, 1869-10-28
TILE NORTHWEST.
TfFIkHt3

One hundred carloads Of iron have arrived at
Decatur Tor The track Of the pecatur 4 East St.
Louis Railroad. It Il Thought that the road will
be completed 70 TaJloEv1lle By the 1ss Of Decem-
Der neIt.
john ". Morehead, Circuit Clerk Of Adams
County. died at bis residence IN Quincy on Friday
The LaSalle Eaion eays the tolls on the canal
this year will be fully one-ihtrd more than either
Of the several previous years.
kenugas' warehouse, a. Kankakec, was burned
on Friday. Loss, 0,Goo On building and grntn,
Insurance, $4,000.
MI. wr,. u. Casse1l purchasel last week Of
George Amos, OF Greene County. thirteen head OF
caftle, Of which be pays ,1eo or over one hun
nreA and nfty tona11 heat ,These cattle are
bul three years old. and yes weigh an arerage Of
nearly two thousand pounds each. THIS choice
lisle lot Of cattie was purchased by Mr. Casse at
fancy rTlee fUr shtp1nsnt to Now Tosk tn Ueccu-
Der 10 Eel for Christmas beef.
A correspondent OF the Carlinyille Democrat,
vz1DK from Brighton, states tpa1 the ronte Of The
Rockford. Rock Island 4 St. Lonis Roat has been
nEaly liked, and that 1t will run acuta from Brtgh-
ton, tovn q btsuch Of Wood Rlverto the Trrre
Hau1e junction. President Greene says that he
inteDda to have the road completed to Brighton In
two months from the tine the contractor Kets hla
shanties up and all hands at WORK grading.
IOTL
Little Sammy Brown, OF 1ow1 Falls, got dawn
cellar tho other day, turned The faucet OF barrel
allied with forty gallons Of moiasses, aud when
discovered waa havlog 1o!ly good time wadtua
round In sweetness ankle deep.
| The town formally known a. Oxford, In lows, L
! now nAmeless, In original name was ab3u.
| doucd on account Of its similarity to Oxfor3, =
| neignbol1pg town, and the name Of Stanton wal
| 1alen. but this again too nearly fessmhaet
Scranton and stanwood, two other nei8hbprs
and sgain The people voted 10 drop the town name
They are now looking about for nc name TIN
shall rot be ike any Other, but with Little pros
| pect oI succeas.
Tbo Wilton cAronieix notices the death *by
Ata1vatiot," Of Ars. Mlllatl Knight, Rochester
| tewa, caused iron structure Of the thrust. Fly
| years ago while sitting ar the diuner tsble Ell
while nnLkhg cup Of tea, her father made Bonn
| remslA which caused her to laugh, and chok
hef.tn severely. causing tho su!cturc. Srce tn.
the tho has been a conltans suuerer. aud duttn
the past Two or three months hss had to be fed o.
milk and beef soup ,ujected Into the atomsch.
| lhulAEA-
Lou.sa Maria Franz, or " Mother Frank, AZ III
vas more fhml)'trly known, died In Petersburg
Pike County. On the ed Of October, after haviu
twcu faithful member Of the Methodist Churc
for ti2hiy-three 5cast. sic probably serrcsl tn
longest cAnsch memtcssnIp Of any person I
America, She vsua 91 sca1a old.
At the funeral Of Den1amin Detraz, tn yeya,
talaea The following relatives and friends: Het
keeAiet, aged =; John DetEaz. sgc< -: Franc
Tarly, sgcd 7ay George Tssdy, aged 81; J. Phil
Scheuck, Rged s.: John Damont, ugcd 81; Aora
DesraZ, aged E5, and Jno, netr2z, AGED 6o-st
sees Of the eight persons aggrcsasins a,x haadss
and nve ,easa-
: WISCONSIN,.
Mr.. G!asp, Of the town Of Scott, SheboYrs
County, cut ner ihrost on Tuesday Of last wee
and. with tho blood sptrttn8 in torrents frou u
; wound. went TO the bedslde OF ncF hugbaph, vi
| Il conMnpt1ec invalid and haAe him "goo
, tyc.'' She was evidently iusaue.
The Detroit fFt< 1rras Of the 26th says;
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~. Et,a.es saoald nv liz run Il twelve hundred
. ~: @ II: : $; =; e?s e =: 8;
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j. s t. ,s e.; 'sa ss: Fl nus s"i sa.
d | the Pullman sarttnE ra1a osrs tho t7srat Wrsts
hoad: that of1errs Of the eotrrnnsnt had seprset
7 Is shn Exnsda In tipr tha side
tia' rcs Loas st ps1st u railway officials had
fnm Detsnit to Portland IN not q! il,e cars q!
e.sl. ei.tsr Y Csn.d. .. .a tb< ss*set; het II
rrnist-d in lls armand. hslt sexaNly oDi.<r1
terNt hnIa1ed and htty oo,laFs Fold the c4s~
II The 1'o1saEe Lake Hiring Gaz41e Of the els: I
TIC tollo~!ng aas,ces from the mining district:
> S.oArstx Oet 71;11Thc n'ats sh"w :na1l tsa
j. TOT asn Mrks Nctk. "NhaEc had eearcely an hnn
slns hibr Alneo this 10Th Tire WpynhRs In $jccxst
l. Lhe tfeand - etysird *iih Two lpchcs ct SHOW
tulln1 ik ft1lts ahss the ehptacass for The si1 d
l. s1.dinE ,es1rrdA1: