, 1874-09-18
MISCELLANEOUS. ITEMS.


ILLINOIS,
Wlldar Jones, boy employed by tho staunto11
Goal Company, tn tho Houthern portion Of Mn
coupin County, met with yio1ont death from
the effect Of = car-pin which fell 400 feet from
tho top Of tho pit, hitting him upou his load
aud causing instant death.
-Cartilcatos Of organization woro Issued
Wednesday by tho Secretary of 3tato to tho North
westorn Mining and smo!ting Company aud tue
United Statos Gus Works Construction Compauy.
both Of Chicago.
III. H. Boyle, formerly Of tho law-tirm of
Dickey, Boyle l. Nicholson, anl lately Mayor
Ottawa; died Of consumption at San Jose, CAL,
| on tho 18th lnat. niH remains will ba brought
homo for lntormon..
Washington Wators andJ. Bowman, of Guam
paign. wore Wednesday ovoninS bound iu 81, 600
bonds By United Statoa Commissioner Harmon
for violating tho revenue lava by selling whisky
ut tho teceut county fnr.
| INDIANA.
| The largo tow fActOry situated Mt Summit,
and owned BY james Duoyco, Of. Muuclo, was
| burned Wednesday. LOSE, $4,000; 10 insur-
| auce.
"A large fy-wheel in tho rolling; mill at Soy
smi II. ono of tic stockholders iu the concorn. ]
breaking bis leg in two placeB, aud otherwise
ln1uring him. Ho will recover. The dumago to
| lilo 1Ai!l Ii C0iietQDraHlO.
| Eugene Pearson, who was stabbed by Mahon
~ ;I[llompaon Mohday night at indianapolis, died
! Senator Morton = speech, Friday, night, ut
indianapolis, will bo devoted exclusively to tho
discussion Of tho present condition OF Southern
| Gtfairs.
IA. G. Hopkins. Superintendent Of Public Ir-
struction, has compiled table showing the cost
OF tho presont system Of County Superihtondouts
AUD tllat Of thc old system Of County Examiners,
lin fH1t 1&
handouts for ono year, .$G5, ,o02.73; amounts due
school fund aud paid III by them, S5247274
net cost, 310, 0,529v9. Cost OF County Examiners
for ono yoar, $32, 2,39G.7o; oxccsa OF cost Of Ex-
A fire at1owa City Wednesday totally destroyed
tho residence of d. NJ. Slydol, togelior with its
contcnth, tho family escaping with nothing but
what what they had OH. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
S70D.'
Tho Iowa State University opened yesterday
With largo number Of Btudents.
; -Nicho'as Shure, tho young nan who seducol
md then br1ltaiy assaulted Mary Fritz. sue
cecdod III escaping from tho hands Of tLo Oou-
stable tuesday night, bnt it ia thought that l,o
will 10 recapturod+
Tx Rebel Den. o'Noil, who served under
stonewall jackson during tho late obo!lion is
building the loYeo at 1T. Madison.
wlscoSBIN.
All Of tho temperance orders in Fond du Lao
C1ty and County are preparing for grand demon-
stratou. to consist Of at address, music, aud II |
torchght procession, to tako placo in that city
on the 9TH Of October.
Frederick Delts, near Fond du Lao, waa |
caught BY falllug stone that weighed two tons,
@ ailu Aad both Or Lis legs Drokou ana rruHhod on
Tuesday morning.
john Crosby, farmor living in Brothortown,
l'oar fond du Lac, cane to tue latter city, and
after getting 'ery drunk, started for homo
W When about miles on t1o way he laid down OH
him Into q dozen piecoa. Ho leaves largo:
family IN poor circumstances.
At tho late term Of tho Circuit Court ut DIao)s
liver FAILS, Antrow Sheppard, formerly q we'll
Was tried. convicted, and sentenced to tlree +
yenrs in State pr!aon Tor burning his store
nnlidii'g and goods III 1871, with intent to njuro
llH Insurers. I
MICHIGAN:
~ 4. G; Alicn, ~ old gentleman from Wost
ltldge, y. T., ghot himself ut Michigan CITY
beci tho cause.
- lnan na!l,ud Henry pollow was found doaa
on the roadside near North Holland WotuesdaY,
lio lad boon traainE lorsoD, obtaining about 410DI
III money, which was missed when tic body was
found: He Taa' probably murdered bullut-holo "
beng fonnd 70 IN tho back Of hts head, robbery
0elnE tho object. lie WAS Hollantor by brtii, i
and left q vito and throo children. Search Ii
bolng mado for tho murderer, but no olew as vet.
HIS friends arc greatly excited aud vow terrible
aGuEGAllCe. |
DIR. s. D. Thayor, prominent homeopathic !
physician Of Baltic Crook, died Wednesday at
la1f-paHt O'CLOCK, In tho BlBt your Of hIs, age.
litter NIL illness Of ELK weoks. 1Io was called QUO
i tho most sktllful surgeons In tho country,
During tho War ho wns Surgeon of Mor-
ills Aorae. 11o bad practioed III Detroit Mad
son, and other cities, aud vol Known NJ ono Of
he chief promote.s 1t tho agitation for tho adj
mission Of tho homeopathic profession tn tia
Michigan University. Ills loss will DO much folt.
-l3urgla1ioa arc becoming alarmiilgly froouqnt c
u Battle Crook and vicinity. At loaat q toxon
ttemptB hAvo been Mado Oh dwellings, within |
week, and aomo hayo boon succeBsfuE, rboman
lnox'B house waH attempted Wednesday nicht. |
nut tho family woro aroused alla the burrlnrY, O
rod on. Tuesday afternoon Henry iInnt,n
ollso, In Emmot Township, was robbed. Tho
i custody. o'
NEBRAHKA.
a stranger, whose nanl0 ia a,lppoeod to 1,o n | te
hannon. waa run over aud cut in tiyo by a Union
actlo Railroad car near depot ut OmaI1n.
'odneaday night. llo was under tho influenza -.
liquor, md had laid down on tho track. ~
M1SSkHorA. r,
-TAe following from Fort Garry las been re. ~
oIYod At st. Paul ~. Whitehead. contrnotor a. =,
IF grading tho pembina branch Of tha f:a"a. = =
Ian rucit9, lsailroal, has arrived. iie COM =
oncos grading at onco, and will complete Tho "
ork this full. Ills arrival l,as giyon In
9nsdorabto impetus to tla1le OF nil tn1n' ~ ~
Ao ltey: Mr. MeDougal, q mis- -