Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-12-15
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

GRIMES AND OASUALTIRS.
"A farmer named Curtin, living in
johnson County, ILL.,, was killed a few
evenings since by a man named Drowhet. |
Two boys named Drumm and Nc
Blain, aged eight years, were drowned
while skating in Brooklyn, N. Y, the
other day.
An unknown man was shot and
killed at Little Rock, Ark, few days
ago, by Policeman Morgan, while resist
ing arrest.
Thomas Flanagan, of Boston, fell
from the fourth story Of house upon
which he was at work, the other after.
noon, and was almost instantly killed.
COL II. Brown, planter residing at
Terrebouef, La, was shot and killed, the
other day, by negro named Blaize, with
whom he had dispute about two dol
lars.
"A daughter Of Matthias Pease, liv-
ing near Portland, Mich, was burned to
death, the other day, by the house tax
ing fire while she was in a room up
stars.
F Il. Carr, farmer living near
Clamus, Neb., recently murdered his
wife and two male children, and then
hanged himself No reason is assigned
for the deed.
"A young man named Geo. Castle
bury, living near Murrayville, ILL.,, while
out hunting recently, was in the act of
crawling through fence, when his gun
was accidentally discharged, and the en-
tire load lodged in his groin. He walked
home, half mile distant, but died the
following day.
Michael Meizenhelter was recently
arrested at Harrisburg. Pa, for firing the
Northern Central Railroad bridge at
Dauphin, eight miles above Harrisburg,
which was destroyed in 1879. Bailey
Kennedy, alleged to have been an accom-
plice, has also been arrested. The loss
by the burning of the structure was over
100000
Lewis Sylvester left Great Chebeaque
load of founders, few days ago. The
following day his boat was found full of
water, and Sylvester was lying dead in
the boat with his head under the thwart
and cash in it. Whether he had met
with foul play or got capsized by acci-
dent is not known.
"A woman on the Poor Farm in Bel
grade, Me-, recently tried to poison all
the inmates of the Almshouse there.
Her husband, who had left the Aims
house, sent her quantity of poison in
letter This she managed to get into
food prepared for the inmates of the
house, and came near poisoning the
whole lot.
While Robert Lee was exhibiting a
loaded revolver to his children at his
home in New York the other night, it
was discharged, and the bullet entered
tho eye of his daughter, Mary Ann, nine
years old, killing her instantly. Lee was
arrested, but was discharged by the Cor
oner, the evidence establishing the fact
that the deed was the result of drunken
accident.
Father Taylor, for so many years
connected with the Seamans Bethel,
Boston, used to tell story for the truth
of which he vouched A mart.looking
'longshoresman presented himself one
day, and said, with much complacency:
"Sir, you buried my wife five months
ago, and was so much pleased with you
on that occasion that | have come this
! evening to ask you to marry me-" The
knot was tied accordingly.
Wash Ferguson, Louisville police
man, was summoned few days ago to
arrest Patrick Dolan for abusing his
family. Dolan was found on his door
step with a fiat-iron and poker in his
hand. Ferguson attempted his arrest
and was struck with the iron, after
which he shot at Dolan twice, once after
he had fallen. Cne ball entered his
heart and produced immediate death
This is Ferguson's second killing.
Two roughs named John TanZy and
Ed. Sherman were fighting in saloon at
Peoria, the other evening. Tanzy had q
broad-ax in his hand, and was hacking
away at Sherman, but not hitting him
James Sargent, the proprietor of the sa'
loon, stepped between the men to stop
the muss and received the broad-ax on
his head with terrific force. His skull
was cut open and his head nearly cut in
two pieces. His recovery is impossible
Tanzy was arrested.
John Rine, dry-goods merchant OF
Chana, ILL.,, was brutally assaulted and
robbed while returning to his home on a
recent evening. The top of his head was
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right and left temples, the forehead and
neck. An iron coupling-p pin from rail.
road car was found where he lay, being
the instrument with which the deed was
committed. Two men, Maxwell and
Roberts, have been arrested, and the
former admitted that he struck Rine
with his fist. Money and other property
of Mr.. Rine were found on MaxwelPs
person. Mr.. Rine is fatally injured.
"A sad accident recently occurred in
the family of Mr.. Harper, of Lebanon,
Mo. While the family of several chill.
dren were sitting around the stove, the
oldest son, in attempting to draw from
under the bed a loaded musket, caught
the lock against something, causing its
discharge, by which he received slight
flesh wound and powder-burn on his
right forearm. Within arms reach sal
sister holding baby sister of less
than eight months of age. They were
in range of the muzzle of the deadly
weapon, and the head and brains and
upper portion of the body of the infant
received the heavy charge of small shot
with which the gun was loaded, causing
almost instant death. The little nurse
was also shot in several places in heI
right arm and face, but not seriously.
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