. A disastrous railroad accident oc­ curred, on the 20th, at Pontypool, Eng., which caused the death of twelve persons and seri­ ous injuries to twenty others. A Constantinople telegram of the 90th says the Sultan had, on that day, declared to Mr. Ledyard, the British Minister, that he would never form an allegiance with Ru^gia. A fresh rising of the Turkish Croa­ tian^ w&s announced on the 20th. In regard to recent alleged political persecutions and outrages in South Carolina Louisiana and other Southern States, a Wash­ ington Special of the 20th says the President desired it to be understood that he would pro tect the colored race in the enjoyment of their rights to the utmost of his power. No effort would be spared to execute the laws, and vigorous measures would be taken to bring violators of law to justice. Fears were entertained in Washing­ ton, on the 20th, that the Arctic vessel Flor­ ence had been lost off the Atlantic coast, with all on board, during recent gales. The vessel sailed from New London, Conn., eighteen months ago, for the Arctic regions, under the direction of Capt. Howgate, and was to have been followed by another vessel, with addi­ tional supplies and men, but the appropria­ tions asked for not being granted, she re­ turned, and was at Newfoundland, on the 28th alt, and should have reached J^ew Loudon in ten days thereafter. She had a crew of three officers and ten seamen. A Simla dispatch of the 21st gives the following as the substance of the Ameer of Afghanistan's reply to a recent message sent to him by the Viceroy of India, asking an explanation of his hostile attitude toward Great Britain: "You may do your worst. The issue is in God's hands." The following failures in Glasgow and other parts of Great Britain were an nounced, on the 21st: Laccur <fe Watson, shipping-agents; Alexander Bell & 8ons; James Morton & Co.; Cooper, Scott & Co. Tlic r<Kf>:i'()gai,c; liabilities of these firme are about $50,000,000. In a communication tfli the press, on the 21st, Henry Havemeyfir* of New York, denies all knowledge of the cipher dispatch­ es relating to the last Presidential election. He says: " I never sent any of those dispatch­ es, and never authorized any one to send them, or any of them, for me. I never knew, and do not know, the meaning of the cipher, or any of the ciphers, in which they, or any of them, are written, and could not read them if I would. Duiiug a short period im­ mediately after the late Presidential election, a large number of telegrams were sent to my address for other persons, and called for by messengers. The practice was commenced without my conscnt, and after a few days discontinued by my requirement, because their frequency rendered them a great annoy­ ance. 1 never'Khew tlic con tents of .those tel­ egrams." It is stated by the Charleston (S. C.) News and Courier of the 19th that a Republican meeting at Lautonville, in that State, had been captured by a force of about 800 "Red Shirts," who proceeded to run the meeting on a divi­ sion-time schedule, making several Democratic speeches. The meeting; was, it is said, origi­ nally composed of about 2,000 men, women and children--mostly colored. According .to Constantinople dis­ patches of the 22d, trouble had arisen be­ tween the Russians, the Turks and the Rou- melians over the administration of affairs in the latter country, and fears were entertained that serious military complications would en­ sue. The intended withdrawal of the Brit­ ish fleet from Galllpoli has been abandoned, In consequence of recent Russian movements. The latter have notified the Porte that they will not leave Adrianople until a definitive treaty be signed. During the week preceding th& 22d, 13,000 Turkish prisoners were returned to the Bosphorus by the Russians. Bessarabia was formally surrendered to the Russians, on the 22d. According to Bombay dispatches of the 23d, the British advance upon Cabul had been, postponed until next year. The army on the frontier was suffering from fever. Matthew Buchanan & Co., shipping merchants, of Glasgow, failed, on the 23d, for $6,250,000. The Drumpellier Coal Company also suspended. Liabilities, $400,000. A London dispatch of the 23d says the Albanian League disclaimed all responsi­ bility for the recent assassination of Mehemet All Pasha, and declared that he was murdered by brigands. A terrible storm