, 1870-04-14
TIE NORTHWEST.

Ills connection "ltn tAe quincy HeTdM
AL the eomposikorH in the Laeon Journal
oflice, four In number, recently joined tho Dap-
tist church. and were immersed last Ffilsy
night.
81 Saline County died on the e9th ult. His
The Jacksonville Independent states that
Professor Wilkinson, Superintendent OF the
Public Schools OF Jacksonville, is one Of the
heirs TO b fortune Of Il, COX, 600 left by rela-
Hve recently deceased in tho State OF New
York.
The OHumwa Courier Of tho 1lth a&ss:
On List Monday, Ill that Wss mortal OF Judge
Joseph Williams vas inferred at Muscatine,
lows He died At Fort Scott, Kanaas, quito
suddenly aad unexpectedly, Of pneumonia, in
by Van Duren, Judge OF the Territory of Iowa,
with Wilson and Mason AZ his associates, and
made Musc2tiue his permanent Iowa home
He WAS nine years Territorial Judge Of lows,
md, when tha Stata was admitted, Waa sev-
e1ai times thereafter Associate and Chief JUS
Bench OF Iowa In 1857 be VIVA appoiuted bT
buchanan associate Judge for the Territory Of
hAnsAs, md took up his residence at Fort
Scott, where he died. In 1860, Hurlbns made
him one Of the Military Judges At Memphis,
which Judge Joseph Willaua held. He was a
lavJer and Judge Of uncommon1y good legal
parts; 4 sto1y-tsller with few equals and no
SUPERIOR on tho American Continent; tenor
drum beater without = rival and was tho only
and manipulate out Of the 'Star sp1ngled
Banner any genuine pashos and rusic."
N1sCoNsN.
Tha Npon Fyte Press Ray.: Ripon Col
1ege is becou,ing self supporting, tho students
saving their own wood and e7en performing
| QNrf1
Steele, class Q! 1862 nov studying medicine
! and surgery in New TorA, anputatcd two fin
| ge1s for ono Of the students, making, tho doc
| torn sny, neat Job"
Master Powers, Of Henry County, and his
DeHAven's circus Tor the seasons tour. He
ia 1s years old nd weighs 5a3 pounds she is
q, and weighs $50.
The Tefra Haute Ezr'nr.s SAYS that "oa
daughter Of Mr. Walter Cooper, vas 10 friRht-
eucd by : young man jumping from behind I
door and catching her, thxt aha suouned and
has rcmained insensible al Of Saturday aud
Yesterday. Ga lass evening, doubts wcre cn-
| testsined Of her recovery.
The particulars Of the burning Of Il child
" its insa.c mother, at Newcastle, Ind, are
! thus given by correspondent OF the Cinein-
nat Gdzea": 1.-THE wife Of Nj. William Red
ding hiss been insane for some two yeare, with
only occasional lucid intervals. She has 1t
numerous tiEnea made Attenpts to take her
OWE lie, well nigh succeeding once by hanging
and once BY cutting her throat But never
nntl this norning haa she ever made any ae-
rious attempt to tate Tho life Of any one elsa,
although her husband his lived II continual
dom has he yentured to leave them for Any
time III her c&re. She hAe seeInca rational
enough now for eoIne time, has been attend
ing TO the duties ot heE house, And il Was
bored she Was in = fair wayto entirely recover.
This morning. about scven o'clock, while her
husband was working Just outside the house,
st the yan fence, ahc waa dressing the
children The baby, 9 months old, was IN her
lap. She spoke to the Oldest boy, some 10
years old and asked him, "Whst il I should
bum the babE:s" The bog answered that he
would 80 md tell pa il abe did, aud i.nme<li-
ately started out where Lis fsther WAS. No
sooner Was she left alone than she deliberately
\ put tho baty into the Rtova, with no other
clothing on it than its Little shirt, and then
shut the door and went out and told her bus.
