The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-04-28
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Haps and Mishaps.
Two men named Tucker and VIII
liams, were killed by lightning while
seated in "A house at LeClare, Iowa, a
few days ago.
Miss j. l.. Lawrence, a school
teacher at Coldwater, Mich, died from
the effects of a narcotic taken 10 pro-
duce sleep.
Peter Museum was fatally injured
by the bursting of a wheel in Hills pa
per mill at Middleton, o.
james Brown, one of the proprie-
tors of the Avondale coal mines, at
Evansville, lind, recently fell down
through a shaft in the mine, a distance
Of 200 feet, and was killed instantly.
Vim. Reynolds wealthy cattle-tra-
der, accidentally fell from the platform
Of "A passenger-car while crossing the
bridge over the Ohio River at Steuben-
vile, on the 18th, and was precipitated
into the river, a distance of $50 feet.
-Chas. Hunter, aged IL, Of Valley
Station, Neb., was leading a horse and
had the end Of the halter wrapped
around his wrist. The horse got
frightened, ran away, and dragged the
boy a mile and a half and killed him.
-Wilhelmina Schaperfan, the young
daughter of a German widow, residing
in W arrick County, Ind, in attempting
TO fill a coal oil lamp upset the can on
the stove. An explosion followed, by
which both were severely burned. The
daughter lived but a few hours.
Leonard Miller, aged q, of Morris
County, ~. j., while exercising on a
trapeze in his fathers yard, placed the
rope around his neck To see whether he
could hang himself. The rope twisted
and frightened, and when the parents
discovered their son the body was life
less.
At Leavenworth, KS, a boy named
Morris Kerr, while attempting TO I'M
hitch a frisky horse from a buggy, was
kicked and instantly killed by the ami
NAL. The brute then struck him in the
face with his front hoof three or four
times, managing him terribly. II was
with difficulty the body was rescued
from the infuriated beast.
shooting accidents David ship.
ley, a farmer, living 10 miles north of
Omaha, while endeavoring To extract a
cartridge from "a needle-gun accidental
" discharged the weapon, the charge
taking effect in the body of his wife,
killing her Instantly kout's sta
ton, Porter County, Ind, Mr.. Broadie's
two little boys, aged ; and 10 years,
were playing with a gun supposed to be
empty, when the elder boy received a
full charge in his side, causing a fatal
wound.-At Milford, Ind, DAVID Sweet
vas putting a cap on his gun when it
was accidentally discharged. quitting
three large buckshot into the breast of
a friend named Sticklcy.-A young man
named John lIennes. aged 10. a president
of Sheffield Lake, Lorain County, O.,
was killed by the accidental discharge
% a gun while hunting pigeons.-Fred.
Benson, a young lad of Banks, Mich,
was fooling around with a revolver,
when he shot another boy named John
McCay, the ball entering his breast.
Suicidal list James Dugle, of Ris-
ing Sun. Ind, shot himself through the
neck.-.Iane Duncan, aged Is, Of Rich
land, Ind. took arseni"; disappointment
in love.-JamesM NJ. Lambert. proprietor
of the Ray House, indianapolis, hanged
himself /; financial troubles.-John Me
Rea. of Cadiz. o., shot himself.-Wm.
McCarty, of Newark, o., hanged him
self.-G. w. Davis, Cashier of the Ma
tional Exchange Bank OF Albion, Mich,
shot himself; supposed arrangement
caused 10y stopping the use of opium,
to which he had long been addicted
Frank G. arrity, a railroad man, of Detroit,
cut his throat; want of employment
VIM. Hammond, Of Clay Center, KS,
drowned himself; about one year ago
Hammond shot and killed his wife, ac-
cidentally as he claimed, but purposely
as many supposed. although he was
tried and acquitted.-Mrs. n. j. Gage,
of Calamus, Iowa, blew out her brains
temporary insanity.-Mrs. Mary j..
Gannett, Of Boston, wife of Rev. George
Gannett. committed suicide by jumping
from a bridge.-Mrs. Richard Jones, Of
Dayton, Ky, jumped from the ferry
boat into the Ohio River and was
drowned.-Geo. w. Hewes. a Phila-
dclphia broker, hung himself on ac-
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