, 1874-09-04
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

ILLINOIS.
A movement is In progress among tho Illinois
River and tho Illinois l. Michigan Canal mon to
orgauizo au association for their protection
against the oSaotiona Of Chicago Shippers, and
to secure remuuerattvo ratea for transportato o..
The Committee appointed to examine appl-
cauts for tho vacant cadotahlp at Woat Point, lad
their second sitting Itlosday, at Ottawa. They
examined about fifteen young gontlomen, Tho
prize was awarded to William O. Dalrynp1o. Of
roru, Ill. He is 10 years old and the son Of a
widow woman. William E., son Of tho Hon. p, A.
Armstrong, of Norris stood second on tho list,
Tho oldost iubabltant in tho Stato, Mr.. o. r.
lsaiph, patigo Of lroiand, was buried a. Dwight
OH Monday. Ho hnd liyod to tho extreme ago Of
ia years. He rotained al his faculties, and
was actively engngod tho day before bis death.
Tho funeral was Immense.
-Eoceipta Of internnl rovcnuo for tho
Peoria District for the month Of Auguat Just
tho corresponding month Of last yenr.
License was issued "Wednesday to the Chicago
Rooting Company, capital $4,000; mud q cor
titlcate Of organization to tho Montgomery
"A mechanic III the Illinois Central ahups at
Champaign, by the namo of Charles French, IT.
tempted to commit suicide last night by cutting
hia throat. Wnle tho doctor WIS dressing tho
wounds ho told him not to be particular, that he
would ax 1t ne1t timo. Trouble III loyo-Afrairs
and whisky wore tho causeA.
.-Jamos Fluloy, OF Cairo, in TT OF 1oaporn-
| ton attempted to ond hls ltfe by cutting his
throat yesterday morning. Failing to cut tho
| jugular, Lc III likely to recover.
| MICHIGAN.
| Tho pioueor picnic ut Galosburg Tuesday
| WAS tho iargcst oyer held in Michigan. A Blleu-
dit dinner WAY spread, aftcr which the afternoon
cenccH: ES-sonator Stuart, Judge Wells, T. 8.
| Alice, DR.. Stone, IL. Bishop. tho Lion. Alox.
Gamoron,, 4; .. Vanpu.en, Z. 11ussoy ". G.
Dewey tue Lion: n. 4; IL ybslc!, aud Others, I'D
establisfed III regular yearly conyocaslons.
THO following IL the statement of tho Mich
| igan State Treasury for tho mouth Of August !;
l,a'anco Aug. I, sl,14s, ,4s2:o3 receipts, siSS,-
6Ga,18; psy,m.ents' ay, .a s14o'7dosl balance Aug.
Tho f,,nezal obse1uIes Of Jndgo Dasli Har,
riBol, wsro observed Tuesday ut the residcnce
OF his son, john s.. Harrison In prairlo-lsondo.
| Oyor 1000 OF ha old neighbolv and friends A.
ge,nbled to pay tho last tribute to hls motnory,
| a procession (oyer ono-half mile in lengthy of
| ovor l50 teH1ns followed lAls renairs to tho
grave. Nathan Harrison. aon Of tho Judge, ar-
TTiyoA from Wisconsin just IS the remaina Of bis
| largest funeral assembly eyUc cougregRted to.
| gethor In rrai1in-lsonuo.
In The Unitol States Court ut Grand Raplda
Judgment on rairoalt bonds T. has hoon rendored
| aa foliowss AgainEt tho township Of Ionla,
el8,ss0; 0tsogo, ss,1oi.
! Goa, j. W. Frisall, an old oitizon Of dreau-
| VILE and wcll-knowu throughout the country.
died on Yaenday might from tho effect 9f q pistol
upondonoy. Gen. frsall vas o. one tmo Colonel
Of tho Eleventh Regiment Ohio voinntoer 1n-
fantry, Aftorunrda Colonel OF the Ninoty-fonrsh
! lseginlont Ohio Volunteer Infantry. l1o wna
Tor many yea.a engaged Id tho banking busncss
! at treellyillr. ,
-. ". pnrlcl, aged 75 ycars, fathor OF D. T.
Patrick, IT bandli*ly formerly conductor OH
| The baltimore Il Ohio Railroad, was struck by q
freight train on tho Cincinnati, saudnsLy q
! Cleveland ltaiiroad. near caatal1a, On Tuesday
night, and 1nasantly killed. ;,
Vi. Il. Mcdonald It Co., Of Duoyrus. with a
large force of lahorers, began work on tlle J.; &
| l.. Il. llailroad, RtNsw Lexington, Tuosday. The