, 1860-04-17
WESTERN NEWS.

1L.1so1s-Nr. 4. Egleston has commenced
The construction Of rontoon bridge across the
Illinois river at Shippiusport. It is to be made
in the most substantial manner, aud sufficient
force Of men is at work to have it completed in
thirty days .Mr. Il. 4. Wells, for nearly three
years past school teacher IN Lltchtield, Mont
eomcry county, member Of the Methodist
Church, a licerAed preacher. aud very high
" esteemed. disappeared on Monday Of last
week, carrying with him most Of the school
money, besides running in debt about $3e1-
When last hensd from he left Mattooa for Terre
Hautc, Ind-...A young lad named konrad,
whose father is engaged j! the Great Western
Depot, at Jacksonville, was run oser By q car,
which was drawn By yoke Of cattle, and al-
most immediately killed. AT IN election held
in 10 Dayiess county last week to vote on the
proposition for town organization, the vote was
l,50s for, and s0s against. Charles Il. CHEESE
bro, son of Charles Il. Chesebro, Of Ga1esburgh'
was run over by a heavy wagon, on Friday
last, and instantly killed. j. p. Hapner, who
lives ut Council Hill, near Galena, lost four
children, within few hours, last week. One
child died, and when those returned who had
been burying it, they found another dead, aud
at two o'clock the next morning two other child
rem died.
W1scoxs1S-Two houses on Pleasant street,
Janesville, belonging to the Monroe estate,
were destroyed by FIRE, and two adjoining
houses considerably damaged. The houses
were unoccupied, aud the fire was
doubtless the work Of On incendiary -. Three
fne brick buildings. belonging to Hans Rces, on
| Prospect street, Milwaukee, were burned on
| Saturday morning. LOGS $4,000. Noel
| was burned to death at Green Bay On the :0th
| ult. While ut work in the woods, be- WIS taken
with ct and fell into the fire.
| Iowa. mau named James Morton beat Fa.
ther McCabe, Of St. Patriek's Church, Dubuque
50 severely, with club, that at first his lie was
| despaired Of. They bad had some difficulty
about some land which the latter sold to the
| shal of that city has arrested D. IT. Marshall
the ligamist, at Fulton City, in illinois,. The
public schools Of Iowa City have been closed
/ until fall Cause-want Of funds. Tie new
| Board of Directors concluded that it was bet.
ter to shut them up md try to pay old debts,
| than to keep them open md incur Icw debts
-. Newton. jasper County is likely to become
dcpopulated By The Pixies Peak emigration
| si,,y.fvc pereons have already left, and niort
arc 10 follow. Keokuk owes 81 ,ls0, ,804. 49,.
| i poor miserable fellow went inta drinking
saloon in Kcokuk last Tuesday, and cot drunk
lIia wife went after him to bring him away, ant
the saloon keeper pushed: her out Of doors
throwing her down six or eight steps, striking
her head against post, tearing the skin AM
flesh from her forehead till it hung over he
cycs, and injunng her terribly. lie was ar
rested.
Col. L. W. Ashley and family left Anna Of
Tuesday for Santa Fe, New Mexico, their futur
home. lie will shortly be followed BY severa
more Of the citizens Of Anna. The Colonel hn
been long known to the people Of this vicinity
having been connected with the Illinois Ccntra
Railroad as Chief Engineer Of the Southern Di
vision, and leaves behind him large circle q
fricnds.-JonesJoro Gazette.