Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 2, 1873, Page 2

THE LAW. N How Insurance Assels are Mado for State Inspections The 0, D. &Y. B R. Enjoined for Operating Its Relaid Track. Damages for Breking Into a Houses~-A Hushand Enjoined, ' Bankrupt Compenios' Acoounts---The Courts Condonsed. It inn romainad for tho Assignes of tho Gront Westorn Inmurance Gompany to fllo tho most in- toresting bill produced sinco the firo, Clark W. Upton, the Assignoo nforosald, ghows that, on the 8th of Fobruary, 1871, the Groat Wostorn Iu- suranco Company was tho owner of Lots 1 to 48, inclusive, in Block 5, and Lots 1to 48, in- clusivo, in Block 8, and Lots 4 to 7, n- cluslve, in Block 2, in Gunn's Subdivision of tho west half of tho cast half of the southwost quarter of See. 22, 40, 13, having purchosed tho ssmo from Morton T. IMalo, for stock of sald Company, through an arrangomont mado by ono Jamos Montgomery, ond that the said Company, being desirous of chauging the naturo of the proparty by turning It Into n mortgngo seocurity, so 08 to incronso its nasots undor tho insurance Iaws of tho State, tho said James Montgomory undertook to flnd somebody who sliould recoive a convoyance of snid landa (but in trust for eaid Company) and give in return thorefor his note for 3,600, recured by mort- ango on soid proporty ; by which little modorn contrivance to meot the oxigoncles of tho In- suraneo Inwa of this State, the Company would satisfy tho public ofiiclals ns to tho naturo of thelr aseots, and at the semeo timo sceuro thom- gelvos. In pursuanco of this plan, AMr. Mont- gomoery duly roported that ho had found ono John Livingston, who had consented to givo the bogus motes in bogus satisfaction of the bogus conveyance, and to oxecuto tho bogus mortgago to secure the bogus loan, and the pa- pors theroupon changed hands, the Company handing s conveyanco of Morton T, Halo and wifo, oxecuted dircct to aid John Livingeton, ovor to Jumes Montgomery, who, in earrying out tho littlo comedy, handed the Company in ex- chnngo what purported to be John Livingston's noto for £3,500, and mortgage on tho land; and go tho Inw was oboyed. But the firo camo, and the Ineolvency of tho Company compelied the unveiling of this and such-liko practices; and tho Assignee now charges that James Montgomery, noting na tho Company's agent, mado the said note and oxo- cuted tho said moflfinga himsolf, in the fioti- tious name of Johu Livingston; that -no suoliman us John Livingston cver saw . said note or knid mortgage ; that the fiotitious uamo, and the supposod transfors wore merely a littlo Joculor formality, inventod so a8 to_comply with tho Inw; and that the eaid supposod John Liv- ingston wee no other than the. Insnranco Com- pony itsolf, who, havimg, throngh Jamos DMont- gouiory, in'the name of Johu Livingston, givon itself thie noto and mortgage, receivod baok $ho id note and mortgage, from itself, as John ingston, through tho said Montgomery, and Jocked them up for the inspection of tho ~Btato insurance officers ; Johu Livingston belug at all times n myth, ; Whorotore, the Assignes prays that tho Coiir declaro the pretonded decda to and from John Livingston void and of wuo elloct, und that the Assiguco bo vestad with the title In sald land. ANOTIER C., D, & V. . R, INJONCTION. Monars, Spafford, MeDaid & Wilson, aoting for Nicholas Fuorstoin, owner of Lot 9, and the north 6 feot of Lot 13, in Block 13, Carponter's Addition, yostorday, in tho Superior Court, pro- cured an injunction tomporarily restraining tho Chieago, Danvillo & Vinconnes Railrond Com- any oporating tho trnck that Judge Williams, of 0 Circuit Court, on Saturday aliowed tho rail- rond company to relay, nftor its belng torn up by tho Bourd of Public Works, 'Lhe complninant shows that ho has built o rosidenco on snid land, which ho is living in; that tho track, if oporated, will ronder said residence uninlabita~ ble, by reason of its proximity, and, by ita practically cutiing bim off, in cohjunction with other railroads, from the thoroughfarea to tho uso of which ho is ontitled ; that the tracka will bo a constant daugor to himself and fl\mflg; that the building will always bo imperiled by eporks_from passing locomotives; that tho railrond company bas thus in{luad bhim, ron- dored his houso valueless, and docronsed tho worth of the land, without offering him com- pensation ; that the Company have nover had auy rights under any ordinance of the city or of any law of tho Btate to cross Carroll streolwhore they do croes it, or any of tho stroots or nlloys cast of tho Company’s point at the corner of Ada und Elizaboth stroets, and that, oven if they protend to have fuund such an ordinance or Iayw, it cannot ‘onzblo them to thus damage him without making due componsation. He also aflirms that tho protonse that the Company has acquired Block 14, for n depot, 1s, nccording to his information and boliof, unfoundod, the prop- arty actunlly belonging to private individusla; and ho charges thet the Company are throatening to resumo the running of their cars and locomo- tives on eaid sido-track, which they havo for somo timo discontinued. Wheroforg, o prays thio Court to perpetually enjoin the samo, BUEAKING 1¥TO A HOUSE. 5 Thomas O'Brien, of 71 Blue Island aveuno, yosterduy obtained s capais aguinst John T, Alullon, placing his damages at 51,000, His all- davit shows that, on tho 7th of April lnst, O'Brion lonsed for one _year from defondant tho abovo houso, commencing May 1, 1873, aud ond- ing tho last day of April, 1874, ‘and went into possession ; thnt on tho 25th instant dofondant camo to tho store, effected an entrance by breuking through a window, and took posseesion of & lurgio quaufity of porsonal proporty, chiofly liquors, which ko placed on tho streot.” Mullen it chargad also with breuking inono of tho doors with au ex, on the 20th ingt. and therenpon agnin taking out moro of plaintif's proporty, to his loss aud dumn;iu to the extent of $1,000; and Lo prays that Mullen bo held in bail, fenring that otherwise tho honefit of auy judgmont ho ‘may obtain may be lost. TWO TRUST DEEDY ON THX SAME PROTEATY. Michael Greencboum charges that, whilst Lo wan ownor of o cortrin_ properly, ' 'Tracy M, Oviatt und wifo executed a trusi deed ou the 4th November, 1861, to Sanford L. Forry upon the samo property, smd Ovialt hnving heen o formor ownor of sl property ; and ho prays tho Circuit Court, m_Lis bill in chancory, to doorco that tho cloud on his titlo thus crentod ho ro- movod In the usual way. Ho rolatos that he bo- camo owner of said property by purchaue there- of from Jamas Buxter, whoro warranty dood, ho holds, subject to a trust deed from Bexter to Llins Greenobaum for a debt of $8,000, said Baxter having ncquired it by purchuse from enid Ovintt for £4,000, The renl ontate in ques- tion consists of Lots 23 und 27, in 't M, Oviatt's Bubdivision of Lots 44 to 52, inclusive, in Mell- roy's Subdivision of tho W3¢ of tho 8 W i of Hoo. 17, 89, 13, 0. UNSUCCEHSFUL BEVIVAL OF AN OLD JUDGMENT, In William Willis, Jr., v. W, A, Bultors, of this oity, defondant baing s prominont citizon of Chicago, tried hofore Judge Wood In the Buporior Court ycaterduy, the caeo turned on the gonuineness of & judgment elleged to have boon obtained b[)‘( plaintiff agaivst dofendent in May, 1850, Lut the plintiff ‘was unablo to establish tho quoestion of tho jurisdiction of the court that . rendored the ljudumuut, snd offered to introduco the record, which the dofeudant resieted, . end tho Court hold that under tho decisions of tho courts of this Btate it must bo showa in such an nction os thiy, doponding upon an nllogod Judgment, that 'the Court giving such judgmont compotont Juvisdiction, Tho plaintif?, under this state of affaits, thoroupon tovlt o non-nuit. Tho plalntift nd dofendunt worocitizens of Richmond, Va., bofore the war. When tho war bocawo imminent, Butters canio North, and Willis commenced suits againgt bim for ulloged debts, and after tho war ho claimod to havo obtained a judgment, which, Buttors says, ho pald, rather thun have any troublo, Willis thon sucd to recover u dobt, lenu tho amount of gaid judgment, with tho abovoe result, HADEAD CORPUS, Paul Hortrawnor P’nnlcrdny petitioned tho Oir- cuit Court for n writ of Labeas - corpus, rolating that ho was arrosted by ono’ ilall, u county Constable, under n writ of oxocution Iusued by Uoorgo B, Huntoon on the aidavit of Bonjamin Pecney, for the non-paymont of a judgmant of £123.49, Ho claims that his dotontion in illogal, bocausn tho affldavit uuder which ke " was arrestod . does not sot forth sy facta showlng that entd Donjamin Porry's Lollof 4 gnt tho lenauor ia posseesed of rgmdw nnd oneys, and becatgo hie offered to surrendor to thio Con- 8inblo his (nforost in cortain lands, which he ro- fusod to nccopt. Tho writ issucd, on the ordor ?