, 1870-06-04
TIE NORTH WEST.

TIE NORTH WEST.
General 0. v: Wheeler, the Te1as cattle
dealer, informs tho Quincy Hhig that he has
5000 head Of cattle en- ro4te for Chicago.
.-On the evening Of May II, . most lament
able accident occurred to the family Of Mrs.
Fletcher, widow Of the late Thompson
Fletcher, while attending to tho wants OF her
little boy, who was unwol1, called for lamp
A common coal-o1 lamp was conveyed to her
By her daughter. Upon reaching the bed tho
lamp exploded, instantly wrapping the three
persons In flame: The girl was so badly bn1n-
Fletcher died the next day. The boy was very
severely burned, but is improving.
1he Muscatl1e journal makea the following
statement in reference to the payment Of the
railroad bond taxes in that county: "The
total amount Of tax levied in this county by
nandamus ,to to pay r.ilroad bond judgments ;a
about seo, ,0oo; Or this amount only about 1900
has becu paid in- The treasurer has not 1e-
fused to receive the ta1 when offered. Those
who have paid arc mostly non-reaidents, and
more than one half the amounts paid in las
come through the hands Of legal firm who
aro interested, having number OF judgments
against the county on the bonds. Senator
Grimes, Of Burlington, owns considerable
property in the county, bnt has refused to
pay. Our citizens seem generally determined
not to pay . cent Of theaa taxes. The send
Ing OF the Marshal don't seem to sca1a thcm
worth cent The Burlington Ha,okeye,
commenting On this says: HIhe Treasurer
Of the county vas few days since served with
writ OF 5!.dnddmus issued by the Initial
States Circuit Court 1t its 1ato session in Des
Moines, commanding him to deliver duplicate
copies Of tho tar-lists Of the city and county !;
and the United States Marshal ID directed not
to proceed to the collection Of such ta1as un-
til it ia made known TO the court, or one of Tho
Judges thereof, that the Treasurer cannot or
will not collect them.> Tho Treasurer by per
emPsoIy rnanddnaus ia commanded To forth
with collect these taxes by sale Of personal
and real property in the usual manner, with
by the late Legislature, relieving suc6 taxes
from tho penalties provided by law for or1i-
nary taxce, il in conflict with decision of the
United States Supreme Court, made in 1862,
and VIII not be regarded by the United States
District Court"
WISCONSIN.
I, A Wisconsin gentleman sat down on bee
hive the other day, and now prefers to stand
The Racine journal hns an account OF tho
murder, in Raymond, last week, Of Derrick
West, by Albion Martin, in a dispute about
doctors bill. The funeral OF Wcat took place
ion Sunday last-27o carriages and wagons be-
ing in the procession. Great excitement pre-
walls with regard to tho murder, and foars are
entertained Of an organization to hang young
Martin.
Isn1ASA.
! Cetharinc Miller, aged 1G, took teaspoon
1nl OF aIsen.e, in Evansville, on Monday, but
took 60 much milk afteEward, that tho arsen-
&c wouldn't work, and she still lives. Her
grievance was that her mother refused to per-
mt her to stay ont late Of nights.
In Geneva township, Jennings county,
recently, the wife Of JolM t,asco, WHO had for
some time been living spar; from her husband,
word al the house where slo was siaying tllat
che was going to live with him again. She
has not since Been seen or heard of and SIR
p:cionB OF murder ro rife. Uasco was A.
rested and taken before Justice. hui no d.
rect evidence against him was adduccd, and
again arrested, and is now held Tor fuithes 9 o1. x
animation.
- The family OF Mrs. Buchanan. near
Ch1istianburgh, Brown county. consistinn Of
Xix persons, were poisoned Iast Monday morn
eldest son, David. IS years old, started for a
phynician. bnt jiicd hef1Te resrIInr lin T,t,c
cthe1n we're sill al;yo when last Roani from
Three packages Of poiao1, vcro fonnd IN tho
we'll. II is supposed that a relstire from Ohio
who has been In the ncirhhorhood fnr sonss
time. Is the euiity persons T1,ev fnhe,;t ,e;ntis
With him q iarge estate. He has beon tryinr to
tny their interest, but could not. and L il
supposed be took this Way to eet tIeir &c portion i m
Of The properly,
KANSAS,
At Grasehopper Falls. On the 10Th ult.. a
son Of M. McCaoud w.s ki1IeJ lr i;rbtn;nr
Within two months nrrv;cns ", sieH III
lost his wife and two chiidsen' A'AN
x1ssornr.
In polk C.orntv .35.v o. pan;.n;n cIr,na,,,
committed suicide by ehnotinp hit1ae1f in Tho
heart. Before committing the deed, he cleared
on place on the ground, and vroie thereon,
- I nm mad
The st. Louis Democrat saws; nAt Q
O'Clock Yesterday afternoon large swam OF
lees visited the city. As they wore passing
over Fifth street, between Myrtle and Elm, tho
jIngiing OF the bells Of street car arrested
their progress. md the whole colony set