Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-07-27
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WoS'r Serve. - Legrand Byingtoa de.
dimes to serve as one of the Douglas Elect.
ors of Iowa. The reason is not stated.
A terrific and most damaging hail and
thunder storm passed through McGregor
and vicinity, on the night of the 18th inst,
riddling all the north windows, running the
gardens, and prostrating and in some places
completely destroying the wheat and corn
crops.
IMPORTANT ARREsT.-A certain DR.. Ingle.
man, long suspected Of petty thieving, was
arrested in house of ill.fame at Dubuque
on the 18th inst, and number of stolen
articles were found secreted in his house,
together with large bundle of keys, no,
less than one hundred in number, and con-
siderable money. He once owned property
in Dubuque to the amount of 10000, al
Of which he has lost within short time by
litigation and other means. He has beer
committed in default Of $1,000 bail and
will no doubt be convicted.
THREE CHILDREN KILLED By LIGHTNING
On Friday last, q building at Marion, Linr
county, in which school was kept, wal
struc;, by lightning, and three children
instantly killed. 1t happened at an early
hour, 81 O'Clock, when only seven children
were present, all Of whom, with the teacher
Miss Kellogg, were Frustrated to the floor
Miss Kellogg states that when she recovered
she found all the children on the floor ant
three Of them dead. Those killed were
son of Joseph Cooper, aged about IL; Sol
of Mr.. Joshua Bennett, aged about 9; ant
son Of Mr.. Pifer, aged about 7.
DIsrREssINa CIRCUMSTANCES. = Mrs. A.
Hunter, residing few miles east of low
City, lost her life under very distressin,
circumstances on the night Of the 18th inst
Sho had been unwell for sometime, an
in partial delirium, as is supposed, LETT he
bed a. night. aud passed ont to a we'll nea
the house, into which she either threw
herself or fell accidentally. Her n other
who was awakened just as she went out
called to her, when sho answered that sh
"was going down here, but would be bac
soon" Just then her mother heard the nois
of the windlass over the well, ran and caugl
the rope, finding that the bucket was empty
and about half way down tie well. Hell
was summoned and her body was found d
the bottom OF the well, the vital spark hay
ing fed. Mrs. II. had just entered her got
year, and was married only about eigl
months ago.
LIFE OF LlSooLN-The publishers of tn
Chicago Press and Tribute have issued
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TEE CANDIDATES. - The following tabl
gives some particulars in regard to the car
didates for the office of President and Vic
President:
| N3MIxEEs FOR THE PRESIDENCY.
| ResI. Born, Ag
Rep. Abraham Lincoln, Ill, Feb. IL, 500. 81
| Unto John II, Tenn. Feb. Is, 1877. g.
Dem. Sseph. Douglas, III. Apr. %, 1918. Al
Dem. &c. Breckiuridge. Ken. Jan. Is. 1921. 5!
NOMINEES FOR The vIcs-PaEsl DENcY.
Res'd. Born. Ag
Rep. Hannibal Hamlin, Me. Aug II, 1909. 81
Union. Ed ward Everett, Mass. Apr. IL, 1884. Ct
Dem. II. Y. Johnson, Georgia.
Dom. Joseph Lane, Greg N, Dec. IA, 1901. C