Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-07-31

tainted away ana uien.
"A polite Californian at Vallejo shot a
fellow.boarder dead, for drinking out Of
the edge of the water-bucket
"A stone.quary al Pomeroy, o.. caved
in the other day, killing a young man
named Hutcker, and wounding George
Savage.
james Monahan had his upper and
lower Jaw bones broken and his teeth
knocked out By flying bat, which
slipped from the hands OF a baseball
striker in Olmstead County, Mimi, the
other day.
Hannah Mcknight Of Portland,
thought her lover was going TO wed an
other woman. and she gave him over to
an undertaken by means Of a corn-cutter
and then threw hcrselfdown well.
AT Council Bluffs, Iowa, few days
ago, a boy named Richard Strayer, aged
fifteen years, while careiessly handling a
pistol. discharged lis contents into the
brain Of Richard Grmmcrman, a sixyear
old playmate The unfortunate victim, 1t
was thought, could not recover.
Mrs. Macarthur, Of Los Angeles, Cal,
because her husband scolded her about
the character Of his breakfast, took a
large dose Of strychnine, and, before he
could prevent her, swallowed the whole
dose. She soon died. An official inves-
tigation Of the conduct of the husband Is
demanded.
A few days ago Mr.. n. g. Woolscy
and Mrs. Alvin Brainard, who had babe
in her arms. attempted to cross tho river
near Hamburg, Iowa. The boat upset,
and the mother floated for some time,
4. II. - al ton
was rescued, when she sank and was
drowned The man sank at once and did
not rise.
AT Cincinnati, on the Fourth, Miss
Lowman had lawn crOquct party, and
while the game was progressing she went
into the house upon some domestic duty,
and soon rushed out again upon the
croquct grounds a mass of flames. At
tempts were made 10 cxtinguish the
flames, but when they were out the girl
was burned from head TO foot. She lived
few days, suffering intensely.
Near Apple River, H., on recent
Sunday night. horseman rode up TO the
house of b. Benson, farmer, called him
out and assaulted him, fracturing his
skull by blow from piece Of rock.
Benson drew u pistol and fired at his
assailant, who also fired, inflcting dan
gcrous and probable fatal wound. The
would-be murderer is supposed to be a
young man named Brcen, who ut one
time aspired TO the hand of Miss Benson,
and, being refused, took this means of
seeking revenge.
AT Bayfield,, Illinois, a few days ago,
n young girl living in the family of DR..
G. ". Brooks, was sitting under a tree on
the lawn, when she was startled by feel
ing the bot breath Of snake on her
check. She started TO her feet, and
screamed frantically, her cries reaching
the ears Of Mrs. Brooks, who seized
gun, and hurrying 10 her assistance, shot
the snake which, on being measured,
proved to be nearly six feet long. The
young lady's fright was so great that she
was thrown into spasms, and died in
short time, literally from the effects Of
fright.
"A sad romance comes to us from
Newark, N. J. Two young Germans of
that city having been supplanted In the
affections Of a young widow by dashing
insurance agent, mutually concluded that
they had nothing 10 live for. They there
fore bought bottle Of laudanum in part
nerslip, and after sending their love to
~
ed the poison, and laid themselves down
to die, locked in each others arms One
of them died and the other recovered
Two men employed in the Louisville
Rolling-mill, named Hicks and Brady, the
other day, became involved In personal
alteration, which finally lead TO an as
sault Of one of the parties upon the other.
Hicks being armed with revolver shot
Brady, from the effects of which he died
almost Immediately. Hicks then attempt
ed to make his escape, but was arrested
by policeman. The employees of the
mill immediately assembled and made
demand upon the policeman for the sur
thus overpowered by the men, gave up
rope took Hicks to the nearest lamp post,
and hung him up. Before assistance
could be summoned life was extinct.
The Fort Wayne Qnd) Gazette relates
the following: Mr.. r. T.. Mink, of Kaa-
mazoo, Mich, Road Master on the Grand
Rapids & Indiana Railway died under
very remarkable circumstances. Last
Monday, while giving some directions to
the groom in attendance on the horses, he
suddenly dropped and. as was supposed,
cApHcu, Inc WealneT DclnR warm, inc
body was packed In ice and brought
down to this city en- route for Valparaiso,
Ind, for interment Arriving ut the
destination, where full preparations had
been made for the funeral, the friends and
relatives were thundcrstruck to find evil
dent signs Of life about the body. 1t pre-
spired freely. The funeral was OF course
delayed, and yesterday afternoon blood
flowed freely. Rcstoratives were applied,
but without effect, and r. p. Mink Is now
dead man, but II is past question that he
was consigned to his icy tomb while life
was still abundant, as the fact Of his hav-
Ing 80 well withstood the awful confne-
ment httests.
One Bartholomew Mahoney, a resi-.
dent of Hallidaysburg, Pa, while passing
through grove where picnic had been
held the previous day, found bottle
filled with whisky, as he supposed, from
which he took copious draught. The
liquid proved TO be vitriolic acid, which
had been used to charge soda-fountain
erected on the picnic grounds, and no
sooner had heswallowcd the fiery draught
than he complained Of a terrible burning
In his stomach, while the contortions his
face underwent are said to have been