, 1861-04-03
WESTERN MATTERS.

/ WESTERN MATTERS.
A little eon Of Mr. John o. Weed, Of Tou1on
Stark county, Ill, aged abont four years, vas
burned to death on the Goth u1t. He was
sitting in wheelbarrow, near q fire which
Vas burning In field, when the barrow over
turned, throwing him into the fire, cansing biz
death In 8 few hours.
SMALL Po1.-The small pox ia prevailing to
considerable extent in st. Louis just now,
causing, as usual, considerable alarm
A notorious horse thief, named Ike Ef,
wards, killed IN Indian near Topeka, Kansas, q
few days since. for the purpose Of getting bis
horse. Edwards Was arrested and put in jail
at Topeka. 4 night Or two following band
ofmen entered the Jail and hung him. An in.
quest was held and the jury brought in YER
diet Of served him right"
On last Wednesday the body Of a new
! born babe was found in an old well upon the
| farm Of Mr. Sibert, south of Jacksonville, The
| dwelling, but long since abandoned and used
| as sort Of general farm store Groom. Upon
/ search, some Indications were found that the
child was born in this building, and immedi-
ately thrown into the well. It had lain in the
well several days previous to its discovery
/ The guilty parties have not yet been discov-
ered.-Sninafezd Journal.
MuRDERED.-Rev. Mr.. Braueninger, one Of
| the missionaries Of the German Lu heran
Synod Of Iowa among the Indians on the head
| waters Of the Yellowstone, has been murdered
by stzolllng party Of sayages.
KAKKAKEE MARSHES. We are informed
| that articles Of association have been drawn
up, and company is about to be formed, in
this city, with . view to draining the Kanka~
Eee Marshes. It IL the Intention Of the com
pany to straighten the channel Of the Kanka-
kee river and thereby Increase the current Of
the river SO that the marshes can be effectual1y
drained The proposed improvement appears
to us practical and certainly if the object can
be accomplished large amount Of marsh land
will be reclaimed, which will, In few years
become the richest portion Of the State
Should the channel Of the river be straight
ened, we can see no reason why 1t Fould not
be naVigable for small boats.-La Porte (L,ad.)
Union.
SORGHUM SUGAR.-Mr. Rockwell has shown
us sample Of sugar made from sorghum
grown upon his farm last year the juice having
been expressed last September, by machinery
upon the Fair Grounds. The grains arc clear.
sharp and well defined, amply settling the fact
that the saccharine element Of sorghum will
Frauulate and make sugar.-Jacksoavile {IN.)
Journal.
FIRE At KANKA9ER-The Union House, at
Kaukakee, owned BY DR.. c. ". Knott, and
kept BY Geo. Longfellow, was entirely des-
troyed by fire On Sunday night of last week.
Theloss is about s., 900, with no insurance.
An elderly gentleman, named Peter H.
Berry, in company with his wife, who was On
his way from st. Louis to Iowa City, was
knocked down in the depot yard Of the Mis-
sIssippi aud Missouri Railroad, at Davenport,
BY freight car, and so badly crushed that he
died In a few hours. Deceased waa circuit
preacher Of the Methodist Church, at Albert
son, Mass, and was On his way to jein his son,
in Iowa City.
SAD AccIpEET.-Wi1llam Gould, who Was
about seventeen years Of age, was in company
with two men, Mr.. Davis and Mr. AlIured,
duck shooting on Crooked Creek. Returning
home yesterday afternoon, on the track Of the
Cincinnati Railroad, they stopped to rest and
change the game bag, which was very heavy.
standing and holding his own and bayis,sgun,
both Of which had their hommers down. Da-
Wis and A1lured stood side-wise to Gould, both 1
STOPPING over one IN the act of taking the \
strap which held the gene bag from of his
AEIht "lA4E 1AE 0b4Ea Hx1S iALkkuE IL U1l3 W1GU
they heard the discharge Of one Of the guns,
and looking up, Gould lay dead upon his back,
still and motionless. his a1ms extended, his
head blown open, and part Of hia brains lying |
near his head Palparaiso CIad.) Rep.
= The Wabash (lndiana) LateNigeaeer of last
week contains the details Of destructive fire
which occurred in that place last Monday
Bruner d King, and destroyed that building i
and damaged another beside it, causing loss |
Of IS 900 in goods, and $4,000 In the building,
On which they had Insurance altogether Of |
$4,l00. The losers were Messrs. Bruner 4 |
King, Hyman, Hanna and Herf, Lumaree and |
johnson. The whole amount Of loss is un-
stated, but It must have been near $12, 600 bnt |
largely covered by insurance. |
The Elkhart indy Rsviev says that fe-
male negro in that quarter Of the world pre-
scented her husband with four children ut one
birth eighteen months ago, and last week |
made him present Of five more, making nine |
in q year and half /
DosEsTIo sEcEss1oN.-The CounersYilIe |
(Ind.) Times says the wife of man residing in |
Orange township Of that county, recently left |
her husband, and had tbs kitchen with it, |
utensils removed from the site Of the dwell |
ing house to another part Of the tarm, Hhezo |
she intends to live, solitary and alone, until |
her lord accedes to her demands. a. she has |
the cooking fxings," she will be likely to
dictate her own terms for compromise.
The wheat Is reported from every quarter !
to be In good condition, and unusually for |
ward for the season. We hear less com 1
plant OF "winter killing" than at any time |
ean says that some fields In low grounds have
been frozen badly, but generally the prospect |
TEE WHEAT.-" What splendid wheat."
From every part Of this county, and, indeed. /
from the whole State, comes up this exclamar
tion- "Never anything like 1t! /" No Door
fields; 81, without exception, give promise
go far advanced no harm can come to It from |
cold. The recent rains have given it a fine |
start, and ne shall probably have an earIy har- /
vest: Should nothing happen to injuse it, the
yield Of wheat this year viii be unprecedented /
IN the history Of the West, # Uncle Abe and |
plans, we think we shall soon be. able to 81 /
The date Of the long promised ssgood time
coming. .'-1trseyuiAt F'airis tstats. -:
BLUFF FREs-The usual spring fires ara
ranging over the bluffs and h1lls1des. The dry
and decsyed vegetation Of last year is thus
cleared away. and makes room for the new
do not destroy large fimber, % and a1e 1es Tesily %
benefit to persons who have cattle, az they |
promote an early growth Of grasees.-Fru Fruir9-
du Chen Courier, 28&t. t4st
ANOTHER FERRy.--The Minis Central Hill.
road Company have purchased ferry tb1at at
Cairo, which Is on Its way to this port, 10 ebA
put into the service Of the Company tnna41dK
ately, In transferring freight and raifrcs6 pax-
sengers across, the riYer. They hap1a heen t
driven to this policy by the Milwaukee and /
Prairie du Chen Road, which has .put On / |
ferry boat for their OWE use, This m33Ercducn /
the cost Of transporting produce very much,
and have tie effect of driving d large amount
OF grain which otherwise would 70 to McGra- |
gor, Clinton,'or port.-Dn5uqus Tnnesl +
et-.' George Wilson. 4
l. few years since, as Mt. :Galhulet Yas /
walking IN the streets Of Hartford, there ca1nh |
running up to him q poor boy Of very ordinary |
but whosa fine, intelligent eyh
fired the attention Of the gentleman, Is thh
boy inquired: II
asir, can yon tell ME of 4 man Who wonla
like q boy to work for him, and 1earn him to /
readsn = : t
~. :. Whoso Y hoy arc Jon, ana where DO you
II .have no p4rentsf, wes:thersply, "and
hare just run away from tho work, house be.
cause they would not teach me to read.n /