, 1870-09-23

lae receipts OF the American Bible Societ,
4fe Tue district Of Southern Illinois, for the vea
en''ins March 81, 1870, were sl9, ,ssa.s1.
a fellow sattachct to circus that rls,tot
latfs last week secured m acquaintance VIII,
etEs "htm ne nsked out to ride, When n,x,n,
4'9u to"h he commenced taking i,,.
i ,.sl'st a"cs'ies With her. jumping from The
s'e sc,zea club anl beat the fellow mn.
hicfciiuIly. She walked hack to tswn an, t,a
1i.Gu role alcue. - "1A'' 1"'
I'll ne quincy Herald Of tic alst sir.s the IN.
,o"H SKETCH Of thu life Of Its editor. Austin
htoHs. who he'l on the tlav previous:
a., .Isttn Brooks !sas born in Ctncinua,i on ;h
rarcpts r a, Io Il TT cs n 1872 nc removed with bis
1ani,ly came t. 1Ens. Ills father, rhe lains III X
b!o1Hs, i!Ist stepped at Elwartisvilic. and hrr,
;,sg ng e;,;c. nrSt commenced to learn the pfiiIt
~ cXcrllt Practical pruter Ils fater s,,,'sas
Mnsrs tas deceased worked at the case aud va!
xlilc he went to alrken4lre College, a. IeS1non
~ I'LL tt'ts StSte ro which institution he gratllate
fa,hc1 Mdn 1ohots abons thc gear ISL. IN 1913 lis
nc Ii,.es, at Snlingtle IN tllfs State, anu he;..
austin Brooks FRS, made his mark as 1,nI,icai
wi11nf' VT n' and snrang Immediately Into prominence
column Of the Tines was given TO him rs ht5 avn
and M designated 'Aus'tn Brooks column This h.
sm man m of'Stnal matter which attraced the al
1Qlt1aH-
ita! journalists OF the State. In 1S4s nc Wnnff,
NJ Carmel. and, associated with F, u. Ir,.st m
cosenrea co1II ;s 81 ne publication o. demoeratle paper
4S.AG the tnlce WIS removed 10 Saawneetoyn
where the paper was published as the III Garnet
1oa,, saf and sia'enetton Gazette lie lett shaw
M OF ts Sa mtts ta ID, c s'S 5isne Sns a.
by l.: II. noofl'. In 7sss he he put. Became
Viz with s bro.er ns stnsT Rsooke u n tts p'eaon
with whom hG continued the publication mn.i..
$50, when he became sole prop1l letor, lie Mas
ngnGe'sto1 lh i1 stoas parties publisher and
so .. ont M, his interest After is CONNECTION ceasc,l
Matn the HetaM he went tn IIanntbal. Mssol1ri.
', Mne!e aG etaatei and published tic Hannibal Re.
~ ne end Of year, lie returned to Quincy nn,1
s,ns1ls afterwards acce pied the position, Of Chief
tn'c fd 1n n,{f te Springfield r. RSe1 Mefc JIG con
wa'm political fr1en1s hc returned to thls civ as
the ettttr IN ctllef Of the Herald Mace which fe
efe fsE',enn m1n ~ At & deaths summons yesterday a.
g publisher tn the fall Of 1855; l.e was elected to
.,,, staae S~nate from Adam and Brown counties,
am ns ssfse. ; IN tat body with marked ability. IL
faet leggott, who died In 1852. ln 1851 he vas
again married to Mary LcKgott sister Of his ffes
Mils: whho9m With two children he leaves behind +
WISCONSIN.
me hor crop Of Vinnebago County will be les;
man halt q yield. The Nicnland ytnti,,rl reports
1aat hors in that county have turned out well.
In the town Of Garden Valley, in Jackson
tonhfy, lately, the house OF S. B. Peters vos
struck By lightning, shocking the whole fauil,
severely, and killing two dogs and one cat TIT
stfeak of lightning then went for the hen-hous.,
suu rGpcp. short distance from the house. Kill
,ng lout mems AMI two rigs. Strange to say, tic
mouse was not set Oh tlrc, nor any OF the family
seriously injured. '''''''''
me biseo"s'a has completed the following
table, showing the nuaeer Of lnbanitauts oi ~ !,
county ln the State In 1860 and 1885, ard ~, nn.
btr of Inhabitants In 1870 Of all Int Fan f,ot,.
t.nIIDIY. >