Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-05-20
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.

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"A curious incident happened at
Hartford the other night, where rats in
vaded the warerooms of commission
merchant and devoured forty canarie.
out of stock received on consignment
"A Mr.. Crane, keeper of Lakewood
Cemetery, Cooperstown, N. Y, while re.
turning home on the evening of April 81
fell down when within few rods of his
house, went to sleep and was found dead
next morning, frozen to death.
"A Nashville clerk was very much as
tonished the other day, while washing
his face, by the appearance through his
mouth of q minie-ball, which was
lodged in his head eleven years ago. at
the battle of Pine Mountain.
"A little son of David Jonson, of Tun.
bridge, Vt, fell into deep well, the
other day, but lodged on the bucket.
which was partially lowered. The
mother attempted to draw him up, tell
ing him to cling on, but when almost
within her reach the little fellows
strength gave out, and falling to the bot
tom, thirty feet, he was killed.
"A very singular accident occurred to
a child of Mr.. Riley Smith, of Oyster
Point, near New Haven, a few DAYS
since. The mother of the child had been
sewing, and on lifting the little boy into
her lap from the floor the needle she had
been using was by some mishap thrust
into the side of the babe, near the region
| of the heart, and caused its death.
AT certain grocery store in Massa-
| kept on high shelf. A frequenter Of
| 81 or hac ha LaI e
behind the counter and reaching up to
the box, helping himself to a handful of
raisins. He has discontinued that prac.
tice for the following reason: The other
day he entered the store and, walking
behind the counter, reached his hand up
in the raisin box as usual. "Thundera-
tionp he suddenly exclaimed, pulling
out his hand, as stream of black mo-
lasses ran down his coat sleeve on his
shirt bosom. He has lost his taste for
raisins.
w. F. Allen, of West Nashville, Tenn,
told his brother-in-law, Lycurgus McCas.
lin, that he might always rely upon find
ing shelter and bone in his house when
ever ne chose to come. McCaslin was
somewhat irregular in his work and his
hours. He lately got d job of guarding
convicts on the Chattanooga Railroad
and came home to Nashville late one
night. He did not want to waken any
body in Aliens house and proposed to
crawl in by the window. Allen heard a
noise, drew his pistol, and, seeing man
trying to raise window, he fired The
man fell, saying: BILLY, you've killed
me, but l don't blame you," and then
died. VIM. Allen found that he had
slaughtered his brother-in-law, Lycurgus
McCaslin.
According to the st. Adams Messen-
| ger, the dignity of the State was serious
| ly compromised at Cabot recently, in the
person of constable. The narrative is
as follows John Damon, the constable
of Cabot, visited the house of Joseph
Ainsworth for the purpose of putting an
attachment ON some potatoes in his Gel
| lar. After Mr.. Damon had descended
the ladder, through the trap-door to the
cellar, Mrs. Ainsworth soliloquized to
herself that now was the time, so down
went the trap-door and down went Mrs
:. Ainsworth on it. She told Mr.. Damon
he could not come up till he would prom
Use solemnly not to put an attachment on
| their potatoes. Mr. Damon promised
he said, "the most solemn VOW he evel
promised to woman" then she let him
up the trap, striking him severely with
| the fire-shovel as he came up over his
head. Mr.. Damon made tracks for Out
of doors, and declared she was too smart
| for him, and he should never dare to visit
| that mansion again.