, 1870-09-17
1HE NORTHWEST.

uiIxoA
The ll1uor-deA.er1 Of Monmouth, who had their |
rndds poured ous recently, hJ The city anshottseA
hare sued the Mayor and the Aldermen for Sle,-
900 damages, and preferred charges for rot, be-
slde.
Tenn fever IL rfefaillng 10 IN alarming tx
tent near KocEhri"gc, In Greene County, Ed
ward Valentine and Nj. Wi,s have lost eighteen
head OF flne cattle aad fears re e,tertalned that
the disease will spr nd t.Eu08hou tue cou ltIJ.
Congressman Burr, Of the Tentn District, has
appointed Harry Hodges, son Of 1rnge Charles D
Hodges, n cadet IN the Nayal School at Annap-
nils, Mary:and !
lit is reposted that the weevu In wheat ii st /
C1a.r County, Is unusually numerous 1t pseaens |
and that sad havoc Is being made Ia whest In the
Rrau2'iea. and also In the rour-mis. Bone OF
the mtllers hare stopped buying Eheat tor the
present, ln consequence Of this fact
THE State Board Of Public Charities has xsceT-
isned that there 900 cases OF tdtocy and sn-
sanity IN tais State. Il Il understood rnat It will
recommend relocation OF the B1lad Asy111n aua
tie Institution Tor the Fecb1.-mnde1, which att
at jacksonville.
At DaAyA,e Mrs. Henry c1arkson, ,aay Nhs.
his fur some months past been In y etate OF semi.
intan,ty, made two attempts at suicide by droTts.
t1, SATURDAY last, failing III b0th cases through
tae wutchfulaess ot her husband. On Sunday ant
aran attempted TO end her existence by poison.
the 1rat dose Of which no, being sufnc!en:. shc
took second potion. This proved too much, and.
acting as an elnesc, she Was again fo1!e'l II her
determined pnrpose. On Monday moTning. how
ever, she tried smother AMI more etfectua. plan
she loaded shot qua with powder, fastene,l th"
gun 10 piece OF furniture, put the muzzlc 10 her
mouth eEd dlschaIGei the gun, killing herself In
:tant!y This was the seventh or eighth time
she hal attenptet, scli-tlest1uctton. she hsh
leen discharged from. the Insane Asylum. Al
'ael SOL Eile' only few months.
IOWA.
The hon crop Iu Northern Io1a Is q SUCCESS tkIs
! tcar,
| The Muscatlne Journal shys IN Interesting ned
pleasant little tab1eau Ia enacttd In that city OIL
| CERTAIN evenings youuX man sticks little bitter
Gent tn the crack Of gate post for young la'iy,
while a Jealous rlrsl watches him frum the oa-
lros1Ie side 1t the street Ard earres them Oh.
| -Ccftaln ladies at Counctl Bluus have organ
.zeu Woman Suffrage Society, win the follow
,uE Officers: President, MrA Amelia Blnruer;
Vice lseaaents, e. Munger and MIS-. Mary Nc
lIletsea: Recording Secretary. liza Mcpherson; !;
Corresponding Secretary, Will $, Shoemaker.
The Council Bluffs !faapareii SAYS that luriu.
1be Res.foa OF the Republican State Convention ii
| Des Noints, the question Of woman suffrage wa
debated In the Committee Oh Resolutions. ltEa-
teso1gsd that the idea Was political ahsurtflty.
\ auc the whn1e subject was inconilneuty dropped.
L. at the recent session OF the Upper 1owt
Methodist Episcop:l Conference, the Rev. d..
Ectler offered fesolutions-nrst dcnouncing thu
'cnse views Of the marriage relation prevalent
and, second, declaring the woman suffrage move
mt1.r The o6shoot Of this looseucss- He support
| ed the resolutions 10 a sirouR speech, After at
| tcttest discussion, the rrst was adopted aud tht
r'ld "as laid upon the tatlc by nearly an ever
| vote.
WISCONSIN,.
It Ia claIr ed that By the new census, Wisconsin
Is the twelfth State La the Union, in point OF pop
; | u!aI..u
AT the Dodge County Fair, Just closed, fhcs
was txhi, tset, yonn8 lady ls years old, viii
su0w-~hIte hair and pink eyebrows litr com
pit alon La yerJ white, aud She can see III she nigh
| as well as day.
-Tae Green uay Gazette states that an ccccn
| tr1c anh drunken half-hfced, who is compliments,
will. the expressive CoRnNuen of VIII Bus1e1ee
:ut !tto one Of his turbulent moo1s. few day
siB Z, and jDsu1tetl wcl1-kuown Indy, who there
nrun took him By the collar and - wal1optd" hiD
Will! cowh!lle until he beloved
The Wolf River Is sa:i to he higher than eve
known bef1re, the water at CUTS Landing orel
: flowing the country for miles atouni, and tn
: | lower polttun OF the warehouse OF Meubrue
9 TO. telng covered 10 The depth Of over trn fct
A good deal OF damage TO property along ii
= | riyeF has heen onp.
g The Darlington Republican states thst aboE
i six years a.o Nj. James Anderson. farmer II
. / st,,lu In rhe town Of BENTON, LAFAYETTE eouut!
:. suspccsne Tint his dog had been bitten hJ ma
drg, ticl him up, und, In doing SO, was slight
hiitcn. hui not enough 10 draw hlood. \ f.
. | weeks ago, hr woke hts wife up tn the night ah
f; her TO tnke the chitiren, leave the room. au
+ liz him in: thas hc believed he WAS gong ma'
= | She oltyed him. andTn short tiuc tie Wis Ia J
TIE Lo,rars OF h5drophoola, aud died Oh the
h | ihsL
fNnfANt.
- Two coIorr1 teachers have been recently er
u ployetl In the public schools Of Terre uaute.
o AT the Marion County Court, now In sessio
in Robert Morcaouse AXIS Tor a divorce because
wife Harriet refusca to provide him with mon.
to live on, and Charles Seiatu requests s.utl
release trom Anna, because ahe will not allow hi
20 TO live at home
III MICHIGAN.
- Niles Van Lureu, Of Madison, went home lrtl
q. few days ago, and attempted to beat hts faith
D. The DID gentleman, however, got the best of HI
in which so mortified tile young man thas he
or l tempted to commit suicide ~ cutting his thrt
;, With razor.
MIssoCRI.
ea The Patrons OF Ilushaudry, In Missouri, hav
Nil -i,e ecgrrr into which they initiate horse thicv
,at | After the ceremony, nothing eau I've seen OF |
=. candidate, and the gsound Is all nicely soid
oref-
nc ONO.
i, Mr. and Mra. Ebenezes 1sas1ele celebrated III
ar. prars wedding, the 10th anniversary, Of Sewrc
,o | on Saturday last
80 The following table exhibits the populsu
ne Of the lnrger OF the Ohio clties in which
ao census has been completed. as compared with
II. population ID ls60:
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