, 1859-03-22

Fnrlr l1Lossoxs.-Our table .5as adorned last
Monday by Il Lognct Of fnll blown plum and
peach b1o>solns. They were gathered only u
few miles from tic city.--uoand tHy tM.) En-
i"rt"M.
IIcEoxs.-For Il few mornings past the heay-
Gus have alnlust been obscurrd by pas$in:. clouds
Of ,igentS; some finrks seeming IN contaln nil
lioNs. II has furnished rare sport to huntSmen,
and ty the lnccsSant popping we verify believe
there have not been nary idle ni,sskets in town.
The pigeons all sern voyaGing Northwest, per-
hans it is typical of rnti yrutinn the coming
oil.-Iu'itpsalt"tt (iosra) t.riian.
KILLED. BIT 4 KAM.-0n Wednesday, the 9Th
inst. John Corrcll, living in Elk Township, was
knockc.l over BY :. ram belonging TO himself:
lie was severely injured in the abdomen, and
fingered in great pain about thirty-six hours,
Wien he died. Tic DECEASED wus about sixty
fur years Old. was i kind ncishbor and an
atlect;onate husband and fathcr.-DtMi (lotea)
J2a,Hd{.
roESrt JA,L BrRSEn.-Thc county jail at
Caledonia, for ycaFs regarded aS an tti,sate and
insufficient affair, burned to tic ground last
Montlpy night having been set on ire, it Is be-
lcyed, by QUE IF the inmates. There were three
persons confined in it at the titne-tw0 men and
one woman. They narrowly escaped with their
lives; aud had it not been for Tue prompt and
almost s,1,rrtun1an cturts Of Mr.. l}orcn, to re-
Ieasc them, they would al have most certainly
persisted. lie dashed III the door with nn axe,
aud whilst tue old she'll was rapidly burning cut
the Chains of the prisoners and turned thctn
loose--Ho"nd tity Emporium.
ForSn nGriLrY.-IonatI,an Reed, the man who
was indicted, i'll connection with several others.
the late term Of our Circuit Court, for setting
firr 10 the schuo house und other property i'll
Earlvilr. and who sook change Of venue to
Kane County. had lis trial last week, WIS found
guilty, and sentenced to three years in the pcni
ten,iary.-UttawA Free 7rtlltr, 18Th.
ExcornAu,xG.-Tl delightful state of the
roads hereubnuts for the last six weeks. lIas
given tic farmers within few miles Of Ottawa
II monopoly Of our home market, and enabled
them to hx prices ut rate to correspond With
the hard tinles--somcwhas lover the left" HEy
,.urs at abunt sls i ton; eggs Is ceuts potatoes
81 ::'; and good butter brings the nristocratic
figure Of Is cents per pound, and scarce at that
-Ihd.
Fov plKE's rEAK-Wc have heard it estinlat-
ed TINT tiftv pcrsons will leave Ottawa fnr Pixies
Peak between nnw and the 18th Of April Most
Of them arc ncclunics-young, hardy. iudustrl-
ous nsen, whom We should greatly prefer not to
spare. As very little encouraging news, haw-
ever, has af late come from that quarter, We find
that the list Of those who conclude to wait awhile
is on the increase.
Mule teams, i,ur<c teams md ox teams pass
through our streets daily. laden with Pike 5
FcAk ctn1EfantS 1taQ 1nelE clilfiuE!!4s> anu uuF
in. the week VIC have noticed three or four skitf
luads floating down the river, a1s" seeking their
way to the head waters Of the Platte. They rig
| un skiff tlut will carry fulr or five men and
| their traps, float duwn to ST. Louis or Alien,
| and there take the boats up the Missouri. This
is certainly IN easy and cheap way Of travelling
| Us far US it goes.-1afd.
| SonE or THE SlGuTs SEEN on THE Roam TO TnI
M1srs.-A correspondent Of the St. Louis R'
| pY1li..,n. writing from Atchison, E. T., under
date Of Marcl, 10th, says:
The Salt Lake mail arrired here yesterday
and WAS taken to ST. Joseph per private convey
auce, this being the present eastern terminus d
the Great Through salt Lake Route Ths
conductors report hundreds OF persons en- r"uf
for rhc gold regions, travelling in every conceiv
able manncr--some with mules, others Will
hand carts, a 1t Normon. md one company
| brought up the rear with the running gear Of
buggy, upon which WIS loaded mining tools
camp fixtures. ETC., aud vas drawn by clever
men, the foremost Of which Was young nun 0
delicate appearance, dressed in fine cloth coat
"s,cyc-plpc" hal and patent leather bouts
They were NIL full Of hope and bright antieipa
sions uf the future, and Us jolly Sc. Of fellows
ever cracked joke around Il camp fire.
Qr1cKlr DoSg IF Sor WELL.-Last T}ursda,
night pleasant looking younglady arrived her
by the Eastern train, which that night WAS dc
lived beyond its usual time. She lind All excel
lent appetite for good supper at the Scw Penn
sylyania House. But at the supper table 81
was joined By young man, who bad arrive
that evening in the Western train. The two be
came sociable on short acquaintance. Tbs
night she asked TIE landlord what kind Of
character the yonng man bore .,ae he answer ts"1
forward Young fellow. Well. not to prolons 5
brief story, The two who had neycr! met unit
!; at the supper table, were married carly ne,
morning. Whether the particular rapidity I
this enterprise was owing to the energy Of OF
Wrstcrn ynunE man. or TO that Of the Easter
, feminine, Ne d. not know, but VIC wish them
happy tine -Dass"itor: Gdstt't.