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

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sane Asylum.
Mrs. VAN Corr, the revivalist, viii
soon begin q series 0! revival meetings IN
Davenport
Two CHILDREN named As.er and Hay.
I wood were scalded TO death at Council
Blufss on the sth.
Mr.. BUcKwALTER, prominent citizen
of Dubuaue, dropped dead the other
morning while eating his breakfast.
JoHs ADAMS, born neg where Council
Bluffs now IS in 1923, and now living in
wapello County. claims to antedate any
other native Hawkeye.
THE hog cholera prevails around Mis-
souri, Valley, in Harrison County, to an
alarming extent Mr.. ii. b. Cox has al
ready lost over 100 head
CHARLES RASE6eER, 8 Dubuque brush
manufacturer, is reported to have de-
camped, leaving numerous creditors 70
mourn his sudden taking of.
HoS. j. W. McDILL, member Of Con-
gress from the Eighth Congressional Dis
trict, has written a letter declining to be
candidate for denomination.
THE contest for the Abernethy success
sion in the Office of Stale superintendent,
promises 10 lie spirited. Prof Fellows,
Of Iowa City, is latest in the field.
CouScIL BLUFFS has raised about
$40. 600 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 70 avoid the fatal re-
suit
G.. CHAHfsoy started for his home in
Worth County, the other evening, from
Norihwood 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 IL he was hurt much, when he
replied, Il am killed" and Immediately
fell and expired.
| FEB. was The day for the election of
| regimental officers by the Iowa militia.
| Returns are to be made TO the Adjutant-
General at Dcs Moines, within ten days
thereafter, who will canvass the returns
and announce the result.
| FRANZ WoRsTER, eight years old, SON
Of jeff Worster, of Keokuk, while play
I ing in q stable few days ago, fell through
ha,ciway to the plank floor fifteen feet
below and fractured his skull. His col
I lar bone and one OF his legs were also
| broken.
| MIR. HARRY BoosE was shot 10 the head
and almost instantly killed, at ottumwa,
few nights ago, by an intoxicated street
rufian. A 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 nice warm mash in a box
! full Of sawdust, instead Of bran. Thee
merely supposing that hard times had
come and they were all going to economic,
meckly 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-
lingtoa Hark-Eye.
! INFORMATION was received from Iowa
City, on the 18th. to the effect that Mr..
Fairall was again lying in very critica!
condition, with the chances largely agains,
his recovery. He had regained much
strength, and week before was able &c
walk around the house, but he had q re-
lapse two or three days afier, and at last
accounts was extremely low. The b~ll
has never been extracted, and is supposed
TO be lodged near the back bone. II en-
tered near the shoulder and descended
along the spine 10 the small Of the back,
where il is now lodged.
| AT Des Moines, few days ago, a little
six year 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 playmates FASTENED
| into the house and informed the mother OF
the condition of the child. She immcdi-
aiely ran out TO where the little body was
lying, ana carried IL into the house, laying
| IL on the bed. The body was yet warm,
and supposing the strange condition To be
only lit, the mother sent for doctor.
But few minutes elapsed, however, be.
/ fore The unmistskable chill Of death, and
the rigid features of tlie loved one warned
the anxious parents tina, death had come,
and the spirit oil the little loved one had
passed into the great beyond. The doctor
srriyed, but medical skill was Of nc avail,
for The heart had ceased TO beat, and the
parents fears were confirmed. The child
had always teen we'll, was bright and