The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-03-17
Haps aud Mishaps.

a young man by the name Of Shafer,
while out hunting nea- Muncie. Ind,
was killed by an accidental discharge
If his gun.
AT Wayland, Mich, a young lady
named Ella Fails recently died Of a
broken back. caused by the falling If
another young lady upon her while
dancing.
a young man named YeOman, while
hunting ducks at Goose Pond. north Of
Marco. Ind. accidentally discharged
his gun, blowing his arm almost off
above the elbow.
Sylvester Bertram was hunting on
Davis Prairie, Ind. and his gun went
of when he was crossing a log. blow
ing of the left hand and the thumb Of
the right hand. and filling his face with
shot. and entirely destroying one eve.
-tias from lcaky main peneiI ated
two houses IN Providence, X. L., one
night recently. and the following morn
ing the occupants, nine persons, were
found insensible. All Of them recover
ed. No Gas was used in either house.
AT Cincinnati recently Mrs. Mary
Ann Thornton. aged y, fell from the
elevator in a building, distance Of on
ly siN feet, and died in few hours The
deceased was one of the pioneers # that
city and had recently celebrated her
golden wedding.
.-Oscar Miller, an employee in flour
ing-mill, at Lagrange. Ind was instant
IL killed few days ago while 0ilingts
machinery. His eliot hing caught in two
cog-wheelS. making thirty revolutions
per minute. which drew him In and
crushed him IN a horrible manner.
Rev. J. NJ. Robinson. a prominent
minister Of the Methodist Church at
New MoOrefield, Clark County, o.. AZ
tempted suicide recently by infiicting
five gaShes on his throat with A razor.
The wounds were dressed with diff
Guilty, he making violent efforts TO re-
open them. II is believed he j. insane.
In Clinton Township, near Logans-
port. Ind, the other day. Charley
Wright, q Young boy, obtained pistol.
and thoughtlessly pointing il At col
lection If ladies who We're in the house.
pulled the trigger, the pistol going Of,
seriously wounding Miss Clara Clep-
niger, aged -. in the lower Jaw and
neck. At last reports She was still liy-
ing.
William Howes. young man Is
years Of age. living near >cioiO Marsh,
about twelve miles from kenion. Ohio,
went one sunday morning recently for
the purpose Of shooting squirrel for
sick brother He did not return that
day, and his folks being alarmed gath
erred the neighbors and began a search
for him, and on Thursday he was found
II seems that in crossing lot the brush
IN the water caught his gun, branch
causing il To 90 of. when he received
the full charge in the hip. and being
unable to help himself was drowned.
This j. the fourth son that came 20 an
untimely death BY accident.
Some recent suicides: Hiram Me-
hurry. an old and wealthy citizen Of
Dies Moines, Iowa. went To his barn the
otter day, got up on barrel, tied
rope around his neck and then kicked
away the barrel. lie was dead when
discovered. Prntracted illness was the
cause. Louis Won't. one Of the prOprie-
tors II the Appleton House, al Apple
ton, Wis, committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head after having
returned from the Turner's masquerade,
where he had been apparently enjoying
himself 10 the fullest extent. No cause
j. assigned Jesse Cook, farmer re-
siding near Iiicksville. o., COM
mitted suicide by taking a
dose Of strychnine. Family
difficulties the cause Spencer Howell,
well known citizen Of Rockport. Ind.
and an a,tache If the Cincinnati and
Rockport Railroad Company. commit
ted suicide 10y blowing our his brains
with shotgun. No reason can be as
signed for the rash deed. Deceased
was in tolcrable good circumstances,
and steady. Industrious man. Frank
Thomas, aged 10. committed suicide by
hanging at his fathers residence in
Philadelphia Cause not stated.