Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-11-26

Lernconie q Mott. of Des Moines, Ia, on
the 9th inst, with several hundred bush
els of oats.
A Missouri farmer, while undergoing
an operation for cancer at the st. Joseph
medical college, died from the effects Of
chloroform.
THE town Of Keochie, La, was on Tues
day evening demolished by cyclone
One man was killed and ter persons in
jured.
VIM. CHAMPION, the boy who had his
arm torn off by belt in the indianapolis,
Ind, Journal company's iob-room on Fri
day, has died from the effects OF his in
jury.
SIGSoR BLITz, the famous ventriloquist
and sleigEt-of-hand performer, was killed
in New jersey lat Wednesday by the acct
dental discharge OF his gun while duck
hunting
DIR. HusToNs son, Of Marengo, Iowa,
aged 10 years, shot and severely wounded
himself on the 18th inst, with small toy
pistol loaded with shot The shot took
effect near the femoral artery.
A SPECIAL train conveying the 10th in
fantry struck broken rail near Corsica
ma, Tex, wounding twenty-five soldiers,
several quite seriously.
Ar Guthries station, ILL.,, Daniel Crum-
ney, while at work at the bottom Of a
thirty-foot we'll, was instantly killed by
the falling Of a large bucketful Of earth
He wax highly respected citizen of Glib.
son, III.
Il is believed that the barge Morning
Star, Capt. j. w. Thompson, has been
lost on Lake Erie, with all hands. She
was valued at 100000. and had a cargo Of
40, GOO bushels of wheat
DIPnrmERIA prevails to an alarming
degree in various sections Of the union
Whole families have been attacked at
Petersburg, Va, and Racine, Wis. In the
latter city four children were buried from
one house
A ROLLER in Capt. O'Neal's saw and
grist mill, near Stephenson, Ala, eAplod-
ed on the 9th inst, killing four men,
wounding two fatally aud two seriously,
The mill was destroyed. Cause careless,
ness of the engineer.
ONE hundred and fifty houses in New
port, Ark, including churches, hotels, and
the homes of two hundred families, were
burned on the 18th inst. The loss il more
than $20O,0OO. Newport is a town of two
thousand Inhabitants, eighty miles north
Of Little Rock.
CONRAD VOLUNTEER, of Findlay, O.. sat
on fence loading II shotgun. The butt
of the gun slipped and the hammer struck
n rail, causing the gun to explode. The
shot manglcd his arm and tore the top of
his head off, lie was sent to husk corn,
but preferred to hunt rabbits.
A LAD named Fred Palmer, son Of the
manager Of the Western Union telegraph
office at Elmira, n. j., has lost his eye
from epizootic poisoning, The other eve
IL endangered. II seems the lad had wiped
his face with ha ndkolchief that he had
used To clean expectoration that his horse
had coughcd on his coat sleeve.
CHARLES ALT, u respected young me
chanic, Of Alton, H., was almost instantly
killed on the 10th inst, by the accidental
discharge Of his gun, while out hunting.
He was endcavoring to draw HE gun out
Of wagon, with the muzzle toward him,
when il was discharged, the whole load
entering his breast, resulting in death in
II few moments. Il
| AVERY SMITH, II prominent yonrl
| farmer Of Mattoon, ILL.,, met with Il hoIk
riblc death on the Goth inst, while hung.
ing Having shot rabbit, he blew into
the muzzle of the empty barrel. when the
other barrel was accidentally discharged,
blowing off one side of his head. He was
prominently connected in this county, and
leaves Il young wife and one child.
A SAD accident happened ut Cedar
Falls, Iowa, recently, which resulted in
the death Of Fred kuoche, II young man
employed in the feed mill Of q. n. Miner.
1t appears that he went into an upper stp-
~ OF the mill to oil some shafting. Short
~ aiterward u peculiar ierky motion was
observed III the machinery, and ON going
up stairs Young knoche was found lying
on the floor dead. His clothing had been
stripped OF him, and was wound around
the shailng. One arm was torn of and
his head and body badly mangled The
deceased was highly respected by all vino
knew him. and was the chief support of
aged parents. His brother il pastor Of the
Evangelical Lutheran church ut Dubuque,
Iowa.
a SPECIAL from st. Peter, Mimi on the
18th inst, says: II il still difficult to get
nj the names and particulars of the awful
Cai1mity that came upon us last night
All is terror and excitement, and the
kIlHl ruins Nlhl SiONlN llNlIk
the heart rs sullon reminder Of the
shocking fire 70 get At complete list of
those killed and hurt, is not now among
the possibilities. nr. Bartlett, Of the
ASYLUM, saws there are not more than
twelve lives lost, and n possibility of as
many more people hurt and suffering from
the bitter cold night Indeed more people
are believed 10 be hurt and dying from eN-
posture from the wind than from burns
last night So many OF the patients have
Disappeared that il cannot be told who are
dead and who ran away. The suffering
has been terrible and no pen can describe
il or human mind can realize il. Hum
drcds &C the patients are ~ helpless az
children and are seemingly shocked, and
daxcd SO ~ to render them almost inscnsi-
BILE. The real damage to tho hospital
building will amount 70 S2O0,0N.
TitE official list Of missing and dead,
furnished by the officers Of the Minnesota
Insane hospital, IL as follows:
5. ). prudcn, Lincoln county, probably burned
!, &, RWnnen, Washington count, missing, be-
lcvcd to he safe.
Columbus Mcmillan, Scott county probably
burned
William Collophic, Ramsey county probably
burned
Jomc, l.. cRueh. Anoka county; probably