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spiipppppii ^ ~rt ***.: r-;y":> J. MM MIllS, C4k SFRZTKNKT, - ILLINOIS. MB. MALLET, the father of the Malley "bovs," of Jennie Cramer fame, has brought suits for sums aggregating $130,000, against a number of insurance companies, the latter refusing to pay for losses occasioned by the burning of the IC&lley stores in New Haven. ' FOLLOWING the' examples rider, a rider of the tricycle has just made the journey in Great Britain from John o' Groat's, Scotland, to, Land's find, in Cornwall. His time tas thir­ teen days, twenty-three hours and fifty- fire minutes, the distance being 995 miles. His machine weighed ninety- five pounds, and he carried an additional weight in baggage of ten pounds. * MR. REUBKK R. SPRINGER, Cincinnati's public-spirited philanthropist, is a great lover of the game of eucher, and during his stay of fifty days at Saratoga he passed five hours per day at this amusement,.playing on an average fif­ teens games per hour. By calculating it will be seen that he played no less than 8,750 games in fifty days. ' •*;' ; THE estates of intestates DJNNJP^Hfo'- out known next of kin bring large sums annually to the British treasury in behalf of the crown. These wind­ falls have averaged over £100,000 since 1876. The large sum of £143,272 lis. 2d., arising from fractions of a penny On account of the dividends on the national debt, has recently been transferred from the Bank of England into the treasury. ;It has never been customary to pay fractions of a penny on Government atocks. A r---- THE blue-grass region in Kentucky IS proud of a- sunflower weighing four pounds, and forty-two inches in circum­ ference ; but Marietta, Ga., steps to the froat with one which measures four feet one-half inch in circumference; and Sandersville, Ga., has one which weighs eight and a half pounds. Oscar Wilde's visit to the South must have had a won­ derful effect on his favorite flower. A LITTLE incident of Hungarian crim­ inal procedure shows that after all tort­ ure is not so obsolete as was supposed. The facts are stated by a legal adviser of the prisoners in a memorial to the Minister, and they show how agreeably a commissary of police in Hungary combines business and amusement. His business being to Extract confession's, the criminal is hung up by his feet, or if a woman is suspended over the fire, when the required information is at once communicated., Air this is forbid­ den by the law of the country, but still it goes on. IT IS reported from , India Wat the fragments of Buddha's begging-bowl have been f5und in a Buddhist tope or relic mound at Sopara, in the Bombay Presidency. Old manuscripts describe the burial of these fragments very minutely. In the mound was discov­ ered a small chamber containing a large stone coffer. This contained first a copper casket, which in its turn held one of silver; then came one of stone, next one of crystal, and finally a small domed golden casket, which enshrined thirteen shreds of earthenware, appar­ ently the long-lost relics. The inter­ stices between the caskets were filled with sweet powders and gold-leaf flow­ ers--jewels of small value and Buddhist symbols being also found. According to a coin discovered, the relics are about 1,700 years old. AT Millord, N. H., a tombstone re­ cites that Caroline Cutter lies under it, "Murdered by the Baptist ministry of the Baptist churches!" Then follows a bill of particulars: At the age of 33, in September, 1838, she was accused of ly­ ing by the clergyman and the deacon, and condemned by the church unheard. Another deacon reduced her to poverty; her appeal for a council was not heard- It was apparently her husband at whom they were aiming, for the Rev. Mark Carpenter said lie agreed with good old Deacon Pearson :We htifve got Cutter down, and it is best to k<?ep him down." This "intentionaland malicious destruc­ tion of her character and happiness, as above, jiescribed, destroyed her life. Her last words upon the subject were: /Tell the truth and the iniquity will come out.' " Her grievance and accus­ ation against clergymen and deacons are thus chiseled in comparatively imper­ ishable stone, which raises the interest­ ing question whether a libel suit could be brought against any one who should publish an accusation of murder. CA.PT. JOHN ERICSSON, who recently completed the 79th year of his age, .seems to carry the years that have been added to his three-score and ten with- , out the labor and heaviness that usually accompany them, and he follows his accustomed routine of daily toil with hearty enjoyment. He is in splendid mental and physical condition. This •excellent state of preservation he at­ tributes to his. temperate and frugal living and regular habits of employ­ ment. Few men have accomplished more than Capt. Ericsson has during a lifetime, which covers the whole era of modern naval progress, with which his own name and reputation are so inti­ mately identified. His life is and has been for many years spent in a com­ fortable, old-fashioned house, No. 36 Beach street, New York city, which is Ixrthhis home and workshop. There, in the very heart of the busy metropolis, he labors constantly every day, ftndfag no time to spend at watering-places to recruit his wearied energies. A QUEER view of the "marriage insur­ ance" system is given by a writer in a Southern paper. He was asked whether he thought the wedding of a certain young lady would take place at the time said to