Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-10-01

During gale on the 9Th and 9th of
September, the custom-h house and light
house at Brazos Santiago, Tex, was en-
trely swept away into the gulf, with all
books, papers and records.
"A terrible punishment was that in
flicted upon a man in Delaware who was
found untying another mans horse at
midnight by two men, who made him
kneel on the barn floor and pray his level
best for seven straight hours.
John Doyle, Fond du Lac (Wis.)
drayman, was killed the other day while
hauling load of furniture. While sit
ting on table it tipped little and
Doyle fell off, striking his head upon the
wheel His neck was broken.
"A little boy, five years old, recently
fell off an express train running at the
rate of thirty-five miles an hour, near
Ada, Ohio The boy was uninjured, and
as soon as he could pick himself up
pluckily ran after the train as if to over
take it.
Mary Seery and her husband recent
ly stole the diamonds belonging to st.
Louis lady spending the season in Madi-
son, Wis. Within twenty-four hours of
the theft the diamonds were found
secreted in the lining of Seery's coat,
ane both culprits were on their way TO
the States Prison.
AT Lennoxtown, Scotland, a lady has
died from lead poisoning. She used, by
medical advice, the ordinary settler
water in siphon bottles, and the water
had taken from the siphon such guam
tity of lead that it is supposed she re-
ceived for many days at least a grain a
day.
A few days ago miner named Roger
Canedy, working on the lands of the
Joplin MOI Mining and Smelling Com
pany, while being lowered into an old
by the damps when about fifteen feet
down and fell to the bottom, distance
of thirty-five feet. He was brought to
the surface as soon as possible, but life
was already extinct.
"A child of Mr.. J. c. Miller, Of Shell
bina Mo, was with others in the woods,
not long ago, gathering plums. The
whole party had passed certain point
except this little girl, when she stumbled
and fell upon large rattlesnake and
was bitten twice The snake was at
tackled by the dog and others of the par
ty and killed. The little girl fingered
in lethargic stupor several days, when
death came to her relief.
"A German farmer living near Hol-
land, Mich, was on his return from town
the other day with team of young
oxen. When nearing his home the cattle
became frightened and ran away, throw
ing him out of the wagon, running over
him, and fatally injuring him. The Oldest
child, twelve years of age, jumped and
saved himself. The second child, eight
years old, was badly hurt, and the
youngest, five years old, was instantly
killed, his neck being broken.
Recently little son of Mr.. Evans,
of Sturgeon, Mo-, lost his life under the
following circumstances: Mr. Evans
and eae of his neighbors were engaged
in saving board timber, and tree they
had felled for that purpose had lodged
some distance from the ground. The
log was propped up, and while it was
being sawed into board cuts the little boy
took seat upon it, and when the log was
cut off 1t fell, catching the boys head
between it and the logs that were used
as props, MASKING it into an unrecogniz-
able mass The father did all in his
power to prevent the terrible fate of his
darling boy when he discovered the dan
ger. but his efforts were unayailing