( Judgo Willinma, roluruablo * according to . N BANRRUPTOY, The Nlinoia A[‘n'auuurnl Worles, a potition for whoso adjudieation was ontorod’ on tho 18th inst., was yostordny adjudicnted blmlma)t by de- fault, warrant rotwrnablo bofore O, Uraut, on tho At of Augtat. Tho ordor mndo in tho matter of Cloaveland & Jolnson, allowiug tho Assignoo to sall tho staok ab not lees than cost, was yostorday moditled so as to allow it to ho golit at tho market price. * Intho mattor'of 'Gormen & Frankel, tho mo- tion of Fraukel to discharge ball way hoard and ovorruled, £ : Tho yoluntary petition of Tsano N. Andraws, of Kankukoe, was reforred to tho Rogister. Tho dobte nro upwards of 15,000, “nnd sseots, 83 usunl, searcely worth looking at. Willlnin H. Ed?u, of this oity, yostorday filed Lis voluntary potition in bankriptoy. His dobts are under £10,000, and his assols morely vomi- val, "Tho Assigneo of tho ostalo of Fordinand 8, Winslow yesterday roported £9,404,2) on hand, Bradford Ifancock was yostordny oleoted Assignco of the cstato of Wolf & Goldsteln, baukrupte. - ENJOINING A IUSDAND, Eva Brandt yostorday obteined a writ of in- i}\mouon rautrnhnuF lor Lusband, onry II randt, solling or inowwbering his reat cstato, and rmtmlulus Grorga_Iloffman paying any monosn to said Honry IL. Brandt ponding this suit; and sho filed o bill praying for divorco, alimony, and custody of Lor only ohild by mar- ringo with unid Houry H., on tho ground of do- gortion and cruolty. "Sho sfiirms that with 8800 of lier monoy her huebaud took No., 105 Wost Randolph stroot, and atarted buelnoss a8 n snloon-keopor thiere, sinco which snid Ioffman was pnt in to take caro of, pretending to huvo bought tho business from him, in ordor to dofoat hor obtaining tho means of support, whoreas Hoffmau is belloved to bo conducting tho busi- nees for 1lonry I Dofondant {s likely at an: momont to goll hia roul estale and go away with :%m pnzcends; Licuco tho application for mjunc- on, oto, DANRRUPY INSUBANCE COMPANIES' ACCOUNTH, ‘Tho following nccounts for {ho month of June woro filed by Assignoes of bankrupt insurance eompanioa with Rogistor Hibbard g‘ostnrdny. Equitablo—Dalanao in hand on the 1st June, 885.&55.52 5 cotnl cash at tho end of the month, $87,250,40 ; balanco Inhinnd less oxponditure (inctuding Assigneo'a fees), £85,053. Home—Balance in band on tho 1st June, 28,- 278.16 ; notes and interest rocotved, $6,335 ; ox~ & enving in hrud o balance of o tolal dividends paid amount nl—Dalanco in hand on the 1et Juno, £9,588.14 ; collecled dividend from Lumbot- gégu;.; Tusuranco Company, $300; total, $10,- MORE GREAT WESTERN IXSURANCE SUITS FOR RE- . VIEW, Yesterday couneol for several othor dofond- ants in Great Westorn Insurance Company auits for collection of the balance unpaid of their al- logod stock subscriptions, filed in tho United Blates Cirenit Court their bills in roviow to st esido the judgmont of the Unlted Btntos Dis- trict Court, Thess cascs prosont tho samo points as_those publishod in Jestorday’s Ty ONE, in Upton, Aesiguco of Great Western fu- suzanco Company, v. L. 8, Major, and no now points werernisod or new facts stntod. LEADING FIRMY GARNISUEED, Tho Alton National Bank obtsined o judgmont sgainst 8. D. Haskoll for $3,002,20, at tho Da- comber torm of tho Circuit Court of Cook Coun- ty, 1872, but, being unnblo to colloct tho same, yestorday filed an nidevit for garnisheo, in the Circuit Court, aguiust the hird National Bank of Chicago, John V. Varwoll & Co., and Ficld, Leiter & Co. AN ALLEOED DANERUPT SEQUIFS §2,000 rPER AN- NUM ON IUS WIFE. . IL B, Claflin & Co. yestorday politioned tho Coutt for the adjudication of Willinm Milter, of Peorin, claiming ns croditors on o noto of 81,080, 93, aud charging, thnt ho mado proferential pay- monts to thoMochasics' Natioun! Bauk of Poorin, ond that Lie has separated from his wifo and cn+ cumbored bis estato to secaro hor 82,000 por m uuw, with intent to hindor and dofoat his erodi- tors, Lule to show cause and warrant of seizuro wero ontered, TIE COURTS CONDENSED, Tho Portsmouth Snvlnfiu Bank yeatorday com- menced another suit in the United Statos Clreuit Court sgainst tho Township of Concord, to ro- cover §2,600 intorest on twonty-five railrond bonds isswed by the township, carrying §100 in- torest ench, payablo on tho 1t Juno laat. Ttichard . Lawreneo aud J. Duncan yestordny commenced suit, in the United Statos Circuit Court, againct tho Froar Stono Maunfacturing Company, in assumpslt, $3,000 damages. Agathn Borgemoior yosterdny commoncod suit, in tho Oirenit Court, in Lrospasy, 95,000 damags, ngainst Vincont Wiord, Thomas 'Cannon, an Thomns McdMabion. - Petor Now & Co., yosterday commenced suit in tho Circuit Court, in . assumpsit, 7,000 du“l‘(‘i oo, sgainat the guardiaus of Charles J. J. oKilty, Patrick Hauna yestorday commencod action in oase, in the COuwenit Court, ngainst Nathaniel TFaxon, $6,000 damngaa. Tho brothier " of President Grant, Orvillo L. Grant, was yestorday sued by Louis Alnx, in as- sumpsit, £500, A large number of appenls wero antored, in the Buprome Court, yesterduy. Joseph Rust yesterday commenced suit against Jamos Austin and othors, in trospass, 82,000 damagos, in tho Superior Gourt, i Tho only new applicants for divorce at tho éx- erienced hands of Judlfe Gary Xeulonlny wero artho A. Bidhman and Louies A. Cutler, Tho calendur for July term, Buperior Court, was boiug propared last night. Tl figuros Lot ing subjoct to alteration ot the lust moment, wo rofrain giving s list that can Lardly fail to prove innceurate, and thereforo useless, = Virginia Kelly was yostorduy divorcod by Judgo Gary from Jomer L, Kolly, becauso James knocked her down twice, and ‘struck her in tho hond with n toapot onco. Mo nesumpsit suit reportod in tho new suits filed on the 23d of Juno last in the Suporior Court, Bangamo Insurance Compeny, of Spring- tlold, 111, v. Troadway & Jowoll, is for €463.16, .balancs claimed on an account of $2,820.54, for iusurancos of coal, Potrina Larsen yestorday commenced suit againat Poter AL Pettorsen, in assumpsit, 85,000, iu thoe Oirenit Court. ORIMINAL COURT BUSINESS. Jobn Sullivan ploadad guitty to twwo chargen of Tarcony (ono of stealing o bost, nnd the othor of making off with lumber) and was romanded to await the nction of tho noxt, Grand Jury, thero being otuer indictments aguinst him, Uhis man hea only raturned from tho Ponitoutinry o month, whero ko served » term of one year for Inrcony. BSteplien Chivora, the man who stends oharged with murdoring bis wife, bf Jumping on and choking hor whilse sho lay In'n siok bed, wug brought up to stand his trial yostorday, but tho cato was ontinued on necount of tho absonco of Dr.‘Emmons, who waa ongagzed in making & post- mortem oxrmination of ‘tho lody of the un- known victim of the Dolton horvor, HEW SUITS, Tne Usitep Srates Comouty Count,—The Porta- ‘mouth Bavingo Bank v, own of Coucord 3 assumpuit, £5,000, Nelrd B, Lawreuco and J, Duncan Fdwards ¥, "tho Frear Stone Manufacturing Gompany ; ussumpe- sit, $3,000, and Usiren Srares Divtnior Counr,—0, W, Up- ton, Assiguco of the Great Western Insuranco Com- pany, v. Jumcs Montgomery ot uj, ; bili, Tig Svvenon Counr,—44,004—Kerth v, Mann ; appenl, ¢4,004—Thomas O'Brien v, John T, Mullen § coples ra:;yona‘ 44,005, 0, 1—Apilufllu. 