, 1874-06-13
THE NORTHWESTERN STATES.
Newa Items Tclcgrnphcd to tho Chi.
cng0 Tribmlac.

CnEO ATl0llI&Cs
IL1lNO1g
About eighteen months ago, Hurd Thompson,
of Chicago, paid for ticket from Bloomington
to Chicago, which was tnken up by tho conda1ct-
or After passing Chonoa, the conductor catne
through the train and inquired OF Mr.. Thoml-
son why ho did not got OF. He replied that lie
had givon ticket for Chicago, Which tho coa-
ductor denied, aud h1r. Thompson YVES told TINT
he must buy tickot for tho bnlauce Of the way
or eet of tho trim. MIR. Thompson refused to
comply with the request and was accordingly put
of. compromise has bean effected by klr.
ThompRon, who accepts $3.50 as settlcment Of
the whole matter. ..
Tho Mclean County Grange meets in Bloom
Tho grand turnfest or jubilee OF the
Turner Soeioties OF Illinois, begins to-day i'll
Decatur and continues three days. T..
Dry weather continues to prevail noar Cairo,
iB beng harvested, and thore is fine yield.
Good rains have falfon from Anna northward,
which will be great advantage: The weather
:-Tho races At riverside Driving Park in Of
tawa OF the first four days Of July PROMISE to be
4 grand success. Over eighty entries haye been
made, comprising the very best horses. in tho
entire West, and Bomo OF the best in the coun-
to about 81, 900.
Col. bob 1ngeraoll, counsel for John T. Har~
per, entered motion III the Superior County
County Circuit Court yesterday morning to quasi,
tho Inducements ia the caso. Tie motion was
get for argument next Monday. The case against
Bmith will be called this morning, and 1t is un-
derhtood that bia counsel will apply for con-
tinuance and al'ege Us a reason tho enforced
absence or the Hon. Jim Robinson III. O., from
that district, one Of tho nBsociate counsel In the
canRo.
Springfield financial atlalrs are getting into
a very SERIOUS saarl. Some OF the tax-payers of
tho city Ara losiBting the aBaeBsmont made for
city purposes ou the ground that the amount
was not properly certified to tho County Clerk.
Thomas Nixon. cook at the Sangamou
County Aims. House, while goiug from Spring
Railroad, fell between tho cars, nearly the entire
tEain passing oyos him, killing him instantly. He
Tas unmarried.
a certificate Of the chango Of namo and
German American Savings Bank, OF Chicago,
was illea yesterday with the SECRETARY OF Btato
at Springfield. Tho name at the new corporation
is.tho derman-Amorlean Bank. Capital, $500, 900.
w1BCoHs1H.
The sharp shooters Of Chicago who are attend-
ing tho prize shooting festival in Milwaukee are
leading the scores. The tirst modal was takon
by Mr.. III. drau, Of Chicago. for tho first twelve
terday afternoon for tho prize for the twenty
centreB, Mr.. Merachwa, OF Milwaukee, closely
following him. Grau was finally tho VICTOR Al
the coBo Of tho day Grau Was still leading everyA
thing, and tho rest Of the Chicago men were III
good shape.
Tho arnual meeting of tho Milwaukee l. st.
Paul ltailroad tahoB place at noon to-day.
M1UIl1HAN.
4 Grange has been organized In Dewitt, Clin-
ton County. OF tlfty.ono members; q. Penne,
Mastor. There aro nov 461 GrangoB il, tho
State, With Ill average membership OF forty-tiye,
Ths lonta Rud lngAam County Councils will
celebrate tho 18th OF July by basket picnic at
1ona and Mason respectively aud tho Patrous
Of drAtlot County will hold Il groye-pcnio at
Alma.
Tho wool trado has opened at Ionia, st.
Johns. and Lanaing. few clips hive been
bought at 7 to 40 conta. Tile amount protfuootl
will exceed that Of last season.
Tho cAHe OF tho polAonera OF Ubar1es Inm
comes bafore Justice CanpbsIl, OF Lansing, noxt
Tuesday. Tho poisoned man waH u years Of
ago, Of temporAte habits, and WAS poisonod by
tho partlos holding him fast md pouring It down
his throat. Llm lad nude disparaglng remarks
about hiB siBter-in-aw, Mrs. Lucy Monroe, and
tue bulliea had thraahed him previous to the
poisoning.
-scarlatina has broken out In tho State Instl-
tute for tho Deaf, Dumb, aud Blind. at Flint,
and It will be oloHod at onco, aud further exer--
oises. which usually take till tie end Of Juue,
will be dinpensed With this scar.
Dewitt @. Brown, keeper Of tie Range
Lights ut tho mouth Of tho Saginaw River, glyes
notice that hereafter the lights will be dlscon-
tinued, bocauHe no QUO IL willing 10 compensate
him for the trouble. n
-AHaouista-Justice s%aYne, Of the United