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The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-07-31
A BOY TORTURED FOR A CRIME OF
WHICH HE is INNOCENT.

A few weeks since a wandering,
homeless boy of II or IA took up
his home with one McKissick, a
farmer of Linn township, Warren
county. A few days since two young
men from Pennsylvania stopped on
a visit to McKissick, occupying the
same room during their stay. On
Monday morning last they claimed
to have been robbed of their pocket
books, containing about $50, during
the night. The boy was at once &C.
cused, and with pistol and knife in
the hands OF his prosecutors was
fiercely threatened with death if he
did not confess. Failing to extract
any confession, one Hart was called
in to try his hand at torturing the
poor boy. Agaia and again the raw
hide was mercilessly applied at short
intervals till Monday night. The
boy was taken to a we'll some ten
feet deep and with FIVE feet of water
in it, and with rope around his
neck was lowered repeatedly head
foremost into the water until nearly
drowned. On Monday evening be
was taken up stairs in McKissick's
house by McKissick and Hart and
there laid on his face on the floor
his feet bound with rope passed
over the rafter, so as to draw his
feet some twenty inches from
/ hn 10
bound behind him and in same way
drawn up to about the same eleva
ton, and his head dashed to bed
post by cord from his neck. Ii
this condition he was left until l(
O'Clock on Tuesday, when some o.
the neiehbors saw him and released
him from his painful position, more
dead than alive. The boy had Meth
er food nor water, except when duck
ed in the well, from Sunday evening
till Tuesday noon.
His appearance on yesterday a
the trial of McKissick and Hart, be
tore Esquire Edwards, of Linn town
ship, Warren county, was most pitia
| oAC ouo OoAcu GA cSslOuo VI hoiioi
and sympathy from all that saw him
Not hands breadth on limbs o
body that is not lacerated and bruis
ed, and his wrists and neck show
plainly the marks of the ropes witt
which he was bound and hu G
These fiends amused themselves b.
repeatedly hanging him by the neck
An intense excitement prevade
the community, as is shown by tn
fact that McKissick and Hart, bot
men of property, had difficulty il
getting bail for their appearance a
Court, while some twenty of the sol
id men of the township stepped fort
at the word to stand as next frien
to the boy in civil action for dam
ages.
| McKissick and Hart were bot
recognized to answer for an assault
with intent to inflict great bodily in
jury, and served with notice in a Civ
ii action for $1,000 damages.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-07-31

Saturdays Register says of the r.
r. robbers: "Trustyworthy intelli-
gence was received at a late hour
last night that the house at which
five of the ruffians stayed the Sunday
night before the robbery, had been
discovered. 1t was a small, white,
farm house, about four miles from
the scene of the crime. The people
living there say they were unac-
quainted with the party that they
represented themselves to be land
hunters. They went away Monday
morning. Alter they were gone it
was discovered that they had left an
old cap and some clothing. Before
leaving they exercised their horses
on prairie near the house. A CON-
plete and minute description of the
party was furnished by the peop lie
of the house.
On the prairie near the place
where the train was wrecked were
found some cast off garments and
one of the masks used by the rob.
bers. 1t was evidently made from
the tail of a mans shirt. The eyes
and nose holes were burned out.
The descriptions of the men CORES
pond with those furnished by Mr..
and Mrs. Stuckeye, of Taylor Co.
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DESTRUCTIVE FlREAT BALTIMORE.

