, 1870-05-16
TIE CHICAGO TRIBUNE

will plant more com and tobacco than Nc hAye
in any one season befote.' Tbs Edinburg
Watehn1an Rays: tThe wheat prospects around
EdinbulE are splendid and look moderately
wa1y generally through the county. far ahead
County GfazeAe s.ya: 'Our farmers generally
agree that another bountiful crop Of wheat Is
prospective > 1t has come ont fright smart"
during the last few woeks- Peaches, cheHies,
apples,' etc, bid fair to be abundant
The Brazil Manufacturer and Miner
says: "Tho crop prospects in Clay County are
reported By our farmer friends as being IN
uaually promising. When farmers admit that
much, it ia safe to say that crops will prove,
no preventing Providence, better than. an
average Tia Nashville Commercial asvs:
The prospects for all kinds OF crops in Ham
Iton County is good. Wheat looks well, and
We mny consequently expect full average
crop. un]eas the season should be more than
usually unfaTorab1e. There will be good sup
Ply ,,,of Of !, ,s,pples' cherries &C., and some
The Detroit Tribune Of Friday ssys: "Mr.
s5lEanua 2. Jermain, for twentv-three years
publisher Of the Adrian Etposisor, died at
Chiicothe, Ohio, on Monday Last, OF consump-
ton, after Q b1ief illness. Mr. Jezmain came
to this State when mere boy, with his father.
and where, some years later, he became con-
Was removed to Adrian, aud he and lis
brother, T. D. Je11nain {moEe recently Of
the Milwaukee SentineD, established the En-
position in that city, The former being then
connection Of the paper thus formed was con-
inued By the deceased, through various busi-
| ness connections, until 1866, when be sold out
| the entire Office snd removed to ChiIcothe,
I md tho paper was soou after merged with the
| Adrian Times. Prior to the arEanization of
the Republican party, LII. Jermain vas Whig
| in political sentiment, and when that party
ceased to exist, he became IN ardent and un-
| wavering Republican"
| MISSOURI.
A St. Louis man hung himself because
his third vile wanted him to buy her soma new
coat.
! Hannibal has q man ELoso wifecommitted
Suicide six weaks ago, and who las Eince found
another bride,
Miss Ann Cary. of Hamilton, niece Of
General S. r. Cary, is studying Law.
I NEBEAssA.
A detachment Of eight men Of Company A,
Ninth United States Infantry, under command
Of Co1poral Martin, arc stationed ut Brady
Island to protect the railroad station and the
citizens from incutsions by the Indians On
Monday morning Henry 1lrig, formerly OF
fantTy, in the employ Of tho Union Pacific
Brady Island, and being 81, old acquaintance
Of tho soldiers, was invited to dino with them
at their quarters They Visited tho saloon ffe-
qpertly before dinner, and BY tho time it was
over were ali feeling very jolly. Ihrig and .
fellow by tho name OF Wheeler proposed q
wtcstle, which resulted in a general row. in
which Tu1ly, one Of the soldiers.s was shot
through tho thumb by a fellow soldier, and
md head. Michael Mccain, q saloon keeper,
hero interfcrcd, and, taking 1hrig, hurried
away to the water tank. Corporal M.rtir
ordered his soldiers under arms, and, vowiue
vengeance on IArig, started them on double
quick foZ the tank. Ono Of the soldiers
run ont, was shot BY Corporal Martin, tht
ball entering his side Just below the heart ant
passing entirely through his body. He Gvet
about half IN Lour, but did not move or speal
ngain.
TIE TERRITORIES.
Dakota Territory is in want Of "schoo
ma'ams," who can get 535 month and thei
board.
| governor Aallley, rho has been laborinI
| to induce emigration from the East to Mon
! tana, has written to HRS. Howe, Of Boston
urging her to organize parties Of women +
I settle in that Territory.
A Salt Lake correspondent Of tho eacra
mento Union thus speaks Of the dovaseatio
caused by grasshoppers in Utah: s'For fou
Eeaeons the grasshoppers havo hatchod ont I
countless eWarms, have lived on tho surround
l ing vegetation until fully developed, and the
have waited themselves in clouds over th
Territory, doing vast amonnt OF damage
| northern part Of tho Territory, where the
have suffered the most, for myriada c
| the black, ugly-looking little insects :
AZ they appear in the first stages afte
/ hatcling out-are hopping and swarmin
| around, in many places covering eFerythin
y E,1t n{r}it whit