, 1859-02-21

UkAxa FROM orkR.E1kar1ox.-The Edwards-
| vl!ts ftss Of this week says that On Fr,day
| night OF last week, Mf. Godfrey Aikman. li1.
| ing about tour miles east Of Ed1ardsril!e, died
from ovcr.exefsion. He carried sack Of aour,
weighing 100 pounds, from that place TO biz res.
idenee, knd feeling 1earied, retired to his bed.
from Which be never arose anYe.--d!son Et7ur.
ter.
a TERRIBLE SoR1ow.-Ooe OF the tnost nsd
and narrowing casuaities that We hare syer
been called upon to record, has transpired in
tue family Of Iii. John Gudget, most worthy
and respectable citizen Of this county. II seems
that short time siucs, soms of his family vera
suffering from infl4med eyes, two Of whom. q
small child aud an aged LADY, have been mada
totally blind By the buratinR at their eyeb,fis
a more terrible disaster to the living can b.
scarcely conceired. - Burtau County Rpub.
itean-
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT NJ H1s S.ar rA7uxp-
"Wednesday evening, in the town Of Lima. (Wia.l
Edwin Seots, young man aged about Is. VA
accidentally shot By bis step-fAther. H. W.
nractictng With lifs. Preparatory to going 10
Plke'a Peak, sud the targe. having fAllen down
he placed the r,as in the hands OF hs fs,her
whlie be went 70 replace the target. The riae
was q aaSaateea attef Scott got q few rods of,
and the ball entered his back aad cane our iuts
below the claviele, He Is not expected 10 "A.
cover 4-JIn<sri1t Ha=ttte.
'SetAA tAFAoaAos IND 1oaS or LTE.--IhS
manufacturing establishment OF Thos. T. Nav
at PiJ mouth, Mich, WAS entirely DESTROYED o.
the 10th, By the explosion of the boileF. Two
men, named Chilaon and Horeiapd, were in-
stantly Killed, aud se1erA otherB seriopsiy H.
jured. Ths eauae Of the explosion il attrihnted
70 the ine1perienco Of Aoreland, Who hsa % Nal
day, for the first time, the charge of the euQina
room+ 4 piece OF &he boiler was forced throuoh
the wall Of q neighbosing house, aud pa4sed
between two ladies who sat nearly together en-
gagged in sewing, and killed Gtuo dog that laid
on the floor between their feet Fortunstel1
in The building as the time Of the explosion. Nr.
MAYS loss il estimated 1t from us, 600 to S7o.-
D1Ap.-Ass, Parker. the lady whose sad stos4
waa mentioned Z few days since, in this psper.
- haTing drank boiling water, while in i state
Of mental detsngenenk died On Sunday morn
ing. The set which caused her death was CON.
mitted on Monday evening of Lass week, aud
every effort to save her iile was made that med.
ieal skill could do, hut WITHOUT &yait, Nrs
Parker rs beloved BY all who hsd tbs pleasute
Of her 1equaintance. She Wa An actire and
earnest Sabbath School Teacher, and m exem-
piaTy Christian WonAa~-S:- Rswi Pioneer aad
D<taoera&.
4 CHILD WHIPPING A1x1srKg.-An exam;ua.
ton IL in progress before Justice Doty, Of this
city, in the ease Of the State "a ChaA H. DFake.
1t il alleged thst Ar, Drake, who il elerpy.
m1n, and who took ooa OF tho children brought
to this place Botue time ago bY the society called
tho Aone Of the Fneudtess, Of the eity of New
York. hsa- been guilty Of Rress cruelty 10 the
girl who was left with him It appesrs from
the evidences Of the eir], who il aoont fourteen
year, Of ags. that ho whipped her 80 cruelty thst
the scaza arc plainly viaiole moro than 1 var
after tbs whipping. md that psrmanens injury
N.a done to her person and heslth.-yaa4ri3t
Vi&) 1imes.
CAU0Hf II HuK1R OWN TRAP.-The Council
Bluffs Bsgs Of the 9Th, givea N account Of the
parss1 burning Of the county jsil 1t that place,
1t xss huils Of cottonwood logs, aad IL . rather
ancisnt coneern. Two prisoners who wess cou- !
6ued in 1t set il on fire. - 9 uesns Of extreat-
ing Themselves from prison Ths Bwi4 adds |
that in their endeavors they allowed--lhe tiro to
gsin The npper hand Of then1, and when asaist- !
aaoo reached thsjail, it was only By TREMENDOUS
exertions that tho hsnes were e1linxpished,
When asaiktanee arrived tho innatea we're trc-
mendously frightened, And were haltooin9 most
rocifarous!y Tor somebodT to Let them ont; but
the Sheriff told them thst if they SGT the 6re,
and tho jait ~ consumed. that they would hare
to parish. However, the 6se Hxs put out hekore
thera xsa much harm dons, and the poor wretch
= rescued from psEilous positioa.-Ds5rdss
E1pFas and herald.