, 1874-06-06

| ttnuua 1JuEALaU ktldk tu9 EE0fM must 1QT0 bG9D
much moro violont in tho southern townships Of
tue county. a COW mas struck BY lightning in
LnSalle.
| Tho weet aido Of Morris Brothers' grocery
partly burying the clerk. 1t. L. Ca1iilold, in tic
ruins. He WAS seriously hurt, but not daugor-
ot,s1y injured. The side was loaded down viii,
frosh and smolted mosts. canned fruits etc tic
heavy wolEht Of which caused tho casualty.
lady, aged 49, tho daughter Of John Helm, 4
wealthy farmer living four miles from Pists!ioid,
committed suicide Ihureday ovoning by shoot.
and low-spirtcd for sonao. uooks. Stlo went to
hcr room with revolver, lay down On the floor,
and placing tho pistol to tho side Of her hoatl.
frcd tho fatal shot: No report was heard by tho
'fam,,ly, but, On golng to tho room, they found
-The Methodists Of pittsaola adopted d.
signs for IN elegant now church building to bo
erected ut onco.
Tho crop prospects, in Pike County aro mag
nifcont. Tile yield Of wheat will DO unusually
| large.
The prizs exhibition Of tho freshman Class
| Of Shurtloff Collage, at Alton, occurred Thurs
a;:., dsy evening. The oommttoo Of Awards oon-
aud tue Hon. q. y: Lovoro:t, who mndo thes
awards a. follows: First prize to j. 7. Sherman,
OF Carthage, No., and second priao to J. Bow
man, Of Whitehall. ~. Tho large audience tes-
Tilted tho}r approval By vigorous and long-oon-
Coy. Bevoridge viastod tho Insane Anvlum 1T
Elgin. mud made tho entre round OF its Boycrul
wards yesterday afternoon, in company with the
Trustoos and ohcrs. Every part OF tbs building
building, which ia modal for convenience and
utility. In passing through tho wards. the
gentlemen wero pleasantly reccyod by the
patients, and entertained by music and by con
the outside world In tho evening dram alto en-
tcrtainment wa9 given In tho am,,s
mont hall! in tho presence or
about one.third Of tho patients and
so to 100 invited guests. It wan succeeded bv
refreshments and dancing, tho Inmates and
guests participating alike, tho former proving
rather tie better dancers Of tue two. The com.
pnny broke up at midnight.
MINNESOTA
wlngs aud lav away from Cottonwood County
Saturday and Sunday last. It is hoped that the
rest will follow oil developing their wings, which
will bo next week. Ths course Of thoir flight,
like that OF the first brood, Was southwest,
.-Hoages. superintendent Of tree-planting
for tho 1T. Paul 4 Pacitlo Rnilway Company, re-
ports over 1000 900 trees planted along the linos
Of thst Company since he commenced work in
| tho spring OF Inst year. Losa thnn 9 nor cent
have failed, and the rost arc doing wcll. Tie
prairle farmers along tho lines are generally fol-
lowing tho example.
II. Il. Kent. Collector for Christ Church,
ST. Paul, was found guilty OF embezzlemopt
yesterday, with jury experimentation Of mcroy.
-Four othor indictments are pending againat
him for appropuating 1unds collected tor other
parties.
.-Ihursday evening, Il train from Saltwater
for st. Paul was two miles beyond White Bear,
m unknown mau, deliberately removing bis coat
and hat, lsid his head on the raii. Tic engine
was reversed and brakes applied, but the Whole
train passed over him, crushing his head and
entirely separating 1t from his body. Ho had
boon Been during tho day at White Boar Station.
Walking along the traol but nothing was noticed
nor found BY which to identity tho remains.
IOWA.
The Northwestern Inrnfost begins to-day at
lansing, where great preparations hayo been
mado for the celebration.
-TMlrsday lust, Mr. Knapp, n guard In tho pris-
on st r. Nlndiaon, took an ounce Of chloroform,
ofidontly with tho intention Of committing sui
two Children. Tho only cauae assignod for tbs
rash net wan tho doath Of 1s wito, Which oo-
CURED some tins ago, aud which aeemsd to have
aifectod Ills mind. .-... ,,
to. Wis, committed suicide at Nashyille. few
days sinco,. Family troubles Are supposed to
have becn tho cauBo.
-;oporta como to Marshelltown, H., from
pers nro rapdly increasing in nnn6or1, aid
tlroaton to deyastato wheat fiolda oven more on
tcnsively than they did last year. Their courae
is south aud cast aud their advance column ID
e pa s Se oeaan ps SGg
road. Should they continue to travel as they
havo commenced, they will leaya Marshall Couu-
ty to tile cast OF. their line Of march.
The latest dispatches from Claytou, Alla-
makee, Winncsllies anu Howard Cotlnties atato
tnat crops OF oil kinds aro in splendid condition,
md there ars good prospects Of yield superior
to last season. drasshoppcra have already made
Their appearanee. but they fly south az soon AZ
their wlngs become grown, and thoro Ia no dam
ago from them as yot.
MICHIGAN