have been set. He gave his opinion and asked the reason for the inquiry. "Oh," was the response, "I h|ve bought four matrimonial policies of $3,000 each on her, and I'm anxious to know if Fll get my money." "Does she know of this?" "Oh, no. That isn't necessary. Anybody can take out a policy on anybody else. If you know of a lady that is engaged and will not marry within five months from the time you take a policy on her, you can get any amount on her wedding that yon want. I suppose there is $25,000, or perhaps double that, on the young lady I asked you about." How does the company make its money ?" "I sup­ pose it bets on the fickleness" of the young folks. No policy will be paid except five months after it is taken out. There are very few couples they think that love each other well enough to marry, that will wait five months to marry. If they do, five months M $n* gaged life is full of dangers." ARBAIGHDfG THE UFCMICil PARTI. . THERE died lately in Delaware county, Pennsylvania, a prosperous and generally esteemed farmer, nearly 100 years of age, who for forty years had never spoken a word to his wife nor had she to him, nor had any one of their five children, of whom three, with their mother, are still living, spoken a word to any other member of the family. And yet they all lived peace­ fully under one roof and were in full possession of their faculties. Forty years ago, it is said, the wife was be­ queathed a small sum of money by a relative, which her husband desired to use in purchasing farming implements and otherwise improving the property. She said no. He vowed that unless he was given the money he would never speak another word to her. This vow he steadfastly kept to the end of his life. The three daughters, then quite young, at first" tried to reconcile their parents, but failed. Then one sided with the father, another with the mother, and the third became dis­ heartened with the whole job. So they quarreled, the two sons died, and never again a word was spoken in the house­ hold, save to visitors. The death of the husband and father has made no change in the situation, and the survivors move about thife house as if utterlyoblivious of each other's presence. A Strange Request. "Come In," said the Governor as a wo­ man hesitated at the doorway and peered cautiously into the executive chamber. "Come in, piadam; be seated," and the urbano ruler ef the state of Arkansas stepped nimbly around the room, bowing with mathematical exact* ness. "What can I do for you?" "Governor," said the woman after recognizing the ruler's politeness and depositing her gingham bag on tho floor and herself on a chair, "I have come to you on business of highest im­ portance. I am a lone widow, with not a neighbor in half a mile of me. I haven't got but one old horse <?and my cow died some time ago." "But what can I do for you, madam?" "That's what I came to tell you. If I hadn't come you never wouid have known what 'a great favor you could confer on me. I am a lone widow with not a neighbor in half a mile of me. Some time ago my son, Stephen, killed a man and is now waiting to be hanged. I have come to--" "Madam I can do nothing for you. Your son has had a fair trial, and in* the opinion of twelve honorable men he ought to die. His crime is the greatest upon which the law squints its aveng­ ing eye. Your loneliness arouses my sympathy, and, «believe me, my good madam, that the Governor of Arkansaw knows how to sympathize with a woman, who like yourself, is struggling under a great affliction. "Did you ever have a son hung, Gov­ ernor?" J "No, not of my 'own. But I have signed the chemical change warrants of other people's sons. Believe me--for I am out of politics--when I say that I sympathise with you." • "Governor, you do not understand me," pleaded the woman. "I am a lone widow without a neighbor in--" " . "I understand that, madam ; I under­ stand that." "But you can do me a grfiat favor. Ton have consented to the death of my son, my only support. I have been in better circumstances--" ----* "So have I,/nadam. I was not at ways Governor*of Arkansaw. "I was once well off and my son was reared tenderly, carefully. When he was young he suffered with severe sore throat and since then he could never wear a starched shirt-collar. I know that the rope which has been selected for his extermination is stiff and harsh, and as a favor to a widow who hasn't a neigh­ bor within half a mile of her, use this plush covered rope," and opening the puckered mouth of the gingham bag she took out a large red cord. "I did not come to ask for my son's pardon; I only ask to have respect for his tender bringing up." The governor looked, with irrigated eye, upon the poor supplicating woman. Turning to the window and looking far over the river at a man plowing a yoke of young steers, he remarked: "Never before was there an exhibition of such beautiful consideration," and turning he exclaimed with dramatic emotion: "Your request shall be granted. Your son shall die the death of luxurious strangulation." The woman was in^ed beyond elocu­ tion, and whil,e in, her aged eyes there glowed the warm light of heartfelt thanks, she hung the plush-covered rope across the back of a chair and departed. '--Arkanxaic Traveler. FARMERS and property-owners should bear in mind that they are required by law to cut Canada thistles on their properties before they go to seed. They are finable for the neglect, and the com­ plainant is entitled to a part of the fine. [From the Indianapolis Journal. 