44,008—Josoph. Rust v, Jumes Ausli of ul, trospins, §2,000, $4,00—Withheld for omo day, 44,010—Louts Emery v, Totter Palmor; ° fws 2800, umpait, 44,012—Dunucan Roes v. Joel D, Hare Htfon to_confirm und eatablish titlo, riha A, v, dohu 1L Bidhmou § bill for di- 44,014—Toulna A, Cufler James M, Cutlor ; 44,016—Nicholas Fuorstein v, L& VLR R, bl for injunction, 44,016, 17, 18 Appeats, «Tnp Cmeurr Count,—7,581- D, 1sakoll for the e of the Alton Nut{onal Bank v, Tho Third National Bauk of Chicago ot ul, 1 gurnislico for $3,002,20, 7,645 —Tlanwon v. Oudwoll' et al.i uppeal, * 7,680—Lauls Mox v, Orville L, Grant: sssumpsit, $500, 7,087Putrivk Honna v, Nathantel Yazon’ case £5,000, 7,088—Agatla Hergemeler v, Vincent Wiora, “Chois Cannon, and Thomay MoMabion ; ‘tvespans, $5,000, 7.689—Appeal, 750 Peler Now & Co, v, Jumos J, MoNulty ot al uardinng of Churlua J, J, MeNulty 3 aosumypuit, $1,000, 7,001— Michuel Gréenbaui v, Sanford 1, Perty, Teacoy N Oviatt) ot nly Ml to romove etond from Hfia 1o Lols and 27, in T, M, Oviutt's Balwlivision of Lot 44 o 3, incluntyo, of AicTiroy's Subdivlalon of thio wast hait of tho southwest quartur of Hoo, 17, 49, 3, 7.G03, 3, 4 Appeals, 7,606—Petvina Lacson v, Potor M, Pettorden § assumpsit, §5,000, 7,600—In the matter of Paul Hor- trawsr 3 Dotition for haleas corpus, 7,607—David M, Ford v, Angnst Flshor; restored papers, 7,008—Lva 0l vareo, same, C = v, Heury If, Brondt ot ul; bill for injunction aud divorce; ——— e THE WHEAT-HARVEST, Mascouran, Til,, Juno 80, 1473, To the Editor of The Chicayo Lribune: Bin: Our whoat-orop 18 of a superior quality, og woll as all other cereals. The prospocts ere vory fair, Tho lnst wook tho woather waa in- tengoly hot, aud a groat wuny Larveat-hands inblo for exgoution, was woll founded ;- [! I CH SAGO DATLY . TRIBUNE { havo dlod from ha offeots of sun-atroko, Ahout half the wheat in cut, and the’ pooplo ware at (b yooterdny (Sunday) in xlmost evory flold. ! Har- Yost-hands aro goliing &3 to ®4 por day and bonrd, and cannot do moro than hnlf-n-day's worl whon tho thormomotor rinos ahove 0 de- reos, 1t i too liok in o whont-flold to do o good iny'a worlk, yob tho™ whont will 4l be™ gatherdd and anvod. Qro. 0. EmENMAYER, AN EXCELLENT WORK, ‘The Young Men’s Christlan Associa- ton Nending~itoom at tho Michigan Southoern and Rock Xvland Dopote Tho Young Men's Christian Associntion of this | eity has ‘just bogun an onterpriso which will moot with unusual favor, and, it ia to be hoped, with much agsistanco. ho Association. has for somo timo Loen trying to cnrry outs plan of supplying railwny cars with Bibles, oto., but, oxcollent ns hat s, it 1a not ns groat an instrnmontality for good ns the systom ofdopot reading-rooms, which wag hogan Mon-~ day at the Luko Shore and Rocl Island dopot. All Inow tho number of passengers who aro &one stantly waiting for trains at our dopots, and who somotiino have to spend hours of wenry loung- ing, with no montal occupntion whatover, excopt to read an old paper or the time-tables on tho wall. At this particular dopot, however, their wanta aro to Lo fnh‘]{ supplied, Tho railroad’ companies have very kindly givon the Associa- tion tho usc of & large room on tho wostorn sido of tho depot, aud immediatoly over tho passon~ gor waiting-rooms, and, at thelr own oxponso, put in the gaa fixtures and stoum pipes. Tho room, which is ronched by =n {light of atairs from tho interior of “tho dopot, ia twonty-four feot by fifiy, and having soventcon windows, looking in threo dircctions, js well lighted and always cool, and much pleasanter to wait in than the rooms bolow. Pho rending-room containa o couple of large tablos, with pigoon-holos for munguzines, and four file-racks. It is decoratod with a fow pic- tures, and with & number of beautiful plauts, tho donation of Willinm I, Shopherd, tho florist. ‘Phoro aro at prosent sixty-threo papors ro- colyed, but the number will sgon bo inereased, and the magazine list will also bo added to. In a fow days o hundred books will be roceived, aod the library will bo startod. 'he room was oponed Mouday afternoon, snd up to 6 o'clock there had ~beou soven visitors and nino readers. Up to moon yestorday thoro had beon nino visitors and thirty-six rendors, and iu o short time, when the existenco of Lho rending-room is bottor kuown, It is intonded not for the travpling public alono, but for railwny omployos, residonts In the vicinity, and all who may desiro to avail them. golves of an opportuuity to improvo their minds. All travolors who may desire to write lettors will havo paper, ouvelopcs, ete., furhiehed them, and will find tho roading-room 1 quiet placs in which 10 do auything of that kind. All porsons who talio any interest in the fur- thoranco of this most ‘excellent institution, ond who wish to holp it ulong, oro ns- sured that nuy donations of Jistutcs, plsats, magnzines, books, or money will be vory thanle- fully rocoived by tho Association, and by send- ing names and” addropses to the Y. M. C. A, Rooms, No, 97 West Raudolph streot, anything thoy mey wish to givo will bo called for. o THE CITY’S NEALTH. Dr. Rouch’s Customary Sanitary Ecs port=-103 Deaths During the Weckss Effoct of Oratory and HBetting on Fast Elorses on Epidemicss The Bonrd of Ifealth held its meoting yesters day afternoon, at which tho Sanitary Buperin- tendont reported that thore hed been 163 deaths during the wool,—30 moro than for the proceding ono,—93 males and 70 fomales, Thero were 25 denths by convulslons, 18 by cholora infantum, and 13 by emall-pox; 81 worounder3 years old. Tho ward mortality ranges from ono de.ath for evory 1,636 pornons in the Seventh Ward, ono for overy 1,610 in the Fifteenth, and ono for overy 1,665 in the Eighteontl, up to one in every 9,170 in tho Eloventh, and one in overy 16,832 in the Fourth. ¢ ‘Tho Superintendent, discoursing upan the moi~ tality, says tho fucroase in doaths is elight, con- sidoring tho incronso in temporaturo, and that thero is no marked increaso in diarrheeal dis- eases. Almost holf thoincreaso was among chil- dren. For the snmo week Inst year thero wore 81 deaths by cholern infantum and 34 by convul- slons, so that the showing now was much bottor than then, Tho chiof caueos of this de-. orense oro tho light rain fall of tho lust govon weeks, nnd tho improved sanitary condition of the city. Though tho public health is good, still_thers is no gunranteo that it will romain so; Chicago is in dircct communication with cities where chioleraio diseazos provail, and all precantions should bo takon. It is important that thore should bo no oratorical or othor ox- cesscs on tho I'ourth, slnco opidomics froquently break ont nfter such domonstrations. It is deomed advisuble, also, to Lo prudent rbout bot- ting at tho racos, in ordor not to got oxcitod, An inspaction of tho cil{ showsit to be clenuer. than over boforo atb this time of yoar. Privato cleaning and disinfection is_not carried on’oar- nostly onongh, howovor, o coneludes by re- Joicing over {he big approprintion for sowarage, tho great sanitary ovont of the ago, Twonty-koven now ' cases of amall-pox and varioloid Lave been roported, which s o decided falling oft. = Tho Health Officor reported that 801 nuisances bad beon abated, and 118 sowor conncctions mado, The day tcavenger work bad also boen Dbettor douo than usual. ‘The guttors in tho Sov- onth, Eightl, Nintb, and partof thoso in tho TFiftconth, Boventoonth, and Eightconth Wards, havo been disinfected. The packing-housos aro gouerally in good condition, xdlile'' S S SCHOOL EXHIBITiON. .tho numbor will Lo greatly incronsed, - 'Tiftcenth Solrce of tho Pupils and ‘Weachers o Dyhreafurth’s Academy. ‘Tho fifteonth annual gathering of tho tenchers and pupils of the Dyhrenfurth College occurred ou Mondny ovening Inst in the Auwrors Turner Hnll,. on Milwaukeo avenue, which wns well filled by huppy looking juveniles and thoir adult rolutives. 