Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-01-11
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.


In Cambria, Hillsdale county, Mich, on
.ne AIN, julius Merritt accidentally shot
himself, and died instantly A neighbor,
Mrs. Frink, hearing of the occurrence,
started on run for the house of the de-
ceased, and fell dead on the way.
Fires on the 4th of january were numer-
l>ous. A fire at Oshkosh Wis, DESTROYED fonr
large stores-loss, $100,OO0 The large en-
CINE house of the Bellefontaine Railroad. at
Gallon, Ohio, was destroyed on the 4th inst,
with twelve locomotives. Loss between
$3O0,O00 and 100000 The gas works at
Point Breeze, Pa, together with large
quantity of coal, were burned. The last
of the days fires was the steamer Eleanor
I Carroll, at louisville which took fire ac-
cidentally.
A train On the Missouri Pacific Railroad
was attacked at Lees Summit twenty two
miles east of Kansas city on the27ih ult by
-bushwhackers, because the locomotive car
ried the national flags. Failing in this in
stance, they have SUBSEQUENTLY vented their
| spite upon other trains, TO the great annoy
anoe of passengers.
DR.. John W. Hughes, the murderer Of Miss
Tamzen Parsons at Bedford, Ohio last Au-
| gust, was last week sentenced to suffer the
| penalty of death at Cleveland on the 9th of
| February. The prisoner when called upon
/ if he had anything to say why sentence of
death should not be passed upon him, read
q well-worded speech from manuscript ac-
knowledging the sentence just, and the pun
/ ishment deserved. - $751; e
A collision on the New York Central rail
road occurred Dec. 80 at Port Byron, injur-
/ Incr 81
and brakeman.
/ In New York on t he 31st ult., Mrs. Ros-
! onna Gabey and her son Francis were suf-
located to death by gas from stove. Two
other persons in the room were resuscitated
by physicians. .@e'.aT4
Joseph F. arker, q wealthy oil merchant
/ in New York, while laboring under fit of
mental alteration, caused by pecuniary
losses, recently shot himself.
A few weeks since, Mr.. Christian thinner
| man, of Carbon county, Pennsylvania, while
engaged in SHINING mule which had died
of CHAMBERS, cut himself in the thumb. A
few days after the sore infamed, which was
/ followed by assesses forming in different
parts of the body. These were followed by
severe vomiting and diarrhea. A feve: of
typhoid character, accompanied by bloody
| diarrhea. The assesses which had closed
were now re-opened his face became very
much swollen, both eyes were closed, and
he afterward became delirious, which con-
tinued until he breaihed his last. The dis
ease of the animal was undoubtedly inocu-
lated into his system.
Two young gentlemen of st. Louis, pos
sessed of more means than brains, and with
6 large circle Of female acquaintance, have
announced the following bet forNew Years.
Mr.. r. Lewellan bets with Mr. j. L. Smith
that on New Years day he will drive span
of six horses in his round Of visits, and
make three hundred calls between the hours
Of in the morning and 4 in the afternoon.
The stakes are ssid to be $500 side.
An Indian who had been peddling bead
work for some time past in Chicago, was
killed last week in drunken row.
A machinist fell from scenic bridge at a
theatre in Paris, and dashed out his brains
upon the stage. The spectators for some
time thought it was in the play.
The pleasing spectacle of woman cow
hiding man, and the man meekly submit
ting, was witnessed in the streets of Phila-
delphia, the other day.
A young lady named Rose arrived at Lou
isville from Texas on Thursday morning, on
her way to Shelby county, where she was
to be married. On her way 10 the licking
ton depot, she was run over by a wagon and
so badly injured that she died in few
hours,
A Mr.. Charles Windech of Detroit, while
dancing the sehottische with lady, at
ball last week, and having made the circuit
of the hall, staggered and fell, and before
he could be placed on lounge, was dead.
He was lately from Titusville, Pa. He died
Of heart disease.
man named Artemus Ward, and his wife
died at Worcester, Mass, from the effects of
inhaling coal gas. This is not the Artemus
Ward of newspaper notoriety.
little son of w. IT, Fowler, near Equali-
ty, ILL.,, was burned to death Dec. IS. His
father was making fence, and he watching
the gap, having built q fire to keep himself
warm, when his clothes took fire, and he
was so badly burned thai he died in few
hours.
An intelligent lad IL years old. who was
stolen by Indians so long ago that he cannot
remember the time, recently escaped from
them and reached Mound Station, Colorado
Territory, after riding pony to death,
and three days walking with scarcely any
food. He could speak but little English but
is fast learning.
If man is ga case" we suppose his
wife is a casemate