Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-01-27

was generously rewarded with $3.50.
"A man in Albany has recovered one
thousanu dollars for injuries received by
slipping down OF an icy sidewalk, the
properly Of a rich citizen, who had to
foot the bill. ~
A lady in Baltimore dry goods store
rebuked boy of thirteen tor rudely push
| ing between her and another lady. The
lad disappeared, and shortly after a
pocket. book was missing. ~
Over one-tenth of the fires in New
York and Brooklyn last year were direct
ly due to the use of kerosene. By these
fires, ten persons were burned to death,
and thirty-fve more or less seriously in
jured.
"A drunken man got into schoolhouse
in San Jose, Cal, on New Years eve,
and, in trying to get through a window,
was caught by his leg and hung head
downward until morning, when he was
found dead. A""
"A man in New London was riding,
the other day, in gig-the horse SUM-
bled, and the driver was thrown suddenly
over the horses head. He struck on his
feet, not even disturbing the pipe that was
between his lipsl
While some workmen were engaged
in moving some castings in ST. Louis
foundry, a few days ago, a man was caught
between two ponderous pieces OF iron,
weighing perhaps two tons each, and was
literally and instantly mashed to death.
Thomas C. Smith, mail agent at
New Haven, Connecticut, found in the
depot there, recently, package contain
ing $4,000, and sent it to the owner, a
Bostonian, who rewarded him with $4,000
cash and $500 diamond pin.
"A candy party held in the basement
of the Congregational church, at Youngs-
town, Ohio, set their pan of sweetness out
side, to cool, and soon after the gay throng
pulled for home. If the person who bor-
rowed the pan will return ii, no questions
will be asked. G ,p.
"A private banking house in New Or
leans on New Years day surprised two
gentlemen who have slight interest in
the business by handing them $4,000 each
over and above their shares. Each of
the clerks also received present of $500.
Mrs. Rachel Beecher died very sud-
denly in New Haven, December IS, aged
"a wears. She was married on Christmas,
sixty-three years ago; her husband died
on Christmas, twenty-three years ago, and
she has often remarked: 81 wonder if /
shall die on Christmas, too"
Several physicians in Louisville, KY,
were recently put to their wits end by q
good-looking, well-dressed young lady,
who Informed each one that she was de-
termined to get married at once, and had
selected him for her husband. They all
suddenly discovered that they were mar,
ried men, and politely bowed the mono
maniac out.
John Armagast, of Buffalo Run, near
Bellefonte, Pa, an old man subject to fits
of epilepsy, was nearly devoured by hogs
in his own barnyard, few days ago, while
lying in an unconscious and helpless state.
The hogs tore and mangled him horribly,
and would have killed him had not his son
come OPPORTUNITY to his relief "'
An old citizen of Mansfield, Ohio,
named Duffner, awoke from state of som
nambulism, one night recently, and found
himself hanging by the hands to the win
dow-sll of his sleeping. room, sixteen feet
above the ground. He tried to get back,
but his struggles resulted in bis falling to
the pavement. He was considerably
bruised, but no bones were broken.
I'm Chicago, a few mornings ago, as
woman was engaged in pouring
gasoline into reservoir of gasoline
stove, of sudden the gas issuing from the
can took fire from light standing near,
and an explosion followed, and the woman
and two little girls one two and the other
nine years OF age, who were standing
near, were Immediately enveloped in
flames. The woman was so badly burned
that she Gied during the day, and it was
feared the children would not survive
their injuries.
On the farm of Allen W. Kimmel, in
the Mississippi bottom, in Union county,
near J0nesboro, ILL.,, two men, in search OF
cattle, on the 10th instant, came upon the
cold, stark, stiff bodies of Mrs. Hatchett
and her two little children, one aged two
and the other five; they had been dead
about two weeks. Mrs Hatchett had been
living in Missouri, but having some diff
Guilty with her husband, left home with
the children. She crossed the river, and at
tempted to go to her sisters but, as is
known, persisted from cold In the dead
hour of night, having been refused shelter,
as reported, at a farmhouse by the road
SIDE si,
There was balloon ascension at At
lanta, Ga, on New Years Day, DR.. Gill
bert Hasse going up alone, and the Era
tells the following in relation to it: "When
the balloon Lad reached the height of
about one mile, those who were watching
it were Mortified TO see it explode and
collapse in the upper air For about an
hour the anxiety was very intense, when,
to the establishment of every one, the
doctor rode in sound in body. The doctor
fell about three miles out of town, and
the only injury he sustained was few
scratches from some bushes in which he
fell"
"A naval officer, troubled with stiff
back. while purchasing some trit1es in a