, 1870-07-19

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tbs Republican State Convention for the of1ce
Of Commissioner Of the PsnltentiAry. While
In tho Senate In 1862 Judge Strain wxs
Chairman Of the renitentiarY Committee, and
became thoroughly couyersant with the work
ings Of the Institution.
TIE NORTHWEST
ILLINOIS.
Norris r. SllyerburH, an old citizen Of lalena
and once prominent merchant there was found
dean in bed on The morning cf the 18th Int. He
wes 6o years Of sgr. Is
"A boy af ycars, nnmcd Frank Doslcy. co,,.
miftcd suicide 1t Dixon. By hanging, On ne sth
inst 1ht boys father left home for Ca]itorni.
many tca1s ago, and never returned Aftervsni
the mother settled In Wisconsin, md len the INV
~ Nxon IN the care Of otnesz. Tne little feuow.
.uas assalea o5 nus Natural protectors, often e1.
naa nnns himself few months aep, and l,tt1o
ftaak ~as morc than oncc heard to ssy that M
"nneo ne could die "a quickly, and be ont of
ueuols. Un the day Of his death, the boy. cheer.
au ana apparently happy, staid at home While the
IamAy went 10 spend tho ds7. csctnu n
toe bAsn, he took a suap from the hsrnna,
snc making nooee Of one end, and. placing Il
Monno DIS neck, with the knot under the ssr. ued
me other end to slit oter the doorway Of sbc
ootn-cnh, 30 10" down thas It allowed his knees 10
looch NE ground. When found, hla iImbs were
on the ground, bis arm over the doorway. nm f,s
body WIS held up BY the strap us neck vas d!s-
locatetl, ano every evidence shovel that not
struggle succeeded the fall
In Quincy, on Tuesday last, nas.in In the
dog-ponnt was shct, and, apparently dead. xns
thrown Into the Hver. After noatln9 about four
miles be cane to Life, swam ashore, and resurne,
to his home.
In Morrison, recently, a Miss ", w..
Asea H. an orphan, was aeduced and be-
Gane s...,, f'xe'af by q 5oung mau named
=" l'lam Furlong, to whom she was nnder
engagement Of marriage. Fu,lopR sobseoncnt,y
refused to narzJ her, Ills parents oDec,inv to ,ha
nnion, alleging unchsss1ty on the part Of the ctr.
Previous 10 the affair with thelr son. Thereunnn
hAfRe nnfnoef Of cthzens-includiuR msnT ladies'.
oota married md 6tnglc-drew up, signed and
presented TO the father 1ud mother Of FprIono. q
letter setting forth the Iacts In the case asserting
thelf belief In the gtt1a fidelity to William. and
appealing to the parents to use their influence 70
eject an immediate marriage, a being "the Gully
course compatible With honor, duty, and safety In
society aud before God;r the elgners pled1tn1
Themselves, In the cvept Of q compliance Vie
theis desire, p" to sustain your family, socially,
a We always have done !" and 70 do all thst
We can 70 suaooth the way" OF the ypuDr
couple; but declaring that, should the Furtouus
adhere TO their opposition TO the marriage. ave,
10 behaG OF sona and dAughter1 tmpefilel, AMI
holnes rendered less safe from unholy Invasion.
" sueh decision, must withdraw from soctsl lii.
tcEcourse with you" To this document, Mr,
FNfiong, Senior, returned the following answer;
" viii give no consent to..a marriage. Regret,ing
the loss Of 80 many f.!enda I re,natn.~ dc.
The Morrison 5eniinei states that young Furlon9.
Influenced by rumos that tar and feashers might
he bsonzhs Into play against his person, has =" left
tor patth Unknown"
IOWA
In Dubuque. On the 10th, Mrs Henry FemmtuF
had kdndlcd trc+ and, In ot1ler to make II burn
more readily, took the kerosene can, containing
nearly gallon at oil. and, 1nyerttng It over the
s1osc, poured quantity on the names- The oil
iVu!tcd In the can which she held In her hands and
At once an explosion took pace. throwing the mud
all oEer the pesson Of the woman, aud setting her
clothes on dEe frurn head to foot Mrs Flemntng
rushed luto the street, screaming for Assistance,
With tho flames from her light dress fairly blaz-
Ing up orcr her head, but soon fell down ex-
hAnstetl. MS. John Robinson and III. Daniel Bowen
came up and exttugulshed the atc, at the cost Of
severely J-burned h1ndA. The recovery Of Mrs,
Fleming Is doubtful, she being burned in shock
ing manner on the face, neck, and brcast also
internally. She was married only three months
ago,
WISCONSIN.
