, 1870-06-23
THE NORTHWEST.


Cairo now claims 10, 900 inhabitants.
"A car which DeHaven's circus mon had
been loading, at Griggsyif1e, started of on ita
oNu account, ran five uailes, and plunged into
the Illinois River. -Four men enjoyed the ride
and ducking-
-The Peoria Democrat Of the 2lbt Gays:
IL L lively business WIS done few dnys ago
in the Circuit Court at Knoxville, in the way
Of divorce and marriage; Some five or si1
years ago, Dr. Townsend, being u widower,
married widow Lott, By whom he had cove
ral children. Not long since, az the woman
Drunkenness habituAl, ineonuch that she took
tho preliminary stepB to obtain divorce. The
Doctor upon being made aware OF tho fact,
and being furnished with 3 liat Of the Witness
eH who had been summoned to prove the aver
1nents Of bis wife, and finding, as it is 1unor-
cd, that they would swear too hard for him to
retain in possession his old Lott, intugurated
\ coup de main which should oxtric1te him
from his dilemma, not by taking him out OF it,
but by putting him through it. He vent into
court. acknovledged enough to secure the
for the next day. After fixing up the divorce
and seeing the decree granite the Doctor
went On courtinE tour. Prior acQuaintance
made the business more faci1e. and, before
the next morning, the doctor, twice widower,
was the atdanced Of Miss Wise, blooming
maiden Of some II summers and the same
number Of winte1n. The morning OF the trial
both the complainant and the defendant were
on hand the former with her dozen witnesses,
and the latter with his cou1ted jiancee. Tho
lady was somewhat astonished when the
Judge informed her that her witnesses
were unnecessary, that the matter had been
ended BY handing her copy Of the decree.
Just at This moment Of time the doctor ap-
peared, and invited her to private social in
terFieW. With some curiosity she followed
her late lord and master into the Office Of B
Deighboring JuBtice. Sha was po1ite1y invited
of sweet seventeen desired tho Aforesaid
Justice to proceed. The Justice did proceed
to naar1y them. Dr.. Townsend TO Miss Wise
The ceremony ended. the Doctor imprinted q
sounding salute on the velvet cheek Of the
seventeen bowed blaudlJ to the old Lott,
and rode home as cheerful as il there were no
divorce suits in Knox County,"
a man lately arrived in Sioux City with 4, 900
musk1at, 500 mink, 800 otter, and 600 wolf
skins. purchased from the Indians in the Vi
cInty.
An Iowa mathematician 1as calculated sa i that
the English alphabet ia capable Of l, ,331, 7A,
28a, ,9S9, 425, 12a, 4s3, ,4o2,2o0 changes,
and not one more.
A lady at Dejoit, . few days since, found in
| the meet of sitting hen four young kittens
| who had not got their eyes open.
Jacob 0aklesf, OF Waterloo, charged With
abusing his family, pairing no attention to the
| rcmonstrauces OF the male citizens, tho fe-
| males united and drore him out OF town.
The Detoit Register reports that s, 900 tons
Of straw are ueed in that city yearly in the
Manufacture Of paper.
INDIANA.
indianapolis has cat that drinks beer.
| "A man in Terre Hsute has obtained di
1 III ~ lii &orvt
bly,.
/ "A man who waa yaledictorian at Harvard
about ten years since, now rings tho bell tt
start the horse cara IN an Indiana town.
| An Indiana young lady (she lives in Statl
Comfy boasts Of having two hundred CORE
spondent., and that she deTotes nearly all he
time to letter-writing: It may be pleasant II
her, but what Of the two hundred2
"A boy named Baker, living in Hill GroTe
| Owen County, blew his brains out on Wedues
day Of last week, in tho Hane old way--hI
was blowing into the muzzle to SEQ If it va!
loaded.
Tho Gypsies are about to establish colo
NJ at New Albany. There are now gathered
there about forty families, and delegations ar
still arriving. They propose to invest il
estates, one adjoining smother, aud have tn
Traditional Gypsy Queen among them.
Father Dotbn, an old saloon-kceper in La
fayette, called drayman into his house tn
other day, treated him to glass Of beer, an
requested the drsyman to read tho Bible t.
him while he reclined. He soon fell asleep
and the drayman helped himself to severa
dollars worth OF Refreshments, and. when th
old man swoke, presented him bill for tw
tlolIars' lost time" Father D. ia satisfied ths
having the Bible read to him il An e1pousiv
luxury.
Prof. ". B. silbe1, Of the New York Uniyo,
eitv, has been elected President Of Albion Col
lege. Michigan.
4 During the weak ending June 16, ther
vas shipped from Neg.unee O. the peninsu 1u
RAILROAD, 2, ,124 carloads OF iron ore, and 81
tons OF pig iron. The Jactsouian mine is ralE
ing abotit GOO tons Of ore daily.
I --Roelof Tamcs and Isaac Brockeman wcr
i drowned in Reeds Lake, Kent County, Jun
10, while bathing.
A nearly complete table Of the vote OF th
State on the Land for Bond bill shows mi
jority for the bill Of 5,605, in totsl vote
2s,208.
Out on the frontier IN Kansas, audiences
the theatres have an original way OF Appls9t
Indian yell, patting their mouths With the
hands al the time. A certain Eastern actrcs
I w1s thus applauded, which frightened her
] she ran out the back way, hired 4 carriage
and rode twenty five miles TO the nearest raj
road station, leaving the play IN the middle
| She said ahe vas afraid they would scalp hel
The Leavenworth Times Of tho 21st says
"It viii be remembered that = man name
Garrison vas before the Criminal Court to
daya ago, charged with having married
woman here while he still had another liviu
I in the East. During the time Of his incarcf
ration in jail, awaiting tr1sl, gentleman an
Ge elster md brother-in-lawt succeoded
| enlisting the sympathy and aid Of number
people, scquaintsnces OF Garrison, in his bt
| half. Probably it WAS owing to thess enort
no tbe csse az
l from the Criminal Court. After bis release
/ Garrison WIS taken to the home at his SUI
posed relatives in this city xnd thera RENAME
until few dsys ago, when another btight pas