, 1860-02-23
prcss Trih1ttte.


TnE ILLINOIS K.ven.-1te steamer Nebraska
1nadn her appearance yesterday morning again,
for the tirat time lur nolrIy week. She brought
up a small lad Of passengers sni freight. shc
1"nud fh: river nhstructcd with ice. bat not IN
sufficient quantities 10 prevent her rom forciug
her way through. She left on her return ut 5
+. ~, with scsvy load Of freight u,,d few
passengcrs.-}:oria 1raase.ipt
FlEE.-Thc Central House. formerly known as
thc Wavcsly liou>e. situated near the Gaiena
Railroad dcpot, ut Rockford, was e.,tit ely dss.
troyed BY fire oil Monday morning lust. The
"l'rairie Saioun," adjoining, was also destroyed.
The "Ccntr4l was occupied by Thomas Peters.
ho loses everything. tue entire lo.s is about
$3.0N)-lnsured i'll the Illinois Mutual for $2 4Dl
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT Rock 1slAxo.-Last
night. tctweca tsn aid elercu o'clock, tire
broke cut in II me II market On Illinois street,
between Buffalo and Eik streets, which deafroy.
cn tive buildings. with a portion Of their con.
tents. The Individual luss, as Gear as we could
ascertain. is As follows :-lhe building in which
the tire was first disco, cred. wus owned by ur,
TTemain, on which be had IN instit auce ot 300
He sayed nothing, not even lis books. We
cunld not learn his loss. The next building
east destroyed, was owned by J. Z, Wright,
groc r, OIL which he had an insurance u $50u in
The Peoria Company. His stock of groceries
was nearly all nuyed. The next building was
owned by Mr. Morenn, ou wl1icl, lie had IN id
surance Gf *10e. HIS loss il not heavy. The
FArmers' Excl,ange, corner Of illinois end Buff
f4lo streets, was 4!>o consumed. The building
was Owuea BY 4. L. Warren, aud uninsured.
TIE saloon WIS S-pt By German, whose stock
was sared in Il damaged state, but covered by
Insurance. The building on the west was owned
By Mr. Whisler, and Insured for $500. TIE
building WAS not entite'y = destroyed. Ills iurni-
turc was cops;d' rabiy damaged.
- Hon. William 4. Bryant, late Judge Of the
stL JUDICIAL District Of Indana, died d. bis resi-
dencs 10 Rockville on the 1sti. lust. Judge Brr-
act WIS u lnun who has been identified with the
history aud people Of Inliana for the last forty
years.
- The Morgan {1nd.) Ga=stte eaya that wild
pigeous are gathering in that county In millions.
EverE body is nut viii, rife, shot gun, and pistol
to kill them. They hare dobe sood deal oil
damage to cornflelds and young timber, it is
sAiI.
UfF FOR PIkk's = PEAK.-The Pixies Peak ma
mia !, con.eicin;. to rage aguin in this vicinity.
4 company nf young Gn-u start from this p!ace
for th#t resion during this month"; aud ulsU a
number from Ripon. We wish tlrm every sue
Cess in that goidtn region, but thiMk they had
better dig for g,1d III mother earth on Green
Lake prairie.--E:r ia Wis., Ntler.
Ten af the fifteen Supervisors Of Milwaukee
county, Wis., have peiitioncd the Legislature ID
restore Tie death pcuulty for murder iu the frat
deglee. The judges appear 10 he divided iu
opinion.
TUG MAD S7EEn.-The steer which VAS sup.
posed to have heeu hltten By u mad do., referred
to iu last weeks paper, has since then been
@hnt, us there WAS nu doubt Whatever but that
the unilnAl was in 4 rabid state as it snapped
and lit ut everything it could lay hold Of, mud
would tE,en fall down in commissions, leaving no
duult in the mind of Mr.. Adams, lis owner,
iha' it was past recorery.-JDersoaian at Jtf
fereoa Ws)
THE GREEN BAT AND MAr1snx r. L. Coat i
MEG Ill.,, of the directors Of the Green bay anu
Masltsun Il. Z. Co., held in this city On >sa:ur-
day, the working committee Of the cotlpany
were authorized to mike the necessary arrange
tnents ard negotiations for the iron tor the
road. There If determination now on the part
ot the company, IL hare the cars runLin:. with.
in ftertEt months. Greeu Bay and brown county
will then see the 'tSood time COME, that has
been coming So ,nanv Years. 4Eow is the time
to Locate here to secure a front seat, While
property IL cheap. aud 5tfors speculation conf
lneuces. .-Grt<n BIy Adrocat<, 18th.
Mr.. John Rom Of this city, informs US
that he has contracted to deliver on the lsnc at
tie Green Bag aud Madison Railroad, 9,001 ties
Tbut he will haze q large number OF men at
work i. Il few days aud wlll deliver them on the
line Of th. road, bet" cen this city and Depere.
u fast as possible.
We also learn from good authority tina. Nr.
II. Below las TAKEN the contract for furnishing
i,n}j n.osc Of the ties, between this clty and
l)eptrc-the w"rk to proceed Immediately
Gtt<n Bay Adrccaft, l6fh.
Col. Robert Means Ilas been appointed L.
S. receiver Of public moneys for tue Sioux
iIowa) City Land District, ric1 ten. Andrew
Leech. ~'so:c term of Office expired in January.
-Mcssrs. Thompson i Mckecn nf North
iicGr+gor, lowa, have erected and put in opera.
Lion 'arle foundry. 1t is bu!l, Of brick. and
Ii,t Mct;reyar Pres euys.lt is one nf the best
structures Of the kind this part Of the Miss1s-
sippi Valley.
T1proS. Iowa, A,KAILnoAD.-StiMpson {setrckc
& TO-, Who now own the Dubuque Western,
Railroad, have agreed 10 furDish the iron urd
rotIin. stock necessary 10 complete the r0asls
NOW undertaken between Dubuque a1d Musca-
tine, and hare the cu,ire lIpu in operalion BY
next winter: The desi IN IL eventually to cou.
.oiis!ate this line with tile kenknk. Mt Pleasant
| and Musca;ine Railroad, and have Il contnuous
| line bet xeea Dubuque mud keokuk. The opsy
conditions y. G. L. Co. usk are that the I. c. K.
I X. Land Grant usv he left undiSturbed ly the
Legislature, aud that arrangements muv b.
! made by which the fiuc c.sn be 81 consolidated
| that it IN he operated by ore cumpany.-Nus
| clti,.e, Iuara, ejourAaZ
Ixp1Axs AND Map uous.--Wc are Informed
| saws ,I.e Topeka (kansas} 7t1bua.. that serera
| ho.s, which, were bitten by dogs and raa mat
| from the fleets, were picked up sud eateu b.,
the kaw indians, und that tile effect on thei.
| las in many INSTANCES been, first n swelling n
The body and head, then ravIns mud madness
f.llawed br death. During tue earlier stage
| of iii. disease, the impression was that it wa
lie sH1ail po1.