The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-11-14

knocked out some teeth, and lodged IN ia,
back of the head. where il remained be-
! You'd the reach Of the probe.
John Bennett was accidentally killed
/ by his brother near Pcpin, Wis. under the
\ following circumstances The two men
were following a trail through the woods.
when hammer of the brothers gun
caught limb. di-charging the gun. and
dcpositing three buckshot in Johns heart.
Mrs McPhillanoy. who lived two and
a half miles east Of burlington. Iowa.
Went with her husband 10 extingIlsh a
prairie fire a short distance from their
house. and while 80 engaged her clothes
caught fire and before her husband could
eXtinguish the flames she was 20 badly
burned that she died.
One day recently. as a German woman
named LOcwe. 4 resident of the town Of
Newton. Marquette county. Mich. was
looking about the second story of the grist
mill al RiclfOrd. her clothing became en-
tangled in the machinery. and she was
wound up around the shaft. Her spine
was broken near the neck.
Mr. l.. Reynolds. Of Fulton. n. Y.
with her little son. while travelling took a
boat at Detroit. Mich. The child was in
delicate health and become frightened al
the bowling of the hackmen and the pre-
yailing noise. and throwing his arms about
his mothers neck. exclaimed: "Oh
mamma. | am dying and in an instant he
fell back lifcless.
"A lady and little girl who were per
forming lately on the stage al an enter
tainment in Grand Rapids, Mich. were
nearly burned Ia death by their clothes
catching fire. The flames were smothcred
by thoughtful and courageous gentlemen
from the audience. who lcaped among the
actors and did good service with their
overcoats.
Two men named Van EnioSon and
Shirt got into a quarrel over a shooting
match. in Sweet Home Valley. near Al
bany. Oregon. few days ago. which re-
suited in the death of both parties. Van
EniOson stabbed Shirt in the breast. kill
ing him. when one of Shirts brothers
struck Van Enioson on the back of his
neck. breaking il and causing instant
death. The sheriff went in pursuit OF the
murderer.
Near Carthage. Mo-. a short time
since. there occurred a peculiar case of
drowning the particulars of which are n
follows: Miss Ella Dye. "A young lady
about seventeen years Of agc. went 10 the
water. From the position she was found
in il j. supposed that she tainted. a. she
stopped over 10 fill her bucket. and fell
face downward into the spring. When
discovered her heart beat. and her pulse
was quite percepliblc. but death ensued
in few moments. There was not over
two feet Of water in the spring. but that
was sufficient 10 suffocate.
"A terrible calamity befell the families
Of John and Jonathan Robbins. two
brothers living in the same house in Mer-
Ger county. Mo. "A few nights ago. Ii seems
that at the time the two brothers. with
their families were absent. leaving their
children. six in number. at home. The
children consisted Of two girls and four
boys. the former being the older and about
the same age. Some time in the night the
house caught fire and burned 10 the
ground. Two OF the girls escaped with
their lives. ard two Of the boys got out.
but were 80 badly burned that their lives
were despaircd o. the eyes of both being
burned out. The other two boys were
burned in the flames. only their charrcd
remains being recovered. The fire. il j.
supposed. originated from the children
piling up wood near the stove. and then
filling IL and going to bed.