Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-01-14
IOWA STATE NEWS.

benton County.
A foul murder was attempted near Vinton
he other morning by stranger named
Charles O. King, who had been stopping q
few days with farmer named Skiferson.
King evidently intended to murder the whole
family and rob them Of the money which 1t
was known they possessed. He was sleeping
with boy named John Kelley, whom he
struck on the head with an AK and who at last
accounts was dying. In attempting to enter
the room of the old folks they were awakened,
when he tried to fire the house and fed.
Clinton County.
A fire In Clinton the other night destroyed
the residence Of Louis Grapner, with all its
contents. The loss IS $4,000.
The paper-mill at Lyons uses fifty tons of
straw per day.
A fire at Clinton, few nights ago, partial
" destroyed August Schmidfs dwelling.
Loss $500
Dallas County.
Thomas Roster, an engineer on the Rock
Island Railroad, while aiding IN switching
cars at Bonneville the other night, was caught
In the guard rail and run over by the cars.
His body was terribly mangled and he died
almost instantly.
There were two cases OF poisoning at Abel
recently. One young man took " cold poison
on account of unrequited love. The other
case was boy who had been dismissed from
school and imagined that every one was set
against him. The doctors succeeded In saw
ing their lives.
Des Moines County.
Two buildings on the corner of Seventh and
Jefferson streets, Burlington, occupied by
Mr. Fisher as -four and feed store and by
Scott Il Bliss as a stove store, were burned
he other morning under circumstances indi-
eating incendarism. Loss on buildings and
stock about $1,000
A terrible accident occurred In Burlington,
right in the heart Of the city, few days ago.
Two men, while walking on the track just
after the passage Of a freight train, discovered
a human leg, and, a little further along, an
arm, and finally the mangled and mutilated
body OF young lad named Ben Rsiney. The
body presented most sickening sight, the
legs, hands and arms being torn TO pieces,
the skull crushed and the entrails protruding
Burlington says she has expended 100000
in improvements during 1874.
Dubuque County.
Maggie Lutzinger, girl fourteen years
old, living near Dubuque, was discov-
cred dead in her fathers barn, the other morn
ing, having hung herself during the night.
She had been dead several hours.
Rev. w. X. Marshall, ID. d., pastor OF the
First PRESBYTERIAN Church of Dubuque, died
of apoplexy the other day
Two farmers near Farley got TO fighting on
Christmas Day over a calf, which each
claimed. The calf was worth probably I'VE
dollars, and they pounded each other about
a hundred dollars worth.
AT Dubuque the other night the residence
OF Robert Todd, an engineer on the ILLINOIS,
Central Railroad, was entered by sneak
and robbed of money and silverware To the
amount q 500. The robbery was effected
while the family were eating supper, the thief
entering by the kitchen door. A fellow who
had been In the city for several days past
playing the roll Of grasshopper sufferer Ia
suspected as the guilty party.
At nine o'clock ON New Years evening the
door bell OF G. Whittaker's residences, Ia
Dubuque, was rung. The servant, on an
swering the summons, found basket on the
doorstep In which was a male infant, ap-
parently six weeks old and respectfully clad.
This was an unwelcome New Years gift, and
the little waif was turned over to the proper
authorities.
Floyd County. -.
w. III. johnson, an attorney OF Marble
Rock, has been indicted for retaining pension
money belonging 10 his clients.
Henry County.
New London has had $4,000 worth OF
buildings erected since last spring.
Iowa County. ...
Quite a sad accident recently occurred at
Victor. A colored man jumped aboard the
morning freight going east while II was In
motion, and was thrown between two cars In
consequence OF misstep. The balance Of
the train passed over his head
Jackson County.
George slmms, living near the southern
edge OF the county, was accidentally killed
in the timber the other day. He had ust cut
down tree, which lodged in another, and,
springing back, the butt struck him, causing
instant death.
Jasper County.
Isaac Becker was killed In fight with
Scott Hibier ut Newton on New Years Eve.
The difficulty originated from an insult given
10 Beckers wife by Hibler Becker, hearing
OF the insult, followed Hibler up, and, meet
ing him on the street, fight ensued, In
which Hibler drew knife and stabbed Becker
In the neck, severing the jugular vein ard
penetrating the lungs. Becker, after the
stahbing, went home, and fell dead rs he en-
tered his house.
johnson County.
Fifteen thousand salmon have been placed
in the Iowa River ut Coralville.
Young Bixby, Of Coralville, while visiting
young lady named Ida Smith the other
evening, knocked kerosene lamp into her
lap, spilling the oil over her clothes aad set
ting fire to them, burning her so severely
that she cannot recover.
Mrs Mordoff, wife Of justice Mordoff. OF
Iowa City, recently fell from step-ladder,
striking her throat on sharp-edged bed-rail,
severing the flesh and arteries and leaving