1 The private circular of Chairman Mc­ Donald to the Democratic speakers en­ joins upon allto "arraign the Republic­ an party." The following is assumed to be the exact words of the indictment: The Democratic party arraigns the Republican party, and charges that heretofore, tO-wit, on or about .the year of our Lord 1860. being bissextile or leap year, and after July 4, the eighty- fifth year of the independence of the United States, said Republican party did elect one Abraham Lincoln to the office of President of the United States, contrary to the wishes of the Democrat­ ic party, and against the peace and dig­ nity thereof; The DemocraticWrty further arraigns the Republican party! and charges that, whereas, thereafter, to-wit, in the year 1861, the Democratic party, by and through its chief counsellors, such as Jesse D. Bright, of Madison, and D. W. Voorhees, of Terre Haute, and the Dem­ ocratic members of the Indiana Legis­ lature in session of said year of 1861, by promising aid and comfort if said Lin­ coln should attempt "to coerce sover­ eign States," did instigate and organize a bloody rebellion, which, through the obstinacy of said Republican party, lasted four years and then collapsed; contrary to the wishes of the said Dem­ ocratic party and against the peace and dignity thereof ; • The Democratic party further ar­ raigns the Republican party and charges that after the quiet and peaceful retire­ ment of the rebel soldiers to their homes, the Republican party enfran­ chised the late slaves, contrary to the wishes of the said Democratic party and against the peace and dignity there­ of; The Democratic party aforesaid fur­ ther arraigns the said Republican party, and charges that at once it began to pay the enormous debt which the said Re­ publican party had created in its un­ constitutional procedure against the Democrats in arms, and that it contin­ ues to do the same, contrary to the wishes of said Democratic party and against the peace and dignity thereof; The Democratic party aforesaid fur­ ther arraigns said Republican party, and charges that, by a series of out­ rages too atrocious to mention, it has so manipulated and managed the finances of the country in war and in peace that interest has been redjiced to individual borrowers from 20 per cent, to 6 per cent., and to the Government from the good Democratic rate of 12 per cent, to 3 per cent., contrary to the wishes of tne Democratic party and against the peace and dignity thereof; The Democratic party aforesaid fur­ ther arraigns the said Republican party and charges that from the first session of Congress after it got into power it, did not cease to tinker with the curren­ cy of the country, until it had banished every old Democratic shin-plaster from the face of the earth, and had substitut­ ed therefor a national currency, that is good not only in every cabin in Ameri­ ca, but current wherever human foot has trod the soil, contrary to the wishes of the Democratic jiart-v and against the peace and dignity thereof; The Democratic party aforesaid fur­ ther arraigns the said Republican party and charges that during all these years of its incumbency it has so oppressed the poor of other countries by its tariff discriminations that a common day la­ borer, Or a QreCliftTiw, Or ail can buy as much food and clothing with two days' lah.or in this country as he can with six days' labor in England, France or Germany, in spite of Demo­ cratic opposition all along, and contrary to the wishes of the Democratic party and against the peace and dignity there­ of; ^ The Democratic party aforesaid further arraigns the said Republican party, and charges that whenever any Republican in office has been detected in frauds and peculations^ the said Republican party has at once instituted proceedings against him and sent him to the penitentiary, notwithstanding the advice of the late Gov. Hendricks, who said of a Democratic fraud in high' place, "better let it be;" thus bringing Democratic ^usages in such cases into contem j;tf"contrary to the wishes of said Democratic party and against the peace and dignity thereof; The Democratic party aforesaid further arraigns the said Republican party, and savs that it . received from the Democratic^ party the inheritance of a system of civil service which had proved to be satisfactory to Democrats for more than a third of a centnrv. based iy)on" the cardinal Democratic doctrine that "to the victors belong the spoils;" and that Said Republican party at once began to reform the same", by retaining in the service thousands of Democrats and appointing thousands of others; and that it, the said Re­ publican party, instituted plans and measures for systematically breaking up this fundamental Democratic custom, * and had it . far under way when 'the Democratic party gained the ascendency, first in the House, then in the Senate, and pro­ ceeded at once to turn out Union sol­ diers and substitute rebel soldiers in every department of Government, upon the plea of civil-service reform; and the said Democratic party, having the good of the party in view, at once threw every possible obstacle in the way of the proposed Republican civil-service reform, believing and hoping that at the then next Presidential election one Gen. Hancock, a real civil-service re­ former, would reinstitute the time-hon­ ored Democratic doctrine above quoted, to-wit: "To the victors belong the spoils;" but our hopes