, 1861-02-04
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We arc reqnested ty Col! j.; Z. Rice; Of InI-
nois, think Of that you tame submlssEonlstsD y
to tender TO- Governor, Moore, for the use Of
the State forces, tWo Thousand bushels Of corn,
suits the convenienceuf the State, or not pay |
able at ali if by 30 doing It would in the least
lead to the embarrassment Of her finances.
Col. Rice eays he 'has four thousand bushels Of
corn, raised by himself on his place near
Bloomington, Illinois that two thousand Will
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prompt, responsible man, and one whose sym-
pathles are al with: the South. .,.Ho Is we'll;
known in this community, i II where be hos made
q host Of friends. q. .,.,...'. ~, .:...,
!; We commend the operations, Of this !.
"co1onsl' to as,l'|E the a'tFent|ep, of tha proper
Fon Mxx OUT or or WoRK.-Thomns.E E. Ran
dali, ut Chippewa Falls, Wis, writes to the
New York Tribune, TINT 500 men can tnd
work getting out timber In the Chippewn VAL
Icy. Labor now commands SEQ per month In
GLIDING board, and will not be below go.
THE TROUBLES IN TIE MILWAUKEE Posr.
OFF1cE-We are informed that no removal Of
A1r. EtecTcr has taken place, but that Gov
eminent agent has been merely sent on here
to take possession Of the Office until the mat
ter is settled. We aleo understand that the
trouble sprung up from slight mfsapprehen-
sion entirely, and that in an probability it will
be satisfactorily arranged in two OF three days,
and Mr, 4teeyer continued In otHce--4flaadukte
Wisconsin, 30tA. - 49,. .' ~. -
TEE Co1DEsr N1our .YEr.-Last night was
unquestlonably the coolest one Of the season.
The armament WIS perfectly clear except as
studded with staTB, but the mir pierced like O
knife. The mercury was 10 degrees below
zero In some places this morning, and l5 deg.
below In one OF two other placee.-Ail.oauke
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"A meeting WIS held In Belyidere on the
255th ult:, for. the purpose Of forming new
military company. Resolutions in favor Of,
the measure were unanimously adopted. An
enltsting committee was appointed and the
meeting adjourned until the 10Th ult~ ;.
On Monday last company of over two
hundred men went into the neighhorhood
west Of Athens, Mo-, where Mf. Whitesord
fas murdered last fall, determined to drive
out a gang By whom robberles and murders
have Lately been perpetrated, as is, supposed.
-Keokuk Gate City. -. =
A Coon MoyE-Gov. Morton Of Indiana has
addressed letter to all the County Auditors
of the State requesting them to- report the
number, kind and quality Of all arms, accoutre-
in each county, belonging to the State. The
order does not apply to the arms and accontrc-
ments Of regularly organized independent
companies which hive not been suspended md
meet regularly for drill =. -. . -. -.
sL4xDER CA6E.-In the Circuit Court for
Branch county, the case Of Jnlia Edwards u.
Wm. Short; for slander, excited considerable
interest, The plaintiff claimed that the de-
.fendant had, by circulating improper rnmors
| and reports, seriously injured her fair fame
and character. The jury took the same view
| Of the case, and assessed the damages to the
fair plaintiff ut $500 and costs Of suit, for
which amount . judgment was rendered
| against the Observation-Disclosures (11eh.) Re-
publican, Jan. 80. - F
CmcAso. We are pleased to learn that the
commerce between McGregor and Chicago Is
tropolis Of ths Northwest, made SO by virtue
! Of her position, the enterprise and lberalfty
t of her business men. Our merchants find It
to their advantage to buy goods in Chicago,
and there's no doubt In our mind but What 1t
will be very soon the market for the products
of the vast and fertile regions Of Northern
1owa-3tcG Gregor (lozoa) Times.
