Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-11-25

/ s@AAAt%e~@A ~ 1890 A~sA ~ - ~
A little colored girl was burned to
death in North Nashyillethe other day by
her clothes catching fire.
The city high school building at Gar.
diner, Me-, was totally destroyed by fire on
recent Sunday.
The boiler of a small engine, used with
threshing machine, exploded at Concord
Station, Penn, a few days ago, and a boy
was blown to pieces
The boiler of planning mill in Gov.
ington, KY, exploded few days ago,
killing the engineer, John Werling, and
slightly injuring several other persons.
AT Mount Carbon, Penn, three boys
revenged themselves upon playmate for
turning informer by roasting him over
fire. He was lying in critical condition.
A drunken woman, in Brooklyn, drank
half pint of turpentine, recently, to still
the craving for liquor. 1t produced delir.
ium tremens. and finally death.
-Soml forty persons were poisoned at
a wedding IN Spencer county, KY, few
days ago, arsenic having been mixed with
some beverage used on the occasion.
"A colored woman and her four chill.
dren of Baltimore, Nd, have been award.
ed $4,000 damages for the killing of the
husband and father on the Northern Cen
trail Railroad.
AT wedding in Chicago, few eve.
nings ago, during the height of the festivi.
ties, a brother of the bride was accidental
| ly shot through the heart and instantly
killed, by the accidental discharge of
pistol in the hands of friend.
I A wedding was to take place at Nash
vile, one evening lately, and bride, parson
ard guests were ready, when it was an
nounccd that the unhappy groom was on
Jury which was unable to agree, and had
been locked up for the night
Two children of Henry Hurst, aged
two and four years, living on farm south
of Hamilton, Ohio, were burned to death,
a few mornings ago, while their mother
was at neighbors, visiting.
An eminent physician says that the
white rubber used for nursing bottles and
infants toys is very poisonous, causing
sore mouth, skin eruption, decayed teeth,
spinal curvature and death. In Europe
the sale of it is prohibited by law.
An accommodating young Jerseyman,
whose sympathies were aroused by the
moving tale of a young lady in deep
mourning, volunteered to hold her baby
for her during their brief journey to Phil.
adephia. Arrived at that point, the Jer-
seyman found himself minus watch and
money, and the possessor OF a huge India
rubber doll
As a railroad train was crossing
bridge in Someryille, Mass, the other day,
a passenger attempted to pass from one
car to another, but was quickly taken up
by the wind and carried clear of the bridge
into the river He was fished out very
wet, but not harmed and took the next
train for home
Recently clergyman of Bristol, r.
l., received letter inviting him to =" FL
vacant pulpit at Providence. He went
to The place appointed Instead OF find
ing a vacant pulpit he was put into an
empty room, a pistol was presented at hiS
head, and his pockets were rihed. He
also had to draw a check for 81, 500. The
rascal who victimized the minister was
captured and committed to Jail.
"A company of about eighteen ladies
and gentlemen recently attended wed
ding in Barre, VT, fifteen miles from their
home. At the conclusion of the services
the happy couple suddenly departed on
their wedding tour, and the guests above
alluded to were obliged to go to hotel for
refreshments, without the pleasure of con-
graduating the married pair. u
A few nights age, Tree men broke
into the house of Mr. Kelly, at Mason
vile, N. j., and, tying the family to the
bedstead, ransacked the house Mr.. Kelly
freed himself, ran to his fathers house,
and, procuring firearms, returned to his
house, where he saw some person getting
out of the window, whom he shot, and
atterward discovered to be his wife. She
was dangerously injured.
A few days since the Rev. Mr.. Tim
low, of East Cambridge, was called to per.
forma double service ofopposite character
1t was botha marriage and funeral service,
at the same hour and in the same family.
The mother was dead, and, at her request
previous to her death, the daughter was
to be married as soon as possible. 1t was
so arranged that the marriage ceremony
was performed beside the coffin, and then
followed the funeral service.
a ie" evenings SiuCc, Us Nc"aih
clergyman was going to bed, he was sum-
moned by call from a couple who were
anxious to be married. Answering the
summons, he found the couple all ready
and after joining them in wedlock the
husband, with great flourish, handed him
a sealed envelope, and the happy couple
went off with the congratulations OF the
dominic. On opening the envelope II was
found to be entirely empty.
Austin, Texas, was visited by very
severe halstorm on the 22d Of October
The stones varied in size from that ola
boys marble to that Of tea-cup. One
was found an hour after the storm ceased
nine inches in circumference. Fruit trees
were ruined, weak roofs broken through,
and poultry, sheep and calves were injured
or killed. Twelve hours after the storm,
ice might have been gathered by the cart