Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-09-09
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

james Lick's health has improved SO
much that he has given up writing wills.
The two children of Prof. Donaldson,
the lost aeronaut, are from divorced
wife whom he married in Reading, Pa,
and who is still living. The children are
at present being well cared for in Buffalo,
N. Y. The professor always eylnced
much affection for his little ones.
"A gentleman from Woonsocket was
introduced to President Grant by Senator
Anthony the other day at the Burnside
clambake in Bristol Here, General, y
said Anthony, sis one of those terrible
newspaper men, Mr.. ---, of Woonsocket,
sixteen miles up the Blackstone" Six
teen miles in Rhode Island :" said the
President. " lncredible!" -- Wo0Rsochet
Patriot.
Here, base. ballists, read this and grow
fat II is from the New York World!
" Il Is too frequently the case for papers OF
low order of intelligence to ridicule the
college graduate as helpless and useless
individual Mr., Avery, Of Yale, however,
graduated only a month ago, and already
he has secured position Of trust at sal
airy of 80 900 year 1t is as pitcher of a
professional base ball club"
Miss Minkler, of Storey County,
New, deserved better fate. Both her
arms were taken off at once by the sickle
OF reaper. Her father and the hired
man were paralyzed with horror Miss
Minkler quietly called TO them each to
seize the stumps above the wound and
compress them, which they did. She
then told them 10 walk her To the road
and they obeyed. She was taken home
smiling, the wounds were dressed, and
the poor girl Is going TO recover.
The absurdity of the story about Mr..
Grimwood being thrown from the missing
balloon by Prof Donaldson Is patent to
those who ever met the two men. The
professor was q rather small -sized man,
who may have weighed, when In trim, 100
pounds, while Mr.. Grimwood was large,
muscular youth, crowding the beam at
1870. With the multitude OF ropes sur
rounding the balloon basket, where Is tie
man who could have put out this tough,
farmer bred reporter, noted, as he was,
for grit and courage s--Chtcago Ersntng
Joprnal.
The vonango pa Spectator of Aug.
10 contains the following account OF Pres
ident Grants experience as an oll-buyer :
in spirit of fun, while the President
was at Fair Point last Saturday, DIR. Tom
King, an oi-dealer Of this city, made Ills
Excellency an offer by telegraph OF 5000
barrels Of oil in the Grant Pipe line, at q
few cent, below the market rate. An oil
man happened TO be at the Presidents
side when the message arrived, and he ad-
vised Grant to take IT, Accordingly Mr..
King vas advised to deliver the oil 10 Dir.
Henry Harley, and draw on Gen. Babcock,
she Presidents private secretary, for the
money. The delivery was promptly made
by telegraph. So far the fun seemed
against King, and the Presidents pros.
poets Of making few hundred dollars
were sure. But not more than an hour after
the delivery the big tank Of the Grant Pipe
line was struck by lightning, and 22'OO0
barrels OF oil were destroyed. And now
General Average, the adjuster OF losses,
will put Gen. Grant out 81 pocket, and the
boys have not got big thingon Dir. King
for his little Joke"