The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-09-24
Incidents and Accidents.

-Thirty.six infants died at Long
Branch the past summer from dysentery.
I'm Vermont, recently, a wagon laden
with an eight-ton block Of marble ran
over a mans arm, but broke no bones.
VIM. W. Collins, of Mystic, Conn,
was recently bitten by a tomato worm, and
died Of the bite on the day following.
Recent frightful mortality among
children in Cincinnati 10 ascribed to the
impure milk sold throughout the city.
"A little son of Mr.. Eckhart, of Vir-
ginia, Ill, was recently killed by the re.
coil OF o shotgun which he had loaded
too heavily.
"A potato bug killed an Irish washer.
woman the other day, at jackson, Mich,
by Its bite. She fingered three days in
intense agony.
"A St. Louis merchant carelessly left
the water running from his hydrant, and
now mourns $4,000 damage in the lower
part of his store.
Miss Ellen barley, Of Dubois county,
Ind was terribly burned the other day,
by her clothes taking fire from q cook
stove. Her recovery was not expected.
"A daughter of Thomas Peak, of the
town of Constantine, Mich, aged nine
years, wal burned to death a few days
ago, by the explosion of a coal oil lamp.
"A young Swedish woman in Altoona,
Ill, named Tiller, wal recently burned TO
death while attempting to build fire with
kerosene. She had been married but six
months.
John Miller, q prominent farmer
living near New Albany, Ind, is suf-
fering from a peculiar disease Of the
throat that prevents him from swallowing
anything, and he is slowly starving to
death.
"A festive juvenile came near burning
up the business quarter OF Fayet.e, Mo,
a few days ago, by s~aturating q kitten
with coal oil and setting 1t on fire. The
kitten made things very lively for a few
minutes.
"A boy, William Matthews, of Lake
Reno, Mimi, was caught In the tum.
blipg-rod of q threshiDg machine and
nearly killed. Thesowner Of the machine
was arrested and inedf for not having the
tumbling.rod boxed.
The other day an excursion party went
10 Toms River, N. j., from Long Branch,
and while crossing a foot bridge from the
village, the bridge gave way, precipita-
ting over a hundred persons into twenty
feet Of water. Eight were drowned.
Thomas Shackleford, Of Rumsey, KY,
formerly Sheriff of Mclean County, was
sunstruck about two months ago, while
crossing Green river, and has been speech
less ever since. He enjoys good general
health, sees and hears well, but is unable
to speak.
The Rondout Courier sums up the
result Of a lightning stroke at Kingston,
N. Y, as follows Five persons killed in
stantly two have since died from their
injuries; eighteen seriously injured, but
will recover; and about one hundred
slightly shocked.
in Henry County, Iowa, the other
day, two young men named Jack
Elsley and Henry Kinsley went out early
in the morning 10 call wild turkeys, and
while SO doing were both fatally shot by
q third party named Hyde, who mistook
them for turkeys, which he was also hunt.
ing.
"A young girl named Kitty Felt was
| abducted from her mothers home at
New Orleans, and conveyed to a hovelin
the woods by a white man, who held her
| while she was being shorn Of her blorde
tresses by an old negress. She was then
conducted back to the city again, and al
lowed to go home.
-Gallantry saved a young gentleman's
life In Bath county, KY. The Misses Den.
mis-, In walking home during a storm, took
shelter under q tree-Mr. Harry Riddle
yacating the dry spot for them just in
time TO receive a severe shock from the
lightning which killed Miss Ellen Dennis,
who took his position.
Mrs. Mary Clark, Of Cincinnati,
thoughtlessly left a coal oil can on the
stove the other evening, when sho built
the fire. After some time e-epscd she en-