The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-09-03
Incidents and Accidents.

"A Trenton lady of high family lately
died Of dlsiam tremeas.
A Janosville, Wis, official recently
attached a mans cork log 20 satisfy a judg.
mont
"A little girl MAS burned 10 death with
kerosene ut Appleton, Wis, q few days
ago.
"A Syracuse man said that he could
cat fifty lemons. lie tried to prove IL, and
died in the attempt.
Several children are reported to have
lately lost their lives in Mills county,
Iowa, by eating wild potatoes.
The Boston 7~raRseripttells Of a fend
Of a mother who tied lucifer matches on
her chilt's hands and then set them on
fire.
An engaged girl" In 81, Louis took
poison recently because her absent lover
didn't write her a letter for four consecu-
tive days,
AT Columbus, Tenn, the other night,
John Cook went masked to the house of
Eli Ashton to Brighten him. The result
was Ashton shot and killed him.
I'm Chicago, a few days ago, a little
child OF o. p. Jewell, one year and q hall
old, fell from the second story Of its faith.
ers residence to the ground, and strange
to say, sustained n serious 4 ury,
The other day at Ottumwa, Iowa, a
child three years old wa killed by the
kick ola horse, and afterwards dragged
into the street and almost devoured by
hogs.
AT Rondout, N Y, the other night,
over nifty persons, congregated in the vi
cinity Ola circus tent, were knocked down
by a stroke of lightning, and five OF them
were instantly killed.
"A little son of Geo. Edgworth, of
Nashville, Tenn, left In a room to himself,
the other morning, set fire to the bed, and
was dreadtully burned. His life was des-
paired of.
Mrs George f. Gerason's little
daughter, or Kokomo, Ind, was badly
burned the other night, by some oil taking
fire while filing a lamp. The same old
story.
WIN. w. Leonard, a Chicago mer.
chant, died the other day in a physicians
office in that city, while under the infu-
ence OF ohloroform to have q tumor re-
moved from his forehead.
-Sepike Bowles, q cotton merchant at
Memphis, Tenn, while undressing the
other night, Jet a pistol fall, which die
charged, the ball striking him in the TEN.
pie, causing instant death.
AT Kendallville, Ind, a few days ago,
the little daughter Of Mr.. Phelps, aged
8 years, died from the effects of injuries
received by the explosion of a can o.
kerosene oil, which she was usingin start.
ing a fire the day before.
In Davenport, Iowa, q few day 8
German and his wife murdered their two
children by holding their heads in pail,
of water, The parents then jumped into /
well, the mother being drowned-tht
husband climbing out.
in Lima, Ohio, a child of John Goble
Jr,, only five months old, died the othe,
day from the effects Of putting q piece o
pasteboard into its mouth, colored will
Paris green. The pasteboard was a rail
road conductors check.
"A few days ago, the wife of Nclsol
Conklin, of North Branch, Mich, left he
child asleep In the cradle, and went abou
40 rods from the house to see her hu.
band. While absent the house took fir
and burned down, the child being burne
to death.
AT the Iowa Agricultural Collee
, spontaneous combustion recently occurre
from putting q lot Of wet coal in the Goa
vaults with a quantity of dry coal. TIL
smoke was discovered in time TO save a al
astrous confiagrstion.
' "A little boy of four years old, VII
y lives in Jacksonville, Ind, got into
much trouble a few days since that he q
tempted suicide by the oldfashioned moo
Of hanging, His ma stopped him in b
rash purpose, and administered q GOO
spanking.
1t An old lady named Wishard, residiI
in Helt Township, Ind, lost her sight abo'
!. three years ago, aud became totally bin
l. Recently her vision was suddenly resto
7, ed. Within one hour from the time 81
J, received the first glimmer of light, a
was enabled TO sec quite plainly.
ID "A woman who died in Putnal
lie Conn after having suffered long from
10 incurable chronic disease, was so imprel
n cd with the idea that she would be d
y, up to crafty the doctors by IN examiI
y. ton, that she made her husband and 9
. promise that they would watch her gra
Is every night for two weeks; and tn
III did so.
81 "A woman in New Albany, Ind, |
possession of a female child, about
~ years old, who, she says, was stolen FIR
re its mother when only . month old. I
u woman claims that 1t 10 the child of
Ex-Governor Of Ohio. The matter
N, created quite an excitement in New
w bany.
re "A Maine paper givesa very thrill
be. description Of the drowning Of two YOU
re. ladies' at westport, In that State, II
,ut psared, however, that while the ops
he ticns were in progress for the rocov
of the bodies, tho young females inqr
tion were enjoying the fun from q reti
ain nook OF shore.
Dor The wife Of John III. Riggs, who
sided at Stsunton, Ind, ~unintention,