, 1870-06-10


There Lavo been more than 200 CAGES Of
ecatlet fever in Sycamore within the last few
months, Lut the disease has been OF mild
forn-'
There Was tremendous hail-etorm in Nadi-
son County on Sunday last. One stone that
fell measured ~ inches in circumference.
The Council BlntTs Times OF tho 7th says:
1.-THE Chicago l. Northwestern up train from
the East brought in, last night, Sheriff Reel,
who had tn charge VIM B. Ruu,sey, conduc-
tor]on this road, charged with numbering
poor nidow who resides near Lovelands
Mills, at Honey Creek When the down freight
was passing tha mills, several little fellows
ran out and threw sticks md stones at the
cars. Just after the train hxd gone ono Of the
boys was found to hare been shot in the
region Of the heart. A section hand near
by,i named Butter, claimed to havo seen
tha fash of i revolver from tho caboose
door. Tho conductor Of this freight train and
his brakeman were Subsequently arrested and
brought to this city, charged with the commis-
sion of the crime. He wns before Justice b.
kcr this morning, where lie had hearing and
was bound over to the next term OF tho Dis
trict Court"
w1Bcoss1x.
In Delpit. On Sunday last, girl aged and
3 bog years, brother and sister, and children
Of q man named Fox, employed in the Rock
AN~<
which crosses the dam, and we're drowned. A
man who eaw them when they fell in, plunged
into the mater and endeavored to rescue them,
hut they grabbed him, and he was compelled
to let them go to save his own life.
On Saturday list Job Williams, W; hne OF or Dele.
nage and, while returning, his horse ran away.
smashed The carriage and threw Mr. Williams
out head-formost. Striking = stump his
brain wss crushed, causing instant death
Among the attendants at tho recent pic
mic in celebration Of the semi-celteuniA ami
Mr.. Isaac Martz, who came to Indiana from
Ohio in 1876. He, with a twin brother, Moses,
married the twin dauGhters of John 11cCor-
mack, Laylna and Tahitha- This double mnr-
rage was celebrated on the same day, near Con-
neTsvile, by Judge Treadway. Each couple
| boys and five girls. Isaac End LAWNS had no
twins, but the other pair had two sets Of them.
I The former couple however, were only sir
| weeks later with their last child Than then
rivals III the race At the time OF their mar.
riage the brothers were Of the same height e1'
weight, which was l75 pounds. and Tor space
Of twenty-five years continued within tive
pounds OF that figure. The brothers, witt
their wives. arc both Living. The former arf
SO years old, md the latter 81. AL were bort
On the 9th day OF the month, and were mar
twin boys mentioned ara nov Il years ole, ant
their mo,her often finds it impossible to dis
tinguish the ono from the other. Death has
been equally kind to each family. Ten chii
drep remain to each.
Avery pronounced fish story comes from
Barry County, where, We are told, 4 monste
resembling enake IS residing in Harwoot
Lake. It is Represented As being sbont twen
IT, feet long and from five to seven inches Il
| ~,n%a = has n1nr r,ff
orce last summer, BY swede, who supposed
it to be the devil. The other day, his snake
ship was seen again by boy, who waB fishinf
at the time and had quite string Of fish lying
on the bank. Tho boy says the snake camt
out out Of the water, and with one gu1p swal
him, and he, net particularly Wishing fo1 suc1
an associate, made tracks for mora congenia
companion. It is said that the teeth Of thi.
serpent arc three or four inches long.
! MISSOURI.
Louis c. Mcnard, L prominent lawyer, dict
at Ste Gene4ieve on the ID instant, agei
81 years. He was son Of tho late Colone
Pierre Menatd, who migrated from Canada tx
kaskaskia, now in Randolph County, IL, i
about 1887, where he became leading citizen
AT Hannibal, few days ago, party O
Started on fishing ercu, sion up tha rsilrossd ii
intending to stop At the stream apanned by th1
th,rd bridge west Of Hannibal, When uearint
the bridge they heard a trnin coming, and
when about three hundred yards from tn
bridge, one OF the girls made proposition t
beat the train to the bridge, which WIS accept
ed, and the whole party started toward thl
bridge On run. Lydia Bcns.on, last in tn
race, while crossing the bridge, MISSED he
footing and fell. The engineer whistled twice
but found it impossible to check up in time
and the train severed her body completely i,
two, commencing at the right shoulder an,
running diagonal1y to the hip on the opposite
side.
Tho Missonn Historical Society recent
listened to an address, and member move
a vote OF thanks to the orator for hia vaIuabl
contribution. The orator objected to thank
| for his valuable contribution, saying he ha
but done his duty, and deserved no thank
The member said it wss the custom to retur
thanks for valuable contributions, and the or
tor responded that it Was custom more ho1
nred IN the breach than in the observance
EVERYBODY was getting excited, perhaps e1al
>, uerated, and the member said he Would viii
draw his motion for thanks for the Ealu2h
contribution II it was Offensive to the melnbe
Whereupon the orator Withdrew his objection
and vas duly honored With ; unanimous vol
for his valuable contribution.
The st. Joseph Gdseste ofthe 9Th aayA:.":A 4
Lexington, on Monday Of last week, Job
Tolliver, negro, went to tho house Of =
] lrishman residinr rndar the bInf&A and find