Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-10-20

w. w. Yates, Post master of Moin-
gona, was knocked down and robbed
Of 500, on the night Of the I'd.
Mr. Sherman Brooks, of Muscatine,
committed suicide on the 9Th, in
fit Of insanity induced by intemper-
ance.
The Independence Bulletin was
hoaxed, last week, into issuing an
extra, announcing the fall Of Paris.
Regrets arc now announced.
A young man, named James Dore-
mus, committed suicide, at Fayette,
on the 18th, because he had no mon
ey and was too proud to work.
Robert Wild of Blackhawk county,
suicidcd the other day, because the
railroad did not come within two
miles Of the new town site he had
laid out.
The sheep raisers near Casey,
Adair county, are excited over the
advent Of a genuine Panther, in that
neighborhood, and the loss of lots
If Sleeps.
| Col. NJ. S. Barnes, for the last
three years editor and part proprie-
tor OF the Dubuque Times, has pur-
chased half interest In the Herald,
OF Aurora, Ill.
A Woman near Sioux City has
been badly bitten by the counterfeit
money dodge. She sent IS to New
! York, and ordered a still further
quantity to be sent c. 0. d.. The
Journal says the package came and
$685. charges we're paid on it; it was
taken home, and contained nothing
but paper and shavings. Served her
right
Mr.. Cyrus Day, of Cedar town.
SHY. Monroe chunty, some months
ago, found on his farm, a large mug
get of pure copper, weighing 116
pounds. 1t has lately been
examined by scientific gentlemen
who pronounce 1t to be an aerolite.
1t has been perchased by some Of the
Citizens of Abba and by them pre-
scnted to DIR. Corkhill to be placed
/, in his cabinet Of curioslties in the
University at. Mt Plcasent.
The Iowa City Tribune says there
is soon to he established at that
place, an Infirmary or Hospital IN
der the auspices Of the Medical de-
partmcnt Of the University. Medi
cally it is to be under the charge Of
the Medical faculty, and the Sisters
Of Mercy from Davenport are to do
the labor Of mercy and care for its
inmates. The Dcafand Dumb Asy-
lum building Just vacated by that in
stitution has been rented for this
purpose. 1t is designed to furnish
clinical advantages for the Medical
Department. 81
The Clinton Age, Of the Sth, says
of the progress Of the Midland Rail
road: 1.-The track is now laid sixteen
miles out from this city, and is being
pushed along as rapidly as the gra-
ding is prepared. Additional force
of graders are hurrying up the work,
and the orders are to push through
to Maquoketa and Anamosa as fast
as men and money can do the work.
The middle OF November ought to
bring the road to Maquokcta."
A Storm Lake correspondent Of
the Fort Dodge Times says: I'VE
had visitor here from the Fast a
few weeks ago, looking for a section
of land he had purchased. Said he
paid $3.50 per acre. Upon inquiry,
it was asccrtained that he had bought
all OF section ten, which lies III tie
center of the Lake. How is that for
high? Good winter farm, that
The Anamosa Eureka, speaks of
big cheese exhibited at the Jones
county Fair, made by Gilbert Bros,
at their large manufactory at Wyo-
ming. Its measure was % inches in
diameter and inches thick, and it
was probably the largest ever made
in this State. Its weight was esti-
mated by chccsemen at l50 to 200
pounds.
A girl. thirteen years Of age,
daughter of James McElrath, OF Win.
ti,rop, Buchanan county, went out
70 walk with some companions last
Sunday, get separated from them,
wandered away, and when found,
was dead in a willow thicket, mile
trome her home. She died from cx-
posurc.
Tho silver ore excitement has
broken out again at Rochester, Ce-
dar county, and at Wilton, q joint
stock Stock Company has been or
ganized. A. Wilton chemist, Prof.
Sanborn, has found out that in a
pound Of ore there are 1000 grains
of silver!
The silver ore excitement has bro.
ken ont again at Rochester, Cedar
county, and At Wilton. A Joint
stock Stock Company has been or
ganixed. A Wilson chemist, Prof.
Sanborn. hasfound out that in . pound
OF ore there are 1000 grains Of silver,
Seventeen thousand baths have
been taken at the bath house in Da-
venport the past season. the Gazette
says As Davenport has twenty .one
thousand folks this is hardly a bath
around. l'0'a.@' ~ ts