, 1859-12-23

Frozen 70 DEAru.-The Middleport prtts
says that Il nnn in the employ Of james Doyle,
laying track on the Peoria aud Logansport
railroad, wHs frozen to death one night last
week Lie was intoxicated at the time and laid
down upon the prairie and went to sleep. The
next morning he was discovered dead-another
victim Of whisky poison. i
cousrr Js1t Euprr.-The Jerseyrille Prairie
STATE Of the 18th. says:
The county jail is again empty. the last
lodger having lett his snug quarters on MONDAY.
night last He burned ho1e through the wall
Of his cell aud went of With hia wardrobe well
supplied from the clothing left BY previous
boarders who went away in hurry. He wss
an lrishman, named Michael O'Bricn, and
WIS awaiting trial on the charge Of stealing
money 10 the amount Of SIS.
La Smile prar;c, near Chilllcothe, in this county,
passed through this city with his wife and boy
On Saturday, on their way 10 Lincoln, Logan
County, to try the effects Of the famous mad
stone, I'LL three Of them having been bitten by d
dog supposed to be rabld. As we learn The cir
camstanees, Mr.. Storms had puppy which was
quite favorite in the family DIring The early
previous, this puppy was bitten by q dog, which
has since disappeared. On Thursday, While
about the house,, The puppy became CROSS and
bit, slightly. both Mrs. Storms and the boy, but
wIthont exciting aoy suspicion Of its being mad.
4 short time after, while Mr. Sterms was ca
ressug it, it bit him severely in tho hand. It's
conduct then excited fears, and it was confined
and died in conrulsions that Thuraday evening.
The family, while here, consulted physician,
aud were suffering great distress from their
fears.-Rsoria 4raascffpl, l9th.
/ Torou E7oHY Amour HoRsg.-A few days
ago spau Of horses belonging to VIM. Speth-
man, who lives faw miles from town on the
Iowa Cisy road, ran Of, and were brought to .
halt by a"splinter" from board fence, which
cntered the brenst Of ous Of the horses and
passed through the body, coming out at the
back, breaking tE and lea:inE The splinter,
which WAS over three feet long, in the wound.
The splinter was Of one inch plank. six inches
ut the widest part md two inches at the point.
Dr, Edward Ernst, Veterinary Surgeon, Of this
city, who Was called to see the animal, bad to
drive the splinter back with hummer. so
firmly had il lodged itself. Strange as it may
seem, the lurse ii still iying and IS likely 10 get
Wen.-Ddrenp0Jt Gd.ttke.
MCRnER AND ATTEMPTED SClc1pE.-A strange
md horrible affair is reported to have occurred
IN Dekalb Co.. Ind, not long since. And old
couple named Knapp, who appear to have lived
together unple;asantly. got into squaabble one
morning, at which their son .Jakey" was pre-
sent. lie, probably used TO such scenes, though,
nothing Of it, and went off TO work, Returning
Ut night b. fund both Of them gone, and the
house in terrible confusion. Starting out te
search for them, be met his mother, who told
lin that the 't old man would not trouble them
any more, but Jakey must not say anything
about it, Tie neighbors bearing Of the affair
made search and found the body Of the old
man. ttrribly 1,aneled, in the welt The Ole
woman was arrested on q charge Of hayins
committed the murder, aud lodged in the jul,
1T Auburn. 4 few days ago she attempted tt
Kill herself. She made horrid cash in he'
abdomen, just bc1oH Tho stomach, from which
the iptestlues protruded. These she cut of ant
1hycy them il, the stove The wouod is NOR
,a', and though not dead at the last report, sh'
was considered beyond hope Of recovery