The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-02-04
ILLINOIS.

Mrs. Dwyer, OF Rockford, dropped dead
while on her way 10 attend wake.
Burglars blew open the vaults OF the lis.
kilwa bank, taking $1,000 in currency.
DIR. r.. w. Phillips, Superintendent OF
the Institution for the blind at Jacksonville,
died last week.
Wesley Trammell was fatally injured at
Anna, yesterday afternoon, being struck by
passenger tram.
Reports from the Galesburg district are
that feed Is short, and cattle are freezing to
death In the pastures.
Mrs. Augusta Lasehowski OF Decatur, the
mother of four small children, committed
suicide recently by hanging.
DR. Morgan A. Bcntly. for many years
the leading physician Of Murdoch, has been
sent 10 the asylum rs insane.
The Rev. y. q. Joiner, minister Of the
African NJ. 4. Church, who was well known
throughout the state, died NJ Springfield.
Emery snyder, a merchant Of West
Union, disarmed thief. who had surprised
him while counting money and caused
his arrest.
The town Of Colfax, near Bloomington,
Is wildly excited over the discovery at that
place OF vein of bituminous coal six feet
aud two inches Ia width.
William Mcclellan, a farmer living north
west Of sandoval, has committed suicide.
Alteration Of the mind was the cause. He
leaves a wife and family.
Nathan Smith of Garrett sold $1,000
worth OF stock "Wednesday OF last week and
disappeared that night with tho money. He
was 20 years old, sober and industrious.
Three arrests were made at Decatur, for
the burglary committed nc the Edwin post
office last month"; Charles Crcig. Asa Conk-
ling and Melvin Burt being the victims.
AT Bcllcyilc George w. Voice aud Pat
rick 0'Neil have ijled suit for $4,000 each
against Detectives Thomas Furlong and
Frank Il. Bowman for false imprisonment.
Fire in Hanover destroyed the Fisher
Agricultural Warehouse and two residences
and their contents. Loss about $1,000 In
surance, 5000 in German-A american Of Free
port
Mr. aud Mr.. George Swallow, celebrated
the fifty-hfth anniversary OF their marriage
at their home In Danvile. They are aged
respectively eighty-two and scyenty-cight
years.
OTTAWA Is now greatly agitated on the
temperance question. William 4. McCon-
nell is lecturing nightly to crowded houses.
More than thousand have already si-ned
the pledge.
lin the Federal Court Al Springfield John
schneider and J. Hill. Of GalIatin County,
were sentenced 70 one year each Ia the Ches-
ter Penitentinry for making and passing
counterfeit coin.
Timothy Welsh, aged - years. brake
man ON the Illinois Central road. was struck
10y the trcstlc OF the Mcnomincc bridge near
Galcnn, while his train was crossing that
structure, instantly killing him.
"A broken rail wrecked an Illinois Cen
trail train az Scales Mound. two coaches roll
Ing down AN cmbankment dozen persons
were badly hurt, but the railway officials nav !
no person was fatally wounded.
Fire az Springfield destroyed r. NJ.
Dodd's drug store and :. w. IIickox's gro
Gerry, with = loss Of sl35,0c0, nearly covered
by Insurance. The Oldkirko Seminary, nj
Richview, was burned, the occupants barely
escaping with heir lives.
"A new man. Capt. J. N. Hyde. now In
charge Of the document department OF the
Secretary OF the States office, 4 comiuQ 10
the front as n candidate for State Auditor.
Hyde Is one legged soldier and citizen OF
Lee county.
"A school carnival was held at Hlllsboro
for the benefit OF the teachers and pupils OF
the public schools. The farmers came I'm
from the country with many sleighs and
sscds, and several hundred children paTtici-
patcd In the sport.
United States Marshals have been scour-
ing the country around Paxton in search Of
the members OF the Evening Star Club re-
Gently indicted by the Federal Grand Jury
at Springfield. They have warrants for
quite a large number Of parties whom they
desire 70 appear before the United States
District Court AZ Springfield.