The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-04-24
Haps and Misnsaps.

Miss Lizzie Riggle, a school mistress
In Crawford county, Ind. recently saved
one of her pupils from drowning bv lump
ing into the stream and catching him jusi
as he was disappearing under the water.
"A parcel of boys at Wheaton, ILL.,. Just
for fun, went to the fair ground and built
hre: One OF them had powder flask.
and thought he would poura little on
the fire TO see Ii burn. Ii burned. TAX
ing away part of his hand and most OF his
hair.
A little child i'm Clark county. Ind.
was left alone in the house and its cloth
ing took fire. Its screams were heard by
neigEb0r. who went TO the child's res
cue. but large dog defended the child
and would not let the man come near il.
The child burned to death.
"A man i'm mill in Plumes. California.
felt a tug at his coat tail. He looked
around and saw that it was being drawn
In by cog wheels. He grabbed post and
held on with all his might while the
coat was slowly torn from him. The
struggle was hard one. but the man
won.
Christian Willduer Of Carrolton. ILL.,.
shot and wounded rabbit the other Sun
day. The rabbit was likely TO get away,
when Willduer began pounding il with the
breech OF his loaded gun, which went of
and shot him through and through.
Thomas Carr. worthy old gentle
man, was killed few DAYS since in the
Catholic cemetery in Dorchester. Mass :,
by maidstone falling upon him. He had
recently buried three children. and was
removing the maidstone preparatory TO
erecting monument above them.
Willie. son of Godfrey Willie. near
Hampton, Rock Island county. ILL.,. while
climbing over fence with a loaded gun.
caught the hammer on rail. discharging
the contents into his side. causing almost
instant death. The boy was about twelve
years of age.
A little girl, playing i'm a field near
Westminster Mass. was attacked by a
savage bull. Her brother. aged Is, climbed
over the fence. and bravely fought the bull
with stick. Run. sissy, run. quick,''
shouted the boy. and she saved herself
by obeying. The boy, however. was gonsd
so terribly that very likely he will die of
the hurt.
Mr.. Sweetman. Of Bridge Creek. Knox
county, Mo-. was burning of a piece of
prairie grass near his residence. when his
'hhN- 7Nh' sewn VI tiShR y ttti> oAN- Etll-
too near the flames. its clothing caught
fire, and before assistance could be rem
dered. was so badly burned that il died
twelve hours afterward.
"A balloon ascension recently took
place at Woodward's Garden. san Fran
cisco. which was participated in by party
of two ladies and four gentlemen. When
the balloon had ascended about six kun
dred feet il collapsed. and the car and it,
contents came tothe ground with sufficient
violence to give the whole party pretty
good shaking up. but fortunately not suf-
hci.nt 10 cause them any serious harm.
Laura Moorman. young lady of re-
spectability in Howesville. Ky, brought
suit against one Elrod Bruner, for defama-
ton of character, laying the damages at
$4,000. The case was called for trial. and
the parties were all in court. The case
was continued, however. upon afiidavits OF
the defendant. and when the parties left
the court room and reached the street. a
general fight commenced. with pistols. be-
tween Bruner and Terrell. his principal
witness. and two Of the young lady's bro
Tiers About thirty shots were fired.
Elrod Bruner was wounded in the head,
but not fatally. No one else was injured.
All the parties Were arrested.