, 1869-05-08
THE NORTHWEST,

At Ton1ca, on Friday Of last week, 5ouuz n1an
named Lcrch, from Peru, Killed hlmselt by cutting
bis throat. No cause Is assigned for the deed
At Butler, one tiay last week, Ar. bort, a we'll
known citizen, WAS thrown from hla wagon and
instantly Killed
In Orange Township, Knox County, few days
ago, a girl Of Sanford Lawrrnoe, aged Is months,
fell into tub Of water and was drowned
James Alltn, SE., Of Bloomington, died on the
5sh Instant, aged 81 yea1A lie WAS among the
earliest settlers In Mclean County, which he at
one tune represented In the State Legislature then
sitting at Fandalia. lie donated to the County
Court the lands upon which the original town Of
Bloomington was laid out.
Among the Incomes returned Ia LsSalle County
are: T. u. Brewster, slA'sl: John .. Cation, to44-
7's; l. II. Eames, sis,25; Edward Hegeicr, sss,-
30; w. L uuse, 3ll.os2; F. ". Matthieasen, sl2,-
6t5; James Clark, tl1,11G Sangamon County
Jacob Bum, &s1.aa3; John s. Bradford, s., l72;
George P. Bowen, $8,A3; George r, BrainaId,
tp,&7s; Norman N. Bvpadwel1 s5,sss; James c.
Conkltug, 5',91e: John H. Chesuut, 3H.ose: c. F.
Hay, $1,000; Milton Hay, 37.sso; T. L. Herndou,
t6, ao6; John H. johnson, Sd,lE; A. Johnston,
&s,9ss; Horace s. Le1aad. 5000; Stephen T. Lo-
gan. sao0o; James l. Laub, s66os; James @.
Loose, ts,s'o; Noah #. Nathcny, ss,ao; George
II. Pasocld, r. ca; John Pf2thcr, IS 80, John N.
Palmer. q es9; John E. Rosette, SS1lo: {. N.
Smith, s9,ss6; L Smith, 36,9l3; J. D. Smith 4
Sou, $1,000; Peter Stout s6,a56; E r Tnaycz,
s',ala; E. n. rlr!ch, 5000.
WISCONSIN.
Henry TenrcriI Of Sank City, has1 been expect
ing tho a1E1snl ut that place from Switzerland OF
hts wtfe and three chidren-the latter ageL re-
spectlvely >. and yeara They reached New
YORK on the sth OF April aud 20 advised Mr. Tenn
peril But, ycrJ soon after the Arrival Of the
FANNY there, tao Of the children died Of dIphthe-
r1a. Last week, his vile alTtyed At Sank City,
alone-the other child having also died
Tic Ean Claire frre Frxas &sAtea that thA wa&Ar
In the Eau claIrr and Chippewa Rtve11 Is NOW at
good stage. The driving Crews on the EN- Clsirc
uver have finished thei1 1abors aud rccelsed their
pAy, having made very successful drive. On the
Chippewa, an extensive jan Il formed above the
falls, estimated to contain seventy million feet OF
logs Upwards Of 1s1 men arc now engaged III
cudearostng to break it. and, It Ia feared by soEne
that tho water will 50 down before chSnnel IL
made and the logs dlslolgcd- The general In
precision IS however, that the tam will be cleared
In a few tass, and the mills receive u bounufaI
stock OF logs foT the saving season
IOWA
1owa City is TALKING about grand water power
to be obtained by constructing = canal from the
dam at Cotalv!llc, TWO mllea ADORE, gtrng fail Of
sixteen ieet IN the city
In Highland, last week, I cat belonging to Nj.
David Pnlnncy, had kitten with eight legs aud
! tNo sxls-
Council B1r1s Is 10 celebrate the counnlet1ou Of
The Cn,en ractnc. and the CHICAGO Rock Island /
Pacific Railroads, ..by the n.ius Of q national
salute; public procession Of nremen cittc socte-
uce, and c1ttxtus b bou1res and grand lllurni-
nation. and srnrcp.tste atdrcsscs.''
N1, and Ma Rcbe., pt1cer. Of Snrlprdeld, III.
| celebrated their golden wedding On Tuesday, At
Council mum a, he residence OF one Of tnetr
| children,
The residence o, Samuel Wells. about seyen
miles southeast Of C,attnda. F.se Countr. WI