, 1859-02-12
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BrRs1n DowK.-We ara informed that Dr..
Gsrdirer's Hotel, the largest aud fnest build
INK IN Arcola. was burned to the ground on
Saturday night together with all the DIS
books and papera- We understand that he Was
not living in tbs house At the time himEeif.
having lately leased it hut believe it was occu-
pied By tenant rha loss will be heavy vi h.
out doubt. Particulars not learned.
We are since informed that the partnership,
books and pspers in the hands Of Dr. Gardiner
amounting IN value to el2, ,0oo, together with
GSSrk.foa iGSls. CO -Sts1 Gouy; scr- d-'sT"''d--
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AAsoN.-A short time since, We published in the
Transcript Al account of three different attempts
upon tho life Of Thomas Mason, BY shooting in
to the rear Hindowa Of his barber shop which
il situated on Main street. On Tuesday even
ing between and O'Clock he was again fred
at while sitting in chair, the ball whistling
past his head and lodging in the sids Of the
rushed to :he door and gave chase, calling loud
lY for assistance, u theT could sec the mxn run
ming with pistol in hand. The fellow Then
turned and o1azed away twice more at Mason,
without hitting him, but Is he again started hn
fell, bruising bis hand considerably, he however
recovered and while coming ont Of tho alley On
the run, rushed at onco into the arms Of Officer
WATSON. The latter it appears was standing At
the corner Of Washington and Hamilton streets,
when hearing the shots he at once suspected
the cause and rushed to the scene, when be was
81 fortunate a8 to secure tho would be sssassin,
with all the evidences Of guilt upon his person.
The blood WAS fresh upon bis hand where he
had hurt i. in his fall; the five barrel1ed pistol
with two Of the barrels still loaded. and the
other three shoVing marks Of having been fresh
II discharged, was also found in the place where
be had thrown it, with the marks Of his bloody
fingers upon it.
Our readers will be surprised to learn that
this blood-thirsty deepsrado .uas found to BE-
none othsr than Smith, ooloEsd professor Of
the tonsorial art, who keeps the well-koowa
barber shop under the Peoria House. What
motive be could hare for taking the life Of Ma
son has not been ascertained. Smith WAS CON-
ulitted to Jail Immediately upon his arrest, and
yesterday after an examination before Justice
Cunningham, was bound over for trial at the
Criminal Court in the sum Of fire thousand dot
Ars.-PtoYia Transcript.
SSGuLAR,-The Burlington Hlptess says:-
Mr. Ste1sft Of this city, exhibited at cur Of.
fcs on Saturday piece Of pine shout two and
3 half long, and some aix inches in diameter.
taken from the earth in digging q well, ff&Y feet
below the surfaca- It il In . perfect AtAte of
!reaerr.ton. Being round piece, apparently
broken from the top Of tree, with most Of the
bazk on. Tbs well from which this is taken, il
on high ground some two miles from this city,
und it was taken ont full Fifty feet below the sur
fate.
Uls1REsznG CAsuAL1r.-On Monday even
ing 7th inst, little son of Dr. John Dixon, Of
Aliens Grove, Mis-, aged six years. received
shocking injury Of which he died in about thir.
ty hours. The DOCTORS horse, attached to bis
aulky, was hitched in front OF his house. The
boy, on returning from school, got into tha sui
ky. and falling on the wheel, WAS thrown upon
the ground on his back, when The horse stepped
upon his howela. The little sufferer fingered
il great pain till death granted him reliet. To
the berea1ed family and friends, this is q terri.
Bile sfiiction.- -JanesrsAe Ga=ttts.
Aso7arR Su1ctpz.-K man named John
Smith, who lived By himself in little house IN
the extreme southeastern portion Of the city,
committed suicide On Saturday night BY taklng
strychuine. After swallowing the poison he
started to Go to the residente Of niece, seve.
raj squares from his lonely abode, hut was com;
psi1ed 20 stop on the way and seek refuge from
de.th on the ssreet il the house OF Mrs, Jones.
lie confessed to the inmates that he had taken
ssrychnine, but assigned no cause for the act,
lie died shortly after {abont o'clock) in the
presence et nnmber Of persons Who had been
sent for when he nade known his condition.
Indi1n0pois journal.