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, 1873-09-08
The DUN can yvifo-A1 Murder nnd Suicide
in st. Louis.


From khs 81. Louis Gtobe, Sept. 6.
Archibald Duncan, the auicide and double
murderer, was buried yesterday BY tho County
Undertaken, and 1nst evening, at 8:8o O'Clock, his
wife died, efter having had her dead child taken
from her body by the surgeons. On Waiting the
place Last evoniug, . G.obo reporter Witnessed
ono Of tho most heartrondin8 ecenea which
human eYo evor dwslt upon. II tho front room
on bed, which uas situated oxaotly over tho
spot whore Duncan himsoH dicd, 10y Mrs. Dun
can, who WAS evidently In the last agonien OF ffe
and fast approaching the gates OF death IN QUO
corner, on the floor, with his load rostsng upon
pillow, lay beautiful boy OF years in uncon-
scious sleep, while another cornor WAS occupied
by tho inanimRte form Of the babe which bad
been cut from it's mothers womb.
In IN adjoining room WAS one Or the married
daughters, Mrs. Spencer, stretched on lounge.
utterly Frustrated, both in body md mind, n snd
married daughter, though fooliug keonly tho
terriblo ordeal in which sllo was placed,
was agsiluonH In 1ior attentions to hor
mother and sister, and boro her trials with per-
foct heroism. Mrs. Duncan evidently was
eeized by the hand ef death et s O'Clock last
evening, but life still dwelt in her form, antl
kept It's hold with great tonaoity until $3.50
O'CLOCK when she quietly passed nwny.
Tho truo cauBo Of this fearful trngedy may
novor DO known to certainty, but tho most
probable ono liea in tho fact that Duncan had
recently become quite dissipsted: Ho bad been
employed tor several years by Measrs. slfokle,
Harrison l. Co., aud had borne good charao-
ter. Ills wifo was Woodworking, modest
woman, aud was much respected by her noigh-
bors az also vera tho two daughters. These latter
Mrs. Spencer aud Mrs. James, llaTe both boon
from their husbands whom they found them to
bo worthless and unboarabie. by their own in
duatry they havo supported the ontiro family,
ever since their father bocame druukard.
, 1873-09-08

Lake Freights
Frcights were dull and easy, though not Quosahly
, 1873-09-08

tho regular
performed.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1873-04-23

Irier, 25. @Sr,. Ssuts tast. bier i'm sroBsn
aaufbausiaalt bic pierssbnts BanesrYsram,m.
lung h.s Wain;tr 3atbcifsnssrsins i'm trisrsr
&esisruussts,irfe. IS prIlieirts Serr @raf
S6mifns- fsrNsntrod aus Ycpparb. @r bate
in lSnssrsr &set bic Gntpifsluns sss iatbclil6sn
9sbsns felt Clemens 9lusult sarsslsst, unp bate
tsscnnsn bic gerbGlini0t Der @essnpart 3u
tslruttsn, ais Der yoli,e-@ @pmmiIar ibn nnter-
brad. Ssrielbe srflarts, ss lsisn asubranssn
ssfallen, pslbe psesr nit ttm Wprilauts, nc4
nit ben Sntentiontn ees 0sleBeS iu
Ginfans su brinssn fsisn (; or lpt ea-
Der bic @sriammluns auf. Gs mar absr cine
spsite @erlammlans spn trisrer Sirssrn psr-
bsrsitst, nm slsi6 mad BEN S6lult Der 9Sanssr-
reriammluns cine MersiIs an ben trdw. perm
Sii6pf psn Srisr su btratb.n uns gu bsi6lsBtn.
Sur gaplan Dassa5 fiinSists isfortan, Zap bis-
isbe cine gsrtellfunss ipatsr tesnnsn wsres.
9a6esm Der Saalsrlumt mar, iilts sr llt benz
ssmaf Iefort wsesr, une swar si; sabIrsiter ais
sprbsr. Nunmsbr ipra6sn Ssrr 9aslan Dasba4
iiber ben G,Srrss. 9trsin unb bic prtlis, Strr
Saufmann spn Der Mdbt aus aSln ubsr bic ntuel-
ten GsItsperlassn une Strr pfarrtr gDeutrit
aus Nsunfirctsn iibsr mpreernen 9ibralismus.
Mud eise ysrlammluns welGe eie porbtrtttte
NerslIs an ben bedw. Srrn Sii&of tinfimmia
annabm, MAR psn Vraisn S&miins ssrfsnbrOd
| prdieirt
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1873-04-23
AuslauoifdJe Aeberlfdt.

