, 1870-11-04
THE NORTHWEST.


Orc hunarcd and nt,y-cae thousand 6ve hun-
dsrd anIi twtntx.igat bushels of fruit were ship
ped front Centralia during the last season.
-t;0yc5uo. Palmer Will tie the orator for the
Syc!efy OF tho Atnt Of the Cumberland, n Its
fourth annual reualon, st Cleveland. on the 9th
list
The Improvement OF the Illinois River Ia pro-
Rrctsing quite rapidly. The Beard Of Commits
sicncrs has made thorough examination Of the
uscr below Peoria, aud have ,teci,led that the
ucxs lock should be built at copperas Creek Land
trR.
The Taylor shaft Of the Northern Illinois Coal
and Iron Company, s;narc4l In the eastern part
Of IaSal1t, caught nre from tho furnace at the
eui1om Of the shatr. m Monday morning. and aoon
burnt'i up t0 the surface nf the earth, involving
the ts* structiou Of the pullytowcr. All tue super
struetut&s we're saved. FIVE men we're In t,e
u1tns at the time tic dr. was ,'%cureIed. but they
made 1heir escape At the Rockwell shaft, three-
quarters Of iuIle distant. The Taylor shaft has
t.cer burned four tHeA
IOWA.
Tho caSe Of Thompson, the murderer of the
1Itxrrts family, hiss bten postponed, by the su-
prerc Court. till the ArEai term.
LII Is sal that the best lands Of the Parsons
College iratJ nays been soil for taxes, and ,ua.
the wnoae lHquest Is not worth 5l:,ho1
a Glrl In Calhoun CauHty attempted to look
jnio the muzzlt ut her h "tl,e1's shGt-guu, and at
the same time phil her dress away from the ting
IT, The corontr;s Jury returned verdict Of
'' Death firm anfesra1 rsrelr*sEess.r
Tho way they ehdr'rarta nc~ty.marrie.s cou-
pic III Casrale, IL 10 nre q cAMQnn under their
window, keeping Up the explosions until the
bridegroom ca1nss dvwn antt liquors the crowd.
-Mr. Gts1tHf Hnss. s., Resident nf Eauduls.
wss horn December !, :735. Ills wife WAS born
t'cto'rr II. 1901 They we're Married September
y. lsi:. They have fuaItcrn ch!lIEen, seventy
'nc grandchildren, aud tWenty~onc grea'-sTan,l-
chi!.iteu.
The Rcv. a. B. Kens1R. agent for the Cornell
College, ut Mount Vernon, says measures arc now
on foot 10 taite pern.aat Mt endowment iuu,l OF
*lce.* %. the nrst tuksalment to he tss,eoo. VI.
kentfle has aiteady secured $S,NO0 toward tue
la}1ntnt Of the nra: tnsta!mrnL
The keokuk f:die City Ia informed by ",
Owens contractor for the lover loci Of the Gov
cfrment .fana1 aroutl the lhsMo,ncs Rtptdz,
that, In consequence Of exhaustion OF the funds
appropriated ly the last cauRress, he has quit oI-
frat1oEs, and Its force Of 80 men are now fdle
I he government 0f1ccrs In charge arc employing
shout fty hauLs tn protecting that portion Of the
Improvement already die xRainst rn~sih,e 1niurT
about seven miles tAessEs4 Dull l. Williams, con-
tracsnrs} Will I've stopped about November 10, for
the same feasnn.
The following are the particulars OF the love
and-poIsoo ease At pcsMoincs, the account being
iaken from tho Ee9i.trr at November 1:
Eas, Side, loved silss Maggie NcD5nai1, a resi-
Maggie # his love Tor her. Miss Maguic rrctpro.
ttsilatsnlJy. The wedding time WAS ua mel, nud
was to have been tast Sunday. Rut Miss Maggie
charged hrr mind when It came to the test, and
Informed Ell that sne wouldn't take him. THIS
va too tnuch f4r the fasfh1ul Killyon. he te-
to'ystl fl dte. and 70 Hhcre love aud hck.eness