The diamond drill., 1888-03-10
STATE NEWS.


Two freight cars collidcd at Elgln, and
some live stock killed.
Harold Gray, T-yearold boy, was
drowned at Rockford, by falling through the
ice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abraham Funk, Of Cerro
Gordo. celebrated the fifucth anniversary OF
their wedding ON Wednesday.
A. III. Harrison, prominent merchant
of Clayton, committed suicide by hanging.
Business trouble was the cause.
Mayor Mclean, OF Hillsboro, raised over
800 which was at once forwarded TO the
proper authorities at Mount Vernon.
August shultz. a Young man OF Rush,
was run over and killed while attempting TO
board an Illinois Central freight tram.
--washington's Birthday was celebrated
at Mansfield, by General Mansfield q. A. II.
Post with grand campfire and supper
Near Topeka, John w. Hummel,
wealthy farmer, fell into q tank used by him
for watering his cattle, and was drowned.
jasper Sicklcs was arrested In Lake
County, 10 answer 10 the charge OF selling
several stacks OF hay In Dane County,
Wisconsin, which he did not own.
The Mayor has issued a PROCLAMATION cali
ing upon the citizens OF Rock Island. 20 sub.
scribe as far as possible TO the aid OF the
sufferers of the Mt Vernon cyclone.
1t Is reported from Springheld!hat efforts
are being made 10 secure a special meeting
Of the Legislature for the purpose Of voting
relief 10 the cyclone sufferers at MI. Vernon.
The dead body OF man supposed TO be a
tramp was found near vandalia, half buried
I'm the mud. The flesh was all eaten away
from the face and sie body could not be
Unidentified.
Miss Martha Hllard, Principal Of the
Rockford Seminary, has rendered her resig-
nation, 10 take effect In June. She Is TO be
married 10 A. McLeisch, Of Charles Gossage
a. Co., Chicago.
The largest horse in the United States Is
owned by Mark Thode, OF Mattoon. lie is
only three years old, measures nineteen
hands high, has gained $50 pounds In the last
| five weeks, and is still growing.
Abraham Lincoln's sister-in-law, Mrs.
Elizabeth Edwards, OF Springfield, the wife
| OF the Hon. Ninian u. Edwards, and daugh-
ter of Robert Todd, OF Lexington. Ky, aged
"a, died Of apopexy "Wednesday as she was
starting TO go down street.
Matthias Kilion died at his home eight
miles east OF Bloomington. He was aged 81,
was the father of twenty y-one children and
had been n member Of the United Brethren
Church sixty-fiye years. His father was Q
soldier OF the Revolutionary War.
business men OF shelbyyille, considered
plans for the construction OF a line iron
shelbyville and Sullivan TO Arcola, 70
which they have assurances Of the co-opera
tion Of one Of the roads into Chicago.
- Early one evening loud noise startled
the people of Monmouth, and many OF then
got out i'm time 10 SEQ n meteor passing
through the heavens In n northwesterly di
rection. During its short but rapid progress
through the air the city was brilliantly
lighted.
"A meeting has been called at Galesburg
for March 10 and II OF the Central Illinoi
Teachers Association. All departments am,
grades of the public schools OF the State vii
receive attention. Messrs. Bateman, Ed
wards, Forbes Cook and Holt will addres
the meeting.
) james Dueson. the colored man VIII
struck Isaiah Brown on the head with
loaded whip last August, was found guilty
of murder and sentenced To twenty years
imprisonment at Joliet At.the time Of til
killing the men were at work together, whel
they got into a quarrel.
Mr. and Mrs. A. ID. Turner, OF Auburn
gave n reception 10 large number OF th'
friends ana relatives Of Mrs. Turner's father
Mr.. George w. WINNER, who was born Feb
%, 1896, In Maryland, ana named for and b.
Gen. Washington himself Mr.. Winnie
came 10 Illinois in 1919.