, 1870-05-23
TIE NORTHWEST.

uLHo1s- !,
Samuel Seybold claims that he is the oldes
| person now living Who was born in this State
He Was bonn in what is now Monroe County
n l795, and now fesides at Troy, IN Madison
| On Wednesday last, Gottlieb spanhut ani
his wife, living two miles southwest Of Lambs
Point, on the Alton l. Greeuville Ioad yiaiteG
Edwardsville, leaving three small children, thi
eldest but Gyears Of age, At home Alone OF
their return in the evening, they found the
Youngest, gE aged 2 yeats, lying dead on
the door, with 3 large hole IN the forehead
The next Oldest child was In the room, but 90
teI1or-stricken that it could gave no account oi
the matter. Search was made, and the G-year:
old boy was found in the brush, near the
house; where he vas hiding, as he says, be;
told his parents that the little one was play:
ing with an empty powder-Aofn, and hid
| climbed On chair or table, from which she
fell, striking her head on the point of the horn,
| which penetrated entirely through the fore.
! head, killing her instantly
! In Hume township, Whiteside County,
on the evening Of the 8th inst, Mr.. S, s.
Stocking went to the house of q relative. and
! found the family had retired. Thinking to
have little sport, he struck the side Of the
house with whip, to arouse the inmates, and
man Of the house had had some ulisunder-
standing with neighbors and anticipated
trouble, and, when he heard the sound Of the
whip, supposed that his foes we're around for
no good purpose Therefore, be, and another
man, jumped from their beds, aud, taking
down shot gun, came out of the house 10
search for the cause of the disturbance. They
could find no one, and, nfter waiting a few
minutes. Mr. Stocking thought to end the
joke, and SO rushed from his plsce Of conceal
mcnt, and, in tho dark, ran against the man
holding the gun. In some way the gun was
discharged, the contents taking effect in the
thigh of Mr.. Stocking, inflicting a. fearful
wound, from the effects Of which he died on
the 11th.
In Harrison, Winnebaso County. on the
aath inst, while several Toung men wero play
Mr.. Shepardson and Geo. Lghtheart- Mr..
Shepardson's ball having rolled into hole, he
asked the privilege Of moving it out Of the
hole 60 he could strike it.. Mr. Lghtheast in
sisted On his striking tho ball AS i lay. As
moving it, Mr. Ightheart few into passion,
and seizing lis ma1let with both hands, struck
shepardson on the head, snashing in his
skul. Shepatdson waB not expected to re-
cover, and lightheart was arrested
Wesley Marsh, and his son Ransom, aged IS
years, were drowned in the Fox River last
Monday. under the following circumstances
Mr.. MaIsh for some time past has been en-
gagged eEangelzing for the Christian denomi-
nAt1on IN Ihe uoItHWedteiH pafE Oh tn1b Stato.
occasionally making visit Of a few days to
his family, who reside in McHenty village.
He was making one of these vfsits last week,
and intended to return to his duties last Mon
day, but was prevailed npon By bis wife to re-
main another day; His Two oldest boys-Ran,
som, aged 13, and Sumner, aged Ii, who had
long been anxious to 80 fishing in Fox River,
but had been withheld BY their mother for
fear 9i danSer, prevailed upon their father
iug, when one Of them accidentally dropped
. biz fishing pole into the stream, and it doated
away. The boys procured boat and went in
pursuit, while the father followed them down
the bank. In reachtng fur the pole, it is sup
boys were precipitated into the water. Mr-
Marsh, who WAS u good swimmer, plunged in
and soon reached Ransom, who, unfortunately,
threw his arms around his father's neck 30 thai
. he couldnot use hisar and both sank almost
IL, immediately. Sumner was still struggling in
the water, when . boy happened to observe
him, went to his relief, and succeeded in get
ting him aahore, but in such an exhausted
state TINT it was = long time before he re-
covered his consciouEness- Search was made
for the others, and soon both bodies were re-
covered. While the river in this vicinity is
generally shallow, they happened to be in q
spot where it Is eight feet deep, and were only
/ ten feet from shore"
IOWA
The Douglas divorce suit at Iowa City has
been dismissed at plaintiffs cost. Mrs. D., it
will be remembered, attempted to get d.
vorce on tho ground Of dcsartion-1er hua-
band having been IN the insane asylum two
ycarss
The Washington Press says: "a woman
Of this place showed her 'nghts' one day
ing down the Elass Of beer which her guzxling
lord had just raised TO his lips, and, with
| lightning in her eyes, she defied the boy to
give him smother glass, and challenged hubby
to drink another. He didn't accept, aud soon
left, sAdder and madder man-"
On, Thursday the wife OF Noah Tracy,
residing two miles south Of Bloomfield, WAS
delivered OF twins, in every manner resem-
blmg the famous Siamese tWina, with the OK
cephon OF having but one arm apiece The at
tachment OF the two bodies was complete from
the navel to the breast BY astrong Igament.
General Hiram Barney, OF keokuk, has
the largest vineyard in Iowa- In two different
enclosures, within two and 5 half miles OF
Keoku11, he has saTenty-one acres in grape
vines, with fine oak posts and wire 10 t1ain on.
He has expended S., 900 on his vineyard, en-
closing the ground, building tenant houses,
DC
"A convention has been called to meet at
Mount Pleasant, June 1s, .'for the put poae Of
organizing State ASSOCIATION, to aid in the
presentation ct peaca r1eEs to the public mind,
and cooperate with the Universal Peace So
ciety in America and Franco and with the low
e1a OF peace throughout the world, IN order to
aid haatening the period when disputadons
between the powers Of the East VII be no
longer determinedb by ganguinary conflict, but by
arbitration Of nations, and the extension OF the
Kingdom OF Christ be promoted"
The Iowa Falls Sentinel says. Many Of
our readers are aware Of the domestic dfer-
euces that have recently eliminated in an ap
peal to the courts between John Q. Merritt
and his wife. Some time ago Mrs. n. sued
for u divorce, alleging cruelty and inhuuan
treatment BY order Of the court, the custody
OF the children was given to Mrs. n. Some
days ago. Merritt came to town and called to
doorway, he asked the Little one, .years old,
70 come to him, and by dint OF urging got tho
einid into his a1ms md started Immediately
~ tne stfeet and jumped into buggy waiting.
los nun hard BY Meantime, both the child
aha Motner Screamed frantically, but the
ing father closing its mouth The team Was
@ pn. " under @ y Nh,p and spur, and they we're soon
u1s1eoxs1s.
The Fond du Lac Commonwealth descr;ses
. Wedding which itA editor attended at Osi,-
bride and bridegroom took each other about out
the walst and sWapped gum" -
At Waupun, on Tuesday. Mrs. Harriet
! Nyicks committed suicide By taEng quantity
| OF pn1ie green. She was 62 years old, aud was
labo1ing Under atempo,ary tit Of insanity. On
Thursday, James Haddow, about II yeara OF
age, in the employ Of A1r. james CLARK, Of
Chester, committed suicide by shooting him
self through the heart with shot gun.
,.-,- INDIANA
Avenerahle tom-cas, in Huntsville. Randolph