, 1870-08-29


The Peiu zinc works Will soon be In full
operation.
Nation will be nEst lighted with gas on the
night Of October
Efforts arc being made at Ccnireytlle and
Cat1o1ton to 1egIye the ulchneld Western Iall-
read project
"A correspondent Of the Gaiena Ea-ttte, from
Mendoza, aays: 'tThere Is considerable excite
nent IN the vicinity Of IaAoIl1e, Bureau County,
on account Of the death Of a dozen or more na-
tive cattle, from Spanish feyer, introduced by
Texas cattle-~
~ wind storm swept over Ga1ena, on Thurs
day, doing considerable damage IN small WAY.
AZ Duncomb, W!s- twelve miles north Of Galena,
the storm amounted TO 8 tornado. It took
cau1se from southwest to northeast, and, zl-
Though only about four rods in width, it carried
destruction to every thing In lm path. It tore
am,y portion Of Mr. II. II. Gil1et's house, car
He'd on barns and fences, broke down largetsces,
and lifted heavy Wa2on.box over two high
fences, landing it forty rods from where 1t Start
cd.
The Ottawa Rpnbliean Of the s3sh says:
"one Of the most shocking acciients 1t has ever
been our lot 70 chronlcle occurred At the La5sIlc
kt1cet crossing Of the t., H. l. r. T. It track On
Thursday Of Inst week, which resulted in the
death 81 two aged country people. Mt. and Mrs.
39n st MssshsFEa5 ESs, from Fsll ny ,e5 TSwn:hip
/ ~n1e4sea ~as not clear IS 70 whether the wagon
wRs stationary on the tack when II Was struck,
OF Wit thes 1t was In the net Of crpssing some al
| atmiIx that the occupants had stopped to con-
rrrse with an acquaintance. while others that
wing to deainrss. wefs hos Sss aSs.e ; 81 any ap
p1Otc tching train until too late to escape The loco
| motive ot the train tt2 o'clock psss=nges) s.1uck
ny II some distance ahead aud north 0f the truck
| Nj. SID Mrs W. fell hack upon the cow-c1schrr,
shc Inter higher up than tic former, where 1he
| WIS tound when the train stupped. Nj. ".
| rolled oil and T9s run over and 81 horribly man-
Gitsi ~ 10 oe scarcely recognizsh!e. Ass, W.
atttr being carried iuto The room ol the express
eIice. After the corouer's tnquests, the bodies
tive, IN South OTTAWA, and the following day IT,
tet1eti La that place Their ages were G. 0nu u
F.&Iectixs'y. The train was gong It unusual
tue CRY Council to The need Of IN ordinance reg
u1at ng the passage Of tratns through tho city,
and II possible prevent The future occurrence Of
sall1rad accidents"
-Nfnncbsgo County has 1osss horses, 2arsps
meat cattle, ECO mules and asses, sa,ssS sheep.
:s,s:z hERs- The total assessed value Of real or
personal property Is sa,669,919. The number Of
acres In cultivation is as tullows: wheat 81 $50
corn, $3.50; other products, 4s,7e4.
IOWA
Mr.. Goodwin Smith is talked OF for the Pres
:dcncJ Of the State Unlye1slty Of Iowa
Miss Maggie Lyons, Of DesMoines, is out on
tse plains killing bul1-bunaloes-
Eleven deaths from threshtnR machine Acct.
'cits have been reported In 1uwa thus far this
| scsson. The smashed toes and fingers aso tnuu.
| re1able.
| Elisha Chamberlain died IN Bu,l!ugsou rrcent.
,S.irAy3pg his falhrr s1U cut OF slGu,no0 One
>sstcF gets s6Heto, smother alster s5e,V0, and a
| !Ei1u Just $40.
James VI. Walters, rho abandoned hla wife
| aEt three children, In Marion County, TWO Fears
1 r.. them wffhnnf n WI h. hu,l
hundreds which belonged to his creditors, Is about
70 hung In Texas for murder.
| In New Hartford, the other night, fellow
/ thong ht 10 play trick on the Rev. Mt. Churchill
ty calling upon him in the dead OF night, dressed
as the devil Ats c. was terribly alarmed by The
| appearance Of the horrible face At The window,
and Mr. T. arose. ran out, and tnrAshesl the devil
] Ill he yelled for mercy,
Iowa City has made ar{nucp.ucn,s for the na r.
| mint ofifs indebtedness, The matter vas ar,
ranged with Judge Grant, Falra!I / Baal and Ed,
| u!unds 4 Ransom, attorneys Of the bond creditors
| as1 werL.