failed, contrary to the wishes of the said Democratic party and against the peace and dignity thereof; The Democratic party aforesaid fur­ ther arraigns the said Republican party, and charges that the said Republican party, taking advantage of the absence of most of the Democratic members of Congress while doing service in the rebel army, did pass a Homestead law, under which thousands of poor men have built happy homes, contrary to the wishes of the Democratic party and against the peace and dignity thereof; The Democratic party aforesaid further arraigns the said Republican hope that efforts lor home role will prove Buooeggfai, om&twy to the irijM of the Democratic party and against the peace and dignity thereof; The Beuioei«(b party aforesaid further arraigns |$ke said Republican £artv, and cha*#*p lat in the State of ndiana, as elsewhere, it has felonious­ ly, fraudulently and with malice afore­ thought stolen and appropriated the Democratic doctrine of 1869, so elo­ quently stated by our distinguished ex- Governor, T. A. Hendricks, to the ef­ fect that the people ought to vote on proposed amendments to the constitu­ tion, and this contrary to the wishes of said Democratic party and against the peace and dignity thereof; The Democratic party further ar­ raigns the said Republican party, and charges that for more than twenty years it has persisted in holding the control of this Government, notwith­ standing our beloved semi-standard- bearer, Mr. English, informed the world that the people wanted a change, thus depriving said Democratic party of a chance to again display its fitness to de­ base the currency of the country, to in­ crease the rates of interest, to* return the freedmeu to bondage, to fill the fat^ offices, and tax Government employes for campaign money as it once did. And the said Democratic party further charges that it has reason to believe, and does believe, that the said Republi­ can party intends to so manage affairs as to secure the election of another Republican President, contrary to the wishes of the Democratic party and against the peace and dignity, thereof. < •rivers and harbors, $7,476,996.71, or The said Democratic party, therefore, demands judgment against the said Re­ publican party, and writ of ouster, to the intent that it, the said Democratic pafty, may return to power, and that the said Republican party may go to the head waters of Salt river until it learns how it is itself--and all other proper relief. , ' '-------------- y* ; EXTRAVAGANCE DENIED. [From the Lansing Republican. 1 Although a State campaign is Sow in progress our opposition or "combina­ tion" friends have but little to say about State matters, but indignantly howl over that recent "extravagant Con­ gress." So determinedly is the noise kept np that even Republicans are giv­ ing* more than usual attention to their partisan cries, and a few ministers of the gospel have felt called upon to raise their voices against the general extrava­ gance of a Congress "whose appropria­ tions aggregate $100,000,000 more than those of its predecessor." Now what are the facts in the case? The following table shows the total appropriations made by the last two Congresses for the years 1880, 1881,• 1882, 1883: th® appropriations were not one-ball of the amount deemed neces­ sary by the engineers. A further analysis of the figures of the above table will show that there is* an increase of $2,062,274 in miscellaneous reliefs. This excess was for public works, or for other public purposes which carry their appropriations with them. There is in it nearly $400,000 to relieve the sufferers from the spring overflow of the Mississippi and its trib­ utaries. In it is included appropriations to pay honest claims against the Gov­ ernment. There is also included in the total ex­ cess $1,493,116.77, the), increase which was given by the recent Congress to the postal service of the United States. Without crippling the service the post- track and expressed a willingness to let anybody on the grounds strike him in the abdomen for a nickel, the blows to be between the old man's hands, which he held about five inches apart on his abdomen. One big fellow paid his nickel, backed about ten feet, ran at the old man furiouslv. and struck him with all his might. The old fellow smiled serenely, and exclaimed: "Comeagain," but the strikers didn't come again. A BLOOMINOTONdispatch says: "Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Bell, of Rochester. N. Y., the latter being formerly Miss Marv Gridley, daughter of the late mill­ ionaire, Gen. Asahel Gridley, of Bloom- ington, have separated finally, after a long period of domestic infelicity. Miss Gridley is the second and youngest office is doing far more work for the daughter of Gen. Gridley, and is a very same expenditure than in either of the an<^ accomplished lady. She was three preceding years. | married about twelve years ago to Ninety-one thousand seven hundred 1 ^dUes Bruce, then a Chicago traveling and eighty dollars of the increase is in the agricultural appropriation as com­ pared with last gear's. No one will sav that this great interest should have been given less. This department is now far-reaching in it? work, and yet further .extension is demanded bv the country^ In contrasting briefly the appropria­ tions for this year with last we find the following: Aggregate appropriations for last year, $2l!