, 1869-07-15
TIE N0RTuFEST.

Twenty.thrce bridges In Peorta County were
carried od b.. the recent raius-
Colonel Nehemiah Wyman, for over forty years
citizen Of nllsboru, died recently, aged 50
years.
On Saturday, two men, one named Ashton and
the other TIN. wcrc working In tho harvest field
on the farm Of Nj. DayJ, On Slrer Creek ten
miles north Of Ltchdeld. stroke OF lightning
stunned Ashton and Killed Til Instantly. When
found, the latter hat his clothing stripped en-
trel5 OF one eide, though the only perccptible
marx Of the Lightning was a email red spot On the
neck
somebody that he can eat forty eggs Ia ntteeu
mlnute6-
INDIANA.
The heavy ralrs Of last week caused an tnuuda-
t1on OF NIL the low country bordering On The Lou-
tsvillc, New Alhany r Chicago 1aailroad, between
Lnlayette and Michigan City. One Of the nrgt and
most noticeable Of th!a Has the nock-
ing of the Tralre snakes 70 the rairoad, which
wns the only ground for miles which was above
water. Tho o1,eera Of The morning train, on Sal
uYday stopped near LaCroir uud EIfcd nfteen or
twenty Snakes Hithin few minutcs. The road
for nylcs |, lined With snakes Of every size color
md description, from tho Insignificant gartcr TO
tic iasgtst b!ack-snAkcs aud racerz
MfNEEsorA
Wm. II. Grant has exhibit ett to tho Odttor Of tbo
Rt l'Anl Jtn1ffT ecSeeA specimens OF coal tA1en
frurn the mines In the vicinity Of Iirt Wood Falls
I:4nyillc County. The samples wcte takcu from
tho mtnc 1s5 feet from Ns mouth and - feet under
the tuIface. The vein from which they were t1kcu
A feet inches 10 thickness and the quality OF
the coal is constantly improving as they progress
with The work ol mining. Tho samples bear
strong resemblance TO camel coal The connauy
la now working The mine day and night, and pro-
crossing NJ the rnte Of IL feet every - hu1rs The
HeN ala t,,@%In
coal, carrying II 10 Ant Is miles On the PRAIRIE md
using It for fuel.
Al Rochester, on Thursday last, a man known
as John Caunhnu, but whose right name Ia be-
lieVcd 10 bo John McE1lsgat, showed zignR Of hy-
drophobia. lie had scversl terrible rnrng nts OF
spaSms, the n1st OF which lasted some four hours:
and. though amall.alzed uan, 1t required four
men TO hold him willie they lasted. lie several
times legged hts attcndanta to pnt TN cnd to hts
sunc1inss bJ taking bis LIE, The dlscasc u tsaoed
to q blin the victim received at 0wasonna, ahout
ycnr ago, from dog th8t was owned by tho
PROPRIETOR Of q fast nAg known hs the " Bells OF
OWatonpa." The man was bitten on tho heel,
but the wound Nas slight and soou healed ovcr,
nnd the affair was thought no more Of till few
dayE agu, when signs Of hydrophob!s nppeased,
Al last accounts The patient WIS ret nl:ve, but
In q weak AID exhausted condition, nod likely 10
die in The next fpasn.
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A big hood has been disturbing things generally
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luunns q0e,y W oaauuA1 AHinoon, pnt sae
taus lnh. nlkat eauseo W t'Ae ~ teet "alca cas-
!lea n"as .ne tAnoAo otsasc al faoA. tne vi
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mother VIM ba,e IN her ANA esc,rea r.sa no =.
c,tmptur M a ,rcc and rattng rrfnen IN M
1rnnrnea
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~ Tug ''eneot oso Fsces "e'snn4 fnf'ef Atm
oFfd f"unes were t1ken out hSt week. Mr. Nc
uyapy, an old miner Who has charge OF the Work.
I1onouucta IL tne tlcnest oepohsy yet opened In tnc
COUNTY,.
Tha Un,+v.-1,. c..:... .,,s.e.S
Huoe ,iue c't1@*" " tne slA 6s54s
man With thfrc uEl5-ioaEtpE navy rcyolvtry
b b ited sroand him and AnsWestns 70 eTerJ particular
nf&aap1e desntFAdo tdldthtAnd, rascd thruukh this
place pne dAt lastweek- He GAtd be 6ctrs to Ehc
GnA, and let hin 60 We didn't try to ..,rst hi1,
heause " 10 not ftnd Of that foft ri fun md h.
nAnrr an s,4Itor t. nrr!rr4 la ,Is;nc,. .Er.rs.
fe.s nise.ry. ~,n ~ 49, ALE DHr~@ oe1Aaess X"
so,S I. 4: ~ H.o".
o. 1oa1s ua.' o4ro " 1ne !1Au- nc ~hs nu1sneo
scholar, and read GreeE. Iht1u, French. German.
Italian and sn.nt.n. hrssdr. h.r,rr ~ cyta1rtva
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