, 1869-06-14
THE NORTHWEST,


The Rey. Mira Olympia Brown, Of Weymouth.
Msss., preached sermon at the Free congtega-
t10nal Church at Normal, on Sunday, The 9Th inst
OEer GOO ladies' Of Rockford have pet1tioned the
city authorities not TO grant liquor license.
At Bener11le, On the stn tnBt, Brgadier General
Smith, formerly OF Illinois, Was married 10 Miss
Louise. eldest daughter Of the late VIM. c. Kinney
Of st. Clalr County.
Berna1d Rouse, living near Carlyle, committed
suicide. on the 9Th, BY hanging himself Financial
difficulties we're the cause
E1tas l. Da1tse1, druggist, OF Mason City, was
drowned on the 9Th inst, while bathing.
A lady, stangeT, committed suicide in Sadrus
q few days ago, By Swallowing near dsaehm Of
morphine and about four ounces Of nlcohol She
was 30 years old. was worth 50, o,ooo, and had
s0nered from domestic troubles
A Little son Of George Weidersol was drowned
In the canal at Joliet, last Wednesday.
The butchers and matketmel Of Jacksonville
close their ahons At p. m, on account Of lack OF
Ice.
At Fteeport, on Wednesday, Slmnel Addams, a
nephew Of the Hon. J. Il. Addams, committed
suicide BY cutting hts throat. He had been sick
for some tine, and it Is supposed that he comttcd
the 0ct under the influence Of medicine,
The Jacksonville Council has resolved to impose
heavy nnos upon ali citizens who use OF rent ther
property for the purpose OF selling intoxicating
liquors thereon.
At Poplar Grove, Boone County, on the sth,
George Wlllett, ST., vas Killed By runaway team.
In Leroy, the sa1ne county, on the 9th, John Cou.
ley WAS thrown from his horse, receiving Injuries
from which he died the next day.
In Mason City, n few days ago, two butchers
ran horsc-race, she winner to take the loser 8
horse Just as the winner reached tho goal, he
fell dead frum his horse The loser offered the
forfeited animal to the widow Of the dead man,
but It Was not accepted.
Thomas F. P1uke x-CountF Treasurer OF Scott
County, has been proven defanlter to the sum Of
1,ss1.99 and has disgorged 81 900.
meeting Of the citizens OF Benton township,
Wayne County, has been called for the purpose Of
hunting down and killing very large snake which
has annoyed large neghborhood 1oE several
years.
At Wilton, last week, a man or IS married a gir,
oils
No little interest was manifested at Iowa City,
the other day, In the t1sa1 OF civil action BY a
colorcd jury. The parties and witnesses we're all
colo7ed people.
INDIANA
A party Of Germans were fishing, above Lalay-
cite, on the l1th, when ono Of them caught a
la1gc pike. The hook being fastened down its
throat, one Of them put in his thumb to get it ouk
when the lsh bit the thumb on!
James II. Grcgg, Of Danvtr1e, Hendricks County,
died last week In 1856 he was elected to Con.
Ercss ~ . Democrat; but when the war broke
out, he identified himself with the Union men.
In 1869 he WIS elected q member Of the
House Of Representatives, and retired With
that body to Madison in order to deSest the psss-
age Of the reasonable Military BILL then pending,
to deprive the Governor OF his constitutional
power and overthrow the Stasa Government
Il doctor In Evansville has vacctu2ted 400 chill
dlen within the last three months
AT Lafayette, on the 10th, John l. Miller. Post
master, and Dr.. Fry, got into quarrel, when FIJI
struck at Miller. Several blows were exchanged,
when Miller seized the Doctor q cane, and struck
him two Of three times over the head, the last
blow breaking the cane in pieces
ments for prize light, and were stripped ready
TO commence operations, when the town Marshal
appeared and arrested them.
Quite an excitement presai!s In Lafayette,
caused by the finding Of several specimens Of AZ.
Scntitcrous galcna On the lands Of Councilman
1rGlAnd, On the west tide of the river. man
who OWLS a ten acre tr8ct in that locality now
aska $50 coo for 1t: 1t could hare been purchased
few days before for one-tenth the amount
WISCONSIN.
At rortage, On the 9Th, Frank Janlsch. saloon.
keeper, make an attempt to shoot hiuself, and
hts vile, interfering received the shot In her arm
The man then reloaded his pistol and billed him
sell. he had been unsuccessful In business. IL
Caledonia, the came county, On the &sh, Andreas
Knh1er, committed 1utcide by hanging. He VA
poor and inatu-
Chester II. Dutterneld, OF the town Of Fairfield
killed snake, on Taurstlny last, which neasurec
nine feet four inches aud half In length ctrcum
ference Of body, ten Inches
McmaAH.
| On the evening Of the e:h Inst, some one llylnf
near the railroad trBcf lust puts1de nf Alhfnn dis