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- " - , • -*'V. a- . #rt.; *1 ¥ •: -mt. XLOKOIS. "• ,* ' ' < ' . ' *"' ' O • ;. -#, -•"' > ' . , . . . > > • , o b » t;- - ,,„!r#l, *• J (TFMNUjEB. Wliii' : 4t*ti ± • " * 4 . Infantry TacMN, lYwwl arm*.' there they are, • •; Both stretched out to me; trong and sturdy, imooth and white, Pa^. how fast he could run, for he was sure, with every step, that he could feel that broad, ̂ .dpaty uf pn the "tojk. of Mb woolly hatut ^Jni, ap ffc| .Dij*h P«**vpey, t^ey^M in ^israay. **«« ¥210 great-eat- iea *»?W*R orau was over and gone, the grew tents folded, and the horses and gay •^wagons filing off into tlie early morning. Then Dinah, who had had several peeps tinder the edge «*f thecanvaŝ d Jknew a good deal of what went on in- pla f̂l. * gianta*, Zeek aa * <• •• 1 mr: I •"< 1 " . • ' . .. !.: IS®!® >\' *#>" 4<" JftS !"«*£?,£.-fei s?>, •• * t.» ~ . * »» - %li „ «•» ' 4. * j , •£ w» «« i~> j*.-t» FEBRUARY. t r ^ r j- •:; • r&JA1 «* * f^:{> , J 1 ' J **-a, ,;*• Bu«e»(t of to; A Jj&ght wheel! off his cart, tfcf ®O0L^ffc#l, WqS'̂ f feea^ $ 'if HorseyY head is brokea oif, Honeys tail ia lorn. !$«** **p! forward, ni*fifc| "'"' Crying, too,, he corned; JfrA with the «£• -8CJ^C1)€« <:V^ bo#efa#»(tt*Bt' ider armt! here at last, . • Round my neck they does. : #oor little snldier-boy • .« oamauajMi? ; . 1 Seretet in the Tmbte. • % These are the very words Grandma Ifa$km} said tlfe otSer wh^i' she ' ebtered the sitting-room; but they look ii> quiet on paper that, unless yon can picture to yourself a full-faced, bustling little lady of 60, with hands lifted in • IfOCTor, and ejm at|nip£ wlWly at the ' *n^nedM' fnrsitui^^d<W^atcylom«- thing between a screech and a groan (Hstrilhitrffl ov«t four very cHs- ilnct words, you can have no idea at all ,:4i grandma's feelings. tWh^t ponder tjhat dear soul was ocke^! The neatest of housekeepers ,*nd most loving of grandmothers, how ooulfl* she le# auoii dreadful proof oI mischief without suspecting "those children!" Yes, there were theham- XDier and the screw-driver on the floor, , 4md there 'W&s tb.e poor table, and oh! ^u|forse and worse, il th^y. h^d '̂t gone « tttid put screws into the very wall! \L. ^ It ihm too Much, <») - « " Children! children!" she screamed. f i y, & Come here right awajr!* $45 -^-n^ we, did come quick, for we were , >|kidden behind the window curtain, and /^ |ha<i only to thrust our. l^ughin^, fright- f i-eneci facie* iato view; pne faAe (minA) V |lwiii|lf#4 fMN I** li 1 kn^W, for 1? big4lpy, wMo .. ^mght to have known better than ,to i, lake a part in such tricks on dear, good r Who never did as any harm, ' But- ijTfij'4 ^ ;"3fo, she didn't "kill mice in father's >r %arn," but she really looked for an in- as ji she could kill us on the ly fo4~iut instanty thoogh. The .Hezt she said sorrowfully: "Oh, chil­ dren ! how oould yon? How could you t «poil the, the--" ftpd then, seeing some- • ^how that it was a joke, she Added, half m Jjiughing.jhalf scolding: "Wha^ does it ill mean, you little witches?" ' "Ohl il'8 only fun, grandma; they're mothing but imitation," we all cried in a ?̂Hreath. "Beel you can >bk>w them off , ?the table." • }p« " Yea," added Charley, "and they're • A #nly juqt a little stuck on , the wall with -vatfaten. They wont leave any mark on ^fhe paipt.frt all; we know they won't" • "Bakes! made out of tin foil, are ' ifiiey?" exclaimed grandma, as she picked r ~#P one ^he screw-heads off the floor. It wa®'flat aad m thin as papers- •"y<^iam,B.pttIln Charley; "wf|^tt^e foil off the chocolate tTncle Will brought last night, and we inked little •trips of jpaper and pasted 'em on to t|aakQ believe it was the place Where you •crew 'em. Jim Scott gave us a pattern "T*|o malfe~* ,em hy. Ho! but itvs jolly, • though!" . I « "Yaj,|and X was the oi»e who thought I pitting thd^lools pn Fthe floor," floutedlittMpjA. ||,| fj : "I wanted it to look as if wd'a doin' it for fair, and" jM But grandma didn't wait to hear any 'tfjnore; she was already at the door, call- ^ng mother fto aome and see what had happened to lihe table. ^ ®Iim qfieiriy, children," sh^added v# liurriedly; "get Jbehind 'the Ctnrtain 'ffbeencaaghrhepHif 1 -j x- "Dea/ Aie^iHf. ^Editor, fdS^ir^r %•# anything like it, and you onght to have lieard us all shout when mother in turn went to the door and called in an alarm- 49ingtone: * / *• . | .,f A Circus in Ibw». *^ Grandfather was full of wisdom on ĵpttw-iiaoruiligiwheiKth® eircus pitched its .