>,401,063.38; for the current year, $265.0-23,065,09; increase, $46,522,001.71." Excess in appropria­ tions for pensions over last year, $34,- 000,000; for pension force. $1,742,430; «5§SSS§3§oS§S§ Wlifs's'iffiis'fi' C IT. «-> T- » S £ 3 § S 2 § £ 5 5; S £ ?! § § £ S s s 11Mu i 2 53SSS 5 i S S l l l i l l i i a l l g I « C4 e* I ^ ̂ ̂ ̂ 3? I c « ?! ̂ i' ̂ ? t- c « a j u: i* i~T A ^^-5 t- 35 aSSfSIi ? Vof » -iri rief i =3 : : : : : : : : : : : p : : : : : : : : : : : •o ; 2 : g .eg .£ S : \i : if i ": ii * • •§* -2 : • :£»<«£ i n l j i l s n P l i - 8 : g<g- st's • :-oo* n a « s > ® l : r s S c a , , i total excess on these three items of $43,045,005. The latter amount sub­ tracted from the $46,522,001.71 leaves a difference of $3,476,996.71 for. increase consequent upon the growth of the country, including the postal service in­ crease of $1,493,116.77, and all the pub­ lic-building appropriations which are a permanent investment. The above figures show that the Re­ publican Congress was just as econom­ ical as its Democratic predecessor, ex­ cept in appropriations for rivers and harbors. Before our Democratic friends howl any more over this measure we respectfully refer them to the record on the passage of the latter measure. An analysis of the vote will show the Democrats equally responsible with Republicans, or a little more so, if any­ thing, when per cent, is considered. A Republican President vetoed the bill, but the opposition have nothing to say on that point. To pass the bill over the veto in the House the vote stood 65 Republicans and 57 Demo­ crats for, and 33 Republicans and 26 Democrats against. In other words, 66 per cent, of th$ Republican members present and 68 per cent, of the Democratic members present stood by the bill, while 34 per cent, of the Republican members present voted to sustain the veto, and only 32 per cent, of the Democrats did the' same. In the Senate, of the 41 yeas only 17 were cast by Republicans, while of the 16 nays onlv 5 were east by Democrats. We deny squarely that the last Con­ gress was extravagant in its appropria­ tions, or that the Democrats have any ground for trying to make political cap­ ital out of the River and Harbor bill. So far as Michigan members were con1 oerned, the appropriations for the harbors of our great lakes were of na­ tional importance, and to have voted against the measure would have been placing the knife at our own throats so far as Sfea^^nterests^re^oncerned. man, and now a resident of Rochester. After a few years of unpleasant married life, Mrs. Bruce obtained a divorce and came here to reside with her parents. About five years ago she married Mr. Bell, who is a wealthy coal operator and a member of a highly respected family of Rochester. What the nature of the trouble is is not made known." THE ninth annual session of the Uli- nois W omen's Christian Temperance j Union was held at Carlinville. Dele- J gates were present from every portion I of the State--seventeen districts and 248 | local auxiliaries. The State has over 32o local auxiliaries and about 6.500 members. Miss Frances E. Willard. of Chicago, occupied the chair. The fol­ lowing resolution were adopted: 1. That we will work right on until our bf- loved IVairie State ceases to be robbed bv the liquor traffic--until it is relieved from the 'ron jrrasp. Belying on constitutional pro- Dibit-ion for a shield, an enliglitoritMl public sentiment for a sword, we are heartily with the Home Protection partv, and heartilv in­ dorse the national and State platforms of Chicago and Bloomington. We purpose, our next legislative work, to circulate side bv side the section for constitutional prohi­ bition and for the enfranchisement of wom­ en, presenting them in the above order to the General Assembly, and unitedly working until these measures shall receive its sup­ port. 2. That our general officers concentrate their energies on the work of petition and devising and executing plans for pledging good men and women to go to the primaries. The followiug officers were elected: resident, Mrs. Mary A. West, Gales- burg: Vice President, Mrs. Emma Kirk- patriekf of Monmouth; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Helen L. Hood, of Chicago; Recording Secretary, Margaret Howell, of Chicago; Treasurer, Mrs. S. B. Wilkins, of Rockford; total number of members in the State, 5,663. Miss Frances E. Willard delivered the an­ nual address before a crowded house. The attendance was very large. From these figures it will be seen that the appropriations made for the fiscal year commencing July 1. 1882, amount to $265,923,065.09, against $219,- 367,983.38 appropriated for the last fiscal year. In other words the appropria­ tions for 1883 exceed those of 1882 by just $46,555,081.71, or about $53,000,000 less than is charged by some of our "combination" friends. Of this excess of $46,555,081.71 for 1883, $134,000,000 of it alone is the increase which "that extravagant Congress" had to appro­ priate to pay the claims of pensioners under the "Arrearage bill." The latter measure was passed with great unanimity by a Democratic Congress. In that increase is also included $1,742,432 to pay additional •clerical force of the Interior Departmeht-to ad­ just the pension claims. The lirinibih'aii makes no defense of the River and Harbor bill, but the pub­ lic is entitled to the facts. It will be seen that the river and harbor appro­ priations for 1883 exceed those of 1882 by $7,302,575. The increase in this item, as ably stated by Congressman Hiscock, of New York, is made up as follows: $3,123,000for