, 1874-11-12
THE NORTHWESTERN STATES.
Neyps Items Photographed to This uIat-
enKO Tribune.


ehKO Tribune.
ILLINOIS.
Tha Board of Public Charities INST ut Gpfing-
fold yesterday and started on thoir annual tour
Of Investigation OF the State institutions. They
visit the Iulustrinl Univorsity as Champaign to-
dny, and from thoro hoy hava not indicated tho
course they will pursue.
Tho aocial ovontlof tho season in Bloomington
was tho golden wcdling Of Dr. II. ]. Ballard. an
old and wealthy citizen OF Mclean County. a
great numbor Of invisad guests wcre preaont,
md tho occasion WAS ono long to be remembered
III Bloomington.
The Common Council OF LaBa1lo Tuesday
evening appointed tho 20ih day Of Dccembor
nnxt for tic election Of City Court Judge and
Olorh, and instructed the City Attorney to ne
eotRto NTH car1ditlatca for tho first pamod of1ico
for tho performance OF tho duties OF suct1 of1co
for 81 ,p0o year, instead OF 81 $500 ns prescribed
by law.
The Grangora Of Kankaheo County hayo To-
solved to establish nn ngricultural~lmpleMe
agency in Kankakoo, hoping to successfully CON-
pete with tho established agencies md obtain their
farnl-tools and machinery 1t much loWor rates.
1Aa Changers will alao obtain tlotr grocoraioa,
etc., through The agency.
INDIANA
During Tuoaday night thcre were Hx BURGLAR
les and attempts in South Bond, resulting iu
hau1 Of about $500 IN money and valuAplea- Tho
booty wna mainly tho loss Of Dr.. p. Z. nupp and
L. I. Darth. Secretary OF tho Eagle Nanufao-
Tho Lako Shore Road aud Joseph Adams, Of
Totre Coupao St. Joseph County. are having an
unpleasant tuess which will probnbly result ia ono
or more lnwsuttp. Tho road was building n
fonoe, and claimed the right to n1ovo tho fonco
oyor on to tho ground occupied and claimed by
Adams, aud so actod by eotting the fence aud
totegraph-po1es ovor. Mr.. Adams. acting under
tho advice Of hia lawyer, last night cut down
the fonce and telegraph~poies for about 80 rods.
The law is freely throatoned aud promised, but
has not yct been invoked.
IA man, supposed to bo Frank Ingraham, Of
Cleveland, O., who attempted to commit suicide
in tho etation-houao Monday, BY hanging, but
Seth Way, patouaee Of tho Way eorn-cu1ti-
yator largo fArrnor, aud an old resident Of La-
porto County, died Of hoart-disease yesterday.
Ho was in Laporto in tho morning focling as
was aitting In a chair eating mn apple when lo
fell from tho chair nnd expired instantly.
w1scoNs1N. '''
Martin T. Ramsey, Martin Fitch and Edward
Martin living in tho Town Of Jnncsvillo, got In
to an altorcation yesterday. The lattor was badly
cut in the faco with m AZ by tho former. He
also claims TINT they robbed him Of over $500
All three wore arrested.
Tho surveyors and engineers who bavo boon
engaged in making tho preliminary survey. for
Fond au Lac, arrived in Fond du 1ao Tuesday
ovouing. THEY struck tho line just west of tho
FOND dn Lac River. Judge Kinyon, tho primo
mover In the enterprise, has won tho confidence
and estecm of oil who hRse mot him.
IS. T. Page, q piouecr aettlcr OF Groon LIKE
County, aged co yoass. was Instantly killed yes
torlay by hig toam running AMY.
GOOD authority states that tho Rov. DR..
Dudley will address lotter to Plymouth Church
Society," OF Milwaukoe, to-day. in reply to the
resolution Of tint society declining to receive lis
resignation, indicating tho tornhs upon Which he
will remain, nnmely b practical reorganization
Of bis church on working bass and. the e1ec-
tion Of commoliona church building at an
enrly aate. 1t is understood tho society will ac-
cept these conditions.
The milwaukee, County Board Of Supervisors
had to adjourn ngain Yesterday in consequence
Of the Committee on Equalization OF Tlxos hav
ing failed to agrco on basls, part Of tho Com
1nttoo desiring to adhere to tho present systen,,
and tho country mombers, represented by Mr.
1irauso, deHlring tue salo or market price to DO
the basiH. Thoy will endcavor to hayo a aettle-
mont to-day. md the Board will meet again Fri
day. Before adiourning tho Board appointed
numbcr Of grand and potit jurors among the
several wards and town6 OF the county.
An old resident Of Milwaukee. Carl nloising,
neadlor by occupation, was wayaid, robbed
and aorioualy injured by Roveral ruf1ans, uear
AT tho annual ncoting Of tho Mi1waukeo
Homo OF tho Friondfoss yesterday, the old OF
ficers and Board or Managers wero ro-oioo.ol
Mrs. D. ". Blanchard taking the place Of Mrs:
e. D. Holten, resigned, and Mrs. Thomas Groeno
being aided to the Board. Tho Ireasureya re-
port showed 81, 1867 received, leaving $760.20
unaxponded, compared with 81 POOL at the COM
mencemont Of tho year.
IOWA.
Absaloun Woods, one OF the oldest aud wealth.
lost sotslora OF Burlington. diod yostert'ny.
-Dotwcen Gutenberg and Frepchtown
Tuesday, the dead body Of an unknown man was
/ taken out OF tho river, aud buried. Thoro ap-
penrod on the head and neck marks Of violcnce.
He waB OF medium height, sandy whiskcrs, and
light hair. and apparently laborer.
Tuesday night tho hotol belonging to Henry
Schultz, OF Girard, H., waa destroyed by fro.
Insured In tho Atlantic l. Paoiho for 81, 900.
MICHIGAN.
At an adjourned torn OF cnurt at Borrlon,
| commencing Monday. Judge Coolidge on tho
| bench. thrce criminal caseB and several others
woro dapoaed OF, and tho Court adjourned to
| noxt Monday. Two OF tho criminals havo re-
coived their Hcntence,-one to the 6tate'a Prison
| for sefcn years, and QUO for SIX yoaFa ind Six
| month";.
! MINNESOTA.
The 10 miles OF railroad required to connect
! the new Wea i Manlato and 6uutAern Alinne-
sota Railroads With tho Central Of Iowa, the
| northern teE1ninuB, Ia said to haye been agreed
upon, at nforonce OF capitalists Interested, at
Mankato Tuesday.