The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-07-09
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
Incid dents and Accidents

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AT recent fire in Milwaukee two
boys were roasted alive in the burning
The family Of Pat Coleman, six per.
sons, living near Hamilton. Ont. were re.
Gently roisotied from eating cheese.
WIN. Laberton, an old man, walked
into the ny.wheel attached to an engine
IN Evansville, Ind, few days ago, and
was torn to atoms.
The other day, during q violent
wind-storm, . large stone grist-mill. near
Mount sinai, L. l., was blown down. kin.
ing I'VE persons and seriously injuring
The other day John E. Osborn was
blown to pieces near Virginia City, New.
by the explosion of 100 pounds Of nitro.
giycerine which he was transporting in
his wagon.
"A young man at recent picnic in
one Of the towns adjacent to CHICAGO.
while swinging, struck a box and hrnke
both legs below the knee.
Charles Levenbreke was instant,v
killed, the other night, in Hyde Park, III,
BY being struck by beam of the pilot of
an engine. He stepped aside to iet the
engine pass, but did not step far enough.
James Cafferty, engaged in driving
mules IN coal.mine at Scranton, Pa,
was caught, lately, between coal car
crushed that he died in ten minutes after
ward.
in the hurdle race at the New York
Hippodrome, recently, y horse ridden by
Alice Costinego fell, going over the bar
rier, and was killed. Before the rider
could extricate herself, other horses in
the race went over the hurdle, and one of
the animals struck her in the head and
breast with its fore feet, inflicting fatal
wounds.
-, The long wire bridge crossing the
Whitewater River, at Richmond, Ind,
had long been considered dangerous A
short time ago the Council ordered it to
be closed for passengers. On the same
night, just as several children had crossed,
| one of the lower sections gave way, and
the entire structure went down with
fearful crash.
During violent thunderstorm at
Lincoln, Neb., Henry Brand, aged sixty
years, accompanied by his wife and son,
ter, were struck by lightning. The two
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vehicle, were instantly killed by the con-
cussion. The son was severely shocked,
but recovered.
"A German lady living in Buffalo,
Iowa, has for year suffered with pains
IN her stomach which she affirmed were
caused by a snake. Recently she put
herself under treatment of doctor,
whose remedies caused her to eject Dor.
tions of lizard which, on being put to-
gether, measured six inches in length.
The physician and woman are of opinion
that another of the loathsome reptiles re-
mains in her stomach.
| Charles Marshall, of Davenport, Iowa,
offered himself to q young lady whom he
had long loved to desperation, and upon
being refused rushed madly from the
house and jumped down a we'll, falling
astride of cross-beam near the bottom.
The beam saved his life, as the water was
| ten feet deep below him. The impulsive
youth seemed quite cured of his love
when rescued from his unpleasant posi-.
ton, and remarked to his mother, who
was called to attend him, that he wished
he might never see the face of another
girl as long as he lived.
Religious and Educational.
! Forty young ministers will graduate
this year from Allegheny Theological
Seminary, this being the largest number
ever graduating at once from the semi
nary.
The Methodist Episcopal Church of
Camden, N. j., has recovered $11, 700 from
the Pennsylvania Railroad for the de-
structiOn of their house of worship, the
fire originating from locomotive sparks.
The Presbyterians of the Southwest
have been planning great Southwestern
University, to take the place of the vari-
Gus colleges which they have founded.
GAINESVILLE, Tenn, is selected as the place,
the city having pledged SIS, 600 to secure
the location.
"A protest is made by the San Fran
cisco Post against the presentation of
testimonials to teachers by their pupils,
and also against expensive dressing at
school commandments. Both often in.
voive cruel drag at the pockets of poor
and proud parents.
Arrangements have been made for
holding at Montreal, next October, con-
ference of the Canadian branch of the
Evangelical Alliance, to which the lead
ing clergymen and layman of the various
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States have been invited.
The Baptists outnumber all other
denominations in Atlanta, Ga, having six
white and seven colored churches. Two
Of the white churches have member
ship of about 400 each, and one
of the colored about 1900. The demon
nation claims about 150, 900 members in
the State.
Rev. Stephen Fl. Tying, Jr., in his
Sunday night services discards the white
surplice-wears only the black gown
omits the whole service of evening prayer,
reads only the Apostles creed from the
Prayer Book, makes extemporaneous
prayers, and sings revival hymns printed
on slips Of paper.
The Watchman and Reflector attributes
the growing brevity of pastorates to the
oversensitiveness of the ministers. Many
Of them cannot tolerate word of crit.
cism, nor brook an averted look, nor q
dissenting voice, and thus for very slight
causes separations take place, to the in.
jury of pastors and congregations.
|. Sir Charles Reid lately delivered q
lecture in London on Education in
America" He praised our system Of
schools, and in conclusion said: "As an
Englishman I greatly admire the educa.
tional institutions of America, and live
in hope that in two generations Great
Britain may own with pride people not
less virtuOus and even more highly edu.
Gated than their transatlantic cousins.
One is foremost in the race, the other is
swiftly pressing on, striving for the mas.
terry. God speed them both-for both
shall be crowned as victors, as the cry Of
both is For God and our nation"
| "A letter in the Philadelphia Press
says: "Seventy-six colleges in the
United States now admit women on equal
terms with men. The presence of men
and women together in the dissecting-
room Of the Boston University, which Is
open to both sexes, has an excellent effect.
One of the professors declares that he
has never known the tone Of any dissect.
ing-room to be so elevated and unexcep.
tionable as this has been, and that he has
never been in any other room for that