of wind and rain swept over portions of Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, etc., early on the morning of the 23d, doing immense damage to proper­ ty. In Philadelphia nearly one hundred ware­ houses along the river front were carried away, churches, railway depots, school-houses, dwelling-houses, etc., were demolished, and the lower sectionfof the city was completely flooded. Several fatal casualties were re­ ported in different parts of the city. At Chester, Pa., seventy buildings were unroofed, and many of them entirely destroyed. At Harrinburg, Pottstown, Morrlstown, Scranton, and other places in Pennsylvania; New York, Brooklyn, Albany, in New York; Trenton, N. J., Baltimore, Md., and other cities,, great damage was done by the storm. A St. Petersburg dispatch of the 24th says it had been decided to establish the Cen­ tral Government of Bulgaria at Sofia. Gen. Stolipin had been entrusted with the Admin­ istration of East Roumelia. A Vienna dispatch of the 24th says the Porte was assuming a hostile attitude to­ ward Russia. The Turkish Array was being rapidly recruited, and all officers on furlough had been recalled for active duty. The Russian newspapers almost uni­ versally advise that indirect aid be given to ;he Ameer of Afghanistan. - Dispatches from unsay points* re­ ceived in New York ontheMtb, show that the storm of the day before was one of the most violent experienced for years. The storm came from the tropics, and from midnight to noon rapidly increased in energy. It Was central near Baltimore, and was attended by an unusually heavy rainfall. At Washington the fall was 3.45 inches; at Baltimore, 3.74: iSoiioik, 'd.bii, UyitchUuvg, , toi.uuiviUc, N. C., 4 32. At Cape May the wind was eighty-four miles an hour; at Moont Wash­ ington 120 miles an hour. The damage in Philadelphia was estimated at $2 000,000 ; 384 dwellings and stores were unroofed and other wise injured; the fata! accidents were six, and thirteen other persons were seriously injured. Many vessels were wrecked and liyes lost along the coast and in the rivers.^ , Till *BI,LOW-rSVKB RCOrROl. A 'New York special of the 20th gives the number of deaths of ministers in the South, by yellow fever, down to that date at fifty-six. Of these, twenty-four were Catho­ lics, thirty-one Protestants and one Jewish rabtL ~ Among the foreign contributions for the relief of the yellow-fever sufferers at the South, it was reported, on the 20th, that Minister Noyes, at Paris, had forwarded $3,0C0, and the Emperor William, of Germa­ ny, had contributed 3,"000 relchmarks (about $700.) 4 The Peabody Subsistence Association Of New Orle&ne announced, on the 22d, that no further funds would be needed by them. They return sincere thanks for the noble gen­ erosity exhibited in furnishing money and provisions for the distressed of that city. No requisitions would be issued after the 26th. A banquet was tendered at Memphis, on the evening of the 2l8t, by Dr. Mitchell, Medical Director of the Howard Association of that city, to his corps of volunteer physi­ cians, and is reported to have been a grand af­ fair. It was the initiatory step toward the disbandment of the corps. The Association was rapidly sending off all the nurses from abroad, their services being considered no longer needed, now that cold, frosty weather had made its appearance. Twelve deaths-- six in the city and six ^u the suburbs--were reported on the 22d. Heavy frosts were reported in many sections of the South, on the morning of the 23d, and the yellow-fever scourge was rapid­ ly abating in most of the ipf^cted regions. Absentees were returning to the cities, and business was being resumed. Twenty-six new cases and nineteen deaths were reported In New Orleans. There were eight new cases and four deaths in Memphis--the new cases being those of returned refugees who had not taken the precaution to have their houses ventilated before occupying them. There were no new cases nor deaths at Cairo. A reduction in the number ol new cases and deaths was reported from other localities. The total number of deaths to date at New Orleans was given at 3,794; cases, 12,599. The reports from the South contin­ ued generally encouraging, on the 24th, al­ though the weather at Memphis was warm and springlike, and oi the fourteen new cases reported Within the city limits a majority were of