The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-11-27
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.

CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
Incidents and Accidents.
"A man named Wilson hanged him.
selfto the CRATES in Jail at Otsego, Mich,
not long ago. ga +.
John Huber, of Memphis, arose in
the night to shoot dog, 2nd fell dead Of
heart disease.
William Stockell's children, being
left alone in q house in Wilton, N. H.'
lately, set it on fire and one Of the chill.
dren persisted.
"A man, name unknown, was killed by
the explosion of q kerosene lamp in the
saloon of George Reed, recently, at West
Union, Iowa.
Harry A. Briscoe, Prosecuting At
torney of Lawrence County, ILL.,, while in
q fit, recently fell in the fire and was ga
badly burned that he died.
"A little girl ten years of age, name
unknown, living at Winchester, iii. fell
some thirty feet into a we'll . few DAYS
ago, and was badly injured, though hopes
were entertained of her recovery.
Whitman c. Bester, partner in the
Washington banking house of Riggs &
Co., recently committed suicide because
the firm was overwhelmed with business,
He left wife and four children.
"A little child of Collins Goodspeed.
OF West Union, Iowa, was thrown from q
loaded wagon, few days ago, the wheels
passing over her, inflicting Injuries from
which it was thought she could not posi-.
bly, recover.
An old man named John Cahill at.
tended q wake at the foot of Milwaukee
street, Milwaukee, and fell down stairs.
iracturing his skull and receiving other
injuries from the effects of which he
recently died.
Elisha Wood, an old resident of Stark
County, Ind, recently committed suicide
by cutting his throat with q razor. He
had been sick about three weeks, and, il
is supposed, committed the horrible deed
while in a state of dependency. The de.
ceased was about 20 years old.
The lively little Revieso of Peoria
says: I'VE have not had balloon ascen.
sion IN Peoria for many years, but the
people OF this settlement are now standing
In silent awe, tearfully watching potatoes
going up out of reach and sight, with a
good start at $40 bushel."
M. M. Ball, passenger conductor on
the Allegheny Valley Railroad, while
coupling the locomotive to the train, at
Reynoldsville, Pa, a few days ago, slipped
and fell under the wheels of the engine
Both legs were taken off, and the poor
fellow died shortly afterward.
Mot many days ago q man named
Hughes, living in San francisco, having
occasion to visit we'll near his residence,
accidentally fell in, and remained i'm.
mersed in the water for over thirty-six
hours before he was discovered and re.
leased. 1t took several days for Hughes
to recover his previous tranquility.
Henry Roe, discarded lover of Miss
Mollie Wallen, of Boonville, Mo-, met
his former sweetheart q few DAYS ago,
drew revolver from his vest pocket and
shot her dead. Appalled, at the awful
deed he had committed, and almost with.
out moments intermission, he turned
the fatal weapon against his own heart
and fired q shot that laid him dead where
he stood.
An accident occurred on the Buffalo
q Lake Huron branch of the Grand Trunk
Railroad near Brentford, Canada, lately.
The express going east came in collision
with mixed train coming west. The
fireman of the express was killed, and one
OF the brakesmen and the baggageman in
!ured. None of the passengers were in.
Jured. -Four or five cars were badly
smashed, and the baggage-car burnt.
"A severe accident occurred in Lafay.
cite, Ind, recently, by which a porter al
the Lahr House, named Joseph Cox, near.
~ lost his life. He was shaking carpets
on the roof of an addition to the house,
and walked off the roof backward, falling
a distance of about forty feet. There were
no bones broken, but he was injured in.
ternally, and the doctor thought his re.
covery doubtful. He has wife and four
children.
IT. c. Stearns, Postmaster at Stock.
bridge, Wis.,, and editor of the Stock.
bridge Enterprise, recently administered
a dose of strychnine to his wife, and af
forwards took dose himself. His wife
died, and Stearns at last accounts was in
precarious condition. Failure in bust
ness and dependency over financial mat
tiers was the cause of the terrible deed
Stearns was a cripple, and had the repu
tation of being an upright man.
The house of Herman Hemp, a farm
Ter living in the Suff1cool settlement, town
of Weston, Wis, took fire and burned tc
the ground few days since. The farm
er's wife was after pail of water, and had
not been gone but few minutes when she
discovered the flames. Dropping thu
pail, she speedily returned, and, reachina
through the window, seized two of hel
children, who were sitting on bed. Mr.
Hemp was absent from home at the time
and not thing in the house was saved.
james Glen, of South Canaan, Wayne
County, Pa, went to Providence, Luzernt
County, one day last week, to see hi.
brother. In returning home on Thursday
he rode upon one of the coal trains pass
ing over the mountain from Carbonate t.
Waymart. As the cars were descending
plane No. 10, trip of loaded cars broke
loose from the plane above, ran away
killing Mr.. Glen, and destroying mum
Der of cars. Mr.. Glen, who was respect
able farmer, leaves a wife and q number
of children.
One of the things you read of recent
~ occurred in Wilmington, Del. A mar
was detected hurrying away from .
butchers stall with steak which he hat
stolen under his coat. A policeman fol
lowed him to his home, and, peepinf
through the window, saw him give TIL
steak to his children, who devoured i
raw. Upon report Of this being made t.
the butcher, his bosom so glowed will
benevolent sympathy that, instead O
prosecuting, he sent the starving family ,
large basket of meat and q little cash {,
buy wood to cook it.
Foreign Gossip.
-Khiva has been "annexed' to Russi,
by stroke of the pen.
-Rimmel sold 100000 worth of per
fumes at the Vienna Fair.
Passports are to be abolished in Rus
STA in the course of the next year.
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