, 1864-07-17
WESTERN NEWS.
EI5CONHlN.

nell Of Mathematics and Natural Philosopny,
Rev. Mr. Pettibone is continued as Financial
Mess1s. A o. Wright, E. P: Bacon and H.
II. May now In the hundred days service.
The Mineral Point Tribune hns been leased
to Major George Il Otis, late OF the - Kegt-
ment. OF course 1t will be loyal paper:
The amount of personal property at Madi.'
son for 1864 Is returned BY the Assessors as
1,139, ,5N.53. |
The Eau Claire Free Pres says new chan'
mel has been made IN the Eau Claire for run
ming, lumber = that It Is Impossible for steam
boa{s OF aby burthen to navigate the CHIP
pewa; that Robert Graham was dro *ned ID |
The Eau C1aire while driving logs.
D.. The chinch bug is in WalwoTth county IT. |
fackint corn as well os small grains. Farm-
crs are selling their sheep on account OF the
prospective scarcity Of food. !:
The Touring mill OF P: n Perkins at Bnr-
llpgton IVES burned on Sunday last LOSS
Col utley. of The 2ad regiment, has resign;
ed on account OF Ill health, aud ha6 reached
his home at Racine.
The Racine Journal saTs the body Of Jacob
Keghrr Of that city, man about Thirty years
OLD, and an excellent mechanfc, was found in
the river on Monday. His death Ia supposed
to have been accidental
According to the lsst School Census, Outl-
gamie county contains !, 30 school chiilreu.
Two fires On the morning OF the 5th de-
! stroyed property to the amount Of sl0, ,o00 ia
Fon D1 Lac, belonging to Nj. Amory, Rupp j.
Co., g. 8. Tucker, strockle & Grubbee, Mr.
! mud Mrs. Gallagher.
Wool Is selling at s0G88c in Monroe.
The GAINESVILLE Gozetts records a severe
| blow at Lima, In Rock county, on Saturday
afternoon last. Forest and fruit trees were
| broken of aud uprooted, and more or less
damage was done to buildings and tences.
| Nobody was hurt,
The prospect Tor a railroad between Pl,tte-
vile and Calamius are brighter than ever.
| The two Union papers 81 PraIrie du Chen
have been consolidated, the standard B.arer
being merged into ths Union.
| IOWA.
CIV. Ensign, of Dea Moines, recently sold
his trott,ug mare Fannie to q Chicago gen
! tleman for Il ,100.
The McGregor Nt,os says thousands Of sheep
have come into that section OF Iowa Withlna
few days.
The grading for the extension OF the Du-
buque Southwestern Railroad has been COM
pleted to Cedar Rapids.
| A thorough bred Spanish merluo ram at
Iowa City recently yielded tnenty-four lbs.
of wool. a bly, clip!
The Osksloosa Herald Of the 7th says, some
FIVE or six weeks ago q. c. Smith, OF White
oak, accidentally stabbed blmseH With Q
pocket~kuife below the knee, aud severed
\
region. Unable to c4eckthe bleeding other
I wise the surgeon tied up the IN lin artery OF
| the leg above the Knee This, however, was
of no ultimate avail, as modification set In,
and the poor 1nnn was taken to his long home
one day last week. He was au upright, res
] pcctablc citizen, and bis death Is q loss not
only TO his own family, but to the conmunl'
! ty ut large.
The Dubuque Tmts says that during the
| last week, two ratts Of lumber, one OF 4o0,-
900 and the other OF 500, 900 ftet, have arrived
at-Eaglc Point
Gov. Stone has gone South to sherman's
Army to look after the condition OF the Iowa
soldiers.
The Government Pension Agent at Des
Moines disbussed TO pension claimants during
s55 7Oe oo; in April s27, ,ol3 Is; in May slo,-
S71.a4; ard in June s2al,,2204,G0
All through the State We hear the most
Aattesing accounts Of the corn crvp.
,, Dubuque was visited by hurricane last
Wednesday which blew down trees tn the
, streets, and tore the roof completely off the
Filth Ward School House, very lar.;e build.
ing, damaging 1t to the amount Of nearly
three thousand dollars.
: A proposition bus been suggested to the
, Appleton CnsscxAs for the erection Of q mon
] ument In Outagamle county, on which shAl
t ! be Inscribed the namc and place Ol Residence
OF every soldier from that county who shal
, fail in battle during the present war.
l An old man named b. Norton, Of intcm
/ pc1nte ind dissolute habits, iell down ilig1
9 Of stairs in Deloit, Il number OF days since
and Naskil1ed.
