The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-02-20
Haps and Mishap~.

"A party at Fargo. Mimi. were exam
ming a revolver. when IL accidentally ex-
plodcd, the ball striking the heart of c. j.
Colson. killing him instantly.
"A boy in Dixon, Ill.,. file factory
poured some hot lead INTO damp mold a
few days ago. causing an explosion. result
ing in the loss of both of his eyes.
"A woman in Usage county. Kansas.
tied a child in chair near the fire. She
left the house for few minutes, and
when She returned she found the child
roasting.
They had dead-hcad suicide at La
Crosse, Wis, recently. A man entered
store and inquired the price of pistol. and
while examining the weapon he slipped in
a cartridge and blew his brains out.
During fight in saltwater. Mimi.
Robert Palmer had his thumb bitten half
off. The hand swelled and gangrened un-
Ii. It's amputation became necessary. I'm
the operation DIR. Reiner cut himself
slightly on the thumb. and the poison
SO virulently inoculated his system that he
will die.
"A locomotive engineer named Naugh-
ton has been so vigorously prosecuted by
the Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty
10 Animals. for having burneda live dogin
locomotive furnace, that Cincinnati
Judge has fined him 500. and sentenced
him to six months in the work-house.
While two boys named John Young
and Thomas Riley were out hunting near
Pinckneyvillc. Perry county. ILL.,. they
agreed 10 shoot at each other. Advancing
10 within twenty-five steps Young shot
Riley. a load of sixty squirrel-shot entering
his breast. Both were under the influence
of liquor.
"A lady at Lakeland. Mimi. wishing
to make biscuit for supper. didn't know
whether she had any crcnn-tartar or not.
She had something which looked like that
substance. and. Ia make sure, invited the
members of the house to taste. n young
man. a boarter. touched his tongue 10 the
powder. remarked that he didn't think IL
was what she wanted, and then went into
commissions. IL was poison-arsenic-and
a doctor was necessary to save the young
mans life.
A distressing accident occurred recent
" in Davies comfy. Mo. Mrs. Margaret
El,ridgc. a widow woman. had been wash
ing. and had taken a kettle ofboling water
from the fire and left il on the floor. Her
litilc girl. only eighteen months old. was
playing about the floor. and DURING her
momentary absence. climbed a
chair and began playing in the water with
a stick. and in some way fell in. Its cries
instantly brought the mother. who snatch
ed il from the water. burning her own
hands terribly in 30 doing. but too late TO
save its life.
The solomon City (Kansasl Ne,ospa-
per saws that last summer a Swcdc girl IN
Saina. was. while going 10 neighbor's
house. bitten by Il polccat. No immediate
result following, the circumstance was
nearly forgotten. A short time since the
girl complained OF pain in the chest. and
a physician was called in who pronounced
IL simple "ailment that would pass of
IN a few DAYS" The next day she was
seized with paroxysms and 1t required
three strong men to hold her. 1t was
then evident that hydrophobia was doing
its horrid work. Morphine was admins
tered to alleviate the suffering girls agony,
who died the next day.