Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-07-30
CuRRENG PARAGRAPHS.
Incidents and Accidents.

with a razor. Anna WreZ, an Afri-
can of Memphis, Tenn, killed her hus-
The injuries to Tom Bowling in the
race at Long Branch are only of tenn
porary nature.
-During thunderstorm near Odin,
nj one bow was killed and another Sc
riously injured by lightning.
An attempt was made the other
,oornipg to burn the Central Depot at
Grand Rapids, Mich. 1t didn't work.
A boiler explosion at Cairo, Ill, re-
Gently. fatally injured Perry Pashall and
his son, and slightly injured Dr. Pashall.
The murderer of g. r: Whistleton
at San Diego, Cal, few days ago was
taken from the officers and hung by cltl-
zens.
The body of an unknown woman, in
an advanced state of decomposition, was
found in the woods near Oakley, Mich,
the other day.
Charles Marsh was deprived of the
nrecious boon of liberty, at East Sagi-
nav. the other day, just because he
claimed to have burned the mill of Geo.
Seitz, in October, 1870.
Louisa Rilbuni was recently muir
dered by being thrown down fifty-foot
precipice into Fish Creek, at Taberg,
near Troy, n Y. The murderer, as yet,
has not introduced himself.
"A blow on the head with club, in
the hands Of a man named Durfee, is
what sent the spirit OF man named
Harding journeying on. That spirit
started from Rosendale, Mo-.
A row among six or eight Germans,
near Toledo, Ohio, the other night re
suited in a general slashing with knives,
the death of Michael Smith and the
mortally wounding of John Simmons.
The heaviest rain known in Berk-
shire County, Mass, for years COM
menced on the evening of the 18th and
continued twenty-four hours. Consider
able damage was done to mill dams,
bridges, railroads and crops.
Near Charlotte, N c., the other day,
western-b bound train on the Carolina u
Central Railway came into collision with
wagon, killing Albert Nixon and John
Davis, of Lincoln County. Both were
prominent citizens.
Mortimer Moynaha, a well-Known
Fenian, and writer for weekly papers,
was found recently, in New York city,
dying from Paris green, and in the same
room was found, already decomposing,
the body of his wife, who died from
having taken the same poison.
Frank Bidwell. man of few years,
was found dead at the junction OF the
Detroit & Bay City and Flint River Rail
roads, where he is supposed to have &C
cidentally shot himself. He looked
down the barrel of his revolver, acct
dentally pulled the trigger, and immedi-
ately was killed.
EARLY Sunday morning Mrs. John
Meats, residing about fifteen miles south
of McConnellsville, Pa, while laboring
under state of mental alteration, pro-
cured gun, and while her husband was
sleeping shot and killed him instantly.
She then, with razor, inflicted horri-
BILE wound upon the head and neck of
one of her children and with a pitch
fork almost killed another.
The body Of man has been seen
for several days whirling in the whirl-
pool below Niagara Falls. AS he is
hurried round one time his head and
arms are visible, at another his legs are
to be seen; his pants are tucked in his
boots He will probably stay in the
whirlpool for weeks. He is dressed like
a sailor Efforts to get the body have
proved unsuccessful