'T'ho programmo of exhibition picces cousisted of sixteen numbers, including throo vory woll excoutod chorusos by the pupils un- der Prof. Rein; a Latin disloguo; half-n-dozen 1nglish and & couplo of German recitations ! and o capitally rondered comediettn ontitled “Coals of Tiro,” by 1 young gentlemon, This was followed by an able though brief addross from tho Principal, at tho clogo of which o wag heartily applauded. After this eamo tho dise tribution of prizes, an follows ; i High Solool—Firat cluss, Martor Georgo Warrington ; sccond clugs, equal prizes to Mauster Noblo Bhumway aud Bisa Emnn Wundorlo ; prizo for general oxcel- l‘nut;:!cnnd gentlemanly behavior, Master Erich Gors- enberg, B l‘repgrutary Department—T'irst prize, Mastor Bern. burdt Xrug; second prize, Master (William Stiled § prizo for geuceal oxeellenco, %c,, Mastor Louis Bock, Llementury Departuient—First yrize, Naster Lodis Mitchell ; secoud prizw, Mnster Obarles Gricenow 3 third prizo for gencral oxcellonce, Misa Linma Gerse tenberg, Primtury Departmont — ¥irct class, Mien Nollio MeGregor; rocond clase, Mies Georglo Wild; third class, Maslor Paul artmun ; prizo for general excel- Tenee &o,, Master Tred Hordriol, . Speciat List (Girly’ Departuient)—Tor best neodlos work, Miss Faunio Emierson ; for general execllonco aud Judyliko belwvior, equnl’ prizes 1o Misscs Alnia Grushow and Minnio ITub Cortificaton of honor woro also awarded to sovoral of the moro descrving puplls, and tho unmerical standing of each was vond off by Prof, Towlor, who was listencd to with breathleas ju-~ tercat, " ‘ho hall was thon cleared for dancing, whicli was kegt up with spirit till s lnto hour I.X the clders, nftor tho littlo onos had retired. coplous supply of rofreshments was provided in tho ante-roonis, and ull prosont folt that the ace oasion was ono of the most enjoyablo of tho season, M. Dybrenfurth has made arrangoments for commoncing tho noxt sehool yearon o much Iargor seals Lhan that of tho past, In addition totho West Hide Collogo, which will be coutin- uod, ho will oPou ono in the Narth Diviaion, and will reapen _the well-known buiness college in the Bouth Divislon, nonr tho placo ocouplod by it for noveral yoars provious to Oct. 9, 1871, e ‘The Plaster Vipors of Pariy, Yon know tho Italinn praverb: ¥ Lot your on- emy oceupy your houso tho flrub year aftor it hng boon comploted ; let your friond inhiabit it tho #ocond yoar; live in it yourol? tho third year," Tho truth of this provorb is go universally bo- lloyod hors that thousanda of familios livo with- out paying house-ront, Ihey are callod ¢ plan- tor vipern.” They oconpy lousas tho flrat yoar thoy are bullt. Ownors aro gimd ta ;‘;leo thom lodgings free, for the houso looks hubited, and the walls ava drlod, and it is gonorally conidorod tho *“ planter vipers” pny doarly for sholtor in tho way of colds,” bronehitls, rhaumstism, and fillx’or s suporinduced by bumldity,~—Paris cller, : i THE FARM AND GARDEN. ‘Making Fondes of Pinc-Stitmpis-Lnye ing-up. Stonc«Wnil for KFoncingeeA Stony EdrmeeLittle Sondy Pond ns 0 XXarbor == Oswego ‘Frade nnd Oxweogo Starch~Théo Dalrici==A Ro- mnrknblo Cow=--Tho Orops==Chnndn ‘Thistich=Iiire Wntor for the Dairy. d'rom Our Agriotitural Correspondent, My Bumurn ‘Toun, July 6, 1873, A BTUMP-FIELD, JuNk 19.—Iloro {3 & flold of pine-stumps, rough and Jagyed, just aa thoy hinvo beon forcod out of tho sandy Innd. The power applied to pull these slumpa'is vory groat. Jron rods of 13 inohoa in dismoter :broko like -pipe-stoms, and cast-stool rods had to'bo_substituted, Tho treos hnd beon' cint fltly yoars ago, and tho stamps aro (hs “mound 'as ‘tho day thoy woro out down. Tho ' udjolning flold has ; bgon aloarod and tho roota trimmod off on one aldo of tho stumpa, o that thoy would lo flat on the gronnd. Roots that aro long enough for fonce- posts aro cut off and resorvad'for that purposo, and thoso soll rondily for 60 conts oo, bding considorod na valuablo ss rod codar. Bhorter plocos aro sold to tho County Burveyor for tho cornors of Jand-boundaries, and for athor pur- poses, 'Cho stumps aro Iald in line, tho honds oll on ono side. With o littlo caro it is mado hog and shoop tight, and is one of tho, most durablo and formidablo of fencos. Tho black- borrles grow up among ita raots, and it bopomes o famous placo for the fruit, while the wood- chnok and tho chipmunk find a safe rotreat bo- noath its broad, pondorous bnse. It is cetimated that those “old” “pine stumps are ivorth for foncing the ontirc cost of the labor. Thousands of thom have been eut Into kindling- wood, andsont to Now York and other citics. T could not learn the cost of the work, as no ne- count of it hnad boon kopt; but all agrood that the cloaring of = field of pine-stumps was loss work than tho moro stony farm, snd paid far bottor. Tolayup a GOOD BTONE WALL costs 76 conts a rod, beeides tho hauling of tho stones. To-dey I mot a farmer from the Town of Heriba, near tho City of Oawego, whosnid that Lo could make o stonc-fonco around cach acre of his farm, and then Linve somo stone loft; and theso wero all looso stones not in the quarry. Atter the stono was taken off, tho land wes val- uablo for orcharding and pasturage, 'though difticult of culturo on nccount of tho many small stonus romaining in the soil. . a5 Tho timbor Lad boon 8 henvy growth of ina~ plo, boech, olm, and hemlock, which, had boen eut into firowood anid flour-barrel staves for tho city. For forty yoars L had waged A DATTLE WITH THE FOREST and thostorms, and had forced from tho forest and tho goll only-o reagonablo roward in tho common,_ comforts of farm-lifo. “Itlan hard Hfe," ho 80id ; “ and woroI todo it over, I should go ‘Weat, a8 others did; for, with half tho labor, I could have boon comfortablo, “Tho farm to-day would not goll for what it hns cost tolay tho stonoe In the fonces.” . This is an aggravated cago,—for tho pine and Lemlock land is lons stony, snd somoe of them almoat: fras of thom, But then thera arogravelly. tidged that bid de- flanco . to. tho plow, and whoro tho. grass is° scanty. o = Westorn man,’ such ficlds havo a forbidding nepect. . In tho old field, whero tho forests wore of hard wobd, the stamps Lavo disappeared long sgo; but tho pino and hemlock oro in mo Lurry in thelr leave- LITTLE SAXDY: OND. .JUNE 20.—To.run in the old ruts is natural, and thus enpital clings to tho old pursuits, and 60 it 1a that long habit and prejudice combino to follow tho old lino of commorco that Clinton marked out more than half a contury ago. Tho wont of lake hnrbors Lay beon tho ery, and tho commerce of tho West Lina boon.crowded into Buffalo, Oswogo, -and othor lake ports, whilo Naturo has given many othors, far moroe accossi- Dblo and convenient. 'Fhis harbor, or pond, as it is callod, wna onco an opon bay, open to the West ; but in timo' tho current and tho souths west wind formed & bar of sand noross the mouth of tho bay, and thus shut it in, leaving many squarc miles of deop water, with only a narrow entranes far the waters of Sandy Orook to pnea into the'lake. A pier through this Lar ' of sand, renchiug to deep water, which is only o fow rods distant, would give n safe harbor for all the lake-shipping, now and for all time. By Jooking on the map, 1t will bo roen that it is only & or 6 miles north of Port Outario, and a dozon miles to tho north is Hondérson's Hurbor, locked in bohind bigh hills, _'The Wout should look to theso harbors, and 800 that Cougreso gavo them tho stiontion that tho trado of the Wost domnnds. Wo do not want to bo conflned to Buffalo aud Oswego, howover valuablo thoy may bo, but our interests domand that ol tho "harbors of tho lakes shall bo made accossiblo, as compoting and distributing points, for our agricultural staples. Moro than fifty yoars ago, & singlo vosoel was -owned. ot this point aud run in' the Canada trado, carrying umber ond potatoes to IXingston. Now, Canada and Michigan supply this sootion with its pine-lumbor and stnves. Whitefish aro eaught in largo (}unuuues off the harbor, and' last night moro than 8,000 wero hauled in, in the solneg, nveraging somo 5600 each, A railroad of six miles would canneot this place with the Romo & Ogdonsburgh Railroad, and thus would giva & now outlot to tho West, connceting with fom Now York