Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-06-15
18th the thi,d on the 17sh, AMI the fourth

10th, the thru on LILO I'm, u.s. 49, 800 ~
on the 22d."
Two Young men, namea Smith and
Thornbure. engaged in a wrestling bout IN
Madison township, nd, the other day,
when pistol in the pocket OF one oi
them was discharged, the ball lodging IN
Smiths add ,meD, causing, as was sup
posed fatal wound.
The other morning little gir,,
twenty-one months old, child or MT
William beavers, of Alexandria, Va,
while Ia pet, held her breath, as chill
dren frequently do, but died before she
recovered it, Previous 10 the crying NJ
che was TO all appearances perfectly well
"A Louisville girl, whose lover had
disgraced himself by some unlawful deed,
told the ufor,unate youth that she could
never marry him, but that she bad $2,5OO
ia her own right which he could take and
90 away and try to redeem his character.
He took the money and lett
Miss Emma Havermale, Of Joshua
Township, Fulton County, ILL.,, about elev-
en- months since. stepped upon 9 needle,
which broke off in her foot. She never
felt any inconvenience from 1t Until few
weeks since, when it begin to work its
way out, finally making its way clear
through the foot, and coming out At the
top. 1t was much coroded.
George Wolcott q young man who
killed q soldier some time since, at Frank.
fort, KY, and for whose arrest Governor
Leslie offered reward Of $500, had him.
self arrested by friend the other day,
who drew the reward and gave 1t to VOL
colt, who tncn turnedthe whole amount
over to the widow of his victim. Wei
colt was drunk when the killing occurred.
Miss Lizzie r. Westcott, young lady
Of Chicago, sixteen years old, committed
suicide few days ago, from remOrse of
conscience for having allowed friend to
forge her aunt,s name to a note to her
school teacher accounting for Lizzie's alb
sence from school the day before, when
she had absented herself without permits
sion.
In 1913 DR.. Woolley, Presi lent of
Yale College, lost one daughter and two
sons in one month. Nine years after, in
1852, In one month he lost his wife and
one daughter Nine years after that, in
1861, he buried another son and another
daughter within one month. Although
not superstitiOus, he looked forward to
1870 with apprehension. he nine years
elapsed, and he Was called upon to mourn
the loss Of two daughters and his brother
and sister. sra sat#
I'm Chicago, a few days ago, q Polauder
named Charles Fibich, whose wife had
Obtained divorce from him on account
OF his drinking habits and violent temper,
had controversy with her regarding the
children, when, IN fit Of phrenzy, he point
ed revolver at her and would doubtless
have killed her had not a daughter thrown
up his arm just as the shot was fired
Thinking he mad killed his ex- wife Fibich
placed tine muzzle of the pistol to his own
for. head and fired. killing himself instant
w. A day or two after the above tragedy,
a young man named Martin Beuda, shot
and killed his sweetheart, Catherine Neck
claw, and then blew out his own brains.
"A gentleman in Lynn, Mass, while
passing pond in that city afew mornings
since, Witnessed a singular scene, which
he describes az follows: Around the mar
gin, the pond, in the water, there was a
large collection of common tOads; close
beside them Was an equally large gathering
OF bulltrogs and battle between the
two was in progress The frogs, being
the most powerful, were busily engaged in
drowning The toads. One or more frogs
would seize toad and hold his head under
water till he was drowned. Sometimes a
frog would lind that he was over-InaLched,
anu then he would utter peculiar sound,
when one or more of misconceptions
would come to his aid, and the toad was
sure TO 60 under, nt Yer TO rise again. Tbi,
battle continued tor several minutes, until
the toads were completely Cleaned out,
when the frogs joined in one triumphant
croak.
In Washington County, Kansas, few
days ago, johnson Hammond accidentally
shot his wife. While aDed, his wife aroused
him with the Information that there were
wolves about Hammond rose, took his
gun down from the joists above his head,
and excitedIy ran out, carrying the gun in
his left hand, butt toward the door. He
ran about half mile, when he saw a
wolf, and in raising his gun to take aim at
1t found 1t had been discharged. Return
ing TO the house, he entered, and there
stood four OF his children crying, the cid
est OF whom said Papa, mammals dead"
He, almost frantic, rushed to the bedside,
and found his vile rp 9, her right
breast pierced with bullet. His infant,
who had been sleeping beside the mother
wiieE he left the house, was caressing her
dead body. 1t is supposed that when
Hammond rushed out at the door, the lock
Or trigger OF the gun caught On the jamb
and was discharged, the contents lodging
In the breast Of the deceased. Hammond
says he heard no report OF the discharge of
the gun. A Coroner's jury acquitted him
OF all b.ame.