Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-04-21

ancc In the Cedar Falls market.
A move is on foot to build large
hotel at Wavcrly this season; SO says the
Independent.
A company has been formed to build
q narrow guage railroad from McGregor
to Des Moincs.
The Manchester Union chronicles
the death, from the kick of a horse, of
Ella Lois, about 10 years old, and daugh-
ter of D. H. Thornburg, who lives five
miles north Of that place.
Al. Swain, who has for some months
served on the editorial staff of the State
Reqister, as local, has purchased the JEFF
ferson Era and will hereafter take charge
of that paper.
The Cedar Falls Gazette says that ].
s. Jeley, recently on trial at Wavcrly for
robbing the Express Company of $1,000,
and acquitted by the able exertions of
his attorneys, has decampcd to Minneso
ia, leaving them minus their fees, some
$500.
The saloon men of Waverly who, a few
weeks since, concluded to go tojail rather
than pay the fines imposed upon them by
the court have, after few days exper-
fence in durance vile, reconsidered that
determination and paid the penalty at
tachcd to their disreputable trade.
The Courier records fire at Water
loo, on the windy Saturday of two weeks
since, which destroyed one dwelling and
several barns, sheds, etc, and quite
quantity of grain. One poor woman lost
all her household effects after they were
carried into the street from house which
was finally saved.
j. II. Easton, President of the Ma
tional Bank at DEBORAH, who, some
months since, removed to Chicago to ac-
cent a similar position in one of the
monied institutions in that city, has been
compelled to return to Iowa to regain
his health, and will stay. So says the
Nashua Post.
A poor lad, in Lyons named Fritz
Menzer, presents case of decay of the
bones. The TECHNICAL name Of his dis
ease is "Fragilitias Ossium." His bones
have become so weak that slight mus
cular exertion breaks them, even while
lying in bed. He longs for the appear
ance of the grim messenger.
The McGregor Neus gives case of
conscience: In 1865 farmer sold in
that CITY a load of oats and took in pay
ment a check on the bank. On this
check he drew $21.79 more than was due
him, and retained the money He re-
turned it last week, with interest, say
ing that he had changed his way of life,
and could not rest easy with that money
on his conscience
The Jackson Co. Journal gives the
particulars of distressing accident at
Andrew. A little boy two years and
four months old, the son of Rev. John
Gilmore, fell into cistern and was not
discovered until Is or 90 minutes after,
when Mr.. Gilmore went to draw some
water and discovered the dread reality.
He was Immediately taken out but the
efforts to rcsuscitate him were unsuc-
cessful.
The Boone Standard records fla
grant instance of the lack Of reverence
for constituted authority, in the case of
young man from the country, who, in an
impassioned argument before the Board
of Supervisors, in furtherancc Of his claim
for bounty on litter of wolves which
came into the world after the manner Of
Macduff, addressed the honorable body
as "you fcllers." 1t is not necessary to
ask if his claim was allowed.
The Boone Standard says that n
stranger, registering his name as Ii. IL.
Bartlett, Brandcn, Vermont, attempted to
commit suicide in that town last week.
His actions causing him to be confined
to his room and watched, he jumped
from the window, and going short dis
lance south of town met boy who was
hunting. He asked to see the gun, and
taking it he retired few steps and dis
charged it's contents into his head. He
was brought to town, jumping from the
wagon on the way but was soon recap
turcd, and medical assistance rendered
him. He is now recovering. kilograms
and letters from his friends in the State
of New York give tho information that
Bartlett is an engineer on the N. Y. Cen
trail r. r., as is also his brother His
uncle is master mechanic in the shops at
Buffalo. No cause is known for his in
sanity.
The Dubuque Times Of last week
had lengthy account of the arrest in
that city, and circumstances attending
the same. of Mrs. Burroughs, charged
with an attempt upon the life Of her hus
band, l.. s. Burroughs, at Charles City
where they live, by administering to him
arsenic 1t seems that there has been
domestic infelicity in the family for a
number of years, occasioned originally by
the infidclity of the husband with a SER
want girl OF late Mrs. Burroughs has
consoled herself with the company of a
young man by the name Of Charles Tray
cr, who ofiiciated as a hired man for Mr..
Burroughs. A few days since the latter
was taken very sick, and the physicians
pronounced his ailmcnt to be the effects
of arsenic. Suspicion was at once direct
ed toward Mrs Burroughs and Trayer,
and in the indignation of the community
lynching was talked up. This alarmed
the parties, and Trayer decampcd. On
Monday Of last week Mrs. Burroughs