, 1873-09-12

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Tho Attompt Of the Central Vermont Railroad
Company to purchase tho Vermont Division of
failure.
--Avoca, Iona, on tho Rock Ialand Railroad,
will ship this seaaon 100000 bushels Of small
grain. Tho station MAS opened four years ago.
burglars and horse-thievca aeem to be on
tho rampage all over the State OF Iowa. Thiev-
ery, is recorded in almost cyery newspaper We
pick up as happening in their respective looali-
tioa.-Du6uque Times.
.;-Undsr the new law Of Congress, giving all
cities Of q, 600 and upwards tho free collection
cities Of Rock Island and Moline and tho aboli-
tion Of ono Of tho post-ofIicee would be signal
advantage to all. BY this law the consolidated
city would be entitled to oarriars.-1Rock Island
Argus.
The editor OF tho Lssal1o Press has beon
looking At tho pay-rolla Of the Northern Illinois
CoAl aud Iron Company, aud f1ndB that the low
oss wagca made by any frst-olass coal miner dur
Ing the month Of July ia $82.o6, while the high
prico will soon be raised to $1.1O ton.
Eastern roads which connect Omahn and
Chicago are now unable to supply the demand
made upon them for cars, Thee produce which is
the Union Pacific is also unable to furnish all tho
cara that are required for immediate use. How
much moro will this be the case when the farm
ing population OF tho State ia doubled, aud
this iB to happen In the near fu ture 2-Onaha
Herald.
Gen. Lawler, tho contractor, has completed
the pontoon railroad bridge at Prairie du Onion.
acrosB the oast channel Of tho Mississppi River,
and trims arc now crossing upon it. This bridge
ia formed by track laid upon piles to tho chan-
mol, which Ia hero 800 feet W1do. AcroHa thin
opening two pontoons are stretched, on which
rails arc laid, and an apron c.nneots them With
tue track on the piling. The invention is one Of
DIR. La"ler's, tho contractor, and the succeBs Of
tho experiment opens new era in railroad cross-
ngs Oh tho principal rivofs.
The uelona Herald says Accurate calctl-
lations deyelop tho fact that base bullion from
Utah mines cannot be prohtably shipped under
tho new railroad tariff, and, nnleBs d modification
Of rates can be secured with regard to this par
tioular class OF freight, the effect will DO to
cripple, Il not to ruin, this branch Of mining
--Maurice &. Richardson, Of Ftohburg, Maaa.,
Harvard graduate Of the present year, has Just
all tho way from the stone pier at Falmouth
acIosa to MArtha'e Vineyard, q distance Of seyen
miles and half, In tHo houra and fifty-five min
utes. A friend escorted him With boat, but
gaVo no assistance.
~, William W. 1 4 Coleman, agent Of the Howo Sew
recently arrested for e1nbezzlement, and now his
father, clergyman, bears him com pany in JAIL
The old gentleman tried to make away with the
documentary evidence against his son, conceal
ing the papers IN tVo fruit cans, which he scaled
up and labeled "peaohes" and "1aspberrios."
"A, youth Of Dos Mones proposes to walk
from that city to Salt Lake City,-a distance Of
l,bo0 miles. The samo youth made trip Of 400
mileH through Iowa on foot and alone last sea-
son. He announoes his intention Of Btartng for
balt Lake In day or wo,-alone land with moth
ing to support him On tho journey.
-Mr; Newton, OF Grundy County, Iowa, COM
menoed raising hogs threo years AGO, with ai1 as
sold $1ao rorsh Of pork second year, 4440 !;
third year, 81, ,oa6. Ho now has on hand o2 hogs
and 127 pigs. This Is tho result Of tile increase
OF hls stock. Ho has neyer purchased hog
since he commenced.
On Tuesday evening, Sept. a, 4 di f1iculty oo-
CURED st Murphyeboro, jackson County, ILL.,,
In which Mr. Henry Boucher, woll-known and
prominent Democratic politician of that place.
was shot and dangerously wounded. It seoms
that in tho afternoon Of tho day mentioned thora
was q wrestling match at Niurphysboro,
IN which young man named Smith WAS
ono OF the contestants. Mr. Boucher was selected
as referee, and gave his decision adversely to
Smith: At this Tho father Of tho young man,
Mr, Thomas o. Smith, became offended, and ao-
oused boucher OF unfair dealing. High words
Issued, when Smith drew bis revolver aud shot
Boucher through the loft breast, infllcting very
painful and probably fatal wound. Smith was
arrested and lodged III Jail to await tho result Of
Nouchefs wounda-Caro Bulletin.