Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-04
IOWA STATE NEWS.


that Corning belle was heard to exclaim at
concert given In that place few evenings
ago: . How delightful the colored folks sing.
Their tintimbulations float to my dulced ear
like angels voices clothed in raphsody" Her
fellow was 30 mad and vexcd that he wanted
to take her out on single. -Dd~nport
Gazette.
DontOn County.
The Belle Plaine Resiew tells an apochry-
phal story OF the discovery ofgold In the sand
hauled out OF the river near that place. A
piece weighing twelve grains was found In
the gizxard Of chicken killed for table use,
which jeweler pronounces the genuine arti-
Gle.
Buchanan County.
Mrs. Fuller, OF Independence, has secured
judgment Of $4,000 against an Independence
saloon-keeper for ministering to her hus-
bands bibulous propensities.
Cherokee County.
A Mrs. Rogers, Of Cherokee, is cutting her
third set OF teeth.
Clayton County.
The Elkader Journal Of recent date gives
the following account OF an event which re-
Gently transpired in one OF the townships In
the county: "Mr. l.. Richmond, on retiring
for the night, built large fire in the stove to
keep the house as warm as possible About
midnight he awokc TO find the house envel-
oped In flames, the rafters already falling, In
the shape of blazing brands, upon the heads
OF himself and his children Che seems TO have
had no wife, probably being widower). lie
drew on pair of socks and awakened MS
children, but not in time 10 save one OF them
from being burned to death. The rest he told
TO 20 TO the stable and creep In among the
hay while he, wearing nothing but his
drawers and socks, ran half amile to the near
est ncighbor's TO obtain help and a team. The
children, with nothing on but the night
clothes in which they slept, went to the sta
bic, but found that the snow had drifted
against the door to such al extent that they
were unable to open it, and were compelled
to remain outside, exposed TO the ptlless
storm, until the return Of their father and a
neighbor with team. The latter was pro-
cured and returned with all haste; the chill
drcn were placed In the sleigh, but one OF them
was 80 frozen that 1t died on the way, while
two others were severely injured and barely
escaped with their lives Mr.. Richmond was
severely burned while attempting to rescue
the child that was burned to death"
Clinton County.
A little child was smothered TO death in Its
wrappings, at Clinton, the other day, while
Its parents were out with it sleigh-riding.
Dubuque County.
On the morning of the nth the machine
shops Of the Dubuque IL Southwestern Rail-
road, at Farley, were burned, involving loss
OF from $4,000 to $4,000. In consequence OF
the fire large number Of laboring men have
been thrown out OF employment.
Dubuque rough recently used offensive
language to female acquaintance, and she
promptly knocked him down with billet OF
wood. That's the sort of women they raise
in Dubuque.
The large and costly dwelling house OF G.
II. Peck, at Dubuque, was burned to the
ground the other evening. One Of Mr. Peck's
sons was confined In an upper room OF the
house with broken leg and was only re-
moved with difficulty.
Fayette County.
Wall from the West Union Gazette:
No sun, no moon, no stars,
No train, no news, no mail;
No thing but mountain piles OF snow
And northwest wind gale.
Hamilton County.
The State Fish Commissioners recently
placed 10000 California salmon in the Des
Moines at Webster City.
johnson County.
Miss Ida Smith, OF Coralville, who was
burned some weeks ago by the accidental
overturn OF kerosene lamp In her lap has
died from the effects Of the accident
Jefferson County.
8. N. Moore, of Fairfield, has been arrested
on rcqusition from the Governor OF Illinois
charged with forgery on the Farmers aud
Mechanics Bank, Of Galesburg, ILL.,. In the
sum Of 500.
Lee County.
Mr., Benjamin Gallagher, an old and well
known citizen OF Fort Madison, was stricken
with paralysis the other afternoon, while
walking across the room at his boarding
house, and died two days after.
Linn County.
The Flemingyille Postofiice was robbed the
other night. Seven dollars worth OF postage
stamps belonging to the Government and
eighty Ave dollars in money belonging to the
Deputy Postmaster we're stolen.
Mahaslkn County.
Mrs. Susan Totten, an old lady sevent,
years Of age, living near Granville, fell out o
sled few days ago and broke her arm.
The Oskaloosa Herald estimates that 81,
100000 have been paid to the farmers Of Tho
county, this winter, for hogs.
Marshan County.
Frank Fretter, Of Marshalitown, put his
elbow out OF window in a Central Railroad
car recently while the train was passing
through a snow-drift that had just beer
opened. The snow bank struck his arm with
such force that 1t was broken above the ell
bow.
monroe County.
Abba has raised $4,000, the amount asked
by tho Quincy " st. Paul Railroad Company
TOR building the road to that place and leeat
ing It's round-housc and machine shop there
Montgomery County.
Five months ago Miss Alice Dunning, o.
villisca, swallowed locust thorn nearly an
inch In length, which lodged in her windpips
and stayed right along with her, refusing tt
be crowded down or cnticcd up. few nights
aKo Miss Alice coughcd 1t up, and 1t came
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