, 1874-10-31
THE NORTHWESTERN STATES.

that great good may result from tho labora OF
the Convention.
THE NORTHWESTERN STATES.
News Items Photographed to Tho Ohi-
caEp Tribune.
ILLINOIS.
Tic Court at Winchester has boon occupied
for two days with tho case Of Thomas Nash
against Jonas Morse, of Exotor, ILL.,, for selling
him {haeh) whisky, on which ho became intoxt-
catod and fell into tho Fireplace, and waH go
badly burned that Ae Inns become q cripple for
life and deprived Of oil means Of support for
himsolf and family. Mash hid hie damages at
s5gno but Ut, tho Jury h,,ng.9yo woro fer tho do.
| thieves inst npw. Another pa,r Of horses, lnr-
ness and buggy. tho property Of John Patterson,
was st9ion Wonesday aaes night. Ono Of tho horscs
Tho Flro Department Of Decatur, toacthor
| with TINT of Iltchtiea. gave a tournament In
TINT city Thursday. Tho weather wnB unplcaB-
antly cold, but there WIS a largo turnout to Wit
| tho addresses by tho Mayor and otlora. a ball
! was gvon in tho ovonng.
I -lInrsday little boy fell In tho eiatorn ut
Dcoatur. His mothor jumped in nfter him, anl
| tho two wo,o not rchcuou Until after being in 8
| fact Of water noarly all day.
| Thu celebrated arson oaao aRninBt z. p. Nc
MILAN, at qa1csburg, which has croatod 40
much interest, Int, was brought toeoacnslon Thurs-
| day. Tho Grand Jury, after hearing tho o7i-
denco, unanimously voted to ignore tho bill
Prof. Swing delivered n lecture nj Cha1n-
paign Thursday oyouiu8. bcforc very largo and
| intelligent audience.
threw himself OIL tho track of tho Rockford Il
st. Lua Road as the train was backing into 11ocls
Island Thursday ovoning. Ycaterdny ho tried
TO buy poiaon. but was refused. Ho lived un-
nh4t r1s$4 -
| Horny Franz, from baltimore, n gontlomnn
Of 60, whilo walking hard to catch traiu ut
| Rock Island Thursday morning, was overcome
by heart diBcaso. He then engaged nm express
mud, on arriving thoro tho driver found ho was
doad. .
Tho; new wronght-iron bridge spanning tho
Illinois River at Shppingsuort, aouth Of Ia
sa1le erected H. At sost ?f se5qo was opened
by switch being misplaced. freight train
WIS on Thursday uight thrown from tho track
OF tho indianapolis, Bloomington l. Wostern
Inilroau at Dauv'l!o Junction. partially doinol;;
slightly iniuriiE tho onginoor ind fireman.
Thomas Pcontkosky, (whoso nnIno In En-
glish ts Thomas Friday waa killed on tho
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis Rond nenr Jotes on
Thuraday morning about 2 O'clock. uo ohnd been
In this country abous 1a months.
Tho GRIND Jury convened in special session
to conslder tho case Of tho Joliet incenaiagics
found four indictments against Hll, throo for
boy Johnson ono against Murray.
Tho ball Elvan Thursday night By tho city
officials and nro department. was the most onjoy-
able ono Of tho SEASON.
Tho farmers Of Macon. County are nearly
done hnBking thoir torn, and many Qf thcm aro
solllng 1t at 30 ounta per bushel.
Tho Hon. J. g. Cannot, candidate for Con-
ggess frum the Fourteenth District, closes tue
campaign ip Decatur Tonight.
| II, fho }rin1 n Mnffar fet% %ha at,,l,r 3nr
Of hia father, Wilfinm blattox, at Exeter, on
Nov. a, 1860. tho Circuit Court in session at
Winchester, was occupied al1 day in tho impa1-
cling OF q jury. 0yor 1Q0 Jurors werc sum-
Hon. Milton II. Riggs represents tho people,
and tho Hon. N. II. Knapp. tho Hon. A. e.
Burr, and tls Hon. John e. Henderson tho
defendant. Tho cnso has created very conBid.
erablo intorost, aud will probably continue three
days.
AN accident occurred at tho crossing Of tho
Indianapolis. Bloomington l. Western and
Illinois Central Railways at Champaign yostcr.
day, resulting In tho ditching Of ono passonga,
coacl, On tho Indianapolis. Bloomington &
Wcstern train, and two coul.cats on tho otlcl
train. It appears that tho passenger train OF
tho indianapolis. Bloomington d Wostorn wnf
backing up to tho Champngn Depot aud backed
into tho freight train Of tho other road. No one
was injured.
Tho CARAVANS Of corn.lndcn wagons which
have been pouring into Joliet for somo weeks
seem to have got to THO end Of that business fol
this year. Tie 40, ,00O-busllel elevator OF Car.
pentor q Marsl, ID in running urdcr.-juas fin
iHlled. 1t iB situatod on tho west sido ot the
canal, and Gun transfer from, boats to cars 0,
from cars Of any line to cars Of any othor line
! With pro1npsness.
William Robbins, watcl,man on tho long trcstle
On tho Vnndalia Railroad at Vandalia, was shot
and killed By unknown parties Nhilc on duty
Thursday night. Robbery ia tho suppose
cause Of the decd, but the nlusderers got moth
ing.
II. q, Buck, prosperous bookseller Of Do
corah, Inns suddenly Disappeared. When las
soon, on Wednesday,, ho WIS in the company Of
river bank, which gives riso to tho suspicion O.
foul plaY.
Thursday afternoon, rs nan by the name OF
John Detroe, waa engaged in digging vel
On tho farm Of George kimmoll. about two mile
northwest of Eaton, ho was overcome by til.
damps, and potiuhod bofore ho could be rescued
David pader farmer Lying 1nos oass
noon by burning treo falling upon him while
fighting Tho tire ii tic woods. Ills head ant
body were horribly crushed.
= Miss BoIlo Lattlnau, daughter OF promi.
mont citizen of porrisburg, was instantly killec
Thursday morning by tho falling OF 4 troo wllil'
with q marty out gathortnG autumn Leaves abou
! milo from town. She was struck on tho load
crushing tho skull.
, Indications point to IN epidemic Of diphthori
as coming upon St. Paul. numerous .caacs
three fasal having occurred within . few days.
Tho appeal caao Of Rico aud othors, Trus
teen, against the st. Panl Il racino Company
beiug an appeal from tho decision OF tho ST
Paul Common Ploas Court refusing to appoint
Rocoiyer was argued aud submitted IN tho Stats
Huprano Court Thursday.
The hauBo OF Ohnroa ". Geer, OF Burbank
KandiYohi County, caught tlto whilo Goer wa
abBont and Mrs. Geer out milking COWS, probah
y from lamp 1olng upset by n little daughtor
All Mrs. Geor was aolo 10 roHouo from thu hons
: was lior daughtor, who no badly burned TINT uh
died Boon aftcr.
Mrs. Dnn!nr, OF St. Paul, whose boy, whom
sho resollel from tho Reform School, was rooa
, turod a few days ago, WAS mado happy T4llsstla
! by his rooaae, Bympathiziug citizens hayn
would taka hor boy 10 Pennsylvania.
| ~ WtsCoNalN.
, ~Mr. Thomas Mack. y prominent merchant o
Doason, has sont tho Ney. MIR. Dudley, Of tn
milwaukee, Plymouth Church, el00 NJ IT. token o
h!a os.oem. The gilt WAS presented 10 Mr. Dtt'