Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-01-05

IL. uoGE.-u Is currently rumoTed IN
that Mr.. Wise, Minister to
Brazil. will return. and that he will be
succeeded by Mr.. Hoge, one of the Rep
resenIatives in Congress from this Srates
0FLieut. Col. Moore, of the 4th Hi.
nois regiment ofyolunteers. left Spring.
field on the .26th ult.,to join his regiment |
in Mexico. returned to his home in
last on fdrlough @
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Col. BAKER.-This gentlemen has
sent in his resignatio as representative
in the lower House of Congress for the
Springfield district. The resignation is
to take effect on the I5thinst. The Gov
ernor has issued his proclamation for an
election to fill the vacancyto be held on
the goth.
Gu1ITY OF MUaDER.-A man, by the
name of James Field, in Crawford coun-
ty, Indiana, has been declared guilty OF
murder in the .frst degree. for killing his
aged mother, in order.to avoid the sex.
pensoiof9maintaining her. Surely that
was murder in the first degree.
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FIRE IN BUFFALo.-A most sdestruct-
i've fire occHrred in Buffalo on the 22d.
ult., which destroyed a large amount of
property. It's supposed that Mr.. Hem,
ry Bishop, a young man about twenty
years ofage, who was engaged as book
keeper in one Of the stores, was consum-
ed. He was seen on the premises after
nine o'clock in the eseningrand has not
been heard of since the Ere was discov.
cred.
0FThe hemp manufactury attached to
the Alton Pcnitentiary took fire, recently,
and the main building was entirely con-
suiued. The rope walk, engine and
boilers were saved The loss is estima-
ted at between $500 and $4,000.
PRAIRIE FABMER.--We have received
the January number of this valuable agli-
cultural publication; and also, the Prairie
Farmer Almanac for 1847. They both
contain matters of great interest to the
farmer. The. Prairie Farmer is published
monthly at Chicago, by John s. Wright,
for the low price Of one dollar, is one
ofthe best agricultural papers for western
| farmers. e, .ss sf.,
GMessrs. Breese and Semple, ofthe
Senate, and Messrs. Wentworth and
Smith, the House, have cur thanks for
| public documents! a a sl7lte
0FThez second term of A. McIntosh's
High School, will commence on Friday,
the 22d inst. sga5E
crit is estimated that sixteen hundred
volunteers have died onsthe Rio Grande,
during the past season. And that seventy.
one of this number have died out Of the
regiment commanded by Col, Baker. i.
CHApLA1Ns. The United States Sen
ale has chosen Rev. Mr.. Slicer, Meth.
odiat, for its Chaplain during the present
session; and the House Rev. Mr.. SpoIe,
aPresbyterian. Raj r. "a b,
] Acc1DENr.--A Mr.. Dolap, who was
employed in Mr., Malteson'sr factory in
this place, was dangerously scalded on
the 29th nlt., by accidently falling into "a
dye Kettle. But we learn that by the as
sigtance of medical aid, he is in fairway
I ofrecoyery.s $50 SEs.il,s.,5 -, ss.lu,s
i Vine CANDIDATE FOR THE PREsrDEK
l cy.-The Wabash Democrat says tina
Santa Anna will, without doubt be the
4 next wing candidate for the Presidency
And that the rallying cry of the whigs. il
the next canvass, will be, that aMexic,
q was in the right, and we in the wrong
and consequently that there would bel
one who could please them better, or b,
more popular their party than fleetwood
en- legged Mexican - gsisf .b'- -
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!. w AsHINGToN, Dec. Oath, 1885, II
4. w. BowEN, ESQ. }eqaaae tas 3.
!, Dear SIR lin answer to your ilette
about the irregularities of the Southern
: Mail, would.state that, ever since Icam
here, have been attending to,this matter
and hope my efforts have been unsuccessful
II Heretofore there were two lines to 81
Louis, running alternate daysss The. De
partment has Increased one ofthese line
d TO daily, and has also given US a Suhda
9 trip from SPring6eldto Peoria. Q II.