the improvement of the Lower Mississippi, a great nation­ al work to which the legislation of pre ceding Congresses has TW- maoB smr THE watch company at Springfield distributed $10,820 to its employes last mdhtli. •HE ordinance against the opening of saloons on Sunday is being vigorously enforced at Alton*. THE lower sugar works at Peoria have started up with a force of 175 men, which number will be increased. • THE Greenback Convention of Ma­ coupin county resolved in favor of pro­ hibition and the granting of suffrage to women. SAMI EL J. HAYES, who has be^n su­ perintendent of machinery of the Illi­ nois Central road since 1856, died in Chicago, of consumption. THE Chicago Daily News says that Mayor Harrison has come home with the laudable ambition to make Chicago as free from the smoke nuisance as | the authority of the Governor, London. THE old settlers of Peoria county are dropping off quite rapidly of la$e, three x having died within ten days. ̂ Thirty- ! the conviction that our local officers need to Crime and Lawleatnemi In Illinois. The recent occurrence of such viola­ tions of law as the attempt at Taylor- ville to mob the prisoners accused of outraging Miss Emma Bond, the mys­ terious triple murder of McMahon, Car- lock and Matlieney near Mount Pulaski, and the commission of several unusual crimes in different parts of the State have moved Gov. Culloin to send to the Sheriffs and Mayors of cities through­ out the State the following timely and forcible reminder of their duty. as con­ servators of the peace: I c^ll your attention to the following pro­ visions of the statutes of the State respect­ ing the power and duties of Sheriffs of coun­ ties and Mayors of cities as conservators of the peacq, via: $ . ^ .. mprppyyy -- Chap. 135, Sec. 17. Each Sheriff shall be conservator of the peace in his county, and shall keep the same, suppress riots, routs, affrays, fighting, breaches of the peace, and prevent crime; and may arrest offenders, on view, and cause them to bo brought before proper magistrates for trial or examina­ tion. Sec. 18. To keep the peace, prevent crime, or to execute any writ, warrant, process, order, or decree, he may call to his aid, when necessary, any person or the power of the county. MATOB. Chan. 24, Sec. 21. He may exercise, within the city limits, the powers conferred upon Sheriffs to suppress disorder and keep the peace. Sec. 'J3. He shall perform all such duties as are or may be prescribed by law or by the city ordinances, and shall take care that the laws and ordinances are faithfully executed. Sec. 26. He shall have power, when necessary, to call on every male inhabitant of the city over the age of "is years to aid in enforcing the laws and ordinances, and to call out the militia to aid in suppressing riots and other disorderly conduct, "or carrying into effect any law or ordinance, subject to the authority of the Governor, as' Com­ mander in Chief of the militia The frequent recurrence, within a short time past, of bold and startling crimes in different parts of the Stale, forces upon me seven died last vear between tlie annual be more vigilant and more energetic in the • • * ~ I preservation of the peace, in the enforce­ ment of law and in the apprehension and country. The improvement of that great water-way is the right of the great States to which it affords a protection against railroad monopoly. Seven hun­ dred and forty thousand dollars of the excess is in the increase of appropria­ tion for the navigation of the same river and its tributaries, notably the Missouri; aggregating about $3,900,000. Balti­ more receives $300,000 of this excess, Providence river $65,000, Charleston harbor $125,000, Savannah harbor $135,- 000, Galveston harbor $50,000, Oakland harbor, Cal., $140,000, Buffalo harbor $25,000, Lvi(n harbor, Mass., $60,000, and $400,000 of j^he excess is for the 'im­ provement x>f the Potomac flats. The supporters of the bill claim that the remaining $2,300,000 of .the excess is made up of items equally meritorious. Congressman Hiscock struck the key­ note when he said: "I believe the law appropriates too much money, granting every object it provides for worthy of aid, and in my opinion it provides for picnics. i A WABASH train, loaded with choice stock which hud been on exhibition at the Sangamon county fair, was wrecked on a switch near Peliin, killing one man and seriously injuring six others. , THE Peoria County Board at its re­ cent session picked out a general jury list for the ensuing year. The list com­ prises the names of 1,200 citizens of the county, l>eing 400 names to draw from f.r each term of the" Circuit Court. THE Illinois Central and Michigan Central railroads will shortly begin the erection of a new and splendid depot on the lake shore, at the foot of Lake street, Chicago. 