, 1861-03-08

GRacr EREExWooD.-0n Monday evening,
II will he noticed that "Grace Greenwood"
lectures before the Young Mems Association.
Her subject is "rhe h:aroic in Common Life"
She lectured short time luce in Troy n. ~
to an audience Of three thousanSS- Inc eoltor
Of the Troy Daily Times says Of ae!s "hn
hundreds Of others We went 3sst evcs..- Al
X o'clock for The pu1posc Of hearing Grace
Greenwood lecture, only to find the hall at
that early hour dcnsely packed, the nyenues
Leading upto it blocked withpeople endeayor
Ing to get peep within, and with them con-
PEELED to return The aisles were jammed
with people, the stage wds full, and there was
not probably seat in tile whale house into
which another person could haze been crowd
ed. Denied the privilege Of admission to the
hall, we cannot Of course furnish a sketch Of
the lecture. AL who heard It speak in high
.tsrms Of Mrs. Lippencott's treatment Of her
subject and Of her winning end almost fault
less elocution.'' The regular course Of the
Association is completed, and This will be an
independent lecture. Admission, Is cents.
yE,sp1cr AGAINST RAILWAY CoslPAST.-
A case in the Knox Caunty Gircutt Court, IN
which E. ". Rogan was plaintiff and the Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy Railway Com
pany defendants, 1aas attracted considerable
attention, q verdict having been rendered
against the corporation on 4 Somewhat singu-
lar state of facts This and other circum-
stances render it interesting to railroad mel.
and others. 4 rep OFT is giveI!4s29W.:
r. ,,-ne nr ,a&-;ao IN reeHvsr! Hq+T4nues eng.
| tanned by the pllintiF while a fagsenges upon
| the def ndants' cara. The plaintiff was at
| = station in the country, and being desrous
Of going to GaleahnTg, inquired at the ticket
| office Of the defendants when 4 train would be
along that carried IassengerE to Galesburg.
He Was told by the clerk that one would arrive
| in a few minutes. The plaintiff bought tick.
ct. and when tie train came along it proved
to be n freight train with a way car attached.
| The plaintiff got On hoard, and when be
! arrived at Galesblrg, ho 'tnqHred OF the con.
| auctor where the train would stop. Hc replied
| the habit Of getting off there. The train was
| then goIng at the rate cf three miles an hour.
| The plaintifr then started to 80 to the front
| door of the car, and the conductor told him to
| 20 to the back door; be did 20, and as he got
TO the back door with one foot upon the plat
form, at that moment the engineer put on the
steam so as to give violent jerk to the rtaf
car, aud threw the plaintiff oyer the platform
upon the ground, by which be sustained q Ee
we're and permanent injury. !: There was ne
chain upon the guards acrosstthe end OF tn
platform. The jury found voEdict for plaintiff
Of $11 600. Manning Of PeoEa. and E. Var
Buren, OF Chicago, 1or p1ainhf; Walker ere
Van Arman for defendant.
ANOTHER CANAL LAnnIyAL--The canal boat
Aquilln, Capt. a. Drebolow, came in from th'
South yesterday with cargo consisting of14e
tons Of Willow Springs ice. The Aqnilla i
the second canal craft Of the season, thougl
yesterday her loadisg would have been con
sidered out OF season.
Meeting of the Board or Supervisors
Board met yesterday. pursuant to adjourn