Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-30

--Clear Lake has firm OF blacksmlths
the style of which is Hayes & Wheeler,
Hon Ignatius Donnolly, of Mime.
sofa, will crate at Usage on the Fourth.
The Hampton Recorder says that
Robert Mullen, who resides in Ingham
township, in that county, has mare that
recently gave birth to a pair of colts, one
of which is d perfectly developed mule,
and the other horse colt.
The youngest child of Michael O'Brien
of Iowa City, a boy of fifteen months,
got hold of bottle of benzinc, used for
cleansing purposes, and drank it, The
mother seized the child and ran for help,
but it was too late, and death ensued in
twenty minutes.
The city authorities OF Dubuque hav-
ing set man to moving the rank Il owth
of dock and thistles in one of the squares
of that city, the local of the Herald goes
off into poetic cxtacies about ebay cocks"
and the fragrant odor Of new mown
hay" and the mower "whetting up at
every bout" and whistling merry tune,
'iust as they do in the country" The
young man has evidently taken an over
dose of bucolic literature.
Peter Morgan, an engineer employed
in the Clinton Lumber Company's Mills,
was one day last week literally cooked to
death by steam escaping from the boilers.
The pressure of steam burst out the end
of the steam drum, impelling it through a
down the engineer and enveloplng him
with the hot steam. He lived in great
agony for two hours before death came to
his relief.
"A terrible accident occurred at Mt.
Vernon, on Thursday Of last week, by
which Charles B. Marine, of Vinton,
member of the Freshman Glass Of Cornell
College, lost both his hands. The stu
dents were firing salute from field
piece in honor of the faculty, and as
young Marine was assisting in ramm.rg
down the cartridge. tie gun went off pre-
mature, driving the sponge staff through
his hands, mangling them fearfully. He
was taken to the Seminary, where his left
arm was amputated at the wrist, and all
his right hand taken off except the thumb
and part of the fore finger
Cedar Rapids Times: On Saturday
last Mr.. John and William Oliphant, of
Otter Creek township, accompanied by
their wives, went fishing in the creek near
by. Each left little boy at home play
ing together-one aged four and the other
six years. The children were left in
charge of a young lady, who saw them
start in the direction of the creek, and
called to them TO come back. They wan
dered on, however, and soon afterwards
the girl became uneasy and started in
search of the missing children. She soon
discovered them both in the creek drowned
the water not being deep enough to hide
the bodies.
"A big sell was perpetrated upon
party of waiting politicians at the tele-
graph office IN Cresco, who were anxious
ly expecting news from the Cincinnati
Convention. The report of the fifth bal
lot had been received, and all were on tip
toe for the next intelligence, when dist
patch came over the wires announcing the
nomination of Gov Kirkwood on the Sth
ballot by vote of 401. Instantly the
town was astir. Powder was bought,
the big gun brought out, extras printed
and scattered broadcast, and everybody
wrought up to the highest pitch of enthus-
iasm for the honor conferred upon Iowa.
This state of affairs lasted two hours,
when 1t began TO be whispered around
that it was all hoax, and that Ohio, and
not Iowa, had borne off the honors.