BALTIMORE, July ga little
after 10 o'clock to-day, fire broke
out in the planning mill of Joseph
Thomas & Co., on Liberty and Park
streets. The flames soon extended
to three adjoining blocks, and an
immense confgration is now rag
ing. A stiff southwest breeze is
blowing, and immense cinders are
waited several blocks, even to the
cathedral. The fire is in immediate
vicinity of the Presbyterian church,
where the Presbyterian General AS.
sembly was held. The entire south
west corner of this block is burned.
BALTIMORE, July 25.-1:3O p. NJ
The fire is still raging. Park street,
from Lexington to Saratoga is in
flames, every house being on fire.
The fire extends on Clay street from
Park to Liberty street, and the rear
of Liberty from Lexington to the
corner of Liberty street and Sarato-
ga street. st. Alphonus school on
the south side of Saratoga street,
running back to Clay street, is gone.
Stewards stable, on Lexington street,
will be lost. On Saratoga street
west from Park street every house is
in flames. Up Park street, from
Saratoga to Mulberry street, at in,
tervals, the roofs on both sides OF
the street are burning. On Mulberry
street the fine row of houses com
meucing at the northwest corner OF
Park street and extending east to
Cathedral street are on fire. The
Maryland Academy of Arts on Mul
berry street and the University Of
Maryland adjoining are burning
The Cathedral on corner of Mulber
ry and Cathedral streets caught fire
but it is thought that it will be saved
The wind is steady from the south
east, and has carried the burning
embers around, causing the destruc
ton of many houses.
l:45 p. m.-The fire is now under
control, and with the aid of the lire
apparatus obtained from the hotels
and other sources, the flames viii
probably be subdued. There is s.
much excitement that it is impossible
to get any details at present of the
| losses.
BALTIMORE, July %, 2 p. m.-Tht
fire will probably DE confined to al
area bounded by Lexington street OF
the south, Howard sire 1t on the west
Mulberry street on the north, ano
Liberty street on the east.
BALTIMORE, July 25.-The fire
was under control at p. m. The
loss is estimated by several parties
at halt a million dollars. The losi
falls principally on dwellings. There
were about a dozen business placer
destroyed, among them are sash ant
blind factories, dress and cloak es
Enlistment, fancy goods, sewing
machine stores, cigar, paint anc
tailor shops, and one saloon and res
taurant. Many of the houses oil
Clay street were frame, and two
story brick buildings. The residence
of A. S. Abel. proprietor of the Sun
John S. Hopkins and Prof. N. K
Smith were saved by men with fire
estingulshers. st. Alphonso's Church
escaped, but the orphan asylum o
St. Alpbonso's school was almos
entirely destroyed. The cathedra
escaped, but the valuable residences
near were destroyed, with the excep
ton of those on Clay street. All tn,
dwellings destroyed belonged tt
wealthy persons.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-07-31

"The South" by Consul Pearson OF
North Carolina. "The West" by
Prof. Carpenter of Iowa. "Pacifc
Slope" Vice Consul of San Fran
cisco. "The Ladies'" by Rev. @.
G. Tiffany of Boston. "The Bach
elors." by Mr.. McVickar,-the best
thing of the whole. s'The Cunard
line, distinguished alike for its brave,
efficient and clever officers, and the
accommodation, comfort and safety OF
it's passengers" by Capt. Martin of
Steamship Java, who could not be
present, but wrote response and
had it read by Prof. Carpenter
Next, music-"Red, White and
Blue" by M. p. Owens; chorus by
the entire company. This closed
the performance and all said "splen,
did" Thus we passed the 4th OF
July on British steamer in the mid
die of the Atlantic ocean. We had
the American Flag hanging in tes,
toons with banner in the center OF
dining saloon,-E P11ri6us Ooatna.
The English on board looked down
their noses and / don't think they
liked it very we'll. Some OF them
have been INVITING about it ever
since and we have had some very
spirited discussions with reference
to the European and American gov
ernments. The speeches were all
good and mostly courteous.
Well, l guess from what we can
learn about the climate of Italy and
the Mediterranean, that it will not
be prudent for us to attempt to go
but we can tell better as we 60 fur
Their down into the continent Of Eu-
rope. We have very elaborate
trip laid out, and if we can carry il
out we will do well. / don't expect
we can. I never enjoyed better
health than since left home. We
have all kinds (nations) of people or
board and this makes it very spicy
| don't think the passengers are as
sociable as on the California trip.
= July IL.
Here we are almost to Liverpool
and / am just hurrying this up to
mail. We will land in an hour OF
two. We have been follow
ing the coast of Ireland since Friday
morning. Oh, such nice scenery
old castles, ruins, light houses, etc.
Well, we will give up going to
Rome, l guess, though we have oul
tickets. They say it is sicklY. We
are going on to Paris soon-will
probably be there when you get this
You may write to Vienna or Edin-
burg from this on. Prof. G. mailed
two or three letters at Queenstown
on Friday. \ x l will
be home by October lst to 18th. +
M. p. OWENS.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-07-31
WHAT CAUSES THE LOSS :, BEES ?

