, 1870-12-22

lLL1No&A
There are swentt-utne coal mirca In operation
hstwerr St Lcuts aud DuQuotn.
Mrs Aands. vile OF Cha11ca Manda, OF E7at
St Louft, on Friday Of 1Aat week, gave blzth
to = child weighing seventeen pouu1a aud half.
The fektn Republican reports I case In the
Tsz.VefI Circuit CcQrt, where the plsttun brought
suit seailat the estate Of her stepfAther for labor
performed Nh1ie she WIS I member Of his family,
about fof1J Jeara ago.
The AaJo ot the several cities In this Stats
will hnld convention In springfield on the 17ta
0f mex: month, to ooustder the proslsio1a Of the
general sAw touching tue Incorporation Of clste.,
To be ensc1ed BY the Legislature, under the re-
qulten ents Of The constitution.
The Pontiac S<atinet says: "Mr. George E
FcFt, formerly distinguished citizen OF Fair.
bufss ~ just Suffered the extreme fenalty Of
tie sufft nc Court. ia h4sinR his name stricken
Itou the Iv OF honorable attorneys Of this State.
OF The many 4cta unhecomtrR N Attorney and q
gentleman which nj. Ford hns been guilty Of,
the particular offence which tho Bench took cog.
uixance Ct, on petition ot the Hon. Billy O'Bricn,
was the tsktng and converting tho funds which
were Forwarded to him Tor the purpose Of paying
sa1eF. To f'fs own nse"
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.yottd the nsLdsonez: wornaa in Sioux CITY,
All Methodist fair in Burlington. last week.
rcte on the presentation Of dol to the fsvostts
little Mas Of the t1ts yle1dEd $ssn.4st
"A aeer, Ncdgtd httween c4kea Of Ice. was
csp'uied aire In the M.aslss.ppi by some pile
dssser', near North Aearrgus, The other ear.
The stsrs rays that Mts. s. McClan1ha1, OF
hcakuk County, has made her husband 3D.
preme1Y happy BY prssrut1ng to him the twenty
ssc7nd pledge Ct counubiAl aHscuon-a nne boy
1t that Ar. AcC1snahan Is now about 90 Jeat1
OY hNt ia a halls -a11n
cid RertltmaD."
"A issner It Helmsr!ne has pocset-hook
which *as ealrted ~ bis great asne1
IL long ago Is l7eA It Is a singular niece oil
WorI-nade Almest entirely Of silver tc1Ies aeunt
the klxc ri nee-cent piece. the lining haElng
been bright leather Of aome kiad 1t Is about four
tnthes aud = half In length R1tl two and hair In
width.
The Tama ciifsr,. tells Of tree within tree
"ieattfoay forenoon. ~ Hi. J. h. Hall wAs
choppinR On the land OF Nj. Il. a. Hall, near this
place, south Of The Iowa, On cutting into a larpe
elm. he discovered what appeared TO be anuthe.
tree At the heart Of the tree he Wa cutting down.
with ut into II OF sotpr four inches, made By 4
saarp axe. When the tree hRa attained the nxe
Of afoot In tntckness. some one commenced cut
ting IT, with the iEtention OF telling It, and after
having cut 1t about one-thtzd, stopped. The tree
then grew oEer it, inc1oslng the cut The yearly
e3c4es eoo" taAt II Naa done oscs one huadses'
1ea.t e3e' sta tae question IL VINO did 1T"
~ ue CMtea s'a.es supreme Contt' n WASH
ins1on, On Monday, ihB following decision was
rendered:
No -0tAJ IA Chicago, Iowa dflena Rail.
foT ~. i,psT; F, ~ r HsA eae eaeoat Soo1'
Tsfs snn xas hrsnrht In rrstr,tn RI. rr.ccuoc
nt baidxc ostr y Gls4lsnppi Rlser n Clinton,
IoFa. on the allegation that It Won i obetzuci
LAY ue.ka'1on and n come natsanct Pending tat
1o -. ,Sns passsu a acL asSAl!o0 tae onafs
of the to, I'd statcs az ,nc tns, il ~ oe