, 1870-05-07

stste Dental socdety viii Be. held on the sec
ond Tuesday (she 1eth) dt May, 1870. Tht
. following subjects hare been selected for dis
cussion, and written esssyn are pledged b.
those Ehose neues are affixed thareto: Ell,
posed Pu1ps,' G. '. Black :. ;;.':Arsenious Acids
Smith; "sepa.ating tecsh-When and how,
J: n. Grouse; Keeping CaEihes Dg," B. G.
Mlowhray "Conplieate Ffllinss." u 8. Dean
"Heavy Foils npd Heavy Mallets," G. q.
Gushing: "Seneitire Dentine-Cause and
Treatment" H. s. Smith; "Cause and Pre-
Eentive Of Eauses in Administering n O." Q.
d s pssp +, afs DENIAL np 1ae
sition, and for the encourag cement Of Scientific
Attainments by tha Dental Profession, G. f.
CuBhing; "Mechanica Dentistry" A. ".
French "Tobaeco-Its Uses md Abuses On
the Teeth, =. E. H. K1burna-
Tho Watsek1 Republican OF the 4th ssys
Saturday afternoon discovered tho dead body
OF q woman floating in the water. On Sunday
an inquest VAS held by Daniel Parker, Of Tro-
guois township. The body wAs recognized aa
that Of Phnbe Benvol, q French woman,
about Is years old, who came to AshEun
Township, about year ago, from Canada.
She was married, not lang ago, toJoaeph Mel
Me]lenson and his wife, aud other French PEG
pie from LErahle, came to Watseka on Mon
day, in wagon OnTuesday; MellenBon and
his wife left this place afoot and without other
company. They were. seen by various par
ties 1T various points along the road, to With
in a abort dstance Of a'plaea where the
man applied at 4 house in that neightor-
hood for lodging, but, being refused. be
went to the next house, where he remained au
night. His clothes were wet, and, when be
pulled. OF his boots, water ran from them. He
had evidently been in the creek The jury
rendered verdict that tho woman came to
her death b droEning, At the hands of her
husband On Monday, Mellanson came to
tlis Office and caused an advertisement to be
inserted III the Republican, warning the public
not to unst his wife On his account, Us she
had separated herself from him without cause
or p1oTocation. This was on the 26th Of April,
and the day before the drowning"
Trustee. Of The illinois Industrial University
states that there has been in actual attend:
ance during the year l96 students. OF the
students uow here, 81 reported themselves as
candidates for the Agricultural course, 43 for
mechanical ond other industrial courses, and
1e for military course. The others entered
we're present in the spring term Ito students, in
tho fall term 1S2, md in tho current winter
term 157. The library now embraces $3.50
bound volumes. The income for the year
has. been S32> >oss,70; and tho expenditures
So, ,62a.GG. Theae expenditures arc exclusive
OF those made from the State appropriation OF
SG0, 600, which amount to St4, 81. IS more. 4
military class has been taught during the year;
and the entire body OF students, except q few
oxcuaed for cause, have boon drilled in Tho
manual Of arms and in the eEolntions Of tho
..-.
At meeting of the stockholders of the
Fox River Valley Railroad, ut Ottawa, On Mon
day, the old Board OF Directors Was reelected;
md tho following officers chosen: The Hon:
W. Bushnell, President Jno. ". Chapman;
Vice President Ralph Plumb, Treasurer D.
F. Cameron. Secretary. The ottswA Reptibli-
:an OF tho 5th saya: F" Two engines havo boen
recently purchased, and track-lawins has been
ron for the road from Streator to Ottawa is
1ow at the formar place, and the iron for the
cad from Ottawa to Aurora is purchased and all
% be delivered by July next Already ties
nave been freighted here BY canal sufficient to
io the track from this place to Fox River
sll be in operation between this place and
5tIeator possibly hy June 1---certainly by
Iuly l."
Samuel GrionstaY has just been arrested.
aear Evansville, for the murder Of his father
n-law, . Mr. Dasis, in Saline County, Illinois,
one year ago.
AN4
Detroit Was visited the other day By r.:
Eeapold boy who, at the railroad stadon, took
chair, unlocked his satehel, made a dinner OF
piece of bread and herring, and then
brought ont his pipe for q quiet smoke, and
.sked in regard to the Inducements held out
Il Detroit for 8 boy about his size. Not find:
ng the information to his liking, he picked up
lis satehel, knocked the ashes from his pipo
IN the heel Of his old shoe. and passed out,
that he would go to Chicago
MINNESOTA /!
The jam Of logs on Kettlc River Rapids,
the large crew employed IN
: L1eaking. it, continues to increase, untilit
s now the largest ever known on tho st. Croi1.
is fast AZ the drives from above reach. the
am portion Of tho crew is discharged, and
he remainder set to work to open channel.
up to Saturday night Last about four miles
# The St. Paul Sioux City Railroad, west Of
-ako Crystal, we're graded, and the advance
arty is now at or in the vicinity OF AIadelia-
robably bo completed to Msdefia within a
month.