, 1865-11-21

The prisoners IN the jail at Cairo, On Thuysday
night, attempted 10 make their escape, but were
pEeyented In their designs by the aithfulness Of
negro who was confined With them The Democrat
says the prisoner, atter hboEing four days con-
lSed to whitt1e out the wood easiuy which held
the Inner grating, md having removed it. soon
found themselves in the ball or gallery, md would
have effected their escape, II # had not been for
negro confined with them, who made The most e1-
trnvagant noise to attract attention. He was threat
encd md coa1ed, and finally was promised hand
eoue sum II he would be silent, until they gave
him ten dollars, when he became more obstrep-
efuus than before. At LAST he was successful, and
the watchnan or night guard, summoned by bis
e.fca, Was convinced that somethln: WIS going
wrong. The prisoners wsre d,.coTe7s1 in the ga
lery OF the jail, whence they could easily have
effected their escape. but for the tImely warning
given by the negro, who bas thus furnished eyl
dehce hat he may be trusted. though for some
minor otense ha Is suffering the penalty.
The Ottawa Free Trader expose. the schemes OF
4 PARTY Of oil spectators, who roam the country
prospecting for oil. They approach farmer, tell
him Of The probability Of oil upon his G.m tha.
fortune Is within his grasp, DC They will want 10
enter into contract With him 10 sink well within
six months that shall produce forty barrels or Oh
per day; that eaeh shall have share ol the oil
that he {he farer) shall give them his note for one
or two thousand dollars, as the case may be, not to
be paid however, unless oil II struck IN per con-
tract. They therefore take this p1aiH promfsso7
note unqualified. and give him shs written contract,
md lease him to dream Of Oh and 1reeubacks ..to
come" while the "ope1a!ors'' 70 to the bank md
sell his note. Some lre or sf1 Thousand dollars
worth Of these notes are nor In the banks In
OttasSa.
Martin Murray, an old and respected citizen o,
Ottawa, was found drowned, On Saturday of lsst
week. IN the basin, near the tail gate which dis
charges The surplus water or the canal into the I'LL
noss river. His drowning CID only be accounted
Tor on the superstition TINT he must have fallen into
the eaual during the night, and was unable To save
hlmseH. Ills age was Cd.
On Wednesday Inst, Dr. John Raner. of Centre
Vile, st. Clair county, committed suicide By taking
poison. He wns phJs1dlau Of respectable attain
ments, and no cause Is assigned for his self destruc
lion.
Levi Rentchler. highly respected fhrmer Of
Union county. feu tfom load OF straw last week,
and the wheels Of the wagon passing ovef him In
tured him 80 badly that be died in short time
after.
sfonal District will be held At Mor.s - G-unly
county, tomorrow fthe I'D inst) -.
Tho convention Of the delegates from the county
agricultural societies Of this State to consider h.
dnsrial college matters Is 10 be held al Blooming
ton, Dec, 18th. This convention Is 10 be followed
by the annual meeting Of the State Horticultural
Society at Normal, ahort distance out Of Bloom
inetor-
Cass county has voted down the proposition to
.ubsczibe In aid ofth Pans, Springfield nd North
western Railway. Besrdstovn gare 5s1 votes forto
eh AGAINST, but tho country towns went heavily
asainst1t It. The {aaoiaD1 says tealousy Of Bezzds-
Town UAa the fnfne