The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1866-05-03
Iowa News.

| BoOnsbOrO.
Carpenter, who was under arrest on q
charge ola grave offence, escaped from the
MOntezuma court house last Wednesday
night.
The great flood in the Cedar, Boone
Iowa and Des Moines rivers has done q
large amount of damage to mill property.
The dams at Stoddard's saw mill, and at
Sternburgs Touring mill on the Boone
were carried away. Mr.. Goss' dam on the
Des Moines, five miles below town, was
taken .out by the ice and flood. The
greatest damage appears to have been done
on the CEDAR Fort Dodge NortEacest.
DECLINEs.-Hon.G Geo. w. McCrarv, who
has been suggested as a candidate for At
torney General, publishes q card in the
Gate City, declining the use of his name
in that connection.
Two prominent citizens OF Iowa, who
went to Texas with the intention of resid-
ing there, have returned. They say it is
impossible for a Union man to live among
the malignant rebels of that state.
The Uawkeye says that it is proposed by
some gentleman OF means and enterprise
TO start paper mill in Burlington.
Two houses near Oceola. in this State,
were entered by three armed men with
their faces blackened, on the night OF the
25th, and robbed Of about 500. SO says
the Sentinel.
General Glasgow, OF Coryj1on, is pron-
nently spoken of for Congress lrorrhs dis
trict. -
THE PosT OFF1CE.-G. w. Edwards, Of
the Burlington Hawk-Eyp, has resigned
the position of Post Master at this place.
and his successor is Mrs. Ellen NJ. Elliott,
The widow of Col. D. :. Elliott. formerly
Editor ofthe Home Journal. This is the
settlement of much vexed question, as
there were several applicants for the posi-
ton; and we hope the new regime will be
such as will be satisfactory to the public
Home Journal M. Pleasant.
a young man, named VIM. III. Sumner
committed suicide, on Saturday last, by
jumping from the ferry boat at Davenport,
Iowa. Having made proposals OF mar
riage Is II young lady oftbat City, she de-
clined, when he told the lady's mother he
intended to kill himself Sumner had been
a nlember of the l7rh Iowa, was about %
wears old, native Of Massachusetts, aud
had, since his discharge from army, taught
Il school at La Harpe, lIancoc< county
Illinois.
A Copperhead from the vicinity of Bluff
Greek p. O., in talking with one Of our
citizens Il few days since, remarked that he
was now i'll favor of Andy Johnson, but
did not vote for him at the election. But,
says the citizen, 'why now III favor Of An
DIV Johnsom?'' Well SAYS the Bluflite,
ZIP tell you: this cussed Abolition Con-
gress passed a law to give every 'nigger' a.
bureau, and ANDY Johnson vetoed it, which
was just right. l was married six years
before got bureau, and he'd to work fur
ii at that, and don't see any reason why ev,.
cry cussed lazy niger should be furnish |
eddy the Government. Let 'en work for |
Their bureaus as l did, and then they'll
know how to keep 'em. "-EddyCH'e Star.
From the Corydon Monitor.l
On Tuesday, one of the most fearful and !
appalling accidents that ever occurred in
our county took place at the steam saw
mill Of Mr.. Riley situated in Benton Up, |
7 miles northwest of Corydon. About
twelve months since the boiler ofthe same /
mill exploded, killing Moses Prentiss who
was at w 5rk on the roof; and yesterday
tire rev porlerrnlt Mr.. RILEY had be'''erht
and just placed i'm his mill blew up, fatal
" iuiuring two Of our cit!zens, and dan
gerously wOunding another.
H.
few hours after il occurred, and Were hOr-
ror stricken at the sight of the disligured
mutilated forms of those who but few
hours before had left their homes full Of
life and energy. VIM. Robinson, who |
seemed to suffer most, had his skull bro
ken, his ear torn off, his eyes blown out, |
his arm fractured, and the bones Of one OF
his legs broken into many pieces. liar-
vey Niday's face was all cut up, bruised |
and swollen, he had no bones broken,
his injuries are internal. He is raving and |
unconscious; the Doctors say he cannot
live many hours.-Mr. Davis was in an-
other room from the other two unfortunate
sufferers; we did not see him but learned |
that he was able to sit up in bed, his inju-
ries are internal and the Doctors tear of q
very serious character.
From what we could learn itappears that
about half past one clock, the saw was
stopped, to enable Mr.. Davis to reset ii, he
was engaged in doing 50 the time the mil
blew up, and was thrown behind the saw
The engineer who was beside him at the |
time, had just stopped TO feel The pivot on
which the saw revOlved, and escaped un-
hurt.
Mr.. Robinson had gone 10 the mill for
his grinding. and taken with him part of
his cook stove to repair at the smiths shop |
that stood about forty feet from the ,aill; !
he had finished repairing it, and started |
towards the mill and had got about half
way, at the time the explosion took place,
after it, he was found all doHhled up, I'M
conscious and apparently dead. Harvey1
Midday was at the time al work at the side
ofthe mill about twelve or fifteen feet
from it, he was found buried in the ruins,
and ut the time supposed to be dead. Mr..
Riley, the owner Of the mill, was at work
with Mr.. Rynard on the tramway; they |
both escaped without injury. From MIR.
Rynard we learn that he heard a crack, he
dropped his spade and crawled under
some logs that projected out over those
they lay on; SO quick was he that he had
reached his place of safety before The piec-
es Of brick, boiler, &C., that were thrown
up in the air reached the ground.
Where the mill stood there is not YES
tige left except the saw, ruin could not be
more complete We saw a part Of the boi-
Ter about the size Of q barn door, that lay
buried in the ground. !ull rs yards from