Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-07-31
STATE ITEMS.


Struck BY LIGHrNING.-A severe old fash
$Oned tundcr storm occurred here on Mon
day evening, and several loud and terrible
reports, quickly following vivid flashes of
lightning, indicated destruction of some
kind, not far distant. We learn that hog
pen and pile of shingles on the farm of Mr..
Geo. Dutfield, few miles from town, was
struck, set on fire, and five or six hogs
killed. Three houses-Christley Sherron's,
Mr. Porters, and some other persons house
at Philadelphia, in this county, were also
struck and considerably damaged. A tree
near Pittsburgh Mas also shivered to pieces
and consumed hy fire. We have not heard
that any person wa. injured-Des Monies
News.
AcciDENT.-Mr. Miles Eaton, of Maquokta
township was thrown from a reaper Tues
day morning last, and quite seriously in
lured, IA part of the machine striking him
and doubling him up, injuring him inter-
nally to some extent, and also leaving two
rather severe wounds on his left arm. Dr..
HOLSTER was called to attend him, and We
are happy to learn from him that Mr.. Eaton
is recovering as rapidly as the nature of his
wounds and bruises will admit.-Sentinei
We lean from the Quasqueton Guardian
that Smith. the horse thief who gave the
Sheriff of Buchanan county the slip, some
time since, has been arrested and lodged
safely and securely in the jail at Indepen-
dence.
The same paper gives a gloomy account
OF the wheat harvest in Buchanan county.
Oats too, are more or less injured
ARsoN.-A man named krull is under
bonds of 81 900 at Burlington on charge of
setting fire, on Saturday last, to building
occupied by himself as vinegar factory
The fire was extinguished before much dam
age had ben DONE
TERRIFIC ToENApo.-We learn from the
st. Charles (Floyd coy Inteliigencer that on
the 2lst inst, a terrific storm visited that
place and vicinity, doing great damage
The rain fell in torrents, accompanied by
thunder, lightning. hail and a furious gale
of wind. This state of things continued for
about one hour Houses were unroofed,
fences Frustrated, chlmneys blown down
and nearly all small out-buldings were re.
moved from their foundations. if not des-
troyed. Several houses in the course of
erection were demolished and a number of
"ihS oip VII dOWu Inc dlltOuuJ OI uaIItage
to property in the town is estimated at
thousands of dollars.
Matty Forest young lady of twenty
summers advertises for husband in the
Iowa Central Journal; some fellow not
over thirty; in good circumstances; easy
in manners and gentlemen in the true
sense" Applicants will address Matty at
Albion z. o. Marshal Co., Iowa.
The cash system has been adopted by
the the proprietors of the Burlington Hack
Eye, for the newspaper business. 1t is the
only system by which newspaper proprie-
tors can KEEP out of debt and pay their way.
We trust that every newspaper establish :
ment in Iowa will adopt that system.
In regard to crops in johnson county,
pretty much the same story may be told,
that we hear from all the counties of east
ern Iowa the wheat promising hardly half
crop; oats suffering severely, and cut hay
ruined in vast quantities.
Corn which stood the earlier part of the
season well, promises fairly. Vegetables
appear to yield in usual abundance.-Rep.