, 1861-01-10

hy the caving IN Of d well he was engaged In
/: curhfng, on the premises Of MI. Neghart, in
the town Of Harmony, in Rock county.
s7RASoE OcccnREscE--On Monday even
Ing last, Mr.. Jos. B. 6tcidley, residing ut Pa1-
nayra, went out Of the room where his family
we're for the purpose, It is supposed; Of firing
OF his rife, as IT was New Years Eye. IN :
few moments the sound Of gun WAS heard in
the Kitchen, when the family rushed IN and
found Ar. 9. lying on his back upon the floor
with the rifle lying across his body. He up
peared to be dead, but afterwards partially re-
vlved, although not becoming conscious It
vas found that the tail from the rifle bad en-
tered the mouth, ,fractnring and nearly destroy
ing the upper Jaw, and came ont just below the
right eye. Surgical aid WIS Immediately sum-
moned, but 1t was thought yesterday that
be would not recover. Should the wounds
not cause death,' they will deprive him Of the
use Of his voice, He has not exhibited any
signs Of consciousness as yet, and seems to be
falling.
Mr. 8. is ono Of the Oldest and most esteem
cd citizens Of our county, and was in good cir
cumstances, and apparently enjoying excellent
health and spirits up to tie moment Of this
sad occurrence, which WINS probably the result
Of carclcssness md defect in the lock Of the
gun.-Carfinr1le (1N.) F5et Democrat
DWELLING House BCRSED.-We learn that
tue dwelling house Of Mr. ufrnm Stratton,
about four miles northwest Of this place, was
t..
were all absent ut the time, and when it .Fas
discovered, 1t had made such progress ns to
render 1t Impossible to save more than very
small portion Of furniture mud bedding. The
loss Is estimated at about 81 l,000.-No4Ttson
(W.) Sentinel.
The Laportc {Iud.) Union Gays that the
new Free win Baptist Church ut Adamsrillc,
in Michigan, not far from the Indiana Inc,
was burned last Wednesday night, destroying
the bell and all the furniture. It WIS evident
" the work ofan inccndiary, and it is suspect
ca that controversy between one or two SUBJ
scEibcrs, and tue church, in regard to the pur-
chase Of the bell, was thus felonious1y decided.
- The shclbyville Qnd.) Banner says that
little son Of Mr. ]. E. Robertson, Of TINT place,
who is now but eleven years OF age, ran of
from home two years ago, and eluded nll
search 60 completely that 1t svss hut few days
ago he was found in Louisville. He was
brought home, and when asked where he had
trampiuy round" If anybody has d case OF
decided and incorrigible Young America''
that suEpasses this, bring it along.
1Iorc Ghosts.
The Crown Point (1nd.) Register is rcspons.-
bic for the fo!lowiDg-thc last ghost story.
"A little south Of Crown point-probab]y
come wonder. The house Of itself is moth
ing more than building say Is by "a feet, and
a story aud half high. Not many months
since, mother and q daughter who occupied
the house, were taken sex and in few days
died: There was nothing peculiar about their
and the house LEFT vacant. Soon aftera family
moved In, and since then 1t has been occupied
most or all the time until within few weeks,
when it was found impossible for a family to
reside there For weeks they have seen mani.
fisstations of supernatural presence, Besides
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