, 1870-07-27
THE NORTHWEST.
ILLINOIS,

Inc pOfHlas1pu OF 1icnr! Is :, ,ll.-
The Scyenty-clghth Illinois Infantry will have
reunion at Clayton Adams County, on the 1ss ot
September next
"A dog-Illicr In East St Louls shot two wagon
loads OF the cannes one day last week,
The Bloomington ftlubtieun says: "As the
passenger train on the l., h i W. Railway was
running at the rate OF thirty miles an hour. be-
tween MacktnaWtowu and nanEers. q girl, aged Z
years. was discovered on The track. The engineer
blew on hrakes and reversed the engine, but the
train was running fast II was impossible to stop.
Tho child was stEuck hf the cow-catchcr aud
thrown somc tlfteen OF twenty feet Thc con-
ductor, Mr. Angle, jumped from the train and
picked ur the child for dc2d; but there were signs
OF life. Mr: Angle carried the child to its parants,
few hundred Farsls distant Dr. Smith. d! Pc
kin, being on the train, 2t once administered To
the little suf1e1er, aud she was soon u1aae cumtor-
table. She has since entirely recovered"
IOWA
The census OF Bellevue foots IN 1,50o
AZ the last fes.ion Of the Boari Of Supervisors
nj Jackson county, bounty was paid upon the
scaips of forty nine wolves, twcnty-three wild
cats, and 200 Horhcrs.
Mrs Alexander, Of Davis county. Ia 81 ycar.
old, has nine children, forty-two grand children,
and thl1y:scycn great grandchildren, MI living
and In good health.
The Lansing Chronicle OF the 18th says: "On
Fft,1ay evening last, terrible thunder storm ys-
itsl our city and surrounding country for many
1nilcs The rain came Anwn IN torrents, anil thr
lightning was terrible. Every valley and ray,nc
was Oiled With the foaning Torrent \ man bs
the name OF Shuman, with his wife aud two chill
tren, residing In the Talley Of French Greek.
hati been to town, and werc returning home
when going .iown the valley between the Lime
kiln ants slnxiefons place. theT we're orertaken hv
The storm, the wagon eaps!zc, and its oeeupanta
fn~E f,rsF$.
af1Er two men arrived near the rlsce, anu founI
the body Of the man in clump Of busnes lfelcss,
and, short distance on, the woman struggling in
the water. hut could not render her any assistance
| On Saturday morning, tho bodies af the woman
and her two children were found 1oaunR mp
against fence amonX the piles Of wood aud itbrts
We learn that the yailey OF the Iowa Is completely
| lnundated, the water covering the h.Re and I'LL
Ing the Waller aluosi from blun to bluff. The corn
| and other grain which that region IL 70 prolific
with. will We fear. he total loss We hare also
learned thar man5 bridges we're swept away
| WISCONSIN.
| Milwaukee tr1fsf fetnalo BARRIERS, anil local pa
per SAYS that, "O1t OF I'VE women who trte,! tu
| grt = living hy shaving, three caught the stct
from customers. one got married, aud the Other
..t,1n1, but she ahoutd hare undergone that cere-
mony. Frnpretots OF shops say they don't wau
any more female shaSers around them
\ tSntASa.
A black snake, two feet long, was capture! II
the streets Of Evansville. on Friday.
MINNESOTA.
| Near Minneapolis, on thr s4th, q strpEe .! Hight
ming Killed Andrew Meckelson aud severely In
.uzcd William Dag.
4 woman dentist Is doing good hns.ness Ii
| Garnet.
John IL. MoI1ts q cn1urrd saEtaes of Lraytn
| hah ,trIr fA~, fnm L.
tending 10 practice In that citf.
OHIO
Jvhn LAWSON, Of GalltpoIls, formerly menhe
1.-THE Legislature from Gailla County. lay on th
track under q stationary train at the depot, o.
THURSDAY, and went to sleep The engine tn .in
time started on with the train, and Lawson hA.
| Ills hands anu feet cur OIL instantly.
! a servant girl In Cincinnati has been laytn
the wrongs Of her class before the pnblic, thrpug
one Of the newspapers Of tnat city. She says tta
they are unnecessarily made 70 realize that thel
service Ia meDiat one, aud. In consequence, hay
no incentive to ta,thfuness and interest In thei
work She IL strongly In favor Of hRytnc tn
privilege OF receiving company with the missu. |.
and sitting at The table while the head Of sh
house goes down stairs for the tea.Lettte.
, TnK TERRITORIES
a contemporary SAYS: I" We hare before Us
letter from younR hero near the Colorado uu
1 who writes to bis father: y toll you IT Is tosg
TO come In worn oct With the hat,s work OF hrcaI
: Ing prairie, and hare 10 70 10 making bread AZ
bru3t ing bacon. l cant stand fhlz, must q
! EAst anu get cook that doesn't wear trpQs..tA'