The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-11-20
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
Incidents and Accidents.

u kkENT FAkAGkAPHS
Incidents and Accidents.
Andrew Moister, . Norwegian, was
killed by a passing train of cars near
Conover, Iowa, a few days ago. He was
walking on the track and paid no atten.
ton to the signals, and was also intoxicat.
ed.
"A Young man named Henderson, of
Detroit, recently on his way home from a
nights carouse, stopped at the house of a
widow and demanded admittance. The
woman mistook him for a burglar and
shot him dead.
Geo. Arnold, laboring man, residing
at Minneapolis, Mimi, a few days ago at
tempted to commit suicide 6y taking
cocailus Indicus and arsenic. Proper re-
storatives were given and he was saved.
He assigned as reason for the act family
troubles.
John Luster, a German who had been
employed in the chair factory at Bloom
ington, ILL.,, recently died of lockjaw, pro-
duced by stepping upon a nail, which
penetrated the ball of his foot, two weeks
previous. He suffered intense agony be-
fore his death.
"A few days ago Mr.. A. D. Roberts,
the master bridge-builder on the Gilman,
Clinton & Springfield Railroad, fell from
trestle bridge near Springfield, Illinois,
distance Of forty feet to the ground,
breaking one leg and shivering the bone
for six or eight inches. He also received
other injuries, and his death was not un-
expected
"A little boy, four years old, son of Mr.
Birch, of Joliet, ILL.,, disappeared one day
recently. After some hours search his
body was found under a lumber pile, in
the rear of his fathers dwelling. 1t is
supposed that he climbed upon the lum-
Der pile, which fell over upon him and
killed him.
"A man named Cole, residing near
Usage, Ind, recently had his arm torn off
in threshing machine. 1t was torn en-
tirely of about two inches from the shout
der, and dropped to the ground. In tearing
away the arm the sinews took the flesh
clean from the ribs for two or three
inches below the shoulder socket.
"A young man, son of Mr.. G. A. Kim.
Der, residing near Dover Center, Mimi,
was accidentally shot and killed recently.
His rifle had been loaded some time, and
he undertook to discharge it by heating a
ramrod and inserting it in the breech of
the gun, the muzzle resting against the
pit OF the stomach. The charge exploded,
and the ball entered the body at the pit of
the stomach.
Jacob Repp, a farmer living near
Antwerp, Ohio, met with sudden death
a few days ago. A party Of men were
| chopping in the woods adjacent to Repp's
residence. One of the men cut down a
tree which, in its descent, broke off dead
limb of another tree, throwing the limb
back upon Repp, striking him on the
head. He survived but a short time after
the accident.
"A whisky murder was perpetrated,
recently, near Dubuque, Iowa. 1t seems
that two men, named Gardner and Del.
harty, were proceeding home together,
when a quarrel arose between them, and
Gardner attacked Delharty, and threw
him down, when Delharty drew pocket
knife and plunged it into the formers
bowels, and drew it loosewise, so that the
intestines protruded. Gardner lived ten
or twelve hours, when death came to his
relief. Liquor is said to have been at the
bottom of the difficulty.
AN accident of a most distressing
character occurred near Eas. Liberty, Al
leghany County, Pa, a few DAYS ago
which resulted in the death OF little child
aged three years, named Killen. During
the momentary inattentiOn of the Older
sister the child wandered to the brink OF
an embankment and toppled over, falling
a distance of nearly forty feet. At thu
bottom of the embankment the child.
head came in contact with q stone will
such force that its skull was crushed in.
"A few days ago, one Bolacini, al
Italian, and his wife, who travel over thu
country with performing bear, arrived
at East Newark, on their way to New
York, where they hoped to lodge during
the winter. The husband came to thu
city to make his arrangements, leaving
the animal tied to post on the roadside
away from any habitation, and under the
watch Of his wife. When he returned, hi
found the bear growing fiercely, ant
holding the wife tightly in his arms. Sh,
was already dead and horribly bruised
and trampled and torn.
Foreign Gossip.
1T is against the law to play marbles
in London.
"A sect has been organized in Austri,
called "Suspirants." The members atom,
for their sins by signing.
-Gustave Dore makes nearly three hun
dred thousand dollars year out of hi
illustrations of Dante, Cervantes, etc.
I'm East Kent, England, the potato
blight has spread to an alarming extent
The whole of the crop dug for marke
has been destroyed.
NO less than 176 anonymous letters
bearing black seal and the motto, "Deatl
to the traitor of Metz" have been sent t,
the members of the Bazaine court mar
tial.
-Chambord is really an honest man
and one who will sacrifice kingdom fo
a principle. But he is smitten with al
acute and incrrable attack of fifteenth
century.
The last mail advices from Chin,
mention the approaching trienrial nation
al examination. 1t will take place at Can
ton, and over 10000 students will compel,
for advancement.
The Rangoon Undia) Gazette of tn,
latest date furnishes the following item o
news: "Four troopers have been sentenced
| at Cabul to be blown from guns for tn
murder Of Mallik Abdul Kadir, a Lugh
man chief"
| - The Geographical Society of Franc,
has directed the attention of the Govern
ment of Tunis to the condition of tn,
Desert of Sahara, and has asked to hav,
survey made between the Gulf of Gabe,
and Lake Faraoun.
I'm England postal telegraph card
with space for twenty words are now is
sued at the cost of one shilling each. They
are intended for inland messages only
and are delivered free within one mil,
from the terminal station.
| There are six manufactures of wood
work at Sorrento, Italy, and the number O
workmen employed is 800. The wage,
are, on the whole extremely low. Fol
instance, those who design have fifty cent
day, and the other workmen forty ant
thirty cents per day.
-Sackville Gwynne is dead. He once
belonged to wealthy and aristocrati,
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