, 1859-09-02
XA3 Illinois 4&a&4 XNlrs

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Everything i. represented ~ being in 4 most
promising stats Of forwardaen At Freeport, and
State Fair week, to open on Monday next, IL to
be most notable szooag al previous like occ1 .
sions, from the extent aud character Of the dis
play promised and Already beginning to BE- in
dicated- AZ they should do, our own citizens
are very nunerously preparing to secure It the
State Fair prominent plaoe for The contribu-
tions from the trade and manufactures Of our
city.
1t the Machine Hall, the Eagle Works Of
Mess1s. Gates Co., Of this city il 10 be repre-
scented by first class steam engine, which il
to supply the power requisite in that depart
ment Of The exhibition. The buildings in gen.
eral are spacious and entirely snisable for their
destined purposes, aud the arrangements re-
feet the highest credit on the Managers Of the
Fair.
Ii We mistake not the Erricson Caloric En-
gine is to prove one Of the wonders Of the Fair,
aud several Of these engines Of the various
classes are, We leun, to be in operation.
The arrangements made BY the railroad CON-
panics for reaching Freeport, arc on most am-
pie aud liberal scale. 4 choics may be had be-
tween two direct routes, via the Galena B. r.,
and the Chicago aud Northwestern. We hear
of very numerous attendance promised from,
Chicago at the St4te Fair.
Hosss Ta1kY Asxxsrrp.-0n The strength Of
dispatch received here from Freeport Jester-
day officers Aaa Williams and Henry Kaufman
arrested in livery stable On Couch PlAce !
man named Michael Fl. Dolan upon The charge
Of stealing horse from that place. Both the
man and the animal were fou nd and will b. t.
ken back By officers from Freeport- Dolan H.
leges that be traded lame horse for the one in
question, At Mount Carroll, md when he arrived
in Fsceport waa arrested for stealing it, had his
trial and WAS discharged.
MELANCHOLY KA1noAp CasuA171r.,-An en-
ployee Of the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne L Chi
cago r. r., Thomas Brown, an engineer on =
freight train, WAS instantly killed 1t Mas1illon,
On Saturday night. He Was running the night
freight train, and in crossing bridge his en-
CINE was thrown of into the creek, crushing
him to death.
On the afternoon Of the same day the train
boz on the Eastern express train was killed by
falling between the cars His remains we're
taken to Canton.
Tue CHICAGO Ux1vEas111.--The fall term Of
the new University At Cottage Grore oommen-
ces on the 10th inst. to Which time the friends
Of this noble enterprise are looking forward
with anticipation. The building il = beautiful
structure, finely located and very amply fur
nished in part, that is, the work hiss been COM
menced on scale Of much liberalty and taste,
and is now being carried out entirely BY the la-
dies Of our State, those Of our own city Justly
aud properly taking the lead. Other localities
in the State are not, however, forgetting the
claims Of this great educational enterprise. The
CAristian Tim4s Of last week says:
III about six weeks the b1ilding was put into
a condition to be occupied, md sufficient num-
bcr of rooms for the students in attendance dur
ing the summer term fitted up. The carpe. com.
mite, consisting Of Mrs. +. F. W. Peck and
Mrs. Thomas Hoyne, Of this city. compile
ted th.ir work, havins carpeted s1ery room
M the building, at IN expense Of mora than
500. Other committees have made good pro-
g7ess, but rs jet number Of articles are want
ing. As was Unlimited, it vas not expected that
}udies in most Of the places out Of Chic1e
would have their contributions in readiness be-
fore about the first Of September. A number
Of places, however, hare anticipated that time:
Rockford, in cash, 300, and valuable boxes
Of goods from each church Tabernacle Church,
Peorin, cash $25, and a box of goods; Beiyi-
dere, cash $50; Bristol, box Of goods; Mrs. Al
len, Decatur. 6. Several other places have
been beard from rs having their contributions
nearly ready.