EDITOR WESTERN RURAL Il have
been waiting for some time past for
bee-men to give some explanation of
the disaster to bees, last Spring. 1
have been watching the WESTERN
RURAL, also the bee journals, but
see nothing written on the subject.
I have only been engaged in the bee
culture for three years past, in con.
nection with the movable comb
hives, and therefor, have not as
much experience as others that have
been in the business longer; and so
l have kept silent on the subject.
went into Winter with ls5 col
onies, and came out the first of May,
with fifty-five, and my greatest loss
was from March to May. Those
dying in March and April left plenty
of honey, young brood and eggs in
the cells. Nearly all the bees in
this (Putnam) county Gied in like
manner, namely, in March and April,
leaving plenty of stores and brood.
l would like to have men of exper.
fence in these matters, explain the
cause of this disaster in the apiary.
| will state here that bees in this
vicinity have never done better, to
my knowledge, than they have
through the months of May and
June, and up to me, July 7th, my
colonies have thrown off two and
several OF them three swarms, and
some of the young swarms have
thrown a swarm. They are making
plenty of honey, and are prolific and
healthy IN every respect, to all ap
pearance. Two years ago | bought
two Italian queens, and now L have
seventy young swarms, ltalianized
and doing well And if the seas, !
proves good, l expecs heavy yielt
of honey. l would say that 1 an
favorable to the Italian bees, al
though they are the hardest t.
handle. OTTo HALBLEIB.
PUTNAM Co, Ill.
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A PUT UP JOB.

About month ago man named
Charles Clement, a veterinary sur
geon of Red Oak, claimed that a
train on the B. 81 M. Railroad bad
killed fine horse for him, and de-
manded 1925 as mis- value.
Major John S. Wood, Asst. Stock
Agent, of this city, was sent up to
inv estigate the claim. He went up,
visited the bridge to examine it, and
from numerous suspicious signs he
came to the conclusion that it was
put up job, and that Clement had
tied the horse to the bridge for the
express purpose of having him killed,
and thus extort money from the
R. r. company. He quietly went to
work, and by the assistance of Sheriff
Martin, his deputy Clapp, City Mar
shall Thompson, and several citizens,
he found that one James Philips and
Clement were very intimate, and
that in all probability he was an &C.
complete of Clements. The next
move was to get hold of Philips, and
charge him with assisting in the
crime, and upon so doing he 'squeal-
ed and divulged the whole affair.
They had taken good looking but
worthless glaDdered horse out to the
bridge, tied him to it, and hid in a
wheat field adjacent to watch the
train kill and throw him from the
track. Sure enough the train did
strike and carry him some eighty
feet across the bridge and pitched
him down steep bank, but the poor
dumb brute was not killed, but got
up and ran a mile, when the two
villains, Clement and Philips, pur-
sued, brought him back on the side
of the embankment, and endeavored
to dispatch him with a stone. Fail
ingsin this, they procured an ak,
beat. in his brains, broke one of his
legs, and left him dead, 80 as to
create the impression that the train
had killed him.
Clement and Philips were both ar
rested, and waived an examination.
Clements bail was fixed at 50, 200,
and Philips $1,000. Neither of them
could give bail, and went to Jail.
The citizens are Justly indignant at
these foul wretches, and demend
that they shall be fully punished.
Hanging is too good for such demons
in human shape ttunaaoa Courier.
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I EGAL NOTICE.
STATE OF IOWA,
Mahaska County.

