, 1859-04-27

i Tows PARTIALLY DESTROYED ay FlnE.--
The town If Fairfield, Fsan kiln County. ln'i1-
u,Ia, wus severely damaged w. lire III rluay
lust: Al the houses, with one excentsun, On tue
eust side Of the square were burned.
SunpEx DEA7u.-At S:aunton, ILL.,, last week,
q young n,an named Ernest Ninkn, while draw
ing wuter at i well. suddenly fill dcud.
BUSINESS AT ST. PArL.--Thc leyce yesterday
afternoon ]ookcd like o]dcn times. The BOATS
were dischargin= freight. Drays, carts, COACH
ts, b.S,:;:e w:t..'ns aud bnss.s, were shooting
about ul,lony ,ie piles Of sncrci,4E:llsr, I'll tat
u,,u had t. !ru'. well rr l,: :2e"ty- The scA: ii
las certain'y opened Iivcly.-Ii".t*o.~'r.
RopuEHr.-t man frosn the vicinity Of III
Pasu was robbed one night the present week,
within Il short distance Of this city. He left
Pcoria IN Il trip into the country, became in
toxicatcd, and when he awoEe to soberness. his
monty, amounting to 81, aud gold lever
wa;cli, lad been taken from him--ltvrsd 7tl"-
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ARREST OF AN lNcEND1AEr.-A man named
Thomas Darnts was arrested 1T Ottawa, ILL.,, Oh
Monday last, charged with firing barn. An
oi!.'r u:aa implicated has not yet been found
J! is >i4rpo5e i;;N several reccnt fires ut Otta-
WI hav. been ilss wor::t os illcArtes and that
tie man arrested was concerned in tiic matter
Il SxlHDLEE:- 4 man named Thompson has
been lately swindling the people Of Nation. Ill.
| HIS sudden disappearance, after having raised
various amounts of money las since revealed
his character. The Gd-ei{e says that he hiss
douglas did that of New York, last winter,
getting lis grub without pay.
| DrnrQrr-Thc Ety1,ss ahd Hrald says Inst
atler twn weeks c..:ci.l txal:,i:;.tinn oi the 81
!: c:.1led Fixes Peak teams passing through tbs:
city they tin1 tint 1T least II per ctn1 III lhen
a:e bound nj further tl,an tile rich prairies y;
| 1nwa.
- The destruction Of livery stable on Sa:
! urday morning including saloon Connected
With it. involved the loss af from three to 1Lu1
thousand dollars. Partially insured.
WIN NAcoH.-,1r. T4nu,a>' celebrated vim
"a9n for crn<>ing the plains, is, We uildrs,::sl'l
tn START st,'ne time II ia: frnr tl:r prairie jus
back Of Nr::p,:t. 4 large Eu,ni'er If citi@cn
:'.t max ing arrangements ID co ou: and Sue tht
Tia! s'i.' "F Ills i:ind vs:':;r.S.-AIh::s ~.
-t.',""'" =! t."mM+Fte, l*N.
Lost AT SE..-Capt Hall furnishes us vii;
tie following information relative u tic tister
| ttc,l recently lost olf Monroe. It seems tha
lin" arc missing, instead os t"r before re
ported. They went out just tciort III: ;;.:. ,>c
! eleven in number, two F.t.lrllir: in sutrtv; !,
the remainder uAll;.. las been heard. 4 cca,
supposed t. have bclnhs,,l to one OF thr:.., IL:
been picked m. The ,riel.i> III :lle Entnrtt:,lat
Lien h;n ( secured the services Of tAlt plxtou
Marine Inspector ut Maiden tn mike thorou.
:=atrh for the bodies, anu -. this purpcs
Capt +. MRS i'll this city Yesterday, ana clarte,
! t; TIN tug L. H. Lyon. lie Ieit with il about
t.cocIs il. the f:rrrnnn on lis mourtfu' erranG
--{k;:oit -1ie.u;<t,.
BiLL1AHEs AGA1S.-Tl'u b:l:s use. jv Nessr,
1'hrAn and Sreleter III thr:r late ,i.::c :.
l'arn, arc :!hnut t. be purchased lis all ea:c1