Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-02-05
HhPS AND MISHAPS.


Several children in Morgan County,
Ohio, recently died from eating candy
made from sorghum in brass kettle.
While some children were cracking
nnts al Tpworth, Iowa, lately, one OF
them broke thc others leg by a blow from
Ratchet
Two boys lately quareled over a
game of marbles at Post Oaks, Texas,
when the youngest, aged ten, ran for his
fathers pistol, and shot and instantly
killed bis companion, aged twelve
"A Missouri man recently severely
stabbed himself because his wife scalded
aim for bnying an extra halter strap. III
all men were as tender hearted, Camp
SELLS poem of the Last Man" would soon
become reality.
John Johnson, known as the great
steamboat builder of the Ohio Valley,
was killed lately in Cincinnati, by accl-
dcntally allowing his head to come In
contact with the passenger elevator of the
Gibson House in that city.
Three boys ran into an emigrant
train while coasting on hand.sled at
Sing sing, New York, lately, and the
brains Of one of them "a colored lad
named Armstrong were dashed out. The
other two were severely injured.
NOT long ago Frank Ingram, work
man at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, was
prccipilated to the ground by the giving
way OF some scailolding, and was not only
instantly killed, but, striking fellow
workman in his descent, injured him so
chat he died shortly aiterward.
Henry Slattenbery, of Davenport, Iowa,
recently got piece OF eas.pipe, plugged
up one euG with piece of iron, tilled the
pipe with powder and touched II OF. The
plug blew ont and struck the boy in the
head, intiiati0g q irightiul wound, from
the effect Of which he died shortly after
wards
Not long ago, cOlored man in Lee
County, Iowa, came to his death in the
following singular manner He was
bringing from nelghbOr's house Il
dressed hog, and while climbing a fence
the hog slipped, the gamblel by which 1t
had been hung catching over the unior-
lunatc mans head and breaking his neck.
Isaac Hayne and wife, of Manchester,
Illinois, while recently returning to their
home, Wall run away with by their team,
and thrown from the wagon. Mr.. Hayne
Stuck his head against II stump and was
hrokCt in two places, and received other
severe injuries.
An unsighily spectacle was presented
in Indianapolis the other day. AS The
funeral procession of u respectable lady
WAS passing through the streets on the
way u the cemetery, Il couple OF wagons
containing the dead animals picked up
about the town followed III the rear until
compelled by the police to desist.
A sad accident occurred near En-.
metsburg, Md, recently. A child OF
James Sweeney, two years old, wandered
up stairs, where pistol was left lying in
box On hearing "A report the mother,
too much alarmed to go herself, sent
little daughter, who returned, carrying
the dead baby in her arms, shot through
The heart
John McCurdy, an employee in cur
rying shop in China, Maine, suffering
from The dopredaiions of thieves, rugged
q spring-gun in the stairway, and there
after slept the sleep Of the satisfied One
day recently, having forgotten the spring
arrangement, he hastily passed up the
stairway, discharged the gun, and was
instantly killed.
"A Brockville tCanada) farmer recent.
w attempted to scare an old worthless
dog ron his place by putting fuse near
the dog IS nose and a coal of fire near it.
Then, Jo connect the FIVE with the fuse, he
commenced 80 pour some powder out of
flask upon The coal An explosion fol
lowed The farmer didn't see any more
OF the dog, hat is thought that with medi-
cal aid aud good care he viii be able To
see him ia about a month.
The latest rat story comes from
Davenport Iowa, where, recently, Mrs,
Ramsdell put her little child in q bed at
the Pennsylvania House. After briet
absence from the room, shcreturned, and,
seeing rats jumping from the bed, I'M
covered the child, and found that the
tcroCious rodents had eaten its nose and
portions Of its lips, the outer corners OF
the eyes, one ear and the little fingers,
besides gnawing It's head in n dozen
plsccs
The threeyear old daughter of Mr..
lomBra, OF Merlden, Connecticut, some
lime ago fell down and broke her arm. 1t
sas set, and she was getting along nicely,
when she fell again and broke ii once
more, After this last fracture had healed,
she fell down stairs and broke her leg
LAST week she recovered from this last
disaster, and tAen had the misfortune to
fall ana break the other arm. The father
thinks This sort of thing is getting monot
onOuS.
A horrible and fatal accident recently
occurred in Madison, Wis, which resulted
in the death of Miss Minnie Phelps and
the serious injury of Mr.. Charles Wilkins
her attendant cavalier. 1t seems that
some of the young ladies aud gentlemen
of that place were coasting ON University
Hill, with sheds coupled together 10y q siN-
She hiAder-ostsl sled, on which Miss Phelps
and Mr. wilkins were seated, slid around