The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-09-24
Haps and Nfishsps.

AT Omaha Maggie LarEu klnuled
the fire with coal oil.
AT Dyersvillc, Iowa, the son Of
Postmaster Smith was kicked in the
head by horse and died soon after
ward.
At Concord, y. H.. Edward Lee and
Lewis Massey. children, were killed
while playing by the caving Of a sand
bank
Near Plymouth. Ind. hoy named
VIM. Birkey was killed by COW jump
ing upon him.
AT saltwater, MINI, DIR. II. A..
Livingston died from an overdose Of
morphine, administered by himself.
At Toledo. Ohio. Mrs. Baithcr adj
ministered morphine by mistake to
twin daughters, aged 6 months. Both
children died
AT Fuller's Mills. Ohio. six children
got into skiff on the Miami River. for
"A ride across the river. When about
midway the boat, which had been leak
ing badly, sank. and one little girl was
drowned. The others We're rescued.
AT Jackson, Mich, VIM. Dagle, an
aeronaut. made balloon ascension in a
hot-air balloon. Understanding. he jump
ed out " hen some distance above the
ground. and aiighted in the mill-pond
and was drowned
Near Pickaway. Ohio. Miss Peters.
aged 10. while riding with party of
friends. was thrown from the carriage
under the heels Of the horses and instant
IL killed. The horses ran away, drag
ging the body Of the lady distance OF
half a mile.
"A party in an open boat. fishing of
Long Point, La, was caught IN violent
thunder storm in which the boat was
struck by lightning. killing W. ID. Brown
and colored man and seriously injur-
ing +. j smith. Others in the boat
were knocked senseless but soon recoy-
cred.
Near Paterson. y. j.. Wallace
Messer-ve, aged 9years. and his brother,
Clclland. aged II. played with two
guns The older boy raised his gun,
not thinking il was loaded. and il went
off, the mzzle being hut three feet from
the other lad The younger boys head
was shot completely off, only few
strips Of scalp remaining attached u
the spinal cord.
Shooting Casualties: At New Al.
bany. Ind. Willie. son Of W. G. Depaw,
while loading pistol shot himself
+ through the heart. He was alone at IN,
Z time. and when the family found him
was lying on the floor dead At Day
I ton. Ohio, Anthony Eckert accidentally
shot himself through the hand. and h,
( died from lockjaw in consequence n few
DAYS aftcrward. Near Iogansport
Z Ind. a Young son of Joshua Berry. !
I farmer. was accidentally shot and KILLED
4 by his father. who was handling "A gun
in careless manner.
"A few recent suicides At Detroit
Mich. Comb Gagnicr, n di>sipatet
Frcnchman. aged 50 years. stabbed hi
wife with knife twice in the face
once i'm the back. and once in the aldo
men. leaving her for dead. lie thei
stabbed himself three times, the las
wound reaching the heart and killing
him Instantly. Near La Crosse. Wis.
William North, aged n, put a load .
buckshot into his head. Near Mem
phis, Tenn, Mrs y. j. Sears tied rib
bon around her neck so tight rs TO pro
duce death by strangulaiion. And il
the same city Mrs Mary Winderman
aged 75. killed herself with strychnine
At Wheeling. West Va, Hannah Ack
erman hanged herself. In Chicag
Thos. McCarty, "A stranger. took 4 fata
dose Of laudanum. At Portland. Me.
.vi nay shnf himself with n Gun heayi
" loaded with buckshot lie tied on
end If string to the trigger and tn
other end to a bedpost. and seating him
self in front Of the fireplace discharge
the gun by drawing the muzzle toward
his right breast. The heavy charg
passed entirely through his body, KILN
him instantly. On the steamer Nortl
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