Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-11-25
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.

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born, of bingham, n. H., while at play
recently fell upon sharp stick. which
entered his nose, penetrating his brain
and causing his death.
George Raidenbacker, seventy years
old, attempted to take his life at Scranton,
Pa, the other day by cutting the post
tibial artery ON the left leg. He was dis
covered and his life saved.
A man named knight, at Natick,
Mass, in charge of a gang of laborers,
slipped charge of nitro-glycerine into
his pocket, few days ago, and il subse-
quently exploded, throwing him and a man
named Ryan great distance, the latter
getting fatal injuries.
MIR. Odds, residing on Currant Creek.
| In Fremont County, Neb., while cutting
cordwood near his house lately felled a
tree on his three-year-old child, who was
| playing unperceived in the brush. The
child's neck was broken and the body
horribly crushed.
John Mantz was recently killed near
Pittsburgh in the following manner: He
and coIored man had been sitting on a
| rope tied to tree which was being cut
| down As the tree fell the rope was
| frightened, and Mantz and his companion
twere thrown into the air. The former
| struck the ground with his head, breaking
| his neck.
A young man living in Halifax, n.
| s., is the victim of singular accident.
! Picking his teeth with a straw, a few days
| ago, a piece of il lodged between two
| teeth In such manner that he could not
get it out. 1t annoyed him for some days,
| but at last the pain ceased, and he found
4 tIat tl,a ctr ha1 aH nd q
tongue, where 1t soon began 10 cause pain,
| and finally resulted In the tongue becom.
ing swollen and infamed, while symp-
/ toms similar to those of diphtheria APP
peared in his throat. He at once sought
medical advice, but al last accounts his
condition was considered extremely crit
zeal.
A Sedalia (Mo.) dispatch OF recent
date to the Globe Democrat says: The
Hon. l.. Matthews, who represented
Cooper County several years ago in the
lower house of the Legislature, and who
now resides near Braman, better known as
Martin Station, and Mr. Haynes, also a
resident at Braman, recently penned some
| hogs that had been running in the woods
| until they had become almost wild. While
Mrs. Haynes was out milking her cows,
| last Friday evening" and while Mr.
| Haynes was some distance away, their lit
| tie son, about ten years old, climbed into
| the pen where six of the wild hogs were.
| AS soon as his feet touched the ground the
brutes seized him. The shrieks OF the
poor child soon reached the ears of his
father and mother, who were near enough
to witness the awful sight. The frantic
mother first reached the pen, but not in
time to save the boy Here was an arm
and there leg and the poor child was
dead"
| Little Charley Van Anden, who is not
quite three years old, resides in San Fran
cisco, and is occasionally brought 10
! Pacheco on visit. He betrays an ex-
| traordinary fondness for horses, and
when at home can hardly be kept away
from the horses, where he plays with spet
horse without fear, and, as it seems, with
out danger He delights in crawling be-
meath the horse and between his feet,
while the animal moves only his head
| and extends his ears as he watches the
child's gambols. Charley was in town
the other day and trotted off surreptitious-
| ly When his absence was discovered he
was sought for in alarm and was finally
| found in a stable-stall with an unbroken
and unruly colt. The child had fastened
a short rope around hind leg of the colt,
and when found was "playing hoss' with
the utmost glee II wouldn't have tried
that trick for $500" said the hostler. IF
| it wasn't baby that did 1t, he'd have been
kicked to death, sure" Well, now, il
does seem as ii horses, like dogs and good
natured men, are fond of children. Costa
(Cai) Necs.