, 1870-08-25

body. He repeated tho blow Upon tho shoulder,
when Foster Whtfled round With hts back to his
asaailant. This eavo Watkins fatr chance ut
his victim, and swinging the AZ Into the mir, he
dealt Foster third blow With the blade Of the
deadly instrument, striking him III the left side
behind tho shoulder, and literally splitting his
heart In two. Foster Instantly fell forward upon
his fuce dead. The murderer was arrested.
MICHIGAN
The daughter Of q wealthy citizen Of Gorham
died on the 11th from the effects Of bite from
potato bug. She was awakened during the night
By sharp, stinging bite on her face. when ahe
crushed the insect and threw 1t on the noor, The
poison began its work and caused her death,
Within the last year there have been married
nlne female teachers from the Pontiac schools.
Possibly, In consequence Of this fact, there ate
seventy applications for one vacancy now exist.
ing In the ranks Of tue lady teachers Of Pontiac.
DIR. G. Cousins was murdered on the 18th. at
Wtlhamsytlle, BY Andrew ]. Bum, Cousins was
waking quietly along the street, Wien Bum came
up to him, and dealt Cousins heavy blow with a
stone on the side Of the head, back Of tne 1pht
car. Cousins turned 10 defend himself. when
Bum nred i've shots, from revolver. two OF
which took eject. The first bail entered Cous,ns'
back below the left shoulder blade, tat1no an m,
warn course. The second wound was indicted by
placing the muzzle OF the pistol under tho chin of
Cousins and firing upward through his head,
After the murder, Bum mounted horse and
rode at full speed to Constantine, where he was
s0on after arrested.
MINNESOTA.
Last Friday Christian Schilson, resnectah,e
German citizen Of Minnelska. while driving a
threshing machine into the field, Was kicked In
the abdoClcn BY one Of his horses. He died the
next day,
Frank Ives and 8. s. Watkins. OF Red Wing.
have recently caught 1900 brook trout. with
which they intend to stock tt0ut farm at Sapu1a.
Iowa
Truman Matteson, Of Eyota, was killed on
Thursday By stroke OF lightning. He was aue,l
e..
NEBRASKA
Omaha secured the two-headed girl In time To
have It count two on the census OF the city.
The Sioux City Journal gives an account OF
the discovery, ten miles below Dakota City, Ne
hraska, on the farm Of Colonel Warren, OF q wou-
derful petHtactiou. In a limestone qua1ry on the
blud. while eScavatirg, the pet1ined body Of
ash was discovered. It measures ten feet in
length 1nd tWo In diameter Although the petrl-
faction was broken up good deal In getting 1t
out, yet the whole OF 1t has been saved. 1ts cst-
mated weight Is e,00a pounds. Scales, 1ns, back-
bone and ribs MI stand out IN perfect outline.
MISSOURI
On Tuesday last party Of seven Surveyors
vent cut near Cover Station, No., On the line OF
the St. Louis l. st. Joseph Railroad. One Of the
party, S. +. Hyde, writes to the ST. Joseph CD
zette the following account Of one OF the boldess
highway r1bhertcs on record:
While re we're sitting In the road examining
aeld~notes, to my surprise man had srI1de4
alongside Of rs Tho Immediately demanded our
pocEet.books- On looking up, saW a revolver
pointed at u, evidently IN earnest, while he In
sisted on the immediate delivery Of everything In
our possession, SAYING he was desperate as he'll,
fn me-
coveted rocket-boofs we're handed out without
Much hesitation, till Rome one said he had left
his at the house in his coat A bright thought en-
tered ny ny BRAIN and made the excuse that mine
was also tn ny coat at the house. The man
| With the. revolver then sald. go fetch il
aasa ssyc ahs nnosa ne ysry Plausible
AZ soon as safe distance was reached fuceu
about to observe the progress Of esenis- saw
M sak a1sR aa roS1 o s S Sas
| 1ained the pocket-hooks be rode leisurc}y q few
rods away. when Re stopped aud seemed to ex-
bt Men es m DcGs 5 aa% .s 9a s
u fair view, be met u footman, which proved to
he GeorEe Newcomer, peddlef, In the employ Of
and gold watcl. Ii Tic meantime t We had @ o. +
tanned some arms and commenced pursuit, but
| tac htRhwsyman Has we'll mounted and We wetc
v & sent na mass back
Ss.n We met, mt EdEtn Reed. who ia
| utCA AUpltA u ~ HUI u W3IE&s BIT Tnig
time horzemen began % arrive. and tue neign.
bots were being aruuscd. At about three miles
ne found that he had also robbed james She.
cacaae y rerors, Nc Scre e oily N.Y. tWenty e9dc %a
utes behind the rohbet. FRESH horses were plen
dtnl, and the pursuit became vigorous. Within
Of the man, and ordered him to halt: but he
urEsd his horse 70 bis full Speed, 1outlshlnX hlt
revolver, and threatening death to anyone Wit
Should arproach within range. But the rrest
horses we're too much for his jaded animal, ant
he dismounted and took shelter in corn-nelt
belonging to Josepa Nash; Fences we're throw
charged on horseback, was surprised at tue dis
charge OF a revolver ut not much more thai
arms length from him. The robbet fired sec
aimed shot in the breast aud fell dead man
without spe1sine. Before he went through ou
crowd, he had robbed Squire Smith"
An Ohio censns-taker has fount, q woman Of
"A lady, named Short, who resides at Clnct1
nati, was lately honored BY vtslt from serena
ing pa1tT, numbering one hundred and tHent,
| i've gentlemen, and they al1 had to he asked IL
I too.
The Chllllcothe Register says young -colore
girl, living near that city, wanted to marry M c.
press dtistr, also colored. Her parents, on th
| contrary, ordered her to marry another man, an
preparations for the wedding we're being husr1e
fully expected that their wishes would be carrie
out Oh the 18th inst, however, the unhapr
Rtrl took dose Of laudanum-an overdose. I
fcct, SO that she rallied. Next day she toe
another dose, and died from It's effects. tt
funeral TOOK place on the 18th, and dining Il
ceremonies the mother tainted at the grave.
-E!Esia village has 3,0s9 people; Oberlln, 30.
Painesvil1e village, 3,1a5.
TIE TERRITORIES
T1,ar
Territory Is very nearly el0, ,cO0,0 900.
-Despatches from various points in Colorsr
nrc delayed BY the lnconyenicnt habIt the settle
have Of hanging horse-thIeScs to the telegraf
1 wire.
"A correspondent Of the Dakota Naig gives 8
account Of a very Interesting relic he discover
in Township 20 north, Range cast, while out
r \ a surveying expedition 1t is granite boulde
with IN upper surface atou. fuir feet square,
lnnst level, and covered with arrow 4hea.i insert
TONS Somc Of these Inscriptions nre almost o
ltc:ated by the action Of the elements. All III
neighboshod is covered With the remains OF a
. Client pottery, hard ard compact, Of bluei
gray color.