Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-08-19

"A gorwich Conn J man has black
and tan dog which he began 70 tie up on
Gundays few weeks ago. II worked
.,.H Tor a time. but now the dog leaves
home regularly every saturday night and
vs,ts 10 4 friends house on the other side
Il the city, returning again Monday morn.
ing
"A woman walked into house at Rnt-
Land VI. the other day, where two red
f,ags were displayed, and, sitting down,
ssEefi when il would commence. What
commenced "T'he auction, OF course. -
When told that the flags meant smallpox,
and no, auction, she jumped at least SIX
feet, and then ran bowling down the street.
David Rollins, OF Newport Centre,
vi. was set upon by bull the other day,
and narrowly escaped with bis life. For.
tnnately bis dog heard the believing Of
the buIl and cauc TO the rescue. The dog
caught the bull by the. throat, drove him
away. and no doubt saved his master from
4 horn death, as the bull had gorcd
him in nineteen different places, and broke
two Of his ribs.
An Irish girl, employed in a Phila-
delphia kitchen, received the following
letter: |" San Francisco, july 10 My Dear
Sister: | have Just received letter from
the parish priest Of NJ. Bridgct's Abbey,
who informs me that our Uncle Patrick Ia
dead, and has left an estate OF 100000.
We are his nearest OF kin and, conse-
auently, ~ rich as blazes. III write ye
agin. Hopin this finds you as II leaves
me, / remain your darling brother, Tim
oihy Rafferty, She said to her mistress.
I" Az coorse I'll finish thedinner I'm cook.
In yer, but it's purely matter nv accom-
mediation"
"A Mrs Maltby died painful death
in Wallingford, Conn, not long ago.
Eleven years ago she accidentally swal.
lowed solution Of potash, which caused
erosion and inflammation Of the esopha-
gus, ending In permanent construction and
lessening Of It's calibcr NJ point about
two inches above the superior end OF INA
stomach On account OF this structure she
was compelled 10 exercise great caution in
eating, ~ but small mouthful Of food
well chcwcd would pass it, She claimed
10 have swallowed a cherry.stone about
two weeks before her death, which she
believed lodged In the narrowest portion
OF the esophagus. From that time until
jlcf utbtll no lDDu tOulh fHtsI Htt stbtiidGH,
and she died Of starvation. The examina-
ton after death showed that she was right
In her conjecture, for the cherry stone was
found closely filling up the tube.
Yesterday morning, as Marshall Davis,
colored driver, was hauling soda. caustic
from the wharf Of The White Star steam.
era, he drove his team through pool Of
water which had gathered from Wednes
day nights rain. The animals began TO
rear and plunge, ana Davis stepped off his
truck into the water 10 stop them. They
threw him down, one horse falling with
him. When Davis arose his left eye
panied him terribly, and soon he could
not ace out OF IL. The 'longshoremcn as.
sisted him into shed and unhitched his
horses, which had lain down in the water,
and had drank some of il. On being
dragged out the poor bruies presented a
dreadful appearance. Blood flowed from
their mouths and nostrils, sores appeared
on their bodies and the hair fell Off One
died after an hours agony, the. other was
shot by an officer. The caustic had been
washed out OF broken casks by the rain,
forming strong I've. --BrooklHH Argas.