'The new structure is to l»e an elalx>rate one, and will cost $600,000. * A YOUNG girl arrived in Rock Island, the other evening, from the West, and ommitted the I immediately made inquiries as to an in­ telligence office where she could pro­ cure a situation. She was given the proper information, but failed to reach that place, and has not since been heard from. IN the County Court of Hancock county the petition of the Warsaw Levee Commissioners, for another assessment fo strengthen the levee, was heard and granted. The court also granted the levy of $25,000 for the benefit of the Lima Lake district, to build a cross levee just north of Bear creek. A PARTY of young fellows attempted to distTn£>the quiet repose of Jack Mc- Cracken ated jiis young bride at Willow Bend, McLean county, but husband and wife retorted with revolver and shot­ gun, throwing the charivari party into disorder, three of them ; being badly wounded, and one carrying off a ball in his breast. punishment of criminals. Governments are expensive, and the peo­ ple who bear the expense have the right to expect the protection of their lives and property. Unless such protection is afforded to tlie greatest extent possible, the chief ob­ ject of government is defeated. There are many vicious persons in our cities and towns who have elected to live by crime. They are constantly on the alert and ready to rob, murder, burglarize houses, or commit any other crime when opportunity 'offers. They should be hunted down and punished without mercy, and I most earn­ estly urge upon the local officers of the State the importance of diligence in the discharge of their dutv, to the end that crime may be reduced to the lowest possible limit in Illi­ nois. • Very respectfully, S. M. CULLOM, Governor. my opmion party, and charges that by treaty stipu- j improvements that have no claims upon lations with foreign countries it has se- ! the treasury of the General Govern cured "the rights of naturalized citizens while visiting their native lands, con­ trary to the wishes of the Democratic party and against the peace and dignity thereof; The Democratic party further ar­ raigns the said Republican party, and charges that, in addition to this provis­ ion for the safety of ,our naturalized citizens, it has joined with our Irish ffel- low-citizens in sincere sympathy and a ment, but the law for the present year is far less objectionable in this respect than in last year's law." In justice to the members who voted for the River and Harbor bill it is no more than fair to state that every appropriation was based upon recommendations of United States engineers after actual surveys had been made, and in no case did the appropriation exceed the amount rec­ ommended. On the contrary, in many THE Board'of Supervisors of <l>e Witt county, on petition of a large number of legal voters and citizens, dismissed the suit^against the bondsmen of L. D. Ho- vev, a defaulting Treasurer of De Witt county. Hoyey defaulted in the stun of $9,000, and the county will lose that amount and the interest for eight years. The suit was dismissed in order to save some innocent purchasers of the Hovey property, which would have been held by the bondsmen if the suit had been prosecuted. V AT the Avon (Pulton county) fair an old gray-haired farmer stood out on the Overworked Farmers. We once heard a good farmer say that when he got behind with his work so thafit seemed as if he could not catch up again, he made it a practice to leave everything for a couple of days and take a recreation. When he returned again, he said, work seemed less perplexing, and it progressed seem- ingly much faster than before. The plan would perhaps seem ridicu­ lous to many, and certain to occasion loss if not entire failure, yet from ex­ perience we are inclined to credit the plan with favor. What is true of farmera in respect to overwork is also true of persons in other fields of labor. Nearly <all of us re­ member with what renewed energy and strength we began our work on Monday morning after our Sabbath's rest, which proves the value of needed recreation- We would advise farmers who can pos­ sibly do so to devote a day or two to recreation of some sort before begin­ ning the heavv work of spring, summer and fall. Take a jaunt to some rela­ tive's or friend's in another locality, or make a short tour of observation to some large city, or some thriving farm­ ing district and thereby learn some . valuable lessons And experiences.--El- mi ra Free P& [jDuauro 1880 Europe produced 203,- 330 tons of zinc, of which nearly 99,000 tons came from Germany, and about two-thirds from Upper Silesia. Bel­ gium contributed 65,100 tons, England 22,000, France 12,715, and Austria-Hun- gai-y 3,200. . . - THE KITCHEXr CKSAV SPOKOE CAKE.-- two teaspoonfuls of baking cup of thick sour cream, j sugar, flavor with lemon, r. enough to form a stiff batter. SCOTCH CAKE.--One pottnd of butter, one pound of lard, one ooe-hi cups of powdered sugar, two pound* flour. Knead gradually TAGETILFLK,.,HKU out and bake in a moderate oven. BROWN BREAD.--'Three eup(» of three cups of corn meal, four cups at sour milk, one cup of sugar, two tea* spoonfuls of baking powder. Steam twit hours, then bake one and on -̂haH hours. R' PORK CAKE.--One pound of salt p«i|l;ff; chopped fine, one pint of boiling watety - V - two cups of sugar, one cup of MOLAASEFL^, ;,J, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder, spice to taste, one-half cup each of cit* 1 ron, currants and raisins chopped fine* | FRUIT PIE.--One cup of sugar, ohe- p. .V half cup of butter, two eggs, one-half ^ .-"J cup of sweet milk, two cups of flour, I J two teaspoonfuls of baking jtowderj VFE bake in layers and spread thick with any* ,P| kind of jam. Frost the sides and top. { - ^ CRAB APPLE JELLY.--Put the APPLET •*»! ^ i n a p a n a n d m a s h w e l l , t h e n l e t t h e n * , T : ' R simmer in a preserving kettle T^ENTV * ^ minute s ; s t ra in through a j e l l y bag , a n i l „ V " $ , I to a pint of juice allow a pound of su-- . gar; let it boil ten minutes a!nd then, * pour into jars and place in a dark, dry, place. > • -T* - " ROMAX' PRFTCH.