and Boaton. ‘Ihe timo cannot bo far distunt whon Port Ontario, Little Sandy Pond, ond Honderson Harbor will bo placcs familiar to tho West. Port Ontario, with its direct connoc- tion with Boston vin tho Hoosac Tunnl, will be the first to attract attoution; but the othors must follow, Ono great fact is over prosent: tha fact that oilond lines landing froin & Wastom: contss to o Eivon point will combine or ‘pnnl_ thoir earnings, ut competing points aro with dificulty bronght into the arrangement. At prosont, . OBWEGO o is boing loft. out in tho cold, and she ia strug- ling to complato.the Lake Ontario Shore Road, fo conneet with the Midland routo, and she Thopes b{ this to hold o share of the businoss. Tho harbor is tdo emall, snd 1t niny be quos- tionod if tho contemplated outer _harbor will ~ snewor ' {ho purposs, | It s hoped thet it will " succeed, for Ouwc%o bas Jong boen connectod with tho progress and prospority of tho West. Tho grentost starch faotory in the world ia lo- cated there ; but Ottawn i8 bocoming s sorious rival, Thore, cheop corn, choap coal, and puro Wator aro combiniug to supply a lnrgo part of the demand for this staple of the kitchen and tho Jaundry. IHere is whoro the smuggler plies his trade; and, betwoon that and {lshing, the inhabitants mnuage to cko out o living,—a living in whioh poor whisky plays an important pert.. . . LACOXNA, OSWEGO COUNTY, N. Y, Juxe 21,—Chceso and buttor ara the chiof arti- cles of ehipmont, and this, station is the contro of a large district, ‘Ihe donlors buy at the fae- tory, and chicoso iy dolivored at the depot onca o woolt, Tho prico slow at this thno,—abont 135 cont & pound, Thiz stato of tho ‘matter is chargod to hio duo to the laige quantity of Ohio and othor Wostorn clicoso that fiuds its way to tho Now Yorlk market, Lhorg may bo,somo truth in this, for it is also conceded_ thnt Went- orn olicoso in of as'good a quality and commands 88 fair a prico; but it in probablo that buyers’ Eroma mny bo tomowhat lzu-ga, and this should 0 taken iuto the account, hen we had only puklu—@mu for pasture, tho butter and choaso of the Wost might hava beon less rich, but now thero I no difforonco in ‘this respoct, ad tho pra- tures aro mostly blue grass (pon comprossn) and whito clovor, Xloro this grass is called Juno- grnad, i Tho pastures aro filled with the yellow andtho whito daisios, and the Couadasthistlos, that formorly so sbounded, attract lttlo attontion, much loss than the daisfes. When tho doisios aro cut oarly, it is olaimed that stock ont thom with nvidity. But thero 18 no quostion that thoy aro_damaging to tho pastnro. Insomeo of tho flelds, thuy ean bo destroyed by summer-fallow, but not in'all, ¥ MIT,ON-CONW: ‘Tho cows aro suporior milkers, and gront care 1o hiad in solocting thoso that give largo Flcldu of rich milk, st weck Tvaw sovern umall dairios milked. Ono of tom, numboring eloven, wore o croes of Mollorness, Dovon, und nativo or common etook. 'I'ho oloven cowa gave at night 162 pounds, Anothor Lead of fiftcon that bad o a!rong oross of the muley or no-horn, turnod out i48 pounds, Anothor lot of nino cows, with a showing of Durhom,—lsrge, heavy nn\vu,—ann 166 pounds, I out tho foflnwlng from_tho Jigferson County Journal, and my frionda horo say that tho atatoment of Mr, Huu- gerford can bo rolisd upon 3 B OLL OnEAMER AQGAIN.—IInving by aclusl test satts- fled mysulf that 010 Oreamer” 14 a groat and geners aue mflker, aud cau falrly yerform what 14 reguired.of : WEDNESDAY, JULY ¢ 1873, . crops grow at a low tamperature. all’ har, thit #n to giva 100 pounds of good milk por dng,= T 050t doam' 1§ neceamaty to. kears for theanIi jon urthor -record “of hor -olngs, 1ler' rocord from thy aat atatemont Lo last ovoning, four dayn, 8 8a followa 3 W8, AtTam, Atldm, ALGp.m, Zotal, ‘Juno10 © 33lhe Bia e’ Amgibst 08 lhs Juno1l 3y 3i¢ n 1003 Juuo 13- . 32} 1354 . - 1007 - Juno 13 83 a 34y 101y 1m m 195 100 Tho last day, Juno 19, boing tho greateat -yleld- evor mado to my kiiowledge, 1015 pounds, ' 8. D, Honarnron, Whon wo tako into considoration that thirty- paunds a day is- o falr avorago {lul(l, W0 may conaidor tho above as bayoud chatlonge. Tor the bost milkers, wo may,look to n crosa of Durham with our bost_common cows | havo , thom como in at 2 yoars old, if possible, and not furmlt the calves to suck for more than ono day. 1 rogard to feeding, I shall have somothing Boy herealtor, . 7 . TIIE OROTS ANE BAGRWARD, with tho excoption of potatocsnud ponsy as theao "Lhis is Mon- dny, Juno 23, and I am stopping on o farm of o warm, sandy 80il. Tho snowballs aro just shed- ding their blossoms ; yob the Early-Toso pota- tocs aro almost in bloom, and wo hnd greon peas .from the .gardon yestorday, and the - Wilson strowborry s Just boginuing to ripon. Potatocs, fimas, poas, nnd pumpldne grow with romarka< lo vigor hiora ; but all of tho small grains and corn aro only poseible with plonty of mauure, Homo of the farmors nmbcj}nnln to learn that thotop-dressing of the mendow is tho bost placoto put the manuro, and thon grow tho small grain on tho uwnm—\nnd, 88y ono or Lwo _orops, and thon sood to clover and” timothy; and, s nll the Iond is fillod with tho scod of tho Juno. grass, that comes along in two or throo yours, ant boe comos fully oatablished. A large numbor of formora whom I have mot pool nt the idoa of top-dvossing, and hold that tlo manuro must be lowed undor, in order to save tho ammonin; hat, thoy claim, is ovaporated In drying the manuro, “Thoy forgot that ono of the virtucs of manurae I8 to hold tho guscs for tho plants, and {hiat plants aro only fod through their roots. LOBRAINE. June 24.—This is o vuri olovated part of Joflorson County, and hes beon thus elovatod above the oulu:t? to tho weat and south Ly up- hoeaval and donudod of its rock strata down to tho granito and shalo. Tho surfaco has been cut and caryed, by tho thousand water-coursos, into hills and ravincs not unlilo tho foot-Lills of tho Ilocki Mountaing; and this, with ita olova~ tlon, mako it o postoral district, and choose- factorios nro mot as often s school-houscs, Tho forms are small, say 80 to. 250 acrod, avernging 200 acros. Tho latitude 1 nfwut., 44 dogrees, and tho wintors are long and’cold: yok tho pnaturage is rich and constant in summor, and tho hay is also of tho bost, ap that vory littlo othor food is used. Tho hoy is out uurl{‘, somo recommonding cutting as saon aro fully headed out, and before blaonnu[r'.. Forms are worth about $40 por_ ncro, if there is ngood house, ample barns and “stablo,—for no Liay is stacked nor stock -allowed to ruf) out, as allmust havo u placo in the stablo, . Vory fow attornpt to grow corn, mnd- then not more -than ~two or thros nores. Butter and chooso, and dry fat cows, aro nbout all that is mont {o markot. Dotatoos , aro littlo grown for marlet., This was once a famons district for Canada-thistles, but now thero are fow of thom, and those are considered not ver objectionnble ; but the flolds aro whito with dai~ slos, Tho cattlo do not pasturo on this plant, but-ont them whon madoe into hay. Somo farm- ors clnim that thoy are no damago to tho Iand; but the better clasa ondeavor by summer-fallow- to get rid of thom; but this s a difficult mattor, for tho fiolds are Al too grout u tiza Lo ho moved, und then the stone- walls and woodlaud pagtiro give them protoc- tion. ..Tho rich. grass,_ cool springs, snd nbundant smnll stroams aro of great importance for tho dairy, and the country, though othorwiso forbid- ding, is onnbled £ compote with the rich plaing and mild climate of the West in the dopartment of xural lnbor, S . mwors. . : TIn tho south part of the town aro a large num- ber of “small hop-yards, from ono £o two or throo acres. ' Theas ngi\'u employment to tha -hiands that aro required for making tho hemlock- thickots supply tho poles, and the businoss, con- nooted with tho dairy, is & paying one, - "o buttor, of which conaideruble is made, is packed in Orango County pails, and sold ag such. Onse has to &ee for himaelf to Do convinced that, . evon with the long, cold, snowy