returned refugees. Dr. Mitchell had again warned absentees to remain away until offi­ cially notified that it was safe to return. The deaths in New Orleans numbered sixteen and the new cases ten. The St Louis Board of Health had ordered the raising of the quaran­ tine at that port. New cases of the fever and additional deaths were reported at several of the interior towns, one case at Cairo, 111. There were eighteen deaths at Memphis, nine within and nine without the city limits. Capturing Sea-Lions in . Alaska. A singular method is annually em ployed by the natives of St. Paul's Island, Alaska, for the capture of the sea-lion. Here is an island which, in­ stead of presenting an almost unbroken line of bold, ^abrupt cliffs to the sea, like its fellows in the North Pacific, of­ fers to the landing seals a low, though gradually rising ground. Taking ad­ vantage of this topography, the natives of St. Paul's Island secure every season- hundreds of sea-lions, with but a tithe of the labor and exposure by which their capture is attended at other places. Eleven miles northeast from the village on St. Paul's Island is a point upon which a large number of sea-lions annually repair for the pur­ poses of breeding, etc. , but as this ani- mal is timid, and sure to take to water when brought into the presence of man, its capture requires much discretion and boldness on the part of its captors, who are chosen every season from the village people, with especial reference to their physical qualification for the work. The " sea-richie," as the na­ tives name them, cannot be approached successfully by daylight; so the hunt­ ers, ten or twelve in number, rendez­ vous in a hut near by until a -favorable night comes on, when the moon is par­ tially obscured by drifting clouds and the wind blows in from the rookery. Then they step down to the beach, at low water, ana proceed to creep flat on all fours over the surf-beaten sand and bowlders up to the dozing herd and be­ tween them and tfce water; in this way a small body of men crawling along in Indian file may pass unnoticed by the sea-lion sentries which doubtless in the uncertain light confound the forms of their human enemies with those of seals. When the creeping na­ tives have all reached the strip of beach which is left bare by ebb 'tide between the water and the unsus­ pecting animals, at a given signal, the nunters leap at once to their feet, shout, yell and brandish their arms while the astonished and terrified lions roar and flounder in all directions. If, at the moment of surprise, the brutes are sleeping with their heads pointed to­ ward the water, they charge straight on in that way, directly over the men; but if their heads have been resting pointed landward, they follow that course just as desperately, and nothing will turn them at first either one way or the other. Those who charge for the water are lost, of course, but the natives promptly follow up the land leaders with a rare combination of hor­ rible noises and demoniacal gesticula­ tions until the first frenzied spurt and exertions of the terrified animals com­ pletely exhaust them, and then, pant- lng, gasping, prone upon the earth, they are extended at the mercy of their cunning captors, who gently urgethem along up to the hut in which they have been keeping watch during several days past for the night in which to make this effort. Here the natives have what they call their pen or cage, In which the lion-like seals, as they are captured from night to night, are col­ lected and retained u^til sufficient numbers or a drove of three or four hundred has been secured. This cage is nothing more than a succession of small poles stuck at wide intervals over a circle in the ground; these poles are decked with fluttering strips of white cotton cloth, and light ropes are loose­ ly stretched from one to the other. Withiu this iisiufcy cuele the sea-iToas are securely imprisoned, * and though incessantly watched by two or three men, they scarcely make an effort to escape, but their roaring is almost deafening, while they constantly writhe and twist over and against one another like a handful of angle-worms in a BHueer."