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house. An elder brother Vas also in the same
condition not far OF. Thoyounger Champion
viii be sent to the reform School.
TIE CHICAGO G1MhAsr.-Wm. THOMPSON.
the Chicago strong man, is to lecture in Buff
tnlo next week upon ssmuacnlar strength
subject Of which he is an apt Illustration. Mr..
Thompson lifted with the Boston strong man,
Windship, in January, 1851, and outlifted Kim.
He is low able to raise 1000 pounds and IL puts
npn dumb bell with one hand weighing 1862
pounds.
IMPORTANT LAND SUIT DEcIpED.-The de-
cision of Judge Drummond, Of the Northern
District Of Illinois, in the csse Of Geo. c. Bates
vs- the Illinois Central Rai1road Company, has
been affirmed by tho Supreme Court Of the
United States, now in session. This is final
disposition Of the case, By which the title Of
The railroad company to the property in dis
pute is placed beyond future question
DROWNED At WILLOW SpR1NGs--On Mon
day morning Of this week the body Of a man
vas found floating in the canal at Willow
Springs Z. 7. Pollock, Esq, a Justice Of the
Peace held an inquest, when It WAS discovered
that the deceased was George Braun, Of the
6rm Of fSchweinfursh l. Braun, No. al Clark
street, in this city. The verdict Of the jury
Ras that he came to his death By drowning
while in state Of intoxiea.ion or Temporary
insanity. ="
d. JEWETT's TEMPERANCE LECTURES
Dr. Charles Jewett, so well known in New
England as the scientific lecturer Of the ace
on the subject Of alcohol and its relations to
The constitution of man, gave OLE Of his ablest
lectures last Tuesday evening, at the First
Congregational Church in this city, and has
been engaged to deliver ec7eral more dis
courses On the subject in different parts Of the
CITY, On Friday evening Or. Jc7ett Will
speak again, VIC learn, in the Presbyterian
Church, Rev. Mr.. Humphrey's.
USEFUL AS WELL As ORSAMESTAL.-The
Butte1nut ChiFa1ry have at last become useful
members of the military society at Camp
Douglas. Heretofore they have considered
that the acme Of enjoyment in the circurastao-
ces under which they are placed, Was to cat
Uncle Sans 1atiops and daa1n the Abolition.
asts- Yesterday afternoon we noticed several
Squads at work with shoyels and spades, ,eodea-
Torang to cut a channel for the escape of Ea-
Ter with which the camp is flooded. This is
according to the fitness of things, though one
can imagine several BLATANT apo1osists for the
divine Institution" holding up their hands
il ho,y honor that the Southern Chiyal5 should
THUS be placed upon q 1eyyl with tho tt mud
sllls" Of the North.
DRINK Ice WA1ER.-Tte Ice companies ar,.
almost as busy as during the hot weather. So
nnendurable is the drinking water, t,lat our
citizens arc leaving their ice orders as though
July sun. VAS pouring down upon them. We
learn that We arc about to be introduced ia a
= new asplraut for public favor, under the aus
Plccs Of the Chicago Ice Company, (Custoa1
House Placc} and bcaring the name of the
well known and justly popular recipient OF
old time fasors, ~ *'Crystal Lake, The new
lake Was purchased By the company last year.
Oh account Of It's rsEe purity, ease Of access.
ana wath reference to its advantages IS depot
7or Cliff and southern trade, it being situated
on The line Of The st. Louis md Alton Rail-
road, about eight miles this side Of Athens. Il
Il nearly two 1nilea in length, half q mile vide,
and rom thirty to forty feet deep, and from its
liberal surface, the above energetic company
expect to maintain, if not to double their well
canned aud successful business Of last year.
EXHIBITION or TABLEAcx FOE 1au R1,;,-
FIT OF woCSDE1 SoID1Ens.-The following,
Is the programme of the entertainment to be
gwen this evening for the benefit IF our brave