The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-05-22
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
a Incidents and Accidents 3

CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
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-E6auk Centre (Mi boy br ke III.
jaw firing gun that kicked" q,
II Milwaukee, john Turgen littlS.
SON fell into cistern and @aa droSaed.
"A Waupaca (Wis.) man fell into a
basket of eggs the other day, his head
smashing eighty-six at one blow.
Tho voting SON of q German named
Joseph 0swild was drowned IN a cistern
the other afternoon at Peoria, Ill:
"A little girl named Mary Fitzpatrick,
while playing Oh Julian avenue, Dubuque,
was attacked and gored to death by mad,
COW: ''-
"A Petersburg Qll) man, driving a
"'bus" into . stable, was caught between
the seat and the upper part of the door
way, and had his back broken.
The other evening two-year old child
OF 8. O. Carey, of Dubuque, Iowa, was in
stantly killed by falling from third-story
window into the basement below.
Ella Daniels, nine-yearold girl of
st. Peters, Mimi, was burned 10 death re-
Gently by her clothes taking fire from a
refuse heap which was burning in front of
her fathers door.
AT Indianapolis recently, an actor
named Vance took two shots at Editor
Harding, of the Sunday Herald, but being
no better marksman than he is an actor,
he fired wide of his mark both times.
"A balloonist undertook an ascension
at Bloomington, ILL.,, but jumped out of
his basket when few feet from the
ground. His air-ship came to anchor on
neighboring fence,
AT Keokuk, Iowa, one evening re-
Gently, nomadic printer, named Travis,
attempted to drown himself by jumping
from the bridge into the Mississippi
River. On being rescued, he turned about
and cursed his benefactors for not letting
him 60.
Col. w. A. Cameron, who, during the
war, commanded the Fifth United States
Artillery, committed suicide in New York
City few days ago, because of removal
from the Custom House. The deceased
was at times deranged, in consequence of
wound received while in the army.
Lieutenant John L. Worlen, U. s. A.,
stationed at Sacketts Harbor, N. Y, COM
mitted suicide by cutting his throat with
carving knife, few days ago. 1t lis sup
posed his mind became dsranged by the
loss of his wife some months ago
One w. H. Wellington, the Chicago
agent for sewing machine company, re-
Gently elected sewing girl from his store
in forcible and ungentlemanly manner,
for which he was brought up and fined
twenty five dollars. Served him right.
AT Paris, KY, the other day, William
Hukill, in o quarrel, shot at Joseph KEEL
Ter, missed him, and struck Clay Richard
son, who was trying to separate the
parties. The ball entered the back of
Richardson's head, killing him almost in
stantly.
AT Plattville, Wis, recently, James
Plat, young man of nineteen, became
suddenly insane. He was conversing
with some friends, two of whom he isud-
denly sprang upon and stabbed, inficting
probably fatal wounds. So - =
"A young woman in Cumberland, Eng.
land, lately threw herself in front of a
railway train and was killed. Her con-
duct was attributed to love quarrel. Two
weeks later her sutton followed her ex-
ample and was killed in the same way.
"A Louisville negro recently offered to
drink quart of whisky in three drinks,
if a friend of his would pay for it. The
challenge was accepted, and in less than
two hours after the negro had taken the
fiery draught, he had departed to that
bourne, etc.
An elderly woman named Salina
Birsch took twenty-fiv cents worth of ar
senic and then jumped into the Chicago
River, the other day. A policeman fished
her out Of the river, and doctor pumped
the arsenic out of her, so the poor woman
will have to try it over again..
AT Wataga, ILL.,, a boy named William
King was riding horse with a rope hal
ter, the end of which he had fastened
around his wrist, when the horse became
frightened and threw him off, dragging
his body about quarter of a mile, break.
ing his skull and several bones, and bruis.
ing his body terribly. When picked up
he was dead.
John Meyer, of Carrollton, ILL.,, made
two desperate attempts at suicide. He
first took quantity of phosphorus, but it
failing to close his earthly account, he
subsequently seized razor, at a moment
unnoticed by his wife, and made desper.
ate cut, beginning at the back of the neck
and extending in the direction of the jugu.
lar, to within short distance of it. The
cash was horrible one, and it was not
thought the man could survive.
Persons who may be in the habit OF
starting out of bed in the dead of night to
hunt imaginary burglars should take
warning by the fate which lately befell O
Mrs. Stevens, at Stowe, Mass. Having
Golf hSrp1, tot IF
yousness because of the theft of horses
kept loaded revolver at his bedside, and
strange, jumped to the floor, seized ii, and
gagged in an effort to penetrate the dark.
also, rose from her bed, went into the sit
Mr.. Stevens, in the meantime, was watch
suppOsing her to be burglar attempting
shoulder blade, which coursed downward,
in serious manner.
Foreign Gossip.
Russia proposes to do rushing rail-
way business this year, by starting line
to the Caucasus.
The gossips say that Queen Victoria
shuns society more strenuously than ever
before.
-Stamboul, Turkey, has ordered four
American steam fire-engines, and wants
Americans to work them.
!. "A bazaar presided over by Nine.
Theirs, ,at the Paris Opera House, pro.
duced 100000 francs for the orphans Of
the war.
ANY japanese subject desiring to
marry a wife of foreign parentage residing
in Japan, must first apply to the Govern.
ment for permission to do so.
Six clergymen were required to chris
ten the King of Saxony "Jean-Nepomu.
Gene Marie Joseph Antoine Xavier Vim
centLouis Gonzague Francois de Paule
Stanislas- Bernard Paul Felix Damans.'
"A dowry of $4,000, good expecta
ti0ns, and very old and sick father" are
among the recommendations of "a young