*jgreafe ̂ hitê cttxte' sixt -faHr from the Cabin -.011 the teach. ,H$ warped Pompey to al agoodiaitonjCflL it j|, ot v#- been r v/keep the elephant would step on hitn. *" : Hp^ev®r» ^ ^ «fc*rg% B three children cWwded closely as -• passed) with their eyes as ' big m sau- 1 «ers, and every individual kink of hair -standing out straight with wonder.; But such a panic as overtook them y;:|||wtea jfcameo, #ea!jpte>himt, <aane In close upon them without their noticing 6w»yiug first o^ pondwom foot and then another. ^ • Oloeco really never knew, until then," '• 1114 AjhI lifcpy i^om used the 'oA^s-liile Maria drove them both off howling with boxed f e a r s ! T f f n | • Driven from that. th$y at<^od on,th^ir heads in the sand the greater part of* the time for two weeks thereafter.-- Yquihs' Companion. 1 TEMPERANCE' Look Nat Upon the Mim&e JWe When It Ijty ihere is andfh^ Soci; J wish all to guard against. It is hidden by the stall summer sea, but upon it many a Iranian b^rk has split. I refer to the mince pie. Yes, my hearers, the mince pie is a rock that has brought thousands to watery graves--or, not to watery graves, exactly, but you under­ stand What I mean. The minoe. pie is tha curse of our land. " It is alluring our youth from the path of virtue and sqbriety, and leading them dowjiJ to ruin. It begets an appetite for strong drink that sweeps everything before it. Look not upon the accursed thing. Bhun it as you would a viper. Sit on it; trample it under your feet, as it were. I oiica knew a brilliapt yorn^ man, loved and ecurted by all who knew him. His is the story of thousands. This young .snail used to visit J^is aunt in the fall, that fetal time of 4ln year when the mince pie stalks up and down through the earth, seeing where it may devour somebody. This young man's aunt could make a minoe pie till.*you couldn't rest, and her art lured him to destruction. That insatiate monster! At first hfe ate lightly of the damning food, then, as his appetite grew by what U fed upon,, y ate -deener and deepir, until lifter egrery mei^ he would sink iitp a he4v^ jsleep eil^ td Irfelie with a head on him bigger than Daniel Webster's. He would chew cloves and cardamon seeds for hours, and yet you could smell his breath across the biggest county in the State. He saw that he was becoming a slave to the accursed pie. His affianced bride, -who to him was the one iair . woman he- neat|l ^the sun, said she woaM sever marry a man that nnelled like a distil­ lery that employed 300 hands and was in full blast all the time, and, unless he reformed, she would be nothing U> him but a sister. The young man had all the sisters he wanted, and, falling at her feet, he registered a solemn oath, and had it copyrighted next day, that a mince pie should never pass his lips as long as he lived. But, alas! he was al­ ready a slave to strong pie, and in less than twenty-four hours he tore himself from his sweetheart, who made a frantic ^grab for his coat-tails, and fled to his aunt's in the city, and said he hoped she would have some of her excellent mince pies for dinner. The good aunt, ignorant of the fact that she was putting an enemy in his motith to steal away his brains, set 'em up, so to speak, and in lees than two hours the young man was rip-roaring, staving drunk, as usual. Ah, my friends, the story is a ghastly one, and needs no embellishment While in this condition the young man, the pride of his parents and the hope of a woman's lieaf^ was amstfd for drai^kenness and disorderly conduct. On tin* way to the M^ror's office he shot tlie oflloer dead ill his tracks, blew out his own brains with an­ other barrel of the pistol, and then went back and killed his aunt and a dog that she paid $3 for. % ^ TJ* My friends and' feUdw-gulferers, from