Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-03-18
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

IcE swept out the bridge over The Platte
at Fremont, Neb, and others are in
danger
TIE Northwestern fence-works, Ill Min
neapolis, valued Al $4,000 has been des-
troyed by fire
IN HAHABY Village, Ont, over 1870
persons have been stricken with small
pox. Twenty have died.
An American steamer, name unknown,
has been lost near Fortune Bay, New
foundland, with all hands
wHALE-BoAT capsized III Queenstown
harbor yesterday, and seven persons were
drowned.
NINE vessels were lost on the Scottish
coast, during the recent storm, and one
hundred persons drowned
A FIRE at Bolivar, Tenn, caused the
destruction of great portion of that
town. The loss estimated at $50 900 in
surance $4,000.
Ar Cynthiana, Ky. Sallie Carr wound
up day quarrel and conyiviaI drunk by
cutting Rene Fowler's thIoat, causing in
stant death. Both were negro women.
TIE wholesale grocery house of j. A. &
}. /. Williams, of Detroit, has suspended.
with liabilities of 100000 and assets of
$4,000
A DISPATCH from Chatsworth, ILL.,, avs
that smallpox was introduced into that
town by lady from Chicago, and that
two mild eases have developed.
FIRE at Springfield, O., destroyed
Wilson's building and damaged Keiger's
block, the loss aggregating $12 900. The
7tb Ohio regiment lost property valued at
: 300
IN the kalloch trial, at san Francisco
Forester has been committed to Jail for
subornation of perjury. An order for $25
was shown to have been given him hy
Mayor kalloch. Barry. another witness
has been arrested for perixry.
THE brigatine Isabel one Of the finest
ships engaged in the trade between Bra
zil and New Foundland, was wrecked
among the reefs al Gull Island, and all on
board lost
Two engines were wrecked fourteen
cars dltched, and conductor and engi-
neer injured by collision Of freight
trains at Crestline, on the Cleveland and
Columbus track
Nor less than 100000 damage was
caused by the flood in the Republican
river in Nebraska. Nine bridges two
mills and Il factory have been swept away
GEORGE BAUER, aged II, an employe at
the Belleville Nail works, met with Il ter
ribie death by getting caught in the cog
wheels Of the rolls His abdomen was
completely torn open and his entrails
ground up in the cogs. Ii was terrible
sight, and SO affected the men that they
could do no more work, and the mill Il ad
to be shut down for the day.
Two dry goods stores in Iowa City were
mysteriously robbed of silks valued at
800. Two strangers who were suspected
were finally induced to point out the goods
and leave town.
On an Alton train, within fifteen miles
Of Joliet, a convict from Virginia, ILL.,,
named Capper Shaw. suddenly threw off a
handeufi, kicked the shaekles from his
feet. and leaped head first through the
window of car which was moving al
good rate of speed. His postofiice address
is earnestly desired by Deputy Sheriff
Direen.
EDWIN PHILBRooK, principal Of the
Third ward school at Decatur. H., IL un-
der arrest for making an assault upon Lin
coin Bristow. a negro boy, with broom
stick, while school was in session. The
bot used to 90 to the school, but he hung
around the building and defaeed the doors
BY pounding upon them with stone.
Philbrook caught him in the act and
struck him with broomhandle. The
case is the subject of general talk. 1t will
be tried IN court