, 1859-01-29
VE'eSfet-la .telE3 Hens.

Az "OLp SETTLER" "--fhe Chester XsralL
notices the recent death in tha: county, CT Jean
Baptste Aonsrieuls, nh,Ive IF kaskaskia
aged niuety.slx. who h.d spent MS whole life
in or near his native village. What changes
has Illinois seen within the scope OF his life!
srlc1nE OF AN lsprAS G1a1 Ne learn, says
the 81. Paul Times. from i gentleman, who
came down from Belle Paine yesterday, That q
young lndiau E!rl om,nlsted suicide By hang
ing heraelf to y tree, Lear th-t plAce on Tues
day last Cause, disappointment il IN atf4lr Of
the heart
4 DauSkkS J0RoR-Ia slander case ia i
Madison, Wis, Court. on Wednesday, psoce=d
ings were suspended in cousequeace OF cne OF
the jury turning up dru1k. The court sd
journed, lie Sheriff was ordered TO walk the
juryn nl4n about ard sober hllu. and the Sns.,H
proceeded to put him through.
uRAyY DAMAGES Against TEE ClrY or Sr.
Lor1s.-Some months ago IN order was made
by the city OF ST. Louis 10 drain q pond IN the
city commons. 1swas done By cutting through
IN eu,baoknent on 0saxe street, by which the
cave OF Felix Caste WAS veltlowsd, and large
NUMBER Of barrels Of beer destroyed. Ar. Cos:e
Instituted suit against the city, laying damages
1T f24. .O00, or for 5000 barrels Of beer at Is
per barrel Oa Saturday 8 verdict WAS re,
turned against the city, aud damages assessed
at 7,00e.
SkAr1sa-The 1asses were having CAV
time this morning on the ice at tho fcot Of
Seventh street, IN the way of sliding and skat.
ing, and high and lofty tumb!inI. Criroines
md tchoops were considerably crimped up,
when the lair dsm,e!s unceremooiunsly s4luted
the ice in . style not rscogaized in drawing.
room circles a. the most fashionable way of do
ing the polite q Ia FrescA.- Dubuque Iimfx.
Fo1r.--The Trempe!eau wis Pioneer sar,.
"One Of our c:1izans, jacob s Cook, caught
seventeen foxes 1ast week within hfteea miles
of this place, of which fifteen were yellow. ana
qrey and one black" He was cI:red $40 in
cash for the hide OF the black fox, which he re-
fused. The Pioneer says soey are remarkably
plenty in that section OF country.
CoCRr House BraSsn. We learn this morn.
ing that on Monday night last the Court HOUSE
At Albion, in Noble Couatr, in this S;a:e, took
sumcd Loss Of building estimated at S. 900,
value Of judgements destroyed, about $so,eoo,
which It will take much time mud trouble to Re.
store, The books in all the other offices we're
preserved. This is great misfortune to the
people OF that county Fl Wdynt [Iad.) Re.
publican. 26sA
DAsrARpLT. The Burlington Hark+ye says
tho Monday N ,Ening train from Chicago was
delayed for two hours by the attenp' Of some
miles up the rosd. q little beyond Oquavka
JUNCTION. Several Of the ties we're burned,
but The fire was ex:inguisned before any serious
damape was w1s done Tae break WIS repaired
md NJ further detention will t4ke place.
AD,o FwAr-FAsr TRAyE11xG.-A youno
oent}euan connected with the Express Office in
ibis city, says the Saltwater {Miun.} M1sstag.r.
had OCCASION to 70 to Arcols, q few days sioce.
on business requiring speed. uhereupou be
ha1uessed dne Newfoundland dog to = lieht
hand. sled. and made the journey on the ics in
lust twenty seyen Minutes! The distance il
seven nles-be;n8 IN average Of one mile in a
little Ieks than tour minutes The dog is about
one year old, but large and powerful We would
Ike 10 see The dog tha: can excell this feas-
Mrsrx11ous-Tom Mason, the we'll known
barber ou Main street, saYs the Peoria 7%an-
A4ipt. sesms to htva some euemy who il de-
to take his life. His shop has been
fred into from the rear, after dark.
and n far a. can be ascertaiued, without aoF
apparent cause. -Four bullets have thus been
fred, three Of which passed through the win
dow, aad one through the door. the marks Of
which are plaiulJ to be seen. The last one
fred waa on TuesdAy evening Of the past week,
and Mason has the bullet in bis possession We
do not learn that be suspects any one, and The
whole affair is very mysterious
BAB1AxA -Onr friend Gov. B's son Eddie is
q bright little fellow Of only soue four summers
He lores To talk of God, Heaven and Angels,
Rnd hia idea Of these great m7ateriea arc often
amusiu9. .0ue day ha stood locking lntsoiiy At
Ehs falling snox, whsn hs said 10 his mother,