, 1874-08-25

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THE NORTHWESTERN STATES.
Nows Itcn1s Photographed to tho Ght-
Cng0 Tribune.
gptcfat Dispatch to Tie CAicaqo Tr1oa',e.
lLL1Aota.
A very serious accident happened at about
11:30 d. m. yesterday, ut tho depot OF tho Fox
River Branch Of tho Chicago. Burlington Il
Quincy Railroad In Ottawa A freight trntn, Which
preccdos tho morning passenger train going
soltb, had stopped aud WAS about baokng UP to
got upon the aidetraok onllow the passenger train
TO 60 by. Tho freight blocked UP both Sidewalks
md Madison strcot 30 that no ono could paEH.
MIR. Albert Shaofor. very respectable 0ermau
citizen, proprietor OF shaofer's Haj, attempted
to pass betwe0n the cars. To do tlis ho cauGht
hold Of tho iron land supporter on either car,
and swung his feet OH tho bumpers, or tried to-
but the rieht foot found rost upon Tho link bo-
unexpectedly to him, backo1 up with u loud
cEasll. Tho unfortunate mans foot caught be-
tween tho irons md was crushed to Nil tudo-
Bcribablo nlnBB. lilo NaH carried to Ills home. a
short distance, and surgical MD promptly Hilln
moncd. 1t WIN fouud necessary to anpusatc
tho foot just above tho aukle-toint. Much
complaint IL made by cllizens OF OTTAWA that
cars oil tha Chicago, Burlington 4 Quincy Roau
frequently block up BtrDetH aud CROSSINGS for
hours a. i time. 4 fraght t1nn thus stopped
travel OH ono Htreet Tor osor threo hours ycator-
day afternoon, aud STOPS will bo taken to abato
similar nrlisauccB.
-On Saturday night the westorn portion OF
Mncouplu County was visited BY tho moAt ter
rble storm tint hun visited tho county for
ycarB. uouaes and barn8 woro demolished by
the wind, Anl tho corn cut to pieces by tho hail.
Tho rain WAS quite general, and LAS dono much
good.
-Throe burglars entorcd tho storo Of A. ".
Green. at Dayton, Buli1ny night, b1cked and
Enggod Tho cIork &. 4. uenrtforu, anil, whilu
oae u the number stood guard over hun with n
revolver, tho otAeis plundorod tho storo. He
and other yaluablcv. The amount takon from
the store il not known, but IL supposed to DO
quito lArge.
-Un saturday, man uau,ed William Heron.
IN digging . vol in BLOOMINGTON, struck oil at q
depth uf IL feet. Although tho supply IL lllte
linlitol and mixed with water, 1t has caused much
excitenlott in that city.
Ono locality in Hudson Township, Mclean
County, leHB than miles square. las received
five aoyoro strokcs of lightning within tho inst
two weeks, tho Inst stroke sotEing fire to tho barn
Of John Sager. Two barnB hayo been previous
~ burned by tho fluid.
An excursion il planned By tho Methodist
Episcopal Church, Of Gibson City, Ford county,
etto. Ind, md thence to tho ba:to tlefd OF Zip
pocanoe Tho attopdAaco will he imnonso.
--Abram StauHborry, cue Of the Oldest nottlels
Of Mclean County, fell over from his chair at
his residence, III bloomington, Saturday, and had
two ribs broken aud received other Beyoro aud
dangerous wounds.
Tho Wilmington Star Coal Company's minors
hayo resumed work ut tho proposed 70 conts re-
luotion.
WISCONSIN.
rsha tanfh animal ntt1nrtng n tim WISCONSIN
Turner's closed its oxnlciscs at Fond du Lao ycs-
terdhy wish d grand bali. Tho torcllisht pro-
oesatou waa this tinest ever scen there. Ihe pic
nio Oh Sunday was attended by at loast l0,oJj
pcoule. Tho Turner's unite in termtnE tho
moeting thoro the best yet hold.
Tho absorbing thome of Madison society
Just nuw is the bilyer wedding or Gon. David
Atwood, of the STATE Journal, and wIfe. which
of invitations, at notna aud abroad havo bern
issued, aud for which gtoas preparations are
making.
Tic campaign in the Sixth Congressional Dis
t1ot is warming up. Tho Llourals and Dem-
ocrats have ,luitod in q call for n convention On
tho 224 Of September, asking all opposed to tho
Administration to unite. Tho tegular Republic
IN Convention meets at Oshkosh on tho 18th Of
September. Z. e. Browne and 4. N. Kinlbal
arc tho candidates, with tho chances iu favor Of
Browne.
Al. s. Murphy. law-partner Of Senator Car
panter, coutraulctcd tile report OF htb dying by
returning to Milwaukee, yesterday fron the East
looking vol.
dict tho astounding report iu the Sunday Iimes
rs to political conbinAtions by Which Dotkin is
to bo deposcd, Murphy sent packing, und 80
forth.
waulzee, Saturday, ous was cut dow4 aud cut
aciousncHs restored. Ca,lss, Jealousy.
"A gardener md nu1aerynan uf Madison,
named 81. A. Holt, was thrown from his wagon