Sn Deutfhlanp 1T bic Situaz
ticn cine unbeilldwansere. sln spsi
Seiten sisben Die 0elrittfr berauf unp
,,par In elmer 9lrt, paB Sas S6limmlts
su befdr6tsn III. Die Sntsrnationals
entpidelt cine &iibristsit unp cine Gm,
fsteit bic zines be1ern 3islss une 3wss
DIES pertb mare. Sest 100 iibrau bic
Mrbsit maHenbaft bssinnt unp slrteitss
fraite in jeper Sran6e yerlanst rperpen,
jsst sebt aud paS Striten lpiecer los,
slm meifen @ufleben ma@t unbeeinst
Der Strits Der S9riitleBer Ocer bsiIer &C.
iast Der 2ampf swil&sn ben Drudreisn
unp ibren Mrbeitern.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1873-04-23
Nltlltilter 81.

Sur; Dor Der @btimmuns sntfernt f9
0eneral .. Hcpn. Gr leet rann Il, efz
mem Settenjimmer feline Uniform an, u.
wenn er NIT ieinen sldn;snrsn Gpaulet<
ten pieber erideint rebet er bic 0ers
lammluns unsefdbr 70 an: uWstne
Serren, eaS 0elammtminifsrium bat bic
Wasresel ansenommen esr SSnis btls
list iie unp wdnidt bas fie gum GeIebe
tperce, lailen fe uns abitimmen!" Das
erldrcdsne 5aus, auf pel9es bic Wi<
niiter tpis BON einem ariessseri6t berab>
ieben, rirrmt pas 9sies an unp ramit
1T bic SADIE erlepist.-Der Spott 1T
ni1t libel!
Die ,.8reusseituna" beri6tet, cas bic
3abl Der protefantiIbsr 5beplpselt be-
itancis i'm Abnebmen besrifTen lei. Sm
Sabre 1862 betrus rieielbs 1862 far bic
sanSe preubilbe Wonar6ie, im Sabre
1872 paaesen nur 525; alio in sebm
Sabren cine 8erminperuns bon 437. =
Nun perren bic neusn 8irasnseleBe bieie
3abl nod beceutene Yerminpern. Die
fatboliiden Abseprpneten sbattsn barum
ppbl re6t su Iasen, ras bic nsusn 4eIeBe
nod fatalere SOlsen fir bic prptefanten
ais fir bic fatbolilde & Sir9r babsn
pdreen.
Sn llanp trist man lid nit
eem fiibnen 0ecanfen, ben srcsen 3uy>
cersSee trpden ;u lesen. GS ino 81
Suapratmeilen geographical 9anbes,
INN bic cs iid banpslt, elm Strt@, 70
srps ipie bic SsBostbiimer @ltsnburs u.
Gpburss Gptba ;ulammen senpmmen.-
Gr fSunte aeippnnen peroen penn Elm
40.000 Weter LANCER Damn auer pur1
cas- nSrrlide Gnbe peS 3uypersSeeS se<
baut wiirre. Splp1ale pumpwerfe mug
ten ibn frSnen, um bic S!u.ten tem
rsutIben Ocean ;uriidsuseben, welde i'm
13. Sabrbunbert bort Stipte II. DSrfer
serlblansen unp $4,000 Wenlden ben
Cob bra6tsn.
Sr. TbierS 1T in Granfrei9 nod
INNER Ger ssfeierte Selp res Sases !; cine
republifanil9e Depatatipn fplst Der am
rern nit ibren Glddpinl6en fir bas
3uRancefpmmen reSNdumunssSertraseS
wdbrenp ;ablloie arreRen lein COB ipre<
den. Seiner 0eppbnbeit na6 benubt
sr pisie 0slesenbeit um leinen Sreunpen
lsinsn iouveranen Wiuen lbsr bic @ufs
lSiuns Der Notwithstanding su er<
5Tnsn. Diele MuRSluns bat er fir ben
nd6hen Mpnat October ansubraunten
ssrubt pbl1pn bic Majoritat Der 8ers
lammluns gan; anperer slnltdt 1T; Of
nit He d I, fummt bier gar ni9t tn Sez
tra9t.
gu esm pOlitiiaen Siese rsS prdfs
eenten fommt iegt nod ein literarii6er.
Der SSnis BON portugal bat ibm ndns
LID pas 0rOefreus pes ct. SacpbssSr>
hens Serlisben, Der CUR slus;si6nuns Ii
terariIder uno piIIenIbaftliber @rSSen
ssltiftst 1T. Sn Der Tbat bat l6r. Sbiers
in Der leyten Belt bic eiteratur curd cine
neue 9lrt BON prOpucten Der Gecnerfunit
tsrei6ert. Gr bat eS ndmlib Seritanoen
cine sanse Neibe Son Geeen ;u balten
aus renen ale Yarteien eaS berausfns
Zen fOnnten, mas ibnen seFel.
SIM fransSii1dsn Sipset fir 1874
iinp Die glussaben auf 1898 Wilionen
Sranfsn Seranl6last, pdbrenp fir 1873
Die aussaten iid nur auf 2,374 Miaios
nen beliefen.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1873-04-23
Dubuque, Soma Wlittno@ ben %. Mpril 1873.