--H. W. Elliot, m Bcribner9s Monthly. ILLINOIS STATE NEWS. THE following is the list of appointments made at the late session of the Central Illi­ nois M. E. Conference: Peoria District--C. Springer, P. E.; Peoria-- First Church, 8. W. Brown; "pall Chapel. R. G. Pearce: Madison Street. E. B. England; Smith- vilte, G. W. Bums; Kickapoo, C. W. Green; ftinceville. S- Briilk; iuimfaeid, T. J. Wood; Elm wood. J. Ferguson: Yates City, D. H. Gray; Trivola, W. W. Cair; Canton. P. A. Coal; Can­ ton Circuit. W. M. riedaie; Farmington. J. J. Lucky; Cuba, H. A. l'i«rce; Levsiston, C. Way- ling: Lewistun Circuit, ft!. Stahl; Ipava, A. Bow- en; Chillscothe, J. A. Windsor; Aledo, A. R. Mor- f.«: Tiskilwa. E. C. Wnyman; Kewanee, <1. F. erith; Kewaaee Circuit. VV. H, Hunter-1). D. Macomb District--U. E. Kaufman. P. E.; Ma­ comb, M. C. Bawlin; Macomb Circuit, J. W. Fayaee*. Bardoph, Arnoiti, Prairie City and Vir­ gil, 6. VV. Martin: Aton, L, B, P. G. Garrettson; A:ndover, supplied; Cushnell, Dr. G. W. Dennis; Goodhope, Q. W. Miller; Pleasant Mound, W. R. Blackwell; BlandirihVille, T„ P. Ut-nvy; Smith- field. J. E. Rutledge; Penning Point, A. C. Calkins; Vermont, B. Apple bee- Colchester, W. B. Alexander; Eivartoi;. J. Kern; Hamilton and Nauvoo, John Birch; Bnrnside, C. 1. Bailey; Bentley, T. J. Pearxon; Carthage, Peter Warner; LnHtirpe. J. B. Snedaker; Dallas City, to he supplied; Teire Haute. A.S. Atherton; Raristftn, S. P. James. Monmouth District--A. H. Tullin, P. E.; Mon­ mouth. J. 8. Gumming; Cameron, A. Beller; Abingdon, M. A. He»id; Hermen, Henry Brink; Galcsburg, G. W. Brown; Knoxvilie. D. Ayers; Gilson, J. A. Adams; Mxrguan and Summit, L. B. Dennis; Eiva Center, J. E. Kane; Watoga, H. T. Hunnes: Oneida, C. B. Couch; North Hender­ son, C. W. Sherman; Alexis, William 11. Warner; Berwick, T.-8. Howell; KoBeville. N. T. Allen; Kirkwood, H. Smith: Bie-Ksville, M. Smith; Elli­ son and Olena. L. V. Webber; Oquawka, Am. Merriam; Keithsburg, 11. Haney; Sunbeam, J. W. Coe. „ ilock Island District--E. Wasmouth, P. E.; Rock island--Fifth Avenue, G. R. Palmer; Ninth Street. J. Hart; Moline, J. 8. McCarrt; Port By­ ron, W. E. Stevens; Rock River Valley; N. G. Clark; Hampton, J. W. McCord; Cleveland, F. Daren: Funk Prairie. W. H. Witter; Geneaeo; Wm. Collins; Cambridge, J. J. Walter;Orian, J. Collins; Woodbull, J. VV. Haney; New Windsor, J. E.Taylor; Aledo, A. It. Morgan; Millersbura, Georpo Moren; New Boston, B. Dennis; Illi­ nois City, W. Matthews; Taylor .Ridge, J. H. James; I'umptown, T. Watson; Milan. E. N. Bentley; Reynolds, P. Smith. Kewanee District--W. H. Hunter, P. E.; Ke­ wanee, George F. Meredith; Utah, J. Smith; At­ kinson and Annawan, D. G. Staufer: Galva, W. D. H. Young; Altona, W. Watson; Victoria, H. K. Metcalf: Lafayette, H. C. Burch; West Jer­ sey, W. J. Mermium; Tolono and Elmira, D. T. Wilson; Wyoming, J. J. Fleaharty; Bradford, J. Mathews; Neponset and Osceola, W. Warley; Bnda. M. V. B. White; Sheffield, T., L. Falkner; Tia&elana. E. C. Wayinan; Henry, Charles Da­ vid; Whitefield, W. H. Hitchcock; Spariand. W. D. Cant here; Lawn Ridge and La Prairie Cen­ ter, W. T. Lewis; Snackwine, R. Kinney. Winona District--C. N. Brace. P. E. ; Winona, T. M. Dunham: Tonica, J. G. Blaine; Magnolia, N. P. Porter; Hennepin. J. M. Murphy; Lacon, Ar PricePhelps Ofiupul mid Varna, A. J. Jones; Belle Plain and LaRose, W. Wells; Wash­ burn, John Borland; Minooka, O. P. Hail; New Rutland, M. V. Crumbacker; Streator, G. W. Gue; Cornell and Newtown, supplied by Alex. Smith: Odeli, D. W. Dunning; Nevada. W. K. Phillip*; Dwia'ht, G. B. T. 'J'alman; Gardner, G. W. Brown; Bmidwood. D. 8. Main; Mazan, O. M. Dunley; Ransom and Verona, L. Springer; Grand Bidi;c, T. Dr.r.ey; Zion and Wauponset, H. H. Crazier. Onarga District-H. J. Brown, P. E.; Onarjfa, Dr. Laney; Buck and Loda, J. Wilkinson; Wel­ lington, J. D. Calhoun; MUford, W. H. Flint: Gilnuiii, F. II. Cummins, Clifton, J. F. Forsyth; Crescent, W. T. Kerr; Watseka, C. Q. McCul- loch; Sheldon, B. W. Baker; Iroquois, J. P. Al- ford; Chebanse, C. E. Rowe; Waldron, W. H, Smith; Fairbury, M. S. Havennad; Potosi, J. H. Saunders; Forrest, M. G. Eignus; Ohatsworth, A. Fisher; Piper City, R. Cuewes; Roberts, G. W.Abbott; \voca, W. Underwood; Pontiac, J. F. Culver; Eldtidgeville, J. A. H. Wilson. Normal District--J. B. Dille. P. E.; Normal, G. M. Irwin; Union, J. A. Flowers; Livingston, R. B. Williams: Selma, J. Rogers; Chenoa, W. P. Graves; Root's Creek, J. L. Tarpin; Giidley, W. A. Cummin; El Paso, J. S. Nillsip; Secor Prairie, Washington U. Z. Gilmer; Eureka. C. H. St. John; Hudson, T. It. McNair; Danvers. S. Van