Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-09-25

"A child of Alex. Smith, of DEBORAH,
Iowa, was scalded to death lately, by
falling into tub Of hot water.
A boy in Groveton, N. H., was run
over by a cart loaded with sand weighing
5.4OO pounds, and was not injured in the
least, save few scratches.
Miles Lawrence, farmer living near
Rudd, Ia, died suddenly, short time
ago, from an overdose OF cloroform, al
ministered by his physicians.
"A locomotive fireman in Syracuse,
N. Y, was so frightened at finding his
engine without enough water In the
boiler, that he was paralyzed, and died
few hours afterward.
Mrs. Trim, of Mount Morris, Mich,
poured kerosene on bedstead and set 1t
on fire, in order to scorch the bugs OF.
The can she held also exploded, and there
was warm time for bugs and all.
"A man named John Wright was killed
at Roscoe, Wis, on the Chicago q North
western Railroad, recently. Just before
the train, switching, passed cattle chute,
he stuck his head out and had it mashed.
The nitro-glycerine house at the Nc
Combef mine, near Ishpenning, Mich,
exploded with terrific report, few
mornings ago, blowing into atoms man
named Mills, the time-keeper of the
mines
AT Pittsfield, ILL.,, child of William
McGinnis, eight years old, fell in a well
thir:y-five feet deep, with six feet OF
water. The father was absent. The
mother went down on the rocks and
brought it up alive, but it died.
"A short time since, while the employ
ees of the steel works of the North Chica-
go Rolling Mills were romping about the
works, one of them, Swede named Charles
Isaacson, was caught in some way in
the elevator, and his neck was broken.
Mr.. George Deadleaf, of Kane Town
ship, Iowa. committed suicide recently by
hanging himself A few days before his
death he left home without giving any
reason, and remained absent four or five
days, and then went and committed the
rash act No cause is assigned for the
deed.
MIR. Noble WILL but Mrs. Noble won't,
sell three.fifths of Mobiles island, in
Portsmouth Harbor, N. H., which the
railroads want and must have, as they
own all the rest. For six months she has
waged war on the workmen, and on a
recent Sunday two policemen had to at
tend to her while job of moving was
done.
AS Mrs. Carter, whose summer resi-
dence is near Sing Sing, was approaching
the depot in the train from Albany, last
week, she put her arm out of the car win
dow to wave her handkerchief to her chill
dren, who were awaiting her arrival, and
at that moment the cars passed close to an
iron post, and this struck Mrs. Carriers
arm with such violence that the sound of
the conclusion was plainly audible to
those sitting near. She, however, did not
utter even the slightest exclamation of
pain, but with the aid Of her other hand
quietly drew ner injured arm into her lap,
and with tightly-compressed lips, only
looked the pain she was undergoing.
am afraid my arm is broken; but please
don't mention it," she said, in answer to
sympathetic glances. An examination
showed that her arm was fractured in two
places, but on the trains arrival at the
depot, she walked quietly to her carriage,
| to those dear to her.-POughkeepsie Eagle.
From Mr. Abraham Orator, of Fat
| land Farm, Lower Providence Township,
| Montgomery County, Ala, we learn the
following interesting facts: About a year
| ago his sons caught large gray owl in
the woods, and taking it home, confined
| it in cage and placed it upon the porch.
At night this bird commenced to MARBLE
the notes peculiar to its species. One
morning shortly after its capture, Mr..
| Orator was surprised to see his porch
scattered with feathers, and rabbits
head lying on it. This occurred morning
after morning, when Mr.. Orator came to
the conclusion that something was feeding
the owl, which he set about finding out.
Consequently he put the owl in recess
under the bake-oven, and fixing door
upon the trap, went to sleep. In the
morning the trap had been sprung, the
door was down, and an additional owl
was found imprisoned. 1t was very evil
dent that this was the mate to owl No. 1,
| as no more rabbits heads or feathers
were found after the second owl was cap
| tured.-Eacltange.