the mince pie to the tomb is but a step. If. mince pifts must be made, I demand, in the name of the youth of our country, that people -who manufacture them be compelled id take dut a lictifoM. "If they jnust be eaten, I beg of you, as. you "Taiue you# sfetil%* salvati&n, d6 nJt eat them straight. A serpent lurks in every one of them. Ten tihouaand lie beneath every crust, be it baked ever so nicely. Evfery <pnant hides a demon- with a forked tonjpie of flame and a seven-pronged pitehfork. The suet, the citron and the chopped meat are the broth of hell, and the w^lfo|p Jbusi- ness from stem to stein isla\M$fcaiy, and strong drink is raging. tip. conclusion^ toy beloved hfcarers. touch not, taste not, handle not--enter not into temptation J ifi otfifir ^ords, look not upon the mince pie When it is led; wheiiiiljgivethi ite tl^e cupboard. , be • •%> im . . |.^ ... „ T t " • iiVfn.1 U j 2 - ItMlwMARM " v»**4v*ttr avMswivu wvnooti tuv a ww ruata ^uno and the Purificata Virg. Maria is ' one of the most stnlong in­ stances of the connection between Pa­ gan and Christian rites and festivities I 1. St. Bride (Bridget or Brigida), al­ though a»t w the prayer-book calendar, is too important» personage to be over­ looked in the almanac. From her we de­ rive the honored name of Bride, and cakel are still sacr^fixX at her shrine. All Clir|»thH^rd^c$jtati|ns of chiircbes, schools, and private houses must re­ moved previous to the morrow, tikis be­ ing the eve of the fi. i¥*wn$c«l< ion---4he presentation of Christ in ther Temple, commonly called the Pnrifieatkm of St Mary the Vixgin. The 1 Reformers, desirous that our Sa­ vior should attract mora* attention than His mother, reversed the order of the festival, but the popular voice never recognised 'lie jqitJIle,;^ fpnSiMjitofcly the day has always been regarded as the Feast of the Purification, in com- rawsoratSon ^"tho BlefRted Virgia'te* pearance in the Temple to make the ac­ customed offering of a pair of turtle­ doves. The^east 6f *Candl^lnas dates from Anglo-Saxon times, and was cele­ brated with many can^les-r-our Savior being termed " A Light to lighten the Gentiles." Candl^,U^ct. half-yearly terms in Scotland. Many a farmer will regard this day with an anxious gaze, and, regardless of the falsehood of the prediction in former years, will be elevated or depressed as the wbather migf ba prapitinus or other: wise: ,.SJ If the Candlemaa day be fair or bright,, Winter iftll have another fUght; . v • <Mit if Oandlemaa day be clotids «ntl ralit* ** Winter is gone, and will not come again. St. Blaise, Bishop of Sebasto, in Armenia, suffered martyrdom, A. D. 316. He was cruelly tortured, his flesh being dragged off by means of iron combs with curved teeth, such as are used by wool-combers. In consequence of this he has been regarded as the pa tro& saintof wbofc^oikeri, and former­ ly his day was observed in Bradford, Leeds, and other centers of the manu­ factures as a holiday; processions were formed, and those who took part in them were termed Blazers--hence th% term "As drunk as Blazers," or blazes. St Agatha. tie is known. Sh6 is said to have sufi fered martyrdom A. D. 253. Her fleslt was nipped off with pincers, and burn* iqg torches weri applied to her body. Herilsuffie rings have afforded much scope for the ingenuity of paiftters. -f 14. St. Valentine, Bishop, martyred A. D. 270. " On this day the birds begin to pair," was an adage applied to this anniversary. Many young persons date their-, pairing from this festival, for festival it is, whether it fall in or out of the Lenten season. In pagan Borne it was custotnary for youths to draw names in honor of the goddess Februata Juno cm the 16th of February, «nd when" pa- ga&i4m /was abolished* t|̂ hoqdl^lMi conferred upon St. Valentine. 24. St. Matthias, one of the seventy disciples sent out by our Lord, was, upon the apostacy of Judas, chosen to be one of the twelve. have no au­ thentic account of his life: by St Je­ rome he is said to have preached the gospel to a nation of cannibals, and to have died at%ebastopolis; by others he is said to.hare been stoned in Judea. 