To j. w. Sopet, G. p. Booth and William Booth
You are hereby notified that there is now on
file in the office of the clerk of the District court
in and for Mahhska county, Iowa, petition of
Jesse Couson, Claiming of you the title To the
following described premises situated in Mahas-
ka county, Iowa, to wit:
The south half of the south west quarter OF the
northwest quarter of section No. twenty one CID
in township No. seventy five (15). north of range
No. ntteen west; also commencing forty rods
north OF the SOU Invest corner of the said north
vert quarter Of said section number twenty one :,
at the northwest corner of land owned by John
Boswell, and running thence north en- (10) rods
thence east forty (40) rods thence south ten (10)
rods, and thence west forty (40) rods to the place
of beginning, containing in all twenty two and
one half acres; and asking that deed of convey
ance of said premises executed by said Coulson
and wife to said q. + Booth on the twelfth
day of April. 1872 be decreed to be null and void
on account OF having been obtained by fraud ;
and also asking that certain other deed of con-
yeyance of said premises executed by said G. p.
Booth and wife TO raid William Booth, the
oath day OF June, 1872, be decreed 10 be null and
void on account of having been made aud re,
celved for the purpose of cheating and defraudine
said Coulson, and also asking other relief
And that unless you appear and answer or de-
fend thereto, before noon of the second day of
the Lext term OF said court to be commenced ON
the third Monday of August, A d., 1873 your de-
fault will be entered and judgment and deere e
VIII De rendered against you prayed for in said
petition.
AZ LAFFERTY d JOHNSON,
Atty's for Plaintiff.
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The Des Moines Re ,u6lican cor
respondent, writing from Atlantic,
Cass county, says; On last Thurs
day, July oath, Mrs. Tally, wife of
Simon Tally, residing on Camp
Creek, this county, went to the well
to draw water for the hogs, fell into
the we'll and was drowned. Il is an
open one, between thirty five and
forty feet deep, with loose boards
thrown across it. She stepped on
boards as she was in the habit OF
doing, and they gave way. There
was no one near at the time except
some small CHI dren who were play.
ing near by. They noticed her at
the time she went to the well, and
looking up shortly after, discovered
she was not in sight. They ran to
see what had become of her, and
found her in the bottom of the well
halloaing for help. She caught hold
of the rope that was still dangling in
the well, and by this means part OF
the children were able to keep her
head above the water. while one of
them went to the harvest field, which
was some distance away, to inform
her husband OF what had happened.
He did not have the torethought to
take one of the horses from the reap.
err and ride to the well, but ran al
the way, and when he arrived there
was so out of breath that he could
not do much for a while. In the
mean time some of the neighbor wo.
man had got there, and they put q
rope under his arms and let him
down in the well. During this time
the unfortunate woman had been un.
der water several times and was
nearly gone. When he reached hel
she caught hold of him, and he be
ing SO near out of breath, they both
came near drowning together. He
finally got a good hold of her, and
halloaed up to the many persons
now gath cred about the mouth of the
well, to draw him up rapidly bu
easy, for he was nearly given out
They drew them up together until
they were 50 near the top that one
of the men reached down and caugh
him by the coa:, when she made
violent struggle, jerking loose iron
him and fell back into the well
dead. There was about ten feet o
water in the we'll.
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Especial Correspondence State Register.
THE STUART ROBBERY.

The people ofStuart we, aroused
this morning about two O'Clock by
the report of revolver, aecompani-
ed by cry of murder. The writer,
who had been up all night, was still
awake in his room in the Astor house,
and hearing both the report
of the revolver and the cry of
murder aroused some others and
fastened to the place from whence
the cry proceeded. The scene of
tumult and confusion was the jewel
ry store of Lindsey & Campbell, who
also kept restaurant in the same
building. Itappears that about IL:
80 last evening two masked robbers
entered the store and expressed a
desire for something to eat to Mr.. c..
who was sleeping in the store. They
got in by turning the key which had
been left in the door with a pair of
pincers. They stated to Mr.. Camp
bell that they were detectives in
search of the railroad robbers, upon
which Mr.. Campbell asked them why
they were masked, and they said
because the robbers knew them.
They followed Mr.. Campbell around
with loaded revolvers and compelled
him to give them what they wanted !;
after they had finished their supper,
one of the villains asked Cam pbell
to change fifty dollar bill, but he
mistr1sted their design, told them
that he was only clerk and that the
proprietor had taken all the money
home with him that night. The 70 b.
bers also compelled Campbell to
open trunk there was there, but
finding, nothing OF value, they pos
sessed themselves of what money
they could find in the drawer and
telling him to GO to bed and if he
made the least alarm they would
shoot him. Asking him where Capt.
Stuart's office and bank were they
opened the door and went out. Mr..
Campbell waited until he thonght
they had got out of sight and went
out of the back boor to arouse Mr..
Lindsey who lives the next door.
One of the robbers fired at him but
missed him and Campbell giving the
cry Of murder the villains ran. 1t is
thought that these robbers and
would be murderers belong to the
gang of train robbers.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-07-31