Pelt; Spring Lake. H. R. Boggess; Deer Creek, J. N. Sanders; Groveland, S. G. J. Worthington; Mackinaw, W. K.Wiley; Pekin, R. D. Rupell; Metumora. E. McClish. WHILE Jerry Donlan and family were re­ turning home from Jacksonville, a few nights ago, the team ran away and threw Donlan, his wife and a two year-old baby, upon the ground. The grown people were badly hart and the baby killed. AT the Palmer House, in Chicago, a day or two ago, William Ford, a negro, shot a white girl named Sarah Morrison, and then, under the impression that he had killed her, cut his own throat. Both were alive at lasl. account*. A FRIGHTFUL accident recently occurred in Hamilton County, near McLeansboro. The boiler of a steam saw-mill exploded, instantly killiog the proprietor, R. Dale, and a laborer named Zeke A. Wood, and frightfully man­ gling two other employes. One side of Mr. Dale's head was completely torn away by a piece of the boiler. The mill was complete­ ly demolished by the explosion. THE Governor has appointed Sam H. Blain Public Administrator of Menard County, viet W. R. Eg'an, resigned. JACOB DE OKNELLA was stabbed in the neck by a man named Joshua Cherry, near Jack­ sonville, the other day, and fatally hurt DR. W. W. ARMSTRONG, of Andalusia, Rock Island County, was arrested and lodged in the County Jail, the other day, upon the charge of mal-practice, resulting in the death ol August Hartman. THE following interesting statistics of rail road property in Illinois are taken from advance sheets of the proceeding® , of the State Board of Equalization: Miles of main track in the State, 6.474; , assessed value of same, excluding buildings $25,472,009 Value of buildings on right-of-way-- 1.366,719 Miles side or turn-out track, 986; as­ sessed value of same 1,841,000 Assessed value of rolling-stock 6,971,171 Total assessment by State Board 86,410,676 Equalised value of railroad property assessed by local Assessors 4,061,349 Total equalized value of all railroad property 40,461,865 THE State Board of Public Charities request the announcement that the next meeting will be held on the 20th of November, instead of the 19th, as previously announced. CHARLES E. ^GOODHUE, Treasurer of Ste­ phenson County, has disappeared. JOHN FLEMING crawled under a freight car, at Rock Island, the other morning, and went to sleep. He was run over later, with fatal re­ sults. JOHN SWILOR was killed at McLeansboro, the other night, by an assassin, who fired a shot through the window. CHRISTIAN COUNTY farmers have sowed more wheat this fall than ever before. THE City Hotel, at Rapids City, was burned the other day. Loss, $3,000. ^ THE Kankakee & Southwestern Railroftd, a branch of the Illinois Central,4s being con­ structed at the rste of one mile per day. A SON of Mr. Canfield, of Englewood, was accidentally shot by a boy named Keating, a few mornings aeo. They were caring tor cows on the prairie, and Canfield had a re­ volver. He was trying to fire off some car­ tridges, but without success. Keating then took the weapon in his hands, aud, while he was fooling with it, it was discharged. The ball strode Canfield in the head,- killing him Itftintly REPORTS TO THE SECRETARY OF WAR. Washington dispatches rive the fol­ lowing synopses of some of the reports to the Secretary of War, which are to be submitted to Congress at its session ( in l>eceiiiber next: KEI'OKT OF THE COMMlSSAWr-OEINTLUI* The annual reportof Commissary-Gen. Mae- feely has been submitted to the Secretary of* War. It shows that the total amount dis­ bursed for subsistence stores during the fiscal year ended June 30 last, was $3,510,551, of which $1,011,747 was reimbursed by sales of stores to officers and enlisted men; $31,824 w.is paid by the Interior Department for sup­ plies lurnished to Indians; $73,843 was col­ lected for tobacco sold to enlisted men, and the balance was furnished to the Department •l>y the Congressional appropriation. Gen. iViacfteiy urgently recommends that the ap­ propriations by Congress should be ".nade suf- fi.kmly large to ei.able the Department to purchase all supplies for cash, and should be rendered available from the date of the pass­ age of the act, so as to admit of the purchase and shipment of supplies for distant posts early in the spring, and thus avoid loss in transporting meats, etc., in the hot months of June and