The Lincoln County herald., 1866-01-05


St. Louis to Jacksonville, ILL.,, distance
ofsO miles, was laid yesterday, thus bring.
ing that thriving little city within about
I've hours Of St. Louis. Regular trains
commence at once.
Fairly in the war, q number Of churches
in Washington city were offered as hos.
pitals for tho accumulation Of sick aud
wounded Union soldiers. They have now
sent in bills to the Government for rent
Several wagons loaded with cotton
passed throus Belleville, illinois, few
days since, euroute to 81. Louis. The
article was raised in Southern Illinois,
where, owing TO tho favorable weather, q
large yield was obtained tl'o past season
Tx President Fillmore aud wife sail
for Brcst on the 9th Of january, expect.
ing to remain abroad six or eight months.
The Bellcville (Ill. } Advocate says ma.
ny citizens ofSt. Clair county arc seeking
homes iu Missouri.
The following statement will give our
readers some idea Of the immense trade Of
the Western Plains: From tho Goth Of
May - the goth Of November last there
passed over the bridge at 1924 Creek, on
the Santa Fe road, l,472 wagons, employ.
ing 5,lo7 men, l,207 horses, G ,l32 mules,
3s,2Sl, work oxen, and there were car.
ricd &c. l23, 4Ol lbs offrcight. Toremovc
the freight by rail it would require 2,1s2
cars, or train of Is cars per day This
shows the importance ofa railroad to San.
ia Fc, to connect with tho Pacific Rail.
road.
1t is stated that the Falls Of st. Antho.
ny arc rapidly undergoing change; that
during the spring Of 1859 they rocedod
about $50 feet TO the middle of the river
and nearly ITO feet further the next
spring. Its not improbable that in few
years they will lie destroyed altogether,
leaving nothing behind bu. long reach
cf rolling, tumbling rapid.
Anesro was lately brought before
Justice ofthc Peace in Mississippi, clarg.
cd with assault and battery upon another
negro, and jury of colored men were
summoned to try the case. After listen
ing attentivcly to the evidence and the
charge Of the Justice, the jury assessed a
fine Of s2j on each Of the parties TO the
writ.
At lIenncpin Ill.,, a few days since, a
party orcight young ladies and gentle
men, while putting on their skates pre-
paratory to lively enjoyment OF sea-
sonablc season Of skating, the ice gave
way, and thoy we!c all rrecipi.a'cd into
the Illinois river. Fortunately all were
rescued with no greater calamity than
an unpleasant duckiug.
a horse thief was shetland killed while
running valuable horse across the III.
inois liver on the ice near Naples few
days since. A trusty rife in the hands
of a Pike county III. farmer laid him low.
Georgetown, d. c., following the ex-
ample Of Washington, opened tho polls
on the 2Sth ult., to test the sense Of tho
citizens on tho subject Of negro suffrage;
and tho result was, that Of /, ,7i3votcs cast,
only one was in favor Of thus extending
the franchise.
Judge Sidney Brecsc, Of the Supreme
Court, is writing somo memoirs of the
early settlement Of Illinois. Tho Judge
has been a,csiicns of the State nearly CT.
ty years.
4 Latter Day Saint named Wells,
writes 90 the Chicago Tribune that be has
already fanr wives, and that the object Of
his visit is to take another ono with him
to Utah. Tie Tribune suggest that there
is such place as Joliet, where bigamists
do c'ngrcgatc to study the science Of
rockology.'
Illinois produced in lS 65 one hundred
and seventy seven millions of bushels Of
corn, twenty-five millions of bushels Of
wheat, eight hundred thousand bushels Of
rye, one million Of barley, and twenty.
eight million bushels Of oats.
Congressman Farnsworth, Of Illinois
has been making a speech in Washing