Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-02-17

resulted in ap immensely swollen head
and death.
I'm case recently on trial in Maine,
a witness incidentally stated that there
were three posts in his hog yard. Being
asked what they were for, he replied with
some hesitation that his three children
were buried there.
"A little boy in Clarendon, VT, while
sliding in a pasture, few days ago, struck
a fence and ran a fifteen inch hemlock
splinter into his left groin. 1t passed up
ward, and, running across, protruded on
the right side. The splinter was soon ex-
tracted, ard the boy was doing well at last
accounts.
"A Cleveland father tied rope about
the body of his little boy and threw him
into the river as a punishment for playing
on its bank. AS he was drawing the child
IN the rope parted, and the inhuman chas-
tisement nearly resulted in tragedy, for
the little fellow was rescued only with
great difficulty and danger.
"A young man who was recently sued
for breach of promise, in Birn Igham,
Pa, said in justification that the would-be
bride was Methodist, while he was a
Lutheran. Equal to the emergency, the
young lady announced her willingness to
renounce her Methodism and attend the
Lutheran Church, aud he then being
nothing 10th, the two hearts now beat as
one.
"A few nights ago, married woman
in st. Louis, Mo-, having trimmed and
re-it kerosene lamp, which she was in
the habit of leaving burning all night,
was crossing the room with the lamp In
her hand, when, as she passed the stove,
the lamp exploded, and, in an instant, she
was enveloped in flames. Her burns
were so severe that she died after three
days ofgreat suffering.
AT Syracuse, N. Y, recently, young
wife stood at door bidding adieu to a
friend /; her husband saw her and thought
he would give her little SURPRISE so he
crept up behind her and suddenly i'm
prisoned her in his embrace. The terrified
lady shrieked and went into commissions
A physician was called, who said that the
lady was in danger of becoming maniac
by reason of the shock which her nervous
system had sustained. Since that time
she has been dangerously i'll, but is now
recovering.
A few days ago, in Breckenridge coun-
ty, a rough rider entered a small town,
got on spree, and assaulted citizen of the
pla e. Toward evening the community
determined on his arrest. He was taken
before magistrate, and his case demand
ing more legal knowledge than he pos
! sessed, the prisoner was sent to magis-
trate in the country for trial The pris.
oner remarked, "They had better hurry
up, as he had no time to fool around; if
they didn't look sharp, he'd get on his
horse and leave" Thus admonished the
majesty Of the court was brought into
requisition and the trial proceeded. The
prisoner seemed to object to the whole
proceeding, and observing pistol in the
pocket of coat hanging on the wall, he
drew it out and as It happened to be the
only weapon in court, held winning
hand He requested the magistrate and
his officers to dance on the floor, and con-
duct themselves in highly ridiculous
manner When he was tistied with the
performance he ordered the Squire to
have his horse brought out, which he
mounted, and then made that officer of
the law show him short cut to the near
est main road. Seeing clear way out Of
his difficulties, he dismissed the Squire
and galloped off, remarking that he had
captured the pistol in war, and he claimed
it as his own 1t is needless to say the
rough rider disappeared from the vicinity
in all haste and. left not q trace behind
him, save the recollection of his ludicrous
impudence.-L Louisville Commercial, Feb. 2
Industrial.
Boston has 80 bootblacks and 15t
newsboys.
-Merino sheep are being introduced
| into Madras ko