July. Referring to the .complaints made I rorn time to time that stores were not purchased in the neighborhood of the'posts where they were to be consumed, the Com- rnissary-wjueraJ says investigation has shown thut in most, if not all, cases where this course has been pursued, it has been done for the reason that stores of a proper quality could not be procured as economically in the vicinity of the posts as from other points. Ibc number of contracts made by officers of the Commissary Department during the year wa<s over 26,000. The cost value of the rations issued to yel­ low-fever sufferers since the 19th of August la*t (up to the 7th instant,) is stated at $24,- 049. The Department has furnished bupplies for Indians to the amount of about $43,000 in i xoess of its reimbursements from the Interior Department. Referring to the statements made by the Board of Indian Peace Commis­ sioners, and reiterated in Congress, that the purchase of beer and flour by the Indian service at sorito points is at less than the cost ot Uie same supplies purchased for the Army, Gen. Macfeely denies that the articles pur­ chased were of the same grades. The Commissary General recommends that the present limitation of sixteen ounces per luoutti as the maximum amount of tobacco that may be furnished to enlisted men, and charged against their pay-rolls, be enlarged to twenty-four ounces, as It appears that a ma­ jority of them desire to purchase more than tliey are now allowed thus to obtain. The modifications in the Army ration authorized last year, it is stated, have given general sat­ isfaction. KEI'OKT OF TUB 8URG20N-GENEKAL. The annual report of Surgeou-Gen. Barnes, United States Army, shows that there were disbursed during the year, for medical and hospital supplies, *46,001.01; expenses of pur­ veying depots, $5,657.23; pay of employes, $35,3(t3.73; medical attendance, nursing, etc., $7,471.81; miscellaneous expenses, ®6,111.1G; toial, *100,545.03; balance June 30, 1878, $99,- 988.07. The greater part of this balance lias since beeu disbursed,, and the remainder will be required in fulfilling contracts made before June 30. There were furnished during the year eighty-tiir ^e artificial limbs to disabled soldiers, wnile 1,700 drew commutations ior the same. The monthly reports of sick and wounded represent an average mean strength of the Army of 20,194 white aud 1,895 colored troops. The, total number of deaths reported from all causes was 256. Of these 121 died from diseases and 135 of wounds, accidents and injuries. The proportion of deaths from all causes to cases treated was one to 107. The removal of garrisons from threatened points, although in some instances deferred later than prudence would dictate, has saved the Army from any serious losses during the prevalence of the dreadful epidemic of yellow feeer which has proved so fatal this year among the citizens of the Southern States. The only cases reported in the Army up to September 1 occurred in a small detachment left at Jsckson B«RR^ck£ !Ncw Orlcuns WIISQ the garrison was removed. There were five cases and two deaths in this detachment. The Surgeon-General next refers to the work in the Record and Pension Divisions of the office, and says: " The number of official demands upon this Division during the fiscal year for information as to the cause of death in the ease of deceased soldiers and the hospital record of invalids was 21,074, being rather more than the average number of such demands re­ ceived annually since 1870. The number of .unanswered cases on hand at the close of the previous fiscal year was 18,697, making the total number of cases to be searched during the year 39,771." He then refers to the in­ crease of the clerical force in this Division, authorized by Congress at the last session, and says the beneficial eilect of this increase of force w-as speedily felt, and that they are now gaining upon the cases in arrear. The requirements of the Army as to medical officers dnrlng the past year have been as fol­ lows: Number of permanent posts, 100; number of temporary posts and sub-stations, 14; total, 174. The number of military cxpe^ diditions in the field during the year was thir­ ty-seven. These expeditions required the serv­ ices of fifty-six medical officers. There are now fifteen vacancies in the grade of Assistant Surgeon. He refers to the act of June 