The Red Cloud chief., 1878-10-10

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julien House, Dubuque, died September 18th,
from the effects 81 burns received sometime
ago
IL IN expected that the Mct;rcgor road
will reach sheldon IN October. The road In
now completed TO within five miles Of Spencer,
Clay county.
Mrs. Woolcy, II Dies Moincs, %rccciy-
ed u fracture Of the lex by u fall from d buggy
u few days since, and died from the effects,
Sept. 18th.
A festival given by the ladies Of Dcs
Moines, on the evening OF September i7th, for
the benefit 81 the yellow fever sufferers, real
lied about ti5O.
A son Of Nicholas Spice. Of Dubuque,
was found dead On the evening OF September
18th, behind "A wood pile, with a heavy stick Of
wood IN his head.
Associated Press dispatches mention
DIR. John Lewis, Of Denison, Iowa, ~ u noble
volunteer tn the medical force ut Holly Sprngs,
In the treatment II yellow fever patients.
Several men broke into the Bank Of
Caldwell 4 Sons, at Woodbinc, u few evening.
ago, bound AMI gagged the young man who
was sleeping there, and succeeded In getting
eco.
Sunday school collections for the
yellow fever sufferers are being made In Dav
export. The editer Of the Gazette acknowl-
edges the receipt Of sitO 10 b, added 10 the
Sunday school contributions.
Badkc, u German actor. who former
ly resided In Dubuque, has been arrested for
stealing In Chicago. From u letter found on
his person II WAS learned that he was one Of q
gang Of thieves operating In Chicago, Clcve-
land and other points.
A man named Isaac Underhill, from
Cnicago, attempted suicide In Burlington,
September 18th. by shooting himself through
the head with u revolver. lie cannot recover.
He is about ~ years Of age, and formerly
lived at Peoria. Cause unknown.
In Madison county the jury In the
case NJ Hurst vs.. The Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific Railroad Company, n case taken
from Jasper county, gave a verdict against the
company for -, zoo. The case has been tried
three times, and been once before the gu.
premc Court. Each jury has increased the
verdict.
The tiremen of the State held n ron
vention at Cedar Rapids, September 18th,
Twenty towns were represented. A state as.
sociation was formed with the following OH
GERS: Presidcnt-Ch Of the Muscatine Fire
Department, Vice Presiacnts-Chicfs of Coun-
ell Blufls and Of Cedar Rapids; Secretary
Chief Of Cedar Falls, Trcasurer-Chic Of
Marshalltown II was resolved to hold u State
Tournament at Cedar Rapids, the second
Wednesday In June, l>7p.
On the 22d Of September, the body
OF a man about ~ years of age, was found In
the water In Blackhawk Creek, about two
miles northwest OF Grundy Center. There
were twenty wounds on the head and face,
any one Of which was sufficient To have caused
death. The body was identified as that Of a
man who had worked near the town. Two
threshers were arrested ON suspicion Of com
hitting the murder, and the case was said to
be strong against them.
The dead body Of a man was found
In Lincoln Park, Chicago, Sept. aOth, with .
revolver lying near. His brains had been
blown out. In his pocket WAS u note address
ell "To whom It may concern and signed
Julius Dokter. The note states that the wri
ter was from vinton, Iowa, aud directs that
his body be sent to Milwaukee, and to let his
relatives take care Of him. 1t also states that
his will was made, and directs that after all
debts are paid, that the balance go to his par
ents. The deceased was = man Of about ~
years Of age.
Judge Hayes, District Judge of the
Seventh Judicial District has decided tina SO
much OF the Iowa prohibitory liquor law a.
refers to the importation and sale Of domestic
WINS, conflicts with those sections OF the Con.
stitution OF the United States which governs
the between States, and was, con-
sequently, imperative. The decision wa made
In the case Of tie State vs.. Welsh, u saloon
keeper Of Musca,ine, and is regarded as a di.
rect stab at the vitsls Of the Iowa prohibitory
law. The case goes TO the Supreme Court,
where. In the opinion Of many lawyers, the de-
cision wi be sustained. In that event Il
would nullifv the entire Law.