The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-07-14
STATE NEWS.
A Resume Of the Principal Items Of
News In Three Great Statea
ILLINOIS.

by the premature discharge OF cannon.
William Rodgers, Of Franklin, was fatally
hurt
The six-year-old son OF William Rostet-
ter was drowned ia waEht Greek, near
Eureka.
AT Tuscola, Charles Cutler, aged IS
son OF Deputy Sheriff Cutler, was fatally
crushed by a railroad turn table while at
play.
AT Urbana, u. G. Short while drinking
quarreled with his brother about money
matters and snot himself In the head, dying
instantly.
During the month Of June tho revenue
collections In the Peoria District amounted
10 q, 072,b5s. There were l,i07,547 gal
IONS Of tax-paid spirits manufactured aud
2l5 export packages.
Henry Lenier, young German, jumped
from q. III. and II. baggage car nc Peoria,
and WAS instantly killed. The Coroners
jury failed 10 determine whether the act
was suicidal or accidental.
While Charles. the seventeen year old son
OF Fernando Davis. farmer south OF Anna,
was riding mule. the animal bucked,
throwing the boy against u tree and fractnr-
INK his skull. The boy died two hours
afterward.
AT Sheppard's Park two horses ran
quarter OF y mile for purse OF $G0 The
horses were owned by John Long and j.
Perisho. The Perisho horse WAS the win
ner, and IL wa- estimated that $4,000 chang
ed hands.
"A sensation was caused AZ Bement by
the arrest OF Joseph Orr upon warrant sworn
out by Mrs. Hollis. char ging HIM with Grim
inal assault. He was held i'm $500 bond for
his appearance at the Circuit Court orrisa
married man.
Quite n sensation was caused nc Anna by
the marriage OF Josiah l.. Gardner, aged
about seyenty.flye, and eighteen-year-o. Is
adora Miller. Gardeners last wife died only
three weeks ago. This is his fou nth matri-
monial venture.
AT North Vernon. John Moncrief, night
Waterman for the Ohio e. Mississippi Rail-
way Company, was shot In the lett breast
aud seriously wounded by the discharge OF
pistol in a satchel lac had just tossea into
the baggage ear.
BY the breaking OF a truck ten ears OF n
Santa Fc fast freight were wrecked AZ Lau-
IA, twenty hye miles eastof Galesburg. VIM.
Starr, surveyor, was badly injured. aud II
u feared that tramp, who was riding In q
box car, was killed.
The Chicago. Wilmington and Yer
million Coal Company's coal shaft, near
Diamond. was burned. The loss Is csti-
mated at $4,000, partially covered by in
surance. Seven hundred men will be idle
In consequence until the repairs are made.
--Arcola people are much exercised over
the finding OF yalise. containing the BODY
OF fully developed infant. IN well In the
rear Of tho Arcola House. from which water
had been used regularly. Physicians say
that the child had been dead about sixty
hours. Nothing is known us 10 the child's
parcntage.
Farmers at work in the field near Long
Fork. five miles from Mount Pulaski, had
their attention attracted by the tinkling OF n
bell attached 10 tho meek OF an American
eagle flying overhead. by means OF glass
the bell could be seen. No attempt was
made TO Kill the bird. which disappeared to
the northward.
AT Buena Vista, Charles Decker. far
mer, aged 80, sent his children out OF the
house and then shot his wife, killing her in-
stantly, and shot himself ana cut his throat
10 make sure OF death, which was not long
delayed. The couple had bad frequent
quarels and Decker was believed TO be
growing weak-minded.
Two pure white birds which were
caught In Galena, have been examined by
local ornithologists, who pronounce them
genuine robbins. These exceedingly rare
specimens Of the feaihered tribe are about
thirds grown, aud were taken from
nest known 10 have been built by robbins Of
the ordinary red-breast variety.