itaaten curd bic rspublitanii9e partei
trdst i'm Siipen wieer ibre blutisen
Grl9te!
! Sn golfar Grant Co., 9cuifana,
fam es am Sterionntaae aus tefannter
llriade ;pildea ben eOrt lsbeneen Nes
germ u. Weiben ;u einem ernRsn Sams
pfc. Gs iheint pab l6on pprber Nsis
bunsen fattsefunren baben, csnn bic Ne>
ger batten iid bereits Sunntas Worssns
in pas Gpurtbaus suriifssspsen unp in
pasielbe Yerbarifapirt. @eaen Mlittas
sriTen bic Wsisen ras Gpurtbaus, In
rpsldem i6 bic Neser befaneen, an, ipos
rauf rieIeauf bic Weisen feuerten. pie
BET fol- elm 8siser sstSptet unp ;pei Nas
mems SccnOt unp Sarris i9wer ser,puns
bet porpen iein.
Die @eissn biepur6 auf pas 9leussrite
erbittert, ftedten bierauf tas Gourtbaus,
in pel6em ii6 bic Ncser befanesn, in
Sranc, unp eri6o1en Die aus rsm brens
neneen Sauie Sli6teneen.
lleber 100 9tessr purcen in cieier8eiie
ermprcet u. ipobl nod mrbr cerielben Sers
wuneet.
Der &f bate BON IL llbr MittasS
Bis 5 llbr IbenpS sepauert, mad wel6er
Belt per Srt Gplfar poltanpis in Der
Sanren Der g8eiben mar, fein gtsser
wurcemebr in nemislben seieben une Die
Nube pcS 0rabes berrlbte wiecer i'm Srte.
slu6 bic glnfiibrer Der @eieen bel rem
Sample iolIen sehpben iein.
Oiele Na6rt6t paro spn benz Gapi>
tain res DampferS ,,Soutbweltsrn" Der
Spnntas 9tadmittass in Collar ansslest
bate unp rieien Srt na6 Seenoisuns
res Samples, Spnntas gbsnps, Serliss.
Dicnlfas @iittass mad gfsp Orleans ses
brabt.
OieIsr Oampfer bra6te audi bic
IdAper Serpuneeten 8eiBen Soenpt unb
SarriS bebufs dr;tli6er paese na6
Mlerancrid.
@us ct. 9puts beri9tet Der Scr.
b. @laubens fplsenpes:
slm pieSidbrisen Sitermprsen tpurben
bic 8ewcbner Der Stapt ct. 9puts
ni1t etra pur6 glelujas 8eIinse ipns
bern tur9 Seuerldrm aus ibum
S9lummer sewedt; in einsm Der pi6ts
tepSlfertfen Stapttbeile, In benz srosen
Doppslblod swilben Der S'Gallun Strase
GaB Mpenue une Der IS. unp IA. Snabe
mar Elm Seuer ussebrpden, bas pom e.
mem farfen Winpe eeI9iirt bale sefabrz
li1e unp sercerbenerpbenpe Dimsnlionen
annabm. Die nWiGiI1ippi"s 5obelmiibs
le, In pelber Der Sranp gum Musbru1
fam, ic,pie cine Geibe Scn srSeeren unp
fleinsren SduIern, Cparunter aud paS
@obnbauS reS Serrn SenatprS Spauns
bprlD, purben BON benz perbeerenren Gle
mente sans pper tbeilweiIe ,erRSrt. Gtwa
so Tamilien pureen curb piele EeusrSs
brunf pbcablps. Der Shacen pirp
auf circa 100000 Dollars seIddst ,pos
BON stipa $65, 900 pur9 0erT9eruns sss
redt inp.
g8ie aus Smaba a beri6tet miro, 1T
Der Mli0ourt aberwalS unp plSslib ses
ltiesen. gu Siour City III Der Wa1ers
Ranp peSlslben b6ber ais je i'm sprissn
Sabre. Sisr wudS paS @aler In IL
Stunpen spei 6ub unp itebt jsBt Isin
ytipsau 13 Su6 A 3oa iibsr rem mittles
rem Wa6sritanre. Der ansrenserpe Sps
ben bis su BEN Sradtbauiern 1T unter
Wa6er. 9euts, tpsl6e ben Glus gut
tennsn, meinen. mir batten jeBt ben
bB6fen @alerlanp bsfommen, Der je in
pielem Sabre pasepeIen, renn sS liese
ni9t ssnus Sdnee IN ZEN Bergen, UNI
Zen Slub i'm SUM- nod b0ber leissn su
MAIDEN.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-12-25
4 Specimen of Spanish Cruelty.