Political and other conventions
sometimes, in trying to make the
language of their resolutions super.
Iatively expressive, result in making
themselves decidedly ridiculous.
For instance anti-monopoly or
Grange Conventions which met at
Oskaloosa, Saturday and put in nom.
nation a county ticket, passed the
following resolution
That we will support no member of the
ring, nor any man they may bring out as a
candidate, nor any man who apologies
or soiaaks at any of their villalnies.
How can the convention expect
its candidates to stand up and op-
pose these "villainies" without wink
ing ? If they do Low can the re-
formers consistently support them ?
Des Moines Republican.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-07-31

The Winterset Modisonian tells
the following ga Democrat who
lives in Penn township called at our
office recently and gave the follow.
ing substance of a conversation
which he said he had a few days be.
fore with candidate of the Brevet
Democracy for Representative. He
met him near his home. "Good
morning Mr.. B., how is it you are
not out electioneering ?" ooh, I'm
too sharp to spend two or three hun
dred dollars this year. When / went
into this thing ! thought the grange
was all going with u.s." swell amt
they ?" "No, they amt, DIN them,
they're going to bolt our ticket"
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The McGregor Neaos don't give very
encouraging news from that part of
the State for the "Anti-monops." 1t
says "anti- monopoly" is an alias
which will not flourish well in tn at
climate: It says again: The trifling
ripple on the quiet surface of State
politics, which "anti-monopoly" con-
ventions, and such like affairs, have
created in the Southern and Central
portions of the State, does not seem
likely to reach as far north as this.
People who have idly wondered un-
der what name Clayton County
Democracy should be known among
men this fall have given up wonder
ing or caring. The elements OF
which the party is to be formed are
fully defined, and its creed will be an
aggregation of virtues and beati-
tudes which will put the ten COM
mandments to blush. In connection
with all this, we may look for list
of nominations as savagely partizan
as in the ancient days when Democ-
racy was not ashamed of the party
name under which it had won bat
ties and laurels.
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The Tycoon, of Japan, knows how
to start q newspaper. He does not
offer big beets, nor prize squashes,
nor oroide jewelry as premiums for
subscribers. Having taken an inter-
terest in the publication of the new
paper at the Japanese capital, he
has issued an order that all men of
certain social and political circles
shall take it or be hanged.
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Destructive Fire at the State Penitenti-
aYN.

FORT MADISON, July pa fire
broke out at O'Clock in the boiler
shop of the Iowa Penitentiary. II
burned the boiler shop, carpenter
shop, trip hammer shop, and partly
destroyed the dry kiln. They teie-
graphed to Burlington for a fire en-
gine at 8:l5 and the engine arrived
at 9:40. At 1890 the dry kiln took
FIRE but was soon stopped by the en-
CINE. The loss to the State, ten
thousand dollars; loss to the con.
tractors, twenty thousand. The
Burlington boys worked their engine
admirably, and at ii O'Clock the fire
was completely under control. No
prisoners escaped, as all were safely
locked in cells on the south side Nc
lives lost. ~
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The Gate city says: "It is won,
derful how many Democratic politi-
clans and chronic office hunters have
suddenly become the champions OF
the cause of the farmers and work
ingmen. We know some OF this
class who used to oaon, and to bug
and sell workingmen. Great friends
of labor, and the laborer they"
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LEGAL NOTICES.
DROBATE NOTICE.

In matters of the Estate of Jeremiah Allgood
deceased
Notice lie hereby given tha. there il now on file
IN the ONCE OF the clerk Of the circuit court OF
Mahaska county, Iowa, the final settlement and
petition LOT dlscharge of Saml Algood Admin
istrator OF the Estate OF Jeremiah Allgood decd
ed, ana the came Is set for hearing on the 5th
day of the term of the circuit court TO he he
gun md held in Oskaloosa on the nth day of
Nov. 1873, at which time objections can be made
to the approving OF said settlement and granting
the prayer of SAID petitioner.
Al C., L SEARIE Clerk
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The whole Code has been botched
from beginning to en- d. The egis-
lature In a mt OF economy, voted that
no part of 1T should 6e published in
the newspapers. Th 3 result is all
the important changes made in the
Code go into operation in few days
and the people have had no oppor-
tunity to know what they are.-Mus-
c0tl'ae Journal.