, 1874-06-16
THE NORTHWESTERN STATES.

THE NORTHWESTERN STATES.
Nosys Items Telcyrnr1ied to Tho Uht-
cnE0 Tribune.
ILLINOIS.
A worry heavy corn crop may bo expected In
IaSalio County this yoRr. Old farmers say TINT
tho prospect has raroly, It over, been bottor
for ali enormous harvest Of not only corn, but
onts, rye, mud spring wheat. Tho Eota.o-bugy
are nnisanccs In that county ut present..
John vogo'sosang was accidentally shot sh
@ while cleaning asnn in poklu; yeate,rt,!1ay. ,r,1y TIE
'--Last Friday, Saturday, and Sunday tho Iur-
nors OF Central 1llinom held festival nt Dc
ccat1r. Turner's were present from peoria,
Bloomington, Clinton. and other places. Sunday
Good feeling, and beer flowed freely. Several
fights took plnco, but they resulted from tho too
free use Of bcnzlno by Decatur b!oods.
-Tho Rey. Father Nagle, Of st: Marya Cor
man Catholic Church. Of Alton, died At hnlr-past
years old. Father Nagle cano to Altou about q
yoqr ago from Chester, ILL.,, and WAS highly es-
toomcd BY hts congregation and respected by NIL
outside Of hIs church. WHO had nlado Ills ao-
quaintance.
-Groat excitement prevails In tho eastern
portion OF Cass County over u supposed murder
TINT bus just come to light. On tho evening. OF
tho It'll inst. Albert Roam, a farmer, living in
oregon Precinct, lett homo, and fnil'ng to 70,
turn that night. tho family becamo uneAsy, and
Eoarcb WIS made, 1t was found lhat ho took
the train at Ashland for Jacksonville: On the
sa,ne day band in tho employ OF Rcam waH
missing. mud Oh tue evening OF tho 13tht corpao
WAS found almost dovourad By. hogs Iii Rean,'s
pasture, md there aro Huspiclons TINT q foul
clino has hcon perpotratcd.
--Corporation, leeasoH, to organize tho fol-
lowing companies we're issuod III Springfield
yestolday: kentucky Lithograpbers'- -stono
Company. Of Chicago capital S1bo. o.0Do; Her.
man (knox County, Mercantile aud Ma1lulac-
turing Company, capita!, ,S53,Q'0. Certificates Of
organization were iesuod to tue stcrling Gas
Company, Of Sterling. WhtosMo County to tho
capital S50, 600.
palen yesiefoay. young man enatched
mu"os -"aliGt run H.. iutb. holleT, u 1o1ono, as
sne came on Inc llinon Coneral houthofn tram:
anu run win It, purBuca ny large number Ut
nien wno ssooa nes!. he leis sovefa, tl'nSs: anu
"as cauFht aS tue ulsIancool neeriy thteo piock3'
Miefa .ong aSafcn H. aho a ncsoas was ioau
GS coltatu'ns gay. Tue Iogoer gaYo hia 1lamo as
Ghaflos Armstrong, or indianapolis. DO noW
los N ]ail' .
- lafse eoneonfeo OF people from tho CITY
anu country Wthehsea lao laying of tho corlor-
stono q tho ~ Hecnan ha!l at dalona at II o'clock
the n, g1ty Coa1!Sll. tiso department, Masons,
Udd.Felown, uerman societies anil cltznAs.
Aoadeu NY the German band. tredoIick stall
anu Yen. john Y. smith Bpoke III English. Tho
sneaRlhG was We'll fece1Ved, anu nlter7iatcd
with good singing. The procession marched to
tho RUIZ Grounds utter tho ceremony, to
picnic and spond tho day.. Showers Of rain III
terfeted greatly with tho pleasures Of tho after
noon: LII tho eyenng, the detieatlon OF the
now Masonic hall TOOK plnco. 1t "as MI occa-
sion OF moro thar! usual interest. There werc
about 20o invited guests, outside OF tho Order.
Tho rooms were uoatly fl.ilhhed aud taBtetully
arranged, having boon designed by and finished
Under tho superlntendonce Of Gou. J. @. Smith,
There wero two delegates from Ga'ona to
tho oiliceholdora' Convention at Warren Inst
Saturday, out Of fifloon to which tho city was
entitled.
-.. INDIANA.
Thore ia considerable hard feeling between
citizepy of Bourbon in rcgnrl to crusndiug aud
both sides huyeualriol ia matter too fur. Sntur-
day evening, in q fight from tha aboyo-named
causo, QUO old u,a1, was bauiy bruised, Sunday
three young meu who wore swimming and WHO
wero drunk. got to uuarre}jng among tflpm-
solves, aud then got INTO aiight with sonic othorB,
aud worp badly bounded, Tho aame night somo
unknown porsons vented their spleen by
smashing III windows with stones, clubs, etc.
window which lodged Oh the led, nearly scalping
himself and wife. Some dray pins wero thrown
into tic windows of room whore five children
wero sleeping, coming near thotn II they had
leou struck it would layo cat.sod certain death.
Several others, oil belonging to tho crl,saliug
party, we're trcated ip tic aamo why. 4 reward
Of Si0U was offered for tho detection Of tho per-
retratorB.
john Cansin, aaloon-keepcr, WHO fell
through bridge Friaay night, died sunday
hight from the effects OF the tall.
July I, IL Indianapolis. .u.,,,..,
Quito q sensation WAS produced yesterday
by an article in,tho Daily Independent, charging
]. Norman Weaver, IL negro bal Dor Of ltlch--
nond, and recently manager Of singing band
styled tho Kentuckia,Is, Of incest witl.
his daughter, ana by Weaver inBtitnting a sut
against Frederick ,Maag, tho publisher, for
sio,ooo damages: Tho runsor originated will,
MiaY HamMond, who clni1hs tliat Woavors
daughter admitted tho, whole tlling to hor.
hIaag, to test tho strength Of hla defenso. Ind
Weaver arrested, bnt OH llia daughter taking
the witncsss-stand. aho entirely oxonoratod hor
father. and swore tint thoro was no truth in tho
report. Tho testimony Of Miss Hammond wua
1ulaa out, and Weaver waB acquitted.
--Gaorgo korr. bratoman on tho Panhandle
Railroad. had his right hand crushed Sunday
morning, while coupling cars, at Cambridge City.
Dat. fou AL