Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-09-23
Incidents and Accidents,

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"A drunken mother in St Louis threw
her baby out Of the window the other day,
and an old woman, passing, caught it in
her apron,
"A little boy, while flying kite at Nr-
ginia City New, the other day stepped
backward into the shaft of mine and fell
$50 feet The boy lived long enough to be
brought to the top.
"A few days ago, as a resident of st,
Francis, MINI, was out in pursuit of his
cows, on horseback, hunter mistook him
for deer, and fired a charge of buckshot
at him, killing him almost instantly.
An infant child in Nevada was recent
ly bitten on the soft part of TIE head by a
green horse-ny, causing conlulsions, from
which the child died in one hour after he.
ing bitten.
-Four men engaged n tearing down
an old building at Ogden Mine, near
Newton, n. j., the other day, were killed
by its premature fall, which buried them
in the ruins. They all leave large tami.
lies
"A yourg Glan near Indianapolis, a
few days ago, in sliding down from hay.
NOW, run stick in his abdomen, which
broke of there. He died the next day.
"A negro orphan boy, aged 70, at Mem.
phiS, recently committed suicide in consc-
quence of having broken stone jug be-
longing to the colored family with whom
he lived, To avoid punishment he jumped
in the lake,
A bird, supposed to have been an
eagle al'ghted on the railing of the walls
of the New Haven City Hall, and soon
after flying away dropped "A fish, weigh
ing three pounds, on the sidewalk, which
fell writing near a lady frightening her
considerably,
During the month of August last the
loss by fire in the United States Including
those fires only where the damage in each
exceeded 100000 was S643S, 000-an in
crease of 3d. $4,000 over the same month
of last year The total loss, by such fires,
during the first eight months of 1869, was
$21,1O0,000.
On recent Sunday a prominent citi-
zen of Buffalo in attendance at ST. Paul's
Church, left his pew, walked up toward
the pulpit during prayers and assaulted
his sOn.in-law who was making mouths at
him. The ladies tainted prayers ceased,
a crowd gathered, and the iratc old gen
tlcman was conducted out doors
An intoxicated New Yorker was
knocked down by the cowCatcher of an
engine in Hartford, Conn, the other day,
and the engine and tender passed over him.
The train was stopped, and the conductor
fastened back to pick up the dead body,
but the drunken fellow was found to be
very lively and outside the track, having
by some means been thrown out between
the tender and baggage car and the first
words he spoke were: "l'll make you pay
for scratching my ankle in this way"
"A wedding at Fort Smith, Ark, few
days ago, was interrupted when the rector
came to that portion Of the service which
requires a VOW of obedience on the part
of the bride. AT that critical moment
there resounded through the church a
most emphatic no from the lips of the
lady. The clergyman threw up his hands
in dismay and then closed his book, and
the excitement among the spectators was
intense. But one Of the bridesmaids
whispered something in the ear OF the
BRIDE she gave the required pledge, and
thereafter all went merry as marriage
bell.
Gilbert Whipple, Of Sheffield Lorain
county, Ohio while examining head Of
wheat, fortnight ago, shellcd out the
grain and tossed it into his mouth. One
of the kernels was not Invested Of its shell
and beard and the beard soon reached the
throat, where il lodged, and no effort could
remove it, 1t soon became very trouble
some and painful Swelling followed, sue.
cecdcd by suppuration, but still the beard
was not carried off. A second swelling
and breaking failed to bring relief II was
difficult for the sufferer to take necessary
food, and his case was said to be both pain
ful and alarming.
"A sad affair recently occurred at Wal
pole, n H. Mrs John Sparhawk, a wo-
man 10 years DID, was sitting in a room
with some other women and her grandson,
a boy Of II years, when the report of a
pistol was suddenly heard, and she fell
dead upon the floor with ball in her
brain. Although the report was distinct
ly heard by several persons, and the
smoke was seen, no one was able to tell
where the ball came from, or who fred it,
but after two days the boy confessed that
he did the deed. He had quarrel with
his grandmother, and says he shot her to
get her out Of the way
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