The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-11-28
Haps and Mishaps.

in Brooklyn exploded and badly scalded
four children.
"A woman living near Chamois. in
Usage county, Kansas. died recently from
lock.jaw. caused by picking her teeth.
"A little son of Jacob Hoffman. at
Grand Rapids. pulled over "A pot of hot
coffee, which fatally scalded him.
"A Trenton woman dreamed Of being
surrounded by Kissing snakes, and She
struck ont with such force a. To break her
arm against the wall.
MIR. Davis of California found box
containing $4,000 in gold and he became
20 excited over il that he dropped dead.
People should beware how they find SiO,-
600.
"A few days since child of Henry
Give. residing at Selma. Ind. was
drowned by falling into "A swill barrel.
which was sunk in the ground and len
open.
"A man in Park county, Ind. placed a
Kerosene lamp on the stove. II soon ex-
plOdcd. throwing the burning oil upon his
wife and daughter. the latter of whom was
burned 10 death.
Michael Moore blew ont the gas i'm his
room az the Lawrence House in Burling-
ton. Iowa. The strenuous efforts of a
physician restored him 10 consciousness
and he will turnft of the next time.
"A lawyer named Taylor undertook 10
bully "A female Justice in Wyoming. but
she stabbed him in the ear with "A pair of
shears, and her dog fixed him 80 hc
couldn't lit down.
John Corulty. of Berlin. Iowa. return
ing home from blowing. with the lines of
the harness about his neck. was instantly
killed by the horses running away and
driving his head against post, masking it
10 a jelly.
"A little daughter of Gideon Milla.
with other children. built "A fire near her
i.uher's house. al Columbus. O.. and while
standing by il her clothes caught fire and
she was 80 badly burned that she died soon
after.
Powder will explode. ut least 50
thought the Detroit boy and the rest of
the family who were watching the process
OF diving halt a pound of the damp arti
Gle contained in an oyster can. They
were yariously scattered. but not seriously
injured.
a little son of Mr.. Henry Grubb. of
Springfield. H.. while playing with anoth-
or lad. received shot from 4 pistol in the
hands of the latter. which he was careless
ed. The ball entered above and in front
Of the hip. causing a very painful wound.
w. &. RuliSon of Usage. Kansas. was
killed al saw-mill. owned and occupied
by him. near Emporia. "A few DAYS ago. in
very singular manner. Tie was edging
some boards az the time. when they slipped,
and the saw striking one Of them square
in the end sent il whizzing. The end
struck Mr.. RuisOn on the neck and
broke il.
Mr.. Warren Pease. of Amboy. Mich.
while hunting a few days ago, in loading
his rifle accidentally discharged il. the bal
entering his neck on the leff side of his
windpipe. passing through the neck up
warl Ia the back side of the skull. and
lodging there. Strange a. il may seem
Mr.. Pease is rapidly recovering from his
wound.
VIM. Holmes. a well-to-do farmer.
living about six miles from Washington.
farewell county. ILL.,. while driving home
a heavy load of lumber one night recently.
ran into a bank and upset his wagon. The
load fell over on him. breaking his neck,
and causing almost instant death.
Andrew j. Leighton. living in Peoria.
ILL.,. having occasion 10 20 To his barn. left
a little daughter four years old sitting in a
rocking-chair. Returning in a few mo-
ments. he found her lying on top of the
stove. having rocked over. She was 80
badly burned that She died in a few mo-
mentS.
Little Orrin Corey. OF Derby Line.
VT. took his aunty's big old tom-cat and
went out 10 drown him, the other day.
He tried 10 throw Tom over the bridge
railing into the seething torrent below.
but Tom was squeamish about getting his
feet wet. and clung 80 tenaciously 10 Or
rims coat that in the scrimmage both went
over. and Orrin was drowned. The cat
wasn't.
a Dubuque man refused longer 10
have his wood stolen. and as a means of
discovery, filed several sticks with gun
powder. The next morning he was made
happy by hearing loud explosion i'm
a neighbours house. and subsequently
learned that the ncighbor had a stove bro
ken into numberless pieces, wife less
hurt than scared. and a disposition hence
forth to buy wood instead of stealing IL.
Jacob Saelac. ayoung man ofDuquoin,
ILL.,. received very severe wound one sun
day recently. from the accidental discharge
of his gun. while riding in his wagon. on
a huntingexpedition The charge of wads
and shot entered the left side. below the
point of the shoulder blade. laying that
bone bare. and ranging obliquely upwards
about seven inches.
And another: While VIM. Harstock.
of Duquoin. was hunting coons. on sun
day night. his morse fell. causing the dis
charge of his gun. it, contents Of wads and
shot being received into his left thigh, |
SCATTERING the bone and involving the Knee |
joint. Amputation OF the thigh was per-
formed. but the poor fellow died Monday
afternoon.
-Atat wedding in Lancaster, y. H.,
a few days since, the hackman forgot his
engagement TO take the newly married |
couple 10 the railway station after the ccre-
mony. and boy who was sent on horse