Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-04-20
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDE,rs

The circumstances attending the da.n
of our United States Consul Genasss cath
Italy, Paul Dahlgren, are cur;o,,s 70,
melancholy. He had been suffrr;na aad
illness, but was better. On a TLs MN
morning he told his servant 70 tax uay
rest after his fatigue in attending hin olt
few hours afierward he was fsund L.. IL
dead in an upper room of the bu;,J;n
whittier, IT Is supposed, he went eitha.
the purpose Of calling the servan, =. io'
read and consult official naner~ =.
cause OF his death was syncope Of - ne
heart. e
Says the Griffin (Ga.) Eeus a.
days ago MIR. Jarrett Pounds, a vow
gentleman 0! this county, was engaged =
cutting wood, when large chip tiew - -
and struck him over the eye. a few p;ap
utes after receiving the blow he made :.
effort TO blow his nose, and actually ~
his eye completely out OF its sockef lasr
ing its central attachments. The eve w..
replaced by some friend, but the yonna
gentleman, soon after the accident ~
came insensible and had several con,,''I
sions. Tie eye was examined by Dr.
l.. Stephenson, of this city, WHO sts,,.
that the sight is not impaired, and !, =
firmly fixed in its place again.
The Albany On. " Argus saws ~.
quite sensation was produced in ~
family of Mr.. ID. Gibbs, prominent ,nas
chant of Saratoga Springs, one eyenin.
recently. While Obtaining hod Of eaa5
from his coal-bin ne discovered, by msSa
accident, and yet fortunately, stnsii -
box among the coal. His suspicious ~
aroused, and the box was carefullv =
moved from the hod, and tue renainda.
of the coal in the bod examined lafasa
being placed in the stove. The HOY VIZ
found to contain large number of .t,sn.a
about three inches in length. Each stra',a
was filled with powder and securely seaing
at the ends. The whole formed indeed
very dangerous contrivance, which. If !.
had ever reached the fire-b box of a oarlo,
stove, would have made very destructive
work with the inside of house and nov
haps destroyed the life of more than ono
member of the family.
This afternoon, says the Omaha Re- l
OF recent date, two men, one Mexican
apparently, the other a German, and
German woman, were arguing rather
loudly and gesticulating rather wildly Al
the corner OF Tenth and Jackson streets
The woman was squatted on the sidewalk
and was dividing the contents Of a yalise
consisting of clothing, between herself
and one of the men. Their queer actions
attracted the attention OF several persons
who went up to them and asked what The
matter was. "Oh, nothing much" said
the Mexican, "that man is taking away
my wife from me, and we're dividing the
things, that's all; and it's all right
Further inquiry ELECTED the fact TO be
that the woman was leaving her husband
to go with the other man, and that the
clothing she was giving to her husband
was for her child which she was going to
leave with him. 1t was mutual separa.
ton, and as it was nobody's business but
theirs, the spectators left them to pursue
their way.
An extraordinary occurrence was re-
Gently brought to light at an inquest held
on the body of man in South London.
In a work-ro room where many young girls
were at work a small mouse suddenly
made its appearance on table, causing,
of course, considerable commotion and
general stampede. The intruder was
seized, however, by q young man who
happened to be present, but the mouse
slipped out of his hand, and, running up
his sleeve, came out between his waist
coat and shirt at the neck. The unfor.
tunate man had his mouth open, and the
mouse, on the lookout for some eongen-
lent place of concealment, entered the
mans mouth, and he, in his fright and
surprise, swallowed it. That a mouse can
exist for considerable time without
much air has long been popular belief,
and WAC unfortunately proved 10 he fact
in the present instance, for the mouse
began to tear and bite inside the mans
throat and chest, and the result was that
the unfortunate fellow died after little
time in horrible agony. Several witness.
es corroboratcd the above facts, and
medical testimony as to the cause OF death
having been given, verdict OF acct.
dental DEATH was returned.