, 1859-06-30
"A HAakkee.


Ed9kx1 Ps1a1 aad Ts1tuna: r.. j
di1ids with you the first tomatoes from
Fruitiand Heigh.s.'
:Iha.e, aimee Left Chicago one year 10 Ia1s
March, planted ont fire thousand Peach trees,
one shonsaad Pear trees, and txenty~d hun
'dred Graps rines. The grapes e1e mostly e.
tarba and Isabella, bat hare souae Di2ns, snd
a few Concord Some Of: tho peach md pear
trees, and = few Of tho grape vinee, ut LIST
Ap.i1 year, IRE now fun Of fruit, which will he
marketed in Chicago. We h4se two acres IN
-Tomatoes, which win come in in1.1e<liztesy. md
expect to hare the first fne Hancsanoud Sweet
Potatoes in market, ~ Ne had ths 6rst iaat year
and without experience Ne ha1steuss acres
which look promising. ~ j..
Fruiuand Heights Is half mile from ths vi
lsge Of Golden. Union county, illinois. Three
hundred and twenty-five miles aouth OF Chacs:7
80, the climate is SIX week. earlier. Fruit and
produce picked in the afternoon will reach Chi
'caso by the Illinois Central Railroad without
change Of cars, for market next morning.
Youzs Truly, Il SxxHA1I-
I'VE acknowledge the basket from our friend
Nevtall and wish him all success in the rearing
Of fruit for our goodly city. He il making large
preparations, but no hrger than We would TINT
hundreds Of others would make Gise u good
init nd p'snty of it--En.l :
~ Yesterday forenoon \ boy peddfng the
New York Leigtr OH State street, near Con-
g7ess, wus run at by fcrocious little dug, who
tore the L<dqtr out Of the boys hand, and then
L. hr.- tn,
oxner, who promised no redress for this dr<aeh
Of the p*ae& on the part Of his dog, but when tile
bog threatened tue police, he gaze him dime
to get tue p;<ee in bis 6r<teh4s meuded. Thus
the matter WIS settled. The attack Of the dog
Is yery unaccountab1e; he WIS canine Of Ger
man education, and certainly could have had no
liking for those fat things, called Noun: Yer
non papers; perhaps, as the animal snapped at
the Ltdytr, be wus led On By the boys crying
out there was a new take Ntale) attached to il.
but ge conclude that the "critter did not At.
pteciatc the narrative, rs, after the frst snap,
be left the spot and the paper on the ground in
evident disgust
| TaE CINCINNATI ExcCRsloS:srs WHO visited
| this city recently, met On Monday evening last
iu the Cinc;cnati Exchange and passed series
Of resolutions. The first one is devoted TO thank
ing the officers Of the c. II. D., and d. 1 ~
and T. T. ". j. G. Railroads for their kindness
| aud attention on the occasion Of the trip, and
wishing success 10 the route. Another reso;u-
ton thanks the Mayor, Common Council, and
citizens Of Chicogo for their hospitality. The
fourth, resolves that the chain OF good fetlin:,
wrought by the recent excursions shall never
be broken. but shall grow stronger with the i1'
crcasiny prosperity Of both. while the las, Is
highly eulosistic Of Mr. l. L'uom,ucdieu, and Nr.
Mcl.aren.
i BEAr7lFrL RAILROAD Mari. Sage 4
Sou, Of Buaalo, have just issued the best Kait
road Map Of the United States that has eyts
been published in this country. It shows ali
the railroads in the United States and Canada
Every station ia marked, aud the distance in
miles between stations nuteL. The railroads il
each State are also shown in tabular form on the
margin Of the map. There is clcarness. aceu
racy ard Guish about this map far superior tt
any other extant. 1t is for sale at DllacL4rIs Il
Lasa!ie street.
q The Commencement exercises Of tht
North Western University arc now in progress
aud close to-day. At u i. ~, DR.. Foster de
lisers the DAccalaura'c Sermon. At j: r. H.
exercises Of the Graduating Class, confrrriol
Of degrees, &c. Let every one who i, at leisur
20 up to Evanston to-day. and enjoy the COO
shade and literary feast. Iio for the cars:
ga boyabou. seren years old, named wu