, 1874-07-03

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ILLINOIS.
A distressing accident occurred near Jefferson
iv1llo, Wayne County, o few days ago ronu1ting
in tle doath Of little child. Nj. l.. J. Harris
mud Ill assistant we're carrying 4 largo 1og. en-
their shoulders, md whom thoy throw tho log
down it fell on q little child ct MI. Harris,
the large slze of tho log preventing them from
The stone -outters of Rock 1sland Arsenal,
who quit work on tho 2ad ult. In consequence Of
tho reduction Of wages to tEa prices paid ut the
Chicago Oustom-House, hold meeting yeator-
day, md determined to roturR to work next
Monday at the rates offered.
Tho Fourth will be observed In nooh Island
BY monator temperance moating and festival
III tho Oourt-Houao aquaro, under the aMapicos
Of the Womnn's League, Of Rock Island, paven.
OF faro Gun 70 to Milan, whoro they can havo 9
Fourth Of tho old STYLE, tho Hon. George z.
Walt OF GeneBeo, being tho orator Of tho day.
"A woman named Sophia Mason, . late resi-
Hill, ILL.,, Juno 20, on charge OF infantlcldo, and
upon preliminary examination, was committed
to tho Shelby County Jail, to await tho action Of
isft Hiisboro;-b thon, as rumor said. IN a
delicate situation. Soon aitor leaving Hills
boro, sue appeared at the hotel ct Towor
n in paa ~h ,aont mn 5ar Tho to
uate Of. fruittroes. sho hnd been at
tho hotol nbous two wooks When the
village was liorriaod. by tho discovery Of
tic romaina Of a now-born Infant ir the priYJ-
vault Of the hotel. Decomposition bud set III,
but had not progressed far enough to conceal
tho fact that the child lad beon born alive and
Ind boon murdorod. Tue skull had beon broken
Or crushed n With sonlo blunt instrument, aud
stout cord was still tiod around Its ueck, and
drawn close enough to produce instant strangu-
1aton. Investigation led to tho arrest Of Sophia
Masou. Tho accuAed Is a good-looktng woman.
Of about 25 yours. she Ind boon married, but
hor husband haa secur0d a diyoroo.
all ror cfh hfr1nnr nn6 TIM nffnfnfrr
oount,os tho sound Of the roaper ia hoard. Tho
farmers arc hard mt work harvesting full crop
Of wheat. oatst and lyo. oornis doing well, but
Is saa!y " need of ram;
day evening, was The scone Of ono Of tho most
elegant parties OF the season. given by Steven-
son d Ewing, tho leading legal lights OF ths
city, to thclE fricnas OF tho Bar ana otleEa. a
after which cRn1e Borlon Of toaasa WITH Brilliant
rosponsos by number Of thoHo rresout.
John Cornwall, Citizen Of Bloomington,
while attempting to got hend-car OF the track
to avoid 4 coming train yesterday, was injured
worry dangerously by Tho car being thrown
against him as tho rosult Of collision with tho
train. He will be cripple Tor long time, II ha
.-Tho Town. Trusteoa of Winchester held n
secret meattng yesterday in N. NJ. Knapp's 1aw
oiflco. Tho object WAS unknown, but it was sun-
poaed to bo tho prohibition Of tho sale Of liquor
Under tho now State Inn. Tho Trusteos are
corporation. and the liquor-doators vow they will
! peoteh.
THE collections Of informal revenue in tho
| 1874, anount to $500, 1875. For tho oorre-
| spondlng month Of 1873, the COLLECTIONS amounts
| Cd to eal1, ,G8G.39, showing falling of during
tho past mouth Of over 100000.
\ MICHIGAN.
An accident occurred on the Capitol ground at
| Lansing yestoyday, injusing @ stone-euttar
named Dlgory aokaos In raisng d largo atone
by one Of the atoam acErlcks. the guy-ropo broke
or three plnoos. though 1t is hoped not fatally.
| -Tlc Qotntnaalonars appointed by tho Gov
| oruor to 1ocato site for q new Intermediate
| prison. visited Ionla on tue 9th ult, md were
shown tho various sitos selected by tho Clsizon8'
| Committee OF TINT place aa the most favorable
for erecting such a building.
The shlpnlents from tho Saginaw Rlyor for
tho season to dato nro hs followa: Lumber,
3,ul20l5; lath, TO- 17U740; shingloH, q, 03G ,30u
| Tho total amount Of lumbor inspected undor
tho law In the Saginaw District during tho
mouth OF June was ~, 924, ,o85 foot. Tic aggre..
lsaat Saginaw aud Lay City during tho month Of
juno was 208, with an aggregate tounaga Of
1o3. 1857 tons; same period last year, ESQ Vessels;
! docks Of tho Rochester Salt Is I4umbor Company,
| In East Saginaw, which bid fair at ono time to
be contiagratlon, there boiug aono 6.0o0.ouo
foot Of lu1nbor piled thereon. Tue fro wnn
happily squelohcd With loss Of only about 5000,
covered BY insurance In the Commercial Union,
! Of London, Eng.
"a prtzo~jgit took place yesterday tnataoross
tho river from East So Ilnaw be1waeu Kennedy
| and Oven, twonotod bruiaors. After four rounds
tho police put In au appearance. Tho whole par-
| ty lied to tho adjacent timber. but llaltod
Oh tllo lrlng Of two or tllroo shotp by Ollicer
sipa, who arrcstcd sons Of the parties, who
woro afterwards discharged. Onlcer Do1au ar
rested Kennedy, and took lin to Hsgnuw City,
whoro Ae was Naata $23,
Tho largest aud n,ost fashionable cxeursion-
party ever before visiting Grand Haven will
leayo Chicago Friday night to entoy Tue mag.
nlnclont tlaIiug and othpr pleasant sports that
muko that delightful summon resort 10 pleasant
md attractive. Oyor forty rooms havo aroady
hoen engaged at tlo Cutler lIouao for thoir nc.
oon,.nodatlot. Tho weather IL delightfully."- cool
aud pleasant at present, adding much to tic en-.
ioynont Of the ylaltors, who aro constantly In.
oreasing In numhor.
A meeting WAS hold In Do!tolt lust night fol
tho celebration OF tho 0ftioth anniversary ot
lilo American Hunday-Sohool Union. Tho l,ril,
oipal speaker WAS tiie Hoy. John Hall, Of Now
York. Tho Secretary Of tho Union, Mir, Kings