Show the sass SW sS va the asselin if Z blage hr n caa odthe of the knights of the quill is fr from om the de aalur edited by james 1 oapl shoaf fi it is somewhat lengthy for our bi ca ter bit s I 1 th 13 IW D th mt ex S 5 i C r c nna 4 beront writers n aiters of the press in the interior i of ameria america that we cannot it la place ein m our p paper r abo JT writer corn coin beith i a we X antof of his trip from which we only c fici clip ac lie iw following monday bIon clay e evening january fth wo jumped aboard tho mhd train 11 6 1 11 W and id two hours thereafter wo were one ona of jua jin at his big r hotel 7 SV springfield ringfield somo same twenty etheri knights of the accompanied us ns at an aik early hour say j 12 we ire re retired lima to curbed room not far from Bill farcy Usrey and tho the saloon we were awakened early next morning by a friend in wo know ho was as a friend simply from the remark mark rl be made when ho he entered andi and still maro when F a waiter entered with four glasses matter what with our air friends lendi fi compliments tuesday at 2 the editorial conven tion met ht djana stratton bells comfor biah college where before 12 M fone hundred editors e dito wro assembled kofl of tho the proceedings edings of tho the convention wo we might particularize but we ve deem it unna sary wo will state however that hon han john IM IV Il merrett errett editor of tho state Regi stor who officiated with so much credit to himself and the convention was reelected elected re president ford tho present year and ande E H griggs esq of hockford was reelected elected re secretary tho the following canvass on the merits of tho the fraternity is exceedingly funny fonny owing to the want of are obliged fo biot our editorial brethren off with a short fuse this time however much we may d desire asire i to dwell aw ell upon their many virtues I 1 they will of chirse course excuse tho the brevity of the following I 1 lightning strokes 1 charles wilson of the chicago oual dou nial conducted ducted himself creditably indeed considering mhd influences surrounding him i governor crandall was tin colly conan ion lion i f t steele departed on tho wand second day of tho the feast with his pockets packets full of doughnuts dough nuts andi and molasses candy alexander of the linchpin linch pin pia gazette with the aid of stanley kept duly sober brown of galena did not change his color bailey of the princston Prin coton tort republican can did a gre re ca at t deal aea of I 1 Is smiling and so did governor bogl glesby I 1 latshaw L of the valley valle times slept with us one ono night nt at the Ki cholas lord how 1 he be kicks and snores bill usrey took mosser with him to keep him bf raigh furnish him with tobacco and 1 correspond with the gazette crosser had his bis hands bands full A I 1 I 1 I 1 miller Bl iller of ye lye trib tribune o in this city ed ent joyed the feast hugely langdon quincy whig entertained the ta lady visitor bailey jacksonville sentinel flew around like a frog in a skillet and smoked eal crosby of the wenona index alader wn s not there pre hohag ho had the headache edi ards tho the bunker Bunke hill rHill man corresponded with the blind blin dand and tal kedith the he at t jacksonville jackson we T abd tbd fi editors edi tores re of the pana pam papers wore i sp spectacles i fi i find and carried canes jhb the message entitled the country ewt cbanta visit to new york city N was AS ordered to its iti second reading by flynnoy flynn of the champaign gazette the ithe editors of the charleston Chai leston aud and Mattoon papers were not mot present at homo home to abuso abuse each other tho the corresponding editor of the chicago times timed ate five meals in jacl jacksonville sonville got was too full fall to make a report I 1 snell oatho springfield journal wo we aro happy to announce was duly sober I 1 Tho Thel Morris lorris editors had the smallpox small pox which wb ich accounts for their absence john james smiths local was present the Co courier tirier baswell wa was swell well represented i 1 1 tho cho independent man at 31 Montice in conk quence of failing to make connections mad w ilaf not in attendance tom sharp clinton times started for tho he scene of action but fell by the wayside vay side dowdall Dow dIl of the Do dorrit crit peoria no ono recognized he had bad ho moustache but ho p ed an appointment in springfield old il mr merrett thu president and griggs tb the seel detary received nil all the thanks bilter of tho the journal and tho the merrit boys boya of the L regester Ke gister ster did aid not accompany the editors igors to jacksonville domestic aff lairs copt them at homo rotc cy fletcher I 1 U ilin sentinel behaved himself very ve well when heren ched homo home ho hd lind had a five L ent lent currency in his hia paek packet el iter sir mr hammond of the dancla corn com is a t exy modest man ho he came near starving ln to death in jacksonville our p particular attention ims ans ghan gh en to B BJ bil J laid haidl 1 of thil recorder Ee corder ile with mith ns anil and had bud wo iyo not taken liim under our wing we cannot cann ot say sa what would havo have beckma of luin him colone of ortho tho jacksonville jondal had lis hia lauds full in keeping hi his bro brethren thron or of the quill in tho the path of duty ironmonger show hilus himself elf it was too cold charley lames eames local of the ilie banto amo paper ditto hadan had nu adient with a lady contributor grimball Eim Rim ball of tho Carl inTille democrat Demo crai wo aro are arc sorry ito to say my was sick bick brought oa ou b by eat cat in ington too much at tho the blind asylum feynn of th lie spectator was qui quite conspicuous i at Stra liall hall jhc ba c n ho be replied to ge deml excellent speech 1 summers of the homor homer jom ij tl did credit to that paper fildie ho fco thim did iti in it i fontius editor when at decatur Decat nr i C 1 L smith li of tho the princeton Prince tou patriot is it rood ii looking man aid the ladies ladie occupied it larre portion of his ili time 11 K X durl durfee ce of tho the decatur advertiser somehow or other did not show his smiling count coull cna fcc ucc in tho the ami antion he avas WAS at jhb ball however B 0 braden oatlie of the joliet Ee republican publican had the mumps mid go bo di sorry li ingston of the bemont Be flient IA ws at the dance but to tho the inclemency of the u camiler ca tiler lid did not go with us to vill nue taft tad of the salam advocate tho benediction lin in a horn SPECIAL jt it wab almost impossible to got clorer Nl of ortho the Gi unette away from the insane hd hev wal erectly d having found in in that institution taa inin innanti th 3 4 that abat did not know as cli ns lie he |