Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-06-26
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.


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by drowning in Isstakis Creek, Eass 81
Louis Gsrst. whisky.
--Kaise WASH, two vrxrx old, living ri
jefferson. H.. wa fatally poisoned by
putting isse gnss 81 matches IN her mouth.
-A lSfs5e child was burned r. death al
New Haven. Mich, one evening recently,
while ~ parents were forty RODS distant
milking
A l5ss3f danr4rr Of j Kephsrs- at
Fs-1er. Iowa, FELL into kettle Of boiling
water and died 10 br-ihle agony ssscrtsy
after.
"A Toronto syurna,isa named huliett
shielded saae other dxr @becsuse the world
refused him tase fame which be had
earned
a Kentucky man came al the way to
Knox County, Ind, 10 take dcsdly dose
s,f laa,danun He was msd al his wife,
AMI SIR car ncv marry again.
Calvin Gore. Of Parke County, Ind,
sbot himself dead rather than appear as
witness arains parties whom he said his
testimony would ruin.
AT Tascela. III, a little son of Mr..
Cgofs was thrown cut OF q buggy and In
ssantly killed
Len Rel. a resident of Lewisport, y,
" messenger on the steamer Morning Star,
died FROM g. overdose of morphine and
fsugaDum-
AT Detroit she ether DAY, james
Greewner was found in his shed, hanging
OK the neck try a los~chain, and resting on
his knees. dead He was insane.
The wife OF c. r. Dickerson, Of Al.
mont. Lapecr County, Mich, died from
the effects Of corrosive subiimAic which
she had taken ny mistake for camphor-
MIR joseph Silvey, veteran Of the
war 81 1912 about rs years OF age, and a
respected citizen OF Ciinton-on the Hud.
son, n Y, committed suicide by hang
ing
--Roberi East, IN Englishman, lately
from Elvifa, Ill, while intoxicated, lay
down on tile railroad track near Collier
vile. Tenn, and was run over by train
and instantly killed.
Mr. J. N Smith, Of CRANKY, Mo, was
examining a pistol In company with
another young man, when II was discharg-
Ell, the bal taking effect in his thigh and
infliciing serious wound.
i saac Morrison,a young man residing
a. Hampton, Iowa, while helping unload
an engine from d wagon, was fatally in
iured by the horses starting and throwing
the engine on his head and breast
"A young man named J oscph Bnll, from
New York, while on visit TO some
friends al GAINESVILLE, Wis, was fatally
kicked by horse, and after lingering
thirty-eight hours, enduring the most in
tense agony, death relieved him Of his
sufierings.
--Berren r. 0ddie committed suicide
at indianapolis the other day by taking
opium and hydrate Of chloral. eddie had
filled the position Of Supervisor Of the
Insane Asylum, but was recently dis
charged on account Of his dissipated
habits,
"A little boy died very suddenly a.
Dundee, Scotland, and upon inyest CATION
il wac found that he had been playing
with colorcd miniature balloon, which
burst and he afterward chcwcd the skin
II is believed that he was poisoned with
the paint used In coloring the toy.
"A tbree-year son Of Fred Hucka,
Of Lake City Iowa, died recently from
the effects Of beestiDging. He was play
iDg near the hive, when the swarm settled
npon him. The little fellows body was
80 thoroughly poisoned that modification
set In Immediately
William Ross committed suicide at
the Loso Hotel, San Francisco, a few days
ago, by cutting his throat with a razor.
be left $4,000 in the bank, and desired
the proprietor Of the house 10 send IL 10
his relations in the East He neglected,
however, 10 write their names or address.
AT ColesDurg, Iowa, George Turner,
saloon keeper. had some words with an
unknown customer, who called for glass |
sf beer, and while Mr. Turner was Ia the
act Of drawing IT, the villain drew re-
yolyer and shot Turner In the head, in
fiicting dangerous and probably fatal
wound
I'm Pirs6eld, H.. the other day, two
young ladies named Baker and Harvey
were riding IN buggy through the street,
when two young men came driving around
corner, al break-neck speed, running into
and upsctiing the buggy which was occu-
pied by the young ladies'. Miss Bakers
shoulder Was broken, and the skull Of
Miss Harvey was SO badly fractured that
she cannot recover.
AT Hamilton, Ont, recently, Thomas
Field attempted 70 murder his wife, but
she escaped Not satisfied with his work,
ne fetufncu VI mc mousse ana cut Tic
throats Of his two young children with a
pen-knife He was sober at the time, but
had the reputation Of being drunkard
The police arrested him while on his way
To Burlington Bay, where he intended 10
drown himself
AT Henderson, Ky, a few days ago,
during circus exhibition, an insane
freshman killed baby with club, and
injured q number Of other persons, some
Of them badly, in their efforts TO arrest
him. The police shot At him three times,
but did not hit him. He was finally ar.
rested and lodged in jail.
Foreign Gossip.
Minister Schenck's daughters are to
preside at stalls at forthcoming "grand
charity fair" 70 be held ut London.