25. Shrove Tuesday.--In Boman Catholic times it was compulsory upon the people to confess their sins, and be shriven by the priest on this day. A barbarous custom was prevalent, that of throwing sticks or stones at cocks; cock- fighting was also common till prohibited by act of Parliament. The only cus­ tom now remaining is that of eating pancakes. * 1 26. Ash Wednesday.--The first of the forty Says of iJ^nt, instituted about the yelur WO, in reference to iMe mlnMlous fasts of Moses, Eliaa. and Our Lord. Ashes were placed on the heads of pen­ itents, and flesh was forbidden to be eaten; eggs» milk, and Wine were at times interdicted. , OGUEIMSIANCJC* ATTSN CASKS^ " What? Tw«cftty-flve oents a ppund for sausages? Why, I can get 'e»\ down at Schmidt's for 20 cents!" "Yell, den, vy didn't yer?" "'Cause Schmidt was owit of 'em.* , "Tel, uf I was out of 'em I sell em for 90 oents, toow* -fhhrwifl W a p«o- tical deviation into vice; the principles wiU become sapped and the fences of conscience broken down; and, whend#» tf^ptod'thfc cteler,a Jaypyaif»n w»l? fa.lr?> apostlA speaks, tbqj glory ia their shame. . . ̂ TWO MICH COUKTRIBSk Th» OomemrmHwv WeaU& *f ITnffsntf mmt JFrnne*." The wefellh of the two richest coun toie&of Europe--France and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland has been the subject of two very in­ teresting papers recently published, one in London,the other in Paris. The French paper places the total value of the total public property of that nation at $3,- 000,000,000, which includes public high­ ways, local public buildings, institu­ tions, and the property of the state-- that is, palacfcB, the offices of the several ministries, and all their appurtenances, and the navy, biat not the reconstructed war material, as to which the author thinks it best to give no information, and not the paintings, statues and other objects of art in the Louvre and else­ where, which of course cannot be val­ ued. The estimate for the correspond- ing items in the United Kingdom is $2,- 000,000,000. of private property in France a total is given of $43,110,600,- 000, which, added to the public property, gives as the gross total of the capital value of all kinds of French wealth, pub- he and private, $46,110,600,000, against a gross total for the United Kingdom of $42,500,000,000, from which it appears that France is the richest ooontry by $3,610,600,000. It is noted that the value of realty in France far exceeds the value ip England, while personalty in England is far more valuable than in France. In discussing the figures the Saturday Review points out that cer­ tain items--as the value of highways ($1,525,000,000)--are given in the French paper and not in the British; while it further thinks the French fig­ ures are exaggerated. It takes pains, however, to add, that when due allowance for exaggeration has been made, "it is evident that France is little behind this country for wealth." In the last ten years it appears that the wealth o£ France has increased $7,500,000,000, giving an annual increase of $750,000,- 000, so that the war indemnity amounted to no more that the savings of sixteen months. The present national debt of France, great as it is, according to these figures is only about one-seventh of her realized capital. " It might be doubled l>7r°p^™telyUe"<:r than the English debt the year after Watacloo." H ' j : : ^ IWTTLK CHIZDMKW. We think them the poetry of the world-- the fresh flowers of our hearths and homes; little conjurors, with their natural magic," evoking by their spell what delights and enriches all ranks, and equalizes the different classes of so­ ciety. Often as they bring with them anxieties and care, and live to occasion sorrow and grief, we should get on very badly without them. Only think--if there was never anything anywhere to be seen but great grown-up men and woman, how we should long for the sight of a little child. Every infant comes into the world like a delegated pro phet, the harbinger and herald of good tidings, whoso office it is *t0 turn th« hearts of the fathers to the chil­ dren," and draw "the disobedient to the wisdom of the just." A child softens and purifies the heart, warming and melting it by its gentle presence; it en­ riches the soul by new feelings, and it wak^us within it what is favorable in virtue. It is a beam of light, a fountain of love, a teaoher whose lessons few can resist. Infants recall us from much that engenders and encourages selfishness, that freezes the affections, roughens the manners, indurates the heart; they brighten the home, deepen love, invigor­ ate exertion, infuse courage, and vivify ' the charities of H|«^ | |j LBG18LATURE, MONDAY, Jan. 27.