---Make two -qtfarts of > lemonade, rich, with pure lemon juicê •; " and add one table-spoonful lemon ex* - J tract and freeze. Just before serving- add for each quart of the ice -out) LWTF T . pint of cognac and half-pint of JAJMC% - " rum. Mix well and serve in MGH % glasses, as this riakes what is caSed it. < . ' semi, or half ice. It is usually I at dinners as a coup d'milcum. -U» "7'V*|P LEMON PIE.--In an eartheh dish FRIT . F - * ' the juice and grated rind of on» ' lemon, add one cup of white sugai; AWF' V stir well. Then add one table-spoo^FIU'" - * >. of flour and the yelks of three eggs ANTL A beat until very light. Then add Qne* 4 * > half cup of sweet milk, pour into the V, crust and bake quickly. When the pifr % V is nearly done beat the whites to a ^ | * & froth and mix with four table-spoonftlhfc _ ?>' I of sugar. Spread over the pie and PUT back in the oven to brown. In warm. \" * B weather put the white in a cup and sell ' L| in a dish of cold water until wanted, ^ TOUTES FRUITS ICE.--^Take two quart* ,:TI" cream, add to it one pound pulverize** sugar and four whole eggs; mix well* . PLACE ON FIRE, AND BRING ̂JUAT TO THE BOIL* 3 IUG POINT, STIRRING CONSTANTLY. J IMMEDIATELY AND CONTINUE TO STIR UNTIL J nearly cold; flavor with one tahlefc ?/> « spoonful of vauilla and freeze, aft which mix thoroughly into it one pouts T -of preserved fruits, in equal parts peaches, apricots, gages, cherries, pi" apples, etc.; all these fruits are to cut into small pieces and mixed with the frozen cream. If you desr e mold this ice sprinkle it with a DTTLA carmine dissolved in a teaspoon rol of water, with two drops of spirits of IKTA- 4 ^ * monia; mix in this color so that it wflt : L»e in veins like marble. All WLTVRJOTIT are frozen same as ice-cream. • Dickens at His fiest. • The critics are still busy with Dick-* ens. This, from the London Spectator^ is not without interest: * '" * Dickens, as we think, was at his best,. when he was freely inventing humorouat , variations and caricatures of the effect^ ^ "whicli his quick and laughing eye hacjC seized, variations and caricatures wlucli were not in the least dramatic, but rather imaginative extensions of LU4F J wide and quaint experience. DIYECTJ^^' T he tried to tie himself down to telling FC* ' story in dialogue, he became either poor| feeble and conventional, or disagree­ ably excited and melo-dramatic. It is • ' ; said that as an actor he was marvelous-*. $ J ly "earnest," which means, of course, that he threw his whole mind into th attitude of the moment. And that ,w«j| can well believe. But then he so often threw his whole mind into a thoroilighlyf unreal and affected attitude that ffeiis FEFF no evidence at all of dramatic capacity;'/ as an author. When, for instance, TAIL makes Florence Dombey throughout M^ whole conversation insist on J^UOUALIV* addressing the old matliematical-instru-' ment maker as "Walter's Uncle," the reader is positively outraged by the in­ tolerable sentimentality of this MNII dramatic "earnestness; AN#, no doubt, If " Dickens could have acted a girl's PARF„'N he would have insisted on this odious < conceit with supreme "earnestness.", U 1 ' Fraudulent Brandy. i( . IT has long been so difficult to "otitam perfectly pure brandy that AMERICATO^§--': whisky and alcohol diluted with WATERF ;• have been-geuerallv used for MEDICINAL , purposes. But the ruin of the vimnards. , . , of Franco has made matters MUCHL worse, and Consul Gilford, of La BP-® cjielle, Naples, reports that most of . ; <I what is sent to the United States as ? French brandy is produced in that re-^ gion, and is an adulteration of the worst sort if it is proper to call anything an > adulteration which does not contain A particle of what is genuine. The peo­ ple of this republic pay nearly $3,000,- 000 a year for imported brandy, in­ cluding the duty of about 100 per cent., and the greater part of the liq­ uor is so fraudulent that its use is ex­ tremely injurious. Why is it not pos­ sible for this country to produce its own brandy? It is very desirable to have enough that is pure for medical uses, and a great company might establish a lucrative business by manu­ facturing it. While" the vineyards of France have been vanishing during the last three years, those of the United States have been increasing, and it ought to be possible to produce enough white wine for distillation to supply all the PURE brandy the physicians may need for patients in the United Stale*. ' A Study of Hamlet The more we study Hamlet the more convinced we become that he wasi in­ sane. He hated the idea of having a stepfather, as most children do, and brooded over it until his brain lost its balance. Some children accuse theft- stepfather of stealing the affections of their mother, but Hamlet went a step farther and declared that he had put his father out of the way. And all be­ cause he hail partaken too heartily of the funeral-baked meats that , he had warmed over into hash for the mar­ riage supper. This gave him the night­ mare, in which he thought he saw his father's ghost, though it was probably nothing more than a portion of the family washing flapping in the moor, light* Hamlet had been a gay vpv.& np to that time, as Ophelia could testi­ fy, but after that he dressed entirely % black, covering hiin&lf with an "inky cloak" to enhance the prevailing gloom of his appearance.--Cincinnati Satur* day Night s§i fiJS ^ * ! V & "-l| . . r* ' • i " - ,r 5' t • ' > < - ' ( < . 'die , 'J