, 1866-01-23
ILLINOIS 4TEMS.

EW. Oliver F1ske, well known In aud about Peora
local editor II vat1ous times Of the Iazserpk
Lnion, srd Democrat, and who has wutten many
good th}u2s under The no,7ust d. plume Of %*Binks~ =
ded 1t the Fultou House, in that city, on Thursday
List, after iew days illneas. lie had been VIC
tim OF strong drink fut several years. He Leaves 4
wife md daughter.
A man named John Sample, formerly member
Of Co. g. 12sth regImet Illinois volunteers, CON-
mltted suicide on Friday, the 1sth inst by hanging
himseK In stable near Cordoya. No csu=e is as
sisned for the rfsh act
The Hfll.boro Gfontcomc1y county, 1oastor, Of
the 1sh reports the occurrence Of peculiarly bold
and atrocIous murder In that county few days
since. One Bush md an accomp1lcs called at the
house OF The intended victim, Finley, and On nqu,t
ing for him we're referred to grocery; th1hsr they
went and found he had left, followed and met hin,
henrh house. persuaded him to return. and On the
way shot him through the hcsd They then robbed
him, and returned 10 the grocery, where they ez-
cited suspicion. They pre now IN }nil. Finley VIA
Known 10 hare IN his possession two or three hun
dred dollaz1- ..-.
Hon. o. L. Davis, Judge OF The 9Th Judicial Cir
cult, announces his intention to retire from the
bench at the close or the spring terus Of his court
The insnfsnencJ Of the pay is the principal cause
for h1a taking this step. Judge Davis has filed his
position with entire satisfaction to the people Of
his circuit.
r. +. TanEey, Superintendent Of the Chicago T.
ST. Louia 1runsfer Company, states that there aso
NOW stored in the several deposs In East ST. Louis
about three hundred and 1fty freight csr loads Of
freight and merchandise and produce, waiting fos
shipment having accumulated since the freezing up
ofthe river.
JackfouvIle Is going to put In clalm for the In
dust1.al College. a meeting has been held there
for the purpose Of tak1u9 steps toward rais,ng .
dots fr. Nf nntt
and J. T. Springer made speech IN which he said
that II three hundred thousand dollars were raised.
Senator Nice onnell would have no tronble In get.
| ting tho college located there. 4 committee Of
three, consisting OF Prof. Turner lion. ]. Morton
md Hon. William Brown, werc appointed to take
sneh steps m1y be deemed necessary to raise that
| amount.
The Union party Of Jefferson county has Just
been organized for thorough actiou IN the coming
/ campaigns. A comfy convention was held nt
| Mount Vernon On Saturday, 18Th. at which IN ex
ecutlyc committee, consisting OF three from each
precinct, was appointed, and this committee will At
once commence the good work, and prosecute with
| vieor, until ihe county Is surely redeemed from
| Copperhead control. -.,.,..
Al Quincy, on Sunday last little boy, about
three OF four yexr1 old, Of Mr.. Williams, while
out on the street, was attacked by 4 COW, and so
severely injured that he died in lew hours alter.
/
the neck open almost rom earto ear.
The Cairo Timer says tho Mississippi 1evee, which
has been built the past seasnu under the auspices
Of The Cairo CITY Property Company, l. Of the bsst
construction tovers seseral feet above the highest
water mark and IF, In every respect, nDpe for the
u,otection Of the city itom nundaiou on that side
This work has involved an expense OF Sa5o, Co.,
About $4,000 Of the S100,ooo necessary to build
md 1T up wooleu NH at Lacon. his already been
subscribed, and the balsnee will soon be secured.
We learn tsom thu Logon County IosE7dk, that
the people Of Atlanta in that county, wc1e thrown
inlo considerable excitement BY the announcement
that the banking firm OF DlIf. Kern Co. han
faf1ed, It's stated that there would be no loss to
creditors BY the failure a. the assets were Sufficient
In cover an liabilities The dru bad been specnlat
Ing in produce.
\ de.truc,1ye hso occurred At Caro- On Tbu1sday
morning. destroying the dwelling houses Of Viii
Ham Smiley, Andrew Caton, Dennis Coleman and
u. J. Baker. The loss is not stated.
John Uolb,ook, one Of the oadest nnd most re
sueced citizen of AuEora, died IN that city On tht
1s1h inst. He had BEEN reaident OF Aurora 10,
over thirty yca1z.
Martin Kur,z, German. come slxty years o
| ace, employed In SternhauzerH saloon, Aurota
committed sAicIde, by shooting himself
Some weeks ago the Sandwich G1z<ns reportez
The eupnosed murder Of Nj. John Smith, oi 9qn.v
Grove, Ills team came home with Nj. Smith fyini
nm the load, with deep wound In h3s hesd+ an.
nearly dead It vas then supposed thas he had nans
4, rrd. But tho wound Was made IN very stnEula
manner: Nj, Smith was s1ek. and, lying on II
/ ,op Of his wagon-1oad, ha pronuaed ms bean o's
,he front end. .bosrd and began to Vom1t. md Will
i in thst position was kicked On the head oy ono
4 hls horses-the sknll being la1d open oy tne sno'
| cork. He was not dead when he es1ne nome, os
II n s4v> f1e abnYA tSE0nut.