Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-10-01
FIR lis AND CASUAhTIE .S.


A GREAT deal Of damage has been done
10 property between Dubuque aud Clinton,
Iowa, by floods.
A FERRY steamer wns cnpslncd while
crossing the tinrounc, nj bordeaux, on the
9th inst, and six persons were drowned.
An entire block of buildings in Las
Vegas, New Mexico, including nearly hall
Of the business portion of the town, has
been destroyed by fire
flRE in Cincinnati, on the 9th INST,
destroyed Mnrmct y 60 4 eonl elevator
and portion Of Lane u liodlcy's ma
chine shops.
SMAIE-r0N RACES with undated virll-
lcnec among the Indians Of Ontario, Gnn-
ada. One tribe IN nearly extinct, and
others have suffered appalling dccima-
tion,
Tnr remains Of Peter Woodland the
the Hudson river tunnel disaster, have
been recovered.
JollN BEvlNs, aged H., cndenvorcd to
Jump on n moving train, nj indianapolis,
and, falling under the wheels, was ground
To pieces
Furry NINE families were burned out
hy The great ire At Green BAY. Wis. The
loss in about Sl35,00o, and the insurance
S63,0OO.
A TRAIN struck u carriage NJ Beverly,
Mass, and killing the occupants. Aaron
Stevens, and Clara T., Trnsk, both of liey-
crly.
Miss SARAH VANCE, u patient in 81, Vim
cent insane asylum, st. Louis, act fire to
her cloIhin1 and was fatally burned.
Ara wedding reception in Hancock
county, H., the guests were mystcriously
poisoned with, something which acted us M
cmetic II was by all odds the most brill
liant social event of the season,
A TAMlN NJ Wilk"sbarrc, Pa. put arse.
ME il meal barrel to DESTROY rats Mrs.
Carl, her sister, Mrs Woodward, and Il
servant girl have died, and three ether
members of the family are seriously i'll
A FouR .NEAW.ulp son uC DIR. nnHord. oi
Champaign. Ill.,, went into il barn and was
kicked hy horse His forehead was laid
open abont three inches, The wound will
probably prove fatal.
A GENTLEMAN who has Just returned
from Desert saws 10 deaths have occurred
from smallpox In one camp Of sixteen
persons all hut one hoy died The Tctc
HeHlNH lNNllNlN NIN ab1hANNNtlAl.
Woop fires are DESTROYING considerable
property nj kcwNuncc, Wis. The HOUSE
and barn Of Carl Hoppe, and the harm OF
Joseph thmeila and crops VI /, W smith
of Pierce township, were DESTROYED on The
9th inst Everything is very dry.
A WAltA WMlN, Cal, dispatch of the
10Th inst says fire originated IN th,
| Pearl house that almost totally DESTROYED
the village of Waiteshurg, \ strong VIM
prevailed and all hut four of the business
houses were burned But little Of til,
merchandise was saved tine Chinamar
was burned TO death l.oss from Slbu,0S
to 100000
TnE Sptiud'S Green BAY special SAYS
disastrous fine occurred there on the aSr
inst, which DESTROYED 60 dwelling houses
three harms and Presbyterian church
The residences burned were among th,
hest III the city The fire department Of &c
onto and nepcrc responded toacall for aid
| The fire broke ont in AStor mill and sprea,
To Adams, Jefferson and Madison streets
and jumped 10 Cherry, Pine, and tcdal
streets. The flames only stopped Mhot
they reached The river. Loss is estimatec
Mt $4,000 or $4,000. insurance light
a SAN Will boiler 1t lluyden's rancho
II miles south IL l.radvillc, col, exploded
on the 18th inst, blowing out both heads
Onc head struck Washington Emery
CARRYING him more than one hundred III,