, 1860-02-28
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!. "EsTERS USl7An1ax CONVENTION RI,
~. ~ nsHoHs is expected to trcach ut the Wcs
San ohttafiar Cuvcntion, to be held in this cit
~ .uae next. hrs. Osgood md FrotliucLa,
y new y l1'k, u: Furness Of Philadelphin, Re,
-. Clarke, 7: L. Hale, Longfcllow and otllc
e.srSyman, with . large delegation ofladies an
ca. i!e learned and cultivated Drahmir, Gar
gooly. tue only l1!ndoo Of the custe Of nrahmiu
taal HAS ever been converted to Christiuuity.
aiso 70 be here. The presence Of 50 many ne
emineat IN the theological ard literary world
Gaiacy AtPuJ!ieaa.
senGnua srnrr.-Nr. J. ". badger ycster
das left at this office sump!c Of some SORGHUM
Sfrnp, made By him lo7 Frccland l. Starky
WINE Ha!l, Green county, Ill. Haring had
numoef OF years experience in making suga
IN GGorgia and Louisiana, Mr. B. is thcrerefor.
TTnapleo 70 make this ayrup success in illinois
1hI samples shown us were of lot Of 4,o0(
Eallons, Which tle states did not cost to exceed
~ cents per gallon, and sold readily for SIS aud
70 cents per gallon. BY ordinary culture it car
oc tnade 10 yield IN average and sure crop o1
sorghum, whereas only about one crop in three
ol wheat IS cxpec:ed.-fana, III, R;aiadealtr.
WHEAT IN MAcorr1S CoCS7T.-The last mum,
oer oi the CarlinylIls (Itl) Spectator says
4ne prospects Of good wheat crop ia thi.
| county are anyt thing but encouraging. Farmers
inform US TINT it WIS bndy Injured b. the Sc.
sere freezing weather in January last, and from
rage halfa one.'' N0''@ VIZ
- DhEAk Ur.-Warm weather in the begin
ntng OF the week with southern rains have made
| snort work with the ice in the Illinois and Fox
Alsefs at tlls place, and since Thursday both
are clear and considerably swol!en. We pre-
sumo the Illinois is open for bouts to La Sale.
-o!far1 Ere 1tadey.
:, Mad Docs.--The country seems to be full of
them again, We hare heard of dozen having
Gcen Killed in a week or two in this county
thfee OF them in Ottawa. South of the illinois
NiEer-ln the region Of the yermilion aud 0t-
te1 tfeek-they IRE said to have been quite pu-
me9oas, 50 that the farmers have killed atl their
dogs. Cattle, sheep, &C., have been bitten
quite "numerous'y," we have been informed.
out thns Tar no humans.-0ttaw1 Free Trader.
KEroRaER--A fellow named John Harper,
q Jour printer, too lazy TO work, is trarersing
Ills part ot the State, 1ecturing on "Refornl"
While at this place week or two since. be bor-
.,ee, ro"ea tue wedding coat Of recently married
merchant here, to wear to ball, and the next
morning va1nosed the ranche, taking the coat.
and leaving his bills unpaid. This Is no new
thing for this Rcforner," who can only be re-
formed h'msclt by d long stay at the institution
toI which he might receive q protessorshin at
Alton.-O9|e county (Lk) REPORTER.
TUE scshLErFEvEn.-T scarlet fever is yyt
prevailing among the children OF Polo. This
disease has made sad havoc among the little
ones. @ IL the cholcra had prevailed, and taken
disease, how dreadful would have been the
'!arm,--lalo (N<) B1nner.
FATAL AcctDEST.-0n Tuesday morning last.
+. IL: Reed, RESTING ut Smoot's Point. Nenurd
Co. (llL), accidentally killed himself ID The iol-
'o"inE ioI manner:-SnpPosing his gun to be uu-
!oaoea, ne applied his mouth to tic muzzle for
she nafpose OF blowing through the gun to ser
placing LIS foot upon the hummer 10 raise it
IRON the tube. The gun happened to be loaded
-Alstoot slipped oil the hammer. and the dis.
charge followed. The load passed through lis
neck, killing him Instantly.
The Jay County l1nd.) To-chzight says that
sherc Is great deal Of sickness III ,hat region
now. IN Que school district there we-e thirty
Measles, puttid sore throat, pleurisy, and 1eycrs
are Tue prevailing complaints.
