The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-08-20
Incidents and Accidents.

There were forty fatal strokes of
iightning In Wisconsin during July,
"A man was recently killed In Indian.
apohs by plastering in a depot falling
from the ceiling on him.
"A little son of Mr.. +. Basham. of
south Bend, Ind, was scalded to death
me other day, by the breakage of q pot
full OF boiling tea.
--deorge Drew, of Dover, N. H, while
fishing recently, flung his hook into the
eye OF his companion, Charles Griffin,
and destroyed the use of the eye.
AT Eau Clair, Wis, recently, a clerk
IN a liquor store attempted TO draw high.
wines from one barrel TO another by the
$4,000 fire.
A little girl, ten years old, daughter
OF w. Bowman, was ~dreadfully burned
the other day, at Wilton, Iowa, by pour.
ing kerosene upon unextinguished en-.
bers. She coull not recover.
y. Monroe Barden, of Peoria. III.
nearly bled to death a few DAYS AGO, in
consequence of the extraction vi asooth.
The htmorrhage continued for twenty.
four hours.
The other day, a boy in Freeport, ILL.,.
while playing ball, was struck on the end
OF the little finger by the ball, which tore
y from his hand, inflicting a pair. Jul and
dangerous wound.
w, I. Benson, a well-known citizen
Oh ~; taal, Min, accidentally shot and
killed himself near Bass Lake the other
evening. He was taking a gun out Of a
buggy by the muzzles, when 1t accidentally
discharged,
Thomas Summers, employed in a saw.
MIL at Charlottesville, Ind, was thrown
against the saw and his left arm torn off
and hurled through the roof of the mill.
A piece Of his skull wa also torn out. He
could not live.
"A cage in a coal shaft near Middle.
port Pa, a few days ago, was precipi.
tated to the bottom, two hundred feet, by
the giving way Of the hosting machine,
and six persons were killed, four others
seriously and two slightly wounded.
Two steers stampeded from a drove Of
Texan cattle passing through Buffalo, the
other day, and started on a rampage, gor-
ing and killing one boy, and seriously
wounding three other persons. One man
had both Of his shoulders broken.
"A young lady from Maryland, visit.
Ing In Wilmington, N. O., arose the other
night In her sleep, and walked out of the
second story window, falling q distance Of
twenty-five feet, alighting on the pave.
ment below without injuring herself.
"A marriage was recently prevented
at Lewiston, Me, by the arrest of the in
tended bridegroom just as he was in the
act Of repeating the words, "for richer,
for poorer, in sickness" etc. The bride
tainted, the wedding breakfast spoiled,
and the parents Of the bride returned to
their home in q high state of indignation,
AT Cordova, H., a few days ago, a
boy about fifteen years old, named j,
Richards while being chided at the tea
table for teasing his younger brother left
the table. He was discovered later In the
evening dead on the ground. Having de.
liberately tied the rope of a swing around
his neck, he laid down until life was OK,
tinct. -
"A terrible accident occurred at the
west end Of the Kansas Pacific Railroad
track a few nights ago. A heavily loaded
IRON train getting beyond control Of the
men, In consequence of the iron olorpinp
the brakes, ran into the rear end Of 4
boar ling train, demolishing two rear cara
and crushing the end of the s~leepinr.car
six persons were killed, and six or ejcht
wounded. The killed, as far as ascer.
tanned, were Mexicans, who were sleep
ing. ~
The youngest elopement on record took
place recently at Hudson, Mich. Master
Frederick Tubbs, Of that town. aged ave
years, took Miss Sehermerhorn. ared
.hsee years, combed her hair, put he
dolls things in a box, and proceeded with
her 70 the depot, where they rot on Inc
rear platform of the western. bound train.
without being noticed TIL the conductor
received 9 dispatch for them They were
put OIL at 0seco and returned on the next
Train, well pleased with their ride.
"A little child In Albany. N. Y. nc wo
learn from tao journal Of that civ ev.
hausted By the ong.continued and Az.
IRENE neat, ceased to breathe, wa mourn.
ca as dead. and laid out for its little grave.
wnen . ~bystander detected signs which
suggested tho possibility that life was not
absolutely extinct, Cold water was an.
pied TO It's lips, and, after q while. there
appeared signs Of rcviving. The child
nnally recovered.
An Indianapolis highwaymen was "a.
Gently ontwisted By a braye cirl ~ ths,
ely She was returnipr horne ~
Alone, In q buggy. She drove sInnr isps'
ureiy, ne, horse dropping bis head in i
con'ented way. All at once 4 man lump.