, 1861-02-06
WESTERN MATTERS. !.

CoCRT-A letter IRON Charles Balance, Esq.
q q thts city, now il Washington, states that
Forsyth et; a. .. Hall, has been decided in
favor Of Capt Hall, thus reversing the decision
Of Judge Drummond at Chicago, The decis-
ion WAS touching the validity Of French
claim, and settles the title to property valued
following the decision Of The Supreme Court
Of this State last winter, In regard to tue
statute Of Limitation Of 1885, is likely to slaugh-
ter the French claim Observation-Disclosures
Transcript.
FROZEN 70 DEArH-On Wednesday night Of
last week, Charles Seth, bachelor about fifty
about ten miles from Green Bay, was frozen to
death on the public highway. He Is supposed
to have highly respectable friends living in
Albany, n. I. n. 7. State papers please copy.
-atarankee Free. Democrat
LAKE. SUPERIOR MA1I-DEEP SSow,-Capt,
Whitney has, up to the present time, run the
semiweekly Lake Superior mails regularly
through between Green Bay and Lake Superior,
says the Advocate, getting behind time but
once; but the great depth Of snow renders it
impossible for horses to get through, and the
mail is now carried BY men on SHOW shoes.
The snow is said to be four feet deep on the
| routc.-Mlco,akee Free Democrat.
Snow on TIE D. &, AZ RAuwAy.-The pns-
senyers on the Detroit and milwaukee, railroad
| yesterday were treated to a little pleasant e1-
erclse in the way Of shove1ing snow off the
track. The train took three hours in travel-
Ing eight miles. The amount Of snow all
along the line il immense. It showed unceas-
| iugly from daylight until dark yesterday, how
| much longer we did not wait to see.-Graud
| Rapids Enquirer, Feb. 2.
| A LONG Run OF SLEIGHIx9,-The arent of
the Jackson Stage Company. informs us that
since Monday Nov. 28, those stages have not
run between Lansing and Jackson on wheels
except one trip, and then more of anticipation
| Of breakup tlan for want of sleighing
/ This IL over nine Weeks.-LdusinQ Hfpubyi-
! can,
| Ssow AND IcE.-The Grand Rapids Enqu;.
rer, speaking Of the recent detention Of rail-
| road trains, says there Is an immensity ot SNOW
| in the neighborhood Of Nnnica, and in the
"cut" between Ionia and Muir The propel-
Ter Quincy has been frozen up ut her dock,
in Milwaukee, and the ica has now complete
| ly locked the mouth Of Grand River at the
Haven.
| NEW BEACON AT CLKvELAED-The Cleve-
land Herald OF Friday says: The new house
t, contain the bcacon-light on the pier in our
harbor has reached the height contemplated
in the plan-ahout the came as the old iron
house is located twelve feet north Of the old
site, and Its western side is about eight feet
farther from the edge Of tho pier than the
former light. 1t Is built Of wood, is octagoual
In form, and apparently strongly constructed.
The building will be ready for service at the
opening OF navigation"
A NEW STEAMER FOR SAaINAw.-Captain
Cole and Mr.. Edward 1rowbridga, Of this city,
have purchased the side-wheel steamer Huron,
now in Milwaukee, and will put her on the
| route between here and Saginaw aud Thunder
Bay, in place Of the Columbia. The Huron is
Of three hundred md fifty tons measurement,
| and ia said to be stauuch and strong and In
| 1yave er1ffnH IN fha rc1{n 1,,;1J T,o
done with the Columbia is not yet determined.
| Detroit ddrertiseT.
| q. s. STEAMER M1cHI0AN.-We learn that
| orders have been received directing that the
U. 8. steamer Michigan be put in commission
on the LIST Of March, under command Of Capt
Carter, insisted b. First Lieutenant Thomas
| Fl. Stephens and otlera. William Henton will
be continued as pilot.-Det,oit Advertiser.
A NUGGET rRoM THE MILWAUKEE MILL
| We wer' shown yesterday, By Mr. Harris n
solid chunk Of quart. uol.; weighing tiftr-fou-
ounces eight reuuywslSht:, from tile Milwau
kee l'dc, Gregory mines, Rocky Mountairs
The Milwaukee mill, 1t may be seen by this, is
maxim; apretty good thing Of tt.-AiEuaukee
Sentinel.
SAD AccDEar.-On Tuesday afternoon last
q child OF VIM. Devercaux, who lives about
| three miles north Of here, was 60 badly burned
as to cause its death in q few hours. While
the mother was absent from the house for
| lew Mluu[e8p Tue clHQ WHICH was ABOUT 1eteen
| months old, had toddled up to the stove and
its clothes ignited. The mother burned her
hands badly in her frantic attempts to save her
| chill.-4Faupu's Hi&) 7iutes.
| The Cairo Gazette says that the Postmas-
| ter In that city has received instructions from
] the Postmaster, General to return to the Dead
Letter Office at Washington, all mail matter
that may come into his oilice directed to Pcnsa-
| cola, Florida
8FRE IN VRDEN.-We learn that the dwell
| ing OF Mr. Archie Bryant in Virden, was de-
stroyed by fire few nights ago, together with
most Of the household goods in it. The fami-
ly barely escaped with their lives. The amount
| of Mr.. Bryant's loss we have not learned
There was no insurancc--Sp7inafead Journal.
AB1oAM1sT.-Ihe Car1inville Free Damocrut
Of Friday, contains the following: "Prof. IL.
| I. hutchinson, the man who delivered course
| Of lectures in Carlinvillc, npon Astronomy, a
| month or two ago, was brought to town yes
terday under arrest, charged with the crime Of
bi..sa1ny. A short time since he married
| daughter Of one of our most cstimable citi-
gems, against the wishes Of her parents. Since
which time the report has gained currency
that he has formed similar alliances With seve-
| raj other ladies, and WIGS the father of numer.
GUS children. The facts in the case will soon
be developed, md VIC shall not PREJUDICE them
i preliminary examination was had before
Justice Howell, and he was bound over in the
sum of $500 to appear ut the next term Of
Court for trial"