The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-24
VIOLENCE AND MLSHAP.

A young man named George Beebe OF West
Bloomfield, New York, wDlle examining
adjoining town of Lima on Monday last, made
mishtep, and, trying TO save himself from
falling. put his hand wnere 1t came In contact
with the cylinder. Quicker than thought IL
was drawn In as far as the wrist, when the band
few off and the machine stopped. His hand
was horribly mangled, which made am mputation
necessary. he arm was, taken off just below
the elbow, and the patient is doing Well.
days ago, between two men, named Daily and
Baiy, IN the course OF which an outsider Was
George II. bancroft, of Burlington, a young
man OF fine character, was crushed under the
fl sed help, herolcaHy saying, Help tue other
boys; there is no hope for me-" and died in ten
The Charleston Courier OF the 18th says;-Yes.
teIday afternoon, as 4 colored man named VIII
liam Mitchell was attempting to break with an
axe. for old iron, loaded fify-pound conicAl
shell, on the premises OF Mr. Powell, ia Market
street, south side, between King ana Archdale
streets, it suddenly exploded. The negro
(MiIchelD was thrown from where he was
standing in the yard, opposite the Kitchen door,
back into The Kitchen, but escaped with few
bruises, his hands and face being slightly
burned with powder.
The concussion ia the neighborho pod, how
ever. was tremendous. The windows and cell.
ing of the adjoining building, on the East, kept
as restaurant 10y Mr.. Paul Dobzaph, were
very badly shattered, and NUMBER of the
sashes blown completely out Several of the
windows in the Anger building opposite were
also broken. Two sons OF Mr., Mackey, of the
firm OF Mackey q Baker furniture dealers, had
q narrow escape from the aying pieces which
struck close by the door wnere they were stand
ing. Their escape was almost miraculous.
A man named Edgar Smith was found dead
on board the schooner Nelly Potter, AT Jersey
City, on Saturday morning. He was suffDcated
in the galley by the gas from coal stove A
companion was nearly killed in the same way.
the Bridgeton IN. J) Chronicle. A young man
named Clemence Moore, aged about twenty
two years, son of Hamilton Moore, delibs-
TRteIy shot himself through the left breast with
pistol, causing his death in about three min
utes. He had been at Dividing creek during
the day, and 1t is supposed was partially In
toXicated, when he went to the house of his
brother. law, John Hick man, and requested
place 10 lie down. The report of pistol was
who proce eded Immediately To his bedside,
when he handed her the weapon, saying:-"I
havAshot myhelf-I did IL on purpose-good-
bye"-aDd Xpired
The ST. Louis Republican, Dec. 2l, has the fol-
lowing:-
The Coroner held an inquest yesterday
afternoon, at the City Hospital, on the body of
Dennis Lacy, whose death was caused by a
blow on the head, under the following clrcum-
were going up together on the train from this
city 10 St, Charles, when dithctty arose be-
tween the parties, Lacy sLruck the merchant
with his d I and pushed him over and choked
him. The latter then picked up a stick Of wood
and hit deceased a blow over the head, from
the effects Of which he fingered at the Hospital
Until Thursday night, when he expired. The
merchant was arrested and brought down to
this city, but the jury rendered verdict that
from custody, having been fully exonerated
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