Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-24
IOWA STATE NEWS.

sane Asylum.
MIS-. VAN Corr, the revivalist, vii
soon begin series Of revival meetings II
Davenport.
Two cHILDREE named As.er and Hay
wood were scalded 70 death at Council
Bluffs on tie 9Th.
MR. BUcKwALTER, a prominent citizen
OF Dubuque, dropped dead the othei
morning while eating his breakfast
JOHN ADAMS. born near where Council
Bluffs now Is In 1928, and now living in
Wapello County, claims to antedste any
other native Hawkeye. rs
THE hog cholera prevails around Mis-
souri, Valley, in Harrison County, TO an
alarming extent Mr.. II. u. Cox has al
ready lost over 100 head.
CHARLEs RASRGoER, Dubuque brush
manufacturer, Is reported to have de-
campcd, leaving numerous creditors 10
mourn his sudden taking of.
Hos. J w. McDrLL, member OF Con-
gress from the Eighth Congressional Dis
trici, has written letter declining to be
candidate for denomination.
THE contest for the Abernethy success
sion in the Office of State superintendent,
promises 70 he spirited. Prof. Fellows,
Of Iowa City, is latest in the field.
CouycIL BLUFFS has raised about
SIC, 900 toward celebrating the Centennial
Fourth Of July. 1t Is said that Carl
Scburz will be the orator. AT all events
he has been invited. ~
A CHILD, named Felger. died at Wood
burn, on the sth, from the effects OF NOR
phine prescribed by physician instead
OF auinine. The doctor discovered his
mistake but too late to avoid the fatal re-
suit
c. CHARIsoN started for his home in
Worth County, the other evening, from
Northwood. The distance was twelve
miles. He was found next day, ten miles
on his way, sitting in his sled and frozen
to death.
A FEW evenings ago, j. Wappleton,
living near Oskaloosa, was kicked by
mule. His wife, who was with him,
asked him If he was hurt much, when he
replied, IL am killed" and Immediately
fell and expired. H.
| FEB. s was tho day for the election of
regimental officers by the Iowa militia.
Returns are 10 be made to the Adjutant-
General at Dcs Moines, within ten days
thereafter, who will canvass the returns
and announce the result.
| FRANK WoRsTER, eight years old, son
of JEFF. Worster, of Keokuk, while play
ing in stable few days ago, fell through
hatcliway to the plank floor fifteen feet
below and fractured his skull, His col
lar bone and one of his legs were also
| broken.
| Mr.. HARRY BoosE was shot 10 the head
and almost instantly killed, at Ottumwa,
few nights ago, by an intoxicated street
rufian. chance word passing between
the two men as they met on the street was
The cause of the shooting, the assailant
drawing his revolver and shooting almost
without proyocation, the ball entering the
victims brain and causing almost instant
death
| A FoRT MADISON man went into his
COW stable, the other day, and by mistake
mixed her up a nice warm mash in a box
full of sawdust, instead of bran. The COW
merely surprising that hard times had
come and they were all going to economic,
meekly ate her supper, and that man never
| discovered his mistake until the next morn
! ing, when he MIXED that COW and she let
down half gallon Of turpentine, quart
of shoe. pegs and bundle Of lath.--Bur-
!tngton Haack-E Eye.
INFORMATION was received from Iowa
| City, on the 18th, to the effect that Mr.,
Fairall was again lying in very critical
condition, with the chances largely agains,
his recovery He had regained much
strength, and week before was able to
walk around the house, but he had re.
lapse two or three days after, and at last
accounts was extremely low. The bsll
has never been extracted, and Is supposed
to be lodged near the back bong. II en-
tered near the shoulder and descended
along the spine TO the small OF the back,
where 1t is now lodged.
| AT Des Moines, few days ago, little
six wear old son Of Mr.. John Konnigs-
berger, while romping and playing with
his brothers in the door yard, apparently
In the best of health, suddenly fell over on
the ground, and without struggle his heart
ceased to beat. The playma.es hastened
| into the house and informed the mother OF
The condition Of the child. She immedi-
ately ran out to where the little body was
lying, and carried it into the house, laying
IL on the bed. The body was yet warm,
and supposing the strange condition to be
only fit, the mother sent for doctor.
| But few minutes elapsed, however, be-
| fore the unmistakable chill Of death, and
| the rigid features of the loved one warned
the anxious parents that death had come,
and the spirit OF the little loved one had
passed into the great beyond The doctor
/ Srriyed, but medical skill was of no avail,
| for the heart had ceased TO beat, and the
parents fears were confirmed. The child
had always been we'll, was bright and