, 1874-06-30
THE NORTHWESTERN STATES.
News Items TcIoc rn,1lel to the Chfca-
Eo Tribune.
ILLINOIS.

70 Tribune.
ILLINOIS.
Tho Wayne County Farmors' Club mot at
Cisneo Oh Saturday last and roolganized by
olcciNg now officers aud r9FiHing their coustitu-
tion md ny-laws.
--Ono Of tho hnnts In tho handle factory at
Fairfield wnB baf1v cut III tho arm OIL Friday
last by falling III front OF tho saw. It WIS 0
narrow escape from death.
At sycatnore. Mary Fowler has been con.
victed of nlanslaughtof In killing hor husband
with III Ak, and sentenced to i've yeaia In tho
Pcntcntlnty.
New York to rny tho July installment OF interest
OH tho Stato dobt, aud tho interest duo on tho
rni!road-aid debts,; Tho whole anount will
rencll about 3d., ,0U0.
-Lconse was lHs,1el yesterday to tho Chicago
Wllent Stcaming Anchi1lo Manufacturing Com-
pany II canital, $4,000.
Tho Commencement exerclBo8 In tho Female
semiiury and High Schools ut Rockiord waro
highly interesting, and reflected great credit on
the Facu1tleH and graduates Thoro Tero seven
graduates in tho Female Seminary class, md
twonty-two In tue East and West Side High
Schools.
The Common Council OF Rockford bus re-
fused to rotuso to grant iconses, aud at ltB lust
meeting, granted thico now 0nes.
W. Al. Hornor Co. anl ]. Boc1sman, gro
cors and druggists ut alahomot, Ill Champaign
County, hayo thrown that village iuto great OK
citemont by sudden salo Of their stock during
They had borrowed money OF several parties,
and others had iudoraed for them. Tho sudden
night-salo was made to DR.. Clark, brother-iu-
law.
tho Quincy College Oh the LIST Of seutember next
Johnson College, Of hlucon City, NO.. with tho
GonABnt Of its founder,-E. i. Johnson Of
Lynn. Mass..-:B to he ausrended. aud lite pre-
nso to bo transferred 10 tho college at QUINCY
Tic Trustoos havo decided, in viow Of Mr. john
suh's iberaIity, to namo tho institution johnson
College Of Quincy. I'll. Prof. L. ". aa!l Of
has bcen elected President and Financial Agent
Of the college in Quincy. Tho college will be
Under tho lnut controt md patronage Of tue
Illinois und Missouri Conferences OF tho Meth
odist Episcopa! Church.
Tile Hon. Wat Talcott, Of Rockford, was
severely injured tow days ago. in an attempt
to catch Lis runway horse. lie was knocked
down by tho carliago, breaking his collar-bons
aud tracturing Ills skull. Deing nu elderly
gentleman, 1t will probably bo long time before
-soycrai now buildings aro being erected at
tho Rockford Wator-powor. esthcr fur nuw cnter-
prizes, or to accommodate tho increasing bus-
ness Of those alteaIy established.
The Rockford Watch Factory Wns located Oh
tho l6t!, iuHt.; but, Oh nccount Of a respected
dissatisfaction among tho stockholders, the
question will bo held opon a couple of weeks
nloro in order to try to ,.lease ali. lhlB cannot
10 dono, however. as eacA QUO wants it located
either on pars OF Lis property. or in front OF
his door.
"A now enterprise, tho Forest City Fire In
surance Company III being organized at Rock-
ford, with a cash capital Of S1Uo,000, with
authority to increase to S50o.010.
Much excitement prevailed III Ottawa yostor-
dav, aud wlll lasL uutii this truesday) ovonihg,
when the City Council will meot in special Aos-
present ratio il $50 per year. Tho Crunadors aro
moving Heaven aud earth to bring such pras-
cure to boar upon the Conncil - will either
cause that bodY to ro(uBe Licenses altogether or
to rniHe the sum to such III amount AB 10 result
in prohibition il possible.
-Green ". Burton, who ahot J. D. Ellis at
AlcLeanBboro Oil tic 25th lust, lnontion OF which
WIS nude IN Saturdays Tribune, was taken bo-
corpus, mud was hold to bail in the sum Of s5.0u0
"a much larger suul than was ever before. .te-
guired iu this circuit. The bond was imlnedi-
atcly filed, and tl,e prisoner was SGT ut liberty.
An unsuccessful attempt wus made on satut-
day to pump out tho canal.boat Clarrlct.. whiot
Huuk in the steamboat basin in LaSullo about
muuth since. Her cargo Of iron was removed
Inst week.. Tho river is slowly fal!ing.
,-Yosterday 'nofnln' James B. Latue, . roat-
suddenly killed By his horsos running awas witt.
4 owing -nlaohiue. Ho was thrown in front Of
tbs sickle, aud was sllockingly cut, especially
about tho right arm, which was literally in fray
ments. 4 physician waB summoned forthwith,
aud ho au,putated Tho stump Of the arm just
below tho shoulder and stopped the beetlI,g,
but 1t was too late to do any practical good, aud
lie VIA soon extinct,
IOWA.
Sunday night, about ii o'clock a1r. wunscos
WAS gagged and blindfolded OIL ono Ut tho priu
cipal streots OF DcsMoiues, and robbed Of 40 iu
money. Thore wsre two astnilants, and. after
tho doaporadoes had obtained tue money, they
| 1liyiaod him to keep silent for ton minutes ut
the risk of his llfo. Nothing In !tnuwn of tho
robbers, but lllero Is much talk Of vigilance
committee to clear tla town OF the mutdorors
FLO NopuSlican Slate Convention will DO
held III DesAlolnea Tomorrow. Ihore Is no in
lcation yet OF d iargo attendance, though 1t ia
claimed that there ~ll bo tho usual ropreaenta-
ton.
INDIANA.
Alexander dullitt, . lawyer, went to Greon-
vile Inst Saturday. to brng suit against several
| saloon- Keepers OF unioa City for selling ill.,