, 1859-02-11
Western .HseaU8 Items.

Coon FOB sr. PArL,-Tbe city prison il now
empty, tue last nan having been released on Fri
day uighs. by paying hls dne, having been im-
prlsoned by the city attoTney on conviction be-
lore the District Court, in an appeal case.-At.
Paul Ptonecr g. Democrat.
KILLED EY CoLT.-The jackson County
Qo@a) J0u'n II, VI the 81, a1ys that on the sun
day Previous Mt. R:snger. !! re.pectablc farnlvr
living Two miles north Of Bellevue, w.s kicked in
the audomen by colt, anl 50 badly injured that
liz died the next day.
THE DRtpGE Acnoss TIE M1ss1ss1rP1.-Th IlIi-
n0is Ceu11al Railroad Company has this day CON-
meneed geitin. out stoue to bnitl tho bridge
across tl.e Mississippi 1t this place- Thi< is
go3d news. 1t is NOT definitely settled at what
Is that it will touch the Dubuque sil1e Of tie river
at the loot Vi Seventh st.-Dnbnque Times, ,8th.
SCENE In Peoria HorEL-" -"Legs" four feet
long, III attempting lo 80 up stairs yesterday, ell
rounlered - Hoops" scrutbiug, with III. pull Of
water On the steps above her. " Legs" made
several Intellectual attempts to pass, until, at
length, making one tremendous jump aud drive.
and down cane Legs" q Hoops" the pail and
water to tue bottom nf the s'air ca-e. BjlA we1c
somewhat red iu tile face and considerably angry,
but I" Hoops" vas f3st to break the silence By
exclalmining "Wh4t are vou about-hav:n'l you
got any itgs!" +'Ycs," was tie quick rerlg,
"sgnt ieet Of them ). but what t'4s devil can
liuc uc!"-1Fansc7ipf.
4 THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY At Isp1ASAro11s.-
Tue meeting which WIS called lur Lust evening,
At the First Presbyterian Cllurch, to consider tile
location OF the proposed Presbyterian Theological
ssmlnary at this point, wa@ largely attended by
capitalists and business mtn Of all denominations.
The her points prop 'se1 are Chicago and Rock
Island. II the enterprise meets With reasonable
encouragement irum the capitalists Of Iadi2nap-
oils, the probability i. tia: it will lie located here
IN preference t0 either Uf the other points,
:ins farther east aud preferable in o. r respects.
We learn that cue gentleman Uttered to give three
thousand dollars to the enterprise. $so,0o0 is
the am9unt Of stock which it Is proposed to COM
1nsnce.-Indianapd4t Ja174al-
MAN SHoT NEAR pLATrEvlLLE MoUSp.-We
hear o' H terrible occurrence that happened last
Muulay morning near Plattcyile Mound, Gsaut
county, Wisconsin, hy which man named Car
ilrt was Instantly killed by anotier nlmed Bruwn.
We Lave heard sumo ol tic particulars as foows:
solnc land belonging to Mr. Glcen,' against tile
cnnscnt or wishes ri the latter. lie had warned
them off repeatedly, but ttey rtused to nlcy.
Crown worked for Green, and on Mondly morn
ing, armed with gun. llr was ordered to drive
Cartar OIL, US is supposed. The latter not
be}inR he slot Inn i'll ule neck with cltlTge OF
l,uck+hot. which ktltcd Inn instantly. We learn
That both Parties were young nlen.-Galeaa Id
Uertiser. 9M.
Singular DEATH -PAtuck Farrell, for the
Has. live sea1s salesman III the employ Ut II. F.
AcCtoskey, Esq., died ut 4i@ residence yesterday
marniog. He VAS present III qbhre VII Oh con
sima1 Rlger l. Sclummss ,opcr shop aud Dwell
lag on Saturday nlolnlDg List. ;rtye as he ever
vas Ut fires By over cxe1ton he became suvcr-
III tied aud took cold. He was ahnut tile hGu>e
"n Muddy, aud III the evening Ills wi'e observed
that Ills speech mas failing him-he only cum
planning Of burning teusation about the tongue,
accompanied with the htccou2hs. Dr.. Wisrirh
was called, and succeeded III s'opping the hic-
coughs, hut he gradually sunk ualii this morning,
6iltn le disl.-fb