The construction train Of the Chicago South.
sesltIn RAILROAD las reached Brighton, Washing.
| IN County. nboEt twenty mics from Washington,
The lste terminus
a trout company has boon Organized at pe.
cc1al, with capital Of 81. 900. trout pond is tq
~ ale u stream which gushes from b]u4,
]
| t:0ui-
Noble Perrin was riding op horseback. near
lyoE', On SATURDAY week, when COW which was
Ht1 IN The road sprang against the breast Of hts
horse, throwing Perrin to the ground, and dis
ltcastng hia spinal column. He died the next
morning.
The eldest daughter, aeed II yea,s, Of Mt.
Staub, Editor Of the Font Madison Dsn,oerus, vas
| on sls!t 10 her grandfather, near West Ponx In
| Let County, on Friday week A sou Of the old
| man Staub happened to have 4 gun IN his hand
Ills mother requested him 70 take 1t out OF toors
ana cautioned him to be careful with It. lie re-
| p.rd TINT It was not loaded- Cpon going out Of
totsar he found his lille Niece plarfnily pointed
tie gun Al her, md knspred' 1t, when 1t Was dis.
! eha:geo. The contents entered the forehead
and temple Of the girl, killing her aluoet In
l stautly.
WISCONSIN.
Isaac Martin, one Of the pioneers OF Lsceosse
| Ccunty, died in the town Of Holland, Aux. 20.
aged 20 years,
John Hngesland Of Barahoo, committed sui
eide, Aug. 20. BY shooting himself In the head
| with pistol
The Gazette Aays JAnesville has = boo,-S)ack
who airs himself IN the evening, after his days
ah0fs are ended, by walking ous on the most ffr-
| quented streets, dressed In elegant attire He
nouf1shes bis cane and smokes his cig4r with The
| alr Of one accustomed " indulge IN such dls-
/ playa
Over $50 names OF new students were entered
on the hooks Of the State University, On wednes-
| day. This exceeds the number entered Al any
| p1rstons term upon the nss1 dky.
| The deao body Of 4 weil-known farmer Of Sd
lem. Lacrosse County, uaUcd Jorgenson, WAS
found, on the 23th tost., Suspended from Tree
This was probably the same man who 1uaae m
unsuccessful attempt to commit eide q fsw
| wceEs ago.
The population OF Bearer D.. q aeS1,
against 40 in 1851. The population! Il Dodge
couhiy is About $4,000, agalust H. .ks9 ta 1t6a
| The "ateEtown Democrat SAYS. Loads OF
nor-ptckcrs are daily passing through the c1ty on
thetf way 10 The hop-growtng regions northwest
of u*- They are mostly bright, young girls, full
OF iun aud SiracitJ." The Kilooutn City Nisrpr
| III the a3ih say4:
The picking Of hons commenced In about Ten
a5u. there Is not two out o tue loi ii i, vii
onfe nOr suft1clcutiy ripe to pass fcr Z choice
ast:ele when Pressed and brought to marseL
hs ns3 hale OF new aups was brought iu On The
,, ..", H"m rlekinR commcAces' On The 18th. The
9asNS "as 70 roor and the strength 20 iixns tnat
hss refused y Ill buyers, aud ibe owner cir
| t1r' II hume 1t Ia Possible that there are 4 few
no'1s III st:me sanls that att sufficiently rtpe to
p,ch: nut We undertake to ray init a as.i<
.lts tine thai will pass ior Prime A.
tc'r. The weather, inr tho past few ,.ra
Exs tfrn 5ainFs hoi, anil knltry, aud favorable Id
ts.: Production OF licc &ni tnDati, wh1ca Ia M
:lsnIlraiy husrysnR The picking IL many yasdA
Ftun"ufccd the finest 12vefed and stton2est hon
r1!std In this country, aud perhaps In the world,
Its year the PROMISE is equally &s gpod The
ftut IS llree and 1ull 1ow1ed, and. Il allowed 10
h - n rfs.I