wintors, thero is monoy in this dairy-fareing, and that we of the Prmrlc may loarn many usoful lessons. I am watisflod that, with a liberal foeding of corn and oats, mix ond ground into meal, wo can make just'as good- buttor and cheeso as in made from this rich Tage, . A sidunic supply of good, pute wator is of the first importanca’to nwuccezs, and this has Dboon Loo much overlooked by out. prairic-farin- om; and, unloes we can command this, tho duiry #hould bo given up for some other hranch of farming. b Runar. OBITUARY. Denth of Jesso I8 Grante Tyom the Cincinnati Commcreial, June 30, Aftor a protracted illuess, Jesso R. Grant, fathor of tho Prosidont, diod at bis residence in Covington® last evening, at oightcen minutes after 7 o'clock, in tho 80th year of his age. Sinco howas stricken with paralysis, Mr. Grant has ‘boen in o feeblo physical condition, but Lis irou couslitntion resisted tho attack, and bo partinlly recovered tho uso of his limbs and speech. Though manifestly failing during the fortnight past, nono of ko relatives boliovod the ond Ho noar, nor wea it thought advisable to summon tho President from Long Brauch till Baturday, “whon it waue mado clear to the friends and fam- ily physician that the vencrable man could not loog hold out.. During Friday night he suffered ainfully, but this waa followed by a period of ranquility and somi-unconscloneness, which lastod to the hour of big death. He passed nway mncn(ul&y. Doath rosulted from softoning of tho Lmln and spinal column. ‘Thore wora Pummt at tho timo of his decoaso Mrs. Grant, Mrs, Cramer, deughter of tho do- censied, and childron s Mrs, lioss, sistor of Mrn, Grant} two or throe friondn of tho family, Dr. J. C. Beck, tho family physioinn, and tho nurso, o privato soldior, namod Bornor, from tho hos- pll’nl dopartment of the Newport Darracks, Tho President loft Long Branch 8aturdny oven- ing ot 6 o'clock, and will arrive here this morn- ing, fiso tanornl will tako place Tuosday aftor- noon, nt 3 o'clock, from tho Mothodist Ghurel, in Covington, which the family attend, and the Lody will bo buried in Spring Grovo, in tho fami- 1y lot, in which the ashcs of Mr. Grant's wecond gon and.oldest daughtor now repose. Jogao B, Grant, of Scoteh dascont, was born in Wastmoreland County, Penn., Jan. 12, 1794, On tho 24th of this month hohadbeon married fifty- two yenrs, and six children were the fruit of this marriage. Whilo'yot & lad Mr. Grant camo to Obio, and spont somo yoars of his boyhood in the family of Judge Tod, of Youngsatown, Ma- honing County, tho father of the Iata Gov. Tod. ‘That portion of tho Rosorve was then com) ativaly o wildernoss, and the oducational advan- tagos of tho children of the pioneors woro vory limited. Buch ns they wore, howavor, Mr. Grant bad them, and mado ihe mokt of thom. Tt was {n Youngatown, if wo mistako not, that Do lonrned tho Luainoas of tanning, but shorlly aftor his appronticoship ho removeil to Tortago Count{, and wout into buaiucss for . himself in the noighborhood of Palmyra. Mr, &rnut relained a vory vivid racollection of thene onrly days, and thoro aro fow familics, ' far or noar upon the ltescrve, descended from tho firat sottlors, whose history ho could not toll. ITo hnd o murvolous faculty in this respoot. 1To * kopt the run” of theso familios, and the mar- ringos to tho third and fourth romove woro no familinr to him as to those imnedistoly intor- onted. X Whon nbout 25 yonrs of age, Mr. Grant, who hud boon tolerably succogsful in busiuoss, eamo to Southern Oio, and, aftor pronpacting, fnsll sottlod in Olermout County, whore he murried, and whore Ulyoses was born. o subsoquontly romoved to Georgetown, Brown County, whero he carriod on tho tanning business for a numbor of yonrs, avoumulating s fair fortuno for those duys, "‘nmn. in tho fall of 1865, Ulyssos returned to vintt the homo of hiu boyhood, the liero of the war, aund tous of {thousnnds of puuyln turned out from all the country round about Latavin and George- town to wolcome him, Iathor Cirant, thon 71 yoars of ngo, was hardly » loss conspicuous fig- ure thun the Goneral himeolf, It was curlous to note tho rondiness with which ho recognizod not only old citizons whom lo had known yoars bo- foro, but thoir childron, grown and mariiod smco ho lived in Goorgotawn, 116 rarely missod uam- ing any who presented themwsolves for rocogni- tlon, and his inquiries aftor their brothors, sis~ ters, cousius, und relatives, showed a grontor fumllinzity with famillos and fun)ll{ rolationn than was bolleved any porson resident of elthor Brown or Clermout Couniy possessod. Wo #pouk of this tralt of Alr, Grant's charaoter, as it was peculiar ; and, ns wo huwun to knovw, is a charactoristic of the Presidont himaolt, Bomo time d)mv[oun to the bLronking out of the war, }Mr. Grant romoved to Covington, whero Lio rouided o tho day of bin doath, He llyod. in a plain, unostontatious manuer, in oasy circum- stances, and without any ohange in’ style: or maunor afler bis son had bocomo famous and lod with granito bouldors: of the family oonspionons., It admiotimes parental sridn rayonlod 1taolf whon spoaking of the nrlnn- id carcor of hin son, it was pardonable cortain- ly, and nover offenalvoly obtruded. It in dount- fol whotlior ropublican simpliolty of lifo haa ovorhad a hotter domonstration” than in tho -porson of Mr. Grant, - - — - The figuro of Mr. Grant was ons that would attract atlontion upon tho street, Largo-framed, _mnsgivo, _sud, beforo ngo had bent his form, 1ila Bl n hond and shouldern abovo i brothe ron, moving nlong with an *abstrhoted nlr, and taldng 11tt16 or no noto of, tho ourious gazo that scrubinizod him 08 Lo paseed. Thero as that | 8bout tho squnro-sot fonturos, and_ in tho (rm- lines of the mouth, ' which improseed ono with o sonAn of ronl 50““ in the man, and’ mado ono look a socond timo .ond .closor at bim, * Tho Lioad waa largo and sot upon o atout, broad palr of shouldora. Tho' faco was ns. clearly of tho Beotch typo ss the granita of tho Abordeon Hills, and a8 ' firm “mud roso- luto, - Tho forohoad was broad and mnanive ; tha'oyes cold, clohr, and gray, With'n winp, dolib- orato oxprossion In 'them, and no more. likoly to botray the foolings of tho man than the strong- linod and declded mouth. Drepsod iu s plain cloth suit—n frock. cont. mude with small mfm\] to tho prevailing fashio: and slouchy pantaloons coming down over low- cut shoos, but not alwaya concanling the homo- apun wool socks, ellk hnt rathor the worno. for woar coming down well on the head, the rim in front almost iouuhlngflthu largo-bowad silver- mountod apoctacles astride his nose, and a cotton umbrolla under his arm, Mr. Grant was one of tho most remarkable figurea to bo veen on tho stroot of n ploasant afterncon. It would ho & grave misinko to mensuro tho Mr, Grant of fiftacn, or ovon ton years ago, Ly himsolf in tho last 5nm—n of his life, when tho facultion of his mind began to show symptomy of docay. Tlawas n mau of hard and shrowd soneo in business mattors, Inoking ‘ideality and imngination, and of. slow and doliborato judg~ mont, Ilo s n safo ndvisor, and was consult- ©od o a prudent counsolor.and.n man of unquos- tloned Iutogrity by his nolghbors in Cloriont sud Brown. Wo bolieye ho was_a local mogla- trato in tho Intter for many yonrs ; i any rato, if not oftleinlly nuch, ho was as much consulted 28 nn Englinli 'Squiro, and his opinions ecarriod gront woight with thofn, In the daya of tho Whig party Mr. Grant was 8 Whig, sans roproche, On one occasion ho was o dolugalo to the Whig Stato Convention at Columbus, and drafted the platform adopted, Had Lio beon ambitious to fills political position, ho could have had it; but, though a stout Whig, ho kopt stondily to his busingss, and_loft {lio offices ‘to “others, “When' thio Whig party dis: eolvad hio was out of his_political clomont, but acted with tho modorato Domocrats. IIis Re- Euhl(cnninm was of post bollum origin. - Ho was, wwover, & sound {;mm, o firm Union man, and o good hator of rebollion and robels. ig appointmont as Postmaster of Covington -was-first nmda‘l‘l{ Prouidout Johnson, with whom, in his contlict with Congress, he henriily sympas thized—at lonat till about the closo of his ndmin~ intration and tho bresk betwoen the Prosident and the pro tom. Socrotary of War. Ilo took sides, as was to liave boon oxpected, with Lis 5on, and from that tima forward votod with tho Ropublican party, sometimos nm:ndinl; its con- voutions and meking speeches, which were noticenblo for concisonean and direct force. Mr. Grant tind o koack of rhyming, and throw off his verses, somo of which had a good denl of dry wit, with groat ense. Somo of his linos havo found their way to_print. Xo nmusod himeolf by writing rhymod lottors, .and for n.man of his advaunced ago carriod on a Erulty extonsivocorrespondonce. Ilis only write g for tho Tmsu was o korles of .autobiographi- cal and family skotches, printod in the Now York ZLedger somo years ngo. Mr, Grant was a good citizen, and & plengant nnlrhhor, though a man not to bo compolled or ensily thwarted. 