--Both branches of the General Asmmbly met this evening a*So'd«*, im adjourned, ttwae being no quorum ^pnmat j.,. ritew*E5r-4.T. ilftjt, v:---* piSCS, mi uie j __ 1 u ̂ ~ •«mSinSi uS«r«u J>jr SaaiUor Archer on the yth inet was taken up. The resolution requests Beaatttrs and Bepresontativea in CongrmB to secure an appropriation fur the improvement of the Itisdwippl sod tributaries to a capacity for oesan tftea&M An wnendmaQt was agrMd to oalliag for aavigatfon of the river for ooean steameri to St .Louis, and for the emtatrttettott Of a «Mt* eanal from f%i csgo to the Miadsrippi, in which aliape i t was mada the speonu order for Fob. 4 . . . . Senator HandHiui introduced a ftsbliMion pm- •vidiagfora*l»î iJointi«v«But eomaiisaioB* whose duty it abaU be to ocMwtrnct a general revenue law. Ordered printed aod to be made the special order for Fob. 4... .A boll introduced by Beuator Aroher, in relatioo toidlote, was or dered printed and to a second reading.... Bilk were introduced: By Mr. Keener, to amend the Lien law; by Xr. Archer, to amend the law of evidence; by Mr. Del&ney, amending the park tews; (be same, amending the law relating to clerks of courts; by Mr. Hordlan, amending the Appel­ late Court act; by Mr. fiouthwoith, provKiaog that the title to real estate sold under necree^r court shall not be affected by revorial • un­ less the writ of error is eout oat within fifteen months: by Mr, Merritt, to pmMblt the registetiug of tela or wagers, or the aaqW of' ijools ; by Mr. White, to regulate ehsngis on parlor, sleeping, and dimng oars, fixing charges as follows; For twenty f̂our noun or lees, single berth, chair, or sofa, one section. #1,50: State room, #8. ' HousE.--The resolution of Mr. Morrison, proposing s change in the rules of the House, came up as the pending business. This is the proposal to requite only a majority of the House to order the previous question, instead of two-thirds, as provided by the rules. Con­ siderable discussion, took place, after which the whole subject was postponed till to-morrow Leave of absence was granted to Messrs. Sher­ man and Neff... .Senator Whiting's silver reso­ lution was read Mr. Allen, of Whiteside. moved an anoondine*:t condemning the former demonetization of silver Mid favoring the free coinage of the present silver dollar. Both were referred to the Committee on Federal ... .The resolution asking Congress to com­ plete the Chicago Custom Bouse was concurred in... .The Senate resolution, ooograt- tul&ting the country on the sucoess of specie re­ sumption, came up. Mr. Frew offered a very lengthy substitute, taking the National party's Side of the resumption question. The whole question was referred to the Federal Relations Committee--The Senate resolution, ask­ ing Cone ess to improve the harbor at W&ukegan, was oononrred in. Mr. Hrnkley offered a resolution instructing the Military Committee to inquire into and report as to the necessity for an organised muitia force; also/as to the necessity for paying the $83,000 required for the services of the National Guard during the strike of 187?. Adopted WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, -- SENATE.--Senator Whiting spoke to a question of privilege, re­ ferring to an ertiole in the Chicago Journal of Jan. 1870..-..Petitions were presented: By Senator King, expressing indignation at the conduct of the State Board of Health, and re­ questing the Senate to refuse to confirm the appointment* made by Gov. CMhtmj by Sen­ ator Mofiit, calling for legislation iu regard to and irsiss. ,,.A assse-age from the Governor was reosiyed reappointing Will­ iam M. Smith, QeorA M. Boguesnd John des and emi to i ures to secure greater safety in CS£jmfe.'3l fa is> .