Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-09-28

"A Philadelphian, while being rescued
from drowning, was struck on the head by
an oar and killed.
"A Boston man is on trial chared with
numbering another by pushing him into
vat of boiling grease.
Hannah Roberts, colored, nearly 1870
years old, was burned to-death, at Phila.
delphia few days ago.
AT DuQuoin, H., the other day, lit.
tie girl named Archibald, nine years old,
was burned to death in trying to kindle
fire with coal oil.
Peter d. Yeaman, q we'll known cat
tie dealer, died at Buffalo few days ago
from a dose of corrosive subliInate, taken
by mistake.
"A conscience stricken thief returned
a fine watch, the other day, which he stole
from a woolen-mil foreman, at Bonaparte,
Iowa, four years ago.
Mrs. Willisms, her mother and sister,
of Milan, Ohio, came near being poisoned
to death the other day, by eating toad
stools in mistake for mushrooms.
"A passenger on southern railway
train attempted to commit suicide few
days sgo because he did not have money
enough to pay favorite dogs fare.
"A son of Ezra Clark, of Dayton, Ohio
rec ntly fell from an iron fence, sticking
paling through his arm. Lockjsw set in,
and it was feared he could not recover.
Freddie Grass, Of Superior, Wis,
seven years of age, bad his knee so badly
shattered by the discharge Of a gun with
which he was playing that amputation
was necessary
"A GAINESVILLE (Wis) boy, while play
ing circus the other day, turned his head
Sd lar backward that IL required the united
efforts of two surgeons TO restore it to its
natural place.
The men attached 10 q circus and
menagerie, which was to have performed
at Rawlings, N. Y, the other night, Great
ed riot. they robbed every house in
the village. One citizen was killed and
several wounded.
"A few days ago, John Kelly, employ.
ed In Golden's flint works at Trenton, N.
j., fell through hole in the floor into the
flint cracker below. He was run into the
wheels, and his body passed out into the
water below, literally ground up.
David M. Wilder, while at work about
well in Mount Pleasant, Mich, fell ead
first to the bottom, distance of twenty.
five feet. -Four feet of water somewhat
broke the force OF his descent and after
being hauled out he was employed for
some time in getting the mud out of his
hair and ears, no further damaging result.
ing.
H. Hattersly, q gunsmith of Cleve-
land, Ohio, was recently killed by the
criminal carelessness of drug clerk. He
called at the store to get two bottles of
medicine, one for external and the other
for internal use. The clerk transferred
the LABELS, Mr.. Hattersly took the medi-
cine intended for external use, and died
soon after.
"A couple of Clark County, Ind. bum.
mers, full OF villainous whisky, drove a
horse nearly to death, giving him all the
water he would drink when heated. and
then, to cure him, gave him quart of
whisky. The horse soon became furious
drunk, ran off, capsized the wagon, nearly
killed the occupants, and kept on running
until 30 completely exhausted that he fell |
dead.
Henry Green, young man. rose in |
his SLEEP in Buffalo, few nights ago. |
while dreaming that he was swimming
and leaped out of the window of his
chamber. His fall broke both of his
wrists, and awoke him very thoroughly.
Getting upon his feet, he went to the front |
door OF the house, and finally contriyed to |
ring the bell with his elbow.