-: the rISEny.-We learn from the Wolf River
ftAery, that the snow, though thin, is sufficient
IN Tue woods to make very comfortable work
ing. aud q !a'ge quantity of logs are being
nauied INTO the river. Our readers will all re.
JAce ~ 1s'ls, US SO much Of our anticipated pros
Pcrlty acpends upon the coming down OF the
logs, that 1t has pissed into prorerb. that cy
erythnE is to be "ali right when the logs come
down I'll. riseE.'-0shioA Ipa.) Dsmecyaf.
SILVER AND CoPrEn M1sss.-Wc learn from
Mr; !. T. Pound, Of Chippewa Falls, that silver
and copper have recently been found in the RI
cnlty OF that place, and that lie learns by letter
toa' consluefnolc excitement exists there on
tue subject. Aadison ( IYis.) State Journal.
KalLnoAp Dosns.-The report has gained
Railroad bonds were originally sold for s1nali
isact,on u their par value. The facts are these:
S'1,pe" of the bends were turned out to the con.
tractors WHO were building the Road. then nt
par, Tlt~ balance. SIS 900, were hypo.hecated
ny thc Road is security for part Of its indebt-
less than their facc.-Etioit { Wis.) Journal
na1LRoAp Brs1SEss.-One of the ct.cr;nc
ssns of local prosperity is the rapidiy inc, cas.
ny freight trade ut the depot Of the Chicnoo
and Northwestern Railroad in this place. Tie
other day VIC Noticed about aV9 fine looking.
substantinl plows stirred there. awaiting ship.
III, net to dl1lerent points in Northern Wisconsin.
iLey came tfunl " hitrNa+4-, sd tv4u4, veir
arriving ulrect from there with more of the
same sort.-f0rt dfkinson Standard.
FoRrrSATE.-1.ast week Mr., James Bennett
"a blind man, aud Mr. William Taylor. US part.
ners n mining, struck 2 very fuc prospect for
lead. on ground Of D. u. Barrows, on The east
side Of the rl7er, from which they took out il a
short time about 5000 lbs Of the best quality Of
tn1ae1a': Ihc poor men, Of course. we're greatly
clated with their success; and while thus
Indu!gins: themselves word was brought to Mr..
Taytor that z" mourning LITTER, to llfs ,,ddress
was in tue postotIicc. lie hastened tLithcr. and
found it to be from England, announctp. the
death Of his inott.er, learing him fortune of
s.9',eo. Mr; TAYLOR is roprmaker By trade,
ami lives in Old Town.-Gdkna -dIrtrktstr.
Srsr,cioS OF FoU1 PL4Y.-A Mr.. ], II. Allen
and wife took an orphan babe some two months
Fn nNs,Yf 2 Il u.
suddenly and was buried. Recently ihe Wiz
!,iuts that the child did NOT die natural death.
II was ut once disintcrred and coroner's iury
efipanne9ed, who returned verdict of susnic-
ion Of foul play. Mr.. Allen las been arrested
and is now in njal.-L4ports (I"d.) Herald.
TIE DIVISION OF FoSn Dr Lac CorSrr.-The
supreme Court gaze decision on Tuesday
morning. in The case Of the State ex tel. i. i.
S"euldang rs: G. De Witt Elwood, Register Of
me county OF Green Lake. The Court fully sus-
tanned the c"nstitutionalty md validity Of tie
act authorizing the detachipg Of the Town and
cry o. lifpon from the county Of Fond du Lac,
anu nttaest'ng the same 10 the county Of Green
Luke. The relator has leave to amend tie COM
psa'nt, and the defsndunt has twenty DAYS to
answer 1a. The amended complaint 1EI,6duE&e
IEisconein.
Orr Fon THE MISEs.-A company Of Young
men consisting Of Fred. Bncku,ond. Henry Z.
Edwards, Fcier Roman, "a typol. Gus. Qaade,
and JOHN Murray, pull up stakes to.morro,,
m.'rninc ind leave for th. gold mines Of Kansas.
where they hope to make q fortune little cas;er
than it can be done in these diggings.-DuJuqus
1Imts.
The steamer F. 4. Ogden was sunk in The
Missouri River on the 5Sd inst, q few miles
above Jefferson City, having encountered .
snag