MOST touching instance of heroism
and most atrocious act of cruelty, the
truth OF which is vouched for by the
most respe table authority, occurred
during the Colombian struggle for indie
pendence.
The Spanish Ger. Morillo, the most
bloodthirsty and treacherous tool of the
Spanish King, was created Count Car
tagena and Marquis de la Pueria for SER
vices which rather entitled him to the
butcher or hangman.
While seated in his tent one day he saw
young boy before him drowned in
tears. The chief demanded of him for
what purpose he was there.
The child replied that he had come to
beg the life of his father then a prisoner
under sentence of death in Morillo's
camp.
what can you do to save the life of
your father" asked the Chief.
Il cannot do much" replied the boy;
"but what can do shall be done.
would you suffer your ear to be taken
off, to accomplish your object?" asked the
Chief
II would" replied the,boy.
The barbarOus act was then performed
upon the lad who passed through the try
ing ordeal without flinching
Would you have the other ear taken to
save your father;' asked the butcher.
81 have suffered much and can suffer
more to save him." answered the young
hero
The other ear was taken off, and Mo-
rillo dismissed the lad with: Now go;
the father ofsuch a boy shall not longer
live"
The next day he was butchered before
his sons ewes
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-12-25

when he got about thirty feet from the
ground his strength began to fail and he
felt sure he would have to drop. He look
ed up and saw Santa looking down at
him over the edge of the roof.
"Climb little higher" said he. "and
you can reach my hand"
II can't" said Chubby; and with that
he woke up.
1t was broad daylight Mike was TAX
ing down the shutters, and Mr. Marsh.
who had just come in, stood by the stove
looking down at Chubby.
at was only a dream, after ALL" said
Chubby, jumping up and rubbing his
eyes.
=" What was a dreame" asked Mr..
Marsh. viii you tel, it to me:"
Chubby related the dream, and Mr.
Marsh listened with great interest, all
thinking very hard
There's stuff in him, that's clear"
said the merchant to himself.
"What, sir?" said Chubby.
Chubby" said Mr. Marsh, ado you
like selling papers for livings"
&c It's the best l can do, sir?"
But suppose [ could help you to do
something better-to become a merchant.
for instance!"
II should like that very much, sir"
"Well, I've been thinking about it
since last night, Chubby, and | have
taken notion that you might make a
pretty fair merchant. IF it would suit
you, Pam
ooh, it would suit me, sir, I'm sure"
"Well, then, I'll give you place right
here in my store.n
You're very Kind, sir''
THAT remains to be seen. [ NAV be
doing you kindness, and | may be do
ing myself one; perhaps both; perhaps
neither. We can tell better by and by."
And so, after more talk than it is nece.-
sary to relate, it was arranged THAT Club
by should become clerk in the store;
and better still, that he should, for the
present at least, board in Mr.. Marsh's
family.
And how about the sled?" asked Mr..
Marsh.
g think, SIR" said Chubby, "that [
would like to do as | did in the dream,
and give it to somebody that needs it
more than | do.''
" Do you know such oner'
."Oh, yes sir. There's limping Peter,
that used to belong to our club and got
run over by dray | shall give it to
him.
And so Chubby Rufus Dream came true
the best part of it, at least. He got
Christmas present of a home, and begar
his more prosperous life by doing little
good for Jesus sake.-Lattte Corporal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-12-25
Advantages Of Draining Wet Land.

