, 1870-06-30
TIE NORTHWEST.


Miss L. petrie, Of GriggsyilIo, now has
charge Of the mali route on tho Hannibal L
Naples road. It is aaid that she fills tho posi-
tion handsomely.
Tho largest income retnrned in the Fifth
District, for this year, il by George " Drown,
the great coru-rlanter manufacturer of Gales
burg, who reports 525, GOO. The next ]1rgcst
income is. reported by William Reynolds, OF
Peoria, who reports Sl3, 7G5.
--Chauncey s. Cotton Las offered to coutrib-
ute one-twentieth Of tho new endowment for
Knox College.
The Earlville Sun brags on D hon in that
town which axes care Of a brood Of ntneteen
chickens, and lays an egg every day.
INDIANA.
In Indiana, a girl of II has applied for q li-
An Indiana Desgh lately cauzed the arrest
Of a droTer, charged with maltroating his
herds Of cowH. The Judge announced that
tho utmost penalty within Ills power to int1ict
for offences Of tllis character Was a fine Of
$40. The prosecutor felt, however, that this
would be letting the cruel drovcr OF too essily,
animal constituted IN offence, triumphantly
carried his point, and forced the inhuman
hcfdsman to contribute for his drove Of thirty
cows $500 for the benefit Of the State.
WISCONSIN.
From tho record books in the Lumber In
that over 95, COX, 900 feet Of lumber lave al
ready been rated and gun below. Tho season
has been very forward, and good stage OF
water has continued the past two months,
which accounts for the immenso quantity OF
logs run out TINS early.
,-Milwuukee has had q "beer fair" at it's
rink, whcreat each, brewer occupied q tap
stand, and each visitor vas called upon to vote
for the beer " that liked him best " On leaving
the fair. At the close, the brewer receiving
tho highest number Of votos received mas
aive gold medal, and those legs fortunate silver
onea, Of value in proportion to their rank in
the popular estimation
o. NJ. Hydn died at Detroit On the a8th. aged
CT years. He was elected Mayor in 1854, and
again in 1856; wns appointed Collector Of Gus
toms By President Taylor, and waB retained by
President Fillmore throughout his atiministra-
the dissolution of that party, aud then a Re-
publican. During the thitty-two years he was
a resident Of Detroit be voted at each election,
OF late years, when his feeble health precluded
the possibility Of his leaving Ills house, le vas
either conveyed N q carriage or carried to the
polls, and always deposited 4 straight Repub1i-
can ticket.
a few days ago, house Of ill-famo in
Detroit WIS entered by man Of middle age
aud serious connteaance, who informed tho
won,en that he intended to offer up prayer for
dropping on his knees. Tho inmates Of tue
llouse, not desiring his devotional services,
took advantage Of bis position and rolled him
out of doors. But there their triumph ended
Rising to bis feet he rushed back into the
houae, striking ont vigorously with the carnal
weapons of nature in a style that would have
done credit to the prize-ring- Having fy snch
kuock-dovn arguments cleared space he
agnln knclt down and finished his prayer. The
astoniahed sufferers by this Development Of
muscular Christianity, anbdned into silence
heard themselves described and their cases
stated in prayer, With plainnsss beattius the
OCCASION.
OHIO.
Mics Belle Wcstfal, recently appointed
Principal Of the Second District School Of Day
ion, is 10 receive 81 200 per annum, the high
cst salary paid any Indy teacher in Ohio.