, 1874-07-13

Ncws ltonls Photographed to Tho Chi
cREo Tribune.

Courthouse will be laid On tile 18th inst.
John Trigg, a deck-haud on tho steamer
Eddyvfl1o, fell overheard while taking coal at
Cairo between 2 md . o'clock Saturday morning.
Irjgg's homo waB in Nashville, Tom. Tho ro-
mainB were not recovered.
Yesterday afternoon there was m open-alr
temperance meeting hold in tho Court House
yard in Bloomington, addressed by tho ministers
Of the city aud others.
--Thc grocery Of one Schmidt, in blooming
lngton, was robbed to tho oxtent Of e100 satur-
day night; supposed to bo by homo talent.
On tho Northwestern Road, near Oshkosh,
boy, yeara old, WAS playing on tho track whom
a train approachod. Hts mother, Mrs. Mary
Knobs, Gor1nan woman, ran to rescue him,
when By somo means, Blc fell across tho track.
Fourteen wloelg passed. over her. cutting ono
Log into Hmall pieces. Tho boy foil between tho
rals OF tho tracls. and+ strange to say, was unn-
turod, although tho traln passed oyor him. Tho
woman is rot nliye, although hor doRth iB mo-
monsArily expected.
James sinaot, Captain Of tho schooner Odin,
died last night i'll Milwaukee OF injuries inflicted
with knife Thursday, by Jamos Powers, a sailor
on the soow Planet. An inquest will bo held to-
day.
In thecase Of Col. 1towart, from tina Katama
zoo Circuit, relating to the tnxing Of property
for High Schools, or for branches OF education
higher than taugh In tho eo1%nmon % schools, ar
igan Supreme Court. Tho cnsc will probably be
continued till another torn.
From, tic report Of tho Superintendent Of
tho St. Mary's Ship can9l 1t appears tiat the re.
tons, were s9,e17.7s, tho greatcat amount Of
tol1a takon In ono mnnth sincs tho Canal opened.
The ratio OF toll is 311 cents par ton.
The following Shipments were made from
Eaas sagnaw, duFng tho sst tep days Of July
shingles, 100000. The to.als from tho Saginaw
River for tho SEASON to date are as follows
Lumber, 2l9 756 24 feet; latb, 607. 740 places;
ahingles, 1881, 800. The 1tttabawassos Boom
COMPANY hnve RATED out to dato aAG, ,8s7 pieccn.
the Upper Peninsula havs issued Z card to tue
State officers and all monlbers Of the LogiSla-
turo, to join them in all excursion to tho Upper
Peninsula, Aug. H. at which time special train
tral, Chicago l. Northwestern, and Marquette,
Houghton 4 Ontonagon Railroads will give thona
the usual freo transportation.
"A caso has been decided III tho Michigan su-
premo Court involving tho constitntonaltty
OF tho general incorporation act. 17o. Of 1873.
It's londing featuros wore declared unconstitu-
tioual. It was proceeding to inluira by what
warrant Mr. Bonuott claimed to bo tho President
OF Fairfield, Lanaweo County; aud 1t was hold
that under this law, y baro majority Of the votos
square miles in any direction. in spite OF County
Supervisors md all other public authoritios.
Tho respondent was ouRIcd, with costs.
Tho Mcthodists will hold camp.meoting
this scaRou at Pine Lake, about 1uilos from
Lansing tiino not yet announced.
Gov: bag!ey has appointed Fitch r. WILL
lama Judge OF Probate for Antrim County, tn
place Of James A. Parkinson, resigned.
Monday evening last a man namod John Mel
son, Swedish mochauic, Of Ft. Wayne. mya-
teriously disappeared, aud nothing was Boen Of
Him until Wednesday, evening, whom Aa was
found in tho woods, q miles from tint city in q
| very fooblo condition. IIo was removed to the
| hospital, whore no has snce died. The caHs pre-
senta aoIao strange aspects, aud will bo thorough
lylnEeBtiEated by the proper authoritfes.
George A. Wallace, Deputy County Clerk,
vas assauted IN 1ndianapolis yesterday by Garry
| Mcfarland. WHO struck the former with heavy
| weight. fracturing his skull and woundiug him
severely. Tho agGroasor has bcon arrested.
"A slight ucoidont on tho PittRburg, Cnein-
natl Il st. Louis Railroad At Grown Point yester-
freight cars and partial damage to oight others.
| The morning passenger trnln WAS delayed in
| consequence OF 1t about threo hours. No ono
was hurt. Tic cause Of tho accident WAS the
breaking In two of loaded cur,
! MINNESOTA.
| inquiry from Louisville, Ky., az to Il. P.
Le!a1ul, arrested there for q confidence operator,
Develops tile fact TINT llo presented thuro forged
letter, purport!nB to be from 3. D. Merrill, OF
M sls 'y w n onRp saRp'ssa sao tho s ss5 Scstsyd psEyd
number Of parties by tho representation oI
woslth In notes aud estates in Michigan aud tho
East; but did not, 10 faz as onn ha learned, un-
dertake in any way to uiale money by his false
| Representations.
| .-Iu reply to tho inquiry Of county officers,
| Atty.-Gen. Wilson adYisos that women arc
| mol debarrod by sex from holding tho ofico ol
County Superintendent Of schools.
| OHIO.
Wilson Battles, Of Xenia. fell dead mith hoart
d!iseaae yesterday. Ho had been suffering many
| yearb. ..
Col Robert Stevenson. Troasurer Of dreon
County, willis driving In from hia homo In the
country, near Xenia, ycaterday morning, wat
thrown from his buggy and sustained very sorl'
Gus jniuriea. Ills AulAo bocauo unmanagoablo
Kicked the front Of tho buggy, 10 ,pieceH, AMI
suddenly wheeled. 6tovenpon ia heavy msn
and it is feared he IL internally lniurad.
Tho Rev. Iii. Oyerhult2, Of Aenia, wa
thrown from his buggy yesterday and asvorcl'
injured.
Temperance crusaders have ausponded oper
| atloua iu Xuuia.
At Wabash, about 8 o'clock yesterday after
noon IN old reudent XeuuH Aoasford, wa
found lying on Wabash street. In dying co''
dit,on. He Was taken Into DOCTORS otiico nea
by, aud died tow minutas Afterwards. III
dca!h 10 suppoaod to hAys been caused by o!
overdose Of morphine. Heabfora served thEouHl
TIA war Ii tho Ilkhth IndiAns Regiment, III