1o bad tonneity of purposo, and n stubborn_ wh, which nsserted itsclf and earried its own points In spito of -oppovition,.and. it was to this strong will- I)owot as much as to constititional enduranco hnt ho 8o long resistod disonso and tho shadow of . tho palo mossongor, who knocks with equal bond at the door of tho palace and the cottago. FEMALE OFFICE-HOLDERS. Misn Bettic Lewls, of Springiicld, T1l., to Run for County Superintendent of Schools. Jrrom the Whitchall (11l.) Register. Tho Illivols Logislatura has onnactod a law thiat hina boen o construed s to allow that women might become School Superintondents of connties,’ SBomo woeks ogo, in Sangamon Gounty, & lottor, signed by about 120 of tho bost, wealthiost, and’ most influential .mon of thal conntg, was prosentod to Mirs Mary E. Lowia, a tenclior, callinghor out for thut ofildo, to whioli sho responded, placing her namo before the peoplo as » candidato. % As Miss Lovis {8 tho first lady of tho Btato placed in tho eapncity of a candidata for n county oftice, the Register, dositing to prozont fresh and nuthentio information on all subjocts, called on thnt Indy, at Lor homo in Springficld, Friday, 20th inst., intorviewing her as to the various matiors involyed. i Wo found Miss Lowis at Dr. Jayne's, whora she had bonrded soveral years. The Rev. Wm, tutledgo, Mothodist minfater of Sprlu'fiflulll, hod {ugt called on hor, relativo to her candldacy, be- ng desirous of niding her in’ the most effeetual way. Mr, Rutledgo, Dr. Jayno, and Miss Lowis wero standing in the front yard As Mr. Rutledge withdrew, wo shook the Doctor by tho hand, aud as Misa Lowis was withdrawing, wo premised ; : £ *“3lisy Lowis, I believe? Mr, Johnson.” “Why, Mr. - Jobnson," oxtending n hearty ranp of ‘the iand, ut the sumo timg displaying Eriitlont browa ye, o E})lcudid siob of ronl teoth, heavy uatural black hair, prominent; useful hands, casy and graceful, and dressed in plain aud substantial siylo. Walk inl” Wo had mot Miss Lowis beforo. Miss Lowis seated us in tho recoption room and escusod horself a minute, just loug enough loallow time to oxamino piclures of Horaco Grooley, Daniel Webstor, Gov. Yatos, and some funily pictures, nmong them plotures of Afr, aud Blya, Wothorboo, formoly of Jacksonyillo, Mrs. Jayno's paronts, & good ono of Mra. Juyne hor- solf (Tulia Wotliorboo), oto of Judga Trumbull's son, nophiew of Dr. Jayne, and somo othors. Dr. Joyno rosides out morth on the Oak Ridgo streot-ears, with the Hon. Don, 8, Edwards ou tho west, and Judgo McClornand on the cast. On Miss Lowis rc-ontering, sho montionad that sho was very well, and was gled to seo us, inquiring efter Mry, Rogister and the Little og- istors, if any. Bhe renmarked: *Tsupposo you have heard of my new posi- tion, as a candidato P “ Yos; how did it come about " “Why I hardly know, only tho first thing T know I wns presonted with tho lotter thut hias een publishod and requosting mo to rospond to it, and I didn't know exactly Liow to declino 1" “Who drow up tho lottor ?” “T couldn't 1enlly mny for cortain, though nulqpoao it to have beon somo friond who signed it 4 Thoro wan ono thing in it I didn’t like, and should haye left it out,” wo remarked. “0h, T Imow what you mean; that clauso statingmy °‘gront neod of the emolumonts. Woll, 1 didn't quita liko that, but I nover snw tho lotfor until aftor it was signed and prosont- od, and it wasn't for mo, aftor bofug all my:lifo o hard workor, truthful and outspoken, to diotate & chango in the phrascology of & voluntary lot- tor, eapacially on & point measurably true, and resolving wholly In tho haarts of tho writens and signors ; so Llet it go," W “ Do thoso frionds thiuk thoy can olect yau?" “ Thoy soom to thinkso, Encouragoment is coming in from nva quartor, Ono. gentlenan, & candiduto, aud woll qualificd, has declined on tho groiind that ho™* couldn’t opposo & lmy * for thooflico, and tho othors, {t is bolieved, will nithor_ o 8o, or will bo rojected by their Conven- tion,” ** Do you think politics will .bo mixed in the contest 7" ; X # 1 hardly think go, and most of my frionds think not, “The xmjorit{ of my siguers are Ra- publicaus, oither Radicsls or Liboraly, thongh T am o Demoorat mysolf, and if my Domocratic frlends don't take any offonsp at this, I ought to have the indorsomant of bath Conventlons,” “ Huyo the lenders and papors of tho Domo- crntl;x party hiero takon any grounds on the ayos- Yiou P oot s + “ It has beon so rocent elnce my neceptance, thint I can’t say that they have, though both tho popors and politicians, 6o far 0s I have soon or honrd, havo beon vory fair and y.innllnmunl)u Havo you heard anything in Springtiold ¢ Wao auswered that in tho-oflices and among old political frionda wo heard Mirs Lewis compli- mented, uniformly, both au to qualifiontions and high eliuractor, and in two or threo instancos had Thourd the prediotion of loading Domocrata that sho wonld bo elected, “ Aro you teaching yot ?” wo askod. #No ; sinco the chango in tho school law re- quiring and_ aliowing additions! and highor branclies, I folt it to bo my duty, in order o ho oqual to the hifhosl. position, to mmfiu my sals ary of $000 aud bogin to roviow and study, I havo boon thus engaged for six months, 1 am not dircoting my course solely with s viow to my oloction to oflice, though, should I bo olected, I should havo hositated to uecopt unloss fully qualifled forall tho dutics in penion," Do you consider yoursolf qualified ?" ¢ Bofore tho electlon, I ahnll bo roedy for any- thing, I oconsider myself fully qualifiod now. T om offered a lattoring position iu tho 8t, Louls S — achools, or I ean take my place again in tho Bpringflold echools,” “ Do x‘on think yon conld dlacharge all the duties of tho oflicc’o? Buporintendent " T don't moo why I couldn't, Homo, I Loar havo doubted thnt o Indy_could, Lut it tnoy ‘| Tiow mia thiey Whuld know I oould o all that In necossnry. Alost of the noliools nro tn citios or townn ncceatihlo by rallvoads. The other achooly L should visit ns oflen ny- uncennu? ‘by private conyoyanco. Huch convayanco could and should keop, and could go nt any and -all tunca that a gentloman would go. A to tho oxamina- tion of tenchiors, I am confldent on this point, . Aftar twolvo years' oxporlonce as a tonoher, in all dopartmonts and branchos, baving had a good cdueation to sot out with, I should bo #orry if T couldn’t correctly decldo on'gradon of qualifleation, or should fail'to moet the highost ordor of applicant for cortificato. I conld slso I(ca{: necounty with tho seliool fund, and pass on all tho other quentlons, glving rocoipts, drafts, and doing anyihing else noceayary, including booltkaoping, olo., aud could of course glvo ed #ood a bond a4 roquired. As to rogularl ty and solvoncy of officors' bonds 3 apportionmont of fundy o lownsbips ; roporta to Btato Buperin- dont; loaning funds and collocting * intorost ; visiting and re ulnflnfi, schools ; advising with teachors nnd school ofticors, aud such dutios, { think fow who know how 1 ' bnvo mannged tny own burinoss and discLiarged by duties as toach- or, would