, 1859-07-27
WEBTE1~1" .e'KNcY ITE.MH,

The ILLINOIS Coal TRApE.-Ths Rock Island
Register says that the aEerage sale Of illinois
coal to steamboats, ct that point Is one handted
tons per day
The 3t1ssEsIrpr AND WABAsH r: R-The
Warsaw Bulletin learns that the work On this
road, projected from Warsaw to Peoria, through
the counties OF Hancock, McDonouch, Fulton
and Peoria is going forward steadily. G4n.s Of
hands arc At work on oil the sections between
Carthuge nnl Biandtnvil'e.
Tue ca1cAGo, AL7oS AND St. Lor1. n. R.-Thc
!Skase Jomrnat learns that nothing has yet been
lone in reference 10 the contemplated transfer
Of this road from Gov. Mattcsdn to the boud-
holders The attorneys Of the respective lutte
rests ure wuitnx the ar1iyai of the committee
from New York, who arc daily expected in
Springfield.
FiRE IN Dec11CR--Tbe steam Touring mills Of
Messra. Hunkle l. Cordelie, at Decatur, were de-
stroycd by fire on the alat. Loss ks,ooo. In
sured 5000,
ACCIDENT WITH RrAP1xo MAcH1xk--As Ar.
Martin '. Rites Of Petersburg, Menard County,
was riding on mule attached to rcaping ma
chine last "Wednesday, he stumbled upon nest
Of wasps. The insects stuug the animal 50 that
he threw slr-: 4. of directly IN front Of the ma
chine. Ills left arm was cut of arthe elbow,
aud also the thumb and two fingers Of his right
hand.
4 NEW REArzn.-The Rockford Rtgisker says
that john P. Nanny has ncw machine for
moving, rcaping, heading, raking and binding,
all combined: 1t says, the binders. which are
made Of hemp cord, will only cost about eighty
ceuts per acse Of ground, and will last many
years, as they can be removed without injury
from the bundle quicker than one eau be cut
with knife.
An ExezL1kSr ENTERPRISE IN 0rrAwA-The
Ottawa Etpn1iieaa gires the details Of aa enter
prise set on foot by Judge Cation for supplying
that city with water. About mile sou.l OF
the turn Mt IN elevation Of two hundred tect
above tile Streets, stream Of very pure water
issues from 4 Crawl bed. Judge c. made an
examination OF the geological structure Of the
ridge, and came to The conclusion. that the
that the supply Of ~aler would be equal to a
quarter of ! million Of gallons per day, with an
indefinite increase il suitable 1ueana were used
4 gang of hands werc set 10 work e1cavatiug
-snd tue result proved the tzuth Of his calca-
lations. 4 contract has been made with TIC
inches in diameter, and Judge g. has CON-
mcnced laying the pipes for that purpose. The
surplus will b. disposed Of to the city after thc
success Of tue enterprise has been thoroughly
demonstrated.
THE RED RIvxR Ta4pE.-The St. panl P:onetr
says that upwards Of two hundred carts hare
arrived this month in that city from The Setkirk
settlement in British North America, and that
the amount o{ trade which the st. Paul mer-
chants will realize tlerefrom will not be far
from ss0o, ,001
SHcr1aR cAsrAIrr.--The Fort Wayne Re-.
publ:ed. sars that German named Shoemaker
Of that place, who was engaged in moving,
some eight miles from town, accidentally set
FIRE 10 bundle Of hay By letting match he
had used to light lis pipe with, fail upon it. and
in tho effort TO put it ont was burned to death.
NAVIGATION OF rHE AAoroErsA RtyEa.-The
Maquokcsa {1own) Sentinel Of h. e1st, states
that the Maquoketa River snaEging pnsty have
now removed the snass for some sixteen or sew
eutecn miles, and it is confidently expected that
they vii! complete their lators uu the expiration
Of another nDnth. The boats will then COM
meocs running regularly. -
A uoos1xR ANA1ox.-.s specimen of Tie
Hooxier girr' worth eultirating, has been re-
Gently discovered in Knox County, In The
vincenncs~ Ga=tt.e says.. She is under twenty,
weighs 10 pounds, Iivrs in Bethlehem, Knox
County. and on Monday Of last, week. follored
and kent IN with a cradle Mi day. bindinr one
hundred and sixtr dozen large bundls. iof oa,s-
She sa;d aha couid as easr have boun9 Twe hun.
dred # Tho cradle conli haTe chi th,m'
49, - -. 80.
TaEst%vE Exoors PROM Ansorx1--The o.
cid<ntal -Mss<aga. Of Independence, No., pub
l;,he. !. onn,,,,ize s,a,en,ent of III. ,,.e..or,.
~ 49, e e'7ses'.
book: o. 5ae6son County. W.; ~ N *h,ch r. are s't-
uateo lndelenaenee. haasas C1y aao !" "estPort