Much of late has been advanced upon
| the benefit to be derived by not allowing
any of the rain water to be carried off by
surface drains, and that the whole of it
should be admitted, and pass through the
soil to the surface below. The argument
advanced in favor of such practice is
already carried too far. 1t is true that
| rain water contains some fertilizing prop
critics, more especially as regards the
ammonia and nitric acid that become
| combined with it, but which, at all times
minute in quantity during very rainy sea-
sons, exist in the smallest perceptible pro-
| portions Whenever these enter into and
| become combined with the soil they are,
| by their affinity, Immediately taken up by
| it and retained to be given out to plants
negotiating upon its surface. The greatest
| amount of injury sustained by soils sur
charged with water arises from the exclu
sion Of air and the lowering of it's tenn
perature, as well as by the admixture of
mineral ingredients with it, which become
injurious to vegetation. Air contains sub
stances equally beneficial to vegetation as
those contained by rain water-those
properties in the latter, before referred to,
being taken up in its passage through the
air as the rain water descends to the earth.
After long periods of drought, when the
air has become highly charged with those
substances, the quantity brought down by
the first shower that falls is far greater in
amount than what is brought down by the
next and succeeding showers In long
continuous seasons of rain it ceases alto
gether. AS it is during such seasons that
Surcharge OfWater to the soil becomes most
injurious, it becomes apparent that, if a
large portion of this matter can at once
be carried off from the surface, the neces-
sity of an increased area of drainage below
may be dispensed with, especially in dis
tricts where the amount of annual rainfall
is greatest. Water in state Of evapora-
ton from surface discharges the heat
also; and, therefore, if no other means
exist whereby water can be discharged
from the soil, it must remain until suffi-
Gent heat is produced by the rays of the
sun or by increased temperature of the
atmosphere upon the surface to again
convert it into vapor. During this process
the heat of the soil becomes diminished
especially at the immediate surface; and
a soil OF a district of naturally higher tenn
perature is reduced to the temperature of
one of higher latitude or elevation This
effect has, however, been greatly exagger-
ated 1t has been recently computed that
the heat lost in the process Of evaporation
by the suns rays of an inch fall of rain
would be sufficient to reduce the temper
allure of the soil, to a depth Of ten inches,
no less than ninety-nine degrees. The
more porous the soil, the more rapid is
the evaporation; and consequently we
have an explanation why crops upon
gravellv subsoils become post affected in
the early spring months, and at the same
time arrive at a remedy in relieving them
from surplus water by drainage.-Neao
York Herald
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-12-25
The Tricks of Magic.

PROFESSOR HARTz, the magician, has
lately been giving a series Of performances
here, some of which are as surprising as
they are entertaining and amusing. One
of them is as follows: A common empty
packing box, with lid hung by iron
hinges, is placed upon the stage, and
committee from the audience asked to eX-
anime it. They report that it IS firmly
made packing box. After a thorough ey-
animation, outside and inside, they take
a rope and tie it up, passing twice around
the ends and sides, passing it through the
staples for the two padlocks, and then tie
the ends firmly and seal them with seal
ing They then envelop the box in
canvas, which covers all six sides, when
arother rope is added, tied and sealed.
Surely the box is safe from any attempt
to oct into or out of 1t without removing
the ropes!
Professor Hartz's assistant then comes
forward with canvas sack, open at one
end. This is examined by the committee
and bv the audience. 1t is then placed
over the head of the assistant, and tied be-
low his feet and the knots sealed. lie is
then laid on the box, and the box sur
rounded by screen. In two ana hall
minutes the sack is thrown over the
screen. the knots and seals untouched.
The screen is instantly removed, and the
committee, after examining the seals and
finding them unbroken, commence unity
inc the ropes and removing the canvas.
The box is opened and the man found in
side !-Scsentifc american.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-12-25
Our Young Folks.
KITTYS CHRISTMASEVE
BY MARY B. DODGE,

