Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-04-27
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.

"A waiter in Dchison TEX hotel
fell down stairs with two pitchers In his
hands, the other day, smashing them, and
sharp fragment of the crockery entered
his neck, completely severing the jugular
vein, so that he bled To death in five
minutes.
"A colUred man, accused OF some of.
Tense against the dignity of the city, was
ordered to work upon the streets ycster.
day, but he refused, and stood chained to
the Court House fence all the afternoon,
as stubborn AS n mule.-LGtdyette Ind. }
Journal
Mrs. Robert III. Hommell, of SAUCER
ties, n. Y, recently gave her little girl,
| aged about two and half years, a desc OF
castor oil, in which she put few drops
| of laudanum 10 cause her 10 sleep, and
the child soon afterward became uncon'
scious and died the same evening.
One of the workmen in paper mill
at Shawangunk, Ulster County, n Y,
recently attempted to make up the time
of his father, who was i'll, and worked for
fifty.six consecutive hours without sleep,
only resting while he ate. AT his last
supper he fell asleep while eating but
was aroused, got up and finished his last
six hours work.
The palace Of Truth Is at ST. Thomas,
Canada, and the Times is published in It,.
The Times man says he found recently
two young fox cubs that he placed under
the care OF a cat, and that not only did
the cat adopt them, but the old fox comes
TO the door every night 10 leave food for
them. One night last week the fond par.
cnt left seventeen chickens that he bad
contracted for at the residences of neigh
bors. - Detroa Free Press.
AS Mr.. Wilson was walking through
Currie's Woods, Bayonne, N. j., recently,
he heard cries of distress, and saw a boy
suspended by his clothes To the limb OF n
tree fifty feet from the ground. He pro.
cured rope, which he fastened around
the body Of the boy and lowered him TO
the ground. The boy said his name was
Jones, and that he slipped while attempt.
ing 10 reach for an old birds nest.
"A lady of our acquaintance, who is
qgite AN adept in making yeast and rails.
ing delightful rolls, was Mortified, the
other day, at finding her little rat.terrier
tapping up the last particle OF yeast that
she had placed in vessel near the fire to
make rolls for supper. But this Is not all.
nc tfHbt tbt IltJt hbh''
lac was as large AZ two rat-terriers, and, in
his puffy condition, could scarcely get his
hind legs to the floor. He finally sub.
sided and recovered. Splendid yeast, that
--Ge0rqta Gitizen,
"A singular fulfllmnct of dream oc.
CURED at Nevada City, recently. The
wife Of Mr.. Scott, one Of the owners oi
the Last Chance Mine, had dream on
the night previous, that her husband was
killed by having bis head struck by .
| rock In the mine, and when the signal
was given that blast was To be fired, be
and Mr. FoOte, both Of whom were hole
| ing the hydraulic nozzle, retired TO a d.
lance of $50 feet But for some regon
Scott became uneasy and tried 10 get
| Foote to 90 still further away, concmllng
| himself behind tree, instead Of Standing
beside Foolc, AS usual. When tie blast
went of flying stone struck FDote on
the head, killing him Instantly. Mr.
I Scott Is firmly convinced that ii he had
not remembered his wifs's dEeim and got
behind the tree lac would have been the
| man killed.
Not long ago a little son OF j. IT,
| Philpot, who resides four miles west OF
Lebanon, Tenn, went To the barn 10 iced
one of his mules. When he entered lh'
stable the usually docile animal rusheo
| al him and seized him, crushing his arr
between his iron jaws. With great dim