The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-08-15

turned in the case of the Mcdonald.
A few years ago fine young man
settled in Linn county town and
soon became shining light in his
profession. He married the lovely
daughter of wealthy farmer, and
all prospered well with them. Now
he is in Jail as common vagrant,
and she has gone to her fathers
house, broken hearted. Whisky did
it!
Hillsboro, Henry county, was the
scene of daring robbery on Fri
day night last. A store and safe
were broken into, and $1,000 in gold
and 5000 in currency stolen. The
store was kept by Mr.. Miller and
the money belonged to Mr.. Per-
due. The thieves broke the hinges
from the safe, but the bolts held the
door in its place. Harrow teeth,
a cold chisel and q sledge was then
ased to open the door, Atlatest ae-
counts no clue had been discovered
to the perpetrators of this bold rob-
cry. But a few nights before a safe
was broken in at Richland, but the
thieves did not get money enough to
pay them for their tr ouble. s -:@z.. "a r.a
The Fairfield Ledger tells of a boy
six years old falling into'a well 46
feet deep, and sustaining no inj ury....
A boy named VIM c.. Barnes, IA
years, old, was employed by Dr..
KING TO take care of his Office. The
boy was alone in the office on Thurs
day the 9th for. an hour, the doctor
having previously told him that all
medicines il, the case were poison,
and not to handle Or taste any OF
them. i About O'Clock the boy went
home, sat down in front ofthe house
and told some companions that he
had tasted some of the poison a. the
office, but not enough to hurt him.
Shortly after he was seized with
paroxysms and four of our. most
skillful physicians were summoned,
but their efforts were without sue
cess, as the boy died at about 9
O'Clock. As near as can be -ascer-
tanned it was beliadonna that he took,
although the precise poison will new
er be known. ;BoIr-.S b. iaaioo ~
"A man named VIM. Sproal, the
only support of a widowed mother,
was drawn into threshing machine.
The machine was being operated
with full power, and he was drawn
down by the. cylinder, which gashed
and tore him in most horrible man
ner at every revolution, until from
his feet to the small of his back, he
was mere mass of bloody shreds.
His right leg was literally torn off,
and went through the machine in
pieces. The machine was stopped
as soon as possible, but it was not
until it was nearing his vi ais that
the cylinder ceased to revolve. The
poor man never losthis senses during
the awful operation, but feeling
the heat of the fire which was near
him, begged the men not to let him
burn. The men set, to work, tore
away the cylinder cap, turned the
machine back by hand, and took him
out. Then the flames burst forth,
and the machine was consumed with
a wagon that stood near it. He
lived about fifteen minutes after he
was taken out. Jam ~'. @' ~@
The Carroll, City Herald say that
on w ednesdayl last the freight train
which arrives at 9:55ap. M, came in
at the usual hour under charge of
Conductor Potter. After the train
had stopped, it was discovered that a
brakeman by the name of A. S. Kin
yon was missing. The last seen OF
him was near Tig Top, when he had
gone. to set the brakes. On examin-
alton the brakes were found set, and
his lantern still lighted, setting on
the end of the car. 1t was supposed
that while engaged in setting the
brakes he had left his lantern, and
gone ahead a car or two, attending
to other brakes, and in the darkness
made misstep falling between the
cars. The engine was run back,
and mile east of Tig Top his lifeless
body. was found horribly mangled,
both of his legs being cut nearly off
and his body. having been dragged
over the ties, was almost torn in
peices. His remains Were put onthe
90 clock train and taken to Boone,
where he has two sisters. His pa
rents reside in Belvedere, Ills. -...
Last Monday night a singular ac.
cident happened to the westward
bound express on the Chicago &
Northwestern Railway ten miles
west Of De Witt. A heavy thunder
shower had washed away the en-
bankment over a small culvert, the
latter not being able to carry the
water fast enough, SO fierce the
storm and SO deep the ravine. The
dirt was washed away for distaaoe
| oftwelve feet in length and fifteen
feet deep. leaving the rails intact
over the chasm, as they We're joined
by the patent "fish plate joint.'' The
express Numbered along at the rate
of twenty-five miles an hour, p assed
on the suspended rails, which bent
underneath the heavy weight, but did
not give way. Such was the velocity
of the train and tenacity of the rail-
joints and car-couplings that every
car of the long train actually passed
| nuar tka chasm althouoh thara was