The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-12-27


On the nigh! Of the 10Th, in Chicago. Miss
Clara Butler, one of the actresses at the
Varieties, was seriously injured on the stage.
In the last scene ofthe frs, piece they were
playing she was struck in the eye by the
wadding Of pistol. The wound was a
painful one. and il is feared she will lose
the use OF the eye
A woman in Washington got pistol and
watched for nm opportunity TO shoot mn old
lover While waiting for him, the weapon
was accidentally discharged and sent its
bullet through one of her knees. The lover
did not express any regret.
The Ttasulle Herald says that the other
day, when u young man NSs having barrels
Of petroleum emptied from his wagon into u
receiving tank, he slipped into the OIL and
sardine.
At Rastatt, lately. a soldier belonging 10
the company OH guard wrapped himself up
in leaves and branches in such manner as
entirely to conceal his humanity. and in the
middle of the night crcpt up on all tours to
one Of the sentinels. The latter, asst onished
at the extraordinary phenomen, challenged
il three times without receiving any answer.
the intruder fell without uttering \ sound.
1t was his last joke. The man was dead
A man in Barry comfy, Mich. took his
gun to shoot cat, when the weapon was
prematurely discharged, and killed his
wife.
man in Albany was sent to state prison
for 10 years and six months for knocking a
woman down and robbing her Of three or
four dollars. He had better work for his
money hereafter.
A man in Albany turned his little son out
Of doors the other night. and the poor boy
was found almost frozen to death. The
place destined for the father will not be SO
cold.
A man at Goshen, Ind. lost SO head of
fine sheep in one night recently, by the
attack of dogs.
Al Baraboo, Wis. on Thanksgiving day,
two sons Of Mr.. William Christie, respcc-
lively ten and eleven years old. were skat-
ing OIL the river. The elder Of the brothers
broke through. The younger, exclaiming,
My brother will drown he will never 60
to school wild, me any more. ran to his
help. He also got in, aud both were
drowned.
Three burglars tried to get into p. +.
BaeNum's residence in Bridgeport few
nights ago, but an alarm tclegrs set the
bells to ringing, and the men vamoscd.
Geo. Griffin, conductor on the Dixon (nl
Airline road, was walking on top Of his
accommodation train near the Junction on
the night Of the 18th, when he slipped and
fell between the cars, killing hin, Instantly.
Two boys in Ohio got into scuffle Mt
school the other day, when one stabbed
the other fatally with knife. The juvenile
murderer is about ten years old.
The negro Kit who committed a rape on
two children near Eldorado, Ark, was ar
rested by four colorel imen. Judge Lynch
gave him short shrif, and stout rope.
The steamer DE Soto en- route from New
Orleans for Pascagoula, a few days ago ex-
ploded her boiler, killing four persons and
wounded several others.
In Edwardsville, Ind. on the 4th instant
Mr.. Denton Shirley. well known and re-
spectacle farmer, WAS found in his barn in
an insens!hle condition with forty three cuts
and stabs about the head and face In
addition to this his shoes and stockings had
been taken off. his leg laid across a block, and
his foot cut off. Mr.. Shirley is improving.
and hopes arc entertained for his recovery.
II he should survive, he will probably
be able to tell who lis woula-be assussins
are.
large rock weighing 100, 600 pounds fell
into the tunnel at Tunnel Hill, on the
Nashville Decatur Railroad, the other
night, breaking the rails and delaying
the passage OF the trains for twenty four
hours
A Maine blacksm had his ear bitten of
close to his head by horse he was shoeing.
An express train run off the track Of the
H..dson River road, last week in conse-
quence Of the negligence Of n switch tender.
smashing the engine, tender and baggage
car No one hurt. The switchman "aidn't
think il WAS time for the train to come yet.