, 1861-02-21
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s. L9nis tsoaa1 !tsh . hEaS e. eaFeo-teo!'o
MrHilnes was u drowned in Edwartls i riv-
er IN Mercer county, on last Nhile Mt 4
tempting to Cross with horse and sn1ky, On |
on Lis. return from Iowa on hnsiness.:. The de- i
ceased was native Of Lancashire, England I
and resided peET Hdmaa T. 1bleasAa widow ]
and sig children: :'.:.;,- : p s::.' = ::
,.Ax:AcnE or Gnouxb on FfRE.--rhe editor j
days sBinee,,of q. curious ease Of ssgontaneons
combustion, about two miles: eouth Of Perry.
Tf1la,, tn that State About half an acre Of |
ground is On fire and has been burning .Vlgor-
onsly for some time. The. earth is composed
mostly Of i kind Of mari, in which the heat
issuing from the subterraneaa furnace o. dis
tanee Of two miles. But the. most singular
lnatnrc. of this natural atepsen Is Its beautiful
covering OF green grasE-an oasis in the cheer
less fieid Of snow surrounding It: Cattle At
tempted to eat the grass, but hnding the earth
ggeen1y In It's hot bed. Cur informant pierced
the surface With q rail, and fiery sparks came
up thfcklY. "A sound issucs from the spot
like the distant rumbling Of railroad cars.
The place Has formerly s low, swampy piece OF
lanh.; .+'.s,:' .:.-,.H
. BaRN DuRxEp:- The Dunn CO. Lsunbe7'ndn
learns from H Clay Williams, Esq. that the
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Band Of Eau Gala, was burned to the ground
on tho morning Of the 9th: instant. There,
we're six head Of working cattle and sixty tons
Of hny in the barn at the time, watch were all
b6rrned. I'VE are not informed of the estima-
ted loss, but it must be large-not less than
s. 900, Mo insnraaee: ...
= MfcH1G AZ sobTHERx xRAnRoAD-The bold
eers Of the second mortgage bonds Of the Mich,
igan Southern Company: are again reminded
that it is extremely desirable to all parties TINT
tho overdue coupons Of November 1853, the
two coupons of May and November, 1860, and
the coupon Of May, 1851, should be funded,
according to the proposition, submitted, and
28th FEBRUARY, Instant, when the fiscal year Of
the company ends. In reference to the future
Of this nlort gage, there would seem to be no
reasonable question that regular payments Of
interest in cash will be resumed On and after
1st November Of the present year. The four
coupons to be funded pass into scrip, repre-
sentiug, when $1,000 is presented, q cores
ponding amount In the Eane mortEaEe.-N.
7. IEanss, FEB. Is. ~.
DESTRUCTIVE F1RE.-At about four o'clock
on Saturday morning, Feb. 9th, fire broke
out in Hende1son's Block, corner Saginaw and
kearsleT streets. The origin Of the fire has,
80 tar, not been ascertained, but Is. supposed
to have originated In HaEpet's shoe chop. The
buildings occuprca BY Elmore, as jewelry
= H.
Peterson, banker, were entirely consumed.
The books and papers In PeteTBon's bank, as
well IS money, were all saved. ThelosBes and
msurances, as near as ascertain ed. are as fol-
lows Il II. Henderson's building, loss 3D.
900; no insurance. James Henderbon's bnild-
ing, yalne 5000; insured in Hartford $4,000.
james Henderson 4 Co., insured on gonds
SIG, COO. in Hartford, Irving, Phoenix, and Man. n.
haitian Companies, 81, 600 each INSURANCE will
cover all loss. -EImore stock, Of jewelry was
mostly sased; damage bctTsecn $500 and$4o0
insured for 81 COO in Hartford. Ladies'
Library Association, loss Of books, furniture,
g., 81 500 to 5000; insured for $500 in the
Home. IT,, +. Sholes, tailor, loss rom $3.50
to $500; insurance $175in the Home. Avery
Hill, clothing and room furniture, Insured
for $500 in the Etna. Wn. Peterson, insured
on building $, 200, Oh room furniture Il ,000,
in the Hartford. J. B. Walkers building, in
surcd for 1000; damage $500 to $500. Clay's
loss 5000; no insurance. Jay Harper's ehoe
shop, total loss no insurauce.-F1int [afich,)
Democrat, Feb. Il.
f TIE STEAMBOAT PROSPECTS FOR THE Com
ING SEAsoN.-The great amount Of pr0d1ce
r1iscd in the country bordering On the Miesis-
sirpi, and the heavy emigration anticipated,
will employ every craft that can t1oat and carry
freight and passengers. The indications at
present are that there will be lively competi-
are to be two daily lines Of packets, another
between Dun}cith and st. Paul, and a fourth
between St. Louis and st. Paul. We are in
formed that to thu Davidson line there is to be
alded two new boats, and that Its opposition
to the Minnesota Packet Company viii be de-
termined and unrcIva,ting. It Is also stated
that the Packet Company, By way of returns
iny the compliment, will put a line Of boats
OH the Minnesota Riye1, to run in opposition
to Davidson Dubuque Times.
AEoTaEB Snow SroRM-0n Wednesday eve
ling last the wind commenced to blow from
the north east, ccompaDled By q vast Quantity
| ct Rnow, aad 1t continued, almost without ces-
! s1iion until last evening, 1t has completely
! blocked up the roads in the country, as we'll
rs the railroads running west Of the MIssissip,
| III. We have had no mil from the G. l. s. N.
Railroad si1ice Wednesday night. People who
| llye heretofore complained of q lack Of Enow
| III this couatry will undoubtedly get their fill
of it this winter We have not seen tht
| ground for 20 long that We hive almost forgot
| ten how it looks. We find, BY referring back
TINT the enow fell on the 2e5d Of November
| aud that it has been good slefghing ever since
| j pcriod of twelve weeks iast Thursday. Who
can beat it?-Lyons [loua) Adtocate.
TIE Benton COUNTY. MURDER CAsE.-Jas
| Young, Esq.,, attorney for the parties WhC
were arrested in Oxford on Thursday charged
with thc killing of Dr.. Rowe-the particulars
i Qt Rl1cn VIC E3Ft CALuiaay eFeu1uS-II1FeS
in the city tl,is morning and made application
to Judge Wood Of the Common Pleas Court
for .wriis Of ha1eas corpus in the case Of hi
clients. King, one Of the parties arFcsted, th'
person who made the confession Of the crime
States that the Regulators arrested aut
took him to the woods, put rope about hi
! neck, dug his grave near by, a1d threatene'
to hang and bury him Immediately ii he di'
| not confess. To sayc his life he says he mad
! the statements which caused the imprison
ment Of himself and comrades, and now de
nits the truth Of every assertion in it. I'll
prisoners are confined in the Benton count
Jail.-La71ayttte {Ind] Courier:
Snow SronM-One Of the heaviest sno'
1 storms re have ever known in the West ha
: followed close on the heels Of the thaw whic
lately visited us. The snow commenced fa
Ing early Wednesday night, and continue
| steadily until near Thursday noon. We nese
witnessed q severer SHOW storm than was r:
ging Thursday morning We heard men frol
Sew England say tMst It reminded them oft
old Eastern storms. a while before noon
abated, but returned again with the nigh
! | and Friday moraiDg came with another heav
|, fall Of snow upon the ground. Friday was
! very dlsasreeable day, there being an almo
+ continued fall Of about half snow md half raj
: -Rocuord Demoerut.