Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-10-03

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THE NEWS.
The Soap and Candle Factory Of Armou
and Kline, near Milwaukee. was destroyed
by fire, as also was Roddis Slaughter House
on Tuesday evening. Mr.. Armour's lcss il
between $4,000 and $40, 900, with small
insurance.
The wife Of Alexander Henry. Of Burling
ton. Mich, was accidentally shot and killed
ON Monday week, by her husband.
Tho total mortality in New Orleans BY
yellow fever. up to September "a. WAS two
thousand four hundred aud twenty.
There are in the United States. $4,000 per
sons who make their living wholly or par
TALLY by the sale of medicine.
A horse thief named Locke was arrested
in Scott county, ILL.,. last week. and taken
by mob and hanged till life was extinct.
He WAS member of q gang. and it was i'm
possible to get from him any secret as to his
associates. This makes the second horse
thief that has been dispatched in that part
Of the State recently.
On Monday evening. Mrs. Lydia Fish, Of
Hanson. Mass.. attempted 20 fill fluid lamp
aud while doing so the fluid in the can was
iguited from the flame of another lamp. and
. terrible explosion ensued. The clothes Of
MIRA Irish were set on fire, and she was most
shockingly burned. She survived but few
hours
The Merchants hotel. in Memphis. was
destroyed by fire on Monday last. Loss.
$1,000.
Friday afternoon, at New Cork, q Mrs.
Green was accidentally shot by her little
son. aged ten years.
ANatchex dispatch states that since Sun
day noon seven deaths from yellow fever
have occurred "under the hill," and that
the pestilence is increasing. No intercourse
IL permitted between the infected district
and the other parts Of the city, and there
10 no sickness "on tho hill
A frightful accident occurred on Wednee-
day last. near the village oil Friendship, Al
lsgany county. on the New York and Erie
Railroad. A woman named Guilford start
ed with little girl about nine years Of age,
after locking up the house. to visit one Of
her neighbors. After proceeding . short
l;.t.roa <ba ~, ~ .o,,,ac,hava,s .o,v, oth;
which she had left behind her in the house,
and sent the little girl back after it, while
shs walked on. Arriving at her destination
she waited . long time, but the girl did not
appear and che returned home. On reach
ing home che found the body Of her daugh-
ter hanging from the window outside and
dead. It appeared that the little girl un-
able 70 effect an entrance by the door. had
raised the window, and while endeavorine
TO crawl in it had fallen upon her neck and
held her fast until life was extinct.
On Wednesday afternoon, Is the train on
the Iron Mountain Railroad was coming in
from Carondslst. and had reached the city
Of st. Louis. . draymsn named Richard
Thomas attempted to drive h;s vehicle
across the track in advance Of it. The grade
at that point declines somewhat to the de-
pot, and it is therefore difficult to bring the
locomotive to = sudden stop. notwithstand-
ing the cara are usually run 1T . moderate
ly slow speed. In this instance the cars
were upon the dray before it was quite
across the rails, and the COW catcher showed
both dray and horss distance Of sbont tan
yards. when throwing them to one side, the
driver WAS prscipitated to the ground, when
he was killed instantly. his left leg being
severed below the kpse. the other crushed
awfallv, and the top Of the mans skull
being literally taken of, leaving the brain.
perfectly bare.
The deceased Wa German, aged twenty
eight years, and leaves . wife and threl
children. r ~~ .st
The engineer Of the train. Miehal Lynch
was arrested shortly after the occurrence
70 await the verdict Of the Coronsrs In
qussk
Il was In evidence before the jury thu.
Theoas was driving very old horse; that
he attempted to cross the track ten Q,
twelve fsst In advance Of the train, and
tAat the switch tender hslloosd 70 him "a
sla1 bAsk. The horse vas probably para.
lto6a u 1bAe q ~ psesiaity q ~ loeo.