The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-02-16

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"a. il Iowa, and former rea;dssa y ~
county; dirty, low bred, is;nerant, carpA -
vhite niger acoundrel;s bible bsnserS rsas.
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ecsss;ssticaI white niger informal Asil'
born scoundrei.
The kuscatine Joarsdl hes found vst'
erau. His name Is james Ross, and q
yrr;denes in Minneapolis, Minnesota "a
,s4s he enlisted il the United Stata seGnaAa
.rmy - drummer, and has ever sines bsss
IN the service Of bis country, having letts1iy
l,s,oneed to the % u. 8. Cavalry. he VA
through The Mexican vas, and thAt ot - -
hell;on. he has now seven bnllsss lodged in
various parts Of his body, and can show manJ
ugly sears IS evidence Of the dangers through
which he has passed. He hAa bssa iacar'
cersted in Andersonyilie, Salisbury and "a.
con prisons. In The last war, Wills sttsupt'
ing to escape from Kirby, Smiihs in Texas
and when swimming stream, be received Z,
aho. By shsch h;s nighthAl@ "a 30 injured
q 10 reader il entirely ussleae Hs mlJ
succeeded il his Efforts to be subsequently
.akeu prisoner BY the Mexican troops, p
whom be was held couple Of years, When
he vas released by Juarea, and made his say
back to the States.
Last Sabbath evening dreadful acci'
dent occurred in Union township, Hardin
county. The EIdora Ledger says: fha
scene OF thia.sAd and fatal affair Was near -
Ward s residence the time Of its occurrence
in the evening. a rsvisal had been IN pro
ere,s at Lockard's school house, for some
weeks previous, and the untcrsanate mar
whose death We record, drove his fanily e
meeting with unfailing regularity. On tbs
evening which proved so terrible to him, y
vus returning from church. His sleigh hse
Some six persona therein, male and female
ana Mr.. Sparlin wasdrivef. There were three
teams in string, all gaily prancing home
ward, and proud Of the bells Ginning chorus
When within short distance Of Mr.. Ward'i
house, where the Union post post ofssa Is no
located, the last sleigh larched into > deeI
rat aud capsized, spiiling its occupants I'M
harmed 10 tie snow. Breaking from the
driver hands the frightened team 6ew past
the middle sleigh, and, maddened With the
cries Of the women, blinded With nncontrella-
bic fury, they leaped into the advance sleigh,
in which were Mr.. Spurin ard number Of
men and women. This stampsded Mr..
Spurliu's team. II nan 6fty ysrds with
furions speed, and dashed the sleigh with
the forcs and velocity Of batterina
IAN, against the trunk OF a large tree. The
sled was demolished, and its occupants scat.
tered, MANNED, bruised and killed in every
direction. asr spurlin had been beat on the
head BY the iron-shod feet Of the horses,
which leaped in on his company. Then q
large stake Lad been driven deeply into his
head. Mr.. james Kirkman was cut and
crushed in dreadful manner, and al the
Others severely injarsd. Doctors Cusack and
Underwood we're Immediately brought to the
dts ressiug scene, when oil the sufferers wsre
cared for. In spite OF science and surgical
skill Mr. spurlin expired after six hours Of
intense suffering. The remainder Of the
party, Mrs. spurlin. Mr.. and Mrs Pitts, and
John Joins, will all likely recover. Miss
Fannie Jewell, who WAS in tho rear sleigh,
made marrow escape from death, aud is nov
suffering severely. Many OF them viii bear
the scars of tits accident, ON their bodies, to
TIE grave. Mr.. Daniel Spurlin, the deceased.
vas abou. sixty years of age. he had been
in the county before It's organizations in 1853
and at the time Of his unexpected and VIC
lent end was bale and hearty. He had line
large farm, wife and family, and neighbors
who deeply mourn the loss of the husband,
fa,her, friend,