, 1859-12-06
ILLINOIS ITEMS

Almost 4 SzR1ocs Acclpkxr.-The passenger
tram On the Quincy and Chicago Railroad, due
IN this city on Wednesday night ut 1925. mar
fo~!y escaped snash-up that doubtless would
haVe =. been attended with seriou. consequences
a me tram Was approaching Tennessee, run
ming 1t slow speed, tho engine came IN contact
win bar OF railroad iron that had been placed
upon the track, evidently for tho purpose of
wree8lng the train, by some fend for whom
hanging Wonld be too lenient punishment
fortunately, the cautious manner in which the
traln was approaching the town, sayed it from
wefe detained sone time, owing to the difficulty
OF removing the rail, which 60. entangled in the
cow.eatcheF.-Qutney R<pu5iioan, I'd.
JAZZ 'DxLIvERY.-The Bloomington Rtnta-
grdph says that Dan. Jones. Curtis, aud d-
Lawhead, al Of whom we're about to be taken
10 the feultentiaFy to serve out sentences Just
passed upon them, escaped from the Blooming
*on 1al on Wednesday morning. The three
were duly locked up the night previous in one
cell, the door Of which they managed to open,
and called the watch for water. he thinning
them secure in the cell, opened the outer door,
when be was knocked dorm, and an assistant
coming to bis rescue, was served with few
handtulls Of the same Sauce. The gay birds
then took flight, and up to our --latest adylces
have not been heard from.
OTTAWA Wafer Wonxs-Judge Cston has
the Introduction Of four-inch stream Of the
pure water OF the great springs on the south
side into the factory. The water is 20 much
purer than that Of the canal that it is used with
ont filtration Judge c. has also carried a six
inch stream to the Illinois River bridge, de-
signed to supply the city. We are not advised
how soon It is proposed to lay the pipes through
our streets, bus as the water can now be sup
Piled to families at q less expense than gas. We
see no reason why the work should be delayed.
-ottara Free TFadtr.
~ sU1c1pE.-We learn from the 4Stntin<E that
Thomas L. Crawford, one of the prominent bust
ness men Of Sterling, committed suicide on
Friday last, by hanging himself in his own barn.
Ae WAS the principal in the weil-known firm OF
cumstauces. The cause was temporary iusan-
IT., brought on by an attack of sun.stroke, in
J1iy last, which produced general prostration
Of bis nervous system---I. Horr1s Hateiman.
cAsuxERE GoArs.-A couple of wagon. loaded
With these useful animals {ten in nunber)
passed through our town on Monday, "a route
for Texas, in The care Of the gent Of some stock
ra's'ug company in Logan County, ky. They
we're all Of the male kind, and we're offered fol
safe BY the agent at 5000 each. They were
about the size Of = common goat, of pure
white, and alshouGh not more than half-bloods,
or fhree-fonrths at most, were covered with q
beautiful growth Of long silky wool of the finest
texture: Col. Bristow, Of Jacksonville, was the
first to introduce this useful animal to the no.
tice Of Illinois stock growers. lie has imported
some Of the finest bucks Of pure blood, from
Mr. Davis, the original importer. The wool
from the bucks Of these goats is now worth IS
per pound, and the time will come when the
Cashmere shawl will be exported from Illinois,
instead Of being imported from Thibet--sjon<s:
5oro Gaxtt<.
MORE Posr 0fF1cE T1xkER1SG.-The CON-
n1nlty lying in the neighbo1hood Of Cages
Lake, and who hare been supplied with their
mail matter ftem the Cages Lake P. 0. are re,
r much exercised and justly indignant at the
recent discontiuuance Of the office at that place.
it MAS one Of Importance and supplied large
by several gentlemen from that vicinity. that
they arc at a loss to know the cause Of this
shabby treatment, and the ouly reason under
the Gun that they eau devise for this act is tue
fact Of there being no Buchanan men within the
range OF that delivery into whose hands the ps-
psrs belonging to that trust could be rluced,
hence, the whole community must be punished,
just to tickle the spleen Of some miuion Of the
Administration. This trick IS laid at the door
not . hundred miles from Waukegan, as one of
this c9nss Of individuals was known lately to
make enquiries Of a certain man lirins as Cages
Lake, whether they had some good Euchnnan
man there to whom the Post Office could be
glven. He was assured that none Of that Pc
culiar species Of dogs existed in that yicinitv-
that they all gloried in being, sound Repub1i-
caus about there. Much just cause Of complaint
has existed in this county for the past three
certain individual with our Post Offices and
Mail Routes. the latter Of which have been rem
dered almost useless BY his Wauttgan
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