, 1859-09-30
WESTERN ITEN8.

TnE Peoria. 0QUAwkA AND 1oGtssroRr Il. r.
The workmcn yesterday commenced on tue |
Loganyport connection Of the reor;a aud oqnaw-
Ia Road, at Gilman. It Is the intention Of the
coe;neeF from whom VIC get our Information, 70
work three gangs Of hands, continually. until
thc work is completed Eighteen miles have
already been laid east Of the intersection OF the
Toledo and New Sn!em Road. leaving only t~en.
ty.two miles to be laid between that point and
Lo.unsport. The track is ail graded. The other
&wn yangs Of men which are u DC pat ou WIZ
stationed. one ut LoEausport, working west, to
tho eighteen miles alrea.iy completed, ana she
o,ber iust west of the Toledo and New Salem
Road, working west to meet the gang which
commenced yesterday at Gilman. These two
hxra only forty.six miles to lag, and The whole
ary next. TIE whole distance between Gilman
ard Iogausport is eigbty-six miles-just the
DISTANCE from reoria to Giiman.-l2oraa Trans
| eript, 3sth.
| A SHOCKING Acc1peSr.-A shocking affair oc-
CURED about halfpast si1 o'clock, last eTeniog.
| lust oyer the river, on the Eastern Extension
| Railroad. 4 party pf some thirty workmen
were comin, in from the machine shops on
large hand car. wl.eu they ran orer coit Oh tbe
truck, ,h.owtug the cur of and killing man
| named Smith and woundinE fur others. lie
| Was thrown in trout Of the car and run over
Ths parties who we're injured we're Perteey
Haincs, John Seed, machiuist, - Gorsuch.
| Carpenter, and one 0tner WHO'RE n63ne We dlA uo*
leafu.-Poria Union, o5@h.
Bo1tEn ExrLoslox.-A steam boiler in the
distillery Of Rupert i Co., at Pekin, ILL.,, ex-
ploded on Friday last. doing damage to the
machinery and works to the amount Of Il ,Qo0.
Tile explosion is said to have been caused by
ths care.essness or incompetencJ Of the eng"
neer. Very fortunately, no person WAS injured
| II eort1 Union, 2sfh.
SrppEx DEA1u.-Last evening, about five
o'clock, an elderly gentleman. resident o'
Galena, ILL.,, named F. II. Mstzgar, who was
her. on visit 10 his son and daughter in upper
town, fell on the floor Of the house, and died IN
| n few minutes. He hud been i'll Of consumption
u long time, but was not considered dangerous
lie WIS member Of the Odd Fellows, who vii
superintcnd the transportation Of his remains
home to-day.-St. Raul Iian<sotidn, eNa.
LIBEL Sr1r.-There is suit for hbe! pend
/ iny in the Circuit Court. and to be tried THU
.. term, witch involves question Of some inter
,, | est The libel il the alleged improper protest
of the note Of the pinint!G by the officers Of tht
State Bank in this city, Tor which he clalm'
| Compensation The argument on q demurrer
: to the complaint, which raised tue legal ques
= .ion whether protest, could be libel, wa
heard day before yesterday, md decided BY sh
Court against the demurrer-that il, the tour
t held that an improper protest might be loelous
o Tie case, Of course. Is yet TO be tried on II
. merita.-l"didaapolts Journal, esh-
) MYSTERIOUS sNrRnER.--A shooting atMr, ,wnlc
i is somewhat wrapped in mystery, occurred a
j Walshrilte, Montgomery. County, few day
T. ago 4 youuy man by the name Of koob "a
}. RECENTLY returned frugn kauaus with anothe
IF young man. formerly from 1odiana, from who1
$ be had bought claim, for which le had agree
Il to pay on bis arrival at bis home in Walshsil'
It On Monday night the two young men HARM
Is gone to the barn to sleep. t!.c report Of p'st
ir Vas heard in that direction, and the 1nd'ania
E. came running to the house, shot III the chce
Il The inmates Of the house went to the bar
o where lie had been sleeping, aud found ne;
II the spot a Colts revolver snd powder aAs
ii The revolver was new, and neither young kot
b. nor his late companion recognized II, and bo
i.eseyer. vas hound over for lis appearance
n lie ne IT term Of the Circuit Court.--Sw a"yht