, 1859-02-01

SyAxss II W1srxa-The Waupacca Eexs
saTs blow snake. measuring two feet in length,
wss killed in the town ot Pennington. On 1hs
l2:b inst. II seemed to possess - much feet
ness - in midsummer, though the day wss cold
and eight inches Of sno1 on the ground. This
is aouaethiog wonderful
BtrTxN Ut mad Dca.-Repreaentative Nc
Call, Of Marshall, has met with = aerioua mis-
fortune IN his family. His little girl about seven
ago in afatsbail County, aud yesterday she was
brought 10 this place: and Is COW at the Aneri-
can House. STATE Rgi,ttr
A LYING 1SpIAx SkELzros.--Gsn. Kibba re-
lated TO the humboldt 11Mes, that be bus among
his p1iaoners ID Indian who il the uoss remark
able Gu ,osi'y be has ever observed among the
freaks OF nature. He il from sixteen to twenty
years OF age, and is nothing more oor less than
living skeieton- The Indian says be has al
ways enjoyed good health. and has never had
any heso on btu none8- The General says that
An Indians hide stretched over skeleton
would be perfect picture Of this natural curl
osity.
A1TzxPr or YoUxo Man 70 MrRnzR HIS
UscLE.-We learn from the Iowa City k<pud!t-
can Of the 26sh. that = yourR man J the nAmo
Of Van Buren Nichols wss arrested and taken to
that city, on Sunday last, on cnarge of assault
with intent 10 murder his unc.e. Mr. E. D.
Michley, who lives il Jolaaon County. Young
Nicholas is from Rhode Island. aud las hesa
visiting his uncle. It appears that he chastised
one Of his uncls's children, for which Mr. Mick
ley very properly eoliared aud shook him !;
rhereupon Nichols drew up = gun aud shot ss
his uncle, Nr. NJ The 6fst shot not taking ef-
feet, be made = second attempt, tho gun this
tins not going of. Ha was bound over 10 ths
Crcuis Court, aud in default Of bail WAS sent 10
jail.
BuR1Kp BY T1z cAv1x0 II OF WKIL-0n
f..A NA1 H.
| ing three or four miles north of this city, met
with az accident that resulted in his DEATH He
| went down into his well, which WA sumo thirty
| feet deep, for the purpose Of getting bucket,
while climbing down the stone wall bis weight
toosened the stonees. and the earth around be.
ing sottsned 6J the late rains, tie wul1s aud Ill
cared in upon him. The alarm was coon given,
nnd the ne1ghhors commenced digging away The
masa OF earIh snd rock, which Was found 70 Of
nearly twenty feet deep above htm- On Satur'
day morning he was takta out alive, a!lhogt
much Injured His body, half bert over, VA.
II being tree. He died the same evening from
the injuries received. He wRs young aud in
dustrlous nau, and has been married 4 feN
mousha-Aaoornb (lQ.) Eag's.
D1sraEss1sG DEA1u-- On lust Monday week
Mr. Bryant Garrett OF Frederick. went up It
Browning on skates, in returning be startled u
Sugar Creek 10 see bis brother, who lived
short distance from its mouth, shortly after thl'
be Tell through the ice ia deep wat:r.. here hs
the top Of the ics, and finally sank. Whatadds
to the sadness Of his death Was the fact thA
some men we're at work not far of and hearc
him ha1looiuR. it il said for more than t~t
hours, but they supposed it Hhs merely boy
playing On the ice and paid no attention to It
His body was not recovered until the followins
Wednesday, no uneasineaa haviug been telt 4
bis sabsence,-Rushr,lI4 {IA.1 Citizen, 26fA.