-i" fcgi yv» ot law" JSnir COMPANION'S. Society is the atmosphere of souls, and we necessarily imbibe something whffeh al fei&ier infections «irEtahibrious. The society of virtuous jtersons isenjoyed beyond their company, while vie© car­ ries a sting into solitude. The society, or the < company you ke«p, is botk the indication5 of'your character ani the former of ft. In compa»y, whM the pores of the mind are opened, there re­ quires more guard than usual, because the mind is then passive. Either vi­ cious company will please you, or it will not; if it does not please you, the <nd of your going will be defeated. You will feel your reverenoe for the dict^es of conscience wear oJQ^ and that none at which angels bow and devils tiemble you will I^ear condemned and abused. The will supply materials for un- } meaning jeato or impious buffconeayil trat nothing 1878. Gram Inspector in Chicago and appoint John P. Reynolds in his stead, requesting confirma­ tion of appointments. The appointments were confirmed in executive session... .Messrs. Whiting, Munn, Jostyn, Walker and Hosmer were d««ignated as a committee to a oommer cial convention at Peoria on the 90th... .Sena­ tors Riddle and Callon were added to the Com­ mittee on Appropriations... .A resolution was introduced by Beaaisr BMdls ing the Government to gireplmaioao to of the Mexican and ftUekhawk war. Bills were introduced: To amend law of crim­ inal Jurisprudence, making erime of rape pun ishable by death; to regulate forfeitures oflife- insurande polieies; to apMsnisto money for the Jacksonville Asylum ana Normal Sehool; to abolish the State Board of Health; in regard to claims made against oountias; to maae an appropriation for the Asylum for feeble- Minded Children: to make an ap­ propriation for the aaylum at Kan­ kakee--Senator ttnna^Ui, J(M offered the measure, wants #600,000 to oompiete the build­ ing and 945,000 far ordinary expenses of the asylum; to amend acts relative to fish and game Bills were passed: Establishing as evidence deeds made by United StatosMar- aimis, Gommisskmecs siul Maatera in Chan-, eery; also Senator Bash's bill to extend time of payment of last installments of taxes levied for park purposes. HOUSE.--Mr. Ranney introduced resolutions for the appointment of a sub-committee of the House and Senate committees to visit and ex­ amine the public institutions. Referred to Committee on Contingent, Expenses... .The rale allowing a majority to call for the previous question was then adopfced by a vote of yeas 78, 67,.. .A joint wsolatkm was introduoed aud l-eferred. reciting tbB history and cost pf the Illinois and Michigan canal, expressing a grave doubt whether the State ought mm- to UlVe der taken tha expense of the enterpri viding for a committee of five--two Sena and pro- ie for a committee of nve--two Senators and three Representatives--to investigate and report what to. cede GOT IT BAD. Prof. Hart, in Ms work on " Compo­ sition and Rhetoric," quotes the follow­ ing extract from an English publica­ tion, which shows the bad habit that some writers have got into: "I got on horseback withid ten minutes after I got your letter. When I got to Canterbury I got a chaise for town, but I got wet through before I got to Canterbury, and I have got such/ a cold as I shall not be able to got rid of in a hurry. I got to the Treasury about noon, but first of all I got shaved and dressed, I soon got into the secret of getting a inemorial from the board, but I could not get an answer then. However, I got intelligence from the messenger that I should most likely get an answer the next morning. As soon as I got back to my inn I got my sup­ per ancf got to bed. It was not long be­ fore I got to sleep. When I got up in the morning I got my breakfast, and then got myself dressed, that 1 might get out in time to get an answer to my, memorial. A* soon as I got it I got in­ to a chaise and got to Canterbury by 3S and about tea-time I