The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-12-17

"A child named Annie MotHll was
cholal tu q attn in Chicago o few days
ago, while attempting to swallow o. button
Ion TEN ia1s iu stccc lon, recently,
boys In Che k%attinr mill NJ Factory Point,
w., had part of their thumbs mkcu or by
q ctriiuH machine
"A ttw dlysago at BRAZIL Ind, n little
girl, named Minnie Bri~t4 WAS burned To
death by hrr clothes taking fire,
p. L. West Of paoli, Iowa, gave bis
aycycar old daughter morphine, instead Of
q%uiutnc, for the agle, recently. The child
stopped shnking-aud died.
Carrie Anderson was burnt almost 10
death the other morning at Minneapolis,
/ MINI. Her clothing accidentally caught
fire from the Kitchen stove.
-lslac Kahn, one Of the judges ut 4
horse race at Evansville, Ind, the other
day, was run over By one of the racers,
aud so badly injured that his recovery was
doubtful.
"A boy IN Fmnklin county Ind, light
ed a match for the purpose Of burning q
bug. He succeeded ia burning his fathers
barn. The fate Of the bug has not YET
been asceltained.
The family Of Aaron B Pratt, of Sa.
mnac, Mich, was recently poisoned by
using some tea, which one Of the children
found in the road. The administration
Of aniidote3 prevented any dangerous re
suit.
In Philadelphia, the other day, a rl1,
ball passed through the neck Of % ma,
steer and entered the eye of Thomas Pow
ell, who was watching the antics Of TIN
animal through a knot hole In a fence
Both died.
"A boy in Clinton, Iowa, poured SOM
kerosene in a fire the other day. The fir
department was called out, the boy
mother had to buy him a new suit 0
clothes, and a doctor spends the most o
his time in fixing plasters to the burns OF
the boys legs and body.
A boy named SchalIer was killed nea
Peoria, H., a few days ago. He was riding
a horse without Il saddle and bride, anC
when he was thrown of, the halter be-
came cntangled IN his legs and he wa
drawn some distance, the horse kicking
his brains out as he was dragged along.
Frank Sylvester, of Lineolnyille, Me.
nineteen years Old pleaded guilty to Tn
larceny Of clothing, which he stole h
order to be sent to the State prison, so thu
he might learn n trade. His wish win b.
g%rati1ed for preclscly two years.
The Cleveland (O.) Hsrdll says
Some days since a lady lost on the stree
$50 In money. II WINS found by a poo
German woman, who, learning Of thi
owner through an advertisement In one o
the city papers, returned the whole amount
to the owner, without a dollar missing
The lady gave her the generous sum o
800 as a reward for her honesty"
The Elkadof, Iowa bnraal says that
recently " Leonard Pomeroy, m old man
rs years Of age, met with O horrible death
by being eaten alive by hogs. II appears
that Mr.. pomcroy bad gone out to feed
couple Of hogs at e5o'clock in the after
noon. At 3 o'clock he was found in the
pen, his shoulders eaten, his iace lacerated,
and terrible gashes In his bowels. No
medical treatment can save him..
"A day or two since a man living in
Montague, Lewis county, N. Y, went
forth to butcher a hog. The animal wa
caught, and the man proceeded 10 cut It's
throat. After this net was performed, the
swine of course made u desperate struggle
for life and liberty, and IN 50 doing the
knife that stuck the hog was by his strug-
Cling accidentally forced through to the
mani heart, and before the hog was dead
the man was a corpse.
An inquisitT ely-inclined gentleman Of
Chester. Conn, was the other day walking
over the Valley kailrond, NJ Iladdam. and
observed a singularlooking flask lying
under a tree. To satisfy his curiosity. he
picked Il up, and looked at it held it up,
and smelled it; finally shook 1t, and asked
a boy who seemed TO have charge, +" What
is itF The boy coolly replied, Nitro
glycerinef r The fask was noticed TO be
very gently laid down, and o mar was also
noticed vanishing In the distance.
"A young lady dropped deadin a ball.
room in Columbus, Ohio, the other even
ing, while apparently in the full enjoyment
Of health. A coroner's jury rendered .
verdict that, 'after having heard the evil
dence and examined the body, We do find
that the deceased caine to her death by tight
laeing, which the jury do find caused the
immaculate uNatH u bdu pDlHVH, NhhD'S
body was found as aforesaid The young
lady's name was Susie Ricketts-aged ~.
"A little five. year-old daughter Of Jo-
seph Zahler, of Hudson, Wis, had been
troubled for two months with bleeding at
the nose, quite frequently, with general de-
bility. A few days ago the child was at-
tackled with a bleeding spell, and the
mother put some snuff TO the child's nos
10 staunch the blood. II caused the child
to sneeze very hard, and the strange part
Of the matter is, that q worm, or grub,
about three inches long, with perfectly
shaped head and eyes, was forced from tile
little girls nose. II was full OF blood, and
aliye-of a bright blood color, with two
sharp horns protruding from the head.
--
Mrs. Anna L. l.. Crandall, of Chicago,
| recently inquired OF Governor Palmer, by
letter, whether he would appoint her A
Justice Of tho Peace and Notary Public
for that city, II the proper recommended
tons were sent to him. The Governor re-
Piled that custom in Illinois had made o
law that woman could not be appointed to
the office she sought,