The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-01-07

From ILIdNoIs.--Life in Chicago is
said to be much diyorcefied
Illinois it is claimed, raised and har>
vested this year more than 250, ,OU0, 900
bushels of Indian corn.
Macoupin county has adopted town
snip organization by several thousand
majority.
About $1,000 worth of stamps are
sold at the Chicago postofice weekly.
The Chicago Aid Society received and
disbursed nearly s45, 900 last year.
4 Chicago woman seeks a divorce
because her husband sis not smart
man, nor the man she took him for
"A young SON of Silas Cady, of Corn-
wall, accidentally shot himself, putting
out one eye and disfguring his face.
Mr.. Metcalf, County Clerk of Macoup-
In county, fell from train in motion
near Virden, aud was severely injured.
The Joliet rolling mills, which started
about three months ago, employ about
800 men, and are running night and
day.. They puddle about 120 tons of
iron daily.
The importance of single vote was
illustrated at the recent election in Joe
Daviss county, whre Mr.. Townsend, one
of the Republican candidates, was elect
ed by onlu one majority
The ST. Clair Circuit Court gave Wm
Maniey $4,000 damages against the
Indianapolis and St Louis railroad conf
paay, for injuries sustained by him some
time ago.
The Mechanics Association, of Chica-
go, casual stock 500, 900, fled certif-
cate Of organization iu the Office of the
Secretary of State
The people of Illinois opposite and
above Vinccnnes for eight or ten miles,
and below that place for six or eight
miles, are building fevee on the Wa
bash to save their farms from overflow.
2 A herd Of 900 Texas cattle being
pastured near Arlington, broke loose the
other day, and are now at large in Airing
bou and adjoining townships, doing
incaicuIable damage to crops, killing
horses, &c. They are shot whenever
found
Track laying has commenced on tht
Carthage and Quincy railroad.
Mrs, Stephen A. Douglass has lately
fallen heir to considerable amount o
J property in Scotland.
The Improvement of the Illinois rive
is progressing quite rapidly, and whel
complete it will be OF the greatest benc
&t to trade in the river counties.
Two farmers named Burnham ant
Warren, living near Nation, between
whom an old feud existed, met the othe
day and qurreled, The fight resnlte'
in the death Of Burnham. Warren wa
at once arrested M
s1UrAu.-Following dispatch is date,
Salt Lake, Dec 30:
.-BIcKaY aud Heath, two Southern
stage robbers aud three other prisoners
escaped from the guard house at Cam
Douglas early this morning by cutting
the door fastnings and overpowering th,
guard. Colonel Morrow, commanding
the post, informed United States Mar
shah Patrick, and prompt measures ar
being taken to recapture them.
.EoNDoN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. idea o
the railway travel into and out Of Lon
don may be had from the fact that th
number Of trains entering and leasini
the city in one day is fifty.four per hour
or very. nearly one per minute during th
whole of the twenty four hours of th
day,;s end this immense bnsinesssis con
ducseds with freedom from accident tha
is almost exemption.
III. q
NEw RAILROAD LINE In San Fran
cisco.tHe CalieeFniae Railroad CompaB,
haysK FLED. articles of association for .tb
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