, 1874-09-12
THE NORTHWESTERN, STATES.
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Chicago Tribune.
ILLINOIS.

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Chicago Tribune.
ILLINOIS,.
Tho city schools Of Bloomington open OIL
Monday noxt.
There is talk about supplying the City Of
Cfalona with wator from the great mining level
in Grant County, Mis-, Oh which Crawford,
Mills d. Co. hnvo 80 long becn working. THO
project looks feasible, and engineers arc now
making a survey Of tie situation.
The Fatmer-G Oranges, Of LaSalla County, at
meeting III LaSalo yesterday. accl1od to 4nve
a general public picnic ut Del}olt's Springs, on
F4iday, Sept. 25 Prominent spoakers will be OIL
hand, aud excellont music.
-T4o LaSallo County Fair closed yesterday.
Tho attendance WAS respectable, nuu the tc5Ilt
SUCCESS financially.
Journal, Il newspaper devoted TO tho interests
OF liquor aud tobacco dealers, Kellogg 4 Bro.
publishers, appeatcd in Las5allo yesterday.
just befuro noon yestorday ut big rooms IN
tho Delmonico Hotel, il, Cairo. freight coidt!c-
tor On tho Cairo g. Arka'tsus Railroad, clthor ill.,
tentionally or accidentally SHOT himself under
tho jaw with = pistol: aud in tho oplnion OF Ills
physician ho il rot likely to recover. Ills natno
~ DoddraGe. llo sAyH it WAS an accident. but
many, beliovo it was an attclnpt to commit
auicldo.
-;Mcafi1len'e case. at Galosburg contlunoa to
be tho ono topic before tho people OF that city.
The evidence ia now nearly in, and is Of such o
nature tlat |. vii! DO With difficulty that n case
is mado out against the prisoner. Tbe argu-
tnants will likcy commence today,
Charles L. Knoth a brakeman on IN Illinois
Central freight-tran, was killed at Knnhakeo
yestersiay morning about II o'clock. While at-
tempting to pass from box.car to 1at-car, l,o
foil beneath tho wheels of the 1atter. His fe.s
were crushed above the knees and no lived only
shout twonty minutos. 11o was II years of ago
hud hnA mother living near l4incoln payk, Gil.
tago. His late father Wa5 once foreman of the
Company's car-shopH at Chicago.
-Iho Mclean County Supervisors, In aoBs On
to-day n,ado, Il second reduction III the saInry uf
tho Sheriff, bringing it down to 81, 800 from,
So ZOO, Mt which it stood. By way OF oonsIht-
puoy and reform they allowed themselves full
pay for two dayA, during which lloy ad jouruo;l
aud attended the County Fair.
Tho barn and contents and four stacks Of
wheat belonging to Iloury ". Lowls of Crenson,
wore burned Thursday evening: n precociout
b-year-oll MAS burning Bonlo OLD hay, hence the
fire, IIo atooa at tie window surveying thu
scene, and cooly remarked: "0ol!y! grandma
what 4 blaxe!'' LOSS, el.500.
A State Convention Of voternnH Of tho Me1
loan War will be held In Bloomington Sept. 4
and "a.
Grand LODGE I. Q. of &. T., IN session ri
Bloomington, huA appointed as Lecturers the
I.oYs, rogpui, and Cummings. aud JOHN 80
loski, all of that city.
Tito fall term Of tin btata Normal Scl,ooi a
Norulal will hef,ln MollllaY. Tic attendance wi!
bo fur lur6er tlmn lssual.
. Last uyat,ilig Lawrence I3arrctt plnyod Cas-
sius III "JniiuB Ctrsar," at Bloomington, mud at
Tho close Of tlio performance waH presented With
q beautiful and valuable Soll-headol cano, In d
gpeoch 1nadp ly tho Hon. William L. Hughes