Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-18
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.


CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
Incidents and Accidents.
The wharf-rats in Grafton, Mass,
driven from their haunts by the severe
weather, recently attacked and gnawed
quite hole in the hip CT very unfortu-
nate COW.
"A New Haven merchant while rims
ing large plate-glass window of his
store by throwing water upon it from
tumbler let the tumbler slip and $500
worth of store-glass was shattered.
An estimable young man of eighteen
years of age died in Providence, X. l.,
suddenly few days since in conse-
auence of over-exertion in skating on
the Seekonk River two days before.
james Harrison, Boston tailor,
while hurriedly eating supper on q re-
cent evening was choked to death by q
portion of food lodging in his throat.
His death was almost instantaneous.
"A few days since Mr.. George Cox, of
marlborough, Mass, yoked his oxen
and was bringing them out OF barn
door which is near bank-wall when he
was pushed over by their crowding
against him. He struck upon his skull
and crushed it, but got up and related to
his man how he was injured, but he sub
sequently died of his injuries.
I'm Holly Springs, Miss, as is the
custom in some country places, horse
racing takes place over level piece of
the public road. Lately, in a contest
that had called together hundreds of
SPECTATORS on Sunday, half the distance
had been run when tree at the roadside
was blown over by the wind. A branch
struck one of the riders, killing him in
stantly.
Michael O'Melia, of Ely de Park, Mass,
opened his mouth SO wide while yawning
the other day that his jaw slipped partly
out of joint and he could not shut his
mouth. He started for Boston hospi-
tai, going through the streets with his
mouth wide open; but as he stepped
from the cars in the depot at Boston his
jaws came together with snap that near
ly shattered his teeth, and he returned
home.
AT Fair Haven, Conn, recently, Mrs.
Buttman fell in her back yard and her
hip-bone was crushed thereby. Her hus-
band was away from home and her
daughters at school She called loudly
for help, but not being heard she managed
to crawl near the house, and getting a
broom she beat the side of the house to
call attention, but she was unheard for
three hours. When relief came she was
almost dead from her accident, the wet
ting and the cold.
"A horrible case OF cruelty, practiced
by resident of West Buxton, Me-, upon
his wife, fifty years old, has just come
to light. She has been confined all win
ter in close room, part of the time be-
ing chained and having hardly any
clothes on, till her feet and legs were SO
badly frozen that some of her toes have
dropped off. He has been abusing the
woman in this manner for years, though
not so severely in previous years as dur
ing the past winter. His plea is that she
is subject to fits of insanity, but it is al
legged that he wants to marry another
woman.
Last evening at the Phoenix Hotel a
gentleman and his wife were sitting to-
getber, the gentleman cleaning one Of
his revolvers, from which the cylinder
had been taken, which was loaded. The
other gun lying on the table in front was
empty. The wife, in playful way, took
up the empty pistol and said: Suppose
! shoot !" he said "yes." She laid the gun
down, and. while doing some of her little
sewing business, the husband had cleaned
his first gun, attached the cylinder, and
had taken up the other The lady again
took what she supposed she had used be-
fore and pleasantly remarked: II make
you my mark" He, not thinking of the
pistol being loaded, said: Make me
your mark and fire." She did fire, and
the explosion made her faint at once. If
he had not been placed in certain posi-
ton the ball would have gone through
his heart. Being in side position and
leaning over the ball struck the lower
part Of his vest and glanced away
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