Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-09-09
Incidents AMI Accidents,

Several families il Peoria, Ill.,, were
recently poisoned by eating ice cream
made in copper vessels All have re.
covered.
The boiler in the Iron Company's
works at PhWniNyille, Pa, exploded on
the 30th ult,, and two men were killed, and
several others ser iously injured.
A little girl ten years of age, living in
Pittsburgh, Pa, while playing with re-
yolyer, the other day, shot herself through
the heart, and died instantly,
"A Cincinnati editor went up in bal.
loon the other day When several hund.
red feet up, the balloon collapsed and the
editor fell to the ground, and was picked
up uuhurt.
A Mrs Bigelow, of Albany, died
few nights ago from the effects Of fright,
received few weeks before by an incorrect
report that her son had been killed in the
antirent riots at Grcenbush,
AT WilliamspOrt, Ind, during the
eclipse q little boy was looking ut the sun,
when all Mt once he complained of severe
pain in his head, was suddenly taken sick,
and died the same evening
William Lake, the wellknowu circus
proprietor, was shot and killed at CRANKY,
Mo, on the night of the DIST ult, by
man named Killyon who had been elected
from the show for refusing to pay for nd.
mission
A young lady Of Providence r. I,
was horribly burned the other night at
the Bay House, Nahant Point, by her ball
dress taking fire from lamp on the floor
in her dressing room, Recovery doubt
full.
About two thousand persons recently
assembled in New London, Ct, to witness
a tub race Eight started on the race, all
but one of whom CapSized and were
Obliged To start anew. Only two finally
succeeded in turning the stake boat
--Pendergast, the minstrel, who died at
Pittsburgh, the other night, was on a spree
that afternoon, with some friends, when
as they passed an undcrtakcrS, he went
in, selected a coffin and said he would wear
that This was brayado, but the next
morning he occupied the coffin he had Sc
icctcd.
Ninety head of Texas cattle Just landed
stampeded through the streets of Buffalo,
the other day goringand uamping every
/ thing in their way, One man was tossed
/ into the Niagara Street Park One wo,
man was fatally gored, and Il number Of
/ persons more or less injured,
I "A young man in Ncwburyport, Mass,
I prepared for his wedding, which was to
1 ayetaken place on a recent Sunday, bypur.
/ chasing a barrel of beer for his friends.
/ The rcmorselesS State Constable, however,
4 seized the beer, and the young man ac-
/ tually refused to have the wedding per
4 Termed unless he could have the liquor.
"A. ID. Logan, formerly 4 procurement
member of the bar Of New York city, fell
/ from a third-story window, the other day,
and was instantly killed. He was about
I 50 years old. A few years since, he leased
/ "A property which he owned at Hobokcn
/ for COCOA year during his life and some
thing ess thai $4,000 for ninety-nine
/ years tnereafte.
some workmcn digging a cellar at
/ Thorn Grove, Tenn, "a few days ago, struck
I an iron vessel containing large amount
/ of specie. An lrishman, who first made
the discovery, claimed the prize, when a
quarrel enSued, and he was struck dead
/ with a pick by negro, and two other
negroes were beaten so that heirrecoyery
| was doubtful,
A star-spanged banner fish was
caught at Norwich, Conn, a few days ago,
and sent to Professor Agassiz 1t is
diamond shaped, three inches square.
From two sides of the diamond foated
gutnouS streamers of most delicate color
a. least two feet long. Between these
were smaller steamers, gridironed by
stripes of red, white and blue When
swimming in the river the fish rcscmblcd
a crystalizcd American flag its sides re.
splendcnt with all the hucs Of the rainbow,
The old sailors gazed upon it with admira-
ton, and said they had never seen its like.
Miss. Carrie Kctchum, a young girl
who was shot, and, it was supposed, NOR
tally wounded by her lover, Salvador
Collot, in the City Park in New Orleans,
two or three months ago, has since per
sistently refused TO testify against him.
She has Unexpectedly recovered from her
wounds, and on the 21st ult. was taken be.
fore the grand jury, and still refused to
answer any questions The foreman re-
ported the facts to the court, AL the
Judge asked her if thirty days con me
mcnt would soften her obstinacy, $ hen
she, amid tears, answered that she was not
obstinate, but had nothing to say. The
Judge finally told her that he was afraid
if forced TO give evidence, she would com.
nit perjury to save the accused from well.
deserved punishment, and, as the grand
jury had requested It, he would discharge
her from custody. She was married to
CollDl on the same evening.