Charles Rector committed suicide On Thursday
last. by drowning himself In Delavan Lake. LIE
wAA lahortng under temporary nt Of insanity.
lie leaves large family.
MI. Sopef, OF uasten, has curiosity Ii the
cKg tine. 1t consists Of an cgg OF common size,
inside Of which is another perfectly formed eng
Of small dimensions.
a Nj. Wood, while fishing lately on one OF the
islands in the Wisconsin River, killed black snake
scycn feet anl four inches long.
INDIANA.
fincCnncs has Organized hross band, OF which
the local paper saysit Is "composcd entirely OF
young men who have no knoNledgSwha,cver Of
music"
A remarkable reunion TOOK place at McCutch-
cnsvtllc, near Evansville, few days Ence. Fifty
two sears ago company Of eight came over from
England; and the eight we're ali present, the eld-
eat being In his SD year,
MICHIGAN.
The Portage Lake q. S.} Mining CARTE, OF July
II, says: "Mr. s. ". Hill writes us from the
Ciark mine that tho Pewnhic lode, famous in this
country as Hch md profitable belt Of amygda-
lo!d, In Eh1ch come Of the greatest mines OF the
country have been established has, beyond
doubt, been opened By tue workings on the Clark
property, under the superiniendeuee Of Mr.. Bane
This dtscoEerJ will undoubtedly be Of great valne
TO all properties north Of the greensboro For In
stance, C0pper Fails has very long stretch of the
bclt and, il any vetns arc likely to prove rich Ut
the lpteEsecton with the lode, the great veins Of
Owl Creek and Pcwahic would seem to have
more than ordinary good prospect Of rich
ncaa-~
MINNESOTA.
A little child near sauk Rapids WAS hitten by
rattIctnake last week, and WAS cured by drinking
pint Of whlskeJ.
Mrs, Greene, Of Ashlaud. Dodge County, on
the ri Of july dreamed that ahc was 70 die, mud
told the dream to Ter neighbour On tho 4th her
husband came to the house about o'clock In the
evening, and found bis wife with her head IN IN
iron pot The pot Was not as large as = common
pail, and In tt was some lye 1t seems that ahe
had taken nt and fallen with her face into It.
and drowned. Her little two-yearIo,d p,r1 wa
standing quietly By her sit1e, apparently uncon-
sclous Of the tragedy that had rendered her
mu&herlesa.
Daniel caswelI Of Leroy. Mower County, ao-
cidentaly shot himself fatally, on the nth inst.
"A letter to the St Panl I4t1s, from Rochester
July Is, says: Rochester and vicinity were visit
ed by hail storm last night about . O'Clock, re-
sutsug In a fearful destruction Of the crops that
stood in It's pathway. The course OF the storm
here WA southcast, and embraced bele OF from
thrre to four mllea IN width. In this city, tns
walls Of the new brick block on Broadway, In
course OF erection, and large new wooden st1uc-
tuFe, tust commenced bI Aessrs. WhIicomb, as 4
warehouse for their dressed lumber, were thrown
down. The glass IN the windows on the north
side Of the Presbyterian Church were mostly
broken. and the organ Of the church utterly ruined,
The windows, also. In the new and beautiful pub
lie school building, and IN numerous other
public and prrate structures, suffered constdeta-
Die damage. The gardens, generally, In The city,
have much the appearance OF having been rt,lOled
bT muskets. Many wheat 1elds in the neighbor-
hood have received more or less Injury, some Ut
tesly tuncA. Among the desol2ted nelds Rrc
those OF Nf. F. W-Andsews, whose three hundred
acres Of wheat, which but yesterday gaEe p1om-
tsc OF nne harvest, arc now II hopeless ruin.
One Of the best nc.ds Of c. c. Wilson, Esq, In the
netghborhooA Of the Rochester Driving Pask, Is
also desolation.
KASsA2
The nr5t baby In the town af New Chic,eo Ne
oAho County, IVES born June q, ls7o He Is . son
OF Mr.. and MIS-. Tozart A deed to 4 corner lot
was Immediately executed Aod delivered to the
ypungstef.
MISSOURI.
ASt Louis street car company has been sucd
for $4,000 by lady who fell Aad ruined her dress
while leaving one Of the vehicles belonging 10 the
company.
-Wn. Bradford, : young lawyer from ctnctn-
ust, drowned himself, recently, In presence OF
his VIE, IN the osage Rtver, In fe.non County.
lie deliberately waded out into deep water, In
spite OF h!s wtier euzeaty, znd went under.
I'm Sednlla there il paper called ths Bdxoo.
puhsisheL by J. West Goodwin The editor OF the