The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-03-28

ueaierS, Suuereu loss eh s'oSA VI T.VsVVV.
They lost thirty seven pianos and forty five
cabinet organs.
The Daily National Jsioa office was also
destroyed, and the Gazette office narrowly
escaped destruction. Many other minor
| losses occurred, and the total loss is nearly
two millions. All business was suspended
on the following day.
The cause Of all the fire was undoubtedly
the explosion and burning Of gas; but how
it came to be escaping is still amystery.
Incidents and Accidents.
Eighteen persons At Lisbon, near Grand
Rapids, Mich. are said to have been poi
soncd to death last week. by eating biscuit.
in which strychninc had been used by mis-
take for soda
| The wife Of Lander Rogers, living nca,
| Fennimore, Wis. poisoned her two boys
and 6 years old. and then poisoned herself
All are dead Tn, cause was domestic UNI
happiness.
The steamer L. 5 Grant, from St. Lcui:
for the Upper Missouri. sunk in an ice gcrg,
| near the mouth Of the latter an the 18th
Loss estimated At $4,000. Her passenger.
and GREY were all saved.
| AT New Canton III. on the 10th. Charlie.
Brammell killed Edward Garrison by stab
hing him with aroeket knife. The weapon
entered the heart, and death followed il
about ten minutes. Erammell is now under
arrest.
About ! O'clock on the evening Of the 2ls
terrible tornado swept over the southern
part of Mont gomery county, near Lado g.
| Indiana, destroying timber, houses, SC
Four persons were killed and twenty o,
| more crushed and bruised.
Condagration occurred on the night O.
the 2lst at St. Johnshury, VT, Halifax, N
s., and Astoria, N. Y. At the former place
q railroad repair shop and two engines were
destroyed-loss 100000, insured for $35,
600; At Halifax newspaper Office wa!
burned; and at Astoria house occupied BY
the Government was completely consumed
At indianapolis, on the Esd, the jury il
the case Of Ignatius Buchanan, the wife
murderer. returned verdict of guilty, anG
sentenced the prisoner to Imprisonment il
the penitentiary for life. He blubbered
considerably, and used crazy talk when tn,
verdict was announced. He refused to &C
cept the verdict of the jury, and clamoret
to be hung without delay, in order that hi
might 60 home. II is said that, on the frs
ballot, ten Of the jury were for hanging.
A Mr.. Middleton, near Astoria, ILL.,, al
whose house newly married pair were
stopping, was killed on Sun day night, the
18th inst, by q blow from q mallet in the
hands of young man named Wethers. A
crowd had assembled to Grenade the couple
and Mr.. Middleton went out to expostulatc
with them and to get them to leave the
premises, when the affair happened. At
last accounts the murderer had not been
apprehended.
On the 23d Mr.. James Burk and wife,
and Mr.. John Kelley, wife and daugter, all
residents of Sangamon county, in attempt
ing to cross the south fork of the Sangamon
river, at Breckenridge Mill, ILL.,, about
twelve miles from this city, with pair of
horses and wagon, were all drowned. The
driver and young lady succeeded in reach
ing the shore and were saved. The creek
was very much swollen at the time.
The storm Of Tuesday night the Goth was
very severe and damaging to property in
the vicinity Of Cincinnati. At Connersville,
Ind, several buildings were blown down,
and one Of the piers Of the bridge Of the
Cincinnati & Indianapolis Junction railway
was destroyed. A freight train ran into
the chasm. The engineer and fireman were
severely injured. The storm was felt at In
disnapolis, Louisville, Evansville and other
points West
| "A fearful fire occurred on the 22d ct Pc
troleum Centre, Pa, commencing at the
Ocean we'll, which is described rs terrible
in the extreme, spreading and consuming
until it formed perfect river Of flame a
mile in length. Several wells were burned,
1000 barrels Of oil, l8 engine houses, der
ricks, &c., and several human lives are re-
ported lost. The fire was the most destruc-
tive that has occurred in the oil regions
since the burning of the Maple Shade well,
two years ago.