, 1861-03-04
WESTERN MATTERS.

4 Inv suit is now III course Of trial in this
city between the heirs Of James Berry, de-
ceased, plaintiffs, and NJ. N. Rawlings, ct al,
defendants. The plaintiffs sue for the recovery
uf the real estate upon which large and val
uahle portion OF Mound City Is built. The re-
suit Of Ibis suit is looked forward to with con-
siderable interest and andety,-Cairo Gazette
tlis county, was arrested on Monday, by G. ".
Rtarden, detective, :;nd special mail agent,
charged with purloining the money letters
from his postpffice- He 1Fas examined yesfer-
day, before q. S. Commissioner Hannon, and
was held to bail in the sum Of $500, to answer
at the next term Of The United States District
Court-76ia.
"A new Board ct Directors Of the Dubuque
and Sioux City Railroad was elected on Mon.
day, composed of the following persons =
Frederick Schuctardt, Herman Gelpcke, ".
K Jeesup, John Lord, all Of New York CITY.
E. F. Bishop, Bridgeport, Conn. R B. Mason,
Chicago; b. s. Stout, Ed. Stimson and PIatt
Smith, Of Dubuque.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. On last Saturday
evening, during the heavy wind storm that Wis
tied this section Of country, two sons Of Mr., j.
8. Patty Of Rochester, Millb1ook township,
were in q grist mill owned by their father One
Of them wore a knit comforter or necklace
round his throat, and one Of the pendnnt ends
WAS blown among the cogs Of some part Of
tho machinery near which he was standing,
aud he Was Immediately drawn In, aud crushed
and bruised in such manner that his life Is
despaired Of. The other son, in attempting to
and the tendons and cords Of the arm literally
torn from the bones as far up as the shoulder
We were not able to learn further particulars
concerning the dreadful accident - Royia
Transcript.
SINGULAR. R.-The severe thunder.clap, Mt
about IL o'clock last Friday night, knocked
down one of ShiDkle's fine span of black
horses, which WAS then standing in front Of
fremont Hall. Some persons standing near at
the time declared aitcrward that they saw the
lightning playing on the harness and shoes Of
!, the horse. He Was able to regain his feet and
return 10 the stable, but showed symptoms Of
distress, aud at precisely the same hour The
next night died. 4 posi- n.orten examination
revealed tho fact that the horse died from con.
gestion of the lungs and rupture Of blood
vessel. He appeared to be in good health pre-,
nal.
SICKNESS IN MAsoS.-An alarming disease
has broken out in this village, principally
that seemed ut first TO battle the skill Of our
phyeicians, many cases having terminated "a
tally. SO sudden was Its appearance that, be-
fore 1t wis noticed, about twenty children
were attacked. The physicians are using thef1
utmost skill 10 cure 1t, and It has the appear,
ance Of being checked In It's progress. Dr.,
Phelps thinks that 1t is the same disease that
prevailed in this vicinity some twelve Fears
ago, called brain fever. They are taken with q
cRill as in ague, which results in more ol
less violent grade Of congestion Of the brain
and spinal cord, as evidenced by the delirfunl
and nervous derangemcnt--Ingham Hitch.
-Neacs.
FATAL CASUALTY AT ToLoNo.-We deeply
regret to learn that the swttchman On the ILL
while disconnectiDg freight train, on Monday
morning last The car passed over both leg
inst aboye the hip joint, He lived but q few
minutes. We understand that he was moi
married.-Ur1dna Onion.
An INSTANCE OF PRo-SLAvEHI MORALS
A few days ago an unfortunate family, com
| posed Of husband, wife and Six beautiful little
| childrcu. fuow living in Lincoln, ~ were return
| ing from Kansas. When nearing this place
about dusk, On one Of the CODES; "a aays @ o. u u.
! house, told their dcsolate story, and asked fol
| shelter during the night. 4 minister Of Au
n,ane principles and benepozenf feelings, recent
| " distinguished in this community for BIZ
! Atheistic tendencies, and Who was lord OF III
house, insulted them and drove them away
| They encamed near by, and though almos
| frozen after travelling over the bleak prairiea
| spent the entire night in the cold! Poorl.
| aud thinly claa, one cannot easily imagine th
intense suffering the little ones must have On
dured.-Lineo1a {.nI} -HeraM
MYSTERIOUS D1sAPFEARAEcE--Ama man by th
name Of Thomas Bloomer came into town II
Gently, and put up team Of valuable horses
one Of the hotels in this city, saying tha: h
would call for them in q couple Of days. Sine
that time be has not been heard from, and
appears he left hiswife, bride of four months
/ 1T the house Of q friend who resides on tn
bluff, without making any explanation to tn
aforesaid wife as to the place Of his destiuaho'
or the manner ofhis going.-Ieorta Transcript