, 1860-02-13
WESTERN NEWS lTHMS.

WESTERN NEWS ITEMS.
--AtSycamore (Il.} Gu Saturday last, as Henry
Lee and his brother were cutting timber, by
some accident Henry slipped aad fell directly
under the descending axe OF bis brother, which
cut severe gush IN hts scalp and broke his
skull. 1t is feared that lie will not recover.
On the night ofthe 9Th inst.,a at Jacksonville,
tlll., four stores on the public square were en
tered by burglars. Tie pasnes Of tho parties
robbed are Codnlan / Bruce, Of us: 10 cash
}. i. G. Smith, Of about $7QU in silks and ine
goods Foreman 4 Reed and Van Wiucke lost
mote or less. No clue to the burglars has been
obtained.
Len. Fa1ou, Postmaster Of Cairo, has been
removed, and i. G.. Holden, Of Thebes, appoint
ed in his place. The Statt Register says that tho
1emorai Of Fazon was not for the lack Of DANTE
zeal on bis part, but in consequence Of some
"sli.ht arrangement" in his financial relations
with the department.
a fire in the town Of Freedom last Thurs
day, destroyed the dwelling Of Ezra Kent, to-
cct1icr with oil its contents. Mr. h., BIZ Ibis
accident, is left entirely destitute.
steps are heipg taken to secure the extern
sion Of the Peoria and Rcck Island Railroad
through to Galva, Henry county, the coming
summer. 1t il now completed to loal Valley.
A uan in lie Claire (Iowa> has been bound
over in $3.50 bonds to keep the peace for one
rear, for disturbing the peace Of a Eewty mar
RED couple. The disturbance was causci bv
bell whicl, the culprt hung under the bed occu-
pied by the happy couple, und about the small
hours he setlt to ringing br pulling cord at
sached oft and hanging ont Of the window
ihe trial created great excitement, as all the
parties more in the most respectable circle.
FErlT Buns NOT kILLEp.-We see reports in
CIR cxt tl,auses that iht fruit buds haze alt Leen
destroyed in various sections, By the cold wca-
ther, but we are informed br experienced fruit
raisers in this county, who hare Inate careful
examination, that as as get, none ure injured
neither rapp!es, peaches, plums or cllerrirs.-DM-
t"4t< Tines
The scarlet fever is prevailing very fatally in
the vicinity Of Davenport.
UP IN THE Noop5.-The want Of snow is se-
rously endangeriug the success Of the winters
operations in the pincries. The logging COM
ranies have about come to stand still, awai.jnr
Htall OF snow to enable them to haul theEr lu.s
to the streams. Should the remainder OF tie
winter be as nnpropitous for The :mlubernen us
It has 50 far been in this respect, there will be
but few logs got in. The ciIscsof this cannot
but be bad upon ull interests Connected with the
numbering business ofihis region -U4tosA( Tn)
Courier.
MURpEE n EAroS. MAS11owoc CorS1r-The
Nanitowoc IFts.) Tribune Of the 9Th contains
an account Of murder committed in Eason 4
man named Gage, residing in Eaton had diff
Guilty with his wife, and they parted, the latter
with her child, going to tbc:rcs1dence ofher mo-
tier, Mrs Packard, not far distant. On Satur-
day last, Gage cel!ed at Mrs P's, as lie said to
see his chill. The o'd lady ordered him to lrayc,
threatening him with hot water &C., and finally
ssszlnE an earthern vessel, she cmptisd tue cou-
tents upon him. H.reuron, Gage seized dou.
be barre1ed shotgun, and discharged the con-
tents Of one barrel at the old lady Filling her in
stantIy. lie then left the house and fed
RACINE C1rr {W1s.} BoSps Racine di.
fosate GlEes tie following rs the amount Of bonds
now outstanding against the citr OF Racine:
1000, Racine and Mississippi Railroad,
drawing seven per cent.
*ll,42s, Rock Rircr Plank Road, drawing
twelve per cent.
5000, Raymond Plank Road, drawing len per
cent.
5000, Mound Cemetery, drawing twelve per
100000, wilmot Plank Road, drawing len per
zs5 ooo, Harbor improvement, drawing eight
$4,000. Bridges at Second md Fourth streets,
drawing ten per cent.
5000, High School Building, drawing ten per
cent.
The Adroc1!t, in relation to This Indebtedness.
15,02S) says: sit is worth while for our c1i-
zens to study orer this fskedute,' and see what
assets they haTe Ct: to show for the Investment;
O: tic whole a1u"unt, the cemetery and schools |
are the only ASSETS that are worth par On the in
cumbranccs; the bridges stand next, and they |
would be dear At half the money; while the rail.
ruai and plank roads are not worth the paper it /
would require to make gu. deed Of them"
The la Crosse Union says the Spiri.ua1ists
Of the Northwest are to hold convention in /
LII Crosse the last Of April.
HoRRIBLE DEArn.-Un the morning Of the Cd |
lust, Henry OberKeis was found sear St. Jo- ]
seph, about eight miles northwest Of St. Cloud,
in an apparently dying condition. He was
|, - .seh ~
Drs. Palmer aud Simonton werc called in. His
fret and hands were so frozen that some of his
fingers dropped off. His hands we're much
,nauglcd, it is thought IN battling with the
tienhs Of dclirium tremens. His 1eet and hands
must all have been alnputatcd, had he lived:
but ls Of delirium trcnens ended his life on
the evening Of the day he was found. lie was
4 German, about s5 years Of age, waSoa-ma-
xer, and up to within six months Of his death,
q sober, industrious man. lie had been "on |
spree" for New Year. That night the mercury
was4o deg. blow zero, ansl the wonder is that
he Tired nutil 1norning-St. G7oud .Hia.) Dtm.
The Registry Law has passed the House Of
Of Minnesota, By decisive |
Eote. 1t will probably pass the Senate.
LOGGING AT McskEGox.-Thc Muskegon n,an-
ufac.urers a1c preparing for good run tor
their mills during the coming season. Nr. Ma !
sou, We are happy to see is laying in supply
OF logs from toe Deighboring forest aud SO ars
several others, but tbs great mass Of the legs |
arc being cut up tho river at . distance Of l50
niles, where we understand our fellow citizen, !
Mr. Hunting, is engaged With 1ogging-cam
-Gr1nd Hdp<H Gar.
F1ESDlsu 0CrnAGr Some mi.creaat fred
charge of gravel stoL!es through the rcar window
iu the way ca- attached to the freight train from
the East, betwa2n eight and nine o'clock on Sat
ArdaJ evening, n short distance this side Of Ada
station. Ar. Wilson, Of the Ioria Journal, from
whom VIC get the Information, was il the car at !