Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-04-02
incidents and Accidents.

"A lady who had both legs broken on
Brooklyn ferry boat has been awarded
$4,000 damages.
AT Akron, Ohio, recently, a man
named johnson murdered his wife with
an ak because che refused to get up and
build fire.
An infant, seventeen months old, died
lately, in Boston, from the effects of sgal-
lowing piece OF tobacco given him by
another child.
The full length portrait of Governor
De Witt Clinton, in the Chamber OF the
New York Board of Aldermen, has been
torn by some malicious individual.
A boy of fourteen, a pupil in one OF
the public schools of Baltimore, hung him
self because he had been forbidden, as
punishment, to play with the other
children.
"A German lady, named Reicbmacker,
died in Clarinville, ILL.,, few days ago,
OF lock jaw. The unfortunate woman ran
a nail into her foot, and lockjaw ensued
before surgical relief could be given.
The Taunton (Mass) Gazctte says a
lady recently awoke from sleep to the
uncomfortable sensation OF foding her
jaw locked in an open position. A sur
geon had 10 be called before she could be
relieved
Leonard w Jerome, of New York.
was recently indicted for secretly drilling
a hole In the Croton AGO ueduct and insert
ing therein pipe, through which water
was surreptitiously obtained To supply his
race-course at Fordham. He pleaded
guilty and paid fine of $50.
jerome Hewett and his wife, of Johns
burgh, New York, were bathing a cow
with kerosene oil To. kill lice, Ia their barn
the other evening. when the oil took fire,
and the barn, with two oxen, the cow and
hav, was destroyed, and Mrs Hewett was
fatally burned in her endeAvors TO savethe
poor brutes.
The other day, a. G. Hall, OF Pitts
burgh, was on train which went to
smash on the indianapolis r ,ad the next
day On a steamer near Louisville which
took fire and was, with great difficulty,
saw, d from destruction; and on the day
following was passenger on the Magno-
lis. which blew up near Cincinnati.
"A few DAYS since boy handed letter
to widow lady residing on Adams street,
Peoria. Illinois, and then turned and left
her. On opening it she found ten dollars
inclosed, accompanied by the statement
that the writer owed that sum to her hus-
band (who had been dead some years. but
that he had not before been in position
TO pay it. There was no signature to the
Communication. t-''. -ts5t.e -
Frank Frenzy, ten years old, under
took TO ride mule with a halter, in Ev-
ansvilIe, Indiana he tied the halter
around his body; the mule threw him.
kicked his skull to pieces, dragged him
considerable distance, and then jumped
fence, leaving the boy at the other side,
still tied to the rope. The rope was cut
by a BY stander. but the boy was dead.
"A letter addressed to Miss Van
Hoosen, of Schodacs, N. Y, and post
marked eleven years ago, was found few
days ago, by mail agent on the Hudson
River route. 1t had slipped into the false
bottom of table on which mail matter
was distributed. The Car itself had been
laid up for several years, but had recently
been repaired and brought out The let
ter was delivered to its owner.
I'm Peoria, H.. recently, little child,
nine months old, was sitting in achair with
piece of bread in its hand. when hog
entered, grabbed at the bread, caught the
dress OF TIE cuffu In us teetn, 400 0ragge1
the little ore out of the house and for
distance of several rods. "A lady saw it
and drove the animal away. The Guilds
face and hesd were cut and bruised badly,
but the beast had not bitten it. 1t was
miraculous escape tom horrible fate.
/, Thomas Pinckney, of South Carolina,
the founder of the family in Americs,
standing at the window Of his house one
day, with his vile st his side. noticed q
stream of passengers walking up the street,
who had Just landed from a vessel that day
arrived from the West Indies. As they
walked along she streets he noticed par
t,cularly handsome man, who was very
-gaily dIeeted. and, turning to his wife. be
said: That handsome West Indian viii
marry some poor Fellows widow, break
her heart, and ruin her children" Strange
20 relate. the widow whom thu handsome
West Indian married was no other than
Mrs. Pinckney herself; for Thomas Pinck-
ney soon after died, and h.s widow mar
ried the West Indian. He did NOT break
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