, 1874-09-14

THE NORTHWESTERN STATES.
Ns~s Itonas Photographed to Tho
(. Chicago Tribune.
ILLINOIS.
Tho Dixon City. Council have at last granted
charter to tho Western Gas Company Of chica-
Tho uteamor Vino, Of Spring Lake, Mich, is
expected at Dixon tlnily, and will rl,n regulnrly
on Rock River, botweon Dixon and up-uyer
townB.
q grand farmors' picnic ut Konnody Grove, noar
nothaito on Saturday. After business moot
lug, y. T. Allen, Maator OF tho Missouri State,
mud tho Hon. ". 9: Flagg, President OF tho I'LL
mois State F.rmers' Association, aud others, de-
tendance. and all enjoyed themselves.
,-rho fall meeting Of the Union Driving Park
ut Peoria opens on the 10Th inst. with good
prospects. About $4,000 In pursca arc offered,
nnd some excellent time ls expected. Ttlo stnto
trotting stock into tho city. and tho mootng will
Ito doubt ho US woll attel,ded this year 90 last,
It will continue three days.
IA map was struck mud 1<illod on tho Indian
bana, on Saturday, by tram in backing up to
Chalnpaign. He WIS aslocp On tho track. and
another man lay near him drunk. Deceased had
in biz poclota g. dico for gambling, and some
corn medicine. Tho other man said he met lin
, ~ gambler At tho faE: and that big name was
Thomas Alten, aon Of Dr.. Allen. Of Kenton, Tar-
din County, Q. Ho WaB 35 years old. a teIo-
gram received no response from Dr.. Allen.
Tho magistrates in tho MoMullon case at
Galosbarg returned their douiBlou at half-past
II o'clock Saturday evening, about 1000 persons
boing proseut III tho Qpera-Hou Moa1ullou
was bound over to appear at tho October term
OF court to anBwcr to tho charge Of arson, bull
being fixed at 50 600.
aue Of Saturday that its editor aud prophet or,
hlr. A. G. Smith, will be married. in Now York
tomorrow to hli6H Lottio n. paige.
Dr. J. 81. Gregory, lsegent Of tho Industrial
University At Champaign, nssivod homo Saturday
night from lis tour III Europe, having nlnde OK
tansiyo and valuable purchases OF Btatuary for
tho now art-gnllory i1l the University.
'-Tllo, Tota! Abatlnonco Society Of Lasalle,
numbering about 200 mon, headed by thoir cornot
pnnl, and followed by tho Temperance Cru
boys. escorted similar organizations from Peru
through tho principal atroets Of that city ycser-
day afternoon. and finally to st.. patrick'a Semi
nary Hall. wliero tho ltoy. Fathor Powers al-
t'roasod al immonse audionce Oh tho subject Of
Tho boring for coal in Champaign hna boen
abandoned at depth OF $40 foot with no
proHpect Of coal.
INDIANA.
Burg1ariea are becoming very common and
night pasaeB that somo house is not ontered by
thieves. On Moulay uight four wore entered,
nud in one. Air. Litlo's house, q draft for Sl2a60
OIL Chicago banking house was Btolon.
--~Jatnns Bowen, Of Winchester, died on Satur-
day morning from tho elfoctn OF an ovorduBe OF
nlospllIne. taken Tor Il suicidal purpose. Causes,
domestic difficulty and Boycro public couButo for
associnting with prostitutes Bowen WAS u
prominent citizou and merchant Of the place..
"A barn. owned by Charles atarNs. II mtlos
H1utE 1f NntiHtaf ,rnH h11Yra1 Ent1Ir1InV
with it's contents Of wlicat, buy, outs. snd lot
OF larlnlug implements. LOEB s, ,200+ No ill.,
Rural,ce. Origin unknown.
u: u. Footlingor's residence. at Fort Wnrne.
waH destroyed by lire Saturday afternoon, in
voiyng loaa OF ~, 600; INSURANCE, 81 200.
An unknown man waB killed at Summit Sta
tion by tho Pan Handle train Saturday aftor-
noon.
Tho Indiana Conference mocte on Tuesday,
ut Salem, Washington County. bishop Fastes
presiding.
-Jamoa Bates. residing noar Crown Point,
took poison saturday aud diod III q fow houra.
Saturday David Caffnor, living near Dalo-
yil!e. accidentally foil into throshing- g-machine.
literally tearing one OF his logs from his body.
llo ulod laat night.
Iho Northern qranger-a weekly journal
published ia lansing. IN tue interest, OF tao
consolidated with tho Ntsu Era, Of 0wasao, md
will bo removed to tlat city.
ua.' myolnme 1 ~ Of tho Michigan Supreme Court
Thirty stoambonts, 147 propcllcrs. and 2lo
sa!! Vesscla pA6sol through tho st. 9laly's talls
ship Canal during tho month Of August Lust.
Tolls, 6,Gl7.4S.
Mine go. .0OV OF tho $4,000 oOo loan bonds
n were received aud paid by tbs Michigan State
Treasury Inst week.
The allarpshooters Of Milwaukee held an in
dlgnatlon ,nouting yesterday. Tho cause WAS
tho report Of committee OF tho State Duud.
ohnrgtng that David Colin. OF that oity, won
tue medal. goblot aud title Of Rltc King Ivy .
fraudulent tally of ccntro shots. The report
was tabled ut tho meeting Of tho Bnnd ut West
i3onHl, but revived by tho German papers of the
Interior. Several nAHociationH Of tho Bunsl
t!roaton to withdrawn from Tho State AHaooia.
tian If tho Milwaukee, Sharpslootefs do not
lug down tue Investigation.
AT oarly lnaBA at st. Johns Cathedral, yeB-
tertay mornini,, an old reasdent Of milwaukee,.
nanlou Timothy Lonahan, was obsoryod 70 turn
l!o had !as"ted, but On his removal 70 tho veatt-
bHle 1t was found tint hc waa dead Lona'1an
hal bcon suffering fEo1n diaonso OF tue heart Tor
Homo time pant.
tribntor 10 tho Now York Ledger aud o:hor lit
orary periodicals, was thrown from hlH biiggY. Gu
!ast Saturday, w!lilo oil hia way TO tue city from
hia country residence, and aovorely Injured.
--.Euul9 Daslo", young sport o. al'lWauKeo,
Walked on root iu tho rear of hta roon ln
Enpro Block Rlla fell dlbtanc8 Of ~ foot,
hraaking hsa right arm ut tho wrist and Inturing
lllH Bpino. On acconut OF tho excessive heat,
Darlow ulopt Oh tho roof. lIo must haEo atArtod
up III iia Hlcop, NJ he oannot romsmber how ho
ca1no to leave tito hoard lie wah rcstlng on. llo
wna discoyoiod III Tue area about Z o'clock yes
tsrIay morning and tkkon to st. 3larya Hospital.
Lis recovery IL consldered doubtful.
. OHIO.
Judy Bromwell, = 0-yaar-o old innata Of tia