The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-09-05
GENERAL PARAGRAPHS.
Incidents and Accidents.

lately broke up in fight. in which one
mans face was filled with " squirrel
shot"
"A Cleveland woman fell down dead
the other day, and after her husband had
been TO an expense Of $50 she came out
of the trance and went 10 work.
A Georgia negro found an old gun
barrel few DAYS ago and was using IL as
a fire poker. when a musket ball jumped
out and perforated the knee Joint OF his
wife.
A little boy was caught in the gear
ing of a patent churn at Clinton. Wiscon-
sin. the other day, and though his scream
was first-rate he tailed TO make good
butter.
AT Springfield, o., John Griffin. fail
ing TO marry Bridget Sullivan, according
10 promise, she shot at him twice. The
second snot brought him, and he cannot
live.
A Kentucky boy was lately killed in
curious manner. He was eating an
apple. when lightning struck the house
and stupefied the family, and the mouth
fnl of apple passed into the boys throat
and choked him TO death.
Moses Taylor, an old citizen of Spen-
Ger. Indiana. was recently fatally gored
by an OK while leading the animal from
lot into the road. Ii rushed upon him,
iniuring him so badly as TO cause death in
twenty minutes after.
A Young man named Moses Pelt0n,
living near Hillsboro. o., was on his way
10 be married, when he was struck by
lightning and instantly killed. Two years
ago his brother was thrown from his
horse and killed while going to marry the
same lady.
A woman whose scalp was torn off in
a New Haven factory recently, Is recover
ing. and the attempt TO form new scalp
by taking skin. little at time, from
different parts of her body is likely 10
succeed. and she will yet be able TO wear
wig.
A sad accident recently occurred TO a
little fOur-year old son of Thomas Lam
caster, OF Argyle. Wis. The child went
into the grain. and when the reaper came
along was Just near enough to be caught
bv the sickle, but unseen by his brother
who was driving. One leg was cut en-
tirey of and the other was cut entirely
through the bone. and only hung by a
piece Of skin on the back. and was ampu-
tated
A fearful tragedy was recently enact
ed near Newton. Ill. James Hancock. a
well-to-dO old farmer, after cutting the
throat OF his aged wife from ear 10 ear,
procured a rope. and, going TO the upper
floor of the house. looped il around his
neck and threw himself out Of the win
dow. When discovered both had been
dead some time. The couple were old
residents Of the county. in good circum-
stances. and about sixty years of age.
Mr.. H. had been subject TO occasional dts
Of insanity.
"A funeral procession at Wheeling, w.
Va, was recently ascending a steep grade.
when il was met by two boys, who were
at the moment quarreling over the pos
session of some fishing-rods. The action
u the boys scared the horses Of the
hearse. and the horse Of the first carriage
also began 10 plunge violently, throwing
the whole line into confusion, during
which two carriages were pIecipitated
down a steep embankmeBt, utterly demol-
ishing one and seriously injuring the oc-
cupants of both.
Mr.. Frederick Knowlton was killed
in Worcester, Mass. recently. by being
crushed beneath an elevator platform in
his place of business. The Gdsette says
that an examination of the rope attached
10 the elevator has shown that. while on
the outside IL was strong enough to all
appearances, within IL was simply a wad
Of hemp. which could be crumbled with
the finger. This condition was brought
about, not by wearing against the pulleys,
but rs the chatting of the inner fibers
against each other.
Mrs. i. Elliott, of Geary City, Kan
sas, the other day. took an axe and broke
open a trunk. from which she took q navy
revolver. placed the muZzle against her
forehead and discharged the weapon.
The charge made a CHASTITY hole in her
head. split the skull TO the top. and killed
her instantly. The woman had dressed
herself carefully for the occasion, and
Went at the frightful deed coolly and de-
llberately. No reason Is given for the
act. but the suicide is said 10 have been
weak minded and given TO fits of despond-
ency.
Joking upon serious subjects is al
ways ill-omen, a. and Is often ill-fated. A
careless jest may In a moment bring one
face to face with death. IL did in Balti-
more the other day. A young man named
Nicholas Rich went into the cigar store of
ATTEND ofhis, carrying two double-bar-
relied guns, and said TO krumm, the cigar
man: Give me cigar. and If you don't
give me a good one, I'll shoot YOU"
This was said in purely testing tone, and
then Rich commenced handling the guns
IN sport. OBe of them went of and the
whole charge took effect in Krumm's
head. The establishment was great, and
i became terror when it appeared that
hrumm was bleeding to death. He re-
peated over and over again TO his young
vile and others that it was an accident,
as Rich and he were the best of friends.
everybody knew il was an accident. Rich
gave himself up, and was released. The
doctors came and staunched the blood.
Dut il Is exceedingly doubtful whether
hrumm can recover. The gun was loaded
With fine bird shot, but the charge was a