Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-07-27
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.

Incidents and Accidents
Allie Fuller, of Ottawa, Kansas, was
badly burned by sonie fireworks on the
An.
Mrs Josephine Ross, Of Ames, Iowa,
eighteen years of age, fell from swing
recently, and received fatal Injuries.
"A servant girl at Belyidere, III, re
Gently attempted TO start FIRE by pouring
kerosene in the stove. She died the same
day.
"A Miss Wilhelm, of Rush County,
Ind, was burned To death few days ago,
by coal-oil explosion, gotten up In the
usual manner.
Bridget Quindlass recently attempted
10 light fire with coal oil, at Kansas Guy,
Mo, and her funeral took place the next
day.
"A four.year old child Of Mr. Hapner,
of Des Moines, Iowa, swallowed a screw
with which it was playing few days ago,
and died in few minutes.
AT Louisville, Ky, a few days ago, a
man Was rend, red delirious by The heat
from the sun, while lying for four hours
| on the grave Of his wife, who had recent
ly died.
The Jefferson Uowa) Bee Is credibly
informed that there are three men now
Temporal lily insane in the southern part of
that couaty caused by the excessive use OF
| tobacco.
Three hundred thousand dollars
worth OF buildings and other property
was destroyed by fire in Yreka, Cal, on
| the 4th. A third Of the town was con-
| sumed.
The Cincinnati Commercial says: The
young man at Hamilton who shot himse If
10 showing how hr. Vallandighsm shot
himself in the attempt to explain how
Myers shot himself, is recovering.
"A little son of Michael Moore, of
Madison, Ind, was attacked and badly
lacerated the other day by vicious dog.
the boys injuries were considered very
dangerous.
The boiler Of locomotive exploded
near Cleveland the other day, killing
George Krause, Peter Norman, fireman
(name not given), and dangerously wound
ing Thomas Farley, the engineer.
"A brave San Francisco lady, who dis
covered Chinese burglar in her house at
dead of night, seized him in the dark and
held him, screaming meanwhile until her
husband came and captured him.
Mrs. John Schultz, of North Prairie.
Mimi finding her husband engaged in a
| fight with a $50 pound bear recently, cut
the bears throat with a butcher knife and
saved her husbands life.
"A family named Simmons, residing in
Groveland, Ill, were poisoned few days
ago by eating something they supposed
mushrooms. One daughter died, and it
was thought none of the victims could re-
cover.
Alta celebration at Loon Lake. N. Y,
the other evening, cannon was dis
charged prenatunly, Instantly killing Mr..
Rinders, fatally wounding r. Parkwell,
promioent lawyer of Liberty, and slightly
injuring several ladies.
Captain David G. Standard, proprie-
tor Of the Curtin House at Terre Haute,
Ind accidentally shot himself in the abdo.
men, few days ago, with pistol in his
pa falcons pocket, inflicting wound from
which he died.
The Keokuk Uowa) Constitution says
that box containing the bodies FIVE
children was recently picked up. Will.
IL ating In the river, near Fort Madison.
Nothing was found in The box that would
lad 10 their identification.
Miss Irene Fitzgerald. at Colerain
Ohio, was dangerously wounded, a few
mornings ago, by the accidental discharge
OF pissol in the hands Of George How.
ard, while the two were playfully contend
ing or control of the pistol.
In Tama County, Iowa, on the 4th
while game Of base ball was in progress
the batter suddenly and vigorously Dire y
his bat for telling strike at the ball. and
struck the catcher on the temple, killing
him instantly
"A Springfield, Mass, man was going
home one hight, when he WAS assaulted bs
couple OF 70 sdies who asked him If he
had a y money. "Yes, lots of it." said
he. and he at once knocked them down
and gave them good beating.
The wife Of Jesse Henry resid;nc a,
Ontario, Ohio, while attempting to
kindle q fire by pouring coal oil from a
Can on the wood, few evenings ago. was
burned t. death. Her husband was badl,
burned while trying to save her.
"A cannon exploded at Yates CITY. III
ON the evening Of tn Fourth. John Al.
derson was SO badly injur,d that he would
probably die, and Martin Jordan had his
leg broken. The cannon was an iron am.
pouncer that had been captured during III.
Southern war.
AT Geneseo. ILL.,. few days ago. i've
or six little children hi ched bois. hs
wagon 70 play We go some " here" The