BY MARY B. DODGE.
Christmas is really coming,
And Santa Claus out tonight!
Even the winds are happy,
Tossing the flakes so white,
OF the beautiful, beautiful snow
Come quick TO the window and see;
know you are only Dolly,
But then you can look with me,
And We'll wonder if, up in heaven
The angels have stockings TO FILL
And whether good Santa Claus fills them
AS they lie, in their cribs SO Still
Do you think they use clouds for their pillows,
And instead of a candle, a star?
am sure would like TO go up there,
If it wasn't so very fart
But Papa and Mamma would be lonely
And carlo, and Pussy, and you
o, You dear, darling Dolly, couldn't!
You're love in your mantle new;
But then, you must take it OFF now, dear
And lie in your snug little bed;
will slip off your pretty silk stockings
nv, And I hang them right here at your head;
Then I'll go to the chimney corner,
And call up to Santa Claus there
To bring you mutf, and bonnet
And ribbon to tie in your hair.
so, sleep, sleep, sleep, little Dolly,
Santa .laus always Is kind;
Sleep, sleep, sleep, little Dolly,
Santa Claus rides en- the wind;
Sleep sleep, sleep, little Dolly,
Sleep till the black hours break;
Sleep, sleep, sleep, little Dolly,
AND never, till morning, wake
Therel I've pulled the wire of her eye-lids.
And Dolly is fast asleep;
When Santa Claus comts in the nighttim
She won't get even apeep;
But there isn't a springto my own eyes,
Nor wire for Mamma to pull,
Nor bit of need of my sleeping.
For tomorrow Is no more school.
80 IL Jump into bed, ana cover
My eyes which are vide awake
ana Wnen Santa Claus comes down the chimney
A look at his things I'll take;
And then if his face is gentle
And the way Is all clear and right
I'll steal while he isn't thinking
And kiss him with all my might
But haven't yet prayed to the Saviour,
To ask him my soul to keep"
Yes, I'll pray bur, instead of Il lay me-
Please don't let me 90 to sleeD!
FOR want to see kriss with his candies
And his pack that is full to the brim:
ana m sure that my prayer will be answered,
so L ii sing him my new Christmas hymn
III sing 1t over and over
10 I'LL up the long, long time,
I'LL hear the tramp of the Reindeer
AND the bells with their merry chime
", now could | ever sleep through il,
And only of Santa Claus dreams
But I'm tired. so Eli just begin it.
That dear little Christmas hymn
lSingsl
Jesus, the blessed Child king
With beautiful Christmas tree
Has come to the earth from heaven
And the gifts of His love are free
TO the poorest child in the Kingdom
To you, little stranger, and me
Jesus, the blessed Child king,
Holds flowers in His loving hand
And the fragrance is scattered around Him
All over the widespread land;
His service is sweet and easy,
TO love is His one command.
Jesus, the blessed Child king
Has stars in His tree to light
The way of the little pilgrims
To heaVen-n
Is hriss IN Sights
But no, am only dreaming
| dream, dream
G-o-0-3 might
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-12-25

a MAN in Emporia, Kan, was lately
bitten by a tarantula at noon, and died in
great agony before eight o'clock.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-12-25

PR1zEF1G HTS are mills that don't sus-
mend because the times are hard.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-12-25

tSings.1
so, sleep, sleep, sleep, little Dolly,
Santa claus always is kind;
Sleep, sleep, sleep, little Dolly,
Santa Claus rides Ell the wind;
Sleep, sleep, sleep, little Dolly,
Sleep till the black hours break:
Sleep, sleep, sleep, little Dolly,
And never, till morning, wake
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-04-10
Accidents.

gf. LOUIS, April At appears that
the accident on the St. Louis and
Southwestern railroad, which occurred
at French Village yesterday afternoon
was occasioned by culpable careless
ness of the conductor of the construct
ion train. The passenger train was
just about to take the side track, to let
a freight train pass, when the con
struction train, which had been passed
by the passenger train at the "dirt
pile but few minutes before and its
conductor must have known of its
proximity, came laundering around
the curve at high speed, and plunged
into the rear of a passenger coach.
The conductor of the passenger train
saw the construction train coming, and
cried out for the passengers to jump
for their lives. Many did so, but be
fore all could escape the engine of the
construction train had entered the pas
senger coach. The latter was imme-
diately filled with steam, and number
Of passengers were more or less scald
ed Mrs John B. Luck, or Lake, of
Morgan county, Mo-, while III the act
of jumping from the train, was caught
between the cars and crushed to death.
Her husband, with an infant IN his
arms, succeeded in reaching The plat
form unhurt. A gentleman, supposed
to be James H. Watts, of Chester, Ill.
a member of the Illinois Legislature
was caught between the platform of
the rear car and the engine Of the dirt
train, and literally torn into pieces.
A young daughter OF Mrs: Griffin
of McLeansborough, Illinois, received
a jet of steam full in her face, and was
terribly scalded about the head and up
per part of her body. Her eyes were
put out. 1t is thought she canhot re-
cover. Mrs. Stebbins of Milwaukee,
was severely cut and bruised abort the
head, and several other passengers were
more or less injured.
The engineer of the dirt train
(Michael Fanning) fled as soon as he
saw the result of his carelessness.