Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-07-26

Mar5hall,own ia going TO raise $s,O0O by
subscription, TO bridge the slough between
Albion and that city.
One morning last week, soon after dams
cling party had left Union Hall, in Clinton,
lightning struck the building, throwing in
about one half Of the roof and causing 9th.
er damage amounting 70 Two or .hre. thou
aand d liars See Herald.
Senators Grimes and Harlan, aei Repre-
seHtatives Wilson, Price, Allison and
Loughridgc, were presen, a, the opening Of
the extra session OF Congress-. Mcssrs.
Dodge and Habbarl, 0: the 5Ih ani 9Th
districts, were absent.
Mr.. ST John, who Is connected with Dr.
While, State Geologist, in a survey Of the
State, visited this place on Wednesday last
They are prosecuting their researches With
good deal CT energy, aud are doing a
good work for the State. The examination
in this locality was hurried and incomplete,
al hough Mr.. ST. John reports this much
more Interesting field than he lad expected
TO fnd.-Sioux CITY Journal.
GEoLoGlcAL ExPLoRarroNs--Day before
yesterday party consisting Of six geolog>
ical explorers three Of whom are late grad.
yates OF Chicago University, including Mr..
Jabez I. Sunderland, tor three years = stu
dent at Burlington University, accompanied
by Prof. Hickok, visited the principal
quarries in Burlington. The party procur
ed skiffs at Dubuque. aud have explored the
principal points along the Mississippi,
reaching Burlington Saturday evening, en-.
camping u little above the town. Yss,er.
day they took dinner with the Professor at
his residence, after which they proceeded
on their journey down the river, intending
to explore as far as 81. Louis, thence return.
ing TO Chicago by rail Burlington Ha~k-
Eye.
Almost CausntD IL A WE'LL HORRIBLE
SITUATION AND NARROW EscAPE.-Robert
Wickham, who works for John Finlay,
near town. came near meeting an unexpect>
ed, and terrible death last Thursday after.
noon. Mr.. Finlay was lowering him down
his well, when the bucket in which Wickham
was suspended knocked rJck from the
wall fifteen feet down, and the curbing be
low him began to fall in with All omiuous
rattle. Finlay at the windlass looked down
appalled,. Wickham in the bucket, fifteen
fee. below the surface, was terrified into 81
ence. Then the lining Of the well ratified
upon his head and abou, his ears, and the
earth slipped in ss if filing up Q grave
Mr.. Finlay mounted his horse and flew ,c
neigAbor Fagg's for help. The two strip
ped to the waist, and commenced unsnr,h.
ing the unfortunate mar, whom they gave
up as mangled crushed, dead. One foo
cown-two feet down-three feet down--al
most an hour gone. Surely the we'll mus
be wickham's scpulchsr. Tr..en ~. re.
new 'he'r caorts. ragg is unable to throw
, up the dirt, and the windlass is used On,
hour and q half gone, aud they are ten fee
down. Surely the man is dead. Still wit!
unhagging energy the two men work on
Hark What is that? A sound-a hu
man voice-a smothered, stifed murmu
comes through the assures Of rock aud dirt
Harder and faster work the men, and At las
the voice is audible-'God help mel" j
means. At last q hand is exposed, the heat
is two feet below it. Finlsy rides of 70
DR.. Underwood, and Fagg proceeds with th'
work Of excavating and rescuing the uuhap
py man from his living tomb. A huge rocl
had fallen above his head, pinuing both o
his arms in . perpendicular position, and
while it protected him from bruises, formee
. small air chamber in which be nigh
breathe for few hours. Wickham faintet
when exposed to the atmosphere, but whe,
DR.. Underwood arrived there he was able t
totter about. This 10 . miraculous escape
Fifteen feet under ground for two hour
and half, and extrica,ed with hardly I
scratch on his person.-Eidora Ledger.