fonr that my ability In thoso_respocts Would bo ot fault. Bhonld ealos of Inuds, litiga- tion or athor unforcscon businoss arise, I'showid havo thosamo right to employ altorneys and :E:g":‘:’ that & gontloman wouwld have In like 4 What are the omoluiients of the offies ‘It used to pay about 22,000, though the ,S.uTorvlauru now rogulato the number of days visiting, and the law ischanged in othar respecty, €0 that it may ot bo ko much,” 2 *¢ What aro your rosourcen, and how hay pcnod you to resida o porsiutonly if Springfield 1 ‘* My fathor was o Mnlhodls{ preachor. Te traveled from place to placo in the couforenco, praaching ono yonr or moro in Joraoy Cottnty, and. diod at Jnckeoiville fifteon voars ngo, nftor huy- inys purolinsod tract of Innd northonat of Spring- fleld, nonr tho new walorworks, and it was bis ' requost that Lin famlly should como to Bpringticld. This proporty would be o " hoodsomo thing fof s, bub. 1 bad mold my share and invested in the :&( , and havo o proporty hero now, My mothor slstor aro in Kanans City at present, and they roquiro o littlo holp frons e my brothor, who is & vory fino tolographer, and has £.800d place abroad. I bocamo attackied to the familios and childron of Bpringfeld, and so have .labored on with thom, tenching the full termn and_travoling and visiting vacations, till T feel a8 if Springfiold is truly my home, I have lived in Dr. Jayno's !nmllr ovor pince my mothor Dbroko up house-keoping here, now four yoara, I disliko chango.” noar the gato.: What age ara you, Mins Lewia 2" 1 am ovor 80 Jears of nge.” A th" Wby wasn't the lntltur udi;ossm]btn you by 0 namo you are alwsys known by—that of ¥ nl:‘"igiuuLD}fiB P ! 2 2 ottio Is my pot name. My real nime is Mary B, and I always \\’rilnlls{h Ay bankera and tho Bohool Board ofton nughingly Insist on making 1oy papers as * Battio Lowis, but I tell them that isn't my name, ‘I'lia name my father and mothor gava mo o tho true nome I shall evor sign.” : “Thra fs ono question, Mins Dottio, T should like to ask, it you wonld take no offouso. Why is ltlyml linva nover married 7" ‘I am not offended ot tho quostion, as it ha been askod bofore. I havo folong beon accus- tomed to make my own living nug Lolp othors, that Inover Talt that tho timo had como for me to lay down thisresponsibility of lifo and transter it to anothor, I have boen addrossed, of. courso, by gentleman T rospootod, and could In nuy viow nve marriod, oxeapt 'that in no caso hing my love for any, Eumlamnn oppealed o my hear{ with with such intensity a8 to influcnce’ me tq Ewn up study, my classen, mother, eistor, and rother, and other frinds, and cast my fortunca with wy uitor. 1 mnay marry yet. I am not old. I am 10 “strong-minded woman,® either In the popular sovec of tho torm, noram I what they call o, *woman's right's™ advoento. Tho most ondearing recollections of my Leart are entwined nronnd o heme ; my highest admirations of go- oioty nre mot in the idonof n Olristinn homo. 1 would not wish to'be excluded from that hap- pier class that onrly seok and find such n homa and filial happinoss, but my lob scomsa to bo cast ;_n‘n difforont placo, and T will not quarrel with P ‘I sincoroly hope, Biss Dettio, you may be succossful in all your aims, oapecially your prese ont candidacy. Good day, mo‘am.” “ Thank you ; good nftoraoon.” At the dopot we mob an acquaintance who thoueht ho would like us to foin him in a glnsa of Rbine-wino. . Wo stopped ncross to the hotol, and while thors l;suntlnmnu romarked that San-~ gamon County had a Indy candidate for Buperin- tondent of Bchools, “You,” gaid soveral, ““and wo aro going to elect her[” That's 80 1" roe joined a halt-dozon others. Miss Lowis i8 m chureh momber, and the moral clossos aro all for hor, and if ghio pats ol that dow't drink aud all that do, sho'll surely bo elacted. Aleading physician from o town in tho south patt of tho county, u{mlfldu of tho onse, gavo it 28 his opinion that Al’ins'fo\\'ia would recoive nlmlqutnuuitcd support in his precinct, of all partics, T'he whola country Iy _looking with interest o this pioncor instanco of Amorican office-holding for ladios, and too much local prominenco caa Lardly Lo given to it. i Quickoilver in Town, T'rom the Davenyort Gazette, June 21. A formor residens of our oify baa-ovidently como neross o good thing out on the Codar, near Rochester, and thoreby hangs a talo. Rochoster ia on_.the Cedar, elght miles from Moscow. Siver-boaring quartz wag fonud near the villago threo or . four years 8go, ond partion wont thero and loased large trects of Iand on-which the quartz waq found, took a quantity of tha rock away, and nover roturnod. Probably they havoe not wpont all the silver thoy got from the rock thoy took nway, or thoy may have boon garroted, or gous to Chileago. 'They left somo anxious, inquiring friends ot Rochestor and vicinity, and some quartz vock, and most of the laud thoy lenzed, and, the paople thore think, lota of silvor. But that is old. Anotlier discovery has heen made, nnd this is how it happancd, s told i by an “eyo witnoss :" Mr. Willism 1'nker, a fuimer living threo milog south of tho pluce, Jant Fobruary, wont out and salted hiy cattlo. Tho next day a fine cow, aftez o few hours of soycre souffering, died. Soon another died in tho smme way, and then another, and nnother, umtil oight in nll wera lost, Daker thought that tho nalt did the work. Ha took somo of it to Moacow, and Dr. A, Tamicon, whow mony Davanportori will remomber as a manufacturer of fire-proot paint, in our city, a couple of years ago. Tha octor oxamined tho snlt, but found no polson. e then wont up to Baket's farm, and found, on the bank of “Crooked Creek, whero tho cattla went to drink, vormillion-colorod earth, He ex« amined that, and found—quiokeilver! 1o explained the dauth of the cows—nction of .the chlorina of tho ealt on tho morenry, form- ing corrosivo sublimate, a woll-known poison ; tho cown having onton somo of tho merouriuo earth, Dr. Jumioson thon commenced a gorios of oxperiments, and ascortained the or cont of mercury contained in ho oarth. From a vory crudo apparat- us im{vrovlsnd for tho oceasion, he obtafuud, no stated by Dr. M., about 10 por ¢eit of puro mor- cury from the amount of earth,. He in now con« stracting o bettor sppasatus, and auticipates bettor rasults than harototore, This _vormillion-colorad carth {s found for about a mitd along the banks of Crooked Creok, and tho strata from fivo to ton foot in dopth. It cropa out at various places, and may bo easily worked. x It all reporta aro truo, and it doos not coat too much to got tho minorel out, the discovery may lead to important results, Atany rato, it _is_positively cortain thnt wo havo quickeilvor in Towa—nnd that it i impor- tant, taken in conncetion with tho fact that 1t is about the only valuable motal that has baen found within the limits of tho comwonwenlth. .The, Code Duclie in Bufinlo, DBugalo (June 21) Correspondence of the Xcwo York Commereial Advertiszr, Tho commorcial City of Buf¥alo is ablazo with ‘oxcitoment, A ‘dondly guerrol haa sprung up etwoon two brillinnt Domocratic lights, Mr, Joseph Warron, cditor of tho Cowrier, and Inraol I, Ilateh, ox-Congrossmen aud Firio Cannl champion. It appears that some irrovorent cor- roapondont of tho Democratic organ rocontly in- sinuntod that largo suma of money, raised for uso in the Albany Logislature for and agninut tho cannl bills by Mr., Hateh, had not boon of much boneflt to tho counls, Mr, ITatol has pub- lished o card oxplaining the uso of tho money, denouneing his libollors, and ealling upon oditor Warren for a complato rotraction, giving him tho altornutivos of a duol or n stroot fight. Warron is n ponce man, but hesitaten to ro- traot. Hatch han armed himsolf with a howite zor, & Bpringfiold ritlo, two patent tur,pmlm_:ui and four of Colt's six-inoh revolvers. Taacefu citizens keep out of tho streots, or dodgo timidly round cornors, Tho Coronors aro ail expoounpi euwddon summonses toan inquost. It Is reported ()I;l oditor Warron Lng or'&umd a stool brenste vinte for both uidos,