, 1859-11-10
U.ESTFK-a" VIEWS ITEMS.

BOOK CoaS---Near Rockford, in this State,
was cultivated The past season q field Of broom |
corn containing SuU acrcs. The crop Was sold
ut Ss5 per ton, utttipg 1he goodly sum Of !
$aov0J.
SAlr At SAG1xAw.-Wc are informed By
gentleman direct from East saginaw, that the
Sal: Company Of that place, nfterlboring to the
dcpsh Of 800 feet, struck an excellent vein Of
salt water: and that they are about commencing
the ,nanufactuis Of salt.-Grand .Rapids E1gl<.
Ar1Exrr 70 Tnnow TRAINS FROM TIE TRAck
0S THE l.. ]. Il. R.-Conduc:or Hulllds}'s
train, which left Indianapolis on Friday evening.
whea near uaz!erigy Station, ran against two
ties Which had been placed on tic trAck. Inc
engine was stopped and tie obstruction rcmor
cd. IN the Suite erenlug as George Rogers
iraln, hence 10 Indianapolis, usared the same
place, the pilot of tie engine struck ano1Ecr tie
WHICH had been placed th.re ufter the train tor
thls city had passed: NJ damage was done, hut
| if the tra'ns bud not lc.n under the control Of
careful uad experienced engineers, damage to
| property, and probably loss Of life, would hare
| been tue result. 4 vigorous effort will be made
70 bring the scoundsels who placed the obstruc-
tons on the track to jossice.-Lafayttt< Jour
naI, oth.
OLp DEowx.-A gentleman well and faror-
able known throughout this State told us the
other day that old john Brown was one Of the
most intelligent and best Informed men that he
had ever met. On the subject Of slavery, how
erer. he was very wild. The gentleman alluded
to, advised him. list sp1ing. u 60 home and
spend the remainder Of his days with his family:
Old Browns eyes flashed, Al he sternly snld, Il
anl commissioned by the Almighty to pluck one
Of t'e corner stones from the liaxtt Of slavery,
and unbound to do it."-0ska'ossa Mtran.
Mas kllLEp-SrsrEc4Ep MrnnEn.-The east
wurd bound train on tAe D. d II Railway, on
Saturday morning last, when about lrc miles
this SIDE Of Linden, Geuesee County, run over
youu. man lying Oh the track, splitting his
head directly in two, from the crown to the
neck, The front part Of the head being found
son,s ten feet FROM the body. Not muscle Of
the face WAS distorted. The countenanee was
as placid Us in q peaceful sluuber. lie was not
seen By the engineer soon enough to stop the
| train. Ills na.ue ia not known. 4 letter was
found on his person addressed to u ME. Foor-
HES, Of Highland, Oakland County, "carc Of
Alfred Wceden."
1t is said thut subsequcnt examination Of the
body discovered ballet hole through the
| SHOULDER, going to show TINT the unfortunate
young mau had been murdered aud Lis body
qstSs.'FN Tayls. VI 'D' ''-SN'-''1& A'"
lIoKsE THIEF s;nor-i correspondent Of the
St. Louis Npa6tiean, writing from Dc Soto,
Jefferson County, No. says that on the night
Of the lst inst, two suspicious looking strangers
came On horseback to that yi}lase and stopped
over night ut one of the hotels. Shortly after
| they left next morning, two gentlemen from
Fruuklin county aErired in pursuit Of them,
stating that they had stolen two valuable horses
from that county.
Th. writer and several others at once mount
ed ard joined in tue pursuit; one OF the frank
lin County men following the strangers by the
tracks Of the horses, which be had shol. They
, | overlook the fellows about seycn miles out OF
town. Upon being hailed, the strangers put
. their horses into run, wh=reupon the pursuers
: I opened running fire upon them, aud after q
!. cnasc of about two hundred yards. shot one OF
the thieves dead. and unhorscd and captured
tie other Un the dead nlan was found large
, | snlouut Of counterfeit notes on Illinois and
Wiscousin banks, md considerable good money
: in gold. This mans name appears 10 baye been
.. JOHN Carter. His capturcd comradc is +:
Frenchman named Rossi, llailing from, $. Louis
F1rR PEssoSs ARRESTED ON CHARGE u
NrRoxn---Uepaty Sheriff Mclaughlin arrested
D and brought to this city from Auscatinr on Sat
t murder: d. ". Thumpson, II, D., Adam Kul
n | ing, aud William and Nary Pattcrsou-the tWt
f I iirst numed residents Of Muscatine, and I'll,
) others Of Rock Island County. The offence or
l. which the parties are arrested is that some tWt
years since young girl residing ut Muscasin'
/ across the rirer 10 the house Of Patterson
y where an abortion was produced by the assist
: auce Of Thompson. The story goes that tn
!. child WAS alive ut birth, but wus killed by til
e parties now under arrest. IhepeIeou at who's
E instgation the arrest is made is the mother O
/ tue child. Tie accused state that the ACCUSE
ton was trumped up in order to extort monc
from them. We learn that great excitcmen
prevailed in siuscatine Mt the time the arrest
we're made. Messrs. Thompson and Ruiu
e have hitherto borne excellent characters. Tw
II legal friends from Muscatiuc accompanied III
n party, und will endeavor, in 4 few days, 10 Aay
e Them released on awrit of ha5t1s corpus. \
d the matter Is to uudergu legal investigation
n We forbear coEl1nents-RocE LlanL L<yistt1
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