, 1861-03-26

I WESTERN MA1TERs. r. -
/ F4r41 Auo4zs7.- podrdraanken 1ndi.55
known rs "Tuscty," was run over BY 4 train
OF cars. and literally torn to pieces, near the
Dallas statioh (f1ch.) on the DetroltSaud NIL
waukee Railroad, -
BURNT II EFF1GY.-Mf. Baldwin Of Detroit
Was .bErned in eff1gy BY, the fremen and
i others Of In Porte, Indiana, on Tuesday last
M. :Beldwin.1s the MN 4 ho took the engine
away from the La Porte tirenen while they
were on visit to Detroit q few months since,
on debt due from L. Porte city to Mr.. Bald
win, and the boys were obliged to go home
without "der nashecn". Iii: B. visited La
! Porte on the day above stated, and the fremen
| took the oceaeion to mani fest thelt apprecie-
lion 0f him.
! I WEArHER: :AsD WHEiF.-The saowis nearly
/ mld-winteE, Tie thermometer stood yester-
+ aay morning at eight degreesbelow zero. We
have drJ, ,cold, sunshiny: weather, which. Will.
We fear, very aeriously injurc sthe wheat. It
1Mantetea: winter :anely, bqt: now that the SNOW no
thaRing must XIII It badlY:-Haland 11denl
Rtgister, .Aareh 10.
VERY Few ACCIDENTS IN THE :LuMsgR
MooDs.-Although the number Of men and
! leans employed in the lnmber woods during
tha past winter, in our counties; has been
gfea1el 1ha9 ever before, re have not heard of
as many accidents a5 on former winters, Hardly
winter passes but we are called upon to
chroicle more Or less accidents fatal to- life:
PIT, we believe, We have not heard Of sinEle
LIE 1ost N the woods, either in 3anilac or Uu-
59a a1..t e9}gnty,-'sa"dac }el -tale1.) 1a<rsontaa
The steamer Rockford, as we announced
| Last weak would be the case, resumed her
trips this week, none the worse for being mar
| tally submerged in the raging waters OF Rock
River. She leaw Rockford On Mondaya.
| Wednesdays and Fridays at 9 P. H., and re.
turning leaves Oregon Tuesdays, ThuradaTe
ndsaturdays, at A. M.-RockEio1a Register.
| FmEs.-The residence Of Mr. James sunles,
N the township Of Essex, some eight or nine
miles northwest Of this village, was, On Mon
day morning last, about eight O'Clock, burned
to the ground. 4 part Of the furniture and n
considerable quantity OF provisions were con-
! enmed, and also IN old dwelling house which
! stood near by The exact amount Of the loss
| We 90 not knoF, but hear it estimated at
| $S,oop, With no insurance,-sl John (Aich.)
We are painned to announce The tota1 de-.
structon, by fire, OF the Methodist Church Of
this city, On the morning Of the aoth inst. The
estimated at from $6, Goo to 5000 1nc1udine % Il 70
1 furniture. The building wss 6n ornament IS
our city, and its destruction will be severely
felt among all classes Of our citizens, busmore
/ especially those Who swere its members end
regular attendants. The church, we Learn, had
not been opened since Sunday evening last,
As to the origin Of the fire, there can be no
doubf hut that it was the work Of an incendia-
ry.-ff'7't lAieh Denaoc1ut, larcA 81.
CHILD BURNED 10 oDEATH-On list Wetlnes-
Gay mlernoon about o'clock little daughter
or John hronewitter, In North MishaTaEa-
was accidentally burned to death willie is
mother JFnE = kcn+ fr~1 f.,.
az1dkn (E7d) Enterprise
On E1c1TENEST IN SAUK CoEsrT rTLDufto
IN e1c!tement hns sprung up on the other aida
o. the bluds, in consequence Of the belief thst
mineral abounds in that section SPRINGS snn-
piying an oily water are not infreqnent In that
txalcinty, u and the Sink City Pioneer argues from
both of which articles coal oil is made artifi-
c!auy, that it Is quite possible that oil nav be
struck By digging. The same paper alsf, ia
sues call for meeting Of all !esirous to co.
operate 10 experimenting on tae subject, to
meetat ne store,house in Honey Greek, lately /
occupied BY Martin Leickem, on Sunday tha
9Th, at ! +: !: II, to devise ways and means
BaTa1oo [1Fis) Rep.
SUcH su1r-Not long since 4 suit was de-.
cloeo IN thus city involving f2335 worth Of pro-
perry. 1t was carried through four: courts 1nnd
IN the 1ast, the Plaintiff was successful. lac
eeSnrea = the I property but his costs were $2s3
0A4o
Know what the costa Of the other sida of The
honse Wese, ,bnt they greatly exceeded tho sum
peid oy the plaintiff, Hs the costs were attach.
e. o{ Yesil{ this law is ~ expensive thing
h1vER :AAS1aAr1oS CoNMRScEp-The sea-
non o. h navigation on Grand River, for 1861,
Tie steamers Olive Branch ard NeFTasEa arc-
now r1nning between this city md -Grand Ha- |
ven. The Branch Las made one trip TO tha
raven, and LETT again, this morning, tor that
pace Inc Nebraska came up last evening, |
below the Barnard House.. Can't. .Gsnja com.
mands Ia the Nebraska, and-wiu run her during !
the season principally In the lumber ard othe1
!felshtlng business. Capt. Gaao controls the !
6raneh, aud will run her between this city and 4
INIT; ra s tsna mns o5 freight and passengers,
Tin change decks and take lis tsposish :" On
Harsn {atieh,) Eagls
John Lawler, agent Of the WilEankee 4
Pra1rie du CHEN Railroad at this place has !
JUST returned from protracted visit up the !
river On business connected with the Comps !
ny. he reports that there are several millinn
bushels Of grain at tho various towns alon1 tI,a
Ner'aEaltfns transportation, a. the afrln9e- |
ments ne has made will secure large pronor
ION OF this TO our Road.-Hoirie d. 'CHita !!
Leader. o' o'@'s''
-. Tue MHEAr cRoF IN I1No1s.-The farm
ers Of Illinois tAye every 1easuu 10 iie safisr1sd
WITH The appearance Of the wheat crop at this |
time. We have reliable information from !!
more than twenty counties Of Southern JIii. |
n1ols, POI giving assurances that during the past !
zen yea4 the What fields in March lave never !
appea. ed so promising a. now. The ernwth |
+ admirably we'll set, covers the ground well. |
is healthy and strong, encouraging 1arre er.
pectat1ons of full g-snaries at tie close of t},e
seAson, The amount sown last fall WAS unu- !
enally large, and 1851 bids fair to be Rs fltsfin.
guished III Illinois for the aflusnt wheot har-
Sest as was 1860 for the plethoria con- crop IN |
publican. 4l<@~'o"f' 1"e-