2, 1876, reducing the number of Assistant Sur­ geons to 125, and says any further reduction in the number of medical officers would be un­ wise, expensive and to the injury of the serv­ ice. The present disposition and occupation of troops creates a necessity for additional medical aid, and it has been found expedient, economical and in every instance absolutely necessary, to employ physicians under con­ tract to meet such demands. Such employ­ ment terminates when the emergency ceases. INSPECTOK-GEXEKAL'S BEPOKT. The report of the Inspector General of the Army specifically details the condition of the various military posts, aud gives the reports of the several commands as an appendix. It appears that the Paymasters have promptly and satisfactorily rendered their accounts; that the military posts are in excellent condi­ tion, the discipline good and the character of the officers without reproach. It is recom­ mended that the enlisted men pay more atten­ tion than heretofore to target practice. Alto­ gether, tne report shows a gratifying condi­ tion of affairs in everything connected with the Inspector-General's Department. THE NAVY. The reports of the bureau Officere in the Navy Department, show that there are now about twenty naval vessels 011 foreign stations, and eight or nine more in the course of prepa­ ration to be seut abroad. There are none in the Gulf--those that were there having been seut north, as usual during the summer months, on account of the health of the officers and crews, and because there was nospeclal reason for them to remain there. The Navy has now about fifty vessels of various classes in sea­ worthy condition, apart from eight or nine monitors, which are Intended more particu­ larly for home defense. The opinion iB ex­ pressed that there should be at least one hundred seagoing vessels in order to meet all requirements. The personnel of the Navy is represented to be in admirable condition. There are 7,500--1,100 in reserve. These are on leave for three months, liable to be <called into service any time; beside, the appren­ tice system affords a gradual supply of edu­ cated seamen for the Navy, and hence there is no necessity for many new enlistments^ The policy of the Navy Department^ not jto repair vessels which would cost 40 per emit, over their original value. The wear of ves­ sels is estimated to average 10 per cent, per annum. Th»i work in advance is principally "onflned to rifiiner smooth-bore guns, the Rod­ man and Dahlgren seemingly going out of use. Experiments with torpedoes show their practicability, and efforts are made to per­ fect this means of warfare. The fact is es­ tablished and admitted by foreign military and naval officers that the gunpowder used In our Army and Navy is much su­ perior to any of their own ir> propulsive force. RIVEltS AND HAKBORS. The annual report of Gen. A. A. Hum­ phreys, Chief of Engineers, is devoted mainly to the two subjects of fortifications and river and harbor improvements. It is shown that during the fiscal year ending June 30, the sum of $2,794,583 was expended for the im­ provement of rivers and harbors, and a bal­ ance of $1,088,678, re m lining from the previ­ ous appropriations, is available for use dur­ ing tne present fiscal year. The act of June 18, 187S, made provision for two hundred and fifteen works and for surveys and examina­ tions at one hundred and sixteen places, ap-*; propriating a total of f8,201,700 in addition^ to the balance available frana{>revious appro- W priatiens. Upon the approval of projects sub­ mitted by the various subofdlsate eugiueer ' officers, steps werfe taken for putting the *• works at once into execution, and they arefs now being conducted under the contract sys- f. U,u., Gi tij liK-iiijr. of liirou hiboi, iiuu the pur-*. ' chase ot material in open market, as appeared \ ,« to be the most advantageous in any particu- *• lar instance to the Government. • Gen. Humphreys describes the work ac-1 complished In the last fiscal year, outlines*! that which is in progress during the current " year, and in the course of his report recom­ mends the following additional appropria­ tions for Western rivers and ports:/ Texas--Galveston Harbor, $150,000; ship - channel, Galveston Bay, t200,1)00: 'Sabine' Pass, #30,000. Tennessee--Memphis Harbor, $124,(ft). ; Mississippi -- Vickaburg Harbor, #90,000;, removing snags and wrecks from Mississippi,^? Missouri and Arkansas Rivers, etc., $3$5,000.