, 1869-07-23
TIE NORTHWEST.
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John Cook. wealthy and promlu eut citizen OF
Madison County, living Rbopt three miles from
Troy. was killed, on Thursday Of LIST week, BY be-
Ing thrown from hla mower.
Several days ago. On the Illinois shore, opposite
radncab, Afrn. McCoEmic was Killed, and her
husband wounded, hy two rul1Ans. The latter
escaped Across the ryer. but, description OF them
having been circulated throughout the country, q
party OF nve started In pursuit. One man, named
Hudson, became Eeparated from the others, and
discovered the scouudrclA 10 an orchard. 1c rode
up near them and demanded their surrender, and,
10 rtturu received shot, the bsIl tak1ng effect in
hts bowels, tnnictlDg dangerous wound. ua re.
turned to his companious, who pursued the vu-
Ia!ns until they ovcrhaulcd them In cauehrale,
wneu, rrldblng TO sur1endcr, both were shot dead.
IOWA
A man, bis wife, four children. md several
trunks started from CaAlyllle on the 18th Inst, in
skin, on visit TO ST. Louis and points In ILL.,
nois-
Two travellers stopping at the Des Molnes
House came near losing their lives last week by
blowing out The gas retiring to bed Ono Of
them, when asked 1.-THE hnd smelt anything wrong,
replied that he " d!dur notice 1t WAS any wossc
smell than hotels generally lad."
TWO children OF Nj. Cook, residing In Delaware
County, were Killed Instantly BY Lightning on thc
morning OF the 18th. They were sleeping on the
roor near the wall OF the house when the butldlng
IVES struck.
The Nebraska City pfeas Of the 10th says:
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WISCONSIN.
The editor OF the Portage Rtosttr says. while
out riding, he discovered maternal member Of
the M7'htt,s Americana family, With dozen OF 60
Of Juveniles, on kLe1r tfavelR- They were Kept In
1le ny eat1 one takue tae ta1l Of The forward one
In its mouth, and the whole we're led by the old
one-1.iogclhe1 making string OF slunks about
a rpsl long.
Wn1. va,tsbcrgcr committed suicide at Lowell.
Dodge County, Last week, BY Hcrcrtng the main
nrterF Of his left arm with rozol.
INDIANA.
The lafayette Courier Says that q gentleman Of
Shelby township, IN I7ppecanoc County, having
been invited by dot1ng mother 10 Kiss her baby
extended the token OF admiration 10 herself The
husband proposed 70 Kill him, bat Was nnally con-
icut with having him nned twenty dollars,
Something over ycar ago the Hon. John pur-
due purchased Ethc agricultural implement works
10 lafayette. Last yeat he cleared 1900 from
them: this year II ts believed he will double that
pront, with the prospect Of still further Increase
NEXT year. It Is uaderstood that 1t Is his lnteu-
ton 10 apply whnteyer pront he nay derive from
this source tuthe benefit Of MS ward, the Agricul-
turai Cnlrcrttty.
TIE TERRITORIES
At idaho City. Ju1y 4, James Porter shot 1laus
r. Hauton md Johu Moore without the slightest
prurocation, killing the former nud dangerously
inlur1ng the latter. Porter escaped. but was sub
sequentIS captured