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fall foul Of him for not lerllng tho real estate
Bgont moro carefully. It does put h1r. Storey In
al ugly position. 1lo Is still tn droad Of his lfo,
nnl yot. no tlnro not resort to tho law. But
Francis sfoClonthan, aims hcOa1roy, will him
eolf awoar out a warrant, md thus sot IN OK
ample which hin chiof mny aafoly follow.
TIE NORTHWESTERN STATES.
News items Photographed to Tho CHI
cuEo Tribuncs
ILL1No1B.
Yostorday afternoon delegate Convention Of
tho old fo.diors aud sailors OF La4allo County
was held in Ottawa to perfect general orgaui-
zaton OF tho Hailors and soldiers. by an unani-
NOUS voto It was decided that gonoral
organization should bo perfected, unit
ing nil tho soldiers and Bailors
Of either army, Federal or Confederate Who Ind
boon honoraD1y discharged. Tho ot1lcors elected
were Gen. JOHN Merrclf, Of Wallace, President /;
Col. \. 9. Stevens, ot Lasnl!e, Vice Presdent, !
hoHt NJ sspP Of otaye Secretary y,.sa and dc; 2
cers, with committee Of five, constitute tho
Executive Doa1d. Tho Convention decided to
hold grand picnic III ono OF tho groves as OF
tawa; Tassday, tho 2at|. b q September:
at 105 deg in tho shaao. Great damage waa
done itl Botno 1,nrtH of LaSallo County by light
ming OIL Sunday night last. 4 largo barn On tho
promises Of Louis Hofpang1l, in tho north part
down, and viii Il ten head of l,orsas, elght hoad
Of cattle, forty t0nH Of llny, and valuable farm
machinery wero consumed. Tho samo evening
o. number of stacks Of hay on tho farm Of John
Nettliu6or shared similar fato.
"A graud picnic OF tho Patrons OF Hua-
bandryiwas held yestorlay At tho Fair Grounds,
near AT: sterling, under the auspices Of The
Brown County drango% Quite o long and i'm
hoaded by tic Brooklyn Oornet band. rho
Rev. .. Dinuitt Of lriggsvile, addressed the
assemblago The crowd il estimated At from
1900 to $4,000.
night the house Of AIarcua Thayer was entore
and about $500 worth of watches, 1ewelry, aud
money waA carried OIL. Tho thieves attempted
to ontor ether Louaea, but. becoming alarmed,
fed.
An application for an injunction by tho rosi~
dents Of Eastern avenue. Joliet, to restrain tho
Street Railway Company from laying their track
Oh tint thoroughfaro, mas dissolved, and the ap-
plicatlon for final injunction refused, by Judge
u1oncod ani tho truck will bo laid to Linden
Heights, cast Of tho city.
-Wluio switching freight train On tho. Chi
cago h Northwcatorn Railroad yesterday, y
brakeman nanled Tracy was run over at Cherry
Wiley, station miles aaAt Of Rockford, and
his right Log was terribly crushed from above
tho knee down. Tho unfortunate man was
taken to Rockford for medical treatment, and
tbe phYsicianB believe thnt Ae cannot survive
the terrible shock
Mrs Horny ]. Miller, wife Of woll-known
citizen at Jacksonville, in kfndling fire for tea
yostorlay ovoning, poured on oil out OF d two
Ing, and : she rushed Into tho stree.
Postmastor 'ai Simmons, eaS WHO waa s. passing, ig
Roizod n bodqut from the clothes Line aud T.
nally oxtingushel the flames aftor llor clothing
ntn OtH fTntrn tn hnr H1lnna
Bilo was 10 terribly burned that recovery is lm-
probable. Mr. simmons WAS badly burned On
tho land.
John Gonzales, from Pennsylvania, was ar
rostoil in Bloomington Monday for issuing coun-
terfoit money. but on examination yostor1ay was
acquitted.
Emancipation Day was celebrated in Bloom
ington yesterday by tue colored people Of that
section, by picnic at tho FAir Grouuds and by
other festivities.
Tho otizenB Of Milford are not littlo
elatel over the late discovery, Of clay IN large
quantities. which. it ia claimed will mako brics
wauloe brick. Sheldon aul WatHola also caim
to hnye found tho samo clay in iuoxAaustible
quantities.
The lion. L. Binns, Of Lincon was talon
died shortly afterwards. People arc alar1nod
about tic matter in that vicinity, mud think tho
cholera will make Its appearance this summer,
INDIANA.
Il
oyon yosteras afternoon Yho cass ean oplY
bo attributed to disappointment 1T loyo.
young man namea haa Mi5'hs ',a y1g IN tho
pnrt Of l.is load knocked or by vicious horse
Monday evening. lilo is now III critical coudi-
ton, with little hope OF his recovery.
Tho Old Settlers Ronnion Of Morgan, Hen
dricks,. and Marion countios held In AIooreHsille
yesterday, was Q grand success. There woro
from 5000 to 10,000 people present, and 1t waH
tho largest and ut interesting reunion ever
held tliero. J. D. Dillon, Of indianapolis doliror.
eA the openiug address. followed by speeches oi
1iyo minutes by old pioneer gentlemen aud ladies
l1ntil noon. In tho afternoon there wore reports
from committees on tho advancement OF schools
rh,,rchoa, etc.. followed By speeclea again
Parties that Iavo visited meotngs III other parts
Of tho State say TINT it was tho largest ono tLe1
havo ovor attended.
w1sCoSs1N.
There woro four cases Of Bunstroke in Nil
wnukee yesterday, one Of thoIn fatal. The Lea
WIS fearful, with bputllorly wind like fur
rlacc, aud i'll atmosphere Of tro.
"A young man, Potter EApom0nt by name
while out after blaokberrieA near Oconto on Mon
day, was attacked by Potter Bird with an AZ
n1lll 10 injured az to be in n critical condition
Ilo was ordered OF their property BY Mrs. Bird
whom he reHistod by striking hor and throwing
l,er down. when ler husband oalno to her as
estanco, with Tho above result.
llSNEHOTA.
Tho corncr-atono OF the Alasonio Temple wal
laid at Minneapolis yoatorlny with tho nsua
ceramonieH. Tho procession included tho Grant
Lodge, tho Grand Co,nmandory, soyen subordi
1ato Communicates, aud twelve Blue Lodges.
-Tho bo,ly OF l., Wilson, q Awete saloon
koopor, WAS discovered in d slough noar st
Johi,'s Station, Kapdyoln County, Saturday
Another Bwode, @. l'oso, ssapectod Of murdorine
Wilson, was arfostcd Sunday evening.
NEnHABKA.
A worry unhappy Htate Gf fegng existing fo
eouo tlnio paHt il, tho Methodist Church Ii
O1nahat cnllnatol on Sunday last in the with
draval OF twenty-five metaborH Of the churcl
mud ioyer one-half OF tho Sl,n1ay-acllool. Tilt
trouble originated during Mrs. Vim Cott'a llrs
visit.
Information haa beon received from Washing.
ton That the location Of tho naw fort OIL tllt
Loup, ~ recommended by Gen. Ord. haa bool
approved.
ONO.
Eltnoro Thomaa shot anl killed George Shaw
in Eaton yesterday afternoon about o'clock
Tho1naH clnimB that 1t WIS III solf-dofonso.
IOWA.
Col john Williams, All old resident OF loWs
City wildly known throughout tue Btate ~ {
lAwyor aud politician prominently connectot
with tho Anti-Aionopnlist movement. died at lli'
residence IN Iowa City yesterday, after shor
illueHH.