, 1870-05-24


The Shawneetown Mercury Of May 70 asya
General Winalow, President OF tho St. Louis
& Southeastern Railway Company, authorizes
uB TO Eay that his road will be completed IN
this county ty the 18th Of October, 1870. He
assured US that the entire limo of road from.St
Louis to Shawpeetowu would be finished be
fore the close OF the year 1871. 4
"Ihe work on the Springfield d %IIlinois
Southeastern Railway in this county is. being
vigorously pushed forward. Mr. Ndgway
started for White County, On Tuesday, to look
after the interests Of his road thereaWay- It
cannot be great yhilebefora tho contractors
Will commence work in that county, though We
cannot say exactly when j
'* The Madisourine q, Shawnoetown Straight
Line Railroad Company Was organized at
Providence, ET.. on Wednesday of last week.
William l. Gordon, Of MadisonriIe, WAS elect
ed President, and James E Givens, Of Provi-
dence. Secretary.
It is reported TINT Colonel Gi1laspy, late
Democratic candidate for Governor o91owa,,
has 1atsfy Lost 55o, 900 in pork specu1ations-
Cedar County, ' one % ). v v. II Thompson ' procured n
a divorce from lis wife, and sha went to
Illinois. Hearing that her children were sick
with maasles and whoopfng cough. she re.
turned to nurse them. and Mr. T. Ind her ar
rested as q yagrant! But sha gave bonds,
and put right for her children again.
INDIANA
a thief in Indiana who stole the regulator
from 3 Tatch-maket'a establishment, Was kind
enough to set another clock with the correct
time, and to leave note to that effect
AT place Of amusement in Indianapolis,
the other night, a little girl actress sang
!" Little Barefoot" in costume. Such was the
effect on tho audience that at the repetition of
" Please, sir, give me penny, :slr," it fairly
rained uick1es on the stage at least two doll
lars' worth we're thrown
MICHIGAN.
The Portage Lake Gake snperior) Mining
e1aph informed uB first, that all along Kewee-
nav Point heavy fires were raging in the clear
iprs and that, at the Central Mine, for day
b two previous, many houses had been VA:
.ated. and large force Of men we're out tight
ing the fire-fortunately, with measurable suoj
.ess. About noon yesterdsy, bnet telegram
Trom Calumet stated that the brush fires,
which for week past had been burning sig-i
proudly in the cIearings around the twin.
villages Of led Jacket and Calumet, were then
getting 80 close to the former as to excite
serious apprehennous. All day tho wind had
been blowing hard from ". S. " Two hours
as liter anothsF despatch said. we are fighting
ire; lear Bed Jacket will be destroyed In
Tue evening It was announced that the fire had
been vanquished in q great measure, and for !
time no further loas was anticipated The;
tbe 1totsa Ell i@onn. nsnqanca to a1d
TIE heaviest sufferers are: Edward,
Ryan, loss S95, 900 insurance, a10, 800; E. Ey-
tenbarg, loss 525, 900; insurance, a1C,oo6 );
Peter Kupee, loss SIT, 900 insurance al9, 500 !;
Calumet Manufacturing Company, loss a1o,
600; no insu5sass; hiTTin l 4 ,i Pc, losa s9'M
So. 500: no insurance. Insurance companies,
sustain losses as follows: Home, New York,
1000; Hume, New Haven, eli, ,699; Under
w17aters' Agency, s., 900; irving. New York,
i, 600; Manhattan, New York, 4,fo0i PhH-i
ni1, Brooklyn 81. 500. North Ameriea3 e. p4s- Us
public, Chicago, g, 400; Albany City e4, 600 !!
North American, New York, 81, 500; Iornllard,
Now York, 81 600; Cleveland, S400. VI
s.Tho fi1rs in EeWeeuaw County do not soom