Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-02-24

"A man was kicked to death by horse
in Pittsburgh few days ago.


in Pittsburgh few days ago.
"A man living near Hightstown, N. T.,
was bled to death few days ago, to anti.
cipate the horrors of death by hydropho.
bia.
Two men working on the bridge at
st. Paul, Mimi, fell from an elevation of
l00 feet, the other morning, and were
killed
The handsomest woman in Norwich
was burned to cinder the other day.
She resided in millinery shop and was
made of wax.
"A boy died at Belvidere, Ill.,, few
days ago, from the effects of having toe
crushed by car upon which he was en-
deavoring to climb.
There is circular saw in New
Hampshire mill that has ripped up five
men, and is ready for the sixth. 1t is
called the champion ripper.
"A Connecticut farmer recently killed
a turkey that did not lay, and found in.
side of her eleven perfectly formed eggs,
with perfect shells, and full size.
"A Connecticut joker had man muir.
dered at a certain hotel, Just for fun"
and he now offers the landlord a farm to
settle the joke.
"A dog lately jumped through plate
glass window in Geneva, New York, and
the owner of the dog offered to settle by
giving the storekeeper the animal.
"A little daughter of David Clifford, of
st. Joseph county, Mich, recently upset
a kerosene lamp, and was so badly burned
that she died day or two afterward.
"A man in New Hampshire the other
day ate fifteen dozen raw oysters on a
wager. The silver trimmings alone on
his coffin cost twelve dollars and thirty
five cents.
"A six year old girl in Centerville,
Mich, accidentally tipped over a lamp,
which exploded in her lap, burning her so
terribly that she survived but forty.eght
hours.
"A few days ago fourteen year old
boy in Springfield, Tenn, accidentally
shot and killed his cousin, married
woman and has since become raving
maniac.
"A woman, whose face was being pit.
ted with small pox, lately rode forty miles
on an Eastern road before the passengers
in the car found out what caused "the pc.
culiar odor."
The statement is made that during
one of Prince Arthur's receptions in
Washington, well known matron went
among the girls exclaiming: "Blush a
little blush little it will look more
English"
Matilda Whitman, who, while Queen
of The fairies in Midsummer Nights
Dream" at the Brooklyn Theater, was
severely burned by her dress taking fire,
a few weeks ago, died recently in great
agony.
AT Wilkesbarre, Pa, young man
named Veasey, while intoxicated, stepped
into the trough of the great tlywheel of
rolling-mill, was caught and crushed to
jelly, and thrown forty feet from the
place
"A woman in New York city the other
day discovered small pimple near her
mouth, which she picked with her nail
The nail poisoned the flesh, and mortifca.
ton rapidly spread until it struck vital
point causing her death.
"A somnambulst walked off an Erie
express train while it was going at the
rate of forty miles an hour. The train
backed down to where his mangled corpse
was supposed to be lying, where he was
found, still as leep and uninjured.
"A workman in Peoria distillery re.
Gently met with horrible death. He was
standing on plank over tub of hot
slop, when the tub exploded, throwing
him into the midst and scalding him so
severely that he died soon after the cci
dent.
"A brute of husband in Cincinnati
came home drunk the other day, and when
his wife asked him for money to buy
bread for supper he became enraged, and
took pot of boiling coffee and poured it
on the face and bosom of his child. 1t
lived twelve hours.
"A young girl on farm in Jackson
county, Ind, heard noise under her win.
dow, the other night, and pceping out,
saw burglar climbing up ladder.
When he was within one step Of the win
dow, she dashed him to the earth, and the
next day burglar with broken leg was
carried OIL to jail.
A little girl in Trenton. Wis, few
days since, took lighted candle and went
down cellar to draw some gasoline or
burning fluid which her father had
bought cheap" Through some means
the fire communicated with the oil, caus.
ing terrible explosion and burning the
child in terrible manner. She could not
recover.
AT Grand Rapids, the other day, a
man was sentenced to three years i'm.
prisonment in the State Penitentiary for
larceny. When the sentence was pro.
nounced, one Of the prisoners children,
who had little doll in her arms, offered |
II, with tears, to one of the counsel in the
case-seeking to purchase with it her
fathers liberation.
"A lady at Gloucester, Mass, a day or
two since, invited number of friends to
her house to tea. During the meal the
guests found the "cup that cheers but not
so bitter as TO be unfit for use
The next day the lady of the house dis