Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-01-25
Incidents and Accidents.

Two Connecticut girls anointed their
chapped lips with croton oil by mistake
for glycerinc oil
Nine horses were burned to death in
stable destroyed by fire at Bloomington,
H., a few days ago.
Mrs. Charles II. Mills, of Newmarket,
n. H., shot hawk the other morning
which measured four feet from tip to tip
of wing. She never fired off a gun
before.
"A fourteen-year-o daughter of
Hampton Gregory, Of Marquette, Mich,
set her clothing on fire from Kerosene
lamp, few days ago, and was burned to
death.
Miss Julia A. Straw, of Dauphin,
Pa, was recently riding to her wedding,
when a train scared the horses and she
was thrown from the carriage and in
stantly killed
AS Miss Jane Owens, of Postville,
Wis. was coming down stairs the other
evening, the contents of gun, which
her younger brother was carelessly
handling, were discharged, SCATTERING her
skull and killing her instantly.
Two children were found frozen to
death in tenement house in Montreal
the other morning, and their two parents
were found lying in one corner of the
room, also badly frozen. Strong drink
was the cause.
"A few days ago, Daniel Branif, while
sliding down hill on hand sled, in Os-
wego, n Y, ran into Mrs. Ellen Faux
ner, throwing her violently upon the icy
walk causing fracture of the skull from
the effects of which she subsequently
died.
Charles Jones, convict, escaped
from the Nevada State Prison. Francis
S. Armistead pursued him. They fought
with Henry rifles at ten PAGES distance.
Jones was hit twelve times and Armi-
stead nine. Both died. No more des-
perate fight than this is on record.
"A Fond du Lac, Wis, doctor visited
smallpox patient the other day, and re-
marked, as he turned from the almost dy-
ing man "Dig the grave the corpse will
be ready. The grave was dug, but the
man recovered, and now the grave-dig-
gers bring suit against the physician for
their pay.
Paul Reiger and his family, Of St.
Paul, Mimi, narrowly escaped being as
phyxiated few nights ago. The family
left the door of coal stove open, and
the escape of gas seriously affected them.
Mrs. Reiger, upon attempting to rise, fell
to the floor, and all the family suffered
severely.
The Pittsburgh Commercial of recent
date says "Miss McCracken, who was
caught up by the storm in the Youghio-
gheny Valley, on Sunday last, was carried
460 yards, by actual measurement, and
fell through an apple tree, receiving a
number of severe bruises. The limbs of
the tree broke the force of the fall and
saved her life"
The New Albany, Ind, Ledger tells a
little joke (D about two couples who stood
up to be married by Bourbon clergyman.
who performed the ceremony for one
couple, supposing the other man and wo-
man were strangers. Imagine the rever.
end gentleman's horror when he discov-
cred that the latter had gone off on their
wedding tour.
The Momence ull) Reporter SAYS a
couple of sheep on the farm of J. Grea.
mer, near Judson, attacked number of
colts and chased them until they were
wild with fright. One of the colts, in
trying to jump fence, impaled himself,
and was almost Immediately killed.
Hereafter, the phrase bold as sheep
will have significance.
The five lovers of Springfield Mass. J
girl, each OF whom she had taught to
think was the favored one, discovering
that their love was joint stock concern,
recently met at the house of the fair one,
and with one accord, dropping on their
knees, offered her their hearts and hands
The tableau was an affecting one, but the
young lady refused them, one and all.
"A man named Sens committed sui.
| eide by hanging, near Reeds Mill, Iowa,