MURDER II RAc1SE-The Racine Journal Of
Tuesday says that on Saturday, in a drunken
Irish row, man named Sullivan struck anoth.
er man named 1eary across the back Of the
neck with such severity as to cause his death
in few hours. .
| The Fort Wayne Times says that on Sat-
urday evening the Pittsburgh train brought in
three bags OF mail matter from tho East, done
up at Philadelphia and to be distributed along
the Wabash road between that city and Dan
vile, Illinois. The bags were left in the bag.
gage room of the Wabash road, to be taken BY
The morning trim going West, but the route
agent refused to take them when the prope.
train came, and they had to lie over until
Monday morning But about 10 10 II O'Clock
on Saturday night some one forcibly entered
the wood:house adjoining the baggage room
from there got into the room where the baggs
were, opened one By sticking file throngl
the canvass and tearing hole large enough
for the hnnd, aud then 1iled the bag Of all the
letters Who the guilty party. Is, was moi
known.
Father Chiniqui's Colony at st. Anne
Kankakcc, have had q public meeting ane
| passed resolutions in favor Of aiding the sui
! feripg in Kansas A committee has been up
pointed to carry out the designs OF the meet
ing.
THE LATE SToRM-The memory OF the old
est inhabitant runneth not back to the tim
when Wisconsin Tns so completely snoWet
under as By the storm Of last week. We wer
without any train from Chicago or Milwaukee
for forty-eiyht hours, 1t being impossible 70
them to make dhy headway at all. until the.
were shoyelcd out Of the snow banks, which, ii
many Instances were considerably higher thai
the top Of the cars. Large gangs Of men wer
employed nll along the line Of the ditferen
roads ior two days in clearing away the snoH
-1'atertesan HA) Journal. =. =.
RIVER NEws;-The Ohio river Is fal1in
slowly here, and oil the way up, but with
| good staSe Of water to Louisville and Cincir
natl. Tie lower mississippi is falling littl
Us far down as Memphis, but swelling belo'
that point The upper MIssissipRi is falling 1e
!, tie ice running ont here, and what there Is /
the river is soft and not much Of an OF
. struction to navigation. There is not an
t | present prospect Of rise in that rive
The Cumbt11 ind WAS Falling at last account
| with Is #. ofwatcrto Nashville. Tennessee r.
, cris also filling Business here continues vet
! brisk, aud immense quantities Of freight, prll
6 cipalIy corr, are being shipped south. Cali
is now, and has been for some time, pract
= cally the head Of navigation in tue Mississippi
I Cotton has again changed its route, and is no
J. going North through Cairo aud the !. c. R ]
we understand thai n heavy contract Las bet
), made with Messrs. Grahnm, Halliday d ct
:, fnr shipment Of cotton by this routc.-Cai
- - Gazette.
y NUMBERING IN SAN11Ac.-Thesc ore stirrh
n times in the lumber woods-a large amount
e, logs havc been gotin during the past fortnigf
$ Tie e1cishing could not have been better I
is lumber operations, snow enough and none +
= much, and probably the quantity Of lumb
s. rot into mills and into streams, OF bank
T. ,feady for tic first spring freehet, during t
f. past two weeks; exceeds anything ever befc
done in this line, In the same length Of tin
in our counties.
- The past two weeks have been remarkal
stirring time among the staye men. Strings
xs teams loaded with stayes have been arriyl
almost constantly during the day, aud up
very late at nights. Thcreis much more dol
=, in this line, than during any previous wint
IN IN The Lexington shingle trade, however, Is I
at as brisk rs during former winters. This
T. owing to the fact, 1hut the great bulk Of pi
n suitable for shingles, In this vicinity Is used
OF The shingles that come in are generally of
90 best quality, and many Of them from grea
~ ~ distances than formerly. Poor shingles do
us US sell readily, but generally 60 begging L
=, ent points along the north. shore, news reac
~ us Of activity ID the shingle tradc, but ct
~ y pa1utiye,y little doing staTin es.-bersoni
Of yesterday, while Mr: Wagner was adas'
rs, Ing the Senate on the subject Of Federal R
he tons, he took occasion to deuounce the ee
he mcnts Of Democratic Senators, declaring Il
It's were in sympathy with traitors, and the ut
pa cts of such sentiments were traitors at hf
in md traitors in fact. This assertion hron
pi- Messrs, Cobb and Ray to. their feet, who
- H. bad E>.H al