, 1874-07-17
THE NORTH WESTERN STATES.

Duifnlo.
THE NORTH IIWESrERN STATES.
Nc,vs Items photographed to Tho
ChicuEo Tribune.
ILLINOIS.
Friday evening lust Kpspor Gcnhamberger, Of
Instant, Look passage on freight-traiu en-
gino from Lasalle to aIenrlota. Tuesday after
noon, Philip Dursard, engineer, and Isaac Stay,
fireman, were arraigncd Oh charge OF picking
Gcnhamborgor's pochet Of 5D8. Tho plaintiff
Baid o was partly aulcep, but felt thcm picking
know ho felt them, lest they should throw linn
off tho engine. The prisoners woto held .for
trial,
Tho Town Of Hudson, miles iron, Bloom
ington. which has horatoforo granted no licsnso,
has determined to ticunne saloons, profcrrng to
whisky: sold than imported in living seccp-
taclcs from prohibition Bloomington.
a nogr0 na,ncd Stocl ma1o q tnrrible aB-
SAINT OIL respectable wlMto woman in Cairo on
Iuosday, striking llor With bludgaon. and out
OF her screams nt III inaignity offered to i.ur
person i'll her own hoIlsp. her husband bring
abacnt, Tho wretch oscapod, but will doubtless
10 arrested.
Tine body Of q man found dead In the tim
hnr naar Ru.dnu, OH tta 14th itlat,, has not hean
iaoutiled, though there il rutnor TINT tho do
ceasod is ona Isaac Dressed. The general aup-
position fa TINT it is tim. OF a stranger who had
como into tho ueighborhood ~ a. haryeat-hand.
Tho nerAon had hcou dead for several day8, as
the body waB lnlscl, doconlposod.
Charles Howdanhoit, who resided under the
blu!r just north Of Afacouptn Bo,d, in Greene
County, in sliding from a load Of hay OF Tues
day last ran the nes Of . pitchforls into his
bowels, and died from tho injuries yesterday.
Deceased was tile sou Of Henry uowdashcit
r1r1 man r1.nrn in t1ia fr{ta
fortunate mal died III great agony.
Tho ropairing Of tho cannl baBin and Lock
IS, in Lnsaile, In progress during the week, was
finished yesterday. and boats may now pass up
and down uninterrupted.
Tho Board of Supervisors Of Winnebaeo
County adjourned yesterday, having been in
acaaion III Rockford since Monday, to equalizo
tho assessment for 1874. The asseeament for
lYiunobago County is reduced over Ss,0oo,000
from Inst year. Thon It stood 729, ,oss, 900; ttis
year It is $14.6o4. .uu0. The Supervisors in oquas-
izing the valuations. added II por cent to t1ls
valuation Of tho property in the Town atsd City
Of nociiforo, doductlng a corresponding amount
from other towns Of the county. III faction
holders hero always paid on high assessments in
this city.
IL 1nnn named James Gray residing about
miles from Ashley. was run over and Eil!ed IN
Mt, Vernon, Wednesday, night by the eastward
bound train Of tho st. Louis & Southeastern
Railway. It IL supposed tint willis under tho
nllueuco ct liqour, ho lay down upon the truck
aud fell asleep.
*. r. Honnessy, agent of tho Illinois Central
Road md American Mcrrhalts' Union Express,
S7,000 III money thut E,ad come into hls hands as
said agnnt. llo is supposed to have fled to Cam
ada. There IL no dofalcation in the Railroad
Companyn books so fur III known:
-A child Of T. II. York, OF Weuona, was so
badly mutilated by hogs tile other day, TINT it
will probably die.
Low Tanner, yard-mRstcr ut Strentor, waa
INSTANTLY killed Oh Wednesday by being run
over.
On Wednesday of next week m excursion to
points will leave Bloomington. 1t il ,lndor thu
alsnices Of the Baptist Church. thousands will
ayall thensaelves OF this opportunity tu sec Chi
cago md It's ruins,
Mayor Funk. OF Bloomington, has received
n letter of thanks from Mayor Culyil Of Chicago.
for. the assistance rendered at tho Tire by the
Bloomington steamer.
-pasesta, agad about u yenrs, a promising
daughter If joel T. Garrison, formerly Of. JEFF
foraon County, was killed by Htroko Of light
ming ut her home near Farina, Fayette County, a
few t.Wys since. ..
Frank Towns, a!rosilont OF Draitlwood, while
hunting in tho country with Il companion, n,et
with an accident which resulted in Ills donth.
Passing nullsr n cherry tree, he Hei2cd tho gun
by the n,uzz.y, and Yeaohing up, attempted to
caught IN the branchcs and tho piece won't OF.
lodging tho charge In his right a,ac. lie died ut
o'clock yesterday morning.
IA tonm nf Aorses, III cYossing the 1olaso &
Western Railroad Oh Main stront III Danyil!o
Wednesday evening, became frightened by tic
approach 0f a locomotive and ran away. throw
,ilg boy otf the wagon, Herouslv in1uring him,
anti breaking two legs OF one Of tho lorSca.
Tho horse waB slut to rolicvo him OF His misery.
INDIANA.
Mrs. Samuel T. Criro, at York Township
dropped teud with heart diseaso Wednesday
night
"A conplo Of aged polanders residing about 8
nlilos north Of New Carlisle, in II. Joaepl conn-
ty, wore found yesterday morning lying in the
ashes Of tncir dwelling, Which ,lad been con-
aalnel during The night. The skull Of tho nun
llnu beun crushed, mud clots Of blood and hair
were found Oh The srass. and tho fact tlnt thoy
were Known to be- possessed Of co,Siaofabla
murdered.
During loayy rain-ntorm Wednesday oyc,!-
Jug, largo haru, miles north ot ~. Wayne.
WIS struck BY lightning and totally destroyed,
will itH contents. Tho barn belonged to War
harvested, together with larga number Of ngrl.
cultural implements thu ynlile Of tho wlne be-
ing :s,Du0 to s4l0,u0u. OMo or two othor bas1ta
in tho country wuro ulso struck by lightning
aud destroyed during tho hnHlo storm.
-Carr0l Hoffman, Il Gernan, dropped dead
Oh tl!e flour III Wabash yeHl oriay morning, atlea
doing up his luornlll{: work. lloast tliaeaae was
tho eMNao.
OHIO.
A lttle aon Of Barney sylt,,rs, Of IIaydenvte,
WIS killed Tuoulay by falling u,saor trall! ol
cars.
-Uria!a klincr, Hwii chmaster nj I4eayittsburg,
agol Ibomt III, was rlla, ovar ly u train on Weti.
nsstlAy night, soyoring his thigh. Ilo died in u
| fow hours.
-aliHa O'Noll, apinBter, was fund doaa In
her bed at tllc 1'rntaahlo House, Lancaster, yes
tortlay morning.
a swarm If sraashoppers like fenAo cloud
| County ycstert1a1.
Tho old-faHhloned potaso.bugs aro com.