Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-09-09
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.

JOHN McNamary, man working near
! Lincoln. Neb., after drunken spree went
into the field 10 sober off Not hearing
from him for several days his neigbbors
improyised search for him. Alter a
short time they found his remains by the
roadside, half eaten up by hogs and other
animals.
"A, A. Buker, Of Bowdonokam, Me,
recently died from the effects Of poison,
which Il Is supposed that he took into his
system by sticking the guard OF now
inQ.machinc under his thumb.nail A few
hours after the injury the wound began 10
pain him severely, and soon sores fol-
bysicians attribute his
,sSf #gssass IN the guard gathered
Waltham, Mass, has a
piiveI na,1-..~.- with history to 1t, and
which even the resumption Of specie pay
ments will not be likely to induce him TO
part with. This coin, bearing the date of
1925, was presented 10 him in June Of
that year by Gen. Lafayette for holding
his horse while the General was stopping
at Judge Walkers, IN Concord, N. H.,
which was then the home OF the Colonel.
AT Dallas, Tex, recently, on cutting
fine, large watermelon, comfortably in
the center was small, yellowsp6tied
lizard about four inches In length. APP.
parently lifeless when taken out, il was
soon resuscitated on being placed in the
sun, btt lived only few minutes. II was
OF beautiful brown color, with white
stripcsI and yellow spots. Most singular
of all Il was destitute Of the organs Of
yision
wi r. Jewett Of Jefferson, N H., had
COW Ind calf struck by lightning during
recctt thunders shower, and supposing
them dead they were dragged off into a
PASTURE a sufficient distance 10 prevent the
odor ii decomposition annoying the resi-
dents IL the vicinity In the morning,
haying occasion 10 visit the pasture, he
found both COW and calf ~ lively IA If no
ihundef.shower had occurred the night
before.
beputy Sheriff named lack g. Allen
- Noric, Col, lately. Hav.
A. yes in Jail, he learned
q KFysl7 go. Intended 10 rescue them.
lxz& ,oned man al the Jail
with oFucss shoot anyone who ap.
preached him without the countersign. On
kVluE ~ Ntt MHGthti VIC WIS
awake, Allen was hailed, but he failed to
reply and was shot by the guard. He was
struck by full load of duck shot.
Mrs. HiramJ Mason, wife of prom
inent Boston citizen, was killed under pc
cullar circumstances the other afternoon.
She was visiting relative In Charlestown,
and with another lady was swinging in a
hammock on the roof of the l., one rope
being attached 10 staple In a chimney.
The husbands of the ladies were swing.
ing them, when suddenly the chimney
.oppled over upon them, instantly killing
Mrs. Mason. The others escaped unin.
jured.
---0n a recent Sunday, while a gentle
man was riding through street In Mem.
phis, Tenn, a squirrel leapcd upon him
from tree and commenced a vigorous at.
tack upon his head and face. The gen.
tleman succeeded in seizing the little ami.
NAL and throwing il with force upon the
ground, but not before II had inflicted
painful injuries upon his face, head and
hand. The fall stunned the squirrel, but
the equestrian did not stop TO examine the
condition of his asseilant, which was
doubtless afflicted with hydrophobia.