The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-10-07
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.

economist. He bought a new suit III
clothes to go to his wife's funeral in on
Thursday, and on Saturday took the pre-
caution Of marrying again before the gar
mcnts grew rusty. All he found it ncces-
sary to DO was to remove his hat band and
change his gloves and nccktic.
They have new geological garden in
Cincinnati, and one Oscar NixdOrf, an in.
mate of the Soldiers Home, at DAYTON,
Ohio, knows it. He visited there the
other day and pcttcd the grizzly bear un-
til until he got his hand chcwcd on awhile,
and had his left arm broken in two places.
Amputation has since been performed.
"A man was buried in Berkeley, Mass,
few days since, who selected and paid
for his coffin some months ago. He also
had himself carried to the burying ground,
and sat in a chair by the side of his future
grave and saw that the vault was bricked
up in accordance with his ideas. He was
one OF the few who can contemplate de-
parturc from this existence with cqua-
nimity.
"A few days ago the Cleveland Super
intcndcnt of Police received an anony-
nous letter cntrcating him to have an Off
Ger examine a certain barn in the Eight
zenith Ward. A couple of officers went to
the barn designated in the letter, and upon
looking i'll at the window heard some one
grooming. Opening the door a terrible
sight met their gaze. An idiotlc boy, entire
ly naked, lay upon a pallet of damp straw,
literally starving to death. The father of
the boy, named Kancn, when arrested,
was asked by the Superintendent: Why,
in Gods name, did you treat the boy in
such a manncr?" and he replied: "Oh,
he's only an idiot" The boy lived but a
few minutes after being discovered by the
officers. The parents of the boy were
locked up.
Samuel Howe, aged sixty seven years,
of Locust Hill, Armstrong County, Pa,
recently arose while asleep, mounted his
horse and rode eight miles before he
awakened. Being missed, the trail of
the horse was followed, and found to lead
to the house of brother-in-law of MIR.
Howe, and the old gentleman was there
in bed. He had ridden up to the house
on horseback, at about six O'Clock in
the morning, barehcaded, with only his
night-clathing on. Entering, he had said
| to his brother-in-law: 81 am very tired
and want to 60 to Sleep" His relatives
were greatly startled at his singular ad-
vent among them, and at first thought he
was insane. They soon discovered, how
ever, that he was in a state of somnambu-
lism, and at once put him to bed. When
his followers arrived at the house, about
eight O'Clock, the old gentleman was still
asleep.
Miss Rebecca J. Allen, sister of the
Master of the State Grange of Missouri
was found to be missing from her home at
Allcrton, Mo-, the other afternoon. The
last that had been seen of her was during
the evening, when she was seen following
100 yards behind young boy, her nephew,
both OF whom it was supposed were going
to an orchard half mile distant. It ap.
pears that the boy had gotten a considera-
bic distance ahead Of the young lady
when he suddenly heard her crying out
"Tommy! Tommyv as if she were in dis
tress He hurriedy retraced his steps to
the place from whence the call appeared
to come, but he could neither hear nor see
anything, although he called out several
times. Running back to the house he
alarmed the family, who instituted a short
and fruitless search. The ncighbors soon
gathered together, and the country was
secured until two O'Clock in the morning.
After daylight party was organized for
another search, and the body of the I'M
fortunate young lady was found lying in a
ditch by the side of the road leading to
her house. The ditch was four or five feet
deep and wider. Miss Allen was lying on
her left side, with her face downward, as
if she had fallen foremost into the gully
by accident. No bruises were found on
her person except scratch where her face
had struck the earth. The physicians
who examined the body expressed the
opinion that the fall which she received
produced insensibility, and that she had
died from exposure to the cold wealth
or which prevailed during the night.