got home. I have to say, and ao adieu." legislation is necessary to the Federal Government all rights in the oanal, on condition that the United States make it a ship oanal.... A resolution, offered and referred to the judi­ ciary Committee provides that, whik the right of trial by jury shall not be abridged, tbe ver­ dict of three-fourths of the jury shall prevail in civil cases A resolution was introduoed pro­ viding for an investigation by the Committee on Retrenchment of all State expenses during the past two yean, and directing the course to be taken tc cut down on appropriations for the future.., .The joint resolution looking toward Congressional legislation in the interest of es­ tablishing United States courts and improving the harbor at Quincy failed of passage.... Mr. Ficklin introduced a joint resolution re- State... .Bills introduoed: AuthoruingPark Com­ missioners to issue bonds; appropriating 185,000 expenses of the Illinois Southern penitentiary j j' •• W WWW # SyafiBas S. BMUU unuoags in the state; «y r̂ ulate practice ia attaafcflMmis in courts , of re^rd; to appoint a bgaitfof oosaaiiate.1 ers '-- - r "YT liisisj H large of doanestio wa --mLui. order of the rt*y--'dlffihlg upesi Senators sod Bsprssaslsllias in Illinois pees to amend theactc.,.. tion of Circuit Courts of the pojgoartfortwo weeks....A favoSbs ooa mittee report was made on the Ull for the su»> pression of pool-selling. J HOUSE.--The Senate REACDUT^W asking pei*H sions for the survivors of the Blackhawk wa ̂ and for the improvement of Ouincv lav concurred in. The House jointrMolut̂ i . vidwg for cedmg the IUinals and IBifletowa to the Federal Ooveroment was IUSO a^pted after considerable debate... minor rMotaMm and a large number of tioDS of no particular importanos • ceivad and referred... .A nnmhw of Mum weaga introduoed, of which weremerelv of Vwal imppwu1^ Those of general intmst were: By Kr. Cferter, atasndbg the Mor Foreclosure law so thai, if a hoa_ mortgaged, thejuoeeedfaga ttJke „ opm court, and not according to the K ** Core, MaoMi&g the Exemption lawa; by Mr. «^roek«r, aaaeuding the Stahool lawj by Mr. Day. *' * * County Courli. Md incrcasing the jtuiadktian . of the aame; Kr. Kriutfcft, to rfbenre th*v pmî jpaymcQtof laborers lawful money; obtrgo by al<Miag*«ar nmiu; bill regulatin .̂tsiegraph companiea. s ̂ FRIUAY, Jan. SI.--tarim-Quits a nnmbsr' of new bills were intiroduoed in fte Senate, Among those of general interest were the fol­ lowing: By Mr. Herdman, to indeaunify own- ers of HM» HI oaaas of aommittod fear flogs; byW Riddle, ^ttv?ffti5^32K3 dbfldren; by Mr. Dearborn, givingeodtonastkal ebodies power to iaoarperate aa bodies c under the Stats Uw; by Ma. •a, amendatory of the tow far the levy of taxea; by Mr. Danait to a»- propriate 95(̂ 000 for thepaymemtof thsindm-. edn ŝ of Joliet pMiitantfaury, to he paid oft vouchers verified by the Waroan, called the Commissioners of Penitentiaiv; also bills nial̂ sppiwwî ons for the Itsfum BchoS at Pontiao <«flsJon. and the BUad Asylum it Jacks<mvUla (#50,000). ._. .The bill fbr fhe pro- tec lion went to rn third 1 Houss.--Bills introduced: To amend an a«fc< regarding Justioes of the Peaoe and oonatafcteps, to regulate pawnbroking; .making an appropria­ tion of 1409,000 to complete the Southern nimois praitentiary; to amend an act relative to estraya; relative to aale of tntoxicatiag M- 2»ow; to fix salaries of State effloni: Oovernor 94,000, lieutenant Qoverner #1,000, Saor̂ ary of State #2,500, Auditor of Pahlie Acoounte #2,500, Treasurer #2.500. Superintendent of Public Instruction #2,000, Attorney Gen­ eral #2,500, Adjutant Oanaaral #1.900...