The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-10-02

Frank ingalls,, while asleep, walked
out ofa secend-stOry window Of the Ma
tional Hotel at Joliet, Ill. He fell dis
lance of thirty feet, aud was seriously injur-
ed internally.
AT the Kansas State Penitentiary the
other day. the cast iron case enclosing the
centrifugal wringer, used in the prison
laundry tor wringing clothing ready for
the dry-room, burst in pieces, causing the
death of one of the prisoners and the seri-
Gus wounding of two others.
AT Beaver, Utah. James Hedges and
Thomas Golden had dispute about min
ing suit. when Golden shot Hedges with a
double-barreled shotgun. Hedges fired
three shots at Golden with a revolver.
two of them taking effect. Golden died.
and Hedges was in a critical condition.
Charles Haake. Chicago boy six
wears old. was about four weeks ago bitten
on the hand slightly by eat, which he
was Furnishing for some reason. The
wound was so slight that the child did not
complain OF il at all, but a few days ago he
was taken with all the symptoms of hydro
phobia, and died before night. The cat had
never at any time exhibited any signs OF
madness, and physicians who attended the
case regard il as most remarkable.
Mrs. William Donnclly. of SC. Louis.
was the other day standing in her kitchen.
near shelf on which stood a coal-oil can,
when spark of fire flew from the stove.
and striking near the vent of the can, ig-
nited the Gas. and a fearful explosion took
place. The poor woman was instantly
covered with the burning fluid, and by the
time aid arrived and the flames were ex-
tiuguiShcd, she was SO terribly burned
that her recovery WAS almost hopeless.
"A fearful accident occurred at Mr.. @.
Harris cane mill, on Long Greek, in Cot
fee county, Kansas. few days ago.
boy about eleven years of age. son of
Mr.. VI. White, was working abou. The
mill. and when in the act OF reaching for M
oil-can. the sleeve of his coat caught i'm the
between the cogs. breaking the bones and
decorating the flesh i'm terrible manner.
The thumb on his left hand was also crush
ed. The SUI gcons amputated the arm be-
tween the shoulder and elbow, also the
left thumb. The little fellow bore up
very bravely. and it is hoped he will re-
cover.
AT st. Louis. the other day. John An
Singer. salesman of the Mitchell Fulni-
ture Company. went up by the elevator to
the fourth iloor 70 attend to the getting
out OF a piece of furniture. and after had
gotten of the platform il ascended to the
fifth floor. a few moments attcrward
Mr.. Anslnger. presuming that the eleya
tor was still there. walked backward to-
ward the opening. dragging sofa with
him. and fell distance of seventy-five feet
to the basement floor. As he fell his
efforts to save himself turned his.body in
the air. so that he alighted upon his head
and left shoulder. The bones were crush
ed to atoms and the poor fellow expired
almost instantly.
"A man by the name of Samuel Kit
trell. living not far from Neelyville, on the
Iron Mountain Railroad, accidentally shot
and killed himself few days ago. Mr.
kittrcll had been out milking the cows.
and after he had returned with the milk
and was standing talking 10 his wife. he
heard q squirrel barking not far from the
house. He told his wife he would get his
gun and go and kill the squirrel, and
turned and went into the house. lmme-
diatcly after he went into the house his
wife was startled by the report of the gun
and ran into the house to find her husband
struggling on the floor with bullet-hole
in his forehead and the empty gun lying
near by. He lived about two hours after
being shot. but never spoke.
The GAINESVILLE (Mo.) Sentinel mem
tons case tor medical experts. Ii says
Mr.. Thompson Young called upon US
Tuesday. and stated that his little SON
who was thought to be fatally injured by
falling from tree last Friday In a
fair way TO recover. Ii Is one of the most
singular eases we ever remember hearing
of. The little fellow fell from the trce-top
hcadforemost. and striking upon the sharp
edge of chip imbcdded in the earth. II
entered his skull about two inches and "A