, 1859-08-01
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A MURDERER CAu0uT.-Some two years ago
brutal murder was committed at Tippecanoe,
Miami county, Ohio, BY man named Jacob r
Forester. The murderer nude iis escape. and
was not heard Of until souc two weeks since,
when The CT Sheriff Of Owen county, Ind,
wrote to The Sheriff OF the county in which the
murder was committed that Forester was in
Gosport. Measures we're taken Tor bis arrest,
and on Wednesday night last be was found con-
called in an upper room Of house in Goeport.
lie was lodged in jul to await bis trial ut the
ensuing term Of the District Court.
The body Of man apparently e5 years Of
age, says the Carroliion Eu-tttt, wus found on
the 18th inst ia the Illinois river, near that
place A wound on his head indicated that be
had been murdered. Nothing but four tickets
marked " Good for four drinks " was found on
his person.
4 SINGING MorsE.-Dr. Tom 0'Edwords has
= canary which is a very ine singer. Some
time since the serynnt g,ri, who was sitting one
night IN the kitchen, was much astonished at
Al imitation Of the cannry's notes, which pro-
.eeeded from the cupboard. Thinking, perhaps,
it was The devil, she precipitately he'd, but tue
next night and tic next it was no better.
Investigation, however, reyealed the cause. The
cupboard door was let open, aud \ watch sta
sioued, and soon after mouse came out get up
on its haunchcs, curied its tail s9uiril fashion
over its back, and commenced warblin. exactly
like the canary, in sweet, but low tone. This
has been repeated night after night, and has
been witnessed By hasts Of people. This is a
very singular phenomenon. aud leads one to
believe that m:ce are capable Of better things
than 10 nibhle cheese, Of afford dinners to prowl-
ing cats.
News 1Rox rae FRz1eurkR.-Capt. Davis md
Clerk Wra. Wutson. Of the steamer Freighter,
which has been srying oil the season to force its
way up tue Minnesota Kiver to Big Stone Lake,
arrived in this city yesterday, and announced
the total abandonment Of the enterprise for the
season. Two men were left to take care nf the
boat and to protect its property from the In
dams.
Captain D. and others went m to The portage
between the two lakes, nnd assured himself of
the practicabi!isy Of the passage in the spring,
when the water is high. 1tis about three-Quat-
ters of milo in length, and is kind Of ra1ine,
which in the spring Is covered nbout neck deep
with water.
The officers Of tho Freighter only abandoned
the enterprise when the usefessuess OF pursuing
it farther was manifest The falling water, and
the latene*s Of the season was against them
In some places they damned up the waier be-
hind them, 80 as to raise it several feet and then
pnAhed ahead through places where it seemed
no boat could be forced, or eyer will again in
all probability.
Next Surfing, however, when the floods caused
BIZ the melting snow have swelled the waters of
tie Upper Minnesota aud the tao Lakes. the
Frcighter will undoubtedly force her way
through, and ride tsiumphantly in the waters
Of the Red River, in time to do seasons busi-
ness on that recently opened river-uinnoo-
tian, es1.
TIE PAckE1s-A CHAxGx.-We learn from re-
liable sources that The l'rairie du Chen line to
ST. Paul-consisting Of the boats Of the G. D.
D. I II, Packet Co., the Milwauker, Itasca and
Ocean Wa.e,-will he drawn of The present
week; also, that the two first named boats of
tic ADORE line will be merged into the line from
Duuleith, while other two Of our present boats
will be drawn out to make room for them.
The Packet Co. found that one line Of Through
baats, daily from Dunleith. could do ali thera
was to be done-in fact, much more than there
has been to do the present season. and such
being the case, loss necessarily followed
Duazt<sh -4detrliser, va.
Row AxoSc rHE MAL1Ess.-A row, the result
of too frequent imLlbations Of red eye, came OF
ut very respectable hotel at Minneapolis yes
.erdar afternoon. During the fracas aud while
the proprietor Of ths house was tjectiug the
origsnaioE Of tho quarrel, the senior editor ol
tho Mnlison {syis.1 6ygus WAS stuck in the face
bS stone, tie blow breaking tha bridge of his
nose. he was speedily taken care of, and ID
now doing He!t,-Falls Ere4inq Netcs. 26N.