The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-05-08
Haps and Mishaps.


Wis, has joined the innumerable caravan
of those who take their departure while
filling lighted kerosene lamps.
"A Logansport man while escorting a
lady TO church few evenings ago. was
severely wounded BY the accidental dis
charge Of a revolver in his pocket.
Sally Davis. young lady of New
Madrid. Mo-, had an attack of chills. and
her mother. in mistake. gave her strych-
nine for quinine. from the effects OF which
she died soon after. Her mother was quite
distracted with grief.
u. b. Balcome, an attache of the Oma-
ha Republican. was Oh his way home the
other day, when boy threw a SNOWFALL at
him. and in the attempt 10 dodge il he
dropped from his pocket a revolver, which
discharged itself. the ball taking effect near
the ankle joint of the left foot.
"A woman in Lapeer. Mich. took her
husbands knife few days ago 10 open a
felon; shortly after her husband used the
knife 10 extract a silver from his hand. and
inoculated himself with the virus of the
felon. His hand began to swell and i'm
four hours he was raving maniac, and in
less than forty-eight hours died.
Smith Pharis, of Abba. Iowa, has
heretofore been an admirer of the great
American finger dislocator. baseball.
Last Thursday he attended match game,
and was carried home on stretcher, his
head having come in contact with deity
welded club. The club was, TO all ap-
pearances, unlnjured, but he carries his
head sewed up In wetitowel till il grows
together again.
Mr.. +. G. Jones informs the Opelika
(Ala.) Observer of the singular death of a
little colored girl on his farm. near Auburn.
The girl went to some sills that had been
used for the purpose of cutting up meat.
and on which there was large number OF
red ants. While asleep the ants by the
hundreds made an attack on the child. and
when she awoke she was literally covered
with them, and all busy biting and sting
ing. They were so ferocious that woman
on the place had to sweep them off with a
brush broom. The biting and singing
were so very serious that fever ensued,
which coupled with the poison Of the
bites, produced death two days afterward.
A lady named Belle Palmer Wheeler.
Of East Meadow. Long Island. met with
an awful death the other day. She had
just been married. and shortly after the
conclusion Of the marriage ceremony,
was placed In light carriage by her hus-
band who was preparing to follow her.
when some person fired off gun in close
proximity TO the horses head. as part
ing salute to the young couple. The ami
NAL took fright. broke from his fastenings
and ran down the street. overturning the
carriage and throwing the young lady to
the ground. As she had became entan-
gled in the lines she could not extricate
herself, and was dragged over rough and
stony road for half a mile. When her
friends reached her they found her head
almost torn from her body. every limb
broken in number of places. and the
whole body bruised and lacerated in
manner impossible to describe.
A four-year old boy named Isaiah Ray.
whose parents reside near Fort Scott. Kan
sas, was few days since. in company with
an older brother. standing by prairie
fire which had been set out TO back-rire
around some fencing. when suddenly the
wind vcered around with perfect whirl
and drove the flames into his face, setting
his clothing on fire. AT the same time the
flames and smoke so strangled him that he
reeled and fell directly into the blazing
grass. The older boz, with great GOODNESS
and presence Of mind, dragged him out of