A correspondent writing from Lin
den to the Tribune, sends the follow
ing sad news: “Sarah Roberts an
| amiable little ten year old daughter
[ of Mr. Albert Roberts, who lives but
| a short distance from this village,
: went in company with her brother,
Ia boy of twelve, to burn some brush
and weeds, about a quarter mile
from the house. By some unknown
cause the little girl’s clothes became
ignited, and despite the manly
efforts of her little brother to save
her life, she dropped dead before
she could rcacii the house.”
The fast mail train arrived in tins
city on Monday at 11:15 a. m.,
bringing to us for the first time the
Chicago papers on the same morn
ing of their publication. It was ex
pected the train would reach here at
10:30, but as it must wait at Gratiot
for the arrival of another train, the
time was fixed three quarters of an
hour To be able to read a
Chicago newspaper within a few
hours of its publication is some
thing new to our people. The fast
mail arrangements are very satisfac
tory as are the other changes in the
new railroad time table.
