Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-05-03
Incidents and Accidents.

"A Montans paper says the mortality
OF Helena is extraordinarily good. Only
seventeen men were killed during the past
two weeks"
While on its way to the grave, last
week, near Louisville, hearse upset, the
coffin fell, broke, and the corpse rolled out
upon the sward.
Joseph Keller, of Winona, Mimi, was
garroted recently, while saying his prayers
in St Patrick's Church, st. Louis, and
robbed of so. The robbers escaped.
In Springfield, Erie county, Pa, few
nights since, two dogs entered a sheep fold,
and out of flock of sixty four only three
escaped unframed, the rest being either
killed or wounded.
James Kelly, had one of his eyes com
pietely cut out, on the 22d, by flying
fragment of mineral water bottle, which
burst while he was opening 1t.
The Dayton co. Empire is advised of
a case in one of the public schools of that
city. wherein female teacher punished
little fellow until he fainted-striking him
about fifty-one blows on the hand.
Maj John A. Goodson, formerly mem
Der OF the Kentucky State Senate, and
for many years Mayor of COyington, KY,
committed suicide on the 18th. Deceased
was IA years old. No cause is assigned.
"A child Of Henry Beerman, of Elgin,
tipped kerosene lamp upon itself, on
Monday evening of last week, and set its
clothes on tire 1t was burned so severely
that it died on the Wednesday succeeding.
"A farmer named johnson, residing
near Albany N. Y, who was few weeks
since overpaid 81 900 by one of the saw
ings banks of that city, has been arrested
and placed under bail, he forgetting to re-
turn the money.
"A lady tainted a few days since in the
cars A medical gentleman present, who
went to her relief, exclaimed: Has any
gentleman flask OF whisky or brandy"
Over thirty pocket pistols flashed in the
air at once.
"A man on the stage of the Boston
theater, at the religious meeting Sunday
everifg, cut a ridiculous figure by trying
to lay his new spring beaver on at illusion
mantel, mistakipg the "library" scene for
a reality.
"A man who had been a grinder at the
axe works in East Douglas, Massachusetts.
for fourteen years, died last week, and on a
post morton examination, it was found
that his lungs were full of dust from the
grindstone.
Mrs. Van Hagan, wife of merchant
of Mobile, was poisoned by q mistake of
an apothecary, and died instantly on the
2Sd. He had prepared prescription for
her with prussic acid as an ingredient in
stead of tartaric.
"A melee occurred in Memphis on the
night of the 23d, in which pol John
Calridge wss shot and killed Another
policeman was badly beaten. John Cos
grove, 4 fireman, has been arrested as the
supposed murderer.
On Thursday, the 18th, the clothing of
n little daughter of Mr.. Lows, of Laport e
Indiana, caught fire from heap of burn
ing rakings, and before the flames could be
extinguished the little sufferer had received
such injuries as to cause her death in few
hours.
Some miscreant at Cairo lately amused
himself by firing pistol through the
closed door of negro church. The ball
passed through the face of one of the Con-
gregation, causing an ugly wound. No
arrests have been made so far as heard
from.
In Cincinnati, on the eel, a ship car
penter, named Caspar Kuber, fifty years
old, committed suicide by blowing out his
brains with shot gun. Despondency on
account of the loss of his wife was the
cause. He left six children unprovided
for.
Mrs. McGiltOn. aged slxty-two, was
murdered at her residence in Philadelphia,
on April 25th- Her throat was cut with a
razor, and there were several wounds on
her body from a hammer. George Win
nemore, friend of the family, was arrest
ed on suspicion.
Great excitement exists along the
Morris and Essex Railroad, at the contin-
ued destruction of property by cinders
from the coal-burning locomotives. Meet
ings of citizens have been held at various
localities, and protests sent in to the Com
pany; but thus tar no relief has been
given.