Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-12-21

Recently, James futile, farmer re-
siding in Emmett, Mich, met with latal
accident. He was engaged in hauling
corn-stalks to his barn, when the wagon
TIMED over. throwing him forcibly to the
ground. his head striking against stone
He was insensible when found, and con-
timed so until his death, twelve hours
after.
"A dun-colored dog, with very anx-
ions look upon his countenance, daily
watches the passengers as they alight from
the cars at Peabody, Mass, as though he
expected somebody who never comes.
The animal belonged to Mr. Ernest ).
Merrill. one of the victims OF the Revere
disaster, and when young Merrill left
home for the last time his dog left him at
the depot.
The other afternoon Henry Wagner,
of Cincinnati, an ex-policeman, while
walking up the Mount Auburn inclined
railway, now constructing, in kicking at
his dog, that was preceding him, lost his
balance and fell from the trestle work,
some thirty feet, receiving injuries which
resulted in death in four hours. The dog,
seeing his masters condition, sprang after
him, and, safely landing, remained watch
ing the dying man, refusing to allow any
person to interrupt him until beaten away
with clubs.
Henry Mcdonald was accidentally
shot in a saloon at Portsmouth, Mich, the
other evening, by David Patterson Pat
terson, whose age is twenty-five years,
was PLAYING with revolver, and point
ing it at DcDonald, said: Il may as well
shoot you," when the charge went OFT, the
bullet striking the unfortunate man be-
tween the eyes and lodging in his brain.
He could not survive. Both came from
Syracuse, n T., intending 10 work In
lumber camp. Patterson was nearly
crazy with grief, and surrendered himself
into custody.
A most remarkable case of petrifac-
ton is that of the body of lady well
known in Kalamazoo. Mich. On at
tempting to remove the body from the
College Cemetery for intermcnt IN the
Mountain Home Cemetery, the sexton
found the coffin so heavy that he had to
procure the assistance of a number OF
men. 1t was then raised to the surface,
but in so doing the coffin was broken, and
revealed the marble-like body within. An
examination was made, and the features
were found to be perfectly preserved;
even the petals of flowers upon her
breast were marbleized and intact. The
folds of her clothing and everything
were wonderfully preserved, and the
whole body and covering were statuesque
in appearance. 1t is said the coffin was
full of water when opened.
A few evenings ago, during his en-
gagement at New Orleans theater, Mr..
Forrest was in his room at the st. Charles
Hotel when waiter presented him a
card from Mr. p, who requested mo-
ment's interview. A few minutes later the
stranger, gentleman doing business in
this city, was introduced into the presence
of Forrest After an exchange of civili-
ties, the stranger, handing Mr.. Forrest
the sum of one hundred dollars, told him
that his father, who was an actor, like
Forrest, had been dead some time; that
when he died, among his papers was found
a memorandum recording the fact that he
had borrowed this sum from Forrest, and
the object of the sons visit, after SO many
years, was to honor the sacred debt.
The Norwich Bulletin, in commenting
upongspecal incidents in the burning of
the City of New London, says "Nobler
heroism than that of Matthias Baker, the
| first engineer, never blaZoned the pages OF
fame Standing at his post till driven
from it by the flames, then coolly working
to subduc the fire, and then to save the
passengers, when all hope was lost, he Sc
cured lifc-prescrver and buckled it
around him with it his safety was GER
tain but on the forward deck he found a
lady passenger without means of support.
| He tore off the prcserver, forced it upon
her and then sprang into the river, only
| to struggle unavailingly and perish. Hewas
young man, only thirty-two, but had seen
considerable service, having been en-
ployed on the Stonington line, the Pacific
Mail steamers, and also in the United
States service. He leaves an orphan child"