, 1870-09-13
THE NORTHWEST.


James D. Mcpherson, an old and Vcl-kuow,'
citizen OF brown County, 60 years Of agc, cou-
Mlttcd suicide On Tuesday ~ hanging himself st
his reslteuce, near Mount Sterling. The dc.
ceaset Vas for Several Jears loc2. politician;
and, nt one time, was Surveyor OF Brown County.
~ IRE At Fnneston On Thursday night de-
ktroyeN the elevator and warehouse OF A. +
Or, CORY. and the warehouse Owned hy B. c.
Whiilock. Of Warren, and occupied by J. u. KIN.
halL Total loss about tlo,e00.
IOWA.
MTk Cathartne Muller, divorced lady, has re-
covered q, ito damages from Matthew liaEes,
w+lIAnpwn wealthy tacht 1nr Of Duhugue, tor
hrrach Of premise Of marriage. Thc case was
tried III buchanan County.
WISCONSIN,.
The Oshkosh .sorthre.tern SAYS: "The Woll
River .s still higher than has been known IL"
many years. The Fox nj this ro.nt Is aow as
Liph 1t was In the spring, auh:la Etill rising.
Boats on the Wolf River arc delayed seyerAI
hours every ssa} t5 the Inconvenience caused b.
tho high water In 1oadiDg."
INDIANA.
An nn!atlc woman in Adams County SAW 4
young felluw steAllng some of her full, tir utht
nighr, and let him have good charge ot bucl
shot fsoEa Al old .auaket. The result was tst
tor a surgeon, with the probability of requlrluI
the services OF an undertaken.
Tho New Albany Ledgsr says: ''There IL n
man tu Te1re uautc who pays his wife regular
salary OF lhscc dollars q week 10 keep l.er mouth
Slut Every time khc speaks 10 him, except
when absolutely Lccessary. he 'decLs' htr one
cent wp.'l- lie was ont little lat: last Satur-
day night, aud k!Ie took out a mouths wages Tor
ls snr1c..n rpr, Apfl he tlnal!y had to agtee not
10 .curnt ~ in order to Ert to E!eer-"
In Eotne County, during the past weak, there
Las hts great excitement o.. aecnrat " tile es-
cape CT murderer by thr namc Of Uavt.. yw"
.lH1s a.o he deliberately shot Aut KILLED a1
sr'ictr, "aMtl Wro<iN ard, who was attc1nptiu. 10
.'retr hi;u for larceuy. Making his escape, hr
wGs MT hear. Ct Until .ntnr four months ago.
wren he was eAi,tnrct h Missouri, h:"usht hack,
I'd cc1tlncl IN thu Lebanon +Taii. On the esth Ut
=.s.auss IN effected his escape by saving CT toc
Ion Lars n the lali tiOr. AL tlo.tS ~ recaptu1
tim ha,e prtve't E.aynilEng.
MICHIGAN.
SiNcs stie e.tsitE oi thr ,9ttos SALOONS at Iese
| q scc,t1y Inns hetn established IN q Eclghbot1ne
l0wn, which prohibits any of lts members, on pain
| uf Is nuc,. from Trading there ratil the ticuof
/ trAfIlc has heen rcaun,ed.
| Tho product Of the Calumet and Hcela Cor.
per ntncs, for July last was '5l tons for August
sGe: Quincy, fur August, IFS tons 10 rs: Nation
nj. fer August, tons 1,esl rs
! MINNESOTA.
The Minneapolis Tribune safa that seventh
| Hllttpa IteE OF loE8 HATe Qcen &4WeQ b3 81
An;hony' and Minneapolis mills this season
!Ats,ut thirty 1nsl.lons remain to lie sawed.
| MISSOURI
| The Pleasant Hill Esion says: "0ne day las
week, as Mrs. IltstI, living about three miles wcs
from Austin, cass County, WAS retutn!ng from
Crescent :lill,, In Bates County, where sne hs,
''een 9Th p!lnr, she Was attacked hy v1llain IN
known 10 her, who demanded her pockctbook
Informing Al1n Ehe did not have auy, h
s:tll lsrIs,ci, msk,ng daring threats. In tt,
mcanilsEc. Sic thrust her hau.l into her pockc'
AMI, having her knitting with her,-as The goo
country &ants usually hn> e,-shG tfcw II foFtf
ut the same tune telling him, With charactefiat1
feminine 1E1narss, to loose his hold on her horse
.Eid'e or she wonld blow his brains out Thi
Ibid assertion, coupled with the glistcn!ng Ut tt
er,1les tn the sil!pht-it being late tn tic cvct
ng-utluccd hion 10 release his gyaap, aud I
sneak away, whcn she proceeded home at q rapI
! rate
OHIO.
Tic population Of Cleveland Is os,ol3, maxim
ller the third city on the lakes. She exceeds D.
| cit Ly tj,t0e. and Milwaukee BIZ $1,000