^r Kansas--Improvement of Missouri River at v Fort Leavenworth, $35,000; at Atchison, . $15,000; opposite St. Joseph, $18,000, * • Nebraska and Iowa--Improvement of Mis-*. souri River at Nebraska City and Eastport.SC Iowa, $85,000; at Omaha and Council Bluffs,'" • $130,000; at Sioux City, $33,880; improvement^ _ of the Mississippi Kiver between the faouthslv of Illinois and Ohio Rivers, $500,000. Thisjsf sum would complete all the works now ini progress and allow some new ones to be b^kf: gun. • = .. Improvement of the Missouri River above* the mouth of the Yellowstone, $55,090, • * fl Improvement of the Mississippi River be-- low St. Paul, $30,030. Widening and deepening the channel of the Mississippi River from Des"IWinWTtap- ids to the mouth of the Illinois, $100,000. Widening and deepening the channel of the Mississippi Ki v er from St. Paul to DesMOines, $250,000. Improvement above the Falls of f Sfc (An­ thony, $50,000. i r~ Construction of lock and dam on Missiesip- pi River at Meeker's Island, Minn., $922,121. Improvement of Red River of the North, $112,000. - * f DesMoines Rapids, $122,065. * Minnesota--Duluth Harbor, $60,000]' 'en­ trance Bay of Superior, $10,000. Illinois--Chicago Harbor, $125,000; Calu­ met Harbor, 140,000; Galena River and Har­ bor, $30,000; Rock Island Rapids, $20,000; improvement Illinois River, $75,000. Indiana--Michigan City Harbor, $50,000; Wabash Kiver, #50,000. | ? Michigan--Grand Haven, $29,148; Omdna- gon, $50,000. (Gen. Humphreys speciallf commends this estimate by saying: "This is an important work, being the only available harbor of refuge on a long stretch of coast.") Marquette, $5,000; Eagl» Harbor, $2,000; Menominee Harbor, $40,000; Charlevoix Har­ bor, $30,000; Frankfort Harbor, *3,2,.?: Man- Istee Harbor, $30,000; Ludington Harbor, $11,000; Pentwater Harbor, ®29,':00; White River, $24,891; Muskegon, $8,898; j&lack Lake, $22,000; Cheboygan, $12,000; Sauga- tuck, $10,000; South Haven, $25,000; Saginaw River, $25,000; St. Joseph, $19,2of3; Monroe^ $7,500; improvement of Detroit Kiver. ® i00,- 000; Lake Huron Harbor of refuge, !23<l,000. (To complete the work and for the sake of economy, the anpropriatton of the full amount is specially recommended.) St. Mary's Falls Canal, $395,000. (Also to complete the Work, and specially recommended for the same rea­ son as above.) Wisconsin--For the. improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, $750 000. 1 (The total amount necessary to complete the work is estimated at $2,725,664.) Kenosha Harbor, $20,000; Racine Harbor, $20,000: Milwaukee Harbor, $15,000; Green Bay, $12,000: Stur­ geon Bay Harbor of refuse, $f'0,000; Annanee Harbor, $25,000; Two Rivers Harbor, $40 000; Manitowoc Harbor, $21,682. (This appropria­ tion to complete the work is particularly recommended by (Jen. Humphreys. He says this port is the one most frequently sought in stormy weather on the northwestern shore of Lake Michigan, and the work should be com­ pleted at as earlv a day as possible.) Sheboy­ gan Harbor, $10 000; Port Washington, $25,- 000. Ohio--Cleveland, $85,000. (The total amount required to complete this improve­ ment is estimated at $1,600,000.) Monroe, $7,500; Toledo, $30,000; Port Clinton, *65,* 000; Sandusky, $1,000; Ashtabula, $18,000. California--Oakland Harbor, $25,000; Wil­ mington Harbor, $40,000; San Diego Harbor (repairs). $1,000; Sacramento and Feather Rivers, $20,000. The other branch of Gen. Humphreys' re­ port treats of our sea-coast and lake frontier defenses. The appropriations ceconmended for the repair of the various fortifications vary in amounts from $10,000 to $200,000.'the largest sum being for Fort Schuvler. East River, New York, $150,000; Willett's Point. $80,000; Fort Tompkins, $75,000; Fort. Ham­ ilton, $50,000; Fort Lafayette, $200,000: Fort Mifflin, Delaware River, $75,000; for construc­ tion of a torpedo casemate at Fort Delaware, $75,000; Fort Mcllenrv, Maryland. $50,000; Fort Carroll, Maryland, $100,000; Fort. Scain- mel, Portland, Me., $50,(100. During the past fiscal year the amount lias been limited to op­ erations for the care and preservation of forti- cations, no appropriations being available to continue the batteries already begun. ' -Mrs. Julia C. R. 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