Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-02-12
NEWS SUMMARY.
OUR OWN STATE.

A Teachers Institute was lately in sess.
ion at Fairfield. Daring its session Dr.. j.
NJ. Shaffer, Secretary Of the State Agricul.
tnral Society, delivered lecture before It
on " home love and matrimony that tick
led the school marms wonderfully.
The Dallas Gazette gives an account Of
an Indian burial near that place. One o.
their ponies recently threw bis rider, and
hurt him SO severely that be died shortly
after. His comrades, assisted By few
pale-faces,a dug grave, into which the
poor Indian, together with his jewelry, new
buffalo robe. gun and other hunting accous>
rements, were placed.-They also deposited
therein several DAYS rasions Of food TO las,
him on his pilgrimage to the better hunting
grounds. Last Of all, tie faithful dog which
had followed his raster for years, was sho.
By the side Of the grave and laid a, the fee,
whose tracks had been his guide all through
bis " dog DAYS After the ceremonies
we're over. the only eulogy pronounced over
him came laconically from the lips Of com
rade: . He good Indian
The building for the Normal School q.
Adei is 70 be commenced early in the
spring.
1GiSloDlg 5WGlGy ic9s
Lansing, met with horrible accident las.
week.-He was filling a burning lamp with
| some kind Of fluid manufactured from re-
ceipt which he had procured in Chicago
The fluid igni,ed, causing the lamp to ex-
plode, scat ering the contents all over Mr..
PETERSON. and setting his cloths on FIRE.
The burning Aud struck his face and burned
his eyes so badly that he has lost the sigh,
Of one entirely, and will perhaps lose the
other. Before the fire could be ex,inguish,
ed his limbs and body were terribly burned.
Mr.. Peterson was member Of the Ninth
Iowa Cavalry.
The Davenport Gazette says that Mr..
Joseph Perkins, Of LeClaire, has been sues
cessful in obtaining the contract for the
stone to be used in the construction Of the
piers Of the great railroad bridge to be bull.
over the Mississippi at Burlington the com
ing season. The contract will amount to
about a quarter Of million dollars. The
stone is to be dressed at the quarry, near
LeCiarie, and taken down the river on
barges. Mr. Parkins expects to employ
two tow-boats and a dozen or more barges.
A steamer is to run through from Iowa
City to St. Louis in the spring.
miner Dy Inc name OF James McJinnis,
while at work in mine near Dubuque on
the 18th, was buried beneath falling weight
Of earth and rocks. and on being extracted
almos, Immediately was found dead. A
large rock had struck him on the head,
smashing it frighsfuly. and probably caus
ing instant death. We CLEAN from the Her
dld
The Marengo Republican says one Of its
friends recently measured lady's waterfall,
who was attending concert at that place
which was ~ inches in circumference and
Ii inches thick.
The Page County Herald says the High
School OF Clsrinda, has procured splendid
Cabinet Of nearly fifteen thousand Geologi-
cal specimens. This will greatly add to the
Of the school, which, with their
Phrenoglogical and Philosophical apparatus,
will make il most attractive school. These |
specimens have been gathered from nearly |
Ill parts Of the West. from the Mississippi |
70 the Rocky Mountains.
The Post Of the G. A. RS in Davenport |
1svs established an agency 10 that city for
he purpose Of Obtaining employment for sol.
Tiers.