, 1860-02-17
WESTERN NEWS ITEMS


RAILROAD TRAn IN Taocn1r.-rne down
on the 81 L.. 4. c. Il. T., due here at n;ne
o'clock IN Monday night, arrived 1t twelve. An
axle gave way near dwight, and another at .
lower point on the road, and when The train ar.
tlved ut bridge nrer small creek about three
miles north of this city, truck broke loose and
caused tho train 10 d1splacr several ties. We can
not 'ssFn that a5y Of th. passengers were in.
1ured.-Sprtalftld Joarnul.
FcsERA[ fnocEss1ns SropPEp.--A funeral
Pfoeet ston Was stopped on Adams street, not lar
from the Ans-rican House, yesterday afternoon.
~ Cons'ab!s D4rid Crouch, Of Rochester. The
pasucaiass, asgixen to I'd By = ntau who is
eenelal!y correct In bis statements, are as fol-
lows: Crouch had MI execution axuinss man
WHO owned q couple of bnrscs Tie horses
we're s1ld before Crouch had chance to levy
upon tnen', out he saw one Of them in The pro-
Gsss'on, mud determined to take charge Of it,
~, lme ctser, not knowing that Crouch was m
omces. az rot feel disposed to relinquish pos
session OF The horse, md Crouch n said to huye
declared that liz would have the animal bv f.ir
means or tnul. lie drew knife and made sev-
e1al violent threats, and tAe pruce ,sion waa
tn.o"n 'nto great confusion. Ills attempt to
Eet possession OF the horse was not succes,ful.
lor curing the melee tre driver Of The anjm.i
mage h's sescape.-Spri"yft.I .|oa,ualx
RAILROAD NArrkRs. Canton Rtoi1ttr
states taat the lron Tor So much Of the Jackson
F!.ie anu Savannah Railroad, a will cr meet this
el,! ~ rail y tn lascs cty, has been purcnas-
e"; 4h1 NAL secsson of the ruad will be comule-
teo cary IN tl'e summer. Judge Bryant. Pre,i-
9en1 o. 1he feor'a and u.auibai Railroad, dur.
Win Ar. DuEant, for tie cotnp:e,iou Of that
ROAD lFcm Peoria to Eermcn&-tae road il IN i,.
10 running order that Distance by The trs. If
Ucfo.eF. 1860. The iron to lar tie track :r,,n,
leost. TO Le~istown, IL now ou the way ,,.n,
;%a aots, Az 1t IS At present anticipated that
.uS sats wi!l oe running between iAe>c TWO
Ntyister. p'eA''e' e'e"S'o"
ASoIaEn brRS1So Ftulp Acc1pkSr.-.a ser
'aat gFl IN the esuploy OF sfz. Freeman. in MIL
"auAee, naned Christina pu1tr, aticup,cd IN
III uulo lamp While burning, uud the flames
1mmea'ateiy communicating with the eau, it ex-
Rslooed. scattering The burning liquid ali over
dent, Ar. F. and his fan4ils were s,t1in. in ma
o. the 'front.' parlors, into which tue gri ran. ali
IN Il blaze, but beture anv assistance couI,i h.
rendered, she rushed out irto the back .nrd n
burning mass, and continued runnr. ttspitr ali
enor's 10 stop her, Until her c:vtLes ere burn-d
~; :, AI. f1es man, IN endeavosing to hold her
WINE blanket could he thrown over her. rot
badly, but not seriously, burned himself. Ihe
oo"els and breast Of The unfortunate cirl were
burned almost to cfnde., but SIT. was ain
aase up @ TO la;e hour last night; a:d through
tne sAilalul Treatment Of Doctors Tracy aud
A@+Ao sHG AklEutlSt care OF Jlf. Eteemau'&
ian'l5, she was rendese cd as comfortable .s couId
oe expected. The physicians, however. enter
ta'nsd 10 hope Of her recovery XUcouE<<
UP FOR PIkE's rEAk.-Sevcsalo of on. c;,;zan.
start 1or Fixes Peak this morning. The cum
pauy Goes in its own cunreyaace. and il com.
posed OF the following persons: ABEL jores' II.
amsaen, Ed- Po~ers, Oscar ". AIT c. L. S1een-
sE. me l4ttcf gentleman passed last season 1T
,ile mines, aud viii act As pioneer to tie ..boys"
Ms"ish them one and all soott luck. and plenty
ot H--"dntsrafe His.) Gu-ttte, 14M.
SCARLET FEEER.-There are u,any ra.es of
sca1Ies SsIe ieTer III the towns north aud wcst of
Man'oma, Wis, says the 4iryus, and manr
caaiaIsn haze dtet Of it recently We learn
.na. thefe are soMe Gases uf the same diseuse
iu NEu1uu1a. 4''>"Se
MRs. B1LASs51's CASE pxFore THE LEc,sr =.
rrRE.-Ihe state oenate of Minnesota ,e,trr.
day I,sssed bill which bad eyiuu>|y uasset
1ae House-a bill :hat os:eus,hiy cuuu,uteS tia
sentence Of the mutd-ress and poisorer. Nrs.
bt!anskt, from hanging, into in,rri.onme,.s for
lie; oat that really SETS her free without anr
punishment whatever. his last NouId mn.
uoH1ts.ily be the hnal effect Of The biti.-.St
iatk 1tmrs and .uinassafit1n,