Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-10-09

Joseph fOulter, boy Twelve years VI
age, living in Evansville, Ill, was thrown
from a wagon recently and had his neck
broken.
A Jury in Westchester Co., New York
has Just rendered q verdict OF $1O,OWl
damages in the case of little boy who
was run over by horse-car and injured
60 that he lost leg.
Christie Ferguson, a boy, while driv
ing team across railway at Lapeer
Mich, recently, was thrown out of thu
wagon by locomotive, and fell with such
force as to break his neck.
A seeder, mower, eight tons Of hay
four hundred and fifty bushels Of wheat
and nine hundred bushels of oats, belong
ing TO Hugh Clark, Of Eagle Point, Wis,
were destroyed by fire recently.
Charles Quernor, or Gunner, cornice
maker of Dayton, Ohio, by misstep, fell
from a three. story building, a distance OF
fifty feet, and striking brick pavement
was instantly killed few days ago.
Nathaniel johnson, of Lowell, Mich,
climbed tree, few days ago, in search OF
butternuts. and fell fifty feet 10 the ground,
breaking his right leg in two places, dis
locating the ankle, and injuring his spine
"A few evenings since, barn on the
farm Of Made Rasmussen, in Manitowoc
Co. Wis, containing one thousand
bushels Of grain, four hogs, a calf, and
various farming implements were burned.
Loss, s., 600; insurance, $1,000.
An extensive peat bed, near LeClaire,
Iowa, has been burning for six weeks and
still continues, the dry weather having
caused the moisture 10 evaporate. The
owner OF The land set fire TO the grass, not
knowing Of the existence Of the peat.
A revolver that had been secreted in
grain stack was recently run through a
thrcshing machine, near Grove City, Iowa.
In the separating process two loads OF the
deadly weapon were discharged and seven
teeth were knocked out Of the cylinder OF
the machine.
An absentminded stranger, walking
along railway at Detroit few days
since, was struck by locomotive and
thrown on one side Of the track, where he
died in twenty minutes without having a
scratch upon him TO show that he was
hurt.
George Dighton, conductor on the
Toledo Division Of the l.. 5. 81 Nj. 5. X
r., was killed few mornings since at
Elyria, o. He slipped and fell between
two cars, and was dragged some distance
and horribly mangled. Deceased resided
At Erie, Pa.
AT mill in Richmond, Mich, recent
ly, boy named Neut caught his foot In
the machinery in such a manner that it
was mangled, inch by inch, until il reach
ed his knee, when the limb was torn from
his body. lie is the third son Of his par
ents who has been crippled for lifc
An indianapolis, Ind, judge recently
adjourned court for four hours in order
that witness might recover his sobricty,
meantime sending him TO Jail for con
tempt Of court. The witness didn't
understand, when he had $500 in his
pocket, why he could not pay fine or
give bail.
AT McGregor, Iowa, few days ago,
William Smith, Of Pleasant Ridge, Iowa,
left his team unhitched, and his three
year-old daughter in the wagon. The
horses started off slowly, but ran the
wagon against stump, became fright
ened, and threw the child out, killing her
almost instantly.
Recently family Of seven brothers
met for the first time in thirty-eight years,
al the residence of j. Fielding Morse, in
Fairfield, Mich, one Of the number. The
aggregate ages Of the brothers is $50 years
the Oldest being "a and the youngest AZ
years. Their aggregate height is AZ feet
A few DAYS since the body of the
wife Of LatoH Fowler, Of Brothertown
Wis, was found floating In North's mill
pond. From the investigation made, it
seems that she got up in the night 10 get
a pail Of water from the pond, there be
Ing none In the house, and while dipping
il up slipped from the plank which led to
the deep water. She was 81 years old.
The anniversary of Perry's victory
was recently celebrated by the PIONEERS
of Miami Valley, at Dayton, Ohio. A
large number Of old people from other
parts of the State were assembled there
While the procession was moving pre-.
mature discharge Of twelve FOUNDER
took place, and p. Slaughter, of the Goth
Ohio Battery, was killed, and Il. Hender
son, Of the 22d Ohio Battery, was mortal.
~ wounded. VIM. Bliss, gunner, was in
jured.
On recent evening, Mrs. Johnson
living near Benson, Mimi, was in the act
of feeding one of her cows, when the ami.
NAL suddenly raised its head, and one OF
the horns striking the woman in the
stomach. ripped it open from one side to
the other, making horrible cash, from
which the intestines protruded. She lay
where she fell for nearly two hours before
help arrived. The wound was sewed up
and at last accounts the woman was doing
well and likely 10 recover.
Charles ii. Roscoe, an engineer on
the Providence & Springfield Railroad, il
entitled TO the credit of performing a gen
erous and daring feat which few would
have attempted, and fewer still, perhaps
would have been able successfully Ia
complete. On recent evening, Mr.
James Black, Of Pascoag, ccompanied
by two other men and his son, went In q
boat upon the reservoir, fishing. The
night was dark, foggy, and rainy; the
boat was overturned, and the occupants
thrown into the water One man swan
for and reached the shore for aid; Mr.
Black and his son were drowned; the
fourth person chung TO the boat, a hall
mile from shore, for two and half hours
shouting for help. No one dared brave
the darkness and danger Of the hour Al
last, Mr. Roscoe heard of the casualty
and selling lantern, hurried to thu
sus, he. - a..