: The Gilmcn Foundry at st. Paul, With al
!, It's valuable machinery, patterns, ETC., vast to
:. tally destroyed by tire on Wednesday, last
I The loss is placed ut $40 600. There were
:, large quantity of valuable patterns, the &C
= euu,ulntion ofa dozen years.
- Partiee have left ST. Panl to operate th
=. Cottonwood coal mines. Considerable ds
\ lay Was experienced In procuring pfope
"a supply Of machinery, bus every thing looE
9s oss &C fss 5esh sa Il
mines, nna no intermlssion Will now be su
fered uutIl the black diamonds arc du, ou
aud got into merchantable order; secretar
ueher, Of the Department of the Interior, Au
:, | rvratten a1ctter to Hon. VIM. Window stAttu
u that the settlement of the claim Of the sutfel
10 ers by tie Sioux outbreak In 1863, Is progres
e. sing as rapidly as possible.
III Kumors ofAnother Kentucy 1nyu&fo1
- lFloua the Louisvile Journal, July lt.h.l
lg Kentucky is agaln becoming excited. WI
IL run,ots ot fearful invasion are about, mud the
n. multiply every hour. Eastern Kentucky
- y in tlAze Of excitement. The wealthy cit
u ZenB are collecting their movable propert,
Q and hurrting with it to the mofe centrs
h portions Of the State Rumors on the stree
~ tAG pAuAL ol34NACA 4GAAStESf u
mors by letters, and rumors BY private te1t
D. grnms, reach us In the bewildcrin,z confusion
G, and, II VT give credit to them all, the inr.
u sion Of kentucky would assume proportion
d. as fearful and indefinite as the startling inys
,a sion Of the east. So often has our State bue
w. thrilled with such wild reports, that we az
g. cept all OF the stories with extreme cautiot
10 and learn to look the fnct calmly and sQuart1
ly in the face, alany Of the rua1o1s are too iu
m probable to be true-tlley arc but the vlyi
1 {Y1ou nd hnat rhn ms sSs,ne rf n,
", Hildtred minds ald timid heats, repe .tei
III and deeply colored by the repetition, By
de frightened people. 1t is raid that Bucknel
be at The head of i formidable force, is threaten
eo lnE the State, II he has not already crosse
~ ~ the border. The force ia varlonsly estimate
~ from ten to fifteen thonaand men. It is argue
1y and with m appearance Of plausibiiity, tha
H. The Increment Of Buekner Is intended to b
We in concert with the invasion IN the East
he While EARLY and Breckinridge marshal tte
ae ~ thousands In front Of Washington and thu,
y der at the gates Of the Capital, Buckne
ne with force ample to sweep everything b.
IN fore him, is to striKe at Sherman's COMMIT
he ! ufcatiops, capture 1oulsGille and Cincinnati
and ecatter Wild dismay throughout tt
No:th. Such is the argument, and sue
.e' may possibly b. the programme. but y
he cannot believe It. The Coutederac9 ia +
duced to desperate extremity, ret We d
er not believe thai they will hazard moyt
n Id n,ent SO desperate, with nothing to insul
n II
nr hope. We give the minors in the form thI
a thcy reach us. We hare 1nale diugent II
~. quiTy, but cunnpt learn how much truth thf
N contain, The reports arc too excited; eve,
breath Of air is 1reighted with imaginatia
IN and exaggeratlen. buckner may be threa
1e enIng the State, but VIC are insured that thel
Il. is no cause :or immediate alarm. Gen. Bu
-. bridge has formidable force organized
ad ! meet any invading army, and his gallant 80
~ dterB will stand like wall Of adA1nant b
~, , tween Kentucky and her foes We have t
m ken pains to pe1frct every, arrangement
~ obtain early and reliable news, aud, Whe
~. any real apprehensfons of alarm exist, II
ID Mil speedily lay the tacts before the pubN
~ We trust that our military authorities vi
M afford us every facility In their power to q
~ us In the accomplishment Of our purpos
ID Reliable news Of the worst character cann
ID prove half SO damaging as the Wild, sta1
IN ling and improbable rumors that daily ga
,m / currency.
e wIn Nevada they disfzancise all vi
no no have been rebels. We to see this sap
de t1 rule prevail in all parts OF the country. ;
~ man who has ra1std bis hand against l.
a1S nf country should ever be permitted to retu
~ 10 it. $780,.
pa. u FLN8NCLaL AND COMMERCIAL
,es FlNANUIAI-
led sA1uxoAT EvEs1sa, July 16, 1s6
nd The money market has been c lmpazAuyely ga
to csy .nd The Applications for laans less tasa ia
Ire 1opg time past. This ovink the susp
cst eleu IN tpeculatons, inueucet b. the psnic VII
cid rEn%eh hnr hA4a far hA la