Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-12-15
Incidents and Accidents.


On ten days in succession, recently,
boys in the knitting mill at Factory Point,
VT, had part of their thumbs taken off by
a carding machine.
"A few days ago, at Brazil, Ind, little
girl named Minnie Briggs, was burned to
death by her clothes taking fire.
p. l.. West, of Paoli, Iowa. gave his
five-year old daughter morphine, instead of
quinine, for the ague, recently. The child
stopped shaking-and died.
Carrie Anderson was burnt almost to
death the other morning, at Minneapolis,
Mimi. Her clothing accidentally caught
fire from the kitchen stove.
Isaac Kahn, one Of the judges at a
horse race at Evarkvillc Ind, the other
day, was run over by one of the racers,
and so badly injured that his recovery was
doubtful.
"A boy in Franklin county, Ind, light
ed match for the purpose of burning a
bug. He succeeded in burning his fathers
barn. The fate of the bug has not yet
been ascertained.
The family of Aaron B. Pratt, of Sa-
ranac, Mich, was recently poisoned by
using some tea, which one Of the children
found in the road. The administration
of antidotes prevented any dangerous re,
suit.
In Philadelphia, the other day, rifle
ball passed through the neck OF mad
steer and entered the eye of Thomas Pow
ell, who was watching the antics of the
animal through knot hole in fence.
Both died.
"A boy in Clinton, Iowa, poured some
kerosene in fire the other day. The fire
department was called out, the boys
mother had to buy him a new suit of
clothes and doctor spends the most of
his time in fixing plasters to the burns on
tire boys legs and body.
"A boy named Schafler was killed near
Peoria, H., a few days ago. He was riding
horse without a saddle and bride, and
when he was thrown of, the halter be-
came entanglcd in his legs and he was
drawn some distance, the horse kicking
his brains ont as he was dragged along.
Frank Sylvester, Of Lincolnville, Me,
nineteen years old pleaded guilty to the
larceny of clothing, which he stole in
order TO be sent TO the State prison, so that
he might learn trade. His wish will be
gratified for precisely two years.
The Cleveland (O) Herald says
"Some days since "A lady lost on the street
$50 in money 1t was found by poor
German woman, who, learning OF the
owner through an advertisement in one OF
the city papers, returned the whole amount
to the owner, without dollar missing.
| The lady gave her the generous sum OF
| 800 as q reward for her honesty"
The Elkador, Iowa journal says that
recently Leonard Pomeroy, an old man
rs years of age, met with horrible death
by being eaten alive by hogs. 1t appears
that Mr.. Pomeroy had gone out to feed
couple of hogs at 2 o'clock in the after
noon. At O'clock he was found in tht
pen. his shoulders eaten, his face lacerated
and terrible gashes in his bowels. Nc
medical treatment can save him -
t "A day or two since man living in
Montague, Lewis county, N. Y, went
forth to butcher hog. The animal was
caught and the man proceeded to cut lts
throat. After this act was performed, the
swine of course made desperate struggle
for life and liberty, and in so doing the
knife that stuck the hog was by his strug
Cling accidentally forced through to thu
mans heart, and before the hog was dead
the man was corpse.
A Paris letter mentions the arriva
there of q carrier pigeon, blOod-staIneC
and weary. The wounded bird barely es
caped with his life from the Prussian mus
kerry fire which was directed against 1t as
| 1t passed in but it conveyed in safety
saws the correspondent, news which raised
the hopes Of the beseged people vastly
II was a letter from Jules Favrc announc
ing the victory of the Loire by Genera
Paladincs.
The following incident occurred re
Gently in a little village Of Hungary Thu
peopje of that village intended TO burn al
old man and old woman at the stake, be
cause they had said that they had brough
the rinderpcst on the village by witchcrafi
The fire was blazing already, and the tw'
unfortunate victims of popular folly wer
about to be cast into the flames, when tn
Circuit Judge appeared on the scene, an
commanded the crowd to set the two a
liberty. The peasants Obcyed him, Du
warned him to beware of the sorcerers, els
he would be bcwitched by them.
Some time since, citizen, in West
ern town-who will be recognized at ono
IL we call him John Smith--happened u
0o into a grocery establishment, and un
derstandng that silver change was in de
mand, inquired what premium they paiC
for il. and was informed five per cent
Whereupon he drew forth ninety-fvc cents
in change. handed it to the grocery man, ant
received therefor dollar bill. This salts
factory speculation, or something else, Lex
our friend into the extravaganza OF calm.
for a three cent glass of beer, which wa
furnished and drank, when he drew fortl
the identical dollar bill and rendered II
PAYMENT which was received and ninety