Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-04-28
state News.

Charles City will observe Decoration
Day this year
Elizabeth Cady Stanton lectures a,
Cresco, May 18TH
The Congressional Convention in the
Second District has been called for Aug
23d.
The editor Of the Mitchell County
Necs has had present of four white
rats.
Manchester has case of nest-hiding,
in which the principal actor is of the col
ored persuasion
Col. Shay, the Fish Commissioner,
is negotiating for a Car load of cells to be
deposited in Iowa waters.
-Decorah has a newly organized Mill
tary Company, who style themselves the
DEBORAH Light Guards"
The Charles City Mtettigencar says
that it is rumorcd that Hon. N. G. Deer
ing, of Usage, is going to the former city
to live
The Centennial 4th will be celebrated
in Nashua, by two days of races. The
Nashua Union Agricultural Association
offers 81 600 in purses.
Benton County will hold special
election on May Both, to ascertain whether
new county Jail shall be built IN Vinton,
cost not to exceed $4,000.
The Pella Blade has undergone a
change in its proprietorshlp, Mr.. T. G.
Mastellar having resigned to Mr.. A. r.
Better. who becomes sole proprietor.
"A couple of Usage boys, while ''sport-
ing along the river, recently, came across
den of snakes which had crawled out to
enjoy the sun. The boys killed % Of
them, ana many more escaped unmolcsted.
We CLEAN from the Netrs.
The Fayette Neaos relates a terrible
accident that occurred at Cornhill on Mon
day afternoon. A little girl of ten years,
daughter of John Sullivan was fatally
burned by her clothes taking fire. She
lived hours, suffering terribly.
A young man named Chas. Motthrop,
living at Sand Spring, last week attempted
to take the life of his brother with a pis-
toll, and failing in this, shot himself twice
in the breast, producing instant death. -
Jealousy is supposed to have caused the
act.
"A few days ago the dead body of Mr..
Dilsaver, Sheriff of Decatur county, was
found in an open field near Leon, his feet
in the stirrups of his dead horse, and his
clothing torn off from his head to his legs.
Mr.. d, was popular and highly esteem
ed citizen.
The Anamosa Eureka records an in.
stance of youthful dcpravity, wherein two
boys, about ten years old, obtained pos
session of a couple of bottles of wine,
retired to a secluded spot and became so
intoxicated that they had to be helped
back to town. The parents of the lads
know nothing of the affair.
Isaac Smith, a colored man, living in
Dubuque, has been arrested on the charge
of setting fire to the Pullman House, at
Cedar Rapids, which was burned to the
ground last winter. He was at the time
the house was burned acting in the capac-
ity of cook, and previous to the burning
had used expressions TO the other employees
of the house that has led to his arrest.
Dubuque telegraph; "A gentleman
living In Garryowen, Prairie Creek town
ship, has been unusually afflicted With
in very short time six OF his children
have died of scarlet fever, and so fearful
were the ncighbors of the disease that no
one would come to his house, and it is
even said that he was compelled himself,
alone and unaided, to bury the six dead
A young girl, IA years of age, the
adopted daughter of 4 farmer named John
Ogden, who lives about five miles from
Anamosa, recently clopcd with negro in
the employ Of the latter, ana the couple
proceeded to Anamosa where they spent
the night, and in the morning went on to
Langworth, where they were arrested by
the sheriff of Jones county, and brought
back to Anamosa, where the amorous
darkey now lies in Jail. Indications are
strong that he will be lynched by the cx-
cited citizens of Anamosa.