Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-04-23
HAPS AND MISHAPS.


"A little daughter of Cyrus Page, OF
Kenduskear. Me. recently swallowed a
shawl pin three inches long, winch re-
NAMED in her stomach nearly two weeks.
A mass of earth became detached
from the river bank at Memphis, Tenn,
lately, and overwhelmed barge which
was being loaded at the time. The craft
was sunk, and three men at work on
board OF her were drowned.
"A piece of trestle work on the Cairo
& Fulton Railway gave way recently in
the Little Missouri River bottom, and an
engine and baggage car were thrown into
the water. Frank Johnson, the engineer,
was killed, and the mails and portion
Of the express matter lost.
George S. Faunce, of Westminster,
Vt, was so badly gored by bull
the other day that he died in twenty-four
hours. His sister, who went to his rescue,
had her clothing torn nearly to shreds by
the iniuriated animal, whose career was
stopped by q pitchfork in the hands OF a
neighbor.
"A few days ago two men named
Black and one Mcdonnell were taking an
Dexter, near Toronto, when the sides
caved in and buried one OF the Blacks.
The other two attempted to rescue him
and were also buried by the sides caving
in a second time. All were killed.
"A shocking accident occurred in the
coal yard of Il. Il. Hedstrom & Co., Of
Chicago the other day, which resulted in
the death Of two men employed as shov-
eers in the yard. They were working
on one side of n large pile of coal when
suddenly the base OF the pile gave way,
precipitating upon the unfortunate men a
large mass of coal and some heavy boxes
standing near.
Ezra Sias, of Newport Center, Vt,
who for a number of years has smoked
stramonium for asthma, recently lost his
life through this poisonous plant Having
cold, he asked his vile to make him
some smartweed tea. Mrs Sias not being
sure of the herb showed it to her hus-
band, who pronounced it all right, and
the tea was made and drank. The herb
proved TO be stramcnium, and Mr.. Sias
died
One evening recently, when the mail
stage from San Antonio reached point
twenty three miles west of Austin, Tex,
it was stopped by three armed men, who
cut the front horses out, took all the pas
sengers' money and iewelry, broke open
their trunks and Quilted the mail bags,
taking off one of them and two of the
stage horses Among the passengers were
Bishop Gregg and Mr. Breckenridge,
President of the National Bank of San
Antonio, from whom they took 81 900
They secured about $4,000 from the pas
sengers.
Mr., Johnson, a prominent merchant
OF st. Joseph, Mo, in ordering goods in
Chicago, pasted II label with his business
address, about the size ola postage stamp,
upon the postal card. His correspondent
IN Chicago got the card, but was charged
six cents extra postage, and notified Mr.
Johnson of the fact. The latter con.
suited the Postmaster Of ST. Joseph on the
matter, who told him that he had a right
to stick the label on postal cards, but thai
he hadn't better send cards so labeled tC
Chicago, as the Post master there didn't
understand the law. Whereupon the
exultant Johnson sat himself down and
dispatched postal card to his Chicago
friend on which was inscribed the follow
ing legend: "Our Postmaster says your
Postmaster is an ass" TIE Chicago
official promptly forwarded the postal
card TO the Postmaster General, who,
upon the disclaimer of the st. Joseph
Postmaster, ordered the arrest OF the plain
speaking johnson. The wrctched man
who spoke i'll Of the Chicago Postmaster
is now threatened with a fine of from
500 to 81 900, or with the alternative of
Imprisonment for term Of from one to
ten years.