In and took it out. Its face aud arms. and all
tho front part OF Its body. is burned into a
crisp. Death came to the relief OF the little
snncfer at 10 o'clock, After three hours Of
most Intense suffering. Tho mother seemed
frantic With Gfief for moment, and then re-
| 1apeed into N utter want Of realization Of ths
situation"
Michigan woman has recovered bv law all
tho money that her husband spont In liouo,
salooa for si1 yea!s. The prohibitory liquor
Law Of the State doea not regard LIQUOR a.
property, and tho WOMAN reeosered the money
on The ground that it had been paid to IL
liquor vendcr without consideration
4 "A fire At chelscs4 April II, did ct, ,00d
damage; insurance, siaooo. Tho p!inepal
son G. II. Kemp, James Hudler, Hunter i u.
| len, George Rucl, zpd j.. Zichepot
| Tho Saginaw Ente7pT1&s Of the 18th sAvB :
"A gentleman, veil posted IN the lu1abessns
operations Of tho saginaw district On. c, L,
orm.nn). hiss beon taking review Of tbs
situation, and furnishes TIL The result Of biz
investigahna III. o. pl4caa the amount Of
ncw logs gpt out Of the NttAh&waszcc md
tnpcfatles during tho past winter At 2I7, ,0Q0, ).
0o0 feet. Out Of the fi1e, Au Gzes, Anl kaw.
long timber. is Ooo, 900 fcet. OF Of ths Cass
aod Bsd; u, ,o0o 900 feet Held oyet during
, winter IL Tlstabawakscc, Rile Mye1 aua
Al Gres RiTor booms, old logs, 6s 600 .00t
test, mixing : total Of 47ssooo, 900 feat
: and loss in mill blooms, and We havo totA
lumber product Of i47,ooo, 900 feet for tht
, seasons operations. III. OrtaAn pIacee tht
aaaognt of new legs st out during tho winte'
Der on dock Il 60, ,o0o, ,oo0, forming basis O.
: T47, ,0o0, 600 feet for the seasons operations
t I Accepting thcse d8ufet, NO have, On the Ia
day OF April. 1869 md 1870 respoctivcly, II
tss:s Of calculation for the prospects oi th,
. eeason, ~ follows:
ApEi 1892. 90 oo
April l, 1s'u.. %
Iess Arrn l. Isl ,ooo, ,oo
From tha Saginaw Enta7rise Of the 18th VI
l obtain the following particulars Of tho graa
: food In the Saginaw valley: "Du1ing Wednes
, day night; or 1hu5sa4y morning. tho w1ter III
accounted the highest, standing abo7t alcrss
feet above Ordinary water mark The rise BE-
ind continued ssaadilr until Wednesday, tt,
: 9Th inst From vell-lnovn masf4 record
( ing the progress Of the Hood Of 1852, 1t sp
( pears the w1ter this spring b from fifteen I,
seventeen inehea hiehat than st the gorme
Resiod3: 3.ri: Since tho eth q III, shs water hs'
i sustained, probably no estimate. viii
. my degree Of accuracy, could b
made 1t this time. Several million feet O.
. logs fsbout two million and a half, 8,
l. far na hes1d fro1nl have been carried down th
river, With tho debris aud masses Of ice, to th
bay. Il ia not safe, howcrer, to astituat
Z theso logs total loss, a. they arc likely to b
ia picked up and saved Doons hAro been dam
aged to greater n1 lcaa e1tent rni1is and ms
clsincry injured. and repairs delayed, thus c.us
:. ness. The mill md lumber interests aro no
the ou1y Buff erers. Several bridges have boe,
n damaged OF carried away. Ths Bay City bridge
q the longest on tho river, ia almost equal to
!. total loss, as it win require - large Al c1
penso to sepaiE - to rebuild It, GeEeza
/. He'd sway. Tho Bay City & East saSinas
:. Hsi1road, md Jackson, Lansing / 6s8ina,
HaiIrosd. be4x opn this city md Bay Gty Ant
= Wepons, have been under water the past week
. ! and tssvel and trat5c BY sa1 10 those point