, 1870-04-16
TIE NORTHWEST.

Tho Hon Frsnk F. Asewer, e1-Mayor OF o.
tAwA, and prominent Democratic politician,
'ea ha e .PGP,say; R;n # u On the 1a ssh mt t;
Island County, elopod with George WTsy, 10
Gently, and went 10 Red Oak. Mont gonary
County, Iowa. The pair wcre pursued thither
b Milton, and fight ensned between him and
WAY, during which the former WAS shot In the
-Money ie being Ibera1ly raised along the
old fne Of tbs Rockford, hock Island / St.
Louis Railroad, for the purpose of iustitutinR
legal proceedings against the company for !
fAilure to comply With their part Of tho cor
tract with the stockholders OF the Rock Island
Il Alton corporation.
Il convention Of ta1-payara Of Maeoupin
County was held At Caflinvi1le on the new
courthouse question. Lewis Solomon pre-
sided. addresses wero msdo by Major Burke,
General Rnaker, G. A Walker, senstor Wood.
son, 3os- F. Clnk, Judge Gilbert aud Judge
unanimoua1y adopted:
hand attaching to ali The Interest bearing indebt-
late County Court, and preTalcnt belef cxtstd-
Lag throughout the county, that the whole or
greater parton Of said debt was incurred without
stsuuon Of ths stass Of nnos: sacr,Iote. .A' ~1'-
Kkntcst That the County coult bc requested to
wthsold ne gsysns ot y e any PORTION q me
the hoadefs Of 1sid Indebtedness An1 Of the county
Of Maeoupln ahall hAyn been kscertaIncd by iudf-
Resofrtd, mat The County Court Of Macouptn
County b, and they are hereby, requested to CON-
mcnce suit, Of suits, at once, tn tho Circuit
Gou1t Of Maceupn County: or IN any other court,
lesslity Of 81 court House tnaeote<sHFsa or coutr
Reo3rcd, That the action of the present
County Court, in the matter Of The abatement Of
The Court House tax, and other county business
nceta with our hearty appreciation, and VIC hereby
sustain them In euch action.
IOWA.
The Dnbuquc Times Of the 14th ssys: son
Monday night last, at the witching hour OF
midnight. great rock tumb1ed down from tho
bluf. back Of Plein 4 Bcach's soap factory,
and lighted fair and square on the root Of Mr.
Ha1tlets . house. This Saye way in an instant,
when The rock went through the floor Of the
UPPER ssory, and lodged at last on the floor Of
the lower story. At the time OF the accident
the family were in the midst Of their slumbeE.
and were only awakened By the terrific crash.
Fortunately, no one Was injured, but for !
brief season the frightened inmates verify be-
heved that the Angel Gabriel had blown his
w1s0oyEN.
An Hish1nan eont to the Tisconsin Stats
ltison wa akked what trade he preferred to
learn He said that Il It wns Ill the same 10
them, he preferred to be \ sAi}or.
Tho wife Of o. F. Jackson, Of Eau ClAire,
committed suicide on the 9Th instant, by cut
ting her throat She Was laboing under tenn
rna!y insanity. HeT age waa ~ yeArs.
The Dunn County Lean Wolf eayn the
vast amount Of SNOW At tho hes1 HateIn OF the
Ctippawa and tributaries will, it ia apprehond-
Cd, bc likely to cause unprecedented high
water, and boons, nr1l-dams, bridges, farms
buildings, fences, cord-wood, hay, etc, upon
the river bottoms are likely to BniIer damage.
An ice-tan on the Chippewa, above Dur
and, Is reported to have 80 damn ed tho cur
rent thAt the enhrs river WAS turned into Bsar
Lpke, thence crossing Hear Creek into tbs
ancient bed Of that stream, tho mouth Of
which is now Mil Lake, and used for boom
Ing logs, and breaking tho boom hmost IN
stantly, carving Away Il, 900 feet Of logs, with
several cribs OF luInlcr, dischafKing on the
east side OF the Cmppeva channel, Just above
DuIand. damaging some steamers there. It
= abort tmc longer, new channel would have
been e1cAsa4ed sufficient to conduct Away halt
the water Of the river. 30 dividing it that Dur
End would b the haad Of navigation.
ISDIAxA.
Samuel l. Ha1 died in LosAnspo1t, On Sun
day morning last, Of typhoid ferer. He want
to LoG1nsport IN 1844, and in July OF that year
started the Democratic Phoyos, Of which hs
continued the proprietor until JAnu15 j,
1868.
Tho Madison Courier sars: t.on Friday
ve passed over the rAilroad nom this city 70
time to make notes Along tho route, on cach
sde OF tho rosds we noticed The farmers busily
cnS1Sedtin plcwinE and clearing. preparatory
to putting in their crops. Tho wheat fields
looked remarkably fno and green for the sea.
son. We were informed that Al unusual
breadth Of this grim MAS eoHn Last fall, espe-
ci4lly in Bartholomew and johnson Counties,
Although tho rims Of tho past ten days pre-
vailed In the counties named, yet the ground
seems to be in splesAlid order for the plow-
ing
The New Albany Ltdse says: There is =
sad history connected with tho convict Watts,
Who died few d.ss ago It the Southern
Prison, 1t Jehersonvi1le- He WAS formerly
from Ohio. In that ssate be vas once highly
respected He had been i member Of tho
Ohio State Senate, and filled the Offices Of
+ County Clezk and County Auditor he was,
for many JcarB prominent, useful, and indn-
antiA mcmbez OF tho Fresbytarian Church
He married, After arriving It uidne-ASe, !
young and beautiful, but very win and e1-
11vaSsnt wornan- She wss not ft compan-
ien toE such man, xnd she rapidly went to
fos hns oad d1.gging her husba1d With
anos' eon1aos d,nnl.n1 md r. a9ail{ e1J became =
ohio 10 Indiana, vhe1n he continued his in
;seanPeTatc ;eP hAlstn, and his vito hcr reccadiI-
~. s.. n Il. one o3 his drunken tprccs be com
l nAtteo soe CRIME that cunsigprd him h tha
tentennAfJ Tor seven years FIvo yeara of
~ ~ Term nAd been eesTed wheu ho died From
| TIC moment OF bis entrance into The priaon ha
Nas cnansed man. He became relisiooa.
and WAS fesvent and faithful 10 the po14nem
ancs Of his religious duties, And his death i,
described - one Of rehsious t,iumph, Tha
| woman who h1d beca the cAusa Of his down
fall ard tllA min of his rarntShinn dAHArad