Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-06-01
IXTER.EXTING ITEMS.

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powder honse for key parity filed
with powder, stopped at the smith
shop for a drill, and set the keg
down in the shop, actually moving
the water keg used for tenpering
to make room for it. The smith
installing the powder key for the
water keg, put the drill, with tenn
pering heat on it, into the powder
when the explosion followed, blow
ing out the side of the shop, and
sending the. man who brought the
powder under the bellows, burning
him in horrible manner, and also
severely injuring the blacksmith and
the two other quarrymen.
"A fight between rat and two
rattlesnakes-a copperhead and a
rattlcsnake-took place at McKees-
port, Ohio, the other day, which
lasted seven hours, and resulted in
triumph of the rat. The copper
head was killed, ard the rattlesnake
would have suffered like fate had
he not been removed. 1t is alleged
that the rat showed considerable
generalship in the encounter, and
every time he was bitten would re-
tire to the corner of the cage and
bite ont the piece from his body.
"A lady residing in the outskirts
OF Baltimore being wakened few
nights ago by some one stumbling
in her room, she bravely grappled
with the intruder, who was armed
with a razor, which he used in a
fearful manner on her face and
throat, subsequently making good
his escape. No clue exists to the
indemnity of the miscreant. The
lady escaped fatal injury, though
she sustained several frightful
wounds.
-. The daughter of rich iron
merchant in Milwaukee was stran-
gled to death a few evenings ago,
while attempting 80 swallow piece
of orange peel. She had been re-
Gently afflicted with diptheria,
which had so weakened the muscles
ef.the threats that she could neither
swallow nor eject the orange peel,
and hence her death by strangula-
tiSn.
=. An insane woman rushed into
a schoolroom in Richmond, Va, a
few days ago, and told the alright
ell teacher that she had been sent to
teach the children gymnastics; and
the teacher being afraid to object,
she put the children through a SER
les of the most extravaganza antics
after which she quietly departed.
singular DEATH. A young
man named George Pelham, living
in Westkill, Greene Co, was stune
in the ear by honey bee, on Thurs
day Of last week, and died from the
effects Of the sting in less than an
hour. 1t is stated that HE turned
spotted. complained of feeling faint
and suffered great pain in his head.
-. A citizen of Illinois was recent
~ arrested for numbering a COM
panion in Texas several weeks ago,
where the two men were then trav-
cling. On his return, he married
the sister of his victim, to whom he
he had been previously engaged
and wore the boots of his brides
murdered brother at the wedding.
-, The postmaster Of Oakhill. Me,
was killed the other day, by falling
to let go of the mail bag as he
past it to the agent on q railroad
train in rapid motion, whereby he
was pitched forward, and struck his
head with such violence on the
platform that his skull was crushe d
"A little girl in Meriden, seeing
a drunken man in the street around
whom crowd of boys had gather
ed for the purpose of tormentine
him, boldly went among them. took
the man by the hand, and sharply
reproving the boys, shamed them
into good behavior,
y "A villainous customer was
found concealed in the residence of
Judge Bross of Cairo, ILL.,, under
the Judges bed, few nights since.
The Judge had several times SEN
fenced the rascal to service on the
chain gang, and he was evidently
seeking. revenge.