The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-07-20
Fruit r,issrs throuebou, Iowa are COM

Fruit raissrs shrougbous Iowa are COM
planning Of the prospects Of very poor
fruit crops this year. The epple crop
will turn out to be alnaost . dead failure.
We are Informed BY the Cedar Rapids
TINS, that the bridge over the Cedar At
tha. point fell on the 10th inst, aid pre-
cipitsted into the river one man and for.
sy head Of cattle, that we're on the bridge
at the time. The man was rescued with
out injury, and the cattle oil swan ashore.
CONTRIBUTIONS. - Tire schools Of
Iowa, as we learn from the report Of the
State Sups. of Public INSTRUCTION in the
School Journal, contributed 81, 43S.
25 10 the North Western Sanitary Fair.
Of this amount Polk county contributed
s36s.45, which is better showing
than was made by any other county
of equal pcpula.ion.-Des Moine' Regis
! ter.
The Des Moines Register says that a
wild buffalo Eas captured the other day
in Guthrie county.
ID. N. Cooley, Esq, Of Dubuque,
has been appointed by President hnson,
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs. The
salary is So, 900 per auuuu.
THE CRops.-We have had an oppor-
tunity within the las. few days to look
out somewhat on the maturing crops of
Polk and Story counties Corn never
looked better in sbe world IL has thst
dark green appearance which is indica-
tive Of vigorous growth. In some
fields i. is from two to three feet high.
Occasionally in low place where the
recent rains had overfoved the land, it
is wellnigh drowned out; but, on the
whole, We are satisfied that more corn
will be raised in Central Iowa this year
than in any former seasons Wheat, oats,
rye, and barley are making fine advance.
ment, proposing good average yield.
This is asplendid year :ormeadow lands;
and prairie grass is rank with vigorous
life. Hay will be abundant. There is
every reason to believe that the present
year will be one of grea; agricultural
prosperity in Iow,.-Reyater.
One Of the most horrible deaths
possible for man to meet, is awaiting Mr..
Jacob Shuester, farmer near Waupaton,
in this county, who was bitten by rat,
tlesnakc last Saturday Mr.. Shuester
was in field moving hay, when he came
upon the snake. He cut it in two with
his scy.he, and as it still gave signs of
life, he severed it again within three
inches Of its head. 1t then seemed to
be dead, and he stopped down to examine
its mouth. He was approaching its
mouth with his right hand, when the
snake sprang and fastened itself to his
right thumb. He sprang 20 his feet, and
after several seconds, succeeded in loosen.
ing its hold and fingipg it to the ground.
The thumb panied him terribly, and he
ran to the house. It Immediately com
menced swelling, and his agony increas-
ed. Neighbors were sent for, who ap-
piled remedies of which they heard. But
Mr.. Shuestsr CONNIE ced vomiting blood
All tho remedies suggested by his neigh.
bors having failed, they "doctored" him
until late Sunday forenoon, when DR..
Staples, of this city, was sent for. He
arrived at the house, distance Of twenty
miles, Sunday evening. He found Shues-
ter in horrible state Of body and mind.
His right arm was swollen to four times
its natural size, and was nearly black
This color had reached his breast, and
was spreading over his system. Below
the elbow the poison had affected the
arm go that its surface was covered with
large blisters, which were filled with
blood. From one Of these the Doctor
drew nearly tea cup full of blood The
palm of the sufferers hand, although cal.
loused by labor, was pulled out like
sugar loaf, and blood continually flowed
from the wounded thumb. His breath
was awfully offensive. Mr. Shucster re
tains all his senses. When the Doctor
left, Mr.. Shuester complained Of feel
| ing which was then coming upon him
for the first time-a sort Of benumbing,
yet painfully tingling sensation, which
affected his whole body. - Dubuque
Times.
We learn that the First Iowa Cav.
airy left Memphis recently for shreve-
port, Louisiana. The boys hope to be
mustered out this fall, but fear they are
going to Mexico, which they don't like.
Military Government.
We are not among those who believe,
that, next to the rule of JEFF. Davis, a
military government for the disorganized