, 1870-11-10


A. E nale, formerly 4 member OF the Lesisls-
1sture from Winnebago County, dropped dead At
Cherry Valley, on Thursday Last,
L. S Everett, who. in 1868 aud 1854, WAS edi-
tor OF the Galeua Daily Democrat, died last SUM-
day, at Akron, Ohio. At the time Of bis death he
Aas editor Of the Akron 1tns<s. He was about 10
seass Of aRe.
The Pelin Republican OF Nov. I, says:
"secfeta1y Coleigh. Of the Peorta, Lincoln
Decatur Railroad. informs us that the work Of
ba1lastlnE, aud otherwise improving the new
railway line between here and Delayau, moves
forward bttskfy. The work on the at DelavAu,
where q junction is formed with the Jacksonville
hranch OF the St Louis, Alton L Chicago Road, Is
well advanced"
IowAN
We learn from the 0nawA tfa:eftt that pra1-
ne nre near that place recently destroyed eight
hundred TONS fhap aud TWO corn nclds nj valued
at s., 500
The Rev. j. J. Hill, one OF the /" Iowa Band
Of Congregational ministers who came TO the
State thirty ago, died At F45ette on the e9th
utt, Of cancer In the stomach. His agc Was -
years,
The Clinton -4ge says: aGovernor Eirkwood
Is endtayoriuR to organize the 'G5c2t Lake
and Gulf Railroad; line from Lake sn.
pet7or to the Gulf Of Lower California, With hesl-
Qna:tets at Iowa City. Already Clinton, Tfrton,
x1c fighting for The line"
~ company has been formed at Cenneyillc,
10 Ire kcowu ~ the Iowa Railroad Contracting
colnpanJ. The general nature OF the business to
be transacted bT 1t l. the furnishing Of nAtcrial
for. anu the building, making, and equipment Of.
railroads tn the State Of Iowa, and ali proper ex-
tensions Of the sAmc IN adjoining States The
company has capital stock Of four millions OF
do1tars. The immediate purpose OF tho company
IL rAnr fnt - 1lun 4f
railroad through the seuthsfn tlc1 Of counties,
commencing on the Mix1isx,ppt At Alexandria,
No.
INDIANA.
Ar. Richard Nichols, Of SAluda, witnessed an
awful siEtt In the heArens last Friday evening,
between dusk and statltght-a dark form, In the
,nage OF man, walking steadily amid the stars,
from the north southwark.
Ned Biuger, Of Randolph County. Is the chaopy
father Of new ses Of tipleta. and is doing VEL
Tho Aledo Record szJS: "Nt. J. E Brown. 1e-
siding short distance west Of Mi1lezshurX, arose
on Monday morning n usual, made = are, seated
himself in 4 chair near the bed, where his wife
wa1 still 1ytrg, placed tho muIxle Of gun sganst
his breast and discharged 1t xith his foot At the
report st the gun, his wife sprAng out OF bed.
when her dying husband claspcd her In his a,us,
aud almost tnametlatety expired Mr. B. was
about 10 or - yea5s Of agc. 4 short time Ago,
Mt. B. sold his firm with the Intention Of remoy.
Ing 70 kantas. and, On Saturday last, made sale
Of his personal property. After the s4lc Of tne
farm, We understand that Mrs. b refused to give
her consent to The removal which seemed to
render Mr. b. EerI much detected. He spnse.
quentg made purchase Of 4 farm OF 4 Nj.
Bunting, but Afterwards wished to be released
from his oarsa!n. and offered = span OF mates in
consideration OF sach s-lesse. We believe hia
/ oder was refused"
l NfcHTaAv
| Jacob Schlauth, & Lansing, recently recelyed
| 81 400 from the sale OF land IN New York. The
| possession OF 20 much money rendered him tn.
sane, aud, after hiding nearly tho whole aunuut,
| he committed suicide by hanging. The money
has rot Jel been found, and Schlsuchs family d
4 IN = destitute condition.
klISfsoTA.
The Hastings Ga-tfte reports thAs four tncnes OF
snow fen At Trout Brook in the town Of Douglas,
Dakota County, on the evening OF the ssth nit
The people OF Chatdeid have the Assurance
fFom Colonel Thotupson that the branch road u
ISL ''
The Atchtso1 Champion sars;
| AsE We expected, We haze heard Of great dam,
~ 1,, q al parts Of the co1n.rJ b9 the terri
NV n II form Of Saturday niknt. It seems d
s eepssn II tse 81
,, ~. IT, have had To- Jears TIC hi nr Enier
eeaIs q sa.taaash IL anshe ln oar ci:y
ss Srfs e. c. sas seeap'ee ~
md UDonnrl Bros, G,Ir 'ns1 Atoett Hehue,z,
sesa1 ,;s.sa ssy ns oi
ra ge., 81 xonu esied tfuir, su;e. suE;e1sss D:ug
ii Of which wns badly damaged fsss1 ,nss ese,
sbput 500 CT f6no o'ponnell DEos n.t
. | ffrer Or four buudfed buahe:s Of n&Ms -
| foes and other articles IN their cellars, al 3,
which ars Inore Of less tamaged. On the MA
! snuti 1attdc Railroad, below the city. aeyeIs
! nd fsu1r 4 S1A4
rrnnsnsmeots leading to ptnerR Merr waahcd Oh
| Ths bridge oref Walnut creek VA destroyed, 1nt
| sieo tn1f over Owl Creek. The coMpaaJ hsyt
beeu iahcElnz ene1Rv ideally to repair the d4maeu
md t7n1ps viii probably nm tafpu1h today
Along eho Central Branch Road the <tosm VA
| FAtIuzd, 61t shs tram due yesterday motninT q
| ii O'Clock szE1red ftak evening 1t about & On
bs4dge On the ve1mIlon wA under water goI