, 1859-04-05
W~E:STER.9. %1.EH.S ITEMS,

For PlKE's rEAk.-Seycral boats haze passed
down t!ae river within q few DAYS, with Pixies
Pcnkcrs Us passengers. Those which hare pass
ed were about thirty fect long aud propelled by
horse power. The ilnr>cs were landed while thc
bouts passed down the silntc over the dam.
The intention is sn pass .luwn Rock River +" tr
Mississippi, and thcnCc IL the Missouri, the H.
maiMder OF tilc distance to be made with wag.
uus.
Several companies irom this city have ais"
started within Il few days, with wagons and OK
teums.
We also learn flat Mr. e. D. Edson the pro-
prietor If one If our most extensive Boot and
Shoe establishments, intends sending out sever
nj 1nen with kits Of toois," 10 establish cnb-
bling slap at the iigsinEs. Mr. Heath is to
have charge Of the expedition, and the Company
will start next week. We hope the enterprise
may b. u successful one.-Ao1lford Asytstsr,
Pad.
in this city is better than known for many sra-
sons. Lettuce, radi>lcs, spinace, peas, etc, cul
tirascd in the open ar, are atrcady up and conf
ing Oil finely. Cabbage plants, raised in hot
beds, are unusually large andthrifty. Unless ~
killing FROST visits our city gardens, they will
be several weeks ahcad Of last year.
We understand that lettuce, radishcs, and Gu
cumbcss, raised in hot BEDS have already BEEN
served ut table, by several Of onr cnterrrisiuE
private gardeners journal, "a.
ScDnEN DEArn.--.t stranger, travelling on
foot, Slapped Thursday evening at 4 house i
short distance from rclin, Oh the Delavnn road,
and begged permission TO stay NIL night, stating
lie did moi feel very well. Leave WIS granted
him, when he immediately retired. Nut making
his appearance nj hrcakfaS. time Yesterday
morning, the lsosplablc proprietor Of ,lle housc
entered Ills room to lcurl. the cause. when he
| found him denA in his bed, having died appa.
rcntsy without u struggle. There wus nothtn.
| found upon his per5aA whereby to idcatify him,
excepting ticket makcd "Mr. Hickman for
passage IN the Missouri river packet Sioux to
st. Louis, aud auo1sler ticket marked Hickman,
| for deck passage ou tho Sam Gaty to 1'ckn. He
| probably landed there from tlle Ga.y that eve
| uing.-1sortd Transcript, "a.
ACCIDENT 1T THE PEORIA DR1pGE.-The Sam
Gaty, bound for ST, Louis, left thu Peoria wharf
| between the f,ours Of eight and nine n'cIock oil
Thursday evening, with IN unusually large pas
| senger list aud considerable freight. There was
u strong east wind blowing ut the time, u1ld
| when passing through the draw Of the first
bridge, the stiff breeze, together with the swift
current that prevails ut thut point carried her
! against the pier, tearing away hvr cook house
wheel house and wheel, together with much
damage TO the machinery on the stnrboard side
the loss being estimated from tlree to i've thou,
ing away most Of the side and the floor, and d.
posting the store with good share Of the fur
niture IN tue river. III addition to the t1cssr,tc
tion af the wheel and wheel honsc, the ptm;i
was wrcnchcd out Of place and one end forced
through the roof, the piston bout, with othe,
portions Of the machinery broken, the names o.
which we do not ren,en1bcr. Onc or two of til,
passengers with several Of the crew met Will
very narrow escapes. but fortunately no ons
~as hart, although, az mar well be imagined
| there was great CONSERVATION when the crasf
took pluce.-Ieoria 7,7tnteript, ST.
ACCIDENT At SoR1n Perm, Wis.-Qnite seri
ous, though fortunately not jatn1 accident hap
pcned at North Pepin, Wis, on Thursday even
ing last. A donation party was hcld ut th'
North pep!n House, mud about twenty persons
were assembled in the sitting room, when til
| floor gave way and prccipitatcd them into til
room hencath, together with Il hot stove. Ou
end Of the ioists rested agninst the side Of tn
building, rolling them together Ut one end. Til
windows were knockct out, and the ladies wer
assisted into tue street through them. Stran.
| 10 say, no one wns killed or seriously injured
though two ladies' received severe contusions
and one Of them was burned BY the stoyc.-Hd
ha<h1so Herald.
Srnrck Br L1GnTS1So.-Ycsteraay afternoon
during the thunder storm which passed ore
this city, tree standing in the yard of n,
AiuswoEtla, was struck by the electric fuid
The trunk was split into small fragments, an
| spllntcrs and bark were thrown in oil direction
| " NAeSAN~ -. AD+H ~ ~ wy 'AAA ~ ~
: 4 window, within some twelve feet Of the tn,
was shattered to pieces, and. what il little sir
| gular, MI the glass fell outside. The tree wa
not near 80 tall as many trccs arnnnd it. nor di
: The t!,id strike tue sop~quite contrary we b'
.. | Eerc. to the usual coursc--,L1ct*oarM (Hl
: Joarndf-
WHEAT ENTHUSIASTICALLY brought in
, great many Of the farmers Of this and Adjoiai
6 countic<-mnny Of them with wheat. In reea1
to the prospects Of the next crop. they were n
most unanimous in saving thai there is re,
= little cause for fear. The last three or 70,
weeks hare worked great changc III the plan
and indications are now exceedingly fayorabl
I | Alton Courier Cd.
Our farmers hure been sowing wheat, b
u not generally. Il is believed that double ii
;. usual breadth will be put down in corn. as
Hungarian grass seed will come in for fl
). trial this season.--~Atndotd (iU.) cr<u
r PREMIUM FOR FAT rCA17lE-Me*srs. Wood Il,
y Woolfor,l, al La Sale county, offer pren,iu
IF 400 for the best yoke Of oxen raised in tn
/. county, the award to be made the first Of Mar
ne1t