Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-12-22

-Four carpenters were killed at Gin
cinnati, q few days ago, by the fall of q
wall of new building in course of con-
struction.
A lady in Peoria, H., has contracted
for her coffin, and haG tickets of invitation
to her funeral printed to be sent to her
friends.
-Richard Mcclure, Of Wilkesbarre. Pa,
worth $40 900, has allowed himself to be
lodged in Jail, rather than pay his poor tax
Of $27.70.
An eight year-old boy ran headlong
into vat Of boiling water in Detroit, the
other day, and was scalded to death.
The Spiritualists Elm Massachusetts,
have but one meeting house in the Com
"A little boy in Watertown, Wis,
started fire with kerosene the other day.
The usual result followed, and death en-
sued.
An irate banker in San Francisco,
having lost the combination of his safe
lock, opened it In three minutes with the
aid of sledge hammer.
A little son of VIM. G. Wright, Of
New Haven, while playing with loaded
gun recently, accidentally discharged it
into the head of an infant sister.
John Tuckett, of Quincy, ILL.,, had a
piece of glass, three-quarters of an inch
square, taken from his foot few days ago.
1t had been there for over three years.
Mat. Tulley, workman in packing
house in Lafayette, Ind, accidentally fell
into vat of boiling water few mornings
400 and was fatally scalded
A little boy in Belleville, Ill, was re-
Gently severely burned by a quantity of
hot pitch. A barrel of the article burst
near where he was standing
"A lamp explosion in Youngstown,
Ohio, the other day, caused the death OF q
Mrs. O'Brien and the destruction of q
dwelling house.
"A Quincy, Ill, cat jumped from the
roof of house to the ground, distance
of forty-one feet, and alighted squarely on
her feet without injury.
"A little boy at Castroville, California,
drank bottle Of sweetened whisky, and
died in spite of all efforts to revive him
from the Supplying effects of the liquor.
"A verdant youth IN Vermillion, Ohio,
invested 800 in box of counterfeit green
backs, the other day. and found therein
enough shavings to kindle the fire next
morning.
"A boy named Champion, while at.
tempting to kill hog recently, near Mad
ison, Wis, had his forefnger nearly bitten
off by the brute. Symptoms of lockjaw
appearing, the finger was amputated.
A young man named Culp, from Hi
nois, was recently killed at Arkansas City,
Kansas. He was taking his gun from q
wagon when it was accidentally discharged,
killing him instantly.
A child three years old, near Alden,
Iowa, recently attempted to drink from the
spout Of boiling tea-kettle, and inhaled
the steam, which caused her death after q
few hours of intense suffering.
"A man had his coat caught on a re-
volving shaft in a MIL ST Red Oak juno
ton, Iowa. Quick as thought he seized a
wheel on the shaft, and revolved with it,
He escaped with broken leg.
"A young lady in Kansas City, Mo-,
put on her dress wrong side out, and wore
it out of doors in that way. She never dis
covered her mistake until her attention
was called to it on her return home.
"A boarding house in Dubuque, Iowa,
was saved from being destroyed by fire a
few days ago, by cat. The cries Of the
feline awakened the people in time to ex-
tinguish the flames without any material
loss.
-Four boys, who lately started from
Philadelphia with revolvers and capital
of 500, for the purpose Of becoming
bandits on the plains, were arrested at
Pittsburgh, and sent home to their
mothers.
-Four boys in San Francisco made a
small cannon out of soda bottle, and pre-
pared to fife salute. Two of them were
badly cut, and one of them had no idea
that thick soda bottle would "bust SO
easy.
AT Forest City, Montana, few days
since, two men were buried by an earth
drift twenty feet below the surface. 1t
took two days to dig them out. One,
Oliver Simon, was found dead. The other
had only broken leg.
A Detroit sailor drew his pay the
other day, $3.50, and purchased some new
clothing. His old duds he threw into the
river, and shortly afterward remembered
that $3.50 were in the old pantaloons
Rather dear suit
In Indianapolis, a charming young
lady physician was called to administer
to gentleman down with fever you
need good nursing" said the lady "Nurse
me for life" replied the patient. II will"
was the soft answer.
"A man at Yankton, Iowa, on Thanks,
giving day, drank twenty-five glasses of
rye whisky in fifteen minutes and after
ward was forced by others in the saloon to
drink dozen more glasses Of beer. The
man died in five minutes after drinking the
last glass Of beer.
"A few evenings ago, as Mr.. Thomas
Rierson, who resided in Menard county,
ILL.,, was returning to his home from Mason
City, in two horse wagon, his horses be-
came frightened and ran away, throwing
him out of the wagon with such violence
that he was instantly killed.
Two men were lately arrested in San
Francisco for tampering with United
States gold coin, of which the edges were
flee and then re-milled Some pieces had
been reduced 81 each, but the average
taken was so to 90 cents on each $50 gold
piece.
AT Steamboat Rock, Iowa, the other
day, young son Of Daniel Bates, while
a revolver, accidentally dis
charged one of the barrels, shooting his
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