, 1870-06-01

mg 70 ). ~. W1lletts, of Meroar County, an
valued 1t t3,00o, died few days ago fn cor
: horseshoe na1 on thehoor.
Five men recent1y met in the rooms OF th,
Library Association at Evansville, the arero.
gate Of whose ages was s54 Years. One o
tured last week near Bedford, Lavreuce Cam
ty. So says the Aezcs Of that place.
Recently cow in Marion. Grant County,
| gave birth to eighteen pigs; and arrange.
ments barring. been made by nature for only
twelve to get their living, ei1 Of the clamorous
gTunters had to be turned over to an impro
yised nurse.
The Detroit Free Press Of tho s0th ssye
"About eight o'clock Friday evening, as a
! woman named Sarah Finn, who resides On
| Seventeenth street. near the river road. was
the direction Of the water. Mrs. Finn i8 q
poor, nnlettered woman, who work. at the
washtub for living, and had been to cary
some clothes to 4 soldier At the Fort. She
did not hesitate moment about turning
dowh through tho timbess OF the
da1k q H., ard deserted yard. reaching
From the edge Of the dock eho aaw forms
struggling il the water, about thirty feet from
shore, and heard voices CRYING for help.
There was vessel lying near, but the sailors
commenced song, and did not, therefore,
catch the r.. Screams Of the persons ia the water,
saw 4 that the boys. for auch they
we're. were floating down, cliuging to
capHized skin, and she ran up and
down looking for a boat. Finding none, ehc
Jumped down from tho wharf upon piece Of
Elnp-tlmber, seized 3 board, and gavo her
craft strong push into the stream. Gotting
1fa S3,rko ol, 4n:t
down or go over, and she sat down, tho water
almost floating her of her perch. She neared
the boys rapidly, cheering them through tho
gloom to hold on, and hor beam finally bump
ed against the inverted skin. Tho tho weTe
!non Inc 5ass SeloW tho Sandwich ferry land
fifteen rods. As she could get no wottcr Ms.
Flynn left her beam and landed into the watar
to teize hold Of tho boat, making tho Iada ret !
securer holds and in q manner almost I'm (
knorn 70 her, for she cannot swim, having |
never visited Long Branch, the gallant Woma1 |
pushed the boat into the bank and took tha
:, Ads on. The boys Hero named, respectlrcly. !
Charles Mash and Henry Foster: and thcir
parents reside near each other On Fourteenth I
street, near Lafayette. Neither were Is years
20, and they had that afternoon ran away
rom home, stolen boat from a sI;p bohind .
annoIy on, the River road, and psdlled away
loWn the river. They had bcon . lung time Il
s6ttne bAeH, and In attempting to lind at tha !
~ doek had ran the boat on to submerged
og and overturned it. Both ucro chiiIod
through when rescued, and would probably |
'aEs penshed but for tho brave Mrs. Finn
MINNESOTA.
, >. =, thompson, = prominent citizen Of st.
'aul, dled suddenly, on Friday, uhilo on a
shing excursion with his wife and tlaughter.
t the time Of his death Mr. Thompson was
anl, Treasurer Of the St. Paul & Chicago
~ Company, . Director in tho St. Paul !
irector in the Minnesota Mutual Life Insur-
zee ,e ooe Company. Bis life was insured for
e, s2o.0Oo; Mutual Lifo Of New Yn1I
l7,oW Minnesota Mutual, 5000 Gomez.
cut Mutual, $1,000.
ONO.
The Cleveland Herald Of May 30 SAYS: nOn
lnday morning Captain 0. J. Parker. an
;ean Ealor, appeared At tho Central Police
'cniDg the sum Of three Thousand dollar Il
old. From h1a statements it appears that he 1
rived in this city by tho 1880 D. m train on {
10 Cleveland 4 Pittsburgh Railroad, and
hen lie reached the depot ho left IN liz seat |
y inc ss15 e satehel containing tue money in /
lis triaing circumstance until three or fonr 8
'4fs a1ter"ard- when IN bed! Ho immcdi- a
ely got up, In somewhat peEturbel state of 8
ind. got himseH to the residence Of one Of
e ofhcerh OF the road, and roueed hin, from
slunbe1s. The oblieing official accompa- p
cd him to the depot, aud togetIer ?
oy searched the car in which ho Il
me, but nothing. that looked like 3 C
tchel containing three thousand dojiara In c
Id ras discovered, and the old ssea dog;
turned unconsolatio to his lodgings, II ia a
orning the search Was removed, tho officers t,
the road rendering every assistauco in a
" power. Tho depot, was again visited and !!
. baggage men and thoto who to,,t ch,rro | b
the cars Oh their arrival, we're carefuf1S
estloned, but no things we're found Of tha
seing money. The matter was placed in fhe
mas OF the detectives, who made careful Z
'eshgaton, but mp to late hour SUNDAY t,
,ht no clue had been obtained"