- A resolution discontinuing junkets mMartskaa by membeii under .the guise of Committee vis­ its to public institutions wsa reported from tbe Committee on Retrenchment, with the recom­ mendation that it do not pass Mr. FbsbenddP introduoed a resolution, which was adopted, re­ lating that, Whereat, Great dissatisfaction prsr vails in m«py parts of tbe State in regard to normal schools as beiag a sooroe of mat «* atitationa are Uneby iastruoted to diUgantiy inquire into andreport whether the State votmiL schools cannot b4 abonshsd without injury to the eduoatiotial interests of tiie peoplaof CURBBKT ITEMS, to'April 1; appropriating #15.000 for additional buildings for the Illinois Dear and Dumb Insti­ tute; appropriating #ft.',500 for expenaaa of the same institution; to regulate salaries of Railroad aud Warehouse Commissioners: relating to completion at public parks and managsment thereof; declaring it unlawful for corporations to pay wages in supplies through intervention of scrip at higher than current cost rates, under penalty of #50 fine; declaring it unlawful for any corporation to issue or use scrip, etc , payable otherwise than in money, in payment of debts, or ciroulate checks or written promises designed to be issued in lieu of money --penalty, 100; to prevent fraudulent voting;. appropriating #115,000 for the inaane aaylnm ' at Jacksonvilleto amend the military code of Illinois; providing that reporters for mercan­ tile rating publications shall give bonds to the State in the sum of #10,0)0; that the follow- lersonal property owned by the debtor he exempt from execution, writ of attachment, garnishment and dis­ tress for rent, vis: 1, the neoesaarv wearing apparel, Bibles, school-books ana family pictures of every person: and, % #100 worth of other property to b© SSlectod by the debtor, and, in addition, when the debtor ai the he&d of a family and "resides with the S^ee, #300 worth of other property to be aefeetaa by the debtor, and such selection may be sMde by the debtor from my aalary or wsgea dne Mm or her from any person or persona or corpora­ tion in cases when such wagee shall not exceed #00 per month, and in no Other rami) THUBSDAY, Jan. 30.--§*NATK.--Petitions pre­ sented: Praying for the enactment of laws for the protection of fishes; to restrain the manu- fautnre of intoxicating liqtlora; to promote tise organization of horticultural societiea: to amend the road and bridge laws,.. .Bills intro­ duoed: For the better regulation of iasnraaee fot the pntMMon of ha- iff •• •)* v Gtui Cusaoro wm Ennerson's-t^tMr alHarvard. 1..-0 - :NoB0i>r seems'to tiM gold n<f# it can be had. •*»* ' WE suppose s iispite lrtpam should d x i v e n w i t h a n a i l - t o d . . * i ' , t ^ ONE-BIXXH IS a Japanese landtor^V share of the crops on hia landi >avcTnpi size of farms, one acre. , r • .v- AN Illinois minister says that it is not a mark of superior goodness for a miB to hold family prayers in a cold room.f * JL WASHINGTON journal excites oo!p> ment by printing tbe list of (marria^a licenses under the head of market if* p***- 1.j THB BOalati Advertiser* mtgg&im Hm* " the new way not to suffer from corns ia to have bay windows off your b p o t s . * 0 . = - it vent the hps fpqm cha^ping^ It wpl certainly keep the chajps from the young ladies' hps. A PrrrsBuaoH sued for $10,000 damages lor in the care of a patient. The the plaintift's wM», died. *• * A VULCANIZED india-rubbeir belt Will sust&in a greater stress ihasf added to whiohits xaaiaiaace to slippii^ is from §0 to 85 per eeat. greater. ABOUT 2,000,000 Shank-bones of oxfca are worked up every year in: BheffleM, England, for knife-handles, tooth and nail brashes, 000^, faim; buttoa ppl|a» MOST of tha eacragoen, or Irish moaa» used for etwMng pucpoMa in this coun­ try is gathered at Sotoiata, ,Mass^ whyo about 160 labor.1" .•» ':.?r " 1 ,i; * PROVIDENCE, B. I., enacted flat lodgers jit her station-hoiiseg in 18TT8 should work for. their entertainment, and the number of lodgers diminiRlyd fixxm 5,191 to 1^68. IT haa been decided by the offioe Department that ciroukra prisilod from stencils made by the electric pen. are manuscripts, and must pay letter postage when passing through the maiL A LITTLE boy, weeping most ly, was interrupted by some unusual Oc­ currence. He hushed his mm fat a moment; the thoqpht was brok#au "Ma," said he, resuming his was I evying about jart now?" A THOUOHTFTTL mother -at Otirnuii,r Fianee, recently put some burning «mbers from her oven into a Move witii BO ohimney in a room WHERE hear two sons, three daughters, and one aiafeMT They iww nlw> - ~>i; |M